The First Venerable of All Paths

"die!"

The cataclysmic lightning was extremely fast, instantly traversing a hundred meters and appearing in front of Jiang Bingzhi.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Bingzhi's face twisted as he continuously gathered spiritual power to form shields in front of him, but they were all shattered by the cataclysmic lightning.

"Swallowing the ocean!"

Seeing that his defense was ineffective, Jiang Bingzhi spat out a mouthful of blood essence and quickly activated his cultivation technique, once again condensing a massive whale that opened its mouth and swallowed the world-destroying tribulation lightning.

This giant whale was entirely red, as if stained with blood.

It is far more powerful than before.

"Snap!"

Lightning surged across the blood whale's body, unleashing a devastating burst of power that utterly destroyed it.

A violent force swept out, sending Jiang Bingzhi flying.

"puff!"

Jiang Bingzhi coughed up blood, his breath weakened to the extreme, and he completely lost his fighting ability.

After severely injuring Jiang Bingzhi, the lightning around Fang Xuan dissipated, and his face became even paler than before.

The spiritual energy within his body was reduced to only one-third.

"Quickly! He has almost no spiritual energy left. Let's kill him together!"

Jiang Bingzhi clearly saw this and immediately called on the other elders to surround and kill Fang Xuan.

The elders of the Dao Asking Sect, who were still observing, hesitated for only a moment before three of them shot out, each unleashing powerful martial arts to attack Fang Xuan.

In addition, there were two other powerful members of the Zhao family.

Although their cultivation level was not as high as Zhao Qiong's, they still possessed the cultivation level of the fourth level of the Divine Intent Realm.

With the five of them working together, there would be absolutely no surprises in dealing with Fang Xuan, who was at his last gasp.

"Boy, prepare to die!"

"Fang Xuan, die!"

"You little beast, you killed the Zhao family's unicorn and ruined the Zhao family's future! You deserve to die!"

Five powerful figures attacked from different directions, completely blocking all of Fang Xuan's escape routes.

Everyone watched this scene with extreme tension, already foreseeing Fang Xuan's fate.

Outside the formation.

Qin Luoli frowned, and the glass flying sword beneath her feet shone brightly.

Just as she was about to make her move, Fang Xuan grabbed her with his large hand.

"Sword, come!"

The Phoenix Cry Sword returned like a streak of light and landed in his palm.

With his sword in hand, Fang Xuan's sword intent surged, erupting like a volcano and shaking the heavens and earth.

A series of sharp sword energies swirled around Fang Xuan.

Moreover, these sword energies also contained a terrifyingly scorching aura.

That was the power of the Undying Phoenix Flame.

"Buzz!"

The sword energy flowed and unfolded layer upon layer behind Fang Xuan, like a sky curtain.

"Swordfire Sky Curtain, Go!"

Fang Xuan raised his arm and slashed horizontally with the Phoenix Cry Sword.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

Thousands of sword energies, like bursts of light or falling meteors, enveloped the five powerful figures and Jiang Bingzhi.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

The sword energy pierced the air, striking five powerful figures in succession.

The three elders of the Dao Seeking Sect fared somewhat better, as they were slightly stronger and reacted extremely quickly. They only suffered minor injuries and then swiftly moved away from the area covered by the sword curtain.

But the two Zhao family experts were in a terrible predicament.

The sword energy that slashed at them was the most numerous and the fastest.

No matter how they dodged and resisted, the sharp sword energy easily broke through their defenses and pierced their bodies.

The intense heat contained within the sword energy wreaked havoc on their meridians and internal organs.

"Thump thump!"

In the blink of an eye, two battered and mangled bodies plummeted from mid-air, raising a cloud of dust on the ground.

When the smoke and dust cleared, only two corpses remained, their eyes wide open in death.

It was those two powerful members of the Zhao family.

In an instant, the entire audience gasped in astonishment, everyone was shaken.

With a single sword strike, he forced back three men and killed two of them.

"This...how is this possible?"

Yan Daoming said in disbelief, "How could his swordsmanship be so strong?"

