Chapter 157: Farewell, Fang Han

"Senior Fang Yu?"

"I once heard Sister Long Xuan say she saw an outer sect disciple slay the Prince of Xieyue, who was at the peak of Divine Transformation, and earn qualification for the inner sect examination—that outer sect disciple was Senior Fang Yu."

"Not long after Senior Fang Yu was promoted to inner sect disciple, he actually attained the Divine Ability Secret Realm and became a true transmission disciple of our Yuhua Sect—even Sister Long Xuan hasn't reached the Divine Ability Secret Realm."

"This senior is Senior Fang Yu? Truly a child of heaven, immensely powerful, boundless in magic power. I've heard the Fang family also has a Sister Qingxue, even more extraordinary!"

"I'm Xu Yue'er, she's Ye Yu; Senior Fang can call us Yue'er and Yu'er."

Upon hearing the name Fang Yu, all eight female disciples showed expressions of surprise—they had clearly heard of Fang Yu's name, given how swiftly he cultivated and quickly reached the Divine Ability Secret Realm, a feat that reached many ears.

"Senior Fang, I'm Zi Xuan."

"Hehe, I'm Yan Yan Xiaoyu."

"Yan Yan Xiaoxing—Xiaoyu is my younger sister."

"Senior Fang, I'm Lin Fengxi."

"Nan Nan Beibei—I'm an Xuan-level member of the Qielan Society."

One by one, the female disciples revealed their identities; the last and youngest, only twelve or thirteen, proudly announced hers.

Xuan-level member of the Qielan Society.

"Qielan Society."

Fang Yu's spirit stirred.

"The Qielan Society is a small organization we female disciples formed within the sect to protect ourselves from being bullied and to cultivate and strengthen together, Senior Fang—you must have heard of our Qielan Society, right? Our leader is Senior Sister Jialan, one of the Five True Transmission Disciples. Too bad Sister Qingxue never joined the Qielan Society."

Xu Yue'er spoke.

"This time, Senior Fang saved our lives. We'll report it to Senior Sister Jialan. Should you ever face trouble in the future, we'll gladly brave fire and water, giving our all without hesitation."

Ye Yu—that is, Yu'er—spoke.

"The West Jialan, one of the Five True Transmissions? Of course I know. But lately I've been cultivating Divine Abilities and gathering Xu Yuan Qi, so I haven't had time to visit. We'll have to meet more often in the future."

Fang Yu smiled slightly.

"That's perfect. Senior Sister Jialan will surely welcome Senior Fang with open arms."

Xu Yue'er and Ye Yu both said happily.

"We'll talk about this later. For now, let's go. If you can reunite with other Yuhua Sect disciples, you'll be safer."

Fang Yu extended a finger; azure flame Gang Qi enveloped the eight female disciples and propelled them forward through the air.

"Thank you, Senior Fang."

Xu Yue'er, Ye Yu, and the others nodded, feeling the azure flame Gang Qi surrounding them—yet sensing no heat, though that same azure flame had earlier manifested terrifying flames when slaying heavenly demons. They were deeply curious, whispering among themselves.

Fang Yu, however, remained calm, flying forward.

These women were all from the Qielan Society.

Within the Yuhua Sect, there are Five True Transmissions—all disciples who have reached the 7th Stage of the Divine Ability Secret Realm, the Golden Core Realm. Each possesses profound magic power and immense strength: East Lingxiao, West Jialan, North Yaoguang, South Wan Luo, and Central Tiandu.

These Five True Transmission disciples' realms are far higher than his, and also far higher than Fang Qingxue's. Especially Central Tiandu—he has already reached the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Realm of Life, just one step away from entering the Longevity Secret Realm and becoming a ten-thousand-year immortal titan!

In the Divine Ability Secret Realm, lifespan is at most 9,999 years, and magic power does not exceed one hundred million Xuan Huang Horse Powers.

But once one enters the Longevity Secret Realm, lifespan breaks past ten thousand years, and power surges beyond one hundred million Xuan Huang Horse Powers, reaching unimaginable levels.

In that realm, power is measured in Dragon Power—one hundred million Xuan Huang Horse Powers equals one Long Zhili.

Some cultivators possess thousands or even tens of thousands of Long Zhili, wielding all manner of inconceivable great Divine Abilities.

Yet Fang Yu, at present, remains at the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities, the Gang Qi Realm, with magic power of ten thousand Xuan Huang Horse Powers.

His next stage requires him to comprehend Yin and Yang, so his Gang Qi can transform into Yin and Yang, greatly elevating both his strength and realm.

