The First Venerable of All Paths

"Cloud-Dispelling Palm!"

A fierce wind swept across the land, carrying a violent killing intent, and lashed towards Fang Xuan.

The wind sweeps across the sky, parting clouds and shattering stars.

This martial art is incredibly powerful.

Fang Xuan's entire body shrank into a tight void, making it difficult even to move his fingers.

Just as Fang Xuan was about to be killed by a single palm strike, several sharp figures simultaneously broke through the air and arrived!

The Azure Wolf took the lead, its spiritual energy condensing into a giant Azure Wolf, its blood and qi surging to the sky, its fists brimming with violent power as it smashed out in a rage.

Wen Kang condensed spiritual energy at his fingertips, and several cyan wind blades shot through the air, attempting to cut off the black-robed man's attack.

The eagle's movements were unpredictable, leaving numerous afterimages as it prepared to ambush the man in black robes from behind.

Du Feng was the most insidious, using his spiritual power to condense a fist-sized scorpion and fling it at the man in black robes, releasing a potent toxin.

Niu Meng was even more ferocious, wielding a giant axe and slashing through the air, the axe wind blasting through the sky.

"Old devil! If you dare touch my brothers, you'll have to get past me, Old Niu, first!"

Spider silk burst forth from between the jade-faced woman's ten fingers, transforming into chains that bound the black-robed man's limbs.

Several powerful mercenaries attacked together, some blocking, some entangled.

"A bunch of rabble dares to block my way!"

The man in black sneered and stomped his foot on the air.

"roll!"

As soon as the angry howl subsided, the first wolf to approach was sent flying, coughing up blood.

Wen Kang's attack was blasted away as soon as it touched the fierce palm wind.

At the same time, the man in black clenched his five fingers, and the Cloud-Dispelling Palm Wind split into four wind blades, slashing towards Niu Meng and the others.

"Snap!"

The scorpion released by Du Feng was also split in two by the wind blade, its momentum undiminished, severing one of its arms at the shoulder.

The eagle's figure was unpredictable, but it moved as slowly as a snail in front of the wind blades, its back flesh being torn apart.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, that wind blade would have cut him in two.

The spider silk released by the jade face was completely severed by the last wind blade.

"die!"

The man in black robes slapped her face again, as if he wanted to smash her into a meat patty.

"not good!"

Jade Face showed fear, and a white spider materialized, which quickly fled into the distance.

"Leave!"

The man in black robes brought his hand down, smashing the white spider into a pulp.

"Wow!"

Yu Mian coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his body fell downwards like a kite with a broken string.

But the man in black robes suddenly took a step forward, appeared above the jade-faced man's head, and threw a punch.

"die!"

Jade Face's pupils dilated, his face filled with despair.

At this critical moment, two sword lights swept in, slashing at the man in black robes.

Sword energy surged forth, and flames soared into the sky.

"Um?"

The man in black robes trembled, and the force of his falling fist blasted upwards.

"when!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and after the two flying swords were knocked away, they came slashing down again.

Left with no other option, the man in black robes had to retreat.

Having narrowly escaped death, Yu Mian barely managed to steady herself, her face filled with lingering fear.

However, the fact that this black-robed man single-handedly severely injured six experts at the Divine Intent Realm demonstrates his formidable strength.

If Fang Xuan hadn't intervened and intercepted them with his sword, at least half of these six people would have been killed or injured.

"Everyone, step back."

Fang Xuan was dressed in white, which fluttered in the night wind.

With the sword box on his back, streams of small silver swords burst forth.

Hundreds and thousands of these small silver swords swarmed towards the man in black robes.

"Fish Scale Sword Formation, activate!"

Fang Xuan formed hand seals, and small silver swords were placed in four directions, forming a sword array that enveloped the man in black robes.

These small silver swords were originally crafted by Fang Xuan from the scales of swordfish in a mysterious mountain stream in Mingyue County.

