The First Venerable of All Paths

"Young Master Fang Xuan, how is Miss now?"

Upon seeing Fang Xuan emerge, Xiao Zhuzi, who was guarding the door, immediately inquired.

"The situation is stable for now."

Fang Xuan took out several bottles of pills and handed them to Xiao Zhuzi, saying, "Give one of each of these three bottles to Sister Yutong every other day. Don't get them mixed up."

These three kinds of pills are used for conditioning and repair.

Although it won't help Fang Yutong's current injuries much, it can help suppress the damage and prevent it from worsening.

"Yes, young master."

Xiao Zhuzi put away the medicine bottle, her eyes red, and asked cautiously, "Young Master Fang Xuan, can Miss... still be cured?"

"certainly."

Fang Xuan vigorously rubbed Xiao Zhu's head and said, "This young master is so powerful, Sister Yu Tong's little injury is a piece of cake."

"Really? That's wonderful!"

Xiao Zhuzi's face lit up with joy, and she said excitedly, "I knew Young Master would have a way."

"From now on, you take good care of Sister Yutong."

Fang Xuan said, "Spend more time talking to her when you have time. If she needs anything, just call me."

"Yes, young master."

Xiao Zhuzi suddenly said, "But young master, where exactly is this place? Aren't we going back to Qingyang County? Wouldn't it be better for young lady's healing if we went back?"

"This location is more conducive to Sister Yutong's recovery."

Fang Xuan shook his head and said, "Besides, I can check on her at any time and help Sister Yutong heal her injuries."

That is certainly one reason.

But more importantly, Fang Xuan didn't know how to face the Grand Elder when he returned.

The eldest elder had no children of his own, and from the moment he brought Sister Yutong back to the Fang family, he treated her like his own granddaughter.

If he saw Sister Yutong like this, he would definitely feel heartbroken.

They might even punish themselves.

Ultimately, Fang Yutong's current state is all because of him.

"call!"

Fang Xuan let out a long breath, then flipped his palm, and a phantom soul appeared in his palm.

This soul entity is none other than Su Yang.

"Fang Xuan!"

Upon seeing Fang Xuan, Su Yang's soul roared and cursed at the top of its lungs, "You bastard, release me right now, or my sister, my father, and my brother-in-law will definitely kill you!"

"I'm sorry."

Fang Xuan grinned and said in a sinister voice, "Those two good-for-nothings, Su Chongming and Zhao Qingcang, are both dead. As for Su Qingyao, if she hadn't run away quickly, she would have followed in your footsteps."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yang's entire soul body twisted and deformed.

"My father is a powerful expert at the fourth level of the Divine Intent Realm. How could you possibly kill him? And my brother-in-law is even more so, he is a Holy Son of the Dao Seeking Sect and possesses an Innate Dao Body."

Su Yang flew into a rage, pointing at Fang Xuan and shouting, "You piece of trash, how could you possibly be his match? You're lying, you must be lying!"

"Whatever makes you happy."

Looking at Su Yang, Fang Xuan slowly raised a circle of golden-red flames in his palm, firmly enveloping his soul.

"what!"

Su Yang's soul immediately let out an even more miserable scream. The pain of having his soul burned by heavenly fire made him instinctively beg Fang Xuan.

"Fang Xuan, let me go, please, please let me go."

Su Yang kept kowtowing to Fang Xuan, pleading, "I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. If you let me go, I swear I will never target you again."

"You ruined my sister Yutong like that, you could die a thousand or ten thousand times and it still wouldn't be enough!"

Fang Xuan's eyes were icy, and his tone was chilling as he said, "Do you know why I left your soul intact? I want you to be tempered by heavenly fire every day, to experience a feeling worse than death."

"Fang Xuan, you're a devil, a demon! You'll die a horrible death!"

Fang Xuan remained unmoved despite Su Yang's insults.

He flipped his hand and once again collected Su Yang's soul.

In fact, if Su Chongming and Zhao Qingcang hadn't died so quickly, he would have wanted to keep their souls and torment them day and night.

"And Su Qingyao."

A murderous glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes: "One day, I will personally kill you!"

