Yaqiong felt as if she was about to pass out.
Within the Qi Sect Tower, waves of magic power fluctuations pushed her backward repeatedly. She felt as if she were a small blade of grass in a storm, weak and powerless.
Not only her, but even the twelve peerless Golden Immortals, the Absolute Execution Venerable and the others, all felt like they had become idiots.
Fully four powerful Qi Sects had been forcefully pulled out by Fang Han, directly captured and suppressed to the point of immobility. Any of these Qi Sects walking outside was a supreme sovereign who dominated wind and clouds and proudly laughed among heroes. But now, they were almost entirely routed and brought to the brink of death in a single move by Fang Han.
"Golden Immortal, he successfully cultivated to a peerless Golden Immortal?"
The Jade Venerable said.
"How did he cultivate into a Golden Immortal? Under the siege of the Three Proud Dragons, not only did he not die, but he cultivated into a Golden Immortal. Where did he get so many spirit veins to cultivate?"
"That's not right, even if he cultivated into a Golden Immortal, there is no reason to be this ferocious! Four Lord Qi Sects were captured by him all at once! This can rival an existence surpassing Golden Immortals."
"Strong! Truly too strong!"
"If he makes a move, with a snap of his fingers, he can kill all eleven of us completely clean."
The four great Venerables calmed down first and immediately said: "Feng Yuan, stop your hand. If we have matters, we can discuss them properly, do not harm the four Lord Qi Sects."
"Hmph! Being so fierce with me, do you think you are Heavenly Monarchs?"
Fang Han's body shook, and he sent the four great Qi Sects flying.
The four great Qi Sects landed on the ground. After each stabilized their vital energy, their expressions were extremely ugly. They absolutely never expected to be put in such a sorry state. All of their imposing might was completely gone, and they developed a deep fear of Fang Han. Was the other party a god, or a demon?
Crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood, defeating the four of them like a strong wind blowing away scattered clouds, toying with them at will. What realm had this person's cultivation reached? Was he still a Golden Immortal? Was such a person still a disciple of the Ascension Sect?
It simply overturned the common sense of cultivation.
"Feng Yuan, these are the four Lord Qi Sects of our Grand Aura Tower. This one is Lord Luo Yue Qi Sect, and also Lord Xixia Qi Sect, Lord Fan Xian Qi Sect, and Lord Wang Dong Qi Sect. They oversee large businesses. There are also many Venerable Qi Sects distributed in various regions who have not rushed over yet." The Absolute Execution Venerable saw the atmosphere was somewhat tense and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Congratulations and felicitations, Feng Yuan. Your promotion to a peerless Golden Immortal is a major event that requires setting up banquets to invite all under heaven, starting a sect and offering sacrifices to ancestors, bringing glory to your forebears. From now on, you are eternally free, achieving the Great Luo, an overlord in the Heaven Realm." The three women, the Three Firmaments Venerable, congratulated.
"I wonder, Brother Daoist Feng Yuan, how did you escape from the hands of those three old dragons?"
The Jade Venerable asked cautiously, entirely using a tone as if asking a senior.
"Hmph! Those two old dragons went to pursue you all. Ao Shizun tried to capture me, but I used supreme restrictive laws and suppressed him instead." Fang Han did not speak entirely transparently: "I came to the Grand Aura Tower this time to tell you that I didn't die, and not to go notify the Ascension Sect. Let this matter pass."
"What? That Ao Shizun was suppressed by you? Where is he now?"
A Qi Sect finally could not hold back and asked a question.
"Can't you tell? Seeing that I cultivated into a peerless Golden Immortal and my strength is so tyrannical, do you still not understand?" Fang Han laughed heartily.
"You!"
The four great Qi Sects took a step back simultaneously, "You refined that Ao Shizun?"
"That's right, Ao Shizun tried to capture me in that barren ancient city, but triggered the restrictive laws left behind by an ancient Heavenly Monarch. As a result, he was trapped inside, then killed and refined by me." Fang Han didn't even frown, speaking what was effectively true to him: "With the help of this dragon's magic power, the spirit veins left behind in his internal divine realms, and various treasures, I promoted to a Golden Immortal in one fell swoop. What's more, I refined all of his Golden Immortal laws and used the Eight Divisions Pagoda secret art to steal all of his magic power. So, you all fighting me now is equivalent to fighting Ao Shizun."
"To actually have such a grand fortuitous encounter…" The four great Qi Sects were completely speechless. Looking at Fang Han, they were filled with jealousy. But it was of no help.
"Then did you come to collect the reward for killing Ao Shizun?" A Qi Sect said: "Unfortunately, his body was completely refined by you. Without a token of proof, you cannot gain the trust of the Heavenly Court."
"Is this token enough?"
Fang Han took out the "Heaven and Earth Conch", "This is Ao Shizun's supreme treasure, a high-grade immortal artifact. If I now take it out as a token, how about selling it to your Grand Aura Tower?"
"What? Heaven and Earth Conch! It really is a high-grade immortal artifact!"
The eyes of the four great Qi Sects went straight. Looking at this Heaven and Earth Conch, they wanted to rush forward and plunder it. Unfortunately, having just witnessed Fang Han's strength, they held back the urge.
"Having this Heaven and Earth Conch is indeed enough to serve as a token to the Heavenly Court to collect the reward. But the intrinsic value of this treasure greatly surpasses the reward. For a major sect, as long as it has this single high-grade immortal artifact, it is fully enough to suppress its destiny, cultivate invincible divine Dao, and govern ten thousand laws."
A Qi Sect clicked his tongue in praise.
For example, for the Heaven Spring Sect, having an Xi Diagram allowed it to surpass most sects. Even if several major sects attacked together, there would be nothing to fear.
