Sea of Suffering.
Lu Yang stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the severed Dharma Body Path before him. Radiance flickered in his eyes as the Immortal Pivot Survival Guide immediately popped up.
No traps. Safe to use.
Very good. As expected of my peerless talent!
Lu Yang smiled in satisfaction. Behind him, the Past Dust Aspect and Rebirth Aspect spread out, initially occupying only a small portion of the Dharma Body Path.
Yet as time passed.
Lu Yang let out a long breath. His main body remained still, while the Past Dust Aspect and Rebirth Aspect walked outward, gradually expanding into a triangle.
The Three Bodies Three Aspects thus marked out a space of moderate size within the Dharma Body Path. Throughout the process, the immense power belonging to the Dharma Body Path continuously flowed into the Past Dust Aspect, Rebirth Aspect, and the Present World Aspect formed by Lu Yang's main body, elevating his existing status.
This is completely different from merging with a Fruit Position. This is the Devouring Path.
Understanding surfaced in Lu Yang's heart. His Dharma Body, already remarkably powerful, was somehow still growing stronger, as though it had no end.
When one merged with a Fruit Position, the Fruit Position remained a Fruit Position.
But now, as he devoured the Dharma Body Path, he was truly claiming it as his own. It was something he could take away when restarting with the Hundred Lives Book.
Back then, the original Dharma Body Path should have naturally arisen within the Sea of Suffering. It was an Image naturally manifested when all cultivators tempered their qi and blood and elevated their Dharma Bodies. Until Si Sui appeared, using his own Dharma Body Path to devour the original one.
*Thus, the Dharma Body Path became Si