Chapter 314: The Fruit of Empty Proof, No Heaven Exists!

This was a very strange feeling.

It began with the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner in Ang Xiao's hand, then started to expand outward, like a gentle breeze blowing over everyone present.

Something was coming.

In this moment, everyone in the crowd felt the same sensation, yet that was all; they could not see it, hear it, or touch it, as if it were a hallucination.

In an instant, countless voices sounded in Lu Yang's ears, and everything around him grew blurry, as if a thin veil had appeared out of nowhere, impossible to lift; the whole person felt as though ascending to heaven, rising above the clouds and rain, where looking up revealed neither sun nor moon, and looking down showed neither rivers nor seas.

'He pulled my consciousness in!?'

Lu Yang felt a slight shock in his heart, but his movements were not slow in the least; he cut again, severing the connection with his clone and switching from a first-person perspective to a third-person one.

Yet he saw it.

The entire Xian Alliance headquarters was now frozen together like insects and birds trapped in amber; everyone was sleeping with eyes closed, completely unaware of the outside world.

Only two were exceptions.

One was the Qingcheng Feixue True Person who had acted at the last moment, her three thousand strands of black hair like a waterfall, her exquisite face and expression dignified, like a classical beauty. The other was entirely shrouded in thin mist, his face unclear, gender indistinguishable, his head hidden and tail concealed, obviously Ang Xiao.

"What a Mu Changsheng!"

Just then, Ang Xiao suddenly spoke, letting out a long laugh: "I underestimated you. The Fruit of Empty Proof actually has some merit!"

"Interesting."

On the other side, the Qingcheng Feixue True Person stared straight at Ang Xiao and gave a cold smile: "Who are you? You still hide your head and tail before me?"

"Is it a True Person of my Holy Sect?"

Facing such a question, Ang Xiao naturally could not admit it; he only smiled, then shifted his gaze toward Lu Yang.

The next second, he was seen laughing loudly:

'Did you, Daoist Friend, foresee this as well? Knowing Mu Changsheng had other arrangements, you did not act; it was I who made you witness a joke.'

In his words, there was no regret over his failed scheme; instead, he was full of smiles. Planning and scheming always involve gains and losses; he was most skilled in this path and had failed most often in it, so naturally he could take it up and put it down. Moreover, the appearance of this scene was not without gain for him.

'This person... should be a True Person!'

Under the influence of the Fruit Position, everyone's consciousness was pulled away, while their physical bodies were utterly powerless to resist; anyone could come and slaughter them all.

Only a True Person could achieve using one mind for two purposes.

And now, he felt the gaze from the void once more, indicating that the other party could also ensure their consciousness remained unaffected by the Fruit Position's attraction.

If not a True Person, then what?

'It seems I was overly suspicious before...'

Lu Yang had hidden behind the scenes from start to finish, daring not to reveal himself, causing Ang Xiao to once suspect he was actually a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator with immense audacity.

Looking again now, it must have been an illusion.

After all, both were Foundation Establishment Peak; Hong Ju nearby was already deeply trapped and unable to extricate himself, yet Lu Yang could still maintain a portion of clarity.

"This time, Daoist Friend has won by a slight margin."

"However, the outcome remains uncertain!"

As the words fell, Ang Xiao directly sat cross-legged, closed his eyes tightly, and began to carefully comprehend that mysterious Fruit Position that had suddenly appeared.

On the other side, the Qingcheng Feixue True Person also glanced at Lu Yang with interest:

'I knew this person had problems.'

'The method he used against that woman just now, the technique of supplementing essence, should come from the Supplement Heaven True Scripture... Could he be a Supplement Heaven Peak Master from some generation of my Holy Sect?'

'Then who is the True Person behind him?'

'And this one...'

Thinking this, the Qingcheng Feixue True Person glanced again toward Ang Xiao's direction; the other was concealed too tightly, and she suspected this was someone she knew.

'... Never mind.'

After pondering, the Qingcheng Feixue True Person returned her attention to the mysterious Fruit Position before her, a hint of admiration appearing in her eyes: "Mu Changsheng, a Primordial True Person... truly extraordinary. The theory of 【Empty Proof】 is so ethereal and vague; how did he achieve it? Simply incredible!"

At this thought, she also quickly entered meditation.

On the other side, seeing that neither True Person intended to act, and confirming he could sever the connection at any time, Lu Yang reconnected with his clone.

