Chapter 681

This was clearly an illusion.

The Eternal Life Realm is like this.

The best things have already spread throughout all corners of the Eternal Life Realm; the Yongshengzhi Sect doesn't care at all about teaching these Immortal King arts, Immortal Emperor arts, or Sacrificial Dao arts—after all, as long as one hasn't reached the Heavenly Monarch realm, when the great cosmic collapse comes and time cycles anew, everything must be returned.

At that time, all beneath the Heavenly Monarch will die; no matter how many Dao arts or Divine Abilities one cultivates, they must all be returned.

Thus, in other worlds, it's utterly impossible to obtain great Dao arts at low realms, yet in the Eternal Life Realm, one can acquire them even in the Divine Ability Secret Realm—the Three Thousand Great Dao arts can be cultivated from the Divine Ability Secret Realm all the way to the Longevity Secret Realm, the Immortal Secret Realm, even up to the Immortal King realm and the Supreme Shattered realm, yet still retain boundless power.

Liu Shen's tremendous progress now is proof: she had spent countless eons and only grown eighty-one branches, but after Fang Yu brought her the Great Five Elements Art, her eighty-one branches instantly surged to one thousand and eighty-one.

What level has Liu Shen's power reached now? Fang Yu felt that even among the Three Thousand Great Dao arts of the Upper Realms, or even the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, she would be extraordinarily formidable.

Fang Yu sat cross-legged, activated the Great Five Elements Art, and began refining the willow branch Liu Shen had given him.

Beneath the Five Emperors' Canopy, all ten deities radiated light; numerous Five Elements divine beasts and sacred beasts infused their power into the willow branch, and gradually, a drop of emerald-green liquid appeared atop the branch.

This drop of liquid was crystal-clear, like a green emerald on the scepter of the gods, emitting a chaotic, hazy aura, with countless mysteries manifesting within it.

Fang Yu's face lit up with joy; as the drop entered the Five Emperors' Canopy, the canopy spun rapidly, trembled slightly, and the void filled with five-colored divine thunder.

On the Five Emperors' Canopy, whether the Green Emperor or the Wood Sovereign, both began swelling rapidly, as if receiving an immense elixir.

Their power surged instantly, anchoring themselves in the void and suppressing a portion of space, placing Fang Yu entirely within a state of invulnerability to all arts.

Within the Five Emperors' Canopy, it wasn't only the Green Emperor and Wood Sovereign that changed; wood generates fire, and as the Green Emperor and Wood Sovereign transformed, the Red Emperor and Fire Sovereign also sensed an overwhelming surge of wood energy, instantly swelling forth, radiating boundless majesty as countless thunderbolts flowed ceaselessly.

After the Red Emperor and Fire Sovereign changed, the other Emperors and Sovereigns also transformed; since the Five Elements inherently generate and restrain each other, this sudden evolution immediately plunged Fang Yu into the Realm of Dao Comprehension.

Above his head, the Five Emperors' Canopy displayed countless mysterious changes, as if blessed by experts of the Longevity Secret Realm—or even experts of the Immortal Secret Realm—while a faint, illusory domain began to emerge.

The Five Emperors' Canopy, the ten Emperor and Sovereign deities, all changed at once; above and around Fang Yu, an illusory domain coalesced, and with a slight shift, earth, fire, water, and wind surged, as if about to give birth to a new world.

"Master seems to have undergone a tremendous transformation."

Not far from Fang Yu, Shi Hao stared in shock, curiously observing his master's changes, and involuntarily asked Liu Shen.

"His cultivation path differs from yours and mine, but there's no doubt this method is extremely powerful—he has entered the Realm of Dao Comprehension; who knows what he will comprehend?"

Liu Shen said.

"Is that so."

Shi Hao pondered, "Liu Shen, this time when my master and I went to the Northern Sea, we obtained the Peng Method—how strong is it?"

As he spoke, Shi Hao transmitted the Peng Method.

"Excellent—no wonder it's one of the Ten Ancient Monsters, comparable to supreme divine arts."

Liu Shen sensed the Peng Method before her and nodded, "Once activated, it can reverse heaven and earth, shatter the cosmos."

"So powerful!"

Shi Hao froze in astonishment; even at his own realm, the Peng Method allowed him to fight beyond his level—slaying Mingwen realm experts while still in the Hualing realm—but the things Liu Shen mentioned—reversing heaven and earth, shattering the cosmos—were utterly beyond his reach.

"Then which is stronger—the art my master taught you, or the Peng Method?"

Shi Hao asked again.

Liu Shen fell silent for a moment, then spoke: "The Peng Method can reverse heaven and earth, shatter the cosmos—but if one cultivates the Five Elements Art, even if heaven and earth reverse and the cosmos shatter, I remain unchanged, invulnerable to all arts; the sun and moon perish, yet I do not perish; the cosmos collapses, yet I endure."

"What? It's reached this level?"

Shi Hao was stunned again, and even more delighted—both Liu Shen and his master cultivated this art; wouldn't they grow even stronger from now on?

This was a tremendous blessing.

He too must grow stronger.

Shi Hao clearly understood that his master came and went without warning—he might leave at any moment—and he himself must grow stronger.

Master is master, Liu Shen is Liu Shen; their strength is good, but he cannot rely on them too heavily.

In this Stone Village, Shi Hao began cultivating as well.

Night passed; the sun rose, its morning light scattered in specks, and the entire Stone Village was shrouded in spiritual energy, glowing with brilliant radiance.

At the village's edge, green grass cast shade; vast meadows looked soft, and a flock of five-colored birds foraged by the lake, while various spiritual birds and auspicious beasts appeared.

"What a wonderful day."

