Mount Bozhong, ruins of the Nether Capital.
When Lu Yang returned after bidding farewell to the First Generation Monster-Rearing Peak Master, this was the sight that greeted him. There was practically not a single intact building left.
"Fellow Daoist Danding, finished talking?"
Before the words had faded, a figure approached. Lu Yang focused his gaze, and surprise immediately flashed through his eyes. "You recovered already?"
It was none other than True Lord Zhifa Chiyuan.
Yet unlike before, this Great True Lord of the Dharma Power Dao wore an expression of utter exhilaration, and his aura had astonishingly returned to its peak state.
Not long ago, in order to grievously wound Emperor Cang, he had detonated his [True Dharma Body]. Though it had not exploded completely and had instead been left half-crippled, recovery should ordinarily have taken a long time. Yet now, he had already recovered seventy or eighty percent!
"Nothing strange about it."
Facing Lu Yang's astonishment, True Lord Zhifa Chiyuan remained composed. "The power of the [True Dharma Body] comes not from external things, but solely from my Dao Heart."
"As long as my Dao Heart does not fall,"
"Then the [True Dharma Body] will never be extinguished. Even if it turns to ashes, it will ignite anew. That is why I am one of the hardest Great True Lords to kill."
When he had forged this supreme treasure, he had received Lord Si Sui's guidance. Without toughness rivaling the Dharma Body Path—even surpassing it—how could he have been the one to survive to the end when so many Great True Lords of the ancient methods had died back then?
"Remarkable." Lu Yang praised him sincerely.
True Lord Zhifa Chiyuan merely waved it off. "It is not that remarkable. The prerequisite for reigniting after turning to ashes is that