Chapter 278: Entering the Boundless Heaven Again!

Looking at the cultivators of the Profound Spirit Realm gathering like clouds outside the boat, Lu Yang's face showed not a trace of joy, but only deep chill:

'I actually guessed right. Bastards!'

The Holy Sect actually used him as bait!

No, pah, what Holy Sect? It's clearly the Jiangbei Demonic Sect! How can one cultivate properly alongside a group of evildoers like this?

For a moment, Lu Yang even began to doubt the Sword Pavilion; after all, he had witnessed the eccentricity of these Sword Seeds all the way from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment. Although that Arhat Fu Long seemed like a good person, one knows a person's face but not their heart; who knows if he might sell him out too?

'... o, I must find an opportunity to enter the Boundless Heaven!'

Although his physical body would become completely defenseless once his consciousness entered the Boundless Heaven, Lu Yang could use the String Puppet to circumvent this flaw.

Making this decision, he also had confidence.

The world is vast, and heroes are as numerous as carp crossing the river; he was certainly not the only one to break through the first tribulation, and in fact, his progress lagged far behind many others.

With the Boundless Heaven now opening to the outside world on a large scale, corresponding intelligence had long since leaked out.

Therefore, regarding the second tribulation of the Boundless Heaven, Lu Yang already knew quite a bit; precisely because of this, he felt confident in his ability to break out of the tribulation.

'Worth a try!'

Thinking this, Lu Yang immediately sank his mind into his sea of consciousness, circulated the Great Void Sacrificial Rite Wondrous Dharma, and began to connect with that ethereal Boundless Heaven.

"This seat is Minghua."

High above in the dome of heaven, the Celestial Immortal Minghua stood with hands clasped behind his back, his gaze falling immediately upon Arhat Fu Long, followed by a sense of relief in his heart:

'Only one person!'

On the entire boat, there was only Arhat Fu Long, a Great True Person at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment; besides him, there were only Ye Gu and Ye Xingfeng, both at the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment.

As for the remaining ancestors of the Yun family and others, although there were about ten of them, they were all at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment and simply could not catch the eye of the Celestial Immortal Minghua; compared to them, his own side had this Celestial Immortal presiding, along with three Earth Immortals and seven Human Immortals, so no matter how one looked at it, they held the advantage.

'... ictory is ours!'

Thinking this, the Celestial Immortal Minghua calmed down considerably: "Fellow Daoist, hand over Yu Shao and the Metal Monkey, and today you and I can still remain at peace."

In his view, this was a situation of Mount Tai pressing down on an egg.

However, Arhat Fu Long was, after all, at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and the Celestial Immortal Minghua did not wish to push him to the brink, hence the thought of subduing the enemy without fighting arose.

Yet the response he received was a pair of pitying eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, hurry back."

Seeing Arhat Fu Long sigh, he said, "As far as I know, Fellow Daoist should have some understanding of this place; could it be that you still haven't realized it?"

Hearing this, the Celestial Immortal Minghua blinked; of course, he had investigated, and a world possessing thirty fruit positions was indeed terrifying, but before coming, he had invited a Supreme Being to act, concealing the heavenly secrets, so no one could detect their presence now; as long as they grabbed what they could and left immediately, what could anyone do to him?

This logic was perfectly normal.

Was there anything wrong with it?

The Celestial Immortal Minghua completely failed to understand the implication behind Arhat Fu Long's words and simply gave a cold laugh: "So, Fellow Daoist refuses a toast only to drink a forfeit?"

"Activate the formation!"

As soon as the Celestial Immortal Minghua's voice fell, instantly, clouds rolled and unfurled, heaven and earth transformed, and looking out, the cloudy sea of the dome turned into a thousand li of red wilderness; a great sun burned fiercely in the sky, surging waves of heat filling the surroundings, making one feel as if placed inside an alchemical furnace, causing magic power consumption to surge dramatically!

'The Great Sun Sky Patrol Map is complete!'

The Celestial Immortal Minghua felt exhilarated in his heart; this formation was created in conjunction with a supreme treasure of the Profound Spirit Realm, possessing the power to trap heaven and earth and burn mountains to boil seas!

However, at the same time, the crowd inside the boat remained utterly calm.

Even the ancestors of the Yun family and others at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment showed no fear in the face of this terrifying formation diagram capable of crushing them, and even felt a slight urge to laugh.

"Senior Uncle?"

