Gate of God

Chapter 665: Extremely Cruel

“You…” The Emperor of the Holy Barbarian Empire had a contorted expression on his face. What was more insulting than having a person shouting scram at you right after seeing your own son killed in front of your eyes?

As he stared at the Traceless Sword stained with blood in Fang Zhengzhi’s hands, he had the impulse to simply rush forward to exact revenge. He wanted Fang Zhengzhi as an offering for his deceased son.

However, at that moment, an anxious voice could be heard.

“Father, you cannot do this!”

“I cannot?” The Emperor knew that this voice belonged to his other son who accompanied him here. He also understood why he had to restrain himself.

However, he could not take this anymore.

As an Emperor, how could he condone a person who had killed his son and still had the cheek to stand righteously in front of himself?

A powerful aura enveloped his body. It churned like a powerful and terrifying sea wave, striking fear into the hearts of everyone present.

However, he did not take another step forward. This was because he knew he was not in the Holy Barbarian Empire, but the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

“The Great Xia Dynasty would not mind fighting another war for Fang Zhengzhi. Yun er, do you mind?” Lin Mubai’s voice could be heard as he spoke directly to the Holy Barbarian Empire.

“I do not mind it at all!” Pince Xian Lin Yun shouted without hesitation.

The Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples felt a chill down their spine as they heard this simple and calm conversation between Lin Mubai and Prince Xian.

A war all for the sake of one person.

Furthermore, this person would lose his life in around four months’ time.

One had to say that Lin Mubai and Lin Yun had accomplished it. They used the simplest action to tell Fang Zhengzhi that they would support him under all circumstances.

“Argh!” The Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor roared in anger. He was extremely bitter, though he still had to consider the fate of his citizens.

Most importantly, he had already lost once. He could not lose again.

“Return me the body of my son!” The Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor shouted after recollecting himself slightly. Despite this, his fists were already pale from excessive clenching.

Qian Wu’s body then rolled to the side of his feet.

Fang Zhengzhi said nothing.

His target was not the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor. Furthermore, he could care less about the traditions of killing everyone related to Qian Wu for revenge. He was only concerned about Qian Wu himself.

This was for the deceased Prince LI of the First Rank and Ping Yang, who was waiting for him in Ling Yun Tower. It was also for his recent brazen actions of stepping forward.

Of course, even if the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor wanted a fight.

He would gladly take it.

There was nothing to fear. As the people around him have mentioned, he already has one of his foot in the gates of hell. There could be no other considerations.

The Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor clenched his fists once again as his nails cut deep into his flesh. He waited no longer as he grabbed Qian Wu’s body and walked out of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

He stayed no further in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

That was because his favorite son was dead.

The hope for the Holy Barbarian Empire was destroyed. The only thing he could do now was to quell the internal revolution and protect his country to the best of his abilities as he awaits the merciless invasion of the neighboring empires.

He looked lonely and depressed. Alas, this was the harsh reality of a cruel world.

Fang Zhengzhi slowly rose and paid no attention to the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor. Amidst the purple eyes, the reflection of a figure could be seen. This figure was none other than the Fifth Elder, who stood right in front of him.

“Young lad, you are merciless enough!” The Fifth Elder stared at Fang Zhengzhi as he exclaimed. He was not surprised by Fang Zhengzhi’s actions.

If it was him, he would have done the same.

Just like how he attacked Nangong Mu, he could not allow a person who would launch a sneak attack on him anytime to live. This was not compassion, but stupidity.

Survival of the fittest.

That was the law governing the world.

Especially so in the Saint Realm.

The Fifth Elder was also abiding by this same rule. Only by killing Fang Zhengzhi would he be able to regain his reputation in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion and salvage his dignity.

Boom! A loud sound could be heard behind him.

The Fifth Elder did not pay the sound much attention. He knew that this was the collision sound from the battle between Nangong Mu and Yan Qing. He had no time to be bothered with those.

Because Fang Zhengzhi was simply out of his imagination.

Mastering the Heavenly Dao?

On top of the Near-Life Dao?

Furthermore, he had battled for an extended period and suffered an attack from him. To think that he is showing no signs of fatigue! What kind of monster is this?

“Die!” The Fifth Elder charged forward without hesitation.

As a powerful Saint State individual and the elder of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, he had his dignity. Even if he was feeling the stretch, he could not rest.

His Thorn Sword glowed with an intense emerald brilliance and charged forward at breakneck speed.

“Kill!” Fang Zhengzhi shouted coldly as the Traceless Sword in his hands hummed with a clear high pitch. The sinister purple light seemed to glow even brighter.

But just when he was about to move forward.

A sharp pain could be felt from his chest. It felt as if his heart was beating at an insanely fast rate, causing him to feel a cold numbing pain in his chest area and losing his focus.

His mind became blank for a moment.

However, the intense pressure coming from the Fifth Elder was right in front of his eyes.

He subconsciously swung his sword and felt a strong force collide into his attack.

Boom! A loud explosion occurred.

Fang Zhengzhi’s body flew forward like a shooting star, destroying a white jade pillar in the process. This intensified the pain in his chest.

“Argh…” A mouthful of blood spurted out of Fang Zhengzhi’s mouth. He could hear the frantic beating of his heart, as though someone was thumping the drums with full force right beside his ears.

“What is going on?”

“Is this guy out of fuel?”

“It seems like he has reached his limit!”

Looking at this scene, the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples could not help but gasp in surprise. Judging from what happened previously, Fang Zhengzhi should not have been defeated so easily.

At least not in this way.

Was he deliberately revealing his weakness to the Fifth Elder?

This was what the Heavenly Dao Pavilion disciples were thinking about. However, they quickly dismissed this thought. That was because Fang Zhengzhi truly looked out of it.

His face was extremely pale and the purple light surrounding him quivered ever so slightly. It was as though the brilliance would devour him alive.

It was a sinister sight.

The Fifth Elder was taken aback as well. He did not feel that Fang Zhengzhi was getting weaker in the previous clash, even when he was outnumbered two against one.

However, it was clear in the most recent attack that Fang Zhengzhi had gotten a lot weaker, to the point where he was powerless.

What is going on?

Did he experience a power loss all of a sudden?

The Fifth Elder thought that the possibility of such a peculiar event was low. After all, the power difference between two consecutive attacks should not be so large. Fang Zhengzhi’s power should have been depleted bit by bit instead.

Could it be a side effect that he did not know?

The Fifth Elder suddenly remembered something. Fang Zhengzhi was a person with less than four months left to live. It would then be normal to have certain symptoms leading to his death.

“Young lad, die!” The Fifth Elder displayed no hesitation.

He knew how easy it would be to win when the opponent was not in his best shape. He could not let his opportunity go despite being a Saint State individual.

He once again charged towards Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to curse so bad.

That was because he suddenly remembered something. He had forgotten to take his medication, though he could not be blamed for it. After all, it had been less than a month since he left Northern Mountain Village.

Under normal circumstances…

He did not need to take his medication.

However, the sharp pain from his heart was clearly telling him that he needed them now.

What was going on?

Was it due to his excessive use of his energy? Or was it due to his previous overdosing incident which reduced the effectiveness of the medication?

Both possibilities were valid.

After all, one incident of overdose was enough to make the body more resistant to the medication.

It was a simple thing to understand.

After the battle at Flame Capital City, Fang Zhengzhi returned to Northern Mountain Village. During that period, his medication routine was disrupted. He did not take careful notice of the time he took his next medication in Northern Mountain Village.

However, the most important thing now was that he had no medication on him.

That was because, after that harrowing incident, Wu Yuer had learned her lesson and vowed never to leave any medication with him.

This included even the backup ones he had for emergencies.

He had to applaud Wu Yuer for her intellect. In order to prevent Fang Zhengzhi to act on impulse again, she directly cut off his access to the medication.

However, this would result in another problem.

Fang Zhengzhi needed to take his medication. However, it was now in the possession of Wu Yuer. She would take around three to four days to arrive.

What should he do?

Could he reach a consensus with the Fifth Elder for a temporary truce and continue to fight after Wu Yuer arrives with his medication?

Was that even possible?

Fang Zhengzhi felt that the Fifth Elder must be an idiot to agree to such terms.

It’s over.

He was going to lose this.

As Fang Zhengzhi felt the incoming presence, he knew that his end was near.

This was because he could no longer control his powers of origin in the Vast World. It was now in conflict with his physical body.

The intense pain made him drenched in perspiration. Although he was able to maintain some form of consciousness, he felt the world spinning and his vision blurred.

Was he about to die?

Chi Guyan would not blame him for not fulfilling his promise, right? Even if she does, there was no helping it. He had arrived in the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, under the watchful eyes of many powerful individuals. On the other hand, she had kept herself hidden.

He would not take the blame for this.

As for Ping Yang…

He would really have to go back on his promise. He then wondered if Ping Yang was doing well, before snickering to himself as he thought back on Cang Yue’s haughty attitude.

Waiting for me at Ling Yun Tower?

Fang Zhengzhi recalled the scene when Cang Yue took Ping Yang away and the flash of determination in Ping Yang’s eyes. He did not know if it was his emotions or the clash of powers within himself, but the pain only intensified even further.

As the Fifth Elder closed in, Fang Zhengzhi had no time to think about all these.

The only thing he could do was an attempt to dodge the attack.

Boom!

A blue light flashed across the area and Fang Zhengzhi appeared two feet away from his original position. The place where he was in was now replaced by a huge crater.

The Fifth Elder was in the middle of the crater, staring at Fang Zhengzhi with a murderous intent.

He dodged it.

He was fortunate.

However, the Fifth Elder would rush forward once again. Fang Zhengzhi’s discomfort only grew stronger as the thumping sound rang ever so hauntingly in his ears. The scenes that he recalled played constantly in his mind. There was no way he could use another Heavenly Dao technique to dodge this attack.

The Traceless Sword then emitted a high-pitched hum as the purple light surrounding it glimmered with a trace of bitterness.

The same bitterness Fang Zhengzhi was feeling.

However, there were things that could not be solved even if one was feeling bitter. Qian Wu died harboring such thoughts, so did the Holy Barbarian Empire Emperor, who left without saying a word.

The world is harsh.

LI Mubai and Prince Xian Lin Yun had an anxious expression on their faces. They stared at Fang Zhengzhi in concern.

But what could they do?

They could start a war with the Holy Barbarian Empire for Fang Zhengzhi. However, they could not simply act on their own accord in this situation. This was because even the Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng chose to stay silent on the matter.

How could they then interfere?

“Fang Zhengzhi!” Nangong Mu’s voice rang across the area. However, he could not free himself from the battle he was ensued in. Yan Qing’s fist had once again arrived in front of him.

Yan Qing adopted a simple battle style. He employed no techniques and used all his strength in every move. This violent and aggressive style had kept Nangong Mu occupied the entire time.

Boom! Fissures appeared on the ground.

Nangong Mu leaped to one side. Due to the temporary shift in his focus, he had suffered injuries from Yan Qing’s attack.

“Young lad, give up! No one will be able to save you!” The Fifth Elder moved and arrived in front of Fang Zhengzhi. He then plunged the Thorn Sword right into Fang Zhengzhi’s chest.

“It’s true, I should have taken my medicine…” Fang Zhengzhi stared at the Thorn Sword, which was closing in on his chest, as he sighed helplessly. He then slowly closed his eyes.

He was waiting for the sword to pierce through his chest.

It was painful.

To the point where he could not tell if the sword had fulfilled its mission.

Fang Zhengzhi was not sure. After all, he was already overwhelmed by the sharp pain from his chest, though something seemed to be amiss.

His chest possessed the Heart Protection Mirror made from the powers of the Vast World.

Under normal circumstances…

One would need to first remove the Heart Protection Mirror to damage him. At the very least, Fang Zhengzhi should hear the crisp collision sound between the two forces.

Chapter 666: The Source of Dao

There was no sound of collision or the feeling of a sword piercing through his body. The only thing Fang Zhengzhi heard was the sound of a heart beating, and he couldn’t help but open his eyes again.

Then, he found a sword that stopped half an inch away from his chest.

There was a jade-green glow on the sword and the gloomy cold light chilled the surroundings a little. However, that sword seemed to have stopped completely.

“Eh?” Fang Zhengzhi’s blurred vision prevented him from seeing clearly, but he could vaguely feel a mighty strength restraining the sword before him.

Silk-like threads of light had coiled around the sword and even completely entwined the arm holding it.

“It’s Yan Xiu!? Has he recovered?”

“He didn’t die after all. But, what’s with that light on his body?”

“Something seems off, it appears that…”

The astonished discussions from the disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion were heard.

Fang Zhengzhi was startled to hear them. “Yan Xiu,” he thought. At the thought of that, a harsher pain struck him and he couldn’t help but furrow his brows.

However, he eventually saw an indistinctive figure behind the Fifth Elder.

Multiple blood-red halos revolved around the figure as if it was surrounded by layers of ripples.

The thing was…there was a dark aura amidst the blood-red halos that felt extremely evil.

More importantly, the eyes of the figure stood out. One of them was red, the other black.

It was red as fresh blood and black as the abyss.

Its blackness was like that of a bottomless pit without a trace of light, pulling people towards its depth.

“Yan Xiu!” Fan Zhengzhi struggled to lift himself up with his hand against the ground, but the intense pain at his heart trembled his arm.

At this moment, a cold voice was heard.

“Die!”

Rays of crimson light, infused with a dark aura, shot out from the ground like claws from hell.

In a brief moment, almost a hundred rays appeared.

“Yan Xiu, you…” the Fifth Elder sounded surprised, but he was quick to react. Countless beams of jade-green light covered his body, forming a spherical shield.

“Boom!” a deafening bang was heard.

The jade-green shield flew up as if it was struck by multiple impacts. It rose into the air, before landing heavily on the ground.

Meanwhile, a gigantic painting formed in the sky.

There were mountains, streams, and trees.

It was the Bloody Landscape.

However, unlike the previous Bloody Landscape, the current one had a fathomless darkness in it, apart from the bright-red blood.

A terrifying suction force was unleashed from the Bloody Landscape. With an incessant buzzing, countless strands of light shot out at high speed.

“Crack!”

The strands of light struck on the Fifth Elder’s jade-green spherical light shield.

The light shield was soon pulled over and into the Bloody Landscape painting at a faster speed.

It was definitely a shocking scene.

All the disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion, as well as the three emperors sitting on the Heaven Academic Altar, and even Mu Qingfeng who had his eyes closed all these while, opened his eyes at this moment.

“What’s going on? How is he so powerful all of a sudden?”

“Did he break through? Did Yan Xiu enter the Rebirth State as well?”

“It should be! Look at the light that gathered around him instead of collapsing, that’s a symbol of the Rebirth State!”

“But, even if he has reached the Rebirth State, there’s no way he could be that powerful. Even the Fifth Elder seemed defenseless against that suction force!”

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion were taken aback and could hardly react to this sudden change. After all, even they could vividly sense that terrifying power.

However, they were certain that Yan Xiu had broken through and entered the Rebirth State.

“He broke through?” The Fifth Elder’s expression changed slightly.

Although his body was shrouded by the jade-green light, he had never expected to be forcefully pulled back.

Most importantly, even the light shield on his body had cracked after the attack just now and it seemed to be at its limits.

Moreover, he clearly sensed that the dark aura on Yan Xiu was getting denser.

Coils of dark aura circled up Yan Xiu’s legs and fused with the crimson aura, giving off an air of extreme evil.

“Boom!”

The Fifth Elder collided with the Bloody Landscape and the impact shook his body.

At the instance when he collided with Bloody Landscape, the crimson lights and dark aura violently crashed into him, each feeling like a sharp claw.

“Crack! Crack!” the jade-green light on his body started to shatter, and the crimson lights that were infused with the dark aura went through the cracks and headed toward him.

“Begone!” a dark-green shock wave that was more intense than the jade-green light burst out of his body.

With the shock wave, he broke free of Bloody Landscape’s control and fell to the ground nearby.

However, it was a hard landing.

“Powerful!”

“How is he so powerful?!”

“Didn’t he just break through to the Rebirth State?”

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion exclaimed with disbelief.

Mu Qingfeng suddenly stood up from his white-jade chair, as his white robe danced to the wind, an unconcealable astonishment could be seen in his eyes.

“Dao of Asura? Is it really that strong?”

“Although the Dao of Asura is always known to be the strongest of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques, this is too…”

“Yan Xiu…”

The three emperors stood up as well with their gaze fixated on Yan Xiu, apart from shock, there was a strong suspicion on their expressions.

“No, this isn’t the Dao of Asura, it’s the Fallen Asura!” Many horrifying cuts appeared on the Fifth Elder’s body after he had fallen and blood was dripping off his body. He was sweating profusely and he looked traumatized.

“Fallen Asura?!”

“What? Fallen Asura…could that dark aura be the legendary Hell Killing Aura?”

“Oh crap, this would not end well if that’s really it…”

The disciples’ face changed when they heard the Fifth Elder. As disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion, they naturally knew the meaning of that phrase.

Dao of Asura – One of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques

It was also the only Dao Technique that incorporated both good and evil, boasting the most fearsome power. At the same time, it’s also the most dangerous Dao Technique.

This was because one needed to kill to access the Dao of Asura. As recorded in the “Law of Dao”, one must equip himself with killing desire and sense the will of Asura whilst committing murder, in order to access the Dao of Asura.

However, that would easily waver the person’s conscience.

After all, it was almost impossible to maintain one’s goodness in the process of endless slaughter. This resulted in many people who tried to master the Dao of Asura eventually falling into the depths of the Asura Hell, becoming a puppet of the will of Asura that knew nothing but killing.

‘Fallen Asura’ was the name given to such puppets.

“Fallen Asura?! Yan Xiu…” Fang Zhengzhi was equally shocked when he heard the Fifth Elder and the disciples.

He too knew the meaning of that phrase. In fact, he knew clearly about the severe consequences of falling into the depths of the Hell of Asura.

A human controlling the Asura, and the Asura controlling a human, were completely different.

This was a simple logic. When a person controlled the Asura, he’s channeling his own Origin Energy to activate the Asura’s power. However, once he’s controlled by the Asura, that wouldn’t be needed anymore, because he himself became the Asura.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to stop this. He had purposely asked the Heavenly Oasis Saint before about the Dao of Asura, so he knew that the dark aura on Yan Xiu’s legs was the evil aura of Hell of Asura. Once the Asura’s evil aura completely assimilated the blood-red lights, Yan Xiu’s mind would be completely under the control of the will of the Asura. There would be no chance of separation then.

“Pfft!” Fang Zhengzhi spat out another mouthful of blood as the eagerness increased the pain at his heart.

His vision was getting blurrier and the sound of a heart-pounding at his ears was getting heavier. His sweat was pouring out like the rain.

At this moment, Yan Xiu looked at Fang Zhengzhi as well.

His black and red eyes seemed to be startled, following which, an extreme pain could be seen from his eyes.

“Ah!!!” Yan Xiu let out a painful cry, the red eye seemed to be polluted by the dark aura at this moment.