At that time, he only forged a hundred small fish-scale swords, intending to use them to set up the Guixu Sword Formation.

After catching the fish king, Fang Xuan took the time to forge even more fish-scale swords, reaching a total of 360, which he then placed in the Innate Sword Box to nurture them.

The small fish-scale sword, which had been nurtured by the Qi of the Guixu sword for several months in its scabbard, was now no weaker than any third-grade swordsman.

Now, these small silver swords are combined into a sword formation, increasing their power several times over.

It may not be as powerful as the Guixu Sword Formation composed of two natal flying swords, but its consumption on Fang Xuan is negligible.

But this was not Fang Xuan's true purpose.

"Fang Xuan, do you think you can trap me with this lousy sword formation?"

The man in black robes grinned sinisterly: "I'm not that good-for-nothing Shangguan Yun. Watch how I break your sword formation!"

After saying that, the man in black robes moved swiftly and appeared at the edge of the sword formation, throwing a punch.

"Thump!"

The violent fist energy slammed into the sword formation, producing a muffled thud.

However, the silver sword formation only swayed slightly before stabilizing.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

With a whooshing sound, countless silver arrowfish, as fast as lightning, rushed towards the man in black robes from within the sword formation.

These swordfish were all streaks of silver sword energy, their sharpness menacing.

The man in black robes dodged left and right, trying to avoid the sword energy.

However, there were simply too many sword energies. No matter how agile the black-robed man was, he could not help but be struck by the sword energies, and his black robe became tattered.

Although it did not cause any real harm, it enraged the man in black.

"Get out of my way!"

The man in black robes once again used the Cloud-Dispelling Palm technique, shattering countless silver sword energies into dust.

"Buzz!"

However, the silver sword energy gathered again, condensing into a silver arrow rain that was tens of meters long, just like the fish king that had once toyed with Fang Xuan.

The Fish King stared at the man in black robes, his eyes darting around before he instantly vanished into the void.

The next moment, the sword-shaped fish king appeared silently behind the man in black robes and charged fiercely towards his back.

"You beast, I've been watching you closely!"

The man in black robes suddenly turned around and threw a punch.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the sword-shaped fish king was smashed into pieces, turning into countless sword energies that scattered in all directions.

The man in black robes was struck as if by a heavy blow, his body staggering backward. His black robes burst open, revealing a face covered in blisters and scars, looking ferocious and terrifying.

"Bai Xuan, it really is you."

Fang Xuan stood above the sword formation, his eyes cold as he looked at Bai Xuan, who had revealed his true face.

"I never imagined that after you escaped, you would hide in this Sunset City and have such cultivation. Life is truly unpredictable."

This Bai Xuan is the same Lu family son-in-law who, along with Gu Tang and Lu Fa, ambushed and killed Fang Xuan in the Burial King Valley.

After Fang Xuan took away the Dragon Eagle Flame, this person was severely injured and fled, disappearing without a trace.

To Fang Xuan's surprise, in just a few months, Bai Xuan's cultivation had increased so much that he had reached the ninth level of the Divine Intent Realm.

It's just a pity that his realm is too superficial, as if it was forcibly raised by some force.

"Fang Xuan!"

After his true colors were revealed, Bai Xuan's face twisted, making his already ferocious appearance even more terrifying and nauseating.

"You stole my flame, ruined my plans, and destroyed my future. Today, I will settle all those scores with you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a chilling and powerful bloodthirsty energy suddenly surged from Bai Xuan's body.

"Blood Fiend True Technique, activate it for me!"

Bai Xuan formed hand seals, and the bloodthirsty power within his body grew stronger with each layer.

His aura also rose steadily, from the illusory ninth level to the genuine ninth level.

"what?"

Fang Xuan was somewhat surprised and asked in astonishment, "Is this a secret technique that uses blood to refine evil and evil to temper the body? No wonder your spiritual power cultivation is so weak; it turns out you've taken this kind of evil path."

