Ever since Fang Han entered this "Hongmeng Palace" and caught up on old times with Linglong Immortal Venerable, Baby Nebula, Jialan, Long Xuan, Princess Hongyi, and the others, he observed the situation of this palace hall. He discovered that its strength was indeed vigorous, but there was no core figure holding the fort. The various enormously powerful restrictions of this palace hall were difficult to truly unleash.
The original body of this Hongmeng Palace was an existence as massive as the Heavenly Court.
Many of the profound mysteries within it could only have their peerless might truly unleashed by a Heavenly Lord.
If it were a Heavenly Lord driving this Hongmeng Palace, they could basically sweep away all Heavenly Lords. It was just a pity that currently, within the entire Hongmeng Palace, there was not a single Heavenly Lord; even Linglong Immortal Venerable was not capable.
Although Linglong Immortal Venerable was a peerless exceptional talent, the Dao of a Heavenly Lord already had little to do with one's intrinsic self. No matter how many resources or how profound the wisdom, they were merely auxiliary. What a sovereign of heaven required was a kind of destiny, a kind of self-distortion and thorough insight stemming from countless epochs across the past, present, and future, as well as sheer luck.
However, the fact that Linglong Immortal Venerable attempted to break through to the Dao of a Heavenly Lord and failed without dying was enough to show her formidability.
With a single glance, Fang Han also saw that black yellow blood flowed over Linglong Immortal Venerable's body, and various tribulations had all merged into one, transcending the realm of an Ancient Emperor.
If Linglong Immortal Venerable were to release her means of obscuring heavenly secrets now, she might rank third on the Heavenly Lord candidate list, rivaling that mysterious figure "Yixin" who had obtained the heart of a Heavenly Lord.
"I have an eight-layer hope of breaking through to a Heavenly Lord, but this is still not enough. I must have a ten-layer certainty." Fang Han nodded and said: "Of course, with so many Heavenly Veins in this Hongmeng Palace now, enough for the origin qi I need to break through to a Heavenly Lord, my certainty has increased by another portion."
"Fang Han, since this is the case, you must swiftly advance to the realm of a Heavenly Lord to be able to truly protect this Hongmeng Palace." Linglong Immortal Venerable's expression carried some worry, "Right now, some powerful existences have already set their sights on the Hongmeng Palace, scheming to snatch it. If their strength is too formidable, I fear this Hongmeng Palace will be taken away, and we will also die without a burial place."
A single Heavenly Lord could not break through the Hongmeng Palace, but what if multiple Heavenly Lords came to attack?
Then, without a Heavenly Lord of equal standing holding the fort, that would indeed be incomparably perilous.
Under the sweeping gaze of his divine eyes, Fang Han discovered that less than a tenth of the restriction arrays of this Hongmeng Palace had been activated. In the deepest core, some of the most formidable functions had not been developed at all. There were even some restrictions that, with his power, he was fundamentally incapable of activating.
Some of the mysterious powers deep within this Hongmeng Palace were beyond his ability to pry into. He only felt that within the Hongmeng Palace, the secrets were endless, making it a good place to settle down and establish one's life.
In his battle with Huangfu Bi'an and encountering pursuit, he did not know how much Heavenly Vein origin qi he had consumed during the process of fleeing. Now, the moment he entered the Hongmeng Palace, he began absorbing. In a short while, his origin qi was already replenished to utmost purity. Within every single crystal divine kingdom in his body, an ample amount of Heavenly Vein essence was stored. Now, even if he battled Huangfu Bi'an for another three days and three nights, he probably would not have the slightest problem.
Outside, the rumbling sounds of attack transmitted in.
One after another extremely formidable Heavenly Lord forces all bombarded onto the restrictions of the Hongmeng Palace, causing this palace hall to sway unceasingly. It was Huangfu Bi'an attacking out there, endlessly.
