Fang Han attempted to break through to the realm of the "Utmost Immortal" Emperor, transforming his entire body into a wisp of supreme qi.
That wisp of supreme qi changed at will, but it was consistently unable to manifest a physical entity. Clearly, Fang Han was still a short distance away from the realm of the Utmost Immortal Emperor.
However, with this attempt to impact the Utmost Immortal Emperor realm, his capacity to absorb and exhale the Indestructible Heavenly Talismans in the air increased vastly. In the dark absolute, he even seemed to glimpse the source of the Heavenly Veins.
That massive Heavenly Vein pierced through time and space, flowing towards the past and the future. Deep within the Heavenly Court, time surprisingly could not form a barrier against this Heavenly Vein.
Even Fang Han could not see exactly how immense that Heavenly Vein was.
He even felt that if a person entered the Heavenly Vein, they would not die. Because within the Heavenly Vein, the concept of time did not exist. Even if an ordinary person entered the Heavenly Vein to cultivate, their lifespan would align with heaven. Unless heaven and earth were destroyed, the Heavenly Vein would cease to exist.
"This is the true Heavenly Vein, the network of heaven, the blood vessels of the firmament." Fang Han's mind was awestruck. He thought to himself that if he possessed such a Heavenly Vein, he would certainly advance by leaps and bounds; advancing to Emperor would be an effortless task, quickly reaching the realm of equaling heaven and earth in lifespan, and impacting Heavenly Monarch would not be impossible.
This Heavenly Vein had existed for eternity, born from the creation of heaven and earth, and would only be extinguished when heaven and earth perished.
Of course, within this heaven and earth, aside from the Heavenly Court, this was not the only Heavenly Vein.
The cultivation of Heavenly Monarchs all required Heavenly Vein Original Qi.
"Hm?"
As Fang Han deduced the Heavenly Veins to an extreme degree, suddenly, his heart stirred, and the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasure began to tremble. It was a tremble of excitement, a tremble originating deep from the soul.
"What is going on? Why such an excited tremble? Could it be, could it be a discovery of artifact of creation fragments? Yes, within the Heavenly Court, there are fragments of the artifacts of creation, and a very large portion at that! If I find them and absorb them into it, I will immediately advance by leaps and bounds, perhaps even traverse the final step and advance to the realm of Emperor. The current situation is becoming increasingly complex and severe; I must maximize my strength. If I possess the ability to escape with my life from under a Heavenly Monarch's hands, then everything will be much easier to handle."
Fang Han knew that advancing to Heavenly Monarch was not possible for him anytime soon. The path of the Heavenly Monarch, the monarch of the heavens, required an unknown amount of billions of years of accumulation and invincible fortune to possibly take that step. However, he was still confident in advancing to the realm of a lifespan equaling heaven and earth.
He knew that within the Heavenly Court, there were some profound emperors who could evade the pursuit of a Heavenly Monarch. With such ability, one could basically dominate the winds and clouds.
"Fragments of the artifacts of creation, reveal yourselves to me!"
Fang Han's expression shifted, and he once again deduced with all his might, spitting out mouthful after mouthful of original qi. As that original qi surged, his entire body grew increasingly excited. Suddenly, a treasure vault appeared on the Circulation Gauge.
It was a treasure vault deep within the Heavenly Court. Outside that treasure vault, rays of morning light shone brightly and thousandfold auspicious qi swirled. Powerful law enforcement Saints stood guard outside one by one; it was clearly a prime location for magical treasures.
Written on the plaque of that treasure vault were three large characters, "Hall of Initial Creation." Every character and every stroke was thousands of miles long, written with iron hooks and silver strokes; it appeared to have been written by a Heavenly Monarch.
Fang Han deduced again, and he saw layer upon layer of treasure vaults within the "Hall of Initial Creation," storing pills, scriptures, magical treasures, and of course, mostly various materials. There were souls of immemorial divine dragons, and countless soul gemstones and life gemstones, scattered like clumps of dirt deep within the grand hall.
In addition to this, Fang Han even saw materials that were almost extinct in the Heaven Realm, such as the skeletons of immemorial true gods, fruits of the void, seeds of time…
This was evidently a treasure vault storing countless artifact refinement and pill concoction materials, layer upon layer, penetrating deep within. Fang Han had no idea exactly how many layers there were; in his deduction, he fundamentally could not discern what lay in the deepest parts of the Hall of Initial Creation.
But the deeper he deduced, the more tyrannical the restrictive formations became, rendering deduction completely impossible.
The depths of the Hall of Initial Creation also grew increasingly vast, finally presenting majestic world after majestic world. Countless materials were piled within them, and natural treasures emerged in endless succession, dazzling Fang Han's deduction. However, he spat out another mouthful of original qi, searching for the source that caused his excitement.
"Found it!"
Fang Han's entire body suddenly jolted, and he saw a treasure-hoarding world where countless fragments hovered. These fragments almost all shared a mutual connection with the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasure. Obviously, they were all artifact of creation fragments!
These fragments were each as large as a small mountain, hovering in the air. The most central fragment was especially massive, resembling a planet, grayish-black, without any magical power fluctuations, just hovering there quietly.
"My heavens! Is this real? A fragment of an artifact of creation? Such a massive piece?" Fang Han shivered all over, nearly jumping up in shock.
What concept was a planet-sized artifact of creation fragment? He had previously obtained a fingernail-sized fragment, and it was an incredible treasure. The few times he had obtained artifact of creation fragments, they were only about a person's height, or the size of a small mound, yet they added immensely tyrannical power to him.
