Chapter 517

Fang Yu flew leisurely toward Chancheng, pondering the realms of this world.

Postnatal, Preternatural, Purple Mansion, Myriad Phenomena, Primordial Spirit, Void-Returning Earth Immortal, Golden Core Heavenly Immortal.

The Postnatal realm is no realm at all; only the Preternatural realm counts as the true beginning of cultivation. The Purple Mansion realm sounds like a Divine Ability Secret Realm, roughly equivalent to the first through third Stages of the Divine Ability Secret Realm.

Upon reaching the Myriad Phenomena realm, one seems to enter the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities in the Heavenly Man Realm, but the Primordial Spirit realm cannot be easily compared to the realms of the Eternal Life Realm.

As for the Void-Returning Earth Immortal realm and the Golden Core Heavenly Immortal realm, they too are hard to compare. If judged by names alone, Fang Yu's current realm is the Golden Core Realm—could it be that this world's Heavenly Immortal is the same as the Golden Core Realm?

But in the Eternal Life Realm, Golden Core is Golden Core, and Heavenly Immortal is Heavenly Immortal—the gap between them is immense, one on earth, one in heaven.

Even if a hundred billion Golden Core experts attacked at once, a single breath from a Heavenly Immortal could obliterate them all.

In the Eternal Life Realm, Heavenly Immortals can cultivate their own universe within their bodies; above them, the Immortals can shatter a second universe with three punches.

Thus, Fang Yu paid no mind to such terminology.

He came to this world to learn something.

When Fang Yu reached five li outside Chancheng, numerous lines had formed, all waiting to enter the city.

"Your caravan has three hundred twenty-one people—pay three hundred jin of Thunder Gold!"

A soldier in armor bellowed at the front of the caravan; the caravan leader bowed respectfully and handed over three hundred jin of Thunder Gold.

Fang Yu's gaze fixed on the Thunder Gold—a metal glowing with blue radiance, golden in appearance yet far heavier than gold.

Clearly, Thunder Gold was a currency used for trade.

In the Eternal Life Realm's Xuan Huang Great World, White Yang Pills served as currency; Yuan Ying Pills were also used. Beyond Xuan Huang Great World, in the Thousand Great Worlds, pure Yang Pills were the currency.

Here, Thunder Gold was the currency—each person entering the city had to pay one jin of it.

Fang Yu was considering whether to adapt and acquire one jin of Thunder Gold when a warship soared from above Chancheng, its soldiers radiating formidable qi—all cultivated Purple Mansion cultivators.

Fang Yu observed those Purple Mansion soldiers, sensing their weakness—if he struck, he could obliterate them in an instant.

The Purple Mansion realm roughly corresponds to the Divine Ability Secret Realm in the Eternal Life Realm, though cultivation methods differ and cannot be perfectly matched—it is roughly equivalent to the first through third Stages of the Divine Ability Secret Realm.

"Hmm?"

At that moment, a soft exclamation came from the upper deck of the warship—someone had noticed something astonishing.

"Young Master, would you please board the ship? Our Young Master requests your presence!"

Soon, two maids descended from the warship and arrived before Fang Yu, bowing respectfully.

"Your Young Master…"

Fang Yu glanced upward and saw a young man in black silk robes standing on the second deck of the warship—his cultivation was also Purple Mansion, but his attire and bearing clearly marked him as the son of a high-ranking expert from Chancheng, likely the son of a city governor or a powerful clan.

Fang Yu had no objection to learning more.

"Fine."

Fang Yu took a step forward and appeared instantly atop the warship.

This sudden display of speed immediately stunned the young man.

He hurried forward, saying, "I am Beishan Baiwei, of the Beishan clan of Chancheng. I greet you, fellow cultivator. Your aura is extraordinary—unlike any ordinary person. May I know your name? Might I be honored to count you as a friend?"

Fang Yu realized this youth had come to befriend him.

That was perfectly normal.

After all, as a Golden Core expert, though he had not revealed his Golden Core, his body radiated the Dao rhythms of ninety-nine Divine Abilities, making him instantly noticeable. His flesh had been nourished by countless Celestial-grade elixirs—immensely powerful, flawlessly handsome.

Since returning to his true form in the Wild Desolation Chronicles world, merely standing still had drawn the gaze of countless women.

This was entirely natural.

Even without restoring his appearance, he had drawn the attention of the Fourth Imperial Prince of Da Xuan, Prince of the Blood Yi. Now that he had restored his true form, he immediately attracted Beishan Baiwei's notice—and his desire to befriend him.

It might be worth cultivating this connection.

"Fang Yu."

Fang Yu gave his true name here.

"So you are Brother Fang Yu. Are you from Chancheng Prefecture? I've never seen you before."

Beishan Baiwei studied Fang Yu, growing more astonished with each glance—he felt this Fang Yu was surely a reincarnated immortal. Merely standing before him, countless Dao rhythms flowed around him—this was unthinkable.

One must understand: for cultivators, comprehending the Dao is never easy. To grasp a single Dao, the first stage is foundation, the second is subtlety, the third is Unity with Dao, the fourth is True Meaning of Dao, the fifth is Dao Domain, and only upon reaching the sixth stage can one fully comprehend a Dao.

Generally, only Immortals attain a complete Dao. Below Immortal, such as Myriad Phenomena True Persons or Primordial Spirit True Persons, reaching the fifth stage—Dao Domain—is already exceedingly rare.

Yet this being before him seemed saturated with Dao rhythms—had he already mastered a complete Dao?

To master a complete Dao at this age? Only a legendary Heavenly Immortal reincarnation could achieve such a feat!

"Hmm?"

Fang Yu sensed Beishan Baiwei's thoughts; with his Golden Core's immense magic power, he instantly understood what the man was awestruck by.

In truth, this world's path to comprehending the Dao seemed far more arduous than in the Eternal Life Realm. In the Eternal Life Realm, once you grasped a Dao, you could cultivate it—unless it was a rare technique like Lesser Destiny Art. For great Daos like Great Calamity Art, comprehension was not difficult—only cultivation required centuries.

In the Wild Desolation Chronicles world, cultivators must pass through many stages to comprehend a Dao: first, foundation; second, subtlety; third, Unity with Dao, allowing temporary perception of Dao rhythms; fourth, True Meaning of Dao; fifth, cultivation of Dao Domain; sixth, mastery of the Dao itself.

According to Wild Desolation Chronicles rules, if Fang Yu were to unleash the Great Five Elements Art, wouldn't everyone assume he was the reincarnation of the Five Elements Dao Ancestor?