The First Venerable of All Paths

"The Evil Puppet Replica can only replicate the power it has previously encountered."

Watching his other self slowly disappear, Fang Xuan withdrew his fingers, concealed his sword aura, and remained calm and composed.

Sword cultivators are born that way.

Not to mention, Fang Xuan has condensed sword bones, and the "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Ruins Technique" is a top-tier Emperor-level sword technique in the world.

No matter how skilled or powerful the master of this secret realm is, how could he possibly replicate his own sword bones and sword energy?

Perhaps, this evil puppet is an extremely difficult existence for others to defeat.

But for Fang Xuan, dealing with the evil puppet was much simpler and easier.

He didn't even need to draw the Phoenix Cry Sword; he could defeat it in one move.

"Buzzing!"

As the evil puppet "Fang Xuan" disintegrated, the dense fog around them began to churn violently.

When a certain critical point is reached, these fogs suddenly converge towards the center.

"Boom!"

The sky collapsed and the earth cracked; heaven and earth turned upside down.

Wind and thunder converge, water flows swiftly.

In an instant, the scene before my eyes completely changed.

What appeared before Fang Xuan was no longer the monotonous mist, but a lake with no end in sight.

The lotus leaves stretch out in a continuous line, resembling islands.

The lake is not an ordinary lake.

Instead, it presents an eerie gray color, and at first glance, it seems to be able to instantly pierce a person's soul.

At this moment, Fang Xuan stood on a large lotus leaf, a gray bead in his hand.

This gray bead was formed from the power of the evil puppet "Fang Xuan" after he killed him.

But the energy within it was not at all sinister or eerie; on the contrary, it gave Fang Xuan an extremely pure and clean feeling.

The sky was a dull gray, devoid of any color.

Lotus Leaf Lake stretches as far as the eye can see.

Fang Xuan frowned slightly, unable to figure out what the master of this secret realm was up to.

But based on previous experiences, this place is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, ripples appeared in the void to the left front.

A figure appeared to fall from the void and land on a lotus leaf.

Fang Xuan's gaze sharpened slightly.

"Fang Xuan? It's you!"

Lu Ci also saw Fang Xuan, his expression changed at first, and then he sneered: "You're really lucky to have made it this far."

Because Fang Xuan had rejected him multiple times, Lu Ci now had no interest in trying to subdue Fang Xuan.

Such a person, if not useful to you, is an enemy.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuan smiled faintly.

"If you can come, why can't I?"

Lu Ci's gaze darkened, then he sneered, "Fang Xuan, you're just being stubborn. Even if you manage to get this far, you can forget about becoming the master of this secret realm!"

Clearly, after dealing with the replica of himself, Lu Ci also obtained some information about this place.

"Then you don't need to worry about it."

Fang Xuan smirked and said, "As for your current state, whether you can hold on until the end is still uncertain."

Upon hearing this, a shadow flashed across Lu Ci's eyes.

Although he had managed to defeat the evil puppet that had replicated him, he was also seriously injured and was in a very weak state at the moment.

"We'll see!"

Lu Ci snorted coldly, ignoring Fang Xuan. After taking a pill, he sat cross-legged on a lotus leaf and began to heal his injuries.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out one after another.

One figure after another appeared on the lotus leaves.

Fang Xuan glanced around and found that there were ten people in total, including himself.

It perfectly matched the other nine points of light in his sea of ​​consciousness, representing the twelve fragments of the image.

The brother and sister in Luoxia Valley each occupied a lotus leaf.

There is also Qi Changfeng from the Daoist Sect.

What surprised Fang Xuan the most was one of the martial artists.

It was actually the one in the Bronze Hall, the one with ill intentions who deliberately caused chaos.

He stood on the lotus leaf furthest from Fang Xuan, with an ordinary appearance and a restrained aura, making him seem unremarkable.

Seemingly sensing Fang Xuan's gaze, the man gave Fang Xuan a shy smile, then quickly looked away, gazing down at the gray lake below, seemingly lost in thought.

He was deliberately trying to minimize his presence.

With this thought flashing through his mind, Fang Xuan shifted his gaze again to the woman with a graceful figure and ethereal气质 not far away.

Xiao Jinyu.

But her face was pale and her breathing was uneven.

He was the one most seriously injured among them.

Xiao Jinyu also saw Fang Xuan.

But she didn't have time to greet Fang Xuan. Instead, she took several pills and sat cross-legged on the lotus leaf to begin healing her injuries.

In the unfamiliar environment, no one took the initiative to speak.

Be wary of each other and vigilant.

Even Qi Changfeng only glanced at Fang Xuan casually before looking into the distance.

But a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

As time passed, the lake water below began to flow rapidly.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Then Fang Xuan noticed that the lotus leaves at the end of his line of sight were rapidly decreasing, as if they were merging into the lake water.

In the blink of an eye, a third of it disappeared, a speed that startled even Fang Xuan.

A few breaths later, most of the remaining lotus leaves disappeared, leaving only the lotus leaves occupied by the group, floating alone on the lake.

"wrong!"

At that moment, a martial artist exclaimed, "The lotus leaves beneath our feet are shrinking!"

