Chapter 479

"Two young nephews have arrived. I've heard of you from Feng Feng Baiyu—you're both young talents of Yuhua Sect, peerless geniuses."

After seeing Fang Yu and Fang Han, the Supreme Star Lord of Qunxing Sect became exceedingly amiable, utterly lacking the demeanor of a sect leader, especially upon noticing that Xingyun Baby had now reached the Heavenly Man Realm—his expression grew even more delighted.

"Xingyun Baby has grown considerably from training with you two. As parents, we're naturally overjoyed—he's finally reached the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Heavenly Man Realm. Once this step is taken, the scenery changes entirely."

The Star Lord's face wore a smile; he needed only one glance to discern the realm his child had attained.

5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm.

This realm is vastly different from previous ones—below the fifth stage, one cannot even perceive the essence of the world; but at the fifth stage, cultivating Divine Abilities and forming grand arrays leads to explosive advancement in cultivation base.

"Father, you must show your appreciation this time—Brother Fang Yu and Brother Fang Han have treated me extremely well. Brother Fang Yu even decomposed the Heavenly and Earthly Dharma Phantasms of two experts for me to devour. I've now cultivated twenty-nine Divine Abilities, twenty-seven of which Brother Fang Yu gave me through devouring, and one other—something called the 'Book of Infinite Stars' from the Ultimate Star Palace—extremely mysterious."

Xingyun Baby, watching his father, spoke earnestly.

"What? The Ultimate Star Palace? The cultivation method of the Book of Infinite Stars?"

At these words, the Star Lord's expression instantly changed.

This Supreme Leader of a Xiandaoda Sect, a mighty being wielding life and death over billions of souls, had just lost composure at the mere name of a Divine Ability.

The Ultimate Star Palace, the Book of Infinite Stars—these two seemed deeply connected to Qunxing Sect.

Even Fang Han's face showed clear surprise—he hadn't expected such a scene—but then he recalled the place he had just entered: the Taiji Star Palace.

In the Dao scriptures: Wuji gives birth to Taiji; Taiji gives birth to Yin and Yang; Yin and Yang give birth to the Four Symbols; the Four Symbols give birth to the Eight Trigrams.

Qunxing Sect's Taiji Star Palace, before the Ultimate Star Palace, seemed to be of a lower generation.

Fang Yu understood well the relationship between the Ultimate Star Palace and Qunxing Sect, but he said nothing.

At this moment, the Supreme Leader of Qunxing Sect reached out with one hand and seized the giant infant-like Xingyun Baby, his magic power probing his body; soon he uncovered the mysteries of the Book of Infinite Stars.

Under Fang Yu's instruction, Xingyun Baby had already comprehended the Xiulianfa Sect of the Book of Infinite Stars and had begun cultivating it, though his time spent was still short—he could not yet form a Divine Ability array, but it was enough for the Star Lord to detect certain clues.

"Elder, this cultivation method of the Book of Infinite Stars I obtained from Miexing the Bandit among the Forty Thieves. I've now refined it to a certain degree. If Elder wishes to comprehend its mysteries, please behold this book."

Fang Yu flicked his finger; a book composed of starlight flew forth, its pages turning and flowing, countless star energies rippling, and countless dense runes streaming across its surface.

"Oh?"

The Star Lord fixed his gaze on the Book of Infinite Stars, as if beginning to comprehend it.

One day passed.

Two days passed.

Three days passed.

The Star Lord remained motionless; Fang Yu remained motionless as well.

His sole purpose in coming here was the Book of Infinite Stars—he naturally had sufficient patience.

When seven days had passed, the Star Lord's eyes suddenly shimmered with light. "I understand! The Book of Infinite Stars can fully remedy our flaws—henceforth, Qunxing Sect's Divine Abilities will no longer be inferior to those of the Ultimate Star Palace. We have averted a great disaster."

As he spoke, a Book of Infinite Stars emerged above the head of this Xiandaoda Supreme.

This Book of Infinite Stars was ten times larger than Fang Yu's, radiating a power capable of containing all stars of the heavens.

