"What a powerful aura. The strength of these Heavenly Monarchs is truly terrifying. Completely on a different level from me. Right now, against a Saint, I have the possibility of escaping with my life. If I advance to become a Saint Immortal, against an Emperor Supreme Immortal, I also have the hope of preserving my life. But encountering a Heavenly Monarch, I am just an existence like an ant or a mayfly; with one finger, I can be crushed to death."
Looking at the aura in the sky, Fang Han was deeply shocked in his heart.
This was his first time seeing a Heavenly Monarch truly take action.
In the past, it was always projections of a Heavenly Monarch's intent. Now, it was actual Heavenly Monarchs clashing against each other in the firmament far off in the distance, and just the aftermath of their magic power could震 (shock) him to death.
If, at this moment, a Heavenly Monarch wanted to kill him, a casually projected thought could strike him dead.
Fortunately, he had the Chaos Heavenly Monarch secretly guarding him. When necessary, this supreme and tyrannical figure would protect him from harm.
"Heavenly Monarch! I must cultivate to the Heavenly Monarch level in order to protect myself from harm." Fang Han was shaken in his heart: "Only by cultivating to the realm of a Heavenly Monarch can I truly establish a foothold in the Heaven Realm, become a major figure, and only by reaching Heavenly Monarch can I have the hope of preserving myself when heaven and earth perish, the universe is destroyed, before the next epoch arrives."
Fang Han knew that this stretch of heaven and earth, even the Heaven Realm, the secular world, and all the heavens and alternate realms, would all completely shatter on some day in the future, returning to the state of chaos. Then a new civilization, a new epoch would arrive again. At that time, it would be a brand new civilization.
And amidst the state of the grand destruction of heaven and earth, nothing could be preserved. Even Emperor Supreme Immortals would immediately die, unable to withstand the grand destruction of heaven and earth and the five decays of heaven and man.
Only a Heavenly Monarch, only a Heavenly Monarch had the chance to survive an epoch of chaos and live on again in the next epoch of chaos.
Of course, this was only having a chance. It was not an absolute certainty. Across one epoch of chaos after another, very many Heavenly Monarchs had already fallen and completely vanished.
From the birth of the very first epoch up to the present, who knows how many Heavenly Monarchs had fallen. Even tyrannical existences at the level of Immortal Kings, experiencing hundreds or thousands of epochs of chaos, would also die.
No one could reach eternal life.
However, having cultivated to become a Heavenly Monarch, one had the chance to survive an epoch of chaos. This was exactly the reason why very many experts desperately wanted to cultivate to the Heavenly Monarch realm.
In fact, once one cultivated to become a Saint, their lifespan became exceedingly long, reaching the stage of hundreds of millions of Heaven Realm years.
And some brilliant Emperor Supreme Immortals, at the highest peak among Supreme Immortals, existences that were half-step Heavenly Monarchs, could almost live as long as heaven and earth. They would fundamentally not die.
However, living as long as heaven and earth was useless.
When heaven and earth were destroyed, they would fall as well.
Never had there been a moment where Fang Han's desire for cultivation was so intense, intensely wanting to cultivate to the realm of a Heavenly Monarch.
In the sky above, the moment the Redemption Saint Grade Immortal Artifact emerged, it defeated the Heavenly Monarch of the barbarians, and the entire heaven and earth settled down in peace. The Redemption Saint Grade Immortal Artifact moved, vanished from sight, and entered the Heavenly Court once again.
The pressure on all the Saint Sons instantly emptied out.
And high above, the dozens of Saints also let out a breath of relief, and united to emit voices: "The Heavenly Court's Heavenly Monarchs took action and defeated the barbarians. However, this is just a probe; the future situation is severe. But the Heavenly Court's holding of the Genius Battle will not be delayed. You Saint Sons have received tempering. After returning to digest your treasures, the Heavenly Court's notice will be issued. By then, it will be a good time for you to display your skills. The Eternal Heavenly Monarch has already decided to choose a husband for his adopted daughter in this Genius Battle. However, in this Genius Battle, besides you Saint Sons, there are also numerous hidden figures who do not normally show themselves. You must be mentally prepared."
"Disperse!"
While speaking, the dozens of Saints had already flown toward the sky and disappeared.
Fang Han scanned with his divine light and discovered that the Saint Sons of the Mu Ye Family, the Shenzhou Pure Land, and other sects had continuously passed through the teleportation arrays and left this Tianzhou Ancient City.
During the Blood Trial, any kind of slaughter was permitted.
Outside, he could not slaughter people at will.
This was the rule of the Heavenly Court.
The rules of the Heavenly Court had to be obeyed by everyone. Those who did not obey had only death!
"We are heading back to the Ascension Sect first. Farewell to each of you." Fang Han bade farewell to the Saint Sons of the various major sects one by one, agreeing to stay in touch later. Then, leading the majority of the Ascension Sect's Saint Sons, they stepped into the teleportation array in one stride.
At this time, Fang Han had grandly become a leader among the Saint Sons.
After he entered the teleportation array, another group of Ascension Sect Saint Sons appeared. The leaders were shockingly Zhu Chongyang, Wan Xi'an, and Hua Zhentian.
Besides them, there were also some powerful Saint Sons. Looking at the sight of Fang Han stepping into the teleportation array from behind, their expressions were all extremely unpleasant.
The gazes of Zhu Chongyang, Wan Xi'an, and Hua Zhentian flickered with the light of hatred.
Especially Zhu Chongyang, the Truth Sword Embryo he had cultivated through countless hardships was plundered away by Fang Han. Now it was impossible to get it back.
"What should we do? This brat is actually so powerful. He has already cultivated to the realm of a half-Saint. Although we have cultivated to Origin Immortals, we fundamentally cannot compare with him."
