Chapter 1142

It can be said that under Fang Yu's cultivation, this Moyun Vine has reached an extremely terrifying level of power, and it still has much potential for growth—if it evolves a few more times, it might even rival a Dao artifact.

Countless lifeforces are brewing within the Moyun Vine, which resembles runes; having consumed sufficient energy this time, it awaits digestion before its next advancement.

Truly, the myriad worlds hold wonders beyond imagination.

Fang Yu studied the Moyun Vine and sensed many mysteries of life.

His gaze then turned to another location.

The Dao Inquiry Palace contains many spatial laws and spatial passages, some connecting to the land of Australia, others to regions once immensely prosperous.

City 003 was once a highly prosperous city, located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, possessing vast wealth and nearly the densest architectural complex in all of Asia; however, during the Great Nirvana Era, it was invaded by oceanic beast tribes, and now it has become a paradise for beasts, with countless beasts dwelling within—no shortage of Lord-class and King-class beasts hold sway here.

For human cultivators, this place has become a famous training ground; only the elite among humans, the top-tier cultivators, have the qualification and opportunity to train here and survive—ordinary cultivators lack even the qualification to reach this place.

To survive in City 003 is a symbol of strength.

Fang Yu's gaze, now fixed within the Dao Inquiry Palace upon City 003, saw that its former splendor had long vanished; only clusters of buildings remained, shrouded in mist, with birds perched on faded, broken signboards, and within every random dwelling, numerous beasts lurked.

In Fang Yu's line of sight, a supermarket housed one Lord-class beast, two lower Lord-class beasts under its command, countless General-class beasts, and innumerable Soldier-class beasts; within a radius of twenty to thirty li, the land was densely packed with beasts.

"Truly, the decline of humanity has allowed beasts to run rampant."

Fang Yu shook his head.

In this vast city, most inhabitants are beasts, yet a few human cultivators still fight beasts along its outskirts, honing their martial cultivation base.

Some slay beasts and rejoice; others suffer mutual wounds with beasts; still others are surrounded and killed by beast packs.

In short, battles erupt constantly here—human cultivators seek to slay beasts, while beasts seek to slay the trainees.

This reminded Fang Yu of the scene in the Wuji World, evoking the standoff between the Wuji Star Palace and the subterranean demonic forces.

Yet the Wuji Star Palace's strength far surpassed that of the subterranean demons, whereas in this world, humanity's strength barely matches that of the beasts.

This balance primarily manifests on land—oceanic beasts are far too numerous; if they surge toward the land, they could deliver a catastrophic blow to human civilization.

Thus, in this era, humanity has largely abandoned coastal cities, stationing heavy troops along rivers and waterways to prevent oceanic beasts from breaching the human world.

Fang Yu reached out and seized numerous mutated beasts.

In a residential building, moss and vines covered the corners; upon them lay a colossal serpent, as thick as a human waist and roughly twenty meters long, its front end split into two triangular heads, each forehead slightly bulging.

This serpent is called the Blackline Serpent; originally possessing only one head, in this era it mutated into a two-headed form, becoming the legendary Two-Headed Blackline Serpent.

This serpent possesses extreme toxicity—a tiny amount can kill a human cultivator; now that it has grown two heads, its danger far exceeds that of ordinary single-headed Blackline Serpents.

"For human cultivators, cultivating two brains is an endeavor approached with extreme caution—yet this serpent has mutated two heads."

Fang Yu toyed with the Two-Headed Blackline Serpent, bringing it into his Dao Inquiry Palace; though its power is exceedingly weak—even if it bit him, it could not harm him in the slightest—he could easily destroy this beast, yet he could not create one.

For a Blackline Serpent to mutate another head and survive is something even Fang Yu cannot accomplish.

Of course, if his realm advanced one more step and he comprehended the Law of Creation, this might no longer be difficult.

As Fang Yu acted, many mutated creatures arrived within the Dao Inquiry Palace.

The Two-Headed Blackline Serpent was one; soon after, a pig arrived—this pig is called the Fire-Scale Three-Spear Boar, the top-ranked boar beast.

Also arriving was a creature named the Ironclad Dragon.

Before the Great Nirvana, no animal or beast had the right to be called a "Dragon"; during the Great Nirvana, however, all animals underwent drastic changes, giving rise to terrifying beast species—numerous boar beasts, feline beasts, rodent beasts, wolf beasts, tiger beasts, serpent beasts, eagle beasts, bear beasts…

Each category had many subspecies.

Some exceptionally rare beasts emerged, their origins unknown, yet their speed, strength, defense, and awareness were all formidable—thus, humans bestowed upon them the title "Dragon," such as the Ironclad Dragon.

This creature stood three zhang tall, yet its body stretched five zhang long, its tail also an astonishing five zhang, giving it a slender, elongated form; upon its forehead sprouted a curved black horn, appearing fiercely menacing.

This strange creature was called the Ironclad Dragon.

Now, Fang Yu brought this Ironclad Dragon into the Dao Inquiry Palace, placing it within one of its spaces.

The space appeared small, yet densely filled with spatial laws, rendering the Ironclad Dragon unable to escape even a few inches ahead.

Yet from outside, the entire Ironclad Dragon seemed no larger than usual.

"What's that noise outside? I seem to hear beast sounds?"

"Could Master be doing something?"

"Let's go out and see!"

At that moment, Luo Feng, Yan Ruxue, and Deng Jian—who had trained for months in another part of the Dao Inquiry Palace—emerged, sensing external sounds and finally awakening from their cultivation.

"What… what are all these?"

