The Heavenly Dao is Not Constant!

Swallowing back the complaint that was on the tip of his tongue, He Dongsheng's reply also resolved a doubt in Lu Yan's mind.

The Storage Bag he got from Steward Chu must be connected to the Red Lotus Demonic Sect, which made Lu Yan even more certain that he couldn't expose the Storage Bag casually.

After rummaging through a pile of books, He Dongsheng found a dusty book with several large characters written on it: Biography of a Demonic Sect's Enchantress.

"Cough, cough, cough! Although the origin of this book is a bit questionable and the content is a bit biased, it is indeed written by a genuine Joyous Union Sect disciple.

Putting aside the large amount of dual cultivation plots inside, it has extremely clear descriptions of the origins of the various Demonic Sects and the spells they are skilled in. Fellow Daoist Lu might be interested in referencing it.

However, this book was written a long time ago, and some of the information might be inaccurate. Fellow Daoist Lu should also be careful to filter the information within."

Lu Yan took the book and, after a quick flip through, was surprised to find that it was actually a Xianxia erotic novel.

Although the direction was a bit off, it was still a satisfactory outcome.

After saying goodbye to He Dongsheng, Lu Yan immediately went to a Spirit Talisman shop.

Previously, he had over a hundred Spirit Stones in his Storage Bag, but after starting his cultivation, consuming them in the Apocalypse Version, and then buying the First Order Spell Compendium after returning to the Xianxia Version, his Spirit Stone reserves were almost depleted.

He still needed to rent a cave dwelling later, so Lu Yan planned to sell most of the Spirit Talismans he had for Spirit Stones.

A moment later, Lu Yan exchanged dozens of First Order Low-Grade Spirit Talismans, five First Order Mid-Grade ones, and one First Order High-Grade one for ninety Spirit Stones, keeping only a few Spirit Talismans for daily use and the Rankless Spirit Talismans that couldn't be sold for a price.

For Lu Yan, his main offensive method relied on the Hundred Soul Banner. Spirit Talismans were only a supplementary method he used before he had spells. Now that he had the First Order Spell Compendium, he didn't need Spirit Talismans anymore.

As for the Mid-Grade Magic Item flying sword, Lu Yan was tempted to sell it, but he was worried that it might have a mark from the Red Lotus Demonic Sect on it, so he didn't rush to deal with it and decided to make plans later.

Walking through the Market Street, he arrived at the cave dwelling rental office. Only a middle-aged man in a Daoist robe was lazily slumped over the desk.

"Excuse me, how do I rent a cave dwelling?"

The middle-aged man looked up and sized up Lu Yan.

"A Low-Grade cave dwelling is one Spirit Stone per month, a Mid-Grade cave dwelling is two Spirit Stones per month. High-Grade cave dwellings are not available for external rental; you need to have cultivation above Late-Stage Qi Refining and join the Market Street to be eligible to rent one."

"I'll rent a Mid-Grade cave dwelling for three months."

Lu Yan took out six Spirit Stones and handed them to the middle-aged man.

"It's a bit rare for someone at Third Layer Qi Refining to rent a Mid-Grade cave dwelling.

Let me give you a heads-up: try to leave the cave dwelling as little as possible before you advance to Mid-Stage Qi Refinement, and don't leave the Market Street."

Handing Lu Yan a palm-sized formation plate, the middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling Lu Yan to leave.

Lu Yan looked at the middle-aged man with some surprise. This cultivator didn't look very friendly, but his reminder was well-intentioned.

Renting a Mid-Grade cave dwelling at the Early-Stage Qi Refining was indeed too conspicuous and easily attracted attention.

However, Lu Yan was only staying in the Xianxia Version for three months, so he didn't need to worry too much.

Thanking the middle-aged man, Lu Yan followed the guidance of the formation plate towards the cave dwelling.

The cave dwellings were carved into the mountain. The closer one got to the valley, the richer the spiritual energy became.

After finding his cave dwelling, Lu Yan activated the formation plate with his Mana. A formation appeared in front of the cave dwelling's door, turning into a restriction to prevent outsiders from entering.

The interior of the cave dwelling was divided into simple rooms. The Mid-Grade cave dwelling even had a Spirit Beast Room and an Alchemy Room planned out. The spiritual energy concentration inside the cave dwelling even exceeded that of the Apocalypse Version, so it was indeed worth the price.

