Gate of God

by Stayrr

This is a strange and inexplicable world…Mountains, water, stones, flowers, grass, trees, wood, the Sun, moonlight, stars… All creation under the Heavens and Earths are sources of energy. In this world, there are all the classics from his previous world, but there is a new addition: The Law of Dao. Fang Zhengzhi was conflicted. I can obtain power from reading books? Should I read T

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Chapter 650: Withheld Power

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"What? This brat actually … agreed?!" Third Elder and Fifth Elder exchanged glances and saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.

All the other Heaven Dao disciples were flabbergasted. After all, they weren't stupid, and could naturally see that Fang Zhengzhi was exploiting the 'promise' made to him by the elders. This way, on account of the elders' dignity, they would have no choice but to allow Fang Zhengzhi to participate in the third round of the selection test despite their personal grievances.

However, Fang Zhengzhi accepted Kong Qing's challenge out of the blue! They couldn't wrap their heads around Fang Zhengzhi's intentions no matter how hard they thought about it.

"Can he still participate in the third round after his battle against Senior Kong Qing?"

"Is he stupid?"

"I thought this brat was incredibly smart and witty with his words. I never thought he'd make such a foolish blunder at this key juncture! But it's better this way – we'll just let Senior Kong Qing butcher this brat and save us the trouble later!"

The Heaven Dao disciples couldn't believe their ears, but they were still elated about this decision. In fact, even Kong Qing was a little disoriented, as he never expected Fang Zhengzhi to accept his challenge without any qualms.

"You accept?" Kong Qing glared at Fang Zhengzhi with his eyes almost bulging out. He had originally prepared to goad Fang Zhengzhi into a match, perhaps giving Fang Zhengzhi three priority strikes or something along those lines. He didn't think that Fang Zhengzhi would agree to his little showdown so quickly.

"Yes, I've accepted it. Not only that, I'll give you the first three moves!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded with certainty.

"You'll give me the first three moves?!" Kong Qing was irate.

"That's right. You're already so weak – if I don't give you the first three moves, it'll look as though I'm just bullying you, won't it? If that's not enough, I can give you a few more moves. What about five? Or six, seven? Just choose whatever number you'd like!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded decisively, appearing extremely generous.

"You, you …." Kong Qing's jaw dropped, completely speechless.

The Heaven Dao disciples surrounding them were similarly dumbfounded, completely suspended in disbelief. They could not comprehend what was going on at all.

He's giving Senior Kong Qing the first three moves?!

That bastard actually gave Senior Kong Qing the first three moves!

The Heaven Dao disciples glanced at each other. This was almost like seeing pancakes drop from the sky – no one could believe what was going on.

And Fang Zhengzhi still wants to participate in the third round of the selection test afterwards.

Unbelievable.

Third Elder and Fifth Elder looked at each other, then gazed back at Kong Qing and Fang Zhengzhi, unable to comprehend the situation.

If Fang Zhengzhi was stupid, then they wouldn't be this surprised. However, Fang Zhengzhi's performance – from eliminating the respective candidates and ascending the cliff of Sword Peak, to the series of decisions and actions he made after arriving at the Heaven Academic Altar – told them one thing: Fang Zhengzhi was freakishly smart.

Yet for someone so devilish smart, he has made such an unfathomable decision that would trap himself in an disadvantageous situation. The elders were baffled, yet precisely because they couldn't comprehend Fang Zhengzhi's decision, they grew even more anxious, crossing their brows tightly.

Nan Gongmu also looked at Yan Xiu with his mouth agape. He let out a meek little voice, "Is it him?"

"I can't ascertain that." Yan Xiu shook his head, "I've never seen him offer his opponent so many advantages in a battle before, and to an opponent at the peak of the Rebirth State no less."

"Um, I think so too. If it really was him, he would have taken the cheap deal. He should be able to tell how eager Kong Qing is to challenge him." Upon hearing Yan Xiu's explanation, Nan Gongmu nodded slowly.

Yan Xiu stopped here and continued observing from his current location, gluing his eyes to Fang Zhengzhi's face, attempting to decipher something from his expression.

"He's really playing with fire!" Qian Wu let out a cold cough.

Yan Qing, on the other hand, kept mum as though nothing had happened. He just stood there quietly, as though preparing for something.

As for Kong Qing … he suddenly cracked a laugh. He broke into maniacal laughter, cackling so hard that his body shuddered.

"You disgusting little brat, do you really think I'm such a pushover?! Let me warn you – I may not be the strongest disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, but I can still take a shameless ingrate like you in three moves!" After his outburst, his body radiated with a blue glow.

It was a shade of blue between that of water and the sky. It wasn't as dark as the blue of water, but it wasn't as azure as the blue of the sky. It sat in between the two, seeming extremely strange yet emanating an overpowering aura.

"That's enough nonsense. I said I'll give you three moves, so I will give you three moves!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Kong Qing, unfazed, and gestured at him flippantly without radiating any light from his body.

"Ah!! You brat, die!" Kong Qing finally attacked.

After all, very few people could endure such humiliation from Fang Zhengzhi. Even a mighty Heaven Dao disciple at the peak of the Rebirth State was still looked down upon by him.

He thrusted the long sword in his hand straight out. The blade was cloaked in a resplendent glow, revealing a chilling murderous intent.

Just seconds ago, it still left a blurry shadow behind Kong Qing, but in the next instant, it was already right in front of Fang Zhengzhi aiming straight for his throat.

"Is this even an attack?" Fang Zhengzhi sighed as he saw the razor-sharp tip of the sword in front of his face. Then, he simply leaned his head to one side and dodged Kong Qing's strike.

"An attack?" Kong Qing's lips twitched subconsciously. He wanted to retort: How the f*ck is this a single attack? Which one of your eyes told you that I'm finished? Yet, he was not that particular about these things.

After noticing Fang Zhengzhi avoid his attack, a sinister glint flickered in Kong Qing's eyes. He twisted the hand wielding the sword and slashed it downwards. At the same time, the blue light cloaking the blade burst forth in full resplendence, morphing into numerous swirling petals.

The Falling Flowers Sword Technique!

Its name just meant that this sword technique could only unleash its full might when flower petals are falling.

If Fang Zhengzhi avoided the attack earlier than he did, Kong Qing certainly wouldn't have summoned the flowers down so soon. But with Fang Zhengzhi jerking his neck so forcefully … how could Kong Qing let this chance slip?

Countless blue petals rained down on Fang Zhengzhi and at the same time, Kong Qing's sword became even more sinister, brimming with murderous intent.

"Eh? So this is the complete move!" Fang Zhengzhi finally realized what was going on after noticing the fluttering blue petals.

But … his voice travelled from five steps away.

"What's going on?!" The pupils in Kong Qing's eyes contracted, completely astonished. After all, he was supremely confident of slaying Fang Zhengzhi with a single slash at such close proximity. But in fact, Fang Zhengzhi managed to escape right as the petals came fluttering down? It was mind-boggling.

"What speed!"

"He didn't use the Dao of All Creation, did he? He actually avoided Senior Kong Qing's Falling Flowers Sword Technique so easily?!"

"This brat may be shameless to the core, but he's definitely no weakling!"

The surrounding Heaven Dao disciples naturally witnessed how Fang Zhengzhi already retreated backwards when Kong Qing struck his sword down, but it looked as though he had strangely teleported away.

And what was even stranger was, in the instant that Fang Zhengzhi retreated, there was a temporary shadow still remaining at his original position. If Kong Qing was not directly in front of Fang Zhengzhi, he should have realized this much earlier, but Kong Qing still released the flower petals.

It was very simple – it was a blind spot.

Fang Zhengzhi used the shadow to impede Kong Qing's vision, tricking Kong Qing into believing that he simply twisted his neck while remaining at his spot.

"Ah … how weak! You still have two more chances, make use of them wisely!" Fang Zhengzhi gazed at Kong Qing five steps away, reminding him as he sighed and shook his head.

"Ah!" Kong Qing let out a furious bellow.

He clenched the handle of his sword tightly as blue light surged explosively from his body, as though his entire body was being wrapped in a giant ball of clouds.

"If this brat didn't give Kong Qing the first three moves, Kong Qing might very well lose!" Fifth Elder let out a sigh after witnessing this scene.

"Mm. Kong Qing is really agitated, unable to maintain his composure. This way, he has already lost half the battle. If his opponent actually retaliated, Kong Qing would have been utterly defeated!" Third Elder nodded and gently flicked his finger, sending out a faint ray of white light.

Instantly, the ray of white light penetrated the back of Kong Qing's skull and disappeared without a trace.

Kong Qing's body jerked and the explosive blue light emanating from his body retracted abruptly, as though the clouds were all absorbed into his body.

In the next moment, his body stopped shivering.

"Brat, do you know what's the Heaven Dao?" After pausing for a brief moment, Kong Qing raised his head up slowly, gradually lifting his sword up and pointing it straight at Fang Zhengzhi.

The glow on his body had faded, but his eyes were still flickering with a sparkling blue radiance like two blue crystals.

"Senior Kong Qing has finally calmed down!"

"Now this is Senior Kong Qing's true potential!"

"Senior Kong Qing, let this shameless traitor taste the true strength of a Heaven Dao disciple!"

The Heaven Dao disciples buzzed with sheer excitement upon noticing the blue glint in Kong Qing's eyes. This indicated that Kong Qing was now at the peak of his strength.

He was withholding his power!

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Chapter 651: The Strange Explosion, The True Meaning of the Heaven Dao

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"If you want to fight then let's cut the crap!" Fang Zhengzhi completely ignored Kong Qing's words and replied without a care as usual.

Kong Qing clenched his fist again, but this time, he wasn't as agitated as before.

"Show me your weapon!" Kong Qing glanced at Fang Zhengzhi's empty hands. He was purely bent on slaughtering Fang Zhengzhi a moment ago, but now, he wanted to retrieve his dignity as well.

"Against you? There's no need for a weapon." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.

"You'll regret this, brat!" Kong Qing stopped his bickering just as Fang Zhengzhi had said – speak with actions and not words. He wanted to use his strength to force out Fang Zhengzhi's weapon.

Shuffling his feet to another side, Kong Qing decided to strike again. But this time, he was a lot slower than before despite still maintaining an adequate level of speed. In an instant, he arrived in front of Fang Zhengzhi again, shortening their distance of five steps immediately to one.

He swung his plain-looking sword out. It looked nothing out of the ordinary, yet it vibrated with a faint piercing sound as dots of light flickered from the tip of the blade. He then thrusted it straight for Fang Zhengzhi's throat.

However … just as Kong Qing thrusted his sword out, the entire space quaked, as though the surrounding air was all being engulfed and absorbed by this sword."

"Reusing the same tactic again, is that going to work?" Fang Zhengzhi didn't seem to notice the changes in the surrounding air, and still continued leaning his head to one side.

The long sword brushed right across Fang Zhengzhi's neck.

The scene didn't look too different from their previous confrontation. Both Kong Qing's attack and Fang Zhengzhi's dodging motion looked around the same as before. However, just as the sword brushed right past him in the instant that Fang Zhengzhi tilted his neck to one side, the expression he made completely changed.

"What's going on? I can't move!" Fang Zhengzhi gasped frantically. His body was completely immobolized.

"You can't move? Hahaha …. I just warned you, didn't I? Now, I'll let you die with the knowledge that my Dao has almost achieved the Heaven Dao's existence!" Kong Qing finally chuckled after hearing Fang Zhengzhi's desperate gasps.

From the humiliation he faced below the Heaven Dao Pavilion, to the shame he felt on the Sword Peak cliff, and finally to the rage he endured after being chided and mocked by countless people in the Heaven Academic Altar – he finally released all his pent up frustrations.

He wasn't hasty to strike, because he knew that the moment the tip of the sword brushed across Fang Zhengzhi's throat, he had won the match.

The Falling Flowers Sword Technique was a move that relied on an instantaneous explosion – weak before the moment of discharge, but extremely formidable at the point when the energy is released.

For an attack, it wasn't considered an overly extravagant or overwhelming move, but Kong Qing still chose this sword technique without any second thoughts, simply because this technique could best capitalize on the strength of his Dao of All Creation.

What was the most important thing of an instantaneous explosion?

Chance!

But then again, how could he rely so much on chance in a battle between two true powerhouses? If he couldn't gain the upper hand early in the battle, how could he then force his opponents to reveal gaps in their defenses?

This was the flaw of the Falling Flowers Sword Technique, but this did not affect Kong Qing at all. His Dao of All Creation has virtually attained the level of the Heaven Dao, and hence could create countless chances to strike by relying on his masterful manipulation of air and Qi.

"He won! That's Senior Kong Qing for you!"

"That's right, that brat underestimated Senior Kong Qing. If he distanced himself further from Senior Kong Qing, he wouldn't have been immobilized so quickly!"

"No matter how fast he is, he's dead meat once he's immobilized!"

The surrounding Heaven Dao disciples began to smile. They naturally knew very well that the immobilized Fang Zhengzhi was not a conjured shadow. In other words … he has really been immobilized by Kong Qing, unable to escape.

Then, how can possibly evade the Falling Flowers Sword Technique's instantaneous explosion?

"Die!" Kong Qing didn't wait for his opponent's last words. He has done everything in his power to make Fang Zhengzhi aware of the reason for his imminent demise.

He twisted the sword with his hand and swung it across. Boundless amounts of resplendent blue light burst forth from the blade, morphing into countless swirling blue petals glowing gorgeously under the sunlight.

It was a breathtaking sight, yet it was a chilling scene surging with sinister murderous intent, turning the surrounding air cold.

"Kong Qing, spare his life!" Third Elder and Fifth Elder finally came to their senses after noticing the countless blue petals aiming straight at Fang Zhengzhi.

They knew that the battle would turn ugly after Kong Qing regained his composure, but they did not expect Fang Zhengzhi to lose the battle … or his life so quickly.

Sparing Fang Zhengzhi's life was definitely not because they felt that Fang Zhengzhi's crime was unworthy of death. They just needed to clarify Fang Zhengzhi's true motive for entering the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Third Elder and Fifth Elder yelled, but it seemed like they were too late. Kong Qing's sword was so quick and merciless as the pent-up rage suppressed in his chest exploded all at once, and the number of falling petals increased instead.

"Boom!" A thunderous blast.

All the blue petals finally morphed into spots of light, dissipating into the air and enveloping the sky in a peculiar shade of blue, forming a blue vortex-like air current.

There was silence. A temporary silence.

And after the silence, came an eruption of cheers!

"He won! Senior Kong Qing won!"

"That shameless bastard is finally defeated!"

"He still died in the end, didn't he?"

The surrounding Heaven Dao disciples cheered as they gazed upon the man sprawled on the ground beside Kong Qing who was still standing.

"Thank you, thank you all, my fellow disciples. I knew he was too weak. Do you believe me now?" Kong Qing's voice rang above the commotion.

Then, he kicked the person on the ground twice.

"Cough!" A mouthful of blood spurted out from the victim's mouth, staining his pale face with blotches of blood. He looked incredibly pathetic, but he wasn't dead.

"You, you …" The person lying on the ground shuddered with his eyes bulging out furiously. His body was stained with countless streaks of blood of varying sizes, looking completely ghastly and unrecognizable.

"Third Elder, Fifth Elder, I followed your orders and spared his life. Shall you two Elders now honor your promise?" Kong Qing cast his eyes on Third Elder and Fifth Elder not far away, cracking a bright smile.

"Promise? What promise?"

"Hold on, what isn't Senior Kong Qing … holding a sword?!"

"Where's Senior Kong Qing's sword? Why is it in that shameless bastard's hands?"

"What's going on?"

Upon hearing Kong Qing's words, the crowd's cheers died down as the disciples gazed at the figure standing in the distance.

Very soon, they noticed something wrong. The sword in Kong Qing's hand was gone! And the person lying on the ground covered in blood … has a sword in his hand, and it's the same sword that Kong Qing was wielding.

"Brat, you …" Fifth Elder looked at the blood-covered individual sprawled on the ground, then gazed up at 'Kong Qing' beaming brightly from ear to ear. He could not believe his eyes.

Third Elder also refused to believe what just happened. Even the emperors and princes sitting in the Heaven Academic Altar stood up one after the other, with everyone focusing their attention on 'Kong Qing' at the centre of the battlefield.

"Father, could that be …?" Lin Yun asked Lin Mubai.

"Um, no doubt about it!" Lin Mubai nodded slowly. He knew what Lin Yun was asking, and he also knew what the emperors from the other three kingdoms were thinking.

"Who exactly is this brat?"

"There's nobody like him in the Radiant Moon Empire!"

"Not in the War Pinnacle Empire either!"

The emperors of the other three empires exchanged glances and shook their heads. Finally, they turned their gaze to Lin Mubai.

"He shouldn't be from the Great Xia Empire either." Lin Mubai shook his head and replied after noticing the curious looks from his peers.

All of the emperors shook their heads. They then looked back at the old man donning long white robes sitting behind them on the stone chair sculpted from white jade – Mu Qingfeng, the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Mu Qingfeng opened his eyes slowly after sensing the gazes directed at him by the four emperors, and glanced over at 'Kong Qing'.

"Hm, that is indeed the Heaven Dao." Mu Qingfeng spoke slowly, seemingly mumbling to himself yet also answering the emperors' queries.

"The Heaven Dao?!"

"Senior Kong Qing has already achieved the Heaven Dao? It can't be … unless, unless Master is saying that …."

"It's that shameless bastard! He … actually achieved the Heaven Dao?!"

The Heaven Dao disciples were flabbergasted after hearing Mu Qingfeng's answer. The Heaven Dao? That shameless bastard has mastered the Heaven Dao of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques?

Then … who's the person lying on the ground?

Kong Qing!

But, why is that the case?

That scoundrel didn't even move. Kong Qing already immobilized him and unleashed the Falling Flowers Sword Technique.

Even if he did master the Heaven Dao and was able to escape from Kong Qing's grasp, it still doesn't explain why the Falling Flowers Sword Technique would attack Kong Qing instead and leave that bastard unscathed.

"Right, I forgot to answer your previous question. Of course I have mastered the Heaven Dao!" Fang Zhengzhi glanced down at Kong Qing lying on the ground after recalling the question.

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Chapter 652: Everyone Ought To Have Some Limits

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Kong Qing's eyes were bulging furiously. He grasped the sword tightly in one hand as he pressed his other hand forcefully on the ground, attempting to help himself up. But he could not do it ….

The Falling Flowers Sword Technique was a move that he practiced in the Heaven Dao Pavilion himself, but now the tables have turned and he was hit with his own attack. He couldn't understand how that happened until he heard Fang Zhengzhi exclaim, "Of course I have mastered the Heaven Dao!"

"The Heaven Dao?! You, you just used the …" Kong Qing's throat wobbled. He wanted to utter something out, but a mouthful of blood spurted out instead, rendering him unable to finish his sentence.

If Kong Qing had one term that was used the most frequently on him, it would undoubtedly be the 'Heaven Dao'. All this while, Kong Qing's target has always been to achieve the Sagely State through mastering the Heaven Dao, but reality is cruel – the Heavenly Rebirth Dao State, the top of the Six Dao States, was an insurmountable challenge.

But even so, Kong Qing still used his own methods to close the gap between his own Dao and the Heaven Dao, even achieving the title of having the Dao closest to the Heaven Dao as mentioned by the Heaven Dao Pavilion elders. When he first heard the elders say this, he rejoiced for three full days.

But now … standing before him was a scoundrel he labelled as a shameless brat, yet the scoundrel has grasped everything that he has ever wanted, and even used the Heaven Dao to defeat him.

Why? Why can such an utterly shameless bastard master the Heaven Dao, and yet I, who have slogged so hard, can't even do it?!

Kong Qing felt indignant, extremely indignant.

But reality was as cruel as ever. He has lost at the hands of Fang Zhengzhi, at the Heaven Dao which he yearned for so much. This fact was already set in stone.

"Oh right, I forgot to ask you something. Do you know how to use the Heaven Dao?" Fang Zhengzhi glanced at the pathetic-looking Kong Qing at his feet and smirked.

"I, I … Blurt!" He expelled another mouthful of blood. He wanted to retort Fang Zhengzhi – Of course I know! – but he had no energy left to utter it. The person standing in front of him was a true master of the Heaven Dao, so how could he even say such a thing?

"Ah … how weak!" Fang Zhengzhi shook his head and sighed.

"I, I only used two attacks, you … didn't you say you would give me three chances?" Kong Qing still couldn't let go of the lingering grudge despite having already been defeated.

Fang Zhengzhi did say that he would give Kong Qing the first three moves. Although he was unwilling to admit that he was weaker than Fang Zhengzhi, he would have definitely realized that Fang Zhengzhi has mastered the Heavenly Dao if Fang Zhengzhi didn't retaliate after his second attack. That way, even though he may have still lost eventually, he wouldn't have suffered such a miserable defeat, or at the very least, he would have injured Fang Zhengzhi.

"Three moves? Did you really believe me? I didn't expect Senior Kong Qing is still so naive at such an age!" Fang Zhengzhi stared at Kong Qing, with his expression saying one thing: you can be naive, but not to such a stage.

"You, you … wah …." Kong Qing couldn't endure the agony any longer. His body collapsed on the ground with a thud as he expelled another mouthful of blood. His vision blacked out and he passed out.

"Senior Kong Qing!"

"That scoundrel, he … he made Senior Kong Qing faint from anger?!"

"The Heaven Dao. That brat has really mastered the Heaven Dao!"

Upon noticing the unconscious Kong Qing, all the Heaven Dao disciples had only two words floating in their minds – "Heaven Dao". The pinnacle of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques, and the Dao closest to the Saint State.

"Is it him? The Heaven Dao, it seems like he …" Nan Gongmu glanced over at Yan Xiu again. This was already the second time he posed this question today.

"No!" Yan Xiu shook his head.

Yan Xiu's answer was much firmer this time round, without any of the hesitation he showed before.

"It's not? But as far as I know, when he was at the Southern Region …" Nan Gongmu was slightly taken aback by Yan Xiu's resolute answer.

"As he was leaving the Flame Capital City, he told me that his mastery of the Heaven Dao has reached a bottleneck and he could achieve true success. The most he could do would be to restrain his opponent temporarily, and it would be virtually impossible for him to swap positions instantaneously like this with the 'Shifting Forms' technique. And most importantly, he was only in the Supernatural State, but this is clearly a level of strength only achievable by those in the Rebirth State!" explained Yan Xiu.

"I see!" Nan Gongmu nodded after hearing Yan Xiu's explanation.

He naturally knew that Yan Xiu was probably telling the truth. In these past two years, Fang Zhengzhi has not shown any progress in his mastery of the Heaven Dao, the pinnacle of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques. So how could he possibly improve this much in just two months?

Most importantly, the level of strength displayed here was of an entirely different State. Fang Zhengzhi was only at the Supernatural State but the person before them was clearly in the Rebirth State.

Hence, with these two huge disparities virtually impossible to be reconciled at the same time, Yan Xiu firmly dismissed the possibility that the person in front of him was Fang Zhengzhi.

"A master of the Heaven Dao, that brat …." Fifth Elder gazed at Fang Zhengzhi standing in the distance, then looked back at the unconscious Kong Qing. He agonized over this dilemma with his mouth agape.

"Hm, and he even used the 'Shifting Forms' technique. If my hunch is correct, he used the Heaven Dao to freeze the explosion of the Falling Flowers Sword Technique instantaneously. Following that, he swapped positions with Kong Qing at the highest speed possible. Because he was in such close proximity to Kong Qing, and because he was dressed just like Kong Qing, it made it so difficult for onlookers to realize this …" Third Elder's lips twitched.

"But didn't this brat master the Near-Life Dao of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques? How could he possibly master the Heaven Dao?!" Fifth Elder pondered over this problem.

"The Near-Life Dao was just a hunch that we had. We have never witnessed him tame the Green Flame Beast with our own eyes before. But if he really has mastered the Heaven Dao, then taming the Green Flame Beast wouldn't be a problem at all!" Third Elder shook his head and explained after hearing Fifth Elder's question.

"Hm, that makes sense. The Heaven Dao … Doesn't that make this brat a Half Sage?!" Fifth Elder nodded and shot a glance straight at Fang Zhengzhi.

"We can't be sure about that yet. Maybe he's only just mastered the Heaven Dao. After all, during his battle against Kong Qing, he didn't really unleash his full strength, but instead exploited Kong Qing's blind trust in his promise to clinch a surprise victory!" Upon hearing this, Third Elder shook his head again.

"You're right, Third Elder. From this brat's tone, it seems like he's not even 25 years old. Such a young Half Sage was practically unheard of in the entire Holy Region, not just the four empires!"

"This brat's talent is far greater than we've ever imagined, and he's so utterly shameless. He can't possibly hail from the four empires, but if he's really from another sect, then … what's his true motive?"

"Regardless of what his motive is, if he's really from another allegiance besides the four empires, we definitely cannot allow him into the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous!"

"Yes, this is the only way!" Third Elder nodded and looked back at Fang Zhengzhi. A cold glint flickered in his eyes as he subconsciously tightened his fist.

While the five sects also belong to the Holy Region, they each occupy a separate area. Although there hasn't been overwhelmingly violent scuffles between them for hundreds of years, hidden conflicts are nonetheless a common occurrence. This was attributed to the differences in each of their 'ideologies'.

For instance, the Heaven Dao Pavilion believes in following Heaven's will and self-cultivation, while the Nine Pinnacle Mountain worships the Nine Pinnacles, believing that the Nine Pinnacles were formed for the balance of the heavens and lands. On the other hand, the Yin Yang Hall believe that all forms of existence hail from Yin and Yang, and everything was created for the balance of Yin and Yang.

Different ideologies naturally set the five sects on different training methods. Although they begin from the same foundations, the final result of their training would definitely differ.

Besides this, they were bestowed with different resources.

The Holy Region was wide, and consisted mainly of great mountains and deep lakes. Besides the existence of countless formidable beasts and hidden demons, there were also boundless natural wealth and treasures.

Although each of the five sects have demarcated their respective territories very clearly after countless wars, it was virtually impossible for any party to respect these boundaries when precious treasures surface!

Third Elder knew very well that there was ongoing conflict brewing among the five sects, and he naturally knew the various tactics employed by the opposing parties.

Using spies is an age-old strategy which was immensely beneficial and most importantly, the cost involved was minimal. Not only were spies 'fed' by the enemy forces, they could deliver crucial information at pivotal junctures.

Third Elder took a step out and walked towards Fang Zhengzhi.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion selection test has always been held personally by the emperors of the four empires. Not only was every recommended participant a prodigy, their background had to be 'clean'. This was the silent agreement between the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the emperors of the four empires.

"Reveal your true identity, you brat. Otherwise, I won't hesitate to attack you myself!" Third Elder stopped five steps in front of Fang Zhengzhi. His broad white sleeves fluttered in the breeze.

The emperors of the four empires and the spectating Heaven Dao disciples all understood Third Elder's decision.

Identity! A clean identity!

If Fang Zhengzhi simply displayed incredible talent during his battle against Kong Qing, Third Elder would have naturally considered honoring his previous promise and allowed Fang Zhengzhi to participate in the third round of the test.

However, Fang Zhengzhi's performance was evidently overwhelming. For someone who has mastered the Heaven Dao, it was no longer a question of talent. Mastering the Heaven Dao, the pinnacle of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques, was already equivalent to having half a foot in the Sagely State.

Then, how could Third Elder possibly ignore Fang Zhengzhi's true identity?

"It seems like … Third Elder doesn't intend to honor his promise?" Fang Zhengzhi did not retreat, instead taking a quick sweeping glance at Yan Xiu and Nan Gongmu. He slowly cracked a smile.

Yan Xiu was the reason why he agreed to Kong Qing's challenge without hesitation and intentionally revealed his mastery of the Heaven Dao – because Yan Xiu had previously asked him about the Heaven Dao. And most importantly, he knew Yan Xiu's personality very well. If he purposely concealed the Heaven Dao and employed other moves instead, he would definitely arouse Yan Xiu's suspicions.

But if … he flashed his Heaven Dao out right from the start, Yan Xiu would instead believe that he was not intentionally hiding something. This way, this might possibly cause Yan Xiu to confirm that the person right there was not Fang Zhengzhi.

"Reveal your identity and I'll honor my promise!" Third Elder seemed to have predicted that Fang Zhengzhi would harbor on the promise as a convenient excuse. He was unfazed by Fang Zhengzhi's comment.

"Disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Kong Qing!" Fang Zhengzhi replied casually.

"Nonsense!" Third Elder's tone turned hostile.

"Disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Kong Qing!" Fang Zhengzhi repeated.

"You brat, you're forcing me to attack you!" Third Elder took another step forward as his eyes flickered with spots of white light.

"Are you bullying the weak?" Fang Zhengzhi retorted.

"So what if I am? The Heaven Dao Pavilion has been around for thousands of years. How can we allow an unidentifiable scoundrel like you to run amuck and spout nonsense? Haha …. Even with the emperors of the four empires here today, I'm willing to forsake the dignity of my old face but I'll definitely tear off that fake mask of yours!"

Third Elder took another step forward, surging with strength as a spot of white light flashed repeatedly on his forehead.

"It seems that no amount of reason is enough for the unreasonable." Fang Zhengzhi expressed his disappointment as he watched Third Elder close in.

"You brat, there's no point of continuing this nonsense. I'll give you one final chance. Reveal your identity and I'll honor my promise. Otherwise, don't blame me for hurting you too severely!" As he spoke, the white glow on Third Elder's forehead grew brighter and brighter until a word could be seen fading in and out of view.

"Ten moves! Why don't you let me have the first ten moves? You're so old and I'm still so young. You're bullying the weak here. Giving me the first ten moves shouldn't be too much to ask for right?" Fang Zhengzhi hastily exclaimed as he noticed the concentrating white light on Third Elder's forehead.

"You brat …" Third Elder was evidently astounded by this comment. He had seen shameless people before, but none as shameless as this.

Ten moves?

Putting the motive and usefulness of this proposal aside, he was clearly not seeking a fair match, was he?

"No? Fine, then make it nine moves. Nine moves should be fine right? You're at least sixty years older than me, right? I'll exchange nine moves for the age gap of sixty years. I'll ignore the fact that you're bullying the weak, but if you don't even let me have the first nine moves, wouldn't this a little immoral?" Fang Zhengzhi continued.

"Immoral?!" Third Elder clenched his fist tightly.

As a respectful elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, how humiliating is it for his morality to be questioned in front of all the Heaven Dao disciples and the emperors of the four empires?

Yet …. It was just as Fang Zhengzhi asserted. He was really bullying the weak!

"Eight moves, how about that? I'll take it that I stepped on a pile of shit. You're a powerhouse in the Sagely State bullying a small little fry like me. Where have your morals gone? Shouldn't everyone have some limits?" Fang Zhengzhi seemingly did not notice the expression on Third Elder's face as he continued.

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Chapter 653: A Decisive Crack, An Indescribable Agony

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"Brat, are you trying to provoke me?" Third Elder obviously knew that Fang Zhengzhi was trying to do. In terms of emotional stability, he was undoubtedly far superior to Kong Qing, but that didn't mean that he could not be angered.

As the revered elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, it was virtually impossible for him to remain completely unfazed by Fang Zhengzhi's relentless 'verbal provocations'.

"Make it seven then. Or six would be fine too. Since you're okay with abandoning your dignity as the respectful elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, bullying an inexperienced junior like this, sigh …."

"Shut up!" Third Elder's expression finally changed.

"Are you angry now? Why are you furious when I'm stating the truth? Where's the logic in this? Let me have the first five moves then. At least five would be fine, right? This is already my limit!" It was impossible to frighten Fang Zhengzhi, and shutting him up would be beyond belief. No one could stop him from rattling on and on.

It was just like how Third Elder was itching was attack. If Fang Zhengzhi asked him to halt his attack, would he even heed that request?

"You want to die, don't you!" Third Elder clenched his fist even tighter as the white speck of light on his forehead materialized instantly into an extremely complicated white character.

Then, he took another step forward. An immense surge of energy flowed from within his body, like a damn about to burst, causing the surrounding space to tremor.

The distance of two steps was definitely not long, and could be considered extremely close. Fang Zhengzhi could clearly feel this formidable energy deeply. Even the white scholarly robes he donned was fluttering under the force. But he did not retreat.

Or at least … he could not retreat now.

"Third Elder." Suddenly, a voice rang from within the Heaven Academic Altar. It wasn't particularly loud, but it was enough to send shivers down everyone in the crowd.

"Master!" Upon hearing this voice, all the Heaven Dao disciples bowed down in unison towards the centre of the Heaven Academic Altar.

Mu Qingfeng, who was originally seated on the white jade stone chair, stood up. He glanced over at the four emperors slowly, then scanned his eyes across the countless Heaven Dao disciples, finally landing his gaze on Fang Zhengzhi and Third Elder.

"Pavilion Leader!" Third Elder looked towards Mu Qingfeng. His face was flushed red, revealing a tinge of displeasure, but he still halted his attack. Fang Zhengzhi then heaved a sigh of relief.

Fang Zhengzhi wasn't intending on provoking Third Elder for real. He just wanted Third Elder to reveal his flaws in battle. After all, that possibility was really low.

That being said, he knew that the Heaven Dao Pavilion was a place that valued morals, courtesy, fairness and justice. Furthermore, the emperors of the four empires were in the spectator stands. That way, even if Third Elder could forsake his dignity and shame, there would always be someone else who had to safeguard the dignity of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, for example, the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Mu Qingfeng.

Indeed, the greatest flaw of a Sage was the limits of his morals.

This way, he should be able to participate in the third round of the selection test, right?

"Third Elder, I think what he said does make some sense. Give him the first five moves to make it fair." Mu Qingfeng's voice reverberated through the pavilion.

"Thank you, Pavilion Leader … Eh?!" Fang Zhengzhi had already prepared to thank the Pavilion Leader, but before he could finish his sentence, his eyes bulged out immediately.

Five moves? For fairness? What's the meaning of this?

Could it be that, the standard script wasn't for Mu Qingfeng to prevent the Heaven Dao Pavilion from bullying the weak and allow Fang Zhengzhi to participate in the third round?

The advancement of the plot … seemed wrong!

Didn't all Sages have their moral standings? Wouldn't they not bully the weak? Why did all these rules go straight out of the window when applied on himself?

"The Pavilion Leader's generosity is simply extraordinary!"

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was dumbfounded by this sudden decision, Lin Mubai turned to Mu Qingfeng and expressed his approval for the latter's call. The emperors and princes from the other three empires also stood up and commended Mu Qingfeng's remarkable level of tolerance.

"Generosity? How is this considered being generous? Extraordinary …?" Fang Zhengzhi was astounded. He stared at the emperors of the four empires then turned to Mu Qingfeng, slightly disoriented.

Could it be … Is this the 'background' that the novels speak of?

Fang Zhengzhi recalled a famous literary masterpiece he came across in his past life, telling the tale of numerous demons of all kinds and a monkey hailed as the demon king. The ending was obvious – all the demons without any background plot written by the author would be killed with a single low from the monkey's staff, while the demons with various extensive character histories would all be led away in defeat, and would even exclaim pompously, "This is disastrous!"

Upon remembering this, Fang Zhengzhi realized what was going on. After he concealed his identity perfectly, he naturally became a 'demon' without any background to his character. So what if the emperors of the four empires were watching him? Who would offend the Heaven Dao Pavilion over an unknown stranger?

This was a real problem, and worse still, Fang Zhengzhi was about to battle Third Elder for real.

"You brat, since the Pavilion Leader has spoken, I'll heed your request. I'll give you five moves!" Upon hearing Mu Qingfeng's orders, Third Elder was slightly astonished, but a smile soon appeared on his face.

Fang Zhengzhi's heart crumpled after noticing Third Elder's expression.

A single sentence. Mu Qingfeng merely uttered a single sentence. This completely quelled Third Elder's rage and even turned his anger into elation. This way, his strategy of provocation has completely gone down the drain.

The Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Mu Qingfeng …

This old duff is the real sly fox of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that it was time for him to run, but with nearly a thousand Heaven Dao disciples surrounding him, and with Fifth Elder blocking his escape route along with nine other participants, where could he flee?

And more importantly … Third Elder was extremely close, only two steps away.

Without a doubt, if he makes any attempt to flee, Third Elder would attack immediately and may even ignore the agreement to award Fang Zhengzhi the first five moves.

Fang Zhengzhi suddenly regretted his decision. He felt that he should coerce Third Elder to give him the first ten moves, no matter how tough that would be. No, at least twenty, or thirty. Every move counts!

"Come on, you brat. I won't retaliate within the first five moves. You're free to attack!" Third Elder naturally guessed Fang Zhengzhi's intentions after noticing his wavering gaze, and his smile grew brighter.

The onlooking crowd of Heaven Dao disciples also cracked mocking smiles on their faces.

"Did this scoundrel actually believe that he could trample over the Heaven Dao Pavilion with just his mouth?"

"I want to see how this scoundrel can win Third Elder in this 'fair' match. Five moves? Haha … don't even mention five. I don't even think fifty moves are enough!"

"That's right. I'm looking forward to seeing whether this brat still has other tricks up his sleeve. The Heavenly Rebirth Dao? Hahaha, does he not know what sort of place this is?"

As the Heaven Dao disciples broke into laughter, they turned their attention towards Fang Zhengzhi, as though they were looking at a dead man.

"Third Elder, I really do wish to begin the battle, but my level of strength is simply too low. Why don't you give me the first ten moves instead?" Fang Zhengzhi ignored the gazes of the surrounding disciples and probed Third Elder.

"You truly are utterly shameless. Five moves is the maximum I'll go. If you don't start attacking, don't blame me for … You insolent brat!" Third Elder suddenly hollered without finishing his sentence.

Fang Zhengzhi had already attacked without waiting for Third Elder to complete his sentence.

For Fang Zhengzhi, the distance of two steps voided every possibility of escape, but for Third Elder, it was the closest he could go.

Fang Zhengzhi was incredibly fast, and his speed increased even further after unleashing the Heaven Dao.

A ray of light as azure as the sky illuminated between him and Third Elder.

It was the Heaven Dao.

In the next moment, Fang Zhengzhi's body traversed the azure ray of light and appeared right behind Third Elder. Following that, a resonant sound erupted.

"A sneak attack below the belt, but you're not allowed to retaliate!"

After Third Elder barked at Fang Zhengzhi, he could clearly see what Fang Zhengzhi was trying to do. Facing a sneak attack below the belt like this at such a short distance, he could only defend himself against this strike.

He instinctively prepared to repel Fang Zhengzhi behind him, which would be the easiest and most useful method to deal with a sneak attack. But under such circumstances, he suddenly heard Fang Zhengzhi's voice ringing in his ear, "You're not allowed to retaliate!"

Third Elder's body shivered very conspicuously.

Repelling him? Is that considered as a form of retaliation? It should be. After all, repelling an opponent would possibly injure him.

In a moment of hesitation, Third Elder finally realized that he had no chance to avoid the attack, and could only take Fang Zhengzhi's strike head-on.

A sneak attack below the belt? Does this brat really want to use a sneak attack below the belt?

Third Elder boasted a wealth of combat experience, and naturally knew that this was a false cry of distraction. No one would foolishly exclaim that he was using a sneak attack during an actual sneak attack.

Where were the fatal points behind him? The back of his head!

He quickly realized that this brat was luring him to guard his groin before proceeding to strike the back of his head. Based on how shameless this brat was, he would definitely do this. But … he couldn't leave his groin unguarded.

After all, he had his testicles there!

What if that brat isn't faking it and actually strikes his groin in the most unlikely scenario? What should he do then?

Third Elder felt chills down his spine.

If this was happening in a secluded place without any spectators, he could just kill Fang Zhengzhi with a single strike without anyone knowing. But now .. there were close to a thousand Heaven Dao disciples watching him, along with the emperors of the four empires and the Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng.

He could not take this risk.

Third Elder suddenly regretted his decision to close the distance between him and Fang Zhengzhi. This gave Fang Zhengzhi the perfect opportunity to perform a sneak attack.

Achieving the Heavenly Rebirth Dao State was almost equivalent to having half a foot in the Sagely State. Although a person at this level was not an official Sage, he was still incredibly dangerous, especially up-close. But then, how could he possibly consider all these factors when he was approaching Fang Zhengzhi?

"I can only block him from above and below!" Third Elder gritted his teeth and quickly covered his crotch with one hand while his other hand snaked behind his back and shielded his head.

And then … Third Elder felt an excruciating pain in his abdomen.

At the same time, an ecstatic voice rang in his ear. It was so loud and crisp that the entire Heaven Dao Pavilion could hear it extremely clearly.

"A Thousand Years of Pain!"

Third Elder's expression changed drastically, his face turning from red to white, then from green to purple – purplish red like a pig's liver.

It was an unbelievably acute and piercing pain, as though a torrential stream of water surged straight up his anus, into his spine and penetrating his brain.

At this moment, Third Elder's brain was completely blank. Besides the pain …. there was nothing else in his head.

If there was a single word to describe Third Elder's desire in this exact moment, it would be to 'soar'. He wanted to soar to a place where no one could recognize him.

And sure enough, he actually flew up. Both his feet swiftly lifted off the ground, flying towards the sky at the speed of a meteorite. However, there were no clouds beneath his feet, and he had no wings on his back. Hence, he still fell down eventually.

"Plop!" Third Elder crashed into the ground, distorting the features on his face.

He never imagined that there would come a day where he would be in such a predicament. Neither has he ever imagined that Fang Zhengzhi would strike his anus after announcing that he would aim for his testicles!

He shielded his groin but not his anus?

A teardrop slid down the edge of Third Elder's eye. It was an genuine sense of agony brought about by excruciating pain.

The entire Heaven Dao Pavilion fell into a deathly silence.

Fifth Elder's eyes were bulging out, almost about to drop out of his eye sockets.

The nine candidates standing behind him: Yan Xiu, Nan Gongmu, Yan Qing, Qian Wu … were also flabbergasted, staring blankly at this highly unexpected scene.

All the Heaven Dao disciples' mouths were wide open as they gazed upon Third Elder sprawled on the ground and Fang Zhengzhi still maintaining an extremely awkward stance.

Chills ran down their spines in a frenzy. Their jaws all dropped, but not a single one of them uttered a word. They were all rendered speechless.

Not only were the Heaven Dao disciples speechless, so were the emperors of the four empires. Even though they were all regal rulers, they could not utter a sound in this situation.

The four emperors froze, maintaining their awkward half-standing poses.

