Chapter 678 - 81: Should I One Day Become the Dao Fruit

Chapter 678: Chapter 81: Should I One Day Become the Dao Fruit

"The Dao Fruit Positions... have increased by half."

The seven Supreme Beings turned in unison to stare at the Daoist, their expressions a mixture of astonishment and confusion.

Lu Xuan hadn’t attained Enlightenment.

He had undergone Transformation Dao.

He *was* a Dao Fruit. Or more precisely, he was the Dao Fruit Position itself.

"How is this possible?"

Ancient Bodhi Buddha muttered to himself, his expression shifting as a look of utter disbelief washed over his face. ’The Dao Fruit Positions are limited to nine. This is a fundamental truth, but today...’

...it has been overturned!

Fu Xi’s expression grew solemn. The Buddha Mother couldn’t help but step back. The Demon Ancestor’s eyes narrowed as he withdrew the Heaven-Reaching Long Spear, gripping it tightly.

And Lu Xuan?

He paced slowly, stopping before the exquisite beauty. He bowed with meticulous care.

"Lady... you’ve endured much."

"I’m fine." The exquisite beauty replied with a dazzling smile.

Lu Xuan turned his head, taking in the boundless power surging through his body and contemplating his own mysterious and profound realm. He chuckled softly.

"So... this is the Dao Fruit."

"From the Current World, through the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin and Han, to the founding of the Dao Dynasty... I have finally achieved the Transformation Dao Fruit within Hongmeng."

"It seems... I am very strong."

As his voice fell,

Lu Xuan’s eyes snapped open, reflecting infinite worlds within them!

He spread his arms wide, as if to embrace Hongmeng, the Beginning of Ancient Times, the entire magnificent River of Time itself. His voice boomed like a great bell, powerful enough to deafen the heavens!

"Henceforth, I am the Dao!"

"Those who inquire of the Dao shall inquire of me. Those who attain the Dao shall attain me. Those who seek the Dao shall seek me!"

"All of you. Come! Come and fight me!"

In that instant the words were spoken.

HUMMM!!

The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, and the Heaven-Opening Banner all materialized around him. A Jade Scroll manifested as well, bobbing gently in the space near Lu Xuan.

At this very moment, the Three Thousand Great Dao intertwined within his physique, flowing slowly through him.

"What Dharma is this?"

Ancient Bodhi Buddha’s expression was grave, his brow deeply furrowed.

"Not attaining the Dao, but becoming the Dao. Not the body achieving a Dao Fruit, but the body transforming *into* a Dao Fruit..."

He paused, and his gaze sharpened.

"Buddha Mother, go and test his limits!"

The Buddha Mother’s face twitched.

’Me again???’

He glanced to the side, meeting the imposing gaze of the Ancient Bodhi Buddha, and ultimately relented. He and the Great Belly Buddha moved forward to face their opponent.

"Fellow Daoist Lu..."

Before he could finish, Lu Xuan looked up. He didn’t use the Heaven-Opening Banner, the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, or the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. He didn’t even use the Creation Jade Scroll.

He simply spoke in a calm and peaceful voice.

"I have already undergone Transformation Dao. How can one who has merely attained the Dao contend with the Dao itself?"

As he spoke,

Lu Xuan extended a single finger and gave a gentle poke.

"Go."

A perfectly ordinary-looking bolt of lightning appeared. It drifted slowly through Hongmeng, making its way unhurriedly toward the Buddha Mother.

The Buddha Mother’s expression darkened.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, aren’t you being a bit too arrogant..."

With a single thought, he pressed his palms together. A brilliant Buddhist light erupted from both him and the Great Belly Buddha, manifesting an Infinite World Adornment Sea that surged forward to attack!

However.

As the sea neared the bolt, it came to an abrupt halt.

The Infinite World Adornment Sea simply parted around the ordinary-looking bolt.

The bolt of lightning arrived, descending silently. A sense of immense danger flared in the Buddha Mother’s heart. He tried to dodge but was horrified to find himself completely locked in place, unable to move!

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to dodge, but...

...the half a Dao Fruit he had attained wouldn’t allow it.

CRACK!

A sharp crack of thunder echoed as the lightning bolt pierced the Buddha Mother. His Eight Zhang Golden Form shattered like it was made of paper, and the various Skills he desperately unleashed dimmed and faded of their own accord.

It was as if, in the face of that lightning, in the presence of Lu Xuan, they were bowing in submission!

The Buddha Mother’s very Dharma was kowtowing to Lu Xuan!

"Impossible!!"

He reeled in horror, coughing up great mouthfuls of blood. His physique had been pierced through. The moment he tried to use any of his myriad Skills, they would all bow, all prostrate themselves in worship!

Lu Xuan spoke calmly.

"I told you. I have undergone Transformation Dao. You attained a Dao Fruit, which means you also attained a piece of *me*. When you call upon the Dao to use your Skills, you are in fact calling upon me..."

"...and why would my own Dharma ever strike me?"

Bodhi’s expression changed. Fu Xi’s pupils shrank to pinpricks. The Demon Ancestor’s eyes narrowed to slits.

At that moment, the Supreme came to a sudden realization and sighed in awe.

"I see, I see... The Realm of Transformation... so this is the Realm of Transformation?"

The Transformation Dao is below Enlightenment, yet above the attainment of the Dao.

Lu Xuan’s body had become the Dao itself, had become half a great Dao Fruit Position. Therefore, those like the Buddha Mother, who merely *occupied* half a Dao Fruit Position, were innately subservient to him!

When the Ancient Ones attain the Dao, they are attaining a part of Lu Xuan!

When all living beings seek the Dao, they too are seeking Lu Xuan!

The Buddha Mother’s face was ashen. He retreated in a flash, as the Ancient Bodhi Buddha’s brow darkened and he shouted sternly,

"I can’t believe Fellow Daoist Lu has truly forged a new path! Transformation Dao... so it can make those who have attained the Dao bow their heads. But what about me, one who has reached Enlightenment?"

The instant his voice fell,

The Ancient Bodhi Buddha attacked. A great palm blotted out the sky as it descended upon Lu Xuan, and infinite Skills manifested in its wake!

Unlike with the Buddha Mother,

Although the Skills that Bodhi unleashed showed a tendency to bow in submission to Lu Xuan, the Ancient Bodhi Buddha’s control was far superior. All Skills and all paths of the Dao were on the verge of bowing but held back, their killing intent as sharp as ever!

Lu Xuan leisurely raised his head and said nonchalantly,

"The Realm of Transformation stands above the attainment of the Dao but below Enlightenment. Naturally, it is not enough to defeat you, Fellow Daoist Bodhi. However..."

He smiled, grasping the Heaven-Opening Banner in his right hand and the Four Immortal Slaying Swords in his left. The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda hovered above his head, intercepting the Ancient Bodhi Buddha’s world-ending strike!

In the next second,

Lu Xuan raised the Heaven-Opening Banner high. Wielding the power of his Dao Fruit, he cleaved down with all his might. The Enlightenment Supreme Treasure was fully activated, tearing through Hongmeng with enough force to nearly cleave open a new world!

The Four Immortal Slaying Swords formed an array, descending upon the Ancient Bodhi Buddha like four Divine Mountains.

The two clashed. Empowered by three Supreme Treasures, for a moment...

...Lu Xuan actually held his own against Bodhi!

"Good, good, good!"