The Wusheng Sword Sect was an ancient sect that seemed orthodox yet not orthodox, demonic yet not demonic. Its sword arts could be called number one in the world, cutting off the single thread of survival between heaven and earth in a completely heaven-defying act. Everyone who cultivated the "Wusheng Sword Dao" possessed world-shaking and breathtaking talents, using the power of a single sword to sweep across the world and slaughter any existence that blocked them. Such heaven-defying sword arts were not something just anyone could successfully cultivate, so the "Wusheng Sword Sect" was a single-lineage inheritance, with only one person in each generation.
In other words, Meng Shaobai was currently the sect leader of the "Wusheng Sword Sect", as well as a "true legacy disciple", an elder, and a "supreme elder" all rolled into one, a commander without an army.
Of course, this did not hinder him from being a true legacy disciple of the Yuhua Sect.
Because after he cultivated to the Longevity Secret Realm in the future, he would be an existence with the hope of competing with Hua Tiandu for the position of sect leader.
The grand position of the Yuhua Sect's head-teacher was no trivial matter.
The reason why "Meng Shaobai" used Fang Han to test his sword now was also to make a preliminary probe for the competition for the sect leader position, because he felt that Fang Han was also one of the strong candidates competing for it.
Currently, among the true legacy disciples of the Yuhua Sect, Hua Tiandu was the undisputed number one, but Meng Shaobai had the potential to catch up from behind. Fang Qingxue glared like a tiger eyeing its prey. Fang Han was the rapidly growing dark horse whose potential could not be ignored.
The current head-teacher of the Yuhua Sect, Feng Baiyu, would definitely retire in a few hundred years to become a supreme elder, hiding in the depths of space and time to cultivate the supreme Dao of becoming an immortal. A few hundred years from now, Hua Tiandu, Meng Shaobai, Fang Qingxue, Fang Han, and even Nan Wanluo, Bei Yaoguang, Xi Jialan, and Dong Lingxiao might all cross into the Longevity Secret Realm and become giants of the ages.
When that time came, the competition for the sect leader position would definitely be extremely intense.
Meng Shaobai striking now was not to kill Fang Han, but to defeat him, using the absolute slaughter methods of the "Wusheng Sword Dao" to plant a seed of failure in Fang Han's heart. Naturally, he could not kill Fang Han now, otherwise the sect rules would give him more than he could handle.
The sword art he was currently utilizing was the most formidable one of the "Wusheng Sword Dao", called "Void-Breaking Slaughter!" All magic power and divine abilities were condensed onto the sword, creating a "force field" and a "domain" that plunged Fang Han into a situation of inevitable defeat.
Fang Han also had not expected Meng Shaobai's sword arts to be so ferocious! As the sword struck over, all the air was drawn away leaving not a single drop, and the void endlessly collapsed inward. Including all of his Gang Qi, magic power, divine abilities, physical body, and even the "King of Blood Night", everything was squeezed towards the opponent's sword tip.
In short, Meng Shaobai's sword strike intended to suck Fang Han's entire person into the sword.
Such secretive sword arts had never been seen or heard of before.
"Linglong Great Da Luo Heaven!" Fang Han did not hesitate at all. His speed in operating divine abilities was now fully twice as fast as before; this was the effect of opening the "second sea of consciousness", making his reactions fast enough to pull chestnuts out of the fire in the blink of an eye. He knew that for this kind of sword move, the most effective method was a supreme divine ability like the Linglong Great Da Luo Heaven which involved the transformation of the void. Upon executing it, several massive void chessboards seemed to erect around his body. With a flicker of his physical body, he escaped from the envelopment of Meng Shaobai's sword move.
"Trying to run! Hmph!"
Meng Shaobai's figure once again hid within the sword light, disappearing without a trace. Darting forth in his face was a series of dream-like sword moves, seemingly real yet seemingly illusory, evolving into "sword formations", "sword mounds", "sword forests", and "sword pools" everywhere. There was no place in the void without swords!
