"Great Chaos Thunder Sword! Great Chaos Thunder Sword! So it is indeed this magic treasure… my primal spirit has already locked onto you." Just as Fang Han and Fang Qingxue were conversing, a violent flash of lightning appeared, and the entire space began trembling.
Above Fang Qingxue's head in ancient times, from within a talisman, a deity rose, covered completely in thunder armor. Half the body was male, half was female, holding various ritual tools in their hands, looking different from the artifact spirit of the Immortal Lightning Talisman Fang Han had seen before.
This was the artifact spirit of the Immortal Lightning Talisman.
It seemed that as Fang Qingxue's divine abilities increased and her realm elevated, this deity artifact spirit also changed, gaining much power. Destructive powers were brewing within it. Fang Han's eyes seemed to see an endless world of thunder. Hairs stood up all over his body; it was a powerful electric current piercing through the void.
"Immortal Lightning Talisman, Thunder Emperor's Decree… I too locked onto you long ago." That chaos artifact spirit on the Great Chaos Thunder Sword also rose, "If I absorb the lightning power on your body, there is a possibility for me to break through the constraints of an upper-grade Dao artifact, and after cultivating for tens of thousands of years, transform into a peerless Dao artifact!"
The two grand artifact spirits both felt the power from the other that would be beneficial to them.
Two upper-grade Dao artifacts, one talisman, one sword, both were existences that shocked antiquity. Wielding boundless power, with earth-shattering lethality, in the hands of Fang Han and Fang Qingxue they were nothing, but if in the hands of a Giant of the Ages, they could even turn an area of ten thousand miles into fine dust, or split apart a small star.
"Hah! Great Chaos Thunder Sword, I brought you here to mutually comprehend and cultivate with the Immortal Lightning Talisman, to mutually nourish each other. Not to devour each other." Fang Han hastily struck out a ray of the Great Pudu Zen Light, and the Great Chaos Thunder Sword immediately mellowed out.
"Immortal Lightning Talisman! You contain yourself too. Now strike your talisman power into the body of the Great Chaos Thunder Sword, fuse the two together, let vital energy circulate, and after combining, your vital energies will both transform, taking on the characteristics of the other side. This will fundamentally elevate you, creating the potential for both to advance into peerless Dao artifacts!"
Fang Qingxue quickly commanded the Immortal Lightning Talisman.
Normally, top-tier Dao artifacts cannot advance into peerless Dao artifacts. No matter how high the expertise of the cultivator refining it, it is impossible. The Immortal Lightning Talisman and the Great Chaos Thunder Sword both had flaws. Even if Supreme Emperor Heaven and Immortal Venerable Linglong joined forces, it would be useless unless the Great Daos inside were completed.
However, now that these two Dao artifacts could mutually compensate for each other after cultivating together, patching up their flaws, it created the possibility of advancing into peerless Dao artifacts.
Of course, it was just a possibility. For these two Dao artifacts to become peerless, it would still take at least thousands, or tens of thousands of years of ceaseless refinement. It was definitely not an easy matter.
"Slow down! To have these two top-tier Dao artifacts mutually cultivate, we cannot suppress them yet. We need to return to my Cycle of Reincarnation Peak. Over there is my natal magical treasure, the Eight Banners Buddha, and also a Giant of the Ages to act as suppression. Joining forces, we can assist these two upper-grade Dao artifacts in mutually transforming."
Fang Han waved his hand.
"What? Where did you get a Giant of the Ages as a helper?" Fang Qingxue stared blankly.
"You'll know if you follow me," Fang Han smiled mysteriously. Both of them leaped up together, landing on the Cycle of Reincarnation Peak. Purple Lightning Peak and Cycle of Reincarnation Peak weren't far apart, both within the Yuhua mountain range. Though an ordinary person would take a day and a night to walk the distance, with Fang Han and Fang Qingxue's divine abilities, they could arrive in an instant.
