Whatever was happening outside, Lu Yang had no mind to concern himself with it for now.
At this moment, he had returned once more to Responding King, to that fragment of Heavenly Remnant Consciousness which had served as his safehouse at the end of his previous life.
The spacious pavilion was devoid of anyone but him. Golden tiles roofed its top, jade pillars bore its beams, and clear windows on all sides admitted the dawn light. Light streamed in from every direction, bright enough to reflect even a speck of dust. The tables, chairs, and furnishings were all arranged in perfect order, as though someone had lived here not long ago.
"Tap. Tap."
Lu Yang walked slowly through the pavilion, his footsteps echoing faintly. Before this, he had only dared to wander around its outskirts, never daring to truly enter its center.
The reason was simple: he was afraid of dying.
"According to Nourishing Life Lord's experience, the rewards obtained in the previous stage of Heavenly Remnant Consciousness are crucial to the next stage."
"For example, the Dao Heart obtained in the Human World can carry the knowledge within Nourishing Life Lord's Fruit Position tome. If the Dao Heart is not complete, then one cannot read the Fruit Position tome—or will be saturated after reading only a few volumes. In that case, it would be impossible to weave an Image with the Realm Heaven Seed."
"Responding King was probably the same."
Otherwise, he would not have waited until he had completed the weaving of Divine Firmament Thunder—and even successfully completed the Fruit Position Ascension Ritual—before coming here to attempt this trial.
Before long, Lu Yang arrived at the desk in the center of the pavilion.
There was nothing on the desk. Behind it stood only a broad, ancient-looking Grand Preceptor