“Yan Xiu, don’t be rash!” As Emperor Lin Mubai’s voice was heard, a tremendous golden light lit up on his body.

Without much hesitation, he shot out a beam of light from his hand, towards the center of Yan Xiu’s brows.

But Yan Xiu suddenly moved at this instance, he waved the silver blood fan in his hands, and the Bloody Landscape in the sky came to protect his entire body.

“Boom!” the golden light was blocked by Bloody Landscape.

Meanwhile, Yan Xiu approached the Fifth Elder with an extreme speed, appearing before him in an instant.

“Die!”

A beam of red light infused with the dark aura emerged from beneath the ground and broke through the white-jade pavement and entwined the Fifth Elder’s right leg.

Asura Hell.

It attacked from the beneath the ground, as opposed to the patterns of all other Dao Techniques, making evasion incredibly difficult. Not to mention it brought about an enormous suction force that felt like it could drag someone to hell.

However, the Fifth Elder was a Sage State cultivator after all.

Even in such a scenario, he was quick to react and slapped the light that was coiling around his right leg without hesitation.

“Boom!” The red light which was infused with the dark aura trembled and loosened.

The Fifth Elder and shot up into the sky in the meantime.

However, as his legs left the ground, two more beams of light came out and coiled around his legs like lightning.

As he was in the air, he couldn’t attack the light again, with the addition of the terrifying suction force, his movement stopped.

“Boom!’ he crashed onto the ground.

“Fifth Elder!”

“Is this Fallen Asura?! Powerful! It’s almost like he’s someone else!”

“He had just entered the Rebirth State!”

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion couldn’t help but tremble at the sight of such a scene. Facing the fearsome power Yan Xiu displayed, and the evil aura on him that was getting stronger, the disciples felt a chill up their spines even though they were far away from the battlefield.

Yan Xiu moved again. He closed the Silver Blood Fan and brandished it like a sword to stab at the Fifth Elder’s throat.

“Yan Xiu!” The Fifth Elder sounded angry. At the same time, his right hand pressed against his waist and instantly pulled out a shade of rich green color.

It was a real thorn-vine.

The vine was thick as a finger and jade-green in color. Countless thorns were scattered across the vine, each shiny like a jade.

‘That’s the Fifth Elder’s Source of Dao!”

“It’s the Heavenly Vine, Great Barren Heavenly Vine!”

“For all these years that I’ve spent in Heaven Dao Pavilion, I’d never seen the Fifth Elder using his Great Barren Heavenly Vine in any fight before!”

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion all gaped at the vine in the Fifth Elder’s hand.

Source of Dao – something that almost everyone who reached the Sage State would possess, and it’s also the most important thing to them.

It’s the foundation for becoming a master of the Sage State.

Buzz! An intense aura flowed from the Great Barren Heavenly Vine to the Fifth Elder’s arm as soon as it appeared, following which, a terrifying aura burst out of his body.

Coils after coils of rich green aura dispersed from his heart, completely washing away the red light that entwined his legs.

His arm that was cut off by Fang Zhengzhi earlier, was now growing at a visible rate as if he was regenerating.

Even his jade-green runes that grew dim suddenly became eye-blinding, almost twice as bright as it was at the start.

Chapter 667: Destruction, Purple Dragon Flies in the Air

The powerful energy made Fifth Elder’s eyes as green as jade.

However, when all the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw this scene, they all knew the price that he was paying.

This was because as the runes on Fifth Elder’s forehead shone brightly, other forms of runes could also be seen around it. Even his body appeared to bend over.

The source of the Dao, this was the reason why powerful Sages could understand the Holy Dao. They could unleash the final bit of potential in their body. The price was obvious…

Life, aging.

If they were not forced into this corner, which cultivator in the Sage State would wish to sacrifice these two points?

Even though Fifth Elder’s arm had been cut off by Fang Zhengzhi just now, he did not take out the Great Barren Heavenly Vine because his arm could recuperate.

When he took out the Great Barren Heavenly Vine, it meant that it could no longer be reversed.

Fifth Elder moved. As the runes shone on his forehead, he rushed toward Yan Xiu. He did not retreat but attacked instead. A jet of green light shot out from the Great Barren Heavenly Vine in his hands.

Every jet of light that was shot out turned into a crystalline jade-like thorn.

In just an instant, hundreds of thorns congregated only one point. Together, they formed a sharp sword that was comprised exclusively of these thorns. Then, they pierced toward Yan Xiu’s heart.

“Boom!” An explosion sounded.

Hundreds of thorns exploded instantly.

The figures of the two of them touched and then flew apart. Then, Yan Xiu, who had been flying toward Fifth Elder, retreated back rapidly. Blood-red light and black energy crisscrossed all over his body.

“Kaboom!” With that, Yan Xiu’s body hit the ground. The white jade split open and a deep trench that was about the size of a human appeared.

“Did we win?!”

“Fifth Elder used his Source of Dao. Even though Yan Xiu is a Fallen Asura, he could not have resisted it, right?”

“No, he’s standing up!”

The disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion all sighed in relief when they saw Yan Xiu crash-landing on the ground. Quickly, however, they realized he stood up once more.

It was extremely fast as if the blow just now did not even impact him.

However, everyone could see that Yan Xiu’s body was filled with horrifying wounds. He seemed to be pierced by hundreds of thorns.

However, the wounds were healing mysteriously. As the wounds healed, the black energy around Yan Xiu’s body became thicker.

“Yan Qing, our battle should be postponed!” Nangong Mu said to Yan Qing, who was rushing toward him. His expression was unusual.

“Is it for a friend?” Yan Qing’s fist stopped.

“Yes!” Nangong Mu replied firmly.

“However, you should know that once the battle commences, there’s no possibility of stopping it. It’s only when one side wins and the other loses!” Yan Qing stared intently at Nangong Mu. It was as if he did not even notice Yan Xiu’s transformation.

This was a form of concentration.

Like a predator hunting its prey.

Nangong Mu said nothing. However, his grip on his Green and Blue Dual Blade tightened.

“You can beat me and save or friend. Or, you can let me defeat you. Then, I’ll help you save your friend!” As Yan Qing said that, he started to advance toward Nangong Mu once more.

“Then, you can go and lie down!” Nangong Mu nodded his head. He abandoned all notion of stopping the fight. His grip tightened, and he pulled the Green and Blue Dual Blade apart once more.

When they were together, it meant defense.

When they were apart, it meant offense.

Nangong Mu wielded his Green and Blue Dual Blade once more and charged forward. He was like an eagle with its wings outstretched as he slashed down at Yan Qing.

“Dual Combo!”

With Nangong Mu’s cry, two rays of green and blue light appeared in the sky. Furthermore, between the two rays of light, there were two streams of light which intersected.

They were sword light.

They came down from the heavens. One blue and one green.

“Kill!”

Nangong Mu’s sword slashed straight down on Yan Qing’s fist. Blood spurted out. Even Yan Qing’s fist, struck by Dual Combo Cuts, split open.

Blood flew everywhere. Bones were broken.

One could tell that Nangong Mu’s sword was exceptionally sharp.

However, the moment Nangong Mu’s Dual Combo Cuts landed on Yan Qing’s fist, Yan Qing’s other fist started to move too. It seemed to be completely uninjured as it landed squarely on Nangong Mu’s stomach.

“Thud!” A deep sound could be heard.

Then, Nangong Mu’s body landed heavily on the ground too.

Yan Qing retreated back quickly by five full steps before he could steady himself. However, as he retreated, his fist, which had been cut open by Nangong Mu’s sword, was making odd cracking noises.

Blood flowed out. Flesh and blood were all in a horrendous mess

However…

The broken bones inside healed completely.

“Invincible…. So this is invincible!” Nangong Mu stared intently at Yan Qing’s freshly-healed fist as if he could not believe it.

“It was a powerful move, but it was useless against me.” Yan Qing clenched the fist that had just been cut open. Pieces of flesh and streaks of blood were still on it. Then, he opened his mouth and said, “Do you know? I don’t have friends too. Furthermore, I don’t believe that I need friends!”

“I thought so too in the past!” Nangong Mu’s gaze was deep. “However, after I meet Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu, I realize that one can have friends!”

“Can have friends? Hahaha…” Yan Qing suddenly laughed. Sunlight fell on his dark skin, giving it an extra shiny glow. “What uses do friends have? Even relatives are useless, what more can friends do?”

“Without relatives, how can there be you?” Nangong Mu retorted.

“So I should be thrown away the moment I was born?” A beastly light shone in Yan Qing’s eyes. “When I was one, my relatives abandoned me after they found out that my body simply could not store Origin Energy. Furthermore, they abandoned me in the darkest part of a jungle!”

“Could not store Origin Energy?” When Nangong Mu heard this, his gaze faltered. Until now, he just realized that Yan Qing had not used any of his Origin Energy at all.

Pure physical power.

There was no disturbance to Origin Energy.

Yan Qing did not explain this problem. Instead, he lowered his head and continued as if he was talking to himself, “For a human to coexist with beasts, there are two conditions. Firstly, you must be strong enough. Secondly, you must know the languages of the beasts. For me, when I was one year old, I saw them. However, at that age, I lacked both conditions!”

“How did you survive?” When Nangong Mu heard this, he started to become skeptical.

“Actually, I didn’t ‘survive’. To be accurate, I was once swallowed by a ‘Night Atonement Panther’!” When Yan Qing heard Nangong Mu’s words, a cruel smile crept across his face. He appeared exceptionally cold.

“Swallowed into its stomach?!” Nangong Mu’s expression was one of shock. This was because even he could imagine that scene when he heard this piece of news.

“Indeed, into the stomach. Then, I sliced its stomach open from inside and crawled out. This was how I became one of them.” Yan Qing nodded his head.

“…” Nangong Mu said nothing.

All this while, he knew that Yan Qing was raised by beasts. However, he did not know that he was raised under these conditions.

In other words, only Yan Qing, who was the top talent of the Extreme Empire who also had the appellation of the ‘Invincible Freak’, could live under this condition.

“When I returned from the jungle, they all called me ‘wild man’ until I beat them all one-by-one, with these fists!” At this point, as Yan Qing spoke, the bones in his body cracked.

“You’re very lonely!” Nangong Mu said suddenly.

“No, you’re wrong, I’m not lonely. I live for a purpose, which is to become stronger. I want to tell everyone that even without Origin Energy, you can still become very strong. You did well, but you’re not my opponent!” When Yan Qing said that, his body moved once more as he walked toward Nangong Mu step-by-step.

Nangong Mu too stood up from the ground. He gripped his Green and Blue Dual Blades tightly. His eyes shone with two colors, green and blue.

They matched the scar on his face.

At this moment, Nangong Mu’s expression appeared slightly savage.

“We won’t ever know if I’m your opponent until I try!” As Nangong Mu spoke, his body moved once more. A brilliant light shone from his Green and Blue Dual Blades. “Your talent is ‘invincibility’, but my “Green Blue Secret Art” point to one path, and it’s called ‘destruction’!”

“‘Destruction’? Excellent!” When Yan Qing heard Nangong Mu’s words, he paused momentarily. Then, he shone excitedly with light.

…

At the same time, Yan Xiu pounced toward Fifth Elder once more.

The red light on his body started to turn darker and darker. It was almost completely black. Even the flashing red light in his eyes turned inky-black.

An unbelievably evil aura could be felt from Yan Xiu’s body.

His speed was impossibly fast.

“Fallen Asura, just like the legends!” Fifth Elder stared at Yan Xiu, who was already in front of him, as he stabbed forth with his Great Barren Heavenly Vine once more.

However, this time, at the very moment he lashed out with his Great Barren Heavenly Vine, a black stream of gas shot out from underneath the ground. Instantly, it wrapped itself around the arm in which he held the vine.

This caused Fifth Elder’s stab to move to the side by just a little bit.

However, this was enough to let Yan Xiu dodge this blow. Then, he swatted Fifth Elder’s chest with his Silver Blood Fan.

“Slick!”

A bloody wound could be seen on Fifth Elder’s chest. It was so deep until the bones underneath could be seen. Bright-red blood flowed out from the wound. Furthermore, in the wound, one could even see black streams of qi moving.

A tiny sizzle could be heard from the wound.

Fifth Elder’s face turned pale. He tried to retreat, but Yan Xiu’s body had already mysteriously disappeared.

Instantly, he burrowed underneath the ground.

It was a curious scene.

It was as if he had returned to Asura Hell.

Then, Fifth Elder could feel a terrifying energy coming from behind him. Someone struck him with his palm from behind. An invasive and torrential energy could be felt.

“Pu!” Fifth Elder’s body lunged forward. At the same time, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Blood splattered on the white-jade floor, staining it bright-red.

“So strong!”

“Fallen Asura. As an Asura, such power!”

“If this continues, there’s no way Fifth Elder can control him!”

As the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion watched this scene, a cold sensation crept across their heart. They naturally saw the weird scene just now.

Fall of Darkness.

No one had heard or seen such a mysterious attack before.

“Master!” Every single disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion now looked at the Mu Qingfeng, the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Other than panic, their eyes betrayed a look of imploring.

When Mu Qingfeng heard the pleas of his disciples, he clenched his fists subconsciously and spoke nothing. However, he did not shake his head anymore.

“No, we have to stop Yan Xiu!”

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion Disciples saw that Mu Qingfeng did not reply them, they could all guess what he was thinking.

If the fight between Fang Zhengzhi and Fifth Elder just now was a private matter…

What about now?

When Yan Xiu became a Fallen Asura, this was no longer a private matter anymore. Hence, even if Mu Qingfeng said nothing, they should know what to do.

This was because if Yan Xiu lost all rationality, the entire Heaven Academic Altar would become Asura Hell. Blood would flow like a river.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples delayed no more. They charged forth at a neck-breaking speed and attacked Yan Xiu from all four directions. They all pointed their swords right at him.

When Mu Qingfeng saw this scene, he remained silent.

He did not stop them.

“Quick, subdue Yan Xiu. We can’t let him become a Fallen Asura!”

“If we can’t subdue him, let’s kill him!”

“This is the Heaven Dao Pavilion. How can we let a puppet who had lost his mind commit mass murder here?”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples surrounded Yan Xiu and shouted. As they shouted, they took up four different positions.

North, south, east, west.

They drew their swords and attacked Yan Xiu from all four directions simultaneously.

Fang Zhengzhi was in a terrible condition. His gaze was blurry and the sounds next to his ear were as loud as thunder, preventing him from concentrating.

However, he could feel the energy from the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

“Ah!” Fang Zhengzhi cried out in pain. Then, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Blood rained down on the Traceless Sword.

A demonic purple light shone once more.

“Roar!” A deafening dragon roar sounded. Then, a ray of purple light shot into the sky. It was a Purple Dragon that traversed the sky. Two dark red light shone in his eyes.

Torrential rain came down.

However, it was not actually a rain. Instead, countless rays of purple light descended from the sky. Every single ray of purple light was actually a sword light

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It was a rain of sword that came from the sky. Demonic purple light shone in the horizon, blocking the intense sun. The entire Heaven Dao Pavilion was cloaked with coldness.

Every disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion turned to stare at the scene with their eyes wide open.

They looked at the realistic Purple Dragon dancing in the sky, as well as the rain of sword in the air, and the only thought in their head was…

“This is the Heaven Dao Pavilion!”

“Does this mean that Fang Zhengzhi wants to go against the entire Heaven Dao Pavilion?”

If the fight between Yan Xiu and Elder Wu shocked them, this scene right now, as they sensed the sharpness from the sword light in the sky, filled them with fear.

Dodge.

But how could they dodge?”

“No!” At this moment, a frenzied voice cried out. Following that, a powerful pressure surged forth from the Heaven Academic Altar.

Golden light that enveloped the entire heaven and sky could be seen.

Amidst the golden light, there was another realistic dragon. However, this was a golden dragon, with two blood-red eyes glowing menacingly.

“Green Dragon Eye?!”

When he saw the golden dragon, the two other rulers, who stood next to the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty Lin Mubai, subconsciously took five steps back.

“Roar!” A beastly roar reverberated in the air.

A golden light shone over the heads of the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion. The golden dragon rushed toward the Purple Dragon, which was still flying in the sky.

“Boom!” The purple sword light in the sky descended and landed on a patch of golden light. A sharp and huge noise could be heard.

Then, more and more rays of purple sword light came down…

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Countless rays of purple sword light bombarded the golden light, causing it to tremble non-stop.

Quickly, the patch of golden light was penetrated.

Countless rays of purple sword light pierced through the golden light and descended down onto the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

“We can’t dodge them!”

“We have to block them!”

“Let’s direct our energy into the Green Dragon Eyes of the Great Xia Emperor!”

As the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples looked at this scene, they all gritted their teeth. A brilliant radiance shone from their bodies. At the same time, the light quickly converged with the golden light in the sky.

Explosions sounded off non-stop.

Some of the weaker disciples started to spit mouthfuls of blood. They sat down on the ground. Even the more powerful Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, who were in the Rebirth State, were sweating profusely.

Some Rebirth State disciples also had blood trickling down the sides of their mouths.

“Shua!”

“Shua! Shua! Shua!”

More and more Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples became injured. At last, a few rays of light shot up and went straight into the sky like lightning.

Those were dozens of human figures.

Complicated runes flashed on their foreheads.

Powerful Sage State cultivators.

“Roar!” The Purple Dragon in the sky clashed with the Golden Dragon. Their dragon claws gleamed coldly with light.

At this moment, something was happening on the forehead of the Purple Dragon.

Someone stood there. His entire body was cloaked with purple light. Demonic light swirled in his eyes. The Scarless Sword in his hands shone with a blood-colored light.

“Scarless Sword?” Mu Qingfeng stared quietly at Fang Zhengzhi, who stood on top of the Purple Dragon. He spoke in a deep voice.

“Pu!” Someone spat blood out again.

The knees of Lin Mubai trembled. He was evidently injured. However, he persisted. Furthermore, he looked as if he was about to fight until the end.

This was because…

He could not let Fang Zhengzhi strike.

No matter what happened, he could not let Fang Zhengzhi strike.

“Boom!” Another explosion sounded off in the sky.

This was the first clash between a Sage State disciple and the Purple Dragon. He slashed out with his sword, which was sharp enough to cut through the air.

Even so, with that slash…

When it landed on the Purple Dragon, all it did was to make it tremble slightly. Drops of purple light fell from the place where the sword struck the dragon.

“Such power! Is this guy really in the Rebirth State?!” When the disciple from the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw this scene, he was visibly stunned.

At this moment…

He realized how powerful Fang Zhengzhi, the one who fought with Third Elder and Fifth Elder, was.

“Roar!” Another dragon roar.

The Purple Dragon did a barrel-roll in the air and dodged the Golden Dragon. A humongous dragon tail lashed out to strike the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple who attacked first.

“Bang!” The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple’s body twisted. The snow-like light on his body melted away and blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth.

Disbelief flashed in his eyes.

Even though he knew that Fang Zhengzhi was powerful, he could not believe that he was this powerful. It was unbelievable.