Having discovered the Hongmeng Palace, Huangfu Bi'an naturally would not let it go. He saw the value of this Hongmeng Palace and simultaneously wanted to obtain the key to the ancient Pill Realm from Fang Han's body.
"Hongmeng Palace!"
Huangfu Bi'an stood in the midair. Grabbing with his large hand, boundless and shoresless magical power thoroughly enveloped the limitless Hongmeng Qi, intending to collect this palace hall away. However, the restrictions of the palace hall flickered continuously, preventing the erosive bombardment of his magical power. Yet his power grew increasingly formidable, pulling this Hongmeng Palace to sway unceasingly.
"The Hongmeng Palace is a palace hall forged by Daoist Hongmeng in ancient times; its magical power is simply unparalleled. It is not beneath the entire Heavenly Court. If I obtain it, relying on this palace hall, it will be even more possible to survive the great tribulation of destruction in this epoch, and even utilize the Heavenly Veins within to cultivate and reach the realm of an Immortal King. Obtaining this palace hall is no less than obtaining an ancient paradise. Re-establishing the Heavenly Court for myself is not an impossibility either. For these juniors to get hold of this palace hall, they fundamentally cannot unleash its might; it is simply a reckless waste of heavenly treasures."
The thought of obtaining this Hongmeng Palace grew increasingly intense in Huangfu Bi'an's heart.
Suddenly, he let out a long howl and roared loudly, "Fang Han, and the juniors inside, listen up. You cannot escape. As long as you open the restrictions of the Hongmeng Palace and let me enter, I can promise not to kill you. You all take me as your master, and I can protect you. Without the protection of a Heavenly Lord, this Hongmeng Palace basically cannot unleash a tenth of its might and cannot withstand the killing attacks of a Heavenly Lord. You will not be able to guard it for long before your origin qi is worn away by me. When that time comes, even regret will be too late."
"Huangfu Bi'an, have you lost your mind? Have you become completely stupid?"
From within the Hongmeng Palace, Fang Han's voice transmitted out.
Standing in the center of the palace hall, Fang Han looked at Huangfu Bi'an attacking from outside the layers of restrictions and let out continuous cold sneers: "You cannot even kill me, yet you still want to break through this Hongmeng Palace hall? Let me tell you the truth, this Hongmeng Palace hall is a remote antiquity divine artifact, an existence equivalent to the Heavenly Court itself. On it are restrictions laid down by Daoist Hongmeng. Unless there are multiple Heavenly Lords, it fundamentally cannot be broken through. We remain as stable as a mountain."
"Junior! You are not a Heavenly Lord, let me see how long you can hold out!"
Huangfu Bi'an let out an explosive shout, bombarding onto the palace hall, once again striking the palace hall into continuous swaying.
It was a pity that the restriction arrays did not have the slightest hint of rupture.
"Fang Han, since we are at it, let me familiarize you with some of the array diagrams of the Hongmeng Palace. The deepest core of this Hongmeng Palace is a Gate of Hongmeng that permanently suppresses everything. All the various structures of the Hongmeng Palace were evolved from the Gate of Hongmeng…"
Linglong Immortal Venerable said to Fang Han: "Your current magical power is much stronger than mine, and you are going to advance to become a Heavenly Lord in the near future; even a Heavenly Lord cannot kill you. If you can control this Hongmeng Palace, then we can thoroughly shake off the constraint of a Heavenly Lord."
"Good!"
Fang Han nodded. He knew that Linglong Immortal Venerable's strength was inferior to his own and she could not unleash the might of the Hongmeng Palace. By joining hands with him, they could then unleash one-tenth of the Hongmeng Palace's might. Just one-tenth was fully enough to shake off a Heavenly Lord and be free and unfettered.
The two instantly entered the main hall of the Hongmeng Palace. Instantly, they arrived in an illusory universe, standing in outer space. Fang Han immediately saw that in the empty outer space, many, many giant array diagrams manifested out, totaling fully one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred array diagrams.
