The deeper his cultivation became, the more things he could sense, and the more Fang Han naturally knew about the many profound mysteries within the heavens.
For example, the "Heavenly Mother Sect" that "Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch" just mentioned, or that "Heavenly Mother" whose figure could rival the Lord of War; these were things that numerous Heavenly Monarchs had never heard of, a history that had been forgotten by people. However, with Fang Han's current cultivation, by dedicating his mind wholeheartedly and comprehending in tranquility, he could sense the clues of all these various matters.
This Heaven Realm was simply too massive.
Even with his current cultivation, there were numerous mysterious places that Fang Han could not fully explore.
Some tyrannical existences within the heavens, figures who had remained hidden for several epochs without emerging, could not be completely deduced either. Not to mention, there was still a new heaven and earth within the Gate of Eternal Life.
Regarding certain secrets, such as the final destination of the Immortal Kings, or where exactly Daoist Grand Meng and his peers went, Fang Han also did not know.
What he needed to do now was to continuously increase his own strength, to become stronger and then even stronger. As long as he remained boundlessly tyrannical along the way, all problems would be easily resolved.
As long as his cultivation reached the level of an Immortal King, who else in the heavens would be his opponent?
"The Heavenly Mother Sect… a matriarchal society, where everything is dominated by females, and males are merely slaves…" Fang Han calculated secretly: "With Yan Shuitian inside, if she has been educated and brainwashed by an expert like the Heavenly Mother, it is indeed possible she might act unfavorably toward me. Although the Heavenly Mother is not an Immortal King, her power is not the slightest bit inferior to the Lord of War, which makes things somewhat thorny. I need to elevate my strength for the time being, but exactly how should I do it?"
Fang Han knew that in the near future, the Lord of War would make a move against the Holy King of Endings. At that time, the five great experts of the Heavenly Court, the Lord of the Law Realm, and the others would then come to attack the Epoch Sect and the Meta Realm. If his cultivation remained at its current level, he certainly would not be able to resist them.
It must be known that they were also preparing to invite the "Lord of the Martial Realm" and others. Just the "Lord of the Martial Realm" alone could definitely fight him to a standstill, and with the addition of numerous fierce and vicious giant figures, he would likely suffer the catastrophe of sect annihilation.
Unfortunately, his current strength had already reached a peak again. Within a short period, he could only digest the heavenly divine artifacts; wanting to elevate further again was simply impossible. Of course, unless he could find an incredibly tyrannical heavenly divine artifact. In that case, he would have the chance to assault the terrifying cultivation level of ten epochs, reaching the tier that the Holy King of Endings was at.
Currently, there were extremely many Heavenly Monarchs across all the heavens and myriad realms, and the number of people with cultivation ranging from one epoch to nine epochs was not small. However, a cultivation of ten epochs represented an invincible powerhouse among Heavenly Monarchs. Stepping up to that meant having half a foot in the realm of an Immortal King, which was incredibly difficult to advance to.
Fang Han knew that he was now facing the impact of countless experts and the approaching catastrophe of sect annihilation. He absolutely had to advance again in order to sweep across the heavens. His massive memory bank flashed fiercely, preparing to find the best, fastest, and most secure cultivation method.
"Let's go! We shall return to the Meta Realm first and discuss."
Swish!
Like a shooting star, Fang Han, Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch, and Yu Huang shuttled through the chaotic spatial currents of the Heaven Realm. Very quickly, they arrived at the aurora belt and saw the oval-shaped Meta Realm towering within an expanse of green, leafy planes.
Outside the Meta Realm, the plane of ancient subju trees grew increasingly lush by relying on the origin energy of the World Tree, absorbing nutrients from the heavens and proliferating into various planes and ancient realms. The aurora belt was urged by a massive restriction method, moving closer to the Meta Realm's crystal wall system step by step. Some of the light actually penetrated into the crystal wall system, becoming a part of it.
This was Immortal Venerable Linglong and Feng Baiyu urging the power of the Hall of Grand Meng to refine the entire massive aurora belt. Causing the aurora belt to merge with the entire plane would increase the plane's defensive capabilities tenfold, making it truly indestructible.
