"Is someone drowning?"
Fang Han hurriedly jumped into the water and rescued the person.
"No breath, this is a floating corpse." After pulling the person up, Fang Han's heart shrank fiercely. The scene before his eyes was indeed somewhat horrifying.
This person was completely dead, his whole body swollen from soaking in the water. A long scar lay on his body, and when turned over, the wound was surprisingly scorched black.
"Was this person struck by lightning?" Seeing this wound, Fang Han remembered some people in the countryside who had been struck by lightning, and they were also scorched black and smelly.
This corpse was dressed quite gorgeously, wearing a suit of dark golden clothes. Water drops on it rolled off like they were on lotus leaves, not staining it in the slightest. Moreover, it felt very soft and smooth to the touch. Being a domestic servant in the Fang family, Fang Han had seen a lot of the world, but he had never seen such a fabric before.
"What should I do? Report to the officials, or what? A human life is no small matter!" Fang Han was about to leave the corpse and report to the officials, but on second thought, he hesitated: "The clothes this person is wearing show he was an important figure, why would he die here? If I get involved with him, after reporting to the officials, tracing it down will probably result in a lot of trouble. It's better to bury him and let him rest in peace, pretending nothing ever happened. Less trouble is better than more trouble."
After making up his mind, Fang Han dragged the corpse, preparing to find a place to bury it.
Clatter!
Right at this moment, a box that seemed neither like gold nor iron fell out from the corpse's embrace. The box was the size of a palm, looking somewhat like an inkstone, but was very heavy.
At the same time, an ancient scroll painting also fell down.
Hmm?
Fang Han picked up this golden-iron box and unfurled that ancient scroll painting. He found that the background on it was completely pitch-black, and within the pitch-blackness, the shadow of a flood dragon was faintly dormant. It seemed this was not a painting, but a window, a window that could lead to an unknown space.
"This painting is a treasure; even water cannot soak and rot it. Ordinary paper would rot from soaking right away." Although Fang Han could not read calligraphy and painting, based on common sense, he judged that this was a treasure.
Subsequently, he took the golden-iron box in his hand to observe, only to see a small golden lock fastening it.
Curiosity made him pick up a stone by the river and forcefully strike it. Crack, that golden lock was broken.
"This is real gold, one tael of gold is equal to ten taels of official silver, and this golden lock is a full four or five taels. But this is the possession of a dead man, to take it or not to take it? As the saying goes, a gentleman loves wealth, but acquires it in a proper way…" Fang Han pondered for a while: "Bah, I am merely a domestic servant, what gentleman or not a gentleman. Do whatever matches your status. Isn't there a saying in the books, 'He who is not in that position does not consider its policies'? I'll take it."
Fang Han grabbed the gold and stuffed it into his bosom.
After taking the gold. Crack, he opened the box.
Upon opening it, the items inside were revealed.
A dark golden pill the size of a thumb. The strange thing was that there were nine orifices on this pill, and a medicinal fragrance faintly emitted from the nine orifices. The moment Fang Han smelled it, he felt his mind refreshed, his whole body light and agile, and the fatigue of his entire body was swept clean away.
What was especially miraculous was that those nine orifices were like the nine orifices of a human being, containing air currents inside, continuously and faintly pulsating and breathing. It was as if it contained a peculiar life force.
"This pill is a thousand times more wondrous than the Fang family's best Lingzhi Pills and Snow Ginseng Pills." Fang Han had watched those Fang family disciples consume vitality-nourishing pills occasionally when practicing martial arts. Those were exquisite items forged through a thousand refinements, but compared to this pill with nine orifices before his eyes, they simply could not be compared, like the difference between heaven and earth.
"I also heard those Fang family disciples say that according to rumors, there are some miraculous pills that can unblock the muscles and bones, regulate the internal organs, clear out bruised blood, and invigorate the spirit. Swallowing one pill can save many years of hard work in training the physical body and make up for the deficiency of one's own vitality. Could this Golden Pill be such a medicine? I just smelled a bit of the scent, and I felt my spirit refreshed."
Fang Han pinched this Nine Orifices Golden Pill as if pinching a diamond, thinking about whether to swallow it down in one gulp.
But after thinking for a long time, he did not swallow it. Medicine cannot be eaten indiscriminately.
Those Fang family disciples who took health-nourishing medicines every day did so on time, in fixed amounts, deliberating over and over.
Fang Han was not a fool. He naturally knew that even if it was a miraculous pill, if taken improperly, one would suffer damage.
