"This is?"
The several elders of the Yuhua Sect's "Tiangong Courtyard" almost jumped up, their entire bodies trembling, unable to believe their own eyes.
"These are the corpses of the seventy-two Half-Step Golden Immortal almighty Shaxings of the Shaxing Alliance. Neatly arranged, seventy-two of them, not one more, not one less. Check them and see if it's true." Fang Han said coldly: "After verifying their identities, give me the reward for this mission, and I will accept the next mission."
"What? You still want to take the next mission?" One elder almost had a stroke.
Another elder walked over to the seventy-two corpses and looked closely at them. At the same time, a mirror appeared in his hand.
The mirror light shone on these corpses one by one, and the lifelike former appearances of the corpses actually manifested in the mirror.
"Mm?" Fang Han's heart stirred; this mirror actually had the effect of recalling souls.
"So much hatred… Feng Yuan, I will not let you off even as a ghost." From that mirror, the pained voice from right before death echoed out, like a curse from the netherworld hell, vicious and cruel, making one's hair stand on end.
"Not bad, these are indeed the seventy-two great Shaxings, each and every one a Half-Step Golden Immortal almighty expert. This leader is Di Kui Xing, who cultivates the ancient Dao of Balefulness. This is his voice right before death, guaranteed authentic. However, the Great Luo Laws, all the qi and blood, and essence on them have been drawn away."
That elder holding the mirror examined for a full half hour before finally confirming that these were indeed the seventy-two great Shaxing bandits who wreaked havoc in a region and could not be annihilated repeatedly.
"To actually have killed them all? Isn't this Feng Yuan too formidable? Comparable to a peerless Golden Immortal? Even the hidden dragons and crouching tigers among the true disciples, like Chen Xin, are not this formidable, right?"
"Feng Yuan, according to our intelligence, the most important magic treasure of the seventy-two great Shaxings is called the Shaxing Divine Kingdom, which is their important reliance for escaping encirclement and suppression many times. I wonder if you have collected it?"
An elder asked suddenly.
"I did not collect it; it was shattered by me during the battle."
When Fang Han lied, his eyes didn't even blink. What a joke, he had killed so many bandits and hadn't collected even a single Origin Pill in their lair, but he did obtain a "Shaxing Divine Kingdom".
Now, to hand over this "Shaxing Divine Kingdom" was absolutely impossible.
This divine kingdom equated to the condensation of all the painstaking efforts of the seventy-two great Shaxing bandits; all their plundered items had been entirely refined into this lair.
Fang Han even knew that every time these bandits plundered spirit veins, they would go exchange them for materials, even exchanging them for some remains of intermediate-grade immortal artifacts containing Golden Immortal laws, and then use them all to forge the divine kingdom. Thus, the divine kingdom was profoundly mystical; even if they encountered a peerless Golden Immortal, they could completely escape.
If it hadn't been for encountering them with the Wings of Freedom and the Heaven-stealing Claw this time, Fang Han truly wouldn't have been able to find their lair out.
Such a divine kingdom, after being disassembled and tempered with the power of creation to integrate into the Thirty-Three Heavens Ultimate Artifacts, how many benefits could it yield?
"Was it really shattered?"
One elder did not believe it and snorted coldly: "Then there should be remains at least."
"Humph! If I say it's shattered, it's shattered. Do I still have to prove it to you?" Fang Han glared fiercely, a cruel smile appearing on his face, and a burst of baleful qi naturally emerged. That elder stumbled back several steps in a row, suddenly remembering that the person before him had annihilated seventy-two Half-Step Golden Immortals with his own power alone, simply invincible wherever he went. He was absolutely no match for him. Although he had the status of an elder and the other party wouldn't dare do anything against him, being humiliated once or twice would result in a total loss of face.
"You have indeed killed the seventy-two Shaxings, this is no small matter. The rewards have long been prepared." One elder hurriedly said. He hastily picked up a key, opened a secret treasure vault, and took out a sealed cloth sack from it. On the cloth sack, there was the mark of the Heavenly Court, as if it were a reward bestowed by the Heavenly Court.
