The spirit meridian beneath Manggu City was the largest one within the entire three hundred and sixty billion miles of Mount Mang. It contained endless Origin Beginning Qi and had even developed its own sentience. The entire city pressed down upon it, imprisoning it with magic power, slowly extracting its Origin Beginning Qi, and refining it to become the life-bound essence qi and wealth of many cultivators.
Of course, the spirit meridian was not solely composed of Origin Beginning Qi; it was also mixed with underground vitality, various earth煞, and the residual intents of some heroic souls sleeping in the ancient Heaven Realm.
Absorbing the origin energy of the spirit meridian also required refining. According to various breathing methods, it was condensed into talismans to turn into pure Origin Beginning Qi or medicinal pills.
Refining and washing origin energy was also a complex process. It was a required daily task for cultivators.
But now, Fang Han's methods for refining origin energy could not be matched by ordinary cultivators at all. As long as this massive spirit meridian was entirely extracted, sealed, and put into the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasures, the Eight部 Floating Pagoda, in less than a thousand Immortal Realm years, it could be fully refined, turning into rolling Origin Beginning Qi, possessing tremendous wealth.
"This Mount Mang, speaking of which, is also a treasure land of feng shui, possessing such a massive spirit meridian."
Fang Han struck out thousands of hand seals towards the ground. Countless Great Luo laws penetrated deep underground, beginning to seal the spirit meridian. The earth trembled, mountains collapsed, rivers severed, and countless birds and beasts in the distance fled in terror in all directions.
The Heaven Realm was filled with pure yang origin energy everywhere. Even the most ordinary living beings grew up absorbing pure yang origin energy, so the most ordinary birds and beasts had the cultivation of the Longevity Secret Realm. Some formidable demonic beasts even surpassed Heavenly Immortals.
But now, Fang Han, this ruthless man, was actually going to collect the largest spirit meridian, which truly completely terrified these demonic beasts.
Previously in Manggu City, countless masters dared not collect it like this, and were even unable to do so. Now that such a ruthless man appeared, it forced people to believe that disaster had descended.
Boom!
That underground spirit meridian shook its head and wagged its tail. Formidable origin energy surged into the sky, shaking the space until it cracked everywhere. The ground caved in. From countless massive underground caves, divine light like long rainbows sprayed out; earth, water, fire, and wind gushed forth. These long rainbows, earth, water, fire, and wind—every single streak was equivalent to a peak Profound Immortal master attacking with full force.
This was the resisting force of the earth meridian.
If an ordinary Profound Immortal tried to collect the earth meridian like this, they would have been shaken to death long ago.
However, Fang Han was now a Half-Step Golden Immortal almighty, with majestic Great Luo laws that no Profound Immortal could match. Seeing the fierce resistance of this spirit meridian, his expression changed, and he opened his mouth to spout out streaks of network rifts, enveloping downwards.
"Great Luo Golden Immortal, Track of Heaven, Rift of Creation, Origin Divine Fist."
A large net was cast down, penetrating deep underground, enveloping the massive spirit meridian all at once. Heaven-shaking roars, volcanic eruptions, and thousands of thick煞 qi surged to the heavens, turning the entire Manggu City into a total mess.
Fang Han paid absolutely no heed, his large hand grabbing down; with blazing true fire, he grabbed the spirit meridian.
At this time, almost all the people of Manggu City saw a great figure like a heavenly god, radiating golden light all over, like the blazing sun of the Heaven Realm. Laying out a large hand, grabbing into the underground; as tectonic plates sank, a pristine white giant dragon ten thousand miles long was pulled up from the ground, letting out angry roars in the air, shattering the space piece by piece.
But no matter how this pristine white giant dragon struggled, it was held within the grasp of that great figure. Subsequently, a massive gateway appeared in the sky, carrying a supreme aura, taking this giant dragon inside.
The sky, the earth, the oceans, and all origin energy fluctuations in the void ceased entirely.
The entire Manggu City obtained tranquility once again. However, many exotic flowers and rare grasses began to wither, and many spaces supported by the power of the spirit meridian began to shrivel, subsequently destroyed by the space-time rules of the Heaven Realm.
Originally, seen from afar, Manggu City shone with ten thousand radii of multi-colored light, like a holy city. But now that the spirit meridian was lost, the light immediately dimmed down, like a vigorous young man suddenly aging, on his last breath.
"All masters, obey the command entirely! Otherwise, kill without pardon. Today, our Xuanzhong Sect will unify Mount Mang. All the great figures have already been killed by me!"
Chen Yan's voice transmitted out from within Manggu City. At this time, her confidence was also raised; after actual combat, she gained a trace of a great figure's mindset.
After killing several Divine Immortals and dozens of Heavenly Immortals on the spot, all the masters in Manggu City, having seen Fang Han's grand divine ability of collecting the spirit meridian, all knelt down to Chen Yan one after another, expressing submission.
Some masters of the "Great Benevolence Hall" and "Zhenyue Sect" successively presented their wealth and spirit medicines, expressing their allegiance to the Xuanzhong Sect.
Swoosh!
A space was torn open. Daoist Xuanzhen emerged from the spatial rift. Seeing the scene before his eyes, he was so shocked he almost fell to the ground.
"You! You you you…"
He pointed at Fang Han, who had collected the spirit meridian, unable to speak.
"What? Old Daoist Xuanzhen, I notified you to rush over just now to have you collect the wealth here. From now on, the mountain gate of your Xuanzhong Sect is bound to be gloriously developed." Fang Han pointed at Daoist Xuanzhen and smiled faintly.
"You have provoked a monstrous disaster! Implicating my Xuanzhong Sect." Daoist Xuanzhen's face was the color of earth. "Shang Ziluo is the Heavenly Court's inspector. You killed him and destroyed so many sects. One day, the Heavenly Court will definitely know. When the time comes and they send a great army to suppress us, we will all die without a burial place."
