"Blood night descends, covering the firmament…"
When the King of the Blood Night devoured the first finger, its body skyrocketed dozens of times, towering between heaven and earth, becoming a giant. The blood light on its body grew even denser, the bloody smell overpowering; that blood mist in the air was incomparably viscous.
By the time it devoured the second one, the physical form of the King of the Blood Night became clear. A pair of blood-drenched wings, just like a bat's, had condensed into physical substance, indistinguishable from flesh and blood.
Devouring the third one, the King of the Blood Night shrank again, already turning to the size of a real human, but the body was highly concentrated, becoming a youth carrying broad bat-like blood wings, with delicate features, wearing a loose blood robe. The face of this youth was exactly Fang Han's.
Originally, Fang Han lived in the Taiyuan Immortal Palace for eighteen years. He was now over thirty years old, already a middle-aged man. However, because he had cultivated to the Heaven-Man Realm and consumed the Nine Orifices Golden Pill, his appearance did not change much, still possessing the appearance of someone under twenty.
Devouring the fourth one, the King of the Blood Night altered again. The bloody scent gradually turned faint, but the blood light was even thicker, seeming to bear a feeling of "turning evil into orthodox."
At the very end, devouring the fifth finger, the temperament of the King of the Blood Night became even more ancient and lofty, its entire body graceful and ethereal. The blood light enveloping it was like treasure light, crystal clear and mellow. Deep in its glabella, a blood sarira slowly floated up, seemingly containing infinite and exhaustless worlds. The blood light shooting out from it no longer held any foul bloody scent, but rather a fragrance, resembling the scent of "blood-colored ambrosia."
No, it was a hundred times more fragrant than "blood-colored ambrosia"; smelling it made one's mind refreshed and spirits joyous.
"Good! Turning evil into orthodox! Converting pure yin into pure yang! Attaining the dharma and achieving the Dao! Becoming a Dao artifact! Behold my Longevity methods!" Seeing all this, the Heavenly Punishment Elder knew he must grasp the timing precisely; otherwise, a single misstep would ruin everything and waste essence blood. Countless hand seals tumbled out from his hands, keeping Fang Han staring unblinking.
The Heavenly Punishment Elder was truly worthy of being an expert in the Longevity Realm; his magic power was unfathomably deep. Opening his five fingers, every single finger hooking formed a grand array, and each grand array was equivalent to an expert of the Heaven-Man Realm, possessing the galloping force of ten thousand fiery horses.
For a time, an unknown number of grand arrays flew out, spinning around the King of the Blood Night. Suddenly, they stamped onto the body of the King of the Blood Night. Subsequently, Elder Heavenly Work and the Merit Transmission Elder also danced their hands rapidly, striking out endless grand arrays and enchantments.
The main body of the demonic blade Blood Firmament and the artifact spirit King of the Blood Night were combined once again by the grand arrays of the three Great Elders. Following that, the three Great Elders spat out flames from their mouths, continuously forging and burning it. Surges of power incubated within it. An unparalleled fierce embryo faintly seemingly sought to be born.
Seeing the three Great Elders act together, Fang Han smacked his lips continuously. With this demonic blade Blood Firmament in his hands, it was absolutely impossible to refine it into a Dao artifact; even cultivating for a thousand years would be useless. But falling into the hands of Longevity Realm experts made it different. The techniques and essence of these three Great Elders when refining dharma artifacts were also deeply memorized in Fang Han's mind. For a time, he gained massive comprehension in his heart.
"Dao artifacts, Dao artifacts, only by attaining the Dao can they be called Dao artifacts! What is called the Dao! It is the laws of heaven and earth! Look closely and understand well! A Dao artifact requires an expert of the Longevity Realm to be able to refine it. Because only by cultivating to the Longevity Realm can one comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, enlightening an artifact spirit to attain the Dao." Amidst the refining process, the Heavenly Punishment Elder did not forget to instruct Fang Han.
"Elder Heavenly Work" continuously released many materials from his sleeves, melting them into the demonic blade Blood Firmament. It seemed he was providing materials for the advancement and transformation of this peerless demonic blade.
"Tsk tsk… Nine Heavens Meteoric Iron, Five-Colored Divine Stone, Innate Blood Jade, Gold and Silver Dragon Stone… So many good materials! It seems the Yuhua Sect treats you un-thinly!" Looking at the various materials flying out from Elder Heavenly Work's sleeves, Yan couldn't help but click its tongue in admiration. It could see that every single one was a heavenly material and earthly treasure, moreover rare ones. Some were collected from outer space beyond the region. Every kind of material could be refined into a type of treasure artifact.
