"The Profound Fire Golden Eyes are nothing spectacular either. Trying to flex your power and show off before me is a colossal mistake."
The air wave from Fang Han's stomp secretly contained the divine ability of the Black Emperor Water Sovereign Fist from the Great Five Elements Art. The Water Sovereign astral aura extinguished myriad fires, putting out any flame. Moreover, after he devoured the five low-grade immortal artifacts, the Five Elements Rings, the Great Five Elements Art had truly reached grand completion, deriving new transformations.
Although the flames of the Profound Fire Golden Eyes were formidable, in front of Fang Han, they still could not gain any advantage.
After the flames were shattered and extinguished by the air wave, that "Gu Changfeng" shouted while carrying the head: "Good!" But that word "good" carried not the slightest tone of praise; rather, it was full of chilling killing intent. Hearing it in one's ears, it sounded just like the word "kill."
"Feng Yuan, you probably don't know my, Gu Changfeng's, methods, which is why you dare to speak to me like this." Gu Changfeng's tone was ice-cold, while his eyes were like melting pots, their radiance constantly changing.
"So what if I know? So what if I don't?" Fang Han said unhurriedly. "Could it be you want to kill me? It's a pity you don't have the capability!"
"I will let you know what it means to be better off dead than alive. Anyone who has spoken to me, Gu Changfeng, like this is already dead." The flames all over Gu Changfeng's body boiled, and anomalies presented themselves in abundance behind his back, looking as if he would strike immediately.
"Giggle, giggle! To think that the highly renowned Bare-Handed Heavenly Venerable, Gu Changfeng, with innate Profound Fire Golden Eyes, would actually be forced to this extent by a newcomer. It truly broadens one's horizons."
Just as the two were standing in sharp opposition, at the critical moment when Fang Han was preparing to strike and blast this Gu Changfeng to death with a few punches, beating him half to death, a sudden wave of cold air carrying a voice flew over through the sky.
This cold air was even heavier than the cold air of the Great Ice World in the secular realm.
Amidst the boundless cold air, a woman slowly appeared. This woman wore sky-blue clothes, resembling seawater, and the high hair bun on her head appeared highly elegant and luxurious.
Around her body, appearing faintly and indistinctly, countless streams of cold air condensed into ice dragons, drilling back and forth in the void. It seemed she cultivated a path of extreme cold, somewhat similar to the Ascension Sect's "Heavenly Cold Profound Dark Force" in the secular realm.
In the secular realm, the divine abilities of the Ascension Sect could all find their shadows in the Ascension Sect of the Heaven Realm, just that these divine abilities were billions of times more formidable and beyond.
Fang Han could also see through this woman's constitution. It was a constitution of pure Yin, containing the Great Dao of Extreme Yin of heaven and earth. It was the sacred physique recorded in ancient Daoist texts called "Jade Bone Ice Muscle."
This kind of constitution did not exist in the secular realm and could not be born there; it could only be born in the ancient Heaven Realm. Rumor had it that an unborn fetus possessing great destiny accidentally absorbed the Sacred Jade Ice Spirit Energy in the void while gestating, thus deriving this sacred physique.
That Sacred Jade Ice Spirit Energy was almost extinct; it was an energy flow left behind from many cosmic eras ago.
The aptitude of this "Jade Bone Ice Muscle Sacred Physique" was on par with the "Profound Fire Golden Eyes." Both belonged to innate anomalous constitutions, possessing incomparably rare divine abilities right from birth. In the very beginning, their cultivation advanced by almost a new realm every day.
For example, infants just born in the Heaven Realm were all experts of the Longevity Secret Realm. But for someone with this kind of constitution, the very first day they were born, they were at the first layer of the Longevity Secret Realm. By the second day, they might break through to the Undying Body. By the third day, the Cave Heaven Realm.
These were the true favored children of heaven.
"Mu Yun, what are you here for?"
