Chapter 516 - 491 Path of Law Creation

Inside the second page’s space of the Tao Book, Lu Yan activated time acceleration and put all his efforts into comprehending the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map. With time passing by, he was becoming increasingly adept in his control over the Rule of Thunder, and the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map inscribed on his body was getting more complex.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed in the outside world.

In Fang Yunliang’s other courtyard, he once again summoned his elite subordinates for a council.

"No movement from the other few as well?"

Fang Yunliang asked in a cold voice.

"None."

Several youths shook their heads.

"Hmph, they’re all cunning foxes, each waiting for someone else to make the first move."

Fang Yunliang’s face was gloomy as water.

"Brother, perhaps, we can have an outstanding figure from the Outer Alliance Disciples make a move and challenge Lu Yan,"

a beautiful woman in a pink long dress suggested.

"What do you mean by ’make a move’?"

Fang Yunliang asked.

The woman’s spirits lifted as she said, "Alliance members receive the highest treatment in our Dragon Alliance, but they also have obligations. Every member, after a certain period, must publicly share their Cultivation insights, and additionally have the duty to guide other Disciples. We can covertly have an Outer Alliance Disciple seek guidance on Immortality Skill under the guise of asking for advice, and Lu Yan won’t easily refuse. Even if it reaches Sword Ancestor’s ears, he would not blame us easily."

"Our ultimate goal is to have someone defeat him, proving that his talent is insufficient and he is unfit to be a member. Moreover, with an Outer Alliance Disciple acting, should Sword Ancestor really blame someone, no one would suspect us."

"An Outer Alliance Disciple daring to make a move? That’s a member, after all,"

Fang Yunliang said.

"As long as we promise considerable benefits, there’s nothing they wouldn’t dare to do. Furthermore, very few know that Lu Yan was appointed a member by the Sword Ancestor, and those Outer Alliance Disciples are unaware,"

the woman said.

Fang Yunliang pondered for a moment and found the plan feasible, instructing, "Fine, handle this matter then. Remember to be discreet and not let anyone know we’re manipulating from behind."

"Don’t worry, brother, I assure you there will be no slips."

The woman was very confident.

...

"Someone is coming."

Lu Yan, who was Cultivating in the second layer space of Tao Book, suddenly sensed someone outside.

Moving his thoughts, he exited the second layer space of Tao Book, opened his room door, and it was Shen Yinuo.

"Lu Yan, there are two youths outside from the Outer Alliance who have questions about their Immortality Skill and wish for your guidance,"

Shen Yinuo said.

"Seeking advice?"

Lu Yan smiled faintly and said, "They’re probably here to challenge me."

He had anticipated this possibility.

"Lu Yan, what do you plan to do?"

Shen Yinuo asked.

"Of course, I’ll refuse."

Lu Yan smiled and said.

If he were to accept the challenge, he feared a continuous stream of challengers thereafter, which would be endlessly annoying. How could he then cultivate in peace?

"If you refuse, I’m afraid it won’t be good for your reputation,"

Shen Yinuo said.

"That’s only temporary. If I am to fight, it has to be a significant battle, or else it will be endlessly annoying. First, I refuse and let them think I’m easy to bully. Then, once I leave seclusion, I’ll deal with them all at once,"

Lu Yan said.

Besides, he still had much room for improvement in his current strength, and he was far from peaking.

If he acted now, fearing there might be a peerless genius in the Dragon Alliance, he would not be fully confident.

Having just joined the Dragon Alliance, he had many resources to utilize, making it a period of rapid improvement. It would not be too late to act after this rapid improvement phase.

"Someone come."

Lu Yan’s voice rang out, and immediately two guards appeared.

"Go back and tell them that I’m in seclusion and have no time to offer guidance. If others come later, dismiss them with the same reason. Do you understand?"

Lu Yan instructed.

"Yes."

The two guards took the order and departed.

After spending some tender moments with Shen Yinuo, the two separately returned to their Cultivation seclusions.

Because of Lu Yan’s influence, Shen Yinuo also had free access to some of the Dragon Alliance’s Cultivation Sacred Grounds.

Time flew by like a white horse passing a gap.

Since that day, Outer Alliance Disciples would occasionally seek Lu Yan for guidance on the Immortality Skill, but he refused each time.

Just like that, two years went by in the blink of an eye.

In those two years, Lu Yan collected a total of twenty-four thousand Dragon Crystals, which he promptly exchanged for Magic Elixirs every month.

He gave some to Shen Yinuo, and used the rest for his own Cultivation.

With sufficient resources, his Cultivation Level progressed impressively fast. More than a year ago, he had reached the Immortal Fourth Layer, and six months ago, he had achieved the Peak of Immortal Fourth Layer.

However, after reaching the Peak of Immortal Fourth Layer, he was unable to break through for a long time.

No matter how many Magic Elixirs he consumed, it did not solve the issue.

Shen Yinuo encountered the same problem. Her Cultivation Level had reached the Peak of Immortal Fourth Layer earlier than Lu Yan, but she still had not broken through.

"From Immortal Fourth Layer to the Fifth Layer, there’s a huge hurdle, almost as though it’s a transition between two different levels. The power gain after a breakthrough is immense, but achieving that breakthrough is extremely difficult,"

the Artifact Spirit Little Phoenix said in the Tao Book.

"Senior, is there a way to break through?"

Lu Yan asked for advice.

