Gate of God

Chapter 739: Punching Someone in the Face Completely

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Fourth Elder’s face seethed with pain. It did not come from Yan Qing’s punch as this punch could not do much harm to him.

However, only someone who had been punched in the face could understand what a humiliating experience it was.

Furthermore…

His assailant was a Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple.

Silence.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples around them looked on in shock because they had never expected Yan Qing to ‘sucker punch’ Fourth Elder like this.

More importantly, he was so resolute when he did it.

“Is Yan Qing crazy?!”

“What ‘friend’? What is this guy thinking?”

“Is he not afraid of death?”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples could not comprehend what was going on. After all, under the present situation, even a fool knew who had the upper hand.

“Fourth brother…” Second Elder was speechless too. He knew Fourth Elder’s personality well. While he was not aggressive, he was prideful.

A punch to his face?

Furthermore, he was punched in front of so many Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. How could he take such a humiliation?

“Boom!” A huge explosion rang out at this moment. Then, the black claws which were grabbing Fourth Elder were completely blown part.

Just like what Second Elder thought…

Fourth Elder was utterly infuriated!

A light shot into the sky and surged from Fourth Elder’s body like seawater. Then, it was rapidly sucked back into his body.

At the same time, Fourth Elder’s face shone with a crystalline glow. A bright light flashed on his skin.

Then, he moved.

His sword split into two, one blue and one red. The red one was like fire and the blue one was like water. One blazed with heat and the other one was icy-cold. Two entirely different auras surged forth from the two swords.

“Is this Fourth Elder’s Two Swords of Ice and Fire?”

“I have yet to see him use these two swords in a very long time!”

“That’s right… I’m afraid Fourth Elder is truly enraged!”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples knew the significance of these two swords. One was ice and the other one was fire. The two swords came from a blazingly-hot place and an icy-cold place.

This was also representative of Fourth Elder’s life.

He cultivated in an extremely wintry place and trained in a blazingly-hot place before he mastered the two Daos of water and fire. Then, he was able to combine these two Daos from the Dao of the Five Elements into one.

All of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples felt that Fourth Elder would soon transform into his terrifying Water and Fire Saint, a shadow suddenly flew out from behind Yan Qing.

Evidently, the opponent was using Yan Qing’s large frame and his body to form an optical illusion.

Of course, none of this was important anymore.

More importantly, the moment the shadow flew out from behind Yan Qing, he kicked out with his feet at the enraged Fourth Elder.

Very fast!

From the moment it appeared to the moment the kick landed, time appeared to have passed in the blink of an eye.

Then, a dull sound could be heard.

“Thud!”

Then, Fourth Elder’s body staggered back by five steps. Then, he landed on the ground head first.

“…”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were truly shocked at this moment. No one could have expected Fang Zhengzhi to be able to stand up again. Furthermore, just when Fourth Elder was seething in rage, he took this chance to kick him again?

More importantly…

His feet landed on Fourth Elder’s face again.

As they looked at the figure which stood at where Fourth Elder once stood, whose body was caked with blood and clad in torn blue robes, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were utterly silent.

“Showing off? I’m not f*cking scared of you!” Fang Zhengzhi’s voice rang out. He was not particularly loud but every single Heaven Dao Pavilion disciple could clearly hear his voice.

At this moment, the entire world turned silent. It was as if time had stopped. Everyone froze where they were.

Then…

An enraged roar could be heard.

“Ah!!! Fang Zhengzhi, I’ll kill you!!” Fourth Elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, whose dignified position commanded respect, could also descend into rage at this moment. One could imagine how angry he was at this moment.

“Boom boom boom!” The ground started to tremble violently.

Fourth Elder’s hair started to dance in the air too. It was no longer tied up nicely in a bun. He looked as if he was only half a step away from madness.

“Fourth brother, calm down!” When Second Elder saw this scene, a feeling of dread rose in his heart. This was because he knew that Fang Zhengzhi kicked him intentionally.

However, Fourth Elder appeared to not have heard Second Elder’s words. Getting kicked time and again on the face made him lose control of his emotions.

“Eh? This old man has gone crazy! Are you afraid, Yan Qing?” As Fang Zhengzhi looked at the frenzied expression on Fourth Elder’s face, an odd smile crossed his face.

“No, not at all!” Yan Qing shook his head and clenched his fist. At the same time, a beastly light shone in his eyes.

“Let’s take him together, shall we?” Fang Zhengzhi asked once more.

“Yes!” Yan Qing nodded his head.

“Ai… it has been a long time since I last bullied someone with numerical superiority…” Fang Zhengzhi lifted his head and recalled the only time he fought when he had more people on his side.

At that time, he was taking part in the Great Xia Dynasty’s Imperial Examinations. In that fight, he, Ping Yang, and Yan Xiu took on many people at the same time.

After that fight…

He never had such an experience ever again.

Of course, this joyous opportunity belatedly presented itself to him once more. However, his opponent right now was Fourth Elder, who was completely enraged.

A ray of light!

Just when Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Qing were exchanging words, Fourth Elder struck. He stabbed toward Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Qing with his two swords.

One red and one blue ray of light arrived in front of Fang Zhengzhi at a terrifying speed. It was so fast that the sonic boom it created rang out in the air. Furthermore, behind these two rays of light, the space where they passed by were torn apart.

It was evident that Fourth Elder was extremely fast.

The moment the two rays of light reached, Yan Qing struck. His movement was exaggerated. He reached out to grab Fourth Elder’s sword with his bare hands.

Of course, he only grabbed one of them, which was the red one which blazed with a fiery light. The moment he grabbed it, a ball of fire shot into the sky.

Instantly, it started to spread up Yan Qing’s arm.