"Inside this are five low-grade immortal artifacts, forming a set called the Great Five Elements Rings, and there are also two rank-three spirit veins. Additionally, by completing this mission, you have made a massive sect contribution, and your merit will be recorded on the Yuhua Heavenly Book."
Fang Han took this cloth sack, investigated with his divine sense, and found that inside the cloth sack was a tiny world, with five massive precious rings floating within, presenting the postures of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
"Good immortal artifacts, exactly what I need to complete my Great Five Elements Technique!" He was delighted in his heart. Among the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Great Five Elements Technique was his signature skill, but it had never been able to reach the pinnacle of perfection because he had not obtained three of the five element magic treasures in the Underworld Emperor's treasure vault.
But now, obtaining five five-element magic treasure low-grade immortal artifacts could also be considered making up for his regrets.
In this cloth sack, apart from the five five-element magic treasures, there were also two rank-three spirit veins, each of which had a much better quality than the one from Mang Mountain.
Basically, after a rank-three spirit vein was refined, one could obtain ten billion Origin Pills, which could support dozens of Mystic Immortals cultivating together.
However, for Fang Han, this wealth was still far from enough for him to advance to a peerless Golden Immortal.
"Giving these corpses to you is considered handing in the mission. If you hand these corpses over to the Heavenly Court, you can probably get more rewards than me. I have earned quite a bit of wealth for the Yuhua Sect." Fang Han stretched out his large hand, "Are there any more missions? Bring them out quickly, I am in a hurry."
"You really still want a mission?" An elder asked tentatively.
"Not bad!" Fang Han was too lazy to speak much.
"Alright, here is another rank one mission, which also rewards spirit veins. Go on!" An elder handed over a mission again. Fang Han took the mission golden book and instantly vanished without a trace.
"Quickly report this to the top, say the seventy-two Shaxings have been brought to justice…"
As soon as Fang Han left, the several great elders immediately went into action, collecting the corpses, going out to report, and sending messages to notify everywhere, throwing everything into chaos. This was an extraordinary matter.
"What? That Feng Yuan passed through the teleportation arrays of dozens of large states continuously in less than a day, arrived at Chen State, found the Shaxing Alliance, and slaughtered them all?"
Venerable Changping, the peerless Golden Immortal who was playing chess, received this news and, along with the other peerless Golden Immortals, was greatly startled: "How did he wipe out the Shaxing Alliance? The last time a peerless Golden Immortal went to annihilate them, he couldn't even find them. Moreover, slaughtering seventy-two Shaxings with his own power alone, he must have the strength of a Golden Immortal to be able to fight a hundred alone."
"If he has such ability, then we must re-evaluate this Feng Yuan. However, with the Shaxing Alliance eradicated, the Heavenly Court will indeed give our Yuhua Sect some rewards. This Feng Yuan has made a contribution to our sect."
"He went to accept a mission again."
"What, accepted a mission again? Why is he so frantic? Is he strapped for cash?"
"Quite possibly. But from what I see, he wants to advance to a peerless Golden Immortal, but lacks vital qi and wants to accumulate it himself."
"Is he crazy? He really wants to impact the Golden Immortal karma status by himself? If by chance his cultivation goes awry, his mana will be completely destroyed, making life worse than death. I have seen many peerless geniuses who were brimming with self-confidence and wanted to impact the Golden Immortal karma status by themselves, but basically all of them failed, and the geniuses fell."
"Let us wait and see."
Several great Golden Immortal figures expressed their opinions one after another.
"What? That Feng Yuan slaughtered the seventy-two Shaxings of the Shaxing Alliance? Completed a rank one mission of the sect? Is the news confirmed?" At this very moment, "Young Master Xue of the Xue family, Xue Lie," who was cultivating in a quiet room, also received the news and rushed out of his cultivation quiet room at once. He arrived at the Tiangong Courtyard, wanting to completely see what was going on.