Ye Gu looked at the nearby Arhat Fu Long; seeing his brows tightly knitted, he immediately showed a look of surprise: "Could it be that these outsiders pose a threat to you?"

Arhat Fu Long shook his head and said solemnly, "This great formation harms heavenly virtue; with the rising sun patrolling the heavens, if not controlled, it will inadvertently harm the mortals below."

Hearing this, Ye Gu understood that his senior uncle's old trouble had flared up again, so he immediately whispered, "Why must Senior Uncle be so pedantic? They are just a few common folk; even if Senior Uncle truly cherishes the common people, you should kill these people as quickly as possible, otherwise dragging things out will be of no help."

"I understand."

Arhat Fu Long's face showed a look of contemplation, and he soon made a decision: "There is no rush; let us first retreat outward and pull the battlefield to a higher altitude."

The higher the battlefield, the harder it would be to affect the mortal world.

As his voice fell, Arhat Fu Long pointed two fingers toward the sky; without even drawing his sword, he merely spoke with a voice of thunder, and layers of bright illusions appeared behind him:

"To kill over a single word of dispute is to value righteousness above one's own life; thus it is said: Of all things, nothing is more precious than righteousness!"

Instantly, the layers of illusions condensed at this moment, revealing jade towers and palaces, pavilions and halls, which finally transformed into ten thousand strands of golden clouds that erupted in an instant!

"Boom!"

This eruption instantly shattered the spiritual sense of almost everyone present, making them feel like a lone leaf tossing in a violent storm; even the Celestial Immortal Minghua felt dizzy and deafened by roaring sounds, with nothing visible to his eyes but a vast, indescribable heaven and earth—

The Blessed Land of Profound Virtue!

'What is this thing!?'

The Celestial Immortal Minghua completely failed to understand what he was seeing, and only when his vision recovered did he realize that the battlefield where both sides stood had been lifted into the air!

The pupils of the Celestial Immortal Minghua contracted sharply, and for the first time, he sensed something amiss.

'This world, the people within this world... none of them are right!'

The Profound Spirit Realm did not have such things!

At this very moment, it was no longer them surrounding Arhat Fu Long, but rather they who had fallen into Arhat Fu Long's Blessed Land of Profound Virtue!

At the same time, inside the quiet room of the boat.

Lu Yang sat cross-legged; his divided soul had already wandered beyond the heavens, while his physical body, controlled via the String Puppet, kept constant watch over the situation outside.

'Why aren't they fighting?'

Lu Yang was somewhat surprised; although Arhat Fu Long had already made a move, he had maintained restraint throughout and showed no intention of engaging the Celestial Immortal Minghua in a fierce battle.

Why?

Before Lu Yang could figure it out, the next second, Arhat Fu Long suddenly sent forth a beam of light from his blessed land, which fell directly upon the secluded chamber where he was cultivating!

'He wants to harm me!?'

Lu Yang became alert almost instantly; though his heart remained calm, he even felt a sense of expectation confirmed: I knew there were no good people in the Sword Pavilion!

However, immediately after, his eyes widened.

He saw that after that beam of light enveloped his secluded chamber, it did not forcibly break it open, but instead wrapped it layer by layer, protecting it tightly.

'Is he... protecting me?'

'Wanting to ensure my safety?'

Protecting me specifically; does he have designs on me?

While Lu Yang was still suspicious, he discovered that Arhat Fu Long's actions did not stop; beams of light fell one after another, actually enveloping everyone inside the boat!

He was protecting everyone!

In an instant, Lu Yang almost doubted his own eyes.

However, he was ultimately a sharp-minded person; although he could not understand Arhat Fu Long's actions, he instantly realized this was a golden opportunity.

'Whether he has ulterior motives or not, it doesn't matter.'

'As long as I seize this opportunity to obtain the second Great Void Divine Ability and briefly restore my combat power as a Great True Person, I will have the strength to protect myself no matter what situation arises!'

'In the end, one must rely on oneself!'

Thinking this, Lu Yang hesitated no longer.

He sank his consciousness into the Boundless Heaven!

After a brief moment of daze, Lu Yang's divided soul opened its eyes.

Instantly, intense sorrow surged in the divided soul's heart; these emotions crashed into his sea of consciousness like a flooding dike, making it increasingly bewildered.

Who am I? Where am I? What place is this?

After a long while, this divided soul gradually calmed its emotions, and its gaze slowly cleared, as if finally sorting everything out, whispering to itself:

"I am the Innate True Person."

"I am Mu Changsheng."

(End of Chapter)