Chapter 1140

Fang Yu sat in a palace, while in another palace, his disciples Luo Feng, Yan Ruxue, and Deng Jian stared in awe at the cultivation secrets before them.

Before them were several cultivation scriptures, each far more profound than any they had ever encountered in past years.

"Is this the Ancient God of Withering and Flourishing Palm? It can directly cultivate the human body's strength, enhancing physical resilience—if practiced over time, one could reach the body of a War God, even surpass it!"

"The Meridian Transformation Technique—does my master have such deep insight into the human body? Are there so many mysteries within our flesh?"

"The Spirit Refining Method? So it can directly cultivate spiritual will, generating more spiritual power within the body—the key lies in cultivating the flesh; when the flesh reaches a certain level, the spirit increases, transforms, and ascends to the Realm of Magic Power?"

"In a sigh, dynasties rise and fall—my master's understanding of spear techniques has reached an unimaginably profound realm. This single thrust carries the momentum of a vast historical river, endless and surging; when this spear is unleashed, it embodies the forward direction of history itself—unstoppable, invincible on this river—who could stand against it?"

Luo Feng, Yan Ruxue, and Deng Jian felt their horizons utterly expanded; each greedily absorbed the knowledge from the Palace of Inquiry, cultivating at breakneck speed.

As Luo Feng continued his cultivation, countless energies from the cosmos flowed into his body with his breath, rapidly strengthening his flesh; once his flesh grew powerful, a dark-golden sphere in his mind underwent a massive transformation, becoming an immensely potent force.

Spirit. Magic power.

"Some are born with solidified spiritual force—truly favorites of heaven."

In one palace, Fang Yu saw all of this as clearly as watching fire through a window; he could observe every disciple's state, and saw how spiritual masters like Luo Feng and Yan Ruxue began with powerful spiritual force, condensed into liquid or solid form within their minds—this strong spiritual force caused headaches when their flesh was still weak, but after their flesh strengthened, it transformed into formidable power.

A person who has not cultivated yet already possesses spiritual force; once this force transforms, the magic power gained will far exceed that of others.

This is innate advantage.

"If he were placed in the Eternal Life Realm, upon breaking into the Divine Ability Secret Realm, he would instantly gain two to three hundred Xuan Huang Warhorse's worth of power. Ordinary people breaking into the Divine Ability Secret Realm gain only seventy to eighty Xuan Huang Warhorse's worth of power."

Fang Yu saw all of this clearly, yet ceased watching; he subtly willed it, and the space-time of the Palace of Inquiry changed.

The forces of time and space within it underwent violent shifts—while one day passed outside, a month or even a year passed inside; the shifting spatial laws directly linked the Palace of Inquiry to countless other locations.

One spatial passage led directly to Australia on Earth.

Australia is now the region with the most astonishing and dense concentration of monsters in the world; isolated from other continents, its beasts differ greatly from those elsewhere—here exist countless rodent and badger monsters, and after the Great Nirvana Era, many terrifying beasts emerged, including numerous ones reaching the King level.

Humans have virtually vanished from this land; even human warriors rarely dare come here to train, unless they are students from Hong's or Lei Shen's elite training camps—the world's strongest geniuses—who might still risk coming, yet even these greatest geniuses could perish here.

Everywhere one looked, monsters of all kinds filled the land; some had coalesced into massive beast clans, gathering tens of thousands, even millions of monsters together—anyone who dared attack such a clan would face simultaneous assault by tens or hundreds of thousands of beasts of the same kind.

Yet now, Fang Yu's divine sense reached here—he saw Australia from within the Palace of Inquiry.

Vast stretches of Australia were monster gathering points, teeming with all kinds of beasts, yet one island, lush and picturesque, held not a single monster.

Many flowers grew here, seemingly possessing sentience—if a warrior passed by, he might be devoured by them.

These flowers were called Man-Eating Flowers, and in this era, they had evolved.

Beyond these flowers, nearby stood many willow trees, each immensely thick, with billions of willow branches dancing in the air.

