Simultaneously, they travel through time, starting from the God Ranking.

Chapter 35 Shifang Fragments

There were six people when they went, but eight came back.

In addition to Chen Xiaohu, the buy-one-get-one-free offer also includes a Blood Demoness who has lost her memory and power.

If anyone is most satisfied with this trip, it has to be Xuan Yi. Not only did he find his student Chen Xiaohu, but he also acquired an ancient artifact, the Heaven-Opening Axe. In addition, he also found a Blood Refining Demoness.

That's the Blood Refining Demoness, a monster from the Dongyi tribe who once held the title of King of Dongyi. We don't know how strong she is, but she's definitely a tough opponent.

Back at the academy, Principal Grape Ancestor said that the matter would be handled by Bao Zheng, and then left on his own.

Xuan Yi, busy continuing his research on the Heaven-Opening Axe, also returned to Xuan Yi Residence, leaving only Fang Xiu and the other four in the office to receive Bao Zheng's lengthy lecture.

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Xuan Yi Residence is where the Heaven-Opening Axe will be temporarily stored. After all, although the Heaven-Opening Axe is a supreme treasure, no one can use it. It is better to let Xuan Yi study it for the time being, and perhaps he will make a breakthrough.

Xuan Yi's residence is much larger than it appears from the outside. Xuan Yi prepared a special room to store the Heaven-Opening Axe.

Just like in Pangu's secret chamber, the unremarkable iron axe was embedded in a stone pillar engraved with the four characters "Pangu Creates the World".

Throughout the room, large and small luminous pearls were inlaid, emitting a soft glow. Fang Xiu sat on a futon in the position closest to the Heavenly Axe, and in his palm was a special crystal.

At this moment, Fang Xiu's eyes were closed and his brows were furrowed, as if he were going through a great ordeal, with large beads of sweat sliding down his face.

"...Huff...Huff...!"

His tightly closed eyes snapped open, his gaze flashing like lightning, as if an axe-like light had been unleashed from Fang Xiu's eyes. As soon as he opened his eyes, Fang Xiu's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. His tail stiffened for a moment before going completely limp.

Fang Xiu's breathing sounded like an old windmill, his chest rising and falling irregularly. His magical power was not being consumed at all; what was being overused was his spiritual consciousness.

This is the secret that Xuan Yi discovered. Although the Pangu Axe that opened the heavens and the earth seemed ordinary, Xuan Yi, who had personally witnessed the "opening of the heavens and the earth," knew that it was just a divine object concealing its true nature. In the process of pondering it, Xuan Yi actually discovered something.

Those are the six crystals at the handle of the Heaven-Opening Axe. The material of these crystals is unknown, but they are incredibly hard and practically indestructible.

As a cultivator, it is instinctive to use one's divine sense to examine objects. On that day, Xuan Yi's divine sense touched the crystal, and an illusion suddenly appeared before his eyes.

A giant standing tall and firm, wielding a giant axe, splitting the heavens and creating the earth!

That is the meaning of creation hidden in the crystal, which should be the part left over after the creation axe was activated.

"This is your limit. Continuing will not help and may even damage your soul, leaving scars that are difficult to heal."

Having witnessed Fang Xiu's entire cultivation process, and seeing Fang Xiu collapse to the ground, Xuan Yi spoke up at the right moment, and with a wave of his hand, the crystal in Fang Xiu's hand immediately fell into his own.

At this moment, Xuan Yi looked rather strange, with bandages wrapped around his head, making him look like a big-headed doll.

Xuan Yi's eyes were not as bright as usual. The eyes are the windows to the soul, and Xuan Yi's appearance was a typical sign of mental and spiritual damage.

Facing the axe that cleaved the heavens and earth back then was not without its price; even Xuan Yi, who was at the peak of his spiritual realm, suffered damage to his divine consciousness.

Or rather, it was precisely because he was a Chongxu that his consciousness was damaged, because he was strong, yet not strong enough.

If it is Taixu, then facing that illusion directly will not cause any harm, because his divine sense is strong enough. If it is Qingxu, then it will also not cause any harm, because he is weak enough.

Unfortunately, Xuan Yi was a Void Reaper, which put him in an awkward position. His divine sense was struck by the Heaven-Opening Axe. Fortunately, it was just an illusion contained in the crystal, far from the true and complete meaning of the Heaven-Opening Axe. Otherwise, Xuan Yi would have been split in two on the spot.

