"This 'Eight Banners Buddha' has a total of eight levels, each level has five hundred thousand Heavenly Demons and three hundred Heavenly Demon Kings endlessly refining and praying every day. The top of this pagoda is the blood night king and another Dao artifact, the Green Blood Soft Water Sword, transformed into the 'Wheel-Turning Holy King', holding the sun and moon essence wheels, two middle-grade Dao artifacts. There are also Mu Daoren and the Dark Nether King refining the pagoda body for me day and night. Mu Daoren, come down and greet Senior Sister Jialan."
Fang Han brought Jialan into the "Eight Banners Buddha" and introduced the features of this natal magic treasure one by one.
Now, due to the feeding of a large number of Black God Pills, the original 3.6 million Heavenly Demons had multiplied and evolved into 4 million. And the number of Heavenly Demon Kings was also increasing.
The "Six-Syllable True Word Talisman" on the back of the Eight Banners Buddha continuously absorbed Buddhist light from the void at all times, covering these Heavenly Demon Kings with a layer of golden light. As holy as golden-bodied Arhats, completely devoid of any violent aura, they were all incomparably devout believers.
At the top of the pagoda, the Wheel-Turning Holy King, the Sun and Moon Essence Wheels, the Dark Nether King, and Mu Daoren were also continuously praying. The Dark Nether King had now also automatically let the Great Pudu Zen Light purify him, completely submitting to Fang Han, and the Avici Demonic Aura in his sea of consciousness was also expelled. He was now focusing entirely on making diligent progress in cultivation. Fang Han also promised him that in the future, he would help him find an arm of a God King to attach.
The Dark Nether King was also a powerhouse at the ninth level of the Divine Ability, with a Heaven and Earth Dharma Form. The vow power produced after his submission was thousands of times more than that of an ordinary expert.
And Star Cloud Baby was lying in a patch of star cloud mist, still sound asleep.
Above his head, many divine abilities were rotating, seeming about to condense into a natal talisman. Stepping into the sixth level of the Divine Ability, the "Return to Unity Realm," his rapid progress was simply unimaginable.
Of course, since this baby had followed Fang Han, he had also gained many benefits. Especially after he received the complete inheritance of the "Infinite Book of Stars," his realm soared. The "Future Constellation Great Magic" he cultivated became more exquisite. With a casual movement, rolling star cloud mist appeared, seeming real yet illusory, giving a feeling of being in the depths of the stars of the distant universe.
The pagoda body of the Eight Banners Buddha had now completely turned a pure gold color. Extremely sturdy, Mu Daoren had carved countless talismans on it, completely based on the artifact refinement methods recorded in the "Heavenly Dragon Secret Manual."
These talismans, called the "Eight Banners Heavenly Dragon Light King Talismans," could form array formations to concentrate the texture of the pagoda body.
And now, beside "Mu Daoren" floated a cauldron, which was the Five Hells King Cauldron, this peerless treasure artifact. He was thinking of a way to disassemble this cauldron and blend the array formations into the Eight Banners Buddha to increase the pagoda's power.
At this point, the power of the Five Hells King Cauldron was no longer very prominent.
But the materials and various array formations inside were all very profound, holding the mysteries of the supreme Heavenly Demons. Integrating them into the Eight Banners Buddha could once again elevate the pagoda's power.
"Inside this Eight Banners Buddha, there is also an alchemy furnace called the Eight Banners Melting Furnace, which is also a peerless treasure artifact. But to refine it into a Dao artifact, it is still separated by a hundred and eight thousand miles. If I can merge the Five Hells King Cauldron and the Nine Revolutions Melting Furnace into one, then this Eight Banners Melting Furnace really might transform into a Dao artifact…"
Mu Daoren racked his brains, pondering on how to refine the artifact.
After painstakingly studying the "Heavenly Dragon Secret," he had also become an artifact refining master. With the recovery of his mana and the world technique vital energy bestowed by Fang Han, his cultivation had progressed further. His artifact refining also became increasingly proficient.
