Lord of the night.

Chapter 1396 Fang Laoliu's Ultimate Skill! [Two-in-One]

Fang Yun said with a frown.

This is clearly a troubling issue. I want to teach him, but I'm worried that if he uses it outside, it might increase the danger.

And I'm also worried that I won't be able to learn it...

Fang Che asked nervously, "Shouldn't we discuss this with your uncle?"

After a moment of silence, Fang Yunzheng said softly, "Your uncle is a good uncle. He is indeed a man of great loyalty and righteousness, a model for all time! In my entire life, I have never met anyone more worthy of respect than your uncle!"

"Throughout history, I have only ever seen one Dongfang San San!"

“Your uncle is truly good to you; he would even sacrifice some of his other plans for your sake. He would also give up some more ruthless schemes for your and Xiaohan’s happiness… I believe him in this.”

"but……"

Fang Yunzheng took a deep breath and said, "But your uncle has always been the chief strategist of the Guardians. The entire continent rests on his shoulders, the entire human world is in his heart, and in his heart... the big picture is greater than anything else! Archer, do you understand what I'm saying?"

"I know!"

Fang Che nodded vigorously.

Fang Yunzheng said solemnly and earnestly, "I understand him, I respect him, I support him, I admire him, because we believe that what he did was right. He truly devoted himself to the world! This is the meaning and value of our lives in this world."

"Therefore, I am willing to risk my life for him, to endure fire and water for him, to draw my sword for him and to turn the world upside down for him!"

Fang Yunzheng slowly stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night outside, and said calmly, "Even if I am shattered to pieces, even if my soul is destroyed! Your father has never regretted it!"

"Because it's worth it!"

"But the way he treats you is different from the way your father treats you."

"Your uncle is willing to give up everything for the sake of this world! But your father is willing to give up this world for my son!"

"Your uncle wants happiness for the whole world! But your father only wants you to live! Forever, well, happily, and joyfully live on!"

Fang Yunzheng said softly.

"father!"

Fang Che was deeply shaken.

"If I hadn't been unconscious, if I had stayed home, I would never have agreed to let you go undercover! Even if it would make your life more exciting and colorful, I still wouldn't have agreed!"

Fang Yunzheng said calmly, "I am willing to risk my life, but I want you to live peacefully, like Xue Changqing, Xue Yizun, and the others, to live openly and honestly!"

He raised his hand, interrupting Fang Che as he was about to speak.

Looking out the window, he said softly, "I know what you want to say is that some things have to be done, and some sacrifices have to be made by someone. But... I'm a father, not a leader."

"I've been an undercover agent before, and I know how tough that path is."

"Even now, Brother Feng Yunqi has known all along that I was an undercover agent. He has never blamed me, but I still feel guilty towards him! No matter how sincere our brotherhood is, it all started with deception! It was all a setup!"

"Just like your feelings for Xiaohan and Yunyan now. I know you genuinely like them and are deeply in love with them; however, you cannot deny the guilt in your heart! Because the cause is the same, it all stems from deception!"

Fang Yunzheng sighed softly, "That's why you've repeatedly emphasized that you will never hurt them again."

Fang Che nodded silently.

This is true; it's his most genuine feeling!
It was also his heaviest mental burden.

Someone treats you with genuine sincerity, but you're just putting on an act!

Having worked as an undercover agent for so long, the word "undercover" has lost its meaning, but I've already become too deeply entrenched in this path to turn back!

This oscillation between heaven and hell, this narrow path between the Dead Sea and the azure waves, I can no longer retreat!
Even giving up is now a luxury.

There is no turning back in life. You can only grit your teeth and keep moving forward on this road where you could be blown to pieces at any moment, carrying the emotions on both sides and getting tangled up like a twisted rope.

We'll take it one step at a time!
Not only can't they see the future, they don't even dare to think about it!

"Being an undercover agent isn't simply about stealing intelligence; it's not about getting everything without giving anything in return. What an undercover agent needs to give is genuine affection!"

Fang Yunzheng said calmly, "The Guardians are your foundation; but there are also many people in the righteous sect who are good to you. And some of those people died because of you."

"Sun Yuan, Hou Fang, Mu Linyuan, Qian Sanjiang, Yin Shenggong—one by one, these people died on your journey. Your heart is already riddled with holes!"

“It’s impossible not to have feelings! Your father came from this path!”

"Right now, Sun Wutian treats you like his own son, cherishing you like a precious gem. But you can see Sun Wutian's fate right now. Don't you have any feelings for this old devil Sun Wutian? How will you face that day?"

"Feng Yun is your confidant, you call him brother, and he is deeply devoted to you. But in the future, his biggest scheme and ultimate plan will inevitably be ruined by you. How will you face that day?"

