"Great Shifting Technique!"
Fang Han had never heard the name of this divine ability before. However, Yan Shuiyi was full of envy: "To think that Senior Hentian is not from a rogue cultivator sect, otherwise you would not have obtained the Great Shifting Technique, one of the Three Thousand Great Daos. I wonder if Senior Hentian would be willing to exchange the Great Shifting Technique for our Taiyi Sect's Daoist techniques? If you are interested, I will report to my sect's Supreme Headmaster to discuss it with Senior."
Great Shifting Technique!
One of the Three Thousand Great Daos, an existence on the same level as the Great Cutting Technique, the Great Devouring Technique, and the Great Collapse Technique. It was known as the fastest shifting method in all the heavens and myriad worlds. If truly cultivated successfully, one could travel through countless spacetime barriers. Even if separated by the distance of a hundred thousand Xuanhuang Great Worlds, one would be able to shift across.
Yan Shuiyi had a deeper understanding of the Three Thousand Great Daos than Fang Han did.
She naturally knew the value of the "Great Shifting Technique".
"The Taiyi Sect's Great Disaster Technique ranks within the top ten among the Three Thousand Great Daos. I would very much like to learn it," Daoist Hentian said lightly, the underlying meaning being, "If the Taiyi Sect uses the Great Disaster Technique to exchange for the Great Shifting Technique, then it would be acceptable."
"Senior must be joking. The Great Disaster Technique is the foundation upon which our Taiyi Sect was established, and it absolutely cannot be exchanged under any circumstances. However, we can talk about this matter later. Right now, going to the Fiend Sealing Ridge to kill Fang Han is what is important." Yan Shuiyi smiled, her demeanor calm and composed.
"Alright, my cultivation of this Great Shifting Technique is still extremely shallow. Each shift can only cover a hundred and eight thousand miles. It is far inferior to those great seniors who can perform absolute void shifting across the starry skies, or shifting between infinitely massive worlds. However, you all must still circulate your energy to protect your physical bodies, otherwise, the power of the Great Shifting will cause you to bleed from your seven orifices." Daoist Hentian flicked his large sleeve. With a rumbling sound, a current of air wrapped around them. The surroundings were vast and hazy, making it impossible to see the situation outside at all.
Fang Han indeed felt power from all directions pressing down. The air currents around his body vibrated at high speed, nearly causing his body to disintegrate. It was much faster than when he executed the White Emperor Gold Sovereign Slash.
In the cultivation world, there were many divine abilities that specialized in speed. The most famous ones were Metal attribute Daoist techniques, such as the "Instant Kill Great Method", as well as the "Taiyi Flying Heaven Phantom Evasion", which was known as the number one in the immortal path, and Fang Han's "White Emperor Gold Sovereign Slash".
However, in front of this "Great Shifting Technique", these Daoist techniques seemed to pale in comparison.
"This boy! He is actually so powerful? With the air currents of the Great Shifting Technique enhancing him, he doesn't even move. What magic treasure does he have on his body to be so formidable? No wonder he is a figure who can walk alongside Yan Shuiyi. Yan Shuiyi and Hua Tiandu have an arranged marriage pact, but it seems she is very close with this boy. Isn't Hua Tiandu wearing a bright green hat?"
The five "God Kings" beside Daoist Hentian saw this scene and were shocked in their hearts. Daoist Hentian also felt slightly surprised. He did not expect "Prince Wula" to have such formidable strength.
But thinking about it, a man who could obtain Yan Shuiyi's favor would certainly not be any weaker than Hua Tiandu in strength.
Boom!
After more than ten continuous booming sounds, the heaven and earth suddenly became clear. Daoist Hentian transformed his whole body, stepping through the void like walking among the stars, and only stopped after wandering for a moment. Below them were continuous mountain ranges; they had already escaped from the sea.
