Chapter 531: Divine Sky Yuqing Nine Heavens Profound Vault Myriad Transformations Indestructible Dao Fruit

Chapter 531: Chapter 531: Divine Sky Yuqing Nine Heavens Profound Vault Myriad Transformations Indestructible Dao Fruit

Lu Chuan walked at a steady pace, sighing. His voice was tinged with a hint of genuine, solemn regret.

"Junior Brother Chu Chengnan... Alas... He and I cultivated on Pure Source Mountain for several hundred years. We were like brothers, our bond deep. His will was firm, his heart sincere. He schemed for five lifetimes just to escape this cage. Though he failed in his attempt to attain the Golden Dao Attainment Fruit Position, it doesn’t mean there’s no hope for him to start over.

This lifetime has only lasted a century for him. If he has the will, he can certainly live for another one or two hundred years."

Xu Yunfan glanced at him. The solemnity in Lu Chuan’s eyes didn’t seem feigned. It was as if he was lamenting Chu Chengnan’s failure to ascend according to the True Monarch’s plan, yet also marveling at his escape from that predicament, free from the True Monarch’s control.

’Was he being genuine?’

’Are there really fellow disciples in the Primordial Sect who are as close as brothers?’

’He didn’t believe it.’

But Xu Yunfan didn’t let any of it show on his face.

This was his first meeting with Lu Chuan. Unsure of the man’s character, he naturally had to be cautious with his words and actions.

"Though he did not fully succeed, his Dao Heart is resilient and his actions were decisive. It was, in its own way, a truly brave and resolute act."

Lu Chuan left it at that, not elaborating further. He then smoothly shifted the topic back to Xu Yunfan, his tone now one of guidance and expectation.

"Junior Brother Xu, you have now abandoned your old path and turned to cultivate a True Technique. With your Dao Foundation newly formed, now is the time for courageous and diligent progress.

The True Martial Demon Suppressing Scripture is controlled by the Puchen Pure Land and held in the iron grip of the World Honored One Tathagata. Even if you had mastered it, you would have just been paving the way for the Puchen Pure Land. By switching techniques now, you have truly broken free from your shackles.

The True Monarch has also taken note of the phenomena on Divine Sky Peak. Your most urgent task right now, Junior Brother, is to stabilize your foundation, gather Heaven and Earth Root Qi, and form the Divine Sky Grotto Heaven Embryo, so that you might enter the Late-Stage of Foundation Establishment as soon as possible."

He stopped and looked at Xu Yunfan, his gaze intense.

"Rest assured, Junior Brother. The True Monarch perceives all and has already made arrangements.

As long as you follow the plan and cultivate diligently, the day you form your Grotto Heaven will be the day a grand opportunity—one that concerns the very foundation of your Dao path—will present itself.

When that time comes, I will personally come to bring you into the fold."

"I, Yunfan, will never forget the True Monarch’s great favor and your guidance, Senior Brother. I will certainly do everything in my power to live up to your expectations!"

Xu Yunfan’s face showed sincere gratitude as he gave a deep bow, but inwardly, he felt only cold indifference.

’A grand opportunity?’

’What a joke.’

’I need to be careful now and do my best not to attract any attention within the Primordial Sect.’

The tragic fate of Chu Chengnan at Cold Crow Pass, a pawn in True Monarch Qing Yuan’s grand design, flashed through his mind.

In the final moment of his attempt to attain the Golden Dao, a Great Arhat from the Puchen Pure Land had sacrificed himself, using a Spirit Treasure Demon-Slaying Pestle to shatter Chu Chengnan’s Dao Foundation and wither his Grotto Heaven.

After his failure, he had been ruthlessly cast aside by True Monarch Qing Yuan.

It was such a blatant display that Xu Yunfan even wondered if True Monarch Qing Yuan had any idea how to win people over.

’But then again,’ he thought, ’he’s a Golden Core True Monarch. Why would he need to?’

’This so-called opportunity is nothing but bait cast by the True Monarch to move his pawns, the Blood Food needed to push them forward.’

’I would be down here, working myself to death and taking enormous risks to fight for it, only for my final reward to be mere scraps compared to the True Monarch’s massive gains.’

’Even if Chu Chengnan had succeeded and obtained the Immovable Profound Mountain Dao Fruit, it would have only been to merge it into True Monarch Qing Yuan’s Grotto Heaven, helping him reach the Mid-Stage of the Golden Core realm.’

’A textbook pawn.’

