"I came to the Myriad Stars Sect precisely for the sake of exchange." Hearing the words of the Myriad Stars Sect's number one true legacy disciple, Xing Miexie, Fang Han did not decline. Back then, when the Yuhua Sect's Supreme Headmaster Feng Baiyu asked him to deliver the letter, he also specifically instructed him to mutually exchange pointers with the Myriad Stars Sect disciples. This was to test some of the strength of the Myriad Stars Sect's true legacy disciples.
This was also to test the waters for the Myriad Immortals Conference three years later.
The power of the Myriad Stars Sect's true legacy disciples was indeed formidably robust! Although it was impossible to compare with the Taiyi Gate, this Xing Miexie was unfathomably deep, ranking seventh on the "Longevity Reserve List".
The characters ranked in the top ten of the "Longevity Reserve List" were all figures who revolved the Heavenly Dao, possessed tyrannically strong magic power, and were at an extremely high realm. Perhaps with an epiphany today, they could step into the Longevity Mystic Realm tomorrow and become a giant of the myriad ages. Even if the Ghost Emperor resurrected anew, he could not compare with these people during his peak.
If Fang Han had not refined the Ghost Emperor's Nine Ghosts Origin Spirit, facing this group of people before, he could merely protect himself, and his only option would be to flee, unable to contend. Even if his "Destiny Talisman" possessed fifty-six types of great divine abilities, nearing the galloping force of ten million warhorses, it would not do. The gap in realms was too large, and the quality of his magic power and divine abilities was lacking.
But now, he had refined the "Nine Ghosts Origin Spirit", wherein thirty-four types of Demonic Dao divine abilities were all at the level of the Tenth Layer Heaven Defying Fate Altering. Having undergone countless baptisms, their quality was no different from others.
Now, he could say that relying on his own strength, he had leaped into the top ten of the Longevity Reserve List.
Moreover, his power had doubled! The galloping force of twenty million warhorses. Although he was still inferior to Hua Tiandu, he was already a rare figure within the Mystic Realm of Divine Abilities.
Only waiting for him to transform into the Golden Core, his magic power would become incomparably tyrannical, approaching a "hundred million"! Approaching the experts of the Longevity Mystic Realm, thereby becoming the number one person in the Mystic Realm of Divine Abilities. Suppressing Hua Tiandu with power was not impossible either.
Of course, currently his Destiny Talisman had fused ninety types of divine abilities, and the origin qi required to transform into a Golden Core was too massive. I am afraid that in a short while, it would be difficult to successfully refine.
Even with the continuous infusion of the Immortal Realm's origin qi from the World Tree, it was exceedingly difficult. One must know, ninety types of divine abilities! What concept was that? Although these divine abilities were too complicated and chaotic, and he would definitely need to recultivate in the future, discarding some great divine abilities and entirely cultivating supreme-level divine abilities, that was a matter for after the Longevity Mystic Realm.
"Since that is the case, Junior Brothers, please move aside. Although you all also wish to exchange blows with Fang Han, he has now devoured the Ghost Emperor, unifying immortal and demonic path, and his Destiny Talisman possesses ninety types of divine abilities. You can no longer defeat him. However, I need his pressure to break through to the Longevity Mystic Realm."
Xing Miexie suddenly let out a loud laugh, then coldly glanced around, flicking his wide sleeves, causing the other true legacy disciples to retreat.
The remaining disciples, Wu Zixu, Hua Wumei, Yu Tianhua, and Zang Wei all exchanged glances and silently backed away. For Xing Miexie to speak to this extent, saying he wanted to rely on Fang Han's pressure to break through to the Longevity Mystic Realm! This was no longer an exchange of blows in the ordinary sense. Furthermore, there was not the slightest bit of falsehood in what he said!
Although this person was ranked behind Hua Tiandu, that was because Hua Tiandu possessed a powerful high-grade dao artifact, and the Panwu Great Strength Divine Ability provided boundless magic power. However, in terms of realm, the two might not necessarily be that far apart. It was entirely possible that Xing Miexie might truly step into the Longevity Mystic Realm earlier than Hua Tiandu.
