Chương 22: Breaking Through to a Higher Realm

"Master, I have returned to Qingcheng Mountain to break through my cultivation. After I finish my business, I will return to Jin'ao Island to visit you."

After Fang Yang finished copying the book he wanted, he returned to the foot of Zizhi Cliff and bowed in farewell towards Biyou Palace.

Even ordinary people would say goodbye to their elders before leaving home, let alone this Jin'ao Island. It's extremely impolite for Fang Yang to leave without saying a word.

He did not seek out Daoist Qisha, for Daoist Qisha had promised Tongtian Jiaozhu that he would not go back on his word.

On his way back to Qingcheng Mountain, Fang Yang witnessed the chaos on the land once again.

The human race, the new protagonists of this world, are still too weak to dominate the world like the witch race, leading to chaos in the prehistoric land.

On the earth, demons and monsters roamed everywhere. Under the call of the remnants of the demon race, these demons and monsters established demon cities and kingdoms of ten thousand demons, turning vast swathes of land into a kingdom of demons.

The human race's immortal army was like firefighters, constantly on the move. Just as they destroyed one demon kingdom, several more demon cities would appear.

Wherever the demon kingdom and demon city went, gods, mortals, birds, and beasts were slaughtered. Even the celestial paradise on earth would be turned into a hell in an instant.

The most troublesome thing is that the Three Rivers and Five Lakes seem to have been invaded by demons, and great floods break out at the drop of a hat, turning the land into a vast watery land.

Even a broken ship has three pounds of nails. Although the demon race has declined, the remaining experts and big shots are waging guerrilla warfare against the human race, causing great trouble for the human race.

It seems that the demon race is trying to prove that the human race is not qualified to be the protagonist of heaven and earth through this method.

Humanity was overwhelmed with both demon-slaying and flood relief efforts, which is why Emperor Shennong agreed to reconcile with the East Sea Dragon Clan.

Reconciliation is not an option; with humanity's current strength, it's simply impossible to quell the demonic scourge on the land. Rather than turning against the East Sea Dragon Clan, it's better to demand some benefits and turn the tide.

"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Humanity is still far from being the true protagonists of the world!"

Fang Yang slightly raised his hand, and a layer of thunderclouds enveloped the area within a radius of millions of miles. Then, countless bolts of lightning poured down, engulfing the kingdom of ten thousand demons below.

boom!

The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons was subjected to a devastating attack; great demons, lesser demons, long-tailed demons, blue-eyed demons... were reduced to dust in an instant.

Although Fang Yang did not come here specifically to slay demons, whenever he saw a gathering place for demons, he would give them a divine thunderbolt as a greeting.

"Why did you kill us?"

Some demons were more resilient and survived thanks to the secret treasures they possessed. They saw Fang Yang hovering above the demon kingdom and questioned him through gritted teeth.

Zizizi!

Fang Yang did not answer. He grabbed at the void with his right hand and pulled down a bolt of divine lightning, which annihilated the surviving demon.

The question of demons is superfluous. What does Fang Yang's desire to destroy the demon kingdom have to do with the demons within it?

Whoosh!

Fang Yang's figure flashed, transforming into a bolt of lightning, and disappeared into the sky above the demon kingdom.

Although he was gone, the lightning that shrouded the demon kingdom did not leave. The lightning continued to strike for three months, cleansing every inch of the demon kingdom a thousand times.

Three months later, the lightning laws that Fang Yang left above the demon kingdom finally dissipated.

At this time, all the demons in the demon kingdom had died out. Even the demons with special bloodline powers died in the heavenly lightning after hiding for a month.

These demons couldn't understand how such a person could exist in the world. Even after the person was gone, he still left behind his supernatural powers to harm demons. But they would never have a chance to understand; dying at Fang Yang's hands meant annihilation of both body and soul, with no possibility of reincarnation.

As a disciple of the Jie Sect, Fang Yang knew how to seize a life-saving opportunity, and even more so how to prevent others from seizing that opportunity for him.

Upon returning to Qingcheng Cave Heaven, Fang Yang placed the divine rice in the Tianmu Hall, where the Yi Wood Qi was most abundant, and then began preparing to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

His breakthrough to Taiyi Golden Immortal is not the same as other people's breakthrough to Taiyi Golden Immortal.

