Chapter 765: Promotion: Immortal Body!

Young Master Chunan, a standout in the Longevity Secret Realm, offered the World Tree a longevity fruit several acres in size—far surpassing the contribution of the Hate Heaven Divine Emperor.

Now, if Fang Yu cultivates this longevity fruit, he has absolute certainty he will break through to the second layer of the Longevity Secret Realm: Immortal Body.

Of course, Fang Yu does not intend to break through to Immortal Body outside the Huang Da World, in the cosmic void—that would be wasteful.

He directly manipulated the Chaos Tower, tearing through layer upon layer of the void, and the tower surged toward the direction of the Huang Da World.

When reaching the outermost edge of the Huang Da World, Fang Yu's divine sense swept briefly, then he further urged the Chaos Tower, instantly heading toward Yuhua Sect.

A flash of chaos light appeared, and a figure materialized atop Yu Peak.

Fang Yu has returned.

"Fang Yu, who was the intruder just now? Did you capture him?"

Elder Tian Xing, an ancient titan, had already been waiting atop Yu Peak; his gaze was solemn—Yuhua Sect had been breached by a cultivator from another sect, and he had not noticed. This was terrifying.

Especially since that figure seemed to head toward Purple Lightning Peak—if he harmed Fang Qingxue, the entire Yuhua Sect would erupt in fury.

He knew well how much the Three Sages of Yuhua valued Fang Qingxue; those three exalted sages must wait for this reincarnation of the Thunder Mother to reclaim her position to survive the Heavenly Tribulation of the Immortal Realm.

In short, Yuhua Sect could lose any True Disciple—but it could never lose Fang Qingxue.

Of course, Yuhua Sect also cannot afford to lose Fang Yu; this peerless genius is too brilliant, too powerful—his contributions to Yuhua Sect are immense, and he is very likely the next Sect Master.

If Fang Yu breaks through to Immortal Body within a few centuries—or even a millennium—he will surely become Yuhua Sect's First Vice Sect Master, and after the current Sect Master retires to become a Supreme Elder, Fang Yu will become the next Sect Master of Yuhua Sect.

A Sect Master of a Xiandao Sect Sect must at least cultivate to Immortal Body, for once one reaches this realm, one becomes exceedingly difficult to kill; whereas in the Longevity Secret Realm's Wan Shou stage, though immensely powerful, one can still be killed.

"That traitor has already been slain by me—the matter is settled. He was a playboy from Wuji Star Palace, having reached the Immortal Body realm, yet he was still cut down by us."

Fang Yu spoke, and as he spoke, he reached out and seized the five-element talismans, which emitted radiant light, opening a space-time passage to retrieve all Yuhua Sect disciples and elders still training in the Five Elements Realm.

"What? What happened? Who attacked us!"

"Attack! Attack!"

"Attack? That was Fang Yu Xianzun bringing us back—we're on Yu Peak now!"

"Xianzun brought us back so soon? We just killed two Holy Beasts—a Bai Hu and an Xuan Wu! I cultivate the Heavenly Wood Great Art—I need wood-element Holy Beasts to boost my magic power and realm!"

"Xianzun has his reasons. Who is Xianzun? He would never abruptly end our trial. We shall wait patiently for his instructions!"

"Elder Tian Xing is here too—what happened?"

The Yuhua Sect disciples and elders who had just returned from the Five Elements Realm had barely gained some benefits and were preparing to further slay Five Elements demons and Holy Beasts to enhance their magic power and realm—yet they found themselves back atop Yu Peak, and were naturally curious.

They indeed felt a lingering sense of incompleteness.

In past years, Yuhua Sect disciples acted independently, mostly in small cliques—but this time, as they fought together, coordinated their attacks, and jointly slew demons, they discovered the gains were enormous, and each felt joyous, eager to join forces again for more rewards—only to find themselves returned.

Yet no one complained; they knew Xianzun had summoned them back for something major, so every disciple bowed respectfully, awaiting Fang Yu Xianzun's words.

"A playboy of Immortal Body? You slew him, Fang Yu!?"

Upon arriving, they heard Elder Tian Xing's expression shift in disbelief.

"What? Elder Tian Xing says Fang Yu Xianzun just killed an Immortal Body titan?"

