Chapter 548: You Have One Famen, I Have One, We Exchanged More Than Two!

Before the Ji clan's cultivators, Fang Yu merely swept out a hand, and the wind-fire calamity clouds instantly obliterated five Purple Mansion cultivators.

To Fang Yu, this was merely casual, but to the Ji clan's people, it was utterly unfathomable.

Dong Ziqi, the top Purple Mansion cultivator of Yan Mountain, was no mere pretender, yet such a master fell in a single strike before that elder, with no capacity to resist.

Just how profound was this elder's cultivation base?

"This elder's cultivation is so profound—he destroyed five Purple Mansion cultivators with one move…"

Ji Jiuhuo, head of the Ji clan, wore an expression of shock; the gap in cultivation between them was immense—was this elder a Ten Thousand Manifestations True Person, or perhaps a Primordial Spirit Daoist of legend?

"Such formidable cultivation—this elder's comprehension of the Dao seems beyond the Domain of Dao, could he have mastered the complete Dao?"

The young Ji Ning's eyes gleamed as he gazed at the elder, involuntarily drawn to the youthful elder; he felt countless Dao currents flowed around the elder, compelling him to keep staring.

To be honest, he had never before sensed so many Dao currents in a single person—though he couldn't see them clearly, he faintly perceived them.

Ji Ning had a feeling that if he could follow this elder, he would surely grasp something new and advance further in his Dao comprehension.

"As previously stated, this yuan stone vein is mine."

At that moment, Fang Yu's voice rang out in the gathering.

Ji Jiuhuo immediately nodded: "Indeed, all these veins belong to the elder."

"Since they're mine, I'll take them away—otherwise more fools will come to die. I've never liked killing, but there are too many idiots."

Fang Yu's voice echoed as his hand swept out; boundless magic power surged, and in that instant, the entire four-thousand-li region, including the mineral veins three hundred li deep underground, was violently seized upward.

Especially from Fang Yu's body streamed five-colored divine light; the light shone downward, and the earth cracked apart—once unyielding ground now turned soft as liquid, and all manner of ores shrank, shrank, until their xu yuan qi condensed into yuan fluid.

Ordinary stone components fell back down, reverting to soil.

Lifting mountains with a hand, seizing the earth!

At this moment, Fang Yu revealed a fraction of his magic power.

His magic power had long since reached one hundred million Huang Huang Ma Li; now, with a mere motion, he could seize and refine the entire four-thousand-li, three-hundred-li-deep vein, transforming it all into flowing yuan fluid.

"This…"

"Sss…"

"How can a human possess such strength? This is a four-thousand-li region, three hundred li deep—a colossal mineral vein!"

Whether Ji Jiuhuo, Ji Ning, or other Ji clan cultivators, all now stared with eyes wide as copper bells, utterly unable to imagine that such terrifying magic power truly existed in the world.

Though myths spoke of great supernatural beings plucking stars from the sky and stepping on sun and moon, those were mere legends; in their world, a cultivator whose magic power could cover hundreds of li was already an ultimate powerhouse.

Now, before them, this elder could cover four thousand li—terrifying, horrifying, unimaginable.

Fang Yu remained calm and composed; in the Eternal Life Realm, Hua Tiandu was famed for his vast magic power, and even within Yuhua Sect, legends still circulated of him making snow fall eight thousand li, three chi deep—how he descended to the mortal realm and caused snow to blanket the Da Xu Dynasty for eight thousand li.

Now, Fang Yu's realm was 7th Stage of Divine Abilities, Golden Core Realm, having cultivated ninety-nine Divine Abilities into his Golden Core; his magic power was strong enough to accomplish what Hua Tiandu once did.

He directly seized the four-thousand-li, three-hundred-li-deep mineral vein and refined it into yuan fluid for storage.

The quantity of this yuan fluid was immense, equivalent to half the wealth of a Primordial Spirit Daoist.

"Let's go, visit your Ji clan. I sense your Ji clan has good fortune—this youth comprehends the Dao well; with proper cultivation, he can become accomplished."

Having seized all the yuan stone veins, Fang Yu's gaze turned to Ji Ning.

Ji Jiuhuo was still stunned when Fang Yu's voice reached his ears—he instantly burst into ecstatic joy and bowed deeply: "For the elder to grace us with a visit is the greatest fortune our Ji clan has ever known. Elder, please."

Fang Yu nodded.

The Ji clan was divided into the Main Hall, East Hall, West Hall, South Hall, and North Hall, but Fang Yu was most interested in the West Hall.

When Fang Yu showed interest in the Ji clan's West Hall, the clan head and other elite cultivators all came to the West Hall to pay homage to Fang Yu.

This tribe had, on the surface, two or three Purple Mansion cultivators: one was Ji Jiuhuo, the clan head; the other was Ji Jiuhuo's sister, who had lived four hundred years and was now known as Shadow Granny.

