Meng Jingzhou looked at the enormous set of clothes Lu Yang had produced, his head full of question marks. Where did you get this outfit, you brat?

“Ahem, this is a supreme treasure robe I’ve painstakingly refined after cultivating for days and pouring endless effort into it. Your dharma manifestation running around with its buttocks exposed isn’t exactly a pretty sight. I specifically forged this for it to wear.”

In truth, after Lu Yang discovered that Cosmos in Sleeve could enlarge clothes, he kept practicing, trying to shrink the clothes back, hoping to learn the true Cosmos in Sleeve.

However, he didn’t master the true version. In the end, his clothes had been enlarged so many times that they could no longer be shrunk.

Lu Yang had no use for such massive garments, so he might as well let his good brother benefit.

Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes. Only a ghost would believe your nonsense.

Still, wearing the clothes wouldn’t hurt.

Meng Jingzhou had the dharma manifestation put on the clothes, and they turned out to be a decent fit.

The dharma manifestation was originally majestic, wielding a shield in one hand and a halberd in the other. After donning the robes, it gained an air of scholarly elegance, like a well-read scholar going onto the battlefield.

Pure yang flames danced about on the Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Manifestation. A single wisp was so terrifying that it could incinerate a horde of minor ghosts. Ordinary garments touching the dharma manifestation would be reduced to ash in an instant.

But how could Lu Yang’s clothes be ordinary garments? They were impervious to blades, fire, and water, unfazed by the pure yang flames.

At the end of the day, Lu Yang had practically given it away for nothing. He was the one taking a loss.

“Not bad.” Meng Jingzhou was satisfied with how the dharma manifestation now looked. It’s far more refined now. It resembled a butcher before, hardly befitting my status as Young Master Meng.

On the way back, the more Lu Yang thought about it, the more something felt off. I spent the whole day learning Cosmos in Sleeve, yet ended up with nothing to show for it. Old Meng benefited instead.

“How about I enlarge myself as well? Immortal Fairy, do you know how to make one grow in size?”

He recalled the battles he had witnessed among high-level cultivators, which often involved moving mountains, filling seas, and enlarging themselves to pummel each other. Learning to enlarge myself will come in handy in future fights.

“Then learn Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation.”

Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation was a supreme mighty ability even more famous than Cosmos in Sleeve. Barely any Fusion cultivator could master it, and Lu Yang was only at the Advanced Divine Transfiguration Stage, so it was all the more impossible for him. But considering his exceptional talent, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy thought it might still be worth a try.

Anyway, even if he practices it wrong, it’s not my problem.

“I shall learn this then!”

Lu Yang returned to the spot where he had learned Cosmos in Sleeve. This time, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy personally instructed him.

“As the name suggests, Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation refers to imitating the power of ‘heaven’ and ‘earth’ to achieve a state of fusion with the natural laws of heaven and earth, thereby making one as vast and grand as heaven and earth.

“You must form the Heaven-Earth Seal in your mind. The hand gestures go like this...

“Xiao Yangzi, calm your mind. Feel heaven and earth.”

The reason the Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation was so difficult to learn was that there was no shortcut. One could only rely on comprehension.

Great cultivators who mastered Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation usually crafted huge clothes to wear after growing in size. However, Lu Yang had no such concerns.

Night fell. The cool silver moonlight scattered across the grassland, creating a serene and peaceful scene.

Lu Yang sat on the ground in the lotus position. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, as if all distracting thoughts were expelled in that moment, leaving only a dialogue between himself and heaven and earth.

A gentle breeze mixed with spirit qi brushed past, bringing the fresh scent of distant mountain forests, as though even the spirit qi was responding to his call.

