Chapter 235: Death, Space, Destruction: The Three Great Dao Principles

Seeing Liang Shaohong hesitate, Fang Xu gave a faint smile and did not insist.

What the Dark God Temple now needs are absolutely loyal subordinates; before coming to Three Mountain Island, the Dark God Temple's subordinate forces numbered over a hundred.

But because of the Northern Azure City incident, Xing Lin, as the Temple Master, was forced to betray the Dark God Temple, resulting in the temple's elite being besieged.

It was then that many of the Dark God Temple's subordinate forces fell into utter despair.

Later, Xing Lin, at the cost of his own life, led everyone to escape from the hands of the Five Emperor Lords of the Great Expansion Dao Sect.

Along the way, Xing Lin gave those forces room to choose.

At that time, ninety percent of the forces chose to break away from the Dark God Temple, with only the Three Corpse Sect, Qi Huang Gate, and over ten other forces following Fang Xu to Three Mountain Island.

These forces' choices were undoubtedly a gamble on their countless years of heritage.

The Liang Family is different.

It's not that Fang Xu looks down on the Liang Family's strength.

It's merely that, in most cases, forces of a family nature tend to choose to preserve the family bloodline and inheritance.

This is a weakness; once the time comes to directly oppose the Will of Heaven, these weaknesses will be fully exploited by the Will of Heaven.

A second Xing Lin will then appear.

"I..."

Liang Shaohong still wanted to say something, but Fang Xu raised a hand to stop him.

"Rest assured, you don't need to pledge loyalty to me; your Liang Family is also my friend."

Not joining the Dark God Temple is a good thing for the Liang Family.

After all, this place of Three Mountain Island, even if all the martial artists gather together, cannot compare to forces like the Three Corpse Sect and Qi Huang Gate.

To put it bluntly, even if they were allowed to join, when the fighting starts they would be cannon fodder.

Liang Shaohong awkwardly nodded.

He knew that it was his earlier hesitation that made Fang Xu doubt the Liang Family's resolve.

But having lived all his life in this remote corner of Three Mountain Island, he had never even heard of the Great Expansion Dao Sect, nor did he understand why Fang Xu would be an enemy of this heaven and earth? Such a situation is even more explosive than being in an imperial dynasty where the enemy is the entire imperial household.

After all, the imperial household is still made of people, and the state still has a concrete form.

But Fang Xu's current enemy is this heaven and earth! No matter how powerful humanity is, we are innately fearful of the unknown.

For Liang Shaohong, the enemy being this heaven and earth is the greatest unknown and also the greatest fear.

At the moment he heard this, his innermost instinctive reaction was that victory was absolutely impossible!

"Well... I have nothing else, I'll take my leave first."

Staring at Fang Xu's calm face, Liang Shaohong clasped his hands and said.

Fang Xu nodded slightly and saw Liang Shaohong out.

After seeing Liang Shaohong off, a Dark God Temple disciple came to report, saying that Chang Long and several Temple Elders had arrived.

"Let them all come over."

Fang Xu gave an order, then turned and walked into the small courtyard.

Soon after, Qi Shaoyu, Zhongli Hui, and seven others arrived one after another in the courtyard.

"Temple Master."

After the few of them clasped their hands, they all silently looked at Fang Xu.

As people of the Heavenly Mystic Realm, they had heard somewhat about the matter of the Immortal Carved Stone Boat.

This time, Fang Xu and Gu Yuxi have been searching for the Immortal Carved Stone Boat for over half a year; now he urgently asks Chang Long to invite them and others to Canghai City—could the Immortal Carved Stone Boat have been found? "Fang Xu, how is the situation?"

Chu Ren Di spoke up to ask.

Among those present, he is Fang Xu's master, and when there are no outsiders, they all address Fang Xu by name.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Fang Xu said nothing, gave a faint smile, rose to his feet, and said: "Several elders, follow me to take a look?"

Hearing this, the few people's eyes lit up instantly, and they hurriedly clasped their hands toward Fang Xu.

Fang Xu strode out of the small courtyard, then his form flashed, turning into a stream of light as he rushed toward the sea surface.

The few people behind him did the same, closely following him to the seaside.

East Sea.

The deep sea area about three hundred li from the coastline.

Fang Xu and the eight others hovered above the sea surface.

Qi Shaoyu and the others curiously surveyed the surroundings, yet saw no trace of the Immortal Carved Stone Boat.

Just as they were curious, Fang Xu, with his hands behind his back, slowly said: "Come out."

As his voice fell, the distant sea suddenly surged.

Immediately after, a huge stone vessel, like a submarine, suddenly burst onto the surface!

Seeing this, Zhongli Hui and the others instinctively retreated a distance.

The fame of the Immortal Carved Stone Boat spread far.

At this moment, suddenly appearing at such a close distance, they all feared the stone vessel would suddenly erupt and wipe them out.

After retreating a distance, they then realized that the stone vessel seemed to have risen from the seabed only because it was following Fang Xu's command.