The reason Su Yang dared to torment Sister Yutong like this was because he had Su Qingyao backing him up.

Whether for his own sake or for Yu Tong's, that woman Su Qingyao must die!

......

In the mountains and forests, beside a campfire.

Fang Xuan suddenly appeared in the deserted open space, which surprised Li Guanlan even more.

This guy, from his sudden departure to his reappearance, it only took the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

But she didn't detect the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy or soul power.

What kind of tactic is this?

"square......"

Li Guanlan was about to speak, but seeing Fang Xuan's low spirits, he silently swallowed his words.

Fang Xuan, on the other hand, quickly recovered and looked at Li Guanlan, saying, "Guanlan, if I'm not mistaken, you should have already broken through to the fifth level of the Divine Intent Realm, right?"

Li Guanlan was taken aback, then smoothed his hair and said, "I broke through on the second day after arriving in Wendao City."

"I'm envious of your cultivation speed."

Upon confirmation, Fang Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

Li Guanlan is not just an ordinary fifth-level Divine Intent Realm cultivator; she is also a fourth-grade Soul Master.

Even with a single move from a sixth-level divine intent, she couldn't withstand it.

Even with seven levels of divine intent, they can still compete.

Even the Eightfold Divine Intent couldn't keep her here.

The methods of Soul Path experts are unpredictable and difficult to defend against.

Why are you asking this?

Li Guanlan asked warily, "You're not planning to take revenge on the Dao Seeking Sect, are you?"

"It's too early to retaliate against them now."

Fang Xuan shook his head and said, "If they don't come looking for trouble, I don't want to bother with them for the time being."

A glint of light flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes, and he said, "This time, I'm going to deal with the Sunset Alliance!"

"Okay, I understand."

Li Guanlan rolled his eyes and said, "So you're planning to make me your free bodyguard again?"

"You're being too polite. We're practically family."

Fang Xuan chuckled and said, "Once we've dealt with the Sunset Alliance, I'll take some time to refine two batches of pills for you to solidify your foundation, so that your foundation won't become unstable due to your rapid breakthroughs."

"That's more like it."

Li Guanlan snorted coldly and said, "But I have to tell you in advance that those guys in Sunset Town are not to be trifled with. If it's just the two of us, I'm afraid we don't have much of a chance."

"Don't worry, I was prepared for this."

A cold glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes as he said, "This time, I will make the Sunset Alliance pay the price they deserve."

Back then, the Sunset Alliance joined forces with a group of powerful individuals to besiege and kill him, and he almost perished under Huang's clutches.

Fang Xuan's Daoist heart would not be at peace until this grudge was avenged.

"You're not talking about Patriarch Lu Zhao, are you?"

Li Guanlan said, "Did you send them away from Daowen City back then in preparation for this?"

A few days ago in Wendao City, Fang Xuan asked Lu Zhao and the others to leave secretly, which Li Guanlan found a bit strange.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xuan had already begun to make arrangements at that time.

No, not at all.

Fang Xuan said, "At the time, I simply didn't want to involve them, so I arranged for them to leave in advance."

"I have other plans for Sunset Town."

Seeing that Fang Xuan was unwilling to explain too much, Li Guanlan didn't bother to ask any more questions.

"You can arrange it."

Li Guanlan said, "It's getting late, let's rest."

Seeing Li Guanlan enter a meditative state, Fang Xuan also quickly circulated his cultivation technique, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to repair his injuries.

In the battle against the Dao Asking Sect, Fang Xuan seemed to have won easily, but he was also seriously injured.

Having already used some of his Chaos Origin Power to help Fang Yutong heal her injuries, Fang Xuan urgently needed to recuperate.

......

"Qin Luoli?"

In a pavilion in the city of Daowen, wisps of mist flowed through the room.

The short-haired woman, immersing herself in the bathtub, couldn't help but furrow her brows.

"snort!"

The short-haired woman snorted coldly and muttered to herself, "Brother Fang Xuan is really something. First Xiao Jinyu, then Li Guanlan, and now Qin Luoli has appeared. He's just a heartless playboy!"

