Chapter 522

Among cultivation sects, this was certainly one of the smaller ones, but if the sect had few disciples, a radius of nine hundred li was acceptable.

Here were continuous mountains, rivers, and gorges—the scenery was quite pleasant.

From above, one could see the landscape below.

"Fang Yu, this gorge was originally sealed by a forbidden array covering several li, with eight hundred and ten puppets forming an array above it; candidates must endure the puppets' attacks and reach the cave within the time of one incense stick to pass the next trial—but you don't need to. Those eight hundred and ten puppets all emit Lei Guang; to you, it's just a game."

The black-haired middle-aged man pointed to a gorge below and explained.

Fang Yu smiled.

That was indeed true.

He was now a Lei Ling Sacred Body; any puppet's thunder attacks were merely offerings to him—no difficulty at all.

Yet when eight hundred and ten thunder puppets attacked together, they could block most other cultivators attempting the trial; nearly ninety-nine percent of cultivators would be eliminated at this stage.

Entering a cave from the gorge and flying forward, nine branching paths appeared ahead.

The black-haired middle-aged man led Fang Yu straight toward one branch, where they met a disciple waiting there—a disciple of the Black-White Learning Palace at the Zi Fu realm; upon seeing the middle-aged man arrive with Fang Yu, his face showed surprise.

"My Black-White Learning Palace's final trial requires you to break out of the cave while being blocked by one of our Zi Fu realm disciples; only then will you become our disciple. Of course, the guarding Zi Fu disciples may use only one technique—not all of them."

The black-haired middle-aged man continued his explanation.

Fang Yu hummed—it was this final trial that was hardest.

Think about it: who among those entering the Black-White Learning Palace wasn't an unparalleled genius of this land? After training here, their strength would advance further; such disciples guarding the final trial—even using only one technique—could eliminate anyone who made it through the second trial.

Only if a newly risen genius was absurdly extraordinary could he defeat the preceding unparalleled geniuses.

This was truly cutthroat.

Fang Yu thought that if he were ever assigned to guard this place, the Black-White Learning Palace would never have another disciple.

Impossible. It simply couldn't happen.

"Uncle, this is…"

The disciple guarding the cave entrance, seeing the black-haired middle-aged man bring a young man, looked strangely at him; he seemed to sense something, and his expression turned grim.

"This is…"

The black-haired middle-aged man was about to explain, but Fang Yu moved—and was already outside the cave.

"He passed."

The black-haired middle-aged man smiled.

Then the black-haired middle-aged man and Fang Yu walked forward together.

"Damn it!"

The disciple guarding the cave entrance looked furious, but by the rules, the man had indeed passed.

"Brothers and sisters, this is Fang Yu, the disciple our Black-White Learning Palace has recruited this time. His constitution is extraordinary—he naturally commands thunder!"

In a grand hall, the black-haired middle-aged man beamed, addressing a group of men and women.

"What? Naturally commands thunder?"

"Such a talent exists? Fang Yu seems destined for immortality!"

A white-robed woman scrutinized Fang Yu closely—and indeed saw countless bolts of thunder flickering around him; with every breath he took, thunder energy flowed in and out, obedient as a pet to him, while to others it was deadly terrifying. Her face instantly filled with shock.

"This is monumental! A great event for our Black-White Learning Palace! Fang Yu possesses such ability—henceforth, our disciples' Tribulation Crossing will surely become easier!"

"We must teach him well! Could Fang Yu be a celestial reincarnated?"

"I think so too—he's a celestial reincarnated!"

"Quickly summon the Zhang Sect! This is our Black-White Learning Palace's fortune!"

The entire hall erupted in excitement; many Primordial Spirit cultivators gazed at Fang Yu as if he were a rare treasure. Amidst the gasps, joy, and awe, the Zhang Sect of the Black-White Learning Palace—An Cha County's true storm figure, Bi Hai Dao Ren—arrived.

He appeared as a white-robed young man; when he arrived, Fang Yu felt as if endless waves were slowly crushing forward, turning all heaven and earth into water.

The Zhang Sect of the Black-White Learning Palace seemed to cultivate water-based divine arts.

His power was indeed formidable.

"Excellent! Excellent! Our Black-White Learning Palace has acquired a disciple like you! A natural thunder body—your future is limitless. From today, Fang Yu, you are a disciple of our Black-White Learning Palace. After this selection concludes, choose your master."

The Zhang Sect, upon seeing Fang Yu, immediately recognized his miraculous constitution and beamed. As he spoke, a letter-charm floated before Fang Yu. "This is our Black-White Learning Palace's letter-charm. Once you assimilate it, you may freely enter and exit any area of the palace without triggering our forbidden arrays."

"Thank you, Zhang Sect."

Fang Yu took the token and immediately assimilated it—thus becoming a disciple of the Black-White Learning Palace.

"Our Black-White Learning Palace has few people but many peaks; Fang Yu, you may freely choose any peak as your residence. As for our sect's rules, they're all in this book—cultivate diligently. When you have time, visit our sect's treasured artifact, the Black-White Grinding Disc Map; perhaps you'll gain even greater insights."

The Zhang Sect continued.

"Yes."

