Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 456 Life always needs a little spice

In the boundless darkness, Lü Yang's consciousness floated on the surface of the abyss.

"It's reopened again."

Lü Yang sighed and began to reflect on his failure in his previous life: "As for my cultivation, this hurdle is probably even more exaggerated than I imagined."

There's no room for shortcuts when it comes to making money!

"If the heavens hadn't interfered back then, and I had cultivated step by step with my immortal body, perhaps my cultivation of the [Pomegranate Wood] could have reached the standard for seeking gold."

However, due to the interference of the heavens, he was forced to abandon the cultivation of the [Pomegranate Wood] and turn to seek other paths. As a result, he used all the insights from the previous chapters of the Immortal Spirit to seek gold, which led to a mishap. Otherwise, given his state at the time, he would have had a good chance of attaining enlightenment.

"The key lies in supernatural powers."

"Innate divine abilities and natural divine abilities—each one must be honed through one's own efforts. Relying on external forces may appear powerful, but in reality, the foundation is weak."

In comparison, the requirements for attaining enlightenment through non-Buddhist paths are not so stringent.

【Exquisite Heart】, 【Containing True Qi】, 【Gathering Yuan Gong】, 【Inheriting the Heavenly Order】, 【Being in Harmony with the World】—none of these were cultivated by Lü Yang step by step.

It's all about quick fixes.

However, if he were to seek the Seven Luminaries Heaven, success would be almost guaranteed. This demonstrates that the essential requirement for attaining Daoist cultivation is a unique position attained within this particular realm.

"However, this may be one of the reasons why the external path fruition is not as good as the local fruition. Although there are fewer restrictions, there is probably less potential as well."

Just as Lü Yang was pondering, the Book of a Hundred Generations moved.

[Activate 'Golden Talent - Innate Celestial Spirit'?]

"Not enabled".

Upon seeing this, Lü Yang immediately cursed, "Trash talent! You've ruined my life! If I weren't so clever, I would have restarted long ago!"
[The Book of a Hundred Generations] naturally ignored Lü Yang's complaints, and new handwriting quickly appeared:
【Please select to reopen the anchor point】

"First Anchor Point".

Lu Yang sighed. He had already built the corresponding foundation for the second anchor point, [City Wall Soil]. He had been too hasty at the time, and now it was a dead file.

He was too young then and didn't realize how dangerous this wretched place was. He even once imagined taking a risk from the Pure Land to prove his claim of "City Wall Soil." Now it seems like all of that was bullshit. A mere "City Wall Soil" could provoke the World-Honored One to personally intervene!
'Shameless!'

Lu Yang shook his head, but as he confirmed it, the darkness in front of him began to ripple, like turning the pages of a book, and fine white light emerged.

Like sunlight piercing through the darkness.

It was like an ordinary moment of opening his eyes, but when Lü Yang came to his senses, he was presented with a scene he had almost forgotten.

[Your unexpected failure to obtain the 'Pomegranate Wood' left even a certain Daoist master, who had initially had considerable confidence in you, stunned. He pondered for ten days, unable to understand why you, lacking confidence and sufficient cultivation, would still seek proof. Consequently, he had to abandon his initial plan to communicate with you.]

[Current number of remaining pages in the Hundred Worlds Book: 90]

[In your new life, you can choose one of the following gains from your previous life:
1: Treasure.

2: Cultivation.

Three: Lifespan.

Four: Give up all gains and randomly awaken a talent based on past life experiences]

“The person whose name was called came up to me.”

The familiar people, the familiar things—Liu Xin's voice on stage, which once made Lü Yang feel a chill, now left him in a daze.

'How many years has it been?'

Lu Yang looked at his hands. The drastic drop in his status felt like falling from a mountaintop back to the ground, making him feel somewhat uneasy for a moment.

After all, he hadn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet, and at most he had only cultivated a few great divine abilities. The long-lost weakness actually allowed Lü Yang to rediscover many of his original intentions. He no longer needed to think about the secrets of heaven and earth or the Dao Lord's plans, but could instead focus on the petty scheming in front of him.

'Ignorance is bliss.'

With that thought in mind, Lü Yang collected his thoughts and quickly walked onto the stage after Liu Xin called his name. Then he heard that familiar voice:
"The Hall of Union!"

