"This humble one is a wild crane floating among idyllic clouds, traveling everywhere for leisure, and only completely passing by the Ancient City of Quanzhou by chance. It is quite normal that you Heavenly Court inspector envoys have never seen me before."
Fang Han spoke slowly, maintaining an attitude of remaining unperturbed by favor or disgrace, eternally unmoved.
There were a total of three Heavenly Court inspector envoys who walked over. All of them were young men. Regardless of who it was, their appearances were handsome and transcendent, their mana majestic and deeply unfathomable. Wave after wave of profound aura emanated from their bodies, not inferior to Shang Ziluo in the slightest. Furthermore, much of their hidden strength had not been revealed.
As soon as the three appeared, they looked at Fang Han with ill-intentioned gazes, scrutinizing him up and down as if trying to weave a charge against him and lock him up.
Originally, these three people had no grudges or enmity with Fang Han, and would absolutely not have such gazes and intentions. But Fang Han's mind was as clear as a mirror, knowing perfectly well it was because he had rescued the Miss of the Heavenly Spring Sect.
The Heavenly Spring Sect possessed enormous influence and was the overlord of Quanzhou. Although they outwardly respected the Heavenly Court, in reality, all the sects in Quanzhou had to act according to the Heavenly Spring Sect's expressions. They were an absolute regional lord. If these inspector envoys wanted to become the chief inspectors of Quanzhou, they absolutely had to obtain the support of the Heavenly Spring Sect, otherwise, taking even a single step would be difficult.
If the Heavenly Spring Sect were to remonstrate with the Heavenly Court, the higher-ups of the Heavenly Court would even have to consider the idea of replacing the inspector envoys.
Through Shang Ziluo's memories, Fang Han knew all of these subtle things with absolute clarity.
A few of the inspector envoys even wanted to court the Eldest Miss of the Heavenly Spring Sect, seeking marriage to gain the sect's support.
Now that Fang Han had suddenly dashed out from nowhere and coincidentally rescued the Eldest Miss, winning her favor, it immediately created many enemies for him.
"Alright, you saved my daughter, and my Heavenly Spring Sect is endlessly grateful. Tell me what you want? As long as my Heavenly Spring Sect can do it, we can satisfy you."
That peerless Golden Immortal, the Sect Master of Heavenly Spring, waved his hand and spoke first.
His insight was as clear as watching a fire. He immediately saw the hostility of the several Heavenly Court inspector envoys toward Fang Han, and simultaneously knew that within the Heavenly Spring Sect, there were also many outstanding disciples similarly courting his daughter. In order to avoid trouble, he decided to give this Fang Han a sum of compensation and then send him away to settle the matter.
"Father, he is my lifesaver after all. We cannot be discourteous." The Eldest Miss of the Heavenly Spring Sect frowned. A pair of eyes looked at Fang Han with great interest. The scene just now where Fang Han remained unflustered in the face of peril, pinching the sword tip with his fingers, repelling the assassin, and then capturing with a large hand, was truly the most thrilling event she had experienced in her entire life.
And Fang Han's image of remaining forever unruffled, his true self devoid of fear, also left a deep imprint upon her heart.
"This fellow Daoist, may I ask your honorable name? Which sect do you come from? This is not a place to talk, let us go sit in the main altar of our Heavenly Spring Sect so we can fully extend the friendship of a host. This little lady is named Wang Pian, fellow Daoist can just call me Pian'er."
"This, I'm afraid is somewhat inconvenient. I entered the Ancient City of Quanzhou in order to use the ancient city's teleportation array to reach the Central Province." Fang Han still remained unruffled, making it impossible for anyone to peer into what his true inner thoughts were: "I was also just passing by entirely by chance and saved the Eldest Miss. I do not hope for repayment, I only hope to quickly continue my journey."
"Oh? You do not want repayment and wish to leave immediately? This person is rather rare."
The peerless Golden Immortal, Sect Master of Heavenly Spring, also felt a spike of curiosity in his heart. With his level of cultivation, he naturally could hear that the other party knew he had stirred up trouble and wanted to quickly shake off this trouble. He originally suspected this was a staged assassination act between the two, but looking at it now, it seemed to be a misunderstanding.
