Chapter 345: From Now On, I Am Daoist Hong Yun!

【Settling Daoist Hong Yun's life experiences.】

【You are a natural-born great fortune-bearer, beloved by Heaven and Earth; cultivation is as simple as eating and drinking for you, with no difficulty whatsoever.】

"It actually succeeded."

Seeing that Daoist Hong Yun had been thoroughly captured by the 【Hundred Lives Book】, Lu Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing this Jin Dan reincarnation had truly been ambushed by him.

'In all of history, I must be the first.'

A True Person's reincarnation, having their traces washed clean through the 【Netherworld】 cycle and their karma concealed, is theoretically flawless; no one could possibly calculate it.

Yet, by sheer chance, they met a freak like Lu Yang who didn't calculate at all, but instead followed your reincarnation, trailed you, and launched a sneak attack; even 【Ang Xiao】 couldn't pull off such a maneuver, since apart from him, no one else could keep a split soul conscious during reincarnation.

'This time, the Hundred Lives Book really feasted.'

Lu Yang stared straight at the soul of Daoist Hong Yun before him, seeing golden light flowing through his entire body as the 【Hundred Lives Book】 devoured him like a wolf or tiger.

This streak of Jin Guang seemed ordinary.

However, when Lu Yang truly focused his attention on it, an uncontrollable craving arose, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva:

'Golden Nature! The True Person's Golden Nature!'

'A True Person differs from one at the peak of Foundation Establishment; the Golden Nature has completely fused with the soul, life and fate intertwined—the Golden Nature is the soul, and the soul is the Golden Nature!'

The more he witnessed that streak of Jin Guang, the more he sensed the mystery within it, for it was the fruit of Daoist Hong Yun's lifelong cultivation; let alone eating it, even just smelling a whiff would cause endless realizations to surface in his mind—all of Daoist Hong Yun's cultivation, his understanding of Heaven and Earth, and of the Great Dao.

'... No, hold back!'

The next second, Lu Yang suddenly reined in all his emotions, stepped back, and a hint of wariness flashed in his eyes: 'It really is a sinister thing!'

The Golden Nature isn't something anyone can eat.

Especially the Golden Nature of a Jin Dan True Person; it is the essence of their soul. Swallowing it may indeed increase one's cultivation, but it will also gradually assimilate you.

In the end, who knows whether you refine the Golden Nature,

or the Golden Nature assimilates you?

'This is not something a lower cultivator can covet.'

'Only a Jin Dan True Person with higher cultivation and deeper understanding could take a bite of this Golden Nature—like the True Person Qingcheng Feixue of the previous life.'

'But fortunately...'

Lu Yang's gaze gradually returned to calm; no matter how formidable the True Person's Golden Nature, facing the 【Hundred Lives Book】 it was like an egg striking a rock, utterly incomparable.

"Boom!"

Finally, accompanied by a burst of brilliant light, the interface of the 【Hundred Lives Book】 suddenly displayed Daoist Hong Yun's dense, intricate life trajectory.

Meanwhile, Daoist Hong Yun's soul floated emptily in the air, all thoughts and notions as if they had never existed, completely vanished, leaving only an empty shell. Seeing this, Lu Yang dared not delay; with a sweep of the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, he stored it away, then shattered the void and vanished from the spot.

At the same time, Lu Yang did not forget to check Daoist Hong Yun's experiences.

'Daoist Hong Yun, Daoist Hong Yun—no wonder he bears that name; the first half of this True Person's life could only be described as 【Great Fortune Reaching Heaven】!'

A natural-born great fortune-bearer.

'In a sense, he is very much like the Innate True Person; both received Heaven and Earth's favor, yet he is even luckier than the Innate True Person.'

'Because he caught the last bus to seeking the Jin Dan.'

Compared to the era where the Innate True Person Mu Changsheng lived, when Daoist Hong Yun sought the Jin Dan, Heaven and Earth were far from the rigidity of today; there was still room for ascent.

'But compared to his first half, Daoist Hong Yun's second half was simply miserable to the extreme: first ambushed by 【Ang Xiao】, losing a vast portion of his memories; then Master Chongguang appeared out of nowhere, seeking to seize his fruit position; in the previous life, he died at the hands of True Person Qingcheng Feixue; in this life, he was cut down in reverse by me.'

Why did it turn out this way?

