The Ascension Sect absolutely did not just have Venerable Changping and a few other sparse Golden Immortals; the true experts were all in the Heavenly Kingdom above the firmament.
This Heavenly Kingdom accommodated countless spirit veins of the heavens, of the third tier, second tier, first tier, and even king tier. Countless palaces, mountains, and even oceans and earthly paradises were within the Heavenly Kingdom. Besides these, there were some space-time tunnels and teleportation grand formations leading to various domains. Some disciples flew back and forth within, as well as powerful existences like white cranes, qilin, phoenixes, and divine apes.
The white cranes within this Ascension Heavenly Kingdom were out of the ordinary; the weakest ones possessed the cultivation of Heavenly Immortals. There were powerful cranes, qilin, and phoenixes that had even cultivated to the realm of half-step Golden Immortal, weaving out the textures of the Grand Luo laws.
Fang Han breathed in a mouthful of the dense spirit vein vitality, and the divine kingdom crystals all over his body secretly opened up, feeling incomparably comfortable. If he could cultivate in this Heavenly Kingdom for a long time, he could thoroughly consolidate his cultivation and melt out more Golden Immortal laws.
Currently, his potential was still far from reaching its limit.
Ordinary Golden Immortals, after cultivating for a long period, could no longer accommodate more Golden Immortal laws nor derive them, restricted by their innate aptitude to reach their limit. For example, that Eight-Hut Old Man, no matter how much he cultivated or what fortuitous encounters he obtained, he would only have fifty thousand Golden Immortal laws.
But Fang Han was different. After his body transformed into divine kingdom crystals, there were infinite possibilities.
"Feng Yuan, ahead is the palace where the Grand Venerable resides."
Venerable Changping pointed at the Heavenly Kingdom in the endless airspace and said.
Just as his voice fell, a ray of golden light flew over with a rumbling sound, resembling a long rainbow. In an instant, it arrived before them, sweeping up Fang Han, Chen Xin, and Venerable Changping into a palace.
Fang Han did not resist, knowing that this was a supreme expert of the Ascension Sect receiving him.
The intensity of this golden light was something rarely seen or heard of. The degree of its formidable magic power even surpassed the supreme Golden Immortal of the Dragon Race, Ao Shizun. Within that golden light, thick Golden Immortal law chains were even thicker than arms.
Swish!
Fang Han landed in a palace. It was very quiet. A massive bright lamp burned Buddha fat, unexpectedly just like the Hongqi Tower. Within that Buddha fat, faint golden lights flickered; it was actually fat refined from the flesh and blood of Golden Immortal-level Buddhas.
This was terrifying.
Beneath that bright lamp sat casually an old man wearing a loose robe, with a withered face and extremely long eyebrows. He seemed to have already passed away in meditation, but behind his head, rings of divine light transformed into a divine kingdom. Within it, countless Buddhas, immortals, demons, and god race members were preaching, explaining laws, and debating profound principles with each other.
Fang Han's heart stirred. This old man was very powerful, extremely powerful. His Golden Immortal laws fully surpassed one hundred thousand. This was even a conservative estimate. Although not as numerous as his own three hundred thousand, every single law was extremely thick. Its condensed state was fully double that of Ao Shizun.
If he had not seen it with his own eyes, Fang Han could never have imagined that there was actually such a formidable Golden Immortal in the world.
Indeed, a Golden Immortal. This old man was still in the Golden Immortal realm and had not exceeded the scope of a Golden Immortal to reach the Ancestral Immortal realm. However, it was soon. Faintly and indistinctly, between his breaths, there was an ancestral conception that could break through the void and descend at any time, giving him unparalleled power in his every gesture.
