Chapter 364: This Gu Has a Fate with My Yushu Jiange!

Almost at the same moment the earth dragon turned, Lu Yang lowered his eyelids, opened his magical eye, pierced through the crust, and gazed far toward the source of the tremor.

Numerous rock layers could not block his vision.

The first thing to come into view was, remarkably, a great formation slowly rotating, whose covered area severed heavenly secrets, obscured cause and effect, and contained changes of extreme complexity.

He had just now not failed to scan this area with his divine sense, yet found nothing; indeed, if not for this earthquake causing the originally smooth-running, perfectly connected formation to develop slight misalignments, he would probably still be kept in the dark, unable to discover something placed right before his eyes!

'Truly a fine treasure.'

A slight movement stirred in Lu Yang's heart; his vision continued to extend, quickly passing through the formation that was gradually losing its effect, and he saw the scene hidden within.

—It was a liquid pool.

Moon-white brilliance flowed in the pool; Lu Yang recognized it almost at a glance. That was the essence of the Great Yin, the primal element of the Eight Stones: 【Xin Jin】!

Yet this was merely an ornament.

As one of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha, the value of 【Xin Jin】 was beyond doubt; however, at this moment, all its mysteries were overshadowed by a single point of golden light in the pool.

Like a crane standing among chickens.

Lu Yang's gaze fell upon that point of golden light; instantly, he felt his divine sense burning, as if staring directly at the sun in the sky with mortal eyes!

'【Li Jie Bo】!'

With a thought from Lu Yang, under the divine wonder of 【Dong Ming】 adding clarity and calming the spirit, the burning sensation in his divine sense was dispelled, allowing him to clearly see the scene before him.

It was a silkworm.

Its color was pure gold, like a tiny spark of stars; yet once one delved deep within, what met the eyes was an endless prairie fire.

This golden silkworm, seemingly no larger than a fingertip, actually had intricate patterns densely covering its body, and every second its light, color, and form changed; each pattern symbolized a type of gu worm, and the refinement of each type of gu worm was a miracle between life and death, now stacked together.

The next second, information naturally floated up in Lu Yang's heart:

'【Wan Jie Gu】!'

After losing the formation's protection, the heavenly secrets of this gu worm could no longer be concealed; Lu Yang merely calculated with his fingers and immediately understood the origin and background of this object.

'This is the supreme gu worm of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.'

'【Wan Jie Gu】 is merely a false name used to conceal heavenly secrets. Its true name is 【Wan Jie Bu Huai Liu Jin Can】!'

'From the very founding of the sect, it was strictly guarded and never leaked; generation after generation of cultivators nurtured it until today, when it was finally born.'

As for its function, it was also very simple.

—Breakthrough.

This silkworm was a supreme treasure specifically used to break through the perfection of Foundation Establishment! A single one could increase the chance of achieving Foundation Establishment perfection by a full thirty percent!

'In the late stage of Foundation Establishment, a True Person must endure the 【Heavenly Thunder Tribulation】, struck by heavenly thunder to reforge the Dao foundation. However, the three calamities of wind, fire, and thunder end by the late stage of Foundation Establishment; logically, this step is the limit of heaven and earth, and even the 【Heavenly Thunder Tribulation】 itself carries a subtle warning.'

Warning the cultivator: You can only go this far, do not go further.

If a cultivator stubbornly persists, continuing to pursue Foundation Establishment perfection, what is summoned is no longer the three calamities, but the great tribulation named 【Heavenly and Human Five Declines】!

'When the five supernatural powers gather, heaven and earth cannot tolerate it.'

'Thus there is the 【Heavenly and Human Five Declines】, causing the magical body to generate filth, the Dao foundation to gather dust, supernatural powers to wither, magic power to vanish, heart demons to multiply, until total destruction!'

Only by crossing this hurdle does one achieve Foundation Establishment perfection.

Only then is there hope to condense golden nature, even to create a blessed land, and ascend to seek a fruit of attainment.

If one fails to cross it, it is just a handful of yellow earth.

If heaven and earth previously showed some tolerance toward cultivators, then the 【Heavenly and Human Five Declines】 is true heavenly punishment, a means of extermination filled with killing intent!

