Fang Han also did not expect that such a turn of events would actually happen.
When condensing the Golden Core, the intense vital energy oscillation that erupted actually startled the "Kunpeng Giant Egg" engraved with the Great Devouring Demonic Array, causing it to automatically fly up and devour his vital energy.
The "Great Devouring Technique" was one of the supreme divine abilities of the demonic path; its power was extremely great, and it was also extremely difficult to cultivate successfully. Now that it had been stimulated and was devouring in large mouthfuls, it almost ruined Fang Han's grand cultivation plan!
"Seeking death!"
Fang Han was furious. Seeing that he was about to condense the Golden Core, yet it was actually ruined by this giant egg, how could he not be angry in his heart? Waving his hand, he forcefully grabbed the giant egg. The "False Core" above his head gradually transformed into his intrinsic talisman and was taken back into his mind.
Condensing the Golden Core allowed for not the slightest mistake. Now that it was disturbed like this and the vital energy was devoured, it certainly could not be refined successfully.
"Fortunately, this giant egg did not truly destroy my foundation! The consumed vital energy will not take much time to accumulate anew, and then I can condense it into the Golden Core once again." Fang Han checked his talisman and his body, and there was no major harm.
With the existence of the World Tree, accumulating the Immortal World's vital energy, it would not take long to gather the vital energy to its fullest extent. Metamorphosing the Golden Core again would be a matter of natural course.
Holding the Kunpeng Giant Egg in his hand, Fang Han pondered for a long time and found that this giant egg had become slightly illusory.
When he cultivated the Golden Core, just how massive was the metamorphosing vital energy? It was completely absorbed by the Kunpeng Giant Egg; the probability of this giant egg evolving into the Great Devouring Demonic Array had increased significantly.
Furthermore, Fang Han felt a sense of literal flesh-and-blood connection with this Kunpeng Giant Egg.
This strange feeling was as if this egg had been born out of himself.
However, this was not strange either; the Golden Core metamorphosis vital energy that the Kunpeng Giant Egg had just absorbed contained the essence of his own life.
"It seems I am going to form a Golden Core with fifty-six divine abilities? Instead of fifty-five. This Kunpeng Giant Egg might just hatch into the Great Devouring Demonic Array. When that time comes, my intrinsic talisman will have an additional Great Devouring Demonic Art, which is also very good. It will be even more formidable than Meng Shaobai's Kunpeng Primordial Spirit Body."
Fang Han thought about it and suppressed the regretful feeling of not being able to refine the Golden Core.
Once the Great Devouring Demonic Array evolved, it would not be like the Great Cutting Technique, but a truly perfect supreme divine ability. Added to his intrinsic talisman, the power would be even greater, and the Golden Core he condensed in the future would be more formidable.
"Forget it, Fang Han. Although this incident occurred and you couldn't refine the Golden Core, it is only a matter of time. Besides, it's not like you gained nothing this time. Your strength has increased massively; just the power of your physical body is terrifying to a mess," Yan said.
"Although that's said, without refining the Golden Core, there is no hope of refining the Ghost Emperor's Nine Ghosts Primordial Spirit, and it will still be very difficult to stand as an equal directly against Hua Tiandu." Fang Han knew that the Ghost Emperor's Nine Ghosts Primordial Spirit had the cultivation of the Divine Ability Tenth Realm, Defying Heavens and Changing Fate. Only after refining it would he exist on the same level as Hua Tiandu. Otherwise, no matter how many divine abilities he cultivated, after all, his realm was too far apart from Hua Tiandu's, making it hard to contend against him.
"The Nine Ghosts Primordial Spirit are all demonic path divine abilities, and their power is massive. Even if you refined the Golden Core, the chance of refining them is only eighty percent. However, if you can merge the Great Devouring Technique into your talisman and metamorphose the Golden Core, then there will be absolutely no problem. Once the Great Devouring Technique is cultivated, you can almost infinitely elevate your power," Yan said.
"En, indeed, this is the most secure."
Fang Han nodded.
Just as he walked out of the secret room and flew all the way up to the study on the surface, he saw Prince Yi sorting through a pile of secret documents. Seeing Fang Han come out, he immediately asked, "Has Dao friend cultivated the Golden Core?"
