"Melt the clone of this Heaven Immortal Envoy?" Fang Han was startled. "I cannot even devour Void Immortal laws and Heavenly Cave laws right now, let alone melt the clone of a Heaven Immortal Envoy. If something goes wrong during cultivation, advancing my realm in the future will be extremely difficult. I might even be eternally doomed."
"It does not matter." The Human Emperor Pen shook his head: "This incarnation of the Heaven Immortal Envoy does not contain the slightest bit of actual laws; at most, it has virtual laws, profound Heaven Realm intent, and massive energy. Among this energy is the Origin Qi, something that can be encountered but not sought. Your world is too solid; the power needed for advancement is too much, and the quality required is too high. Pure Yang essence qi is no longer sufficient to cause a transformation. Only the clone of a Heaven Immortal Envoy can give you enough power to transform into the Heavenly Cave Realm."
"Pure Yang essence qi is no longer sufficient for me to advance!" Fang Han jumped in fright: "Then even if I advance to the Heavenly Cave laws, what should I do in the future to condense into a Void Immortal?"
"Take it slowly, step by step. Inside the Yellow Springs Treasury, there are the cultivation secrets of the Great Reincarnation Spell, as well as three Five Elements Peerless Grade Dao artifacts. By integrating them into your world, you can also accumulate power. There will always be a way to resolve things."
The Human Emperor Pen held Fang Han down. With a sudden thrust, he forcefully pushed the incarnation of the Heaven Immortal Envoy into Fang Han's life-bound world.
This incarnation of the Heaven Immortal Envoy did not possess a single magical artifact on its body. All the sword energy was transformed from his own immortal qi. Of course, he did not need any magical artifacts either.
Moreover, the Guizang Continent he had been holding in his hand had vanished. It was unknown whether he had sent it away through space when attempting to kill Fang Han, or if he had hidden it elsewhere. It was estimated that the entire Guizang Continent had been sent back to the Supreme One Sect. This made Fang Han feel it was somewhat of a pity. However, right now, he had no time to think much; the clone of the Heaven Immortal Envoy had already begun to melt within his world.
The power of the Human Emperor Pen was continuous and vast, without the slightest hint of tyranny. All of it belonged to the Sacred Dao and the Kingly Dao, like a vast epical hymn of civilization, forcefully suppressing the power of the Heaven Immortal incarnation and starting to refine it. Fang Han only felt that, with a casual drive from the Human Emperor Pen, streams of a clear qi emerged from within this incarnation. This clear qi originated from the very dawn of heaven and earth—it was the purest, the most ancient, the most vibrant true qi, the source of all things.
This was the legendary Origin Qi.
Compared to pure Yang qi, Origin Qi was much more serene. As it slightly permeated the world, the crystal wall system of the entire world began to soften. An artistic conception of "Taiji" rippled within his heart. However, although the world softened, its operating power was steadily climbing higher and higher.
"Human Emperor Pen, you actually dare to have this clone of mine refined by this lowly slave to elevate his strength! Do you know that this violates the rules of the Heaven Realm? Do you still wish to advance to an Immortal Artifact in the future?" At the critical juncture of being refined, the Heaven Immortal Envoy's tone was incomparably stern, his eyes seemingly wanting to kill Fang Han and the Human Emperor Pen.
"Me advancing to an Immortal Artifact? That amounts to nothing. I aim to become an artifact of creation, to comprehend creation, and ultimately incarnate into an existence identical to the Gate of Eternal Life." The eyes of the Human Emperor Pen were empty, grand, and vast, accommodating everything and encompassing past and future.
His hand reached into Fang Han's world and gave another shake, executing a kind of Immortal Spell. Fang Han saw at least several dozens of the Three Thousand Great Daos condense into something resembling a cauldron, wrapping the clone of the Heaven Immortal Envoy within it. Then, that Heaven Immortal Envoy melted even faster.
"Heaven and Earth Great Cauldron Great Immortal Spell." The will of the Heaven Immortal Envoy gradually vanished within this clone. Before completely disappearing, he let out a cold, detached voice: "Human Emperor Pen, when my true body finds an opening, at that time, you will face my wrath."
"I await it at any time." The Human Emperor Pen gave a shake, and the clone of the Heaven Immortal Envoy suddenly exploded. Then, its power completely merged into one with the foundational seed of Fang Han's life-bound world laws.
Fang Han's entire body trembled. He only felt his power begin to rise endlessly. Every inch of his flesh and blood, and even his soul and thoughts felt like they were about to burst apart; the power was something he could barely withstand himself.
"Quickly operate the world laws to simulate the Heavenly Cave. Success or failure depends on this one move." The intent of the Human Emperor Pen transmitted into Fang Han's soul. "I am passing onto you the numerous spiritual realizations regarding the Heavenly Cave laws from the Human Emperor Secret Canon. Accept them well!"
Buzz, buzz, buzz. Vast cultivation laws and Great Dao intentions delved deeply into Fang Han's mind and soul. Instantly, his very own soul saw countless black holes in the depths of the infinite universe. Those black holes absorbed planets, and from the other end, spat out white matter, condensing into white holes. One black, one white; one Yin, one Yang; one good, one evil—mutually mixing and blending into the primordial.
Fang Han's soul, flesh, and even his inner world began to operate following the trajectories of the black and white holes in the universe. His entire body vibrated, and waves of profound power rippled in his heart.
Even as a mere incarnation, the power of the Heaven Immortal Envoy was not something an ordinary person could endure.
If Fang Han's world had not been so solid, he probably would have already been inflated to the point of exploding, let alone refining it; direct death would have been a possible outcome.