The next second, the sound of whistling wind sounded in Lu Yang's ears; opening his eyes again, he found he had returned to that realm above the clouds and rain.

Only that before him, a figure had appeared.

It was an old man in white robes, with crane-like white hair and an aged face, wearing a gentle smile, yet his body appeared slightly illusory, clearly not a real flesh-and-blood body.

"This poor Daoist is Mu Changsheng; I greet you, Daoist Friend."

Hearing this, Lu Yang immediately clasped his hands and returned the bow; then the white-robed old man spoke in a deep voice: "This 【Non-Existence Heaven】 was left by this poor Daoist before death."

"However, Daoist Friend is currently still outside 【Non-Existence Heaven】 and has not truly entered it. This poor Daoist has come specifically to explain the pros and cons to you; otherwise, if Daoist Friend rashly breaks into 【Non-Existence Heaven】 without knowing how to respond, resulting in the empty loss of merit and fortune, that would not be what I desire."

The Primordial True Person spoke very nicely.

Yet Lu Yang did not hear a single word; he only stared straight at him: "Daoist Friend, are you someone from five thousand years ago, yet still alive?"

Could it be, like the Blood Demon True Person, living through feigned death?

A Foundation Establishment True Person could live for a long time by such a method, yet it was akin to death; consciousness sank into silence, and for the person themselves, there was actually no real sensation of immortality.

The next second, however, the Primordial True Person was seen shaking his head:

"No, this poor Daoist died long ago."

He spoke with a calm expression: "All True Persons monitor heaven and earth; in the past, they even regarded me as a thorn in the eye and a splinter in the flesh. If I were alive, how could I have deceived them?"

"Then, Senior..." Lu Yang's expression hesitated.

Speaking to this point, the Primordial True Person's brows suddenly relaxed, revealing a look of self-satisfaction: "This is the wonderful aspect of 【Non-Existence Heaven】!"

"When the false is taken as true, the true also becomes false; where nothing is treated as something, something returns to nothing."

"The me seen by Daoist Friend is an illusory me, self-evolved by 【Non-Existence Heaven】; the real me, my soul and spirit, has long since undergone reincarnation and been reborn."

Lu Yang's face showed surprise: "... There is such a thing?"

"Ordinary means could naturally not achieve this, but the fruit I have verified has made it possible." The True Person of Primordial Origin smiled and pointed to the space above his head.

The Fruit Position: 【Heaven Without Existence】!

"Consciousness is a subtle thing. Although I am not truly a living being, for myself, I believe I am indeed 【alive】."

As his words fell, the True Person of Primordial Origin ceased explaining and instead shifted his topic: "Pity. The Dao Sin I transformed into after my death was released too early. In the past, I left it behind intending to borrow the 【Infinite】 aspect of the 【Endless Flowing Water】, but now that 【Heaven Without Existence】 is not yet complete, it has broken free."

"If that Dao Sin had been taken away by other means, it would be one thing; 【Heaven Without Existence】 still would not have manifested."

"Yet, it was precisely my own leftover method that was used. The Ten Thousand Spirits Banner was employed to guide it. Under the stirring of cause and effect, 【Heaven Without Existence】 has finally revealed its trace."

"Perhaps this is also the will of Heaven."

Speaking to this point, the True Person of Primordial Origin shook his head again. Clearly, in his expectation, 【Heaven Without Existence】 should have waited until it was thoroughly complete before manifesting to the world.

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Seeing the True Person of Primordial Origin with a face full of emotion, Lu Yang said nothing. Instead, he sat upright and solemnly, carefully examining the kind-faced old man before him.

After pondering, he spoke in a deep voice: "So, why did Senior invite me here?"

Facing Lu Yang's inquiry, the True Person of Primordial Origin did not speak directly. Instead, he pointed beneath him: "Do you, Daoist Friend, know the specific scenery within this 【Heaven Without Existence】?"

Lu Yang shook his head: "Please, Senior, make it clear."

"The answer is very simple. 【Heaven Without Existence】 was verified by me from emptiness. The scenery within is naturally my entire life, which is the Great Calamity of five thousand years ago!"

"I have invited not only you, Daoist Friend."

"Cultivators of the world, those at the Foundation Establishment stage can all enter 【Heaven Without Existence】, retrace my calamity from the past. Whoever breaks through the calamity and emerges will be able to hold 【Heaven Without Existence】..."

"... and ascend to the position of True Lord!"

(End of this chapter)