Chapter 277: Resurrect! My Astonishing Wisdom!

Outside the Ten Thousand Corpses Pit, within a remote mountain forest.

Accompanied by a burst of intense white light, more than ten figures emerged from within, unassuming and inconspicuous, appearing at first glance no different from ordinary mortals.

It was precisely the group from the Xuan Ling Realm!

Their leader was the Celestial Immortal of the Xuan Ling Realm, currently the head of the Three Immortal Officials, with the Daoist title Ming Hua, who also served as the trusted confidant of the Xuan Ling Realm's Supreme Being.

Following behind him were three Earth Immortals and seven Human Immortals.

Since the Xuan Ling Realm intended only to snatch what they could and flee, they had deployed merely one-third of their high echelons, leaving the rest to guard their home territory.

"How far is this place from the Ten Thousand Corpses Pit?"

Before Ming Hua Celestial Immortal could finish speaking, a Human Immortal stepped forward voluntarily, cupping his fists to reply, "Replying to Master, the position anchored by the Two-Ritual Anchor is a thousand li away."

This Human Immortal was named Cheng Xian.

Though merely a Human Immortal, he was in truth Ming Hua Celestial Immortal's direct disciple, and Ming Hua's Daoist Dharma lineage could be traced back to the Supreme Being of the Xuan Ling Realm.

If Ming Hua Celestial Immortal was the Crown Prince, then this Cheng Xian was the Imperial Grandson.

Therefore, with him stepping forward to reply, the other three Earth Immortals raised not a single objection; instead, they each kept their eyes watching their noses and their noses watching their hearts, choosing to remain silent.

Seeing this, Ming Hua Celestial Immortal nodded inwardly, quite satisfied with the deference of the three Earth Immortals, and immediately continued, "Cheng Xian has done well; after all, the Ten Thousand Corpses Pit formed by the Luo Fan Realm is too conspicuous a target. If we were to teleport directly there and the other party was already prepared, we would be in grave danger."

"The Celestial Official's insight is clear as a mirror."

Only then did the several Earth Immortals express their agreement one after another.

After settling his subordinates' deployment, Ming Hua Celestial Immortal shifted the topic: "Enough; this time, our objectives are only two: Shen Jin and the traitor Yu Shao!"

The former was for harvesting qi to benefit the Xuan Ling Realm.

The latter was to eradicate future troubles; after all, the Xuan Ling Realm's plan was to snatch and run, so naturally, they had to find a way to prevent anyone from acting as a guide for the enemy.

"Both have been marked with the Taiqing Sensing Talisman."

"If we combine our efforts to deduce their locations, they cannot escape!"

Under Ming Hua Celestial Immortal's leadership, the group immediately began performing hand seals and casting spells to sense the positions of the two targets, yet very soon, they all froze in unison.

Ming Hua Celestial Immortal even raised his eyebrows slightly: "The two targets are together?"

In his perception, Shen Jin and the traitor Yu Shao were赫然 located in the same direction, within a region less than three thousand li from their current position!

'A trap?'

This thought almost instantly leaped into Ming Hua Celestial Immortal's mind, but he quickly regained his composure: Even if it is a trap, so what?

'According to the intelligence obtained from Qi He, that so-called Chusheng Sect dominates Jiangbei; its acting sect leader is merely at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, not much different from myself. Apart from him, there are barely a few Great True Persons comparable to Earth Immortals. With my strength, I can fully handle this; at worst, I can still flee.'

Moreover, he had not come alone this time.

'From Qi He's words, I received no news of Yu Shao, indicating he has not joined the Chusheng Sect; thus, he must have joined the Jiange.'

'Yet, with his level of strength, how many people could he possibly rally?'

'No matter how you look at it, with one Celestial Immortal, three Earth Immortals, and seven Human Immortals on our side... as long as the Supreme Being does not act personally, the advantage in this battle lies with us!'

In Jiangnan, aboard a boat.

After being accepted by Demon-Quelling True Person, Lu Yang was permitted to find a secret chamber within the boat to enter seclusion, preparing to thoroughly digest all his recent gains.

First, he used an array formation to seal the secret chamber.

Ensuring first that no one could probe with spiritual sense, and even if they did, he would receive an array warning immediately... only then did he take out a storage bag.

Inside, besides Shen Jin, were also the assets of Qi He True Person and most of what he had established in the Secret Pavilion Street; now that he had passed away, his inheritance naturally transferred to Lu Yang. Lu Yang did not stand on ceremony, directly pouring everything out, and then releasing a towering illusory form.

The Qian Tian Total Control Myriad Images Dharma Body!

