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 778: How Strong Are You Exactly!

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"How dare you, slave, to escape the cold pond without receiving any order from the Tower Master and enter the Ling Yun Tower!" One of the Ling Yun Tower disciples finally opened his mouth and pointed her sword forward.

"Hurhur… I've won again. The first person they scold is you. However, why did I say 'again'?" When Fang Zhengzhi heard the words from the Ling Yun Tower disciple, a smile crept across his face as he turned to look at Ping Yang.

The five disciples were completely ignored.

"Hmph!" Ping Yang said softly. Her powdery lips curled into a look of unhappiness as she tilted her head to the side. She was evidently not pleased.

When she turned her gaze over, she naturally saw the man who was standing close to the five other disciples of the Ling Yun Tower.

From his back, his gray and white robes seemed extremely simple. However, even though she could not see his face, Ping Yang's expression changed and her body trembled.

"Your Majesty, father!" Instantly, Ping Yang called out. At the same time, she rushed as fast as she could over to the man.

This sound and action finally made him turn around. With that, color returned to his originally-worried face. His gaze shone with light as his body started to shake.

"Ping Yang!"

"Father!"

The two figures clashed against each other and the man in grey and white was evidently very emotional. As he looked at Ping Yang, who stood in front of him, his face revealed a look of disbelief.

Ping Yang too looked at the man in gray and white. Her eyes started to turn watery and she grabbed his hands tightly.

"Eh!?" The five Ling Yun Tower disciples were shocked by the actions of the man and Ping Yang. After all, they did not know who the two of them were.

All they knew was that this man arrived seven days ago here and he came with a parcel from the Ling Yun Tower.

However, after they submitted the item, the instructions they received was to deny him an audience. Hence, this man stood here for seven days and seven nights.

Of course, their superiors did not ask them to chase the man out of the Ling Yun Tower but allowed him to remain where he was.

Your Majesty?

Emperor!

One of the four emperors!?

Ping Yang!

Could it be…

It's him!

The five Ling Yun Tower disciples exchange looks and from that one simple shout, they were able to figure out the identity of their slave.

Then, their faces turned. Finally, they realized that this was something that everyone in the Ling Yun Tower knew about, but no one dared to speak of.

"Your Majesty?" When Fang Zhengzhi looked at the man's face, it was impossible for him to not be at least a bit shocked.

Lin Mubai.

The Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Why was he in the Ling Yun Tower?

Furthermore, Lin Mubai wore gray and white robes and looked like a pillar in the Ling Yun Tower. More importantly, looking at Ping Yang and Lin Mubai, it seemed as if neither side knew that the other was coming.

"Father… why are you here?"

"I'm… here to take you away!"

"Take me away?"

"Yes! The world outside is quite different. I'm worried… Furthermore, it has already been half a year and I heard that in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, Fang Zhengzhi… Eh? Fang Zhengzhi! You're still alive!" Just when Lin Mubai was about to continue, he suddenly noticed Fang Zhengzhi.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'm not dead," said Fang Zhengzhi in a slightly speechless fashion. However, when he saw the look of suspicion on Lin Mubai's face, he replied earnestly as he nodded his head.

"…" Lin Mubai paused for a while and then, he reacted quickly, "It's good that you're still alive. Haha… it's good that you're not dead!"

Lin Mubai seemed content.

However, right when the five disciples heard the words 'Fang Zhengzhi', their faces changed and they all had ugly expressions on their faces.

"Fang Zhengzhi? You're Fang Zhengzhi!" The five Ling Yun Tower disciples exchanged a look and their expressions changed completely. After all, in the Holy Region now, Fang Zhengzhi was more terrifying than any emperor. "Stop!"

Just when the first Ling Yun Tower disciple said that, an intense-green light shone from her body and turned into a long green stick which was like an emerald-green bamboo.

This was the power of someone in the Rebirth State.

In the Holy Region, someone in the peak Rebirth State was not considered strong. However, they could be said to be the top disciples within a sect. It was not uncommon for such power to appear on a disciple of the Ling Yun Tower.

However, what was shocking was that the moment this green light appeared on this Ling Yun Tower disciple, the other four disciples also started to shine with green light.

Quickly, in the small garden, bamboos made from green light could be seen everywhere. Crystalline green leaves shone with a cold light.

"This is their Jade Bamboo Domain! Fang Zhengzhi, bring Ping Yang away. The Ling Yun Tower is unlike the other four sects!" When Lin Mubai saw the emerald-green bamboos, he became visibly panicky.

"Right, among the five sects in the Holy Region, the Heaven Dao Pavilion cultivated the way of the sword. The Yin Yang Hall cultivated pills. The Nine Pinnacles Mountain forged weapons. The Fu Xi Valley studied formations. And the Ling Yun Tower studied the 'Dao'. Indeed, they're slightly different!" Fang Zhengzhi's footsteps stopped as he looked at the swaying jade bamboos in front of him and his smile widened.

While Fang Zhengzhi did not fear the Ling Yun Tower disciples opposite him, his words were not meant to mock them.

In contrast, he seemed to admire them.

After all, his understanding of the Dao was decent and hence, he knew how difficult it could be to understand the many creations in the universe.

In other words, different people could interpret the same thing in many different ways. Like attacks, different people would use them differently according to their respective strength.

The five Ling Yun Tower disciples in front evidently went against this principle. Not only were they perfectly coordinated, but they were also all using the same 'Dao'.

What was going on?

Fang Zhengzhi did not understand.

However, he did not hesitate because of this. It was the same principle. If he did not understand something, he should let it go for now. After all, his fist was the only principle he needed.

"Ping Yang, go with Fang Zhengzhi. I'll block them!" When Lin Mubai heard the difference in Fang Zhengzhi's tone, he clearly misunderstood him.

His body moved and he landed in front of Ping Yang and the five disciples of the Ling Yun Tower. At the same time, his body shone with a golden light.

"Father, we won't go!" Ping Yang's voice rang out. Then, she skirted past Lin Mubai and a completely-red spear appeared. The tip of the spear shone with a golden light. This was one of the Great Xia Dynasty's top ten treasure, the Blazing Qilin Spear.

"Ping Yang, this is the Ling Yun Tower, we can't…"

"Kaboom!" A red ray of light shot into the sky, interrupting Lin Mubai. At the same time, Ping Yang tilted her head upward and from her forehead, a stream of fire started to rise. Then, the flames disappeared and an extremely-complicated fiery-red rune appeared on her forehead.

"Sage State?"

"She's in her Sage State!"

The five Ling Yun Tower disciples were all shocked when they saw the red symbol on Ping Yang's forehead. They underestimated her strength.

Lin Mubai stood where he was, frozen. As the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, he was calmer than a normal person.

However, Ping Yang became a Sage…

In just half a year!

In a short half a year!

Lin Mubai looked at Ping Yang, who stood in front of him, as well as the fiery-red flames rising around her. Her aura had changed and he was incredibly shocked.

"Father, you've protected me for 15 years. It's my turn to protect you now!" Ping Yang turned around and looked at Lin Mubai. Her eyes, which were as clear as water, were determined.

"Protect me… My daughter wants to protect me… Hahaha… Yu Er, did you hear this?! Our daughter has grown up. She can protect me!" Lin Mubai's body shook and he started to laugh. His laughter was mad and completely unlike that of an emperor.

This was something which had never appeared in the Great Xia Dynasty before. Right now, Lin Mubai was slightly crazy. Furthermore, his face turned redder and redder.

Perhaps it was because Ping Yang had really grown up. Perhaps it was because he had stood here for seven days. Perhaps he had been waiting for this day for far too long.

"How dare you!" When the five Ling Yun Tower disciples heard Lin Mubai say 'Yu Er' and 'our daughter', their faces turned dark.

They did not hesitate anymore and they immediately reached other their hands. The jade bamboos around them started twist crazily. Each blade of bamboo leaf was like a sword, which filled up the entire sky, and shot toward Ping Yang like lightning bolts.

"Shameless fellow. Let me show you how powerful I am!" Ping Yang looked at the oncoming leaves but she did not retreat. Instead, her clear eyes burned with two balls of fire and at the same time, she rushed forward.

"Boom, boom, boom…"

Countless bamboo leaves bombarded the ground.

However, they did not stop Ping Yang. Ping Yang's body was like a ray of red light as she broke through these dense bamboo leaves.

"Eh? Not bad!" When Fang Zhengzhi saw this odd attack, he was stunned. In his heart, he thought even if Ping Yang did become a Sage, she would be the type that just bashed forward. She would not undergo so many changes.

However, the scene in front of him was shocking.

After half a year, not only did she become a Sage, she was also able to come up with new attacks.

"Aoo!" A ferocious beastly roar could be heard.

Ping Yang's Fire Qilin Spear was finally in front of a Ling Yun Tower disciple. At that moment, a shadow could be seen on the pure-red Fire Qilin Spear.

"Defend!" Even though she was the spear coming, the disciple did not panic. Instead, she moved to the left by one step and shouted.

At the same time, the bamboos around her came alive. Each stalk of bamboo started to twist and knocked against Ping Yang's Fire Qilin Spear in a special motion.

"Boom boom boom!" Three sounds.

The Fire Qilin Spear, which was aimed at the disciple, was knocked to the side by one inch and by-passed her.

"Not only did the five of them have the same Dao, but they could all control the Jade Bamboo Domain?" When Fang Zhengzhi saw this scene, a look of doubt crossed his heart.

After all, this was already abnormal. If not for this reason, it would not be difficult for Ping Yang, with her current strength, to defeat these five disciples.

Five Rebirth State disciples…

Together, they could actually resist a Sage?

This was different!

"Kaboom!" At this moment, the battleground started to change. Ping Yang, who had missed with her spear, seemed slightly enraged. She made a sweeping motion with her Fire Qilin Spear and after she broke all five 'jade bamboos', she hit one of the disciples.

"Bleurgh!" She spat out a mouthful of blood and instantly, the Jade Bamboo Domain dimmed and a few stalks of bamboo disappeared.

However, Ping Yang did not much attention to that.

There was a fundamental difference between someone in the Sage State and someone in the Rebirth State. Even though the five Rebirth State disciples were able to achieve parity with her via their Jade Bamboo Domain, they could not hold her off indefinitely, especially a Sage who was willing to use all her powers.

"Aoo!" Another beastly roar and Ping Yang's spear shone with a golden light once more. Huge fiery shadows rushed out.

"Kaboom!" The ground cracked apart.

One of the Ling Yun Tower disciples was sent flying. Her face was as pale as paper and her sword was broken into two. She spat a mouthful of blood out too.

"So I'm this powerful?" Ping Yang looked at the Ling Yun Tower disciple, who had been sent flying, and a look of shock crossed her eyes. However, this shock turned to delight as she said, "Hahaha, I've become stronger. Shameless fellow, father, did you see? I can protect you now!"

"That's right. Ping Yang had grown stronger and can protect me now!" Lin Mubai nodded his head and he looked delightedly at Ping Yang. His eyes were wet.

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Chapter 779: Who Cares About the Ling Yun Tower? One Punch Will Take Care of It!

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Since a long time ago, in Lin Mubai's heart, Ping Yang had always been a child who could never grow up. She was headstrong and did as she pleased. She could be said to be a troublemaker.

Of course, because of how much he doted on her, these traits also made her cute. Hence, Lin Mubai had never scolded Ping Yang before.

Right now…

This child had truly grown up. While she was still headstrong, she had grown into an adult who could not 'protect' him.

Lin Mubai was slightly sad.

No father wished to see this scene, even if he may be the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. After all, he was still Ping Yang's father.

"Powerful indeed," Fang Zhengzhi thought.

However, other than being content, he was also slightly suspicious. After all, Ping Yang's progress was beyond his expectations.

Was it really just because of one demonic pill?

Fang Zhengzhi did not think so because he knew that it was but a catalyst. It was not easy to fully ingest a demonic pill and then convert its energy into Origin Energy.

Had he guessed correctly, Ping Yang did not give up on her training but instead, worked even harder. She had to have received outside help or met with some sort of miracle.

Of course, none of this was important.

Most importantly, Ping Yang was as powerful as a new Sage. While it seemed slightly unstable, it was still shocking.

"Boom!" After two of the disciples were swept aside by the Fiery Qilin Spear, the other three disciples found their fight a lot more difficult. Almost instantly, another disciple was hit by the Fiery Qilin Spear and his body flew backward, breaking the wooden fence in front of the Ling Yun Tower.

This excited Ping Yang even more. Her face was flushed and fire rose from her clear eyes. Her Fiery Qilin Spear stabbed out non-stop.

"Hahaha…" She laughed without any care in the world. It was clear that Ping Yang had bottled her up emotions for the past half a year and she was only releasing them now.

"How dare you!" At this moment, another awe-inspiring and angry voice rang out from the Ling Yun Tower. Then, a woman in a white dress which had the words 'Ling Yun' embroidered on it walked out. Behind her, there were eight females in green dresses.

"Eh? Does the Ling Yun Tower only have female disciples?" When Fang Zhengzhi saw the eight other Ling Yun Tower disciples in dresses, he made this guess silently.

For them, the scene that confronted them was unbelievable. After all, this rarely happened in the Ling Yun Tower.

As one of the five sects of the Holy Region, the Ling Yun Tower's position was esteemed and many people showed them a healthy amount of respect. Right now, intruders were charging their way inside.

The white-dressed woman swept them with her gaze and naturally, she saw Ping Yang and Lin Mubai. This made her frown.

She was not shocked to see Lin Mubai.

She was shocked to see a slave, which had been punished to remain chained next to the cold pond, fighting with Ling Yun Tower disciples. Furthermore, she could defeat five of them at once.

"Seize her!" The woman in the white dress' gaze turned cold. She did not even look at Lin Mubai as she instructed the eight women in green dresses.

"Yes!" The eight of them did not hesitate as they sprang into action. Eight figures instantly surrounded Ping Yang.

The moment they joined the fight, green light surged from their bodies. Instantly, the green light was turned into a patch of jade bamboos.

Compared to the Jade Bamboo Domain earlier on, the new Jade Bamboo Domain was undoubtedly transformed when the eight other disciples joined it.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Leaves flew everywhere.

Sword-like leaves rained down as bamboo stalks twisted and turned. This caused the rain of swords formed from bamboo leaves to start turning as they turned into a tornado of swords.

"Boom!" Ping Yang's body shook slightly.

A whole bunch of leafy swords hit her back. Even with her techniques, she was unable to dodge them like before. Fires burned from her back.

"Ping Yang!" When Lin Mubai saw the rain of leafy swords, his face transformed. He did not hesitate as he joined the fray.

A golden light started to shine and turned into a flying dragon. Its two red eyes looked down on everyone and an ancient aura started to spread within the Jade Bamboo Domain.

"Green Dragon Eye?!" The woman in the white dress narrowed her eyes as she looked at the dragon above Lin Mubai's head. She was shocked.

Fang Zhengzhi was surprised too. However, he was not surprised by Lin Mubai's Green Dragon Eye or the fact that Ping Yang was hit by the rain of leafy swords. Instead, the new Jade Bamboo Domain caught his attention.

"If five people can form a Jade Bamboo Domain, and Ping Yang defeated three of them, and another eight joined her, does this mean that ten people can make one too?" Fang Zhengzhi was shocked.

It would be a coincidence for five people in the Ling Yun Tower to master the same Dao. When ten people mastered the same Dao…

This was ridiculous.

No!

13 people mastered the same Dao!

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to say that this was a miraculous occurrence. Then, he thought for a while and realized that this miracle seemed slightly impossible.

This was because this could not have happened. Normally, something like this could never take place. However, the scene before him proved him wrong.

Could it be a formation?

Impossible!

This was because a formation required transformation and change among those in it. Furthermore, a formation would require many different Daos to come together, instead of a single Dao making it stronger and stronger.

It was evident that the new Jade Bamboo Domain formed by the ten of them was different from a formation. Its strength could be increased infinitely.

This seemed slightly impossible.

Furthermore, more importantly, after everyone joined, would they all become a part of the Jade Bamboo Domain? Could they control it?

What was this?

"Senior Lu, he's the Emperor of Great Xia!" Right when Fang Zhengzhi was making heads and tails of it, a fallen disciple of the Ling Yun Tower said.

"Great Xia Emperor!? It's really him!" When the woman in white heard that, she nodded her head as this confirmed her suspicion.

"The slave is Ping Yang! And… Fang Zhengzhi, Fang Zhengzhi is here!" The Ling Yun Tower disciple said anxiously.

"She's Ping Yang? Wait a moment, Fang Zhengzhi? Isn't he dead?!" The woman in white was stunned. Then, she finally noticed Fang Zhengzhi, who stood in the distance in long blue robes. Instantly, her expression turned ugly.

After all, she heard that Fang Zhengzhi had been subdued in the Yin Yang Hall. Then, he had been taken to the Nine Pinnacles Mountain to be turned into pills. It was impossible for him to still be alive.

More importantly…

She had already confirmed Lin Mubai and Ping Yang's identities. Hence, this youth was very likely Fang Zhengzhi.

What could she do?

She clenched her fist. Then, she noticed Fang Zhengzhi staring intently at the Jade Bamboo Domain without even looking at her.

"So that's the case!" The woman in white's gaze turned cold and she started to move. She flipped her palm and a green dagger appeared in her hands.

Then, she moved.

She waved her dagger, which turned into a green ray of light, and shot it toward Fang Zhengzhi. At the same time, she ran deftly toward the ten disciples who were fighting with Ping Yang.

Ambushing Fang Zhengzhi?

No!

She was not so confident in herself. After all, Fang Zhengzhi once killed five Sages in one day in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Alone, he went to the Yin Yang Hall and almost destroyed it completely. No matter how ignorant she was, she knew she had almost no chance of taking him down alone.

However, if she tried to subdue Ping Yang while ambushing Fang Zhengzhi, the results may be slightly different.

With Ping Yang in her hands, Fang Zhengzhi would not dare to do anything!

The woman in white moved very quickly and almost instantly, she was behind Ping Yang. Jade green light shone from her body.

As a Sage, her joining the fray naturally made the Jade Bamboo Domain change once more. Compared to the eight Rebirth State disciples, it was even more powerful. The moment she was almost in front of Ping Yang, she took out a huge net formed from jade bamboos.

The green dagger was almost in front of Fang Zhengzhi. Zipping through the air, it tore a black line in the air and went for Fang Zhengzhi's throat.

He started to smile.

An ancient proverb once said, "Once bitten, twice shy." While Fang Zhengzhi had never been bitten and nor was he shy, it was impossible for him to not have any defense against this woman in white.

Particularly when Ping Yang was involved.

"Kaboom!"

With Fang Zhengzhi in the center, the entire garden in front of the Ling Yun Tower started to sink. The stone path and the pants sank by three inches.

At the same time, eight balls of fire descended from the sky, igniting the Jade Bamboo Domain.

Hell Dao!

This change was rapid and the terrifying attractive force made it impossible for them to react. Their legs stumbled as they fell onto the ground.

The eight black balls of fire dissolved the Jade Bamboo Forest around them, setting them alight.

"Ahh!" The ten women in green shrieked. They all looked slightly shocked as their swords trembled.

However, this did not affect the woman in white.

Or rather, even if it did, it could not subdue her completely. When the Hell Dao appeared, she bit her lips and took another step forward as she tried to throw her net at Ping Yang.

"Ping Yang, dodge!" Lin Mubai knew what she wanted to do and he immediately lunged toward her. At the same time, a giant dragon with two fiery red balls of light hit the back of the white-dressed woman as he tried to stop her.

"Rise!" The white-dressed woman did not even look back. However, she could feel his aura behind her. Her palms moved once more and a barrier, formed from dozens of jade-like bamboos, rose behind her.

Evidently, she was going all-out!

With all her might, she had to take Ping Yang as a hostage.

Closer and closer!

As she noticed the net enveloping more than half of Ping Yang, the woman bit her lips a lot more gently than before. Then, a cold smile crossed her face.

Then, at this moment, a voice rang out next to her ears.

"Are you joking?" This voice was calm and when this voice rang out, a terrifying pressure came crashing down on her head.

"Boom!" A huge explosion.

The woman in white was sent flying out and she fell like a shooting star as her head hit the half-open door of the Ling Yun Tower.

"Boom!" The door shook.

The green net, which was almost half way down Ping Yang's head, and the entire Jade Bamboo Domain was torn apart. They turned into dots of green light which then disappeared in the air.

Silence!

Instant silence!

Ping Yang looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who stood behind her in his blue robes, as she opened her mouth in shock to form an 'O'.

Lin Mubai too remained where he was. His expression was frozen as he looked at Fang Zhengzhi. It was as if he had seen someone entirely different.

"This rascal… has turned into a demon!?" Lin Mubai swallowed and his face turned slightly red.

One punch?!

That was just one punch!

He was able to destroy the Jade Bamboo Domain, cast by one Sage and dozens of other Ling Yun Tower disciples, apart?!

Lin Mubai looked at the woman in white, who was unconscious, and then looked at Fang Zhengzhi. This was the first time he had been so utterly shocked by someone who was his subject.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll protect Ping Yang!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Lin Mubai and flashed him a radiant smile.

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Chapter 780: Come Down and Serve Tea

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"Eh… yes, with you protecting Ping Yang, I'm… I'm relieved," said Lin Mubai as he nodded his head subconsciously. He looked at Fang Zhengzhi and then at Ping Yang with a very complicated expression on his face.

Too fast!

The scene just now took place too quickly and he could not even react to it. How did Fang Zhengzhi dodge the woman's dagger? How did he appear next to her? He did see all these clearly and he could not even see some of it.

Grown. Truly grown. Ping Yang was not the only one. Fang Zhengzhi had grown too. Furthermore, his growth was even more terrifying.

Lin Mubai remembered that a few months ago, Fang Zhengzhi was still like his subject. At that time, they fought the Holy Barbarian Empire and King Xieluo together.

Right now…

In just a few months, he discovered that Fang Zhengzhi, who now stood before him, was someone he had to look up to.

"Hmph, I don't need your protection!" After her initial shock, Ping Yang recovered too. She pouted and her face blushed.

However, she could not help but look at the woman in white who had fainted. An incredulous look crossed her face and her chest rose and fell.

Fang Zhengzhi naturally did not mind Ping Yang's words.

In fact, this made him like her more. This was her true personality. She was slightly headstrong and brash. She would also never admit her weakness.

"Then, I shall shout," said Fang Zhengzhi.

"Shout? What do you want to shout?" Ping Yang did not understand.

Lin Mubai was suspicious too. However, he did not open his mouth to ask. He regained his regal calm and naturally, this meant that Lin Mubai trusted Fang Zhengzhi completely.

"Since we're guests, even if I knocked one of their disciples, even if injured another, and even if I brought the slave here, I'm still a guest. The Ling Yun Tower must treat its guest properly, am I right? Hence, may I request Tower Master Cang Yue of the Ling Yun Tower to come out and personally serve me tea!"

Fang Zhengzhi's voice resonated up the Ling Yun Tower. When Lin Mubai heard this, he smiled wryly.

"Serve tea!"

Even though Lin Mubai knew how shameless Fang Zhengzhi was, he still could not understand its extent. After all, no normal person would say something like this.

Knocking one Ling Yun Tower disciple out? Injuring another? Taking a slave…

He admitted to all his wrongdoings.

In any other sect, these were capital crimes, right?

However, from Fang Zhengzhi's mouth, none of these sounded like capital crimes but instead, he seemed to be in the right. It was as if he had been maligned and now, he was asking Cang Yue to serve him tea.

Lin Mubai could not imagine how shameless could someone be to say something like this. Furthermore, he was able to say it in such a matter-of-fact manner.

Holy Region. Heaven Dao Pavilion. Underneath the Sword Peak.

"Boom!" A huge sound and a snowy-white figure rushed out from the ruined black palace underneath the sword peak.

"Pavilion Leader!"

"Master!"

When the two elders guarding the black palace and the dozens of disciples saw the person who came out, they were all anxious.

After all…

Mu Qingfeng had spent too long inside this black palace. From start to finish, he had spent almost two entire months.

"Crack!" The figure knocked into a huge tree and verdant branches rained down, turning the ground green.

Mu Qingfeng was half-kneeling on the ground and his face was pale.

"Pavilion Leader, what happened?" One of the elders swiftly rushed to Mu Qingfeng's side. Then, he tried to lift him up.

"It's not a ruin…" Mu Qingfeng did not reply to the elder. Instead, his pale face stared intently at the black palace which was not too far away.

"Not a ruin?!" The elder's expression changed.

Even though Mu Qingfeng did not reply him directly, this statement shocked him more.

Three months ago, the ruined black palace appeared underneath the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Until now…

The entire world underwent shocking changes. Ferocious beasts became fiercer. Odd scenes happened all over the Holy Region. These changes were too sudden.

In the eyes of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, these changes were linked to the black palace.

Right now, when Mu Qingfeng said that this was not a ruin, it undoubtedly made it even harder for a normal person to know its significance.

If this black rock palace was not a ruin, what was it?

This thought plagued the elder's mind.

While Mu Qingfeng did not give an immediate expression, he continued to stare intently at the black palace. He even forgot to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Only then did the elder reacted. Mu Qingfeng walked out, so where was Chi Guyan? Why did she not walk out of the black palace?

After all, two months ago, the two of them entered it together.

"Kaboom!" Just when a sense of unease plagued the elder's heart, another huge explosion rang out from within the black pavilion.

Then, a pink figure flew out. Unlike Mu Qingfeng, the pink figure was covered with a five-colored light.

"Guyan!"

"Senior Chi Guyan is out!"

"That's great!"

A look of calm crossed Mu Qingfeng's face. The other disciples guarding it were all delighted.

"Pavilion Leader, what exactly?" The elder tried to probe.

"Convey my orders immediately and tell the other four sects that we need to have an emergency meeting. If this is real, I'm afraid we're in for a big trouble!" Mu Qingfeng waved his hand, ignoring the blood seeping out the corner of his mouth. However, his tone was determined.

"Alright, I'll do it immediately!" The elder asked no more question. He turned and summoned a huge beast as he flew away from the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

At this moment, Chi Guyan appeared in front of Mu Qingfeng. Her starry eyes stared intently at his pale face.

Unlike Mu Qingfeng, Chi Guyan's face was not pale. In contrast, it shone with light, which was five-colored. Furthermore, this light did not persist for long and as Chi Guyan approached Mu Qingfeng, the light faded.

"Master… why did you do that?"

"Guyan! The hope of the Holy Region is not me but you. Hence, don't think so much. Just remember that everything I do for you is for the Heaven Dao Pavilion, the Holy Region, and all creations! That's enough!" Mu Qingfeng said with a wave of his hand.

"But…" Chi Guyan wanted to say something.

"Guyan, there's something I have to ask you," interrupted Mu Qingfeng.

"Please ask, master!"

"Answer me honestly. Do you think I have made an error in dealing with him?" When Mu Qingfeng said this, a look of anticipation crossed his face as if he was searching for an answer.

"From master's perspective, no. If I were master, I would do the same," said Chi Guyan as she shook her head.

"What if you were not me?" Mu Qingfeng asked.

"The ancients said, 'Those who are not in the situation can see it the clearest'. When master asked this question, master already knew the answer to it," said Chi Guyan after she thought about it for a bit.

"Hurhur… that's right. You're right, I had known the answer for a long time already. However, I don't want to admit it," said Mu Qingfeng with a smile. Then, he looked at the sky and said, "Guyan, we need to discuss with the other four sects our strategy. Go and get ready!"

"Yes!" Chi Guyan nodded her head and she too looked into the sky. It may be coincidental, but she was looking right at the Nine Pinnacles Mountain.

Holy Region, Ling Yun Tower.

After Fang Zhengzhi's shout, three women in white flew out from the Ling Yun Tower along with dozens of disciples in green.

In fact, Fang Zhengzhi had expected this.

After all, he created such a huge commotion when he knocked the woman in white out. The Ling Yun Tower was not full of deaf people and now, they were out to get him.

As to why he shouted like this…

One of the reasons was that his mouth was itchy. More importantly, he did not want to fight up floor by floor.

What a waste of time!

Hence, he decided to use mockery to make fun of them.

However, this did not create the desired effect. After the three of them and the ten other disciples in green came out, the Ling Yun Tower was silent.

It was as if the rest had not heard him.

What did this mean?

Fang Zhengzhi did not understand. If this technique to start a fight was useless, could it mean that the Tower Master of the Ling Yun Tower did not respect him?

Even so, that was impossible. Even if she did not respect him, Cang Yue should appear, right?

After all, half a year ago, Cang Yue personally witnessed him making a promise to her. She should know the reason he was here and with Cang Yue's personality, there was no way she would avoid this.

Could it be that…

She had not woken up?

Fang Zhengzhi found this reason slightly incredulous. However, other than this, there was no other reason. He did not need to confirm it. It was just a guess.

Then, because of this, he decided to shout once more.

"Cang Yue, didn't you say that I'm dead? Shouldn't you come out to look at me, a dead man? Or were you talking nonsense half a year ago? In other words, you just want to be a cowardly turtle!" Fang Zhengzhi shouted. This time, he targeted his insult at Cang Yue.

"How dare you. How dare you call her by her name?" When the three women in white heard that, they were visibly enraged.

Of course, they were more enraged by the fact that he knocked one of them out. They all had expressions of shock on their faces.

Fang Zhengzhi did not look at them for more than a single glance. He had already seen a silvery-white light flashed on top of the Ling Yun Tower when he shouted.

However…

The light did not flash for long.

It flashed and then disappeared almost instantly. However, a smile crept across Fang Zhengzhi's face.

At this moment, a voice rang out from the Ling Yun Tower.

"Since you're a guest, we should treat you like one. However, if you want our Tower Master to serve you personally, you must earn this right. Green Jade, explain to our guest!"

"Yes!" When one of the three women in white heard her words, she replied respectfully with a bow. Then, she turned to look at Fang Zhengzhi and said, "According to the rules of our Ling Yun Tower, there are two ways to become an honored guest!"

"What are they?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"Firstly, you must be invited by the Ling Yun Tower with a special invitation… this doesn't apply to you and hence, I don't need to explain it. As for the second one, since you invited yourself, I can provide explanations as to how this will work. The requirement is simple. You have to ascend the tower yourself and your treatment will depend on the number of floors you can climb!"

"Hence, how many should I climb?"

"According to your request just now, since you asked for Tower Master to serve you personally, you must reach the highest level, the ninth level. Only then will you earn this right!"

"So, I need to fight my way up to the ninth level?" Fang Zhengzhi seemed to have understood.

"You can understand it as such," replied Green Jade with a nod.

"What if I don't want to follow your rules?"

"That's… probably not to you to decide, right?" A cold smile crept across Green Jade's face.

"Is that so?" When Fang Zhengzhi heard this, he looked at the huge tower and a smile crossed his face too. "I don't think so. After all, the rules are dead while I'm alive."

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Chapter 781: The Damned Rules

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"You can't be sure? Rules are meant to be broken?" Green Jade frowned. She knew the meaning of these words but had no idea why Fang Zhengzhi had chosen to say them at this time.

Nevertheless, she did not intend to ask any further for she understood that Ling Yun Tower had given their orders.

The leaders had made their decision.

She only had to follow instructions.

"Surround them!"

Green Jade did not bother waiting for Fang Zhengzhi to continue and issued her orders. She waved a hand and signaled for two of her white-robed followers to make their moves.

The two of them flanked Fang Yuan from both sides and led more than a dozen girls to close in on Fang Zhengzhi, Ping Yang as well as Lin Mubai, who were all trapped in the middle.

In a blink, lines of green light had encircled Fang Zhengzhi, Ping Yang and Lin Mubai. These lines of light linked the white-robed women and the green-robed women into a net-like formation.

"Young Master Fang, His Majesty of the Great Xia, Princess Ping Yang, after you all!" With a grave look on her face, Green Jade adjusted her body to reveal the path leading up to the great doors of Ling Yun Tower.

Green Jade had made herself clear. There were no other alternative paths to Fang Zhengzhi and company other than the one she had pointed out.

Just as she had mentioned, some issues were non-negotiable. At this point, Fang Zhengzhi no longer had the freedom to choose.

"Sure enough, the Five Sects of the Holy Region." Fang Yuan observed the sight before him with a faint smile playing on his lips.

Whether it was upon his first time stepping into the Heaven Dao Pavilion, or entering the Ying Yang Hall and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, Fang Zhengzhi had been able to feel the raw power emanating from these places. He was experiencing the same feeling right now.

In order words, this was a place that was far removed from reality!

Even if Fang Zhengzhi displayed his mighty prowess of the Sage State, the Five Sects of the Holy Region would give him the cold shoulder.

Ling Yun Tower would set the rules.

Fang Zhengzhi had to follow the game rules of Ling Yun Tower. Regardless of whether Fang Zhengzhi approached these challenges respectfully or with rage, Ling Yun Tower would continue to judge him with a cold arrogance.

This was how the Five Sects of the Holy Region operated.

"Young Master Fang, His Majesty of the Great Xia, Princess Ping Yang, what are you all waiting for? Please proceed!" Green Jade spoke again after a momentary silence. She looked displeased.

"Hmph, we're not heading up. What can you do to us?" Ping Yang was bursting with impatience. She glared at her surroundings and held even more tightly onto her Fire Kirin Spear.

"Princess Ping Yang, that's where you're wrong. If you don't obey the rules of Ling Yun Tower, you will no longer be a guest of Ling Yun Tower and will be stripped of your guest right…" Green Jade cut her sentence short but it was a thinly veiled threat.

Ping Yang wanted to protest further but was stopped by Lin Mubai.

As the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, he was not impressed by the haughtiness of Ling Yun Tower. Still, he understood that Ling Yun Tower was a powerful entity in its own right.

For one, the formation set up by the two white-robed women and tens of green-robed women was definitely a more powerful defence mechanism than the one used by the Jade Bamboo Region.

Ling Yun Tower had an extremely strong comprehension of the "Dao".

By virtue of this enlightenment, Ling Yun Tower revelled in their imperiousness. They might recognise the abilities of others, but would always have a higher regard for their own abilities.

Lin Mubai had put an end to the budding argument between Ping Yang and Green Jade. He then looked expectantly towards Fang Zhengzhi and willed him to make a decision.

"Ping Yang, how many levels can you overcome by yourself?" Fang Zhengzhi knew what Lin Mubai was playing at and smiled at the fuming Ping Yang.

"My powers can probably bring me up to at least the fourth level. Any higher though…" Ping Yang was not sure why Fang Yuan would ask her this question but answered him nevertheless.

"You are so weak!" Fang Yuan said scornfully.

"I'm weak?! I'm one of the strongest in the Holy Region. It's just that I haven't fully absorbed the Demon Pearl…" Ping Yang had grown angry at Fang Zhengzhi's mocking tone.

"Hahaha… have you ever seen anyone destroy an entire tower with one punch?" Fang Yuan could not help but laugh at the indignance displayed on Ping Yang's face.

"Huh?"

"No need to be surprised. I've never seen it happen before either. Would you like to see it happen?" Fang Yuan kept his eyes on Ping Yang, who was beginning to smile.

"Of course I do!" Ping Yang blinked. She had finally understood Fang Zhengzhi and gazed expectantly at the looming Ling Yun Tower.

The conversation between Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang had severely offended Green Jade. After all, no one had ever dared to speak about Ling Yun Tower in this way.

Knocking down the tower with one punch?

Did they really think that Ling Yun Tower was made out of tofu?

In Green Jade's opinion, only two kinds of people would talk like that. They were either crazy or were naive fools.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you've already made a name for yourself. Why are you so intent on having a death wish?" Green Jade looked at Fang Yuan with a mixture of pity and helplessness.

Fang Yuan broke into a grin.

One could be confident and there was nothing wrong with that. However, overconfidence translates into hubris.

The Ling Yun Tower standing before them was one of the Five Sects of the Holy Region and could afford to be arrogant. Still, there was a limit to what others can tolerate.

Of course, from Ling Yun Tower's perspective, there was nothing wrong with their attitude. Their reputation as one of the Five Sects of the Holy Region had endured for thousands of years.

How could such a place manage to maintain its humility?

In fact, Fang Zhengzhi had not planned to do anything else other than to fetch Ping Yang and leave.

Now that he had seen Ping Yang, he was getting some new ideas of his own. He wanted to help Ping Yang get up the Tower to demand an explanation.

Just an explanation.

It was probably going to be a demanding task, seeing how Ling Yun Tower had treated them with cold indifference.

Even after he had given them a glimpse of his power.

Nothing would change the way Ling Yun Tower conducted their business. They fancied themselves a god who could set their own rules.

If so…

Damn the rules!

Fang Zhengzhi had no interest in facing the obstacles on every level in the process of climbing the Tower.

You don't want to receive us?

Easy!

We'll wreck havoc until you are ready to see us!

If it still does not work, we'll tear the Tower down. We'll burn, kill, plunder, pillage…

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to find out how much exactly could the lofty Ling Yun Tower tolerate.

Fang Zhengzhi stepped forward with black flames rising from his body. He had taken on an imposing stance which gave off a ferocious aura.

"Fang Zhengzhi, don't push your luck! You better think twice about making your next move!" Green Jade could not help but feel intimidated by Fang Zhengzhi's display of power.

Although Green Jade had treated them in a condescending manner from the beginning, she had her misgivings regarding Fang Zhengzhi's true strength.

"The five flowers… they look pretty good!" Fang Zhengzhi ignored Green Jade and focused on the five gigantic flowers adorning the Tower's body.

The flowers had petals of red, blue, black, gold and green surrounding a crystalline pistil. They shimmered in the sun and were clearly not ordinary plants.

Although Fang Zhengzhi had no idea about the practical uses of the flowers, he was confident that he would meet someone who knew how to utilise them one day.

If it did not work out…

He would pluck them down before throwing them into the furnace to cultivate pills that he would consume. This way, he could make sure that his efforts were not in vain.

"Flowers?! How dare you!" Green Jade had been jolted in action by Fang Zhengzhi's words and quickly drew her sword. "Detain Ping Yang and the Xia Emperor first!"

"Yes, my lady!" The two white-robed women and the accompanying green-robed women nodded in response to Green Jade's orders and rushed towards Ping Yang and Lin Mubai.

"How can the great Ling Yun Tower be so stupid!"

"Kaboom!"

Just as Fang Zhengzhi finished speaking, a deafening crash rang out before Ling Yun Tower. A humongous black figure had materialised out of thin air in his place.

The figure was encased in black body armour and looked like a shadow that had solidified. It was more than thirty metres tall and blood-red lines cascaded down its black armour. Fang Zhengzhi's transformation was complete!

Black flames rose up into the skies.

The most terrifying detail was that the black figure had five sets of different-coloured chains curled around its body. They were the Hell Near-Life Chains. A frightful bloodlust radiated outwards from the black figure.

"What… what is this?!"

The white-robed women and the green-robed women were all staring at the black figure dumbfoundedly. They all looked like they could not believe their eyes.

"It's the Gifted Bloodline!"

"It looks like… the Bloodline of the Heaven God?!"

"That isn't right. Fang Zhengzhi shouldn't have the Gifted Bloodline!"

The two white-robed women exchanged a quick look and were aware of each other's confusion about the sight before them.

Lin Mubai and Ping Yang were stunned as well.

They were the two people present who were the most familiar with Fang Zhengzhi. After all, Fang Zhengzhi had been born in the Great Xia Dynasty.

"The Xuan Heavenly Dao Body? The Gifted Bloodline? He has them?" Lin Mubai was shocked beyond belief.

He would not have been too surprised if Fang Zhengzhi had mastered any other technique for he was aware of Fang Zhengzhi's high intelligence.

