Lu Yun didn’t go to see those people right away. Instead, he took the Immortal Flesh and returned to his room.
He hadn’t forgotten the most important thing: to prioritize increasing his own strength at all times. Everything else could wait.
Besides, those people wanted to witness the power of a Grandmaster of Divine Intent. A short wait wouldn’t hurt.
After closing the door, Lu Yun placed the box of Immortal Flesh on the floor. He stared at it for a moment before slowly raising his right hand.
A large amount of Cyan and Yellow Divine Intent True Qi began to surge wildly from his palm. The next second, this True Qi flowed down and shot through the air, levitating every last piece of Immortal Flesh from the box.
Lu Yun’s gaze swept over each piece of Immortal Flesh as his Divine Intent True Qi, fine as silk threads, carefully inspected every one of them.
This thorough inspection confirmed that the Immortal Flesh contained no abnormal substances.
His mutated Divine Intent True Qi, fused with the power of the Glazed Radiant Body, could detect any poison with a single touch. Even the slightest anomaly hidden in the deepest parts couldn’t escape its probe.
Lu Yun finally relaxed. He then opened his mouth and ate the flesh, piece by piece, paying close attention to the changes in his mind.
With every piece he ate, the modified value shot up dramatically: 5,000, 8,000, 12,000, 18,000, 22,000... The numbers flashed so quickly in his mind that they were almost a blur.
Lu Yun only stopped when the word "Modifiable" finally appeared on the line for the Ten Thousand Valleys Struggle Fist.
He glanced at the Immortal Flesh that he had placed back in the box. About a tenth of it remained.
He would save this for Jingteng and the others. Lu Yun had already estimated that even if he ate it all, he wouldn’t be able to modify two martial arts at once. It was better to keep some in reserve.
Name: Lu Yun
Gender: Male
Realm: Grandmaster of Divine Intent (Late-stage)
Cultivation Technique: Ten Thousand Valleys Struggle Fist 4th Floor—Modifiable, Glazed Radiant Body 2nd Floor—Modifiable
Modified Value: 28,000
The modified value had skyrocketed from 3,000 to 28,000, a total increase of 25,000 points.
Lu Yun looked at the two lines marked "Modifiable," a smile of irrepressible anticipation tugging at his lips. He had waited a long time for this day.
Then, Lu Yun focused his gaze on the Ten Thousand Valleys Struggle Fist. This martial art had reached the limit of its 4th Floor. ’What comes next?’
’Modify!’ With a single thought, his 28,000 modified value points were instantly depleted.
Lu Yun didn’t feel a pang of regret. He had expected this. After all, the moment he saw his modified value met the requirement, he had stopped eating the Immortal Flesh.
The next second, the Ten Thousand Valleys Struggle Fist, a martial art that had already reached its limit, once again underwent an earth-shattering transformation.
The change came so fast, it was as if something had detonated deep within Lu Yun’s consciousness, violently shaking his entire spiritual world.
In an instant, four large words formed from purple energy flashed through the depths of his mind.
Ten Directions Annihilation Fist!
Immediately after, a line of incantations appeared. They quickly transformed into countless profound insights, flooding madly into the depths of Lu Yun’s will.
"The ten directions are boundless, Heaven and Earth return to the void. Where the fist goes, the law follows; all existence is annihilated. With a single thought, the very heavens and earth change color..."
The incantation echoed again and again in his mind. Every word seemed to be carved into the depths of his soul, as if Lu Yun had already been cultivating it for a hundred, even a thousand years.
Propelled by this indescribable power, his realm began to soar wildly!
Late-stage Grandmaster of Divine Intent... Peak... and then he took a half-step further, to the very limit. But he was just a little bit short. The door was stuck fast, and he couldn’t push it open no matter what.
’So close, just a little bit more.’ When Lu Yun opened his eyes, they were filled with a brilliant purple glow. In that instant, he was as noble and indescribable as a visiting deity.
At the same time, faint streams of jade-green energy were entwined within the purple glow—the power of the Glazed Radiant Body.
The next moment, Lu Yun slowly raised his right hand. Resting in his palm was no longer the pure Divine Intent True Qi of before, but a ball of purple light wreathed in streams of jade-green energy.
Not only that, but his Divine Sense had also undergone an earth-shattering change, its range breaking through from five hundred meters to one thousand.
Within a thousand-meter radius, every blade of grass, every tree, every insect, and every bird was within Lu Yun’s perception.
More importantly, his Divine Sense seemed to have gained some subtle ability to affect reality.
Before, it could only see, hear, and perceive. Now, it could actually touch.
The Lu Family Residence spanned over three thousand square meters. In a garden pond exactly one thousand meters away, an ornamental goldfish was swimming carefree.
Suddenly, it froze. Its fins stopped moving, its tail hung suspended in the water, and its entire body seemed to be held in place by something.
Then, as if seized by a large, invisible hand, the goldfish was lifted out of the water.
It was bizarrely left to bake in the sun for ten seconds. No matter how desperately the goldfish flapped its tail, it couldn’t break free from the invisible hand.
But after ten seconds, the goldfish fell back into the water with a SPLASH. Without a moment’s hesitation, it darted into a crevice in the rockery, hiding and not daring to come out.
Lu Yun, the culprit, calmly withdrew his mutated Divine Sense. Then, he began to look inward at his own body.
Deep within his Dantian, an illusory, purple core-shadow had appeared. It was only the size of an egg, hovering silently, surrounded by wisps of jade-green energy. It looked like something that hadn’t fully formed yet.