"I originally thought that the Dragon Race Golden Immortal Ao Shizun was already the peak of Golden Immortals, but now seeing this Grand Venerable of the Ascension Sect, I realize there are even more powerful existences among Golden Immortals. It seems I was indeed short-sighted." Shaking his head in his heart, Fang Han felt his horizons broadened once again. He originally thought he could be called invincible among Golden Immortals, capable of sweeping through numerous Golden Immortals even without executing the thirty-three times combat power. But now he restrained this thought, became humble, and stirred up a desire to cultivate.
Moreover, from this Grand Venerable, he saw many things worth referencing. It turned out that Golden Immortal laws could also be made so thick.
"Paying respects to the Grand Venerable." Venerable Changping hurriedly lowered his head. Although they were both at the Golden Immortal level, the status of this Grand Venerable was unknown how much higher than his, and their strength was vastly separated like heaven and earth.
"Oh?" The Grand Venerable nodded, opened his eyes, looked at Chen Xin and Fang Han with a smile, and finally locked his gaze onto Fang Han.
"Reincarnation, Hide the Heaven! Seal the Heaven! Conceal the Heaven! Steal the Heaven!"
Fang Han had already mustered all his magic power to cover up his body's aura, strenuously condensing his Golden Immortal laws and evolving the divine kingdom crystals of his body into flesh and blood, even bringing his consciousness into the role of "Feng Yuan."
There was not the slightest trace of probing in the Grand Venerable's gaze, but it held the power to see through any privacy in a person's heart.
"You are very good, extremely good. To have promoted yourselves to Golden Immortals without undergoing the cultivation of my Ascension Sect is rare throughout all past dynasties. Especially you, Feng Yuan. Changping has already reported your fortuitous encounter to me just now, and I also used supreme divine sense to pass a message to the Hongqi Tower to verify it once, and it is indeed so. To think you had such a fortuitous encounter, coincidentally coming across a wisp of a Heavenly Monarch's intent that trapped the Dragon Race Golden Immortal Ao Shizun, allowing you to take advantage, refine him, and obtain his treasures. Reaching heaven in a single bound. No wonder the Golden Immortal laws on your body are so thick and carry dragon power; it turns out they all belong to that old dragon Ao Shizun." The Grand Venerable looked for a long time before withdrawing his gaze. It was unknown what he discovered on Fang Han.
"Phew…" Fang Han let out a sigh of relief. Although he had many reliances now and might not necessarily fear this terrifying Grand Venerable if they truly fought and he executed his thirty-three times combat power, within the Ascension Heavenly Kingdom, he would definitely die without a burial place. Now that the other party had verified with the Hongqi Tower, it confirmed his identity and fortuitous encounter. From now on, there would be not a single bit of trouble regarding his identity.
He had laid his roots in the Ascension Sect.
"So that's how it is! He actually obtained such a fortuitous encounter, no wonder he is so fierce! Obtaining all the magic power of a Dragon Race Golden Immortal, this is a fortuitous encounter hard to find in hundreds of millions of years. How could he encounter it?" Chen Xin finally understood why Fang Han was so formidable. He felt a strong unwillingness in his heart, and his resolve to secretly cultivate and surpass him became even stronger: "Feng Yuan, this is your fortuitous encounter, not your own cultivation, it counts for nothing. On the path of cultivation, having more of these fortuitous encounters is merely a hindrance!"
Deep in his heart, he silently warned himself in this way.
"Sigh!"
The Grand Venerable let out another long sigh: "That Ao Shizun was actually born even earlier than I was. He went on campaigns and slaughters in the Dragon Race, fighting against the Heaven Realm countless times. He was a war machine of slaughter with a resounding reputation, but who would have thought he would be buried in your hands? This is also the will of Heaven. However, to protect you, I have already told the Hongqi Tower to absolutely not spread this matter, and simultaneously not to spread it absolutely within the Ascension Sect. Otherwise, many people would look for you, leaving you no peace."
"Many thanks, Grand Venerable!" Fang Han expressed somewhat gratefulness in his heart.
