Chapter 318: Reminders of Snow, Opening the Box to Soar

Never had Lu Yang missed his own brilliant wisdom so intensely.

Alas, Master Tingyou's previous incarnation suffered catastrophic injury and remains in deep slumber for recovery; not only him, but the entire Ten Thousand Spirits Banner is currently half-destroyed.

'If only I could find another to integrate into it.'

Almost instinctively, Lu Yang thought of the other Master Tingyou still in the Skull Mountain Secret Realm, but he quickly abandoned the thought.

'Not yet the time.'

The Jin Dan sword qi in Skull Mountain has not yet dissipated; Master Tingyou has not escaped yet, so it's impossible to take him away.

Although the 【Chengtian Zhengde True Lord】 in the Sword Pavilion is not among the most gifted of the True Lords, he is still a Jin Dan—his sword qi remains there; even if I've now reached Foundation Establishment's peak, one strike from it would mean certain death. Counting the days, I'd likely need to wait another six or seven years.

'No rush, no rush… patience brings success.'

Lu Yang comforted himself, yet at that moment, he suddenly sensed something, looked up, and his eyes revealed a flicker of surprise.

For an ordinary person, this would be utterly imperceptible.

But not long ago, Lu Yang had experienced this familiar sensation, so he instantly recognized it: 'The 【Wu You Tian】 is expanding!?'

In an instant, Lu Yang slipped into Foundation Establishment.

Not only him—countless Foundation Establishment True Persons simultaneously sensed it, each descending into Foundation Establishment and gazing upward toward the sky.

'Something is… there!'

Everyone could sense that something had appeared in the mid-air of Foundation Establishment, yet no method could detect its presence.

And anyone who swept their spiritual sense over it involuntarily conjured a false memory:

The Grand Void Ritual!

This technique for connecting to the 【Wu You Tian】 was now being widely disseminated, along with vast knowledge related to the 【Wu You Tian】.

'Boom!'

Simultaneously, several stars above the dome blazed with brilliant light—clearly, even the True Lords could not help but be startled by the 【Wu You Tian】's manifestation.

Yet what stunned countless beings was that as the starlight of the Position descended and the True Lords' immense spiritual senses swept over it, the 【Wu You Tian】 appeared only as a phantom glow, still utterly intangible—as if it were a mirage, uncapturable and unaffected by the True Lords!

'What an extraordinary 【Wu You Tian】!'

Although capturing a Position is already extremely difficult, let alone suppressing one, only the Pure Land has ever achieved such a feat in all these years.

But the 【Wu You Tian】 is clearly even harder to capture.

Seen, it is nameless—called Yi; heard, it is soundless—called Xi; grasped, it is formless—called Wei.

These three cannot be fully interrogated, thus they merge into one: above, it is not bright; below, it is not dark; continuous, it cannot be named; returning again to nothingness—thus it is called the formless form.

After several True Lords attempted it and found themselves utterly powerless against the Wu You Tian, they all vanished, ceasing their attempts; below, the Foundation Establishment True Persons who had learned the Grand Void Ritual and understood the Wu You Tian's wonders all wore expressions of excitement.

Meanwhile, overseas.

【Ang Xiao】 opened his eyes and sighed: 'What an exquisite Position—Mu Changsheng… where in the world did he retrieve this Position from?'

Although the Primordial True Person claims the 【Wu You Tian】 was self-realized, 【Ang Xiao】 utterly disbelieves him, certain external forces must be involved.

Because talent has its limits.

Why is the claim of self-realization so ethereal? The reason is simple: how can a person imagine something they have never seen? It defies logic.

Thus 【Ang Xiao】 firmly believed the Primordial True Person must have stumbled upon an immense fortune; otherwise, he could never have realized the wondrous 【Wu You Tian】. After all, even Master Tingyou only devised a method to simulate a Golden Position, never achieving true self-realization of a Position.

Could the Primordial True Person's talent surpass Master Tingyou's?

Impossible!

'Pity—because of the 【Wu You Tian】's interference, the plan to refine the Dao Plague into a proxy has failed again; the next opportunity may be hard to find…'

【Ang Xiao】 sighed inwardly.

The next instant, as a clear, water-like radiance crashed down, he dissolved his form, replaced by the figure of Qingcheng Feixue True Person.

