Chapter 314

"This time I've come to offer Fang Yu, my junior brother, a stroke of fortune."

Xia Qiu's True Person's voice echoed through the void, his face smiling.

"Oh? How do you mean that?"

Fang Yu's expression shifted, his face taking on a peculiar look.

Logically, this Xia Qiu True Person had come to him for the Five Elements' rare treasures or the Baiyang Pills—but now he was standing before him claiming he'd come to grant him a fortune.

"If I'm not mistaken, the Five Elements' rare treasures you've recently released should have come from the Five Elements Realm—I've heard that Iron True Person once made a wager with you, lost the map to the Five Elements Realm, and you left immediately afterward; it seems you've reaped its benefits."

Xia Qiu True Person continued smiling, exuding complete confidence.

"What are you getting at?"

Listening to Xia Qiu's words, Fang Yu raised his estimation of this true disciple—he hadn't expected a disciple of Yuhua Sect to guess so accurately.

"What I mean is, since you managed to gain benefits from the perilous Five Elements Realm, your celestial fortune must be immense. I'd like to make a wager with you: if you lose, you give each of us five one piece of Five Elements' rare treasure; if I lose, you get access to a cave mansion I once explored."

"A cave mansion you explored?"

Fang Yu smiled.

"Don't refuse, junior brother. Back when I traveled outside, I entered a cave mansion with several junior brothers—but our strength only let us reach the first level. Between the first and second levels lies an extremely powerful prohibition; even now, after all our cultivation, we still can't break through. But you've always had great celestial fortune—perhaps you can enter and claim its rewards."

Xia Qiu True Person spoke.

"We traveled with Brother Xia back then and gained many benefits—these high-grade treasure weapons, mid-grade treasure weapons, and even the supreme-grade treasure weapon on Brother Xia's person all came from the first level of that cave mansion. Imagine what treasures lie in the second level. If we hadn't needed to rapidly master a Divine Ability, we wouldn't have made this exchange."

Another Heavenly Man Realm disciple spoke up, standing not far from Xia Qiu True Person, his face showing reluctance and unwillingness.

"Exactly—just decide whether you'll take this wager. If we lose, you get the secret of our cave mansion; if we win, you only lose a few Five Elements' rare treasures. Either way, this favors you, not harms you."

"Then I should be grateful to you?"

Fang Yu smiled. "But I love wagers. How about we settle this on the Elder Tian Xing Platform?"

"Fine. Let's stop at a draw."

Xia Qiu True Person and the four Heavenly Man Realm experts exchanged glances, all smiling, then immediately rose and flew toward the Elder Tian Xing Platform.

"Junior brother, your word is binding—four horses can't catch it. I'll wait for you on the Elder Tian Xing Platform!"

"Fang Yu junior brother, I think they seem certain of victory. Your agreement seems a bit hasty."

As soon as Xia Qiu and the others left, Jialan stood up and shook her head.

"I know they're extremely confident—but once they face me, that confidence will vanish, utterly vanish."

A peculiar expression appeared on Fang Yu's face. "Just as I was waiting for this, it arrived. Not a bad thing at all. Jialan senior sister, and you junior sisters—will you come to watch?"

"Of course we'll watch. It's been ages since a true disciple fought seriously."

Jialan said: "I suspect once the alarm bell rings, every true disciple cultivating will come to watch."

"Good! That's even better."

Fang Yu moved his body and flew straight into the sky, heading toward the Elder Tian Xing Platform in Yuhua Tiangong.

High atop the Elder Tian Xing Platform, Xia Qiu True Person and the four Heavenly Man Realm true disciples stood waiting. Seeing Fang Yu arrive, they nodded.

"So, what's the rule for this duel? One-on-one, or all of you at once?"

As Fang Yu spoke, his words drifted through the air, instantly echoing across the mountains—each peak glowed with light, and countless true disciples rose from their peaks, gazing toward the Elder Tian Xing Platform. Seeing a true disciple duel was about to begin, they all grew excited and flew toward Yuhua Tiangong.

True disciples dueling on the Elder Tian Xing Platform, wagering Dao arts—this was a rare sight.

