Unexpectedly, it was the sect master of the "Tianya Sect" arriving in person, laying an ambush in the boundless void to kill Fang Han and Mi Bao. This time, the Tianya Sect could be said to have suffered disastrous losses, having a Heavenly Immortal, "Absolute Martial God," refined. A Heavenly Immortal was the pillar of an entire sect, a dao arena master who preached, imparted skills, and dispelled doubts, commanding countless disciples to form a faction. Once killed, those sect disciples would become loose sand, causing massive chaos for the sect.
It could be said this way: a Heavenly Immortal Dao Master was equivalent to the ridgepole of a house. Once the ridgepole broke, although the entire house might not collapse, it would still totter, falling into a state of crumbling on all sides.
This was a heavy loss that could not be borne; it was a major blow to the sect's strength and the prestige of the entire sect. Thus, Fang Han knew that the Tianya Sect would, under no circumstances, let him off. He just hadn't expected the Tianya Sect's revenge to come so quickly, even moving the sect master to mobilize.
The sect master of the "Tianya Sect" was a person who looked old but was actually very young, with white hair and a youthful face. A head of white hair displayed the vicissitudes of time; on every single strand of hair, time had left traces carved by knives and axes. Yet his face was tender and delicate, like an infant's, his features handsome, natural and unrestrained, with a dignified bearing.
A white-haired young man—these five words could roughly summarize the appearance of the "Tianya Sect Master."
"Fang Han, the Tianya Sect Master, Ya Zongdao." Mi Bao rapidly spoke by Fang Han's ear: "He has profound cultivation and infinite magic treasures on his body, having cultivated countless Three Thousand Great Daos. It is rumored he has comprehended the supreme absolute art of the Tianya Sect, the Ultimate Holy Great Accomplishment Ancient Scripture Secret Tome. Someone once saw him charge into the Extraterrestrial Demonic Realm and personally slaughter two Holy Demons."
"Slaughtered two Holy Demons? A Holy Demon is equivalent to a Heavenly Immortal. Does that mean he can kill two major Heavenly Immortals? Could he have already cultivated into a Divine Immortal?" Fang Han said in shock.
"That should be impossible. If he had cultivated into a Divine Immortal, he would have to hide so as not to be discovered by the Immortal Realm. He absolutely wouldn't come out so casually to kill us. However, we absolutely must not underestimate Heavenly Immortals. Heavenly Immortals are also divided into different grades. Rumor has it that in the Heavenly Realm, there is a set of rules for grade classification. Someone like you is only a True Immortal, yet in the Illusionary Immortal realm, you could already slaughter Heavenly Immortals. Although people like you are few between heaven and earth, they are not non-existent. In the boundless universe, unparalleled geniuses do exist. This Ya Zongdao is an unparalleled genius who could contend with immortals while still in the Longevity Secret Realm." Mi Bao cautioned Fang Han to be cautious and entirely careful to avoid an unexpected mishap.
"Naturally, I know. However, the people of the Tianya Sect besieging me is also an opportunity. My Eight Divisions Pagoda needs the immortal dao laws of many Heavenly Immortals integrated into it to become a complete semi-fairy artifact." Fang Han sneered repeatedly in his heart, standing rock steadfast. Facing the many people of the Tianya Sect, his expression did not change.
"Fang Han? The Gate Master of Good Fortune, the inheritor of Great Emperor Yellow Springs. Originally a mortal horse groom in the Fang family of the Dali Dynasty in the Xuanhuang Great World, later became a disciple of the Yuhua Sect, then suddenly rose, cultivating unparalleled divine abilities, seizing the treasures of the Heaven Martial Treasury, integrating the Six Immortal Sects and the Five Demonic Lineages to form the Gate of Good Fortune in an attempt to oppose the Taiyi Sect." The white-haired young sect master Ya Zongdao slowly walked over as soon as he appeared and recounted Fang Han's history, revealing an air of knowing Fang Han's life off by heart. It further displayed an air of having everything under control. If it were an ordinary person, their mind would collapse upon hearing these few words of his, but Fang Han didn't care in the slightest.
