Chapter 541

"Is there such a fire in the world?"

In the Discourse Hall, Daoist Huosheng had believed he had mastered a Fire Dao, but until now he realized that his Fire Dao meant nothing before this Elder Fang Yu.

That Elder Fang Yu's Fire Dao, even if only a negligible portion flowed forth, was enough to form countless Fire Daos; after others comprehended them, their strength could increase manifold.

And his so-called Fire Dao was indeed far too weak.

"Today, seeing the Elder, I finally understand that beyond people there are greater people, beyond heaven there are higher heavens; the subtlety of fire is utterly beyond my comprehension."

Daoist Huosheng felt utterly inferior, even wished to change his Dao title.

How could he deserve the title "Daoist Huosheng"?

"The Dao has no bounds; for a junior disciple your age to comprehend such a truth is already commendable."

Fang Yu spoke.

The Great Solar Fire Disaster, the Five Elements True Fire, the Seven-Colored Flame, the Haozhen True Fire—he displayed each, and each was profoundly mysterious; this supreme Divine Ability-level fire technique, if meticulously dissected, could be broken down into countless fire-based Grand Divine Abilities; one of Yuhua Sect's Eight Grand Techniques, the Azure Flame Seven-Cultivation Ray, could be derived from Haozhen True Fire.

Using these four supreme techniques to open Daoist Huosheng's eyes was only natural.

Fang Yu had not even unleashed the Crimson Emperor Fire Emperor Qi from the Great Five Elements Art.

Speaking of which, after arriving in the Manghuang Ji Realm, Fang Yu discovered something: in the Eternal Life Realm, the Great Five Elements Art was one of the Three Thousand Great Dao; but in the Manghuang Ji Realm, each element's Dao could be called a Great Dao.

The Great Water Dao, the Great Wood Dao, the Great Fire Dao, the Great Earth Dao, the Great Metal Dao.

A peerless genius who comprehends and masters even one Great Dao is already rare—unlike in the Eternal Life Realm, where obtaining the Great Five Elements Art meant obtaining just one Great Dao.

This is a conceptual difference.

So if Fang Yu unleashed the Five Emperors Canopy, wouldn't he appear in the eyes of the Manghuang Ji Realm cultivators as having fused five Daos at once, thus terrifying every heart?

After all, the Three Talents Sword he forged by fusing three Daos had already stunned every disciple of the Black and White Learning Palace.

Cultivators in this world clearly understood the Dao far less than those in the Eternal Life Realm.

To the cultivators of the Manghuang Ji Realm, Fang Yu's Great Five Elements Art meant he directly mastered five Daos and fused five Daos; but if he revealed his Book of Infinite Stars, wouldn't it seem he mastered thousands of Daos?

Stellar power, each distinct; if roughly categorized, it could be divided into thousands, tens of thousands, even as countless as the sands of the Ganges; the Book of Infinite Stars used immense Divine Ability to refine these countless stellar powers into a book, within which the Infinite manifested, emitting Infinite Divine Light, its power so great that at high realms it could annihilate stars, star regions, and infinite dimensions.

This is also a trait of the Three Thousand Great Dao in the Eternal Life Realm: one can comprehend a Great Dao even in the Divine Ability Secret Realm, yet use it all the way to the Heavenly Monarch realm—the higher the realm, the more profound the Great Dao's subtlety becomes.

If the Great Star Art were cultivated to the Heavenly Immortal level, that Heavenly Immortal could directly refine entire star regions into the Book of Infinite Stars.

In fact, cultivators of the eighth and ninth layers of the Longevity Secret Realm can refine entire star regions; one cultivator refined boundless stars into a Top-Grade artifact, the Infinite Sands of the Ganges—a Top-Grade artifact forged from countless star regions; once activated, it crushed down with the weight of boundless star regions, its power truly boundless and terrifying.

"Elder Fang, I have lost this time, utterly defeated; I shall return home at once to retrieve the Qi Fire Yuan Pearl."

At this moment, Daoist Huosheng spoke.

"Hmm, but I must also descend the mountain; very well, come with me."

Fang Yu resolved to cease guiding the Black and White Learning Palace disciples; this would be the end.

"Yes."

Daoist Huosheng nodded.

"We respectfully see off the Elder."

The other disciples also bowed respectfully, their eyes filled with deep admiration.

Some disciples could not comprehend Elder Fang Yu's technique, but the most cultivated among them could feel its terror—it seemed the true Fire Dao, boundless and terrifying; they were no match at all.

"Powerful, incredibly powerful. I am no match for that technique."

