Chapter 593

Ruyizi also arrived on the scene, his face as stormy as a thousand-year-old giant's.

He was a thousand-year-old giant; infusing a disciple with his magic power was no great feat—the difficulty lay in the disciple's body and mind being utterly incapable of bearing it, prone to instant explosion.

"Fang Yu, you live up to your reputation as a prodigy of Yuhua Sect, a man of great fortune—you possess such a method."

Jiang Rourou, the thousand-year-old giant, also emerged, her eyes gleaming with admiration as she took in the scene before her.

She could not achieve such a thing—but Fang Yu could.

"Thank you, Senior Brother! Your grace in rebirthing me—I would give my life a thousand times over and still fail to repay you."

At that moment, the two newly promoted female disciples both spoke with trembling excitement, their expressions filled with reverence.

Fang Yu grunted, his gaze shifting to Zixuan, ranked eighth, Li Sitong, ranked ninth, and Yan Xiaoxing, ranked tenth; he slapped a Divine Ability Fruit into each of their foreheads.

Boom—boom—boom.

Instantly, all three female disciples emitted thunderous roars; waves of magic power clashed within them, and with the aid of the Divine Ability Fruit, their spirits transformed outright into magic power.

Three more Divine Ability Secret Realms!

Everyone on the field stood frozen, staring in disbelief at the three female disciples undergoing transformation—Li Sitong, ranked ninth, underwent the most dramatic change; after ascending to the Divine Ability Secret Realm, all the starlight she had previously absorbed shifted along an unfathomable trajectory, merging instantly with her magic power, causing it to surge violently and break through.

Moments later, the thirteen-year-old girl's cultivation base shattered through to the 2nd Stage of Divine Abilities, True Qi Realm!

"Another fine seed has emerged in Yuhua Sect—a True Qi Realm expert at thirteen! She has ample time to reach the Heavenly Man Realm!"

Elder Tian Xing and the other Elders all praised endlessly, as if witnessing the rise of another genius.

Even Fang Yu nodded; physical constitution still mattered in the early stages—look at this girl: after breaking into the Divine Ability Secret Realm, she leapt straight into the True Qi Realm. With proper cultivation, breaking into the Gang Qi Realm won't be hard. Add to that the Yin-Yang Diagram I brought—if her talent is sufficient, she may even surpass the Yin-Yang Realm and reach the Heavenly Man Realm.

If she breaks into the Heavenly Man Realm by sixteen, she truly will be another genius of Yuhua Sect.

Meng Shaobai, Yuhua Sect's young immortal, broke into the Return to Oneness Realm at sixteen.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I, Li Sitong, will henceforth follow you as my sole guide. Senior Brother, may your glory endure forever, your life unending."

The girl spoke earnestly after breaking into the True Qi Realm.

"Ha…"

Fang Yu heard the disciple's flattery, nodded, found it amusing, and turned his gaze to Elder Tian Xing, transmitting a silent message.

"Elder Tian Xing, I have a star-based Divine Ability perfectly suited to her. Let me teach it to her."

"Naturally, no problem. Fang Yu, you slew the Piercing Moon Bandits and the Star-Extinguishing Bandits, cultivated ninety-nine Divine Abilities—you understand the Star Dao better than any of us. Our Eight Great Divine Abilities truly don't suit her. Thank heaven this prodigy didn't join Qunxing Sect—if she had, in a century they'd have another Jin Dan disciple."

Elder Tian Xing nodded, seeing nothing amiss in Fang Yu's actions.

The Yuhua Sect's Eight Great Divine Abilities—whether the Five Elemental Great Divine Abilities like the Great Freedom Mysterious Golden Sword Qi, the Heavenly Wood Great Art, the Ten Thousand Waters Divine Art, the Mountain and Rock Forging Art, the Azure Flame Seven Refinement Rays—or the Great Divine Abilities like the Purple Lightning Yin Thunder Knife, the Heavenly Cold Xuanming Force, the Jiugong Art—all of them were a mismatch for this young prodigy.

Only star-based Great Divine Abilities, Supreme Divine Abilities, could match Li Sitong.

Logically, Li Sitong's constitution should have led her to Qunxing Sect for greater development—but she chose Yuhua Sect instead, becoming its disciple.

Such a supreme genius, once encountered by Yuhua Sect, must be nurtured with utmost care.

