The "Great Art of God Sealing" opened up another wondrous realm, and Fang Han naturally had to try cultivating it for a bit. Although it was impossible to succeed at once, he could nonetheless increase his understanding of the source energy of the viscera and entrails, as well as his own divine abilities. Perhaps it might even provide some insights into breaking through to the seventh layer of the Divine Ability realm, the Golden Core?
Ever since Fang Han successfully cultivated his "Natal Talisman," uniting fifty-five kinds of Great Divine Abilities into one, although he felt proud and elated, killing enemies on sight, his cultivation had slipped into a bit of a bottleneck. In the unseen world, it felt as though there was a hurdle blocking his path that he could not cross, giving him no way to perceive the realm of the Golden Core.
He knew that he was currently in a cultivation trough. To successfully cultivate the Golden Core and break through the realm once more would absolutely not be an easy matter.
Breathing, inhaling and exhaling, meditating, praying… That mysterious God Sealing source energy from the void intertwined within his six entrails, merged with the source energy secreted by the six entrails, circulated six times, and then settled down. After cultivating for only a short while, Fang Han felt that his viscera and entrails had become much more solid. Inside, a tiny formation diagram faintly circulated, though it was still very weak, belonging to a newly sprouted tender shoot. To grow and strengthen, it would require at least several decades of cultivation.
Especially when that "God Sealing source energy" combined with the five elements source energy within the five viscera, Fang Han suddenly felt that the five viscera and six entrails in his body seemingly and faintly turned into a mysterious formation diagram, concealing many profound secrets of heaven and earth. His connection to the entire heaven and earth instantly became tight.
Moreover, the five viscera, six entrails, and the brain formed twelve meridians, continuously possessing a kind of hidden resonance.
Although this hidden resonance was somewhat blurry and unclear, it brought an entirely new understanding of his own body.
The human body was extremely mysterious. Even stepping into the Longevity Realm, it was impossible to completely understand one's own body. Only by cultivating to the second layer of the Longevity Realm, the Undying Body, could one truly bind their body tightly together with the billions of time and space of the universe, entrusting a sliver of their spiritual imprint within the dark void. Even if killed by someone, one could resurrect borrowing that spiritual imprint entrusted to the void.
Now cultivating the Great Art of God Sealing, although Fang Han could not possibly comprehend the realm of the Undying Body, he gained a much clearer understanding of his own body. In particular, the God Sealing source energy that had been sacrificed and refined by his six entrails infiltrated his "Natal Talisman," making the Natal Talisman even more dazzling and radiant.
"This Great Art of God Sealing is truly miraculous. However, to cultivate it to minor completion, it will absolutely require more than sixty years of bitter cultivation. After my decisive battle with Hua Tiandu and defeating him, when I have the time, I will cultivate it carefully. Right now, with my cultivation, if given time to bitterly cultivate for several hundred years, it should be no problem for me to reach the Longevity Realm…"
Fang Han felt an impulse in his heart to go into closed-door retreat and bitterly cultivate.
He was somewhat envious of those experts who wholeheartedly ignored worldly affairs and cultivated continuously for a century, or even a millennium, in their cave dwellings.
Because cultivation and seeking transcendence were the only truly meaningful matters; everything else, every struggle, was illusory.
But unfortunately, he had to determine victory or defeat against Meng Shaobai in one month. After taking him down, he still had to fight a great battle with Hua Tiandu seven years later. Even more formidable was that he did not know what would happen with the Taiyi Sect. Even if he had laid down so many chess pieces and the Taiyi Sect was in the wrong and dared not come to兴师问罪 (launch a punitive expedition), during the Gathering of Immortals three years from now, they would definitely target him and start a fierce struggle. In the days to come, conspiracies targeting him would emerge endlessly.
Wanting to peacefully cultivate for a few cycles of sixty years or several centuries was a pipe dream.
Thinking it over, Fang Han felt a bit tired. Suddenly, flipping his hand, he retrieved "Zhao Xuanyi's" Golden Core and spat the tiny bit of God Sealing source energy he had just cultivated onto the six God Sealing Steles.
