Seeing Fang Han activate the Five Emperors Canopy, this tiny crystal pen actually withstood a stroke but did not stop; it drew another stroke. Instantly, boundless origin energy condensed from thousands of unknown spaces, converging once again into an arc of sharp edge. This stroke of the pen tip looked just like the character for "death".
In that split second, upon seeing this "death" character, Fang Han almost saw the fate of his own body being torn to pieces. Between the entire heaven, earth, and universe, the king of kings holding the power of life and death had brandished the pen of life and death in his hand. No existence could escape the oppression of this "death" character.
"I absolutely cannot parry this blow, I can only risk my life! Risk it!"
At this moment, Fang Han's essence, energy, and spirit condensed like never before. Having undergone thousands of temperings and consumed countless spirit medicines and medicinal pills, his body's entirely boiling qi and blood surged together, condensing into a drop of essence blood that shot out from his mouth, spraying once more onto his natal talisman.
With this, the origin energy of the previously dispersed divine abilities condensed again, reassembling the grand array. Deep within the core, the Five Emperors Canopy also swelled once more, forming a precious umbrella about an acre in size, meeting the "death" character drawn by the "crystal pen".
Rumble! Rumble!
As that "death" character pressed down, Fang Han felt his body sink. It was as if thousands of grand mountains were suppressing him together, or thousands of planets were crashing into him. The boundless heaven and earth origin energy collapsed and poured down, and the "natal talisman" above his head shattered once again!
Deep within the core, the "Five Emperors Canopy" trembled with cracking sounds, and the origin energy of the five elements began to scatter.
With this, Fang Han knew it wasn't that he was not powerful, but that the opponent was too terrifying! This tiny "crystal pen" definitely had a massive background. He had come underground to seek treasure, but unexpectedly, the treasure was found, yet the person was about to be killed by the treasure. What a huge irony was this?
"Kill!" At this moment, the Heaven Shrouding Devil Hand, the Yellow Spring Diagram, the King of Blood Night, and even the Sun Moon Five Stars Bracelet all flew out to help resist this tiny "crystal pen".
However, this tiny "crystal pen" suddenly sent out a thought, "Roll away!"
Bang bang bang! All the magical artifacts were bounced away.
This was simply like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. This "crystal pen" was clearly an emperor among magical artifacts, exuding a majestic aura that soared above all other artifacts. That innate noble presence was something no other artifact possessed.
Bouncing all the magical artifacts away with one stroke, this "crystal pen" drew toward Fang Han again. The power this time was much greater than the previous two strokes; it clearly aimed to obliterate Fang Han in one stroke.
Ha!
In all his life, Fang Han had never encountered such immense danger or fallen into such a certain-death situation. Under this oppression, he maintained his calm. All the potential in his body erupted at this moment. Exhaling and vocalizing, an even more powerful stream of essence blood spat out from his mouth, once again merging into one with his "natal talisman".
"I was born extraordinary, my feet tread the earth and my hands shroud the heavens, refining the five elements to gather power, the divine ability seed becomes the Great Golden Core!"
Amidst Fang Han's wild roar, his body darted into his natal talisman, seemingly wanting to fuse completely with the talisman. When the third stroke of this "crystal pen" arrived, bursts of immortal music resounded, a shower of blossoms fell from the sky, and an illusory Golden Core faintly emerged. Instantly, at a depth of fifteen thousand feet underground, rainbow colors manifested everywhere. The massive force between heaven and earth continuously vibrated, and those basalt rock plates melted everywhere, actually transforming into pure earth origin energy that gathered into the Golden Core, attempting to thoroughly turn this illusory Golden Core into a solid, tangible Golden Core.
"Bang!"
This illusory Golden Core collided with the third stroke of the "crystal pen".
This illusory Golden Core shattered at once, turning back into a natal talisman. But the third stroke of that crystal pen was ultimately blocked.
"You cultivated the seventh layer of the Divine Ability realm, the Golden Core?" The Pure Fox Little Demon Girl said in shock.
"Hmph! This is merely a false core, the peak of the Unity Realm, a half-step Golden Core. It is still half a step away from a real Golden Core. It was all caused by you, demon girl. If we hadn't come down to seek the treasure, how could we have encountered such a terrifying magical artifact!" Yan cursed angrily. He grabbed the "Pure Fox Little Demon Girl", snatched the spirit talisman with the "pen" shape drawn on it from her hand, and threw it toward the "crystal pen".
At this time, seeing that its third stroke was actually blocked by Fang Han, the terrifying crystal pen swung out another profound stroke.
Fang Han truly could not resist this stroke.
Just now, under unprecedented life-and-death oppression, he had exerted his utmost strength and erupted his potential, actually forcibly pushing the sixth layer of the Divine Ability realm, the "Unity Realm", to the critical point, transforming it into an illusory Golden Core.
However, this Golden Core was merely a shadow. Although its power was enhanced again, it was not a true Golden Core, thus it could only be called a half-step Golden Core, a false core. It could only manifest for a short while like a mirage.
His natal talisman possessed fifty-five kinds of grand divine abilities. To condense a Golden Core this way required a massive amount of origin energy, more than a thousand times that of ordinary experts. How could it be condensed so easily?
However, under the oppression of this crystal pen, being able to push the Unity Realm to its peak was considered a breakthrough progress. It saved him many years of bitter effort in comprehension.
