The prizes for this Mountain and River Ranking tournament were truly too abundant. Not to mention the hundreds of spirit treasures, the first place prize, the "Great Extinction Spear King Array", was an exquisitely excellent dharma treasure. Although it could not compare to the "Deriving Moon Sword Array" and the "Giant Spirit Array", if an expert who had just entered the Divine Ability Realm obtained this set of dharma treasures and set up the great array, they could immediately challenge those of a higher level, defeating experts of the third level Astral Qi Realm or even the fourth level Yin-Yang Realm!
Of course, what made Fang Han the most envious was still the five "Yin-Yang Ten Thousand Life Pills".
These were Heaven-grade medicinal pills equal in fame to the "Nine Orifices Golden Pill" and the "Thunder Bone Relic". One pill increased lifespan by six hundred years. If Fang Han obtained one and consumed it now, it could elevate his physical body to another level again. It might even further expand his sea of consciousness and enhance his capacity to contain magical power and divine abilities.
Although he obtained one pill in last year's Mountain and River Ranking tournament, he gave it to Long Xuan in order to build a relationship with Jialan. But precisely because of this, he had never consumed this medicinal pill, and the medicinal efficacy would still be of use to him.
How could he let others obtain these five spirit pills?
No matter what, Princess Hongyi and Fairy Crane must each get one pill. As for the rest, if the people of the Jialan Association obtained them, Fang Han naturally could use precious treasures to exchange for the medicinal pills into his hands.
If it were not for the fact that the demoness's identity was a Great Asura, Fang Han might even let her come and compete in the Mountain and River Ranking, also obtaining a medicinal pill and a few spirit treasures.
According to the rules of the Ascension Sect, demons and monsters could not become true inheritance disciples.
Of course, Fairy Crane was also a monster. However, she had been a spirit bird of the Ascension Sect since she was young, with a clean "background". With Fang Han's current formidable strength and his connections with elders everywhere, smoothing things over to give her an identity was not a difficult matter at all.
However, the demoness was currently cultivating inside the "Five Hell King Cauldron", absorbing the residual blood rain from the Demon God's palm to cultivate divine abilities, and her gains were also extremely huge.
Now Fang Man, Fang Lie, and Fang Rui, these three arrogant slaves, all wanted to destroy Fang Han's plan and obtain the Yin-Yang Ten Thousand Life Pills as well as the top ten precious treasures? How could this be possible? To tell the truth, his own people were going to sweep the top ten places of this Mountain and River Ranking tournament. If any disciple did not have eyes to see, Fang Han wouldn't mind crippling them too!
Although this was a barefaced monopolization of great power, currently in the sect, the only one who could contend with him, Hua Tiandu, was not present. If he did not seize the opportunity to reap massive benefits, how could he do justice to this rare chance? The residual prestige of defeating Meng Shaobai could also exactly exert its effect here.
At the same time, it would make other disciples realize that "mixing with Fang Han, he will cover for you, and the benefits are truly immense."
Boom!
The Sun Golden Flame sent out by "Blazing Sun Son" Jin Rilie was collected in one swoop. Fang Han did not incorporate it into his Fire Sovereign Qi, but rather swirled it slightly between his fingers. Suddenly, it transformed into three green bean-sized golden pellets and struck directly onto the heads of the three arrogant slaves, Fang Man, Fang Rui, and Fang Lie, who were lying on the ground.
"Ah!" Ah! Ah!
The three great arrogant slaves let out shrill, miserable shrieks. Their whole bodies were like deflated rubber balls as streams of magical power rushed out from their bodies and subsequently dissipated into the air. Their entire persons then went limp, without the slightest bit of strength. The looks in the three's eyes were incomparably vicious: "Fang Han, you are so ruthless! We will not rest until one of us dies!"
It turned out that with this strike, Fang Han broke their seas of consciousness, causing their magical power to flow away. It was equivalent to punching a large hole in the bottom of a wooden bucket, making it impossible to retain magical power anymore. It was equivalent to thoroughly abolishing their divine abilities.
