"So that is how it is."
Hearing the words of the Ancestor Holy King, Fang Qingxue nodded, "When the Great Destiny Technique is cultivated to the highest realm, one can summon the Gate of Eternal Life to suppress enemies. Naturally, it can allow you all to break free. However, with our current cultivation, we are far from being able to achieve this. Back then, with my peak cultivation of eighteen epochs, I summoned the Gate of Eternal Life, yet I still suffered a backlash and almost had my body and soul completely destroyed. If I hadn't brought along…"
She looked at Fang Han, and the rest of the sentence was naturally understood. It was because of Fang Han that she was not shocked to death by the backlash. Because Fang Han was a crucial existence within the Gate of Eternal Life.
"It is indeed like this. However, for my escape this time, I do not need you to summon the Gate of Eternal Life. I only need you to sacrifice to me from afar via the Great Destiny Technique, and then I will feed back magical power and cultivation to you. I will even transmit some of the comprehended insights I obtained within the Gate of Eternal Life to you, allowing your cultivation to advance to a higher level."
The Ancestor Holy King spoke with assurance, weaving a beautiful blueprint for the future.
"Fang Han, this Ancestor Holy King simply cannot be trusted. Cooperating with him like this is merely scheming with a tiger. It can be said with certainty that if we transmit magical power over to him, he definitely will not feed it back, and might even use our Great Destiny Technique to stir up storms, bringing us massive threats. In my opinion, it would be better to just directly annihilate him right here and now. His three incarnations are all condensed from the skeletons of Immortal Kings and possess immense power; this is a massive magical treasure assistance."
While the Ancestor Holy King was speaking, Fang Qingxue was also transmitting her divine intent to Fang Han.
The two transmitting divine intent was mutual communication via the power of destiny. Let alone the three incarnations of the Ancestor Holy King, even if his true body descended personally, he would not know exactly what Fang Han and Fang Qingxue were saying.
"No matter. I naturally know this person will turn on us, but I am precisely going to beat him at his own game. Through him, I will observe where the mysteries of the Gate of Eternal Life lie. Furthermore, I am certain he will feed power down to deal with us in an attempt to control us." Fang Han's divine intent flickered, "We can use the Great Destiny Technique to deal him a fatal blow, strip away the power on his body, and thereby elevate my own power to a terrifying degree!"
"What? Fang Han, you are this confident; have you already completely mastered some of the mysteries of destiny?" Fang Qingxue was startled.
"Correct. By obtaining the thirty-three ancient characters and refining the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasures, I broke free from the Creation Immortal King's grasp and advanced to fifteen epochs of cultivation. I have indeed gained some experience and can better master the power of destiny. In this magical battle with the Ancestor Holy King, we shall see whose calculations are more profound and who will have the last laugh!" Deep within Fang Han's heart, a powerful battle intent surged forth.
"Alright, Fang Han, Lightning Heavenly Monarch, two experts, can we begin setting up the altar? To communicate with the Gate of Eternal Life? The Great Destiny Technique is the cultivation method that most easily communicates with the Gate of Eternal Life, the number one divine ability in the heavens. Now I shall place my three great clones on the altar. You will use them as a sacrifice to communicate with my original deity and open the blockade for me."
Crack, crack…
The Ancestor Holy King had prepared long ago. With a wave of his hand, an altar constructed of white bones, a thousand miles in radius and ten thousand zhang high, appeared within Epoch City. Every single white bone on this white bone altar was the skeleton of an Immortal King, emitting the unique aura of Immortal Kings. Deep within that altar, there was even the aura and scent of the Artifact of Creation fragments.
The three great incarnations of the Ancestor Holy King sat upright upon the white bone altar and began to urge their cultivation, letting out continuous long shrills. The sound waves formed into talismans one after another, and each talisman could directly slash an ordinary Heavenly Monarch to death.
"Now, I will transmit all my experiences within the Gate of Eternal Life to you. Once you have comprehended them more profoundly, immediately use the Great Destiny Technique to begin sacrificing to my incarnations. The power of destiny can travel through the Gate of Eternal Life unimpeded, and will very quickly empower my original deity's body."
After the End Holy King sat down properly, he let out a long shrill while simultaneously transmitting his will to Fang Han and Fang Qingxue.
Any power that enters the Gate of Eternal Life will be imprisoned, but the power of destiny alone is an exception. The power of destiny can roam freely within the Gate of Eternal Life, breaking all imprisonments. This is also the reason why, in legends, after cultivating the Great Destiny Technique, one can summon the Gate of Eternal Life to suppress enemies.
Seeing the Ancestor Holy King in this state, Fang Han exchanged a glance with Fang Qingxue and nodded. Simultaneously, they urged the Great Destiny Technique. Immediately, the long river of destiny appeared above the Ancestor Holy King's head.
At the same time, some experiences and memories transmitted by the Ancestor Holy King from the Gate of Eternal Life all fell into the minds of Fang Han and Fang Qingxue.
Rumble!
Fang Han felt his entire sea of consciousness tremble. Countless powers rose and fell. A massive portal, surrounded by clouds and mist. Before he even had the time to clearly see the phantom of this great portal, his will shuttled inside, and he saw countless seals. Within an expanse of chaotic blurriness, many powerful auras were struggling.
This was the sensory and experiential imprint of the Ancestor Holy King.
