444: With the will in your body, the fruit of the Tao matures

Gu Liangyuan arrived at the very center of the Lingzhi Garden and saw two plants there.

The enlightenment tea tree and the bodhi tree.

Gu Liangyuan flicked his sleeve, and the two trees were uprooted.

During this process, the roots of the two trees were not affected in any way.

After carefully putting the two trees into his sleeve, Gu Liangyuan summoned the four Yao family sisters, the three great zombies, and Dao Jiu:

"I am about to enter closed-door cultivation; it will be a month at the shortest, and several months at the longest."

"During the time I am in closed-door cultivation, you must constantly pay attention to the movements in the Immortal Realm."

"If there is a major movement in the Immortal Realm, notify me immediately."

"For other matters where you cannot make a decision, you can consult Light Eyebrow; everything will be based on Light Eyebrow's opinion, do you all understand?"

After everyone nodded in agreement, Gu Liangyuan felt relieved and entered the Void Tower.

The Void Tower had its own space, complete with mountains and rivers.

Gu Liangyuan went to the top floor of the Void Tower, found an uninhabited place, and planted the two trees there.

He also controlled the Void Tower to isolate this space from other spaces, completely cutting off the possibility of outsiders entering.

Feeling the Dao scattered around, Gu Liangyuan felt it was not enough.

With a thought, he manipulated the authority of Heaven and Earth, allowing the will of heaven to descend upon him.

The moment the will of heaven descended upon him, Gu Liangyuan instantly felt his Sea of Consciousness clear, and all distracting thoughts receded.

Therefore, Gu Liangyuan immediately sat cross-legged and immersed his mind in his Sea of Consciousness.

What Gu Liangyuan first comprehended was the Chess Dao Fruit.

The Chess Dao Fruit had been with Gu Liangyuan the longest, but whether in battle or in everyday life, Gu Liangyuan used it the least.

Feeling the divine charm of the Chess Dao Fruit, Gu Liangyuan flipped his hand and took out a book.

This book was precisely the Ancient Chess Scripture.

This time, Gu Liangyuan did not rely on his powerful memory to scan through it, but read it word by word.

Just like a Mortal reading a book, he turned the pages one by one.

Spring winds blew, and winter winds were bone-chilling.

At this moment, Gu Liangyuan was completely immersed in the Ancient Chess Scripture.

This reading lasted for three years.

One day, Gu Liangyuan suddenly closed the book in his hand and muttered:

"Heaven and Earth are the chessboard, and stars are the pieces."

"Everyone is a piece, and everyone is a chess player!"

"I am the chess player, playing the game of Kongsang!"

"Prophecies, the kunlun mirror… even the System missions…"

"I am also a chess piece, and there are even other chess players!"

"The Dao of Go lies in contention, in occupation!"

"Occupy territory, occupy the initiative, occupy the advantage!"

"Whoever takes the initiative can transcend in one step."

"Upon careful perception, there are also Karma, Yin and Yang, the Dao Fruit of War, and so on. Understanding one Dao leads to understanding all Dao. Ancestral Master truly did not deceive me!"

As Gu Liangyuan muttered to himself, the Chess Dao Fruit shone brightly.

It matured instantly!

However, Gu Liangyuan paid no heed to all of this, but followed his thoughts and looked at the two nascent Dao Fruit of Yin and Yang.

"I originally thought the Chess Dao Fruit didn't offer much enhancement to combat power, making it somewhat useless."

"Only now do I realize that the Dao of Chess encompasses everything."

"The black and white pieces are precisely Yin and Yang!"

Looking at this Yin and Yang Dao Fruit, Gu Liangyuan's Taiji Chaos Body began to operate involuntarily:

"One Yin and one Yang is the Dao!"

"Taiji moves, and the Two Principles are born!"

Gu Liangyuan formed hand seals, and a Yin and Yang diagram appeared in his palm.

"All things have Yin and Yang."

"Solitary Yin cannot be born, solitary Yang cannot grow, this is the principle!"

"Yang is rigid, Yin is soft."

"Yang is active, Yin is still."

"Yang's movement gives birth to Yin, and Yin at its extreme returns to movement. Between movement and stillness, the Dao of Yin and Yang manifests!"

As Gu Liangyuan continued speaking, the Yin and Yang diagram in his hand spun rapidly.

During the rotation, the Yin and Yang Qi separated, forming Heaven and Earth.

