The Black Devil Palace was a branch in the Southern Mountain Land. Even if it was a branch, it was still a three-star peak force. It was much stronger than the Divine Statue Sect, Fire Bull Peak, and Lianyun Castle.
The Black Devil Palace was the overlord force of the Ancient Sword Continent. It was said that its headquarters was a four-star Sect. In the Five Elements State, the Black Devil Palace had a branch, which was the Black Devil Palace branch in the Southern Mountain Land.
Although the Black Devil Palace was very strong and was a four-star Sect, their control over the Five Elements State was weak. Therefore, the Black Devil Palace wanted the branch to enter the Five Elements State. With the Southern Mountain Land as the core, it would slowly spread to the entire Five Elements State.
When the Black Devil Palace branch entered the Southern Mountain Land, it was very high-profile. They wanted to become the absolute overlord of the Southern Mountain Land and then control the other three mountains. Finally, they would completely control the Five Elements State.
And this time, the old site of the Heaven Raising Gate was a very good opportunity.
Therefore, when Zhou Yan said that he wanted to enter the old site of the Raising Heaven Gate, the old man in black immediately agreed. After all, Zhou Yan's strength was also very tyrannical. With him alone, the Black Devil Palace's strength would be even stronger.
At this time, many forces were actually opposing Zhou Yan entering the old site of the Heaven Raising Gate. This made the old man in black very angry.
After a dispute, the old man in black exploded with powerful strength, which directly shocked the various Sects. After that, the various Sects kept quiet about Zhou Yan.
At this time, the owner of the eighth key, Fang Chen, was trying his best to break through the third checkpoint.
This third checkpoint tested the strength of a martial artist's soul.
Fang Chen's soul strength had reached the mid-orange level. Although it was so, his soul had been compressed by some almighty. His mid-orange level soul strength was comparable to a late-orange level or even a peak-orange level.
Thus, to Fang Chen, the third checkpoint was not difficult at all.
Finally, Fang Chen successfully passed the third checkpoint. At this time, he looked up and saw a sea of people on the mountain peak.
"The vibration of the triangular key is getting stronger and stronger." Fang Chen thought to himself. Then, he quickly rushed towards the mountain peak.
At this moment, the leaders of the various forces were anxiously waiting for the appearance of the eighth key.
Suddenly, Huoniu Mongols's expression changed. He realized that the key in his hand had started to shake.
"What's going on? Did the eighth key appear?" Huoniu Mongols asked in a low voice.
As soon as Huo Niu Peak Master's words fell, the other owners of the keys felt their keys tremble one after another. Their eyes lit up as they looked down the mountain one after another.
At this moment, Fang Chen was moving forward rapidly. Suddenly, he sensed countless gazes looking at him. His heart tightened.
Have I been discovered? Fang Chen thought to himself.
After thinking for a while, Fang Chen continued to climb the mountain. Even if he was discovered, there was nothing he could do. Fortunately, he had the eighth set of keys in his hand, so there was still room for negotiation.
When Fang Chen reached the peak, all the cultivators focused their gazes on Fang Chen.
"Brat, the eighth key is on you?" asked Huoniu Mongols urgently.
Fang Chen knew he couldn't hide it any longer. He nodded and said, "Yes, the eighth key is in my hand."
The Lianyun Castle's master was just about to speak when the General family's people all became incomparably furious.
"Brat, you still dare to appear here?!" roared the General family's General Sheng.
Wasn't this brat the one who had tricked him in Jinshan City? He hadn't expected him to be the owner of the eighth key.
At that moment, the General Family's head rolled his eyes. Immediately, he had an idea in his heart. After that, he said in a deep and low voice, "Brat, the eighth key originally belonged to our General Family. You fought against my son in the Golden Mountain City and used a trick to defeat my son and seize the eighth key. I never would have thought that you would still dare to come to the Godly Blade Mountain.
"Brat, hand over the eighth key and my General family can spare your life!" roared the General family's Elder.
How could the various powers not see through the General family's goal? However, since they didn't understand Fang Chen, they didn't attack. Instead, they allowed the General family to force Fang Chen.
"Your family of generals is truly shameless." Fang Chen narrowed his eyes and said in displeasure.
"Brat, there's no need to waste words. Hand over the key, or my General family will definitely make you die in Divine Saber Mountain," said General Sheng coldly.
"Brat, do you think you can safely enter the old site of the Heaven Raising Gate just by taking my General family's key? What a dream!"
