Chapter 255

Another elder emitted a cold, icy voice.

"Investigate—it must be investigated. Yi'er's rise will be blocked by no one; all who stand in his way shall die. There are many geniuses in this world, but geniuses often perish halfway; throughout history, such fallen geniuses are countless."

"The Stone Kingdom cannot allow such a genius to exist; it's time for a thorough investigation."

As the elders spoke, countless figures flew out from the Stone Kingdom's capital.

In another location, there was a lake, within which a flock of fierce birds with vibrant, colorful wings dwelled; each monstrous bird was six to seven meters long, its feathers glowing as if burning with divine flame.

Especially one avian king, which reached seventeen to eighteen meters in length, its entire body radiating five-colored divine light, its wings extraordinarily splendid, surrounded by a halo of divine radiance.

"Someone has spoken boldly against our Ancient Remnant species in the Illusory Spirit Realm and broken five records? Such a young genius should not be allowed to live."

"Children, deploy! Find his location in the real world; once confirmed, kill him immediately."

In another place, a Bai Hu lay atop a Shenshan, its eyes brimming with endless slaughter and martial intent.

"That man dared to break my Bai Hu clan's Metal-element record—he deserves to die. He's even foolish enough to challenge the dignity of our Ancient Remnant species; heaven and earth will not permit him to live another moment."

A massive voice echoed from the Shenshan; its terrifying roar froze all ferocious beasts with dread, especially before the mountain, where several humans—mere servants—trembled violently and knelt to the ground at the Bai Hu's roar.

This was Xiling.

Xiling is a burial ground for many powerful Ancient Ferocious Beasts; though countless eons have passed and the land has changed beyond recognition, Ancient Remnant species still roam here, guarding Xiling.

Their dwelling is called Xiling Beishan; atop this Shenshan lies unspeakable terror, always a forbidden zone for humans.

At this moment, the entity atop Xiling Beishan issued a death warrant against Fang Yu.

In the Illusory Spirit Realm, Fang Yu remained unmoved.

After breaking four of the Five Extreme Realms, he sensed a limit.

Although Yuhuaxian Sect has eight divine arts, in these days he had only cultivated five; the remaining ones—the Purple Lightning Yin Thunder Knife, the Heavenly Cold Xuanming Force, and the Jiugong Divine Step Technique—still lacked sufficient time for cultivation.

As for the world's own divine arts, such as those of the Devouring Heaven Sparrow and Qiongqi, Fang Yu did not use them; after all, he had just mocked them, and would not immediately use their techniques to contradict himself.

Fang Yu had left the starting point and arrived at a desolate, uninhabited place.

While traveling, he broke another record.

This record was called Supreme Speed.

He was not particularly interested in this record; no matter how fast he moved, without mastering the laws of space, it was not true speed.

The cultivators of the Life Great World, who had mastered the laws of space and reached the Life-Three Realm of Cave Heaven, could traverse several star domains with a single step; if they mastered the Great Teleportation Art of the Three Thousand Great Dao, one step could span several great worlds—his current speed meant nothing.

It meant absolutely nothing.

"Space force, absorb."

With no one around, Fang Yu summoned the passage bone he obtained from the Illusory Spirit Realm; just as the space teleportation was about to begin, he pulled out a sacred bone, instantly disrupting the space passage, causing it to crack.

Without hesitation, Fang Yu immediately channeled his magic power, drawing in and capturing the faintly cracked space force, refining it into his own power, condensing the rune of the Great Cutting Art of the Three Thousand Great Dao.

Hummm.

The void here changed again; a stone tablet appeared in the air, inscribed with large characters.

"I am supreme in Yuhuaxian Sect, shattered the Illusory Spirit Realm's space."

This was another record, but Fang Yu felt no joy.

For on the newly appeared tablet, specks of light rained down, also inscribing a line: "Severe Warning: Expulsion from the Illusory Spirit Realm for two years."

At the same moment, similar inscriptions appeared everywhere, leaving all who saw them stunned.

"That 'I am supreme in Yuhuaxian Sect' actually shattered the Illusory Spirit Realm's space—and was expelled? This has never happened in the history of the Illusory Spirit Realm."