After settling down in the cave dwelling, Lu Yan immediately took out the three books he had purchased today.

Putting aside the First Order Spell Compendium for the time being, Lu Yan first picked up the Biography of a Demonic Sect's Enchantress and began to flip through it.

Ignoring the large number of dual cultivation scenes and some specialized terms related to Yin-Yang harmony, Lu Yan roughly understood that this book was purely a novel about a certain Joyous Union Sect enchantress conquering demonic sect prodigies and aloof righteous path male gods.

The scale and variety of playstyles were so extensive that even the top forum moderator would feel inferior.

However, just as He Dongsheng had said, the book did indeed describe a lot of information about the various demonic sects, and the Red Lotus Demonic Sect was prominently listed.

According to the book, the Red Lotus Demonic Sect was a sect that suddenly rose after the Righteous-Demonic War, founded by a demonic path mighty figure named the Red Lotus Demon Lord.

Normally, after major sects are founded, they would first promote the purity of their own lineage, with some sects even tracing their origins directly back to ancient times.

However, the Red Lotus Demonic Sect was extremely secretive about the origin of its lineage, to the point that even the author of the Biography of a Demonic Sect's Enchantress was unclear about it.

"Considering that the Red Lotus Demonic Sect rose after the Righteous-Demonic War, at which time the Moral Sect had already been annihilated by the demonic sects.

And the exclusive spell of the Red Lotus Karma Fire Sutra, Red Lotus Karma Fire, can refine Merit to cultivate the Divine Power of Profound Yellow Merit Fire.

Does this mean that the inheritance of the Red Lotus Demonic Sect is very likely from the Moral Sect?

Did that Red Lotus Demon Lord secretly seize the inherited cultivation technique during the siege of the Moral Sect by the various demonic sects, thus creating the current Red Lotus Demonic Sect?"

As soon as this thought emerged, Lu Yan's mind instantly became clear.

Although it was just a guess, Lu Yan's intuition told him that this might be the truth behind the Red Lotus Karma Fire Sutra.

"It seems that the subsequent cultivation techniques of the Red Lotus Karma Fire Sutra may not necessarily need to be sought within the Red Lotus Demonic Sect."

Lu Yan pondered inwardly, put down the Biography of a Demonic Sect's Enchantress, and prepared to pick up the First Order Spell Compendium to comprehend the spells within.

But halfway through lifting his hand, Lu Yan's target shifted to the Heavenly Dao Treatise.

"Comprehending spells isn't urgent for now. Since I got this for free, why not see what this so-called Heavenly Dao Treatise is all about."

Opening the book, the first sentence that caught Lu Yan's eye was:

[The Heavenly Dao is not constant!]

Lu Yan's gaze immediately sharpened.

All cultivators in this world believed that the Heavenly Dao was constant, meaning it was eternal and unchanging. In the eyes of ordinary cultivators, this sentence was undoubtedly a blasphemous statement.

But in the eyes of Lu Yan, who had experienced several version updates, it presented another layer of meaning.

"Interesting."

With a smile on his face, Lu Yan began to flip through this false ancient text.

But as he continued to read, the smile on Lu Yan's face disappeared.

Throughout the entire Heavenly Dao Treatise, the author expounded on their view that the Heavenly Dao was not constant, and that it was changing and replacing itself in a way that was difficult to perceive.

However, being under the Heavenly Dao, no one could detect these changes, and even less could anyone defy the Heavenly Dao; they could only follow its development.

Even those immortals who ascended to the immortal realm were merely pursuing a greater alignment with the Heavenly Dao, but this was a fallacy.

The more one aligned with the Heavenly Dao, the less they could break free from its constraints and perceive the essence of the Heavenly Dao's inconstancy.

At the end of the book, the author, with a tone of regret, expounded on a conjecture.

[All things in the world are passively accepting the changes of the Heavenly Dao. If there is an Unchanging One who breaks free from the constraints of the Heavenly Dao, perhaps they can influence the replacement of the Heavenly Dao and replace Heaven with man!]

In an instant, Lu Yan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and a crazy thought flashed repeatedly in his mind.

"Version Change Value!"