“It’s the sword in his hands!”

“That sword is weird!”

“I must take the sword from him!”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all exchanged looks. Then, they all stared squarely at the sword in Fang Zhengzhi’s hands.

Then, they moved…

They no longer tried to fight the Purple Dragon but instead, they sought to approach Fang Zhengzhi.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples underneath, as well as the rulers of the two countries who stood next to Mu Qingfeng, all looked at the sword in Fang Zhengzhi’s hand when they saw this scene.

They all reacted to this new piece of information.

Earlier, Fang Zhengzhi lost his battling abilities because of some special reason. He could not even dodge Fifth Elder’s attack.

Hence, how could he make a full recovery?

And even became stronger in the process.

This did not make sense and hence, the only reason was the sword in Fang Zhengzhi’s hand. The sword, known as the Scarless Sword, once belonged to the Sagely Battle God.

Legend stated that the Sagely Battle God wielded this sword to the demonic capital of Blood Shadow City. Then, with this sword, he was able to rip the Blood Shadow City apart and kill the Demonic Emperor Si Kong.

This was a legend.

However…

This did not happen in the past one hundred years.

The Sagely Battle God did belong to the Great Xia Dynasty.

However, this story did not happen in the Great Xia Dynasty now. Instead, it happened a very long time ago. At that time, the world was unified under the rule of a single country, the Great Xia Dynasty.

This sword…

Could it really be the sword that the Sagely Battle God wielded?

No one knew why but this thought flashed past in the minds of all of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. It had no basis, but it was enough to arouse their suspicions.

However, right now, there was no way to test this theory.

This was because Fang Zhengzhi had started to move. Just as dozens of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples rushed toward him, his black hair billowed in the wind and his blue robes fluttered from its hem.

The sword in Fang Zhengzhi’s hand shone with a bloody light.

Among all the demonic purple light, the blood-red light appeared exceedingly obvious. Furthermore, the killing aura of the blood-red light suffocated everyone.

“Dragon!” Fang Zhengzhi spoke in a cold voice.

Then, the Purple Dragon and Fang Zhengzhi charged ahead together. They flew into the sky and penetrated a layer of clouds. It was as if the dragon had returned to the sea.

However, a second word then came from the layer of clouds.

“Dances!”

Then, there was a third word and a fourth…

“Eight!”

“Realms!”

When the fourth word was emitted, the purple sword light that came from the heaven became totally silent. It was as if time had stopped.

However, this not permanent.

It lasted for only a breath, or maybe for the blink of an eye, or maybe even shorter…

However, one could be sure that when the purple sword light moved once more, they no longer headed down but instead, they congregated together. It was as if ten thousand swords were gathering together.

Countless sword light gathered in the clouds. They dyed the clouds purple, a purple tainted with a blood-red streak.

In the next instant, purple light, streaked with blood-red light, dashed forth.

Eight sword-like figures.

Every sword-light figure was as clear as jade. Every single sword figure shone with purple light. Every single sword figure brimmed with a powerful killing intent.

“Oh no!”

“Dodge!”

“Split!”

When the dozens of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw the eight sword-like figures, they did not even hesitate as they all headed in different directions.

They were super quick.

However, the eight sword-like figures were even faster.

Every single of them appeared capable of cutting space open. The moment the dozens of disciples split apart, they were already behind them.

“Fight!” When the eight Sage State disciples felt the cold killing intent behind them, they all gritted their teeth. They turned around and slashed down on the sword figure.

“Boom!”

Eight explosions sounded off together like eight claps of thunder in the sky.

It was not yet over…

When the eight Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples slashed at the eight sword-like figures, eight shadows appeared from behind their backs.

Eight humanoid shadows.

Every single one of their eyes shone red with a bloody light.

Every single of them held a sword in their hands. They all raised their swords and purple light swirled all over their swords. A draconic aura swirled on top of them.

“Dragon!”

“Slayer!”

“Slash!”

The eight humanoid figures uttered these words together. Following that, the swords in their hands came slashing down on the heads of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, who were still recovering from the impact of the clash just now.

“What?!” The disciples could all feel the sword light coming down from above their heads. Frustration and shock plastered all over their faces.

They could not dodge.

This was because they eight humanoid figures appeared too quickly. There was no way they could dodge. More importantly, the eight humanoid figures appeared right after the eight sword-like figures.

How could they block or dodge?

When they sensed the bone-piercingly sharp killing intent, they were all extremely unwilling. The moment they entered the Sage State, it was as if they had entered another realm of existence.

However, they were all about to die here…

Furthermore, they were going to die at the hands of a Rebirth State Fang Zhengzhi…

“No!” Eight unwilling voices cried out.

Just as they cried out, the swords above their heads stopped. The eight humanoid figures stopped too.

It was a curious scene.

However, when this scene appeared, the dozens of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples in the air, as well as those on the ground, did not appear too shocked.

Instead…

All of them looked ashamed.

“Master!”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all stood up together as they bowed their heads in the direction of Mu Qingfeng, who stood at the top of the Heaven Academic Altar. However, Mu Qingfeng was no longer there anymore.

“Bang!” Another sound that reverberated the heaven and earth could be heard.

Following that, the purple light that formed clouds in the sky cleared up. The clouds cleared together with a corporeal Purple Dragon.

“Pavilion Leader!” The two rulers said respectfully.

Lin Mubai did not say anything. He tensed up as he stared intently at the two figures that were appearing amidst the clouds.

Over there…

There were two people.

Mu Qingfeng, who wore long white robes, stood in the air. His snowy-white hair billowed in the wind. In his hand, he was carrying someone.

Fang Zhengzhi.

However, Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes were shut. The purple light on his body was completely gone and even the Scarless Sword in his hands were not there anymore.

Even so, he clenched his teeth. He appeared enraged. In his rage, there was agony too.

“Pavilion Leader, please spare Fang Zhengzhi! The Great Xia Dynasty takes full responsibility for today’s incident. If that won’t do… I’m willing to trade my life for Fang Zhengzhi’s!” Lin Mubai said immediately when he saw this scene.

“Emperor of Great Xia, there’s no need for that,” replied Mu Qingfeng when he heard Lin Mubai’s words. He looked surprised. However, he still shook his head.

“Fang Zhengzhi is only his state today because of the Great Xia Dynasty. Without his contributions to the Battle of the Southern Region and the Battle of the Flame Capital City, there will be no Great Xia Dynasty today. Please allow it, Pavilion Leader!” When Lin Mubai saw Mu Qingfeng shake his head, his expression tightened but he repeated his request once more.

At this moment…

A cry of pain resounded in the Heaven Academic Altar.

Following that, a figure dashed forward like an arrow. Blood dripped from his body. He was completely soaked in blood.

“Fifth Elder!” The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples finally reacted. However, it was too late. Fifth Elder fell squarely on the ground.

At the same time, a horrifying black aura emerged from the ground. Yan Xiu, who was like a demon who escaped from hell, appeared.

“Ahh!” Yan Xiu cried out in pain. His blood-red eyes were almost completely filled with black energy.

“Eh?” Mu Qingfeng turned to look at Yan Xiu. As the noticed that the red light on Yan Xiu’s body was turning almost completely black, he frowned.

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The disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion noticed the changes in Yan Xiu’s body. After all, the evil aura was too ferocious.

“Oh no, Yan Xiu has been completely controlled by the Hell Killing Aura!”

“We can’t let a Fallen Asura stay alive!”

“If we can’t control it, we can only kill it!”

“Kill!”

Before Mu Qingfeng could give the order, dozens of disciples moved. The swords in their hands shone with an unparalleled brightness.

Fallen Asura.

A puppet of the Hell Asura.

How could they let him stay alive?

At this moment, Yan Xiu turned to look at the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. Compared to his usual cold self, his eyes brimmed with an unholy iciness.

It was a look of extreme evil.

He was like a demon, standing far above the mortals as he stared down at them. Cold, bloodthirsty, but also immensely proud.

Asura!

A proud and lonely Asura!

Then, Yan Xiu’s body turned black. He now resembled a black shadow. He fused with the black qi around him.

“Asura Hell!” Yan Xiu cried out coldly.

The moment he said that the earth started to tremble violently. Following that, ink-black streams of gas shot out from the ground.

“Boom!”

“Crack!” The first Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple who rushed forth was trapped by the black gas. At the same time, the cringe-worthy sound of a bone cracking could be heard.

Then…

The second stream, third stream, and fourth stream…

“Kaboom!”

The entire Heaven Academic Altar was completely turned upside-down. Countless streams of black gas shot out from the ground. Every single one of them was like a razor-sharp claw as they grabbed the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples.

“Ah!” A cry of agony. One of the disciples’ elbow was seized. Then, he was dragged underground.

This was hell.

True Asura Hell.

“Quick, kill Yan Xiu! We can’t show mercy anymore!”

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw the black streams of gas, sweat covered their faces. None of them held back anymore as they attack fiercely.

Somewhere far away.

Nangong Hao, clad in white scholar robes, stood where he was. His clear, white sword was held behind his back and his fists were clenched tight.

He did not look at Yan Xiu at all.

Instead, he stared at Nangong Mu. As he watched Yan Qing and Nangong Mu battled furiously, a light shone in his eyes.

“Younger brother, my younger brother…” Nangong Hao’s lips opened slightly. He appeared in pain. “Father, since you already have me, why did you let brother be involved too? Why? You know brother likes strength. You know how much I love him and yet, you… you want to force me. However, you don’t have to, because I’ve already vowed that I’ll carry on the mission of the Nangong family. However, I won’t let my brother be involved!”

“Boom!” The ground started to shake.

Nangong Hao clenched his fists.

“Yow!”

At this moment, one could hear the clear cry of a beast in the sky. It came from far away, but it brimmed with a powerful penetrative ability.

Quickly, a huge shadow blocked the sun.

It was an eagle-like beast whose body was covered with countless, snow-white scales. Its wings were huge and as it flapped, it was able to summon cyclone-like wind.

On its back…

There was a figure. The bottom of her pink dresses fluttered in the wind. However, there was still a drop of blood near her mouth.

One could tell, from the noise it made and the speed at which it reached the Heaven Academic Altar, that it was extremely fast. It all took place in seconds.

“Here! At last!” Nangong Mu’s eyes brightened. He looked at the huge beast above his head, as well as the figure on the beast. He sighed in relief and said, “Brother, wait a while more, just a while. I can soon finish the mission!”

He was not the only one to notice the beast above the Heaven Academic Altar and the pink figure. The other Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples who were trapped in Asura Hell too lifted their heads.

The moment they lifted their heads, the pink figure leaped down.

Dress billowed in the wind.

Her beauty was stunning. At that moment, the edges of her mouth were still blood-streaked. Furthermore, she looked slightly pale.

However, she emitted an impossibly beautiful air, which made the expression of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples glaze over. It was as if they had seen a ravishing portrait.

She was Chi Guyan.

She was the youngest disciple in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. However, everyone adored her, because she was easily one of the prettiest people in the world. Furthermore, her aura could make anyone submit to her.

More importantly…

She was personally invited into the Heaven Dao Pavilion by Mu Qingfeng. She resided alone in a corner of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, elegant and quiet. She was like an immortal who did not want to be bothered with worldly affairs.

Furthermore, she had a mission.

Double Dragon Roll Champion, a prodigy who shocked the whole world. Whoever had her could dominate the world.

She was the Chosen One recognized by the leaders of the five sects and four countries!

“Elder sister?!”

“Sister Chiyan is back!”

When the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw who was on the beast, their hearts all leaped with joy and happiness.

However, Chi Guyan did not look at any one of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. Instead, she stared at one person, who was completely surrounded by black qi.

That person was Yan Xiu.

She jumped off the back of her beast. She did not move quickly, but her eyes were exceptionally bright like the stars.

Black hair billowed behind her back.

Quickly, she arrived on top of Yan Xiu’s head.

Yan Xiu looked up. His eyes brimmed with the solitude and arrogance of an Asura. His black streams of gas, which took the shape of sharp, hellish claws danced.

“Be careful, elder sister!”

“Yan Xiu has turned into a Fallen Asura!”

“Dodge, elder sister!”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all noticed the killing intent that spilled forth from Yan Xiu’s eyes. They also noticed Chi Guyan, who was approaching Yan Xiu, and a sense of panic gripped them.

Yan Xiu moved at this moment.

The Silver Blood Fan in his hands turned into a razor-sharp sword light. Black streams of gas surrounded the sword light as he stabbed at Chi Guyan with it.

Very fast.

Regardless whether it was the speed of Yan Xiu’s attack or the ray of sword light, both were rapid.

Coupled with the fact that Chi Guyan was suspended in mid-air, there was no way she could have dodged it normally. All she could do was to try and parry it.

However, an odd scene appeared at this moment.

When the sword light stabbed out, a huge shadow appeared behind Chi Guyan’s back. It was a human’s shadow. Furthermore, one could see that it was a woman.

A woman with long black hair that fell on her shoulders.

One could tell that the shadow of the woman too had bright eyes. However, her eyes were calm and yet, it stared proudly into the sky.

It was odd because calmness and pride should not be mixed together. However, it weirdly manifested in her two eyes.

Silence, unbelievably silent.

All of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, as well as the three emperors, all held their breaths. Everyone was still.

Not only were they still, even the sword light Yan Xiu which tried to stab Chi Guyan with became still. The powerful sword light was razor-sharp.

However, it mysteriously stopped before her.

Then…

Chi Guyan’s hand moved. She reached out with her right hand and to touch Yan Xiu’s forehead, slowly. Her movement was so slow until it was like swimming in a lake.

However, Yan Xiu’s body froze and did not move. His eyes stared intently at the right hand that was approaching his head. He appeared enraged.

Until the moment Chi Guyan’s finger touched Yan Xiu’s forehead.

Starlight shone.

Two fingers clamped onto a starlight. Alternatively, one could say that they were pointed forward like a sword gesture. At this moment, they pointed at the dead center of his forehead.

Starlight started to shine.

Then, it dimmed.

It was as if it had entered Yan Xiu’s body.

Following that, the black streams of gas that surrounded Yan Xiu’s body started to tremble violently and furiously. Evil aura started to spread in all four directions.

The earth shook once more.

Countless streams of black gas shot out.

However, none of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples moved. This was because they were all staring intently at Chi Guyan’s fingers.

“Seal!” Chi Guyan said softly. Her voice was like a lark’s. Her red lips trembled slightly.

An astoundingly beautiful scene.

However, in this beauty, there was an eye-catching redness. It was the blood that seeped from her mouth. One’s heart trembled at how red it was.

“Boom!” The heaven and earth shook.

A powerful aura that came from above pressed down. The impossibly brilliant light started to shine, like the brightest stars in the sky.

Bright starlight.

The black streams of gas started to retreat.

They burrowed underground and into Yan Xiu’s body. At long last, all of the black streams of gas were gone. Only Yan Xiu’s body, which had no light, was left.

“Plop!”

Yan Xiu’s body turned soft as he dropped onto the ground.

At the same time, Chi Guyan’s body trembled. The flow of blood from her mouth was uncontrollable. She spat blood out, which looked like an exquisite flower.

“Elder sister!”

“Sister Chi Guyan!”

When the disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw this scene, they all reacted to it quickly. Quickly, they all flew toward Chi Guyan.

The shadow behind her had disappeared. At this moment, her face was extremely pale. However, oddly, when she dropped onto the ground, the ground behind her had a huge tear in it as if it had been cut by a sword.

It was as if a sword had slashed it.

“Guyan.” Mu Qingfeng moved at this moment. His body flashed and he quickly appeared next to her from the sky above.

His long white robes flapped as he lifted her body up.

Naturally…

At this moment, someone else stood in front of Chi Guyan. Someone who did not lift a single finger. White scholar robes fluttered around him.

Nangong Hao.

The moment Chi Guyan spat out a mouthful of blood, he moved. However, Mu Qingfeng was faster. All he could do was to stand quietly behind him.

“Master.” Chi Guyan nodded her head. Then, she prepared to greet him. However, when she greeted him, she noticed Fang Zhengzhi, who was in his grasp, but she did not even look at Nangong Hao, who was behind her.

Nangong Hao’s lips trembled as if he wanted to say something.

However, he said nothing. All he did was to stand there quietly and blocked the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples that were crowding around them.

“No need for formalities, you came at the right time. Thanks to your talent, we are able to seal the will of Asura inside Yan Xiu.” Mu Qingfeng returned the greeting as he helped her up.

“Yan Xiu is his friend, and naturally mine.” Chi Guyan’s voice was not loud and she appeared weak. The blood near her lips was bright.

The other disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion did not appear to catch what she was saying. However, they understood Mu Qingfeng’s words.

“Had elder sister returned a bit later, many more disciples would have died in Yan Xiu’s hands!”

“That’s right, she came back just in time!”

“Under these conditions, elder sister can still seal the will of Asura inside Yan Xiu’s body. She’s a role model for all of us!”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples all discussed intently.

When she heard what they were saying, she shook her head. Then, she slowly turned around and looked at the sky behind her.

“Master, I’ve caused trouble for the Heaven Dao Pavilion.”

“Trouble?” Mu Qingfeng’s expression faltered and a light flashed in his eyes.

As the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and Chi Guyan’s master, he clearly knew that ever since she joined the pavilion, the word ‘trouble’ had never been raised.

Today…

Chi Guyan called it ‘trouble’.

Hence, one could foresee that it was real trouble.

“Trouble? What problem did elder sister create?”

“That’s impossible.”

“Didn’t we solve the trouble already?”

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard her words, they were all in shock and disbelief. After all, they really did not know what was more troubling than what had just happened.

They did not believe…

However, they still looked at Chi Guyan and Mu Qingfeng. Then, their eyes widened.

This was because, in the sky, a black cloud flew toward them. The cloud was formed from countless black beasts. On the beasts, there were many figures clad in tight, black robes.

Chapter 670: Tian Xing

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were not surprised that others would come to the pavilion because today was a special day. It was already proven to be no longer surprising to some.

However…

There seemed to be many of them?!

As they stared at the moving black cloud, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples exchanged looks. They stared at each other as they saw the same thought in each other’s eyes.

“They’re from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain!”

“There are at least 300 of them!”

“While there are more disciples from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, why will they send 300 of them all at once?”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples looked at the black shadow on the beasts, as well the insignia of the Nine Pinnacle on the riders’ chest. They naturally guessed their identity.

However, they did now know what their aim was.

Trouble?

At that moment, this word flashed in everyone’s mind.

Then, all of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples looked at Chi Guyan, but just for a short moment.

At that moment, sword light flashed.

A few hundred disciples already got into position to unleash their sword formation.

None of them asked how did Chi Guyan offend the Nine Pinnacles Mountain because there was no need. All they needed to know was that Chi Guyan was one of them and the favorite disciple of Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng. She earned all of their respect. That was all that they needed to know.

“Roar…”

The roar of these beasts got closer and closer, reverberating in the sky above the Heaven Dao Pavilion. However, they did not come down. Instead, they continued to circle in the sky above.

