"Fang Han, are you planning to scheme against Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood?" Seeing Fang Han fall silent with his eyes darting around, Qiu Xiyu suddenly felt a chill in her heart, sensing the myriad of scheming thoughts within him, wondering what wicked ideas he was plotting. She immediately cautioned: "These two are both ancient giants who occupy the Dragon Wood Star and have established a sect. With hundreds of thousands of disciples under their command, their power is immense. Although not entirely comparable to the Ten Immortal Sects, they are much stronger than some rogue cultivators. Moreover, they have quite a few cultivator friends around them. Especially that Daoist Wood, who is inherently a Cyathea tree with innate strength. After cultivating into a demon and stepping into the Longevity Mystic Realm, he became even more formidable. Furthermore, he is on the verge of cultivating an immortal body. Once the immortal body is successfully cultivated, that is truly close to imperishability."
"Is that so? Thank you for the reminder, Elder, but I naturally have methods to deal with it. I also know the terror of masters in the Longevity Mystic Realm and am unwilling to offend them lightly, but since the other party is targeting me, I will not show weakness. Furthermore, their strength does not hold an overwhelming advantage right now; they cannot slap me to death with one palm. Even an ant will struggle twice, let alone me?" Fang Han coldly laughed twice.
"That is natural. With your current strength, having formed a Golden Core, you are about to pass the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation, right? If you pass the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation, condense a heaven and earth dharma aspect, and then Defy the Heavens and Change Fate to reach the tenth tier of the Divine Ability Realm, then you can truly contend with the ancient giants of the Longevity Mystic Realm." Qiu Xiyu said: "Your current realm is too low, and the dharma power in your sea of consciousness is insufficient to urge the Golden Core. Encountering a true master, you will inevitably fall short. Take the four palms you used to defeat Xue Wuyang for example. Although the attack was powerful, how many times can you sustain it? Seven times, eight times? If he endured it, wouldn't you exhaust your dharma power and be at others' mercy?"
"I can unleash ten palms. Xue Wuyang could not withstand them." Fang Han spoke the truth.
"Ten palms… Xue Wuyang naturally could not withstand them, but if it were an ancient giant, that would be hard to say." Qiu Xiyu grabbed with her hand. With a bang, the tens of thousands of flying swords of the "Lingbo Ten Thousand Immortals Immaculate Maiden Sword Array," along with the array diagram, merged into her body. Seeing this, Fang Han's eyebrows raised, for he could tell that after this array diagram and the flying swords entered Qiu Xiyu's body, they were completely dispersed and integrated into the flesh and blood of her body.
Right now, within Qiu Xiyu's body, the heaven and earth dharma aspect seemed to vanish; her physical body and the heaven and earth dharma aspect fused once again, becoming one.
"After cultivating to the Longevity Mystic Realm, reaching the second tier, the Immortal Body, means merging one's heaven and earth dharma aspect and natal primordial spirit with the physical body as one, and then comprehending the true meaning of immortality. If killed by someone, one can regenerate, and even after being burned to ashes, one can thoroughly recover. I am currently on the borderline between the Ten Thousand Life Realm and the Immortal Body. My natal heaven and earth dharma aspect and physical body have already merged, just half a step away from comprehending the true meaning of immortality. This is all thanks to your Water of Oblivion and the Lingbo Ten Thousand Immortals Immaculate Maiden Sword Array. Only by cultivating to the level of an immortal body can one have absolute safety. Although masters at the first tier of the Longevity Mystic Realm, the Ten Thousand Life Realm, are powerful, there is still the possibility of falling. An immortal body makes it very difficult to fall."
Qiu Xiyu seemed to be instructing Fang Han: "On the Longevity Candidate List, the top-ranked Fan Qingying, Yan Shuiyi, and Hua Tiandu all possess grand ambitions. They are accumulating power, waiting for the peak, the most powerful moment to step into the Longevity Mystic Realm. Then, relying on the moment of stepping into the Longevity Mystic Realm and perceiving the Gate of the Immortal World, they will bring out all their accumulations, enabling them to directly bypass the first tier, the Ten Thousand Life Realm, and reach the Immortal Body. And you, right now, also have this capability. Progressing from the Ten Thousand Life Realm to the Immortal Body is extraordinarily difficult. For instance, I have cultivated for two thousand years and still haven't been able to step in. Only now do I have a sliver of opportunity. Therefore, their choice is correct."
"What do you mean? Why is directly reaching the Immortal Body the best path, while progressing from the Ten Thousand Life Realm to the Immortal Body is not good?" Fang Han had some doubts.
"The moment going from the Divine Ability Mystic Realm to the Longevity Mystic Realm, perceiving the door to the Immortal World, is an extremely wondrous process. In that instant, not only will one absorb Immortal World primeval energy, but one will also receive experiences of Great Dao laws from the unseen Immortal World. The deeper one's personal accumulations, the more experiences of Great Dao laws one will receive in that instant. This means greater hope for further advancement on the future path. There is only this one opportunity. Cultivating in the Longevity Mystic Realm is not as simple as in the Divine Ability Mystic Realm; advancing one tier is a thousand, a hundred times harder than cultivating through all ten tiers of the Divine Ability Mystic Realm."
Qiu Xiyu did not mind the trouble and imparted all her experiences to Fang Han.
"I understand, I fully understand. So that's how it is, so that's how it is." Upon hearing this, Fang Han immediately comprehended. Back then, during the eighteen years he spent conversing with the mysterious person in the Taiyuan Immortal Mansion, these matters were actually discussed. However, at that time, his cultivation was hopelessly shallow, and he didn't understand it at all. Now, he truly understood.
