The First Venerable of All Paths

"Awooo!"

The dragon roared and shattered the sky.

Amidst the surging waves of killing intent, two thunderous dragons, one red and one blue, suddenly burst forth, intertwining and crashing into the descending hands of spiritual energy.

"Knock knock knock!"

A deafening roar, piercing the eardrums.

It was as if a god was beating a drum, shaking the mountains.

Everyone stared wide-eyed as the giant hands of spiritual energy were torn apart by the two dragons.

But the twin dragons' remaining power was undiminished, and they continued to charge towards Jia Lian.

"Um?"

Jia Lian's expression changed slightly, but he wasn't angry; instead, he smiled.

"Kid, you're interesting."

He raised his arm and clenched his fist.

The two fire dragons suddenly exploded.

Jia Lian took a step back, dissipating all his strength.

"It broke again?"

Wan Rong's pupils contracted, and he stared at Fang Xuan with a look of horror.

How can this guy be this strong?

"Elder Jia, you can't hold back!"

Unwilling to give up, Wan Rong quickly reminded him, "Otherwise, if the sect asks about it, you won't be able to explain yourself."

He could tell that Jia Lian was deliberately holding back his strength.

Otherwise, with Jia Lian's cultivation level, how could he not even defeat Fang Xuan?

Although, given his status, speaking to Jia Lian in this way would offend him.

But Wan Rong couldn't help himself when he thought about his brother's death.

"As I just said, if he can withstand one of my moves, I will not make things difficult for him."

Jia Lian sneered, "How could I, a dignified elder of the Dao Seeking Sect, go back on my word!"

"But what about the sect..."

Before Wan Rong could finish speaking, Jia Lian interrupted him without any politeness.

"Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Sensing the anger in Jia Lian's words, Wan Rong quickly shut his mouth.

Even Qi Changfeng didn't dare to say anything.

He knew very well that Jia Lian had not given up and had taken Fang Xuan into his sect.

Based on Fang Xuan's actions, Jia Lian alone certainly did not have the qualifications or ability to do so.

But everyone in the sect knows that behind Jia Lian is a vice sect leader.

With the sect leader currently in seclusion, this deputy sect leader wields immense power.

"Little fellow, I keep my word."

Jia Lian looked at Fang Xuan and said calmly, "But you must give an explanation for killing my sect's disciples. What do you think?"

Fang Xuan paused for a moment, then said, "Then please give me a year. Within a year, I will definitely go to the Dao Seeking Sect to resolve this matter."

"A year is too long."

Jia Lian said, "I'm only giving you six months. If you don't come, I'll kill you myself."

Fang Xuan knew very well that Jia Lian's words were tantamount to giving both sides a way out.

After all, let alone six months from now, even now, it wouldn't be an easy thing for Jia Lian to kill him.

"Then six months."

Fang Xuan agreed without hesitation, saying, "I have one more thing to ask of you, senior."

He could sense Jia Lian's goodwill towards him, and Fang Xuan was naturally not foolish enough to completely offend the other party.

"explain."

"Please trouble you to pass on a message to Zhao Qingcang, senior."

Fang Xuan said, "Six months from now, I will personally go to the Dao Seeking Sect to fight him to the death!"

These words caused a huge uproar, like waves crashing on a calm lake.

A battle to the death?

How dare he do that?

"You want to challenge Zhao Qingcang?"

Jia Lian looked at Fang Xuan and said, "Do you know that he is born with a Dao physique and his cultivation has advanced rapidly in recent years? He is currently in seclusion trying to break through to the Divine Intent Realm. You have no chance of winning against him."

He did not deny Fang Xuan's talent, nor did he acknowledge his strength.

However, Zhao Qingcang has shown even more extraordinary talent in recent years, and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds.

Even when he emerged from seclusion last time, he defeated a Divine Realm elder in just three moves, causing a sensation.

Within the sect, among his generation, Zhao Qingcang was undoubtedly the best.

