Chapter 481: A sigh for the rise and fall of a thousand autumns

On Star Cloud Peak, Fang Yu focused on his own mind. Seven mysterious spiritual spaces were operating in parallel, independent of one another and not interfering with each other, manifesting the boundless power of the Great Origin Technique.

At his current level of magic power, he could be said to be able to pull up mountains if he wished, and tear the earth asunder if he desired. Of course, he was still some distance away from being able to pluck stars from the sky with his hands.

That would only be possible after reaching the Longevity Secret Realm.

Only by breaking through to the Longevity Secret Realm would his magic power transcend the limit of one hundred million and increase crazily.

The magic power of every realm undergoes different transformations, reaching an unimaginable level. In the Longevity Secret Realm, one hundred million units of power represent a type of Heavenly Law.

"Yi" (one hundred million) is a character for "person," and beside the character for "person" is the character "Yi," which looks just like a dragon.

One person and one dragon, person and dragon riding side by side—that is "hundred million."

Ancient Daoist books state that the power of an adult Primordial Heavenly Dragon is exactly one hundred million units, representing a change that is mysterious beyond mystery.

And above "Yi" is "Zhao." "Zhao" is an omen, a sign, and also destiny. Once power transforms to the realm of "Zhao," one possesses the power to change destiny.

This realm can only be reached by those with extremely profound cultivation within the Longevity Secret Realm.

Just then, Fang Yu heard a voice from outside.

"The Star Sect's First Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother... Seventh Senior Brother, Xing Mie Xie, Zang Wei, Yu Tianhua... Wu Zixu... have come to pay a visit to Junior Brother Fang Yu."

"They came so quickly."

Fang Yu had just successfully cultivated the incomplete Great Origin Technique, and the seven great true disciples of the Star Sect had already arrived.

Fang Yu's spiritual sense looked outward and saw seven great cultivators arrive outside Star Cloud Peak: six men and one woman.

Fang Yu did not feel surprised by this. Because he had arrived with Star Cloud Baby, it was clear he was here to support Star Cloud Baby. Those true disciples in the Star Sect who hoped to ascend to the position of Sect Master would naturally feel a strong threat, and thus came to see what was happening.

The Star Sect is one of the Ten Great Immortal Sects; it has more true disciples than the Yuhua Sect, and among them are those whose depths cannot be fathomed.

The weakest of those who arrived this time was a "Small Ancient Giant" at the Golden Core Realm. The seventh-ranked was Wu Zixu, and the sixth-ranked was a woman, also a Small Ancient Golden Core Giant, named Hua Wumei—a formidable character who had roamed the cultivation world for many years.

Her reputation was far greater than any of the six True Persons of the Grand Void Gate; she could be compared to the "Yi"-generation Golden Core giants of the Grand Void Gate, such as Zhao Xuanyi, Song Weiyi, Zhou Chuyi, Wang Yangyi, and Li Shouyi.

Besides these two Golden Core experts, there was a man who appeared to be about thirty years old. He had a perfect physique and held a horsetail whisk in his hand. One could not tell what the whisk was made of, but it revealed a very powerful artifact spirit; it was actually a Daoist treasure.

That's right, this whisk was a Daoist treasure—a rare Daoist treasure between heaven and earth.

Even the many Golden Core Small Giants of the Grand Void Gate did not possess Daoist treasures, and neither the Demon Marshal nor the Ghost Emperor had one. Yet this person actually possessed one.

This was the Third Senior Brother of the Star Sect, Yu Tianhua.

He was also a renowned figure in the cultivation world, having obtained countless fortuitous encounters. He had already cultivated to the 9th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Divine Ability Manifestation Realm. The whisk in his hand, called the "Ancient Cloud Whisk," was an ancient Daoist treasure left behind by an ancient cultivator, which he obtained while traveling. Since then, he had been renowned throughout both the immortal and demon paths, having slain many high-level demons.

Yet, even though this person had obtained a Low-Grade Daoist treasure and had many fortuitous encounters, he was still not the First Senior Brother of the Star Sect, but the Third.

Beside Yu Tianhua was a middle-aged Daoist priest, sitting on a white cloud that looked like a lotus flower. Above his head were many white lotuses and golden lamps, forming a canopy that made him look like a generation of Immortal Venerable.