Although he was refining the artifact, upon hearing Fang Han's call, his body shrank, and with a sway, he arrived before Jialan and placed his palms together: "Miss Jialan, this poor monk Mu Daoren pays his respects."
"Mu Daoren! Is this really Mu Daoren? Dragon Wood Star Master, a Giant of the Ages. Fang Han, I heard that after you left the Linglong Blessed Land, the Dragon Wood Star Master started chasing you down, how come now…"
Jialan opened her mouth wide, shocked to the point of stuttering. Driven by instinct, she quickly returned the greeting: "Senior jests, I am merely a cultivator of the Divine Ability Secret Realm, I cannot bear senior's great salute."
When cultivators of the Divine Ability Secret Realm encounter a Giant of the Ages, they must be respectful; this is instinctive authority.
Giants of the Ages possess Immortal Realm vital energy and communicate with the Immortal Realm. They inherently possess a high and mighty aura that makes people look up to them.
Besides someone like Fang Han, who can also communicate with Immortal Realm vital energy, who wouldn't feel reverence for a Giant of the Ages?
"Good, very good, all living beings are equal. This poor monk knows that he committed grave sins in the past. Since practicing Buddhist teachings and submitting under the command of Daoist friend Fang Han, I have achieved a great awakening and attained pure great freedom." Mu Daoren quickly said: "A Giant of the Ages and a mortal are the same. There is no distinction. Everything is emptiness, illusions, bubbles, shadows, like dew and like lightning. Miss Jialan, please do not be over-courteous in front of this poor monk, otherwise it will be my sin."
"This…"
Jialan almost spat out her breath. Securing a Giant of the Ages act like this, she was both surprised and amused, feeling a multitude of complex emotions.
"This is the Dark Nether King, subdued by me. He has now submitted to me and is also cultivating within the Eight Banners Buddha." Fang Han pointed at the Dark Nether King and said.
Jialan had also heard the name of the "Dark Nether King." In her heart at this time, she was no longer surprised; after all, Fang Han had previously slain the Ghost Emperor. Subduing a small giant of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect was nothing.
"Fang Han, you feed so many Heavenly Demons, the power is indeed tremendous, but the pills and vital energy consumed every day are probably more than all the true disciples, inner disciples, and outer disciples of the Yuhua Sect combined. How are you maintaining such a huge expense?" Jialan suddenly asked.
"I am also currently worrying over the expenses." Fang Han smiled: "But it can probably last for a few more months. We'll talk about it after killing Ruyizi. Senior Sister Jialan, you need a large amount of vital energy to condense the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form right now. Cultivate within my Eight Banners Buddha for a period of time, utilizing Mu Daoren's Immortal Realm vital energy, and passingly utilize the vow power to nourish your Profound Girl Jade Pendant."
As he spoke, he grabbed Jialan's hand.
"Fang Han, you…"
Being grabbed by Fang Han, Jialan's heart started thumping, feeling both surprised and joyful. But immediately following, she felt an extremely formidable vital energy transmit from his palm, circulating through her body before injecting into her Golden Core. With a crackling sound, cracks appeared on the Golden Core, and a phantom of a woman slowly rose up.
This was the sign of the pill breaking and the Dharma Form emerging.
"As long as I cultivate a bit more, the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form will finally take shape. So Fang Han was transmitting vital energy to me." Jialan felt joyful yet also slightly disappointed in her heart.
"Senior Sister Jialan, cultivate well. The great tribulation approaches, it's best to raise your strength as much as possible. I will go out for a bit to find Senior Sister Fang Qingxue to refine a treasure with her. Once this treasure is refined properly, even if Ruyizi brings the 'Great Desolate Ancient Furnace' against me, it will be useless."
Fang Han's body swayed and he flew out of the "Eight Banners Buddha."
Jialan sighed softly, sat down cross-legged, and began to revolve her Golden Core.
"This Senior Sister Jialan really has feelings for me… However…" Fang Han sighed inwardly after flying out of the Eight Banners Buddha.
