"Mr. Hua, what is the cultivation of this Life-Taking Scholar? Has he really not cultivated to the Golden Core? To be able to cripple the Azure Yang Patriarch without having cultivated to the Golden Core! This is a bit too outrageous."
The Eldest Prince, Prince Feng, suddenly communicated with Hua Tiandu using his spirit.
"This person has refined the Golden Core, and his divine abilities are not small. Although he does his utmost to conceal the aura of his Golden Core, how could I not perceive it? His Golden Core has approximately nearly thirty divine abilities; he is an extremely powerful existence. Moreover, this person's physical body has been cultivated through some secret method, fusing with some magical treasures into a single entity, making his lethal power terrifying. No wonder he could cripple the Azure Yang Patriarch. But relying solely on the cultivation of a Golden Core expert, he is still not placed in my eyes. With a flip of my hand, I can turn him into ash."
Hua Tiandu keenly perceived the trace of Golden Core aura transmitted from within Fang Han's body, and instantly set his mind at ease. He assumed Fang Han was indeed a hidden Golden Core small giant.
"No matter how crafty and ghost-like you, Hua Tiandu, are, you will still have to drink my foot-washing water." Fang Han sneered in his heart.
Just at this moment, wave after wave of powerful auras flew through the air.
"It's Second Brother, Third Brother, Fifth Brother, and Seventh Brother! Where did they find so many experts!" These streams of aura were actually all princes, and all of them were princes who had cultivated to the Golden Core!
The number of princes in the entire Great Xuan Empire who had cultivated to the Golden Core seemed to be greater than the true inheritor disciples of the Yuhua Sect.
Beside these princes were also, more or less, some recruited experts. Among them, the auras of several experts were extremely powerful. Looking over, Fang Han actually discovered powerhouses who had cultivated to the Divine Ability Ninth Realm, Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation, and there were even characters like Hua Tiandu, at the Divine Ability Tenth Realm, Defying Heavens and Changing Fate! It was unknown why they had been recruited by these princes.
"My Second Brother actually recruited the Black Nether King of the Yellow Spring Demonic Sect. Although this person does not have as long a Dao cultivation time as the Ghost Emperor, he is a prominent expert of the Yellow Spring Demonic Sect and has been famous for over a thousand years." Prince Yi secretly said to Fang Han.
Fang Han also saw that standing beside a prince was a man wearing tight black clothing, carrying a precious sword on his back, with a cold and stern expression. The aura of this man was as powerful as that of Elder Sword Fanatic and the others; he was actually a powerhouse of the Divine Ability Ninth Realm, Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation.
"Yan, do you know if the Yellow Spring Demonic Sect has this figure?"
"I do not know. He might be an up-and-coming talent. After all, it has been three thousand years. Many figures would emerge during that time. The Ghost Emperor is a figure from the older generation; this Black Nether King is certainly a new star."
"Famous for over a thousand years; that does not count as a new star." Fang Han pondered.
"Our Royal Elder Council has arrived." Right at this moment, a ball of boat-shaped clear light appeared in the sky, with figures flickering within. A powerful aura transmitted over, accompanied by a loud and resonant voice: "This time, the royal children of my Great Xuan Empire are exploring the ancient ruin. The ancient teleportation array of this ruin is deep underground. To prevent the underground demonic races from destroying the ancient teleportation array, our Elder Council will guard the surroundings. The task of exploring inside will be entrusted to you. Within that ancient ruin, precious treasures are everywhere, but the danger is also extreme. You must be careful and careful again. Set off now!"
With a loud shout, thousands upon thousands of royal children flew up, following the boat-shaped clear light and flying off into the distance.
"This boat is a Dao item. The Great Xuan Empire indeed has boundless strength." Looking at that boat-shaped clear light, Fang Han knew it was a treasure of a higher grade than the "Great Brahma Light Boat."
"This is a supreme treasure of our royal family, the Dragon Whale Boat. It was formed by blending the skin of an immemorial dragon whale with countless treasures and tempering it over thousands of years. It is a mid-grade Dao item. This time the ancient teleportation array is deep underground. To guard against disturbances from the underground demonic races, our Royal Elder Council must command operations from the outside." Prince Yi and Fang Han followed behind.
Massive air currents rolled above Xuanhuang City. After flying for about a few hours, Fang Han saw a great plain in the distance. An inky black, jagged giant underground rift presented itself before their eyes, bottomless, gaping open like the mouth of an immemorial giant.
The boat of the Royal Elder Council flew down first, and the thousands of royal children immediately followed. The crystal lights of various sword gleams, magical treasures, and divine abilities illuminated the underground.
At this very moment, Fang Han felt the truth of the saying that there is strength in numbers.
Faced with such a torrent, even the eternal giants of the Longevity Mystic Realm would have to dodge aside. Seeing the familiar and experienced manner of many royal children, Fang Han knew that the royal family of the Great Xuan Empire frequently organized such expedition and treasure-hunting activities. Firstly, to display martial prowess and plot for wealth; secondly, to temper the disciples, just like the hunting enclosure and martial drill activities conducted by some royal families in the secular world.
Upon reaching the underground, they also entered an incomparably broad and vast, boundless world, yet they did not encounter a single underground demonic race member or demonic beast; evidently, they had all been thoroughly cleared out. Flying for another moment, an ancient teleportation array appeared in the distance.
This ancient teleportation array was extremely large, permeated everywhere with an ancient, vast aura. Mounds of Dharma Crystal Jade Stones were piled around it; obviously, they were consumables used to urge the power of the ancient teleportation array.
Seeing so many Dharma Crystal Jade Stones made Fang Han feel somewhat envious.
