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Chapter 239: Veil of Cognition
Chapter 239: Veil of Cognition
"I see!"
The moment Lv Yang's brilliant realization struck, the veil clouding his mind suddenly lifted.
Veiled Dragon Water, chen earth's yang essence!
Reflecting now, what were the four celestial vanguard and terrestrial sha required for Chongguang's Lampfire of Restoration fruit position? How had they been combined?
Everlasting Camphor - jia wood's yang element.
Veiled Dragon Water - chen earth's yin aspect.
Axe-Resistant - yi wood's yin aspect.
Fierce Flame Crucible - si fire's yin aspect.
Three yin, one yang - how could these harmonize? A perfected fruit position should balance a single yin-yang pair! Chongguang's entire cultivation path had been flawed from the root!
"The key lies in chen earth itself - the Veiled Dragon Water's celestial vanguard terrestial sha should naturally be yang earth, but someone forcibly transformed it into yin. This prevented Chongguang's Lampfire of Restoration from properly merging, even after receiving its guiding light, causing rejection instead!"
Lv Yang's mind raced. "The Primordial True Sage must have fallen similarly! He cultivated Everflowing Stream, which also requires chen earth qi!"
What constituted Everflowing Stream?
Celestial vanguard Ren Water and Gui Water, combined with terrestrial sha chen earth and si fire. Yet the chen earth had been twisted to yin.
This fruit position was utterly useless!
How many other fruit positions required chen earth?
Lv Yang's ultimate heaven instrument whirred furiously as he calculated heavenly mechanics, nearly wearing his fingers raw. "Three more!"
Waxen Gold, Sand-in-Earth, and Great Forest Wood!
Realization struck like lightning. "The Great Forest Wood! The Golden Core Edict! Soaring to Obscure the Sun, True Monarch!"
The Holy Sect's True Monarch!
That infamous paragon everyone dismissed as a pushover - something had always felt off, and now the truth emerged!
But Chongguang remained unmoved. "That True Monarch perished tens of thousands of years ago during the same calamity as Fortune. Betrayed by several Holy Sect True Monarchs, likely reduced to dust by now."
"Still, the other True Monarchs suspect him."
After all, simply being affiliated with Holy Sect warranted suspicion. Hence why so many waited silently beyond Fortune Ground.
"They're all waiting for me." Chongguang clasped his hands behind his back, smiling faintly. "For my final desperate gambit to force their hand and reveal their truth."
Beyond Fortune Ground, thunder rumbled.
The gathered True Monarchs' auras surged chaotically. True Monarch Qingcheng Feixue gritted her teeth, her autumn-water eyes flashing crimson. "Witnessed yet blind, seen yet unable to comprehend... What a masterful Veil of Cognition!"
While chen earth's transformation was subtle, no Golden Core Sovereign could possibly miss its original nature after eons of existence. And yet - no one noticed!
This veil distorted the entire world's laws, even deceiving Golden Core Sovereigns. Only a late-stage or perfected Veil of Cognition could achieve this.
"Five fruit positions simultaneously sealed through all five elements - someone dares to cultivate Nascent Soul, to become Dao Lord!?"
"An Xu!"
Suddenly, even the Overseas Dominion erupted with surging auras scanning the heavens, their shock turning to wrath.
No one wanted a new Dao Lord emerging.
For the inland powers - Jiangdong, Jiangnan, Jiangbei - maintaining balance meant no new Dao Lords would benefit all. The Overseas Dominion faced greater peril: Four Seas Sect already dominated with multiple Golden Cores. A failed Dao cultivator would inevitably turn to their domain, becoming an overlord none could accept.
As Chongguang suspected, the Great Forest Wood's conspicuous nature, combined with Fortune Immortal's death, naturally drew suspicion toward its former master.
"Could it really be An Xu?"
"Even if it is An Xu, he must be eliminated!"
"If Primordial Sacred Sect cultivates a Dao Lord, we must stop them at any cost!"
As factions schemed, even Holy Sect's Sea of Clouds above Sky-Connecting Peak saw Qingcheng Feixue's expression darken.
"An Xu..."
Her own wounds still fresh, how could she bear this? Had she known chen earth's flaw earlier, would she have directed Chongguang toward Lampfire of Restoration? "Why didn't someone warn me!?"
Beasts!
She resolved: Even among Holy Sect True Monarchs, anyone obstructing her path would face unending enmity!
Back in Fortune Ground's heart, Chongguang led Lv Yang to the center where nearly every Foundation Builder True Man had gathered - including Ye Guyue (Solitary Moon) and Miao Yin True Man.
Especially Miao Yin, who paled upon spotting Chongguang but not Zhong Ming, her eyes flashing with fury.
"Chongguang." All eyes turned as he raised his head, laughing loudly. "Sorry to keep you waiting!"
Thunder exploded - not at the Foundation Builders, but at the True Monarchs encircling Fortune Ground, their gazes heavier than mountains. Yet Chongguang remained serene.
Only now did Lv Yang realize: If Veiled Dragon Water's yang-yin nature had been altered, how did it merge with Avici Sword?
Unless - "Chongguang restored it!"
Regardless of method, Veiled Dragon Water had returned to yang earth - true reversal!
"Boom!"
Above, stars blazed as Lampfire of Restoration reappeared in the Foundation Building Stage's Sea of Suffering, brighter than before, actively descending guiding light.
Lv Yang marveled: "With True Monarchs watching, if the one altering chen earth dares appear, they'll handle it. And if Chongguang reverses chen earth again, all will support him!"
But was this truly the True Monarchs' intent?
Of course not!
Their schemes had waited for Chongguang's crucial move - reversing chen earth - to grant him this second chance.
Chongguang spoke truthfully. From the beginning, his hidden ace wasn't Zhong Ming, but himself alone.
(End of Chapter)
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