"Haha, Daoist Xuanzhen, your actions are not what a cultivator should do. Timid and fearful of trouble, are you still a Profound Immortal?" Fang Han laughed loudly: "Look, so much wealth, Origin Beginning medicinal pills, at your disposal to take. In today's world, the host of dragons lacks a leader. The Heavenly Court no longer has its true master, the Good Fortune Immortal King, keeping watch. Feudatories rise together, kings vie for hegemony. We naturally must plunder the world, annex destiny, and strengthen ourselves. The bold die of overeating, the timid die of starvation. Come over here!"
He grabbed in the void, and Daoist Xuanzhen flew up; no matter how he resisted, it was of no use, falling into his large hand.
"What are you going to do?" Facing a peerless ancient fierce deity like Fang Han, Daoist Xuanzhen's face was the color of earth.
"Nothing, as the ancestor of the Xuanzhong Sect, cooperate with Chen Yan to plunder the wealth of this Manggu City. In the future, this Chen Yan will be the sect master of your Xuanzhong Sect. You must assist her in subduing all the sects on Mount Mang completely. From now on, the entire Mount Mang fully belongs to Xuanzhong, and all spirit meridians are integrated into one. Do you understand?"
Fang Han sneered continuously at Daoist Xuanzhen.
"This…" Seeing Fang Han's imposing might, Daoist Xuanzhen actually felt somewhat moved. How many spirit meridians were there on the entire Mount Mang? How much wealth had the thousands of cultivation sects accumulated? If all of it were collected, by relying on so much accumulation, his own cultivation would definitely advance by leaps and bounds.
Moreover, within some major sects, there were Immortal Artifacts. After obtaining them, his entire body would be covered in Immortal Artifacts, increasing his combat power tenfold. Even if the Heavenly Court found out, it would be enough to escape.
"Good! This old Daoist will take a gamble; wealth and honor are sought in danger. Furthermore, right now the Heavenly Court is indeed in chaos, Heaven Realm feudatories are rising together, dragons and snakes vying for hegemony. My Xuanzhong Sect occupying Mount Mang, integrating resources, and expanding our strength ten thousand times over, the Heavenly Court will also send envoys to appease us. Moreover, the God Race is currently attacking the Heavenly Court; the Heavenly Court might not have the energy to spare to manage a small place like our Mount Mang."
Daoist Xuanzhen hardened his heart.
"Good, I said before that I would give you some Golden Immortal laws, I will not break my promise. Daoist Xuanzhen, I will enhance your power now. Giving you enough methods to suppress the Profound Immortals of the thousands of sects."
With a grab of his hand, a cluster of golden luster appeared in Fang Han's hand, directly driven into Daoist Xuanzhen's body.
This cluster of Golden Immortal laws was not his own, but a small portion extracted from the sealed Shang Ziluo. However, driven into Daoist Xuanzhen's body, blazing Great Luo True Fire began to burn inside him. This Daoist Xuanzhen's originally senile and decrepit body actually radiated the luster of youth.
Originally, Daoist Xuanzhen had long been unable to comprehend the Great Luo laws. After another ten thousand Immortal Realm years or so, he would precisely die of old age, his oil exhausted and his lamp extinguished.
But now, a bit of Fang Han's Golden Immortal laws entering his body added a great deal of lifespan to him. At the same time, his power, cultivation, and realm were all elevating, becoming who knows how much stronger than ordinary Profound Immortals.
Fang Han was cultivating this person.
"Go! Wings of Freedom!"
A pair of light blue wings, like the sky, arrived upon the old Daoist Xuanzhen's body. "This pair of Immortal Artifact wings, I temporarily lend to you. You immediately travel around the entire Mount Mang, to all the sects, making the Profound Immortal masters among them all come to obey my commands. Otherwise, I will immediately extract their spirit meridians and annihilate their entire households!"
"Wings of Freedom…" Old Daoist Xuanzhen was startled. Not daring to disobey Fang Han's command, with a flash of the wings, he shuttled through the city collecting wealth. Subsequently, with a shake, he disappeared into Mount Mang to notify the masters of the major sects.
Fang Han nodded and glanced at Chen Yan: "You tidy up these people one by one. I will stay right here, construct a Kingdom of the Gods, cultivate supreme divine abilities, and wait for the thousands of sects to come and pay tribute. After today, you will be the master of the entire Mount Mang."
"Yes, senior!"
Now Chen Yan was utterly dead-set on following Fang Han.
And Fang Han, sitting upright in the air, suddenly shook. Countless divine lights rose from the sky, transforming into a Kingdom of the Gods, surrounding himself in the center.
He began to cultivate. Having collected the spirit meridian beneath Manggu City and slain so many masters—eight Profound Immortals and Shang Ziluo—he had to refine them further, elevate his cultivation, and strive to cultivate into a Golden Immortal at an early date. At that time, he could display his might in the Heaven Realm and be free and unfettered.
In the Heaven Realm, the great figures were still Golden Immortals. Although above Golden Immortals there were Ancestor Immortals, Origin Immortals, Sacred Immortals, and Supreme Immortals, these immortals were all old antiques who didn't emerge into the world for hundreds of millions of years.
"Shang Ziluo, come out, let me show you how I refine you." Fang Han sat firmly, setting up the Kingdom of the Gods, while secretly hiding the kingdoms of the Eternal Demon Domain and the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss within it. Subsequently, with a shake, he released the suppressed and sealed Shang Ziluo.
Shang Ziluo's body contained the mysteries of the Ascension Sect, as well as Golden Immortal laws and various precious treasures. After refining them, Fang Han would be even closer to becoming a Golden Immortal.