"Even Bai Jing, Yan Nan, and the other vice-leaders are treating you well now. But they are the true leaders of the Demonic Sect, the true monstrous demons! When the final battle comes, life and death will be in your hands, and their defeat may very well be caused by you! How will you face them then?"

"When the final battle comes, and both sides face each other to the death, countless relatives of Yan Beihan and Bi Yunyan will die because of you, or die at your hands. At that time, how will you face them? Tell them that everything was a lie? Tell them that you are an undercover agent for the Guardians?"

"When the world is truly at peace, and our righteous religion has completely disappeared... son, how will you conduct yourself then?"

"Can you survive?"

Fang Yun asked quietly.

Fang Che sat blankly in the chair, feeling waves of sweat pouring down his back. His whole body felt like it was burning hot one moment and freezing cold the next.

Before he even noticed, his forehead was covered in a dense layer of cold sweat the size of soybeans.

It fell to the ground with a thud, and he didn't even notice.

His gaze was completely blank.

Because he knew that every single one of the things his father had mentioned would come to pass!

"The path you're on now is far more difficult than the path I walked back then! And do you know why I stepped forward to face the heavenly thunder back then?"

Fang Yunzheng said desolately, "You should be able to understand your father's state of mind at that time."

"To think you can easily navigate the righteous sects without investing any emotions, like a fish in water... that's a pipe dream! Even the most naive fool wouldn't think that way!"

Fang Yunzheng said heavily.

"Sun Wutian's current predicament may very well be your future, Fang Che! One day, you will find yourself unable to advance, unable to retreat, unable to live, and unable to die!"

Thinking of Old Sun's current suffering, Fang Che shuddered and turned deathly pale.

"We've already embarked on this path. And we've come this far."

Fang Yunzheng said slowly, "I can't see where your future lies, nor can I see where your end is. But I want you to live. So, I still want to give you the trump card to save your life."

"This matter... there's no need to discuss it with your uncle! Because he would absolutely not agree!"

Fang Yunzheng slowly said, "A Saint Emperor Rank 5 cultivation level is enough!"

He abruptly turned around, his eyes flashing, and said, word by word, "Fang Che! I must guarantee that you will survive in any dangerous situation! You must promise me this! No matter how dire the circumstances, you must find a way to survive!"

Fang Che smiled bitterly and said in a low voice, "Father, it's easy to agree to this kind of thing. After all, no one wants to die if they can live. But there are always times, there are always desperate situations... and there are always things that must be done. You should also know that sometimes, when the blood in your heart rushes up, you can't think of any promises."

Fang Yunzheng said calmly, "That's why I taught you your father's most secret skills. In that situation... you don't need to remember any promises, you just need to remember that you still have your father's skills, and that they can guarantee your survival at that time!"

"Yes!"

Fang Che took a deep breath.

He tried his best to use the Illusionary World Clarity Mind Technique and the Star Suppression Technique to suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

I took a few deep breaths before I felt my mood calm down a bit.

I was somewhat shocked: From what my father was saying, as long as I learned his skills, I could be guaranteed not to die?
Fang Yunzheng said, "Let me list a few people for you first: Zheng Yuandong, Dongfang Sansan, Feng Du, Xue Wu, Feng Qing, Duan Xiyang, Xue Fuxiao, Yan Nan, Bai Jing, Yu Tianqi, Bi Changhong, Sun Wutian... plus Chen Gu, Xiang Beidou, Yu Hanyan..."

Fang Che clicked his tongue in amazement: Was his father planning to wipe out all the heroes in the world in one fell swoop?

Almost everything is in there.

"Except for Zheng Yuandong, the Grand Master of the Righteous Sect."

Fang Yun frowned and said, "It's certain I can't beat him, and I've never actually fought him before; although I'm confident I can escape from him, it hasn't actually happened yet. I'm not entirely sure!"

"Except for Dongfang San San."

"But while I definitely can't beat Feng Du, Xue Wu, Duan Xiyang, and Xue Fuxiao, I have no problem escaping with my life from them!"

"Next, Yan Nan, Bi Changhong, Sun Wutian, and the others, based on their cultivation levels and combat strength back then, were also people I couldn't defeat."

"But Bai Jing, Chen Gu, and others should be on par with me. However, I have been asleep for three thousand years, so I dare not say how much they have progressed. But even if they are stronger than me now, they are not much stronger."

"As for Xiang Beidou, Yu Hanyan, Wu Xiao, and others, they are slightly inferior to me. If they haven't made much progress in recent years."

As Fang Yunzheng spoke, he used his spiritual energy to list people's names on the ground. He listed five rows.

"Let's take these five rows as an example. We don't need any more."

