Fang Han taking out four billion medicinal pills in one breath to buy four Nirvana Pills was such a grand gesture that even the ancient giants of the Longevity Mystic Realm could not do. To tell the truth, aside from a figure like "Prince Yi," the first prince of the Great Xuan Empire, who was deep-scheming and extremely adept at accumulating wealth, no one could just bring out five billion medicinal pills at once.
Ordinary cultivators, once they had medicinal pills, would spend them to purchase heavenly materials and earthly treasures to enhance their own strength.
If giving away magic treasures was a deliberate show-off act by Fang Han, then directly taking out four billion medicinal pills now meant tracing true financial prowess, leaving many people dumbfounded. They knew Fang Han was not slapping his face to look fat but was genuinely rich, and had way too much money at that.
Four billion medicinal pills could directly buy an Immortal Pill.
"This time Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood have lost a lot of face. I wonder why Fang Han wanted to cause these two major giants to lose face, could it be he's not afraid of making too many enemies?"
"This child is not that superficial; he is full of tricks. It must be that Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood intended to do him harm, so this can be described as striking first to gain the upper hand, and striking later to suffer. Daoist Wood is a giant cultivated from a Cyathea tree, and Fang Han's Azure Emperor Wood Sovereign Art has a tremendous effect on him. It is highly possible that this Daoist Wood is scheming after his cultivation method. By making this scene now, if anything happens in the future, it would definitely be Daoist Wood's doing, making it easier for the Yuhua Sect to track down the culprit."
"Furthermore, considering his strength, Daoist Wood and Daoist Dragon might truly be unable to do anything to him. Look at him defeating Xue Wuyang in just a few moves without even deploying the Yellow Springs Diagram. If he brought out the Yellow Springs Diagram, there's no telling how formidable he would be."
"Legend has it that the Yellow Springs Diagram is broken? Unable to display its power?"
"Hmph, these are meant to deceive kids, and you believe it? Having such an incomparably formidable Dao Artifact around, wouldn't the Yuhua Sect try to repair it? Besides, didn't Fang Han rely on the power of the Yellow Springs Diagram to kill Ghost Emperor before he even formed his Golden Core? Without a High Grade Dao Artifact or a Supreme Grade Dao Artifact, could he kill a ghost path demon king like Ghost Emperor?"
"That is true."
"If the two great masters, Daoist Wood and Daoist Dragon, join forces, they should be able to thoroughly kill Fang Han."
"That should be possible. It's a pity this child's realm is a bit low. If he could cultivate to the ninth tier of the Divine Ability Realm, condensing the heaven and earth dharma aspect, then I'm afraid Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood would find it hard to kill him. He could completely escape."
"Then it will depend on how much power the Yellow Springs Diagram has."
"Anyway, with this conflict, after the birthday celebration, the two major giants, Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood, will definitely seek to get back their face from today."
"Fang Han surprisingly isn't afraid; offending two ancient giants is not your ordinary level of terrifying. Even with the Yuhua Sect backing him up to protect him, I'm afraid it will be hard for him to end well. Exposing one's sharpness too much is not a good thing."
"Not necessarily. This child now has the strength to confront ancient giants, so why should he act trembling with fear? Which giant in past generations wasn't a figure who showed his sharp edge? We are cultivating to immortality, not mixing in the officialdom of the mortal world. Why have so many scruples? I actually quite appreciate this child's style."
The moment Fang Han played the fools out of Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood, many prominent figures also watched it, including figures who had cultivated to extremely high realms in the Longevity Mystic Realm.
A man dressed in a crystalline scholar's robe and holding a folding fan particularly admired Fang Han. Standing beside this man were a few individuals with similarly unfathomable auras. Their bodies seemed closely integrated with the entire void, indistinguishable from it, as if they could escape into space and teleport instantly at any moment.
"Mr. Shuijing, it seems you truly appreciate Fang Han quite a bit. Why don't you discuss this with Feng Baiyu and have him take you as his master and join your Shuijing Grotto-Heaven?"
An expert said to this man in the crystalline scholar's robe.
It turned out this man was actually the master of a major sect among the Ten Immortal Sects! The master of the Shuijing Grotto-Heaven, a sect leader, an existence standing on equal footing with Feng Baiyu.
"I indeed appreciate Fang Han. If he joined my sect, I would definitely train him with all my effort, even passing some of my divine abilities to him to have him inherit my position as the sect leader of the Shuijing Grotto-Heaven. With this child as the leader of my Shuijing Grotto-Heaven, I believe my Shuijing Grotto-Heaven could be called a super sect that rivals the Taiyi Sect within a millennium."
Mr. Shuijing sighed as he spoke.
"Oh? To think Mr. Shuijing values this child so highly?" Some giants beside him were surprised, but no one questioned the words of this scholar-robed man. This was because Mr. Shuijing excelled at Innate Divine Calculations, able to deduce past and future events, and determine people's life, death, fortune, misfortune, and calamities.
"Since Mr. Shuijing values this child so much, then just go and discuss it with Feng Baiyu and let Fang Han switch allegiances. Anyway, Fang Han can still serve the Yuhua Sect while also doing things for the Shuijing Grotto-Heaven. The two major sects could even join hands and make a beautiful tale out of it."
A giant hastily said: "If Mr. Shuijing intends to, I could help broker the deal; I have some affinity with Feng Baiyu."
"Many thanks to the Six Paths Vagabond. Unfortunately, even if Feng Baiyu and I both agree for the two sects to unite, the number one expert of our Xuanhuang Great World would not agree, making it all in vain."
Mr. Shuijing shook his head.
This giant wanting to act as a matchmaker was actually the Six Paths Vagabond!
