Chapter 316: Who the Hell Can Stop This

"Young Master? Young Master, wake up."

A sound came to his ears; Lu Yang opened his eyes, only to see a woman in a red dress, her beauty peerless, with cinnabar dotting the center of her brow.

He looked around again.

He saw beaded curtains and embroidered screens, painted beams and carved eaves; light shimmered on vermilion doors and gold-inlaid floors, snow illuminated jade windows and palace walls made of jade, and a fragrance struck his nose, making Lu Yang's spirit dazed and his mind intoxicated.

However, the next second, memories that did not exist surfaced in his mind:

"True Person Xiantian, at the peak of Qi Refining, entered seclusion to break through to Foundation Establishment, but was cruelly schemed against by the Holy Sect, who found his seclusion spot and shattered the foundation of his True Qi."

"As a result, he was forced to form a Foundation with Fourth Grade True Qi, cutting off his path to rise."

"True Person Xiantian sought the Void Proof; on one hand, this was indeed beneficial to Heaven and Earth, but on the other, it was likely because he had no hope of taking the righteous path."

"This is the First Calamity!"

Lu Yang finally came to his senses, looking around; his current situation was exactly the same as True Person Xiantian's that day, including the intelligence he possessed.

'What a 【Void Heaven】.'

Lu Yang was shocked in his heart; if he were not currently controlling a puppet body via 【Puppet Strings】, he would likely not have been able to discern the true or false changes of 【Void Heaven】.

What he saw, what he heard, the fragrance at his nose tip, including his own body, all perceptions were incredibly real, even his cultivation; he was no longer at Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, but at the peak of Qi Refining, obviously 【Void Heaven】 required him to break the situation in the identity of True Person Xiantian.

Any means exceeding this identity were disabled.

'... With time, 【Void Heaven】 will surely expand massively, becoming a fruit seat that all cultivators under heaven flock to, and even True Lords will be unable to stop it!'

Lu Yang realized the terror of 【Void Heaven】 almost instantly.

This is the First Calamity, so he can only replace True Person Xiantian at the peak of Qi Refining level, but as time passes, True Person Xiantian's cultivation will advance!

'And once True Person Xiantian's cultivation exceeds that of the calamity-breaker, the calamity-breaker can experience the cultivation of a higher realm in advance!'

More importantly, seeking Gold!

'True Person Xiantian ultimately sought Gold; if this is also one of the calamities, it is equivalent to giving a Foundation Establishment True Person a trial opportunity to simulate seeking Gold!'

This point alone is enough to attract all Foundation Establishment True Persons.

Moreover, according to True Person Xiantian's account, within 【Void Heaven】, for every calamity crossed, one gains a corresponding divine ability, which is an even greater temptation.

And 【Void Heaven】 does not allow death.

'【Void Heaven】 is a illusory fruit seat; flesh and blood bodies cannot enter, nor can souls or spiritual thoughts; only consciousness can enter.'

Therefore, even if a cultivator fails to break the calamity and dies within 【Void Heaven】, at most they will be in a daze for a few days, while having a portion of their merit and fate extracted, with no danger to their life; comparing this, the gains of 【Void Heaven】 far outweigh the risks, how could it not make one's heart stir?

Of course, to say there are no flaws is not true.

That is, the time flow within 【Void Heaven】 is consistent with the outside world; once a cultivator enters, their main body will inevitably be in a defenseless state.

'However, as long as I only enter using the puppet body controlled by 【Puppet Strings】, and cut the thread to sever the connection when necessary, this problem can be avoided.'

Lu Yang thought this, then got up from the bed, glancing at the woman beside him; the memories of True Person Xiantian did not include this woman.

Nor did they include this place.

In the memories, True Person Xiantian was in seclusion preparing for Foundation Establishment, but suffered qi deviation; with one eye closing and one opening, he found himself in this place.

However, True Person Xiantian did not recognize it, but Lu Yang did.