Especially a palm-sized piece of blood jade that Elder Heavenly Work released. These pieces of blood jade contained who knows how much massive power within. Fang Han knew this was the legendary Innate Blood Jade, extremely precious. Produced in outer space beyond the region, it was innate blood; if a Divine Ability Realm expert obtained a little and absorbed the massive innate blood within, they could wash their physical body, increase lifespan, and gain boundless strength.
One heavenly material and earthly treasure after another was refined into the demonic blade Blood Firmament.
The three peerless experts, sect colossi, continuously delivered origin qi and urged the grand arrays. A full ten days and ten nights passed, and the form of the demonic blade Blood Firmament altered an unknown number of times. That "King of the Blood Night" appeared and disappeared, its power continuously increasing.
"It is done!"
While Fang Han was watching at the most critical juncture, the Heavenly Punishment Elder suddenly grabbed with his five fingers. The massive spiritual qi within the Yuhua Heavenly Palace converged and poured entirely into the blade body.
Rumble!
The blade body transformed, once again forming a King of the Blood Night identical to Fang Han. Broad blood wings, ancient-styled blood robes, a pair of blood-colored eyes, and the blood sarira on its glabella all exhibited a style of the ancient era. In the void, waves of beautiful music chanted.
Subsequently, a straight streak of blood light soared into the sky, rushing straight up into the nine heavens.
The people of the entire Yuhua Sect saw it with crystal clarity: from within the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, a blood-colored pillar of heaven shot up! Following that, the sky was enveloped in a bright red color, and all the white clouds turned into blood clouds.
Truly becoming a "Blood Firmament."
However, such a phenomenon only formed for a short while before the blood light slowly retracted, returning the sky to clarity and the earth to brightness.
Inside the Sutra Hall of the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, the Heavenly Punishment Elder held that blood blade in his hand and handed it to Fang Han: "This demonic blade Blood Firmament has now transformed into a Dao artifact; you must wield it well. Win glory for my Yuhua Sect."
Fang Han took hold of this demonic blade and felt it was no longer a demonic implement, but a fusion of immortal and demonic! The majestic power filled his heart with joy. The blade's edge spun around him, transforming once again into a King of the Blood Night. The power of this King of the Blood Night was actually greater than his own, possessing fully the force of a million fiery horses! Moreover, it was exceptionally sharp and full of endless variations.
"Hmph, what is there to be happy about. Even if this Blood Firmament has become a Dao artifact, it still has not involved the changes of space and time, and is nothing more than a low-grade Dao artifact. Wait until I recover my power, I will be a supreme grade. On the same level as the Heavenly Emperor Mirror. I could crush it with a single claw." Yan shook its head in disapproval.
"When you recover your power is unknown to what year and what month." Fang Han put away this blade and saluted once again. "The three elders expended so many heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and much origin qi, to help me refine the Blood Firmament into a Dao artifact. I will definitely take this divine blade, fight across all directions for the Yuhua Sect, and seize glory!"
"Go! Refining this demonic blade consumed quite a bit of our origin qi." The Heavenly Punishment Elder waved his hand.
Fang Han withdrew silently and flew toward his own "Samsara Peak."
At the same time, on Tiandu Peak, Hua Tiandu withdrew his gaze; he also saw the anomaly of the sky-filling blood clouds just now. His fingers pinched slightly in calculation, completely foreseeing everything.
"Senior Brother, it seems a few elders assisted that Fang Han in refining the demonic blade Blood Firmament into a Dao artifact. I didn't expect this child Fang Han to actually hide so deeply and obtain the talisman edict of the Demonic Great Emperor, the Yellow Spring Diagram! No wonder he had the certainty of challenging Senior Brother in ten years. With his current strength, I'm afraid even I cannot take him down anymore."
A young Daoist stood beside Hua Tiandu; it was indeed South Wanluo, one of the five great disciples, a Golden Pill expert!
"The talisman edict of the Yellow Spring Great Emperor is indeed formidable, but ultimately it is not an immortal artifact. As long as you, Daoist Friend Hua, step into the Longevity Realm, in a flip of a hand that Fang Han will become a meat pie. Unless he obtains the Earth Emperor Book, and the two fuse into one to become an immortal artifact, at that time, in a flip of his hand, you, Daoist Friend Hua, would become the meat pie." Right at this moment, a person sitting beside Hua Tiandu's pill furnace spoke up.
This person, dressed entirely in black, looked like a rogue cultivator, exceedingly mysterious.