Lu Ren couldn’t be bothered to deal with these matters. After all, in the Inner Realm, Subodhi had already been marked by him several times. Even if he were to be released, it wouldn’t matter; he simply felt it unnecessary. If opportunity allowed, Lu Ren would deepen this impression.
Without paying attention to the glances people cast in his direction, Lu Ren walked straight up to Ao Li.
Since Ao Li had caused a ruckus in his Inner Realm, even using all his True Power without being able to break through this system-fortified Inner Realm, he contentedly coiled in a corner, biding his time and remaining low-key.
Sensing Lu Ren standing before him, Ao Li finally lifted his eyelids to glance at Lu Ren standing there.
He raised his enormous body, standing several meters tall, and compared to Lu Ren, his massive form was truly imposing.
Seeing Ao Li staring straight at him, Lu Ren’s expression did not change in the slightest. He dispassionately asked, "Is that True Phoenix really trying to escape using the Phoenix Fist Scripture as I saw?"
Ao Li chuckled softly, casually replying, "What do you think?"
His dragon head stretched forward, glaring at Lu Ren, "Back then, that old bird swallowed billions of your Human Race, and was subsequently besieged and trapped by them, yet now, she finds a glimmer of hope for escape through your Phoenix Fist Scripture."
Seeing Lu Ren about to speak, Ao Li grinned: "Even if she doesn’t want to cultivate, that old bird will force her to continue cultivating. In other words, even if that girl doesn’t want to practice further, He will make her strength continuously increase through this connection."
Lu Ren’s expression grew solemn, feeling quite troubled. Since the resurgence of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism, these monsters have been constantly seeking opportunities to break free from their cages and return to the world, leading to such circumstances.
Seeing Lu Ren’s face turn a bit ugly, Ao Li laughed heartily, roaring, "Today, it’s your turn, kid. Your closest one has been chosen by high-dimensional creatures as a host for descent. If it were a few hundred years ago, that would have been considered a blessing from heaven!"
These sarcastic words irked Lu Ren greatly. He wanted to show Ao Li something amusing within the Inner Realm, but considering Ao Li was far superior to the likes of Chang’e and Chang Xin, pushing him might lead his broken Primordial Spirit to do unpredictable things.
Ao Li laughed heartily: "You should know how to stop it, right? You know, and I know! Just kill her! If you want to prevent that old bird from descending, kill her!"
"Heh," Lu Ren couldn’t help but show a hint of ridicule as he looked at the twisted psyche of the frenzied Red Dragon Ao Li.
"Even if the Phoenix wants to descend, passing her mind through layers of space isn’t an easy task. At the very least, it requires a layout and waiting of hundreds of years, and in a few hundred years, I could stand in front of that beast, eradicating it completely."
Ao Li seemed to hear the funniest thing in the world.
"You, an ant, want to kill a True Phoenix? Even your Human Race’s ancestors had to sacrifice the lives and Primordial Spirits of over a dozen top-tier experts as the foundation of a formation to seal space. What about you?"
"With just me," Lu Ren replied nonchalantly, seeing Ao Li’s expression as if he heard an unbelievably amusing joke. "Aren’t you, like others, now residing within my Inner Realm?"
Ao Li’s laughter abruptly stopped, and his dragon head dropped, emitting a soul-trembling pressure that could make weaker beings collapse.
Even Subodhi, Xu Fu, and others in the distance had already turned pale, trembling, eyes closed tightly, resisting the pressure. Even Chang’e and Chang Xin beside them were pale and in bad shape.
This was a form of oppression from the level of life itself, a natural suppression of low-dimensional life by high-dimensional life.
However, when this oppressive aura reached three feet in front of Lu Ren, it dissipated instantly, turning into a gentle breeze that made people feel refreshed.
A smile appeared on Lu Ren’s face, "The most foolish and idiotic thing you did back then was to try to possess my body."
Ao Li growled, "If it weren’t, if it weren’t for the things they left on you, what would you... what would you?!"
Lu Ren’s eyes flickered as he gazed at the seemingly enraged Ao Li. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel·fire.net
"They, of course, are..." Ao Li’s voice abruptly stopped, and his furious expression quickly calmed. It looked strangely at Lu Ren, seemingly pitying yet enviously and jealously.
"Perhaps one day, when you reach a certain level, you’ll know. By then, I really want to see what expression you’ll have when you learn the truth."
Returning to the real world, Lu Ren’s expression was solemn, pondering for a long time yet failing to find any leads to pursue.
"Forget it, when a boat reaches the bridgehead, it naturally straightens. As long as I keep moving forward and don’t stagnate, in three or five hundred years, perhaps I might even reach the legendary Celestial Immortal."
With the system’s real-time progress and the accumulation of so many Skill Points, he could now enhance and enter the supreme Extreme Realm of the Ten Lands True Scripture, the Tenth Dharma Cloud Land.
Reaching this ultimate realm signifies that the Bodhisattva stage of cultivation is complete with Great Perfection. Advancing further would be to realize the Buddha.
The next step is to integrate the past, present, and future scriptures, cultivating them together. Maybe then, one could perceive the Tathagata Realm and realize the Buddha’s Heart.
As for the Path of Origin in the Inner Realm, it seemed that right after returning from the Chaos Rift to Earth, amidst dramatic environmental changes, both sides of the path were surging, and stepping on it might draw the attention of many mystical Outer Demons.
Waiting a bit longer is necessary, just a bit more patience.
Once his Life Magnetic Field once again aligns with this world, achieving Harmony between Heaven and Man, he could take the next step.
Time flowed like water. Although Lu Ren’s return shocked many, given that he vanished from the Moon only to reappear five or six years later, and silently made his way to Earth by unknown means.
This incredible ability drew not only the attention and verification from fellow Huaxia researchers in True Scripture, but also astonished other countries as they repeatedly confirmed the records of Lu Ren’s life.
The sudden rise of this Stabilizing Needle made the previously turbulent international currents suddenly still.
After all, with the return of the Ancient Immortal Gods, traces of Western Gods appeared beyond Huaxia Divine Land, also quietly awaiting changes in the world’s environment.
After several groups visited Lu Ren, life became quiet once more.
Finally, a month later, Lu Ren thoroughly cleansed himself, aligning his Life Magnetic Field with Earth harmoniously.