The mountains stretched endlessly, dotted with fiery-red exotic flowers and strange plants.
Terrifying magma flowed, forming "rivers," "streams," and "waterfalls"...
From time to time, earthly fire qi erupted.
Under the dreadful heat, even space seemed distorted.
In such an environment, even the spiritual qi had been dyed crimson.
Divine birds such as Bi Fang flew about joyfully.
This was the Phoenix Clan's sacred land, Immortal Volcano, perhaps the hottest place in the Primordial Era.
Looking across the Primordial World, only the Sun Star was likely hotter.
The Archaic Star Lu Ya had just shattered with a Palm Thunder was blocked outside the array.
Countless fragments of varying sizes drifted outside the array, while heavenly dust scattered through the air.
When the star core exploded, a vast amount of Star Power surged forth.
The grand array covering Immortal Volcano was struck by the Star Power, yet its barrier did not budge in the slightest.
Not to mention a single Archaic Star—even the Star Power unleashed by the explosion of billions upon billions of them would struggle to break Immortal Volcano's Array Master.
Vermilion Bird watched Lu Ya depart, then withdrew her gaze.
"I've never seen anyone better at hiding than Lu Ya." Vermilion Bird curled her lips.
Generally speaking, one would not conceal too much of one's cultivation, and this was also related to magical power.
One could judge cultivation from the purity of magical power. It might not be absolutely accurate, but it was rarely wrong.
Therefore, unless one did not use magical power at all, cultivation was difficult to conceal.
As for the purity of magical power, the first thing to consider was cultivation.
For example, the magical power of the Grand Unity level was certainly much purer than that of the Grand Unity level.
It was also related to one's innate foundation.
Those with better innate foundations possessed purer magical power.
It was additionally related to one's cultivation technique, Dao attainment, and state of mind.
When their innate foundations and cultivation techniques were similar, and both were at the Grand Unity level, the magical power of one who had attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit would be considerably purer.
Of course, one could disguise the purity of magical power, but deceiving someone at the same level was nearly impossible.
In truth, even for someone at the Grand Unity level to conceal the purity of their magical power from someone at the Grand Unity level was quite difficult.
From the first time she had met Lu Ya, Vermilion Bird had noticed that his magical power was exceptionally pure.
And when Lu Ya had used Palm Thunder just now, Vermilion Bird had sensed his magical power again.
"His magical power is now incomparably pure. Not only am I far inferior to him, even the clan chief cannot compare."
"Could he have broken through beyond the Grand Unity level?"
At this moment, Vermilion Bird could not calm her heart.
Night fell, and the stars shone brilliantly.
Amid the surrounding stars, the Moon Star resembled a silver disc.
Soft moonlight poured down from the Sky Dome.
Lu Ya sat in meditation, cultivating.
The Nine Revolutions Golden Crow Art had become more complete, and with his decent innate foundation, his cultivation efficiency was not slow.
Although both his cultivation and Dao attainment fell short of Vermilion Bird's, Lu Ya's magical power was purer than hers.
Having cultivated the Heavenly Tribulation Method, his magical power had become somewhat purer still.
Once his true body attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit, his magical power would become even purer.
Within the cycle of heaven and earth were the Five Immortals: Heaven, Earth, gods, humans, and ghosts. Heaven Immortals ranked first, so the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit was also the first Dao Fruit.
Strictly speaking, Human Immortals and Earth Immortals should have been equal to Heaven Immortals.
As for the cultivation divisions under the operation of Heavenly Dao, Human Immortals ranked below Earth Immortals, and Earth Immortals ranked below Heaven Immortals. In a sense, this was also related to Lu Yang.
Of course, this was not the only cultivation division within Heavenly Dao.
Grand Unity, Grand Unity, and Primordial Realm had gained widespread recognition.
As for the Golden Immortal level beneath Grand Unity, not many living beings recognized it.
There was even less need to mention Mystic Immortals and the like beneath Golden Immortals.
Long before Heavenly Dao came online, many different systems for dividing cultivation had appeared in the Primordial World.
From the time Lu Yang had transmigrated here until now, many cultivation divisions and cultivation systems had disappeared from the Primordial World, but all kinds of strange new ones had also emerged.
The divisions of cultivation were really only different names.
As for cultivation systems, they existed as individual sequences within Heavenly Dao.
When comprehending Heavenly Dao, one could sense countless sequences.
Dividing cultivation by the strength of magical power was simple and direct, and it was also universally used throughout the Primordial World.
The level of one's Dao attainment was much more complicated, for it could only be understood, not explained.
If a great expert displayed their Dao Fruit, those with profound roots might achieve enlightenment upon seeing it, while those with shallow roots could only be utterly bewildered.
In other words, "methods" and "techniques" were easy to pass down, but the "Dao" was difficult to impart.
Moreover, a Grand Unity Dao Fruit required one to carve out one's own path.