"Indeed, it's not weak."

Qi Xuanlin nodded slightly and looked at Qin Luoli: "Girl, can you do it?"

Qin Luoli pondered for a moment and said, "Yes, but there will be a price to pay."

"What an unexpected little guy."

Qi Xuanlin laughed and said, "Such a promising swordsman, I must protect him even more."

"Uncle-Master, you mustn't!"

Yan Daoming's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "Fang Xuan has completely offended the Dao Seeking Sect. Even if he doesn't die today, he will face endless pursuit from the Dao Seeking Sect. If you protect him, wouldn't you be making a complete enemy of the Dao Seeking Sect?"

"A falling out?"

Qi Xuanlin scoffed, "Qingyun Sect and Daowen Sect have never gotten along, not to mention that Fang Xuan is very much to my liking. What does it matter if I break with Daowen Sect for his sake?"

"Uncle-Master, please reconsider."

Yan Daoming said in a deep voice, "The sect will absolutely not agree, and the other elders..."

"When do I need their permission to do anything?"

Qi Xuanlin glanced at Yan Daoming and said coldly, "Also, if you still want to cultivate your own natal flying sword, then put away those little schemes."

"Uncle-Master, I..."

One sentence immediately made Yan Daoming blush.

He always felt that his thoughts were seen through by his martial uncle, without any reservations.

Within the formation.

After dealing with the five powerful individuals, Fang Xuan did not make another move. Instead, he looked up at the sky with a solemn expression.

There, the battle between Chi Lin and Zhao Kou had reached a fever pitch.

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor activated his Crimson Blood Demon Body, his scales swirling and his violent demonic energy surging as he launched a frenzied attack on Zhao Kou.

As for Zhao Kou, he suddenly appeared with the Daoist Battle Spear, displaying exquisite and powerful spear techniques. While blocking the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor's attacks, he also continuously sought opportunities to counterattack.

His spear technique was both offensive and defensive, and his skill with it was several times more refined and proficient than when Zhao Qingcang used the spear.

"You beast, prepare to die!"

Having blocked another heavy blow from the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor, Zhao Kou poured all his spiritual power into the Dao Inquiry Battle Spear.

A dazzling spear light burst forth, transforming into a majestic spear aura that swept across the sky, piercing towards the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor.

Even with its incredibly tough scales, the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor was struggling against Zhao Kou's powerful attack.

Countless scales burst open and crumbled, flesh ripped apart, and blood gushed out.

"You old bastard, you still can't kill me, the Emperor!"

With a furious roar, the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor opened its blood-red maw, colliding with the heavens and earth, and spitting out a beam of crimson light.

"A line of blood across the sky!"

The crimson light transformed into blood-red threads, slashing across the heavens and earth like sword energy, utterly destroying and severing all spear points, and fiercely slashing towards Zhao Kou.

Zhao Kou's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly brandished his spear, creating a dense curtain of spears in an attempt to block the attack.

"Snap!"

But this thick barrage of gunfire could only last for a moment before it was shattered by the blood-red threads.

At the critical moment, Zhao Kou's eyes hardened, and he smeared blood on the gun.

"Sacrifice the spear!"

With a low growl from Zhao Kou, the spear trembled violently and broke into several pieces.

But a crazy and terrifying power suddenly erupted, sweeping towards the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor like a tidal wave.

"Boom!"

The two forces collided, like the end of the world, plunging the heavens and earth into darkness.

Once the two forces subsided, the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor and Zhao Kou burst out from within and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Pfft!"

Before Zhao Kou even landed, he was already spitting out blood, clearly indicating that he was seriously injured.

"A great opportunity!"

Upon seeing this, Fang Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up.

Fang Xuan was not about to let such a good opportunity to beat a dog when it was down slip by.

In an instant, Fang Xuan directly unleashed the power of man and sword as one, appearing above Zhao Kou at extreme speed, and slashed downwards with his longsword.

"Fang Xuan, you dare to kill me?"

