For a time, the wind surged and the clouds fermented.
Within these seven days, many, many figures flocked to the Yuhua Sect, all wanting to watch the struggle between Fang Han and Ruyizi. These figures were all arranged to stay in the guest reception hall next to the Yuhua Heavenly Palace. In any case, those who came to watch were all experts. Sitting cross-legged and remaining silent, a few days and nights would just pass by.
However, neither Fang Han nor Ruyizi, the main characters of this competition, showed their faces.
Fang Han had long locked down his Cycle of Reincarnation Peak, devoting all his effort to cultivating and comprehending divine abilities inside the Eight Banners Buddha. As for Ruyizi, it was unknown whether he was deep within the Yuhua Heavenly Palace or if he had gone to contact his bad friends, the Three Immortals and Two Elders.
"Master! This vile spawn Fang Han is truly a bastard! To actually challenge you so brazenly. And he even forcibly took away my Nine Palaces Great Gold Pagoda! I will go out immediately and kill this son!"
Deep in the time and space of the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, Hua Tiandu had opened his eyes, and an intense anger manifested in his mind.
Opposite him was the phantom of a person. This phantom was exactly the figure of Ruyizi, but it was an avatar of Ruyizi. Giants of the Ages had the means to directly draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to condense a copy of themselves, forming an external avatar.
"It does not matter! This vile spawn probably still does not know my formidability. I am now already with the Copper Leg Immortal, the Beautiful Beard Immortal, the Cloud-Brushing Old Man, and the Lulan Old Woman. We Three Immortals and Two Elders are jointly utilizing your Great Desolate Ancient Furnace to cultivate a divine ability, and they will temporarily inject a portion of their natal essence and divine abilities into my body. You just stay at ease and cultivate deep in time and space, do not come out. You must cultivate to the Undying Body for your position to be considered secure. At that time, go to the Taiyi Sect to propose marriage, have Yan Shuiyi marry over, and the two of you joining forces will kill Fang Han as easily as killing a dog. Moreover, this time, as long as Feng Baiyu does not interfere, I can also kill him. But Feng Baiyu will presumably come out to interfere, and I can take the opportunity to heavily injure him! Making it so he cannot recover his vital energy!"
This avatar of Ruyizi sneered repeatedly, completely disregarding Fang Han.
"Master has a wide circle of friends; joining forces with the Three Immortals and Two Elders to kill Fang Han is nothing. This time, Master should just spare Fang Han's life and give him an unforgettable lesson. As for Fang Han's life, let me kill him with my own hands." Hua Tiandu relaxed, and the shadow of this external avatar subsequently gradually dissipated.
"Fang Han! I feel that I am close to cultivating the Long Life Secret Realm. Once I successfully cultivate it, swallow this Generating Good Fortune Pill, and use the vital energy of the Eternal Divine Furnace stored in my body to refine it, I can directly reach the Undying Body without needing to merge with the artifact spirit of the Great Desolate Ancient Furnace. When that time comes, having achieved the second level of the Long Life Secret Realm, the Undying Body, I can unleash eighty percent of the power of the Great Desolate Ancient Furnace to forcefully refine you, this vile spawn, turning you into vital energy!"
Hua Tiandu sneered continuously. Above his head, a temporal and spatial rift faintly appeared. Within the rift, a mysterious portal loomed; that was the gate of the Immortal Realm. He seemed to be able to communicate with the immortal energy inside it!
At any time and any place, he could step into the Long Life Secret Realm!
"Sect Master Senior Brother, are you really not going to manage this matter? Whether it is Fang Han or Ruyizi, both are core strengths of my Yuhua Sect. Losing either of them would be a massive loss for our sect. Furthermore, letting outsiders watch and treat it as a joke is not a fortunate matter for my Yuhua Sect."
At this time, Elder Tianxing was also in another layer deep within the time and space of the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, repeatedly expressing his concerns to Feng Baiyu inside a mirror.
Feng Baiyu, this Supreme Sect Master of the Yuhua Sect, had now gone deep into the Heavenly Emperor Mirror. It was unknown whether it was the phantom inside the mirror or the artifact spirit in the mirror, but a faintly vibrating voice emerged from the mirror: "Tianxing, we are currently riding a tiger and cannot get off regarding this matter. If we forbid the two from fighting and show favoritism to either side, it will result in an unjust outcome. Moreover, it will cause the other side to harbor rebellious intentions. I did not impart the Great Yin and Yang Technique to Fang Han; this is actually a test for him. You must also understand my meaning. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Between Fang Han and Hua Tiandu, these two outstanding disciples, one will eventually inherit the position of sect master. Even if they slaughter each other, the most formidable one to emerge will definitely be able to lead my Yuhua Sect towards prosperity and thriving in the future. Do you not know how to raise Gu? It is to let a group of venomous insects slaughter each other, and the one that survives is the Gu King! The path of cultivating immortality is exactly the strong preying on the weak; the winner becomes king, and the loser is cast out. Back in the day, I also emerged from among the true disciples, slaying several of my senior brothers to ultimately snatch the position of Sect Master."
"But, I merely fear that Fang Han does not know the immensity of heaven and earth to struggle with Ruyizi like this. What if he is killed by Ruyizi? Won't our grand plan of scheming for the Yellow Springs Treasury and the Taiyuan Immortal Mansion fall through?" Elder Tianxing asked anxiously, "Although Fang Han's cultivation is profound, he is somewhat green after all; he cannot compare to a giant like Ruyizi."
