Arc 31The Five Elements Ascension

Lu Yang took Spring Water and Fire in the Sky, strengthened his command of the Heaven-Inscription Chapter, and prepared to face Sky Soaring. Patriarch Tingyou began a risky Fruit Position Ascension Ritual, drawing Sky Soaring toward the Sea of Suffering as Lu Yang resolved to confront him.

  • Lu Yang defeated Gangxing Budao True Lord’s escape attempt and took the five Supreme Fruit Position Tomes, then survived Sky Soaring’s array through his Hundred Lives Book Dao Body.
  • Lu Yang and Patriarch Tingyou helped Suo Huan transfer Spring Water into a Realm Heaven Seed, restoring him and giving Lu Yang a new profundity.
  • Lu Yang studied the Fruit Position books while Sky Soaring challenged him to meet in the Human World, but Lu Yang never appeared.
  • Old Dragon Lord and Gangxing Budao True Lord moved to seize Fire in the Sky, while True Lord Flying Snow protected Sacred Sect and the Great Sages from their schemes.
  • Sky Soaring attacked Old Dragon Lord as Tian Qiu sealed Fire in the Sky, and Lu Yang gained Supreme Dao Assimilation and All-Evil Slay before pursuing the Fruit Position.
  • Lu Yang took Fire in the Sky from Tian Qiu, escaped Sky Soaring’s trap with Mu Changsheng, and used the Heaven-Inscription Chapter to alter logic within his Dharma Body.
  • Mu Changsheng and Patriarch Tingyou developed plans for their Dao paths, and Tingyou began using Carefree Heaven and Wishful Heart to manifest the Five Elements Fruit Positions.
  • Patriarch Tingyou’s ascension ritual raised his Rank but damaged his Dharma Body, while Sky Soaring rushed toward the Sea of Suffering and Lu Yang prepared to face him.
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Ch. 802The Opportunity for Reversal

Lu Yang survived the Old Dragon Lord’s attack by using Mighty Spirit Kui Gang Righteous Qi, then relied on True Lord Flying Snow and True Lord Radiant Floating Truth to keep his enemies occupied while he moved to take the Fruit Position Tome from Gangxing Budao True Lord. Gangxing tried to flee, but found that Lu Yang and Sky Soaring had both prepared to stop him.

  • Lu Yang invoked Mighty Spirit Kui Gang Righteous Qi, burning and breaking the Old Dragon Lord’s dragon teeth, though the clash left Lu Yang badly wounded too.
  • True Lord Flying Snow blocked Sky Soaring after questioning why he was helping Gangxing Budao True Lord return to the position of Great True Lord.
  • Lu Yang asked True Lord Flying Snow and True Lord Radiant Floating Truth to hold back Sky Soaring and the Old Dragon Lord while he went after Gangxing.
  • True Lord Flying Snow engaged Sky Soaring, while True Lord Radiant Floating Truth fought the Old Dragon Lord, allowing Lu Yang to reach Gangxing.
  • Gangxing tried to flee with the Supreme Fruit Position Tome, but his movement abruptly froze because Lu Yang and Sky Soaring had each prepared measures to stop him.

Ch. 803The Final Beneficiary

Lu Yang defeated Gangxing Budao True Lord in the Nourishing Life Lord and claimed the five Supreme Fruit Position Tomes, but Sky Soaring’s trap struck him as he fled. Sky Soaring believed Lu Yang had died, then realized the array had failed and that Lu Yang had escaped with the tomes.

  • Sky Soaring’s false Void Darkness Land disrupted Gangxing Budao True Lord’s escape, allowing Lu Yang to strike him with a barrage of punches.
  • Gangxing Budao True Lord transformed into a treasured sword and slashed Lu Yang, whose Rebirth Aspect absorbed some of the damage.
  • Lu Yang threatened Gangxing Budao True Lord with Calamity Baleful Light, and Gangxing Budao True Lord surrendered the five Supreme Fruit Position Tomes.
  • Sky Soaring’s array struck Lu Yang as he fled into the Immortal Pivot, and Lu Yang’s battered Dharma Body was apparently destroyed by its Radiance.
  • Sky Soaring expected the array to revive Covered Lamp Fire, but it did not respond, leaving him furious when he realized Lu Yang was not dead and had the tomes.