"By the way, what forbidden law did you encounter in that Ruined City deep underground? To actually be able to trap Ao Shizun? As far as I know, the Ruined City in that desert was indeed forged by a mysterious Heavenly Monarch in ancient times, but over the years countless cultivators have gone to investigate, even not lacking existences surpassing Golden Immortals, yet they found no clues, and it gradually became abandoned. How could you encounter a forbidden law again?" The Grand Venerable asked curiously.
"It wasn't a forbidden law I encountered. It was that old dragon chasing me that triggered the forbidden law while he was also looking for treasures inside. The moment he triggered the forbidden law, I seemed to hear him shout something like the Supreme Heaven Supreme Sage High Emperor God Governing True Law. Then he was trapped, struggled for a long time, and was at his last breath. That forbidden law then vanished without a trace." Fang Han suddenly remembered the character "Zhi" (Supreme) that he still kept in the Supreme Heaven Gate.
The aura of this "Zhi" character was somewhat similar to the Supreme Heaven Gate, incubating within it and complementing each other. However, Fang Han could not completely control it.
Just like the three Wu characters.
Now he took the opportunity to ask and see what this Grand Venerable knew.
Sure enough, the Grand Venerable's expression changed instantly: "Supreme Heaven Supreme Sage High Emperor God Governing True Law! It's actually this legendary method, the remote governing path of the Heavenly Court! Is that formation still there now?"
"It's gone. I saw that after the formation ground down the old dragon, it suddenly disappeared. I didn't dare to go collect it." Fang Han said.
"Sigh! With your cultivation, of course you couldn't possibly extract it. If I were to extract it, even I would die and my Dao fade away." The Grand Venerable sighed: "This is your destiny. Treat this matter as a secret and do not speak of it. From now on, act as if it never happened, otherwise envoys of the Heavenly Court will come and interrogate you about countless things from east to west, south to north, causing endless annoyance."
"I understand."
Fang Han lowered his head.
"Chen Xin, you've also done quite well this time, directly being promoted to Golden Immortal. And it was relying on your own strength and accumulated vitality. I know that long ago you obtained a tier-one spirit vein, Bright Moon Spirit. Now it has merged into your body and is still far from being digested. Very well, I will lend you a helping hand." The Grand Venerable turned his head to look at Chen Xin, grabbed with a large hand, and his five fingers released divine light that bombarded into his body. Immediately, Chen Xin floated into the air, countless Golden Immortal laws flashing within his body. The originally silkworm-thread-like Golden Immortal laws condensed, strengthened, and intertwined together, actually transforming into chopstick-like thickness, inhaling and exhaling unsteadily, like spirit snakes, like young dragons.
This move saved him ten thousand years of bitter cultivation.
Fang Han, however, was not jealous at all, nor did he care that the Grand Venerable simulated potential and elevated cultivation for him. Because even if the other party promoted a hundred times more, he was a commodity that could be instantly killed by him. Towards this kind of existence that could never surpass him, there could be no heart of jealousy.
Moreover, even if the Grand Venerable himself fought him to the death, he might not necessarily be able to defeat Fang Han. There was a seventy percent chance of being killed and refined by Fang Han.
"Alright!"
All of Chen Xin's Golden Immortal laws condensed and gathered together. He landed on the ground, unknown how much stronger than just now, in high spirits. The Grand Venerable withdrew his hand, "I announce that from now on, you are promoted to seed disciples. Go report. You don't need to participate in that seed selection competition. Also, among the seed disciples, do not be arrogant. There are monstrous-level existences among them, and even disciples not inferior to me. The seed disciples are the true essence of a sect. Your past glories were nothing more than children playing house."
Two command tokens fell into the hands of Fang Han and Chen Xin.
They were the command tokens for "Seed Disciples," a status higher than true legacy disciples.
Becoming a "Seed" meant entering the true core of the Ascension Sect and becoming a part of the essence. Otherwise, they were all chess pieces that could be abandoned at any time.