Chapter 1249: Lu Yang's Dao Fruit Prototype

Reflecting on his past experiences, he realized that every time he left the sect for a minor matter or to gain experience, events would escalate beyond his control. This, in fact, was a form of a cycle.

He had actually been in a continuous cycle all along, without ever knowing it.

"In a sense," he wondered, "am I the origin of the cycle?"

"It's not just the events I've experienced," he mused, "cultivation is also a form of cycle."

"From Qi Condensation Level 9 to the early, mid, and late stages of Foundation Establishment, and then to the early, mid, and late stages of Golden Core... Each promotion to a new level marked the beginning of a new cycle within that level, a continuous process of cultivation."

"Birth, old age, sickness, and death; viewing the next generation as a continuation of one's spirit, then that generation experiences birth, old age, sickness, and death, viewing the generation after them as a continuation of their spirit..."

"So, is everyone actually in a cycle?"

Lu Yang murmured softly, his eyes brightening slightly. He finally understood what kind of Dao Fruit could help his Senior Sister.

There was still a bridge needed to reach the Dao Fruit he desired. This bridge was made of knowledge, but he currently didn't possess enough. He needed to consult other nascent Dao Fruits, or even complete Dao Fruits!

He wasn't sure what kind of nascent or complete Dao Fruits would provide the knowledge he needed, so he could only use the most straightforward method: constantly trying.

"Thank you, Junior Sister Tao! Thank you, Junior Brother Li!" Lu Yang clasped his hands together and bowed solemnly in thanks, which left Tao Yaoye and Li Haoran bewildered. They could only mirror Lu Yang's solemn gesture in return.

Lu Yang left everyone behind, heading directly for Prison Peak.

The Immortal Fairy was quite curious: "Little Yangzi, have you figured out what kind of nascent Dao Fruit you want to condense?"

"I have!"

"What nascent Dao Fruit?" she pressed. "Are you aiming for omniscience or transcendence?"

Lu Yang replied as he ran, a little excited: "Omniscience or transcendence, neither is important. All that matters is if it can help Senior Sister resolve her Dao integration problem, but I'll have to try it to see if it works!"

When Lu Yang arrived at Prison Peak, the Great Yu and Great Gan factions, uncharacteristically, were not fighting. Instead, they were clearly divided into two separate groups. Duan Qingshui and Mo Xiaochou, the two prisoners with the lowest cultivation, were also separated, one with the Great Yu faction, the other with the Great Gan faction.

A group of Half-Immortals and Tribulation Stage cultivators surrounded them both, seemingly imparting knowledge.

Without thinking much, Lu Yang went straight to Guan Shanhai. Seeing this, the Great Yu faction provocatively glanced at the Great Gan faction.

"Do you need something?" Guan Shanhai asked. "Time for another newspaper reprint?"

"Uh, no," Lu Yang replied, "I wanted to ask about your experience in condensing a Dao Fruit."

Lu Yang really wanted to know what life was like on Prison Peak. Why was Guan Shanhai now obsessed with printing newspapers, when he wasn't like this before?

Although the insights into condensing a Dao Fruit were extremely precious, they weren't unspeakable. During his time imprisoned on Prison Peak, Guan Shanhai had revealed everything, including his insights on condensing a Dao Fruit.

However, at that time, he had told Yunzhi; this time, he was telling Lu Yang.

It was merely a matter of repeating it.

After consulting Guan Shanhai, Lu Yang went over to the Great Gan faction's side, successively seeking insights from Siming and Zhongtian Emperor regarding their experiences in condensing Dao Fruits.

He also didn't miss out on Dao Lord Wanfa's nascent Longevity Dao Fruit, Void Supreme's nascent Void Realm Dao Fruit, and Nightmare Supreme's nascent Dream Dao Fruit.

After leaving Prison Peak, Lu Yang returned to Heaven's Gate Peak. After consulting Qing He about the nascent Longevity Dao Fruit, he asked the puppet to open the treasury.

He had expected the puppet to report to Senior Sister and wait for her approval before proceeding, but to his surprise, the puppet opened the treasury directly.