“Eh? What’s wrong with the Heaven Dao Pavilion?” A voice of surprise came from the sky. Then, a figure appeared before the sword formation.

It was a middle-aged man clad in big, black robes. His long hair hung loosely over his shoulders. However, nine exquisite braids of hair could be seen on his head. Every single braid of hair was adorned with a golden ornament.

He had slightly thick brows, big eyes, and a tall nose. His lips were thick and he did not appear too special.

Furthermore, compared to Mu Qingfeng, this middle-aged man was much younger.

However, when the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw this man, they gripped their swords even tighter. This was because this man exuded a horrifying suppression from his body.

It was like a tall mountain, and just as heavy.

At that moment, there was no anger on the man’s face. Instead, he seemed to be smiling. The heavy suppressive aura continued to press down on all of them.

Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain.

Tian Xing.

“Leader Tian, why did you come to the Heaven Dao Pavilion with so many of your guys?” One of the disciples who stood at the front of the sword formation stepped with some difficulty as he ‘greeted’ him.

“It’s a small matter. I heard that Chi Guyan was injured in the territory of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and hence, I feel apologetic. I came here to apologize to Pavilion Leader Mu, as well as to bring Chi Guyan back to the Nine Pinnacles Mountain for rest and recuperation, in case others say that I don’t treat my guest well,” Tian Xing smiled slightly and replied.

“Bring sister back to Nine Pinnacles Mountain to rest?” When the disciple from the Heaven Dao Pavilion heard this, he appeared surprised. After all, this entourage did not seem like one who was here to apologize.

Furthermore, if we took 10 000 steps back…

The Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain never had a good relationship. Why would a disciple from the Heaven Dao Pavilion who got injured at the Nine Pinnacles Mountain be invited back to rest by the leader himself?

However, he could not ask any more questions.

This was because his rank was too low.

Hence…

He could only take a step back and looked at Mu Qingfeng, who stood behind the sword formation.

“Ask Leader Tian to come over,” Mu Qingfeng said. However, as he said that, he could not help but frown.

He naturally knew the reason why Tian Xing was here.

Among everyone in the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he and Yuer were the only ones who knew where did Chi Guyan went and what she did.

However, none of this was important anymore.

Importantly, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain was here.

Furthermore, they came in such a formation. At the moment, while Tian Xing was all smiles, the ‘cloud’ had yet to descend.

…

The sword formation formed by the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples quickly made a path.

Tian Xing did not find it strange. He slowly stepped forward and through the sword formation. His long black robes billowed in the wind gently.

Soon, Tian Xing stood in front of Mu Qingfeng.

Then, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was still in Mu Qingfeng’s arms. However, his gaze swept past him as he looked intently at Chi Guyan.

“I’m truly apologetic for letting your beloved disciple get injured in my territory. It’s a mistake on the Nine Pinnacles Mountain’s part!” Tian Xing bowed and said. Then, he continued, “However, please don’t worry. We come today with sincerity. I have already sent someone to tell the Black Moon Island to the three Sages there to pluck the Thousand Years Fire Herb and turn it into a pill. Once you head toward the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, your injuries will heal completely!”

“Thousand Years Fire Herb?!”

“The Thousand Years Fire Herb of the Black Moon Island?”

“How… how can this be possible?”

“Leader Tian actually wants to use the Thousand Years Fire Herb of the Black Moon Island to atone for his sins? Did I hear wrongly? That’s one of the supreme treasures of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain!”

When the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion heard this, they were all shocked.

They could all tell Tian Xing’s journey here today was not done in goodwill. However, if he did not come with good intentions, why did he pluck the Thousand Years Fire Herb?

Was this a joke?

No one thought that.

This was because it was the Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, and among the five sects, Tian Xing had a good name…

For the sincerity of his words.

It was obvious. If Tian Xing said all these, it would all happen. Furthermore, Tian Xing said all these in front of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples in the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

“Leader Tian, there’s no need to be so generous. Guyan’s injuries are not serious and it’ll recover in a few days if she rests in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. There’s no need for all these troubles!” Mu Qingfeng did not look at the shocked disciples. All he did was to reply while shaking his head.

“That’s where you’re wrong, Pavilion Leader Mu. ‘The five sects stem from the same root.’ This was something you said. Hence, why do we need set the distinctions between us so clearly? I will honor my words. Since I said that I will use the Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal her, I won’t be stingy with it. Please don’t worry and hand her over to me for care. In one month, you can collect your disciple from me at the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. If she’s injured in any way, you can take my life as punishment!” Tian Xing smiled and persisted.

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard this, they all furrowed their brows. They did not know what he had in mind.

Taking 300 disciples all the way to the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Just to atone for a wrongdoing?

Furthermore, he promised once more to use his Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal Chi Guyan. Why did this whole thing appear fishy?

Where in the world would something this good take place?

One had to know that the Thousand Years Fire herb was an unparalleled healing treasure. It had a great amount of heaven and earth essence. Even a small bite would benefit one greatly.

Shock, suspicion.

This was what all of them were thinking.

However, to Mu Qingfeng, Tian Xing’s words were like thorns in his heart. He opened his mouth but he was unable to speak.

Just like what Tian Xing said…

He said the phrase, ‘The five sects same root’.

As for the Thousand Years Fire Herb…

He naturally knew that Chi Guyan had it. If she did not have it, Tian Xing would not take 300 of his disciples here. Furthermore, he would not dare proclaim that he would use it to heal her wounds.

Hence, because he knew all these, he could not open his mouth.

Mu Qingfeng did not fear the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. However, he said to consider the notion of ‘five sects from the same root’.

If Tian Xing came so that he could force Chi Guyan to surrender the Thousand Years Fire Herb or mention the issue of her stealing the herb, the issue would be easier to resolve.

He could provide compensation, or they could fight.

However, Tian Xing decided not to use this method to ‘spare’ the Heaven Dao Pavilion, or to resolve this issue. His objective was scarier than what Mu Qingfeng had imagined. He used the words ‘five sects same root.’

In other words…

Mu Qingfeng had no way of admitting that he knew Chi Guyan went to the Black Moon Island to steal the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

If he admitted it, it would be tantamount to discarding the notion of ‘five sects same root’. People would no longer trust him. Likewise, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain could use this matter to rally the other four sects to crush the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

However, if he did not admit it…

How could he reject Tian Xing’s goodwill?

There was no way to do so.

Mu Qingfeng was silent. Just like what Chi Guyan said, she brought trouble for him. Furthermore, this was more problematic than what he had imagined.

“Roar!”

At that moment, one could hear a beastly roar in the distance.

It came from the north and was extremely clear and loud. Compared to the beasts of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain that the disciples were riding, it appeared even wilder.

Mu Qingfeng slowly raised his head and looked northward. In the northern sky, three black dots were slowly expanding in size.

“Tian Xing, you…” Mu Qingfeng’s expression changed. This was an expression that rarely crossed his face. Even when Fang Zhengzhi used Dragon Dances Eight Realms, he did not betray this expression.

“I found some witnesses too. I fear that Pavilion Leader Mu may worry. I believe that with the Yin Yang Pavilion, the Fu Xi Valley, the Ling Yun Tower, as witnesses, Pavilion Leader Mu would finally let me bring Chi Guyan back to the Nine Pinnacles Mountain for treatment, right?” As Tian Xing looked at Mu Qingfeng, his smile became even wider.

Everyone knew Chi Guyan’s position in the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

No one knew why would Mu Qingfeng instruct Chi Guyan to do such a thing. Of course, if Chi Guyan was not a disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and a disciple of the Nine Pinnacles Mountains instead, Tian Xing did not know what steps he would take to protect her.

Would he take 300 disciples and bash his way into the Heaven Dao Pavilion?

Would he wage a bloody war here?

Tian Xing never thought about all these.

This was because ever since the Nine Pinnacles Mountain was established, it had never faced such a challenge whereby someone would kill their way to its door.

Following that, three Sage State cultivators were then injured, and the Thousand Years Fire Herb, which they had been guarding for countless years, was stolen. On top of all these, half of the Black Moon Island sank!

No one could endure the pain of losing so much carefully-planned territory…

How was this different from a stab to the heart?

Tian Xing came today because he wanted to return the ‘gift’ to the Heaven Dao Pavilion. You sank my island, so I would demand a piece of your flesh, particularly a piece from your heart.

“Roar!”

The beastly roars got nearer.

Three shadows dropped down from the sky.

Two men and one woman.

One was old, one was middle-aged, and one was young.

The one in the middle was old. He had a white beard and his grayish-white robes had the ancient words ‘Fu Xi’ stitched on it.

To his right was a middle-aged man, who wore a white robe inside and a black robe over his white robe. On his black robe, there was a Yin-Yang Diagram.

To the left of the old man was a young woman.

She wore purple robes around her and her long black hair came all the way to her waist. On her head, a flower made from green bronze adorned her hair. It did not appear extravagant but simple.

When the mountain wind blew, it did not ruffle her hair. She stood there quietly like a painting. However, she exuded a regal look.

If Fang Zhengzhi were conscious, he would recognize the woman as the one who brought Ping Yang away in the Flame Capital City…

Ling Yun Tower, Cang Yue.

The three of them landed and stood not too far away from Tian Xing.

The moment they landed, they all greeted Mu Qingfeng and Tian Xing. Then, two of them looked in surprise at the chaotic state of the Heaven Academic Altar.

One of them cast her gaze…

Squarely on Mu Qingfeng.

To be precise, she looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was still in his arms.

Naturally, Cang Yue was the one who looked at him. Her expression did not change. However, a light flashed in her eyes.

However, it passed quickly and she looked elsewhere.

“Pavilion Leader Mu, I heard that your beloved disciple was injured in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain. Leader Tian was deeply regretful and hence, he plucked his Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal her. He invited ‘Gu Yuan’ all the way over here to be his witness. Is this true?” The old man in the center said after he surveyed his surroundings.

“Elder Gu spent much effort to come all the way here to the Heaven Dao Pavilion,” said Mu Qingfeng. He did not reply to Gu Yuan directly.

“It’s a small matter. While the five sects reside in separate corners of the world, we all come from the same roots. Leader Tian sets a good example today. I’m deeply impressed!” When Gu Yuan heard his words, a wide smile crossed his face.

Chapter 671: A Moment of Gentleness

“I’m very impressed as well!” Mu Qingfeng nodded.

If he was still unable to figure out the purpose of Gu Yuan’s trip and his stance, he would have destroyed the name of Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

But…

How could he resolve this?

Mu Qingfeng furrowed his eyebrows as he pondered the issue. He never thought that Tian Xing would resort to such means – Tian Xing was obviously forcing him to go against the harmony between the ‘five sects originating from the same root’ and be at odds with the other four sects, which would form a joint resistance.

“With Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan, First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall ‘Wan Lei’ and Ling Yun Tower’s Cang Yue as witnesses, can Pavillion Leader Mu be assured and leave your beloved disciple to my care?” A faint glint passed through Tian Xing’s eyes as he gazed at the look on Mu Qingfeng’s face.

“No way!” Mu Qingfeng replied directly.

He knew exactly what Tian Xing was planning – on the surface, he was claiming simply to want to take Chi Guyan back to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, but his true intention was to force Mu Qingfeng to push Heaven Dao Pavilion into isolation.

Certainly, as Tian Xing had said, even if Chi Guyan really was brought back to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, Tian Xing would not do anything to her, and after a month, Mu Qingfeng could go to the mountain with something of equal value as the Thousand Years Fire Herb in exchange for her.

However, Chi Guyan was already injured.

At such a time, how could he let Tian Xing take Chi Guyan away?

“Oh? I don’t understand, I came here with good intentions. Why are you rejecting someone who travelled so far to apologise?” Instead of being angry however, Tian Xing smiled and continued, “Could it be that Pavillion Leader Mu is unwilling to see the friendship of the five sects stemming from the same root thrive? Or that he thinks the ten-thousand-year treasure of the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, the Thousand Years Fire Herb, has been stolen?!”

When Tian Xing spoke the last line, his tone became obviously aggravated and his imposing manner caused all the surrounding disciples of Heaven Dao Pavillion to step back involuntarily.

“Five sects stemming from the same root, everlasting friendship?”

“The Thousand Years Fire Herb had been stolen? How could that be possible, given how tightly the Black Moon Island is guarded? In fact, three sages are guarding it, how could anyone steal it?”

“What in the world is Tian Xing trying to do?”

The disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion all felt the weight of Tian Xing’s imposing manner, and were very confused – something just felt weird.

At this moment, Mu Qingfeng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he unconsciously clenched his fists, before quickly unclenching them.

“No matter what Leader Tian says, I’d never let you take Guyan away…”

“Master, I’m willing to travel to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain with Leader Tian to recuperate.” Chi Guyan’s voice was rather weak, but she still managed to interrupted Mu Qingfeng.

Chi Guyan then slowly took a step out.

A wisp of mountain wind blew past.

It blew past Chi Guyan’s beautiful black hair and long pink dress, accentuating her pale beauty.

The moment Chi Guyan stepped out, Nangong Hao unconsciously reached behind him, but he did not say a word.

As for the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples, they exchanged glances with each other upon seeing what was happening. They did not know the motive behind Tian Xing’s insistence on asking Chi Guyan to recuperate at the Nine Pinnacle Mountain.

But they could see that…

it wasn’t anything good.

Even if Tian Xing did fulfill his promise, and used the Thousand Years Fire Herb to cure Chi Guyan.

“Sister, you can’t leave with him!”

“That’s right sister, you’re heavily injured now, how could you travel on the road now?”

“Exactly, if you want to recuperate, there’s no shortage of elixirs in Heaven Dao Pavilion. So what if they have the Thousand Years Fire Herb? We don’t care about that, sister, please stay in Heaven Dao Pavilion, don’t leave!”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples quickly reacted, trying to dissuade Chi Guyan.

“Guyan, about this…”

“How could I reject Leader Tian’s gesture of goodwill?” Chi Guyan spoke again, not waiting for Mu Qingfeng to finish his sentence.

“Ha ha ha… The disciple is clearly more reasonable and knows the true importance of the harmony between the five sects from the same root. Come with me then!” Tian Xing laughed, hearing the conversation.

He was very clear about how important Chi Guyan was to Mu Qingfeng. As long as Chi Guyan went to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, no matter how extreme the conditions were, Heaven Dao Pavilion was sure to agree to them.

“Alright, Leader Tian, please give me a moment.” Chi Guyan said nothing much else, simply nodding her head lightly and turning her gaze towards Mu Qingfeng who was by her side. “Master, leave Fang Zhengzhi to me. I’d take care of him.”

“Guyan, don’t tell me you’re thinking of…” Mu Qingfeng looked at Chi Guyan’s eyes and at Fang Zhengzhi in his hands, suddenly thinking of something.

When Chi Guyan was leaving Heaven Dao Pavilion, Yuer looked for him and told him that Chi Guyan was going to Black Moon Island to get the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

However, as to the reason why Chi Guyan wanted the Thousand Years Fire Herb…

Yuer did not elaborate.

That was the act of a servant-girl’s loyalty towards her mistress. Mu Qingfeng obviously knew what Yuer was thinking. After all, Yuer simply wanted him to save Chi Guyan, and wasn’t telling him about it with the intention of betraying Chi Guyan.

Mu Qingfeng did not ask further.

But now, hearing Chi Guyan’s words, he could not help but ponder the answer to that question.

“Master, please don’t worry.” Chi Guyan spoke again, with an unusually determined expression on her breathtakingly beautiful face. She seemed to know what Mu Qingfeng wanted to say,

But…

How could Mu Qingfeng not worry?

Still, he let the matter go and quietly put Fang Zhengzhi down, while gazing at Yan Qing and Nangong Mu, who were still sparring in the distance, and shook his head.

As to why Mu Qingfeng shook his head…

no one knew.

However, the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw a shocking scene.

When Mu Qingfeng was preparing to lower Fang Zhengzhi, Chi Guyan carried Fang Zhengzhi almost immediately, and at the same time, pressed one hand onto his chest.

In this moment, to the disciples’ surprise, they saw a flash of anxiety on Chi Guyan’s face. In fact, besides anxiety, they also saw gentleness.

Gentleness?!

Despite her years at the Heaven Dao Pavilion and her interaction with various disciples, the Chosen One Chi Guyan had never had any bodily contact with any disciple.

Yet, now…

Here she was, hugging a man, showing such gentleness on her face, even if it was only for a moment, it was enough to drop every Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple’s jaw.

“Sister… she… she…”

“That rumor, it can’t be true!?”

“What rumor?”

“Word has it that sister and this guy are… are engaged…”

“What?! Surely that’s impossible?”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples stared, with wide-open eyes, at the bizarre scene in front of them.

As for Nangong Hao, his face turned rather pale, but it did not last long. He soon recovered, but the hand behind his back grew into a tightly clenched fist.

Two others had their fists likewise tightly clenched.

Great Xia Dynasty Emperor Lin Mubai and Xian King Lin Yun had their fists clenched too, after seeing Chi Guyan hugging Fang Zhengzhi. Their faces betrayed obvious signs of tension.

Meanwhile, Chi Guyan paid no heed to the surrounding noise. After pressing her hand on Fang Zhengzhi’s chest a few times, her brows furrowed slightly.

“Leader Tian, I’d leave with you for the Nine Pinnacle Mountain right after taking him to rest and changing my clothes!” Chi Guyan prepared to leave as she finished speaking.

“Wait!” Tian Xing did not know what kind of relationship Chi Guyan and Fang Zhengzhi shared, but he certainly couldn’t let her leave just like that. “You don’t need to change your clothes, there are plenty of clothes for you to choose from at Nine Pinnacle Mountain!”

“The clothes at the Nine Pinnacle Mountain won’t fit me.” Chi Guyan slowed her footsteps and slowly turned to look at Tian Xing, with a hint of nonchalance in her bright eyes.

“As soon as you, beloved disciple, reach the Nine Pinnacle Mountain, I’d arrange for your measurements to be taken…”

“Since Leader Tian is here to apologize, then he should at least try to look the part. Besides, as an honored guest and disciple of the Heavenly Dao, I shouldn’t be dressed shabbily. Leader Tian need not worry about me taking too long, I’d be back very soon!” Chi Guyan cut Tian Xing off.

“Virtuous Niece…”

“Is there anything else, Leader Tian? Do you not trust that I will follow you to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain?”

“How could I not believe you, it’s just…”

“Actually, Leader Tian, you have nothing to worry about. Fu Xi Valley, Yin Yang Hall and Ling Yun Tower are all here bearing witness. No matter how suspicious you may be, it can’t be that you don’t even trust them, am I right? Besides, Leader Tian believes that the five sects stem from the same root. Since they stem from the same root, then they also naturally need to trust each other.” Chi Guyan didn’t wait for Tian Xing to speak again, and turned to leave as soon as she finished speaking.

Witnessing this, the Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan and the First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall ‘Wan Lei’ moved the corners of their mouths at the same time.

Naturally, they knew the real motive behind the Nine Pinnacle Mountain Leader Tian Xing’s visit to Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Precisely because they knew…

It took them awhile to react.

