Chapter 792: Yaoyang Sect's Research Results

Lu Yang's excitement from just reaching the late Nascent Soul stage was instantly extinguished by the Immortal Fairy.

Seeing his reaction, the Immortal Fairy quickly reassured him, "Oh, reaching the late Nascent Soul stage is already incredibly impressive! Think about it, it's not every time you go out that you encounter enemies at the Integration stage."

Lu Yang recalled the enemies he had encountered: Emperor Yu, Martial Dao, Void Sovereign, Dream Demon Sovereign, and Grey Bean were indeed not at the Integration stage.

As Lu Yang was recalling his past achievements, he suddenly felt a token in his pocket heat up. He pulled it out and saw that it was a message from the Blazing Sun Sect.

The token stated that the Blazing Sun Sect had recently achieved some breakthroughs in solar energy research and hoped to invite Young Sect Master Lu to visit and offer guidance. The location was the usual spot, the Yanhai County BBQ restaurant, which served as their headquarters.

The message also stated that they would present the BBQ restaurant's annual dividends to the Heavenly Court Sect. Since Lu Yang had nothing urgent to do, he agreed. Holy Son Long Jingzhou was still in seclusion, and it was unclear when he would emerge.

There was no need to bother Senior Sister for such a minor matter. Lu Yang mentioned it to his several Guardian Heavenly Kings, and they all readily agreed.

The Heavenly Court Sect set out in a grand procession.

At the BBQ restaurant headquarters, Sect Master Chi of the Blazing Sun Sect and Mu Baiyi of the Nine Nether Sect were very nervous. It didn't look like they were welcoming colleagues; rather, it seemed they were awaiting an inspection from a superior leader.

The two Sect Masters' fear was understandable. The Immortal War in the East Sea had too great an impact, revealing that there were strengths and weaknesses even among immortals, and Sect Master Yun's power surpassed that of another immortal. Furthermore, Ao Ling's recent display of power in the East Sea and Bean Heavenly Venerate's widespread renown — all these events pointed to one undeniable fact: the Heavenly Court Sect was the greatest power in the world.

"Haha, Sect Masters, long time no see!" Lu Yang greeted them cheerfully. Seeing that Sect Master Yun, Bean Heavenly Venerate, and the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors were not present, Sect Master Chi and Mu Baiyi quietly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much less psychological pressure. However, they still dared not be careless in front of Young Sect Master Lu, the Heavenly Court Sect's successor.

Young Sect Master Lu took his seat. The five Guardian Heavenly Kings stood emotionlessly behind him, while the two Sect Masters personally bent down to pour tea.

"Young Sect Master, here is the BBQ restaurant's income for the past year, along with the ledger of income and expenses," Mu Baiyi said, carefully pushing a storage ring towards Lu Yang. The spirit stones stored within the ring were immense, and Mu Baiyi felt a pang of reluctance as he handed them over.

Lu Yang gave a subtle glance. The Fifth Elder, Multi-Treasured Heavenly King, took the storage ring, scanned it with his divine sense, then bowed respectfully and reported to Lu Yang:

"Young Sect Master, it has been verified as correct."

Lu Yang yawned in boredom. "Then take it," he said.

Mu Baiyi sighed inwardly, thinking, 'As expected of someone from the Heavenly Court Sect; they don't even care about such a small amount of money. They didn't even ask how many spirit stones were in the storage ring.'

"Sect Master Mu, you didn't just call me here for something trivial like spirit stones, did you?" Lu Yang said with a smile, taking a sip of tea, as if he had seen through Mu Baiyi's thoughts.

Mu Baiyi offered a fawning smile. "Young Sect Master, you are truly discerning. In truth, I have a question, and I hope Young Sect Master can enlighten me."

"What is it?"