Lü Yang was already very familiar with this routine.

So, as he went through the procedures, Lü Yang sighed inwardly: 'With each reopening, my heart grows colder and more ruthless.' In the past, he might have still harbored thoughts of revenge against Liu Xin.

However, he no longer cared. After all, what good was revenge? He would be resurrected in the next life anyway, and he would just be a waste product.

They're not even human.

'When exactly did I become like this? If I continue like this, will I become the kind of person I don't want to be?'

In an instant, Lü Yang woke up.

Absolutely not!

He cultivates immortality for lifespan, for freedom, and for the ability to control himself. If he is no longer himself, what is the point of cultivating immortality?
'I must find a way to alleviate this feeling!'

Half an hour later.

Inside Yu Suzhen's cave, Lü Yang pushed aside the pure white body beside him, let out a long breath, and felt that his originally cold heart had warmed up a lot.

'I was just worrying unnecessarily.'

Lü Yang shook his head, unable to help but sigh:

'The world is so beautiful, yet I'm so irritable. This isn't good, not good at all. Hmm, I'm still the same me, without a single change!'

After his great battle with Yu Suzhen, Lü Yang realized that cultivating immortality requires a balance of tension and relaxation, and that life needs a variety of activities. His tense mood relaxed considerably, and he leisurely looked at the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] before decisively choosing the [Treasure] option.

[Heaven encompasses all phenomena!]
This physical body contained all of Lü Yang's gains from his previous life, which he brought with him. As for his cultivation level, it was no longer important at this point.

'I can actually restore myself to the peak of Foundation Establishment anytime I want.'

He could simply reconnect to the [Mysterious Capital Blessed Land] and absorb the [Seven Luminaries Heaven] again. However, it was pointless; what he wanted in this life was the future!

'Although the attainment of a non-Buddhist path is desirable, it is not what I seek.'

Lu Yang suspected that if he were to attain the Seven Luminaries Heaven, he might not be able to attain the local fruit position again. It might seem like a temporary benefit, but in reality, it would bring endless trouble.

Of course, this does not mean that the Seven Luminaries are useless.

'The most appropriate use would be to feign holding it!'

Falsely claiming the status of a heretic!

'If I can use my extraordinary wisdom to modify the [Yama Palace] so that it can falsely claim a heretical position, then my past life will not have been in vain.'

Although a fake Golden Core holder is already inferior, and it's a fake heretical Golden Core holder, even if it becomes a Golden Core, it will probably be the weakest Golden Core in history, not even comparable to a heretical True Monarch. But even the weakest Golden Core is still a Golden Core. It can definitely be used to bully weaker opponents and fight against Foundation Establishment cultivators!

It's just like the fake foundation building of the past.

By feigning to follow an unorthodox path, Lü Yang was able to create a qualitative difference in his foundational abilities compared to others, thus helping him to better pursue a higher level of attainment in the cosmos.

As for which path to seek, he already had a plan.

From a cultivation perspective, [Covering Lamp Fire] and [Wall Earth] are actually the best, but unfortunately, both are considered bottomless pits at this point in time.

Proving it would be suicide.

Besides, having to start searching for the Heavenly Generals and Earthly Fiends from scratch is just too troublesome.

The same applies to pomegranate wood.

Although he had the experience from his previous life, and his chances of obtaining the [Pomegranate Wood] in this life were very high, Lü Yang was no longer satisfied with just an ordinary fruit position.

'After all, in this life, as long as I can feign reliance on unorthodox methods, my advantages are almost limitless. It's like a True Monarch competing with a Foundation Establishment cultivator for an opportunity. Under these circumstances, seeking the [Pomegranate Wood] isn't impossible, but the future prospects aren't as promising. If I want to prove myself, I naturally need to prove the best possible outcome!'

Lü Yang is benchmarking himself against [Angxiao].

To attain enlightenment, one must attain the supreme fruition!
Of course, he was also self-aware enough to know that [City Wall Soil] and [Sword Edge Gold] were definitely not worthy of being proven, and [Great Forest Wood] had already been taken by Ang Xiao.

So his goal is—

'[Heavenly Fire]!'

(End of this chapter)