All the men, women, and children of the Stone Village rose; the village grew lively.

"Ah, what's that? Why so many flowers and grasses!"

A child ran to the village entrance to call Fang Yu and Shi Hao for breakfast, and cried out in surprise.

Their eyes turned forward and saw that where their master had been, dense flowers and grasses had sprouted, and countless unknown wild blossoms had bloomed there.

And their ancestral spirit, Liu Shen, had grown even more branches and leaves, appearing full of vitality.

The entire village entrance had become a paradise beyond the world.

"You brats, what's so surprising? These are just manifestations of Divine Abilities."

Fang Yu awoke from his meditation, fully aware of what had transpired around him.

Even a single drop of his Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Art, when spilled onto ordinary trees, could transform them into spirits, eventually evolving into demons.

Especially now, with Fang Yu's Great Five Elements Art nourished by Liu Shen's branch, its power had become even more terrifying—it had already surpassed the power of the Divine Ability Secret Realm.

This cultivation session had indeed elevated the Great Five Elements Art beyond the expected power of the Divine Ability Secret Realm, reaching the level of the Longevity Secret Realm; the power of the Five Elements light had undergone tremendous advancement.

Fighting a Longevity Secret Realm expert while still in the Divine Ability Secret Realm? Not impossible!

Moreover, Fang Yu had taken a firm step forward in the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities—his spirit had formed a spiritual domain, the beginning of transformation.

After entering the Longevity Secret Realm, this spiritual domain, when fused with spatial laws, would become a tangible thing—the Inner Realm.

Fang Yu was accumulating, accumulating—he still had some branches left to refine; the branches Liu Shen gave him were equivalent to relics left by Immortals, and refining them wasn't easy—but once fully refined, the benefits would be immense.

Fang Yu stood up, gazing at Liu Shen beside him; her power had also surged dramatically overnight—after receiving the Great Five Elements Art, her strength would ascend at an unimaginable pace.

Fang Yu greatly looked forward to this.

If Liu Shen restored her former power, she would be equivalent to an Immortal.

If the Taiyi Sect's Taihuang Tian grew too arrogant, Fang Yu could even ask Liu Shen to beat Taihuang Tian.

This was a clash between experts from different worlds; though it had not occurred, should it ever happen, it would surely teach a lesson to those arrogant fools.

To form a bond is nothing more than this.

……

The daytime in Stone Village was bustling; the village children, upon seeing Fang Yu, were overjoyed, some asking him to demonstrate a few moves.

For such requests, Fang Yu need not even move—his slightest Xu Yuan Qi had already become sentient and could guide those children.

Since Fang Yu's arrival, the entire Stone Village had begun to cultivate; whether the children or the young adults, none knew when this powerful being might leave, so they trained with great diligence.

For Fang Yu, this was merely a matter of diverting a few strands of Xu Yuan Qi.

Fang Yu's true body was cultivating, refining the willow god's branches.

As for Shi Hao, his cultivation speed was extremely rapid beside Fang Yu and the willow god.

Both Fang Yu and the willow god now understood the Great Five Elements Art, and thus boundless Five Elements Xu Yuan Qi surged in from all directions; even a single speck absorbed by Shi Hao could elevate his strength, though the most crucial factor was the manifestation of the Dao inscriptions here, granting Shi Hao deeper insights.

Before long, he reached the mid-stage of the Inscription Realm; his speed was astonishing, and if it spread, it would shock everyone into dropping their jaws.

For most cultivators, advancing from the early stage to the mid-stage of the Inscription Realm might take decades, yet Shi Hao had reached the mid-stage in such a short time.

Time passed, and beyond, the world buzzed with talk of Shi Hao's challenge to Shi Yi, though Shi Yi did not emerge.

Meanwhile, Shi Hao cultivated within this Stone Village.

The entire Stone Village soon became a sacred ground; the willow god's ability to absorb and exhale Five Elements Xu Yuan Qi surpassed even Fang Yu's—when she cultivated here, Five Elements Xu Yuan Qi from immeasurable distances pierced through the void, entering the earth beneath the village, as if a spiritual vein had sprouted beneath it.

This transformation was terrifying.

The Great Five Elements Art had never produced such changes in Fang Yu's hands, yet in the willow god's breath and exhalation, it forged a spiritual vein for the Stone Village.

Every day, the children and young adults of the Stone Village shouted in joy, constantly advancing in realm.

Five Elements inscriptions filled the entire void; around the willow god, even the illusory shadows of worlds appeared—three thousand world shadows, within which countless beings bowed in worship to her.

The original one thousand and eighty-one branches had grown to one thousand five hundred, each branch capable of transforming into a world.

This was a tremendous change.

And Shi Hao, within this sacred ground, advanced once more to the late stage of the Inscription Realm; with each breath, inscriptions spewed from his nose and mouth, his essence and qi coiled around his body like a true dragon, his aura immensely powerful.

"Little Dot, only a few days have passed and you've already reached the late stage of the Inscription Realm—if this spread, no one would believe it."

Fang Yu said with a smile.

"I owe it all to Master and the willow god."

Shi Hao knew his situation—if he couldn't advance so rapidly in such a sacred place, he'd be utterly worthless.

"You've now reached the late stage of the Inscription Realm. I see your physical strength is formidable—you might as well attempt to regrow your Supreme Bone. The Supreme Bone can be reborn through nirvana."

Fang Yu's gaze fixed upon his disciple's body, sharp as a torch, as if piercing through all illusions.

Within his gaze, Shi Hao's vitality was strong, his body brimming with swirling inscriptions—he already possessed the conditions to regrow the Supreme Bone.

Now was the perfect moment.