Faced with nine streams of space-shattering, sea-severing punch force, which carried nine instances of the force of "a hundred million" galloping fierce horses surging forward, even Heaven Punishment Elder Qiu Xiyu wore an extremely solemn expression. She seemingly hadn't anticipated Fang Han's attack to be this ferocious.
In truth, after Fang Han cultivated the half-immortal body, his physique had strengthened again, and his speed had quickened further. Compared to when he killed the Seven Great God Kings, he was almost twice as formidable. This was the first time since cultivating the half-immortal body that he struck with full power, testing his own strength; it was absolutely exhilarating.
At the same time, Qiu Xiyu's body swayed continuously, shaking, while waves of air currents around her sliced in all directions. Her body spun like a top, instantly rotating hundreds of thousands of times, turning the air currents in the entire "Heaven Punishment Great Hall" into tornado pillars. Then, these pillars all transformed into real wind dragons!
That's right, real wind dragons.
If Fang Han's punch force only had faint scales and claws and hadn't yet become the form of true Heavenly Dragons, then Qiu Xiyu's dharma power represented authentic, unadulterated force of one dragon. Utterly real, without the slightest falsity. This was a true ancient giant of the Longevity Mystic Realm.
"Great Sumeru Mountain King Fist!"
Amidst the rotation, Qiu Xiyu's palms hooked like dragon claws, stepping in a bizarre pattern as she continuously struck out nine palms. Each palm condensed into the shape of a Sumeru Golden Mountain. At the peak of the Sumeru Golden Mountain, a great Buddha radiating dazzling golden light faintly appeared, far more formidable than Fang Han's Blood Light Buddha, resembling the master of the entire Buddhist realm.
This Great Sumeru Mountain King Fist was actually a Buddhist divine ability. Moreover, it was a purely aggressive, oppressive divine ability designed entirely for slaughter and suppression.
Bo bo bo bo…
Following nine continuous sounds of collision, Fang Han's punch force and Qiu Xiyu's punch force fiercely crashed together. The entire Heaven Punishment Great Hall shook. Many pillars, chairs, and dragon beds inside directly split open, and pits and depressions appeared on the ground. The fluctuations of the air currents in the Great Hall rippled deep into space, turning into clumps of primal chaos.
Fang Han's body retreated all the way to the edge of the Great Hall, fiercely slamming into the wall before halting. All the dharma power in his body dissipated, and the five seas of consciousness in his head became completely empty. All his dharma power had been entirely exhausted in delivering those ten punches. However, even with his dharma power depleted now, an ordinary Golden Core master still couldn't kill him.
Unless it was an powerhouse ranked in the top ten of the Longevity Candidate List, only then could they thoroughly kill him and seize his magic treasures.
But he could also teleport to the Land of Five Elements at any time.
Hu hu…
Sitting directly on the ground, panting non-stop, he silently surged the World Tree, drawing down a massive infusion of Immortal World primeval energy, finally recovering some dharma power.
Following this clash, Qiu Xiyu's face also seemed to pale slightly. This ancient giant, who had cultivated to the first tier of the Longevity Mystic Realm, the "Ten Thousand Life Realm," and was on the brink of breaking through to the second tier, the "Immortal Body," also felt deep wariness toward Fang Han's strike.
However, she was clearly uninjured and still had power to spare, enough power to kill Fang Han.
"Fang Han, why didn't you deploy the Yellow Springs Diagram? Although your inherent strength is formidable, your realm is too low, and your dharma power is not long-lasting enough. Only when you reach the tenth tier of the Divine Ability Realm, the stage of Defying the Heavens and Changing Fate, can you truly contend with me. Without deploying the Yellow Springs Diagram now, there is not even a sliver of a chance."
Qiu Xiyu was somewhat astonished, not knowing why Fang Han hadn't deployed the Yellow Springs Diagram.