These willow trees had also gained sentience.

"All are willows, but you are not the Willow God."

Fang Yu, seeing these willows that had become spirits in nature, gestured lightly and brought back the nine trees, planting them within the Palace of Inquiry.

Zzzzz!

Sensing their location had changed, all the willow branches thrashed wildly—especially the strongest Willow King, firing out nearly ten thousand golden-tinged branches, each tougher than a warrior's flying dagger!

These were evolved willows—ordinary War Gods could not slay them; if an ordinary War God encountered these branches, he would likely be cut to pieces by thousands upon thousands of them.

"You little things—what, still want to attack me?"

Fang Yu's gaze fell upon the nine willows; instantly, all nine felt the aura of the Sovereign of Plants, the Emperor of Vegetation, and involuntarily retracted their branches, growing respectfully and humbly on the Palace of Inquiry's soil.

They were no longer mere willows, but new lifeforms—by human naming, they were Plant Spirits.

Plant Spirits.

Having gained sentience, they naturally sensed the terrifying power of the one before them—in their eyes, he was the god of plants, the earthly emperor of vegetation; should he wish, he could effortlessly trigger a terrifying evolution within them.

"A thousand-year willow heart, a ten-thousand-year willow heart—can greatly increase cellular vitality and greatly enhance a warrior's physical condition. But they're useless to me—I might as well plant them here and observe how their vitality changes."

Fang Yu observed the nine willows; in today's Earth, such trees were priceless treasures, for within them lay willow hearts—absolute divine treasures for humans; possessing even one could greatly enhance one's physical condition and boost cellular vitality.

Cellular vitality refers to bodily recovery ability. For example, among monsters, a King-level monster like the Earth Dragon King—if severed in half—could regenerate its body visibly, restoring itself completely.

This is cellular vitality; the stronger it is, the greater the recovery ability. The higher one's cellular vitality, the faster one recovers—even if internal organs are severely wounded and bleeding, recovery may occur within a minute; even a broken arm bone could return to normal in moments.

The higher one's cellular vitality, the more one resembles a half-immortal.

The reason it is called "half" is that even with the strongest cellular vitality, if the head is severed, death still follows.

In the Eternal Life Realm, only those who reach the true Immortal Body realm can survive even after their head is destroyed.

The thousand-year willow heart of this realm greatly enhances cellular vitality, granting a half-immortal state—a wondrous thing indeed. Its value exceeds that of dragon blood, and it is virtually unobtainable even at any price.

"Long ago, the Divine Clan's Divine Ability Fruit granted me the half-immortal state—its effect seems similar to the thousand-year willow heart. Of course, the Divine Ability Fruit and willow heart are nearly identical—one is a fruit, the other the heart of a willow…"

Fang Yu recalled the Divine Clan's attributes, realizing that even across different worlds, certain similarities could be found.

He reached out and drew forth the Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Gang Qi, which flowed into the nine willows; instantly, their vital energy surged dramatically—the faint threads of Wood Sovereign Gang Qi caused astonishing changes in their cells, and each willow grew at breakneck speed.

At this moment, the thousand-year willow hearts within their trunks transformed directly into ten-thousand-year willow hearts; the ten-thousand-year willow hearts evolved further into hundred-thousand-year willow hearts; the entire trees pulsed with intense sentience, as if on the verge of becoming human.

Fang Yu sensed each willow's cellular vitality skyrocketing, countless transformations unfolding—now their power surpassed even War God level; thick streams of vital energy seeped out, filling the entire Palace of Inquiry with life and vigor.

"Master."

One willow even spoke, addressing Fang Yu as Master.

"Hmm."

Fang Yu nodded.

At his realm, his perspective naturally differed from ordinary warriors; ordinary warriors seeing such willows would think only of slaying them to extract the thousand-year willow heart and boost their own vitality—but for Fang Yu, he wished to nurture these thousand- and ten-thousand-year willow hearts, allowing them to grow within his Palace of Inquiry and manifest their life's sentience.

