Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 766: Chapter 761: Progenitor Tingyou’s Super Evolution

Of course, a fantasy was just a fantasy.

Becoming a Great Perfected Lord or anything like that was still a bit too far off for him right now.

Lü Yang quickly reined in his thoughts and focused on the present—specifically, on the changes to his Past Dust Appearance after devouring the Fruit of Spring Water.

When he looked up again, he saw Progenitor Tingyou was also looking at him.

”How did it go?”

Lü Yang nodded. ”I’ve made some progress. This Profound Mysterious has merged with the wonders of the Fruit of Spring Water. If I were to name it, I would call it the Shared Endless Spring.”

”Oh? And what does that mean?” Progenitor Tingyou asked, his curiosity piqued.

Lü Yang was happy to explain and replied with a smile,

”The Fruit of Spring Water is born from Gold and emerges from Wood. Therefore, it has the Profound color of water, the Azure color of wood, and the Xiang color of gold.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lü Yang’s Heart Thought stirred. The Past Dust Appearance behind him exhaled in response, extending its hands with fingers splayed. Each hand displayed a different marvel. One held a flickering, translucent lamp flame that commanded attention. The other held a ball of aqueous light that split into three colors, creating a magnificent and splendid sight.

”Three types of Spirit Water?”

Progenitor Tingyou was somewhat surprised. Even Summon, who had just revived, leaned in curiously. Seeing this, Lü Yang didn’t hold back and explained directly,

”The Fruit of Spring Water is born from Gold and emerges from Wood. Thus, it has the Profound color of water, the Azure color of wood, and the Xiang color of gold.”

”The Profound-colored Spirit Water, despite being water, can strengthen the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire, because the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire uses wellsprings as its true oil. Adding this water is like giving wings to a tiger.”

”The Azure-colored Spirit Water has an effect similar to Shared Drink, the fundamental Profound Mysterious of the orthodox Fruit of Spring Water. It can heal blade wounds and take injuries in one’s stead. If it encounters a magical concept—as long as it’s not of the Earth element—this water can meet it and cause it to collapse on contact, rendering it ineffective.”

”As for the Xiang-colored Spirit Water, it’s the complete opposite.”

”The opposite?”

Progenitor Tingyou was listening with great interest. Lü Yang chuckled lightly.

”That’s right. If the Azure-colored Spirit Water merely neutralizes blade attacks, then the Xiang-colored Spirit Water can turn those blades back against their wielder. It remains unharmed while damaging others!”

”In regular Combat, I just need to first wash away my own injuries or an opponent’s magical concept with the Azure-colored Spirit Water. Then, by transforming its color to Xiang, I can use it as a Spell to reflect the washed-away injuries, Magic, and concepts back onto the enemy’s Dharma Body through their karmic links!”

Hearing this, Summon’s face filled with amazement.

”Although Shared Drink can do something similar, it requires a certain level of Cultivation and is no simple feat. To think you can use it directly, My Lord...”

”What else would you expect from devouring a Fruit?”

Lü Yang smiled. ”Once I devour a Fruit, all of its Profound Mysterious concepts are under my control. How could anything be hidden from me? It’s only natural.”

For an ordinary Perfected Lord, wielding a Fruit is more of a symbiotic relationship. If they lose the Fruit, their Position immediately plummets. Their control over the Fruit’s Profound Mysterious is naturally incomplete, requiring them to gradually raise their Cultivation and consider the Fruit’s receptiveness. Devouring a Fruit, however, isn’t so troublesome.

He then turned to Progenitor Tingyou.

”Progenitor, time is of the essence. Why don’t you come with me to the Nourishing Life Master first? I’ll take you to comprehend Mu Changsheng’s Fruit Position Book for No Heaven!”

Progenitor Tingyou naturally wouldn’t refuse and nodded slightly.

Soon, Lü Yang put away the Righteous Banner. With a single Heart Thought, he once again slipped into the Nourishing Life Master and took out the Fruit Position Book for No Heaven.

And with that, his part was done.

Progenitor Tingyou gestured with his hand, and the Fruit Position Book for No Heaven immediately floated before him. He quickly immersed his Heart Spirit in it, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Lü Yang loved to see that expression.

It screamed ’reliable’!

