"What? The first place on the Heavenly Lord candidate list has changed? It is a person named Hua Tiandu?" The Wing Emperor was shocked: "And he also killed all the Heaven Lords of the Sacred Land of Truth."
"That is correct." Fang Han said in an affirmative tone: "This devil fused with the residual body of Heavenly Lord Hua and obtained all of his cultivation. He is extraordinarily terrifying; being able to rank first on the Heavenly Lord candidate list is a very normal matter."
"This matter is truly of great consequence. I must set off immediately to return to our Wing Realm and report to Lord Heavenly Lord, letting Lord Heavenly Lord use supreme wisdom to deduce the pros and cons within it. As for the matter of our Wing Realm allying with the Epoch Sect, Brother Fang Han, what do you think…"
The Wing Emperor murmured.
"The alliance, I approve. Joining forces to attack the Heavenly Court is also not an impossibility. Your Wing Realm has a Heavenly Lord, and behind me there is also the Chaos Heavenly Lord, and even the support of the Terminator Sacred King of the God Race. By allying together, it is an alliance of equals." Fang Han said indifferently: "Signing the covenant, we shall treat it as a brotherhood alliance. We shall mutually attack and defend. However, I will give you another piece of news, which is that the five great Heavenly Lords of the Heavenly Realm are in the middle of refining the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasures into Saint Grade Immortal Artifacts, and they are about to succeed. Once the refinement is successful, it will be equivalent to adding thirty-three Heavenly Lords, sweeping across the myriad heavens and realms. Unless an Immortal King appears, no one can compete with them. You all must make preparations early."
"Is that so? This is massive news." The Wing Emperor's expression changed once again, "Has the Terminator Sacred King of the God Race also escaped his confinement? That is actually good news. This Sacred King is the mortal enemy of the Heavenly Court. To think that he is an expert backing Brother Fang Han; it seems some of my worries were superfluous. The Chaos Heavenly Lord is also Brother Fang Han's protector. Regarding this point, I had indeed heard some news as well, and now getting personal confirmation from Brother Fang Han, it is clearly the truth."
"What were some of your worries?" Fang Han caught the underlying meaning in the Wing Emperor's words.
"Oh, it's nothing much, just that I heard some news saying that the ancestor of the Huangfu aristocratic family of the Divine Continent Pure Land, the Heavenly Lord body of the Saint Grade Immortal Artifact Boat of Paramita, Huangfu Bi'an, because Brother Fang Han killed that Supreme Sect Master Huangfu Dadao, has already broken out of seclusion early and will personally come to kill Brother Fang Han."
The Wing Emperor said indifferently: "Since Brother has the Chaos Heavenly Lord and even the Terminator Sacred King behind you, then Huangfu Bi'an actually doesn't amount to much. He simply wouldn't dare to come and do anything to Brother Fang Han. Back then, the Chaos Heavenly Lord was a peerless powerhouse in the Heavenly Court second only to the Lightning Mother Heavenly Lord, far surpassing Huangfu Bi'an."
"This alliance of ours is officially finalized."
Upon hearing this news, Fang Han immediately began calculating rapidly in his heart.
"I will take my leave, Brother Fang Han, and congratulate you on the Epoch Sect flourishing." The Wing Emperor hurriedly flew up, leading his subordinates, and soared into the sky to report the various circumstances to the Heavenly Lord of the Wing Realm.
Previously, Fang Han was a person of the Heavenly Court, resisting the extraterrestrial grand armies within the Heavenly Realm; now, he had become an ally of the extraterrestrials, intending to join forces and resist the Heavenly Court. This shift in factions was so rapid that it made people entirely incapable of comprehending it.
However, Fang Han knew that it was all because the Heavenly Court's Spear of Judgment had deliberately framed him. Otherwise, he might still have exerted effort for the Heavenly Court. Since the Heavenly Court framed him, then he would simply overthrow the Heavenly Court altogether.
"Junior Brother, Huangfu Bi'an actually broke out of his seclusion and wants to come and kill you. This matter is truly of great consequence. The other party is a peerless Heavenly Lord who has presided over the Divine Continent Pure Land for who knows how many years, with a resounding reputation. With your current strength, Junior Brother, can you contend against a Heavenly Lord? Or should we find a way to notify the Chaos Heavenly Lord?"