But, if the fourth stroke of this "crystal pen" slashed over, all of Fang Han's comprehension could only be left for his next life.
Just as that fourth profound arched stroke was about to slice open Fang Han's talisman and kill his body, Yan suddenly threw out the spirit talisman with the "pen" pattern that the Pure Fox Little Demon Girl had held.
This spirit talisman immediately shone brilliantly, blocking the path of the "crystal pen's" tip.
Swish!
The profound talisman stroke aimed at killing Fang Han instantly disappeared without a trace. Summoned by the crystal pen, this spirit talisman actually merged into its pen shaft.
"Hmm? So that's how it is. I was wondering how two minor cultivators could possibly find me. It turns out that one of the thirteen Life and Death Talismans I wrote back then fell into your hands. Forget it, I will not kill you. Do not come back to disturb my slumber in the future; my time to emerge into the world has not yet come. For a minor cultivator at the sixth layer of the Divine Ability realm, the Unity Realm, to actually withstand three of my strokes… although I didn't use much power, being able to withstand it means you have some luck. Giving you a warning: if you disturb my sleep again, I will definitely kill you next time!" A wave of sound, composed of ancient syllables, was transmitted from that tiny "crystal pen".
Following that, with a flash, this tiny "crystal pen" drilled down toward an even deeper place, instantly disappearing without a trace, leaving only the boundless basalt fault lines.
"This is…" The Pure Fox Little Demon Girl was entirely dumbfounded in shock.
"What magical artifact was that? So powerful!" Fang Han had not yet recovered from the shock.
"If my guess is correct, this is the Supreme Treasure of the Three Emperors, the Human Emperor Pen! Back then, it was an immortal artifact. It was beaten into a crippled state by the immemorial God Race, but it is still a supreme grade Dao artifact with inexhaustible power. One stroke can obliterate all experts below the Undying Body! The voice just now belonged to the artifact spirit of the Human Emperor Pen! To think it was quietly hiding here; no one could have imagined it."
Yan's voice trembled slightly.
Just now, if that stroke had hit, the Yellow Spring Diagram might have shattered, and Yan might have fallen into slumber once again.
"Human Emperor Pen! So this is the Human Emperor Pen!" Fang Han's whole body also trembled as his spirit communicated with Yan, "And this fox demon actually claimed it was some treasure."
"Anyway, there is definitely something bizarre here. Some spatial faults hide something important, perhaps something is sealed here, and the Human Emperor Pen might be guarding it. Otherwise, it wouldn't choose to sleep here. However, with our current strength, we absolutely cannot detect the spatial faults, let alone subdue the Human Emperor Pen! Among the magical artifacts of the Three Emperors, the Heaven Emperor Mirror has the most mysteries, and the Earth Emperor Book can contain infinity. The Human Emperor Pen is the sharpest. The Human Emperor once said back then that the sharpest thing in the world is not a blade or a sword, but the stroke of a pen!" Yan said, "However, the news that the Human Emperor Pen is hidden here absolutely cannot be leaked, otherwise there will be a monumental disaster. This Pure Fox Little Demon Girl must be captured or killed."
"Forget about killing her, just capture her. Wait until I cultivate to the Longevity Secret Realm, then I will come here again to find the Human Emperor Pen! Let's see if I can subdue it. Headmaster Feng Baiyu has the Heaven Emperor Mirror; if I can possess the Human Emperor Pen, the headmaster's position will definitely be mine."
Looking at the place in the basalt fault where the Human Emperor Pen disappeared, Fang Han felt both lingering fear and envy toward this unparalleled supreme grade Dao artifact. Because against this treasure, even if "Yan" cultivated to the peak and recovered his former strength, he would not be a match for this supreme grade Dao artifact.
If he subdued this magical artifact, he would have absolute certainty in seizing the "Taiyuan Immortal Furnace". Because that day, Feng Baiyu forcibly opened the gates of the Taiyuan Immortal Furnace relying on the Heaven Emperor Mirror.
"Let's go!"
Fang Han suddenly wrapped the "Pure Fox Little Demon Girl" with his Dharmic powers and utilized Daoic arts to rush upwards. It took a full hour before he broke through the surface and saw the light of day again.
"What magical artifact was that just now?" The Pure Fox Little Demon Girl was also still fearful. "Its power was simply far more terrifying than the designated clan treasure of my fox clan. Fang Han, since this treasure hunt did not succeed, and you also got a treasure of mine, we are even now, let's go our separate ways. I take my leave."
"Go our separate ways? I don't want a third person to know the secrets here. I don't want you going back and gathering all the major experts to come retrieve it. Right now you can't go anywhere, just stay by my side!" Fang Han's expression changed, speaking in an unshakable tone.
"You! What do you want to do! Are you still a disciple of the righteous path? You are simply birds of a feather with those disciples of the Myriad Stars Sect!" The Pure Fox Little Demon Girl was greatly startled and said angrily, "Aren't you afraid I will mock you?"
"Hmph! I don't want you to be my concubine, nor will I use you to refine medicine or harvest Yin to nourish Yang. I simply don't want you to leak the secret. This time you nearly got me killed on the spot, I can't let you walk away so easily. Furthermore, would I, Fang Han, care about the opinion of a minor demon regarding what I want to do? What a joke! If you mock me, will I lose a single hair?" Fang Han waved his large sleeve, rolling out the Yellow Spring Diagram, and swept the Pure Fox Little Demon Girl inside.