"Brother Tiandu is indeed decisive in killing; I truly admire that." Chirong Tian laughed sinisterly. "But Brother Tiandu shouldn't forget one thing. The greatest threat to you in the Yuhua Sect isn't Fang Han, nor is it Meng Shaobai, but another person altogether."
"Who?" Hua Tiandu placed another chess piece down and subsequently understood, spitting out three words: "Fang Qingxue!"
"Correct, exactly Fang Qingxue. She is the reincarnation of the ancient Lightning Mother, and legend has it that she descended from the Immortal Realm. She isn't a natural deity who has never entered the Immortal Realm like me." Although Chirong Tian was the reincarnation of the Fire God, his previous life's cultivation had remained far from reaching the Celestial realm. The same applied to Yan Shuitian.
"What? She descended from the Immortal Realm? How is that possible?" Hua Tiandu's entire body trembled, his face revealing an expression of utter disbelief.
"Yes. And according to ancient legends, she wasn't just an ordinary Celestial. She had comprehended the profound functions of the Great Luo, an immortal Heavenly Lord of the Golden Celestial realm! She held an extremely high status in the Immortal Realm, a primordial giant second only to Good Fortune! This was recorded in my Taiyi Sect's ancient archives. If I hadn't accidentally seen it once, I would have had absolutely no way of knowing that, prior to her thousands of reincarnations, Fang Qingxue was actually such a mythical existence from ancient legends. Rumor has it that her body contains a trace of the profound mysteries of Destiny." Chirong Tian suddenly emitted a ripple of divine intent, transmitting it into Hua Tiandu's mind.
"The profound mysteries of Destiny! Impossible. Although this woman's cultivation is miraculous, it is nothing outstanding. It doesn't count for much. I am fully capable of defeating her." Hua Tiandu thought for a moment and spoke arrogantly.
"That is because the profound mysteries of Destiny on her have yet to manifest. The moment they do, her progress will be exponentially rapid." Chirong Tian shook his head. "You must keep a close watch on this woman. Notify me immediately of any developments. Several of our Taiyi Sect's supreme elders are very interested in the secrets on her and have constantly been calculating her fate. But not long ago, they suddenly found themselves unable to do so, as if this person no longer existed in all the heavens. There is only one possible explanation: this woman has begun to comprehend the profound mysteries of Destiny. Once fully awakened, she will be unstoppable!"
"Is that truly so? Then she is indeed worth paying attention to. Furthermore, she is very close to Fang Han!" Hua Tiandu's body shifted. "During this recent seizure of the Dragonwood Star Core, it was likely him joining hands with Fang Qingxue. It seems I must employ some ruthless measures."
"Do not act rashly against Fang Qingxue; she will be dealt with by the supreme elders of our Taiyi Sect!" Chirong Tian stated. "Also, I must remind you. The greatest threat to your position as sect master of the Yuhua Sect is another person as well, not just Fang Qingxue."
"Who?" Hua Tiandu trembled once more. His mana vibrated, and a distant mountain peak suddenly exploded, sending dust and smoke a thousand zhang into the air. He spat out another three ice-cold words: "Feng Yaoguang!"
"Yes, exactly Feng Yaoguang. Currently, Feng Baiyu looks highly upon you, but in reality, he is completely using you to retrieve the treasures of the Tianwu Treasury. He will certainly pass his position as Supreme Sect Master to his daughter. You are fully aware of Feng Yaoguang's prowess. Her body houses the artifact spirit of the Emperor's Mirror! If this artifact spirit were to abruptly erupt, just how formidable would she become? Moreover, the Emperor's Mirror contains the Primordial Heavenly Dao comprehended by Daoist Hongmeng, the absolute number one supreme expert of ancient times who could slay the giants of the Immortal Realm! This magical ability has already exceeded the scope of the Three Thousand Great Daos and is fully comparable to Destiny. How about it? Your turn to sit upon the seat of the Yuhua Sect’s Supreme Sect Master might not come after all." While transmitting divine intent, Chirong Tian grabbed repeatedly with his hand. Eight thousand miles away in the sky, an intense fireball exploded, evaporating an entire river directly into the heavens before it condensed and fell back down as rain.
