Chapter 1273: Tracing the Root, Returning to the Origin

"Tracing the origin of the Dao Fruit prototype?" The immortal immortal muttered along once.

"Tracing the root, returning to the origin."

Although it was explained once, the immortal immortal still didn't understand: "What use is this?"

Lu Yang chuckled: "Wait, I'll find someone to practice on and then I'll know what it's for."

Lu Yang stretched lazily, having isolated his perception of time to contemplate the Dao Fruit prototype; he didn't know how long this seclusion had lasted, but time was certainly not short—his body had stiffened.

He stepped out of the cave dwelling; the morning sun was especially dazzling.

"Why are there so many medicinal herbs?"

Lu Yang stared blankly; as far as the eye could see were medicinal fields, spreading from the mountain peak down to the foot, the herbs planted were of extremely high age, not necessarily purchasable even with top-grade spirit stones; each plant, if placed in the outside world, would be fought over by Body Integration cultivators.

How long had I been in seclusion? How did Tianmen Peak become a medicinal garden?

Yun Mengmeng wore a straw hat, bent over holding a jade bottle, its mouth aimed at the leaf tip, catching the dew droplets rolling on the leaf surface.

"Second Chief, you've come out of seclusion?"

Yun Mengmeng crossed the medicinal fields on a light run, jade bottle in hand, to Lu Yang: "Just in time to taste the dew I just collected."

"Dew?"

Was Sister Mengmeng just collecting dew?

"Just recently discovered; morning dew is very refreshing to drink."

Lu Yang puzzled: "Why not use magic to collect it directly?"

Using a jade bottle to collect drop by drop is so troublesome; with magic, one could gather several bottles in an instant.

"This is called life."

Lu Yang nodded, pretending to understand, though he didn't, but he respected it.

He drank the dew in one gulp, unsure if it was psychological or real taste: "Indeed, it's refreshing."

"Right?"

"How did this medicinal field come about? Was the medicinal garden moved to our Tianmen Peak?"

"I found it troublesome to go to the medicinal garden to pick herbs for cooking, so I and Xiao He planted some on the mountain; they grew exceptionally well, a year's worth of medicinal herbs growing as if they were ten years old."

"Xiao He said this is because I possess the Immortal Dao Fruit prototype, and she possesses the Longevity Dao Fruit prototype, both of which can promote herb growth."

This reminded Lu Yang of the immortal's Immortal Dao Fruit tempting the little medicine kings.

"By the way, Chief and Second Chief, let's go over there—there's something good." Yun Mengmeng suddenly remembered something, and without further ado pulled Lu Yang to run toward the mountainside.

Arriving at the mountainside, before their eyes were blossoms in purple and red, encircling the entire Tianmen Peak, floral fragrance wafting, intoxicating.

"What is this?"

"It's to celebrate Second Chief's emergence from seclusion; isn't it beautiful?"

"This is what I and Xiao He came up with: from the mountain base to the peak, the medicinal fields have twelve different flowering periods, starting in January with the herbs at the base blooming, all the way to December with the herbs at the peak blooming."

"This way, Second Chief, no matter when you emerge from seclusion, you'll see flowers." Yun Mengmeng explained with a pure smile.

The immortal immortal floated out, indifferent, offering a casual remark: "Quite nice, specially prepared for Little Yangzi?"

Yun Mengmeng said without thinking: "Also for the Chief, Chief, you've been accompanying Second Chief in seclusion—it's not easy either."

"Hmph, hmph, as long as you know even the immortal isn't having it easy."

Yun Mengmeng always felt the Chief's reaction was a bit strange, but didn't pay much attention: "Second Chief, you've been in seclusion this long—this time is it over?"

"Of course, and don't look at who I am."

"Have you condensed the Dao Fruit prototype? What use does it have?" Yun Mengmeng was very curious, her eyes shining.

Lu Yang hesitated a moment, embarrassed to try on Yun Mengmeng: "Let's find Old Meng, we'll test it on him."

On the way, Lu Yang asked: "Is Senior Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Qing He not here?"

"The Fortune Ancient Realm in the Demon Realm isn't full of many lost herbs, is it? Xiao He thinks the variety isn't enough, so she went there to look for herbs."

