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Boom! The ground trembled.
The twisted lightning landed on the ground with two people. Violent gusts and dozen bolts of purple lighting went on a rampage in the surrounding area.
“Ah!”
“What’s this?!”
“Run!”
The spectating disciples wanted to run away when they saw the lightning going on a rampage. Nevertheless, dozens of them were struck by the lightning and let out a heartrending scream.
Xuanji Sect Leader Zu Lian’s expression also changed at this instance.
That was because over half of the lightning bolts had landed on Xuanji Sect’s disciples. In fact, there was a bolt of lightning coming towards his face.
“How dare you injure my sect’s disciple!” As Zu Lian said that, he clawed at the lightning that was attacking him.
Crack! The lightning bolt dissipated.
Zu Lian scorned, but his expression soon froze because the lightning bolt that was torn apart by his claw somehow reintegrated.
Boom!
There were razor-sharp wind and a freezing chill. It wasn’t just a bolt of lightning anymore. It was a gust as powerful as tornado coupled with bone-chilling ice blades. There were even several lively sword radiances amongst the wind.
“What?!” Zu Lian exclaimed before he was blown away by the wind and chill. Then, he crashed onto the ground heavily.
“Why are you playing with lightning? Do you have nothing better to do? Don’t you know that you have to keep your laundries if there’s a storm?” It was an inexplicable arrogant and cocky voice.
A person appeared from the lightning at the same time, carrying Ping Yang and Chi Guyan on both his arms. His Blue Changshan was swaying with the wind.
“Fang Zhengzhi?!”
“It’s… It’s Fang Zhengzhi!!!”
Heaven Dao Pavilion’s disciples definitely knew him well. However, at this moment, their eyeballs almost came out of their eye sockets.
“What?! He’s Fang Zhengzhi?!”
“Didn’t he die at Nine Pinnacles Mountain a long time ago?”
“Why is he attacking us?”
The surrounding disciples were equally stunned when they heard Heaven Dao Pavilion’s disciples. However, they were a little upset.
‘Make an entrance all you want…’
‘Why do you have to attack us?’
Of course, no one was going to answer their question because, at this moment, all the Sect Leaders and elders of the Five Sects of the Holy Region had already stood up.
“Fang Zhengzhi didn’t die?!” Mu Qingfeng was clearly doubtful. After all, according to the information he received, Fang Zhengzhi was sent to Nine Pinnacles Mountain and refined into a pill after he broke into Yin Yang Hall. Furthermore, someone even personally witnessed Fang Zhengzhi being tossed into the Middle Stream Cauldron.
‘Didn’t die?!”
‘How could he survive that?!’
“He actually survived?!” Dao Hun trembled. He was overwhelmed with shock and disbelief beneath his mask.
If there were people who wanted Fang Zhengzhi dead, Dao Hun was definitely one of them. That was because he couldn’t forget about certain memories as long as he was alive.
He lost several acres of herb-field!
His reputation that he built up over his entire life was also ruined by Fang Zhengzhi.
The mighty leader of Yin Yang Hall was knocked out by a noob at Supernatural State in his own 1000 Herb Hall. Fang Zhengzhi even carried him on his shoulder like a hostage.
This incident…
Had long become a taboo topic in Yin Yang Hall.
However, when Fang Zhengzhi appeared in front of his eyes, the scene that he couldn’t forget started replaying in his mind.
Dao Hun clenched his fists tightly without realizing it.
At this moment, someone placed her hand on Dao Hun’s fists. Then, Dao Hun saw Dao Xin shaking her head softly.
“What the hell is Nine Pinnacles Mountain doing!” Dao Hun waved his hand and returned to his seat. However, he was glaring at Nine Pinnacles Mountain’s new leader, Bai Fei.
However, the surprising fact was that although Bai Fei stood up as well, he didn’t seem astonished. His mouth kept opening and closing as if he was giving out orders softly.
‘Did Bai Fei know that Fang Zhengzhi is alive?”
That was Dao Hun’s opinion, but he could never confirm it because Nine Pinnacles Mountain was completely under Bai Fei’s control now.
