Chapter 1360: Chapter 1359: The Overlooked Talent of Lu Yang

Upon seeing Lu Yang possess the Eternity Dao Fruit, the manipulator behind the scenes felt as if his head had been severely hammered by the Yellow Bell, casting his mind into chaos.

Suddenly, he realized a problem: on this new timeline, why did he end up fighting Yun Zhi?

On this timeline, there was no Fairy Eternity, and there were utterly no conflicts between him and Yun Zhi, so why did Yun Zhi treat him as if he were a mortal enemy?

What exactly had happened on this timeline?!

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After obliterating the Eternity Sect, Yun Zhi captured the Immortal Eternity Sha Meless, discovering that he possessed the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit.

Yun Zhi saw that the potential of the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit was immense and, if one could condense it into a Dao Fruit, it would be hard to encounter an adversary among the Immortals.

However, at that time, as Lu Yang was merely at the Foundation Establishment Stage with a low level of cultivation, it was not the time to touch upon higher levels, and Yun Zhi did not share this thought with Lu Yang.

Subsequent experiences were similar to those of the old timeline; by the time Lu Yang possessed the Invincible Elixir and the Invincible Nascent Soul and traveled through the Demon Territory and the East Sea, he had not encountered Jiang Lianyi, Ao Ling, or Ashy Bean.

During the Divinity Transformation Tribulation, he also did not encounter the remnant thought of Yingtian Immortal.

Since Lu Yang did not resurrect Fairy Eternity and had not met the Four Ancient Immortals through the time channel, the Four Ancient Immortals did not leave the historical reflection of the Go game setup, so he was unaware of Fairy Eternity’s death, had not established Buddhism as a backup plan, and Yingtian Immortal had no reason to leave a thought in the Heavenly Tribulation.

Without Buddhism, naturally, there was no Buddha Country, and at the end of the Fire Dynasty, the Time Immortal, after being ambushed by the manipulator behind the scenes, had nowhere to hide and ultimately died at his hands.

Although he did not encounter people from the ancient history, Lu Yang inevitably came across individuals like the sixth Emperor Yu Wu Youdao, the Void Venerate, Nightmare Supreme, and Great Yu’s Tribulation Crossing Practitioner during his trials.

After experiencing so many accidents, Yun Zhi was not confident about letting Lu Yang go out alone, so to be on the safe side, she left a contingency plan on him.

The memories from both timelines gradually merged, allowing the manipulator behind the scenes to finally have a rough understanding of the experiences on this timeline.

In the old timeline, because Lu Yang revived Fairy Eternity, the manipulator behind the scenes paid a lot of attention to Lu Yang.

In the new timeline, Lu Yang did not revive Fairy Eternity, and the manipulator behind the scenes only considered him an interesting junior cultivator, not knowing much about his early experiences.

What really drew his attention to Lu Yang was when Lu Yang went to the Laurel Fairy Palace.

The manipulator behind the scenes took notice of Lu Yang, and Yun Zhi through her contingency plan also noticed "Yingtian Immortal".

The manipulator behind the scenes was forced to show up and converse with Yun Zhi and Lu Yang.

At that time, he was surprised to discover that Lu Yang actually had an Invincible Elixir, which made him suspect for a moment that Lu Yang had some connection with the Immortal Fairy.

As the conversation went deeper, he realized that Lu Yang’s Invincible Elixir had no relationship with Immortal Fairy; it was just that the method of their golden core formation was similar, which relieved him.

It was from "Yingtian Immortal" that Lu Yang and Yun Zhi learned about the manipulator behind the scenes and the affairs of the Fire Dynasty.

While Lu Yang was crossing the Refining Void Tribulation, Yun Zhi asked "Yingtian Immortal" to take action to strengthen the Thunder Tribulation and stimulate Lu Yang’s potential.

During his first trip to the Extreme Northern Lands, Lu Yang did not meet Immortal Jiuchong.

The opportunity for the second journey into the Extreme Northern Lands came when Xue Shilou passed the test and became the heir to the Snow Emperor; Lu Yang went to offer congratulations and met the mentally fragmented Immortal Jiuchong.

By the time Lu Yang reached the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, considering that Yun Mengmeng already possessed the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit, if Lu Yang also had the Initial Form, there could be competition in the future; Yun Zhi did not wish to see that happen, so she did not mention the matter of the Dao Fruit Outline.

Unexpectedly, Yun Mengmeng secretly taught Lu Yang the experience of condensing the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit; by the time Yun Zhi discovered this, it was already too late, and Lu Yang had condensed the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit.

At that time, Yun Zhi had not yet taught Lu Yang about the Dao Fruit, and Lu Yang did not know that similar types of Dao Fruit could only have one existing piece.

"Xiao Zhi, you always say that the Initial Form of Immortal Tao Fruit is very strong, right? If both of us have the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit, can’t we make progress together and become stronger?"

"Are we in a competitive relationship? No, no, with Lu Yang Junior Brother being so formidable, he will definitely be the one to condense the Immortal Dao Fruit in the end."

As things developed to this stage, Yun Zhi could only persist with the mistake.

Later on, Lu Yang and Yun Mengmeng encountered Qinghe, who was running a restaurant, as well as Great Yu Cultivators who harbored lustful thoughts towards Qinghe.

This annoyed Ashy Bean, who in a fit of rage beat up the Great Yu Cultivators all the way to the Sun. The Mid-heaven Emperor Lord and The Controller, who liked to protect their own unreasonably, got involved and Ashy Bean ended up beating them up as well.

This matter caught Yun Zhi’s attention. As the chief culprit behind the demise of the Fire Dynasty, it was imperative that Ashy Bean be executed.

