Lord of the night.

Chapter 1399 Showdown Moment [Bonus chapter for the two alliance leaders who ignored everything and were only concerned with right and wrong!]

Yan Beihan laughed heartily and said, "This kind of skill can never be a burden. The deeper you hide it, the better. As a martial artist, if you have a fighting method in your life that you never let anyone see, then you are not only safe, but also invincible!"

“Every martial art has its origins and grudges; but as far as we are concerned, the more you hide, the happier we are. It would be best if you could use the Seven Blood Spirit Swords to defeat all the opponents in the world directly, that would truly put our minds at ease.”

"Besides, do you think my Divine Sword and Cloud Smoke's Soul-Splitting Needle are my real trump cards?"

"It's fine."

Yan Beihan said calmly, "Why should others ask about what we're hiding? If my grandfather asks, I'll shut him down."

Fang Che laughed heartily: "What are you talking about? If Grandpa asks, just be honest. Why hide anything from your own grandfather?"

"That's what you said."

"But the more you hide, the better."

Standing at the highest point, Yan Beihan looked at the weapon ranking list in the clouds in the night sky and said softly, "Husband, I even hope that there will be no such thing in the sky in the future, so that we don't have to worry about cultivation, or waste time every day on cultivation. How wonderful it would be to live here quietly and happily."

"This period was truly the happiest and most relaxing time of my life."

Yan Beihan said absentmindedly, "The thought that I have three more months of this kind of life makes me feel happy!"

Bi Yunyan poured cold water on the situation, saying, "It's less than three months, Xiao Han. It's been twelve days since the Cloud Ranking Battle ended. We have a total of two months and eighteen days left."

Yan Beihan's melancholy feelings about spring and autumn were completely destroyed in an instant.

Staring wide-eyed, unable to utter a word.

Her pretty face gradually darkened, and her jade-like hand rose again, extending and retracting...

Seeing that Bi Yunyan was about to suffer again, Fang Che felt a little reluctant and hurriedly stepped in to protect her, saying, "Although this period may seem long, we still can't neglect our martial arts. Grandmaster Sun is still waiting to test me; Vice Grandmaster Feng is also waiting for me to play chess... So during this time, in addition to martial arts, I also need to study chess..."

Speaking of these two matters, Yan Beihan also had a headache, saying, "This is really difficult to handle. Playing chess is fine, but in terms of combat strength, we can't really go all out in our exchanges with our parents. Our current cultivation level is not yet at that level of precise control, especially if we go all out, it will definitely damage the mountains here."

"But without going all out, you can't hone your martial arts skills!"

"How to do?"

Yan Beihan rubbed his temples.

This was a habit she learned from Yan Nan: whenever she encountered a problem that was difficult to solve, she would start rubbing her temples.

"I'll polish it myself."

Fang Che knew what was going on.

Within his father's domain, he could freely express himself, and the training his father gave him was no less rigorous than that of Sun Wutian.

In some special circumstances, they even go to extremes.

It tormented me to no end.

After all, Fang Yunzheng is different from Sun Wutian; Sun Wutian is doing this for the sake of inheritance and also likes Fang Che, so he is very attentive.

But Fang Yunzheng went a step further: This was the continuation of his own life, this was his own son, his only son!
The more beatings my son endures here, the tougher he'll become, so he'll bleed less when he goes out into the world!

Therefore, Fang Laoliu is usually amiable, but once he enters the domain to fight his son, he immediately transforms into golden lightning.

The wind and rain poured down on the son!

During each sparring session, Fang Che could feel a deep sense of paternal love; Fang Yun was unlike Sun Wutian, the old devil who sometimes deliberately tormented and abused people.

Fang Yunzheng was reluctant to do that.

However, Fang Yunzheng's strategy of exhaustion, his frenzied sparring and attacks, was far more intense than Sun Wutian's. After all, Old Sun sometimes respected his status and allowed Fang Che to cultivate on his own.

But with Fang Yunzheng... basically, once you enter the domain, you start getting beaten up, and you keep getting beaten up until you come out.

To be honest, Fang Che has only been home for a few days, but he already misses the old devil.

