At this very moment, after dual cultivation with Fang Han, Yan Shuiyi broke through into the Longevity Secret Realm. Fang Han himself also advanced—astonishingly—to the Ninth Level of the Mystic Realm, the realm of the Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form. From him凝aled an almost unheard-of primordial spirit: a being of a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, Buddha and demon fused as one.
His Golden Core finally shattered—melted away.
When the core breaks, the Dharma Form is born.
The instant this Dharma Form emerged, its impact seemed even greater than Yan Shuiyi's ascension to the Longevity Secret Realm, greater than the birth of an ancient giant. The entire Yellow Springs Diagram trembled violently. Billions of demons wailed while billions of arhats and bodhisattvas chanted in unison, the sounds interweaving into a rare cosmic vision of vast creation and annihilation. Hell and Heaven were perfectly manifested upon that Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form.
Ultimate compassion and boundless mercy—
Ultimate cruelty and absolute evil—
both were displayed to their fullest on that single form.
Surging, tyrannical power radiated outward from the thousand-handed, thousand-eyed Dharma Form—tender yet violent, gentle yet ferocious. Yin and Yang alternated in an instant, transforming through countless moments, directly neutralizing the shock Yan Shuiyi released.
Yan Shuiyi had already entered the Longevity Secret Realm, becoming an ancient giant—yet even so, her attempt to shake Fang Han away failed.
To cultivate this Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form, Fang Han had exhausted unimaginable effort. He had accumulated vast oceans of vital energy: using the stored faith power within the Eightfold Pagoda to open his Nine Seas of Consciousness; consuming nine Supreme Pure Jade Nectar Grand Restoration Pills; dual cultivating with Yan Shuiyi and drawing upon her vital essence; receiving the infusion of immortal-world energy and Great Dao laws when she advanced to the Longevity Realm; and even seizing part of the primordial water essence from the high-grade Dao artifact, the Azure Sea Divine Pearl.
All these reserves combined instantly forced a metamorphosis in his Golden Core formed from ninety-three divine abilities, driving it straight to the peak of the Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form.
He was only one step away—just a hair's breadth—from the Tenth Level of the Mystic Realm: Defying Fate and Changing Destiny.
Ordinarily, cultivators who formed a Dharma Form would drain themselves completely and require hundreds, even thousands of years of accumulation to reach its peak and break through to the tenth level. Fang Han's reserves, however, dwarfed a millennium of ordinary cultivation. The power of those nine Supreme Pure pills alone was already terrifying.
"Yan Shuiyi, you belong to me now," Fang Han said coldly, having stabilized his Ninth Level cultivation and blocked her force. "Don't think that just because you've entered the Longevity Secret Realm you can leave me behind. My power is no weaker than that of an ancient giant."
"I can feel it—you haven't yet cultivated an Undying Body. If you had, I might not be your match. But as things stand, we are evenly matched. You can't do anything to me."
"Fang Han, let go of me, all right?" Yan Shuiyi suddenly softened her voice. "I've already given myself to you—where could I possibly run? But my ties to the Supreme Unity Sect run too deep. If they learn I've devoted myself to you, they'll imprison me immediately. Give me time to cultivate an Undying Body and raise my status within the sect. I'll personally persuade them and completely dissolve my engagement to Hua Tiandu."
Hearing this, Fang Han released her.
Yan Shuiyi hurriedly retrieved a garment from the Azure Sea Divine Pearl and dressed herself.
Fang Han could clearly sense it: although Yan Shuiyi had given herself to him, the dual cultivation had also brought her immense benefits. She had even comprehended the profound mysteries of his Black Emperor Water Sovereign Qi, fully awakening the residual memories of the Water God's primordial spirit. That surge of clarity allowed her to open the gate to the Immortal World, draw in immortal qi, and become an ancient giant.
Now, she relied on him deeply.
And likewise, his own Water Sovereign qi had been nourished. Deep down, he felt an equally strong reliance on her. The taste of dual cultivation was intoxicating—so intoxicating that one could easily wish to continue it day and night without end.
"How long before you can refine an Undying Body?" Fang Han asked, drawing close and wrapping an arm around Yan Shuiyi's waist. This foremost true disciple of the Supreme Unity Sect—no, now she should be called its vice sect master—was closer to him than ever.
"I obtained the true divine seeds of your Four Great Divine Kings," Yan Shuiyi replied softly. "I've already refined half an Undying Body. I've comprehended the bottleneck. Once I return and enter seclusion for a while—merging my physical body with my Calamity Primordial Spirit, cultivating within the Eternal Divine Furnace with the Azure Sea Divine Pearl—I'll reach the second level of the Longevity Secret Realm: the Undying Body."
"At that point, I can also persuade the sect master to revoke the Heavenly Dao Pursuit Decree against you."
"The Heavenly Dao Pursuit Decree doesn't matter," Fang Han said indifferently. "I've formed my Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form and subdued Daoist Mu already. Once I completely subdue Fan Qingying, refine her Great Chaos Thunder Sword, and hide within the Feathered Ascension Sect until I cultivate into the Longevity Secret Realm—then when I emerge, I'll fear no one."
