The First Venerable of All Paths

The Su family.

Looking at the mess in front of him, Su Chongming's eyes twitched and the muscles on his face trembled slightly.

Sensing the oppressive atmosphere, all the members of the Su family were so afraid that they didn't even dare to breathe.

"What exactly happened?!"

Suppressing his anger, Su Chongming spoke in a deep voice.

"Go home, Lord, this is what happened."

An elder of the Su family said cautiously, "Shortly after you left, a violent explosion occurred in the Su family compound, destroying countless houses and buildings."

"My Su family is protected by an array, how could an explosion occur for no reason?"

Su Chongming angrily said, "Such obvious signs of human intervention, didn't you even bother to investigate?"

Sensing the anger in Su Chongming's words, the elder quickly said, "It's already under investigation, but there's no news yet."

"Found it!"

At this moment, Su Chengguang, the eldest elder of the Su family, quickly walked over and handed a large, still unburnt talisman to Su Chongming.

"Master, it's an explosive tag."

Su Chengguang said coldly, "Someone planted a large number of explosive talismans in our Su family, which caused such a commotion."

Explosion symbol.

A special kind of talisman.

As long as it is activated by vital energy, it can unleash powerful destructive force.

"Two servants were murdered, and their bodies were hidden in the woodshed."

Su Chengguang continued, "It's obvious that the murderer disguised himself as a servant and infiltrated the Su family. He then took advantage of the chaos to leave. I have already arranged for people to continue the investigation."

"What are the casualties?"

"Apart from the two servants, only a few clansmen were injured by the aftershocks of the explosion, but there were no casualties."

Su Chongming's expression was unpredictable, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

"Master, do you think... it could be the Fang family's doing?"

The feud between the Su and Fang families.

In addition, Su Chongshan, in alliance with the Blood Fiend Gang, is going to cause trouble for the Fang family today.

Their choice to retaliate against the Su family in this way is entirely reasonable.

"That possibility cannot be ruled out."

Su Chongming said, "But it's possible that someone wants to muddy the waters so they can fish in troubled waters."

"Master, you mean... the Li family?"

Su Chengguang's expression changed, and he became extremely solemn.

The three major families of Qingyang County.

Among them, the Fang family has the deepest cultural heritage.

The Su family rose to prominence the fastest.

The Li family, on the other hand, is the most low-profile.

However, over the years, the three families have frequently engaged in open and covert struggles.

The Li family couldn't possibly be unaware that the Fang family was attacked by the Blood Fiend Gang today.

If they did it, the possibility is quite high.

"These are all guesses, and the calculations are not accurate."

Su Chongming said, "But whoever dares to provoke me, I will make them pay the price!"

As one of the three major families, the Su family occupies a vast territory.

However, an explosion tonight destroyed one-third of the Su family's building.

Fortunately, the damage was concentrated in the outer areas, and the core areas were not damaged, so the losses were not significant.

but.

This behavior is a slap in the face to the Su family.

For the Su family, this was a blatant provocation.

"Yes, Master!"

After Su Chengguang left, Su Chongming looked at Su Chongshan, who had remained silent.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Big brother, I..."

"Bang!"

Su Chongming kicked out, sending Su Chongshan flying several meters away, spitting out blood.

"Big brother, I was wrong."

Despite the excruciating pain, Su Chongshan lowered his head, his face full of defiance.

"What's wrong with it?"

Su Chongming's voice was as cold as ever.

"I...I shouldn't have joined forces with the Blood Fiend Gang to deal with the Fang family..."

"idiot!"

Before Su Chongshan could finish speaking, Su Chongming slapped him again, sending him flying.

This slap was even harder than the previous kick.

Su Chongshan had several teeth knocked out by the slap.

"Now that we've chosen to act, we should disregard everything and kill that little beast Fang Xuan!"

Su Chongming said angrily, "But you, you at least have the cultivation of the Qi Gathering Realm, yet you can't even kill an ant in the Blood Creation Realm? Just how useless are you?"

"Brother, Fang Xuan isn't at the Blood Creation Realm. He broke through to the Body Refinement Realm during the battle, and even..."

Seeing Su Chongming's extremely gloomy face, Su Chongshan immediately swallowed back all the rest of his words.

"Something as stupid as a pig."

Su Chongming pointed at Su Chongshan, his face contorted with rage, and said, "If you weren't my own brother, I'd slap you to death!"

"B-Big brother, what do we do next?"

Su Chongshan shrank his neck and said, "We've really fallen out with the Fang family. What if they retaliate..."

"How dare you say that? Where were you before?"

Su Chongming snorted coldly and said, "As it is now, the Fang family thinks they can take revenge on the Su family? They'd have to be suicidal."

"Don't worry about this for now."

Su Chongming said, "You'd better stay home these days and don't go anywhere. If I find out and you dare to do anything on your own again, I won't let you off the hook!"

......

"From the primordial chaos, all things evolve!"

Within the Sword Ruins.

A myriad of swords roared, their sword intent chilling.

Fang Xuan sat cross-legged on the isolated island, his hands forming a mudra, surrounded by a dense purple chaotic aura.

These chaotic energies coalesced into a bottomless vortex, frantically absorbing the primordial sword intent of heaven and earth.

No matter how much sword intent was in the Taixu Sword Ground, Fang Xuan easily absorbed it.

After being refined by the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, it all burrowed into the spine.

An even more intense tingling sensation came from my spine.

The tactile sensation of fresh flesh and blood growing was even clearer and more distinct.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

As the sword intent was absorbed, Fang Xuan's clothes were torn to shreds, revealing skin covered in wounds.