For the first time, Zhao Kou's face showed panic and terror. He shouted coldly, "If you dare to kill me, you, and the entire Fang family, will be wiped out forever!"

Because of the severe injury inflicted by Chi Lin, Zhao Kou was currently in a state where his old strength had just been depleted and new strength had not yet been generated. Apart from his blustering but cowardly threat, he was unable to even dodge.

"Then we absolutely cannot keep you, you old dog!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword energy surged, and the killing intent was palpable.

"You old dog, die!"

One sword pierces the peak!

The chilling sword energy condensed into threads, carrying boundless killing intent, and slashed towards Zhao Kou.

Fang Xuan's actions were naturally observed by everyone.

In an instant, everyone's expression changed drastically.

"Fang Xuan, how dare you!"

"You little bastard, what are you doing?"

The disciples and elders of the Dao Asking Sect, in particular, shouted loudly, trying to stop Fang Xuan.

Yan Daoming's pupils shrank: "Sword Qi condensed into threads? Impossible. In the entire Qingyun Sect, there are only a handful of people who can cultivate swordsmanship to this level. How could he possibly do it?"

Just because you can't does doesn't mean others can't.

Qi Xuanlin didn't turn his head, his gaze fixed on Fang Xuan.

Qin Luoli, on the other hand, tensed up, appearing extremely nervous.

"Fang Xuan, do you really think you can kill me? You're far too naive!"

Seeing that Fang Xuan was unmoved by reason, Zhao Kou suddenly crushed a jade talisman.

This was something Zhao Kou hadn't done, even when the people from the Ruthless Dao Palace took Su Qingyao away.

It is easy to imagine how important this jade talisman is.

"Boom!"

The moment the jade talisman was crushed, the entire Dao Asking Mountain trembled violently.

The next moment, darkness fell.

A vast, majestic, yet indescribably terrifying aura suddenly descended upon the entire world.

Everyone felt as if they were carrying a mountain on their backs, making it impossible for them to stand firm.

Those martial artists with slightly weaker cultivation levels knelt directly on the ground.

Only a handful of people were able to stand firm.

Qi Xuanlin suddenly looked up into the distance, and a rare look of solemnity appeared on his usually cold face.

From the depths of the Dao Seeking Sect, a figure strode through the air.

What is astonishing is that with each step he took, the world around him was transformed: half of it was vibrant with spring and full of life, while the other half was intense with autumn, cold and desolate.

"A complete transformation?"

Someone exclaimed, "Could it be a Transcendent Realm expert?"

Only those at the Profound Realm possess such profound and boundless power.

A few steps later, the person appeared in the sky above the Asking Square.

The man wore a blue robe that fluttered even without wind.

Strangely, this person did not emit a single trace of spiritual energy.

If it weren't for the incredibly mysterious scene in the void behind him, everyone would have just thought of him as an ordinary person.

"It's the Vice Sect Master!"

But Zhao Yue recognized the man at a glance and exclaimed with elation, "That's good! That little beast's life is now in danger!"

"Little brat, your behavior is so unruly; you're really showing no respect for my Dao Seeking Sect."

The man lowered his gaze and looked at Fang Xuan, his face revealing neither joy nor anger.

His voice was gentle and warm, like a spring breeze, yet it was so assertive that it left no room for argument.

"Kneel down, or die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a vast aura descended with a thunderous roar.

Fang Xuan felt as if he were carrying a mountain weighing ten thousand pounds on his back, and even moving a finger was difficult.

However, as Fang Xuan's blood and qi circulated within his body, the chaotic golden patterns around him quietly bloomed, flowing like magma.

"Just a half-step into the Profound Realm, stop pretending!"

After saying that, Fang Xuan swung his sword backhand.

"One sword pierces the peak!"

The pressure of spiritual energy was shattered by a single sword strike, but Fang Xuan did not stop there. Instead, he slashed at the man in the green robe with another sword.

Heavenly fire and sword energy merged, transforming into a flaming sword light that pierced through the sky.

"Spiritual Fire Pierces the Sky!"