Leave?

How could she be so skilled?!

Only after understanding the significance of what had just happened, watching Chi Guyuan leave hurriedly, did an apparent change appear in Gu Yuan and Wan Lei’s expressions.

Ling Yun Tower’s Cang Yue was likewise looking at Chi Guyuan at this moment, with a glint in his eyes, despite being previously unmoved.

As for Tian Xing, his face had completely changed. His smile was wiped from his face, and replaced with a cold expression.

He had never expected that Chi Guyan would suddenly use changing as an excuse.

Such a simple excuse.

It was so simple that it wasn’t something that someone wise would think of, but such a deceptively simple excuse had used his words back on him.

Five sects stemming from the same root, with three sects as witness.

Passive, very passive.

This passivity should have been undertaken by the Heaven Dao Pavilion, but now, it had been thrown back onto him by Chi Guyan, who had used such a simple method.

Tian Xing obviously could not let Chi Guyan leave.

The reason was simple – the Thousand Years Fire Herb was on her.

Once she leaves…

Would anyone still know where the Thousand Years Fire Herb is?

“Chi Guyan, you… wait!” Tian Xing didn’t hesitate at all, grabbing Chi Guyan’s shoulder in one swift movement.

At this moment, a figure wearing a white long robe, with snow white shoulder-length hair appeared in front of him.

“Leader Tian, what are you trying to do?” Mu Qingfeng’s body was right in front of Tian Xing’s, and he glared at Tian Xing with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

“Get out of my way!” Tian Xing was no longer polite and circumvented Mu Qingfeng. However, because Chi Guyan was moving very quickly, even though she was carrying Fang Zhengzhi in her arms, she still disappeared into the distance in an instant.

“Are you intending to start a fight in Heaven Dao Pavilion, Leader Tian? Although I did say that the five sects stem from the same root, but, Leader Tian is here today as well, aren’t you” Mu Qingfeng appeared in front of Tian Xing once again.

“Scram!” Tian Xing slapped his palm onto Mu Qingfeng’s chest.

That was an ordinary slap, and there wasn’t even any glow emitting from Tian Xing’s palm, but when the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw the slap, they had an illusion.

Like a landslide, they felt like a large mountain was crumbling.

“It appears that Leader Tian really doesn’t care about the harmony between the five sects from the same root anymore?” Mu Qingfeng’s voiced rang softly. At the same time, he slapped Tian Xing.

Only, his hand did not hit Tian Xing directly.

Instead, it was twisted at a very odd angle, and he grabbed at Tian Xing’s arm from the side. For a moment, Tian Xing’s arm also stopped moving.

A tumble without airwaves.

Whether it was Tian Xing’s strike or Mu Qingfeng grabbing Tian Xing’s arm, they all happened in a moment, so quickly that no one was able to react.

Harmony between the five sects from the same root? Mu Qingfeng, just stop pretending! Chi Guyan came to our Black Moon Island and stole the Thousand Years Fire Herb, injuring the three sages of the Black Moon island and even sunk my island. How dare you say this wasn’t your instructions?” Tian Xing’s palm reached forward once more, and his body leaned forward with it.

“It wasn’t me.” Mu Qingfeng said, stepping back along with Tian Xing’s actions at the same time, keeping one hand firmly gripped onto Tian Xing’s palm.

“You think I would believe that?” Tian Xing’s gaze turned cold again, and he let out a thick whistle.

“Howl!”

“Howl howl…”

Numerous beasts started to howl, and at the same time, many black figures jumped down the backs of ferocious beasts, in the direction of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Tian Xing had very obviously turned hostile.

Everything had happened so quickly, from Chi Guyan agreeing to follow Tian Xing to the Nine Pinnacle Mountain to recuperate, to Tian Xing turning hostile. It was just like a movie, and the disciples had yet to take in everything that had happened.

However, they all heard…

“Chi Guyan came to our Black Moon Island and stole the Thousand Years Fire Herb, injuring the three sages of the Black Moon island and even sunk my island. How dare you say this wasn’t your instructions?”

Tian Xing had directed that to Mu Qingfeng…

But those words boomed in the disciples’ hearts like claps of thunder.

Chapter 672: Black Jade Stone Statue, The Best in the World

“Sister Guyan’s trip was to the Black Moon Island?!”

“It seems so… but, isn’t the Black Moon Island protected by three sages? I heard that the three sages are rather strong, and share a great sense of camaraderie!”

“But Tian Xing said that sister…”

The disciples glanced at each other, and saw a look of deep ast

onishment from each other’s eyes.

It’s not that they didn’t trust Chi Guyan, rather, it was almost impossible to accomplish what she had allegedly done.

Yet it seemed like that was the truth.

Just one person?

Breaking into Black Moon Island alone, stealing Nine Pinnacle Mountain’s ten-thousand-year treasure, the Thousand Years Fire Herb, seriously injuring the three sages and even sinking the entire Black Moon island…

had Chi Guyan sister become that strong?

Even up till this moment, it was hard for them to believe.

Yet, they also started to understand why Tian Xing had brought three hundred Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples here, and what he had meant earlier.

Using the Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal Chi Guyan’s injuries was just an excuse.

Even if Tian Xing really did that, after a month, if Heaven Dao Pavilion were to get her, they would definitely pay a heavy price.

“Srrrrr…”

The three hundred odd Nine Pinnacle disciples had already landed.

In fact, a group of twenty men landed right in front of Chi Guyan, blocking her path as she tried to leave. These twenty disciples had fury in their eyes as they had overheard Tian Xing, Chi Guyan and Mu Qingfeng’s conversation.

She had gone too far!

She who had stolen the supreme treasure, hurt people, sunk the island, and still had the audacity to get Tian Xing to yield. As a Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciple, how could they let this rest?

“Kill!” They yelled coldly.

More than twenty Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples started attacking Chi Guyan as Tian Xing had already ordered them to strike. Their anger was already stoked.

The other Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples also started taking action.

Like enraged cocks, they beat their arms and headed straight for the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples with no hesitation.

“Kill!” The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples also started to react, forming sword formations by the hundreds, and their swords beamed as they ran straight towards the Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples.

Too far?

There was no such thing as too far.

Chi Guyan was a member of the Heaven Dao Pavilion – that meant that she had her reasons for doing what she did, period.

This was a showdown between the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacle Mountain.

As for Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan and First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall Wan Lei who had come to bear witness, they gave each other a look and smiled lightly.

Bear witness?

No one would travel such a distance simply to be present as witnesses.

They had come to witness, not just anything simple, but to witness the outcome of this battle. As for whether the outcome of the battle would be a persecution of the Heaven Dao Pavilion by the other four sects based on moral grounds or a huge loss for both the Nine Pinnacle Mountain and the Heaven Dao Pavilion, it didn’t matter.

What mattered was…

That they fought!

Cang Yue directed her gaze to Chi Guyan, and at Fang Zhengzhi who was in her arms, and did not speak a word, but simply observed quietly.

The twenty odd Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples were displaying apparent fury now.

Even though they knew that Chi Guyan was heavily injured, they did not hold back, and each move was meant to kill.

Yet, how could the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples let the Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples get their way?

Almost exactly at the moment that more than twenty Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples striked, an equal number of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples appeared to fight them off, and beams of cold sword light blocked the attacks on Chi Guyan.

It was a mess.

However, not everyone was tangled in the fight.

For instance, there were at least ten people from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain who weren’t participating, and those Sage State disciples who previously rushed towards Fang Zhengzhi also weren’t moving.

It was also as if they had a sense of camaraderie…

Even Nangong Mu didn’t pick up his sword, and was only fixing his gaze on Chi Guyan, with a glint in his eye.

“Tian Xing, this is the Heaven Dao Pavilion, you can’t win!” Mu Qingfeng had stopped using honorifics for Tian Xing, and instead addressed him directly by name.

“Hand Chi Guyan over, or else I’d continue fighting even if it means huge losses on both sides!” Tian Xing had a look of unusual coldness, and edged closer and closer to Chi Guyuan.

“You should know that that’s impossible!” Mu Qingfeng’s footsteps slowed with Tian Xing’s, but his body was between Tian Xing and Chi Guyan.

“If that’s so, then we have nothing to talk about!”

“Then let’s not talk!”

“Sure, Old Man Mu, you forced me to do this!” as Tian Xing spoke, an enormous black shadow appeared on his hand.

It was a statue.

A statue made entirely of huge black stones.

It was wearing heavy armor that was flapping in the wind, but weirdly, the statue looked exactly like Tian Xing.

“Tian Xing, you…” Mu Qingfeng’s face changed as he saw the statue, and he subconsciously let go of Tian Xing’s palm and ran as fast as he could towards Chi Guyan.

However, it was too late.

The moment the statue appeared, Tian Xing’s body disappeared and the statue came to life, charging towards Mu Qingfeng who was rushing to Chi Guyan.

“Since you don’t want to hand her over, I’d get her myself!” Chi Guyan heard a sound behind her and a shadow slowly creeped up on her.

It was Tian Xing.

His black robe fluttered lightly.

In the moment that Tian Xing appeared, his one palm was already on Chi Guyan’s shoulder. His speed was so fast that one could barely make out his actions.

Spots of light started appearing on Tian Xing’s head. They were from the nine gold ornaments in his hair, each shining brightly.

“Tian Xing, don’t you dare!” Mu Qingfeng’s tone was urgent.

However, he did not move forward, because the black statue had blocked his path, and fist was in his face.

“A ‘Black Jade Stone Statue’ from the Sage State for an opportunity to catch Chi Guyan, the Heaven Dao Pavilion sure is generous!” The First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall Wan Lei exclaimed as he watched the black statue with its fist aimed at Mu Qingfeng.

“As long as Chi Guyuan is caught, the Thousand Years Fire Herb will return to Leader Tian. As for the loss of this Sage State Black Jade Stone Statue, with Chi Guyan in his hands, even if Leader Tian asked for two statues, I’m afraid Pavilion Leader Mu would have little choice but to hand them over!” Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan smiled lightly as he listened to Wan Lei’s words.

“Yes, Chi Guyan is the key to this battle!” Yin Yang Hall’s Wan Lei also smiled. In fact, while smiling, a faint white light concentrated on his hands. “Leader Tian, I’d come help you!”

As Yin Yang Hall’s Wan Lei’s voice was heard…

People moved as well.

In that instant, he passed through the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples around him, and passed through the crowd like a flash, making a beeline for Chi Guyan.

“Hurhur… he’s still young!” Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan remarked as he watched Yin Yang Hall’s Wan Lei bolt towards Chi Guyan, and his smile grew wider and wider.

“Boom!”

In this moment, a loud boom was heard, and then a meteor-like radiance also emerged from the debris.

Ten thousand stars shined brightly.

Under the bright sun, they only shone more brightly.

Only, this radiance did not last for long, lasting only for an instant. A figure slowly emerged, her long pink dress dancing with the wind.

It was a beautiful sight, only, a trace of red could be seen blossoming.

That was fresh blood flowing from the shoulder.

Chi Guyan’s condition was obviously not ideal now. Her extremely pale face seemed rather tired, and blood was still flowing slowly from the corner of her mouth, but she was biting her lips tightly, seemingly having no intention of letting go of Fang Zhengzhi, who was still in her arms.

In this instant…

A shadow rushed towards her once more.

Of course, Tian Xing didn’t expect to take Chi Guyan down with just one blow although she was heavily injured. After all, she had ruined his entire island alone, thus he would never underestimate her.

“Was she only slightly injured? Even while carrying someone, she was still able to use her powers to dodgy them. She really is the Chosen One!” Tian Xing gazed at the blood stains on his hand, slightly dazed.

However, he had no intention of stopping.

Shifting shape, Tian Xing charged towards Chi Guyan once again. He had to seize this opportunity – once he had Chi Guyan, he would be in control again.

“Leader Tian, Wan Lei is here to help you!” At this instant, a sound came from behind Tian Xing. Clearly, Wan Lei was not far away.

Tian Xing said nothing.

He knew only too well what Wan Lei was thinking.

At a time like this, if he ordered Wan Lei to fall back, or turned to greet Wan Lei, he would be wasting his breath. Since Wan Lei had already took action, he was sure to have a reason to not fall back.

The five sects had fought, both openly and in secret, for so many years…

As a member of the Yin Yang Hall, Wan Lei would never let this battle between the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and Heaven Dao Pavilion end so quickly. Wan Lei was joining the battle as a distraction, to buy Mu Qingfeng more time to escape, giving Mu Qingfeng another chance to continue fighting with Tian Xing. Tian Xing was very clear about Wan Lei’s plans.

Thus, he did not care about Wan Lei, and stretched his arms towards Chi Guyan’s shoulders instead.

In this moment, a white figure appeared behind Tian Xing. The snow-white scholar’s robe fluttered in the air, and in the figure’s hand was a sword, a sword that gleamed like white snow.

Nangong Hao.

No one knew when he came to Chi Guyan and Tian Hang’s side.

That is because, his appearance did not incur any sound or movement, such that even his sword was translucent; almost transparent.

He pulled his sword out without making a sound.

This was Nangong Hao’s “standstill” technique.

Do nothing and everything is done. Complying with nature and all things, he could become one with the wind, with the rain, and naturally, with the air as well.

He brought his sword down in a swift motion.

However, it did not chop right into Tian Xing, but instead, only rubbed against the side of Tian Xing’s body, missing him by just the slightest bit, cutting a hole in his clothes instead.

Such a result seemed rather surprising.

Or perhaps it wasn’t so surprising after all.

After all, Nangong Hao was trying to attack Tian Xing, the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, one of the most powerful beings in the Holy Region. Besides Mu Qingfeng, who could really stop Tian Xing?

Tian Xing was extremely fast.

His gaze was fixed on Chi Guyan throughout, and he was seemingly unfazed by the sword. Even when it ripped his clothes apart, he did not move his gaze.

Close, very close.

Chi Guyan was very pale, but her eyes still shone as brightly as a glittering night sky, with starlight flickering in her eyes. She bit her lips tightly, with unparalleled determination on her beautiful face.

No more retreating.

This opponent was Tian Xing, after all.

An opponent who could fight with Mu Qingfeng as an equal, Tian Xing.

“Coagulate!” a soft cry came from Chi Guyan, followed by a faint shadow appearing behind her. It was a woman, a woman with long, jet-black hair.

Like Chi Guyan, the woman’s eyes were very bright.

With exquisite facial features and a terrifying aura, she exuded a godly presence, as if she were the most regal being in existence, so regal that one was unable to generate any remotely dirty thoughts about her.

In the moment that the woman appeared, Tian Xing’s body seemed to have dropped into a huge quagmire, and his actions became extremely slow.

“No doubt, you are the world’s number one bloodline. Chi Guyan, you are the Chosen One. Even though you took my Thousand Years Fire Herb and sunk my Black Moon Island, I don’t want to kill you. You just need to cooperate with me and stop resisting, I assure you that I will treat you like a distinguished guest. Your blood yet to fully awaken; you are not my opponent. Just leave with me, ten years from now, if you want revenge, just look for me!” Tian Xing’s tone was cold, and as he spoke, he also took a step forward.

“Ka, ka, ka!”

The sound of something being torn could be heard around Tian Xing, and Tian Xing continued stepping forward.

“Coagulate!” Chi Guyan cried again, causing a fresh blood to gush from the side of her mouth.

Her pale face was now turning bluish-purple, and her tightly bit lips couldn’t stop trembling, to the extent that even the shadow behind her threatened to dissipate.

“Chi Guyan, it’s useless, given your current capabilities, trying to stop me forcibly is just asking for it!” Tian Xing’s body moved again, and the “ka, ka, ka” sounds were heard once again.

Only, this time, his body wasn’t as unaffected. Instead, it continued to move at a very slow place, as if he were crawling in mud.

This caused Tian Xing’s face to change ever so slightly.

“Chi Guyan, are you courting death, linking the Small Dimension to your blood?” Tian Xing could not understand why Chi Guyan was sacrificing so much just to delay such a little bit of time.

That is, until…

he saw a glittering, dancing flash of light, vibrant red light that made one’s heart tremble; even the bright sun hanging in the sky could not compete with that flash of red.

Chapter 673: Overpowered by My Girl

An immense heat rushed out of the flash and in that instant, the temperature of the entire Heaven Academic Altar was at least doubled.

The Thousand Years Fire Herb!

It is one of the supreme treasures of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, of course Tian Xing recognized it immediately.

“Chi Guyan, are you trying to threaten me?!” Tian Xing’s tone became rather sarcastic, as his thick eyebrows furrowed even more.

The Thousand Years Fire Herb, a top level healing treasure in the Holy Region.

However, due to the large amount of heavenly essence the treasure contained, it could not be consumed directly.

Thus, Tian Xing never thought that Chi Guyan would want to use the Thousand Years Fire Herb to heal her injuries and preserve her life, because that would be equivalent to courting death.

In that case…

There was only one possibility.

Threat.

She was destroying the Thousand Years Fire Herb as a way to threaten.

“It really is the Thousand Years Fire Herb!” A voice rang out behind Tian Xing, and a figure emerged from the distorted rays at the same time.

It was The First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall, Wan Lei.

After seeing clearly that it was indeed the Thousand Years Fire Herb that Chi Guyan had whipped out, his gaze showed a strong desire for it for an instant, although this desire was quickly suppressed.

One often dreams about certain things, but when one gets the said item in reality, one realises that reality differs entirely from one’s expectations.

Notwithstanding the very slim possibility that the Thousand Years Fire Herb could be consumed directly, surely, Wan Lei wouldn’t be so stupid to be coveting the Thousand Years Fire Herb now.

The change caused by the Herb naturally attracted the attention of Mu Qingfeng and the disciples of both Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain. After all, that immense heat was boring down on everyone.

“Is this the Thousand Years Fire Herb?”

“Wow, Sister Chi Guyan really did get the Thousand Years Fire Herb!”

“That means she defeated the three sages and sunk the Black Moon Island. She really is worthy of her title as the Chosen One!”

Although the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples knew that the Thousands Years Fire Herb might have been in Chi Guyan’s hands, knowing and seeing were still two very different things.

As for the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples, they felt nothing but anger and fury.

The Thousand Years Fire Herb was the supreme treasure of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, with three sages guarding it daily. Only when something of utmost importance happened, would the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain use the Thousand Years Fire Herb, and only then, he would only use a little of it.

The most he would take is a small piece of it, to heal a wound.

To pluck the entire Herb like today…

In all the years that the Herb had been passed on from generation to generation in the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, no one had ever thought of doing such a thing.

But what about now?

It had been plucked, forcefully, by Chi Guyan from the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and from now onwards,, would never grow again. Even if it was returned in entirety, it was a huge loss.

More importantly, Chi Guyan still had the audacity to take it out, and use its destruction as leverage against Tian Xing. How could this not anger them?

“Wicked!”

“Even if Chi Guyan really is the Chosen One, we Nine Pinnacles Mountain will not tolerate her stealing our supreme treasure and destroying our island!”

