"Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen has finally successfully cultivated the Night Emperor's Immortal Dark Heavenly Merit. Rumor has it that he cultivated on the ocean, and upon achieving great success, darkness enveloped the area, lingering endlessly, and all the demonic beasts within a radius of several trillion miles were entirely transformed into eternal night servants."
"Indeed, the reincarnation of the Night Emperor is truly formidable. With this, he is probably the number one person among our Yuhua Sect's core seed disciples, and even among the Holy Children, he is likely an outstanding figure."
"Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen is indeed a genius. He genuinely might be the reincarnation of the Night Emperor. I heard that he has already established contact with the Dark Emperor's Mansion of the Heaven's Court, and some supreme elders of the Dark Emperor's Mansion seem to have already acknowledged him as the successor of the Night Emperor."
"Back then, the Dark Emperor was a disciple of the Night Emperor who became an Emperor of the Heaven's Court. Now they actually acknowledge Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen's identity; what exactly is the reason?"
"The Dark Emperor initially rebelled against the Night Emperor and defected to the Heaven's Court, and has already perished. However, the Dark Emperor's Mansion is still extremely powerful now. If they truly support Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen, then perhaps the future sect master of our Yuhua Sect will…"
"Do not say that. Bare-Handed Heavenly Venerable Senior Brother Gu Changfeng has also cultivated to the realm of Ancestor Immortal. Rumor has it that he succeeded in his cultivation within the Sun God Palace. As soon as he emerged, his Profound Fire Golden Pupil achieved great success, burning everything. You all shouldn't be unaware of the Sun God Palace; it is a mysterious organization, a sect formed by innate fire spirits, not the slightest bit inferior to the Heaven's Court's Dark Emperor's Mansion."
"Within the Sun God Palace, rumor has it that the Fierce Fire Holy Lord has already cultivated to the realm of Ultimate Immortal, styling himself as the Blazing Emperor."
"Senior Brother Yan Xigui took a trip to the western Yan Province and has already cultivated the Return to the West Great Dharma to the ninth layer. With a single thought of returning to the west, he sends people to ultimate bliss. He might not necessarily be beneath Xiang Yizhen and Gu Changfeng."
"Geniuses are coming forth in great numbers. We merely exist to serve as foils to these people. They are the heroes amidst the wind and clouds, and we are just nobodies."
"Sigh, what can we do? Our innate skills are simply inferior to others."
Among the core seed disciples of the Yuhua Heavenly Kingdom in the Yuhua Sect, many disciples appeared in twos and threes, all chattering in discussion. Under normal circumstances, among Golden Immortal disciples, not a single Ancestor Immortal could be produced even in ten thousand Heaven Realm years.
But now, they had advanced to become Ancestor Immortals one after another.
Some disciples were envious, some were jealous, and some were resentful.
"By the way, what happened to that ferocious Feng Yuan from a few days ago? Has he advanced to Ancestor Immortal or not?"
"If he doesn't advance to Ancestor Immortal, his efforts will all be for nothing. He shouldn't be a match for Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen. Now that Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen has become a Holy Child, as soon as he returns, he will crush him to death."
"Not necessarily. I have heard some rumors recently, saying that he entered the tomb of the Ghost Martial Holy Lord, obtained quite a few benefits, and even ruthlessly humiliated a young master of the Nangong family in the temple of the Heaven and Earth Alliance."
"Is that so? That young master of the Nangong family is just a Golden Immortal, how can he compare to an Ancestor Immortal?"
"Look, Feng Yuan and Xu Muyun have returned. Heavens! What powerful auras! Moreover, the ones returning with them are Holy Child Daoxu and Supreme Elder Chen Yimei, who are both Ancestor Immortals! That Feng Yuan actually advanced to the realm of Ancestor Immortal as well, and even Xu Muyun has advanced!"
"Feng Yuan is still Feng Yuan, still this formidable and domineering. We're in for a good show now. I wonder how Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen will deal with him? It's another struggle between two tigers!"