The old devil just beat himself up!
But Fang Laoliu could beat me for six hours straight without stopping! And every single day!

Moreover, before each sparring session, Fang Che had to recharge all his treasures, such as the Nirvana Ribbon!
Blood Spirit Seven Swords, Blood Spirit Seven Swords Advanced Version, Blood Spirit Seven Swords Ultimate Version; Sky-Supporting Blade, Sky-Supporting Blade Advanced Version, Sky-Supporting Blade Ultimate Version; Ice Soul Spirit Sword Set; Soul-Shocking Palm Set; White Bone Spear Set; Dragon God Halberd; Void Sword; Heart-Slaying Blade...

And of course, there's also the King's Landing Spear at the very end...

There are also self-created perfect moves.

On average, Fang Che does it a hundred times from beginning to end every night!

And each time was accompanied by a brutal beating!
Fang Yunzheng's combat experience, to some extent, is second only to Xue Fuxiao and Duan Xiyang.

In terms of the number of battles fought in his lifetime, even figures like Rui Qianshan, Yu Tianqi, and Sun Wutian can't compare to him!

When he was in charge of the Ten Directions Inspection, Fang Laoliu basically dealt with all the famous and renowned masters in the world!
Others don't have this advantage: if Fang Laoliu can't win, he can just leave whenever he wants.

But what other people have that ability?

Just considering Bi Changhong alone, Fang Laoliu did it over three hundred times, both openly and secretly! Not to mention the others.

Therefore, Fang Laoliu was adept at dealing with Fang Che's various swords, spears, and halberds. Then he proposed a change: how to enhance the stealth and surprise of the attack on top of the original plan.

It has to be said that Fang Laoliu's title as the world's number one assassin was well-deserved.

Fang Che found it very enlightening.

"What's the point of just hiding? The key is to strike unexpectedly!"

Fang Yun said, "For example, you are currently at the fifth rank of Saint Emperor, but you want to deal with an eighth rank Saint Venerable. Even if you use the Sovereign Spear you've been hiding, your combat power will only increase to the level where you can deal with a fourth rank Saint Venerable. So what's the use of hiding it when you encounter such an opponent?"

"Hiding them serves only two purposes! First, to kill without exception when you strike! Second, to ensure your own safe escape when you strike! These are the only two purposes! If it's not for these reasons, then hiding your combat skills is worthless!"

"So, since you've been hiding it, you must strike with absolute surprise!"

"And it requires an absolute burst of cultivation power!"

In order to achieve the goal of enabling his son to 'perfectly conceal and unleash his full potential'.

Fang Laoliu was truly doing his best. The amount of fighting he did every day was so intense that even a cultivation fanatic like Fang Che was moved to tears.

The sixth son's cruelty towards his son was so devastating that it brought tears to the eyes of all who heard of it and saddened all who witnessed it.

But playing chess...

I don't know how to play chess!

Fang Laoliu said confidently, "Go play chess with my daughter-in-law."

So every time Fang Che wanted to rest, he had to use this excuse.

Fang Qianyi was quite happy during this time, cooking different dishes every day and taking care of her son and daughter-in-law, while Bi Yunyan and Yan Beihan helped out from time to time.

Fang Qianyi was enjoying herself and felt happy.

Occasionally, he would ask the father and son, "Ache, it must be too tiring for your father to massage his meridians every day. He's getting on in years, he's almost done. Xiaohan, you too, I'm almost done too."

Fang Che could only reply, "It's rare for me to come back, so I should do my best to fulfill my filial duty."

Fang Qianyi asked with concern, "Are you tired?"

Fang Che smiled broadly, but inwardly he was crying buckets of tears as he replied, "Not tired! Not at all... tired!"

The divine insights gained from the Cloud Weapon Compendium continue to emerge, and Yan Beihan and Bi Yunyan's strength is improving day by day.

Fang Che's cultivation also progressed by leaps and bounds.

The days passed peacefully and warmly, little by little.

Yan Beihan and Bi Yunyan both felt a deep sense of satisfaction and happiness. How wonderful it would be if life could continue peacefully like this.
Of course, it would be even better if that wild bull didn't cause trouble every night.