"Stop! Tianya Sect Master, you don't need to speak further." Fang Han waved a hand. "My, Fang Han's, mighty name shakes the myriad realms, and my reputation is illustrious. Everyone knows of my deeds, so there is no need for you to repeat them. Your Tianya Sect will not let me off, and I, Fang Han, similarly will not let your Tianya Sect off. When words are sour, the outcome will be decided by fists and feet. There is no need for chatter."
"Good! Straightforward words from a straightforward person." The white-haired young man Ya Zongdao laughed instead of showing anger: "The Gate Master of Good Fortune is the Gate Master of Good Fortune. No wonder you dared to use the two words 'Good Fortune' to name your sect, unafraid of the taboos of creation. This time, I came in person simply because I wanted to take a look at you, this young genius. I can give you one chance, allowing you to avoid death. Otherwise, an unparalleled genius will thoroughly perish here today."
"Oh? I killed the Heavenly Immortal giant of your sect, Absolute Martial God, and you can actually tolerate it? I would like to see what the condition is." Fang Han secretly raised his magic power, circulating it within his body, while speaking without showing any expression.
"Very simple. Take me as your master; I will take you as my disciple, and bring your entire Gate of Good Fortune into my Tianya Sect. Losing one Absolute Martial God but gaining you, a genius disciple, makes this deal worthwhile. In this way, weapons of war are naturally turned into jade and silk, and everyone is happy." The white-haired young man Ya Zongdao stood with his hands behind his back, as if not noticing Fang Han secretly gathering magic power.
"Good, very good, truly excellent. In the near future, I will have to deal with the Divine Race tribulation in the Xuanhuang Great World and am just in need of pulling in allies. With the help of the Tianya Sect, the chances of opposing the Divine Race will be much greater." Fang Han nodded.
"Are you saying that you are surprisingly a smart person who submits to circumstances?" The white-haired young man was somewhat taken aback, a smile appearing on his face: "Good, very good. This way, not only can your life be preserved, but even the life of this wife of yours, Mi Bao, can be saved. Alright. Quickly acknowledge me as your master, and hand over the World Tree you carry. This is the key to countering the Divine Race tribulation. I will take it back, refine it meticulously, and unleash its greatest might. With it, after this Divine Race tribulation passes, we can massively enhance our strength, making my Tianya Sect the number one ancient dao sect."
"What I mean is, Ya Zongdao, you take me as your master and merge the Tianya Sect into our Gate of Good Fortune. Hand over all your magic treasures and fairy artifacts. Tianya Sect? This name is truly too terrible; hearing it makes one upset and irritable. How can it compare to the grandeur of my Gate of Good Fortune?" Fang Han laughed.
"Ignorant child! You dare!"
The expression of the white-haired young sect master Ya Zongdao changed, knowing that Fang Han was making a fool of him. Dense killing intent flashed through his eyes. "I conform to the will of heaven above, and heaven leaves a way out for people. Yet you still dare to mock with such frivolous words, cutting yourself off from heaven and earth and severing your own path to life. Then you cannot blame me. There is a path to heaven, yet you do not walk it; there is no door to hell, yet you barge right in."
As soon as his words fell, Sect Master Ya Zongdao's body trembled, and a punch struck through the void. There were no visible anomalies or momentum, but the void was instantly filled with a flavor of "Great Perfection" and "Great Accomplishment," combining the fist techniques of heaven and earth, the martial dao, the Three Thousand Great Daos, countless divine abilities, and numerous sects into a profound "Great Accomplishment."
"Ultimate Holy Great Accomplishment Fist!" Mi Bao made a move, beginning to operate the power of the Treasure Distributing Rock. She recognized it; this punch was exactly the absolute art of the Tianya Sect, the fist technique recorded in the Ultimate Holy Great Accomplishment Ancient Scripture.