"What is he trying to do? Just now he broke two records: Supreme Speed and shattering the Illusory Spirit Realm's space—why break its space?"

"No one knows, but if we count them up, hasn't he broken seven records in a single day?"

In one day, he broke seven records, especially the last one, which was terrifying—leaving everyone stunned and pale.

"Find him at all costs, determine where he comes from and his identity; ideally, invite him to the imperial city."

The ancient kingdoms trembled; all major factions issued orders. This was a being who might rival Shi Yi—no, very likely could rival Shi Yi—and absolutely worth the greatest cost to recruit.

"We must investigate his past and origins. If possible, mobilize the entire clan to kill him."

Some races also looked grim, wanting to track down Fang Yu's identity.

Their relationship with Shi Yi was Mo Ce; since Shi Yi's rise, they had gained many benefits, and now someone had stepped forward to steal Shi Yi's spotlight, leaving them deeply displeased.

At this moment, Fang Yu had already returned to Shicun.

Merely absorbing some space force from the Illusory Spirit Realm had led to expulsion; when Liu Shen heard this outcome, she was momentarily speechless.

"Since I've been expelled, I'll go out and observe—gather more space force, and cultivate a divine art."

Fang Yu's magic power body merged with his physical body, reaching a peak state; his gains were considerable—he obtained several pieces of primordial sacred bones, learned the method to open space passages in the Illusory Spirit Realm, and absorbed some space force—all quite satisfactory.

"I'll lend you a hand."

Liu Shen's branches glowed with divine radiance, instantly tearing open the void, where a familiar space force immediately surged forth.

"Thank you, Elder."

Fang Yu's face lit up with joy; he immediately rose, sat cross-legged in midair, and drew in the space force from that passage, gradually refining it.

"I must continue to rest and recuperate."

Liu Shen's consciousness conveyed this; he had regained only a fraction of his strength and could not waste it—he needed to continue resting and recuperating.

Fang Yu hummed in response; after fully absorbing the space force from that passage, several black lines slowly formed within his body.

Those black lines were pitch-black and terrifying; merely gazing at them caused a sensation of one's spirit being sliced in half.

Though not yet fully formed into a complete rune, with more space force absorbed, they would one day become the rune of the Great Cutting Art, unleashing unimaginable power.

The Three Thousand Great Dao—the Great Cutting Art—Fang Yu was deeply curious about its power.

"In this world, I've reached the point where I must leave for now."

Fang Yu opened his eyes, gazing toward Shicun.

Now, all the children in Shicun cultivated well, each possessing tens of thousands of jin of strength—qualified as supreme geniuses even in the outside world.

Of course, the most talented of all is Little Dot Shi Hao. His strength is the greatest, he cultivates treasure arts the fastest, and recently he has been tempering his flesh in the river, constantly pushing his body to reach a higher realm.

If he keeps cultivating like this, his achievements will be extraordinarily great.

"I'm going out to gain experience. You all must still cultivate well—don't let me down."

Fang Yu spoke to all the children in Stone Village from the void.

"Is Young Master Fang leaving? Since Young Master must go, I can only hope that Young Master can break through the realm and raise his strength."

Old Clan Leader Shi Yunfeng, hearing these words, showed a reluctant expression on his face.

But he also knew that this Young Master Fang could not stay in Stone Village forever—that was unrealistic. Sooner or later, this day would come.

"Master, you're leaving? We're going to miss you so much."

In Stone Village, the older children had all heard the news that Fang Yu was leaving, and each one showed a reluctant expression.

As for Little Dot, although he was only a few years old, he too showed a reluctant expression.

He may be young, but he's not clueless. Sensing that his Master was about to leave, of course he felt deeply reluctant inside.

"Indeed, it's time to go. But I think we'll meet again in the future. Once you make your way to the Void God Realm, you'll come to know what kind of legends your Master and our Yuhuaxian Sect truly have. Remember—cultivate well."

Fang Yu said to the group of children.

"Don't worry, Master. We will definitely cultivate well!"

"Goodbye, Master."

"Thank you, Master, for teaching us."

Many children wore sorrowful expressions, but Fang Yu still left.

Not long after leaving Stone Village, he used the Myriad Worlds King Map to return to the Eternal Life Realm.

"I'm back again."