In fact, it wasn't just the four emperors ….

Upon witnessing such a scene, even the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion – the usually refined, unfazed, calm and wise Mu Qingfeng – could not maintain his usual demeanour.

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Chapter 654: Heavenly Descent, Becoming a Half Sage

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Mu Qingfeng's expression was definitely not as exaggerated as the Heaven Dao disciples, but a drop of cold sweat unknowingly trickled down his forehead. As he gazed at Third Elder sprawled on the ground in agony, he did not know what to say – because he was the one who suggested for Third Elder to give Fang Zhengzhi the first five moves.

Heaven pities and protects us all.

He never expected that Fang Zhengzhi would dare to strike Third Elder's anus so mercilessly, and even pull off a successful sneak attack!

"…." Mu Qingfeng's jaws dropped. He wanted to say something to comfort Third Elder, but he still swallowed his words eventually, because he knew Third Elder's temper very well.

In situations like these, he could only pretend to have gone blind and not witnessed this embarrassing scene, or to have his memories suddenly fragment and pretend to have not remembered anything at all.

There was a strange eerie silence.

Mu Qingfeng was wary of Third Elder's temper, and the Heaven Dao disciples were completely dumbfounded. After the initial wave of unbelievable shock, all the Heaven Dao disciples subconsciously lowered their heads.

"I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything …"

"I didn't see anything at all!"

"Wow, the sun's rays are so blinding …"

The Heaven Dao disciples lowered their heads one after another, muttering in their hearts and resisting the urge to do anything rash, too afraid to make a sound.

Yan Qing, Qian Wu and the other candidates looked at each other, noticing the astonishment and bewilderment in each other's eyes.

As for Fang Zhengzhi … he had no time to hesitate.

After landing a successful strike after much effort, he wouldn't possibly give Third Elder any chances to recover. As the saying goes, any mercy shown to the enemy is cruelty to yourself. Fang Zhengzhi wasn't interested in self-harm, hence could only let Third Elder bear the brunt of the pain.

Having dealt Third Elder with the unimaginable Thousand Years of Pain, he naturally knew that Third Elder was now in a world of excruciating agony. And as the saying goes, I'll kill you when you're still down!

Fang Zhengzhi decided to strike again before Third Elder could recover.

He didn't have time to ponder over more intricate issues like whether he would offend Third Elder and the Heaven Dao Pavilion. After all, he had to protect his own life first. Nothing else else mattered.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion wouldn't be concerned about their moral principles for some unimportant background character, neither would they show any mercy. In such a situation, they would only care about saving themselves.

Fang Zhengzhi's second strike came just as fast. Even though Third Elder flew about five or six steps away, it didn't affect Fang Zhengzhi's attack. The azure ray of light continued radiating in the air.

The Shifting Forms technique.

Fang Zhengzhi's body traversed through the blinding light. He previously observed this technique being used by the Half Sage Can Yang of the Demon Race, hence had to proceed with caution.

In the blink of an eye, he already arrived behind Third Elder.

There were no extravagant movements, or any announcements made like the previous sneak attack. This time, Fang Zhengzhi acted almost silently.

An attack like the Thousands Years of Pain …. He certainly couldn't use it again. After all, Third Elder was already sprawled on the ground. With this incorrect posture, Fang Zhengzhi couldn't possibly execute a similar attack.

He landed a kick straight on Third Elder's neck and head.

"Bang!" A deep thunderous sound ruptured through the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Following that, Third Elder's body propelled into the air once again, flying into the distance at a terrifying speed before finally crashing straight into a white jade railing at the edge of the Heaven Academic Altar.

"Crack!" The white jade railing shattered instantly, and Third Elder's body rolled a full eight steps away after the collision before finally stopping. His body was covered in debris.

"You insolent brat, how dare you …." Fifth Elder's voice finally rang. He clenched his fist so tight until it made cracking sounds. A shimmer of light flickered on his forehead. He didn't complete his sentence, but anyone could tell that he was not only enraged, but extremely furious!

However, he didn't take a step forward to help his senior even though his body was already shuddering incessantly from the immense rage.

"Shameless, utterly shameless!"

"He even attacked Third Elder while Third Elder was still down!"

"This guy is … really cruel!"

The Heaven Dao disciples began hurling insults at Fang Zhengzhi, but strangely enough, none of them moved forward to help Third Elder up. Even the expressions on their faces did not seem particularly tense.

"Was I not brutal enough? I already channelled 80% of my strength for that kick just now." Fang Zhengzhi was not bothered by the chiding from the crowd.

He was more concerned about … stabbing Third Elder another time while he was still sprawled on the ground.

He had a tinge of hesitation, but ultimately did not waver for long. Fang Zhengzhi began his third attack. He clenched both his fists as his eyes glowed with a resplendent azure light as blue as the sky.

Shortly after, the same azure light also appeared above Third Elder's head, with the exact same shade as the glint in Fang Zhengzhi's eyes.

Thenn, the strangest thing happened. Fang Zhengzhi's body vanished abruptly, leaving a black shadow at his original location, strangely enough.

In the next moment, Fang Zhengzhi's fist emerged from the azure radiance above Third Elder's head, followed by his head and body …

"It's the Heavenly Descent!"

"It's recorded in the ancient books that only a true master of the Heavenly Rebirth Dao can use such a technique!"

"How old is that shameless bastard? Judging from his voice, he shouldn't be any older than 25 years old, right? How can he be a Half Sage?!"

The Heaven Dao disciples gazed upon this puzzling sight, dumbfounded by this realization.

Initially, even though they knew that Fang Zhengzhi has mastered the Heavenly Rebirth Dao, the disciples all believed that he was just a novice in the Dao and could only demonstrate a few simple tricks. But once Fang Zhengzhi used the 'Heavenly Descent', they knew that Fang Zhengzhi was a true master of the Heavenly Rebirth Dao.

To cut to the chase … Fang Zhengzhi was already a Half Sage!

"He even mastered the 'Heavenly Descent'. If he was in my empire, I would have already given him a title equivalent to a prince!"

"From what I know, only Can Yang of the Demonic Race was able to master the Heavenly Rebirth Dao completely. Besides him, there isn't anyone else!"

"That's right, I never expected that there would be someone else! And we don't even know which sect does he belong to!"

The emperors and princes of the four empires marvelled at this sight in awe.

"That brat is no amateur in the Heavenly Rebirth Dao!" Fifth Elder's eyes closed shut. Even for him, he didn't believe that Fang Zhengzhi could actually use the 'Heavenly Descent'.

"The fake Senior Kong Qing … is indeed much stronger than the real one!"

"The Heavenly Descent, how remarkable!"

"I wish this fake Senior Kong Qing was real. Not only would I then have the chance to consult Senior Kong Qing, I would even be exposed to the Heaven Dao. Sigh, what a pity that he's ultimately a fake …"

Upon witnessing this sight, the few candidates standing behind Fifth Elder revealed expressions of sheer awe and adulation, with a slight hint of pity.

As for Yan Xiu, Nangong Mu, Yan Qing and Qian Wu, the four of them eyed Fang Zhengzhi's body basking under the azure radiance very closely, not uttering a word.

"Boom!" A thunderous sound reverberated through the arena.

Countless white stone fragments were sent flying in the air. Even the white jade floor was strewn with countless cracks and fissures. A cloud of white dust inundated the air and in the next moment, it fell to the ground.

Fang Zhengzhi's body was suspended in midair. Only the tips of his feet was cloaked by the azure light, seeming extremely peculiar.

"Cough, cough …" Two coughs came from under the pile of shattered white jade. Then, a figure rose up from the ground very slowly, as though he was carrying a 1000 kg crucible. In fact, he was indeed lifting a person up.

Fang Zhengzhi!

Third Elder's expression was evidently one of extraordinary pain. The pain caused both his legs to shiver unwillingly. He retracted his butt, clasping it tightly with both his legs.

It was an extremely awkward and ungraceful pose, but he still did it.

He couldn't say a word. Only those who have personally experienced such excruciating pain would truly empathize with Third Elder's feelings.

As a powerhouse in the Sagely State and a revered elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Third Elder has rarely felt such traumatizing thrills in the depths of his soul like he did today. And all of this could be attributed to the person standing above him right now.

"The Heavenly Descent. I haven't seen this move for a very long time. Should I feel honored?" Third Elder glared at Fang Zhengzhi, straightening his arms out in front of him and gritting his teeth furiously.

"No need to feel that way, Third Elder. You stood up so quickly, are you sure you're not hurting?" Fang Zhengzhi asked with a concerned face.

"You brat, I'll kill you!" Third Elder's face distorted freakishly, seeming as dark as the overcast clouds before a storm.

"Third Elder, please don't be rash. You already took three strikes from me. You won't possibly go against your promise now, would you?" Fang Zhengzhi's body slowly retracted the azure radiance and looked at Third Elder with caring eyes.

"Stop your nonsense, you only have two more moves left!" Third Elder bit his lips hard. He naturally knew what Fang Zhengzhi was referring to.

Five moves!

When Third Elder first accept Mu Qingfeng's decision to honor Fang Zhengzhi's request, he even chuckled to himself in gratitude, seeming relieved and satisfied.

But now … if Heaven would give him a second chance, he would definitely tell Mu Qingfeng, "F*ck your five moves. If you have the balls, why don't you give him five moves to attack you instead!"

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Chapter 655: The Qian Kun Eight Wastelands

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Third Elder was terribly aggrieved, and the excruciating pain overwhelmed him like a flood, surging all over him from his bottom in waves after waves. Yet, he had to endure it.

There were still two more moves. As long as he could withstand two more moves, everything would end.

Fang Zhengzhi naturally knew what Third Elder was thinking. Of course, he also knew that he wouldn't have an easy time if he allowed Third Elder to tide through his two subsequent blows.

Even though Third Elder seemed to be at a considerable disadvantage after being dealt with his two sneak attacks, Fang Zhengzhi knew that Third Elder's true strength wouldn't pale in comparison to Cang Yue of Ling Yun Tower as an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Fang Zhengzhi clearly remembered the simple exchange between Yan Qianli, Yan Xiu's grandfather, and Cang Yue back at the Flame City Capital after the battle against King Xieluo. Their conversation allowed him to gauge the strength of those in the Sagely State.

For instance, Yan Qianli would be considered to have just entered the Sagely State not long ago, and have not truly attained the full strength of the State – supposedly a novice in the beginning stage.

By that logic … conservatively, Third Elder would be in the middle stage, or even the advanced stage of the Sagely State.

"No, I must wound him severely with my remaining two free moves!" Fang Zhengzhi quickly affirmed his objective, but how he would achieve that was another problem altogether. After all, Third Elder was not dimwitted, and was definitely a sly old fox.

How could Third Elder not anticipate the tricks that Fang Zhengzhi planned? For his remaining two moves, Fang Zhengzhi already foresaw the limited possibility of closing in on his opponent.

What could he do if he couldn't get close to Third Elder? Should he continue using the Heavenly Descent?

Fang Zhengzhi quickly dismissed that idea. As great as the Heavenly Descent was, he couldn't bite off more than he could chew. Most importantly, the Heavenly Descent was not the move with the greatest offensive potential.

In fact, its greatest strength was … the safety it granted the user.

To be blunt, the user could retreat after launching the attack.

"Shoom!" With Third Elder's arduous effort, Fang Zhengzhi's entire body finally entered the radiance of the azure light. In the next moment, he bizarrely reappeared at his previous location, his shadow conjuring under the sun's rays.

Third Elder then heaved a sigh of relief. He was half-kneeling on the ground, clasping his bottom as tightly as possible. He supported himself off the ground gruellingly with both his palms, his forehead dripping with sweat.

Painful, really painful!

"You brat, come at me with whatever shameless underhand strategies you have left!" Third Elder finally managed to stand up after several effortful breaths, but his legs still wobbled unwillingly.

The Thousand Years of Pain of the Rebirth State was no joke.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that he couldn't drag this on any longer. The longer he waited, the more Third Elder would recover. Someone in the Supernatural State could recover his own injuries, so someone in the Sagely State would definitely be able to do so.

Even though his strike has completely split Third Elder's anus apart, his opponent would recover completely in no time. What should he do?

At such a considerable distance, the Heavenly Descent he used previously would be the quickest attack for him, but it was already blocked by Third Elder. What other ideas does he still have now?

Countless long-range attacks flashed through Fang Zhengzhi's mind … but he quickly dismissed them one after another. This way, his two moves would be useless.

If he attacked from afar, the impact would definitely be weaker that of a close-range distance. Even if Third Elder has raised his guard, Fang Zhengzhi would still have to create opportunities to close in on his opponent.

No chances? Then create them!

With his mind set, Fang Zhengzhi couldn't wait any longer. He skidded towards Third Elder, as though meeting an old friend in a long time.

"Third Elder, we actually don't bear any personal grudges against each other. Can we shake hands? After that, I'll forsake my two moves and you'll let me enter the third round of the selection test, how about it?" Fang Zhengzhi proposed as he walked towards Third Elder.

"You disgusting brat, do you think you still have a chance now?" Third Elder's face looked extremely ghastly. Upon noticing Fang Zhengzhi closing in quickly, he instinctively shifted his hand down to guard his rear.

How could he possibly not read Fang Zhengzhi's mind?

Fang Zhengzhi was obviously using some casual banter to provoke him or catch him off guard, exploiting the chance to close in and create the opportunity for another sneak attack. How naive!

Third Elder didn't retreat immediately. After all, his pride as an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion prevented him from backing down from opposing pressure, but he had no intentions of allowing Fang Zhengzhi to approach him so easily like this.

A resplendent white light lit up on Third Elder's forehead. The complicated white character on his forehead slowly morphed, as though gaining a life of its own. In the blink of an eye … it evolved into another character.

Furthermore, not only did the character experience changes, even its color and the surrounding glow changed into a uniform earthy yellow.

"I … F*ck?!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes were wide open. He stared at the evolving character on Third Elder's forehead and the surrounding yellow radiance, and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

That thing can change?

Fang Zhengzhi has met Sages before, and not just one Sage. He met the Heavenly Oasis Saint, Yan Qianli and Cang Yue before, but all three of them have never demonstrated this move. What's more, Fang Zhengzhi and the Heavenly Oasis Saint spent a full year and more together, but that old duff has never even mentioned this technique to him before.

What the heck?

Just as Fang Zhengzhi appeared slightly dazed, a wave-like yellow radiance dispersed from Third Elder's forehead. At the same time, the entire space began shuddering, as though something was about to charge out.

Following that … something really charged out.

Rays of black cracks danced across the sky, with each fissure surging with overflowing yellow light. They were specks of faint yellow sand.

"Yellow sand? Yellow sand just appeared out of thin air?" Fang Zhengzhi's comprehension of the Dao of All Creation was far deeper than before, and he was very familiar with the Dao's characteristics.

Changes. Fundamental changes, or in other words, manipulation.

If you're capable of altering a physical entity, you could effectively control all bodies with the same material, and allow this entity to become a weapon in your arsenal.

Take the simplest Water Dao for instance. In the beginning, one could manipulate water for both offensive and defensive techniques, and afterwards, one could then alter its state and turn it into either mist or ice. Ice could be used as a sword, while mist could be used to confuse opponents.

Everything was rooted to a single word – existence.

Nothing in this world can change completely from a state of non-existence to a state of existence. No one can conjure gems and treasures from thin air.

Furthermore, existence came in different forms. For example, existence in the Small Dimension was considered as such. Projecting the water from the Small Dimension into the real world and channeling the Origin Energy could allow the water to have a temporary existence in the real world.

This was an offensive technique of the Dao of All Creation.

For every entity that is projected from the Small Dimension into the real world after both realms become connected, the Origin Energy is used as a pillar to support their ephemeral existence outside and balance out their strengths and weaknesses.

But right before his eyes … Third Elder was about to dispel Fang Zhengzhi's previous conceptions.

"Creating yellow sand from the cracks? Where did all this yellow sand come from? Did Third Elder prepare them beforehand, or did he shift it from somewhere else?" These questions ran through Fang Zhengzhi's mind.

Fang Zhengzhi recalled Prince Li of the First Rank using the clouds of the natural world to strengthen his attacks during the battle of the Flame Capital City. Third Elder's move seemed to stem from the same principles, but they differed from Prince Li's attack in terms of technique and skill.

The world is truly a fascinating place!

Fang Zhengzhi sighed in awe. Shortly after, he prepared to strike as well. After all, no matter what Third Elder's technique was, he wasn't bothered too much since Third Elder could not retaliate for the next two moves.

He sprinted forward. However … just as Fang Zhengzhi took a single step into the falling yellow sand, his body sank. He seemed to be stepping on air.

"The Qian Kun Eight Wastelands!" Third Elder's voice boomed.

Following that, a massive suction force generated beneath Fang Zhengzhi's feet. The falling yellow sand swirled incessantly, creating a vortex almost akin to quicksand.

And that was not all.

Just as the vortex formed, mountains of sand dunes piled up, along with cracked sand walls weathered and battered with the merciless winds.

A wasteland. An area void of life. No man's land.

Yet, a forbidden area such as this has appeared around Third Elder, within the Heaven Academic Altar constructed from white jade.

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Fang Zhengzhi's forehead. He looked down at the swirling vortex of yellow sand, hesitating to spew out "Your mom's a bitch!".

Did he push it too far?

How could he close in like this?!

"Old man, aren't you flouting the rules?! Didn't you promise not to retaliate for the first five moves?" Fang Zhengzhi couldn't care less about showing due respect to his elders.

He had to let Third Elder know that going against his word was not an option!

One can be shameless, but not to this extent, Furthermore, there were the emperors of the four empires and all the Heaven Dao disciples watching him.

This was his speciality after all.

"Cut the crap. I did not break the rules!" Third Elder looked at the immobilized Fang Zhengzhi, cracking a sly smile on his face drenched with sweat. But very quickly, his expression was overwritten by one of excruciating pain, causing his face to distort frighteningly.

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Chapter 656: Moon From The Seabed, Destruction to Both Sides

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"You are not breaking the rules? Are you sure?" Fang Zhengzhi pointed at the swirling vortexes of sand on the ground as he said. If not for the fact that he landed on one of them, he would have believed it.

"Of course, I mentioned that I will give you five chances to attack. However, I did not say that I would be an unmoving target. The Qian Kun Eight Wastelands is only one of my defensive techniques. If you stand outside the area of the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands, you naturally would not be affected by it and can attack as you wish!" The Third Elder gritted his teeth as he was assaulted by the pain searing through his body. He attempted to portray a relaxed demeanor.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to curse at his words.

He had reasons to do so. By casting a Qian Kun Eight Wasteland around him, the Third Elder had sealed off all possibilities of anyone coming into close proximity to him.

He was indeed a veteran…

And he was obviously not giving any chances.

Fang Zhengzhi stood right outside the boundaries of the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands as he stared at the swirling sands. He then cast his glance back at the Third Elder, who was around ten steps away and fell into a deep thought.

"It seems like this guy is out of options!"

"How could he have any other options? However, he should be proud that the Third Elder has to use the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands against him!"

"Yes, he already looks slightly intimidated. I'm afraid he has no idea about the true strength of the Third Elder. Attaining the Saint State with both his Dao is not something a normal Saint State individual can compare to!"

The disciples of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion stared at the unmoving Fang Zhengzhi with a smirk on their faces.

The other candidates standing behind the Third Elder then exchanged glances. They were clearly surprised.

"So the Third Elder has actually attained the Saint State in both Daos?"

"It is no wonder he is an elder of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion. I wonder if this fake Kong Qing senior has any more tricks up his sleeves?"

"If one cannot get close, it might be extremely difficult to hit the Third Elder. After all, there is a huge difference between the Supernatural State and the Saint State!"

The candidates all shook their heads.

Qian Wu also stared at Fang Zhengzhi with a cold gaze as he smirked. He

If not for the fact that he was in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion and needed to conserve his energy for the third stage of the examination, he would have attacked Fang Zhengzhi straight away.

As for Yan Qing, he seemed interested in seeing how the conflict would unfold, especially how Fang Zhengzhi was going to get around the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands of the Third Elder.

"Yan Xiu, although I know that it isn't him, he looks strangely familiar!" Nangong Mu whispered after staring at Fang Zhengzhi for a long time. He then continued, "I remember seeing the exact same back view when he is fighting against the Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Army, Ying Shan!"

"Hm, I feel that it is similar as well!" Yan Xiu nodded his head lightly.

"A person can change his appearance and presence easily. However, it is difficult to change the way he looks from the back!" Nangong Mu said in confidence.

"But… Heavenly Dao? Rebirth State? This…" A faint crimson light appeared in Yan Xiu's eyes as he said. At the same time, he subconsciously clenched his fist.

"This is not possible. How could there be such a huge improvement after merely two months?" Nangong Mu shook his head after hearing Yan Xiu's words.

Yan Xiu stopped speaking as the faint crimson light in his eyes grew brighter, eventually shining like two brilliant ruby crystals.

Quickly, 15 minutes have passed.

Fang Zhengzhi was still staring at the Qian Kun Eight Wasteland while he stood in silence.

The disciples of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion then stared at him mockingly. They had assumed that Fang Zhengzhi was completely out of options.

Even the four Majesties of the different countries also shook their heads.

"This guy is indeed talented. However, he still has not attained the state required to accomplish this feat. I'm afraid he needs more time before he can shine!"

"It is already commendable to force the Third Elder to use this skill. Alas, if he could practice or a few more years, he might become a powerful individual. It is a waste that he is going to lose his life today."

"There is no helping it. The world has no lack of talents…"

They sighed regretfully after speaking those words. That was because they knew very well that the Heavenly Dao Pavilion would not let Fang Zhengzhi leave the place.

He might not even live.

After all, the Heavenly Dao Pavilion would not ignore the blow the Third Elder received just for a talent with good potential.

The only way Fang Zhengzhi could live was to defeat the Third Elder.

However, how could one get past this difference in power?

Two moves?

It was preposterous to even think about defeating the Third Elder with just two moves at such a distance.

The moment the last two moves were used up, one could imagine just how ferocious the Third Elder would become. On the premise that Fang Zhengzhi had nowhere to escape to, the battle was set in stone.

The mountain breeze blew.

The pristine white scholarly robes on Fang Zhengzhi's body fluttered amongst the wind.

After another 15 minutes, when everyone already lost hope in Fang Zhengzhi, he slowly opened his eyes.

Following which, he stepped into the vicinity of the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands.

"He walked inside?"

"Is he mad?"

"Is he trying to test out just how strong the Third Elder's Qian Kun Eight Wastelands is?"

"If that is indeed the case, this guy is really too naïve. Doesn't he know that the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands is the materialization of when one reached the epitome of Dao?"

All the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples widened their eyes at this sight. They had never expected Fang Zhengzhi to walk into the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands directly.

Apart from the disciples of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, the Fifth Elder, the candidates, the four Majesties and Mu Qingfeng also did not expect this.

Even the Third Elder was also startled at this action.

However, a smile quickly appeared on the Third Elder's face. That was because Fang Zhengzhi had already started sinking into the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands.

Furthermore, he was sinking in extremely fast.

The glowing yellow sand started churning the moment Fang Zhengzhi stepped into the area. They churned violently, quickly turning into a ferocious vortex.

The centrifugal force from the vortex was drawing Fang Zhengzhi in rapidly.

It took only a few blinks of the eye for Fang Zhengzhi's lower body to be consumed by the churning sand. The yellow sand was now at his waist area.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not give up.

He seemed to be muttering something rapidly under his breath as he struggled. His hands flailed around as he sunk deeper into the sand, as though trying to push himself out from the churning sand.

Though his efforts seemed to be futile.

As Fang Zhengzhi continued to struggle, he sunk deeper into the sand. It merely took a few seconds before only his head and neck was left above the ground.

"You brat, you cannot blame me for this," The Third Elder stared at Fang Zhengzhi, who was about to be consumed by the sand as he smirked, "Show your true identity and I might let you die a painless death!"

"How naïve!" Fang Zhengzhi stuck one of his hands out from the sand and pointed a middle finger at the Third Elder as his response to his statement.

"You are a stubborn one!" The Third Elder stared at Fang Zhengzhi's determined expression and let down his guard. However, the pain from his previous injury made him aware of the situation once again.

It was an indescribable pain.

A pain that Fang Zhengzhi had dealt.

The Third Elder bit his lips and eventually came to a decision. The moment Fang Zhengzhi was completely consumed by the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands, he would be in control of his fate.

"You broke the rules! If not for that, there was no way that I would have lost!" Fang Zhengzhi was clearly upset, though it merely took seconds before he was unable to speak anymore.

He had completely sunk into the sand.

The yellow sand continued to churn in the ferocious vortex, pivoting at the point where Fang Zhengzhi had disappeared.

"Is he dead?"

"I don't think so, however, I'm certain that the fake Kong Qing senior will not be able to move anymore!"

"Reaching the Saint State in both Daos is truly something!"

The candidates stared at the spot where Fang Zhengzhi disappeared as they discussed how the battle would unfold.

On the other hand, the surrounding Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples started laughing.

If one was trapped in the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands, even a Saint State individual would not be able to escape, much less a person who was merely of the Rebirth State.

Was he dead?

What difference does it make?

"Yan Xiu, what should we do?" Nangong Mu said in apprehension. He stared at the spot where Fang Zhengzhi disappeared with a worried expression.

"I have to save him!" Yan Xiu's eyes sparkled with a crimson brilliance as he said.

"If you act now, it will be akin to losing your chance at the Heavenly Dao Pavilion Examination, you might even… what if he isn't…"

"What do you think the chances are?"

"Only 10 percent, apart from the back view, everything else…"

Swoosh!

Just when Yan Xiu and Nangong Mu was talking, a shadow sprung out from within the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands. It was extremely fast and strategically appeared right behind the Third Elder.

"He escaped from the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands?"

"How could this be?"

"That is the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands, a defensive spell laid out by the Third Elder. How did he do it?"

The Heavenly Pavilion disciples were powerful individuals as well. They naturally noticed the person that sprung out from the churning sands immediately and most of them could not believe their eyes.

It was Fang Zhengzhi.

A face that was exactly the same as Kong Qing as his pristine white scholar robe was now tainted with fine yellow sand. His eyes glimmered with a sapphire brilliance.

"So that is how it is!" The Third Elder seemed only slightly surprised before recollecting himself.

He naturally did not believe that Fang Zhengzhi would allow himself to be consumed by the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands just like that.

He confirmed his suspicions when Fang Zhengzhi tried to display his helplessness. He merely wanted to see what Fang Zhengzhi was planning.

So he made use of the Heaven Dao to force his way through the surging sands of the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands?

That is some tactics!

The Third Elder knew very well that this battle style would bring destruction to both parties.

He allowed himself to first be consumed into the surging sand stream to lower his opponent's guard. Following which, he made use of the Heaven Dao to maneuver himself within the sand to conduct an ambush attack.

Although Fang Zhengzhi would be trapped within the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands, he could still adeptly use his Heaven Dao to move within that area.

As long as his ambush was successful…

The Qian Kun Eight Wastelands would be dispelled.

It was undeniable that this was a risky plan. However, it was a good one at that. Fang Zhengzhi managed to make full use of the Heaven Da within the Six Daos to accomplish this feat.

However…

Could the same tactics succeed twice?

"Moon From The Seabed!" Fang Zhengzhi's voice rose behind the Third Elder and shook the entire Heavenly Dao Pavilion and the hearts of the disciples.

"Moon From The Seabed?"

"Is this any different from monkey stealing peaches?"

"This lad is truly shameless. He intends to use the same skill twice? Is he trying to make me feel more pain?"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples shuddered in fear upon hearing those words.

The Third Elder, on the other hand, seemed to be reminded of a painful past and his face immediately sunk.

"Once more?" The Third Elder had the urge to push Fang Zhengzhi back into the surging sands with one attack, though he managed to contain himself in the end.

Two moves. He merely had to hold his anger in for two more moves before he could attack.

He did not use his hands to defend against this attack like last time. This was because he could not be sure which part of his body was Fang Zhengzhi aiming at this time around.

The Third Elder moved. The moment Fang Zhengzhi charged forward, he also charged forward without hesitation, his trembling legs barely supporting his body.

The Third Elder seemed unaffected by the surging sands at all. He skidded lightly on top of the surging sand as though he was stepping on the flat ground.

At the same time, the Third Elder turned around and shot a playful glance at Fang Zhengzhi before sneering, "Young lad, you have used your fourth move, you have one last one left!"

"You shall not escape!" Fang Zhengzhi's expression seemed to be frozen in time as well. It seemed as though the Third Elder escaping was something out of his expectation. He probably thought that the Third Elder would retaliate instead.

Following which, another sapphire light lit up.

The next moment…

Fang Zhengzhi once again appeared in front of the Third Elder as the sapphire brilliance surged within his eyes. He seemed extremely anxious.

"Young lad, think carefully! This is your last chance!" The Third Elder stared at Fang Zhengzhi, who was charging at him at breakneck speed, as he said. He continued to retreat as he reminded him of his precarious position.

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Chapter 657: The Legendary Sixth Move Makes an Appearance

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"The last chance?" Fang Zhengzhi stopped in his tracks upon hearing those words. His palms stopped right in the middle of his attack.

"Haha…" The Third Elder laughed.

The moment Fang Zhengzhi stopped, The Third Elder chuckled. Despite the fact that he was feeling extreme pain, he could not contain the satisfaction he felt.

"How cunning!" Fang Zhengzhi finally reacted to the situation. However, he was too late. The Third Elder had already taken this chance to retreat another five steps.

The disciples of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion also chuckled at this scene.

They naturally noticed that the Third Elder was merely saying those words to create chances for his escape. He could not have been reminding Fang Zhengzhi about his chances at this crucial moment.

This way…

The chance that Fang Zhengzhi painstakingly created was now down the drain. Furthermore, he seemed to be more helpless than ever.

This was because the Third Elder had already figured out Fang Zhengzhi's plan.

Apart from that, Fang Zhengzhi had even got himself trapped in the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands. Even though he could move freely around within the area, he could not escape from it entirely.

"Young lad, what are you going to do for the last move?" The Third Elder stared at Fang Zhengzhi, who was gradually getting consumed by the surging sands as he smirked.

As an elder of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, he could not lose his composure in a battle like this. However, when he noticed the look of anxiousness on Fang Zhengzhi's face, he could not help but feel extreme satisfaction.

A similar smirk appeared on the face of the Fifth Elder as he watched from afar. He knew that the battle was already over.

A distance five steps away with Fang Zhengzhi trapped within the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands. Even Fang Zhengzhi was of the Saint State, it would be difficult to turn the tables around.

"Make preparations. The third stage of the examination will be held in the Heaven Academic Altar!" The Fifth Elder then turned to look at the candidates as he said.

"Yes!" The candidates replied in unison upon hearing the Fifth Elder's words. They then looked at Fang Zhengzhi once again with a hint of pity.

They had to give Fang Zhengzhi credit.

However, this was the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

How could someone without any background and identity, despite his talent, create any waves in this revered institution?

Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi was facing against the Third Elder, a person who had achieved the Saint State in both his Daos. The battle was decided even before it began.

No one thought that Fang Zhengzhi had a chance to win this battle anymore.

However, Fang Zhengzhi still made his move. Despite knowing that the chances were slim, he radiated immense brilliance and glory.

Nine pillars of azure blue light appeared above the Third Elder. It was a crystal clear brilliance, untainted by even a speck of dust.

The Third Elder lifted his head slightly and stared at the nine pillars of light above him. His face then turned serious.

Apart from the Third Elder, the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples also widened their eyes in shock.

They naturally knew what the nine pillars of blue light stood for. However, they had never expected Fang Zhengzhi to be this powerful.

"Is this the Heavenly Descent? The Nine Pillars of Heavenly Descent?"

"I didn't think that this guy can control the Nine Pillars of Heavenly Descent. Just how much power source does he possess?"

"If he is not someone from the other four factions, perhaps…"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples stared at the pillars of light above the Third Elder. They would be lying to say that they were no in awe.

At that moment, Fang Zhengzhi made his move.

He disappeared from his original position and appeared within a pillar of light the next moment.

"Young lad, I will test and see how strong you truly are!" The Third Elder stared at the figure above him and said in excitement.

He did not attempt to retreat this time around. Instead, he threw a punch right towards Fang Zhengzhi.

Boom! A loud explosion sound could be heard.

It was the sound of the two fists colliding. At the same time, the surging yellow sand rose from the ground, turning into a giant whirlwind, covering the Third Elder's body entirely.

"One more time!" The Third Elder's voice rose amongst the whirling sand.

Following which, a second collision sound could be heard. The ground trembled as a huge shockwave spread through the entire area.

"So powerful!"

"Although this guy is shameless, he is indeed stronger than Kong Qing senior!"

"Yes, apart from the elders and the grandmaster, I'm afraid there are less than twenty people in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion that can defeat him! He can be said to possess immense talent!"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples watched the battle with anticipation and fervor. After all, battles of this intensity were rare even within the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

Boom! The third collision sound could be heard.

Following which, the fourth, fifth and sixth sound could be heard.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each collision caused the ground to tremble violently as more sand was flung into the air. The entire Heaven Academic Altar was clouded by a veil of sand, and one could only see the faint glow of an azure blue light amidst the visual obstructions.

Yan Xiu clenched his fist tightly as his eyes glowed with a crimson brilliance. It was cold and shone with a murderous intent.

"Wait a minute, Yan Xiu!" Nangong Mu seemed to have noticed the changes in Yan Xiu's emotions and immediately placed his hands on Yan Xiu's shoulders.

"Hm," Yan Xiu nodded slightly. However, the crimson brilliance in his eyes did not seem to be diminishing. In fact, it shone with greater intensity as time passed.

Boom! When the ninth collision sound was heard…

The center of the Heaven Academic Altar was completely covered in yellow sand. There was also a five-yard tall sand tornado in the middle spinning at top speed.

The sand had blocked out most of the sunlight, making the lighting within the Heaven Academic Altar dim.

However, no one dared to make any noise. Everyone had their gazes glued onto the giant tornado, watching it dissipate slowly.

The wind gradually came to a stop as a ray of sunlight gleamed through the thick veil of sand, making them glisten like tiny crystals in the air.

Finally…

It came to a complete stop.

The Heaven Academic Altar was illuminated once again and the ground stopped trembling.

Two figures appeared.

A white robbed seemed to be tattered. One could also see several wounds beneath the torn fabric. It was clear that the Third Elder was not in a good shape.

However, he still had a smile on his face.

This was because Fang Zhengzhi, who was five steps away from him, was in a worse shape. He was completely pale and had a disheveled look. He was also panting profusely and looked as if he had used every last bit of his energy.

"Young lad, do you still have any last words?" The Third Elder stared at Fang Zhengzhi, who was sinking deeper into the swirling sands. His tone was extremely calm.

"Can you let me down the mountain?" Fang Zhengzhi asked without hesitation.

"You are being too optimistic, though I will still promise you that. However, you will not be descending the mountain alive!" The moment he said those words, he also took action.

It was like a flash of light.

A yellow light.

More specifically, it seemed like a sword, a sword that was formed from an attack with breakneck speed. The tip of the sword was formed from two fingers clasped tightly together.

A finger sword attack!

It was nothing too fancy. This was merely an amalgamation of speed and power. Furthermore, it was an attack that aimed straight at Fang Zhengzhi's chest.

Fang Zhengzhi wished to escape, though he could no longer do so.

That was because he had no more energy to use the Heaven Dao. Furthermore, his legs were already trapped within the swirling sands. How then, could he escape?

Without any surprises, the finger sword attack pierced into Fang Zhengzhi's chest. Only the Third Elder's arm could be seen outside of Fang Zhengzhi's body.

"I finally won!"

Cheers quickly rang across the Heaven Academic Altar. This was because all the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples knew that the battle was over. Fang Zhengzhi's heart was punctured directly by the finger sword attack. There was no way he could have survived that.

The four Majesties also fell silent.

Were they depressed? Not exactly. However, there were also not exceptionally impressed or elated. After all, this battle should have ended a long time ago given the strength of the Third Elder.

The yellow brilliance swiftly returned back to its original position, resuming the form of the Third Elder. He still had a faint smile on his face.

However, this smile did not last long.

This was because no blood could be seen spouting out of the wound he had just dealt. Furthermore, he did not feel the sensation of raw flesh when he pierced Fang Zhengzhi's body.

"Something's not right!" At that moment, a voice rang. It was Mu Qingfeng, who had stayed silent while sitting on his white hade chair the entire time.

At the moment when Mu Qingfeng spoke…

The Third Elder seemed to have reacted to the situation as well. However, he could not fathom why his attack did not damage Fang Zhengzhi's body.

"Could it be…" The Third Elder's face sunk. His instinct was telling him to move away from his original position immediately. However, just when he took his first step backward…

He tripped!

It was as though he had stepped into nothingness.

Following which, a strong suction force appeared from the ground. Countless sand particles swirled around him. It was as though the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands was devouring him.

This was something the Third Elder had never expected.

After all, he was the owner of the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands. How could it then turn its back against him? This was something that defied logic.

However, he had truly lost his balance. Furthermore, just after he lost his balance, he felt sharp pain seared through his other leg. He could not help but lift it ever so slightly.

"Third brother, behind you!" At that moment, the Fifth Elder's voice rang. He sounded extremely concerned and anxious.

"What?" The Third Elder shuddered upon hearing those words. Following which, an inexplicable chill shot through his entire body.

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The Third Elder tried to dodge the attack subconsciously. However, it was too late.

A sharp pain shot through his entire body following that chill he felt. It was a familiar feeling, though it was a lot more intense than the previous one that he felt.

Crack! Something seemed to be broken.

The Third Elder had no idea which part of his body was damaged. He merely felt that he no longer had control over his own body.

It was an extreme pain, to the point where numbness was all he felt.

However, the psychological impact and shame that he felt could not be anaesthetized. Two lines of tears flowed down along his pale wrinkled cheeks and dripped into the surging sands.

It was already a tragedy to experience such pain once in a lifetime. When the second attack with more force was dealt to the same sensitive area, anyone would crumble immediately.

The Third Elder was close to a breakdown. He had never imagined that he would experience such pain again for the second time.

Furthermore…

It was merely a bit over half an hour after the previous impact.

The old wounds had yet to heal.

Boom! A loud explosion sound could be heard.

The Third Elder's body flew into the air uncontrollably under the huge impact. He reached a height of about three feet.

At that instant, the Third Elder's mind was completely blank. He had already lost his cognitive abilities and could only stare at the ground with a pair of soulless eyes.

A dark world.

He saw countless dumbfounded expressions. These included the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples, the four Majesties, the candidates, the Fifth Elder, and the Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng…

Boom! The Third Elder smashed right onto the ground. Given his prowess, he would not lose consciousness simply from one attack. However, he had lost all will to fight.

He allowed his body to flail helplessly on the ground.

That was because he could not accept this turn of events.

How could he?

No one could possess that much willpower. This was no longer a question about raw power, but one of shame and dignity.

He could simply say that he was letting his guard down when he was dealt the first blow. He could have been ambushed or looking down on his opponent. There were many excuses.

But what about the second time?

What excuse can he make?

Why did this happen?

The Third Elder could not understand. He had survived the five blows and calculated everything precisely. This should not have happened, but it did.

Most importantly…

Why did he have to go through such humiliation and pain again?

The Third Elder had had a normal life. His life was not particularly smooth sailing, nor was it filled with vicissitudes every step of the way. He had experienced times of glory and also learned to be humble in times when he failed.

However, what happened today was something he cannot bring himself to accept.

This was because he no longer wished to live. When one lost the last bit of dignity that one had, it would be pointless to carry on with life.

As a revered elder of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, he had been done in by the same technique twice in a row…

How could he still stand up righteously and curse murderously at Fang Zhengzhi?

He could not do it.

Silence. There was complete silence.

All the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples witnessed this scene, though they could not fathom how it happened.

The Third Elder had clearly stabbed through Fang Zhengzhi's heart.

However, why would Fang Zhengzhi be unscathed? Instead, he emerged from the surging sands the moment the Third Elder attacked. Was it an illusion?

No!

It was not an illusion!

It was a Heavenly Descent!

The Tenth Heavenly Descent. In other words, Fang Zhengzhi's fifth move was not simply Nine Pillars of Heavenly Descent, but a terrifying ten.

"How can this be? How did he do this?"

"It is already terrifying enough to use Nine Pillars of Heavenly Descent at once, how about ten? Just how much power source does this young lad possess?"

"Ten Pillars of Heavenly Descent. He even placed one five feet away in anticipation. Did he really calculate all this right from the start?"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples were in shock at this scene. They were even more surprised that Fang Zhengzhi could display such prowess right in front of them.

However, there was one thing they could not understand…

Why would the Third Elder be interrupted by the surging sands? If he was not distracted by the sand and lost his balance, Fang Zhengzhi's attack would not have succeeded.

Just how did Fang Zhengzhi control the sand? That was the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands, a field set up especially by the Third Elder. How could he control it?

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples could not understand it.

However, they had no time to consider this problem. That was because Fang Zhengzhi had already moved. The moment the Third Elder landed on the ground, he followed up with another attack.

He was like a shooting star, stepping on the swirling sands as though he was on flat, solid ground, cruising through its violent waves.

Most importantly, Fang Zhengzhi was pointing his two fingers forward as well.

Sword gesture!

It was the exact same technique as the one the Third Elder used. However, Fang Zhengzhi had made use of the Heaven Dao instead. His speed was comparable to that of the Third Elder.

"No, Third Elder, be careful!"

"Third Elder!"

"Young lad, stop right there!"

The previous time, the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples were not worried when the Third Elder fell onto the ground. However, they could not help but worry this time around.

That was because…

The Third Elder's face deathly pale. There was not as much of a fluctuation of energy around his body. He had given up.

"I will take you when you are down!" Fang Zhengzhi could have cared less about the Third Elder's current state. He knew that if he did not act now, he would suffer a horrible death.

After all, the Third Elder did not leave him any chances when he supposedly pierced his heart.

He had to cripple him!

Fang Zhengzhi would not allow the Third Elder to get back on his feet. At the very least, he had to make sure he was crippled for half a month to ensure his own safety.

He was getting close!

Fang Zhengzhi carried on forward at full speed, taking aim at the area right above the Third Elder's chest. This could seal off the power within the small dimension of the Third Elder.

However, just when his attack was around an inch away from the Third Elder's chest, his body came to a halt.

This naturally was not a conscious effort on his part.

