Chapter 1083

The great calamity of the Ultimate Star Palace ended, brought to a close by intervention from the Immortal Realm.

Yet the Ultimate Star Palace suffered unprecedented losses—countless foundations were destroyed, legendary beings within the sect were corrupted and converted, and tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of years of accumulation were reduced to nothing.

Think of it—a sect besieged by the Crimson Abyss Demon Sovereign, the Lord of the Ancient Demon Palace, the Eight Great Saints of the Beast Clan, numerous Heavenly Demonic Gods, and even surrounded by Exalted Linglong and the Heart Demon Elder—what state would it be left in?

So many powerful beings attacking a single sect—if the target had been Yuhua Sect instead, even one of them striking out could have wiped it out entirely.

Yet the Ultimate Star Palace barely held on, paying an enormous price.

Of course, Fang Yu gained tremendous benefits from this.

He obtained a full eight trillion Pure Yang Elixirs from the Pure Yang Hall of the Ultimate Star Palace.

Eight trillion!

Originally he had received five trillion Pure Yang Elixirs, but later, when Exalted Linglong and the Heart Demon Elder intervened, he seized the opportunity and acquired another three trillion, bringing his total gain to eight trillion Pure Yang Elixirs!

This was an unimaginably vast fortune.

Back when he had received over a hundred billion Pure Yang Elixirs, he had felt incredibly wealthy, able to burn a billion at will—now, with eight trillion more, eight trillion Pure Yang Elixirs in total, such a staggering quantity filled him with confidence.

If he used one trillion Pure Yang Elixirs to activate a Top-Grade Dao Artifact, he might even fight beyond his realm, slaying experts of Longevity Fifth Rank—Creation Realm, Longevity Sixth Rank—Heavenly Position Realm, and even stand against Longevity Seventh Rank—Realm King Realm experts.

A Top-Grade Dao Artifact combined with one trillion Pure Yang Elixirs could indeed dominate the world.

"Fang Yu, kid, I owe you for this—I gained many Pure Yang Elixirs—but now I must leave to seek opportunities to strengthen myself. If you encounter any trouble, summon me."

Not far from Fang Yu, the Pen of the Human Sovereign gazed at the lofty heavens, the boundless void—as if seeing places others could not perceive.

As he spoke, a scroll appeared in his hand, covered in countless runes forming the shape of a brush.

"Is the Pen of the Human Sovereign leaving?"

Fang Yu's expression shifted.

"Yes. I gained great benefits this time—awakened some memories—and now I must depart to seek further gains. The aura of the great calamity draws near. All of us are caught within it; only those who reach a higher realm may find a sliver of fate's mercy in this calamity."

The Pen of the Human Sovereign's expression grew solemn; his figure gradually blurred. "You two lads are key to the great calamity—I hope you grow swiftly."

"We shall not disappoint your expectations."

Fang Yu stood in place, watching as the Pen of the Human Sovereign departed.

"Brother Yu, has the Pen of the Human Sovereign really left? Without his intervention, I might never have obtained so many Pure Yang Elixirs."

Fang Han also gazed toward the distant void, feeling a pang of emotion.

He had received two trillion Pure Yang Elixirs—twice what he had expected! This was all because the Pen of the Human Sovereign had blocked the Ultimate Star Palace's great figures once; otherwise, he would have gotten only one trillion.

"The Pen of the Human Sovereign's departure isn't surprising—after all, Exalted Linglong herself intervened. Who is she? She is the Zhang Sect of the Xiandaoshi Sect of the Xuan Huang Great World, an Immortal Sovereign, a legendary myth, the number one of the Xuan Huang Great World, a being above all others—yet now she openly seized the Ultimate Star Palace's treasures. Clearly, the situation had reached the point where even she could not stand idle. The coming great calamity will be severe, and we must accelerate our cultivation."

Fang Yu said.

"Indeed—Exalted Linglong has always been aloof; all worldly treasures are mere dust to her. Yet now even this Immortal Sovereign has acted. She seems to need a Xian Artifact to stabilize her foundations."

Fang Han nodded, his gaze fixed on the direction of the Ultimate Great World. "The demons and beasts have all retreated now."

His eyes turned toward the distant site of the Ultimate Star Palace. With the opening of the Xianjiezhi Sect and the descent of Immortal Realm divine thunder, the titans among the demons and beasts had all fled; the demonic armies surrounding the Ultimate Star Palace were in frantic retreat—some plunged into underground fissures, others powerful demons scattered across every corner of the Ultimate Great World.