"My Lord, your corpse was picked up by me. I will bury you so you can rest in peace, and these two items are my reward. We owe each other nothing."
Fang Han put the Nine Orifices Golden Pill back into the box and spoke to this dead corpse.
While speaking, he clumsily dragged the corpse up.
Who knew that upon moving the corpse, the corpse surprisingly sat up instantly, "Secret Realm of Divine Abilities, it truly is no small matter! The Yuhua Sect is indeed worthy of being one of the top ten immortal sects in the world! Fang Qingxue, you are indeed an outstanding disciple among them. It seems the world has gained another expert. I just want to see if you can seek the Secret Realm of Immortality through the path of divine abilities! In the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities, one will ultimately die after a hundred years. Stepping into that Secret Realm of Immortality is true transcendence…"
"A corpse coming to life! No, rumors say that zombies cannot speak, and in broad daylight, zombies wouldn't come out either." Who knew that this corpse would actually sit up and talk to itself. Fang Han's shock was no small matter.
"Was it you who saved me?" Hearing the movement, this "corpse" turned around, saw Fang Han, his eyes darkened, and asked.
"So you are still alive," Fang Han settled his mind and said calmly.
"I didn't expect you to be so calm? Looking at your clothing and attire, you are a servant, right? An ordinary servant, after finding me, would go to report to the officials. You should know, if you report me to the officials, you can get a reward of a thousand taels of silver." The corpse's eyes were cold and gloomy, his tone erratic, seemingly watching Fang Han's reaction. If there was the slightest thing wrong, he would lay ruthless hands immediately.
"Less trouble is better than more trouble. Getting the reward silver and being targeted by others is not a good thing. I got two treasures from you; making a fortune in silence is the king's way. However, since you are still alive, these two treasures are returned to you."
Fang Han took out the Nine Orifices Golden Pill and the Jiao Submerging in the Yellow Spring Scroll that he had stashed away. Being a servant in the Fang mansion, the most important thing was to read a person's expressions, otherwise, offending the master would mean not knowing how one died.
This person in front of him was obviously a strange individual, probably capable of taking his life with a flip of a hand.
"Making a fortune in silence is the king's way… This is well said. I, Bai Haichan, deeply resonate with it. Which mansion's servant are you?" Bai Haichan remembered that because he occasionally leaked the news of obtaining the Nine Orifices Golden Pill and the Jiao Submerging in the Yellow Spring Scroll, he was hunted down.
"Longyuan Province, the Fang family's servant." Fang Han licked his lips.
"The Fang family's servant?" Bai Haichan's face darkened, then softened again. He looked at the ground around him: "Presumably, you are also someone who is unwilling to be a servant. That's why you are here, secretly practicing martial arts. These footprints on your ground are the Fang family's strength training methods. You stole them, right? A servant secretly learning martial arts broke the taboo. Presumably, you are also a restless person."
"This person is so formidable. Just a casual glance, and he knew so much." Fang Han felt that under Bai Haichan's eyes, there was not a trace of a secret on his entire body.
"Restless is good, restless is good, the Fang family's servant… The Secret Realm of Divine Abilities' Fang Qingxue…" A cold sneer appeared on Bai Haichan's face.
His face was scorched, and this cold sneer made it look exceptionally hideous, like a malevolent ghost.
"As a servant, having no money and no power, wanting to practice martial arts to stand out among your peers, that is impossible. Training the physical body requires spending mountains and oceans of silver to regulate the body. However, running into me is considered your luck! I will give you a chance to stand out, as long as you promise me to do a few things." Bai Haichan said in a deep voice.
"How will you give me a chance?" Fang Han asked vigilantly.
"This Nine Orifices Golden Pill has incredible power; it can help you shed your mortal body and exchange your bones, sweep away the weakness of your body, and lay down a solid foundation that no one can compare with. I will then impart superior martial arts to you, and you will certainly advance by leaps and bounds. As to whether you can step into the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities, that will depend on your own karma." Bai Haichan's body sat up straighter for a moment.
"The Secret Realm of Divine Abilities? You can help me cultivate to the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities!" Fang Han became shocked.
"You also know the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities? It seems you stole quite a lot of things." Bai Haichan looked at Fang Han in a new light once again.
"Just stolen knowledge, that's all. I also know that the physical body has ten realms, and the tenth realm is Divine Transformation. When the physical body is trained to the limit, supported by a powerful physique, the brain will produce magical power, relying on magical power to cultivate various divine abilities." Fang Han recited what he heard from Giant Spirit Hand Fang Tong completely.
