DiploNovel Chapter 498 : Only Hope the Younger Disciples Have No Worries on Their Path
Chapter 498 : Only Hope the Younger Disciples Have No Worries on Their Path
At this moment, the world underwent a dramatic upheaval.All Foundation Establishment True Persons who had cultivated the divine ability 【Boundless Heaven】 simultaneously looked up at the sky, and all of a sudden, they saw a phantom star slowly rising.
“What is… that thing?”
“Is that a Fruitional Rank conjured by Mu Changsheng? Is he planning to use it to attain True Lordhood?”
This time, it was different from when Chong Guang had made his move—without the distraction caused by 【Ang Xiao】, the True Lords of the world naturally responded in an entirely different manner.
“Amitābha!”
The first to act was the Pure Land. That peerlessly beautiful woman, who emanated charm with every glance—【Bodhisattva Hidden in the Lotus Treasury】—manifested her Dharma Body in Jiangxi.
The next second, she intertwined her ten fingers, palms raised, jade-like fingers unfolding like a blooming lotus. At the center of the lotus was a beam of resplendent, immaculate divine light, aligned with the heavenly stars above and connecting to the earth veins below, which she gracefully swept toward the direction of 【Boundless Heaven】's manifestation.
At that moment, countless gazes turned in that direction.
In Jiangdong, Lü Yang wore an expression of tension:
‘This Bodhisattva’s Fruitional Rank corresponds to 【Hairpin Gold】. She's going all out from the start.’
That radiant light was clearly the profound essence of the 【Hairpin Gold】 Fruitional Rank!
Its name was 【Golden Pavilion of Hidden Grace】!
Golden energy concealed and dormant, form already fragmented—hidden within the boudoir, radiating light and manifesting dharma—such is called Hairpin Gold. This Fruitional Rank’s divine mysteries specialized in debuffing and empowering!
Thus, if 【Boundless Heaven】 were to be struck by this divine light, it would instantly invoke the imagery of "concealment and dormancy": all of its divine wonders would first be weakened by thirty percent, and its status would fall without cause—while on the other side, 【Bodhisattva Hidden in the Lotus Treasury】 would be empowered, enhancing both her divine wonders and her status.
“Boom!”
The next moment, the divine light struck 【Boundless Heaven】 with precision—only to pass straight through without hindrance.
“…Hmm?”
Seeing this, 【Bodhisattva Hidden in the Lotus Treasury】 furrowed her exquisite brows slightly. Even the feedback from her divine sense felt wrong—as if nothing had been struck at all.
‘Neither real nor illusory… How can that be?’
At this moment, not just 【Bodhisattva Hidden in the Lotus Treasury】—even the other True Lords wore expressions of astonishment, having perceived a profound shift in that brief instant.
‘A Fruitional Rank Divine Wonder?’
That was a privilege reserved only for orthodox Fruitional Ranks, which could only be drawn out using a Golden Core Cave Heaven. Non-orthodox Fruitional Ranks could not possibly possess such mystery.
Yet now, 【Boundless Heaven】 displayed a technique akin to those of orthodox Fruitional Ranks—there might be some disparity, but it was not far off. It was precisely this divine wonder that shifted between reality and illusion that allowed 【Boundless Heaven】 to evade the divine light of 【Bodhisattva Hidden in the Lotus Treasury】!
Even Lü Yang was deeply surprised by this.
‘In my previous life, though that old thief Chong Guang also used a similar method, he didn’t wield it as powerfully as Ancestor does now… It can even resist Fruitional Rank Divine Wonders?’
At that moment, 【Boundless Heaven】 trembled.
Next, a figure stepped forward—his entire form shrouded in layers of cloud light, concealing his face, only his eyes visible, sweeping across the four domains of the world.
It was Ancestor Tingyou.
Unlike Chong Guang, who had a blessed land and complete golden nature, and thus attained 【Cave Heaven of Facing the Truth and Embracing the Void】, Tingyou was far inferior in that regard.
‘I never cultivated a blessed land, nor had time to refine golden nature. Fortunately, 【Boundless Heaven】 is, in essence, an unorthodox Fruitional Rank—it doesn’t require those things. Instead, the imagery of this Fruitional Rank suits me well. Though its offensive power is average, it excels at evasion and calamity avoidance—it’s nearly impossible to kill me.’
