Chapter 37: It Was All His Doing; I Won't Bear the Karma

Ye Fan turned to Fang Yu and asked.

"May I take a look?"

Fang Yu stood in the middle of the clearing and did not snatch it.

"Of course."

Ye Fan exchanged a glance with Pang Bo, nodded, and then handed over a fruit.

The moment Fang Yu took the fruit, a fragrance drifted over; this fruit smelled even better than his Essence Yuan Pills.

Of course, this was perfectly normal—his Essence Yuan Pills, at their core, were only Human Grade Mid-Tier elixirs, whereas this divine medicine was at the very least a Heavenly Grade elixir; there was simply no comparison.

With such a divine medicine before him, Fang Yu looked at it for a moment, then finally nodded and swallowed the fruit whole.

Instantly, a rich, intoxicating fragrance surged through his five viscera and six bowels, spreading throughout his entire body.

"It's not poisonous, and this fruit is very effective—it can increase a person's strength. You should refine it quickly and boost your power."

After swallowing this fruit, Fang Yu immediately felt his vigor surging within his body, and a look of joy crossed his face; at the same time, he began performing the Pine Crane Wan Shou Fist.

Every move he made was many times more ferocious than the fiercest tiger.

"It actually has such an effect?"

Ye Fan and Pang Bo were overjoyed; they hadn't expected to stumble upon such a treasure by chance. Both were delighted, and each swallowed one as well.

Sure enough, once the fruit entered their bellies, they too felt their strength rising.

"Ye Fan, you can perform the Pine Crane Wan Shou Fist to refine the medicinal power throughout every part of your body and reshape its structure. As for you, Pang Bo, learn as much as you can see—the Pine Crane Wan Shou Fist is an extremely profound body-refining method passed down in my Fang family."

As Fang Yu executed a set of the Pine Crane Wan Shou Fist, he also spoke. His movements gradually slowed, shifting freely between hardness and softness, revealing a force that flowed through in one continuous breath. A casual punch, slow in appearance yet swift in truth, already carried nine thousand jin of divine strength.

That's right—nine thousand jin of divine strength, nearly the force of two Xuanhuang steeds.

This was the change the divine medicine brought to Fang Yu in an instant.

With the divine medicine swallowed, Fang Yu's strength skyrocketed; in the blink of an eye it had already reached nine thousand jin, and this was not the limit—only a tiny fraction of the medicinal power.

"Good, thanks!"

After swallowing one divine fruit, Pang Bo discovered his strength had grown considerably, and even his perception had sharpened. When Fang Yu's movements slowed, he seemed able to clearly see every single move of this Brother Fang Yu.

So he too began to cultivate, stepping into the 1st Stage of Body Refinement, the Realm of Nurturing Life.

The deficiencies accumulated over many past years were all made up for by this single fruit; with a little more diligent cultivation, stepping into the 2nd or 3rd Stage of Body Refinement would be no problem at all.

It was just like Fang Han—once he obtained a Heavenly Grade elixir, the Nine-Orifice Golden Pill, he was able to cheat his way to rapid advancement.

"Pang Bo, give me one more."

At this moment, Fang Yu was still refining the medicinal power, but he recalled that within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Ground there was a force that warped the flow of time. Unless one swallowed two such divine fruits, one's appearance would not change; if one swallowed more, one would grow even younger, turning into a child. Swallowing one would age a person by twenty years, and swallowing none at all would turn one into an old man—there'd be nowhere to cry.

"Alright!"

Pang Bo didn't think too much about it. Since this Brother Fang Yu had just taught him his family's passed-down body-refining method, how could he possibly refuse to give him a fruit?

"Brother Fang Yu, catch!"

Another fruit was tossed over by Pang Bo and caught by Fang Yu in one swift motion, who then swallowed it whole.

He began refining once more.

This was an unprecedented opportunity.

After all, this was the Desolate Ancient Sacred Ground, the home of a Great Emperor; obtaining the two divine fruits she had planted was equivalent, even in the Eternal Life Realm, to obtaining two Heavenly Grade elixirs.

In all his past years, Fang Yu had never even seen a Heavenly Grade elixir; even a Human Grade Mid-Tier elixir required him to break through the realm before he could obtain one. Now, having gone to the Shrouding Heaven Realm, he had suddenly obtained two fruits equivalent to Heavenly Grade elixirs—this trip had truly not been made in vain.

Fang Yu was cultivating, and his strength was constantly rising.

His muscles and skin throughout his entire body underwent changes after devouring these two fruits.

In the course of his continual cultivation, one could see Fang Yu's muscles become as though forged from steel, while his skin appeared smooth and supple—more exquisite than the finest silk.

"The viscera are strengthened within, organs like iron!"

Suddenly, a surge of Qi welled up within Fang Yu, as though a thick phlegm were stuck in his throat, very uncomfortable. So he coughed once and truly spat out this glob of phlegm.

After spitting out this phlegm, his whole body immediately felt at ease.

Fang Yu pressed his tongue against his upper palate, and instantly his mouth filled with saliva, as though he held nectar and jade liquid within. With the slightest movement, that nectar and jade liquid bubbled forth between tongue and palate like a gentle breeze, and the interior of his body felt utterly refreshed.

"I've broken through the realm."

A look of joy appeared on Fang Yu's face.

His cultivation base had risen once more, reaching the 7th Stage of Physical Body, the Realm of Internal Strengthening!

In just a few short days, he had actually broken through two realms in succession, advancing from the Realm of Divine Power to Internal Strengthening.

7th Stage of Physical Body, Internal Strengthening.

This realm lies above the Realm of Aura. Internally, one grows ever stronger, until finally all the impurities within the viscera are expelled, leaving nothing but purity; nectar and jade liquid form in the mouth, prolonging life, and the internal organs become immune to all disease.

This is the Realm of Internal Strengthening.

After absorbing the divine fruit, Fang Yu had immediately reached this realm.

His strength had also gradually reached thirteen thousand jin.

Nearly the force of three Xuanhuang steeds.

Moreover, his strength would continue to rise as he kept refining the divine fruit.