Chapter 399

It was night, stars glittered, and starpeak was bathed in starlight, but as Fang Yu activated the Book of Infinite Stars and sensed the celestial bodies above, starlight descended from the Moon Star, Sun Star, Purple Micro Star, and countless other stars, falling upon Fang Yu's Book of Infinite Stars, greatly enhancing its power.

"What? What happened in the Scripture Pavilion?"

"Fang Yu, the Holy Son, is inside the Scripture Pavilion—could he be cultivating our Starpeak's Dao techniques?"

"Our Starpeak's lineage isn't easily cultivated; normally, it takes years of meditation just to enter, and forming a Life-Star requires decades—how did Fang Yu accomplish this? Why is he drawing so much starlight?"

"Inconceivable, inconceivable—is he a world-class genius? No, even more extraordinary than that—I simply cannot imagine someone cultivating so swiftly."

Many disciples and Elders on Starpeak were also cultivating; they now knew Fang Yu was the Holy Son of Weitaixuan Sect and that he was cultivating in the Scripture Pavilion, and seeing the changes within, they knew this Holy Son had pulled off another grand feat.

"Brother Li, it seems you were right all along—Fang Yu truly is the future of Weitaixuan Sect."

Even the Zhang Sect of Weitaixuan Sect felt the shift, his face filled with disbelief.

In his youth, with his heavenly talent, his first step of cultivation still took months.

This Fang Yu—truly a formidable youth.

"Whatever happens to my disciple, I am not surprised—he walks the path of the Young Emperor."

Li Ruoyu gazed at the brilliant starlight nearby, thinking to himself.

The starlight above the Scripture Pavilion had stirred countless disciples and Elders, but for Fang Yu, he was lost in cultivation.

The Starpeak's lineage offered him much insight, for the Book of Infinite Stars was a branch of the Eternal Life Realm's Great Star Art, possibly containing countless star methods—but here in Shrouding Heaven Realm, things were inevitably different.

One thing, two expressions—just perceiving the difference between these two methods was a rare experience.

Not knowing the true face of Lushan, one only because one stands within the mountain.

Now Fang Yu stood both within the mountain and outside it—this feeling was exhilarating.

Especially here on Starpeak, he absorbed vast starlight and refined it into his own use, greatly enhancing his magic power.

Starlight, in any world, was an immensely potent force; in Shrouding Heaven Realm, absorbing starlight seemed even easier—perhaps because stars were closer together, or perhaps because Fang Yu himself stood upon the Northern Dipper Star.

What was it like to draw power from the Northern Dipper Star?

What, fundamentally, was starlight?

On the Xuanhuang Great World, perhaps he hadn't thought much—but here on the Northern Dipper Star, absorbing its power—was this still starlight?

Such thoughts led Fang Yu to ponder and comprehend, and his Dao cultivation advanced.

The starlight above the Scripture Pavilion blazed all night, until the next day's sun rose and the starlight vanished.

Fang Yu still cultivated within the Scripture Pavilion; at his realm, he knew no fatigue—his four brain cavities had been opened, and the spiritual transformation substance—magic power—filled them completely; even after centuries of cultivating techniques, he would not tire.

This was the strength of cultivators like Fang Yu who cultivated the brain cavities.

Like those little ones in Stone Village of the Perfect World, they sought to cultivate bone inscriptions while still in the Physical Body Realm—unable to remember, constantly drowsy—because their brains had yet to develop.

After mastering the star technique the previous night, Fang Yu spent the day cultivating other techniques, such as the Five Elements.

Weitaixuan Sect also possessed Dao techniques of the Five Elements.

In truth, as the fundamental elements composing all things, nearly every sect cultivated Five Elements methods.

But viewing Weitaixuan Sect's Five Elements methods through the lens of his current realm, Fang Yu found them shallow and crude.

His Great Five Elements Art could completely suppress these Five Elements techniques.

Of course, beyond suppression, there were other meanings.

After cultivating the Great Five Elements Art, Fang Yu felt that all Five Elements in heaven and earth were encompassed within it—there seemed to be no Five Elements technique outside the Great Five Elements Art.

Yet in another world, most Five Elements still fell within the Great Five Elements Art, yet minor variations still existed outside it—yet still remained Five Elements.

Different worlds gave rise to Five Elements methods outside the Great Five Elements Art.

This kind of Five Elements outside the Five Elements was an expansion of thought, a different path—Fang Yu found it fascinating and studied it with great curiosity.

In the end, as he studied, new changes emerged atop the Five Emperors' Canopy of the Great Five Elements Art—the previously excluded elements were now included.

Beyond the Five Elements, there were other techniques—most were Great Techniques, only a few were Supreme Techniques—but Fang Yu accepted them all, learning and comprehending each.

Even if he never used them later, he could contribute them to Yuhua Sect of the Eternal Life Realm as gains from his travels.

Contributing Weitaixuan Sect's techniques from Shrouding Heaven Realm to Yuhua Sect would cause Weitaixuan Sect no loss.

Of course, revealing even a little of Yuhua Sect's techniques from the Eternal Life Realm to Weitaixuan Sect would not harm Yuhua Sect—Weitaixuan Sect gained benefit, and Fang Yu gained even greater advantages.

As Fang Yu cultivated deep within Weitaixuan Sect, his spiritual sense flowed and suddenly sensed a familiar figure arriving at Weitaixuan Sect's Shanmen.

"Finally arrived."

At this moment, before Weitaixuan Sect's Shanmen, there were countless people.

For Weitaixuan Sect had entered its annual recruitment period.

As a Chaojida Sect of the Eastern Wilderness, in its prime it ranked among the top hundred forces of the Eastern Wilderness, one of the rare superpowers, having endured for over ten thousand years, its reputation long echoing throughout the Eastern Wilderness.

Now, during recruitment, many traveled great distances to gather before Weitaixuan Sect's Shanmen, waiting for selection.

A cursory glance revealed a throng of tens of thousands gathered here.

All these people possessed some talent, but only a tiny fraction could remain—they must be extraordinarily gifted.

Among the tens of thousands, a trio of two men and one woman whispered quietly.

"Is this Weitaixuan Sect? Indeed, it looks majestic—far surpassing my Lingxu Cave Heaven in strength."

One man spoke in a deep, rumbling voice.

"Your words insult Weitaixuan Sect—after all, it's among the top hundred of the Eastern Wilderness; any one of its one hundred and eight main peaks far surpasses any Lingxu Cave Heaven; even a single disciple could obliterate Lingxu Cave Heaven."

The woman spoke.

"Should we become disciples here? I wonder what's worth learning?"

Another man spoke.

"Ye Fan, how can you know nothing? Months ago, the Zhuofeng lineage opened—drawn the attention of countless people; since we've come, we must join Zhuofeng. Zhuofeng holds the legendary Nine Secrets."

"The Nine Secrets…"