Of course, it wouldn't be quite the same without this bull, but it would be even better if the bull was gentler each time, stopping just at the limit of its endurance. What more could one ask for?

But there's obviously nothing that can be done about that.

Fang Manniu had finally gotten a chance to eat his fill multiple times in one go, so how could he let it go? Therefore, he ate every night.

And this is a home game!

Not afraid to run away!

Yan Beihan, you dare to run away? Just try it! See what your mother-in-law thinks of you!

and so……

Yan Beihan and Bi Yunyan were really bullied enough. They were in agony every night. If it weren't for the soundproof barrier, they would have been too ashamed to show their faces to anyone long ago...

Later, Yan Beihan, disregarding his shyness, discussed with Bi Yunyan: "Let's share a room for one night. Anyway, we'll have to endure one night even if we die."

That way, the other one can get a night's rest.

Bi Yunyan agreed.

Thus began Fang Manniu's life of living on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, without a fixed abode.

The bull complained, "This life is unbearable. I don't even have my own room in my own home... This life is so miserable."

Yan Beihan and Bi Yunyan ignored this.

No one is more carefree and pleasure-seeking than you, so what are you complaining about!

The days passed peacefully, and in a good mood, Fang Che was the first to make progress, advancing from the fifth rank of Saint Emperor to the peak of the fifth rank of Saint Emperor. When the spiritual energy surged and churned, Yan Beihan directly stuffed twenty star spirit stones into his arms.

With a wave of her slender hand, spiritual energy flowed back.

Fang Che's spiritual energy was overflowing, and he directly broke through to the sixth rank of Saint Emperor.

Then Yan Beihan threw away the twenty star spirit stones, leaving them in Fang Che's hand, since they would become somewhat dim after being absorbed by spiritual energy.

Although outsiders cannot tell.

However, Yan Beihan felt that it was not perfect, and also wanted to push Fang Che's strength, so he ordered Fang Che to absorb the twenty star spirit stones into powder in the shortest possible time!

Thus, Fang Che continued to advance amidst the exploding spiritual energy, rapidly reaching the advanced sixth rank of Saint Emperor at a speed that even Fang Yunzheng found terrifying.

The Star Spirit Stone turned into powder, then Fang Yunzheng stopped him: Too fast! Polish it!
So he held his son down and beat him even more severely.

Bi Yunyan was the second to make progress, breaking through from the sixth rank of Saint Venerable to the seventh rank. Also aided by the Star Spirit Stone, she advanced to the high-level seventh rank in one go, before being stopped and refined by Yan Beihan. Yan Beihan, on the other hand, steadily progressed from the initial stage of the ninth rank of Saint Venerable, which he had just broken through to before the battle in the Cloud Weapon Ranking, to the peak of the ninth rank.

Based on her own estimation, she should have no problem breaking through to the Saint King level during the time she stays here until she leaves!
Because of the divine power boost, it continues to flow continuously, and the progress is quite outrageous.

However, the "sense of the Great Dao" that is said to come with reaching a certain level after being listed on the Cloud Weapon Ranking has not yet been generated.

The three of them were not in a hurry.

So just patiently cultivate and wait.

The so-called "sense of the Great Way" is the mysterious feeling that "there is an endless road ahead to walk."

Fang Yunzheng was even more dismissive of this: "The later that feeling develops, the better. You already have an endless road ahead of you, what's the rush?"

Therefore, Fang Che was not in a hurry.

Now his greatest pleasure every day is playing chess with Yan Beihan. Yan Beihan is a very good chess player, but he can no longer beat him.

Therefore, Fang Che always had to give way to Zi first.

The reason given, "Vice Chief Master Feng is waiting for me to win, so you need to help me hone my chess skills," is perfectly legitimate.

This forced Yan Beihan to spar with him, but Fang Che immediately raised another condition.

"Let's give it a boost, Xiaohan... If you lose this round, let's try folding tonight..."

"Xiaohan, I'm giving you a two-piece handicap this round. If you lose, let's try hanging up..."

"You're not going to leave neither of your pieces with a chance of winning, are you? No way, Lord Yan, are you that insecure?"