Fang Yunzheng said, "In the first row, Zheng Yuandong, if I encounter him, I can only run for my life and there's nothing else I can do. Moreover, I might not even be able to escape successfully."

"I can fight those guys in the second row. Although I will inevitably lose in the end, I can make sure I can escape with my life after the defeat."

Fang Yun pointed to Feng Duxuewu's row and said.

"...!!!"

Fang Che was shocked.

His father suddenly gave him a feeling of having his understanding of the world completely refreshed.

"I still can't beat Yan Nan and his group, but I can be calm and collected, coming and going as I please! Moreover, while fighting them, I can take the opportunity to kill some of the other experts who are participating in the siege."

“If they are of equal strength and don’t gang up on me, then I can still escape with one or two people.”

“Starting from the fourth row, Bai Jingchen and the others are about equal to me. We both have ways to escape. If we fight to the death, I am 70% confident that I can kill them, and escape with serious injuries but without losing my life force.”

"The fifth row consists of those who can be killed! For example, Xiang Beidou. I can kill Xiang Beidou or Wu Xiao and then escape severely injured while being surrounded by Bai Jingchen, Gu Wuxiao, and Xiang Beidou!"

Fang Yunzhengdao.

Fang Che was confused: "Father, you've miscalculated, haven't you? You and Bai Chen are evenly matched, yet four of them ganged up on you, and you managed to kill them and escape? What kind of logic is that?"

"This is my unique skill, and it's also why your father was once known as the greatest assassin in the world!"

Fang Yunzheng smiled: "If I really fight to the death, I can kill opponents of a higher level. But if I only want to kill opponents who are slightly weaker than me, then no matter how many people surround me, as long as I find an opportunity, I can still kill them even when I am at a complete disadvantage, and then leave at my leisure."

"It's actually harder to kill them one-on-one because each of them has a last resort to escape. But it's easier to kill them when they're surrounded. That's the power of my technique."

"Therefore, my strength was always overestimated back then."

Fang Yunzheng smiled and said, "That's exactly what I relied on back then!"

"so smart!"

Fang Che was amazed.

Fang Yunzheng's eyes were filled with memories as he said softly, "Back then... I was just an ordinary genius, wandering the world and having a good time; I was only twenty years old that year, and I don't know how, but I accidentally wandered into a valley."

"After entering that valley, I felt inexplicably tired and fell asleep."

"Then in my dream, I saw white clouds drifting by and colorful clouds filling the sky. Someone fell down from the clouds and said to me, 'With this body, you can only learn one sword technique.'"

"Then he taught me a sword technique. He taught me a set of movement techniques."

"Sword techniques have one set of mental techniques, and movement techniques have another set of mental techniques."

"I clearly remember that I dreamed that I was studying hard and practicing diligently. I don't know how much time passed, but it felt like decades. Then I woke up and found that I had only slept for an hour."

"But what's even more outrageous is that... I've actually mastered the sword techniques and movement skills I learned in my dream."

"It's as if I've practiced diligently for decades and mastered it perfectly."

Even now, when Fang Yunzheng talks about this matter, he still looks confused and respectful.

Clearly, his respect for the person who taught him swordsmanship and movement techniques was deeply ingrained.

"Who...who is that person?" Fang Che asked, as if he were hearing a foreign language.

"The strangest thing is that after I woke up, I forgot what that person looked like, and I didn't know his name. I learned the sword technique, and I remembered the mental cultivation method and sword manual, but I forgot the name of the sword technique and the name of the movement technique!"

Fang Yunzheng said, "On the one hand, the memory is so clear it's like it's engraved into the soul; on the other hand, there's absolutely no memory of it at all! That's the strangest thing!"

"This is happening!"

Fang Che was also surprised.

"Absolutely true!"

Fang Yunzheng said, "Moreover, as my cultivation has become more and more profound, and the power of my swordsmanship and movement techniques has become greater and greater, I feel more and more that these swordsmanship and movement techniques should be heaven-given skills. It's just a pity that there is only one move!"

"If the whole set is available..."

Fang Yunzheng was stunned for a long time before saying softly, "Actually, one move is enough. Enough to make a name for oneself, enough to roam the martial world, enough to achieve great deeds, enough to awe the world!"

"One should not be too ungrateful."

Fang Che wholeheartedly agreed with this point: "Yes, a single move is already an extraordinary opportunity that everyone in the world envies!"

Fang Yun smiled and said, "That's why I named it myself. This sword technique is called Godslayer! And the movement technique is called Divine Concealment. The mental technique is called the Myriad Things Mimicry Technique."

"How vulgar!"

Fang Che was speechless.

"That's a good name, isn't it?"

Fang Yunzheng angrily said, "Think of a name?"

"The sword technique is called 'Slaying Immortals'!"

Fang Che confidently declared, "The movement technique is called 'Shadowless'!"

