Chapter 410: I Too Shall Cultivate the Primordial Lotus

"Is a Divine Ability also a bodily constitution?"

Upon Zhuofeng, Fang Yu, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo had returned; the three sat discussing the Dao—though more accurately, the other two had no right to discuss yet; it was Fang Yu who was teaching.

He had just proposed that a Divine Ability could be a bodily constitution, leaving Ye Fan and Pang Bo lost in thought.

"I was once an ordinary mortal, with no special constitution. But one day, I gained a miraculous encounter, cultivated the Thunder Method, obtained the Thunder Heavenly Pill, and thus forged the Thunder Spirit Holy Body."

Seeing the two still pondering, Fang Yu smiled; his eyes flashed with boundless thunder, and with a single sweep of his hand, rolling thunder filled the void.

To others, this was a calamity—yet to Fang Yu, it was a force he could command.

Thunder flowed like water around Fang Yu.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo were stunned; they could feel the terrifying power of that thunder—it was not something an ordinary mortal could wield, even if they cultivated it, it should not be so effortlessly controlled.

To Brother Fang, this thunder was as docile as kittens and puppies.

"One day, I cultivated another Divine Ability—the Great Solar Fire Disaster—and from then on, I could also say I had gained another constitution: the Fire Spirit Holy Body."

Seeing the two lost in thought, Fang Yu withdrew the vast thunder and emitted a burst of fire from his body; the fire surged, and the heavens and earth filled with fiery energy.

"Brother Fang has also mastered a fire Divine Ability!"

"I have another method, called the Black Sun Wind Disaster—the dark winds of heaven and earth can blow away both spirit and flesh. Having mastered this Divine Ability, I can also say I've gained the Wind Spirit Holy Body."

Fang Yu spoke again; as he spoke, the Great Solar Fire Disaster receded, and the Black Sun Wind Disaster appeared.

This chilling sensation made Ye Fan and Pang Bo feel a great terror in both body and soul.

"Brother Fang, Daoism says that when one cultivates, absorbing spiritual energy, one endures the Wind and Fire Tribulation. The Journey to the West also speaks of the Wind and Fire Tribulation. Now Brother Fang masters wind, fire, and thunder—does that mean you've mastered the Three Tribulations of Wind, Fire, and Thunder? Could you be an ancient great god reincarnated?"

Ye Fan, seeing Fang Yu casually summon the three great Divine Abilities of wind, fire, and thunder into the void, as if ready to bring tribulation upon all beings, spoke half-jokingly, half-seriously.

There was no other reason—this Brother Fang cultivated too fast, and what he mastered was simply too terrifying.

"Indeed, Brother Fang, your Wind Disaster, Fire Disaster, and Lei Jie are truly terrifying. Among all cultivators I've met, aside from the Old Madman, you're the most mysterious."

Pang Bo also felt deeply moved.

"There's no reincarnation—just that I've cultivated many Divine Abilities after birth. Like Ye Fan, you're the Primal Ancient Holy Body; if you awaken your life force and elevate your realm, you inherently possess Divine Abilities—you've simply not unlocked them yet."

Fang Yu shook his head and spoke.

He was certainly not a reincarnation, but his Fang family had reincarnated ones—Sister Qingxue and Brother Fang Han—and they had great origins.

"The world speaks endlessly of the Primal Ancient Holy Body's mystery and invincibility, but so far, it's merely that each realm breakthrough requires far more heavenly treasures than others. The power is indeed greater, but that doesn't seem particularly miraculous."

Ye Fan gave a wry smile.

"When you break through to the Other Shore Realm, some of its mysteries will emerge. I'll teach you a Divine Ability—the Blessing Technique. This technique should aid your breakthrough to the Other Shore Realm."

Fang Yu casually moved, transmitting a technique from the Eternal Life Method.

The Blessing Technique.

The same technique he had used earlier.

Through blessing, one gains increased wisdom and stabilized Dao heart—perfect for countering the peril of losing one's way during the transition from Divine Bridge to Other Shore Realm.

The human body holds infinite mysteries. Cultivators who wish to escape the sea of suffering and explore other hidden realms of the body must strengthen the sea of suffering; only by cultivating the Heavenly Vein, spanning across the sea of suffering toward the Other Shore, can one achieve the Divine Bridge Realm.

But where does the Heavenly Vein extend, how far must it stretch to reach the Other Shore? Some spend their entire lives unable to pierce the illusion, trapped on this side of the sea of suffering—that is the peril of losing one's way.

In the worst cases, the five senses are stripped away, and the entire person sinks into a strange, hazy realm—where spiritual perception vanishes, nothing can be seen. If one remains in this state too long, they become a mindless, senseless waste—a most terrifying fate.

The peril of losing one's way is called a trial of life and death—no exaggeration. Many prodigies, looking back, emphasized this barrier above all.

And the Blessing Technique is precisely suited to counter it.

"Then we thank you deeply, Brother Fang."

Ye Fan and Pang Bo both showed expressions of gratitude.

Their entanglement with Brother Fang runs deep—you give me, I give you; we've all gained much. But overall, we've still gained far more than we've given.

We'll find a way to repay it later.

If we ever obtain something as valuable as the Root of Xuan Huang Mother Qi, we'll return it.

Thus, Ye Fan and Pang Bo received the cultivation method of the Blessing Technique and began to practice.

Meanwhile, Fang Yu's attention was fixed on this realm, and he sensed nothing like a Creation Tribulation.

