Although Fang Han did not understand what the Heavenly Crystal body transforming into Creation Crystal meant, he knew the Human Emperor Pen had undergone an earth-shaking change, becoming many times more formidable than before. Now capable of sitting on equal terms with a True Immortal, with such a figure at his side, what else was there to worry about? Roaming unrestrainedly through the world and seizing sufficient advantages during the God Race catastrophe to refine countless Longevity Fruits would be expected momentarily.
"Pay attention, having refined the Good Fortune Divine Artifact fragment, this is the true qi fed back to you. A wisp of the Qi of Good Fortune. You cannot refine it right now, but as your cultivation elevates, it will be refined step by step, bestowing unimaginable benefits."
Boom!
At the instant the Human Emperor Pen completely transformed, Fang Han and Fang Qingxue felt a boundless power feeding back, rushing into their bodies. Everyone's bodies seemingly expanded over a thousand-fold, threatening to erupt.
Fortunately, while providing the feedback, the Human Emperor Pen channeled its dharma power, taking that enigmatic Qi of Good Fortune and turning it into a wisp of circulating flow within their bodies right as Fang Han and Fang Qingxue expanded.
"Vast cosmic light, the laws of time, fragments condense, stepping onto the revered position…"
A low-pitched chant emanated from Fang Qingxue's lips. Her entire cave heaven changed as a minuscule fragment of time laws condensed.
She unexpectedly advanced once more, stepping into the longevity fourth tier, the Cosmic Light Realm.
It seemed that throughout these three thousand years of arduous cultivation, Fang Qingxue had also deciphered numerous things.
The spot between Fang Han's eyebrows slightly twitched. That flow of the Qi of Good Fortune unexpectedly fused with Panwu's True Blood. It then began to spin, causing a surge of power to slowly diffuse across his entire body.
His realm was on the verge of stepping into the longevity fifth tier, the Creation Realm!
"Hold!" The Human Emperor Pen suddenly pointed a finger at the center of Fang Han's brows: "Although you refined the Flame Emperor Fire Dragon Cauldron and are about to enter the Creation Realm now, it is not secure. A balance of water and fire is absolutely required. Only at that moment, completely refining Panwu's True Blood to allow yin and yang to revolve, stepping into the Creation Realm will yield an even more powerful force."
"Senior's meaning is that I need to obtain the Black Emperor Tidal Banner?"
Fang Han felt that the Human Emperor Pen's sealing finger had locked Panwu's True Blood at the center of his brows, stalling his realm elevation.
"Exactly. Your realm is presently unstable. Rashly advancing will be disadvantageous for future cultivation; progressing further will become extremely difficult. When the time comes to comprehend the Heavenly Heart Consciousness to reach the Heaven's Mandate Realm, it will be even tougher, let alone the World King Realm." The Human Emperor Pen said: "Right now, you can go find Yan Shuitian and acquire her Black Emperor Tidal Banner. As for me, I must temporarily leave you for a while. Because just a moment ago while refining the Good Fortune Divine Artifact, I sensed that there are still other fragments scattered through the heaven and universe. I must go search for them and refine them into my body. Once I do, transforming into an immortal artifact will be just a matter of time. Still, I will reunite with you before the God Race catastrophe to fend against it together. Furthermore, your exact cultivation required tempering in order to grow. Remaining beneath my shelter, you could never become a figure who scorns the heavens and earth. Your present cultivation could establish you as a patriarch within the secular cultivation realm, but in the Immortal Realm, you are merely a small shrimp. Immortals in the Immortal Realm are also divided into ten tiers. In the future, you will face not the God Race catastrophe, but immense pressure descending from the Immortal Realm. This is because both you and the Heavenly Monarch Lightning Mother stole from destiny. The two of you may need to face the entire world alone."
"Is that so?"
Fang Han fell silent inwardly.
"Senior, I will accompany you to search for the fragments of the Good Fortune Divine Artifact." Fang Qingxue suddenly spoke out: "My future harbors far more hazards, requiring my strength to rise as rapidly as possible."
