"These wild and desolate temples are truly majestic and magnificent, and they have not decayed for ten thousand years. I wonder how that massive and mysterious empire back then was built. To actually have so many of them."
Fang Han casually walked into the hall of the temple he was in, admiring the scenery.
This temple he was situated in covered fully over a hundred thousand mu of land. The halls were broad, only some places had suffered severe erosion and peeling from wind and rain, already beginning to become tattered, decayed, and weathered. It could be seen that no great architecture could rival the power of natural time.
However, strangely enough, according to reason, these temples had been deserted for an unknown tens of thousands of years. Inside, it should have long been a mess, with things like rats, spiders, bats… wild beasts building nests within. There should even more so be moss and plants growing in. Especially in the wild and desolate jungle, which was hot, humid, and rainy, an abandoned building like this would probably be covered by vines and weeds in no more than ten years.
But now, within the temple, not a single plant had taken root, and even on the steps under the eaves, not even moss had grown.
In the various corners inside, there were no snakes, insects, rats, or ants scurrying about, much less spider webs.
It could be seen that there was indeed a mysterious power blocking the erosion of plants and animals from entering.
As soon as he walked into the hall, Fang Han was shocked by the architectural style of the temple, because within the incomparably vast grand hall stood statues of deities one after another. These deity statues were either glaring with wide, angry eyes, looking downwards and overlooking the masses of living beings, or opening their mouths wide, shouting silently towards the empty void. Some deity statues, however, had faces full of compassion, holding prayer beads, with shaved heads, wearing strange clothes, and baring their chests and breasts.
The style of these deity statues was bizarre, unalike any deity statues shaped by any sect of the immortal path or demonic path, appearing as if they were visitors from beyond the heavens.
Looking at these deity statues, Fang Han did not use his divine sense to scan them, because he felt there were quite a lot of eccentricities within the temple. If he provoked some trouble, it would not be good. The material used for this temple was of an unknown stone, much sturdier than any "basalt" or "granite," presenting a kind of sandalwood-gold color, and faintly emitting a sort of fragrance.
"The stone material used for this temple is a kind of spirit stone from beyond the heavens called 'Sandalwood Gold Fragrant Stone,' which does not exist in the Xuanhuang Great World. After being built, it remains imperishable for a hundred thousand years, and the fragrance it produces can repel snakes, insects, rats, ants, spiders, and the like."
Yan said, "Many experts wanted to move these temples to their own sects, but not a single one succeeded. Once, there was an expert of the Longevity Secret Realm who executed a mountain-moving method but failed to move a single temple. Furthermore, he subsequently suffered misfortune and thus perished. Later on, many people no longer had any ideas about these temples. In short, it is best not to touch some of the things inside the temple, nor carelessly damage them."
Hearing this, Fang Han immediately spoke towards the void: "I, Fang Han, have come to the temple in order to find the Five Elements Spirit Roots to enhance my cultivation, absolutely without any intention of damaging a single blade of grass or entirely a tree of the divine hall. If in the future Fang Han cultivates to the Longevity Secret Realm, I will absolutely find a group of mortal people to restore the incense for the divine hall. To worship the various deities…"
Rumble!
Just as Fang Han's words fell, the entire earth seemed to tremble slightly, as if an earthquake had occurred deep underground. Fang Han was fiercely startled and immediately deployed the "Earth Sovereign Astral Qi" to penetrate downwards, wanting to sense what had happened deep underground, but he sensed absolutely nothing.
Ever since he absorbed the "Nine Heavens Breathing Soil Crystal," he had established an inextricably linked connection with the earth. If the "Yellow Emperor's Earth Sovereign Dao" could be cultivated to great perfection, he could even drill his entire person deep underground, traveling through the depths of the earth just like a fish in water. In that case, it would be even more formidable; experts like the Ghost Emperor wanting to hunt him down would probably find it even more difficult.
"What is going on? Could my words have triggered the mysterious power of the temple?" Fang Han wondered in his heart.
"Perhaps. Anyway, these divine halls contain mysterious powers. Fang Han, it would be best if you do not go back on your word in the future. Otherwise, it might bring about misfortune," Yan said.
"No matter. Once I cultivate to the Longevity Secret Realm, dominate a region, and become a ten thousand-year-old giant, getting some mortal people to manage these divine halls and restoring the incense will not be a difficult task." Fang Han gave a loud laugh and said, "I feel that these temples do not seem to resist me much anymore right now. The matter of finding the Five Elements Spirit Roots presumably has great prospects. As long as I find the Five Elements Spirit Roots, and all my Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Abilities are cultivated to great perfection, I can step into the Unity Realm, condensing all divine abilities into a single natal divine talisman. With the power thoroughly condensed, hurling a single talisman can compare to the ramming impact of an ordinary golden core expert."
Indeed, Fang Han presently possessed over thirty great divine abilities. Once he stepped into the sixth level of the Divine Ability Realm, the "Unity Realm," ten thousand methods would return to one, and that condensed natal talisman would indeed be more powerful than a golden core with only a few, or a dozen or so divine abilities.
For instance, Jialan; her golden core only contained fifteen divine abilities.
If Fang Han condensed his "Natal Talisman," and used the talisman containing over thirty divine abilities to ram against her golden core, he feared she would still be the one to suffer a loss.
"What do your current thirty-something divine abilities count for? Isn't there still a golden core of the Star Exterminating Bandit? You should refine that too. Then, when you reach the Unity Realm in the future, you will be much more formidable! The natal divine talisman will also be exceptionally formidable! The golden core of the Star Exterminating Bandit contains twenty divine abilities within it after all!"
