Success and Leaving Seclusion

After piercing through a layer of barrier that felt like elastic jelly, Fang Yang stepped into the immortal mansion.

The interior of the immortal mansion was a space of its own. What appeared enormous from the outside contained a small world within. This was the essence of a grotto-heaven. A grotto-heaven possessed a relatively independent spacetime and its own laws of heaven and earth.

The moment Fang Yang entered the immortal mansion, he clearly sensed that his personal time flow had accelerated hundreds of times. In that instant, the beating of his heart, the circulation of his mana, and everything else sped up.

This feeling was incredibly profound. Beings below the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm might not even notice the change in themselves under such conditions.

Looking around, Fang Yang was pleasantly surprised to find that the immortal mansion was a miniature Heavenly Court.

Within the immortal mansion, there were palaces and pavilions, immortal mountains and islands. Thick heavenly veins crisscrossed the void, bringing the freshest spiritual qi to this world.

Notably, there were no sun, moon, or stars within the immortal mansion. All the light emanated from the sky curtain, which emitted heavenly light. The light from the sky curtain was very soft, yet it perfectly illuminated the entire palace complex.

The space was arranged according to the five elements' directions. In each direction stood a massive treasury: "Primordial Gold Hall," "Heavenly Wood Hall," "Black Water Hall," "Flowing Fire Hall," and "Pure Land Hall."

These five treasuries were treasures in themselves, having transformed from the hearts of the Five Elements Spiritual Veins. From each treasury, a thick spiritual vein flowed out.

The five elemental spiritual veins—gold, wood, water, fire, and earth—converged at a single point in the center of the space.

At the center of the space was a floating immortal island. Upon the island stood an ancient palace, its plaque empty, awaiting a name. Vast amounts of Five Elements Spiritual Qi formed a vortex, encircling the palace with immense power.

"What a magnificent Qingcheng Grotto-Heaven, truly living up to its reputation. With this dojo, my cultivation speed will increase by over a thousand times before reaching the Grand Unity Realm!"

Fang Yang's statement was not an exaggeration. The time flow within the Qingcheng Grotto-Heaven was 365 times faster than the outside world, and the spiritual qi concentration far surpassed that of Ningzhen Island.

When calculated, Fang Yang's cultivation speed would indeed be over a thousand times faster than in the outside world.

Fang Yang had no understanding of the Grand Unity Realm and couldn't make a judgment. However, the time acceleration function of the Qingcheng Grotto-Heaven was undoubtedly useful.

Fang Yang surveyed his territory, checking the condition of the palace and treasuries. Seeing no treasures left behind, his heart finally settled.

The five treasuries were empty, containing nothing but mountains of spirit crystals formed from condensed spiritual qi.

Spirit crystals might have some use in small worlds, but in the Great Desolation, they could only be donated to the West to aid the poor beings there.

Fang Yang stood on the central immortal island, gazing up at the plaque above the great hall, contemplating a name for it. He would spend his future years cultivating in this palace, so he needed to give it a fitting name.

"The way of observing heaven, the execution of heaven's will, the Dao resides within the universe, the law exists between heaven and earth."

Fang Yang conjured a wisp of golden light with his fingertip and wrote in the air. With a few strokes, characters like "Iron Painting and Silver Hook" appeared on the plaque. "This hall shall be called the Observing Heaven Hall!"

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal could perfectly control their body. Whatever characters he intended to write would manifest exactly as he envisioned. Even Fang Yang was somewhat impressed with himself after writing these three characters.

"Becoming an immortal is wonderful. One has infinite time to improve oneself and become more outstanding."

He recalled how his hands used to cramp when practicing calligraphy, unable to write legible characters. Now, he had achieved mastery.

Fang Yang tidied up his dojo and resumed his cultivation.

He was still cultivating World Creation and Transformation, and he would not cultivate any other divine abilities until this one was mastered.

Although Sect Master Tongtian had passed down the Heaven Intercepting Seven Swords to Fang Yang, he had also warned Fang Yang to take things one step at a time and not to be greedy. It was highly inadvisable to start cultivating a more advanced divine ability before finishing the previous one.

Fang Yang understood. He would not directly cultivate the Saint-level divine ability, Heaven Intercepting Seven Swords. Before that, he needed to achieve All Laws Return to One with the Mystic Gate divine abilities and cultivate them to the point of Law-Self Unity.

Law-Self Unity was a broad concept, encompassing Person-Sword Unity, Person-Formation Unity, and so on.

