Lord of the night.

Chapter 1345 The Rankings Are Finalized in the Clouds! [Two Chapters Combined]

Sun Wutian's eyes flashed with a fierce light: "I was scared out of my wits and you're back... This time I'm going to kill you, you little brat!"

He gritted his teeth with a fierce expression, then replied with a benevolent tone, "Night Demon, it's good to be back. You must be tired from the journey. I'm in Hechuan City, just come directly here. There's nothing urgent for now."

Let's coax this little bastard back first. If he finds out I'm angry now and runs away, he'll be hard to find!

Sun Wutian's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he rubbed his fists together, eager for a fight!
Fang Che's heart skipped a beat.

Why is the old devil so kind and approachable?
There is a conspiracy!
There's a huge conspiracy going on here!
Fang Che's mind instantly went on high alert: The old devil is definitely trying to mess with me!
Fang Che knew the old devil no less than Yan Nan. This old bastard was arrogant, and every time he showed his impatience, ferocity, and displeasure, as if he was about to explode, that was when the old devil was happiest.

But whenever she is very kind and gentle, that's when the truly devastating storm is about to arrive.

Now that he was being treated so kindly and warmly, Fang Che felt as if all the muscles in his body were about to run away from home, and his bones were about to begin to crumble...

For a moment, I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my spine.

But I can't not go back.

Now all Fang Che can do is pray: "Please let the rules of the Cloud Weapon Ranking come out soon, otherwise, I'm doomed this time..."

We have just entered Hechuan City.

Before Fang Che could even determine his direction, he vanished in a flash.

The long-awaited old demon directly absorbed the domain space.

"You little brat... I finally caught you!"

The old devil was extremely excited; he had finally gotten his revenge.

Without saying a word, he punched me in the face: "Damn it, you almost killed me! I was under so much pressure... I almost got killed! You son of a bitch! You son of a bitch!"

They beat him up like crazy.

Then he grabbed Fang Che by the collar, lifted him up, and waved him in front of him, saying, "Kid, do you know what I've been through all this time?"

Fang Che, bruised and swollen, weakly said, "I don't know..."

"I'll make sure you don't know!"

Old Sun slammed his head against Fang Che's forehead with a loud bang. Fang Che screamed in pain, his mind going completely blank.

"I almost got captured by Dongfang San San and burned alive!!"

The old demon roared.

"Face to face! Face to face! Drinking all night!! Holy crap!"

"Thanks to my quick thinking!"

"But do you even understand that kind of pressure? You heartless bastard, my heart was pounding! That's Dongfang San San! That's a god! Holy crap! A god! Do you even understand?! Huh? You bastard!"

The old devil roared as he beat the victim.

All the grievances, all the lingering fears, all the regrets, all the resentment, all the complex emotions that should and shouldn't have been expressed, were vented out on Fang Che.

He beat him, the successor of the Heaven-Hating Blade, until he was sprawled on the ground like a pancake, barely breathing.

They finally stopped.

He was so exhausted that he was panting heavily, and he asked, "Do you understand?"

Fang Che managed to produce an expression: "..."

I regret it so much.

Feng Yun is so busy, I really should stay and help him...

You really can't be so disloyal; you're just asking for trouble.

After venting his anger, the old demon felt relieved and then realized that it might not be entirely appropriate to blame Fang Che for everything.

After all, they didn't do anything, right?

So I felt a little awkward.

So he mustered his courage again and beat Fang Che up: "Just seeing you makes me angry!"

"..."

Fang Che looked at the heavens speechlessly.

I clearly sensed that the old devil regretted it just now...

But the fact that he used this method to adjust it is truly... admirable.

A feeling of 'I don't want to live anymore' welled up inside me.

It's finally over.

The old devil stretched out his long legs and sat down next to Fang Che. He even reached out and pressed on the swollen area, praising, "Your bones have become much stronger again."

Fang Che was startled: "Grandmaster, spare me! This disciple is already a spineless coward... It's all my fault..."