Fang Xiu was able to comprehend it precisely because of the same principle. When he looked at the image of Pangu creating the world, it was like looking at flowers through the fog or the moon in the water. He only saw the surface of the true image of creating the world, so he would not have the same situation as Xuan Yi.

However, comprehending it once consumes a lot of spiritual energy, so for the time being, only Fang Xiu among the students of the same level has been able to comprehend it. The others are not strong enough, so forcing it would not be good.

This is Fang Xiu's limit for the time being. He will probably have to wait until he breaks through to the Pure Void Realm to comprehend it again.

Even though it was all just a mirage, a dream, Fang Xiu still gained some insights. Observing the imagery of opening up the world, Fang Xiu also comprehended some images, and even comprehended three moves, or rather, one move, since the other two moves were just decompositions and extensions of the first move.

One axe stroke—opening up the world!

In Xuan Yi's words, Fang Xiu's move was a suicidal move that would injure the enemy a thousand while also injuring himself a thousand.

The principle is very simple. Fang Xiu observed the imagery and added his own understanding, using the physical body as chaos, where two different energies clash within the body, creating an explosion.

It's called the Creation of Heaven and Earth, but it's actually a cosmic explosion, a self-destructive technique.

When Xuan Yi first saw this move, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. This move only requires two different types of energy. Of course, after trying it out, Fang Xiu found that opposing elements were the best, such as ice and fire.

Is this move mysterious? Strictly speaking, it's ordinary, but it does contain some kind of mystery that even Xuan Yi didn't understand. After Xuan Yi's assistance and multiple adjustments, he was finally able to use this move completely, barely turning it from a mutual destruction into a situation where he hurt the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of his own.

"If you were to strike with that axe, even a typical Qingxu cultivator would likely be unable to withstand it." These were Xuan Yi's exact words.

That being said, Qingxu wasn't made of wood, so he wouldn't let Fang Xiu chop him down. Moreover, after one axe blow, Fang Xiu didn't have the ability to do it again, so this move was destined to be a last resort.

"Opening up the world"—this is the name Fang Xiu chose, showing great ambition. However, with magic and such, it's perfectly normal for a name to be bold.

Xuan Yi's divine sense was injured, and he did not want to move. He switched to sparring with a group of puppets. Don't underestimate these puppets. Each of them was made of special refined iron, and ordinary Jade Void cultivators could not destroy them.

Standing opposite the puppet was only Fang Xiu. The axe Fang Xiu was holding was a magic weapon from Xuan Yi. It was made of decent material and had been given to Fang Xiu by Xuan Yi.

After all, Fang Xiu had already become a disciple of Xuan Yi, not a student like those in the Divine Academy, but a true teacher and disciple.

Just as Fang Xiu was diligently studying and practicing, two Divine Court Guards came to his door, carrying a broken fragment that exuded an evil aura. They hoped that Xuan Yi's eyes could help them identify what it was.

Shifang fragments...

Looking at the fragments in the hands of the two Divine Guards, Fang Xiu recalled his memories. After cultivating, his memory had improved, and the originally blurry memories naturally became clear.

What appears to be trouble in the desolate wilderness of Shifang is actually the Nightmare Ancestor of Shifang. Digging deeper, it is actually the fault of Gao Yuan, the leader of the Divine Court Guard, but ultimately it is the Six Laws Celestial Venerable who is responsible.

The Jade Emperor noticed something amiss with the Divine Court Guards and secretly led a team to investigate, which led them all the way to the desolate wilderness beyond the desert.

Seeing the arrival of the Divine Court Guards carrying the fragments of Shifang, Fang Xiu wondered whether he should get involved.

Going there is an opportunity. The spiritual energy in Shifang is a good thing. It might be able to exempt Fang Xiu from arduous cultivation and allow him to break through to the Pure Void Realm directly. However, this would require him to face the Nightmare Ancestor directly.

If you don't go...

Do it! Why not go?!

Fang Xiu glanced at the Xuanhua axe in his hand, tightened his grip on it, and the light in his golden eyes shone even brighter.

Xuan Yi, who was explaining to two Divine Court Guards, glanced at Fang Xiu as if he had noticed something.