At this moment, everyone from the General family was saying that the key originally belonged to their General family. Now they were going to take it back.
The Qin family's Qin Yao also saw Fang Chen. She looked at Fang Chen, a myriad of thoughts running through her mind.
The first time she had saved Fang Chen, he had only been a small martial artist from the Divine Wind Nation. The second time they met, that small martial artist had saved her life.
After that, Qin Yao had always been curious about Fang Chen.
Now, the third time she saw Fang Chen, he had charged into Divine Saber Mountain by himself. Furthermore, he even had a key in his hand.
Most importantly, he dared to openly challenge the General family.
Qin Yao was a bit worried. The Qin family's head saw her worry and asked, "Yao-er, do you know this person?"
"He's the man who saved my life outside Leaning Water City," whispered Qin Yao with a complicated expression.
"Oh?" The Qin family's head looked at Fang Chen in shock.
At this time, the General family's people were pressuring Fang Chen. If Fang Chen didn't hand over the key, they would kill Fang Chen.
"Does your General family like to bully others with numbers?" sneered Fang Chen.
"Brat, do we need numbers to deal with you?" asked the General family's head icily.
"Brat, hand over the key, or you'll die a miserable death."
This was the General family's ultimatum to Fang Chen. If Fang Chen didn't hand over the key, they would kill Fang Chen on Divine Saber Mountain.
Seeing the General family's pressure, Qin Yao stepped forward.
"He once saved my life. If the General family wants to attack him, my Qin family won't sit idly by," said Qin Yao.
Hearing Qin Yao's words, Fang Chen noticed Qin Yao and nodded at her.
"I owe Brother Fang a favor. If you want to attack him, I, Zhou Yan, also won't sit idly by." Zhou Yan also stepped forward.
Zhou Yan's words made Zhou Qingqing and the others extremely puzzled.
"Big brother Zhou Yan?" asked Zhou Qingqing.
Zhou Yan turned to Zhou Qingqing and said, "Just now, I was trapped in the Golden Light Formation and was unable to leave. It was Brother Fang who brought me out. I owe him a favor."
Zhou Qingqing and the others nodded. They didn't stop Zhou Yan. At the same time, they were also extremely curious about Fang Chen.
Just what kind of person was he to be able to make Zhou Yan and Qin Yao attack him at the same time?
Seeing Zhou Yan and Qin Yao step forward, the General family's faces turned ashen. The General family's head said coldly, "This is a matter between us and him. I hope you won't interfere."
"Your General family is truly shameless. If it's just a battle between the younger generation, I, Zhou Yan, definitely won't do anything. But if it's the older generation that doesn't care about face, I naturally won't sit idly by," sneered Zhou Yan.
Although he hadn't fought Fang Chen before, Zhou Yan felt that Fang Chen should be very strong. Even he couldn't see through Fang Chen.
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, the General family's expressions changed.
"Father, let me take action and capture this child," Jiang Sheng said in a low voice.
"You …" The General family's head was a bit worried. He was afraid that Jiang Sheng wouldn't be able to defeat Fang Chen.
"Father, the reason I lost to him in Golden Mountain City was because I was careless. This time, I will definitely capture and kill him," said Jiang Sheng.
The General family's head sank into contemplation.
Qin Yao and Zhou Yan stood behind Fang Chen. They were staring at the General family's people. If they made any strange movements, the two of them would immediately attack.
As for the Black Devil Palace and the Qin family, they were just watching the show.
"Alright. Be careful."
The General family's head finally made his decision. If Jiang Sheng could deal with Fang Chen, that would be for the best.
"Brat, I'll return the humiliation of Golden Mountain City to you a hundredfold today," sneered Jiang Sheng.
"I'm afraid you won't have that chance." Fang Chen sneered. In his eyes, Jiang Sheng was like an ant.
"You're courting death!"
Jiang Sheng exploded with power and attacked Fang Chen.
At this time, Qin Yao was a bit worried about Fang Chen. She didn't know how strong Fang Chen was.
"Be careful," warned Qin Yao.
Fang Chen sneered when he saw Jiang Sheng's attack. He held the Hidden Star Sword and used the Phantom God Sword Art. Sword-light flickered.
Bang!
Jiang Sheng's body softly fell to the ground. He had lost his life.
The entire Divine Blade Mountain was silent. All the cultivators looked at Fang Chen in shock. Even the black-robed old man and the Qin family's head were shocked.
Qin Yao's heart was in turmoil. Was this still the weak cultivator she knew?