Fang Han assumed that within the "Realm Above the Realm", there would just be some individuals with great divine abilities living in seclusion to cultivate. However, he did not expect that on the vast plains of the Realm Above the Realm, there were actually cities and bustling markets where people came and went. Some Heavenly Lord experts, along with Paramo Immortal Emperors and powerhouses who shared the lifespan of heaven and earth, were all wandering and interacting within those city markets.
In this "Realm Above the Realm", there were actually "Paramo Immortal" and "Sharing the Lifespan of Heaven and Earth" powerhouses. The numerous Heavenly Master level experts were an unknown number of times more formidable than those on the reserve list of Heavenly Lords.
Fang Han landed within this city.
This city was practically the size of a great province of the Heavenly Court. Streets were everywhere, forged by people using supreme mana. Along each street, tall pavilions and buildings stood everywhere.
Above the city, extremely formidable restrictive formations were vaguely and continuously germinating. They were meant to resist the many violently unhinged demonic beasts and chaotic laws within the Realm Above the Realm.
Very obviously, this was something similar to a shelter.
Thinking about it, how many attacks did Fang Han encounter all the way out from the mountain range? An ordinary Heavenly Lord would have long since lost their life. Only a formidable Heavenly Lord like him could slay magical beasts and travel back and forth at will.
"Halt right there!"
Just as Fang Han slowly descended above this city and was considering whether to venture deep into it, two voices immediately transmitted over. Two Heavenly Lords wearing tall armor appeared from within the restrictive formations.
The cultivation of these two tall armored Heavenly Lords could not be considered profound; they seemed to be existences born during the previous era, possessing the cultivation of one era. Originally hidden within the restrictive formations, upon sensing someone descending above this city, they immediately revealed their bodies to stop the newcomer.
"Who are you? This is Ancient Shaman City. To enter within, you must pay enough divine items of the myriad heavens to seek refuge. Do you understand?"
One tall armored Heavenly Lord spoke to Fang Han.
"These two Heavenly Lords are actually cultivating shaman arts? The shamanic Dao civilization of the dominator from the previous era." Fang Han looked at the two tall armored Heavenly Lords, both possessing the cultivation of one era. However, the power flowing within their bodies was very peculiar; it was not the Dao of Immortals, nor the Dao of Buddhas, but shaman arts.
Fang Han had a profound understanding of shaman arts, because the character "Shaman" was right in his hands. It could be said that he was the true Lord of the Shaman Realm.
"Could it be that this city was established by a great mighty figure of the Shaman tribe?" Fang Han calculated in his heart, but verbally he said: "I entered the Realm Above the Realm from the Heavenly Realm. I came into the city to inquire about some news, because a few friends have also entered the Realm Above the Realm. I temporarily do not have divine items on my person, but along the way, I slew quite a few magical beasts and obtained some treasures that can be used by Heavenly Lords. I wonder if they can be used as a substitute?"
As he spoke, a miniature small world appeared in his hand. Within that small world, blood seas surged tempestuously, and individual "Blood" characters drifted uncertainly within it.
This was exactly the quintessential blood origin source he obtained from slaying the Blood God tribe. With his current cultivation and invincible calculation abilities, he naturally knew the value of this blood; it was no less than divine items of the myriad heavens. After a Heavenly Lord obtained it, they could temper their physical form and also nourish their origin source.
"The fresh blood of the Blood God tribe? You returned from the Blood Mountain Range? That mountain range is occupied by the Blood God tribe, who are extremely crazy. Ordinary Heavenly Lords simply cannot enter within; once they enter, they are slaughtered. However, this fresh blood is the best auxiliary material for refining many medicinal pills and tempering divine items. Just how many of the Blood God tribe did you slay to acquire such a large amount of blood essence?"
One Heavenly Lord was violently startled.
Fang Han flicked his finger, and a fist-sized lump of blood crystal flew into their hands. "You two, can I enter the city to inquire about news now?"
"You can, you definitely can." The two major Heavenly Lords exchanged a glance and immediately opened the city's restrictive formations to let Fang Han enter.
Just as the two were about to speak more with Fang Han, suddenly in the distance, another Heavenly Lord descended. It seemed he also wanted to enter the city. The two major Heavenly Lords immediately went forward to greet him, no longer caring to babble further with Fang Han.
"So it is Hua Xin Heavenly Lord from Many Treasures City. Traveling thousands of miles to rush over here, for what purpose? However, you still have to pay divine items to enter the city; this is the rule."
"No matter, no matter. This is a black-and-white stone spewed out from the Gate of Eternal Life, possessing immense value. Just consider it the fee to enter the city. I came this time under the orders of Many Treasures Heavenly Lord, coming to pay respects to the Black Shaman Grandmaster, to ally together and discuss future major events. The great shattering of heaven and earth of this era is approaching. Although the territory of the Realm Above the Realm is boundlessly vast, once the Gate of Eternal Life moves, the entire Realm Above the Realm will be the first to hover on the brink of collapse. This is a great tribulation, but also an opportunity. Therefore, Many Treasures Heavenly Lord wishes to discuss the matter of snatching the divine items of the myriad heavens together with the Black Shaman Grandmaster…" That Heavenly Lord babbled to the two major Heavenly Lords while handing over the fee to enter the city.
"So that is how it is. We do not need the fee." The two Heavenly Lords immediately returned the divine item, but that Hua Xin Heavenly Lord waved his hand, saying it was given to the two as a meeting gift, and the two immediately accepted it with beaming smiles.
"Many Treasures City? Many Treasures Heavenly Lord? It seems this legendary Heavenly Lord did not perish. He actually lives in the Realm Above the Realm, and is even preparing to plot major events? I wonder what Many Treasures Heavenly Lord's current cultivation level is? It is certainly above ten eras." This conversation was overheard by Fang Han.
