"Alright then, I will stay within the Eight Banners Buddha and properly comprehend the profundities of the Great Chaos Thunder Magic. Seven days later, I will watch you, Fang Han, display your magnificence and see how you kill that Ruyizi. This is an event rarely seen in the cultivation world in ten thousand years. If I do not witness it, then I will have lived this life in vain. Fang Han, I also did not expect that bringing you into the Yuhua Sect back then would create such a figure as you."
Fang Qingxue sat down cross-legged.
"Senior sister praises me mistakenly. Back then, it was I who obtained the Yellow Springs Diagram, swallowed the Nine Orifices Golden Pill, and took Bai Haichan as my master. Speaking of which, I was utilizing senior sister to enter the Yuhua Sect. However, in order to cultivate divine abilities, senior sister discarded thousands of years of lifespan. I will definitely find pills that increase lifespan to replenish your lifespan for you, senior sister."
Fang Han said heavily: "I, Fang Han, have no other skills, but I excel at acquiring magic treasures and pills. I will definitely search the azure heavens above and the yellow springs below to acquire countless pills for senior sister."
"There's no need. Even if there are pills that increase lifespan, I will not take them. Cultivating the Dao is inherently a matter of facing the difficult Great Dao and burning one's boats. This time, by extracting a few thousand years of lifespan and displaying the Little Destiny Technique in exchange for the condensation of divine abilities, I was cutting off my own retreat, using great determination to charge at the Long Life Secret Realm and become a Giant of the Ages. If I cannot break through, then let me completely disappear. I am absolutely unwilling to cultivate for a thousand years after a thousand years, yet never be able to break through."
A sense of absolute resolve was revealed in Fang Qingxue's tone.
"Senior sister, your resolute and decisive nature is definitely above mine. Fang Han admires you. This time, it is true admiration. Twenty years of lifespan, a mere twenty years, nine months, and fifteen days of lifespan. When the time comes, in case your oil dries up and your lamp goes out…" Fang Han felt profound respect. Looking at this woman who was ruthless to others and equally ruthless to herself, he developed reverence.
"Say no more, let us cultivate! Right now, presumably outside, it is already earth-shattering and spreading like a boiling cauldron."
Fang Qingxue completely closed her eyes.
She only had twenty years of lifespan left now. She had to race against the clock, plunder vital energy, and strictly advance with courage and vigor, without a moment's delay. Otherwise, once the twenty years arrived, she would completely disappear between heaven and earth.
At this very moment, the many people within the Eight Banners Buddha all began to cultivate painstakingly. With singular focus, they could only await Fang Han and Ruyizi's earth-shattering decisive battle seven days later!
However, while they cultivated, shutting their ears to matters outside the window, three days later, the entire cultivation world completely knew that a Divine Ability Secret Realm disciple of the Yuhua Sect was challenging a Giant of the Ages! And engaging in a life-or-death decisive battle.
Originally, as long as one had a bit of common sense, they would think that the Divine Ability Secret Realm disciple was a madman and would simply dismiss it with a scoff. But this time was different. The Divine Ability Secret Realm disciple was Fang Han!
Who was Fang Han? Now his reputation had already soared in the entire cultivation world. First, he obtained the relics of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor. Then he killed a Golden Core disciple of the Taiyi Sect and offered the Golden Core to Immortal Venerable Linglong. At Immortal Venerable Linglong's birthday banquet, he successively defeated Xue Wuyang, Wan Lianshan, Jiao Fei, and the Demonic Commander, obtaining the inheritance of three supreme divine abilities.
Moreover, after leaving the Linglong Blessed Land, he encountered the Heavenly Dao Kill Order, yet neither the Dragon Daoist nor Mu Daoren managed to kill him!
This kind of formidability had already spread like a plague in the cultivation world. Everyone knew that Fang Han possessed boundless mana and vast divine abilities. Like Yan Shuiyi, Fan Qingying, and Hua Tiandu, he was a figure who could contend against the Giants of the Ages in the Long Life Secret Realm.
