Chapter 774: Can the Great Five Elements Art, Great Calamity Art, and Great Yin-Yang Art Merge into a Great Immortal Art?

One breath of the Eight Parts True Dragon Qi was absorbed into his body, and Fang Han felt many changes occurring within him.

The Eight Parts True Dragon Qi from the Dragon Realm was an extraordinarily high-grade energy; absorbing even a single breath brought great benefits to his life in countless aspects—strength, spirit, lifespan, and more.

But if a cultivator absorbed too much of this Eight Parts True Dragon Qi at once, they might undergo dragon transformation, even turning their palms into dragon claws.

Yet, absorbing only a small amount brought immense benefits.

Fang Han was filled with envy; his Eight Parts Pagoda was still only a supreme-grade treasure, lacking the power to reach the strength of an Ancient Heavenly Dragon, and he had no idea when he might ascend.

But Fang Yu's Eight Parts Pagoda had already reached the rank of lower-grade Dao Artifact, radiating mighty divine power in the void; every person on Feather Peak felt that the pagoda could suppress all heavens and annihilate everything, an endless pressure emanating from it.

"Did the Sect Master forge such a lower-grade Dao Artifact for Fang Yu? This is indeed a lower-grade Dao Artifact—it hasn't reached mid-grade—but why do I feel even my Immortal Body couldn't withstand its attack?"

Elder Tian Xing was still on Feather Peak; he had just broken through to the Immortal Body realm and was still consolidating it. Seeing the pagoda appear on Feather Peak, he was utterly stunned.

"Is the Eight Parts Pagoda from legend really like this? This lower-grade Dao Artifact is far stronger than the power of us Eternal Titans—truly miraculous."

Elder Chuan Gong studied Fang Yu's Eight Parts Pagoda, absorbed some Eight Parts True Dragon Qi, refined it, and then his face showed an expression of admiration.

"If I could cultivate for a long time inside this supreme treasure, I wouldn't need a thousand years—I could break through to the Immortal Body realm!"

Elder Chuan Gong couldn't help but admire it; that Eight Parts True Dragon Qi offered immense benefits even to him, an Eternal Titan, greatly increasing his physical strength, magic power, and lifespan.

Supreme treasure! Absolutely a supreme treasure!

"All elders, cultivate diligently and strengthen your power; if you break through to the Golden Core Realm, I will reward you handsomely."

Fang Yu spoke to the Yuhua Sect's true disciples, then a flash of light swept up Fang Qingxue and Fang Han, and they vanished instantly.

Now was truly the time to head toward the Infinite Great World.

He should have already reached beyond the Xuan Huang Great World by now, but the Sect Master Feng Feng Baiyu had delayed him—though the delay was worth it, for he gained a lower-grade Dao Artifact, the Eight Parts Pagoda, and the Little Dragon Realm.

Now Fang Yu directly took Fang Qingxue and Fang Han toward the direction of the Infinite Great World.

Naturally, the Chaos Pagoda moved automatically, seeking the way; as for Fang Yu, Fang Qingxue, and Fang Han, they sat within the Chaos Pagoda.

The three of them were all cultivating.

Fang Yu sat cross-legged, the Eight Parts Pagoda hovering above his head, pouring down countless streams of Eight Parts True Dragon Qi.

Inside the Eight Parts Pagoda, all the Pure Yang Pills he had gathered over past years were placed within, soaked in the Eight Parts True Dragon Qi.

Each Pure Yang Pill, nourished by the Eight Parts True Dragon Qi, greatly enhanced its effect, gaining the ability to extend lifespan.

"Soul force."

Fang Yu pondered the words of one of the Three Sages of Yuhua.

To break through to the Longevity Third Stage—Dong Tian Realm—one must strengthen soul force to a critical point, unleashing a soul storm, at which point one can perceive the void surrounding oneself.

Spatial force was ever-present at his side.

"Three Thousand Great Dao: Great Cutting Art."

A strand of pitch-black runes appeared in the void—it was the Great Cutting Art of the Three Thousand Great Dao; this Dao inherently absorbed spatial force from the void, or, more extravagantly, was forged from Void Crystals. Once perfected, it could cut through any magic treasure or divine ability, especially serving as the opening move in battle.

A single strike of the Great Cutting Art condensed infinite spatial force, arriving instantly, slicing through spirit and thought, capable of disabling an opponent's magic power in one blow.

The strongest form of this Great Cutting Art was Soul Cutting.

Spatial force flowed around Fang Yu—these were the Great Cutting Art runes he had refined over past years; as he contemplated and understood, the cutting force transformed into a mental resonance.

"Great Sealing Art: Life Sealing."

Fang Yu reflected on the various divine abilities he had cultivated in past years, and contemplated his newly acquired Great Dao techniques—like the Great Sealing Art, whose highest form could become Life Sealing, offering him new inspiration.