Yan immediately said, its tone holding somewhat of an excitement. "Especially, within that golden core of the Star Exterminating Bandit, almost all the divine abilities are related to the cultivation methods of stars. It will have great marvelous uses for your cultivation of the Panwu Great Strength Method! It seems you made a choice to detonate the Moon Piercing Bandit's golden core and keep the Star Exterminating Bandit's golden core."
"How about I just go all the way and not stop halfway! I'll refine the Ghost Emperor's Nine Ghost Primal Spirit as well. That old ghost cultivated for three thousand years; the divine abilities contained in that Nine Ghost Primal Spirit are unfathomably deep! If I refine it and cultivate to the sixth level of the Divine Ability Realm, the Unity Realm, I fear that natal divine talisman will be even more powerful than Venerable Gu Meng's Heaven and Earth Dharma!"
Fang Han said viciously.
Presently, the "Gate of Abi" suppressed the Ghost Emperor's Nine Ghost Primal Spirit. The Nine Ghost Primal Spirit was a Heaven and Earth Dharma, and was also composed of many divine abilities. With the Ghost Emperor's three to four thousand years of cultivation, the divine abilities he cultivated were at least over thirty kinds.
If Fang Han could refine it and use it for himself, to hold seventy or eighty divine abilities at once, to what terrifying degree would that be?
He now had over thirty divine abilities of his own. After refining the "Star Exterminating Bandit's" golden core, it would increase to over fifty kinds. If he refined the Nine Ghost Primal Spirit, then he would have over eighty kinds.
With such tyrannical power, it truly might be possible to clash head-on with Hua Tiandu.
"That won't do! The Nine Ghost Primal Spirit is truly too powerful, utterly incomparable to a golden core. It is impossible for you to refine it right now. Assuredly, only unless you have condensed your natal golden core can you slowly decompose it. Otherwise, with your current cultivation, you can only suppress it, unable to move it the slightest bit." Yan dispelled this crazy notion of Fang Han's with a single sentence.
"Alright, then I will refine the golden core of the Star Exterminating Bandit right now."
Fang Han sat down cross-legged, having Baby Nebula and the Blood Night King stand guard, and then took out the "Star Exterminating Bandit's" golden core.
The surface of the "Star Exterminating Bandit's" golden core was a layer of gold, but inside was a limitless, dazzling starlight. Great star arrays operated within one after another, totaling twenty great arrays in formation, representing twenty divine abilities.
Even the most core Five Elements Array was formed by starlight.
In the mystic starry sky, many stars carried five elements origin qi, such as the Metal Star, Earth Star, Water Star, Wood Star, Fire Star… and so on. People who cultivated the Dao of Stars absorbed star power, and thereby also incorporated the five elements origin qi.
Actually, the Moon Piercing Bandit's golden core was a bit more powerful than the Star Exterminating Bandit's golden core. However, Fang Han chose to retain the Star Exterminating Bandit's golden core simply because he set his sights on the pure star divine abilities within, which would be very helpful for cultivating the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability.
"Bang!"
Fang Han first used the Yellow Spring Holy Water to wrap around this golden core, and then tapped a finger on it, carefully and slowly letting his intent penetrate inside. Immediately, he completely and wholly felt the power and profound mysteries of the twenty star array divine abilities.
Thoughts flooded into his mind like tide water.
In the Taiyuan Immortal Mansion, he had learned quite a lot of experience from the mysterious person, and he also had the previous experience of refining Fairy Huoyun's golden core. Now, refining the "Star Exterminating Bandit's" golden core was much easier. The first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar.
"Golden core disintegrate, restore divine abilities!"
His hands continuously changed various hand seals, and the golden core gradually melted apart. Star arrays rotated over Fang Han's head one after another. The five core great arrays were the "Five Stars Aligned Great Method," representing five divine abilities. They were also the foundation of the five elements origin qi.
The remaining fifteen star arrays were respectively the "Star Sand Refining Thunder Astral Qi," "Heaven Hiding Star Evasion Method," "Star God Great Scorpio," "Primal Dawn Star Aspect Method," "Star Dragon Swallowing Light Great Method," "Starlight Six Harmonies Body," "Star Gathering Spirit Refining Qi," "Great Extinction Meteor Shower," "Star Refining Demon Slashing Saber," "Thousand Shadows Star Power Kill," "Ten Thousand Stars Pilgrimage Art," "Big Dipper Great Hand Seal," "Southern Dipper Long Life Qi," "Star King Descending the World Chant," and "Myriad Stars Limitless Book."
Among them, the "Myriad Stars Limitless Book" was surprisingly a supreme divine ability, gathering the light rays of thousands upon thousands of stars to condense into a book.
This book was a great array, possessing the wondrous use of seizing the creation of heaven and earth.
All of them were star divine abilities, with boundless power.
"Good, good, good!" Fang Han continuously shouted three "good" words, feeling extremely joyful in his heart. Opening his mouth, he inhaled these twenty divine ability great arrays completely formed by the power of stars, absorbing them one by one into the "second sea of consciousness" he had opened up.
In an instant, his magic power swelled once again, surging wildly upwards inch by inch. Power radiated outwards from every pore, shaking the surrounding space until ripples appeared everywhere.
Even the Blood Night King and Xing Chan were forced to retreat repeatedly.
Having refined the golden core, he now possessed fifty-five divine abilities.
The Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability was five, the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability, the Great Severing Art! Additionally, Fairy Huoyun's twenty-eight divine abilities, plus the Star Exterminating Bandit's twenty divine abilities. A grand total of fifty-five!
Only having cultivated to the Celestial Realm! Fang Han possessed fifty-five divine abilities! Even among the cultivators throughout history and the countless stunningly brilliant figures, he could definitely be considered to rank among the top.