In any case, they were all separated by just that one thin membrane.
Whoever could poke through it first would become a giant of the myriad ages.
Naturally, if Hua Tiandu cultivated to the Longevity Mystic Realm, his achievements would be higher than Xing Miexie's.
"Alright then. Since you want to use me as a stepping stone to enter the Longevity Mystic Realm, then I also just so happened to want to inspect exactly how powerful my newly cultivated talisman is, and I want to use you as a touchstone. You are the seventh place on the Longevity Reserve List. If I defeat you…" Fang Han laughed heartily.
"If you defeat me, after you cultivate the Golden Core, you will definitely be able to defeat Hua Tiandu. However, the more divine abilities there are, the more difficult it is to cultivate the Golden Core. For you to currently possess so many divine abilities is a rarity in the world. But every step of achievement hereafter will be extremely difficult, which may not be a good thing." Xing Miexie said indifferently: "In fact, after cultivating into the Longevity Mystic Realm, cultivating divine abilities becomes very easy. Furthermore, in the future, you will have to re-cultivate your divine abilities, discarding unnecessary ones and cultivating ones suitable for yourself."
"How could I not know this?" Fang Han's face remained impassive: "However, our exchange this time is merely comparing notes, stopping at an appropriate point without harming the relationship between the Myriad Stars Sect and the Yuhua Sect. This is not like my clash with the Taiyi Gate's Zhao Xuanyi and Song Weiyi."
"Of course it is stopping at an appropriate point. Actually, with cultivation reaching our level of realm, if we wanted to kill the other party, it would already be very difficult." The white lotus above Xing Miexie's head and the golden lantern swayed. Suddenly undergoing a transformation, it unexpectedly turned into an umbrella.
This umbrella was pure white, embroidered with white lotuses and golden lanterns, carrying a mysterious Zen-like feeling. With a slight rotation, waves of archaic and unadorned sounds transmitted from the void, like a morning bell or an evening drum, washing one's soul. The golden lantern upon it also emitted a dazzling radiance, seemingly illuminating the road to the future.
This umbrella!
Was a powerful magic treasure.
A dao artifact, and moreover, a mid-grade dao artifact.
However, this dao artifact was somewhat strange. It seemed it was neither forged using immortal magic nor demonic sect dao methods, but… but somewhat similar to the forging method of the Great Brahma Radiant Ship. It was a cultivation method of the extraterritorial Buddhist Sect. Who knew where this Xing Miexie had obtained this powerful dao artifact.
Although there was no Buddhist Sect in the Xuanhuang Great World, Fang Han currently possessed the Great Brahma Radiant Ship and the Eighteen Arhat puppets on him. Through such magic treasures, he had gained some understanding of the Buddhist Sect.
Moreover, that volume of the Heavenly Dragon Secret Manual, and the most powerful magic treasure, the Eight Departments Buddha Pagoda, seemingly also had some connections with the Buddhist Sect.
If he had the time, Fang Han would definitely go understand the divine abilities of the Buddhist Sect, and then mutually comprehend them, to see if he could perceive any reasoning from them.
"This magic treasure is called the Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha Umbrella. I obtained it from an ancient ruin within Guixu. Neither demonic nor orthodox, it was forged by me using a secret method for eight hundred years. Finally, it mutually cooperated with my very soul, merging two into one, possessing boundless might. Even if you use a Golden Core to explode on me, you might not necessarily be able to injure me. You must be careful."
As Xing Miexie spoke, he propped the umbrella open. Immediately, on that umbrella, many white lotus flowers, supporting a large golden lantern, slowly rose. Within the flame of that golden lantern sat a bald man wearing strange clothes, with an exposed chest and breasts, his entire body glowing with bare gold. This bald man was exceedingly amiable; taking one look made one harbor thoughts of worshipping and converting. It was distinctly an extremely formidable spiritual seduction technique. Fang Han immediately knew that this bald man within the flame was the image of a Buddhist Sect cultivator from legends.
Buddhist Sect cultivators were all bald.
