The Kingdom of the Gods, the Everlasting Demon Domain, and the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss—these three major domains had originally been condensed into one entity by Fang Han, transforming into a domain that seemed both real and illusory, existing between reality and emptiness. Now, Fang Han planted the World Tree into it, fusing them. This was to enhance the power of his domain, to see if he could induce new transformations within it and comprehend more profound mysteries of spatial laws, making the best preparations for stepping into the third level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the "Cave Heaven Realm."
In the past, the "World Tree" was merely a treasure capable of absorbing the immortal originating energy of the Immortal Realm and refining the God Race. However, if it was truly refined into his own domain, it would become a part of his body.
Fang Han sat upright in the center of his domain, his hands continuously forming various hand seals, extending the root system of the World Tree and taking root within his domain.
Currently, when his domain enveloped outward, it was only eight hundred miles in radius. If it extended any further, it would lose its power. It was unlike the world of the Taiyi Sect's Master, Tai Huntian, which even when compressed was still a hundred and eight thousand miles large. If extended, it could envelop an entire planet and refine it into its world.
Of course, a domain is a domain, and a world is a world. The difference between a domain and a world is like the difference between an egg and a rooster that has cultivated into a monster.
"The World Tree, unique and unmatched, the profound yellow of heaven and earth, the prehistoric universe, nine nines returning to origin, the constellations spread out…" A series of incantations were chanted from Fang Han's mouth. His body shifted, and the domain actually began to change. Its surface became densely covered with the root system of the World Tree, and the entire domain actually began to substantive.
Originally, the domain was a spherical entity, an eggshell-shaped canopy composed purely of spiritual fluctuations. But now, amidst the spiritual fluctuations, thick roots were densely distributed. Immortal Realm originating energy leaked down from those roots, filling the entire domain with immortal qi.
The World Tree stood towering in the center of Fang Han's domain, its branches lush and leaves flourishing. Streaks of originating energy filled the domain, materializing it step by step.
"Good, very good. The World Tree has finally merged into one with my domain. From now on, no one can ever snatch away the World Tree again. I only need to continue searching for fragments of the World Tree to increase its power."
Through this period of cultivation, as Fang Han comprehended spatial laws and the profundities of the World Tree, another dozen years passed. As the saying goes, time does not exist within the cave; cultivating the Dao takes thousands of years.
The flames of the six billion pure yang pills burning inside the Huangquan Diagram also began to gradually extinguish.
Sixty years had passed inside the Huangquan Diagram, while barely five days had passed outside. One hour equaled one year. The faster time was distorted, the more pure yang pills were consumed. That was why within the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, they could only make one month count as one year, far unable to compare with Fang Han's insane distortion of time.
Of course, this was also because Fang Han simply had too many pure yang pills now. Without a stock of hundreds of billions of pure yang pills, he would not dare to consume them like this.
Just as Fang Han was merging the "World Tree" and his domain into one, outside Samsara Peak, on many newly constructed true disciple peaks, several sword lights were wildly assembling.
"Alliance Leader Tiandu has issued an order. Today we assault Samsara Peak. We must absolutely destroy Samsara Peak and kill a few disciples of the Jialan Society. It would be best to kill that crane spirit and that Long Xuan as well."
"We strike today?"
"Correct, we strike today. We have already received the Alliance Leader's order."
A diverse crowd of people gathered, assempling on Tiandu Peak. These people were all core members of the Tiandu Alliance recruited by Hua Tiandu. There were a full thirty or more Golden Core experts, and among them, four or five were formidable figures who had cultivated intrinsic Heaven and Earth Dharma Forms, reaching the ninth, or even the tenth level of the Divine Ability Realm!
"Senior Brother Liu, what do you say we do? Do we actually attack or not? What if Heavenly Punishment Elder interferes?" One of the experts who had cultivated to the ninth level of the Divine Ability Realm, with an intrinsic Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, asked.
"Hmph, it doesn't matter. Alliance Leader Tiandu has already made arrangements with the other three vice sect masters of the Yuhua Sect. Those three vice sect masters will suppress Heavenly Punishment Elder. Besides, last time Fang Han attacked Tiandu Peak! He forcefully took away the Nine Palaces Great Gold Pagoda. A Peerless-Grade Dao Artifact. This matter can also be used as an excuse."
A senior brother surnamed Liu said.
This senior brother surnamed Liu was named Liu Li. Originally the sect master of a rogue cultivator sect on a certain planet. Although not a Supreme Giant, he was a figure who had cultivated to the tenth level of the Divine Ability Secret Realm, the Heaven-Defying Fate Modification Realm. Catching Hua Tiandu's eye, he was taken under his command and planted into the Yuhua Sect. Now, among the true disciples of the Yuhua Sect, he was one with an extremely high cultivation level, and also the leading figure among this group of Golden Core disciples.
Hua Tiandu had planted hundreds of people into the Yuhua Sect this time. This group of Golden Core disciples, along with those at the eighth, ninth, and tenth levels of the Divine Ability Realm, were the core members, loyally running errands for Hua Tiandu.
Hua Tiandu's stroke this time was massive; the power of the people he directly planted far exceeded the combined total of the Yuhua Sect's original number of true disciples. Of course, he was now an Undying Body, a lawless figure, possessing both the capability and the qualification to do so.
The first level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Myriad Years Realm, was already capable of looking down upon heroes. A figure with an Undying Body could even bring about new transformations in the landscape of a sect's leadership.
"Very well, this time we will breach Samsara Peak together and confiscate that Yanyue Sword Array and Giant Spirit Array. We will severely humiliate that group of people. We can even 'accidentally' kill a few of them. We were originally rogue cultivators on small planets, yearning for the ten great Immortal Dao sects in the Xuanhuang Great World. Who would have thought that today, not only have we become disciples of the ten great Immortal Dao sects, but we can also humiliate the original true disciples within it. It's truly exhilarating, haha!"
