The First Venerable of All Paths

"Peak Demon King?"

The moment the Brown Bear Demon King appeared, the atmosphere in the entire Fan family hall instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Everyone's body was trembling.

Peak Demon King?

How could this little bastard summon a peak-level demon king?

This is equivalent to a powerhouse at the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm.

It is second only to the realm of divine will.

"Kill them all."

Fang Xuan waved his hand, and the Brown Bear Demon King slapped his chest with both hands and pounced on the nearest Blood Leopard.

Blood Leopard abandoned Battle One and retreated quickly when the Brown Bear Demon King appeared.

But the brown bear demon king was just too fast.

With just one step, the claws, carrying immense force, slammed heavily onto the Blood Leopard's body.

"puff!"

With just one strike, the Blood Leopard, a second-level cultivator at the Condensation Realm, exploded.

But the brown bear demon king did not stop there; instead, it continued to attack the Fan family members around it.

"Run!"

Upon seeing this, the Fan family members turned pale with fright and fled outside without hesitation.

This also includes Fan Yuan.

Bloodscythe also wanted to escape, but the brown bear spotted him immediately.

"Snap!"

The brown bear demon king stomped its paw on the ground, and its massive body shot out like a cannonball, its speed completely unaffected.

"You beast, do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"

Seeing the Brown Bear Demon King's attack coming down, Blood Scythe roared and immediately circulated the Yuan Power within his body, throwing a punch at the Brown Bear Demon King.

"Bang!"

The fist struck the brown bear demon king, but it didn't even shake his body in the slightest.

The brown bear demon king grinned and slammed down his fan-like hand.

"puff!"

With a simple and brutal palm strike, Blood Scythe, a sixth-level Qi Condensation Realm cultivator, was sent flying, coughing up blood.

However, the Brown Bear Demon King did not kill Blood Scythe directly. Instead, as if toying with him, he chose to entangle with Blood Scythe with his powerful physical body.

Fang Xuan merely glanced at it and then ignored it.

He glanced at the fleeing members of the Fan family, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Did I let you leave?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Xuan opened his mouth and spat out a sentence.

A streak of golden-red sword light burst forth from his mouth, shooting out like a streak of light.

"Hey!"

A high-pitched phoenix cry suddenly resounded, and the sword light, carrying a fiery phoenix shadow, left behind a series of beautiful tails in the air.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

immediately.

Several Fan family warriors were pierced by the sword's edge.

The sword light whistled and roamed in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Fan family warriors were killed.

Along with life, they also lost their vital essence and soul.

This Phoenix Cry Sword was originally a broken sword that Fang Xuan obtained from the bottom of a secret lake.

After Fang Xuan obtained it, he nourished the sword with his blood, and it unexpectedly gained the ability to devour the blood essence of his enemies.

Later, Fang Xuan forged it into his natal flying sword, and this ability not only did not disappear, but became even stronger.

Especially when combined with the Undying Phoenix Flame inherent in the Phoenix Cry Sword, its power is multiplied.

"Flying sword?"

"He's a sword cultivator?!"

"Run! He's a sword cultivator!"

Seeing the golden-red flying sword relentlessly reaping the lives of their clansmen, the Fan family members were utterly terrified.

"How could that be? How could he be a sword cultivator?"

Fan Yuan stared blankly at the Phoenix Cry Sword, feeling utterly hopeless.

The Fan family is finished!

"No!"

Fan Yuan shouted sternly, "I cannot die here!"

"Oh, right, the Blood Fiend Gang!"

As if struck by a sudden realization, Fan Yuan screamed, "Elder Blood Scythe, hold on! I'll go get help!"

After saying that, Fan Yuan ran away without looking back.

Zhan Yi was about to give chase when Fang Xuan stopped him.

"Let him be."

Fang Xuan said, "Anyway, the monk can run away, but the temple can't."