"What are you afraid of! Eat her, Fang Han. You are someone who will become a Demonic Emperor in the future. Three thousand imperial concubines are even considered few. In the past, the Yellow Springs Great Emperor also had countless concubines, and even countless female confidantes. Even your Supreme Sect Master Feng Baiyu has countless romantic debts on his shoulders from his past."
Yan roared inside the Yellow Springs Diagram.
"We will talk about it when I cultivate to become a Giant of the Ages. Right now, I need to go find Fang Qingxue and use her Immortal Lightning Talisman to refine this Great Chaos Thunder Sword of mine. This is my ultimate trump card. The reason I didn't display this thunder sword on the Heaven Punishment Platform was out of fear of not being able to kill Ruyizi, making him vigilant."
Fang Han's body transformed, landing on the Purple Lightning Peak.
When the Great Chaos Thunder Sword and the Immortal Lightning Talisman coordinate and cultivate together, both upper-grade Dao artifacts can obtain tremendous benefits, because the Immortal Lightning Talisman is the decree of the ancient Thunder Emperor. And the Great Chaos Thunder Magic is a thunder-type branch within the Great Chaos Technique, which ranks very high among the Three Thousand Great Daos. Complementing each other, the Immortal Lightning Talisman can perceive the artistic conception of chaos, while the Great Chaos Thunder Sword can perceive the essence of acquired thunder.
This is something both sides covet.
On the Purple Lightning Peak, lightning flashes sparkled.
Fang Han could see with his naked eye, densely packed, layered lightning nets, three thousand layers in total, completely enshrouding the entirety of Purple Lightning Peak. Even deep underground, lightning nets had agglomerated. Such defenses wrapped the Purple Lightning Peak tight enough that not even a drop of water could leak out.
"Is this the method of the Immortal Lightning Talisman again? Layer upon layer of lightning nets, indeed formidable. It seems Fang Qingxue's cultivation has also progressed rapidly recently. I wonder what realm she has reached? She is the reincarnation of the Lightning Mother, innately communicating with deities, her cultivation progresses extremely fast, forming a Golden Core faster than me. Could she have cultivated to the 'Heaven and Earth Dharma Form' now, or even more formidable, the tenth level of Divine Ability, the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Realm?"
Fang Han felt no surprise at all regarding Fang Qingxue's cultivation progress. The other party was the reincarnation of the Lightning Mother, raising her level much faster than him. Since he cultivated many divine abilities and consumed much vital energy, his realm elevated very slowly.
Even if Fang Qingxue had cultivated to the tenth level of Divine Ability, the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing Realm right now, Fang Han wouldn't find it strange at all.
His body just stopped outside the lightning net of Purple Lightning Peak, pondering how to enter. From deep within the Purple Lightning Peak, a bridge composed of lightning light flew across the sky and landed at his feet.
This was Fang Qingxue sensing his arrival outside and specially casting a spell to guide him in.
He smiled slightly and stepped onto the lightning bridge. With a swoosh, the sky spun and the earth turned, and he completely dropped into an alchemy room. Fang Qingxue sat cross-legged on a strange flower composed of lightning. Behind her head, halos of light actually flashed out as well. In the deepest center of the halos, a woman stepping on a lightning dragon faintly appeared.
This was Fang Qingxue's natal Heaven and Earth Dharma Form. As expected, she had progressed in her cultivation and had long passed the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation.
"Senior sister's cultivation progresses truly rapidly. My plundering everywhere, desperately cultivating, encountering continuous miraculous encounters, and killing countless people, can't even compare to a simple closed-door cultivation of yours."
Fang Han chuckled lightly.
"How can I compare to you, challenging even a Giant of the Ages, and in seven days engaging in a life or death struggle with Ruyizi. If this matter gets out, I am afraid the entire cultivation world will be shaken. What, did you come here this time to borrow the Immortal Lightning Talisman from me? In your hands, although the Yellow Springs Diagram is powerful, the Disc of Reincarnation has not evolved, so its killing power is not formidable."
Fang Qingxue opened her eyes.