Fang Han kept the precious collections on the Wood-Dragon Planet on his mind. Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood had ruled there for thousands of years. The materials they scraped together from all over, although not comparable to the Ten Schools of the Immortal Dao, were also worth tens of billions, or even a hundred billion medicinal pills. If he could get his hands on them, it could also alleviate his current predicament.
Especially since Fang Han learned from Daoist Wood's mouth that there was a star core inside the Dragon-Wood Planet, brewing for an unknown number of billions of years, which had already generated a tyrannical spiritual consciousness. If it could be thoroughly refined, the benefits would be unknown.
However, although the "Dragon-Wood Planet" was situated right outside the Black Yellow Great World, the journey was distant. Fang Han did not possess the "Great Shifting Technique," nor the power of the third level of the Longevity Secret Realm to comprehend spatial laws. Flying from one star to another would take at least a month, or even several months.
Interstellar flight was much further than sweeping across the surface layer of the Black Yellow Great World. Moreover, there were no places to rest midway; one had to completely rely on a single breath of one's own mana to forcibly hold on. Generally, unless one was a Giant of the Ages who could continuously draw Immortal Realm vital energy, they would not undertake interstellar travel.
So he decided to delay this matter for a while and return to the Ascension Sect to dispatch Hua Tiandu first.
Killing Hua Tiandu would mean Yan Shuiyi's engagement was automatically nullified, and the chances of them being together in the future would be much greater. It would save the trouble of a long night bringing many dreams. If Hua Tiandu were allowed to cultivate to the Longevity Secret Realm, or even achieve the Undying Body, and then the Taiyi Sect forcefully compelled Yan Shuiyi to marry him, his own intestines would rot with regret.
Carrying the residual lingering fragrance of a beauty on his body, Fang Han's thoughts of killing Hua Tiandu grew increasingly strong. Traveling along the way, he simply crossed three thousand miles in an instant, and ten thousand miles in a few breaths.
He had the World Tree drawing Immortal Realm vital energy, and further had Daoist Wood drawing Immortal Realm vital energy; his mana flowed continuously and unendingly without cease. No matter how he flew, there was no danger of exhaustion. Along the way, no one came to hunt him down either.
Two days later, he saw the mountain ranges of the Ascension Sect, as well as standing high amidst the cloud layers, incomparably massive, about the same size as the primordial meteorite of the Myriad Stars Sect, the "Ascension Heavenly Palace" hovering, exuding majesty at all times.
At the same time, he also saw his own Reincarnation Peak, Fang Qingxue's Purple Lightning Peak, Jialan's Jialan Peak, and Meng Shaobai's mountain peak completely devoid of any vitality, where sword Qi surged into the sky and killing intent billowed, with the wailing of ghosts and gods within, making people afraid to fly close. But under the piercing gaze of Fang Han's eyes, there was no one inside this mountain peak; Meng Shaobai was not on the mountain peak.
Regarding Meng Shaobai, Fang Han no longer kept him in mind. A defeated opponent had already lost the qualification to vie for edge with him; even if he cultivated further, the seed of failure had already been planted. Besides, with his current strength, even if Meng Shaobai cultivated to the tenth level of Divine Ability, the realm of Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing, he could squeeze him to death with a single grasp without the slightest suspense.
With a cold smile, Fang Han looked into the deepest part of the Ascension Sect mountain ranges, located right in the center, Hua Tiandu's Tiandu Peak.
On Tiandu Peak, nine golden pagodas still hovered, emitting a myriad beams of light shining in all directions. It was the pure yang supreme-grade treasure artifact, the "Nine-Palace Golden Pagoda," possessing boundless power, even above the "Great Brahma Radiant Ship." But Fang Han was no longer interested in this supreme-grade treasure artifact now. Now that his horizons were broadened, he was only interested in Dao artifacts.
However, gathering it and letting Yan devour it to increase a tiny bit of power was still acceptable.
Anyway, back then Hua Tiandu had seized his "Seven-Fiend Gourd"; now this could be considered revenge. But Fang Han still needed to settle things down well at his own Reincarnation Peak first.
"Whoosh!"