This was because his legs were dragged down by a powerful force. He looked down and noticed a giant thorn vine entangled around his legs.

"Hm?" Fang Zhengzhi stared at Third Elder, who was right in front of him, and noticed that he was still pale and dejected.

Was third elder not the one?

That means…

Not good!

Fang Zhengzhi was just about to dodge, though he was too late. A powerful force had already arrived behind him, surging with malicious intent.

"An ambush?" Fang Zhengzhi finally reacted to the situation, though it was all too late. After all, this force was too powerful and fast.

He had no choice!

Fang Zhengzhi then unleashed all his power and forced himself forward. He was able to move an inch even under the constriction of the thorn vines.

The finger sword pierced through the Third Elder's heart.

However, the terrifying force had also arrived. It crashed onto him like a tsunami wave, crushing his innards with its tremendous pressure.

Boom! A dull sound reverberated through the area.

Fang Zhengzhi felt as though he was pressed down by a giant mountain. He could hear the crisp sound of his bones breaking.

Crack!

Spurt!

At the same time, Fang Zhengzhi and the Third Elder spurted a mouthful of blood into the air. Following which, their bodies flew across the Heaven Academic Altar.

Fang Zhengzhi collided with a white jade pillar in the middle of the Heaven Academic Altar. The impact was so great that the pillar was smashed to smithereens immediately.

The Third Elder's body hung in mid-air as a few crystal clear vines held his body in place.

Fang Zhengzhi felt an uneasy force in his chest and spit another mouthful of blood uncontrollably. His face also paled in discomfort.

All of a sudden, the entire Heavenly Dao Pavilion was enveloped in silence once again.

However, this silence was different from the one previously. This silence was not borne from awe. Instead, it was due to the shock they received from witnessing this scene.

All of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples cast their gaze to a spot in the middle of the Heaven Academic Altar. It was the area where Fang Zhengzhi and the Third Elder were at before they were blown away.

At that spot…

A figure stood.

His pristine white robe fluttered amongst the swirling yellow sand.

On his forehead, an emerald character was radiating a brilliant glow. It was an extremely complicated character surrounded by thorn vines.

"It is the Fifth Elder!"

"Did the Fifth Elder just conduct a sneak attack?"

"This… the Fifth Elder…"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples were still reeling in from the shock of the battle between Fang Zhengzhi and the Third Elder when they witnessed yet another preposterous scene.

They were completely dumbfounded.

They naturally noticed the dire situation previously and understood the danger the Third Eder was in. However, when the Fifth Elder made his move, a sneak attack at that, they were still in disbelief.

Not only were the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples in shock…

The candidates who were standing behind the Fifth Elder also could not believe their eyes. Even though this was the Heavenly Dao Pavilion and the Third Elder's life was at stake…

They could not react in time to the Fifth Elder's actions.

"This is an extremely weighted attack!" The four Majesties widened their eyes as they stared at the Fifth Elder. They then exchanged glances.

No one dared to speak in this situation. However, they all shook their heads lightly in this scene.

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Chapter 659: The Survival of The Fittest

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"Fifth Elder, you…" The Third Elder was obviously in pain as he said those words. His facial features were contorted as he tried to struggle out of the vines holding him in place.

He then dropped onto the ground with a loud thud.

"Third brother, I know what you want to say. However, I can no longer watch as you get humiliated by this brat. Even if it costs my title, I will make sure he dies!" The Fifth Elder stared at the fallen Third Elder as he said.

After speaking, he cast his gaze at the Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng, who was sitting on directly beneath the stone tablet within the Heaven Academic Altar. He then knelt down on one knee.

A series of sighs echoed through the room.

Mu Qingfeng swept his glance across the four Majesties and the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples before fixing his gaze upon the Fifth Elder.

"Fifth Elder, are you really do this?"

"Please accept my decision!" The Fifth Elder nodded as he said.

"Alright then. From now, you will be stripped of your status as the Fifth Elder and rendered as an ordinary disciple. You will guard the Heaven Dao tablet for ten years as punishment!" Mu Qingfeng said after staring hard into the eyes of the Fifth Elder.

"I thank the Pavilion Leader for his graciousness. I, Li Lingyu, will follow your orders!" The Fifth Elder bowed slightly towards Mu Qingfeng before he stood up.

The surrounding Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples and the four Majesties also cast their glance at the Fifth Elder as no one spoke.

A sneak attack.

No one had any qualms about Mu Qingfeng's decision. After all, being stripped of the title and ten years of guarding the Heaven Dao tablet was a fitting punishment.

When the Fifth Elder stood up. His gaze once again fell onto Fang Zhengzhi. His white robe fluttered menacingly even without the aid of the wind as he eyes shone with a bladed resolve.

"Young lad, you should feel honored that I am giving up my title in exchange for your life!" The Fifth Elder slowly walked towards Fang Zhengzhi after he said those words.

"Honored?" Fang Zhengzhi stared at the incoming Fifth Elder and naturally understood his intentions.

Just how important and precious was the title of a Heaven Dao Pavilion Elder?

The Fifth Elder simply made a sneak attack. Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi was someone of no importance and background.

To be demoted to an ordinary disciple after such a small mistake was truly a testament to the strict discipline elders in the Heaven Dao Pavilion had to follow.

Should Fang Zhengzhi then really feel honored?

All of a sudden, Fang Zhengzhi started laughing. He glanced around him and stared into the countless indignant gazes from the disciples. He also stared into the calm faces of Mu Qingfeng and the four Majesties.

The survival of the fittest?

It seemed like the Sage Realm played by the same rules as the Empires.

It was survival of the fittest through and through.

However, the empire placed more emphasis on identity, background, and factions, while within the Sage Realm, more emphasis was placed on individual worth. One could have a strong identity in the Sage Realm, though your potential and prowess often played a more important role.

"It seems like I will not be walking out of the Heavenly Pavilion today?" Fang Zhengzhi slowly rose from the ground and wiped the blood at the sides of his mouth, revealing a radiant smile.

"That's right!" The Fifth Elder nodded his head and cast his glance on Fang Zhengzhi while the character on his forehead glowed brighter.

"Let's go!" Fang Zhengzhi did not say anything else, nor did he care about the gazes around him. Nothing mattered now.

"Die!" The Fifth Elder moved as he said.

The emerald brilliance flowed from his body and turned into countless thorn vines. It went straight towards Fang Zhengzhi with lightning speed.

However, the moment Fifth Elder launched his attack…

A crimson brilliance appeared behind him. It had a cold and chilling presence that reminded one of the abysses. Even the air became exceptionally cold.

"Hm?" The Fifth Elder stopped in his tracks as a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes. However, he reacted quickly and send his palm flying in that direction immediately.

Boom! A loud explosion could be heard.

Following which, a figure flew backward. Countless crimson crystal-like objects shattered in the air, raining down in the Heaven Academic Altar.

"Yan Xiu?"

"Why would he attack the Fifth Elder?"

"What is going on?"

If the Fifth Elder had attacked Fang Zhengzhi, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples could understand Yan Xiu's actions. However, Yan Xiu seemed to be attacking the Fifth Elder without any reason. This was preposterous.

The reason?

Why was Yan Xiu doing this?

Not only could the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples not understand this, even the candidates, who took part in this examination together with him, was confounded. They stared at Yan Xiu, who had taken five steps backward in disbelief.

"Yan Xiu, what are you doing?" Lin Mubai swiftly stood up as he said. Apart from being surprised, he was also perplexed.

As the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.

He knew that Yan Xiu was not a rash person. If one were to say Yan Xiu acted on grounds of justice and fairness, it would be a stretch, After all, this place is the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

And Yan Xiu was currently taking part in its examination.

"Yan Xiu?" The Fifth Elder also turned to stare at the figure behind him as he frowned and suppressed his urge to deal another blow. He then said, "Stand aside, this has nothing to do with you!"

"I have to save him!" Yan Xiu's face displayed no emotions, though he seemed extremely determined. After stabilizing himself, he once again walked towards the Fifth Elder.

"Save him?" The Fifth Elder frowned as he subconsciously stared at Fang Zhengzhi. Following which, he stared at Yan Xiu and said, "You know his true identity?"

"I do not," Yan Xiu shook his head as he said.

"You are protecting him even though you don't know who he is?" The Fifth Elder was startled at Yan Xiu's reply. He could not fathom his actions.

"That's right," Yan Xiu nodded.

"Give me a good reason," The Fifth Elder stared at Yan Xiu with a cold gaze.

"He is very similar to a friend I have."

Similar? How similar?"

"His back view."

"Simply the back view? Yan Xiu, you are now the revered Prince Yan of the Great Xia Dynasty, the ruler of an area. You should learn how to weigh the pros and cons of a situation. There are many people with similar back views in this world. Are you going to give up your chance at being a Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple based on this alone?" The Fifth Elder said in an intrigued tone.

"Yes!" Yan Xiu nodded once again.

"Yan Xiu, you have to consider this properly. If you stand back now, I can still overlook your previous actions and allow you to enter the third stage of the examination!"

"I have already made my decision. Even if the possibility is one in a million, I have to save him. That is because he is the most important friend I have in my life!" Yan Xiu stood still with his eyes glowing crimson red.

Crimson ripples could be seen rising from the ground beneath his feet, enveloping his entire body in a bloody brilliance.

"It's the Asura Dao!"

"It seems like Yan Xiu is close to a breakthrough. He is just one step away!"

"Although he has yet to achieve a breakthrough, his strength is comparable to that of a Rebirth State individual in the middle stages of his development. He is only 18 years old this year!"

The disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion stared at this scene in awe. However, they still could not understand why Yan Xiu would go against the Fifth Elder simply based on a baseless assumption.

Furthermore, he went as far as attacking the Fifth Elder.

Was the one in a million possibility really more important than his chance of entering the Heaven Dao Pavilion?

A friend? Does such a friend really exist in the world?

"Yan Xiu, do not act rashly. He is not Fang Zhengzhi. I have received news that Fang Zhengzhi was still in Northern Mountain Village half a month ago. He could not have reached here on time. Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi is only at the Supernatural State. You know that it is impossible to reach the Rebirth State and master the Heaven Dao in a span of only two months!" Lin Mubai said anxiously. He naturally knew the identity of this friend Yan Xiu was talking about.

That was exactly why he would not allow Yan Xiu to make the Heaven Dao Pavilion his enemy for a person who could not be Fang Zhengzhi. This was so even if the Fifth Elder no longer held the elder position.

This was because he was the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. He knew exactly how politics and power structure worked. Stripping of titles was always temporary.

"He is right, I am not your friend. I do not recognize you at all, scram!" Fang Zhengzhi shouted as well.

"I don't care who you are. My decision will not change!" Yan Xiu did not seem affected by Fang Zhengzhi's denial. He acted as if he did not hear Fang Zhengzhi's words.

"Are you mentally sound?" Fang Zhengzhi shouted quizzically.

"I simply do not want to leave any regrets. He is my first friend and will be the most important friend in my entire life," Yan Xiu stared at Fang Zhengzhi while deep in thought. He then continued, "My grandfather had once told me to make as many friends as possible. However, I feel that it would be sufficient to just have him in my life!"

"One friend?"

"One friend for a lifetime? What kind of reasoning is that?"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples exchanged glances upon hearing those words. Their eyes were filled with confusion.

Yan Xiu completely ignored the commotion that he caused in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. He continued, "He is the friend I am referring to. In fact, the both of you are quite similar. You are not big on details and would often deceive others. You are both stubborn and like to cause trouble for others."

"But he has never deceived me, not even once. Even when I told him I am loaded on our first meeting!"

"He loves money, but when we were at the Seven Stars Lane, I followed his bets and placed 50000 silver ingots on the seven stars. I know that if I have not placed my bets, the seven stars would not have come together!"

"That time, I won."

"I believed that he would lead me to victory. This time, I would also bet on his identity. Even if the chances are one in a million, I have to do so!"

"Quoting my friend, I can let down anyone in the world but him!"

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Chapter 660: Explosion, Purple Light That Rise into the Horizon

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"I will let down anyone in the world but him!"

Yan Xiu's voice echoed throughout the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

The disciples all fell silent upon hearing those words. They naturally knew what that sentence meant.

But does such a friend truly exist?

You would rather let down the entire world than that one person alone.

Although they could not understand the type of friendship Yan Xiu spoke of, none of them spoke. They could see the determination in Yan Xiu's eyes.

"Yan Xiu, you… why are you doing this?" Lin Mubai stared at Yan Xiu's determined face as he bit his lips in apprehension. He was extremely anxious yet helpless.

"Your Majesty do not have to persuade me in any way. I have already made a decision. I will bet my life and future on this one in a million possibility. I will have to save him even if it costs me my life!" Yan Xiu spoke as his eyes sparkled even more brightly.

At the same time, he brought out a silver fan lined with bloody red lines. The network of red lines on the fan was extensive, making it look like a beautiful painting of nature.

The fan was trembling ever so lightly.

"Yan Xiu, are you sure about this?" The Fifth Elder cast his glance upon Yan Xiu's Silver Blood Fan as he frowned. He then clenched his fists tightly.

"I have no regrets!" Yan Xiu shouted before he charged forward.

He used his actions to tell everyone that his decision was final.

He then swung his Silver Blood Fan.

Nearly hundred bloody-red lines rose from the fan, forming a picturesque scene of nature in the air. Each of this red line was connected to the crimson brilliance around Yan Xiu.

Boom!

The beautiful scene then crashed down onto the ground, enveloping the Fifth Elder and Qian Kun Eight Wastelands within its field.

The next moment, Yan Xiu arrived right in front of the Fifth Elder and plunged the Silver Blood Fan straight towards the Fifth Elder without hesitation.

"How brazen of you!" The Fifth Elder's gaze became stone cold as he said. He naturally knew Yan Xiu's identity and tank in the Great Xia Dynasty.

But that did not mean anything.

Prince Yan of the Great Xia Dynasty was not a title that would strike fear into an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. In fact, it would not even catch his attention.

Boom!

Countless thorn vines emerged from the ground. Each of them had the width of a human's thigh. In an instant, the area within a five-foot radius around the Fifth Elder was completely covered in thorny vines.

The bloody-red line that was enveloping the Fifth Elder was started churning violently. The rivers and seas crashed as the mountains trembled, looking as if they would crumble anytime.

However, Yan Xiu's gaze remained determined.

The crimson brilliance around him grew more intense, strengthening the threads connecting himself and the bloody-red lines.

He was also using the Silver Blood Fan in his hands to sever the thorn vines in his way, swiftly narrowing the distance between the Fifth Elder and himself to merely a foot long.

"The Asura Dao is truly an offensive one!" The Fifth Elder stared at Yan Xiu, who was using brute force to pave his way and commended. Following which, the character on his forehead glowed with a blinding brilliance as he said, "Enlightenment of Nature!"

Boom!

As the Fifth Elder's voice rose, an emerald brilliance surged from his body. When the light made contact with the broken thorn vines, the vines wriggled as though they just received a breath of life. They regenerated swiftly and entangled Yan Xiu within their grasp.

The thorn vines pierced straight into Yan Xiu's body, causing his face to turn paler by the second.

"Yan Xiu!" A voice shouted. Following which, a sapphire light emerged behind the Fifth Elder.

"Two of you at once? That's exactly what I wanted!" The Fifth Elder was not surprised at Fang Zhengzhi's actions. More thorn vines then appeared and charged straight towards Fang Zhengzhi.

However, just when the thorn vines were heading for Fang Zhengzhi…

A huge suction force appeared from beneath the Fifth Elder's feet. The dormant sand vortex had begun moving once again, swirling violently.

The Fifth Elder then gave a serious and concerned expression.

The same goes for the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. They were dumbfounded and stared at the sight with their mouths agape.

"Qian Kun Eight Wastelands, to think that…"

"How could the Third Elder do this to the Fifth Elder?"

"What is going on? Are you telling me that he…"

All of them could not understand the situation. The Qian Kun Eight Wastelands was supposed to be controlled by the Third Elder. Why would it turn its back against the Fifth Elder now?

However, it was definitely not the time to be concerned about this. This was because, at the moment when the Fifth Elder lost his balance, Fang Zhengzhi had arrived behind him.

"Hm! You have really mastered the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands I see!" The Fifth Elder's eyes turned emerald as he treated the battle more seriously. He had no idea how Fang Zhengzhi managed to control the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands.

However, he had witnessed it firsthand when Fang Zhengzhi was fighting against the Third Elder.

That was exactly why…

Fang Zhengzhi's sneak attack on the Third Elder was a success.

How then, could the Fifth Elder not make any preparations for this? The moment he lost his balance, a terrifying shockwave spread from his body, distorting the air around him.

Boom! Fang Zhengzhi suffered the full blow of this powerful shockwave and was completely blown away.

On the other hand, Yan Xiu was held in place by the thorn vines and suffered even greater damage from the attack. His face turned paler and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Though he did not seem to care.

Just like what he said, even if he only had a one in a million chance, he was willing to bet on it. He would naturally have no regrets.

"Ah!" Yan Xiu gave a scream of despair. Following which, his body glowed in a crimson light and started ferociously lashing at the thorn vines constricting his movements.

Clang! Sounds of crystals breaking echoed in the area, causing cracks to appear on the emerald vines.

After a few moments, the vines finally shattered into countless emerald smithereens.

"Yan Xiu! You are hopeless!" The Fifth Elder stared at the fanatical Yan Xiu as his white robes fluttered menacingly.

He knew that there was no need for words at this point. It would not be possible for Yan Xiu would change his mind.

"I will let down the entire world but him!" Yan Xiu's eyes glowed ferociously as a desolate presence rose from his feet. It was as though claws from the abyss were reaching out to him, blessing him with their destructive powers.

In just a few breathes, Yan Xiu's skin became bright red. Blood oozed out from the pores on his skin and integrated themselves together with the crimson brilliance.

At the same time, an extremely painful expression appeared on his face. It was as though he was going through a tough torture session.

"Yan Xiu, you are concerned about your friend Fang Zhengzhi. How do you think he will feel if he knew that you died in the Heaven Dao Pavilion? Do you really want him to take revenge for you?" Fang Zhengzhi's voice rose once again.

"Taking revenge on Heaven Dao Pavilion, for me?" Yan Xiu's body shuddered as blood stopped oozing out from his body. He seemed to be hesitating.

"That's right, why are you not willing to wait? The Emperor had made a good point. Fang Zhengzhi was still in the Northern Mountain Village half a month ago. How could he have rushed here in time? For all you know, he could already be at the foot of this mountain!" Fang Zhengzhi stared at Yan Xiu's hesitant expression as he said.

"Wait, the foot of the mountain?" Yan Xiu muttered those words as the crimson brilliance in his eyes wavered. His emotions seemed extremely unstable.

"Yes, if you do not believe me, you can go and take a look. If Fang Zhengzhi knew that you have died here without a valid reason, how do you think he will feel? He only has a few months left in this world. Do you want him to spend the remaining time taking revenge for you?" Fang Zhengzhi continued.

"Taking revenge for me? No, he has many things to do. I cannot allow him to waste his time. I have to wait…no, you are wrong. He will definitely come to Heaven Dao Pavilion, he has made a promise. Furthermore, how do you know that he only has a few months left? You…" Yan Xiu's mind was in a whirl as the pain assaulting his body intensified. The crimson glow under his feet trembled violently.

"Since you are so stubborn, die!" The Fifth Elder cast a cold glance at Yan Xiu before he charged forward. He was traveling at the speed of light.

He naturally noticed that Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu had the intention to collaborate in this battle. One of them mastered the Asura Dao while the other had mastered the Heaven Dao. Even if he was the Fifth Elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, it would be a challenge to face two such geniuses at once.

This was especially so for Fang Zhengzhi, who was as cunning as a demon. He struck fear and uneasiness into this heart.

When the Third Elder stepped forward, who would have thought that Fang Zhengzhi would win?

This was impossible!

But the Third Elder indeed lost. Furthermore, he lost shamefully, losing all his dignity in the process. The Fifth Elder was thus constantly on guard from Fang Zhengzhi. Who knew what other shameless tactics he would have up his sleeves?

In that case…

He had to first eliminate one of them.

To prevent any accidents from happening.

Boom! His palm landed on Yan Xiu's body. This was already the most gentle strike the Fifth Elder could deliver. Even then, Yan Xiu's body shuddered violently upon impact.

The brilliant crimson light enveloping his body seemed to have found an opening and rushed straight back into Yan Xiu's body.

Yan Xiu then vomited another mouthful of blood. Together with the strands of red lines still hanging in the air, it looked exactly like a blood rain.

"Yan Xiu!" A painful scream of despair echoed. Following which, a purple light rushed into the horizon. It was demonic and sinister at the same time.

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Chapter 661: Chapter 661 Green Thorn Burial

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If the coldness one felt in the Heaven Academic Altar was borne of murderous intent, the atmosphere could be said to be extremely intense. It was almost tangible.

The purple light rose to the horizon with wrathful murderous intent.

A longsword seemed to be hiding within the purple pillar of light. It was completely enveloped as the purple light swirled around its blade.

The sword name was…

Traceless!

"It's the Traceless Sword?" Lin Mubai shuddered upon seeing that sword. He looked as if he had been struck by lightning.

This did not only apply to Lin Mubai.

Prince Xian Lin Yun and the other three Majesties also stood up immediately as they stared at the sword.

They naturally knew about the legendary sword of the Great Xia Dynasty. The sword that belonged to the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian, drawn from the World of the Sages by Fang Zhengzhi. The Traceless Sword!

"Is this the Traceless Sword?"

"It is completely purple in color and extremely sharp. It is indeed the Traceless Sword!"

"However, what's with this murderous intent? From what I understand, the Sagely Battle God Meng Tian is not a person who is fond of killing. He is an extremely peaceful person. Why then, would this sword be filled with so much wrath?"

The three other Majesties exchanged glances and recognized the confusion in each other's eyes.

Their words were naturally heard by the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples. They then cast their gazes in unison towards the Traceless Sword.

"Traceless Sword? Is that the sword's name? Then wouldn't it mean…"

"Yes, he is Fang Zhengzhi!"

"What? He really is Fang Zhengzhi? Are you telling me Yan Xiu was right all along?"

"It cannot be wrong. I have heard that after Fang Zhengzhi wielded the Traceless Sword, no one else was able to bring forth its power!"

"Fang Zhengzhi? Are you telling me he is the youngest Prince with a different last name in the Great Xia Dynasty? Shouldn't he only be at the Rebirth State?"

All the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples were clearly shocked.

Qian Wu, who was looking from afar, suddenly clenched his fist as his face sunk. He muttered, 'Traceless Sword? Fang Zhengzhi! It really is you!"

"Fang Zhengzhi… it really is him. Yan Xiu… he was right!" Nangong Mu's eyes widened in disbelief as he gasped.

"Has he already reached the Rebirth State? That is indeed fast…" A person with similar features as Nangong Mu muttered after staring at the Traceless Sword.

"You are Fang Zhengzhi?" The Fifth Elder stared at the figure within the pillar of purple light in disbelief as he said.

Swish!

Fang Zhengzhi did not answer the Fifth Elder. However, an emerald light emerged from his body as started shredding the pristine white robe on his body into pieces.

His face mask was also shredded together with his robe.

A young and clean face was then revealed. However, it bore no resemblance to the usual smile Fang Zhengzhi carried, only a murderous expression was left.

"It's true!" The Fifth Elder's expression changed. When Fang Zhengzhi revealed his face, his suspicions were already confirmed.

Fang Zhengzhi, the youngest Prince with a different last name in the Great Xia Dynasty. He was borne in the rural area of the North into an ordinary family. However, he had made a name for himself through the Law of Dao Examinations held in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Capital Examinations, Imperial Examinations, Court Examinations, and Prefectural Examinations Double Roll Champions.

Furthermore, he had even prevented the war between the Great Xia Dynasty and the Demon race, engaging in the battle of the century against Half Sage Can Yang of the Demon Race when he was only a Supernatural State individual.

Eventually, he became the person the most in the Battle of the Southern Region.

That was not all. In the internal political strife that followed, Fang Zhengzhi displayed his ability at strategizing and planning as well, foiling the plans of the Crown Prince and King Duan to usurp the throne.

This also resulted in the emergence of Prince Xian Lin Yun, sitting atop and viewing the battle at this current moment.

Most importantly,

Fang Zhengzhi also killed a Demon King.

An entity that even a sage would have problems dealing with.

A super genius.

That was the Heavenly Dao Pavilion's evaluation of Fang Zhengzhi's ability. If not for the fact that he only had a few months left to live, the Heavenly Dao Pavilion would have extended an invitation to such a genius.

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion even called for a meeting chaired by Mu Qingfeng to gather opinions on this matter.

However, some things were not meant to be.

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion still decided to give up on this chance.

Who would have thought that Fang Zhengzhi would end up in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion in the end? Furthermore, he even assumed the identity of Kong Qing to do so.

What was more surprising was that this super genius had once again displayed his prowess and radiance, attaining the impossible. He successfully reached the Rebirth State in two months and mastered the Heaven Dao, defeating Kong Qing easily. He even defeated the Third Elder in front of everyone.

"Pavilion Leader!" Lin Mubai gasped after seeing Fang Zhengzhi's true identity. He turned towards Mu Qingfeng and said, "Fang Zhengzhi is the new Prince Cang of the Great Xia Dynasty, he has no connections to the other four factions. This is a misunderstanding!"

"Hm…" Mu Qingfeng squinted his eyes and stared at Fang Zhengzhi before casting his glance back at Lin Mubai. He then nodded his head and said, "Just like what your Majesty had said, this is a misunderstanding!"

"Fang Zhengzhi, please put your sword away. There is still turning back!" Lin Mubai exclaimed upon seeing Mu Qingfeng's approval. He immediately persuaded Fang Zhengzhi to rethink his actions.

"Prince Cang, Yan Xiu was merely injured. His life is not in danger! You cannot act rashly!" Prince Xian Lin Yun was clearly anxious as he muttered those words.

"Kill!" A ferocious bellow could be heard.

Following which, a figure rose into the sky and integrated himself with the purple light. At the same time, the horizon seemed to instantly darken, as though torrential rain would fall anytime.

"Fang Zhengzhi, no!" Lin Mubai stared at this scene and naturally guessed what would happen next. He wanted to prevent it from happening, though it was all too late.

That was because the purple light had fallen.

"What a brazen technique!"

"Not only that, the murderous intent from this attack is almost tangible!"

"Borrowing the powers of the heavens and earth. Is this the technique that killed the Demon King?"

Even the usually arrogant and haughty Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples could not help but exclaim in shock when they saw the falling purple light.

"Fang Zhengzhi, no matter if you have connections with the other four factions, you have to die today for insulting my third brother!" The Fifth Elder stared at the falling purple light as all the hesitation he felt previously instantly dissipated.

Heavenly Dao Pavilion, one of the five factions within the Sage Realm.

How could they condone an insignificant Prince Cang of a Great Xia Dynasty creating a ruckus on their grounds? It did not matter if you were a super genius. After all, you merely had four months left to live.

The Fifth Elder had a cold gaze as pillars of emerald light encircled him. If Fang Zhengzhi was not a person that would soon meet his demise, he might really have to consider his actions now.

One year ago, Fang Zhengzhi had just attained the Supernatural State. One year later, he had already achieved a breakthrough and attained the Rebirth State. He even mastered the Heaven Dao.

Eighteen years old!

To be able to freely control the Heaven Dao and even attain the Rebirth State at 18 years old was simply amazing. Even the Fifth Elder could not imagine what Fang Zhengzhi could achieve in the future.

However, this was fate!

Attaining the Rebirth State was alas, different from attaining the Saint State. Even if Fang Zhengzhi could be termed as a half-sage now, it was still a long distance before he could reach the level of a sage.

The Fifth Elder moved.

He placed both his hands in front of him. At the same time, an intense emerald brilliance emerged from his body, turning into two giant hands formed from countless thorn vines.

"You only have four months left anyway. I will hasten your death!" The Fifth Elder clasped his hands together as the character on his forehead glowed radiantly. He shouted, "Green Thorn Burial!"

Boom!

The two giant hands also clasped tightly together, trapping the purple light in its tight grasp.

A piercing screech of the two techniques grazing against each other echoed throughout the area. The purple light grew even brighter as it fought to release itself from the grasp of the giant vine hands.

The entire Heaven Academic Altar seemed to be trembling from the collision of these two techniques.

This piercing sound forced many weaker disciples to clasp their ears in pain as their face paled.

"This guy is this strong?"

"Even the Fifth Elder seems to be struggling with his Green Thorn Burial. He is only a Rebirth State, right? The Green Thorn Burial is one of the strongest techniques in the Dao of Nature!"

"The thorn vines are said to have the highest tenacity amongst the Daos. Judging from defensive capabilities alone, the Fifth Elder's technique is even stronger than the Qian Kun Eight Wastelands. To think that it cannot destroy the purple light in one blow!"

As the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples stared at the colliding techniques, they were dumbfounded.

All of their gazes were drawn towards the exciting clash of the purple and emerald light.

The Fifth Elder was clearly giving his all as he stared at Fang Zhengzhi with a cold stare.

However…

Just when everyone was waiting for the conclusion to this collision, a green and a blue light appeared behind the Fifth Elder.

The moment the two light source appeared, they fused together in a peculiar manner and turned into a uniform shade.

"Green Blue Double Slash!" A fierce but soft voice rang.

Following which, the light formed a cross and collided with the Fifth Elder. It was targeted strategically at his left and right arm.

This was a sudden scene. No one could have expected this to happen. Furthermore, they traveled extremely fast. There was no way one could have dodged that at such a short distance.

Blood spurted everywhere.

As the Fifth Elder was caught completely off guard, the light immediately sliced through his flesh. An impact similar to that of a powerful punch seems to spread through his entire body.

He then vomited a mouthful of blood.

That blow was so powerful that he staggered a few steps forward and he had to use all his strength to keep himself from falling.

"What?"

"A sneak attack?"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples stared at the Fifth Elder subconsciously upon hearing the sound of impact. The Fifth Elder then looked behind him in shock.

He simply could not understand…

Who would launch an attack on him at this crucial moment?

However, there was indeed a figure standing behind him. He was wearing an ordinary short-sleeved shirt and had an unimpressive demeanor.

He did not have much of a presence.

However, the Fifth Elder recognized this person. He was the younger brother of Nangong Hao, though he could never remember his name.

Even though he constantly reminded himself to remember this person's name, it always seemed to slip his mind.

After all, he only needed to know him as the younger brother of Nangong Hao.

However, it was exactly this unimpressive person that was standing behind him. He was even carrying two swords in his hand, one green in color and the other, blue in color.

"You…" The Fifth Elder's eyes widened in shock. He would never have expected that the person who launched a sneak attack on him would be Nangong Hao's younger brother.

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples could not believe it as well.

Naturally, almost all of them did not know who this person was. This was because he simply looked too ordinary for one to usually take notice of him.

"Who is this guy?"

"He should be… Nangong Hao's younger brother, I think? I am not sure."

"Nangong Hao's younger brother?"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples subconsciously wanted to turn their gaze towards the new character in this battle. However, the sinister purple light at the corner of their eyes caught their attention once again.

The purple light that shot through the horizon had fallen.

While everyone's attention was on Nangong Mu, the purple light managed to break through the constraints of the Green Thorn Burial and traveled at a speed that generated visible ripples in the air…

It charged straight towards the Fifth Elder!

Shock and horrified.

The Fifth Elder was extremely pale. After taking a blow from Nangong Mu, he knew that he had lost the battle. However, he did not expect his end to come so soon.

This was because based on his calculations, even after he had lost connection with the Green Thorn Burial technique, it should be able to restrain the purple light for another five breaths.

However, it only took the time of two breaths for the purple light to fall after he was injured.

"This is impossible!" The Fifth Elder stared at the purple light in front of him as he gasped bitterly.

He knew that there was only one explanation as to why the purple light could breakthrough his Green Thorn Burial in two breaths. The purple light was simply stronger.

However, how could he admit to this hard truth?

Boom! A terrifying explosion sound rang.

Whether or not the Fifth Elder was willing to accept the conclusion of this battle, the purple light fell.

The entire Heavenly Dao Pavilion seemed to tremble at that moment. Following which, it felt as though the place was going to explode. Countless gravels and dust flew in all directions.

A fissure then opened up on the ground and slowly extended further away.

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Chapter 662: Near-Life Lock of Hell

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That was the scar of a blade. A scar that tore open the Heaven Academic Altar. The altar made from white jade was split open in the middle as a cold and murderous presence filled the air.

A veil of dust enveloped the area.

Even though they were in the Heaven Dao Pavilion, such an attack was also sufficiently powerful to come as a shock to everyone present.

"What a powerful technique!"

"It is arrogant and powerful! It gave form to murderous intentions!"

"How can it be so strong? Even though he has mastered the Heaven Dao, he shouldn't be able to use such a powerful attack!"

As the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were reeling in from the shock, they also grabbed their swords tightly as they stared apprehensively into the dissipating dust.

A scream of pain rang at that moment. Following which, a jet of crimson red blood could be seen.

"What happened? Is the Fifth Elder injured?"

Upon hearing this scream, all the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples face turned serious. It was the voice of the Fifth Elder.

"Fang Zhengzhi!" The dust settled as a stern and commanding voice could be heard. The Fifth Elder's figure slowly revealed itself. He was extremely pale as blood dripped from the side of his mouth.

Most importantly, the pristine white robe was now stained with blood. Patches of unsightly stains could be seen.

One of his arms was also missing.

Starting from the elbow, blood poured profusely. It looks extremely disastrous.

Severing the arm in a single blow!

Upon seeing this scene, the disciples, four Majesties and the candidates all gasped in shock. To think that Fang Zhengzhi's attack succeeded and even managed to sever the Fifth Elder's arm!

No one believed it.

The Fifth Elder was a person who had attained the saint state. How could anyone believe that a Rebirth State individual could sever his arm?

Even the four Majesties and the candidates were in disbelief. After they took a deep breath, they cast their gaze towards the blue figure standing opposite the Fifth Elder.

The white robes that he donned were already shredded to pieces.

Instead, his blue robe and hair fluttered in the wind. Together with his purple Traceless Sword, he looked magnificent.

What a sight to behold.

Fang Zhengzhi, he had succeeded.

"Pavilion leader, this…" Lin Mubai reacted quickly after seeing this scene with a pale expression.

In fact, when Fang Zhengzhi's attack landed, he knew that there was no saving the situation. He had witnessed the power of this attack before, despite only once.

He could still remember it clearly in his head.

Now that this technique had made its appearance, how could the Fifth Elder escape unscathed?

Lin Mubai's voice seemed to have awakened the Heaven Dao pavilion disciples form their shock. They then cast their glance towards Mu Qingfeng. Some of them had already unsheathed their sword.

Mu Qingfeng stayed silent. However, one could see a flash of uncertainty in his eyes. He naturally knew the reason why Lin Mubai and his disciples were looking at him.

He moved his body slightly though he never stood up from his seat. He merely stayed silent and closed his eyes gently.

Complete silence.

This scene was slightly surprising to the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. They then fell silent and stopped commenting.

Some of them even put their swords back into the sheath.

This was because they had already understood Mu Qingfeng's decision. This was a shocking decision, though it was not difficult to understand the rationale behind it.

It was simple…

This was something the Fifth Elder himself wanted to do.

When the Fifth Elder launched an attack on Fang Zhengzhi and volunteered to be stripped of his title, it had already become a battle only between the both of them.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion would not interfere.

Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi's identity was also an issue.

If Fang Zhengzhi truly was a spy from the other four factions, even if the Heaven Dao Pavilion should not interfere in this battle, Mu Qingfeng would not allow Fang Zhengzhi to get away scot-free.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not harbor such intentions.

Furthermore, he was also the youngest Prince with a different surname of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Although a Prince with a different surname would not matter much to the Heaven Dao Pavilion, it proved a crucial point in this misunderstanding. The Third Elder and the Fifth Elder had made the wrong judgment from the very beginning.

It was a disgrace to the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

The Fifth Elder's decision was an even greater blow to the reputation of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. To thin that he would launch a sneak attack on a mere Rebirth State individual in front of all the disciples and the four Majesties.

If not for the Fifth Elder's unwavering belief that Fang Zhengzhi was a spy, the Heaven Dao pavilion would never allow such things to happen.

But now, the truth was out.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion could no longer ignore the values of fairness and justice they held dear and risk ruining their reputation any further to protect an elder that was already stripped of his title.

"Kill!" Fang Zhengzhi had no idea what the Heaven Dao Pavilion was thinking. In fact, he did not care. He was merely trying to bring as many people down together with him before he died.

His only focus was to kill the Fifth Elder as of now.

The moment he shouted, Fang Zhengzhi started moving. His sword turned into the form of a dragon as he charged forward with breakneck speed, leaving an illusion of him behind.

"How dare you Fang Zhengzhi create such a ruckus in the Heaven Dao Pavilion!" A stern voice hollered. Following which, a black figure swiftly moved towards Fang Zhengzhi. He had a sword in his hands as well. This sword was black in color and gave off the luster of fine jade.

Boom!

They collided and sent shockwaves across the room.

Following which, both of them were sent flying in opposite directions.

Fang Zhengzhi managed to make a stable landing. However, the figure had to stagger for a total of three steps before he could stabilize himself. There was also a look of disbelief on his face.

"Qian Wu?"

"Why did he move forward?"

"This truly is…"

After the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples recognized the black figure, their eyes flashed with doubts and confusion. After all, there were simply too many people getting involved in this battle.

"Scram or die!" Fang Zhengzhi's gaze was stone-cold. A purple light danced around in his eyes as he pointed the Traceless Sword towards Qian Wu's neck.

Qian Wu's expression clearly changed.

Before he rushed forward, he thought that this was a rare and god-sent opportunity. He could take advantage of Fang Zhengzhi's lethargy to firstly, take revenge for what happened in Flame Capital City and redeem himself and secondly, save the Fifth Elder and make a name for himself in the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

It was killing two birds with one stone.

However, he regretted after just one attack.

How was he still so strong?

Qian Wu felt that he had already done ample preparations for the past two months. However, Fang Zhengzhi seemed to have leaped across the heavens and earth in that same amount of time.

Rebirth State?

He was this strong even when he had just entered the Rebirth State?

Did he not use all his energy in his previous attack?

This was not possible.

Qian Wu was not a reckless person. In fact, he was known to be meticulous. From his observations, Fang Zhengzhi should be in a state of extreme fatigue.

He remembered clearly that Fang Zhengzhi had used the Ten Pillars of Heavenly Descent when fighting against the Third Elder. Following which, when he was attacked by the Fifth Elder, he used something called the Dragon Slayer Slash.

He still had energy left inside him?

What is he made of?

Qian Wu wanted to go back to his original position. However, his hatred for Fang Zhengzhi managed to give him the courage to stay.

He must be pushing himself. It would be impossible to continue performing well after fighting for such a long duration, no matter how strong a person was.

He probably had at most two more moves left.

"Fang Zhengzhi, this is the Heaven Dao Pavilion. It is already a deadly sin to impersonate as one of their disciples. It is an even greater sin to disrupt the proceedings of the Heaven Dao Pavilion examinations. What do you have to say for yourself? Although I have yet to officially enter the Heaven Dao Pavilion, I have the responsibility to protect the dignity and justice within this compound!" Qian Wu declared righteously. Even though he was clearly taking advantage of Fang Zhengzhi's fatigue, he sounded confident and convincing.

After the Fifth Elder heard Qian Wu's words, he stared at him for a moment as the expression in his eyes changed. However, he quickly placed his hands on his wound.

An intense emerald brilliance then emerged from his body until the bleeding stopped. Following which, a thick thorn vine latched itself onto his shoulders and instantly turned into an arm.

It would be difficult to completely regenerate an arm even for a Saint State individual. He clearly did not have the time to do that.

"Qian Wu, stand back for now!" The Fifth Elder naturally could tell what Qian Wu was planning. He also understood Mu Qingfeng's decision.

As an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion and a powerful sage.

He would not hesitate to launch a sneak attack on Fang Zhengzhi. However, he could not do things that would make him lose his dignity in front of all his disciples. Since this battle belonged solely to Fang Zhengzhi and himself…

He would not allow others to come to his aid.

Even if Nangong Mu launched a surprise attack on him and might even collaborate with Fang Zhengzhi for the remaining part of the battle, he would not request for any help. Only because he was a sage!

That was the Fifth Elder's opinion.

However, Qian Wu did not wish to stand back. Although the Fifth Elder was temporarily disadvantaged, a saying goes, a skinny camel is still larger than a horse.

Although the Fifth Elder had made it clear that he did not need help, he would still owe Qian Wu a favor if Qian Wu ever saved him. IN fact, Qian Wu had already defended the Fifth Elder against a lethal move.

"Fifth Elder, I am still not a Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple. Furthermore, I have a personal hatred towards Fang Zhengzhi. If the Fifth Elder feels it is unfair, you can always challenge him again after I am done!" Qian Wu had clearly planned this out. His sentences were beautifully crafted, playing according to the Heaven Dao Pavilion rules and saving the Fifth Elder's dignity at the same time. Furthermore, this would give the Fifth Elder time to recuperate.

Upon hearing Qian Wu's words, the other disciples nodded their heads in agreement. After all, they were still standing on the side of their Fifth Elder.

Be it from the perspective of the Heaven Dao Pavilion's reputation or their own, no one wished that the Fifth Elder would lose to Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi did not wait for the Fifth Elder to give an answer. There was no need to.

If there was someone in front of him…

He would merely eliminate them.

It was simple. He was not a person who was fond of killing.

However, the person in front of him was Qian Wu. The person who summoned a Demon King in Flame Capital City which indirectly killed Prince LI of the first rank and caused Ping Yang to be brought to Ling Yun Tower.

There was no need to hesitate.

"Since you do not plan to stand back, die!" Fang Zhengzhi moved without hesitation. The purple light took the form of a crescent and charged towards Qian Wu and the Fifth Elder.

Qian Wu focused his gaze and stared at the ferocious attack. He naturally would not face this attack headlong and instinctively dodged to the side.

"Hmph!" The emerald character on the Fifth Elder's forehead seemed to have undergone changes. Instead of being covered in a dense overgrowth of vines, it was now lined with fewer, but clearer and longer vines.

At the same time, a thorn appeared in his hands. More specifically, it was a sword that was shaped just like a thorn.

An emerald brilliance flowed throughout the thorn as the countless characters on it glowed menacingly. It had a desolate presence.

