Time passed by quietly. It was already close to daybreak and a golden rim of clouds began to appear on the eastern skies, announcing that the first ray of sunlight would break through any moment now. All of Jing Guang's disciples held their breaths in excitement while looking towards that small stone bridge, patiently waiting to enter the Mysterious Domain to have their chance at the grand opportunity that had fallen from the heavens.
It was only Grand Elder Jing Guang's direct descendent—Jing Fu—who constantly looked on towards the distance while anxious questions began to fill her mind. 'It's only killing an early-Foundation Stage kid. Why is Uncle Hong taking so long?' she wondered to herself while Yuan Shenglian quietly held her hand to somewhat calm her down.
The eastern skies began to brighten as the first ray of sunlight prepared to cast itself over the land. The light of the formation over the smalls tone bridge began to loosen and Grand Elder Jing Guang could already feel the movement of some Qi—the opening of the formation pivot was fast approaching.
Just at that crucial moment, a pitiful, fear-filled voice abruptly rosed up from the distant forest. "Grand Elder… help me, Grand Elder…." When Jing Fu heard this voice, she was extremely surprised and looked at where the voice had come from. Even Grand Elder Jing Guang was a bit surprised and looked up with confusion towards the source.
Within the forest, an elderly man in grey rags was suddenly staggering towards them. He was heavily wounded and covered in tattered clothing matted with blood and flesh, and he ran towards them as though being chased by some kind of ghost.
"You still want to escape after falling into my hands, you old bastard?" a ferocious voice yelled from not far behind. A black dragon-like lock chain flew over, coiling around the elderly man's waist to reel him back once more. While still holding on to the old servant, a person slowly walked out from the forest, revealing thin silhouette with messy hair and a malicious aura that gave him the impression of a devil with impressive power and arrogance.
Jing Fu instantly shot to her feet when she saw this, her face paling in fright. "Uncle Hong?" What was happening? She'd only given an order to kill an early-Foundation Stage brat; why was Uncle Hong returning in such a dire state? How could that brat have such ability that Uncle Hong ended up like this? She didn't even think these questions through and quickly rushed forward while yelling, "Let go of Uncle Hong!"
Fang XIng sneered. "Let him go?" Covered in blood like this, his terrifying presence had only increased. "Stupid bi*ch, since you ordered this old fart to come take my life, I hope you've prepared yourself to have yours taken, too. He's fallen into my hands and you still want me to let him go? Let me tell you this clearly: today, even you and that nozzle-mouth cuckold of yours is going to become a sacrifice for your grandpa here's giant flag. Prepare to give up your life!"
"You— you're seeking death!" Furious, Jing Fu drew her sword from the sheath and thrust it out towards Fang Xing.
Fang Xing showed a chilling smile, and there was even some anticipation in his gaze. "Oh? Come and kill me, then…." If this bi*ch truly attacked him, it would be all the better; this woman was a far more valuable bargaining chip than this old servant.
However, just as Jing Fu unsheathed her sword and was about to dash forward, a cold order rang out: "Fu'er, stop." The voice wasn't loud, but it contained enough force and power to leave tidal waves in the air—Grand Elder Jing Guang had spoken. He then emotionlessly swept his gaze across Fang Xing before turning towards Yuan Shenglian. "Shenglian, who is this child?"
"Grand Elder, this is one of the people Little Sister Fu wanted to kill. Who would have imagined Uncle Hong would fall into his hands…?" Yuan Shenglian wanted to say more, but Grand Elder Jing Guang waved his hand to show he already understood. He gave a chilling glance towards Fang Xing and spoke in a cold voice, "Boy, not many live after becoming someone my juniors want to kill. Since you've survived, it would have been fine if you stayed away, but how dare you have the guts to capture the servant of our Jing clan and bring him here? Are you trying to threaten me, a grand elder?"
While holding on to the grey-robed old servant, Fang Xing began to move closer only to stop at around three hundred feet. "Haha, I do not dare threaten, but when it comes to revenge, I do it without exceptions. Those two juniors of yours, one is full of sh*t, the other is a sh*tface itself. To annoy me and then have me forget so easily is impossible; I'm here to get my justice...."
"Hahahaha…." Grand Elder Jing Guang released a wild laugh. "I have moved unhindered all my life and there are plenty of those who wanted to obtain justice, but not many have lived. Whose disciple are you to dare try to get something out of me? Your have quite some guts!"
"Hehe, for your flunkey to dare rob and try to kill me, he has quite some guts too!" Fang Xing smiled before tightly grasping the old servant's neck. "Enough with the bullsh*t. You want him to live? Let's have a chat first…."
Grand Elder Jing Guang smiled as well before coldly declaring, "Heh, you are not eligible to negotiate with me! He may just be a flunkey, but he is still the flunkey of our Jing clan. If you dare hurt even a single of his hairs, not only will I grind your bones into ash, I will also kill your shifu and exterminate all knowledge and skills of your branch along with you. Even all your friends and family, I won't let a single one of them off. I, Grand Elder Jing Guang, have always kept my promises. Just give it a try!"