"Right, Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen has already sent out word that he is just waiting for Feng Yuan to return so he can turn him into an eternal night servant."
"Look, people from the Sole True Religion have already gone secretly to notify Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen."
"Let us observe the changes quietly."
…
As soon as Fang Han and the others entered the Yuhua Heavenly Kingdom, they heard such discussions. Seeing them enter, many disciples dispersed in surprise.
With a sweep of his ears, Fang Han gathered all these discussions into his mind.
"Geniuses are truly coming forth in great numbers. So many disciples have actually advanced to Ancestor Immortal. It seems they have started risking their lives for the Heaven's Court tournament, all wanting to stand out and establish a connection with the Eternal Heavenly Monarch."
Holy Child Daoxu sighed inwardly, "However, none of these disciples have experienced the struggles between the Holy Children of various major sects and are still thinking about internal fighting; it is truly too childish. When we Holy Children go to the Primeval Ruin with the Holy Children of other sects, we must be incomparably united to survive. If we engage in scheming and internal strife, we will definitely be wiped out as a group."
"They will learn." Supreme Elder Chen Yimei said coldly: "Junior Brother Feng Yuan can directly suppress them and teach them a lesson. However, Junior Brother, you must show mercy and leave the spark of genius for our Yuhua Sect."
"On account of you two, as long as these people do not excessively provoke me, I will slightly punish them to let them know the immensity of heaven and earth, and that will be enough. Since they are people from within our Yuhua Sect, I definitely will not strike as ruthlessly as I did against the law enforcement disciples of the Heaven's Court Divine Prison." Fang Han knew what to do.
"No need to pay attention to them. Let's go to the Holy Temple first. By offering sacrifices to the ancestors there, you can be promoted to a Holy Child."
Passing through many disciples, Fang Han and the others flew towards the Holy Temple located deeper within the Yuhua Heavenly Kingdom.
The Holy Temple was the place where core seed disciples were promoted to Holy Children, and simultaneously an administrative center of the Yuhua Sect, where some old antiques cultivated.
Normally, core seed disciples could not enter the Holy Temple.
However, with Holy Child Daoxu and Supreme Elder Chen Yimei leading the way, Fang Han was also able to enter it smoothly.
The Holy Temple was a magnificent shrine, even larger than the temple of the Heaven and Earth Alliance. The architectural style was somewhat strange, featuring a dome with flying apsaras carved on it; it was unknown from which era's civilization it originated.
There were already a great many people in front of the Holy Temple, and some Golden Immortal disciples had also entered. They had been brought in and seemed to be observing the ceremony. Besides them, the Great Venerable and some other managers of the Yuhua Sect were also present.
Swoosh!
As Fang Han and the others landed in front of the Holy Temple, it immediately caused a sensation.
"Feng Yuan has arrived."
"He truly advanced to Ancestor Immortal."
"Xu Muyun has also advanced. Wasn't it rumored that she was going to marry the young master of the Xuanyuan aristocrat family? Why did she return to the Yuhua Sect? Has the marriage been called off?"
"Senior Brother Xiang Yizhen has come out, look!"
As soon as Fang Han landed, a pitch-black, impenetrable darkness permeated out from within the Holy Temple. In that darkness, a person appeared, his spirit soaring, resembling a monarch, an emperor who controlled darkness.
It was precisely Xiang Yizhen.
A powerful dark aura brewed on his body, and his pitch-black long robe looked like material cut out from the night sky, or as if the entire night sky had been concentrated.
"Feng Yuan? You indeed did not disappoint me, advancing to the karmic status of an Ancestor Immortal. Not bad, not bad! This is perfect for me to test my Night Emperor's Immortal Dark Heavenly Merit. If you were still at the Golden Immortal level, killing you would be meaningless. Now, I can just perfectly transform you into an eternal night servant to be my loyal slave."
