Chapter 685

Boundless Star Palace, Yuhuang Hall.

Fang Yu followed Shen Ping, an expert of the tenth level of Supernatural Power, and went to the depths of the Yuhuang Hall. While going to the depths, Shen Ping was still constantly reminding Fang Yu.

"Junior Brother Lu Yun, our Senior Brother Hong Hong Tianjing of the Yuhuang Hall is the number one expert on the Small Longevity List of our Boundless Star Palace. Although he has not stepped into the Longevity Secret Realm, ordinary eternal titans would be suppressed between his palms, and even powerful existences of the Undying Body can be contended with by him. He has cultivated ninety-nine supernatural powers, nearly immortal. Everyone in our Boundless Star Palace knows that he will definitely be a supreme existence who can achieve supreme immortal Dao in the future. After you see Senior Brother Hong's supreme demeanor, you will definitely gain huge benefits."

Shen Ping couldn't help but sigh.

He was also a being who had defied the heavens and changed his fate at the tenth level of the Supernatural Realm. Yet, even among those who had defied the heavens and changed their fate, his Heaven and Earth Dharma Form contained only thirty-some supernatural powers, and his magic power amounted to only over thirty million units of strength. Brother Hong Hong Tianjing, however, had cultivated ninety-nine supernatural powers, and his magic power reached ninety-nine million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand units of strength. The magnitude of his potential and the richness of his fortune were simply beyond what an ordinary person could imagine.

Come to think of it, he had encountered countless fortuitous encounters and had much luck to cultivate those thirty-some supernatural powers. Many times, he had been in mortal danger, only to narrowly escape and finally cultivate those thirty-some powers and over thirty million units of magic power.

And Brother Hong Hong Tianjing had cultivated ninety-nine supernatural powers; one could only imagine how many fortuitous encounters that required.

He felt that Brother Hong Hong Tianjing, placed at the tenth level of the Supernatural Realm, was an invincible existence across the heavens, the myriad worlds, and the three thousand great worlds!

"Ninety-nine supernatural powers—this is truly inconceivable. I, too, am very eager to meet this senior brother."

Fang Yu listened to Shen Ping’s words, feeling genuinely curious. After all, without the Yellow Springs Holy Water or the ability to burn life with the Lesser Fate Art, for someone to have cultivated ninety-nine supernatural powers in the Supernatural Realm was incredible. Unless every time this person went out to train, they stumbled upon the legacies of numerous predecessors, with sufficient primordial energy waiting there for them, they could not have cultivated these powers one by one in such a short time.

Without immense fortuitous encounters, it was impossible to cultivate many supernatural powers while in the Supernatural Realm.

"We are arriving at the place where Senior Brother Hong resides. Pay attention!"

Just then, Shen Ping led Fang Yu into a palace.

Inside that palace stood a young man, aged about twenty-five or twenty-six. His figure was upright, his head held high, and the space between his brows was exceptionally broad. He did not wear the standard star-palace Daoist robe of the Infinite Star Palace, but a magic robe embroidered with a thousand moons and ten thousand suns. He carried no weapons, his hands empty, yet standing there, he possessed the magnificent aura of one who could support the starry sky.

The myriad primordial energies between heaven and earth vibrated slightly around him, bowing in worship toward this young man.

Even ordinary disciples of the Supernatural Realm could not help but feel a sense of worship when they saw this young man.

This man seemed like an emperor among the heavens; before him, all saints, emperors, and gods would be eclipsed.

The moment Fang Yu saw this man, he knew that this person’s fortune and destiny were extremely powerful. The strength of his luck could even be said to surpass that of the many peerless geniuses Fang Yu had seen. This was the type of person who could obtain fortuitous encounters just by wandering about. Ordinary people could never scheme against him.

Between heaven and earth, all living beings had their own Qi and their own luck. Some were born with a silver spoon in their mouths, high and mighty, while others had such poor luck that they were unlucky their whole lives, getting lost even when going out to fight a battle.

This was luck, and it was also a part of destiny—very mysterious.

And now, the young man before Fang Yu was someone born with great fortune. The surrounding primordial energy was actually bowing and worshipping him. Clearly, this young man had at least cultivated the Great King-Tyrant Art of the Three Thousand Great Daos; both the kingly way and the tyrannical way could make the primordial energy of the heavens submit.

Beyond that, Fang Yu also sensed the aura of other Great Dao supernatural powers on this person.

It was easy to imagine that this fellow named Hong Hong Tianjing, following the natural order, would rise rapidly and, in thousands or tens of thousands of years, become a Great Saint or Great Immortal Venerable renowned throughout the heavens.

"Senior Brother, Lu Yun has arrived."

Upon seeing the young man, Shen Ping bowed respectfully.

"Oh."

Hong Hong Tianjing’s gaze swept over instantly, his eyes scanning like a Heavenly Emperor inspecting the immortals. Suddenly, Fang Yu felt a vast and mighty consciousness surge over him, examining his entire body so thoroughly that not a single secret could be hidden from the other party.

