Chapter 288

If you self-destruct, even those at the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities might be blown to death.

"I just don't know, Elder, how I'm supposed to leave from here?"

Fang Yu's face showed just the right amount of shock, then he asked another question.

"This Five Elements land is the sect's finest training ground; its Five Elements spirit roots continuously generate all kinds of Five Elements demons and beasts for disciples to train against. Any Men Sect in the Yellow Great World that gains the Five Elements land will see its strength multiply a thousandfold. The reason I sought you out is to give you another boon."

Chi Yuan the Demon Sovereign chuckled. "At the center of the Five Elements land stands a Shanfeng, atop which hangs a talisman. If you peel it off and refine it, you'll gain free passage in and out of the Five Elements land. This is an immensely important matter—and another opportunity I bestow upon you. Now, refine these little ones first, then head to the center of the Five Elements land and peel off that talisman!"

As the old Daoist Priest spoke, his body gradually grew transparent.

Fang Yu, without hesitation, immediately launched his most violent attack against the Three Sacred Beasts; the Huang She, Xuan Wu, and others had no time to react before being shattered and transformed into the most condensed, purest Xu Yuan Qi.

At this moment, Fang Yu fully activated the Great Five Elements Art, the Huang Di Earth Sovereign Dao, the Qing Di Wood Sovereign Technique, and the Hei Di Water Sovereign Fist—all in motion, drawing in the essence of the Three Sacred Beasts.

Whether Huang She, Xuan Wu, or Bai Hu, all are the purest crystallizations of Five Elements Xu Yuan Qi—nonexistent in the Yellow Great World, as any that formed long ago were already seized by great cultivators or forged into magic treasures.

These are rarer than Dao artifacts.

Only the Five Elements land, with its Five Elements spirit roots, can nurture such treasures; only by coming here can Fang Yu bring the Great Five Elements Art to perfect completion. Otherwise, at the Yellow Great World's cultivation pace, it would take three hundred years just to reach perfect completion of the Five Emperors' Demonic Divine Abilities.

Crackling!

As Fang Yu absorbed the Xuan Wu, a cloud of vapor erupted from his body—black, rolling clouds saturated with water, their friction producing faint thunderous sounds.

Finally, thunder and lightning erupted—the Gui Water Divine Thunder was born!

The Hei Di Water Sovereign Fist reached perfect completion.

Another Qing Di Wood Sovereign soared forth; as it absorbed and transformed, it suddenly became a vast expanse of green cloud, within which green lightning rolled incessantly, forming and dissolving like hailstones of Yi Wood Divine Thunder.

The Wood Sovereign Gang Qi also reached perfect completion.

At this point, Fang Yu's head bore four thunderclouds.

The Chi Di Fire Sovereign Red Cloud, the Bai Di Gold Sovereign White Cloud, the Qing Di Wood Sovereign Green Cloud, the Hei Di Water Sovereign Black Cloud.

Only one thundercloud remained unformed—the Huang Di Earth Sovereign Lei Yun.

Because the Huang She had proven extraordinarily difficult to refine.

Huang She is the most powerful Earth-element Sacred Beast; even Fang Yu's former strength might not have defeated it.

Yet under Chi Yuan's control, Huang She behaved like a tiny snake.

"The Five Elements' cycle of birth and destruction—now all complete!"

With four of the Great Five Elements Art now perfected, Fang Yu immediately contracted the four thunderclouds and poured them all into the Earth Sovereign Gang Qi. Instantly, metal generated water, water generated wood, wood generated fire—the Earth Sovereign Gang Qi's power surged, engulfing the Huang She's essence.

A yellowish-earth thundercloud finally rose.

All five thunderclouds now ascended, coalescing above Fang Yu's head into a magnificent canopy.

As soon as the canopy appeared, it radiated countless wonders: a faint, elusive fragrance, and the spectral shadows of many Sacred Beasts bowed around it. When the canopy rotated slightly, countless praises echoed through the void—as if some mysterious entity was extolling this Divine Art.

At this moment, Fang Yu felt his physical strength surging rapidly; his five organs fully merged into one, his bones, muscles, tendons, and skin emitting a five-colored radiance, like a perfectly cut diamond gleaming under light.

The Five Elements' perfect completion increased his physical strength dozens of times over.

And this was not all the Great Five Elements Art's completion offered—when Fang Yu stood beneath the five-colored canopy, he felt invulnerable to all magic.

This feeling was not illusory but profoundly real; the Five Emperors' Canopy, forged from the essence of so many Sacred Beasts, possessed a power capable of dissolving all attacks—and it would grow even more terrifying as Fang Yu's realm advanced.

But now there was no one to test his power; he decided to head straight to the center of the Five Elements land and claim the talisman.

As for that talisman, Fang Yu knew clearly—it was the talisman of the World's Free Wang Fu, an Immortal King's talisman, yet it had been used to suppress Chi Yuan the Demon Sovereign, clearly part of some grand scheme.