"Yes, we have already forged enmity with this brat. It is almost impossible to resolve. Could it be that we go beg for mercy? Resolve the grievances? That is impossible to do."
"Hmph! He is courting death." Hua Zhentian spoke, a ruthless and sinister smile manifesting on his face: "This brat has forgotten what the outcome of offending me is. My Ascension Sect is ultimately of the Hua Family. Although the current Supreme Headmaster, the Feathers Emperor, is not a person of my Hua Family, a large faction of Supreme Elders, Saints, and several Emperor Supreme Immortal old antiques and living fossils are all people of our Hua Family. I only need to add fuel to the flames slightly, and I can make it hard for him to move a single inch. By then, he will obediently hand over the treasures obtained this time. We could even find an opportunity, make him deliberately commit a mistake, and then we could strip him of all his magic power. The three of us will all have a share."
"Not bad, we can only do so. This brat is far too arrogant. If we don't end him, it will be hard to soothe the hatred in my heart."
Zhu Chongyang said viciously: "He thinks that relying purely on strength, he can swagger about, but he doesn't know how deeply rooted our status in the Ascension Sect is. It's fundamentally not something he can shake. Even if he advanced to become a Saint, he would only end up with all his magic power crippled, obediently being expelled from the sect."
"Then we will deal with him like this. Hua Zhentian, after you go back, complain to the elders of the Hua Family. We will find an opportunity to provoke this person. Furthermore, we will announce the news, saying that he killed the illegitimate son of the Hideous Emperor, Zhao Fenghua, in the Blood Trial. At that time, when the Hideous Emperor comes to apply pressure… He will definitely not be able to bear the consequences." Wan Xi'an laughed heartily.
"Let's go, we'll talk again after returning to the Ascension Sect."
"We'll act step by step according to the plan, making his end incomparably miserable, only then will it relieve the hatred in my heart."
Leading some powerful Saint Sons, the three also stepped into the teleportation array.
The Ascension Sect.
The Ascension Heavenly Kingdom.
The moment Fang Han returned to the sect, he began to go into secluded cultivation. The place he resided in now was no longer Descending God Mountain, but a dojo within the core sacred grounds of the Ascension Heavenly Kingdom, which he opened up himself.
Anyone who ascended to the realm of a Saint Son could enter the sacred domain of the Ascension Heavenly Kingdom and open up a stretch of dojo for themselves, to elevate those core disciples and seed disciples at the Golden Immortal realm. And even true inheritance, inner sect, outer sect disciples, and so on.
This was equivalent to setting up one's own manor and office, passing on the dao and teaching, and establishing a force.
Any powerful Saint Son had opened their own dojo.
The moment Fang Han returned to the core depths of the Ascension Heavenly Kingdom, he looked at the turbulent flows deep in the countless voids. Instantly shaking, he reached out his large hand. True energy suppressed everything, and space-time condensed into a solid iron board. Runes flickered everywhere, their radiance dazzling.
At this moment, he had the cultivation of a half-Saint, which was no small matter. Opening a dojo was easier said than done.
With a casual gesture, a magnificent dojo was opened up. Space everywhere coalesced into jade-like crystals. Inside the dojo grew exotic flowers and rare herbs, and among them were some precious species, even the existence of the Other Shore Flower.
These were all obtained by Fang Han from the Great Hero Hall.
In the Great Hero Hall, within the treasure house of the Heavenly Zen Buddha Emperor, besides possessing some supreme treasures, there were also very many precious flower and tree seeds. They were collected one by one by Fang Han and were now planted in the dojo he opened himself.
"Heaven and Earth Ancestor Dragons, guard the dojo!"
After securing his dojo, Fang Han suddenly moved, and dozens of Primal Ancestor Dragon source energies flew out from behind his body, swimming about within the dojo.
Although these Primal Ancestor Dragons were condensed from source energy, they were extremely tyrannical. Each one was equivalent to a low-tier Origin Immortal, and moreover, they excelled in melting all things. Anything, as long as it was twisted by them, could immediately be transformed into dragon-shaped source energy to replenish themselves.
This was exactly the benefit of Fang Han cultivating the Eight Division Pagoda to a Peerless Grade Immortal Artifact.
"You demons, come out quickly and watch the door of my dojo."
Fang Han shook his body again, and all the dozens of demons flew out, scattering within the dojo and coalescing into their true bodies. Among them, the most powerful ones, the White Peacock and the Purple Peacock—this male and female—both had unpleasant expressions. They were first subdued by Huangfu Fei, and then later subdued by Fang Han. In just a few short days, they had changed masters twice.
"Master, what are your orders?"
Although reluctant in their hearts, these demons also knew the logic of having to bow their heads when under someone else's roof. That White Peacock, an existence at the peak of the Origin Immortal, stood over and spoke to Fang Han respectfully.
They had already witnessed Fang Han's methods, beating the Little Stone Emperor into fleeing in defeat and causing Martial Tyrant Huangfu Fei to vomit blood. He even collected numerous magic treasures from the Heavenly Zen Buddha Emperor's treasure house, and even the body of an Emperor Supreme Immortal Buddha.
Becoming a Saint in the future could be expected soon. It was impossible to resist in front of this kind of person, so they might as well honestly obey orders.
"From now on, you will reside in my dojo, watching the gateway for me. At the same time, I will find some disciples with profound foundations in the Ascension Sect to foster and gather into a force. You can also help. Sometimes, wander around and see if there are any disciples with innate great destiny across the major provinces of the Heaven Realm, and bring them here." Fang Han gave an instruction: "I will now enter secluded cultivation, accelerating the flow of time to refine the corpse of the Heavenly Zen Buddha Emperor. Safeguard the law well. When my divine art achieves grand completion, I will absolutely not mistreat you."