To put it simply, this Bai Xuan is a self-cultivator.

Moreover, he is a body cultivator at the ninth level of the Divine Intent Realm.

However, recalling what Lu Zhao had told him before, Bai Xuan was originally a genius at body refinement.

She valued Bai Xuan for this very reason, which is why she was willing to let him marry into the Lu family.

However, this person harbored malicious intentions and wanted to seize the Lu family's business, so he was expelled from the Lu family.

"Kid, you have a good eye."

Bai Xuan twisted his neck, and his bones made a crisp sound.

He smiled coldly and said, "Since you already know, then surrender and I'll give you a quick death."

"So you think you can make me surrender after only nine levels of body cultivation?"

Fang Xuan stood with his hands behind his back and said indifferently, "Your face is injured, but is your brain injured too?"

"You're asking for it!"

Fang Xuan reopened his wounds, and Bai Xuan's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot. He roared like a wild beast, "Once I catch you, I'll crush every single bone in your body, so you can experience what it's like to be worse than dead!"

After saying that, Bai Xuan burst into the air and threw a punch at Fang Xuan.

"You won't have that chance."

Fang Xuan lightly stomped his foot on the void, causing the fish-scale sword formation below to tremble and release a sky full of sword energy, all rushing towards Bai Xuan.

"Disperse!"

Faced with the sky full of silver sword energy, Bai Xuan sneered and threw a punch.

The Blood Fiend Fist Qi swept out from the fist wind, destroying all the silver sword energy.

Fang Xuan frowned.

A cultivator with ninefold body strength is not so easy to deal with.

However, Fang Xuan was prepared for this.

"Fish King Sword, Condense!"

Fang Xuan formed hand seals, and silver sword energy roared out once again, condensing into a giant sword several meters long, resembling a silver swordfish magnified several times.

"cut!"

Fang Xuan grabbed with his five fingers, and the sword-shaped fish king opened its scales and appeared above Bai Xuan's head in an instant, slashing down with his sword.

"Break through the Bloodthirsty Fist!"

Bai Xuan neither dodged nor evaded, but stood up and threw a powerful punch.

"Thump!"

After a deafening roar, the sword-shaped fish king exploded again, completely annihilating all the sword energy.

Bai Xuan, on the other hand, appeared completely unharmed.

Fang Xuan frowned.

This Bai Xuan is indeed troublesome.

"It seems your sword formation is nothing special."

Although Bai Xuan's face was covered in blood blisters, it wasn't hard to see that he was somewhat smug at the moment.

"Everyone says sword cultivators are invincible, but I'll show you with my strength that body cultivation is the true path!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Xuan took a step forward, unleashing a blood-red fist that slammed directly towards Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan's expression tightened slightly, and he quickly formed hand seals to activate the sword formation.

"The sword formation shifts, and the heavens and earth unleash dragon scales!"

The silver sword formation paused for a moment, then began to rotate wildly in the opposite direction.

Countless tiny silver swords shot into the sky, transforming into a ferocious silver sword dragon, which gently slapped down with its giant claws.

"Thump!"

The dragon claw and Bai Xuan collided, unleashing a tremendous surge of power that swept outwards.

Although the dragon claw shattered, Bai Xuan was also forced back.

The silver sword dragon opened its mouth again and spewed out a hundred-foot-long sword aura, slashing towards Bai Xuan.

"Well done!"

Before Bai Xuan could stabilize himself, he defied inertia and charged out like a giant mountain, shattering the sword energy.

But Bai Xuan did not pause at all, instead smashing the sword dragon to pieces with unstoppable force, and the fish scale sword formation also shattered.

"Fang Xuan, it's over!"

Bai Xuan appeared before Fang Xuan like a whirlwind, and without hesitation, punched Fang Xuan in the chest.

"die!"

This punch was filled with murderous intent and a chilling aura.