The Gifted Bloodline, however, was a huge stretch!

Lin Mubai had gone through Fang Zhengzhi's folder before.

Everyone who had gone through the Law of Dao examinations would be screened for the Gifted Bloodline before anything else. Fang Zhengzhi's folder had not indicated a positive result for the screening.

Was it acquired?

How could the Gifted Bloodline be acquired?

Lin Mubai felt like his entire worldview had been refreshed.

Ping Yang was confounded as well. She had spent a significant amount of time with Fang Zhengzhi but never knew that he had the Gifted Bloodline.

"This shameless fellow managed to keep me in the dark for so long?" Ping Yang was seething. She felt cheated on by Fang Zhengzhi.

Everything…

Fang Zhengzhi remained indifferent. He had never thought about explaining himself to Ping Yang and Lin Mubai in such a situation.

Of course, he did not know how Ping Yang and Lin Mubai felt about the whole thing. Right now, he was obsessed with the idea of knocking down Ling Yun Tower with one punch.

He could even snatch over few flowers in the process!

"Crack!" Fang Yuan bent his knees a little and launched himself off the ground towards the five flowers on the body of the Tower.

"No, stop!" Green Jade had broken out of her daze and prepared to clash with Fang Zhengzhi, albeit with a pale-looking face.

At the same time, the white-robed women and green-robed women looked at each other before pouncing towards Ping Yang and Lin Mubai.

"Buzz!" At that moment, a band of blue light encircled Fang Zhengzhi and expanded outwards like a ripple on the water.

Following that, Green Jade, along with her white-robed and green-robed followers, found themselves immobilised.

It felt as if they were stuck in limbo.

"It's the Heavenly Dao!"

Green Jade and the other two white-robed women had incredulous looks on their faces. They were aware that Fang Zhengzhi knew how to utilise the Heavenly Dao, but they had no idea that Fang Zhengzhi could manipulate Heavenly Dao in such a way.

Of course, what they did not expect was that…

Fang Zhengzhi did not even bother to pay attention to them. He did not take the opportunity to incapacitate them while they were being restrained by the Heavenly Dao.

Instead, Fang Zhengzhi had skirted around Green Jade and scooped up the five flowers into his arms. It was as if Green Jade and company were invisible to him.

They were truly aggrieved!

"The flowers?!"

"The Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers have been stolen!"

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Chapter 782: Destroying Ling Yun Tower with One Punch

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Green Jade and company had all turned pale. Fang Zhengzhi had humiliated them completely by leaving them in a paralysed state and not bothering to deal with them at all. They even found death preferable to this treatment. The most pressing issue was that the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers had been snatched away by Fang Zhengzhi.

It had happened right in front of them!

Of course, other than humiliation, they were experiencing fear of a visceral nature. They were very much aware of how much the five special flowers meant to Ling Yun Tower.

Also, Fang Zhengzhi was not finished…

Just as their hearts were filled with indignity and horror, Fang Zhengzhi had stomped a huge foot down into the first level of Ling Yun Tower and used it as leverage for him to leap up into the air.

"Whoa!" The sun had been blocked out by his huge body.

"What is he trying to do?!"

"Could it be that he wants to… no, no way!"

"Stop!"

Green Jade and company shouted at Fang Zhengzhi to stop but to no avail. They were unable to move and could only use their voices to protest.

They were screaming at the top of their lungs and waiting for a miracle to happen. Even then, they could not believe that this was happening at all.

Still, the huge black figure struck out a fist.

A punch!

A punch that carried a blood-red glow and was fuelled by black flames!

The punch landed squarely on the space between the seventh and eighth levels of Ling Yun Tower. It was as if a meteorite had smashed into a mountain.

"Boom!" A ear-shattering sound split the air. The force of the blast had knocked over every single plant in the vicinity.

It was a shocking sight indeed.

Green Jade and company were devastated.

"He really dared to, and actually did it. Displaying such impunity before Ling Yun Tower by virtue of his strength alone. Is he not afraid of death?!" Green Jade had not expected that such a madman would exist in this world.

Or it might have already gone beyond madness. It was a death wish!

"This fellow has done it!" Lin Mubai had his eyes wide open. As the ruler of the Great Xia, he was usually able to maintain his coolness but at this point, even he was experiencing a surge of adrenaline through his veins.

Lin Mubai had fantasized countless times about being able to achieve such an amazing feat himself one day.

He had never been able to do it…

His abilities and status were both limiting factors and pulled him back into reality every time.

Right now, a fantastic event was occurring before his eyes. He could scarcely believe that it was happening.

"Knocking down a tower with one punch? This shameless fellow is as audacious as ever. But… why hasn't the Tower fallen yet? Ping Yang exhaled deeply. She kept her eyes fixated on the horizon and pouted in bewilderment.

Of course, such a sense of bewilderment was making things awkward for Fang Zhengzhi.

What was this?

Things were not going according to plan!

Fang Zhengzhi had exerted much power in the execution of his punch and there was supposed to be no doubt that the Tower would collapse in a heap of dust.

It did not even budge an inch!

The most amazing thing was that the punch had not managed to inflict any damage on the Tower. Not a single brick was lost and there were not even any cracks.

For the first time, Fang Zhengzhi wondered if he had missed.

How could this have happened?

Even the huge rock on the Nine Pinnacles Mountain that had bathed in magma and was harder than metal had been smashed into pieces by his fists. How could Ling Yun Tower, apparently constructed out of gold and jade, have withstood his power?

Fang Zhengzhi blinked and tried to look for cracks on the walls, or anything that would reassure him.

Nevertheless, the truth hurt.

The only way that Ling Yun Tower might have changed was that all of the dust particles on the Tower had been blown away.

"What the heck?" Fang Zhengzhi felt his cheeks turn red. He had planned to destroy the Tower with one punch so as to vent his frustrations and to assert his dominance.

However, the end result was that the Tower continued to stand.

If only he had known that things would turn out this way…

He should not have ignored Green Jade and company from the beginning. What he should have done was to defeat all of them first. In that case, he would not look that much of a joke in front of them.

No way!

He had to try again!

Fang Zhengzhi could not be reconciled to his failure and clenched his fists. He threw out another punch at another part of the Tower.

A punch to the eighth level!

"Boom!" Another deafening roar that whipped up the surrounding winds. Ling Yun Tower remained unscathed.

A punch to the sixth level!

Fang Zhengzhi did not believe that Ling Yun Tower could withstand his repeated frenzied punches.

"Boom!" The world was shaking, proving that Fang Zhengzhi's punches were indeed formidable. But why was the Tower still standing?

Not a single brick or tile had fallen down!

Fang Zhengzhi's face turned red as he flew into a rage.

Green Jade and company observed the proceedings with their mouths agape. Just how crazy must a person become in order to act like that?

They were furious as well.

Ping Yang was getting quite worked up too and cheered Fang Zhengzhi on.

"Go on, do it, bring it down. I, the Princess, support you! You must destroy Ling Yun Tower. If one punch won't do it, throw tens and hundreds of punches!" Ping Yang shouted at Fang Zhengzhi excitedly.

"Tens and hundreds of punches? So you think throwing punches is easy!" Fang Yuan smiled bitterly. He had prepared for the beginning and the process but he had failed to plan for the outcome.

All the world's a stage but sometimes, acting skills are not enough. Luck could make all the difference in the least expected of times.

Could it be that Ling Yun Tower was hiding a secret?

Fang Zhengzhi did not want to overthink. He had no additional information that could help him draw a conclusion.

The most important thing to do right now was to turn the tables.

He was going to make use of a different method!

Fang Zhengzhi squinted slightly. Physics told him that the greater the surface area of contact, the greater the extent force would be spread out over the area. Thus, to inflict the greatest amount of damage, Fang Zhengzhi had to concentrate his power on a single point of contact.

Fang Zhengzhi quickly shrank his body to a normal size. The armour clung on to his body and the gold and red markings on it became more concentrated and looked more solid.

A height of over thirty metres was impressive.

Being at normal height, however, allowed Fang Zhengzhi to unleash the full extent of his power.

Fang Zhengzhi had always known this but he was inclined towards assuming his giant form for the sake of looking awe-inspiring.

Of course, in this situation, there was no point in looking awe-inspiring. He needed power. Fang Zhengzhi clenched his fists and let his aura expand once more.

Monstrous black flames rose into the air and looked as though as they were about to burn up half the skies. Blood red light swam around the black armour, giving off sepulchral vibes.

"Kill!" Fang Yuan shouted. At the same time, a strange purple light appeared in his hands. It was the Traceless Sword, which gave out a purple light.

He carried the sword with him just in case.

Fang Zhengzhi had no other choice. To overcome the Ling Yun Tower, not only did he have to find its weak spot, he also had to rely on the sharpness of the Traceless Sword.

This was his first time holding the Traceless Sword ever since he had left the Middle Stream Cauldron.

Fang Zhengzhi could feel the excitement of the Traceless Sword. It was as if he was handling a hungry child that was also inquisitive.

The soul of the sword?

Fang Zhengzhi felt his heart skip a beat. He had always known that the Traceless Sword was sentient and had tried to guess at its intentions on multiple occasions.

Except this time…

He no longer had to guess. He could actually read the thoughts and feelings of the Traceless Sword.

It had the intelligence of a newborn but this was a newborn with an inherent thirst for blood and war.

Fang Zhengzhi strengthened his grip on to the Traceless Sword.

He did not want to think too much about it. Despite the murderous potential of the Sword, it was still very much reliant on him.

The Traceless Sword trembled.

A devilish light shot up into the skies.

A red mark travelled along the blade of the Traceless Sword until it reached the tip.

"Fang Zhengzhi, Ling Yun Tower will be your burial ground!"

"Your attempt to damage Ling Yun Tower is a sin that you'll never be able to atone for!"

"Stop! Stop right now!"

Green Jade and company began to holler at Fang Zhengzhi again. The Traceless Sword in his hand was making them feel uneasy.

The Traceless Sword was giving off a savage aura. It was a sentient entity with evil and barbarous tendencies.

Even though they were not dealing with the sword directly, they could feel the malevolent aura of the sword pervading the air.

Fang Zhengzhi's eyes glowed purple, a colour similar to the light given off by the Traceless Sword.

This was the first time Fang Zhengzhi had consciously achieved this state together with the Traceless Sword. He was not even sure what kind of state he was in.

At this point, a silvery-white light emitted from Ling Yun Tower like the explosion of a star.

"How dare you!" A cold voice rang out as a purple figure swooped out of Ling Yun Tower.

It was a woman in purple robes with waist-length hair. She had put on an expression that was cold and aloof. Even anger could not mask the conceit in her eyes.

Cang Yue!

This woman had appeared in the Flame Capital City of the Great Xia half a year ago. She was the one who had brought Ping Yang to Ling Yun Tower and was rushing out from the Tower at this moment.

She sped towards Green Jade and company with a light ray pinched between her thumb and forefinger.

"Cang Yue!" Lin Mubai was taken back slightly by Cang Yue's appearance. Nevertheless, it was to be expected that someone would confront Fang Zhengzhi sooner or later after his brazen acts.

That's right!

Fang Zhengzhi had enraged Cang Yue, which was proof that he had succeeded in inciting Ling Yun Tower's anger.

This was going according to Fang Zhengzhi's plan.

Ling Yun Tower had set down their rules but Fang Zhengzhi had deliberately disregarded them. Thus, he had resisted and made a scene so that they would come out to deal with him!

"Buzz!" Stars were unleashed from Cang Yue's body and assembled to form a galaxy that enshrouded the entire Ling Yun Tower.

Green Jade and company, who were still immobilised, had bright light emanating from their bodies. Their eyes turned silver as the stars encircled them.

"Crack, crack…"

Grating sounds rang out. The silvery-white lights grew brighter as the stars pounded away at something.

"Lady Cang Yue!" Green Jade and company were finally freed from their restraints. They immediately fell to their knees in reverence and fear.

"A bunch of trash!" Cang Yuan screamed before looking away to focus on the black figure with glowing purple eyes in the air as well as the Traceless Sword he was carrying. She called out to him.

"Fang Zhengzhi. I did not think that you would still be alive. Seems Nine Pinnacles Mountain has become toothless after the death of Tian Xing!"

"Cang Yue, where is Yu Er? Tell me where Yu Er is! Is she still in Ling Yun Tower. Even if she doesn't want to see me, she wouldn't miss an opportunity to meet her daughter…" Lin Mubai was speaking again and he did not bother to conceal his distress.

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Chapter 783: Never Let Go After Succeeding

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"Shut up, you have no right to call our master by her name!" Cang Yue stared coldly at Lin Mubai before turning to look at Fang Zhengzhi.

"Fang Zhengzhi, haven't you been calling for me to come out? I'm here now. What do you want?"

"Hehe, make a guess!" Fang Zhengzhi beamed as the purple light in his eyes became more active. Purple light was flowing all over his black armour.

Just as he had finished speaking.

Fang Zhengzhi made his move. A purple stream of light made its way to the earth at a blinding speed. It was rushing directly at Cang Yuan, who was looking up into the sky.

"Lady Cang Yue, be careful!" Green Jade and company had not expected Fang Zhengzhi to attack with such decisiveness.

Seeing Fang Zhengzhi's impeding assault, Green Jade and company rushed instinctively to Cang Yue's side. Their bodies glowed silvery-white as they enclosed Cang Yue in a protective circle.

The dazzling stars were brilliant indeed!

Cang Yue had not moved. Her only response to Fang Yuan's approaching sword attack was to squeeze the silver light rays between the thumbs and forefingers of both her hands.

Whoosh!

Following the movement of Cang Yue's hands, the continuous stream of silvery-white light formed by Green Jade and company lashed about like a large whip.

"Crack!" The Traceless Sword in Fang Zhengzhi's hands had come into contact with the flowing stream of light. It was as if the sword had sunk into a muddy surface.

It was becoming more and more difficult for the Traceless Sword to slash downwards.

Fang Zhengzhi narrowed his eyes. He would never admit that his powers were weaker than Cang Yue's.

In truth, he had noticed that the strange phenomenon occurring before his eyes had played out in the Jade Bamboo Region before.

Fang Zhengzhi was still baffled by it back in the Jade Bamboo Region but now that he had witnessed the silvery-white light stream created by Green Jade and company, he realised that he had his answer.

There was no way that Ling Yun Tower had so many people who had grasped the Dao of Starlight and could manipulate starlight with their fingers.

The only explanation for the phenomenon might lie in the fact that there was a secret that Fang Zhengzhi had not figured out yet.

The Jade Bamboo Region…

The galaxy and starlight!

Memories surfaced in Fang Zhengzhi's mind. The biggest difference between the two was the fact that the Jade Bamboo Region transformed into the starlights that formed the galaxy.

Another thing he took note of was how the Jade Bamboo Region was deployed by the five disciples at Rebirth State who were guarding the gate, and the disciples who showed up afterwards just joined them directly. However, it was Cang Yue leading the disciples this time, in other words, she was forcefully changing the Dao techniques of Qing Yu and the rest.

That's right!

The respective Daos of Green Jade and company had been changed!

Fang Yuan faintly recalled that when Green Jade and company had surrounded them, their bodies did not glow up but they had created a net-like formation.

Now that Cang Yue had appeared, Green Jade and company had their bodies light up as the starlight broke them out from the restraints of the Heaven Dao.

What was going on?

Fang Zhengzhi had some serious doubts in his mind but he continued to push his sword through the resistive layer of defence. He was certain that he would succeed eventually.

As long as…

He was strong enough!

Fang Zhengzhi was under pressure. He had already failed to destroy Ling Yun Tower. If he also failed to deal with Cang Yue, it would be an utter embarrassment.

He still had not managed to figure out how Cang Yue was resisting him.

Still, it did not mean that he would not be able to defeat Cang Yue. After all, it was possible to defeat ten skilled opponents if one was powerful enough!

"I will break you!" Fang Zhengzhi roared. The blade of the sword tilted to replace the slashing action with a piercing action. The tip of the blade was threatening to impale Cang Yue's face.

"Retreat!" Cang Yue had turned pale and her eyes were glazed over with fear for a moment.

She barely managed to dodge Fang Zhengzhi's attack as she moved backwards with heavy feet.

She shouted an order to her followers.

Everyone dispersed from the area with haste in one coordinated movement.

It was indeed a close shave for Cang Yue, Green Jade and company. It was all coming to an end.

Or was it?

Fang Zhengzhi continued to drive the Traceless Sword downwards. He had no intention of chasing after Cang Yue.

"Pierce!" The entire blade of the Traceless Sword slid into the ground. Fang Zhengzhi began to smile.

Fang Zhengzhi was sure that his Traceless Sword was not only able to break up the starlight formation, but also ensure that no one would escape its wrath.

This was true domination!

"Boom!"

The moment the sword entered the ground, crooked rays of purple light emerged from the ground. They numbered in the thousands and looked like a gathering of dragons.

It was the Hundred Dragon Slash!

"Ah!" A green-robes woman fell to the ground. Blood spurted from a gash that stretched from her thighs to her chest and stained her body red.

"Ah… ah…"

Screams filled the air as the other green-robed women collapsed to the ground and contributed to the growing river of blood.

The sight confounded Ping Yang and Lin Mubai.

Everything had happened so quickly from Cang Yue's appearance to Fang Zhengzhi's sword attack. Now, more than a dozen green-robed women lay severely injured on the floor.

Too fast!

Too furious!

One sword attack had eliminated more than a dozen disciples of Ling Yun Tower and forced Can Yue to retreat.

"There is hope!" Lin Mubai was beginning to see the light.

After all, he had waited a long time for this moment.

Once, he had pinned all his hopes onto Prince Li of the First Rank. However, Prince Li did not manage to achieve a breakthrough even after years had passed.

In the end, Prince Li's body suffered tremendously from his efforts and died by the hand of Monster King Xieluo.

At that point in time, Lin Mubai had been devastated.

Still, he could not give up. Not when he had poured so much time and effort into the venture. Not even when hope was all but lost.

Later, he found another target.

Yan Qianli!

The "accidental" Prince Yan of Weatern Liang!

Also, there was another person that Lin Mubai did not trust completely. That person was Fang Zhengzhi.

That's right. Lin Mubai had pinned his last hopes onto Yan Qianli and Fang Zhengzhi. However, after waiting for almost half a year, he received news about Fang Zhengzhi's death.

Finally, Lin Mubai was unable to wait on anymore.

He was crushed. He had come to Ling Yun Tower for the sake of fetching Ping Yang away!

For the sake of the woman he had waited for for more than ten years. He had to fight on for that glimmer of hope.

Seven days!

He had stood before Ling Yun Tower for seven consecutive days!

He did not expect to see that woman and his only objective was to bring Ping Yang back to the Great Xia safely.

Nevertheless, he had no news for seven days. None about that woman and Cang Yue.

He could only wait, and wait…

Except that he did not have to wait any longer. Cang Yue had appeared and the lofty Ling Yun Tower was mired in a crisis.

Lin Mubai was looking forward to Fang Zhengzhi capturing Cang Yue.

He could see that after injuring the green-robed women, the crooked rays of purple light had begun to converge once more.

In a flash, they had gathered onto the blade of the Traceless Sword.

The Traceless Sword enlarged in a burst of purple light, becoming ten times its original size.

"Thinking of running away? You can't!" Fang Zhengzhi had no idea how Lin Mubai was feeling at this moment. He only knew that he was not done with the Hundred Dragon Slash technique.

What goes out must return eventually.

The gigantic Traceless Sword thundered through the air towards Cang Yue, Green Jade and the other white-robed women.

"Boom!" Green Jade and the other white-robed women flew backwards and spat out mouthfuls of blood.

It was not only Green Jade and company whp suffered.

Cang Yue's face had turned into a paler shade of white. It was as if she had applied a layer of frost onto her already icy-looking exterior.

"Kaboom!" A large crack appeared in the ground. It was caused by a heavy foot planting itself onto the ground. At the same time, Cang Yue lifted her head up and stared at Fang Zhengzhi in disbelief.

Half a year!

In only half a year!

How had he accomplished this? Not only had he entered the Sage State, he was also tremendously powerful. How did such a thing happen?!

Cang Yuan was unwilling to believe that this was happening, even though she had anticipated a possible defeat before she exited Ling Yun Tower.

She had thought that she would at least be able to match Fang Zhengzhi evenly and inflict damage on him. She had even expected to subdue him in not too long a time.

She never would have thought that she would be defeated so quickly!

She had been defeated?!

Had she really been defeated by Fang Zhengzhi?

While Cang Yue questioned herself relentless, Lin Mubai was asking himself similar questions.

A defeat?

Fang Zhengzhi had really defeated Cang Yue!

Lin Mubai had been looking forward to this but also felt a tinge of sorrow. It was enough to bring tears to his eyes.

As for Ping Yang, she was extremely happy. Her cheeks had turned red from the excitement. She felt a wave of emotions as she watched Fang Zhengzhi walk towards Cang Yue with his sword in hand.

Ping Yang blinked as the Traceless Sword bathed in its purple light. Fang Zhengzhi's eyes were glowing purple as well.

Fang Zhengzhi was obviously unaware of all these. He only knew one thing, which was to take advantage of Ling Yun Tower's current vulnerability and bring it to its knees.

He had succeeded!

He would never let go!

"Swoosh!" In a flash of blue light, Fang Zhengzhi appeared before Cang Yue with the Traceless Sword pointing at her throat.

"What now?" Fang Zhengzhi kept his eyes on Cang Yue. He did not smile.

"Hehe, I did not expect this… you really did it! You became a sage within half a year! I have truly underestimated you!" Cang Yue's eyes twinkled. Silver light danced around her body.

"Finally. I had been waiting for this!"

At this moment, Lin Mubai's voice rang out. A tear had escaped from the corner of his eye before he wiped it away.

"Cang Yue, you have lost. Do you remember what you said at the Flaming Capital City half a year ago? Tell me where Yu Er is, now!"

"I've said it before, Lin Mubai. You are not worthy of addressing our master by her name and will never be! Regardless of whether I win or lose, you, Lin Mubai, have no right to call her by name!" Cang Yue bit her lip as a look of amusement passed her eyes. She then turned to Fang Zhengzhi once more.

"I have indeed underestimated you, but do you think you might have underestimated Ling Yun Tower too?"

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Chapter 784: The Real Identity of Yu Er?

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"I've underestimated Ling Yun Tower?" Fang Zhengzhi narrowed his eyes. He was obviously going to take Cang Yue's words with a pinch of salt but she did not look like she was bluffing.

On the contrary, Cang Yue was calm and did not show any hint of fear even as Fang Zhengzhi kept his sword pointed at her throat.

This was a sort of confidence that only came about when one knew that everything was under their control.

This wasn't right!

Approaching Cang Yue had been too easy!

Fang Zhengzhi was confident in his speed but he was not foolish enough to believe that he could kill Cang Yue by virtue of his speed alone.

After all, Cang Yue's abilities surpassed that of the Monster King Xieluo.

"Fang Zhengzhi, be careful!" At this point, Lin Mubai's voice rang out suddenly. It carried with it a sense of urgency.

"Hmm?" While Fang Zhengzhi tried to make sense of everything, the Traceless Sword in his hand lunged forward instinctively so as to kill Cang Yue before any potential surprises.

However, it was too late.

As the sword extended its reach, Cang Yue disappeared into thin air, leaving behind a few twinkling bits of light.

At the same time, Fang Zhengzhi could feel a chill in his bones from his back. It was threatening to immobilise him.

There was indeed a trap!

Fang Zhengzhi did not let it bother him and assessed the situation in his mind quickly. Had she allowed him to get close, then moved stealthily to his back through some special technique?

It probably was not this easy.

"Go to hell!" A chilling voice broke the silence.

It was Cang Yue's voice and was coming from behind Fang Zhengzhi. It was very near.

Making sounds before a sneak attack?

Fang Zhengzhi was not stupid. If he guessed correctly, Cang Yue wanted to make him think that she had moved to his back when in fact, she had moved to the…

Left? Or right?

Up? Or down?

Most likely none of the above!

If it was any of the above, it would no longer be a brilliant move.

If it was Fang Zhengzhi conducting the attack, he would attack from the front. Cang Yue had disappeared from the front and the lunge of his sword had found only thin air.

A more careless person would no longer guard himself from the front.

Fang Zhengzhi did not know if his deductions were on point. Maybe he was being paranoid. Still, it was better to be safe than sorry.

After all, there was no way one could be completely prepared to deal with an ambush. He chose to follow his instincts.

"I shall slash down at the front again for good measure!" Fang Zhengzhi ignored the chill behind him and cut the Traceless Sword through the air once more in one fluid motion.

"Hum!"

There was an explosion of purple light and a roar. At short range, Fang Zhengzhi had picked the fastest sword move to execute, which was the Dragon Slayer Slash.

Just as his sword fell through the air, a "Poof!" sound was created from behind his back. It sounded like something had been hit with force.

It was the end!

Had he guessed wrongly?

Fang Zhengzhi's heart skipped a beat. His thoughts wandered to an ancient warlord named Cao Cao who was intelligent and crafty. However, his major shortcoming was his paranoia.

Just now…

He seemed to have walked down the path of paranoia himself.

As he pondered, Fang Zhengzhi distinctly felt a force pushing him from the back and he resisted the pressure by reflex.

He found this pressure strange though.

It was not a hand nor a blade.

It felt like…

More like a person!

A person?!

Fang Zhengzhi felt something hum beside his ear and wanted to turn around. At the the same time, he could feel the excitement of the Traceless Sword.

Eh? He had hit something!

Fang Zhengzhi was speechless.

He had been steadily losing hope but now, his faith was renewed. This was proving to be a wild ride for his emotions.

Fang Zhengzhi's sword slash had hit Cang Yue.

The twinkling bits of starlight in front of him suddenly grew brighter.

Blood sprayed everywhere.

Cang Yue's body flew backwards and crashed into the great doors of Ling Yun Tower. Her purple robes had been torn and were turning red from a wound on her shoulder.

At the same time, blood had sprayed onto Fang Zhengzhi's back as well.

"Poof!" Warm blood dotted Fang Zhengzhi's back as a wail split the air. There was an explosion of golden light.

"Your Majesty? Lin Mubai!" Fang Zhengzhi turned around and realised that Lin Mubai was leaning against his back.

Wait a minute!

Cang Yue had been struck down by him. Lim Mubai had remained behind him the whole time. He was the person who had shouted at Fang Zhengzhi to be careful, but of who exactly?

Fang Zhengzhi craned his neck to see who was behind Lin Mubai.

It was not Cang Yue, but Green Jade!

"Father!" Ping Yang's voice rang out. A fiery light closed in on Green Jade's back.

"Ow!" A roar, followed by a golden light that shot through Green Jade's chest. The light solidified to form the shining tip of a spear.

It was the Blazing Qilin Spear!

The spear had been run into Green Jade's back, through her heart, and out of her chest.

Green Jade's eyes were bulging and her face was a deathly white. She stared incredulously at the tip of the spear, which was poking out from her chest.

At the same time, a figure in red ran past Green Jade and into the arms of Lin Mubai. Her eyes were full of sorrow.

"Father, father…" Ping Yang wrapped her arms around Lin Mubai and shook him agitatedly.

As Fang Zhengzhi observed the scene before him, he came to his senses.

One at the front and one at the back!

Fang Zhengzhi had guessed correctly. Cang Yue had indeed chosen to attack from the front. However, in her ambush, she was prepared to exchange a life for his life.

Cang Yue had wanted a guarantee.

She had tried to confuse Fang Yuan by calling out to him behind his back. SHe had ordered Green Jade to lie in wait as well.

"Cough cough… you… how did you manage to see through my disguise?! Every single person that I had ever used it on is dead!" Cang Yuan was kneeling down on the ground as she stared at Fang Zhengzhi bitterly. She did not bother to look at Green Jade, who was dead by now, and the severely injured Lin Mubai, who had borne the brunt of Green Jade's attack.

Fang Zhengzhi finally understood Cang Yue's statement about him belittling Ling Yun Tower.

Yes!

Fang Zhengzhi had to agree that he had indeed underestimated Ling Yun Tower. He had never expected Ling Yun Tower to be way more ruthless than the other four Sects of the Holy Region.

In order to achieve its goals and to bring about a higher mission success rate, sacrificing any disciple was not out of the question.

Not even a disciple of the Sage State like Green Jade.

This was heartlessness at its best.

In Fang Zhengzhi's opinion, Green Jade had indeed been surprised but she did not display any hint of regret before she died.

She was surprised by Ping Yang's attack, surprised by Lin Mubai shielding Fang Zhengzhi's with his own body and most of all, surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's decision to attack from the front.

These surprises contributed to the disbelief in Green Jade's eyes, which were glazed over by now.

Cang Yue was did not concern herself with Green Jade and focused on asking Fang Zhengzhi about how he managed to see through her disguise.

Fang Zhengzhi clenched his fists.

So this was the real Ling Yun Tower.

It was a place touted as the paradise of the Holy Region, where birds sang and flowers bloomed. Yet, the lives of its disciples were treated so cheaply.

"Shh…"

Suddenly, five figures leapt out of Ling Yun Tower. Their robes were of a higher-grade material than the white robes and green robes of those who had come before them.

They were all women.

Three of them had hair with streaks of white while the other two had developed wrinkles on their faces.

Their presence of all five of them radiated power.

Nevertheless, Fang Zhengzhi turned a blind eye to them and ignored Cang Yue's question as well. He turned around and knelt down beside Lin Mubai.

"Your Majesty." Fang Yuan gazed at Lin Mubai quietly. He had never expected Lin Mubai to receive a blow for him.

There are countless examples of subjects who had to sacrifice themselves for their kings. They would then be rewarded with posthumous titles and riches while their descendants would no longer want for anything. Those who survive would go on to live a life filled with wealth and glory.

However, in this case…

Lin Mubai, emperor of the Great Xia, had taken a blow for Fang Zhengzhi, and a heavy blow at that.

"Fang Zhengzhi, it is I who is w… weak. I was unable to… to cover you from the back and could only…" Lin Mubai spoke laboriously and tried to get to his feet, but to no avail.

"Your Majesty, I have some medicine with me…"

"It won't be of any use. I know my condition. It's too late… cough cough, it's just that… I want to see Yu Er before I die…" Lin Mubai moved his hand weakly.

"Father, you can't die! Don't leave Ping Yang behind, Father…" Ping Yang's eyes were welling up with tears.

"Fang Zhengzhi!" Lin Mubai grabbed onto Fang Zhengzhi's sleeve tightly. His face was contorted in pain.

"My final wish… is to… is to see Yu Er before I die…"

"Dream on!" Cang Yue's voice rang out as she sneered.

"Lin Mubai, my master gave me orders to spare you. However, it's your fault that you had a death wish. Hahaha…"

"Your master?" Fang Zhengzhi shot a fierce glance at Cang Yue. He could see that she was excited.

Although he did not know what had happened between Lin Mubai and this Yu Er, he did remember what Lin Mubai had told him before the Sects of Flaming Capital City. Lin Mubai was at least half a master to Cang Yue.

Enmity?

What kind enmity could lead to this sort of heartlessness!

Ignoring Lin Mubai even as he lay dying on the ground? Ignoring Ping Yang even though she had spent six months waiting outside Ling Yun Tower by the frozen pool?

Fang Zhengzhi did not understand at first. He did not think that human nature could be corrupted to such an extent. However, after seeing how Cang Yue had sacrificed Green Jade's life without batting an eyelid, Fang Zhengzhi had wisened up.

The Dao of Heartlessness!

To detach oneself from the world.

It might sound incredible but taking into account the way Ling Yun Tower conducted its business as well as its haughtiness, it was more than possible that such a thing could be true.

Of course, Fang Zhengzhi did not want to jump to conclusions, but if it was true, then this Yu Er that Lin Mubai was pining after could be witnessing the entire proceedings at that very moment.

Fang Zhengzhi had another bold theory. No one had bothered about Green Jade and company's death, yet five imposing women had appeared after Cang Yue had been wounded by him.

The occurrence might not have appeared to be anything out of the ordinary, but considering Ling Yun Tower's callousness, it was actually abnormal.

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Chapter 785: Emotions Were Formed

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Ling Yun Tower, which practised the Dao of Heartlessness, actually cared about whether Cang Yue lived or died. The only explanation for this was that Cang Yue remained very important to Ling Yun Tower.

Why though?

Was it because of her strength?

In terms of power, Cang Yue was very strong and her skill level was most probably at the Sage State. Her unorthodox and ruthless fighting style placed her up on the ranks along with the elders of the other four Sects in the Holy Region.

However, Fang Zhengzhi felt that Cang Yue's value in terms of skills did not call for the appearance of five more defenders.

It probably had something to do with her position and status. However, Cang Yue was not an elder of Ling Yun Tower.

A few months ago in the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Elder Gu Yuan of Fu Xi Valley as well as Wan Lei, the head disciple of Yin Yang Hall had introduced Cang Yue as the premier disciple of Ling Yun Tower.

Thus, Cang Yue did have a considerably high status, but she was not an apex figure.

Unless…

She had a special identity?

For example, could Cang Yue be Yu Er? Maybe the leader of Ling Yun Tower had taken a liking to Cang Yue and wanted to groom her as a successor?

It was entirely possible. Cang Yue had entered into the world practising the Dao of Heartlessness until she met Lin Mubai, with whom she fell in love with until she decided to cut him off.

Now, to backtrack some more…

When Ping Yang had broken her necklace while fighting with the Monster King Xieluo, Cang Yue was the first person to rush to her aid and had dragged Ping Yang into Ling Yun Tower. Although she did not reveal her identity, it did not change the fact that she was the first to appear by Ping Yang's side.

Although Cang Yue did not behave like Ping Yang's mother and had said that she wished for Ping Yuan to die, it was still very much possible.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not press on with his hypothesis because there were several contradictions in the conversations between Lin Mubai and Cang Yue.

The greatest contradiction to his hypothesis was that Lin Mubai seemed to have known Cang Yue from a long time ago!

From the encounter in Flaming Capital City, it was clear that Lin Mubai and Cang Yue knew each other. Lin Mubai had even said that he was at least half a master to Cang Yue.

Although this was only a one-off statement by Lin Mubai, from another perspective, it was unlikely that Cang Yue and Yu Er were the same person.

Cang Yue had probably appeared somewhere together with Yu Er before.

Thus, it could be that Cang Yue was a servant to Yu Er and was with her the whole time she romanced Lin Mubai.

Of course, these were all guesses.

However, these guesses pointed Fang Zhengzhi towards a bold deduction. Firstly, Cang Yue was not the strongest nor highest ranking person in Ling Yun Tower, yet her status was special.

She had received solid protection.

This inevitably pointed towards another possibility.

Cang Yue was not the special one. It was Yu Er!

Yu Er?!

"The leader of Ling Yun Tower is Yu Er!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes shone. It was a bold conjecture but it made sense too.

This would explain her heartlessness. Even as Lin Mubai lay dying and even though Ping Yang had stayed in Ling Yun tower for half a year, she rejected every opportunity to see them. The reason was now clear: she was the one who had decreed the heartless behaviour of Ling Yun Tower personnel.

How could she go against her own rules?

Also, Cang Yue's presumed appointment as Yu Er's personal aide would explain why she was being protected by high-level individuals.

However, if Fang Zhengzhi's guesses proved to be true, this trip to Ling Yun Tower would be an extremely challenging ordeal.

The leader of Ling Yun Tower, Yu Er…

The reconciliation of these two identities made it impossible for the acknowledgement of Yu Er's romance with Lin Mubai as well as her mother-daughter relationship with Ping Yang.

Holy Region, Nine Pinnacles Mountain.

The nine tripods which had once stood on the huge black rock were gone. All that was left were the marks on the ground as well as the cracks made by punches and kicks.

The smell of blood had dissipated and the war had long ended. The Nine Pinnacles Mountain had gone through a major revamp.

The houses made out of black stone had been torn down in some places and rebuilt in others. It was a strange sight.

A figure wearing white robes stood on the huge black rock. Her long flowing hair danced slightly in the wind.

She was devastatingly beautiful and her eyes gleamed.

It was Yun Qingwu.

A flying black figure approached her from the distance. In no time, it had appeared before Yun Qingwu. Its monstrous gaze was partially obscured by the hood it wore.

"Greetings to the Young Empress. After the Lady Empress heard about your conquest of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, she sent ten Monster Kings over as escorts of the Imperial Monster Decree. Should I bring them to you?" The black figure half-knelt behind Yun Qingwu respectfully and spoke up.

"Hmm, any news regarding Fang Zhengzhi?" Yun Qingwu kept a solemn gaze on the black stone houses.

"Ling Yun Tower is located away from the four other sects. All their disciples live in the Tower and rarely came out. Hence, there aren't any accurate information about them. However, our people stationed outside Ling Yun Tower have confirmed that Fang Zhengzhi has entered the Tower. Young Empress, did you ask about Fang Zhengzhi because you're planning to head towards Ling Yun Tower?"

"Why would I be going to Ling Yun Tower?"

"The Lady Empress had specially sent ten Monster Kings carrying the Imperial Monster Decree in the hopes that you, the Young Empress, would exploit Fang Zhengzhi's attack on the Ling Yun Tower and…" The black figure's eyes shone brighter as he spoke on.

"Conquer Ling Yun Tower and challenge the other three Sects of the Holy Region, am I right?" Yun Qingwu interrupted the black figure. She turned to look at him.

"If we really manage to destroy Ling Yun Tower, given the substance of our race as well as the support from the Demon Army, the other three Sects would not dare to retaliate even if they find out the truth!" The black figure exuded confidence.

"Everything that you've said thus far is the will of my mother?" Yun Qingwu did not continue the discussion and suddenly questioned the black figure.

"Yes… it is the will of the Lady Empress…" The black figure was taken aback. There was a brief flicker in his eyes before he gritted his teeth and nodded.

"You may destroy your Demon Pearl." Yun Qingwu said blandly.

"Huh?!" The black figure's blood ran cold.

"You have committed a heinous crime and have to pay for it with your life." Yun Qingwu elaborated.

"What… Young Empress, I am a Monster King, one of the highest ranking monsters in the Monster Race. Don't you think that you might have made a mistake?" The black shadow had heard Yun Qingwu's words clearly but his face lit up with incredulousness.

"Can a Monster King escape death even after committing a crime?"

"We… no… I just don't understand. I remember when "We… no… I just don't understand. I remember that when the Young Empress first entered the Great Swamp, Xieyi was unaware of your identity and gave offense to you. However, you were tolerant and spared his life. Why would you want me to die even after my contributions to your conquest of Nine Pinnacles Mountain?" The black figure was shocked.

"Because you are passing on false military orders." Yun Qingwu said curtly.

"False military orders? What do you mean? Does the Young Empress have any proof?" The black figure's expression changed but he recovered himself quickly.

"Proof? Let me ask you one more time. Did my mother really task you to pass on military orders for me to advance towards Ling Yun Tower?"

"This… the Lady Empress did not say it explicitly but she was very impressed by the battle plan for the conquest of Nine Pinnacles Mountain. She also asked me about Fang Zhengzhi and Ling Yun Tower. So, I guessed she meant that…"

"You guessed?"

"Yes, even though it was a guess… anyway, even if I might have made a slight mistake, it does not warrant a death sentence. Besides, the Monster Race requires my service. Let me make up for my mistake by rendering meritorious service. At the very least, let me die on the battlefield!" The black figure wanted to argue but fell to his knees in the end.

"Do you know how much your guesswork could cost both the Demon and Monster races?" Yun Qingwu glared at the black figure grovelling at her feet.

"I… I do not know!"

"How much have you heard about Ling Yun Tower?"

