The First Venerable of All Paths

Wolf carcasses littered the dense forest.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, like a scene from hell.

“Wuwu!”

The remaining three crimson-armored blood wolves, their eyes growing even redder, stared intently at Fang Xuan, emitting low whimpers from their throats.

There was anger, cruelty, and even more fear.

"Awooo!"

The Crimson Wolf King growled in a low voice, and the two peak second-tier Crimson Armored Blood Wolves on its left and right pawed at the ground with their forelegs, suddenly leaping up and pouncing on Fang Xuan from two directions.

Their speed is undeniable, comparable to that of the peak of the Body Refinement Realm.

The massive bodies resembled two giant rocks, crashing down heavily on Fang Xuan.

Sharp, bloodthirsty wolf fangs gleamed with a chilling light under the stars and moon.

"disease!"

Facing the attack of the two crimson-armored blood wolves, Fang Xuan's eyes sharpened, and he slammed his palm hard on the sword box.

Several sharp sword energies shot out from the sword box and howled towards the two wolf demons.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The sword energy surged, containing a sharp power to shatter playthings, leaving hideous wounds on the wolf demon's body.

Blood flowed profusely, and the wolf demon howled in agony.

Even so, the two wolf demons' speed was not affected in the slightest; on the contrary, they became even more ferocious and savage.

A few meters away, you'll arrive in the blink of an eye.

The wolf's claws, brimming with murderous intent, slammed down fiercely towards Fang Xuan.

If that claw strikes, it will be enough to tear Fang Xuan to pieces.

Even worse, the third-tier blood wolf king somehow managed to circle behind Fang Xuan, opened its blood-red maw, and viciously bit at Fang Xuan's neck.

The three-headed wolf demon unleashed three attacks, each carrying a ruthless and resolute intent to kill.

The three-headed wolf demon was getting closer and closer to Fang Xuan, and Fang Xuan could even smell the strong, fishy stench coming towards him.

seem.

Fang Xuan is now trapped in a dead end with no chance of survival.

But at this critical moment, Fang Xuan's spine began to tremble violently.

Strands of golden sword energy shot out from the sword bones of his spine, condensing into a palm-sized golden short sword above Fang Xuan's head.

Innate Sword Qi!

"go!"

Fang Xuan's lips moved, and the short sword formed from innate sword energy instantly shot through the air at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"Pfft!"

Two peak-level second-tier red-armored blood wolves had their heads pierced by the golden short sword and fell to the ground on the spot.

Even as the golden light still lingered in the air, the short sword appeared before the Crimson Wolf King, stabbing fiercely towards the wolf king's brow.

"when!"

As a third-tier blood beast, the Crimson Wolf King reacted extremely quickly.

It raised its paw and slapped hard, sending the golden short sword flying.

Then, with its large mouth full of sharp teeth, it continued to bite at Fang Xuan.

But the next moment, what greeted it was a black sword box the size of a door panel.

"Thump!"

This strike was powerful and heavy.

The Blood Wolf King was knocked to the ground, rolled over once, and then pounced on Fang Xuan again.

"town!"

Fang Xuan quickly took a few steps back and formed a hand seal.

As the formation activated, a massive force descended directly, suppressing the Crimson Wolf King to the ground.

Although the wolf king quickly broke free from the array's suppression, a golden ray of light swept through the darkness, piercing straight through the wolf king's right eye.

"puff!"

The golden light, carrying a trace of blood, finally flew back to Fang Xuan's side and was put into his sword box.

Seeing the wolf king rapidly passing away, Fang Xuan immediately knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

Despite the support of the formation and the use of innate sword energy, Fang Xuan had reached his limit after slaying so many Crimson-Armored Blood Wolves and a third-tier wolf king.

Fortunately, everything went relatively smoothly.

Fang Xuan put two pills into his mouth and used his internal energy to refine them, replenishing his qi and blood and vital energy.

Killing these crimson-armored blood wolves is only the first step.

What follows is crucial.

Fang Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground, his hands pressed against the ground.

The vital energy within his body surged forth continuously.

A Bagua pattern appeared in the lower eyelid.

"Buzzing!"

At the same time, the previously set-up formation began to operate, outlining array patterns.

The wolf demon's blood on the ground began to flow towards the array patterns.

Before long, a blood-red array was fully formed.

"boom!"

A beam of crimson light shot into the sky from the formation, stretching across the heavens and earth.

In the darkness of night, the crimson pillar of light was a shocking sight.

The immense power of blood and qi spread in all directions, eliciting roars of beasts that echoed throughout the entire secret realm.

"A sacrificial array?"

In another direction of the secret realm.

Su Mian stared at the blood-red pillar of light in the distance, and a look of surprise appeared on her usually calm face.

"It seems that this battle for the secret realm is getting more and more interesting."

Su Mian looked around.

The ground was littered with the corpses of blood beasts, and the flowing blood had formed a small lake.

Several members of the Su family were sitting cross-legged around, each holding a battle flag in their hands.

"Gentlemen, give it your all! Sacrifice your life essence and find the central core of the secret realm!"

Su Mian said in a deep voice, "As long as I master the secret realm, I will become the king of this place!"

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yang and the others immediately poured all their Yuan energy into the array flags.

In an instant, a black magic circle was rapidly drawn with Su Mian at its center.

However, compared to the magic array set up by Fang Xuan, it appears somewhat crude and rudimentary.

"Boom!"

As the essence blood of the demonic beast was absorbed by the array patterns, a black beam of light shot straight into the sky.

The eerie black power transformed into hair-like black lines, spreading outwards as if searching for something.

