The First Venerable of All Paths

"What a shameless scoundrel!"

Qin Luoli glared at Fang Xuan, her face, hidden by a veil, filled with shame and anger.

The young man's tight embrace from just now still had a lingering warmth, making Qin Luoli feel uncomfortable all over.

"Who cares to wait for you!"

With a soft hum, Qin Luoli turned and left.

But after taking only a few steps, she subconsciously turned her head to look again, and seeing that Fang Xuan was still looking at her, she quickly turned her head back.

"Don't die out there and miss the sect's trial mission!"

The woman's voice was still ringing in my ears when she transformed into a sword beam and vanished into the sky.

Hearing Qin Luoli's slightly annoyed voice, Fang Xuan grinned.

They're still pretty stubborn.

Then he rubbed his chest.

"But they were really ruthless."

Although Qin Luoli stopped in time, the sword energy she released was indeed sharp enough to make Fang Xuan feel a stinging pain on his skin.

If it were anyone else, they would probably have been pierced through the heart by a thousand swords long ago.

"Everyone's already gone, haven't you had enough?"

A sarcastic voice rang out: "If you can't bear to part with her, I can help you bring her back."

Fang Xuan gave an awkward smile, then coughed lightly and said, "Well, let's go."

Li Guanlan followed behind Fang Xuan, remaining silent without uttering a word.

The awkward atmosphere continued until nightfall, when Fang Xuan suddenly turned into a mountain forest.

"Guanlan, could you please keep an eye on our surroundings for me?"

Fang Xuan said in a deep voice, "Don't let anyone disturb me during this time."

Li Guanlan didn't know what Fang Xuan was going to do, so he just nodded expressionlessly.

Seeing this, Fang Xuan closed his eyes, and with a thought, he disappeared from the spot.

A glint flashed in Li Guanlan's beautiful eyes as she scanned her surroundings with her divine sense, but found nothing.

"What's going on? I can't sense a single trace of it."

Li Guanlan was extremely surprised.

She clearly didn't sense the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy, yet Fang Xuan vanished right before her eyes.

"This guy is getting more and more mysterious."

Li Guanlan pursed her lips, and with a few light strokes of her jade fingers, she set up a soul power barrier around herself.

She would notice anyone approaching immediately.

In the desolate realm, there was nothing but barrenness, devoid of any life.

"It seems we need to find a few spiritual veins and seal them in the desolate realm as soon as possible."

This desolate realm is a special existence formed within his body by absorbing the primordial power of the wilderness. It is an independent space with the heaven-defying ability to alter the flow of time.

At this moment, in the center of the desolate realm, stands a massive and ancient hall.

Fang Xuan flashed and appeared in the main hall.

"Young Master Fang Xuan, you're finally back!"

As soon as Fang Xuan appeared, a figure quickly walked over, tears still on his face.

It was the maid, Xiaozhu.

"bamboo."

Fang Xuan's heart tightened, and he asked, "What happened to Sister Yutong?"

He sensed that Little Bamboo was calling urgently from within the Desolate Realm, which is why he quickly entered the Desolate Realm to investigate.

"Young Master Fang Xuan, please go and check on Miss."

Xiao Zhu burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably, "Miss...she's dying."

Fang Xuan's expression changed, and he quickly said, "What happened? Tell me slowly."

As he spoke, Fang Xuan walked toward a room behind the main hall.

"Miss's dantian and meridians are destroyed, and she has been in a very low mood."

Xiao Zhu wiped her eyes and sobbed, "Especially recently, Miss... she has tried to end her life more than once. If I hadn't discovered it in time, something really bad would have happened to her."

Xiao Zhu's words made Fang Xuan's heart skip a beat, and he quickened his pace to the door of the room.

"Young Master!"

Just as Fang Xuan was about to push open the door, Xiao Zhu grabbed him, pleading, "You must have a way to save Miss, right?"

"Don't worry, Sister Yutong will be fine, I promise."

Fang Xuan took a deep breath and then gently pushed the door open.

Dark, deathly silent, and cold.

These negative emotions made Fang Xuan frown.

In fact, he only needs a single thought to change the layout of the room, making it brighter and more spacious.

But he didn't do that.

He gave Xiaozhu a look, signaling her to stay at the door, and then stepped inside.

Apart from Fang Xuan's footsteps, there was not a sound in the room.

In the corner of the room, a woman with disheveled hair was curled up with her knees drawn up to her chest, not moving at all.

If Fang Xuan hadn't been able to sense an extremely faint aura, he would have thought it was a dead person.

Fang Xuan tentatively took a few steps forward, then hurriedly stopped when the woman's body trembled slightly.

He didn't go any closer, but instead sat down on the spot.

"Snapped!"

Fang Xuan snapped his fingers, and a candlelight appeared in the room.

"Ah, ah!"

The woman seemed to be provoked by something, and suddenly screamed loudly, shrinking herself into the corner.

However, her voice was very hoarse, and she couldn't even pronounce a complete syllable clearly.

If you look closely, you'll find that her tongue is actually half a piece shorter.

Her tongue had been cut off.

Fang Xuan saw it.

But he didn't say anything; he just clenched his fists tightly and his eyes were red.

Forcibly suppressing his emotions, Fang Xuan did not extinguish the candlelight, but only dimmed the light slightly.

"Don't be afraid, I just want to talk to you."

Fang Xuan forced a smile, making his voice sound calm.

"When I was three or four years old, the eldest elder in the family brought home a dirty little girl."