"I do know a few things about Ling Yun Tower. For example, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower are split into three distinct classes with different coloured clothing, namely green, white and gold. Green-robed disciples are those who have not reached the Sage State. White-robed disciples are common Sage Stage pugilists. Gold-robed disciples are the true elites of Ling Yun Tower and are further split into…"

"Do you know who Ping Yang's mother is?" Yuan Qingwu interrupted the black figure.

"Ping Yang?"

"Yes. You've sent the Monster Race to spy on Fang Zhengzhi. Did you not investigate why he was headed to Ling Yun Tower?"

"I heard it was because of a lady. Does the Young Empress mean that the lady is Ping Yang?!" The black figure had come to a sudden realisation.

"That's right. Do you remember the major battle from more than a decade ago?"

"Of course I do. I will never forget it for as long as I live. I will never forget the humiliation suffered by our people!"

"Do you also know who initiated the war?"

"I do!"

"What if I told you that that person is Ping Yang's mother?"

"It's her?"

"Now, do you finally understand why I told you to take your own life?" Yun Qingwu's eyes glinted.

"I… I still don't understand…" The black figure shook his head tentatively.

"Now that you know who that woman is, and that Fang Zhengzhi went to Ling Yun Tower because of Ping Yang, the expected outcome of this must be clear. Would you still suggest that we attempt to take Ling Yun Tower down?"

"I deserve death. I have realised my mistake. But… but I had no idea…"

"If I remember correctly, your only son died in that war from more than a decade ago. He had died at the hands of Ling Yun Tower, am I right?"

"Young Empress, you…" The black figure looked slightly afraid.

"My mother would not have ordered an attack on Ling Yun Tower. She is the Lady Empress of the Monster Race and is more meticulous than any other demon. She also knows the importance of every step we take now. You are the one who are giving false orders in her name. It is you who think that this is a god given chance for you to destroy Ling Yun Tower and avenge your son!" Yuan Qingwu's eyes were cold.

"I… I…" The black figure shuddered violently. He looked extremely pained. Neverthless, he stood up after a short while and met Yun Qingwu's gaze.

"I am impressed by the Young Empress's intelligence. However, is there something that the Young Empress should consider?"

"Are you referring to the difference in power between you and I?" Yun Qingwu scrutinised the black figure. She could feel the strength radiating from his body, which had not yet begun to move.

"That's right. Since the Young Empress is aware of that, you should preserve yourself. At least wait until you receive the ten Monster Kings and the Imperial Monster Decree before you challenge me!"

"So, are you going to kill me now?"

"No, I don't want to kill the Young Empress. My only wish is to avenge my son. Let me off this once and I will retain my loyalty to you. I will also vow to never pass on false military orders again!"

"What if I insist on sentencing you to die?" Yun Qingwu narrowed her eyes at the black figure, her hair dancing about in the mountain wind.

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Chapter 786: The True Warrior Faces Excitement

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"Young Empress, don't force my hand! Although you hold an esteemed position, I know that you are not even as powerful as a common member of the Monster Race. We are only five steps apart from each other. Even if the Lady Empress was present right now, she would not be able to stop me from taking your life!" The black figure clenched his teeth. He was emotionally unstable and looked like he was going to act any moment.

"If that is the case, then why haven't you made your move?" Yun Qingwu had a serene expression on her face.

"Young Empress… do you not want to live anymore?"

"I do not fear death. However, I don't want to go looking for death either. You may leave. Go announce your crimes to our fellow Monster race comrades and take your own life after that!" Yun Qingwu shook her head slightly and tilted her head upwards gently. She went back to staring at the moving clouds.

The black figure shivered. He kept his gaze on Yun Qingwu, who was standing right before him. He could not believe that this was happening.

He onus was on him to make a move. He had even threatened Yun Qingwu. However, he felt like he was entirely under Yun Qingwu's control.

Why so?

The black figure did not understand. With his powers as a Monster King, he barely had to lift a finger in order to kill Yun Qingwu. He could then come up with an excuse to absolve himself of any blame.

For example, he could say that some of the travelling disciples of Nine Pinnacles Mountain had returned suddenly and he had been unable to protect Yun Qingwu from them. There were many potential stories that he could come up with.

Nevertheless, he was unable to act on his thoughts.

It was very strange!

Also, he was sure that the reason he was unable to act was not because of Yun Qingwu's status as the Young Empress of the Monster race. On the contrary, a half-blooded Young Empress was a joke.

For twenty years, the entire Monster race was aware of the daughter produced from the union of the Monster Empress Baizhi and the Demon Emperor Yun. However, virtually no one from the Monster race had bothered to acknowledge the presence of Yun Qingwu.

Until…

Yun Qingwu started to strut around with a group of demon bodyguards and entered the Great Swamp. Only then did people remember that the Young Empress existed.

It was quite funny.

Funnier still, Yun Qingwu had not inherited the great size and strength of the Monster race. She did not have any of the characteristics that defined a member of the Monster race.

There was something else. Not only did Yun Qingwu not possess any Monster race characteristics, she did not have any of the Demon race characteristics either.

She did not have the Demon Eye!

Yet she was the Young Lord of the Demon race!

What a joke!

When Yun Qingwu had first appeared before the Monster race, all of them had gotten down on their knees. In truth, all of them were smirking in their hearts.

However, it was this joke of a Young Empress who had successfully convinced the cold Monster Empress Baizhi. Also, she had utilised the power of five Monster Kings and conquered one of the five Sects of the Holy Region, Nine Pinnacles Mountain. This was an organisation that the Monster race had battled for ten years to no avail, until the Young Empress had appeared.

At face value, it looked like pure luck.

Nonetheless, the entire Monster race knew that this was because Yun Qingwu had predicted everything three months before!

Three months!

Yun Qingwu had led them to success in only one attempt.

This was nothing short of miraculous because the time of their attack had to be extremely precise. Acting any earlier or later would have resulted in another failure.

The black figure fell to his knees once more, except that it wasn't a half-kneel this time but a kowtow.

"Young Empress, do you really have to kill me?"

"Mmhm." Yun Qingwu nodded curtly.

"Why? At this critical juncture, why won't you show me mercy. I am a Monster King…" The black figure was aggrieved.

"The war looms overhead. Killing a Monster King would be akin to chopping off a finger. However, this would also serve as a stern warning to the Monster army and keep everyone in line. Only through a high level of discipline can we win the war."

"Discipline? Discipline… I understand now. The Monster race has stayed on too long in the Great Swamp and has lived too comfortably for the past ten years. Although the hatred remains, the drive is no longer there. The Young Empress is right! Only my death can keep them on their toes!" The black figure had finally come to terms with the Young Empress's wishes.

"When the war ends, I will personally carve your name onto the memorial for our fallen heroes!l Yun Qingwu stared at the black mass hunched over the ground with a glint in her eye.

"Thank you, Young Empress! I have another wish!"

"I will avenge your son for you. I will drag the murderer from Ling Yun Tower to your son's grave." Yun Qingwu nodded.

"Then I shall thank you in behalf of my son, Young Empress. Now, I shall bid you… goodbye!" The black figure got to his knees slowly.

"Mm." Yun Qingwu nodded once more.

The black figure said no more and turned around slowly. He had a resolute determination in his eyes. Still, he could not help but turn back to look at Yun Qingwu, who was still standing on the black rock.

"Young Empress, can you really lead the Monster race to greatness again?"

"I don't know the answer to every question, but do you want the Monster race to stay in the Great Swamp and hide away in the darkness forever?" Yun Qingwu replied his question with a question of her own.

"Monsters absorb the essence of heaven and earth as well as the light of the sun and moon… I understand now. It is an honour to sacrifice myself for the future of the Monster race. I have no regrets!" The black figure walked towards the numerous black shadows gathered outside the Nine Pinnacles Mountain gate.

"Is a monster who cannot see sunlight still a monster?" Yun Qingwu watched on as the black figure walked off into the distance. She then looked at the rising morning sun with a sort of bright tenacity on her face.

"The spoils go to the victor!"

Right, or wrong!"

"The winners always get to write history!"

Yun Qingwu clenched her fists as her voice echoed off the rocks. Her white robes flapped on in the breeze.

Holy Region, Ling Yun Tower.

The sun had risen to the top of the sky and gave life to the big patch of greenery below. Dewdrops shimmered in the sunlight.

Several green-robed women were lying in front of Ling Yun Tower. They were all seriously hurt and the ground ran red with their blood.

Green Jade had drawn her last breath.

Two white-robed women kept vigil by her body. They were both holding onto their swords tightly. There was a roaring hatred in their eyes.

Fang Zhengzhi frowned as he tightened his grip on the Traceless Sword.

He was not afraid of the five women who had appeared next to Cang Yue. In fact, he could not even be bothered to look at them and he kept his eyes on Lin Mubai.

The emperor of the Great Xia was lying on the floor with his face as white as a sheet. He looked like he was on the brink of death.

However, even until now…

The woman called Yu Er had not appeared.

Fang Zhengzhi felt a growing rage within him. Although all he had were speculations and assumptions, he was aware of the power of faith. Ling Yun Tower had placed their faith in heartlessness.

Otherwise, Green Jade would not have given up her life so easily.

Women were emotional creatures and experience greater intensity in their feelings. History has been littered with many cases of women pining their whole lives away for a lost love.

Examples include the stories of Meng Jiangnu and the lovers Gan Jiang and Mo Ye.

Of course, love could give way to hatred as well. Being emotional creatures meant that women were more susceptible to getting hurt by relationships.

Cultivating the art of heartlessness would fill one up with hatred and rage, which could help one break out from a state of extreme sadness.

Love, hate, then indifference.

Fang Zhengzhi felt uncomfortable after witnessing all these. He was not sure about how other people felt, but he recognised the sanctity of relationships. Friendships, love and kinship were some of the most valuable treasures in the world.

Ling Yun Tower, however, made use of relationships for the sake of cultivation…

In Fang Zhengzhi's opinion, this was evil!

Of course, everyone was free to make their own choices and Fang Zhengzhi had no right to get involved. Nevertheless, he did not wish to see Ping Yang get hurt in the process.

She had been born as a result of their romance, then abandoned when they fell out with each other. Now, she was getting hurt by the heartlessness of the involved party. Throughout all this while, she had been treated like the waste product of their cultivation.

Fang Zhengzhi was angry. Not because Ling Yun Tower had controlled their disciples with an iron fist on the basis on faith, but at the leader of Ling Yun Tower for being so callous even though she lorded over one of the Five Sects of the Holy Region.

This might be a laughable reason.

Still, Fang Zhengzhi made up his mind to persevere in the defence of his ideals.

"Fang Zhengzhi, if… if I don't get to see Yu Er ever again, bury… bury my remains at the doorstep of Ling Yun Tower. This way, when I die…" Lin Mubai's voice rang out once more. He had chosen to disregard Cang Yue's admonishment.

"Father! Don't die, Father! I don't want you to die. Mother will save you like how she saved me. She will be able to keep you alive…" Ping Yang's eyes welled up with tears.

Lin Mubai had doted on Ping Yang since she was a little girl and was a mountain that had sheltered her from the storms. Now, this mountain was on the verge of collapse. How would she be able to hold back her tears?

"Hahaha… dream on! Lin Mubai, just give up. Our master has never loved you and will never love you!" Cang Yue cackled. Her ferocious look was supplemented by the savage atmosphere surrounding Ling Yun Tower.

"No, Yu Er truly loves me!" Lin Mubai got worked up and regained some colour in his cheeks. There was a look of determination on his face.

Fang Zhengzhi maintained a tight grip on the Traceless Sword.

He did not know what had gone wrong between Lin Mubai and Yu Er. Neither did he know the reason for Lin Mubai's conviction.

But he knew something else.

Whether it was for Ping Yang or to fulfil Lin Mubai's wishes, Yu Er was the key. Thus, he would do it for them. After all, ever since Cang Yue and the other five women had appeared, the only way out for him was to move forward.

Should he charge?

Fang Zhengzhi tilted his head upwards slightly such that he could see Ling Yun Tower reflecting the sunlight of its roof.

In fact, before arriving here, Fang Zhengzhi had never even considered the possibility of Yu Er being the leader of Ling Yun Tower.

Ling Yun Tower?

This was a mysterious place.

Every new person who turned up was stronger than the last and had a greater understanding of the Dao. Although Fang Zhengzhi had not yet entered the Tower, he was already in trouble.

Fang Zhengzhi had grossly underestimated the difficulty of this trip to Ling Yun Tower.

Fang Zhengzhi's original plan was to goad the leader of Ling Yun Tower into appearing and settle their differences rationally over tea. After all, there were no grievances that could not be resolved.

But now…

As Ling Yun Tower loomed before him, Fang Zhengzhi was acutely aware of the difficulties he faced!

Most importantly, after learning Yu Er's real identity, Fang Zhengzhi understood that this issue was no longer a petty quarrel. It had become personal.

For example, only someone who dares to mock authority figures in their faces can understand how thrilling it is to utter such words.

"Yu Er, you are an evil woman with a big and round face. You are an ugly monster. Are you going to remain within Ling Yun Tower like a coward?" There was no turning back now and Fang Yuan decided to take a gamble.

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Chapter 787: Roll, Another Problem

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There was a saying that went: people speak nicely when they are on the verge of death.

Lin Mubai felt like he was going to die. That was why he spoke more kindly and did not blame Ling Yun Tower overtly. All he wanted was the fulfilment of his last wishes.

Fang Zhengzhi, however, did not want to die. Thus, he did not feel the need to mince his words. He felt that in terms of dealing with Ling Yun Tower, only evil could overcome evil.

Fang Zhengzhi had used a particularly vile insult. Calling someone a woman with a "big and round face" and "an ugly monster" was very impressionable.

Fang Zhengzhi had decided to go all out and shot his mouth off with no mercy.

Anyway, it was all just words. Not much energy was required.

Of course, as for the effect of the scolding…

Fang Zhengzhi looked around him and saw that the present disciples of Ling Yun Tower as well as the five women with Cang Yue were all dumbfounded.

Seems like it was pretty effective!

Then…

The response came swiftly.

However, it did not come from the intended target.

The first person to express his anger was not a disciple of Ling Yun Tower nor the five women standing beside Cang Yue.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower and the five women standing beside Cang Yue had all heard Fang Zhengzhi and were shocked. Still, they all remained silent and looked at each other helplessly.

On the other hand, Lin Mubai had become agitated and acted like he had been slapped by someone. His pale face was slowly turning red.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you dare insult my… why would you insult Yu Er!" Lin Mubai was enraged but he tried hard to control himself.

"Shameless rascal. How would my motherbe an ugly Monster. Besides… monsters aren't ugly!" Ping Yang had a firm view that her mother was not ugly.

After all, no one would find their own mother ugly.

Fang Zhengzhi was speechless.

He had been confident that his goading would succeed but yet he only managed to elicit reactions from the people on his side. The people who were supposed to be railing at the top of their voices remained silent.

What had gone wrong?

Was none of them interested in defending the reputation of their master?

Things were becoming awkward.

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was considering whether to continue with his tirade, the response that he had been waiting for rang out.

"Fang Zhengzhi, how dare you sully the good name of our master!" It was the severely injured Cang Yue.

While the other members of Ling Yun Tower held their tongues, Cang Yue, the personal aide to Yu Er, chose to speak out.

Fang Zhengzhi's eyes brightened a little.

It was not that his words were not effective. The people from Ling Yun Tower just had slow reactions.

Could he expect a storm now?

Fang Zhengzhi did not fire back immediately and decided to wait for a heavier reaction.

The thing was, all of the members of Ling Yun Tower remained wordless and stared quietly at Fang Zhengzhi. It was very strange.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi felt his cheeks burn a little. He had always prided himself on his thick skin but their judgemental gazes were getting to him.

What did this mean?

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower had no qualms about sacrificing themselves for victory but were letting him get away with verbally abusing their leader?

So much for their faith!

Fang Zhengzhi could not believe it. He decided to try again with viler words.

"Yu Er, you flat chested hag. Not only do you have a big and round face, you have eyes of different sizes, a crooked nose, buck teeth, freckles, legs of different length…"

Fang Zhengzhi was listing out every possible characteristic of an ugly woman.

Lin Mubai exploded!

"Dirty rascal, shut your mouth. Yu Er resembles Ping Yang, especially in the eyes. She looks nothing like your description!"

"Shameless fellow, what did my mother do to offend you?" Ping Yang did not understand Fang Zhengzhi's motive in doing this.

Another voice rang out.

"I beseech the five masters to kill him on my behalf!"

It was not an order but more of a plea. This meant that Cang Yue was not of a higher rank than the five women.

The five women nodded gently in response to Cang Yue and shot looks at the two white-robed women standing beside Green Jade.

The two white-robed women quickly understood and rushed over to Cang Yue where they guarded her.

The five women had begun to act.

They walked towards Fang Zhengzhi, Ping Yang and Lin Mubai breezily and surrounded them.

Fang Zhengzhi had wanted to continue with his scolding.

Nevertheless, he decided to stop after he realised that he had angered Lin Mubai and Ping Yang while the people from Ling Yun Tower were unfazed.

Fang Zhengzhi was surprised that things had turned out this way. Goading was supposed to be a surefire technique but yet it did not work on the Ling Yun Tower personnel.

Were they exceptionally tolerant or did they not know who Yu Er was? Or was 'Yu Er' just an alias used by the leader of Ling Yun Tower on her travels?

Something still wasn't right though!

Even if they did not know that Yu Er was an alias of the leader of Ling Yun Tower, they should have been able to make an inference based on all that Cang Yue had said and the fact that she calls Yu Er 'master'.

Unless Yu Er wasn't the leader of Ling Yun Tower?

However, if this was the case, that would mean that Cang Yue was not as high ranking as previously thought, which did not explained why Ling Yun Tower had assigned five protectors to her. It was mind-boggling.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that there was a problem somewhere but he did not know where.

He did not have much time to think about all these anyway.

The five women had taken up their positions around Fang Zhengzhi, Lin Mubai and Ping Yang.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that these positions were not arbitrary and that their orientation corresponded to the five elements.

"Three against five doesn't seem very favourable to you. Why not let me fight all five of you while we let Ping Yang and His Majesty leave?" Fang Zhengzhi stood in front of Ping Yang and Lin Mubai with a sword in his hand. He smirked.

"Young master Fang, I admire your self-confidence. Very well, as long as Ping Yang doesn't interfere, we will leave our leader to deal with her personally!" One of the women who was in a red dress and whose hair was slightly white smiled back at Fang Zhengzhi.

"Yu Er the old flat-chested monster hag!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded. He turned to Ling Yun Tower and spewed out another string of obscenities.

"…" The five women heard him and shared a strange look with each other.

They no longer stood on ceremony.

They had no intention of trading barbs with Fang Zhengzhi and went all out in their assault.

Or at least that was what Fang Zhengzhi thought.

There was a saying that went: when experts move, their skill immediately becomes apparent.

"Buzz!"

Green shoots popped out of the ground rapidly all around Fang Zhengzhi.

The shoots shimmered with a greenish light. They looked like small pieces of jade and were beautiful.

Of course, there were two sides to everything.

Beautiful things tended to be dangerous. The green shoots were harmless, to begin with, but the green shimmer turned them into terrifying little blades that were razor-sharp.

In a short time, thousands of cracks appeared on Fang Zhengzhi's black armour. The cracks all had bits of green light in them.

"Oh? Not bad!" Fang Zhengzhi examined the cracks on his armour and saw that the five women had a green shimmer around them. His smile widened.

It was clear that the five women had made use of a technique similar to those used in the Jade Bamboo Region. However, the effects were entirely different.

Even the duel with Great Elder Yin Yu on the Nine Pinnacles Mountain had not resulted in severe damages on his black armour.

"Young Master Fang, you're aren't doing badly either!" The woman in the centre replied to Fang Zhengzhi with a wide smile too.

This was a smiling battle.

Nevertheless, they all had the intention to kill, which was apparent from the crackling and banging sounds in the air.

Those were the sounds of the black fire burning on Fang Zhengzhi's armour coming into contact with the green shimmer. The two energies were fighting each other.

The green shimmer had an obvious upper hand though, for Fang Zhengzhi was taking them on one to five.

Ping Yang clenched her fists.

As she stayed by Lin Mubai's side, she could feel the heavy pressure of the surrounding air. Breathing was becoming harder.

"One against five! Can this shameless fellow win?" Ping Yang was worried but she refrained from making any moves. Fang Zhengzhi's gaze told her that he would be fine, at least for now.

Right after Fang Zhengzhi shot Ping Yang a look, the black fire that had been resisting the green shimmer suddenly disappeared.

In a flash, the green shimmer pounced madly onto Fang Zhengzhi and swallowed him up.

This happened very quickly and not only Ping Yang was stunned. Even Cang Yuan and the five women were taken aback.

"Why did he suddenly become so weak?" Cang Yue did not understand what was going on. She did not want to praise Fang Zhengzhi but she was clear about his prowess.He was not weak and was in fact terrifying powerful.

"What is going on?"

"Did the Origin Energy suddenly run out?"

"This isn't right. From what we felt just now… he shouldn't have had any problems in the short term."

The five women were astonished. After all, they had faced Fang Zhengzhi directly and were not naive people.

"Buzz!"

Just as Cang Yue, the five women and Ping Yang were confounded, the green shimmer that had swallowed Fang Zhengzhi dispersed completely.

The bits of green light on Fang Zhengzhi's armour had disappeared as well.

Even the cracks on Fang Zhengzhi's armour had melted away like ice.

"Just as how the five elements countered reach other, everything in the world has its counter. Sometimes, it isn't that you aren't powerful. It's just that your dao has been restrained by my dao. You are smart people and will understand what I am talking about. Give up your struggle because your assault won't do anything to me!"

Fang Zhengzhi stared directly at the woman in the centre of the formation. The smile on his face was showing no sign of dissipating. If anything, it was becoming brighter.

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Chapter 788: A Weird Dao, Provocation!

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Fang Zhengzhi was looking very confident. His confidence was annoying but he did not care. He continued to laughed on fearlessly.

He was not pretending to be relaxed. In fact, a scary thought had entered his mind.

At face value, it seemed that the leader of Ling Yun Tower was unwilling to see Lin Mubai and Ping Yang.

However, the truth was that…

This was only one of the possibilities.

The other possibility was that the leader of Ling Yun Tower was wasting time, mental energy and physical effort together with Fang Zhengzhi.

In other words, she was stalling.

Her reason for doing this was probably because of the old adage: if you know yourself and your enemy well, you will never lose your battles.

The leader of Ling Yun Tower was testing Fang Zhengzhi with her disciples. She had sent them against him one by one from weak to strong in order to test his prowess.

On the surface, it may seem like Fang Zhengzhi was gaining the upper hand by defeating all these disciples from Ling Yun Tower. However, the truth was that they were stripping layers off Fang Zhengzhi.

If the targeted person had been any more prideful, he would have been complacent by now and would have walked into the trap laid out by the leader of Ling Yun Tower.

Fang Zhengzhi had never seen anything like this before at the other Sects of the Holy Region.

The other Sects in the Holy Region relied on their own power to suppress enemies directly while Ling Yun Tower approached things differently.

Although they had never met, Fang Zhengzhi knew that the leader of Ling Yun Tower was a master in the art of forbearance .

She had remained calm in the face of Fang Zhengzhi's attempts to invade and humiliate. It was as if all these had nothing to do with her.

As the saying went, a correct decision made in camp will secure a victory thousands of kilometres away. Although Fang Zhengzhi was only speculating, the leader of Ling Yun was shaping to be scarier than he had expected.

Of course, whether or not his guesses were correct, Fang Zhengzhi had enough of being led by the nose. He did not want to reveal all his cards. Thus, he had to turn to deceitful tactics.

Successful warriors have always been crafty.

To become truly deceitful, he had to begin with concealment.

After all, the leader of Ling Yun Tower had not come out and Fang Zhengzhi was running out of ideas. Hence, he had to conceal his trump cards and construct something false in order to compromise the judgement of the leader of Ling Yun Tower.

Fang Zhengzhi had to make himself look unpredictable and opaque. This way, the leader of Ling Yun Tower would have to rely more on her imagination and guesswork.

However, Fang Zhengzhi's confidence and unpredictability did not seem to be working very well. Cang Yue and the five women did not seem to have bought his act.

"Countered?" Cang Yue was aware of the counteraction of different forces but she did not believe Fang Zhengzhi's talk of being able to counter them.

Still, she hesitated.

After all, Fang Zhengzhi remained unharmed and nonchalant. It was like what he had said. Their assault was not doing anything to him.

What was going on?

Cang Yue and the five women were all asking the same question. Why wasn't their assault working?

It was supposed to have succeeded.

What a deceitful occurrence.

The smiles of Cang Yue and the five women had stiffened. They found all that had happened extremely weird.

Ping Yang was beginning to figure things out but even the truth was mind boggling.

"Has the shameless fellow really become this powerful? How has he managed to achieve this?"

"It seems like you all don't believe me. Never mind, you can all try me again!" Fang Zhengzhi did not wait for their replies and rattled on.

Fang Zhengzhi was not in a hurry.

He had made up his mind to become unpredictable and had to refrain from looking impatient or fearful.

Thus, he continued to provoke them!

This provocation troubled the woman, who was wearing red and had hair that was slightly white, standing directly in front of him.

"Young Master Fang. Your methods are truly weird. Nonetheless, we are devoted to Ling Yun Tower and even if we cannot defeat you, we will defend our sect with our lives!" The woman in the red dress spoke and turned to the other four women.

The other four women nodded their heads in response and closed their eyes.

When they opened their eyes again, the green light emanating from their eyes had become a dark deep oceanic blue.

"Buzz!"

The green shimmer had turned dark blue as well. Water droplets fell from the sky and dewdrops rose from the ground.

A white mist hung in the air.

At the same time, the five women made their move. They pointed their index and middle fingers forward and dark blue swords with a sapphires embedded in their hilts appeared in their hands.

"Dance!" The woman in red called out.

The five women began to shift their positions. The red woman had moved from in front of Fang Zhengzhi to his left. Loud cracks split the air.

That was the sound of the air freezing.

A deathly cold breeze assailed Fang Zhengzhi.

The five women had their dark blue swords pointed towards Fang Zhengzhi. The swords had tips of white like they had just been dipped in snow.

"Indeed, they can display the same Dao!" Fang Zhengzhi could see that the Dao that they were displaying were based in water and crystals.

Fang Zhengzhi was not too surprised. The five women had been utilising the same technique ever since they stood in formation.

Whether it was the green previously, or the dark blue now…

The five women acted in unison, like they were clones of the same person.

Fang Zhengzhi could not help but feel awed by their methods.

After all, the usage of the same technique by the five women was proving to be very effective.

Besides, Fang Zhengzhi was sure that they would only grow stronger together. Still, he did not understand the rationale for only sending out these five women. Were they the only Ling Yun Tower members of this particular skill level, or were there any other special reasons?

Fang Zhengzhi had not figured these out yet.

The five women had thrust their dark blue swords towards Fang Zhengzhi from their various positions.

A dark chill, together with the sharp wind of the swords, pierced multiple spots on Fang Zhengzhi's body.

Fang Zhengzhi did not leap away.

In fact, he was unable to leap up at all. The five women had trapped his legs with the frost on the ground.

Also, there was a terrifying pressure coming down on him from above.

The five women obviously did not intend for Fang Zhengzhi to escape their assault.

Fang Zhengzhi did not mind that either.

The black fire rose from his body once more and attempted to resist the dark blue swords of frost. However, the impact of the dark blue swords were too powerful for it to handle.

"Boom!"

Fang Zhengzhi's body had been hit by the swords. Large cracks broke out on his black armour once more.

Not just cracks.

At the points where the swords had impacted the armour were large holes. The swords had transferred some of the frost over to the armour and the frost had spread all over it.

Dark blue light whirled about in the sky like the winds in winter. It was clearing up the remnants of the black fire.

"Impressive!" Fang Zhengzhi raised his head a little. His hair was covered in frost but the black fire in his eyes burned on.

"To be able to survive a combined blow from the five of us is quite an achievement. Your name will do the rounds in the Holy Region if you leave Ling Yun Tower alive!" The woman in red looked at Fang Zhengzhi with her deep blue eyes. Her red dress flapped a little. She was radiating more power than before.

"Does that mean that I have a chance of surviving this?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled and replied. The devilish purple light was still coursing through his sword.

"It was just a joke. Young master Fang, did you take it seriously?" The woman in red responded as her wrinkly lips curled into a smile.

"Am I not given any chance of surviving?"

"Nothing is more vicious than a woman's heart. Young master Fang, you must have heard of that, right?"

"I've heard of that indeed. However, that had always been claimed only by the men since a long time ago, so it's definitely biased. A woman has the most vicious heart because it contains hatred. The strongest hatred is definitely the result of the most intense love." Fang Zhengzhi looked up and replied while looking at Ling Yun Tower instead of the woman in red.

"You seem to be only 18 years old?" The woman in red looked a little surprised.

"Yup, the prime of my life." Fang Zhengzhi replied with a sincere look.

"I didn't expect Young master Fang to know so much about 'love' despite your young age, if…" The woman in red seemed a little down at this moment, before she regained her composure and continued, "Haha, Young master Fang, you're definitely a smooth talker. However, it isn't enough to save yourself!"

"Save myself?" Fang Zhengzhi was startled. Then, he smiled as if he had understood everything and said, "This is a mistake. Actually, I've been saying that my Dao counters your Dao. Hence, you guys couldn't hurt me at all. In that case, why do I need to save myself?"

As he said that, the black flame on his body extinguished, then, his eyes became completely filled with a deep blue colour just like the five women.

At the meantime, the five frosty sword tips that pierced through his black armour shattered and turned into spots of deep blue radiance in the air.

However, the deep blue radiance was surrounding Fang Zhengzhi in a friendly manner rather than attacking him.

"How is this possible!" The woman in red finally opened her mouth wide. If she was only surprised previously, this time, she was definitely dumbfounded.

She wasn't the only one. The four other women, as well as Cang Yue, were all dazed. They looked at the deep blue radiance surrounding Fang Zhengzhi, his calm expression, and the black armour that had returned to normal, as if they were looking at a demon.

"What's going on?"

"Does he really counter us? How is that possible? Furthermore, doesn't the concept of countering apply to Dao only? How could human counter each other?"

"Is that the Fang Zhengzhi who had shocked the Holy Region?"

The four women glanced at each other and saw the same emotion. They were truly stunned to their cores.

Ping Yang also opened her mouth wide at this moment with the same look of disbelief in her eyes. "How did this shameless fellow do that? Is he a genius? A freak? Or is his understanding so extraordinary? However, could he really get so powerful… Just by understanding?!"

Ping Yang found it hard to believe. She had always known about Fang Zhengzhi's incredible understanding of Dao. However, this was really overly ridiculous.

In fact, it was almost terrifying!

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Chapter 789: Behind, Sticking Tightly Behind

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Just how monstrous was Fang Zhengzhi's talent? Ping Yang could not imagine.

Fang Zhengzhi did not know how Ping Yang felt, or he would have given her a hard knock on the head and told her:

"Of course a person's talent can't be this monstrous. However, if he has a good grasp of different Daos, things would be different!"

This was akin to someone who has read all the books in the world. They would be able to understand the content of books faster and where the information was gleaned from.

As the saying went, becoming formidable requires a lifetime of work.

Fang Zhengzhi was formidable alright, to the point that he seemed scary. When he had been refined in the Middle Stream Cauldron on the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, he got to read the 23 Heaven Dao Sage Tablet everyday. This had given him a solid understanding of the Dao written on the tablets and his skills had progressed rapidly.

He had already broken through over two thousand barriers in his cultivation of Dao.

Over two thousand types of Dao?

What kind of notion was this?

Fang Zhengzhi did not have any idea how this worked at first but he did now. On the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, he had grasped the Ice Crystal Dao of the Great Elder Ying Yu in a very short time.

He had been astounded at himself then.

Now…

He had mastered the jade-green Green Blade Dao as well as the dark blue Extreme Frost Dao used by the five women from Ling Yun Tower in a short time as well.

Fang Zhengzhi no longer needed to keep up the pretense. He placed a hand behind his back and with his other hand holding onto the Traceless Sword, he sighed towards the skies.

"Sigh… aces are often lonely! Fang Zhengzhi reflected while ignoring the dumbfounded expressions of the five women and Cang Yue.

At this point, Fang Zhengzhi was acting like an arrogant prick.

However piqued the five women and Cang Yue looked, they remained still.

They did not believe a word about having their skills countered.

Be that as it may, what they had seen was unprecedented. Nothing like this had every happened in the history of the Holy Region.

No one would have thought that a person could master his opponent's techniques in the short time they took to exchange blows.

"Why did it turn out this way?!"

"This is impossible!"

"No one could have done that! This is too coincidental to be true!"

It was often said that people who knew more tended to be confused easily. The five women prided themselves on knowing their Dao inside out and were thus unwilling to believe that incredible events had happened right before their eyes.

Cang Yue could not believe her eyes either.

She was seriously injured and could do nothing other than to steal looks at Ling Yun Tower every now and then.

Ping Yang recovered herself upon hearing Fang Zhengzhi speak.

"Aces are often lonely? Just how thick-skinned can he get?" Ping Yang was contemptuous but she did not want to argue with Fang Zhengzhi.

Perhaps it was Lin Mubai's injuries that had caused her to lose her inclination to argue with Fang Zhengzhi. Or it could be because she had no rebuttal for Fang Zhengzhi's words.

"I've underestimated him!" Lin Mubai had kept his eyes on Fang Zhengzhi the whole time.

Fang Zhengzhi was his last hope, his only hope.

At that moment, a light flashed across Ling Yun Tower. It was like a golden ray of sunlight.

It was unassuming.

However, this was enough to make the five women shudder. They shared a look with each other.

"Dance!" The woman in red gritted her teeth and shouted out loud.

The five women changed their positions once more and the dark blue light surrounding them disappeared. The dark blue in their eyes was replaced by the colour black. It was a deep dark black that sucked in all the light and obscured the whites of their eyes.

"Indeed, she is watching." Fang Zhengzhi threw the occasional glance at Ling Yun Tower.

When he had seen the light flash across Ling Yun Tower, he could not help but smirk.

Fang Zhengzhi was pretty sure that the leader of Ling Yun Tower had been watching them the whole time.

What actually surprised Fang Zhengzhi was that…

The leader of Ling Yun Tower had such a high level of forbearance. She had refrained from revealing herself and was relying on the five women she had dispatched to test Fang Zhengzhi.

In fact, the five women were powerful. They were competent individually but their combined strength was very outstanding.

Were they really going to drag it on?

Fang Zhengzhi had enough of this. God knows if Ling Yun Tower would send out another batch of fighters when he had defeated these five women.

No one could know that.

As Fang Zhengzhi pondered over this question, the world around him turned dark. The five women were attacking him once again.

"Darkness?" Fang Zhengzhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

From the previous formation and techniques the five women had adopted, Fang Zhengzhi had thought that they would stick to the Five Elements Dao.

However, it seemed that this was not the case.

The positions of the five elements…

Was only a method used by the five women to unleash the Dao better.

"Buzz!"

Fang Zhengzhi's vision was entirely obscured by the darkness. He could feel the invasiveness of the shadows.

Black flames rose up from Fang Zhengzhi's body again. This was an instinctive reaction to other Daos and served as a defence mechanism as well.

The black flames burned in the dark and banging sounds began to ring out. Fang Zhengzhi could feel new information entering the sea of his consciousness.

An attractive force!

This probably has something to do with the Abyss Dao!

Other than the attractive force, there was the presence of another aggressive entity that carried with it a sense of corruption. Fang Zhengzhi could feel something burning as well.

The nature of this darkness seemed to be similar to that of Hell Dao, but it was not as tough and energetic. It felt softer and more passive.

Its name?

It shall be called…

The Yin Fire Dao!

Fang Zhengzhi had managed to comprehend this Dao but there was no way for him to derive its name. Thus, he had named it casually.

"Crack!"

A cold and sharp aura assailed Fang Zhengzhi from behind.

It seemed like that of a sword!

No!

It was five swords!

Fang Zhengzhi had lost his vision in the dark and could not see the incoming attack. However, he was still able to feel its aura.

Fang Zhengzhi closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again.

The black fire burning in his eyes had been extinguished and was replaced by a deep dark black.

Just as his eyes turned black, he suddenly saw that the five women were approaching him with their swords. The five swords were banded together just like how the five women had arranged themselves into one straight line. They had given up on their five elements formation.

"I see!" Fang Zhengzhi immediately understood their attack strategy. It was obvious that they were approaching Fang Zhengzhi with caution.

They had given up on attempting to suppress him directly with Dao.

They were going to try to get close to him and kill him from there.

Of course, before proceeding with their slaughter, the five women had activated the Yin Fire Dao.

The Yin Fire Dao was not only invasive and aggressive, but it was also capable of obscuring Fang Zhengzhi's vision. This way, the five women could approach him undetected.

In such a situation, one would have thought that the five women would attack from five different directions.

In truth…

In order to kill someone, it was not necessary for them to aim for five vital points.

One was enough!

The five women were experienced in battle and had made use of the Yin Fire Dao to aid them in their assault. They were going to attack Fang Zhengzhi at only one of his vital points with their combined strength.

If their plan went through, Fang Zhengzhi would not have detected the attack until it was too late.

A seamless plan, solid experience, as well as the excellent individual and combined prowess of the five women, meant that this assault had an extremely good chance of success.

Unfortunately, this was not going to work on Fang Zhengzhi, simply because he had literally seen it coming.

In the entire Holy Region, was there anyone who could comprehend a Dao in one look?

No one!

Except for Fang Zhengzhi. Hence, he was able to see through the battle plan of the five women so easily. However, the ease at which he was able to do it was built upon a foundation that was tremendously strong.

Fang Zhengzhi laughed.

It was a merry laugh. He wanted to shout to the skies about how lonely he was at the top. Was he going to become the second Dugu Qiubai, an unparalleled swordsman who had died of loneliness due to the lack of opponents?

But he did not do it in the end.

Because he had no time for that!

The swords of the five women had reached him.

He twisted away rapidly.

Fang Zhengzhi's body had disappeared on the spot. Now that he had comprehended the Yin Fire Dao, he would not be harmed by it.

No more hesitation. No more dragging it on.

The five women had delivered a lethal blow. Fang Zhengzhi would not stand on ceremony either and shifted his body such that he appeared behind the five women.

The five women had concentrated all of their attacking power on the straight-lined assault. This was the strongest blow aimed at one spot that they could manage.

This form attack had one weak spot though.

The weak spot was at its back.

The reason being that the five women were arranged very closely to each other in the straight line so as to increase the attack speed.

This way, their line of sight would be compromised. In order to stay within the line, the four women behind the woman at the front would not be able to see ahead.

Fang Zhengzhi's current position…

Was at the back of the five women. He was within one step of the woman at the back of the line. His eyes were as black as their eyes.

Although Fang Zhengzhi's eyes were devoid of light, the Traceless Sword that he held sparkled with a strange purple light.

In truth, as he stood behind the woman, an idea for a thrilling killing move came into his mind.

However, he considered the advanced age of the five women and decided to drop the idea.

He would give up the plan for Kancho!

However, thrusting his sword into their backs and skewering them like candied hawthorn did not sound like a bad idea!

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Chapter 790: Tower Master of the Ling Yun Tower

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The sword was thrust out.

The strange purple light had become a flowing purple line and entered the back of the last woman nearly at the speed of teleportation.

At the same time, the woman at the front let out a scream.

"What?!' It was obvious that upon realising that Fang Zhengzhi had disappeared on the spot, the woman in red was thrown into consternation and screamed:

"Disperse!"

