The First Venerable of All Paths

"It seems I have disappointed His Majesty the Demon Emperor."

Fang Xuan patted the sword case on his back and said, "I'll gladly accept this sword."

Sensing the mockery in Fang Xuan's tone, the giant python demon king suppressed his anger and re-examined Fang Xuan.

"I underestimated your strength, and I also underestimated your sword case."

The giant python demon king took a deep breath and said, "However, you can listen to my suggestion. As long as you agree to one condition, I can give you some benefits and guarantee that you will not suffer any losses."

Tell me about it.

Fang Xuan put a pill into his mouth and silently refined it to restore his essence and blood, watching the giant python demon king with a leisurely air.

"If you help me escape this predicament, I will give you my entire collection accumulated over the years."

As he spoke, the giant python demon king opened its mouth and spat out.

Various scrolls, weapons, and elixirs appeared before Fang Xuan.

"Besides these, I can also give you the remains of this powerful being at the Divine Realm level."

The giant python demon king said, "Although he has been dead for many years, his corpse itself is no less than a treasure. It is a good choice whether to use it to refine weapons or puppets."

"That sounds really good."

Fang Xuan said, "But helping you escape is absolutely out of the question."

"You can tell me any concerns you have."

The giant python demon king said, "I have been imprisoned here for too long. As long as your request is not excessive, I can grant it."

"Your Majesty the Demon Emperor is joking."

Fang Xuan said meaningfully, "These material possessions are good, but you have to be alive to enjoy them."

After all, it was a demon emperor.

If the other party wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as turning his hand.

Fang Xuan wouldn't take that risk.

"If you help me escape, you will be my benefactor. Why would I kill you?"

The giant python demon king laughed and said, "If all else fails, I can still make a martial arts oath."

"I don't believe in any martial arts oaths; they're meaningless."

Fang Xuan said, "If Your Majesty the Demon Emperor truly wishes to escape, why not listen to my thoughts?"

"you say."

The giant python demon king perked up and stared intently at Fang Xuan.

"Let's sign a life-or-death contract. Stay by my side for five more years, and after five years, I'll give you your freedom."

Fang Xuan said, "Your Majesty, what do you think of this suggestion?"

"A life-or-death contract? You want me to be your henchman?"

Upon hearing this, the giant python demon king's eyes flashed with bloodlust, and he said in a chilling tone, "Boy, do you know what you're saying? I am the demon king, how dare you insult me?"

A violent aura swept out from the giant python demon king, suppressing Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan said expressionlessly, "You're already imprisoned here, so don't talk to me about dignity."

"Two conditions. If you agree to them, I will help you get out of trouble immediately."

Fang Xuan stood up, stretched his limbs, and calmly said, "Otherwise, you might as well stay at the bottom of this dark and sunless lake."

"Oh, right."

Fang Xuan said, "No one in this world but me can break the seal on you. You will stay here for the rest of your life until your life essence is exhausted and you die."

"Do you know about the seal on my body?"

The giant python demon king made no attempt to hide the shock in his voice, saying, "You really have a way to help me break the seal?"

"Blood Refining Seal, an ancient seal that has been lost for a long time."

Fang Xuan spoke eloquently, saying, "This seal is planted in the essence, blood, and soul, sealing one's qi and blood cultivation. If it is forcibly broken, one will turn into pus and blood and die."

"Your Majesty, am I correct?"

Upon hearing this, the giant python demon king's enormous body shook violently, appearing quite agitated.

"You actually knew that."

The giant python demon king said, "Even so, how could I know that you weren't lying to me?"

"It's very simple."

Fang Xuan said, "The Blood Refining Seal has three layers of seals. I can help you remove the first layer of seal, and then Your Majesty the Demon Emperor will know whether it is true or false."

However, the giant python demon king fell silent.

"However, the life-and-death contract concerns my life and death, and I cannot agree to it."

The giant python demon king said, "You can change your request."

"As Your Majesty the Demon Emperor said."