However, the Qi of Heaven descends as rain, and the Qi of Earth rises as clouds; though seemingly separate, they are intertwined.

This is the harmonious union of Heaven and Earth.

Immediately after, the Four Phenomena of Lesser Yin, Lesser Yang, Greater Yin, and Greater Yang manifested.

The Four Phenomena stood in the four directions, transforming into the four seasons. Gradually, a phantom of a world hovered in Gu Liangyuan's hand.

Boom!

The two great Dao Fruit of Yin and Yang also radiated light; the Yin and Yang Dao Fruit was complete!

After completing all of this, Gu Liangyuan turned his gaze to the Wealth Dao Fruit.

Only this time, he was not as smooth as before.

He comprehended for another three years, gaining nothing.

Gu Liangyuan thought of his Divine Ability of Wealth Dao, and he sighed softly:

"Alas, since it doesn't align with me, I'll just use it as a Divine Ability."

With that, he no longer focused on the Wealth Dao Fruit, and instead turned his attention to the Slaughter Dao Fruit.

"The Dao of Slaughter is what I use the most; activating this Dao Fruit will not be difficult!"

This time, Gu Liangyuan did not sit cross-legged, but went under the bodhi tree and brewed a pot of enlightenment tea.

After drinking for seven consecutive days, he leaned against the tree roots and fell into a deep sleep.

In his dream, he saw his past.

Starting from the first person he killed, Meng Yao.

Since then, the killing had never stopped.

During this period, he had also killed too many innocent people.

These people were either members of his enemies' clans, or soldiers on the battlefield, or simply innocent civilians affected by the aftermath of battles.

The tragic deaths of these people constantly flashed in Gu Liangyuan's dream.

"Do you regret it?"

A voice, coming from an unknown place, echoed throughout the entire dream space.

Gu Liangyuan sneered, pointing Mo Tan Kill in his hand at the empty Void Realm:

"Ask one more question, and I'll kill you too!"

Boom!

The dream shattered, and Gu Liangyuan slowly woke up.

Regret?

In the contention for the Great Dao, if you don't advance, you retreat.

Gu Liangyuan still held that belief: I'd rather kill others first than let others kill me!

As Gu Liangyuan woke up, the Slaughter Dao Fruit instantly reached Perfection.

But suddenly, Gu Liangyuan felt his vision darken, and a black shadow appeared out of nowhere.

Gu Liangyuan observed carefully; this black shadow looked exactly like himself.

He immediately used the Probe skill:

Name: Heart Demon

Effect: Formed during the Undergoing Tribulation of the Heart Demon. If the Undergoing Tribulation is successful, one gains mastery over the Heart Demon Dao Fruit, which can incite all evil desires in people's hearts.

Looking at the System's description, Gu Liangyuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Heart Demon Dao Fruit.

This Dao Fruit was obtained from a critical hit on the Demon Concubine's remnant thought. Gu Liangyuan had never used it and was most unfamiliar with it.

Watching the Heart Demon approach him, Gu Liangyuan suddenly felt his mind become restless and his thoughts agitated.

Subconsciously, he activated the Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture, the Yellow Court Scripture, and the Heart Sutra.

Within Gu Liangyuan's chest, a surge of Haoran Sword Qi had always been cultivated!

This Haoran Sword Qi, since Gu Liangyuan obtained it, had been used only a handful of times.

The marvel of this technique was that it had no upper limit; the longer it was nurtured, the richer the Haoran Sword Qi became.

However, after one strike, the Haoran Qi dissipated and needed to be re-nurtured.

The three great Heart-Refining Scriptures were activated simultaneously, and the essence of Haoran enveloped his entire body!

Buddhist light, Daoist light, and Haoran light—three lights accompanied him!

Gu Liangyuan clearly felt a look of surprise flash across the Heart Demon's face. The next moment, Gu Liangyuan opened his mouth and exhaled, and a surge of Haoran Qi, carrying the light of Buddhism and Daoism, shot out directly towards the Heart Demon!

Boom!

A white flash passed, and the Heart Demon vanished into thin air.

Buzz!

With the disappearance of the Heart Demon, the Heart Demon Dao Fruit also glowed.

Adding to that the incomplete Time Dao Fruit and the complete Dao Fruit of War, all seven Dao Fruit, except for the Wealth Dao Fruit, were now mature.

Gu Liangyuan immediately sat cross-legged, carefully comprehending the effects of these Dao Fruit.

After he finished his perception, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.