Yuhuang said worriedly: "Also, Junior Brother, did you kill that Hua Tiandu or not? You said Hua Tiandu killed the Heaven Lord of Ten Thousand Suns and the others, but I actually don't believe it. Junior Brother calculates deeply and wouldn't make such an obvious loophole. It must be that Junior Brother killed all those experts of the Sacred Land of Truth and shifted the blame onto Hua Tiandu."
"Haha!" Fang Han laughed loudly: "The one who knows me is Senior Brother Yuhuang. That bunch of clowns from the Sacred Land of Truth, if I killed them, then I killed them; there is nothing to be apprehensive about. I have already completely devoured and refined the ten great Heaven Lords, nourishing my cultivation, and my magical power has greatly advanced. Moreover, I indeed encountered that Hua Tiandu, defeated him, and snatched a good item from his hands."
"What good item?"
Yuhuang hurriedly asked.
With a flip of Fang Han's palm, an extra key appeared, continuously leaping and transforming its shape. The texts of the Pill Realm manifested out, line after line like beautiful divine text, playing the melodies of heavenly notes.
"The Key of the Instant! The key to the ancient Pill Realm, the supreme treasure that countless people dream of!" Yuhuang was greatly startled. Standing up, he was almost so excited that he could not control himself: "It really, really is this treasure. According to legends, this treasure is the divine artifact lost during the battle between the Lord of the Ancient Pill Realm and the Fortune Immortal King. The divine artifact is damaged, but it possesses the function of opening the portal to the supreme Pill Realm. As long as we can enter the Pill Realm, our Epoch Sect can truly be molded into a new Heavenly Court once again! Even I would have the hope of advancing to become a Heavenly Lord. As for you, Junior Brother, it goes without saying."
"Correct."
Fang Han said, his gaze flashing brightly, filled with towering ambition, "By founding the Epoch Sect, I must have a mountain gate. This ancient city of Zhongzhou was created by Heavenly Lord Hua. Even with Heavenly Lord restriction arrays, it can only defend for a period of time. If a Heavenly Lord were to come and attack us for seven days, the restrictions would shatter, and no matter how many people there are, they would be nothing more than clay chickens and pottery dogs, casually slaughtered. Only by having restriction arrays as formidable as those of the Heavenly Court can we vigorously develop and multiply. The ancient Pill Realm is explicitly the best mountain gate!"
"What? Junior Brother, your ambition has actually reached such a degree that you want to use the ancient Pill Realm as the dojo for the sect! How much covetousness would that attract? You must know, the moment the ancient Pill Realm opens, it will immediately trigger a rain of blood and foul winds across the myriad realms. Our Epoch Sect could not possibly guard it. Unless both you and I advance to the level of a Heavenly Lord, there might be a chance to guard it slightly, but it would still be extremely dangerous." Yuhuang looked at Fang Han in disbelief.
"What does that matter. The Key of the Pill Realm is in our hands, so the entire Pill Realm is ours. The Pill Realm has formidable restrictions laid down by the Lord of the Pill Realm; no one can break through them. We will seize the opportunity to use this key to enter the Pill Realm and search for various treasures; cultivating a Heavenly Lord body is not an impossibility. However, the Pill Realm is coveted by many people, among whom there is no lack of peerless Heavenly Lords. Once we are discovered, the grand plan of taking the treasures will fail, and instead, we will be making a wedding dress for others. Moreover, this person Hua Tiandu will definitely not let me succeed."
Fang Han knew that even having the "Key of the Instant" of the ancient Pill Realm to go obtain the treasures of the Pill Realm, entering the Pill Realm was not an easy matter. The moment one was discovered by a Heavenly Lord, it would immediately be like drawing water with a bamboo basket—all in vain.
"Then what are Junior Brother's plans now." Yuhuang said calmly: "Honestly tell me, Junior Brother, if you were to attempt to break through the Dao of a Heavenly Lord now and trigger the great tribulation, how much certainty do you have?"
"Seven layers, I have a seven-layer certainty, but this is still far from enough. I must have a ten-layer certainty before I can attempt it. This time, I originally wanted to kill Hua Tiandu and devour his body, which would have given me a nine-layer certainty if not ten, but I did not expect this person to actually be able to sacrifice out the Coffin of Heavenly Burial. Letting him escape caused my plan to fall through." Fang Han shook his head, "It seems even a wise man will have a misstep amidst a thousand deliberations."