"It's still lacking a bit of heat," Fang Han said.
Hearing this, a trace of obvious disappointment appeared on Prince Yi's face: "Who is this?" He then saw a "giant infant" that had walked out together with Fang Han.
The cultivation of this "giant infant" was actually also at the Divine Ability Fifth Realm, Heaven and Human Realm. Moreover, waves of terrifying aura transmitted from his body, many times more terrifying than that Azure Yang Patriarch. It gave him the flavor of facing a small giant of the Taiyi Sect's Golden Core.
"This is the Young Master of the Qunxing Sect, Baby Xingyun. I used the power of the Nirvana Pill to help him step into the Heaven and Human Realm, and he refined Zhao Xuanyi's Golden Core. Now he possesses twenty-seven divine abilities and has boundless power," Fang Han introduced.
"So that's how it is." Hearing this, Prince Yi breathed a sigh of relief. If Fang Han had taken the Nirvana Pill himself and still failed to cultivate the Golden Core, then he would doubt whether Fang Han could ever step into the Divine Ability Seventh Realm in this lifetime. But since Fang Han didn't eat it, it meant this person wanted to successfully cultivate it relying on his own abilities.
"Zhao Xuanyi's Golden Core has been refined… Baby Xingyun has also broken through. Then his chances of inheriting the grand position of the Qunxing Sect seem to hold great hope. It looks like this Fang Han has extremely formidable means and wants to gain the greatest benefits from the Qunxing Sect…" Prince Yi thought of many issues at once, simultaneously standing up to greet Baby Xingyun. He was well-informed and knew the major events of various sects. He naturally saw Baby Xingyun's status in the Qunxing Sect as clearly as an open fire, and also knew why Fang Han had given the Nirvana Pill to him instead of eating it himself.
"You have been in secluded cultivation for two days. During these two days, the Jiuding Xuan's treasure-selling assembly has concluded. The final legendary Immortal Pill, called the 'Life-Giving Creation Pill,' caused a frantic scramble among those present. The price climbed steadily, and it was finally bought away by Hua Tiandu at a price of three billion medicinal pills. Several mysterious giants of the Longevity Mystic Realm First Realm also participated in the bidding, but they were unable to buy it." Prince Yi recounted the news.
With just a few words, one could imagine the explosive scene at the time.
"Life-Giving Creation Pill? That is used by experts of the Longevity Mystic Realm to break through to the Undying Body. I know why Hua Tiandu would go to any lengths to buy it. He wants to consume this pill after breaking through to the Longevity Mystic Realm. In one fell swoop, he will cultivate to the Longevity Mystic Realm Second Realm, the Undying Body. In that case, he would be almost invincible within the Yuhua Sect. Even if he were to eradicate you, Feng Baiyu wouldn't be able to say much," Yan said.
"How could I not know this?" Fang Han communicated mentally: "The Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability that Hua Tiandu cultivates makes it extremely difficult to break through the Longevity Mystic Realm. However, once he breaks through, he can also quickly cultivate to the Undying Body. Moreover, now that he has obtained this Life-Giving Creation Pill, I can say for certain that the moment he breaks through to the Longevity Mystic Realm, if he consumes it immediately, he has a hundred percent chance of becoming an Undying Body. Then his right to speak will be entirely out of the ordinary. The abacus he is calculating with is extremely marvelous."
"There is another piece of even worse news." Prince Yi's tone was somewhat heavy.
"What is it?"
"The secret news bought from the Six Paths Alliance side says that the Supreme Elder of the Taiyi Sect, Taihuangtian, has sent down a Dharma Decree. He has already arranged for Hua Tiandu and Yan Shuiyi to be engaged. As soon as the two of them cultivate to the Longevity Mystic Realm, they will officially become Dao companions."
"Yan Shuiyi? I have seen this woman's name on the Longevity Backup List, ranked second, even ahead of Hua Tiandu. Just who is this woman?" Fang Han recalled the "Longevity Backup List."
