Chapter 962 - 957: Integrating the 5 Elements, Re-establishing the Dharma Body!

Chapter 962: Chapter 957: Integrating the 5 Elements, Re-establishing the Dharma Body!

Lü Yang had been waiting for this exact moment.

"Ang Xiao’s breakthrough in the Netherworld has drawn all the Masters of Dao’s attention away for me," he thought. "Now that the Saint Sect Ancestral Master has set the Constant, he definitely has no time for anything else! Even if he has some energy to spare, he can’t possibly focus it all on me. I refuse to believe that just because the Saint Sect Ancestral Master has reached such towering, distant heights on the Other Shore, his interference in the Current World is so absolute that it can’t be altered!"

Gritting his teeth, Lü Yang took a firm step out of the Nourishing Life Master.

In an instant, the Power of Curse Killing from the Life-Buying Money descended with blinding speed. However, Lü Yang was faster; he had already accomplished what he needed to do.

BOOM!

With a deafening explosion, Lü Yang’s head snapped back as if he had taken a heavy blow. His Qi trace, originally as radiant as the blazing sun, instantly dimmed, emitting the sound of shattering glass.

Yet, even so, his body did not waver in the slightest. He stood perfectly straight, like a heavenly pillar that would never snap. Only the howling gales whipped at his robes. His face cracked inch by inch, and thick streams of blood flowed from his seven orifices—his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. But the fact remained: he wasn’t dead!

CRACK.

In the next second, accompanied by the soft popping of his bones, Lü Yang slowly, inch by inch, forced his head back into a neutral position. Boundless golden light seemed to gush from his eyes.

"How is this possible..."

Setting others aside, the most shocked person to witness this scene was Taiyin Immortal Venerable, who had personally created the Life-Buying Money and used the Void Certificate for Collective Gold. As the caster, Taiyin Immortal Venerable could clearly sense that the Life-Buying Money had hit its mark and taken effect. This Fruit Arcana directly targeted the very foundation of one’s life. There was absolutely no room to evade or transfer it, and its Profound Mysterious nature was incredibly difficult to block. Yet, it had inexplicably failed on Lü Yang!

"His life... I can’t afford to buy it?" she thought.

Rather than saying she couldn’t afford it, it was more accurate to say she couldn’t pull it out. In her perception, Lü Yang’s life force was as solid as a boulder, completely unshakeable. But that should be impossible. The Life-Buying Money was her ultimate killer move, forged from her painstaking efforts. Let alone a mere cultivator in the Middle Stage of Golden Core, even a Great Perfected Lord would barely escape death when facing it. Why was this happening?

In the next second, Taiyin Immortal Venerable realized the reason.

SPLASH...

In the blink of an eye, Lü Yang arrived at the Sea of Suffering. The endless conceptual waters surged toward him, and above his head, a Fruit had already faded into nothingness. The Profound Mysterious known as Righteous Perseverance had been consumed completely, transforming into billowing azure light that washed over his body. It smoothed away the curse-inflicted wounds left by the Life-Buying Money. Though the recovery was slow, it was undeniably effective. As for the once-mighty Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood, it was now nothing more than an empty shell of a Fruit.

"The Skill of Perfect Vitality?!"

Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s eyes widened in disbelief. "Si Chou’s supreme technique... How could this be? His lingering will should have attained Enlightenment a long time ago!" she thought. "Wait... no, it’s not just the Skill of Perfect Vitality. He reached Perfection based on it? He used the Skill of Perfect Vitality to reestablish the Dao of Arcane Body?"

Her disbelief deepened.

Never mind the Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood, she couldn’t fathom how the other four Five Elements Fruit Position Profound Mysterious had suddenly appeared on him!

However, the situation finally made sense. "The Skill of Perfect Vitality devours Fruits, allowing the Dharma Body to form a self-sustaining cycle and achieving Perfection of life force," she reasoned inwardly. "In that case, it is only natural that the Life-Buying Money couldn’t pull his life out."

Yet, understanding the mechanics only deepened the killing intent in her eyes. The Dao of Arcane Body was also her target. However, while they both sought it, Lü Yang had grasped Si Chou’s inheritance. Compared to him, she had zero advantage. The Dao of Arcane Body, which had been practically in her grasp, was about to slip away! How could she possibly accept this?

