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Chapter 202: Transcendent Death Dao Aberration! The Secret of Great Ascension!
Chapter 202: Transcendent Death Dao Aberration! The Secret of Great Ascension!
Holy Flame Cliff, Xianfa Pavilion.
This pavilion clung to a cliffside, suspended between heaven and earth. Pure celestial energy and dense terrestrial essence intertwined, radiating a brilliant glow known as the Pure-Turbid Unity Primordial Qi.
Within this aura’s domain, the upper clear energy and lower turbid energy constantly collided. If a Refining Qi cultivator entered, the clashing energies would instantly crush them into dust. Even a Foundation-Building True Man who touched this primordial qi would find their spiritual body shattered. Such was the pavilion's deadly defense—guarding techniques valuable enough for Foundation-Building True Men. Cultivation manuals or Supreme Divine Abilities paled in comparison, for while Supreme Divine Abilities were limited to Refining Qi cultivators, and Cultivation Techniques were inherently secure. Powers like the Holy Sect, Sword Pavilion, Pure Land, and Dao Court feared no leakage of their techniques, since their corresponding Fruit Positions were tightly controlled. For instance, though Lv Yang mastered the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art, the Pure Land remained unfazed because the Citadel Earth Fruit Position anchoring the technique remained in their grasp. Thus, secrecy around Cultivation Techniques was less critical. In contrast, the secret methods here could impact True Men in battle—one wrong move, and a single technique could shift the balance of power.
"He typically faced opponents he could crush—except for Wu Cang, the only peer he’d fought recently."
Qing Kingdom, a marvel straddling the Jiangbei region, lay between the Dao Court and Holy Sect, close to the Sword Pavilion. If conflict erupted, both sides would intervene. Moreover, Chongguang’s quest for the golden essence might attract calculation from rivals. Even with True Monarch Qingcheng Feixue’s neutrality ensuring the Golden Core’s noninterference, opposing factions could dispatch Foundation-Building True Men to block Chongguang’s path. After all, Chongguang’s goal required reversing Qing Kingdom’s Fruit Position rules. Thus, their adversaries need only defend Qing Kingdom or locate Chongguang’s Reincarnation Body. Failure meant total defeat.
In other words—"This time, I’ll have to fight peerless True Men for real", Lv Yang sighed, resigned yet determined. "On the bright side, witnessing Chongguang’s golden quest firsthand will grant me invaluable experience. If his path hides pitfalls, he’ll stumble into them first, sparing me the same fate."
As he pondered, he entered the Xianfa Pavilion. Instantly, the familiar Array Art Spirit of Holy Flame Cliff materialized before him.
"Slaughter True Man, at your service", it intoned, its voice as crisp as ever.
Lv Yang marveled—though he’d studied it countless times, the spirit’s artistry never failed to impress. The spirit parted its lips, bowing. "State your need, and I shall recommend suitable Daoist methods."
"I require a technique to Soul Scry a peer—or even a higher-ranked cultivator—without memory gaps", he requested.
This was for the Great Ascension Grade One True Qi. Yet the Primordial Dao Aberration’s Spirit Sea remained impenetrable to Soul Scrying, and its monstrous essence defied Dual Cultivation—lacking a physical form for such exchanges. Thus, he turned to the pavilion.
"Searching..." The spirit’s gaze glowed with calculation. Moments later, a white light shimmered in its palm. "Found: Yin Celestial Metamorphosis Divine Art."
"Seriously? That exists?" Lv Yang brightened, scanning the technique with his Divine Consciousness—only to freeze. "Taiyin Manifestation, Tianren Metamorphosis... transforms the subject into the Celestial Mother's form, nurturing all creation?"
His face contorted. "So... it changes their gender?"
"Correct", the spirit explained, its voice unwavering. "While Foundation-Building True Men resist Soul Scrying, your Heaven-Mending Sutra excels at extracting knowledge during Dual Cultivation. This technique converts opponents into female forms, enabling caibu to access their Spirit Sea—even from True Men."
"Stop! No more!" Lv Yang snapped, his complexion darkening. "There's truly no better method?"
"None", the spirit replied, tilting its head. "Simulation confirms this is your sole viable path."
His face contorted. "So... it changes their gender?"
"Correct", the spirit explained. "Foundation-Building True Men resist Soul Scrying, but your Heaven-Mending Sutra excels in extracting knowledge during Dual Cultivation. This technique converts opponents into female forms, enabling energy absorption through Dual Cultivation to access their Spirit Sea—even from True Men."
"Stop! No more!" Lv Yang snapped, face darkening. "There’s no better method?"
"None", the spirit replied, tilting its head. "Simulation confirms this is your only viable path."
Grumbling, Lv Yang relented. An hour later at Luofeng Mountain, he chanted the Yin Celestial Metamorphosis Divine Art, unleashing a mysterious light upon the fallen Primordial Dao Aberration. Its form contorted—bones fracturing and reforming, flesh rippling—until it took on a grotesque semblance of womanhood. Yet Lv Yang’s technique faltered midway, leaving the transformation hideously incomplete, the aberration’s body a horrifying patchwork of failed metamorphosis.
"Such sacrifices for cultivation!" he lamented, summoning Chen Xin’an, his skilled partner in Heaven-Mending Sutra cultivation.
"Take it from here."
Chen Xin’an stared, bewildered.
The next morning, Lv Yang emerged from the Sealed Cultivation Chamber. The Primordial Dao Aberration had dissolved, its secrets laid bare. Its longevity hinged on the residual golden essence from its failed golden quest, now stripped by Qingcheng Feixue. Worse, the Great Ascension Grade One True Qi demanded this very essence to refine true qi, form a Dao Foundation, and forge Divine Abilities—culminating in an "empty" Dao Foundation, unlinked to any Fruit Position. The Primordial True Sage boasted this "empty" path as the true Nascent Soul way, dismissing other sects’ methods as mere guesswork.
Lv Yang’s face darkened. "So the key lies in this golden essence... and I have none."
(End of Chapter)
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