The Moon Washing Blade let out a clear ring, and cold ferocity and madness flashed through Lu Tian's eyes.
He swung his blade fiercely, slashing at 3,167 Golden Immortal experts!
Slashing at the combined strike of three thousand Golden Immortals!
The three thousand Golden Immortal experts, all of whom were at a higher realm than him, had never expected Lu Tian to possess such audacity—to dare swing his blade at three thousand people!
The next moment, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Lu Tian's slash erupted with boundless might!
A bright crescent moon rose, its chilly moonlight transforming into razor-sharp blade radiance.
"Form the formation, quickly!" the temporary commander shouted in panic.
The three thousand Immortal Venerables jolted awake. At the instant the silver blade descended, they simultaneously summoned defensive treasures. Some called forth spirit armor and shields, some raised protective barriers, and others tried to tear through space to flee, only to discover that the surroundings had long been sealed by layers of restrictions.
Clang—
The clear moonwheel collided with the immortal formation. The combined defense of more than three thousand Immortal Venerables was like thin paper, effortlessly pierced through by the moon blade. This strike prized not speed, only sharpness, as though it sought to cleave apart heaven, earth, and all things.
"How can this be?!"
The immortals of the Asura Race cried out in horror as they watched the moonwheel descend. As moonlight poured down, every strand of pale radiance became a frigid blade of death. Whether ordinary Immortal Venerables or experts who had comprehended laws, all were no better than grass beneath this indiscriminate harvest of moonlight.
Within the imprisoned void, no one could escape this judgment of moonlight. The bleakly beautiful river of blood reflected the moonwheel, while wails and severed limbs added an eerie footnote to the scene.
Lu Tian strode forward atop waves of blood.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
His heart pounded with unprecedented violence. In the moonlit silence, only that heartbeat boomed like thunder. Everywhere he passed, corpses and seas of blood transformed into Power of Origin, all of it flowing into the aperture of his heart.
When the last trace of blood aura faded, only shattered space and chaotic spiritual energy proved that a world-shaking battle had once taken place here.
This blade should be named—
Crescent Moon Slash!
One slash annihilated three thousand powerful enemies!
Every one of those three thousand opponents had possessed greater cultivation than him!
Crack!
Styx's mind shook violently. In a moment of distraction, the spirit treasure teacup in his hand shattered with a crisp crack!
"You two fellow Daoists truly accepted an astonishing disciple!"
He could not help but exclaim in admiration.
Jieyin and Zhunti smiled without speaking, though the pride in their eyes was impossible to conceal.
This disciple had truly brought them honor!
"That slash has already reached the level of a top-tier Great Luo secret art!"
"Even when I was at the Great Luo realm, I would have needed five hundred years to create such a secret art. Yet he, a mere Golden Immortal, managed it?"
Styx blurted out in shock.
He found it impossible to believe!
Lu Tian was only a Golden Immortal, yet his ability to create techniques rivaled Styx's when he had been at the Great Luo realm?
Even with heaven-defying comprehension, this was far too outrageous!
With such talent, he likely rivaled the Dao Ancestor himself!
"You flatter him, fellow Daoist."
"He possesses a time secret treasure. Five hundred years outside is actually nearly five thousand years of contemplation within."
Zhunti laughed heartily and casually made up an explanation.
He knew Lu Tian cultivated through the Dream Path Enlightenment Method, but he could not speak of it openly, so he could only attribute it to the secret treasure.
With the two of them protecting him, unless a Saint intervened, no one could harm Lu Tian in the slightest!
Even if a Saint caused trouble, as long as they did not attack together, Jieyin and Zhunti were confident they could keep him safe!
Thus, Lu Tian could display his talent to his heart's content!
As for the Dream Path Enlightenment Method, it absolutely could not be revealed.
It was the foundation of the Western Teachings. If outsiders learned of it, it would surely bring endless disaster!
Styx nodded slightly, his expression easing somewhat.
Five thousand years to comprehend a top-tier Great Luo secret art was still shocking, but it was far easier to accept than five hundred years!
