The First Venerable of All Paths

"What?"

A foul wind surged around Chi Lin, and an even more powerful and terrifying force swept towards Fang Xuan.

"Boy, do you know what essence blood means to me?"

Chi Lin stared intently at Fang Xuan with eyes as large as lanterns.

In fact, murderous intent had already surfaced.

The wolf king trembled all over, lowered his body, and assumed an attack posture.

Fang Xuan showed no reaction to this.

"One layer of restriction in exchange for a drop of essence blood."

Fang Xuan said calmly, "Of course, even a single scale will do."

After pondering for a long time, Chi Lin slowly said, "Two layers of restrictions, I will give you a drop of my essence blood."

"Just one floor."

Fang Xuan said, "You should know that if I want to take it by force, you can't stop me."

Upon hearing this, Chi Lin fell silent once again.

He thought of the broken sword that Fang Xuan had taken.

He also thought of the restrictions Fang Xuan had placed on him.

"Very well, I agree."

Chi Lin said, "But if you dare to do anything with my scales, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Compared to a drop of blood essence, he has plenty of scales.

With a spit, the red-scaled creature spat out a scale the size of a millstone, which floated in front of Fang Xuan.

This scale is covered with various mysterious patterns.

It also faintly exudes a special aura.

If you stare at it for too long, it can make you dizzy and feel as if your soul has been stolen away.

"Don't say I tricked you."

Chi Lin said, "This is the reverse scale I shed when I broke through to the fifth rank, and it is far superior to other scales."

No wonder.

Fang Xuan nodded to himself, put away the scales, made hand seals, and runes flashed in his eyes.

"Click click click!"

Unconsciously, the sound of chains breaking seemed to come from Chi Lin's body.

Immediately afterwards, an even more violent aura was released from Chi Lin's body, stirring up the lake water and creating a strong wind.

"Awooo!"

The crimson scales roared to the sky, their hundred-zhang-long bodies shooting straight up from the lake, stirring up the wind and clouds.

"It feels like a long time ago."

Red Scales let out a sigh and plunged headfirst into the lake.

"If I encounter that guy again, I will kill him."

Fang Xuan knew that Chi Lin was referring to Xue Wushang, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Don't worry, you'll have that opportunity."

After obtaining the Crimson Scale's reverse scale, Fang Xuan signaled the Wolf King to leave and head towards the highest peak in the secret realm.

Fang Xuan named this mountain Wolf King Peak.

Normally, the Wolf King would stay here, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon to cultivate, and also guarding the secret realm.

After jumping off the wolf king, Fang Xuan waved his hand, and a large pile of things appeared on the ground.

There are all sorts of things, no less than a hundred.

Next, Fang Xuan began to set up the formation.

With the help of the fragments of the Three Thousand Array Diagram, Fang Xuan quickly set up a Grade Three array.

This magic circle has no other function.

Its sole purpose is to conceal one's presence.

Finally, Fang Xuan flipped his hand and took out a lotus platform the size of a palm.

Fang Xuan poured his Yuan energy into the lotus platform and casually tossed it out.

"Boom!"

The lotus platform swelled in the wind and grew to a size of several meters in the blink of an eye.

It was the Fire Essence Lotus Platform that Fang Xuan obtained from the depths of the magma of Phoenix Cry Mountain.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Xuan placed a yellow stone in the center of the lotus platform.

Place a section of lush green vine in the east.

Take the sword case off your back and place it in the west.

As for the Demon Emperor's Reverse Scale that he had just obtained, he placed it in the north.

Fang Xuan checked carefully and found nothing missing, so he nodded in satisfaction.

After doing all this, Fang Xuan did not rush to the next step, but sat cross-legged on the lotus platform and began to cultivate.

Two days later.

Fang Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, his internal energy reaching its peak.

Look up at the sky.

The sky was cloudless, and a gentle breeze was blowing.

Fang Xuan took out a talisman, whispered a few words, and poured his Yuan energy into it.

"Buzz!"

The talisman transformed into a streak of light and headed straight for the stronghold.

He looked at the wolf king sitting to the side and said, "Go and bring my little sister here."

The wolf king stood up, shook its tail, and then transformed into a streak of lightning, disappearing from the mountaintop.

Before long, exclamations of surprise grew louder as they approached.

The wolf king returned to the mountaintop, with Fang Rou clinging to his body.

At this moment, Fang Rou's face was deathly pale.

"Brother... ugh~"

Fang Rou jumped off the wolf king, and before she could finish speaking, she bent over and vomited.

Fang Xuan shook his head, got up and walked to his younger sister's side, using his Yuan energy to help relieve her discomfort.

Once his younger sister had recovered sufficiently, Fang Xuan said, "Little girl, do you know why I called you here?"

Still feeling unwell, Fang Rou exclaimed excitedly upon hearing this, "Open my meridians!"

"good."

Fang Xuan said, "You have successfully cultivated the two secret techniques I taught you before, but as for what level of martial vein you can awaken, that depends on your own destiny."

"Brother, I know."

Fang Rou clenched her fists, her face serious, and said, "I definitely won't let you down!"

"Don't be nervous."

Fang Xuan patted his little sister's head and said, "With me here, even if you fail to awaken, I'll protect you for the rest of your life!"

"I don't want to!"

Fang Rou shook her head vigorously, her face full of determination, and said, "I will definitely awaken an advanced martial vein, just like Xiao Yue'er."

She is Fang Xuan's sister and cannot bring shame to her brother.

"good!"

Fang Xuan laughed heartily and said, "As expected of my sister, Fang Xuan! You have ambition!"

"Let's go up."

Fang Xuan helped his younger sister onto the lotus platform and said, "Brother will protect you."