Of course, even if there were, he wouldn't care much.

One Lei Gu Sheli Dan forged his Thunder Spirit Holy Body—if a Creation Tribulation truly existed, he'd gladly absorb it.

His Great Devouring Technique has now reached perfect completion, and his right hand has been refined into the Xuan Huang Veil-Heaven Hand—invulnerable to all methods, even bordering on arrogance.

"Arrogance isn't good. I should also cultivate the Blessing Technique—to bless myself and attract the fortune of heaven and earth."

Fang Yu subtly shifted his intent, sensing his current state of mind, and activated the great Divine Ability of the Blessing Technique. His mood gradually calmed, and wisdom arose.

The three cultivated together, each gaining insights.

Soon, Fang Yu realized his own heart—his cultivation was for himself, not to test Divine Abilities.

With this realization, his mind grew even calmer; his magic power condensed, his spirit ignited into a flame like a blazing sun, illuminating every part of his body through the four mental realms.

His current cultivation base had reached the peak of the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm—only one step away from the 6th Stage. But this breakthrough would be better achieved in the Eternal Life Realm.

Some mysteries of the Eternal Life Method greatly amplify their power only within the Eternal Life Realm. Breakthroughs to the Longevity Secret Realm are extremely difficult in other worlds, nearly impossible. Only in the Eternal Life Realm, with immense potential, can one open the Xianjiezhi Sect, allowing the Xu Yuan Qi of the Immortal Realm to enter the body and trigger a qualitative transformation.

Meanwhile, as Fang Yu cultivated, beside him, Ye Fan, having received the Blessing Technique, began advancing toward the final trial of the Wheel and Sea Secret Realm—the Other Shore Realm.

The term "Other Shore" holds countless mysteries; in some worlds, this realm is even the end of cultivation—like in the World of the Supreme One, the Other Shore Realm is supreme. In the Eternal Life Realm, there exists a vessel called the Other Shore Boat, a Sacred-grade Immortal Artifact, which reincarnated and became a Heavenly Sovereign.

But in this world, the Other Shore Realm is merely the final stage of the Wheel and Sea Realm; above it lies the Palace Realm, cultivating the five internal organs.

"Other Shore" here is not the terrifying Other Shore of other worlds—no one who attains the Other Shore would then continue cultivating the five organ Palace Realm.

Yet even so, this trial remains extremely difficult for most cultivators—the peril of losing one's way blocks too many.

Ye Fan encountered the peril of losing one's way; he felt sealed off, unable to hear, see, or smell—he was as deaf and blind as a corpse.

Even with Fang Yu beside him, he could no longer sense him.

In the boundless heavens and earth, he was alone—indeed, there was no heavens or earth here, only chaos.

"I ask my heart: where lies the Other Shore?"

Ye Fan felt no fear, no panic; at this moment his heart was very calm, and indeed the more dangerous the situation, the more wisdom was born within him.

The Prayer Art circulated freely, and his mind was perfectly clear.

"The Other Shore is not the shore opposite. Wherever I walk, it is there. I am here, so here is the Other Shore."

Ye Fan spoke calmly.

The moment the words fell, heaven and earth became clear, and everything lay before his eyes.

This life-and-death trial had actually been passed by him in an instant. Ye Fan ascended the Divine Bridge, crossed the Sea of Suffering, and arrived at its end.

This was a pure land; high above, white clouds wreathed around, and between them one could faintly see a massive Dao Palace.

The white clouds drifted leisurely, blocking the line of sight, and the Dao Palace vanished from view.

Ye Fan did not feel it was a pity either. He had just ascended to the Other Shore; to catch even a glimpse of the Palace Secret Realm was not so easy.

"The Other Shore Realm — I've arrived."

Ye Fan felt his heart soar. After stepping into the Other Shore Realm, his physical strength, spiritual sense, and all his powers were rising. His Sea of Suffering had also been broadened, its waves shimmering, dazzlingly beautiful.

He felt he could slap the blue sky to pieces with one palm and stomp the earth apart with one foot.

But clearly, this was an illusion.

When the Prayer Art continued to circulate, he realized he could not touch the sky at all. As for the earth, stamping his foot could indeed damage it a little, but the earth atop Zhuofeng had been refined by Brother Fang through wondrous means, so even though he had reached the Other Shore Realm, he could not stomp it apart.

The sky was still the sky, the earth was still the earth — what had changed was the person.

Ye Fan sensed his own transformation, but when his gaze fell upon Fang Yu not far away, he increasingly felt the awesomeness of this Brother Fang.

Within Brother Fang's body, there seemed to be a divine nature; perfect radiance flowed through every part of his form. And deep within Brother Fang's flesh, which he could not even perceive, that body contained a terrifying, invincible, magnificent power — enough to instantly crush the divine sense of any outsider and then strike back.

Only by reaching a higher realm would he be able to truly feel the awesomeness of this Brother Fang.

"I will work hard too."

Ye Fan did not feel discouraged; his Dao heart was incomparably firm. He picked up a fist-sized, pure, flawless Source and continued his cultivation.

Very soon, he discovered that something extra had appeared within his Sea of Suffering.

"What is that?"

Ye Fan was surprised, because he discovered that within his Sea of Suffering, an odd plant had appeared, growing amid the golden ocean of his Sea of Suffering.

The plant was not some kind of grass, but a green lotus, wreathed in chaotic mist.