For a Saint State individual to use his weapon in a fight against a person of the Rebirth State was truly humiliating.

Though the Fifth Elder could not have cared less.

He had to be the final victor in this battle.

He would continue fighting instead of giving up!

The Fifth Elder and his thorn sword became a jet of light that charged headlong into Fang Zhengzhi's purple crescent attack.

Boom! The collision generated a large explosion sound.

Just when the explosion occurred, a figure swiftly charged towards Fang Zhengzhi from the sides.

"Die!" Qian Wu's gaze was stone-cold. Six characters each glowing in a different color appeared on the tip of his sword. Fine threads then connected these six characters together, creating an extremely pressurizing atmosphere. It felt as though the entire space was sealed, making it suffocating.

"It's the Near-Life Dao!"

"The only Dao that involves seal in the Six Daos. It is also the most effective one against ferocious beasts and demons. I heard that when one masters this Dao, they can summon the Near-Life Lock of Hell!"

"Although Qian Wu has yet to reach that level, he should not be too far off from Fang Zhengzhi in terms of strength. After all, he has reached the pinnacle of the Rebirth State!"

"Yes, most importantly, one of them is already fatigued, while the other is in his top form. If this was a one-on-one battle, the results might be unclear. However, now that the Fifth Elder is also closing in on Fang Zhengzhi, I'm afraid…"

"Wait a minute, what is that?"

Just when the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were discussing, a crimson chain emerged from the ground, more then followed…

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Chapter 663: Sins, Monster, Battle of Life and Death

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The colors of the six chains corresponded to the six characters on Qian Wu's blade. Red, green, blue…

When the six chains emerged from the ground, all the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples widened their eyes in shock.

"Could this be?"

"How is this possible?"

"This is impossible. This… this is the Near-Life Dao. Furthermore, it seems as if…"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were dumbfounded. Not only were the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples in shock, the four Majesties sitting atop were also taken aback.

This was especially so for the Emperor of the Holy Barbarian Empire. His face paled immediately as he grabbed the white jade table with his bare hands, squeezing it so tightly that he would break it anytime.

"Near-Life Lock of Hell? He… to think that he…" The Emperor of the Holy Barbarian Emperor stared at the scene with bloodshot eyes.

If there were still things in this world that he could never have imagined, that would be for the Near-Life Lock of Hell to be summoned by someone who was not of the Royal Holy Barbarian bloodline.

Furthermore…

It was used against the Crown Prince of the Holy Barbarian Empire, Qian Wu!

In fact, when Qian Wu came forward, he felt relieved and proud. That was because he always thought highly of his son.

Although Mu Qingfeng did not attempt to stop this battle, this did not mean that he had no opinions about it.

It was impossible for him to be completely neutral, to begin with.

Putting Fang Zhengzhi's lifespan aside, the fact that the Fifth Elder could attain the title of an elder meant that he had built a personal rapport with Mu Qingfeng.

After all, not all individuals who had achieved the Saint State could become an elder in the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

There were too many other factors such as reputation, achievements and so on.

The moment Fang Zhengzhi was dead, the Fifth Elder's sin would no longer be viewed in a negative light. After his punishment of guarding the stone tablet for ten years or even a shorter duration, he might very well regain his status as a Fifth Elder.

However, the scene in front of him struck fear into his heart for the first time ever since Qian Wi stood forward.

Favors? Achievements?

These were extremely important things in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. However, if one were to lose his life over such trivial things, what good would it do?

"Fang Zhengzhi, you…" Qian Wu was in an even greater shock than everyone else. His feelings were a lot more tangible and heartfelt.

The terrifying presence of the six chains overwhelmed him, threatening to suffocate him anytime. It was as though he was immobilized in front of this magnificent power.

As the wielder of the Near-Life Dao of the Six Daos.

He naturally understood what the six different colored chains in front of him signified. It was the Near-Life Lock of Hell, the state that he wanted to achieve even in his dreams.

His dreams were becoming reality.

Alas, it was turned against him.

Why did this happen?

In the battle of Flame Capital City, Fang Zhengzhi had once stolen the Near-Life Gate of the Holy Barbarian Empire right from the bottom of his nose. At that time, he felt that his dignity and pride was damaged.

For the past two months, he could not fathom how Fang Zhengzhi cold have done that.

However, he could now understand what happened. Fang Zhengzhi had mastered the Near-Life Dao as well. In fact, he was more adept in it, reaching a state he could only dream of.

Boom! The red chain pierced through the arm that was wielding the black sword. It was as though the death scythe of the reaper had cut through his flesh.

Qian Wu's face became extremely pale.

He had finally experienced how helpless one felt against the overwhelming presence, and how the beasts felt when he used the Near-Life Dao to seal them within the gate.

Stressful, helpless and fearful.

"No!" Qian Wu shouted bitterly.

However, that did not seem to do anything.

Despite his screams of despair, he could not stop the second chain from piercing through his body.

Boom! The green chain pierced his thighs, causing blood to spurt out from the point of impact. At the same time, Qian Wu knelt onto the ground uncontrollably.

This was not all. The third chain had arrived. The overwhelming presence gave Qian Wu completely no chance to retaliate.

The only sealing Dao within the Six Daos.

Boom! The third chain pierced through Qian Wu's other hand without hesitation, pinning Qian Wu completely on the ground.

He simply lay helplessly as he awaited death.

The fourth one arrived.

It encircled itself around his throat, contorting his facial features and repressing him further into the solid ground. Qian Wu's body trembled uncontrollably as his face turned a bright red before turning purple.

He was clearly eager to say something, though he could not seem to speak, not even whimpering sounds could be heard.

That was because the Near-Life Lock of Hell had completely sealed off his powers.

The fifth…

And the sixth…

Qian Wu's eyes widened as bitterness and hatred flashed through his eyes. However, he could only offer a death stare as he lay helplessly on the ground.

In his eyes, Fang Zhengzhi had never thought of him as an opponent. He felt neglected and looked down upon, as though he meant nothing.

Fang Zhengzhi had a stone-cold stare as a purple light could be seen flashing in his eyes. The Traceless Sword in his hands clashed violently with the Fifth Elder's Thorn Sword.

One against two!

When such a preposterous scene was presented in front of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, they had already lost all sense of reason. Never in their wildest dreams would they imagine that such a thing was possible.

Near-Life Lock of Hell!

Fang Zhengzhi's had reached the epitome of the Near-Life Dao?

That's not right!

He had also mastered the Heaven Dao, as evident from his use of the Ten Pillars of Heavenly Descent.

A person who had mastered both the Heaven Dao and Near-Life Dao?

How is this possible?

Under normal circumstances, it was already a feat to master a single Dao in a lifetime. How could someone master both at once?

More importantly…

He seemed to have reached the epitome of both!

Is he a monster?

How could the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples believe their eyes? They were all once proud and extremely talented individuals. They were once revered by all.

However, when standing in front of Fang Zhengzhi, they felt as though they were simply ordinary people, even to the point of being useless.

It was not a sin to be talented. However, to be this talented…

Is simply unreasonable!

"Senior Kong Qing, no… Fang Zhengzhi, he… we…"

"Cannot compare, we truly cannot hold a candle to him!"

"After I knew that he was Fang Zhengzhi, I felt that my previous impressions of him were misguided. However, I have to admit that he truly wields power we can never hope to achieve!"

The candidates muttered under their breath as they struggled to keep their mouths closed from the shock.

At that moment…

A figure swiftly flashed past their eyes. It was an extremely fast shadow wielding a green and blue sword in each of his hands.

Nangong Mu.

"Hm?" The Fifth Elder caught something in the corner of his eyes. He could not take his attention off Fang Zhengzhi to notice Nangong Mu's actions. However, he could clearly feel the slight breeze behind his back.

As a Saint State individual and an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, there was no way he could have let his guard down during a battle. The only reason why he was damaged by Nangong Mu's attack was that it was an ambush.

After all, he was in the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Who would dare to sneak on him under the watchful eyes of so many powerful individuals?

This was something he had never thought possible. However, after his first experience, he would not allow it to happen again.

"Courting death!" The Fifth Elder hollered as he swung his vine-constructed arm to his back. Over ten vines instantly turned into towering thorns, each of them glimmering dangerously.

This was both an offensive and defensive technique.

There was no way the Fifth Elder would hold back. This was a battle of life and death for him. How could he allow a person who would sneak up on him anytime live?

Even if the person was the younger brother of Nangong Hao.

At the moment when the Fifth Elder made his move, a figure rushed forward from the group of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples who were watching the intense battle. His pristine white robe fluttered in the wind and he carried a white longsword on his back.

He had already unsheathed his sword. The crystal-like hilt and the almost transparent blade sparkled under the illumination of the sunlight.

"Nangong Hao!"

"Junior Nangong!"

"Is that guy really his younger brother?"

As the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples stared at the colliding figures of the Fifth Elder and Nangong Mu, they gasped in shock.

If one were to single out a person who generated the most buzz amongst the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples in this two years, who would it be?

It would not be the person who was known as the strongest disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. It would be the new disciple that had just entered the premise.

Nangong Hao.

He was the person most debated about in these two years in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. In the previous Heaven Dao Pavilion Examination, Nangong Hao defeated all the powerful Rebirth State individuals with his Supernatural State status. In fact, he was dominating the entire examination.

He took the first place of the entire examinations as a Supernatural State.

This was exactly why everyone was impressed when he became a disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Following which, many peculiar events centering Nangong Hao also happened.

In the casual competitions held regularly amongst the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, Nangong Hao's prowess was seen and acknowledged by all.

That was not all…

Two months ago, Nangong Hao had achieved a breakthrough!

He then welcomed the first meaningful battle of his journey in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. He approached the Seventh Senior and requested a formal battle.

The Seventh Senior was a Saint State individual!

No one knew how Nangong Hao managed to achieve victory. However, the truth was that he did, by just a narrow margin.

Following which, he entered the Divine Rain Pond.

This was merely one version of the story. Another version claimed that Nangong Hao first approached the Pavilion Leader, Mu Qingfeng to request entry into the Divine Rain Pond before challenging the Seventh Senior.

There was not much of a difference apart from the order of things.

After all, not many people would believe that Nangong Hao, who had just attained the Rebirth State, would be able to defeat the Seventh Senior, who had already reached the Saint State.

Despite him winning only by a narrow margin.

The Seventh Senior and Nangong Hao also kept their mouths sealed about the events of that day.

Ask?

Who would dare to ask about such things?

In essence, after Nangong Hao defeated the Seventh Senior, or after he had emerged from the Divine Rain Pond, he had yet to challenge anyone. Apart from Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng, even the seven elders had yet to see Nangong Hao's true power.

Nangong Hao was extremely fast, so much as that his shadow was a blur. However, a figure was even faster than him, arriving in front of Nangong Mu in a split second.

It was a dark-skinned figure. Despite his elegant emerald robes, it could not conceal the ferocious presence hiding beneath that façade.

He was a true monster.

Naturally, he possessed eyes that shone fiercely like a beast.

He is Yan Qing.

The number one prodigy of the Extreme Combat Empire.

A human who was raised by a pack of ferocious beasts. Similarly, he was revered as the monster with the "unbreakable" body.

He made no fancy moves. He merely grabbed onto the two giant thorns heading towards Nangong Mu with his arms and snapped them easily into two.

"He is mine!" A ferocious bellow echoed through the Heavenly Academic Altar. It made the shattered ground tremble precariously.

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Chapter 664: Leave or Die

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This happened in an instant.

It was an extremely important turning point in the battle.

The snapped thorn vines turned into countless emerald spots in Yan Qing's hands. His thick body muscles seemed constrained beneath the elegant emerald robe.

After he was done with the two thorn vines, he took a step forward and grabbed all the other vines in his arms.

The peculiar scene, the beastly presence, violent techniques and ferocious howl made everyone stop in their tracks.

Although they quickly regained their composure.

"Does this person not know pain?"

"Pain? If I am not wrong, he is the one people termed as a monster, the number one prodigy in the Extreme Combat Empire. However, I heard that this guy has a peculiar character and is difficult to get along with."

"That's normal. Who would be friends with a monster like this anyway?"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples shuddered as they discussed the issue. Even though they have all heard about the terrifying strength of the monster in the Extreme Combat Empire, it was still shocking for them to see such raw brute strength with their own eyes.

Yan Qing acted as though he did not hear those words. Not a hint of pain could be seen from his face. It was as though the thorns on the vines and the blood dripping from the multiple wounds on his body meant nothing to him at all.

Roar! He bellowed.

All the thorn vines were torn apart. This was pure brute strength, using his raw power and body weight to annihilate the thorn vines in his embrace.

Nangong Hao stopped in his tracks. He was around an inch away from Yan Qing's body as his white robe fluttered amidst the shockwaves from the collision of the Fifth Elder's and Fang Zhengzhi's attack.

He cast his glance at Yan Qing.

At the same time, Yan Qing cast his glance on Nangong Hao. The emerald robe he wore had already been torn and stained with blood. However, he had a calm expression, as though the sword in front of him posed no threat.

Boom! Fang Zhengzhi and the Fifth Elder was finally separated from one another.

A murderous intent filled the atmosphere and a purple light rose to the horizon.

Fang Zhengzhi took five steps back as he looked forward with a deathly cold stare.

The Fifth Elder also dodged to the side as he panted heavily. It could be either due to the aftershocks of the collision or simply the finishing pose of his attack.

Naturally, it could also be due to Yan Qing's sudden appearance which disrupted his original plan, making him extremely infuriated.

However, all of this did not matter…

Most importantly, the situation was now blowing out of proportions. More unexpected people were getting embroiled in this fight.

"Why did Yan Qing rush down to save Nangong Mu?"

"I don't know, he was saying something about he is mine! Who is this "he"?"

"Is it the Fifth Elder, or Nangong Mu?"

The Heavenly Dao pavilion disciples stared at Yan Qing who was standing in the middle of the Heavenly Academic Altar and Nangong Mu, who was standing behind him. They could not fathom Yan Qing's sudden appearance.

Isn't this situation just a tad too chaotic?

It originally started with a simple fight between Fang Zhengzhi and the Fifth Elder. However, Yan Xiu, Nangong Mu and Qian Wu somehow got involved in it.

Following which, even Nangong Hao and Yan Qing joined in.

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples stared apprehensively at the figures in the battle. They had no clue how this battle would end.

At that moment, Nangong Hao cast his gaze away from Yan Qing and turned to look at Nangong Mu.

"Have you decided?"

"Yes!" Nangong Mu nodded his head.

"Do you remember the mission that you were tasked to do?" Nangong Hao did not seem surprised at Nangong Mu's answer and spoke after a moment of silence.

"You alone will be enough," Nangong Mu said calmly.

"Alright," Nangong Hao seemed to have understood something. He then turned his body and walked back toward the crowd of onlookers as he said, "Do what you like."

Nangong Mu stopped talking. He stared at Nangong Hao's back view as he clenched his fist tightly. A blue and green light appeared in each of his eyes.

"Shall we?" Nangong Mu turned his gaze back at Yan Qing after watching Nangong Hao disappear into the crowd.

"Please," Yan Qing nodded as he removed the emerald robe covering his body, revealing his tanned and defined muscles.

This scene was witnessed by all the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples. It struck fear into the deepest part of their hearts, as though they were alone in a field during a heavy storm.

"Why is Nangong Junior back?"

"What did he mean when he said battle? What battle?"

"Are you telling me they are going to fight? But isn't Yan Qing trying to save Nangong Mu? What is going on?"

They were all extremely confused.

However, Yan Qing and Nangong Mu clearly did not feel like explaining themselves. When Yan Qing nodded, Nangong Mu already started moving, he swung his sword mercilessly towards Yan Qing.

It was chaos.

The situation was obviously out of the control of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples. Nangong Hao had retreated, though Fang Zhengzhi, Yan Xiu, Nangong Mu, Qian Wu and Yan Qing…

They were all still immersed within it.

Apart from them, even the Fifth Elder and Third Elder were not released from that situation.

If the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples merely thought that Fang Zhengzhi's appearance was a small disruption to the examination, the situation now was a far cry from what they expected. The examination proceedings were now completely interrupted.

Was it even possible to hold the third round of examination in this state?

No one could answer this question.

That was because the third round of examination was clearly of less importance than what was happening.

Most importantly, after Mu Qingfeng closed his eyes, he had yet to open them. Even when Fang Zhengzhi used Near-Life Dao, he kept it closed.

Silence.

Mu Qingfeng's silence represented the silence of the entire Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

However, there was one person who could not stay calm no matter what. That person was the Emperor of the Holy Barbarian Empire, Qian Wu's father.

This was not due to his character or nature. He knew very well what the situation was. However, Qian Wu's expression was telling him that…

He was in pain, in such extreme pain that he would rather be dead.

"Fang Zhengzhi, let go of my Qian Wu!" The Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor stared at the situation as he hollered. He then leaped from his spot into the battlefield.

He was extremely fast.

As the Emperor of the Holy Barbarian Empire, he was still fully capable of battle.

However, when Fang Zhengzhi heard those words, he acted even faster. The moment when he saw the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor leap forward, he charged towards Qian Wu.

"Not good!"

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples understood what was going to happen as they gasped in horror. Fang Zhengzhi's Traceless Sword was aimed right at Qian Wu's chest.

Killing a candidate?

This would not be sufficient for the Heavenly Dao Pavilion to be enraged. However, if this person was the well-known successor to the throne of the Holy Barbarian Empire, it would not seem like a wise decision.

"No! Fang Zhengzhi, stop!"

The Holy Barbarian Empire shouted desperately. He could accept and withstand most things. However, Qian Wu's death was definitely not one of them.

This was so despite Qian Wu always attempting to keep a distance between them and that he would always reject the Crown Prince seat,

However, no matter how he shouted, he could not stop Fang Zhengzhi from plunging down his sword.

The Traceless Sword pierced through Qian Wu's back and straight through his heart. There was no hesitation in that attack.

Crimson red blood stained Qian Wu's back.

The Traceless Sword then emitted and light humming sound.

Qian Wu's mouth opened as he tried to speak. However, he was unable to. The Near-Life Lock of Hell suppressed the strength of his entire body, he was unable to even open his eyes fully.

Apart from the overwhelming pressure that he felt, he also felt energy swiftly escaping his body.

If one were to use a word to describe Qian Wu's feelings,

It could only be bitterness.

He was extremely bitter.

He left the capital at a young age and did not experience a life of wealth and comfort like most royals. This might not seem like a good thing, though it taught him how to be independent.

From the moment he stepped into the capital, his life changed. It became filled with wars, battles schemes, and betrayals.

But he still managed to secure his footing in the Holy Barbarian Empire.

Not only did he secure his position, he even overwhelmed the presence of the other Crown Princes. He was the commander of the Holy Barbarian Empire Army and was also an official in court.

Even his defeat in the battle against the Great Xia Dynasty was not enough to shake his position. That was because he was the hope of the Holy Barbarian Empire.

He was the only one who had mastered the Near-Life Dao at such a young age. He was also the only one who could manage the power balance between the nobles and handle politics with grace.

However, he was about to die.

Furthermore, he would die while he was chained by the Near-Life Lock of Hell.

How could he not feel bitter?

"Why, why can he master the Near-Life Dao? Why can he summon the Near-Life Lock of Hell? What is happening?" Qian Wu was extremely bitter. He felt like screaming in despair to release the anger built up within him.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not give him much time.

He drew the Traceless Sword out from his back which caused blood to spray from the wound. It was quick work. Qian Wu's eyes then slowly closed.

Following which…

The blade enveloped itself in a sinister purple light once again and charged straight towards the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor. Qian Wu's blood did not drip from the blade of the sword. Instead, it seemed to be absorbed into the sword as energy.

"Leave, or die!

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Chapter 665: Extremely Cruel

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"You…" The Emperor of the Holy Barbarian Empire had a contorted expression on his face. What was more insulting than having a person shouting scram at you right after seeing your own son killed in front of your eyes?

As he stared at the Traceless Sword stained with blood in Fang Zhengzhi's hands, he had the impulse to simply rush forward to exact revenge. He wanted Fang Zhengzhi as an offering for his deceased son.

However, at that moment, an anxious voice could be heard.

"Father, you cannot do this!"

"I cannot?" The Emperor knew that this voice belonged to his other son who accompanied him here. He also understood why he had to restrain himself.

However, he could not take this anymore.

As an Emperor, how could he condone a person who had killed his son and still had the cheek to stand righteously in front of himself?

A powerful aura enveloped his body. It churned like a powerful and terrifying sea wave, striking fear into the hearts of everyone present.

However, he did not take another step forward. This was because he knew he was not in the Holy Barbarian Empire, but the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

"The Great Xia Dynasty would not mind fighting another war for Fang Zhengzhi. Yun er, do you mind?" Lin Mubai's voice could be heard as he spoke directly to the Holy Barbarian Empire.

"I do not mind it at all!" Pince Xian Lin Yun shouted without hesitation.

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples felt a chill down their spine as they heard this simple and calm conversation between Lin Mubai and Prince Xian.

A war all for the sake of one person.

Furthermore, this person would lose his life in around four months' time.

One had to say that Lin Mubai and Lin Yun had accomplished it. They used the simplest action to tell Fang Zhengzhi that they would support him under all circumstances.

"Argh!" The Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor roared in anger. He was extremely bitter, though he still had to consider the fate of his citizens.

Most importantly, he had already lost once. He could not lose again.

"Return me the body of my son!" The Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor shouted after recollecting himself slightly. Despite this, his fists were already pale from excessive clenching.

Qian Wu's body then rolled to the side of his feet.

Fang Zhengzhi said nothing.

His target was not the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor. Furthermore, he could care less about the traditions of killing everyone related to Qian Wu for revenge. He was only concerned about Qian Wu himself.

This was for the deceased Prince LI of the First Rank and Ping Yang, who was waiting for him in Ling Yun Tower. It was also for his recent brazen actions of stepping forward.

Of course, even if the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor wanted a fight.

He would gladly take it.

There was nothing to fear. As the people around him have mentioned, he already has one of his foot in the gates of hell. There could be no other considerations.

The Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor clenched his fists once again as his nails cut deep into his flesh. He waited no longer as he grabbed Qian Wu's body and walked out of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

He stayed no further in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

That was because his favorite son was dead.

The hope for the Holy Barbarian Empire was destroyed. The only thing he could do now was to quell the internal revolution and protect his country to the best of his abilities as he awaits the merciless invasion of the neighboring empires.

He looked lonely and depressed. Alas, this was the harsh reality of a cruel world.

Fang Zhengzhi slowly rose and paid no attention to the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor. Amidst the purple eyes, the reflection of a figure could be seen. This figure was none other than the Fifth Elder, who stood right in front of him.

"Young lad, you are merciless enough!" The Fifth Elder stared at Fang Zhengzhi as he exclaimed. He was not surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's actions.

If it was him, he would have done the same.

Just like how he attacked Nangong Mu, he could not allow a person who would launch a sneak attack on him anytime to live. This was not compassion, but stupidity.

Survival of the fittest.

That was the law governing the world.

Especially so in the Saint Realm.

The Fifth Elder was also abiding by this same rule. Only by killing Fang Zhengzhi would he be able to regain his reputation in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion and salvage his dignity.

Boom! A loud sound could be heard behind him.

The Fifth Elder did not pay the sound much attention. He knew that this was the collision sound from the battle between Nangong Mu and Yan Qing. He had no time to be bothered with those.

Because Fang Zhengzhi was simply out of his imagination.

Mastering the Heavenly Dao?

On top of the Near-Life Dao?

Furthermore, he had battled for an extended period and suffered an attack from him. To think that he is showing no signs of fatigue! What kind of monster is this?

"Die!" The Fifth Elder charged forward without hesitation.

As a powerful Saint State individual and the elder of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, he had his dignity. Even if he was feeling the stretch, he could not rest.

His Thorn Sword glowed with an intense emerald brilliance and charged forward at breakneck speed.

"Kill!" Fang Zhengzhi shouted coldly as the Traceless Sword in his hands hummed with a clear high pitch. The sinister purple light seemed to glow even brighter.

But just when he was about to move forward.

A sharp pain could be felt from his chest. It felt as if his heart was beating at an insanely fast rate, causing him to feel a cold numbing pain in his chest area and losing his focus.

His mind became blank for a moment.

However, the intense pressure coming from the Fifth Elder was right in front of his eyes.

He subconsciously swung his sword and felt a strong force collide into his attack.

Boom! A loud explosion occurred.

Fang Zhengzhi's body flew forward like a shooting star, destroying a white jade pillar in the process. This intensified the pain in his chest.

"Argh…" A mouthful of blood spurted out of Fang Zhengzhi's mouth. He could hear the frantic beating of his heart, as though someone was thumping the drums with full force right beside his ears.

"What is going on?"

"Is this guy out of fuel?"

"It seems like he has reached his limit!"

Looking at this scene, the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples could not help but gasp in surprise. Judging from what happened previously, Fang Zhengzhi should not have been defeated so easily.

At least not in this way.

Was he deliberately revealing his weakness to the Fifth Elder?

This was what the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples were thinking about. However, they quickly dismissed this thought. That was because Fang Zhengzhi truly looked out of it.

His face was extremely pale and the purple light surrounding him quivered ever so slightly. It was as though the brilliance would devour him alive.

It was a sinister sight.

The Fifth Elder was taken aback as well. He did not feel that Fang Zhengzhi was getting weaker in the previous clash, even when he was outnumbered two against one.

However, it was clear in the most recent attack that Fang Zhengzhi had gotten a lot weaker, to the point where he was powerless.

What is going on?

Did he experience a power loss all of a sudden?

The Fifth Elder thought that the possibility of such a peculiar event was low. After all, the power difference between two consecutive attacks should not be so large. Fang Zhengzhi's power should have been depleted bit by bit instead.

Could it be a side effect that he did not know?

The Fifth Elder suddenly remembered something. Fang Zhengzhi was a person with less than four months left to live. It would then be normal to have certain symptoms leading to his death.

"Young lad, die!" The Fifth Elder displayed no hesitation.

He knew how easy it would be to win when the opponent was not in his best shape. He could not let his opportunity go despite being a Saint State individual.

He once again charged towards Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to curse so bad.

That was because he suddenly remembered something. He had forgotten to take his medication, though he could not be blamed for it. After all, it had been less than a month since he left Northern Mountain Village.

Under normal circumstances…

He did not need to take his medication.

However, the sharp pain from his heart was clearly telling him that he needed them now.

What was going on?

Was it due to his excessive use of his energy? Or was it due to his previous overdosing incident which reduced the effectiveness of the medication?

Both possibilities were valid.

After all, one incident of overdose was enough to make the body more resistant to the medication.

It was a simple thing to understand.

After the battle at Flame Capital City, Fang Zhengzhi returned to Northern Mountain Village. During that period, his medication routine was disrupted. He did not take careful notice of the time he took his next medication in Northern Mountain Village.

However, the most important thing now was that he had no medication on him.

That was because, after that harrowing incident, Wu Yuer had learned her lesson and vowed never to leave any medication with him.

This included even the backup ones he had for emergencies.

He had to applaud Wu Yuer for her intellect. In order to prevent Fang Zhengzhi to act on impulse again, she directly cut off his access to the medication.

However, this would result in another problem.

Fang Zhengzhi needed to take his medication. However, it was now in the possession of Wu Yuer. She would take around three to four days to arrive.

What should he do?

Could he reach a consensus with the Fifth Elder for a temporary truce and continue to fight after Wu Yuer arrives with his medication?

Was that even possible?

Fang Zhengzhi felt that the Fifth Elder must be an idiot to agree to such terms.

It's over.

He was going to lose this.

As Fang Zhengzhi felt the incoming presence, he knew that his end was near.

This was because he could no longer control his powers of origin in the Vast World. It was now in conflict with his physical body.

The intense pain made him drenched in perspiration. Although he was able to maintain some form of consciousness, he felt the world spinning and his vision blurred.

Was he about to die?

Chi Guyan would not blame him for not fulfilling his promise, right? Even if she does, there was no helping it. He had arrived in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, under the watchful eyes of many powerful individuals. On the other hand, she had kept herself hidden.

He would not take the blame for this.

As for Ping Yang…

He would really have to go back on his promise. He then wondered if Ping Yang was doing well, before snickering to himself as he thought back on Cang Yue's haughty attitude.

Waiting for me at Ling Yun Tower?

Fang Zhengzhi recalled the scene when Cang Yue took Ping Yang away and the flash of determination in Ping Yang's eyes. He did not know if it was his emotions or the clash of powers within himself, but the pain only intensified even further.

As the Fifth Elder closed in, Fang Zhengzhi had no time to think about all these.

The only thing he could do was an attempt to dodge the attack.

Boom!

A blue light flashed across the area and Fang Zhengzhi appeared two feet away from his original position. The place where he was in was now replaced by a huge crater.

The Fifth Elder was in the middle of the crater, staring at Fang Zhengzhi with a murderous intent.

He dodged it.

He was fortunate.

However, the Fifth Elder would rush forward once again. Fang Zhengzhi's discomfort only grew stronger as the thumping sound rang ever so hauntingly in his ears. The scenes that he recalled played constantly in his mind. There was no way he could use another Heavenly Dao technique to dodge this attack.

The Traceless Sword then emitted a high-pitched hum as the purple light surrounding it glimmered with a trace of bitterness.

The same bitterness Fang Zhengzhi was feeling.

However, there were things that could not be solved even if one was feeling bitter. Qian Wu died harboring such thoughts, so did the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor, who left without saying a word.

The world is harsh.

LI Mubai and Prince Xian Lin Yun had an anxious expression on their faces. They stared at Fang Zhengzhi in concern.

But what could they do?

They could start a war with the Holy Barbarian Empire for Fang Zhengzhi. However, they could not simply act on their own accord in this situation. This was because even the Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng chose to stay silent on the matter.

How could they then interfere?

"Fang Zhengzhi!" Nangong Mu's voice rang across the area. However, he could not free himself from the battle he was ensued in. Yan Qing's fist had once again arrived in front of him.

Yan Qing adopted a simple battle style. He employed no techniques and used all his strength in every move. This violent and aggressive style had kept Nangong Mu occupied the entire time.

Boom! Fissures appeared on the ground.

Nangong Mu leaped to one side. Due to the temporary shift in his focus, he had suffered injuries from Yan Qing's attack.

"Young lad, give up! No one will be able to save you!" The Fifth Elder moved and arrived in front of Fang Zhengzhi. He then plunged the Thorn Sword right into Fang Zhengzhi's chest.

"It's true, I should have taken my medicine…" Fang Zhengzhi stared at the Thorn Sword, which was closing in on his chest, as he sighed helplessly. He then slowly closed his eyes.

He was waiting for the sword to pierce through his chest.

It was painful.

To the point where he could not tell if the sword had fulfilled its mission.

Fang Zhengzhi was not sure. After all, he was already overwhelmed by the sharp pain from his chest, though something seemed to be amiss.

His chest possessed the Heart Protection Mirror made from the powers of the Vast World.

Under normal circumstances…

One would need to first remove the Heart Protection Mirror to damage him. At the very least, Fang Zhengzhi should hear the crisp collision sound between the two forces.

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Chapter 666: The Source of Dao

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There was no sound of collision or the feeling of a sword piercing through his body. The only thing Fang Zhengzhi heard was the sound of a heart beating, and he couldn't help but open his eyes again.

Then, he found a sword that stopped half an inch away from his chest.

There was a jade-green glow on the sword and the gloomy cold light chilled the surroundings a little. However, that sword seemed to have stopped completely.

"Eh?" Fang Zhengzhi's blurred vision prevented him from seeing clearly, but he could vaguely feel a mighty strength restraining the sword before him.

Silk-like threads of light had coiled around the sword and even completely entwined the arm holding it.

"It's Yan Xiu!? Has he recovered?"

"He didn't die after all. But, what's with that light on his body?"

"Something seems off, it appears that…"

The astonished discussions from the disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion were heard.

Fang Zhengzhi was startled to hear them. "Yan Xiu," he thought. At the thought of that, a harsher pain struck him and he couldn't help but furrow his brows.

However, he eventually saw an indistinctive figure behind the Fifth Elder.

Multiple blood-red halos revolved around the figure as if it was surrounded by layers of ripples.

The thing was…there was a dark aura amidst the blood-red halos that felt extremely evil.

More importantly, the eyes of the figure stood out. One of them was red, the other black.

It was red as fresh blood and black as the abyss.

Its blackness was like that of a bottomless pit without a trace of light, pulling people towards its depth.

"Yan Xiu!" Fan Zhengzhi struggled to lift himself up with his hand against the ground, but the intense pain at his heart trembled his arm.

At this moment, a cold voice was heard.

"Die!"

Rays of crimson light, infused with a dark aura, shot out from the ground like claws from hell.

In a brief moment, almost a hundred rays appeared.

"Yan Xiu, you…" the Fifth Elder sounded surprised, but he was quick to react. Countless beams of jade-green light covered his body, forming a spherical shield.

"Boom!" a deafening bang was heard.

The jade-green shield flew up as if it was struck by multiple impacts. It rose into the air, before landing heavily on the ground.

Meanwhile, a gigantic painting formed in the sky.

There were mountains, streams, and trees.

It was the Bloody Landscape.

However, unlike the previous Bloody Landscape, the current one had a fathomless darkness in it, apart from the bright-red blood.

A terrifying suction force was unleashed from the Bloody Landscape. With an incessant buzzing, countless strands of light shot out at high speed.

"Crack!"

The strands of light struck on the Fifth Elder's jade-green spherical light shield.

The light shield was soon pulled over and into the Bloody Landscape painting at a faster speed.

It was definitely a shocking scene.

All the disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion, as well as the three emperors sitting on the Heaven Academic Altar, and even Mu Qingfeng who had his eyes closed all these while, opened his eyes at this moment.

"What's going on? How is he so powerful all of a sudden?"

"Did he break through? Did Yan Xiu enter the Rebirth State as well?"

"It should be! Look at the light that gathered around him instead of collapsing, that's a symbol of the Rebirth State!"

"But, even if he has reached the Rebirth State, there's no way he could be that powerful. Even the Fifth Elder seemed defenseless against that suction force!"

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion were taken aback and could hardly react to this sudden change. After all, even they could vividly sense that terrifying power.

However, they were certain that Yan Xiu had broken through and entered the Rebirth State.

"He broke through?" The Fifth Elder's expression changed slightly.

Although his body was shrouded by the jade-green light, he had never expected to be forcefully pulled back.

Most importantly, even the light shield on his body had cracked after the attack just now and it seemed to be at its limits.

Moreover, he clearly sensed that the dark aura on Yan Xiu was getting denser.

Coils of dark aura circled up Yan Xiu's legs and fused with the crimson aura, giving off an air of extreme evil.

"Boom!"

The Fifth Elder collided with the Bloody Landscape and the impact shook his body.

At the instance when he collided with Bloody Landscape, the crimson lights and dark aura violently crashed into him, each feeling like a sharp claw.

"Crack! Crack!" the jade-green light on his body started to shatter, and the crimson lights that were infused with the dark aura went through the cracks and headed toward him.

"Begone!" a dark-green shock wave that was more intense than the jade-green light burst out of his body.

With the shock wave, he broke free of Bloody Landscape's control and fell to the ground nearby.

However, it was a hard landing.

"Powerful!"

"How is he so powerful?!"

"Didn't he just break through to the Rebirth State?"

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion exclaimed with disbelief.

Mu Qingfeng suddenly stood up from his white-jade chair, as his white robe danced to the wind, an unconcealable astonishment could be seen in his eyes.

"Dao of Asura? Is it really that strong?"

"Although the Dao of Asura is always known to be the strongest of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques, this is too…"

"Yan Xiu…"

The three emperors stood up as well with their gaze fixated on Yan Xiu, apart from shock, there was a strong suspicion on their expressions.

"No, this isn't the Dao of Asura, it's the Fallen Asura!" Many horrifying cuts appeared on the Fifth Elder's body after he had fallen and blood was dripping off his body. He was sweating profusely and he looked traumatized.

"Fallen Asura?!"

"What? Fallen Asura…could that dark aura be the legendary Hell Killing Aura?"

"Oh crap, this would not end well if that's really it…"

The disciples' face changed when they heard the Fifth Elder. As disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion, they naturally knew the meaning of that phrase.

Dao of Asura – One of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques

It was also the only Dao Technique that incorporated both good and evil, boasting the most fearsome power. At the same time, it's also the most dangerous Dao Technique.

This was because one needed to kill to access the Dao of Asura. As recorded in the "Law of Dao", one must equip himself with killing desire and sense the will of Asura whilst committing murder, in order to access the Dao of Asura.

However, that would easily waver the person's conscience.

After all, it was almost impossible to maintain one's goodness in the process of endless slaughter. This resulted in many people who tried to master the Dao of Asura eventually falling into the depths of the Asura Hell, becoming a puppet of the will of Asura that knew nothing but killing.

'Fallen Asura' was the name given to such puppets.

"Fallen Asura?! Yan Xiu…" Fang Zhengzhi was equally shocked when he heard the Fifth Elder and the disciples.

He too knew the meaning of that phrase. In fact, he knew clearly about the severe consequences of falling into the depths of the Hell of Asura.

A human controlling the Asura, and the Asura controlling a human, were completely different.

This was a simple logic. When a person controlled the Asura, he's channeling his own Origin Energy to activate the Asura's power. However, once he's controlled by the Asura, that wouldn't be needed anymore, because he himself became the Asura.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to stop this. He had purposely asked the Heavenly Oasis Saint before about the Dao of Asura, so he knew that the dark aura on Yan Xiu's legs was the evil aura of Hell of Asura. Once the Asura's evil aura completely assimilated the blood-red lights, Yan Xiu's mind would be completely under the control of the will of the Asura. There would be no chance of separation then.

"Pfft!" Fang Zhengzhi spat out another mouthful of blood as the eagerness increased the pain at his heart.

His vision was getting blurrier and the sound of a heart-pounding at his ears was getting heavier. His sweat was pouring out like the rain.

At this moment, Yan Xiu looked at Fang Zhengzhi as well.

His black and red eyes seemed to be startled, following which, an extreme pain could be seen from his eyes.

"Ah!!!" Yan Xiu let out a painful cry, the red eye seemed to be polluted by the dark aura at this moment.

"Yan Xiu, don't be rash!" As Emperor Lin Mubai's voice was heard, a tremendous golden light lit up on his body.

Without much hesitation, he shot out a beam of light from his hand, towards the center of Yan Xiu's brows.

But Yan Xiu suddenly moved at this instance, he waved the silver blood fan in his hands, and the Bloody Landscape in the sky came to protect his entire body.

"Boom!" the golden light was blocked by Bloody Landscape.

Meanwhile, Yan Xiu approached the Fifth Elder with an extreme speed, appearing before him in an instant.

"Die!"

A beam of red light infused with the dark aura emerged from beneath the ground and broke through the white-jade pavement and entwined the Fifth Elder's right leg.

Asura Hell.

It attacked from the beneath the ground, as opposed to the patterns of all other Dao Techniques, making evasion incredibly difficult. Not to mention it brought about an enormous suction force that felt like it could drag someone to hell.

However, the Fifth Elder was a Sage State cultivator after all.

Even in such a scenario, he was quick to react and slapped the light that was coiling around his right leg without hesitation.

"Boom!" The red light which was infused with the dark aura trembled and loosened.

The Fifth Elder and shot up into the sky in the meantime.

However, as his legs left the ground, two more beams of light came out and coiled around his legs like lightning.

As he was in the air, he couldn't attack the light again, with the addition of the terrifying suction force, his movement stopped.

"Boom!' he crashed onto the ground.

"Fifth Elder!"

"Is this Fallen Asura?! Powerful! It's almost like he's someone else!"

"He had just entered the Rebirth State!"

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion couldn't help but tremble at the sight of such a scene. Facing the fearsome power Yan Xiu displayed, and the evil aura on him that was getting stronger, the disciples felt a chill up their spines even though they were far away from the battlefield.

Yan Xiu moved again. He closed the Silver Blood Fan and brandished it like a sword to stab at the Fifth Elder's throat.

"Yan Xiu!" The Fifth Elder sounded angry. At the same time, his right hand pressed against his waist and instantly pulled out a shade of rich green color.

It was a real thorn-vine.

The vine was thick as a finger and jade-green in color. Countless thorns were scattered across the vine, each shiny like a jade.

'That's the Fifth Elder's Source of Dao!"

"It's the Heavenly Vine, Great Barren Heavenly Vine!"

"For all these years that I've spent in Heaven Dao Pavilion, I'd never seen the Fifth Elder using his Great Barren Heavenly Vine in any fight before!"

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion all gaped at the vine in the Fifth Elder's hand.

Source of Dao – something that almost everyone who reached the Sage State would possess, and it's also the most important thing to them.

It's the foundation for becoming a master of the Sage State.

Buzz! An intense aura flowed from the Great Barren Heavenly Vine to the Fifth Elder's arm as soon as it appeared, following which, a terrifying aura burst out of his body.

Coils after coils of rich green aura dispersed from his heart, completely washing away the red light that entwined his legs.

His arm that was cut off by Fang Zhengzhi earlier, was now growing at a visible rate as if he was regenerating.

Even his jade-green runes that grew dim suddenly became eye-blinding, almost twice as bright as it was at the start.

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Chapter 667: Destruction, Purple Dragon Flies in the Air

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The powerful energy made Fifth Elder's eyes as green as jade.

However, when all the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw this scene, they all knew the price that he was paying.

This was because as the runes on Fifth Elder's forehead shone brightly, other forms of runes could also be seen around it. Even his body appeared to bend over.

The source of the Dao, this was the reason why powerful Sages could understand the Holy Dao. They could unleash the final bit of potential in their body. The price was obvious…

Life, aging.

If they were not forced into this corner, which cultivator in the Sage State would wish to sacrifice these two points?

Even though Fifth Elder's arm had been cut off by Fang Zhengzhi just now, he did not take out the Great Barren Heavenly Vine because his arm could recuperate.

When he took out the Great Barren Heavenly Vine, it meant that it could no longer be reversed.

Fifth Elder moved. As the runes shone on his forehead, he rushed toward Yan Xiu. He did not retreat but attacked instead. A jet of green light shot out from the Great Barren Heavenly Vine in his hands.

Every jet of light that was shot out turned into a crystalline jade-like thorn.

In just an instant, hundreds of thorns congregated only one point. Together, they formed a sharp sword that was comprised exclusively of these thorns. Then, they pierced toward Yan Xiu's heart.