Sun Wutian almost burst out laughing and said, "I was referring to your bones and your cultivation level!"

"I am ashamed, Master, you flatter me."

Fang Che immediately became smug and said happily, "This disciple has only evolved his jade bones a little more, broken through to the fourth rank of Saint Emperor, and experienced a buzzing sound throughout his body and resonance of his jade bones; moreover, he has absorbed a little bit of Yin Sha Qi, and is currently only at the high level of the fourth rank of Saint Emperor."

"You're actually panting!"

Sun Wutian squinted and grinned, "Did I praise you?"

"..."

Sun Wutian snorted, his eyes darting around, and said, "A buzzing sound resonates throughout the body, and the jade bones vibrate..."

He muttered a few words to himself. As a martial arts expert, Sun Wutian naturally understood this point, but it shouldn't happen at this level when Fang Che's cultivation was so low...

So Old Sun is also somewhat peculiar.

With a whoosh, he drew his Heaven-Hateing Blade and yanked Fang Che's pants up. He began scraping the skin with the blade: "Something feels off... Let me scrape it open and see your jade bones."

Fang Che was terrified and desperately crawled backward on the ground, crying out, "Master... no..."

This time I really cried.

Who would have thought that the old devil would have such a view?

"do not move!"

The old devil pressed him down hard, then carefully cut open a piece of flesh from the shinbone, then used his fingertips to spread the muscle tissue and rubbed the bone with his fingers.

Occasionally, I would press or pinch it.

"Aww... Ahh... Aww... Oh my god... I... Aww... Ah! ~~~~"

Fang Che let out a bloodcurdling scream that was not human.

"I can't take it anymore... Grandmaster, ahhhhh..."

Sun Wutian finally finished inspecting and stopped.

He frowned in thought: "Tsk... this purity... damn it... it's still not normal... it's too pure."

Old Sun's confusion stemmed from the time his head collided with Fang Che's. While Fang Che was completely disoriented, Old Sun himself felt intense pain in his skull.

This is a bit strange!
The old devil didn't blame himself for using too much force; instead, he immediately began to doubt Fang Che's bones.

Upon immediate inspection, it was indeed true...

The old devil parted the skin and flesh of Fang Che's calf, curled his fingers, tapped his shinbone, and listened with his ear tilted to the side, just like an old farmer checking if a watermelon was ripe.

After a long silence, he said with deep emotion, "Fang Che, your talent is truly the first I've ever seen in my life. With your talent, as long as you don't die young or violently, reaching the pinnacle in the future is a certainty."

Fang Che endured the pain and listened to the old devil speak.

Because he sensed something was wrong.

The old demon always addressed him as "Night Demon" or "Night Demon," but this time he clearly used his real name: Fang Che.

This is clearly unusual.

"Fang Che, I have a few words to tell you today, and you must remember them."

The old devil's expression was somewhat desolate.

"You say."

"From now on, when I travel the world, killing and bloodshed will be commonplace."

The old demon turned around with his hands behind his back, looking at the wisps of smoke rising from the village in his own domain. His gaze was filled with indescribable confusion, and he said softly, "Those who have grudges, enemies, or interests, kill them... it's alright."

"But, innocent martial artists, innocent civilians, you must remember, kill as few as possible, or do not kill at all."

“Driven by hatred and self-interest, even if you kill the wrong good person, as long as you gain something or exchange it for something, you won’t feel particularly bad if you regret it in the future. But the innocent… the innocent soul is the real source of inner demons.”

"Because they truly know nothing, and you kill them not for profit, not out of any grudge, and not even to show off; it's a world of difference, offering no pleasure whatsoever. Killing them only demonstrates your own distortion and loss of humanity."

Sun Wutian asked, "Did you understand?"

"understood."

"Not only must you understand, but you must also remember."

"I remember."

"It's like the gods in the sky; they could destroy the earth beneath our feet with a mere gesture, but they don't. Not out of mercy, but because... it's too pointless."