"Feng Yaoguang!" The more Hua Tiandu listened, the colder his gaze became. "Originally, since I had cultivated to the Undying Body, the position of Supreme Sect Master was rightfully mine, but now there are still so many hidden dangers."
"Therefore, you must cooperate with my Taiyi Sect to retrieve the treasures of the Tianwu Treasury. This is the necessary choice. Only by grasping the treasures of the Tianwu Treasury can you truly seize real power over the Yuhua Sect. Once your cultivation surpasses Feng Baiyu’s, will you still need to act according to his whims?"
"Correct. The moment my cultivation surpasses Feng Baiyu’s, the supreme council of elders will immediately order him to step down!" Hua Tiandu said viciously. "However, matters must be prioritized. Everything goes step by step. First, we annihilate Fang Han."
Meanwhile.
At the Yuhua Sect, Samsara Peak was still sealed off by the "Yanyue Sword Array." The outer perimeter was further surrounded by the Giant Spirit Array, manifested from the Ghost Emperor’s five hundred Demonic Dao command flags.
Inside the alchemy room of Samsara Peak, the Huangquan Diagram levitated in the air. Fang Han, Jialan, Black Phantom King, Long Xuan, Nebula Baby, and the others were all cultivating within it. Year after year flew by. At this point, several decades had passed inside. Coupled with the abundance of pure yang energy! It was practically a holy land for cultivation. With sufficient pure yang energy, even a pig could condense a Golden Core.
Thus, during this period of cultivation, the eight women of the Jialan Society, including Xu Yue'er and Ye Yu, all consecutively formed Golden Cores. Furthermore, their mana had broken through the immense force of one million galloping fiery horses. This was entirely due to Fang Han using the Great Blood Soul Technique and the Great Primal Origin Technique to concisely refine their bodies. Of course, the more terrifying factor was that the True God Seeds of the God Kings had been refined into their bodies.
An expert at the fifth level of the Divine Ability Realm, the Heaven and Human Realm, who had condensed a great array, possessed the strength of ten thousand galloping horses.
An expert at the sixth level of the Divine Ability Realm, the Return to Unity Realm, who had condensed their intrinsic talisman, wielded a strength ranging from tens of thousands up to over a hundred thousand.
But at the seventh level of the Divine Ability Realm, the Golden Core Realm, the typical force was hundreds of thousands—on the lower end, two to three hundred thousand, and on the higher end, five to six hundred thousand. Breaking past one million was the mark of a rare genius, requiring the cultivation of at least thirty types of magical abilities. Yet right now, nearly every disciple cultivating inside the Huangquan Diagram had surpassed a mana force of one million galloping fiery horses.
The True God Seeds were precisely this miraculous. A single True God Seed could vastly elevate a cultivator’s constitution and physical body. Fang Han had even relied on True God Seeds to cultivate a half-Undying Body.
Among them, Jialan had forcefully stepped from the ninth level of the Divine Ability Realm, the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form Realm, directly into the tenth level, the Heaven-Defying Fate Modification Realm. Over these decades of tranquil comprehension, she had displayed extraordinary comprehensive abilities.
The one who benefited the most, however, was Long Xuan! Inside the Eight Sections Pagoda, Long Xuan received the baptism of the Eight Sections True Dragon Qi, and on her forehead, two beautiful dragon horns actually grew out. As her mana circulated throughout her body, right after her Golden Core solidified into shape, she unexpectedly passed through the Wind and Fire Great Tribulation! Ultimately, making use of the power of one million pure yang pills, she condensed a Heavenly Dragon Origin Spirit! Her intrinsic Heaven and Earth Dharma Form.