“Is that Fang Zhengzhi?” Mo Shanshi looked at Gu Yuan, who was at a loss for words, and his eyes lit up.
“Hm… Yup, yes… He’s Fang Zhengzhi, but he should be dead! Why didn’t he die?!” Gu Yuan nodded, yet he was unable to calm himself down.
“How did he get out?!” Unlike the rest, although Lin Mubai was also stunned, it wasn’t because Fang Zhengzhi was still alive.
It was because he was wondering how did he get out?
“Impossible, he could he get out?!” Qian Yu was also filled with disbelief. After all, she was the only one who truly knew how powerful Ling Yun Realm was.
No one could get out of Ling Yun Realm.
For thousands of years…
Something like this had never happened, not even once!
However, Fang Zhengzhi actually got out and came to Heaven Zen Mountain. He was standing right in front of her, which meant that he was trapped in the Ling Yun Realm for less than 10 days.
‘He escaped Ling Yun Realm in less than 10 days!?’
‘Is this guy really such a terrifying talent?!’
“Fang Zhengzhi… Fang Zhengzhi… Are you really alive?” Even Nangong Mu who was extremely exhausted forced his eyes open and gazed at Fang Zhengzhi with a look of pleasant surprise.
“Eh? Little Mu Mu, who beat you to a pulp? Tell me and I’ll avenge you!” After Fang Zhengzhi heard Nangong Mu’s voice and saw the blood on his body, he quickly made him a promise even though he was a little startled.
“It… It was me…” Chi Guyan was resting on Fang Zhengzhi’s right arm. Although she was pale as a sheet, she still forced herself and replied.
“Er? It’s fine since both of you are badly wounded, we’ll let it go. Little Mu Mu, I was just kidding, please don’t take it seriously.”
“…” Nangong Mu’s lips moved and he wanted to say something, but he ultimately held his tongue.
The surrounding disciples looked at each other speechlessly. After all, they had never seen such a shameless fellow before.
“Eh? Nangong Hao… You didn’t die?” Fang Zhengzhi sounded like he discovered a new continent when he saw the person standing in the bloody light.
“I could say the same about you..”
“Oh, hold on!” Before Nangong Hao could finish, Fang Zhengzhi waved his hand and stopped him. Then, he looked towards Yin Yang Hall and said, “It seems like Hallmaster Dao is a man of his words. In that case, I would spare the lives of Yin Yang Hall’s disciples. However, I’m definitely going to take her life!”
“I’m definitely going to take her life!”
“…”
Fang Zhengzhi wasn’t loud, but all the disciples heard him clearly. All of them were dumbfounded by his words.
That was because he was pointing at Dao Xin!
“He wants to kill Dao Xin?!”
“Fang Zhengzhi actually wants to kill Dao Xin?”
“How dare he make such a bold statement?”
The surrounding disciples were truly left dumbstruck because they knew well about Dao Xin’s importance in Yin Yang Hall.
‘He isn’t trying to kill Dao Xin!’
‘He’s literally threatening Yin Yang Hall by himself!’
“You can’t kill her.” They heard a cold voice, following which, a person appeared in front of Dao Xin and guarded her with his hand.
“Yan Xiu?” Fang Zhengzhi was a little startled. He obviously saw Yan Xiu, which was why he said that Dao Hun was a man of his words.
However…
Yan Xiu’s expression seemed a little weird at this moment.
“Fang Zhengzhi, my life is yours for the taking. You’d do it whenever you want. However, shouldn’t you first take care of the person who beat your woman, Nangong Hao?” Dao Xin smiled and walked out from Yan Xiu’s back and looked at Fang Zhengzhi calmly.
“Nangong Hao?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at Nangong Hao, then at Chi Guyan and Ping Yang, and he squinted.
He didn’t witness the entire fight. In fact, he only saw the beam of bloody light that shot into the sky. If it wasn’t for that light, he would have spent more time looking around Heaven Zen Mountain.
Of course, none of that mattered.
What mattered was he knew how powerful Chi Guyan was, as well as Ping Yang’s current strength. Moreover, he saw Yan Qing who had collapsed on the ground not too far away.