"Sister, this is wonderful! You broke into the Divine Ability Secret Realm and even reached the 2nd Stage of Divine Abilities, True Qi Realm! I told you to come to Yuhua Sect—only here could you receive proper cultivation, be carefully nurtured by Senior Brother."

At that moment, a man leapt forward—he was a 10th Stage of Physical Body, Divine Transformation Realm expert named Li Hongyi, Li Sitong's brother. Seeing his sister's sudden breakthrough, he was overjoyed beyond words.

"Li Hongyi? I know your name. You once listened to my teachings on Yu Peak, just one step away from the Divine Ability Secret Realm. This time, you brought your sister to Yuhua Sect, adding a genius to our ranks—I must reward you. I shall elevate you to the Divine Ability Secret Realm."

Fang Yu, seeing this inner disciple at the 10th Stage of Physical Body, Divine Transformation Realm, immediately recalled the man—he had once listened to his teachings on Yu Peak and even consulted his Xu Yuan Qi avatar on cultivation matters.

Back then, the man had vowed that if Yuhua Sect gave him such excellent cultivation, he would bring his sister here—and he truly did, bringing a supreme genius.

The Star Element Body—this constitution, within Yuhua Sect, was truly supreme. Far stronger than most sons and daughters of kings, marquises, and generals.

As Fang Yu pondered, he slapped another Divine Ability Fruit into Li Hongyi's crown—immediately, Li Hongyi underwent the same transformation: he too entered the Divine Ability Secret Realm.

"He entered the Divine Ability Secret Realm too! A sibling pair, both Divine Ability Secret Realm!"

"The Li family of the Great Xu Dynasty has risen—utterly, completely risen!"

"Brother and sister both elevated to the Divine Ability Secret Realm by Senior Brother."

Before the eyes of all, under the gaze of three Longevity Secret Realm thousand-year-old giants, Li Hongyi entered the Divine Ability Secret Realm. Elder Tian Xing grew ever more delighted; Jiang Rourou grew increasingly curious; Ruyizi's face turned pitch-black, dark enough to drip water.

"This boy must not be allowed to live! If this continues, Heaven itself will lose everything!"

Deep within Ruyizi's heart surged an overwhelming killing intent.

"I never imagined I'd break into the Divine Ability Secret Realm today—this realm I've dreamed of for so long!"

Li Hongyi, sensing his new state, could hardly believe it—until he confirmed it, then immediately bowed to Fang Yu.

"Senior Brother, from today on, I, Li Hongyi, will follow you utterly. You tell me east, I won't go west; you tell me to climb a mountain of blades, I won't flinch."

"Hongyi, you've earned merit. Yuhua Sect must nurture you well. Any disciple who contributes to Yuhua Sect shall be rewarded and cultivated properly."

Fang Yu smiled.

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

All inner and outer disciples shouted in unison.

"Enough. This year's Shanhe Ranking Tournament is over. All younger brothers and sisters, cultivate diligently. I look forward to seeing even greater performances from you next year."

After speaking these words, Fang Yu's body dissolved into a streak of light, returning to Yu Peak.

Before the Shanhe Ranking Board, many disciples continued to chatter.

The outer disciples watched with trembling hearts, desperate to pass the inner disciple examination and become inner disciples, so they could compete in next year's Shanhe Ranking Tournament.

They were heartbroken—they were still outer disciples, unable to even catch Senior Brother Fang Yu's attention.

The inner disciples who earned high ranks were ecstatic, vowing to seize a top-ten spot next year, to earn Fang Yu's favor and receive his mysterious elixirs.

As for ordinary inner disciples, they resolved to serve Senior Brother on Yu Peak, earn a few Nascent Soul Pills, and raise their cultivation base.

"This year, Yuhua Sect has had a tremendous harvest! Look—Fang Yu alone has enlightened seven disciples into the Divine Ability Secret Realm! Xu Yue, Nan Beibei, Ai Wei, Zixuan, Yan Xiaoxing, and the Li siblings, Li Sitong and Li Hongyi—seven true disciples! This year's harvest is immense—truly immense!"

One Elder couldn't contain his joy—he still trembled with excitement.

"Not just these seven—the Fang family's two disciples, Fang Cheng and Fang Dong, have already ascended to the 2nd Stage of Divine Abilities, True Qi Realm. He Xianzi and Princess Hongyi are also Divine Ability Secret Realm cultivators—that's eleven Divine Ability Secret Realm disciples this year!"

