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"Ancestor, could we try a different method of cultivation?"

Meng Jingzhou’s body shivered as Vast Sea Daoist Lord brought him near the sun, feeling its scorching heat. The Yang Qi that had always been suppressed within him began to stir restlessly, threatening to break out of control at any moment.

Vast Sea Daoist Lord, with a stern face, put his hands on Meng Jingzhou’s shoulders and said earnestly, "Little Meng, as the saying goes, ’only through great suffering can one become superior to others.’ If you want to surpass Little Lu, you must endure the pain that others cannot, understand?"

The thought of cultivating near the sun to defeat Lu Yang instantly ignited Meng Jingzhou’s fighting spirit, and he forcibly suppressed the fire of desire within him.

"Alright, I’ll cultivate!"

Vast Sea Daoist Lord smiled, "That’s the spirit."

"Don’t worry, I’ve mastered an ancient skill, you won’t lose control."

Meng Jingzhou’s eyes lit up, "Ancient skill?"

Lu Yang has an Immortal by his side and has mastered ancient magic, and now it’s finally his turn to enjoy the benefits of an ancient method too?

"Of course, do you know how the ancients healed injuries and diseases before alchemy was systematized?"

"How did they do it?"

Vast Sea Daoist Lord looked into Meng Jingzhou’s eyes and slowly uttered two words:

"Bloodletting."

Meng Jingzhou instantly felt the urge to turn and run, but he forced a smile and said, "Ancestor, I think surpassing Lu Yang isn’t something we need to rush. Could we go back and consider some other methods of cultivation?"

"We’re already here, let’s give it a try."

Vast Sea Daoist Lord didn’t give Meng Jingzhou a chance to escape, pulling him closer to the sun. Meng Jingzhou felt the spiritual essence within him roil, and his cultivation speed rose to a new level, his Body Refinement Realm’s effects were also unprecedented!

The only problem was that his Single Body Spiritual Root was becoming difficult to control!

Vast Sea Daoist Lord made a light cut on Meng Jingzhou’s wrist, and Pure Yang Blood surged out, calming the Single Body Spiritual Root temporarily.

"See, I told you this method would work." Vast Sea Daoist Lord said with a grin, urging Meng Jingzhou to seize the opportunity to cultivate.

He secretly tasted a bit of the Pure Yang Blood and found it indeed effective, but Meng Jingzhou’s cultivation level was too low, which limited the help that Pure Yang Blood could offer him.

Seeing that this method was indeed effective, Meng Jingzhou steeled his heart and decided to go all in. I’ll cultivate!

"Hey, hey Ancestor, my Single Body Spiritual Root is acting up again!"

"Don’t panic, I’ll continue the bloodletting."

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"Vast Sea Ancestral Master is personally teaching him, Old Meng is lucky." Lu Yang clicked his tongue. Although he couldn’t share the good news of his newspaper creation with Old Meng for now, he knew that Old Meng was in a critical moment of cultivation and should not be disturbed.

"Junior Brother, I heard that Vast Sea Ancestral Master took Junior Brother Meng to cultivate on the sun?" Yun Zhi, not knowing where she heard the news, approached Lu Yang.

"I’m thinking that cultivating in the universe is indeed a good method; I could also take you to try it out." Yun Zhi was very concerned about Lu Yang’s cultivation progress.

"Ah?"

Without giving Lu Yang a chance to resist, Yun Zhi pulled him into the cosmos, arriving amidst the stars.

"Eldest Senior Sister, are we going to…"

Yun Zhi pointed at an ordinary-looking star not far away, "That star is one of my Golden Cores, containing quite pure Gold Element Power. Your Sword Spirit Root, which evolved from a Golden Spirit Root, is most suited for cultivation here."

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Lu Yang sensed for a moment, but he didn’t feel that the star contained any Gold Element Power.

"Using a Golden Core to replace a star is too ostentatious, so I usually try to keep my Golden Cores looking inconspicuous," Yun Zhi explained.

