Chapter 432: Jiang Shenwang: Could He Be an Emperor Son?

Jiang Shenwang, sealed within Zishan for four thousand years, truly transmitted the Dharma to Fang Yu.

In another world, arriving at Shenshan and encountering a sealed figure, that figure would most likely attempt to possess the newcomer rather than transmit Dharma to him.

But Jiang Shenwang truly transmitted the Dharma to Fang Yu—the Dou Zi Mi, one of the Nine Secrets.

He did not transmit all of the Dou Zi Mi to Fang Yu, for by now, his strength was exhausted.

What he transmitted to Fang Yu was all he could give with his last ounce of strength.

Fang Yu stood before the rock wall, thought for a moment, and immediately comprehended everything Jiang Shenwang had transmitted.

His hand moved, casually manifesting countless martial arts; with the Dou Zi Mi's enhancement, every motion radiated invincible power, unmatched in heaven and earth.

The Jie Zi Mi activated in tandem—the "Dou" and "Jie" of the Daoist Nine Word Mantras ignited together, making every movement of Fang Yu radiate terrifying might.

"You have incredible… comprehension."

A weak voice emerged from the rough rock wall; Fang Yu could see within it a withered figure, bones visibly exposed, no better than a skeleton, his long hair longer than his body.

This was Jiang Shenwang, sealed for four thousand years, on the brink of death.

At this moment, he watched Fang Yu, his emaciated face filled with shock—he had never imagined Fang Yu could comprehend all the secrets of the Dou Zi Mi in an instant; such insight was the mark of a genius unseen in ten thousand years.

"Master, since you have transmitted the Dharma to me, I must try to free you."

Hearing Jiang Shenwang praise his comprehension, Fang Yu's expression remained unchanged, yet above his head rose the Five Emperors' Canopy, the Great Perfection of the Five Elements Technique manifesting boundless divine might.

Where the five-colored divine light shone, even the sturdy Zishan could not resist melting.

Fang Yu stepped forward; the rocks before him melted, and where he walked, the melted Zishan restored itself to its original form.

Jiang Shenwang's face showed even greater shock—he had never imagined such profound Five Elements Dao art existed, far more mysterious than even the Dou Zi Mi he had transmitted.

Indeed, Jiang Shenwang felt this way.

The Dou Zi Mi itself contained boundless mystery, greatly enhancing combat ability, yet before Fang Yu's Five Elements divine light, it fell a tier behind.

Jiang Shenwang had lived countless eons, yet he could swear he had never seen such a mysterious Five Elements technique in his life.

Seeing this Five Elements divine light, he felt profound emotion.

At this moment, Fang Yu moved forward and reached near Jiang Shenwang.

Jiang Shenwang stood right before him.

Fang Yu did not move lightly.

For here were many arrays.

An array capable of imprisoning a Divine King, forcing him to wait here for four thousand years, could not possibly be empty.

"You should not have come in."

Jiang Shenwang's gaze fixed on Fang Yu.

"One step closer won't hurt."

Fang Yu's spiritual sense examined the intricate patterns before him—pull one hair and the whole body trembles; he must study them carefully.

"Stay here. I will transmit the complete Dou Zi Mi to you. If you proceed further, you will be trapped here too."

Jiang Shenwang's voice came forth.

Simultaneously, his spiritual sense wove countless changes in the void.

The Nine Secrets, called the Nine Secrets in Shrouding Heaven Realm, had a similar counterpart in Eternal Life Realm—the Daoist Nine Word Mantras. Of course, the Nine Word Mantras of Eternal Life Realm were words spat forth by the Yongshengzhi Sect; obtaining even one character could rapidly elevate a cultivator.

In Jiang Shenwang's hands, the "Dou" character of the Daoist Nine Word Mantras was personally manifested.

This secret technique was extraordinarily complex, its offensive transformations endless—every inch of flesh and blood became the strongest weapon.

But when these endless offensive techniques evolved to their final stage, a thousand or ten thousand changes all returned to one, revealing the profound truth: the ultimate Dao is simple, and all offense converges into a single technique.

Simplifying complexity, the entire body became like the Dao giving birth to one—eternal, unchanging, frozen in place.

All variations were merely means; the final return to oneness was the origin.

In the end, Jiang Shenwang's manifestation of the Dou Zi Mi was immensely powerful, each strike possessing terrifying might.

This was still only the form without divine power; once infused with divine force, each strike could annihilate countless eons.

"So this is it—this supreme secret technique is truly only one move: returning to the origin. It is the Return to Oneness Realm."

Fang Yu activated the Dou Zi Mi; countless divine abilities flowed within his body, converging into a single point, taking the shape of a primordial talisman.

His current cultivation base was still the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm. Over these countless years, through countless trials, gathering Xu Yuan Qi, gaining rare encounters, purifying others' Jin Dan, he cultivated one divine ability after another, forming array after array within his body.

Yet these arrays, scattered throughout Fang Yu's body and mind, did not converge—they operated independently.

Each divine ability was immensely powerful, yet each acted on its own.

