Chapter 306 Good News for the Eunuchs
Winter, the 40th year of Jiajing’s reign.
Lu Fang finally confirmed that although he was reborn, everything seemed to have changed when he started over again.
This time, the master did not get the chance to become an immortal, nor did he go to the world of cultivating immortals.
Because according to the normal development of time, the master should have obtained the immortal fate and returned to Daming from the immortal world. Next, it was his turn to make a choice.
Should I hand over the magic or not?
If he handed over the immortal method, it would mean that he wanted his master to embark on the path of immortal cultivation again in this life. It also meant that he needed to give up the spiritual resources in his hands.
After all, these resources are limited and can only provide one person with what he needs for cultivation, and the remaining resources now can only cultivate one Foundation Establishment cultivator at most.
It is not enough to support two people's practice.
But these are nothing to Lu Fang. What he cares most about at the moment is where he will go next.
He could simply transform himself into a mysterious "immortal", hand over all his magic and resources to his master, and then fake his own death and escape. With his Jindan stage cultivation, his master would not be able to find him.
In this way, he will completely sever the relationship between master and servant and live the life he wants.
Lu Fang stood in the snow and thought for a long, long time.
On one side, he had a large family and grandchildren, no longer a rootless person; on the other side, there was the master who had given him everything. Soon, Lu Fang thought of his failure to survive the tribulation in his previous life.
For a moment, Lu Fang was very conflicted and fell into a state of self-loss.
Jiajing, who was watching the whole process, naturally knew that Lu Fang was already trapped in the inner demon tribulation and could not extricate himself. The inner demon was to infinitely magnify the deepest desires and darkness in his heart.
Because he knew in his heart that his master Jiajing was a cold-hearted person, so he subconsciously told himself that if he failed to survive the tribulation, it would mean that his existence threatened the royal family, so his master would give him a decent death in front of everyone.
This is the biggest fear in his heart!
Everything starts from scratch. He is the only one who has the chance to become an immortal, while his master's path to becoming an immortal is cut off. This is the darkest side of his heart.
Now, he wants to give his master magic and resources. This is his desire as a slave to be equal to his master. He wants to be the same as his master, or even superior to him.
This is the biggest desire in his heart, to be the master of the situation!
But he was also thinking about the kindness his master had shown him in his previous life. As a loyal servant, he knew that everything he had in his previous life, including this life, came from his master.
He wanted to repay his master again!
But he also wanted to have children, to leave descendants for himself, so that he could become a person with roots.
The inner demon created an extremely realistic illusion for Lu Fang, making him sink into it and unable to extricate himself.
Of course, this is also the most dangerous time.
Once he is consumed by desire and does things as he pleases, his attempt to transcend the tribulation will be doomed to fail.
"Buzz!" Just when Lu Fang was lost in confusion and about to be swallowed by desire and the darkness in his heart, ripples suddenly appeared in the small bronze tripod in his sea of consciousness.
Golden ripples appeared, and inside the small bronze tripod, there was a golden spot of light the size of a fingernail.
The ripples caused by the golden light enveloped Lu Fang's soul, which was about to collapse, and Lu Fang's soul, which was about to be torn apart and collapsed, suddenly calmed down at this moment.
"The Bodhi seed of enlightenment." Having witnessed the whole process, Jiajing naturally recognized what this key item was.
He had forgotten that in order to ensure that his ministers could successfully survive the calamity, he had given each of them a Bodhi seed for enlightenment.
Lu Fang had held this thing in his mouth when he was undergoing the tribulation, just in case.
With the Enlightenment Bodhi Seed, and with Lu Fang's soul strength in the fusion stage, and the fact that this is just a mental tribulation in the spirit transformation stage, it is a foregone conclusion that he will successfully pass the tribulation.
However, in doing so, Jiajing also lost the opportunity to find out Lu Fang's true thoughts and final choice.
Although he could still do the same thing and give Lu Fang another heart demon tribulation when he was going through the tribulation of the fusion stage, it would be of little significance.
The inner demon calamity is something that is powerful, but not so powerful either. The key is to break through the demonic barriers in your heart.
In other words, if Lu Fang passes this level, the same levels will be useless to him in the future.
As for eunuchs, once they have overcome the mental barrier of having offspring, they will be truly invincible in terms of their state of mind.
As expected by Jiajing, the Bodhi Seed of Enlightenment helped Lu Fang’s spirit to stabilize, and his mind instantly became clear at this moment.
The huge and powerful soul of the cultivator in the fusion stage saw through at a glance that everything he was experiencing at the moment was an illusion.
Lu Fang also broke free from the restraints in an instant, but even after breaking free, his heart still trembled violently when he thought of the dilemma he had just faced.
When choosing between me and my master, I actually hesitated!
"What a calamity for the inner demon!" Thinking of this, Lu Fang felt a chill in his heart and his expression turned ugly.
Of course, the reason why he looked so ugly was mainly because of the inner demon tribulation, which came from his own heart.
