Lu Yan furrowed his brow.
In previous version updates, most of the time it was about which version offered benefits, so he would choose that version.
But this time, the version update was all about which version had less danger, with a better chance of surviving.
This made Lu Yan mutter quietly:
"Why set up a deathly choice of three, can't we directly select a version?"
At that moment, the version update interface seemed to respond to Lu Yan, as a string of blurred texts began to appear.
[Spiritual Qi's Heavenly Dao Will interference, version update permissions increased.]
Seeing this string of text, Lu Yan was instantly stunned.
"Spiritual Qi's Heavenly Dao Will interference? Could it refer to me?"
Before Lu Yan could figure out the cause, a new string of text popped up.
[New Permission: Designated Version
Can complete charging through version update progress. After two charges are complete, you can gain the permission to designate a version, choosing any previously appeared version to replace this version update option.]
After the text appeared, a progress bar popped up in the lower right perspective of Lu Yan's vision.
[Designated Version Charging: 1/2]
After carefully reading the explanation of the new permissions, Lu Yan immediately understood what was going on.
In the last Spiritual Energy Revival version, he completed substituting man for the heavens, influencing the version update decision to some extent, treating Lu Yan as the Spiritual Qi Heavenly Dao; thus, Lu Yan's idea interfered with the version update interface, resulting in this designated version permission.
In other words, this was the permission reward Lu Yan received after completing the substitution of man for the heavens.
The designated version permission allows you to specify a version that has previously appeared after experiencing two versions.
Lu Yan had just finished experiencing the Spiritual Energy Revival version; according to the charging progress, he could directly choose after experiencing the next version, whether it be Xianxia or apocalypse.
But the key issue is...
"The charging progress isn't full yet, so it's useless to me now! What I need is to solve the current trouble; by the end of the next version, even the yellow flowers will be cold."
Lu Yan only felt a headache.
Although he unexpectedly acquired new permissions, it could not solve his current crisis fundamentally.
"Well, I can only take one step at a time then."
Lu Yan's gaze wandered over the three options, first immediately excluding the Longevity version.
The Longevity version is clearly blocked by the BOSS at the door; going in is just courting death, Lu Yan doesn't want to try it.
Between the Ascension version and the Demon version, after much hesitation, Lu Yan ultimately chose the Demon version.
From that sword scar, it's clear that the power cap of the Ascension version should be very high. In such a version, Lu Yan would have to face overwhelming powerful beings at the slightest problem, with no chance to resist.
Conversely, the Demon version seemed bizarre, but based on the current information, something could still be roughly guessed.
It's simply that demons and monsters cause chaos in the world; the Celestial Gods and Buddha transmitted true techniques for humans to combat the demons while also bringing strange pollution to the entire world.
As long as you don't actively come into contact with the so-called true techniques, with Lu Yan's current strength, hiding until the version update ends might offer a slim chance of survival.
"Choose, Demon version!"
As Lu Yan's voice fell, the world in front of him began to change.
The originally clear sky turned to night in an instant.
Moonlight poured down like mercury but was filtered into an eerie blue-green by the thick fog that rose silently.
Mountain wind carrying unknown whispers weaved through the forest, with a bewitching tone that seemed to lead people into the unfathomable darkness. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩•𝗳𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝕟𝕖𝕥
Shadows under the trees suggested gateways to the Demon World, old roots and twisted vines hiding countless pairs of ghostly green eyes, peering at every traveler who stumbled into this place.
"Is this the Demon version?"
Lu Yan cautiously observed his surroundings, the air filled with an unsettling atmosphere, as his powerful Divine Sense radiated from him like a central point, expanding in all directions.
However, when his Divine Sense extended to the dark forest a few hundred meters away, Lu Yan's expression froze slightly.
The shadows in that forest seemed alive, transforming into a large mouth that attempted to bite off Lu Yan's Divine Sense at the instant it spread over.
In the next moment, that ferocious shadow mouth paused.
Lu Yan's Divine Sense was far too powerful, over ten times stronger than peers of the same stage, meaning the shadow's attack couldn't tear off Lu Yan's Divine Sense.
But if it were an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, their Divine Soul would certainly be damaged by now.
Lu Yan was slightly surprised, a thought stirred, as his Divine Sense transformed into an invisible giant hand, seizing the insubstantial shadow and forcibly dragging it before him.
But as soon as the shadow left the forest, it vanished in the moonlight, capable of harming Foundation Establishment Divine Sense.
The entire process left no trace as if Lu Yan had caught not a creature but merely a piece of shadow.
After the shadow was illuminated by moonlight and dissipated, this was naturally quite normal.
"Shadows can devour Divine Sense? Tracing back to its essence, Divine Sense is the outward manifestation of Divine Soul power. Does this mean these shadows can devour people's soul?"
It's noteworthy that in this forest, similar shadows from trees were ubiquitous, making exploration almost impossible without encountering them.
Looking further away, Lu Yan saw the distant mountains shrouded in a faintly dreamlike cyan fog.
A large fierce tiger was running wildly in the mountains, yet was still slowly overtaken by what seemed like gentle mist.
The next moment, the tiger's flesh vanished visibly, leaving scattered bones in just a single breath.
Upon close inspection, this was no mist at all but rather millions of insects wrongly perceived as mist due to their minuscule size.
After a brief interaction, Lu Yan had gained a new understanding of this Demon version.
Once assured that the path of the cyan fog insect swarm wasn't heading toward him, Lu Yan temporarily withdrew his gaze, refocusing on the scene before him.
Before the version update commenced, Lu Yan had left books, gold, copies of the Heavenly Dao Discussion, and the Heavenly Dao Code around him, aiming to exploit the version update for benefits.
Now that they had entered the Demon version, these items had naturally changed.
Most of the original hundreds of books had vanished, replaced by a scattered ten or so books, and nothing remained where the Heavenly Dao Code and Heavenly Dao Discussion were placed.
However, those few pieces of gold had survived, stained with fresh blood and reeking of stench.
Just as Lu Yan intended to walk over and pick up the remaining books on the ground, he suddenly halted.
He realized that the root cause of the Demon version seemed to lie in the true techniques transmitted by the Celestial Gods and Buddhas. What if these books, after the version update, turned into true techniques?
As Lu Yan pondered, an eerie purple light suddenly arose from a tome on the ground, shooting straight towards him.
Lu Yan was shocked, quickly forming a Dharma Seal to cast the Second Tier Upper Grade Profound Light Technique in an instant. But to no avail, the Protective Skill couldn't block the purple light at all.
The purple light submerged into Lu Yan's Sea of Consciousness, followed by an overwhelming influx of information into his mind.
Scripture of Profound Vagina's Teachings
Meanwhile, in the night sky above, the constellations returned to their positions, intertwining billions of stars exerting the Great Power of the Path of Heaven and Earth to construct a string of characters.
[List of Celestial True Techniques]
[Third: Scripture of Profound Vagina's Teachings]
[Number of Practitioners: One]