"Where did an Immortal Body titan come from to reach our Yuhua Sect? What exactly happened?"

"Did we miss something? We'd only just left for the Five Elements Realm, and such a major event occurred? An Immortal Body titan tried to infiltrate Yuhua Sect and attack Fang Yu Xianzun? Could it be Chi Chi Rongtian of Taiyi Sect? He wouldn't be so foolish!"

Elder Tian Xing's single sentence caused Elder Chuan Gong, Elder Tiangong, and Elder Tian Yao—who had just arrived—to stare in utter astonishment.

Immortal Body.

Those four characters—Immortal Body—were immensely weighty. Now Elder Tian Xing claimed an Immortal Body titan had been slain by Fang Yu; this was an event of colossal significance across the myriad realms.

What exactly happened?

At that moment, Fang Yu spoke, his voice echoing across Yu Peak.

"I summoned you here because a heavenly fortune awaits. Elder Tian Xing, you are still in the Wan Shou stage of the Longevity Secret Realm—perhaps today you can break through to Immortal Body. Elder Chuan Gong, Elder Tiangong, Elder Tian Yao—you are all at the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities; perhaps today you may attain the Longevity Secret Realm. As for the other disciples, prepare yourselves for cultivation—I shall break through to Immortal Body here, and at that moment, I shall reopen the Xianjiezhi Sect!"

Each word spoken by Fang Yu shook every soul on Yu Peak into disbelief.

What did Fang Yu Xianzun say? He claimed he would break through to Immortal Body? How little time has passed?

Can Fang Yu Xianzun truly break through to Immortal Body now?

Yuhua Sect has three Vice Sect Masters—Chen Tianxia, Yi Jianqiu, Wang Daoling—who reached Wan Shou a thousand years ago, earning boundless glory; yet after over a millennium of cultivation, they still have not advanced to Immortal Body, still far from that realm.

Yet Fang Yu Xianzun only recently broke through to Wan Shou in the Longevity Secret Realm—and now he dares to break through to Immortal Body? This shatters all norms of the Dao Cultivation World.

But now Fang Yu Xianzun himself has spoken, and summoned us back from the Five Elements Realm—this must be true. And Fang Yu Xianzun would not make such a bold claim without at least an 80–90% chance of success.

Instantly, all sat cross-legged, entering cultivation.

Elder Tian Xing's face showed shock mixed with disbelief; he shook his head repeatedly: "In such a short time, can you truly break through to Immortal Body? What kind of miracle did you encounter? I've cultivated for so long and still remain in Wan Shou—still far from Immortal Body."

It was no wonder Elder Tian Xing doubted—he knew firsthand how difficult the next realm was, having reached Wan Shou. To directly comprehend the essence of Immortal Body and instantly break through was simply impossible.

Immortal Body, Immortal Body—it requires merging one's Heavenly Manifestation with one's physical body, so that body becomes the manifestation, and the manifestation becomes the body. In that instant of fusion, one leaves an indestructible mark in the void—this is extraordinarily difficult.

Since ancient times, many cultivators have entered Wan Shou, yet most die of old age within it. Rumors say one may attain Immortal Body by obtaining a High-Grade artifact's spirit and convincing it to merge willingly—but for most Wan Shou experts, this is a fantasy, for they cannot even acquire a High-Grade artifact, and even if they did, its spirit would never sacrifice itself for a Wan Shou cultivator.

The spirit of a High-Grade artifact is far stronger than a Wan Shou cultivator—it would never willingly perish.

Fang Yu ignored Elder Tian Xing's shock and reached out with a single hand, plucking one-third of the longevity fruit from Fang Han's World Tree. Even one-third of the several-acre fruit was enormous; Fang Yu seized it into his body, and vast amounts of longevity fruit Xu Yuan Qi spread through every inch of his flesh, countless of Young Master Chunan's Immortal Body laws becoming his own.

The Immortal Body laws became his, and after he comprehended them, new Immortal Body laws were born within his flesh.

"Immortal Body—break through!"

Before all eyes, Fang Yu punched forward, striking his own skull with full force. His immensely strong skull—capable of withstanding strikes from Low-Grade artifacts—exploded instantly into countless fragments of Xu Yuan Qi.