"Good heavens, three experts of the Divine Ability Realm, and Fang Han crippled them with one hand. His strikes are truly ruthless, disregarding the sect rules completely. One must know that disciples who have stepped into the Divine Ability Realm are key targets of protection within the sect, extremely precious. Now let's see how that Fang Han explains this? Even Hua Tiandu would not dare to brazenly abolish the magical power of Divine Ability Realm disciples like this."
"Ruthless! Ruthless! Ruthless! Truly too ruthless. This person's methods are far more ruthless than Hua Tiandu's. However, he is also extremely protective of his own. A few days ago, the Jialan Association announced their support for him in competing for the position of Headmaster, and today he immediately did not hesitate to violate sect rules to help the disciples of the Jialan Association. If one curries favor with him, at least one won't suffer losses."
"That's right. On Fang Han's Reincarnation Peak right now, there are vegetation sprites everywhere, the medicinal aura is thick, and the essence energy is abundant. If one could cultivate on his mountain peak, the cultivation speed would be at least ten times faster. And one could also obtain ample medicinal pills. I heard that after this Mountain and River Ranking tournament, he will select excellent disciples to enter Reincarnation Peak to cultivate. If I can be selected, perhaps at this time next year, I can also step into the Divine Ability Realm."
"Let's watch first. Fang Han violated the sect rules this time; I simply don't believe he will come out of it completely unscathed!"
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Seeing Fang Han abolish the divine abilities of Fang Man, Fang Rui, and Fang Lie in one swoop, many disciples were both shocked and envious of the disciples of the Jialan Association, their thoughts varying. Some disciples who originally supported Hua Tiandu now gradually changed their minds. Of the disciples who could enter the Ascension Sect, which one was not a shrewd person? If they knew that disciples in the sect were leaning towards Hua Tiandu, Fang Han would definitely suppress them secretly, and their future days would definitely not be easy.
"You three ants, having had fortuitous encounters, should have tucked your tails between your legs and behaved. What are you being so arrogant for?" Looking at the vicious gazes of the three arrogant slaves, Fang Han ruthlessly kicked their cheeks with his foot. Wa! The three wildly spewed fresh blood again, with large front teeth mixed in the blood. This time they truly couldn't even speak a word.
"Fang Han! You are seeking death!" Jin Rilie's Sun Golden Flame was taken away, and seeing Fang Han use it to break the divine abilities of three disciples, he couldn't help but roar in anger repeatedly. Several blazing flame swords flew out, forming a sword array to resist the "Sky-Covering Demonic Hand". At the same time, his body was about to fly up and escape towards the Ascension Heavenly Palace.
"Want to run? I said I was going to capture you to the Heavenly Punishment Arena. Do you think that relying on your tiny bit of meager magical power, you can escape my hand?" Fang Han didn't even look. The Sky-Covering Demonic Hand continuously flicked its fingers, bouncing the blazing flame swords away, and immediately enveloped Jin Rilie, grabbing down viciously.
Although Jin Rilie was formidable, he was only an ordinary good of the fifth level of the Divine Ability Realm, the Heaven and Human Realm. It was impossible for him to resist a treasure like the Sky-Covering Demonic Hand, which contained the lifelong demonic arts of the Ghost Emperor.
"Fang Han, stop your hand at once!"
Right at this moment, a vast magical power transmitted over from the sky. With just a wrap, it blocked the Sky-Covering Demonic Hand. Fang Han seemed to have been prepared long ago. His body moved, swoosh… The Sky-Covering Demonic Hand, like a snake or a sparrow, withdrew and merged with the bloodline of his own left hand. After retracting the dharma treasure, he saw a youth-like person appear on the elders' viewing platform. Amidst his severe appearance was an extremely heavy majesty. It was precisely the eternal giant, the Heavenly Punishment Elder.
This time Fang Han disrupted the Mountain and River Ranking tournament, consecutively crippling three major Divine Ability disciples, and was even going to capture an elder. No one could stop him; the Heavenly Punishment Elder, this eternal giant, had to come out to stop it.
"Fang Han, although your achievements are extremely high and you possess great potential, being a candidate for the future Headmaster of our sect, I cannot tolerate your wanton destruction of the sect rules! Even if you cultivate to the Longevity Secret Realm, as long as you are still a disciple of our sect, you must abide by the sect rules. Tell me, how do you account for this matter?"