At this, the six God Sealing Steles did not resist Fang Han's refinement. The eyes on them blinked and blinked, and finally, they actually somewhat resembled Fang Han's eyes. Wherever Fang Han looked, these six bizarre eyes also looked.
Fang Han looked toward "Yan," and the pupils of the six eyes actually displayed the form of "Yan" as well.
"Yan" trembled all over and cried out: "Do not look at me! Being stared at by these six eyes feels incredibly uncomfortable. I almost feel like I'm going to be imprisoned. This Six-Eyed God Sealing Stele is wicked."
"At least you know it is wicked. When I fought against these six divine steles, they stared at me and I was truly imprisoned. Later on, if the Heaven-Covering Demon Hand hadn't grabbed me, I wouldn't have been able to escape." The King of Blood Night said, still feeling lingering fear.
"These six divine steles are all supreme grade treasure artifacts; their power is extremely strong. But refining them into Dao artifacts will be exceptionally difficult." Yan shuddered all over and emitted Avici demon qi, resisting the prying gaze of the Six-Eyed God Sealing Steles.
In the ensuing days, Fang Han merely condensed Dao arts and comprehended profound techniques every day. Meanwhile, the entire mountain gate of the Yuhua Sect was completely silent, seemingly the calm before the storm. Those elders and true disciples did not come to visit him. Only Jialan and Long Xuan came to ask for a few drops of forgetting water.
Fang Qingxue did not come to find him either; she seemed to be truly in closed-door retreat on Purple Electric Peak.
On Meng Shaobai's mountain peak, terrifying auras transmitted continuously at every moment. As for Hua Tiandu's mountain peak, it was still the same, with no one present. This number one true disciple of the Yuhua Sect had not returned from the Taiyi Sect.
Over ten days passed, and things turned out quite differently from what Fang Han had imagined. He originally thought the Taiyi Sect would come in massive force to launch a punitive expedition, yet there was not the slightest movement. It was as if the two illustrious Golden Core experts, "Zhao Xuanyi" and "Song Weiyi," whom he had killed, simply did not exist.
He was a bit puzzled by this.
Of course, he had not seen the scenario where, as he traveled through the space-time tunnel from the Five Elements Land back to the Profound Yellow Great World, that terrifying massive hand attempted to destroy him but was stopped by the ancient Demon Venerable. Otherwise, he undoubtedly would have guessed something in his heart.
However, the Taiyi Sect delaying their action for so long and not exerting pressure actually relaxed his spirit considerably. Every day he comprehended various divine abilities: the "Myriad Stars Limitless Book," the "Great Art of God Sealing," and the "Panwu Great Force Divine Ability." Especially regarding the power of the stars, his comprehension yielded quite a few insights. Every night, many true disciples of the Yuhua Sect would see boundless magic power rocketing into the sky from Samsara Peak, receiving an abundance of stellar power transmitted from the heavens, reaching out far beyond a thousand miles.
In truth, Fang Han did not know that while he was peacefully cultivating and making full preparations to beat Meng Shaobai like a dead dog a month later, numerous meetings had already been held within the Yuhua Sect.
At this moment, deep within a section of the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, Feng Baiyu, the Headmaster of the Yuhua Sect, along with many great elders and some reclusive experts, were holding yet another secret meeting.
The location where they held this meeting was a mysterious space-time, sealed on all four sides. In the center was solely a giant round table, which seemed to be condensed from a mysterious source energy. Feng Baiyu sat directly to the south of the round table, giving off a somewhat "facing south and calling oneself a solitary sovereign" vibe.
The rest of the elders, including the Heavenly Punishment Elder, the Heavenly Craft Elder, the Legacy Transmission Elder, and a group of elders at the ninth and tenth layers of the Divine Ability realm, were all seated. Among them were also two giants of ten thousand ages who never showed their faces and were actually experts of the Longevity Realm. However, they were both first-layer experts, just having reached the "Myriad Lifebound Realm," practically on par with the Heavenly Punishment Elder. But even so, it was still exceptionally terrifying.