"Five thousand years... he is still an unparalleled monster!"
"With such comprehension, across all of prehistoric history, he is enough to rank among the top thirty!"
Styx still could not hide his shock.
The top thirty he spoke of included every supreme expert from ancient times to the present—
The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, the Six Sages;
Styx himself, Demon Emperor Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Zhenyuanzi, Red Cloud...
Whether alive or dead, every supreme powerhouse whose name remained in the prehistoric world was included among them!
That barren land of the Western Teachings had silently raised such a peerless genius whose comprehension pierced the heavens!
Jieyin and Zhunti smiled without speaking, merely thanking Styx on Lu Tian's behalf.
Only they knew—
How could Lu Tian's talent be limited to the top thirty?
Even the top ten, or perhaps even the top five, was within his reach!
"Sadly, his foundation is still too poor..."
Styx sighed softly. Even though they stood in different camps, he could not help feeling regret for Lu Tian. Such world-shaking comprehension had been paired with such a weak foundation. Fate truly toyed with people.
Suddenly, Styx shot to his feet, disbelief appearing on his face.
Impossible! How could this...
He completely lost the calm bearing expected of one of the prehistoric world's strongest beings and cried out in shock! He immediately prepared to tear through space and rush to Lu Tian's side.
Though Jieyin and Zhunti wore smiles, they moved as swiftly as lightning, instantly blocking Styx's path.
Devour!
Devour!
Devour!
Lu Tian sat down where he stood. With a casual grasp of his five fingers, he pulled the stone rod that had just appeared into his storage space and ignored it afterward.
Before the stone rod had appeared, three thousand Golden Immortals had gathered to fight over it, nearly encompassing every Golden Immortal cultivator in the entire Star Burial Sea. Yet only moments after the rod emerged, Lu Tian was the only one left nearby.
This supreme treasure that countless cultivators had flocked toward was simply put away by him with a wave of his hand.
The situation changed in an instant. Nothing more needed to be said.
At this moment, all of Lu Tian's attention was focused on absorbing the Power of Origin from these three thousand experts.
The vast Power of Origin transformed into starlike points of light and continuously flowed into his beating demonic heart. The demonic heart pounded violently, converting that energy into pure origin and repairing his damaged foundation.
Looking inward, Lu Tian saw the Purple Bamboo that represented his origin.
Like many great powers in the prehistoric world, he was an Innate deity rather than a being born after heaven and earth. Just as the Three Pure Ones had been transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit, giving rise to the saying One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, this Innate Purple Bamboo was his true form.
Yet the Purple Bamboo was nearly withered at this moment, with only a trace of green remaining around its roots.
Innate spiritual objects were no ordinary things. Ordinary watering was meaningless. Only the Power of Origin could save it.
The instant the refined Power of Origin flowed into it, the withered Purple Bamboo seemed to receive rain after a long drought, bursting with astonishing vitality. Its roots revived first—from a scattered few living rootlets to a dense network of roots, all brimming with life.
Lu Tian clearly sensed some mysterious change taking place within his body.
This was not a breakthrough in cultivation, but a more fundamental transformation, one beyond description.
Though he could not pinpoint the exact change, something truly had become different.
Lu Tian knew that the trajectory of his fate was changing.
Although defying fate had long become a worn-out trope in novels, to the point that no one wrote such plots anymore by the time he transmigrated—
This cliché was happening to him nonetheless.
Of course, he was not defying heaven.
This was merely the slim chance left behind by the Heavenly Dao, and Lu Tian had happened to seize it.
Not bad. About two percent restored...
Seven days later, the corner of Lu Tian's mouth lifted slightly.
After completely refining the origin of five hundred Golden Immortals, his foundation had finally recovered by two percent.
This progress...
Was truly speechless!
At this rate, even if he devoured every Golden Immortal in the Blood Sea Trial, he probably still would not fully restore his foundation.
Unless Taiyi Golden Immortals could provide an unimaginable boost.
Still, he had gained something—
The most obvious change was in his cultivation aptitude.
That two percent restoration directly doubled his cultivation speed!