“That’s right, today, the Heaven Dao Pavilion has to give us some form of reparation today!”

The Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples each grabbed their weapons tighter in their hands, appearing furious beyond measure.

However, Chi Guyan still had yet to answer Tian Xing’s question, and simply bit her lip tightly, letting the blood flow freely from the corner of her mouth.

Her beautiful face was pale and turning purple; her long pink dress was dancing freely in the wind.

She did not look at Tian Xing again; nor did she glance at Wan Lei who was behind Tian Xing. Instead, she lowered her head slightly, looking at the pale Fang Zhengzhi in her arms, whose eyes were still tightly shut.

“You really did come in the end…” Chi Guyan opened her mouth, her voice extremely weak.

She then raised her hands slowly, trembling as they brushed across Fang Zhengzhi’s forehead, brushing the fine beads of sweat off.

It has to be said that Chi Guyan’s words were rather odd. In fact, they were so odd that Tian Xing, Yin Yang Hall’s Wan Lei and all the disciples of Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain were puzzled.

Chi Guyan paid no heed to them. Her eyes were only for Fang Zhengzhi as she gazed quietly at that not-quite-handsome face in her arms, appearing to be reminiscing something.

However, she got out of her reverie quickly, and at the same time, a furious cry escaped from her mouth.

“Shameless thief!”

When she let out this cry, Chi Guyan’s pale complexion seemed to grow warmer, exhibiting an inviolable aura of regality.

“Chi Guyan, don’t think that just because you’re using the Thousand Years Fire Herb to threaten me, I really wouldn’t dare to take any action. If you dare to destroy the Thousand Years Fire Herb, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain will definitely oppose the Heaven Dao Pavilion!” Tian Xing glanced at Chi Guyan who was muttering something under her breath, and seemed to lose his patience. However, he was also afraid to forcefully remove the restrictions that had been put on him.

After all, the Thousand Years Fire Herb was with Chi Guyan.

All she needed to do was give a gentle squeeze.

With that, the Thousand Years Fire Herb would immediately turn to ash. The Nine Pinnacles Mountain would never wish for such a thing to happen, thus, even though he was their leader, and owned numerous heavenly treasures, the Thousand Years Fire Herb was in a class of its own and there was only one in the world.

“Leader Tian, please don’t worry, Chi Guyan spent so much effort to retrieve the Thousand Years Fire Herb, so how could she be willing to destroy it? Why don’t you work with me, I’d help you from the side!” Wan Lei’s eyes gleamed, and a hint of a smile appeared around the corners of his mouth.

Following which, he started taking action.

Moving as fast as a bolt of lightning, he dashed straight towards Chi Guyan.

However, at the moment that he moved, the weak shadow that was originally behind Chi Guyan also glanced over. That intimidating gaze and imposing presence made even Wan Lei break out in sweat.

After which, a sound was heard.

“Coagulate!”

And then…

Wan Lei’s speed reduced drastically, and his actions became as slow as a tortoise, taking one slow step after another as he crawled towards Chi Guyan.

Yet, Wan Lei didn’t seem too surprised.

“Chi Guyan, surely, you don’t think you can fend us off alone?” Wan Lei didn’t appear to be too anxious, and even his gaze was very calm.

However, Chi Guyan clearly had no intention of giving Wan Lei any attention.

As Wan Lei had said, having to fend off both Tian Xing and Wan Lei at the same time was much more difficult than dealing with Tian Xing alone.

“Shameless thief… cough!” Chi Guyan started coughing out fresh blood, but she did not stop speaking. “Actually… I intended to come back earlier, but, I’m too late… the Thousand Years Fire Herb, can’t be made into a pill, I… I’m not absolutely sure anymore…”

“What do you mean? Chi Guyan, what exactly are you trying to do? And who is this guy?” Upon hearing Chi Guyan, Tian Xing finally directed his gaze towards Fang Zhengzhi.

“Aren’t you always… always able to create the impossible? Then you should try… just give it a try… cough…” Chi Guyan coughed another mouthful of blood, and her body flopped forward into a half-kneel on the floor, and seemed unable to hold it together.

“Give it a try? Give what a try? Chi Guyan, don’t tell me you’re thinking of…” Hearing this, Tian Xing’s expression experienced an apparent change.

Then, his eyes widened.

Chi Guyan’s had already raised her hand, but this time, she was raising the hand that held the Thousand Years Fire Herb, very slowly, trembling, but retaining a tight grip on the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

“Let’s try it together… I… I really don’t want you to die!” Chi Guyan’s eyes grew darker at this moment, like stars that had lost their glow, or gems that had lost their shine.

However, her hand still pried open Fang Zhengzhi’s mouth quickly, and she proceeded to insert the entire Thousand Years Fire Herb into his mouth.

And in the moment that she inserted the Thousand Years Fire Herb…

Fang Zhengzhi, whose eyes had been tightly shut the whole time, suddenly opened his eyes, which were dark and black, without purple light. They were calm.

However, that calm quickly turned into astonishment.

“Ughhh…” Fang Zhengzhi sounded like he was about to be choked to death, and both his eyes rolled to the back of his head, his body convulsing.

“Chi Guyan, you’re courting death!” Tian Xing was obviously really angry this time. When he heard Chi Guyan mumbling about trying something, he already had a ominous premonition.

However, premonitions were just premonitions.

He never expected that Chi Guyan would really attempt such a thing.

Destroying it!

So she would rather destroy it than return it to me?!

“Chi Guyan, you are recklessly wasting a heavenly object!” Wan Lei of Ying Yang Hall was likewise shaken. His one arm was still outstretched, trying to retrieve the Thousand Years Fire Herb that Fang Zhengzhi had yet to swallow. “Quick, get the Thousand Years Fire Herb out, if you do this, you’re just going to destroy his life!”

…

“The Thousand Years Fire Herb? Destroy my life?” Fang Zhengzhi was feeling out of sorts. Truth be told, if anyone had had a flaming-hot stone stuffed down his throat upon opening his eyes, they would be feeling the same as he did.

What the heck?

Fang Zhengzhi felt that his memory was slightly fragmented.

He only vaguely remembered the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples wanting to kill Yan Xiu, and then a towering rage caused him to nearly lose his mind.

However, before he fainted, he could faintly remember seeing someone.

Mu Qingfeng.

The Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.

Then, the Traceless Sword was seemingly taken away by Mu Qingfeng.

And then…

Mu Qingfeng seemed to have stuffed something into his mouth, which slowed his initial thumping heart rate.

Did Mu Qingfeng save me? Fang Zhengzhi wondered.

What about Chi Guyan, who was in front of him now? How did he end up in this girl’s embrace? Besides, why does Chi Guyan look like she’s about to die?

Fang Zhengzhi felt very confused.

What was even more confusing was the voices around him.

The Thousand Years Fire Herb!

“This fiery hot stone in my mouth is the Thousand Years Fire Herb?!” Fang Zhengzhi unconsciously swallowed his saliva, and then he felt the stone in his mouth slide down a little.

It got stuck right at the opening of his throat.

This immediately caused him to feel breathless.

What in the world is the Thousand Years Fire Herb? It sounds like a high-end, good quality product, but then again, shouldn’t such things melt in the mouth, into a “clear liquid”?

Why did it feel like a stone in his mouth…

Fang Zhengzhi felt like he had been cheated, in his previous life he had read in novels that heavenly treasures were melt-in-the-mouth, now it seemed like they were all lies.

This thing was so hard and so hot, how could it be eaten?

Just when he was thinking about that, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly saw Chi Guyan’s head suddenly drop, and her eyes which were bright seemed rather dull, while fresh blood still stained her lips.

“What is going on?!” Fang Zhengzhi wanted to scream, but he couldn’t with the Thousand Years Fire Herb stuck in his throat. In fact, now his body was so weak that he could barely move.

Struggle.

Faced with such a situation, he could only think of that word.

Yet, it wasn’t much use in the end.

Even though he tried to kick her away with while rolling his eyes at her, Chi Guyan’s head still came down toward him and her bloodied lips printed a stain on his.

At this moment…

Fang Zhengzhi felt a wave of mild gore, and yet in this gore, there was an addictive softness, moistness that was simply alluring.

“Have I been overpowered again? And by Chi Guyan again!” Fang Zhengzhi didn’t quite like the feeling of being overpowered like that, actually, he preferred to take the initiative.

But Chi Guyan clearly had no such awareness.

This was a kiss.

In the moment that Chi Guyan kissed him, Fang Zhengzhi felt that something soft and moist had slipped into his mouth, with a hint of bloodiness and fragrance, forcefully hitting the roof of his mouth.

And it was such a push…

That pushed that stuck piece of the Thousand Years Fire Herb down his throat, and he finally swallowed it.

“So, this kiss was actually to feed me the Thousand Years Fire Herb?” Fang Zhengzhi thought about that and suddenly felt a little lost.

Actually, Chi Guyan should have stopped this kiss already.

But in reality…

She didn’t.

Chi Guyan’s lips were still printed on his, and even that gentle moist tongue hadn’t been retracted, and was still exploring his mouth.

“Has this girl got addicted to kissing me?” Fang Zhengzhi was just about to ask Chi Guyan, “Are you now ready to simply admit defeat and obediently be my girl after you’ve been injured?”

However, before he could ask the question, a surge of intense and terrifying heat exploded fom his body.

Hot…

That was all that Fang Zhengzhi felt at that moment.

It was like his entire body was burning up, from his stomach, spreading to his organs, that flame was spreading uncontrollably to all corners of his body.

“Sob sob sob…” Fang Zhengzhi wanted to scream, but his lips were tightly interlocked with Chi Guyan’s, such that he could only make muffled sounds.

He wanted to struggle.

However, Chi Guyan’s arms and body were tightly pressed against him. With that kind of soft strength pressing against his chest, his body was unable to move.

Finally, another word that he had heard surfaced in Fang Zhengzhi’s mind.

Destroy my life!

“Chi Guyan, were you trying to kill me!” Fang Zhengzhi screamed internally, as the burning hot air caused his skin to turn bright red in seconds, and his entire body emitted white steam.

That is mist that appears when the body’s water is evaporated…

When all the water in a person’s body evaporates, can he still live?

Chapter 674: How Many More Times?

Fang Zhengzhi knew science. In his previous life, he was a youth who had received a good education.

When water evaporates, even the gods could not intervene.

Furthermore, this was a horrible way to die.

When the water content in a body is completely gone, the bones and muscles will completely lose their functionality. The person will turn into a dry corpse.

Very ugly.

Fang Zhengzhi thought that if he had to die, he wanted to die in a cooler fashion. For example, he wouldn’t mind dying from the beauty of his own appearance. However, dying in such a way whereby one wouldn’t even have a proper corpse was not something he wanted.

However, what could he do?

The heat in his body was not something he could resist or control. The energy was too intense and too wild and it seemed to be increasing.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that this was caused by the medicinal properties of the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

Would he really die like this?

Depressing.

His life had already been saved by Mu Qingfeng. Now, he would die at the hands of Chi Guyan. Furthermore, he would die because of a stalk of Thousand Years Fire Herb.

Could there be anything more tragic?

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was about to stop resisting and allow Chi Guyan to kiss him to death, the intense heat in his body suddenly surged forth.

This sensation was akin to a huge volume of water suddenly discovering an exit.

When the energy surged forth in his body like floodwater and exited through his organs, they were immediately lured by a powerful attractive force and they reached his mouth.

Then…

Fang Zhengzhi opened his eyes wide in shock.

This was because he saw the face of Chi Guyan, who was pressing down on him with all her life, slowly turning red. She was becoming as red as fire.

The intense energy in his body slowly stabilized too.

“Chi Guyan was able to suck away all this heat energy?” Fang Zhengzhi made a sudden realization. However, he quickly discovered that something was amiss.

If that was the case, wouldn’t she die?

Fang Zhengzhi never expected this. Normally, Chi Guyan was an arrogant and uncaring person. However, at crucial moments like this, she would abandon her life to save his?

At this moment, he was extremely touched by her action. Heat in his body rushed to his brains, making him slightly dizzy.

This could also be because he lost too much water from his body. Suddenly, he felt sleepy. This drowsiness caused countless images to flash through his mind.

…

A clear river.

A plump little body stared with big black eyes as he happily barbequed a fragrant Fire Plume Chicken.

At this moment, a girl who was about five years old jumped out from behind him.

Her face looked like a porcelain doll. However, with her haughty demeanor, she looked like the main lady of the house. No matter how one looked at her, she appeared comical.

“You chicken-stealer!” The little girl hollered at the little boy indignantly as she placed her hands on her waist.

When Fang Zhengzhi saw this, he laughed in his heart. It was a relaxed laughter from the heart.

This was because he knew the girl would soon be kicked into the river.

“Plop!”

Indeed, the girl fell head-first into the water.

“Thief, my chicken!”

“You’re thinking too much, it’s my chicken!”

…

He never expected the deepest memory of his youth would be the first time he met Chi Guyan. Fang Zhengzhi’s head was in a blur.

At this moment…

The image changed once more. Now, it went to the time when he met her at the Divine Constabulary.

“Without trust, a man cannot stand straight upright. If you break a promise, you lose trust. No matter what, since Young Master Fang raises this issue, I’ll live up to my promise. I’ll wait for him for two more years! In these years, I won’t discuss marriage with anyone. Please permit me this, Father Lord!”

Promise?

What nonsense!

Fang Zhengzhi knew clearly that this was a reason Chi Guyan used to stop others from seeking her hand in marriage.

However, because of this promise, he was linked inextricably with her…

…

“I’ll wait for you at the Heaven Dao Pavilion. If you can defeat me there, I’ll be the woman who warms your bed.”

In the Northern Mountain Village, on the rooftop of a small farm, a couple stared at the moon in the sky. They made a promise to each other.

…

“Chi Guyan, don’t die!” Fang Zhengzhi did not know what he was thinking. However, he could not let her die just like this.

Perhaps, sometimes it was better to be selfish, especially when lives were involved.

However, he realized that he could not selfish here.

He knew that if he pushed Chi Guyan away now, he may be saved. However, if he did so, his life would be worse than torture.

Shameless?

Yes, Fang Zhengzhi was shameless many times. He could use unscrupulous methods to win, but this did not mean that he was a selfish monster.

He hesitated no more.

Fang Zhengzhi’s hand moved. He naturally placed it on Chi Guyan’s waist and pressed her close to his own body. He hugged her tight.

At that moment, he felt Chi Guyan’s body tremble.

Without knowing if it was because of the heat, or because of discomfort, Chi Guyan furrowed her brows. Her bright eyes shone with a flame-like energy.

Her skin was as red as blood. Fog steamed off her body.

However, one had to admit…

When he placed his hands on her waist, it was extremely comfortable. Even though a pink dress blocked him from touching her skin, he could still feel how smooth her skin was.

Extract.

Fang Zhengzhi did not want to always be the passive one. Hence, he started to actively extract as he probed the warmth and wetness in her mouth.

He took in a deep breath.

“Boom!”

Instantly, Fang Zhengzhi felt that he had sucked the unbearable heat back. Then, it went straight for his organs like a flash flood.

“Motherf*cking b*lls!” Fang Zhengzhi wanted to curse because it was such an uncomfortable feeling. It was so uncomfortable until he felt like exploding.

…

The kiss between Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan did not last very long. However, they were still entangled. Furthermore, from their positions, it felt slightly weird.

Chi Guyan was half-kneeling on the ground as she embraced Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi too grabbed Gu Chiyan’s waist. It was an intimate move, but it seemed abnormal.

This was because…

Normally, the guy should be on top and the girl below, right?

Of course, this was not too important. What was important was the fact that there were many people around them. They were kissing in full view of everyone.

This went against public morality.

“Sister Chi Guyan… she and this shameless guy, oh my god! Am I seeing things? How can this be possible?”

“Can their marriage vow be real?”

“Elder sister… no! This cannot be! She was tricked by this guy. That’s right, she fell for his tricks!”

None of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples wanted to believe this, because the truth hurt them deeply.

They were not the only ones who were shocked.

The disciples of the Nine Pinnacle Mountains opened their eyes wide in shock too. They looked at each other. They did not know what was going on.

Nangong Hao bit down hard on his lips. As he clutched his Wuwei Sword, it shook in its scabbard. He did it subconsciously.

“Fusion of Yin and Yang?” Wan Lei of the Yin Yang Pavilion stared at Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan. He was no shocked like the rest. Instead, he frowned.

As the First Disciple of the Yin Yang pavilion, he naturally knew that men and women were separated by Yin and Yang. At the same time, this was the cornerstone of the Yin Yang Pavilion.

However, as he looked at the fusion of Yin and Yang…

This surpassed everything that he was taught.

“Do they want to use the power of the Fusion of Yin and Yang to guide the medicinal properties of the Thousand Years Fire Herb? No, no, Yin-Yang Fusion can be used for moderation, but it cannot erode the energy of the Thousand Years Fire Herb. 20 people can’t do this, much less two!” Wan Lei was sure of his thinking.

Two people. If they want to moderate a stalk of Thousand Years Fire Herb, it was nearly impossible.

However, if…

It could not be for this reason, right? Why would Chi Guyan do this? What was her objective? Did she really want to die with him?

Wan Lei did not know.

Even the Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, Tian Xing, was frowning. He naturally saw what the two of them were doing.

However, just like Wan Lei, he thought that it was near-impossible for just the two of them to moderate the medicinal properties of this power stalk of Thousand Years Fire Herb.

Yin-Yang Fusion could help in moderation.

However, it was not invincible.

Tian Xing was suspicious too until he saw Chi Guyan slowly lift the hand she used to hug Fang Zhengzhi. Then, she tapped Fang Zhengzhi’s stomach at lightning speed.

A bright light shone.

Then, it dissipated, as if it had been absorbed by his body.

Then, her fingers moved once more. She moved up by an inch and poked once more. Another ray of light started to shine but it disappeared quickly too.

“Using the body as a crucible!” Tian Xing cried out. Even as the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, he was shocked when he saw this scene.

Genius.

Even he had to admire Chi Guyan’s genius-like thinking. However, this idea may not work.

However, only a genius could think of something like this.

When the two of them kissed, Yin and Yang fused. This helped to alleviate the pain one of them felt from the herb. Then, using a body as a crucible, one could turn the herb into a pill.

It was a scary thought, but it was not impossible.

When the disciples from the Nine Pinnacle Mountain and the Heaven Dao Pavilion heard the voice that came from Tian Xing’s mouth, looks of shock crossed their faces.

“Crucible?!”

“She’s using his body to cultivate the Thousand Years Fire Herb?”

“This… this is too ludicrous? Will it work?”

No one was sure if this would work, as it had never happened before in recorded history.

Of course, it was because no one wanted to try it.

“Kaboom!” At this moment, a huge explosion could be heard. Then, countless black granite and shrapnel flew into the air.

Then, a human figure appeared before Tian Xing and Wan Lei.

Long white robes billowed in the wind. Long white hair cascaded down until his shoulders. His gaze was calm but anger, shocked but in admiration.