The woman in red could see, but not the women behind her.

When the women at the back had heard her scream, it was already too late. Their minds were only registering blinding pain.

"Hum!" The Traceless Sword passed through their bodies like a ghost. There was an explosion of purple light and blood.

The blood that fell onto the Traceless Sword was absorbed hungrily by its blade.

The darkness gradually dissipated.

A sliver of purple light had grown bigger until it was able to tear the darkness apart like lightning in the night sky.

The whole world fell silent at that moment.

Whether it was the disciples of Ling Yun Tower who had fallen to the ground, the seriously injured Cang Yue or the two white-robed women standing beside her, everyone remained silent.

Everything had happened so quickly.

From the point where the world turned dark to the point where the darkness fell apart, only a very short time had passed.

It came quickly but it went away even quicker.

The problem was that everything that had happened had been totally unexpected. The aftermath was unacceptable.

One sword!

Five people?!

Cang Yue could not believe her eyes. She knew very well what the five women were capable of. This made it all the more incredible.

Appalled. Outraged.

These were not enough to describe how Cang Yue felt at that moment. Lifeless might be the right word. She did not feel alive enough to think or breathe.

The white-robed women standing beside her were dazed as well. They gazed intently at the five women and Fang Zhengzhi, who was standing behind them.

"Impossible!"

"How could this be?"

The two white-robed women could not for the life of them figure out how five masters had been defeated in this manner.

Sunlight fell down upon the earth. The purple light was brighter still and the world was painted purple as a result. It was as if the sun had lost its light.

Lin Mubai's expression had frozen into place.

Ping Yang's eyes were bulging as well. Her eyes carried with them amazement and a building excitement.

Very powerful!

She had finally realised that within half a year, she had become more powerful. Fang Zhengzhi had become more powerful as well. In fact, he had become extraordinarily powerful.

"Puff!"

The five women spat out mouthfuls of fresh blood.

They were stuck to each other. They had been impaled with a longsword that sparkled with a purple light.

Would the length of a sword suffice to run through five people?

No one had bothered to figure out this question but Fang Zhengzhi had an answer to it now. The answer was that it was close, but it was not enough.

The Traceless Sword had not pierced through the body of the woman in red entirely. It was barely halfway through.

"Not long enough? Sigh… a miscalculation!" Fang Zhengzhi blinked and sighed lightly.

The woman in red fell to her knees and keeled over. Her face was white as a sheet and she shivered violently.

Blood flowed out of the wound on her back.

Even though the Traceless Sword had not run through her completely, she had been severely hurt.

Of course, the pain she felt in her heart hurt even more.

The Five Sects of the Holy Region had established their own spheres of influence beyond the imperial court and were respected by thousands. They enjoyed great prestige and as a member of the upper echelons of Ling Yun Tower, she had lived a brilliant life.

But now…

The brilliance was gone.

She was not dead yet, but she had been defeated. The fact that she had managed to live because the sword was not long enough was a huge joke.

How humiliating was that?

"Why, why did things turn out like that?"

The woman in red did not understand. She had so much faith in her judgement and was so sure that she had made the correct decision.

Still, it was true that she had lost.

She had been completely defeated, defeated to the point where she had no idea how she had ended up this way. She could not even feel sorry for herself.

Yes, she did not feel sorry about her loss.

She had seen Fang Zhengzhi disappear and she had made her choice. Nevertheless, she had not managed to avoid the blow that came from behind her.

She had seen it but she had not been able to avoid it.

It was because she had not been fast enough.

"Zah!"

The woman in red heard a pained utterance and saw her four comrades fall to the ground around her.

They did not scream or shout but fell to the ground quietly. Like her, they had looks of disbelief on their faces.

The woman in red turned around.

She looked at Fang Zhengzhi in his pitch black eyes. His blue robes flapped about gently in the wind.

She finally understood to some extent.

A counteraction?

Yes, it was really a counteraction.

A counter-reaction not between the Daos but between people. She had been completely overcome by Fang Zhengzhi.

Not too long ago, she had heard his name for the first time…

She had not paid much attention to the name back then. She could not even remember who had mentioned the name and when it was mentioned. It was a forgettable name.

The second time she had heard the name, it had already made its rounds. The person with the name had killed five powerful pugilists of the Holy Region beneath the mountain that housed the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

She had remembered the name.

Today, the person with the name had appeared at Ling Yun Tower before her. Now, this person was standing behind her.

SHe would never forget the name for as long as she lived because it gave her the chills.

Fang Zhengzhi, 18 years old, at the Sage State…

This was her original understanding of Fang Zhengzhi. Now, she knew better. After so many years, another apex martial artist had surfaced in the Holy Region!

"I've lost…" The woman in red turned to look at the golden roof of Ling Yun Tower.

The sun was not especially bright but for some reason, it reminded her of the startling red colour of blood.

"Yes, you've lost." Fang Zhengzhi nodded solemnly as he glanced at the four women who had fallen around the woman in red.

"Why haven't you made your move yet?" The woman in red asked.

"To kill you?"

"Kill me? Hehe… you are too intelligent, too shameless to be asking me this question. There is a better alternative to killing me, that is to use me as a hostage in exchange for one or two lives." The woman in red gave Fang Yuan a cold smile.

Fang Zhengzhi did not laugh this time and he had a faraway look in his eyes.

Nevertheless, he came to his senses quickly.

"I don't need a hostage." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head calmly. The surety in his voice, however, was apparent.

"You don't?" The woman in red turned to look at Fang Zhengzhi blankly.

She was genuinely bewildered, but it did not last long. Her bewilderment gave way to determination.

The woman in red pulled out a dull-coloured knife from her sleeves.

"Seems like I was lucky to have escaped that?" Fang Zhengzhi looked slightly surprised as he examined the knife.

"Yes… and no! I've realised that even if I get close to you, I am not confident of being able to hurt you!" The woman in red spoke dejectedly.

"Anyhow, regardless of whether you knew that I was going to sneak on you or had not decided to take me as a hostage, I've decided to give up."

After she had finished speaking, she switched to holding her knife with a reverse-grip and plunged it into her chest.

"Suicide?" Fang Zhengzhi had never seen such a thing happen in the Holy Region, and it involved a powerful figure that had attained the Sage State in her skills.

When one's prowess reaches the level of the Sage State, it means that their emotional state has reached a high level as well. There was no way that it could be weak.

However, the woman in red had chosen this way out and had done it with unfaltering resolution.

The key thing was that…

It was not out of not weakness, but a sort of staunch belief in the ideals that she valued more than her life.

Cang Yue watched on.

The white-robed women standing beside Cang Yue and the injured disciples of Ling Yun Tower lying on the ground were watching as well.

The surprising thing was that no one had stopped the woman in red from doing what she did. No one had said anything about it.

It was as if there was no doubt about how things would turn out.

Fang Zhengzhi gripped tightly onto the Traceless Sword. He would not stop the woman in red from taking her own life but he felt slightly unsettled by it.

"Red Shadow, you don't have to die." A voice emanated from Ling Yun Tower. It was a serene voice but carried with it an air of authority.

Following that, a ray of sunlight descended from Ling Yun Tower and landed right before the woman in red.

The woman in red stiffened and a look of disbelief flashed across her face. The knife that she had used to plunge into her chest stopped dead in its tracks.

At this moment, a jade-white hand extended out from the sunlight and pried the knife away from the fingers of the woman in red.

"Master!" The woman in red prostrated herself in front of this person and shuddered. Blood flowed from her chest and stained the ground red.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower that had collapsed onto the floor from their injuries now clambered onto their knees before prostrating themselves.

"We are all incompetent and deserve to be punished!"

"We deserve to be punished!" The white-robed women standing beside Cang Yue fell to their knees as well. Their faces were full of regret.

"Get up, all of you. This defeat is not your fault." A figure emerged from the sunlight.

It was a woman wearing red robes laced with golden silk. The purplish-gold belt around her waist revealed her svelte physique.

Her long black hair fell down to her waist and was adorned with five golden leaves.

The woman had a very youthful appearance and looked to be 24 years of age at the very most. Her bright eyes sparkled with golden light.

There was a golden mark in the middle of her forehead which gave her an elegant and sophisticated look. It was hard to believe that this woman was the leader of Ling Yun Tower, one of the Five Sects of the Holy Region.

"Is this the Yu Er that His Majesty Lin Mubai has been pining after?" Fang Zhengzhi observed the woman walking out of the sunlight with interest.

He had not expected her to reveal her face and her youthful appearance was even more surprising.

After all, if he had guessed correctly, this was Ping Yang's mother, also known as Yu Er.

Why did she look so young?

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Chapter 791: Yu Er's 'True Identity'

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In Fang Zhengzhi's impression, the leaders of the Five Sects of the Holy Region tended to be older. At the very least, a Sect leader couldn't be so young.

However, the woman standing before him was very young indeed.

"Yu Er! Yu Er… Is that really you?" Lin Mubai suddenly spoke. He was severely injured and lying on the ground, but now he was trying to stand up.

"I got it right?" Fang Zhengzhi was slightly startled.

However, Ping Yang's body shook after she heard Lin Mubai. She stared at the woman standing before her, and she could hardly hold the Blazing Qilin Spear anymore.

"Mother? Are you my mother?" Ping Yang was shocked to her core.

After all, she had never expected to meet her mother under such circumstances, not to mention the fact that her mother was the leader of Ling Yun Tower.

She couldn't help but be surprised.

However, the woman disregarded Lin Mubai and Ping Yang. In fact, she didn't even look at them. Shrouded by a golden light, she walked towards Cang Yue. Under the sunshine, she seemed so holy just like the warmest light in the world.

"Leader, Cang Yue… I've disappointed you!" Cang Yue furrowed her brows and supported herself with her arm.

"It's fine, you've done well." The woman shook her head and supported Cang Yue up while placing her other hand on the wound on Cang Yue's chest.

In the blink of an eye, the wound started healing at a visible rate. It recovered completely in just a short while.

"Hmph?" Fang Zhengzhi was intrigued. Although the woman was very young, the healing ability that she displayed was something that only King Xieluo, the Monster King, was capable of, to the best of Fang Zhengzhi's knowledge.

However, he wasn't too concerned about her healing ability. He was more taken aback by how Cang Yue addressed the woman.

"Leader? Shouldn't it be 'Master'?" Fang Zhengzhi didn't know about Ling Yun Tower's rules, but under normal circumstances, since Cang Yue was the woman's servant, she should have addressed the woman as her master, unlike the other disciples of Ling Yun Tower.

"What's going on? Did I get it wrong? However… If I really got it wrong, why did the woman ignore the other disciples and only tended to Cang Yue's injuries?"

"Most importantly, even if I was wrong, Lin Mubai couldn't possibly get her identity wrong, unless, there was something that I had yet to figure out."

Fang Zhengzhi was puzzled.

"Could it be… Is this woman in a secret relationship with Cang Yue?!" While Fang Zhengzhi's mind was running wild, he heard Lin Mubai again.

"Yu Er… I…"

"Lin Mubai, shut up. You better take a good look. This is our leader, not my master! Furthermore, I've already told you that master wouldn't see you again. Stop getting your hopes up!" Cang Yue interrupted Lin Mubai coldly.

"You aren't Yu Er?!" Lin Mubai trembled and opened his eyes wide, scrutinizing the woman standing before him. After a brief moment, he said agitatedly, "You are not Yu Er, who… Who are you?"

"She's not Yu Er?" Fang Zhengzhi was astonished.

Ping Yang was astounded too. Confused and lose, she looked at Lin Mubai, who was struggling to get up, and then at the woman.

She obviously trusted Lin Mubai, however, she wasn't sure if Lin Mubai was fully conscious, given how badly injured he was.

"Father, you haven't seen mother in many years, so…"

"No, she definitely isn't Yu Er. For several years, I've spent every single day with Yu Er. Even if I'm separated from her for two or three decades, I'll still be able to recognize her, not to mention a dozen years. I can confirm that she isn't Yu Er, however, she looks so much like her, so much…" Lin Mubai shook his head, extremely certain of his judgement.

"Are you Fang Zhengzhi?" The woman finally looked at Fang Zhengzhi.

She was calm and collected, and she looked like a holy divine spirit with her golden dress.

However, she never took a single glance at Lin Mubai or Ping Yang.

"Shouldn't you state your own name before asking for someone else's name? It seems like the leader of Ling Yun Tower isn't very courteous." Fang Zhengzhi replied with a question instead.

"Watch your mouth!" Cang Yue stood up. She was clearly enraged by Fang Zhengzhi's disrespectful comment. The other disciples were equally furious, including Hong Ying and the two girls wearing white dresses.

"How dare you!"

"It's ok." The woman waved her hand at the disciples. She then looked towards Fang Zhengzhi with a faint smile and said, "You aren't wrong. It is common courtesy to state one's name before asking for another person's name. However…."

The woman paused, before looking towards the sky and continuing, "Cultivating is an act of going against the world. Since you are a cultivator, you shouldn't be following these inflexible rules. Furthermore, we are at Ling Yun Tower. As Ling Yun Tower's leader, I am one who decide the rules."

"You are the one who decides the rules"

Fang Zhengzhi smiled when he heard her. As he had expected, people from Ling Yun Tower were naturally arrogant, as if it was an inherited trait. Despite so, he wasn't too concerned about it, since he was used to such arrogance.

"You are right, but since it's my mouth, I can say that you are uncourteous if I want to. I can even say that you're an ugly and old witch, am I right?" Fang Zhengzhi said with a smile.

"I've always heard that you are glib-tongued. It seems like the rumors are true." The woman nodded gently instead of getting angry with Fang Zhengzhi.

She retracted her gaze towards the sky, and continued, "Let's cut to the chase – are you here to bring Ping Yang away?"

"Yup, that's right." Fang Zhengzhi nodded. He was actually here to take Ping Yang away. If he hadn't seen how Ping Yang was treated at the Icy Pond, he wouldn't have come to provoke Ling Yun Tower.

Of course, that was putting aside his business with Cang Yue.

"If that's the case, why aren't you leaving?" The woman asked again.

"Do you allow me to leave?" Fang Zhengzhi's smile grew brighter.

"Why wouldn't I?"

"So, it seems like I could get out of this alive." Fang Zhengzhi chuckled. He didn't know what the leader of Ling Yun Tower was thinking.

This was not the outcome that he was expecting. In fact, this was far from what he had envisioned. It was obvious that the leader of Ling Yun Tower was much tolerant than he thought.

The leaders of the other sects in the Holy Region would never offer to let him off if he had wounded so many of their disciples.

However, the leader of Ling Yun Tower… Was willing to do that!

In that case, there were only two possibilities. She was either pretending to be weak, or she wasn't confident of beating Fang Zhengzhi, which was why she didn't want to initiate a fight. Fang Zhengzhi felt that the latter was more likely to be true, but he couldn't be certain just yet.

However, he was taken aback that the disciples of Ling Yun Tower, including Cang Yue, didn't make a single complaint when the woman offered to let him off.

The degree of their obedience was astounding.

"Since the ancient times, anyone that dares to trespass Ling Yun tower would be executed. However, I can break the rule for you and give you two options!" The woman didn't pay attention to the minor changes in Fang Zhengzhi's expression. Rather, she didn't care about what he was thinking of.

"Oh? Please enlighten me." Fang Zhengzhi nodded. He was interested in knowing his choices.

"The first option, which is the way you can get out alive, is if you swear to accomplish three tasks for Ling Yun Tower. If you do that, you can take Ping Yang and Lin Mubai away." The woman stated the terms directly.

"It's that simple?"

"Given your current strength, using all your effort to complete three tasks in exchange for the lives of a few Ling Yun Tower's disciples isn't a bad deal."

"It seems like the other option is death?"

"Yup." The woman didn't deny it.

"In that case, could you answer a few of my questions before I make my choice?"

Obviously, Fang Zhengzhi asked another question instead of making a choice.

"I know what you want to ask, so I can answer three of your questions. However, you have to return the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers that you have taken." The woman seemed to have expected Fang Zhengzhi's request.

"Ok, my first question is, are you really not Yu Er, and that you have never posed as Yu Er before?"

"No?" She shook her head.

"Is Yu Er in Ling Yun Tower?"

"Yes."

"Why is Yu Er unwilling to meet both Ping Yang and the emperor?"

Fang Zhengzhi looked towards Ping Yang and Lin Mubai before asking the final question.

The two of them held their breaths when they heard him, obviously eager to hear the answer.

"Are you sure that's your last question? Are you not going to ask about Yu Er's whereabouts?" The woman looked at Fang Zhengzhi with a surprised expression instead of answering his question directly.

"I'm sure." He nodded.

"Alright. I don't really want to answer this question, but since I've given you my words, I shall keep my promise… Yu Er isn't unwilling to meet Ping Yang or Lin Mubai." The woman hesitated before she spoke, and the golden light around her grew stronger afterward.

"Yu Er is willing to see me? Yu Er is really willing to see me… That's right, Yu Er would never hurt me. Why? Why don't you let Yu Er see me!"

Lin Mubai stood up immediately despite his injuries. His eyes were glowing as the massive golden dragon swam around him.

"Father!" Ping Yang held her father up, but she was feeling complicated.

She could obviously tell that her father's injuries had not recovered, but he had never looked so determined before.

"Don't worry, Ping Yang. Yu Er would never abandon you. Yu Er is not a cruel person. She must be in the tower, that's right, she is definitely in the tower!"

"Father, mother is…"

"Who are you? Why do you look so much like Yu Er? Where did you imprison Yu Er? Where is Leader Lan? Where is she?!" Lin Mubai couldn't keep his cool anymore.

"Master had already passed away." The woman answered Lin Mubai's question for the first time.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi knitted his brows together tightly.

If this woman wasn't lying when she said that Yu Er was not the current leader of Ling Yun Tower, then why would she care so much about Cang Yue.

Cang Yue was obviously not one of the strongest disciples in Ling Yun Tower. Putting the other disciples aside, Hong Ying was already stronger than Cang Yue.

However, when the woman took away the knife in Hong Ying's hands, she didn't treat her first. Instead, she tended to Cang Yue's injuries first.

This was strange.

Most importantly, if this woman wasn't Yu Er, and Yu Er wasn't unwilling to meet Ping Yang and Lin Mubai, then where was she?

Was Yu Er at Ling Yun Tower?

If she was at Ling Yun Tower, why wouldn't she meet them?

Cang Yue had brought Ping Yang to Ling Yun Tower for half a year already. Yu Er couldn't possibly not know about this. If she knew about this, why wouldn't she come out to meet Ping Yang?

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't wrap his head around this.

"I've answered your three questions and even Lin Mubai's question. You can return the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers now." The woman's voice interrupted Fang Zhengzhi's thought. She seemed extremely calm.

"Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers?" Fang Zhengzhi wasn't dumb. He quickly figured out the woman's motive. However, he was surprised by her answer, so he decided to ask another question, "You did answer my questions, but I can't tell if you are lying or not. Since you said that Yu Er is willing to meet Ping Yang and the emperor, why isn't she here?"

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Chapter 792: A Strand of Masculinity for Ling Yun Tower

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"It seems like you aren't going to surrender the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers." The woman nodded gently, surprisingly unfazed by Fang Zhengzhi's words. She simply glanced at Fang Zhengzhi emotionlessly as if she was just a bystander.

Fang Zhengzhi smiled. After spending some time in the Holy Region, he had familiarized himself with the principles here.

Integrity of obviously important!

However, blindly upholding one's integrity was a stupid thing to do.

The woman definitely wasn't tolerating him because she was the leader of Ling Yun Tower. It was because she was wary of something. However, Fang Zhengzhi wasn't sure if she was wary of his strength or the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers.

Before he could be certain… returning the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers was as naïve as abandoning his weapon.

"Haha, I'm willing to return it, but I hope that you can invite Yu Er out, so I can ask her about the truthfulness of your answers. If you aren't lying, I'll hand over the flowers willingly." Fang Zhengzhi spoke his mind.

"No." The woman shook her head without any consideration.

Her stand was clear. Since she had already answered three questions, she was not going to respond to any of Fang Zhengzhi's questions or demands.

"Nothing bad will happen if she shows herself, unless, there are some unspeakable secrets involved?"

"This is Ling Yun Tower's private affair."

"Then I hope you can accept me as a disciple."

"You want to join Ling Yun Tower?"

"That's right. Once I find out about the truth, I'll leave the sect. I don't really mind doing that." Fang Zhengzhi nodded.

"Interesting. It appears that the rumors about your shamelessness are true!" The woman was startled to hear Fang Zhengzhi, but she quickly regained her composure.

"That's just an undeserved reputation, you don't have to praise me. It's easy for a person to become too arrogant if he receives too many compliments." Fang Zhengzhi waved his hand and replied with a helpless expression.

"You aren't modest at all."

"You could really consider my decision. You have seen how strong I am, so I could definitely ace any of your tests. Furthermore, there are too many female disciples in Ling Yun Tower. Over time, there would be an imbalance between Yin and Yang. I could help with that by providing a strand of masculinity for Ling Yun Tower." Fang Zhengzhi continued speaking as he looked at the woman, almost if he was actually going to join Ling Yun Tower.

Imbalance between Yin and Yang?

A strand of masculinity!

Even though Ping Yang was feeling upset, she couldn't help but laugh when she heard Fang Zhengzhi.

"Pfftt!"

Lin Mubai shook his head helplessly. Fang Zhengzhi was probably the only person in the Holy Region capable of saying such a thing.

A person could be shameless. However, Fang Zhengzhi's level of shamelessness felt unsurpassable.

Of course, Lin Mubai was used to Fang Zhengzhi's shamelessness, so he wasn't too surprised.

Furthermore, even though he was shameless, his strength was terrifying.

He was the first of his kind.

"You're shameless!"

"Ling Yun Tower has always accepted female disciples only, and yet he wants to join Ling Yun Tower? Furthermore, how could he say that there's an imbalance between Yin and Yang at Ling Yun Tower?!"

"I've never seen such a shameless person before!"

Ping Yang and Lin Mubai weren't the only people who were taken aback by Fang Zhengzhi's suggestion. Even the disciples of Ling Yun Tower who were badly injured couldn't control their temper anymore.

Even Cang Yue, who knew about Fang Zhengzhi's personality, was extremely upset.

However, after a couple seconds of speechlessness, the woman didn't get angry. Instead, she seemed to be considering about Fang Zhengzhi's suggestion.

"Alright, I'll do as you said. I will set the test for you. If you could pass it, I'll allow you to join Ling Yun Tower!"

Everyone was stunned, including Ping Yang and Lin Mubai. They had never expected this to happen.

"Join Ling Yun Tower?"

"Is this really the time for that?"

"Could this get more ridiculous?"

These were the thoughts of Ping Yang, Lin Mubai, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower, and even Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi had just experienced the most awkward moment in the world. He made a joke that the woman couldn't possibly agree to, but she actually did.

What was he going to do now?

Was he going to slap himself and say that he didn't want to join Ling Yun Tower anymore?

Fang Zhengzhi obviously wouldn't do that.

After all, he was a man that 'honored' his words. He would never go back on his words unless he had no other choices.

"Did I screw up?" Fang Zhengzhi dismissed that possibility. He wasn't naïve enough to believe that the leader of Ling Yun Tower would allow him to join the sect and then quit the sect as he wished.

Something smelled fishy!

There was either something wrong, or this was a trap.

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't read her mind, but he knew that this was a peculiar situation. One wrong move and he would end up on a path of no return.

Under normal circumstances, the fight between him and the leader of Ling Yun Tower should have started a long time ago.

However, this woman had remained calm ever since her appearance. It almost felt like she was doing it deliberately.

She answered his three questions patiently, then she was even calm enough to discuss about the entrance test after he failed to keep his promise.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't know what was going on, but one thing was for certain. There was something about him that the leader of Ling Yun Tower was wary of.

What was he going to do if he couldn't figure it out?

Fang Zhengzhi's solution was simple. He was going to do it!

"As you wish!" Fang Zhenzhi had nothing to lose, so he was going to risk it all in order to obtain what he desired.

"Ok, the test is simple. Since you've fought my disciples, you should know that Ling Yun Tower has a unique understanding of Dao. I shall consider it a pass if you could do as they did. If that happens, I'll tell you everything about Yu Er, is that alright?" Said the woman as she pointed at Ling Yun Tower's disciples. She seemed to have already known that Fang Zhengzhi would agree to her suggestion

"What if I can't do it?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"Then you would be given the same two options as before."

"Aren't you afraid that I would go back on my words?"

"Haha, that depends on whether you are capable of doing that." The woman laughed and pointed towards the sky. A golden radiance appeared on her finger, as if it was the sun. At the same moment, the top three floors of Ling Yun Tower seemed to have been activated by that radiance.

Buzz!

A vast and ancient aura surged out of Ling Yun Tower. A dazzling golden light descended from the sky and engulfed Fang Zhengzhi, Ping Yang, Lin Mubai, and even all the disciples of Ling Yun Tower.

"You might not be aware that Ling Yun Tower is actually a top-tier treasure. Apart from being waterproof and fireproof, you should have gotten a taste of its defensive power already. By the way, it is called "Ling Yun Realm". You can ask him… About its ability." Said the woman as she pointed at Lin Mubai casually.

"Ling Yun Realm?! That's Ling Yun Realm?!" Lin Mubai opened his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at the golden radiance above his head.

"Didn't you see it at the Ten Mile Lake outside of Flame Capital City a dozen years ago?" The woman replied calmly.

"Yes… I've seen it… I…" Lin Mubai couldn't continue his sentence as if he just recalled something terrifying.

"Ling Yun Tower obviously has its own hidden cards in order to survive in the Holy Region."

"Hidden card? How is this merely a hidden card. I've always thought that Ling Yun Realm belonged to Leader Lan…" Lin Mubai smiled bitterly. However, he suddenly exclaimed, "Impossible, this is impossible. You could kill us easily with the Ling Yun Realm, in that case, why are you wasting your time with us?"

"Unless… this Ling Yun Realm isn't complete?" Fang Zhengzhi chimed in as he looked up at the golden light.

"Haha, Fang Zhnegzhi, you're really clever!" The woman suddenly laughed and glanced at Fang Zhengzhi again. "That's right, my Ling Yun Realm isn't complete. However, it could easily trap you for a dozen days. More importantly, it is more than enough to kill Ping Yang and Lin Mubai."

"Are you threatening me?" Fang Zhengzhi's expression turned cold. He never liked to be threatened, especially if it involved his friends.

"I'm not really threatening you. At the very least, you could choose to live or die." The woman shook her head and continued, "I am giving you a chance to discover the truth, but you have to do it my way. If you are going to give up halfway through, you will have to pay the price. That's because we are at Ling Yun Tower, and I… I am Ling Yun Tower's leader, Qian Ye. At Ling Yun Tower, I'm the one who sets the rules!"

Just as she said that, Ling Yun Tower's gate opened completely. One by one, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower, all wearing different colored dresses, rushed out through the gate.

They looked like thousands of blossoming flowers!

It was a spectacular sight, but it was also filled with cold, murderous intentions. This was because every disciple was holding a sword as chilly as their expressions.

The golden light hovering above Ling Yun Tower seemed like a gigantic curtain covered the earth. It felt ancient and limitless.

Almost 200 disciples were standing orderly in eight directions, each direction representing a "pole". The strongest disciples, those wearing red and purple dresses, stood at the front. The disciples in white were behind them, while the those in green were at the back. Their positions were differentiated clearly.

Most importantly, this didn't seem like a normal octupole! This was because there was a gap in between the eight poles, or rather, the center of the eight formations was empty.

That position… was exactly where the leader of Ling Yun Tower, Qian Ye, was standing at.

"Octupole Formation? No, is it the Nine Stars Formation? Well… That isn't seem like it…" Fang Zhengzhi was analyzing the formation as quickly as he could.

Ping Yang was on her guard, gripping her Blazing Qilin Spear tightly. She seemed ready for an all-out battle at any time. Lin Mubai was also tensing up. As an emperor, he naturally had the aura of a ruler.

However, when he stood before Qian Ye, it seemed like Qian Ye was the true ruler.

She felt extremely powerful.

Maybe, just as she had stated, since she was the leader of Ling Yun Tower, she was the one who set the rules here!

"Fang Zhengzhi, the test has begun, and you have to completely synchronize with their 'Dao'. Of course, you could counter their 'Dao' with your own, but that means you have failed the test. In that case, you will have to either surrender the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers and complete three tasks for Ling Yun Tower, or you'll have to die… Or Ping Yang and Lin Mubai will have to die!" Qian Ye looked at Fang Zhengzhi and said that calmly as she pointed towards the disciples of Ling Yun Tower.

"That's impossible! The disciples of Ling Yun Tower are at least at Rebirth State, and each of them would have comprehended more than 10 different Daos. Those in the Sage State would have comprehended more Dao. There are almost 200 disciples here, meaning that they have comprehended over 2,000 Daos in total. There are at least over 1,000 Daos even if we exclude the repeated ones. No one could possibly do that!" Lin Mubai chimed in before Fang Zhengzhi could say a word.

"That's why I've said that he must be able to understand Dao in a unique way just like my disciples if he wants to join Ling Yun Tower. Luck… Will eventually run out!" Qian Ye waved her hand and fixed her gaze on Fang Zhengzhi, waiting for his reply.

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Chapter 793: Ready to Do it?

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"You…" Lin Mubai wanted to say something, but he didn't finish his sentence in the end.

There was nothing but silence.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower kept quiet, but their expressions conveyed their thoughts. Just as Qian Ye had said, they were at Ling Yun Tower, the best amongst the five sects of the Holy Region. No matter how strong Fang Zhengzhi was, he had to follow their rules.

"Shameless fellow, you… You should go. We will handle this by ourselves…" Ping Yang figured out the circumstances. Her body was trembling as her eyes lit up. She seemed to be making a tough decision.

However, just as she was about to continue, she met Fang Zhengzhi's eyes. She saw his determination, the type of heartfelt determination.

Fang Zhengzhi's determination seemed to have calmed her wavering heart, like a harbour to a boat.

It felt tranquil, calm, and safe.

At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi turned around and walked towards Ping Yang. He wasn't walking too quickly, but he still ended up in front of her.

"What do you want to do… do…" Ping Yang started running out of breath, her chest going up and down as Fang Zhengzhi walked closer towards her.

"Do?" Fang Zhengzhi gave her a peculiar look and glanced around her body, before finally settling his gaze on her chest. He then shook his head and said, "They surely have grown bigger, but this doesn't seem like the right time."

"Doesn't seem like the right time? Grown… bigger?" Ping Yang didn't understand what he was saying. However, when she realised that Fang Zhengzhi was staring at her chest, she quickly reacted, "Shameless bastard, what are you talking about? I'm a princess… How could I…"

"That's the Ping Yang I know. Ok, you should protect the emperor. I will handle everything!"

Fang Zhengzhi smiled and turned towards Qian Ye, shielding Ping Yang and Lin Mubai with his body, and said, "Fine, I shall reluctantly agree to take the test!"

"What?"

"Did he really just say that?"

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower stared at each other, clearly stunned by Fang Zhengzhi's words. After all, he couldn't possibly pass the test.

Ping Yang stared at the average-sized man standing before her with her eyes wide open. Somehow, she felt warm.

"That's right, this shameless guy came to protect me because he is worried about what Qian Ye has said… Despite so, his expression is too shameless." Ping Yang shook her head trying to get rid of these messy thoughts. However, she was completely unaware that she was no longer feeling sad and disappointed unlike before.

Fang Zhengzhi's long blue robe danced in the wind, casting a light shadow under the golden light.

"Haha, let's begin." Qian Ye smiled faintly when she saw Fang Zhengzhi shielding Ping Yang and Lin Mubai with his body. She seemed to have expected Fang Zhengzhi's decision.

"Sure, but I'd like to clarify something beforehand!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded, glanced over Cang Yue and the other disciples, before finally fixing his gaze on Qian Ye.

"Go ahead." Qian Ye was calm as ever.

"I hope that you will honour your words and tell us everything about Yu Er if I pass the test. If you dare to break your promise…" Fang Zhengzhi stopped midsentence.

"What are you going to do if that happens?" Qian Ye was curious.

"Leader of Ling Yun Tower, you seemed to have forgotten about something. I have yet to join any of the five sects since I entered the Holy Region. I'm just an acquaintance even to Shadow Sect. Therefore, the biggest difference between the people of the five sects and I, is that I am a free man!"

"A free man?"

"Yup, a free man that is completely unrestricted. This means that I can do whatever I want, and no one could stop me!"

"And?" Qian Ye frowned.

"Ling Yun Tower might be an impregnable and forbidden fortress to the rest, but it's just a normal place to me. I could come and go whenever I want to. Of course, I could even kill anyone if I wanted to. I can kill two disciples today, three disciples tomorrow…"

"Don't you dare to do that!" Qian Ye finally lost her cool, because she understood what Fang Zhengzhi was trying to say.

"You definitely know if I'd dare to do that! All I am saying is, I can go back on my words without a single worry, but you… Can't do that! That's because you are the leader of Ling Yun Tower, and unless you want your sect to never see another peaceful day, you have to keep your promise!"

As he said that, Traceless Sword turned into a purple and demonic sword radiance and attacked the disciples of Ling Yun Tower.

No one saw that coming.

Fang Zhengzhi's attack came from nowhere, so neither Qian Ye nor the disciples of Ling Yun Tower managed to react in time.

Boom!

A few disciples were injured and sent flying, but they were still overwhelmed with disbelief.

No one had expected Fang Zhengzhi to attack them at this moment, rather, no one thought that he would dare to do it.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did it. He did it without any hesitation, as if he was sipping tea or picking up a rock.

He was composed yet unrestrained!

"Pftt!" The disciples threw up a mouthful of blood when they fell to the ground, badly injured by Fang Zhengzhi's attack.

Everyone was mortified by what they just saw, including Cang Yue, Ping Yang, and Lin Mubai.

"How dare you!"

"Fang Zhengzhi, you are courting death!"

Almost 200 swords were pointed towards Fang Zhengzhi at this moment.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower were shocked to their core, because they couldn't believe what they saw. However, they still raised their swords at the first moment.

"Courting death? Since I first stepped into Ling Yun Tower, you people have been saying that nonstop. Nevertheless, I am still alive and standing here, am I right?" Fang Zhengzhi glimpsed at the furious disciples around him and replied carefreely.

"You…"

Ling Yun Tower's disciples wanted to attack Fang Zhengzhi, but in reality, they knew that he was right.

Instead of quarrelling with the disciples, Fang Zhengzhi turned towards Qian Ye. His expression was surprisingly calm.

He had to take a bet!

He was betting that Qian Ye was wary of him, because that was the only way he could take control of the situation, instead of falling victim to Qian Ye's plan.

"Didn't you say that I wouldn't dare to do this? What can you do about it now that I have already done it? Are you really sure that the incomplete Ling Yun Realm can trap me? If it cannot trap me, are you ready to take the heat of my revenge? I didn't kill anyone this time, but I can't say that about my next move!" Fang Zhengzhi fixed his gaze on Qian Ye's face, his expression full of unrivalled arrogance.

"Are you threatening me?" Qian Ye's expression finally turned cold.

"I'm not. At least, you have the choice to either keep or break your promise." Fang Zhengzhi's lips curved into a smile.

Qian Ye squinted her eyes and fell into a silence. She didn't say a word for a long while.

No one knew what she was thinking.

There was nothing but silence.

As the leader of the mighty Ling Yun Tower, the best of the fives sects in the Holy Region, she had unexpectedly chosen to keep quiet at this moment.

The atmosphere was tensing up.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower gripped their swords tightly. As one of the five sects in the Holy Region, they were proud and arrogant. Nevertheless, they were being threatened by a single individual at this moment, even if they weren't willing to admit it.

However, that wouldn't change the fact that they were being threatened. Moreover, they were threatened by an 18 years old boy who had just entered the Holy Region merely a few months ago.

After god knows how long, Qian Ye finally opened her eyes again. Her eyes were filled with a golden radiance, as if she was bathing in the holy light.

"Since you've agreed to abide by my rules, I'd definitely keep my promise. I'll tell you about Yu Er once you pass the test, but if you fail the test… you'd have to surrender the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers. Otherwise, only one of us will live after today!"

As soon as she said that, almost a hundred golden rays fell from the sky. They tore the space apart like a hot knife through butter.

Crack!

A bunch of cracks appeared in the air. As the golden rays landed on the ground, an enormous image appeared gradually. It was identical to the Ling Yun Tower, consisting of nine stories of matching colours.

A violent wind blew up Qian Ye's golden dress. She unleashed a terrifying aura that was no weaker than that of Tian Xing and Mu Qingfeng.

"Leader, are you so eager to die?" Fang Zhengzhi took a step forward and pointed his Traceless Sword towards her. Four dazzling beams of light burst out of his body in the next moment. They were sky-blue, jade-green, blood-red, and hellish-black.

The four coloured lights bloomed in the air. Combined with the purple radiance on the Traceless Sword, it was a creepy and chilling sight to behold.

All the disciples of Ling Yun Tower were overwhelmed.

Both Qian Ye and Fang Zhengzhi's auras were too overpowering, especially Fang Zhengzhi's murderous intent, which was so frighteningly intense. It felt like he was surrounded by invisible claws.

"Interesting, this is getting more and more interesting. Hahaha… Fang Zhengzhi, let's begin!" The golden light disappeared as Qian Ye moved her finger. The wind faded, restoring the peace and tranquillity again.

"Alright, let's begin!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded and retracted the four coloured lights and his murderous intent. Everything went back to normal in an instant. The disciples around them let out a sigh of relief, as if a huge weight on their shoulders had disappeared.

However, they didn't notice that they were sweating already.

Only now did they understand why Qian Ye had not fought Fang Zhengzhi yet, and why Fang Zhengzhi was still alive despite breaking into Ling Yun Tower.

Although factors like the Penta-coloured Wonder Flowers were to be considered, the key reason was his strength!

He was powerful enough that Qian Ye had to be wary of him!

Mastering four out of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques was something that no one had ever achieved in the Holy Region for thousands of years. More importantly, Fang Zhengzhi was too unpredictable and mysterious.

In that case, even the leader of Ling Yun Tower had to be wary of him. After all, no one knew if the Ling Yun Realm could really trap him!

Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi was at Nine Pinnacles Mountain before he came here!

To put it bluntly, Fang Zhengzhi shouldn't have appeared at Ling Yun Tower. In other words, he should have died a long time ago, when he was brought to Nine Pinnacles Mountain after he attacked Yin Yang Hall.

However, Fang Zhengzhi was still alive.

In addition, he somehow broke through to the Sage State and showed up at Ling Yun Tower, and then continued to defeat Cang Yue and destroy the Five Elements Formation using unimaginable methods.

What happened in Nine Pinnacles Mountain? How did Fang Zhengzhi get so much stronger and entered the Sage State? Why was he at Ling Yun Tower?

How strong was he currently? Did he have any special hidden cards left? No one knew the answer to all these questions…

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Chapter 794: Oh No Something Big Is Going Wrong!

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Most importantly, every disciple was guessing if Fang Zhengzhi's skyrocketed strength had something to do with the changes in the world.

After all, Fang Zhengzhi was already extremely powerful two months ago. Even then, he was only comparable to an average Sage, which wasn't enough for him to become a threat to the five sects in the Holy Region.

However… only two months had passed, and Fang Zhengzhi had miraculously gotten so much stronger. Was that really possible?

This was unbelievable!

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower couldn't believe that someone could get so much stronger in merely two months.

In that case, it was normal for them to link Fang Zhengzhi's strength to the changes in the world.

After all, there were beasts in Ling Yun Tower's territory that had mysteriously gotten much stronger than before.

