Chapter 500

Fang Yu's gaze turned to a nearby spot and saw an Imperial Prince of the Great Xuan Empire arrive.

This prince was clearly an Imperial Prince of the Great Xuan Empire.

The Imperial Princes of the Great Xuan Empire were vastly stronger than those of ordinary dynasties; for example, princes of the Great Li Dynasty rarely reached the Divine Ability Secret Realm and could only become a mere outer disciple of Yuhua Sect unless they earned great merit, elevated their realm, and passed the inner disciple examination to become an inner disciple.

But the Imperial Princes of the Great Xuan Empire almost all entered the Divine Ability Secret Realm, their cultivation deep and unfathomable—especially this "Prince Yi" before Fang Yu, whose strength had reached the 9th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Heavenly Manifestation.

Indeed, this Prince Yi's strength had reached the 9th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Heavenly Manifestation; if placed in Yuhua Sect, his realm would rank only below Hua Tiandu.

Several of his attendants behind him were all experts of the Divine Ability Secret Realm, some with cultivation bases at the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm, others at the 6th Stage of Divine Abilities, Return to Oneness Realm, and a few even at the Golden Core Realm.

This clearly demonstrated Prince Yi's formidable strength, yet now this Prince Yi had extended an olive branch to Fang Yu.

As soon as Prince Yi spoke, all eyes turned to Fang Yu; several attendants looked uncomfortable, seemingly surprised that Prince Yi would personally invite this unknown cultivator, and one who was merely at the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm.

What use could such a realm be to a Prince?

"This set of three hundred treasure-grade swords is nothing to me; buying them holds no meaning."

At that moment, Fang Yu spoke to Prince Yi.

"Oh? Friend finds this sword array unappealing? In a few days, Jiuding Pavilion will hold a major auction—would you care to join me? I have some wealth; if you see anything you like, just tell me."

Prince Yi's gaze drifted toward Fang Yu, his eyes shifting with a faint smile on his face.

"I gladly accept Prince Yi's invitation, but I am of the demonic sect."

Fang Yu revealed a hint of demonic aura, "It would be inappropriate to accompany Prince Yi."

"Hahaha, friend, you jest—immortal and demonic origins are one and the same. As long as you abide by the laws of the Great Xuan Empire within its borders and refrain from random killings or disrupting order, you are welcome to visit our empire; even several demonic emperors from demonic sects frequently come to the Great Xuan Empire."

Prince Yi laughed twice.

"If so, then I shall accompany the Prince."

Fang Yu nodded; he had come to the Great Xuan Empire specifically to kill the god clan's god-kings, and these several god-kings seemed to have defected to an Imperial Prince of the Great Xuan Empire—this identity would surely grant him easy access to those god-kings.

It was a pity Fang Han was not here; with his World Tree, he could have turned those god-kings into Divine Ability fruits.

"Then come with me to the Wang Fu—though the Liudao Alliance has some treasures, the finest items of the Three Great Shang Societies only appear at auctions, and my own residence holds several treasures; if you are interested, I could gift them to you."

Prince Yi said generously.

But Fang Yu knew that a cultivator of the 9th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Manifestation, as sharp as this Prince, would never casually gift treasures unless Fang Yu did something for him.

"Friend, please."

Prince Yi stepped forward, walking through empty space without relying on anything else—but Fang Yu's gaze saw something there: an invisible sword qi.

The sword qi existed, yet was formless and shadowless—this seemed to be the ultimate technique of the ancient great sword sect, Wuxingjian Sect.

Wuxingjian Sect and Wushengjian Sect were both renowned sword sects of ancient times, terrifying in power, but after countless years, they have declined, though their lineages still survive.

Fang Yu also stepped forward, unhurried, following behind Prince Yi.

"Your Highness, why recruit this cultivator at the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm? Can he contribute to your great cause? Your great cause is naturally our duty to manage."

Beside Prince Yi, a cultivator who had reached the 7th Stage of Divine Abilities, Golden Core Realm, spoke—he was middle-aged, with a full beard, his eyes shrewd, his face showing displeasure.

"Friend Gu Dao, I happened upon this cultivator by chance, but through one of my own divine abilities, I faintly sensed he could greatly aid my great cause, so I observed closely. His strength is likely not merely Heavenly Man Realm—he is at least at Return to Oneness Realm, possibly even Golden Core Realm—but he hides it too well; only my Da Yi Numerology can faintly perceive it."

Prince Yi glanced indifferently at the Golden Core expert, Master Gu Dao, and silently transmitted his voice.

"What? His cultivation is Return to Oneness Realm—or even Golden Core Realm? I can't sense it at all—I've been in the Golden Core Realm for three hundred years and detect no trace of Golden Core energy from him. How could he possibly be a Golden Core expert?"

Master Gu Dao's expression showed clear disbelief; suddenly, he reached out with a giant hand, grabbing directly toward Fang Yu. "Boy, gaining entry into the Prince's service is no easy thing—let me test just how much you're worth!"

This was the main street of Ducheng, the capital of the Great Xuan Empire, yet this Golden Core expert, Master Gu Dao, launched an attack on Fang Yu outright.

His grab was a great divine ability he had cultivated for years—the Moon Snatching Grasp—activated by this Golden Core master, capable of seizing any being below the Golden Core Realm with a single grasp.

"You want to test how much I'm worth?"