"The moment Eldest Senior Sister returned, she asked for news about Fang Han. Truly, the wife follows the husband; having set a marriage contract with Senior Brother Hua Tiandu, she has begun to pay attention to his opponents. However, now that Eldest Senior Sister has cultivated into an Eternal Giant, that Fang Han is definitely not Eldest Senior Sister's match. Eldest Senior Sister can kill him at any time!"
Wang Tianyi hastily flattered.
"Shut up!" Yan Shuiyi's eyebrows raised. "What kind of thing is Hua Tiandu? Is he worthy of me? If it weren't for him using the Great Origin Art as a betrothal gift in exchange for an opportunity to cultivate inside the Eternal Divine Furnace, as well as the marriage contract with me, how could I have taken a fancy to him? Do not mention this person again in the future. Having cultivated in the Eternal Divine Furnace, he still failed to promote to an Eternal Giant; he is simply a piece of trash."
"Yes, yes, yes… Eldest Senior Sister only has a marriage contract in name with Hua Tiandu. As long as Hua Tiandu loses his use value, he can be kicked aside at any time. However, I heard that this person has now received the impartation of the Great Yin Yang Art, and seeing as it is, he has already become a candidate for the sect master of the Ascension Sect." Wang Tianyi hurriedly said, "But now that Eldest Senior Sister has become a vice sect master, the competition has also grown fierce. Our Taiyi Sect has more than ten vice sect masters."
"With this closed-door cultivation, I can immediately cultivate the Undying Body! When the time comes…" Yan Shuiyi did not continue her sentence. "I instructed you long ago to keep a close watch on Fang Han's movements. Has Fang Han returned to the Ascension Sect now? Hurry up and tell me the news."
"Fang Han has already safely returned to the Ascension Sect! This child is truly formidable; to think he could actually escape under the siege of Eternal Giants. Now, on the Longevity Candidate List issued by the Six Paths Alliance, Fang Han is already ranked first. Moreover, there is a sensational piece of news this time! As soon as he returned to the Ascension Sect, he challenged Hua Tiandu's master, Ruyizi. The two agreed to fight a life-and-death duel on the Heavenly Penal Platform in a few days. Ruyizi has already sent a letter to our Taiyi Sect, inviting several elders of our Taiyi Sect to go to the Ascension Sect to watch the battle. It is to bear witness for him, lest Immortal Venerable Linglong place the blame after he kills Fang Han."
"What? Fang Han challenged Ruyizi!" Yan Shuiyi was startled, faintly beginning to worry for Fang Han in her heart.
"Fang Han has cultivated a Heaven and Earth Dharma Idol, and his magic power is even more tyrannical than mine. Furthermore, he has crossed over Daoist Wood and obtained the Great Chaos Lightning Sword. Given his personality, he would not act without a clear target. He definitely has the certainty of absolute victory and possesses the means to kill Ruyizi. I don't need to worry about him, but…"
Although Yan Shuiyi knew Fang Han's calculations ran deep and he would absolutely not do things without certainty, she still had a bit of worry in her heart.
"Does Eldest Senior Sister want to go and watch? Having now cultivated to the boundary of an Eternal Giant, you can go to the Ascension Sect to flaunt your martial prowess a bit. Let the Ascension Sect see the prestige of our Taiyi Sect."
Zhu Yangyi said excitedly.
"There is no need for that. I am merely an Eternal Giant right now. Only when I cultivate to the Undying Body will my status be considered secure. Alright, gather news about that Fang Han and report to me at any time. You must know Fang Han's news at every moment." Yan Shuiyi waved her fingers, and water talismans were drawn out one by one, landing on the bodies of this group of Golden Core experts and minor giants. "These are my Azure Sea Divine Talismans, which have a telepathic connection with me. As long as you have news about Fang Han, input it into the talisman immediately, and I will be able to know on my end. Go to the Six Paths Alliance to purchase information, go scout for news everywhere. As long as it is about Fang Han, you can report to me anytime and anywhere. When I finish my closed-door cultivation and come out from the Eternal Divine Furnace, there will be benefits for you!"
"Yes! Eldest Senior Sister!"