A flash of embarrassment appeared on the faces of the few people, and then they returned to Fang Xu's side.

Observing the Immortal Carved Stone Boat up close, the faces of Zhongli Hui and the others were full of shock.

The entire Immortal Carved Stone Boat is nearly a thousand zhang in size, its whole body appearing as if carved from a single massive stone.

Merely floating silently before them on the water's surface, the ancient, desolate aura emanating from it also made one's heart tremble.

Fang Xu's stone vessel has already endured countless ages.

They had only felt this sensation before on the stone coffin behind the funeral bearer.

The natural patterns on the stone boat's surface seemed to carry a mysterious Dao rhythm, making anyone who saw it instantly gain various insights.

Those with greater talent, such as Qi Shaoyu, Chu Ren Di, and Ku Lun, were staring at the stone boat and had already fallen into a strange state.

Fang Xu, seeing this, did not disturb them.

According to Guyuxi, the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat is a treasure of Great Dao level.

Its creator undoubtedly possessed strength comparable to the Will of Heaven, and perhaps even greater.

As for the stone boat, three kinds of Great Dao rhythms are currently known.

The first is destruction.

The second is space.

The third is death.

Among the many Great Dao laws, these three rank relatively high.

"Palace Master, this Immortal Inscription Stone Boat now..." Zhongli Hui asked softly, looking at Fang Xu.

He noticed that the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat had just been summoned directly by Fang Xu.

This meant that Fang Xu could control the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat.

"The stone boat has already been simply refined by me," Fang Xu said, thereby confirming several people's guess.

"I want the elders to come over so we can discuss selecting some talented disciples to go onto the stone boat for contemplation."

Fang Xu did not reveal anything about the Great Dao.

After all, at present even the seven Divine Palace elders who were in contact were only touching the laws.

If we told everyone beforehand that the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat contained Great Dao rhythms, it would become a pressure, which would actually be detrimental to their contemplation.

"This is actually not a bad choice."

Zhongli Hui smiled and cupped his hands, saying: "The Immortal Inscription Stone Boat is rich in law aura; for Martial Sovereign and Primordial Martial cultivators, it brings great benefit."

"But..."

Zhongli Hui frowned and said: "But if we use the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat as our trump card and reveal it so easily, wouldn't that be bad?"

With the fame of the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat, even God-Connecting realm cultivators could not survive its eruption.

Using it as a trump card could indeed bring the Great Expansion Dao Sect some unexpected effects.

But Fang Xu did not think so.

The legend of the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat has circulated in the Heaven Mystic Realm for so long that the Great Expansion Dao Sect could not possibly be unaware of it.

Therefore, the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat cannot truly be considered a trump card.

Rather than using something the enemy knows as a trump card, it would be better to make good use of it now to enhance our own strength.

"It's fine, I have a countermeasure," Fang Xu said with a light smile. Seeing him say that, Zhongli Hui did not ask further and directly looked at the people behind him.

The several people also nodded.

The Immortal Inscription Stone Boat now belongs personally to Fang Xu; he is willing to take it out to help the Divine Palace disciples increase their strength, which is naturally the best possible thing.

Seeing that the several people had no objections, Fang Xu said: "Elders, go up onto the stone boat and have a look."

The patterns on the outside of the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat are merely the most superficial abstract manifestation of the Great Dao rhythm.

Inside, the rhythms of destruction, death, and space—the three Great Daos—are the clearest.

"Then what about them..."

Zhongli Hui looked at the three—Qi Shaoyu, Chu Ren Di, and Ku Lun—who had fallen into a state of enlightenment.

Fang Xu gave a light smile, shook his head, went to the three, and directly woke them up.

The three, upon waking from enlightenment, flashed a strange color on their faces.

Know that for cultivators, enlightenment is an opportunity that can be encountered but not sought.

The three were immersed in the ocean of Dao rhythm when Fang Xu suddenly woke them, naturally making them feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Fang Xu seemed to know what they were thinking and directly said: "Such opportunities will come again; let's go inside the stone boat to have a look."

The three nodded.

Guarding the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat, enlightenment should not be lacking.

Following the demand, the several people arrived at the interior of the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat.

Just after entering, the several people immediately went dumbfounded.

Especially the three who had just fallen into enlightenment.

They discovered that the Dao rhythm inside the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat was denser than outside by an unknown factor.

But they only thought it was the aura of laws, not realizing they were actually amidst the Dao rhythm.

After Fang Xu led them on a tour of the stone boat's interior, he decided to divide the seven people into two groups.

One group would be responsible for taking the selected Divine Palace disciples into the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat for closed-door cultivation.

The other group would handle the daily affairs of the Divine Palace.

The two groups would rotate with each other after a period of time.

Once the division was settled, the seven people immediately prepared to return to the Heaven Brilliance Realm.

But Fang Xu told them not to rush.

After waving his hand to let the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat submerge back to the seabed, the several people returned to Azure Sea City and found Guyuxi, Chu Mu, and others.