只见 This Dharma Body rose, emitting mysterious flames like a great alchemical furnace, devouring the myriad spiritual items Lu Yang had taken out like a whale drinking from the ocean, refining them all regardless of quality.

Gradually, a feeling of fullness surged into his heart.

'It has reached the limit...'

Lu Yang realized clearly in his heart that this Dharma Body of his had been cultivated to the limit of its current stage; to advance further, he could only harvest qi once more.

"According to the description in the 'Qian Tian Unity Controlling All Heavens Divine Art,' the cultivation of the 'Qian Tian Total Control Myriad Images Dharma Body' can roughly be divided into five steps. The first step is as I am now, successfully condensing the Dharma Body; the next three steps require extracting the essence of the Dharma Body and discarding the dregs."

"The second step is to remove the 'Dharma Body'."

"From then on, no longer bound by physical form, one can merge with the original body as one, gathering and scattering at will."

"The third step is to remove the 'Myriad Images'."

"From then on, no longer bound by imagery, capable of myriad transformations, able to give birth to all things."

"The fourth step is to remove the 'Total Control'."

"From then on, no longer bound by crude control, but letting everything follow its natural course, merging with heaven and earth; with a single thought, heaven and earth immediately respond naturally."

"The fifth step is to remove the 'Qian'."

"Leaving only the 'Tian' signifies truly connecting to the fruit position of the Wan Wu Realm, from then on able to pull it completely into the Main World!"

Five harvests of qi, each harder than the last.

Especially at the final step, one would face the frantic backlash of the Wan Wu Realm, something almost no Great True Person at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment could survive.

The difficulty of cultivating a Second Grade True Art is evident from this alone.

'However, for me, it is merely starting over five times... As for how to enter the Wan Wu Realm again... actually, it doesn't necessarily have to rely on the Sheng Sect.'

'After all, I still hold the corresponding 'Qian Tian Unity Controlling All Heavens Divine Art'; if I hand it over to the Jiange, the Jiange True Persons could deduce from it, following the clues to find the location of the Wan Wu Realm, with an eighty percent chance of success. The only problem is that this would undoubtedly harm the interests of the Sheng Sect.'

What? In this life, I am a person of the Jiange?

Then there is no problem!

Lu Yang, fully satisfied, took another look at Shen Jin, stored him away, and instead took out the Myriad Souls Banner.

On the banner, besides Chen Chen Xinan who had just awakened after devouring Gou Yue, there was another banner spirit, the burly giant Kui Gang from before.

'It is time.'

Lu Yang took a deep breath, then shattered the banner spirit Kui Gang, using all his scattered true spirit and primordial qi to nourish the still-sleeping Ancestor Ting You.

'Resurrect! My astonishing wisdom!'

Although Ancestor Ting You's foundation was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, since he had not returned to Foundation Establishment in his fifth life, the nourishment from one Foundation Establishment banner spirit was more than sufficient.

Very soon, a figure emerged within the banner.

"... mm?"

Ancestor Ting You manifested as a silhouette of light; confusion first flickered in his eyes, but then, as if realizing something, he looked at Lu Yang and couldn't help but sigh:

"Has the deduction concluded?"

"Ancestor's insight is clear as a mirror."

Lu Yang nodded. After the Myriad Souls Banner was baptized by the Book of Hundred Lives, the banner spirit subjectively still remembered everything from the past, but his cognition had been altered.

In the eyes of Ancestor Ting You at this moment, everything experienced with Lu Yang before was a deduced future, not reality; only this present moment was real. As for some unreasonable aspects, he naturally ignored them; the Book of Hundred Lives had perfectly corrected all the bugs.

"Troubling Ancestor."

Lu Yang still bowed respectfully, providing ample emotional value, and then took out all the various Dharma methods he had obtained in this life.

The 'Inner Observation of Void and Reality: True Interpretation of Heaven and Earth'.

The 'Upper Brightness Golden Lamp Jade Light'.

The 'Great Void Sacrificial Rite Wonderful Art'.

The first was a wonderful art for creating blessed lands and grotto-heavens, the second a secret technique for sensing Fu Deng Huo, and the third a Dharma method for connecting to Wu You Tian.

All were of extremely high quality and immense value, yet Lu Yang suspected there were problems, though no matter how he examined them left and right, he could not discover where the issues lay.

"..."

Looking at the three secret arts in his hand, Ancestor Ting You glanced helplessly at Lu Yang, finally shaking his head: "Very well, let me first comprehend them for a while."

Lu Yang's face immediately lit up with excitement: "Many thanks, Ancestor!"

Excellent! My astonishing wisdom is about to play its role!

(End of Chapter)