Chapter 720

Chen Tianxia's eyes revealed a look of envy; he was a being of the first level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Wan Shou Realm, and had gained countless strokes of fortune to reach this realm—but even with all his fortunes, he possessed no Mid-Grade Dao Artifact, only a single Low-Grade Dao Artifact acquired during his travels long ago.

The power gap between a Low-Grade Dao Artifact and a Mid-Grade Dao Artifact was simply too vast: a Low-Grade Dao Artifact could be forged by a Longevity Secret Realm cultivator through years of relentless effort—thousands of years, even—or by luck, acquiring a fine supreme-grade Treasure and spending centuries elevating it to a Low-Grade Dao Artifact.

But a Mid-Grade Dao Artifact could only be forged by a titan who had reached the second level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Immortal Body Realm—and even such a titan would need to painstakingly refine it for thousands of years to complete it.

Therefore, neither Ruyi Zi nor himself could forge a Mid-Grade Dao Artifact on their own, unless they received a divine fate so great it granted them a Mid-Grade Dao Artifact.

"That Fang Yu…"

Wang Daoling's gaze turned to the torrent of water flooding the Tian Xing Platform, like a rolling Heavenly River surging forth—he was about to say Fang Yu could not withstand it, when suddenly, a blade of light appeared in the void.

Yes, a blade of light.

What kind of blade of light was this?

This blade of light seemed forged from all the thunder in heaven and earth, all chaos gathered as one, all sharpness condensed into a single point—in three-thousandths of an instant, it pierced the void, split heaven and earth, and obliterated all things.

The void was cut open by this blade.

Time was thrown into chaos by this blade.

Hundreds of millions of Great Chaos Divine Thunderbolts surged within this blade of light, pouring forth from every corner of the void; boundless chaos shattered the void, terrifying thunder gave birth to worlds, chaos and thunder revelled here, creating worlds, destroying them, then opening new ones.

In three-thousandths of an instant, this blade destroyed countless worlds and gave birth to countless worlds.

Without any doubt, without any warning, the Nine Curves Yellow River Map, the Mid-Grade Dao Artifact—was instantly cut down, its artifact spirit even severed by a single strike, utterly extinguished.

The Mid-Grade Dao Artifact Nine Curves Yellow River Map, once fed a Pure Yang Heavenly Manifestation by Ruyi Zi, now decomposed into the purest Xu Yuan Qi—even the Pure Yang Heavenly Manifestation it had swallowed had not yet been fully digested, and now it too erupted forth.

After the Nine Curves Yellow River Map was cut down, its remaining fragments, arrays, materials, and the nine cultivated Dahe Rivers all collapsed within three-thousandths of an instant.

Originally, the Nine Curves Yellow River Map contained nine complete Dahe Rivers, surging powerfully within it—immense forces that, if unleashed, could drown the entire Da Li Dynasty and even engulf neighboring kingdoms—but now, before these nine rivers could spread and drown Yuhua Sect, they were swept away by billions of Great Chaos Divine Thunderbolts, vanishing without a trace.

All fragments, all rivers, even the shattered artifact spirit's Xu Yuan Qi, were transformed by the Great Chaos Divine Thunder into pure Chaos Xu Yuan Qi, drawn into the Great Chaos Thunder Sword, becoming its own energy.

One strike!

Only one strike!

A Mid-Grade Dao Artifact vanished utterly, as if it had never existed in heaven and earth.

Wind swept away the clouds, leaving everything clean.

In the next three-thousandth of an instant, this Great Chaos Thunder Sword pierced straight through Ruyi Zi's body; the Three Thousand Great Dao Great Five Elements Art reinforced the Great Chaos Thunder Sword, unleashing its terrifying power!

Bai Di Jin Huang Zhan!

Great Chaos Art!

These two Great Dao arts merged into a terrifying ultimate killing technique; wherever it passed, the void trembled as if about to collapse—and Ruyi Zi's cruel, smug smile had not yet faded when it twisted into terror, despair, disbelief.

"No, how could…"

Ruyi Zi could not finish his final words—his body exploded utterly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three consecutive explosions: Ruyi Zi's remaining three Heavenly Manifestations and his physical body were instantly cut down by the Great Chaos Thunder Sword—no doubt, no resistance—a Longevity Secret Realm eternal titan perished, his vast Pure Yang Heavenly Manifestation dissolving into the Great Chaos Thunder Sword.

Fang Yu sheathed his sword and stood calmly.

At this moment, the eternal titan, Grand Elder of Yuhua Sect, Master of Hua Tiandu—the famed Ruyi Zi of the Cultivation World, one of the "Three Immortals and Two Elders"—the Ruyi Immortal—fell, utterly, dead beyond resurrection.

"What just happened? Huh? What happened? Why didn't I understand? How did Ruyi Zi's Mid-Grade Dao Artifact collapse so suddenly? That artifact was a Mid-Grade Dao Artifact, and Ruyi Zi had fed it a Pure Yang Heavenly Manifestation—it had gone berserk! How could it be cut down so easily? Where did Fang Yu get such a powerful treasure?"

"High-Grade Dao Artifact! Fang Yu has a High-Grade Dao Artifact! Only a High-Grade Dao Artifact could instantly slay a berserk Mid-Grade Dao Artifact!"

Chen Tianxia stood frozen in shock, staring at the scene before him—then suddenly roared.