"What? Senior Sister? You are leaving too? By joining hands, the two of us can fully counteract everything right now; divided we fall, united we stand." Fang Han stated, stunned.
"Senior Human Emperor Pen needs my assistance to refine Good Fortune Divine Artifact fragments. Moreover, I myself need to refine those fragments to raise my realm." Fang Qingxue said: "Cultivating on your own is optimal. Additionally, there are some burdens you must bear solely by yourself. Senior Human Emperor Pen, Feng Yaoguang, let's go."
As she spoke, Fang Qingxue suddenly closed in on Fang Han, grazing a fragrant kiss lightly against his cheek, leaving behind a trace of lingering scent. Then, shifting her body, she turned into a flash of lightning and departed the Yellow Springs Diagram.
Feng Yaoguang followed her out as well.
The Human Emperor Pen burst into laughter. Enacting an unknown method, its whole form vanished into thin air, leaving no clue when exactly it departed: "Fang Han, possessing the Yellow Springs Diagram, the Spoon of the Barren God, along with the Flame Emperor Fire Dragon Cauldron, if you subsequently obtain the Black Emperor Tidal Banner and enter the Creation Realm, even should you encounter formidable characters you cannot defeat, you are completely capable of fleeing. Furthermore, via your own quick wits, you can resolve all crises. The Heavenly Monarch Lightning Mother is an extraordinary person, an extraordinary person doing extraordinary things; every action of hers bears profound underlying significance."
Hearing the words of the Human Emperor Pen, Fang Han immediately swept out of the Yellow Springs Diagram, discovering that the fair lady had disappeared without a trace.
Stroking the mark left by Fang Qingxue's kiss upon his cheek, a sensation of melancholy involuntarily spawned inside his mind.
"So be it. Senior Sister Qingxue departing to seek fragments of the Good Fortune Divine Artifact will definitively grant her a massive fortuitous encounter. First, I will go strategize my plot. The Yuhua Sect is besieged by Supreme Emperor Heaven, and who knows what has transpired; has the sect already been exterminated? However, with the capabilities of the Three Saints of Yuhua and the methods of Feng Baiyu, it shouldn't present an issue. How is Yan Shuitian doing currently? I retrieved the Spoon of the Barren God, possessing numerous immortal pills within, perfectly suited for her to boost her power and embark on cultivation anew. Furthermore, after cultivating together with her and utilizing the Black Emperor Tidal Banner to step into the Creation Realm, I can unlock the treasure vault on the third layer of the Spoon of the Barren God, seeing just what resides inside. Perhaps, I can gain control over the Barren God King, all eighty-one Barren God puppets!"
Fang Han analyzed comprehensively within his mind.
He undoubtedly needed to share the benefits acquired from the Spoon of the Barren God with Yan Shuitian. The stronger Yan Shuitian became, the better his scheme to subvert the Taiyi Sect would progress.
Fang Han even pondered over the prospect that, if he controlled the Barren God King puppets, he would hand them to Yan Shuitian to function as dharma protectors. When that moment arose, with Yan Shuitian secretly harboring such an absolute trump card, her status inside the sect would likely match that of Supreme Chaos Heaven.
After all, Supreme Chaos Heaven had solely cultivated to the World King Realm, and the Barren God King's cultivation strictly mirrored the World King Realm as well.
Ruminating to this point, Fang Han sat crossed-legged, sensing Yan Shuitian's presence. There was a secret technique between him and Yan Shuitian, allowing them to mutually sense and communicate by divine intent…
"Fang Han finally secured the Spoon of the Barren God. In this trip to the Tianwu Treasure, our Taiyi Sect experienced an immense failure, and Hua Tiandu completely failed as well. Failing was excellent; after failing, he utterly lost his utilizable value. I no longer need to trouble myself with marrying him. Furthermore, Chirongtian was executed by Fang Han. Henceforth, nobody inside the Taiyi Sect can rival me for the Seat of the Sect Leader."