"Open!"
Several light shouts from the experts transmitted from the Dragon Whale Boat. Instantly, all the mountainous piles of Dharma Crystal Jade Stones around the ancient teleportation array began to burn. The immense magic power fully propelled this ancient teleportation array, and vast spatial power permeated out.
"Alright, everyone enter this ancient teleportation array now! Arrive at the land of the ancient ruin, search for magical treasures, and execute the heavenly demons and demonic beasts within. However, remember, you must return after twelve double-hours."
"Yes!"
As the brilliant light continually flickered, one after another, the royal children entered it, vanishing inside the ancient teleportation array in an instant. Seeing Hua Tiandu and over a dozen powerful princes also vanish inside the ancient array, Fang Han and Prince Yi exchanged a glance and, with a swish, vanished inside it as well.
In the blink of an eye, all the royal children had vanished into the ancient teleportation array, leaving only a Dragon Whale Boat resting quietly beside it. Several royal elders inside were conversing with each other.
"I wonder what fortuitous encounters these princes will face on the Coiled Dragon Star this time?" one royal elder said. "This Coiled Dragon Star was the dwelling place of the ancient dragon race, and many dragon men established powerful empires there. Later, they suffered from heavenly demon attacks, and after thousands of years of war, everything lay in waste."
"There are still some demonic beasts reared by the dragon race remaining on it, as well as many heavenly demons and some treasure ruin sites. There are many good things." Another elder said, "I wonder if they will encounter any danger this time?"
"The ancient Heavenly Dragon race was best at collecting treasures. With so many disciples of our royal family going in this time, there will certainly be occurrences of immortal destiny. There is basically no danger. Did you not see that Hua Tiandu and some other experts have also gone in? Among this batch of our princes, there are capable people after all, actually able to recruit powerhouses of this level." Yet another elder said.
"It is a pity. If we could find human-dragon descendants, it would be easier to discover the treasures of the ancient Heavenly Dragons on the Coiled Dragon Star. Rumor has it that a true inheritor disciple of the Yuhua Sect named Long Xuan is a human-dragon descendant. If she could be taken as a bride by a prince of our clan, it would be excellent. I heard this woman's cultivation is not very high and she has not refined the Golden Core. If our princes go to propose marriage, it might be successful."
"That is not certain. Rumor has it this woman defected to the peerless genius character of the Yuhua Sect, Fang Han, becoming Fang Han's exclusive property. This child Fang Han is a star of calamity, daring to kill even Golden Core disciples of the Taiyi Sect. We should not have designs on her." A royal elder shook his head. "It is a pity that there are many ruins on the Coiled Dragon Star that can only be opened with the human-dragon bloodline."
"There will be a battle between that Fang Han and Hua Tiandu, and he might be killed. When that time comes, that Long Xuan will have difficulty continuing to exist. Once Hua Tiandu grasps the great power of the Yuhua Sect, we can take Long Xuan as a bride."
"Let us observe for now. Our guarding here is primarily to prevent the underground demonic races from coming to cause disturbances."
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As the ancient teleportation array spun, Fang Han felt the sky spin and the earth revolve, and subsequently appeared in a primitive forest. This was a place similar to a savage forest, but many of the trees were much taller and larger than those in the savage forest. A desolate and uninhabited ancient aura rushed to his face.
Even, Fang Han even felt that an oppressive aura permeated everywhere in the air, as if on this vast starry planet existed a boundlessly powerful savage supreme giant beast that could awaken at any time to devour invading enemies.
"Fang Han, this is a dragon lair! A dragon lair. The nest of the immemorial Heavenly Dragons. To think that the ancient ruin sought by the royal family of the Great Xuan Empire is this one."
Yan sniffed the aura in the air: "This is the smell of dragon breath, without a doubt. It is indeed the aura of immemorial Heavenly Dragons. I wonder which mysterious star in the universe this is? The Heavenly Dragons actually chose to dwell here?"
"Does this mean that there are ancient Heavenly Dragons existing here?"
Fang Han knew that ancient Heavenly Dragons were powerhouses of the Longevity Mystic Realm. Furthermore, their magic power was much more formidable than that of ordinary Longevity Mystic Realm powerhouses. The physical body of a dragon, compared to the physical body of a human, was as different as clouds and mud.
"That is not certain; there might be, or there might not be. However, I dare to assert that there are treasures. Because what dragons loved most was to roam the universe, seeking heavenly materials and earthly treasures from it, and then storing them away. Of course, ancient Heavenly Dragons also liked to rear some powerful demonic beasts in the universe to guard their treasures. Fang Han, if we can find the treasure of an ancient Heavenly Dragon, then we have struck it rich, no less than finding an immortal mansion! Any flying swords or magical treasures inside are worth at least ten billion, or even a hundred billion medicinal pills."
Yan was itching to try, endlessly excited. "And the most crucial thing is, if we can find the remains of an ancient Heavenly Dragon, I will strike it rich. The skeletal remains of an ancient Heavenly Dragon are Pure Yang Dharma Bodies. After I devour them, I will immediately possess a true physical form, and my strength will be massively enhanced. We made a huge profit this time. To actually be able to follow the royal family children of the Great Xuan Empire to a dragon lair."
"That will still require finding them before we speak of it. Under the gaze of the public here, even if we find the treasure, we cannot swallow it all alone. Do not forget that Hua Tiandu is also here."
Fang Han did not hold any optimistic attitude.
"Let's move! They have all left!" Prince Yi spoke out. It turned out that as soon as those princes exited the ancient teleportation array, they formed groups of twos and threes, flying swiftly away to explore in all directions.