Entering the alchemy room of the Cycle of Reincarnation Peak, Fang Qingxue saw Mu Daoren inside the Eight Banners Buddha offering out his primordial spirit, refining the Eight Banners Melting Furnace. Originally, Mu Daoren's body had been swapped for a God King's body, so ordinary people wouldn't recognize it. However, his natal Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, the Suo Luo Tree Primordial Spirit, was recognized by everyone.
"Mu Daoren! This is the star master of Dragon Wood Star, the ten thousand-year-old Suo Luo Tree Demon, Mu Daoren!"
"So it is the reincarnation of the Lightning Mother, but this poor monk is currently condensing a magic treasure at the most critical moment, and has no time to entertain the fellow Daoist." Mu Daoren opened his eyes, then closed them again.
"Mu Daoren, stop refining the magic treasure! You want to combine the Five Hells King Cauldron and the Eight Banners Melting Furnace, this undertaking is too massive. Right now, together, let's communicate the auras of the Great Chaos Thunder Sword and the Immortal Lightning Talisman. Have them produce a transformation."
Fang Han directly grabbed the Five Hells King Cauldron and the Eight Banners Melting Furnace together with his hand, stacking one above the other.
"Two upper-grade Dao artifacts mutually cultivating! This yields yet another grand comprehension for my artifact refining realm." Mu Daoren was full of excitement. "In the Heavenly Dragon Secret Manual, there are records of upper-grade Dao artifacts mutually cultivating to compensate for their Great Daos. During the combined cultivation of the two top Dao artifacts, anomalies will arise, along with pure vital energy. Perhaps it can even strengthen the Eight Banners Buddha again!"
"Having a Giant of the Ages to assist the transformation of two upper-grade Dao artifacts makes it indeed much more secure! Immortal Lightning Talisman, this is your best chance to repair the Great Dao! You two great artifact spirits, fuse!"
Fang Qingxue's body suddenly moved. Pacing the Big Dipper steps, she spewed out a mouthful of vital energy onto the artifact spirit of the Immortal Lightning Talisman. Suddenly, this artifact spirit flew out into its original body, turning into streaks of lightning light talismans.
A formidable electric current broke through time and space, buzzing, and directly attached to the body of the Great Chaos Thunder Sword.
This giant sword, originally of chaos color, immediately roared and galloped with countless streaks of lightning. In an instant, the two grand Dao artifacts scattered, transforming into a tiny little world. In that little world, the pervasive aura of chaos seemed like the universe before it was separated, dwelling in prehistory.
After that, amidst the aura of chaos, voices rang continuously, rolls of thunder echoed, and streaks of electric light slashed through the chaos like long snakes. Then, that aura of chaos precipitated downwards, gradually altering into a sea of water.
The thunder kept on striking relentlessly, splitting into the water. Inside the water began the derivation of the most primitive living beings; it seemed the aura of thunder could reorganize vital energy, thus generating life.
Gradually, the floodwater in that little world slowly receded, and those aquatic beings walked ashore. After millions and millions of years of evolution, they gradually evolved into various animals, plants, and even humans…
After these two Dao artifacts merged, they actually played out the mysteries of worldly evolution. Various profound truths of heaven and earth, tracing evolution from the past to the present, were all contained within. The sequential changes left Fang Qingxue, Fang Han, Mu Daoren, and the others dumbfounded. Even Jialan, who was cultivating, and Star Cloud Baby, who was sleeping, were startled awake; they all came to observe.
Even the four million Heavenly Demons and the two thousand five hundred Demon Kings inside the Eight Banners Buddha all simultaneously raised their heads, watching the profound truth of the combined Dao artifacts. An inexplicable mood of the Great Dao rippled through their hearts.
Among these Heavenly Demons, there were also those with peerless talent. Being able to witness the evolution of the Great Dao and the opportunity of the world's evolution today was no small blessing. In the future, more Heavenly Demons would ascend to become Demon Kings.