“I see.” Fang Zhengzhi nodded. He already realized the two purposes behind Dao Xin’s comment. She wanted to figure out his current strength through Nangong Hao and also make use of Nangong Hao to get rid of him.
‘When two tigers fight, one must fall?’
Fang Zhengzhi naturally knew that logic. Dao Xin was truly proficient at playing mind games. With a simple line, he was forced to take on Nangong Hao first.
However, he didn’t mind!
To put it bluntly, it was just a matter of sequence.
If there was something on Fang Zhengzhi’s mind, it was Yan Xiu. After all, he still hadn’t figure out why Yan Xiu would protect Dao Xin.
Did Yan Xiu screw Dao Xin…
Or did Dao Xin screw Yan Xiu?
Did the two of them fall in love with each other in just a few months? Was that why Yan Xiu prioritized hoes before bros and wanted to protect Dao Xin?
That was probably impossible!
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t believe that it was possible. Most importantly, he saw coldness in Yan Xiu’s gaze.
“Fang Zhengzhi, you aren’t a disciple of the Five Sects, so you have no rights to take part in Heaven Alliance Meeting’s Martial Arts Competition!” Nangong Tian exclaimed.
“Yeah, he’s not from the Five Sects, so how could he take part in the competition?”
“Did anyone say that he isn’t part of the Five Sects? Fang Zhengzhi has already joined us and he is Ling Yun Tower’s disciple now.” A woman in a red dress walked out of Ling Yun Tower’s corner and declared loudly.
“Ling Yun Tower?!”
“Fang Zhengzhi has joined Ling Yun Tower? How is that possible? For thousands of years, Ling Yun Tower has never accepted a male disciple, so how could he join Ling Yun Tower?”
“Yeah, that’s impossible!”
All the disciples looked at each other as if their worldview had been completely reshaped. ‘How did a man join Ling Yun Tower?’
“He’s indeed my Ling Yun Tower’s disciple.” Qian Yu responded calmly at this moment as if it was nothing out of the blue.
“It’s actually true?”
“Is he actually a woman?”
“Is that even possible?”
All the disciples were shocked to their cores at this moment.
“Woman my ass! Your entire family is women!” Fang Zhengzhi stopped that disciple’s nonsense and blasted him away with a bolt of lightning.
That was because he already saw the anger and unwillingness on Wu Yuer’s face. Most importantly, he saw the tears in her eyes.
Since his appearance till now…
Wu Yuer had not spoken a single word. In fact, she didn’t even make a sound. She just stood there silently and gazed at him.
Fang Zhengzhi had hardly seen such an expression before, especially on Wu Yuer’s face.
“Don’t worry, I’ve just joined Ling Yun Tower temporarily. I’ll betray them and return to you later!” Fang Zhengzhi blinked at Wu Yuer with a sincere look on his face.
“Betray them and return to you?”
“How could he sound so carefree and righteous about such an intolerable act?”
“Could this fellow be more shameless… Ah!”
A bolt of lightning interrupted that disciple’s sentence.
At this moment, Wu Yuer nodded softly and turned her head away, saying, “If you could defeat Nangong Hao, I’ll let everything go!”
“Defeat Nangong Hao?” Fang Zhengzhi looked towards Nangong Hao once again and the black armor on his body, before turning to Ping Yang, who almost fell into a coma, and Chi Guyan, who was pale as a sheet, saying, “Yan’er, help me take care of Ping Yang!”
“Ok.” Chi Guyan was startled for a moment, obviously because she was not used to how Fang Zhengzhi addressed her. However, she eventually nodded.
“And yourself too!” As Fang Zhengzhi said that, he moved. A bolt of purple lightning soared into the air and almost covered the entire sky in a split second.
Boom! There was roaring thunder, violent gale, and torrential rain. Lightning fell from the sky like hundreds of dragons.
It was a stunning scene.
At this moment, almost everyone looked towards the sky subconsciously. However, they suddenly heard a voice behind Nangong Hao.
“Is it nice?” As they heard that voice, a foot whipped Nangong Hao’s face with lightninglike speed. This sudden change took place so quickly that no one could react in time. They could only see Nangong Hao flying away.
“How did you survive until now if you don’t even know about diversionary tactics?”