However, Yan Qing’s face did not change. It was as if he could not feel that pain of being burned by the flames. The moment his arm caught fire, he kicked Fourth Elder with his leg and this time, he aimed for his groin.

“…” Even though Fang Zhengzhi knew about Yan Qing’s battling style, he was still awed by this vicious spectacle before him.

This style was so Yan Qing!

It was insanely wild!

However, since he said that they would take Fourth Elder on together, he could not slacken.

In fact, after Yan Qing grabbed Fourth Elder’s fiery-red sword with his hand, Fang Zhengzhi started to move too. If not, there was no way Yan Qing could have kicked.

Just when Yan Qing grabbed the fiery-red sword, Fang Zhengzhi stabbed at Fourth Elder’s throat with his sword in hand.

As for Fourth Elder’s other incoming sword…

He did not even try to block it.

Only the brave could win.

This did not mean that Fang Zhengzhi did not fear death. However, in a two-on-one fight, it was not hard for him to dodge incoming dangers.

However, it was much harder for Fourth Elder to do so.

Hence, he naturally would not dodge. The reason was simple. If he dodged, Fourth Elder would have grabbed Yan Qing.

This was a form of mutual trust.

Since they said that they would take him together, they had to coordinate their attacks. Yan Qing did not doge and hence, he could not dodge too.

It was vicious.

Both Yan Qing and Fang Zhengzhi exuded viciousness. Faced with Fourth Elder’s enraged attack, they chose to…

Face it head-on!

This result of this was evident.

How could Fourth Elder, enraged as he was, retreat? Faced with both Yan Qing and Fang Zhengzhi, he was still confident of victory.

However, Yan Qing and Fang Zhengzhi coordinated with each other seamlessly. Furthermore, they both hit him hardly and shocked him ferociously. As he looked at Yan Qing’s incoming leg and Fang Zhengzhi’s sword, he shimmered to the side oddly.

With his blazingly-fast speed, he was able to dodge both Yan Qing’s kick and Fang Zhengzhi’s sword. He positioned himself between them.

Then…

A truly shocking scene happened.

Yan Qing’s wild battling style, at a close distance, was absolutely horrifying. He had no fixed way of fighting. As he saw Fourth Elder’s side next to him, he did not hesitate as he straightaway head-butted Fourth Elder’s head.

“Boom!” The sound of the impact was clear.

The moment the two heads hit each other, ‘sparks’ flew. Of course, actual sparks were impossible but instead, two streams of blood spurted into the air.

Instantly, blood gushed from Fourth Elder and Yan Qing’s heads.

Fang Zhengzhi was slightly stunned too. He knew that Yan Qing was wild and feral. However, he still underestimated how determinedly fierce he was.

As he looked at Fourth Elder’s body flying back…

Fang Zhengzhi gritted his teeth as he head-butted the back of Fourth Elder’s head.

“Thud!” His head probably was not hard enough and hence, the noise it made was not as clear as Yan Qing’s. Instead, it sounded rather dull.

However, head-butting the back of someone’s head with the front of your head.

This advantage was clear.

After Fang Zhengzhi head-butted him, he felt slightly dizzy. However, Fourth Elder, after getting head-butted twice (once in the front and once in the back), appeared to lose his capability for rational thought.

Clearly, one could sense that he was enraged.

It was because of his rage which placed him in this predicament. Even though he was powerful, even though he could dodge both Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Qing’s attack…

The reality was that…

He suffered a huge disadvantage because of this attack!

In particular, after Yan Qing’s attack, Fourth Elder used his greatest weakness to fight Yan Qing’s greatest strength. After all, Yan Qing’s advantage lay in his close combat skills.

Fresh blood trickled from Fourth Elder’s head, blurring his eyes. This made his face turn red and his eyes appeared slightly dazed.

However, Yan Qing was not dazed.

In contrast, he was very aware. Even blood trickled down his head too, it could not stop Yan Qing from continuing his attack.

“Boom!” Another huge explosion.

Yan Qing’s head smashed against Fourth Elder’s once more. This time, compared to before, it was even more ferocious.

Two balls of blood flew everywhere again.

In mid-air, two bright flowers of blood appeared.

Even Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes bulged in shock. From the bottom of his heart, he did not want to head-butt him anymore. However, as he looked at Fourth Elder’s body, which was rapidly approaching him, he had no other choice.

This was a long-established principle…

Advance and retreat together!

“Yan Qing, what the f*ck!” Fang Zhengzhi cursed in his heart. He could not help but grit his teeth as he rammed the back of Fourth Elder’s head once more.

“Thud!” Another dull sound.

It was very, very dull…

Fang Zhengzhi did not know what Fourth Elder was feeling but he was sure that his own head was spinning. He could differentiate between north, south, east, and west.

All he could see in front of him were stars.

“…”

“Fourth Elder!”

“What is going on?!”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples’ mouths fell agape. They never expected this to happen in a fight between a Sage and two Rebirth State cultivators.

After all, all these happened too quickly. They seemed to take place in the blink of an eye, from the moment Fourth Elder was enraged to the moment where Yan Qing and Fang Zhengzhi head-butted twice.

Only two breaths’ worth of time appeared to have passed.

However, in these two breaths, Fourth Elder seemed to be greatly weakened. His body staggered about as if he was about to fall onto the ground any moment.

This made everyone speechless.

Fourth Elder’s greatest strength lay in the combination of the Daos of fire and water.

He did not even use them.

As Fang Zhengzhi looked at the stars spinning in front of him, one thought ran in his mind, “Some people really have a hard head. They could ram a tree with it!”

Thus, if they used their heads to head-butt…

That would not be a problem at all!