The Fortune Ancient Realm was once where Jiang Lianlian slept; there are many ancient herbs there, Lu Yang had thought of producing a few stalks, but those ancient herbs are too delicate, unable to adapt to the outside environment.

Presumably, Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Qing He has a way to make them adapt to the outside environment.

Most members of the Immortal Lineage arrived at Meng Jingzhou's cave dwelling, coincidentally meeting Meng Jingzhou just walking out, stretching his waist.

"Old Meng, just out of seclusion—was this a breakthrough?" No need to use divine sense to sense cultivation; from Old Meng's expression wanting to show off, Lu Yang could tell Old Meng had definitely broken through.

"Just average, also mid Tribulation Transcendence." Meng Jingzhou superficially humbled himself with two sentences; from Old Lu's expression wanting to show off, he deduced the information.

"Did you also break through?"

"Just a half-immortal, no need to make a fuss."

"You really succeeded?!" Meng Jingzhou exclaimed; before his seclusion, he had heard Lu Yang went traveling the world to find clues for condensing the Dao Fruit prototype.

Unexpectedly, upon his emergence, Old Lu already possessed mid Tribulation Transcendence cultivation as a half-immortal.

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"Find a place to practice?"

"Come on!"

Both having made breakthroughs, both wanted to test their current abilities.

They chose a secluded spot deep in the Wen Dao Sect, Yun Mengmeng sitting in a tree to watch.

"Say it first: we each rely on our own abilities, you don't use Shape-Shifting Fist, I won't borrow cultivation from the Laozu Sect."

Meng Jingzhou recalled the last battle with Old Lu, that shameless trickster using yin methods; using Shape-Shifting Fist not only borrowed cultivation, but also borrowed the Immortal Dao Fruit prototype—he could only win if he saw a ghost.

"Good."

The uninhabited area was surrounded by mountains, with a vast lake in the middle, the two standing on the lake surface, as if on nothing, the lake surface still calm as a mirror,

Meng Jingzhou's muscles bulged, veins protruded, body tense, like a leopard, waiting for prey to move.

Lu Yang drew his Qingfeng Sword, infusing the intent of the Tracing Origin Dao Fruit prototype into the blade.

As Lu Yang prepared to act, Meng Jingzhou, who had been ready for a long time, suddenly exerted force—with a boom, the lake surface surged into towering waves, his speed far exceeding that of the waves; from afar, it looked as if the waves were following his footsteps!

Lu Yang merely performed what appeared to be an ordinary sword technique, striking Meng Jingzhou's copper-wall-and-iron-bone-like flesh, and Meng Jingzhou raised his hand to block!

Clang!

The Azure Edge Sword struck Meng Jingzhou's body, leaving only a shallow sword mark and a drop of pure yang true blood!

"Old Lu, haven't you eaten? Your strength is lacking!" Meng Jingzhou laughed loudly—this kind of injury he could recover from with a single thought!

Lu Yang curled the corner of his mouth into an inscrutable smile: "Is that really the case?"

Meng Jingzhou froze: "What do you mean?"

Before he finished speaking, his expression changed drastically, and the realm he had just broken through vanished into nothing!

In the blink of an eye, he fell from the mid Tribulation Transcendence stage to the early Tribulation Transcendence stage!

"What is happening!?"

Meng Jingzhou was certain he had not fallen under an illusion, but had truly dropped in realm!

Lu Yang still wore that same smile on his face.

This time, Meng Jingzhou finally understood what Lu Yang was smiling about.

"The Dao Fruit prototype I have condensed, the prototype of the Tracing-the-Source Dao Fruit, tracing back to the origin, returning to the beginning, all things exist in the cycle of reincarnation—life is thus, and cultivation is likewise."

"A more straightforward explanation is simply to make you return to the moment when you first broke through the Tribulation Transcendence stage."

Meng Jingzhou's pupils contracted sharply—returning to the origin, lowering cultivation, what an heaven-defying ability!

The Immortal Maiden suddenly understood, finally grasping what Little Yangzi's Dao Fruit prototype was for, and was very happy.

"Isn't this just pressing the enemy's realm below your own level, then defeating him? Little Yangzi, you have grasped the essence of the Invincibility Pill!"

Lu Yang: "..."

Not an immortal maiden—my profound and mysterious ability, how did it become so vulgar in your mouth?

(End of Chapter)