"Boom!" An explosion sounded.

Hundreds of thorns exploded instantly.

The figures of the two of them touched and then flew apart. Then, Yan Xiu, who had been flying toward Fifth Elder, retreated back rapidly. Blood-red light and black energy crisscrossed all over his body.

"Kaboom!" With that, Yan Xiu's body hit the ground. The white jade split open and a deep trench that was about the size of a human appeared.

"Did we win?!"

"Fifth Elder used his Source of Dao. Even though Yan Xiu is a Fallen Asura, he could not have resisted it, right?"

"No, he's standing up!"

The disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion all sighed in relief when they saw Yan Xiu crash-landing on the ground. Quickly, however, they realized he stood up once more.

It was extremely fast as if the blow just now did not even impact him.

However, everyone could see that Yan Xiu's body was filled with horrifying wounds. He seemed to be pierced by hundreds of thorns.

However, the wounds were healing mysteriously. As the wounds healed, the black energy around Yan Xiu's body became thicker.

"Yan Qing, our battle should be postponed!" Nangong Mu said to Yan Qing, who was rushing toward him. His expression was unusual.

"Is it for a friend?" Yan Qing's fist stopped.

"Yes!" Nangong Mu replied firmly.

"However, you should know that once the battle commences, there's no possibility of stopping it. It's only when one side wins and the other loses!" Yan Qing stared intently at Nangong Mu. It was as if he did not even notice Yan Xiu's transformation.

This was a form of concentration.

Like a predator hunting its prey.

Nangong Mu said nothing. However, his grip on his Green and Blue Dual Blade tightened.

"You can beat me and save or friend. Or, you can let me defeat you. Then, I'll help you save your friend!" As Yan Qing said that, he started to advance toward Nangong Mu once more.

"Then, you can go and lie down!" Nangong Mu nodded his head. He abandoned all notion of stopping the fight. His grip tightened, and he pulled the Green and Blue Dual Blade apart once more.

When they were together, it meant defense.

When they were apart, it meant offense.

Nangong Mu wielded his Green and Blue Dual Blade once more and charged forward. He was like an eagle with its wings outstretched as he slashed down at Yan Qing.

"Dual Combo!"

With Nangong Mu's cry, two rays of green and blue light appeared in the sky. Furthermore, between the two rays of light, there were two streams of light which intersected.

They were sword light.

They came down from the heavens. One blue and one green.

"Kill!"

Nangong Mu's sword slashed straight down on Yan Qing's fist. Blood spurted out. Even Yan Qing's fist, struck by Dual Combo Cuts, split open.

Blood flew everywhere. Bones were broken.

One could tell that Nangong Mu's sword was exceptionally sharp.

However, the moment Nangong Mu's Dual Combo Cuts landed on Yan Qing's fist, Yan Qing's other fist started to move too. It seemed to be completely uninjured as it landed squarely on Nangong Mu's stomach.

"Thud!" A deep sound could be heard.

Then, Nangong Mu's body landed heavily on the ground too.

Yan Qing retreated back quickly by five full steps before he could steady himself. However, as he retreated, his fist, which had been cut open by Nangong Mu's sword, was making odd cracking noises.

Blood flowed out. Flesh and blood were all in a horrendous mess

However…

The broken bones inside healed completely.

"Invincible…. So this is invincible!" Nangong Mu stared intently at Yan Qing's freshly-healed fist as if he could not believe it.

"It was a powerful move, but it was useless against me." Yan Qing clenched the fist that had just been cut open. Pieces of flesh and streaks of blood were still on it. Then, he opened his mouth and said, "Do you know? I don't have friends too. Furthermore, I don't believe that I need friends!"

"I thought so too in the past!" Nangong Mu's gaze was deep. "However, after I meet Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu, I realize that one can have friends!"

"Can have friends? Hahaha…" Yan Qing suddenly laughed. Sunlight fell on his dark skin, giving it an extra shiny glow. "What uses do friends have? Even relatives are useless, what more can friends do?"

"Without relatives, how can there be you?" Nangong Mu retorted.

"So I should be thrown away the moment I was born?" A beastly light shone in Yan Qing's eyes. "When I was one, my relatives abandoned me after they found out that my body simply could not store Origin Energy. Furthermore, they abandoned me in the darkest part of a jungle!"

"Could not store Origin Energy?" When Nangong Mu heard this, his gaze faltered. Until now, he just realized that Yan Qing had not used any of his Origin Energy at all.

Pure physical power.

There was no disturbance to Origin Energy.

Yan Qing did not explain this problem. Instead, he lowered his head and continued as if he was talking to himself, "For a human to coexist with beasts, there are two conditions. Firstly, you must be strong enough. Secondly, you must know the languages of the beasts. For me, when I was one year old, I saw them. However, at that age, I lacked both conditions!"

"How did you survive?" When Nangong Mu heard this, he started to become skeptical.

"Actually, I didn't 'survive'. To be accurate, I was once swallowed by a 'Night Atonement Panther'!" When Yan Qing heard Nangong Mu's words, a cruel smile crept across his face. He appeared exceptionally cold.

"Swallowed into its stomach?!" Nangong Mu's expression was one of shock. This was because even he could imagine that scene when he heard this piece of news.

"Indeed, into the stomach. Then, I sliced its stomach open from inside and crawled out. This was how I became one of them." Yan Qing nodded his head.

"…" Nangong Mu said nothing.

All this while, he knew that Yan Qing was raised by beasts. However, he did not know that he was raised under these conditions.

In other words, only Yan Qing, who was the top talent of the Extreme Empire who also had the appellation of the 'Invincible Freak', could live under this condition.

"When I returned from the jungle, they all called me 'wild man' until I beat them all one-by-one, with these fists!" At this point, as Yan Qing spoke, the bones in his body cracked.

"You're very lonely!" Nangong Mu said suddenly.

"No, you're wrong, I'm not lonely. I live for a purpose, which is to become stronger. I want to tell everyone that even without Origin Energy, you can still become very strong. You did well, but you're not my opponent!" When Yan Qing said that, his body moved once more as he walked toward Nangong Mu step-by-step.

Nangong Mu too stood up from the ground. He gripped his Green and Blue Dual Blades tightly. His eyes shone with two colors, green and blue.

They matched the scar on his face.

At this moment, Nangong Mu's expression appeared slightly savage.

"We won't ever know if I'm your opponent until I try!" As Nangong Mu spoke, his body moved once more. A brilliant light shone from his Green and Blue Dual Blades. "Your talent is 'invincibility', but my "Green Blue Secret Art" point to one path, and it's called 'destruction'!"

"'Destruction'? Excellent!" When Yan Qing heard Nangong Mu's words, he paused momentarily. Then, he shone excitedly with light.

At the same time, Yan Xiu pounced toward Fifth Elder once more.

The red light on his body started to turn darker and darker. It was almost completely black. Even the flashing red light in his eyes turned inky-black.

An unbelievably evil aura could be felt from Yan Xiu's body.

His speed was impossibly fast.

"Fallen Asura, just like the legends!" Fifth Elder stared at Yan Xiu, who was already in front of him, as he stabbed forth with his Great Barren Heavenly Vine once more.

However, this time, at the very moment he lashed out with his Great Barren Heavenly Vine, a black stream of gas shot out from underneath the ground. Instantly, it wrapped itself around the arm in which he held the vine.

This caused Fifth Elder's stab to move to the side by just a little bit.

However, this was enough to let Yan Xiu dodge this blow. Then, he swatted Fifth Elder's chest with his Silver Blood Fan.

"Slick!"

A bloody wound could be seen on Fifth Elder's chest. It was so deep until the bones underneath could be seen. Bright-red blood flowed out from the wound. Furthermore, in the wound, one could even see black streams of qi moving.

A tiny sizzle could be heard from the wound.

Fifth Elder's face turned pale. He tried to retreat, but Yan Xiu's body had already mysteriously disappeared.

Instantly, he burrowed underneath the ground.

It was a curious scene.

It was as if he had returned to Asura Hell.

Then, Fifth Elder could feel a terrifying energy coming from behind him. Someone struck him with his palm from behind. An invasive and torrential energy could be felt.

"Pu!" Fifth Elder's body lunged forward. At the same time, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Blood splattered on the white-jade floor, staining it bright-red.

"So strong!"

"Fallen Asura. As an Asura, such power!"

"If this continues, there's no way Fifth Elder can control him!"

As the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion watched this scene, a cold sensation crept across their heart. They naturally saw the weird scene just now.

Fall of Darkness.

No one had heard or seen such a mysterious attack before.

"Master!" Every single disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion now looked at the Mu Qingfeng, the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Other than panic, their eyes betrayed a look of imploring.

When Mu Qingfeng heard the pleas of his disciples, he clenched his fists subconsciously and spoke nothing. However, he did not shake his head anymore.

"No, we have to stop Yan Xiu!"

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion Disciples saw that Mu Qingfeng did not reply them, they could all guess what he was thinking.

If the fight between Fang Zhengzhi and Fifth Elder just now was a private matter…

What about now?

When Yan Xiu became a Fallen Asura, this was no longer a private matter anymore. Hence, even if Mu Qingfeng said nothing, they should know what to do.

This was because if Yan Xiu lost all rationality, the entire Heaven Academic Altar would become Asura Hell. Blood would flow like a river.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples delayed no more. They charged forth at a neck-breaking speed and attacked Yan Xiu from all four directions. They all pointed their swords right at him.

When Mu Qingfeng saw this scene, he remained silent.

He did not stop them.

"Quick, subdue Yan Xiu. We can't let him become a Fallen Asura!"

"If we can't subdue him, let's kill him!"

"This is the Heaven Dao Pavilion. How can we let a puppet who had lost his mind commit mass murder here?"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples surrounded Yan Xiu and shouted. As they shouted, they took up four different positions.

North, south, east, west.

They drew their swords and attacked Yan Xiu from all four directions simultaneously.

Fang Zhengzhi was in a terrible condition. His gaze was blurry and the sounds next to his ear were as loud as thunder, preventing him from concentrating.

However, he could feel the energy from the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

"Ah!" Fang Zhengzhi cried out in pain. Then, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Blood rained down on the Traceless Sword.

A demonic purple light shone once more.

"Roar!" A deafening dragon roar sounded. Then, a ray of purple light shot into the sky. It was a Purple Dragon that traversed the sky. Two dark red light shone in his eyes.

Torrential rain came down.

However, it was not actually a rain. Instead, countless rays of purple light descended from the sky. Every single ray of purple light was actually a sword light

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Chapter 668: Dragon Dances Eight Realms

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It was a rain of sword that came from the sky. Demonic purple light shone in the horizon, blocking the intense sun. The entire Heaven Dao Pavilion was cloaked with coldness.

Every disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion turned to stare at the scene with their eyes wide open.

They looked at the realistic Purple Dragon dancing in the sky, as well as the rain of sword in the air, and the only thought in their head was…

"This is the Heaven Dao Pavilion!"

"Does this mean that Fang Zhengzhi wants to go against the entire Heaven Dao Pavilion?"

If the fight between Yan Xiu and Elder Wu shocked them, this scene right now, as they sensed the sharpness from the sword light in the sky, filled them with fear.

Dodge.

But how could they dodge?"

"No!" At this moment, a frenzied voice cried out. Following that, a powerful pressure surged forth from the Heaven Academic Altar.

Golden light that enveloped the entire heaven and sky could be seen.

Amidst the golden light, there was another realistic dragon. However, this was a golden dragon, with two blood-red eyes glowing menacingly.

"Green Dragon Eye?!"

When he saw the golden dragon, the two other rulers, who stood next to the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty Lin Mubai, subconsciously took five steps back.

"Roar!" A beastly roar reverberated in the air.

A golden light shone over the heads of the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion. The golden dragon rushed toward the Purple Dragon, which was still flying in the sky.

"Boom!" The purple sword light in the sky descended and landed on a patch of golden light. A sharp and huge noise could be heard.

Then, more and more rays of purple sword light came down…

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Countless rays of purple sword light bombarded the golden light, causing it to tremble non-stop.

Quickly, the patch of golden light was penetrated.

Countless rays of purple sword light pierced through the golden light and descended down onto the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

"We can't dodge them!"

"We have to block them!"

"Let's direct our energy into the Green Dragon Eyes of the Great Xia Emperor!"

As the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples looked at this scene, they all gritted their teeth. A brilliant radiance shone from their bodies. At the same time, the light quickly converged with the golden light in the sky.

Explosions sounded off non-stop.

Some of the weaker disciples started to spit mouthfuls of blood. They sat down on the ground. Even the more powerful Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, who were in the Rebirth State, were sweating profusely.

Some Rebirth State disciples also had blood trickling down the sides of their mouths.

"Shua!"

"Shua! Shua! Shua!"

More and more Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples became injured. At last, a few rays of light shot up and went straight into the sky like lightning.

Those were dozens of human figures.

Complicated runes flashed on their foreheads.

Powerful Sage State cultivators.

"Roar!" The Purple Dragon in the sky clashed with the Golden Dragon. Their dragon claws gleamed coldly with light.

At this moment, something was happening on the forehead of the Purple Dragon.

Someone stood there. His entire body was cloaked with purple light. Demonic light swirled in his eyes. The Scarless Sword in his hands shone with a blood-colored light.

"Scarless Sword?" Mu Qingfeng stared quietly at Fang Zhengzhi, who stood on top of the Purple Dragon. He spoke in a deep voice.

"Pu!" Someone spat blood out again.

The knees of Lin Mubai trembled. He was evidently injured. However, he persisted. Furthermore, he looked as if he was about to fight until the end.

This was because…

He could not let Fang Zhengzhi strike.

No matter what happened, he could not let Fang Zhengzhi strike.

"Boom!" Another explosion sounded off in the sky.

This was the first clash between a Sage State disciple and the Purple Dragon. He slashed out with his sword, which was sharp enough to cut through the air.

Even so, with that slash…

When it landed on the Purple Dragon, all it did was to make it tremble slightly. Drops of purple light fell from the place where the sword struck the dragon.

"Such power! Is this guy really in the Rebirth State?!" When the disciple from the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw this scene, he was visibly stunned.

At this moment…

He realized how powerful Fang Zhengzhi, the one who fought with Third Elder and Fifth Elder, was.

"Roar!" Another dragon roar.

The Purple Dragon did a barrel-roll in the air and dodged the Golden Dragon. A humongous dragon tail lashed out to strike the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple who attacked first.

"Bang!" The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple's body twisted. The snow-like light on his body melted away and blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth.

Disbelief flashed in his eyes.

Even though he knew that Fang Zhengzhi was powerful, he could not believe that he was this powerful. It was unbelievable.

"It's the sword in his hands!"

"That sword is weird!"

"I must take the sword from him!"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all exchanged looks. Then, they all stared squarely at the sword in Fang Zhengzhi's hands.

Then, they moved…

They no longer tried to fight the Purple Dragon but instead, they sought to approach Fang Zhengzhi.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples underneath, as well as the rulers of the two countries who stood next to Mu Qingfeng, all looked at the sword in Fang Zhengzhi's hand when they saw this scene.

They all reacted to this new piece of information.

Earlier, Fang Zhengzhi lost his battling abilities because of some special reason. He could not even dodge Fifth Elder's attack.

Hence, how could he make a full recovery?

And even became stronger in the process.

This did not make sense and hence, the only reason was the sword in Fang Zhengzhi's hand. The sword, known as the Scarless Sword, once belonged to the Sagely Battle God.

Legend stated that the Sagely Battle God wielded this sword to the demonic capital of Blood Shadow City. Then, with this sword, he was able to rip the Blood Shadow City apart and kill the Demonic Emperor Si Kong.

This was a legend.

However…

This did not happen in the past one hundred years.

The Sagely Battle God did belong to the Great Xia Dynasty.

However, this story did not happen in the Great Xia Dynasty now. Instead, it happened a very long time ago. At that time, the world was unified under the rule of a single country, the Great Xia Dynasty.

This sword…

Could it really be the sword that the Sagely Battle God wielded?

No one knew why but this thought flashed past in the minds of all of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. It had no basis, but it was enough to arouse their suspicions.

However, right now, there was no way to test this theory.

This was because Fang Zhengzhi had started to move. Just as dozens of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples rushed toward him, his black hair billowed in the wind and his blue robes fluttered from its hem.

The sword in Fang Zhengzhi's hand shone with a bloody light.

Among all the demonic purple light, the blood-red light appeared exceedingly obvious. Furthermore, the killing aura of the blood-red light suffocated everyone.

"Dragon!" Fang Zhengzhi spoke in a cold voice.

Then, the Purple Dragon and Fang Zhengzhi charged ahead together. They flew into the sky and penetrated a layer of clouds. It was as if the dragon had returned to the sea.

However, a second word then came from the layer of clouds.

"Dances!"

Then, there was a third word and a fourth…

"Eight!"

"Realms!"

When the fourth word was emitted, the purple sword light that came from the heaven became totally silent. It was as if time had stopped.

However, this not permanent.

It lasted for only a breath, or maybe for the blink of an eye, or maybe even shorter…

However, one could be sure that when the purple sword light moved once more, they no longer headed down but instead, they congregated together. It was as if ten thousand swords were gathering together.

Countless sword light gathered in the clouds. They dyed the clouds purple, a purple tainted with a blood-red streak.

In the next instant, purple light, streaked with blood-red light, dashed forth.

Eight sword-like figures.

Every sword-light figure was as clear as jade. Every single sword figure shone with purple light. Every single sword figure brimmed with a powerful killing intent.

"Oh no!"

"Dodge!"

"Split!"

When the dozens of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw the eight sword-like figures, they did not even hesitate as they all headed in different directions.

They were super quick.

However, the eight sword-like figures were even faster.

Every single of them appeared capable of cutting space open. The moment the dozens of disciples split apart, they were already behind them.

"Fight!" When the eight Sage State disciples felt the cold killing intent behind them, they all gritted their teeth. They turned around and slashed down on the sword figure.

"Boom!"

Eight explosions sounded off together like eight claps of thunder in the sky.

It was not yet over…

When the eight Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples slashed at the eight sword-like figures, eight shadows appeared from behind their backs.

Eight humanoid shadows.

Every single one of their eyes shone red with a bloody light.

Every single of them held a sword in their hands. They all raised their swords and purple light swirled all over their swords. A draconic aura swirled on top of them.

"Dragon!"

"Slayer!"

"Slash!"

The eight humanoid figures uttered these words together. Following that, the swords in their hands came slashing down on the heads of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, who were still recovering from the impact of the clash just now.

"What?!" The disciples could all feel the sword light coming down from above their heads. Frustration and shock plastered all over their faces.

They could not dodge.

This was because they eight humanoid figures appeared too quickly. There was no way they could dodge. More importantly, the eight humanoid figures appeared right after the eight sword-like figures.

How could they block or dodge?

When they sensed the bone-piercingly sharp killing intent, they were all extremely unwilling. The moment they entered the Sage State, it was as if they had entered another realm of existence.

However, they were all about to die here…

Furthermore, they were going to die at the hands of a Rebirth State Fang Zhengzhi…

"No!" Eight unwilling voices cried out.

Just as they cried out, the swords above their heads stopped. The eight humanoid figures stopped too.

It was a curious scene.

However, when this scene appeared, the dozens of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples in the air, as well as those on the ground, did not appear too shocked.

Instead…

All of them looked ashamed.

"Master!"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all stood up together as they bowed their heads in the direction of Mu Qingfeng, who stood at the top of the Heaven Academic Altar. However, Mu Qingfeng was no longer there anymore.

"Bang!" Another sound that reverberated the heaven and earth could be heard.

Following that, the purple light that formed clouds in the sky cleared up. The clouds cleared together with a corporeal Purple Dragon.

"Pavilion Leader!" The two rulers said respectfully.

Lin Mubai did not say anything. He tensed up as he stared intently at the two figures that were appearing amidst the clouds.

Over there…

There were two people.

Mu Qingfeng, who wore long white robes, stood in the air. His snowy-white hair billowed in the wind. In his hand, he was carrying someone.

Fang Zhengzhi.

However, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes were shut. The purple light on his body was completely gone and even the Scarless Sword in his hands were not there anymore.

Even so, he clenched his teeth. He appeared enraged. In his rage, there was agony too.

"Pavilion Leader, please spare Fang Zhengzhi! The Great Xia Dynasty takes full responsibility for today's incident. If that won't do… I'm willing to trade my life for Fang Zhengzhi's!" Lin Mubai said immediately when he saw this scene.

"Emperor of Great Xia, there's no need for that," replied Mu Qingfeng when he heard Lin Mubai's words. He looked surprised. However, he still shook his head.

"Fang Zhengzhi is only his state today because of the Great Xia Dynasty. Without his contributions to the Battle of the Southern Region and the Battle of the Flame Capital City, there will be no Great Xia Dynasty today. Please allow it, Pavilion Leader!" When Lin Mubai saw Mu Qingfeng shake his head, his expression tightened but he repeated his request once more.

At this moment…

A cry of pain resounded in the Heaven Academic Altar.

Following that, a figure dashed forward like an arrow. Blood dripped from his body. He was completely soaked in blood.

"Fifth Elder!" The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples finally reacted. However, it was too late. Fifth Elder fell squarely on the ground.

At the same time, a horrifying black aura emerged from the ground. Yan Xiu, who was like a demon who escaped from hell, appeared.

"Ahh!" Yan Xiu cried out in pain. His blood-red eyes were almost completely filled with black energy.

"Eh?" Mu Qingfeng turned to look at Yan Xiu. As the noticed that the red light on Yan Xiu's body was turning almost completely black, he frowned.

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Chapter 669: Seal, Absolute Elegance

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The disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion noticed the changes in Yan Xiu's body. After all, the evil aura was too ferocious.

"Oh no, Yan Xiu has been completely controlled by the Hell Killing Aura!"

"We can't let a Fallen Asura stay alive!"

"If we can't control it, we can only kill it!"

"Kill!"

Before Mu Qingfeng could give the order, dozens of disciples moved. The swords in their hands shone with an unparalleled brightness.

Fallen Asura.

A puppet of the Hell Asura.

How could they let him stay alive?

At this moment, Yan Xiu turned to look at the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. Compared to his usual cold self, his eyes brimmed with an unholy iciness.

It was a look of extreme evil.

He was like a demon, standing far above the mortals as he stared down at them. Cold, bloodthirsty, but also immensely proud.

Asura!

A proud and lonely Asura!

Then, Yan Xiu's body turned black. He now resembled a black shadow. He fused with the black qi around him.

"Asura Hell!" Yan Xiu cried out coldly.

The moment he said that the earth started to tremble violently. Following that, ink-black streams of gas shot out from the ground.

"Boom!"

"Crack!" The first Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple who rushed forth was trapped by the black gas. At the same time, the cringe-worthy sound of a bone cracking could be heard.

Then…

The second stream, third stream, and fourth stream…

"Kaboom!"

The entire Heaven Academic Altar was completely turned upside-down. Countless streams of black gas shot out from the ground. Every single one of them was like a razor-sharp claw as they grabbed the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples.

"Ah!" A cry of agony. One of the disciples' elbow was seized. Then, he was dragged underground.

This was hell.

True Asura Hell.

"Quick, kill Yan Xiu! We can't show mercy anymore!"

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw the black streams of gas, sweat covered their faces. None of them held back anymore as they attack fiercely.

Somewhere far away.

Nangong Hao, clad in white scholar robes, stood where he was. His clear, white sword was held behind his back and his fists were clenched tight.

He did not look at Yan Xiu at all.

Instead, he stared at Nangong Mu. As he watched Yan Qing and Nangong Mu battled furiously, a light shone in his eyes.

"Younger brother, my younger brother…" Nangong Hao's lips opened slightly. He appeared in pain. "Father, since you already have me, why did you let brother be involved too? Why? You know brother likes strength. You know how much I love him and yet, you… you want to force me. However, you don't have to, because I've already vowed that I'll carry on the mission of the Nangong family. However, I won't let my brother be involved!"

"Boom!" The ground started to shake.

Nangong Hao clenched his fists.

"Yow!"

At this moment, one could hear the clear cry of a beast in the sky. It came from far away, but it brimmed with a powerful penetrative ability.

Quickly, a huge shadow blocked the sun.

It was an eagle-like beast whose body was covered with countless, snow-white scales. Its wings were huge and as it flapped, it was able to summon cyclone-like wind.

On its back…

There was a figure. The bottom of her pink dresses fluttered in the wind. However, there was still a drop of blood near her mouth.

One could tell, from the noise it made and the speed at which it reached the Heaven Academic Altar, that it was extremely fast. It all took place in seconds.

"Here! At last!" Nangong Mu's eyes brightened. He looked at the huge beast above his head, as well as the figure on the beast. He sighed in relief and said, "Brother, wait a while more, just a while. I can soon finish the mission!"

He was not the only one to notice the beast above the Heaven Academic Altar and the pink figure. The other Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples who were trapped in Asura Hell too lifted their heads.

The moment they lifted their heads, the pink figure leaped down.

Dress billowed in the wind.

Her beauty was stunning. At that moment, the edges of her mouth were still blood-streaked. Furthermore, she looked slightly pale.

However, she emitted an impossibly beautiful air, which made the expression of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples glaze over. It was as if they had seen a ravishing portrait.

She was Chi Guyan.

She was the youngest disciple in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. However, everyone adored her, because she was easily one of the prettiest people in the world. Furthermore, her aura could make anyone submit to her.

More importantly…

She was personally invited into the Heaven Dao Pavilion by Mu Qingfeng. She resided alone in a corner of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, elegant and quiet. She was like an immortal who did not want to be bothered with worldly affairs.

Furthermore, she had a mission.

Double Dragon Roll Champion, a prodigy who shocked the whole world. Whoever had her could dominate the world.

She was the Chosen One recognized by the leaders of the five sects and four countries!

"Elder sister?!"

"Sister Chiyan is back!"

When the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw who was on the beast, their hearts all leaped with joy and happiness.

However, Chi Guyan did not look at any one of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. Instead, she stared at one person, who was completely surrounded by black qi.

That person was Yan Xiu.

She jumped off the back of her beast. She did not move quickly, but her eyes were exceptionally bright like the stars.

Black hair billowed behind her back.

Quickly, she arrived on top of Yan Xiu's head.

Yan Xiu looked up. His eyes brimmed with the solitude and arrogance of an Asura. His black streams of gas, which took the shape of sharp, hellish claws danced.

"Be careful, elder sister!"

"Yan Xiu has turned into a Fallen Asura!"

"Dodge, elder sister!"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all noticed the killing intent that spilled forth from Yan Xiu's eyes. They also noticed Chi Guyan, who was approaching Yan Xiu, and a sense of panic gripped them.

Yan Xiu moved at this moment.

The Silver Blood Fan in his hands turned into a razor-sharp sword light. Black streams of gas surrounded the sword light as he stabbed at Chi Guyan with it.

Very fast.

Regardless whether it was the speed of Yan Xiu's attack or the ray of sword light, both were rapid.

Coupled with the fact that Chi Guyan was suspended in mid-air, there was no way she could have dodged it normally. All she could do was to try and parry it.

However, an odd scene appeared at this moment.

When the sword light stabbed out, a huge shadow appeared behind Chi Guyan's back. It was a human's shadow. Furthermore, one could see that it was a woman.

A woman with long black hair that fell on her shoulders.

One could tell that the shadow of the woman too had bright eyes. However, her eyes were calm and yet, it stared proudly into the sky.

It was odd because calmness and pride should not be mixed together. However, it weirdly manifested in her two eyes.

Silence, unbelievably silent.

All of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, as well as the three emperors, all held their breaths. Everyone was still.

Not only were they still, even the sword light Yan Xiu which tried to stab Chi Guyan with became still. The powerful sword light was razor-sharp.

However, it mysteriously stopped before her.

Then…

Chi Guyan's hand moved. She reached out with her right hand and to touch Yan Xiu's forehead, slowly. Her movement was so slow until it was like swimming in a lake.

However, Yan Xiu's body froze and did not move. His eyes stared intently at the right hand that was approaching his head. He appeared enraged.

Until the moment Chi Guyan's finger touched Yan Xiu's forehead.

Starlight shone.

Two fingers clamped onto a starlight. Alternatively, one could say that they were pointed forward like a sword gesture. At this moment, they pointed at the dead center of his forehead.

Starlight started to shine.

Then, it dimmed.

It was as if it had entered Yan Xiu's body.

Following that, the black streams of gas that surrounded Yan Xiu's body started to tremble violently and furiously. Evil aura started to spread in all four directions.

The earth shook once more.

Countless streams of black gas shot out.

However, none of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples moved. This was because they were all staring intently at Chi Guyan's fingers.

"Seal!" Chi Guyan said softly. Her voice was like a lark's. Her red lips trembled slightly.

An astoundingly beautiful scene.

However, in this beauty, there was an eye-catching redness. It was the blood that seeped from her mouth. One's heart trembled at how red it was.

"Boom!" The heaven and earth shook.

A powerful aura that came from above pressed down. The impossibly brilliant light started to shine, like the brightest stars in the sky.

Bright starlight.

The black streams of gas started to retreat.

They burrowed underground and into Yan Xiu's body. At long last, all of the black streams of gas were gone. Only Yan Xiu's body, which had no light, was left.

"Plop!"

Yan Xiu's body turned soft as he dropped onto the ground.

At the same time, Chi Guyan's body trembled. The flow of blood from her mouth was uncontrollable. She spat blood out, which looked like an exquisite flower.

"Elder sister!"

"Sister Chi Guyan!"

When the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw this scene, they all reacted to it quickly. Quickly, they all flew toward Chi Guyan.

The shadow behind her had disappeared. At this moment, her face was extremely pale. However, oddly, when she dropped onto the ground, the ground behind her had a huge tear in it as if it had been cut by a sword.

It was as if a sword had slashed it.

"Guyan." Mu Qingfeng moved at this moment. His body flashed and he quickly appeared next to her from the sky above.

His long white robes flapped as he lifted her body up.

Naturally…

At this moment, someone else stood in front of Chi Guyan. Someone who did not lift a single finger. White scholar robes fluttered around him.

Nangong Hao.

The moment Chi Guyan spat out a mouthful of blood, he moved. However, Mu Qingfeng was faster. All he could do was to stand quietly behind him.

"Master." Chi Guyan nodded her head. Then, she prepared to greet him. However, when she greeted him, she noticed Fang Zhengzhi, who was in his grasp, but she did not even look at Nangong Hao, who was behind her.

Nangong Hao's lips trembled as if he wanted to say something.

However, he said nothing. All he did was to stand there quietly and blocked the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples that were crowding around them.

"No need for formalities, you came at the right time. Thanks to your talent, we are able to seal the will of Asura inside Yan Xiu." Mu Qingfeng returned the greeting as he helped her up.

"Yan Xiu is his friend, and naturally mine." Chi Guyan's voice was not loud and she appeared weak. The blood near her lips was bright.

The other disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion did not appear to catch what she was saying. However, they understood Mu Qingfeng's words.

"Had elder sister returned a bit later, many more disciples would have died in Yan Xiu's hands!"

"That's right, she came back just in time!"

"Under these conditions, elder sister can still seal the will of Asura inside Yan Xiu's body. She's a role model for all of us!"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all discussed intently.

When she heard what they were saying, she shook her head. Then, she slowly turned around and looked at the sky behind her.

"Master, I've caused trouble for the Heaven Dao Pavilion."

"Trouble?" Mu Qingfeng's expression faltered and a light flashed in his eyes.

As the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and Chi Guyan's master, he clearly knew that ever since she joined the pavilion, the word 'trouble' had never been raised.

Today…

Chi Guyan called it 'trouble'.

Hence, one could foresee that it was real trouble.

"Trouble? What problem did elder sister create?"

"That's impossible."

"Didn't we solve the trouble already?"

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard her words, they were all in shock and disbelief. After all, they really did not know what was more troubling than what had just happened.

They did not believe…

However, they still looked at Chi Guyan and Mu Qingfeng. Then, their eyes widened.

This was because, in the sky, a black cloud flew toward them. The cloud was formed from countless black beasts. On the beasts, there were many figures clad in tight, black robes.

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Chapter 670: Tian Xing

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The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were not surprised that others would come to the pavilion because today was a special day. It was already proven to be no longer surprising to some.

However…

There seemed to be many of them?!

As they stared at the moving black cloud, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples exchanged looks. They stared at each other as they saw the same thought in each other's eyes.

"They're from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain!"

"There are at least 300 of them!"

"While there are more disciples from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, why will they send 300 of them all at once?"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples looked at the black shadow on the beasts, as well the insignia of the Nine Pinnacle on the riders' chest. They naturally guessed their identity.

However, they did now know what their aim was.

Trouble?

At that moment, this word flashed in everyone's mind.

Then, all of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples looked at Chi Guyan, but just for a short moment.

At that moment, sword light flashed.

A few hundred disciples already got into position to unleash their sword formation.

None of them asked how did Chi Guyan offend the Nine Pinnacles Mountain because there was no need. All they needed to know was that Chi Guyan was one of them and the favorite disciple of Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng. She earned all of their respect. That was all that they needed to know.

"Roar…"

The roar of these beasts got closer and closer, reverberating in the sky above the Heaven Dao Pavilion. However, they did not come down. Instead, they continued to circle in the sky above.

"Eh? What's wrong with the Heaven Dao Pavilion?" A voice of surprise came from the sky. Then, a figure appeared before the sword formation.

It was a middle-aged man clad in big, black robes. His long hair hung loosely over his shoulders. However, nine exquisite braids of hair could be seen on his head. Every single braid of hair was adorned with a golden ornament.

He had slightly thick brows, big eyes, and a tall nose. His lips were thick and he did not appear too special.

Furthermore, compared to Mu Qingfeng, this middle-aged man was much younger.

However, when the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw this man, they gripped their swords even tighter. This was because this man exuded a horrifying suppression from his body.

It was like a tall mountain, and just as heavy.

At that moment, there was no anger on the man's face. Instead, he seemed to be smiling. The heavy suppressive aura continued to press down on all of them.

Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain.

Tian Xing.

"Leader Tian, why did you come to the Heaven Dao Pavilion with so many of your guys?" One of the disciples who stood at the front of the sword formation stepped with some difficulty as he 'greeted' him.

"It's a small matter. I heard that Chi Guyan was injured in the territory of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and hence, I feel apologetic. I came here to apologize to Pavilion Leader Mu, as well as to bring Chi Guyan back to the Nine Pinnacles Mountain for rest and recuperation, in case others say that I don't treat my guest well," Tian Xing smiled slightly and replied.

"Bring sister back to Nine Pinnacles Mountain to rest?" When the disciple from the Heaven Dao Pavilion heard this, he appeared surprised. After all, this entourage did not seem like one who was here to apologize.

Furthermore, if we took 10 000 steps back…

The Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain never had a good relationship. Why would a disciple from the Heaven Dao Pavilion who got injured at the Nine Pinnacles Mountain be invited back to rest by the leader himself?

However, he could not ask any more questions.

This was because his rank was too low.

Hence…

He could only take a step back and looked at Mu Qingfeng, who stood behind the sword formation.

"Ask Leader Tian to come over," Mu Qingfeng said. However, as he said that, he could not help but frown.

He naturally knew the reason why Tian Xing was here.

Among everyone in the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he and Yuer were the only ones who knew where did Chi Guyan went and what she did.

However, none of this was important anymore.

Importantly, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain was here.

Furthermore, they came in such a formation. At the moment, while Tian Xing was all smiles, the 'cloud' had yet to descend.

The sword formation formed by the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples quickly made a path.

Tian Xing did not find it strange. He slowly stepped forward and through the sword formation. His long black robes billowed in the wind gently.

Soon, Tian Xing stood in front of Mu Qingfeng.

Then, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was still in Mu Qingfeng's arms. However, his gaze swept past him as he looked intently at Chi Guyan.

"I'm truly apologetic for letting your beloved disciple get injured in my territory. It's a mistake on the Nine Pinnacles Mountain's part!" Tian Xing bowed and said. Then, he continued, "However, please don't worry. We come today with sincerity. I have already sent someone to tell the Black Moon Island to the three Sages there to pluck the Thousand Years Fire Herb and turn it into a pill. Once you head toward the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, your injuries will heal completely!"

"Thousand Years Fire Herb?!"

"The Thousand Years Fire Herb of the Black Moon Island?"

"How… how can this be possible?"

"Leader Tian actually wants to use the Thousand Years Fire Herb of the Black Moon Island to atone for his sins? Did I hear wrongly? That's one of the supreme treasures of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain!"

When the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion heard this, they were all shocked.

They could all tell Tian Xing's journey here today was not done in goodwill. However, if he did not come with good intentions, why did he pluck the Thousand Years Fire Herb?

Was this a joke?

No one thought that.

This was because it was the Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, and among the five sects, Tian Xing had a good name…

For the sincerity of his words.

It was obvious. If Tian Xing said all these, it would all happen. Furthermore, Tian Xing said all these in front of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples in the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

"Leader Tian, there's no need to be so generous. Guyan's injuries are not serious and it'll recover in a few days if she rests in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. There's no need for all these troubles!" Mu Qingfeng did not look at the shocked disciples. All he did was to reply while shaking his head.

"That's where you're wrong, Pavilion Leader Mu. 'The five sects stem from the same root.' This was something you said. Hence, why do we need set the distinctions between us so clearly? I will honor my words. Since I said that I will use the Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal her, I won't be stingy with it. Please don't worry and hand her over to me for care. In one month, you can collect your disciple from me at the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. If she's injured in any way, you can take my life as punishment!" Tian Xing smiled and persisted.

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard this, they all furrowed their brows. They did not know what he had in mind.

Taking 300 disciples all the way to the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Just to atone for a wrongdoing?

Furthermore, he promised once more to use his Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal Chi Guyan. Why did this whole thing appear fishy?

Where in the world would something this good take place?

One had to know that the Thousand Years Fire herb was an unparalleled healing treasure. It had a great amount of heaven and earth essence. Even a small bite would benefit one greatly.

Shock, suspicion.

This was what all of them were thinking.

However, to Mu Qingfeng, Tian Xing's words were like thorns in his heart. He opened his mouth but he was unable to speak.

Just like what Tian Xing said…

He said the phrase, 'The five sects same root'.

As for the Thousand Years Fire Herb…

He naturally knew that Chi Guyan had it. If she did not have it, Tian Xing would not take 300 of his disciples here. Furthermore, he would not dare proclaim that he would use it to heal her wounds.

Hence, because he knew all these, he could not open his mouth.

Mu Qingfeng did not fear the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. However, he said to consider the notion of 'five sects from the same root'.

If Tian Xing came so that he could force Chi Guyan to surrender the Thousand Years Fire Herb or mention the issue of her stealing the herb, the issue would be easier to resolve.

He could provide compensation, or they could fight.

However, Tian Xing decided not to use this method to 'spare' the Heaven Dao Pavilion, or to resolve this issue. His objective was scarier than what Mu Qingfeng had imagined. He used the words 'five sects same root.'

In other words…

Mu Qingfeng had no way of admitting that he knew Chi Guyan went to the Black Moon Island to steal the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

If he admitted it, it would be tantamount to discarding the notion of 'five sects same root'. People would no longer trust him. Likewise, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain could use this matter to rally the other four sects to crush the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

However, if he did not admit it…

How could he reject Tian Xing's goodwill?

There was no way to do so.

Mu Qingfeng was silent. Just like what Chi Guyan said, she brought trouble for him. Furthermore, this was more problematic than what he had imagined.

"Roar!"

At that moment, one could hear a beastly roar in the distance.

It came from the north and was extremely clear and loud. Compared to the beasts of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain that the disciples were riding, it appeared even wilder.

Mu Qingfeng slowly raised his head and looked northward. In the northern sky, three black dots were slowly expanding in size.

"Tian Xing, you…" Mu Qingfeng's expression changed. This was an expression that rarely crossed his face. Even when Fang Zhengzhi used Dragon Dances Eight Realms, he did not betray this expression.

"I found some witnesses too. I fear that Pavilion Leader Mu may worry. I believe that with the Yin Yang Pavilion, the Fu Xi Valley, the Ling Yun Tower, as witnesses, Pavilion Leader Mu would finally let me bring Chi Guyan back to the Nine Pinnacles Mountain for treatment, right?" As Tian Xing looked at Mu Qingfeng, his smile became even wider.

Everyone knew Chi Guyan's position in the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

No one knew why would Mu Qingfeng instruct Chi Guyan to do such a thing. Of course, if Chi Guyan was not a disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and a disciple of the Nine Pinnacles Mountains instead, Tian Xing did not know what steps he would take to protect her.

Would he take 300 disciples and bash his way into the Heaven Dao Pavilion?

Would he wage a bloody war here?

Tian Xing never thought about all these.

This was because ever since the Nine Pinnacles Mountain was established, it had never faced such a challenge whereby someone would kill their way to its door.

Following that, three Sage State cultivators were then injured, and the Thousand Years Fire Herb, which they had been guarding for countless years, was stolen. On top of all these, half of the Black Moon Island sank!

No one could endure the pain of losing so much carefully-planned territory…

How was this different from a stab to the heart?

Tian Xing came today because he wanted to return the 'gift' to the Heaven Dao Pavilion. You sank my island, so I would demand a piece of your flesh, particularly a piece from your heart.

"Roar!"

The beastly roars got nearer.

Three shadows dropped down from the sky.

Two men and one woman.

One was old, one was middle-aged, and one was young.

The one in the middle was old. He had a white beard and his grayish-white robes had the ancient words 'Fu Xi' stitched on it.

To his right was a middle-aged man, who wore a white robe inside and a black robe over his white robe. On his black robe, there was a Yin-Yang Diagram.

To the left of the old man was a young woman.

She wore purple robes around her and her long black hair came all the way to her waist. On her head, a flower made from green bronze adorned her hair. It did not appear extravagant but simple.

When the mountain wind blew, it did not ruffle her hair. She stood there quietly like a painting. However, she exuded a regal look.

If Fang Zhengzhi were conscious, he would recognize the woman as the one who brought Ping Yang away in the Flame Capital City…

Ling Yun Tower, Cang Yue.

The three of them landed and stood not too far away from Tian Xing.

The moment they landed, they all greeted Mu Qingfeng and Tian Xing. Then, two of them looked in surprise at the chaotic state of the Heaven Academic Altar.

One of them cast her gaze…

Squarely on Mu Qingfeng.

To be precise, she looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was still in his arms.

