Chapter 1 The Subtleties of Enlightenment

Waves of divine light rippled out from his feet, spreading like ripples to a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

At that moment, all sounds ceased, and everyone quieted down to watch Lu Changsheng comprehend the Dharma.

Golden light filled the surroundings, and the five mountain peaks were rendered like divine mountains. This gold wasn't a dark gold, but a bright gold, like the sun, bathing the heavens and earth, highlighting the sacred and extraordinary.

"Look, what is that?"

"What's going on?"

"Heavens, it's an anomaly!"

People exclaimed, turning their gazes.

Not far away, behind Lu Changsheng, a towering ancient tree appeared. It was the Bodhi Ancient Tree, with thousands of branches and jade-green leaves, radiating infinite divine light and filled with great wisdom.

The hundred-zhang Bodhi Divine Tree appeared, radiating wisps of immortal light, falling before Lu Changsheng. The sounds of sages chanting sutras rang out, like the Great Dao's heavenly music, enlightening people and awakening their supreme wisdom.

"Bodhi Ancient Tree! This is a Buddhist immortal emperor-level anomaly. Could he be a Buddhist cultivator?"

Taishang Xuanji was shocked as he looked at Lu Changsheng. He was truly shaken this time. He had seen immortal emperor-level anomalies before.

But anomalies were also divided into many types. Some were offensive, some were defensive, but the truly powerful anomalies were of the support type.

An anomaly like the Bodhi Ancient Tree could help people open their wisdom, comprehend the heavens and earth, and master various peerless inheritances. This was the strongest kind of anomaly.

At this moment.

Lu Changsheng was bathed in golden light, as if he had transformed into the wisest person in the world. The Bodhi Divine Tree lowered its branches, transmitting various ancient sounds.

The chanting of gods and Buddhas, the sounds of the Heavenly Dao, and the music of the Great Dao resounded, as if they were the voices of ancient sages, or the supreme sounds of the heavens.

The sounds made people feel inexplicably enlightened.

"Bodhi Ancient Tree, one of the strongest Buddhist anomalies! Only ancient Buddhas can awaken this anomaly. Legend has it that only those who truly possess great wisdom can awaken such an anomaly. Under the ancient tree, one can comprehend the Heavenly Dao, and it can also influence others, allowing them to awaken their wisdom and understand their attachments. I didn't expect him to have such an anomaly. Who exactly is he? Is he visible on the True Dragon榜 (bǎng, list)?"

Bai Xiaotong exclaimed, knowing quite a lot, even knowing this.

However, as Bai Xiaotong's voice faded, another voice rang out immediately.

"Ah! No wonder I suddenly felt my wisdom had increased! So, this is the reason! Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, I understand!"

At that moment, Xu Jian closed his eyes in the crowd, exclaiming with emotion.

"I lost, A'Jian, here you go again?" Li Ran was stunned, not expecting Xu Jian to start again.

However, Xu Jian didn't speak, but simply closed his eyes, and there was a truly intoxicated look, as if he was really comprehending the Dao.

Li Ran fell silent.

"Oh, you know what, I also understand."

"This anomaly can help people open their wisdom. I suddenly felt my brain become a lot smarter."

"Hiss! I understand, I understand, hahahaha!"

"How can you all understand? No, I also understand."

Soon, the crowd sat down one after another, each showing an intoxicated look, and those who didn't know would really think they understood something.

In the main peak.

Taishang Xuanji and Ye Rujin stared intently at Lu Changsheng, surprised and a little astonished.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree was an immortal emperor-level anomaly. Not everyone on the True Dragon榜 (bǎng, list) had immortal emperor-level anomalies. For example, Taishang Xuanji didn't have an immortal emperor anomaly, but Ye Rujin did.

Moreover, even if it was an immortal emperor anomaly, the Bodhi Ancient Tree was not an ordinary immortal emperor anomaly.

In fact, Lu Changsheng's anomaly was not an immortal emperor anomaly, Bodhi Ancient Tree, but a divine-level anomaly, Bodhi Divine Tree, the true tree of wisdom.

But they didn't know, because just looking at the appearance, it was naturally difficult to tell what kind of anomaly it was.

Beneath the Bodhi Divine Tree.

Lu Changsheng entered a state of enlightenment. He felt everything in the main peak, every blade of grass, every tree, from the subtle to the grand, from a grain of dust to an entire realm.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

In an instant, the five mountain peaks shook, and ancient immortal texts appeared one by one. These immortal texts were extremely ancient and contained great profundities.

All the immortal texts poured into Lu Changsheng's body. This was a peerless inheritance.

"There really is a peerless inheritance!"

The world was in an uproar, unable to believe that there really was a peerless inheritance.

Although they came here, they also felt that there would be a peerless inheritance, but guessing and confirming were two different things. When they truly saw the peerless inheritance, they were naturally extremely shocked.

Taishang Xuanji and Ye Rujin didn't waste any words. They sat down directly, wanting to comprehend the peerless inheritance as well.

But unfortunately, all the ancient immortal texts that had transformed into the peerless inheritance entered Lu Changsheng's body. Even if their fortune was strong, they were forcibly suppressed.

'Heavenly Emperor Art.'

In an instant, Lu Changsheng understood the essence of this peerless inheritance.

This peerless inheritance was called Heavenly Emperor Art. It could melt all immortal arts and Dao techniques in the world, whether it was demon techniques, Buddhist techniques, or Daoist techniques, Underworld techniques, as long as it was a technique, it could be melted and transformed into Heavenly Emperor Art.

