The First Venerable of All Paths

"Qingniu Ridge isn't very big. At Mingche's speed, they'll eventually be driven to a dead end."

Fang Xuan swiftly traversed the mountains and forests, occasionally glancing up at the sky.

The anti-flight formation firmly sealed off the entire Green Ox Ridge, preventing him from flying on his sword.

"Perhaps, at the very least, I will have to reach the Qi Condensation Realm before I can ignore the anti-air formation."

Fang Xuan sighed.

Of course, there is another way.

That means choosing to break the magic array.

Although the anti-flight formation is a fourth-grade formation, it would indeed be very difficult for Fang Xuan to break it given his current level of formation mastery.

But it's not impossible.

The only thing he needed to consider was that he couldn't be disturbed while breaking the formation.

"But Mingche and the others will definitely not give me that chance."

For a moment, Fang Xuan was caught in a dilemma.

"If it really comes to that, we'll have no choice but to forcibly awaken the Crimson Scales."

Fang Xuan made a decision quickly.

Although Crimson Scales fell into a deep sleep, ignoring his summons.

But the other party has already signed a contract with me.

If Fang Xuan were to encounter a life-threatening situation, Chi Lin would definitely not stand idly by.

"Let's find a place to recover our energy before they catch up."

Fang Xuan looked around for a moment, then chose a direction and ran off at top speed.

Fortunately, a heavy rain had just passed, which perfectly concealed the traces left by Fang Xuan.

Half an hour later, Fang Xuan arrived deep in the Green Ox Ridge and hid in an abandoned monster's lair.

After blocking the entrance to the cave, Fang Xuan set up a concealment formation to hide all traces of his presence.

"At most three days!"

Fang Xuan sat cross-legged in the cave, his eyes sharp and cold.

"With the anti-flight formation in place, I can only stay here for a maximum of three days before that fourth-grade formation master discovers me."

Therefore, Fang Xuan needs to recover to his peak condition within these three days, and then find a way to break free from the pursuit of the Wen and Ming families.

Fang Xuan took out two healing pills and put them in his mouth, then began to circulate his internal energy to refine them.

With the blessing of the Chaos Sacred Body and the Emperor-level cultivation technique "Nine Revolutions Divine Elixir Record", Fang Xuan's speed in healing injuries and restoring his Yuan Power was extremely fast.

In just half a day, Fang Xuan had almost completely healed his injuries, and the Yuan energy within his Nine-Turn Golden Core was nearly full.

The remaining hidden damage could not be completely repaired due to the short time available.

But for Fang Xuan, that was enough.

"As for the anti-flight formation, I can..."

Fang Xuan seemed to have thought of something, and quickly closed his eyes to look inward.

Within his dantian, two things were quietly sleeping at this moment.

A small, broken piece, about the size of a palm.

It was a fragment of the Three Thousand Formation Diagram.

The Three Thousand Array Diagrams are not only a technique created by Empress Zhenxiao, but also an imperial weapon personally forged by her.

However, this picture is not even one ten-thousandth of its original state, and its intelligence has long since disappeared, leaving it without any trace of the power of an imperial weapon.

However, Fang Xuan could use this array diagram to break the anti-air formation.

"However, with my current cultivation level, I am simply unable to unleash the true power of the array."

This put Fang Xuan in a dilemma.

He usually only borrows array diagrams, rather than using them directly.

"Forcing it would probably drain all my strength, and I still might not succeed."

Therefore, Fang Xuan turned his gaze to a golden-red fire cocoon next to him.

Fang Xuan knew that the fire cocoon contained the remnants of the immortal phoenix's divine consciousness, which also contained the bloodline inheritance of the entire immortal race.

But it also contains the remaining power of the immortal phoenix.

"Senior, I may have offended you."

Fang Xuan clenched his fists, his voice filled with ruthlessness and madness.

"Chaotic Holy Body, reveal yourself!"

Chaotic purple energy suddenly surged out from Fang Xuan's body.

At the same time, Qi and blood, Yuan energy, and innate sword energy surged continuously within the meridians.