Naturally, Cang Yue was the one who looked at him. Her expression did not change. However, a light flashed in her eyes.

However, it passed quickly and she looked elsewhere.

"Pavilion Leader Mu, I heard that your beloved disciple was injured in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. Leader Tian was deeply regretful and hence, he plucked his Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal her. He invited 'Gu Yuan' all the way over here to be his witness. Is this true?" The old man in the center said after he surveyed his surroundings.

"Elder Gu spent much effort to come all the way here to the Heaven Dao Pavilion," said Mu Qingfeng. He did not reply to Gu Yuan directly.

"It's a small matter. While the five sects reside in separate corners of the world, we all come from the same roots. Leader Tian sets a good example today. I'm deeply impressed!" When Gu Yuan heard his words, a wide smile crossed his face.

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Chapter 671: A Moment of Gentleness

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"I'm very impressed as well!" Mu Qingfeng nodded.

If he was still unable to figure out the purpose of Gu Yuan's trip and his stance, he would have destroyed the name of Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

But…

How could he resolve this?

Mu Qingfeng furrowed his eyebrows as he pondered the issue. He never thought that Tian Xing would resort to such means – Tian Xing was obviously forcing him to go against the harmony between the 'five sects originating from the same root' and be at odds with the other four sects, which would form a joint resistance.

"With Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan, First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall 'Wan Lei' and Ling Yun Tower's Cang Yue as witnesses, can Pavillion Leader Mu be assured and leave your beloved disciple to my care?" A faint glint passed through Tian Xing's eyes as he gazed at the look on Mu Qingfeng's face.

"No way!" Mu Qingfeng replied directly.

He knew exactly what Tian Xing was planning – on the surface, he was claiming simply to want to take Chi Guyan back to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, but his true intention was to force Mu Qingfeng to push Heaven Dao Pavilion into isolation.

Certainly, as Tian Xing had said, even if Chi Guyan really was brought back to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, Tian Xing would not do anything to her, and after a month, Mu Qingfeng could go to the mountain with something of equal value as the Thousand Years Fire Herb in exchange for her.

However, Chi Guyan was already injured.

At such a time, how could he let Tian Xing take Chi Guyan away?

"Oh? I don't understand, I came here with good intentions. Why are you rejecting someone who travelled so far to apologise?" Instead of being angry however, Tian Xing smiled and continued, "Could it be that Pavillion Leader Mu is unwilling to see the friendship of the five sects stemming from the same root thrive? Or that he thinks the ten-thousand-year treasure of the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, the Thousand Years Fire Herb, has been stolen?!"

When Tian Xing spoke the last line, his tone became obviously aggravated and his imposing manner caused all the surrounding disciples of Heaven Dao Pavillion to step back involuntarily.

"Five sects stemming from the same root, everlasting friendship?"

"The Thousand Years Fire Herb had been stolen? How could that be possible, given how tightly the Black Moon Island is guarded? In fact, three sages are guarding it, how could anyone steal it?"

"What in the world is Tian Xing trying to do?"

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion all felt the weight of Tian Xing's imposing manner, and were very confused – something just felt weird.

At this moment, Mu Qingfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he unconsciously clenched his fists, before quickly unclenching them.

"No matter what Leader Tian says, I'd never let you take Guyan away…"

"Master, I'm willing to travel to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain with Leader Tian to recuperate." Chi Guyan's voice was rather weak, but she still managed to interrupted Mu Qingfeng.

Chi Guyan then slowly took a step out.

A wisp of mountain wind blew past.

It blew past Chi Guyan's beautiful black hair and long pink dress, accentuating her pale beauty.

The moment Chi Guyan stepped out, Nangong Hao unconsciously reached behind him, but he did not say a word.

As for the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, they exchanged glances with each other upon seeing what was happening. They did not know the motive behind Tian Xing's insistence on asking Chi Guyan to recuperate at the Nine Pinnacle Mountain.

But they could see that…

it wasn't anything good.

Even if Tian Xing did fulfill his promise, and used the Thousand Years Fire Herb to cure Chi Guyan.

"Sister, you can't leave with him!"

"That's right sister, you're heavily injured now, how could you travel on the road now?"

"Exactly, if you want to recuperate, there's no shortage of elixirs in Heaven Dao Pavilion. So what if they have the Thousand Years Fire Herb? We don't care about that, sister, please stay in Heaven Dao Pavilion, don't leave!"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples quickly reacted, trying to dissuade Chi Guyan.

"Guyan, about this…"

"How could I reject Leader Tian's gesture of goodwill?" Chi Guyan spoke again, not waiting for Mu Qingfeng to finish his sentence.

"Ha ha ha… The disciple is clearly more reasonable and knows the true importance of the harmony between the five sects from the same root. Come with me then!" Tian Xing laughed, hearing the conversation.

He was very clear about how important Chi Guyan was to Mu Qingfeng. As long as Chi Guyan went to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, no matter how extreme the conditions were, Heaven Dao Pavilion was sure to agree to them.

"Alright, Leader Tian, please give me a moment." Chi Guyan said nothing much else, simply nodding her head lightly and turning her gaze towards Mu Qingfeng who was by her side. "Master, leave Fang Zhengzhi to me. I'd take care of him."

"Guyan, don't tell me you're thinking of…" Mu Qingfeng looked at Chi Guyan's eyes and at Fang Zhengzhi in his hands, suddenly thinking of something.

When Chi Guyan was leaving Heaven Dao Pavilion, Yuer looked for him and told him that Chi Guyan was going to Black Moon Island to get the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

However, as to the reason why Chi Guyan wanted the Thousand Years Fire Herb…

Yuer did not elaborate.

That was the act of a servant-girl's loyalty towards her mistress. Mu Qingfeng obviously knew what Yuer was thinking. After all, Yuer simply wanted him to save Chi Guyan, and wasn't telling him about it with the intention of betraying Chi Guyan.

Mu Qingfeng did not ask further.

But now, hearing Chi Guyan's words, he could not help but ponder the answer to that question.

"Master, please don't worry." Chi Guyan spoke again, with an unusually determined expression on her breathtakingly beautiful face. She seemed to know what Mu Qingfeng wanted to say,

But…

How could Mu Qingfeng not worry?

Still, he let the matter go and quietly put Fang Zhengzhi down, while gazing at Yan Qing and Nangong Mu, who were still sparring in the distance, and shook his head.

As to why Mu Qingfeng shook his head…

no one knew.

However, the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw a shocking scene.

When Mu Qingfeng was preparing to lower Fang Zhengzhi, Chi Guyan carried Fang Zhengzhi almost immediately, and at the same time, pressed one hand onto his chest.

In this moment, to the disciples' surprise, they saw a flash of anxiety on Chi Guyan's face. In fact, besides anxiety, they also saw gentleness.

Gentleness?!

Despite her years at the Heaven Dao Pavilion and her interaction with various disciples, the Chosen One Chi Guyan had never had any bodily contact with any disciple.

Yet, now…

Here she was, hugging a man, showing such gentleness on her face, even if it was only for a moment, it was enough to drop every Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple's jaw.

"Sister… she… she…"

"That rumor, it can't be true!?"

"What rumor?"

"Word has it that sister and this guy are… are engaged…"

"What?! Surely that's impossible?"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples stared, with wide-open eyes, at the bizarre scene in front of them.

As for Nangong Hao, his face turned rather pale, but it did not last long. He soon recovered, but the hand behind his back grew into a tightly clenched fist.

Two others had their fists likewise tightly clenched.

Great Xia Dynasty Emperor Lin Mubai and Xian King Lin Yun had their fists clenched too, after seeing Chi Guyan hugging Fang Zhengzhi. Their faces betrayed obvious signs of tension.

Meanwhile, Chi Guyan paid no heed to the surrounding noise. After pressing her hand on Fang Zhengzhi's chest a few times, her brows furrowed slightly.

"Leader Tian, I'd leave with you for the Nine Pinnacle Mountain right after taking him to rest and changing my clothes!" Chi Guyan prepared to leave as she finished speaking.

"Wait!" Tian Xing did not know what kind of relationship Chi Guyan and Fang Zhengzhi shared, but he certainly couldn't let her leave just like that. "You don't need to change your clothes, there are plenty of clothes for you to choose from at Nine Pinnacle Mountain!"

"The clothes at the Nine Pinnacle Mountain won't fit me." Chi Guyan slowed her footsteps and slowly turned to look at Tian Xing, with a hint of nonchalance in her bright eyes.

"As soon as you, beloved disciple, reach the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, I'd arrange for your measurements to be taken…"

"Since Leader Tian is here to apologize, then he should at least try to look the part. Besides, as an honored guest and disciple of the Heavenly Dao, I shouldn't be dressed shabbily. Leader Tian need not worry about me taking too long, I'd be back very soon!" Chi Guyan cut Tian Xing off.

"Virtuous Niece…"

"Is there anything else, Leader Tian? Do you not trust that I will follow you to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain?"

"How could I not believe you, it's just…"

"Actually, Leader Tian, you have nothing to worry about. Fu Xi Valley, Yin Yang Hall and Ling Yun Tower are all here bearing witness. No matter how suspicious you may be, it can't be that you don't even trust them, am I right? Besides, Leader Tian believes that the five sects stem from the same root. Since they stem from the same root, then they also naturally need to trust each other." Chi Guyan didn't wait for Tian Xing to speak again, and turned to leave as soon as she finished speaking.

Witnessing this, the Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan and the First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall 'Wan Lei' moved the corners of their mouths at the same time.

Naturally, they knew the real motive behind the Nine Pinnacle Mountain Leader Tian Xing's visit to Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Precisely because they knew…

It took them awhile to react.

Leave?

How could she be so skilled?!

Only after understanding the significance of what had just happened, watching Chi Guyuan leave hurriedly, did an apparent change appear in Gu Yuan and Wan Lei's expressions.

Ling Yun Tower's Cang Yue was likewise looking at Chi Guyuan at this moment, with a glint in his eyes, despite being previously unmoved.

As for Tian Xing, his face had completely changed. His smile was wiped from his face, and replaced with a cold expression.

He had never expected that Chi Guyan would suddenly use changing as an excuse.

Such a simple excuse.

It was so simple that it wasn't something that someone wise would think of, but such a deceptively simple excuse had used his words back on him.

Five sects stemming from the same root, with three sects as witness.

Passive, very passive.

This passivity should have been undertaken by the Heaven Dao Pavilion, but now, it had been thrown back onto him by Chi Guyan, who had used such a simple method.

Tian Xing obviously could not let Chi Guyan leave.

The reason was simple – the Thousand Years Fire Herb was on her.

Once she leaves…

Would anyone still know where the Thousand Years Fire Herb is?

"Chi Guyan, you… wait!" Tian Xing didn't hesitate at all, grabbing Chi Guyan's shoulder in one swift movement.

At this moment, a figure wearing a white long robe, with snow white shoulder-length hair appeared in front of him.

"Leader Tian, what are you trying to do?" Mu Qingfeng's body was right in front of Tian Xing's, and he glared at Tian Xing with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Get out of my way!" Tian Xing was no longer polite and circumvented Mu Qingfeng. However, because Chi Guyan was moving very quickly, even though she was carrying Fang Zhengzhi in her arms, she still disappeared into the distance in an instant.

"Are you intending to start a fight in Heaven Dao Pavilion, Leader Tian? Although I did say that the five sects stem from the same root, but, Leader Tian is here today as well, aren't you" Mu Qingfeng appeared in front of Tian Xing once again.

"Scram!" Tian Xing slapped his palm onto Mu Qingfeng's chest.

That was an ordinary slap, and there wasn't even any glow emitting from Tian Xing's palm, but when the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw the slap, they had an illusion.

Like a landslide, they felt like a large mountain was crumbling.

"It appears that Leader Tian really doesn't care about the harmony between the five sects from the same root anymore?" Mu Qingfeng's voiced rang softly. At the same time, he slapped Tian Xing.

Only, his hand did not hit Tian Xing directly.

Instead, it was twisted at a very odd angle, and he grabbed at Tian Xing's arm from the side. For a moment, Tian Xing's arm also stopped moving.

A tumble without airwaves.

Whether it was Tian Xing's strike or Mu Qingfeng grabbing Tian Xing's arm, they all happened in a moment, so quickly that no one was able to react.

Harmony between the five sects from the same root? Mu Qingfeng, just stop pretending! Chi Guyan came to our Black Moon Island and stole the Thousand Years Fire Herb, injuring the three sages of the Black Moon island and even sunk my island. How dare you say this wasn't your instructions?" Tian Xing's palm reached forward once more, and his body leaned forward with it.

"It wasn't me." Mu Qingfeng said, stepping back along with Tian Xing's actions at the same time, keeping one hand firmly gripped onto Tian Xing's palm.

"You think I would believe that?" Tian Xing's gaze turned cold again, and he let out a thick whistle.

"Howl!"

"Howl howl…"

Numerous beasts started to howl, and at the same time, many black figures jumped down the backs of ferocious beasts, in the direction of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Tian Xing had very obviously turned hostile.

Everything had happened so quickly, from Chi Guyan agreeing to follow Tian Xing to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain to recuperate, to Tian Xing turning hostile. It was just like a movie, and the disciples had yet to take in everything that had happened.

However, they all heard…

"Chi Guyan came to our Black Moon Island and stole the Thousand Years Fire Herb, injuring the three sages of the Black Moon island and even sunk my island. How dare you say this wasn't your instructions?"

Tian Xing had directed that to Mu Qingfeng…

But those words boomed in the disciples' hearts like claps of thunder.

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Chapter 672: Black Jade Stone Statue, The Best in the World

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"Sister Guyan's trip was to the Black Moon Island?!"

"It seems so… but, isn't the Black Moon Island protected by three sages? I heard that the three sages are rather strong, and share a great sense of camaraderie!"

"But Tian Xing said that sister…"

The disciples glanced at each other, and saw a look of deep ast

onishment from each other's eyes.

It's not that they didn't trust Chi Guyan, rather, it was almost impossible to accomplish what she had allegedly done.

Yet it seemed like that was the truth.

Just one person?

Breaking into Black Moon Island alone, stealing Nine Pinnacle Mountain's ten-thousand-year treasure, the Thousand Years Fire Herb, seriously injuring the three sages and even sinking the entire Black Moon island…

had Chi Guyan sister become that strong?

Even up till this moment, it was hard for them to believe.

Yet, they also started to understand why Tian Xing had brought three hundred Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples here, and what he had meant earlier.

Using the Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal Chi Guyan's injuries was just an excuse.

Even if Tian Xing really did that, after a month, if Heaven Dao Pavilion were to get her, they would definitely pay a heavy price.

"Srrrrr…"

The three hundred odd Nine Pinnacle disciples had already landed.

In fact, a group of twenty men landed right in front of Chi Guyan, blocking her path as she tried to leave. These twenty disciples had fury in their eyes as they had overheard Tian Xing, Chi Guyan and Mu Qingfeng's conversation.

She had gone too far!

She who had stolen the supreme treasure, hurt people, sunk the island, and still had the audacity to get Tian Xing to yield. As a Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciple, how could they let this rest?

"Kill!" They yelled coldly.

More than twenty Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples started attacking Chi Guyan as Tian Xing had already ordered them to strike. Their anger was already stoked.

The other Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples also started taking action.

Like enraged cocks, they beat their arms and headed straight for the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples with no hesitation.

"Kill!" The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples also started to react, forming sword formations by the hundreds, and their swords beamed as they ran straight towards the Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples.

Too far?

There was no such thing as too far.

Chi Guyan was a member of the Heaven Dao Pavilion – that meant that she had her reasons for doing what she did, period.

This was a showdown between the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacle Mountain.

As for Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan and First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall Wan Lei who had come to bear witness, they gave each other a look and smiled lightly.

Bear witness?

No one would travel such a distance simply to be present as witnesses.

They had come to witness, not just anything simple, but to witness the outcome of this battle. As for whether the outcome of the battle would be a persecution of the Heaven Dao Pavilion by the other four sects based on moral grounds or a huge loss for both the Nine Pinnacle Mountain and the Heaven Dao Pavilion, it didn't matter.

What mattered was…

That they fought!

Cang Yue directed her gaze to Chi Guyan, and at Fang Zhengzhi who was in her arms, and did not speak a word, but simply observed quietly.

The twenty odd Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples were displaying apparent fury now.

Even though they knew that Chi Guyan was heavily injured, they did not hold back, and each move was meant to kill.

Yet, how could the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples let the Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples get their way?

Almost exactly at the moment that more than twenty Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples striked, an equal number of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples appeared to fight them off, and beams of cold sword light blocked the attacks on Chi Guyan.

It was a mess.

However, not everyone was tangled in the fight.

For instance, there were at least ten people from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain who weren't participating, and those Sage State disciples who previously rushed towards Fang Zhengzhi also weren't moving.

It was also as if they had a sense of camaraderie…

Even Nangong Mu didn't pick up his sword, and was only fixing his gaze on Chi Guyan, with a glint in his eye.

"Tian Xing, this is the Heaven Dao Pavilion, you can't win!" Mu Qingfeng had stopped using honorifics for Tian Xing, and instead addressed him directly by name.

"Hand Chi Guyan over, or else I'd continue fighting even if it means huge losses on both sides!" Tian Xing had a look of unusual coldness, and edged closer and closer to Chi Guyuan.

"You should know that that's impossible!" Mu Qingfeng's footsteps slowed with Tian Xing's, but his body was between Tian Xing and Chi Guyan.

"If that's so, then we have nothing to talk about!"

"Then let's not talk!"

"Sure, Old Man Mu, you forced me to do this!" as Tian Xing spoke, an enormous black shadow appeared on his hand.

It was a statue.

A statue made entirely of huge black stones.

It was wearing heavy armor that was flapping in the wind, but weirdly, the statue looked exactly like Tian Xing.

"Tian Xing, you…" Mu Qingfeng's face changed as he saw the statue, and he subconsciously let go of Tian Xing's palm and ran as fast as he could towards Chi Guyan.

However, it was too late.

The moment the statue appeared, Tian Xing's body disappeared and the statue came to life, charging towards Mu Qingfeng who was rushing to Chi Guyan.

"Since you don't want to hand her over, I'd get her myself!" Chi Guyan heard a sound behind her and a shadow slowly creeped up on her.

It was Tian Xing.

His black robe fluttered lightly.

In the moment that Tian Xing appeared, his one palm was already on Chi Guyan's shoulder. His speed was so fast that one could barely make out his actions.

Spots of light started appearing on Tian Xing's head. They were from the nine gold ornaments in his hair, each shining brightly.

"Tian Xing, don't you dare!" Mu Qingfeng's tone was urgent.

However, he did not move forward, because the black statue had blocked his path, and fist was in his face.

"A 'Black Jade Stone Statue' from the Sage State for an opportunity to catch Chi Guyan, the Heaven Dao Pavilion sure is generous!" The First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall Wan Lei exclaimed as he watched the black statue with its fist aimed at Mu Qingfeng.

"As long as Chi Guyuan is caught, the Thousand Years Fire Herb will return to Leader Tian. As for the loss of this Sage State Black Jade Stone Statue, with Chi Guyan in his hands, even if Leader Tian asked for two statues, I'm afraid Pavilion Leader Mu would have little choice but to hand them over!" Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan smiled lightly as he listened to Wan Lei's words.

"Yes, Chi Guyan is the key to this battle!" Yin Yang Hall's Wan Lei also smiled. In fact, while smiling, a faint white light concentrated on his hands. "Leader Tian, I'd come help you!"

As Yin Yang Hall's Wan Lei's voice was heard…

People moved as well.

In that instant, he passed through the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples around him, and passed through the crowd like a flash, making a beeline for Chi Guyan.

"Hurhur… he's still young!" Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan remarked as he watched Yin Yang Hall's Wan Lei bolt towards Chi Guyan, and his smile grew wider and wider.

"Boom!"

In this moment, a loud boom was heard, and then a meteor-like radiance also emerged from the debris.

Ten thousand stars shined brightly.

Under the bright sun, they only shone more brightly.

Only, this radiance did not last for long, lasting only for an instant. A figure slowly emerged, her long pink dress dancing with the wind.

It was a beautiful sight, only, a trace of red could be seen blossoming.

That was fresh blood flowing from the shoulder.

Chi Guyan's condition was obviously not ideal now. Her extremely pale face seemed rather tired, and blood was still flowing slowly from the corner of her mouth, but she was biting her lips tightly, seemingly having no intention of letting go of Fang Zhengzhi, who was still in her arms.

In this instant…

A shadow rushed towards her once more.

Of course, Tian Xing didn't expect to take Chi Guyan down with just one blow although she was heavily injured. After all, she had ruined his entire island alone, thus he would never underestimate her.

"Was she only slightly injured? Even while carrying someone, she was still able to use her powers to dodgy them. She really is the Chosen One!" Tian Xing gazed at the blood stains on his hand, slightly dazed.

However, he had no intention of stopping.

Shifting shape, Tian Xing charged towards Chi Guyan once again. He had to seize this opportunity – once he had Chi Guyan, he would be in control again.

"Leader Tian, Wan Lei is here to help you!" At this instant, a sound came from behind Tian Xing. Clearly, Wan Lei was not far away.

Tian Xing said nothing.

He knew only too well what Wan Lei was thinking.

At a time like this, if he ordered Wan Lei to fall back, or turned to greet Wan Lei, he would be wasting his breath. Since Wan Lei had already took action, he was sure to have a reason to not fall back.

The five sects had fought, both openly and in secret, for so many years…

As a member of the Yin Yang Hall, Wan Lei would never let this battle between the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and Heaven Dao Pavilion end so quickly. Wan Lei was joining the battle as a distraction, to buy Mu Qingfeng more time to escape, giving Mu Qingfeng another chance to continue fighting with Tian Xing. Tian Xing was very clear about Wan Lei's plans.

Thus, he did not care about Wan Lei, and stretched his arms towards Chi Guyan's shoulders instead.

In this moment, a white figure appeared behind Tian Xing. The snow-white scholar's robe fluttered in the air, and in the figure's hand was a sword, a sword that gleamed like white snow.

Nangong Hao.

No one knew when he came to Chi Guyan and Tian Hang's side.

That is because, his appearance did not incur any sound or movement, such that even his sword was translucent; almost transparent.

He pulled his sword out without making a sound.

This was Nangong Hao's "standstill" technique.

Do nothing and everything is done. Complying with nature and all things, he could become one with the wind, with the rain, and naturally, with the air as well.

He brought his sword down in a swift motion.

However, it did not chop right into Tian Xing, but instead, only rubbed against the side of Tian Xing's body, missing him by just the slightest bit, cutting a hole in his clothes instead.

Such a result seemed rather surprising.

Or perhaps it wasn't so surprising after all.

After all, Nangong Hao was trying to attack Tian Xing, the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, one of the most powerful beings in the Holy Region. Besides Mu Qingfeng, who could really stop Tian Xing?

Tian Xing was extremely fast.

His gaze was fixed on Chi Guyan throughout, and he was seemingly unfazed by the sword. Even when it ripped his clothes apart, he did not move his gaze.

Close, very close.

Chi Guyan was very pale, but her eyes still shone as brightly as a glittering night sky, with starlight flickering in her eyes. She bit her lips tightly, with unparalleled determination on her beautiful face.

No more retreating.

This opponent was Tian Xing, after all.

An opponent who could fight with Mu Qingfeng as an equal, Tian Xing.

"Coagulate!" a soft cry came from Chi Guyan, followed by a faint shadow appearing behind her. It was a woman, a woman with long, jet-black hair.

Like Chi Guyan, the woman's eyes were very bright.

With exquisite facial features and a terrifying aura, she exuded a godly presence, as if she were the most regal being in existence, so regal that one was unable to generate any remotely dirty thoughts about her.

In the moment that the woman appeared, Tian Xing's body seemed to have dropped into a huge quagmire, and his actions became extremely slow.

"No doubt, you are the world's number one bloodline. Chi Guyan, you are the Chosen One. Even though you took my Thousand Years Fire Herb and sunk my Black Moon Island, I don't want to kill you. You just need to cooperate with me and stop resisting, I assure you that I will treat you like a distinguished guest. Your blood yet to fully awaken; you are not my opponent. Just leave with me, ten years from now, if you want revenge, just look for me!" Tian Xing's tone was cold, and as he spoke, he also took a step forward.

"Ka, ka, ka!"

The sound of something being torn could be heard around Tian Xing, and Tian Xing continued stepping forward.

"Coagulate!" Chi Guyan cried again, causing a fresh blood to gush from the side of her mouth.

Her pale face was now turning bluish-purple, and her tightly bit lips couldn't stop trembling, to the extent that even the shadow behind her threatened to dissipate.

"Chi Guyan, it's useless, given your current capabilities, trying to stop me forcibly is just asking for it!" Tian Xing's body moved again, and the "ka, ka, ka" sounds were heard once again.

Only, this time, his body wasn't as unaffected. Instead, it continued to move at a very slow place, as if he were crawling in mud.

This caused Tian Xing's face to change ever so slightly.

"Chi Guyan, are you courting death, linking the Small Dimension to your blood?" Tian Xing could not understand why Chi Guyan was sacrificing so much just to delay such a little bit of time.

That is, until…

he saw a glittering, dancing flash of light, vibrant red light that made one's heart tremble; even the bright sun hanging in the sky could not compete with that flash of red.

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Chapter 673: Overpowered by My Girl

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An immense heat rushed out of the flash and in that instant, the temperature of the entire Heaven Academic Altar was at least doubled.

The Thousand Years Fire Herb!

It is one of the supreme treasures of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, of course Tian Xing recognized it immediately.

"Chi Guyan, are you trying to threaten me?!" Tian Xing's tone became rather sarcastic, as his thick eyebrows furrowed even more.

The Thousand Years Fire Herb, a top level healing treasure in the Holy Region.

However, due to the large amount of heavenly essence the treasure contained, it could not be consumed directly.

Thus, Tian Xing never thought that Chi Guyan would want to use the Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal her injuries and preserve her life, because that would be equivalent to courting death.

In that case…

There was only one possibility.

Threat.

She was destroying the Thousand Years Fire Herb as a way to threaten.

"It really is the Thousand Years Fire Herb!" A voice rang out behind Tian Xing, and a figure emerged from the distorted rays at the same time.

It was The First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall, Wan Lei.

After seeing clearly that it was indeed the Thousand Years Fire Herb that Chi Guyan had whipped out, his gaze showed a strong desire for it for an instant, although this desire was quickly suppressed.

One often dreams about certain things, but when one gets the said item in reality, one realises that reality differs entirely from one's expectations.

Notwithstanding the very slim possibility that the Thousand Years Fire Herb could be consumed directly, surely, Wan Lei wouldn't be so stupid to be coveting the Thousand Years Fire Herb now.

The change caused by the Herb naturally attracted the attention of Mu Qingfeng and the disciples of both Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain. After all, that immense heat was boring down on everyone.

"Is this the Thousand Years Fire Herb?"

"Wow, Sister Chi Guyan really did get the Thousand Years Fire Herb!"

"That means she defeated the three sages and sunk the Black Moon Island. She really is worthy of her title as the Chosen One!"

Although the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples knew that the Thousands Years Fire Herb might have been in Chi Guyan's hands, knowing and seeing were still two very different things.

As for the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples, they felt nothing but anger and fury.

The Thousand Years Fire Herb was the supreme treasure of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, with three sages guarding it daily. Only when something of utmost importance happened, would the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain use the Thousand Years Fire Herb, and only then, he would only use a little of it.

The most he would take is a small piece of it, to heal a wound.

To pluck the entire Herb like today…

In all the years that the Herb had been passed on from generation to generation in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, no one had ever thought of doing such a thing.

But what about now?

It had been plucked, forcefully, by Chi Guyan from the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and from now onwards, would never grow again. Even if it was returned in entirety, it was a huge loss.

More importantly, Chi Guyan still had the audacity to take it out, and use its destruction as leverage against Tian Xing. How could this not anger them?

"Wicked!"

"Even if Chi Guyan really is the Chosen One, we Nine Pinnacles Mountain will not tolerate her stealing our supreme treasure and destroying our island!"

"That's right, today, the Heaven Dao Pavilion has to give us some form of reparation today!"

The Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples each grabbed their weapons tighter in their hands, appearing furious beyond measure.

However, Chi Guyan still had yet to answer Tian Xing's question, and simply bit her lip tightly, letting the blood flow freely from the corner of her mouth.

Her beautiful face was pale and turning purple; her long pink dress was dancing freely in the wind.

She did not look at Tian Xing again; nor did she glance at Wan Lei who was behind Tian Xing. Instead, she lowered her head slightly, looking at the pale Fang Zhengzhi in her arms, whose eyes were still tightly shut.

"You really did come in the end…" Chi Guyan opened her mouth, her voice extremely weak.

She then raised her hands slowly, trembling as they brushed across Fang Zhengzhi's forehead, brushing the fine beads of sweat off.

It has to be said that Chi Guyan's words were rather odd. In fact, they were so odd that Tian Xing, Yin Yang Hall's Wan Lei and all the disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain were puzzled.

Chi Guyan paid no heed to them. Her eyes were only for Fang Zhengzhi as she gazed quietly at that not-quite-handsome face in her arms, appearing to be reminiscing something.

However, she got out of her reverie quickly, and at the same time, a furious cry escaped from her mouth.

"Shameless thief!"

When she let out this cry, Chi Guyan's pale complexion seemed to grow warmer, exhibiting an inviolable aura of regality.

"Chi Guyan, don't think that just because you're using the Thousand Years Fire Herb to threaten me, I really wouldn't dare to take any action. If you dare to destroy the Thousand Years Fire Herb, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain will definitely oppose the Heaven Dao Pavilion!" Tian Xing glanced at Chi Guyan who was muttering something under her breath, and seemed to lose his patience. However, he was also afraid to forcefully remove the restrictions that had been put on him.

After all, the Thousand Years Fire Herb was with Chi Guyan.

All she needed to do was give a gentle squeeze.

With that, the Thousand Years Fire Herb would immediately turn to ash. The Nine Pinnacles Mountain would never wish for such a thing to happen, thus, even though he was their leader, and owned numerous heavenly treasures, the Thousand Years Fire Herb was in a class of its own and there was only one in the world.

"Leader Tian, please don't worry, Chi Guyan spent so much effort to retrieve the Thousand Years Fire Herb, so how could she be willing to destroy it? Why don't you work with me, I'd help you from the side!" Wan Lei's eyes gleamed, and a hint of a smile appeared around the corners of his mouth.

Following which, he started taking action.

Moving as fast as a bolt of lightning, he dashed straight towards Chi Guyan.

However, at the moment that he moved, the weak shadow that was originally behind Chi Guyan also glanced over. That intimidating gaze and imposing presence made even Wan Lei break out in sweat.

After which, a sound was heard.

"Coagulate!"

And then…

Wan Lei's speed reduced drastically, and his actions became as slow as a tortoise, taking one slow step after another as he crawled towards Chi Guyan.

Yet, Wan Lei didn't seem too surprised.

"Chi Guyan, surely, you don't think you can fend us off alone?" Wan Lei didn't appear to be too anxious, and even his gaze was very calm.

However, Chi Guyan clearly had no intention of giving Wan Lei any attention.

As Wan Lei had said, having to fend off both Tian Xing and Wan Lei at the same time was much more difficult than dealing with Tian Xing alone.

"Shameless thief… cough!" Chi Guyan started coughing out fresh blood, but she did not stop speaking. "Actually… I intended to come back earlier, but, I'm too late… the Thousand Years Fire Herb, can't be made into a pill, I… I'm not absolutely sure anymore…"

"What do you mean? Chi Guyan, what exactly are you trying to do? And who is this guy?" Upon hearing Chi Guyan, Tian Xing finally directed his gaze towards Fang Zhengzhi.

"Aren't you always… always able to create the impossible? Then you should try… just give it a try… cough…" Chi Guyan coughed another mouthful of blood, and her body flopped forward into a half-kneel on the floor, and seemed unable to hold it together.

"Give it a try? Give what a try? Chi Guyan, don't tell me you're thinking of…" Hearing this, Tian Xing's expression experienced an apparent change.

Then, his eyes widened.

Chi Guyan's had already raised her hand, but this time, she was raising the hand that held the Thousand Years Fire Herb, very slowly, trembling, but retaining a tight grip on the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

"Let's try it together… I… I really don't want you to die!" Chi Guyan's eyes grew darker at this moment, like stars that had lost their glow, or gems that had lost their shine.

However, her hand still pried open Fang Zhengzhi's mouth quickly, and she proceeded to insert the entire Thousand Years Fire Herb into his mouth.

And in the moment that she inserted the Thousand Years Fire Herb…

Fang Zhengzhi, whose eyes had been tightly shut the whole time, suddenly opened his eyes, which were dark and black, without purple light. They were calm.

However, that calm quickly turned into astonishment.

"Ughhh…" Fang Zhengzhi sounded like he was about to be choked to death, and both his eyes rolled to the back of his head, his body convulsing.

"Chi Guyan, you're courting death!" Tian Xing was obviously really angry this time. When he heard Chi Guyan mumbling about trying something, he already had a ominous premonition.

However, premonitions were just premonitions.

He never expected that Chi Guyan would really attempt such a thing.

Destroying it!

So she would rather destroy it than return it to me?!

"Chi Guyan, you are recklessly wasting a heavenly object!" Wan Lei of Ying Yang Hall was likewise shaken. His one arm was still outstretched, trying to retrieve the Thousand Years Fire Herb that Fang Zhengzhi had yet to swallow. "Quick, get the Thousand Years Fire Herb out, if you do this, you're just going to destroy his life!"

"The Thousand Years Fire Herb? Destroy my life?" Fang Zhengzhi was feeling out of sorts. Truth be told, if anyone had had a flaming-hot stone stuffed down his throat upon opening his eyes, they would be feeling the same as he did.

What the heck?

Fang Zhengzhi felt that his memory was slightly fragmented.

He only vaguely remembered the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples wanting to kill Yan Xiu, and then a towering rage caused him to nearly lose his mind.

However, before he fainted, he could faintly remember seeing someone.

Mu Qingfeng.

The Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Then, the Traceless Sword was seemingly taken away by Mu Qingfeng.

And then…

Mu Qingfeng seemed to have stuffed something into his mouth, which slowed his initial thumping heart rate.

Did Mu Qingfeng save me? Fang Zhengzhi wondered.

What about Chi Guyan, who was in front of him now? How did he end up in this girl's embrace? Besides, why does Chi Guyan look like she's about to die?

Fang Zhengzhi felt very confused.

What was even more confusing was the voices around him.

The Thousand Years Fire Herb!

"This fiery hot stone in my mouth is the Thousand Years Fire Herb?!" Fang Zhengzhi unconsciously swallowed his saliva, and then he felt the stone in his mouth slide down a little.

It got stuck right at the opening of his throat.

This immediately caused him to feel breathless.

What in the world is the Thousand Years Fire Herb? It sounds like a high-end, good quality product, but then again, shouldn't such things melt in the mouth, into a "clear liquid"?

Why did it feel like a stone in his mouth…

Fang Zhengzhi felt like he had been cheated, in his previous life he had read in novels that heavenly treasures were melt-in-the-mouth, now it seemed like they were all lies.

This thing was so hard and so hot, how could it be eaten?

Just when he was thinking about that, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly saw Chi Guyan's head suddenly drop, and her eyes which were bright seemed rather dull, while fresh blood still stained her lips.

"What is going on?!" Fang Zhengzhi wanted to scream, but he couldn't with the Thousand Years Fire Herb stuck in his throat. In fact, now his body was so weak that he could barely move.

Struggle.

Faced with such a situation, he could only think of that word.

Yet, it wasn't much use in the end.

Even though he tried to kick her away with while rolling his eyes at her, Chi Guyan's head still came down toward him and her bloodied lips printed a stain on his.

At this moment…

Fang Zhengzhi felt a wave of mild gore, and yet in this gore, there was an addictive softness, moistness that was simply alluring.

"Have I been overpowered again? And by Chi Guyan again!" Fang Zhengzhi didn't quite like the feeling of being overpowered like that, actually, he preferred to take the initiative.

But Chi Guyan clearly had no such awareness.

This was a kiss.

In the moment that Chi Guyan kissed him, Fang Zhengzhi felt that something soft and moist had slipped into his mouth, with a hint of bloodiness and fragrance, forcefully hitting the roof of his mouth.

And it was such a push…

That pushed that stuck piece of the Thousand Years Fire Herb down his throat, and he finally swallowed it.

"So, this kiss was actually to feed me the Thousand Years Fire Herb?" Fang Zhengzhi thought about that and suddenly felt a little lost.

Actually, Chi Guyan should have stopped this kiss already.

But in reality…

She didn't.

Chi Guyan's lips were still printed on his, and even that gentle moist tongue hadn't been retracted, and was still exploring his mouth.

"Has this girl got addicted to kissing me?" Fang Zhengzhi was just about to ask Chi Guyan, "Are you now ready to simply admit defeat and obediently be my girl after you've been injured?"

However, before he could ask the question, a surge of intense and terrifying heat exploded fom his body.

Hot…

That was all that Fang Zhengzhi felt at that moment.

It was like his entire body was burning up, from his stomach, spreading to his organs, that flame was spreading uncontrollably to all corners of his body.

"Sob sob sob…" Fang Zhengzhi wanted to scream, but his lips were tightly interlocked with Chi Guyan's, such that he could only make muffled sounds.

He wanted to struggle.

However, Chi Guyan's arms and body were tightly pressed against him. With that kind of soft strength pressing against his chest, his body was unable to move.

Finally, another word that he had heard surfaced in Fang Zhengzhi's mind.

Destroy my life!

"Chi Guyan, were you trying to kill me!" Fang Zhengzhi screamed internally, as the burning hot air caused his skin to turn bright red in seconds, and his entire body emitted white steam.

That is mist that appears when the body's water is evaporated…

When all the water in a person's body evaporates, can he still live?

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Chapter 674: How Many More Times?

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Fang Zhengzhi knew science. In his previous life, he was a youth who had received a good education.

When water evaporates, even the gods could not intervene.

Furthermore, this was a horrible way to die.

When the water content in a body is completely gone, the bones and muscles will completely lose their functionality. The person will turn into a dry corpse.

Very ugly.

Fang Zhengzhi thought that if he had to die, he wanted to die in a cooler fashion. For example, he wouldn't mind dying from the beauty of his own appearance. However, dying in such a way whereby one wouldn't even have a proper corpse was not something he wanted.

However, what could he do?

The heat in his body was not something he could resist or control. The energy was too intense and too wild and it seemed to be increasing.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that this was caused by the medicinal properties of the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

Would he really die like this?

Depressing.

His life had already been saved by Mu Qingfeng. Now, he would die at the hands of Chi Guyan. Furthermore, he would die because of a stalk of Thousand Years Fire Herb.

Could there be anything more tragic?

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was about to stop resisting and allow Chi Guyan to kiss him to death, the intense heat in his body suddenly surged forth.

This sensation was akin to a huge volume of water suddenly discovering an exit.

When the energy surged forth in his body like floodwater and exited through his organs, they were immediately lured by a powerful attractive force and they reached his mouth.

Then…

Fang Zhengzhi opened his eyes wide in shock.

This was because he saw the face of Chi Guyan, who was pressing down on him with all her life, slowly turning red. She was becoming as red as fire.

The intense energy in his body slowly stabilized too.

"Chi Guyan was able to suck away all this heat energy?" Fang Zhengzhi made a sudden realization. However, he quickly discovered that something was amiss.

If that was the case, wouldn't she die?

Fang Zhengzhi never expected this. Normally, Chi Guyan was an arrogant and uncaring person. However, at crucial moments like this, she would abandon her life to save his?

At this moment, he was extremely touched by her action. Heat in his body rushed to his brains, making him slightly dizzy.

This could also be because he lost too much water from his body. Suddenly, he felt sleepy. This drowsiness caused countless images to flash through his mind.

A clear river.

A plump little body stared with big black eyes as he happily barbequed a fragrant Fire Plume Chicken.

At this moment, a girl who was about five years old jumped out from behind him.

Her face looked like a porcelain doll. However, with her haughty demeanor, she looked like the main lady of the house. No matter how one looked at her, she appeared comical.

"You chicken-stealer!" The little girl hollered at the little boy indignantly as she placed her hands on her waist.

When Fang Zhengzhi saw this, he laughed in his heart. It was a relaxed laughter from the heart.

This was because he knew the girl would soon be kicked into the river.

"Plop!"

Indeed, the girl fell head-first into the water.

"Thief, my chicken!"

"You're thinking too much, it's my chicken!"

He never expected the deepest memory of his youth would be the first time he met Chi Guyan. Fang Zhengzhi's head was in a blur.

At this moment…

The image changed once more. Now, it went to the time when he met her at the Divine Constabulary.

"Without trust, a man cannot stand straight upright. If you break a promise, you lose trust. No matter what, since Young Master Fang raises this issue, I'll live up to my promise. I'll wait for him for two more years! In these years, I won't discuss marriage with anyone. Please permit me this, Father Lord!"

Promise?

What nonsense!

Fang Zhengzhi knew clearly that this was a reason Chi Guyan used to stop others from seeking her hand in marriage.

However, because of this promise, he was linked inextricably with her…

"I'll wait for you at the Heaven Dao Pavilion. If you can defeat me there, I'll be the woman who warms your bed."

In the Northern Mountain Village, on the rooftop of a small farm, a couple stared at the moon in the sky. They made a promise to each other.

"Chi Guyan, don't die!" Fang Zhengzhi did not know what he was thinking. However, he could not let her die just like this.

Perhaps, sometimes it was better to be selfish, especially when lives were involved.

However, he realized that he could not selfish here.

He knew that if he pushed Chi Guyan away now, he may be saved. However, if he did so, his life would be worse than torture.

Shameless?

Yes, Fang Zhengzhi was shameless many times. He could use unscrupulous methods to win, but this did not mean that he was a selfish monster.

He hesitated no more.

Fang Zhengzhi's hand moved. He naturally placed it on Chi Guyan's waist and pressed her close to his own body. He hugged her tight.

At that moment, he felt Chi Guyan's body tremble.

Without knowing if it was because of the heat, or because of discomfort, Chi Guyan furrowed her brows. Her bright eyes shone with a flame-like energy.

Her skin was as red as blood. Fog steamed off her body.

However, one had to admit…

When he placed his hands on her waist, it was extremely comfortable. Even though a pink dress blocked him from touching her skin, he could still feel how smooth her skin was.

Extract.

Fang Zhengzhi did not want to always be the passive one. Hence, he started to actively extract as he probed the warmth and wetness in her mouth.