This being of the Longevity Secret Realm had cultivated this supreme Divine Ability to perfection in just seven days—Miexing the Bandit had spent centuries to achieve it. The Star Lord's accomplishment in seven days revealed the terrifying nature of this Xiandaoda Supreme.

But this was not surprising. Though Fang Yu could not discern the Star Lord's exact realm, Feng Feng Baiyu, the Zhang Sect of Yuhua Sect, had already cultivated to Longevity Fifth Stage, Creation Realm. This titan's strength was surely at least Longevity Fourth Stage, Time-Space Realm—or even Fifth Stage, Creation Realm.

At Longevity Fourth Stage, Time-Space Realm, one comprehends the laws of time and can accelerate time within one's own inner realm.

That is, if the Star Lord wished, the seven days outside could be seven hundred days, seven years, even seventy years or seven hundred years within his inner realm.

Altering the flow of time within one's own body—that is the terrifying power of Longevity Fourth Stage, Time-Space Realm, utterly unimaginable to any cultivator below the Longevity Secret Realm.

"Fang Yu, you've helped me immensely by allowing me to comprehend the cultivation method of the Book of Infinite Stars. I never expected Miexing the Bandit among the Forty Thieves was from the Ultimate Star Palace. Had I known, he would have been dead long ago."

As he spoke, the Star Lord retracted the Book of Infinite Stars he had cultivated into his body. "This Divine Ability is immensely powerful—once perfected, it rivals the great Daoist abilities. But Miexing's method was only half-complete, so he never achieved its full power. I spent seven days and consumed a thousand years of lifespan to finally deduce the complete cultivation method. Now I transmit it to you."

A profound, mysterious thought surged toward Fang Yu.

Fang Yu's mind stirred and accepted it—indeed, the Book of Infinite Stars method transmitted by the Star Lord was far more complete and potent, especially when cultivated to true Wuji realm: stars flowed, starlight shifted, forming a Wuji Starlight capable of erasing all attacks—a brilliance rivaling the Five Elements Divine Light produced by the Great Five Elements Art.

The Divine Light cultivated by the Great Five Elements Art could be called Five Elements Divine Light.

The Divine Light cultivated by the Book of Infinite Stars could be called Wuji Starlight.

Wuji is in my hand—breaking all methods under heaven.

Fang Yu's first objective in coming to Qunxing Sect had been achieved—he now possessed the complete Book of Infinite Stars.

This was a good thing.

His understanding of the Star Dao had now risen by several realms.

After all, in all the world, the one who understood the Star Dao most deeply, besides the Qunxing Sect's Star Lord, was none other.

"Enough, Fang Yu. Study this Divine Ability carefully—it will benefit you immensely. But if you ever encounter someone from the Ultimate Star Palace, never reveal you possess it. Otherwise, they will spare nothing to kill you."

The Star Lord warned.

"The Ultimate Star Palace—what sect is that?"

Fang Han, beside Fang Yu, asked curiously. "Can it be stronger than Bitaiyi Sect?"

"Of course stronger than Bitaiyi Sect. But this sect does not reside in the Huang Da World—it lies far away, in the boundless starry heavens. Deep within the universe, there are many sects larger than Bitaiyi Sect."

The Star Lord spoke. "Even if you strain your imagination, you cannot fathom how vast this universe truly is—some oceans on other worlds are so vast that even if all the stars in the sky fell together, they could not cover even a fraction of its surface. Only when you reach the Longevity Secret Realm and your vision expands will you understand."

The Star Lord seemed somewhat wistful.

Clearly, this Supreme Leader of Qunxing Sect had once left the Huang Da World and witnessed oceans so vast that even the falling of billions of stars could not fill one ten-thousandth of their expanse.

That ocean, then, was truly unimaginable.

After all, by common sense, no ocean could be larger than the stars themselves—but the Star Lord had seen one larger than the combined expanse of billions of stars. No one knew where he had gone.

