Chapter 591

However, truly possessing a certain bodily constitution greatly aids a cultivator's cultivation.

A girl named Li Sitong possesses a special constitution—she is said to be a Star Element Body; though she has not yet entered the Divine Ability Secret Realm, she can already absorb solar essence, lunar essence, and star power—this is why her cultivation speed is so rapid. At thirteen, she has reached the 10th Stage of Physical Body, a feat truly extraordinary in the secular world, and even within Yuhua Sect, few have reached such a realm.

Her luck has also been quite good; she has not encountered any high-level experts from the Fang family or Jialan Society.

This time, at the Shanhe Ranking Tournament, there were seven disciples who were experts in the Divine Ability Secret Realm.

The Hongyi Princess and the Crane Immortal of Jialan Society are two of them.

Fang Cheng and Fang Dong of the Fang family are two more.

The other three are not from the Fang family or Jialan Society—they are disciples of Huatiandu.

"What do we do now? We've been heavily nurtured by Brother Tiandu; he even let us cultivate inside a Dao-Qi furnace, tempering our sinews and bones, and gave us countless spiritual elixirs. In the end, those of us with better talent broke through into the Divine Ability Secret Realm. Brother Tiandu, before leaving, told us to conceal our aura and wait for the critical moment to unleash our power and pretend to be weak—but now, how dare we use our strength at all!"

Among the disciples below, three unremarkable ones watched Fang Yu, Fang Qingxue, and Fang Han from afar, their faces grim.

These three were close to Huatiandu and Lingxiao, even raised by them personally.

"Damn it! I originally planned to break my seal and wield the treasure blade Brother Tiandu gave me, sweeping the arena clean—securing a Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixir would have been no problem. But now, I dare not!"

The speaker was an inner-disciple wearing a jade crown.

"The current situation is extremely dire. But Brother Wan Luo dares not show himself, and Brother Lingxiao is deeply wary of Fang Yu. Perhaps if Brother Tiandu returns from Congtaiyi Sect, he could suppress Fang Yu—but if we make a move now, we'll surely get crushed!"

Another inner-disciple growled harshly.

As they spoke, Fang Han, who had been talking with Fang Yu nearby, seemed to sense someone whispering and shot a furious glance their way—his gaze pierced straight through the thoughts of these three inner-disciples, and he sneered endlessly.

"Bad! We've been discovered!"

"Fang Han, Fang Yu's first lackey, spotted us—we must pretend nothing happened."

"Damn it! His gaze is so powerful—I can't even breathe when it lands on me!"

While these three inner-disciples were whispering, one glance from Fang Han made them realize how terrifying it was.

Fang Yu naturally saw all of this.

Huatiandu isn't even in Yuhua Sect, yet he's still training disciples to compete—how could this be allowed?

But he doesn't need to act himself; a few more glances from Fang Han will make those true-disciples dare not unleash their full power.

The "Shanhe Ranking" tournament lasted precisely thirty-six hours, with no issues arising.

Fang Yu personally oversaw the event; everything proceeded smoothly—even the three disciples nurtured by Huatiandu remained obedient, never breaking their seals or revealing their Divine Ability Secret Realm strength, instead staying cautiously among the top fifteen.

Because Fang Han's gaze constantly rested on them, sneering, leaving them in constant dread.

Fang Han has always disliked the name Huatiandu, and now, as a Jin Dan expert under Brother Yu's command, he must consider Brother Yu's interests.

Everything has settled.

At this Shanhe Ranking, Fang Cheng of the Fang family took first place, the Hongyi Princess took second, the Crane Immortal took third, Fang Dong fourth, and fifth went to Xu Yue'er—a female disciple Fang Yu had once met on the Demon Warfront.

These five claimed the top five spots, each receiving a precious Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixir—even Jin Dan experts coveted these—and they also claimed the treasure weapons of the top five.

The next five in the previous life were all female disciples of Jialan Society: the thirteen-year-old Star Element Body Li Sitong ranked ninth; Nan Beibei ranked sixth, Ai Wei seventh, Zi Xuan eighth, and Yan Xiaoxing tenth—all of them from Jialan Society.

These Jialan Society female disciples have always had good relations with Fang Yu; after he perfected his Great Five Elements Art and transformed his true-disciple peak into a paradise, they cultivated atop his peak, long ago refining their physical bodies to extraordinary strength, just one step away from the Divine Ability Secret Realm.

They also possessed powerful magic treasures, which allowed them to claim the top ten spots on the Shanhe Ranking.

Li Sitong, the Star Element Body, ranking ninth, surprised most people—this thirteen-year-old girl had only entered Yuhua Sect a few months ago, yet she had already achieved such a high rank.