"Three Thousand Great Dao: Great Five Elements Art."

Another five-emperor canopy rose above his head; since his ascension to the Longevity Secret Realm, this canopy had become terrifyingly boundless. The ten ancient emperors—Green Emperor Wood Emperor, Red Emperor Fire Emperor, White Emperor Metal Emperor, Black Emperor Water Emperor, Yellow Emperor Earth Emperor—now appeared as real forms, each encircled by an Ancient Heavenly Dragon, representing invincible power.

Especially when the ten emperor forms transformed into streams of divine light, cascading downward, they could wash away everything.

"Three Calamities, Nine Trials: Great Calamity Art. Sun, Moon, Stars: Great Star Art."

Fang Yu further contemplated the Great Dao techniques he had cultivated—like the Great Calamity Art, which split into the Three Calamities and Nine Trials: Black Sun Wind Calamity, Great Sun Fire Calamity, Final Day Heavenly Calamity; yet from a certain perspective, the "Great Sun" in Great Sun Fire Calamity was also a star, and thus related to the Great Star Art.

The Final Day Heavenly Calamity within the Great Calamity Art also seemed connected in some way to the Great Five Elements Art and the Great Yin-Yang Art; the Five Elements and Yin-Yang could create a world, while Final Day Heavenly Calamity represented its destruction—perhaps it was merely a transformation of the Great Five Elements Art and Great Yin-Yang Art.

All worlds have formation, development, decay, and ultimate annihilation; in the Cultivation World, there seems to be a single word to describe this.

That word is: Formation, Dwelling, Decay, Emptiness.

"Formation" refers to the genesis of a world's evolution.

"Dwelling" refers to the stabilization of a world's evolution.

"Decay" refers to the world's evolution reaching the point of destruction.

"Emptiness" refers to the world's complete annihilation, reduced to pure void.

The Great Five Elements Art and Great Yin-Yang Art seem capable of evolving the "Formation" and "Dwelling" stages at higher Longevity Secret Realm levels; the latter two stages—Decay and Emptiness—are transformations of the Great Calamity Art.

Fang Yu pondered, savored, and comprehended; his spirit flickered ceaselessly, his wisdom raced wildly—he felt he had received profound insights. Though he could not yet create a Great Immortal Art, when his cultivation reached a higher Longevity Secret Realm level, he might fuse the top-ranked Great Dao techniques—Great Five Elements Art, Great Yin-Yang Art, and Great Calamity Art—into a single Immortal Art, rendering him truly invincible.

For now, it was merely the sprouting of spiritual insight.

He could not yet achieve it.

Within the Chaos Pagoda, Fang Yu contemplated the many Great Dao techniques he had cultivated, while Fang Qingxue consolidated her Longevity Secret Realm—Wan Shou Realm—cultivation base.

Many streams of Eight Parts Heavenly Dragon Qi were absorbed by her, transforming into her power; countless laws and primordial energies flowed through her, and her strength continuously rose.

As for Fang Han, he was contemplating the Xianjiezhi Sect gate—each time he contemplated, it grew clearer, yet he did not break through immediately.

The three peerless geniuses of the Fang family were all cultivating and advancing, while the Chaos Pagoda continuously pierced through space, heading toward the Infinite Great World according to Chunan's memories.

Finally, after several days, Fang Yu awoke from his cultivation and saw a planet not far away, teeming with cultivators upon it.

Leading them were two Golden Core Realm cultivators—ancient minor titans—radiating arrogance, their bodies wrapped in starlight.

These two Golden Core cultivators, one male and one female, were handsome and elegant; the woman's face was like peach blossoms, wearing a hairpin shimmering with starlight—it was a supreme-grade treasure, capable of constantly calming the mind and aiding cultivation, and could strike unexpectedly to slay enemies.

All over their bodies glowed radiant treasure light, clearly possessing many magic treasures.

The rest were scattered cultivators—some at the 5th Stage of Divine Abilities, Heavenly Man Realm; others at the 6th Stage of Divine Abilities, Return to Oneness Realm—wearing disheveled, mismatched robes, clearly lone cultivators.

"Brother, is it true the Soul Devouring Holy Beast has appeared in this star region?"

That Golden Core Realm female cultivator did not hold back at all, directly speaking to the male cultivator beside her.

"Not bad. That Soul-Devouring Sacred Beast has been getting more and more Zhang Kuang lately, annihilating sect after sect within the star domains ruled by my Wuji Star Palace, causing terrible tragedies. For a fellow like this, we must capture it and bring it back. Its soul is the finest material for refining the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill. You must understand that the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill is a heaven-grade supreme elixir, close to an immortal pill. Each one can cause a cultivator's soul to undergo an essential enhancement, its value incomparably precious. Only the legendary Qimingxuan Sect Pill can rival it, though that Qimingxuan Sect Pill targets the physical body, while the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill targets the cultivator's soul."