Seeing this woman, Gu Changfeng's body moved, and the flames in his eyes died down. He seemed quite wary of this woman.
"I heard you went to the Sin Sea to kill the Poisonous Blood Lord, and came to see to what extent your cultivation has grown. The Poisonous Blood Lord ran rampant for a hundred thousand Heaven Realm years; all the treasures he plundered must have fallen into your pocket?" This woman landed, retracting all the cold air around her into her body. With her jade bones and ice muscles, every step she took bloomed with jade-like radiance, making it impossible to look straight at her.
"Feng Yuan?"
This woman named Mu Yun walked in front of Fang Han and smiled faintly, making one feel not the slightest bit of her icy coldness: "I received news just now that you promoted to a peerless Golden Immortal and displayed great divine might at the mountain gate outside the Heavenly Kingdom, defeating the Eight-Hut Old Man in one move. Even Princess Huangfu's Paramita Sutra could do nothing against you. Such a formidable newcomer is hard to come by in our Ascension Sect even once in a thousand years."
"Oh? I know that Princess Huangfu from the Divine Province Pure Land came. And I also know that Eight-Hut Old Man. Although his cultivation is not at the absolute peak, he is also an outstanding figure among Golden Immortals. You could actually defeat him in one move?" Gu Changfeng's eyes flashed with a peculiar light.
"That's nothing much. But does our Ascension Sect only produce someone like me once in a thousand years?" Fang Han sneered repeatedly, "The Ascension Sect has existed for who knows how many Heaven Realm years. If one appears every thousand years, wouldn't there be tens of thousands of figures like me by now?"
"Sharp teeth and a glib tongue!"
The jade-boned, ice-muscled woman "Mu Yun" chuckled at Fang Han.
"Indeed, there are if not ten thousand, then at least several thousand of people like you." Gu Changfeng said sharply: "Do you think you are that formidable? You are just an ordinary person."
"Whether I am an ordinary person or not, we will know if we try. How about a battle between you and me? Whoever loses dies, and all spirit veins, magical treasures, and even Golden Immortal laws will belong to the other. Do you have the guts?"
Fang Han's aura suddenly became arrogant. Standing exceedingly tall, he directly issued a challenge to Gu Changfeng. Right now, he wanted to kill Golden Immortals, plunder laws as much as possible, and condense the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasures.
As long as the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasures were all condensed into medium-grade Dao artifacts, they could manifest unimaginable might, truly sweeping through Golden Immortals and making him the number one person among Golden Immortals.
"What? Are you challenging me?" Gu Changfeng laughed heartily: "A newcomer actually dares to challenge me, the Bare-Handed Heavenly Venerable Gu Changfeng? It's truly a joke, a massive joke!"
"This newcomer truly doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Does he think relying on a bit of skill means he can challenge Senior Brother Gu Changfeng? He will never know how the nickname Bare-Handed Heavenly Venerable was earned."
"Indeed, the nickname Bare-Handed Heavenly Venerable was dyed in blood."
"Does he think just because Senior Brother Gu Changfeng's Profound Fire Golden Eyes couldn't do anything to him just now, he can battle Senior Brother Gu Changfeng? He could never even imagine how terrifying Senior Brother Gu Changfeng is during a life-or-death battle."
"True, Senior Brother Gu Changfeng's greatest battle in his life was defeating the strong while being weak. Back then, he dueled a seed disciple of the Taiyi Sect, Zhao Yangsheng. Rumor had it that Zhao Yangsheng had cultivated one hundred and thirty thousand Golden Immortal laws, unmatchable in ferocity. His cultivation had reached the pinnacle, having perfected the Disaster Sacred Law, capable of planting seeds of disaster within endless divine kingdoms. But in that duel, Senior Brother Gu Changfeng still executed a fatal killing strike and, at the brink of death, suddenly counterattacked and killed him."
"You also saw that duel? That time was truly earth-shattering. Everyone thought Senior Brother Gu Changfeng would die, but nobody expected him to turn defeat into victory with a heaven-shocking strike."
