"So that's how it is. The Holy Children of our Yuhua Sect also come from all directions and are all untamed and arrogant people. How could they be a monolithic block? It is possible that during the Blood Purgatory Trial, they will scheme against each other and secretly frame one another. This point must be guarded against."
Fang Han calculated for a moment, while simultaneously recalling the scenes of previous generations of Yuhua Sect Holy Children participating in the Blood Purgatory Trial.
He had sealed the Holy Child of the Heart Emperor and secretly made a move, utilizing the Way of Stealing Heaven to actually secretly steal quite a few of his memories. Especially the scenes of the Blood Purgatory Trial among them.
He was also fairly clear about some of the dangers of the Primordial Ruin in his heart.
He also basically understood the grievances, the unyielding struggles, and the secret plots among some of the Holy Children within the sect.
The Blood Purgatory Trial was a testing ground held by the Heavenly Court gathering the Holy Children of many sects, much like an emperor assembling his vassal lords for a hunt. Carrying this implication, ordinary sects were not qualified to go; only sects closely related to the Heavenly Court and holding a vassal status within the Heavenly Court could attend.
This kind of trial was held several times every year. It was an examination of the talents of various sects, and simultaneously a means to closely tie the major sects together.
Precisely because of this tempering, the sects associated with the Heavenly Court became increasingly tyrannical, while other sects became increasingly weaker.
Moreover, what talents each sect produced would be known and thereby grasped by the Heavenly Court during this Blood Purgatory Trial.
The more Fang Han pondered it, the more he felt that the Heavenly Court's Blood Purgatory Trial was truly ingenious; it not only connected relationships with the major sects, but also grasped the situations of the geniuses of the major sects anytime and anywhere.
In the secular world, the emperor would annually summon many princes, noble heirs, and civil and military ministers to go hunting. It was the same; firstly to connect feelings, and secondly to see which family had produced formidable characters, facilitating promotion and heavy responsibilities. Of course, there was also the implication of supervision within it.
Naturally, the Primordial Ruin was countless times more dangerous than a hunting ground. It was pieced together from some absolute dead zones of primordial times, where millions upon millions of tyrannical demon gods and demonic beasts grew, and even exiled evil-path cultivators.
The Primordial Ruin had another name: the Heavenly Prison, a place of exile.
Sometimes, when the Heavenly Court captured some evil-path cultivators who were extremely tyrannical and difficult to annihilate, they would exile them into the Primordial Ruin, and then let the Holy Children of the major sects go in every year to slaughter them.
Now, the Blood Purgatory Trial had arrived once again.
Furthermore, this time the Blood Purgatory Trial occurred on the eve of the Geniuses' Battle. The Heavenly Court specially opened up many dangerous places, containing a vast amount of treasures and spirit meridians, which attracted even more attention, though of course, they were also extremely dangerous.
"Let's go, we are heading out to gather in front of the passage to the Primordial Ruin. At that time, envoys from the Heavenly Court will appear to lead us in."
Seeing Fang Han deep in thought, Xu Bingqing waited for a moment before speaking.
"Senior Sister, for this Blood Purgatory Trial, I heard that many forbidden zones have been opened. There are even some primordial spiritual lands inside, containing powerful spirit meridians. If we are lucky, we could collect a King-grade spirit meridian; then we would become rich overnight and could buy whatever we want."
A Holy Maiden said.
"Indeed, I have long wanted to buy a peerless-grade immortal artifact, the Nine Phoenix Heavenly Garment, but the price is truly too expensive, requiring a hundred thousand first-grade spirit meridians. I wouldn't be able to accumulate that in an entire lifetime. If I could find a King-grade spirit meridian, then I could buy it." Another Holy Maiden said.
"Treasures like King-grade spirit meridians, even if we encountered them, we wouldn't be able to collect them, and would definitely suffer the slaughter of countless experts. The Holy Children of other sects wouldn't let us off." Xu Bingqing said coldly, and took another look at Fang Han: "Of course, Feng Yuan has this strength. It is rumored that in the tomb of the Ghost Martial Holy Monarch, he obtained a King-grade spirit meridian."
"Right, let's go. If there is a King-grade spirit meridian, I still have hope of collecting it. If someone contests us for this massive wealth, then we'll just have to disown everyone."
Fang Han's heart also stirred. If King-grade spirit meridians existed in the Blood Purgatory Trial of the Primordial Ruin, he definitely had to collect them. Right now, the King-grade spirit meridian in his body only had a small half left. It wouldn't take long before it was completely consumed.
His consumption rate for spirit meridians was truly too massive now. Exerting several times his battle power instantly consumed the primal energy of more than a dozen first-grade spirit meridians.
"We will travel through the teleportation array and gather in the Tianzhou ancient city below the Heavenly Court."
Dao Xu Shengzi's face turned serious.
While speaking, the group entered a massive teleportation array.
Within the Yuhua Heavenly Kingdom, there were teleportation arrays leading to various places. This was a privilege only Holy Children could enjoy. In the past, when Fang Han was only a core seed disciple, he could only toss and turn through the teleportation arrays in the ancient cities one by one.
This teleportation array was left behind by the founding master of the Yuhua Sect in ancient times, Heavenly Monarch Hua. Its operation speed was extremely fast; in almost half an hour, they arrived in the legendary Tianzhou ancient city.
The Tianzhou ancient city was a central location in the Heaven Realm, rumored to be the capital city of the Heavenly Court in the immemorial era. And now, directly above the Tianzhou ancient city was the location of the Heavenly Court.
This was the true center of myriad provinces.