Yet at that moment, he did not die. In the instant his brain exploded, his body dissolved into countless microscopic particles, each particle a part of himself.

This was the true essence of Immortality!

He had previously been unable to break through directly to Immortal Body because his skull, hardened by Great Source Art, was too resilient—but now his reserves were complete. He instantly cultivated his own skull, merging his entire body with his Heavenly Manifestation, becoming a being both real and unreal, both illusory and not illusory.

At that moment, Fang Yu felt his soul connect more tightly with the void beyond, even leaving his spiritual imprint within the infinite void—he entrusted his spirit, life, and Primordial Spirit to the Dao, so that no matter what injury he suffered, he could always recover.

It was the sensation of merging body with the Dao.

Exquisitely novel. Exquisitely powerful.

His physical body contained countless magic treasures infused with Xu Yuan Qi, and his Heavenly Manifestation held immeasurable Great Dao Divine Abilities; now merging together, they brought his Heavenly Manifestation and physical form to an ultimate state of power.

At this moment, Fang Yu's body was his Primordial Heavenly Manifestation, and his Primordial Heavenly Manifestation was his body—capable of gathering or dispersing.

When he chose to gather, he became a celestial body, his blood and Xu Yuan Qi surging; with the slightest movement, he could seize mountains and seas.

When he dispersed, he could spread throughout heaven and earth, transforming into billions of particles, each one him.

As long as one particle remained undestroyed, he would not die—he could rise again.

This was the Immortal Body.

The Immortal Body—the word "immortal" reveals its mystery: even if his head was obliterated, he still lived; even if his heart was destroyed, he still existed.

Such a realm was vastly stronger than the first level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Wan Shou realm; if a Wan Shou cultivator's body was slain, he could only seek possession of another, and if his Heavenly Manifestation was also destroyed, the eternal giant would perish utterly.

Like Ru Yi Zi, this eternal giant, Fang Yu obliterated his body and Heavenly Manifestation with a single strike, and he perished immediately.

But if Ru Yi Zi had possessed the Immortal Body, even a single Xu Yuan Qi particle preserved in secret would allow him to recover.

Of course, if Ru Yi Zi's single Xu Yuan Qi particle ever regained the Immortal Body realm, Fang Yu would likely have already ascended to a higher level of the Longevity Secret Realm, capable of erasing him with a mere thought.

Boom—

Just after Fang Yu's Heavenly Manifestation merged with the Immortal Body, his power surged again; he raised his hand and instantly opened a colossal Xianjiezhi Sect gate.

The Xianjiezhi Sect gate reappeared before the eyes of all Yuhua Sect members.

At this moment, everyone atop Yu Peak stared in stunned awe as torrents of Xianjiezhi Sect laws and Xu Yuan Qi poured down—far more violent than the last time.

If the Xianjiezhi Sect Xu Yuan Qi from Fang Yu's previous opening had been a great river, this pure yang Xu Yuan Qi and Xianjiezhi Sect laws were now an ocean.

It surged down like an ocean, flooding in.

At this moment, it seemed as if the Xianjie had ruptured a massive hole, and countless Xianjie Xu Yuan Qi poured forth in frenzy.

Every Yuhua Sect disciple, Elder, and Grand Elder—such as Elder Tian Xing, Elder Chuan Gong, Elder Tian Yao, and Elder Tian Quan—could not help but roar, shouting in utter joy and shock.

"Fang Yu Xianzun has truly broken through the realm—he's reaching the Immortal Body!"

This time, the Xianjie Xu Yuan Qi seemed infused with some laws of the Immortal Body; when Elder Tian Xing absorbed even a trace, his entire aura surged violently, and he too began opening the Xianjiezhi Sect gate, striving to break through to the Immortal Body.

Elder Chuan Gong also roared as he slammed his fist violently toward the Xianjie—right then, he was attempting to ascend from the 10th Stage of Divine Abilities into the Longevity Secret Realm.

Elder Tiangong was the same, beginning his ascent into the Longevity Secret Realm.

"Fang Yu is truly the great fortune of our Yuhua Sect."

Feng Feng Baiyu, the Zhang Sect of Yuhua Sect, suddenly appeared outside Yu Peak, his face filled with profound emotion.