Fang Xuan said, "We don't trust each other enough. I won't consider any conditions other than the life-and-death contract."

"If Your Majesty the Demon Emperor is willing, then please make a decision as soon as possible."

Fang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Because I am about to leave the secret realm, I don't know when I will be able to come again."

The giant python demon king remained silent, its eyes flickering as if it were hesitant.

"If Your Majesty the Demon Emperor doesn't agree, then so be it."

Fang Xuan said, "Anyway, you've been here for so many years, what's another ten or eight years?"

With that, Fang Xuan turned and left.

"etc!"

Just then, the giant python demon king's voice rang out, filled with gritted teeth.

"Three years!"

The giant python demon king said, "I will stay with you for three years. After three years, you must set me free!"

Fang Xuan paused, a smile curving his lips.

"Your Majesty the Demon Emperor made the right choice."

Fang Xuan said, "Trust me, you won't regret following me."

"This is just a deal."

The giant python demon king said in a deep voice, "If you dare to deceive me, even if it costs you your life, I will make you pay a heavy price!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured on this matter."

Fang Xuan said, "I'm a man of my word. If I say three years, then it's three years."

"Then hurry up and break the seal for me, and help me escape."

The giant python demon king twisted its body and said irritably, "I don't want to stay here for another day."

"No rush."

Fang Xuan said, "Let's sign a life-or-death contract first."

"you......"

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the giant python demon king, and its murderous aura intensified.

That kid is incredibly cunning.

I thought I'd get him to help me out of this predicament first, and then devour him whole.

I didn't expect the other party to be so cautious at such a young age.

However, in its view, Fang Xuan was only at the Body Refinement Realm, so even if a life-and-death contract was formed, it wouldn't have much of a binding effect on it.

Thinking of this, the giant python demon king said helplessly, "Alright, then hurry up."

"Your Majesty, please open your mind and do not resist."

Fang Xuan bit his finger, using it as a pen and his blood as ink to draw a blood-red rune.

At the same time, deep within his eyes, his divine soul also condensed into an identical rune.

"The Soul Seal of Life and Death, Forged!"

Fang Xuan formed hand seals, and blood-red runes and divine soul runes were simultaneously imprinted into the giant python demon king's brow sea of ​​consciousness.

The giant python demon king instinctively wanted to resist, but it discovered that a rune had appeared in its sea of ​​consciousness, connecting to its soul.

At the same time, a blood-red rune roamed across its massive body, imprisoning its essence and demon core.

"you......"

The giant python demon king's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he roared, "Boy, how dare you seal my divine soul and demon core?"

Facing the berserk giant python demon king, Fang Xuan calmly said, "Your Majesty, please do not be angry. As long as you obey me, this soul imprint is dispensable to you."

The Soul Seal of Life and Death is a level higher than the Slave Seal of Life and Death.

Only in this way can a demon king be effectively restrained.

I hope you can keep your word.

Now that things had come to this, the giant python demon king stopped dwelling on the matter and said impatiently, "Now, shouldn't you help me escape?"

"sure."

With the soul imprint planted, Fang Xuan naturally no longer feared the giant python demon king.

"Now, I will first break the first seal on you, and then help you break free."

As he spoke, Fang Xuan formed a hand seal once more.

The primordial chaos covered his palm and slammed it onto the forehead of the giant python demon king.

As the primordial chaos entered his body, the giant python demon king trembled violently, as if enduring boundless pain, and let out a shrill roar.

In the Demon Emperor's eyes, the eerie black runes began to flash rapidly.

Upon seeing this, a glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes, and he activated the Chaos Origin to envelop these black runes.

"Get out here!"

Fang Xuan gave a cold shout, and the two black runes immediately detached from the Demon Emperor's eye sockets.

However, these black runes were incredibly strange, sprouting countless tentacles that reached out to grab Fang Xuan.

"break!"

