Chapter 198: Collapse of the Paradise, the Fruit Position Left Vacant!

At this moment, it was not only Lü Yang who sensed it.

All the mortals, Qi Refining cultivators, and even Foundation Establishment Real Persons across the world also felt it and looked toward the sky above their heads.

Immediately after, a wave of sorrow suddenly overwhelmed everyone’s hearts.

Mortals almost uncontrollably burst into loud wails.

Qi Refining cultivators couldn’t help but shed tears.

Only Foundation Establishment Real Persons merely felt a sting in their eyes.

Right after, they saw the entire sky turning crimson.

The rain fell with a loud patter.

Every drop was crystal clear.

Before hitting the ground, it was a torrential downpour.

After hitting the ground, it transformed into rolling red jade stones, merging into the earth veins, merging into the Qi, merging into all things of this heaven and earth.

Heaven and earth wept blood, all things mourned together!

Patriarch Ting You couldn’t help but sigh when he saw this scene: “A Golden Core True Lord has fallen, the fruit position responds, even heaven and earth are mourning the fall of the True Lord.”

However, Lü Yang didn’t think so.

“Something’s wrong.”

As a Real Person of the Primordial Saint Sect, he had always been unrestrained in considering the worst possibilities.

Lü Yang glanced around.

After the blood rain fell and merged into the world, it didn’t cause any damage to heaven and earth.

On the contrary, it was greatly beneficial.

In other words, this blood rain after the fall of the Golden Core True Lord was actually a good thing for heaven and earth.

Heaven and earth mourning the death of a Golden Core True Lord?

Could it be just for show?

Despite this thought, Lü Yang didn’t dare to voice his guess.

After all, what if he provoked heavenly punishment?

Disaster comes from careless words, after all.

At that moment, another loud boom echoed.

But this time, it was not in the present world.

Neither mortals nor Qi Refining cultivators felt it.

Only Foundation Establishment Real Persons could perceive it.

Lü Yang immediately entered the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Looking up, he saw a region of the Foundation Establishment Realm collapsing on a massive scale!

“What is... this?”

The sky was falling!

Lü Yang stared dumbfounded at the collapsing region, only to realize that it wasn’t the Foundation Establishment Realm itself collapsing, but rather something above it.

The environment of the Foundation Establishment Realm was extremely special.

It had a clear upper and lower boundary.

Below was like a dim sea, where 【Bifeng】 blew endlessly all year round.

Above was vast and ethereal, with no visible end.

However, now, the collapsing area revealed a “boundary.”

At that boundary, countless splendid lights mixed with auspicious Qi slowly fell toward the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This gave Lü Yang an extremely familiar feeling.

It was just like——

“Heaven Collapse?”

Beside him, Patriarch Ting You also showed the same confusion, which made Lü Yang suddenly realize: “That’s right! It’s exactly like Heaven Collapse! This feeling is exactly the same as Heaven Collapse!”

Heaven Collapse was a technique he had learned from Patriarch Ting You back when he was still in the Qi Refining stage.

First ascending to the Foundation Establishment Realm, then voluntarily falling back down, thereby unleashing terrifying destructive power.

And now, the countless splendid lights falling from the sky felt exactly the same as when Heaven Collapse happened!

Something was falling!

Lü Yang strained his eyes to look.

Within the myriad splendid lights, he saw jade towers and palaces.

He saw mountains, rivers, the sun, and the moon.

But he also saw a vast sea of corpses and blood.

Such a scene reminded him of the small worlds seized by various True Lords during the battle for Dao.

“What exactly is that?” Lü Yang couldn’t help but murmur softly.

In the next second, a response sounded in his ear:

“That is a Paradise.”

The speaker intoned solemnly: “The 【Chengtian Zhengde True Lord】 has fallen, his soul has entered reincarnation, and the 【Yuqie Bao Gui Paradise】 has fallen, leaving the fruit position vacant.”

At this moment, Lü Yang felt his hands and feet turn cold.

However, upon recognizing the speaker’s voice, his tense body relaxed all of a sudden.

He turned back helplessly and asked, “Martial Uncle, are you doing this on purpose?”

“Hahaha.”

True Person Chong Guang laughed heartily: “Scared you, didn’t I?”

“No.”

Lü Yang stubbornly denied, then turned to continue looking at the collapsing myriad splendid lights, sighing: “So that Sword Pavilion True Lord has already fallen?”

“As if it were that easy.”

True Person Chong Guang shook his head: “A Golden Core True Lord, refining gold nature to ascend to a blessed land, transforming a Paradise to attain the true fruit. The collapse of the Paradise is only the first step of falling.”