"call!"

As Fang Xuan activated his Chaos Sacred Body, the Undying Phoenix Flame burst forth from every pore, enveloping him within it.

Not only that, Fang Xuan also borrowed a wisp of the Undying Phoenix's original power to enhance the power of the Undying Phoenix Fire, which frantically refined Fang Xuan's physical body.

Fire Refines the Sacred Body!

When Fang Xuan was engulfed by the Undying Phoenix Flame

Suppressed cries of pain emanated from the flames.

......

"Still haven't found it?"

At Qingniu Ridge, the rain stopped and the sun began to rise.

Mingche sat cross-legged on a huge rock, practicing his internal energy to heal his injuries.

He was seriously injured in the battle with Fang Xuan in Mingyang County, and has not fully recovered yet.

Rushing to Qingniu Ridge to besiege Fang Xuan, Mingche also risked leaving his seclusion.

"Young Master, we haven't found it yet!"

The subordinate lowered his head, not daring to look at Mingche.

"Keep searching!"

Mingche said expressionlessly, "Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, find him for me!"

"yes!"

The subordinate left quickly.

"Mingche, we've been searching for two days now. Could it be that Fang Xuan has already escaped?"

Beside her, Wen Yan spoke softly.

"Won't."

Mingche shook his head and said, "With the anti-flight formation in place, he can't escape."

"The reason we haven't found it yet is that it's hiding in some secret place."

Wen Yan frowned and said, "But Fang Xuan is also a formation master, and his formation skills are even better than mine. It's hard to say what method he will use to break out of the formation."

"He can't do it!"

Mingche stood up, emanating a powerful surge of Yuan energy.

His injuries had recovered by more than 80%.

"Fang Xuan is only a third-grade array master, but Master Zhou is a genuine fourth-grade array master."

Mingche smiled calmly, his tone full of unwavering confidence.

"Do you think Fang Xuan can break through the formation and escape in front of a fourth-grade formation master?"

Mingche's words made Wenyan's eyes light up.

A fourth-rank formation master?

That person is known as a master.

Any magic array can be set up to trap a powerful expert at the Divine Intent Realm.

Not to mention Fang Xuan, who is only at the Qi Gathering Realm.

"In that case, Fang Xuan truly has no way to escape!"

Wen Yan was somewhat agitated.

Two individuals at the half-step Divine Realm, and one fourth-grade array master.

With the addition of many elite martial artists from the Wen and Ming families, even if Fang Xuan had great skills, he couldn't make a ripple.

"Young Master, we've discovered something!"

At this moment, a martial artist from the Wen family hurried over, his face filled with excitement.

"What was discovered?"

Wen Yan looked at that person.

"We sensed a fluctuation of energy within a mountain peak."

The Wen family martial artist said, "We suspect it's Fang Xuan. But to avoid alerting him, we haven't made any rash moves."

"Well done."

Wen Yan nodded and said, "Go and notify the others immediately. Once everyone is here, force that little bastard out!"

"yes!"

After the subordinate left, Wen Yan looked at Ming Che and said, "Shall we go take a look?"

"Walk!"

Soon, Mingche and his group arrived in front of a mountain peak.

The mountain peak is neither high nor majestic.

It appears unremarkable in the Qingniu Ridge.

"I didn't expect that kid to be hiding here; he's really not easy to spot."

Mingche nodded, looking at the marks on the mountainside.

Although it is very shallow, it is clear that it was left by someone.

"Fang Xuan, you have nowhere to escape. Come out yourself."

The clear voice, enveloped in Yuan energy, was transmitted outwards.

He believed that if Fang Xuan was really inside, he would definitely be able to hear it.

At this moment, all the martial artists from the Wen and Ming families had gathered and were lying in ambush all around.

As soon as Fang Xuan shows himself, they will swarm him and kill him.

"You won't come out?"

Seeing that there was no response for a long time, Mingche's eyes turned cold.

"Then we'll have no choice but to ask you to come out!"

Mingche looked at Wenyan, who immediately understood.