Landing directly onto his Reincarnation Peak and straight into the pill room, he unexpectedly gave the Witch, Crane Fairy, Long Xuan, Jialan, Princess Hongyi, and numerous other female disciples who were meditating and cultivating in front of the "Five Hells King Cauldron" a fright!
"Why are there so many people?"
Fang Han paused for a moment. In his pill room, there were fully twenty to thirty women, chattering and bustling, seeming all to be experts of the Jialan Association. Among them were also Ye Yu, Xu Yue'er, and a group of people who had consumed his Divine Ability Fruits, advancing to the Divine Ability Secret Realm and becoming true disciples.
"Fang Han, you're back! Is it really you? These past few days have worried us to death. Senior Sister Jialan already heard that the Headmaster of the Taiyi Sect issued a Heavenly Dao Kill Order against you, and was precisely gathering the experts of the Jialan Association, teaming up with us to refine a magical treasure. After refining it, we were going out to search for you."
Seeing Fang Han appear, Long Xuan fiercely stood up.
"It has caused you much trouble." Fang Han felt warm in his heart as he saw rolling flames rising from within his "Five Hells King Cauldron." Wrapped inside the flames was a jade pendant; this jade pendant was missing a corner, but at every moment, it exuded a distinctive aura.
Looking at it, Fang Han saw that there was actually faintly the shadow of a Dao artifact inside this jade pendant.
"This jade pendant is called the Profound Female Jade Pendant, a precious treasure I obtained with great difficulty. It is a crippled Dao artifact. After I obtained it, I secretly refined it for many years, expending an unknown amount of painstaking effort. This time, having achieved some success in my cultivation, I brought it out to use your Five Hells King Cauldron to temper it once more. I hoped to coagulate an artifact spirit and restore it to a Dao artifact, so that we could go out, find you, and help you back."
Jialan pointed at the jade pendant being refined in the fire and said.
"A crippled Dao artifact…" Fang Han pondered for a moment, "Even for a crippled Dao artifact, restoring it requires the refinement of an expert in the Longevity Secret Realm. Although Senior Sister has passed the Tribulation of Wind and Fire, you still cannot mend a crippled Dao artifact. Just let me do it."
"Fang Han, you truly have a good eye, seeing at a glance that I passed the Tribulation of Wind and Fire." Jialan froze for a moment, staring at Fang Han: "Exactly what level, which realm, has your current strength reached? I heard rumors that at Immortal Venerable Linglong's Four Thousandth Birthday, you forcefully crushed Xue Wuyang, Wan Lianshan, Jiao Fei, and the Demon Marshal. Passing the Tribulation of Wind and Fire, and seizing three supreme divine abilities, the Zhumo Ancient God Qi, the Great Pudu Zen Light, and the Great Sumeru Mountain King Fist. You're almost the number one person in the Divine Ability Secret Realm. Returning this time, is it to challenge Hua Tiandu."
"Exactly, I returned this time to challenge Hua Tiandu. Although my ten-year agreement with him hasn't arrived, I am completely capable of killing him now!"
Fang Han flicked his hand, and a pagoda eight or nine inches tall flew out of his body. It descended above the "Five Hells King Cauldron," and with a whoosh, completely sucked the Five Hells King Cauldron in.
This "Five Hells King Cauldron" had an extreme number of functions; it was a peak creation among supreme-grade treasure artifacts, but it needed to absorb eight million Heavenly Demons to be effective. Fang Han simply sucked it into the Eight-Part Pagoda and let Daoist Wood refine it.
"Daoist Wood, you are a Giant of the Ages and can forge Dao artifacts now, please help forge this Profound Female Jade Pendant a bit. This is a crippled Dao artifact; restoring it should be relatively easy." Fang Han transmitted his voice to Daoist Wood.
"Crippled Dao artifact? Profound Female Jade Pendant, a good item. Moreover, this Dao artifact isn't severely crippled, so restoring it is relatively easy. Recently, I obtained the fleshly body of a God King, and then after passing through the cleansing of your World Tree's spiritual Qi, I comprehended the origin of the wood element, recovering more than half of my cultivation. Perfect, although my Suoluo Cloak was damaged, the artifact spirit is still present. By melting it down and striking it into the Profound Female Jade Pendant, it can be restored!"