But now, under the suppression of the Human Emperor Pen, the power of the Heaven Immortal incarnation gradually integrated into the world, an alarming but ultimately safe process. Fang Han broke through the obstacles step by step. His inner world operated to its absolute limit. That tortoise shell-like artifact of creation fragment actually fell completely still, seeming to be brewing something, waiting for Fang Han's further transformation.
As the inner world rotated, all the various living beings, mountains, and rivers that had originally evolved were completely swallowed by the rotational force, turning into primal chaos essence qi—an inexplicable substance, just like a void black hole devouring a planet.
However, the brandings of all these various living beings remained within the seed of the world laws. With just a single thought from Fang Han, they could be restored. This was the power of a world; in one's own world, one was the absolute master.
The solid world rotated.
In the span of a breath, it was rotating at a speed of a thousand trillion, ten thousand trillion times. The essence qi within, under such high-speed rotation, was broken down beyond recognition. All essence qi turned into a paste. Many minute traces of essence qi began to condense talismans amidst the primordial chaos.
"The world is truly solid, to still not condense into a Heavenly Cave like this?" The Human Emperor Pen also frowned. He suddenly executed the realm of heaven and earth as one, directly striking upon the origin foundational law seed of Fang Han's world. That tortoise shell fragment abruptly trembled. Infected by the realm of heaven and earth as one, it once again released a surge of essence qi.
The Human Emperor Pen opened his mouth and spat, and a stream of milky-white essence qi was injected into Fang Han's world once more.
"A great opportunity, it is right now." Fang Han's divine sense saw everything as clearly as a blazing fire, growing clearer and more refined. With just a slight operation, his divine sense in the void could drag the essence qi into sweeping tornado storms, creating vortexes.
That is to say, right now, without using any magical power or magical spells, just by a sweep of his divine sense causing fluctuations in the heaven and earth essence qi, Fang Han could generate essence qi tornado black holes.
With this move, he cast all of his divine sense entirely into his own world. Whoosh! The boundless world essence qi rotated even more violently. Within his body, a thousand black holes unexpectedly appeared all at once. The black holes spun with whirring sounds, attempting to draw all souls and flesh inside.
Suddenly, Fang Han entirely, including his magical artifacts, was sucked into the black holes. Then, all auras vanished, leaving only a giant black hole spanning a hundred miles in circumference in the sky, devouring essence qi from the heavens.
Boom!
After devouring Fang Han, the black hole began to bombard the Gate of the Immortal Realm. In the depths of distant time and space, being sucked by this black hole, the Gate of the Immortal Realm once again showered down phantoms of immortal laws like falling celestial blossoms.
"Heavenly Cave laws, liquid immortal qi, Gate of the Immortal Realm, open for me once again."
From within the black hole, Fang Han's voice suddenly transmitted. Inside, a giant punch pierced through, bypassing time and space, and bombarded onto the Gate of the Immortal Realm. With a loud rumble, the Gate of the Immortal Realm opened, revealing a gap. Boundless liquid Immortal Realm essence qi descended and washed down like a snapped Heavenly River. The intake volume of this liquid immortal qi was more than that of three to five Heavenly Cave Secret Realm experts combined.
The black hole underwent another transformation. White, pristine colors manifested within, and the black hole turned into a white hole.
"Pfft!"
An immense spewing force erupted from the white hole, ultimately transforming into Fang Han's physical form.
At this moment, with just a slight movement all over his body, Fang Han exhibited essence qi black holes everywhere. It seemed that in a single breath, he could inhale countless mountains and planets into his body. With a slight operation of his magical power, people's souls would be swept into his world. At every single moment, he exuded a terrifying aura.
The numerous experts inside the Eight Divisions Pagoda—Xuan Wugu, Wan Yushu, Withered Glory True Lord… deeply felt Fang Han's aura, and fear and awe arose in all their hearts. Even Xuan Wugu, despite being a Void Immortal and technically a realm higher than Fang Han, felt that the operating Heavenly Cave power within Fang Han's body was sufficiently strong to tear his Void Immortal laws apart.
Fang Han had finally stepped into the eighth level of the Longevity Secret Realm, the Heavenly Cave Secret Realm!
In the Heavenly Cave Secret Realm, the world transformed into a Heavenly Cave, capable of absorbing liquid Immortal Realm essence qi. Not only did the intake volume increase massively, but one could completely drive Peerless Grade Dao artifacts. Power and lifespan both underwent a qualitative elevation.
"My lifespan has completely exceeded a million years, and my power has completely surpassed a hundred trillion, fully tripling! Now then, let the great tribulation of the God Race come quickly! The Immortal Dao Convention is also about to begin. Ying Xiantian and Su Xiuyi are also set to duel on the Sacred Mountain of the Demonic Path, Mount Cang."
Fang Han's heart stirred. His current lifespan had completely broken through the one million mark, reaching over two million years. His power had also reached the level of three hundred trillion, allowing him to easily refine ordinary planets. However, he was still a cultivator. He was just one step away from shedding the mortal human life form and entering the legendary Immortal Realm to become a Void Immortal. However, that required perfecting the Heavenly Cave and passing through the Immortal Realm lightning tribulation.
Therefore, the first person he thought of was Su Xiuyi.
"Back then, Ying Xiantian and Su Xiuyi were both illustrious Demonic Emperors, deterring all for ten thousand ages. But now, in my eyes, they are just little ants! I will go seize the Book of the Earth Emperor right now! Fuse it with the Map of Yellow Springs, and become an Immortal Artifact!" Fang Han said to the Human Emperor Pen.
"Good! The Book of the Earth Emperor has fallen into the hands of demonic heretics for so long; it must be reclaimed." The Human Emperor Pen smiled faintly. "This is also capital to counter the God Race's great tribulation."