Chapter 476

Among the things worthy of being consumed, Starcloud Baby had devoured twenty-seven great arrays, and immediately his aura surged upward in stages, seeming even more terrifying than that of an ordinary Return to Oneness Realm expert.

Twenty-seven great arrays!

Starcloud Baby had truly ascended to heaven in a single step.

He had originally been only at the 4th Stage of Divine Abilities, Yin-Yang Realm, having cultivated just one divine ability, but with Fang Yu's help, he broke through to the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm, and then absorbed twenty-seven great arrays, instantly becoming one of the top figures in the Heavenly Man Realm.

Such a stroke of fortune was something the vast majority of people in the world would never possess.

Starcloud Baby chuckled, emitting a terrifying aura from his body.

"I have another divine ability for cultivating starlight—Starcloud Baby, you should also practice it well."

Fang Yu's expression shifted, and he transmitted the Book of Infinite Stars to Starcloud Baby.

The Book of Infinite Stars he obtained from the Star Plundering Thieves was incomplete, merely a fragment, but once Starcloud Baby learned it, and the Star Lord probed it, he would immediately recognize the value of this Ultimate Book, and naturally gain many benefits himself.

"Thank you, Brother Fang Yu!"

Starcloud Baby delighted in cultivation, sensing the power within his body, and felt even more fortunate to have met Brothers Fang Han and Fang Yu.

"Starcloud Baby, refine your aura further."

Fang Yu nodded.

At this moment, Starcloud Baby had gained immense power and needed to refine his aura, while Fang Han was also making rapid progress, so Fang Yu stood up, and a qi formation emerged from his body—his magic power avatar—traveling to the Exalted Linglong Tower to speak with the immortal maiden there.

Soon after, Lotus Cloud Immortal Maiden emerged from the Chuansong Sect of the Exalted Linglong Tower, smiling at Fang Yu's magic power avatar. "The task you asked of me, I have completed. Here are five Nirvana Pills—I purchased them for you from auctions held in every city of the Great Xuan Empire."

"Then thank you, Immortal Maiden."

Fang Yu's magic power avatar accepted the Nirvana Pills and nodded.

"No need to thank me—you are our Exalted Linglong Fief's most honored guest."

Lotus Cloud Immortal Maiden smiled. "It seems you are about to break through to the Golden Core Realm—I offer my congratulations in advance."

"The Golden Core Realm does require proper preparation before breaking through."

After receiving the five Nirvana Pills, Fang Yu's magic power avatar returned to the Gathering Stars Tower.

Fang Yu indeed intended to break through to the Golden Core Realm, so he had entrusted the immortal maidens of the Exalted Linglong Fief to purchase Nirvana Pills from auctions across the empire's cities.

The Exalted Linglong Fief is the supreme sect among the Xiandaoshi Sect, and the Rourou Xianzun is the number one expert in the Xuan Huang Great World; the Exalted Linglong Tower exists in every city of the Great Xuan Empire, with spatial teleportation channels connecting all of them.

Thus, to break through to the Golden Core Realm, Fang Yu needed abundant spiritual energy, so he turned to the Exalted Linglong Tower and asked its people to handle this matter for him.

Of course, he would repay them in the future—he held the talisman to the Five Elements Realm, and if he captured a few more Five Elements Sacred Beasts—such as Zhu Quexuanwu, Teng She, Bai Hu, or Water-Fire Monkeys—he could easily settle this debt.

Spiritual energy was no longer scarce; what was most difficult was refining these ninety-nine divine abilities and condensing his primordial talisman into a Golden Core.

This was also why he resolved to travel to Qunxing Sect—if any of their true disciples were powerful, perhaps they could lend him a hand.

At that very moment, Fang Han also instantly assimilated the Nine Ghost Primordial Spirits of the Ghost Emperor, gaining thirty-four of his divine abilities, and in an instant, this Heavenly Man Realm expert had cultivated over eighty divine abilities.

It was truly shocking through the ages.

"Congratulations, younger brother Fang Han—you have successfully assimilated the Nine Ghost Primordial Spirits. Now you are undoubtedly the top expert in the Heavenly Man Realm."

Fang Yu smiled.

"This is thanks to Elder Brother. But the record for top Heavenly Man Realm expert still belongs to Elder Brother Yu."

Fang Han had just assimilated the Nine Ghost Primordial Spirits and felt immensely satisfied, yet he knew his Elder Brother Yu was the true holder of the Heavenly Man Realm record.

Now, he too could call himself the top expert in the Heavenly Man Realm, since Elder Brother Yu had already cultivated to the 6th Stage of Divine Abilities, Return to Oneness Realm.

"Now we can go to Qunxing Sect and meet their various Dao companions."

Fang Yu said.

"Yes."

The trio departed from the city of the Great Xuan Empire and flew directly into the distance.

The Shanmen of Qunxing Sect lies in "Meteor Mountain."

Legend says Meteor Mountain was formed when a colossal star from ancient times crashed into the Xuan Huang Great World.

A star from the heavens—how vast it was! Blood-mud swamps, demonic battlefields, even the Five Elements Realm all illustrate the meaning of stars and planets.

Thus, Meteor Mountain stretches for millions of li, spanning dozens of large and small nations, hiding countless treasures and innumerable rare wonders and extraterrestrial spiritual energy.

It is also said that cultivating within this mountain allows one to absorb greater starlight and more easily resonate with the stars above.

Qunxing Sect, according to legend, originated from extraterrestrial stars falling—naturally, it can resonate with the stars beyond.

Yet Meteor Mountain is extremely distant from Yu Hua Mountain, and Qunxing Sect is deeply hidden; ordinary people could never find it.