"Quick! Fang Han, Lightning Heavenly Monarch! Swiftly empower my body with the power of destiny. My three great dharma bodies will thoroughly rely on the power of destiny to pass through the barrier of eternal life and enter the unknown depths, completely restoring my true body's mobility! You need not harbor any misgivings. I will give you some benefits right now, allowing your magical power to elevate once more, so you can better urge the power of destiny!"
Two long rivers of destiny, like a dragon and tiger converging, appeared above the heads of the three great dharma bodies, yet Fang Han and Fang Qingxue delayed letting them fall, seemingly waiting, or perhaps harboring some misgivings.
Seeing such a situation, the Ancestor Holy King's three incarnations grew somewhat anxious. In order to gain the trust of Fang Han and Fang Qingxue, he abruptly let out a long shrill again. Instantly, the void was split open, a black hole appeared, and boundless power poured down. That power actually condensed into a solid form, deep purple, like the jade liquid and ambrosia formed after the highest-grade heavenly divine objects had melted.
The powerful energy was directly empowered and injected into Fang Han's body, possessing the measureless profound mechanisms unfathomable by ghosts and gods.
"So comfortable. All my divine objects have begun to circulate. The Epoch Divine Array has received a baptism once again. The connection between my physical body, soul, and the heavenly divine objects has truly become inseparable." Receiving the empowerment of this power, Fang Han felt extreme gratification in his heart. This was exactly the kind of benefit he wanted.
This power was the Immortal King origin of the Ancestor Holy King. Once poured down, it was fully enough to allow an expert with ten epochs of cultivation to elevate by two or three epochs in quick succession!
However, for Fang Han, who had reached fifteen epochs of cultivation, the origin he required was simply too massive. If he wanted to advance, this tiny bit of Immortal King origin was far from enough, but it consolidated his cultivation and strengthened the connection among his heavenly divine objects.
Having just advanced to fifteen epochs, thoroughly consolidating it would indeed take a very long time. However, obtaining the Taiyi Sect's "One" character had brought many benefits and consolidated it somewhat. Now, receiving the Heavenly Monarch origin of the Ancestor Holy King, he immediately reached the peak of fifteen epochs.
The "Gate of Punishing Immortals", the "Coffin of Heavenly Burial", the "Altar of Zen Sealing"… many ancient characters and Sacred Grade Immortal Artifacts physically merged as one with his soul. They even thoroughly obliterated the imprints of their original owners, truly returning to Fang Han.
Rumble!
With a loud boom, the Coffin of Heavenly Burial within Fang Han's body was the first to undergo a change. The faint aura of creation within its three thousand core array diagrams completely vanished, replaced by an intense aura of the epoch. Deep within the core of the three thousand array diagrams, a Crystal Divine Kingdom replaced the original array eye, transforming into Fang Han's physical body.
From then on, this Coffin of Heavenly Burial also became a divine object forged by Fang Han and no longer had any relation whatsoever to the Creation Immortal King.
Crack, crack, crack… continuous sounds of concussive explosions rang out loudly. Those heavenly divine objects, one by one, underwent the same change as the Coffin of Heavenly Burial, transforming into the core of Fang Han's array formation. From then on, all hidden dangers were eliminated.
Only up until now, was Fang Han considered truly perfect and complete.
Borrowing the power of the Ancestor Holy King, he thoroughly eliminated the hidden dangers in his own body. Originally, the various heavenly divine objects on his body all came from Immortal Kings. Although those Immortal Kings had lost control of them, if they truly returned, it was possible they could pose a restraint on him, or even strike together to strip away his divine objects.
But now it was useless; they simply could not be stripped away.
Originally, his cultivation could not thoroughly obliterate the deep imprints left behind by the Immortal Kings. But the Ancestor Holy King was an Immortal King; the power poured down, using an Immortal King to attack an Immortal King, achieved perfect success.
At this exact moment, Fang Qingxue also received the empowerment. In the blink of an eye, her cultivation reached the absolute highest peak of fourteen epochs. Just one step short, and she could break through to fifteen epochs. However, she was delayed from crossing this critical point, seemingly lacking a powerful impact of force.
The Ancestor Holy King had estimated it just perfectly. Seeing Fang Qingxue reach the critical point, he stopped the infusion of magical power and uttered his voice once more, "How about it? This seat did not deceive you, right? This minor empowerment is nothing but an appetizer. Wait until you use the power of destiny to help me open the fetters; there will be ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times the power poured down, allowing your cultivation to eventually break through. Let me tell you, although this seat is sealed within the Gate of Eternal Life this time, I obtained quite a few benefits. Not only did I recover from all my injuries, but I also advanced to the peak of an Immortal King, comprehending the supreme Dao of Shattering…"
The dharma bodies of the three Ancestor Holy Kings did their utmost to urge them. At the same time, purple power constantly poured onto their bodies, causing their power to advance by leaps and bounds as well.
The true body of the Ancestor Holy King within the Gate of Eternal Life stopped infusing power to Fang Han and Fang Qingxue, but completely did not stop infusing power to his own three great dharma bodies.
The power of the three great dharma bodies grew increasingly strong, to the point that Epoch City could barely suppress them.
Even the End Holy King's great axe became restless, seemingly about to be extracted back by the Ancestor Holy King.
"Not good!" Fang Han and Fang Qingxue's hearts jolted in alarm. In a sudden instant, they infused the long river of destiny into the bodies of the three great dharma bodies.
An earth-shattering change occurred abruptly.