At this thought, he waved his hand. The Past Dust Appearance stepped out from behind him, manifested its Profound Mysterious in both hands, and clapped them together, instantly activating the ability.

In an instant, a lamp flame lit up, but instead of casting light, it projected a deep, heavy darkness. A stream of Profound-colored Spirit Water rippled within it, making the darkness even more profound. It enveloped both Lü Yang and Progenitor Tingyou, concealing their figures and Qi traces.

Night Exorcism + Profound Water!

Profound Water was the true oil for the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire. Empowered by it, the concealing marvel of Night Exorcism reached a new level, its power far greater than before.

This was all to act as a Protector for the Progenitor.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two and a half years had passed.

The uproar caused by the Fruit of Spring Water being devoured—its Fruit remaining but its Profound Mysterious vanishing into thin air—also gradually subsided during this time.

「Until one day.」

Progenitor Tingyou suddenly snapped back to his senses, startled to realize how much time had passed. He instinctively glanced around and immediately saw Lü Yang standing guard beside him.

”This...” A look of gratitude instantly appeared in Progenitor Tingyou’s eyes.

He had been completely absorbed in comprehending the Book, oblivious to the world around him. It was a state in which he was very easily disturbed, and he had been fully prepared for interruptions.

But in reality, he had been allowed to comprehend it all until he awoke naturally.

’Had no one entered the Nourishing Life Master all this time? Of course not. It was just that Lü Yang had been acting as his Protector, preventing anyone from disturbing him.’

”How is it, Progenitor?”

Lü Yang’s expression was calm, with no intention of taking credit. He simply looked at Progenitor Tingyou with anticipation. ”Do you have the confidence to take the next step now?”

”...I do.”

Progenitor Tingyou sighed with emotion. ”The Nourishing Life Master truly is a wonderful place. It allows for endless trial and error. Without this book, I’m afraid I would have been unable to make any progress.”

Before this, his plan had always been to add a new conceptual shell to the foundation of the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven, thereby creating a larger, composite Fruit. But in practice, every attempt had failed, limited by the weak Outer Dao foundation of the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven itself.

And yet, he never dared to make changes rashly.

He only had one chance. If he deconstructed the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven and failed to reconstruct it, any accident would mean the Fruit would be destroyed.

However, the Fruit Position Book from Mu Changsheng solved this problem.

Mu Changsheng’s No Heaven had already undergone countless trials and errors within the Nourishing Life Master, helping Progenitor Tingyou eliminate the vast majority of possibilities.

That was enough.

”With No Heaven as a reference, I am confident I can reconstruct the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven, make it produce a Profound Mysterious, and officially ascend to the ranks of the orthodox!”

Progenitor Tingyou’s words made Lü Yang’s face light up with joy.

Immediately after, he began to channel his Mana. A Celestial Eye seemed to open between his brows as a phantasmal Bright Light appeared, reflecting overlapping scenes within it.

It was the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven!

The two and a half years of comprehension culminated in this moment. Progenitor Tingyou’s fingers flew, forming Finger Techniques and seals, as he began to directly modify the Fruit!

The entire process was astonishingly fast.

After all, with No Heaven as a precedent, he had been spared a great deal of deductive effort. He had already prepared the remaining parts during the past two and a half years.

The next second, the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven erupted in a brilliant light!

Layers of illusory light swirled around Progenitor Tingyou, shining with a gentle glow and displaying infinite transformations. They stirred the Karma Links, causing Lü Yang to sense something:

’A Fruit Position Profound Mysterious!’

’It’s different from Mu Changsheng’s No Heaven. No Heaven focuses on the transformation between true and false, which is essentially just a further step in the transformation between illusion and reality.’

’But the Progenitor’s... is different!’

This could be seen from the name alone. The true-and-false transformation of No Heaven didn’t have a specific name, which indicated that its Profound Mysterious was actually incomplete.

A name, in a sense, is a symbol.

Whether something had a name or not was of indelible and crucial importance to Cultivation Techniques, Abilities, Profound Mysterious, Fruits, the Great Dao... to all things in Heaven and Earth.

At this moment, Lü Yang sensed the Karma Links and traced the karmic links, quickly learning the name of the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven’s Profound Mysterious. This was the proof of its place among the orthodox.

The name of the Profound Mysterious was—

Ruyi Heart!