Such a significant improvement was absolutely worth it!
It had only taken five hundred Golden Immortals!
At this ratio, a little over twenty thousand Golden Immortals would do the trick. Was that not good news?
Not to mention that he could devour stronger beings to speed up the restoration.
Thinking of this, Lu Tian grew even more excited.
He continued devouring frantically.
His devouring speed grew faster and faster in the later stages.
One month later, all three thousand Golden Immortals had been refined, and his foundation had recovered to ten percent!
At the instant he crossed that threshold—
Lu Tian felt his mind become clear and his entire body relax.
A mysterious piece of information suddenly surfaced in his mind.
After sensing it briefly, his face immediately broke into wild joy!
He had actually awakened an Innate Divine Ability!
Lu Tian had never expected that restoring merely ten percent of his foundation would grant him an Innate Divine Ability.
One had to know that those who possessed Innate Divine Abilities were usually beings of extraordinary origins.
The most famous example was Master Xuanzang, who possessed the ability to shed his shell like a golden cicada—
He died in the Flowing Sand River through nine reincarnations, only obtaining the true scriptures and attaining Buddhahood in his tenth life.
Yet Lu Tian had gained an Innate Divine Ability after restoring only ten percent of his foundation!
This fully proved that, just as he had guessed before, his foundation was indeed far from ordinary.
It might even be one of the highest-grade foundations in the prehistoric world!
That was not impossible.
Originally, his Purple Bamboo should have withered during the War of Dao and Demon.
Before the living beings of the west were exterminated, there should have been many exceptionally gifted existences among them. Unfortunately, they had all fallen before they could even take form.
It was only because he had transmigrated here that the Purple Bamboo, as his vessel, survived and took form.
His innate secret art was equally extraordinary. It was called: Sky-Piercing Heart.
This secret art could passively increase the efficiency of spiritual energy absorption and refinement. In essence, it accelerated cultivation.
Lu Tian sat down and tested it on the spot—
When his foundation had been restored by only two percent, his cultivation speed had already doubled;
Now that his foundation had been restored by ten percent, his cultivation efficiency had soared to five times its original level.
With the boost from his innate secret art layered on top, his cultivation speed had actually surged fiftyfold!
It had multiplied yet again atop the original increase!
At this rate, even without any external assistance, Lu Tian could reach the peak of the Golden Immortal realm within eight hundred years.
Did that sound terrifying? But this was the prehistoric world.
How else could one explain beings like Styx, whose foundation was so heaven-defying that he became a Taiyi Golden Immortal the instant he took form?
Besides, the true bottleneck in cultivation had never been the accumulation of mana—
The prehistoric world's spiritual energy was abundant enough to support any living being cultivating to its limit, far beyond what ordinary planes could compare to.
The true difficulty lay in comprehending laws.
The difference in power between an ordinary Golden Immortal and a Law Golden Immortal was a hundredfold, and that was the root of it.
Without thoroughly comprehending laws, one could remain trapped at the Golden Immortal realm for a million years and still fail to advance an inch.
Fortunately, Lu Tian had already completed the initial stage of comprehension.
Now, he only needed to condense the Five Qi in the Chest.
The transformation brought by restoring only ten percent of his foundation made him look forward even more to what would come next.
This Purple Bamboo...
Could it truly be a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root?
Lu Tian calmed his emotions.
Besides accelerating cultivation, Sky-Piercing Heart also possessed the ability to "summon lightning"—
It could wield lightning to temper the body.
Its effects, however, remained unclear...
After giving it some thought, he immediately entered a dream to test it.
An ordinary bolt of lightning struck down, but his physical body showed no reaction at all.
Lu Tian increased the power of the Lightning Law again. This time, he condensed a bolt comparable to the full-force strike of a Golden Immortal cultivator and sent it crashing down upon himself.
His body's surface still showed no reaction.
He simply raised the lightning's intensity to a level containing Origin Law.
The result...
His body still did not move in the slightest!
This outcome left Lu Tian frozen where he stood.
It seemed this secret art had extremely high requirements for the grade of lightning.
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