Chapter 1056: The Arrival of the Divine Race's Twenty-Four Heavens — the Doumu Divine Emperor!

Yuhua Sect, atop Feather Peak.

During the sixty years within this Tower of Chaos, Fang Yu cultivated five of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

The Great Xuanhuang Art, the Great Dragon-Tiger Art, the Great Order Art, the Great Myriad Phenomena Art, and the Great Statecraft Art.

Although these five Great Dao divine abilities were not ranked among the top ten of the Three Thousand Great Daos, they were within the top fifty. Especially the Great Order Art and the Great Statecraft Art — both were Great Dao divine abilities cultivated by the Human Emperors of the primordial era when they ruled the world. Among all things under heaven, the state came first, and order came first.

The primordial Human Emperor used the Human Emperor Brush to write forth order, and the Brush of Statecraft to compose a glorious chapter of the Human Dao. The might of these arts was something no one could possibly withstand.

As for the Great Dragon-Tiger Art and the Great Myriad Phenomena Art of the Three Thousand Great Daos, they too were related to the dragon-tiger and myriad-phenomena grandeur of the primordial era. Under the Human Emperor's rule, all beings dwelt in peace, their fortune ran deep and rich, every person possessed the power of dragon and tiger, the myriad phenomena renewed themselves, revealing a thriving, upward-striving vitality in which all things vied to flourish.

And the Great Xuanhuang Art was indeed a Great Dao divine ability cultivated by absorbing the origin power of the Xuanhuang Great World. When a person cultivated the Great Xuanhuang Art upon this Xuanhuang Great World, they would naturally receive a kind of augmentation, and even, in some unfathomable way, see their fortune within the Xuanhuang Great World enhanced.

With the five Great Daos successfully cultivated by Fang Yu, the deeper he practiced, the more he came to feel the great righteousness, order, benevolence, and virtue of the primordial Human Emperor era, and his very soul seemed on the verge of sinking back into those ancient times.

Beyond this, Fang Yu also took stock of the many Great Dao divine abilities he had already cultivated. Over the sixty years, his comprehension of the Great Dao divine abilities ranked in the top ten of the Three Thousand Great Daos grew ever deeper. With the slightest movement, the power of the Five Elements flowed freely within his Cave Heaven, and in that flow the flavor of time and space revealed itself.

Yin and Yang, the Five Elements; stars and chaos.

Within this round-sky-and-square-earth Cave Heaven, every kind of Great Dao flowed on. Chaotic qi rolled in waves, yin and yang and the Five Elements interwove, and with each interweaving countless mysterious auras ceaselessly writhed and writhed, as if about to burst forth at any moment with vigorous vitality. The star-force in the high heavens, too, seemed on the verge of condensing into the stars of the myriad heavens.

Within the Cave Heaven there also stood a golden ancient tree, which had received boundless nourishment. Upon every one of its branches, the embryonic forms of stars were steadily solidifying, as if soon to transform into fully formed stars.

Fang Yu's strength was constantly rising — this was also the first long period of bitter cultivation he had undertaken since returning to the Eternal Life Realm.

A full sixty years!

"Is Immortal Sovereign Fang Yu present? I have a matter of the utmost importance to report to the Immortal Sovereign!"

Just as Fang Yu was cultivating within the Tower of Chaos, outside Feather Peak a disciple arrived. This was a disciple who had cultivated to the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities, Daoist Gang Qi Realm. He arrived atop Feather Peak and spoke with great deference toward the void.

"Wei Cheng, what business do you have that you dare shout and make a fuss on the grounds of Feather Peak? Do you not know the rules of our Feather Peak?"

A woman walked out from Feather Peak — it was precisely a disciple of the Jialan Society who had cultivated to the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities, Xu Yue'er. The moment her gaze looked down, the man named Wei Cheng immediately felt an immense pressure.

"Senior Sister Yue'er, this junior brother truly has a matter of the gravest importance to report. On this trip abroad, I came upon a primordial ruin, within the territory of the Great Li Dynasty. With my own strength, I naturally could not seize that treasure, so I wished to ask the Immortal Sovereign to act — it might greatly benefit the strength of our Yuhua Sect."

The man named Wei Cheng hurriedly spoke.

"Oh, the Great Li Dynasty — isn't that Immortal Sovereign Yu's homeland? You actually managed to find a primordial ruin there?"