The master of the Six Paths Alliance, one of the three major chambers of commerce! No wonder his tone was so big, saying he had some affinity with Feng Baiyu.
"The number one expert of the Xuanhuang Great World! You mean Immortal Venerable Linglong!" The Six Paths Vagabond was startled: "What, Immortal Venerable Linglong is also interested in this child?"
"It's far more than just being interested…" Mr. Shuijing slightly fanned his folding fan, and just as he was about to speak, suddenly, the peak of the Sumeru Golden Mountain shook. From the unseen world, it seemed a massive power descended. He promptly swallowed the words about to leave his mouth and smiled: "Linglong, I will absolutely not mention your matters any further."
This mighty force then dissipated.
The Six Paths Vagabond blanked out for a moment before sighing: "Immortal Venerable Linglong, it seems your dharma power is indeed far above ours, truly not far from attaining the Dao and becoming immortal. Worthy of being the number one expert of the Xuanhuang Great World. No wonder Taihuangtian is so wary of you. I think even if he urged his Immortal Artifact, he probably couldn't handle you."
"The Six Paths Vagabond flatters me. I must thank you again for coming to congratulate me on my birthday. Now, please take a look at what formidable young talents the immortal and demonic paths have produced."
In the void, Immortal Venerable Linglong's voice transmitted into the Six Paths Vagabond's ears.
The Six Paths Vagabond continuously praised, knowing that Immortal Venerable Linglong's strength was far above his own, completely unfathomable. Not to mention in the Xuanhuang Great World, even across all heavens and myriad worlds, various space-times, and planes, she could dominate the world, fully comparable to some retired existences from the ancient times.
However, he also murmured inwardly: "Mr. Shuijing said this Immortal Venerable Linglong attaches great importance to this child Fang Han. I wonder why? Could it be that this child carries great cosmic destiny? What a pity, although I also possess the divine ability of Innate Divine Calculation, predicting the future consumes too much dharma power and lifespan. One calculation costs a thousand years of life; I can't afford that consumption either. I'll just watch and see. Since Immortal Venerable Linglong appreciates this kid, when necessary, it would be good for me to form some good karmic ties with him."
"Wu wu wu, wu wu wu…"
Over the entire Sumeru Golden Mountain, the sound of the great dharma conch resounded once more. All those who came to offer congratulations seated themselves according to their places. In the void, massive golden chairs manifested, noble and magnificent, making everyone who came to offer congratulations feel as if they were Nine Heavens Deities.
And on the highest level of the Sumeru Golden Mountain, beneath the canopy of Brightness Peak, Immortal Venerable Linglong stepped out from the depths of hundreds of thousands of space-times. Countless spaces trembled together, and petals condensed from spatial power continuously seeped out from the void. Instantly, heavenly flowers fell like rain, and golden lotuses surged up from the void on the ground.
Heavenly flowers fell in profusely, and golden lotuses sprang from the earth.
When the heavenly flowers fell around Fang Han, he felt a dense spatial power. He immediately and unabashedly executed the Great Severing Art, inhaling all these heavenly flowers into his body and merging them into the Great Severing Art.
The supreme divine ability, the Great Severing Art, required the absorption of spatial power to be cultivated. Since Fang Han currently lacked Void Crystals, he had no way to cultivate it to great perfection and evolve the Thunder of the Void. Its power was still very weak. Now that the true body of Immortal Venerable Linglong descended, hundreds of thousands of voids resonated, and spatial power condensed into falling heavenly flowers. Every heavenly flower contained extremely powerful spatial power; absorbing them easily enhanced the might of the Great Severing Art.
After absorbing these heavenly flowers, deep within his Golden Core of ninety divine abilities, a pitch-black twisted talisman fiercely transformed, like a dragon or snake slithering dynamically, appearing to undergo a metamorphosis.
Continuously absorbing the heavenly flowers, this Great Severing Art, a supreme Heavenly Demon divine ability, fluctuated more and more violently. The black talisman gradually split, becoming a shape that was akin to a blade yet not a blade, akin to a sword yet not a sword—nine inches long, three inches wide, with endless jagged teeth along its edge. On this talisman, space faintly appeared to be continuously splitting open, exploding, and oscillating. It was as if it was about to birth thunderbolts.
Once it spawned thunderbolts, that would be the Thunder of the Void, and the Great Severing Art would have achieved perfection. Using this divine ability to cut could even rend Low Grade Dao Artifacts.
"Good, very good. Leveraging the spatial power of these heavenly flowers, I've refined the Great Severing Art." Fang Han was very satisfied with the changes in his Great Severing Art. Sweeping his gaze around, he also saw many cultivators collecting the falling heavenly flowers.
As heavenly flowers continuously merged into his own Golden Core and that spatial power seeped inside, Fang Han suddenly felt bursts of heat from the inner core of his Golden Core, and within his sea of consciousness, a wind faintly blew out from the inside.
"The Golden Core realm has reached its peak, and I have actually triggered the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation! Undergoing the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation at this time! This is far too dangerous, and totally unsuitable. I was too greedy."
Fang Han was shocked. It turned out that the refinement of the Great Severing Art pushed his seventh-tier Divine Ability Golden Core realm to its peak, spawning the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation within the core of his Golden Core! The stronger the Golden Core, the more severe the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation, potentially turning even the physical body and all divine abilities directly into flying ash.
He hurriedly exerted all his effort to suppress it.
He even borrowed a stream of Avici demonic qi from the "Yellow Springs Diagram" to enter his sea of consciousness.
Just as he was struggling to suppress his Golden Core, the boundless voices of the Linglong Blessed Land disciples echoed by his ears: "Congratulations to the Supreme Sect Master, eternal holy birthday, everlasting youth! Guests, present your birthday gifts!"