As Fang Yu pondered these things, he sped swiftly through the high sky and soon spotted a familiar figure.

Fang Han.

Unlike other trial disciples, Fang Han was not panicked—on the contrary, he seemed delighted by the sudden surge of heavenly demons.

"Excellent! Excellent! These heavenly demons are wonderful! So many of them—refined into individual Biluo Great Elixirs, they're all my wealth!"

Fang Yu saw, ten li away, Fang Han gleefully striking down several heavenly demons with a casual attack, then absorbing them into the Huang Quan Map to refine them into a kind of elixir, storing them away.

"That's right—that's right! Under heaven, only my Huang Quan Holy Water has this function. Other sects, even if they capture heavenly demons, can only burn them with true fire in their elixir furnaces—but heavenly demons fear true fire most of all; burn them and they vanish. Ordinary experts can't possibly use heavenly demons to refine elixirs. Only we can use water methods to refine Biluo Great Elixirs."

Within Fang Han's body, another voice seemed to speak.

That voice was extremely smug.

"With my Huang Quan Sect's Blood Elixir and Biluo Great Elixir, your cultivation speed will be many times faster than others'. The Biluo Great Elixir is unique to you—there's none like it in the world. It's an excellent elixir for enhancing spirit. You don't need to swallow it—just crush it, drip it onto your Tianmen, and use your spirit to draw it in. It will clear your mind, purify your consciousness, and solidify your will—far superior to Yuhua Sect's Essence Elixir and Grain Grain Bigu Elixir."

That voice spoke again.

Fang Han indeed used a True Water Talisman to melt the Biluo Great Elixir, letting it fall upon his crown. Instantly, he felt as if it were nectar from heaven, seeping into his mind.

In an instant, he felt his spirit had grown remarkably condensed, as if his mental essence had turned into liquid.

"Bad! Someone's coming! They're cultivating Yuhua Sect's Azure Flame Seven Refinement Rays—who is it? Hmm… it's Fang Yu. Your Fang family. How did his cultivation base reach the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities, Gang Qi Realm? Bad! He'll definitely recognize me—I must pretend to be dead now."

Right after Fang Han finished cultivating with the Biluo Great Elixir, he heard the spirit of the Huang Quan Map, Yan, speak at length—then the spirit immediately feigned death. Looking ahead, he saw a familiar figure approaching.

It was Senior Fang Yu.

"Fang Han, you're training quite well here."

Fang Yu's gaze drifted toward Fang Han, who had just finished cultivating.

He naturally knew the elixir Fang Han had just used was the Biluo Great Elixir—a unique elixir of the Huangquanmo Sect, refined from heavenly demons, capable of greatly enhancing spirit and boosting a cultivator's spiritual power.

When he was in the Physical Body Realm, he had greatly envied the Biluo Great Elixir, since Yuhua Sect's elixirs lacked such effectiveness. But fortunately, he entered the Shrouding Heaven Realm and obtained its divine herbs and divine springs, compensating for his shortcomings and allowing his cultivation base to surge forward.

Now, Fang Han was cheating in this heavenly demon battlefield.

Think about it—for other disciples, a tenfold increase in heavenly demons would be a terrifying crisis. But for Fang Han, they were nothing but raw materials for Biluo Great Elixirs far superior to Essence Elixirs and Grain Grain Bigu Elixirs. How could anyone compete?

Other disciples might die outright in this accident, but Fang Han would profit immensely from it.

Fortunately, he hadn't joined Fang Han in this inner sect examination—otherwise, something unexpected would surely have happened.

"Ah, it's Senior Brother Fang Yu. How did Senior Brother come to this Heavenly Demon battlefield?"

A look of joy appeared on Fang Han's face, then quickly turned to surprise.

"An unexpected incident has occurred in the Heavenly Demon battlefield this time. Heavenly Demons have entered the Heavenly Demon battlefield in numbers more than ten times the usual, and they keep coming without end. Come with me, and together we shall slay the Heavenly Demons."

Fang Yu spoke, and a wisp of emerald Daoist Gang Qi wrapped around Fang Han.

"Th-this… yes, Senior Brother Fang Yu."

Fang Han had originally wanted to refuse; he wanted to temper himself alone and obtain a great fortune, but he also knew that now was not the time to refuse, so he could only agree.

The emerald light carried Fang Han forward once again, and very soon they arrived at a stretch of open plains.

"Ah, there are actually so many Heavenly Demons over there!"

A woman cried out in alarm.