The First Venerable of All Paths

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Bone arrows whistled through the air, obscuring half the sky.

The astonishingly strong gust of wind that cut through the air sent chills down one's spine.

With so many bone arrows, each containing an extremely cold and sinister power, even a powerful expert at the Divine Intent Realm wouldn't dare say they could catch them with 100% certainty.

Seeing the rain of arrows pouring down, Li Guanlan's pretty face changed, and she made a hand seal with one hand, summoning her divine soul.

An invisible soul force transformed into a screen of light, protecting her within it.

"Crackling and popping!"

The bone arrows fell, leaving ripples in mid-air before shattering into dust.

As for Fang Xuan, he lightly waved his Phoenix Cry Sword, instantly setting up a formidable sword formation.

Return to the Void Sword Formation!

Once the sword formation was complete, Fang Xuan pressed forward and took the initiative to attack the army of skeletons.

The power of the Guixu Sword Formation far exceeds what these bone arrows can break.

As soon as they got close, all the bone arrows shattered.

Immediately, Fang Xuan's longsword trembled again, and the area covered by the sword formation suddenly expanded. With a gentle touch from the Phoenix Cry Sword, it was like a sword net falling down.

"Snap, snap!"

The sword net landed among the skeletal army, instantly killing countless skeletal soldiers and throwing their formation into chaos.

Just as Fang Xuan was about to press his advantage, a powerful aura suddenly crashed down on him.

Without a second thought, Fang Xuan transformed into a streak of azure light and vanished from the spot.

"Boom!"

A pair of giant skeletal fists descended, shattering a mountain of bones below, but without harming Fang Xuan in the slightest.

At this moment, Fang Xuan appeared on top of the skeletal giant's head.

Stepping on a green lotus, holding a phoenix cry.

"cut!"

Fang Xuan's eyes turned cold. He lightly ran two fingers along the blade of the sword, and then the Phoenix Cry Sword slashed downwards fiercely.

"One sword can cleave the river!"

This sword strike was as powerful as a rainbow.

Crimson-gold flames burst forth from the Phoenix Cry Sword, slashing menacingly at the skeletal giant below.

In Li Guanlan's vision, Fang Xuan appeared on the head of the skeletal giant as if by teleportation, and a fiery sword aura bloomed in mid-air and pierced through the air.

"fire?"

The skeletal giant let out a low growl, its massive body slowly turning around, and its hands slapping towards the fiery sword energy.

"Snapped!"

The skeletal giant was incredibly powerful, managing to shatter the fiery sword energy.

Flames scattered, but transformed into even finer sword energy, shooting towards the skeletal giant.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

The sharp sword energy, carrying the Undying Phoenix Flame, instantly pierced the skeletal giant, turning it into a honeycomb.

Even the remaining crimson flames were still frantically refining the skeletal giant's body, weakening its power.

Having succeeded in his attack, Fang Xuan would not miss such a golden opportunity.

He held his sword upright in front of him, his eyelids lowered.

The next moment, his eyes snapped open, a sword-like glint flashing in them.

"One sword pierces the peak!"

Fang Xuan let out a low shout, and the Phoenix Cry Sword slashed down again.

This time, the sword energy was not strong, but the killing intent it carried reached an extremely terrifying level.

Fang Xuan incorporated the unique killing power of the Goddess of Slaughter into this sword strike, making it several times more powerful than the original version of "One Sword Breaks the Peak".

Although the skeletal giant was not very intelligent, it still sensed the terror of this sword strike.

Then it did something extremely surprising.

It bent down and inserted its hands into the mountain of bones beneath it. When it lifted up again, an enormous, chilling bone club was pulled out, carrying a terrifying, deathly aura, and smashed angrily toward the sword energy.

"Snap!"

The moment the two collided, the sword energy was shattered, but a section of the bone club was also cut off.

"Knock knock knock!"

The immense power forced the skeletal giant to take a few steps back.

Fang Xuan was also quite exhausted, and he looked at the skeletal giant with a solemn expression.

To be precise, it was looking at the bone club in its hand.

