Chapter 43: Lu Yun’s Changes

The clamor and humiliation in the Lu Family hall gradually settled with the departure of Ye Linger and the other two.

Yet it turned into a heavy boulder, pressing down on the hearts of every member of the Lu Family.

Lu Yun’s expression was calm. He gave a slight bow to his father, Lu Zhan, whose face was still livid, then turned and returned to his somewhat remote and cold small courtyard.

He closed the room door, isolating himself from the outside disturbances.

"Primordial Holy Land! Ye Linger! Chen Chuan!" Lu Yun whispered those names, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth. "In my eyes, you are nothing more than a speck of dust in this world."

Suppressing his churning emotions, Lu Yun sat cross-legged on the bed and began to Cultivate the Chaos Scripture he had obtained in his previous life.

It was precisely because he had awakened his memories that he had crippled his own Meridians and then reshaped them to forge that invincible Physique, the Chaos Divine Body.

Because he knew how terrifying the Chaos Divine Body was.

Just as Lu Yun’s mind sank into his body to quietly Cultivate, an emotionless voice rang out deep within his mind.

[Ding! Detected that the host possesses supreme potential, meeting the binding conditions for the reward System.]

[System is binding...]

[System binding successful.]

[Congratulations to host Lu Yun for successfully binding the Lottery System!]

"Who?"

Lu Yun suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp light bursting from them as he became alert to the extreme.

He thought it was some great expert who had sensed his identity as a God Emperor Reincarnation and wanted to attempt Possession.

However, no matter how he searched, he could find no trace of any external Divine Soul.

"System? What is this thing?"

Lu Yun’s brow furrowed. With his knowledge and experience as a God Emperor, he had never heard of such a strange existence.

It seemed to be directly connected to his Soul Origin—invisible and intangible, yet real and true.

[This System is the Heavens Reward System, designed to assist the host in ascending to the absolute Peak.]

[Every time the host increases their cultivation, they will receive one random lottery chance.]

That mysterious voice rang out again.

Lu Yun did not understand things like Systems.

But after a period of cautious probing and communication...

Lu Yun confirmed that this System seemed to have no ill intent and was more like a peculiar auxiliary tool, which allowed him to relax slightly.

But he remained wary; he would not easily trust such a mysterious System.

In his view, this matter was far too bizarre.

[Host is binding for the first time. A Novice Gift Pack is specially granted. Open it immediately?]

"Gift pack?" Lu Yun’s heart stirred. With a hint of curiosity and scrutiny, he thought: "Open."

[Novice Gift Pack opened successfully!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Spiritual Fire: Myriad Poison Heart-Corroding Flame!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Spiritual Fire: Green Lotus Earth Core Fire!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Fusion skill: Heaven’s Wrath Fire Lotus!]

As the System notification faded, detailed information about the two Spiritual Fires and the Fusion skill flooded into Lu Yun’s mind.

Myriad Poison Heart-Corroding Flame: Born from the gathering of myriad poisonous Qi and Earth Core Baleful Fire, it corrodes bones and incinerates Souls, being exceptionally malicious.

Green Lotus Earth Core Fire: Born deep within the earth, formed through countless temperings by subterranean fires. It takes the form of a lotus and possesses majestic power.

Lu Yun knew that both Spiritual Fires were rare treasures seldom seen in the world!

A flash of joy crossed his eyes.

Spiritual Fires provide immense assistance for Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and facing enemies.

Immediately, his attention shifted to the Heaven’s Wrath Fire Lotus.

According to the System’s introduction, this skill could fuse various Spiritual Fires from heaven and earth and compress their power to the extreme, ultimately forming a destructive fire lotus.

The more types and the higher the quality of the fused Spiritual Fires, the more terrifying the power of the fire lotus would be—enough to burn mountains, boil seas, and destroy heaven and earth.

"Fuse Spiritual Fires? Compress power?"

Lu Yun’s heart surged slightly.

He knew well that Spiritual Fires were violent and their attributes clashed; forcing a Fusion was no different from seeking self-destruction.

But this Heaven’s Wrath Fire Lotus skill perfectly solved that problem.

He was becoming more and more interested in this mysterious System.

"Let’s try it!"

With a thought, Lu Yun followed the skill’s technique, guiding the newly obtained Myriad Poison Heart-Corroding Flame and Green Lotus Earth Core Fire.

In his left palm, a wisp of eerie green flame quietly emerged, emitting a heart-palpitating aura of sinister poison; the surrounding air seemed to sizzle as it was corroded.

In his right palm, an exquisite green fire lotus slowly rotated, emitting hot and pure energy fluctuations.

Under the miraculous power of the Heaven’s Wrath Fire Lotus skill, the two Spiritual Fires with vastly different attributes did not repel each other.

Instead, as if drawn by an invisible hand, they slowly drew closer and finally fused.

Buzz!

With a slight hum, an exquisite fire lotus only the size of a palm appeared in Lu Yun’s hand, displaying both green and teal colors.

The fire lotus rotated slowly, its colors flowing beautifully.

But Lu Yun could clearly feel what a terrifying and violent destructive energy was contained within this tiny fire lotus.

"What terrifying power!" Lu Yun was incredibly excited.

"With the help of this mysterious System, my path back to the Peak will surely be a hundred times smoother."

"Collect thousands of Spiritual Fires from the world and fuse them into the supreme fire lotus. At that time, who in the All Heavens and Myriad Domains will be able to stop me?"

Thinking of the appointment with the Primordial Holy Land in one month, Lu Yun’s confidence soared.

