"What? My son Yuan Qiu was killed by him? Is this true!"
The tone of the Supreme Elder "Yuan Wuzui" amidst that patch of ancient god primal energy suddenly turned sharp. A chilling killing intent permeated from his body. It seemed he was urging a powerful magical treasure.
"Your son was killed within Qingqiu Mountain, and this Fang Han has close relations with Qingqiu Mountain. Coming to the Tianwu Treasury to acquire treasures this time, it was very likely the Fox Clan of Qingqiu Mountain leading the way. You should know that a demoness of the Fox Clan from Qingqiu Mountain back in the day was married to the eldest disciple of Immortal Venerable Panwu. They are more familiar with everything in the Tianwu Treasury than anyone else."
Grand Elder Star Emperor said: "Moreover, the exact news my Limitless Star Palace received is that your esteemed son and Fang Han fought over jealousy. Therefore, he was killed by Fang Han."
"Is that so? Since that is the case, then Fang Han, no one in heaven or on earth can save you. Yuan Qiu was my proudest son, having reached the Undying Body early on. His potential was immense, yet he was actually killed by you. You and I have an irreconcilable enmity." Yuan Wuzui suddenly shot up, launching a palm strike at Fang Han to execute him.
In the air, the shadow of an ancient god immediately appeared. This ancient god was entirely covered in a bone-like armor, with horns on its head, fierce and hideous. A surging aura of great strength revolved around its entire body. Surrounding the ancient god, time and space continuously transformed, as if fiercely roaring and shouting.
This ancient god struck over with one palm, tearing through the air, unexpectedly breaking past limits, slashing toward Fang Han's head.
"You have simply lost your mind. With so many experts present, none dare to strike against me, yet you dare to cross me like this. You are truly courting death. It seems I must kill you to serve as a deterrent." Seeing Elder Star Emperor incite an expert from the Zuma Divine Sect to fight to the death with him using just a few words, Fang Han could not help but secretly marvel at this elder's ability to sow discord.
The current situation was extremely delicate. Whoever struck first would trigger a world-shaking great battle. And the person who struck first would very likely meet the fate of perishing.
With this delicate situation suddenly broken open by Yuan Wuzui, Fang Han decided he must execute this person with the momentum of a sudden thunderbolt that leaves no time to cover one's ears. Establishing dominance in one fell swoop, or seeking an opportunity to leave this place.
In any case, he had already acquired the collection of the Tianwu Treasury. Although some other halls also held some treasures, compared to the Key of the Desolate God, these treasures were no longer that important.
Leaving this place, escaping to a safe location, and then comprehending and cultivating was the most correct choice.
"Senior Human Emperor Pen! Senior Sister Qingxue, Senior Sister Yaoguang, let our powers merge into one. I will now openly supply Pure Yang primal energy. We must break out of this treasure house. Once outside, the sky is high for birds to fly, and the sea is vast for fish to leap." Fang Han's body moved, secretly mobilizing the Pure Yang primal energy in the Key of the Desolate God, and suddenly let out a long howl.
"Zuma Ancient God Qi!"
At this moment, Fang Han also unleashed the Zuma Ancient God Qi, just like Yuan Wuzui. An ancient god as large as Yuan Wuzui's spun out, fiercely colliding against Yuan Wuzui's ancient god.
"Hmph! Having just comprehended the laws of time, stealing the Zuma Ancient God Qi from who knows where, and you dare to contend with me? I will let you, this junior, know what genuine Zuma Ancient God Qi is."
Yuan Wuzui laughed coldly, and another radiance surfaced from within his body.
Although this Yuan Wuzui was not an expert in the Creation Realm, he was a figure with profound comprehension of the time laws. Within his body were numerous time law fragments, even on the verge of condensing into a crystal representing time, eventually reaching great perfection. This realm was vastly stronger compared to Fang Han.
The spatial laws consisted of three thousand fragments. Each fragment was either comprehended, or used to plunder enemies, refined into one's own before being comprehended.
Fang Han had just comprehended a trace of a fragment, while Yuan Wuzui had condensed over a thousand pieces. Their comprehension regarding the laws of time differed vastly, which was why Yuan Wuzui fundamentally did not place Fang Han in his eyes.
Whereas the Human Emperor Pen, Fang Qingxue, and Feng Yaoguang, upon emerging, had all entered the Yellow Spring Diagram. On the surface, Fang Han appeared to be alone. Only those who knew the inside story knew just how terrifying Fang Han's means were.
Yuan Wuzui naturally did not know the inside story.
"Strike!"
How could he know that Fang Han's first move was merely a tactic to lure the enemy; the second hit was the genuine killing strike. On his body, an unknown amount of Pure Yang primal energy ignited. The Samsara Disc of the Yellow Spring Diagram bombarded out. Accompanying the Samsara Disc was an intense brilliant light—the Immortal Ancient Lightning Cannon.
Of course, what made the various heavens tremble the most was the large character "Fix" written in the air by the Human Emperor Pen. Once this "Fix" character was written, the universe immediately ceased to revolve, time stood still, the void solidified, and all magic powers froze as well. Having swallowed Taihuangtian's True Immortal avatar and obtaining a thread of the laws of the Immortal Dao, the Human Emperor Pen's power had grown significantly. The might of every single character it wrote was simply earth-shattering. With its every motion, all the heavens and myriad worlds revolved around it, faintly carrying a trace of manipulating creation.