The bone club, its blackness interspersed with some gold, exuded a terrifyingly violent aura.

These are the remains of a demon king!

Even though it was cut in half, its aura remained completely unaffected.

"kill!"

The skeletal giant pointed his bone club at Fang Xuan, and the surrounding skeletal army immediately hurled their bone spears at him.

Ten thousand guns swept across the sky, blotting out the sun; what a magnificent sight!

A cold glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes as he formed a sword-finger gesture.

Lotus blossoms bloom in succession, and the sword reigns supreme.

The misty green sword energy instantly formed a sword mountain, protecting Fang Xuan and blocking all the bone spears.

The bone spear disappeared, and the sword mountain slowly dissipated as well.

However, a sword light shot out from the sword mountain, slashing horizontally and cutting countless skeletons in half, preventing them from ever reforming their bodies.

Fang Xuan suddenly turned around and looked at the skeletal giant.

Seeing that he could not defeat him in a short time, the other party turned around and went to find Li Guanlan.

Moreover, the skeletal giant was much faster this time, appearing in front of Li Guanlan in just a few strides, and smashing down with its bone club.

"That's quite a clever plan!"

Fang Xuan's expression was icy as he was about to draw his sword again to intercept the skeletal giant.

But suddenly, an extremely violent hand came down from mid-air and pressed down hard on Fang Xuan.

"She's a family-oriented person!"

Upon seeing this familiar spiritual energy hand, Fang Xuan felt a chill run down his spine.

But there was no time to think further, and Fang Xuan slashed upwards with his sword.

"Sizzle!"

The fiery sword energy directly cleaved the giant spiritual palm in two, but the residual force still sent Fang Xuan flying back more than ten meters, his face turning slightly pale.

Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared in mid-air, his sinister eyes fixed on Fang Xuan.

It was Gu Tang!

"Young man, we've finally found you!"

Gu Tang stared at Fang Xuan expressionlessly, but his eyes held an undisguised killing intent.

This is the person.

She killed Rong Momo, disrupted Young Master Gu Can's marriage, and caused the Gu family to lose face.

Finally, even the Second Elder, Gu Xiao, died because of him.

He would make Fang Xuan repay these blood debts a hundredfold.

"Old man, you got here pretty fast!"

Previously, it was this Elder Gu who struck him from afar, forcing him and Li Guanlan into the Valley of Death.

Undeterred, the other party pursued them directly into the Valley of Death.

Now, while he's about to intervene to stop the skeletal giant, we should forcefully strike and prepare to intercept and kill him.

With the Soul Hairpin controlled by the skeletal giant, Li Guanlan's strength will inevitably be diminished.

He was unable to provide assistance, and the situation was extremely urgent.

"To be able to hold out for one night in the Valley of the Dead, your strength is beyond my imagination."

Gu Tang said indifferently, "But no matter how many trump cards you have, in the face of absolute strength, they are ultimately just illusions."

As he spoke, Gu Tang raised his palm and struck Fang Xuan with it.

This palm strike was even more powerful than before, and it completely imprisoned the void around Fang Xuan, leaving him with nowhere to escape.

Fang Xuan was worried about Li Guanlan, but Gu Tang stopped him, making him extremely anxious.

"Don't worry about me, protect yourself!"

Fortunately, at that moment, Li Guanlan's voice rang in Fang Xuan's ears.

Fang Xuan was taken aback, then suddenly slashed twice with his sword.

One sword pierces the peak!

One sword can cleave the river!

Two flaming longswords shot out like streaks of light, striking the giant palm of spiritual energy one after the other and shattering it.

"Sword cultivators are indeed difficult to kill."

Gu Tang sighed, but his gaze grew increasingly cold.

He raised his foot and stomped down hard.

"Buzz!"

The spiritual energy spread out, transforming into a mountain-like ripple of energy that swept towards Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan felt as if his body was being suppressed by a giant mountain, weighing more than a thousand pounds, causing his body to sink slightly.

The sword bone circulated, forcefully resisting this force.

