388: The beginning is difficult, the middle is difficult, and the end is difficult!

However, happiness is always fleeting.

Because the knowledge passed over by the Wonderful Brush Scholar was already extremely simplified, Lu Ming didn't spend much effort digesting it.

So, taking advantage of this fresh momentum, Lu Ming planned to make persistent efforts and continue to delve deeper into the subsequent content.

But as the saying goes, everything is hard at the beginning, hard in the middle, and at the end... well, even harder!

When the content involving fundamental rules, which required immense mental effort for complex deductions and precise calculations, came surging in.

Lu Ming felt his brain was like an overloaded machine, sizzling with blue smoke, and his temples were throbbing wildly.

“Forget it, that's enough for today. Learning must be a balance of work and rest, tension and relaxation!”

Lu Ming quickly found an excuse and decisively cut off the thought of continuing his deep comprehension.

Anyway, with the Wonderful Brush Scholar as an "external brain," he could let him figure it out slowly; he only needed to harvest the results periodically.

However, Lu Ming also knew this was not a long-term solution; he couldn't rely on the Wonderful Brush Scholar for everything.

Improving his own skeletal structure and Comprehension Ability was the fundamental way!

Fortunately, he had already planned for this!

He had previously instructed Murong Jingyang to use resources to search for Heaven And Earth Treasures that could improve wisdom and enlighten intelligence, or related Cultivation Techniques and secret arts.

Although such things were rare, in the vast Cultivation World, they were bound to exist.

Moreover, in Li Daoxuan's memories, he knew of quite a bit of such information, and among them, the Li Family's "Spirit Nurturing and Wisdom Cultivation Array" was particularly famous.

The design of this Formation was extremely exquisite and unique. Its Formation lines were not engraved on external objects or ley lines, but were directly constructed within a Cultivator's Divine Soul Origin using a secret method.

Once successfully laid out and activated, it could continuously nourish the Divine Soul, significantly improve Comprehension Ability, and enhance deduction capabilities, providing an incredible auxiliary effect for comprehending the profound Great Dao.

This was also one of the reasons he was determined to take down the Li Family!

If he could obtain the Li Family's "Spirit Nurturing and Wisdom Cultivation Array" and combine it with their resources, it would surely be of great benefit to improving his Comprehension Ability. Future comprehensions would not be so laborious.

“I just don't know how the progress is on Murong Jingyang's side...”

Lu Ming had been immersed in the ocean of knowledge recently, almost ignoring everything outside, and didn't pay much attention to external mundane affairs.

So he planned to split off a wisp of his mind to connect with the dharma body following Murong Jingyang to learn about the recent situation.

However, just then.

“Eh?”

Lu Ming let out a light sound of surprise, his figure pausing slightly as he keenly perceived a trace of abnormal fluctuation coming from deep within his Sea of Consciousness.

He immediately suppressed all distracting thoughts and sank his entire mind into his Sea of Consciousness.

He saw that ancient and profound karma golden book quietly suspended in the center of his Divine Sense, emitting a warm golden glow.

At this moment, the pages were moving without wind, making a slight rustling sound as they flipped rapidly toward the back.

Finally, the page stopped at the newest one.

On the pure white paper, ink appeared out of thin air, quickly outlining a name.

The handwriting was like iron strokes and silver hooks, faintly emitting a heavy and oppressive aura.

【Yun Chenzi】

“Holy crap!?”

When Lu Ming saw this name, his first reaction was that only one thought remained in his mind.

Finished! Exposed!

Yun Chenzi, a terrifying existence so powerful that just one encounter left him with lingering fears even now—Lu Ming had an extremely deep impression of him.

Yet now, his name had actually appeared on the karma golden book!

What did this mean?

It meant that the other party had already developed a strong enough malice toward him, even a killing intent sufficient to trigger the golden book's sensing!

Lu Ming almost instinctively spread out his Divine Sense completely, like the most precise radar. Centered on his own Immortal Cave, he scanned every inch of land, every wisp of air, and even every trace of Spiritual Qi fluctuation within a hundred-mile radius several times, not missing any abnormality.

At the same time, his hands rapidly formed seals, and the layers of protective Formations arranged in the Immortal Cave were instantly activated to their limit.

Several life-saving Talismans and the human emperor banner were also held in his palms. Amidst the flowing light, they were ready to be unleashed.

His whole person was like a taut bowstring, prepared to flee or fight to the death at any moment.

It wasn't until he repeatedly confirmed that the surroundings were calm, with not even a suspicious flying insect, that his mind slowly relaxed.

Only then did Lu Ming realize that his back had been soaked with cold sweat at some point.

“Phew... gave me a scare. I thought he had come knocking on my door.”

Lu Ming let out a long breath, feeling quite a bit of lingering fear.

He still couldn't forget the scene above the ruins of the Duan Family when Yun Chenzi tore through the Void Realm and descended. That terrifying majesty that stood above all living beings, as if he could control an entire world...

He still couldn't forget the terrifying majesty Yun Chenzi displayed when he tore through the Void Realm and descended above the Duan Family, looking down upon everything and controlling the heavens and earth with every gesture.

And the sense of fatal threat he felt from the other party, which far exceeded that of Li Daoxuan.

Among all the Cultivators Lu Ming had encountered so far, Yun Chenzi was undoubtedly the one standing at the top of the pyramid.

So, seeing this name suddenly appear on the golden book, his subconscious panic was truly perfectly normal.

“But then again...”

As the initial shock passed, a wave of doubt surged in his heart.

“Why did he suddenly develop malice toward me? I've been very well-behaved during this time!”

Lu Ming frowned, recalling carefully.

Between him and Yun Chenzi, from beginning to end, there was only that one "deep gaze" at the Duan Family.

But at that time, he strictly adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile. Other than those few extra glances, he didn't make any unnecessary movements, and even his aura was completely concealed.

Logically speaking, in the eyes of that big shot, he should just be an insignificant passerby.

Although he had long planned to take the initiative to "bump into" Yun Chenzi, this Golden Core Perfection Great True Lord, to pave the way for his 【Heavenly Luck Dao Attainment】.

And to find a way to make the other party develop strong enough negative emotions toward him, thereby getting on the golden book and establishing a deeper Karma link to seize his Luck in the future.

But the problem was, he hadn't even started implementing this plan yet. Why did the target deliver himself to the door!?

Lu Ming stroked his chin, completely puzzled.

“Could it be that my appearance is too outstanding, and even standing in a crowd, I stood out too much, leaving a deep impression on him?”

“Or did I accidentally slip up somewhere and he saw through something?”

That shouldn't be!

At that time, he didn't have any bad intentions; it was purely a coincidence.

Lu Ming stared intently at the name on the golden book, his frown deepening.

He couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't figure it out.

“Wait, that's not right!”

Lu Ming suddenly slapped his forehead and immediately realized.

“What am I agonizing over? I've already reached the entry level of the Heavenly Mandate Compilation and Fortune Diagram Record. Why not use Heavenly Secret Divination to cast a hex and calculate the cause and effect!”