Chapter 1266: Chapter 1265: Lu Yang’s Dao Fruit Outline

Lu Yang carefully recalled the events he had experienced, each time he left the Sect over some trifling matter to gain experience in the outside world, only for the situation to escalate to an uncontrollable extent, which was in fact, a cycle of reincarnation.

In truth, he had always been within the grasp of reincarnation without realizing it.

"Could I be considered the origin of reincarnation, in a way?" he mused softly to himself.

"It’s not only the experiences that repeat; cultivation is a form of reincarnation as well."

"From Qi Refinement’s nine layers to the early, mid, and late stages of Foundation Establishment, then to the early, mid, and late stages of Golden Core... Advancing to a new level means starting a new cycle of reincarnation within that level, ceaselessly cultivating."

"Birth, aging, sickness, death, viewing the next generation as an extension of one’s own spirit, then the next generation facing birth, aging, sickness, death, and viewing the following generation as an extension of their spirit..."

"Does that mean, in essence, everyone is caught in the cycle of reincarnation?"

Lu Yang murmured softly under his breath, a hint of brightness in his eyes, as he finally understood the nature of the Dao Fruit that could help his Eldest Senior Sister.

He still needed a bridge to reach the Dao Fruit he sought; this bridge was made of knowledge, but the knowledge he had now was not enough. He needed to examine other Dao Fruit embryos, or even completed Dao Fruits!

He was uncertain which Dao Fruit embryos or Dao Fruits could bring him the knowledge he needed, so he had to resort to the most straightforward approach, to keep trying.

"Thank you, Junior Sister Tao, and thank you, Junior Brother Li!" Lu Yang said, bowing with his hands clasped together in solemn thanks, leaving Tao Yaoye and Li Haoran somewhat bewildered, but they returned the gesture in kind.

Lu Yang left everyone behind and headed straight for Captive Peak.

Fairy Eternity, filled with curiosity, asked, "Little Yang, have you thought of what kind of Dao Fruit embryo you want to condense?"

"I have!"

"What kind of Dao Fruit embryo is it? Will it involve Omniscience or Transcendence?"

As Lu Yang ran, he spoke, his heart somewhat excited: "Omniscience or Transcendence, either is fine. The important thing is that it helps the Eldest Senior Sister solve the issue with Harmonization. But whether it will actually work, only trying it out will tell!"

Arriving at Captive Peak, the forces of Great Yu and Great Qian, who rarely avoided conflict, were distinctly divided into two separate parts. Duan Qingshui and Mo Xiaochou, the two prisoners with the lowest Cultivation Levels, were also split up, one on the side of Great Yu and the other on the side of Great Qian.

A group of Semi-Immortals in the Tribulation Crossing Stage surrounded the two of them, seemingly teaching them knowledge.

Without giving it much thought, Lu Yang went straight to Guan Shanhai, earning a provocative look from Great Yu’s forces toward Great Qian’s as he approached.

"Do you need something? Is it time to print more newspapers?"

"Uh, no, I wanted to ask about your insights on condensing a Dao Fruit."

Lu Yang was curious about what life on Captive Peak was like now, how Guan Shanhai could be so preoccupied with printing newspapers, as it wasn’t like this before.

The insights on condensing a Dao Fruit were extremely precious, but it wasn’t something that couldn’t be shared. During his time in Captive Peak, Guan Shanhai had explained everything, including his insights on condensing a Dao Fruit.

However, back then, he had spoken to Yun Zhi; this time, it was with Lu Yang.

It was merely a matter of repeating the same information.

After seeking advice from Guan Shanhai, Lu Yang went over to the forces of Great Qian and successively asked The Controller and the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord for their experiences in condensing a Dao Fruit.

Nor did he overlook the Longevity Dao Fruit Prototype of Master of All Laws, the Void Realm Dao Fruit Prototype of Void Venerate, and the Dream Realm Dao Fruit Prototype of Nightmare Supreme.

After leaving Captive Peak, Lu Yang doubled back to Sky Gate Mountain and sought the counsel of Qinghe on the Longevity Dao Fruit Prototype, then asked the puppet to unlock the treasury.

