"Ninety-nine kinds of primeval divine abilities… What kind of ferocity is that, looking down upon heaven and earth?" Hearing that Yellow Springs Great Emperor concurrently possessed ninety-nine kinds of primeval divine abilities back in the day, Fang Han was genuinely shaken from the bottom of his heart, wondering just how formidable he had been.
"The Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Art is also a kind of primeval divine ability. If you cultivate it well, it is much more ferocious than the Purple Lightning Yin Thunder Blade. As for that Great Unfettered Profound Golden Sword Qi, you don't need to learn it either. If you want to learn, you learn the White Emperor Metal Sovereign Slash. This is the true path of metal, comprehending the profound mysteries of Geng Metal between heaven and earth." Yan gave a cold smile. "If you cultivate to the fifth level, the Heaven and Human Realm, your mind can contain various kinds of true energy, and you can learn the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Abilities. Hua Tiandu might not necessarily be able to kill you! In a sparring match, I'm afraid he would have some difficulty trying to steadily suppress you."
"Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Abilities…" Fang Han hurriedly inquired, "Is this the supreme martial art of the Yellow Springs Sect?"
"Correct, it precisely is the supreme martial art of the Yellow Springs Sect's headmaster. Only after learning the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Abilities is one equivalent to having the qualification to command the Yellow Springs Sect. The Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Abilities respectively are the Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Art, Red Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi, White Emperor Metal Sovereign Slash, and Black Emperor Water Sovereign Fist…" Yan said solemnly.
"Green Emperor, Red Emperor, White Emperor, Black Emperor… There are only four emperors. Didn't you say the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Abilities? There should be five emperors." Listening to this, Fang Han heard a point of doubt.
"There is one more art, which is precisely the Yama Golden Body you are currently cultivating! Taking it a step further is the Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign Path! The Earth Sovereign is the ruler of the earth, and the ruler of the earth is Yama! This grand magic absorbs the essence energy of the earth, fusing it with magic power to cultivate into Earth Sovereign true energy. However, you cannot cultivate it right now; you can only temper your physical body. Otherwise, if it clashes with the Wood Sovereign true energy and you cannot harmonize them, you will instantly be blown to pieces into a virgin boy. Moreover, even if you haven't cultivated the Earth Sovereign true energy, the Qi and blood of the current Yama Golden Body already conflict with the Wood Sovereign true energy. Every time you cultivate, your body suffers from Qi deviation, and you have to expend great effort to rescue yourself. If you progressed further to cultivate the true energy, wouldn't that be disastrous?"
Yan began to reveal its underlying truths to Fang Han. Having interacted with each other for so long, this one person and one spirit had gradually reached a time to lay their cards on the table.
Otherwise, to Fang Han, Yan would always remain a mystery, and deep down in his heart, Fang Han would not entirely trust Yan. At the very least, Yan required him to find Pure Yang magic treasures before being willing to teach him cultivation methods; this was a transaction, not acting wholeheartedly as a good mentor and helpful friend for his sake.
However, currently the interests of the two were tightly linked together, and neither side could survive without the other.
"The Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Abilities, do you know all five of these grand magics? When will you be willing to teach me?" Fang Han then asked, "These five cultivation methods sound like earth-shattering grand divine abilities just upon hearing the names. If you know them all, I can imagine just what level of formidability Yellow Springs Great Emperor reached."
"Naturally, I know all five of these divine abilities. However, I cannot teach them to you right now. Because your magic power is not yet sufficient. Besides, both the immortal and demonic paths possess soul-searching grand magics. If I were to teach them to you, and you were subdued by a formidable figure who searched your mind's memories, what would you do? All five divine abilities would be searched out. Then the foundation of my Yellow Springs Sect would be completely finished." Yan waved its claws. "Only when you cultivate to the fifth level, the Heaven and Human Realm, will I teach them one by one, and also impart all thirty-six divine abilities I know to you. At that time, it will depend on your talent and achievements. Furthermore, achieving minor success in the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Abilities will allow you to suppress some remnants of the Yellow Springs Sect, take them under your command, and gradually build your own faction. You still have many things to do right now. In your spare time from cultivation, you can inquire about how many remnants of the Yellow Springs Sect still exist and how many factions it has split into."
"That is naturally not a problem. Let's get back to cultivation. The fifth level of the Divine Ability Realm, the Heaven and Human Realm!" Fang Han squeezed his fists. "I will definitely reach it very soon. If I cannot even reach the Heaven and Human Realm, then I have no qualification to defeat Hua Tiandu."