After Fang Yu departed, the scruffy fat boy also shook his head.

"The subtlety of that technique, its grace, its terror—recollecting it is endless."

The scruffy fat boy, the universally acknowledged top disciple of the third generation, murmured in admiration, his gaze turning to the cold, solitary girl nearby.

"I cannot break it either."

The black-robed girl, Fire Rainbow Immortal Yu Wei, also shook her head.

"I cannot either—profound beyond profundity, encounter it and you die."

Another core disciple spoke, face turned solemn.

"Thankfully he is not an Elder of another sect; this is our fortune."

Another white-robed woman spoke, her eyes swirling with contemplation, as if savoring the memory.

"What? Was Elder Fang's technique just now truly that powerful? I thought it was merely a Fire-Element Sword."

"I didn't perceive its subtlety either—I thought it was just a Fire-Element Sword. Clearly, Scruffy Senior Brother saw deeper—he recognized Elder Fang Yu's terror."

"Since Senior Brother and Senior Sister all say so, it must indeed be terrifying; our Black and White Learning Palace having Elder Fang Yu is truly our fortune!"

Some low-cultivation disciples had not understood, but hearing their seniors say so, they now realized how terrifying Elder Fang Yu's technique truly was.

Discussion still raged in the Discourse Hall, but Fang Yu had already left the Black and White Learning Palace.

Daoist Huosheng's family possessed the Qi Fire Yuan Pearl; this was good, for Fang Yu indeed needed a vessel to condense his Second Primordial Spirit.

A good vessel allows the Second Primordial Spirit to cultivate faster; treasures like the Qi Fire Yuan Pearl can propel a cultivator's Second Primordial Spirit to rapid advancement in the Fire Dao.

Thus, Fang Yu resolved to make the journey.

"Elder, my family lies a million li beyond our Black and White Learning Palace; along the way we can stroll and pause, admire the scenery of heaven and earth."

After leaving the Black and White Learning Palace, high in the sky, Daoist Huosheng smiled and spoke to Fang Yu.

"A million li away? No need to stroll and pause. Such distance is nothing. Junior Disciple Huosheng, in which direction is your hometown?"

Fang Yu, hearing the distance of a million li, asked Daoist Huosheng.

"Eh… Elder, to the northwest."

Daoist Huosheng was curious—what did this Elder intend? Would he use a Minor Teleportation Dao Talisman? Or a Major Teleportation Dao Talisman? Such life-saving items surely wouldn't be used by Elder Fang Yu just for walking.

As he wondered, waves of magic power enveloped him; then Fang Yu stepped forward, directly tearing through the void.

With sheer physical strength, he teleported through the void.

In an instant, tens of thousands of li passed by.

In a few more breaths, Daoist Huosheng stared in shock as the void around him continuously shifted, moving steadily toward places he knew well.

"Elder Fang Yu, you've actually comprehended… the Void Force?"

A look of utter disbelief rose on Daoist Huosheng's face; he now clearly felt himself constantly teleporting, and this teleportation was fundamentally an awakening to the Void.

In other words, Elder Fang Yu has also awakened the Dao of the Void?

The Dao of the Void is one of the most difficult Great Daos to comprehend in heaven and earth; ordinary cultivators have no chance at all to grasp such a principle, for even entering this Dao is immensely arduous—far beyond the reach of people like them.

Now, as Daoist Huosheng watched himself continuously teleport through space, his reverence for Fang Yu reached an unimaginable level.

"Is this your hometown?"

After some time, Fang Yu stepped out of the void, pointing to a city not far off.

The city radiated a strong aura of fire, appearing from afar like a divine city of flame; within it, many powerful auras lingered—those of Earth Immortals and Scatter Immortals beyond the Primordial Spirit stage.

"Yes, Elder, this is my hometown."

Daoist Huosheng still could not believe it; he simply could not imagine that anyone in heaven and earth could master so many Great Daos.

The Wind Dao.

The five Great Daos of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

The Dao of the Sword, the Dao of Space.

Could such a cultivator truly exist in the mortal world? Even a Celestial Immortal reincarnated could not accomplish this.

But now that they had reached his hometown, Daoist Huosheng suppressed his shock and invited Fang Yu inside.

After Daoist Huosheng's arrival, countless beings in the city were stirred, all turning to look.

"Ah, it's Brother Huosheng! Brother Huosheng from the Black and White Academy has come to visit us!"

"Our family's peerless genius has arrived! This is a momentous occasion—quickly report it to the Ancestor!"

"Brother Huosheng, we've all missed you so much."