"Enough. The fact that you two have protected Xingyun Baby mutually is the most comforting thing I've seen."

The Star Lord waved his hand, his gaze turning to Fang Yu. "I see you're on the verge of entering the Golden Core Realm, and you've also cultivated the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability. This ability is immensely powerful, but requires vast Xu Yuan Qi to elevate your realm. You've helped Xingyun Baby greatly—if I don't show appreciation, Feng Feng Baiyu will call me stingy. Here: twenty thousand pure yang pills, and this gourd—this should aid you greatly."

As he spoke, the Star Lord withdrew two gourds from his sleeve.

One gourd was heavy and dense; the other, when shaken slightly, seemed to contain flowing liquid.

But when Fang Yu paid attention, he discovered that the gourd contained the collective will of all beings.

"The collective will of all beings."

"That's right—it's the collective will of all beings. My Qunxing Sect has nurtured billions of lives, providing them food and drink, and they naturally revere my sect immensely. This gourd of willpower is enough to elevate a Top-Grade artifact into a Dao artifact. I'm giving it to you now—even if Feng Feng Baiyu found out, he couldn't call me stingy."

The Star Lord laughed heartily and directly sent over the two gourds.

"Thank you, Elder."

Fang Yu accepted the two gourds and expressed his gratitude.

Two hundred thousand pure yang elixirs were valuable enough, and that gourd of willpower was truly of great assistance—useful for anything.

"As for Fang Han, I heard you're refining Nascent Soul elixirs on a massive scale within your Men Sect, causing a sensation. I won't give you any elixirs then. My Qunxing Sect has abundant star qi—enough to help you cultivate several new spiritual abilities."

The Star Lord's gaze turned to Fang Han again, as if aware of Fang Han's actions within Yuhua Sect—distributing Nascent Soul elixirs to win favor—and he waved his hand, summoning another gourd.

Inside this gourd were countless star qi, capable of accelerating cultivation.

This gourd of star qi, if collected by a lone cultivator, might take centuries to gather—and it would be extremely valuable on the Daopaimai Society market.

"Thank you, Elder."

Fang Han's face lit up with joy.

"In that case, you two should cultivate within my Qunxing Sect. Here are two VIP talismans—they signify you as honored guests of my Qunxing Sect, free to move about as you please."

Two palm-sized star tablets landed in Fang Yu and Fang Han's hands.

Simultaneously, a force transported all three out of the Taiji Star Palace.

"Star Cloud Baby, where's a good place to cultivate? We want to practice."

Fang Yu looked at the two gourds in his hand, knowing that these immortal sovereigns frequently exchanged visits—distance across the world might be a problem for ordinary people, but for those who had reached the third level of the Longevity Secret Realm, it was no obstacle at all.

Third level of Longevity: the Cave Heaven Realm. One who comprehends the laws of space can step from one planet to another, even from one star system to another.

Distance was no longer an issue.

Though the distance between Qunxing Sect and Yuhua Sect was vast, for the Zhang Sect sovereigns of Qunxing Sect and the Zhang Sect sovereigns of Yuhua Sect, it was merely a stroll away—perhaps these two Zhang Sect sovereigns had met recently and even boasted to each other.

"My Yuhua Sect has produced a genius—remarkably talented."

"My Qunxing Sect has geniuses too—not inferior to your Yuhua Sect."

"Then let's compare them…"

Such exchanges were entirely possible.

After all, the Star Lord had just gifted Fang Yu two hundred thousand pure yang elixirs, and Yuhua Sect had recently gifted him the same amount.

"Big brothers, come to my Star Cloud Peak—it's perfect for cultivation."

As he pondered, Star Cloud Baby led Fang Yu and Fang Han to a distant mountain peak.

Star Cloud Baby's peak was named Star Cloud Peak, a name perfectly fitting the rules of the Eternal Life Realm—just as Fang Yu's peak was named Yu Peak.

On Star Cloud Peak, many inner and outer sect disciples, upon seeing Star Cloud Baby's arrival, immediately knelt down in a wave, bowing in respect.