"Not just eleven—you may have missed it, but I saw clearly: besides these eleven, three others—apparently Hu Tiandu's direct disciples—also reached the Divine Ability Secret Realm. But with Fang Yu here, they dared not reveal their strength, settling for the top twenty in this year's Shanhe Ranking. So this year, Yuhua Sect has gained fourteen Divine Ability Secret Realm disciples!"

"Whoa! Fourteen! Last year there was only Fang Han—though Fang Yu and Long Xuan don't count."

"Exactly. Just look at how one genius's rise has transformed our Yuhua Sect. With this Divine Ability Secret Realm expert emerging, this year alone we've gained so many Divine Ability Secret Realm cultivators. In a few more years, our sect's disciples in the Divine Ability Secret Realm might be everywhere. At that point, even the qualification for becoming a True Disciple will rise—it won't be enough to just reach the Divine Ability Secret Realm anymore. I think it should be raised to the Heavenly Man Realm before one can become a True Disciple."

An Elder said with a smile.

"That's unlikely. Even Liantaiyi Sect can't manage something like that. Still, it's certainly worth looking forward to."

Several Elders laughed. They were growing ever more impressed with Senior Brother Fang Yu.

Indeed, since Fang Yu joined, Yuhua Sect had gained new vitality—better even than during Hua Tiandu's time.

At this moment, atop Yufeng Peak, Fang Yu sat upon the main seat, while the top ten disciples of the Shanhe List stood respectfully before him.

Like Hong Yi, Fang Cheng, Fang Dong, and Xu Yue'er, each held a Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixir in their hands.

"Senior Brother, thanks to your guidance, we've all advanced into the Divine Ability Secret Realm. These Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixirs are offered to you."

Xu Yue'er spoke first.

"The Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixir is indeed a fine thing—a Heaven-grade elixir that greatly enhances magic power and extends lifespan."

Fang Yu smiled faintly, waved his hand, and seized the four Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixirs in midair, examining them casually.

This was a Heaven-grade elixir; each required vast quantities of herbs and time to refine, and only experts in the Longevity Secret Realm could successfully create it. Below the Longevity Secret Realm, success was nearly impossible.

Fang Yu himself had no use for such elixirs, but his family had many members who needed them, so he put them away.

Recalling past years, he had to travel far and wide, slaying the Red Powder Crown Prince and the Heavenly Wolf True Person just to obtain a single Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixir.

Now, times had changed—he merely sat here, and disciples brought him Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixirs.

He must accept the Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixirs, of course—but he must also reward his disciples' loyalty.

"Since you've offered me the Yin-Yang Wan Shou Elixirs, take these treasures for your protection. The heavens and earth are unsettled lately; if you travel, you must safeguard your physical body."

As Fang Yu spoke, he flung out set after set of magic treasures.

There were ten complete sets of magic treasures here.

One set was sixty-four Bai Yun Banners, all High-Grade magic artifacts; each alone could protect one's physical body, but together, the sixty-four High-Grade artifacts could repel assassination attempts from Supreme-Grade magic artifacts.

The others were grand arrays too—such as the Jiugong Sword Array formed from seventy-two High-Grade magic artifact swords, and the Qi Sha Sword Array formed from sixty-four High-Grade flying swords.

Fang Yu now possessed many such sword arrays and magic artifacts, for he had slain countless Divine Clan Divine Kings and amassed many Supreme-Grade magic artifacts; to him, High-Grade magic artifacts were merely numbers.

"This..."

Seeing Fang Yu produce ten complete sets of magic artifact arrays at once, several disciples were stunned into silence—they had never imagined they'd see so many High-Grade magic artifacts at their current realm!

What is true wealth?

This is true wealth.

"Senior Brother has so many treasures! Heaven! So many High-Grade magic artifacts—and Senior Brother Fang just handed them out without a second thought, not even a flicker of regret! These are complete sets of High-Grade magic artifacts, not just a single High-Grade item!"

"With so many High-Grade magic artifacts, I'd even doubt that if I had enough magic power, I could use such arrays to resist attacks from Jin Dan experts!"

"A sword array of sixty-four High-Grade swords—I now have one such set. From now on, I can venture into dangerous places during my travels."