After a while, Fang Che became highly motivated, coming up with ingenious ideas and clever tricks...

Chess power, great progress! !

The days went by smoothly, one after another, and Fang Cheyan, Bei Han, and Bi Yunyan were fully enjoying this extremely rare holiday.

Meanwhile, everything outside is also very stable.

Almost nothing major happened in the martial arts world.

Everything was peaceful and quiet, but the guards had done a lot during their time guarding the main hall. They had made repairs to the various parts that had been damaged.

The entire martial arts world was unusually peaceful.

There were constant frictions between countries, but no major wars broke out.

Even the secret realm of destiny that the North had been vying for for many years has become much calmer during this period.

The entire continent fell into an inexplicable silence due to the hanging of the Cloud Weapon Ranking and the end of the Cloud Ranking Battle.

Moreover, this tranquility was not limited to the Guardians or the border; even the Sovereign Church was at peace.

Strangely enough... even the sea... didn't get very rough.

It must be said that such days are extremely rare for this continent. In previous years, there would be many storms and rough seas during this autumn season.

But now, with the cloud-based weapon ranking system hanging high in the sky, it only rains sporadically in various places, and the weather is mostly sunny.

The whole world enjoyed a rare period of favorable weather and abundant harvests.

This period of time will continue for three months, as the Cloud Weapon Ranking remains in the air.

These three months were later known as the "three months of health preservation" by the people; because almost everyone felt happy and healthy during this period, and the efficiency of exercising and treating diseases during this period was 100%!

This situation, after being discovered and statistically analyzed by someone later, caused a huge uproar throughout the mainland.

Countless people regret not taking better care of their health during that period...

During this period, Dongfang San San spent more time with Feng Yun Qi. Although this should have been a rare time for Dongfang San San to relax, he not only didn't relax, but instead became even busier.

The number of things to deal with each day is increasing.

Yu Tianqi, Rui Qianshan, Yu Haoran, and others were kept on their feet, running back and forth across the entire continent, constantly switching between the four cardinal directions.

They placed even greater emphasis on the main hall, as well as on water conservancy projects across the entire continent, including bridges, culverts, reservoirs, lakes, rivers, mountains, and so on. A frenzy swept across the continent, urging inspections and accountability.

Various educational and cultural institutions also urged the process forward with great fervor.

A rigorous investigation was launched against all major martial arts academies.

The system of assessments at all levels for those guarding the main hall was implemented, with policies and regulations being issued one after another; these included assessments of martial arts skills.

Various measures, training, audits, assessments, cleanups, and acceptance procedures for all guardians...

The Guardian Headquarters was extremely busy.

"There's nothing going on in the world, why are you making such a fuss?"

Feng Yunqi was extremely puzzled by this: "Can't you just take a good rest?"

Dongfang San San, however, had no such thought at all: "Brother Qi, you don't know this, but based on my experience, every time things are so peaceful and happy, something big is about to happen!"

"If we don't make all the necessary preparations during this peaceful time, then when the big event happens, countless unnecessary people will die!"

"So it is precisely at times like these that I want to take advantage of the time to do all the things I've always wanted to do but haven't had a chance to do yet."

Dongfang San San said, "For example, during the last snow disaster, a snow disaster that affected the entire continent, I thought of everything, and I did think of water conservancy, but it's clear that we didn't pay enough attention to water conservancy, which is why so many people died. But what if I had improved water conservancy to the level it was after the disaster earlier? At least half of those who died would have survived, right?"

"What's the use of preparing food? People are drowning; even if you have food, you can't save them!"

Dongfang sighed deeply.

"But don't you think that the last one was a natural disaster, while this time it's peace and tranquility brought about by our manipulation of the Cloud Weapon System? This peace is something we actively created. What does it have to do with disaster?"

Feng Yunqi frowned and said, "Why scare yourself like this every day?"

"Something's weird."

Dongfang San San said with great concern, "If we have prepared all the necessary measures and nothing happens in the end, then at most it will be a waste of time, and we can still put it to use in the future. But if we haven't taken any measures and something goes wrong, then it will be a huge loss."

