Chapter 501

Facing the old Daoist's grasp, Fang Yu's expression remained calm; as he pondered the reason behind this old Daoist's action, he simply extended his right hand and collided with the old Daoist's massive palm.

"Ah!"

A horrific scream echoed through the courtyard—both Prince Yi and his attendants saw the old Daoist's massive hand shattered by Fang Yu, blood and flesh mangled.

"How is this possible? The old Daoist is a Golden Core powerhouse who cultivated sixteen Divine Abilities—his physical body is already beyond comprehension, yet it was shattered in one blow!"

"What happened? The old Daoist's Moon-Plucking Grasp failed, and his hand was blown apart outright—this is terrifying!"

"That's the old Daoist under Prince Yi's command, a Golden Core realm minor titan of the 7th Stage of Divine Abilities—how dare he attack that man, and he still lost!"

"Seems like underlings of Prince Yi are vying for favor—this is going to be good."

Not only were Prince Yi's attendants stunned, but even the surrounding cultivators were curious, gathering to watch the spectacle—yet when they saw the attacker was one of Prince Yi's men, they wisely stepped back.

Prince Yi is the cultivator with the highest cultivation base among all the Imperial Princes of the Great Xuan Empire—even the First, Second, and Third Princes are lower in realm than this Fourth Prince.

"Damn it! You injured me—I'll kill you!"

At this moment, the old Daoist erupted in fury and prepared to unleash his True Golden Core to annihilate Fang Yu—but Prince Yi's expression changed sharply: "Enough."

Without any visible motion, an unimaginably terrifying force surged through the void, forcing the old Daoist's Golden Core back into his mind—then Prince Yi swept his sleeve, and all of them vanished from the street.

When they reappeared, they stood before a grand palace, its plaque bearing three characters as large as a house: "Yi Dao Palace."

At the base of the gate's wall stood a thousand guards, each a 9th Stage of Physical Body, Spirit Communication Realm expert, capable of sensing even the faintest breeze or rustle.

Their leaders were all Divine Ability Secret Realm experts, guarding Prince Yi's estate.

This revealed Prince Yi's immense power—Divine Ability Secret Realm cultivators, even those merely at the Magical Power Realm, would be True Disciples in Yuhua Sect, holding exalted status—but here, they were merely the leaders of guards.

As soon as Prince Yi landed, every guard bowed down.

"Old Daoist, I'll have someone treat your injuries—but this cultivator is someone I invited. Do not act out again, or I won't hesitate to intervene."

Prince Yi landed, and only after entering the Wang Fu gates did he speak to the old Daoist.

His gaze toward Fang Yu was filled with admiration.

Indeed, the ancient supreme technique he obtained—the Great Yi Numerology—proved highly effective; he had sensed this cultivator's uniqueness, and this brief clash revealed the man's true strength.

Think about it—how could a 5th Stage of Divine Abilities Heavenly Man Realm expert, or even a 6th Stage of Divine Abilities Return to Oneness Realm expert, possibly match the physical body of a Golden Core Realm expert?

The transformation between the 6th and 7th Stages of Divine Abilities is crucial—this fusion of physical body and Golden Core allows the Golden Core expert's body to reach an incomprehensible level; only another Golden Core expert could rival the old Daoist's physique.

Yet no matter how powerful a Golden Core expert might be, they could never be his match—his own cultivation base is the 9th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Manifestation Realm; regardless of which sect this cultivator belongs to, he was confident he could control him.

"Hmph, Your Highness, you must verify this man's identity before using him—how do you know who he really is?"

The old Daoist's hand was shattered, his face twisted with venom—but he dared not show open rage toward Prince Yi; everyone knew this Prince was a 9th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Manifestation Realm cultivator—even a Golden Core expert like him could not be reckless.

"My identity? I am the master of a small island beyond the seas, called Yuhua Daoist. Your Highness has never heard of me—that's normal; overseas lands are minor places, nothing compared to the Great Xuan Empire."

At this moment, Fang Yu introduced himself.

When traveling, one never reveals one's true name immediately—he chose "Yuhua Daoist," where the first "Yu" came from his own name, Fang Yu, and the second "Qing" from his senior sister, Fang Qingxue.

Thus, he adopted a new title: "Yuhua Daoist."

"Oh? Yuhua Daoist?"

Prince Yi let out a soft murmur, as if pondering whether he'd ever heard the name—he realized he hadn't—but it didn't matter; even if this man were a fake, a Heavenly Demon, or a demonic cultivator, it was irrelevant—he was a 9th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Manifestation Realm cultivator, and a Golden Core expert could still be controlled.

He had this confidence.

"Very well. So you are Yuhua Daoist. Since you've come to my residence, I shall entertain you properly—come with me to my study."

Prince Yi smiled and spoke.

"Hmm."

Fang Yu nodded.

Fang Yu then entered Prince Yi's study.

Prince Yi's study was vast, lined with golden beds, floors paved with Bai Yu, hidden arrays, precious ancient texts and jade slips—Fang Yu even spotted the Yuhua Sect's compiled "Atlas of the Ten Thousand Worlds," unsure how it had come into Prince Yi's possession.

"If you like these, you'll have plenty of time to read them later. Look—this is the Taiyi Sect's 'Secret Records of the Heavenly Mansion,' 'Catalog of Mysterious Treasures of the Xuan and Huang,' 'Geographical Atlas of Celestial Immortal Palaces,' 'Atlas of Ancient Ruins,' 'Map of the Gui Xu Myriad Worlds,' and some from Yuhua Sect's 'Atlas of the Ten Thousand Worlds.' This is Qunxing Sect's 'Star Chart.'"

As soon as Prince Yi invited Fang Yu in, he noticed Fang Yu's gaze fixed on his collection of books, and his face broke into a smile.

With a wave of his hand, he sent several books floating over.

Fang Yu's spiritual sense swept over them and found the Taiyi Sect's texts far more extensive than Yuhua Sect's—especially the "Map of the Gui Xu Myriad Worlds," which recorded many times more content than Yuhua Sect's "Atlas of the Ten Thousand Worlds."

The mysterious Gui Xu region connected too many worlds; the dangers of certain realms were all documented in this Map of the Gui Xu Myriad Worlds.

Fang Yu looked to the very front of the "Map of the Gui Xu Myriad Worlds" and immediately saw one world.

Central Great World.

It recorded: "Central Great World—countless experts. If you wish to travel there, proceed with extreme caution."

The Map of the Gui Xu Myriad Worlds went on to describe the Central Great World at length, stating it was ruled by the noble Mu Ye family, rumored to have deep ties to celestial immortals, and even possessing legendary Immortal Artifacts.

"King Great World—ranks among the top three thousand Great Worlds; even within this Great World, Immortal Artifacts exist, and experts gather in droves."

"Kan Li Great World—accessible via Gui Xu; this world has relatively low danger, yet contains several absolute death zones—if you enter, nine out of ten will die."

"Holy Light Great World—accessible via Gui Xu; this realm holds boundless peril and produces countless experts—proceed with caution."

"Hong Huang Great World—accessible via Gui Xu; this world has relatively low danger; disciples of the Taiyi Sect with great fortune may seek treasures here."

"..."

"Damn..."