Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 627 The Value of Swordsmanship!

Inside the Outer Path Alliance, Lü Yang frowned deeply.

'【Sea of Bitterness】. An endless sea of imagery, it's practically a super treasure trove, yet I can't possibly digest such a treasure!'

He could have made his cave grow rapidly by simply absorbing the water of the Bitter Sea, and even achieve a balance of the five elements without needing other fruit positions, but he just couldn't do it because the water of the Bitter Sea was too much and too mixed, and he simply couldn't swallow it all whole.

This feeling drove Lü Yang a little crazy.

He was faced with a treasure trove, yet he had to leave empty-handed, managing to salvage only some insignificant scraps. How could he accept this?

"no!"

Lu Yang's eyes turned red. If he didn't take advantage of the opportunity, would he still be the Holy Sect True Lord? Today, even if he had to bite his way out, he would still carve out a huge chunk from the [Sea of Bitterness]!

"Let me think."

Lu Yang frowned slightly, lost in thought. After seeing the [Sea of Bitterness], his understanding of the fruition level and his future cultivation had become very profound.

What is the essence of the fruition stage?
'By weaving together specific images to form a self-sufficient internal system, the ultimate result of this system is the attainment of enlightenment!'

"And the difference between the heretical, ordinary, and even supreme attainments lies in this: the more powerful the attainment, the more complex the imagery it weaves. Why are heretical attainments so worthless, inherently inferior to orthodox ones? It's because heretics evolved naturally!"

Things that evolve naturally are too simplistic.

In comparison, both the Immortal Pivot and the Heavenly Palace have their orthodox and even supreme positions crafted with the participation of the Dao Lord's great power.

The reason is very simple.

The same piece of steel, one piece processed by human hands and forged into a sword through countless hammer blows, the other piece of pure natural steel without any processing—how can the two be compared?
From this perspective, the fruition stage can no longer absorb the water of the "Sea of Bitterness," because they have already formed their own unique system, while the water of the "Sea of Bitterness" encompasses everything, and is entirely impurity to the fruition stage, offering no benefit whatsoever from absorption. Unless someone can filter out the impurities for them.

At this moment, Lü Yang suddenly understood:
That's why we need a True Lord!

'The Fruit Rank and the True Lord are essentially symbiotic. When a True Lord sees the Sea of Bitterness, he can help the Fruit Rank rise, and the Fruit Rank, in turn, grants the True Lord the status.'

Strictly speaking, Zhenjun is still in a weak position.

They even tend to prefer working class, since the position can theoretically be changed at any time, while a True Lord will fall in rank if they leave the position.

until--

'Until the appearance of the grotto-heaven!' Lü Yang's eyes shone brightly:
'In the Immortal Pivot, even a True Lord with a Grotto-Heaven cannot completely control their attained position, but they can forcibly seize it through the Grotto-Heaven.'

For example, [Heavenly Fire] should not be pleased with Lü Yang's current behavior of hiding his identity and staying behind the scenes. However, Lü Yang doesn't need to care about its likes and dislikes at all. As long as he puts his huge [Heavenly Pillar Mysterious Cave Heaven] into it, it will obey.

'The method of creating grotto-heavens is simply epoch-making!'

Why can heretical True Lords be stripped of their titles, and why can the Immortal Lords of the Heavenly Palace also be stripped of their titles? Ultimately, it's because they lack a celestial realm.

In the Immortal Pivot, even the Dao Court cannot forcibly strip a person of their position. The Three Dukes are subject to the Dao Court because their grotto-heavens are shared, which is fundamentally problematic. On the other hand, Emperor Jiayou, who owns his own grotto-heavens, has never worried about losing the power of a True Lord after stepping down.

Who created this method of cultivation?

So far, Lü Yang has seen many realms, but the method of creating grotto heavens is still unique to the Immortal Pivot, and only the True Lords of the Immortal Pivot have the most freedom!
As for the Golden Elixir in other places...