"Grass!"

Fang Yun spat disgustedly: "No wonder we're father and son, you really inherited it from me."

He then explained, "The God-Slaying Sword technique emphasizes borrowing strength. My meridians naturally possess a reverse-flowing meridian, which can be considered a rare talent. Therefore, I can cultivate it. Your meridians are much stronger than mine, as your entire body possesses a reverse-flowing meridian. Especially recently, with your cultivation progressing, your techniques and various treasures are constantly nourishing your meridians. In terms of meridians, in my knowledge, they should be the best in the world. Therefore, you should have an easier time getting started than I do."

"The advantage of this sword is that... when you are surrounded, as long as you use this sword, every strike is delivered with full force. As soon as it comes into contact with the enemy's resistance or collision, it will be immediately withdrawn. Even a portion of the opponent's attack power will instantly return to your dantian. The enemy will not notice because in their perception, it will feel like they have fought you head-on."

"And this sword can be struck repeatedly, constantly accumulating power. At my peak, I could charge up thirteen times and unleash it all at once!"

"That's equivalent to more than thirteen times the power, all unleashed in a single sword strike!"

"Theoretically speaking, there is no limit to the number of times one can accumulate power in this way, as long as one's body's meridians can withstand it. However, the limits of a person's meridians are limited, so they need to be constantly tempered. You understand, right?"

"Understand."

Fang Che's eyes lit up.

A single sword strike at its peak power is thirteen times stronger! It could even be more!

How powerful is this?

No wonder Dad said he was always overestimated; it would be strange if he wasn't!

"However, the biggest weakness of this sword is that it cannot be used against the one who is using the opponent's strength. For example, if you want to kill Wu Xiao while he is surrounded by Chen Guyan, Nan Baijing, and Wu Xiao, you cannot use Wu Xiao's strength to attack him!"

"Besides the person you're targeting, you must utilize the strength of everyone involved in the attack. Don't overlook anyone! Otherwise, when you finally kill your target, the one who wasn't used will become a fatal flaw. Remember this!"

Fang Yunzheng said, "Moreover, we must always use our mental techniques to create a blank space and isolate Wu Xiao."

"In other words, it means leaving an outlet for your emotions. You'll understand once you start practicing!"

"After borrowing strength from Yan Nan, attack Chen Gu, borrow strength from Chen Gu again, and then deflect the attack, borrowing strength from Bai Jing, repeating this process. When the time is right, after the last borrowing of strength, suddenly unleash the attack, the sword tip turning along the last collision, rushing straight at Wu Xiao, and killing him with a single strike!"

"Once that kind of imposing aura is generated, you can only advance in a straight line. Under such circumstances, the target you want to kill is bound to die! But after killing someone, you let out a long howl! That's what I usually do!"

Fang Che's face was contorted.

Why that long howl? Just showing off, right?

Fang Yunzheng could tell at a glance that this kid didn't understand, and snorted, "You think your father likes to show off? That he has to kill someone and then let out a triumphant roar? You idiot! It's because that sword strike couldn't release the enormous power he had accumulated, understand? At that moment, his entire dantian felt like it was about to explode, and he had to let out a roar to release that power. To others, it might seem like endless showing off, but only he knew that it was truly unavoidable."

"Because the speed was too fast at that time, even if you wanted to spread your energy all over your body, there was no time."

Fang Che nodded, his facial muscles twitching.

I understand now. No wonder they kept forbidding me from learning it. This method of killing in an encirclement and then breaking out with a long howl after the kill is something Yan Nan and the others could probably recognize even with their eyes closed...

It's just too iconic.

"So... you'll understand once you learn it. It'll just be an extremely flamboyant, long howl, then unleash your power, using the force of the howl to shatter the void ahead and tear your way out!"

"And the moment you rush out, you are still safe, because your momentum remains unchanged. After killing someone, you rush out in a mighty wave, and the encirclement collapses instantly. The follow-up force is enough to carry you far away and widen the distance with the pursuers. At this time, you are often in a period of extreme weakness, so you immediately switch to movement techniques, become invisible, and move in all directions so that no one can detect you."

"From the enemy's perspective, such power and speed, appearing in a flash and tearing through space, must mean they've already reached an extremely far place. They wouldn't even suspect the nearest place. For example, if you tear through space to escape, does that mean you tear through a hundred feet? That's impossible, right? So, when the two are combined, it's a perfect match."

"Under the concealment of the mental technique, one can become one with anything. If there is a rabbit, one can let the rabbit carry one and run without being discovered. If there are leaves, one can lie down on the ground and become a pile of rotten leaves. When you reach a high level, even in a place where there is nothing, if you lie down on the ground, you will become a pile of soil just like the surrounding soil."

(End of this chapter)