The First Venerable of All Paths

"Young Master, the other party seems to be a master of formations."

Fang Shanhe said, "That formation is clearly extraordinary; it won't be easy to break."

"Leave it to me."

Fang Xuan's eyes flashed with a cold light as he said, "Go and eliminate the remaining enemies. Don't let a single one escape!"

"yes!"

After Fang Shanhe left, Fang Xuan strode towards the array barrier.

Inside the array barrier, Master Chu circulated his Yuan Power to repair the cracks in the barrier, but this consumed a great deal of Yuan Power and his divine soul.

He witnessed Su Chongming leave and Xue Wushang being chased by the Demon Emperor.

As for Huanglong, it is now in dire straits even more so.

Once his internal energy is exhausted, his fate is predictable.

At that moment, he saw Fang Xuan walking towards him, and his heart sank.

"Young Master Fang, I am simply following orders; I have no other choice."

Master Chu spoke up, "I beg Young Master Fang to show leniency and let this old man go this time."

There was a hint of pleading in his tone.

Circumstances dictate that even Master Chu had to yield.

"Don't you think it's a little too late to beg for mercy now?"

Fang Xuan's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and the Bagua pattern swirled within them.

"If I spare you, how can I face my dead people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Xuan lightly stomped his foot on the ground.

"Buzzing!"

Array patterns bloomed from beneath Fang Xuan's feet, surging towards the array barrier in front of him.

"A single thought can create an array?"

Master Chu's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed, "Are you perhaps a master of formations?"

Only a master of formations can set up a formation with a single thought.

Even a master of formations couldn't do that.

Fang Xuan was certainly not a master of formations, not even a formation expert.

However, with three thousand fragments of array diagrams, breaking through an array barrier would be a piece of cake for him.

The array patterns flowed and touched the array barrier, beginning to decompose the array patterns within the barrier.

"Snap!"

Soon, the array barrier that Master Chu had just repaired began to show cracks again.

This caused Master Chu's expression to change drastically. He said, "Young Master Fang, I know I was wrong. As long as you spare me, I... I can acknowledge you as my master!"

"unnecessary!"

A cold glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes, and the array diagram spun even faster.

"Snap!"

With a loud bang, the array barrier was completely broken.

"run!"

Seeing that the formation had been broken, Master Chu turned and ran without hesitation.

The warriors of the Hundred Beasts Guild also fled in all directions like locusts.

"I told you, none of you will be leaving!"

Fang Xuan untied the sword case, planted it on the ground, and suddenly pressed his palm down on the sword case.

"Buzzing!"

From within the sword box, countless sword energies roared out, streaking through the air like streaks of light.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

The sword energy, carrying an unparalleled sharpness, pierced through the bodies of the warriors of the Hundred Beasts Guild.

In the blink of an eye.

Nearly thirty martial artists were slaughtered by the sword energy.

Master Chu, with his superior cultivation and the aid of two speed-enhancing talismans, was incredibly fast, escaping a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye.

"Young Master, I'll go kill him!"

Zhan Yi was about to make a move.

"No need!"

Fang Xuan closed his eyes slightly, sword energy tore open his palm, and gushing blood essence flowed into the sword box.

Inside the sword case, the blood-red broken sword was frantically absorbing this essence blood.

"Buzz!"

As Fang Xuanjian moved his sword bone, the blood-red broken sword shot out of its scabbard, rushing out like a streak of blood-red light.

"Faster, faster!"

Master Chu activated all the Yuan energy in his body, pushing his speed to the limit.

He made up his mind that he would run far away.

From this day forward, he will never set foot in Qingyang County again.

With his expertise in array formations, he could live a comfortable life anywhere.

Just as Master Chu made his decision, a sudden unease arose in his heart.

It felt like it was being locked onto by something.

Master Chu subconsciously turned around to look.

In their line of sight, a faint, blood-red dot of light was rapidly approaching.

