Outside the grand hall, the three sequence prodigies could sit still no longer.
All three rose to their feet, their expressions grave.
They had no idea what was happening inside, but one thing was certain: Lu Yuan had unquestionably obtained a tremendous stroke of fortune and a formidable legacy.
After all, Guangchengzi was revered as an immortal.
His fame resounded far and wide across the various star sectors of deep space.
Whatever he left behind could never be ordinary.
Lei Xuan’s eyes practically spewed fire, brimming with envy. The opportunity had been right before him, yet he had been barred from entry, forced to stand by and watch an inhabitant of the Milky Way Star Sector—a place he despised as an inferior civilization—claim it. How could he endure such an insult?
Still, he understood full well that no matter how hard he tried, he could not force his way in. His only choice was to wait outside.
"Lu Yuan will have to come out eventually. That is when we strike,"
the Three-Headed Ghost Clan sequence said calmly, breaking the silence.
His clan did indeed possess immortal-level beings of their own.
Yet none could compare to Guangchengzi, so he too felt deep resentment. Still, indulging in anger served no purpose; he could not let his emotions cloud his judgment.
"Indeed," the Origin Demon Clan sequence agreed, nodding. "Once he emerges, we will ensure he has no road to heaven and no door into the earth. Every fortune he obtained inside will belong to us."
At first, his desire to kill Lu Yuan had merely been about completing a mission handed down from above. But now, driven by the immortal legacy and fortune, the killing intent roiling in his heart had surged to an intolerable peak.
"Very well," the Three-Headed Ghost Clan sequence said.
With a flick of his right hand, eight small banners with black sails appeared.
Each small banner was emblazoned with the likeness of a three-headed ghost creature, and a profound, enigmatic aura slowly emanated from them.
"These were refined over many years by a Void Saint of my clan. Known as the Three-Headed Heaven-Sealing Banners, they can seal off an entire expanse of heaven and earth. Once trapped inside, no one can break out without peerless methods."
He looked toward the other two and explained, his intention unmistakable.
The instant Lu Yuan walked out, they would deploy this treasure to seal him within.
Once that happened, they would hold absolute initiative.
Moreover, Lu Yuan had previously slaughtered numerous members of the Three-Headed Ghost Clan; the prominent figures waiting in outer space would certainly never let him get away with it.
"Good!" Seeing this, Lei Xuan produced a silver hammer encircled by arcs of lightning. "This was also bestowed by the elders of my clan, named the Soul-Shaking Hammer. It specifically attacks the soul."
The Celestial Clan knew Lu Yuan’s physical body was exceptionally strong and hard to compromise, so they decided to strike directly at his soul.
For any living being, the soul was the most vulnerable aspect, making a surprise assault ideal.
The Origin Demon Clan sequence did not hesitate either, taking out a supreme treasure from his own clan.
It was a sword weapon roughly three inches long, reputed to be an instrument of pure slaughter, meant to tear through Lu Yuan’s physical body.
In other words, the three of them each targeted a different aspect, and any one of these treasures would prove fatal in the outside world.
"Under such measures, unless Lu Yuan possesses heaven-defying battle prowess, he is as good as dead."
Lei Xuan chuckled, a satisfied look glinting in his eyes.
If the three of them had harbored reservations while joining hands against Lu Yuan before, they had now cast everything aside in pursuit of the immortal Guangchengzi’s fortune, united by a common goal.
"I will deploy the Three-Headed Heaven-Sealing Banners right now to seal off heaven and earth. The moment he steps out, we strike immediately."
With that, the Three-Headed Ghost Clan sequence sat cross-legged, stirring the power within his body.
*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*
In the next instant, the eight small banners expanded upon catching the wind, swelling to several tens of feet in size before bursting with brilliant radiance.
The radiant beams converged, sealing off all eight directions.
Immediately afterward, the banners blended completely into their surroundings.
Even a Sovereign King Realm expert would fail to perceive their presence.
"Now, all that remains is to wait for him to come out."
Lei Xuan and the Three-Headed Ghost Clan sequence exchanged a glance, killing intent burning in their eyes.
This time, they did not retreat into the distance, choosing instead to lie in wait right there.
When the time came, they would catch Lu Yuan completely off guard.
Barring any accidents, they would succeed in short order. As for the division of the legacy and treasures, none of the three brought it up, knowing that discussing it now would only breed discord. It was far better to wait until the deed was done before dividing the spoils, maximizing their coordination in the impending ambush.
Without further words, they slipped to the side and concealed themselves.
***
Inside the grand hall, the power radiating from the blood of the "Immortal" had now completely dispersed.
At the center of the twin fish Dao diagram, Lu Yuan stood tall and straight, holding an item in each hand.
The jade slip!
The Fantian Seal!
Yet at this moment, he was not examining these two treasures. Instead, his attention was fixed on the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Token inside his mind; just moments ago, it was this very item that had driven back the overwhelming pressure.
*No, it wasn't driven back—it was frightened off,* Lu Yuan thought, shaking his head. Recalling the scene carefully, the crushing pressure had vanished the instant the ancient token radiated that aura of peerless supremacy.
He inspected it closely once more, only to find that it had returned to its ordinary state.
Apart from its purple radiance, there was nothing unusual about it.
Lu Yuan could clearly sense that because his innate spirit had absorbed that purple light day and night, the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Token seemed to have acknowledged him as its master.
Indeed, it had acknowledged him. That was why it had instinctively released its aura at the crucial moment.
Yet perhaps because it remained incomplete, he still could not actively control it.