"The Coffin of Heavenly Burial!" Yuhuang said in horror: "This is a divine object. With Hua Tiandu possessing it, the threat to us is tremendous."
"It does not matter, he cannot wield it freely, and sooner or later this divine object will be mine as well. I am not in a hurry. Right now, I will calmly observe the changes. I will utilize the Key of the Instant to provide cultivation resources for all the disciples of the Epoch Sect. At the same time, I must properly use the Dao of Destiny to carefully wash and comprehend this key, making the final preparations to proceed to the Pill Realm and obtain the treasures."
Fang Han sat down cross-legged and spewed a mouthful of origin qi onto that Key of the Pill Realm. Immediately, streams of liquid pill qi, like melted purple jade, flew out from it and penetrated into the air, the fragrance permeating the entire great hall. As soon as Yuhuang caught the scent of this medicinal pill qi, his entire body immediately felt as if floating as an immortal. It seemed as if the divine qi was washing his mind, and every part of his soul and physical body felt relaxed. Just slightly taking receiving one breath was at least equivalent to hundreds of thousands of years of comprehension.
"Origin qi of the Pill Realm! A sacred object for cultivation! No wonder it is a good item that even the Fortune Immortal King wanted to snatch." Yuhuang absorbed the pill qi, and his magical power grew once again, seemingly breaking through some sort of bottleneck. The sacred text of faith appeared above his head once more. Fang Han almost did not need to think to know that Yuhuang's ranking on the Heavenly Lord candidate list was definitely climbing steadily.
Fang Han also thoroughly immersed himself into the comprehension of this divine object, the "Key of the Instant."
The "Key of the Instant" was not a magical treasure; it was an existence similar to the Sands of Time. It was unknown what substance it was condensed from, and it contained the supreme heavenly majesty of the Lord of the Ancient Pill Realm, as well as various restriction arrays, connecting to the Pill Realm. A massive amount of origin qi from the Pill Realm entered Fang Han's body, transforming into magical power. Within his crystal divine kingdoms, one after another divine spirits of medicinal pills were bred.
Fang Han urged the Minor Destiny Technique, washing this key over and over again. His mind seemed to enter the legendary ancient Pill Realm, roaming within the boundless ocean of medicinal pills of the Pill Realm, experiencing the supreme civilization of the Dao of Pills.
The Dao of the Epoch received another promotion.
Fang Han's Epoch Body became increasingly perfect. Ever since he condensed the Epoch Divine Array and formed one array eye after another, his own body also transformed into the Epoch Body. This was his unique Dao of the Epoch; just like some peerless Heavenly Lords, he had comprehended his own things.
The pill qi of the Pill Realm provided by the "Key of the Instant" supplied unparalleled power and nourishment for the operation of Fang Han's Epoch Divine Array. Under the nourishment of the pill qi, Fang Han's Epoch Body was tempered over and over again, continually experiencing deduction, transformation, and reorganization, making the Dao of the Epoch, his own soul consciousness, his comprehension towards the heavenly Dao, and his resolution to break the bonds of heaven and earth ever closer to a Heavenly Lord.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, that "Key of the Instant" gave a jolt. It seemed to break free from a certain fetter, and the aura on it actually merged perfectly with Fang Han. That origin qi of the ancient Pill Realm actually carried a trace of the aura of the Dao of the Epoch.
Only now had Fang Han truly mastered the "Key of the Instant."
The Minor Destiny Technique, washing this key over and over, finally severed the destiny of this key.
At this instant, colossal Pill Realm energy poured in from the top of his head. Fang Han's Epoch Divine Array body operated at a speed that the naked eye could not clearly see. He felt that his certainty of advancing to a Heavenly Lord had promoted yet another layer, reaching a terrifying eight layers.
Right at this moment, suddenly, the sky rumbled and resounded. The entire ancient city of Zhongzhou trembled; it seemed to be suffering a massive attack. Fang Han abruptly opened his eyes, only to see that high up above the firmament, a massive hand was pressing down. It was a Heavenly Lord! Carrying the aura of Paramita, the ancestor of the Huangfu family, Huangfu Bi'an, personally struck out, actually coming to obliterate him.