Some array diagrams had been stimulated and were slowly revolving, but the majority of the array diagrams were not stimulated, situated in a state of deathly stillness. They required an expert to urge them using origin spirit, will, magical power, lifespan, essence blood, and origin qi.
Out of the hundred and twenty thousand array diagrams, only a scant one or two hundred had been activated, and those were the small-scale array diagrams. The giant array diagrams among them covered countless star regions in the universe. They were fundamentally not something immortals could activate; only a Heavenly Lord could thoroughly urge them.
In other words, currently the Hongmeng Palace was only unleashing a tiny speck of its might, yet it could withstand the attack of a Heavenly Lord. If it unleashed all its might, how great would that be? Fang Han could not imagine it. Fang Han even knew that even if he cultivated to become a Heavenly Lord, he would probably be incapable of unleashing its full might, unless he advanced to the legendary Immortal King.
"This is the Hongmeng Secret Incantation, the heavenly note inherited from Daoist Hongmeng. By using this secret incantation and urging all of your magical power, you can activate the array diagrams, unleash the might of the Hongmeng Palace, and operate the palace hall to drift out among the myriad heavens and realms."
Streaks of archaic secret incantations flowed through Linglong Immortal Venerable's mouth and into Fang Han's divine sense.
Linglong Immortal Venerable had absolute trust in Fang Han, because both were people who had experienced great tribulations. How intelligent was she? She had already seen that Fang Han would absolutely be able to advance to the realm of a supreme Heavenly Lord in the near future. Once he advanced, her own cultivation would have a guarantee, and he could even serve as her protector, aiding her advancement.
"Is this the Hongmeng Secret Incantation? Good!"
As streaks of archaic secret incantations appeared in his mind, Fang Han immediately began to deduce. In a short while, he had completely mastered these secret incantations.
How profound was his cultivation and comprehension? He had even created his own Dao, his own Epoch. Although Linglong Immortal Venerable was a genius, she fundamentally could not compare to his current self.
"The beginning of Hongmeng, the origin of all things, the divine palace appears, life sprouts…" Fang Han continuously struck out many, many incantation texts. The power of his entire body climbed steadily, endlessly. It almost carried an imposing momentum capable of obliterating the myriad heavens and crushing ultimate antiquity. Grabbing with his large hand, instantly, over a thousand array diagrams rotated and flickered. Buzzing sounds issued forth in the void, as if an ancient divine entity was reviving.
Within the entire Hongmeng Palace, all the experts became shocked, especially Baby Nebula, the Star Master, Jialan, and the others, frightened to the point their hearts pounded and flesh jumped: "If all of us add up, together with Linglong Immortal Venerable, we can only activate several hundred array diagrams, yet Sect Master Fang Han, with casual movements, activated over a thousand array diagrams. Just how formidable is he? No wonder even a Heavenly Lord cannot strike him dead."
"Heavens, such formidable power…"
"The Sect Master is invincible, he is truly about to advance to a Heavenly Lord. Once he advances, our backer will be a Heavenly Lord. Look across the Heavenly Realm, who else can compete with us! With a Heavenly Lord protecting us, we will be indestructible through myriad tribulations."
"This kind of power is indeed infinitely close to a Heavenly Lord. Very soon, we will be able to see the birth of a supreme Heavenly Lord. According to legends, being able to witness the birth of a Heavenly Lord with one's own eyes is also a kind of luck, a kind of blessing, able to obtain the favor of destiny."
Linglong Immortal Venerable was also secretly shocked: "Exactly how did Fang Han cultivate? He has far surpassed me? The resources I obtained in the Hongmeng Secret Vault are things that not even the son of a Heavenly Lord can compare to. Cultivating for so many years of time to reach my current realm, yet Fang Han is actually still stronger than me?"
She was clear in her heart that her speed of cultivation in the Hongmeng Secret Vault was tens of millions of times that of anyone else's, yet she still could not compare to Fang Han. Why exactly was this?