Feng Baiyu was the reincarnation of Shakya Heavenly Monarch, deeply versed in the boundless profundities of dao techniques. Back in the day, he was a figure on par with the Holy King of Endings. Unfortunately, he perished, but now his memories were gradually recovering, and his magic power was becoming increasingly profound. He was the number one proud general under Fang Han's banner, and no one could surpass him.
Right as Fang Han arrived at the Meta Realm, at the mountain gate of the Epoch Sect, Mi Bao was actually undergoing the Heavenly Monarch Great Calamity.
Streams of dragon-snake-like lightning, Nine Nether Divine Winds, Five Skandhas Divine Rays, Six Thieves Inner Demons, Seven Apertures Desires… all revolved around Mi Bao, making it so she could barely catch her breath.
Meanwhile, Feng Baiyu and Linglong stood guard beside Mi Bao, observing secretly.
Fang Han, Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch, and Yu Huang descended. The moment Fang Han descended, he waved his large hand. Immediately, the fragments of the World Tree obtained from the Lord of the Fire Realm transformed into a wondrous light that merged into the World Tree at the center of the Meta Realm. Instantly, the World Tree became whole again, its innate origin spreading out, and a wave of world power penetrated into Mi Bao's body.
"Calamity destiny turns to treasure, aiding my divine might, instantly becoming a monarch, the Great Dao is like heaven!"
From Mi Bao's mouth, ripples flowed out. Amidst the vibration of those ripples, the heavenly tribulation suddenly paused above her head. Under her tyrannical magic power, it actually transformed into streams of talismanic treasure light. Ultimately, the entire heavenly tribulation condensed into a magic treasure.
A magic treasure resembling the Treasure Division Rock.
To actually condense a heavenly tribulation into a magic treasure—such an action was an ability only possessed by those with great destiny! It was exactly the same as Feng Baiyu, who condensed the tribulation into a guardian dragon god.
The magic treasure condensed from the heavenly tribulation gradually shrank and vanished into the center of Mi Bao's brow in a flash. Mi Bao opened her eyes, and a sudden metamorphosis occurred. A powerful Heavenly Monarch origin spewed forth from her body, and crackling sounds of thunder and lightning echoed all over her. The Treasure Division Rock within Mi Bao's body suddenly burst out, and at its deepest core, an incomparably massive character for "Treasure" appeared.
There was no mistake; it was the character "Treasure."
The heavenly divine character passed down from the Gate of Eternal Life: Treasure!
The ultimate secret of the Treasure Division Rock was precisely this.
Having obtained the "Treasure" character, an expression of enlightenment appeared on Mi Bao's face. Calming down, she looked at her hands: "I have finally cultivated into a Supreme Heavenly Monarch… Thunder Emperor Heavenly Monarch, when my father ascended, you actually cast down a tribulation. I will kill you, slaying you with my own hands, causing you to suffer the ultimate torment in agony for all eternity."
Mi Bao harbored an unforgettable hatred toward Thunder Emperor Heavenly Monarch, and now she knew. Back in the mortal world, when the Lord of Treasure ascended, carrying the Treasure Division Rock, he encountered a tribulation, which was precisely cast down by Thunder Emperor Heavenly Monarch. It could be said that Thunder Emperor Heavenly Monarch was the enemy who killed her father.
"Fang Han, you have returned. Did you manage to seize the Ancient Sanctuary?"
Upon seeing Fang Han, extreme joy appeared on Linglong and Feng Baiyu's faces. Subsequently, seeing that Yu Huang had cultivated into a Heavenly Monarch and carried the aura of the Lord of Arbitration, they nodded instantly, knowing that Fang Han must have achieved great success this time.
"I seized it, and it has integrated into my body. Within the Ancient Sanctuary, there are a full ten heavenly veins, boundlessly robust, more than enough to support the Epoch Sect's cultivation for an unknown number of epochs." Fang Han spoke faintly. With a flick of his finger, a heavenly vein flew out, rotating within this Meta Realm and settling down.