But Fang Yu was chiefly interested in Ji Ning.

That was why he had come here.

"Ji Ning, what Divine Abilities and Dao methods do you usually cultivate?"

By the side of a great lake, Fang Yu sat on one side, while Ji Ning sat opposite him.

"Elder, I cultivate my Ji clan's Water Yuan Art, and have just reached the early stage of Purple Mansion. As for my body refinement art, it is the Red Ming Nine Heaven Map—I've only reached the sixth stage so far."

Ji Ning replied respectfully to Fang Yu's question.

He held deep affection for this elder, for the moment this elder arrived, he immediately lifted the threat of annihilation from the Ji clan and saved them.

Moreover, this elder seemed to master boundless Dao—near him, Ji Ning felt his own Dao comprehension had already improved.

And this elder was gentle in demeanor, showing no arrogance even toward Purple Mansion cultivators, which filled Ji Ning with profound admiration.

Like those Purple Mansion cultivators from Xuelong Mountain—even at the same realm—they acted as if they looked down on everyone, proud of their great sect origins.

"Water Yuan Art? This art is indeed shallow, but for you to reach early Purple Mansion with it is already impressive. Still, don't rush into mid-Purple Mansion—if you can acquire an Immortal-grade cultivation method while still in early Purple Mansion and refine it thoroughly, you may one day attain Ten Thousand Manifestations True Person status; otherwise, you'll remain stuck in Purple Mansion, like your clan head."

Fang Yu watched Ji Ning demonstrate his clan's Water Yuan Art and offered guidance.

"Yes, Elder."

Ji Ning nodded.

He knew the elder was right—shallow cultivation methods made opening the Purple Mansion easy, but robbed cultivators of potential; profound arts could carry cultivators farther on the path, yet Immortal-grade arts were never easily obtained.

The Ji clan was merely a low-tier tribe; their Qi Refining methods were not profound—only the Red Ming Nine Heaven Map, due to its unique nature and widespread circulation across heaven and earth, was accessible to them.

Ji Ning knew clearly that in Qi Refining, their Ji clan's methods were poor—his clan head and Shadow Granny had cultivated nearly four hundred years and remained trapped in Purple Mansion.

"Your Ji clan lacks an Immortal-grade Qi Refining method, but in Chancheng, the Black and White Academy possesses several. I am Fang Yu, Elder of the Black and White Academy. If you ever gain the opportunity to join, you will naturally obtain an Immortal-grade Qi Refining method."

Fang Yu smiled.

"Black and White Academy—I've noted it."

Curiosity rose on Ji Ning's face; though he didn't know how powerful the Black and White Academy was, a sect that produced an elder like this could hardly be weak.

Ji Ning now had a goal—he would one day go to Chancheng and join the Black and White Academy, so he could discuss Dao with this elder.

"I see your Primordial Spirit is also very strong—far stronger than others. You must have cultivated some method as well."

Studying Ji Ning's expression, Fang Yu asked again.

This was a question he already knew the answer to.

"Yes, Senior. Once I obtained a fortuitous encounter and got a visualization diagram called the Nüwa Diagram. I wonder if you've heard of it, Senior."

Hearing Fang Yu bring up this matter, Ji Ning hesitated briefly, then still nodded and revealed the diagram he had obtained.

The Nüwa Diagram.

This was the fortuitous encounter he had obtained.

Normally, something like a fortuitous encounter shouldn't be casually shown to others, but Ji Ning had a feeling that he could show the Nüwa Diagram to this senior without any worry.

It was a feeling from deep within — after showing it, it might help the senior comprehend certain things.

And if this senior comprehended something, it would also bring him many benefits.

This was not a bad thing.

The exchange of the Dao of Thought isn't like trading objects — you give one, I give one, and after the trade we each still have one. Rather, after the exchange, each person gains a benefit greater than one plus one.

You have a Yizhongfa Sect, I have a Yizhongfa Sect; after the exchange, each of us has one, and in the end each person has two.

If from these two one comprehends a third, that would be an absolute windfall.

So Ji Ning showed his core fortuitous encounter, the Nüwa Diagram, to Fang Yu.

Right there, Fang Yu saw a woman — the utmost good and utmost holy Pangu Goddess, Nüwa.

She was a great power, a top-tier expert even across all the myriad worlds; the tale of Goddess Nüwa smelting stones to mend the heavens was spread everywhere.

And in this world of Desolate, Goddess Nüwa was also an extremely formidable expert — capable of destroying heaven and earth, of mending the heavens, and of creating life.

This being was said to have comprehended eighty-four thousand Daos, and was the undisputed supreme first existence of the Three Realms.

The Nüwa Diagram now before Fang Yu was an image for visualizing this being, capable of enhancing soul force and various abilities.

"The Nüwa Diagram… just like that, it's in my hands…"