He raised his hands, and several battle flags flew out and planted themselves directly on the mountainside.

"Mountain-Breaking Formation, activate!"

Wen Yan formed hand seals, and the light on the array flags flashed and surged, finally exploding with a loud bang.

"Boom!"

The mountain collapsed, revealing a cave inside.

Before the dust had even settled, a slender figure shot out from within, and in a few flashes, she brushed past Mingche and the others.

"It's you!"

When he saw the other person's appearance clearly, Mingche was suddenly stunned.

The other party was not Fang Xuan, but the girl who had blocked an attack for Fang Xuan and was taken away by him.

"Want to leave? Dream on!"

Mingche shouted loudly, and at the same time, he also slapped the girl with his palm.

Li Xintong's phoenix eyes turned slightly cold. She then raised her jade-like hand and exchanged a palm strike with Ming Che.

"Bang!"

Their palms collided violently, and a powerful surge of energy swept outwards from the two of them.

Mingche was actually sent flying by a single palm strike, crashing into the mountainside, with a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

His gaze toward Li Xintong was filled with shock and terror.

This girl's cultivation level is actually higher than his!

"She's Fang Xuan's accomplice! Seize her!"

Shocked, Mingche spoke coldly.

Seeing a group of Ming family martial artists rushing towards her, Li Xintong was about to make a move when her delicate body trembled.

She furrowed her brows slightly, then lightly touched the ground with her jade-like feet, moving nimbly among the martial artists like an elegant crane.

In the blink of an eye, Li Xintong disappeared into the dense forest.

"What are you all standing there for? Chase after them!"

Seeing his subordinates all frozen in place, Mingche was furious.

Only then did everyone belatedly realize that they should chase after Li Xintong.

However, Li Xintong was too agile and her strength was no less than Ming Che's. They searched for most of the day but still couldn't find her whereabouts.

Upon hearing this news, Mingche was both angry and furious, cursing him as a good-for-nothing several times.

"Young Master Ming, I have made a discovery."

Just then, a voice quietly entered Mingche's ears.

"To your northwest, less than ten miles away, there is a powerful aura emanating from you. Based on my judgment, it is Fang Xuan."

"Fang Xuan!"

Upon hearing this, Mingche's eyes turned red.

"Everyone, follow me!"

After saying that, Mingche took the lead and ran wildly in the direction that Master Zhou had pointed out.

Ten miles is not a long distance for martial artists like Mingche.

The other martial artists from the Wen and Ming families who received the signal also rushed to join them as quickly as possible.

"Formation fluctuations!"

Looking at the thick fog before him, he said gently, "So Fang Xuan is indeed hiding here!"

"Don't rush!"

Mingche said, "Let's talk about it when Patriarch Wen and Mingzhang arrive."

Soon, Wen Donglin and Ming Zhang arrived at the same time.

"Is the person inside?"

Wen Donglin looked into the depths of the thick fog, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Yes."

Wen Yan said gently, "That little beast concealed this place with an array, no wonder we haven't found it after searching for so long."

"Then let me break his magic array first."

Seeing that all the powerful figures from both sides had arrived, Wen Yan threw out several more array flags, intending to break the array with an array.

"open!"

Wen Yan gave a cold shout, about to break the hidden formation.

But the next moment, thick fog rolled in.

A dense array of fiery sword energy burst forth from the thick fog at incredible speed.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Because the two martial artists were too close together, and the fiery sword energy came too suddenly, their reaction was a beat too slow.

In an instant, the sounds of flesh tearing apart and agonizing screams rose and fell.

Within a few breaths, at least twenty martial artists were killed by the fiery sword energy.

If Wen Donglin hadn't reacted quickly enough to get Wen Yan away first, he himself might have died from the fiery sword energy.

Even so, because Wen Yan was too close, one of his arms was severed by the fiery sword energy.

"Boom!"

What shocked everyone even more was that a formation containing a violent killing intent rose up from all around, enveloping everyone within it.

A chilling voice boomed in everyone's ears.

"Return to Nothingness Sword Formation, kill!"