“Guyan, eh… with me here, do what you must!” When Mu Qingfeng noticed Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan, who were locked in an embrace, he sighed. However, he quickly turned to look at Tian Xing and Wan Lei with a resolute expression.

“The Sage State Black Jade Stone Statue is destroyed?!”

“How long did it take? That was a Sage State… It was equivalent to a Sage State cultivator!”

“Mu Qingfeng is indeed as powerful as our master!”

When the Nine Pinnacle Mountain disciples looked at Mu Qingfeng, who stood in front of Tian Xing and Wan Lei, and then at the shattered chunks of rocks, they were all shocked.

Fang Zhengzhi was shocked too.

However, he was not shocked that Mu Qingfeng destroyed some Sage State Black Jade Stone Statue. Instead, he was shocked that Chi Guyan used his body to cultivate pills.

“So, I’m just a test subject?” Fang Zhengzhi did not know if he should be touched or angry.

It was an odd feeling.

While Chi Guyan saved him, it was no different from harming him.

Experiment…

It was called an ‘experiment’ because it brimmed with countless possibilities. No one knew what could happen.

“Whoo!” The heat in his body was sucked away by Chi Guyan once more, which made her face as red as flame.

Her entire body was like a piece of heated metal.

Fang Zhengzhi could sense that she was uncomfortable. This was because her hands had stopped, and they were trembling non-stop.

For someone with actual experience, he knew the pain of inhaling the heat a second time. It was much worse than the first.

Of course, the third would be even scarier.

So…

Did he want a third time?

As Fang Zhengzhi pondered this serious problem, a famous quote appeared in his mind. All guys like to hear a woman say, “I want.”

However, the phrase they feared even more was…

“I want more!”

“For f*ck’s sake, how many times before it’s over?!” Fang Zhengzhi stared at the eyes in front of him, which started to shine with light.

It was extremely bright, like the stars in the sky.

Chapter 675: The Two Extremities of Yin and Yang

Beautiful.

One had to admit that Chi Guyan was really beautiful. Her facial features were exquisite and her body brimmed with elegance, beauty, and a regal aura.

Right now, this beautiful girl was enduring the intense heat of the flames for herself. Her entire body was drenched with sweat and she frowned.

One could tell that she was in real pain.

However, this pain did not stop Chi Guyan from expelling the heat from her body. Instead, she endured the pain with her shaking frame.

This determination and endurance were terrifying.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that Chi Guyan wanted to give him time to rest and recover. This was why she let the heat stay longer in her body.

However, he was a man…

Sometimes, he had to bear the burden.

There was an ancient saying, “When heaven presents one with opportunity, one must strengthen one’s will, move one’s bones into action, not fear starvation from work, and care less about one’s material self. Steady your heart and don’t be easily distracted, only then can you achieve your task.”

“Don’t you want a few more times?” Fang Zhengzhi’s hand, which was around her waist, tightened as he embraced her tightly.

Then, he started to extract from her once more.

This movement naturally surprised Chi Guyan. Quickly, the look of surprise faded away. Instead, it was now replaced with a snow-melting warmth.

Then, Chi Guyan’s hand around Fang Zhengzhi tightened.

“Boom!” Heat surged into his body once more. He wanted to grit his teeth and he felt like dying.

Indeed…

It was not easy to be a man.

Fang Zhengzhi did not know how long could he bear it anymore, because the third impact almost made him lose consciousness. His entire body became incredibly heavy.

Indeed, was he about to be defeated?

Starlight surged from Chi Guyan’s fingers into his body. It was slightly cool. However, this amount of coolness, in the face of such an immense heat, amounted to nothing.

The world before him was turning dark…

He was losing consciousness.

His arm around Chi Guyan started to relax. It was not because he did not want to hold on anymore but instead, it was because the pain this time was too intense. It was more intense than what he had imagined.

At this moment, another absorptive force came from her. It sucked the heat away from Fang Zhengzhi’s body.

At this body, he felt Chi Guyan, who was in his arms, trembling violently. Her skin turned as red as fire.

“Oh no, Sister Chi Guyan can take it no more!”

“If this continues, she’ll die with him!”

“No! We can’t let that happen.”

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw this scene, they were all frantic.

Mu Qingfeng noticed the change on Chi Guyan’s body too. He saw her face of pain as well as the energy that steamed from her body. He clenched his fist tightly.

He wanted to help Chi Guyan, but he understood that Tian Xing and Wan Lei, who were in front of him, would not give him this chance.

What could he do?

Even Mu Qingfeng was at his wits’ end.

“Pavilion Leader, I must commend Chi Guyan’s thinking. Using that guy’s body as a crucible, she can cultivate the Thousand Years Fire Herb into a pill. However, how can a human body compare to a real crucible? Furthermore, she doesn’t seem so apt at pill-cultivation, right?” At this moment, someone said this.

It was Wan Lei from the Yin Yang Pavilion.

Mu Qingfeng said nothing. Instead, he frowned even more.

Wan Lei’s words were unpleasant, but they were the truth. A human body and his mind both had limits. Once it exceeded what was normally tolerable, the body would just overload and perish.

“Leader Tian wants his Thousand Years Fire Herb. However, looking at the situation now, if Chi Guyan continues, failure is certain. Once she fails, the energy from the Thousand Years Fire Herb will be gone. You won’t get anything back!” When Wan Lei noticed that Mu Qingfeng said nothing, he turned to look at Tian Xing. A light flashed in his eyes.

“What do you want?” Tian Xing looked at Wan Lei and his eyes narrowed.

“I have a plan, will Pavilion Leader Mu and Leader Tian want to hear me out?” A hint of a smile crossed Wan Lei’s face.

“Speak!” Tian Xing said.

“With Chi Guyan’s power, if she wants to turn the Thousand Years Fire Herb into medicine with his body, she will need at least 7 to 8 days, like more than 10 days. Even if she just wants to create the embryonic form of a medicine, she will need 10 to 12 hours. Am I wrong, Pavilion Leader Mu and Leader Tian?” Wan Lei said with confidence.

“Continue,” said Tian Xing.

The Five Sects of the Holy Region each specialized in something. The Heaven Dao Pavilion specialized in the Dao and trained with the sword. The Yin Yang Pavilion cultivated the natural Yin and Yang of heaven and earth. Their abilities at alchemy were supreme.

As the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Pavilion, Wan Lei naturally believed that he was right.

“The simplest method is for us to help Chi Guyan. Once the Ten Thousand Years Fire Herb takes its embryonic form, we shall extract it from the guy’s body. Do the two of you agree?” When Wan Lei said the last bit, he turned to look at Mu Qingfeng.

“Cultivate the embryonic form of the pill together?” Tian Xing’s eyes narrowed once more. He appeared to be thinking of something.

“This is the only plan I have to save Chi Guyan and retrieve the Thousand Years Fire Herb!” When Wan Lei noticed Tian Xing’s pause, he added that quickly.

“Okay, we shall listen to you. Old man Mu, you want to protect Chi Guyan. I don’t want to hurt her. All I want is to retrieve my Thousand Years Fire Herb. Doing so will benefit both of us!” When Tian Xing heard this, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

“Don’t do it, Pavilion Leader!” Before Mu Qingfeng could open his mouth, Emperor Lin Mubai had already shouted, “If we forcibly extract the pill, Fang Zhengzhi will die!”

“Oh? Fang Zhengzhi? Is he powerful?” When Wan Lei heard Lin Mubai’s words, a cold smile crossed his face. “From his clothes, he doesn’t seem to be someone from the Heaven Dao Pavilion, right?”

“Old man Mu, I’ve already taken a step back. Will you really want to become my enemy, just for someone who has yet to enter the Heaven Dao Pavilion?” At this moment, Tian Xing’s gaze was chilly.

“Crack!” Mu Qingfeng clenched his fist and said nothing.

However, he stared intently at Chi Guyan’s body. He looked at her pained expression, as well as her burning-hot skin.

Silence.

This was not a hard choice.

Just like what Wan Lei and Tian Xing had said, Fang Zhengzhi was someone who had yet to join the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Normally, how could he become enemies with the Nine Pinnacles Mountain for an outsider?

Furthermore, the situation was so urgent.

From Chi Gyuan’s expression, it was obvious that she would not abandon Fang Zhengzhi. If this went on, Chi Guyan may pay for it with her life.

“Master!”

“Please save elder sister, master!”

“Elder sister Chi Guyan can take it no more!”

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples noticed Mu Qingfeng’s silence, looks of panic crossed all their faces.

He said nothing but clenched his fists tightly. However, he slowly moved to the side and made way for a path.

When Tian Xing saw this, he hesitated no more. He rushed before Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan. He looked at Fang Zhengzhi, who was in front of him, and a cold look crossed the corner of his mouth.

“B*stard, don’t blame me, blame yourself for eating something you should not have!” After he said that, he slammed his palm into Fang Zhengzhi’s chest.

A powerful energy surged into Fang Zhengzhi’s body.

While he knew that Mu Qingfeng consented, he had to cripple Fang Zhengzhi and crush his Small Dimension. This was a precaution he had to take.

He did not want Fang Zhengzhi to swallow the pill and run off.

Furthermore, he wanted Fang Zhengzhi to become crippled. Only if he was a cripple would Mu Qingfeng not regret his decision. After all, Mu Qingfeng would not become a foe of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain for a cripple.

“F*ck you!” Fang Zhengzhi wanted to swear but his mouth was sealed by Chi Guyan. There was no way he could say anything.

However, he did not expect Tian Xing to give add fuel to the flame at this moment. One must concede that those in the Sage State were more Machiavellian than he thought.

At this moment, Wan Lei was behind Fang Zhengzhi.

He hit down with his palm once more.

However, he hit Fang Zhengzhi’s waist. At the same time, a powerful energy rushed towards his waist.

At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi sensed that the stalk of Thousand Years Fire Herb, which continually emitted heat, in his body was slowly being enveloped by a stream of qi.

One had to concede that Wan Lei’s alchemy skills were better than Chi Guyan’s.

However, he did not know why did Wan Lei allow Tian Xing to allow Chi Guyan to cultivate the Thousand Years Fire Herb in his body into medicine.

Was it like what he said? To extract a pill?

Fang Zhengzhi did not think so.

He was not dumb.

Furthermore, even an idiot could tell that Wan Lei’s true objective was to hurt both the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and the Heaven Dao Pavilion, instead of getting the two sides to agree to peace.

So, why would Wan Lei convince Tian Xing and Mu Qingfeng?

When he thought about that, Fang Zhengzhi sensed the qi in his body swirling rapidly.

As it swirled, it started to change.

It felt as if it was splitting into two polar opposites.

Yin and Yang?

Fang Zhengzhi could not be sure. However, he could sense that the qi was splitting into two. After it turned into Yin and Yang, heat from the Thousand Years Fire Herb was being absorbed.

However, it did not wreak havoc in his body anymore. Instead, it was being extracted.

Like taking silk from a silkworm, it was being extracted strand by strand.

Faced with the energy being extracted, Fang Zhengzhi could sense Wan Lei’s palm, which was at his waist, was starting to heat up.

“Does he want to take advantage of the situation?” Fang Zhengzhi reacted quickly to this. At this moment, if he still did not know what Wan Lei was thinking, then he would be a true fool.

Helping to cultivate it into medicine was nothing more than an excuse.

Wan Lei’s true objective was to use Fang Zhengzhi, the ‘crucible’, to form a pill. In other words, Wan Lei wanted to take this chance to absorb part of the Thousand Years Fire Herb into his own body.

What a ‘noble’ plan.

What a ‘kind’ action.

As Fang Zhengzhi bore the pain of the heat, Wan Lei had to do nothing and could just wait for the pill to be cultivated. Soon, he would strike Fang Zhengzhi.

After he killed Fang Zhengzhi, no one would know of what he did.

Furthermore, no one knew how much medicine the Thousand Years Fire Herb in Fang Zhengzhi’s body would produce.

It was a perfect crime.

Importantly, Fang Zhengzhi could not speak.

Fang Zhengzhi now felt that everyone in the Sage State was like a wolf. They all moved to the top of a pyramid. The higher you went, the more difficult it was.

You could plan each step, or you could rush straight to the top.

Fang Zhengzhi decided to bear with the pain.

“The two extremities of Yin and Yang, Yin… Yang… flow of qi…” As he sensed the qi around the Thousand Years Fire Herb, Fang Zhengzhi pondered the problem in his mind.

He looked at Chi Guyan, who was looking at him quietly.

In her eyes, he could see a similar expression.

Endure.

…

The heat surged into Fang Zhengzhi’s body, and then Chi Guyan’s.

Cycle, a non-stop cycle.

In this cycle, Chi Gyuan’s expression became more and more pained. However, her eyes became brighter and brighter. They shone like stars.

The disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain had stopped fighting.

Everyone was waiting for the embryonic form of the pill from Fang Zhengzhi’s body.

Tian Xing and Wan Lei both helped Chi Guyan cultivate the pill. Mu Qingfeng’s hand was cloaked with blue light. The blue light enveloped her body and reduced the heat she felt.

As for Fang Zhengzhi…

He had no right to expect such treatment.

Disciples from the Heaven Dao Pavilion occasionally poured water onto his body. Some of them released their energy to freeze the water into ice.

His insides were like a furnace, his skin felt like ice.

This was what Fang Zhengzhi was feeling right. Ice and fire.

Wait a moment.

Fire, ice?

Yin, Yang?

Suddenly, Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes lit up too. His blurry consciousness suddenly cleared up, like a seed which had just sprouted.

Chapter 676: Everywhere It Passes, Nothing Can Grow

Specks of dust can accumulate to become stones, drops of water can accumulate to become an ocean.

Likewise, once a seed has sprouted, it can grow into a tree so tall that it touches the sky or even a large forest.

Fang Zhengzhi understood this well, and precisely because of that, he could truly comprehend the Heaven Dao and the Near-Life Dao, which is why he could use the Rebirth Plate.

But now…

Now, he had a similar sentiment regarding Yin Yang.

In his previous life, he had had some theoretical understanding of Yin Yang. Simply put, Yin Yang is the foundation for all changes in nature.

The raw force behind all things, from conception, development, maturity and decline till death.

To summarize, it involves four relationships: The interaction between Yin and Yang, the genesis of Yin and Yang, the antagonism between Yin and Yang and that both Yin and Yang stem from the same root.

Its beginnings can be traced to the polarities that are prevalent in nature, but yet also closely related, such as the sky and land, the sun and the moon, day and night, cold and heat, man and woman, up and below, ice and fire, etcetera.

“Opposing, but stemming from the same root! Through control of the flow and rotation of one’s breath, one can divide one’s breath into two, forming Yin and Yang.”

Fang Zhengzhi was hit with this realization suddenly.

This was an important reason why Wan Lei was able to absorb the breath of the Thousand Years Fire Herb that was inside his body.

Suddenly, Fang Zhengzhi felt like a huge door had opened in his heart.

“Yin Yang, that’s it!” Fang Zhengzhi had a strong urge to laugh, but his mouth was sealed tightly, and he was could not laugh.

However, he wasn’t someone who enjoyed being taken advantage of.

Previously, he had endured it, largely because he was unable to control the medicinal power of the Thousand Years Fire Herb, and he also did not have the ability to retrieve something that was lost.

But now…

Things were different.

Subconsciously, he also prepared to re-absorb the medicinal power of the Thousand Years Fire Herb that Wan Lei had absorbed into his body, but right at the moment when he was about to act, he stopped.

“That won’t do, if I use the same technique as Wan Lei, it is likely that we would be closely matched in terms of strength…” Fang Zhengzhi mentally shook his head.

At this moment, he could use Wan Lei’s technique and create another Yin Yang cyclone around the Thousand Years Fire Herb, forming a system of mutual absorption with Wan Lei.

However, Wan Lei wasn’t Qian Wu.

Qian Wu only had the power of the Rebirth State Peak, and his progress on the Near-Life Dao wasn’t great either. However, as the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Pavilion, Wan Lei’s level of power was hugely different from Qian Wu. Fang Zhengzhi didn’t even need to guess – he knew that Wan Lei had at least attained the power of the Sage State, and even among people in the Sage State he might not be considered too weak.

Fang Zhengzhi clearly could not afford to compete with Wan Lei on the same Yin Yang Dao now.

Even if, in theory…

Fang Zhengzhi was able to win by a fluke.

What then?

If he were to so much as move, Wan Lei would certainly react immediately. When that happens, if Wan Lei retracted his hands or sneaked an attack from behind…

Thinking about it this way, this obviously wouldn’t be a smart move.

At this moment, Wan Lei had let down his guard, and clearly feeling pleased with himself. He was being complacent, which meant that this was the perfect moment to attack quickly. To miss this opportunity would be a huge waste.

What to do?

If one man can’t defeat him, then…

Surely a group of people can!

This was a very simple idea. In his previous life, even elementary school students would know to get a couple of friends to come along if he couldn’t win a fight alone.

At this point, Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes lit up again.

Of course, he had his friends too, like Yan Xiu, who was lying on the ground, and Nangong Mu, who was battling fiercely against Yan Qing.

These two really knew how to fight.

They were unperturbed by anything happening around them, keeping to themselves, not even needing a judge. Just like that, they continued their fight to death.

Very focused.

But clearly, most people weren’t the slightest bit interested in their fight.

In fact, any fight would attract more attention than a fight between these two.

Fang Zhengzhi obviously could not expect Nangong Mu to come over to help him after he was done fighting, after all, the probability of that happening was too low. Most importantly, Nangong Mu was male, as he was.

How could two same genders generate Yin Yang?

This was simply nonsense.

Fang Zhengzhi did not like nonsense.

Thus, his attention naturally shifted to Chi Guyan.

The male Yang must be complemented by the female Yin.

This is the right way.

Besides, most importantly, once he and Chi Guyan formed a Yin Yang connection, even the searing heat that he and Chi Guyan were taking turns to transfer from each others’ bodies could be used to strengthen the connection.

That searing heat in their bodies could be divided into two extremities, Yin and Yang.

He would use the searing hit in their bodies, divide them into Yin and Yang and form a huge Yin Yang cycle between himself and Chi Guyan…

Thinking about it made him a little excited.

Of course, doing this would cause part of the medicinal power of the Thousand Years Fire Herb to enter Chi Guyan’s body, and to be absorbed by her.

This would inevitably make it more difficult for him to make Chi Guyan his b*tch.

But everything has advantages and disadvantages.

If he had to make a choice between Wan Lei and Chi Guyan, he knew who he would choose.

One cannot be too selfish.

Besides, in the first place the Thousand Years Fire Herb was initially obtained by Chi Guyan, and that chick’s actions really did touch him just now.

“What a good b*tch!” Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was about time to promote Chi Guyan, to, say, Leader of the B*tches or something.

Without further ado, Fang Zhengzhi decided to follow his heart and started to attempt to use his breath and the strength of the transfers to control that searing heat.

However, thinking and doing were two completely different things.

That wave of heat that surged right into Fang Zhengzhi was just too strong, to the extent that he simply could not use strength to suppress it, and could not control its direction.

Fortunately…

Chi Guyan had also formed a loop with him.

