Chapter 1070

"Nine Evil Heavenly Thunder, Jiugong Imperial Thunder, Fate Great Thunder, Five Elements Thunder… Lu Yun, you actually have so many divine thunderbolts."

Shen Ping stared at the many divine thunderbolts, turning them over and over, his face filled with shock.

"I was just lucky—over these years, while training on the Chaos Continent, I stumbled upon this great treasure. If Brother needs them, I offer them all to you, please accept them with a smile."

Fang Yu said.

"You're thoughtful, but my current strength has little use for these thunderbolts. Still, Lu Yun, you've had extraordinary fortune—I'll remember you."

Shen Ping examined the thunderbolts again and again, then finally returned them to Fang Yu. "This time, perform well. If you do, I may even recommend you to Senior Brother Hong Tianjing—you'll then be granted an audience with him!"

"Ah, we will definitely perform well!"

Every face showed joy; everyone knew that being summoned by Senior Brother Hong Tianjing in the Jade Emperor Hall meant instant ascension.

The group pressed forward, and ahead they saw more demons: heavenly demons, yakshas, flying yakshas, countless asuras, endlessly emerging—even great asuras from the Underground World leading entire armies to hold their ground.

Fang Yu saw that in the third layer of the Underground World, there was an army of underground demons, led by over a dozen great asuras who had cultivated to the Golden Core Realm; they sat amid dense ranks of yakshas, asuras, and great asuras, commanding millions of troops linked into one massive formation after another.

Within the army, countless magic treasures were controlled by each underground demon race member; one can well imagine that such an army, if fully unleashed, would obliterate any being below the Longevity Secret Realm.

But Fang Yu still threw out over a dozen Jiugong Imperial Thunderbolts—instantly exploding, as if hundreds of volcanoes erupted together, billions of thunderclaps shook the heavens, and thousands of li around were reduced to dust; the dozen Golden Core experts, countless asuras and great asuras, all exploded into powder—even their magic treasures were shattered into dust.

"This… this is too powerful!"

"Senior Brother Lu Yun, you're too strong! If you keep this up, how will we prove we've slain these demons?"

"Senior Brother Lu Yun, we will follow you. With someone like you, I believe we'll gain many advantages in the Infinite Great World later!"

"Powerful… incredibly powerful."

Sun Xiaoqing, Yan Changqing, and other Golden Core disciples stared in shock at Fang Yu's might; originally, with their strength, encountering such a demon army would mean certain death with a single misstep—but now, Senior Brother Lu Yun had simply thrown a dozen thunderbolts and wiped out another underground demon army.

How much contribution points would this earn?

"Fellow cultivators, since we came out together, I won't hoard these contribution points alone. Though these thunderbolts' power is indeed immense, I believe the Water Curtain will serve as proof—no problem."

Fang Yu casually moved, manifesting a water curtain—a water-elemental spiritual technique capable of recording the events just now.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu!"

The others, seeing this, immediately beamed with joy.

At that moment, a thick stream of demonic energy surged from the depths of the underground, forming a colossal demonic hand that suddenly descended.

"Worse! This is a Longevity Secret Realm underground demon emperor—how could such a being appear on the third layer?"

Feeling the terrifying demonic hand press down, Sun Xiaoqing, Yan Changqing, and others instantly paled; they sensed overwhelming power on that hand—far beyond the Divine Ability Secret Realm. A Longevity Secret Realm titan had struck at them.

Even Shen Ping, who had reached the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities and defied fate, changed expression; feeling the terrifying might of the hand, he gestured, and a lower-grade Dao artifact sword appeared in his hand—he prepared to burn Pure Yang Pills to violently activate it.

"Don't panic—I still have a final trick!"

At that moment, Fang Yu threw out another set of thunderbolts; as they spun in midair, they transformed into twelve star-god-like entities, then exploded—suddenly, heaven and earth seemed to perish, countless worlds collapsed, all spiritual energy entered a state of total annihilation and chaos; the black demonic hand crashing down encountered this set of thunderbolts and was instantly shattered into nothingness!

Yellow Path Twelve Palaces Heavenly Annihilation Demon Thunder!

The set of thunderbolts Fang Yu unleashed this time was called the Yellow Path Twelve Palaces Heavenly Annihilation Demon Thunder—an immensely famous supreme thunder in the Immortal Dao; once activated, it was like a ten-thousand-year titan self-destructing. Even ordinary Wan Shou Realm experts would immediately retreat upon encountering it—or die.