Since both cases involved a sudden increase in strength, could there be any connections?

The disciples glanced at each other and saw the same expression. All of them shared the same thought.

However, now wasn't the time for them to think about these matters. Since Qian Ye had given them an order, they would have to discover the truth with their strength.

"Let's begin!" The eight ladies standing at the front finally talked as they pointed their swords at Fang Zhengzhi.

A dazzling radiance appeared with a buzz.

It was an intense yellow light that came from the eight disciples. The yellow light then spread towards all directions like a dust storm.

It was a stunning sight to behold.

At the very least, it left Ping Yang and Lin Mubai speechless.

Fang Zhengzhi also squinted his eyes as he could clearly see the changes in the surrounding. He had expected everyone to light up at the same time, but that wasn't happening.

Although the progress wasn't slow, he could clearly tell that the lights were appearing in a certain order, almost as if they were passed on from one disciple to another.

Beginning from the first eight ladies, the light started spreading in all directions towards the back. In just a moment, every single disciple was glowing with a yellow light.

Following which, Fang Zhengzhi felt a tremendous pressure crashing towards him. A sandstorm had surrounded his body.

Boom! The entire ground shook from the power of the combined Dao of almost 200 disciples. It was much more powerful than before when there were only five disciples.

"It's actually possible for so many disciples to use the same Dao simultaneously?" Fang Zhengzhi's lips twitched, for it was impossible for him to be unastonished.

After all, this was abnormal.

He could comprehend Dao with a single glance, but were all these disciples capable of the same? If that was the case, the world would be a terrifying place!

There must be some trickery involved!

Although Fang Zhengzhi never underestimated other people's talent, he would never believe that they had accumulated as much potential as he did.

There was only a total of 36 Heaven Dao Tablets, and he had 23 tablets to himself. In that case, how could there be enough tablets for these disciples to comprehend Dao? Fang Zhengzhi didn't continue to ponder this issue, because that wasn't his way of doing things. Of course, it was also because the sandstorm was coming down on him.

"Sandstorm? That's easy!" Fang Zhengzhi quickly summoned an identical yellow light on his body with his mind and it merged with the sandstorm that was crashing towards him.

"What?!"

"He really did it?!"

"That was quick. Is it possible that he has mastered Ling Yun Tower's…"

"Impossible, he's just lucky. He must have gotten lucky!"

Although they had foreseen this outcome, they were still taken aback when Fang Zhengzhi's Dao merged with their Dao.

Meanwhile, Qian Ye fixed her gaze on Fang Zhengzhi in order to discover his secrets.

However, she eventually disappointed herself.

This was because Fang Zhengzhi had merged too quickly with the disciples of Ling Yun Tower. It felt like the sandstorm had activated the yellow light on his body.

"Move!" The disciples moved again, and a spot of purple light appeared within the yellow lights.

The purple light came from a disciple at the front. It contained a spark of electricity and spread rapidly in all directions like a wildfire.

In almost the blink of an eye, all the yellow lights had transformed into a purple light, engulfing the surrounding with lighting and thunder.

Huge thunder clouds filled the air and sent many bolts of purplish lightning towards Fang Zhengzhi.

"Is what it means when they say women's mood change at the flip of a dime? It is really fast indeed, but the pity is… I am very fast too!" Fang Zhengzhi smiled at the lightning that was about to hit him.

Boom!

A purplish flame lit up on Fang Zhengzhi's body. He was engulfed by the flame lightning as if he was taking a bath.

Ling Yun Tower's disciples were speechless. The main reason they used the Dao of Flame Lightning was because it was fast and powerful.

However… It appeared that Fang Zhengzhi was equally fast and powerful!

"Why is this happening?!"

"This is impossible?!"

"Completely ineffective… it's completely ineffective…"

The disciples were dumbfounded.

Nevertheless, since the test had already begun, they had no choice but to keep going even if they couldn't believe their eyes.

"Move!" They heard another command.

Just like before, a turquoise light appeared amidst the countless purple lights and transformed into a raging wave.

Despite that… It was completely futile!

Fang Zhengzhi proved to them with his own effort that a man could change his mood just as quickly as a woman!

He could merge with them completely with a single glance.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get rid of him!

After a dozen different Dao, the disciples were left slack-jawed as they looked towards the man who was smiling since the beginning.

They felt helpless for the first time.

Did greater number equate to greater strength?

Normally speaking, that was the reality. However, abnormality existed, just like how almost 200 disciples couldn't manage to take down a single Fang Zhengzhi.

"Move!" The disciples gritted their teeth and kept changing their Dao. However, their effort was in vain. They could never imagine that the 18 years old young man standing before them had comprehended more than 2,000 Dao.

"No matter how strong my opponents are, they cannot harm me!" Fang Zhengzhi tilted his head up slightly whilst holding Traceless Sword in one hand, keeping his other hand behind his back. His blue robe was dancing in the wind.

For some reason, he recalled this poem from his previous life, which adequately described how he felt right now.

He was like a small boat drifting in a storm. However, no matter how strong the wind and waves were, he would never capsize.

"This boy is really… A freak!" Lin Mubai was badly injured, but he was so astounded by Fang Zhengzhi that he had forgotten about his injuries.

He was actually frightened by Fang Zhengzhi's performance. Although he had really hoped that Fang Zhengzhi could pass the test, it still felt unreal when he saw that Fang Zhengzhi could do it so easily.

It wasn't disbelief or amazement, it was just… Too humbling!?

As an emperor that commanded tens of thousands of troops, Lin Mubai was well versed with the ancient strategy of a ruler. One of the most important parts of the strategy was knowing how to control his subordinates.

Apart from managing his subordinates so that they can keep each other in check, he also needed to know his men.

In other words, he needed to be able to tell the loyal ones from the treacherous ones.

Therefore, Lin Mubai always knew that everyone was different, either psychologically, intellectually, or in terms of talent.

At this moment… Lin Mubai wanted to say, "Is his talent for real? Does such talent really exist in this world? What the hell is the point of living!"

Although Lin Mubai hardly scolded anyone, he felt like cursing currently.

"Why can't I be so talented? If I was so talented, I wouldn't have to wait for so long!"

"Father? Are you ok?" While Lin Mubai was drowning in his sorrow, he heard Ping Yang's voice. She had obviously noticed his weird expression.

"No… It's nothing, father is just… just a little jea… jealous…" As an emperor, Lin Mubai couldn't express his emotions freely. However, he still voiced out his thoughts in front of Ping Yang. This was because he simply wanted to be a good and responsible father for Ping Yang.

"Jealous?" Ping Yang blinked her eyes and looked at Lin Mubai, before turning towards Fang Zhengzhi. She was startled by his words.

"Yup, I'm jealous of this kid!" Lin Mubai nodded and pointed at Fang Zhengzhi.

"Actually, I'm jealous of him as well. Although he was born in a humble family, he had lived with both his parents since he was young. His mother is really… Really good to him…"

"Ping Yang, trust your father. Your mother is equally great. Yu Er is the best woman in this world. She's also the best mother in this world!" Lin Mubai stroked Ping Yang's hair as he said that.

"Really?" Ping Yang raised her head and asked Lin Mubai.

"Of course!" Lin Mubai nodded firmly.

"Ok, Ping Yang believes you!" Ping Yang teared up a little when she looked at Lin Mubai. She then diverted her attention to Fang Zhengzhi, and for some reason, she became full of hope again.

However… While Ping Yang was full of hope, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower, including Cang Yue, were all feeling hopeless.

Truly hopeless!

After all, they had already changed their Dao over a hundred times, but Fang Zhengzhi remained indifferent.

Worse still, he was making all sorts of comments.

"Let the storm get stronger!"

"Faster! Hurry up if you could! I am sick of waiting!"

"Are you guys really so weak? Can you increase the difficulty? Why can't you change to some advanced Dao? Do you guys not know any advanced Dao? Tell me if you don't, even though won't change a thing!"

"Don't give up! Even if you can't beat me now, you still can't beat me in the future!"

"Although they say that the world is always changing, I think it's a pity that the fact that you people cannot defeat me will never change!"

Although the disciples of Ling Yun Tower wanted to retaliate, they didn't know what to say. Of course, the most important reason was because they needed to be highly concentrated. After all, it was very difficult to use the same Dao even for them.

However, Fang Zhengzhi was completely unfazed, because he didn't need to be as concentrated as they were. He was taking it so easily that he eventually started singing.

"I am just a small small small small small bird. I want to fly and fly and fly but I could never make it far. I am searching high and low for a warm home, is that too much to ask for…"

"Come on, come on, let's get moving!"

"Don't you people like to 'move'. Let's keep moving, follow my tempo and started moving. Let us move together…"

"Pftt!" While Fang Zhengzhi was singing to his heart's content, a disciple suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood, following which, she let out a heart-rending scream as if she was stabbed by a sharp knife.

"You must be kidding me? How could I kill someone by singing?" Fang Zhengzhi was bewildered by what he saw, and he subconsciously looked towards that disciple who collapsed onto the ground.

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Chapter 795: It Is the Wave That Propels the Boat Not the Paddles.

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Fang Zhengzhi quickly discovered the disciple in green that had collapsed onto the ground. She was sweating profusely, and her dress was covered in blood. She was either severely injured or on the verge of death.

"Did my singing really kill her?" Fang Zhengzhi was shocked. It was like he had discovered a brand-new world, and he felt pleasantly surprised and yet complicated.

He was pleasantly surprised because he just found out that he could actually kill them with his singing. If he had known that, he would have sung a complete song and destroyed the entire Ling Yun Tower

However, he felt complicated because… Because he couldn't understand how such a nice song managed to kill someone.

Although Fang Zhengzhi didn't understand why it happened. Despite so, he wasn't naïve enough to believe that the disciple was wounded by his singing.

However, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower seemed to know what was going on. In fact, several other disciples turned pale as well, looking like they were about to die.

"Pftt!" Another disciple threw up blood and collapsed onto the ground.

"Another one?" Fang Zhengzhi blinked his eyes, unable to believe what he saw. This was too creepy!

"Why is this happening?"

"Is my singing that bad?"

"That's impossible!"

Fang Zhengzhi was confident of his voice. Although his artistic talent was incomparable to Yun Qingwu, he could do well as a street performer at the very least.

He wouldn't believe that his singing was bad enough to kill someone.

However, the reality was… People actually died!

Moreover, two people had already died, and three more were about to follow their footsteps. This made things awkward.

"Wait!"

"Could it be… Sound waves?!"

Fang Zhengzhi was wondering if the sound wave had somehow injured these disciples and killed them.

Although this was hardly a valid explanation, it wasn't entirely impossible.

After all, he was educated in the 21st century, where anyone who knew a thing about physics had learned about sound waves.

Facts were based on trials and results.

The only way to test his theory out was to try again.

While Fang Zhengzhi was engrossed in his thoughts, the disciples standing at the front started calming the others down.

"Stay focused!"

"Calm your mind and your breath!"

"Don't listen to his nonsense and fall for his trap!"

After their reminder, the disciples who looked so pale as if they were going to die suddenly regained their composures.

After that, a silvery white light appeared as someone shouted, "Move!" again.

Buzz!

The spot of silvery white light started spreading into the crowd, covering the entire area in mere moments.

"Yo? Are you guys moving again? Let's follow my tempo and move together!" Fang Zhengzhi blurted that out without thinking.

Although he wasn't sure if sound wave had actually killed the two disciples, he was certain that his comments and singing were definitely part of the cause.

In that case… He was going to keep singing!

"Shake it off, shake it off, let us shake it off! La la la… Where is the tempo? Look at my hands and shake it off…" Fang Zhengzhi didn't forget to shake his hip and butt while he was singing.

Of course, he didn't forget about the core component of the test. A silvery-white light appeared on his body while he was shaking.

However, the silvery white light seemed to be shaking. It looked like a dancing little white snake.

"Pftt!" A disciple in green spewed blood and collapsed onto the ground like the other two before her.

The only difference was that she wasn't covered in blood unlike the previous disciples. She was covered by a silvery white frost and her face was extremely pale.

"I thought so!" Fang Zhengzhi wasn't bothered by how she died. He was having a good time singing and dancing.

He even decided to innovate.

The pain and suffering of many ancestors and pioneers had taught us that those who refused to change will eventually be destroyed by a new era.

Therefore, it was important for every aspiring youth to innovate and put forth new ideas. They also had to put their ideas into practice.

Fang Zhengzhi was definitely such a young man, so he decided to make his songs more rhythmic and intense.

He chose a legendary song from his previous life, which was said to be legendary because of its lyrics and the ridiculous facial expressions involved in singing it.

Fang Zhengzhi was quite talented in this area. Although he couldn't replicate it perfectly, he wasn't too far off.

The singing commenced!

"Ayo….Aiyoeh, wub wub wub wub, dub dub dub dub, lubba lubba lubba…"

Fang Zhengzhi felt like the center of attention the moment he started singing, even though he had been in the limelight since the beginning.

However, the key difference this time was that half of Ling Yun Tower's disciples' faces changed before he could even finish half of his song.

A whopping 50% of them!

Fang Zhengzhi expected this song to be extremely lethal, but the results still exceeded his expectations.

"Don't be distracted by his song! Calm down!"

"Calm down now!"

"Try your best to keep his voice out of your mind, try…"

"Pftt!"

While the disciples standing in the front were yelling at those behind them, they were interrupted by the sound of someone spurting blood.

Afterward, more and more disciples started vomiting blood too.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi didn't stop singing. In fact, his voice was overpowering the disciples of Ling Yun Tower.

"Pftt!"

"Pftt!"

One by one, the disciples in green collapsed. They were all pale as a sheet and covered by a thick layer of frost. Every one of them was severely injured.

"What the hell… Is this guy made of?" Lin Mubai's eyeballs almost popped out of his eye sockets when he saw the disciples in green dropping to the ground.

He had never been so shocked before, that he was starting to question whether the world had changed.

Why was he unharmed?

Lin Mubai knew about melodic attacks, but those were supposed to injure an entire group of people rather than being a targeted attack. The aggressor had no control over the melodic attack's targets.

To put it bluntly… If Fang Zhengzhi was attacking them with music, Lin Mubai and Ping Yang shouldn't have been spared from it. However, he was completely unscathed.

If it wasn't a melodic attack, why did the disciples collapse? Could this get any creepier?

Most importantly, what was that song?!

As the emperor of Great Xia Dynasty, Lin Mubai thought that he had already heard every single tune in the world. However, he felt like his understanding of the world was completely revolutionized when he heard Fang Zhengzhi's song. In fact, he was even questioning the validity of his title of an emperor.

"Father, could there be someone more shameless than this guy?" Ping Yang's face also turned bright red as she looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was singing to his heart's content.

"Definitely not!"

"Are you so sure about that?"

"Yup. Your father might not be sure about anything else, but… I'm definitely sure about that!" Lin Mubai nodded and said that confidently.

The stalemate finally ended after Fang Zhengzhi's lethal singing. Furthermore, his singing kept coming nonstop just like ocean waves.

Qian Ye's face was extremely black.

In fact, since she took over as the leader of Ling Yun Tower, her face hadn't been so black before.

Surprisingly, she didn't stop the test, which was obviously going bad for Ling Yun Tower. She just gritted her teeth and went on with it.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi was already having a good time fooling around with the test.

Since he had managed to kill over 20 disciples with a single song, he was wondering what would happen if he immediately followed up with another song.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to find out, and so he did.

"I'm the monkey king… I'm the monkey king… I live in the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits. I found the Golden… Golden Cudgel… And I love it, I love it, I love it…"

The song had to be accompanied by numerous expressions and body movements, and Fang Zhengzhi wasn't shy to perform. He completely engrossed himself in this epic visual and aural performance.

However, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower obviously couldn't appreciate art very well. Even though Fang Zhengzhi did his best, they still failed to comprehend the essence of the performance.

Therefore… The results were obvious.

A whole bunch of disciples in green started dropping to the ground with their eyes wide open and their faces pale.

They were extremely unwilling to accept this outcome, or rather, they were embarrassed of themselves.

Fang Zhengzhi wasn't aware of their feelings. In fact, when he had just arrived at Ling Yun Tower, he actually felt that the disciples of Ling Yun Tower were mentally tough.

In that case, why were they susceptible to his singing?

Was sound wave really the cause?

Fang Zhengzhi believed that it was possible. However, for some reason, he felt that this explanation was just a tiny bit away from the truth.

This was because he finally realized, after more and more disciples had collapsed, that each group of disciples sustained different injuries.

Some of them were covered in blood as if they were stabbed, while some were frozen.

Apart from that… some were struck by lightning, burned, or knocked out. There were all sorts of injuries, and it seemed to be changing every once in a while.

If soundwave was truly the culprit, why did they sustain different injuries?

Fang Zhengzhi was still puzzled, so he glanced at the disciples while he continued singing.

Then, he noticed something.

"That's it!" Fang Zhengzhi realized what was going on almost instantaneously. This was because the injuries that the disciples sustained as they collapsed were related to the "Dao" they were using.

To put it simply, the disciples didn't seem to be injured by Fang Zhengzhi's singing. It felt like they were injured by their own Dao.

"They are killing themselves?"

Fang Zhengzhi wasn't convinced that that was possible. However, the disciples' injuries were actually related to their Dao.

When it was a fire Dao technique, the disciples that had fallen were burned. When the Dao technique was either water or ice, the disciples were either drenched or frozen.

That was weird.

Did they really injure themselves? That shouldn't be possible, because the probability of that happening was too small.

That could have happened to one of them, but it wouldn't make sense if it happened to so many disciples.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that there was an unanswered question, and its answer could explain how the disciples of Ling Yun Tower were able to use the same Dao techniques.

However, what was the question?

If soundwave wasn't the true cause, why did his singing injure these disciples? What was the real reason that they had collapsed?

"Wait a minute!"

"It's not my singing!"

Realization dawned on Fang Zhengzhi. He remembered that the expressions of the disciples changed even before he started singing. It happened while he was spouting nonsense to them.

However, his nonsense didn't seem to be as effective as his singing, which was why he disregarded its effectiveness.

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Chapter 796: The Counterattack and Ling Yun Tower's Secret

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When Fang Zhengzhi connected that to the fact that the disciples of Ling Yun Tower repeatedly shouted at each other to keep calm and stay undistracted, he finally understood what was happening.

It was distraction!

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower seemed to be distracted when he was spouting nonsense and singing. The distraction was the cause to their injuries.

"That's wrong! They didn't injure themselves… They were injured by their fellow disciples!"

Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up when he realized that. He seemed to have finally understood what was going on as he looked over at the disciples on the ground again.

They managed to synchronize their Dao techniques by employing a strange but special mechanism so as to increase their combat strength exponentially.

However, in order to achieve that, they had to be extremely calm and needed to fulfill a certain condition.

In other words, if the disciples of Ling Yun Tower could not successfully fuse their power with their fellow disciples, they would be treated as a 'foreign body'. Therefore, they would be injured by their fellow disciples' Dao Techniques.

That would explain how Fang Zhengzhi's nonsense and his singing had managed to injure those disciples with their own Dao techniques.

"I see!" Fang Zhengzhi's lips curled into a smile subconsciously, because this reminded him of a classic physics experiment in his previous life.

It was a very simple experiment: Set up a few hundred pendulum clocks in the same area and mess with their pendulums so that they are swinging randomly and completely out of sync.

However, after a period of time, something magical would happen. The pendulums that were swinging randomly would slowly synchronize themselves and oscillate at the same frequency.

The theoretical explanation for this phenomenon, was that each pendulum would emit a special 'sound pulse' that would affect the surrounding pendulums.

By putting this into concept, each disciple could be treated as a pendulum clock. When a disciple used her Dao technique, it acted as a sound pulse which would turn the other disciples into pendulum clocks as well.

Following which, each disciple would use a special technique to combine her Origin Energy with that of the first disciple, or in other words, become a part of it. After that, it would appear as if all the disciples were using the same Dao technique. This was impressive!

Fang Zhengzhi truly didn't expect someone in this world to understand such a concept, and even applying it to the usage of Dao techniques.

It seemed like scientific knowledge was important regardless of the world one was in. Listening and learning about science was the only way to become a true master.

Fang Zhengzhi sighed emotionally, and he couldn't help but remember a classic phrase that he came across frequently in his previous life.

"Study hard and do it hard!"

"Wait!"

"Why is it 'do it hard'?"

Whatever, Fang Zhengzhi never cared about details anyway. At this moment, the thing that he wanted to do most… That was wrong.

Fang Zhengzhi shook his head and discarded all distractions. After all, he had already discovered the true cause behind this.

In that case, the next step was easy.

He had secured victory as he understood both himself and his opponent.

Fang Zhengzhi already knew how the disciples of Ling Yun Tower were able to use the same Dao Technique. He was ready to take it to the experimental phase.

As an aspiring youth, Fang Zhengzhi's motto had always been: If the enemy doesn't move, neither will I. If the enemy moves, I will… Move randomly!

At the moment, he had a strong urge to move randomly, and he did!

"Move!"

"Move!"

When a Ling Yun Tower's disciple shouted 'Move', Fang Zhengzhi did the same almost simultaneously.

More importantly, when Fang Zhengzhi shouted that, a dazzling jade-green radiance appeared on his body as the same time.

Of course, the disciple that shouted 'Move' was also glowing. However, it was a deep-blue light unlike that on Fang Zhengzhi's body.

The two lights almost appeared at the same time, following which, something strange happened.

The deep-blue light started spreading in all directions, with that disciple at the center of it. This was nothing abnormal.

However, what was abnormal was that, a jade-green light was spreading around Fang Zhengzhi as well. Although it didn't cover much area, it contrasted sharply with the deep-blue light. The two lights soon collided against each other with a loud "Boom!".

The deep-blue light which was absolutely overpowering obviously suppressed the jade-green light. That naturally injured the disciples glowing with the jade-green light severely.

"Ah…"

"What's going on?!"

"Pftt!"

There were disciple screaming from surprise and disbelief, together with the sound of blood spurting.

The outcome was clearly visible.

Over 20 disciples trembled as blood flowed out through the corner of their mouths.

Of course, Fang Zhengzhi remained unaffected.

This was because he adaptively converted the jade-green light on his body to the deep-blue light that was coming for him.

It was a deep, deep blue…

Everything took place very quickly and suddenly, but the effectiveness was outstanding. At the very least, the disciples of Ling Yun Tower, including Cang Yue, were struck dumb.

"How is… How is this possible?!" Cang Yue was overwhelmed with disbelief and she looked towards the disciples on the ground. She had never lost her cool like this before.

Ping Yang and Lin Mubai were equally shocked. Even Qian Ye's expression changed completely when she witnessed this.

Everyone already stunned when Fang Zhengzhi taunted Ling Yun Tower and started singing ridiculous songs, but now… Only after they witnessed the collision between the two lights, did they realize that there was something more unbelievable than Fang Zhengzhi's lethal singing. Furthermore, it took place right before their eyes.

"How did he do that?" This question appeared in everyone's mind, including Ping Yang, Lin Mubai, Cang Yue, and all of Ling Yun Tower's disciples.

They thought Fang Zhengzhi got lucky when he came up with the singing strategy to distract them. They believed that it was a coincident.

However, when Fang Zhengzhi said "Move" and successfully led over 20 disciples to use the same Dao technique as him, no one dared to say that he was just being lucky anymore.

"Prodigy!"

"This guy is truly a prodigy!"

"This is impossible! How did he do that!"

The disciples' astonishment turned into fear. They feared Fang Zhengzhi from the bottom of their hearts.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi was oblivious to their emotions. After the success of his first experiment, he wanted to up his game again.

He wanted to turn his passiveness into aggressiveness.

He was a man after all, so he didn't want to remain passive when hundreds of women were forcing themselves onto him.

He needed to turn over and be the aggressor instead, because he was an aspiring youth with dreams and responsibilities.

Therefore, he moved again, only this time it wasn't just verbal. He literally charged towards the disciples of Ling Yun Tower.

"What is he trying to do?!"

"He's coming towards us!"

"Stop him, stop him now!"

"Move!"

"Move!"

While the disciples were astonished and agitated, they heard two simultaneous "Move" again. Following which, the same thing happened.

Two rays of lights appeared and collided against each other nonstop.

As the initiator, Fang Zhengzhi adaptively changed his Dao technique at the moment of collision again and escape unscathed.

However, Ling Yun Tower's disciples couldn't change their Dao techniques so rapidly, so a dozen of them ended up badly wounded.

Fang Zhengzhi was smiling so brightly.

No one said that he could only defend himself against their attacks. Hence, he decided to move around like a flickering light.

"Come on, let's keep moving!"

"I don't mind if you guys move even faster, regardless of what you do, there aren't many new tricks left!"

"This is too slow, why don't you follow my tempo instead!"

"Unity is strength, it would always be easier to break a single pair of chopsticks than breaking 10 pairs of chopsticks. However, if I'm using a knife, 10 pairs of chopsticks wouldn't work either."

"If you can't fight it, just relax and enjoy it. The outcome would be the same anyway."

While Fang Zhengzhi was busying moving around, he didn't forget to keep spouting nonsense. He was having so much fun dancing and jumping around Ling Yun Tower's disciples.

Meanwhile, Ping Yang and Lin Mubai were completely stunned.

"He…" Lin Mubai wanted to say something, but he didn't finish his sentence because he couldn't think of something appropriate. This was meant to be a test that couldn't be passed even if Fang Zhengzhi was much stronger than these disciples, but it unbelievably ended up like this. "Incredible" wouldn't be enough to describe what had happened.

However, a sudden change occurred again.

No one knew if it was because Fang Zhengzhi got too lucky, or if he was simply jumping around too much.

After bouncing around randomly, a miraculous scene took place. The entire Ling Yun Tower's formation went haywire.

As a result… Fang Zhengzhi's Dao technique managed to overpower all the other disciples' Dao techniques. In fact, over 80% of the disciples were using the same Dao technique as him.

Fang Zhengzhi was also surprised to see this, and he subconsciously glanced at Qian Ye.

"Is she still treating this like a show? Is this… Really so entertaining?" Fang Zhengzhi couldn't understand why Qian Ye would rather watch her disciples collapse than to admit defeat.

The outcome of this test was already so obvious, but Qian Ye hadn't said a word yet.

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't figure out what she was thinking.

However, he was certain that he couldn't let Qian Ye watch this 'show' without paying a price. At the very least, she had to purchase a ticket or something.

"Come on, let's move together!" Fang Zhengzhi smiled and punched towards Qian Ye.

The red light that shrouded Ling Yun Tower moved in the blink of an eye and crashed towards Qian Ye with an unimaginable speed.

"What?! Leader, watch out!" Cang Yue's expression changed. She couldn't react to Fang Zhengzhi's sudden attack in time.

Qian Ye was also caught off guard. After all, even she herself didn't expect to see this happening. She could never imagine that Fang Zhengzhi was able to 'control' Ling Yun Tower's disciples.

"What's going on?!"

"How did he manage to control Ling Yun Tower's disciples?"

Ping Yang and Lin Mubai were equally taken aback. This was too strange and illogical after all.

No one could figure out what was happening.

However, Fang Zhengzhi wasn't surprised by the result of his action, because he was well aware that the 'pendulum clock' that was leading the others, was the core of the formation. Putting it bluntly, all the other 'pendulum clocks' were just following the motion of the core. Although they could control their attacks accordingly, they could never go against the command of the core 'pendulum clock'.

That was the difference between the leader and the followers!

"Fang Zhengzhi!" Qian Ye finally said something, and she was visibly angry unlike before.

Truth be told, no one else could remain calm if he or she was put in the same situation. As the leader of Ling Yun Tower, she was attacked by her own disciples. Furthermore, they were under the command of an outsider!

This would definitely be humiliating if it got out. However, what was more humiliating was that she had to follow Fang Zhengzhi's movement.

The faint golden light in her eyes was replaced by a red light, one that was identical to that on Fang Zhengzhi and all the Ling Yun Tower's disciples' bodies.

Just as Fang Zhengzhi had said, Qian Ye did something that she herself couldn't believe. She was moving together with him.

Silence ensued. Everybody, including the disciples of Ling Yun Tower, Cang Yue, Ping Yang, and Lin Mubai, went dead silent.

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Chapter 797: The Truth Surfaces

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Qian Ye's status was unquestionable.

As the leader of Ling Yun Tower and one of the strongest people in the Holy Region, why did she choose to move together with Fang Zhengzhi like the rest of Ling Yun Tower's disciples?

No one could believe what they were seeing, just like how they couldn't believe a three-legged toad could only jump as high as a two-legged toad.

After all, it was an undisputed fact that the former had one extra leg than the latter.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't know if Qian Ye was a three-legged toad, but since she chose to 'jump'… No, since she chose to 'move', Fang Zhengzhi felt responsible to remind that her that as a three-legged… As the leader of Ling Yun Tower, she needed to be more reserved.

As a result, the eerie silence was eventually broken by Fang Zhengzhi's unrestrained laughter.

"Hahaha…" His laughter echoed in the air, piercing the hearts of the disciples of Ling Yun Tower, including Cang Yue, like a bunch of razor-sharp needles.

He didn't care, because he didn't need to. Truth be told, if he wasn't as powerful, he would have been killed more than a thousand times for what he had done.

In that case, let's keep going.

Since Qian Ye was already moving like the rest of Ling Yun Tower's disciples, Fang Zhengzhi was going to treat her equally.

"Seems like the leader is interested in joining us as well!"

"Why don't you make some noise too?"

"Your disciples are already on the verge of collapsing. If you don't start 'moving', all of them would be goners. Do you really want all of them to die?"

"Oh, let me guess what you are thinking… Are you trying to use their lives to test the number of Dao techniques that I have acquired?"

"You don't have to do that, because you could simply ask me if you wanted to know. You can ask me as loudly as possible, because I won't tell you anyway!"

"There is definitely another way of doing this. You can choose to beg for it sincerely if you are bold enough to do that. Nevertheless, I wouldn't tell you the answer. However, since you would have already tried and enjoyed the process of begging me, the result doesn't matter anymore, does it?"

"That's enough!" A cold voice interrupted and stopped Fang Zhengzhi from babbling. The red light in front of Ling Yun Tower also disappeared at the same time.

"Leader!"

"We weren't good enough!"

"Please punish us!"

All the disciples knelt down almost instantaneously. Their faces were almost touching the ground, but no one dared to raise her head.

This wasn't a spectacular scene, because almost half of the disciples had already collapsed. It looked messy and uneven rather than being a uniform formation.

Qian Ye glanced at the disciples kneeling on the ground in a messy manner, and her chest was going up and down slightly. Instead of scolding them right away, she stood quietly on the spot, but her expression was cold as ice.

This wasn't a long fight.

However, since the test began, more than two hours had already passed, so it was already approaching noon.

The warm mind blew past her golden dress as the golden light shone on her body. She looked like a saint.

The only pity was the fact that she didn't look too pleased. In fact, her face was extremely black. Even though her face was supposed to be as white as snow, it looked like an inkstone at the moment.

As the leader of Ling Yun Tower, she had never felt so humiliated before!

Even though Qian Ye lived by the principle of endurance and constantly told herself to stay calm, that she must stay calm, she was almost losing it.

She clenched her fists tightly, making a cracking sound as she crushed the air in her palms. The golden light screen on top of her head also started flowing and gathering like they were streams of water, eventually forming giant and vortex-like light spots.

Nine gigantic and revolving light spots appeared above her head almost instantly, looking like stars in the sky.

Nine stars were aligned in a single line!

"Leader, are you going to break your promise?" Said Fang Zhengzhi as he looked towards the nine rotating 'golden stars' in the air.

"So what if I am?" Qian Ye replied coldly, and the nine golden starts started shining more brightly than before.

"Seems like I'm right that the leader of Ling Yun Tower doesn't care about the lives of her disciples at all, apart from being a dishonest bastard." Fang Zhengzhi said that with a smile, completely unfazed by Qian Ye's anger.

"Hmph, are you trying to provoke me?" The golden light in Qian Ye's eyes looked like it was going to flow out.

"I'm not really provoking you. I'm just guessing… Why would you rather sacrifice so many disciples than tell me the truth instead? Is there a huge hidden secret involved? Let me take a guess, did Yu Er find out about the unspeakable things that you had done?" Fang Zhengzhi shook his head and said.

"I won't answer these questions." Qian Ye knew what Fang Zhengzhi was trying to do, so she dodged the questions easily.

"It seems like she really has something on you. I wonder what does she have on you? Oh… I know it, did you commit adultery?" Fang Zhengzhi asked again.

"Watch your mouth!"

"Haha, don't be so mad. I'm just guessing. Seeing how heartless and cruel you are, I doubt any man would fall for you anyway, so you will eventually end up as an old… Lesbian?"

"Die!" Qian Ye moved.

"Wait a minute! Fine, I admit that I guessed wrong. I'll take it seriously from now on. Since the emperor had seen Leader Lan wielding the Ling Yun Realm about a dozen years ago, it means that you have not taken over as the leader for a long time yet, am I right?" Fang Zhengzhi took a step back and put on a sincere and apologetic expression.

Qian Ye didn't say a word, but the nine golden stars above her head grew increasingly brighter.

"I'll take your silence as consent. Then let me guess again… Ping Yang is 16 years old currently. This means that Yu Er had left Great Xia dynasty more than 16 years ago. The timing of her departure seems to match the timing of the war that took place over 10 years ago. I wonder if this is a coincidence?"

"…" Qian Ye remained silent. Her expression became more chilling, but it contained a hint of surprise as well.

"Are you not going to deny it? Then I shall keep guessing. If I'm right, Leader Lan stepped down after the war, in other words, Yu Er was beside Leader Lan when she stepped down. Yup… You were there too!"

"What are you trying to say?" Qian Ye finally replied, she placed her hand behind her back casually at the same time.

Apart from Cang Yue, no one noticed that Qian was holding a ball of light, which appeared to be a scroll painting, behind her back.

"If I'm right, Yu Er isn't even in the Ling Yun Tower right now! Rather, she isn't in the Ling Yun Tower that is standing before us!" Fang Zhengzhi's tone suddenly changed, and he unleashed his intense murderous intent.

"What?!" Cang Yue replied subconsciously, but she quickly shut her mouth afterward. However, she seemed to be unexplainably frightened.

Qian Ye's expression also changed as soon as she heard Fang Zhengzhi, and she seemed extremely surprised for a split second.

"Fang Zhengzhi, what are you talking about? How do you know that Yu Er isn't in the Ling Yun Tower?" Lin Mubai chimed in. He couldn't believe what he heard either.

"She isn't in the tower?" Ping Yang glanced at Fang Zhengzhi, then at Qian Ye and Cang Yue. She seemed stunned as well.

Ping Yang and Lin Mubai weren't the only ones that reacted to Fang Zhengzhi's words. The disciples kneeling on the ground trembled as well. Although none of them raised their heads, it was obvious that something was wrong.

Fang Zhengzhi's lips curled into a smile again. He glimpsed at Cang Yue and said, "It seems like I hit the bullseye. Am I right, Cang Yue?"

"Nonsense! Fang Zhengzhi, you have nothing to do with my master's business. What happens between master and Ping Yang is none of your concern!" Cang Yue glanced at Qian Ye before she took a step forward and shouted at Fang Zhengzhi.

"It is none of my concern indeed. However, don't you have something to do with it? As Yu Er's servant, you should have sworn on your life to remain loyal to your master forever. Why did you betray your master after Qian Ye became the leader, and even worked with her to sabotage Yu Er?!"

"Shut up! I'd never sabotage my master. You… you are entrapping me?!" Cang Yue finally realized what Fang Zhengzhi was doing.

"Really? Do you think that we can believe what you have just said? If you didn't sabotage Yu Er and help Qian Ye become the leader, why could Qian Ye give you such an important position?" Fang Zhengzhi continued. He didn't care if Cang Yue realized what he was doing.

"I didn't sabotage my master, I'd never do that, even if it costs my life!" Cang Yue's expression changed, and she couldn't stop herself from replying.

"Why would Qian Ye trust you then? Yu Er was obviously contesting against her to become the leader of Ling Yun Tower, and she even lost to her. Why would anyone employ the servant of her enemy?"

"I don't know either, I've never felt that Qian Ye, no… I mean I've never felt that the leader trusted me…"

"Shut up!" Qian Ye stopped Cang Yue before she could continue speaking.

The dazzling golden radiance fell from the sky at the same time and engulfed Qian Ye.

"Leader, I…" Cang Yue's expression changed dramatically. She then turned towards Fang Zhengzhi and exclaimed, "Fang Zhengzhi, how… How dare you deceive me…"

"I didn't deceive you. However, what you've just said was equivalent to admitting that Yu Er and Qian Ye had competed against each other over the position of Ling Yun Tower's leader. In that case, it's easy to guess what happened next. After Yu Er failed to take over as the leader, there are normally two possible outcomes. She either leaves Ling Yun Tower or becomes an elder. However, Ling Yun Tower seems different from other sects, because I don't think that there are any elders in Ling Yun Tower."

Fang Zhengzhi glimpsed at Cang Yue before he turned towards the nine streams of golden rays falling from the sky. There were four lights of different colors glowing in his eyes as well.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you're courting death!" Qian Ye finally moved towards him.

"Let me keep guessing. Since there are no elders in Ling Yun Tower, Yu Er would have left Ling Yun Tower… However, if she left Ling Yun Tower, Cang Yue wouldn't possibly be here. This is contradicting. In other words, the conclusion is that you have imprisoned Yu Er!" Fang Zhengzhi said that calmly while keeping his eyes on Qian Ye.

"You…" Cang Yue seemed to be extremely shocked. Apart from that, there was an unconcealable hint of pain in her expression.

"However, it shouldn't be as simple as that. If Yu Er was imprisoned in a normal cell, those disciples who supported her would have tried to rescue her. Most importantly, Cang Yue wouldn't be working for you in that case. Am I right, leader?"

As Fang Zhengzhi said that, he raised his Traceless Sword and pointed its tip at Cang Yue's throat.

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Chapter 798: The War Between Humans and Demons and Monsters.

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"Fang Zhengzhi, do you really think that anyone would believe you?" Qian Ye's gaze was as chilly and sharp as a razor blade.

Meanwhile, Cang Yue looked like she was confused. She was stunned, but more importantly, she seemed lost.

The disciples around them chose to remain silent. No one said a word or looked at Fang Zhengzhi again as if that was a taboo.

"It isn't true that no one believes me, it's because no one dares to believe me. However…" Fang Zhengzhi took a break, because at this point in time, some of his questions had already been answered.

The only question that he had yet to figure out was the war mentioned by both Lin Mubai and Qian Ye, which took place over a decade ago.

He guessed that everything had started from that war, but the strange thing was, the war wasn't recorded in Great Xia Dynasty's history.

Fang Zhengzhi thought that this was peculiar.

After all, according to Qian Ye, Lin Mubai took part in that war as well. Even Ling Yun Tower seemed to have been involved. In that case, it must have been a devastating war.

If that was the case, why wasn't it recorded?

Although Fang Zhengzhi didn't witness the war, and neither did he know anything about it, he had a feeling that it was definitely extraordinary.

Wait!

A devasting war that took place in Flame Capital City a dozen years ago?!

Flame Capital City… A dozen years ago?

Was this the war that took place at Ten Mile Lake?!

Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up. The bloody war that took place at Ten Mile Lake a dozen years ago was the most famous war in Great Xia Dynasty's recent history. According to historical records, that was a war between Great Xia Dynasty and the Demon race, and it almost wiped out Great Xia Dynasty.