Daoist Wood's strength had greatly increased recently, recovering eighty percent of his cultivation.
Mainly because he obtained the God King's body, and also the nourishment from the World Tree's spiritual Qi.
The World Tree was the sacred object of the wood element, while Daoist Wood was a great demon of the Suoluo Wood. After receiving the nourishment of the spiritual Qi, his lifebound Heaven and Earth Dharma Form had simply been elevated by a tier. If it weren't for supplying a massive ocean amount of Immortal Realm vital energy to Fang Han every day, and instead cultivating himself, it would even have been possible to break through to the realm of the Undying Body!
As his strength recovered, Fang Han's benefits grew more and more; at the very least, the amount of contributed Immortal Realm vital energy increased, and the willpower from daily prayers was enhanced quite a bit.
Grabbing the Profound Female Jade Pendant from inside the Five Hells King Cauldron, Daoist Wood spun rapidly, extracting a powerful artifact spirit from a piece of clothing. Then, illuminating it with Buddha light, he forcefully pushed it into the Profound Female Jade Pendant.
Boom!
The Profound Female Jade Pendant exploded out a ball of dazzling brilliance, charging straight toward the sky. However, just as this aura reached the top of the mountain, it was intercepted by the "Giant Spirit Great Array" and the "Derived Moon Sword Array."
The two great arrays laid down by Fang Han guarding the Reincarnation Peak were extremely secure.
Daoist Wood spun rapidly, grabbing continuously. With every grab, a treasure artifact-tier magical treasure was smashed to dust, then turned into vital energy and merged into the Profound Female Jade Pendant.
This jade pendant was constantly being restored.
In the very end, hum! Like the long cry of a phoenix, this jade pendant vibrated, and rings of serene light shot out from it. The shadowy figure of a Profound Female flickered in and out, eventually coalescing into shape.
A Dao artifact, restored in Daoist Wood's hands!
With one grab, Fang Han caught this jade pendant in his hand, and then handed it to Jialan: "Senior Sister Jialan, I have helped you restore this jade pendant. From now on, you also have a Dao artifact!"
Now Jialan was an expert at the eighth level of Divine Ability, the "Tribulation of Wind and Fire." After obtaining Fang Han's Emotion-Forgetting Water, she cleansed her golden core, finally passing the Tribulation of Wind and Fire, advancing a step further.
Seeing Fang Han hand over the jade pendant, when Jialan took it, she quietly bumped the palm of Fang Han's hand, her face beaming with a smiles.
"This Senior Sister Jialan has a bit of intention toward me…" Fang Han glanced at Jialan, instantly understanding the faint intention in Jialan's heart. If he made a half-hearted refusal, he could definitely get Jialan, just like Yan Shuiyi. After all, the power he displayed was too strong, Jialan's heart was also moved, and during their prolonged cooperation, Jialan clearly had a favorable impression of him.
"Fang Han, you can actually restore Dao artifacts; is this magical treasure the legendary Eight-Part Pagoda? Rumor has it that after leaving the Linglong Blessed Land, you used this treasure to force back two Giants of the Ages, Daoist Dragon and Daoist Wood? It seems your strength truly can defeat Hua Tiandu. But killing the other party might still be very difficult. Moreover, he can completely avoid fighting right now; after all, the ten-year agreement hasn't arrived yet." Seeing the look in Fang Han's eyes, Jialan's heart also held a bit of hesitation, secretly thinking: "Did I hint too overtly?"
"It is exactly this treasure; I seized it on the Panlong Planet while joining the Grand Xuan Empire's treasure-hunting team. Hmph! If Hua Tiandu avoids fighting, I will force him to come out to fight!" Fang Han banished the distractingly impure thoughts deep within his heart. "Watch me, first collect his Nine-Palace Great Golden Pagoda!"
While speaking, Fang Han's body blurred and arrived midway in the sky at the mountaintop. With a fierce glare and his palm explosively expanding, he grabbed directly toward the nine golden pagodas on Tiandu Peak!