However, an even stronger and more terrifying pressure descended upon Fang Xuan once more, causing him to plummet downwards.

As he was about to land on the mountain of bones, faint golden patterns appeared on Fang Xuan's skin beneath his clothes.

The sword trembled and the Phoenix Cry Sword let out a loud whistle. A sword aura as thin as a hair soared upwards and shattered the darkness.

"Boom!"

Ripples of spiritual energy spread out beneath Gu Tang's feet, causing him to tremble and take two steps back.

He looked at Fang Xuan with a puzzled expression, but his heart was somewhat shaken.

Just now, he could clearly feel that Fang Xuan's aura had increased by more than double.

Including sword energy and sword intent, which have also improved considerably.

"Is this the secret technique you're so proud of? It's certainly much stronger than I imagined."

Gu Tang's expression darkened slightly, and he said indifferently, "But unfortunately, I am not Gu Xiao, and I don't have time to waste on you."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuan's heart sank.

He knew that Gu Tang was planning a swift and decisive victory, preparing to deliver a fatal blow.

really.

The next moment, Gu Tang formed hand seals, and waves of powerful spiritual energy, like air currents, surged out from his body.

In the blink of an eye, a wave of spiritual energy formed.

Within this surge of spiritual energy, however, lay boundless killing intent.

It's as if it can completely erase everything around it.

"Lingxi, strangle her!"

Gu Tang raised his arm, flipped his palm, and pressed it down onto the wave of spiritual energy.

"Buzz!"

At that moment, Fang Xuan felt as if the entire sky was crashing down on him, enveloping all directions and imprisoning the universe.

Fang Xuan pursed his lips, continuously channeling his inner power into the Phoenix Cry Sword.

"Hey!"

A clear and melodious phoenix cry emanated from the Phoenix Cry Sword.

The entire sword trembled violently, as if it were about to break free from Fang Xuan's control.

The scorching sword energy that soared into the sky, powerful enough to shatter heaven and earth, caused the void to tremble and churn endlessly.

A crimson-gold fire phoenix, exuding an air of domineering arrogance, hovered directly behind Fang Xuan, spreading its wings to firmly protect him.

At the same time, the Fire Phoenix opened its mouth and spat out a massive fiery sword aura that instantly burst forth and crashed fiercely into the tide of spiritual energy.

Phoenixes take flight!

"Boom!"

The moment the two forces made contact, a deafening roar erupted.

A powerful surge of energy swept outwards in all directions.

Countless skeletal armies were directly pulverized by this force.

Li Guanlan, who was fighting the skeletal giant, was also drawn in. She lightly tapped the air with her jade feet and retreated more than a hundred meters away. Her pretty face was solemn as she looked at the energy center, her heart pounding with tension.

"snort!"

A muffled groan rang out, and Fang Xuan burst out from within, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, looking disheveled.

He rode his sword and, as he passed by Li Guanlan, pulled him into his arms.

"Let's get going!"

Before Li Guanlan could react, Fang Xuan, carrying Li Guanlan, transformed into a sword-shaped streak of light and disappeared into the depths of the Burial Valley in the blink of an eye.

"You cunning brat!"

Gu Tang's angry voice rang out, and he immediately stepped out of the energy storm, his face ashen.

Just as he was about to give chase to Fang Xuan, the skeletal giant swung his bone club and slammed it down on him.

"court death!"

Gu Tang was already furious, and when the skeletal giant stopped him, he swung his palm out.

The terrifying, gigantic hand of spiritual power shattered the skeletal giant, causing it to collapse like a mountain of bones.

At this moment, several figures broke through the air and arrived; it was Lu Fa and his two companions.

"Elder, where is he?"

"They escaped."

"What?"

Gu Can said with slight dissatisfaction, "Elder, why did you let him get away again?"

Faced with Gu Can's questioning, Gu Tang sneered, "That little beast is stronger than I thought, and he's not easy to deal with."

Sensing Gu Tang's unfriendly tone, Lu Fa hurriedly said, "Alright, as long as they're still in this Burial Valley, we'll catch them sooner or later."

"Walk!"