At the same time, some peerless genius experts among the true disciples also received the news in succession and all came to the Tiangong Courtyard. "Young Master Xiao of the Xiao family, Xiao Shaoyun," "Young Master Shi of the Shi family, Shi Feng," "Young Master Gu of the Gu family, Gu Xun," as well as that "Lin Feiyu" and some outstanding individuals among the senior disciples, all gathered at the Tiangong Courtyard.
They deeply knew the formidability of the Chen State "Shaxing Alliance". For Feng Yuan, who hid his light under a bushel, to actually slaughter them all in one fell swoop, it truly made people feel that this was fundamentally not his own strength.
Within half a day, this matter was already raging like a storm.
Meanwhile, with the blazing sun high in the sky, black qi filled the sky over an ancient city, soaring straight into the clouds. Countless white bones were scattered outside the city; this was the once-rampant "Ancient City of White Bones," the holy land of the evil White Bone Sect.
The White Bone Sect was even more formidable than the Shaxing Alliance, because its sect master, the Bone Demon, was a peerless Golden Immortal. It was a major evil sect!
"Haha, haha!" In the center of the Ancient City of White Bones, an elegant young master was engaged in debauchery, surrounded by countless beautiful women. Some evil figures who were Half-Step Golden Immortal almighty experts were flattering him. This was Gu Fen, the son of the peerless Golden Immortal Bone Demon. Unconstrained by laws and moral codes, he relied on his father's prestige to specialize in targeting individuals of the righteous path.
Previously, several women from righteous sects had been forcefully plundered by him, and he had even used evil arts to forcefully refine the sons of several sect leaders.
Many experts wanted to cause him trouble, but his father was extremely formidable. The name of the Bone Demon suppressed all directions, his fierce might dominating the Nine Provinces. He was an outstanding individual among peerless Golden Immortals, having once likewise defeated the simultaneous siege of two great Golden Immortals.
A Golden Immortal of the same level going alone to find the White Bone Sect Master "Bone Demon" would definitely be killed.
Inside the great hall of the White Bone City, the evil cultivators were shouting and clamoring.
"Haha, Young Master White Bone, after our banquet today, where shall we go to pillage? Ping State? I heard that in Ping State, there is a peerless beauty who is the daughter of the sect master of the Pingshan Sect. She has cultivated to the realm of a Half-Step Golden Immortal and is about to impact the Golden Immortal."
"Yes, we must definitely capture this woman!"
"Young Master White Bone is such a superior being, an elegant gentleman. You've long tired of playing with Half-Step Golden Immortal women. How about we go and launch a sneak attack at the very moment that woman advances to a Golden Immortal, and then imprison her? Then you can have your way with a peerless Golden Immortal."
"Young Master, you must still be careful. Recently, many major sects have issued kill orders against you."
"Is that so? Issuing kill orders against me is simply a joke." That Young Master White Bone, Gu Fen, laughed heartily. A folding fan in his hand snapped open; painted upon it were the heads of peerless women. "Last time, that peerless Golden Immortal came to the White Bone City to kill me, wasn't he still defeated by my father? He was almost refined. My father is in seclusion, comprehending the supreme 'Ancestor' realm. As long as he comprehends it thoroughly, it will be the Ancestor realm! Surpassing Golden Immortals. At that time, the good days for our many people will arrive. Humph, this young master has set my sights on the Golden Immortal female sect leaders of several major sects, I will capture them all to ravage! Let me see which sect dares to kill me?"
"Who dares to kill me?"
This Young Master White Bone laughed arrogantly.
Suddenly, the gazes of all the evil path experts froze.
Because, they saw it.
A soundless and traceless sword light suddenly entered the city. Right before the eyes of the public, Young Master White Bone's head flew into the air, directly decapitated on the spot. A large hand scooped away his corpse along with it.