The First Venerable of All Paths

"I didn't realize you were so good at hiding it."

Fang Xuan looked at the withered old monster with a half-smile, his eyes full of meaning.

"If I didn't have some skills, would I have survived until now?"

The withered old monster sneered and said, "Boy, if you don't agree to this, we'll just let it go, and we'll keep to ourselves from now on, how about that?"

"Are you begging me?"

Upon hearing Fang Xuan's words, the withered old monster looked somewhat embarrassed, his face burning with embarrassment.

"Don't push your luck!"

Enraged, the withered monster retorted, "Boy, do you really want to fight me to the death?"

"You?"

Fang Xuan scoffed, "Aren't you afraid the fish will die before the net breaks?"

"Hahaha, kid, you're too arrogant!"

The withered old monster sneered, "I admit you have some skill; even the divine sense of a Divine Intent Realm expert is no match for you. However, I am not a pushover to be manipulated at will!"

As soon as the voice fell, the withered monster slammed his hands down on the ground.

"A withered tree, brought back to life!"

In an instant, the vegetation within a radius of several hundred meters centered on the withered monster began to emit specks of green light, which continuously seeped into the withered monster's body.

The grass and trees have withered and turned yellow, as if their life force has been drained away.

As these green rays penetrated his body, the wrinkles on the withered monster's face began to disappear rapidly.

In just a few breaths, the withered old monster, now aged and frail, transformed into a young man.

He had an upright posture and distinct facial features.

But his eyes were too sinister, as if they concealed a chilling glint.

"Young man, what do you think of my secret technique for bringing withered trees back to life?"

The withered old monster laughed heartily, his face full of smugness.

"The secret technique is good, but it doesn't change anything."

Fang Xuan slowly shook his head, his expression unchanged.

"Even now, you're still being quite stubborn."

The withered monster didn't care and simply grabbed with its five fingers.

A snake-head cane suddenly appeared in his hand.

"I hope you can stay this tough later!"

The withered old monster slammed his cane into the ground, and the ground trembled slightly.

"Snap!"

The next moment, the ground cracked open.

Tender green branches sprouted from the cracks, transforming into dozens of vines that hovered like snakes behind the withered monster.

"Spring brings forth all things, kill!"

With a flick of his finger, the withered old monster pointed at Fang Xuan, and the vines howled toward him.

At the same time, countless vines sprouted from each vine, and even bright flowers bloomed.

However, these flowers are actually hideous and evil ghost faces.

Within the flower's stamens are sharp teeth.

There was no sign of spring, only gloom and evil.

"this one?"

Seeing this, Fang Xuan smiled.

Then, Fang Xuan flicked his finger.

"Undying Phoenix Flame, go!"

Golden-red flames shot out from his fingertips, instantly transforming into a sky full of flames that enveloped all the vines.

The flames of war spread!

The golden-red flames surged like a tidal wave, and the scorching air spread wildly, even distorting and deforming the air itself, emitting a sizzling sound.

As for the vines that shot towards them, the moment they touched the golden-red flames, they were like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, instantly curling up and turning black, emitting a piercing "crackling" sound, and were burned into nothingness.

"this......"

The withered monster was completely stunned when it saw this scene.

He forgot that Fang Xuan's Undying Phoenix Flame was precisely the counter to his martial arts techniques.

"Hey old man, is that all you've got?"

Fang Xuan waved his hand, and the flames returned to his palm, transforming into a small golden-red bird.

"If that's the case, then I'm taking your dog's life."

Fang Xuan's words caused the withered old monster's face to twist, and the cold light in his eyes to intensify.

"Fine, fine, kid, you forced me to do this!"

Enraged, the withered old monster hurled the snake-headed cane in his hand.

"Die!"

The cane resembled a venomous snake, even sprouting countless sharp tentacles that coiled towards Fang Xuan.

As for the withered old monster, it twisted its body and sped away into the distance.

"escape?"

Fang Xuan sneered, and the small golden-red bird flapped its wings and flew out, pouncing on the snake-headed cane that was attacking.

Fang Xuan, on the other hand, grabbed with one hand.

"Come!"

A golden-red light condensed in his palm, forming a three-foot-long sword.

With the sword in hand, Fang Xuan's entire aura suddenly changed.

His cultivation level also skyrocketed from the second level of the Qi Gathering Realm to the fifth level, a full three minor realms higher.

"One sword pierces the peak, slash!"

Fang Xuan's eyes turned cold, and he slashed the Phoenix Cry Sword fiercely at the withered old monster.

"Hey!"

With a high-pitched cry, the sharp sword energy swept away in an instant, leaving a long sword mark in the air.

"sword?"

Sensing the strong wind coming from behind, the withered old man subconsciously turned around and was immediately terrified.

However, the incoming sword energy was far too fierce.

It gave the withered monster a sense of sharpness that could cut through everything in the world, while locking him firmly in place, making the withered monster's face turn pale.

"I absolutely cannot die here!"

He had finally achieved his current level of cultivation, and the withered old monster was unwilling to die like this.

As the sword energy drew ever closer, the withered old monster formed hand seals and unleashed his inner energy in a frenzy.

"Spring returns to the earth, let's gather!"

The ground cracked open, and a tender sprout emerged first.

The tender shoots then grew wildly, transforming into vines as thick as a thumb.

In the blink of an eye, the vine transformed into a towering tree, blocking the way for the withered monster.

"Snap!"

The giant tree was easily cleaved open by the sword energy as soon as it appeared, revealing the withered old monster behind it.

At this moment, the withered old monster was no longer the young man he once was.

His face was covered in wrinkles, and his body was hunched over; he looked more than ten years older than before.

He opened his mouth to speak, but his teeth fell out one by one.

At the same time, a red line extended from the withered old monster's brow to his abdomen.

"Pfft!"

The next moment, the withered monster's body split in two and fell to the ground with a dull thud.

Strangely, not a single drop of blood flowed from the withered old monster's corpse.

Normal flesh and blood were now like rotten, withered wood.

"This is......"

Fang Xuan frowned and used his sword to pry open the withered monster's corpse.

But the two halves of the body were shattered on the ground.

"Not a corpse."

Fang Xuan frowned even more deeply, closed his eyes, and released his divine soul power to search carefully, but found nothing.

"strangeness."

Fang Xuan looked puzzled, but didn't think much of it.

With a thought, the Undying Phoenix Flame flew over and burned all the shattered corpses on the ground to ashes, turning them into nothingness.

At the same time, he also refined all the other people's corpses.

As for the storage ring, Fang Xuan kept it.

Putting aside everything else, just the storage rings of Mingyang and the old monster alone contain hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

Especially Ming Yang, as a member of the Ming family, still has more than 10,000 spirit stones in his storage ring.

Even for Fang Xuan, this was a considerable gain.

Not to mention other medicinal herbs, elixirs, and various treasures.

"This move was worthwhile."

Fang Xuan was in a great mood after taking all these things for himself.

He determined the direction and then flew away on his sword.

he knows.

With Mingyang dead and Mingyong's divine consciousness destroyed, Mingyong will certainly not let this go.

maybe.

The Ming family is already on their way!

In his current state, he can't even handle the Ming family.