Xu Yue'er was somewhat curious.

"Exactly. Which disciple of our Yuhua Sect does not know that the Great Li Dynasty is Immortal Sovereign Yu's homeland? At the time I thought: since the Great Li Dynasty could produce a supreme genius like the Immortal Sovereign, it must surely be a place of marvels, and must contain many treasures — otherwise it could never have nurtured a peerless genius like Immortal Sovereign Yu. So while other senior brothers, junior brothers, and senior sisters went to the lands beyond the seas to seek treasures, this junior brother went to the Great Li Dynasty to search for treasure. I did not disappoint expectations — I truly found one, and have come especially to offer it to Immortal Sovereign Yu!"

The man named Wei Cheng spoke deferentially.

"Not bad, not bad, Wei Cheng. Your thinking is excellent — to blaze a new trail and seek immortal fate in the Great Li Dynasty. Immortal Sovereign Yu will surely be very pleased when he hears of it, and will certainly reward you handsomely. I shall go report this to Immortal Sovereign Yu at once."

Listening to Wei Cheng's words, Xu Yue'er felt a sudden sense of enlightenment. Indeed, every disciple of Yuhua Sect now hoped to find immortal fate abroad and offer it to Immortal Sovereign Fang Yu, for the Immortal Sovereign would surely reward them handsomely. Yet most disciples chose to go to the Ruins of Return to train, and very few thought to go to the Great Li Dynasty.

The Great Li Dynasty — everyone now knew — was the place where Immortal Sovereign Fang Yu was born. It was an ordinary mortal dynasty; the emperors of past years were not even beings of the Divine Ability Secret Realm. But ever since the Princess of the Great Li Dynasty came to Yuhua Sect and cultivated to the Divine Ability Secret Realm, this mortal dynasty had gradually been transitioning into a cultivation dynasty.

Somewhere within this dynasty, there might well be some fortuitous encounter.

"You are called Wei Cheng? I heard you obtained a treasure in the Great Li Dynasty and wish to offer it to me?"

At that very moment, the void trembled, and Fang Yu's form appeared within the empty sky.

He merely stood there, and boundless pure Yang Qi spread forth. Every strand of Yuan Qi between heaven and earth seemed to submit beneath Fang Yu's body. Across the vastness of heaven and earth, Fang Yu was the sole light.

"Ah, this disciple Wei Cheng pays respects to the Immortal Sovereign! I wish the Immortal Sovereign longevity equal to heaven, and unity with the Dao!"

Wei Cheng, too, seemed to sense Fang Yu's luminous grandeur, and immediately began to bow. At the same time his face was filled with awe: "This disciple did indeed obtain a primordial treasure in the Great Li Dynasty — that treasure lies within the borders of Huayang Province. This disciple is willing to offer up this treasure, to present it to the Immortal Sovereign!"

"Oh, within the borders of Huayang Province."

Fang Yu's expression shifted. The Great Li Dynasty did indeed have a place called Huayang Province; besides it there were also Taigu Province, Jiuhu Province, Wuling Province, and other places — all territory of the Great Li Dynasty. In those years, when he was still at the Physical Body Secret Realm, on the road when he first came to Yuhua Sect, he had passed through these very places.

Huayang Province — Fang Yu had once passed through it, but had not lingered.

A treasure appearing in Huayang Province was entirely possible.

Yet Fang Yu sensed something amiss about this man named Wei Cheng.

Although he had not obtained the World Tree, he had absorbed the Daoist Gang Qi of the World Tree. The moment he saw this disciple, he felt his own Daoist Gang Qi stir.

Within his Cave Heaven, the Mirror of the Soul instantly looked upon this disciple, and at once saw through the disciple's true face — it was indeed a member of the Divine Race, several zhang tall, with three legs, enormous palms, and nine fingers.

It was actually a Divine Emperor!

A master at the Divine Emperor level — though clearly not as powerful as the Heaven-Hating Divine Emperor. This was a Divine Emperor whose cultivation had reached the 1st Stage of Longevity, Wan Shou Realm, who had now actually infiltrated Yuhua Sect, displaying the aura of the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities, Daoist Gang Qi Realm.