He carefully dispersed the two-colored fire lotus, turning it back into the two Spiritual Fires and pulling them back into his body.

The next day, at the first light of dawn.

Lu Yun adjusted his state and officially began to Cultivate, intending to step into the Martial Dao Realm in one go.

He already possessed the comprehension Realm of a God Emperor and the embryonic form of the Chaos Divine Body.

At this moment, with no distractions and the added confidence from the System, his cultivation proceeded with the force of a hot knife through butter.

The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth seemed to be summoned by a king, surging madly into his body.

It was refined by his operation of the Chaos Scripture, merging into his limbs and bones, and washing through his Meridians and acupoints.

Boom!

As if some barrier had been broken, Lu Yun’s body shook slightly, and a powerful aura rose from within him.

Martial Dao First Level!

However, this was only the beginning.

The embryonic form of the Chaos Divine Body was truly activated at this moment, greedily swallowing the surrounding Spiritual Qi like a bottomless pit.

[Congratulations to the host for increasing cultivation to the Martial Dao First Level. You have received one lottery chance. Draw now?]

The System’s notification rang out at the right time.

"Draw!" Lu Yun did not hesitate.

A huge wheel seemed to appear in his mind, with countless bizarre prize patterns flashing rapidly.

Finally, the pointer stopped on a light sphere emitting Chaos Qi.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward: Chaos Divine Body Minor Achievement!]

"What? Chaos Divine Body Minor Achievement?!"

Even with Lu Yun’s God Emperor state of mind, he couldn’t help but be overjoyed at this moment.

The Chaos Divine Body was one of the top Physiques in the world, and Cultivating it was incredibly difficult.

Even going from embryonic form to Minor Achievement would normally take a long time of step-by-step Cultivation.

This reward was undoubtedly timely help, saving him countless hours of hard work.

Rumble!

The moment the reward was issued, a loud sound like the creation of heaven and earth erupted from within Lu Yun’s body.

His body was undergoing an earth-shaking transformation!

The Chaos Qi originally hidden deep within was completely stimulated, surging like a tide and emitting a supreme aura.

The surface of his body was shrouded in a hazy and brilliant nine-colored divine light, as if he were draped in a celestial robe, holy and extraordinary.

This was the change brought by the emergence of a Divine Grade Spiritual Root.

Driven by this majestic power, his cultivation once again soared madly.

Martial Dao Second Level, Third Level... Ninth Level!

Ming Quan Realm First Level!

The soaring momentum only slowly subsided when it stabilized at the Peak of the Ming Quan Realm First Level.

At the moment the Chaos Divine Body reached Minor Achievement, a phenomenon appeared in heaven and earth.

The phenomenon quickly alarmed the entire Lu Family.

"That is... Yun’er’s courtyard?"

Lu Zhan’s face changed drastically. His figure was like lightning as he was the first to rush over.

Immediately after, the Lu Family’s upper echelon was also alarmed.

Everyone felt the supreme aura contained within that nine-colored divine light. Their faces were filled with shock and disbelief as they rushed to Lu Yun’s small courtyard.

When they pushed open the courtyard gate and saw Lu Yun wrapped in nine-colored divine light, everyone stood frozen on the spot like clay or wooden statues.

"Ni-nine-colored divine light! This is the sign of a Divine Grade Spiritual Root emerging!"

"Ming Quan Realm! Not only can Young Master Yun Cultivate, but he has also broken through to the Ming Quan Realm in one go!"

"Heaven bless my Lu Family! Heaven bless my Lu Family! Hahaha!"

"So the reason Yun’er was so confident yesterday was that he had already undergone a complete transformation."

Lu Zhan’s eyes were filled with tears, his whole body trembling with excitement. The humiliation he suffered yesterday was entirely replaced by the wild joy of holding his head high.

He stepped forward quickly and firmly grabbed Lu Yun’s shoulders:

"Yun’er, you... you can really Cultivate? And you’ve even awakened a Divine Grade Spiritual Root?"

The divine light around Lu Yun slowly withdrew. He opened his eyes, and a scene of Chaos being created seemed to flash through them.

He looked at his excited father and the clan Elders, smiled slightly, and said calmly:

"I’ve made Father and the Elders worry. I had a sudden realization and broke through by chance."

His calmness made him seem even more unfathomable.

Only then did everyone understand that Lu Yun was not arrogant, but had absolute confidence.

The outcome of the appointment with the Primordial Holy Land in a month was still unknown.

But they firmly believed that Lu Yun would make those two arrogant fellows, Ye Linger and Chen Chuan, pay the price.

Just as the entire Lu Family was immersed in a wave of excitement and wild joy...

Buzz!

Powerful and matchless auras, like Awakening dragons, suddenly descended over the Lu Family.

The winds and clouds changed color, and the energy of heaven and earth became turbulent.

Then, figures appeared out of thin air, hovering above the Lu Family manor.

Every figure emitted a terrifying pressure as deep as an abyss and as heavy as a mountain, their eyes burning as they looked down at the courtyard where the nine-colored divine light had just settled.

Clearly, the phenomenon triggered by Lu Yun’s Chaos Divine Body reaching Minor Achievement had already alarmed the Giants of various forces across the Sacred Martial Continent.

These big figures, who were usually elusive, had actually descended in person to this small Tianfeng City just to recruit this newly emerged Divine Grade Spiritual Root Prodigy.

The sky over the Lu Family was instantly shrouded by powerful Divine Thoughts, and the atmosphere became heavy and tense once again.