"The difference between them and us is not much different from the difference between us and ordinary people. Killing them harms one's own heart and spirit; you will understand when you reach a certain level."

"There must be a reason for killing," the old devil said emphatically. "There must be a reason! A reason is a justification that allows you to feel at peace with yourself. Understand?"

"I understand, Master. I will not kill people indiscriminately from now on," Fang Che obediently agreed.

The old demon was both gratified and saddened. He said softly, "I'm just reminding you. After all, you have too much bloodlust and too strong a desire to kill. You are born with the personality of a great demon. Moreover, your identity is secretive. Even if you kill someone, it is almost impossible to find you. You can easily act recklessly."

"I used to admire your personality, but now I can't stand it."

"But you, my child... you are one of the few things I care about most in this world."

The old demon said desolately, "You must think about leaving yourself a way out. Fang Che, leave yourself a way out! You must leave yourself a way out!"

Fang Che was startled.

Sun Wutian repeated this sentence over and over again.

It looked very solemn and serious.

Fang Che couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Mustering his courage, he asked, "Master, has... gained new insights into life?"

The old devil's eyes narrowed, and he sneered, "You little bastard, I really can't give you a kind look. You've actually started interrogating me."

Without further ado, he gave her another beating.

After a brutal beating that flattened Fang Che into a pancake once again, Sun Wutian admonished him: "Being a demon is fine. But you can't be a demon like me. You have to be a demon like the Grand Master Zheng Yuandong! Do what you want to do, and don't do what you don't want to do. Have principles, but also have a bottom line!"

"Wouldn't that make him a positive figure like a guardian?" Fang Che asked in surprise.

"Fuck your mother's fart!"

Sun Wutian cursed, "He's neither chivalrous nor does he care about human suffering, nor does he care about fairness and justice. What kind of positive person is he! Are you out of your mind?!"

Fang Che readily agreed.

He couldn't help but feel a little speechless: Sun Wutian's clear understanding of the difference between 'positive characters' and 'negative characters' was truly unexpected...

"Since you're here, you'll participate in special training! What you say about them afterward is your own business. Anyway, you have to keep these eight people under control. If you can't, I'll beat you to death!"

The old devil, in his unreasonable manner, set the tone for Fang Che's future.

Fang Che had no choice but to agree: "Alright."

Sure enough, after getting beaten up over there, he got beaten up again over here.

Unable to contain himself, he said, "Master, I miss Ye Meng a bit. I'll ask for leave in a few days to visit my family at the Guardian Headquarters."

"Jie Jie Jie..."

The old demon laughed cruelly: "You wish! If you can't make it to the top of this Cloud Weapon Ranking, I'll shut down your little bird. Visiting relatives? You're dreaming..."

Fang Che was utterly speechless: "..."

Fang Che's sudden appearance was met with a warm welcome from Mo Ganyun and the others, who were filled with endless surprise and great joy.

The cheers and jubilation were so great that it almost became a sea.

Everyone felt: Boss Fang is back, and we can finally end that inhuman torture.

And indeed, Old Sun had them fill in the latrine that very night.

Everyone worked with great enthusiasm and in high spirits on this task.

The old demon gathered the nine people together and said, "In this training, Mo Ganyun and Dong Yunyu got full marks, while the others failed. Feng Yuxue and the other three got the lowest scores."

Then he started to get angry: "Where did this arrogant young master come from? We've been fighting to the death for so many years, how can you still be disgusted by things like excrement and urine?"

"If one day we were to fight in a swamp where the stench of poisonous gas is worse than that of excrement and urine, all six of you would be wiped out by Mo Ganyun and Dong Yunyu in a very short time, including Xue Huanhuan, whose cultivation is stronger than theirs. Because they can use any means to disgust and attack you, and one act of disgust and one vomiting is enough to kill you a hundred times over!"

