Lü Zhong rose to his feet and looked up at the clear sky.
After a moment’s thought, he tentatively raised his hands. With a mere shift in his thoughts, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi responded.
In an instant, the weather turned. A violent storm enveloped the area, its winds howling like razors. Then, the rain began to fall, and the downpour quickly became unstoppable.
’So this is how you Call the Wind and Summon the Rain? It’s a little too easy...’ Lü Zhong was delighted. Compared to simulating it during the Nascent Soul Stage, achieving this in the Divinity Transformation Stage was completely effortless.
Next, he tried the Sleeve Universe Technique.
Perhaps thanks to his Yang Spirit, Lü Zhong found that the Second Layer of the Magic Skill, which he could never comprehend no matter how he studied it before, now revealed its secrets to him.
Unfurling his sleeve to the wind, a suction force was born.
In the span of a thought, he used this astonishing suction to draw the vast Cloud Qi into his sleeve. With another thought, he could release it, creating a spectacle like a cloud dragon soaring forth—it was truly marvelous.
If he continued to study it deeply, he estimated its power could rise to an even higher level.
In addition, his Little Purple Sky Thunder Skill, as well as his two Spirit Treasures—the Jade Water Fan and the Thunder-Attracting Needle—had also grown vastly more powerful due to his advancement to the Divinity Transformation Stage.
As for the Gray Mist Space?
Lü Zhong still couldn’t see through it.
’Where did it come from? What kind of sacred being created it?’
After he advanced to the Divinity Transformation Stage, the Gray Mist Space had changed. Following its abilities to look back at the past (scene retrospection) and reproduce the present (True Retrospection), it had now gained a new power.
The ability to glimpse the future.
Although Lü Zhong could only see three breaths into the future even after exhausting his Divine Sense, it was still an incredible ability. If used at the right moment, it could produce unexpected results.
"Past, present, future..."
Lü Zhong felt more and more that the Gray Mist Space was an extraordinary thing.
Or perhaps, an ’existence’?
It took him a long while to suppress his excitement.
’They’ve been waiting for so long. They must be getting anxious.’
With that, he entered the Mountain and River Map.
The moment he entered, before he could even get his footing, a figure threw herself into his arms. He looked down—who else could it be but his dear Yu Feng’Er?
"So you finally decided to come back!"
Holding her trembling body and seeing the gray hairs that had appeared at her temples, Lü Zhong couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt. He comforted her, "Don’t cry, I’m back now, aren’t I? Look, I’m completely unscathed, not a single hair out of place. You should be happy that your husband has successfully reached the Divinity Transformation Stage!"
"Divinity Transformation... how could Divinity Transformation possibly be more important than you?" The words left Yu Feng’Er’s mouth before she realized others were present, including Tianwen and Jiuge. Her cheeks flushed beet red, and she quickly let go of him, acting as if nothing had happened. "I was just saying..."
Hearing this, the others were caught in an awkward position. Given Yu Feng’Er’s status as the Dao Companion of a new Divinity Transformation cultivator, they didn’t know whether to laugh or not, unsure how to react.
"Alright, alright, what matters is that he’s back!" Shuini stepped in to save the situation. After she spoke, her gaze fell upon Lü Zhong, her beautiful eyes still filled with shock and a hint of disbelief.
At the same time, her face beamed with pride and joy.
She stepped out from the crowd and performed the most solemn bow of her life.
"Congratulations, Star Sun Grand Venerable, on your successful breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation Stage!"
At that moment, the others all knelt down, performing a grand kowtow as they chanted in unison.
"Congratulations, Star Sun Grand Venerable, on your successful breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation Stage!"
"Congratulations, Star Sun Grand Venerable, on your successful breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation Stage!"
"Congratulations, Star Sun Grand Venerable, on your successful breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation Stage!"
"..."
...
For a couple reunited after a long separation, there were endless things to say, but actions spoke louder than words.
It wasn’t until late the next morning that Lü Zhong emerged from the room. He habitually cast a couple of Cleaning Skills on himself, hastily ate some wontons at the Waterside Pavilion, and then made his way to the Quiet Chamber.
Upon reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage, the Flying Star Lineage had to switch to cultivating the Haokong Secret Vein.
As for the reason?
It was because their Cultivation Technique had reached its peak. After breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Stage, the *True Spirit Flying Star Scripture* had no further levels, thus requiring the switch to the Haokong Secret Vein.
The Haokong Secret Vein was cultivated using the *True Spirit Vast Sky Secret Scripture*.
Lü Zhong read the scripture carefully and found it surprisingly simple. It contained no Secret Skills to cultivate, nor did it alter the nature of one’s Magical Power. All it did was change the circulation path of his energy. How could this be worthy of the name "Secret Vein"?
Its only function in cultivation seemed to be the continued accumulation of Magical Power.
Despite his confusion, he patiently began the process of switching his cultivation.
Three days later, the transition was complete. Sensing the changes, Lü Zhong only grew more confused.
’Not only did I not get stronger, I actually feel a bit weaker? The only commendable change is that my perception of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is sharper, and I can draw upon more of it at once.’
’...And... what’s this?’
Lü Zhong sent out his Yang Spirit and finally discovered what was different.
Just as before, he saw the world as being composed of lines.
However, after switching to the Haokong Secret Vein, the lines that had once looked identical now displayed their own distinct characteristics. Some were twisted, some were double-stranded, and others expanded and contracted erratically. Looking closer, he could even see finer threads, previously imperceptible, connecting them all and filling his entire field of vision.
’What exactly are these lines?’
At this moment, Lü Zhong was filled with questions.
He didn’t dwell on it for too long. Instead, he took his questions to Shuini, expecting to get an answer. Who would have thought he’d be met with an exasperated glare? It took quite a bit of effort to placate her.
"Lines? Perhaps it’s related to the legendary Laws!"
Just as Lü Zhong was about to leave, Shuini suddenly seemed to recall something and added uncertainly.
"Laws? The Heaven and Earth Law!" Lü Zhong exclaimed in surprise.
"It’s related, but it probably isn’t the Heaven and Earth Law itself. I’m not entirely sure either. It’s just that I once had a chance in my youth to browse the library of the Gui Miao Sect, and I recall a vague mention of it." Shuini thought for a moment, then projected her memory with the Water Mirror Technique. It turned out to be the biography of a certain True Monarch.