Chapter 199

This tolling of the bell was different from the one at the Mountains and Rivers Institute; it was a warning bell. The last time it had rung was during the inner sect disciple assessment, when the Heavenly Demons invaded.

Once this bell rang, all the true disciple of the Feathered Sect were required to go to the Feathered Heavenly Palace.

"I wonder what has happened?"

Fang Yu felt a slight curiosity in his heart, and immediately flew into the depths of the Feathered Heavenly Palace.

"Three true disciples of the Grand One Gate—Yao Yao Dian, Xia You, and Yu Fen—have been slain by the Demon Commander Ying Ying Ying Ying Tianqing of the Innate Demon Sect. A war between the immortals and demons is imminent!"

The Heavenly Punishment Elder's expression was grave as he delivered this news.

"What? The Demon Commander is actually so audacious as to directly slaughter three true disciples of the Grand One Gate?"

"This is simply unbelievable. Who gave the Demon Commander the guts to lay a hand on disciples of the Grand One Gate? Once he did that, the situation in the world changed drastically. The war between immortals and demons is about to begin again!"

"It is truly strange. The Demon Commander has actually done such an unwise thing. With three true disciples killed, who could swallow this insult? If one of our Feathered Sect's true disciples were killed, I would fight them to the death, and I would even call upon the Sect Master to join me."

The Merit-Transmitting Elder had also learned of this news and shook his head.

True disciples—every single one of them is a treasure of the sect, each one extremely precious. In any case, if the Demon Commander had killed a true disciple of the Feathered Sect, even just one, the Feathered Sect would have to go to war with the Innate Demon Sect!

They would have to go to war!

And now, the Demon Commander had actually killed three true disciples of the Grand One Gate!

"Although the Innate Demon Sect is currently the number one sect of the demon path, the Demon Commander has likely lost his mind by slaughtering three true disciples of the Grand One Gate this time. The Grand One Gate will surely be enraged."

Another elder was also shocked.

Although the immortal path and the demon path are currently divided, there had been no major conflicts in recent years. Logically speaking, even if the Demon Commander could kill three true disciples of the Grand One Gate, he would not dare to do so; at most, he would have severely injured them or crippled their martial arts.

To kill them outright was simply slapping the Grand One Gate in the face.

What kind of sect is the Grand One Gate? It is the number one sect of the Profound Yellow Great World. Not to mention the Supreme Elders of the seventh or eighth level of Longevity, or the True Immortal Tai Tai Huangtian at the tenth level of Longevity—the Grand One Gate only needs to bring out an immortal treasure, and what would the Innate Demon Sect have to fight with?

"Our Feathered Sect cannot get involved in this trouble right now. All true disciples, you must also be cautious and prepared at all times for a large-scale attack by the demon path."

The Heavenly Punishment Elder spoke.

"Yes."

All the disciples responded in unison.

"Very well, you may all go down now and remain vigilant."

"Yes."

Those true disciples came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

However, Fang Yu did not leave immediately.

"You fellow, you just defeated Wan Luo and your reputation has soared. Tell me, what do you want to do now?"

The Heavenly Punishment Elder looked over.

"Naturally, I want to make another contribution to our Feathered Sect."

"Make another contribution to our Feathered Sect? Tell me, what do you want to exchange for?"

Hearing Fang Yu's voice, the Heavenly Punishment Elder's previous grave expression vanished, replaced by a smile.

What did this peerless genius of the Feathered Sect want to do now? He was well aware of the commotion Fang Yu had caused on the Heavenly Punishment Platform earlier.

"Heavenly Punishment Elder, I wish to make some contributions to our Feathered Sect. Of course, I also wish to obtain some Vows of All Living Beings."

Fang Yu said, moving his hand, and a crystal card appeared in the void. On this crystal card, the word "One Hundred Million" was clearly written.

One person and one dragon, that makes one hundred million.

"You fellow, you actually want to obtain Vows of All Living Beings? It seems you want to open up a second sea of consciousness? Very well, since you have made sufficient contributions to the sect, I will satisfy your request."

The Heavenly Punishment Elder looked at the crystal card for another hundred million, his expression very strange. However, with the crystal card for one hundred million in hand, the expression of this elder, who held great power in the Feathered Sect, finally became amiable.

"Wait here for a moment, I will go make arrangements immediately."

As the Heavenly Punishment Elder spoke, his entire body vanished.

The Feathered Sect certainly possessed things like the Vows of All Living Beings, but usually, almost no disciples went to exchange for them because their strength was not yet sufficient. They didn't even have time to exchange for Five Elements Rare Treasures, so what spare wealth would they have to exchange for the Vows of All Living Beings?

Therefore, the Heavenly Punishment Elder also had to go to the depths of the Feathered Heavenly Palace to obtain some Vows of All Living Beings.

"Yes."

Fang Yu nodded and waited on the spot.

He was not worried that the Heavenly Punishment Elder would embezzle his elixirs; that was impossible.

He was currently pondering the matter of the three true disciples of the Grand One Gate being "finished off" by Ying Ying Ying Ying Tianqing of the Innate Demon Sect. This matter was clearly not done by Ying Ying Ying Ying Tianqing; no matter how arrogant Ying Ying Ying Ying Tianqing was, he would have to be extremely cautious when facing the Grand One Gate.

In fact, the only person capable of doing this was, of course, his Fang family member, Fang Han.

This person was truly fearless, willing to risk everything to pull the Emperor off his horse. Even if they were disciples of the number one immortal sect, the Grand One Gate, if they showed off their power in front of him, he would kill them through schemes and frame someone else.

This time, it was the Demon Commander Ying Ying Ying Ying Tianqing who took the blame.