Fang Xuan recalled the past and said softly, "I even laughed at it back then, and then she beat me up badly. Even my father said it was good."

As Fang Xuan recounted his story, Fang Yutong, who was sitting in the corner, slightly shifted her lifeless eyes.

But it was only for a moment.

"I am the young master of the Fang family, how could I have ever suffered such humiliation?"

Fang Xuan continued talking to himself, even adding angrily at just the right moment: "So I wanted to get revenge, but I never won."

"Then, that dirty little girl said in a very domineering way that from now on I would be her little brother and have to call her sister."

Fang Xuan laughed for no apparent reason and said, "From then on, I called her Sister Yutong."

Upon hearing that familiar name, Fang Yutong, who was in the corner, trembled violently as if she had been electrocuted, but slowly regained her composure.

The eyes, dull and lifeless, had lost their previous stillness, but were also devoid of any luster.

"Don't let my sister Yutong's constant teasing fool you; she's actually really good to me."

Fang Xuan smiled gently and said, "When I was little, my father was very strict with me. If I did something wrong, he would scold me or even hit me. Every time, Sister Yutong would come to see me secretly, give me some snacks, and give me guidance in my cultivation."

"But to be honest."

Fang Xuan chuckled and said, "Although my sister Yutong has quite a bit of talent, she's far inferior to me. I just haven't told her that yet."

"Because I know that Sister Yutong is deliberately using this method to try to integrate into this family."

Fang Xuan's voice grew even softer: "So she works harder than anyone else in private, she's more diligent than anyone else. I've seen her cultivating several times in the middle of the night."

"Because she said that since she is my sister, she should always protect me and take care of me."

Fang Yutong had gone from being wary to resting her chin on her knees and closing her eyes as if listening intently.

"If things could continue like this, it would actually be pretty good."

Fang Xuan's tone suddenly changed, becoming low and suppressed: "Until that year, when I was ambushed and turned into a cripple, becoming a foolish young master that everyone laughed at, everything changed."

"My father disappeared while searching for spiritual medicine to help me restore my cultivation; my sister endured countless scornful looks and humiliations while taking care of me."

"And Sister Yutong too."

Fang Xuan said, "She tried her best to join a sect in order to find spiritual herbs for me. She thought that if she didn't tell me, I wouldn't know, but I know everything."

As he said this, the candlelight reflected in Fang Xuan's eyes, subtly revealing a glint of water.

As for Fang Yutong, tears streamed down her desolate eyes.

"Sister Yutong, do you want to know how I repaired my dantian?"

Fang Xuan suppressed all his emotions and said with a smile, "Three years ago, Su Qingyao, together with Zhao Qingcang, tricked me into going to the Broken Soul Cliff, stole my Dao Bone, shattered my Dantian, severed my martial meridians, and even threw me into the abyss, trying to kill me."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yutong glanced at Fang Xuan quickly, but then quickly looked away, though she clenched her hands tightly, unable to exert any force.

She had actually heard these things from Su Yang several times before.

Each time, it caused her immense suffering.

"Fortunately, I wasn't meant to die."

Fang Xuan exhaled a breath of turbid air and said in a deliberately relaxed manner, "At the foot of the Broken Soul Cliff, I obtained an extraordinary opportunity that not only repaired my dantian and meridians, but also awakened a talent even more powerful than the innate Dao Body."

At this point, Fang Xuan stood up and slowly walked towards Fang Yutong.

This time, although Fang Yutong was a little nervous, she did not show the same resistance as before.

Fang Xuan squatted down in front of Fang Yutong and said gently, "So, Sister Yutong, I have a way to help you repair your dantian, rebuild your meridians, and heal all your injuries."

Fang Yutong suddenly raised her head to look at Fang Xuan, but quickly lowered it again, covering her face tightly, her whole body trembling wildly with fear.

She was afraid to let Fang Xuan see her as she was now.

However, this time Fang Xuan did not leave. Instead, he gently grasped Fang Yutong's wrist, and the chaotic origin within his body circulated wildly, flowing into Fang Yutong's body in a gentle yet continuous manner.

The power of the primordial chaos not only allows Fang Xuan to refine and master the power of all paths, but also grants him heaven-defying healing abilities.

Fang Yutong's most serious injury right now is not her physical injury, and even her dantian meridians are nothing.

What was truly serious for her was the trauma to her heart and mind.

However, the latter's injuries cannot be healed overnight, so Fang Xuan needs to repair Fang Yutong's injuries before proceeding to the next step.

With the help of the Chaos Origin, the flesh and blood on Fang Yutong's face began to heal and scab over at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Judging from the appearance, it probably won't take many more times before the scar falls off and heals completely.

After cultivating the Chaos Sacred Body to the third level, its healing ability became increasingly terrifying.

"The effect is very good. At most three treatments, the wound on your face will be completely healed."

Fang Xuan gently held Fang Yutong's wrist and said softly, "Rest well and don't overthink things. I'll come see you again in a few days."

"By the way, I have some good news for you, Sister Yutong."

Fang Xuan got up and walked towards the door, then stopped at the doorway.

"Su Yang is dead, but there are still Su Chongming and Zhao Qingcang."

Fang Xuan said coldly, "Although Su Qingyao escaped, I guarantee that one day I will kill her with my own hands!"

"Don't worry, Sister Yutong."

Fang Xuan said softly, "You protected me when we were little, now it's my turn to protect you."

Watching Fang Xuan's departing figure, Fang Yutong's eyes filled with tears, but she cried silently.