He had thought that the puppet would need to report to the Eldest Senior Sister and get her approval first, but, to his surprise, the puppet opened the treasury directly.

The treasury at the end of Seek Dao Sect housed its most precious treasures, Wu Yao’s Swap Dao Fruit, Guan Shanhai’s Imprinting Dao Fruit, The Controller’s Enlightenment Dao Fruit, and Mid-heaven Emperor Lord’s Devouring Dao Fruit.

Among them, the Devouring Dao Fruit was covered by a special Array Method, otherwise, it would devour everything, including the Dao Fruits nearby.

Lu Yang sat in front of these Dao Fruits, recalling the words of Guan Shanhai and others in his mind, seizing the moment to comprehend these Dao Fruits, to further understand the principles they had conveyed.

After an indeterminate time, Lu Yang left the treasury, shaking his head in disappointment. These pieces of knowledge were not what he was seeking.

"I need to continue learning."

Next, Lu Yang found Chasing Moon True Person on the back mountain of Sky Gate Mountain and sought teachings on the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit Embryo, found Ancestor Guiyuan to inquire about the Guiyi Tao Fruit Prototype, and asked Celestial Master Guiyuan to take him to visit the other three founders who established the Three Immortal Sects.

Meng Junzi had taken Meng Jingzhou to show off in front of these people, and during his patrols in Quyi County, Meng Jingzhou had talked about these matters.

Having bid farewell to the founders of the Immortal Sects, Lu Yang arrived at the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, where he met Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, Jin Caiwei, and Vast Sea Ancestral Master and learned their understanding of the Dao Fruit Embryo one by one.

Lu Yang traveled across the entire Cultivation World to visit each Half-Immortal he knew and humbly learned from their experiences and insights.

Great Xia, East Sea, Demon Territory, Buddha Country... all bore the footprints of Lu Yang, who, like a mortal, measured the paths he had trodden with his steps, reminiscing on these experiences, while digesting the knowledge he had learned during his travels.

Some knowledge was easily understood by Lu Yang, resulting in a short stay; some were entirely new to him and difficult to comprehend, hence the prolonged stays.

And the place he stayed the longest was the Great Xia Imperial City.

There were two of the founders of Great Xia, Jiang Pingan and Meng Junzi, as well as the Four Ancient Immortals who had been invited to discuss the Dao – a total of six Immortals.

Along the way, Lu Yang saw that major forces were tallying the identities of Cultivators, observed the jointly enacted laws for exploration of the external world, and witnessed Great Cultivators rallying peers to form tight-knit teams ready for exploration.

He was like a passerby, witnessing the changes in the Cultivation World before the seals were lifted.

Mortals were indifferent to the unsealing, seemingly disassociated, but Lu Yang knew that once a planet with a technological civilization was found, bringing back those technologies and combining them with the knowledge of the Cultivation World would indeed concern them.

If it were not for the dark hand behind the scenes, this would be one of the reasons why Lu Yang supported the unsealing.

In the end, he returned to Seek Dao Sect, to the very beginning of everything.

Lu Yang made a low-profile return, not having told anyone.

All of this did not escape Yun Zhi’s perception, yet she said nothing, simply sipping on tea with the teaware from her Junior Brother, watching as her fully rewarded Junior Brother returned to his Abode for seclusion.

Lu Yang began an immeasurable period of seclusion in his Abode.

His journey could indeed be called fruitful, and at last, he had found the knowledge he most desired.

"Time Immortal’s Time Path, this is the ’bridge’ that links the Reincarnation Dao Fruit Prototype and the Dao Fruit Prototype I want!"

The Time Path was the main body of the "bridge," and the other gains along the way were also parts of this "bridge."

He was like the raging sea, with a breath that rose and fell, surging and descending like rolling thunder, followed by the calm after the storm, his Realm once more advancing a layer.

"Middle Tribulation Stage now," he noted.

Unlike the excitement of previous realm breakthroughs, ascending to the Middle Tribulation Stage was simply going with the flow. What truly excited Lu Yang was the Dao Fruit Prototype he had condensed.

A Dao Fruit Prototype, previously unseen, emerged at Lu Yang’s chest, flickering with a pure white light before merging into his body.

"Trace Origin Dao Fruit Prototype, achieved."