Of course, given the pride of the Demon Commander Ying Ying Ying Ying Tianqing, he would not explain himself after being misunderstood by the Grand One Gate, and thus, this war between immortals and demons erupted.

What would happen next?

While Fang Yu was pondering, the Heavenly Punishment Elder arrived once again. In his hand was a gourd; as he shook it slightly, a pure power emanated from within.

This power was not magic power, nor was it any kind of vital energy. If one were to perceive it with their spirit, they would discover that there seemed to be infinite living beings inside, constantly praying and begging, with very pure wishes manifesting within.

"Fang Yu, this is the Vows of All Living Beings you wanted. The gourd in my hand is the accumulation of twenty years of prayer from eighty million living beings raised by our Feathered Sect. I think it will be of great help to your cultivation."

The Heavenly Punishment Elder waved his hand, and the gourd landed in front of Fang Yu.

Fang Yu reached out and grabbed it, immediately feeling that the gourd was extremely heavy. If one looked into the gourd, they could see that it was filled with vast Vows of All Living Beings, appearing as a pale gold—not the color of gold, but golden-yellow crystals.

These crystals symbolized purity, preciousness, piety, beauty, and wishes.

With a gourd of Vows of All Living Beings in hand, Fang Yu felt like a master who had attained the Dao, because these vows inherently had the effect of suppressing evil thoughts, calming the mind, and assisting a cultivator's practice.

"Many thanks, Elder."

Fang Yu perceived the vastness of the vows in the gourd and was extremely joyful in his heart. With such a thing, let alone a second sea of consciousness, he feared that even a third, fourth, or fifth sea of consciousness could be opened.

The Great Completion of the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability could open up nine major seas of consciousness, which was extremely terrifying. Wan Luo, who had fought Fang Yu earlier, had only opened up a second sea of consciousness over these years, which was why his magic power was twice that of others.

Of course, the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability that Wan Luo obtained from Hua Middle Middle Middle Middle Tiandu was incomplete; even if cultivated to the extreme, it could only open up seven seas of consciousness, unlike the complete version of the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability cultivated by Hua Middle Middle Middle Middle Tiandu, which could open up nine.

However, these were not problems; he would open the second sea of consciousness first.

"You have made contributions to our Feathered Sect, so this is naturally what you deserve. Fang Yu, once you have achieved success in your cultivation this time, you can go out and take a look, see what exactly has happened between the immortal and demon paths. When necessary, you can also display the strength of our Feathered Sect's outstanding genius."

After the Heavenly Punishment Elder gave the gourd of vows to Fang Yu, he did not leave immediately, but spoke.

"Also, you should travel more on the sea and see if there are any new movements. I think that when they arrive, it is impossible for them to attack all of us at once; there must be a place that is their vanguard. Dig them out."

When the Heavenly Punishment Elder said these words, he did not speak aloud, but transmitted a consciousness.

Especially that "they"—it clearly referred to the God Race.

"Yes, Elder."

Fang Yu acknowledged.

"Very well, go and cultivate."

Fang Yu then bid farewell to the elder and headed straight for his own Feather Peak.

Now that he had obtained sufficient vows, the most urgent task was naturally to open the second sea of consciousness.

To open the second sea of consciousness, the first step was to achieve resonance between heaven and man. This was not a difficult task; after all, Fang Yu was already a cultivator at the Heaven-Man Realm, so achieving resonance between heaven and man was not a problem at all.

After achieving resonance between heaven and man, Fang Yu's entire body floated in the air, surrounded by vows. Especially the Heavenly Gate on his head, which seemed to be an infinite vortex, absorbing many vows and undergoing mysterious changes.

This process could be described as extremely dangerous, allowing for not even the slightest interference. However, on Feather Peak, inside the Five Prisons King Cauldron, there would be absolutely no one to interfere.

Thus, this most dangerous process proceeded step by step, according to the mysterious methods of the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability, without any errors. Fang Yu felt the Vows of All Living Beings merging into his mind, opening up a second sea of consciousness different from the original one, and a spiritual space was slowly opened.

Originally, Fang Yu's mind was filled with arrays and surging magic power; his mind could be said to be turbulent with magic power, capable of moving mountains and filling seas. But now that the second sea of consciousness was successfully opened, much of the magic power immediately flowed into it, and his original mind was no longer so crowded.

Suddenly, Fang Yu felt a positive improvement in his entire mind. It seemed that whether it was reaction speed, spell-casting speed, or cultivation speed, all had been greatly improved—actually doubling compared to before.

This feeling was truly very comfortable.

His magic power was still one million Profound Yellow Fierce Horse power, without the slightest increase, but the flexibility in using his divine ability and magic power had greatly increased, his body felt lighter than he knew, and the limit of his magic power had also greatly increased, reaching a maximum of two million Profound Yellow Fierce Horse power.

Just think, at the fifth level of the Divine Ability Realm, reaching the limit of two million Profound Yellow Fierce Horse power—for other experts at the Heaven-Man Realm, is this not an unimaginable thing?

Such a Heaven-Man Realm expert would not be a match for even a Unity Realm cultivator, and not even a Golden Core Realm expert would be a match.

Of course, on the other hand, being able to cultivate to the Unity Realm and crushing enemies with one's realm is also very satisfying.

Cultivation is not always about killing across levels; being able to cultivate faster and crush enemies with one's realm is also a genius among geniuses.

Fang Yu would next have to ponder breaking through to the Unity Realm.

This matter, it seemed, could be planned.

"With the second sea of consciousness opened, I should also go out and gain some experience. Of course, there are also those matters the Heavenly Punishment Elder mentioned."

After this period of seclusion, Fang Yu had successfully opened the second sea of consciousness, so he stood up, ready to leave.