Chapter 740: Clear Fire

However, this did not mean that everyone’s heads could ram against a tree. In terms of hardness of the head, Fang Zhengzhi knew clearly that both he and Fourth Elder were not that strong.

This made it awkward.

There was no way to collaborate.

More awkwardly, he could not fault Yan Qing or ask him to accept his battling style. The reason was simple: Yan Qing would not agree to it.

Yes, Yan Qing was someone with an astounding bloodline. The quality of his body was horrifying and yet, he had yet to master the Dao of All Creation.

Naturally, such a freak like him could play an important role at times.

For example, in this battle against Fourth Elder.

Superficially, this seemed like a coincidence. One felt that Fourth Elder made a strategic mistake, which allowed Yan Qing and Fang Zhengzhi to seize this chance.

However, this was not the case.

As Fourth Elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he had much battling experience and hence, how could he make such a strategic mistake? Even if he had lost all reason due to rage, he should still be able to keep a bit of his rationality.

In other words, even if Fourth Elder was not incensed and fought while keeping his calm, the end result of this fight would not change.

The reason was simple…

Fourth Elder’s judgment was common sense.

When he charged toward Yan Qing and Fang Zhengzhi, Yan Qing blocked his sword by paying the price of having his arm burned. Furthermore, he also tried to kick Fourth Elder’s groin. Fang Zhengzhi, taking advantage of this two-on-one fight, dodged and also chose to ‘go down with him’.

Evidently, Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Qing worked well together.

This teamwork made Fourth Elder make that strategic decision. He forced himself between Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Qing as he tried to split the two of them apart.

If he could keep them both apart…

He would be able to overcome both of them simultaneously.

This was common sense.

However, he never expected Yan Qing to head-butt him before he could even unsheathe his sword. This was a true accident.

After all, Yan Qing’s battling style depended highly on his own instincts. It felt as if he did not even spend any time to think.

However, in the Holy Region, who would f*cking use their head to smash a target?

Hence, no matter whether Fourth Elder kept his calm or not, this result was inevitable. The peculiarity of Yan Qing did not lie in the quality of his body or the viciousness at which he fought at close range. Instead, his peculiarity lay in how he fought without any style.

“Boom!” Another huge explosion.

Fourth Elder, who had been staggering about, could take it no more. He was utterly nauseous and his head was severely injured. This made his body tilt to the side and fall onto the ground.

From the moment Fourth Elder unsheathed his Two Swords of Ice and Fire until the moment he collapsed on the ground, the time between them was comically short.

However, the fact remained that…

Even a Sage’s body faced physical limitations, particularly when fighting against a freak like Yan Qing. No matter how hard your head was, these many hits would naturally injure it.

Fourth Elder fell.

It was very sudden.

However, as Fourth Elder fell, the situation of the entire battle changed once more. The Heaven Dao Pavilion, which had a superiority in terms of powerhouses, only had two Sages left.

Fang Zhengzhi’s side was different.

Even though Yan Qianli was temporarily trapped, and the Heavenly Oasis Saint was bogged down by Sixth Elder, Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Qing were still capable of fighting. Furthermore, they also had Yan Xiu, who had turned into a Fallen Asura and lost all sentience. They were enough to give both Second Elder and Sixth Elder a headache.

In fact, Second Elder’s head throbbed.

He never expected Fourth Elder to lose so quickly. Furthermore, he was defeated in such a peculiar manner. How could an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion lose at the hands of Fang Zhengzhi, who was severely injured, and Yan Qing, who was in his Rebirth State?

“Rascal, come and help me! I can’t hold him off for long!” Just when Second Elder was pondering this problem, the Heavenly Oasis Saint’s voice rang out.

“He’s also a Sage. You still have dozens of disciples. Do you really need me?” Fang Zhengzhi’s head throbbed in pain. His head was in a state of true pain to the point where he could feel it spinning. Hence, when he heard the Heavenly Oasis Saint’s words, he looked back at him disrespectfully.

“My specialty is alchemy, not fighting!”

“So?”

“So you should help me!”

“Sorry, I’m injured!”

“…” The Heavenly Oasis Saint was speechless. He felt wronged too because the reason he was in this state was that he had tried to help Fang Zhengzhi.

Of course, the true reason why he was upset was not because Fang Zhengzhi claimed to be injured and did not want to help him. Instead, it was because while Fang Zhengzhi said that he was injured, he had already dashed over to Second Elder’s position. His speed was fast and furthermore, he brought Yan Qing along with him.

“Bloody rascal, I’ve trained you for two years for nothing!” When the Heavenly Oasis Saint saw Fang Zhengzhi rush over to Second Elder without even looking at him, he could not help but curse.

“As a Sage, even if you’re not good at fighting, you should continue to fight with dignity. Only then can you live up to your stage. Furthermore, even if you’re not good at fighting, you have your medicines with you. With so many supplements, you can take some at any time. Maybe they will make you stronger.” As Fang Zhengzhi slashed Second Elder with his sword, he snapped back at the Heavenly Oasis Saint.

“Of all time for you to become strong, you have to choose this moment!” The Heavenly Oasis Saint cursed once more. However, he looked at Sixth Elder killing another disciple of the Shadow Sect, gritted his teeth, and took out a small green jade bottle from his chest. Then, he swallowed all of the pills inside.

“Kaboom!”

After he ate these pills, the Heavenly Oasis Saint’s body sank vigorously. Two footprints appeared on the ground underneath his feet.

At the same time, a violently explosive aura came out from his nose and mouth. The aura was green and was filled with a murderous aura.

“Clear Fire Pill?!” When Sixth Elder saw the green aura from the Heavenly Oasis Saint’s mouth and nose, his face turned.