On the other side, seeing that Fan Yuan had actually run away, Xue Lian was so angry that he almost cursed loudly.

Fan Yuan is a good-for-nothing.

You're scared out of your wits by just a sword cultivator at the Qi Gathering Realm.

"call!"

A strong gust of wind howled in, and Blood Scythe's expression changed again. He quickly withdrew and retreated.

"Bang!"

The brown bear demon king stomped down with its paw, shattering the ground beneath its feet.

"Ahem!"

Blood Scythe had barely regained his footing when he saw the Brown Bear Demon King slap him again. He quickly raised his arm and said, "I surrender!"

But brown bears don't care about that.

The palm continued to fall.

"You beast, I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing that the Brown Bear Demon King was unmoved by reason, Blood Scythe immediately channeled his elemental power, conjuring an elemental shield in front of him.

At the same time, he flipped his hand, and a blood-red blade appeared, which he slashed straight at the brown bear demon king.

"Blood Fiend Slash!"

The Brown Bear Demon King shattered the elemental shield with a single slap, its palm strike undiminished, slamming down with overwhelming force.

"Snap!"

The long sword, capable of severing hair with a single blow, couldn't even withstand half a breath before being shattered by a single slap in front of the brown bear demon king.

"Pfft!"

The bear paw landed on him, and Blood Scythe was struck as if by lightning, his whole body flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

Before he could land, the brown bear demon king reached out and grabbed him, stuffing him into his mouth.

"No, spare me..."

"Snap!"

Blood spurted out as the Blood Scythe was swallowed whole by the Brown Bear Demon King in a few bites.

Only a head remained.

"belch!"

After devouring the Blood Scythe, the Brown Bear Demon King seemed somewhat unsatisfied, looking at the other Fan family warriors with eyes full of savage greed.

"Alright."

Fang Xuan spoke up promptly, saying, "One is enough."

The Brown Bear Demon King is a blood beast, and human warriors are a great tonic for him.

But Fang Xuan didn't want him to become a monster that only ate people.

"Roar!"

Although the Brown Bear Demon King was somewhat dissatisfied, he still obediently walked behind Fang Xuan.

"It seems that the Blood Gang leader has no intention of showing himself."

Fang Xuan stretched and said, "If he won't come, we'll go find him."

"return."

With a wave of his hand, Fang Xuan sent the Phoenix Cry Sword flying back, hovering in front of him.

The Phoenix Cry Sword, having drunk its fill of fresh blood, is now even clearer and sharper, its cold gleam fully revealed, and its sword intent chilling.

"Walk!"

After storing the Phoenix Cry Sword in his sword bone to nurture it, Fang Xuan, along with the Brown Bear Demon King and Zhan Yi, strode away from the Fan family.

......

Blood Fiend Gang.

The overlord of Liusha County.

The gang leader, Xue Wushang, is a powerful expert at the Divine Intent Realm.

His six elders are all at the Qi Condensation Realm, and he has over a thousand followers.

They are an untouchable force in the entire Flowing Sand County.

The Blood Fiend Gang's stronghold is not located in Liusha County.

Instead, it was built on a mountain peak ten miles away from Liusha County.

After escaping from the Fan family, Fan Yuan rode a dragon-horse straight towards the Blood Fiend Gang.

"That kid is too terrifying, and so is that demon king. Elder Blood Scythe is probably in grave danger."

Fan Yuan spurred his horse and galloped away, already outside the county town.

"Only by joining the Blood Fiend Gang can I be safe."

Terrified, Fan Yuan lashed the horse's rump with his whip, urging the dragon horse to go even faster.

He had long since forgotten about the lives of his two sons.

Now, all he wants is to live.

Half an hour later.

Fan Yuan stopped at the foot of the mountain.

"Halt! This is Blood Fiend Gang territory. All of you are unrelated. Get out of here!"

Just as Fan Yuan was about to go up the mountain, he was stopped by two members of the Blood Fiend Gang.