After Fang Rou ascended the lotus platform, she sat cross-legged in the center of the platform, as instructed by Fang Xuan.

Beside it was that yellow stone.

"We can begin."

Fang Xuan also stepped onto the lotus platform and sat down in the south position, saying, "Keep your mind focused and circulate the secret technique I previously taught you to prepare to open your meridians."

"yes!"

Fang Rou's face turned solemn as she formed a hand seal.

Gradually, streams of vital energy continuously entered Fang Rou's body, condensing into a ring of fluorescent light on her body.

At the same time, on the lotus platform, the yellow stone in front of Fang Rou moved slightly, but quickly fell silent again.

Next is the section of vine in the eastern position.

But like the yellow stone, it only moved slightly before returning to stillness.

Seeing this, Fang Xuan frowned slightly.

There's still a chance.

He tried to control his emotions, looking at the black iron sword box to the west with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"Buzzing!"

Just then, the sword case began to move slightly.

Strands of sword energy flew out of the sword box on their own, but dissipated as soon as they approached Fang Rou.

A look of disappointment flashed across Fang Xuan's face.

They could only turn their attention to the Demon Emperor Nilin in the west.

But the Demon Emperor remained unmoved by the Demon Emperor's rebellious nature.

A character resembling "川" (Chuan) appeared between Fang Xuan's brows.

"This is the last time!"

A resolute look flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes, and he flipped his hand over.

"Undying Phoenix Flame, appear!"

In an instant, a ball of golden-red flame appeared in Fang Xuan's palm.

It is the Undying Phoenix Fire, inherited from the divine beast Phoenix.

As soon as the flames appeared, Fang Xuan formed a hand seal.

"Hey!"

The Undying Phoenix Flame instantly transformed into a small golden-red bird, flapping its wings and flying towards Fang Rou.

However, the little golden-red bird just hovered above Fang Rou's head and refused to get close to her.

"What happened?"

Fang Xuan's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

"Logically speaking, even if my younger sister failed to open her meridians after practicing those two volumes of cultivation techniques, it's impossible that she wouldn't experience any unusual phenomena."

Was all his preparation during this period a waste of time?

Is my little sister truly destined to be barred from the path of martial arts?

Just as Fang Xuan was feeling somewhat discouraged, he didn't notice that the light emanating from Fang Rou was much stronger than before.

Then the next moment.

"Knock knock knock!"

First, the yellow stone began to tremble, and finally burst forth with a beam of yellow light that shot straight into the sky.

Next came the green vines, the black iron sword box, and the golden-red bird.

All three emitted bursts of light, along with a yellow beam of light, surrounding Fang Rou in the center.

"It's done!"

Fang Xuan clenched his fist tightly, unable to hide the excitement on his face.

He glanced at the Demon Emperor's scales, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, then suddenly looked towards the center of the secret realm.

"You dare to interfere with my sister's opportunity? You must be tired of living!"

In the heart of the secret realm, deep within a lake.

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor suddenly felt a chilling killing intent.

"This brat, for the sake of a mere girl, actually dared to plot against me, the Emperor."

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor snorted coldly and severed the wisp of divine thought remaining on the Reverse Scale.

"I want to see what kind of martial vein that little brat can awaken."

On the lotus platform.

"Jingle bells."

With the red scales no longer obstructing it, a beam of red light shot out from the Reverse Scale.

Like water, like blood.

The five beams of light transformed into streams of light, penetrating deep into the clouds.

The next moment, five long dragons parted the clouds and rushed into Fang Rou's body.

"Boom!"

A radiant glow began to emanate from Fang Rou's body.

Red gold, emerald green, golden red, blood red, dark brown.

These five rays of light formed a powerful and majestic force, which sent Fang Xuan flying off the lotus platform.

But Fang Xuan didn't care at all; his face was full of undisguised excitement.

"A Five Elements Spiritual Body! It really is a Five Elements Spiritual Body!"

Under Fang Xuan's watchful gaze, the Fire Essence Lotus Platform began to unleash a raging suction force, drawing in spiritual energy from all directions and injecting it into Fang Rou's body.

The glow emanating from Fang Rou grew increasingly intense.

It even caused the entire Wolf King Peak to tremble.

At the stronghold, whether they were cultivating or resting, everyone turned their gaze toward Wolf King Peak, their faces showing surprise.

Fang Xuan raised his eyebrows, and the Bagua pattern in his eyes flashed.

"Buzz!"

The previously set-up magic array immediately activated, concealing these strange phenomena.

Although they were in a secret realm and outsiders could not know that his younger sister had awakened the Five Elements Spiritual Body, Fang Xuan still did not want anyone to know for safety reasons.

Looking at the lotus platform, Fang Xuan let out a long breath.

Next, all we need to do is wait for the little sister to complete her awakening.

But this wait lasted for three whole days.

"elder brother!"

A clear, crisp voice rang in my ears.

Fang Xuan opened his eyes and immediately saw a pair of bright, jewel-like eyes.

A bright smile radiated from her delicate, fair face.

It was Fang Rou.

At this moment, Fang Rou exuded an ethereal aura.

Like the darling of heaven and earth.

"How is it?"

"very good."

Fang Rou said with a bright smile, "Brother, I feel better than ever before, but..."

"Just what?"

Fang Xuan's heart tightened, thinking that something had gone wrong with his younger sister's awakening.

"See for yourself."

Fang Rou grabbed with her small hand, and pure spiritual energy instantly bloomed at her fingertips.

"My elemental power seems to be different from yours."

Fang Rou's face was full of doubt as she asked, "Brother, is my martial meridian very bad?"

"So this is it."

Fang Xuan chuckled and said, "This is one of the talents of the Five Elements Spiritual Body, which allows one to naturally control spiritual power."