“Wrong! It’s the Heavenly Oasis Clear Fire Pill!” The Heavenly Oasis Saint corrected.

“Is there a difference?”

“Of course, the name is different!”

“…” Sixth Elder’s mouth twitched and he wanted to shoot a dirty look at the Heavenly Oasis Saint. However, he decided to use his sword to teach him an important lesson: one must be honest!

“Boom!”

Just when Sixth Elder wanted to slash him, a huge explosion came from Second Elder’s side. It felt as if a huge golden bell had been struck.

In fact…

The bell had been struck.

The moment Fang Zhengzhi attacked Second Elder with his sword, Yan Qing crashed into the huge golden bell which trapped Yan Qianli.

This sensation was akin to a blindfolded wild horse. It could not see what was around it.

A huge sound reverberated in the air.

The huge golden bell started to shine with golden light after Yan Qing hit it. In the light, one could countless complicated runes flashing and shining.

One could, therefore, see that while the golden bell was rattled, it was definitely not going to break or shatter. It was as stable and firm as a huge mountain.

Of course, Yan Qing would not give up so easily.

After he realized that he had gotten no reaction after he smashed into the golden bell, he took three steps back as his body crackled.

Evidently, Yan Qing was prepared to smash it a second time.

Furthermore, from Yan Qing’s expression, one could tell that he was extremely determined. If he could not succeed after one try, he would try it two times. If that failed, he would hit it three, four, five, six times. If he could not shatter it today, he would hit it all the way until tomorrow. Even if he had to hit it for half a year, it was fine. As long as he had a chance to smash it, he would come up with a plan.

This was the extent of his determination.

However, Yan Qianli shuddered at this thought. Any normal person knew that when someone was trapped inside a huge bell, one should not try to free him by crashing into the bell.

The reason was simple…

No one could take it.

Yan Qianli’s eyes turned red because of the first impact. More importantly, his ears could not hear anything that was going on outside.

All he could hear was dull thuds.

Naturally, Yan Qing’s thinking was characteristic of him. Not only could it lead to astounding successes, but it could also make others give up all love for life.

Evidently, Yan Qianli was the latter.

As Yan Qing planned to smash it again, Yan Qianli’s thoughts were indescribable. He wanted to say, “Rascal, if you have the courage to do so, let us switch places!”

Of course, it was extremely difficult for the former Prince Yan, once the lord of Western Liang, to say such a thing.

Hence…

As Yan Qianli watched Yan Qing take three steps back as he prepared to crash into him once more, all he could was to wave at him vigorously. Then, he said in a raspy voice, “My friend, my life is worth nothing. Please think about the bigger picture and help Fang Zhengzhi!”

“Alright, take care of yourself, elder!” Yan Qing was slightly stunned. His sharp, beastly gaze was momentarily replaced with a look of respect. Then, he nodded his head and turned to smash Second Elder.

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As the Second Elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, his strength was not weak. Coupled with his supreme treasure, the ancient bell, he would not be at a disadvantage even if he fought four to five Sages.

In fact, Second Elder could do that.

Yan Qianli had just become a Sage. However, he became a Sage via the Dao of Asura of the Six Rebirth Daos. Hence, he was much stronger than normal Sages.

Even so, he was still trapped firmly underneath the golden bell without any chance of escape.

As for Yan Xiu…

While he was only in the Rebirth State, the moment he had been controlled by the power of Asura and turned into a Fallen Asura, his strength could rival a Sage.

Normally, Second Elder would not find it hard to fight in a two-on-one fight. He trapped one of them and suppressed the other one. It was the style of an extraordinary fighter.

However, he ultimately still only had two arms and two legs.

When Fang Zhengzhi’s extremely sharp sword came slashing down, it was no longer so easy for him anymore. When he looked at Yan Qing charging toward him, he found it even more difficult.

This was because he could not retreat!

If he retreated, the result of today’s battle would be clear.

The Heaven Dao Pavilion could not afford such a defeat. Neither could he. After all, if he retreated while the Heaven Dao Pavilion possessed such an advantage, the name and glory of the Heaven Dao Pavilion would be ruined.

Hence, he could only press on.

However, no matter how hard he fought, defeat was certain. While Fang Zhengzhi’s arm was severely injured, that injury was not fatal. Fang Zhengzhi was already in his Rebirth State and could use his vast Origin Energy to heal himself.

On the other side, the Heavenly Oasis Saint was like a completely different person. His fly-whisk rose and fell non-stop as he used his ‘big moves’, all of which required a huge amount of Origin Energy.

It was just like what Fang Zhengzhi had said. So what if he could not win? As long he ate a bit of medicine, he would become stronger.

The Heavenly Oasis Saint did indeed become stronger.

Green aura emerged from his nose and mouth. He used his ‘big moves’ continuously and furthermore, the green aura started to spread. It formed a green space around him.

“No, this isn’t the Clear Fire Pill!” As an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Sixth Elder was naturally a better fighter than the Heavenly Oasis Saint. If not for the ‘big moves’ the Heavenly Oasis Saint used non-stop, the battle would have long been over.

However, after this stalemate, he realized that something was amiss. This was because he knew that the Clear Fire Pill took its name from ‘clear’ and ‘fire’. A clear aura would make one suppler while the ‘fire’ would unleash one’s potential.

However, the Heavenly Oasis Saint felt that something was amiss. The energy from his body would not go away. Instead, they congregated onto each other and became thicker and thicker.

“Of course, my pill is the Heavenly Oasis Clear Fire Pill!” The Heavenly Oasis Saint said gleefully.

“But you just said that the only thing different about it is its name!” When Sixth Elder heard this, he became sullen. After all, taking such a long time to deal with an alchemist undermined his reputation.

