The First Venerable of All Paths

"Awooo!"

Black Tiger struggled to his feet, his silky fur standing on end.

But it did not attack immediately. Instead, it stared intently at the brown bear demon king, its tiger face full of vigilance.

The big guy in front of us is no less powerful than it.

"This demon king..."

Not far away, when the boy in black saw the brown bear demon king, a glint of light appeared in his eyes.

"It's a blood beast!"

As a successor of the Beast Taming Hall, the black-clad youth was extremely knowledgeable about the world's demonic beasts and recognized the origins of the Brown Bear Demon King at a glance.

"This is a good thing. If we can subdue it and train it, it will definitely become a great help."

Compared to demonic beasts, blood beasts are more ferocious and have greater combat power.

The old man said, "If you, young master, take a fancy to this beast, I will capture it for you right away."

"never mind."

The boy in black shook his head and said, "Don't waste time here. Let's get our hands on the Earth Fire first."

By subduing the earth fire, his strength will increase dramatically.

What kind of blood beast can't you get?

"Too."

The old man nodded and ordered, "Guard the entrance. Kill anyone who approaches!"

He could tell.

Fang Xuan and the others were not very strong.

The most powerful one was the brown bear demon king, but the black tiger was more than capable of dealing with it.

The rest can be easily dealt with by the blood slaves.

"Young master, what should we do?"

Zhongye said, "These sinister and eerie fellows seem to be quite strong."

"Blood slaves".

Fang Xuan said, "The Blood Soul Pearl is made using a special secret method. After a martial artist consumes it, they can control it with soul techniques, giving them extremely powerful strength and making them fearless in the face of death."

"How could such a vicious secret technique exist in the world? It's truly despicable."

Zhongye said angrily, "Young Master, since you can see the origin of this blood slave, do you have a way to break it?"

"Not yet."

Fang Xuan said, "Refining blood slaves requires extremely high spiritual power. To break this, my spiritual power must be stronger than the opponent's."

"What should we do then?"

Grandpa Zhong glared and said, "Are we just supposed to watch them steal the treasure?"

Having finally made it this far, Zhongye was unwilling to give up so easily.

"You draw these blood slaves away."

Fang Xuan made a quick decision.

"I'll go in myself."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhuang immediately objected, "No. Those two guys who went in earlier were quite strong. It would be too dangerous for you to go in alone, Young Master."

"But there's no better way than this now."

Fang Xuan said, "Just listen to me."

"yes!"

Ye Zhuang had no choice but to agree and began to arrange for everyone to provoke the blood slaves.

Once a martial artist is turned into a blood slave, he becomes essentially a puppet with a certain level of intelligence.

Provoked by Ye Zhuang and his group, their eyes flashed with bloodlust.

With the old man's order forbidding anyone from approaching the fire vein entrance, the two sides began to fight.

With the blood slaves lured away, Fang Xuan carefully approached the entrance to the fire vein.

There, a blood slave stood guard, his eyes fixed on Fang Xuan.

It was Quan Ge, who had entered the Qi Gathering Realm.

"If we want to get in, we'll have to deal with this guy first."

Fang Xuan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he slapped the sword box without hesitation.

"Buzz!"

Several sword energies shot out from the sword box and roared towards the Qi Gathering Realm Blood Slave.

"Slap! Slap!"

The opponent reacted extremely quickly, raising his hand to disperse the several sword energies.

Then stand still in place.

"This blood slave's physique is incredibly powerful?"

Fang Xuan was also somewhat surprised.

The sword energy he just unleashed, though not the most powerful.

But even a Body Refinement Realm martial artist can be easily killed.

The opponent didn't dodge or evade, but simply dispersed the sword energy without even a scratch on their hand.

Fang Xuan turned his head and saw that Ye Zhuang and the others had not gained a significant advantage in their fight against the blood slaves.

Moreover, the blood slaves are tireless and fearless of death.