The many Golden Cores shouted in unison. Towards Yan Shuiyi, who had promoted to an Eternal Giant, she was clearly already a level higher than them, and they had to be respectful. Moreover, Yan Shuiyi was the reincarnation of the Water God's primal spirit; in her future cultivation, the elevation of her boundary would be much faster than ordinary Eternal Giants.
Yan Shuiyi nodded in satisfaction and took a step into the Eternal Divine Palace.
Gradually delving deep into the depths of space-time, suddenly a dark and immense force seized her over, and subsequently, she saw several shadows branded in the void. One of the shadows looked at her. "Good, good, good, Yan Shuiyi, you truly lived up to expectations. Going out to travel a bit, and you unexpectedly promoted to become an Eternal Giant! Finally stepping into the Longevity Mystic Realm. Truly, this is a sign of prosperity for our Taiyi Sect. Although I suffered a loss at Linglong's hands, your ability to promote into an Eternal Giant is a great joyful event."
This shadow was precisely Tai Huntian, Daoist Huntian, the Supreme Sect Master of the Taiyi Sect!
And those several shadows were all Supreme Elders of the Taiyi Sect. Every single one was a super big shot who shocked all heavens and myriad realms, was invincible wherever they went, had magic power spanning across numerous space-times, and could refine planets.
It was precisely because of these few Supreme Elders that the Taiyi Sect truly stood at the pinnacle of the Xuanhuang Great World, indestructible for tens of thousands of years, and becoming more and more prosperous. Such figures possessed the power of the world; refining various magic treasures and medicinal pills was simply something they could do at their fingertips.
What was exceptionally formidable was that, by borrowing the might of the Eternal Divine Furnace, they could suppress the peerless Dao artifacts of various major sects.
Especially since, within the rumors of the Taiyi Sect, they could also occasionally receive Immortal Realm talisman edicts, communicating with the mysterious Immortal Realm. With immortals covering them from above, they represented the Heavenly Dao.
"Sect Master Master, Yan Shuiyi did not disgrace her mission and finally cultivated to the Longevity Mystic Realm, and also comprehended the profound mysteries of the Undying Body. Now, as long as there is enough origin energy, I can thoroughly refine my body, merging the Heaven and Earth Dharma Idol and my corporeal body into one, evolving into the Undying Body. Now, I need to borrow the Eternal Divine Furnace for closed-door cultivation, and I hope Sect Master Master will grant this."
Yan Shuiyi said in a low voice.
"Of course I will grant it. This is also the sect rule of our Taiyi Sect. Any disciple who steps into the Longevity Mystic Realm can have one opportunity to cultivate inside the Eternal Divine Furnace, using the Eternal True Energy to scour their body. There has only been one exception, which was allowing Hua Tiandu to enter once. However, that was also an exchange; Hua Tiandu handed the secret arts of the Great Origin Art to our Taiyi Sect. In comparison, our Taiyi Sect still gained the advantage."
Daoist Huntian voiced out, "From now on, Yan Shuiyi, you are no longer a true disciple, but a vice sect master of my Taiyi Sect! This is the token of a vice sect master. Towards the elders and disciples below the Golden Core in my Taiyi Sect, you possess the power of life and death! Your name is also no longer Yan Shuiyi, but Yan Shuitian. You must remember this well."
A streak of golden light fell into Yan Shuitian's hand.
Yan Shuitian took a look; it was a token that seemed like gold yet not gold, like jade yet not jade. An intersecting dragon shape was carved upon it, with the character Dao written in the middle.
This was the token of a vice sect master. Towards disciples below the Golden Core, they could be put to death at will without needing to report to the sect. This power was immense; even experts of the fifth level of the Divine Ability Realm, the Heaven and Human Realm, could be put to death! This was a vice sect master, whose power was second only to the sect master. Even some grand elders had to be deeply respectful.
For example, Tang Jingshan, who had an arm chopped off by the Innate Great Emperor, although he had cultivated to the Undying Body, still did not dare to offend Yan Shuitian, because Yan Shuitian was a vice sect master.
The sect rules of the Taiyi Sect were far stricter than those of the Ascension Sect. It was not like the Ascension Sect, where the power of the several vice sect masters and Ruyizi were almost the same, and relationships mattered more than sect rules.