Look at those immortal lords in the Heavenly Palace, they can actually be restricted by their wealth. They die suddenly when they go bankrupt. If they were called true lords in the Immortal Pivot, they would be laughed out of their wits.

'Oh, right.'

Thinking of this, Lü Yang's eyes suddenly flickered as he looked at the Demon-Slaying Immortal.

He has grasped the essence of the fruition, but only under normal circumstances. So what about the fruition of emptiness? What are the differences?
At this thought, Lü Yang suddenly spoke up: "Fellow Daoist Demon Slayer, have you ever seen the [Sea of Bitterness]?"

Upon hearing this, the Demon-Slaying Master, who had seemed to understand something, immediately sobered up and shook his head: "I've never seen it before. Perhaps I'm just special."

"My swordsmanship attainment is not in the [Sea of Bitterness]."

Not in the "Sea of Bitterness"?
Upon hearing this, Lü Yang immediately became interested and said with a smile, "In that case, why don't I take you to the [Sea of Bitterness] and see what changes will occur?"

The Demon-Slaying Immortal readily agreed.

The next second, Lü Yang focused his divine sense again and looked towards the [Sea of Bitterness]. The [Sea of Bitterness] immediately reacted, and surging seawater rose up once more.

".Walk!"

Lu Yang held firm against the Tribulation Waves, and with a single slash, he severed the surging seawater, simultaneously taking the Demon-Slaying Immortal with him into the vast [Sea of Bitterness].

In an instant, a strong sense of oppression swept over Lü Yang's entire body. The boundless [Sea of Bitterness] seemed to sense something foreign and pressed towards him, making him feel suffocated, as if he had fallen into a vast ocean and could only drift with the current.

However, Lü Yang didn't care and instead looked at the Demon-Slaying Master.

"How is it, fellow Daoist?"

The sound stopped suddenly.

Because he was shocked to see that when the water of the [Sea of Bitterness] fell around the Demon-Slaying True Man, it was swallowed whole in one gulp!
"Fellow Taoist, be careful!"

Lu Yang quickly spoke up to remind them, "The waters of this 'Sea of Bitterness' are mixed in meaning; absorbing them rashly could be harmful. You must select the ones that suit you best."

Lu Yang's voice grew softer and softer, for he noticed that during the process of absorbing the seawater, the Demon-Slaying True Man showed no signs of backlash whatsoever; in fact, his aura continued to rise, and the Unkilling Sword at his waist trembled violently, with sharp sword intent constantly gathering around him—

"Qiang Qiang!"

Finally, with a sword cry, Lü Yang felt a sharp pain all over his body, and the Demon-Slaying Master suddenly opened his eyes.

At this moment, Lü Yang's protection is no longer needed.

All the surging waters of the "Sea of Bitterness" spontaneously separated around the Demon-Slaying Master, as if an invisible sword aura surrounded him.

Lu Yang was instantly dumbfounded.

What the hell!

'The path to enlightenment is profound!'

He could see clearly that even after nurturing his swordsmanship for so long, he was still only at the external level, possessing only empty imagery, and was still far from the orthodox level.

He even suspected at one point that it was a fake certificate, and that it was essentially a heretical doctrine.

However, after falling into the hands of the Demon-Slaying Master, the water of the [Sea of Bitterness], which had only been absorbed for a short time, actually underwent a transformation and was born with a profound fruition!

Is this the true value of Kendo?

'No, that's not right. This is the true value of an empty certificate of enlightenment!'

Lü Yang's eyes shone brightly: 'If other fruit positions require human assistance to remove impurities, then the empty fruit position has its own built-in filter!'

Because every image of the Empty Realm is woven by the enlightened one and completely imprinted within the Realm, the water of the Sea of Bitterness, upon entering the Empty Realm, is naturally diverted, automatically removing all impurities and absorbing only the beneficial parts.

This is where the value of an empty certificate lies!
Even if they appear no different from heretics when they first appear, as long as they see the Sea of Bitterness and are nourished by it, they can grow rapidly!
(End of this chapter)