"Tianxing? This is where you are mistaken. This son Fang Han is not green at all. Every time he does something, he has absolute certainty of winning. If he can truly defeat Ruyizi, then I will have to look at him in a completely new light. He would have once again displayed his potential to me and all the Supreme Elders. Sigh! Originally, the three Vice Sect Masters, Chen Tianxia, Wang Daoling, and Yi Jianqiu, were also stunningly brilliant figures thousands of years ago, advancing to become Giants of the Ages. However, who would have thought that their potential had been exhausted? They have lingered at this realm for a thousand years without breaking through to the Undying Body. Who knows how many resources and pills of my Yuhua Sect have been consumed by them over these years. I am afraid the potential of the three of them is gone. It is no longer possible for them to shoulder the heavy responsibility of being the Sect Master of my Yuhua Sect. We can only let latecomers surpass them and act as replacements."
Feng Baiyu let out a long sigh: "The position of Sect Master of the Yuhua Sect is unknown how many times more important than the worldly empires spanning tens of thousands of miles and the thrones of emperors. How can it be easily handed over to an indifferent person? That person must have sufficient strength, along with enough cunning, and must also have overwhelming destiny! Fang Han, Hua Tiandu, Meng Shaobai, and Fang Qingxue are all people with immense destiny. A great tribulation is approaching, and my Yuhua Sect must borrow their destiny to be able to evade the tribulation and control the entire Xuanhuang Great World. As for Ruyizi, his potential is also exhausted; for the true grand enterprise of my Yuhua Sect, his existence is dispensable."
"Sect Master Senior Brother is far-sighted, I understand. If Fang Han can pass the test and defeat Ruyizi this time, then the resources of my Yuhua Sect, the massive vow power accumulated over tens of thousands of years, a few immortal pills, as well as the Great Yin and Yang Technique recorded in the Yuhua Ascension Scripture, will all be imparted to him?"
Elder Tianxing calculated for a moment: "Whatever treatment is given to Fang Qingxue, Hua Tiandu, and Meng Shaobai, will be given to him."
"No, I still have to test him some more. If he truly passes the test, I can even bestow the Heavenly Emperor Mirror upon him." Feng Baiyu shook his head: "You may go then, go and receive the numerous Dao friends who have come from all directions. When the time comes, I will come out to personally preside over this duel."
"Sect Master Senior Brother truly has well-considered intentions, holding such great expectations for Fang Han. It's just unknown whether he can comprehend it and persist all along. As long as he is unflinchingly loyal to my Yuhua Sect, my Yuhua Sect can give him anything he desires." Elder Tianxing bowed slightly, retreated, and disappeared.
On the Cycle of Reincarnation Peak, deep within the Eight Banners Buddha, Fang Han was still cultivating. His natal Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, combining Buddha and Demon with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, was now suspended above his head, shrinking with all its might. The body that was originally a hundred rods tall was now only slightly taller than a person, and within the pupils of those eyes, his own face was reflected.
Power was compressing infinitely.
Moreover, around this Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, the aura of chaos and dragon-shaped lightning were revolving. This was the vital energy leaking out after the Great Chaos Thunder Sword and the Immortal Lightning Talisman joined forces, which he refined into his natal Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, further adding to its power.
His cultivation over these passing days had once again refined his natal Heaven and Earth Dharma Form. Now it was incomparably pure and tremendously condensed. Within the compression, it contained a terrifying power that could essentially invert the cosmos, shake the universe, and destroy heaven and earth. If his Heaven and Earth Dharma Form self-detonated now, it could simply drag a Giant of the Ages with the Undying Body down to perish with him.
The Heaven and Earth Dharma Form condensed from a full ninety-three divine abilities began to transform after absorbing a trace of World Power. Fang Han faintly felt that he was not far from breaking through to the tenth level of Divine Ability, the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing realm.
Once the tenth level of Divine Ability, the Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing realm was broken through, his mind would have a close connection with the entire heaven and earth universe, allowing him to clearly know how many days of lifespan he had left. The sea of consciousness would expand once again to a limit, and in the unseen world, he would sense the existence of the gate of the Immortal Realm.
Furthermore, an expert at the tenth level of Divine Ability could use their own power to mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on a large scale, and could even begin to employ mana to calculate their own impending fortunes and disasters.
The realm of "Heaven-Defying Fate-Changing" was extremely profound.
Fang Han urgently wanted to charge into this realm. This was the final layer of the Divine Ability Secret Realm, and once he broke into this realm, the "Seven Fates Profound Gate Pill" would take effect.
Also, the embryonic form of a "Long Life Fruit" at the top of the World Tree, although not a true Long Life Fruit, still contained some of the essence of a Long Life Fruit. After cultivating to the tenth level of Divine Ability and swallowing it together with the Seven Fates Profound Gate Pill, he would definitely be able to break through this realm and become a Giant of the Ages.
"After I become a Giant of the Ages, I will seek out the head of the Hentian God Emperor, kill him, and completely turn him into a Long Life Fruit, directly cultivating to the Undying Body. The position of Sect Master of the Yuhua Sect will belong to no one else but me." As Fang Han pondered in his heart, his divine intent spread out, filling the entire Eight Banners Buddha.
Rumble!
His compressed natal Heaven and Earth Dharma Form suddenly dispersed, turning into a stream of air. In the blink of an eye, it circulated through every corner of the Eight Banners Buddha, through every Heavenly Demon, every magic treasure, and even around Fang Qingxue and the others. In this moment, he had a feeling that the Eight Banners Buddha was himself, and he was the Eight Banners Buddha.
"Is this a natal magic treasure?"
With a stir in his heart, Fang Han retracted the vital energy and re-condensed the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form. His body shook, and a wave of gray impurities was shaken off. He had actually just refined the Eight Banners Buddha briefly, extracting some more impurities from it.
This pagoda was becoming increasingly radiant and flawless.