Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān was stunned. He had initially believed this to be an ordinary supreme treasure, but witnessing its power now, he realized how utterly mistaken he had been.
"Refining the primordial spirits of tens of thousands of beasts at the Yuánshén Realm… this is too insane," Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān thought, his heart filled with awe. Whose grand design could have forged such a treasure?
He was utterly convinced that even the founder of the Wú Yá Dynasty, Wú Yá Dàorén, lacked the capability to create such a secret artifact. After all, experts at the Huàshén Realm were incredibly rare, even within the Wú Yá Dynasty, a realm teeming with masters, they belonged to the absolute pinnacle.
"Ultimately, my vision was clouded by the supreme treasure. I never expected to truly follow in the footsteps of my junior brother Yú Jiàn."
As the grand formation composed of over a thousand ferocious beasts fully materialized, Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān's primordial spirit felt a power it could not resist. This brought him a flicker of understanding: it wasn't just him, even an expert at the peak of the Liànshén Realm, if trapped within, would have a minuscule chance of escape.
"Suppress!"
Seeing Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān encircled, Zhāng Fán's hand seals shifted, and he manipulated the Wàn Shòu Dǐng to engulf the enemy. Without surprise, Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān was suppressed within the Wàn Shòu Dǐng.
Miles away, Qín Yún had already been thoroughly terrified. A moment ago, he had full confidence in Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān, believing Zhāng Fán couldn't breach Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān's physical defenses. But unexpectedly, Zhāng Fán, disregarding the conventions, directly suppressed him with a supreme treasure.
Qín Yún hesitated not at all, immediately tearing through space and fleeing the area, rapidly heading towards the Wú Yá Dynasty.
Zhāng Fán sensed the spatial fluctuations miles away, a smile appearing at the corner of his lips as he did not give chase.
With his current strength, Qín Yún's life or death was merely a thought away, and killing him would be easy. However, Zhāng Fán was unwilling to kill him at this moment. He was quite anticipating what surprises this "gift-bearing boy" would bring him next time.
At this moment, within the Wàn Shān Sect, silence had fallen. Everyone gazed at the figure in the sky, their eyes filled with shock.
A mid-stage Liànshén Realm expert, suppressed so effortlessly by him.
Yú Jiàn Zhēnxiān's suppression by Zhāng Fán was within their comprehension. After all, whether it was Daoist techniques, divine abilities, or secret artifacts and spells, Yú Jiàn Zhēnxiān was inferior to Zhāng Fán, and his suppression was the natural outcome.
But the Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān who had just arrived had a cultivation realm no weaker than Zhāng Fán's, and his physical body was so robust that even Zhāng Fán couldn't breach its defenses. Such a powerful individual was enough to fill everyone in the Wàn Shān Sect with despair.
Yet, just as they thought Zhāng Fán could do nothing against him, the latter managed to suppress him within mere moments.
"Fellow Daoist Zhāng Fán's supreme treasure is truly extraordinary," Dōng Jí Zhēnxiān remarked, his eyes filled with envy, but devoid of any covetousness. He knew that even if he obtained this supreme treasure, it would bring him more misfortune than fortune.
With his strength, he simply couldn't protect such a treasure. With his talent and cultivation, he couldn't comprehend it either.
"No wonder this brat immediately agreed to the conditions of that Grand Unity artifact spirit when he saw the Wàn Shòu Dǐng. My Wàn Jūn Sword is good, but compared to the Wàn Shòu Dǐng, it seems to be on a different level," Liǔ Mù mused inwardly.
Though envious, Liǔ Mù still placed great importance on the Wàn Jūn Sword. As a supreme treasure, the Wàn Jūn Sword contained a complete Dao of the Sword, which was the most suitable for him.
While his cultivation was still at the peak of the Nine Tribulations Realm, his cultivation of the rules of the Dao had surpassed ninety-seven thousand. In addition to his exceptional innate talent, comprehending the Dao of the Sword within the Wàn Jūn Sword had also provided him with immense help.