This was a cultivator of the Star Sect who had cultivated to the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Realm. He was the Star Sect's number one expert, the First Senior Brother, Xing Mie Xie, only one step away from the Longevity Secret Realm.

The status of First Senior Brother Xing Mie Xie in the Star Sect was equivalent to the status of Hua Middle Tiandu in the Yuhua Sect. However, the Yuhua Sect was currently in turmoil, with peerless geniuses like Fang Yu, Fang Fang Qingxue, and Fang Han appearing to vie for the position of Sect Master, making its status somewhat unstable. But the Star Sect's First Senior Brother, Xing Mie Xie, had a very stable position within the Star Sect.

Seeing that he had actually brought his six junior brothers and sisters with him, one could discern a few things.

Of course, this was also because Fang Yu's arrival had put pressure on these Star Sect disciples.

Fang Yu was a rising star in the cultivation world. Originally, these true disciples of the Star Sect did not know who Fang Yu was, but before the Taiyuan Immortal Mansion, Fang Yu had become famous in a single battle. The fact that he had defeated the six True Persons of the Grand Void Gate and the Golden Core experts of the Grand Void Gate was known to almost all the young experts of the immortal and demon sects. Later, those who were interested inquired slightly and discovered that before Fang Yu defeated the Golden Core experts of the Grand Void Gate, he had already defeated Nan Wanluo, one of the five great true disciples of the Yuhua Sect, while at the Heavenly Man Realm.

And at that time, Fang Yu was only at the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Heavenly Man Realm.

Having defeated Wanluo, a Golden Core expert of the Grand Void Gate, while at the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, what level had Fang Yu's strength reached now? When he arrived at the Star Sect, even true disciples at the 7th or 8th Stage of Divine Abilities had to weigh their options, and the First True Disciple, First Senior Brother Xing Mie Xie, had to see Fang Yu in person.

Thus, while the seven waited, Fang Yu's figure truly appeared in the void.

This time, he appeared and immediately unleashed his own Life Talisman.

And so, the seven great true disciples of the Star Sect saw a terrifying, boundless talisman suddenly appear in the void.

No one could describe the power of this talisman. It seemed as if an ancient immortal had cast their imperial decree into the human world, or as if an ancient Human Emperor had descended with the Human Emperor Classics they had painstakingly written. It also seemed as if the boundless mysteries between heaven and earth had condensed into this one Great Dao True Word Talisman. Huge power and all kinds of divine abilities were manifested within this talisman; no one could resist the pressure of this talisman.

This was a Life Talisman that Fang Yu had painstakingly cultivated, containing ninety-nine types of divine abilities, appearing for the first time within the Star Sect's mountain gate.

Whoosh, whoosh...

The boundless magic power was a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times stronger than the Nine Heavens Gang Qi. As soon as it appeared, it pushed Wu Zixu, Hua Wumei... Yu Tianhua and the others back inch by inch. No matter what magic power they unleashed, they could not stabilize their bodies.

Then, this talisman moved slightly, and an egg-shaped domain appeared around Fang Yu. Boundless power flowed within this domain, ready to erupt with terrifying power at any moment.

The expressions of the seven Star Sect disciples changed simultaneously!

"What? How is this possible? How many types of divine abilities are these? Fifty-six, seventy-eight, ninety-nine... You actually cultivated ninety-nine types of divine abilities?"

The Seventh Senior Brother of the Star Sect, Wu Zixu of the Golden Core Realm, showed an expression of disbelief on his face; he almost thought he had seen wrong.

"Ninety-nine types of divine abilities, ninety-nine types? Why were you able to cultivate ninety-nine types of divine abilities in the short time you were at the Heavenly Man Realm? A Life Talisman condensed from so many divine abilities is simply too terrifying. My own Life Golden Core only has twenty-three types of divine abilities. I feel that even if my Life Golden Core were to self-destruct, it wouldn't be able to blow up your Life Talisman at all!"

The Sixth Senior Sister of the Star Sect, Hua Wumei, also could hardly believe her eyes; her entire body trembled in the air a few times.