The core idea of Law-Self Unity was that any divine ability, formation, or swordsmanship, when cultivated to its peak, could reach the level of True Unity with the Great Dao of the Self, just like Old Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

In game terms, it meant cultivating active skills into passive skills, transforming the characteristics within the skills into attribute points and adding them to oneself.

Fang Yang was still a long way from the Grand Unity Realm. Only by comprehending Law-Self Unity could his Primordial Spirit bear the profound mysteries contained within the Heaven Intercepting Seven Swords.

Fang Yang sat cross-legged in the Observing Heaven Hall, spiritual energy surging around him like vast Rivers and Seas, and began his secluded cultivation.

Granting life to all things was merely the most rudimentary aspect of World Creation and Transformation. When cultivated to its highest level, this Daoist art could directly lead to the Great Dao of Creation.

Just like Empress Nuwa, who could not only create life but also, through her will, imbue beings with Emotions and Thoughts.

Fang Yang's World Creation and Transformation was utterly rudimentary. He couldn't even convert Matter and Energy, nor could he change the Form or Nature of matter.

Even the most profound Daoist arts were temporary. As long as one was willing to learn and accumulate, insignificant Progress would build into great Achievement.

Fang Yang went into seclusion for thirty thousand years in one go.

To specifically comprehend a divine ability for thirty thousand years was something very few people possessed the patience for. There were countless divine abilities in the world; there was no need to stubbornly cling to a divine ability that lacked Killing Power.

Fang Yang was willing to spend this time. He had been in seclusion for thirty thousand years within the Qingcheng Grotto-Heaven, but in the outside world, only thirty thousand days had passed.

After eighty years of hard cultivation, Fang Yang had gained immense Harvest.

He had thoroughly comprehended that the core of World Creation and Transformation was not "creation" but "rotation." The true meaning of World Creation and Transformation was to rotate the Five Elements, revolve Yin and Yang, and return all things to their true nature.

Fang Yang pointed at a Water Droplet before him, and in the next moment, the Water Droplet turned into Flame. With another point, the Flame transformed into a Leaf... Gold, Wood, Water, Earth, transforming and changing according to his will.

Then, he picked up a Pebble. With a surge of his magic power, the Pebble in his hand melted into a mass of Molten Iron. The Molten Iron flowed in the air, cooled, and transformed into a sharp Treasure Sword.

Even more wondrously, Fang Yang tossed the Treasure Sword into the air and sprayed a stream of magic power. This magic power suddenly transformed into a mass of Flesh and Blood. The Flesh and Blood writhed and expanded, instantly becoming a Colorful Rooster with strong legs.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

The Rooster let out a loud cry, flapped its wings, and with one claw gripping the Treasure Sword, it actually began practicing swordplay.

"Five Elements Transformation, Yin and Yang Mutual Generation, Mass-Energy Conversion. This World Creation and Transformation is indeed marvelous. To achieve Law-Self Unity, I need to go to Golden Ao Island to bring back the complete Thirty-six Heavenly Spirits. With other Heavenly Dipper Great Laws as reference, I can achieve Law-Self Unity faster."

Upon mastering one Heavenly Dipper Great Law, Fang Yang's magic power had increased by nearly seventy percent. If he could cultivate it to the level of Law-Self Unity, his magic power would likely skyrocket several times over.

This was the power of the Mystic Gate Orthodox Law, something those Heterodox Paths could never compare to.

Of course, Heterodox Path Methods also have their own advantages, which is that they take unconventional approaches, are easier to cultivate, and advance faster.

If two people with the same aptitude cultivate the Mystic Gate Orthodox Law and Heterodox Path Methods respectively, in the early stages of cultivation, the cultivator practicing Heterodox Path Methods will be stronger than the cultivator practicing the Mystic Gate Orthodox Law.

The performance of the disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects during the Investiture of the Gods War can be seen. The Ten Heavenly Lords, Lü Yue, and others cultivated Heterodox Path Methods, and even the Twelve Golden Immortals could not defeat them.

However, in the later stages of cultivation, cultivators practicing the Mystic Gate Orthodox Law are definitely stronger than those practicing Heterodox Path Methods.

When the Twelve Golden Immortals encountered disciples of the Sect of Interception who had cultivated the Mystic Gate Orthodox Law to a profound level, they were utterly dominated. In front of Fairy Yun Xiao, Zhao Gongming, and Saint Mother Jin Ling, the Twelve Golden Immortals, even using the Human Wave Tactic, were no match for them.

Fang Yang is following the path of Saint Mother Jin Ling and Fairy Yun Xiao.