Now, even on the Long Life candidate list, Fang Han was already ranked in the first position.
For such a figure to challenge a Giant of the Ages, it was truly possible.
Therefore, this battle was discussed and anticipated by many people. They all came to see whether a figure in the Divine Ability Secret Realm could defeat a Giant of the Ages! News always spread the fastest.
After three days, almost all the major Immortal Dao sects, major Demonic Dao sects, major Monster Dao sects, and even the underground Demonic Race, the Three Great Merchant Guilds—Six Paths Alliance, Nine Cauldrons Pavilion, and Heavenly Dao Pavilion—the royal family of the Great Xuan Empire, and some powerful loose cultivator sects, all knew about this matter. Even all the experts wanted to go to the Yuhua Sect to watch for a bit.
"Great spirit, great spirit. To think that you, Fang Han, actually survived without mishap, escaping the pursuit of Giants of the Ages, returning safely to the Yuhua Sect, and immediately making a move to engage in a decisive battle with a Giant of the Ages. Such spirit, I, Ying Tianqing, feel ashamed of my inferiority. However, I have not become decadent because of being defeated by your hands. Being defeated in the Divine Ability Secret Realm is nothing. Whoever steps into the Long Life Secret Realm first and becomes a Giant of the Ages, that is the true achievement."
Amidst a fierce hurricane, the Demonic Commander "Ying Tianqing" held a letter in his hand, standing atop a towering mountain peak, looking into the distance.
Under his feet, the entire mountain was of a pure white color. This was the mountain gate of the Innate Demonic Sect, which was actually a white bone mountain. It was entirely piled up from hundreds of millions of white bones. Within the ancient mountain, there were many palaces standing aloft, and astonishingly, they were all built from white bones.
White bones as the mountain, white bones as the palaces, displaying a chilling demonic aura that soared into the sky.
This was the true Demonic Sect, possessing a Demonic Dao weather that looked vastly different from the Immortal Dao at a glance.
"Qing'er, are you still thinking about being defeated by Fang Han's hands?" A voice sounded behind Ying Tianqing. The Demonic Commander hastily turned his head to look and saw a middle-aged scholar wearing brocade clothes, looking like a gentleman official from the secular world. His face was gentle and warm as jade, displaying a refined aura. He hastily lowered his head: "Lord Father!"
This middle-aged scholar was actually the number one expert of the Demonic Sect, renowned between heaven and earth. Since the Yellow Springs Great Emperor, the Demonic Sect regarded him as the highest!
The Innate Great Emperor.
Ying Xiantian!
"Is this the latest news? This son Fang Han has already smoothly returned to the Yuhua Sect, and then challenged Ruyizi?" Ying Xiantian looked at the letter in the Demonic Commander's hand and smiled slightly.
"So Lord Father already knew." The Demonic Commander was shaken.
"While in closed-door cultivation, I received the message transmitted by the Six Paths Loose Person using the Six Paths Precious Mirror, and thus learned of this matter. Regarding this Fang Han, even I have taken a great interest. I wish to go to the Yuhua Sect to watch for a bit. Unfortunately, Feng Baiyu and I both fell in love with a woman back then, causing us to turn against each other. I really do not want to go see him."
Ying Xiantian sighed: "Feng Baiyu's cultivation has advanced greatly recently, obtaining the Heavenly Emperor Mirror. We will clash sooner or later. However, since I was defeated by the Heart Demon Old Man, I comprehended the extreme of the Demonic Sect, and my realm is already a notch higher than Feng Baiyu's. When we meet on another day, we can settle a segment of karma from the past."
"For which woman did Lord Father and Feng Baiyu both turn against each other? Is it Immortal Venerable Linglong?" The Demonic Commander asked probing. He knew that the Demonic Sect acted according to their nature, and Ying Xiantian would not blame him for asking this. "When I went to the Linglong Blessed Land to offer birthday greetings this time, I saw Immortal Venerable Linglong display the Great Wish Technique, defeating Supreme Emperor Heaven and Daoist Huntian. That imposing manner could simply suppress the heavens and myriad worlds. Only such an outstanding woman is worthy of Lord Father pursuing."