He took in a deep breath.

"Boom!"

Instantly, Fang Zhengzhi felt that he had sucked the unbearable heat back. Then, it went straight for his organs like a flash flood.

"Motherf*cking b*lls!" Fang Zhengzhi wanted to curse because it was such an uncomfortable feeling. It was so uncomfortable until he felt like exploding.

The kiss between Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan did not last very long. However, they were still entangled. Furthermore, from their positions, it felt slightly weird.

Chi Guyan was half-kneeling on the ground as she embraced Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi too grabbed Gu Chiyan's waist. It was an intimate move, but it seemed abnormal.

This was because…

Normally, the guy should be on top and the girl below, right?

Of course, this was not too important. What was important was the fact that there were many people around them. They were kissing in full view of everyone.

This went against public morality.

"Sister Chi Guyan… she and this shameless guy, oh my god! Am I seeing things? How can this be possible?"

"Can their marriage vow be real?"

"Elder sister… no! This cannot be! She was tricked by this guy. That's right, she fell for his tricks!"

None of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples wanted to believe this, because the truth hurt them deeply.

They were not the only ones who were shocked.

The disciples of the Nine Pinnacle Mountains opened their eyes wide in shock too. They looked at each other. They did not know what was going on.

Nangong Hao bit down hard on his lips. As he clutched his Wuwei Sword, it shook in its scabbard. He did it subconsciously.

"Fusion of Yin and Yang?" Wan Lei of the Yin Yang Pavilion stared at Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan. He was no shocked like the rest. Instead, he frowned.

As the First Disciple of the Yin Yang pavilion, he naturally knew that men and women were separated by Yin and Yang. At the same time, this was the cornerstone of the Yin Yang Pavilion.

However, as he looked at the fusion of Yin and Yang…

This surpassed everything that he was taught.

"Do they want to use the power of the Fusion of Yin and Yang to guide the medicinal properties of the Thousand Years Fire Herb? No, no, Yin-Yang Fusion can be used for moderation, but it cannot erode the energy of the Thousand Years Fire Herb. 20 people can't do this, much less two!" Wan Lei was sure of his thinking.

Two people. If they want to moderate a stalk of Thousand Years Fire Herb, it was nearly impossible.

However, if…

It could not be for this reason, right? Why would Chi Guyan do this? What was her objective? Did she really want to die with him?

Wan Lei did not know.

Even the Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, Tian Xing, was frowning. He naturally saw what the two of them were doing.

However, just like Wan Lei, he thought that it was near-impossible for just the two of them to moderate the medicinal properties of this power stalk of Thousand Years Fire Herb.

Yin-Yang Fusion could help in moderation.

However, it was not invincible.

Tian Xing was suspicious too until he saw Chi Guyan slowly lift the hand she used to hug Fang Zhengzhi. Then, she tapped Fang Zhengzhi's stomach at lightning speed.

A bright light shone.

Then, it dissipated, as if it had been absorbed by his body.

Then, her fingers moved once more. She moved up by an inch and poked once more. Another ray of light started to shine but it disappeared quickly too.

"Using the body as a crucible!" Tian Xing cried out. Even as the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, he was shocked when he saw this scene.

Genius.

Even he had to admire Chi Guyan's genius-like thinking. However, this idea may not work.

However, only a genius could think of something like this.

When the two of them kissed, Yin and Yang fused. This helped to alleviate the pain one of them felt from the herb. Then, using a body as a crucible, one could turn the herb into a pill.

It was a scary thought, but it was not impossible.

When the disciples from the Nine Pinnacle Mountain and the Heaven Dao Pavilion heard the voice that came from Tian Xing's mouth, looks of shock crossed their faces.

"Crucible?!"

"She's using his body to cultivate the Thousand Years Fire Herb?"

"This… this is too ludicrous? Will it work?"

No one was sure if this would work, as it had never happened before in recorded history.

Of course, it was because no one wanted to try it.

"Kaboom!" At this moment, a huge explosion could be heard. Then, countless black granite and shrapnel flew into the air.

Then, a human figure appeared before Tian Xing and Wan Lei.

Long white robes billowed in the wind. Long white hair cascaded down until his shoulders. His gaze was calm but anger, shocked but in admiration.

"Guyan, eh… with me here, do what you must!" When Mu Qingfeng noticed Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan, who were locked in an embrace, he sighed. However, he quickly turned to look at Tian Xing and Wan Lei with a resolute expression.

"The Sage State Black Jade Stone Statue is destroyed?!"

"How long did it take? That was a Sage State… It was equivalent to a Sage State cultivator!"

"Mu Qingfeng is indeed as powerful as our master!"

When the Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples looked at Mu Qingfeng, who stood in front of Tian Xing and Wan Lei, and then at the shattered chunks of rocks, they were all shocked.

Fang Zhengzhi was shocked too.

However, he was not shocked that Mu Qingfeng destroyed some Sage State Black Jade Stone Statue. Instead, he was shocked that Chi Guyan used his body to cultivate pills.

"So, I'm just a test subject?" Fang Zhengzhi did not know if he should be touched or angry.

It was an odd feeling.

While Chi Guyan saved him, it was no different from harming him.

Experiment…

It was called an 'experiment' because it brimmed with countless possibilities. No one knew what could happen.

"Whoo!" The heat in his body was sucked away by Chi Guyan once more, which made her face as red as flame.

Her entire body was like a piece of heated metal.

Fang Zhengzhi could sense that she was uncomfortable. This was because her hands had stopped, and they were trembling non-stop.

For someone with actual experience, he knew the pain of inhaling the heat a second time. It was much worse than the first.

Of course, the third would be even scarier.

So…

Did he want a third time?

As Fang Zhengzhi pondered this serious problem, a famous quote appeared in his mind. All guys like to hear a woman say, "I want."

However, the phrase they feared even more was…

"I want more!"

"For f*ck's sake, how many times before it's over?!" Fang Zhengzhi stared at the eyes in front of him, which started to shine with light.

It was extremely bright, like the stars in the sky.

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Chapter 675: The Two Extremities of Yin and Yang

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Beautiful.

One had to admit that Chi Guyan was really beautiful. Her facial features were exquisite and her body brimmed with elegance, beauty, and a regal aura.

Right now, this beautiful girl was enduring the intense heat of the flames for herself. Her entire body was drenched with sweat and she frowned.

One could tell that she was in real pain.

However, this pain did not stop Chi Guyan from expelling the heat from her body. Instead, she endured the pain with her shaking frame.

This determination and endurance were terrifying.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that Chi Guyan wanted to give him time to rest and recover. This was why she let the heat stay longer in her body.

However, he was a man…

Sometimes, he had to bear the burden.

There was an ancient saying, "When heaven presents one with opportunity, one must strengthen one's will, move one's bones into action, not fear starvation from work, and care less about one's material self. Steady your heart and don't be easily distracted, only then can you achieve your task."

"Don't you want a few more times?" Fang Zhengzhi's hand, which was around her waist, tightened as he embraced her tightly.

Then, he started to extract from her once more.

This movement naturally surprised Chi Guyan. Quickly, the look of surprise faded away. Instead, it was now replaced with a snow-melting warmth.

Then, Chi Guyan's hand around Fang Zhengzhi tightened.

"Boom!" Heat surged into his body once more. He wanted to grit his teeth and he felt like dying.

Indeed…

It was not easy to be a man.

Fang Zhengzhi did not know how long could he bear it anymore, because the third impact almost made him lose consciousness. His entire body became incredibly heavy.

Indeed, was he about to be defeated?

Starlight surged from Chi Guyan's fingers into his body. It was slightly cool. However, this amount of coolness, in the face of such an immense heat, amounted to nothing.

The world before him was turning dark…

He was losing consciousness.

His arm around Chi Guyan started to relax. It was not because he did not want to hold on anymore but instead, it was because the pain this time was too intense. It was more intense than what he had imagined.

At this moment, another absorptive force came from her. It sucked the heat away from Fang Zhengzhi's body.

At this body, he felt Chi Guyan, who was in his arms, trembling violently. Her skin turned as red as fire.

"Oh no, Sister Chi Guyan can take it no more!"

"If this continues, she'll die with him!"

"No! We can't let that happen."

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw this scene, they were all frantic.

Mu Qingfeng noticed the change on Chi Guyan's body too. He saw her face of pain as well as the energy that steamed from her body. He clenched his fist tightly.

He wanted to help Chi Guyan, but he understood that Tian Xing and Wan Lei, who were in front of him, would not give him this chance.

What could he do?

Even Mu Qingfeng was at his wits' end.

"Pavilion Leader, I must commend Chi Guyan's thinking. Using that guy's body as a crucible, she can cultivate the Thousand Years Fire Herb into a pill. However, how can a human body compare to a real crucible? Furthermore, she doesn't seem so apt at pill-cultivation, right?" At this moment, someone said this.

It was Wan Lei from the Yin Yang Pavilion.

Mu Qingfeng said nothing. Instead, he frowned even more.

Wan Lei's words were unpleasant, but they were the truth. A human body and his mind both had limits. Once it exceeded what was normally tolerable, the body would just overload and perish.

"Leader Tian wants his Thousand Years Fire Herb. However, looking at the situation now, if Chi Guyan continues, failure is certain. Once she fails, the energy from the Thousand Years Fire Herb will be gone. You won't get anything back!" When Wan Lei noticed that Mu Qingfeng said nothing, he turned to look at Tian Xing. A light flashed in his eyes.

"What do you want?" Tian Xing looked at Wan Lei and his eyes narrowed.

"I have a plan, will Pavilion Leader Mu and Leader Tian want to hear me out?" A hint of a smile crossed Wan Lei's face.

"Speak!" Tian Xing said.

"With Chi Guyan's power, if she wants to turn the Thousand Years Fire Herb into medicine with his body, she will need at least 7 to 8 days, like more than 10 days. Even if she just wants to create the embryonic form of a medicine, she will need 10 to 12 hours. Am I wrong, Pavilion Leader Mu and Leader Tian?" Wan Lei said with confidence.

"Continue," said Tian Xing.

The Five Sects of the Holy Region each specialized in something. The Heaven Dao Pavilion specialized in the Dao and trained with the sword. The Yin Yang Pavilion cultivated the natural Yin and Yang of heaven and earth. Their abilities at alchemy were supreme.

As the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Pavilion, Wan Lei naturally believed that he was right.

"The simplest method is for us to help Chi Guyan. Once the Ten Thousand Years Fire Herb takes its embryonic form, we shall extract it from the guy's body. Do the two of you agree?" When Wan Lei said the last bit, he turned to look at Mu Qingfeng.

"Cultivate the embryonic form of the pill together?" Tian Xing's eyes narrowed once more. He appeared to be thinking of something.

"This is the only plan I have to save Chi Guyan and retrieve the Thousand Years Fire Herb!" When Wan Lei noticed Tian Xing's pause, he added that quickly.

"Okay, we shall listen to you. Old man Mu, you want to protect Chi Guyan. I don't want to hurt her. All I want is to retrieve my Thousand Years Fire Herb. Doing so will benefit both of us!" When Tian Xing heard this, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Don't do it, Pavilion Leader!" Before Mu Qingfeng could open his mouth, Emperor Lin Mubai had already shouted, "If we forcibly extract the pill, Fang Zhengzhi will die!"

"Oh? Fang Zhengzhi? Is he powerful?" When Wan Lei heard Lin Mubai's words, a cold smile crossed his face. "From his clothes, he doesn't seem to be someone from the Heaven Dao Pavilion, right?"

"Old man Mu, I've already taken a step back. Will you really want to become my enemy, just for someone who has yet to enter the Heaven Dao Pavilion?" At this moment, Tian Xing's gaze was chilly.

"Crack!" Mu Qingfeng clenched his fist and said nothing.

However, he stared intently at Chi Guyan's body. He looked at her pained expression, as well as her burning-hot skin.

Silence.

This was not a hard choice.

Just like what Wan Lei and Tian Xing had said, Fang Zhengzhi was someone who had yet to join the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Normally, how could he become enemies with the Nine Pinnacles Mountain for an outsider?

Furthermore, the situation was so urgent.

From Chi Gyuan's expression, it was obvious that she would not abandon Fang Zhengzhi. If this went on, Chi Guyan may pay for it with her life.

"Master!"

"Please save elder sister, master!"

"Elder sister Chi Guyan can take it no more!"

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples noticed Mu Qingfeng's silence, looks of panic crossed all their faces.

He said nothing but clenched his fists tightly. However, he slowly moved to the side and made way for a path.

When Tian Xing saw this, he hesitated no more. He rushed before Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan. He looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was in front of him, and a cold look crossed the corner of his mouth.

"B*stard, don't blame me, blame yourself for eating something you should not have!" After he said that, he slammed his palm into Fang Zhengzhi's chest.

A powerful energy surged into Fang Zhengzhi's body.

While he knew that Mu Qingfeng consented, he had to cripple Fang Zhengzhi and crush his Small Dimension. This was a precaution he had to take.

He did not want Fang Zhengzhi to swallow the pill and run off.

Furthermore, he wanted Fang Zhengzhi to become crippled. Only if he was a cripple would Mu Qingfeng not regret his decision. After all, Mu Qingfeng would not become a foe of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain for a cripple.

"F*ck you!" Fang Zhengzhi wanted to swear but his mouth was sealed by Chi Guyan. There was no way he could say anything.

However, he did not expect Tian Xing to give add fuel to the flame at this moment. One must concede that those in the Sage State were more Machiavellian than he thought.

At this moment, Wan Lei was behind Fang Zhengzhi.

He hit down with his palm once more.

However, he hit Fang Zhengzhi's waist. At the same time, a powerful energy rushed towards his waist.

At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi sensed that the stalk of Thousand Years Fire Herb, which continually emitted heat, in his body was slowly being enveloped by a stream of qi.

One had to concede that Wan Lei's alchemy skills were better than Chi Guyan's.

However, he did not know why did Wan Lei allow Tian Xing to allow Chi Guyan to cultivate the Thousand Years Fire Herb in his body into medicine.

Was it like what he said? To extract a pill?

Fang Zhengzhi did not think so.

He was not dumb.

Furthermore, even an idiot could tell that Wan Lei's true objective was to hurt both the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and the Heaven Dao Pavilion, instead of getting the two sides to agree to peace.

So, why would Wan Lei convince Tian Xing and Mu Qingfeng?

When he thought about that, Fang Zhengzhi sensed the qi in his body swirling rapidly.

As it swirled, it started to change.

It felt as if it was splitting into two polar opposites.

Yin and Yang?

Fang Zhengzhi could not be sure. However, he could sense that the qi was splitting into two. After it turned into Yin and Yang, heat from the Thousand Years Fire Herb was being absorbed.

However, it did not wreak havoc in his body anymore. Instead, it was being extracted.

Like taking silk from a silkworm, it was being extracted strand by strand.

Faced with the energy being extracted, Fang Zhengzhi could sense Wan Lei's palm, which was at his waist, was starting to heat up.

"Does he want to take advantage of the situation?" Fang Zhengzhi reacted quickly to this. At this moment, if he still did not know what Wan Lei was thinking, then he would be a true fool.

Helping to cultivate it into medicine was nothing more than an excuse.

Wan Lei's true objective was to use Fang Zhengzhi, the 'crucible', to form a pill. In other words, Wan Lei wanted to take this chance to absorb part of the Thousand Years Fire Herb into his own body.

What a 'noble' plan.

What a 'kind' action.

As Fang Zhengzhi bore the pain of the heat, Wan Lei had to do nothing and could just wait for the pill to be cultivated. Soon, he would strike Fang Zhengzhi.

After he killed Fang Zhengzhi, no one would know of what he did.

Furthermore, no one knew how much medicine the Thousand Years Fire Herb in Fang Zhengzhi's body would produce.

It was a perfect crime.

Importantly, Fang Zhengzhi could not speak.

Fang Zhengzhi now felt that everyone in the Sage State was like a wolf. They all moved to the top of a pyramid. The higher you went, the more difficult it was.

You could plan each step, or you could rush straight to the top.

Fang Zhengzhi decided to bear with the pain.

"The two extremities of Yin and Yang, Yin… Yang… flow of qi…" As he sensed the qi around the Thousand Years Fire Herb, Fang Zhengzhi pondered the problem in his mind.

He looked at Chi Guyan, who was looking at him quietly.

In her eyes, he could see a similar expression.

Endure.

The heat surged into Fang Zhengzhi's body, and then Chi Guyan's.

Cycle, a non-stop cycle.

In this cycle, Chi Gyuan's expression became more and more pained. However, her eyes became brighter and brighter. They shone like stars.

The disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain had stopped fighting.

Everyone was waiting for the embryonic form of the pill from Fang Zhengzhi's body.

Tian Xing and Wan Lei both helped Chi Guyan cultivate the pill. Mu Qingfeng's hand was cloaked with blue light. The blue light enveloped her body and reduced the heat she felt.

As for Fang Zhengzhi…

He had no right to expect such treatment.

Disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion occasionally poured water onto his body. Some of them released their energy to freeze the water into ice.

His insides were like a furnace, his skin felt like ice.

This was what Fang Zhengzhi was feeling right. Ice and fire.

Wait a moment.

Fire, ice?

Yin, Yang?

Suddenly, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up too. His blurry consciousness suddenly cleared up, like a seed which had just sprouted.

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Chapter 676: Everywhere It Passes, Nothing Can Grow

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Specks of dust can accumulate to become stones, drops of water can accumulate to become an ocean.

Likewise, once a seed has sprouted, it can grow into a tree so tall that it touches the sky or even a large forest.

Fang Zhengzhi understood this well, and precisely because of that, he could truly comprehend the Heaven Dao and the Near-Life Dao, which is why he could use the Rebirth Plate.

But now…

Now, he had a similar sentiment regarding Yin Yang.

In his previous life, he had had some theoretical understanding of Yin Yang. Simply put, Yin Yang is the foundation for all changes in nature.

The raw force behind all things, from conception, development, maturity and decline till death.

To summarize, it involves four relationships: The interaction between Yin and Yang, the genesis of Yin and Yang, the antagonism between Yin and Yang and that both Yin and Yang stem from the same root.

Its beginnings can be traced to the polarities that are prevalent in nature, but yet also closely related, such as the sky and land, the sun and the moon, day and night, cold and heat, man and woman, up and below, ice and fire, etcetera.

"Opposing, but stemming from the same root! Through control of the flow and rotation of one's breath, one can divide one's breath into two, forming Yin and Yang."

Fang Zhengzhi was hit with this realization suddenly.

This was an important reason why Wan Lei was able to absorb the breath of the Thousand Years Fire Herb that was inside his body.

Suddenly, Fang Zhengzhi felt like a huge door had opened in his heart.

"Yin Yang, that's it!" Fang Zhengzhi had a strong urge to laugh, but his mouth was sealed tightly, and he was could not laugh.

However, he wasn't someone who enjoyed being taken advantage of.

Previously, he had endured it, largely because he was unable to control the medicinal power of the Thousand Years Fire Herb, and he also did not have the ability to retrieve something that was lost.

But now…

Things were different.

Subconsciously, he also prepared to re-absorb the medicinal power of the Thousand Years Fire Herb that Wan Lei had absorbed into his body, but right at the moment when he was about to act, he stopped.

"That won't do, if I use the same technique as Wan Lei, it is likely that we would be closely matched in terms of strength…" Fang Zhengzhi mentally shook his head.

At this moment, he could use Wan Lei's technique and create another Yin Yang cyclone around the Thousand Years Fire Herb, forming a system of mutual absorption with Wan Lei.

However, Wan Lei wasn't Qian Wu.

Qian Wu only had the power of the Rebirth State Peak, and his progress on the Near-Life Dao wasn't great either. However, as the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Pavilion, Wan Lei's level of power was hugely different from Qian Wu. Fang Zhengzhi didn't even need to guess – he knew that Wan Lei had at least attained the power of the Sage State, and even among people in the Sage State he might not be considered too weak.

Fang Zhengzhi clearly could not afford to compete with Wan Lei on the same Yin Yang Dao now.

Even if, in theory…

Fang Zhengzhi was able to win by a fluke.

What then?

If he were to so much as move, Wan Lei would certainly react immediately. When that happens, if Wan Lei retracted his hands or sneaked an attack from behind…

Thinking about it this way, this obviously wouldn't be a smart move.

At this moment, Wan Lei had let down his guard, and clearly feeling pleased with himself. He was being complacent, which meant that this was the perfect moment to attack quickly. To miss this opportunity would be a huge waste.

What to do?

If one man can't defeat him, then…

Surely a group of people can!

This was a very simple idea. In his previous life, even elementary school students would know to get a couple of friends to come along if he couldn't win a fight alone.

At this point, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up again.

Of course, he had his friends too, like Yan Xiu, who was lying on the ground, and Nangong Mu, who was battling fiercely against Yan Qing.

These two really knew how to fight.

They were unperturbed by anything happening around them, keeping to themselves, not even needing a judge. Just like that, they continued their fight to death.

Very focused.

But clearly, most people weren't the slightest bit interested in their fight.

In fact, any fight would attract more attention than a fight between these two.

Fang Zhengzhi obviously could not expect Nangong Mu to come over to help him after he was done fighting, after all, the probability of that happening was too low. Most importantly, Nangong Mu was male, as he was.

How could two same genders generate Yin Yang?

This was simply nonsense.

Fang Zhengzhi did not like nonsense.

Thus, his attention naturally shifted to Chi Guyan.

The male Yang must be complemented by the female Yin.

This is the right way.

Besides, most importantly, once he and Chi Guyan formed a Yin Yang connection, even the searing heat that he and Chi Guyan were taking turns to transfer from each others' bodies could be used to strengthen the connection.

That searing heat in their bodies could be divided into two extremities, Yin and Yang.

He would use the searing hit in their bodies, divide them into Yin and Yang and form a huge Yin Yang cycle between himself and Chi Guyan…

Thinking about it made him a little excited.

Of course, doing this would cause part of the medicinal power of the Thousand Years Fire Herb to enter Chi Guyan's body, and to be absorbed by her.

This would inevitably make it more difficult for him to make Chi Guyan his b*tch.

But everything has advantages and disadvantages.

If he had to make a choice between Wan Lei and Chi Guyan, he knew who he would choose.

One cannot be too selfish.

Besides, in the first place the Thousand Years Fire Herb was initially obtained by Chi Guyan, and that chick's actions really did touch him just now.

"What a good b*tch!" Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was about time to promote Chi Guyan, to, say, Leader of the B*tches or something.

Without further ado, Fang Zhengzhi decided to follow his heart and started to attempt to use his breath and the strength of the transfers to control that searing heat.

However, thinking and doing were two completely different things.

That wave of heat that surged right into Fang Zhengzhi was just too strong, to the extent that he simply could not use strength to suppress it, and could not control its direction.

Fortunately…

Chi Guyan had also formed a loop with him.

And this loop had to pass through Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan's mouths.

That was the crux of it all.

Since the heat had to pass through Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan's mouths, then, learning how to form a Yin Yang vortex between their mouths to direct the heat would be crucial.

Regarding this, Fang Zhengzhi had an idea.

It was simple.

All it required was a flexible use of tongue.

Fang Zhengzhi wasn't too sure what Chi Guyan was thinking at this moment, but one thing he knew for sure was that, when he put his thoughts into action, Chi Guyan's expression changed significantly.

Not just her expression…

Even Chi Guyan's eyes had changed, and there seemed to be a raging fire in her eyes.

Sparks shone in her eyes like stars, as if expressing Chi Guyan's feelings. One did not even need to guess to know that she was definitely scolding Fang Zhengzhi for being a shameless thief.

And it was true – Chi Guyan was doing just that.

She couldn't understand – even at such a critical moment, Fang Zhengzhi showed no sign of being anything but his usual shameless self, and had taken advantage of the situation to do this to her.

Didn't this shameless thief know that, once the pill that Wan Lei and Tian Xing were trying to form from the Thousand Years Fire Herb in his body takes shape, they would start attacking him?

A leopard never changes its spots.

Chi Guyan really was rather furious, but she held it down. She let Fang Zhengzhi do it without much resistance, only occasionally dodging him.

But at this moment…

She realised that something was wrong.

Initially, the heat she extracted from Fang Zhengzhi's body was always uncontrollable, coming from multiple directions, but this time there was an apparent change.

Although it was still coming from many directions, but…

There seemed to be a faint sense of direction, a kind of loop forming. In fact, it also felt like the heat was splitting into two in this loop – into two extremes.

She wasn't very certain.

But, when the heat change changed as such, the pain that came with absorbing it wasn't as intense as before, and was significantly alleviated.

Just as Chi Guyan was feeling confused, Fang Zhengzhi began to absorb the heat again.

"So quickly?" Doubts further clouded Chi Guyan's heart. All this time, in order to save Fang Zhengzhi some pain, she had always let the heat stay in her body for a longer time.

Fang Zhengzhi had also being doing the same.

It could be said that, through each loop, both of them had developed a sense of camaraderie – you'd endure it to your limit, and then I'd do the same, repeating the cycle.

Yet, Fang Zhengzhi's weird actions had undoubtedly destroyed this camaraderie.

Doubt.

But Chi Guyan still chose to cooperate.

She pushed the heat out of her body.

Just as she sent the heat into Fang Zhengzhi's mouth, she began to feel his tongue moving restlessly again.

"…" Chi Guyan really wanted to scream at him for being a shameless thief once again, but as before, she was unable to do so because her mouth could barely make a sound.

At this moment, the change happened again.

Fang Zhengzhi sent the heat back as quickly as he had sucked it away, and when he sent it back, his tongue started moving again.

Of course, this wasn't exactly the most important thing at that moment.

What was most important was that, the heat that Chi Guyan absorbed into her body this time was obviously different, and she could feel the change.

The heat was split into two – two extremes!

Yin, Yang!

Chi Guyan, being as intelligent as she was, now understood what Fang Zhengzhi was doing, although she still had no idea what the point in doing that was.

However, she knew that Fang Zhengzhi was doing this on purpose.

If so…

Then he naturally had to have his reasons.

"Does this shameless thief want me to do the same action as him?" This idea didn't linger for too long in Chi Guyan's mind.

Although she was born into wealth and nobility, since she was young, she was exposed to sergeants, generals, battlefields, and blood.

This meant that, she had "military blood".

She started to imitate Fang Zhengzhi's actions…

Fang Zhengzhi was truly shocked this time.

His original plan was to do this with sheer force of will and shamelessness, betting on Chi Guyan being cooperative and not pushing him aside midway.

What he didn't expect was that, not only did Chi Guyan not push him aside, but she even started working with him and taking the initiative.

Now this was rather unbearable for him.

As a man, how could he lose in this aspect?

Harder!

More strength!

Harder!!

More, more strength!

What Fang Zhengzhi didn't know was that, when he was preoccupied with "comparing" himself with Chi Guyan, there had been a huge change to that loop of heat between him and Chi Guyan.

Now, it wasn't just split into two.

It had become two absolute extremes.

To put it more straightforwardly, a distinct point of convergence had formed between Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan's mouths. Fang Zhengzhi's breath was Yang, and Chi Guyan's breath was Yin.

Gone was the situation where the heat stayed in one of their bodies.

Both of them had heat flowing in their bodies, but once the heat reached Fang Zhengzhi's mouth, it became Yang. When it reached Chi Guyan's mouth, it turned Yin.

This was a loop that had formed between Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan – a Yin Yang loop.

Once this Yin Yang loop had been formed, the initial pain disappeared completely. In fact, their internal organs began to slowly recover, as if reborn.

At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi grabbed Chi Guyan by her waist, and gently wrote four words on her waist, with his fingers.

When he was done, Chi Guyan's body quivered, a faint hint of surprise in her eyes.

Fang Zhengzhi had no way to explain it to Chi Guyan.

But he knew he could do it.

"Yin Yang reverse!" Fang Zhengzhi yelled in his heart, and then, the original loop suddenly stopped and went into reverse rapidly.

"Buzz!" In a split second, the entire space had collapsed.

Darkness.

Darkness with no light.

And, naturally, at the opposite end, there was brightness. Blinding, hot brightness just like the sun.

This was an enormous Yin Yang Illustration.

And it had been formed in seconds.

It had been so sudden that no one besides Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan could react in time, and certainly no one had anticipated it.

Yet, this huge Yin Yang Illustration had in fact appeared, and was swirling crazily above Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan.

"Yin Yang Illustration?!" Wan Lei's feelings were hard to describe in words.

As the First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall, he found it hard to believe his eyes. Wasn't the Yin Yang Illustration exclusive to the Yin Yang Hall?

Why would it appear on Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan?

This was his first reaction.

Of course, this thought didn't linger for long in his mind, not because he found out why, but because he didn't have the luxury of time to continue thinking.

Because, a huge, terrifying force rushed into his body at that moment, with savage strength. It had completely destroyed the medicinal powers that he had painstakingly extracted from the Thousand Years Fire Herb in seconds.

It also sucked away the source of the medicinal power that he had extracted in a huff. Like a typhoon, everywhere it passes, nothing can grow.

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Chapter 677: Plot Against You? That's Too Easy

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Could any words possibly describe what Wan Lei was feeling at this moment?

No!

There simply weren't any words that could possibly describe Wan Lei's feelings now. If one had to describe it, it would be along the lines of f*ck my luck.

"What is this?!" Wan Lei screamed internally. Obviously, he could see that what was appearing on Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan's bodies was a Yin Yang Illustration, but he had never seen one so incredible. Thus it begged the question…

What the hell was going on?

Why would there be such a strong sucking force?

Wan Lei was really quite frightened, because he would never have guessed that the loop force of Yin Yang Illustration on Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan's bodies drew its strength from the medicinal powers of the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

He couldn't understand, but also didn't have time to ponder on it…

Because, after that terrifying and savage sucking force had wiped the energy source of his internal functions clean, like a killer on a killing spree, it rushed into his Small Dimension.

This happened in literal seconds.

It was too fast.

It was so fast that he really couldn't react in time.

Initially, Wan Lei was comfortable, even enjoying it. It was as if there was a beautiful woman lying in his arms, contorting her body, pleasuring him so much that he could barely hold in the urge to burst out.

However, all this had changed in the blink of an eye.

The woman was still there.

But she had changed into a demon – a demon that was mining Yang to supplement Yin.

"Boom!" All Wan Lei felt was the heat being sucked out of his Small Dimension at such a high intensity that his body felt like it was being hollowed out.

This sensation was very strong – it was so strong that he started convulsing a little.

"How dare you!" Wan Lei boomed, immediately raising his hand, palm facing the back of Fang Zhengzhi's head as he hit down hard.

Of course, there was someone else who was feeling similar to Wan Lei – Nine Pinnacles Mountain Leader Tian Xing.

In comparison to Wan Lei, Tian Xing really was rather innocent.

At least his method of obtaining the Thousand Years Fire Herb was, arguably, fair and honest.

For instance, in order to ensure that Mu Qingfeng would not go back on his word, he had hit Fang Zhengzhi's chest, shattering the Small Dimension. Also, when he wanted to obtain the pill, he had also made his intentions very clear.

In any case, although Tian Xing was overbearing, he always did so on the basis of openness and ability.

However, to Fang Zhengzhi…

This wasn't a point of consideration.

He only need to consider two points: firstly, if the other party was a friend, or someone who couldn't become an enemy; secondly, if the other party was within sucking range, and was defenceless.

Fang Zhengzhi reached a conclusion quickly.

Tian Xing fulfilled the criteria.

In that case, what was he waiting for?

"Dao would give rise to one. One would become two, two becomes three, and it would keep going on!", Chi Guyan had told Fang Zhengzhi about this principle at the Northern Mountain Village.

This principle could also be applied to the Dao of Yin Yang. "Yin Yang gives rise to the Supreme Ultimate, the Supreme Ultimate produces two forms, the two forms birth four phenomena, the four phenomena produce eight trigrams."

It was quite a mouthful, but easy to understand.

The so-called reversal of the Yin Yang is actually the reversal of these two sentences. Equally simple is the Great Dao, as it is all-encompassing. All creations are one.

Dao can be all things, and all things can be Dao.

The terrifying suction force went from the Yin Yang Illustration above Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan into Tian Xing and Wan Lei's bodies within seconds, forcefully gaining full control of their bodies like a bandit.

This happened all too quickly.

Even Tian Xing did not react until the force had sucked away a good 30% of his Origin Energy.

And his first reaction was to slap Fang Zhengzhi's forehead, hard.

"Boom!" There was a loud, dull thud.

Next, a shadow flew out and blood spout out of his mouth.

WIth a loud rumble, another deep pit appeared on the already cracked ground.

Everything had happened very quickly.

The appearance of the Yin Yang Illustration, Tian Xing's slap and the flying shadow – these had all happened in moments.

This also meant that the surrounding Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples simply could not react.

All of them were thoroughly stunned.

"What is going on?"

"Could it be that the pill had been made?!"

"Then… who was the figure that had flew out?"

One by one, the Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples subconsciously trailed towards the deep pit, to see who had fallen in it. Their jaws dropped when they saw who it was.

He had already raised his head.

Sluggish, pale.

This was the expression on the person's face.

"Wan Lei?!"

"Wan Lei from the Yin Yang Hall?"

"The guy who flew out was actually Wan Lei?"

No one could understand what was going on. How could that have happened to Wan Lei? Who would've sent the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall, Wan Lei, flying?

This was the question that was bothering everyone.

It was also this question that naturally led the Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples to shift their gaze to where most of the action had taken place – where the Yin Yang Illustration had suddenly appeared.

However, the Yin Yang Illustration had disappeared.

In its place, was a smudge of blue. It looked like the sky.

"The Heaven Dao!"

"What is going on?!"

"Could it be Fang Zhengzhi who did this?"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples unconsciously arrived at the quick conclusion that it was Fang Zhengzhi who did it, because, in that position, only Fang Zhengzhi had mastered the Heaven Dao.

However, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples were confounded.

They did not know that Fang Zhengzhi had mastered the Heaven Dao – many had never even heard of Fang Zhengzhi.

"The Heaven Dao?! Who could it be?!" Such thoughts ran through the minds of many Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples.

Shock, doubt.

Yet, if one truly wanted to talk about shock, at this moment, there was no one feeling it more than the Nine Pinnacles Mountain Leader, Tian Xing.

Obviously, Tian Xing knew that it was Fang Zhengzhi who had used the Heaven Dao Teleportation technique.

Precisely because he knew this, he was extremely shocked.

"How could it be? I crippled him!" Tian Xing simply could not comprehend how something so bizzare could have happened.

Could it be the Yin Yang Illustration that had appeared?

As the leader of Nine Pinnacles Mountain, Tian Xing obviously knew what the Yin Yang Illustration was, so naturally, he also knew that the Yin Yang Illustration could not have had such an effect.

If it wasn't the Yin Yang Diagram…

The Thousand Years Fire Herb could heal wounds, cause an increase in cultivation, but repair Small Dimensions? Impossible!

If it wasn't the Thousand Years Fire Herb either, then what is going on?

Tian Xing was truly baffled.

Even though he was the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, faced with such a bizarre happening, he was utterly perplexed. After all, he was the one who had personally crippled Fang Zhengzhi's Small Dimension.

"Cough, cough…" Wan Lei's face was rather pale, as he coughed out two mouthfuls of blood. He had wanted to attack Fang Zhengzhi, and he had never expected that he would've gotten a slap from Tian Xing instead.

As the First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall, he found it hard to accept Tian Xing's angry slap.

Especially when his body was being hollowed out.

How could that have happened?

Wasn't Fang Zhengzhi crippled? How could he have dodged Tian Xing's slap? Also, the Heaven Dao, how could he have mastered the Heaven Dao?

Could it be that it was Chi Guyan?

Countless questions surfaced in Wan Lei's mind.

This led him to shift his gaze to the smudge of blue light that was fast disappearing. Not far from the blue light were two figures.

A man and a woman.

Side by side, hand in hand.

The woman was Chi Guyan, whose long, pink dress was flapping gently in the wind, and her jet black hair flowed to her waist like a waterfall.

Compared to her fatigue and paleness just moments before,

Chi Guyan looked like a completely different person, with red cheeks, shining skin, her beauty as glaring as the brightest star in the sky, making it almost painful to look at her.

Standing beside her was Fang Zhengzhi, who had also looked like he was about to die, but now…

His long, blue shirt moved with the wind, and a hint of a smile lingered about the corners of his mouth. Most importantly, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes were as blue as the sky.

"The Heaven Dao, how could it be?! This guy has mastered the Heaven Dao of the Six Rebirth Dao Technique!" At this point, Wan Lei's expression changed.

It hadn't been Chi Guyan's Heaven Dao.

It was Fang Zhengzhi!

No matter how much thought he gave to the matter, he couldn't find a reason.

Fang Zhengzhi naturally wouldn't deliberately explain it, but he had already lost his Small Dimension two years ago. What he was left with was called The Vast World.

Thus, crippled or not, to him, there wasn't much of a difference.

Of course, this was extremely fortunate. If not for the fact that his body was now rather special, Tian Xing's slept would really have crippled him.

"Such a pity that I didn't suck the both of them dry, there's still some left." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head, slightly disappointed.

However, he was still rather satisfied.

At least 30% of Tian Xing's Origin Source had been sucked away, and as for Wan Lei, since he was the main target, Fang Zhengzhi had taken special care to suck away at least 70% of his Origin Source, on top of the medicinal powers of the Thousand Years Fire Herb that Wan Lei had absorbed.

He had more or less gotten back all the Origin Source that he had expended earlier.

In fact, there was even some leftover.

"Shameless thief. The leopard cannot change its spots!" Chi Guyan scolded, but she didn't look too angry. In fact, she didn't even pull back her hand, which Fang Zhengzhi was holding.

"Guyan, are you alright?" Mu Qingfeng looked at her hand, which was being held by Fang Zhengzhi, and looked at her face, which betrayed a hint of nervousness.

Other Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples similarly showed an unusual amount of concern.

"Master, I'm fine." Chi Guyan shook her head.

"Alright, that's good to hear. What about him…" Upon hearing that Chi Guyan was fine, Mu Qingfeng let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, his gaze shifted to Fang Zhengzhi. He seemed like he was about to speak, but then faltered and changed his mind.

"Of course you guys are fine!" Wan Lei's voice boomed, as he stood up from the deep pit with some difficulty. "Chi Guyan, I saved you out of goodwill today, and this is how you repay me? Plotting against me together with this guy? Is this how the Heaven Dao Pavilion treats its allies?"

"Plotting?"

"What plot?"

"Fang Zhengzhi and senior plotted against Wan Lei together?"

The disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain were initially doubtful about what had happened earlier. Now, hearing Wan Lei's remark, they were growing curious.

"Hurhur, Chi Guyan, the Chosen One. First, you stole the Nine Pinnacles Mountain's Thousand Fire Herb from the Black Moon Island, then you conspired with an outsider against the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall Wan Lei. Impressive!" Hearing this, Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan stood up, smiling.

Ling Yun Tower's Cang Yue, who was by his side, remained silent. She let her gaze fall on Fang Zhengzhi, staring at him, furrowing her eyebrows slightly.

As for Tian Xing, his expression was dark and terrifying.

As the leader of Nine Pinnacles Mountain, he had been defeated by someone who hadn't even entered the Heaven Dao Pavilion, who had sucked away 30% of his Origin Source. This was definitely a huge insult.

Only…

He couldn't speak like Wan Lei.

After all, for him, the leader of Nine Pinnacles Mountain, to personally admit that he had been outsmarted – that was unspeakable.

At this moment, Mu Qingfeng stood up, and his gaze swept past both Wan Lei and Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan, and then stopped at Chi Guyan and Fang Zhengzhi.

"What did the Valley Elder mean by this? It was Tian Xing who hurt Wan Lei, what does this have to do with Guyan?" Mu Qingfeng's expression turned rather icy as he said this.

"Pavilion Leader Mu, you really know how to make excuses for your beloved disciple! If not for Chi Guyan's help, how could this rascal, with such a low level of cultivation plot against me? What a joke!" Wan Lei wiped the bloodstains on the corner of his mouth, looking arrogant.

Actually…

As Yin Yang Hall's First Disciple.

Wan Lei did in fact have every reason to be arrogant. After all, whether in terms of alchemy skills or cultivation, he was superior to to his peers.

Then, how could he believe that the Yin Yang Illustration was Fang Zhengzhi's doing?

Chi Guyan.

It had to be Chi Guyan.

Although he had no idea how Chi Guyan was able to feel the Dao of Yin Yang, he was sure that only Chi Guyan could do that.

However, as he stopped speaking, a smudge of sky blue light appeared on top of his head, as clear as the sky.

"Huh?" Wan Lei's expression changed. Although 70% of his Origin Source had been sucked away, and he had taken a slap from Tian Xing, he still had a keen intuition for danger.

The moment he saw the blue light appear above his head, he took two steps back swiftly, and revealed a cold smile. "Rascal, you really think that you can plot against me with your half-hearted Heavenly Rebirth Dao? You're just courting death!"

Wan Lei was very fast.

Even though he was injured, he moved forward so quickly as if he was a shadow.

"Plot against you? That's too easy, I'd like to take you head-on this time!" As Wan Lei stepped back, a figure appeared in the blue light above his head.

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Chapter 678: Life and Death State, Death Lotus

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His long, blue shirt moved with the wind, and his black hair danced lightly in the wind. This was both a sudden and shocking scene for all who had witnessed it.

"I thought this guy didn't enter the Heaven Dao Pavilion?"

"Even if he's mastered the Heaven Dao, the highest cultivation he could have reached should be the Rebirth State, right?"

"How dare he provoke Wan Lei?!"

Madness, arrogance, courting death. These were the thoughts running through the minds of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples.

However, this thought never so much as surfaced in the minds of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. After all, they knew better.

Fang Zhengzhi was someone who had dared to pretend to be a Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple to mess with the Heaven Dao Pavilion selection test, and then launched a surprise attack on Third Elder and Fifth Elder, so why would he be afraid of Yin Yang Hall's First Disciple?

At this moment, Wan Lei stopped in his tracks. Sensing that he was in danger, he subconsciously took two steps back, but he never expected the source of danger would actually be Fang Zhengzhi.

"Take me head-on? Hmph, with your capabilities, that's simply…" Wan Lei snorted, preparing to continue to remark on how Fang Zhengzhi had overestimated his ability when he suddenly saw a pair of eyes.

It was a pair of extremely bizarre eyes that were crystal clear.

Most importantly, in the pair of clear eyes were one black and one white air whirls, swirling around.

Two Yin Yang Illustrations!