As Xiang Yizhen walked out, wherever he stepped transformed into a kingdom of darkness.
He was the incarnation of darkness, the ruler of the night; even the great sun of the Heaven Realm could do nothing to him. The monarch of the dark night. Seeing him display this dark aura, everyone retreated in succession.
Holy Child Daoxu's expression changed: "This son is powerful, truly worthy of being the successor of the Night Emperor."
"Xiang Yizhen, do not steal my business. Long before you, this Feng Yuan already agreed to a battle with me. Today, in front of so many people, suppressing him right here will do as well."
A mass of light resembling a blazing sun shot out, faintly contending with the darkness. Bare-Handed Heavenly Venerable Gu Changfeng walked out from it, his eyes looking at Fang Han: "Feng Yuan, I knew you could advance to become an Ancestor Immortal. Moreover, I also heard that you arrogantly made a young master of the Nangong aristocrat family kneel for three days and three nights in the Heaven and Earth Alliance, bringing quite a bit of trouble to our Yuhua Sect. You truly are a troublemaker. I must let you know what can be done and what cannot be done."
"What a struggle between a dragon and a tiger."
From within the Holy Temple, an elegant young man walked out. There was no aura up and down this man's body, but as he walked amidst the blazing sun and the darkness, he did not falter in the slightest, appearing like a saint departing to the west.
It was exactly Yan Xigui, also a genius disciple who had advanced to the realm of Ancestor Immortal.
"Feng Yuan, I have no grievances with you, and I appreciate you very much. However, your limelight is too intense and must be suppressed; otherwise, you will truly become lawless and bring a lot of trouble to our Yuhua Sect. I heard that when you and Xu Muyun went to the tomb of the Ghost Martial Holy Lord, you obtained quite a few benefits but were implicated in the deaths of the Crown Prince of the Jade Mansion, Murong Shi, and the Crown Prince of the Golden Pavilion. Now the Heaven's Court is preparing to investigate you."
Yan Xigui was also very unfriendly towards Fang Han.
"Yan Xigui, Xiang Yizhen, Gu Changfeng, do not start trouble! Today is a good occasion. You have all been promoted to Holy Children. From now on, cross the river in the same boat and strive for our Yuhua Sect," Supreme Elder Chen Yimei said.
"We are just cleaning up the sect on behalf of the Yuhua Sect." Xiang Yizhen laughed heartily, "This son Feng Yuan, I heard he obtained the heritage of the Bone Saint and has fallen into the Demonic Path. I have come to extract his supernatural powers, suppress him, and hand him over to the Heaven's Court."
"It's better to refine him," Gu Changfeng said coldly. "People of the Demonic Path must be refined. From the moment you accepted the Bone Saint's heritage, you were no longer a person of our Yuhua Sect. Not instantly obliterating you is already an act of benevolence and righteousness."
"Since that is the case, I will first watch Gu Changfeng and Xiang Yizhen take action to subdue the demon. If you truly cannot subdue this demon head, I can also intervene to help." Yan Xigui entirely gave off the flavor of a fisherman waiting to reap the benefits.
"Gu Changfeng! Do not snatch the right to suppress this son Feng Yuan from me, otherwise you will be my enemy!" In Xiang Yizhen's eyes, black light suddenly burst forth brightly, and a pitch-black heavenly book appeared above his head. This heavenly book only had three pages, and every page featured runic texts. In an instant, it covered up the great sun in the sky.
"The Book of Darkness!"
Gu Changfeng frowned and did not make a move. Xiang Yizhen, however, took large strides forward, walking towards Fang Han. His clothes, resembling the night sky, flapped noisily. "Feng Yuan, you currently still have a chance. Enter your soul and memories into the Book of Darkness, kneel down, submit to me, acknowledge me as the Sole True God, and become an eternal night servant. Then you still have a chance to live. Otherwise, I will make you wish you were dead."