"Not bad, in a human's whole body, the brain is the most mysterious organ. No martial arts cultivation can reach the brain. This is the source of divine abilities." Bai Haichan said: "The matters I want you to do are nothing else. First, acknowledge me as your master. Then, after you gain success in your cultivation, the first thing is to find an opportunity in the Fang family to join the Yuhua Sect, you absolutely must learn the 'Yuhua Ascension Scripture'. The second is to kill Fang Qingxue!"
"The Yuhua Sect, the First Miss of the Fang family, Fang Qingxue!"
Fang Han was shocked once again. He knew that the ancestors of the Fang family were legends among men, a disciple of the Yuhua Sect immortals, who swept across and pacified the world with the Grand Progenitor of Dali a hundred years ago. And the First Miss of the Fang family, Fang Qingxue, had always been learning arts in the Yuhua Sect, cultivating the path of immortality.
"But joining the Yuhua Sect does not seem to mean standing out. Kings, nobles, generals, and ministers, are they born of a special breed? If I stand out, I can control the universe, and also pacify the world, to be an emperor or a sovereign."
Fang Han braced his courage, and treasonous words spat out of his mouth. He knew that facing a strange person like Bai Haichan, the more astonishing the words, the more one could gain the other party's appreciation.
"You only have this kind of insight? In the end, you are still a mortal." Who knew that upon hearing his words, Bai Haichan instead sneered: "True standing out is the Secret Realm of Immortality after cultivating to the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities, becoming the head of one of the top ten immortal sects! Controlling a sect, awe-inspiring the universe! Ten thousand nations coming to pay tribute." Bai Haichan seemed to have seen through Fang Han's inner thoughts: "The Dali Dynasty, although its territory is vast and has a population of billions, in the eyes of the top ten immortal sects, is actually nothing more than a plaything. If the supreme devil emperors of the demonic path, like the Xiantian Great Emperor, have a stir in their minds and are dissatisfied with the Dali Dynasty, they could extinguish the entire Dali Dynasty a hundred times over at any moment. The Boyue Dynasty, Dazun Dynasty, Dashi Dynasty… and dozens of other dynasties controlled by the disciples under the Xiantian Great Emperor, none of the lands of any single dynasty is beneath that of the Dali Dynasty."
"There are so many dynasties in the world! The Xiantian Great Emperor, what kind of figure is he? To actually dare to call himself emperor."
Fang Han was thoroughly shocked.
Being a slave in the Fang family, his horizons were considered acceptable, but he also thought that under all heaven, could there be any land not belonging to the king, believing that the whole world belonged to the Dali Dynasty. Little did he know that there were actually so many dynasties in the world! Nations! How big was that whole world?
"The world is vast indeed, the heavens are vast indeed, and the void is vast indeed. As expansive as the mind is, so is the world! I have to help broaden your horizons. The Xiantian Great Emperor is the supreme devil emperor of the demonic path, standing equal with the top ten immortal sects, with a lifespan of ten thousand years. The Emperor of the Dali Dynasty is hailed as 'Ten Thousand Years,' but in reality, could he live past ten thousand years? The Xiantian Great Emperor, however, can live past ten thousand years! Take the top ten immortal sects; whichever disciple cultivates to the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities and comes to the Dali Dynasty, those princes, dukes, and nobles would all have to treat them as honorable guests, fearing any lack of hospitality. This time Fang Qingxue successfully cultivated to the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities, she will probably be instated as a princess by the Dali Dynasty immediately, to try desperately to rope her in. This Jiao Submerging in the Yellow Spring Scroll I obtained is also a magic treasure left behind in the Yellow Spring Mountain by the demonic path's Great Emperor, the Yellow Spring Great Emperor, after he became an immortal, possessing limitless power." Bai Haichan looked at Fang Han's eyes, like looking at a fool: "If one steps into the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities, they can truly come into contact with these things, thereby stepping into the world of immortals. If one does not step into the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities, they will mingle in dynasties for a lifetime, just being a kowtowing bug. Pity, oh pity, I had hope of stepping into the Secret Realm of Divine Abilities, but fell short at the final hurdle. Alright, these are all things to broaden your horizons. For you to truly come into contact with these things, you will have to rely on the Fang family to enter the Yuhua Sect first. Alright, acknowledge me as your master right now! I do not have much time left."