Mu Baiyi carefully chose his words, observing Lu Yang's reaction as he spoke, fearful of touching upon any taboos. "I heard that your sect's ancient ancestor Ao Ling once said at the old Dragon Emperor's birthday banquet, 'People no longer know of the Heavenly Court and the Underworld.' I wonder, what exactly is this 'Underworld'?"

Lu Yang had long anticipated Mu Baiyi would ask this question, and a slight smile appeared in his eyes. "What, have you forgotten what I told you? I've already said that the bond between our Heavenly Court Sect and your Nine Nether Sect originates from ancient times."

Mu Baiyi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and his face was filled with undisguised excitement. "Then the Underworld is indeed..."

"It's the place from ancient times that managed the netherworld and reincarnation. All beings, after death, have their souls enter the Underworld to undergo the cycle of six reincarnations."

Lu Yang hadn't lied to Mu Baiyi; the Underworld was indeed as he described, and Ao Ling had told him this. Not only Mu Baiyi, but even Sect Master Chi, who had always been at odds with the Nine Nether Sect, widened his eyes. It wasn't just them who had noticed Ao Ling's mention of the "Underworld"; many people in the cultivation world had been speculating about its meaning.

But no one could clearly explain what the Underworld truly was.

Now, it was finally confirmed by Young Sect Master Lu: the Underworld was the Ancient Nine Nethers!

The five Guardian Heavenly Kings also heard this explanation for the first time. However, since they knew Lu Yang was deceiving them, they showed little reaction.

Mu Baiyi's face turned red with excitement. He thought, 'Fortunately, the Heavenly Court Sect valued old ties, otherwise this good position at the BBQ restaurant wouldn't have fallen to our Nine Nether Sect. And Young Sect Master Lu had once said that for the Nine Nether Sect to make its move in the great struggle of the era, they needed to plan slowly and "ally with the Demon Realm and the East Sea!"'

Now, with the dragon race uniting the East Sea, that statement would soon be realized!

What Young Sect Master Lu had said that day was gradually coming true. Was it divine foresight, or had it been premeditated?

Whichever it was, it was enough to show how formidable Young Sect Master Lu truly was!

"Sect Master Chi, let me see what your sect has been researching," Lu Yang said with interest.

Producing results after more than a year wasn't slow progress. Things like solar lamps and solar water heaters had never appeared in the cultivation world. The Blazing Sun Sect not only had to research them but also had to lower costs for widespread public promotion. These were all significant challenges.

Under Lu Yang's expectant gaze, Sect Master Chi took out a scroll from his storage ring.

The scroll unrolled, revealing a drawing of a sun.

Around the sun were several plates of unknown material. Considering the sun's volume, the area of these plates was terrifyingly large.

The plates were engraved with many complex formations. Lu Yang knew nothing about formations and had no idea what these were for.

However, Elder Ba, the Hundred Medicines Heavenly King, who was skilled in formations, discerned something and let out a soft gasp.

"Sect Master Chi, this is..." Lu Yang saw no need to pretend to understand; the complexity of this formation was probably something only Integration stage cultivators could comprehend.

When asked about his area of expertise, Sect Master Chi became very excited. "Ever since Young Sect Master Lu spoke to me about solar energy, our entire sect has been greatly inspired and has been researching how to fully utilize it.

"However, halfway through our research, we discovered a problem: the continent has six sides, and our Central Continent is only one of them.

"This means that no matter how much we utilize solar energy, we can only use one-sixth of it, with the remaining five-sixths being wasted."

"So?" Lu Yang vaguely guessed what was drawn on the scroll.

"Therefore, we planned to assemble a set of formations on the surface of the sun to collect solar energy. Ideally, we would encase the entire sun to prevent any waste of solar energy.

"Then, we would transmit the solar energy collected by the formations down here.

"However, researching this set of formations was quite difficult. Fortunately, our entire sect worked together and finally broke through the technical hurdles.

"The formation on the scroll is the result of our research."

Lu Yang:

Aren't you perhaps taking too big a step?