Jialan Peak.
Located to the west of the Yuhua Mountains, it was the most revered place in the eyes of the many female disciples of the Yuhua Sect. The five great true disciples: West Jialan, North Yaoguang. Jialan wielded the greatest influence among the disciples, while North Yaoguang cultivated alone, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. Many true disciples found it hard to see her true face, and she was absent from Yaoguang Peak year-round.
Fang Han arrived onto this Jialan Peak by utilizing a divine ability, riding the air to fly.
On Jialan Peak, the entire mountain rock consisted of a pale blue crystal, resembling sapphire or blue crystal. In appearance, it looked like a magical existence rather than something of the mortal world. Even though he had been to the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, Fang Han was still full of envy facing this Jialan Peak. Thinking that he would soon possess a similar mountain peak to properly manage in the future, he felt a sense of reliance and belonging.
"Who is it?"
"Do you not know that male disciples are not allowed to fly near Jialan Peak?"
"Ah, it's Senior Brother Fang Han. We have waited for you here for a long time. Senior Sister Jialan and Senior Sister Long Xuan are waiting for you." As Fang Han rode the air and neared Jialan Peak, he saw several female disciples fly up to intercept him. They were just about to shout inquiries when they saw it was Fang Han, and they hastily changed their words.
Fang Han took a look; they were Xu Yue'er, Ye Yu, and the other female disciples totaling eight that he had rescued on the Heavenly Demon Battlefield. Seeing Fang Han, they all showed great cordiality.
These eight female disciples each wore a spiritual artifact dharma robe and also possessed a flying sword, roughly one robe and one sword each. Going out to vanquish demons or gather herbs, they wouldn't fear accidents, and their safety was vastly increased.
"The Mountain and River Ranking competition just ended, and you all have already come to this Jialan Peak," Fang Han greeted them. He knew he had already established a highly positive relationship with the Jialan Association. Handling matters, cultivating, exploring outside, and gaining experience would go much smoother in the future.
"This time we performed quite well in the Mountain and River Ranking competition. Though we didn't enter the top ten, we still received sect rewards, and Senior Sister Jialan even rewarded each of us with a set of spiritual artifact clothing," Xu Yue'er replied while leading the way for Fang Han. They landed onto Jialan Peak, their feet touching solid ground. "But Senior Brother Fang Han advancing to a true disciple this time really created quite a sensation among many people."
"It was just a fluke," Fang Han said modestly.
"Could such a thing be a fluke?" Ye Yu smiled. Then her expression changed, and she lowered her voice, "Senior Brother must be careful. The competition among true disciples is even fiercer than among inner sect disciples. Because you offended Senior Brother Hua, many true disciples are dissatisfied with you."
"That I know." A sinister smile appeared on Fang Han's face, making one somewhat fearful. "If others don't offend me, I won't offend them. If anyone acts unfavorably toward me, I will let them know what retribution means."
"Senior Brother went into the Yuhua Heavenly Palace this time; what divine ability did you learn?" Xu Yue'er asked.
"Spring Breeze Wood Spirit Art. Just a minor divine ability. I must refine pills for the sect for a year before they will impart the Heavenly Wood Grand Magic to me," Fang Han spoke the truth.
"Strange, why would the sect impart such a minor divine ability to you? And require a year of pill refinement? Logically speaking, even if they imparted the complete Heavenly Wood Grand Magic to you, it wouldn't be surprising. One must know that Senior Brother Fang Han is a prodigy among prodigies, successfully achieving divine abilities on your own. Logically, the sect should focus on nurturing you. Why is it like this?" Xu Yue'er wondered.
"Perhaps it is due to offending Hua Tiandu," Ye Yu touched her own flying sword.
Fang Han merely gave a cold smile and did not speak. Suddenly, a voice came from the mountaintop: "Is it Junior Brother Fang Han? Come up." It was precisely Jialan's voice.
The group hastily flew up and arrived at a Jialan Palace cloaked in obscuring clouds and mist at the top level. As they walked in, an immense magic power suddenly surged through the air, completely wrapping around the bodies of the several people and taking them into an alchemy room.