For example, a sword technique might be ordinary, but if it was melted with Heavenly Emperor Art, it could be transformed into Heavenly Emperor Sword Art, its power multiplied, becoming stronger when facing the strong, and even stronger when facing the weak. In short, your ultimate move is my ultimate move, not only stealing your ultimate move, but also making its power several times stronger than yours.

It was so terrifying.

Moreover, what was even more terrifying about mastering this Heavenly Emperor Art was that all the techniques in the world would have no secrets in front of the Heavenly Emperor Art.

The strong of the six realms, countless sects, all enshrined a famous saying: "Do not transmit the Dharma to six ears."

All Dao techniques were the core of a sect, but the terrifying thing about Heavenly Emperor Art was that as long as you used it once, it could be completely copied, not only copied, but also enhanced, making it incredibly terrifying.

So, when Lu Changsheng mastered this Heavenly Emperor Art, he was also extremely shocked.

At first, he didn't believe that there would be any peerless inheritance in this kind of ghostly place, but now he felt that this was not a peerless inheritance at all!

This was a supreme inheritance! Stealing people's ultimate moves, and even enhancing them on its own! If he fought with others, and they launched an ultimate move, he would immediately launch an ultimate move as well, and its power would be stronger than theirs!

Wouldn't you be angry? Wouldn't you vomit blood? And wouldn't you be afraid?

After all, after mastering your Dao technique, you can also study it carefully, and then specifically research a new Dao technique to target you.

This kind of thing had really happened before.

In the immortal world, there was once a holy land, terrifying and overwhelming, mastering a kind of Yin-Yang Great Art. The combination of Yin and Yang made them invincible, but it was because an extremely core high-level betrayed and passed on the secret technique.

In less than five hundred years, its weaknesses were discovered, and it was disintegrated in one fell swoop. Not long after, the holy land completely declined.

Of course, the decline of the holy land was not entirely due to that incident, but at least 30% was because the core immortal technique was leaked, which led to the holy land's decline.

Therefore, in the immortal world, anyone who masters the Dao technique that others are proud of will attract a lot of trouble, especially for holy lands. If you master the core immortal technique of someone else's holy land, the result is either joining this holy land, or being endlessly pursued.

Generally speaking, it's the latter, because even if you want to join, they're not willing.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng also thoroughly understood why this sect had declined. This kind of Dao technique was extremely terrifying. It could be said that cultivating this kind of Dao technique was to make enemies of the world. Either you alone would suppress a great era, or you would stand on the opposite side of the people in the world.

It was normal for the inheritance to be cut off. If others mastered this kind of Dao technique, Lu Changsheng would probably be ruthless if he encountered it.

But if he mastered it himself, then it would be fine.

The Heavenly Emperor Art condensed in his body. Lu Changsheng restrained all the brilliance. The Bodhi Divine Tree disappeared, and the golden light also disappeared.

Everything returned to calm.

The peerless inheritance had already been mastered, and no one else would be able to comprehend the Heavenly Emperor Art again, because this peerless inheritance was imprinted in the five mountain peaks, only providing one opportunity for enlightenment. In other words, only one person could master it.

And this person must have extremely high aptitude, otherwise, even if you perceive it, you will not be able to truly master it.

The technique had been comprehended. Lu Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back. He looked at Xu Jian and Li Ran, as well as Tianji Zi, indicating that they could leave and didn't need to stay here any longer.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait."

But at that moment, a voice rang out.

It was the voice of Taishang Xuanji.

He had awakened from his enlightenment. Although he had wanted to compete for the opportunity earlier, he unfortunately didn't gain any benefits. Now he spoke up, and it was unknown what he wanted.

Lu Changsheng turned his gaze towards Taishang Xuanji, his expression calm.

"May I ask fellow Daoist, what kind of technique is this peerless inheritance?"

Taishang Xuanji opened his mouth, asking humbly, with curiosity and doubt, wanting to know what kind of inheritance was here.

"Why should I tell you?"

Lu Changsheng's tone was calm as he spoke slowly.

This answer made the cultivators click their tongues. Taishang Xuanji was a peerless genius on the True Dragon榜 (bǎng, list)! Logically speaking, people of the same generation would give each other some face, but Lu Changsheng was too aloof!

"Fellow Daoist, I know this question is very abrupt, but I really want to know what kind of inheritance is here."

Taishang Xuanji continued to ask.

"Who are you?"

Lu Changsheng didn't get angry, but simply asked this.

"Taishang Holy Land, Taishang Xuanji."

Taishang Xuanji replied.

Taishang Holy Land?

Lu Changsheng also knew that it was one of the Ten Great Holy Lands of the immortal world, with a very strong foundation, second only to the Heavenly Court's holy land, as the Giant Spirit Immortal had said before.

"How do you prove you are Taishang Xuanji?"

Lu Changsheng slowly opened his mouth, asking this way.

But this question made everyone's faces full of question marks.

"This!" Taishang Xuanji was also a little confused, not knowing what Lu Changsheng meant by this sentence.

How do I prove I am Taishang Xuanji?

You know what, for a moment, he really didn't know how to answer.

"I've heard of the name of the Taishang Holy Land. If you are really a disciple of the Taishang Holy Land, you can use a supreme immortal technique of the Taishang Holy Land. If you can use it, I will tell you. If you can't use it, then forget it."

Lu Changsheng opened his mouth.

Stating his purpose.

Yes, very good, stealing ultimate moves.