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Chapter 198: A Tremendous Harvest!
Chapter 198: A Tremendous Harvest!
Lv Yang wasn't in a hurry to leave Overseas Dominion. Instead, he began carefully tallying his spoils.
First was Ye Xingfeng's Inherent Flying Sword.
"Pity it was damaged by the True Monarch", he mused, examining it. "The damage was too severe. Of the three Divine Essences - Pierce Obstruction, Sever Divine Consciousness, and Annihilate Divine Ability - only Pierce Obstruction remains."
In terms of quality, this Inherent Flying Sword was even superior to the Avici Sword. After all, its three Divine Essences were all offensive in nature. No wonder Ye Xingfeng, as a Di-transmission disciple of the Golden Core Sovereign, could forge such a Spirit Treasure. This likely bore the touch of the Sword Pavilion's True Monarch.
In comparison, Ye Xingfeng's other two Spirit Treasures were much weaker.
One was his ceremonial robe - a brocade cloak whose every thread shimmered with radiant treasure light, clearly a supreme protective treasure immune to flame and water.
"The Hundredfold Barriers Cloak!" Lv Yang identified. This supreme Spirit Treasure's Divine Essence, Hundredfold Barriers, lived up to its name. The cloak contained one hundred protective talismans. Each attack could only destroy one. If the attacker paused, the Spirit Treasure could regenerate its talismans. Only by landing one hundred consecutive blows in quick succession, each striking the true body, could one penetrate its defenses.
As everyone knew, sword cultivators excelled in offense but were weak in defense.
This robe clearly compensated for that weakness. Combined with his Inherent Flying Sword, it was no wonder Ye Xingfeng had been invincible at the Foundation Building Mid-Stage.
"Pity it's useless to me", Lv Yang sighed. "No matter how strong one's combat power, at Foundation Building Mid-Stage, a single flick of a True Monarch's sleeve would mean death. Even a Foundation Building Late-Stage True Man could easily kill him."
Another sigh escaped him. "Cultivation realm truly matters!"
He then examined the other Spirit Treasure - a six-layered tower crafted from jade-like material, topped with a precious pearl.
"The Purify Qi Pagoda!" he recognized. Unlike offensive treasures, this supreme Spirit Treasure was a cultivation aid. Its Divine Essence, Purify Qi, refined spiritual energy to nourish one's Dao Foundation.
Placing it within one's Dao Foundation could reinforce it, reducing the wear from Dragon-Binding Winds and extending a Foundation Building cultivator's lifespan by thirty years. Polluted treasures or materials placed within would emerge purified.
Finally came Ying Tongshou's supreme Spirit Treasure.
The Celestial Edict Seal, forged using his Dao Court official position, bore the Divine Essence Subjugate, specializing in suppression and control.
All metal objects fell within its dominion.
More impressively, through this Spirit Treasure, Lv Yang could command any suppressed treasures to turn against their original masters.
"A fine treasure indeed!" he chuckled.
With a flick of his finger, the three Spirit Treasures were instantly refined. Moments later, the Hundredfold Barriers Cloak draped his shoulders, the Purify Qi Pagoda stabilized his Dao Foundation, and the Celestial Edict Seal hung at his waist.
The moment he stood, radiant treasure light blazed skyward!
Quickly, he activated the Embrace Mountain ability to suppress his treasures' glow. This low-key approach suited him better.
"But the most valuable treasure is this."
With a thought, a Talisman of Power materialized in his palm.
Its material was neither metal nor jade. Coiled talisman characters formed shapes of cloud dragons and strange birds. When infused with spiritual power, it radiated golden light in mesmerizing patterns.
"The Imperial Decree of Golden Inscription!" he recognized. This true treasure, left behind by Fortune Immortal in Overseas Dominion, was forged using the entire Emerald Sun Cultivation Realm. Unfortunately, its forging remained incomplete when Fortune Immortal perished.
Reflecting on Fortune Immortal's grand schemes - using the Emerald Sun Realm to restore cultivation to Foundation Building Peak - it was clear he'd planned something major. Fortune Immortal likely intended to ambush Chongguang True Man during his Golden Core ascension. Too bad that plan was ruined.
Lv Yang pondered the Imperial Decree in his hand.
Soon, the talisman transformed in his palm, eventually condensing into a mysterious light.
"Incredible..."
Where this light passed, all phenomena dimmed. Karmic threads vanished as divine consciousnesses plunged into oblivion, unable to calculate or perceive anything within the light.
"This is... Star Veil?"
The second innate Divine Ability corresponding to his Citadel Earth Dao Foundation!
This Divine Ability originated from the Terrestrial Sha position, born from the fusion of She-ti and Qiang-yu energies.
She-ti, also known as Yin, occupied the triple Yang position where Yang fire thrived while Yin flames receded. At sunrise, stars faded while karmic threads became difficult to discern.
This corresponded to the mysterious Resolve Suspicion ability within Lv Yang's Life-Bound Divine Abilities.
Resolve Suspicion could anchor events toward desired outcomes, while Star Veil completely concealed any karmic fluctuations.
Used skillfully, it could even create effects similar to Heaven-Sundering Malice!
Additionally, Star Veil could conceal danger perceptions and obscure Lv Yang's movements, making it formidable for assassinations.
"Incredible!" he exclaimed.
The Imperial Decree of Golden Inscription could simulate the next required innate Divine Ability for cultivators, functioning as naturally as one's own limbs!
This transformation was less noticeable at Foundation Building Mid-Stage when only one innate Divine Ability existed.
Foundation Building Mid-Stage encompassed two innate Divine Abilities, but for late Mid-Stage or Late-Stage cultivators, its benefits were unimaginable.
It was practically like directly advancing cultivation!
With this semi-true treasure, a Foundation Building Mid-Stage cultivator could instantly ascend to Late-Stage, while a Late-Stage cultivator could reach Peak!
"And Foundation Building Peak?"
The more he thought, the more astonished he became, eventually bursting into laughter:
"Brother Fortune, you died well!"
"Though you once stole my harvest during my fifth life, I'm forgiving by nature. This life, I forgive you."
After all, death made one worthy of respect!
If he'd possessed these treasures while fighting Subduing Dragon Arhat, he wouldn't have had to struggle. He might've beaten the opponent senseless.
Even against Heaven-Mending Peak Master, he'd have had the confidence to fight!
At this thought, Lv Yang exhaled deeply, feeling his efforts weren't wasted: "No wonder I schemed so hard."
This was just the harvest of this life.
Beyond that, there was the Dao Aberration left behind by the Primordial True Sage who failed his Golden Core ascension - crucial for his future path.
"Pity its Status Rank is too high for Soul Scrying."
The Dao Aberration had been sealed within the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner. Compared to before, it seemed the True Monarch Qingcheng Feixue had extracted its Divine Essence.
Now in a deathly silence, its energy had plummeted to Foundation Building Early-Stage levels.
No longer the transcendent force it once was.
"It was formed from a Primordial Daoist's death. It must know the details of Great Ascension Grade One True Qi. Later I must find a way to extract its knowledge."
As he pondered how to deal with this Dao Aberration...
Suddenly, an earthshaking noise rang in his ears, almost shaking his soul while his Dao Foundation violently trembled.
"What's happening!?"
Lv Yang looked up.
Above the heavens, one of the two Fruit Position stars - the manifestation of Wall Earth and Valleystream - suddenly dimmed like a flickering candle flame!
(End of Chapter)
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