"Generally speaking, there are two paths,"

Little Phoenix said, "First, when you reach the peak of the Immortal Fourth Layer, it’s like facing a fog ahead. Only by being resolute in your original heart and using an extremely strong Doctrine to cut through the fog can you break through. However, this step often requires a lot of time spent wandering in the mortal world to temper the original heart. That’s why some turn into mortals to travel through the mortal world and experience a lifetime of mortal experiences."

"The second path is to create Laws."

"Create Laws?"

Lu Yan was curious.

"Using the rules you have mastered as a foundation, you create your own Immortality Skill that no one else has ever devised. That is creating Laws."

"Of course, creating Laws isn’t limited to Immortality Skills. If you can create some special Cultivation Skills, that also counts as creating Laws. Once you create Laws, you will receive gifts from the Magic River, making it easy to break into the Immortal Fifth Layer Heaven,"

Little Phoenix explained.

"Creating Laws can receive gifts from the Magic River?"

Lu Yan was surprised.

"Yes, strange, isn’t it? Many in history also found it strange. It seems as though this world highly reveres and encourages those who create Laws. Once someone successfully creates Laws, the gifts are incredibly generous."

"The stronger and more profound the Law you create, the greater the gift."

"Legend has it that someone sat under the Bodhi Tree for a million years and created an invincible Law, elevating their Cultivation Level directly from the Immortal Realm to the Creator Realm,"

Little Phoenix said.

"Crossing several major realms at once? Can’t be true, right?"

Lu Yan’s eyes widened in shock, somewhat disbelieving.

"Absolutely true, it has been confirmed. Moreover, such events have occurred more than once in history. Additionally, do you know what the most important condition is to break into the True One State?"

Little Phoenix asked.

"Could it also be creating Laws?"

"Correct, and it must be your own unique Supreme Law that you need to create in order to break into the True One State in one fell swoop. Thus, everyone who has reached the True One State is an unmatched freak of nature. To describe them as ’stunningly brilliant’ doesn’t even do them justice. Each one is a legend of mythological proportions,"

Little Phoenix said.

Lu Yan was astounded. This world really does encourage creating Laws.

But it felt very strange.

"Hence, in the Origin World, all the greatest Tianjiao aspire to create their own Laws and walk their invincible path,"

Little Phoenix said.

"Creating Laws?"

Lu Yan murmured to himself, pondering how he should go about creating Laws.

"To create Laws, you must integrate your own characteristics or what you are skilled at. That way, it’s easier to create Laws unique to yourself. Otherwise, even if you manage to create something, it’s likely to overlap with someone else’s creation, and that’s of no use."

"So my advice is, if you want to create Laws, aim for an Immortality Skill that combines several rules,"

Little Phoenix said.

"Combining several rules into an Immortality Skill? Isn’t that even harder?"

Lu Yan said.

Fusing two rules is already extremely difficult, let alone an Immortality Skill that combines several. It would undoubtedly be many times harder than creating an Immortality Skill based on a single rule.

"Looking at an Immortality Skill alone, creating one that combines several rules is naturally more difficult. But if you consider another condition, that might not be the case,"

Little Phoenix said.

"Please enlighten me, senior,"

Lu Yan said, clasping his fists in respect.

"An Immortality Skill based on a single rule, like your Purple Electric Thunder Knife and Shock Thunder Nine Flashes, are both based on the Rule of Thunder. Creating such Immortality Skills may be simpler. But think about it—over countless years, how many people have created how many Immortality Skills? How difficult is it to create one that has never been created by anyone else?"

"Perhaps after exhausting all your thoughts and efforts in creating an Immortality Skill, you find it’s something others have already created, wasting all your time and effort."

"However, Magic Fusion is inherently extremely hard, and very few in the world can do it. Therefore, Immortality Skills based on this are also rare, and the chances of overlap with others are much lower."

"Besides, you are naturally close to the Doctrine and what is difficult for others may not necessarily be so for you. Therefore, overall, creating an Immortality Skill that combines several rules might actually be easier for you,"

Little Phoenix elaborated.

This gave Lu Yan a rough direction to consider.

"With your natural affinity for the Doctrine, you ought to develop in the direction of fusing multiple rules. Otherwise, you would be wasting your talent,"

Little Phoenix said.

"Thank you, senior, for your guidance. Lu Yan has benefitted greatly,"

Lu Yan sincerely thanked.

"It’s just a bit of experience sharing. How far you can go still depends on you; I am merely assisting,"

Little Phoenix said.

After chatting with Little Phoenix for a while, Lu Yan began to carefully consider the direction of his future Cultivation.

He intended to start comprehending a third rule.

In fact, he had this idea long ago but kept getting delayed. Recently, he had been engrossed in understanding the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map.

Two years had gone by in the outside world, but two hundred years had passed within the Tao Book.

Over these years, Lu Yan had come to understand more than 1,800 variations of the Rule of Thunder.

Having grasped more than half of the 3,600 variations of the Rule of Thunder, the Immortality Skills he mastered related to it had also increased to dozens. His overall strength had improved by an unknown amount compared to two years ago.

After breaking through to the Immortal Fourth Layer, the Saint Soldier’s Formula, as Little Phoenix had predicted, advanced smoothly to the sixth layer.

However, when the Saint Soldier’s Formula reached the peak of the sixth layer, it was stalled again.

It appeared that until his Cultivation Level broke through to the Immortal Fifth Layer, the Saint Soldier’s Formula would not make any further progress.

Lu Yan ended his Cultivation and headed to the Art Dragon Hall, where the Dragon Alliance stored various scriptures and books.