Chapter 633 - 59: Houtu Has Integrated with the Dao, Copying Transcendent Traits (Part 2)

Chapter 633: Chapter 59: Houtu Has Integrated with the Dao, Copying Transcendent Traits (Part 2)

The beautiful woman observed everything and said with a smile,

"I never imagined your Path was so profound... Go on, try. See if you can balance my Transcendent Trait over as well."

Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment before giving it a try. He activated the Path of Great Balance, but he failed.

The Lady’s physical body, her Transcendent Trait, surpassed Sun Wukong’s heaven’s will, surpassed Houtu’s Occupying the Future, and even surpassed Fu Xi’s [Substitution]!

But even in failure, Lu Xuan’s physical body underwent a complete and utter transformation.

His Dao Fruit Body advanced another step, containing terrifying power capable of shattering Laws and the Great Dao. His Primordial True Form, True Fighting Form, and others all transformed!

Lu Xuan’s expression changed, and he immediately sat down cross-legged.

His physical shell was changing drastically. All sorts of phenomena manifested around his Physique, accompanied by the most fundamental Dao Rhyme!

A change even more violent than the Creation of Heaven and Earth was taking place.

From the Primordial True Form and True Fighting Form, to his own Innate Divine Demon Body and Dao Fruit Body,

and then to all the physical accumulations over countless years, the tempering by his Three Masters, the nourishment of the Mother Qi of All Things, the enrichment from innumerable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the enhancement from the Supreme Daoist Robe...

After Lu Xuan copied a sliver of divine essence from the Lady, all of these things began to change drastically. They were... fusing!

His body seemed to have transformed into a gigantic furnace, smelting all sorts of Profound Mysteries into one.

The Primordial True Form and the True Fighting Form merged, the Innate Divine Demon Body and the Dao Fruit Body combined, and finally, they all converged into one!

One day, two days, three days...

Time flew by. Lu Xuan just sat there silently, completely still. Terrifying Dao Rhyme occasionally emanated from his body, accompanied by a faint, mysterious fragrance.

During this time, Xiaoyan came to visit many times, keeping him company. Ben Bo’Erba lay beside Lu Xuan, frantically devouring the escaping Dao Rhyme and undergoing his own drastic transformation.

Time continued to pass. One year, two years, three years...

It was the seventieth year since Lu Xuan’s arrival in the Kongtong Immortal Realm, and the one hundredth year since the descent of the Immortal Court, Buddha Land, and others.

He slowly opened his eyes and clenched his fist.

*RIP*

Space, time, and more collapsed silently, turning into the most fundamental abyss of ruin. Then, the abyss of ruin collapsed as well, and along with it, the Dao and its principles that permeated this region were all crushed in his grip.

"My body..."

Lu Xuan spoke in a low voice, but it triggered a massive shockwave. Ben Bo’Erba, who had only recently stepped into the level of the Celestial Realms, coughed up blood. If the beautiful woman hadn’t protected him in time, he would have died!

He was slightly startled and quickly restrained the power of his Physique, trying to comprehend the changes within himself.

Within his body, every single fundamental particle had evolved into a vast world. His three hundred and sixty-five Acupoints now held the embryonic form of a [Cosmos].

They were all linked together, seemingly on the verge of forming a [Great Heaven and Earth]...

The Primordial True Form and the True Fighting Form were gone, but all of their various characteristics had been preserved.

All cause and all effect flowed across the texture of Lu Xuan’s skin.

The seventy-two-colored halo behind him was more brilliant than ever before. The Three Calamities, Six Tribulations, and Nine Journeys beneath him had also evolved into true great tribulations. A single wisp drifting down would be enough to trigger a calamity on the level of the Divine Enthronement!

He breathed slowly, exhaling the origin of Chaos from his nostrils, accompanied by primordial Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water, mixed with the remnants of the Great Realms formed by his body’s particles. All of this combined into a single breath of turbid air that drifted away leisurely.

"Not bad."

The beautiful woman spoke with a smile.

"With your current physical body, although it is not my equal, you can already fight against the Ancient Ones."