Now that the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat has been found, staying in Azure Sea City there is nothing left to do.

Fang Xu also decided to return to the Heaven Brilliance Realm with Zhongli Hui and the others.

Before departing, Fang Xu gave Liang Shaohong some worldly wealth, asking him to buy a plot of land and build a grand manor so that members of the Dark Divine Palace could later rest in Azure Sea City.

Liang Shaohong happily agreed.

Actually, with his status as the Great Yu Prince Consort, there was no need to trouble Liang Shaohong at all.

But Fang Xu didn't want to do that.

Heavenly Radiant Realm.

After Fang Xu and his group returned, Zhongli Hui immediately began the task of selecting disciples.

At Gu Yuxi's suggestion, all those who cultivated the Soul Cultivation Path were listed as candidates.

After all, cultivators strong in soul are naturally better at grasping the Dao's rhythm than body cultivators.

This doesn't mean body cultivators are inferior to soul cultivators.

The cultivation system of the Heavenly Radiant Realm is the Soul Cultivation Path, focusing on the soul, but ultimately, to reach the peak, one must still reforge the flesh.

Gu Yuxi once said that the Heavenly Radiant Realm had given birth to over a hundred True God Realm experts.

Of them, ninety percent were cultivators who dual-cultivated soul and body.

As for those who cultivate the Soul Cultivation Path to the end, discard the flesh, and use some heavenly treasures to reforge the body, their peak is the Connecting God Realm.

Occasionally, those who can reach the True God Realm are noticeably weaker than True Gods who dual-cultivate soul and body.

The Immortal Inscription Stone Boat is large enough.

Aside from some core areas, the other areas can accommodate many Divine Palace disciples.

For selecting those who cultivate the Soul Cultivation Path, body cultivators naturally cannot be left behind.

After a round of selection, following the data provided by Fang Xu, Zhongli Hui finally selected some Divine Palace disciples.

To keep it secret, he didn't tell these disciples about the existence of the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat, only telling them that after being selected, they would be personally led by the Palace Master to a secret realm for cultivation.

East Sea.

On the originally calm sea, a huge vortex suddenly appeared.

The vortex kept expanding, eventually revealing a gate shimmering with blue light.

Whoosh! From the light gate stepped Fang Xu, followed by Gu Yuxi, Zhongli Hui, and an old man.

This old man was precisely the person who, together with Zhongli Hui, initially constructed the grand formation at the entrance of the Heavenly Radiant Realm on the Death Sand Sea.

"Qu Huan, how stable is the teleportation array?" Gu Yuxi asked, glancing at the flickering light gate behind him.

"Rest assured, apostle, there's no problem."

"In my research, if there is sufficient energy, I can completely construct a teleportation array that spans the world."

As a Formation Master, Qu Huan obviously possesses absolute confidence.

Fang Xu also released his Soul Power to inspect this teleportation array.

He found that although it seemed somewhat unreliable on the surface, its internal spatial laws were very stable.

However, if someone proficient in spatial laws intentionally came to sabotage it, there would still be some danger.

"Old Qu, can the teleportation array's exit be set directly on the seabed?" Fang Xu suddenly said.

Divine Palace disciples coming to cultivate on the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat can't always be flying back and forth.

After consulting Gu Yuxi, he then sought out Qu Huan to construct this teleportation array.

But placing the teleportation array's exit on the sea surface is obviously not ideal.

"It can be done, but..."

Qu Huan's face showed difficulty; he wanted to speak but held back.

Fang Xu glanced at him and said: "Old Qu, just speak up if there's anything else."

Qu Huan hastily clasped his fists: "It's not really a big problem."

"Setting the teleportation array's exit on the seabed requires constructing some auxiliary formations that are rather complex."

"One must keep out water and resist the pressure of seawater, etc."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu's heart stirred, and he directly took out an ancient, incomplete mini-palace.

He also forgot who he originally got this from, and had kept it in his Cosmos Ring all along.

"Old Qu, if we place this palace underwater and set the teleportation array's exit inside it, would these problems be solved?"

Qu Huan examined the palace in Fang Xu's hand with some curiosity.

Seeing this, Fang Xu directly infused a large amount of Blood Qi Power into the palace.

The palace instantly expanded!

Witnessing this marvel, Qu Huan's eyes lit up.

He could tell that the palace could freely change size, and its interior must contain extremely exquisite formations.

This was something he had never dabbled in before.

"Palace Master, this thing..."

"Old Qu, if you like researching, feel free to study it."

This bronze palace, besides being able to expand and shrink, has no other function.

To Fang Xu, it's actually rather useless.

Qu Huan hastily clasped his fists: "Thank you, Palace Master!"

"Old man, I will now go to the seabed to construct the teleportation array; in just over a month, the Divine Palace's disciples will be able to take the teleportation array straight to this seabed."

Fang Xu nodded, began to control the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat with his mind, and let it wait nearby. (End of chapter)