"This child's cultivation is extremely majestic. I wonder which sect he is a figure from? This time even if I didn't intervene, he probably could have killed the assassin."
Thinking in his heart, he laughed loudly: "Good, our Heavenly Spring Sect naturally cannot lose our etiquette and let other major sects turn us into a joke. For the time being, do not leave. Besides, the journey to the Central Province is distant, requiring passage through the teleportation arrays of over a hundred great provinces. Taking a rest is also good."
"Requiring passage through the teleportation of over a hundred great provinces? So many, the Heavenly Realm is truly too terrifying." Yan roared wildly within Fang Han's body.
"It is indeed like this, Shang Ziluo's memories also tell me the same thing." Fang Han hesitated for a moment: "Very well, obedience is better than politeness, I will do as the host pleases."
"Then good, please. Although this old man's Heavenly Spring Sect is plain, it absolutely will not disappoint anyone." The peerless Golden Immortal Sect Master of Heavenly Spring laughed heartily. With a flick of his finger, a hundred Divine Immortal guards immediately swarmed up, clearing the path and escorting everyone as they walked toward the center of the city.
The closer they walked to the center of the city, the more Fang Han felt the thick spiritual energy; the Origin Qi contained in the air became increasingly concentrated. Underground, there seemed to be a massive ancient spring, spewing out Origin Qi every single moment. Cultivating in this city would yield twice the result with half the effort.
A mansion rose straight up from the ground. On the tall gate plaque of the mansion, three large characters were written, "Heavenly Spring Sect", flashing with golden light, suppressing myriad evils.
After Fang Han entered the Heavenly Spring Sect, he kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, motionless and unswerving, his true self unified. He essentially did not look at any commotions, nor did he whisper with anyone.
According to ordinary cultivators, even a Golden Immortal, after entering the Heavenly Spring Sect, they would look around in all directions and use divine sense to probe, observing the architecture, style, and strength of the Heavenly Spring Sect. However, Fang Han was entirely different. It seemed as if anything in the world was incapable of arousing his interest. This once again caused the peerless Golden Immortal Sect Master of Heavenly Spring to silently click his tongue in wonder.
"Ouyang Jun, what exactly is the background of this person?"
"Who cares what his background is, striking such an arrogant posture is rather making one find him an eyesore."
"However, this person's strength is no minor matter. To actually be able to withstand the assassin from the Vacuum Hometown. That assassin's mana, if he performed a sudden assassination, even we would likely be in danger."
"Hmph! Who knows, maybe he is someone from that mysterious organization, Vacuum Hometown, deliberately putting on a staged act."
"Investigate! This person's background is mysterious. As inspector envoys of the Heavenly Court, we must guard against it. If he is not honest, there are plenty of ways to discipline him."
Several young Heavenly Court inspector envoys followed behind, appearing composed, but transmitting divine senses among themselves.
"Fellow Daoist, you must be careful of these men. One is named Ouyang Jun, a disciple of the Divine Might Sect. Another is named Huang Ziqi, a disciple of the Valley Origin Sect. The last one is the most insidious and venomous, named Chen Yuansheng, a disciple of the Square Inch Mountain."
As Fang Han was walking, Eldest Miss Wang Pian suddenly raised her eyebrows, and a stream of divine sense was transmitted into his ears.
"Is that so? I am nothing but a passerby and will be leaving shortly. They cannot do anything to me either, but if they forcefully try to deal with me, I will absolutely not be stingy in dealing a killer blow. Heavenly Court inspector envoys? To me, they count for nothing." Fang Han replied faintly.
Eldest Miss Wang Pian's delicate body trembled. Within the depths of her heart, she felt Fang Han's powerful confidence and the conviction of sweeping away everything. This kind of conviction was not pretended, but rather innate, or cultivated by experiencing hundreds of battles and sweeping across the world.
"This child is no entity confined to a mere pond."
The peerless Golden Immortal Sect Master of Heavenly Spring used his acute Golden Immortal laws to sense the divine sense conversation between his daughter and Fang Han, and he couldn't help but take a few extra glances at Fang Han. The more he looked, the more he felt the temperament emanating from Fang Han's body was unfathomably deep. An aura as unmoving as a mountain, reaching straight into antiquity, tracing back to eternity.