The most mysterious aspect of the Yellow Path Twelve Palaces Heavenly Annihilation Demon Thunder was that, at the moment of explosion, it generated a protective field shielding the one who cast it; unlike other thunderbolts, which affected the caster, this one did not.

Instantly, the underground world's demon emperor's hand shattered open, revealing a path to safety; Shen Ping immediately seized Fang Yu, Sun Xiaoqing, Yan Changqing, and the others, burned Pure Yang Pills in an instant, and piloted a Star Shuttle to tear through space and vanish.

The next moment, Fang Yu felt fresh air, bright sunlight, birdsong and floral fragrance—they had returned to the surface.

"That was truly dangerous—I never expected to encounter a demon emperor! If I hadn't had the Yellow Path Twelve Palaces Heavenly Annihilation Demon Thunder, I'd have been in serious trouble!"

Upon reaching the surface, Fang Yu feigned a look of lingering fear.

"Though we entered the Underground World to slay demons, your single strike wiped out an entire demon army—of course the underground demon emperor would target you."

Shen Ping exhaled deeply, then studied Fang Yu for a long while. "Even I, upon entering the Underground World, would only slay a few underground demons—I'd never wipe out an entire army at once. You've slain too many."

"Alright then, next time I'll use thunderbolts with less power. I want contribution points, not to draw the attention of the underground demon emperor and get killed by a Longevity Secret Realm titan."

Fang Yu sighed.

"Contribution points aren't an issue—you've earned great merit by destroying several underground demon armies. I'll reward you well: two million contribution points, enough to elevate you to True Disciple status. As for you five, your luck is also good—I grant you thirty thousand contribution points each."

Shen Ping flicked his finger, and two million star-characters flew out, entering Fang Yu's jade tablet.

Then another thirty thousand contribution points emerged, divided into five portions, entering the jade tablets of Sun Xiaoqing, Yan Changqing, Nan Tao, Shi Fei, and Ye Xue; instantly, the five Golden Core disciples hurried to thank him, their faces beaming with joy.

"Go now—go ascend to True Disciple. After you've completed your matter, I'll report your deeds to Senior Brother Hong Tianjing—prepare yourself for his summons."

Shen Ping added, then vanished.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Lu—you've earned True Disciple status!"

As soon as Shen Ping left, Sun Xiaoqing, Yan Changqing, Nan Tao, Shi Fei, and Ye Xue exchanged glances, all wearing expressions of congratulations.

"No need to thank me, younger brothers and sisters. I'll go ahead and become a True Disciple. Once I've secured my footing in the Infinite Star Palace, I'll surely lend you a hand."

Fang Yu laughed heartily and flew off into the distance.

The surface of the Infinite Great World was exceptionally beautiful, rich in spiritual energy, everywhere lush mountains and clear waters—as if reshaped by the Infinite Star Palace. Unlike the Xuan Huang Great World, which had diverse terrains—deserts, ice plains, wetlands, primeval forests—places like the Savage God Temples could never be altered; ordinary people who entered them died instantly.

As Fang Yu flew along, he saw many nations, each filled with countless mortals forming one human kingdom after another; some kingdoms were more prosperous than the Da Xuan Empire, yet not a single cultivator existed among them—not even a Physical Body Secret Realm cultivator of the 7th or 8th Stage. The strongest cultivators in these vast empires were merely at the 5th Stage of Physical Body—Divine Power Realm.

These empires were purely secular, devoid of any cultivation aura; they overflowed with humanistic culture, as if everyone devoted themselves to scholarly pursuits.

And they truly invented many things.

Fang Yu saw that the humans under the Infinite Star Palace were unlike the livestock of the Xuan Huang Great World, who merely bowed daily to receive food and benefits; in these Infinite Great World empires, they had built towering skyscrapers and even developed technology.

Yes, technological civilization.

On the Infinite Great World, there existed a modern technological civilization.

In some empires, scientists had manufactured railways, bullet trains, high-speed trains; in the sky, countless airplanes and even starships flew; in cities, modern tools like automobiles ran everywhere, and within some homes, modern industrial equipment stood.

