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Chapter 281: Suo Huan Seeks Golden Nature, Lv Yang Battles Vimala Bhadra
Chapter 281: Suo Huan Seeks Golden Nature, Lv Yang Battles Vimala Bhadra
Lv Yang’s words carried a bone-deep chill, his killing intent palpable. Even Suo Huan paused, glancing at him with faint surprise.
But soon, understanding flickered in his eyes.
"You have courage, fellow cultivator, but I’m afraid I can’t help you", Suo Huan said, shaking his head. He lacked Lv Yang’s audacity to provoke the Pure Land, and sighed. Lv Yang fell silent, pondering.
After a moment, he spoke again: "Fellow cultivator, forgive my bluntness, but this path you’ve chosen—"
Suo Huan cut him off, his voice calm. "I’ve survived six centuries in the Overseas Dominion. I’ve thought of everything."
"This is simply a desperate gamble."
A wistful light entered his eyes. "I understand your meaning. Those aiding me seek profit, their intentions far from pure. But this is the only way I could devise. Without it, if all factions unite to block me, I’d truly have no chance at all."
"Back when I fled the Huan Xu Realm, heaven’s will spared me. As my cultivation collapsed, it transformed into the Spirit Ruins Fortune Ground and revealed the Ten-Thousand Spirits Returning to Void Dao Sutra—my path to forging a Golden Nature. By devouring a Fruit Position with this secret art, the Huan Xu Realm itself will revive."
This was Suo Huan’s obsession—and his tragedy.
"Unlike you, I lack a Dao Foundation to reincarnate through death. My lifespan, though vast, is bound to this single life. My True Self dies with me."
"Your methods for Golden Nature cultivation are useless to me."
"Only this Ten-Thousand Spirits Returning to Void Dao Sutra offers hope—and a chance to restore my homeland. This path… I must walk it!"
Hearing this, Lv Yang could only bow. "Then may your cultivation succeed."
Suo Huan nodded wordlessly. With a wave of his hand, the world spun. Lv Yang found himself expelled from the Yuan’ci Magnetic Mountain, reappearing in the Foundation Building Stage.
Before him blazed a golden lotus light.
Lv Yang’s lips curled into a smile. Though Suo Huan claimed helplessness, he’d secretly aided him—delivering him straight to Vimala Bhadra’s doorstep!
At that moment, a radiant pillar erupted from Yuan’ci Magnetic Mountain, piercing the heavens and ascending into the Foundation Building Stage.
"Suo Huan begins forging his Golden Nature!"
"A cultivator from beyond the heavens… the first!"
Within the Foundation Building Stage, every Great True Sovereign present turned their gaze toward the spectacle. Each aspirant’s Golden Nature forging was a momentous occasion.
Inside Yuan’ci Magnetic Mountain, Suo Huan stood with hands clasped behind his back. Above his head loomed a Dao Court title: the Lord Protector of Seas and Borders. This bureaucratic rank empowered him to fight as a Foundation Building Perfection cultivator, enabling his victory over the Dragon Palace’s crown prince Tian Qiu. With this rank, he now stood at the threshold of Golden Nature cultivation—the final, decisive step.
A golden mark, crescent-shaped yet faintly illusory, appeared between his brows. Unlike Chongguang’s innate mark, Suo Huan’s bore an artificial quality. Given his reliance on external forces, this was expected.
"Luckily, I have other means."
Suo Huan exhaled deeply. He unclasped his Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, channeling his divine consciousness. A brilliant star flared in the heavens above.
Everflowing Water!
He withdrew a jade vial, uncorked it, and a dense surge of water essence billowed forth.
Celestial Virtue Nourishing Water!
Instantly, hostile gazes sharpened on him, laced with killing intent.
"Ang Xiao, you’ve finally acted!"
"Who erased the karmic traces? When did this reach Suo Huan’s hands?"
"It matters not. We anticipated this. None would let someone seize the Everflowing Water unchecked. Let’s see what else you’ve prepared."
High above, divine consciousnesses wove through the void.
Unfazed, Suo Huan drank the Celestial Virtue Nourishing Water, its pure, fertile energy resonating with his plight. The Everflowing Water above blazed brighter.
"Ascend!"
He summoned his power. The Spirit Ruins Fortune Ground materialized behind him, reflecting the lotus light, as he shot toward the Fruit Position like a meteor.
Meanwhile, below in the Foundation Building Stage…
"What odds do you give Suo Huan?"
Vimala Bhadra scoffed. "The heavens watch him. How could they allow an outsider to forge a Golden Nature?"
"Perhaps not. This challenges the Underworld’s master. They might tolerate him—until they kill him posthumously, letting him carry his Golden Nature into reincarnation as a future pawn."
"The Holy Sect’s always scheming."
Vimala Bhadra’s expression darkened. For the Pure Land, their true goal had been Lv Yang’s conversion. That plan had failed, costing him favor with the Bodhisattva. Resentment brewed in his heart.
"Dao Court and Sword Pavilion covet him too. While all eyes watch Suo Huan’s Golden Nature forging and guard against the Underworld, perhaps I could unite them… eliminate that Yuan Tu (Slaughter) together."
As the thought struck, a sudden, overwhelming force seized him.
Vimala Bhadra reacted instantly, summoning his lotus throne. Its golden light flared—deflecting dozens of thunderous sword beams.
"Sword Pavilion? No… it’s that brat!?"
Shock flashed across his face. Lv Yang dared attack him? Did he think he could kill a Vimala Bhadra?
With a bitter laugh, Vimala Bhadra unleashed a divine palm, scattering the sword beams. Behind the storm loomed a colossal figure:
Heaven-Seizing Universal Command Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body!
The three-headed, six-armed Dharma Body towered in the Foundation Building Stage, its ash-black flames roaring as a sky-spanning hand lunged.
The other Great True Sovereigns had vanished, leaving him alone.
With a deafening roar, the Dharma Body’s hand clashed with Vimala Bhadra’s defense, parting the flames to reveal Lv Yang behind it.
Vimala Bhadra spat, "Brat—"
Lv Yang ignored the insult, slashing his sword in a yellow arc that crashed down like collapsing mountains.
(End of Chapter)
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