Staring at the purple core-shadow, an absurd thought popped into Lu Yun’s head.
’Could this eventually form a Golden Core, like in the myths and legends?’
’A Golden Core I swallow, and from now on my fate is my own, not for the heavens to decide?’
The moment his Divine Thought touched the purple core-shadow, Lu Yun felt a faint, almost nonexistent connection being established between himself and the world.
However, the connection was very weak, like a spider’s thread that could snap at any moment.
It gave him the illusion that if this connection to the world were just a little stronger, he would be able to control the vast and infinite Power of Heaven and Earth.
’It seems I should be at the realm of a Half-step Manifest Saint True Monarch. One foot has crossed the threshold, while the other is still outside.’
Lu Yun suddenly recalled a record he had read in the Celestial Secret Pavilion in Purple Qi City. There was a line in it.
"’When Divine Will merges with the Heavens, one becomes a Manifest Saint True Monarch. When Divine Thought is released, the Saint is made manifest in the world. A single thought shakes Heaven and Earth, and all creation bows down.’"
Thinking of this, Lu Yun once again looked at the deep blue light screen in his mind.
Name: Lu Yun
Gender: Male
Realm: Grandmaster of Divine Intent (???)
Cultivation Technique: Ten Directions Annihilation Fist 1st Floor, Glazed Radiant Body 2nd Floor
Modified Value: 0
He stared at the "???" in the Realm column. This was the first time this had happened. ’It seems a Half-step Manifest Saint True Monarch is not a true Manifest Saint True Monarch after all.’
’I’ll have to wait until the next time I modify the Glazed Radiant Body and see if I can break through this shackle.’
Lu Yun didn’t ponder for too long. He had yet to test a power that truly transcended mortals: flight.
Soaring beyond the nine heavens has always been one of humanity’s most cherished dreams. From ancient times to the present, countless people have cultivated bitterly their entire lives for this day. Countless have exhausted their fortunes seeking the immortal path. And countless more have died only ever being able to gaze up at that sky.
Lu Yun was no exception. He began to communicate with the purple core-shadow inside his body.
The next second, Lu Yun felt his body suddenly become lighter. It wasn’t the weightless, floating kind of lightness, but the lightness of becoming one with the world.
Then his feet left the ground, and he was quickly hovering in mid-air. Lu Yun knew that if he fully activated the power within him, his speed would increase explosively.
Especially against the four foreigners who had escaped that night—with his mutated Divine Sense locking onto them and the boost from this temporary flight ability, not a single one of them would be able to escape.
Yes, temporary flight. He could feel the power of the purple core-shadow in his body being rapidly consumed. That power connecting him to the world was slowly returning to nothingness.
Based on the rate of consumption, he could support flight for half a day at most.
Half a day wasn’t long, but it wasn’t short either. It was enough to fight a battle or chase a few people. But it wasn’t enough to fly around for fun, admiring the clouds, mountains, and sea.
’This must be because I haven’t become a true Manifest Saint True Monarch yet. After all, the purple core-shadow is still just a prototype.’
After landing back on the ground, Lu Yun originally planned to go out and fulfill his promise to meet the few Grandmasters of Huajin from Shun’an Province.
But just as he stepped out of his room, Lu Yun suddenly froze. At the gate of the Lu Family Residence, more than eight hundred meters away, an extremely powerful aura had come to a stop.
Peak of Divine Intent Grandmaster!
’There are only a handful of Grandmasters of Divine Intent in the entire Daxia New Country. Which damn old monster has crawled out of the mountains this time?’
In the living room, Zhou Lie was still sitting properly on the sofa, sipping tea. When he saw Lu Yun emerge, he quickly stood up, his face wreathed in smiles. "Master!"
Lu Yun gave a slight nod. "Mm, you can go back for now. Just have them come to the Lu Family personally tomorrow."
Hearing this, Zhou Lie’s eyes lit up. He nodded repeatedly. "Thank you, Master! I’ll go tell them right now!"
A moment later, the captain of the soldiers guarding the main gate came running up to the villa door.
He was panting heavily as he spoke urgently to the Lu Family guards on either side. "Quick, go tell Lord Lu that an old fellow calling himself the Tiangong General is outside and wishes to pay a visit!"
The moment the name "Tiangong General" was spoken, looks of terror instantly appeared on the faces of the two Lu Family guards. ’Isn’t that the leader of the Yellow Heaven Empire in the south?’
’How did this old monster, who holds sway over Jiangze Province and has countless followers, show up here? What is he doing in Yun Port City?’
’He can’t be planning to harm Lord Lu, can he? This is no ordinary heretic; we have to strike hard.’
Just then, an old voice suddenly echoed in their ears.
"Let him in."
The three men outside the villa froze simultaneously. The voice wasn’t loud, but it was as clear as if someone were speaking right next to their ears.
’But there’s no one in front of us. And isn’t that Lord Lu’s voice? How can we hear him when we can’t see him?’
’Lord Lu is inside the villa, several walls away. How did he hear us talking? And how did he send his voice to our ears?’
A few seconds later, the army captain, not daring to delay, quickly ran back the way he came.
Lu Yun’s mutated Divine Sense could affect reality within a thousand meters, so a small matter like speaking within that range was naturally effortless.
Tiangong General. He had heard the name. The leader of the Yellow Heaven Empire, an old monster whose followers were spread across half the south.
Some said he was a madman and a charlatan. Others said he was a Saint sent down to earth to save the common people.
But there was one thing no one could deny: he was one of the few Grandmasters of Divine Intent in the Daxia New Country.

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