"I am Fan Yuan, the head of the Fan family. Please inform the Blood Gang Leader that I have important matters to report to him."

Fan Yuan said urgently.

"So it's the head of the Fan family."

One of the gang members said, "Our leader gave instructions not to see anyone. Let's go back."

"Elder Bloodscythe has been murdered."

Fan Yuan said directly, "If we don't inform the Blood Gang Leader soon, the Blood Fiend Gang will be in danger."

"What?"

Both gang members were taken aback upon hearing this.

"Fan Yuan, are you kidding us?"

"Elder Blood Scythe was a powerful expert at the sixth level of the Qi Condensation Realm, how could he have been killed?"

Fan Yuan quickly replied, "Everything I said is true. The other party is not only a sword cultivator, but also a spirit beast at the peak of the Demon King level."

"Peak Demon King?"

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and solemnity on each other's faces.

"This matter is extremely serious. Come with me up the mountain immediately to meet the gang leader!"

"But if you dare to lie, your Fan family will be removed from Liusha County."

The Fan family, to put it nicely, is a first-class family in Liusha County.

To put it bluntly, he's just a dog kept by the Blood Fiend Gang.

Even an ordinary member of the Blood Fiend Gang can act arrogantly and domineeringly towards the Fan family.

Soon, two gang members led Fan Yuan straight up the mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, there is a magnificent building complex.

In the very center of the main hall, on the plaque are three large, blood-stained characters: Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness.

But at this moment, the atmosphere in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness was oppressive and heavy.

Because, not long ago, Elder Blood Scythe's soul tablet was shattered.

Within the Soul Tablet lies a wisp of the Blood Scythe's soul.

The shattering of the soul tablet signifies that Blood Scythe has perished.

"Gentlemen, what do you mean?"

An elder seated at the head of the table said in a deep voice, "Elder Blood Scythe has perished. Who will be responsible for investigating this matter?"

The crowd looked at each other, but remained silent.

It seems no one wants to take on this mess.

Anyone capable of killing Blood Scythe must be incredibly strong.

Their strength is not much greater than Blood Scythe's.

It is true that the Blood Fiend Gang is the overlord of Liusha County.

However, since the Blood Shark Gang, the mole they planted in Qingyang County, was removed half a year ago, the Blood Fiend Gang has made several moves.

On one occasion, it was led by Elder Xueluo.

Of the dozens of gang members, not one managed to escape.

The second time, it was led by Elder Xue Hong.

In the end, he returned severely injured, even losing an arm.

Xue Hong made his second move, but lost his life.

Even the gang leader made two moves.

He suffered a severe injury and it took him several months to recover to his peak condition.

Not long ago, after returning from outside, the gang leader went directly to the back mountain to cultivate in seclusion.

But they knew very well that their leader had definitely suffered another setback in Qingyang County.

After several such incidents, the Blood Fiend Gang was severely weakened and no longer what it once was.

Today, Blood Scythe has mysteriously perished again.

This directly resulted in the loss of half of the Blood Fiend Gang's six elders.

"What's wrong?"

Blood Fiend Gang Elder Xue Gui's face darkened, and he said, "We were all brothers who ate from the same pot, and now that our brother is dead, you're all going to turn a deaf ear?"

Inside the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness.

Besides the three elders, there were also several minor leaders.

Their cultivation levels are all above the Qi Gathering Realm.

Sensing the coldness in Elder Xue Gui's tone, they immediately shrank back, not daring to even breathe.

"Cough cough."

Sensing the somewhat tense atmosphere, Elder Xue Bing on the left said, "Elder, regarding this matter, perhaps I..."

"Elder, the Fan family has come to see you!"

Just then, a member of the gang walked into the hall.

Xue Bing inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the gang member, and said with a smile, "Since he's from the Fan family, bring him in."

As soon as Fan Yuan entered, he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Please, elders, save me!"