All three stared in shock at the Dao Inquiry Palace, noticing that its ground now teemed with countless creatures; nearby grew several willow trees, each seeming alive, every branch strong enough to rival blades and swords.

Besides the willows, many other creatures appeared—each resembling a beast that, if released outside, could dominate an entire region.

"That's the Two-Headed Blackline Serpent? I once saw one in City 039—this serpent is lethally toxic; I dared not even attack it. I heard cultivators who struck it all died from poisoning. Eventually, a War God had to eliminate it!"

"And that… is the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle? Its feathers are harder than diamond, reaching the hardness of Grade-Three Kro Alloy. This eagle once endured direct hits from Fire God Cannons—and not a single feather fell."

Luo Feng's face showed curiosity; before him, within a bubble, floated a Golden Eagle whose feathers faintly gleamed with cold metallic luster, its crown feathers jet-black like a black crown, its sharp, massive talons glowing golden.

He had seen this Black-Crowned Golden Eagle before—it once attempted to attack his city but was repelled.

Once, Black-Crowned Golden Eagles attacked humans; only the world's top hundred cultivators united to slay them.

Now, within the Dao Inquiry Palace's bubbles, one of these Black-Crowned Golden Eagles existed.

The eagle appeared furious, yet no matter how hard it flapped its wings, it could not escape the bubble.

"The Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's flight speed reaches 3.9 times the speed of sound—how can it not escape this tiny bubble?"

Luo Feng was deeply curious—he was certain Master's Dao art was at work, yet he could not fathom how.

"That… is the Ironclad Dragon? Master actually captured the Ironclad Dragon!"

Yan Ruxue, the woman with fair skin, also showed signs of shock, staring at the creature nearby and recognizing it as the legendary Ironclad Dragon.

Any beast linked to the legendary "Dragon" must be terrifying—but this Ironclad Dragon seemed harmless.

"How is your cultivation progressing?"

Fang Yu's voice echoed through the chamber.

"Greetings, Master!"

Whether it was Luo Feng, or Yan Ruxue, or Deng Jian, all of them bowed.

"Master, this disciple has already initially cultivated magic power. If my current strength were placed outside, it would very likely surpass the War God level!"

Hearing that their Master was going to test their progress, the three exchanged a glance. Luo Feng spoke first, a look of joy appearing on his face.

These past days, cultivating within the palace, following the Mystic Law, he had continuously raised the strength of his physical body, and had also transformed his spiritual thought power into the legendary magic power, greatly boosting his strength.

He now had a feeling that if he were to reach the outside world, he could truly take care of War God level experts with the greatest of ease, and even against existences above War God, there was a great chance he could win.

He could not help but sigh, praising the might of his Master.

The more he cultivated, the more he felt his body grow powerful and his mind grow sharp. Many things that in the past might have required long contemplation to grasp, now only needed a very short time.

The many abilities within his body were all improving, which made him very happy.

"Master, this disciple has now also transformed spiritual power into magic power, and I feel that my body's strength has already reached the High War God level. If I were to go out now, I could immediately obtain an extremely high status."

Yan Ruxue, this woman, was also very happy, and respectfully said to Fang Yu.

"I am not their equal. I have only cultivated some spiritual power so far, and there is still some distance before my spiritual power can be transformed into magic power. However, in the matter of spear arts, this disciple has gained some insight. Many thanks for Master's teachings."

Deng Jian was a little embarrassed. He could not compare with Luo Feng and Yan Ruxue, not being of a spiritual thought master background. Of course, under the Master's teachings, he had also cultivated his physical body to an extremely profound level. Going out to make a living, he would at least be a War God level existence, and would not disgrace the sect.

"Not bad, not bad. Since you have now cultivated for a period, you may also go out to gain experience. In today's world, demon beasts are numerous. You may slay some demon beasts and establish merit for humanity."

Fang Yu hummed an acknowledgment and said to the three disciples.

"Yes, Master!"

All three nodded. They had been cultivating here for several months now, and it was indeed time to go out and gain experience, to test their strength.

"Go."

Fang Yu watched these few disciples depart, and continued here in meditation and contemplation of the Dao, studying the principles of creation.

"Hm? Aren't those the three disciples taken in by the Dao Seeking Palace's Daoist? How can they have only cultivated for one day before coming out?"

When Luo Feng, Yan Ruxue, and Deng Jian came out of the Dao Seeking Palace, many people in the nearby Elite Training Camp noticed the three of them.

There was no helping it; the two places were rather close, and with the eyes of these geniuses among geniuses, they could naturally see clearly.

They saw that the three people taken as disciples by that legendary Daoist had actually come out after cultivating for only one day, and wondered what they were going to do.

"Please stay a moment, the three of you."

A youth with slightly curly golden short hair walked over with a smile, speaking in a somewhat awkward Mandarin that made anyone hearing it immediately think of a foreigner speaking Mandarin.

"My name is William, William Edison. I heard that you are the supreme geniuses of the Dao Seeking Palace. May I invite you to come into our place and have a little sparring match? I have always been curious about the civilization of Huaxia, and I wonder if you could satisfy this request of mine."

Luo Feng was taken aback: "A sparring match?"

His gaze looked at the golden-haired youth before him, as if he had not expected this golden-haired youth to actually want to spar with him.

He had now cultivated magic power, and could easily see that the so-called William's physical strength was simply not on the same level as his. But since they were going to spar, he could indeed go and see the strength of the students of the Elite Training Camp created by the legendary Hong.

"Mm, shall we go to the Challenge Room to spar? Our hall master said that any equipment on our side may be used by you people from the Dao Seeking Palace."