However, according to the records, it was the Western Liang's Yan Cloud Cavalry that saved Great Xia Dynasty. Yan Qianli and his brothers led tens of thousands of Yan Cloud Cavalry's soldiers to Flame Capital City and managed to fend off hundreds of thousands of Demon soldiers until they received help from other regions, which ensured the successful survival of Great Xia Dynasty.

Was this a coincidence?

Fang Zhengzhi didn't think so. Such a significant war couldn't possibly be covered up, so the only possibility was that part of the true story was concealed.

"However?" As Qian Ye said that, she placed her other hand behind her back secretly.

"Your majesty, was Yu Er the cause of the war that took place a dozen years ago?" Fang Zhengzhi turned towards Lin Mubai.

"How… How do you know that?" Lin Mubai trembled with disbelief.

"Am I right to say that this was the same war that took place at Ten Mile Lake a dozen years ago?" Fang Zhengzhi replied with another question.

"Yes…" Lin Mubai paused briefly, before he continued with a miserable expression, "You're right. The war at Ten Mile Lake was much more complicated than what was recorded. However, as the emperor, I couldn't reveal everything to the dynasty."

"Can you tell me about it?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"This was kept a secret in all the four Great Dynasties as well as the Holy Region. However, you are definitely qualified to know about it now!" Lin Mubai nodded and gazed towards the sky, falling deep into his thoughts. After a moment, he continued, "To be honest, it was my incompetence which led to the war!"

"Father, why are you doubting your capabilities?" Ping Yang could sense that Lin Mubai seemed to have turned older all of a sudden.

"Cough… Ping Yang, let me finish the story first. It was my incompetence that turned Great Xia Dynasty into a battlefield! I was even selfish enough to forget the ancestors' instructions, and I… I took out the Heaven Dao Tablets."

"Heaven Dao Tablets?" Ping Yang was startled to hear that. Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up.

"Heaven Dao Tablet?"

"The war that took place over a dozen years ago was related to Heaven Dao Tablets?"

"That's right. Heaven Dao Tablets!" Lin Mubai nodded. He looked towards Qian Ye in a daze and continued, "She really… Really looks like her… When I first met Yu Er, she was also wearing a golden dress, and she looked so elegant and pure. I decided to marry her the moment I saw her!"

Lin Mubai seemed to be recalling those memories, so he took a break before continuing, "However, I only realized that she didn't just look elegant after I tried my best to know her. She was the living embodiment of elegance, because she was a Sage, a mighty and untouchable Sage. Furthermore, she was Ling Yun Tower's disciple, so I must treat her with respect. I couldn't possibly force her to do anything…"

"However, I was madly in love with her. I didn't give up even though she was a Sage, and a disciple of Ling Yun Tower!"

"The truth eventually proved that I made the right choice. Yu Er accepted my feelings and I got to marry her just as I wished. However, she had one condition. She would only spend two years by my side in Great Xia Dynasty."

"She would leave after that!"

"However, for the sake of marrying her, I had no choice but to agree to her condition!"

"Those two years were the happiest time of my life. Not only was Yu Er by my side, but Great Xia Dynasty also became extremely prosperous thanks to her assistance."

"However, two years ended in a flash…"

"Two years!! I am the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty, but I could only enjoy Yu Er's company for two years? I wasn't willing to let her go, because I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her."

"I disobeyed the previous emperor's last words and took out the Heaven Dao Tablets passed down from all the previous emperors, and I placed all of them in front of Yu Er."

"That was because I knew that no one could resist the temptation of Heaven Dao Tablets, even a mighty Sage. Yu Er would definitely stay by my side so that she could study the Heaven Dao Tablets."

"I was right about that, for I could still vividly remember how excited Yu Er was when she saw the Heaven Dao Tablets. At that moment, I knew that she would stay behind!"

"However, I didn't expect…"

"Yu Er stayed, but the news about the Heaven Dao Tablets somehow got out, and it even brought Great Xia Dynasty to the brink of destruction."

"Many masters came to Flame Capital City, either with the intent to threaten me, or to exchange the Heaven Dao Tablets with something else."

"However, how could I give away the Heaven Dao Tablets that were handed down by my ancestors?" I could only turn all of them down, and that resulted in Great Xia Dynasty's isolation. I lost all my allies!"

"The three other Great Dynasties joined forces and attacked Great Xia Dynasty. I… I couldn't fight against all of them at the same time. I was weak and useless…"

"So, you turned to Yu Er for help?" Fang Zhengzhi finally gained a better understanding of the war.

"Yes… I could only ask Yu Er for help, and she didn't abandon me. She stepped in and stopped the three Great Dynasties' invasion by killing three generals and 12 commanders in a single night. Only then did I realize… That Yu Er was so powerful!" Lin Mubai nodded.

"Well, Heavenly Oasis Saint told me before that the masters from the Holy Region are not allowed to interfere with the wars between the four dynasties. That is forbidden!"

"You're right, it is forbidden. The five sects of the Holy Region have explicitly stated that all disciples of the five sects are not allowed to take part in the war between the four dynasties. Therefore… Yu Er broke the rules! However, I thought that the consequence was nothing but a slight punishment. If I could get the entire dynasty to ask for Ling Yun Tower's forgiveness, Yu Er could be spared. However, what I didn't know, was that this rule was related to humans, demons, and monsters!"

"Related to humans, demons, and monsters?" Fang Zhengzhi was astonished to hear that. He didn't expect this to involve all the three races.

"The Holy Region represented mankind, while the demons and monsters were allies back then. When Yu Er broke the rule, I thought the first party to come after her would be Ling Yun Tower. However, I didn't expect that the demons and monsters to show up first!" Lin Mubai sounded sad.

Nevertheless, he gritted his teeth and continued, "The demons and monsters offered to spare Yu Er in exchange for all the Heaven Dao Tablets!"

"Did you turn them down?" Fang Zhengzhi could almost imagine what had happened back then. He also realized what the demons and monsters were truly after.

"No, I agreed to the offer. I was the one who started it all, and I was willing to do anything for Yu Er. However, Yu Er didn't agree with that!" Lin Mubai shook his head and continued, "What happened afterward was completely out of my control. The demon's and monster's armies came all the way to Flame Capital City!"

"Was that when Western Liang's Yan Cloud Cavalry arrived?" Fang Zhengzhi made a guess.

"Yes, the demon's and monster's armies included Sages. My troops were completely defenseless against them, and the armies around the dynasty didn't dare to come to our aid. Western Liang's Yan family were the only ones who came to our rescue, with tens of thousands of their soldiers…" Lin Mubai nodded again.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi kept quiet. He finally understood why Lin Mubai had so much respect for Yan Qianli, and why he trusted the Yan family so much.

Although Yan Cloud Cavalry was a normal army, it dared to go against Sages and the enormous army of demons and monsters. There wasn't another army which was capable of doing that.

Lin Mubai sighed and continued, "Although the Yan Cloud Cavalry arrived, they couldn't stop the demon's and monster's army. Tens of thousand of Yan Cloud Cavalry's soldiers defended Great Xia dynasty with their lives, and almost all of them died at Ten Mile Lake. On that day, the entire lake turned red, very red… I only found Prince Yan after digging through piles of dead bodies…"

"I'm in debt to the Yan family!"

"It was my selfishness and incompetence that caused the death of tens of thousands of Yan Cloud Cavalry's soldiers as well as most of Yan family's heirs…"

Lin Mubai teared up as if he was witnessing the bloody war again.

"Father…" Ping Yang also teared up.

"Don't worry, I'm fine!" Lin Mubai wiped his tears and glanced at Qian Ye again, before continuing with a sigh, "Yu Er saved Great Xia Dynasty once again, but this time, it pissed the demons and monsters off, and that eventually led to the war between humans and the other two races!"

"The war took place outside of Flame Capital City, right beside Ten Mile Lake. I saw the bloody battle between the masters of the three races with my own eyes, in the lake water which was painted red by blood!"

"Of course, humans ended up winning the war, but the Heaven Dao Tablets were the ultimate reason that sparked the war."

"Yu Er returned to the Holy Region after that war, and she never came back. Furthermore, in order to make up for the Holy Region's losses, I had to give them some of the Heaven Dao Tablets. In the end, Great Xia Dynasty was only left with 13 Heaven Dao Tablets. However, those tablets were still taken by the demons!"

"What?! The demons took away the 13 Heaven Dao Tablets in Great Xia Dynasty?" Qian Ye finally said something after keeping quiet for so long. She was definitely taken aback by the news.

"Yes…"

"Lin Mubai, you really are useless after all. We spent so much effort to protect Great Xia Dynasty back then, even sacrificing so many disciples' lives so that you could keep 13 of the Heaven Dao Tablets. Who would have thought that you have lost all of them again in just a dozen years!"

Qian Ye was obviously angry. Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi rubbed his nose subconsciously, as if he didn't hear what she had just said.

13 Heaven Dao Tablets…

Haha!

He knew nothing about their whereabouts!

The only thing he wanted to know now, was what happened after Yu Er had returned to Ling Yun Tower. Why did Leader Lan step down? Why did Yu Er fail to become the leader? Where was Yu Er now?

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Chapter 799: The Life-or-Death Moment Between Spring and Winter

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There were so many questions, and Fang Zhengzhi knew that these questions were very likely the key to solving the mystery of Yu Er's disappearance.

There were so many questions in his mind that he furrowed his brows, but he could never obtain the answer to some of the questions.

For example, how did the Yan Cloud Cavalry fight the war at Ten Mile Lake? How did they die? How heavy were the Demon's and Monster's losses?

Was there anyone who knew the answers to these questions?

Without witnessing the war, no one could possibly know about these details. In that case, he could only identify the critical issues amongst all the questions and deduce the truth.

That made things much easier.

He could forget about the reason behind Leader Lan's retirement for the time being. After all, anyone would die from old age or illness. Even a Sage might die from severe injuries or even old age. He didn't need to know how Yu Er contested against Qian Ye and why did she fail either. As long as there was a competition, there were bound to be winners and losers. Fang Zhengzhi already understood the concept of "Winner takes it all" very thoroughly, so he wasn't going to spend so much effort thinking about it.

In conclusion, the most important question was… Where was Yu Er imprisoned?

This was a very direct question, but it was also the toughest one, because Qian Ye wouldn't possibly answer the question.

Everything was back to square one, but after a round of brainstorming, there were much more information than before. For example, it was now certain that Yu Er and Qian Ye contested against each other for the leader's position, and Yu Er was imprisoned after she lost.

Moreover, there wouldn't be many people… Who knew where Yu Er was imprisoned!

Since Yu Er was capable of competing against Qian Ye for the leader's position, she must be a prominent figure in Ling Yun Tower. This meant that she definitely had a group of loyal supporters.

Following this train of thought, Fang Zhengzhi figured that apart from Qian Ye, only her most loyal followers knew where Yu Er was.

However, neither Qian Ye nor her loyal followers would possibly him where Yu Er was.

After all, given how cautious and emotionally-restrained Qian Ye was, she wouldn't leave behind many loose ends.

Wait a minute!

Speaking of loose ends…

Why did Qian Ye keep Cang Yue by her side? Furthermore, why did she care so much about her? Most importantly, from Cang Yue's expressions and what she had said… She probably knew about it too!

In other words, Cang Yue knew where Yu Er was!

It was really suspicious that someone as cautious as Qian Ye would keep her enemy's servant by her side. Furthermore, she even convinced the servant not to save her master!

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't figure out how that was possible. Was Qian Ye treating Cang Yue so nicely because she felt guilty about imprisoning Yu Er? Was she benevolent because she was impressed by Cang Yue's outstanding talent?

Neither of the two explanations seem plausible, especially given how Qian Ye had treated the disciples of Ling Yun Tower.

Fang Zhengzhi was extremely confused, and he couldn't wrap his head around this issue.

Therefore, he stopped thinking about it!

That had always been his style. Anyway, since Cang Yue was the key to solving the problem, he could find out where Yu Er as long as he could get Cang Yue to open up. He just needed to rescue Yu Er after that, and all the problems would be solved.

Meanwhile, Lin Mubai seemed to be devastated by Qian Ye's accusations. He was so upset and regretful about losing the 13 Heaven Dao Tablets.

Ping Yang, on the other hand, was in a daze. She seemed to be confused by the truth of the war at Ten Mile Lake, as well as the history between Lin Mubai and Yu Er.

The atmosphere turned a little weird.

Fang Zhengzhi glimpsed at Cang Yue and noticed that she wasn't looking at them. She was looking downwards at Qian Ye's back instead.

"Hmm?" Fang Zhengzhi squinted his eyes.

At this moment, Qian Ye became agitated and started scolding Lin Mubai for losing the 13 Heaven Dao Tablets. She seemed to be moving closer towards him intentionally too.

"Lin Mubai, do you know about the sacrifices Yu Er made so that you could keep the 13 Heaven Dao Tablets? Yet, you lost the tablets, and to make things worse, they were taken by the Demon Race. How could you be shameless enough to keep living, and even come looking for Yu Er?" As Qian Ye was speaking, she took a step forward. Her eyes were glowing with a chilling golden light.

"I… I…" Lin Mubai couldn't say a word against Qian Ye. He was trembling and completely unaware that Qian Ye was inching towards him.

"During that war, master put her life on the line to prevent the Demon and Monster race from winning. She was severely injured as a result, and she soon passed… Ai, how could you have the audacity to come to Ling Yun Tower?" Qian Ye continued.

"I've let Leader Lan down, but I feel…"

"Hmph, let her down? Do you think that's enough to repent for your sins? Do you know that you have not only let master down, but you also let mankind down? Do you know how important the Heaven Dao Tablets are? How could you allow them to be taken by the Demon Race? Do you want to witness mankind's extinction?

"Mankind's extinction…"

"That's right. You've personally witnessed the war between humans, demons, and monsters. Do you really think that the demons and monsters would let it go? If it wasn't because of you, the war wouldn't have taken place, and Yu Er wouldn't have to be punished!"

"Punished?! Was Yu Er punished because of that war? She was imprisoned because of that? Does that mean… I'm the cause of all her sufferings?" Lin Mubai trembled, unable to believe what he had just heard.

"What did you think was the cause?" Qian Ye moved closer towards Lin Mubai and continued in a chilling tone, "When Yu Er returned to Ling Yun Tower a dozen years ago, she was already repenting her mistakes. Master did not intend to imprison her, and she even wanted to make her the next leader!"

"What happened after that? Why did…"

"It was because of you! Everything was because of you! Master knew that Yu Er was pregnant with your child, but you should know about Ling Yun Tower's rules since the beginning. Us disciples of Ling Yun Tower have chosen to take on the path of emotionlessness and devoid ourselves of all humanly emotions. In that case, how could the successor of Ling Yun Tower be allowed to have a child?"

"Child… Are you saying that what Hua Fei did had led to Yu Er…"

"That's right! Master helped Yu Er to conceal the truth and even allowed her to give birth to Ping Yang. She only told all the other disciples that Ping Yang was a kid that they found outside. In that case, Yu Er could still take over as the next leader. However, Chen Feihua came to Ling Yun Tower because of your uselessness and retardation. Did you really think that she was capable of taking a new-born baby away from Ling Yun Tower?"

"It was Yu Er who purposely handed Ping Yang to Hua Fei. She did that so that I could be reunited with Ping Yang…"

"You're right. She begged for master's approval because she wanted Ping Yang to return to Great Xia Dynasty so that you can get your life together. From there on, news got out that Yu Er gave birth to a child. After that happened, even master couldn't protect Yu Er anymore. In order to prevent the rumours from spreading, master had to…" Qian Ye suddenly shut up when she realised that she had said too much.

"What did she have to do?" Lin Mubai took a step forward, unable to mask his eagerness and desolation anymore.

"She had to…" Qian Ye was hesitating. She appeared to be in pain because she was extremely reluctant to bring this up.

"Mother, mother…" Ping Yang couldn't wait to hear the truth from Qian Ye either.

At this moment, everywhere in Ling Yun Tower was filled with a depressing vibe. Even Cang Yue and the disciples kneeling on the ground were completely silent.

Everyone seemed to be waiting!

Fang Zhengzhi was waiting just like the rest. He literally did not expect Qian Ye to answer the question that had been bothering him since the beginning.

Although no one knew if she was speaking the truth, but he could at least deduce that Leader Lan was more inclined to make Yu Er the next leader of Ling Yun Tower, rather than Qian Ye.

In that case, no one knew if there were other things or critical information that Qian Ye had purposely left out.

Everyone was depressed and waiting for an answer!

However, that changed when a ray of sunlight fell from the sky.

It wasn't very bright, in fact, it was almost negligible since it was already noon. However, it looked like a real golden long sword.

This ray of sunlight was heading… For Fang Zhengzhi's head!

"Eh? I… Damn it!" Although Fang Zhengzhi was waiting for Qian Ye's reply as well, he sensed the approaching danger almost instantly. Therefore, he subconsciously cursed.

Despite that, Qian Ye already moved before Fang Zhengzhi reacted.

Rather, Qian Ye disappeared the moment the sunlight descended, and she was already beside Fang Zhengzhi in the next instance.

"Die!" She muttered softly.

Her hands reached out at the same time, each holding a glittering golden ball.

The two golden balls were obviously something special. Apart from being crystal clear, they contained two completely different paintings. The first one depicted many birds flying above a turquoise mountain with a waterfall as white as silk. The waterfall crashed into a huge jade-green pond, splashing white froth everywhere.

It was a naturalistic painting.

On the other hand, the second painting of an icy land. There was another mountain and another waterfall in this painting as well, but the waterfall had already frozen. It turned into numerous spikes of icicles that connected with the frozen lake below.

Two paintings!

Both contained a mountain and a waterfall, but they represented two opposite artistic concepts. One was spring, the other winter.

Qian Ye held the two golden balls and struck towards Fang Zhengzhi's head and his chest.

She was so close and so fast!

It was a sneak attack!

Furthermore, it was a sneak attack from the leader of Ling Yun Tower. One could tell that she spent a lot time preparing for this.

"Crap! Fang Zhengzhi, move away!" Lin Mubai was focused on Qian Ye the entire time, so he was quick to react to her movements.

However, he seemed to be too late.

He wanted to stop her, or even block the attack with his body, but it was impossible, because Qian Ye was too fast.

Ping Yang wanted to do the same, but just like Lin Mubai, she wasn't capable of stopping such a rapid attack.

"Fang Zhengzhi!" Ping Yang shouted and stabbed towards Qian Ye with her Blazing Qilin Spear without any hesitation, even though she knew that it couldn't possible stop her.

The crimson flame and the golden light on the tip of the spear were just a centimetre away from the sunlight that descended.

However….A centimetre sometimes meant the difference between heaven and earth.

Ping Yang's spear couldn't even stop the falling ray of sunlight, so it couldn't possibly stop the two golden balls heading for Fang Zhengzhi's head and chest.

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Chapter 800: The "Truth" Behind the Seal

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"No!" Ping Yang gripped her spear rightly. She hoped that she could be faster, for she wanted to stop the attacks even if it meant sacrificing herself.

However, she was barely as strong as a Sage, so this was her maximum speed.

She was overwhelmed with rage, hatred, and despair.

She had thought that things were getting better, but she didn't expect it to change for the worse in the blink of an eye.

They were too careless!

Why would the leader of Ling Yun Tower spend so much time telling them about stories in the past? Nevertheless, the story was so interesting that she wanted to keep listening.

Time appeared to have frozen at this moment. Ping Yang heard nothing but the wind as she blamed herself for being useless and failing to notice Qian Ye's sneak attack, because she was too focused on her story.

Ping Yang was filled with regrets as the golden sunlight descended, but she didn't close her eyes.

Fang Zhengzhi dodged the falling sunlight.

He was equally fast!

Furthermore, he was also falling back rapidly at the same time, and he was already beside Ping Yang in a flash.

Then, Ping Yang felt an arm around her waist that tugged her back.

"You silly." She heard an indifferent voice, following which, she noticed a familiar and calming scent, which made her feel safe and at ease just like the night that she spent beside the Icy Pond.

"Is the shameless fellow trying to… Save me?!" Ping Yang was shocked to her core. While she was trying her best to Fang Zhengzhi, he was also trying his best to save her.

That didn't seem very cooperative, but Ping Yang was touched.

Sometimes, it didn't matter if they were in sync, as long as the first thing on their minds were each other's safety.

Qian Ye didn't slow down at all, she was getting faster instead, charging towards Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang in a straight line. The golden orbs in her hands grew increasingly brighter.

She was closing in on them!

"Leader, have you ever considered that I have been waiting for your sneak attack since a long time ago!" Fang Zhengzhi suddenly turned towards Qian Ye and smiled.

"Hmm?!" Qian Ye's expression froze for a second, and she subconsciously slowed down a little. The slight moment of delay allowed Fang Zhengzhi to get away.

"Just as I thought, a cautious person gets way too paranoid!" Thank you for sparing my life, leader!" As Fang Zhengzhi said that, he was already nowhere to be seen.

Ping Yang also disappeared along with him.

For an instance, Ping Yang felt like she was traveling at an incredible speed, almost as if she was teleporting.

It was so fast that her vision blurred.

She was already standing in front of Ling Yun Tower when she could see clearly again, and there was a person standing before her, equally overwhelmed with disbelief.

It was Cang Yue!

All of these happened in an instant, from Qian Ye's sneak attack, to Fang Zhengzhi pulling Ping Yang back, and eventually taking advantage of Qian Ye's paranoia to get to Cang Yue.

Everything took place so quickly that no one else managed to react in time.

"Is this his true strength?!" Ping Yang finally realized that the gap their strengths had never been bridged.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't know what Ping Yang was thinking of. He only knew that he had truly waited a long time for Qian Ye's sneak attack. He had to thank Cang Yue for this, because it was her confused expression while staring at Qian Ye's back that allowed him to discover the aura which was getting stronger.

Sneak attack?

That was Fang Zhengzhi's specialty.

Hence, he wouldn't simply dodge the attack. Since Qian Ye liked to put on a show, he wasn't about to ruin her fun.

He originally intended to take down Cang Yue using this opportunity, since she was the key to solving all the problems.

However, he didn't expect Ping Yang to act so rashly and charge out while he was feinting.

This was a helpless yet familiar sensation for him.

Maybe that was who Ping Yang was.

She was a spoiled princess who was a little troublesome and simple-minded!

However, it was this troublesome and simple-minded princess that accompanied him through many crises. She even took a few bullets for him before. Of course, none of this mattered at the moment. Although there was a small change in the plot, the outcome was just as Fang Zhengzhi had expected.

His sword struck towards Cang Yue with a demonic purple light.

However, she wasn't going down without a fight. A dazzling silver radiance appeared on her body the moment she saw Fang Zhengzhi appearing in front of her.

"Go to hell!" Cang Yue attacked him with the glittering starlight in her hand without any hesitation.

If Fang Zhengzhi was alone, she would have escaped right away. After all, she knew that she was no match for him if both his hands were free.

However, since Fang Zhengzhi was holding Ping Yang and only one of his hands was free, Cang Yue wanted to take a shot at it. More importantly, this was such a rare opportunity.

"I guess this turned out to be a blessing in disguise!" Fang Zhengzhi smiled brightly when Cang Yue attacked him.

He wasn't so confident about capturing Cang Yue if she tried to escape, but it seemed like Ping Yang's presence solved the problem.

Cang Yue… Didn't run away!

"Well then… Stay down!" Fang Zhengzhi disappeared again, and Cang Yue was surrounded by eight shadows.

Dragon Dances Eight Realms!

Fang Zhengzhi wasn't going to kill Cang Yue, so he smacked Cang Yue with his sword instead.

"Cang Yue!" They heard Qian Ye's voice, following which, the golden radiance attacked one of the eight shadows.

However, it was obviously too late.

Cang Yue was already kneeling before Ping Yang and Fang Zhengzhi with a sword against her neck.

Qian Ye stopped moving. The two golden orbs in her hands were glowing brightly, but she stopped moving when she was two steps away from Fang Zhengzhi

"Leader, why don't you tell me where Yu Er was imprisoned in exchange for Cang Yue's life?" Said Fang Zhengzhi. He could tell from Qian Ye's expression that she was fuming with rage, but he wasn't bothered by it. Ultimately, he wasn't the one who was angry about this situation.

"In your dreams!" Qian Ye replied coldly.

"Fine, since you are not going to tell me, I'll ask Cang Yue instead." Fang Zhengzhi saw this coming, so he wasn't surprised by her response.

"Hmph, do you think that I will tell you where she is?" Cang Yue glanced at Qian Ye and clenched her fists subconsciously.

She was defeated by Fang Zhengzhi twice in a row!

To make things worse, it happened on the same day. She lost to Fang Zhengzhi again even though he was holding Ping Yang in his arm. Cang Yue was furious and filled with resentment.

Why!

She couldn't understand how a man who was definitely going to die had become a Sage in merely a few months. Moreover, he was ridiculously strong.

"Hahaha, why won't you tell me where Yu Er is?" Fang Zhengzhi chuckled as if he didn't notice Cang Yue's anger and resentment.

"Haha… Fang Zhengzhi, did you knock your head? Why would I tell you where my master is?" Cang Yue snorted.

"Because I can rescue your master. Unless… You don't want to rescue her? Was I right when I said that you have already betrayed your master a long time ago?"

"Rescue my master? Hahaha… Are you going to rescue my master? What a joke! Hahaha… That is such a ridiculous joke!" Cang Yue was actually laughing out loud this time.

"Why can't I do that?"

"Sure, sure you can. In that case, you'd kill Ping Yang. If you kill her, I'd immediately tell you where master is!"

"Do you think that's possible?"

"That's impossible, isn't it? Hahaha… What if I told you, the only way to rescue my master is to kill Ping Yang?" Cang Yue stared at Fang Zhengzhi intently after saying that.

"Killing Ping Yang is the only way to rescue Yu Er?" Fang Zhengzhi frowned.

"That's right. Ping Yang is the seal that imprisoned my master! Are you going to kill her? Hahaha… Didn't you say that you were going to rescue her? Then you'd kill Ping Yang! If you killed her, master would be released instantly!" Cang Yue nodded with a psychotic expression. "Do you now understand why I wanted her dead so badly?"

"I am my mother's seal?! I… I was the one who imprisoned my mother…" Ping Yang turned pale and started trembling, unable to believe that that was the truth.

"Ping Yang, this is nothing but Cang Yue's ploy!" Fang Zhengzhi's brows knitted tightly together when he felt Ping Yang's emotional instability.

He obviously didn't take Cang Yue's words seriously. However, he felt like Cang Yue wasn't lying when he looked at her psychotic expression.

Of course, he wasn't going to tell Ping Yang about that.

Even if Cang Yue wasn't lying, he couldn't possibly kill Ping Yang in order to rescue Yu Er. That was never going to happen.

"My ploy? Haha, Fang Zhengzhi, since you are so smart, you must be able to tell if I am lying or not. Otherwise, how could I possibly be willing to serve someone apart from my master! I wanted to kill Ping Yang ever since she was born. I hated her even more when she became master's seal, and I spent every minute wishing she was dead. However, I couldn't kill her. She is my master's child, so I could never kill her no matter how much I wanted to. I knew how much my master loves her, so if I killed her, master would never forgive me…"

As Cang Yue said that, she bit her lips so tightly that they started to bleed.

"But you can do that!" Cang Yue turned towards Fang Zhengzhi, before looking at Lin Mubai, "Lin Mubai, you could do it too. Didn't you say that you love my master? In that case, you have to kill Ping Yang. If you killed her, master would be free again!"

"Nonsense! There's no way I'd believe you!" Lin Mubai sounded cold. He was clenching his fists tightly.

"Haha, Lin Mubai, you can definitely tell whether I'm spouting nonsense. Didn't Chen Feihua tell you something when she returned with Ping Yang a dozen years ago?"

"Shut up!" Lin Mubai was visibly shaken by her words.

"Hahaha, just as I thought, you knew about it! Chen Feihua must have told you that Ping Yang's life was tied to the safety of the entire world. If she hadn't told you about it, you wouldn't have kept Ping Yang in Flame Capital City all the time!" Cang Yue started laughing again.

"Cang Yue, I'll never believe you!" Lin Mubai suddenly turned towards Ping Yang and said sternly, "Ping Yang, let's return to Great Xia Dynasty together instead of looking for your mother. I will stay by your side just like before, is that alright?"

"Father, she is right, isn't she?" Ping Yang looked at Lin Mubai with a determined expression on her face.

"Don't listen to her nonsense!" Lin Mubai's tone grew fiercer.

"But… It's true that you didn't let me out of Flame Capital City for over a decade. Furthermore, everyone seemed to be afraid that something might happen to me, and there were always rumors saying that the world would turn into a mess if I died. Even the Demon Race… That's right, when I was at the Southern Region, even half-sage Can Yang didn't dare to kill me! I was the one who imprisoned my mother… Those people weren't afraid of my death, they were afraid of my mother's fury and revenge, right?"

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Chapter 801: 'Honest' Nonsense

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Ping Yang gazed at Lin Mubai calmly, only to reveal a hint of desolation in her eagerness.

Everyone was envious of her ever since she was born into the royal family. She lived a luxurious life without ever worrying about food or shelter, and she was even the most beloved child of the emperor of Great Xia Dynasty.

Despite all that, she had always suffered from the pain of losing her loved one.

She had never enjoyed the company and love of her mother ever since she was young. Worse still, she had never seen or talked to her mother before.

However, now that she knew about her mother's whereabouts and had a chance to see her, she suddenly discovered that she was the cause to her mother's disappearance.

Death?

Ping Yang wasn't afraid of dying!

The problem was that she couldn't even see her mother once even if she died. Her pain and suffering were only known to those who had been in the same situation before.

"Ping Yang, don't be worried. It is impossible to seal someone with another person's life. Don't… Don't be deceived by Cang Yue…" Lin Mubai understood Ping Yang's thoughts from her expression.

"It's not your life, it's your bloodline! Although I was too lowly to witness the process of sealing my master, I am certain about it! You are the only person capable of sealing my master!" Cang Yue interrupted Lin Mubai.

"Bloodline?" Ping Yang turned towards Cang Yue.

"That's right, only a related bloodline could be used to establish the seal, and the seal could only be broken by severing the connection between the bloodlines. Since you know the truth now, what do you plan to do?" Cang Yue replied coldly.

"What… What do I plan to do…" Ping Yang seemed depressed and confused.

What was she going to do under such circumstances? Was there anyone who could tell her what to do? How was she supposed to decide between life or death!

Ping Yang was at a loss for words.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower also chose to remain silent. Although they hated Ping Yang, they could sympathize with her pain, that she couldn't see her mother even if she died.

Qian Ye didn't say a word either. She seemed to be waiting for something to happen, and so did Fang Zhengzhi.

However, they were waiting for different reasons.

"If you didn't become a Sage, master could still be released after you become 100 years old. But….Why did you become a Sage? Why could you become a Sage even though you are talentless?!" Cang Yue sounded like she was in pain.

"You're right… Why… Why did I become a Sage?" Ping Yang looked up at the sky in a daze.

At this moment, she finally realized why Cang Yue appeared when she was on the verge on death six months ago, but her mother didn't.

Similarly, she also understood why Cang Yue wanted her dead so badly, and why she kept forcing her to change her name again and again.

As her mother's servant, Cang Yue hated Ping Yang. However, she could never kill Ping Yang personally. No matter how strong her hatred was, she had to do her job as a servant.

The only thing that Ping Yang couldn't understand was how fate could be so cruel?!

She entered Ling Yun Tower and waited for a whopping six months, only to find out that she had to kill herself to save her mother.

"Can't I see my mother even if I died? Even… Even if I died?!" Ping Yang clenched her fists tightly as her tears started flowing out. She was unwilling to accept her fate, because it felt like a knife stabbing her heart. The pain was so immense that she was trembling and unable to hold herself together.

At this moment, she felt a hand on her shoulder. The hand moved up her tender face and wiped her tears away.

Even though it seemed frivolous, Ping Yang didn't react at all. That was because she couldn't sense any disrespectfulness in his eyes. All she felt was his love.

"Everyone thought that I would die half a year ago, but aren't I still alive?" Fang Zhengzhi said seriously.

"But…"

"I know that this isn't the same thing. However, couldn't we treat both of them similarly, given how slim the chances are in both cases?"

"Shameless, I…"

"Do you trust me?"

"I… I trust you!" Ping Yang hesitated, but she eventually nodded her head.

"Alright, do you trust me if I tell you that there is another person in the world, apart from you, who shares the same bloodline as your mother?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled at Qian Ye as he said that.

"Another person?" Ping Yang trembled.

"How could there be another person? Ping Yang is my master's only child!" Cang Yue scoffed at Fang Zhengzhi.

However, Qian Ye trembled when Fang Zhengzhi said that and even her hands moved.

Although it wasn't obvious, Fang Zhengzhi noticed it, and he was delighted to see that.

If Fang Zhengzhi wasn't certain about it previously, he was now at least 50% sure that he guessed it correctly.

"You aren't wrong to say that Yu Er only has one child, but she still has a servant, doesn't she?" Fang Zhengzhi held his sword tighter and left a minor cut on Cang Yue's throat.

"What do you mean?" Said Cang Yue with her eyes wide open.

"How do you sign a master-servant contract?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"Obviously with mine and my master's blood… Are you saying that I am related to my master's bloodline as well?" Cang Yue's expression changed.

She wasn't alone. Lin Mubai and the disciples on the ground were equally shocked to hear that.

"Cang Yue?"

"Is she…"

The disciples kept their heads low, but their bodies were obviously shaking.

Lin Mubai was shaking like a leaf, murmuring, "Is Cang Yue related to Yu Er by blood? That's it….Since Cang Yue is Yu Er's servant, they must have signed the master-servant contract with their bloods. In that case, Yu Er's blood must be flowing in Cang Yue's body as well!"

"So, what do you plan to do?" Fang Zhengzhi directed his question at Cang Yue as he stopped Ping Yang from saying a word.

"What do I plan to do?" Haha… You're right, I'm related to my master by blood. However, Ping Yang is definitely the one who sealed her, not me. This is because Ling Yun Tower teaches its disciples to cut off all emotional attachments, so I couldn't possibly be the one!" Cang Yue quickly rebutted after a short pause.

"Oh yeah? Are you sure about that?"

"Of course, I'm sure!"

"Do you really think that Leader Lan wanted Yu Er to severe all her emotional attachments? If she wanted that, why would she help to cover the fact that Yu Er was pregnant? Furthermore, why would she pass the leader's position to Yu Er after she conceived Ping Yang?" Fang Zhengzhi asked again.

"That's obviously because my master is the top in Ling Yun Tower both in terms of strength and talent, so she's the best candidate!" Cang Yue replied.

"According to Ling Yun Tower's way of cultivation, how could she be the strongest and most talented if she couldn't even severe her emotional attachments?

"You… You are distorting the truth!"

"Fine, let's say that I'm distorting the truth. However, according to your words, Leader Lan should have been very disappointed in Yu Er back then, right?"

"That's because my master…" Cang Yue couldn't finish her sentence.

"If she was disappointed in Yu Er, why would she give her half of 'Ling Yun Realm'?"

"How… How do you know that my master has the other half of Ling Yun Realm?!" Cang Yue was shaken to her core.

"Isn't that very obvious? Since 'Ling Yun Realm' is Ling Yun Tower's most guarded treasure that is controlled by its leader in every generation, it doesn't make sense for it to be damaged. In that case, the only possible explanation is that Ling Yun Realm was originally passed down to Yu Er, but Qian Ye snatched a part of it away!" Fang Zhengzhi said that as if it was the truth.

"What?! Snatched it!"

"Of course! Furthermore, if I'm right, it wasn't Leader Lan who sealed Yu Er. It was Qian Ye!"

"It was Qian Ye?! Leader…" Cang Yue couldn't believe Fang Zhengzhi.

"Lies! Fang Zhengzhi, how dare you insult my reputation!" Qian Ye finally responded as she charged towards Lin Mubai.

As one of the strongest people in the Holy Region, she was obvious unquestionably powerful. She was already behind Lin Mubai in an instant and engulfed him with the golden light.

Qian Ye was unleashing her powerful aura.

Lin Mubai turned pale as a sheet in no time. Although he was in Rebirth State, he was like a defenseless baby against Qian Ye.

"Father!" Shouted Ping Yang as Lin Mubai kneeled onto the ground with a hand grabbing his shoulder tightly.

"Fang Zhengzhi, I'm giving you one last chance. Release Cang Yue and take Ping Yang and Lin Mubai away. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind killing both of them even if I can't kill you!" Said Qian Ye coldly as a golden radiance flashed in her eyes.

"Haha, fine. I'll exchange Cang Yue for the emperor. However, you have to release the emperor first since he is injured. I can't trust you otherwise!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded calmly while he stopped Ping Yang from charging towards her father.

Qian Ye was startled as she didn't expect Fang Zhengzhi to accept the trade so easily. She then glanced at the disciples around her and loosened her grip.

"Move!" Qian Ye yelled coldly.

Lin Mubai stood up slowly with blood coming out from the corner of his mouth. Trembling, he slowly walked towards Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang.

Fang Zhengzhi raised his Traceless Sword slightly and said, "If I was right that Qian Ye snatched the Ling Yun Realm and sealed Yu Er, then she couldn't possibly seal her with Ping Yang's blood!"

"Do you think that I would be convinced by your baseless allegations?" Said Cang Yue.

"That's up to you, since I'm merely stating the fact. Think about it, Chen Feihua was already going to take Ping Yang back to Great Xia Dynasty when Yu Er was sealed. In that case, what are the chances of Ping Yang surviving?"

"I wouldn't believe you even if your story is flawless!" Cang Yue sounded determined.

"If I was Qian Ye, I wouldn't have sealed Yu Er with Ping Yang's blood, because that was too risky. If something went wrong and Yu Er escaped, everyone would know that I snatched the Ling Yun Realm and framed Yu Er in order to become the leader."

"Shut up!"

"Hence, it's much safer to use your blood. Firstly, since you are always in Ling Yun Tower, she could guarantee your safety. Secondly, Ping Yang wasn't a Sage, so her lifespan was limited, and she would die after 100 years under normal circumstances. However, you are a Sage, so you could live as long as Yu Er. The seal would only last long if your blood was used!"

"…" Cang Yue didn't say anything, because she knew that Fang Zhengzhi would keep taking anyway.

In that case, she could only bite her lips and let him go on.

Just as Cang Yue had expected, Fang Zhengzhi continued without her reply, "Do you think that Qian Ye might have killed Leader Lan as well?"

"Fang Zhengzhi, you're digging your own grave!" Qian Ye finally burst out with rage. She didn't care about exchanging hostages anymore and charged straight at Fang Zhengzhi.

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Chapter 802: Yan Xiu's Mountain River Illustration?

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"Eh? What happened to exchanging the hostages peacefully? Did she lose her mind so quickly…" Fang Zhengzhi didn't seem to be surprised when Qian Ye flew into a rage.

After all, it meant that what he said had crossed her line, because it was getting closer to the truth.

In fact, Fang Zhengzhi had no choice but to do this, because he couldn't think of a second way to expose the truth. Therefore, he kept provoking Qian Ye till the point where she couldn't control her emotions anymore.

Although the reward was high, there were risks involved too. Fang Zhengzhi was about to take the heat of Qian Ye's anger.

He pulled Ping Yang behind his back and used Traceless Sword to place Cang Yue between Qian Ye and himself.

Screech!

Qian Ye forced herself to stop in front of Cang Yue. Her face was as black as it could be. It was obvious that she was truly enraged.

However, despite her anger, she was still concerned about Cang Yue's life.

"Leader, are you insecure? Was I right to say that Leader Lan handed over the leader's position to Yu Er instead of you? Unwilling to accept that outcome, you killed Leader Lan while she was severely injured and sealed Yu Er by pretending it was Leader Lan's order!"