"What is this?"

He hesitated for only a moment, and the crimson light was already close in.

Master Chu saw the thing clearly.

It turned out to be a broken sword.

To be precise, it was a palm-sized, blood-red sword blank.

"A flying sword?!"

Suddenly remembering something, Master Chu's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints. He screamed in terror and started running again.

But after running only two steps, he felt a slight stinging pain in the back of his head.

Then......

And that was the end of it.

"thump!"

Master Chu collapsed heavily to the ground, lifeless.

Not only that.

If someone were to examine Master Chu's body, they would find that his essence and blood had completely disappeared.

"Whoosh!"

The crimson sword embryo flew back to its scabbard and fell into a contented slumber.

The Fang family members who witnessed this scene were all horrified.

Was that... a flying sword?

Young Master, he has nurtured his natal flying sword?

Even Li Shanya was startled, his eyes fixed on Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan was actually a sword cultivator.

Moreover, it gave birth to the embryo of his natal sword.

That's a sword cultivator, known as the number one killer in the world.

From a thousand miles away, he took a man's head.

It truly lives up to its name.

If he had agreed to Fang Xuan's suggestion just now, then...

Thinking of this, Li Shanya couldn't help but sigh.

It's too late to regret it now that things have come to this.

I just hope that Fang Xuan won't hold a grudge because of this.

"Once Tianjiao comes out of seclusion, we can let her have more contact with Fang Xuan, thereby easing the tension between the two families."

......

"Bang!"

After Fang Xuan killed Master Chu, a figure landed heavily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

It was Huang Long, the leader of the Hundred Beasts Guild.

However, at this moment, Huanglong was covered in blood and gore, and his aura was extremely weak.

His limbs were smashed to pieces, and he looked like he was about to die.

"Roar!"

The brown bear demon king strode in, his imposing aura causing everyone to retreat in fear.

"Well done."

Fang Xuan casually tossed out a bottle of pills, which the brown bear demon king caught and happily walked to the side to enjoy.

"Let...let me go."

Huang Long barely opened his eyes, looked at Fang Xuan in front of him, and pleaded weakly, "I...I will never bother you again."

"Are you trying to negotiate with me?"

Fang Xuan said expressionlessly, "Do you think you still have the qualifications?"

"So what do you want?"

Huang Long said, "My Hundred Beasts Gang still has dozens of brothers, and we have the Beast Taming Hall backing us up. As long as you don't kill me, our grudges will be wiped clean!"

"Are you threatening me with this?"

Fang Xuan smiled coldly: "Then I'll completely annihilate your Hundred Beasts Gang. If the Beast Taming Hall dares to come, I won't hesitate to wipe them out too!"

"you......."

Huang Long was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura became increasingly weak.

"Remember this in your next life: don't mess with me."

As he spoke, Fang Xuan kicked Huang Long's head and smashed it.

A powerful figure has fallen.

"Young Master!"

At this moment, the Third Elder walked over and threw a head on the ground.

It was Xue Hong from the Blood Fiend Gang.

"Not a single enemy was spared; they were all slaughtered!"

The Third Elder wiped the blood from his face, exuding a murderous aura.

Fang Xuan nodded and said, "Take stock of the casualties and repair the mansion."

Fang Xuan instructed, "Remember, don't be afraid to use resources."

"yes!"

The Third Elder accepted the order and left.

Fang Xuan looked towards the horizon, a cold glint in his eyes.

I wonder how Xue Wushang is doing.

Only after the battlefield was cleaned up and Fang Xuan led his clansmen back to the main hall did the giant python demon king return to the Fang family.

Seeing that the giant python demon king returned empty-handed, Fang Xuan said, "He got away?"

The giant python demon king said sullenly, "That guy has mastered a blood escape technique; we couldn't catch him."

"However, he has already been crippled by me, and he won't recover for at least a year or two."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuan said expressionlessly, "Since the matter was not handled well, the previous agreement is null and void."