Ch. 804Survival

Lu Yang survived Sky Soaring’s betrayal by hiding in a secret hut and using a contingency built from Hongyun’s legacy and the Hundred Lives Book. He took stock of his gains and turned to saving the grievously injured Suo Huan.

  • Lu Yang remained concealed in the hut, whose Dispelling Night ritual hid him from Sky Soaring’s search.
  • Lu Yang revealed that his Hundred Lives Book Dao Body had preserved his consciousness after his Dharma Body was destroyed.
  • Lu Yang realized the five Supreme Fruit Position Tomes were imprinted in his consciousness and vowed to settle accounts with the Old Dragon Lord.
  • Lu Yang summoned Suo Huan from the Righteous Banner and promised to find a way to save him.

Ch. 805False Holding Golden Core Middle Stage!?

Lu Yang sought a way to save the wounded Suo Huan, and Patriarch Tingyou proposed using a Realm Heaven Seed to help him achieve False Holding Golden Core Middle Stage. The plan left Suo Huan with a possible path to recover by self-destructing and being reborn.

  • Lu Yang reassured Suo Huan that they should help each other and asked Patriarch Tingyou how to treat or delay his injuries.
  • Patriarch Tingyou offered a Realm Heaven Seed he had prepared for Lu Yang and explained how it could receive the Image of a Fruit Position.
  • Patriarch Tingyou proposed having Suo Huan entrust himself and his Grotto-Heaven to the Realm Heaven Seed, using Spring Water's mysteries to achieve False Holding Golden Core Middle Stage.
  • Lu Yang translated the plan for Suo Huan as changing homes and explained that Suo Huan could claim much of Spring Water's power and recover by self-destructing and being reborn.

Ch. 806Heaven Never Seals Off Every Road

Suo Huan agreed to Patriarch Tingyou’s risky secret art to restore his Fruit Position, while Lu Yang reflected on his past life and confronted True Person Demon-Sweeping’s grief over the Qing Kingdom’s sacrifice. Lu Yang ended by insisting that the world’s cruelty could still be changed.

  • Patriarch Tingyou explained the secret art’s risks, and Suo Huan accepted them so he could regain his Fruit Position and better support Lu Yang.
  • Patriarch Tingyou began the secret art while Lu Yang and True Person Demon-Sweeping stood guard in the thatched hut.
  • Lu Yang told True Person Demon-Sweeping about the past life in which he had been his master, and the two recalled their shared bond.
  • Lu Yang acknowledged that he had chosen not to prevent the blood sacrifice of the Qing Kingdom’s mortals while plotting against Sky Soaring.
  • True Person Demon-Sweeping admitted that the massacre troubled him, and Lu Yang declared that Heaven never sealed off every road.

Ch. 807Driven Mad with Rage

After two and a half years of searching for the nameless enemy who ruined his plans, Sky Soaring considered pursuing the Empty Attainment Dao and remained trapped in the Netherworld. Lu Yang publicly challenged him to come to the Human World, but after Sky Soaring prepared to fight him, Lu Yang never appeared.

  • Sky Soaring reflected on his sealed memories, his failed efforts to revive Covered Lamp Fire, and the chance that Gangxing Budao True Lord could recover.
  • Sky Soaring summoned the Great Dao of Empty Attainment, which could restore his Great True Lord position only if he gave up on the Netherworld.
  • Lu Yang broadcast a challenge across the Void Darkness Light Sea, insulting Sky Soaring and telling him to meet him in the Human World within three days.
  • Sky Soaring decided he could suppress and seal Lu Yang, then prepared formations and secret treasures before entering the Human World.
  • Lu Yang never came, and Sky Soaring was driven mad with rage.

Ch. 808Reading the Book

After expanding his territory in the Dharma Body Path, Lu Yang found that his Past Dust Aspect could devour another Fruit Position and began studying the Supreme Fruit Position books for a way to seize Heavenly River Water. While investigating Fire in the Sky, he devised a compatible combination involving Spring Water and Pomegranate Wood, but his study was interrupted by Mu Changsheng's arrival.