"There are a total of seventeen such vice sect master tokens in my Taiyi Sect. Adding you now, there are a total of eighteen. In the future, after I retire, it will be from among the eighteen of you that an outstanding figure will be chosen to assume the great responsibility of the Taiyi Sect Master, unify the Xuanhuang Great World, and possess supreme authority. Therefore, Yan Shuitian, having promoted to an Eternal Giant this time, you must not slack off."
Daoist Huntian admonished, and another gourd flew down. "Inside this gourd are twenty Grand Restorative Pills of Supreme Purity Jade Liquid, as a reward. I also have a pair of Dragon Elephant Swords here; it is a magic treasure refined from the soul of a heavenly dragon and the life essence of thirty-six white elephant monsters that cultivated to the Heaven and Earth Dharma Idol boundary, a middle-grade Dao artifact. When combined, their might is infinite. Although you have the Azure Sea Divine Pearl, you must be in a hurry to cultivate the Undying Body, so you will definitely merge with its artifact spirit. After the fusion, the Azure Sea Divine Pearl will take at least several thousand years to recover, and its might will weaken. And these two Dragon Elephant Swords are exactly for your use to execute outer path heretics."
A long sword emitting dragon roars and a long sword resembling ivory fell into Yan Shuitian's hands. With a casual swing, the immense power of dragons and elephants rolled forth.
"What Sect Master Master doesn't know is that I still have an upper-grade Dao artifact on me, the Heaven Hating Compass. I will fuse with the artifact spirit of this compass to cultivate the Undying Body. The Azure Sea Divine Pearl is my natal magic implement. After my cultivation base greatly advances, its might will be thoroughly unleashed, using water to tear through the void and shuttle freely. How could I use it for fusion? It is still Fang Han who is good; he yielded such an upper-grade Dao artifact to me. What a pity I cannot go to the Ascension Sect to watch his duel with Ruyizi. Otherwise, I definitely would not be able to resist helping him."
Yan Shuitian suddenly recalled the tender and romantic scene with Fang Han in her heart, and her innermost depths instantly felt somewhat hot.
"Alright, go into closed-door cultivation. I have already opened the gateway of the Eternal Divine Furnace for you." Daoist Huntian waved his hand. A pitch-black wormhole appeared, and Yan Shuitian leaped with her body, jumping inside.
And just as Daoist Huntian was rewarding Yan Shuitian, outside the Eternal Divine Palace, in several magnificent and massive palaces, a few Eternal Giants were sitting together discussing, "At this time, Yan Shuiyi has already become Yan Shuitian. I wonder if she will directly cultivate the Undying Body? If so, the threat to us will be immense. She actually possesses an upper-grade Dao artifact, an upper-grade Dao artifact! Not even we have been able to possess one."
"If she is in a hurry to cultivate the Undying Body, she will definitely choose to fuse with the artifact spirit of the Azure Sea Divine Pearl. In that case, she would be abandoning the root to pursue the branches. Is an upper-grade Dao artifact child's play? If the might of an upper-grade Dao artifact is truly unleashed, an Undying Body is absolutely not a match. But if she chooses to fuse with the artifact spirit, after cultivating the Undying Body, the Azure Sea Divine Pearl will be considered ruined. Perhaps her combat strength will be even less than it is now."
"That is true. But she is, after all, the reincarnation of the Water God, and has now become a vice sect master, an existence on the same level as us. Within the Taiyi Sect, she is under one person and above ten thousand. I fear she will become even more difficult to deal with in the future."
"Hmph, she is destined to be married off after all, and she cannot become the Supreme Sect Master of my Taiyi Sect either. Unless that Fang Han kills Hua Tiandu."
"By the way, you say this time Fang Han actually dares to challenge Ruyizi, and even a life-and-death duel. Has he gone mad?"
"Ruyizi invited us to go over to watch and bear witness. Let's set off right now and jointly execute an evasion art. Otherwise, we won't be able to reach the Ascension Sect in time."
"Let's go!"
Swish, swish, swish. From within the Taiyi Sect, a few figures flew out.