In the end, the annual Grand Competition in Kaiyang City ended in such a manner.
No one had expected such an outcome.
A young warrior had appeared out of nowhere and suppressed all the young warriors in Kaiyang City, forcefully taking first place.
But, he had given up first place to someone else.
After the Grand Competition in Kaiyang City ended, Fang Chen's name resounded throughout Kaiyang City.
Although Kaiyang City was considered a small city in the Five Elements State, it was still incomparable to the cities in the Four Mountain Ranges.
Fang Chen had suppressed the younger generation and had become the invincible Condensing Reality Realm warrior in the eyes of the older generation.
As long as he was given some time, breaking through to the Spirit Vortex Realm would not be a problem.
Kaiyang City, Lu Family Mansion.
The Grand Competition had just ended yesterday, and today, the Yang Family Head could not wait to visit the Lu Family Head.
"Lu Family Head." The Yang Family Head greeted with a smile after arriving at the Lu Family Mansion.
"Yang Family Head." The Lu Family Head greeted the Yang Family Head.
The Yang Clan Leader did not beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of his visit. "Clan Leader Lu, you have seen the potential of Fang Chen. If he is allowed to continue growing, he will definitely become a Spirit Vortex Realm expert. He is on the Li Clan's side. To both our clans, he is ultimately a threat."
"A mere Spirit Vortex Realm warrior is not enough to affect the balance of our three families." The Lu Family Head said.
Of course, he knew what the Yang Family Head was thinking. Fang Chen had killed Yang Fang and defeated Yang Xiujian, ruining the reputation of the younger generation of the Yang Family.
With the Yang Family Head's vengeful attitude, how could he not take revenge for this grudge?
He was worried that the Li Family Head would stop him, so he pulled the Lu Family along.
But, the Lu Family Head obviously would not agree to his request.
"Yang Family Head, the Lu Family will not participate in this matter." The Lu Family Head expressed his attitude.
The Yang Family Head did not come to a conclusion and left directly.
At the same time, a grand banquet was being held in the Li Family Mansion.
Within the Li Family, all warriors could participate. Even the guards that Li Xiaoke had rescued could participate.
The entire Li Family Mansion was filled with banquets. Countless warriors were chatting with each other.
At the table in the middle sat the Li Family Patriarch, Li Mingzhu, Li Xiaoke, and the others.
Of course, Fang Chen was also at this table.
Originally, Fang Chen wanted to keep a low profile, but the Li Clan Leader said that it had to be grand. Fang Chen had no choice but to comply.
"Fang Chen, you have reached such heights at such a young age. I am truly impressed." The Li Clan Leader raised his cup and said to Fang Chen.
When the patriarch of the Li family was young, he was slightly inferior to Fang Chen.
Fang Chen grinned but didn't say anything.
Li Xiaoke sat beside Fang Chen with a smile on her face. She did not expect that the warrior she had casually saved would be so powerful.
"Fang Chen, from now on, treat the Li Family Mansion as your home. You can come and go as you wish." The Li Clan Leader tried to recruit Fang Chen.
"My life was saved by Xiaoke. Avenging Xiaoke is my duty," Fang Chen said simply.
Hearing this, Li Xiaoke's face was full of smiles. Beside her, Li Mingzhu, who was known as the Ice Goddess of Mizang City, also smiled.
Li Xin and Li Cheng were even more excited. It was as if they had won first place in the Large Competition.
"Brother Fang, when I saw you at the Luoying Mountain Peaks, I felt that you were extraordinary." Li Xin smiled.
"Li Xin, keep bragging. At that time, Brother Fang was battered and exhausted, as if he was about to die. You could tell that Brother Fang was extraordinary." Li Cheng directly exposed Li Xin's words.
The entire Li Family Mansion was bustling with noise.
After the banquet, Fang Chen returned to his courtyard.
Of course, this was the courtyard that the Li Clan Leader had personally prepared for Fang Chen.