"Fang Yu, boy, this is the Great Transformation Art among the Three Thousand Great Daos. Cultivated to its highest realm, it can transform into a thousand forms, with countless tricks, impossible to guard against. I never expected the Divine Race to actually send a Divine Emperor to lure you into a trap. That primordial ruin is likely rife with killing intent. But it doesn't matter — I will act, and we'll see what the situation truly is."

The voice of the Human Emperor Brush rang out within Fang Yu's heart, and he too at once saw through the true form of this Yuhua Sect disciple named Wei Cheng.

"Since Senior Human Emperor Brush is also interested in taking a look, then I shall go take a look. The infiltration of the Divine Race has actually reached into my Yuhua Sect."

Fang Yu communicated with the Human Emperor Brush through their hearts, his gaze falling upon this "Wei Cheng": "Wei Cheng, this time you lead the way properly. If there truly is some treasure, I will certainly reward you well — I will not let you down."

As he spoke, Fang Yu simply reached out a hand and, with a grab, bestowed a hundred Pure Yang Pills.

"Ah, many thanks to the Immortal Sovereign. But for this disciple to contribute treasure to the Immortal Sovereign is only what should be done."

On "Wei Cheng's" face appeared a look of delight, and he seemed even more deferential. But in the deepest depths of his heart, a stream of evil intent flowed. "Damn it, damn it all — to insult me with a mere hundred Pure Yang Pills. Once this Sovereign brings you to that place, I will teach you what true suffering is!"

Yet on the surface, "Wei Cheng" remained utterly deferential.

"Let us go."

Fang Yu waved a great hand, and the void immediately rippled. The Tower of Chaos entered his body; within the Cave Heaven were junior brother Fang Han and the Human Emperor Brush.

As for someone like Jialan, who had only just ascended to Eternal Ancient Giant, he did not bring along.

Jialan's current magic power was only that of three Primeval Heavenly Dragon Powers — not even enough to handle an ordinary Wan Shou Realm Divine Emperor, so naturally there was no need to bring him.

"The Immortal Sovereign's magic power is truly formidable — we actually reached the Great Li Dynasty just like that?"

Over there, "Wei Cheng," seeing that after stepping out of the spatial-temporal passage he had arrived directly at Huayang Province, still wore an expression of shock on his face.

"Wei Cheng, where exactly is the place of the treasure?"

Fang Yu's expression was calm as he asked.

"It's just a short distance ahead. The Immortal Sovereign's divine abilities are truly great. This disciple took a full day's time to return to Yuhua Sect from Huayang Province, but I never expected that the return trip would take only an instant."

Wei Cheng's mouth poured forth endless praise as he led Fang Yu ever forward.

Huayang Province is neither vast nor small, occupying a territory of tens of thousands of li in every direction, and upon this land there are countless high mountains, lakes, rivers, and canyons.

Along the way, one could see the beautiful scenery of Huayang Province.

When Wei Cheng led the way ahead and arrived before a great mountain, a look of joy appeared on his face: "Reporting to Rourou Xianzun, the treasure I saw is within this mountain."

"Within this mountain?"

Fang Yu's divine sense immediately swept over, and he sensed that atop this mountain peak there did indeed seem to be the aura of spatial fluctuation; besides that, there was also a great deal of Buddhist light, seemingly a Fomen ruin.

"A treasure of an ancient Fomen? Within this mountain?"

Fang Yu's gaze turned toward "Wei Cheng."

"An ancient Fomen? This disciple does not know. At that time, when this disciple came before this mountain, I sensed some radiance within it. After entering the mountain, I discovered restrictions everywhere, so I returned directly to Yuhua Sect and reported this matter to Rourou Xianzun."

"Wei Cheng" spoke.

"Since that is the case, then let us go in."

Fang Yu strode in with great steps, and thus arrived within the mountain.

Upon entering the mountain, Buddhist light was everywhere; that incomparably dense Buddhist light seemed to envelop even the void itself tightly, making it impossible to traverse through space.

And at this moment, "Wei Cheng" burst into loud laughter.

"Hahaha, Fang Yu, your time of death has arrived!"

As this figure laughed heartily, the surrounding void also underwent changes.

From within the endless Buddhist light, a woman walked out. This woman wore a crown upon her head, held a scepter in her hand, and was draped entirely in a purple-gold great robe, displaying the majesty of an empress or a female sovereign. At first glance, she seemed like a powerful woman ruling over some planet; her body emanated an aura of lofty superiority, ruling over all.