“Actually, there’s a small difference which I forgot to mention,” said the Heavenly Oasis Saint as he flicked his fly-whisk. He was trying to remember something.

Chapter 741: A Strange Change, The Door Opens

“What’s the difference?” Sixth Elder asked.

“It’s… scarier! Aren’t you scared of my Heavenly Oasis Clear Fire Pill? Hahaha…” The Heavenly Oasis Saint laughed happily.

“Heavenly Oasis old man, after so many years, you have really become more and more sly. Hmph, do you think I’ll believe you?” Sixth Elder naturally did not believe him.

The older one was, the craftier one would become. The Heavenly Oasis Saint, who stood before him, had evidently spent much time in the mortal realm and hence, was the epitome of a crafty old man.

Naturally, Sixth Elder would not fall for his trick so easily. The more the Heavenly Oasis Saint played down the ability of his pills, the more careful he would approach him.

When the Heavenly Oasis Saint saw how careful Sixth Elder was, he sighed in relief in his heart. He could not help but recall a scene one year ago.

On that day, he was trying to cultivate Clear Fire Pills. Coincidentally, as he walked into his alchemy room and was about to retrieve the pills, he saw Fang Zhengzhi pacing up and down before his crucible.

Without guessing, the Heavenly Oasis Saint knew that Fang Zhengzhi was here to steal his pills.

Like what they said, it was easy to guard against robbers but hard to protect oneself from a thief which came from within.

Fang Zhengzhi was this kind of thief. More importantly, if he caught him now, Fang Zhengzhi could just say that he had walked into the wrong door.

Hence, the Heavenly Oasis Saint naturally shot a look of anger at Fang Zhengzhi and instantly ordered him to scram.

Then, an innocent face appeared.

However, this time, Fang Zhengzhi did not use his ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ by saying that he had walked into the wrong room. Instead, he ‘humbly’ asked him to teach him how to use this crucible.

The Heavenly Oasis Saint did not want to waste time explaining to him but Fang Zhengzhi pestered him non-stop. Furthermore, it was time to open the crucible and hence, he explained to Fang Zhengzhi as he opened the crucible.

Then, Fang Zhengzhi replied to him disrespectfully.

“Get rid of the air which you exhale? What a waste! Why not add a few more ingredients which will allow the aura around you to solidify. This will make it more terrifying. Furthermore, the pill will be bigger and hence, you can sell it for more money!”

“Scaring others? What use does that have? You rascal only know how to do all these tricks! Scram, don’t interfere with my pill retrieval!”

“I only know that? You are the one who’s ignorant… For a miser like you, the only people who can make you eat a Clear Fire Pill is someone who is a lot stronger than you. Why not scare him? Can you really live just with the effects of these Clear Fire Pills? Forget it, I’m lazy to explain this to you. Give me a piece and I’ll tinker with it and help you improve it.”

“…”

The Heavenly Oasis Saint naturally did not do as Fang Zhengzhi had asked. He stopped him from grabbing these Clear Fire Pills. However, he treated his words seriously. When he next cultivated pills, he could not help but to explore ways of making his Clear Fire Pill more terrifying.

Right now, reality proved that a casual statement made by Fang Zhengzhi allowed him to continue battling against Sixth Elder.

…

The Heaven Dao Pavilion, on top of the Sword Peak, in the center of the Heaven Academic Altar.

A huge green door stood in the center of the Heaven Academic Altar. On its left and right sides, there were stone carvings of beast heads. An ancient and barren aura could be felt from it.

The Heaven-Receiving Door!

One month ago, when Nangong Mu did his Blood Illustration Sacrifice, this green rock door appeared on top of the Heaven Academic Altar. However, this door was now shut and completely sealed.

Furthermore, Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples took turns to guard it.

At this moment, eight Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples in white, scholarly robes stood in eight different positions. They all wielded swords as they prevented anyone from coming close.

Of course, even though they were in the Heaven Academic Altar, they could hear the commotion coming from below as well as detect the change in the sky.

“What’s going on underneath the mountain?”

“How can chasing Fang Zhengzhi cause such a huge commotion?”

“I don’t know, I think something big is happening. However, our job is to guard the Heaven-Receiving Door. Stay perky, everyone, in case someone tries to steal it!”

“Yes!”

After a short conversation among the eight disciples, they shut their mouths. They scanned their surroundings and they behaved extremely carefully.

However, their attention was all placed on their surroundings. No one looked at the Heaven-Receiving Door. After all, the door had stood there for an entire month without anything happening.

However, at this moment…

One of the beast heads on the Heaven-Receiving Door moved slightly. It did not make any noise but instead, its mouth opened visibly.

Then, a single dot of starlight emerged from the beast’s mouth and flew into the sky.

“Hum!” The moment the starlight appeared, the seal surrounding the Heaven-Receiving Door started to tremble and started to hum.

The noise was not loud. After all, the vibration of the seal was not intense.

However, the disciples around reacted instantly. Eight swords were drawn at once.

“Clang!” Eight swords were unsheathed. All of them shone coldly.

“There’s a noise!”

“Is someone coming?”

“No, but the seal appeared to have been touched!”

The eight Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples looked at each other and their faces were all serious and severe. Eight gazes swept their surroundings and examined the seal on the door behind them.

However, the seal turned calm once more.

They felt as if nothing had happened.

“Are we hearing things?”

“Impossible. All eight of us heard it. Something is wrong. Master told us that we must report to him as soon as possible if anything happens to the Heaven-Receiving Door. Junior Wang, report to master now!”

“I think he’s doing closed-door cultivation?”

“Even so, you have to tell him immediately. This is what he had instructed us to do!”