The deeper the accumulation now, the more Immortal World Great Dao law experiences one would receive at the moment of stepping into the Longevity Mystic Realm, leading to a greater chance of further advancement in the future.
The opportunity existed only this once. If missed, there would be no more chances.
"Now my accumulations are robust enough. If I cultivate to the tenth tier of the Divine Ability Realm, reach the peak, and then consume that Seven Fates Profound Gate Pill to cultivate into the Longevity Mystic Realm, can I directly reach the Immortal Body?" Fang Han thought internally.
Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Qiu Xiyu suddenly made a move. An inexplicable spirit transmitted into Fang Han's sea of consciousness: "Although your current accumulations are very profound, there is still some distance to cultivating into an immortal body. Your mortal enemy, Hua Tiandu, is harboring this exact intention. He has purchased a Life Creation Pill. He intends to consume it at the exact moment of advancing into the Longevity Mystic Realm, and then fuse the artifact spirit and physical body of his High Grade Dao Artifact, the Great Wilderness Ancient Furnace. By doing so, he can definitely reach the second tier of the Longevity Mystic Realm, the Immortal Body. Our sect master, Immortal Venerable Linglong, has already deduced this: to cultivate an immortal body the instant one advances to the Longevity Mystic Realm, one must possess a High Grade Dao Artifact. Then, at the very moment the physical body and natal primordial spirit merge into one, fuse the main body and the artifact spirit of the High Grade Dao Artifact entirely into oneself to successfully cultivate the immortal body. After that, one re-cultivates their divine abilities. This is a shortcut. However, I do not even have a High Grade Dao Artifact. You, however, have the Yellow Springs Diagram, which can be directly integrated into your body upon reaching the Longevity Mystic Realm. The essence of this Yellow Springs Diagram is a Supreme Grade Dao Artifact; if it merges with your body, reaching the Immortal Body will be exceedingly easy for you. Furthermore, Sect Master Immortal Venerable Linglong has already calculated that while the Yellow Springs Diagram on your body can help you now, it might become an obstacle for you one day."
"Become my obstacle?" Fang Han was taken aback. Seeing Qiu Xiyu using voice transmission like this, it was clearly because she feared "Yan" would know.
"I have a sense of proportion regarding this." Fang Han hastily sent out a wisp of divine sense as well. Truthfully, he had never fully trusted "Yan." Of course, he wouldn't trust Qiu Xiyu now either. In reality, aside from himself, he didn't trust anyone at all.
Moreover, after he displayed Immortal Venerable Linglong's hair, Qiu Xiyu lost her composure, talking about some "Ten Thousand Calamities Emotion Thread." Although she covered it up afterward, there was definitely a hidden scheme.
As for exactly what the scheme was, Fang Han didn't know, nor did he have a way to ask; he could only beat them at their own game. To tell the truth, against Immortal Venerable Linglong treating him as a chess piece or whatever, he had absolutely no power to resist.
"Alright, you haven't fought an ancient giant of the Longevity Mystic Realm yet, have you? Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood have a similar level of strength to mine. Since they have set their sights on you, they will definitely cause trouble for you after leaving the Linglong Blessed Land following the birthday celebration. Attack me with all your strength now. It will also help you gain some experience fighting ancient giants."
Qiu Xiyu seemed to want to test Fang Han's abilities.
"Alright then." Fang Han had exactly the same intention. Fighting an ancient giant of the Longevity Mystic Realm, he truly had zero experience and zero certainty. Being able to find this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity now, he naturally would not refuse.
"Then I shall strike!" Fang Han looked solemn and bowed to Qiu Xiyu. His body vibrated a hundred thousand times. Once again vanishing, entirely disappearing, in three-thousandths of an instant, he appeared on the left side of Qiu Xiyu's body, throwing out a punch. The force of the punch was compressed, releasing a force of a hundred million galloping fierce horses.
Furthermore, the instant the fist struck out, an intense golden light erupted, seemingly about to shatter the roof of the Heaven Punishment Great Hall. Within the golden light, ninety divine abilities revolved.
With this punch, Fang Han applied the power of his natal Golden Core to his hand. A single punch carried the might to shatter heaven and earth and sever oceans. He knew that when facing an ancient giant, using whatever divine abilities or techniques was childish and laughable; the only things that mattered were power, absolute power, and speed.
Bang!
This invincible punch actually struck a soft palm.
Consequently, Fang Han saw Qiu Xiyu's palm act like a wrapping cloth, blocking his fist. His dharma power surged into her body like a torrential mountain flood rushing into a vast ocean; although fierce, it could not increase the vast ocean by the slightest bit.
"Good!" Fang Han shouted explosively. His body changed continuously, and his shadows appeared everywhere throughout the Great Hall. Following that, many shadows suddenly became distinct, transforming into nine figures, each stepping in an astral pattern. They surrounded Qiu Xiyu from all directions, swarming upward, attacking the nine apertures of this Linglong Blessed Land Heaven Punishment Elder.
Nine streams of mountain-like punch force, resembling awls, axes, blades, swords, staffs, and needles… aimed to directly disintegrate Qiu Xiyu. Even an immortal body must be pulverized first.
Nine streams of power, each stream condensed to its absolute limit, even seemingly birthing some kind of sentience. Amidst the high concentration of power, intense dragon roars resonated within. Each stream of power began to faintly manifest scales, claws, whiskers, and long horns, as if about to transform into true Heavenly Dragons!
The force of one dragon!
The force of a hundred million galloping fierce horses equated to the force of one dragon.
Fang Han was now capable of releasing the force of one dragon for a total of ten strikes. He had thrown one palm earlier which was resolved by Qiu Xiyu, so holding nothing back, he unleashed the remaining nine punches simultaneously.
He wanted to test precisely how formidable an ancient giant of the Longevity Mystic Realm was.