"This cultivation is… it seems to be the legendary Eternal True Self Unmoving Great Immortal Magic!"
Suddenly, this Sect Master of Heavenly Spring thought of a world-covering secret method.
"Could it be, he is someone belonging to the Eternal Heavenly Lord? No wonder he is completely disdainful of the Heavenly Court inspector envoys. Rumor has it that among the several major ruling giants of the Heavenly Court, the Eternal Heavenly Lord is the most mysterious, nurturing peerless geniuses everywhere, letting them develop on their own, employing methods capable of overturning clouds and rain with endless variations, and not often intervening in the important affairs of the Heavenly Court. But who dares to ignore his illustrious name?"
The Sect Master of Heavenly Spring felt a shock in his heart and began to make various speculations.
"Which immortal mountain do you cultivate in?" He began to inquire about Fang Han's origins: "The cultivation method you practice seems somewhat similar to a giant whom I am familiar with…"
"I am a person of the wild mountains. I coincidentally met an expert, and he cleansed my marrows, imparted supreme immortal magics to me, and had me roam the world to increase my knowledge. When I have truly grown up, he naturally will appear again. As for that senior's name, he also refused to tell me."
Fang Han spoke without showing any emotion, but in his heart, he sneered coldly: "It worked! I executed the Minor Destiny Technique to simulate the aura field of the Eternal True Self Unmoving Great Immortal Magic, and sure enough, it provoked speculations."
Based on Shang Ziluo's memories, he vaguely knew some of the temperaments of the major governing Heavenly Lord giants of the Heavenly Court. Of course, Shang Ziluo had never seen the several governing Heavenly Lords either. Even Golden Immortals did not have the qualifications to meet these supreme existences.
Now he was deliberately sparking others' speculations, making them think he was a genius figure planted by the Eternal Heavenly Lord. As for this trick, he wasn't afraid of being exposed, because he didn't state it explicitly, and it was impossible for this Sect Master of the Heavenly Spring Sect to go to the Eternal Heavenly Lord to ask.
The Eternal Heavenly Lord was not someone they could see just because they wanted to.
Fang Han now needed an identity. Lacking an identity in the Heavenly Realm made it very easy to trigger suspicion, thereby leading to pursuits.
"Indeed, this person in front of me truly might be a pawn planted by the Eternal Heavenly Lord. This ancient Heavenly Lord places pawns everywhere, capturing geniuses with great destinies and grooming them. If it is so, then he is worth befriending. His value is much greater than these few inspector envoys. In the future, this can also forge some good karmic ties for my Heavenly Spring Sect. One must know that although my Heavenly Spring Sect holds absolute influence in Quanzhou, the ancient spring of life spirit vein is coveted by many great factions." The peerless Golden Immortal, Sect Master of Heavenly Spring, pondered in his heart, comprehensively planning the overall situation.
Immediately, harboring their respective thoughts, they arrived in a massive reception hall, taking their seats divided into host and guests. That peerless Golden Immortal Sect Master of Heavenly Spring exchanged pleasantries for a while, and gave a meaningful glance at his daughter. "Daughter, keep this fellow Daoist to reside here for a few extra days. I still need to enter secluded meditation to comprehend laws. You young people chat together and grow closer to one another."
As he spoke, this peerless Golden Immortal took a step and crossed into the void, going into cultivation.
At the exact moment he left, he flicked his finger, and a golden mass of Great Luo laws sank into Wang Pian's body. It was the essence qi, laws, and divine abilities left behind by the Half-Step Golden Immortal almighty assassin he had just killed. Having refined it, he naturally had to infuse it into his daughter's body.
Such a thing was also very rare for him to obtain.
Half-Step Golden Immortal almighties were existences with extremely high status; in any sect and faction, they belonged to the tier of seeds. Killing them and seizing their laws was absolutely forbidden.
"Fellow Daoist will reside here with us, how about staying for a few extra days?" Seeing her father leave, Wang Pian grew animated: "Right, you still haven't told me your name yet."
"My surname is Heng (Eternal), and my name is Budong (Unmoved)." Fang Han fabricated a name that contained deep hidden meanings.