"The days are truly lonely!"
On this day, Fang Han circulated his "Wood Sovereign Gang Qi" through another complete cycle, feeling all impurities within his body refined away. His Daoist gang qi was incomparably pure, possessing a restless spirituality, akin to bugs still dormant in the soil during early spring, ready to drill out of the ground the moment the spring thunder of Jingzhe sounds.
He knew that to make his gang qi truly come alive, comprehend yin and yang, and reach the fourth realm of divine abilities, the "Yin-Yang Realm," he still needed a sudden enlightenment! Just like the thunderous sound of Jingzhe. When the spring thunder sounds, all things sprout. Vitality becomes alive. What was lacking was that sudden "shocking thunder."
"Yan, how much time has passed?"
Stretching his waist and standing up, he asked Yan about the time and days.
"We have already been in here for a year and three months. These days, apart from cultivating, you only cultivated. You must have gained some insights. Your magic power has greatly advanced." Yan chuckled: "But you still haven't broken through yin and yang, comprehending the fourth realm of divine abilities. Pity I am a natural dragon vein, and the spiritual wisdom gradually generated over prolonged years is an innate divine ability, so I have no way to explain the experience to you. In this great hall, there is no one else to ask either. If you were in the Yuhua Sect, you could ask Jialan, or those great elders of the sect. That way, the progress would be faster as well. Pity, what a pity."
"There is nothing to pity. The first person to cultivate the Dao also did not ask others, but comprehended the yin and yang of heaven and earth themselves, meditating in stillness. Can I not do that? There is no distinction in the level of people's wisdom, they are merely obscured by various deluded thoughts. Now that I am pure and at ease, comprehending yin and yang is only a matter of time."
Fang Han appeared like one clutching the pearl of wisdom.
"Sitting in seclusion for a year indeed made your heart calmer." While speaking, Yan fell dormant again. It was a dragon vein; as long as the Yellow Spring Holy River did not dry up, it would not perish.
The Yellow Spring Holy River, a surging great river, was kept inside the "Yellow Spring Diagram" and inherently possessed no possibility of drying up. This meant "Yan" had a long lifespan; as long as it encountered no danger, living for tens of thousands of years was not a problem.
Moreover, it did not need to eat anything, having the Yellow Spring Holy Water for nourishment. Unlike ordinary Divine Ability Realm experts who had to consume pills.
Fang Han stood up and strolled in the great hall again, only to see the demoness sitting silently cross-legged, continuously brewing magic power. Surround her were individual large gourds, which contained "Origin Infant Pills," "Life-sustaining Golden Pills," "Biluo Great Pills," and "Six Yang Holy Water." Having food and drink was enough for her to cultivate single-mindedly and advance with steadfast dedication.
Seemingly hearing Fang Han's footsteps, the demoness hurriedly opened her eyes, slowly withdrew her energy, and stood up.
"No need for formalities, just go on with your cultivation." Fang Han hurriedly waved his hand: "By the way, how is your cultivation coming along? Your magic power has advanced recently."
"Young Master, my magic power has cultivated to the limit. I originally should be cultivating true qi now, but within this great hall, there is absolutely no heaven and earth spiritual qi or five elements qi to absorb, so I have no way to cultivate true qi." The demoness said awkwardly.
"Is that so…" Fang Han thought for a moment: "Then why don't you cultivate my Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Art! I possess the World Tree, highly dense with wood qi. If I give you a mass to integrate into it, successfully cultivating true qi, or even gang qi, wouldn't be a difficult task at all."
While speaking, a sapling slowly rose from the glabella of Fang Han's body. This World Tree seemed to have grown a bit larger again. Its branches and leaves were lush, continuously supplying origin qi for Fang Han.
"World Tree! Falling leaves fluttering down!"
Fang Han mobilized enough of his "Wood Sovereign Gang Qi" and gave a fierce shake. The entire World Tree immediately radiated brilliant light, its branches and leaves fluttering, and the whole great hall became filled with an aura that seemed to "prop up the sky."
"Pity, if it were the fully grown World Tree, this Taiyuan Immortal Palace would be burst apart. The truly grown World Tree could burst even the Immortal Realm. It is a pity the power of this sapling is too weak. For it to truly grow up, the date is unforeseeable; it wouldn't even be possible in a hundred million years. Alas!" Seeing the World Tree fly out, Yan shook its head. Even if this sapling fell into the hands of a Longevity Realm expert who nurtured it with all their effort, it could not possibly grow back to its original appearance. At most, it would become an invincible magic treasure.
Pop!
Under the impact of Fang Han's gang qi, a leaf on the World Tree finally fell off, drifting and fluttering, landing in the demoness's hand.
The demoness hurried to catch it, but the moment the leaf landed on her hand, her expression changed violently, and all the bones in her body made cracking noises. This single tiny leaf actually weighed thousands of catties.
"So heavy…" She managed to catch it only by barely circulating her magic power.
"This leaf is no trivial matter. If I hadn't refined the World Tree, I couldn't possibly pluck it off. Even if the demonic blade Blood Firmament slashed at it, it couldn't chop this leaf off. The wood qi contained in this single leaf is ten times more abundant than the 'Heavenly Wood Divine Needle.' Refine it diligently, and I will impart the incantations of the Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Art to you."
Fang Han's spirit stirred, and profound incantations and images transmitted into the demoness's mind.
"By the way, how long is the lifespan of you Great Asuras?" Fang Han suddenly asked.
"A Great Asura's body is better than a human's. Generally, someone like me has a lifespan of five hundred years, and I am currently twenty-six years old." The demoness said.
"At twenty-six years old, you have already successfully cultivated to the Divine Ability Realm? It seems you are also a genius." Fang Han said in surprise. He had consumed that peerless spiritual pill, the Nine Orifices Golden Pill; otherwise, he would still be lingering in the Physical Body Realm now.
"Because my bloodline is a close branch to the Demonic Emperor, and I belong to a major aristocratic family among the demonic race. The resources are ample, so I cultivate fast." The demoness revealed her background.
The underground demonic race, their numbers must surely exceed hundreds of millions, right? Similarly to the secular world, they had families, nations, bloodlines, and distributions of power.
"Then you still have over four hundred years of lifespan available for cultivation. I believe that within these four hundred years, you can cultivate to the Heaven-Man Realm. Here, the longer the lifespan, the better; even I feel my lifespan is insufficient."
Fang Han shook his head, a desolate emotional state breeding. In his mind, magic power rolled and surged, and the World Tree also trembled violently, releasing tides of wood qi surging forth.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, this aura transmitted to a massive, sealed stone door deep within the palace. It seemed to be sensed by something inside, which let out an exclamation of astonishment.
Although this exclamation was not loud, it clearly transmitted into Fang Han's ears, and even the demoness heard it. Yan also wore a look of shock.
They had entered this great hall for over a year, completely silent, with nothing inside except for the white skeletal remains. Let alone another person.
"The aura of the World Tree… Impossible, impossible… Does this thing still exist between heaven and earth? But… this aura…"
Rumble! A massive sequence of thought transmitted out from the sealed stone door, spinning fully in the air, surging everywhere, unbelievably powerful.
Fang Han felt waves of oppression, and Yan even shrank back. Even though this sequence of thought lacked harmful power, it instinctually possessed a majestic, vast-ocean-like quality, being vastly more formidable than Hua Tiandu.
"This is an expert of the Longevity Realm…"