“I understand, I’ll go now!” When one of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard this, he immediately ran toward where Mu Qingfeng was.

As he ran, the starlight from the beast head on the Heaven-Receiving Door started to descend slowly from the sky. Under the shine from the sun, this tiny bit of starlight was not very eye-catching.

However, if one looked at it carefully, the starlight looked as if it had been hurt by the seal. It lost its momentum and was slowly drifting over to the cliff of the Sword Peak…

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The forest in the cliff of the Sword Peak.

Fang Zhengzhi continued fighting with Second Elder and the rest. However, compared to the previous battle, Fang Zhengzhi’s side now possessed a clear advantage.

Finally, the eight formations of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples started to slacken. This caused more and more Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples to become injured.

As for the fight between the Heavenly Oasis Saint and Sixth Elder…

Compared to the fight between the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples and the Shadow Sect disciples, this was much more intense. However, while it was more intense, it was still a stalemate.

Sixth Elder could not beat the Heavenly Oasis Saint and the Heavenly Oasis Saint could not beat Sixth Elder. The two of them exchanged blows non-stop.

As for Second Elder, he was really in a pickle.

Yan Qing’s battling style completely messed up Second Elder’s rhythm. Yan Qing seized the initiative and was completely thrashing him.

Yan Xiu fought differently from Yan Qing.

Right now, Yan Xiu fought based on his instincts alone. In other words, Yan Xiu could no longer differentiate between friend and foe right now.

All he wanted to do was to kill.

However, Yan Xiu’s killing intent always avoided Fang Zhengzhi. It would only target Second Elder and Yan Qing.

Second Elder did not know if this was a coincidence, but he could not do anything about it. Every single one of Yan Xiu’s moves passed by Fang Zhengzhi, completely sparing him.

This allowed Fang Zhengzhi to possess an absolute advantage in this chaotic fight.

If Yan Qing and Yan Xiu were two extremely unstable elements in this fight, Fang Zhengzhi could be said to be the shameless person who threw arrows from afar.

Furthermore, each of his slashes was horrifying.

Coupled with the powerful attractive force of the Hell Dao, as well as the Hell Near-Life Chains which would appear randomly, Second Elder spent most of his time on the defensive.

After he watched Fang Zhengzhi and Yuan Rong fought, Second Elder naturally did not dare to underestimate Fang Zhengzhi, especially his Hell Near-Life Chains.

After all, if they pierced him…

It was tantamount to death.

“Am I going to lose?” Second Elder was unwilling to accept this fact because he did not know what would happen to him if he really lost.

However, no matter how unwilling he was, he could not sustain this fight for long, especially the fight between the Shadow Sect disciples and the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples.

If this continued…

He could imagine the casualty figures afterward.

What could he do?

This moment of carelessness by Second Elder caused him to suffer a wound on his arm. He was evidently scratched. The only one who could attack him like this was Yan Qing.

Naturally, the moment Yan Qing scratched him, a sword wound appeared on his arm too. He was cut by the nine flying swords.

The wound was so deep until his bones could be seen.

However, Yan Qing did not seem to care.

Yan Qing’s sleeves were blood-red. However, his flesh recovered so quickly that even the naked eye could see the process.

Second Elder naturally knew that Yan Qing descended from the Indestructible Gifted Bloodline. However, this knowledge was useless if he could not find a way to deal him a mortal blow.

Fang Zhengzhi did not allow him to do so.

“Am I really going to lose?” Second Elder did not know how many times had he asked himself that. If not for the importance of this battle, he would have ordered a retreat a long time ago.

However, he could not do that! No way!

“Even if I die, I must preserve the glory of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. I can’t lose. Fang Zhengzhi must die!” Second Elder’s body was soaked with blood. However, he forced himself to inhale and a golden light which was about 25 centimeters long shot out from the golden sword in his hand.

Then, Second Elder leaped into the air and bypassed Yan Qing. He slashed down at Fang Zhengzhi, who stood behind Yan Qing.

“I’m here!” When Yan Qing saw Second Elder leap, he squatted down and then, he leaped toward Second Elder like a frog.

The moment his legs left the ground, a few more cracks could be seen.

Evidently, Yan Qing’s mastery of his strength was still inadequate. However, this did not affect his speed.

The moment Second Elder slashed with his sword, Yan Qing grabbed Second Elder’s right leg with his two arms. Then, he tugged down intensely.

This action…

For a truly powerful cultivator, it was almost impossible. However, Yan Qing did it without any problem.

By doing this, Second Elder’s body tilted to one side and his golden sword light went off its mark by one centimeter.

“Good chance!” Fang Zhengzhi’s mouth twitched. He had been waiting for this moment. In a battle between powerful cultivators, the one who was more anxious would reveal his weakness earlier.

Evidently, Second Elder was panicking.

He gripped his Traceless Sword tightly and a purple light, which shot into the sky, started to shine. As Second Elder was in mid-air, he was confident that if he slashed right now, Second Elder would at least become severely injured.

He did not hesitate anymore.

What concerns could he have?

Absolutely none. Now that situation was as such, even if he spared Second Elder, the next time they met he was sure that Second Elder would not spare him.

This was how vendettas formed…

He did not mind making one more enemy.

He raised his sword!

A dragon roar could be heard!

Fang Zhengzhi’s figure disappeared. In the next instant, eight shadows appeared around Second Elder. Each of them wielded a long sword which glowed purple.

“Dragon Dances Eight Realms!” This was Fang Zhengzhi’s most offensive attack. Hence, how could he be stingy when such an opportunity presented itself?

Eight shadows cornered Second Elder.