But he pretended to know nothing.

He had already missed the World Tree; he couldn't afford to miss the World's Free Wang Fu's talisman too.

He very much wanted to see it.

Fang Yu flew forward directly, aiming to seize the World's Free Wang Fu's talisman.

But his flight disturbed a Fire-element Sacred Beast—Zhu Que.

This was a Fire-element Sacred Beast of terrifying heat; in raw power, it surpassed even the little red bird Zhu Que of the Perfect World. Its body shimmered with countless talismans, radiating boundless, immense fire energy.

"Human cultivator? How dare you invade my territory?"

Zhu Que stared at Fang Yu and roared with a deep voice.

"Die."

Without a word, Fang Yu waved his hand—a canopy shot forth, descending upon Zhu Que's head. The Five Emperors' Canopy poured down endless thunderlight, violently shredding it.

Boom—

Zhu Que and the Shanfeng beneath it were utterly shattered, dissolving into green fire and smoke, absorbed into the Five Emperors' Canopy. Fang Yu felt his magic power surge significantly; the Five Emperors' Canopy could now expand to cover a hundred li.

Previously, it had been only seventy li.

"What's going on? That Zhu Que was killed in one blow?"

Far beyond Zhu Que's territory, a Water Monkey—longtime rival of Zhu Que—had been cultivating when suddenly startled. He looked over and saw his greatest enemy, Zhu Que, slain in a single strike by a human cultivator.

He could hardly believe it!

He knew well how powerful Zhu Que was; they had clashed many times before, never deciding victory—how could it be slain so instantly?

Terrifying! Too terrifying!

He was about to hide when Fang Yu flew toward him.

"Another Water Monkey? Not bad."

Fang Yu's voice rang out; the Five Emperors' Canopy descended again, turning the Water Monkey—equivalent to a 7th Stage of Divine Abilities Jin Dan realm cultivator—into dense Gui Water essence, absorbed by Fang Yu.

His current Great Five Emperors' Demonic Divine Art was terrifyingly potent, having fused the essences of Bai Hu, Huang She, Xuan Wu, Wood Spirit, Zhu Que, Water Monkey, and more—each of these Sacred Beasts equaled a 7th Stage of Divine Abilities Jin Dan realm cultivator in the Yellow Great World, and Huang She alone equaled a powerful being who had passed the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation at the 8th Stage. Their combined essence finally brought the Great Five Elements Art to completion—imagine how formidable Fang Yu's Great Five Elements Art had become.

Though still only at the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm, Fang Yu now slew Sacred Beasts equivalent to 7th Stage Jin Dan cultivators as easily as swatting flies.

Of course, Sacred Beasts equivalent to 7th Stage are still not true 7th Stage Jin Dan cultivators—no Jin Dan cultivator focuses on only one Divine Art to reach Jin Dan Realm, then gets suppressed by Fang Yu. Those who reach Jin Dan Realm cultivate at least five Divine Arts.

If given the chance, he'd very much like to test himself against a true Jin Dan cultivator.

Fang Yu thought Ling Xiao would make an excellent training opponent.

While pondering, Fang Yu whistled as he headed deeper into the Five Elements Land. He directly summoned the Five Emperors' Canopy. The canopies condensed from five thunderclouds exuded an incomparably ferocious aura, causing all the powerful beings in the Five Elements Land to feel terror. Toward the end, not a single Five Elements Sacred Beast appeared to seek death.

Some spiritually aware demonic beasts had all hidden themselves away.

Whatever Zhu Que, Xuan Wu, Huang Snake, or Bai Hu—as soon as they saw Fang Yu, they avoided him. They considered themselves fierce beasts, overlords, but in front of that one, they were nothing but food. If they still charged forward to attack, wouldn't they just be devoured and laughed at by the other demonic beasts?

So the Five Elements Land suddenly seemed to have gone quiet.

There were no Heavenly Demon Kings here, nor any fierce beasts. Fang Yu's progress was extremely smooth—so smooth that it seemed like a place that loved peace.

Soon, Fang Yu arrived at the very center of the Five Elements Land. Ahead stood a tall mountain shaped like a palm, even the lines and textures clearly visible.

At the center of this "palm," talisman-light flickered—a single line of characters.

"Om, ma, ni, pad, mi, hum."

On this talisman were written these six characters. When read aloud, the sound resembled an ox, a tiger, a lion—the syllables were extremely strange.

"One ought to have some adventures of one's own, no?"

Fang Yu gazed at this spirit talisman, did not think too much, and directly reached out his great hand to seize it.

He had originally expected to encounter some rebound of Buddhist light—such as the will of the World自在 Wang Fu not permitting him to take this talisman—but there was none.

His magic power directly captured this spirit talisman, and the spirit talisman continuously shrank, shrank, and landed in his hand.

"This is wonderful!"