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Chapter 368
Chapter 368 – This Insect Shares a Fate with My Sword Pavilion!
Almost as the earth convulsed, Lv Yang lowered his gaze and activated his Divination Eye. His vision pierced through the bedrock, scanning toward the tremor’s origin.
No layers of stone could obscure his sight.
What first appeared was a vast array slowly rotating beneath the earth, its formation severing heavenly principles and obscuring karmic threads. Its intricate mechanisms were beyond imagination.
Lv Yang had indeed swept this area with his divine consciousness earlier, yet found nothing. Had it not been for this seismic shift momentarily disrupting the array’s seamless functioning, he might never have discovered the secret hidden plainly before him!
‘So it’s truly something precious.’
His mind stirred as his gaze pressed deeper, easily slicing through the now-faltering array to reveal what lay within.
It was a liquid pool.
Its surface shimmered with pale moonlight—Lv Yang instantly recognized this as Supreme Yin Essence, the primal energy of the Eight Stones, none other than Xin Metal!
But this was merely decoration.
While Xin Metal’s value as a Celestial Vanguard Terrestrial Sha was unquestionable, its brilliance paled beside a single golden glow at the pool’s center.
Like a crane among chickens.
The moment Lv Yang’s gaze locked onto that golden light, his divine consciousness seemed to ignite—as if staring directly at the blazing sun with mortal eyes!
‘Li Jiebo!’
He immediately activated his Insightful Clarity Divine Essence to steady his mind, extinguishing the burning sensation in his consciousness and finally clarifying the vision.
It was a moth larva.
Its body radiated pure gold, like a spark of starfire. Yet within that tiny form stretched endless prairies of flame.
This golden silkworm, no larger than a fingertip, bore intricate, ever-shifting patterns across its body—each one symbolizing a unique Venomous Divination Beetle. Every beetle represented a miracle of life and death, now condensed into one.
In an instant, Lv Yang’s mind revealed its identity:
‘Ten Thousand Calamities Bug!’
With the array’s concealment broken, the beetle’s heavenly mechanism became obvious. A mere calculation confirmed its origins.
‘The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s ultimate venomous insect!’
‘The name "Ten Thousand Calamities Bug" is a false title. Its true name is the Ten-Thousand Calamities Indestructible Golden Silkworm!’
‘Since the sect’s founding, it has been guarded more fiercely than any treasure, secreted away through generations until finally emerging today.’
Its purpose was simple:
—To aid breakthroughs.
This silkworm was a supreme treasure specifically bred to assist in achieving Foundation Building Perfection. Possessing it alone could increase one’s chances of success by thirty percent!
‘Foundation Building Late Stage cultivators, as True Men, must endure the Heavenly Tribulation, where heavenly lightning reforges their Dao foundation. However, the three calamities of wind, fire, and thunder end at this stage. Logically, this marks the limit of heaven’s tolerance, subtly warning cultivators—"you may go no further."’
If one insisted on pursuing Foundation Building Perfection, the consequence would no longer be mere calamities, but the dreaded Heavenly Humanity’s Five Decays—a cataclysmic tribulation!
‘Five divine abilities united, becoming an abomination to heaven and earth.’
‘Thus arrives the Heavenly Humanity’s Five Decays, causing spiritual decay, polluting one’s Dao foundation, withering divine abilities, draining magical power, and summoning endless heart demons until ultimate destruction.’
Only by surviving this tribulation could one achieve Foundation Building Perfection.
Only then could one hope to refine one’s Golden Nature, forge one’s Fortune Ground, ascend to the heavens, and seek the Fruit Position.
Fail, and one becomes nothing but dust.
If heaven once showed tolerance, the Heavenly Humanity’s Five Decays was pure divine wrath—a genocidal punishment.
Thus, Foundation Building Perfection wasn’t simply about manifesting an extra divine ability.
To this day, only the Dao Court could nominally claim it, and even there, the rank of Foundation Building Perfection was rarer than rare.
Hence, the value of a treasure aiding such a breakthrough needed no explanation.
At this thought, Lv Yang’s eyes blazed.
The Ten-Thousand Calamities Indestructible Golden Silkworm!
This insect’s sole purpose was to help one survive the Heavenly Humanity’s Five Decays!
‘Once refined, it can cocoon its master in golden silk, locking their condition in place.’
‘Even the Heavenly Humanity’s Five Decays cannot touch them within.’
‘Thus, the master can calmly endure the tribulation inside the cocoon, emerging triumphant once the calamity passes!’
Undoubtedly, this was an irresistible temptation for any Great True Sovereign.
Yet Lv Yang held himself back.
Faced with this newly emerged treasure, he remained as calm as ever, merely narrowing his eyes before scoffing,
“What a fuss over nothing.”
“I thought it was a superior Sword Core, but it’s just an external artifact. Small sects always lack vision.”
His tone dripped with disdain.
Hearing this, Longyue exhaled in relief. The divine abilities she’d prepared for combat relaxed.
‘He doesn’t want it?’
‘That’s a treasure aiding Foundation Building Perfection—and he’s not interested? Perhaps his pride works in my favor.’
Still, she couldn’t help an inward sneer.
External aid or not—ultimately, true power lay in one’s cultivation. Even relying on artifacts, one might slightly lag behind peers in raw strength, yet still crush lower realms effortlessly!
Still, she plastered a conciliatory smile on her face, murmured, “Please forgive the shame of such a humble display,” then reached into the air, eagerly claiming the Ten-Thousand Calamities Indestructible Golden Silkworm.
Lv Yang made no move to stop her.
‘After all, he’s a true disciple of the righteous path.’
Longyue realized she’d misjudged Sword Pavilion, having once thought them no different from the Holy Sect. Now, she saw the difference.
Then Lv Yang spoke again,
“This Xin Metal pool is quite good.”
His eyes gleamed with genuine interest, “I wish to forge a Sword Core, requiring a Celestial Vanguard Terrestrial Sha. Might you part with it?”
“Of course not!”
Having secured the silkworm, Longyue had no interest in the trivial Xin Metal. With a graceful wave of her sleeve, she offered, “Please, take it freely!”
“Grateful,” Lv Yang smiled faintly, then waved his hand, drawing the entire pool into his grasp. With a press of his fingers, it condensed into a radiant essence.
Xin Metal!
Without hesitation, he absorbed the essence into his Spirit Sea, then channeled it through his Dharma Body to his True Body’s hands.
Seeing this, his True Body trembled with excitement.
‘With this, my Immortal Spirit True Body will complete its three divine abilities, achieving Foundation Building Mid-Stage Perfection. Combined with Chifa (Lawkeeper), I’ll match any Great True Sovereign!’
Though Chifa could only empower one form at a time, wielded wisely, it could replicate the might of two Great True Sovereigns.
At this thought, Lv Yang’s expression shifted.
Back at the Southern Frontier, within the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, his consciousness returned to his Dharma Body. He lowered his eyelids, concealing his expression.
‘With just one Great True Sovereign, this sect is a den of dragons and tigers to me.’
But with two Great True Sovereigns?
‘The Ten-Thousand Calamities Indestructible Golden Silkworm… this treasure is destined for Sword Pavilion!’
(End of Chapter)
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