"Kid, are you kidding me?"

The giant python demon king roared, "If you release me from this seal, how can I let him escape!"

"And you call yourself the Demon Emperor?"

Fang Xuan said irritably, "That Xue Wushang only recently broke through to the Divine Intent Realm, and you still managed to let him escape. Now you have the nerve to say this to me?"

"One thing at a time!"

The giant python coiled on the ground, its head raised, and said, "You have to break the seal for me!"

However, Fang Xuan remained unmoved.

"you......."

Seeing this, the giant python demon king roared in fury, "You just wait!"

With that, the giant python demon king quickly left the hall, leaving the Fang family elders looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Young Master, this... Demon Emperor, where did you find this helper?"

Elder Fang Shanhai spoke cautiously.

Even Li Shanya looked at Fang Xuan with a curious expression.

Fang Xuan said casually, "Oh, they're just underlings I recruited in the secret realm."

Upon hearing this, Li Shanya's lips twitched.

little brother?

How dare you say that?

That's the Demon Emperor, a being equivalent to the God of the Realm.

How could I possibly become your underling!

However, he could tell that the giant python demon king was indeed extremely wary of Fang Xuan.

This kid is becoming increasingly unpredictable.

"By the way, thank you very much for your help today, Elder Li."

Fang Xuan bowed to Li Shanya and said, "I, Fang Xuan, will remember this kindness."

If Li Shanya hadn't intervened in time to stop Xue Wushang...

Then the Grand Elder will be in mortal danger.

The entire Fang family was nearly wiped out.

Fang Xuan was not an ungrateful person. Even though Li Shanya had rejected his proposal before, Fang Xuan was still extremely grateful to Li Shanya.

"It was nothing, not worth mentioning."

Li Shanya waved his hand and said, "However, you caused the Blood Fiend Gang and the Hundred Beasts Gang to suffer heavy losses today. Aren't you afraid they'll retaliate when they come back?"

"They won't have that chance."

Fang Xuan released a chilling aura, his eyes flashing with killing intent.

"What do you want to do?"

Everyone looked at Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan gently patted the armrest of the chair and said, "There's no such thing as being a thief for a thousand days and guarding against thieves for a thousand days."

"The Blood Fiend Gang has repeatedly provoked us, so I'll take the initiative and wipe them out completely!"

These words were spoken with a chilling, murderous intent.

"No!"

Fang Shanhai said, "Although Xue Wushang suffered heavy injuries, he is still a powerful expert in the Divine Intent Realm. The Blood Fiend Gang is deeply rooted in Liusha County. With the current strength of our Fang family, we cannot destroy them."

"There's no need to use the family's resources."

Fang Xuan said, "I will handle this matter personally."

Seeing this, no one dared to say anything more.

After a moment of silence, Fang Xuan looked at Li Shanya and slowly said, "Patriarch Li, would you be interested in cooperating with my Fang family?"

Li Shanya chuckled and said, "I wonder how you plan to cooperate? If it's about working together to deal with the Su family, then forget it."

"The Dao Seeking Sect is not one we can afford to offend."

Fang Xuan shook his head and said, "It's not about dealing with the Su family. I just hope that if the Su family makes another move, the Li family can lend a helping hand when they have the ability to do so."

"An alliance?"

Li Shanya frowned and looked at Fang Xuan.

"Excellent, our two families are allied."

Fang Xuan said, "As you know, the Su family is backed by the Dao Seeking Sect, and they are becoming increasingly reckless in their actions. If our two families do not form an alliance, we will be swallowed up by the Su family sooner or later."

Fang Xuan said, "As long as the Li family agrees to form an alliance, I am willing to give them 30% of the secret realm."

After pondering for a while, Li Shanya said, "This is a matter of great importance, and I need to go back and discuss it."

"Can."

Fang Xuan said, "Then this junior will await the good news from Elder Li."