At that moment, both saw a massive horde of demonic beasts—millions of beastfolk—charging toward their location.

Within this thick tide of demonic aura were countless tiger spirits, leopard spirits, fox spirits, snakes, scorpions, spiders, bats, bears, horses... and hundreds more kinds of spirit creatures.

At the very front was a noble young man, radiating a divine light that trapped a woman inside; she struggled fiercely within the light, yet could not break free.

"Han Ya, I, the Holy One, invite you to my palace to enjoy luxury—don't you know this is your fortune? Don't refuse kindness. Cross me, and you'll regret the torment you'll endure."

The young man let out a long roar.

"Brother Yu, that woman is one of the vice-mistresses of the Shengnudian—Han Ya. When I infiltrated the Shengnudian, she treated me kindly—let's save her."

Fang Han's gaze fixed on the nearby figure—he recognized the trapped woman.

"If she's an old acquaintance, we should save her."

Fang Yu grunted, standing still; Fang Han stepped forward, standing alone before the demonic horde.

"Where did this brat come from, daring to block my path? You seek death!"

Seeing Fang Han block his way, the noble young demon beast leapt skyward from the million-strong army, ruling over all like a heavenly god descending, striking directly at Fang Han.

"Peak Immortal Body? Perfect for refining a Dao Artifact."

Fang Han's gaze instantly assessed the demon—he was a Peak Immortal Body cultivator, possessing roughly fifteen Ancient Celestial Dragon Powers, a formidable figure within his realm—but before Fang Han, a Longevity Third Rank—Cave Heaven Realm expert, he was nothing.

Fang Han stepped forward in an instant, appearing before the demon, and brought down a palm strike with crushing force—reducing the demon to a mass of bloody pulp.

"Agh, damn it!"

The noble young demon beast was smashed into a bloody mass by Fang Han's palm—but from his body erupted a powerful magic treasure: a massive ship, carved with countless demonic inscriptions, each depicting great roc birds soaring through the azure void.

"Oh? Another High-Grade Dao Artifact? The Azure Celestial Roc Ship!"

Fang Han laughed heartily. "My luck seems good—I can even pick up a High-Grade Dao Artifact out here!"

As he spoke, he unleashed the Great Sealing Art, instantly sealing the High-Grade Dao Artifact, then grasped with five fingers, preparing to seize the bloody pulp to refine into a Mid-Grade Dao Artifact.

A Peak Immortal Body expert's body contained dense Immortal Body laws—perfect for refining Mid-Grade Dao Artifacts.

"Fang Yu, Fang Han—please stop! That young man is the Young Master of the Supreme Heaven Great Saint!"

As Fang Han struck, shattering the Immortal Body demon and seizing the High-Grade Dao Artifact, a burst of light tore through the void from afar—another group of demonic beasts appeared.

This group consisted entirely of women, each stunningly beautiful, blooming like flowers—with fluffy fox tails behind them: they were fox spirits.

Leading them was a woman of breathtaking beauty, graceful and alluring, holding a magic treasure that pierced space and descended upon them.

"I am Princess Seven, under the Supreme Heaven Great Saint. Call me Ah Qi. Fang Yu, Fang Han—this young man is the Young Master Yue Xiao, son of the Supreme Heaven Great Saint. Please spare him once—this will forge a bond with our beastfolk, and perhaps in future ages, you two will form even deeper ties with us."

As Princess Seven smiled, the world tilted. Many nearby demons, though terrified moments before, now found themselves infected by her smile, unable to help but laugh. Some even felt a compulsion to obey her utterly—as if dying after merely one glance or one word from her would be worth it.

"Since Princess Seven speaks, I'll spare his life."

Fang Han paused, then nodded, flinging the bloody mass away.

In the void, the bloody mass reshaped into human form, restoring his original appearance—but his eyes now dripped with murderous intent.

"You!"

"If you're not convinced, you can come and try again."

Fang Han let out a cold laugh.

"Seventh Princess has come to see me—what business does she have?"

Fang Yu spoke at this moment. His gaze fell on this Seventh Princess, his eyes calm as an ancient well without ripples.

He could sense that this fox spirit seemed to have cultivated several Great Daos, probably the Great Charm Technique among the Three Thousand Great Daos, but no matter how powerful the charm technique, it was utterly useless against him.

The ranking of the Great Charm Technique could not compare to the Great Soul Technique of the Three Thousand Great Daos, but it was roughly on par with the Great Return-to-Falsehood Technique, the Great Break-Falsehood Technique, the Great Void-Falsehood Technique, and other Great Dao divine abilities.