"This is the place not far from the Many Stars Sect's Meteor Mountain. Prince Wula, Miss Yan Shuiyi, take a look, where exactly is that Fiend Sealing Ridge?" Daoist Hentian smiled at the two of them. It seemed that such a long-distance Great Shift had not consumed even a tiny bit of his Dharmic power.
Fang Han and Yan Shuiyi were secretly astonished. It had taken them several hours plus a day and a night of flying to travel from Xuanhuang City to the Fanged Islands. Yet, this Daoist Hentian, executing the Great Shifting Technique, had shifted over in less than the time it takes to eat a meal. How much Dharmic power would that require.
"Fang Han, be careful. Even for an expert who has cultivated the Undying Body, executing such a massive shift would probably be somewhat strenuous. Unless it is an expert who has comprehended the rules of space. I think we better not go against this person." Yan Shuiyi was also uneasy in her heart, secretly transmitting an obscure mental message to Fang Han.
"Right now we can advance or retreat. We will talk again once we reach the underground." While Fang Han communicated with Yan Shuiyi using his mind, he surveyed the surrounding environment.
"It is right there!"
Fang Han pointed into the distance and saw a mound. The mound rose up resembling a tortoise back, or perhaps a long snake, stretching far into the distance. He immediately recognized that this was the location of the Fiend Sealing Ridge. It was at this very place that he had saved the Pure Fox little demoness, and then deep underground, he encountered the Human Emperor Pen.
However, at that time, the mound was the color of yellow earth, without the slightest bit of spiritual energy. But now, spiritual energy was abundant. Flowers were blooming everywhere, the vegetation was lush, and it was so verdantly green it seemed like drops would drip down.
Standing in the sky, one could smell extremely rich wood energy. The wood energy of some of the vegetation was so thick that it was about to condense into individual phantoms, seeming as if they were going to turn into minor spirits and monsters.
"Good, that boy Fang Han is definitely hiding and lying low here." Daoist Hentian trembled slightly and let out a low roar, "The thick wood spirit energy here is caused by the Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Art. The Six Dao Alliance's information is truly formidable to actually know Fang Han's specific location. It seems our luck is truly good. Since Fang Han is hiding underground, then we will go underground to find him! Earth Penetrating Divine Needle! Open for me!"
He flicked his large sleeve again, and an earthy yellow divine needle flew out from his sleeve. This needle was only the length of a finger, but it radiated yellow light. The moment it flew out, a yellow mist immediately permeated the air. Sand and wind rose across the sky, making the surroundings vast and hazy, as thick pulses of earth elemental power surged forth.
Above the divine needle, a monster resembling a snake and a dragon soared. With one look, Fang Han knew it was a Huang Serpent, which was also the artifact spirit of this divine needle.
This Huang Serpent had a far more majestic aura than the Huang Serpent he had refined in the Five Elements Land. It let out an invisible shout toward the earth, and immediately the ground within a ten-mile radius below was seen forming ripples, as if the earth had turned into water.
"A low-grade Dao Artifact can actually unleash such immense power in the hands of the Longevity Secret Realm. It seems that people in the Divine Ability Secret Realm possessing Dao Artifacts is a reckless waste of natural treasures." Fang Han knew that if he obtained this "Earth Penetrating Divine Needle", it would absolutely not have such powerful might, not even with the coordination of the Earth Sovereign Astral Energy.
"Go!"
Daoist Hentian flew out the "Earth Penetrating Divine Needle" and pointed the divine needle downwards. The ground immediately collapsed, and the man flew down, disappearing from sight. Fang Han, Yan Shuiyi, Fan Qingying, and the five great God Kings also immediately dropped down.
Afterward, the surroundings returned to calm once again.
Deep within the earth, it was still pitch black. Daoist Hentian used the "Earth Penetrating Divine Needle" to melt the rocks and soil. As the few of them continuously went deeper, Yan Shuiyi maintained her composed expression, but deep down she was very nervous. She did not know what kind of plan Fang Han was cooking up. Fang Han, however, constantly looked around and even praised: "Senior Hentian's Earth Penetrating Divine Needle is truly profound. How was this magic artifact refined? I also want to refine one. You must know that many treasures are buried underground. If one had this treasure, who knows how many benefits they could obtain by going underground to hunt for treasures."