"If I heard correctly just now, you want to sell this Heaven and Earth Conch to our Grand Aura Tower?" Another Qi Sect said: "You are also clear on the value of this high-grade immortal artifact. Why do you want to sell it?"
"I already possess the Eight Divisions Pagoda as my natal treasure. To distract myself by cultivating other treasures would not be worth the loss. Moreover, regarding a high-grade immortal artifact, unless one is an existence surpassing Golden Immortals, one cannot display its full might at all. It's better to exchange it for spirit veins. Of course, if you have King-grade immortal pills, that would be even better. They contain Golden Immortal laws, which can temper my form." Fang Han rotated the Heaven and Earth Conch, which was more than a person tall. "How about it? Is your Grand Aura Tower going to do this business or not?"
"Do it! This business definitely must be done. Since you want to sell the Heaven and Earth Conch, our Grand Aura Tower absolutely has no reason to let it pass." The four great Qi Sects said continuously.
This was truly a big business. After it was done, the benefits would be unimaginable.
If the Grand Aura Tower handed the Heaven and Earth Conch to the Heavenly Court, the reward obtained would absolutely not be just the value of one high-grade immortal artifact, because it also contained the value of completing the mission and killing Ao Shizun.
"What do you want?" The four great Qi Sects asked at the same time.
"Very simple. Ten King-grade immortal pills, and they must be King-grade immortal pills containing thousands of Golden Immortal laws; I don't want trash goods. Also, I have compiled a list of many materials, I will give you an inventory, and you help me prepare them. Finally, a first-tier spirit vein." Fang Han's expression didn't change as a golden page flew out from his hand.
On this golden page were written down the many items he needed. Finding the opportunity this time to properly "extort" a sum from the Grand Aura Tower, of course he wouldn't let it pass.
Of course, this couldn't be strictly considered extortion. A single Heaven and Earth Conch, although taking it alone might not have such a high value, secretly harbored the merit of killing Ao Shizun. Calculating that, it was faintly quite extraordinary.
"What? So much?" The four great Qi Sects were startled by Fang Han. The four quickly exchanged glances and discussed for a while: "King-grade immortal pills and these materials, we can all procure. But that first-tier spirit vein is truly asking too much. A first-tier spirit vein is equivalent to the foundation of a major sect in a province. Even if our Grand Aura Tower were to take one out, it would be quite difficult. Like this, how about exchanging it for additional King-grade immortal pills? Twenty King-grade immortal pills!"
"No!"
Fang Han bluntly refused in a single breath. What he lacked right now were spirit veins. If he could have a fully complete first-tier spirit vein, then he wouldn't have to worry about vital energy exhaustion when executing the thirty-three times combat power.
For a first-tier spirit vein, the best kind would be veins like the Ancient Spring of Life or the Ancient Well of Rivers and Mountains.
"This Heaven and Earth Conch of mine inherently holds the value of a first-tier spirit vein. Furthermore, I am doing such big business with you. Given my current cultivation, does your Grand Aura Tower still not know my value? Reaching forward, if there are any missions, I can complete them for you. To speak the truth, with my current cultivation, unless it's an existence surpassing Golden Immortals, such as an Ancestral Immortal, for other Golden Immortals, if one comes I kill one, if two come I kill a pair. Forming an alliance with me, the business of the Grand Aura Tower will grow bigger and bigger. Not to mention, given my current cultivation, is it impossible for me to climb to an even higher position within the Ascension Sect? And perhaps secure a good position inside the Heavenly Court in the future?"
Fang Han smiled coldly. Suddenly, the aura on his body grew increasingly intense. The Eight Divisions Pagoda flew up, deducing the phantom of Ao Shizun suppressing down from the void with massive dragon claws. The Golden Immortals present, the four great Qi Sects, everyone felt the violent and irresistible aura.
"Ah!"
The Absolute Execution Venerable was first struck flying, while the four great Qi Sects were pushed back repeatedly.
"If I wanted to, within ten breaths, just ten breaths, I could kill everyone present clean and completely, plundering your vital energy. Absorbing Golden Immortal laws into my body. Having such a tyrannical ally like me, an ally with boundless prospects, what are you still thinking about? Must you absolutely fail to do business with me and become enemies?"
This was Fang Han's naked threat, displaying his strength.
The four great Qi Sects turned pale as dirt. They knew that indeed, as long as Fang Han made a move, he could slaughter them completely clean. Psychologically, however, they really couldn't believe it. Every one of them was an outstanding figure among Golden Immortals, proudly looking down on heroes, but now, in front of a peerless, epoch-making monster-level genius like Fang Han, they all felt like petty lackeys. Everyone could only shake their heads, yet they had no choice but to bow their heads.
"Exactly what kind of person, what kind of fortuitous encounters. Even if he swallowed the entire Ao Shizun, he wouldn't be this tyrannical!" The four great Qi Sects trembled.
"How is it? Have you thought it over? If you haven't decided, then I will take the Heaven and Earth Conch and leave." Fang Han snorted coldly and restrained his aura. Everyone present felt a heavy burden lifted.
"I think there is no problem with this deal. You stay here, and we will go deploy the first-tier spirit vein and those materials." The four great Qi Sects hurriedly said, their bodies flashing before completely disappearing.
Following that, into Fang Han's ears travelled many subtle sounds. It was the deep parts of the Qi Sect Tower, countless teleportation formations rattling and operating intensely.
Within the entire Qi Sect Tower, there were at least a thousand teleportation formations, stretching in all directions to various mysterious locations.
Fang Han grew increasingly curious about the capabilities of the Grand Aura Tower organization.