'The turning point was the Thousand-Year Calamity of five thousand years ago!'

Lu Yang's eyes revealed a look of realization: 'During that great calamity, Daoist Hong Yun also gained benefits from the war in the Realm of Heaven, but he did not integrate them into his fruit position.'

'Instead, he integrated them into his own Grotto-Heaven!'

This is the fundamental reason why Daoist Hong Yun's second half was so turbulent and wretched, why everything went wrong, and why his former fortune ceased to exist.

—Deceiving Heaven!

'You were cherished by Heaven and Earth, born with fortune and merit far exceeding ordinary people; you could say that achieving True Person status was at least one-third due to Heaven and Earth's support. Yet once you ascended, you turned your back on them, and after gaining benefits, you gave not even one percent to the Heaven and Earth that supported you! Do you think Heaven and Earth would let you off? Only ghosts would believe that!'

'But... this cannot be blamed on Daoist Hong Yun.'

Generally, Heaven and Earth's constraints on a True Person are already quite small; even if Daoist Hong Yun turned his back, Heaven and Earth would actually find it difficult to significantly reduce his fortune and merit.

The problem lies with 【Ang Xiao】.

With a single scheme, 【Ang Xiao】 directly killed Daoist Hong Yun, giving Heaven and Earth the opportunity to settle accounts with this "traitor"; the result was self-evident.

'So, people, if you want to sit securely, you must understand exactly where you are sitting!'

If you sit in the wrong place, or sit in one position while thinking of another, the result will only be pleasing neither side; no matter how glorious, it is merely temporary.

After this sigh, Lu Yang looked again at Daoist Hong Yun's soul.

The 【Hundred Lives Book】 does not need to devour all the Golden Nature to settle experiences, so once it was full, naturally it left the leftovers for Lu Yang.

In an instant, fire burned once more in Lu Yang's eyes:

'A fine treasure! After being thoroughly washed by the 【Hundred Lives Book】, Daoist Hong Yun's consciousness completely vanished, leaving only the soul and the Golden Nature.'

As long as one dons this empty shell, who could discern his true form?

With a thought, Lu Yang slipped Daoist Hong Yun's shell over his own Immortal Spirit body; with it, he could even impersonate a True Person in the future!

'From now on, I am Daoist Hong Yun!'

After all, with Daoist Hong Yun's life experiences settled by the 【Hundred Lives Book】, he need not worry about being exposed; no matter who came, he could answer any question fluently.

Do not forget, Hong Ju is still alive!

This Great True Person at the peak of Foundation Establishment lived entirely by relying on Daoist Hong Yun's Golden Nature; yet now that Daoist Hong Yun has been refined by him, he can use this to deceive Hong Ju!

'And that 【Scripture of Shared Fate and Exchanged Fortune】...'

Lu Yang had coveted this fruit-position treasure of 【Fu Deng Huo】 for a long time.

'Besides that, with Hong Ju as my inside man in the Holy Sect, there will be a channel to obtain the 【Xin Jin】 left behind by Master Chongguang in the future.'

But these still need careful planning.

And for now, there is still a huge harvest he has not yet counted.

"Talent!"

His gaze shifted, and Lu Yang looked at the 【Hundred Lives Book】 interface before him, only to see the data finally settle, ultimately transforming into Jin Guang—

【You have obtained the Golden Talent: Fortune-Inspecting Lot Draw!】

【Fortune-Inspecting Lot Draw: Select an event to undertake, draw a lot for fortune; upon drawing, receive corresponding luck enhancement, foretelling whether this matter can be accomplished.】

【Great Auspiciousness: Gathered by Heaven and Earth, success is certain.】

【Small Auspiciousness: Luck attaches to the person, yielding small gains.】

【Final Auspiciousness: Misfortune and fortune depend on each other; the outcome lies in human effort.】

【Small Inauspiciousness: The star of bad luck shines overhead, making achievement difficult.】

【Great Inauspiciousness: Great disaster looms; ten deaths, no life!】

"It turns out to be this kind of talent."

Looking at the content on the panel, Lu Yang paused, but soon understood from Hong Yun's life experience why he had created such a talent.

"Eight out of ten times, it's because he was so unlucky for five thousand years that he doubted life itself, succeeding at nothing, so he thought to divine for himself before every action."

(End of this chapter)