After Fang Chen left the Alchemy Pavilion, he quickly hid in the darkness and returned to the manor after a series of twists and turns.
"Too strong, that black shadow is too strong." Fang Chen recalled in his mind.
The black shadow only flicked his wrist and killed the red-haired old man. With such strength, even a warrior of the first three stages of the Qi Hai realm would be easily killed by him.
"He is definitely not from the Divine Wind Nation." Fang Chen thought to himself.
Listening to what the black shadow said, he seemed to have a grudge against the red-haired old man and came here to kill him.
After trying his best to calm down, Fang Chen recalled that before the red-haired old man died, a strange light entered his body.
"What is this?"
Fang Chen checked his body carefully and found nothing. In the end, Fang Chen gave up. Fang Chen's body did not feel any discomfort.
Although the red-haired old man was not killed by Fang Chen, Fang Chen was still very happy. The Alchemy Pavilion was the biggest obstacle for the Heavenly Pill Palace. Now that all three alchemists of the Alchemy Pavilion were dead, the Alchemy Pavilion would soon decline.
After that, Fang Chen notified Master Tian He and asked him to prepare for a counterattack.
On the second day, a piece of news reached the ears of everyone in the Heavenly Pill Palace. When Master Tian He heard the news, he felt as if he was in a dream.
"Is this a coincidence?" Master Tian He was confused. Last night, Fang Chen told him to prepare for a counterattack. Today, the last alchemist of the Alchemy Pavilion was dead. This was definitely not a coincidence.
Master Tian He could not figure it out no matter how hard he tried. In the end, he could only conclude that it was all done by the mysterious alchemist behind Fang Chen.
After hearing the news, the Heavenly Pill Palace launched a full-scale counterattack against the Alchemy Pavilion. Because the Alchemy Pavilion lost an alchemist, it caused a huge dispute within the Alchemy Pavilion.
At this moment, in the headquarters of the Alchemy Pavilion, Master Wang's face was filled with anger.
"The red-haired old man is dead. He died in the headquarters of the Alchemy Pavilion." Master Wang said in a deep voice.
"Leader Wang, the person who killed the red-haired grandmaster must be at the Qi Hai Realm, and he is much stronger than us." One of the Elders said.
There were a few Qi Hai warriors in the Pill Pavilion, but none of them noticed that the red-haired old man had died just like that.
This meant that the expert who killed the red-haired old man was able to come and go as he pleased within the Elixir Pavilion, completely ignoring the defenses of the Elixir Pavilion.
This incident also proved one thing, and that was that the culprit was definitely an expert.
"The Heavenly Pill Hall doesn't have such an almighty expert. Who is it that has enmity with our Pill House?!" roared Pavilion Master Wang furiously.
"Pavilion Master Wang, the most important thing right now is how to resist the Heavenly Pill Hall's crazy revenge," said an elder.
"I vow to resist to the death," Pavilion Master Wang said in a deep voice.
During the days of the Sect Competition, the Imperial Capital was in turmoil. Other than a few high-level officials, no one knew that the Elixir Building and the Heavenly Elixir Hall had officially started a war.
Three days after the red-haired old man's death, the Sect Competition finally came to an end.
This year's Sect Competition had come to a successful conclusion. In the end, the first place went to the Gu Clan. This result caused all the warriors to be shocked.
Among the top ten Sect's, no one was able to resist the Gu Clan's power.
The second place went to the Tianyan Mountain, and the third place went to the Ghost Valley. As for the other Sect's, no one paid any attention to them.
The Gu Clan had obtained first place, but the person who attracted the most attention was the number one of the Gu Clan's younger generation, Gu Du. His strength had already reached a terrifying level.
Even on the Qi Ranking, there was probably no one who could compare to him.
Of course, this was under the premise that the Qi Ranking's top ranks were empty after the previous experts reached the Qi Hai Realm.
After the Sect Competition ended, the Imperial Family gave many of the Sect's members great rewards. Of course, Kamikaze Kenbu also received great rewards for entering the top ten.
Next was the exciting Qi Ranking Battle. However, Fang Chen was disqualified and could not participate.
However, in Kamikaze Kenbu, the Four Heavenly Kings would participate. Star and Moon's injuries had already healed under the Heavenly Elixir Palace's large amount of elixirs. Their strength had already returned to its peak.
Other than the Four Heavenly Kings, the one who had the highest chance of entering the Qi Ranking was the leader of the Eight Great Kings, Zhu Xin. Although Zhu Xin had some grudges with Fang Chen, Fang Chen had to admit that Zhu Xin's strength was enough to enter the Qi Ranking.
The rules of the Qi Ranking Battle were simple. There were a total of thirty spots on the Qi Ranking. Excluding those who had reached the Qi Hai Realm and warriors who were over twenty-five years old, there were only a dozen spots left. These dozen spots would not change, and the other disciples would fight for the remaining spots.
Every Sect sent out disciples who they believed could enter the Qi Ranking to participate in this battle. In the end, the thirty spots on the Qi Ranking would be determined.
On this day, Fang Chen also went to the Imperial City Square to watch the Qi Ranking Battle.
In the entire Imperial City Square, there were countless warriors. It was very lively. Just as the Qi Ranking Battle was about to begin, a figure suddenly appeared in the Imperial City Square.