After achieving the unity of self and law, every Taoist technique he mastered directly addressed the fundamentals, and his magical power was unbelievably high. Although he was called a Golden Immortal, his cultivation level was nothing like that of a Golden Immortal.

Once he breaks through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and condenses the Taiyi Dao Fruit, his magical power will undergo another leap. At that time, he will be the strongest Taiyi Golden Immortal in history.

Fang Yang focused his mind into his body, his consciousness landing on the Nascent Soul of Creation.

Even now, the Nascent Soul of Creation continues to absorb chaotic energy and refine it into magical power. Theoretically speaking, because of the existence of the Nascent Soul of Creation, Fang Yang's magical power is inexhaustible.

This situation is somewhat similar to that of a Great Immortal, who draws upon the chaotic energy of their natal world to generate endless magical power.

Therefore, Fang Yang already possesses two major characteristics of a Great Luo Golden Immortal: first, the quality of his magical power, and second, the endurance of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"Without achieving the Great Luo Immortal realm, one remains but an ant. Even if I were to advance to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, I could only barely withstand the attacks of a Great Luo Golden Immortal with the power of my innate spiritual treasure. It would still be impossible to confront a Great Luo Golden Immortal head-on. The internal affairs of our sect cannot be resolved without the combat power of a Great Luo Golden Immortal."

Thinking of this, Fang Yang's fighting spirit grew even stronger. He was still very weak, so weak that he couldn't even beat his junior brothers and sisters.

With a wave of his hand, the World Tree flew out of the Yin-Yang Gourd and landed steadily in the Heavenly Observation Hall. Immediately afterwards, four Dharma Spirits flew out from between his eyebrows, each occupying a place alongside his true form.

These four spirits are still the spirits of Divine Thunder of the Firmament, Divine Travel Technique of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, Ascension Technique of the Three Thousand Universes, and Spirits of Manipulating Creation.

The Undying Demon God Technique has no spiritual power; it cultivates the physical body. Since Meng Chen already has a primordial spirit, no new primordial spirit will be born.

Fang Yang and his magical spirit attacked simultaneously, unleashing five bursts of magical power that enveloped the World Tree and began refining it. He planned to cultivate the World Tree into his natal magic weapon, and in the future, he would use the World Tree as a foundation to create his own natal world.

The World Tree was originally a Chaos Spiritual Root, its grade slightly exceeding that of a top-grade innate spiritual root. If it weren't still in its growth stage, Fang Yang wouldn't have dared to covet it.

Even so, this World Tree is not easy to refine.

Fang Yang and the four Dharma Spirits continuously unleashed their magical power. The laws of lightning, space, speed, and creation transformed into four dragons of law, spewing forth torrents of law towards the World Tree.

With this kind of power, even Lady Shiji would be turned into a stubborn stone in an instant.

The bark of the World Tree had formed a structure similar to the membrane of heaven and earth, resisting Fang Yang's power. Fang Yang's power could only penetrate a little at a time, unable to complete large-scale refining.

Fang Yang was prepared; the Earth Book in Zhenyuan Daxian's hand was transformed from the World Membrane. Since the World Tree evolved into the World Membrane, his attacks were naturally ineffective.

However, he is very patient and has plenty of time.

Fang Yang's refining process lasted a full Yuanhui, 129, 600 years. Over this long period, the World Tree gradually lost its ability to resist and finally became Fang Yang's natal magic weapon.

After refining the World Tree, Fang Yang made some adjustments, took some elixirs to restore his divine sense, and began his attempt to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

With a Nascent Soul in existence, his magical power is difficult to deplete unless he unleashes an excessive amount of power at once. Internet speed is limited; if the file being downloaded is large, it's impossible for it to download instantly.

However, whether he was activating the Creation Nascent Soul or refining the World Tree, it all consumed his divine sense. The Creation Nascent Soul could replenish his magical power, but it could not replenish his divine sense.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Four explosions rang out in succession, and four treasure mountains containing the four fundamental elements of earth, fire, water, and wind fell down. The World Tree appeared above Fang Yang's head, with dozens of roots extending out to entwine the four treasure mountains and absorb the power of the four fundamental elements within them.

"It's time!"

Feeling the four new forces emerging within his body, Fang Yang felt greatly invigorated.

Next, he will use these four forces to condense the Dao Seed of the Origin of Heaven and Earth, and then, based on the Dao Seed of the Origin of Heaven and Earth, condense the Taiyi Dao Fruit!