"The upper echelons of the Taiyi Sect went pale that time, furious with thunderous rage."
"Right, envoys from the Heavenly Court were even watching at the time."
"After that massive battle, Senior Brother Gu Changfeng returned to cultivate, and his cultivation became profound once again. This Feng Yuan is actually recklessly throwing his life away by challenging him. It's truly foolish beyond reach."
Many disciples heard Fang Han's challenged words. Amidst their continuous discussions, most spoke of Gu Changfeng's battle achievements and laughed at Fang Han for not knowing death.
"Oh? This Gu Changfeng actually fought against someone who had cultivated one hundred and thirty thousand Golden Immortal laws? A disciple of the Taiyi Sect, and he even won? This person truly cannot be underestimated; he has absolute killing methods."
Hearing these discussions, Fang Han committed them to memory one by one, feeling a small bit of surprise. However, this surprise was within his range of control and did not slip from his grasp.
"Feng Yuan, let it go. Although your cultivation is not bad, it's impossible for you to fight a life-or-death battle with Gu Changfeng." The woman named Mu Yun said to Fang Han: "His strength is not as simple as it appears on the surface. You had better restrain your temperament. Furthermore, Gu Changfeng, you shouldn't bicker so much with a newcomer."
"I am not bickering with a newcomer, but he wants to bicker with this seat." Gu Changfeng stared at Fang Han: "You want to challenge me? Very well, in about three months, the Heavenly Court will hold a selection among our Ascension Sect's seed disciples. The outstanding ones from the selection will go to the Heavenly Court to exchange pointers with the seed disciples of various sects and factions. The victor will be an absolute genius and receive supreme rewards from the Heavenly Court, reaching heaven in a single bound. Our Ascension Sect has already ruled that as long as one has an outstanding performance in the Heavenly Court tournament, they will be promoted to an Holy Son. You do not have the qualifications to duel me right now. Wait for the tournament three months from now. Once you have defeated numerous disciples and can walk up to me, then we'll talk. At that time, I will grant you a death."
As he spoke, Gu Changfeng took a deep look at "Mu Yun," threw forward the head of the Poisonous Blood Lord in his hand, transformed into a long rainbow, and entered the depths of the "Core Hall."
Fang Han hesitated for a moment. He had been preparing to strike and fight heavily, but thinking that making too big of a scene within the Ascension Sect would not be very good, he stayed his hand and transmitted his words: "Good! Gu Changfeng! Three months from now, I will surely take your life!"
"Feng Yuan, those words are spoken too ruthlessly." The jade-boned, ice-muscled Mu Yun said: "Having become a seed disciple of the Ascension Sect, your prospects are limitless; there is no need to fight a battle of impulses. Although you are formidable right now, you are indeed no match for Gu Changfeng."
"Is that so? Then how do you compare to Gu Changfeng?" Fang Han smiled. He knew that by not revealing his true strength, he would indeed be looked down upon by people, but if he did reveal his true strength, the Heavenly Court's investigation would arrive by tomorrow. He also took a deep look at Mu Yun and asked with deep meaning.
"Me? My strength and Gu Changfeng's are on par. Neither of us can do anything to the other. His Profound Fire Golden Eyes suppress me, and my Jade Bone Ice Muscle also suppresses him." Mu Yun smiled: "You have just become a seed disciple, coming to report and arrange for resources and spirit veins. Being alone with weak influence, and having offended Gu Changfeng, it is very easy for you to be assigned a poor spirit vein for cultivation, and your resources will also be deducted. Let me help you report."
The tone was very obvious. This Mu Yun wanted to recruit Fang Han.
"Then thank you for your good intentions, but you just said your cultivation is about the same as Gu Changfeng's. And you also said I am no match for Gu Changfeng. So I will let you see exactly what my strength is like!" All of a sudden, Fang Han reached out a hand and grabbed towards the wrist of this woman, Mu Yun.