Especially on Fang Xuan's back, along the entire spine.

A phantom image of a sharp sword gradually emerged.

As the phantom of the sword appeared, a sharp pain, enough to destroy one's will, spread from the back throughout the entire body.

but.

Fang Xuan gritted his teeth and desperately suppressed the intense pain, methodically refining the sword intent within his body.

"Buzzing!"

The Taixu Sword Land was abuzz with the sea of ​​swords.

Hundreds of millions of sword intents swept towards Fang Xuan with an even more frenzied and domineering attitude.

It covered everything, engulfing the sky.

Fang Xuan sat cross-legged in the center of the sword tide, like an old monk in meditation, his expression calm and undisturbed.

The "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Ruins Technique" operates on its own.

Help Fang Xuan refine his sword intent.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The phantom image of the sword on Fang Xuan's back became increasingly clear.

At the same time, a sharp sword intent gradually emanated from Fang Xuan's body.

"Sing!"

After an unknown amount of time, a sword cry that shook the heavens resounded throughout the Taixu Sword Ground.

Golden light burst forth, illuminating the sky and covering the entire sea of ​​swords.

The remaining chilling sword intent, like ten thousand rivers flowing into the sea, surged towards the golden light with overwhelming force.

Finally, it transformed into a golden sword, merging with Fang Xuan's flesh and blood.

"Buzz!"

As the golden sword formed, a soaring sword intent erupted from Fang Xuan's body.

Sword bone formed!

Fang Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, and a dazzling sword light shot out from them.

He raised his arm, extended two fingers, and gently pointed forward.

"Sizzle!"

A sword aura, stretching for thousands of miles, burst forth from his fingertips in an instant.

"Snap!"

The sword energy slashed down, instantly splitting the entire Taixu Sword Ground in two, creating a ravine of sword energy that stretched across the sea of ​​swords.

At the end of that ravine, a large wooden box, about half a person's height, slowly floated in the void.

Nine sword patterns are wrapped around the wooden box.

It subtly reveals a sharp and powerful aura that can suppress heaven and earth and shatter all realms.

"This is a primordial sword box, capable of containing all the sword energy of the heavens and suppressing all divine weapons and sharp swords in the world."

"From now on, whether you are eating or sleeping, you must carry this sword box on your back. It will help you fuse with the sword bone."

The Sword Ruins Empress stood atop the sword box.

"This sword box, when paired with your sword bone, can nurture your natal flying sword. As for how many natal flying swords can be nurtured, that depends on your own fate and destiny."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuan asked in confusion, "Isn't it said that a sword cultivator can only cultivate one natal flying sword?"

But the Sword Ruins Empress didn't bother to respond to Fang Xuan and disappeared instantly.

The innate sword box suddenly unleashed a terrifying suction force.

In an instant, all the chilling sword energy in the entire Taixu Sword Ground drilled into the sword box and then flew towards Fang Xuan.

"Bang!"

However, the moment his hands touched the sword box, Fang Xuan's arms sank, and he fell headfirst into the sea of ​​swords.

This sword case was surprisingly heavy.

"A swordsman should shatter all laws with a single sword strike; follow his own heart with a single sword strike; and seek invincibility with a single sword strike!"

"A swordsman would rather die standing than live on his knees; better to break than bend!"

As Fang Xuan's consciousness faded into darkness, the voice of the Sword Ruins Empress reached his ears.

Fang family.

in the room.

Fang Xuan, who was in a coma, suddenly opened his eyes.

A sword-like glint flashed in his eyes, piercing straight through the roof.

Fang Xuan sat up, feeling an inexhaustible surge of energy throughout his body.

Especially in my back, a burning sensation spread throughout my entire body.

His body was filled with sword intent, releasing a faint sword aura.

He could feel that his entire spine had been replaced by a golden sword bone.

"Is this the sword bone?"

Touching the bulge on his back, Fang Xuan could not hide his excitement.

Having forged the sword bone, Fang Xuan had become a genuine sword cultivator, mastering innate sword energy.

Unlike before, when he could have killed Su Chongshan in one blow.

However, because he was unable to control the sword energy, he almost lost his life.

"This is... the Innate Sword Box?"

Fang Xuan noticed that a large wooden box was lying quietly beside him.

Nine sword patterns are wrapped around it.

It was the innate sword box that the Sword Ruins Empress had mentioned.

The sword case is entirely black and was forged from an unknown material.

My fingers gently stroked the sword case; it felt cool to the touch and had a wonderfully textured feel.

The sword case was heavier than Fang Xuan had imagined.

Even with his current strength, he managed to carry it on his back with all his might.

It looks like carrying a door panel on your back.

However, Fang Xuan's body still slumped slightly as a result, his legs trembled, and he couldn't help but want to kneel on the ground.

But when Fang Xuan thought of the Sword Ruins Empress's words, the sword bones on his back moved, releasing a powerful sword intent.

These sword intents merged within the sword box and Fang Xuan's body, giving Fang Xuan a sense of ease.

However, it will take a long time to fully adapt to this innate sword box.

"call!"

Fang Xuan exhaled a breath of stale air, straightened his back, and walked outside.

"Creak!"

The moment the door was pushed open, a thin figure collapsed to the ground.

"Little sister!"

Fang Xuan was startled and quickly helped his younger sister, Fang Rou, up.

"Um?"

Fang Rou rubbed her sleepy eyes, looked at Fang Xuan, and immediately showed surprise.

"Brother, you're finally awake!"