She considered herself a person of great talent. Since embarking on the path of cultivation, she had reached the Divine Ability Secret Realm at twenty, and the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Heavenly Man Realm, at forty. She had spent three hundred and sixty years polishing herself in the Heavenly Man Realm and the Return to Oneness Realm, successfully cultivating eighteen types of divine abilities. She had already obtained countless fortuitous encounters and all kinds of opportunities.

Three hundred and sixty years to cultivate eighteen types of divine abilities—what kind of speed was that? It surpassed ninety-nine percent of cultivators at the same level!

On average, it took her twenty years to cultivate one type of divine ability. This was definitely a cultivation speed that surpassed everyone else.

And after she entered the Golden Core Realm with eighteen types of divine abilities, she spent some more time cultivating five more types. Now she had twenty-three. It could be said that she was among the top few in the Golden Core Realm, a standout.

And yet, Fang Yu of the Yuhua Sect had actually cultivated ninety-nine types of divine abilities at the 6th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Return to Oneness Realm!

If one followed the rule of ten years, or even five years, to cultivate one type of divine ability, then ninety-nine types would take a thousand years, or five hundred. But Fang Yu seemed to have not been in the cultivation world for that many years at all.

He had only entered the cultivation world for a few years.

This was truly contrary to the common sense of cultivation.

Even the First True Disciple, First Senior Brother Xing Mie Xie of the Star Sect, showed an expression of surprise and shock on his face. He took a deep breath, and then his expression calmed down.

"Fang Yu, you are truly formidable. However, since you have come to my Star Sect and openly led Star Cloud Baby astray to vie for the position of Sect Master, I have no choice but to have a good contest with you. How about this: we make a pact. If you defeat me, I will retire and become an Elder of the Star Sect. But if you lose, you must not interfere in the internal affairs of my Star Sect, and I want to use the Yellow Springs Holy Water of your junior brother, Fang Han."

Xing Mie Xie took a step forward. It seemed he understood why Fang Yu was able to cultivate ninety-nine types of divine abilities. He had a junior brother named Fang Han who seemed to have obtained the decree of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor of the Yellow Springs Demon Sect—that is, he had obtained the Yellow Springs Holy Water. And someone like him knew a little bit about the effects of the Yellow Springs Holy Water.

"If Senior Brother Yu wants to make a bet, I will naturally support him."

At this moment, Fang Han appeared, standing beside Fang Yu and speaking.

"Thank you, Junior Brother."

Fang Yu nodded, his gaze also turning to Xing Mie Xie. "My arrival this time indeed carries the intention of exchange. Since that is the case, let us make the bet."

"Since that is the case, junior brothers and sisters, please step aside. Although you also want to cross hands with him, he has cultivated a Life Talisman with ninety-nine types of divine abilities; you can no longer defeat him. And I need his pressure to help me break through to the Longevity Secret Realm!"

Xing Mie Xie suddenly laughed loudly, then told the other true disciples to step back.

The remaining disciples, Yu Tianhua, Wu Zixu, Hua Wumei, and others, looked at each other and silently stepped aside.

With Xing Mie Xie having said as much, they indeed could no longer intervene. And Xing Mie Xie was not lying in the slightest.

Although on the Longevity Candidate List of the Profound Yellow Great World, their First Senior Brother was ranked seventh, while Hua Middle Tiandu of the Yuhua Sect was ranked third, their First Senior Brother's speed in breaking through to the Longevity Secret Realm might not be weaker than Hua Middle Tiandu's.

In any case, they were both separated by that one layer.

Whoever could pierce through it first would be an Eternal Giant.

Relatively speaking, Xing Mie Xie was easier to break through to the Longevity Secret Realm because he had not cultivated the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability, so breaking through the realm was not too difficult. Hua Middle Tiandu, however, had cultivated the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability, and the power consumed for every breakthrough was much greater than others. But if Hua Middle Tiandu were to cultivate to the Longevity Secret Realm, his achievements would also be higher than Xing Mie Xie's.

"Since you want to use me as a stepping stone on your path to longevity, let us have a try. However, this is a friendly exchange, so let us stop at the limit and not harm the feelings between the Star Sect and the Yuhua Sect."

Fang Yu smiled. ===== CHAPTER 483 =====