"Why does he have a High-Grade Dao Artifact? I don't even have one! I've cultivated for thousands of years, and I still only possess a Low-Grade Dao Artifact—I don't even have a Mid-Grade Dao Artifact! Where did he get a High-Grade Dao Artifact? And why does its artifact spirit obey him?"

Chen Tianxia's face was filled with disbelief—he simply could not accept it.

A High-Grade Dao Artifact—what did that even mean?

A fully powered Mid-Grade Dao Artifact could rival a titan of the second level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Immortal Body Realm; but a High-Grade Dao Artifact could only be forged by a cultivator who had reached the fifth level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Creation Realm, using the Law of Creation—and such a High-Grade Dao Artifact, refined over thousands of years by a fifth-level Longevity Secret Realm master, when fully unleashed, was equivalent to another fifth-level Longevity Secret Realm master.

In most Xiandao Sect Sects, a young Zhang Sect, upon inheriting his position, was merely at the second level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Immortal Body Realm; only after thousands more years of cultivation, endless cultivation resources, and strokes of fortune could he ascend to the fifth level, the Creation Realm.

In other words, possessing a High-Grade Dao Artifact meant having beside you another Zhang Sect of the Xiandaoshi Sect who had cultivated for thousands of years!

That was the power of a High-Grade Dao Artifact!

Even within Yuhua Sect, among its reclusive Grand Elders and Supreme Elders, few possessed a High-Grade Dao Artifact—yet now Fang Yu had one?

Everyone watching on the battlefield was plunged into disbelief—even Elder Tian Xing and Jiang Rourou, the Rourou Xianzun, wore expressions of utter shock.

"Fang Yu actually received such a stroke of fortune? A High-Grade Dao Artifact—I don't even have one."

The eternal titan, who looked like a noblewoman from the mortal world, sighed.

"Heavens! What an overwhelmingly powerful magic treasure! Does such a powerful artifact even exist in heaven and earth?"

"Terrifying—utterly terrifying! Ruyi Zi's Mid-Grade Dao Artifact—that was a Mid-Grade Dao Artifact! And it was cut down so easily? And Ruyi Zi himself perished, utterly—Master Fang Yu has truly defied heaven and earth! A Divine Ability Secret Realm cultivator has slain an eternal titan—shattering the myth of the eternal titan!"

A True Disciple could hardly believe his eyes; after confirming it several times, he suddenly roared.

"Ruyi Zi is truly dead—targeted and killed! This eternal titan has been slain by a Divine Ability Secret Realm cultivator!"

"Divine Ability Secret Realm has slain an eternal titan! Not escaped, not defeated—slain. The myth has been shattered…"

All of Yuhua Sect was engulfed in endless shock, for what had happened today utterly surpassed their imagination.

In past eras, some Divine Ability Secret Realm experts, upon reaching the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities, could stand against eternal titans—but only stand against them, never defeat them, let alone slay them.

Standing against an eternal titan was one thing; defeating one was another.

Killing an eternal titan was next to impossible.

These were three distinct concepts.

In past times, Yan Yan Shuiyi, the First True Disciple of Taiyi Sect, reached the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities, the Realm of Life, was a reincarnation of the Ancient Water God, and possessed a High-Grade Dao Artifact—yet even when trapped for days by a Dao Cultivation World Supreme Elder of the Demon Path, she escaped unharmed.

This had become a legendary feat in the Dao Cultivation World.

Because Yan Yan Shuiyi had survived attacks from Longevity Secret Realm experts, she instantly gained immense fame and boundless glory.

Within the Divine Ability Secret Realm, cultivators could fight across levels—but between the Divine Ability Secret Realm and the Longevity Secret Realm, crossing levels was utterly impossible. This was cultivation common sense.

The experts of the Longevity Secret Realm have opened the Immortal Realm's Sect, and can communicate with the immortal realm at every moment. They obtain boundless pure yang Xu Yuan Qi, can fight for a great while—be it several months, several years, or even a hundred years—and their magic power still exceeds a hundred million Xu Huang Fierce Steeds, their lifespan exceeds ten thousand years, and they can also drive the full might of a Dao artifact.

As for cultivators of the Divine Ability Secret Realm, their magic power cannot exceed the force of a hundred million Xu Huang Fierce Steeds, their lifespan cannot exceed ten thousand years, the quality of their magic power is not as high as that of the Longevity Secret Realm, and even if they possess a Dao artifact, they cannot fully drive it.

By such a comparison, the experts of the Longevity Secret Realm naturally stand far above, and absolutely cannot be killed by cultivators of the Divine Ability Secret Realm.

But now, this time Fang Yu displayed a terrifyingly immense strength, actually directly suppressing the Longevity Secret Realm's Elder Ruyizi in Dao techniques and divine abilities, severely wounding Ruyizi in a single strike, and in terms of magic treasure also crushing Ruyizi, so with one move he slew an eternal overlord.

This has become the most shocking and most inconceivable great event in the cultivation history of the Xu Huang Great World in over ten thousand years.

An eternal overlord was actually slain with ease by a disciple of the Divine Ability Secret Realm, right before everyone's eyes.

Once it spreads, Fang Yu's name will instantly resound throughout the Xu Huang Great World, and even through many great worlds.

Everyone was in shock, roaring wildly, and at this moment, Fang Yu suddenly sat down cross-legged.

Right before everyone's eyes, he is going to break through to the Longevity Secret Realm!