The top ten on the Shanhe Ranking received the heaviest rewards, the most treasure weapons and elixirs. Each of the top ten even received a magic treasure pouch forged from Void Crystal.

Times truly are different.

Even something as basic as a magic treasure pouch—normally essential for beginners—is now distributed by the sect.

Back in the day, when Fang Yu went on his travels, even after slaying a prince's corpse, he had nowhere to store it—finally, Sister Qingxue gave him a Hundred Treasures Pouch, solving his travel problems forever.

Having a Hundred Treasures Pouch was indeed far more convenient.

"Good, good. You few disciples, come here—I have words for you."

Seeing that the top ten had received their rewards, Fang Yu stood up.

His rising immediately drew everyone's attention; some true-disciples and Elders who had already planned to leave paused their steps, curious to see what their senior brother of Yuhua Sect intended.

"Xu Yue'er, come here."

Before all eyes, Fang Yu spoke.

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

Xu Yue'er stepped forward, bowing respectfully.

"You achieved fifth place—excellent. I must reward and nurture you. Now, focus your spirit—I shall grant you entry into the Divine Ability Secret Realm!"

As he spoke, a shimmer of light flashed in Fang Yu's hand—a strange fruit, the Divine Ability Fruit just formed by the Divine Lord—now he slapped it onto Xu Yue'er's forehead, and the fruit immediately sank into her.

This Divine Ability Fruit, neither fully gas nor fully solid, contained countless swirling vortices; the moment it entered Xu Yue'er's forehead, it rushed into her mind and fused with her spirit.

Boom—

At that instant, Xu Yue'er's body floated into the air, her entire frame trembling with surging magic power, blasting outward in all directions.

"What? What's happening to me? Have I ascended into the Divine Ability Secret Realm?"

Xu Yue'er never imagined that after Fang Yu's single slap, the fruit entering her body would transform her spirit into magic power.

She had directly entered the Divine Ability Secret Realm!

"Divine Ability Secret Realm, Divine Ability Secret Realm—I've truly entered it? This magic power—this is mine! I can control it! Heaven! I've been turned into a Divine Ability Secret Realm expert by Senior Brother Fang Yu!"

Xu Yue'er seemed stunned, unable to believe this scene—but after a moment, she finally reacted, screaming in wild excitement.

In her ecstatic frenzy, she manipulated her magic power, reaching out to snatch her treasure weapon.

She now knew it was real.

Before all eyes, with the help of Fang Yu's single fruit, she had successfully broken through into the Divine Ability Secret Realm, achieving the realm she had long dreamed of!

"What? What kind of elixir is this? It directly propelled Xu Yue'er into the Divine Ability Secret Realm?"

"Did I see that right? Xu Yue'er just entered the Divine Ability Secret Realm? Now she's a true-disciple of Yuhua Sect, destined for great status?"

"That's right, this is magic power! True magic power! Not the power of any spiritual weapon or treasure, but Xuyue's own power. Master Fang Yu actually used a single elixir to turn Xuyue into the Divine Ability Secret Realm—what kind of elixir is that? Could it be the legendary immortal elixir? It's far stronger than our Yuhua Sect's Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixir!"

"It can't be an immortal elixir—I've heard of those. Their power surpasses even a 10th Stage of Divine Abilities expert, and those who consume them explode. But what method did Master Fang Yu use? This is outright defying heaven! The Divine Ability Secret Realm must be achieved through one's own enlightenment—that's why we, disciples of the 10th Stage of Physical Body Transformation, painstakingly refine our spirits. How did Master Fang Yu accomplish this? How did he directly elevate Xuyue to the Divine Ability Secret Realm?"

"Directly into the Divine Ability Secret Realm? My heavens!"

Many disciples, seeing this scene, cried out in shock.

Several Elders nearly popped their eyes out, unable to believe it. "Impossible, impossible, how could this be? This must be a coincidence! How could any elixir directly elevate someone to the Divine Ability Secret Realm? Even immortal elixirs can't do it—no Longevity Secret Realm expert could!"

But Fang Yu called Nan Nan Beibei and Aiwei over—both were disciples of the Jialan Society, ranked sixth and seventh respectively in this year's Shanhe Ranking Tournament.

"We bow before Master Fang Yu!"

"Is Master Fang Yu going to help me ascend to the Divine Ability Secret Realm too?!"

Both female disciples' hearts pounded wildly.

Then they saw Master Fang Yu take out two Divine Ability Fruits and slam them directly onto their foreheads.

Shhh! Shhh!

Nan Nan Beibei and Aiwei, the two female disciples, simultaneously transformed all their spiritual essence into tangible magic power—turning the intangible into the tangible—and stepped into the Divine Ability Secret Realm!

Hum.

Everyone in the courtyard was stunned.