Fang Han seemed to be placed within a world of swords, being attacked by all the swords.
Dreamscape Slaughter!
This was another great killing move of the "Wusheng Sword Dao". Almost as soon as the sword momentum stirred, it could bring a person into a dreamscape where they could not distinguish reality from falsehood, ultimately being taken advantage of by the sword light and dying a violent death.
Fang Han's heart was as still as stagnant water as he executed divine abilities again. Within his five internal organs, the five types of origin energy rotated madly. The Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability was driven for the first time. Cyan qi, fire qi, white qi, black qi, and yellow qi intertwined in a five-element cycle. Coupled with the Fire of Spirit burning his magic power and rushing fiercely into his mind, a vast force instantly shattered the dreamscape. He then saw Meng Shaobai's sword tip only three inches away from his throat, exuding a chilling sinister air that pressed straight at him. The cold air from the sword body froze his entire body up and down, rendering him unable to move. The situation was dangerous to the extreme.
"King of Blood Night!"
Just at this moment, three inches from his throat, a streak of blood light surged out, blocking the sword tip's assassination thrust.
At the same time, his body shifted horizontally sideways, arriving inside another white cloud, temporarily breaking away from the envelopment of Meng Shaobai's imposing aura.
Swish!
Just as he shifted horizontally into another white cloud, the white cloud in front of him suddenly transformed, unexpectedly forming Meng Shaobai's figure once again. He skimmed out from it and struck a sword across the sky, like a comet striking the moon or a grey falcon snatching a rabbit.
To tell the truth, Fang Han had encountered quite a few opponents in his life, but this time was the most difficult to deal with. Meng Shaobai had no flashy divine abilities, nor any formidable magical treasures, but his sword moves appeared and disappeared like ghosts and gods, clinging like maggots in one's bones. He simply had no way to attack him, nor did he have any divine ability that could trap him; he could only let him continuously attempt to kill him.
"If I had time to absorb that Nine Heavens Breathing Earth Crystal to reach minor completion in the Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign Dao and slightly form a minor cycle with the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability, it wouldn't be to the extent of having no way to counterattack!"
Fang Han frowned deeply in his heart. If he hadn't successfully cultivated the "second sea of consciousness", encountering Meng Shaobai would probably mean defeat and retreat in a single move. But now he could parry, though he could not speak of any counterattack.
"Future Constellation!"
Just as Meng Shaobai's sword skimmed over and before Fang Han could strike, a patch of starlight suddenly burst out from Star Cloud Baby's "Sun, Moon, and Five Stars Bracelet". It subsequently condensed into a deity, resembling a giant spirit yet not quite a giant spirit, wearing a star robe, a star crown on its head, and stepping on star clouds. Its aura was even more ample than that of the King of Blood Night. With just a flicker, it threw a punch that directly hit Meng Shaobai's sword tip. The force was tremendous, deflecting the sword tip.
Meng Shaobai's body disappeared once again, and the King of Blood Night also leapt out. Coordinating with the deity condensed from the power of the stars, it launched a streak of sabre qi, slashing towards the depths of the white clouds.
Puff!
Meng Shaobai's physical form instantly revealed itself.
His position was unexpectedly discovered by the artifact spirits of the two Great Dao Artifacts.
The King of Blood Night was a Dao Artifact, and the "Sun, Moon, and Five Stars Bracelet" was also a Dao Artifact. Both had been refined by experts of the Longevity Secret Realm and had integrated the essence blood of those experts. By joining hands, they actually forced Meng Shaobai to reveal his physical form.
"This is the chance!"
Seeing this opportunity, Fang Han's spirit immediately roused, and twenty-eight divine abilities struck out fiercely.
"Hahahahaha! The artifact spirits of two Great Dao Artifacts are indeed no small matter. Fang Han, let us end today's matter here. At a future date, during the Yuhua Sect's Mountain and River Ranking Tournament, I will experience your skills again." While speaking, Meng Shaobai had already disappeared, causing all of Fang Han's divine abilities to strike empty air.