But with Starcloud Baby, no difficulty remained a difficulty.

Fang Yu's group arrived smoothly at Meteor Mountain, standing high in the clouds, gazing far away—endless rolling mountains stretched before them, and even when looking hundreds of li away, still only peaks upon peaks.

Some peaks were jagged with strange rocks, others pierced straight into the clouds, and still others were encircled by waterfalls, their feng shui excellent.

Standing high above and overlooking Meteor Mountain, one could sense that the entire range exuded an aura of the extraterrestrial heavens, as if mysteriously linked to the stars beyond.

In Fang Yu's divine perception, torrents of starlight continuously rained down from the heavens, merging into the mountains, filling the endless range with vast starry spiritual energy.

Throughout these mountains, spiritual herbs grew everywhere, vegetation thrived extraordinarily, and even the animals within the mountains possessed extraordinary spiritual sensitivity.

Starlight and vast spiritual energy naturally awaken an animal's spirit, making it easier for them to become spirits.

In some worlds, during the night, the Yin Star scatters vast amounts of "Imperial Dew," enabling countless beings to become spirits or demons.

The mountains of Qunxing Sect possess this same ability.

Fang Yu, gazing at the endless mountains, sensed the hidden dragons and lurking tigers of Qunxing Sect, its mystery profound—this surface aura alone was far stronger than the Star Peak of Shrouding Heaven Realm's Tai Xuan Sect.

Indeed, immeasurably stronger.

For starlight cultivation, the starlight drawn by Tai Xuan Sect's Star Peak was less than one ten-thousandth of Qunxing Sect's—even one hundred-thousandth.

That vast starlight, day and night, was drawn in and poured down in torrents—this alone made Tai Xuan Sect utterly incomparable.

Fang Yu pondered the gap between them, then turned his gaze to Starcloud Baby. "Starcloud Baby, which way do we go? This is my first time here."

"Brother, our Qunxing Sect's palace lies atop the Nine Heavens' Gale, inside a massive meteorite—this meteorite has been refined for countless generations by our sect's Supreme Elders and past Zhang Sects, its interior containing countless self-contained realms; all our Elders and disciples cultivate inside and never emerge, unless assigned a mission, when they receive a talisman to descend from the Nine Heavens' Gale layer—ordinary disciples cannot descend at all."

Starcloud Baby said.

This is indeed different from Yuhua Sect.

Disciples of Yuhua Sect live among the mountains, and true disciples reside atop individual peaks, while inner and outer sect disciples dwell on the plains within the great mountains.

But the disciples and Elders of Qunxing Sect all live inside a single large meteorite, which is clearly no ordinary object—it can accommodate the entire Qunxing Sect, including inner, outer, and true disciples, as well as the Elders.

Of course, it sounds as if Qunxing Sect's disciples have somewhat less freedom.

Everyone is within the Nine Heavens' Gang Wind layer, at this altitude, even experts of the 1st or 2nd Stage of Divine Abilities struggle to move freely.

In the Yellow Great World, the higher one flies, the stronger the heavenly winds become; after ascending tens of thousands of zhang, the heavenly winds grow fierce enough to tear a person into fragments.

This is Daoist Gang Qi.

This Daoist Gang Qi can rival the Daoist Gang Qi of a 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities in the Daoist Gang Qi Realm!

That is to say, without cultivating to the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities in the Daoist Gang Qi Realm, one cannot survive or move within the Nine Heavens' Gang Wind layer unless possessing a powerful protective magic treasure.

Even cultivators in the Daoist Gang Qi Realm must tread carefully within the Nine Heavens' Gang Wind layer; otherwise, if trapped within the wind layer, their magic power will deplete and their strength exhausted, leading to death.

Only experts of the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities in the Heavenly Man Realm can move freely within the Gang Wind layer.

Within the Gang Wind layer, there are occasionally valuable treasures; some Gang Winds have developed sentience and become Wind Spirits. If one captures a Wind Spirit and refines it into a magic treasure, it greatly increases the treasure's speed.

In the Cultivation World, many flying swords contain numerous Wind Spirits, moving at extreme speed and selling very well—they are beloved magic treasures among low-level Divine Ability Secret Realm cultivators.

In addition, within the Gang Wind layer, there are also fine things such as solar essence, lunar essence, starlight, and meteorites from beyond the heavens; obtaining them greatly enhances one's cultivation base.

With good fortune, one might even find ancient swords forged by past masters.

In ancient times, many cultivators liked to place their swords within the Nine Heavens' Gang Wind layer to refine their sentience using the Gang Wind's power. Legend says Wu Xianzun once forged his sword in earthfire for a thousand years, then refined it in the Gang Wind layer for another thousand years, finally achieving transformation—it could slay demons and monsters, invincible in all directions.

Of course, many ancient cultivators poured their hearts into forging a sword, yet before completing its refinement, they met calamity, were killed, or exhausted their lifespan; these ancient cultivators' magic treasures became ownerless. To obtain one is a tremendous opportunity.

In the various worlds, there are records of such events—for example, once a youth of the 3rd Stage of Divine Abilities found a Dao Artifact within the Nine Heavens' Gang Wind layer, immediately gained great fortune, became invincible, cultivated for many years, and eventually attained the rank of Rou Rou Xianzun.

Fang Yu felt he did not possess such fortune; he must still tread firmly, striving to cultivate.

Finding a Dao Artifact within the Gang Wind layer seems something one should merely hear about; after all, records across the various worlds tell of people who, upon birth, were granted peerless Dao Artifacts, instantly beginning an invincible path.

These are not his path.

The path of life must still be walked with firm steps.