  • Lu Yang recovered his strength in the Sea of Suffering, and his Dharma Body Path territory expanded to two-tenths of the whole path.
  • Lu Yang discovered that the Past Dust Aspect could devour another Fruit Position and decided to target Heavenly River Water.
  • Lu Yang returned to the Nourishing Life Lord and began studying the Supreme Fruit Position books on his own.
  • Lu Yang studied Fire in the Sky and identified Fire in the Sky, Spring Water, and Pomegranate Wood as a compatible combination.
  • Lu Yang considered taking Spring Water while Suo Huan transferred its power to the Realm Heaven Seed, then wondered whether devouring three Five Elements Fruit Positions could help him become a Great True Lord.
  • Mu Changsheng appeared in the Nourishing Life Lord and startled Lu Yang.

Ch. 809Transaction

Lu Yang met Mu Changsheng, who offered a way to fatally wound Old Dragon Lord in exchange for seeing Lu Yang’s Empty Attainment Fruit Position. After Mu Changsheng revealed his method and lent Lu Yang his Non-Existent Heaven booklet, Lu Yang planned to take it to Patriarch Tingyou for study.

  • Mu Changsheng feared Lu Yang would kill him, then revealed that Old Dragon Lord was persuading other Four Seas Sect Great Sages to attach their Grotto-Heavens.
  • Lu Yang learned that Mu Changsheng could worsen Old Dragon Lord’s injuries until withdrawing his mystery turned them fatal, and agreed to contact him later about dealing with Old Dragon Lord.
  • Mu Changsheng asked to see Lu Yang’s Empty Attainment Fruit Position, and Lu Yang showed him the Sword Dao within his Sea of Suffering.
  • Mu Changsheng pledged his help, explained his True-False Transformation, and gave Lu Yang a strand of Divine Thought for future contact.
  • Lu Yang persuaded Mu Changsheng to lend him the Non-Existent Heaven booklet, intending to bring it to Patriarch Tingyou for insight into Carefree Heaven.

Ch. 810Fate Sealing

Lu Yang returned to the hut and worked with Patriarch Tingyou and True Person Demon-Sweeping to prepare Suo Huan as a Fate-Form Body for devouring the Spring Water. They began the dangerous procedure, which could revive Suo Huan if the Realm Heaven Seed sealed his collapsing Grotto-Heaven in time.

  • Lu Yang returned to the thatched hut and found Patriarch Tingyou working on the Realm Heaven Seed while Suo Huan lay severely ruined.
  • Lu Yang told Patriarch Tingyou about the Non-Existent Heaven Fruit Position Books and his plan to devour the Spring Water.
  • Patriarch Tingyou proposed using Suo Huan as a Fate-Form Body, then sealing his collapsing Grotto-Heaven with the Realm Heaven Seed to restore him.
  • Lu Yang transformed Suo Huan into a Fate-Form Body, and Patriarch Tingyou warned that Lu Yang would need to devour the Spring Water quickly if the sealing failed.
  • True Person Demon-Sweeping agreed to handle the timing as Patriarch Tingyou powered up Suo Huan to begin the procedure.

Ch. 811The Devouring of Spring Water!

Lu Yang devoured Spring Water while Suo Huan and Patriarch Tingyou used its stolen power to restore Suo Huan’s former Realm Heaven as a Fruit Position. The plan succeeded, and Lu Yang gained another profundity, though he remained unsure why devouring Fruit Positions had not raised his status.

  • Lu Yang seized Suo Huan’s half-skull and began devouring Spring Water, but Spring Water resisted until Suo Huan extracted half its power and weakened it.
  • True Person Demon-Sweeping signaled Patriarch Tingyou, who caught Suo Huan’s Universal Ruins Heaven in the Realm Heaven Seed before it disintegrated.
  • Patriarch Tingyou poured Spring Water’s stolen power into the seed and transformed it into a Standard Fruit Position, then sealed it with Carefree Heaven’s power.
  • Suo Huan reappeared unharmed, and he and Lu Yang used their injury-bearing profundities to restore Patriarch Tingyou.
  • Lu Yang confirmed that he had gained a new profundity, then wondered why his status had not risen and concluded that five Fruit Positions might let him claim the Dharma Body Path.

Ch. 813Patriarch Tingyou's Super Evolution!