"Even if he has already reached the Profound Realm, I will still fight him in six months!"

Fang Xuan's words were filled with an unyielding firmness and insistence.

He not only wanted to fight Zhao Qingcang, but also to kill Zhao Qingcang in front of everyone in the Dao Seeking Sect!

"All right."

Jia Lian said, "Since you insist on this, I will convey your message."

Thank you.

Jia Lian said nothing more and turned to leave.

"Fang Xuan!"

Wan Rong glared hatefully at Fang Xuan, then sneered, "I'll let you live a little longer. Six months from now, I'll personally watch you perish on Dao Asking Mountain!"

"Daring to challenge Zhao Shengzi is simply courting death!"

Wan Rong seemed to remember something and whispered, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you, Elder Liu and the others should have arrived in Qingyang County by now. Your Fang family is probably already wiped out!"

"What did you say?"

A murderous glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes. He suddenly grabbed Wan Rong by the neck and said in a cold voice, "You even sent people to Qingyang County?"

"What...what are you going to do?"

Wan Rong was having difficulty breathing, his face flushed: "You, you let me go."

"Fang Xuan, let him go."

Qi Changfeng said, "This is the sect's arrangement, and it has nothing to do with him."

"Irrelevant?"

Fang Xuan sneered, "If even one member of my Fang family is injured, I will kill an entire member of your Dao Seeking Sect!"

Fang Xuan threw Wan Rong away.

"I am not killing you today because I am afraid of your Daoist sect."

Fang Xuan said in a chilling tone, "I'm going to let you see with your own eyes how I kill Zhao Qingcang!"

"you......"

Wan Rong touched his neck and looked at Jia Lian.

"Elder Jia, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Jia Lian said irritably, "Why did you provoke him for no reason? Do you really think he won't kill you?"

"Elder Jia!"

Qi Changfeng said, "You are, after all, an elder of a sect. It seems a bit unreasonable for you to be so protective of Fang Xuan."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian fell silent.

He admitted that he had selfish motives.

But it's definitely not entirely for myself.

However, since it involved internal sect affairs, Jia Lian couldn't really explain anything.

"I will explain things to the sect when I return."

Jia Lian gave a perfunctory reply and left without looking back.

Seeing this, Qi Changfeng's eyes flickered, and he silently followed.

Wan Rong first glanced at Fang Xuan, his eyes filled with resentment.

"Fang Xuan, you killed my brother and destroyed my martial arts! I will never forgive you!"

Junior Brother Xiao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Senior Brother Wan, do you want revenge?"

Wan Rong was taken aback and looked at Junior Brother Xiao.

"Do you want to restore your cultivation level?"

Junior Brother Xiao continued speaking.

"Junior Brother Xiao, you......."

Junior Brother Xiao pressed again, "Just tell me, do you want to or not?"

"think!"

Wan Rong nodded without hesitation, "I wish I could tear him to pieces and grind his bones to ashes!"

"But......"

Wan Rong looked dejected: "I'm just a useless piece of trash now, how can I take revenge?"

"I can help you."

Junior Brother Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Do you believe me?"

"you?"

Wan Rong glanced at Junior Brother Xiao, feeling that Junior Brother Xiao was acting strangely at that moment.

Could it be that he was also confused because he was defeated by Fang Xuan?

"I have a way to avenge you."

Junior Brother Xiao approached Wan Rong, his voice carrying a seductive power.

"If you trust me, I can not only help you kill Fang Xuan, but also let you..."

Junior Brother Xiao's lips curled into a strange smile, and he said in a low voice, "I obtained Su Qingyao."

Wan Rong's mind was buzzing.

To kill Fang Xuan and avenge himself?

How to get Su Qingyao?

Wan Rong felt that Junior Brother Xiao in front of him was sometimes near and sometimes far, and his voice was also ethereal and unreal.

"I think......"