"Fang Zhengzhi, do you really think that you could threaten me with Cang Yue?" Qian Ye glanced at Cang Yue and then turned towards Fang Zhengzhi. The two golden orbs were still spinning in her hands.

At the same time, two of the disciples in white also charged towards Lin Mubai rapidly and attacked him.

Lin Mubai chose to fight back, but his resistance didn't last long because he was already badly wounded.

"Bang!" Following a muffled rumble, Lin Mubai was subdued again.

"Fang Zhengzhi, don't worry about me. I know that you've already tried your best. Escape with Ping Yang right now!" Lin Mubai shouted at Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi completely disregarded Lin Mubai.

Firstly, it was improbable for him to escape even if he wanted to. Secondly, Ping Yang wouldn't let him escape without Lin Mubai.

On the surface, it seemed like the they were back to square one. However, Fang Zhengzhi was well aware that holding Cang Yue hostage was pretty much pointless.

So long as Lin Mubai was in their hands, Fang Zhengzhi couldn't possibly leave him for dead, and he couldn't kill Cang Yue either.

Hence, holding Cang Yue hostage was like a double-edged sword which might backfire any minute.

Of course, from Ling Yun Tower's point of view, they couldn't threaten Fang Zhengzhi with Lin Mubai's life either.

If Qian Ye really wanted Lin Mubai dead, he would have died already. Furthermore, the most important thing was… Fang Zhengzhi was still undefeated!

In other words, Fang Zhengzhi's existence continued to be a threat to Ling Yun Tower, which in turn guaranteed Lin Mubai's safety temporarily.

"I've never thought about threatening you with a hostage. After all, I've already agreed to exchanging Lin Mubai with Cang Yue just now. It was you who broke the agreement." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.

"Fine, release Cang Yue then!"

"I am fine with that. The exchange would have already ended if you didn't act rashly and tried to kill me because you were afraid that everyone would find out it was you who murdered Leader Lan." Fang Zhengzhi replied calmly.

"Fang Zhengzhi, I've to admit that you're a good talker. However, your baseless allegations aren't working at all!"

"In that case, why won't you let me finish my words? I'm guessing that…"

"Bang!"

Lin Mubai landed in front of Fang Zhengzhi and interrupted his sentence.

Why did that happen?

It was simply because Qian Ye tossed him over while Fang Zhengzhi was about to keep guessing.

He had to admit that she was very sincere.

Fang Zhengzhi had never seen such a sincere response before. She didn't even wait for him to finish his sentence before tossing the hostage over.

In that case, he had to reciprocate Qian Ye's sincerity.

Without much hesitation, Fang Zhengzhi kicked Cang Yue's buttock and sent her away.

"Boom!" Cang Yue landed on her face.

She was extremely upset, but she sat up straight immediately because she was in an unsightly position.

"Fang Zhengzhi, I'm going to kill you!"

"A servant like you who is unwilling to admit her wrongdoings even after knowing the truth, and continues to serve the enemy of her master, is not qualified to kill me!" Fang Zhengzhi glanced at Cang Yue condescendingly.

"You…" Cang Yue was so mad that she couldn't come up with a reply.

"Kill Fang Zhengzhi!" Qian Ye was obviously not interested in any more of Fang Zhengzhi's guesses. She interrupted their conversation and her eyes turned completely golden in a flash.

The nine golden stars above her shined even brighter. She was covered by countless spots of golden lights, as if she was showering in golden raindrops.

"Understood!" All the disciples kneeling on the ground raised their heads and unleashed many different colored radiances as well.

They surrounded Fang Zhengzhi, Lin Mubai, and Ping Yang almost instantaneously, drawing their swords on the trio.

"Yo, is this the final battle?" Fang Zhengzhi knew that Qian Ye was taking advantage of their numbers in a desperate attempt to kill him.

This was unfair, because Fang Zhengzhi would truly be in a tough spot if he had to fight against all of Ling Yun Tower's disciples, in addition to Qian Ye.

After all, Ling Yun Tower's greatest weapon was their ability to fuse and combine their powers. However, that was definitely not their only weapon.

Ling Yun Tower was incomparable to Nine Pinnacles Mountain.

Although Ling Yun Tower had fewer disciples, their true strength was leagues ahead of Nine Pinnacles Mountain.

There were still over 100 disciples standing before them, excluding the 100 odd disciples who were injured. Each one of them was at least at Rebirth State, and there were even 20 Sages.

Most importantly, Qian Ye was here too. No one knew how strong she truly was.

Qian Ye was wary of Fang Zhengzhi because she wasn't aware of his true power. However, Fang Zhengzhi was wary of her for the same reason too.

He wasn't 100% confident in winning, and to make things worse, there were unpredictable risks involved.

What should he do?

Fang Zhengzhi had a simple solution to this situation.

"Don't be scared and just do it!"

If he really couldn't defeat them, he just had to run away!

The choices were clear, because there wasn't a sure-fire way to win a battle in the world. Even the most meticulous plan might be derailed by unforeseen accidents.

For example, if a person was walking in a forest alone, he couldn't predict if he would be attacked by a ferocious beast, or maybe even several sword-wielding men.

No one could be sure about the future.

If a person wanted to avoid the uncertainties and chose a different path, he would never be able to make it out of the forest. To sum it up, everyone had to take risks in their lives.

"Die!" Fang Zhengzhi charged forward wearing a black armor engulfed by a black flame.

The purple radiance on Traceless Sword also grew brighter tremendously. It turned into a purple dragon as it headed towards Qian Ye's head.

"…" Cang Yue opened her eyes wide with astonishment. Since she was standing beside Qian Ye, she could detect Fang Zhengzhi's intense killing desire. However, she never expected him to initiate an attack voluntarily.

The other disciples of Ling Yun Tower were equally caught off guard.

After all, a normal person would have chosen to defend himself and try to escape at the right time.

However, Fang Zhengzhi didn't seem like he wanted to do that.

He attacked Qian Ye right away without even giving a heads-up.

"What is he thinking?!"

"Is he for real?"

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower were truly startled by Fang Zhengzhi. If they didn't know how smart he was, they would have wondered if he was a doppelganger.

However… Fang Zhengzhi wasn't the only one acting rashly.

Ping Yang also moved simultaneously. Her fiery red dress danced in the wind and her eyes seemed to be burning brightly. Her Blazing Qilin Spear turned an enormous amount of flames into an extremely concentrated golden stream of light.

The stream of light immediately shot towards Qian Ye after it appeared, and that left everyone dumbfounded.

The disciples weren't too surprised that Fang Zhengzhi attacked Qian Ye, but they never expected Ping Yang, who had just become a Sage, to attack Qian Ye as well.

Ping Yang, on the other hand… Didn't seem to notice the weird expressions on their faces. She was copying exactly what Fang Zhengzhi was doing.

"Die!" She yelled and thrust Blazing Qilin Spear at Qian Ye's throat. The golden stream of light was barely visible amongst the golden light spots.

Qian Ye smiled.

However, it was a chilling smile. For the first time, she felt like she was bullied repeatedly.

As the mighty leader of Ling Yun Tower and one of the most distinguished masters in the Holy Region, it was unacceptable that they disregarded her again and again. Furthermore, even Ping Yang, who had just become a Sage, dared to challenge her.

She couldn't tolerate the disrespect anymore.

"Crack!"

The golden orb in her hands exploded, and an intense green light burst out at an insane speed.

Fang Zhengzhi immediately felt a terrifying power coming from her hand. It was so overpowering that even he was incapable of stopping it.

Rumble!

The ground cracked open at this moment and a giant rock surfaced. It was overrun by mosses almost immediately, and the mosses turned into a bunch of tiny shoots very quickly. In almost the blink of an eyes, the tiny shoots grew into humongous trees.

Mountains, waterfalls, lakes, and gigantic trees…

Fang Zhengzhi saw all of them before his eyes while Ling Yun Tower disappeared without a trace. Of course, apart from these sceneries, there was a person standing beside him. She was obviously struck dumb by what she saw.

It was Ping Yang.

"Eh? Where's Qian Ye!" Ping Yang asked Fang Zhengzhi, who appeared to be startled as well.

"Is this an illusion?" Fang Zhengzhi didn't answer Ping Yang's question. He was looking around him because it felt strange.

It appeared as if he was transported into a random region. There were mountains and lakes, but Ling Yun Tower was nowhere to be found. Normally speaking, this should be some sort of illusion.

It wasn't possible to teleport someone so far away so quickly. However, everything that he was seeing felt real.

The mosses that eventually grew into gigantic trees definitely followed the laws of nature.

"This isn't an illusion?" Fang Zhengzhi looked closer at the mountains and waterfalls before he suddenly had a wild thought, "Why does this place look exactly like Yan Xiu's Mountain River Illustration? Was Yan Qianli in a relationship with Qian Ye before?!"

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Chapter 803: Fusion and Transforming Calmness into Motion

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Fang Zhengzhi couldn't be sure if Yan Qianli and Qian Ye were in a relationship. However, the mountains and waterfalls looked extremely similar to the ones in Yan Xiu's Mountain River Illustration.

"Black hair dyed white, I wait silently and wholeheartedly for you to paint!"

These two sentences described a beautiful and tragic love story that took place in a chaotic era, which Fang Zhengzhi still remembered vividly.

Why did the Mountain River Illustration, which was painted by a Yan family's ancestor with painstaking effort, appear at this place?

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't wrap his head about this. However, it was meaningless to think about the Mountain River Illustration at this instance, because the most important task was figuring out how to get out of this place.

"Qian Ye, I am ordering you to show yourself now!" Ping Yang couldn't help cursing when she failed to find Qian Ye after looking all around.

That didn't seem to work at all.

The sceneries didn't change because of Ping Yang's cursing. Not even a single leaf had fallen from the trees either.

Ping Yang was pissed off, and she struck at the mountains with Blazing Qilin Spear.

Rumble!

The mountains collapsed, and the trees fell.

Since Ping Yang couldn't find Qian Ye, she was working very hard to demolish the mountains and trees as a responsible princess coolie.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't stop her, because he could see the rocks turning into dust instead of light spots when they were destroyed.

The realness wasn't something that an illusion was capable of.

"It isn't an illusion? If it isn't an illusion… Does that mean all of these are real? But that isn't scientifically possible!" Fang Zhengzhi shook his head at the oddity of this occurrence. After all, he was supposed to be fighting Qian Ye.

Why did this happen?

Was this Qian Ye's doing?

Fang Zhengzhi suddenly recalled that Qian Ye crushed one of the golden orbs in her hand while he was charging towards her.

Golden orb?!

"That's it!"

Fang Zhengzhi remembered seeing an image in the golden orb, but he couldn't see it clearly because it was so small.

However, after thinking back… He was almost certain that the image in the golden orb was the Mountain River Illustration that he was looking at!

Did Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang enter the space within the Mountain River Illustration after Qian Ye crushed the golden orb which contained the illustration?

Fang Zhengzhi believed that this was a sensible explanation.

In that case, the two golden orbs in Qian Ye's hand must be some sort of sealing technique.

That led to the question – How could they get out?

While Fang Zhengzhi was engrossed in his thoughts, he heard a loud rumble coming from a huge mountain, which Ping Yang's destruction capacity was clearly insufficient of producing.

Rumble!

An enormous fire appeared at the same time as the extremely loud rumble.

Fang Zhengzhi looked towards the fire and quickly discovered countless humongous rocks were raining down from the mountains.

Each of those rocks was the size of almost three to four men combined. Furthermore, there appeared to be thousands of them.

Moreover, many thorny vines appeared on the ground. They started wrapping around Ping Yang's feet as if they were alive.

Wait a minute!

Something was wrong. This wasn't just a simple seal!

Fang Zhengzhi soon realized that he was wrong, because the rocks and thorny vines were definitely abnormal.

When Ping Yang destroyed those falling rocks with Blazing Qilin Spear, the broken shards flew towards her like sharp razor blades.

"This is a Sage's attack!" Fang Zhengzhi finally realized that the Mountain River Illustration wasn't just a simple seal. It was an attack that contained multiple techniques.

Rumble!

Just as Fang Zhengzhi wanted to rescue Ping Yang, he felt something tying his legs. When he looked down, he discovered a gigantic "water dragon" that flew out of the lake.

Furthermore, the lake water started spinning rapidly and turned into a huge vortex. The water dragon was pulling Fang Zhengzhi into the vortex with a tremendous suction force.

"Splitting water!" Fang Zhengzhi slashed the water dragon into two.

He remembered an ancient saying at this moment: Splitting water is futile.

The move that he had just pulled off was the legendary move called "Splitting Water with One Sword". Of course, the scientific explanation behind this move was very simple. It was coldness.

When his sword went through the water dragon, the coldness froze the water that came into contact with the blade. Hence, it created the delusion that the water was split into two.

It was a cool move!

Fang Zhengzhi subconsciously turned towards Ping Yang after he split the water dragon, thinking that she would be extremely impressed by the coolness of his move.

However… She wasn't.

Ping Yang wasn't just unimpressed, she didn't even glance at Fang Zhengzhi. She was destroying the falling rocks nonstop and burning the thorny vines with a fire-like armor on her body. Ping Yang was hopping around like a pretty butterfly.

"She… Really became much tougher than before!" Fang Zhengzhi was sure that if it was in the past, Ping Yang would have started panicking and shouting for help the moment something went wrong.

Despite that, Ping Yang did not once ask for his help at the moment. She was sampling handling everything that was coming at her, almost as if it was a piece of cake.

Moreover, her body movement was impressive.

Fang Zhengzhi recalled Ping Yang using the same body movement to defeat several Ling Yun Tower's disciples just now.

"Shameless fellow, hurry up and think of a way to destroy Qian Ye's attack. I can handle this myself!" Said Ping Yang.

"Ok!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded and looked away, because he knew that Ping Yang was no longer a burden.

Although she wasn't nearly as strong as him, she was at least capable of defending herself now.

He didn't put his attention on Ping Yang anymore.

Fang Zhengzhi started looking around at the spinning lake water and fallen tree leaves that were as sharp as razors.

A black flame appeared on his body to ward off the incoming attacks. Multiple colored lights appeared in his eyes.

The mountains and rocks could move!

The water could move…

The trees could move too!

"What kind of attack is this?" It was his first time seeing an attack containing so many versatilities. He didn't think that it was simply an attack anymore. It felt like a painting, in other words, it might be an independent world.

A painting?

An independent world?

Fang Zhengzhi held the Traceless Sword tighter, because he suddenly remembered the paintings hanging in the skies of the Nine Heavens.

Apart from the paintings… There were Heaven Dao Tablets as well!

Did Qian Ye use a Heaven Dao Tablet to trap him?!

That wasn't it!

Something felt wrong!

Fang Zhengzhi shook his head. Since he had 23 Heaven Dao Tablets with him, he could obviously detect the existence of another Heaven Dao Tablet.

Even if he couldn't, the black metal box that he had definitely could.

This wasn't a Heaven Dao Tablet.

Heaven Dao Tablet was more complicated because it was more spacious. Moreover, each Heaven Dao Tablet contained many more versatilities, each of them uniquely different.

This Mountain River Illustration was different. It was smaller and contained less versatilities than a Heaven Dao Tablet.

Most importantly, Heaven Dao Tablet wasn't aggressive by nature. On the contrary, this Mountain River Illustration seemed be under something's control.

"Could it be fusion?!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up. After reading all the books in Heaven Dao Pavilion's Repository, he became decently knowledgeable.

Hence, he was aware that different Dao techniques could be fused together, just like how an attack could contain two techniques.

For example, "Splitting water" contained "Wind" and "Coldness" Dao techniques, which was why it looked so cool.

Apart from this, there was another special combination which was possibly even more complicated. That was the "Gifted Bloodline".

Gifted Bloodline was the result of a certain combination, but the combination was fixed. Only a certain set of different versatilities were capable of producing different Gifted Bloodlines.

However, Qian Ye's fusion attack… Didn't seem to be related to Gifted Bloodlines. It felt more like the perfect form of fusion attack, or even the fusion of multiple perfected versatilities.

"Is this really possible?" Fang Zhengzhi felt like he opened a new door in his life, as if he had discovered a new continent again.

Of course, it was wrong to use 'again', because Fang Zhengzhi had never discovered a new continent in his entire life.

However, that wasn't important.

Finding a way to destroy Qian Ye's attack was the matter at hand.

Fusion… Fusion…

"How do I destroy fusion? By comprehending it?"

This idea actually crossed his mind. He could comprehend all the Dao techniques in this illustration and then create an identical attack.

However, that wouldn't solve the problem that he faced.

Putting aside the amount of time he needed to comprehend all the Dao techniques in the illustration, how was he supposed to get out of this isolated world in the Mountain River Illustration even after he comprehended all the Dao techniques here?

Could he create another isolated space in the Mountain River Illustration and force the current one to burst open? That seemed impossible.

He had to force it open!

Under normal circumstances, one must identify the unique pattern involved in an attack to destroy it.

For example, a person must know about formations and how they were formed, as well as the eight gates of Mysterious Gates Escape Technique, in order to tear apart a formation.

Fang Zhengzhi had to do the same to destroy Qian Ye's attack.

Mountains, water, trees, flowers…

Fang Zhengzhi knew about these things, but that wasn't enough. He had to find out how they were combined into an attack.

Ling Yun Tower…

The five sects of the Holy Region were experts in different areas. Heaven Dao Pavilion focused on swordsmanship, Nine Pinnacles Mountain practiced craftsmanship, Yin Yang Hall was well-versed with alchemy, Fu Xi Valley studied formations, while Ling Yun Tower emphasized the understanding of Dao.

"Understanding…" Fang Zhengzhi frowned. He didn't know what it meant at first, but after seeing Ling Yun Tower's techniques, he finally gained an initial understanding.

For example, those disciples were capable of synchronizing their Dao techniques with a special ability. Fang Zhengzhi would have never thought of such a technique unless he saw it personally.

At the moment, Qian Ye's attack felt like a brand-new world for him.

He had to admit that Ling Yun Tower definitely understood Dao techniques more than the other sects of the Holy Region. Furthermore, their techniques were much more elusive and unpredictable too.

Wait a minute!

Speaking of fusion…

Yan Xiu's Mountain River Illustration contained the same kind of "fusion" as well. Although it was far weaker, the core concept was the same.

"Painstaking effort! That's it. It's the painstaking effort!"

Fang Zhengzhi was gaining a deeper understanding of fusion. He remembered Yan Xiu saying that his ancestor painted the Mountain River Illustration with painstaking efforts.

The painstaking effort represented his melancholic yearning.

His melancholic yearning injected a power into the Mountain River Illustration, which was why anyone trapped by the illustration felt like they were drowning in sorrow and depression.

In that case, was there an origin for this fusion attack too?

A specific origin that successfully fused multiple Dao techniques and turned them into a painting… Nope, it turned into the isolated world in the Mountain River Illustration.

The only question was… What was the origin?

Fang Zhengzhi closed his eyes and started sensing the emotions in this world. There was no sadness, no happiness, and no anger. Everything was calm like the surface of a lake that had no movements.

However, this calmness could be manipulated and burst into motion at any minute.

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Chapter 804: Dao Imitates the Laws of Nature and A Heated Argument

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Calmness had fused with motion, and so did the trees, grasses, flowers, mountains, and water. Everything in the Mountain River Illustration seemed to have completely amalgamated with one another.

It was just like a real independent world.

"What kind of origin is capable of combining everything?" Fang Zhengzhi was considering every single emotion and possibility as hard as he could.

However, he eventually rejected every emotions and possibilities very quickly, because none of them was capable of fusing everything so perfectly together.

Wait a minute!

If there was an origin that could truly fuse everything together perfectly like a real world, it must be… Nature!

'Dao imitates the Laws of Nature!'

This was a philosophical idea that originated from Tao Te Ching. It roughly meant that the order of "Dao" reflected the "state of nature".

"Human imitates Earth, Earth imitates Heaven, Heaven imitates Dao, and Dao imitates the Laws of Nature."

This sentence summarized and described how humans, heaven, earth, and the universe worked.

Furthermore, it even revealed the characteristics of the entire universe, including the laws of nature that everything abided by.

"I got it, I got it, so that's how it works!" Fang Zhengzhi opened his eyes and felt a sense of familiarity when he looked at his surroundings again.

Nature was the origin of the world in the Mountain River Illustration.

As long as it abided by the laws of nature, everything could be fused together, including the mountains, water, trees, flowers, even motion, calmness, and all sorts of existences and emotions.

"The Dao of Nature! I can't believe Qian Ye has mastered the Dao of Nature!" Fang Zhengzhi couldn't help but be surprised. After all, the Dao of Nature was said to be the Dao of All Creations. He had never expected someone to master the Dao of Nature.

Holy Region, Ling Yun Tower.

While Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang were struggling in the Mountain River Illustration's world, Ling Yun Tower's disciples heaved a long sigh of relief.

"This guy isn't as scary as he seems, is he?"

"Yeah, he charged right into it. He might just be the most courageous person in the entire Holy Region!"

"It's a pity that he lost his life because of his courageousness!"

All the disciples were discussing among themselves.

However, their conversation was like a fish bone that got stuck in Lin Mubai's throat, causing him pain because he could neither swallow it nor spit it out.

"Ping… Ping Yang…" murmured Lin Mubai as blood flowed out of his mouth. He then lost the strength in his legs and fell to the ground.

Lin Mubai seemed so pitiful as if he had suddenly aged a dozen years. He was trembling nonstop.

Despite that, he never let Qian Ye out of his sight, because she was holding a huge water ball which was as tall as a person.

Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang were inside the isolated world that was inside the water ball.

"Lin Mubai, since you're the emperor, I'd not kill you because that would be bad for the stability of the world. I'll let you go, but I can't forgive you so easily for attacking my disciples in Ling Yun Tower's territory. I want you to swear that you'll never enter Ling Yun Tower again and compensate Ling Yun Tower with 10 years' worth of monetary offering. Do you have any objections?" Qian Ye glanced at the upside-down water ball in her hand and slowly turned towards Lin Mubai.

She was actually astonished by what had happened. After all, she didn't think that she could catch Fang Zhengzhi in a single move.

At the very least, it should have taken two attempts? It was even possible that she couldn't catch Fang Zhengzhi at all.

This was because Fang Zhengzhi was such a "freak". To put it bluntly, no one knew what he would do in a fight.

Moreover, according to Cang Yue, Fang Zhengzhi's favorite activity was running away when he couldn't win a fight.

That was the why Qian Ye was wary of him.

What if she couldn't finish him off with a single stroke?

Fang Zhengzhi was right when he said that Ling Yun Tower was a forbidden area to everyone except for him. Ling Yun Tower was just like a naked girl to a fearless lone wolf like Fang Zhengzhi!

He could pounce on them whenever he wanted to!

That was a horrifying thought. The consequences would be unimaginable if Fang Zhengzhi got away!

That was why she didn't dare to attack him right away. However, she had to eradicate Fang Zhengzhi because she couldn't allow a single man to threaten the entire Ling Yun Tower.

Hence, Qian Ye put up with Fang Zhengzhi's provocations and secretly prepared two golden orbs to increase the chance of success.

It was better to be safe than sorry.

However, such contingencies did not occur. Fang Zhengzhi didn't fight cowardly to gauge her strength, and he didn't fight dirty either.

On the contrary, he charged right towards Qian Ye unlike his usual self.

Qian Ye was actually startled when he came right at her, but she was soon sneering with joy.

What happened next was nothing out of the blue.

Qian Ye was also a little surprised when Fang Zhengzhi fell for her trap right away. She didn't even have to use the other golden orb.

However, regardless of how she felt, it was over. The weight on her shoulders was finally lifted, and she regained her pride and calmness.

Just as Fang Zhengzhi had expected, Qian Ye wasn't going to kill Lin Mubai. It was partly because she wasn't willing to get into more trouble for killing an emperor. The other reason was because he didn't pose any threat to her. In other words, Lin Mubai was insignificant.

In that case, she didn't have to go through the trouble of killing him.

It was better to let him off and make him suffer in pain silently in Great Xia Dynasty.

However, Lin Mubai didn't share the same idea as Qian Ye.

"Hahaha…" He laughed pitifully and shot Qian Ye a weird expression, saying, "Leader, do you really think that I would go back like this?"

"Oh? What do you want to do then?" Qian Ye wasn't too surprised to hear that.

After all, Lin Mubai was an emperor, so he ought to have a backbone. In that case, it wasn't too surprising that he would act tough.

"Since I'm already here, I'm not going to return empty-handed. Furthermore, I can't just leave when Ping Yang is in your hands!" Lin Mubai replied.

"That makes sense. However, since Ping Yang has worked at Ling Yun Tower as a servant for half a year, combined with the fact that she has become a Sage, she is obviously under our control. I'll promise you that I wouldn't kill her. She'll just be imprisoned temporarily." Qian Ye nodded and said.

"Hehe, Qian Ye, I don't think you understand what I'm saying. What I meant was, you can do whatever you want with Ping Yang since you've already captured. However, I've never thought of leaving after I got here!" Lin Mubai replied with a smile.

"Are you really not leaving?" Qian Ye frowned when she heard that.

Lin Mubai didn't say a word, but his look of determination had already answered Qian Ye's question.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower glanced at each other, clearly surprised by Lin Mubai's decision.

Not killing Ping Yang was already the most benevolent thing they could do!

What Lin Mubai was doing was completely pointless. He didn't have any more bargaining chips, so there was zero chance of turning the tide of the battle.

"Interesting. What if I said that I'd kill Ping Yang immediately if you don't get out of my sight right now?" Qian Ye moved her finger and summoned a purple lightning bolt in the water ball to attack Ping Yang.

They didn't hear anything, but they saw blood flowing out of Ping Yang's mouth after she was attacked by the purple lightning bolt.

"Ping Yang!" Lin Mubai couldn't control his anger anymore, but there was nothing he could do. Everyone knew that he had lost all his bargaining power. In that case, how was he able to negotiate terms with Qian Ye?

"So, are you leaving or not?" Qian Ye remained indifferent despite Lin Mubai's anger.

"Qian Ye, you…."

"Do you want to watch Ping Yang die right in front of your eyes?" Qian Ye's finger moved as she said that.

"No!"

"Leader, no!"

Two voices were heard when Qian Ye's finger moved. The former was Lin Mubai, but to everyone's surprise, the latter was Cang Yue.

Did Cang Yue tried to stop Qian Ye?

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower were bewildered, and Qian Ye also frowned when she heard Cang Yue.

"Leader, do you really dare to kill Ping Yang?" Cang Yue kneeled down and shouted at Qian Ye.

"Why don't I?"

"Aren't you afraid that my master would escape from the seal if you killed Ping Yang?" Cang Yue was still facing the ground as she said that.

"Oh?" Qian Ye glanced at Cang Yue and her purple long dress which was stained with blood. She said in a surprised tone, "Cang Yue, do you also think that I'm afraid of Yu Er escaping from the seal?"

"Leader Lan sent someone to gift me a cup of tea on the day my master was sealed. I fell into a coma for three days after I drank the tea. When I woke up, Leader Lan was already dying from her injuries, and my master had already been sealed!"

"What are you trying to say?"

"Leader, are you really not afraid of my master escaping?"

"How dare you!" Qian Ye's tone finally changed. She shot Cang Yue a cold look before she spoke normally again, "Cang Yue, do you really believe Fang Zhengzhi's nonsense? Anyone in the world could have killed Leader Lan and sealed Yu Er, but you should know that I'd never do that!"

"Yes… I used to firmly believe that the leader wouldn't harm my master. However, how do you explain the incomplete Ling Yun Realm?"

"I've already explained this a long time ago. That was an accident which occurred because Yu Er was sealed against her will. Hence…"

"That explanation would make sense if it was someone else. However, I cannot believe it because my master would never disobey Leader Lan's order!" said Cang Yue determinedly.

"People change, especially if they were about to be sealed." Qian Ye moved her finger subconsciously and created a tiny ripple on the giant water ball.

However, the ripple was too small to be noticed unless someone was completely focused on the water ball.

Therefore, Cang Yue wouldn't have noticed it, because she was facing the ground since the beginning.

It was impossible for Lin Mubai to notice it either, because he was solely focusing on Ping Yang.

Nevertheless, nothing was impossible.

Cang Yue was facing the ground, so her vision was definitely obstructed. However, coincidentally, there was a puddle of blood on the ground. Combined with the fact that the sky was raining down golden spots of light, the circumstances had changed.

"Leader, why are you nervous?" Cang Yue suddenly raised her head and revealed a ferocious countenance that replaced her cold expression from before.

"Nervous?" Qian Ye squinted her eyes and stared intently at Cang Yue's face. "Cang Yue, are you getting agitated because of your injuries and fatigue? You'd go back and get some rest first if you're tired." Said Qian Ye with a warm and sincere expression.

"Leader, why are you avoiding my question? Are you really not afraid that my master would be released?!" Cang Yue slowly stood up as her expression grew more menacing. She bit her lips so hard that she started bleeding.

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Chapter 805: Dying Without Regrets and Removing the Seal

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Ling Yun Tower's disciples were surprised to witness this scene because they had never seen Cang Yue disobeying Qian Ye's order before, much less questioning her in such a tone.

However, despite their confusion and surprise, no one said a word. Some of the disciples even seemed to be looking forward to the confrontation, but they concealed their emotions well.

"Cang Yue, you've asked me the same question three times consecutively already." Qian Ye squinted her eyes which were glowing.

"That's right, I've asked the same question three times, but I still don't have the answer…" Cang Yue suddenly turned lonely and sad, losing her fierceness from before. It felt like she had lost all her tenseness and became a completely different person.

This was a sudden and rapid change.

Furthermore, Cang Yue didn't seem like she wanted to keep on asking. She just raised her head a little and glanced at the golden radiance in the sky.

Ling Yun Realm!

Ling Yun Tower's ultimate treasure was dazzling as usual, but for some reason, Cang Yue felt miserable when she looked at Ling Yun Realm.

Qian Ye frowned again, but she kept quiet because Cang Yue didn't ask another question again. However, her expression seemed a little complicated when she noticed Cang Yue's countenance changing.

It didn't seem like she was very angry or worried. In fact, she appeared to be calm, but there seemed to be a storm brewing under her calmness.

However, her calmness was soon replaced by surprise. This was an expression that hardly appeared on Qian Ye's face. Nevertheless, at this moment, Qian Ye was definitely surprised, and she wasn't hiding it at all.

Qian Ye wasn't the only one. The disciples of Ling Yun Tower, and even Lin Mubai, were all taken aback too. They couldn't believe what they were seeing.

This was because a pitch-black knife had appeared in Cang Yue's hand without anyone noticing. The knife was shining with a chilling light.

Of course, the most important fact was that the knife was already pointing towards her chest. Although it hadn't completely gone in, a stream of blood was already flowing down from the knife.

"Cang Yue, what are you doing?!" Qian Ye's eyes went wide open. The golden radiance exuded by her eyes were as bright as the sun at this instance. If she wasn't holding the gigantic water ball, she would probably have rushed to Cang Yue and stopped her already.

"Senior sister Cang Yue!"

"Senior sister, don't do it!"

"Don't do anything stupid, Senior sister Cang Yue! You can explain any misunderstandings you have, I believe that the leader wouldn't blame you!"

Ling Yun Tower's disciples started yelling after they realized what Cang Yue was doing. She had clearly left them astounded.

Suicide?!

Who'd have thought that Cang Yue would commit suicide at this moment!

Qian Ye and Ling Yun Tower's disciples weren't the only ones who were caught off-guard. Even Lin Mubai didn't see it coming, and he still couldn't believe it even after he witnessed it with his own eyes.

"Actually, I don't believe Fang Zhengzhi!" Cang Yue was still staring at the golden radiance in the sky as she continued, "Because I don't want to believe him. Furthermore, he doesn't know anything at all. His unsupported guesses are full of errors too!"

"Cang Yue, you can say anything you want, just put down the knife first!" Qian Ye was obviously anxious, so much so that the corner of her mouth was slightly twitching.

"I don't believe him, I really don't believe him!" Cang Yue kept going on as if she didn't hear anything that Qian Ye said. "However, I must admit that he got one thing right, which is the fact that I'm the only person apart from Ping Yang, who is related to my master by blood!'

"Senior sister Cang Yue!"

"Is senior sister thinking of…"

"That's impossible. Something like that is completely impossible. Fang Zhengzhi was just spouting nonsense, you cannot believe him!"

Ling Yun Tower's disciples roughly figured out what Cang Yue was trying to say. However, that only made them more astonished.

Did Qian Ye kill Leader Lan?

Did she seal Yu Er too?

That seemed impossible, because Qian Ye would never do that.

No one believed that Qian Ye was the culprit.

However, the knife in Cang Yue's hand pierced deeper into her chest. A massive amount of blood flowed out, wetting her purple dress which was already stained with blood.

"Master, Cang Yue is your servant. Without you… How could I possibly have survived till today. However, you have been sealed away for over a decade already…"

"Master…"

Cang Yue suddenly bit her lips tightly and pushed the knife all the way into her chest without hesitation. Her blood spilled out into the air like an arrow.

"Senior sister, no!"

"Senior sister Cang Yue, please stop it now!"

"Junior sister, why are you doing this?!"

All the disciples' expressions changed completely. They were dumbfounded when they saw the stream of blood that shot out like an arrow.

From Cang Yue's tone, they could obviously tell that she didn't believe Fang Zhengzhi. However, why would she do this if she didn't believe him?

No one knew what Cang Yue was thinking, much less why did she was doing this or the rationale behind it.

"Cang Yue, stop, stop it now. I will answer your question now, I'm not afraid of Yu Er escaping from the seal. Don't do anything stupid!" Qian Ye's countenance changed too.

"Yeah… Of course you aren't afraid. I also believe that you wouldn't hurt my master. However, since Leader Lan was the one who sealed my master, even you couldn't let my master out!" Cang Yue nodded. Then, she lost her strength and knelt down on the ground and spurted out a mouthful of blood.

"However, as my master's servant, I'd treat her as my master for the rest of my life. Master was the one who saved my life anyway. I'm just taking a gamble with my life now!"

"A gamble?"

"What gamble?"

Ling Yun Tower's disciples stared at each other as they didn't understand Cang Yue's words.

Cang Yue obviously lacked the strength to be concerned about the disciples. Her tears started flowing onto the ground as she clenched the knife tightly.

"Cang Yue was useless. I couldn't be by your side when you were sealed away take care of you and serve you. I couldn't even find a way to save you. It's been a dozen years already… Cang Yue misses her master every single second. I just hope to see you again, or maybe listen to your voice again. I'd be satisfied to hear you say even a single word."

"Master, Cang Yue's talent is limited, so I couldn't find a way to unlock the bloodline sealing technique and rescue you. You've suffered too much because of my inability…"

"However, I couldn't kill Ping Yang! She is your child, your biological child. Cang Yue knows how much you love her, and I know your wish even better… In that case, how could I go against your wish and do something that you wouldn't want to do?"

"It's been a dozen years, the only thing I could do is wait, wait for Ping Yang's death so that you can be released from the seal…"

Cang Yue took a break and at this moment and her miserable expression disappeared. She looked extremely determined and focused all of a sudden.

"Now, Cang Yue doesn't have to wait any longer! Cang Yue's body also contains master's blood, and it's even possible that I was the seal that put you away. Even if that possibility is really, really small… So what? There are only two people in this world with master's blood. Even if there is only a 1% chance, even if it's only 0.5%, I'm willing to take the gamble, with my life!"

Just as Cang Yue said that, the knife went through her body completely. So much blood gushed out through the knife and formed a tiny stream beneath her body.

All the disciples were stunned to hear her, because they finally understood what Cang Yue was thinking.

That was right!

Just as Cang Yue had stated, she didn't believe Fang Zhengzhi at all.

So what if she didn't?

It wouldn't change the fact that Yu Er's blood was flowing in her body.

That blood was capable of removing the seal.

In that case, there was a chance that she could remove the seal, even if the chance was so small that it was almost negligible.

"Master, Cang Yue would take my leave first. You… You must get out….Pfttt!" Cang Yue spurted out a mouthful of blood and it formed a beautiful crimson flower in the air.

The golden radiance shone on the flower of blood, creating a glitter just like the stars at night. It was warm, but cold.

That was contradicting, but it was the truth.

Boom!

Cang Yue collapsed onto the ground, her face pale as a sheet. However, there was a smile on her face which seemed to mean that she was finally free.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower went silent. They weren't particularly fond or appreciative of Cang Yue, because she was unsociable for the past dozen years.

They thought that she was spoiled and too arrogant.

However, they now finally understood the kind of life Cang Yue had been leading over the past dozen years. She was suffering from a mental torture all alone.

Cang Yue was dead now.

Even though it seemed like she died in vain, it was a lesson for all for them. One could die without any regrets if he or she was as loyal as Cang Yue.

"Cang Yue…" Lin Mubai also bit his lips tightly as this instance. He glanced at Cang Yue's lifeless body, then at the golden radiance from the sky and the gigantic water ball that contained the Mountain River World. He looked helpless just like how Cang Yue felt for the past dozen years.

He wanted to see Yu Er again, and he waited year after year for it. He had his hopes up again and again, only for him to lose them each and every single time. This process had repeated itself for over a decade already.

He wanted to protect Ping Yang, but the Demon Race and the three other dynasties had been eyeing them all these times. He didn't even dare to let Ping Yang out of his sight, so he had to do everything he could to lock Ping Yang in Flame Capital City.

Now… He was standing in front of Ling Yun Tower.

Even though he was so close to Yu Er, he still couldn't meet her. He could only watch helplessly while Qian Ye captured Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang and destroyed his hopes again.

This helplessness hurt more than a knife wound!

While Lin Mubai's fell into a daze as he looked at Cang Yue, he heard Qian Ye's voice.

For some reason, Qian Ye's voice was trembling. In fact, she even seemed to be panicking.

"Died, she died… She… Really died! How could this happen… Impossible, this is impossible. How could she die just like that!" Qian Ye was so agitated that her hand which was holding the gigantic water ball started shaking.

"Leader…"

"Leader, please be calm. Cang Yue's death has nothing to do with you…"

The disciples soon spoke up after they saw Qian Ye's expression. Several disciples in red and blue dresses even came to her side.

However, Qian Ye didn't seem to have heard them nor saw them coming towards her. She just stared at Cang Yue's body intently with a flickering golden radiance in her eyes. She seemed to be in an extremely unstable state.

"Why did this happen?"

"What did I do wrong? For the past dozen years, Ling Yun Tower had improved every single year. The disciples lived carefreely and our strength is superior to all the other four sects. Have I done anything wrong as the leader?"

"Leader, haha… I treated you so nicely, but you betrayed me because of an insignificant man, a piece of crap like Fang Zhengzhi! You betrayed me even though it cost you your life!"

"You don't believe him? Why did you kill yourself if you don't believe him?"

"Die… All of you shall die. Fang Zhengzhi, Ping Yang, and you… Lin Mubai, the emperor of Great Xia Dynasty. All of you shall go to hell!"

Qian Ye's face turned red as she said that, but it wasn't because she was calm. She seemed like she was about to unleash all her emotions.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower couldn't help but be surprised when they saw Qian Ye in such a state. They didn't know why Qian Ye would say something like that even though she had always kept her cool regardless of the situation, until they heard someone's voice.

"Big sister, it's been a while!"

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Chapter 806: Yu Er's Appearance

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Boom!

There was no lightning or thunder since it was noon and the weather was scorching hot.

However, Ling Yun Tower's disciples felt their ears ringing as if they were struck by lightning when they heard that ordinary greeting which sounded just like someone saying 'Hi!'.