He let out a long howl. "Let's go! We'll shatter Hatred-Heaven Divine Emperor's divine domain, kill him, and escape! Our power has skyrocketed—especially yours. You can now wield most of the Azure Sea Divine Pearl's might. That Divine Emperor is already gravely wounded."
"Fan Qingying is still my close friend," Yan Shuiyi said suddenly. "Her identity may be mysterious, but just convert her—don't kill her. And absolutely do not harvest her essence. If you do, I won't let it go."
Then she added, almost in surprise, "Daoist Mu has grown incredibly strong—he's actually suppressing both the Great Chaos Thunder Sword and Fan Qingying."
"What do you take me for?" Fang Han laughed. "This time with you, it was only because of the Great Curse Technique."
With a fierce roar, he scooped Yan Shuiyi into his arms and shot upward from the deepest reaches of the Yellow Springs Sacred River.
Boom!
At that instant, an earth-shaking explosion erupted at the entrance of the Yellow Springs Diagram. Boundless earth, water, fire, and wind surged inward—the power of the One-Qi Refining Immortals Grand Formation, smashing through every restriction Yan had set.
"Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form—seal it!"
Fang Han sneered. His towering Dharma Form—hundreds of feet tall, thousand-handed, thousand-eyed, Buddha and demon as one—flashed to the entrance. A thousand arms seized at once, grasping even space itself, forcibly blocking all the raging elemental forces.
"Fang Han—you actually formed a Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form! Ninth Level of the Mystic Realm!" Yan, bloodied and blown apart moments earlier, was about to fight to the death when Fang Han burst forth from the river and blocked the elements outright. The sheer, world-dominating power left him utterly stunned.
He had never imagined Fang Han could dispel the Great Curse Technique and leap straight into the Ninth Level. A Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form composed of ninety-three divine abilities—this was monstrous beyond measure.
Each of its thousand arms was like a primordial dragon from the dawn of chaos, brimming with raw strength. Each of its thousand eyes resembled a demonic sun rising from the abyss, beams of malevolent light capable of piercing supreme-grade treasures and even low-grade Dao artifacts. The terror of such power defied description.
Even more shocking was Yan Shuiyi. Her presence had completely transformed—radiant with imperial majesty. Dragons of immortal-world qi coiled around her body as endless water-element power resonated through the void. The Azure Sea Divine Pearl condensed into a single droplet above her head. Water mist filled the air, instantly annihilating the surging earth, water, fire, and wind.
"Together—shatter this divine domain and break free!" Fang Han laughed loudly, sending his Buddha–demon Dharma Form flying out of the Yellow Springs Diagram.
Yan Shuiyi smiled coldly and released her own Calamity Primordial Spirit after him. Her spirit now possessed the might of the first level of the Longevity Secret Realm—the Myriad Lifespans Realm—the power of an ancient giant, leagues beyond her former Tenth-Level strength.
Her force had fully surpassed one hundred million galloping horse-strengths.
The two primordial spirits flew out of the diagram and instantly merged, harmonious and seamless. Their energies intertwined, nourishing and resonating with one another.
Having dual cultivated, their vital energies were now perfectly attuned. Even their primordial spirits communicated directly, their combined might soaring.
As the two spirits fused, they suddenly compressed—shrinking by thousands of times. Hatred-Heaven Divine Emperor's divine domain within his mind began to collapse.
"This is bad! One has become an ancient giant, the other has formed a Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Form!" Sensing the upheaval within his divine domain, Hatred-Heaven Divine Emperor was struck with terror. Had his body still been intact, he could have suppressed them—but now he was only a damaged head. After sustaining wounds and expending vast power on the Great Curse Technique, he could no longer restrain Fang Han and Yan Shuiyi's surging strength.
Boom!
It was as though countless stars exploded at once, like the disintegration of the Xuanhuang Great World itself. The sound roared out from the collapsing divine domain.
The compressed spirits expanded violently.
Crack!
Within the Nine Heavens' Gale Layer, a massive three-faced head split apart. The Yellow Springs Diagram burst forth, and two figures flew free—Fang Han and Yan Shuiyi, finally escaped.
Hatred-Heaven Divine Emperor's head shattered into three pieces.
"Yan Shuiyi—kill him! Capture his head!" Fang Han shouted immediately. "If I refine it, I might be able to form a Longevity Fruit. With that, entering the Longevity Secret Realm won't be difficult!"
"A Longevity Fruit…" Yan Shuiyi trembled at the name, then instantly grasped its significance. Fang Han was powerful, but without reaching the Longevity Realm he lacked true authority. Once he became an ancient giant, he could even become sect master of the Feathered Ascension Sect. Their future together would be secure—no interference from the Supreme Unity Sect would matter then.
A supreme leader of an immortal sect was not someone the Supreme Unity Sect could casually destroy.
Having given herself to Fang Han and fully realized the benefits of their dual cultivation, Yan Shuiyi now found herself genuinely planning for their shared future.