Boom!
Suddenly, this small little world trembled violently. Many scenes within grew blurry, seemingly facing destruction.
"Not good. These two Dao artifacts cannot suppress their instincts; they want to devour each other. The three of us must join forces to suppress them! Suppress them!" Mu Daoren suddenly stated with a shock, because he recognized the sign of the artifact spirits becoming unstable: "If two upper-grade Dao artifacts devour and fight each other, and neither can deal with the other, both will perish together. The explosive force will completely blow apart the Eight Banners Buddha, and shattered the Cycle of Reincarnation Peak to pieces. Even the lands around thousands of miles of the Yuhua Sect might turn to dust. Except for the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, all structures could completely vanish."
"What?" Hearing Mu Daoren describe it so severely, Fang Qingxue immediately flew out her Heaven and Earth Dharma Form! The Lightning Mother's Primordial Spirit, a woman riding an electric dragon, soared fiercely upward. With a grasp of her large hand, boundless lightning struck into the little world evolved by the two great Dao artifacts. And Fang Han did not hesitate at all, flying out his Heaven and Earth Dharma Form of the Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes, combining both Buddha and Demon. The moment it came out, it shook all ten directions and the six unities, the nine provinces and the eight dimensions, forcefully cutting into the two great upper-grade Dao artifacts. With a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, it forcefully propped up the world.
And Mu Daoren opened his mouth and fiercely spewed. Countless Immortal Realm vital energy furiously blasted out, swirling into the world, instantly clearing up all phenomena inside this little world.
"Thousand-Handed Tathagata, Thousand-Eyed Holy Demon! Your Heaven and Earth Dharma Form actually contains the partial characteristics representing the highest achievements of the two major sects, Buddhist and Demonic!"
Fang Qingxue was utterly astounded, because she felt Fang Han's natal Heaven and Earth Dharma Form was more than ten times as formidable as her Lightning Mother's Primordial Spirit. If it relied solely on a clash of primordial spirits, perhaps in an instant, hers would be torn to shreds and completely shattered by Fang Han.
She was indeed someone with a good eye, actually recognizing at a glance what the thousand hands and thousand eyes represented.
Fang Han hadn't yet achieved mastery in cultivation. If he continued cultivating and became a Giant of the Ages, then cultivated a few supreme divine abilities in the Demonic Dao and Buddhist Dao, he might even develop three thousand hands and three thousand eyes. Then, truly manifesting the Three Thousand Great Daos, combining Buddha and Demon, approaching the origins of heaven and earth, he would reign supreme over the universe.
The three great experts instantly suppressed the two restless upper-grade Dao artifacts.
"Pure vow power, nourishing the field of the heart." During this critical moment of suppression, a thought struck Fang Qingxue. Out of her body flew an Emerald Jade Gourd. With a sudden tilt, a golden river-like vow power shot out, pouring entirely into this little world.
This was the leftover vow power she had collected while cultivating deep in the time and space of the Yuhua Sect.
This form of vow power was extremely pure.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz… Tens of thousands of spaces vibrated simultaneously. The top Dao artifacts forged a small little world that suddenly solidified and began circulating. A blazing sun leapt up from it, followed by day and night, starry skies emerging, and then within this little world, the alternation of the four seasons appeared!
Rumble!
As this tiny world rotated, it shot out tens of millions of crystal-like heavenly flowers, like a funnel.
These heavenly flower crystals closely resembled the heavenly flowers condensed from the power of the void when Immortal Venerable Linglong descended that day. But they were even more profound than those heavenly flowers.
"Good! Chaos thunder, Thunder Emperor's lightning, finally merged, boasting immense power! They actually derived world power. One flower, one world! It's indeed exactly as recorded in the Heavenly Dragon Secret Manual! Hurry! Everyone hurry and absorb this power, it's a huge boon to cultivation."
Mu Daoren roared wildly, colors of excitement overflowing in his expression.