Fang Xuan also noticed.

The lotus leaf beneath his feet was more than ten meters in diameter.

But now, the lotus leaf has shrunk by two meters.

If this continues, it won't be long before the lotus leaves beneath his feet, like those below, completely disappear.

I don't know what will happen without the lotus leaves.

But it's definitely not a good thing.

While everyone was filled with doubt and surprise, a pattern appeared behind each person.

These patterns are drawn with a few simple lines, and are incomplete, like some kind of incomplete picture.

Fragments of a Secret Realm Map!

However, while everyone else only had one, Fang Xuan had three behind him.

This instantly made Fang Xuan the most eye-catching person in the entire room.

"He actually has three fragments of the map!"

Looking at the three fragmented paintings behind Fang Xuan, Lu Ci clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh, showing the injustice in his heart.

Qi Changfeng's eyes gleamed as he stared intently at the three incomplete maps behind Fang Xuan.

This guy actually has three fragments of the map, he's really lucky.

As the area of ​​the standing lotus leaf grew smaller and smaller, four words each came to mind.

The battle to capture the map!

"Gentlemen, I'm sure you all know where this place is."

At this moment, an old man slowly spoke.

"The battle for the map is crucial to determining who will become the master of the secret realm."

He chuckled and said, "Of course, if you don't want to lose your lives here, you can hand over the fragments of the secret realm map."

"You think you can just hand it over like that? Who do you think you are!"

As soon as the old man spoke, the martial artist who had first noticed the shrinking lotus leaf retorted without hesitation.

Upon hearing this, the old man suddenly grinned.

The next moment, he disappeared from his original spot and appeared on the martial artist's lotus leaf.

"Gah!"

The old man was extremely fast; the other person had no time to react before his neck was firmly gripped.

"Tell me, what am I?"

The old man grinned, but his smile was incredibly sinister.

"I......"

Before the martial artist could finish speaking, the old man twisted his neck with his five fingers.

"Thump!"

The old man used his arm to throw it into the lake, and then it sank to the bottom.

As for the fragment of the map behind him, it flew into the old man's back on its own, and stood alongside the original fragment.

However, because the two fragments did not touch, they did not merge.

"A half-step into the Divine Realm?!"

Everyone was shocked to see this person kill someone in an instant.

They hadn't expected that the old man was actually at the half-step Divine Intent Realm.

So, who here could be his opponent?

The so-called battle for the map is to snatch the remaining map from behind someone else's back.

Collect all the remaining fragments and you will become the master of the secret realm!

"Gentlemen, time waits for no one."

The old man's tone was chilling: "If you don't want to follow in his footsteps, hand over the map willingly. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned somewhat grim.

If you don't cooperate, you will miss out on this secret realm.

Not paying could cost you your life.

"It seems you are unwilling."

The old man looked at the other old man and said, "Fellow Daoist Zou Mi, since these juniors are so ungrateful, why don't we join forces to get rid of these troublesome fry first, and then we can settle our differences?"

"I have no objection to what Fellow Daoist Sangmo has said."

On a lotus leaf in the distance, an old man sitting cross-legged laughed heartily: "Let's not delay any longer, let's get started."

He flicked his sleeves and stood up.

The gaze fell upon the Qi Condensation Realm martial artist who was deliberately keeping a low profile.

"Then you'll be the first to operate!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man named Zou Mi pounced on the other party like a falcon.

Just when everyone thought that this Qi Condensation Realm martial artist would be killed by Zou Mi in one blow, the opponent suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Then, with an extremely strange speed, he appeared behind Zou Mi and unleashed a palm strike.

"Bang!"

A fierce palm strike suddenly swept out and slammed into Zou Mi's back.

"snort!"

Zou Mi's body trembled, and after letting out a muffled groan, he fell onto the lotus leaf, staring in horror at the martial artist.

"How is that possible?"

Zou Mi said in a terrified voice, "You actually concealed your cultivation level?"

"You flatter me, senior."

The man innocently spread his hands and said, "Perhaps you're just too old and weak."

"You brat, how dare you!"

Zou Mi roared, "How dare you play tricks on me! You're asking for death!"

Having said that, Zou Mi moved with lightning speed, his figure like an arrow, heading straight for the martial artist.

"Why do you do this, senior?"

The man sighed, but stepped forward fearlessly, clenched his fist, and threw a punch.

He himself did not reveal any Yuan power, but when he attacked, his momentum was swift and his fist was extremely domineering, and he blocked all of Zou Mi's attacks.

After several rounds, Zou Mi had to admit that the unassuming young man in front of him was far more capable than he had imagined.

"Fellow Daoist Zou Mi, are you up to the task?"

Sang Mo frowned and said, "Or are you deliberately stalling for time?"

"Sang Mo, don't just stand there and talk like you know nothing. This kid is not easy to deal with!"

Enraged, Zou Mi retorted, "Stop just standing around watching! Get to work and eliminate the other weaklings!"

"Leave it to me."

Sang Mo pursed his lips, then looked at Qi Changfeng, who was closest to him.

"Kid, you're the one!"