Chapter 151: The Daoist Canon Visualization Method, the Power of Restrictions, and Boundless Killing Intent

Outside the great hall, the three Sequences could no longer remain seated. They all rose, their expressions grave.

They had no idea what had happened inside, but one thing was certain: Lu Yuan had gained an extraordinary opportunity and a terrifying inheritance.

After all, Guangchengzi was known as an immortal. Throughout the various star regions of the deep void, his reputation was immense. Naturally, whatever he had left behind would be far from ordinary.

Lei Xuan in particular looked as though his eyes might spit fire, consumed by jealousy. The opportunity had clearly been right before him, yet he had been unable to enter and could only watch someone else claim it. Worse still, that someone belonged to the Milky Way Starfield, which he regarded as a low-level civilization. How could he possibly endure such a thing?

Yet he also understood that no matter what he did, he could not enter. All he could do was wait outside.

“Lu Yuan will have to come out eventually. That will be our chance to strike,” said the Three-Headed Ghost Sequence, having calmed down.

There truly was an existence at the immortal level within his race. Even so, it could not compare with Guangchengzi. How could he not feel indignant?

But indignation was useless. He could not allow his emotions to affect him.

“Exactly.” The Primordial Demon Sequence nodded and continued, “Once he comes out, we can make sure he has no path to heaven or earth. Everything he gains inside will become ours.”

At first, he had wanted to kill Lu Yuan merely because of the mission handed down from above. But now, for the sake of the inheritance and the great opportunity, the killing intent in his heart had grown ever stronger. He could no longer suppress it.

“Indeed,” the Three-Headed Ghost Sequence said.

He raised his right hand, and eight small black flags appeared. Each flag bore the image of a member of the Three-Headed Ghost race.

At the same time, an abstruse aura slowly began to emanate from them.

“These objects were refined over many years by a Void Saint of my race. They are called the Three-Headed Heaven-Sealing Flags. They can lock down the heavens and earth within a certain area. Once someone is taken inside, they cannot break out without an overwhelming technique.”

He glanced at the other two and explained. His meaning was obvious.

The moment Lu Yuan emerged, they would immediately deploy this treasure and seal him within it. By then, they would possess absolute control of the situation.

The Three-Headed Ghost race had lost too many of its people to Lu Yuan. Naturally, the great figures beyond the stars would never choose to let him go.

“Good!” Seeing this, Lei Xuan also produced a silver hammer wreathed in arcs of electricity. “This was bestowed by an elder of my race. It is called the Soul-Shaking Hammer, and it specializes in attacking the soul.”

The Celestial Race knew that Lu Yuan’s physical body was extraordinarily powerful, making it difficult to attack him in that regard. They would therefore target his soul instead.

For all living beings, the soul was the most vulnerable part. They believed they could catch him off guard.

The Primordial Demon Sequence did not hesitate either. He brought out one of his race’s supreme treasures.

It was a sword roughly three inches long, said to be dedicated to slaughter.

He intended to use it against Lu Yuan’s physical body.

In other words, the three of them each focused on a different aspect, but every one of their methods was lethal enough to kill when used against an ordinary opponent.

“With such methods, Lu Yuan will certainly die unless his combat power defies the heavens,” Lei Xuan said with a smile, satisfaction in his eyes.

Previously, when they had joined forces against Lu Yuan, they had each kept something in reserve. But now, for the sake of Guangchengzi’s immortal inheritance, the three had temporarily cast aside all differences and found a common objective.

“I will use the Three-Headed Heaven-Sealing Flags to lock down this area now. The moment he emerges, we will strike.”

After saying this, the Three-Headed Ghost Sequence immediately sat down and began circulating the power within his body.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

In the next instant, the eight small flags expanded in the wind.

They grew to several yards in size, then erupted with successive radiances. The radiances joined together, sealing off all eight directions.

At the same time, the flags completely merged with their surroundings.

Even an exalted king would be unable to sense their presence.

“Now all we have to do is wait for him to come out.”

Lei Xuan and the Three-Headed Ghost Sequence exchanged a glance, killing intent burning in both their eyes.

This time, they had not chosen to retreat into the distance. Instead, they sat right there, intending to catch Lu Yuan completely off guard and kill him in a single strike.

If nothing unexpected occurred, they should be able to succeed quickly. As for the inheritance and the great opportunity, the three of them tacitly avoided discussing the matter. They knew that raising it now would only create disagreements.

It would be better to wait until the matter was settled before dividing the spoils. That way, their cooperation would remain as effective as possible.

They said nothing more and concealed themselves nearby.

Inside the great hall, the power emanating from the immortal blood had now dissipated.

Within the Twin-Fish Dao Diagram, Lu Yuan stood straight, holding one object in each hand.

A jade slip.

The Heaven-Turning Seal.

At that moment, however, he was not studying either of them. Instead, his attention was fixed on the ancient Emperor of Heaven token within his mind. Just moments earlier, it had been this object that drove back that immense force.

“No. It wasn’t driven back. It was frightened away.” Lu Yuan shook his head and carefully recalled what had happened.

Only after the ancient token emitted that aura of absolute supremacy had all the pressure vanished.

He observed it closely again, only to find that it had returned to its original appearance. Aside from its purple radiance, there was nothing particularly unusual about it.

Yet Lu Yuan could clearly sense that, after the Primordial Spirit had absorbed that purple radiance day and night, the ancient Emperor of Heaven token seemed to have acknowledged him as its master.

That was right—acknowledged him as its master. That was why it had instinctively released its aura at the critical moment.

Perhaps, however, because it was still incomplete, he was unable to control it.

“This ancient Emperor of Heaven token truly is a forbidden object.”

