Fang Chen's return caused quite a stir.
"Could it be that this guy survived Li Tianxiang's attack?"
Some people found it inconceivable. They were well aware of Li Tianxiang's strength.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. My guess is that he ran away before the battle," Jin Xuan said.
For a moment, everyone was shocked.
Running away before the battle was a severe punishment. Even the sparring partners in the sparring area would be punished.
Thinking of this, everyone was even more dissatisfied with Fang Chen.
"Hmph, is this guy trying to get us killed?"
"That damned guy, it seems that we really need Brother Jin Xuan to teach him a lesson."
"I suggest that everyone attack together and suppress him. Then we'll hand him over to Elder Tianhan. This way, our sparring area might be able to avoid punishment."
"I agree."
"I also agree."
With Jin Xuan in the lead, many sparring partners became restless.
Fang Chen had just approached the hundredth courtyard when he was surrounded by the crowd.
Seeing everyone glaring at him, Fang Chen shook his head and sneered. His eyes were filled with mockery.
"Brat, running away before the battle is a great taboo. Are you trying to get us all killed?"
"If you surrender obediently, you might be able to escape this calamity."
"That's right. If you wait for us to attack, you'll be dead."
With Jin Xuan in the lead, many sparring partners said coldly.
"A bunch of idiots."
Fang Chen was too lazy to argue with them and prepared to leave.
"You want to leave?
It won't be that easy. "Jin Xuan stretched out his hand and stopped Fang Chen.
Fang Chen's expression gradually became serious. He looked at Jin Xuan and said, "If this was before Li Mo's death, you would have already lost your life by blocking me like this."
Li Mo's death had also affected Fang Chen. He believed that sparring partners were all for the sake of standing out.
There was no need to argue, so he didn't want to attack Jin Xuan and the others.
"At this point, you're still putting on an act. I think you won't give up until all hope is gone."
Jin Xuan sneered and looked at Fang Chen mockingly.
"Elder Tianhan sent you to be Li Tianxiang's sparring partner, but you were afraid of death and ran away at the last moment. You dragged us down, so …"
Before Jin Xuan could finish speaking, Fang Chen interrupted him.
"Who said I ran away?"
"Isn't that so?
If Li Tianxiang made a move, would you still be able to come back alive? "Jin Xuan shrugged and said with a look of disbelief.
"I've already killed Li Tianxiang."
Fang Chen said word by word, "As for you guys, since you're all training partners, I'll let you go. If there's a next time, don't blame me for being rude."
After saying that, Fang Chen entered the hundredth courtyard.
For a moment, Jin Xuan was stunned. He was frightened by the look in Fang Chen's eyes.
"What a terrifying gaze."
Jin Xuan took a deep breath as he recalled the scene from before.
"Brother Jin Xuan, are we just going to let him go like this?"
A sparring partner's voice pulled Jin Xuan back to reality.
"Damned fellow."
Jin Xuan instantly regained his confidence and prepared to make trouble for Fang Chen.
Boom!
A powerful aura spread out in the air, and soon after, Elder Tianhan appeared.
He was expressionless as he looked down at everyone.
"It's over."
There was only one thought in everyone's mind, and that was that they were done for.
Elder Tianhan's anger was too terrifying.
"Damned fellow, he dragged us all down."
At that moment, many people were cursing Fang Chen.
They lowered their heads and waited for Elder Tianhan's punishment. However, after waiting for a long time, Elder Tianhan did not say anything. He just looked at them quietly.
Jin Xuan was a little surprised. He raised his head and cupped his fists. "Elder Tianhan …"
"Sparring partner Fang Chen killed Li Tianxiang."
After saying that, Elder Tianhan disappeared into the air.
"What?"
The crowd below instantly exploded. They were all dumbfounded.
Elder Tianhan's words were still echoing in the air.
"Could Elder Tianhan have made a mistake? How could Fang Chen kill Li Tianxiang?" A sparring partner did not believe it.
Bang!
Jin Xuan sent him flying with a slap. "How dare you question Elder Tianhan? Are you tired of living?"
"Li Tianxiang was killed?"
"Heavens, Fang Chen really killed Li Tianxiang?"