"Stay calm," she told herself. "At least the Dao of Arcane Body is currently submerged in the Sea of Suffering. I am the only one holding the method to locate it. He won’t be able to revive the Dao of Arcane Body..."

Her thoughts came to an abrupt halt.

Taiyin Immortal Venerable watched helplessly as Lü Yang, moving with practiced ease and zero resistance, summoned a towering Great Dao with severed ends directly from the Sea of Suffering.

"...Huh?"

Taiyin Immortal Venerable wasn’t the only one rendered completely dumbfounded.

At this exact moment, the entire Sea of Suffering was plunged into violent turmoil. High above the sea, the boundless canopy of Heaven was abruptly ripped apart!

RUMBLE!

The Thunder Sound roared as if someone were shouting furious questions. A pair of invisible giant hands tore through the sky, and for the very first time, the once lofty and ethereal Other Shore revealed its silhouette.

"Why is it the Skill of Perfect Vitality?!

"Bhagavat, you examined the karmic links; how did you not notice this earlier?

"Have you betrayed us?!"

The above was purely Lü Yang’s imagination. After all, a Lower Cultivator like him couldn’t possibly overhear the clashes between Masters of Dao. Still, he figured his guesses weren’t far from the truth. At that thought, Lü Yang couldn’t help but burst into uproarious laughter.

They were panicking! Someone was definitely panicking!

The sudden emergence of the Dao of Arcane Body in the Current World, coupled with his own Five Elements Perfection, had completely exceeded everyone’s expectations. It was also one of the greatest Variables of this great tribulation!

"Panicking already? It’s too early for that!" Lü Yang looked up at the Other Shore, sneering inwardly. "We’ve barely started. I’ve got something that will make you panic even more... Reestablishing the Dao of Arcane Body is only the first step."

With that thought, Lü Yang landed squarely on the Dao of Arcane Body. The Rebirth Appearance and the Past Dust Appearance stepped out from behind him in succession. Forming a triangular formation, they began expanding rapidly, devouring the Dao of Arcane Body that had reemerged in the world! Once he fully assimilated the entire Dao of Arcane Body, his Position would skyrocket to that of a Great Perfected Lord!

"Stop him!" Taiyin Immortal Venerable barked harshly at World Purger Fei Xue. Without another word, she lunged forward. Seeing this, World Purger Fei Xue curled his lip and followed closely behind.

However, in the very next second, no less than six vast pillars of Mana light rose majestically from the Sea of Suffering. They merged into a towering wall that blocked the two of them. It was none other than the Star Palace’s six Great True Monarchs of the Dao of Magical Power. Including Hao Yuan Shangzhen, every single one of their faces was flushed with sheer excitement.

"The Dao of Arcane Body is being reestablished... Excellent! Well done!"

"You want to stop him? Keep dreaming!"

This time, the Great Perfected Lords of the Star Palace were truly giving it their all. With their combined might, the six of them firmly kept Taiyin Immortal Venerable and World Purger Fei Xue at bay.

Lifespan depletion? That didn’t matter anymore! Once the Dao of Arcane Body was reestablished, their lifespans would instantly recover!

Earlier, when Lü Yang was being cursed to death by the Life-Buying Money, the six of them had actually held back. They hadn’t gone all out to help him neutralize the Power of Curse Killing. Each had their own ulterior motives. Some felt their own lifespans were too precious to be squandered casually. Others figured that since Lü Yang was a Perfected Lord from the Stain Sect, it was better to watch them tear each other apart and reap the spoils later. In short, at that time, Lü Yang simply wasn’t worth them paying any price.

But things were different now.

Firstly, Lü Yang had found the Dao of Arcane Body and was even on the verge of claiming it for himself. The hope of restoring their lifespans was right before their eyes; how could they let anyone ruin it?

Secondly, there was an even more important reason.

"The Skill of Perfect Vitality!"

Hao Yuan Shangzhen directly called out Lü Yang’s Cultivation Technique. He couldn’t help it; this technique was a direct inheritance from a Master of Dao, and its reputation among the Ancient Law True Monarchs was simply too immense. That alone was enough for the group to make up their minds.

What Saint Sect True Monarch? This was clearly Lord Si Chou, who had faked his death to reincarnate, infiltrated the Stain Sect while bearing incredible humiliation, endured countless hardships, and was finally making his kingly return today!