After devouring Spring Water, Lu Yang gained three spirit waters and used them to conceal and protect Patriarch Tingyou while he studied Mu Changsheng’s Non-Existent Heaven tome for two and a half years. Patriarch Tingyou successfully remade Carefree Heaven and advanced it into the orthodox ranks, awakening its mystery, Wishful Heart.

  • Lu Yang explained how his Inexhaustible Shared-Drink Spring produced mystic-, Cang-, and yellow-colored spirit waters with distinct powers.
  • Lu Yang took Patriarch Tingyou to the Nourishing Life Lord and gave him Mu Changsheng’s Non-Existent Heaven Fruit Position tome to study.
  • Lu Yang concealed and guarded Patriarch Tingyou as he comprehended the tome for two and a half years.
  • Patriarch Tingyou awoke and said he could use Non-Existent Heaven as a reference to remake Carefree Heaven and advance it into the orthodox ranks.
  • Patriarch Tingyou reconstructed Carefree Heaven, whose newly awakened Fruit Position mystery was named Wishful Heart.

Ch. 814Target: Fire in the Sky!

Patriarch Tingyou achieved Wishful Heart, a method that turns fantasies into reality, while Lu Yang learned that Old Dragon Lord was conspiring with Gangxing Budao True Lord to seize Fire in the Sky. True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow confronted Old Dragon Lord and urged Xuan Yuan Great Sage and Great Sage Mingzhu not to submit to Sword Pavilion.

  • Patriarch Tingyou explained that Wishful Heart made fantasies real, and Lu Yang recognized its extraordinary potential.
  • Lu Yang received Mu Changsheng's Divine Thought and learned that Old Dragon Lord was cooperating with Gangxing Budao True Lord to seize Fire in the Sky.
  • Old Dragon Lord brought Xuan Yuan Great Sage, Great Sage Mingzhu, Mu Changsheng, and Tian Qiu into the Sea of Suffering, claiming they should submit to Gangxing as he approached Great True Lord status.
  • Old Dragon Lord privately aimed to use the threat of Sword Pavilion to make Xuan Yuan Great Sage and Great Sage Mingzhu submit to him instead.
  • True Lord Clear Serene Flying Snow appeared and offered to protect Xuan Yuan Great Sage and Great Sage Mingzhu if they joined Sacred Sect.
  • True Lord Flying Snow reminded the two Great Sages that a Great True Lord could not replace the Nascent Soul Dao Lord Overseas had lost, making them stop as Old Dragon Lord prepared to withdraw.

Ch. 815You Actually Don't Resemble a Sacred Sect True Lord

True Lord Flying Snow tried to win Xuan Yuan Great Sage and Great Sage Mingzhu away from Old Dragon Lord, but Gangxing Budao True Lord attacked the Sacred Sect to draw her attention away. After True Lord Flying Snow stopped his assault, she confronted him over his threat to her sect and defended her convictions.

  • True Lord Flying Snow offered Xuan Yuan Great Sage and Great Sage Mingzhu protection and Great True Lord status if they affiliated their Grotto-Heavens beneath hers, and said she would accept only one of them.
  • Old Dragon Lord secretly sent an urgent message calling for the plan to begin, and True Lord Flying Snow sensed the move.
  • Gangxing Budao True Lord attacked Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching with sword strikes, overwhelming the Thirty-Three Heavens Chess Dao Formation and threatening the Sacred Sect's disciples.
  • True Lord Flying Snow took control of the formation and extinguished the Sword Light that had appeared in the disciples' hearts.
  • At Extreme Heaven Cliff, Gangxing Budao True Lord criticized True Lord Flying Snow's attachments and convictions, and she answered that her convictions were her Dao while his Dao would never truly be his.

Ch. 816This Could Affect the Dao Path

True Lord Flying Snow left to protect Jiangnan while Gangxing Budao True Lord fought her to keep her away from Fire in the Sky. Old Dragon Lord found the shifting Supreme Fruit Position in the Sea of Suffering and ordered Tian Qiu and Mu Changsheng to seal it, while Mu Changsheng hoped the Nameless True Lord would intervene.