"I'd like to see who finds the core of the secret realm first!"

Gazing at the blood-red pillar of light in the distance, Su Mian sneered, then bit her fingertip and squeezed out three drops of her essence blood.

Three drops of essence blood fell into the array patterns.

The array's light intensified, and the black lines expanded their search area.

It has even encompassed one-third of the secret realm.

Fang Xuan sat cross-legged in the center of the formation, gazing at the black threads spreading in from afar, a cold smile curving his lips.

"I never expected that someone would think of using a formation as a sacrifice."

The Bagua pattern in Fang Xuan's eyes spun faster and faster.

"Unfortunately, even your formation will have to be used by me in the face of three thousand formation diagrams."

Empress Zhenxiao, as the progenitor of array formations, possesses a natal imperial weapon with unparalleled power.

Even though Fang Xuan only obtained a fragment of the array diagram, it was more than enough to suppress the opponent's array.

He stabilized the formation, manipulated the crimson power, and began to search inch by inch for the location of the formation's central point.

If you look down from high above, you'll see two different forces clashing within the entire secret realm.

The vast secret realm was quickly covered by two forces.

However, the black forces seemed to have the upper hand, occupying a larger and wider area, forcing the red forces into a series of defeats.

"Fang Xuan, it was you!"

Su Mian seemed to have activated a "God's-eye view," and "saw" that the one presiding over the sacrificial array was actually Fang Xuan.

After her initial surprise, Su Mian gave a cold laugh.

"But your sacrificial array is nothing special!"

With a thought, Su Mian activated the magic array with her divine soul power, causing the black power to sweep away the red power like a whirlwind.

From his "perspective," nothing in the entire secret realm could escape his perception.

"Found it!"

When the red power was reduced to the size of a millstone, Su Mian seemed to have found her target, her eyes gleaming.

In a hidden tree hollow, an unassuming little grass stretched out its leaves to its heart's content.

But the next moment, several black threads drifted over and gently wrapped around the grass.

Finally, it was firmly bound.

"Come here!"

Su Mian gave a cold shout, and the power of the black threads surged, uprooting the grass and sending it rushing towards Su Mian's location.

This little grass is the evolved core of the secret realm.

Once you refine it, you can become the master of the secret realm and take control of it.

As the grass drew closer and closer, Su Mian's face lit up with excitement.

But the next moment.

Spots of blood-red light, like stars, appeared in the sky.

Then it transformed into a blood-red hand, grabbed the grass in its grasp, and soared into the sky.

"Fang Xuan, you dare steal my opportunity? You're asking for death!"

Seeing the opportunity that was within her grasp snatched away, Su Mian's eyes widened and her face twisted in anger.

What Su Mian found even more unacceptable was that the magic array he had painstakingly built was beginning to crumble inch by inch.

"Snap!"

The sacrificial array collapsed, and Su Yang and the others who were maintaining it all coughed up blood, their auras becoming extremely weak.

Su Mian, who was the first to be affected, suffered an even more severe backlash.

"Fang Xuan, you stole my opportunity! I, Su Mian, will never let you get away with this!"

Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Su Mian said with a grim expression, "Refining the core of the secret realm will take some time. We must stop Fang Xuan; we absolutely cannot let him succeed!"

"Walk!"

After saying that, Su Mian took the lead and ran wildly towards Fang Xuan's location.

Su Yang and the others exchanged glances and followed closely behind, using their movement techniques.

The blood-red hand, gripping the grass, quickly returned and hovered in front of Fang Xuan.

"Young Master, is this the central hub of the secret realm?"

Looking at the small blade of grass in front of him, Fang Danian was somewhat incredulous: "It really is a blade of grass."

"Next, I will refine this thing and master the secret realm. You will all protect me."

Before he could explain, Fang Xuan reached out and grabbed the grass.

"Boom!"

The moment his palm touched the grass, a destructive force erupted from it, engulfing Fang Xuan.

"Young Master!"

Fang Danian and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they rushed towards Fang Xuan.

"Don't come any closer!"

Fang Xuan roared, his voice filled with pain, yet carrying an undeniable force.

He took a deep breath.

The power of primordial chaos covered his palm, resisting the destructive force within the grass.

However, this little grass is an evolution of the central core of the secret realm.

It contains the power of an entire secret realm.

Even though Fang Xuan used the Chaos Sacred Body, it seemed insignificant in the face of this power.

But since Fang Xuan dared to do this, he must have been confident.

The Bagua pattern in his eyes seemed to materialize, bursting forth from his gaze and reflected in the grass.

"Formation Diagram Sealed!"

The array was activated by the primordial chaos, sealing off the small grass, and the effect was immediate.

The grass, which had initially been resisting, gradually withdrew its strength and became quiet.

However, it will still take some time before it is successfully refined.

And at that very moment.

Several figures suddenly emerged from the dense forest.

"Fang Xuan, it really is you!"

The visitors were none other than Su Mian and her companions.

"Dare to steal my opportunity? Then die!"

After saying that, Su Mian channeled her Yuan Power and struck Fang Xuan with a palm.

"Don't even think about ruining the young master's plans!"

Fang Danian shouted coldly and charged towards Su Mian.

"Bang!"

The two exchanged a palm strike and then retreated.

"Peak of Body Refinement Realm!"

Fang Danian steadied himself and looked at Su Mian in disbelief.

"Surprised?"

Su Mian sneered, "If it weren't for the struggle for the secret realm, I would have already broken through to the Qi Gathering Realm. Today is your death day!"

"Su Yang, move! Take them all out!"