One could say, if a person were born in these empires under the Infinite Star Palace—or if a transmigrator were to reincarnate here—he would believe he had entered modern society. But in truth, he had merely transmigrated into the Eternal Life Realm, specifically into one of the Infinite Star Palace's empires.

The Infinite Star Palace was clearly conducting an experiment, seeking to learn something new from these human empires.

Fang Yu knew that in the Eternal Life Great World, there had once been an era of technology, when cultivators developed an immensely powerful technological civilization; its leader, called the Master of Time, had even reached the Immortal King realm.

The technological era could also produce Heavenly Jun and Immortal Kings—the Infinite Star Palace may have obtained relics from that past age, hence this experiment.

"How bold! Who are you, daring to linger in the mortal realm? Which hall are you a disciple of? Produce your token at once, or you shall be killed without mercy!"

Just as Fang Yu was passing that human empire, two figures flickered into view. Two disciples at the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities, clad in black, descended before Fang Yu. Embroidered on their garments were the two characters for "patrol" — clearly they were the most terrifying and most unfeeling Patrol Envoys of the Wuji Star Palace.

Fang Yu immediately produced his inner disciple token: "I am a disciple of the Jade Emperor Hall, heading to the Succession Hall to be promoted to a true disciple."

"Oh, a disciple of the Jade Emperor Hall. Still, you may not linger too long in the mortal realm, nor may you have any entanglement with anyone there. Otherwise, you shall be killed without mercy!"

One Patrol Envoy shot out a ray of light, shining it on the jade token to verify its authenticity, and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Understood. I am heading to the Succession Hall now."

Fang Yu immediately took flight, soaring straight over this mortal empire.

Yet in his heart he was still somewhat curious — did the Wuji Star Palace truly intend to cultivate these mortal empires, to develop things like atomic bombs? Such weapons were only useful against cultivators below the 2nd Stage of Longevity. Once one's cultivation base reached the 3rd Stage of Longevity, the Grotto-Heaven Realm, mortal weapons like atomic bombs lost all effect. For someone like Fang Yu, a single step could traverse billions of Parallel Worlds, could reach beyond several star systems — the weapons of the mortal world simply could not touch him.

"Perhaps the civilizations of the mortal realm hold some benefit for them."

Fang Yu thought no more about it, and flew directly to the outside of a massive hall. This hall was amid the clouds, with countless cultivators flying about within it — extremely lively.

This was the Succession Hall. Any disciple of the Wuji Star Palace who wished to be promoted had to come here.

Once Fang Yu entered the main hall, he sensed several overwhelmingly powerful auras hidden within — a feeling akin to being in the depths of the Feather Transformation Heaven Palace, the depths of a primordial meteorite, or the depths of Mount Sumeru Jin Shan. Clearly, deep within this hall called the Succession Hall, there was very likely a supreme-grade Dao artifact.

Fang Yu had no need to storm the Succession Hall now. His heart was calm. He went straight in, approached a true disciple, and produced his succession jade token.

"To be promoted, deduct one million contribution points yourself."

That true disciple's face was expressionless.

Fang Yu rubbed the jade token, and immediately one million star-sigil runes flew out. The true disciple then handed over a jade talisman.

Fang Yu merged this jade talisman into his jade token, and thus he became a true disciple of the Wuji Star Palace — truly one step taken, one step to ascend to the heavens.

"Became a true disciple again."

Fang Yu recalled that he had now gone out, visited two great worlds — the Wuji Great World and the Kanli Great World — and held identities in both the Kanlishen Sect and the Wuji Star Palace.

It seemed that once matters at the Wuji Star Palace were concluded, he would also need to return to the Kanlishen Sect for a visit.

This great sect was extremely wealthy. Last time, when he was promoted to the Undying Body realm, they had bestowed a great number of Pure Yang Pills. He wondered what they would bestow now that he had advanced to the 4th Stage of Longevity, the Chrono-Light Realm — it would surely attract the attention of the Laozu Sect within the Men Sect.

Fang Yu thought this to himself, and after being promoted to true disciple, he did not linger, and left the Succession Hall.

When he returned to the Jade Emperor Hall, Shen Ping was already waiting there, his face full of smiles.

"Junior Brother Lu Yun, congratulations, congratulations! You have become a true disciple of our Wuji Star Palace — from now on, one step to ascend to the heavens! Moreover, Senior Brother Hong Tianjing heard of your matter and has decided to summon you! This truly is a double blessing!"