Fang Xuan opened his mouth and spat out a burst of sword energy, which directly shattered the black rune into dust.

The primordial chaos was once again transformed into nothingness.

"Boom!"

As soon as the first layer of seal was broken, a powerful and terrifying aura erupted from the giant python demon king.

This aura directly surpasses that of the Condensation Realm.

However, when he broke through to the Divine Realm, the chains binding the Giant Python Demon Emperor shimmered with light and suppressed him completely.

"Damn it!"

The giant python roared, "Boy, quickly cut these monstrous things down for me! I can't take it anymore!"

Fang Xuan nodded and swam directly to the bottom of the lake.

Deep at the bottom of the lake is an altar.

Several chains extended from beneath the altar and coiled around the giant python demon king.

Fang Xuan sat cross-legged in the center of the altar, and within his Qi Sea, fragments of the Three Thousand Array Diagrams shimmered with light.

Immediately, Fang Xuan placed his hands on the altar.

Streams of array patterns flowed from Fang Xuan's hands, instantly covering the entire altar.

"Boom!"

The next moment, the altar shook violently.

The entire lake began to tremble violently.

The lake water churns and rolls above the lake.

A terrifying and dangerous aura awakens from the depths of the lake.

While Fang Xuan was helping the giant python demon king escape from its predicament.

Qingyang County.

Fang family.

Outside the mansion, hundreds of martial artists had already surrounded the entire Fang family compound.

One of them, dressed in a blood-stained shirt, held a blood-stained knife.

They were the elite of the Blood Fiend Gang.

The leader, dressed in a blood-red robe, exuded a long, drawn-out aura, faintly carrying a bloodthirsty and malevolent energy.

It was none other than Xue Wushang, the leader of the Blood Fiend Gang.

On the other side, riding demonic beasts, each of them had a murderous look on their faces.

The first person was as big as a mountain of flesh, and sitting on a dragon-horse.

This person is named Huang Long, the leader of the Hundred Beasts Guild.

"Blood Gang Leader, Commander Huang."

Fang Shanhai looked at the man in the blood-red robe opposite him and said, "What brings you two here?"

"hehe."

Huang Long grinned, toying with the two steel balls in his hand, and said in a chilling tone, "Fang Shanhai, let's not beat around the bush. I'm here for only one person."

"Hand over Fang Xuan, and your Fang family can leave Qingyang County and live."

Upon hearing this, Fang Shanhai slowly shook his head.

"I am afraid I cannot comply with this request."

"Then there's nothing to talk about."

Huang Long grinned maliciously: "Master Chu, break this turtle shell of his!"

Beside Huang Long, an old man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face nodded and said, "Leave it to me."

Immediately, the old man tossed out several battle flags.

The battle flag spun around once and was immediately planted on the Fang family's protective formation.

Immediately afterwards, the old man took out another array plate and infused it with Yuan energy.

Master Chu chanted sternly: "The flag draws the array's energy, the coil locks the array's core, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is reversed, to break the array, first break its form!"

In an instant, a gray-black aura emanated from the array flags, echoing the array patterns in the array plate, causing the light of the Fang family's protective array to dim slightly.

Master Chu's eyes narrowed, and he frantically poured his Yuan energy into the array plate, chanting once more: "The array plate spins, the array patterns crack, the golden spear breaks through the barrier, and all laws are annihilated!"

The array plate spun rapidly, and streaks of pitch-black array patterns shot out, transforming into a black spear that slammed into the clan's protective array.

With a "crack", fine cracks appeared on the surface of the array.

"The final blow!"

Master Chu grinned maliciously, placed his hands on the array plate, and roared out the final incantation: "Reverse the array to draw out evil, break the seal and open the floodgates, break it for me!"

With a loud bang, the Fang family's protective formation shattered, the array patterns dissipated, and the defense completely collapsed. A violent aura swept across the Fang family mansion.

For a moment, the Fang family members showed expressions of fear.

The protective formation set up by Fang Xuan himself was actually broken?