’Even if he had become a Golden Core True Monarch, he couldn’t have advanced further until True Monarch Qing Yuan did. He’d have to wait until the True Monarch’s Grotto Heaven was completely stable and could hang suspended without the support of a Fruit Position. Only then could he have reclaimed his own Dao Fruit and progressed.’

Chu Chengnan’s tearful, desperate warning before his end was still vivid in his mind.

"You have to rely on yourself!"

’True strength comes from within. That is the fundamental Dao Heart.’

After chatting a while longer, Xu Yunfan formally bid farewell to Lu Chuan. He then rode his Divine Sky Escape Light back to Divine Sky Peak alone. After dismissing his attendants and settling deep within the safety of his Grotto-mansion, he finally calmed his mind and began to plan the crucial next step for his Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment.

Forming the Divine Sky Grotto Heaven Embryo.

Truth be told, he had the Attribute Panel.

Once his Cultivation Technique reached a certain Skill Level, he could most likely form a Grotto Heaven naturally, without even needing to perform Root Source Qi Collection.

What Xu Yunfan found unbearable, however, was how agonizingly slow his cultivation progress was.

Even cultivating daily, it would take ten days to half a month for even a single point of Skill Level to appear on the Attribute Panel.

It was so slow that he’d even resorted to scheming for the fruit on the Celestial Spirit and Earth Evil Immortal Peach Tree through his clone, Wukong.

At this rate, it would probably take him thirty to fifty years just to see any significant progress.

On the cultivation path of the *Divine Sky Nine Heavens Profound Vault Undying True Scripture*, forming the Dao Foundation was just the beginning. It was equivalent to forging the foundational vessel that would contain his power.

To advance to the Middle and then Late Stages of Foundation Establishment, one had to gather a core "Root Qi" that matched the Origin of the True Scripture within the Dao Foundation’s Inner World. Using this as the core framework, one could then, step-by-step, construct and pioneer the embryo of their future Grotto Heaven.

This "Root Qi" was a special substance, formed when the Laws and energy Origins of the world precipitated and condensed within different environments, materials, or strange phenomena. It contained either fragments of the Great Dao Laws that the Cultivation Technique aimed for, or pure, majestic energy of the Laws themselves.

For the *Divine Sky Nine Heavens Profound Vault Undying True Scripture*, which focused on the Thunder Dao, the required core Root Qi had to be a natural wonder related to thunder, destruction, vitality, and the Profound Vault.

The Dao Fruit that this True Scripture pointed toward was called the "Divine Sky Yuqing Nine Heavens Profound Vault Myriad Transformations Undying Dao Fruit."

What was the Divine Sky Yuqing Nine Heavens Profound Vault Myriad Transformations Undying Dao Fruit?

Its fundamental principle was for a Cultivator to use Thunderbolt as their root and the Profound Vault as their platform, fusing the divine order of the Nine Heavens. They would then refine and sublimate their Inner Scenic Cave Heaven into a single, primordial, undying treasure-core. This would cause the corresponding Fruit Position to manifest within the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm. By performing a Ritual to seek the Fruit Position’s favor, the Cultivator could have their cultivation path supported, their Dao Foundation suspended high, and their nature made eternal and indestructible. Finally, they would grasp the authority over the life, death, and nurturing aspects of thunder.

Upon achieving this Dao Fruit, the Cultivator’s Grotto Heaven would transform into a Minor Grotto Heaven of the Divine Sky and Profound Vault. When thunder was born within it, it would become the pivot of creation; when it was extinguished, it would become heavenly punishment. The constellations of the Nine Heavens would stand guard within, and myriad transformations would flow without cease. Ultimately, one would transcend the tribulations of the Five Elements, securing the Dao Fruit’s presence in the world, becoming indestructible and eternal.

It could be considered one of the foremost among the one hundred and eight Fruit Positions of the Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends in the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm.

This True Technique was once held by a True Monarch of the Primordial Sect known as the Divine Sky Nine Heavens True Monarch. However, after the Pure Yang True Monarch shattered his Grotto Heaven and slew him, the Fruit Position was left completely vacant.

Thinking of this, Xu Yunfan couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion. He truly had an excellent start in this life.

Ancestral Master Chunyang had truly given him a world-shattering opportunity.

Xu Yunfan silently reviewed the essentials of the True Scripture in his mind, circulating his Magical Power to cultivate the Divine Sky Scripture.

Thunder Origin Qi was the foundation and main artery for constructing the Divine Sky Cave Heaven.

To speed up his Skill Level progression, he would naturally need to find a source of condensed Thunder Power that was Supreme Yang and Firm, one that contained the essence of pure destruction and rebirth.

The ideal locations were treacherous lands where thunder had raged unceasingly since time immemorial.