"This alchemy room is truly enormous." As soon as Fang Han stood firm, he saw the massive pill furnace in this alchemy room. It was fully ten people high, flashing with talisman lights and coiled with mythical beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and qilin. It resembled a giant spirit deity propping up the firmament.
This pill furnace was definitely a supreme-grade treasure artifact.
Jialan and Long Xuan were sitting right beside the pill furnace. Seeing Fang Han enter, Long Xuan hurriedly stood up. "Many thanks to Senior Brother Fang Han's kindness for gifting the pill. Long Xuan will never forget it until my teeth fall out."
"I merely made best use of the item." Fang Han sat down. "I dare not accept the title of kindness."
"A Yin-Yang Longevity Pill, a gem between heaven and earth. It fully warrants the title of kindness. However, after Long'er consumes it, it will require three days and three nights for her to refine the medicinal power with my help before she can achieve a divine ability." Jialan waved her hand, and a verdant green divine needle appeared in the center of her palm. It was precisely the "Heavenly Wood Divine Needle" won from Dong Lingxiao in the bet.
"For the Transmission Elder to actually only impart to you the insignificant Spring Breeze Wood Spirit Art exceeded my expectations, yet also seemed somewhat within reason. However, the Spring Breeze Wood Spirit Art hails from the Heavenly Wood Grand Magic. Condensing the Wood Spirit true energy first, and then cultivating the Heavenly Wood true energy, consumes quite an amount of time. I won a Heavenly Wood Divine Needle from Lingxiao through a bet this time, and it happens to be fitting for you. If you refine it and fuse it into your own magic power, it can save you quite a bit of bitter labor! It also contains a massive benefit."
After speaking, Jialan waved her hand, and this "Heavenly Wood Divine Needle" fell into Fang Han's hands.
Looking at this divine needle resting on his palm, Fang Han rejoiced inwardly. He knew that allying with Jialan indeed brought a return. Although he didn't know what kind of magic treasure the Heavenly Wood Divine needle was, since Jialan said so, it definitely bore great benefit for his cultivation; he only needed to ask Yan to know.
However, since Jialan was currently unathomably deep, Yan did not dare casually show his head.
"Regarding cultivation, if you have any questions, you can ask me anytime. Of course, your entire foundation in Dao arts was learned from Junior Sister Qingxue. After she exits seclusion, you should still seek her guidance more. She cultivates both the immortal and the demonic, and from the Returning Ruin of the vast ocean, she obtained the 'Indestructible Lightning Talisman,' a talisman edict of the ancient Lightning Emperor. Her divine abilities are formidable. If she can come out of the Minor Immortal World this time and learns that you actually dared to challenge Hua Tiandu, she will definitely be exceptionally happy." While speaking, Jialan seemed very familiar with Fang Qingxue's character.
"May I ask Senior Sister, what place is the Minor Immortal World?"
Fang Han asked.
"The Minor Immortal World is the most mysterious place of our Yuhua Sect. Although I have also entered it to cultivate, I couldn't really figure out the exact situation within it. Moreover, this is the greatest secret of the Yuhua Sect, making it inconvenient to discuss. This is a sect rule. Once you cultivate to a certain realm, the Headmaster's Talisman Edict will definitely permit you to go inside to cultivate." Jialan smiled. "Has your mountain peak been assigned yet? If you need anything, just let me know."
"The mountain peak has not been settled yet. Perhaps it will be a few more days."
"Indeed, each true disciple's mountain peak requires the sect's Heavenly Work Elder to dispatch Great Strength Spirit Demons to construct it. Only when all the various palaces are built will it be bestowed upon a true disciple." Jialan nodded. "However, during these days, you must cultivate the Spring Breeze Wood Spirit Art. In other places, drawing in the essence of vegetation makes it very hard to achieve success. On my Jialan Peak, there is a Purple Bamboo Forest, which is a spiritual root I meticulously nurtured. You just cultivate here, absorbing the essence energy, and you will definitely be able to advance rapidly by leaps and bounds."
"Since that is the case, many thanks to Senior Sister."
Fang Han said.