At the far end of the treasury lay the Dao Seeking Sect's most precious treasures: Wu Yao's Replacement Dao Fruit, Guan Shanhai's Imprint Dao Fruit, Siming's Enlightenment Dao Fruit, and Zhongtian Emperor's Devouring Dao Fruit.

The Devouring Dao Fruit was enveloped by a special formation; otherwise, it would devour everything, even the Dao Fruits placed near it.

Lu Yang sat before these Dao Fruits, replaying Guan Shanhai's and the others' words in his mind. Striking while the iron was hot, he began to comprehend these Dao Fruits, to further understand the principles they had described.

After an unknown period, Lu Yang left the treasury, shaking his head in disappointment. This knowledge was not what he sought.

"I still need to learn more," he murmured.

Next, Lu Yang found True Immortal Zhuiyue on the back mountain of Heaven's Gate Peak, consulting him about the nascent Seven Emotions Dao Fruit. He then found Patriarch Guiyuan, seeking knowledge about the nascent Unity Dao Fruit, and asked Heavenly Venerate Guiyuan to take him to visit the other three founders who established the three great immortal sects.

Meng Junzi had once taken Meng Jingzhou to meet these individuals, and Meng Jingzhou had mentioned these encounters while patrolling Quyi County.

Bidding farewell to the various immortal sect founders, Lu Yang journeyed to the East Sea Dragon Palace. There, he met Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, Jin Caiwei, and Patriarch Hanhai, learning their respective understandings of nascent Dao Fruits.

Lu Yang traveled throughout the entire cultivation world, visiting all the Half-Immortals he knew and humbly learning from their experiences and insights.

Lu Yang's footsteps could be found in Great Xia, the East Sea, the Demon Realm, the Buddhist Kingdom, and beyond. Like a mortal, he measured the paths he had once walked with his own feet, recalling those experiences and using the walking time to digest the knowledge he had acquired.

Some knowledge Lu Yang found easy to understand, so his stay was brief. Other knowledge he had never encountered before and found extremely difficult to grasp, leading to longer stays.

The place where he stayed the longest was the Great Xia Imperial City.

Great Xia Imperial City was home to Jiang Ping'an and Meng Junzi, the two founders of Great Xia, as well as the Four Ancient Immortals who had been invited for Dao discussions, making a total of six immortals.

Along the way, Lu Yang witnessed various major powers compiling records of cultivators' identities, saw the jointly promulgated laws for external exploration, and observed powerful cultivators gathering friends and companions, busily forming teams to prepare for exploring the outside world.

He was like a transient observer, witnessing the changes in the cultivation world before the seal was lifted.

Mortals reacted indifferently to the lifting of the seal, as if it had nothing to do with them. But Lu Yang knew that once a planet with technological civilization was found and its technologies brought back, combining them with the knowledge of the cultivation world, it would then directly impact mortals.

If not for the issue of the mastermind behind the scenes, this would be one of Lu Yang's reasons for supporting the lifting of the seal.

Finally, he returned to the Dao Seeking Sect, to the origin of everything.

Lu Yang returned discreetly, telling no one.

All of this did not escape Yunzhi's perception, but she said nothing. She merely sipped tea from the tea set her Junior Brother had given her, watching him, laden with gains, return to his cave dwelling for secluded cultivation.

In his cave dwelling, Lu Yang began his secluded cultivation, oblivious to the passage of time.

This journey had been incredibly fruitful, and Lu Yang had finally found the knowledge he most desired.

"Senior Immortal of Years' Path of Time," he realized, "this is the 'bridge' connecting the nascent Cycle Dao Fruit with the Dao Fruit I seek!"

The Path of Time was the main body of the "bridge," and his other gains throughout the journey were also part of the "bridge."

He was like a tempestuous ocean, his aura rising and falling, fluctuating wildly, like a roaring tsunami. After the tsunami, the winds calmed, and the waves settled, and his cultivation realm advanced another level.

"Middle Tribulation Stage," he noted.

Unlike his previous excitement during breakthroughs, advancing to the Middle Tribulation Stage was merely a natural progression. What truly excited Lu Yang was the nascent Dao Fruit he had condensed.

A nascent Dao Fruit, never before seen, appeared on Lu Yang's chest, shimmering with a pure white light, before sinking into his body.

"The nascent Tracing Origin Dao Fruit is complete," he affirmed.