“Just like that Hong Yun, after the Paradise collapses, a wisp of gold nature guards his reincarnation. Although the soul doesn’t perish and is forever unaffected by the mystery of the womb, he also loses the power of a True Lord and cannot immediately reclaim the fruit position after reincarnation. He can only wait endlessly for a chance to return.”

“Of course, he wasn’t going to live much longer in this life anyway.”

Lü Yang sighed upon hearing this: “So he chose to leave Sword Pavilion and engage in a life-and-death battle with True Lord Feixue because he didn’t want to die on his bed?”

“Is that what you think?”

True Person Chong Guang glanced at Lü Yang with a strange expression: “Looks like you still don’t quite understand those sword-wielding lunatics from the south.”

“In the end, he was seeking karma.”

Saying this, True Person Chong Guang also glanced at Patriarch Ting You beside him and said, “After all, this 【Chengtian Zhengde True Lord】 didn’t have great talent.”

“A thousand years have passed, and he was still in the early Golden Core stage.”

“In this case, even if he didn’t fight and chose to hide, he still wouldn’t have been able to support the 【Yuqie Bao Gui Paradise】 after death. The result wouldn’t have been any different.”

“So he took the initiative to fight, hoping to cripple True Lord Feixue by sacrificing his Paradise and himself, thereby exchanging for a share of karma from the other True Lords of Sword Pavilion, giving himself a chance to be guided back in the future and reclaim his fruit position.”

“I reckon that’s his true intention!”

True Person Chong Guang’s evaluation was merciless.

“The Jiangnan region emphasizes karma, nine out of ten disciples there are reincarnations. Just wait, in a few years Sword Pavilion will produce an unparalleled genius.”

At this moment, a bell-like laugh suddenly rang out:

“With just that, he wanted to hurt me?”

As the voice fell, Lü Yang subconsciously turned his head.

What entered his eyes was a pair of autumn-water-like pupils, still tinged with traces of crimson.

“Using self-destruction of the Paradise just to escape from my hands, carrying a sliver of gold nature along with his soul into reincarnation.”

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“Before he left, I even took a bite and devoured a third of his gold nature. He won’t be reincarnating for another thirty to fifty years.”

“As expected, the gold nature of an in-position True Lord tastes the best!”

After finishing, the newcomer even stuck out her tongue and licked her lips with a look of deep satisfaction.

It was the Clear Snow True Lord, Feixue!

This True Lord, who was known to outsiders as the “Crazy Lady,” appeared serene and elegant as long as she restrained her initial madness, looking just like a refined noble lady.

“True Lord, these are the treasures I gathered for you.”

Lü Yang didn’t hesitate at all.

He directly presented all the spiritual treasures he had just looted, including the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Doushuai True Decree】.

“Hehe.”

Clear Snow True Lord covered her mouth and chuckled, then waved her hand cheerfully: “Keep them for yourself. You don’t need to report such trivial matters to me in the future.”

“This time, I’ve taken on all the karmic ties for you. Whether it’s the Pure Land or the Dao Court, as long as I don’t speak out, they shouldn’t trouble you before you reach the late Foundation Establishment stage.”

“Thank you, True Lord!”

Only then did Lü Yang put away the storage pouch, feeling relieved in his heart, though he didn’t take Clear Snow True Lord’s courteous words seriously.

This time, he had offered them willingly, so she said that to appear magnanimous.

But if he hadn’t offered them, she probably would have shown a different attitude.

After all, she could choose not to accept the things, but he couldn’t choose not to offer them!

Once the offering was made, she could return them again.

If he didn’t offer them, it would be a question of absolute loyalty, and the iron fist of the Saint Sect would inevitably come crashing down.

Right after, Clear Snow True Lord turned around and looked at True Person Chong Guang:

“Chong Guang, Hong Yun has already been killed by me.”

“He didn’t expect that I had already broken through to mid-Golden Core stage.”

“Without the protection of the Paradise, a mere wisp of gold nature was not enough for him to reincarnate and escape from my hands.”

“Everything is ready. Prepare for the enthronement.”

After saying this, Clear Snow True Lord disappeared on the spot.

On the other side, True Person Chong Guang, who had always been calm and steady, finally showed an expression of indescribable excitement.

He immediately turned to Lü Yang and said:

“Yuan Tu, return to the Sea of Clouds at once and come with Yinshan to meet me at Sacred Fire Cliff.”

“I have a great task to entrust to you.”