"And... I have a bad feeling."

Dongfang Sansan frowned and said, "This calm is very abnormal. It is certain that high-level martial artists need quiet time to cultivate and improve, but there are only less than five hundred people who have truly made it onto the Cloud Ranking."

"The others actually behaved themselves?"

"why?"

Dongfang San San looked at Feng Yunqi and said, "Brother Qi, do you know something? That is... in fact, some mysterious auras can affect people's emotions. Silently, they can make people's emotions inexplicably become irritable or calm down."

"During this period, I instructed the experimenters to incite ordinary martial artists to fight and brawl. However, things that used to easily lead to life and death have become much more restrained for everyone during this time."

"This is one of them."

"Secondly. The Cloud Weapon Ranking will be suspended for three months this time. Brother Chess, this is very dangerous. It's like creating a lighthouse in the starry sky. This is the dispersion of divine power."

Dongfang San San said worriedly, "I'm worried it will attract bad things."

Feng Yunqi frowned and said, "Your concern... sigh, it's still unreasonable. Besides, whenever the Cloud Weapon Ranking is truly updated on a large scale, it's a three-month bonus. It's happened before, and nothing bad happened, right?"

"I hope everything is alright."

Dongfang San San sighed softly and said, "But Brother Qi, you must check the celestial phenomena every morning and evening for the next three months. If you find any abnormalities, you must tell me immediately."

"I know."

Feng Yunqi muttered to himself with some dissatisfaction, "They're treating this old man like a mule. There's really nothing I can do..."

Dongfang Sansan smiled and then said, "Night Dream."

"Uncle."

"During this time, you will follow your master morning and night to learn how to observe celestial phenomena, stars, fortune, and everything else you can see."

Dongfang San San said, "Child, your war has begun. There's not much your uncle can do to help you, so you must seize the opportunity."

“I understand, Uncle.”

As they were talking, Dongfang San San Communication Jade received a message: Yu Tianqi had returned from the far north.

We're almost at Kakko City.

"Go to the coast of the East China Sea now and observe the state of the ocean. Use your divine sense to perceive it. In particular, try to sense any malice, goodwill, killing intent, or demonic aura. Fly across as much of the sea as possible and see if you can find the Golden Dragon Palace."

Dongfang Sansan immediately issued the order.

Poor Yu Tianqi, after traveling tens of thousands of miles, didn't even have time to stop in Kanke City to rest and have a drink of water before heading straight to the East China Sea.

"What's going on?" Feng Yunqi stared wide-eyed. "The Golden Dragon Palace doesn't mean any harm, does it?"

"It's not a matter of whether there was malicious intent or not."

Dongfang San San pondered and said, "The Golden Dragon Palace has never appeared before. We didn't even know about it, but it suddenly appeared and represents the Dragon God. This in itself is a signal."

"When the heavens unleash their killing intent, stars shift and constellations change; when the earth unleashes its killing intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land!"

Dongfang San San's eyes were deep: "What I'm guarding against is killing intent from the heavens and from the earth!"

"You feel this is a sign? A sign of great change in the world?"

Feng Yunqi finally became serious.

"It's not a feeling!"

Dongfang Sansan affirmed, "This must be a sign! Ten thousand years of war, a long and protracted conflict, kept in the dark, for reasons unknown! For ten thousand years, not a single god knew; in four or five years, all six gods appeared! A chart in the clouds illuminates the past and present, displaying full divine power, advancing the world. Geniuses stand tall, ranking high in the clouds; dragons, phoenixes, snakes, and weasels soar through the rivers and lakes; flying bears and heavenly centipedes confront each other to the death."

"I can conclude that since the Golden Dragon Palace, there is no longer any hidden divine power under heaven; since they have all come out into the open, the moment of showdown is approaching."

Dongfang San San gave a wry smile and said softly, "Brother Qi, this is... the moment of truth."

"If my premonition is accurate, then what follows will be a catastrophe for the Sovereign Cult, for our Guardians, for the people of the world, and for the Divine Weasel, the Spirit Serpent, the Golden Dragon, and the Divine Phoenix!"

(End of this chapter)