Chapter 207: 4th Life: Rank 9 Immortal Gu, Gu Dao Will!
"Was that Divine Thought just now from the ancestor of the Cloud Celestial Immortal Palace?"
Lu Yuan looked in the direction the figure departed, his expression somewhat odd.
But on closer thought, it was within the realm of reason.
The tradition in the Cultivation World has always been 'better a fellow Daoist dies than I'.
A Tribulation Crossing True Monarch traverses countless hardships, treading on thin ice along the way, barely reaching today's cultivation and realm.
Someone like this would cherish their life immensely, so how could they possibly risk their life for a few juniors in the Divinity Transformation Realm?
The ancestor of the Cloud Celestial Immortal Palace, upon realizing his own inability to win, decisively fled far away, which was undoubtedly the most prudent action.
However, fleeing in panic without even exchanging blows seems overly cautious and conservative, doesn't it?
Of course.
The ancestor of the Immortal Palace was so cautious partly because Ninghai and others were insignificant, not worth the risk of hastening the Celestial Human Five Declines to fight with peers.
Secondly, because the Tribulation Crossing True Monarch acts against the heavens and is not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao.
The slightest mishap could trigger a catastrophic disaster!
Lu Yuan also empathized with this.
In the eyes of cultivators, mortals are as insignificant as ants.
But in the perception of the Heavenly Dao, are these Tribulation Crossing True Monarchs not lambs awaiting slaughter?
Fortunately, Lu Yuan had the Seven-Turn Immortal Gu, Deceiving Heaven, to temporarily obscure destiny and use the Sixth-Transformation Gu of Blame to redirect the erosion and calamity of the Celestial Human Five Declines.
Otherwise, he, like other Tribulation Crossing True Monarchs, would have to find a place to hide and live cautiously in this world.
"Did we win?"
On Cyan Grass Mountain.
Yunxi and the disciples of Cyan Grass Mountain stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, disbelief filling their eyes.
Originally, Cloud Celestial Immortal Palace and other Supreme Holy Lands came with full force, intent on flattening Cyan Grass Mountain in one fell swoop.
In the face of an army of 100,000 cultivators, along with more than twenty Divinity Transformation Great Powers, even Yunxi felt utterly despairing.
But who could have imagined it?
With Lu Yuan emerging from seclusion, the entire situation took a dramatic turn.
The 100,000 strong army was completely wiped out, and even Ninghai and his Divinity Transformation Great Powers could not escape death!
What is called invincible?
This is truly invincible!
What's more, Lu Yuan had only been cultivating for less than fifty years.
With his talent and aptitude, becoming a Harmonization Celestial Monarch in the future is all but guaranteed.
A single Tribulation Crossing True Monarch is enough to establish a Great Teachings or Holy Land, passing down for tens of thousands of years.
And a Harmonization Celestial Monarch stands almost at the pinnacle of the Cultivation World, reigning supreme over the entire Spirit Realm!
"Wonderful, we won!"
"With the Sect Master's divine might, from now on Cyan Grass Mountain will be the strongest sect in the Southern Domain!"
All the disciples burst into tears of joy, dancing with excitement.
They looked at Lu Yuan with fervent admiration, like zealots gazing upon their God.
On the other hand.
Although Ninghai and others were dead, their storage rings and weapons floated in the air, emitting a faint glow.
The Celestial Human Five Declines only affect the cultivators themselves, leaving the external items largely unharmed.
Thus, the battle armor and weapons of those 100,000 cultivators remained perfectly intact.
These battle armors were crafted with precision, each imprinted with Rune Dao Marks. Once activated, they could form a battle array, dramatically boosting a cultivator's power.
With this batch of weapons and battle armor.
Lu Yuan could swiftly assemble a cultivator army to sweep across the Southern Domain!
Afterwards.
With a wave of his hand, he collected all these weapons into a storage space and handed them to Yunxi to manage.
His only requirement for the disciples of Cyan Grass Mountain was this.
To expand at all costs and gather as many cultivation techniques and secret techniques as possible.
Due to the distortion of the Heavenly Dao, all cultivation techniques in this realm were merely Insect Race Breeding Manuals in essence.
But Lu Yuan, with his heaven-defying comprehension, a Divine-level talent, could learn any technique at a glance, comprehending them instantly.
Moreover, he could reverse-engineer the cultivation methods of the Gu Dao from these techniques.
This meant that.
The more cultivation techniques and secret techniques Lu Yuan mastered, the deeper his understanding of the Gu Dao would become, and his power would grow increasingly stronger!
Meanwhile.
News of Ninghai and his defeat spread quickly, reaching various holy lands in no time.
Cloud Celestial Immortal Palace.
Known as the first Holy Land of Central State, teeming with powerful figures and outstanding talents.
Yet at this moment, the atmosphere in the Sect Hall was utterly silent.
All Nascent Soul Elders hung their heads low, not daring to breathe too loudly.
The Divinity Transformation strong persons were also enraged, their eyes blazing, expressions extremely ugly.
"Ninghai was defeated?"
"More than five thousand elite members of the Immortal Palace, one Supreme Elder, and seven Divinity Transformation strong persons, all sacrificed in vain?"
Above the hall.
The speech of the Cloud Celestial Palace Master was cold and indifferent, yet carried immense fury.
Upon hearing this, everyone shuddered, bowing even lower, the Divinity Transformation strong persons remaining silent and not daring to put on any airs.
Because the Cloud Celestial Palace Master was not only the master of the Immortal Palace, but he himself was also a Half-Step Tribulation True Monarch!
In fact.
If not for needing to manage the vast Holy Land and being entangled in numerous mundane affairs, he could have stepped into the Tribulation Transcendence Realm at any moment!
"Reporting to the Palace Master, according to the message from the ancestor, that Lu Yuan seemed to have secluded himself for ten years and is suspected to have stepped into the Tribulation True Monarch Realm..."
A Supreme Elder cautiously reported.
"Tribulation Crossing True Monarch?"
Upon hearing this news, all the elders present were in an uproar.
If they remembered correctly, hadn't Lu Yuan just recently broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm?
And how much time has passed since then, for him to leap across a Great Realm?