Within a patch of starry expanse, Yan Shuitian sat entirely alone upon a meteorite planet.
Originally barren and bereft of vitality, this meteorite planet was suddenly enveloped by a sweeping mist of water vapor that spawned life into select vegetation, blossoming and displaying robust vigor. This was Yan Shuitian currently cultivating profound arts. She planned to draw on the power of the Black Emperor Tidal Banner to elevate her realm and strength.
Naturally, it was impossible for her to unify the Black Emperor Tidal Banner comprehensively into herself like Fang Han did with the Great Five Elements Technique. However, she cultivated the Great Five Elements Technique, with profoundly deep accomplishments; being the reincarnation of the Water God Primordial Spirit, her cultivation propelled incredibly fast.
"Such a pity that I possess insufficient pure yang pills. Otherwise, I could activate the time power confined within the Black Emperor Tidal Banner to accelerate my cultivation."
Yan Shuitian's spatial laws continuously perfected. The Black Emperor Tidal Banner morphed into a long black banner undulating over her head, unceasingly refining water mist. Within the unseen void, multiple strands of water vapor coalesced, turning into water dragons that lunged forward into her face and melted closely within her body.
"Yan Shuitian, it turns out your Black Emperor Water Sovereign Fist and Great Five Elements Technique were learned from Fang Han. You were Fang Han's person all along. And the reason Fang Han made a move against me was merely to press me into throwing my lot in with you." Right at this moment, the artifact spirit of the Black Emperor Tidal Banner, that highly mysterious black-clad female, abruptly cast an intent, delivering it through into Yan Shuitian's intent.
"Correct, I have always been Fang Han's person. Fang Han's future prospects are limitless; backed by the Human Emperor Pen, he subsequently secured the Spoon of the Barren God and the Tianwu Treasure's assets. The Flame Emperor Fire Dragon Cauldron was submitted by him as well. Would you say choosing this man holds any future?" Yan Shuitian communicated via intent.
"Acquiring the Spoon of the Barren God signifies procuring the entire Dao construct of Immortal Venerable Panwu. Immortal Venerable Panwu is the entity spanning my creation; I know intensely just how highly profound his Dao techniques were. They thoroughly exceeded the vast majority of immortals." The black-clad woman stated: "I equally comprehend the prowess of the Human Emperor Pen. This one called Fang Han does indeed possess a boundless future accomplishment. Nonetheless, while you act as Fang Han's subordinate, I fear you will scarcely acquire his favor. Remember, the Heavenly Monarch Lightning Mother resides directly by his flank. Though you are the reincarnation of an ancient Water God, during the absolute height of your supremacy, you were nothing more than a Void Immortal, diverging one hundred and eight thousand miles further from a Heavenly Monarch. One acts as an ant, the other an awe-inspiring divine dragon. Furthermore, out of all the myriad Heavenly Monarchs of the Immortal Realm, the Heavenly Monarch Lightning Mother constituted the absolute most formidable one. In previous eras, Immortal Venerable Panwu expressed lament that even having reached the Heavenly Monarch classification himself, when matched against the Heavenly Monarch Lightning Mother, he could invariably be put to death by her hand. Such a pity; on account of purloining destiny in the preceding era, the Heavenly Monarch Lightning Mother covertly trailed the Good Fortune Immortal King, tracking down the fabled Gate of Eternal Life. She consequently underwent retribution implemented by the Good Fortune Immortal King. Combat broke out between her and the Good Fortune Immortal King, leading fully towards her demise. Irrespective of that, the Good Fortune Immortal King's Good Fortune Divine Artifact, the Thirty-Three Heavens Ultimate Treasure, ended up thoroughly smashed into ceaseless fragments, strewn wildly throughout the heavens and universe."
The black-clad woman remarkably appeared conscious of vast mysteries.
"Such events occurred?" Yan Shuitian's color drifted into a shift: "I shall detour to the Taiyi Sect beforehand."
"No good, we have been surrounded; formidable figures." The black-clad woman immediately surged with motion, an escalating tension suffusing her divine consciousness.