All the disciples diverted their attention behind Qian Ye's back almost instantly.

That wasn't Ling Yun Tower's gate. It was a path that led out of the sect.

However, there was someone standing there at the moment.

She was wearing a silvery white dress that elaborated her curves. Her long straight hair reached her waist and was decorated by a white-jade flower headdress.

It was a woman, who seemed to have just gotten out of a shower, because she was exuding a cold and moist air. She didn't look like she was above 30 years old, and her facial features were as exquisite as a painting. This woman was elegant and gentle.

Of course, most importantly, she looked extremely similar to Qian Ye. One could even say that they looked identical.

"Qian… Qian Yu!?"

"She, she really got out… Qian Yu's seal is removed!"

"How is that possible?"

Several disciples in red and blue dresses were shocked to the core when they saw the woman's face.

Not all the disciples of Ling Yun Tower had seen this woman before. However, they easily identified who she was from her appearance and what she said.

Qian Yu!

A woman that shared the same surname as Qian Ye!

She was once the proudest symbol of Ling Yun Tower, but her name became a taboo in the past dozen years.

Yet, this woman had appeared in front of their eyes now.

Everything seemed so real yet so unbelievable.

Everyone looked at Qian Yu and then at Qian Ye, who was frozen at the spot. There was nothing but silence, because no one knew what to say.

Qian Ye's expression went through an obvious change at this instance. It turned from red to white, before it turned back to red again. It seemed to have gone through a complicated circle.

No one knew what she was thinking or what she was going to do, because they couldn't believe what they were seeing, and they were also unwilling to believe it. However, the unimaginable had happened right in front of their eyes.

Cang Yue died!

Then, Qian Yu appeared?!

Was this a coincidence? Or was it… All part of the plan!

After god-knows-how-long, Qian Ye took a deep breath before turning around slowly. The golden radiance was still flowing in her eyes as she lifted the giant water ball with one hand and casually placed her other hand behind her back.

Then, their eyes met.

Qian Ye's lip twitched subconsciously, before a calm and sincere smile appeared on her face.

"Sister, you must have suffered a lot over these years!" Qian Ye sounded like she was greeting Qian Yu, but she didn't even move or physically welcomed her back.

"A person must toughen his mind and body before he could be successful. It was just a dozen years of rigorous training, I wouldn't call it suffering." Qian Yu shook her head and looked past Qian Ye.

Her body trembled when she saw Cang Yue's lifeless body on the ground.

A silvery light drew a beautiful curve in the air almost instantaneously as Qian Yu appeared in front of Cang Yue.

"Yue Er!' Qian Yu squatted down and carried Cang Yue's body up to her chest. She was visibly heartbroken.

Years of being locked away was merely a rigorous training to Qian Yu, but she teared up as soon as she saw Cang Yue.

"Yu Er?! Is… Is that you? Is… Is that really you?" Lin Mubai was frozen at the spot and only just reacted.

It wasn't because his cultivation was lacking. In fact, his cultivation even exceeded the average Ling Yun Tower's disciples.

However, when he heard her voice, his mind went blank completely. He only regained his consciousness when Qian Yu went to Cang Yue.

That was because he couldn't believe that the person that he spent a dozen years waiting for had suddenly appeared in front of him. The shock was almost too much for him to handle.

"Your Highness… You shouldn't be here." Qian Yu's hands trembled when she heard Lin Mubai's voice. However, she quickly collected herself.

"I know that we aren't fated to be together, but… I… I couldn't let you go…"

"Your Highness, since you're already here, please help me take care of Yue Er. Please forgive me as I have some matters to attend to." Qian Yu interrupted Lin Mubai and walked towards him. She carefully placed Cang Yue's body in front of him and looked back at Qian Ye.

Lin Mubai's body trembled and he wanted to say something, but he chose to keep quiet in the end. He nodded heavily and carefully covered Cang Yue's face with his outerwear.

No one said a thing.

The entire world seemed to be devoid of sound at this moment. There was only golden radiance falling from the sky and shining onto Qian Yu and Qian Ye.

Ling Yun Tower's disciples stared at the two people standing silently. They felt complicated because they knew a storm was approaching.

Although they didn't believe that Cang Yue's death brought Yu Er here, but it didn't change the fact the taboo of Ling Yun Tower for the past dozen years was standing right in front of them.

The wind was hot and the smell of blood in the air wasn't too intense. However, everyone could smell it clearly.

Qian Ye was holding the gigantic water ball in one hand while keeping her other hand behind her back. The golden radiance in her eyes was flowing around and she seemed to be waiting.

She didn't say a word, because she was aware of the ancient principle 'Winner takes it all'. In that case, there was no need for any explanation.

Did Qian Ye lose?

The answer was obviously 'No'. She was still the leader of Ling Yun Tower, and there were still over 100 disciples standing behind her.

Most importantly, she was still in control of the Mountain River World, which contained Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang.

That was the true sign of composure.

Even though Qian Ye was in a chaotic situation, she could clearly identify her advantages.

Qian Yu didn't say anything as well. She didn't question Qian Ye like what the rest had expected, and neither did she get angry. She was standing at same spot like a statue as if she was also waiting. However, no one knew what she was waiting for.

This seemed to be a stalemate, and it was an eerie one. After all, Qian Yu was supposed to do something, rather than staying indifferent.

After a long while, a smile appeared on Qian Ye's face, and that marked the end of the stalemate.

"So, Ping Yang is dead!" said Qian Ye.

Just as she said that, Ping Yang's figure disappeared from the giant water ball.

Of course, Fang Zhengzhi also disappeared. The clear water ball regained its tranquillity. There were no mountains collapsing or water flowing. The only thing that remained was a poetic Mountain River Illustration.

Qian Ye's simple comment made the disciples of Ling Yun Tower realize why there was a stalemate.

It was obviously because of Ping Yang!

Since Ping Yang was in Qian Ye's control, how could Qian Yu act rashly?

No one knew what Qian Yu was waiting for. She might have been waiting for Qian Ye to make a deal, or she might be waiting for Qian Ye's mood to get so good that she would release Ping Yang on a whim.

That was why there was a stalemate.

However… The stalemate had obviously ended, because Qian Ye had already made a decision. This decision meant that the stalemate wouldn't go on.

What would happen next?

While Ling Yun Tower's disciples were guessing the development of the situation, an obvious answer appeared. That was because Qian Yu, who was calm and collected, started moving.

She was walking towards Qian Ye, and the golden radiance had already dried off the moisture on her body. Her expression seemed cold.

Meanwhile, Qian Ye was smiling brightly, so much so that her body was shaking. The Mountain River World in her hand also started shrinking and eventually disappeared.

"You've finally fallen for it!" As soon as the gigantic water ball disappeared, they suddenly heard a voice that came out of nowhere. Before long, a red and a blue figure appeared in front of Qian Ye.

The blue long robe was swaying gently with the wind while the crimson dress looked dazzling. The flame on Blazing Qilin Spear was burning brightly.

Qian Ye's bright smile was frozen solid by this scene.

"Ha…" She suddenly stopped laughing as if someone stuck an entire egg in her mouth.

She was helplessly lost!

Of course, that was the more civilized way of putting it. In other words, she was almost choked to death!

In fact, she wasn't the only person with an egg stuck in her mouth. Everyone's mouth formed a big circle, including Lin Mubai and Ling Yun Tower's disciples.

No one knew what was going on.

They died… And appeared again?

Ling Yun Tower's disciples were more stunned to see Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang than seeing a ghost.

"Eh, leader, you don't look too good? Did you think that Ping Yang and I have died? It turns out that we are still alive. Are you happy? Are you surprised?" said Fang Zhengzhi excitedly while blinking at Qian Ye.

"You, you…" Qian Ye didn't answer Fang Zhengzhi's question as she was speechless, her eyes agape as if to say she would rather die than believe what was happening.

That was because no one knew what happened in the Mountain River World better than she did. She could feel that Ping Yang and Fang Zhengzhi have both died.

To put it bluntly, she killed them in the Mountain River World, otherwise, she wouldn't have deactivated the Mountain River World.

She killed them!

How could they be alive!

Qian Ye couldn't wrap her head around this. She was staring at Fang Zhengzhi intently, and a thought that she would never believe crossed her mind at this moment.

"Is he invincible?"

"But if he's invincible, what about Ping Yang? Ping Yang can't be invincible just like this guy, right?"

Qian Ye couldn't believe it, but that wouldn't change the fact that Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang were standing right in front of her, alive and well.

"Are you too surprised to talk?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled proudly when he saw Qian Ye's face turning bright red, and he continued, "Actually, your attack is quite powerful. The only pity is… It's ineffective against me!"

"Ineffective?!"

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower were once again left speechless by Fang Zhengzhi's words, because it wasn't the first time they heard him saying that. In fact, he had already said it multiple times while he was fighting the five disciples just now.

The only thing was, he was now saying the same thing to the leader of Ling Yun Tower.

This guy… His shamelessness and boldness knew no limits!

While Fang Zhengzhi was about to say something nice to Qian Ye again, he suddenly heard someone's voice.

"Ping Yang, Ping Yang… My child!!!"

The voice was loud, and more importantly, it sounded unfamiliar. However, Fang Zhengzhi trembled when he heard the voice and he subconsciously looked behind him.

Then, he saw a woman with long, black hair, who was wearing a silvery white dress. He could tell that she was gentle and elegant.

She was beautiful, as beautiful as a painting.

Most importantly, she looked almost the same as Qian Ye. However, she exuded a completely different air than Qian Ye.

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Chapter 807: A Ball Could Only Be Crushed Once

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"Two Qian Ye?!" That was Fang Zhengzhi's first thought, but he quickly rejected it because they gave off different airs.

Of course, he figured out her identity from what she had said, even though it was unbelievable.

In fact, Fang Zhengzhi had never seen Qian Yu before. He had never heard anyone discussing about her looks or special features.

However, when he saw her face and heard her voice, he already knew who she was.

In that case, how could Ping Yang be clueless?

Ping Yang froze on the spot instantly and she let go of the Blazing Qilin Spear without even realising. It fell onto the ground with a clang.

However, she seemed oblivious to all of these. She was focused on nothing but Qian Yu.

Time stood still at this moment.

Their eyes met. Both of their eyes were equally clear, and even expressed the same emotions.

Ping Yang didn't say anything. She just bit her trembling lips tightly, and she teared up.

She had waited too long for this moment that she almost gave up hope, suffering from a continuous emotional pain.

She fell into despair after she heard what Cang Yue had said. She wasn't afraid of dying, but she couldn't accept her fate. She wanted to see her mother, even if she could only take a quick glance.

Yet, there was a woman who looked just like Qian Ye standing in front of her now, and her eyes were as clear as water just like Ping Yang's.

Ping Yang didn't dare to believe what she was seeing because she wasn't sure if it was real. She was afraid that the person standing in front of her would disappear if she blinked even once.

Hence, although her tears had blurred her vision, Ping Yang didn't blink a single time.

"Child, my child…" Qian Yu was also looking closely and intently at Ping Yang. Her cold expression melted, and there was nothing but the excitement of a mother meeting her child.

Extreme excitement!

There was no talking or pouring of their hearts out. They just gazed at each other while the word 'Child' echoed in the surroundings.

That was right… Child!

The child that was taken away from her mother shortly after birth and was separated from her for over a decade, had grown into a 16 years old girl in the blink of an eye.

Then, she suddenly appeared in front of her mother.

In that case, how could the mother remain calm, even if she was in a critical situation and had important matters at hand.

Lin Mubai was also tearing up, he wanted to loudly remind Ping Yang that the woman was her mother and she should call her 'Mom'.

However, he didn't say a word, because he knew that it wasn't necessary. As long as the two of them, the most important people in his life, were standing together, they would surely understand each other.

That was the power of blood!

In 16 years, the child had grown into a youthful lady, and she had found her mother.

Such a scene… Was tear-jerking even for Ling Yun Tower's disciples. Some of them even lowered their heads and started weeping.

"I pay my respect to Lady Qian Yu!"

"We are willing to serve you again, Lady Qian Yu!"

"We are willing to serve you again!"

A bunch of voices exclaimed loudly, following which, over a dozen disciples knelt down on the ground.

If they were still full of disbelief and hesitation when Qian Yu had just appeared, then at this moment, they had discarded all their worries.

A simple sentence had illustrated their unwavering determination.

These disciples knew the consequences of saying that, but they didn't care. That was because the woman standing in front of them was Qian Yu, once the pride and honour of Ling Yun Tower and also the woman that they had sworn on their lives to serve.

At this moment, everyone was focused on Qian Ye and Ping Yang, including Fang Zhengzhi.

That was because even he couldn't figure out what happened on the outside after he was trapped in the Mountain River World.

Qian Yu?

Yu Er…

Her surname is Qian? Just like Qian Ye!

Fang Zhengzhi felt like his understand of the world was turned upside down. He didn't need to guess to know the relationship between the two women who shared the same surname.

However, that wasn't too important, because as he looked at Qian Yu and Ping Yang, he was reminded of the saying 'Every cloud has a silver lining'.

She got out of the seal?!

Fang Zhengzhi would rather believe that Wu Yuer took a misstep and fell into a water puddle than believe that Qian Yu had somehow undone her seal.

After all, he was supposed to be up for the task.

Even he took 10,000 steps back, it was impossible for Qian Yu to get out of the seal, because Ping Yang was still alive. How could she possibly escape?

Did he guess correctly?

Was Cang Yue actually responsible for the seal instead of Ping Yang?

As this thought entered his mind, Fang Zhengzhi quickly scanned the surroundings and soon spotted a person lying on the ground. He couldn't see her face because it was covered by Lin Mubai's outerwear, but the purple dress gave her identity away.

"Cang Yue, is dead? Who killed her?" Fang Zhengzhi was struck dumb because he knew that he didn't do it. In fact, he even handed Cang Yue back to Qian Ye.

How did Cang Yue die?

Did Lin Mubai kill her?

That was impossible!

Fang Zhengzhi would never believe that Lin Mubai was capable of killing her in front of Qian Ye and all the disciples of Ling Yun Tower. After all, if he was really that powerful, he wouldn't have waited for a dozen years in Great Xia Dynasty.

If Lin Mubai didn't kill her, who did?

Qian Ye?

That was equally impossible, because if Cang Yue's death had something to do with Qian Yu's seal, how could Qian Ye possibly kill her.

She didn't commit suicide, did she?

Wait a minute!

Suicide?

Cang Yue committed suicide?!

Fang Zhengzhi's eyes went agape. That was as unbelievable as someone telling him that Lin Mubai had actually fallen in love with Qian Ye at first sight, not Qian Yu.

However… It seemed like Cang Yue actually committed suicide. Furthermore, that was the only plausible explanation.

"Suicide? I got it!" Fang Zhengzhi had wanted to comment that the world was too crazy that even someone like Cang Yue would commit suicide.

However, his expression turned solemn just as he was about to say it. It was a heartfelt respect.

That was because he knew why Cang Yue had committed suicide. As a servant, she was willing to take a gamble with her life even though the chance was so slim. In that case, no matter how much wrong she did, she was worthy of respect.

Loyalty.

No matter what Cang Yue did, she had at the very least proven her loyalty.

"Mo… Mother?!" Ping Yang finally said the word that was long overdue. She looked extremely hopeful when she said that. She was hoping that this wasn't a dream.

"My child, it's me…" Qian Yu nodded heavily, and she could no longer hold her tears back.

"Mother!"

This reunion after such a long time was enough to make many Ling Yun Tower's disciples tear up, even though their sect was known for its heartlessness.

However, at this instance… A ray of radiance descended from the sky. It was as bright as the sun and felt hot due to the scorching weather.

It shot towards Ping Yang like a bolt of lightning.

Ping Yang's body trembled as she felt the approaching danger. She also knew where it came from.

Qian Ye!

While she turned towards Qian Yu, Qian Ye decided to backstab her!

The leader of the mighty Ling Yun Tower finally lost it and decided to use a lethal move against Ping Yang, who had just become a Sage.

Everything happened so suddenly, but there were still two people who reacted. One of them was Fang Zhengzhi, who was standing beside Ping Yang. The other person was Qian Yu, who still had years in her eyes.

Fang Zhengzhi's reaction was simple. He hugged Ping Yang as soon as the radiance descended and intended to dodge the attack.

He was obviously fast enough since he wasn't too far away from Ping Yang. In fact, he was almost right next to her.

However… To his surprise, Qian Yu somehow appeared beside Ping Yang just as his arms wrapped around her waist.

Most importantly, Qian Yu also put her arm around Ping Yang's waist.

"Hmm?" Fang Zhengzhi was startled because he didn't expect Qian Yu to be so fast.

After all, she was further away from Ping Yang than he was.

Of course, Qian Yu was equally surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's speed and reaction. She exclaimed softly from astonishment when she wrapped her arm around Ping Yang.

There was a kind of cup that had a handle on the left and another on the right, called "You left I right"…

It was a 'euphonious' name which had a simple meaning. When both the handles are held by both of your hands, it stood for a way of paying your respect to someone.

It was also known as 'clasping your fists'!

Of course, under such conditions, the cup would be extremely stable.

However, Ping Yang wasn't in a stable situation, because the golden radiance from the sky was about to hit her.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to curse out loud. He had never expected Qian Yu to gain the upper hand as the latecomer and grabbed Ping Yang's waist at the same time as he did.

This made things awkward.

Courtesy!

Fang Zhengzhi knew how to be courteous, but he never really cared about being courteous. However, he somehow chose to let go of Ping Yang at this moment…

Then, he realised that Qian Yu also let go of Ping Yang.

For an instant, Fang Zhengzhi met eyes with Qian Yu. There wasn't any exchange of angry emotions involved, but Fang Zhengzhi really wanted to say "Shit!".

Of course, he made a rare decision of being courteous twice in a single day. Even though he wanted to curse, he still leapt forward and shielded Ping Yang's body from the falling radiance.

Then… There was no then.

That was because Qian Yu also leapt forward, and in fact, she leapt higher than he did. Therefore, it was obvious Fang Zhengzhi wouldn't be struck by the golden radiance.

However, that didn't matter anymore. What was important was that Fang Zhengzhi spotted Qian Ye holding another golden orb which contained another world similar to the Mountain River World, except for the fact that it was covered in snow.

"There's another one?!" Fang Zhengzhi finally knew why Qian Ye decided to backstab Ping Yang first, because that was the only way she had a chance to entrap all three of them in that golden orb.

However, could she really pull off the same trick on the same person for a second time and expect the same results?

Fang Zhengzhi smiled confidently, because he wanted to beat his chest and say, "No!"

He knew how powerful the attack was and how much luck was needed to escape from it. He was also aware that he couldn't get so lucky again. Despite all that, he was brave enough to say "No!".

That was because… A ball could only be crushed once!

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Chapter 808: Does He Have a Bottom Line at All

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Did Fang Zhengzhi have any balls? He did! Therefore, he wouldn't give Qian Ye a second chance to crush another 'ball', even though this ball wasn't the same as that ball.

As the saying went, "Your ball is not a ball, but it's also my ball…"

Fang Zhengzhi had a simple solution. He instantaneously lifted his leg and kicked Qian Yu's thigh without any hesitation.

Boom! Qian Yu was already above Fang Zhengzhi, so the kick sent her flying at an even faster speed. She almost flew towards the sky like a stream of light.

Ling Yun Tower's disciples were definitely shocked by what they saw. After all, they couldn't think of any reason why Fang Zhengzhi would attack Qian Yu.

In that case, the only possible explanation was the lack of cooperation between the two of them. In fact, their cooperation was bad that they were getting in each other's way.

Of course, that wasn't Fang Zhengzhi's intention.

He didn't kick Qian Yu by mistake or because he had impure intentions towards the empress of Great Xia Dynasty.

He needed an external force if he wanted to stop Qian Ye from squashing the 'ball'.

To put it bluntly, he needed a launching pad, so he needed to choose between Qian Yu and Ping Yang.

Choosing one based on their seniorities was a choice, but it wasn't suited for Fang Zhengzhi.

This was because he wouldn't kick the one… That he was closer to!

He didn't check if Qian Yu had survived the radiance from the sky. With the help of the counterforce from kicking Qian Yu's leg, Fang Zhengzhi reached Qian Ye in a flash.

If Fang Zhengzhi's original speed was already extremely fast, the only apt description for his speed with the help of the external force was freakishly fast.

Qian Ye's expression changed when Fang Zhengzhi suddenly appeared in front of her eyes as if he had teleported.

It might be due to what he did to Qian Yu, or it might be due his unbelievable reaction and speed.

Nonetheless, it didn't affect Qian Ye's movement.

As soon as Fang Zhengzhi appeared in front of her, she squashed the golden orb.

However… She felt that something was wrong.

Neither did she hear an explosion, nor did she see a world of snow appearing in front of her eyes.

Feeling lost and confused, she naturally looked towards her hand for an answer. However, much to her surprise, the golden orb which was supposed to be crushed by her hand… Had disappeared!

It was replaced by an ugly object that looked kind of like a stone.

"Hmm?!"

This was a weird feeling, as if you were walking around the streets with your pretty wife acting all lovey-dovey, but she left for someone else all of a sudden.

Most importantly, she was replaced by a hideous overweight woman with pimples all over her face, shouting, "Honey, I just bought a new perfume. You have to find out if I smell nice…"

Smell nice?

To hell with that!

This was how complicated Qian Ye felt at the moment. She didn't know how to react as she stared at the 'ugly black stone' in her hand.

At this moment… The 'ugly black stone' blew up.

A dazzling white light lit up in front her eyes. It was so bright, almost as if all the sunlight had converged at one spot.

Qian Ye only felt that the world had become completely white in her eyes. Moreover, there was a sharp and intense pain at her eyes.

"Ah! My eyes…" Qian Ye let out a heartrending scream, and she felt a powerful kick to her face at the same time.

The immense impact and the pain on her nose made her body fell to the side uncontrollably.

Everything happened quickly… From the moment she squashed the orb, to the moment it was replaced by an ugly black stone, and eventually till the blinding white light and the kick to her face… It all happened ridiculously fast.

Of course, it also left Qian Ye stunned…

She wasn't stunned that she lost to Fang Zhengzhi, rather, she was stunned that as the leader of Ling Yun Tower and one of the strongest people in the Holy Region, she was kicked in the face in front of so many people.

How humiliating was that?

Qian Ye didn't know how to describe her feelings right now. All she knew was that she was absolutely fuming with anger at this instance, so much so that she could tear Fang Zhengzhi into two pieces alive.

"Ah!!!" Qian Ye roared and unleashed a terrifying aura. Given how knowledgeable she was, she obviously knew that she had fallen for Fang Zhengzhi's 'trick'.

It was Heaven Dao!

Heaven Dao's 'Shifting Forms' technique!

Having mastered four of the six Rebirth Dao Techniques, Fang Zhengzhi's attacks were definitely unpredictable even if he wasn't as strong as Qian Ye.

However… What was the ugly black stone and the blinding white light that came out of it?

"It's obviously a flashbang!" Fang Zhengzhi could guess what Qian Ye was thinking, so he mockingly answered her question.

"Do you want squash another 'ball'? Do you really think that's possible?" Fang Zhengzhi thought to himself.

Using Heaven Dao's Shifting Forms technique, he switched the golden orb with a flashbang in that blink of an eye and took advantage of the situation to kick Qian Ye's face. Besides Fang Zhengzhi, who could have thought of such a smart move?

Fang Zhengzhi was feeling good at the moment.

However, those around him didn't feel the same, including many Ling Yun Tower's disciples who were too stunned to say a word. Lin Mubai was also left agape and speechless.

Even Qian Yu wasn't in a good mood.

In fact, Qian Yu was already injured before Fang Zhengzhi kicked Qian Ye's face.

As a victim of this sudden change of situation, Qian Yu really didn't expect Fang Zhengzhi, who was supposedly on the same side as her, would 'backstab' her.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't kick Qian Yu with much force, but as a result, she couldn't even defend herself properly against the radiance that fell from the sky.

In that case, she was obviously not in her best shape now.

That was because even Qian Yu wouldn't be able to escape unscathed after taking a direct hit from Qian Ye. The golden radiance that rushed into her body turned her face a little pale.

Rumble!

Qian Ye and Qian Yu almost crashed into the ground at the same time. They were both kicked by Fang Zhengzhi, the only difference was, one of them got kicked in the face while the other was kicked in the thigh.

Silence ensued!

After a brief silence, everyone heard a voice.

"Eh? Are you both injured at the same time? That's great! You two could finally have a fair fight!" Fang Zhengzhi blinked at Qian Ye and Qian Yu and gave them his sincere 'blessings'.

After he said that, he carried Ping Yang up, who was standing there like a stunned mullet, and ran like the wind towards Lin Mubai, and handed the battlefield to Qian Ye and Qian Yu.

The disciples of Ling Yun Tower stared at each other before they glanced at Fang Zhengzhi, who had already escaped to the side of the battlefield. They all looked like they were extremely speechless.

'A fair fight?'

Such a 'righteous' comment! However, wasn't Fang Zhengzhi the one who injured both Qian Ye and Qian Yu?

What kind of logic was that?

Rather, how shameless did a person need to be to call this 'fair' under such circumstances?

The disciples really didn't know what to say.

In fact, even Qian Ye and Qian Yu were staring at Fang Zhengzhi intently.

Qian Ye needed to relieve her anger. She wanted to kill Fang Zhengzhi. In fact, she wanted to kill Fang Zhengzhi more badly than she wanted to kill Qian Yu.

However, Fang Zhengzhi ran away with Ping Yang outright and even acted like he was doing the right thing.

Qian Ye was mentally strong enough to contain her anger. If someone else was in her shoes, he would have already been consumed by anger.

"Does he have any shame at all?"

"Does he have a bottom line at all!"

These were Qian Ye's actual thoughts. Even Qian Yu's shared the same feeling at this moment. As the most innocent victim, she wanted to slap Fang Zhengzhi to his death too.

Putting the 'backstab' aside… He actually had the audacity to run away?

Furthermore, according to Fang Zhengzhi's words, she should thank him for kicking her so that she could fight fairly against Qian Ye.

More importantly, she couldn't disagree with him.

That pissed her off the most!

"Come on, why aren't you guys fighting? What happened to the deep-rooted grudges? If I was sealed away for a dozen years, I'd surely lose my cool!" Fang Zhengzhi continued to pour gas on fire after he disregarded Qian Ye and Qian Yu's chilling gaze.

Fang Zhengzhi believed that he should always fight if he could. However, that wasn't always true. If he was in a situation where he couldn't fight, then he shouldn't do it.

The situation now was the latter!

Firstly, there was zero cooperation between him and Qian Yu, and he didn't know her strength and abilities at all. He had to base everything off his instinct, which led to a problem.

How could he determine which one of Qian Ye's attack could she withstand? If Qian Ye was about to kill her, should he take the bullet for her? There were too many uncertainties.

Secondly, Fang Zhengzhi was equally clueless about Qian Ye's strength.

In fact, after he was trapped inside the Mountain River World, the only thing he did was borrowing and controlling the power of the Dao of Nature.

He ended up 'deceiving' Qian Ye.

In simpler words, Fang Zhengzhi used his techniques to borrow the Mountain River World's source of power and created the illusion to lead Qian Ye into thinking that he and Ping Yang had died.

In that case, she would obviously stop wasting her energy to sustain the Mountain River World.

Hence, there was some luck involved for Fang Zhengzhi to be able to escape with Ping Yang so quickly.

That led to another problem.

Did Qian Ye have any other hidden cards? For example, what was Ling Yun Tower's ultimate treasure, Ling Yun Realm, capable of?

As the old saying went, "If it's not my business, I'm going to leave it alone."

Fang Zhengzhi wasn't going pretend that this had nothing to do with him. However, it was time for a 'honorable discharge'.

Furthermore, if he took 10,000 steps back… Protecting Ping Yang and Lin Mubai and keeping them out of harm's way was also a tough job.

That was Fang Zhengzhi's honest thought.

However, combining his thought with his provocative words and sincere expression, made the rest feel like beating him up.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you aren't getting away!" Qian Ye was one of those who wanted to beat him up, and she put her plan into action.

Just as she said that, she wiped away the shoe print on her face and disappeared from the spot.

The nine golden stars on top of the golden light screen that covered Ling Yun Tower glowed dazzlingly as soon as she disappeared.

Afterward, nine rays of sunlight descended from the sky. They were twice as big as the earlier ones and also much faster.

"What the hell? Why are you fighting me instead of settling the grudge that had lasted over a decade first?" Fang Zhengzhi couldn't help but be frustrated when he saw the sunlight that was coming for him.

After all, all he wanted to do now… Was stand around and look pretty!

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Chapter 809: Let's Sell a Teammate Out

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

As the saying went, "Dreams are beautiful, but the reality is cruel."

Fang Zhengzhi's plan of staying out of the conflict didn't go smoothly, because the nine rays of sunlight were falling rapidly. It seemed like Qian Ye didn't want to give him a break.

However, since he already knew what he wanted, he had to work hard for it. Even though the road ahead seemed grueling, how could he quit without even trying?

Fang Zhengzhi felt that he needed to try.

Hence, he decided to 'move' a little. As the nine rays of sunlight fell, he hugged Ping Yang and shifted to the side again.

However, he didn't take Lin Mubai with him.

Lin Mubai was dumbfounded. After all, he was Great Xia Dynasty's emperor, and he even awarded Fang Zhengzhi the title of 'Prince Cang'. In that case, Fang Zhengzhi, who was once his citizen, should be obliged to protect him, but now, what happened was…

He ran away?

What the hell?

Lin Mubai didn't understand what was going on, because he didn't think that Qian Ye's attack could harm Fang Zhengzhi.

Nine rays of sunlight…

It should be fine, right?

While Lin Mubai was engrossed in his thoughts, he heard a loud and clear voice.

"Your Highness, take two steps to your left now to dodge the attack!"

"Left?!" Lin Mubai recognized that it was Fang Zhengzhi's voice, so he subconsciously took a step to the left.

However, his face pale as soon as did that, because he realized that there was a problem.

Fang Zhengzhi seemed to be standing on his left just now, which meant that… The nine rays of sunlight were falling towards his left.

"Did he just ask me to move towards the sunlight?"

"Is he rebelling against me!"

Lin Mubai didn't know how to describe his feelings at the moment. If this had happened half a year ago, he would have sentenced Fang Zhengzhi and his family to nine generations of capital punishment without any hesitation.

However, could he do that now?

He wanted to, but he couldn't.

"Fang Zhengzhi, I'd never forgive you even if I died!" Lin Mubai screamed at the top of his lungs, unwilling to resign his fate as he watched the nine rays of sunlight got closer.

However, before he even finished his sentence, a silvery white figure already appeared above his head. Her dress which was as beautiful as the moon was swaying in the wind, and her long, black hair was dancing behind her back.

It was Qian Yu.

The woman who had appeared in his dream countless times, whom he was willing to keep waiting for even after a dozen years, finally appeared before him again.

Buzz!

A silver radiance bloomed as if the moon was hanging in the air. Its cold aura froze the surrounding air and produced many ice crystals.

This breath-taking scene combined with Qian Yu's dignified aura and exquisite facial features, looked just like a Moonlight Dance Illustration.

Lin Mubai seemed to be drunk off the beauty of this scene.

As he gazed at the figure that appeared above his head, he seemed to have forgotten about the nine rays of sunlight that were falling down, as well as Fang Zhengzhi's crime of 'desertion'.

"Yu Er…"

Boom!

The ground cracked, sending mud and rocks into the air. A golden radiance and a silver radiance were clashing against each other in the air, as if the sun was fighting against the moon.

Lin Mubai was pressed against the ground, but he gritted his teeth and tried his hardest to resist the enormous aura.

This was an intense scene.

"Your Highness, are you excited? Do you feel your heart beating? Aren't you thankful that I helped you find out if Yu Er still loves you? You're welcome! However, if you really want to express your gratitude, you can just award me a few more acres of land!"

Lin Mubai, drunk off love and pain, was suddenly pulled back to the reality when he heard that voice.

He was truly speechless.

Thankful?

Should he be thankful that Fang Zhengzhi left him for dead?

How could a person be so shameless?

Lin Mubai felt a strong urge to grab Fang Zhengzhi by his ear and shout at him, "Why don't you try it for yourself and find out if it's as ecstatic as you said?"

However, regardless of how felt, he had to admit to himself that if he was given a choice, he would have wanted Fang Zhengzhi to abandon him again.

Could this be… The legendary 'sluttiness'?

"Everyone wants to feel alive and feel their heart beating." Fang Zhengzhi put one arm around Ping Yang's waist and the other behind his back while he watched the battle between Qian Ye and Qian Yu. He kept his head high, as if to say, "It feels lonely at the top".

Who said that "Dreams are beautiful, but the reality is harsh?"

As long as a person was willing to challenge himself and chase after his dreams, he could overcome even the toughest obstacles. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if he couldn't solve the problem, he could sell his teammate out.

'In spite of oneself' was used to describe a situation where a person couldn't get out because the situation was out of his control.

Qian Ye was in such a situation. Since Qian Yu was standing in her way, she couldn't possibly go after Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi finally got to enjoy the peacefulness that he wanted.

"Shameless one, how could you risk my father's life just so that you could escape from the battle!" Although Ping Yang was a little naïve, she was definitely smart enough to tell what Fang Zhengzhi was trying to do.

"I am doing it for the sake of your family reunion! Can't you tell that although your mother is happy to see you, she isn't willing to reunite with His Highness?" Fang Zhengzhi sounded righteous.

"So, should I thank you for that as well?" Ping Yang pouted.

"Don't even think of using that as an excuse to 'gift' yourself to me, unless you could learn how to cook a dish within a year!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded.

"A dish? What dish?" Ping Yang wanted scold Fang Zhengzhi for being shameless, but her curiosity got the better of her when she heard about the dish.

"The dish is called… Super Ma La Hotpot!"

"Super Ma La Hotpot? What's that?"

"It's a tasty dish."

"Well… Is it difficult to learn how to cook this dish?"

"It's not too difficult. The key point is putting effort into the choice of ingredients. Do you want to learn to cook it?" Fang Zhengzhi waved his hand and said.

"Yup, I… do!" Ping Yang eventually nodded her head and some hesitation.

"As a girl, can't you show a little more self-restraint? Even a little bit is fine!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at her with a weird expression.

"What do you mean… Ah, you shameless fellow, how dare you take advantage of me! I… I'm going to tell sister Yan and ask her to deal with you!" Ping Yang quickly reacted after her mind went blank for a brief moment.

"Chi Guyan?" Fang Zhengzhi's heart skipped a beat as he recalled the time when he last saw Chi Guyan.

Although her departing words didn't sound like anything special initially, they kept him alive when he was crucified by the Middle Stream Cauldron.

Three months had past…

"I'd become a Sage, but I wonder how much progress she made?"

"She has Nüwa's bloodline!"

"If she had become a Sage, I wonder if I could beat her? If I can't, does that mean I'd be bullied just like what Ping Yang said?"

"No!"

"As a real man, I must be brave enough to stand up to the challenge!"

While Fang Zhengzhi was engrossed in these ridiculous and completely unrelated thoughts, the battle between Qian Yu and Qian Ye had grown fiercer.

The golden sunlight descended from the sky while the silvery moonlight rose from the ground.

The two radiances clashed against each other. The hot and cold auras drew a clear line of distinction in the air.

"The moon's radiance came from the sun. Sister, how could your moonlight be brighter than my sunlight?!" At this instance, Qian Ye's voice came from the sky, and at the same time, the golden radiance grew brighter and seemed to be overpowering the silvery radiance.

"The sun sets and the moon eclipses. Sister, stop being so obsessed with the sun and moon's light. Does it matter if your radiance is brighter than mine?" Qian Yu replied.

Qian Yu was obviously having a hard time, but she kept hanging on like a tiny boat in the ocean.

"Rubbish! The strongest people rule this world. Since I'm more powerful than you, you should surrender to me and obey my orders!" Qian Ye sounded like she was looking down on Qian Yu.

"The strongest people? That might be true in the short run, but do you know that even the brightest light will eventually burn out instead of lasting for eternity. We have to unite as one, make consistent breakthroughs, and nurture more and more younger talents so that Ling Yun Tower could stand tall forever!"

"United? Hahaha, do you think that Ling Yun Tower is not united as one at this moment?"

"This isn't true unity, and it will fade away just like the brightest radiance. Sister… If you rule with an iron fist, you'll ultimately face rebellion!"

"Shut up! When you were at Great Xia Dynasty, you took it upon yourself to stop the war between the four dynasties by joining the war and killing three generals. Weren't you abusing your power too? Furthermore, after you had the chance to see the Heaven Dao Tablets, you forgot about the mission that master had assigned to you and failed to bring the Heaven Dao Tablets back to Ling Yun Tower immediately. Didn't that mean that you were preparing to rule with an iron fist?"

"…" Qian Yu didn't say anything.

However, Lin Mubai trembled when he heard that word. He looked at Qian Yu, then at Qian Ye, with a confused expression on his face.

"Mission?!"

"Hahaha, Lin Mubai, did she keep you in the dark until now? Do you know why my sister agreed to be your empress and stay by your side for three years?" Qian Ye was laughing in the air.

"Are you saying… That everything was…"

"That's right. Everything was part of our master's plan, including the promise to accompany you for three years. All of them was only for the sake of obtaining the Heaven Dao Tablets. Do you finally realize how stupid you are now? My sister had never loved you. In fact, that woman that you saw during the first encounter was me, not my sister!"

"The person that I saw, was you?!" Lin Mubai couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"It wasn't easy to track down an emperor. In order to speed things up, our master ordered us to wait for you at two locations and pretend that the encounter was a coincidence. Unfortunately, you met me, but you married my sister. Isn't that hilarious? Hahahaha…" Qian Ye continued laughing.

"Why… Did you guys do that?"

"As a high and mighty Sage, how could I marry a piece of crap like you? Only Yu Er followed the order obediently. Apart from that, I can tell you something else that you might be more interested in!"

"What's that?"

"Why don't you take a guess? Why do you think that the entire world knew about the Heaven Dao Tablets right after you showed them to Yu Er?"

"It… It was you!?!"

"It was obviously me. Yu Er only told me about it, and she even wanted to disguise myself as her and sneak into the palace to study the Heaven Dao Tablets together. Isn't she generous? It's a pity that I didn't need her generosity. If I wanted the Heaven Dao Tablets, I could get them by myself. Isn't that right, sister?"

"Big sister, you are too naïve if you thought that you could affect my emotional stability with these stories." Qian Yu's eyes turned completely silver at this point, and her entire body was surrounded by a silvery radiance which exuded a terrifying and chilling aura.

"Emotional stability? That's right, emotional stability! Yu Er still loves me, she definitely loves me. None of these is true… Qian Ye, do you really think that I'd believe you?" Lin Mubai quickly regained his composure and he looked more determined than ever.

"No, my sister was right. I only agreed to marry you because of my master's order. However, I didn't expect things to turn out like that." Qian Yu shook her head and interrupted Lin Mubai.

Just then, a faint golden shadow appeared behind her back. It was barely visible, especially since it blended into the golden radiance from the sky.

However, the shadow crashed into Qian Yu's back as soon as it appeared. It moved so quickly that it felt the shadow had teleported.

Boom!

Qian Yu's expression changed as she got knocked forward and spurted a mouthful of blood into the air.

Everything happened so quickly that no one could react in time.

"Yu Er!" Lin Mubai's eyes turned red when the silvery figure in the air was stained by blood. Golden radiance surged out of his body as he activated the Green Dragon Eye recklessly and charged towards Qian Yu's back as a golden dragon.

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