And this loop had to pass through Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan’s mouths.

That was the crux of it all.

Since the heat had to pass through Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan’s mouths, then, learning how to form a Yin Yang vortex between their mouths to direct the heat would be crucial.

Regarding this, Fang Zhengzhi had an idea.

It was simple.

All it required was a flexible use of tongue.

…

Fang Zhengzhi wasn’t too sure what Chi Guyan was thinking at this moment, but one thing he knew for sure was that, when he put his thoughts into action, Chi Guyan’s expression changed significantly.

Not just her expression…

Even Chi Guyan’s eyes had changed, and there seemed to be a raging fire in her eyes.

Sparks shone in her eyes like stars, as if expressing Chi Guyan’s feelings. One did not even need to guess to know that she was definitely scolding Fang Zhengzhi for being a shameless thief.

And it was true – Chi Guyan was doing just that.

She couldn’t understand – even at such a critical moment, Fang Zhengzhi showed no sign of being anything but his usual shameless self, and had taken advantage of the situation to do this to her.

Didn’t this shameless thief know that, once the pill that Wan Lei and Tian Xing were trying to form from the Thousand Years Fire Herb in his body takes shape, they would start attacking him?

A leopard never changes its spots.

Chi Guyan really was rather furious, but she held it down. She let Fang Zhengzhi do it without much resistance, only occasionally dodging him.

But at this moment…

She realised that something was wrong.

Initially, the heat she extracted from Fang Zhengzhi’s body was always uncontrollable, coming from multiple directions, but this time there was an apparent change.

Although it was still coming from many directions, but…

There seemed to be a faint sense of direction, a kind of loop forming. In fact, it also felt like the heat was splitting into two in this loop – into two extremes.

She wasn’t very certain.

But, when the heat change changed as such, the pain that came with absorbing it wasn’t as intense as before, and was significantly alleviated.

Just as Chi Guyan was feeling confused, Fang Zhengzhi began to absorb the heat again.

“So quickly?” Doubts further clouded Chi Guyan’s heart. All this time, in order to save Fang Zhengzhi some pain, she had always let the heat stay in her body for a longer time.

Fang Zhengzhi had also being doing the same.

It could be said that, through each loop, both of them had developed a sense of camaraderie – you’d endure it to your limit, and then I’d do the same, repeating the cycle.

Yet, Fang Zhengzhi’s weird actions had undoubtedly destroyed this camaraderie.

Doubt.

But Chi Guyan still chose to cooperate.

She pushed the heat out of her body.

Just as she sent the heat into Fang Zhengzhi’s mouth, she began to feel his tongue moving restlessly again.

“…” Chi Guyan really wanted to scream at him for being a shameless thief once again, but as before, she was unable to do so because her mouth could barely make a sound.

At this moment, the change happened again.

Fang Zhengzhi sent the heat back as quickly as he had sucked it away, and when he sent it back, his tongue started moving again.

Of course, this wasn’t exactly the most important thing at that moment.

What was most important was that, the heat that Chi Guyan absorbed into her body this time was obviously different, and she could feel the change.

The heat was split into two – two extremes!

Yin, Yang!

Chi Guyan, being as intelligent as she was, now understood what Fang Zhengzhi was doing, although she still had no idea what the point in doing that was.

However, she knew that Fang Zhengzhi was doing this on purpose.

If so…

Then he naturally had to have his reasons.

“Does this shameless thief want me to do the same action as him?” This idea didn’t linger for too long in Chi Guyan’s mind.

Although she was born into wealth and nobility, since she was young, she was exposed to sergeants, generals, battlefields, and blood.

This meant that, she had “military blood”.

She started to imitate Fang Zhengzhi’s actions…

…

Fang Zhengzhi was truly shocked this time.

His original plan was to do this with sheer force of will and shamelessness, betting on Chi Guyan being cooperative and not pushing him aside midway.

What he didn’t expect was that, not only did Chi Guyan not push him aside, but she even started working with him and taking the initiative.

Now this was rather unbearable for him.

As a man, how could he lose in this aspect?

Harder!

More strength!

Harder!!

More, more strength!

What Fang Zhengzhi didn’t know was that, when he was preoccupied with “comparing” himself with Chi Guyan, there had been a huge change to that loop of heat between him and Chi Guyan.

Now, it wasn’t just split into two.

It had become two absolute extremes.

To put it more straightforwardly, a distinct point of convergence had formed between Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan’s mouths. Fang Zhengzhi’s breath was Yang, and Chi Guyan’s breath was Yin.

Gone was the situation where the heat stayed in one of their bodies.

Both of them had heat flowing in their bodies, but once the heat reached Fang Zhengzhi’s mouth, it became Yang. When it reached Chi Guyan’s mouth, it turned Yin.

This was a loop that had formed between Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan – a Yin Yang loop.

Once this Yin Yang loop had been formed, the initial pain disappeared completely. In fact, their internal organs began to slowly recover, as if reborn.

At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi grabbed Chi Guyan by her waist, and gently wrote four words on her waist, with his fingers.

When he was done, Chi Guyan’s body quivered, a faint hint of surprise in her eyes.

Fang Zhengzhi had no way to explain it to Chi Guyan.

But he knew he could do it.

“Yin Yang reverse!” Fang Zhengzhi yelled in his heart, and then, the original loop suddenly stopped and went into reverse rapidly.

“Buzz!” In a split second, the entire space had collapsed.

Darkness.

Darkness with no light.

And, naturally, at the opposite end, there was brightness. Blinding, hot brightness just like the sun.

This was an enormous Yin Yang Illustration.

And it had been formed in seconds.

It had been so sudden that no one besides Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan could react in time, and certainly no one had anticipated it.

Yet, this huge Yin Yang Illustration had in fact appeared, and was swirling crazily above Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan.

“Yin Yang Illustration?!” Wan Lei’s feelings were hard to describe in words.

As the First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall, he found it hard to believe his eyes. Wasn’t the Yin Yang Illustration exclusive to the Yin Yang Hall?

Why would it appear on Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan?

This was his first reaction.

Of course, this thought didn’t linger for long in his mind, not because he found out why, but because he didn’t have the luxury of time to continue thinking.

Because, a huge, terrifying force rushed into his body at that moment, with savage strength. It had completely destroyed the medicinal powers that he had painstakingly extracted from the Thousand Years Fire Herb in seconds.

It also sucked away the source of the medicinal power that he had extracted in a huff. Like a typhoon, everywhere it passes, nothing can grow.

Chapter 677: Plot Against You? That’s Too Easy

Could any words possibly describe what Wan Lei was feeling at this moment?

No!

There simply weren’t any words that could possibly describe Wan Lei’s feelings now. If one had to describe it, it would be along the lines of f*ck my luck.

“What is this?!” Wan Lei screamed internally. Obviously, he could see that what was appearing on Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan’s bodies was a Yin Yang Illustration, but he had never seen one so incredible. Thus it begged the question…

What the hell was going on?

Why would there be such a strong sucking force?

Wan Lei was really quite frightened, because he would never have guessed that the loop force of Yin Yang Illustration on Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan’s bodies drew its strength from the medicinal powers of the Thousand Years Fire Herb.

He couldn’t understand, but also didn’t have time to ponder on it…

Because, after that terrifying and savage sucking force had wiped the energy source of his internal functions clean, like a killer on a killing spree, it rushed into his Small Dimension.

This happened in literal seconds.

It was too fast.

It was so fast that he really couldn’t react in time.

Initially, Wan Lei was comfortable, even enjoying it. It was as if there was a beautiful woman lying in his arms, contorting her body, pleasuring him so much that he could barely hold in the urge to burst out.

However, all this had changed in the blink of an eye.

The woman was still there.

But she had changed into a demon – a demon that was mining Yang to supplement Yin.

“Boom!” All Wan Lei felt was the heat being sucked out of his Small Dimension at such a high intensity that his body felt like it was being hollowed out.

This sensation was very strong – it was so strong that he started convulsing a little.

“How dare you!” Wan Lei boomed, immediately raising his hand, palm facing the back of Fang Zhengzhi’s head as he hit down hard.

…

Of course, there was someone else who was feeling similar to Wan Lei – Nine Pinnacles Mountain Leader Tian Xing.

In comparison to Wan Lei, Tian Xing really was rather innocent.

At least his method of obtaining the Thousand Years Fire Herb was, arguably, fair and honest.

For instance, in order to ensure that Mu Qingfeng would not go back on his word, he had hit Fang Zhengzhi’s chest, shattering the Small Dimension. Also, when he wanted to obtain the pill, he had also made his intentions very clear.

In any case, although Tian Xing was overbearing, he always did so on the basis of openness and ability.

However, to Fang Zhengzhi…

This wasn’t a point of consideration.

He only need to consider two points: firstly, if the other party was a friend, or someone who couldn’t become an enemy; secondly, if the other party was within sucking range, and was defenceless.

Fang Zhengzhi reached a conclusion quickly.

Tian Xing fulfilled the criteria.

In that case, what was he waiting for?

“Dao would give rise to one. One would become two, two becomes three, and it would keep going on!”, Chi Guyan had told Fang Zhengzhi about this principle at the Northern Mountain Village.

This principle could also be applied to the Dao of Yin Yang. “Yin Yang gives rise to the Supreme Ultimate, the Supreme Ultimate produces two forms, the two forms birth four phenomena, the four phenomena produce eight trigrams.”

It was quite a mouthful, but easy to understand.

The so-called reversal of the Yin Yang is actually the reversal of these two sentences. Equally simple is the Great Dao, as it is all-encompassing. All creations are one.

Dao can be all things, and all things can be Dao.

The terrifying suction force went from the Yin Yang Illustration above Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan into Tian Xing and Wan Lei’s bodies within seconds, forcefully gaining full control of their bodies like a bandit.

This happened all too quickly.

Even Tian Xing did not react until the force had sucked away a good 30% of his Origin Energy.

And his first reaction was to slap Fang Zhengzhi’s forehead, hard.

“Boom!” There was a loud, dull thud.

Next, a shadow flew out and blood spout out of his mouth.

WIth a loud rumble, another deep pit appeared on the already cracked ground.

Everything had happened very quickly.

The appearance of the Yin Yang Illustration, Tian Xing’s slap and the flying shadow – these had all happened in moments.

This also meant that the surrounding Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples simply could not react.

All of them were thoroughly stunned.

“What is going on?”

“Could it be that the pill had been made?!”

“Then… who was the figure that had flew out?”

One by one, the Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples subconsciously trailed towards the deep pit, to see who had fallen in it. Their jaws dropped when they saw who it was.

He had already raised his head.

Sluggish, pale.

This was the expression on the person’s face.

“Wan Lei?!”

“Wan Lei from the Yin Yang Hall?”

“The guy who flew out was actually Wan Lei?”

No one could understand what was going on. How could that have happened to Wan Lei? Who would’ve sent the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall, Wan Lei, flying?

This was the question that was bothering everyone.

It was also this question that naturally led the Heaven Dao Pavilion and Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples to shift their gaze to where most of the action had taken place – where the Yin Yang Illustration had suddenly appeared.

However, the Yin Yang Illustration had disappeared.

In its place, was a smudge of blue. It looked like the sky.

“The Heaven Dao!”

“What is going on?!”

“Could it be Fang Zhengzhi who did this?”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples unconsciously arrived at the quick conclusion that it was Fang Zhengzhi who did it, because, in that position, only Fang Zhengzhi had mastered the Heaven Dao.

However, the Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples were confounded.

They did not know that Fang Zhengzhi had mastered the Heaven Dao – many had never even heard of Fang Zhengzhi.

“The Heaven Dao?! Who could it be?!” Such thoughts ran through the minds of many Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples.

Shock, doubt.

Yet, if one truly wanted to talk about shock, at this moment, there was no one feeling it more than the Nine Pinnacles Mountain Leader, Tian Xing.

Obviously, Tian Xing knew that it was Fang Zhengzhi who had used the Heaven Dao Teleportation technique.

Precisely because he knew this, he was extremely shocked.

“How could it be? I crippled him!” Tian Xing simply could not comprehend how something so bizzare could have happened.

Could it be the Yin Yang Illustration that had appeared?

As the leader of Nine Pinnacles Mountain, Tian Xing obviously knew what the Yin Yang Illustration was, so naturally, he also knew that the Yin Yang Illustration could not have had such an effect.

If it wasn’t the Yin Yang Diagram…

The Thousand Years Fire Herb could heal wounds, cause an increase in cultivation, but repair Small Dimensions? Impossible!

If it wasn’t the Thousand Years Fire Herb either, then what is going on?

Tian Xing was truly baffled.

Even though he was the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain, faced with such a bizarre happening, he was utterly perplexed. After all, he was the one who had personally crippled Fang Zhengzhi’s Small Dimension.

…

“Cough, cough…” Wan Lei’s face was rather pale, as he coughed out two mouthfuls of blood. He had wanted to attack Fang Zhengzhi, and he had never expected that he would’ve gotten a slap from Tian Xing instead.

As the First Disciple of Yin Yang Hall, he found it hard to accept Tian Xing’s angry slap.

Especially when his body was being hollowed out.

How could that have happened?

Wasn’t Fang Zhengzhi crippled? How could he have dodged Tian Xing’s slap? Also, the Heaven Dao, how could he have mastered the Heaven Dao?

Could it be that it was Chi Guyan?

Countless questions surfaced in Wan Lei’s mind.

This led him to shift his gaze to the smudge of blue light that was fast disappearing. Not far from the blue light were two figures.

A man and a woman.

Side by side, hand in hand.

The woman was Chi Guyan, whose long, pink dress was flapping gently in the wind, and her jet black hair flowed to her waist like a waterfall.

Compared to her fatigue and paleness just moments before,

Chi Guyan looked like a completely different person, with red cheeks, shining skin, her beauty as glaring as the brightest star in the sky, making it almost painful to look at her.

Standing beside her was Fang Zhengzhi, who had also looked like he was about to die, but now…

His long, blue shirt moved with the wind, and a hint of a smile lingered about the corners of his mouth. Most importantly, Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes were as blue as the sky.

“The Heaven Dao, how could it be?! This guy has mastered the Heaven Dao of the Six Rebirth Dao Technique!” At this point, Wan Lei’s expression changed.

It hadn’t been Chi Guyan’s Heaven Dao.

It was Fang Zhengzhi!

No matter how much thought he gave to the matter, he couldn’t find a reason.

…

Fang Zhengzhi naturally wouldn’t deliberately explain it, but he had already lost his Small Dimension two years ago. What he was left with was called The Vast World.

Thus, crippled or not, to him, there wasn’t much of a difference.

Of course, this was extremely fortunate. If not for the fact that his body was now rather special, Tian Xing’s slept would really have crippled him.

“Such a pity that I didn’t suck the both of them dry, there’s still some left.” Fang Zhengzhi shook his head, slightly disappointed.

However, he was still rather satisfied.

At least 30% of Tian Xing’s Origin Source had been sucked away, and as for Wan Lei, since he was the main target, Fang Zhengzhi had taken special care to suck away at least 70% of his Origin Source, on top of the medicinal powers of the Thousand Years Fire Herb that Wan Lei had absorbed.

He had more or less gotten back all the Origin Source that he had expended earlier.

In fact, there was even some leftover.

“Shameless thief. The leopard cannot change its spots!” Chi Guyan scolded, but she didn’t look too angry. In fact, she didn’t even pull back her hand, which Fang Zhengzhi was holding.

“Guyan, are you alright?” Mu Qingfeng looked at her hand, which was being held by Fang Zhengzhi, and looked at her face, which betrayed a hint of nervousness.

Other Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples similarly showed an unusual amount of concern.

“Master, I’m fine.” Chi Guyan shook her head.

“Alright, that’s good to hear. What about him…” Upon hearing that Chi Guyan was fine, Mu Qingfeng let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, his gaze shifted to Fang Zhengzhi. He seemed like he was about to speak, but then faltered and changed his mind.

“Of course you guys are fine!” Wan Lei’s voice boomed, as he stood up from the deep pit with some difficulty. “Chi Guyan, I saved you out of goodwill today, and this is how you repay me? Plotting against me together with this guy? Is this how the Heaven Dao Pavilion treats its allies?”

“Plotting?”

“What plot?”

“Fang Zhengzhi and senior plotted against Wan Lei together?”

The disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Nine Pinnacles Mountain were initially doubtful about what had happened earlier. Now, hearing Wan Lei’s remark, they were growing curious.

“Hurhur, Chi Guyan, the Chosen One. First, you stole the Nine Pinnacles Mountain’s Thousand Fire Herb from the Black Moon Island, then you conspired with an outsider against the First Disciple of the Yin Yang Hall Wan Lei. Impressive!” Hearing this, Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan stood up, smiling.

Ling Yun Tower’s Cang Yue, who was by his side, remained silent. She let her gaze fall on Fang Zhengzhi, staring at him, furrowing her eyebrows slightly.

As for Tian Xing, his expression was dark and terrifying.

As the leader of Nine Pinnacles Mountain, he had been defeated by someone who hadn’t even entered the Heaven Dao Pavilion, who had sucked away 30% of his Origin Source. This was definitely a huge insult.

Only…

He couldn’t speak like Wan Lei.

After all, for him, the leader of Nine Pinnacles Mountain, to personally admit that he had been outsmarted – that was unspeakable.

At this moment, Mu Qingfeng stood up, and his gaze swept past both Wan Lei and Fu Xi Valley Elder Gu Yuan, and then stopped at Chi Guyan and Fang Zhengzhi.

“What did the Valley Elder mean by this? It was Tian Xing who hurt Wan Lei, what does this have to do with Guyan?” Mu Qingfeng’s expression turned rather icy as he said this.

“Pavilion Leader Mu, you really know how to make excuses for your beloved disciple! If not for Chi Guyan’s help, how could this rascal, with such a low level of cultivation plot against me? What a joke!” Wan Lei wiped the bloodstains on the corner of his mouth, looking arrogant.

Actually…

As Yin Yang Hall’s First Disciple.

Wan Lei did in fact have every reason to be arrogant. After all, whether in terms of alchemy skills or cultivation, he was superior to to his peers.

Then, how could he believe that the Yin Yang Illustration was Fang Zhengzhi’s doing?

Chi Guyan.

It had to be Chi Guyan.

Although he had no idea how Chi Guyan was able to feel the Dao of Yin Yang, he was sure that only Chi Guyan could do that.

However, as he stopped speaking, a smudge of sky blue light appeared on top of his head, as clear as the sky.

“Huh?” Wan Lei’s expression changed. Although 70% of his Origin Source had been sucked away, and he had taken a slap from Tian Xing, he still had a keen intuition for danger.

The moment he saw the blue light appear above his head, he took two steps back swiftly, and revealed a cold smile. “Rascal, you really think that you can plot against me with your half-hearted Heavenly Rebirth Dao? You’re just courting death!”

Wan Lei was very fast.

Even though he was injured, he moved forward so quickly as if he was a shadow.

“Plot against you? That’s too easy, I’d like to take you head-on this time!” As Wan Lei stepped back, a figure appeared in the blue light above his head.