Fang Han immediately thought of some matters. Many Treasures Heavenly Lord was once acclaimed as the number one Heavenly Lord, holding the Staff of Legends and sweeping across the world. Although this title of "number one" was somewhat inflated, there was no doubt that this person had cleanly possessed the cultivation of over ten eras early on.
Now that Fang Han had a good relationship with the Treasure Realm, he had the idea to contact Many Treasures Heavenly Lord and join forces to oppose their enemies.
Fang Han knew that the great tribulation of the shattering of heaven and earth for this era was approaching. When that time came, winds would surely surge and clouds would gather. Who knew how many people would die, and how many people would gain benefits and advance to Immortal Kings? Furthermore, regarding the Gate of Eternal Life, who knew if the Immortal King experts who had entered it would come out?
For all of this, one had to be fully prepared before being able to face it.
However, he must first find Fang Qingxue in the Realm Above the Realm. He entered this Ancient Shaman City specifically to inquire about news, while at the same time familiarizing himself with the situation across the entire Realm Above the Realm, to see exactly how many faction subdivisions there were and how many experts existed.
Without a doubt, although the Realm Above the Realm was unstable and could collapse at any time once the Gate of Eternal Life moved, with demonic beasts standing in great numbers outside and Heavenly Lords finding it difficult to protect themselves, they had to hide inside cities.
This city was a shelter.
"This city was established by the leader of shaman arts, the Black Shaman Grandmaster. It is indeed miraculously powerful. To what degree has the Black Shaman Grandmaster's strength reached? Let me take a look. If he is easy to talk to, I might discuss a thing or two with him." Fang Han landed in the city, and instantly saw powerful cultivators coming and going along the majestic streets, buying and selling goods.
A large portion of the cultivators were supreme Heavenly Masters approaching the cultivation of Heavenly Lords, and occasionally, Heavenly Lords with powerful cultivation—one era of cultivation, two or three eras of cultivation… could all be seen. However, the status of Heavenly Lords was much higher than that of Heavenly Masters. Whenever Heavenly Masters saw Heavenly Lords, they were highly respectful and dared not even breathe loudly.
In the Heavenly Realm, Heavenly Lords were like divine dragons whose heads were seen but not their tails, but in this Realm Above the Realm, Heavenly Lords seemed common and inexpensive, visible everywhere. However, high-level Heavenly Lords were very rare. Fang Han only saw one or two Heavenly Lords with cultivation above five eras in this Ancient Shaman City, and they were powerhouses with pure shamanic Dao cultivation, squarely sitting within mysterious tall pagodas to cultivate.
As for the other Heavenly Masters and Heavenly Lords with low cultivation, they all sat squarely on the streets, setting up stalls to buy and sell goods, while some conducted business and cultivated inside shops. Unexpectedly, there were divine items of the myriad heavens on those stalls and inside the shops. Things like the Skin of the Heavens, the Water of Weeping Blood, the Yin-Yang Divine Iron, the Two Extremes Dao Wood… all these were extremely rare in the Heavenly Realm, items that could each be auctioned for a high price.
These Heavenly Masters had no strength to survive outside. They could only receive shelter within the city.
Of course, these Heavenly Masters might be disciples brought up by some Heavenly Lords, or natives birthed within the Realm Above the Realm.
Fang Han also discovered that the currency here consisted of individual pills highly condensed from the Qi of Eternal Life, called "Immortal King Pills".
These Immortal King Pills, without a doubt, were pills directly forged by Immortal King level experts condensing the Qi of Eternal Life. The technique was profound, the power was immense, and it provided tremendous assistance to one's own cultivation. They were very precious; even Fang Han could not condense them.
Although he could inhale and exhale massive amounts of the Qi of Eternal Life, he was unable to condense the Qi of Eternal Life into an Immortal King Pill.
"This divine item of the myriad heavens, Radiant Divine Soil, is only selling for thirty Immortal King Pills? Are there any takers?"
"Lord Heavenly Lord, sir, I risked my life to obtain three pieces of Flame Divine Crystal from a magical beast's lair. For just ten Immortal King Pills, I will sell them to you…"
Seeing Fang Han walking down the street, some Heavenly Masters knew he was a newly arrived Heavenly Lord level expert and immediately called out, enthusiastically promoting their divine items of the myriad heavens.
However, with a sweep of Fang Han's gaze, these divine items of the myriad heavens were all of very low grade. Moreover, since he had refined the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasure, he had little need for divine items of the myriad heavens anymore. Even if he did need them, he would need top-tier ones, like the Three Lives Stone. Unfortunately, how could these Heavenly Masters possess good items in their hands?
Furthermore, the most important point was that he had no Immortal King Pills in his hands.
In short, he was currently a penniless pauper. Upon arriving in the Realm Above the Realm, he practically had a feeling of returning to the past, to the days in the secular world when he struggled hard for medicinal pills.
"It seems to be a cycle of reincarnation." Fang Han smiled self-deprecatingly. However, in the secular world, his strength was that of a small fry, but now in the Realm Above the Realm, although he was a pauper without Immortal King Pills, his cultivation was nearly invincible. Even the founder of this city, the Black Shaman Grandmaster, was probably beneath him.
Because the instant he entered Ancient Shaman City, his formidable divine sense had already perceived that deep within Ancient Shaman City, a mass of incomparably formidable shamanic power was lying dormant, seemingly cultivating.
That power was roughly similar to the Mother of Heaven and the Master of War, at eleven eras of cultivation, and was below him.
That is to say, if Fang Han willed it, he could destroy the entire city right now and slay the Black Shaman Grandmaster.