  • True Lord Flying Snow charged toward Jiangnan, and Gangxing Budao True Lord rose to fight her above the Light Sea Boundary River.
  • Old Dragon Lord led Tian Qiu, Mu Changsheng, Xuan Yuan Great Sage, and Great Sage Mingzhu into the Sea of Suffering.
  • The group discovered Fire in the Sky, whose power suppressed Xuan Yuan Great Sage's Thunderclap Fire.
  • Old Dragon Lord revealed that Gangxing Budao True Lord had tracked Fire in the Sky for five years using its Fruit Position booklet.
  • Old Dragon Lord ordered Tian Qiu and Mu Changsheng to seal Fire in the Sky so Gangxing Budao True Lord could later demote its Supreme Rank.
  • Mu Changsheng worried that the Nameless True Lord might not have received his message and feared Old Dragon Lord's success would block his own advancement.

Ch. 817The Greatness of the Old Dragon Lord

At the Sea of Suffering, the Old Dragon Lord used Great Sea Water’s Root of Heaven and Earth to awaken consciousness within the Fire in the Sky and make it vulnerable to sealing. Just as he ordered the others to take it away, a Smoke-Shrouded Figure struck him from behind, and he recognized the attacker as Sky Soaring.

  • Tian Qiu tried to envelop the Fire in the Sky with Heavenly River Water, but its Heavenly Fire Burning Punishment badly injured him.
  • Mu Changsheng healed Tian Qiu while concealing his resentment toward the Old Dragon Lord and hoping for Lu Yang’s arrival.
  • The Old Dragon Lord used Great Sea Water’s mystery to awaken the Fire in the Sky’s Images, causing them to fight one another and leaving the Fruit Position unable to resist a seal.
  • A pale hand punched through the Old Dragon Lord’s chest, and he roared at the Smoke-Shrouded Figure, calling him Sky Soaring.

Ch. 818Ting You Gold Nature! Demon-Queller Gold Nature!

Tian Qiu betrayed Old Dragon Lord and fled with Mu Changsheng while Sky Soaring held off their pursuers. As Lu Yang prepared to enter the Sea of Suffering, Patriarch Tingyou and True Person Demon-Sweeping gave him two newly condensed Gold Natures to strengthen him.

  • Tian Qiu sealed Fire in the Sky and joined Sky Soaring, while Mu Changsheng pretended to defect and tried to escape with him.
  • Old Dragon Lord used Root of Heaven and Earth to split Mu Changsheng’s consciousness, but Sky Soaring erased the change with Perception Barrier.
  • Tian Qiu and Mu Changsheng fled as Sky Soaring fought Old Dragon Lord and the two great sages of the Demon Race.
  • Lu Yang considered going to the Sea of Suffering but decided to improve his odds before revealing himself.
  • Patriarch Tingyou and True Person Demon-Sweeping gave Lu Yang Ting You Gold Nature and Demon-Queller Gold Nature.

Ch. 819Mu Changsheng Understood!

Lu Yang gained two powerful Golden Talents from Patriarch Tingyou and True Person Demon-Sweeping, then revealed his plan to take control of Fire in the Sky. Meanwhile, Mu Changsheng helped Tian Qiu while secretly justifying his betrayal to the Heavenly Duke.

  • Lu Yang used the Hundred Lives Book on Patriarch Tingyou’s Gold Nature and gained Supreme Dao Assimilation, a once-in-a-lifetime state of peak Dao comprehension.
  • Lu Yang used the Hundred Lives Book on True Person Demon-Sweeping’s Gold Nature and gained All-Evil Slay, which could stack marks on an enemy’s Dharma Body and trigger an instant-death judgment.
  • Lu Yang thanked Patriarch Tingyou and True Person Demon-Sweeping, then said he planned to abandon the light, rejoin the Sacred Sect, and take control of Fire in the Sky.
  • Mu Changsheng raced with Tian Qiu through the Sea of Suffering and used Non-Existent Heaven to heal his injuries as Fire in the Sky’s resistance revived.
  • Tian Qiu praised Mu Changsheng and promised he might be chosen to control Fire in the Sky, while Mu Changsheng privately doubted him and asked the Heavenly Duke for more fortune.

Ch. 820Please Sign for Your Delivery!

Mu Changsheng and Lu Yang each believed Sky Soaring was tracking them, while Sky Soaring followed Mu Changsheng and prepared to capture the outsider contacting him. Lu Yang arrived in time to take Fire in the Sky from Tian Qiu, and Sky Soaring revealed himself to confront him.

