Chapter 264: The First Clash with West Jialan

"Your cultivation base has reached the Heavenly Man Realm?"

On West Jialan Peak, West Jialan, this 7th Stage of Divine Abilities Golden Core Realm senior sister, turned her gaze toward him—she immediately sensed something was wrong, for Fang Yu's aura far surpassed his former self, his magic power so vast it exceeded even her imagination.

A 4th Stage of Divine Abilities Yin-Yang Realm could never possess such power.

"On my journey out, I observed the heavens, earth, mountains, and rivers, and by chance broke through to the Heavenly Man Realm."

Fang Yu smiled and spoke.

"Breaking through to the Heavenly Man Realm isn't something chance alone can achieve."

West Jialan's face showed an unusual expression; suddenly she extended a palm, and an immensely powerful magic power surged from her body, reaching out to grasp Fang Yu.

This magic power amounted to thirty thousand units of Xuan Huang Lie Ma power, and under West Jialan's control, it struck toward Fang Yu.

"Senior sister is testing Brother's cultivation?"

Fang Yu's face also showed curiosity; his body moved instantly, and he slapped out a palm—one hundred thousand units of Xuan Huang Lie Ma power surged forth.

The two violent forces collided in midair, and Fang Yu immediately felt the strength of West Jialan's power.

Though merely thirty thousand units of Xuan Huang Lie Ma power, the thirty thousand units of Xuan Huang Lie Ma power unleashed by a Golden Core Realm practitioner seemed to carry a far more terrifying force—one unit of power could shatter three of his.

The quality of her magic power surpassed his!

"Brother Fang Yu's magic power quality has reached such a level?"

On the other side, West Jialan was also deeply shocked.

She had used only thirty thousand units of Xuan Huang Lie Ma power this time; according to Golden Core Realm magic power standards, she could defeat a Heavenly Man Realm practitioner with three hundred thousand units of Xuan Huang Lie Ma power.

The quality of Golden Core Realm magic power was incomparably stronger than that of the Heavenly Man Realm—a single thread could defeat ten, even twenty threads.

But now, a single thread of her magic power could only overcome three threads of Brother Fang Yu's.

This left her utterly astonished.

She retracted her magic power, her beautiful eyes scanning Fang Yu up and down. "Brother, your cultivation is truly outstanding."

"Senior sister's magic power is still deeper."

Fang Yu smiled and spoke.

This was his first time clashing with a Golden Core Realm expert—he felt the quality of a Golden Core expert's magic power; realm is realm, and realm is the ultimate path.

His current cultivation base was nearly invincible among peers, but killing across realms was far from easy.

The higher the cultivation realm, the higher the magic power quality; Golden Core magic power was vastly stronger than Heavenly Man magic power.

"It seems Brother Fang Yu has gained even more rare opportunities this time. By the way, last time you brought Long Xuan along, she gained considerable benefits and ascended to the Divine Ability Secret Realm—I haven't thanked you yet."

Long Xuan invited Fang Yu to sit, moved her hand, and a rare treasure appeared in her palm, radiating dense Geng Metal energy.

"This piece of Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone contains abundant Geng Metal energy—it's a rare treasure I obtained during a journey to an ancient ruin. Since Brother Fang Yu has reached the Heavenly Man Realm, your most urgent need now is to balance the Five Elements. I give you this Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone."

As she spoke, West Jialan waved her hand, and the Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone floated before Fang Yu.

"Thank you, Senior Sister West Jialan."

Seeing the Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone, Fang Yu knew he had come to the right place—this piece was undoubtedly a priceless treasure; if bought at an auction, it would cost over a million Bai Yang Dan.

Now West Jialan had gifted it to him, saving him immense effort.

"Also, on my West Jialan Peak grow countless purple bamboos. Since you need to complete the Five Elements, you may draw spiritual energy from them. The Yuhua Sect's Eight Divine Abilities, the Heavenly Wood Great Art, if cultivated to a high level, is also immensely powerful."

West Jialan spoke again.

"Then I thank you, Senior Sister."

Fang Yu said.

"Then Brother, train for a while on my West Jialan Peak—I hear the Shanhe Ranking Tournament will begin soon; we can go together and join the excitement."

West Jialan added.

"Yes, Senior Sister."

Fang Yu nodded.

Outside the mountain, snow lay thick and cold, the entire Jiangshan turned silver—but on West Jialan Peak, not a single flake of snow fell; the climate was warm as spring, and the biting winds could not penetrate.

Logically, the taller the peak, the fiercer the heavenly winds—but the air currents on West Jialan Peak remained perpetually calm.

Clearly, West Jialan, the master of this True Transmission Peak, had set up arrays here sufficient to maintain spring-like warmth year-round.

At this moment, Fang Yu sat cross-legged in the purple bamboo grove, preparing to cultivate the Green Emperor Wood Emperor Art.

This purple bamboo grove spanned over eight hundred mu; a light breeze stirred it into a sea of purple, each bamboo stalk a purplish-gold hue, cultivated with elixir water, incredibly resilient—perfect for forging spiritual artifacts.

"Circulate magic power, draw wood spirit energy—Green Emperor Wood Emperor, command all ten thousand woods."

Fang Yu immediately activated the Green Emperor Wood Emperor Art,

and instantly a supremely dominant aura emerged.

It was an aura commanding all ten thousand woods—unrivaled in dominance, forcibly seizing and controlling all things; to the wood spirits of the world, it was a direct imperial decree, stealing all vitality, like an emperor ordering his ministers: the sovereign commands death, the minister must die.

On West Jialan Peak, the spiritual energy of the eight hundred mu purple bamboo grove surged violently; everywhere, a rich fragrance filled the air, dense wood vitality streamed away in vast torrents, converging into Fang Yu's body and merging into his own magic power.

In the blink of an eye, the entire eight hundred mu purple bamboo grove's wood energy was absorbed by him, transformed into his magic power.

Yet Fang Yu still felt unsatisfied, as if he had not taken enough.

Since cultivating the Green Emperor Wood Emperor Art, his cultivation speed had grown ever faster, his magic power rising ever quicker—but to reach its peak, let alone perfection, even absorbing all vegetation on West Jialan Peak would be impossible.

Only another rare opportunity could make it possible.

Fang Yu ended his practice, ceased cultivating the Green Emperor Wood Emperor Art, and turned to cultivate the White Emperor Gold Emperor Slash.

The White Emperor Gold Emperor Slash, a supreme metal technique, contained countless mysteries, but its initial cultivation method was to absorb dense Geng Metal energy and forge the White Emperor Talisman and Gold Emperor Talisman, commanding all Geng Metal energy.

Fang Yu moved his hand, grasped the Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone beside him, and instantly two talismans appeared in the air—the White Emperor Talisman and Gold Emperor Talisman—beginning to draw Geng Metal energy from the Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone.

Normally, cultivating metal techniques required various elixirs to regulate the damage Geng Metal energy inflicted on the body; the greater the technique, the greater the harm—metal techniques like this inflicted especially severe damage.

But now, Fang Yu merely summoned two talismans, and the Geng Metal energy within the Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone surged into them as if encountering a true Gold Emperor, being refined by Fang Yu into an immensely powerful magic power.

In less than half an hour, the entire large piece of Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone was refined by Fang Yu, increasing his power by hundreds of units of Xuan Huang Lie Ma power.

The power of this Tai Bai Jin Xing Stone was equivalent to that of a treasure artifact; after Fang Yu directly refined it, it turned directly into power, yet his Bai Di Jin Huang Zhan still had not reached minor mastery.