The World Tree grew increasingly lush, blotting out the sky and covering the sun, extending beyond the crystal wall system.
If at this moment, some primeval mighty figures were looking at this Meta Realm from the void, they would discover that outside the Meta Realm were layers upon dense layers of leaves and branches. As long as anyone approached, the branches and leaves would sweep even Heavenly Monarchs inside, directly devouring them and turning them into nutrients for the tree's body.
"Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch."
Feng Baiyu also noticed Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch and hurriedly stepped forward to bow.
"Shakya Heavenly Monarch, you have finally returned through reincarnation. To think that back then, you were a person of the Buddha Realm, and I was of the Heaven Realm. We were opposing sides in battle, yet who would have thought that with the reversal of time, we have actually become allies." Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch's voice was faint. Time slipped away from his mouth, seeming to become an eternal past.
"We have all gathered by Fang Han's side." Feng Baiyu said, "I am no longer Shakya Heavenly Monarch, but rather Feng Baiyu of the Epoch Sect. Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch, you have emerged from the Bottomless Abyss this time; is it because the five Heavenly Monarchs of the Heavenly Court have finally allied to forge the Thirty-Three Heavens Treasures?"
"Correct. The five Heavenly Monarchs of the Heavenly Court have already forged the Thirty-Three Heavens Treasures. Their might is extremely strong; even I cannot subdue them. Furthermore, our Epoch Sect will soon suffer an attack and face the catastrophe of sect annihilation." Yu Huang sighed and recounted everything that had occurred in the Bottomless Abyss from beginning to end.
Promptly, all the giant figures in the Epoch Sect sat down. They watched as Fang Han evolved a bright moon. Within that bright moon played the scenes of his devouring numerous Heavenly Monarchs in the Bottomless Abyss, as well as his great battle with Thunder Emperor Heavenly Monarch, where he seized the ancient characters of the five elements, the characters for "Void," "Lightning," and "Tribulation."
Everyone watched with swaying minds, unable to maintain their composure.
The look in their eyes as they gazed at Fang Han was akin to looking at a monster. Even Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch felt secretly astonished; he had not expected Fang Han to have devoured nearly ten Heavenly Monarchs in the Bottomless Abyss.
"The situation is indeed very terrible!" After finishing watching all the images, everyone fell into silence. After a long while, Feng Baiyu finally spoke slowly. "This matter has truly reached an unmanageable stage. The Heavenly Court, the Law Realm, the Ghost Realm, the Sacred Land of Truth, the Origin Dynasty… they will all come to attack the Epoch Sect. As it stands now, we will face the end of sect annihilation; all our achievements will vanish like smoke. Fortunately, the prestigious name of the Holy King of Endings has pinned them down. However, once the Lord of War makes his move, all our advantages will be completely lost. Right now, the most urgent task is to accumulate power! Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch, you have a deep relationship with the Treasure Realm. You can first call Freedom's Wings and the Staff of Legend over to ally with us, discuss major matters, and unite the Treasure Realm with us!"
"I share the exact same thought." Primal Chaos Heavenly Monarch said, "Many in the Heavenly Court schemed against me, and now they want to exterminate the Epoch Sect. The Treasure Realm is naturally in their calculations as well. The Treasure Realm is a prime piece of meat that everyone wants to eat. I reckon the numerous figures who have now arrived at the Heavenly Court are probably all plotting to destroy the Treasure Realm. Freedom's Wings and the Staff of Legend naturally know the severity of this. Reaching an immediate agreement to ally with our Epoch Sect is not impossible. However, even so, we still cannot withstand the simultaneous attack of so many Heavenly Monarchs. Fang Han, what do you plan to do now? Do you have any method to elevate your own cultivation?"
"I intend to take a trip to the God Realm."
Fang Han spoke faintly, seemingly having calculated some plan: "I will go to the God Realm, retrieve the main trunk of the World Tree, and plant it into the Meta Realm, truly restoring the majesty the World Tree had during its prime back then. With the recovery of the World Tree, I will assault the supreme cultivation of ten epochs."