As soon as Meng Shaobai left, Fang Han's spirit instantly relaxed a lot. The pressure was completely gone, and that trace of danger in the unseen world also vanished. Only then did he believe that Meng Shaobai had truly left.
"This boy's sword arts are indeed terrifying. If we continued to tangle, I'm afraid the outcome would be bad." Suddenly, the artifact spirit of that Sun, Moon, and Five Stars Bracelet spoke.
"But if he continued to tangle, he wouldn't be able to control the situation either." Fang Han recalled the exchanges of the past few rounds. Although the time was not long, it was soul-stirring; a slight error would instantly result in shocking humiliation.
Being defeated by Meng Shaobai would indeed be shocking humiliation.
Star Cloud Baby patted the bracelet, and that artifact spirit immediately escaped into it. "Then what do we do now?"
"Now we naturally find a place to stay in this Taibai City." Fang Han said, "I will refine the Light Ship I bought at the auction and simultaneously integrate the Nine Heavens Breathing Earth Crystal into my own magic power to cultivate a divine ability. Meng Shaobai is not a big deal. When the time comes, Star Cloud Baby, you must help me secretly kill a few people."
"Alright." Star Cloud Baby said, "Our Qunxing Sect also has properties in Taibai City. No one will disturb us while resting there. We can cultivate in peace."
"Since that's the case, let's go!" Fang Han nodded, following Star Cloud Baby and flying into the distance. Before long, they saw a towering high pagoda. Crystal was inlaid on all four sides of it, forming a formation array with starlight flickering. In Fang Han's perception, massive power of the stars from the sky poured down from the top and was all absorbed into this high pagoda, making it very formidable.
An ordinary cultivator could not even think of entering this high pagoda.
However, Star Cloud Baby shook the "Sun, Moon, and Five Stars Bracelet" slightly, and they immediately shuttled in, landing inside a large hall at the top of the high pagoda, which was peaceful and serene.
Fang Han instantly felt the endless and boundless power of the stars filling his entire body, entirely suitable for him to cultivate the Panwu Great Power Divine Ability.
"This is the Haoxing Tower. We have built many in the Great Xuan Empire as properties. However, every year we must pay taxes to the royal family in the form of pills, which the royal family of the Great Xuan Empire then contributes to the Taiyi Sect." After successfully cultivating divine abilities, Star Cloud Baby seemed to have matured a bit, speaking to Fang Han.
"Naturally, otherwise the Taiyi Sect would not let you build this kind of tower." Fang Han sat down cross-legged and took out the "Nine Heavens Breathing Earth Crystal", mobilizing his "Earth Sovereign Gang Qi" to envelop it.
Crack crack! Under the envelopment of the "Earth Sovereign Gang Qi", the Nine Heavens Breathing Earth Crystal continuously disintegrated, transforming into pure earth-element origin energy of the earth, integrating into Fang Han's Gang Qi. Gradually, Fang Han's "Earth Sovereign Gang Qi" generated a physical form, resembling a dragon yet like a snake, its scales and claws faintly showing themselves.
"Eh? Yan, why didn't you swallow that Great Brahma Light Ship?" Right at this moment, Fang Han also took time out to look at Yan's cultivation process, only to find that "Yan" was coiling around the Great Brahma Light Ship in the center, continuously sucking from it.
"I only need the Pure Yang Qi from this ship, but after absorbing the Pure Yang Qi, the materials of this ship itself are also no trivial matter. It is much more precious than the materials of the Five Hells King Cauldron. Even if I ate it, I would have to pass it out and could not digest it. Unlike that Golden Light Blazing Fire Mirror, which completely dissolved while I was cultivating."
Yan waved its claws, "The materials left behind by this ship might be able to upgrade your Five Hells King Cauldron into a Dao Artifact in the future."