Ancestor Tingyou silently savored the mysteries of this Fruitional Rank.
Moments later, he lifted his head and looked around, his gaze briefly sweeping past Lü Yang, before turning toward Jiangnan, revealing a mischievous smile.
The next instant, the cloud light hiding his face dispersed, accompanied by a voice that resounded far and wide:
“This seat, Tingyou, has attained 【Heaven Without Worry】 overseas.”
“Boom—Boom—Boom!”
The next second, the Sword Pavilion, which had shown no reaction until now, suddenly erupted in uproar. A sword-bearing youth rose from the Extreme Heaven Cliff, staring blankly toward the sea.
【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】: “???”
Did I just hear what I think I heard? Tingyou attained True Lordhood?
That’s impossible!
At this moment, 【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】 nearly fell into an uncontrollable spiral of self-doubt. His handsome, youthful face twisted in disbelief.
“Hahaha!”
Seeing this, Ancestor Tingyou burst into laughter.
Amidst his laughter, divine powers such as 【Essence of All Flowers】, 【Sea That Pours Sorrow】, 【Ferry Across the Lost Ford】, 【Song of Endless Regret】, 【Transmission of the Flame】, and more, manifested one after another around him.
“Crack!”
In the next moment, with a sound like shattering glass, everything unfolded as Lü Yang had foreseen—once their foundations were severed, True Lords began to retreat from the world.
The order of their seclusion followed the hierarchy of cultivation realm.
【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】 was the first, followed by 【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】. Above the firmament, all Fruitional Rank stars were fading.
Yet Ancestor Tingyou was not satisfied.
‘…Still not enough!’
He exhaled deeply. Though True Lords were retreating, Lü Yang would surely still face many trials—and he would no longer be around to help.
‘I must do more.’
Just removing the world’s True Lords was not enough!
‘I can do more!’
The next second, Ancestor Tingyou—his figure now growing increasingly ethereal—opened his mouth. A grand celestial voice, imbued with invisible might, rapidly swept across the world’s four domains.
“I have attained 【Heaven Without Worry】, and establish the 【Everjoy Park】. All under heaven, whether cultivators or mortals, may be accepted into the 【Everjoy Park】. As long as they complete commissions, they may receive techniques, divine powers, spiritual treasures, and spiritual materials. 【Everjoy Park】 seeks nothing else—only to open a path of progress for all under heaven.”
In Jiangdong, Lü Yang let out a deep exhale.
For just as Ancestor Tingyou’s voice resounded across the world, a great power, through the bond between Banner Spirit and Banner Master, suddenly descended into the Myriad Spirits Banner.
‘This is…’
A sweep of divine sense told Lü Yang what it was: it was the authority of the 【Everjoy Park】, transmitted by Ancestor Tingyou.
‘【Everjoy Park】—a power with extreme concealment, rooted in all major forces yet independent of them. If I control it, it means I indirectly control all cultivators chosen by the 【Everjoy Park】. That will be an immense boon for my future rule over the realm!’
Lü Yang raised his head, looking toward 【Heaven Without Worry】.
In that fleeting moment, he seemed to see Ancestor Tingyou also lowering his head, casting his gaze toward him, and revealing a smile filled with expectation.
‘Ancestor…’
What he attained was 【Heaven Without Worry】, not 【Boundless Heaven】.
That was because Ancestor Tingyou had made a slight alteration to 【Boundless Heaven】—and also, he had embedded within it a wish:
‘Only hope that younger disciples… have no worries on their path.’
The next second, 【Heaven Without Worry】 withdrew from the world.
Even the Myriad Spirits Banner could no longer reach Ancestor Tingyou—not because something severed the connection, but because the distance between them had become unfathomably vast.
“…Hoo!”
Closing his eyes, Lü Yang took a deep breath. When he opened them again, he was calm once more. In the next second, a message descended from the 【Immortal Nation Dao Law】:
‘Emperor Jiayou, the Three Dukes are about to enter seclusion.’
‘Urgently summon all ministers to the palace!’