Once he was finished speaking, Grand Elder Jing Guang turned his attention towards the small stone bridge without worrying too much about the boy. To him, such a person was nothing more than a clown he'd be able to kill with a single finger when he wasn't busy guarding this place. Now that the white light of the eastern skies had started to show, it was of the utmost importance to send the juniors inside first.
After a few breaths, the first ray of sunlight began to settle upon the earth with a tint of purple, announcing the arrival of the auspicious purple cloud from the east. As the light became more pronounced, the formation covering the small stone bridge began to activate and change. Where the formation had once been sealed shut, a door began to open up with a flow of ambient Qi pouring out as though from a utopian realm.
"The Mysterious Domain has opened; prepare to enter!" Grand Elder Jing Guang commanded to his juniors while turning. Nearby, all the youths of his Jing Guang branch screamed in excitement and joy before quickly making their way onto the small stone bridge.
"Grand Elder, Uncle Hong…?" Jing Fu concernedly asked as she came near Grand Elder Jing Guang.
Grand Elder Jing Guang showed a heartfelt smile before sending a sharp glare at Fang Xing without placing any importance on him. "What is there to worry about? Quickly enter the Mysterious Domain; this brat doesn't dare to hurt a single hair of my Jing clansmen in front of me!" Jing Guang didn't believe this boy would truly dare to hurt anyone in front of him, and he didn't see the life of this old servant as too important, either. The main priority right now was to send his own juniors inside, but once he was free to do as he wished, a small Foundation Stage kid would be nothing more than a grasshopper in his hands—how could this boy escape then?
At that same moment, said "grasshopper" had a chilling light flash across his eyes. 'Life or death, it all depends on this now….' Having made up his mind, Fang Xing suddenly started to loudly yell out, "Grand Elder Jing Guang you turtle egg bastard, are you f*cking deaf? I want to negotiate something with you! Do you really not care about the life of your flunkey? Do you think I won't strangle him to death right here and now?"
Since when had such a grand elder ever been cursed like this? After a fleeting moment of surprise, the flames of fury within Grand Elder Jing Guang began to burn uncontrollably. "How dare you curse me, little bastard!"
"I am indeed cursing you; what about it?" Fang Xing wasn't frightened by Grand Elder Jing Guang's presence and continued to curse while hopping up and down, "All you dog farts of the western deserts' Jing Guang branch! It would have been fine if you all kept pretending to be hot sh*t in your deserts, but how dare you continue pretending here in Chufung? And you, you old Jing turtle egg bastard, what are you doing strutting around like you're so impressive? I've seen plenty of timid dipsh*ts like you. Just take a pick, any one of my shifus would be able to beat you until your face was as swollen as a pig's…."
As Fang Xing spoke, he picked up the grey-robed servant and loudly slapped his face, all the while not forgetting to curse, "Say it, say the grand elder of your Jing clan is a turtle egg bastard, a little bastard son born to the mistress. If you don't, your little grandpa here is going to feed you to his flag. You've seen the powers of this flag before; once you're inside it, your spirit will forever be trapped inside, unable to ever reincarnate…." With that, he waved his Flag of Ten Thousand Spirits, causing a black smoke to billow out like a thick fog.
The grey-robed old servant had seen how vile this Flag of Ten Thousand Spirits was and the hardship of having his spirit eternally trapped was naturally something he didn't want to try, but in front of the awe-inspiring Grand Elder Jing Guang, he also couldn't curse the grand elder with his own mouth. Even after being slapped dizzy, he still shut his lips and clenched his teeth without any willingness to speak. This actually caused Fang Xing to curse even more excitedly with all sorts of language coming into the light….
"You're seeking death, you little bastard. I'm going to annihilate your entire sect…." A small number of his juniors hadn't crossed the small stone bridge yet, so the old monster Jing Guang had no choice but to forcibly suppress his anger for the sake of the larger picture.
At the same time, three abrupt sounds of laughter rose up from the forest. "Your words must be true. That old monster Jing Guang was indeed born to the mistress; how else would he have such a bastard's temperament?"
Fang Xing laughed and called back to the forest, "I know, right? For this old turtle egg to be such a bastard has to be a result of his upbringing…."
"Hahaha…."
"Right, right. This old monster Jing Guang is indeed an *sshole."
"When I form the Budding Soul, I'll be sure to stuff this old monster back in his mother's womb so he can be reborn…."
In mere moments, all sorts of voices filled with ridicule began to rise up from the forest. It seemed this Grand Elder Jing Guang had offended a rather large amount of people, and although these people didn't dare to come challenge him directly, they all took this chance to vent their ill will after hearing Fang Xing's curses.
As for the old Jing Guang who was subjected to all of this, he was so enraged his hand began to shake.