The longer it drags on, the more inevitable defeat will be.

He could only pin his hopes on the battle between the two demon kings.

Although the Black Tiger Demon King was extraordinary, he was suppressed by the Brown Bear Demon King.

Once the Brown Bear Demon King is free to deal with it, those blood slaves will be no threat.

As for him, all he needs to do is deal with the blood slave in front of him.

Thinking of this, Fang Xuan casually grabbed two handfuls of talismans and threw them at the blood slave without hesitation.

These are all Five Elements talismans prepared by Fang Xuan.

It can unleash the full power of a Body Refinement Realm expert.

Of course, Fang Xuan didn't expect these talismans to kill the blood slaves; he just wanted to buy them some time.

"Boom boom boom!"

The blood slave was enveloped by the explosive power of the runes, letting out incoherent roars.

But after a few breaths, the power of the talisman disappeared.

The blood slave's clothes were torn and he had some injuries.

Upon seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Fang Xuan's eyes.

"Buzzing!"

The sword case trembled slightly, releasing a large amount of sword energy that swept towards the blood slave in an overwhelming manner.

At the same time, the sword bone on Fang Xuan's back trembled, and several strands of innate sword energy merged with the sword energy in the sword box, shooting towards the blood slave together.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Although the Blood Slave managed to withstand a large amount of sword energy with his powerful physique, the sword energy that had fused with innate sword energy pierced his body like a sieve.

Two of them, in particular, pierced directly through the blood slave's forehead.

The blood slave stood frozen in place, like a piece of wood, no longer moving.

"It's done!"

Fang Xuan's eyes lit up, and golden light flashed on his feet as he darted out like a dragon fish.

Just as Fang Xuan was about to rush into the entrance of the fire vein, a circle of blood light suddenly flashed on the surface of the seemingly dead blood slave.

"not good!"

Fang Xuan's expression changed. Instead of retreating, he advanced, his internal energy surging wildly. A golden dragon-fish enveloped him, and he charged directly into the mountain peak.

"Boom!"

Just then, the Blood Slave suddenly exploded, transforming into a violent force that leveled the ground within a radius of several meters.

Even the mountain crevice was covered by broken rocks.

......

In the crevice of the mountain.

The intense heat permeated the air.

Two figures walked along the narrow mountain crevice.

"The temperature here is high, but it doesn't seem high enough to generate subterranean fire, does it?"

The young man in black walked leisurely through the mountain crevice with his hands behind his back, seemingly unaffected by the scorching heat.

On the contrary, the longer he stays here, the longer his aura becomes, and the more refined his strength becomes.

"Subterranean fire generally exists deep within the earth's core fire veins."

The old man explained, "Moreover, this is not the actual entrance to the fire vein."

The boy in black gave an "oh" and continued forward.

Only after entering the depths of the mountain crevice did the two see a small cave.

Inside the cave, the temperature was even hotter.

In particular, there is a bottomless pit in the center of the cave.

The pit led nowhere, but the air emanating from it was even hotter.

Even experts at the Qi Condensation Realm dare not easily step into it.

Even the elderly felt somewhat uncomfortable as soon as they approached the deep pit.

On the contrary, the boy in black had an expression of enjoyment and fascination on his face.

"With such a rich concentration of fire elements, if I could cultivate here, my cultivation level would surely improve rapidly."

Upon hearing this, the old man smiled and said, "With your talent, young master, cultivating here will indeed be twice as effective, but if you can subdue the earth fire below, it will be even more powerful."

"That's true."

The boy in black said, "This deep pit should be the true entrance to the fire vein, right?"

"good."

The old man said, "As long as you go down from here, you will definitely be able to find the earth fire."

"Young master, to prevent any accidents, this old man will protect you here."

The old man said, "The rest is up to you."

Upon hearing this, the young man in black nodded solemnly.

He stood at the edge of the deep pit, a resolute look on his effeminate face.