"You think the Cloud Weapon Ranking you're about to compete for is all high-end stuff? There are more disgusting things and methods on it than the ocean."

"Not to mention the countless storms you'll face throughout your future. You can't even stand the stench? Is your sense of smell and your mental state more important than your life?"

"You really think I built this cesspool just to deliberately torment you? The Fengyuxue family, tsk tsk, what a prestigious name, and this is the kind of trash you've raised? You've been a family of pampered young masters who vomit at the sight of shit for over ten thousand years? You're really lucky, aren't you? Xue Fuxiao and the others really treated you like treasures."

"If you want to raise a baby, don't go to war; if you want to go to war, don't be a baby!"

"If you can do it, stay here; if you can't, get out! I don't need any useless people here!"

"Vomiting? Disgusting? You're really making Fengyuxue look good, huh?"

Sun Wutian unleashed a torrent of curses, while Xue Huanhuan, Xue Wanren, Feng Xiangdong, and Yu Zhongge lowered their heads in utter shame.

They actually thought that the senior throwing knives was deliberately making things difficult for them.

But thinking about the battlefield environment, they could only sigh, speechless after being scolded.

"And then there's the stench of dealing with the Divine Weasel Cult in the future..."

The old devil thought of his own experiences, sighed, and seemed reluctant to continue.

too disgusting.

"Anyway, you should know what you're doing."

The old devil said listlessly, "Fang Che, you can oversee the training. I only have one requirement: you must make progress every day. I won't ask for anything else."

All nine people simultaneously turned pale and looked miserable.

Even crops don't necessarily grow a bit every day, let alone a warrior of the Holy Emperor or Holy Venerable level.
Seeing progress every day? That's incredibly difficult. Putting aside everything else, sometimes you might even regress after a whole day of practice, because sometimes you need to step back and reflect.

"And you too. This time, it took you far too long to break through."

Sun Wutian warned Fang Che, "You've fallen too far behind, so you're the focus now. I didn't have the heart to hit these eight brats hard, but I won't be polite to you."

"Yes... this junior will definitely do his best."

Fang Che could only manage a wry smile.

"Let's spar. I'm happy to have some peace and quiet these days since we've stopped the life-and-death missions."

The old devil snorted and walked away with his hands behind his back.

He was well aware of one thing: he had already pushed his training to its limits; continuing to use his own methods would only lead to boredom. Therefore, Fang Che's return at this time was perfectly timed.

Because he suppressed his cultivation level to fight them, the effect was far less than that of a battle where they were evenly matched.

Although Fang Che was stronger than them, he would have to pay a heavy price to defeat them—and it was these costs that Fang Che paid that were the biggest driving force for their progress.

The feeling of never being able to land a hit is different from the physical pain of a punch landing on you. When they spar with each other, they feel pressure, but their sense of awe limits their progress.

Their goal and motivation are the geniuses of the same level.

This is what distinguishes one generation from another.

really.

After the old devil left, Fang Che took charge of training and sparring, and everyone became even more determined to fight.

While Fang Che has made considerable progress, the eight people have also made significant progress under Sun Wutian's brutal treatment.

Fang Che was especially surprised by Qiu Yunshang and Jing Shuanggao: "What's going on with you two?"

The two exchanged a smile, feeling smug. Seeing Fang Laoda's expression made them feel sweeter than if they had eaten honey.

Suddenly, I felt that all the hard work was worth it.

He shouted, "I'll surprise you even more in the future!"

"Tsk tsk... Come on, I'll surprise you two first!"

Fang Che pounced on him like a hungry wolf and gave him a brutal beating.

Mo Ganyun and the others rushed to the rescue, and in an instant, the nine of them were fighting like a pig.

The old devil returned to his room and started replying to Yan Nan's messages. Yan Nan was worried, so she sent several more messages.

Sun Wutian felt like he was being treated like a child. Did Fifth Brother have so little faith in him?
"Fifth Brother, you're underestimating me too much! How could you possibly change your mind over a few words?" Sun Wutian complained. "But I really don't want to kill people anymore."

