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Chapter 97: Charging Toward Foundation Building Again, Coiling Dragon Emerges!
Chapter 97: Charging Toward Foundation Building Again, Coiling Dragon Emerges!
Time flew—three months had passed in the blink of an eye.
One day, Lv Yang sat in meditation atop Skull Mountain when his eyes suddenly flew open, joy spreading across his face. His physical body had finally completed the corpse-liberation transformation!
In the next instant, he vanished from the mountaintop.
Inside the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner…
A void realm stretched endlessly. Twisted flesh had forged a grand palace, its walls entwined with dense blood vessels resembling tree roots. These vascular tendrils extended from the palace’s deepest core, and as one ventured inward, every pillar and bone-white wall pulsed faintly with living energy, their surfaces writhing like serpents.
Terrifying. Unnerving. Alien.
This was his post-liberation form—a shapeless, ever-shifting monstrosity, a chaos incarnate beyond description.
“I didn’t expect the [Corpse Liberation Immortal] path to have one final trial!” Lv Yang murmured, astonishment flickering across his face. The physical transformation wasn’t the end. Cultivators had to subdue their rampaging bodies to truly master them.
Failure meant becoming a bloodthirsty beast with Status Rank. Yet most cultivators at this stage had already lost consciousness, teetering between life and death. How could they possibly control their forms?
“This trial’s nearly impossible… Good thing I’m exceptional.”
With Su Nu’s protection, he’d mastered the Mental Severance Heavenly Silkworm Secret a month prior, transforming his Spiritual Awareness into Divine Consciousness. With such power, commanding his flesh was effortless.
As his mind willed it, the sprawling palace of flesh collapsed inward, chaos bending to his will. Moments later, only a graceful Daoist stood there—pale-robed, black hair swirling like living dragons, exuding an ethereal aura.
The [Corpse Liberation Immortal] was complete!
Lv Yang’s soul merged with his body in an instant. His Status Rank soared to unimaginable heights. Gazing upward, he saw the distant peak of the Foundation Building Stage. If that summit represented the goal, he now stood within a hundred steps of it—equal to, or even surpassing, the Yanluo Patriarch’s previous achievement.
Yet even this proximity left him awestruck.
Nearness meant nothing. No matter how close one stood to the Foundation Building Stage, without crossing its threshold and forging a Dao Foundation, the gap between mortal and immortal remained absolute.
“Alas, how fleeting life is… How I envy the endless river’s eternity.”
Suddenly, a beam of light streaked from the Holy Sect’s direction. Lv Yang caught it—a token materialized in his palm. The Ascension Edict!
As expected, after their agreement regarding the [Heavenly Corpse Demon], True Man Yinshan had wasted no time bestowing this Foundation Building Marvel.
“All preparations complete!” Resolve burned in his eyes.
No time like the present. He would ascend now.
With a thought, he strode toward the Foundation Building Stage. In the next breath, he stepped into its realm!
He ascended in a single stride!
“Far easier than last life…”
Previously, with only the [Sage Body Theft Cultivation Technique]’s Status Rank, the ascent had drained over half his true qi. Now, his third-tier true qi, combined with the [Corpse Liberation Immortal] and [Sage Body Theft Cultivation Technique], plus the Ascension Edict unlocking the Ninefold Heaven-Earth Barriers, let him stride into Foundation Building effortlessly. His reserves remained ample for forging his Dao Foundation—a luxury he’d lacked before.
“Next comes the mara invasion.”
Acting swiftly, he summoned Su Nu the moment he entered. The [Yanmo Hall] reformed around them, erupting in colossal power.
His guardian deity! With Su Nu’s aid, he’d preemptively seized Foundation Building’s Status Rank, shielding himself from most mental disturbances.
“Eight-tenths effort… Far easier than the three-tenths struggle before.”
Calmly, he unleashed his third-tier [True Dragon Slaughter Qi], which coiled beneath his feet, scales flashing as it spewed swirling clouds.
Clouds follow dragons!
The Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art led to the Ten-Thousand Chariot Dragon Ascension Sutra. His Dao Foundation took shape as a radiant palanquin crowned with a canopy.
Riding dragons, pulling a ten-thousand-chariot palanquin into ascension!
As the clouds condensed and light stabilized, the palanquin’s form solidified, amplifying his ethereal presence.
Yet his brows furrowed.
“This feels wrong…”
His karma-sensing instincts screamed. The closer he neared Foundation Building, the more his soul trembled. Unseen karmic threads wrapped around him, tightening with every step. He felt like a moth drawn to flame, a butterfly ensnared in a web.
Realization struck cold:
“Someone’s scheming against me!”
Who? Chongguang Zhenren? True Man Yinshan? Heaven-Mending Peak Master? Even Yanluo Patriarch? Names flashed through his mind…
No!
“Yanluo Patriarch died to Golden Core’s sword qi—impossible to revive. Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s wounds were too grave to heal in three months.”
“As for Chongguang Zhenren and True Man Yinshan… even less likely.”
Then a name surfaced—one he’d overlooked due to its strangeness.
Lv Yang exhaled sharply, abandoning speculation. No matter the culprit, the time for answers had passed.
He gazed outward. Across the boundless Foundation Building Stage, a figure approached.
Each step rang like a temple bell, echoing with dragon-like clarity. What seemed distant became near in moments. Golden lotuses bloomed beneath his feet, their light illuminating thunderous chants. Standing before Lv Yang, the figure’s presence became undeniable.
“.It’s really you.”
Lv Yang’s voice chilled. The figure—youthful, golden-robed, bearing a nine-ringed staff—smiled serenely. Yet the Little Dragon coiled in his grip snarled, golden eyes blazing with murderous intent.
The dragon’s gaze locked onto Lv Yang.
The world stilled.
The Little Dragon’s golden pupils reflected the heavens and earth, trapping Lv Yang within their depths.
“Dragon-seeing Eyes, framing heaven and earth!”
Lv Yang’s expression never shifted.
“Coiling Dragon Cultivator!”
With his foe’s reveal, the hidden karmic threads unraveled. This was the Coiling Dragon Cultivator—the very one Lv Yang had believed long dead!
(End of Chapter)
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