Fang Yu, having received the token, left the palace and scanned the surroundings, selecting an empty peak, which he named Feiyu Peak.

In the Eternal Life Realm, his true-disciple peak in Yuhua Sect was called Yu Feng—he'd grown accustomed to the name, but adding "Fei" before it—Feiyu Peak—sounded even better.

Of course, in the Manghuang Ji realm, one could simply call it Yuhua Peak.

In the end, Fang Yu decided to name his peak Feiyu Peak.

After settling on his peak, Fang Yu went to a designated location within the Black-White Learning Palace to view the Black-White Map.

This was the core of the Black-White Learning Palace—even powerful factions from other regions of the Great Xia Dynasty had to exert great effort and bribe their way in just to glimpse the Black-White Map.

But as a disciple of the Black-White Learning Palace, one could immediately view the Black-White Map.

This feeling was excellent.

It was like when Fang Yu first joined Yuhua Sect, and the Zhang Sect Zhi Zun directly taught him the Great Yin-Yang Art.

"Is this the Black-White Map?"

Before Fang Yu stood a stone wall emitting a glossy black radiance; its surface was densely covered with black and white lines, intricately interwoven—not a perfect Taiji symbol, but a masterful fusion of black and white forming a colossal circular grinding disc.

One black, one white.

It seemed like yin and yang, like water and fire, like darkness and light, like joy and pain…

Since Pangu opened heaven and earth, all things in the world have possessed two sides, black and white. When Fang Yu saw the two kinds of lines intertwining, he sensed a vast, overwhelming aura rushing toward him, as if countless Dao principles were flooding toward him in that instant.

Fang Yu's expression was calm and composed. With all seven seas of consciousness comprehending together, the might of the Grand Origin Art manifested—whatever the principle, however intricate and profound, he could comprehend it.

In that moment, he saw countless Daos. Some were even incomplete, only a fragment of a Dao, blended together with others.

In the end, they formed this black-and-white grinding disc.

And before this black-and-white grinding disc, Fang Yu began to comprehend the many Great Daos.

"I wonder what this Fang Yu will be able to comprehend?"

In the great hall from before, whether it was Zhang Sect Bihai Daoren, or the other Primordial Spirit Daoists, or even Earth Immortal experts, they were all in the hall watching Fang Yu in the distance.

They were all very curious what kind of principles Fang Yu would comprehend here.

"Three stone walls—one bears the black-and-white diagram, the other two bear what my predecessors across the ages left behind. Whether he comprehends the principles on the black-and-white diagram, or comprehends the ultimate arts of my immortal predecessors, I am extremely curious—in fact, greatly anticipating it!"

A Primordial Spirit realm Elder spoke.

"Indeed. Every disciple of our Black-and-White Academy across the ages, the first time they gaze upon the black-and-white diagram, gains something—elevating their usual accumulations, their usual comprehension of Dao, by a tier, and comprehending something greatly beneficial to themselves!"

"He seems to have begun comprehending—look, he really has comprehended something!"

An Elder suddenly spoke.

The gazes of the gathered Elders looked over and saw that above Fang Yu's head, a grinding disc diagram had actually appeared as well. Upon this grinding disc diagram, yin-yang power circulated, the power of Grand Yin and the power of Grand Yang ceaselessly flowing and condensing, as if it could birth all things, and also obliterate all things.

Within the rotation of yin and yang lay the might to shatter everything, and also the great power to create everything.

So it is said: the Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two—and these Two are yin and yang.

The circulation of yin and yang can give birth to countless Great Daos.

"It truly is a yin-yang Grand Extremity diagram. That he comprehended such a Great Dao principle is both unexpected and, at the same time, entirely reasonable."

An Elder spoke.

Gazing upon the black-and-white grinding disc diagram of the Black-and-White Academy and comprehending the Dao of yin and yang—many disciples can do this, because the black-and-white diagram at first glance represents yin and yang.

"He has comprehended something else—this time it's actually complete black!"

Another Elder spoke, having discovered that above Fang Yu's head, complete blackness had appeared.

It was a blackness pushed to the extreme, so dense it seemed to drag the heavens and earth into eternal night.

Before this absolute blackness, a person's spiritual sense could even be blinded—the whole person could sense no change in the outside world, unable to tell Dongxinanbei, on the verge of losing the ability to distinguish anything at all.

"This pure blackness is truly terrifying. Fang Yu can actually comprehend absolute black from the black-and-white diagram—not bad, not bad at all. This kind of natural talent is truly remarkable."

"He has now comprehended two Great Dao principles. By the traditions of our Black-and-White Academy, he is already an unparalleled genius. An ordinary unparalleled genius comprehending one Great Dao on the first day would already be quite impressive. To comprehend more, one's spirit would grow weary!"

"Indeed. Back when I entered the Black-and-White Academy and saw the black-and-white diagram for the first time, I actually wanted to look at everything. But after comprehending two Great Daos, my spirit was already too weary to look further, so I went to sleep. It took three days of rest to recover. This Fang Yu's spirit doesn't seem tired yet."

"He still seems full of vigor—that's quite rare. Hmm? He's comprehended yet another Great Dao—is this absolute white?"

As the crowd discussed, they saw that where Fang Yu stood, absolute white had appeared once more.