She didn't know that Fang Han was using the Yellow Springs Diagram and the Eight Divisions Pagoda to suppress the "Sun and Moon Essence Wheel," unable to spare any power at all. But once the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel was suppressed, his strength would surge explosively.
"I just wanted to see my own inherent strength and exactly the disparity between it and an ancient giant of the Longevity Mystic Realm. I didn't expect it to still be far off." Aided by the Immortal World primeval energy, after over ten breaths, Fang Han managed to recover a trace of dharma power. Standing up, he outwardly appeared full of vitality again. "My Yellow Springs Diagram is currently suppressing a magic treasure, unable to spare any power."
"After all, you are only at the Golden Core realm. Elevate your realm and expand your sea of consciousness." Seeing Fang Han recovering a trace of dharma power so quickly, without taking any medicinal pills or absorbing dharma crystal jade, relying entirely on his own strength, Qiu Xiyu became even more surprised. Raising her hand, she pushed from afar; a burst of pure, vast Immortal World primeval energy was injected directly into Fang Han's body.
"Swoosh!"
Seemingly sensing something, Fang Han immediately utilized the Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Art, compressing the World Tree at his glabella into a minuscule speck, shrinking it infinitely, hiding it in the deepest part of his sea of consciousness.
The massive Immortal World primeval energy circulated once within Fang Han's body. Finding nothing, it then merged into his own sea of consciousness, converting into dharma power.
Qiu Xiyu maintained a calm expression. She had intended to take advantage of recovering Fang Han's primeval energy to circulate her personally condensed Immortal World primeval energy within his body to uncover some clues, yet she found nothing.
"What incredibly pure Immortal World primeval energy. The Immortal World primeval energy absorbed and refined by masters of the Longevity Mystic Realm is far more concentrated than that of the World Tree." With Qiu Xiyu's help, Fang Han recovered all his dharma power in less than half an hour, secretly making comparisons in his heart. Only now did he realize the terror of a Longevity Mystic Realm master. Fighting against such figures in the future, he must be extremely careful and under no circumstances act recklessly relying just on a little bit of ability.
The exchange with Qiu Xiyu had added a great deal of experience.
"I was still plotting against Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood just now, but it seems my plans need to be revised. Before thoroughly subduing the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel, I absolutely cannot act rashly. Otherwise, while one Daoist cannot kill me, a pincer attack from two means certain death. I must wait until I obtain the supreme divine ability, the Great Pudu Zen Light, and then sacrificially refine the Land of Five Elements talisman. This will increase the the power blessing of the talisman, allowing the King of the Blood Night and the Emerald Blood Gentle Water Sword to fuse, greatly increasing the might of the Eight Divisions Pagoda, thereby capable of converting the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel. By then, with the four treasures—the Yellow Springs Diagram, the Eight Divisions Pagoda, and the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel—all unleashed, and having survived the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation, condensing my natal heaven and earth dharma aspect, and expanding my sea of consciousness, I might just be able to successfully ambush a master of the Longevity Mystic Realm!"
A clear plan formed instantly in Fang Han's heart.
The Great Pudu Zen Light could enhance the power of the Land of Five Elements talisman, but if Fang Han were to cultivate it himself, who knew how many hundreds of years it would take. Receiving Immortal Venerable Linglong's instruction was different; it would reach great perfection instantly.
Moreover, the "Great Sumeru Mountain King Fist" that Qiu Xiyu had just executed, possessing might that shook the eight directions, also quite tempted Fang Han.
As for the "Zuma Ancient God Energy," it was also a supreme divine ability, and having one more was always a good thing.
"Fang Han, you receiving the instruction of the three supreme divine abilities from the Supreme Sect Master Immortal Venerable Linglong this time is already a certainty, as long as no accidents occur. Originally, the Supreme Sect Master's three supreme divine abilities were prepared for you anyway." Qiu Xiyu exhorted: "However, these three supreme divine abilities consume dharma power immensely. Even if you receive the instruction, your explosive power will remain the force of a hundred million galloping fierce horses with no increase, but the dharma power consumption will be much heavier. For your cultivation, this is a burden; it merely adds a trace of chance to verify the Dao to longevity."