  • Heavenly Duke’s intuition led Mu Changsheng to suspect Sky Soaring was secretly following them and might have noticed his messages to the Nameless True Lord.
  • Lu Yang concluded that Sky Soaring was using Mu Changsheng as bait and hurried through the Sea of Suffering, while Sky Soaring secretly followed Mu Changsheng and Tian Qiu with traps and treasures prepared.
  • Sky Soaring mistook Guan Ming for an unrelated True Lord and let him leave, while Patriarch Tingyou confirmed that the person they had identified was Fire in the Sky.
  • Tian Qiu brought the sealed Fire in the Sky to the agreed high platform, where Lu Yang appeared and took it from him.
  • Sky Soaring revealed himself, laughed, and declared that Lu Yang would not escape this time.

Ch. 821Reclaiming Fire in the Sky!

Sky Soaring prepared to trap Lu Yang above the Sea of Suffering, but Lu Yang used the Yellow Court to reconnect with Fire in the Sky and gained the Supreme Fruit Position. With Supreme Dao Assimilation active, Lu Yang began to demonstrate a new way to use the Heaven-Inscription Chapter, and he and Mu Changsheng vanished amid the collapse of Sky Soaring’s trap.

  • Sky Soaring waited above the Sea of Suffering, confident that his formations and Perception Barriers would let him defeat Lu Yang.
  • Lu Yang put the Yellow Court into the sealed Fire in the Sky, restoring their connection and unleashing the power of a Supreme Fruit Position.
  • Lu Yang activated Supreme Dao Assimilation and perceived the Sea of Suffering and those around him with newfound clarity.
  • Lu Yang realized he had misunderstood how to use the Heaven-Inscription Chapter and prepared to demonstrate its true use to Sky Soaring.
  • Sky Soaring’s formations and Perception Barriers surged toward Lu Yang, but Boundless Phantom Colors erupted and Lu Yang and Mu Changsheng disappeared.

Ch. 822Advanced Uses of the Heaven-Inscription Chapter!

Lu Yang reflected on the Supreme Dao Assimilation that had revealed new uses for the Heaven-Inscription Chapter. After returning Mu Changsheng’s Fruit Position booklet and promising him a chance to observe the Great Dao in three days, Lu Yang inscribed a rule within his Dharma Body, causing his form to become obscured by boundless smoke.

  • Mu Changsheng found Lu Yang on the seventh level of Nourishing Life Lord and bowed to him in reverence.
  • Lu Yang returned Mu Changsheng’s Non-Existent Heaven booklet and promised to let him observe the Great Dao attained through Empty Attainment in three days.
  • Lu Yang realized he could use the Heaven-Inscription Chapter to alter logic, creating paradoxes that concealed him from others.
  • Lu Yang concluded that the Heaven-Inscription Chapter should be inscribed inwardly in his inner landscape and expanded outward.
  • Lu Yang swallowed a spark of fire and inscribed the first rule upon his Dharma Body, which became shrouded in smoke.

Ch. 823Now I'm Terrifyingly Strong!

Lu Yang discovered that he could borrow the power of different Fruit Positions by altering the rules within his Dharma Body, greatly increasing his strength. After assessing how he compared with several First-Class True Lords, he turned to Mu Changsheng and revealed a treasure sword that Mu Changsheng eagerly rushed toward.

  • Lu Yang briefly made himself equivalent to Sky Soaring, but Great Forest Wood rejected his attempt to borrow its power because of Sky Soaring’s control.
  • Lu Yang altered the rules within his Dharma Body and successfully borrowed more than half of Mu Changsheng’s Non-Existent Heaven power, then discarded it.
  • Lu Yang tested several Fruit Positions and judged that he had barely reached the threshold of the first grade, comparing himself with Old Dragon Lord, True Lord Flying Snow, and Sky Soaring.
  • Lu Yang concluded that reaching the supreme domain was the crucial step toward becoming a First-Class True Lord and considered learning from True Lord Flying Snow.
  • Lu Yang thanked Mu Changsheng, unfurled the Righteous Banner, summoned True Person Demon-Sweeping and the Sword Dao, and revealed a treasure sword that Mu Changsheng eagerly rushed toward.