The appearance of this figure immediately caused the First Prince and the Eighth Prince's faces to change slightly. They quickly stood up to welcome this figure.
"Who is he?" Fang Chen asked curiously.
Beside him, the faces of Broken Heart and the others also changed greatly. They immediately said in a low voice, "I didn't think that even he would come."
"His name is Zhang Kuang. He was the previous Qi Ranking Battle's number one. His strength is unparalleled. It is said that when he was on the Qi Ranking, he killed a second level Qi Hai Realm warrior by himself. He reached the Qi Hai Realm half a year ago," Zhu Tian explained.
Hearing this, Fang Chen nodded his head. His heart was also in turmoil. To be able to kill a martial artist at the second level of the Qi Hai Realm while being at the peak of the ninth level of the Qi Hai Realm, this level of strength was something that even he could not compare to.
"As expected of the previous Qi Ranking Battle's number one."
Fang Chen could feel that there was a wild aura on Zhang Kuang's body that invisibly suppressed the crowd.
"I didn't think that the Qi Ranking Battle would also attract Brother Zhang Kuang." The First Prince laughed heartily and walked in front of Zhang Kuang.
"Brother Zhang Kuang, how have you been?" The Eighth Prince also greeted Zhang Kuang.
Zhang Kuang seemed to be unwilling to speak. After greeting the two princes, he sat on the rostrum.
Zhang Kuang's arrival caused the entire Imperial City Square to be in an uproar.
Next was the battle. Almost every Sect had chosen four or five disciples who had the strength to compete for the Qi Ranking Battle.
After three days, the Qi Ranking Battle finally ended. The 30 spots were all filled.
However, although the 30 spots were filled, the rankings were not out yet.
As early as two days ago, the former number one on the Qi Ranking Battle, Zhang Kuang, left alone. After watching the battles, he felt that this year's Qi Ranking Battle did not have any outstanding warriors, so he left.
It was said that Zhang Kuang had already left the Shengfeng Nation for a broader stage.
As expected, Kamikaze Kenbu's Zhu Xin won a spot. At this point, Kamikaze Kenbu occupied five spots on the Qi Ranking. If Fang Chen had not been ridiculed for his qualifications, he would definitely have been able to enter the Qi Ranking.
After some competition, the rankings of the Qi Ranking Battle were gradually released.
The Qi Ranking Battle was very intense. Star and Moon was considered the most amazing disciple in Kamikaze Kenbu this time. She was only ranked in the twenties in the previous Qi Ranking Battle, but this time, she had reached the eleventh place.
Broken Heart was ranked 15th, Zhu Tian was ranked 19th, and Yun Jiu was ranked 22nd. As for Zhu Xin, although he had entered the Qi Ranking, he was barely able to rank 30th.
Many disciples from the other Sect had also entered the Qi Ranking. This time, the Qi Ranking seemed to have undergone a huge change.
The first place on the Qi Ranking was occupied by Gu Du, the strongest of the younger generation of the Gu Clan. His strength was so strong that even Feng Yun, who was second on the Qi Ranking, was no match for him.
The Qi Ranking Battle also ended in a lively atmosphere.
After the Qi Ranking Battle ended, the two princes began to secretly recruit people in preparation for entering the Divine Wind Secret Realm.
In the manor of Kamikaze Kenbu, Fang Chen was sitting cross-legged, cultivating. He felt that his cultivation had reached the peak of the Seventh Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm and was about to break through to the Eighth Realm.
However, at this moment, Great Master Tianhe suddenly came to visit.
"Great Master Tianhe," Fang Chen asked.
"Brother Fang, the Heavenly Pill Palace has been fighting with the Alchemy House for the past few days. The Alchemy House has been losing ground," Great Master Tianhe said with a smile.
Fang Chen nodded. This was within his expectations. Although the Eighth Prince wanted to help, he was held back by the First Prince. He wanted to, but was powerless to, and could not help the Alchemy House at all.
At this rate, it would not be long before the Heavenly Pill Palace could completely dominate the entire Divine Wind Nation.
"Continue to fight back. You must be careful of the Alchemy House's counterattack," Fang Chen warned.
Great Master Tianhe had brought two billion mid-tier spirit stones to Fang Chen. In addition to the one billion he had before, he had a total of three billion mid-tier spirit stones. It was enough for Fang Chen to cultivate.
In a secluded manor, the Eighth Prince and Gu Du sat on a stone bench.
"Gu Du, I believe you know the purpose of my visit this time. Will you agree to follow me into the Divine Wind Secret Realm?" the Eighth Prince asked.
Gu Du narrowed his eyes, thinking in his mind.
The Gu Clan had become the leader of the Ten Great Sect this time. Gu Du was also first on the Qi Ranking. He was qualified to negotiate with the Eighth Prince.
"I can agree to your conditions. After we come out of the Divine Wind Secret Realm, you must give three counties to the Gu Clan," Gu Du said in a low voice.
When the Eighth Prince heard this, there was a touch of displeasure between his eyebrows. However, he endured it and finally agreed to Gu Du's request.
"Okay, I agree. As long as you can help me defeat Big Brother in the Divine Wind Secret Realm," the Eighth Prince said with a smile.
"It seems that the people who will enter the Divine Wind Secret Realm this time are all experts on the Qi Ranking. No one is my opponent," Gu Du said confidently.