Chapter 1275

Is this the result of "tracing back to the source"?

Meng Jingzhou picked up on the implied meaning in Lu Yang's words, his expression strange: "You mean, 'Samadhi True Fire' was originally called 'Three Flavors True Fire,' and 'Golden Crow True Flame' was originally called 'Golden Bird True Flame'?"

Lu Yang remained calm and composed, like an enlightened sage who sees through everything: "More or less, that's the idea."

"Don't doubt me—I'm serious." Lu Yang felt his guess was very reasonable.

"Immortal Maiden, who created the Samadhi True Fire and the Golden Crow True Flame?"

The Immortal Maiden reflected on all she had learned in her lifetime and reluctantly gave an answer: "These two kinds of true fire originated in an extremely distant past, far earlier than our era, likely during the time when the cultivation system was being established."

"It's unclear who specifically created the Three Flavors True Fire, but the Golden Crow True Flame should have been created by the Golden Crow clan."

Lu Yang clapped his hands: "That fits perfectly."

"Although ancient people lived in harsh conditions, struggling against heaven and earth, since they created true fire techniques,

it shows they possessed the most basic self-defense capabilities, and hunting wild beasts was no problem."

"Once the problem of food and warmth was solved, it was only natural to next solve how to eat well."

"Seasonings like chili, cumin, and sugar were certainly hard to find in ancient times, so ancient people created the 'Three Flavors True Fire'—a flame that enhances flavor. It can both cook meat thoroughly and make it delicious—two benefits in one!"

"Moreover, in ancient times, writing had just emerged—could ancient people have given true fire such an obscure name as 'Three Flavors'? Definitely not."

"They took the name literally: true fire has three flavors, so they called it Three Flavors True Fire."

"Then, for some unknown reason, the Three Flavors True Fire was lost, or only the name was passed down. Later people, based on that name, arbitrarily altered it, changing it to Three Flavors True Fire."

"Don't you think this makes sense?"

Applause came from both left and right—it was the Immortal Maiden and Yun Mengmeng clapping, voicing their support for Lu Yang.

"Xiao Yangzi's idea is exactly what this immortal wanted to say."

"Second-in-Chief, your words are very reasonable."

Meng Jingzhou:

Don't think that just because the Immortal Lineage has many people, what they say is automatically correct.

"Then how do you explain the Golden Bird True Flame?"

Before Lu Yang could explain, Yun Mengmeng raised her hand and answered first: "This I know—it must be that in ancient times, the Golden Crow clan had two legs, and later mutated to have three legs."

"The biggest difference between Golden Bird True Flame and Golden Crow True Flame is just one missing leg."

Lu Yang agreed: "See, that's the answer."

The three from the Immortal Lineage were in agreement, and Meng Jingzhou began to doubt himself: "—. —-—" — Why don't you try other techniques?"

"Old Lu's deviant techniques aren't limited to just these two true fires."

"Then I'll try Shrinking the Earth and Growing to the Inch."

Lu Yang showed no hesitation, standing up and performing Shrinking the Earth as usual.

With a whoosh, he sank into the ground. Meng Jingzhou wanted to use his divine sense to observe Lu Yang's condition underground, but Lu Yang's speed through the soil was astonishingly fast—before he knew it, he had exceeded Meng Jingzhou's divine sense range.

When Lu Yang emerged from the earth, he held a handful of black soil in his hand.

Meng Jingzhou's pupils contracted sharply: "Is this the black soil that touches the world's seal at the very bottom?!"

"Exactly."

This means Lu Yang just drilled straight from the surface all the way down to the deepest point underground in one breath!

"After performing Shrinking the Earth, I still uncontrollably activated the embryonic form of the Trace-the-Source Dao Fruit, just as usual—【36】 but this time, my underground speed was incredibly fast; even the King of Earthworms, the Silver Ring Heavenly King Worm, couldn't catch up to me!"

This time I dug through the ground very quickly—even the Silver Ring Heavenly King Earthworm, the king of earthworms, couldn't catch up to me!

Lu Yang felt quite proud—this meant that in the art of earth-drilling, no one could surpass him!

"Growing to the Inch."

Lu Yang performed Growing to the Inch, shrinking to the size of an inch-tall person.

Yun Mengmeng saw this tiny Lu Yang for the first time and found it amusing, poking him here and there.

Lu Yang felt this image damaged the dignity of the Second-in-Chief: one inch, three inches, one zhang, three zhang—----Lu Yang gradually grew larger, eventually becoming a giant a thousand zhang tall!

However, his growth process resembled bamboo—section by section, each time growing only one inch.

"Haha, I can finally perform the true Heaven and Earth Manifestation!" Lu Yang laughed loudly, his voice booming, shattering the clouds at the horizon.

Afterwards, Lu Yang returned to his original size.

"How would you explain Shrinking the Earth and Growing to the Inch?" Meng Jingzhou began to somewhat believe Lu Yang's earlier nonsense.

"Mainly because I can't think of any other explanation right now."

The Immortal Maiden and Yun Mengmeng both remained silent. At the critical moment, Lu Yang, as always reliable, offered an explanation.

"It's easy to explain: just now, when I grew larger, I did so in increments of 'cun'—this shows that 'Growing to the Inch' might have been an ancient unit of measurement used for standardization, and 'Shrinking the Earth' literally means burrowing into the ground."

Meng Jingzhou still didn't understand: "Then how did these two unrelated words come to be combined?"

"Have you heard this saying: 'Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find him'?"

Meng Jingzhou nodded—who hasn't heard this saying?

"Did you hear this saying from the Immortal Maiden in ancient times?"

"I have."

Lu Yang stroked his chin and speculated: "According to my guess, this saying already existed in ancient times."

"For example, if a tribe suffered a theft, the chieftain would order the entire tribe to dig three feet into the ground to find it."

"But how much is three feet, exactly? It's hard to determine, so ancient people became thirty cun tall—that is, three feet tall—and then burrowed into the ground, thus knowing exactly how deep 'digging three feet' is!"

Meng Jingzhou: ".. —

Old Lu, I originally wanted to believe you, but can your explanation be a bit more reliable?

Lu Yang kept thinking and became more convinced his guess was correct: "Think about it—Shrinking the Earth and Growing to the Inch, literally speaking, could this be a spatial technique? Definitely not.

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"Ancient people who created characters didn't do so long ago, so the spells they performed must certainly be understood from the literal meaning of the characters; it is later generations who have misunderstood this spell."

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"Don't you believe me? Ask Junior Brother Man Gu—when he first saw the term 'Shrinking Land to an Inch,' would he think it was a spatial spell?"

Immediately afterward, Lu Yang performed Chi Chi Tianya and vanished from the spot.

When Lu Yang returned, he held in his hand the gravel of Buddha's Kingdom, the ice and snow of the far north, and the seawater of the Eastern Sea—

Proving how many places he had visited in such a short time.

Previously, when Lu Yang performed Chi Tianya, he was randomly transported to some cliff, but after activating the embryonic form of the Source-Tracing Dao Fruit, the result was completely different—he could finally choose which cliffside to appear at.

"So what does this prove? It proves that the spell I have learned is the correct one, and you all have learned it wrong." Lu Yang crossed his arms over his chest, his expression as smug as could be, after being slandered by the world for so long, finally awaiting vindication on this day.

"I've been saying my talent for spellcraft is this good—how could I possibly learn it wrong?"

After going on and on like this, Meng Jingzhou suspected that the last sentence was what Old Lu really wanted to say.