That Golden Core Realm male cultivator spoke. "This time, if we can discover the Soul-Devouring Sacred Beast's trail and be the first to send out a spirit talisman to notify the sect, that sect will certainly reward us with enormous benefits. Perhaps a heavyweight from the Longevity Secret Realm will take action and refine a low-grade Dao weapon for us. Although I also have six or seven supreme-grade treasure weapons, I don't have a single low-grade Dao weapon yet."

While speaking, the Thousand-Age Minor Heavyweight man of the Golden Core Realm also cast a sidelong glance at the loose cultivators not far away, seemingly despising those loose cultivators for not even having a supreme-grade treasure weapon — truly too weak.

"I don't care about any low-grade Dao weapon. If we earn merit and can be rewarded with the Lower Star-Wuji Scripture, how wonderful that would be. Then we would have the chance to cultivate to the Longevity Secret Realm. Once we advance to the Longevity Secret Realm, we could be assigned to a planet to serve as a high official, become a Lord of Stars — what low-grade Dao weapon would we still worry about? It's a pity the Longevity Secret Realm is far, far too distant from us."

The Golden Core Realm woman shook her head.

"Regardless, we still have to find the Soul-Devouring Sacred Beast first. The Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill is a wondrous elixir that many Grand Elders of my Wuji Star Palace wish to refine. One refinement can produce nine pills, almost able to assist cultivators of the Divine Ability Secret Realm in advancing to the Longevity Secret Realm. We must find the Soul-Devouring Sacred Beast and earn this merit!"

"But we must also be careful. The Soul-Devouring Sacred Beast is even more terrifying than the Eternal Heavyweights of the Longevity Secret Realm. If we Golden Core experts encounter it, I'm afraid we'd have our souls sucked away in a single encounter. We must stay at our peak at all times, and if absolutely necessary, immediately shift through the void and leave."

While the two Golden Core Realm man and woman spoke, they tossed out a Bai Yun-like magic treasure, sat cross-legged upon it, and swallowed elixirs.

The elixirs they swallowed were actually elixirs condensed from Nine Yang Holy Water — Pure Yang Pills.

"Hmm? These disciples of Wuji Star Palace want to find the Soul-Devouring Sacred Beast and refine the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill?"

Fang Yu, within the Chaos Tower, also heard the words of these two Golden Core disciples of Wuji Star Palace.

He naturally also knew of the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill. It was an elixir that could strengthen a person's soul power and grant them deeper wisdom. Among heaven-grade elixirs, it was already a supreme-grade item, far more powerful than things like the Nirvana Pill, Yin-Yang Wan Shou Pill, or Nine-Orifice Golden Core Pill.

Among heaven-grade elixirs, only a pill like the Qimingxuan Sect Pill could rival it.

If one heaven-grade elixir, the Nirvana Pill, could increase a 10th Stage of Divine Abilities cultivator's chance of breaking through to the Longevity Secret Realm by one percent, then the Qimingxuan Sect Pill could increase a cultivator's chance of breaking through to the Longevity Secret Realm by fifty percent, and the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill also increased a cultivator's chance of breaking through to the Longevity Secret Realm by fifty percent.

In other words, if a cultivator obtained both the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill and the Qimingxuan Sect Pill, they would basically be able to break through to the Longevity Secret Realm with one hundred percent certainty.

Even a pig that obtained both types of elixirs at the same time would probably be able to advance to the Longevity Secret Realm.

Each of these two types of elixirs, placed out in the world, would be an immortal encounter of the ages. Two immortal encounters of the ages propelling a 10th Stage of Divine Abilities cultivator to the Longevity Secret Realm is not strange at all.

"Damnable! These two Wuji Star Palace disciples don't take us seriously at all. Do they really think they can capture the Soul-Devouring Sacred Beast with just their own strength? We are the ones most familiar with this planet!"

At this moment, seeing the two Golden Core disciples of Wuji Star Palace speaking boldly and brazenly, completely disregarding them, some of the loose cultivators not far away felt very displeased. A Heavenly Man Realm expert frowned.

"Shh! Silence! The vastness of Wuji Star Palace is not something we can provoke. It's normal for their disciples to be a bit overbearing and domineering. Besides, they are Thousand-Age Golden Core Minor Heavyweights, of lofty status. If we could also cultivate to the Golden Core Realm and go to Wuji Star Palace, we could become a Yigewai Sect disciple, and receive Pure Yang Pills every month!"

A 5th Stage of Divine Abilities Heavenly Man Realm expert was extremely envious.

"You are only at the Heavenly Man Realm. Even if you went to Wuji Star Palace, you could only serve as the lowest-grade craftsman, refining parts of treasure weapons for their disciples."