"I know this, but not learning the three supreme divine abilities when they are there is a waste." Fang Han said, "I will raise my realm as quickly as possible."
It turned out that below the Longevity Mystic Realm, regardless of how strong one's power was, one could not break through the force of a hundred million galloping fierce horses. Even if Fang Han cultivated many more divine abilities into his Golden Core, it would not increase his explosive power. Furthermore, the more divine abilities there were, the severer the dharma power consumption. The only benefit was increasing the chance of verifying the Dao to longevity and adding to his accumulations.
Wu wu wu, wu wu wu!
Just at this moment, from the highest level of the Sumeru Golden Mountain, the sustained sounds of the dharma conch rang out. The sound was extremely bizarre, actually able to permeate space, making it audible to many people. Nothing could block this sound.
"The Heaven and Earth Dharma Conch! This signifies that the Supreme Sect Master is ascending the Nine-Petaled Lotus Platform of the Sumeru Golden Mountain. The birthday congratulation assembly has begun. Everyone who came to offer congratulations must present a gift to win the favor of the Supreme Sect Master. The Supreme Sect Master will also grant items at will. Following that will be the martial arts competition and dharma battle among the young talents. Those who stand out will receive the inheritance of the Supreme Sect Master's three supreme divine abilities. Go ahead first; I will patrol the entire Sumeru Golden Mountain and maintain order."
Upon hearing the sound of the dharma conch, Qiu Xiyu knew the birthday congratulation assembly had started.
"Alright, I'll head over now. The birthday gift is prepared: the Golden Core of the Taiyi Sect's Song Weiyi." Fang Han turned his hand, presenting a crystal box. Inside the box was a powerful Golden Core containing twenty-seven divine abilities. This Golden Core was extremely precious, valued at over a billion, and what was more formidable was its symbolic meaning.
After taking out the birthday gift, he stomped his feet down. His entire person turned into a heaven-shaking rainbow, soaring toward the peak of the Sumeru Golden Mountain, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye.
Right after Fang Han left, Qiu Xiyu suddenly sat down quietly, meditating cross-legged for a good while before abruptly exhaling a faint sigh. This Linglong Blessed Land Heaven Punishment Elder, an ancient giant on the verge of breaking through to an immortal body existence, suddenly became melancholy, appearing to carry an extremely heavy concern.
"Ten Thousand Calamities Emotion Thread… Ten Thousand Calamities Emotion Thread… Supreme Sect Master, you actually tied your Ten Thousand Calamities Emotion Thread around this child's fingertip. Could he be your predestined person? The final great calamity before you tear open the gate of the Immortal World and ascend to become an immortal, the emotional calamity, will fall upon this child? However, although this child is remarkable, his cultivation realm is too low; he's only at the Golden Core realm. Who knows what year or month it will be before he cultivates into the Longevity Mystic Realm, and even if he reaches it, it isn't certain he will achieve anything significant. He is too far from your realm. I don't know why, using the Great Luo Divine Ability for deduction, you found it would answer upon this child. I used to think it would be Feng Baiyu, after all, he obtained the Heavenly Emperor Mirror."
Qiu Xiyu muttered to herself, not knowing what she was saying.
However, from her words, one could glean that Immortal Venerable Linglong, this supreme powerhouse, on her path to tearing open the Immortal World gate and ascending to immortality, had her final emotional calamity respond to Fang Han.
The strand of hair on Fang Han's finger was no ordinary dark hair, but a thread of emotion, the Ten Thousand Calamities Emotion Thread.
With the Ten Thousand Calamities Emotion Thread wrapped around his fingertip, he was bound to be trapped by ten thousand kinds of emotional calamities, what is known as being doomed beyond redemption.