Invasion of the Heavens from Eternal Life

Chapter 92 Church Meeting
During the past half month, several events in Yujing City have been highly discussed. Emperor Qian, Yang Pan, was in the Imperial Garden, questioning what was the greatest thing in the world. Many of the concubines couldn't come up with an answer, but Concubine Yuan, with the phrase "Reason is the greatest," delighted the Emperor, who promoted her to "Imperial Noble Concubine" and awarded her a mansion.

When Empress Yuan married into the Yuan Tu clan, she reportedly brought only a distant relative named Fang Han with her, and was unable to return home for the holidays. To alleviate her homesickness, Empress Dowager Ji agreed to allow her to recognize Marquis Wenwu as her benefactor, allowing her to return to her family during the holidays.

After suddenly learning that the "Imperial Noble Consort" Yuan Fei had a distant relative named "Fang Han" in the Daqian Dynasty, many princes and nobles and even major forces secretly investigated. Although they did not find out any details in the end, most princes and nobles had heard of the existence of "Fang Han".

As soon as the heavy snow stopped, Yujing City, the capital of Daqian, the supreme country of the Celestial Empire, became prosperous again, with dense crowds of people on the streets.

It was already the twelfth month of the lunar year, and the end of the year was approaching. The emperor not only had to offer sacrifices to heaven, but also receive envoys from countries such as the Yunmeng Empire, the Huo Luo Dynasty, and the Kamikaze Kingdom, which made Yujing City even more prosperous.

Twenty years ago, Yunmeng, led by then-imperial advisor Yuwen Mu, launched a surprise attack on Daqian, even reaching Yujing. Later, Daqian decisively defeated Yunmeng's cavalry and fought back. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle at Qingshakou, where corpses piled like mountains. After a period of stalemate, the two sides ultimately agreed never to fight again. Over the next twenty years, Daqian flourished, gradually becoming the most powerful dynasty on earth, drawing tributes from all nations.

In Yujing City, the bustling spot, and a favorite haunt of the nobility, was undoubtedly the Sanhua Tower. Sanhua Tower was Yujing's premier brothel. Despite being a brothel, the women inside were all prostitutes, selling their skills but not their bodies. Furthermore, these prostitutes were proficient in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, possessing remarkable talent for poetry and song, and were also incredibly beautiful.

Because Sanhualou didn't engage in prostitution, it was considered a highly refined venue for pleasure by scholars and patriots. Princes, nobles, high-ranking officials, civil and military ministers, and other prominent officials often enjoyed hosting "party" gatherings here, where they would drink, discuss poetry, and appreciate calligraphy, paintings, and antiques.

Besides the nobility, the brothels were frequented by scholars in blue robes, wealthy merchants, and officials from the capital. Wealthy merchants would often spend vast sums of money just to win the smile of one of the beauties, and many stories of talented men and beautiful women were circulated among the people.

To the northwest of Yujing City, there is a mansion. The main gate alone is two meters high, and the words "Fang Mansion" are written on the plaque at the entrance.

It covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres and is fully equipped with pavilions, towers, rockery and gardens, which is extremely magnificent.

This mansion was originally the residence of dukes and marquises of the previous dynasty, and was bestowed by the emperor to the "Imperial Noble Concubine". It is said that the person living here is "Fang Han", a distant cousin of Concubine Yuan.

Early in the morning, in the inner palace of Fang Mansion.

Fang Han sat cross-legged, with bursts of cold air all around him. The area within a hundred feet was shrouded in cold light, with bursts of snowflakes flying around. The whistling cold air was enough to freeze gold and iron.

"The cycle of heaven and earth continues, and the earth will be frozen one day. This Ice Soul Cold Light Technique is quite interesting!" As if he had sensed someone coming, Fang Han opened his eyes, and the coldness within a hundred feet around him gradually converged and finally returned to his body.

Half a month has passed since Fang Han came to Yujing City from Xishan. During this period, he also met the "Fragrant Fox King". This mansion was arranged by Concubine Yuan for Fang Han.

What Fang Han practiced this time was the "Ice Soul Cold Light Great Method", which he got from Concubine Yuan. It was the great method of the ancient "Ice Soul Dao", which was almost comparable to the great magical powers in the world of eternal life.

More than two thousand years ago, the founder of Bingpo Dao, a master who had survived six thunder tribulations, built a water palace on the ice and snow wasteland and left behind many Taoist books. Yuan Fei accidentally obtained half of the "Bingpo Sutra" left by him and eventually became a ghost immortal.

Upon meeting Fang Han and learning of his Daoist realm, Concubine Yuan was shocked, then delighted. Feeling she could no longer teach Fang Han anything about Daoist techniques, she simply gave him her insights from breaking through to the Ghost Immortal realm, along with half of the Ice Soul Sutra, leaving him to comprehend it on his own.

In addition, Concubine Yuan also passed on the Ghost Immortal Corpse Reincarnation technique to Fang Han. This technique, which she possessed, was a legacy of sixty years ago, when Bai Ziyue exchanged his own elixir, cultivated for sixty years, for a celestial demon, "Ba," from the Demon God Cave in Yunwu Mountain at the edge of the East China Sea. That demon, a demonic ape, had threatened to make Concubine Yuan his maid. Concubine Yuan married into Daqian to avoid this calamity.

With the help of Bodhi seeds, in less than three days, Fang Han had realized the true meaning of Ice Soul and cultivated this great magical power to perfection. The violent cold was enough to freeze the thoughts of ordinary ghost immortals who had not yet survived the thunder tribulation.

Now Fang Han has touched the barrier between life and death. Once he breaks through, he will be able to achieve the status of a ghost immortal.