Although Lu Xuan could fight against the Ancient Ones before, he had to borrow the power of the Great Heaven and Earth and wield Supreme Treasures like the Heaven-Opening Banner and the Four Immortal Slaying Swords.

In terms of his body alone, it was just an ordinary Dao Fruit Body, capable of walking freely above the Years and ignoring the pull of the River of Time and the Great Heaven and Earth. That was all.

But now,

His Physique had undergone a great transformation, with all forms returning to one. Even without using any Cultivation, any Magical Treasures, or any Divine Techniques,

Lu Xuan was confident he could fight the Buddha Mother relying on his physical body alone!

It was not a Dao Fruit, yet it was far superior to an ordinary one.

Taking a shallow breath, Lu Xuan said with a smile,

"This is perfect timing. Amitabha, Bodhi, and the others currently see me as a thorn in their side. To deal with me, they will surely attack from the angle of [destined fortune].

"Now that they’ve established the Buddha Country, if I’m not mistaken, they intend to restart the Journey to the West. They’ll use the prosperity of the Buddhist Path to suppress the great fortune of the Dao Dynasty, causing my power to fall from the Dao Fruit level..."

He paused, his gaze profound.

"They might even set a great bait to force me to leave the Great Heaven and Earth. When that time comes, I’m quite looking forward to their expressions when they discover I possess the power of a Dao Fruit even outside the Great Heaven and Earth."

The beautiful woman nodded gently.

"As you say, this might be your chance to win. Don’t expose it for now."

Lu Xuan let out a soft breath of turbid air, casually grabbed the fat fish, and toyed with it for a moment before speaking softly,

"By the way, Lady, can you see where Fu Xi’s true body is? While I failed to balance your physical body over to myself, it should be possible to balance Fu Xi’s Transcendent Trait—the one that substitutes destiny and replaces identity."

"Fu Xi’s true body?"

The beautiful woman stared at the two suppressed Fu Xis for a moment, then slowly nodded.

"It’s currently in the depths of Chaos... For Fu Xi, his true body can change at will. Wherever his primary consciousness is, that is his true body."

’The depths of Chaos, you say?’

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment, his gaze deep and mysterious.

"It might not be impossible. I’ll have Profound Origin Fusheng take a trip to the depths of Chaos to find that Fu Xi. It’ll be a good chance to investigate some matters related to Taiyi."

The beautiful woman’s expression flickered, but in the end, she said nothing, merely nodding slightly.

"Time is short. Ten years have already passed in the Current World. The final calamity is drawing ever closer, as is the time for the Buddhist Sect to restart the Journey to the West. You should go and make your arrangements. As for the Kongtong Immortal Realm..."

After a moment of thought, she said with a smile,

"You can have the Kongtong Immortal Realm [Ascend] to your Dao Dynasty. That way, I can intervene at a critical moment. Do you have any other plans? Tell me everything at once."

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

"When the Journey to the West restarts, the group of four should remain the same. I intend to have the Sandalwood Merit Buddha become Tang Monk again, Zhu Wuneng can return to being Bajie, and the same for the Little White Dragon and Sha Wujing. Sun Wukong is about to attain Daluo, so there’s no need to replace him... Perhaps I can add another person to the group of four."

"Add who?"

Lu Xuan grinned, bouncing the fat fish in his hand.

"I think this little guy will do just fine."

Ben Bo’Erba looked at the Lady with a miserable expression, on the verge of bursting into tears.

The beautiful woman covered her mouth and chuckled lightly.

"Alright, but you have to take good care of Xiaoben. Don’t let anything happen to him."

"Don’t worry, Lady. Of course."

Lu Xuan performed a formal bow, suppressed the two Fu Xis inside the Profound Yellow Pagoda, and then took his leave, carrying the wailing fat fish.

"Fu Xi..."

Lu Xuan muttered to himself as he lowered the Great Dao Golden Bridge to guide the entire Kongtong Immortal Realm’s Ascension to the Dao Dynasty.

"Your Transcendent Trait will be mine. Let me see... what exactly is it?"

As his voice fell, high above the Years, the gates of the Purple Cloud Palace swung open. The Purple Cloud Palace Master slowly walked out and headed toward the depths of Chaos.

"Today, I visit a friend."