Each willow possessed life's sentience; having subdued them, he found himself deeply interested in letting them flourish here, undergoing fundamental elevation.

"The Three Thousand Great Paths—each great path, when fully comprehended, greatly aids in understanding the Law of Creation. The Great Five Elements Art is such a great path, possessing some ability to promote growth, yet not true creation ex nihilo."

Fang Yu's hand still flowed with Wood Sovereign Gang Qi; the mystery of this Gang Qi far surpassed the thousand- or ten-thousand-year willow hearts—just a single drop spilled upon the mortal world could turn a newly planted ginseng into a ten-thousand-year Ginseng King—but Fang Yu still could not use this Gang Qi to directly create a ginseng.

This was the most critical step.

Understanding the Law of Creation was not easy—gaining the power of creation from the laws of time, space, the Five Elements, Yin-Yang, Chaos, Thunder, and countless other paths remained exceedingly difficult.

Of course, Fang Yu had mastered many great path techniques; if he fully comprehended the mysteries of each, he would attain the Law of Creation far sooner than others, ascending to the Longevity Fifth Realm: Realm of Creation.

Of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Great Chaos Art.

Of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Great Thunder Art.

Of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Great Life Art.

Of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Great Soul Art.

Of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Great Star Art.

These highly ranked Great Daos, if truly comprehended and mastered, seemed to truly allow one to grasp the Laws of Creation.

Of course, he could also search this world for things more suitable for comprehending the Laws of Creation, to lend him a helping hand.

Fang Yu's gaze continued toward the island that existed here in Australia. On this island, things like Willow Heart were not limited to nine — there were many of them. One by one, he grabbed them over, using them to let him sense the marvel of life.

There was also a miraculous plant, possessing sixteen black-purple long vines. Each vine was even tougher than a ten-thousand-year willow branch — it was actually a miraculous creature recorded among ancient civilizations: the Cloud-Traversing Vine.

The Cloud-Traversing Vine was an extremely popular plant-life in the universe, much beloved by certain powerhouses. It could grow ever stronger through continuous cultivation, and its most distinctive trait was its ability to absorb all manner of treasures and ascend its realm.

If it absorbed ordinary cosmic energy on Earth, its peak would only reach a level above War God.

But if it were fed countless heaven-and-earth rare treasures, this wondrous Cloud-Traversing Vine could grow to an even higher realm — even an ordinary being above War God could be casually killed by this Cloud-Traversing Vine in an instant.

"Cloud-Traversing Vine, you little fellow, just follow me. Naturally, I will cultivate you well."

Fang Yu reached out with a great hand and directly seized that Cloud-Traversing Vine. The cyan-green Wood Sovereign Daoist Gang Qi flowed straight into the Cloud-Traversing Vine, and immediately the entire Cloud-Traversing Vine revealed a comfortable and delighted expression. The enormous Cloud-Traversing Vine grew wildly, and boundless vitality emerged from within its body.

At this moment, the entire Cloud-Traversing Vine grew to blot out the sky and earth, actually becoming taller than skyscrapers dozens of stories high. Those massive vines, with any casual movement, seemed capable of destroying city after city.

Powerful. Terrifying.

Even at the nearby elite training camp, Hong Du, who was cultivating, felt a sudden tremor in his heart. His gaze looked outward, yet saw nothing at all.

Within the Palace of Seeking the Dao, the Cloud-Traversing Vine and Fang Yu's minds connected. Its originally enormous body continuously shrank according to Fang Yu's will, shrank, and shrank, until it reached Fang Yu's finger, becoming like a brand, a picture.

But Fang Yu could feel the Cloud-Traversing Vine was alive, possessing a very pure consciousness, deeply attached to him, as if treating him like a parent.

When Fang Yu's will shifted at will, the Cloud-Traversing Vine once again covered his body, becoming a suit of armor.

This suit of armor already possessed the might of a treasure of the Eternal Life Realm.

Moreover, its might could continuously increase, even reaching the level of a Dao artifact.

"The great thousand worlds are truly wondrous."