The Great Solar Fire Disaster was strong; the Black Sun Wind Disaster was formidable; the Book of Infinite Stars could absorb the power of all stars in the heavens to forge an Infinite Book—truly boundless in power—but still, each operated independently.

But after Fang Yu comprehended the Dou Zi Mi, the many divine abilities within him began to flow and transform, converging into one. Even the Original True Explanation within him stirred, aligning with the Dou Zi Mi to fuse all these abilities into a single primordial talisman.

Fang Yu did not attempt to elevate his realm here, for Shrouding Heaven Realm was not the Eternal Life Realm's domain, and Zishan was no place to break through the realm. To fuse these divine abilities and cultivate a primordial talisman to reach the 6th Stage of Divine Abilities, Return to Oneness Realm—he must return elsewhere.

For now, he must suppress it slightly.

"How much have you understood?"

At this moment, Jiang Shenwang's voice came from nearby, his gaze fixed on Fang Yu, as if awaiting a satisfactory answer.

"Ten out of ten."

Fang Yu indeed gave Jiang Shenwang an answer that left him deeply satisfied—even Jiang Shenwang himself found it hard to believe.

When he himself had comprehended the Dou Zi Mi, it had taken him many days—he had never understood it fully the moment it was transmitted. Who in the world could comprehend the Dao so easily?

Could such a person even be called a cultivator?

Fang Yu truly comprehended ten out of ten. His current realm, aside from the top five Great Dao techniques—Small Destiny Technique, Great Cause and Effect Technique, Great Wish Technique, Great Reincarnation Technique—allowed him to comprehend nearly all of the Three Thousand Great Dao techniques upon seeing them, let alone supreme divine abilities.

For a man like him, there was no supreme divine ability or secret technique he could not comprehend.

His comprehension had reached perfect completion.

"Master, wait a moment longer—I may be able to break this array, but first, I must do something else."

After Fang Yu comprehended the mysteries of the Dou Zi Mi, he stood in place as his magic power flowed outward; wherever it passed, the stone walls of Zishan melted one after another, allowing his magic power to keep extending outward.

Fang Yu did not move; under his control, his magic power surged forward, and he sensed a sacred aura coming from ahead.

There stood a massive source block, two meters tall, within which was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, like a lotus blossom rising from water, flawless and immaculate, ethereal and elegant.

This woman was not the Undying Heavenly Empress, and posed no threat.

Fang Yu's magic power pressed on regardless, moving forward, and he saw a shattered stone blade as well as a pulverized star disk.

These were the things Zhang Kuang's ancestor, Zhang Jiye, had brought in; this time Zhang Kuang had also asked him to bring some, but they had not been used.

Now that the stone blade was shattered, it had already revealed certain ill omens concerning Zhang Kuang's ancestor.

Continuing forward, when he reached a vast, empty great hall, there lay a skeleton, quietly resting there, with shocking finger-holes piercing its body.

On the purple rock ground not far away, there were also some scattered fragments of Shi Yi, tattered and ragged, long since unrecognizable.

Not far from the skeleton, there was also a scroll of silver book, gleaming with a cold, ghostly luster, engraved with three ancient characters: Source Heavenly Book.

The strokes were bold and forceful like silver hooks and iron strokes, the brushwork powerful and vigorous, the characters heavy and solemn, like three coiling azure dragons lying prone.

It was indeed the Source Heavenly Book.

Zhang Kuang's ancestor Zhang Jiye had carried the Source Heavenly Book into Zishan, yet died here.

The stone skin and stone blade he brought could ward off some ghosts and specters, but could not withstand ancient creatures.

When even a single ancient creature casually hopped out, Zhang Jiye was dead.

Now Fang Yu, entering the depths in his magic power form, had seen the Source Heavenly Book, and had also seen Zhang Kuang's ancestor.

He simply swept it up in one roll, claiming the Source Heavenly Book.

Then his magic power once again spread back; wherever it passed, no ghosts or the like came to act wantonly.

Ghosts and specters, to a cultivator like him, were truly nothing but ants; a wisp of pure yang energy was enough to obliterate ten-thousand-year-old ghosts.

Not worth mentioning at all.

At the place where Jiang Taixu was, this Divine King of the Eastern Wasteland's Great Accomplishment watched as some of Fang Yu's magic power flowed outward, then folded back, bringing a book back with it; he felt a slight curiosity in his heart.

Of course, he also knew whose book this was.

Having been sealed here for four thousand years, although most of the time he was in slumber, whenever there were people here, he would occasionally wake to observe.

A thousand years ago, there was a person whose cultivation base was extremely weak, but who seemed to be a descendant of the Source Heavenly Master; wearing stone skin and a stone helmet, he came here, walked an even greater distance, and in the end still perished in this place.

"Senior, the time has now come for us to break free of our confinement."

With the Source Heavenly Book in hand, Fang Yu stored it away, then spoke.

"You should still... leave now. The great formation here... move one thread and the whole body stirs. You have already received my inheritance, so even if I... die here, it would be no matter."

Jiang Shenwang's face turned solemn; his voice was still weak, but utterly resolute, not wanting Fang Yu to risk himself for it.

"There might be a slight problem, but it probably isn't too big."