At the same time, eight swords were raised into the air. Purple light illuminated the sky and then, eight dragon roars could be heard. Eight twisted sword radiances slashed Second Elder.

“Boom!” A huge explosion.

Purple light shone in the sky like a purple lotus. Then, blood spurted into the air and floated in the sky.

This scene was shocking. At the same time, this made the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples stiffen.

Chapter 742: Nine Swords Returning Into One, Starlight

Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes were bright. His crystalline eyes shone with a purple light. As he slashed with his sword, he could clearly sense that Second Elder had been injured.

However, this was not enough to kill him. At the final moment, Fang Zhengzhi could sense that something had blocked him.

Just as he thought about that…

A golden ray of light lit up, broke through the purple light, and rushed out. It was vast and ancient and one could hear an ancient bell chiming in the background.

“Dong!” One could hear the sound of a bell.

The purple light, which had been released, was completely suppressed. Gradually, a golden bell started to shine. Compared to the shadow just now, it was very different. This time, the golden bell was smaller but it was solid. Second Elder held the tiny ancient bell in his hands as he slowly twirled it around.

On the ancient bell, one could see intricate and exquisite patterns. The nine small golden swords were carved on it and on top of it, one could see the head of a beast, which appeared to be a jin chan (Translator’s Note: It’s also known as a ‘money frog’. Imagine a golden frog with a coin in its mouth.)

“This is Second Elder’s Source of Dao, the ‘Golden Beast Sword Bell’!”

“Second Elder’s arm is injured?!”

“He actually forced Second Elder to use this… is this guy really just in his Rebirth State?!”

When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw the tiny golden bell in Second Elder’s hand, as well as his bleeding arm, they were no longer just shocked.

They were depressed.

Had he not used his Source of Dao, the Golden Beast Sword Bell, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples would still have a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

This meant that he was truly in a life-and-death situation.

“Will he really lose? The Heaven Dao Pavilion, one of the five sects of the Holy Region, will actually lose to the Shadow Sect in its own territory?” The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples could not accept this result. However, this cruel outcome was about to happen.

Of course, Second Elder did not give up.

Although it was a sign of desperation for him to use his Source of Dao, its appearance also meant that Second Elder’s strength was raised to the next level.

“Fang Zhengzhi, even if I die today, I’ll take you down with me!” Second Elder roared. He was utterly enraged because of that attack just now.

A wild energy surged from the Golden Beast Sword Bell in his hand and he was bathed in golden light. It was as if he had been cloaked in an armor of gold.

At the same time, the nine swords carved on his Golden Beast Sword Bell flew out instantly. They congregated toward the golden sword Second Elder wielded.

“Ding!” A light sound.

The nine tiny swords disappeared instantly and the golden sword in Second Elder’s hand started to transform. The light on top of it became even more intense and one could see shadows flitting past on the blade of the sword. An unbelievably sharp aura could be felt from it.

“Nine swords returning into one? Are you going to use your full strength?!” As Fang Zhengzhi noticed the transformation of the sword Second Elder wielded, he too was stunned.

After all, his opponent was the Second Elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. In terms of pure strength, he was many times more powerful than he was. When someone like him wanted to use his full strength, it was no joke!

As he watched the huge and powerful aura coming over, Fang Zhengzhi wanted to try and resist it once more. However, he knew that this aura was too strong and completely unlike Fourth Elder’s.

Then, before Fang Zhengzhi even had the time to ponder and make his decision, Second Elder had already transformed into a golden ray of light and appeared before him.

It was really…

Blindingly-fast!

Even Fang Zhengzhi was stunned by Second Elder’s speed. This was because Yan Qing, who stood in front of him, did not even react as Second Elder rushed over.

Evidently, one could tell how fast Second Elder was.

“This is ridiculous?!” Fang Zhengzhi instantly felt the level of suppression he had experienced when he fought against Tian Xing, the Leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain.

At this moment, a ray of golden light flashed past his eyes.

It was very bright and the very air appeared to have been torn apart.

Then, Fang Zhengzhi heard a sound that resembled metals clanging against each other. It was as if ten thousand swords clashed against each other.

It was deafening.

At the same time, it made him anxious.

He shook his head vigorously. Fang Zhengzhi felt that at this time, he must stay calm. However, before he could calm down, a shocking scene appeared once more. The golden light in front of him transformed into nine different rays of light. Each of them was a single sword and each sword shone with a golden sword.

Oh no!

When Fang Zhengzhi saw this scene, he knew that he was in deep trouble.

This was because Second Elder’s speed was seriously too fast. Furthermore, the nine golden swords completely sealed Fang Zhengzhi’s retreat. From top to bottom, he was completely encircled.

There was no way for him to escape.

He could only resist it forcefully.

A black armor appeared on Fang Zhengzhi’s body and then, black fire burned on his black armor. Right now, a few more rays of purple light started to shine on the black fire.

This was Fang Zhengzhi’s strongest defense.

Of course, as he defended himself, Fang Zhengzhi’s Traceless Sword moved too. He sliced upward at the first golden sword that came for his throat.

However, at this very moment, a figure appeared like a ghost in front of Fang Zhengzhi. The figure had lightless black eyes, which looked like the depths of Hell.

Yan Xiu!

Yan Xiu, right now, was no longer targeted by both Second Elder and Fang Zhengzhi. However, they did not forget about him.

After all, he had been attacking all this while.

“Yan Xiu, move!” Fang Zhengzhi never expected Yan Xiu to appear in front of him at this moment. Normally, by right, Yan Xiu would have lost his reason.

Without reason, how could they coordinate?

Fang Zhengzhi never prepared for this. However, when Yan Xiu appeared, nine golden swords stabbed down at the same time. Their speed was astoundingly fast.