At this moment, Lu Fang felt quite angry and humiliated.
Of course, he knew in his heart that wanting to have an heir so that he could have descendants in the family in the future was nothing big, and he also admitted that he respected and feared his son.
But is there anything wrong with being afraid of your master?
How come when it comes to this inner demon calamity, I end up wanting to betray my master?
But he never thought of betraying his master!
"Damned Heart Demon Tribulation!" Although he knew that this was the purpose of the Heart Demon Tribulation, Lu Fang still couldn't stop the anger rising in his heart.
"Everything I have was originally given by the master. Don't say that all of this was fabricated by your little devil. Even if the master wants to take it back one day, I will have no complaints!"
"If there really is an afterlife, and I return to the past, and my master's path to immortality is cut off, but I am reborn with immortality skills, then I, Lu Fang, will return the favor and give my immortality skills and resources back to my master."
"Let's take a step back. If one day in the future I really want to have my own offspring, why don't I openly ask for a favor from my master? Why should I hide it!"
After saying this, Lu Fang's aura suddenly exploded, and the huge spiritual power of the Spirit Transformation Stage burst out.
"Boom!" Almost at the moment of his explosion, the ball cage formed by the inner demon tribulation that bound his consciousness was instantly shattered.
"Boom!"
At the moment the illusion was shattered, the red and green thunderclouds emitted by the "Cing and Yi Twin Thunder Tribulations" above Lu Fang's head also dispersed.
Then the thunderclouds rolled violently, and the next moment, with a "crackling" sound, green thunder with bloody red lightning fell and quickly penetrated into Lu Fang's body.
This last thunder was naturally the reward given by heaven after the cultivator passed the tribulation. Lu Fang's spiritual attributes were the dual attributes of fire and wood, and this thunder made his spiritual power more pure.
Although this reward is of little help to Lu Fang's current level of cultivation.
After all, his current cultivation level is at the Fusion Stage, which is two major realms higher than the Spirit Transformation Stage, and his spiritual power itself is extremely pure.
"Boom." Above the sky, dark thunderclouds rolled, making dull sounds from time to time.
The nine-fold heavenly tribulation of the Nascent Soul's breakthrough to the Spiritualization Stage had been overcome. However, the thunderclouds above the sky did not disperse, but gathered more and more, and the aura condensed between heaven and earth became more and more oppressive and terrifying.
Lu Fang took a deep breath, and his cultivation level in the fusion stage was deeply suppressed to the refining stage.
“The inner demon calamity actually forced Eunuch Lu to unleash his cultivation in the fusion stage!” In the void outside the moon, Yan Song and other senior officials in the shuttle sighed.
At the same time, he became more and more wary of the inner demon calamity.
He was able to force Lu Fang, who was at the middle stage of the fusion stage, to use all his skills to get through safely, which shows how powerful he is.
For a moment, Yan Song and the others could not help but feel nervous. The inner demon tribulation of the Spiritualization Stage forced the cultivation of the Fusion Stage to emerge, but their cultivation was only at the Spiritualization Stage.
If we are right, are we sure we can pass? I just hope that the emperor can take care of us at the critical moment! This is the real thought in everyone's mind at this moment.
In their opinion, since the emperor can arrange the time of the arrival of the heavenly tribulation, he must have other means to protect them.
"Boom boom boom!"
Soon, the calamity clouds gathered again.
This time, it was the heavenly tribulation of a Void Refinement Stage breaking through to the Fusion Stage, and it was of the twelfth level, with a total of 1,944 thunders.
The types of heavenly tribulations mixed in are also different, and among them, the tribulations of the inner demons targeting the seven emotions and six desires are endless.
However, it was useless to Lu Fang.
As a eunuch, his biggest obsession was his descendants. The new Mojie had already helped him break through his state of mind, and he was no longer obsessed with descendants.
Just as Lu Fang said when he was going through the tribulation of his inner demons, if he really wanted to have descendants, it would not be difficult!
He can ask for mercy from his master at any time.
Considering the relationship between him and his master, and his loyal service over the years, there is a great chance that he will receive this grace. Why should he be so cautious?
Rather than saying that the previous inner tribulation exposed Lu Fang's suppressed thoughts deep in his heart, it would be better to say that it made him firm in his choice.
This is actually the true meaning of a cultivator overcoming the inner tribulation, allowing their unstable Tao heart to become firm after the test.
"Boom!"
"Sizzle, crackle!"
"Boom boom boom..."
The terrifying thunder flashed and poured down like a violent storm. Looking from outside the moon, you could see an extremely spectacular scene: the entire planet was covered in thunder.
However, Lu Fang handled it with ease.
The cultivation level of the fusion stage burst out without reservation, and the defensive magic array, body protection magic weapon, and life object all appeared around the body.
Such a spectacular scene of transcending the tribulation shocked everyone present.
Finally, time passed by minute by minute, and with the fall of the last thunder, the defensive magic circle around Lu Fang was finally broken.