"This time you guessed wrong. It is not Immortal Venerable Linglong. Towards Linglong, I only hold admiration and reverence. Besides that, I have no other thoughts. Moreover, Linglong will not belong to anyone. She belongs to the Immortal Realm, belongs to legends, belongs to myths. She can never be grasped by anyone; she is someone who will break free from the shackles of destiny. The woman Feng Baiyu and I fought over is a woman like the stars, bright and dazzling. Not in the Xuanhuang Great World…"
Ying Xiantian seemed to have fallen into deep memories: "Limitless Star Palace… Limitless Star Palace… that woman, is the Palace Master of the Limitless Star Palace." His mouth repeatedly muttered the four words "Limitless Star Palace," seemingly carrying immense…
"Limitless Star Palace? What kind of sect is that?" The Demonic Commander asked.
"That is a sect within the mysterious starry sky, more ancient and more massive than the Taiyi Sect. The current Myriad Stars Sect is but a branch circulated out from it." Ying Xiantian said: "This time, you will go to the Yuhua Sect on my behalf and take a look at the situation of Fang Han and Ruyizi's clash."
"Lord Father, I do not wish to go." The Demonic Commander said: "Fang Han is also my opponent. I will defeat him sooner or later. Until my cultivation surpasses his, I do not wish to see him again."
"Very well, it is good that you have such thoughts. You are the most outstanding among my sons. The position of sect master of the Innate Demonic Sect will sooner or later be passed on to you. Otherwise, I would not have imparted the Eye of the Dharma's End to you." Seeing the Demonic Commander refuse, Ying Xiantian instead felt joyful in his heart.
"To think that I am so highly regarded by Lord Father. Unfortunately, I lost to Fang Han and disgraced Lord Father." The Demonic Commander lowered his head deeply.
"I do not blame you. This cannot be blamed on you. It was also not you who lost to Fang Han, but I who lost to the Yellow Springs Great Emperor. Your clash with Fang Han was actually a clash between I, Ying Xiantian, and the deceased Yellow Springs Great Emperor. The Yellow Springs Great Emperor is indeed worthy of being the most outstanding figure of my Demonic Sect in ten thousand years. His demonic arts are profound. Even after death, his destiny has always enveloped his successor." Ying Xiantian shook his head.
"Right, Lord Father, you said if the Yellow Springs Great Emperor was still alive, between him and the Heart Demon Old Man, who would be more powerful?" The Demonic Commander asked again: "The Heart Demon Old Man, even Lord Father admires him. He should be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Yellow Springs Great Emperor, right."
"Hard to compare, hard to compare." Ying Xiantian said: "The Yellow Springs Great Emperor had completely detached from the Demonic Dao, mastering the power of reincarnation. The Great Reincarnation Technique he cultivated could almost match Linglong's Great Wish Technique. If the Yellow Springs Great Emperor revived now, even Linglong could not defeat him. In pure power, the Heart Demon Old Man cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with the Yellow Springs Great Emperor. However, the Heart Demon Old Man's realm is extremely profound. He has already approached the realm of the Supreme Heart Demon. Even if he is completely killed, as long as the heart demons of living beings in this universe are powerful to a certain degree, he will be reborn. Coming from heart demons, going into heart demons. This is the highest realm of my Demonic Sect, Free Heart Demon. Between heaven and earth, what is higher than heaven? There is only one thing, that is the heart!"
"Between heaven and earth, what is higher than heaven? Only the heart." The Demonic Commander chewed on these words, seemingly having comprehended something, though it still needed to be meditated on and integrated into cultivation.
"I think, since Fang Han is the successor of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor, the Heart Demon Old Man would also notice him. The Heart Demon Old Man has always wanted to find a successor in the Xuanhuang Great World. He found Jiao Fei of the Heaven-Reaching Sword Sect, but unfortunately, he is too far behind Fang Han."