A gray glint appeared in Junior Brother Xiao's eyes as he slowly spoke.

"Okay, I'll help you."

......

"What a piece of trash!"

The departure of the Dao Seeking Sect members made Nangong Xingyu's face extremely ugly.

An elder of the Dao Seeking Sect, whose disciples were all killed, could still spare Fang Xuan.

He glanced at Pang Long, who was now completely suppressed, his eyes filled with malice.

"We can't wait any longer!"

Nangong Xingyu looked at the guards beside him and said coldly, "All of you, attack together and kill Fang Xuan. Don't let him escape!"

"this......"

Upon hearing this, the guards' faces turned even uglier than if they had eaten shit.

Fang Xuan, even a powerful expert at the Divine Intent Realm couldn't kill him.

Letting them kill Fang Xuan is just asking for their own deaths, isn't it?

"What are you still standing there for?"

Nangong Xingyu said angrily, "It's not like I'm asking you to risk your lives. Just keep him occupied and don't let him leave."

Seeing that the guards were still hesitant, Nangong Xingyu said, "The swordsman in the building will be here soon. You only need to delay him for a little while, and you will have accomplished a great feat."

"The Swordholder?"

Upon hearing this, the guard's eyes lit up.

Those are the sword wielders of Tianbao Tower who hold the power of life and death; each one of them is a sword cultivator with extraordinary strength.

If it's just about keeping Fang Xuan occupied and buying time, that's not impossible.

Thinking of this, the group exchanged glances and nodded firmly.

"Let's do it!"

In an instant, more than a dozen guards surrounded Fang Xuan.

"What's wrong?"

Fang Xuan looked at Nangong Xingyu with a mocking expression: "You think you can kill me with just these people?"

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Nangong Xingyu sneered: "Do you really think that the people of my Tianbao Tower are those trash from the Dao Seeking Sect?"

"Set up the Heavenly Origin Earthly Fiend Formation!"

Nangong Xingyu's eyes turned cold as he said, "I'll make sure he has nowhere to escape today!"

At his command, more than a dozen guards immediately took up positions in a specific formation.

The flow of elemental energy connected all the energies.

"Boom boom boom!"

Powerful array fluctuations erupted from these guards, directly surpassing the Divine Intent Realm.

However, the greatest strength of the Heavenly Origin Earthly Fiend Formation lies not in gathering all the power of the person who sets it up, but in trapping the enemy.

Connect with the Heavenly Origin, summon the Earthly Fiends, and lock down the powerful enemy!

Nangong Xingyu needs time now.

The swordsman will arrive soon; if he can delay even a little while, Fang Xuan will have no chance of survival.

"Fang Xuan, I know you are a sword cultivator."

Nangong Xingyu said, "But my Tianbao Tower's Tianyuan Disha Formation happens to be able to counter a portion of a sword cultivator's power. How will you deal with that?"

"How dare you chickens and dogs draw your swords?"

As Fang Xuan watched the auras of the Tianbao Tower guards grow stronger, a murderous intent flickered in his eyes.

"A mere formation? I'll shatter it with a single spear thrust!"

Fang Xuan took a step forward, and the Thunderfire Spear slammed heavily into the ground.

"Knock knock knock!"

Two flames swirled across the gun.

A surging storm of power swept outwards from Fang Xuan's center.

In the midst of the storm, a massive spear suddenly appeared.

The spear stood tall and firm, as if it could pierce through the heavens with a single thrust.

An overbearing and fierce aura swept across the heavens and earth.

With this spear strike, Fang Xuan perfectly fused the Eighteen Forms of Blood Frenzy and the Three Spear Forms into a single spear strike.

"Boom!"

The giant spear slowly floated to the surface, its tip pointing directly at the magic array below.

The dozen or so guards, sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the giant spear, all paled in horror.

How can I catch this shot?

"Spear cleaves the eight wastelands!"

Fang Xuan raised his arm and gently tapped it forward.

"break!"