"This woman is an extremely high-status powerhouse among the true inheritor disciples of the Taiyi Sect. Her cultivation is unfathomable. It is rumored that even eternal giants of the Longevity Mystic Realm cannot handle her. However, she had already gone into secluded cultivation and hasn't appeared in the world for three hundred years. If she unites with Hua Tiandu and they become Dao companions, this force is probably terrifying beyond description!" Prince Yi licked his lips. "Among all of us princes, the Fourth Prince, Prince Yi, has the highest cultivation. The eldest brother, Prince Feng, whom Hua Tiandu supports, although he is the eldest imperial son, is far inferior to the Fourth Prince, Prince Yi. But now that this news has come, Prince Feng's influence has expanded massively!"
"This woman, Yan Shuiyi, three hundred years ago, once fought against an elder of the Heavenly Severing Demonic Sect who had just cultivated to the Longevity Mystic Realm First Realm, 'Xing Wuxue'. She was trapped by his demonic array for three days and three nights. Not only could he not deal with her, but she instead used her divine abilities to tear the demonic array apart and broke out of the trap. She even destroyed several of Xing Wuxue's magical treasures, thereby making her fame resound!"
"How formidable; even experts of the Longevity Mystic Realm cannot trap this woman," Yan secretly said.
"Humph! So Hua Tiandu went to the Taiyi Sect to get engaged. Fiancée! Yan Shuiyi! Life-Giving Creation Pill! These things are all mine sooner or later. Whether it's the person or the medicinal pills, I will pocket them all." Fang Han laughed coldly: "This news is very good, very good. And very timely."
Hearing these words, Prince Yi shuddered all over: "This person really is bold enough to encompass the heavens. What does he mean by whether it's the person or the medicinal pills, he wants them all? Could it be that he still wants to steal someone else's love? To snatch away that Yan Shuiyi? This woman is an existence approaching an eternal giant. Forget it, forget it. This person has means that reach the heavens; being able to assist me is a great thing."
"Also, Dao friend Fang Han. To help you buy the Nirvana Pill, I spent four hundred million medicinal pills, completely emptying the funds originally meant to purchase birthday gifts three months from now. You did say you could refine the Nascent Soul Pill. I wonder…"
"As for the birthday gift, you don't need to prepare it either." Fang Han thought for a moment. "For Immortal Venerable Linglong's four-thousandth birthday, you and I will go together. The birthday gift will be prepared by me. I will present a birthday gift that no one else can match, guaranteeing that Immortal Venerable Linglong will look upon the two of us with new eyes and treat us generously."
"This…" Prince Yi saw that Fang Han was not willing to give up anything substantive and hesitated somewhat. He naturally wasn't willing to believe these empty words.
"Humph!" With a flash of his hand, Fang Han brought out a dazzlingly bright Great Golden Core. Twenty-seven divine abilities were revolving on it, emitting powerful force. It was exactly Song Weiyi's Golden Core!
"How about presenting this Taiyi Sect disciple's Golden Core to Immortal Venerable Linglong as a birthday gift?"
"This… this birthday gift!" Prince Yi swallowed hard. "Immortal Venerable Linglong and the Taiyi Sect are mortal enemies. If you present a Taiyi Sect disciple's Golden Core as a birthday gift… then Immortal Venerable Linglong will definitely be greatly pleased in her immortal countenance. But this Golden Core is a priceless treasure, a priceless treasure!"
"What does this count for? How formidable is that Immortal Venerable Linglong? If we give her this birthday gift, she will definitely have a generous return gift. To set an example for the cultivators of the world! At that time, both you and I will have unimaginable benefits. Perhaps if Immortal Venerable Linglong is happy, expending her magic power to forcefully elevate you to the Golden Core is not necessarily impossible," Fang Han said.
"It's just that, doing this offends the Taiyi Sect too much. My Great Xuan Empire is bounded within the territory of the Taiyi Sect after all." Prince Yi was a smart man and naturally knew the complexity of this matter.
"Currently, the Taiyi Sect does not support you; what are you afraid of? Furthermore, even if you can't become a prince, leaning on a big tree like Immortal Venerable Linglong is not a loss. If you don't find a backer now and fail to become the emperor, you will be purged even more miserably in the future! I am preparing a way out for you." A plan of Fang Han's quietly took shape.