Only now did everyone realize that Fang Chen really did say that he killed Li Tianxiang.
However, they did not believe it at all.
Now that they thought about it, their scalps turned numb.
It was simply unimaginable that a newbie sparring partner could kill Li Tianxiang in his first attack.
This news spread like a kite in the sparring area.
Aside from the sparring partners in the individual courtyards who were cultivating in a race against time, the other sparring partners were all shocked.
"This fellow is too strong."
Sun Han shamelessly came to the hundredth courtyard. He did not want to leave no matter what and begged Fang Chen to take him as a servant.
Looking at Sun Han, Fang Chen had a helpless expression. In the end, he said, "Alright, you can stay here and help me take care of the daily matters."
"Thank you, sir," Sun Han said emotionally.
The next morning, many sparring partners formed a long line in front of the hundredth courtyard.
Being able to kill Li Tianxiang was enough to prove that Fang Chen's strength far surpassed the fatty's. That also made Jin Xuan and the other sparring partners feel terrified.
If Fang Chen was dissatisfied with them, he could kill them with a wave of his hand.
Creak!
The door opened and Sun Han walked out. He said, "Sir is very busy right now and doesn't want to see you. You can all return."
"Brother Sun Han, please say a few good words in front of Sir."
Everyone clamored, hoping that Sun Han would help them. Jin Xuan was especially regretful.
"What kind of status does Sir have? How could he lower himself to your level? We're all sparring partners, so there's no need for internal strife.
You can all return, "said Sun Han, pretending to be Fang Chen.
Seeing his shameless appearance, Jin Xuan really wanted to punch him in the face.
If it was before, he would have already done so. But now, he didn't dare.
"Right, Sir has been cultivating recently and is a bit tight on money," said Sun Han with a smile that wasn't a smile.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, but then they all understood. They took out Star Stones and handed them to Sun Han.
"I'll thank you on behalf of Sir."
Although they were a bit unwilling, there was nothing they could do. In order to obtain Fang Chen's forgiveness, what was a mere Star Stone?
After everyone left, Sun Han looked at the Star Stones piled up like a mountain, and a smile bloomed on his face.
Within the courtyard.
"Sir, these are the Star Stones they sent over. There's a total of eight thousand," said Sun Han honestly.
Fang Chen nodded and took out two thousand Star Stones. He handed them to Sun Han and Fatty Da. "One thousand each."
"Thank you, sir."
Fatty Da and Sun Han were delighted. They were now even more certain that their decision was correct.
Fang Chen put away the remaining six thousand Star Stones.
He casually grabbed a Star Stone. Then, he used his mind to absorb the energy inside the Star Stone.
Crack!
The Star Stone turned into powder and scattered with the wind.
"Six thousand yuan. It won't take long."
Fang Chen muttered. Star Stones were a kind of currency in the Ancient Chaos Era. Of course, cultivators could also use them to cultivate.
Strictly speaking, Star Stones were the same as Spirit Stones in the Ancient Sword Continent. However, the energy contained within was far from what Spirit Stones could compare to.
Life Ancient Realm cultivators could absorb the energy within Star Stones to speed up their breakthrough.
The three hundred Star Stones he had obtained from Sun Han had already been used up by Fang Chen.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Chen continued to absorb Star Stones.
…
Disciples' area.
A blue-clothed man stood quietly in the square.
There was a corpse at his feet. It was Li Tianxiang's.
"Interesting. A new sparring partner was actually able to kill Li Tianxiang."
The blue-clothed man's lips curled up, revealing a sinister smile.
"There were no external injuries. His internal organs were shattered. This guy's strength is pretty good. He found Li Tianxiang's weakness and killed him in one blow."
The blue-clothed man said, "It's been a long time since an official disciple was killed by a sparring partner. This is getting more and more interesting."
After inspecting Li Tianxiang's corpse, the blue-clothed man believed that Fang Chen was a Body Refining Martial Artist.
And his mystic technique was most adept at restraining body refinement martial artists.
"I hope you can withstand my attacks. If that's the case, I can have some fun too."
The blue-clothed man turned around. "Arrange a time for me. I want to personally face this sparring partner."
"Yes."
Soon, Elder Tianhan sent Fang Chen to the square. He was very efficient.