While she spoke, Yun Zhi snapped her fingers, and the ordinary-looking star suddenly burst forth with a terrifying amount of Gold Element Power. Lu Yang’s Spiritual Sense felt as if it were being pricked by needles, the pain was intense.

"Junior Brother, go ahead. Junior Brother Meng has been diligently cultivating—you can’t afford to fall behind."

The Gold Star exerted a strong gravitational pull, and Lu Yang was uncontrollably drawn towards it.

As the Gold Element Power surged around him, Lu Yang found himself trapped in an Earth Gold ocean, screaming in agony. No matter how he struggled, he couldn’t escape the gravitational pull of the Gold Star. Luckily, his body was fortified by torment and was exceptionally strong. If it had been his body from the past, the pain would have been even worse.

"Ah—"

"Hold on, Little Yang! You can definitely do it," Fairy Eternity encouraged Lu Yang from the sidelines. She had floated out of the Spiritual Space before Lu Yang was drawn to the Gold Star and stood beside Yun Zhi, cheering for Lu Yang from a distance.

"Fairy, could you offer something more than just moral support—ah—"

Lu Yang’s pain was so great that he couldn’t finish his sentence and continued to scream.

...

Over the vast grasslands, a figure raced, followed closely by four figures in hot pursuit.

These four figures were from Great Xia, East Sea, Buddha Country, and Demon Territory, all Transcendance Tribulation Stage Cultivators. When confronted with a common enemy, the Transcendance Tribulation Stage Cultivators set aside their differences and united against the external threat.

"Old Buyu, stop running! Everyone at Seek Dao Sect is very concerned about you. Return to Seek Dao Sect with us at once!"

"Aren’t I currently on my way to Seek Dao Sect? Why are you still chasing me?" Old Buyu retorted angrily.

Daoist Buyu was already highly valuable, with bounties on him in the black market and across the East Sea. Now, the bounties had only increased further.

"No way, what if you change direction midway? We must capture you to be at ease!"

"Once you capture me, it will be my turn to be worried. Also, that monk from Buddha Country, I haven’t provoked you, have I?"

"Your second disciple said that a teacher for a day is a father for life, and that it’s the father’s fault when the child doesn’t learn well. If something happens to him, it’s your responsibility," declared the Cultivator from Buddha Country.

After some hesitation, the Transcendance Tribulation Stage Cultivator from Demon Territory joined the chase. Zhu Tian had seen an advertisement in the newspaper saying, "to help Brother Lu find someone," and dispatched him to look for Daoist Buyu.

Although Daoist Buyu was found, it seemed that the other three Transcendance Tribulation Stage Cultivators were not quite in accord with him.

Seeing that he could not escape from the pursuit, Daoist Buyu deliberately turned to fight: "Cultivating through battle is also a manner of cultivation!"

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𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

As spring turned to autumn, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on the Gold Star, his face breaking into a smile of enjoyment.

Seeing that Lu Yang was suffering quite severely, Yun Zhi asked Chasing Moon True Person to help, employing the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit Embryo which allowed Lu Yang to start enjoying the pain. Only then did Lu Yang settle down and continuously absorb the Gold Element Power.

During this period, Lu Yang cultivated assiduously, with exceedingly high demands on himself, allowing himself to relax outside from time to time in his spare moments, such as by accepting invitations to be a judge, stumbling upon murder cases, or going to the mountains with Old Meng, and running into murder cases, or going to the beach and encountering murder cases, or taking a flying boat and finding murder cases...

To save Lu Yang money, Daoist Buyu managed to escape his pursuers, returning to the Sect and regularly publishing stories in Cultivation Monthly, which were widely acclaimed.

Like Ye Zijin, Daoist Buyu also could not stay idle, not staying long in the Sect and continuing to travel outside, but making sure to mail his manuscripts back to the Sect regularly.

Seeing that Seek Dao Sect was publishing a newspaper, other Sects and the Dynasty followed suit. Although they sold well, they were not as appealing as Cultivation Monthly.

Following the formal induction of the Tang Chuanwu siblings into Seek Dao Sect as Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, Lu Yang finally experienced a breakthrough in his cultivation.

"Spirit Transformation Late Stage now," he said.