How could that be possible?!

Wan Lei's expression changed. He simply could not believe that Fang Zhengzhi had mastered the Dao of Yin Yang. Could it be that the one who had mastered the Dao of Yin Yang wasn't Chi Guyan after all?

He didn't believe it.

But this was the truth, Fang Zhengzhi had come, he had brazenly, openly made his way to Wan Lei, with the Yin Yang illustration spinning in his eyes.

A punch. It had been a very direct punch.

No frills, no tricks, no technique.

This brazen madness naturally shocked Wan Lei, but it also angered him.

As the First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall, he had a strong Sage State. It was unthinkable that someone of his stature could have been challenged by an outsider who hadn't even entered the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and in such a way? How could he tolerate it?

He didn't hesitate for long.

Despite being injured, Wan Lei didn't dodge, giving a punch in response.

"Boom!" A loud sound was heard.

Countless pieces of gravel flew, causing dust to cover the place, as a figure swiftly took five steps back.

"Bleh!" Wan Lei spit out a mouthful of blood. He was in disbelief – he really could not believe that he, the First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall, had been forced to retreat.

This was despite the fact that he was injured, and had only 30-40% of his power left.

But the opponent here was someone who had only attained the Rebirth State; someone who had not even entered the Heaven Dao Pavilion. How could he have such a terrifying amount of power?

That punch…

How could it have been so strong?

Wan Lei didn't understand any of this.

But Fang Zhengzhi wasn't intending on giving him any time to think about this. In the time that Wan Lei had taken to step back, Fang Zhengzhi had re-appeared in front of Wan Lei.

"I said if you want to take me head-on, take me head-on!" A smile appeared, stretching from corner to corner of Fang Zhengzhi's mouth. Without waiting for Wan Lei to respond, Fang Zhengzhi gave Wan Lei another strong punch.

"Boom!"

Wan Lei took five steps backward again.

With his face as pale as snow, and a body dyed red with blood, Wan Lei stared at Fang Zhengzhi, who was charging towards him once again, in utter disbelief.

"Impossible! I, Wan Lei, losing to a nobody like you!" Wan Lei's arrogance meant that he didn't want to retreat, but he had already been beaten twice.

How could he bear to lose a third time?

Is it because he sucked away my Origin Source? That's why he became so strong? Wan Lei thought furiously about this and quickly reached a conclusion.

Everything in the world had their strengths and weaknesses.

For instance, Yan Qing was an anomaly, who had an absolute advantage in terms of physical strength.

Wan Lei was furious, but he wasn't stupid. On the converse, he remained very calm. Even in a bad situation, he was could still quickly analyze the advantages and disadvantages of his opponent and himself.

If he couldn't win Fang Zhengzhi in terms of strength, then he'd use experience and the Dao of All Creation.

In moments, he had changed his strategy.

He dodged Fang Zhengzhi's third punch, and a flame appeared on his forehead. It was a black flame, split into six, like six flower petals.

"Rascal, do you know what the epitome of the Dao of Yin Yang looks like?" As he spoke, a black flame rose from his hands.

It was condensed like a real flame, split into six, like a lotus that has not yet bloomed.

"Isn't it life and death?" Fang Zhengzhi curled his lips, a look of disdain on his face.

"What?!" Wan Lei looked like he had been struck by lightning, his face stiff as a board. The feeling of someone else accurately guessing what one's next words are simply wasn't pleasant.

"Yin Yang produces the two polarities, which produce life and death." Fang Zhengzhi didn't spend too long explaining the concept to Wan Lei as he moved his palm, causing a similar black flame to rise from his palms.

"…" Wan Lei stared in shock.

He wasn't the only one – even the Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples were staring in shock, expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"Is he a demon?"

"How is this possible?!"

"It's the same Life-Death Dao of Yin Yang as Wan Lei!"

No one could comprehend how such a strange thing had happened.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples in particular, who had seen Fang Zhengzhi unleash his Heaven Dao and Near-Life Dao, were shell-shocked.

And now…

The Dao of Yin Yang had entered the realm of life and death.

"How could he master all three of the Great Daos? How could such a demon exist in this world?!" The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples found this all very hard to accept.

After all, they were the cream of the crop from various lands and nations. Their pride had been completely shattered by Fang Zhengzhi.

It wasn't just the Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples who were shocked.

Mu Qingfeng, the Heaven Dao Pavilion Sage State disciples, even Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan, who was standing nearby, were unable to hide their shocked expressions.

As for the one who was the most shocked…

It was Tian Xing.

"Exactly what kind of demon is this rascal? His Small Dimension had been destroyed, and he can still use the Heaven Dao? He has even mastered the Yin Yang Life-Death State? Why is he like this? Could it be that this guy's heart is on the right?" Tian Xing clenched his fists tightly, a cold stare in his eyes.

"Rascal, what exactly are you?" Wan Lei really didn't want to ask this question, because he had always felt that Fang Zhengzhi was a dead man walking, what good was there in asking a dead man questions?

But now…

He really wanted to know the answer to this question.

"I answered your question just now, shouldn't you answer my question now?" Fang Zhengzhi clearly had no interest in explaining his identity to Wan Lei.

"What do you mean?" Wan Lei asked subconsciously.

"If the epitome of the Dao of Yin Yang is the Yin Yang Life-Death State, then do you know what the epitome of the Near-Life Dao is?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"The Near-Life Dao?" Wan Lei showed a hint of surprise, as he did not know why Fang Zhengzhi was asking this question. However, as Fang Zhengzhi had said, Fang Zhengzhi had answered his previous question on the epitome of the Dao of Yin Yang, so he naturally could not be seen to be weaker. "Are you trying to test me? The epitome of the Near-Life Dao is, naturally, the Hell Near-Life Chains, which can lock the six senses!"

"Alright, then do it." Fang Zhengzhi nodded his head ever so slightly.

"Do? Do what?" Wan Lei looked lost.

"Obviously, I mean to use it, like how I used the Yin Yang Life-Death State." The corners of Fang Zhengzhi's mouth curled, and he stared at Wan Lei like a fool.

"Use it? Rascal, don't you know that the Near-Life Dao is one of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques, and one of the Great Daos like the Dao of Yin Yang? From what I know, no one in this world can master both of these Daos at the same time!"

"What if someone could?"

"Rascal, I'm not stupid!" Wan Lei laughed mockingly.

Hearing this, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples' expressions turned very weird. They stared at Wan Lei, seemingly trying to tell him that he was being extremely foolish.

This naturally caused Wan Lei a great deal of discomfort.

"What do you mean, you can do that?!" Wan Lei felt ominous after receiving the strange stares from those around him.

"No, I can't." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.

"Well then, what do you mean by that…" Wan Lei was cut off by a freezing cold breeze that rose behind him.

In the next moment, he felt a piercing pain from his feet, as if he had lost control of his right leg.

Then, a flash of red light appeared before his eyes.

That was a chain, a blood red chain, that had rushed out from the ground, which had pierced through his feet, which was on the ground.

And then…

A second chain appeared, then a third, a fourth…

Wan Lei was stunned.

Not only was he stunned, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples and Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan, even Nine Pinnacles Mountain Leader Tian Xing all stood with wide eyes.

"This is… the Hell Near-Life Chains?!"

"He, he actually masted the Near-Life Dao?"

"How could this be?!"

The Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples simply could not believe it.

As for the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, they were rendered speechless. Yes, they had once refused to believe it as well, but now, they could not do that anymore.

The Fang Zhengzhi before their eyes truly was a demon who had mastered three of the Great Daos: the Heaven Dao, the Near-Life Dao and the Dao of Yin Yang.

No one else in the Holy Region could do this!

"Crack!" Wan Lei's arm was once against pierced by a green chain, causing his entire body to twist, and he almost fell to the ground.

"No, this is impossible!" Wan Lei's eyes were filled with disbelief, but the cruel truth was right before his eyes. The feeling of being pierced was crystal clear as it cut into his bone, and he simply had to believe.

The Near-Life Dao!

This guy really mastered the Near-Life Dao?!

Idiot…

I really am an idiot!

Wan Lei didn't hesitate any longer, because the third chain had already made its way to his other arm, if this arm was pierced, he would truly be in a dire situation.

"Life and death state, death lotus, open!" As Wan Lei called out, the black flame on his hand that had yet to blossom now burned brightly.

The six petal-like flames swirled quickly, creating a vibration that shook of the third Hell Near-Life Chain, while the other two chains which had already pierced his body were cut.

"Poof!" A huge vibration, as Wan Lei spit another mouthful of blood, but he didn't dare to stay where he was, and he retreated very quickly.

"Life and death state, death lotus, open!" At this moment, a voice almost identical to Wan Lei was heard, and another Death Lotus appeared in front of Wan Lei.

"What?!" Wan Lei wanted to retreat further, but it was already too late.

This Deah Lotus had grown out of a smudge of blue light, and he who was controlling this Death Lotus was smiling.

At this moment, Wan Lei finally started to understand what Fang Zhengzhi had meant when he said, "plot against you? That's too easy, I want to take you head-on!".

Of course…

If he had not been injured.

Even if Fang Zhengzhi had mastered the three Great Daos, Heaven Dao, Near-Life Dao and the Dao of Yin Yang, he would not be afraid, but the reality was that he was injured.

"Boom!"

Black flames flew everywhere, and a huge black flame tornado wrapped itself around Wan Lei, burning his clothes, and then his hair and skin.

"Sizzle!" sounds could be heard from his body.

Wan Lei now looked rather hideous and savage, but he also seemed to be sneering, sneering from his bones.

That's right.

Wan Lei was sneering.

He was sneering very loudly.

"Reverse the flow of Yin and Yang!" Wan Lei bellowed lightly, and then a strange scene appeared, as the black flame that was burning his body entered Wan Lei's body, as if by some strange command, and disappeared.

He was the great First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall.

How could he lose to Fang Zhengzhi?

He had been waiting.

Waiting for an opportunity to turn the tables.

In fact, when the Death Lotus had risen in Fang Zhengzhi's hand, he had already planned all of this, and now, it had gone according to plan.

"Die!" Wan Lei's expression was ice cold, as he forcefully absorbed the Death Lotus into his body, which would result in a loss on both sides.

However, he no longer cared.

Even if he were to sustain huge injuries, and not be able to use any Origin Source in two years, he had to make Fang Zhengzhi pay for what he had done today.

"Boom!" Black flames rose to the sky, violently swirling around, turning the white jade gravel below Wan Lei's feet into powder.

How could the First Disciple of Yin Yang hall be so weak?

He wanted Fang Zhengzhi to die because only if he was dead could Wan Lei regain his dignity, and all the blame could be shifted onto Fang Zhengzhi.

This was what Wan Lei thought.

However, this thought did not stay for long, because a sword appeared in his line of vision. It was a mediocre sword, not impressive or grand in any way.

"Shiii!" The sword pierced through the chest, as blood spurted everywhere.

"If you want to die, then I shall kill you!" Wan Lei heard a voice as clear as a nightingale near his ear. It was a lovely voice, but a very cold one at the same time, as cold as the sword that had pierced through his chest.

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Chapter 679: If Shamelessness Were A Dao

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If Wan Lei's expression had frozen at this moment, one would see that his wide-open eyes were extremely bloodshot, staring at Chi Guyan, who was standing in front of him with her pink dress stained with blood.

Those bright eyes, perfect, exquisite features, that loft and pride which would have ruined nations. Oh, how bright she was, like the brightest stars in the universe.

It was very real.

However, he could not believe that it had been her, the Chosen One Chi Guyan, who had pierced his heart with her sword. Why? Why would she dare to kill me?!

"If you want to die, then I shall be the one to kill you!"

You shall be the one to kill me?!

Wan Lei couldn't understand, he simply could not understand.

How could she not know that she represented the Heaven Dao Pavilion? Did she not know that he was the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall? How dare she?!

"You… cough cough…" Wan Lei's body softened as he kneeled on the ground, but his eyes remained on Chi Guyan. "Are you not afraid…afraid that the Yin Yang Hall looks…looks for you…"

"You don't deserve it!" Chi Guyan gazed quietly at Wan Lei, her expression as calm as a frozen lake, without a single ripple.

"Don't… don't deserve it?!" Wan Lei's eyes widened, he could not reconcile himself to it, he really could not. He had come today to the Heaven Dao Pavilion to watch a fight, not to participate in one himself.

How many months, how much work had gone into this, such that he could have achieved what he had – entering the Sage State with just a single move and becoming the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall.

He had a bright future ahead of him…

But now, he was going to die, die under the sword of Chi Guyan, and all because he attacked a guy who had not even entered the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

How could he reconcile this with himself?

"Ciiii!" He pulled the sword out.

Red blood gushed out from Wan Lei's heart, dripping onto the ground, dying the powdered white jade a crimson red.

Chi Guyan turned around, not even looking twice at Wan Lei. This was due to the arrogance and disdain in her heart, as she saw him as nothing more than an ant.

However, this "ant" was a strong figure in the Sage State. He was the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall.

"You…" Wan Lei spit out another mouthful of blood as he looked at Chi Guyan's back view. He seemed like he had more to say, but the blood gushing out of his heart caused him to give in. He couldn't take it any longer.

"Dong!"

Wan Lei's fell to the ground, his face unwilling and shocked. He didn't want to die, he really didn't want to, but it was a fact that he had died.

Even if he was the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall, and a strong figure in the Sage State, a sword pierce through the heart could only mean death.

"Shh!" All the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples drew in their breaths.

Each of them stared at Chi Guyan, and as they saw the arrogance on her face, they felt a chill run down their spines.

She actually killed Wan Lei?!

No one had expected this. After all, as Wan Lei had said, Chi Guyan was a representative of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and Wan Lei was the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall.

Why would Chi Guyan do that?

No one knew.

But the truth was that Chi Guyan had taken action, and had shown no mercy, killing him with a single pierce of the sword, not even giving a proper explanation.

Shock, silence.

None of this seemed to have any effect on Chi Guyan. All she did was slowly keep the sword, and then slowly made her way to Fang Zhengzhi's side.

She looked at Fang Zhengzhi and then quietly stood still as if nothing had happened. Calm and lofty.

As for Fang Zhengzhi, he seemed rather speechless.

Didn't she just kill-steal him? The guy had already been crippled by him, and at a vital moment, she had appeared to kill him with a single sword stroke. Was this anything to be proud of?

"Erm… I think you just stole my kill?" Fang Zhengzhi felt the need to remind Chi Guyan that this wasn't a very good habit.

"Yeah." Chi Guyan nodded her head.

"So, shouldn't you say something?"

"What do you want me to say?"

"…" Fang Zhengzhi was once again rendered speechless.

At this moment, laughter rang out, and then Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan, who had been standing far away, walked away from the crowd and slowly made his way towards Tian Xing, his expression gloomy.

"Hahaha… Leader Tian, Chi Guyan is trying to warn others. It seems like it wouldn't be so easy to get the Thousand Years Fire Herb from this guy's body!" Gu Yuan stopped near Tian Xing.

He didn't move any nearer but had a wide smile on his face.

The Chosen One Chi Guyan naturally wouldn't do something without reason, especially something like killing the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall, Wan Lei.

If she had to do it…

There can only be one reason.

He had to be killed!

Tian Xing didn't speak, but his expression was terrifyingly dark.

Even Gu Yuan could see Chi Guyan's intention, so how could he not see it? It was obvious – Chi Guyan had killed Wan Lei to show her stance.

This was a very simple logic, if she had to choose between him and Wan Lei, it wouldn't be difficult.

"She killed him to warn others? Ah, so that was what she intended!"

"Sister Chi Guyan, did she use Wan Lei's death to tell Tian Xing that she's already made up her mind?"

"That's right, if we have to fight today, killing Wan Lei was obviously a good choice!"

Hearing this, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples quickly understood what was happening.

Although Chi Guyan never said much throughout, at this moment, everyone could feel the strength of her resolve.

If even Wan Lei could be killed, then what about the Nine Pinnacles Mountain?

Tian Xing's fists were tightly clenched. He had an agreement with Mu Qingfeng regarding the extraction of the pill; this matter had been concluded.

But now, Chi Guyan's stance was extremely clear.

Tian Xing wasn't as worried about Chi Guyan as he was about Mu Qingfeng since this affected the delicate relationship that the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and the Heaven Dao Pavilion shared.

Being Mu Qingfeng's proudest, most beloved disciple, if Chi Guyan was really in danger because of Fang Zhengzhi, would Mu Qingfeng continue to honor the pill-extracting agreement? Who knows?

Give up?

Tian Xing obviously could not give up.

But he also could not continue to fight, because, in that short fight, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain had already lost almost ten disciples, and dozens were seriously injured.

Of course, the Heaven Dao Pavilion also suffered casualties.

But compared to the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, the Heaven Dao Pavilion had suffered much fewer casualties. This was due to two reasons, one, the Heaven Dao Pavilion specialized in swordsmanship, and was better at combat than the Nine Pinnacles Mountain; two, they were at the Heaven Dao Pavilion itself – the Heaven Dao Pavilion had an advantage since they were on home ground, and had a greater number of disciples.

Most importantly…

Tian Xing was slightly injured.

Fang Zhengzhi absorbed 30% of his Origin Energy. Right now, there was no way for him to fight to the death against Mu Qingfeng. Hence, how could he continue fighting?

"Ten moves. If the two of you can block ten of my moves, I'll leave! If not… the Heaven Dao Pavilion will bathe in blood today!" Tian Xing said coldly as he looked at Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, upon hearing this, looked at each other. Worry and contemplation filled their faces.

Tian Xing?

He was someone who was as powerful as Mu Qingfeng, and one of the most powerful cultivator in the entire Holy Region. Ten moves? While it sounded simple, it was nearly impossible to achieve.

Hence, most importantly, this promise concerned the Thousand Years Fire Herb. Naturally, Tian Xing would use all his strength and show no mercy.

When Mu Qingfeng heard Tian Xing's words, he frowned.

No one knew the extent of Tian Xing's strength better than he did. Even he was not confident of beating Tian Xing, much less Chi Guyan and Fang Zhengzhi.

Ten moves?

It was too difficult.

"I disagree!" Fang Zhengzhi said.

He was not dumb. Ten moves? It would kill him. While he had never fought Tian Xing head-on, he remembered how Mu Qingfeng was able to take his Traceless Sword.

Tian Xing was just as powerful as Mu Qingfeng.

He who recognized the situation was the true hero. Fang Zhengzhi knew the situation he was in really well. After all, he was now at an advantage, so why would he risk it all?

It was not worth it. Furthermore, he had no motivation to do so.

"Rascal, this is not up to you. If you don't abide by my conditions, the Heaven Dao Pavilion will run red with blood!" Tian Xing was visibly enraged.

As the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, he had already taken many steps back. By proposing the condition of ten moves, it was nearing the end of his limits.

"Are you sure?" Fang Zhengzhi appeared to be thinking.

"I'm sure!" Tian Xing nodded his head.

"How can I believe you?"

"What a joke! I never go back on my words, never!"

"Alright, you can fight. After all, I'm not a member of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. You two can fight. I'll leave," said Fang Zhengzhi when he heard that. He turned and prepared to walk away.

"…" Tian Xing's lips twitched. Even though he was the Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, he did not know how to react to Fang Zhengzhi's shameless words.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples around them were speechless too.

What was this?

He was the reason for the conflict, but he behaved as if he completely did not care about this matter and planned to leave.

It was akin to saying, "Have fun fighting you lot, I'll make a move first."

How could he say something so shameless?

"Wait a minute!" Tian Xing looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was about to leave and calmed the fire in his heart. He clenched his fists so tightly that the bones were cracking.

"What other matters do you have, Leader Tian? In fact, if I were you, I'll start fighting now. You said that you will never renegade on your words, don't forget!" Fang Zhengzhi said with a face filled with suspicion.

"You…" Tian Xing suppressed his rage, which rose in his heart once more. He looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who seemed uncaring, and he really wanted to punch him. However, when he looked at Chi Guyan, who was next to him, he forced himself to calm down and said, "Rascal, are you afraid?"

"No, but I think that the conditions can be changed."

"Conditions? What conditions?"

"Just now you said that if we can survive ten moves, you will leave. However, for me, I won't get anything out of this," said Fang Zhengzhi as his mouth curled.

"Get nothing out of this? Rascal, don't push it. The Thousand Years Fire Herb in your body is the supreme treasure of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. How can you say that you won't benefit from it?" Tian Xing stared at him coldly.

"You said it yourself. The Thousand Years Fire Herb is inside me. What's the point of using it as a reward?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"Rascal, you…. Fine, what are your terms?"

"How about we reduce the number of moves from ten to one?" When Fang Zhengzhi heard Tian Xing's words, he asked this question hopefully.

"One move…" Tian Xing spoke halfway before it seemed as if he had choked on something. He felt as if he had swallowed a fly.

Originally, he thought Fang Zhengzhi would ask for a treasure as the reward of this wager. However, he never expected Fang Zhengzhi's condition to mean this.

Going from ten moves to just one?

"How does this guy's brain work? Does he have any sort of limit? No matter how much confidence Tian Xing had, he would not agree to this condition."

"Pfft!" Chi Guyan could not help but burst out laughing. Her normally regal and calm look faded completely and her face cracked into laughter like a flower blooming.

If shamelessness were a Dao…

She believed that Fang Zhengzhi would have been in the Sage State ten years ago.

Right now, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples around them looked at each other. Their faces all turned red.

"How shameless can this guy get?"

"Changing the number of moves from ten to one, how can he say this with a straight face?"

"Does he think that we are idiots?"

The Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples because they had never seen someone who could be so brazen. There was no limit to his shamelessness.

They were not alone. When Mu Qingfeng heard this, his head turned to the side and he cursed underneath his breath, "Rascal, there's no limit to how shameless you can be!"

Of course…

He would never say it.

The reason was simple. While he felt that Fang Zhengzhi was shameless, he hoped that Fang Zhengzhi could obtain a favorable condition from Tian Xing's mouth.

After all, the chances of surviving ten moves were minimal.

"As the Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, are you so unconfident of yourself?" Fang Zhengzhi said to Tian Xing. The side of his mouth curled disrespectfully.

"Rascal, don't try to provoke me like this!" Tian Xing gritted his teeth. "When I said ten moves, I mean it. Of course, if anyone of you dares to fight me alone, I'll lower it to five!"

"I am not dumb. It's more likely for two people to survive ten moves than it is for one person to survive five moves. If you think one move is impossible, how about two moves?"

"Impossible!"

"Three moves!"

"Still impossible!"

"What about if it's just one person?"

"Eh no… wait a minute, a person? You say that you can take three of my moves alone?" Tian Xing prepared to shake his head but soon, he reacted to it. He could not believe what he was hearing. Soon, he laughed too, "When you said 'alone', you mean Gu Chiyan and not you, right?"

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Chapter 680: Wrath of the Heaven, The Strongest Battle

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"When he says 'alone', he means Senior Chi Guyan? Does this shameless person want Senior Chi Guyan to fight Tian Xing alone?"

"This must be the case!"

"Can he be more shameless?"

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard Fang Zhengzhi's words, they were stunned. However, after Tian Xing had explained it to them, they all became visibly enraged.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were not alone. Even the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples were in disbelief.

As for Chi Guyan…

Her expression did not change much. The smile from her face evaporated as she looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was next to her. Then, she quietly took a step back.

"Be careful," said Chi Guyan. Her voice was not loud. However, the disciples from both sects around her could hear her.

"Careful?"

"What does this mean?"

"Does it mean that this guy will be up next?"

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples all had faces of doubt after they heard her words. After all, they all knew how shameless he was.

How could such a shameless person be willing to something so dangerous?

However, Fang Zhengzhi just nodded his head slightly. Then, he slowly walked toward Tian Xing. While his pace was not fast, it was deliberate.

"He wants to fight Tian Xing alone?!"

"Impossible!"

When they saw this scene, the disciples of both the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, and even the other two emperors on the Heaven Academic Altar, were shocked.

"Oh? Did I guess wrong?" Tian Xing's expression turned severe once more. As he looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was walking toward him, a light glinted in his eyes.

"Three moves. If I can survive three of your moves, bring your men back to the Nine Pinnacles Mountain!" Fang Zhengzhi did not answer Tian Xing's question but instead, he just said this.

"Hahaha… you have a sharp tongue indeed. However, are you sure that you can block three of my moves?" When Tian Xing heard this, he started laughing.

After all, the reason why he proposed ten moves was because he planned for Chi Guyan and not Fang Zhengzhi.

If Chi Guyan really decided to fight him, he would give it a lot more thought. However, if Fang Zhengzhi fought him alone…

He could do so without any hesitation.

"Yes, I'm sure," replied Fang Zhengzhi.

"Good, very good! I admit that I have judged you wrongly. While you're shameless, you have the spirit of a man. Let's do what you say. Three moves. If you can survive three moves, I'll leave and I promise I'll never bother the Heaven Dao Pavilion ever again!" Tian Xing looked at Fang Zhengzhi seriously and nodded his head.

"He's really challenging Tian Xing?"

"It seems real enough. However, with his strength, how can he live three moves? He's asking for death!"

"While it's a suicide mission, he's brave indeed."

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard this, they all looked at Fang Zhengzhi differently.

Fang Zhengzhi naturally disregarded the discussion going on around him.

After he heard Tian Xing's response, he slowly turned to look at Mu Qingfeng and said, "Pavilion Leader Mu, today, I offer myself to save the Heaven Dao Pavilion from turning into a sea of blood and carnage. Shouldn't you do something in acknowledgment?"

"How would you like me to acknowledge you?" After Mu Qingfeng heard Fang Zhengzhi's words, he nodded his head seriously too.

While the fight between the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and the Heaven Dao Pavilion was inextricably linked to Fang Zhengzhi, he could also be said to uninvolved in it.

Hence, it was not unreasonable for Fang Zhengzhi to make requests.

Furthermore, Mu Qingfeng did not believe that Fang Zhengzhi could survive three moves from Tian Xing. Even so, he could treat Fang Zhengzhi's request like his last requests.

"If I can block three of Tian Xing's moves, I want you to let Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu be your disciples. Furthermore, you must instruct them personally!" Fang Zhengzhi said this without even thinking.

"Take in Yan Xiu and Nangong Mu?" Mu Qingfeng never expected Fang Zhengzhi to make such a request. He looked at Yan Xiu, who was unconscious, subconsciously and then at Nangong Mu, who was still fighting Yan Qing. "Alright, I accept your request. Furthermore, if you can live, I'll even promise to bend the rules and take you in as a disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion."

"Master wants to let this guy into the Heaven Dao Pavilion?"

"He's so shameless, how can master accept him?"

"Hurhur, he has no chance of surviving. Master's promise is just a gesture of kindness. It won't happen!"

"Hmm, that's right!"

After the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard Mu Qingfeng's words, they could not quite believe it too. However, when they heard that the pre-condition was for Fang Zhengzhi to survive three moves, they relaxed instantly.

"There's no need to take me in as a disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Thank you for your kind intention, Pavilion Leader Mu, but I don't want to join the Heaven Dao Pavilion," replied Fang Zhengzhi as he looked at Mu Qingfeng and the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples before smiling.

"He doesn't want to join the Heaven Dao Pavilion?!"

"Master is so kind and magnanimous. This guy doesn't know what's good for him!"

Some of the disciples who were worried at first, upon hearing Fang Zhengzhi's rejection, turned visibly angry.

Fang Zhengzhi smiled slightly. He naturally knew what they were thinking.

When Mu Qingfeng proposed making him his disciple, he knew that it was a gesture of kindness. It was akin to a millionaire showing compassion to a beggar. If he rejected the Heaven Dao Pavilion's invitation, it was akin to disregarding his circumstances.

Fang Zhengzhi never viewed himself as a beggar.

Hence, why would he take up Mu Qingfeng's act of kindness and compassion?

Perhaps, if he joined the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he would obtain many benefits. For example, he would obtain a position of respect in the Holy Region. He could learn more about cultivation and even obtain more resources.

However…

The world was fair.

If you wanted rewards, you must be willing to sacrifice.

He was sure that as long as he joined the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he would have to obey its rules and regulations. He had to be an obedient disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Promoting the Heaven Dao Pavilion would be his job. The interests of the pavilion would come before his own pride.

Fang Zhengzhi valued freedom. He hated such rules.

Of course, this was not important. What was important was his suspicion on why Mu Qingfeng wanted to take him in as his disciple.

Undoubtedly, it was because of his relationship with Chi Guyan. Secondly, he demonstrated his talent and abilities just now. Thirdly, it was to honor the Great Xia Dynasty.

However, Fang Zhengzhi also had a good memory.

When Tian Xing proposed taking the Thousand Years Fire Herb from inside Fang Zhengzhi, Mu Qingfeng did not stop him. Even now, when he stood up and volunteered to take three moves from Tian Xing, Mu Qingfeng also did not stop him.

In other words…

Mu Qingfeng did not really want to take him in as a disciple, but he had no choice. To be precise, the Heaven Dao Pavilion did more mind an extra disciple.

It was clear from how Mu Qingfeng proposed taking him in as a disciple only if he could survive three moves.

In fact, Fang Zhengzhi expected this result the moment he was at the Northern Mountain Village. Even if he was at in the Supernatural State, the Heaven Dao Pavilion would not reject him, much less when he was now in the Rebirth State.

However, there was a difference between not rejecting him and wanting him.

Fang Zhengzhi had no time.

He had no plan of using his sacrifices to get resources. Furthermore, he did not want to join the Heaven Dao Pavilion when everyone did not like him.

Of course, he had to admit that Mu Qingfeng seemed like a good teacher. Even though he had injured Third Elder and Fifth Elder, he still expressed his willingness to accept him into the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

However, the Heaven Dao Pavilion was not just run by Mu Qingfeng.

"Pavilion Leader Mu, could you return me my Traceless Sword?" Fang Zhengzhi stopped thinking because after he had seen Tian Xing, Wan Lei of the Yin Yang Hall, and Elder Gu Yuan of the Fu Xi Valley, he had a new understanding of the Holy Region.

This was a place where the true elites fought for dominance, both honorably and through trickery. Everywhere was filled with 'hungry wolves'.

Fang Zhengzhi's main goal now was to live.

Furthermore, he did not just want to live, but he also wanted to live excitedly and without restraint. He wanted to use his own method to change his fate.

"Fang Zhengzhi, I won't force you into joining the Heaven Dao Pavilion. However, I don't think this sword is fit for you," said Mu Qingfeng as he shook his head. He appeared worried.

"I think it's fit for me."

"Alright, since you insist, I'll return the Traceless Sword to you!" Mu Qingfeng did not continue arguing with Fang Zhengzhi. He waved his hand and from the sleeve of his white robes, a purple ray of light flew out.

In fact, very few people knew the other important reason why Mu Qingfeng wanted to take Fang Zhengzhi in. It was because of the Traceless Sword. In other words, when Fang Zhengzhi beat back many Sage State disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion with his Traceless Sword, he had already made up his mind to take Fang Zhengzhi in. If not for that, he would not have let Fang Zhengzhi consume one of his precious pills.

Of course, when Fang Zhengzhi expressed his unwillingness to join the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he could not, as the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, forcibly keep Fang Zhengzhi's sword.

"Roar!"

The sword roared like a dragon.

Fang Zhengzhi reached out with his hand and grabbed the Traceless Sword. Instantly, he felt a strange sense of familiarity and a suppressed killing intent.

Not fit?

Why was it not fit?

Fang Zhengzhi did not understand Mu Qingfeng's words. However, Mu Qingfeng did not offer any explanation. He stopped thinking and the moment the Traceless Sword was in his hand, a faint dragon roar could be heard from it.

Tian Xing's gaze fell upon Fang Zhengzhi's Traceless Sword. A look of surprise flashed past his eyes.

"This is a good sword," said Tian Xing. His voice was not loud.

However, all of the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain were shocked. This was because Tian Xing was the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. Most importantly, Tian Xing's skills at forging weapons were the best among all five sects of the Holy Region.

The Yin Yang Hall made pills!

The Nine Pinnacles Mountain made weapons!

If a sword could make Tian Xing exclaim in appreciation, it had to be extraordinary. What kind of sword was it?

At this moment, everyone looked admiringly at the Traceless Sword. When they saw the pale purple light glowing from the Traceless Sword, they were all confused.

However, at this moment, the Traceless Sword moved.

To be precise, Fang Zhengzhi moved.

He unsheathed the sword and the purple qi, which was like a dragon, started to fill the sky with a rumbling sound. The purple light shone brightly and a humongous killing intent surged from it.

No one expected Fang Zhengzhi to forgo his defenses and just attack.

However, this was just what he did.

The purple light shot into the sky and turned into a coiling dragon that flew skyward. Then, thunder boomed and a sword light, which twisted and turned like a bolt of lightning, dropped down.

Dragon Slayer Slash.

"Oh?" Tian Xing's expression changed slightly. "This is the power of someone in the Rebirth State, but this power of this sword easily rivals of one in the Sage State. Too bad…"

He did not get to finish.

This was because the sword light was already in front of him.

This made all surrounding Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples hold their breath as they stared in anticipation.

After all, they all saw this move before.

Fifth Elder's arm was chopped off by this very move.

Right now, Tian Xing was its target.

What would happen?

The sword roared deafeningly like a dragon.

Tian Xing finally moved. However, he did not block the sword like what everyone predicted but instead, he completely disregarded it.

"No matter how strong it is, it's useless if it can't hurt me!" Tian Xing's voice rang out. At the same time, his body mysteriously disappeared.

Then, he re-appeared in mid-air.

Less than an inch from him was the tail of Dragon Slayer Slash. Here, purple light shone more intensely than anywhere else.

"Hit!" Tian Xing bellowed. With that, he punched the tail of the sword light, where it was the most purple.

"Boom!" A huge explosion rang out.

It was a dull sound, like a fist hitting another fist.

The moment that happened, the clear sword sound and the dragon roar stopped. The purple light faded and Fang Zhengzhi, who was clad in a blue robe, appeared.

One his hand wielded a sword while the other clenched a fist.

However, evidently, Fang Zhengzhi was tired. This was because while his fist hit Tian Xing's, he did not actually punch out fully.

In other words…

He did not straighten his arm.

He struck out at the last moment.

"Not bad, quick reflexes!" Tian Xing sounded slightly impressed. However, he did not retract his fist but instead, extended it and roared, "Wrath of the Heaven!"

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Chapter 681: Growth, End of the Line

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

"Kaboom!" The moment Tian Xing's voice rang out, a bolt of lightning flashed through the sky.

The sky, which was bright at first, dimmed instantly. The sun was gone and the stars started to shine. It was as if day had turned into night.

At the same time, a huge shadow appeared on Tian Xing's body.

It was a red-haired hunk clad in black armor. On his black armor, one could see golden dots of light flashing. He had thick brows and bronze-like eyes and his face was almost completely covered by his thick, black beard.

It was real, very real.

The moment the red-haired hunk appeared, Tian Xing disappeared. It seemed as if he had merged with this red-haired hunk.

A terrifying pressure could be felt from Tian Xing. When Tian Xing roared, it was as if the very heaven roared with him. It was a heavenly kind of anger.

This scene seemed greatly exaggerated.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples underneath were both shocked when they saw this. Their faces were awestruck and terrified.

"Wrath of the Heaven! Is this Tian Xing's lineage?!"

"He uses his lineage straightaway. He's not giving Fang Zhengzhi any chance at all!"

"He truly lives up to his title as one of the most powerful beings in the Holy Region!"

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw this scene, they were all petrified. In their hearts, they knew that this battle did not need more than three moves.

Fang Zhengzhi was slightly stunned too. He knew that Tian Xing was strong and he was mentally prepared too. However, could he really be so strong until he did not know when to show mercy?

What kind of nonsense was this?

Was this the 'complete change'?

Before he had any more time to think, Fang Zhengzhi felt a terrifying power from his fist. It was as heavy as a mountain and brimmed with a vast energy. Waves of it smashed against his body ceaselessly. It was able to suppress him completely.

There was no way he could block it.

"Boom!"

Fang Zhengzhi's body fell from the heaven immediately. He was like a comet that streaked across the night sky as he fell to the ground at full speed.

"Kaboom!"

Another hole appeared in the ground, which had already been ruined, instantly. One could not see how deep it was. Even Fang Zhengzhi's figure could not be seen.

Silence. It was extremely silent.

Every single Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples looked into the hole. They stared at the canyon-like hole and they all sighed in their hearts.

The disparity in strength was far too wide.

Even if Fang Zhengzhi was a genius, even if his sword strokes were capable of matching the strength of a Sage State being, he now faced one of the most powerful beings in the entire Holy Region, Tian Xing.

How could he win?

Excluding the fact that Fang Zhengzhi was only in the Rebirth State, even a normal Sage State cultivator could not last more than three moves when fighting against Tian Xing.

"No mercy indeed!" Mu Qingfeng looked into the distance as he stared at the godly red-haired hunk. He shook his head slightly.

He naturally knew the full extent of Tian Xing's strength.

Hence, he knew that Fang Zhengzhi's chances of lasting more than three moves against him were close to zero.

"Fang Zhengzhi!" The voice of the Xian King, Lin Yun, sounded. It broke the silence around them. He naturally saw the look of worry on Emperor Lin Mubai's face and he understood that this was a fight that he could no stop. However, he still looked subconsciously at Chi Guyan.

Chi Guyan's face was slightly pale. This time, this Pride of the Heavens looked worried.

However, the look of worry faded.

She bit her lips tightly and the starlight in her eyes shone brighter and brighter. However, Chi Guyan did not move. She did not even say a single word.

"Motherf*cker! F*ck!" At this moment, a sound emanated from the black hole. It was weak but also infuriated.

The disciples of both the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain were shocked. Countless looks were shot in the direction of the black hole.

Even Nangong Hao, who had been standing in the crowd without moving or saying anything, looked in the direction of the hole. He was shocked too.

At this very moment, a figure slowly crawled out from the black hole. One could see that this figure was trembling. Evidently, he was in a bad state.

However, this person was extremely resolute. His resolution was indescribable, but it existed and was very, very real.

"He is still alive?!"

"This is a miracle. Tian Xing struck him with the power of his lineage!"

"However, he has just one breath left. With his state now, he can't survive the second blow, much less the third."

The Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples were all shocked. However, other than being shocked, they clearly knew that after taking this blow, Fang Zhengzhi was the end of the line. There was no chance of survival for him anymore.

Chi Guyan bit down on her lips tighter.

She clenched her fists even tighter and her entire body appeared to be shaking slightly. However, she did not move. Instead, she just watched the figure climb out of the hole quietly.

"Cough!" Fang Zhengzhi's body trembled as he coughed repeatedly and loudly. Blood trickled down from the corner of his mouth. He was on the verge of collapse.

However, he continued to stare intently at the huge figure in the distance. He looked at the red-haired hunk clad in black armor.

This was…

Was it the legendary Xuan Heavenly Dao Body, otherwise known as his lineage or bloodline? Tian Xing had one? It should be similar to the shadow that floated behind Chi Guyan's back too right?

Fang Zhengzhi tried to guess what it was. However, he could clearly see that the shadow behind Tian Xing, compared to the flickering one behind Chi Guyan, was much more 'real'.

"Is this how strong he is?"

Fang Zhengzhi knew that this time, he grossly underestimated Tian Xing's strength. When he fought Mu Qingfeng, he did not use his full strength.

Recently, Fang Zhengzhi had been fighting with many powerful Sage State cultivators.

For example, when he was in the Flame Capital City, he fought with King Xieluo, the Demon King. Earlier, he fought with Third Elder and Fifth Elder in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Just now, he fought with Wan Lei of the Yin Yang Hall.

After these three battles, it was impossible for Fang Zhengzhi not to grow at all.

Of course, now that he thought about it, Fang Zhengzhi realized how naïve he was.

There was something common among all these fights. King Xieluo was severely drained and had been severely injured by Ping Yang. This was why he had his chance.

When he fought against Third Elder and Fifth Elder, he was able to play tricks on them and it was a very lucky win for him.

In his battle against Wan Lei of the Yin Yang Pavilion, more than 70% of Wan Lei's Origin Energy had been depleted at the start of the fight. Furthermore, he fought him together with Chi Guyan.

"Are you ready?" At this moment, the shadow on Tian Xing's body disappeared. His black robes billowed in the wind but he did not descend from the sky. He looked at Fang Zhengzhi as if he was looking at a dead man.

"Yes!" The moment Fang Zhengzhi said that he moved and a streak of blue light flashed past. Soon, he was standing in front of Tian Xing.

His Traceless Sword in his hands shone with an eye-catching purple light.

The sword started to roar and a dragon roar could be heard.

"This guy still dares to… go against him?!"

"Is he courting death?"

"Something is wrong. With his shamelessness, shouldn't he say something like 'I haven't rested enough'? Why did he not request for a break but instead, deliver himself up like this?"

The disciples of both the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain were shocked beyond words to see Fang Zhengzhi rush up once more.

They were not the only ones…

A look of confusion flashed in Tian Xing's eyes.

He naturally could see that Fang Zhengzhi was at the end of the line. Even so, the only way he could live was by concentrating all his energy on defending himself.

In other words, this was the only way he could survive the three blows?

Attack?

What did it mean?

Tian Xing did not understand what was going on, but Fang Zhengzhi was already in front of him. He almost subconsciously attacked, but at this moment, a thought flashed past his mind.

"Oh no, this b*stard wants to trick me!" Tian Xing's eyes shone brightly with light. Then, he moved too. However, he did not move toward Fang Zhengzhi.

Instead…

He rushed at light-speed toward the black hole in the ground.

"What's going on?"

"Why doesn't he kill Fang Zhengzhi straightaway? Why is he charging toward the hole?"

"Wait a minute, can that be…"

When the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain saw this scene, looks of suspicion crossed their faces. Quickly, they all came to the same conclusion.

"This is Heavenly Descent!"

"This guy is truly shameless!"

"What a pity that his opponent is Tian Xing! Had it been anyone else, who may not know that he has mastered the Heavenly Dao, he may be able to successfully trick them!"

After they realized what was going on, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples knew that Fang Zhengzhi's time was up.

"Boom!" Tian Xing's body charged into the black hole at this moment. At the same time, a thick, almost solid, ball of light started to shine.

This made the huge black hole blow up instantly. Countless pieces of rock and granite flew everywhere. However, as they flew, they were instantly into powder.

This move was terrifying. It would surely lead to death.

"Is he dead?" Everyone stared tightly at the ground, which had been covered with black light. They were all nervous.

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