"Boom!" After withstanding a bolt of lightning as thick as a water jar, Lu Fang's robes began to tear.
Fortunately, the twelve levels of thunder tribulations that one must go through to break through from the Refining Void Stage to the Fusion Stage have all ended. From this moment on, Lu Fang was considered a complete Fusion Stage cultivator.
"Congratulations, Eunuch Lu, you have successfully passed the tribulation!" Seeing that Lu Fang had passed the tribulation, Yan Song and others flew out of the shuttle, landed on the moon, and bowed to congratulate Lu Fang.
"Thank you all." Lu Fang bowed and smiled at everyone, but he was still worried about the previous inner demon tribulation. He exchanged a few simple greetings with everyone, and then gave an encouraging look to Lu Bing, who was the next person to undergo the tribulation. Then Lu Fang turned and left.
"Commander Lu, it's your turn next. Remember to be careful!" At this time, Yan Song and others said to Lu Bing.
"Thank you all for your concern. I will be careful!" Lu Bing took a deep breath, bowed to everyone, turned around and flew to the place where Lu Fang had survived the tribulation before and stood still.
"Your Majesty, I, Lu Bing, am ready!" Lu Bing shouted to the dark clouds that lingered in the sky for a long time.
"Boom!"
Almost at the moment Lu Bing finished speaking, the dark clouds in the sky began to roll violently.
It was accompanied by bursts of thunder.
An oppressive atmosphere began to spread between heaven and earth.
When Yan Song and others saw this, they knew that the thunder tribulation had begun to descend, and this place would soon be targeted. If they were here, the power of the thunder tribulation would increase several times.
Thinking of this, Yan Song and the others did not linger any longer, but jumped up and flew away from the moon. After a while, the place where Yan Song and the others were before was covered by thunder.
"Swoosh!" A rainbow light flew into Daming and arrived outside the gate of Yuxi Palace in Xiyuan.
"Godfather?" Chen Ju, who was on duty at the palace gate, was stunned when he saw Lu Fang, and then immediately stepped forward and said, "The master is arranging a heavenly tribulation for the elders..."
"Lv Fang, come in..." However, before Chen Ju could finish his words, Jiajing's steady voice was heard from inside the door.
Hearing the voice, Chen Ju was stunned and looked at Jiajing.
"Go." Lu Fang nodded to Chen Ju, then tidied her clothes and stepped into Yuxi Palace.
A side hall of Yuxi Palace.
Jiajing stood behind the desk, drawing with a large brush in his hand. The brush moved quickly and the words written by him appeared on the paper.
Above the hall nearby, the stars in the solar system are suspended.
Seeing this scene, Lu Fang was not surprised. It was not surprising that his master had unfathomable magical powers and could control all the stars.
"Plop!" When he came not far from Jiajing, Lu Fang knelt down without hesitation.
However, Jiajing didn't care at all.
There was no pause in the movement of his hands, as if he had already expected Lu Fang to do this.
"Master, I am guilty!" Lu Fang said, slamming her head heavily on the ground, making a dull sound.
"Swish, swish, swish." Jiajing still didn't say much. He waved the brush in his hand, making a rustling sound on the paper.
"Before, I was overcoming the inner demon tribulation..." The master and servant had a tacit understanding. Lu Fang naturally knew that the master wanted him to speak, so he didn't think much about it and immediately told him everything about the inner demon tribulation.
Of course, Lu Fang also told everything that was in his mind.
"Get up. I understand." After Lu Fang finished speaking, the last stroke in Jiajing's hand also fell completely.
"Master..." Lu Fang looked up, then immediately stood up, walked quickly forward, and picked up the golden basin beside him.
"You have been with me since the palace," Jiajing said, reaching into the golden basin to wash his hands with the spiritual spring water, "I will not hesitate to reward you with descendants."
Hearing this, Lu Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt more grateful.
He knew that if he asked his master for this grace, his master would definitely give it to him, there was no doubt about it!
"Don't worry about the inner demon calamity," Jiajing took the handkerchief beside him, wiped his hands and said, "Come to think of it, you did remind me that for eunuchs, even if they cultivate immortality, they lack a lot of fun. Isn't this a shortcoming of the Immortal Dynasty's system?"
"Let's do this," Jiajing paused and said, "In the future, eunuchs can also exchange their political achievements for the right to leave the palace. All eunuchs who leave the palace can receive a 'life and limbs' package, allowing them to live a normal life again."
"As for you," Jiajing said, smiling and raising his finger at Lü Fang's astonished expression, "I will grant you an extra favor. You can forge your bloodline with your essence and blood!"
"Go to the mortal world and find a woman. Let her use your essence and blood as a guide, and with the help of a special magic array, bear children for you."
"This way, you can stay with me and have your own children. What do you think?"
"I'm afraid you, old man, won't agree," Jiajing said, with a rare teasing smile on his serious face.
"After all, if you haven't experienced the taste of a woman, you won't know how sweet it is..."
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(End of this chapter)