Immediately, the boy in black leaped into the deep pit.

The scorching heat rushed towards him, causing the black-clad youth to subconsciously squint his eyes before circulating his cultivation technique to absorb the fire element within.

But soon, the boy in black reached his limit.

He flipped his hand and took out a light blue jade pendant. With a gentle squeeze, the light blue light enveloped him.

At the same time, the black-clad youth's rapidly falling figure gradually weakened, and he began to descend at a moderate pace.

"The Jade Pendant bestowed by Beast Taming Mountain is truly effective."

Surrounded by the azure light curtain, the black-clad youth immediately felt refreshed and could no longer feel the scorching heat.

"With this, subduing the subterranean fire will be much easier."

The boy in black smiled slightly, controlled his speed, and sank into the deep darkness.

......

"Huh? Someone actually killed the blood slave."

After the boy in black entered the deep pit, a look of surprise appeared in the old man's eyes and on his face.

Immediately afterwards, he looked back in the direction he had come from, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"Someone actually broke in."

The old man grinned maliciously: "I'd like to see who has the ability to kill the blood slave I created."

As the footsteps approached, a young man in white carrying a sword case entered the cave.

"Is it you?"

The old man was also taken aback when he saw Fang Xuan.

With his keen eye, he could naturally discern Fang Xuan's strength at a glance.

"To kill a Blood Slave with only the Body Refinement Realm cultivation level, you seem to be quite capable, kid."

The old man squinted, sizing up Fang Xuan.

"Just lucky."

Fang Xuan smiled slightly, but his gaze fell on the deep pit behind the old man.

That should be the true entrance to the Earth's core fire vein.

"Kid, go back to where you came from."

The old man said, "This is not a place for you."

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, senior."

Fang Xuan said, "I am determined to get what's inside."

"You?"

The old man snorted coldly and said, "You're not qualified to steal my young master's opportunity!"

Whether you're qualified or not isn't up to you to decide.

As soon as Fang Xuan finished speaking, he flipped his hand and took out a blue longsword, slashing straight at the old man.

It was the Blue Water Sword that Fang Xuan had snatched from Su Yang.

Perhaps because the Blue Water Sword was of such low grade that even the sword case didn't consider it and didn't include it in the collection.

However, in Fang Xuan's hands, the sword erupted with a dazzling blue sword aura, enveloping the old man.

"Heh, trying to imitate swordsmanship?"

The old man smiled calmly: "Does he really think he's a sword cultivator?"

Having said that, the old man made a grasping motion with his five fingers.

The surge of Yuan energy instantly shattered the blue sword energy.

But the next moment, an even sharper and faster sword strike slashed at the old man again.

The speed is more than ten times faster than before.

The old man's eyes sharpened; he realized he had underestimated Fang Xuan.

However, he did not take Fang Xuan's sword strike to heart.

He formed a palm with his five fingers and slapped it towards Fang Xuan's wrist.

Fang Xuan thrust his sword towards the old man's throat.

But the old man reacted even faster, dodging the sword while turning his palm into a fist and smashing it towards Fang Xuan's chest.

Fang Xuan blocked with his sword, but the old man's fist slammed into the blade.

"when!"

The Blue Water Sword slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.

"Kid, if you don't want to leave, then die!"

A cold glint flashed in the old man's eyes. He transformed his fist into a palm and shattered Fang Xuan's fist with a single blow.

"Huh? Afterimage!"

The old man was startled, turned his head to look behind him, and his expression changed drastically.

"You dare, kid!"

Fang Xuan's true form had somehow gotten close to the edge of the pit.

On his pale face, a smile appeared as he looked at the old man rushing towards him.

"Thank you for your understanding, senior. Farewell!"

After saying that, Fang Xuan leaped into the deep pit.

The old man's grab missed, and he immediately let out a furious roar that echoed throughout the cave.

"That damned little bastard, how dare he play tricks on this old man!"