The Heavenly Punishment Elder looked at Fang Han. Although a few days ago he had borrowed some Emotion-Forgetting Water from Fang Han, which was of great help to his cultivation of the second level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the "Undying Body," friendship was friendship, and sect rules were sect rules. Fang Han blatantly offended the sect rules today; if there were no sufficient reasons, he would also have to be severely punished.
"Heavenly Punishment Elder, this matter is of vital importance. Do you think I was intentionally showing off my prestige?" Fang Han suddenly transmitted a spiritual intent out, "These three people I crippled are one hundred percent chess pieces arranged by the God Clan. Fang Qingwei befriended a person called Mister Huan Zhen, and then that Mister Huan Zhen took these three as nominal disciples, sparing no cost to elevate these three trashes to the Divine Ability Realm. Moreover, I dare say that through the divine ability and magical power of these three trashes, there must be the God Clan watching the situation of our Ascension Sect's Mountain and River Ranking tournament. Therefore, I abolished the divine abilities of these three people. These three trashes must be investigated! To see if there are other God Clan spies in our Ascension Sect."
"Is what you say true?" The Heavenly Punishment Elder received Fang Han's spiritual communication and heard him describe it vividly with all the details! He immediately waved his hand, "This matter, we will go to the Heavenly Punishment Palace to speak of it! The Mountain and River Ranking tournament will proceed as usual!"
With a spin of heaven and earth, Fang Han found himself arriving in the Heavenly Punishment Palace.
He was just about to speak when the Heavenly Punishment Elder threw the three arrogant slaves, Fang Man, Fang Rui, and Fang Lie, onto the ground. The three arrogant slaves immediately started crying and shouting: "Elder, Elder, please seek justice for us… We are not people of the demonic path, Fang Han is framing us."
"Fang Han, don't say anything, I have my own judgement! Three lives' memories, flowing three thousand times!" The Heavenly Punishment Elder slapped his hand, smack smack smack! These three people each received a palm strike on their bodies. Instantly, their souls popped out at once, transforming into numerous images. The Heavenly Punishment Elder identified them carefully and suddenly pointed with his finger. Several black-clothed men popped out from the memories of the three people. One of them was precisely Divine Lord Huan Zhen, with a ferocious smile appearing on his face, and a circle of divine light faintly discernible behind his head.
"Good heavens, it really is the God Clan! And they are actually peeping nearby! Fang Han, you have rendered a great merit again this time, follow me!"
"Bang!"
The Heavenly Punishment Elder's entire body shook, and with a wave of his large sleeve, the corpses of the three people, Fang Man, Fang Lie, and Fang Rui, were shattered into powder, their souls reduced to nothing. "Let us go together to capture and kill the God Clan! Then report to the Headmaster!"
"So formidable! The Heavenly Punishment Elder can actually search soul memories! I do not have this kind of divine ability. I wonder if after I cultivate to the Golden Core, refine the Nine Ghosts Primordial Spirit, and various ghost path divine abilities, whether there is such a divine ability?" Fang Han watched as cold sweat broke out. Only then did he realize that none of the Longevity Secret Realm experts were easy to provoke. Seeing the Heavenly Punishment Elder suddenly vanish, he hurriedly grabbed onto the aura and followed up.
In the distance, on the desolate snow peak.
Several mysterious black-clothed men were gathered around a water mirror watching. Suddenly, that water mirror ruptured with a "bang". The final image was Fang Han abolishing the divine abilities of Fang Man, Fang Lie, and Fang Rui.
Indeed, this God Clan expert had placed restrictions on the bodies of the three arrogant slaves.
"Damn it, damn it! That Fang Han blatantly destroyed my chess pieces like this! How is this possible! He is a true inheritance disciple, how could he arbitrarily cripple and kill disciples who have cultivated to the Divine Ability Realm during the Mountain and River Ranking tournament. How could the Ascension Sect's rules tolerate him. No matter how arrogant, one couldn't possibly be arrogant to this degree."
Divine Lord Huan Zhen roared and raged.
"Pity I wasted so much energy and spirit medicine cultivating those three trashes!"