Lu Yuan had now confirmed one thing: the object was indeed connected to the Human Sovereign and the Emperor of Heaven. However, its true power had yet to reveal itself.

“I wonder what will happen after all the ancient tokens are gathered.”

After pondering for a while, he set the matter aside and turned his attention to the two objects in his hands.

He had a general idea of the Heaven-Turning Seal’s origins, so he could examine it later. For now, the important question was whether the jade slip contained a breathing method or a visualization method.

Without hesitation, Lu Yuan crushed it.

Crack—

As the sound of shattering rang out, characters emerged from the fragments. They flew directly into the center of Lu Yuan’s brow and gathered there.

A hazy radiance spread from them as they arranged themselves in perfect order. The name of the technique also appeared:

The Dao Treasury Visualization Method.

Seeing this, he studied it carefully. In his mind, the Primordial Spirit beneath the Bodhi Tree radiated strands of light, seemingly containing boundless wisdom.

The Primordial Spirit had been born from the fusion with the Ancient Bodhi Tree. It was also a manifestation of a soul that had grown powerful to a certain degree. It not only granted Lu Yuan comprehension that defied the heavens; it was formidable in every other aspect as well.

In other words, if the two were compared, his soul was even stronger than his physical body.

After all, the Ancient Bodhi Tree was the tree beneath which the Buddha had attained enlightenment.

At that moment, Lu Yuan devoted himself entirely to comprehending the Dao Treasury Visualization Method.

Under the support of his terrifying talent, he completely understood it before long.

This method had been created by the immortal Guangchengzi. It involved visualizing mountains, rivers, and the principles underlying all things, which was why it was called the Dao Treasury.

It compared the human body to all things in existence and used that comparison for cultivation, pointing out the path of evolution. This was especially valuable in the early stages, as it could lay an incomparably solid foundation for Awakened beings.

This meant that the visualization method was most suitable for cultivation below the Saint level.

That was not to say it became useless afterward; it was simply somewhat weaker than methods suited to the stages before the Sacred Domain.

Even in the starry sky, it could be considered one of the finest visualization methods.

However, compared with the complete Book of the Way and Virtue, it fell far short.

“It can serve as a reference for my current cultivation method, allowing the two to complement and verify each other while I perfect my own path,” Lu Yuan murmured.

He understood that this visualization method was exceptionally powerful, but he possessed something even better.

Of course, he also knew that if one wished to reach the supreme realm, cultivating only a single visualization method or breathing method would certainly not be enough. One had to gather the strengths of a hundred schools, fuse the myriad methods, and ultimately forge one’s own path.

The Dao Treasury Visualization Method had been created by the immortal Guangchengzi, who also held an extremely high position within the Daoist tradition.

For Lu Yuan, it happened to complement the Book of the Way and Virtue.

After slightly steadying his mind, Lu Yuan picked up the Heaven-Turning Seal.

This treasure had already been damaged, with parts of it missing. Numerous cracks covered its surface, making it look as though it might fall apart at any moment.

Perhaps the damage had been left behind during that so-called great calamity.

Even so, the power contained within it was enough to astonish him. It was especially heavy in his hand.

Lu Yuan immediately closed his eyes and sensed it.

Within the Heaven-Turning Seal existed various forces that obstructed his aura, preventing him from probing it completely.

“This is… the power of restrictions?” Lu Yuan opened his eyes, astonishment appearing on his face.

In his previous life, he had heard that once certain divine weapons reached a particular level, they would develop restrictive powers. Thus, even if outsiders obtained them, they would be unable to use them.

Treasures capable of generating such restrictive powers were at least Saint-weapon level.

What was a Saint weapon?

It referred to a weapon that could be refined only by an existence in the Sacred Domain.

And not by an ordinary Sacred Domain existence, either. Its creator had to have reached at least the seventh stage of the evolutionary path.

If Lu Yuan reached that realm in the future, he would also be able to reforge the Great Luo Sword Embryo in his possession. By then, its power would rise to another level.

At present, the Heaven-Turning Seal contained thirty-three restrictive forces. Only after refining all of them could it be used.

“And this is while it is damaged. How many would it have contained in its complete state?”

He was deeply shaken, but this only further proved how powerful the Heaven-Turning Seal was.

Yet even such a supreme treasure had been reduced to this state during the great battle.

Forget it.

He would first see how many he could refine.

Lu Yuan stopped thinking about it, settled his mind, and once again began refining the seal with his blood.

He had fused with the Human Sovereign’s blood. By his estimation, the process should be faster.

Unexpectedly, however, several days passed.

Despite focusing all his attention on the task, he had refined only three restrictive forces.

“So difficult? If I want to refine them all, won’t it take at least a month?” Lu Yuan was speechless.

But after thinking about it, he felt it was quite normal. The object was far too extraordinary, so naturally it would be difficult.

Of course, he could not possibly remain there until he had refined every restriction before leaving.

Zhu Qingyu and the others were still inside the secret realm.

They had undergone enough trials for the time being.

If he delayed any longer, something might happen.

Lu Yuan immediately stood and put away the Heaven-Turning Seal.

He then walked out of the Twin-Fish Dao Diagram, faced the entire great hall, and bowed slightly.

“Your junior, Lu Yuan of the Human Race, thanks Senior for leaving behind this opportunity.”

That senior had left behind such a great inheritance. Having received his fortune, Lu Yuan naturally could not simply leave without showing respect.

After completing these formalities, Lu Yuan inspected the entire hall once more. Having confirmed that nothing remained in question, he chose to leave.

He could not enter through the main gate, but exiting was simple. He merely had to walk forward; no preparation was required.

Yet the instant he stepped out of the great hall, a powerful killing intent was sharply detected by Lu Yuan.

Someone was lying in ambush.

And they had been waiting for a long time.

End of Chapter