He also understood the "Life and Death Barrier," which combines the body's essence, energy, and spirit. The body's qi and blood are also transformed through the "Essence and Essence Upward Embryo" to become nutrients for the "Holy Fetus." Ultimately, the Holy Fetus achieves its full potential, breaking through the "Essence and Essence Upward Embryo," allowing it to truly separate from the physical body and exist independently. However, typically, upon achieving the Ghost Immortal stage, the spirit consumes a significant amount of the physical body's vital energy, causing the body to collapse. Even at Ghost Immortal level, the spirit and body cannot be separated for long. Once the physical body collapses, without the nourishment and replenishment of the physical body, the spirit's power will gradually deplete like water without a source, eventually causing the Ghost Immortal's body to degenerate and dissipate. Therefore, many powerful individuals, after achieving Ghost Immortal status, hastily embark on a posthumous reincarnation.

"Master Han, someone from the Zhennan Princess's Mansion has sent an invitation~"

Just then a strong man like an iron tower walked in and said respectfully.

The strong man was named Shen Tiezhu. He was originally from Shenjiagou in Zhongzhou. He practiced the boxing skills that he learned from Dachan Temple in his early years. A few years ago, Shenjiagou suffered a flood. The prince had allocated a lot of money and food for disaster relief, but it was embezzled by local officials. When the people of Shenjiagou went to argue, they were slandered by these officials as troublemakers related to the remnants of Dachan Temple. Later, the prince sent troops to suppress it. Except for some who escaped, all other men, women, young and old were slaughtered by the army.

Shen Tiezhu and his father, Shen Tianyang, were among the few who escaped. While on the run, they encountered a little girl, Xiaomu, who was being pursued and carried on the back of a Mongol warrior. The girl's surname was Yuwen. Two days prior, the three of them had been performing on the streets of Yujing City when they were spotted by a passing Fang Han, who brought them into his residence.

Above the Ghost Immortal realm, there are nine levels of thunder tribulation. With each level passed, the soul gains a new layer of pure yang energy, and its thoughts undergo a transformation. In the original novel, Xiao Mu's soul is sealed within the "Great Dark Mandala Barrier," containing the ninety-nine thoughts of Yuwen Mu, the former Grand Master of the Yunmeng Empire, who reached the peak of the Ghost Immortal realm. Once Xiao Mu reaches the Martial Saint realm, he will be devoured and possessed by Yuwen Mu through the "Heavenly Profound Rebirth Method." Currently, Fang Han is unable to break the barrier, so he can only wait until he becomes more powerful.

Princess Zhennan, named Luoyun, was also the daughter of the Lord of the Divine Wind State. When the Yunmeng Empire launched a massive invasion, it dispatched a naval force of 300,000 men. The Divine Wind State, then a vassal of Daqian, engaged in a brutal battle, ultimately defeating the Yunmeng Empire's naval forces and preventing Daqian from being attacked from both sides. Later, when the Emperor conferred the title upon her, the Lord of the Divine Wind State requested the title of "Princess Zhennan" for his unborn daughter, a rank equivalent to a prince.

The Shenfeng Kingdom's clothing and culture were learned from Daqian, even mirroring them. Every year, they sent royal children to study in Daqian's Yujing. Now that Princess Zhennan had reached adulthood, she had come to Daqian to study and had been adopted as a daughter by the Emperor and Empress. Naturally, Princess Zhennan was aware of Fang Han's existence and identity, and therefore extended an invitation to this "Tanghui."

"Invite me to the party she will hold at 'Sanhua Tower' soon?" Fang Han thought to himself as he held the letter and looked at the elegant handwriting on the invitation.

In the original novel, Su Mu, the most talented woman in the capital, was also invited to this party.

On the surface, Su Mu is the most talented woman in Sanhua Tower, but in fact she is the contemporary saint of Taishang Dao.

The previous saint of Tai Shang Dao was Meng Bingyun, the younger sister of Tai Shang leader Meng Shenji, who was reincarnated for the second time, and she was also Hong Yi's mother.

The situation in Daqian is currently turbulent. The Eight Great Demon Immortals, along with the recently established Wusheng and Zhenkong sects, have also begun to spread to other states. The three great sects, Taishang Dao, Fangxian Dao, and Zhengyi Dao, canonized by the imperial court, have been ordered by the emperor to cooperate with "Marquis Wuwen" Hong Xuanji to investigate and deal with these restless powerful forces. Despite their grievances with Hong Xuanji, the masters of these three sects were forced to temporarily unite under the orders of Emperor Yang Pan.

This time, Su Mu, the successor of Tai Shang Dao, was born for this reason, representing Tai Shang Dao to travel the world and investigate evil cults and the evil deeds of demons and immortals.

"In the original novel, the appearance of the Supreme Dao Saint Su Mu at this gathering also alarmed 'Marquis Wu Wen' Hong Xuanji, prompting him to come in person. I'd like to see the profound meaning of the 'Wheel of Life and Death' he created!"

Fang Han said secretly.

Breaking through to the Martial Saint stage requires grasping the artistic conception of martial arts, or the essence of fist. Once this essence is grasped and integrated into one's spiritual martial arts, every movement imbues one with immense power, creating a true, masculine aura or illusion. A Martial Saint, achieving unity of body and soul, fuses their Qi and fist essence. A single burst of fist essence can easily oppress spirits from miles away.

Although Fang Han has a strong physique, he has not broken through to the level of Martial Saint and does not have a deep understanding of the meaning of boxing, so he needs to "borrow" the boxing meaning of others.

Once he understands what the meaning of boxing is, he will be confident that he can quickly enter the realm of "Martial Saint" in the Yangshen world.

(End of this chapter)