However, what he saw through was the body of "Lu Yun," which was vastly different from his own true body.

"You are called Lu Yun? You obtained a cave dwelling outside, cultivated a few thunder-based supernatural powers, and even possessed the Zodiac Heaven-Destroying Demon God Thunder, which you used to blow up and injure a Demon Emperor in the underground world?"

Hong Hong Tianjing’s gaze seemed to contain a terrifying power of insight. He examined Fang Yu carefully, found nothing, and withdrew his gaze. His voice then echoed in the hall.

"Yes, Senior Brother Hong. I was wandering outside years ago and obtained several divine thunders. If you need them, Senior Brother, I can offer them all to you. Please, Senior Brother, accept them."

Fang Yu reached out, took out some divine thunders, and presented them.

"What would I want with your divine thunders? Keep these little things to protect your own safety."

Seeing Fang Yu’s action, Hong Hong Tianjing showed a faint smile but did not take the thunders. Instead, he flicked his hand, and an elixir radiating powerful spiritual energy landed in Fang Yu’s hand. "You are a thoughtful person with some potential. This is a Heaven-grade high-quality elixir, the Samadhi Seven-Soul Pill. It can stabilize one's samadhi, nourish the seven souls, and increase one's lifespan by a thousand years. I bestow it upon you."

"Ah, thank you, Senior Brother Hong!"

Hearing Hong Hong Tianjing’s words, Fang Yu showed a look of joy and placed the Samadhi Seven-Soul Pill into his magic treasure pouch.

"Since you are an outstanding disciple of my Jade Emperor Hall and have rendered meritorious service, I must naturally reward you. I have a supernatural power here that I obtained from a Buddhist monk I killed, called the Zen-Meditation Extinction True Art. Once you obtain this power, you can calm your Primordial Spirit and improve your cultivation base. From now on, work hard for my Jade Emperor Hall, do you understand!"

Hong Hong Tianjing glanced at Fang Yu and waved his hand. Within his body, a talisman condensed into shape, forming a supernatural power that went directly into Fang Yu’s body and merged with his Life-Bound Golden Core.

On the Life-Bound Golden Core of this body of Fang Yu’s, there was suddenly one more supernatural power, bringing the total to fourteen!

"Thank you, Senior Brother Hong!"

Fang Yu said quickly, though deep inside, he sneered.

Because this supernatural power was not the Zen-Meditation Extinction True Art at all, but the Buddhist power of "Telepathy." Once this power was on his Golden Core, every move he made would be known to Hong Hong Tianjing.

Upon their first meeting, this Senior Brother of the Jade Emperor Hall had bestowed a Heaven-grade high-quality elixir—that was grace. He had also bestowed a supreme supernatural power—that seemed like grace, but in reality, it was a means of surveillance. This was actually a display of power.

With both working in tandem, the methods of this Hong Hong Tianjing were immediately apparent.

Fang Yu’s thoughts stirred slightly, letting Hong Hong Tianjing perceive a specific thought.

"This Senior Brother Hong is truly formidable. If only I could cultivate to his level of ability, that would be great."

"Good, you may withdraw!"

Perceiving this thought from "Lu Yun," Hong Hong Tianjing’s eyes held a hint of a smile, but his face remained calm.

"Yes, Senior Brother Hong."

Fang Yu then withdrew.

In the hall, only Hong Hong Tianjing and Shen Ping remained.

"Senior Brother, the supernatural power you just bestowed upon that Lu Yun seems to be..."

A look of surprise appeared on Shen Ping’s face.

"That’s right, it is Telepathy. I want to know his every move. Does Junior Brother think my actions are underhanded? To tell you the truth, Junior Brother, I know the roots and foundations of all you junior brothers and sisters, so naturally, I would never use such means on you because you are my own people. But this Lu Yun, he has just arrived. Although he appears very loyal, this loyalty might be fake. Only after he passes my tests will I teach him true Great Supernatural Powers, or even Supreme Supernatural Powers."

Hong Hong Tianjing walked across the hall, his gaze sweeping out, containing a terrifying majesty. The myriad primordial energies between heaven and earth showed many mysterious changes as he walked; some even took the form of dragons and tigers.

"So that is the consideration, Senior Brother. This junior brother understands."

A thoughtful expression appeared on Shen Ping’s face.

"That Telepathy can be bestowed upon him by me, and it can also be removed by me. Bestowing it or removing it is all within a single thought of mine. For him, it is not necessarily a bad thing."

Hong Hong Tianjing continued. "Of course, this Lu Yun is not in my eyes; he is just a casual move. Even if he cultivates for another few thousand years, he will not catch my eye. I have been thinking about other matters recently. In my recent cultivation, I have felt some unease, as if a great catastrophe is about to befall the world. That is what I should be focusing on."