"The True Qi cultivated by True Person Xiantian originally formed the 【Void Profound Qi and Dao Foundation】, but was ambushed by the Holy Sect, and in the end only formed the 【Qi and Dao Foundation】."

Why was this so?

Looking over the entire Holy Sect, what means could possibly cause True Qi originally ranked as Zheng San Pin to drop in grade out of nowhere, to the extent that even the Dao Foundation became broken and incomplete?

'【Supplementing Heaven's True Scripture】!'

Regarding this Third Grade True Art of the Holy Sect, Lu Yang was well-versed, and had rich practical experience; naturally, he recognized it at a glance.

"【Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Dragon and Tiger Confrontation Great Array】, transmitted from the 【Supplementing Heaven's True Scripture】, set up jointly by one hundred and eight 【Heavenly Maidens】, each holding a pipa or a guqin, acting as if playing for amusement, finally causing people to lose their minds and emotions, and their True Qi grade to plummet."

This is a superior array technique.

Once deployed, besides the one hundred and eight 【Heavenly Maidens】, there is a distinction between the array master and the array entrant; in reality, the array master loots the array entrant.

The result is that the array entrant's True Qi grade plummets.

The array master reaps all the benefits, with their True Qi grade increasing significantly.

Fortunately, Lu Yang was quite familiar with this.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked around; what met his eyes was clearly a city of women, with beauties darting through the city, each with unique looks and postures.

However, Lu Yang was clear: this was only an illusion.

Under the 【Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Dragon and Tiger Confrontation Great Array】, only the women are real; all other scenes are merely false images designed to bewitch the senses.

If the array operated naturally, Lu Yang would encounter countless beautiful confidantes within this city; with each, a story of a hundred twists and turns would unfold, each story demanding life and death in exchange, until one gradually sank into depravity, forgot the past, and became scum.

To break this array, there are roughly three methods.

Either pass through the sea of flowers without a single leaf sticking; as long as one guards one's essence, qi, and spirit, and does not lose one's virginity, one is unaffected by the array's illusions and can walk out calmly.

Or, fight one's way out.

With a heart like iron and stone, start killing, stirring up a bloody storm, killing until the array's foundation collapses.

However, Lu Yang chose neither of these two; after all, he currently inherited the identity of 'True Person Xiantian', so many means could not be used.

For example, the 【Supplementing Heaven's True Scripture】.

To deal with this kind of array, the best method is the 【Supplementing Heaven's True Scripture】; if Lu Yang could use it, such a mere array would naturally be broken in an instant.

However, under the rules of 【Void Heaven】, he could not use it.

Similarly, whether guarding one's mind under the 【Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Dragon and Tiger Confrontation Great Array】 or fiercely fighting one's way out, both were somewhat difficult for him at present.

So he could only choose the third method.

'The current plan is to only bite the bullet and go for it!'

With this thought, Lu Yang directly activated his Superhuman State and fiercely charged into the array, startling the 【Heavenly Maidens】 who had set it up.

However, the 【Heavenly Maidens】 soon calmed down.

Seeking death!

After all, there were a full one hundred and eight of them, bolstered by the formation, and they attacked in rotation; below the Foundation Establishment realm, who could possibly stand against them?

However, very soon, they discovered something was wrong.

Lu Yang was actually growing bolder with every battle!

One, two, ten, twenty... No matter how many 【Heavenly Maidens】 attacked, he effortlessly took them down!

In the end, the 【Heavenly Maidens】 still conscious looked at Lu Yang and dared not advance any further.

In their eyes, how could Lu Yang still be considered prey? He was clearly a giant beast! Wherever he passed, screams never ceased!

Damn it, who else could possibly stop him?

On the other side, Lu Yang's reaction was very calm, his eyes even carrying a hint of contempt: "Is that all?"

I haven't even exerted myself yet, and you've already fallen?

What tribulation? In Lu Yang's view, the reason why the Innate True Person would fail in this, getting beaten until their True Spirit rank dropped, had only one explanation:

Incompetence!

(End of this chapter)