As soon as Fang Han stepped out of the teleportation array, he saw tall designated city walls, the ground paved with various crystal stones, and cultivated pavilions, terraces, and high-rise buildings. However, unexpectedly, this ancient city was extremely quiet. There were not many people coming and going, nor could any cultivators be seen.
"This Tianzhou ancient city is a forbidden ground of the Heavenly Court. Usually, cultivators from various sects are strictly forbidden from entering, otherwise they are killed without pardon. Feng Yuan, look at the sky vault above your head, that is where the Heavenly Court is located." Dao Xu Shengzi pointed at the sky.
Fang Han had long since looked up to observe.
Above the sky vault, Fang Han saw a chasm splitting Yin and Yang creation.
Other than that, nothing else could be seen. Within that chasm, there seemed to be towering palaces, with majestic divine spirits moving back and forth inside. However, it made one feel completely unable to touch it, remote and beyond reach.
Fang Han's divine intent could not even penetrate into it.
Or rather, his divine intent simply could not reach the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court seemed to reside at the same height as the great sun of the Heaven Realm.
The aura transmitting down from that chasm was suffocating and fundamentally irresistible. With Fang Han's current cultivation, he could only bow in worship.
This was the most powerful force in the Heaven Realm, the Heavenly Court.
The dominator of millions upon millions of King-level major sects and King-level aristocratic families. Although a trend of decadence was gradually appearing now, until a figure akin to the Creation Immortal King emerged in the Heaven Realm, no one could overthrow the Heavenly Court.
"The Heavenly Court can only be entered upon receiving a summons. We can only enter Tianzhou and wait for the descent of the Heavenly Court's envoys." Xu Bingqing said: "Look, the various teleportation arrays in this Tianzhou ancient city have opened. The Holy Children of those major sects have also successively entered here. The other Holy Children of our Yuhua Sect have also converged towards this side."
After waiting for a moment, the sounds and brilliance of teleportation arrays resounded everywhere in this empty Tianzhou ancient city. Many powerful auras arrived across time and space. Fang Han saw that in some teleportation arrays in the distance, the Holy Children of major sects stepped out from them. Some sect Holy Children were arrogant and domineering, acting as the heroes of the world; while some Holy Children were deeply worried, some were full of hope, and some carried deep murderous intent.
Among them, many brilliant individuals were peerless geniuses. Various innate divine physiques and holy physiques appeared.
Just sweeping a glance over, Fang Han saw at least hundreds of powerful divine physiques. There was the "Immortal Bone and Golden Marrow" physique, the "Star King Dragon Acupoint" physique, the "Indestructible Green Skin" physique, and the "Supreme Yang God Physique". Every kind of divine physique and holy physique was extremely powerful. The geniuses overflowed, separately clustering in the city of Tianzhou, gathering into one group after another.
Generally speaking, any character capable of becoming a Holy Child of a sect was a super ruthless person, calculating precisely, and possessing great providence and great wisdom. Now, with so many Holy Children gathered in the Tianzhou ancient city, it actually made Fang Han feel somewhat overwhelmed, unable to take it all in.
Some Holy Children contained a power within their bodies that did not belong to the mortal world, which also made Fang Han feel extremely shocked. It could be seen that among these Holy Children, some were reincarnations of grand figures.
Within the bodies of some of these Holy Children contained the core will of ancient saints, and some even possessed the spiritual brands of Zenith Immortal Emperors. These were hundred percent reincarnations of saints and supremes. Not the fake "Bone Saint inheritance" like Fang Han's.
Although these people currently only had the cultivation of a Holy Child "Ancestral Immortal", if they truly erupted, they could possess power surpassing that of an Ancestral Immortal, because they genuinely had the power of "Saint Immortals" and "Zenith Immortals" within their bodies.
"Terrifying! Every major sect has such formidable characters. It seems this Blood Purgatory Trial truly cannot be underestimated." Fang Han was secretly vigilant in his heart. Although he was formidable, two fists found it hard to rival four hands, and a fierce tiger could not fend off a pack of wolves. If some Holy Children who were reincarnations of saints and supremes combined to kill him, he would have no choice but to flee. What was more, these Holy Children also contained powerful magic treasures within their bodies.
It was impossible for him to be so invincible as to sweep through all the Holy Children of all the major sects.
This time, the King-level major sects and major aristocratic families participating in the "Blood Purgatory Trial" numbered in the thousands, and the number of Holy Children from each sect was also incredibly large. If they combined forces, unless one was a Heavenly Monarch, no one dared to say they could sweep through them.
The Holy Children of the Yuhua Sect also gradually came out of the teleportation arrays, gathering on the street where Fang Han was located. The streets of the Tianzhou ancient city were extremely broad, more than ten times wider than the Zhongzhou ancient city. Each and every building seemed like a heavenly palace, magnificent and towering.
Therefore, although there were many Holy Children from major sects participating in this "Blood Purgatory Trial", it couldn't possibly be overcrowded.
The Tianzhou ancient city was rumored to have been forged by the Creation Immortal King in immemorial times.
The Holy Children of the Yuhua Sect came out of the teleportation arrays in twos and threes, conversing on the street, and gathered into one small group after another. Among them, some Holy Children also saw Fang Han and were extremely apprehensive. They retreated repeatedly, deeply afraid of angering this demon god; while some Holy Children approached, directly calling out "Senior Brother Feng Yuan," with faces full of an ingratiating, fawning expression.
Fang Han swept his gaze over and discovered more than a dozen small groups that did not converge toward him, but gathered on their own. The leaders of these small groups were also experts with extremely majestic strength.
Faintly, the bodies of a few figures also contained the primordial spirit brands of ancient saints; without a doubt, they were genuine reincarnations of Saint Immortals.