The eighth guest elder of the Zilong family, Mr. Ram, couldn't last more than three moves against the ninth guest elder.
When the news spread, it instantly caused a sensation in the entire Zilong City.
Even the arch-enemy Moke family began to pay attention to Fang Chen. They even secretly wanted to investigate his background.
"Ram."
After Mr. Ram lost to Fang Chen, he returned to his courtyard. However, at this moment, he heard a voice. He turned around and saw that it was the fifth guest elder.
"You actually lost to that kid?"
The fifth guest elder couldn't believe it. However, after seeing the battle with his own eyes, he knew that the guy wasn't a pushover. It was enough to show that his talent was amazing.
"You're here to humiliate me?"
Mr. Ram said coldly. There were also factions among the guest elders. The fifth guest elder belonged to the second guest elder's side. He had been trying to rope him in before, but Mr. Ram rejected him. He liked to be alone.
"Of course not." The fifth guest elder waved his hand. "I'm here to ask you, how strong is the ninth guest elder?"
Mr. Ram had fought with Fang Chen personally, so he should know best.
"I don't know."
Mr. Ram shook his head and calmed down a little. Thinking back to the previous battle, his face was full of shame. He was defeated in two moves, and he didn't know what was good for him. It was really embarrassing.
"I have a feeling that he didn't use his full strength when fighting with me."
After a brief explanation, Mr. Ram went back to his courtyard and ignored the fifth guest elder.
"Did he hide his strength?"
The fifth guest elder frowned and fell into deep thought.
Ever since Fang Chen defeated Mister Ram, no one dared to challenge him, and no one dared to question his position as a guest elder.
The courtyard he was in was exceptionally quiet. Only Zi You would come to ask him about cultivation from time to time.
"Thank you for your guidance."
After Fang Chen finished, Zi You cupped his fists and thanked him.
After these few days of interaction, Zi You felt that this guest elder was too mysterious. His understanding of cultivation was simply incomparable to ordinary people.
"It's your fortune that you can understand. I didn't do anything."
Fang Chen smiled. As a newcomer, he needed to familiarize himself with the environment. Zi You could bring him all the information and intelligence of the outside world.
Moreover, he felt that Zi You was a pretty good person. He valued friendship and had tenacious willpower. In the future, he would definitely become a proud son of heaven.
Therefore, he was willing to share his cultivation experience.
Unsurprisingly, Zi You's comprehension ability was very light. It was just that he had been restricted previously and could not make a breakthrough.
Now that he had successfully stabilized his cultivation and become a true Utmost Exalted, he no longer had to worry about being expelled from the clan.
"Does anyone in your family cultivate demonic arts?"
Fang Chen took a sip of tea and asked casually.
"Demonic arts?"
Zi You shook his head. "Our Zilong Family is an orthodox force and strictly forbids our people from cultivating demonic arts. However, our mortal enemy, the Moke Family, I heard that their demonic arts are extremely tyrannical."
"Oh?"
Fang Chen nodded. His eyes flickered as he revealed a puzzled expression.
"Honorable guest, what do you want to say?" Zi You asked.
"I've been guiding you these past few days. In addition to discovering your shortcomings in cultivation, I've also discovered an important matter."
Fang Chen said, "I sensed a demonic arts power in your bloodline. The reason why you can't make a breakthrough should be that the demonic arts have sealed the power of your bloodline."
One had to know.
As the son of the previous clan leader, Zi You's talent was needless to say. However, he was stuck in the Five Elements Sacred Realm and could not make a breakthrough for a long time. What was the reason for this?
Everyone thought that Zi You's talent was too poor. However, who knew that he was cursed and sealed?
Otherwise, with the orthodox bloodline of the Zilong Family, he could easily reach the Utmost Exalted Realm.
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, Zi You stood up and asked in confusion, "Honorable guest, what's going on?"
Fang Chen did not speak. He just gently pressed his palm on Zi You's wrist. At first, Zi You did not feel anything. However, after a while, he felt that something was wrong. There were traces of black halos on his wrist.
When these black halos appeared, Zi You's mood became obviously irritable. The blood in his body surged as if he had fallen into a state of madness.
Buzz!
Fang Chen flicked his finger and the ultimate power dispersed the black halos.
Suddenly.
Zi You returned to normal and his mood gradually calmed down. "What was that just now?"
His heart was in turmoil. The black halos had been in his blood all this time, but he did not know about it. Wasn't this too terrifying?
Who was it that was plotting against him?
He thought of Fang Chen's previous question and realized that the matter was more serious than he had imagined. He immediately asked, "Honorable guest, do you suspect that it was a clan member who did it?"
"Have you fought with the Moke Family before?" Fang Chen asked.
Zi You recalled for a moment. "Although our two forces are mortal enemies, we rarely fight head-on. Previously, I had some friction with the younger generation of the Moke Family at the Purple Dragon Inn. However, he was too weak, so I beat him up and he left with his tail between his legs."
"Did you have any other contact?"
Fang Chen frowned. According to Zi You's description, it was unlikely that it was done by the young man from the Moke Family. "After you came back, did you come into contact with anyone else?"
"Elder Mu."
Zi You said, "As soon as I returned to the family, Elder Mu came to find me and asked about my situation. He also warned me not to go out easily."
"During that time, he patted my shoulder with his palm. At that time, I felt uncomfortable, but that uncomfortable state was gone in an instant. I did not suspect anything."
After hearing this, Fang Chen roughly understood.
The root of the problem was Elder Mu. He was the person behind Zi You and had always been at odds with Zi You's bloodline, trying to expel Zi You from the family.
Fang Chen closed his eyes and placed his finger on Zi You's wrist, carefully sensing it.
After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes. "I understand."
"Honorable guest, what's going on?" Zi You asked anxiously.
"If my guess is correct, Elder Mu has most likely betrayed the Zilong Family and colluded with the Moke Family."
Fang Chen said, "You fought with that person from the Moke Family and defeated him. At most, you were contaminated with demonic Qi, but you couldn't let the demonic Qi enter your blood. The problem lies with Elder Mu."
"Elder Mu used an extremely special method to inject demonic Qi into your blood and put a curse seal on you."
"What?" Zi You exclaimed. Betraying the family was a serious matter.
"Of course, I'm only suspecting it." Fang Chen said, "Before we have concrete evidence, don't spread it."
Zi You naturally knew the seriousness of the matter. His heart raced. He didn't expect the Zilong Family to be so cruel.