She angrily slammed her fist on the water, splashing up a few sprays.

She picked up a petal and brought it to her nose to smell it.

"But this also proves Fang Xuan's charm; he even won over that ice queen, Qin Luoli."

The short-haired woman chuckled softly and looked at the woman in tight-fitting clothes outside the door.

"So, Brother Fang Xuan has really joined the Qingyun Sect?"

The woman in the tight-fitting clothes nodded and said, "Yes, Master, that's true. However, Young Master Fang Xuan didn't go to Qingyun Sect, but instead bypassed Wendao City and headed towards Sunset Town."

"Oh? Sunset Town?"

The short-haired woman clicked her tongue and said, "As expected of Brother Fang Xuan, his vengeful nature hasn't changed at all."

"But it's fine, I've disliked those stinky rats for a long time."

The short-haired woman said, "Pass the word down: fully cooperate with Brother Fang Xuan's operation. I want to uproot the Sunset Alliance!"

"Yes, Master!"

The woman in the tight-fitting clothes hesitated for a moment, then asked, "But Master, you've waited so long, don't you plan to take this opportunity to see Young Master Fang Xuan?"

"never mind."

The short-haired woman waved her hand helplessly and said, "The trial is about to begin, and it seems to be more dangerous than before. I need to prepare in advance."

"Anyway, Brother Fang Xuan will be there, so let's give him a surprise."

The short-haired woman yawned and said, "Alright, you can leave now. You have full authority over Sunset Town, but don't reveal your identity."

"Yes, Master!"

After the woman in the tight-fitting clothes left, the short-haired woman dried herself off, wrapped herself in a bath towel, and stood at the window, gazing at the majestic Wendao Mountain in the distance.

"They're really patient; they didn't even make a move despite having such a good opportunity."

The short-haired woman raised two fingers together, the fingertips flowing with yin and yang, clearly distinguished by black and white.

"I'd like to see how long you can keep hiding."

......

At the suggestion of Shangguan Yun, the leader of the Sunset Alliance, Sunset Town was renamed Sunset City, and its territory more than doubled in size.

Compared to the past, Sunset City is now completely different and has become much more prosperous.

Many families that were initially forced to join the alliance are now making a fortune by following it.

Of the ten mercenary groups in the entire Sunset Wasteland, five are affiliated with the Sunset Alliance, helping them to develop trade routes and expand the Sunset Alliance's influence.

At this moment.

The largest building in Sunset City is the headquarters of the Sunset Alliance.

Vice Alliance Leader Tang Xuan's expression was rather unpleasant.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Looking down at the group of powerful alliance members, Tang Xuan roared, "After all this time, you can't even handle such a small matter? What are you all good for?"

Faced with Tang Xuan's anger, no one dared to even breathe loudly.

"Han Feng, tell me your investigation results."

Tang Xuan looked at one of them and asked, "Just what is the background of this Fang Clan Chamber of Commerce?"

"Reporting to the Vice Alliance Leader."

Han Feng, the head of the Han family, said, "I only found out that the person in charge of this Fang Clan Chamber of Commerce is called Master Zhong. The chamber of commerce doesn't have many members and hasn't been in Sunset City for long, but they are very generous and lavish, so they must have some background."

"Does he have some background?"

Tang Xuan scoffed and said, "In Sunset City, my Sunset Alliance is the biggest backer. Go tell that 'Lord Zhong' guy that their taxes will be increased by 10% from now on. If they dare not pay, they can get out of Sunset City!"

"Yes, Vice Alliance Leader!"

After Han Feng left, Xue Wanlong suddenly said, "Vice Alliance Leader, do you think the Fang Clan Chamber of Commerce might have some connection with that Fang Xuan?"

"Elder Xue, what are you saying?"

Tang Xuan waved his hand and scoffed, "How could there be such a coincidence in the world? It's just that we share the same surname. There's no need to worry unnecessarily."

"Even if they truly belong to the same faction, they are utterly vulnerable before my Sunset Alliance!"

Xue Wanlong fell silent upon hearing this.

For some reason, he felt a strange unease in his heart.