Ch. 824The Patriarch Wants to Forge a Dao Path!?

Mu Changsheng used his insight into Empty Attainment to evolve Non-Existent Heaven into a path toward the Other Shore, while Lu Yang compared Fruit Positions to staircases and the Great Dao to a road. Inspired by the discussion, Patriarch Tingyou announced that he would use Carefree Heaven and Wishful Heart to conjure Fruit Positions and forge his own path.

  • Mu Changsheng studied True Person Demon-Sweeping's Sword Dao and explained that the Great Dao was like a road to the Other Shore, while Fruit Positions formed a staircase.
  • Mu Changsheng used Non-Existent Heaven to absorb the Sea of Suffering's waters and began building an extensive staircase-like Dao path.
  • Lu Yang considered how Mu Changsheng's insight might also benefit Suo Huan, who relied on a Fruit Position formed from a Realm Heaven Seed.
  • The Righteous Banner shook as Patriarch Tingyou appeared and told Lu Yang he wanted to forge a Dao path with Carefree Heaven.
  • Patriarch Tingyou declared that he would use Carefree Heaven and Wishful Heart to conjure Five Elements Fruit Positions and propel himself toward the Other Shore.

Ch. 825Patriarch's Resolve

Patriarch Tingyou decided to use his peak condition and recent insight to attempt a major breakthrough, hoping to become a stronger support for Lu Yang. With Lu Yang and his allies guarding him, Tingyou began manifesting the Wall Earth Fruit Position in the Sea of Suffering.

  • Lu Yang questioned whether Patriarch Tingyou could remain stable after using his risky method, but Tingyou said he had an eighty percent chance of success and insisted that now was the best time to try.
  • Lu Yang agreed to guard Tingyou, dismissed Mu Changsheng, and concealed the pair within a dark region of the Sea of Suffering.
  • Lu Yang, True Person Demon-Sweeping, and Suo Huan prepared to protect Tingyou as he began opening his path and told Lu Yang to watch closely.
  • Tingyou brought forth Carefree Heaven and used Wishful Heart to form a five-colored point of light, then sent it into the Sea of Suffering.
  • Tingyou chose to manifest Wall Earth, the first Fruit Position and the one he knew best.

Ch. 826The Secret of First-Class, the Second Ritual!

Patriarch Tingyou manifested several Fruit Positions and realized that opening a Dao Path could serve as the grand ritual needed to sublimate their profundities and reach First-Class. As his attempt stirred the Sea of Suffering and drew danger near, Lu Yang recognized that Patriarch would need help—and wondered how Sky Soaring had achieved his own sublimation alone.

  • Patriarch Tingyou manifested Wall Earth and Spring Water, but his status did not rise because they still borrowed Carefree Heaven's status.
  • Patriarch Tingyou manifested Covered Lamp Fire, Pomegranate Wood, and White Wax Metal to prepare for opening his Dao Path.
  • Patriarch Tingyou realized that opening a Dao Path was a grand ritual that could sublimate his Fruit Position's profundities across the Void Darkness Light Sea.
  • The disturbance in the Sea of Suffering grew, and Lu Yang prepared for other True Lords to arrive while reflecting on Sky Soaring's solitary achievement.

Ch. 827Calamity of Opening the Path

Patriarch Tingyou used a risky method to raise his Rank and open a path toward becoming a First-Class True Lord, suffering severe injuries as Lu Yang watched. Sky Soaring sensed the ritual and raced toward them, and Lu Yang prepared to face his mortal enemy.

  • Patriarch Tingyou used the Five Elements Fruit Position to raise his Rank through successive transformations, though Lu Yang realized the method could not reach the Other Shore.
  • Patriarch Tingyou's Dharma Body cracked and bled from the falling Rank, but he ordered Lu Yang not to intervene while he continued the ritual.
  • Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators sensed the disturbance in the Immortal Pivot, and True Lord Flying Snow recognized a new Fruit Position Ascension Ritual.
  • Sky Soaring calculated that Lu Yang was protecting Patriarch Tingyou and rushed toward the Sea of Suffering to confront him.
  • Lu Yang sensed Sky Soaring approaching with Holding Candle and resolved to test his strength against him.
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