"Difficult, difficult upon difficult. With your current progress, cultivating to the Heaven and Human Realm in ten years' time is an Arabian Nights fantasy, unless you encounter some fortuitous event. I see that besides cultivating in seclusion, you must travel around experiencing the world, seeking out deep mountain ancient caves and remote ancient ruins. Only by finding some fortuitous immortal destiny will you have a chance." Yan shook its head.
"Let's cultivate to the True Energy Realm first. Refining magic power into true energy will yield greater power, making it safer to go out." Fang Han took out a "Blood Pill" and swallowed it. After replenishing his physical body's consumed primal energy and nutrition, he sat back down cross-legged, circulating his entire body's magic power. His left palm condensed into the Green Emperor Talisman, and his right palm condensed into the Wood Sovereign Talisman. Wholeheartedly, he began absorbing the vegetation spiritual energy from the purple bamboo forest.
Now that he was circulating these two domineering talismans, he had them slightly under control and would not suck the surrounding purple bamboos dry into dead wood all at once. However, the suction force was still rather significant. Gradually, throughout the entire purple bamboo forest, those purple bamboos made continuous crackling sounds, emitting streams of green-purple air currents that formed a vortex, projecting towards his body.
His body was constantly "lignified" and then constantly forcefully blasted open. Every time it was blasted open, Fang Han would swallow a "Blood Pill" to replenish the physical strength and Qi and blood circulation consumed. The newly refined blood pills were crafted from the blood of the "White-Haired Flying Zombie" he had slain, internally containing a faint trace of Demonic Emperor bloodline.
Now, during the contiguous process of consuming the blood pills, this Demonic Emperor bloodline was also integrated into his body. In the process of taking down barriers again and again to prevent the Qi deviation "lignification," it coordinated with the "Yama Golden Body," mutually harmonizing and bringing out the best in each other. This further enhanced the degree of his body's condensation and the toughness of his organs, securely provided stronger spirit to his mind, and could also be converted into more magic power.
Day after day passed. Outside Jialan Peak, the heavy snow had ceased, the sun appeared, melting the ice and snow, and it was warmly melting between heaven and earth. Over three months later, the earth returned to spring, and spring had arrived! It was exactly the season when all living things sprouted and vegetation flourished; the vegetation spiritual energy between heaven and earth became even more abundant.
Fang Han sat in the purple bamboo forest, sitting continuously for over three months.
During these three plus months, he ate blood pills and drank magic water. Because the blood pills were pure, there was no need for excretion. Even if there were some impurities in his stomach and intestines, a slight circulation of magic power would directly expel them out of his body. Adding the fact that he possessed the Clean Clothing Talisman, there was absolutely no need to clean his body; with a slight spin, his entire body, top to bottom, was perfectly clean.
Thus, having cultivated for so long, he was still exactly as he was when he first came in to cultivate. From his body, one could not feel the passage of time in the slightest. The only difference was that his body seemed somewhat more delicate, and from every pore emanated the warm and melting scent of spring breeze, as if he were the deity ruling over spring, echoing with the season.
Every single one of his pores continuously inhaled and exhaled magic power. Now, his magic power had turned a dense green-purple color, exactly the same color as the bamboos in the purple bamboo forest. Sometimes, when the magic power exhaled from his pores was a bit heavy and fell onto the ground, it actually took root and grew into stalks of purple bamboo! Then, when the spring breeze blew, the purple bamboo formed by the magic power would scatter away.
At this moment, those two "Green Emperor Talisman" and "Wood Sovereign Talisman" in Fang Han's hands had already hidden within his body, unseen by anyone. However, the suction force from within his body had become even greater. This suction force was not just limited to the purple bamboo forest; it seemed to envelop the entire Jialan Peak. The vegetation and medicinal fields on the mountaintop were all triggered.
And the spring breeze, bright spring light, and the vegetation spiritual energy of sprouting living things outside Jialan Peak were all absorbed onto Jialan Peak.
On the topmost level of the mountain peak, Jialan, who was cultivating in the alchemy room, was finally startled and opened her eyes.
At the same time, Long Xuan was also cultivating in the alchemy room and felt something as well. After swallowing the "Yin-Yang Longevity Pill" Fang Han gifted her, with Jialan's help, she had already transformed her spirit into magic power, steadily stepping into the Divine Ability Realm. Now, every day she gently nourished her magic power and tempered her methods, making her sluggish magic power operate flexibly and familiarly, solidifying her foundation. Within these three months, she too had become a true disciple.
However, it was still far too early for Long Xuan to condense true energy, but she had an advantage, which was Jialan's meticulous guidance.
"That Spring Breeze Wood Spirit Art! How could it have such immense power?" She felt the wood spirit primal energy frantically surging across the entire Jialan Peak, all projecting towards Fang Han. "Why do I feel like this wood spiritual energy is surging toward the purple bamboo forest as if paying respects to an emperor?"