Lu Yang also sensed the pulse of the earth that seemed to synchronize with his heartbeat. The earth was solid and powerful, containing boundless strength.

~~~

In a flash, three days had passed. After not eating, drinking, or sleeping, Lu Yang completely fused with heaven and earth.

The midday sun shone through gaps in the clouds onto Lu Yang’s face. He opened his eyes and stood up, feeling entirely renewed. Merging with heaven and earth was an unprecedented experience, giving him much to reflect on.

Pointing one finger to the sky, he sought to imitate the World-Honored One’s posture of “above heaven and below heaven, I alone am honored.”

“Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation!”

Lu Yang vanished, leaving only his clothes on the ground.

He felt like a lofty deity in the sky looking down upon all beings. In his eyes, they were no more than tiny ants.

“So this is what it’s like to become a titan? It’s truly a completely different sensation.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy flew into the sky to find Lu Yang.

“Immortal Fairy, I’ve succeeded!” Lu Yang announced excitedly. It hasn’t been easy. After spending so much time learning spells, I’ve finally learned something right.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy scratched her head, unsure how to describe Lu Yang’s state.

She cast a spell to conjure a mirror.

Lu Yang looked into it but couldn’t see himself.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy finally realized how to describe his state. “Second-in-Command, it seems you’ve turned into spirit qi.”

An exclamation mark popped out of his head.

A mass of spirit qi floated in the sky. It was Lu Yang.

Terrified, Lu Yang quickly dispelled the spell, reverting to human form naked, and hurriedly flew back to put on his clothes.

“That scared me to death. I thought I was going to die.” Lu Yang broke out in a cold sweat, as if he had just walked through the gates of hell.

A cultivator turning into spirit qi was called Dao Transfiguration. That was something that only happened after death.

“I must have made a mistake when casting it. I’ll try again.”

No spell was ever absolutely safe. As a cultivator and a seeker of the Dao, Lu Yang wouldn’t let this minor setback stop him.

“Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation!”

Unlike before, Lu Yang felt as though he had fused with the earth, feeling extremely assured.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy watched from the side as Lu Yang vanished, replaced by a pile of dirt.

“So that was Heaven Dharma earlier, and now it’s Earth Manifestation?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy let out a soft hiss. Xiao Yangzi truly imitated heaven and earth thoroughly.

After learning the truth, Lu Yang gave it several more attempts, only to find that he either turned into heaven or earth, never human.

He lay sprawled on the ground, staring blankly at the sky. Is it really this hard to become a titan?

Just as the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was about to console him, Lu Yang suddenly sat up.

“Hey, I’ve thought of a solution!”

Lu Yang acted on his idea immediately, performing Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation like before and transforming into a mass of spirit qi.

Next, he executed the Taotie Tribe’s innate mighty ability, “Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth,” frantically swallowing spirit qi to expand his size.

“Dispel!” 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Lu Yang dispelled the spell, returning to human form. This time, he had become a titan!

“Haha, I knew that would work!”

Lu Yang jumped in excitement. My line of thinking is correct! When I become spirit qi, I can use Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth to consume it. When I become earth, I can eat dirt. That way, when I revert to human form, I’ll be a giant!

On Heaven’s Gate Peak, a naked titan bounced up and down, not sensing anything wrong with himself.

~~~

“Old Meng, bring out your dharma manifestation. Let’s fight one-on-one.”

After several days, Meng Jingzhou’s complexion had returned to normal, and his strength had also recovered, so it wasn’t considered bullying for Lu Yang to challenge him now.

“Can you even beat my dharma manifestation?” Meng Jingzhou smirked contemptuously. He had been absorbing solar power from the sun every day, and the Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Manifestation had evolved into something fairly terrifying.

“Don’t fight if you’re scared.”

“Who’s scared of you?” Hearing this, Meng Jingzhou didn’t hold back. He immediately unleashed his Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Manifestation, an imposing pure yang adept that protected him.

“Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation!”

Lu Yang turned into a small mound of earth.

“Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth!”

Lu Yang frantically devoured the earth in front of Meng Jingzhou’s cave abode.

“Dispel!”

Lu Yang dispelled Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation.

“Cosmos in Sleeve!”

Lu Yang enlarged his clothing.

A colossal Lu Yang appeared before Meng Jingzhou, standing as tall as the dharma manifestation.

Meng Jingzhou looked at his good brother with a peculiar expression.

“Why do you have so many steps to become big?”

“You talk too much!”