"Good, then listen to my commands. Get ready. First we provoke, then we viciously strike to kill, venting a breath of foul resentment for Alliance Leader Tiandu. Alliance Leader Tiandu will reward us in all sorts of ways. With a casual motion from an Undying Body expert, our mana can skyrocket!"
"Alright, everything is up to Senior Brother."
At the same time, among the peaks of some veteran true disciples, some true disciples were quietly observing the situation.
"Senior Brother Profound Iron, the situation today isn't right. It seems that the group brought by Hua Tiandu is going to attack Fang Han's Samsara Peak."
"There's nothing we can do about it. The Hua Tiandu now is no longer the Hua Tiandu of the past. His status is far above ours; in his eyes, we are merely roles akin to ants. An Undying Body! This is a legend among legends." Perfected One Profound Iron shook his head. "I haven't even condensed a Golden Core yet. This group of people is fierce and ruthless; we simply cannot intervene."
"Indeed, these people are sect masters and minor giants of various rogue cultivator sects subdued by Hua Tiandu. After being cultivated, they oppress us true disciples. It's obvious that Hua Tiandu wants to change the sect's structure and cultivate them all into his own people," Perfected One Hundred Battles said.
"This time Samsara Peak cannot escape disaster. I wonder if Heavenly Punishment Elder will manage this matter?"
"Hua Tiandu's status is even more exalted than Heavenly Punishment Elder's, and his cultivation is also higher than Heavenly Punishment Elder's. How could he possibly care about us? Moreover, rumor has it that some Supreme Elders within the Yuhua Sect strongly support Hua Tiandu. You must know, the minimum cultivation of a Supreme Elder is as a mythological figure who has comprehended spatial laws!"
Faced with such a situation, some true disciples who had previously received benefits from Fang Han also backed down.
Inside the Yuhua Heavenly Palace, within the Heavenly Punishment Hall.
Heavenly Work Elder hurriedly walked into the Heavenly Punishment Hall, facing the seated Heavenly Punishment Elder: "Heavenly Punishment, it's chaos, absolute chaos. Our Yuhua Sect is in total disarray. The true disciples were perfectly fine originally, but ruined by Hua Tiandu like this, they've turned into a chaotic mess, forming cliques and suppressing dissidents. And now, that group of Tiandu Alliance true disciples are gathering on Tiandu Peak, preparing to assault Samsara Peak. This severely violates our Yuhua Sect's penal laws. Are you not going to intervene?"
"Indeed, Hua Tiandu has gone too far. Our Yuhua Sect advocates preferring lack over abuse. Although the true disciples were fewer before, with over a hundred in the Divine Ability Secret Realm, amongst them emerged brilliantly talented figures like Fang Han, Meng Shaobai, Fang Qingxue, and Hua Tiandu himself. Now he's bringing in a bunch of random people; what is this supposed to be?"
Seated beside Heavenly Punishment Elder was the Technique-Passing Elder.
"Is that so? Heavenly Punishment, if you want to intervene and suppress these disciples of the Tiandu Alliance, have you asked us vice sect masters first?" Right at this moment, three voices transmitted into the Heavenly Punishment Hall.
"Yi Jianqiu! Wang Daoling! Chen Tianxia! What exactly are you three trying to do! Do you want our Yuhua Sect to remain in chaos forever?" Heavenly Punishment Elder said upon seeing these three people.
These three people were none other than the three vice sect masters of the Yuhua Sect. They were also powerful experts at the first level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Myriad Years Realm. Back when Fang Han challenged Ruyizi, they were the ones fanning the flames. Now that Hua Tiandu had advanced to the Undying Body, they immediately defected to Hua Tiandu.
"What do you mean remain in chaos forever? Hua Tiandu having cultivated the Undying Body makes him an absolute genius of our Yuhua Sect. He is also a vice sect master now, and the primary vice sect master at that. He has the authority to recruit true disciples. Furthermore, this time he subdued many outer-space rogue cultivators, helping our Yuhua Sect expand its strength by how much? This is a massive merit."
Yi Jianqiu laughed coldly: "Oh, last time Fang Han personally acted, attacking Tiandu Peak and taking away the Nine Palaces Great Gold Pagoda. Why didn't you step forward to stop it?"
"Exactly, it seems you, as the Heavenly Punishment Elder, also enforce the law unfairly," Chen Tianxia said sarcastically.
"Correct, this time is nothing more than some minor squabbling among true disciples, harmless overall. Our Yuhua Sect has always advocated survival of the fittest; those lacking strength will face elimination," Wang Daoling said. "Alright, the three of us, in our capacity as vice sect masters, are presiding over sect affairs. We now issue an order: let the disciples on Samsara Peak wreak whatever havoc they want. After they are done playing around, we will go clean up the mess. Punish those who deserve punishment, and reward those who deserve reward."
"The Sect Master is absent, and all matters have been entrusted to me. What right do you have to issue orders?"
Heavenly Punishment Elder slowly stood up, the Heavenly Punishment Twin Blades already grasped in his hands.
"Heavenly Punishment, we are vice sect masters, how do we have no authority? Do you think you are an Undying Body figure who can suppress us? What a joke!" Yi Jianqiu's body moved, and a surge of mana sealed off the great hall of the Heavenly Punishment Hall.
Instantly, tensions within the Heavenly Punishment Hall reached a breaking point.
"What are you all doing? In-fighting?" Right at this moment, a spatial passage appeared above the Heavenly Punishment Hall. A massive pressure transmitted outward from within it.
"Supreme Elder!"
The three vice sect masters, Heavenly Punishment Elder, and the numerous elders within the Heavenly Punishment Hall were all shaken!