'Tch—too bad you escaped!'

Qingcheng Feixue True Person sneered, her beautiful eyes gleaming with divine light; she faintly sensed 【Ang Xiao】's terrifying depth and grew even more curious: 'Also mid-Jin Dan… no, perhaps late? How did he break through? Feels like the strongest among the late-stage ones.'

Yet she felt no fear whatsoever.

As long as Master Chongguang succeeds in obtaining the Jin Dan and joins forces with her and the 【Zengcai Qiluo True Person】, securing three of the Five Elements, she has confidence to challenge late Jin Dan.

If he's not late-stage, he's even less worth fearing.

Xue Feihong rose to prominence at the end of the Great Calamity five thousand years ago; she has always fought every enemy and won every battle, hailed as the greatest combat genius of the past five millennia.

Late Jin Dan? Fine. Mid-Jin Dan? Whoever comes, she fears none!

Thinking of this, she glanced downward again.

Lu Yang had naturally awakened, but Hongju had not; Daoist Hong Yun had not come, and a mere Hongju meant nothing to her.

At this thought, Qingcheng Feixue True Person suddenly smiled sweetly at Lu Yang.

Immediately, a clear, melodious voice echoed in Lu Yang's ear: 'From your reaction, you must know who that was just now, correct?'

'…He is called 【Ang Xiao】.'

Lu Yang did not conceal anything, directly naming 【Ang Xiao】; instantly, thunder rolled through the clouds, yet could do nothing about it.

Or rather, 【Ang Xiao】 had already prepared himself the moment he realized his identity was exposed; he was not afraid, for his momentum was now established—even if Feixue True Person knew of his existence, even if she knew of the anomaly in Chen Tu, what could she do? She ultimately had no way to touch him.

'【Ang Xiao】.'

Upon hearing this, Qingcheng Feixue True Person fell into deep thought, her eyes gradually filling with anger; then her graceful figure turned and vanished from the spot.

Clearly, this single reminder was enough.

At that moment, Hongju beside Lu Yang suddenly opened his eyes, a flush of crimson flashing across his face, while his merit and destiny plummeted sharply.

'Failed the Breaking of the Calamity?'

Lu Yang instantly saw the truth, yet found it unbelievable—Hongju was Foundation Establishment's peak, yet he couldn't even break through the first calamity?

I found it so easy.

On the other side, Hongju's expression was grim; he sighed: 'What an extraordinary Mu Changsheng—facing such a dire situation, he still wasn't drained to death.'

Who knows what he went through!

The 【Heaven-and-Earth Interwoven Dragon-Tiger Yin-Yang Great Array】, with one hundred and eight 【Heavenly Maidens】 all engaging at once—he fought for seven days, yet was still forced to death by the opponent.

'Even this first tribulation is beyond what an ordinary person can endure; it has nothing to do with cultivation level, for all who enter must assume the identity of a Primordial True Person, and only those at the peak of Qi Refinement may enter. To break through this tribulation, one must possess unyielding will and extraordinary talent. Perhaps if Lord Daoist Hong Yun came, there might still be hope.'

Long after, Hongju finally snapped back to awareness.

Then he saw Lu Yang beside him, froze for a moment, and remembered the mission they had come on together to the distant seas—his expression immediately darkened.

They had come to the distant seas for the Semi-True Treasure and the Primordial Dao.

Now the Dao was gone, and the Semi-True Treasure had just vanished—Qingcheng Feixue True Person had taken it casually as she left, without a trace!

'You beast!'

Hongju cursed inwardly, yet forced a bitter smile to his face: 'Brother, why not propose another condition? Do you have any other demands?'

'Well, there is one.'

Lu Yang remained calm, having already prepared his plan: 'If you can obtain a strand of Shenjin Qi for me, I will hand over the method to you.'

At these words, Hongju's eyes brightened slightly: 'This is easy!'

'Follow me, brother!'

Following Hongju, Lu Yang soon arrived at the forest previously sealed off by countless arrays from causal investigation, whereupon Hongju reached out and summoned.

A talisman book appeared in his hand.

Seeing this, Lu Yang sharply narrowed his eyes.

It was none other than the Position Artifact of 【Fu Fu Deng Huo】—the 【Tongming Yi Yun Lu Book】!

(End of Chapter)