Especially for experts who had reached the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities in the Heavenly Man Realm or the 6th Stage in the Return to Oneness Realm—their battles were even rarer. These experts were busy gathering herbs, refining pills, cultivating Divine Abilities, breaking through realms, and fighting for their lives against Heaven—where did they find time to fight to the death?

True disciples from all directions flew around Yuhua Tiangong, watching the standoff between Fang Yu and Xia Qiu True Person and the others atop the towering Elder Tian Xing Platform.

"It's Fang Yu versus Brother Xia Qiu."

"Fang Yu's been mighty lately—he offended Ling Xiao and Wan Luo, two of the Five True Disciples, and recently distributed Baiyang Pills in the sect, winning over many inner and outer disciples. Rumor says he found a treasure vault filled with Five Elements' rare treasures—and now the women of Jialan Society, who received his gifts, are advancing their cultivation base day by day!"

"Five Elements' rare treasures? That's hard currency. My Great Freedom Mysterious Golden Sword Qi requires immense Geng Metal Qi. Though I received a sect reward to draw from a mine, the mineral veins in the mortal world are impure, full of too many impurities. I can't even fully cultivate—I must purify the Geng Metal Qi, condense it, then go out to gather medicinal herbs to neutralize its harm to me. At this rate, when will I ever reach the Gang Qi Realm!"

A male true disciple in the 2nd Stage of Divine Abilities, True Qi Realm, spoke.

"True—cultivation is arduous. If Fang Yu really obtained so many Five Elements' rare treasures, I'd even consider joining his faction."

"But now he's challenging Xia Qiu True Person? Xia Qiu True Person is an expert who reached the Return to Oneness Realm. Ten years ago, rumors said he was about to forge a Jin Dan. No matter how powerful Fang Yu is, he's probably still weaker than Xia Qiu."

"Not necessarily—you forgot, a few days ago, Elder Tian Xing and other Elders forged a Dao Artifact for him, greatly boosting his power!"

"Oh? Ling Xiao and Wan Luo senior brothers have come to watch!"

Amid the true disciples' chatter, Nan Wan Luo and Dong Ling Xiao, two of the Five True Disciples, floated gently down and landed around the Elder Tian Xing Platform.

"I wonder if Hua Tiandu senior brother will come?"

"Hua Tiandu senior brother seems to have gone to Taiyi Sect again."

Amid the many murmurs, Fang Yu stepped onto the Elder Tian Xing Platform.

And Xia Qiu True Person stepped onto the Elder Tian Xing Platform.

"Of course it's one-on-one. I'm a Return to Oneness Realm cultivator, you're a Heavenly Man Realm cultivator—if I had to fight you with all of us together, even if we won, we'd be mocked."

Xia Qiu True Person laughed. "But Fang Yu junior brother, you're going to lose—you're destined to hand over the Five Elements' rare treasures."

"Then let's begin. If you lose, your cave mansion's secret is mine."

Fang Yu smiled, not unleashing Great Five Elements Art or Great Cutting Art, but instead summoning Yuhua Sect's supreme Divine Ability: Haozhen Heavenly Fire.

As Haozhen Heavenly Fire appeared, the void immediately surged with terrifying heat—golden flames seemed ready to burn everything. Many low-cultivation disciples paled—they finally realized this disciple who had only recently entered the Divine Ability Secret Realm was no longer someone they could casually provoke.

Powerful. Extremely powerful!

"Fang Yu has brought Yuhua Sect's supreme Divine Ability, Haozhen Heavenly Fire, to perfect completion—I hate it! I shouldn't have wagered against him."

Among the watching true disciples, Iron True Person stood nearby—he could see Fang Yu's Haozhen Heavenly Fire had reached perfect completion. Clearly, Fang Yu had indeed found the Five Elements Realm and reaped its benefits.

Now, Fang Yu likely had all Five Elements' Divine Abilities perfected.

And all of this was tied to him.

"Don't worry—Xia Qiu True Person isn't that easy to defeat!"

Beside True Person Xuantie, another True Disciple spoke up indignantly.