Thus, listening to others speak of the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit, Qianyuan Dao Fruit, and Grand Unity Dao Fruit was simple, but for the Grand Unity Dao Fruit, one had to walk one's own "Dao."
Aside from splitting off a portion of his mind and spirit to control his two avatars, Lu Yang focused his mind and spirit on comprehending Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Dao Mark bound to his primordial spirit took effect, making it easier for him to comprehend Heavenly Dao.
Even those who had attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit might not be able to comprehend Heavenly Dao better than he could now.
As he comprehended Heavenly Dao, the Grand Unity Dao Fruit came within reach.
More and more insights appeared in Lu Yang's heart.
"The number of Grand Unity is Five Yuan Six Epochs. The Five Yuan are Jiazi, Bingzi, Wuzi, Gengzi, and Renzi. Each Yuan is seventy-two years, making three hundred and sixty years for Five Yuan. One Jiazi is an Epoch, and six Epochs are likewise three hundred and sixty years."
"Grand Unity signifies supremacy. Nature and Life cannot be seen, so they reside in Heavenly Light. Heavenly Light cannot be seen, so it resides in the two eyes."
"Heaven and earth regard humans as mayflies, while the Great Dao regards heaven and earth as fleeting illusions. Only True Primordial Spirit Nature transcends the Cosmic Epochs."
"Within the transformations of primordial essence, sunlight is sovereign. That which has form is the sun; in humans, it is the eyes. Nothing leaks divine consciousness more severely..."
"Light is neither within the body nor outside it. Mountains, rivers, earth, and the great sun shine upon all..."
All manner of insights surfaced within his state of mind.
A Qianyuan Dao Fruit also began to transform.
Who knew how long passed before Lu Yang's state of mind rose to a higher level.
The Grand Unity Dao Fruit was achieved!
At that very moment, his magical power became somewhat purer again.
"So this is the Grand Unity Dao Fruit? It truly is profound." Lu Yang sighed.
Without attaining this Dao Fruit, one could never know it would be like this.
It truly could only be understood, not explained.
If one understood, one understood. If one did not, no amount of words would help.
To hear the Dao in the morning and die in the evening would be enough!
After attaining the Grand Unity Dao Fruit, his state of mind had become far more detached, and many things he had once cared about no longer seemed important.
If the Qianyuan Dao Fruit represented "mortality," then the Grand Unity Dao Fruit possessed "divinity."
At this time, Lu Yang found controlling his true body much easier.
However, the consequences of changing the Sun Star's orbital path were too great for him to bear.
He yearned even more for the Grand Unity Dao Fruit.
The Grand Unity Dao Fruit was already so profound. He truly did not know what kind of "scenery" the Grand Unity Dao Fruit would offer.
And after attaining the Grand Unity Dao Fruit, creating Golden Crows at the Grand Unity level became easier as well.
In truth, Lu Yang had not created Golden Crow avatars merely to pass the time. He had another plan.
In the future, perhaps he could make the Golden Crow his true body and the Sun Star his avatar.
Of course, he could not accomplish that now.
Rumble!
The Tribulation Cloud churned.
A top-grade Postnatal Spiritual Root used a divine ability, combining its magical power with the five elements to form a five-colored barrier.
This was the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
Logically speaking, a top-grade Postnatal Spiritual Root assuming human form should not have triggered the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
But this spiritual root's roots were connected to a Chaos Spirit Vein.
Though it was only a small Chaos Spirit Vein.
Suddenly, something like a streak of rainbow light seemed to fly into the Tribulation Cloud.
The spiritual root thought it was an illusion.
The power of Heavenly Tribulation was still brewing.
Thunder boomed from within the thick clouds, while lightning flashed and writhed through them.
Under heavenly might, the spiritual root had been locked onto. There was no way to ascend to heaven or descend into earth.
What left the spiritual root dumbfounded was that no heavenly lightning fell for a long time.
After a long while, the power of Heavenly Tribulation vanished, and the clouds dispersed.
A figure stood in the high sky, his eyes cold as he looked down, a golden-red flame mark between his brows.
"Destiny Number has decreed it. You cannot blame me." Di Jun spoke indifferently.
As soon as he finished speaking, Di Jun stretched out a hand.
A vast surge of magical power crashed down.
The five-colored barrier protecting the spiritual root was shattered. Though the giant hand of magical power weakened somewhat, its remaining force did not diminish as it struck the spiritual root.
In an instant, the spiritual root's branches and leaves fell away, leaving only a bare trunk.
The primordial spirit within the tree had already been extinguished, and even its true spirit no longer remained.
To cultivate the Heavenly Tribulation Method, it was necessary to follow the Heavenly Mandate.
Something that should have become tribulation ash beneath Heavenly Tribulation, if it survived because he cultivated the Heavenly Tribulation Method, would alter the Heavenly Mandate.
Paying a price could resolve it, but this being that had triggered Heavenly Tribulation was not worth Di Jun defying the Heavenly Mandate.
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