The Great Accomplishment Ancient Scripture, bearing the word "Great Accomplishment," was nothing trivial.
The moment the punch was thrown, Mi Bao immediately felt her body tremble, sensing a flavor of disintegration and tearing apart, splitting into pieces. Immediately, she mobilized the Force of Origin within her body, ready to strike out with the Origin Divine Fist. However, right at this moment, a stalwart figure entirely guarded her, preventing her from receiving even the slightest harm. For an instant, it made her feel as if she had returned to the embrace of her father, the Treasure Master. Utterly safe.
The person protecting her was exactly Fang Han.
Fang Han's speed in circulating magic power was much faster than hers. With a casual movement, the Force of Creation within his body surged wildly. The Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Fist unleashed trillions of punches, each punch colliding with the Ultimate Holy Great Accomplishment Fist. A series of explosions and shockwaves erupted, and the protective immortal gang on Fang Han's body continuously exploded, evidently bearing immense pressure.
On the opposite side, the Tianya Sect Master, "Ya Zongdao," had a calm expression, his white hair fluttering. Astonishingly, he carried a hint of the flavor of Heavenly Concubine Umo, except Heavenly Concubine Umo's aura was uncanny, while his aura was open and expansive. Every movement held the flavor of combining heaven and earth into great accomplishment, as if he were a grandmaster of dao techniques, a grandmaster of immortals.
In an instant, having experienced an unknown number of fist collisions, "Ya Zongdao" took a fierce stride forward, pressing down through the air. His clothes flapped loudly, and behind him, an unknown number of planets leaped up, beginning to condense with him as the center—he was the endpoint of the universe.
This vast stride forward allowed his body to truly arrive before Fang Han, incredibly tearing directly through Fang Han's protective gang qi to attack his main body.
Fang Han was wholly fearless, consistently guarding Mi Bao. With a flip of his palm, a talisman condensed by a Divine Immortal appeared. This talisman was called the "Illusory World Divine Talisman"; it contained Divine Immortal laws and primal spirit auras. Striking out with a palm, it astonishingly transformed into streams of illusory worlds, entangling the fist technique of "Ya Zongdao."
"Divine Immortal Talisman!" Ya Zongdao's arm trembled, and astonishingly, a talisman refined by a Divine Immortal also shot out from within his body, colliding with Fang Han's talisman. The two bursts of Divine Immortal primal spirit collided and vanished without a trace.
The "Illusory World Divine Talisman" was actually broken.
"Formidable!" Fang Han's heart was hit with shock. With his current cultivation, ever since successfully refining the Eight Divisions Pagoda and the Thirty-Three Heavens ultimate treasures, basically no one was his opponent. Even Heavenly Immortals had to bow down in defeat. Yet this "Ya Zongdao" was astonishingly one of the most tyrannical opponents he had ever met. The opponent seemed like a divine statue standing tall in the ancient Immortal Realm, forever incapable of being utterly defeated. No matter what moves he executed, they were blocked by the other party and resulted in a counterattack.
Right now, let alone killing this Heavenly Immortal giant of the Tianya Sect, even forcing "Ya Zongdao" back was impossible.
Of course, it was no simple matter for "Ya Zongdao" to totally crush Fang Han either, and Fang Han had yet to display his most ultimate power.
"Great Accomplishment Holy Saber!"
Slash!
Ya Zongdao pressed forward step by step, each step soul-stirring. After dismantling Fang Han's Divine Immortal Talisman, a stroke of saber light emerged from nothingness in his hand, condensing into a snow-bright magic saber. The shape of this magic saber resembled a Buddhist precept saber, yet also a cavalry war saber, and even more like a sacrificial saber of the immortal dao—combining myriad sabers into one; the saber was the dao.
A dense immortal dao law, an immortal dao law aura even denser than that of the Tianya Holy Dao Ruler, emanated from it. Incredibly, it was a fairy artifact.
This saber strike moved with irresistible force; in the blink of an eye, it descended upon the top of Fang Han's head, cleaving downwards.