"It's no wonder cultivators with perfected rules at the Nascent Soul Realm are so rare. Only a few appear in an era; it's truly difficult," Liǔ Mù thought to himself. Cultivating the rules of the Dao to his current level made every small step incredibly arduous. Even he wasn't confident he could cultivate the rule of the Sword to perfection in the Nascent Soul Realm.
If he hadn't encountered Zhāng Fán, he might have already broken through to the Huàshén Realm. However, having witnessed the terrifying power of cultivators with perfected rules, he remained filled with unwillingness and refused to step into the Huàshén Realm just yet.
"Master, that Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān's physical body is so strong! It should be able to refine many Immortal Grade Blood Spirit Pills, right?" Seeing Zhāng Fán descend, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon quickly went to greet him, its plump face brimming with obsequious smiles.
Zhāng Fán couldn't help but shake his head and smile at its demeanor. "Don't worry. Once I completely refine this Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān, I will give you enough Blood Spirit Pills. You should go into secluded cultivation and not emerge until you reach the Huàshén Realm!"
Upon hearing Zhāng Fán's words, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's face broke into a wide grin.
Zhāng Fán also smiled. Once the Blood Demon Flood Dragon broke through to the Huàshén Realm, future journeys would be much easier.
Returning to the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, Zhāng Fán began refining Immortal Grade Blood Spirit Pills once more. He was very satisfied with his current cultivation pace. According to his plan, after suppressing Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān, he should be able to reap another harvest.
A mid-stage Liànshén Realm cultivator being suppressed should not alarm experts at the Huàshén Realm. Moreover, with Qín Yún's cultivation, he should not have access to such high-level experts.
Therefore, in Zhāng Fán's estimation, the strongest envoy from the Wú Yá Dynasty next time might be a peak Yuánshén Realm expert, or perhaps a group of them.
However, as long as no Huàshén Realm experts appeared, Zhāng Fán, with the Wàn Shòu Dǐng, had no fear.
No matter how strong Kuán Wǔ Zhēnxiān's physical body was, it would be useless once suppressed within the Wàn Shòu Dǐng. He would only have one outcome: serving as the main ingredient for Immortal Grade Blood Spirit Pills, waiting to be slowly refined.
A month later, heavenly tribulations descended upon the Wàn Shān Sect once more. Over a hundred Immortal Grade Blood Spirit Pills floated in the air, undergoing the tribulation's cleansing. This time, all one hundred and eight Immortal Grade Blood Spirit Pills successfully weathered the tribulation. The Wàn Shān Sect was filled with a dense, bloody spiritual mist. Even a gentle breath for some Nascent Soul Realm cultivators felt like swallowing spirit liquid, their blood and qi surging, their physical bodies unknowingly tempered.
After distributing the Blood Spirit Pills, Zhāng Fán once again entered secluded cultivation. However, he didn't rush to cultivate his physical body; instead, he began studying a new divine ability he had recently acquired.
The Ten Absolute Heavenly God Record was divided into ten layers. From the first to the ninth layer, they corresponded to the cultivation of the nine major realms, from the Qi Refining stage to the Mahayana stage. With each breakthrough in cultivation, a divine grade ability would be obtained.
Before breaking through to the Huàshén Realm, Zhāng Fán had already acquired the abilities "Splitting Heaven's Horn," "Dark Devour," and "Kun Peng's Wings." Now, after entering the Huàshén Realm, Zhāng Fán had cultivated another page of the Candle Dragon Record, obtaining a divine ability called "Candle Dragon's Eye."
This was a divine ability for cultivating the eyes. Although Zhāng Fán had previously cultivated a divine ability called "Thunderfire Divine Eye," which was similar to Candle Dragon's Eye, the power of the two differed vastly.
After all, the Thunderfire Divine Eye was merely a sixth-grade divine ability. While it had served Zhāng Fán well before the Huàshén Realm, its effect had significantly diminished now that he had entered the Huàshén Realm.
This Candle Dragon's Eye was perfectly suited for Zhāng Fán, precisely what he needed at the moment.
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