"A catastrophe? Senior Brother can sense a catastrophe? That shouldn't have anything to do with our Infinite Star Palace. According to the timeline, the ten-thousand-year God Tribulation of the Profound Yellow Great World is approaching, and this is also an opportunity for our Infinite Great World."

A look of curiosity appeared on Shen Ping’s face. Perceiving the secrets of heaven was not something a cultivator at his stage could grasp; to truly perceive the secrets of heaven, one would likely need to reach the sixth level of Longevity, the Heavenly Position realm.

Heavenly Position, Heavenly Position—having the same status as heaven. Only then, perhaps, could one sense the mysteries between heaven and earth.

"The Infinite Great World is too close to the Profound Yellow Great World. If it truly is a God Tribulation, we might not be unaffected. No matter how you look at it, it is better to be careful."

Hong Hong Tianjing flicked his fingers.

"Yes, Senior Brother!"

"This Hong Hong Tianjing is truly courting death, actually using 'Telepathy' on me. How could my thoughts be monitored by you?"

Outside, Fang Yu looked at the fourteenth supernatural power on the Golden Core within his body and let out a cold laugh, but his spiritual sense transmitted a thought to that 'Telepathy'.

"Meeting Senior Brother Hong Hong Tianjing today, Senior Brother is truly too powerful. I must also cultivate hard. Today, I will go to the underground world to kill demons again, accumulate enough contribution points, and then exchange for a few more supernatural powers to cultivate!"

Fang Yu transmitted many thoughts, and his body headed to the underground world once again to train.

His training this time appeared standard and unremarkable. From time to time, he would release some thunder-based supernatural powers to kill some underground demons. Sometimes, when encountering experts of the underground world, he would sacrifice a less powerful divine thunder to directly injure them, and then harvest them.

Boom!

A bull demon who had cultivated to the ninth level of the Supernatural Realm, the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form realm, was directly harvested by Fang Yu. Although this bull demon had reached the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form realm, he had only cultivated ten supernatural powers, and only six of them were cultivated by himself; the other four were star-based supernatural powers, and it was unknown which unlucky Infinite Star Palace disciple’s cultivation technique he had plundered.

Infinite Star Palace disciples hunted demons in the underground to earn contribution points, while underground demons could also hunt Infinite Star Palace disciples to plunder elixirs, magic treasures, flesh and blood, and Daoist techniques.

To the underground demons, Infinite Star Palace disciples all cultivated star-based supernatural powers, and their flesh and blood had been tempered by star power. Every disciple was a peerless delicacy to them, especially if the disciple had supernatural powers they could plunder. That way, they could also observe the mysteries of the Infinite Star Palace’s Daoist techniques, which would also greatly improve their own physical bodies and magic power.

Fang Yu used a divine thunder to severely injure this Heaven and Earth Dharma Form bull demon and then harvested it, immediately gaining huge benefits.

"An expert of the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form! If his broken Heaven and Earth Dharma Form is brought back, it will surely amaze all the senior brothers and sisters!"

Fang Yu’s spiritual sense transmitted a feeling of joy, and thus, Hong Hong Tianjing in the Jade Emperor Hall perceived this emotion.

"He uses this divine thunder to kill demons; it is indeed not bad. However, this divine thunder will run out one day. By then, I fear he will have become dependent on it and find it hard to progress. It seems I was overthinking!"

This Senior Brother of the Jade Emperor Hall withdrew his spiritual sense and stopped paying attention to Fang Yu.

"Sooner or later, I will deal with you."

Fang Yu’s body continued to train in the underground world, but one of his particles passed through the third, fourth, and fifth layers of the underground world.

The eighth layer of the underground.

The ninth layer of the underground.

The deeper one went into the underground world, the more demons there were, and the stronger their strength.

The demons in the underground of the Infinite Great World, after the third layer, all formed large-scale arrays. As Fang Yu passed by, he saw tens of thousands of underground demons arranged in many powerful formations, such as the Lesser Zhou Heaven Star Array and the Chaotic Demon Seven-Kill Array. Waves of murderous aura erupted from those arrays, as if they were ready to invade the surface of the Infinite Great World at any moment.

But these arrays and these experts did not see Fang Yu at all.

Fang Yu traveled through the underground world as if walking in a different dimension; unless one was an expert of the Cave Heaven realm, it was impossible to discover him.

When Fang Yu advanced to the ninth level of the underground, rolling demonic energy appeared in the distance, and several powerful auras seemed to have been waiting in front of a palace for a long time.

These were ten Demon Emperors. Nine of them had cultivation bases at the Immortal Body realm of the Life-Prolonging Secret Realm, while the leader among them even exuded an aura of spatial fluctuation—he was actually a Demon Emperor who had cultivated to the third level of the Life-Prolonging Secret Realm, the Cave Heaven realm.

That Demon Emperor was tall and sturdy, wearing an imperial robe. His eyes were filled with boundless demonic thoughts, and strands of Immortal World origin energy were condensing and brewing above his head.

"Has the successor of the Chiyuan Demon Venerable arrived?"