After breaking through to the late Tribulation Transcendence stage, Lu Yang did not feel particularly stirred. He had experienced the power of the late Tribulation Transcendence stage countless times already and did not need to adapt at all. The moment he broke through, he was able to wield this power, making him even stronger than those veteran late-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivators.
What pleased him most about this breakthrough was the change in the embryonic Dao Fruit of Tracing Origins. It already faintly showed signs of completion, and he could use it with even greater ease.
Lu Yang walked out of his cave abode, and the first thing that met his eyes was a sea of flowers. He remembered now—this was the flower garden Yun Mengmeng and Qing He had planted. There were twelve flower gardens in total, covering Heaven Gate Peak. Whenever he emerged from seclusion, flowers would be in full bloom to celebrate his breakthrough.
Yun Mengmeng lay in the flower garden with her legs crossed, humming an unknown tune, looking relaxed and carefree.
When she heard the commotion from the cave abode, she immediately sprang up from the ground. She had clearly been lying in the flowers, yet her clothes were still as pristine as new, without a speck of dirt on them. If anything had clung to her, it was only the fragrance of flowers.
"Second-in-command, you broke through again! You were in seclusion for such a long time this time."
"Was it really that long?"
"Yeah, more than half a year, I'd say. The outside world has changed a lot."
Lu Yang noticed that Yun Mengmeng was holding a light panel. She had been looking at something on it while lying on the ground.
"What's this?"
"This? It's a quantum communicator, the latest model. It can