Chapter 67: The Many Worlds

"Became a disciple of Yuhua Sect's outer gate."

Fang Yu, now residing in a mansion within Wo Xian Courtyard, felt a sense of reflection.

Wo Xian Courtyard was where outer gate disciples lived; it was enormous, fifty times larger than the Fang family's mansion, filled with countless courtyards one after another.

Yuhuaxian Sect had hundreds of thousands of outer gate disciples, all cultivating within this plain; Fang Yu resided in Wo Xian Courtyard, while others lived in Liu Xian Courtyard, Qing Xian Courtyard, Jing Xian Courtyard, Ning Xian Courtyard, and more.

Each residence courtyard was as grand as an imperial palace.

The courtyard Fang Yu now lived in spanned several mu, with pavilions, terraces, towers, swaying bamboo groves, and streams flowing everywhere through its gardens; spiritual energy filled the air, radiating an immortal aura.

This environment was vastly superior to the Fang family's residence.

Fang Yu sat on his bed, changed into the magic treasure garment, and immediately felt a fresh, natural energy coursing through his body, accompanied by a faint fragrance.

This garment repelled all poisons and miasmas, kept away snakes, insects, rats, and ants, and was impervious to ordinary blades; in the mortal world, it could not be bought for ten thousand taels of gold, yet in Yuhuaxian Sect, it was one of several standard items issued to every outer gate disciple.

This was a basic benefit for outer gate disciples.

After putting on the magic treasure garment, Fang Yu dripped blood to consecrate the Purifying Body Talisman, Dust-Repelling Talisman, Soul Fire Talisman, True Water Talisman, and Blood-Stopping Talisman, instantly sensing a spiritual connection.

With a thought, a wisp of flame emerged from the Soul Fire Talisman.

Indeed, it was wondrous.

He activated the True Water Talisman, and pure, clear water flowed from it, exuding a few drops of fragrance.

It was also very useful.

Of course, the Dust-Repelling Talisman's effect was slightly weaker, since he was still within Yuhuaxian Sect's courtyards, where not a speck of dust existed—there was no need to repel dust.

It could be used once he stepped outside.

These five talismans were all excellent; after storing them, Fang Yu turned to other Daoist texts.

One jade scroll bore the title "Songhe Wan Shou Quan"; upon opening it, a Daoist figure appeared, flickering and moving, demonstrating the Songhe Wan Shou Quan martial art, while a voice explained its subtleties.

The details were many times better than those Fang Tong had explained regarding the Giant Spirit Hand.

Besides Songhe Wan Shou Quan, there were also Feiling Rougu Shen and Longxing Feihu Bu; when he opened the jade scrolls, each revealed a Daoist figure demonstrating the mysteries of these two martial arts.

Feiling Rougu Shen was a body technique that could soften the entire body to boneless suppleness, like silk and cotton.

Longxing Feihu Bu, however, was an extremely profound stepping technique—not merely a stepping method; after observing it briefly, Fang Yu sensed it greatly aided internal organ cultivation.

If a Divine Power Realm disciple continuously practiced Longxing Feihu Bu, they might break through from the Divine Power Realm to the 6th Stage of Physical Body, Realm of Aura.

"Tiger Pounce, Dragon Glide!"

Seeing this martial art, Fang Yu enacted the stepping technique, imagining a green dragon and a white tiger in his mind—the dragon gliding through abyssal depths, his body like a drifting dragon, his aura like a ferocious tiger, his breath swirling, driving his internal organs into a genuine rhythmic pulse.

Dragon essence, tiger ferocity.

Fang Yu immediately felt his internal organs condense again, growing harder.

His aura flowed smoothly, his spirit growing increasingly vigorous.

This was the true subtlety of Longxing Feihu Bu.

A person who had never seen a dragon or tiger would find it extremely difficult to imagine their aura and spirit, let alone cultivate their stepping techniques.

Meditation was not idle fantasy; without having seen them, imagining them was impossible to succeed.

But Yuhuaxian Sect had masters who had seen dragons and tigers, so they created Longxing Feihu Bu for outer gate disciples to practice stepping, cultivate internal organs, and refine their spirit, laying a foundation for sect disciples.

This was like cultivating atop the shoulders of past masters—just follow the steps, and breaking through the realm became possible.

Fang Yu's acquisition of Longxing Feihu Bu was a considerable gain.

After setting down the three martial arts scrolls, Fang Yu turned to another jade scroll.

Zhong Shijie.

The sect had issued five jade scrolls: three were martial arts manuals, one was the sect rules, and the last was Zhong Shijie—three simple characters revealing a vast, boundless world.

When Fang Yu opened Zhong Shijie, alternating light and shadow images appeared, with a row of directories displayed before him.

Xiandaoshi Sect.

Yaodaowu Sect.

Mo Men Qi Mai.

Yuyu Tianmo.

Didi Mo Ren.

Shanggu Miwen.

Tianxia Wangchao.

……

Over a thousand directories appeared in sequence, seemingly encompassing everything—common knowledge about Dao cultivation, such as elixirs, magic treasures, sect influences, and legendary treasures, were all mentioned.

"The world is vast; even a Longevity Secret Realm being cannot perceive one ten-thousandth of it. I, the Master, record only what I have seen and heard, composing Zhong Shijie. Future generations must read this book to understand the grandeur of heaven and earth, the vastness of the cosmos, broaden their knowledge, and strive to cultivate."

This was the general preface of Zhong Shijie.

Beyond the preface came detailed accounts of major Xiandao Sect Sects, Mo Men, and Yaodaowu Sects; powerful magic treasures and elixirs; numerous dynasties and Secret Realms; continents, oceans, deserts, forests, snowfields; even stars beyond the Xuan Huang Great World.

"Xiandaoshi Sect: Weitaiyi Sect, Yuhua Sect, Qunxing Sect, Tongtianjian Sect, Dandingjian Sect, Ri Yue Jian Zong, Yiyuan Sect, Exalted Linglong, Wanguixiandao, Shuijing Dongtian."

Fang Yu first turned to the section on Xiandaoshi Sect and read its introduction.

These ten Xiuxianmen Sects were universally recognized as Xiandaoda Sects; each housed supreme beings in the Longevity Secret Realm, countless disciples in the Divine Ability Secret Realm, and innumerable others.

Their influence spread across the entire Xuan Huang Great World; behind many of its dynasties and empires lay the shadows of these Xiandao Sect Sects.

For example, the largest empire in the Xuan Huang Great World, the Da Xuan Empire, was backed by Weitaiyi Sect, the number one Dao sect.

As for the Da Li Empire where Fang Yu resided, its primary backing was Yuhuaxian Sect, though Qunxing Sect also intervened, competing for resources with Yuhua Sect.

As for Shuijing Dongtian and Exalted Linglong, they seemed to exist within a unique void, unlike Yuhua Sect with its sprawling mountains—their Shanmen resided in a separate space, invisible to all.

"The number one sect in the world is Weitaiyi Sect, which determines the life and death of all Dao cultivators through merit."

When Fang Yu opened the introduction to Weitaiyi Sect, he saw this sentence.

This Men Sect sought to create a merit system, judging all cultivators by their own standards: those who accumulated merit would be rewarded, those who violated them would be punished, even killed outright.

"A domineering aura…"