A message came from the other end: "Brother Sun, it's me, Mei'er."

Sun Wutian immediately laughed: "It's Mei'er! She's alive! How's it going? Did you save some wedding wine for me?"

"I've saved you enough to drink for ten lifetimes," the succubus smiled.

"That body is rotten. After all these years, with the resurgence of the Five Spirit Gu, all the connections from back then have been lost. I can only use Fifth Brother's voice to talk to you and say hello to Eldest Brother."

The succubus's emotions were genuine, and Sun Wutian laughed, warning, "Don't be willful in the future, and don't cause trouble."

"Big brother!" the succubus immediately protested.

The two had an extraordinary relationship. The succubus looked very much like Sun Wutian's sister from back then, and the old devil loved her so much that he also took good care of her.

Back when the succubus was in despair, she suffered countless beatings from Sun Wutian. Later, Sun Wutian killed everyone who had a relationship with her.

Finally, the succubus was imprisoned.

The succubus knew that this was for her own good, so instead of holding a grudge, she always respected Sun Wutian and treated him like an older brother.

Yan Nan's brotherly affection for Sun Wutian, which went beyond that of ordinary subordinates, also stemmed in part from this.

Because when this old devil is sincere, he's more genuine than anyone else.

"My sister was in a hurry to get married and didn't even wait for you to come back for the wedding banquet. Brother, you won't blame me, will you?" The succubus asked cautiously.

“I drank two jars by myself that day,” Sun Wutian chuckled. “It was a perfect pair.”

"hey-hey."

"I'll only be happy, not angry. As long as you don't cause any more trouble..."

"Hey! You said that again!"

The succubus was angry, and then said, "Brother, it is not easy to reshape a body, and it is even more difficult to revive after rotting for three thousand years. Don't worry, brother. I only hate that my soul has not been reshaped either. How could I do such a foolish thing again? Don't worry. Mei'er will definitely be good from now on."

"That's good."

"Brother, do you still remember what happened back then? Do you know who killed us?" the succubus asked. "Brother, do you still want to investigate?"

Sun Wutian smiled coldly and said, "Mei'er, you're living a peaceful life now, don't you want to cause any more trouble?"

“No!” the succubus retorted fiercely. “I’ve been thinking about that matter all along, and I’ve never forgotten it.”

Sun Wutian said calmly, "I've been waiting for you and the Evil Sword Demon to return. Back then, the Guardian Hall was almost wiped out because of this debt. I can't swallow this insult."

"it is good!"

The succubus took a deep breath and said, "I'll wait for you to come back and investigate this matter."

"it is good."

After cutting off communication, the succubus handed the communication jade to Yan Nan.

Yan Nan looked at her intently: "Have you made up your mind?"

"I'm sorry to have troubled Fifth Brother," the succubus said.

“It’s not too troublesome.” Yan Nan said calmly, “That incident back then is also a thorn in my side. The person who could have orchestrated such a scheme has remained unknown in the Sovereign Sect. This matter poses a great threat to me.”

"Vice Chief Master Bai...do you know something?" the succubus asked cautiously.

"he does not know."

Yan Nan said decisively, "I don't need to ask him to be sure. If Bai Jing knew, he would have already taken care of it and wouldn't have needed to wait for you to come back."

"That's true. Myna is not the kind of person who plays tricks, nor is she a patient person."

Just then, Chen Gu arrived: "Fifth Brother, the Cloud Weapon Ranking has released its rules."

"Oh?"

Yan Nan frowned: "Different from before?"

"There's a huge difference. Just in terms of scale, momentum, and prestige, it far surpasses the previous name change and ranking!"

Chen Gu said, "Moreover, although Feng Yunqi is still in charge of this Cloud Weapon Ranking, judging from the wording, it should be the work of Dongfang San San."

"Ok?"

Yan Nan suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty: "Are you sure?"

(End of this chapter)