However, what made it most inconceivable for Fang Han was that surrounding this "Buddha statue" within the flame, there vaguely existed a massive space, inside which many, many Heavenly Demons circled it, ceaselessly worshipping! As if they had been subdued by the Buddha statue!
Those Heavenly Demons did not have the typical ferocity and cruelty of Heavenly Demons; their eyes were kind, and one by one they sat properly, chanting scriptures, and devoutly worshipping. There was no telling how many there were. Fang Han could even feel a vast power similar to the willingness of all living beings flowing within.
That was the power generated from the devout prayers of the numerous subdued Heavenly Demons.
"My Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha Umbrella, the artifact spirit upon it is an Ancient Buddha, which can collect Heavenly Demons, forcing the Heavenly Demons to convert. The more Heavenly Demons collected, the stronger its power becomes. In my many years of cultivation, I have collected a total of five million Heavenly Demons within it. Its might already blotted out the sky and covered the earth." Xing Miexie said: "Let me see, between the Huangquan Map that shook the myriad heavens and worlds, and this magic treasure of mine, exactly which is superior and which is inferior? Artifact Spirit! Go!"
At this moment! Xing Miexie, this number one true legacy eldest disciple of the Myriad Stars Sect, made his move.
Hum!
Above the Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha Umbrella, the artifact spirit Great Buddha cast its gaze toward Fang Han. Immediately, wherever its gaze landed, everywhere turned golden. Subsequently, a thunderous rumbling sound rang out from all directions, "Convert! Convert! Convert! Otherwise, permanently fall into hell…"
Within the gaze of the artifact spirit Great Buddha, a large hand of golden light viciously grabbed and captured toward Fang Han. Countless twisted scriptures formed an inescapable net.
"What immense might! Although it is inferior to the Great Desolate Ancient Furnace, it can entirely contend with the current Huangquan Map." Seeing this might, Fang Han also felt a soul-stirring shock. He hurriedly retracted his "Destiny Talisman", completely revolving the ninety types of divine abilities to a high degree of vibration. Astoundingly, a destructive ripple quickly transmitted to the surroundings. Whether it was the golden light, scriptures, incantations, or the large hand, everything was entirely pulverized within this ripple.
"Bang bang bang…" Bang… an unknown number of explosive sounds echoed. That artifact spirit Ancient Buddha violently swayed its entire body, seemingly unable to sit steadily on the white lotus platform. The bodies of some praying Heavenly Demons around it seemingly suffered the intense ripple and exploded one after another. A full tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons all met a violent death!
"Oh no!"
Xing Miexie's heart skipped a beat. He did not expect Fang Han's Destiny Talisman to actually be this powerful, to the extent that even his "mid-grade dao artifact" the "Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha Umbrella", cultivated for hundreds of years, could not restrain him. And the Heavenly Demons collected inside were even shattered!
Although Heavenly Demons could be collected at any time and had no direct relation to the magic treasure itself, if they were all destroyed in a battle, it would be extremely pitiful. One must know, these Heavenly Demons were all devout believers! If he collected more and more in the future, after stepping into the Longevity Mystic Realm, he could re-refine this magic treasure, collect even more Heavenly Demons, and it could transform into a high-grade dao artifact! At that time, its power could not be mentioned in the same breath.
"A mid-grade dao artifact, although formidable, how could it possibly deal with my Destiny Talisman? He probably still doesn't know the terror of the Five Emperors Great Demonic Divine Ability." Fang Han smiled coldly. Urging the talisman, it suddenly transformed into ninety streams of treasured light, strangling toward Xing Miexie.
These ninety streams of treasured light were evolved from ninety types of divine abilities. The immortal qi and demonic qi were balanced, appearing like a Taiji, demonstrating the universe of heaven and earth, the opposing sides of Yin and Yang. Mutually coordinating, it simply brought out the best in each other.
"I originally thought that although he forcefully refined the Nine Ghosts Origin Spirit, he definitely could not suppress the demonic qi within it! Yet I never expected that he had actually perfectly fused them! Unifying immortal and demonic!"
Xing Miexie was shocked in his heart.