It was then that Yun Zhi first used the power of Half-step Harmonization, extinguishing several Star Golden Cores.

"Ha, so the Star Golden Cores up above are yours. How much longer can you stay in the Mortal World?" Ashy Bean laughed even as death approached, revealing Yun Zhi’s predicament.

Only then did Lu Yang realize that the situation of his Eldest Senior Sister was very dire; a day would come when the Harmonization would happen.

He proposed to abandon the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit and instead aggregate the Trace Origin Dao Fruit Prototype to extend the life of his Eldest Senior Sister, but she rejected the proposal fiercely.

This was the first disagreement between the two, and Lu Yang even became angry.

Neither gave way, and Lu Yang decided to delve into the Dual Tao Fruit System, possessing both the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit and the Trace Origin Dao Fruit Prototype simultaneously.

Few truly realized that Lu Yang’s cultivation talent was actually terrifying. To reach the Transcendance Tribulation Stage in less than a century is something unheard of throughout history.

This was also reflected in his magic skills. The role of the Trace Origin Dao Fruit was to rectify the original form of magic skills, not to make him learn them.

Every magic skill that he learned — Three Flavored True Fire, Shrinking Ground Into Inches, Buddha Land in Palm... these were not within the realm of his capabilities, yet he learned them all. This was something even Yun Zhi found unbelievable.

This time, to save his Eldest Senior Sister, he pushed himself to the limit. Sleeplessly, he continued to have breakthroughs in understanding, studying the Dao Fruit theory, learning from the Harmonization system, revealing his genuine talent.

The three great realms beyond Immortality had all been explored by predecessors. What he could do was to innovate on the path of Dao Fruits.

Finally, he pioneered a slightly different path, which could accommodate two Dao Fruit Outlines simultaneously.

However, the soul of a cultivator is not sufficient to support two Dao Fruit Outlines. To devour other Dao Fruits, the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord needed to refine the Laurel Tree Ancestor to strengthen the soul. The hidden mastermind possesses multiple Dao Fruits because the first Dao Fruit he devoured was the Soul Dao Fruit.

With the assistance of the Laurel Tree Ancestor, Lu Yang came to possess both the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit and the Trace Origin Dao Fruit Prototype.

In truth, Lu Yang had no intention to condense the Immortal Dao Fruit; he only wanted to use the Trace Origin Dao Fruit to save his Eldest Senior Sister’s life.

To be frank, the Eldest Senior Sister surely would not agree. To ease her worries, Lu Yang created the Dual Tao Fruit System.

During the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, when Lu Yang was condensing the Trace Origin Dao Fruit, he found that the Immortal Dao Fruit was surprisingly easy to condense, much easier than he had imagined; it was hardly any trouble at all.

Upon careful perception, he discovered that it was the Invincible Primordial Spirit fused within his body that was helping him condense the Immortal Dao Fruit!

This was a fact known only to the Fairy Eternity. Fairy Eternity told Lu Yang that staying true to oneself was one of the reasons for condensing the Immortal Dao Fruit. The second, unspoken reason was, "The Immortal Dao Fruit is invincible, and so must the belief of its master be; only the will to be invincible can maintain its immortality."

Lu Yang thus effortlessly condensed the Immortal Dao Fruit.

Nobody expected that Lu Yang could really do it. Even the hidden mastermind was astonished, as during the Immortal Ascension Tribulation Lu Yang clearly stated he would only condense the Trace Origin Dao Fruit!

What it means to possess the Immortal Dao Fruit is that Lu Yang would ascend to Omniscience. With the talents Lu Yang displayed, and the great chain of Causality that followed wherever he went, the hidden mastermind believed that Lu Yang would definitely become Omniscient!

Before the remnants of the Immortal Tribulation had completely dissipated, the hidden mastermind decisively struck, aiming to kill Lu Yang in his cradle.

But the present was vastly different from the Ancient Times. With Yun Zhi beside him, Lu Yang was not in a state of defenselessness on the verge of achieving Omniscience.

Seeing the situation, Yun Zhi did not ask for reasons and resolutely took action. Anyone who harbors the intention of killing her Junior Brother shall die!

The clash between the two was unprecedented, creating a hole in the Wuling Continent and battling in the Universe!

Afterward, the will of the old timeline’s hidden mastermind overlaid that of the new timeline’s hidden mastermind.

Having gained a rough understanding of what had transpired in this timeline, the hidden mastermind suddenly realized that the reason the Immortal Eternity always referred to Lu Yang as "Immortal Lineage Second Boss", and why in front of the Time Immortal she praised Lu Yang as the strongest to come, might not merely be due to meritocracy; it was likely because Lu Yang was truly well-suited for the Immortal Dao Fruit, and his cultivation talent was extraordinary!

Whether it was he or the other Ancient Three Immortals, they had all been misled by Lu Yang. Anyone would think that since the Immortal Eternity is in Lu Yang’s Spiritual Space, Lu Yang’s achievements in cultivation could not be separated from the contributions of the Immortal Eternity.

But upon further thought, everything Lu Yang heard from the Immortal Eternity was a shameful past; he never learned anything useful. Even if he did learn, it was techniques like Playing Dead Technique, which were useless for cultivation and combat, or magic skills like Invert Yin and Yang, Devour the Sky and Swallow the Earth, which even Yun Zhi could teach!

When Lu Yang often spoke of relying on oneself for cultivation and refusing help from the Immortal Eternity, it was not just talk; he had always acted that way.

Otherwise, how could he be worthy of the Immortal Eternity?