*This Ancient Heavenly Emperor Token is truly a taboo object.*
Lu Yuan was now certain of one thing: this object was undeniably connected to the Human Sovereigns and the Heavenly Emperor, though its true might had yet to be fully revealed.
*I wonder what will happen once I collect all the tokens.* He pondered for a moment before setting the thought aside, turning his gaze back to the two items in his hands.
He already had a general idea of the Fantian Seal’s origins, so he could set it aside for now. What mattered most was whether the jade slip contained a breathing method or a visualization method.
Without hesitation, Lu Yuan crushed it in his grip.
*Crack!*
With the sound of shattering, glowing characters emerged from the fragments and surged straight between Lu Yuan’s brows, coalescing within his mind.
They emitted an ethereal mist of light, aligning into neat order to reveal the name of the technique: the Dao Repository Visualization Method.
Seeing this, he examined it closely. Inside his mind, beneath the Bodhi tree, his innate spirit radiated wisps of brilliant light, as though brimming with immense wisdom.
The innate spirit had been born from fusing with the Ancient Bodhi Tree, serving as proof that his soul had grown exceedingly powerful. It granted Lu Yuan not only heaven-defying comprehension, but immense strength in other aspects as well.
In fact, if a comparison had to be made, his soul was even stronger than his physical body.
After all, the Ancient Bodhi Tree was the very tree under which the Buddha had attained enlightenment.
Now, Lu Yuan concentrated entirely on comprehending the Dao Repository Visualization Method.
Aided by his monstrous talent, he understood it completely in no time at all.
Composed by the immortal Guangchengzi, it involved visualizing the mountains, rivers, and the Dao of all things, hence the name Dao Repository.
It treated the human body as an analog to all creation for cultivation, pointing the way along the path of evolution—especially in the early stages, where it could lay an incomparably solid foundation for an Awakened.
This meant that this visualization method was best suited for cultivation below the Saint Realm.
Of course, that did not mean it became useless afterward; it was simply less potent than it was prior to reaching the Saint Realm.
Even in the depths of starry space, it would rank among the premier visualization methods.
However, compared to the complete version of the *Daodejing*, it fell far short.
"I can cross-reference and verify it against what I currently cultivate, using it to refine myself," Lu Yuan murmured. He understood that while this visualization method was exceptionally powerful, he already possessed something superior.
Naturally, he also recognized that reaching the pinnacle required more than just cultivating a single visualization method or breathing method. What he needed was to absorb the strengths of diverse schools, smelting myriad techniques together to ultimately forge his own unique path.
The Dao Repository Visualization Method had been created by the immortal Guangchengzi, an extraordinarily revered figure in Daoism. For Lu Yuan, it served as an ideal complement to the *Daodejing*.
After composing his thoughts, Lu Yuan took the Fantian Seal into his hands.
The treasure was damaged, with several pieces missing and cracks spiderwebbing across its surface, looking as though it might shatter at any moment.
Perhaps those scars had been left behind during that ancient calamity.
Yet even in this state, the power within it sent a tremor through his heart, and it felt remarkably heavy in his grip.
Lu Yuan closed his eyes and sent out his senses.
Inside the Fantian Seal, various forces resisted his aura, preventing him from probing deeper.
"Is this... restrictive power?" Lu Yuan opened his eyes in surprise.
In his past life, he had once heard that when divine weapons reached a certain tier, restrictive powers would naturally form within them, preventing outsiders from easily wielding them even if they obtained them.
Treasures capable of generating restrictive powers were, at the very least, of the Saint weapon rank.
What was a Saint weapon?
It referred to weapons that could only be forged by beings of the Saint Realm.
And not just ordinary Saint Realm cultivators, either; they had to have reached at least the seventh stage of the evolutionary path.
If Lu Yuan reached that realm in the future, he could re-forge his Daluo sword core, elevating its might to an even higher level.
Presently, thirty-three layers of restrictive seals existed within the Fantian Seal, all of which had to be fully refined before the treasure could be unleashed.
"And that's while it's damaged. If it were intact, just how many restrictions would there be?"
He was shaken, but this only proved the extraordinary might of the Fantian Seal.
Yet even a supreme treasure like this had been reduced to such a state in that ancient war...
*No matter. Let me see how many restrictions I can refine first.*
Setting his thoughts aside, Lu Yuan calmed his mind and began refining it with his blood once more.
Having fused with the Human Sovereign's blood, he estimated the process would be faster.
Yet to his surprise, several days passed in complete concentration, and he had only managed to refine three restrictions.
"This difficult? To refine all of them, wouldn't it take at least a month or so?" Lu Yuan was somewhat speechless, though on second thought, it seemed only natural. Given how extraordinary the artifact was, refining it was bound to be arduous.
Of course, he could not afford to stay here and refine every restriction before heading out.
Zhu Qingyu and the others were still inside the mystic realm. Their tempering should be just about finished by now. If he delayed any longer, something might go wrong.
Lu Yuan rose to his feet and put away the Fantian Seal.
Stepping out of the twin fish Dao diagram, he turned toward the vast hall and bowed slightly.
"Junior of the human race, Lu Yuan, expresses his gratitude to Senior for leaving behind this opportunity."
Guangchengzi was an ancient predecessor. Having obtained his fortune, Lu Yuan could not simply walk away without paying his respects.
After doing so, Lu Yuan inspected the grand hall once more. Confirming there was nothing else amiss, he prepared to leave.
While entering through the main doors was impossible, leaving was simple; one only had to walk straight forward without any special preparations.
Yet the moment he stepped out of the grand hall, Lu Yuan’s sharp senses instantly caught hold of a fierce surge of killing intent.
An ambush had been laid—and they had been waiting for a long time!
Chapter 151