“Kill!” Yan Xiu did not appear to have heard what Fang Zhengzhi said. He said in a shrill voice and then, a black claw appeared from the ground and slashed the golden swords.

At this moment…

Fang Zhengzhi felt that something was amiss.

When Yan Xiu looked at him, he thought he saw something in Yan Xiu’s black, lightless eyes. Something was on the verge of rushing out.

It was an extremely tragic sensation.

It passed instantly.

Then, the nine golden swords came down.

One of the golden swords pierced Yan Xiu’s right chest. Then, it did not stop. After it had penetrated his right chest and pierced right through his body, it stabbed Fang Zhengzhi’s right chest too.

“Ah! Yan Xiu!” Fang Zhengzhi cried out in pain. At the same time, his Traceless Sword, which just blocked another golden sword, turned into a purple dragon as it slashed Second Elder.

“Crrrack!” Sounds could be heard from the purple light.

A bloody streak appeared on Second Elder’s chest. It was so deep until his bones could be seen. The force of the impact sent Second Elder flying.

While Fang Zhengzhi sent Second Elder back with one slash of his sword, the golden swords which attacked Yan Xiu and him did not retreat. They continued to stab him.

“Pfft!”

“Pfft!”

“…”

Fresh blood stained the skies. Fang Zhengzhi’s blood, Yan Xiu’s blood, and even Second Elder’s blood were all inside.

Evidently, when Second Elder used that move, he did not give himself any opportunity to retreat. After he attacked, he did not even have the energy to block Fang Zhengzhi’s Traceless Sword.

He used all his strength in one blow.

Like what he said, if Second Elder were to die, he would drag Fang Zhengzhi down with him.

From the moment Second Elder attacked to the moment when Fang Zhengzhi, Yan Xiu, and Second Elder were all heavily injured, only a few seconds had passed.

“Second Elder!” When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw Second Elder collapsing on the ground, they reacted to it.

“Boom!” A huge sound could be heard.

As Second Elder fell onto the ground, the huge golden bell covering Yan Qianli disappeared. One could see that Second Elder had no strength left.

“Yan Xiu!” When Yan Qianli emerged from the golden bell, he looked at Yan Xiu immediately. His eyes were bright red.

Tiny capillaries could be seen in Yan Qing’s eyes too. He blocked Fang Zhengzhi from the front but he never expected that Second Elder would be this fast.

He actually bypassed him.

To him, this was a huge blow. He knew that Second Elder could do that but still, it was a huge blow to him.

“Fang Zhengzhi!” Yan Qing roared like a beast. Then, he charged toward Second Elder.

“Yan Qing, don’t even think of hurting Second Elder!” When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw Yan Qing rushing toward Second Elder, they emerged from their sword formations to confront him.

“Save…. Save us first?” Fang Zhengzhi could understand Yan Qing’s desire for revenge. However, he felt that he and Yan Xiu should be saved first.

Of course, he and Yan Xiu had been stabbed many times. However, these wounds were not fatal. He managed to block the attacks which could have proven to be truly fatal.

However, he was definitely injured.

Yan Xiu was in the greatest danger. He had lost a lot of blood earlier on and his body was weak. Furthermore, he had descended into an Evil Asura. Right now, he had also been stabbed many times, one of which went through his right chest.

Hence, he fainted straight away.

“Old man Yan, bring Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi with your young friend and go! We can’t afford any delay!” When the Heavenly Oasis Sage saw Yan Qianli emerging from the golden bell, he shouted at him instantly.

After all, the Heaven Dao Pavilion still had a Great Elder and Pavilion Leader Mu Qingfeng. These two were the true powerhouses of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, which allowed themselves to make a name in the Holy Region and become one of the five sects of the Holy Region.

“Young friend, let’s go!” Yan Qianli knew what the Heavenly Oasis Saint was thinking. Yan Xiu was unconscious now. This was the best time to escape.

However, right when he said that…

The entire sky turned dark.

He felt as if the light in the sky had been blocked. Everyone could not help but to raise their heads and looked at the sky above.

…

Fang Zhengzhi’s emotions were hard to describe.

As he was injured, his body lay underneath Yan Xiu, squashed. This allowed him to look at the phenomenon that was taking place.

However, this scene was so odd that he did not know how to describe it.

Instantly, he saw a light appearing in the sky. This light appeared to have come from the stars. However, it was odd for starlight to appear in the daytime.

Of course…

The starlight in the daytime was not the strangest thing.

The starlight seemed to be descending at an even pace.

In fact, when Fang Zhengzhi saw the starlight, he thought that he was seeing things. After all, he had been severely injured and it was normal for him to hallucinate.

Right now, he dismissed this notion.

This was because as the starlight came down, a truly odd scene appeared. The light started to expand massively.

The starlight turned black.

It was a completely black rock. Or rather, it was not just one rock but an entire mountain. It was a mountain which could block the sky.

For such a change to happen…

Fang Zhengzhi just wanted to say, “What the actual f*ck?!”

He was truly unlucky. Right when he was severely injured, a humongous mountain actually came crashing down from the sky.

Was this not f*cking bullying?

Very few people shared Fang Zhengzhi’s thought because none of them saw the starlight coming down.

Instead, they just noticed the sky turning dark.

Then, they lifted their heads to see a huge black mountain descending rapidly. It descended so quickly and forced them to scatter in all four directions.

“Where did the mountain come from?!”

“What’s going on?”

“Run!”

The Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were all confused. However, their first reaction was to run to somewhere outside of the shadow. After all, if a mountain actually did come down, it would kill them all.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to run too.

However, he had been stabbed numerous times and Yan Xiu was currently on top of him. How could he run?