Therefore, Foundation Establishment perfection cannot be faked simply by adding one more supernatural power.

To date, only the Dao Court has been able to fake Foundation Establishment perfection, and even within the Dao Court, the 【official rank】 of Foundation Establishment perfection is cherished to the extreme.

From this, one can see how precious Foundation Establishment perfection is.

By the same logic, how precious a rare treasure capable of helping one break through to Foundation Establishment perfection is goes without saying. Thinking this, a brilliant light suddenly shot forth from Lu Yang's eyes.

【Wan Jie Bu Huai Liu Jin Can】!

The function of this gu worm is to help one cross the 【Heavenly and Human Five Declines】!

'Once this worm is refined, it can only be used once; it can form a golden cocoon for the gu master. While the gu master is inside, all states will be locked by the golden cocoon.'

'Even the 【Heavenly and Human Five Declines】 would find it difficult to affect.'

'In this way, the gu master can patiently endure the 【Heavenly and Human Five Declines】 within the golden cocoon; once the tribulation passes, they break the cocoon and emerge, achieving success!'

Undoubtedly, for any Great True Person, this is an irresistible temptation.

But Lu Yang held back.

Facing the suddenly revealed 【Wan Jie Bu Huai Liu Jin Can】, he remained as steady as Mount Taishan; he merely frowned slightly, then smiled disdainfully:

'I thought it was something.'

'Held so tightly, I thought it was a superior magical sword. Turns out it is such an external object. Small sects and small schools are just like this; they have little knowledge.'

His words were full of utter contempt.

However, after hearing these words, Long Yue let out a sigh of relief; the supernatural power she had been gathering, waiting to explode the moment Lu Yang acted, also eased.

'He doesn't want it?'

'That is a supreme treasure that helps one achieve Foundation Establishment perfection... He actually doesn't want it? But it is good that he really didn't snatch it; his pride is actually a good thing for me.'

Though she said so, Long Yue could not help but sneer inwardly.

What does it matter if it is an external object?

In this world, the realm is ultimately supreme; even relying on external objects, if one is slightly weaker in the same realm, one can still easily defeat those of a lower realm!

Nevertheless, she still put on a flattering smile on her face, said, "Let the Daoist see the joke," then reached out to the air and eagerly took in the 【Wan Jie Bu Huai Liu Jin Can】; seeing that Lu Yang had not stopped her from beginning to end, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

'After all, it is the Righteous Path.'

Long Yue felt she had some misunderstandings about the Yushu Jiange; she had thought they were of the same ilk as the Holy Sect, but now it seems there are differences.

The next second, Lu Yang spoke:

"This pool of 【Emperor's Flowing Nectar】 is not bad."

He saw his eyes brighten, showing some interest: "I wish to refine a magic sword and need a Cheng Tian Gang and a Di Sha. Would you be willing to part with them?"

"Why would I not be willing?"

Having secured the 【Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Gilded Silkworm】, Long Yue naturally cared little for mere 【Xin Metal】. She immediately flicked her beautiful hand: "Friend, take and use it!"

"Thank you."

Lu Yang smiled slightly, then reached out and beckoned, drawing that entire pool of 【Emperor's Flowing Nectar】 into his hand. He closed his five fingers, instantly refining it into a beam of light and qi.

【Xin Metal】!

Without any hesitation, Lu Yang directly stored this Xin Metal into his sea of consciousness, then followed the same method, transmitting it directly through his Dharma Body to the hand of his main body.

Seeing this, Lu Yang's main body immediately showed excitement on his face.

'With this item, my Immortal Spirit Main Body can gather three divine arts, reaching the peak of the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment. Combined with 【Dharma Holder】, I am equally a Great True Person!'

Although 【Dharma Holder】 is only one and cannot simultaneously buff the avatar and the main body, if used well, it can fully produce the effect of two Great True Persons.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang's expression immediately changed.

Southern Border, within the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

Lu Yang's consciousness returned to the avatar. He lowered his eyelids, concealing the expression on his face. With only one Great True Person, the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den to me.

But with two Great True Persons?

'【Ten Thousand Calamities Indestructible Gilded Silkworm】! This gu has a fate with my Yushu Jiange!'

(End of this chapter)