Now, within the Heavenly Court, he actually laid eyes on a planet-sized artifact of creation fragment; he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, bleeding from all his orifices out of sheer excitement.
Unfortunately, inside his body, there was long since no blood, only crystal divine realms.
"A planet-sized artifact of creation fragment, I absolutely must obtain it. Get my hands on it!" Fang Han's heart boiled. Never before at any moment had he coveted and desired a magical treasure so much.
"Such a massive fragment of an artifact of creation, if given to me to refine into the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasure, what realm of tyrannical strength would I reach? After slaying a massive number of emperors, the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasure would transform into a King Grade Immortal Artifact. My own crystal divine realms might even reach an unprecedented limit, comprehending creation, becoming invincible wherever I go!"
Fang Han did not even know just how much power a planet-sized artifact of creation fragment could generate for him. If obtained and refined, he feared his strength would directly break through, making him the absolute first person under the Heavenly Monarchs. None of the legendary "Emperor Qi," "Emperor Void," or "Emperor Fate," or even "Emperor Xi" who could escape alive from a Heavenly Monarch's hands, would be his match.
When that time came, even a Heavenly Monarch could not kill him!
However, he subsequently calmed down.
Such a massive artifact of creation fragment was not something he could casually get his hands on. Hidden in the depths of the Heavenly Court's treasure vault, it was absolutely highly valued. Others might not recognize artifact of creation fragments, but Heavenly Monarchs certainly did. It was possible these treasures were the supreme treasures of the Heavenly Monarchs! If he made a move, would that not be snatching items from under a Heavenly Monarch's hands? That would be plucking earth on the Supreme Dao's head, pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth—an act of seeking death.
But this item was far too tempting; if he did not obtain it, Fang Han would be restless day and night.
This was also his shortcut to raising his cultivation, and if refined, it would even add an extra layer of hope for his future advancement to Heavenly Monarch. Fang Han was acutely aware in his heart that if he just continued cultivating like this, without earth-shattering destiny and fortuitous encounters, he fundamentally could not advance to the realm of a Heavenly Monarch.
This time, a momentous fortuitous encounter was clearly laid out before his eyes.
Yet this fortuitous encounter was simply too dangerous.
"How can I obtain the artifact of creation fragment?" He calculated rapidly, but tragically, he fundamentally could not deduce any viable clues. Moreover, it was impossible for him to rely on the Dao of Stealing Heavens to trespass inside.
This was not some other sect; this was the Heavenly Court, the location of the Heaven Realm's most powerful institution. Many restrictive formations were laid down by Heavenly Monarchs, and perhaps even laid down by the legendary Immortal King Good Fortune—formations in which even Heavenly Monarchs would be trapped.
Fang Han fundamentally could not recklessly trespass into the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Court had experts as numerous as clouds. With his current strength, acting arrogantly in certain sects might go unchecked by anyone, but to challenge the majesty of the Heavenly Court was an act of courting death.
"This matter must be discussed at length. Although the chance is tantamount to zero, as long as I remain patient, an opportunity might not be entirely absent. Recently, those Heavenly Monarchs are in closed-door cultivation, practicing supreme grand arts. Also, the barbarian tribe is stirring up trouble, and experts from foreign realms are gathering. If the barbarian tribe takes the opportunity of the Heavenly Court's genius battle this time to strike again… then, in the resulting chaos of the Heavenly Court, I might not lack a chance…"
Fang Han pondered in his heart all possible changes that could occur.
The Heavenly Monarch among the barbarian tribe previously attacked the Heavenly Court, but sadly the Disaster Heavenly Monarch directly sacrificed Salvation and defeated the opponent. However, Fang Han believed the barbarian tribe would definitely make a comeback.
Moreover, the God Race was also stirring up trouble. Heavenly Concubine Wumo's appearance in the Heaven Realm surely meant she would have some actions prepared. Supplemented by this Heavenly Court genius battle where many elites of the Heaven Realm were gathered, it would be strange if the barbarian tribe did not strike.
"Seize the opportunity, seize the artifact of creation fragment… As long as I acquire it, as vast as the world is, I can go anywhere!" Fang Han finally made up his mind in his heart…
Simultaneously, in numerous palace halls, multitudes of sect geniuses all received the news of Fang Han's recent grand battle against Emperor Massacre. The news left each and every genius dumbstruck with shock.
The "Hall of Resurgent Breeding" was the spot where some disciples of the Huangfu family from the Pure Land of the Divine State were stationed.
The Huangfu family turned out in full force with their disciples this time, and the Martial Overlord Huangfu Fei was impressively among them. At this moment, he sat cross-legged. Above his head appeared a King Grade Immortal Artifact, and his cultivation had already reached the realm of a Saint. Evidently, after returning from that bloody trial, he had cultivated diligently and received guidance from many experts and major figures, advancing by leaps and bounds.
That King Grade Immortal Artifact above his head was an immense cauldron, engraved with the two immemorial characters "Wu Xu." This was exactly one of the immemorial King Grade Immortal Artifacts belonging to the Huangfu family, the Cauldron of Wu Xu. This cauldron could generate Wu Xu Mother Qi, nourishing all things and sweeping across the world. In the rankings of King Grade Immortal Artifacts, it stood extremely far at the front. The Huangfu family invested substantial capital for him to win the championship. Rumor had it that the ancestor of the Huangfu family, Huangfu Bian, had personally performed an empowerment and imparted talisman runes, just so he could seize the first place in this genius battle, stand out, and marry the adopted daughter of the Eternal Heavenly Monarch, securing a connection to the Eternal Heavenly Monarch.
Yet, right now, Huangfu Fei received the news of Fang Han repelling "Emperor Massacre."