"Refining this Dao Artifact is also simple. As long as we find Fang Han and force him to hand over the spiritual talisman of the Five Elements Land, we can go to the Five Elements Land anytime and anywhere to find the powerful Earth-attribute sacred object, the Huang Serpent. Together with various materials and the expenditure of painstaking effort, it can be completed. The key point is still on Fang Han. My Earth Penetrating Divine Needle was refined over five hundred years after I painstakingly found a Huang Serpent on a designated earth planet and subdued it."
Daoist Hentian spoke while revolving his Dharmic power, piercing through the tough basalt rocks.
In a short while, they reached a depth of tens of thousands of zhang underground. It was already a tectonic plate of basalt rock, often stretching for thousands of miles. That day, Fang Han had seen the Human Emperor Pen, which was the size of the Mount Sumeru Gold Mountain, quietly sleeping within the tectonic plate right here. But now, the Human Emperor Pen was no longer here.
That day, Fang Han found it quite difficult to piece through the basalt plate using the Earth Sovereign Astral Energy, but now Daoist Hentian was incomparably relaxed. With a point of the Earth Penetrating Divine Needle, large blocks of rock directly turned into vital energy, and they continued downwards.
"Lord Hentian, we have penetrated a full fifty thousand zhang deep, and we have not found any clues. Is Fang Han that powerful to be able to flee down here to cultivate?" one God King asked in suspicion.
"The thick wood energy above is the aura of the Wood Sovereign Astral Energy. That is definitely correct; Fang Han has cultivated here. Furthermore, I faintly sense that deep within this underground, an extremely formidable power is hidden. It might be Fang Han's hiding place. I feel that this boy Fang Han's sudden rise is definitely not simple. Definitely someone is helping him. This place might be one of his greatest secrets." Daoist Hentian did not speak, but Fan Qingying provided the explanation.
"Correct, there is something peculiar underground here that makes even me feel uneasy." Daoist Hentian nodded, but absolutely did not stop, continuing to drill downward: "All of you be careful, each of you bring out your most powerful magic treasures. Protect yourselves."
Needless to say for Fan Qingying, she took out the high-grade Dao Artifact "Great Chaos Lightning Sword" in her hand. With a slight shake, a series of chaotic energy revolved around her left and right.
Yan Shuiyi had long since brought out her "Ocean Divine Pearl".
And the five great God Kings suddenly emitted a peculiar aura from their bodies, spinning around and forming a mysterious and secret formation.
"Fang Han, regarding this Daoist Hentian and five subordinates beside him, I can say with certainty, they are not humans, nor are they demons. Even less so are they Heavenly Devils or Earthly Devils. I do not know what race they are in this heaven and earth." Yan Shuiyi spoke secretly.
"You must have seen it by now too. These people are indeed not humans, not demons, nor are they devils. In the ancient times, they were existences that ruled over all things in heaven and earth, an incomparably noble race, and the greatest enemy of all living beings. As a disciple of the Taiyi Sect, since I have said it up to this point, could you still not know?" Reaching this point, Fang Han also no longer concealed it.
"You mean…" Suddenly, Yan Shuiyi's expression changed vastly, and her whole body trembled.
"Yan Shuiyi, what is wrong with you? Suddenly being startled." Fan Qingying noticed Yan Shuiyi's change in expression and could not help but send out a divine sense.
At this moment, Yan Shuiyi showed her quick-witted flexibility, pointing below: "We are soon arriving at the underground magma. I felt an unparalleled and powerful oppression, as if there is a highly terrifying thing within the underground magma."
"Correct, I have felt it too."
Fan Qingying said.
Up ahead, firelight was faint, hot air soared up, and the pungent smell of sulfur wafted over. They had arrived within the magma.