Nebula Baby also successfully condensed his own intrinsic Heaven and Earth Dharma Form—a giant infant nestled within nebulae. It had a big head and large ears, entirely chubby, with its eyes closed, seemingly deep in slumber. Various stellar magical abilities swirled all around its body. Most notably, this giant infant held a thick tome in its hands. The tome was composed entirely of stellar runes, continuously absorbing the stellar energy from the universe, heaven, earth, and various spacetime domains to elevate his power.
To raise Nebula Baby's cultivation, Fang Han had practically struck all the stellar magical abilities contained within his Little Destiny Technique runes into Nebula Baby's body.
Now, Nebula Baby's Heaven and Earth Dharma Form was called the Lord of the Future Stars. It was originally an attempt by the founders of the Multitude of Stars Sect to create a supreme magical ability that could rival the Great Constellation Technique. Once cultivated to the extreme, this magical ability would not only grant tyrannical power but could also calculate the future.
As for Crane Fairy, she had now also cultivated a Golden Core. A Golden Core floated steadily above her head. Various forms of astral qi transformed into an immortal crane that danced elegantly, spreading its wings as if ready to soar.
Demoness Fang Xiaolin had successfully cultivated a Demonic Sect Golden Core. To nurture her, Fang Han had struck several Demonic Dao magical abilities into her body. These magical abilities were already fully condensed and required no arduous practice.
Of course, throughout these decades of cultivation, the one who gained the absolute most was still Fang Han.
Fang Han had never engaged in such a long period of arduous, secluded cultivation—fifty or sixty years in one go. During these fifty to sixty years, he practiced several of the Buddhist Sect's Zen techniques once completely, including the Great Deliverance Technique, the Great Dragon Manifestation Technique, the Great Expiation Technique, and the Great Liberation Technique. He meditated upon them quietly, while also taking the opportunity to reorganise the Great Disaster Technique once again.
Within his body, the operation of the various magical abilities grew increasingly proficient, and the power of his mind grew undeniably more tyrannical. The Buddhist Sect's magical abilities relied entirely on one's own mental power to cultivate and did not require external originating energies. The Great Expiation Technique and the Great Liberation Technique used the mind to condense various abilities, such as the Heavenly Eye, the Heavenly Ear, and Telepathy. Reaching the pinnacle realm, the thoughts of all living beings across the three thousand great trichiliocosms would fall under one's own eyes and ears.
If an enemy’s mind stirred with intentions to deal with him, his own mind would instantly become aware of it. Such a magical ability was exceptionally terrifying, placing him in an invulnerable position in advance.
Through this round of refinement, although Fang Han's strength and lifespan had not increased—still maintaining the power of eight billion galloping fiery horses and a lifespan of one hundred and twenty thousand years—his realm seemed to have deepened a layer. The way his eyes viewed this world had undergone a fundamental transformation.
In his eyes, this world was no longer the world it used to be. The world was now composed of endlessly twisted spaces spanning an unknown number of trillions. Now, whenever he channeled even a fraction of his mana, it felt like a fish in water gazing at the people on the shore; he could see straight through multiple parallel dimensions at a glance. The entirety of the cosmic universe was a multi-layered one. Peering from different visual angles, he felt as though he had begun to truly recognize this world, brushing against its true origin laws.
"Is this Space?"
Fang Han reached out to touch the world before his eyes. Crack! Just like a mirror shattering, everything returned to its original appearance, no longer retaining that distorted sensation akin to a fish gazing at people on the shore.
"It seems I have already started to comprehend a trace of the profound mysteries of spatial laws. The power of a Domain! The Everlasting Demon Domain, the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, the Kingdom of the Gods!"
With a shake of his body, Fang Han unfurled his own Domain. Instantly, a force centered on himself enveloped a radius of eight hundred miles. Endowed in the center of his own Domain, the World Tree flew out, seemingly showing signs of merging into one with the Domain.
When facing God Emperor Doumu, he had heard the Emperor say that if he cultivated into a world of his own and placed the World Tree within that world, the power of that world would vastly exceed that of any Supreme Expert.
Now, he was attempting to fuse the World Tree into his own Domain. In doing so, unless someone managed to slaughter him completely, no one could ever seize the World Tree away.