One could imagine to what extent the power of the Human Emperor Pen would reach after devouring Taihuangtian and obtaining the laws of the Immortal Dao.
"What, why can I not move? My spells are all frozen in the air. How is this possible? I have comprehended the laws of time. Even if an enemy uses the power of time stasis to shroud me, it shouldn't have any effect on me. But right now, this is no longer the power of time, but the power of a world."
Yuan Wuzui became shocked.
All of his spells were shattered at this moment.
Then, he could only watch helplessly as he was unable to move, and Fang Han flew over. A terrifying palm, carrying the force of eighty billion galloping fierce horses, grabbed his neck. Then, with a squeeze, his internal grotto-heaven was infiltrated by a terrifying power, expanding until it ruptured.
The great perfection space law crystal within that grotto-heaven, as well as a time law crystal that had not completely formed into shape but contained over a thousand fragments, were forcefully grabbed out by Fang Han's terrifying large hand.
Subsequently, some body-protecting magical treasures on him, High-grade Dao Artifacts, treasures inside his magical treasure pouch, and even his clothes, were all taken away by Fang Han and stuffed into a golden flashing pagoda.
That golden flashing pagoda immediately melted the Mid-grade Dao Artifacts on his body.
And the essential qi from his body also continuously surged into the pagoda's body. What was even more terrifying was that all the various divine abilities on him poured into Fang Han's body like tidal water, seeming to be devoured by something terrifying. His mind felt a sense of powerlessness, a feeling of inability to resist. He didn't even have the power to muster a final burst of strength to unleash the Zuma Divine Sect's mutual-destruction methods; it was a feeling of submitting to destiny.
"Hahahaha, this Yuan Wuzui's time crystal actually contains over a thousand law fragments. After devouring it, my laws of time will be much more perfected, saving me a great deal of cultivation time." Without a second thought, Fang Han swallowed the time law crystal dug out from Yuan Wuzui's grotto-heaven into his body, merging it into his own grotto-heaven. Instantly, the time magic power within his natal grotto-heaven increased tremendously, and a power of time began to revolve.
Now, he could hide inside his own grotto-heaven to adjust time and cultivate. Even without the Yellow Spring Diagram, it would be exactly the same.
This was exactly the formidable aspect of the "Zhouguang Realm."
"Fang Han, plundering time fragments like this, I fear, is not stable. The Dao foundation comprehended by oneself is much more firm," the Human Emperor Pen couldn't help but advise upon seeing this scene.
"Senior, I do not agree. I have my own path of cultivation. Whether the Dao foundation is stable or not is a function of the heart. It is just like if you went through great hardships to earn a tael of silver, versus if you randomly walked on the street and robbed a tael of silver; their purchasing power is identical. It is merely that in your heart, you feel that the silver earned through hardship feels more assuring to spend, whereas the robbed silver carries a sense of guilt when spent. In reality, both are one tael of silver, equal in value. All things follow the heart. Cultivating the Dao is cultivating the heart. As long as one conquers the heart, one can become agile and adaptable, attaining Great Freedom. This is also true for the so-called transforming reality to one's own freedom. If we cannot let go of this point, inner demons will arise. There are two kinds of inner demons: the first is the evil inner demon, and the second is the good inner demon. Both good and evil are inner demons. By having the thought that your cultivation will be unstable by plundering an enemy's power, this is a good demon. In future cultivation, it might present a huge obstacle. My cultivation philosophy is that neither good nor evil demons exist in my heart. Not letting the heart be fatigued by good, nor letting the heart be burdened by evil. Existing neither among immortals nor demons."
Fang Han's mind let out a long howl, yet his methods emerged endlessly without the slightest pause, incomparably resolute. He unleashed the Great Devouring Magic, and with just one palm, inputted all of Yuan Wuzui's essential qi into the Eight部 Floating Pagoda. Then, he used the Yellow Spring Diagram to refine his entire soul. From then on, this Supreme Elder of the Zuma Divine Sect, an expert who had cultivated to the fourth tier of the Longevity Secret Realm, the "Zhouguang Realm," left absolutely no trace of his existence in this world.
In all of this, there was not the slightest presence of good or evil; it merely naturally followed the course of nature. Just like the Heavenly Dao's creation and destruction of the world—having no pity for the people of the world, nor harboring the intent to destroy the world out of hatred for the world's sins, without being stained by karma.
In a trance, Fang Han felt that he possessed his own Dao, and seemed to have comprehended a trace of what the most profound karma, outside of destiny, was all about.
"Unfortunately, this person only has Mid-grade Dao Artifacts on his body, but completely lacks High-grade Dao Artifacts. The pills and magical treasures are also far inferior to the quality found within the Key of the Desolate God. That is no wonder, he and Immortal Venerable Panwu, one is an ant, and the other is a divine dragon. There is no comparison."
However, this momentary comprehension did not bring about any essential elevation to his cultivation. Of course, this revelation would have an immeasurable impact on his future path of cultivation, on his path pursuing eternal life.
Fang Han's killing of Yuan Wuzui was an event of a mere instant, as swift as a moving rabbit and swooping falcon.
In an instant, he broke out of the heavy encirclement and swept outward from the Tianwu Treasury.