Of course, these individuals were not Supreme Elders. The true Supreme Elders of the Yuhua Sect were all located in even deeper layers of space-time.
Even more formidable was that one of the elders was actually a female, a female expert who had cultivated to the Longevity Realm.
"This time, Fang Han actually dared to force his way into the Five Elements Land from the Wild God Temple, and it seems he even obtained the control control talisman of the Five Elements Land, allowing him to freely enter and exit the Five Elements Land. I presume you all already know this."
Feng Baiyu addressed all the elders sitting around the round table.
"We know, the talismans transmitted over via divine sense by the headmasters of the Three Great Sword Sects, we have all seen them. We know what happened in the Five Elements Land." That mysterious female elder who had never appeared before spoke. This woman possessed a refined and delicate appearance, looking as if she were only eighteen or nineteen years old. Wearing a fur shoulder cape, she appeared frail and sickly, resembling a sheltered young lady from a noble family who rarely left the house. If she were to go into the mortal world, she would certainly be considered a wealthy family's daughter afflicted with a long illness.
No one would have thought that this woman was a giant of ten thousand ages, an unparalleled powerhouse of the Longevity Realm.
"Immortal Venerable Rourou, what do you think? Fang Han killed two major Golden Core disciples of the Taiyi Sect; the ruthlessness of his strike is something even we could not manage. Although the Taiyi Sect is in the wrong, this loss is something the Taiyi Sect cannot swallow. If it were my Yuhua Sect having two Golden Cores killed in a row, regardless of right or wrong, I would rush out and start killing people." The Heavenly Punishment Elder said to this woman.
This woman was called "Jiang Rourou." She truly was once the eldest daughter of a wealthy family in the mortal world. Experiencing countless fortuitous encounters marked by sorrow and joy, severing and uniting, she finally achieved the status of an Immortal Path Supreme. Any expert of the Longevity Realm was an Immortal Path Supreme and could be addressed as an "Immortal Venerable."
"The 'Supreme Emperor Heaven' of the Taiyi Sect made a move, preparing to obliterate Fang Han along with the people of the Three Great Sword Sects in the starry sky. But he was stopped by someone." Feng Baiyu said quietly.
"The 'Supreme Emperor Heaven' actually made a move! How is that possible! Just for killing two of the Taiyi Sect's Golden Core disciples, the Supreme Emperor Heaven intervened. Doesn't this giant lack a bit of demeanor?" Hearing Feng Baiyu speak, all the elders shuddered physically.
Who was the "Supreme Emperor Heaven"?
He was a headmaster of the Taiyi Sect tens of thousands of years ago and had long since retired. He was a figure who had participated in the Immortal and Demonic Great War, with strength terrifying enough to crush stars.
This kind of figure was already a legend among legends, a myth among myths. Even ordinary Longevity Realm experts would not catch his eye; he was an existence on the verge of ascending and becoming an immortal, tearing open the gates to the Immortal Realm. Yet he actually took action against a mere Fang Han?
"Who could stop him!" Jiang Rourou looked at Feng Baiyu, hesitating as if she wanted to speak but stopped. She seemed to want to say that even if the Headmaster took action, he could not stop the "Supreme Emperor Heaven."
"It was the ancient Demon Venerable sealed in the Five Elements Land. This demon is rumored to have been sealed hundreds of thousands of years ago, a time when even our master's master hadn't been born yet. Ancient Buddhism still existed. Rumor has it that this demon commanded eight hundred and forty million demon kings, and the heavenly demons under his command were countless."
Feng Baiyu said quietly: "In truth, no matter how formidable Fang Han is, the Supreme Emperor Heaven wouldn't have intervened. But this time in the Five Elements Land, it involved a major plan of the Taiyi Sect, which was ruined by that Demon Venerable utilizing Fang Han. This time, the Taiyi Sect originally wanted to make a huge show of force and come oppress our Yuhua Sect, but because that Demon Venerable stopped the Supreme Emperor Heaven's action, it caused the Supreme Emperor Heaven to have some misgivings, so the people of the Taiyi Sect did not make a move."