"My Great Charm Technique actually had no effect on them at all."

The Seventh Princess was greatly shocked within. Among the demon race, she did not know how many men had been so bewitched by her that they were willing to do anything, but now these two men she had encountered felt nothing for her at all—this left her deeply shocked.

Still, when she recalled that this Fang Yu was a person whom even the Chiyuan Demon Sovereign valued, she knew this was actually not surprising.

"Fellow Daoists, now that the decisive battle between my demon-army forces and the Wuji Star Palace has ended, both sides will soon sheathe their weapons and beat the drums of retreat. I happen to be leading my troops in withdrawal, and along the way I would like to invite the two fellow Daoists to be my guests—how about it? I wonder if the two fellow Daoists would do me the honor? Fellow Daoist is the inheritor of the Chiyuan Demon Sovereign; demons and monsters are one family, and I too would like to make the acquaintance of the two fellow Daoists."

The Seventh Princess smiled again, her gaze turning to Fang Yu, her manner exceedingly gentle.

"Since that is so, Junior Brother Fang Han, let us go take a look. I want to see as well."

Fang Yu smiled and nodded.

Over on that side, Fang Han made his move, directly letting Han Ya go, and then he too nodded.

"Since that is so, please, two fellow Daoists. I possess a magic treasure called the Queen Mother's Hairpin, which can connect to the dwelling place of my fox clan, Mount Qingqiu. That is the deepest part of the Underground World."

As she spoke, the Seventh Princess pulled a hairpin from her head, and at once a spatial tunnel was opened.

That hairpin was unmistakably a High-Grade Dao artifact, immensely powerful, on the level of a mountain-suppressing treasure.

From this angle, it seemed this Seventh Princess was greatly valued by the Great Saints of the demon race at Mount Qingqiu.

In the underground of the Wuji Great World, among hundreds of billions of demon-race beings, there were in total eight Great Saints, respectively "Chaotian Great Saint," "Lietian Great Saint," "Bengtian Great Saint," "Tatian Great Saint," "Mitian Great Saint," "Jingtian Great Saint," "Zhetian Great Saint," and "Kaitian Great Saint." Each of these eight Great Saints was a great demon who had cultivated for at least several hundred thousand years; with a single grab of a great hand, shattering a star was like crushing an egg. Among them, the Saint of Mount Qingqiu was the Mitian Great Saint.

And this Seventh Princess seemed to be greatly valued by the Mitian Great Saint; otherwise, with her cultivation at the peak of the Undying Body realm, she would not have received the reward of a High-Grade Dao artifact.

Fang Yu could naturally see clearly that this Seventh Princess's current cultivation base was merely the peak of the Undying Body, having cultivated roughly a dozen or so units of Xu Yuan Qi; before him now, she was as fragile as an ant. Yet he did not intend to refuse the Seventh Princess's proposal, for after all, behind this Seventh Princess stood a Great Saint—the Mitian Great Saint.

Going to take a look was no bad thing.

Moreover, he still wanted to learn more about the Wuji Great World.

The Wuji Great World was also a great world; who knew how many treasure-laden lands it contained. If one could have dealings with the fox demons in the underground of the Wuji Great World, that was no bad thing.

So Fang Yu directly stepped forward and entered the spatial tunnel, and Fang Han followed him in.

"My mother, the Mitian Great Saint, told me that my fox clan must withdraw our forces immediately. This time both we and the Wuji Star Palace suffered heavy losses; although the Hunyuan Wuji Diagram was preserved, the Wuji Relics within the Hunyuan Wuji Diagram were seized by Exalted Linglong of the Xuanhuang Great World."

Within the spatial tunnel, the Seventh Princess spoke.

"Exalted Linglong's strength is already infinitely close to that of an immortal; this time the demon race is unlikely to have gained much."

Fang Yu said.

"Indeed it is so. However, after this campaign, the Wuji Star Palace's vital energy has been greatly wounded; to recover, it will take at least tens of thousands of years. Meanwhile, our demon and monster races can establish sects on the surface of the Wuji Great World, and even bring in some sects from beyond the realm to also establish sects, in one stroke breaking the situation of the Wuji Star Palace monopolizing the Wuji Great World. Even Fellow Daoists like Fang Yu and Fang Han could establish a sect here yourselves, and be the founders of your own teaching. If Fellow Daoists have the mind to establish a sect here, our fox clan will absolutely support you."