Not long after Fang Chen returned to his courtyard, Li Mingzhu and Li Xiaoke also arrived at Fang Chen's courtyard.
"You two …" Fang Chen was a little confused when he saw the two girls.
"Fang Chen, the banquet was too boring. We came to chat with you. Can't we?" Li Xiaoke said playfully. "We are the three goddesses of Mizang City. We won't chat with ordinary people."
Hearing Li Xiaoke's words, Fang Chen laughed and said, "Then, I'm not an ordinary person."
Li Mingzhu continued, "That's right. You are indeed not an ordinary person."
"You killed Yang Fang with one punch and then easily defeated Yang Xiujian. Furthermore, you defeated Yang Xiujian with swordsmanship.
With this kind of combat ability, no one in the younger generation of Mizang City can match you. If you are an ordinary person, then what are we? "Li Mingzhu said.
Fang Chen smiled and glanced at the two girls.
Suddenly, Li Xiaoke said, "Fang Chen, you defeated Yang Xiujian. The Yang Clan will definitely not let you go."
"The Yang Clan Leader is a vengeful person. You killed Yang Fang and defeated Yang Xiujian in front of so many people, humiliating the Yang Clan. With the Li Clan around, although the Yang Clan won't dare to do anything publicly, they might do something to you in secret," Li Mingzhu explained.
Fang Chen nodded and said, "I will be careful."
He had thought of this when he killed Yang Fang.
"Fang Chen, Mizang City is only a small city in the Five Elements State. With your strength, you shouldn't stay in a place like this for the rest of your life," Li Xiaoke said.
The best of the younger generation in Mizang City were only warriors with nine flashes of True Qi.
In some big cities, the best of the younger generation had even reached the Spirit Vortex Realm. Only then could they be called geniuses.
Hearing this, Fang Chen's blood boiled.
To be able to compete with the best of the younger generation, he was very happy.
It was only through constant battles that he could grow rapidly.
Coming to the Five Elements State this time was an accident.
However, since he was here, Fang Chen couldn't just go back. He had to increase his cultivation and strive to reach the Spirit Vortex Realm as soon as possible.
Once he had enough strength, he would return to the Four Great Ridges and destroy the Hundred Snake Valley.
The Hundred Snake Valley Master and the other three had destroyed the teleportation formation, causing him to enter the spatial turbulence and almost died. If not for the golden heart, he would have died long ago.
He always remembered this deep hatred in his heart. It wasn't that he didn't want to take revenge, but it wasn't time yet.
"I will cultivate in Mizang City for a while before leaving," Fang Chen said.
Hearing this, Li Xiaoke nodded. Li Mingzhu, who was beside her, continued, "Fang Chen, you are now in the Li Family Estate. There is no danger. However, once you leave the Li Family Estate, you must be careful."
"Thank you for the reminder."
Although Li Mingzhu's body emitted a cold aura, her heart was boiling hot.
Fang Chen looked at two of the three goddesses of Mizang City up close with a complicated expression.
At this time, Fang Chen thought of the Star and Moon.
"I wonder if the Star and Moon is in the Five Elements State," Fang Chen thought to himself.
After the Star and Moon left the Shengfeng Nation, there had been no news of them. All these years, Fang Chen had been asking around for information about the Star and Moon, but there was no news of her at all.
"As long as I am strong enough, I will definitely be able to find the Star and Moon," Fang Chen said to himself as he clenched his fists.
Li Mingzhu and Li Xiaoke accompanied Fang Chen to chat.
Through the two girls, Fang Chen roughly understood some information about the Five Elements State.
Mizang City was at the border of the Five Elements State and was very close to the Four Great Ridges.
Within the Five Elements State, there were many experts and geniuses.
Those who could stand at the peak of the Five Elements State were true geniuses.
Mizang City was only Fang Chen's first stop in the Five Elements State. It wouldn't be long before he left Mizang City and went to an even more vast world.
However, while chatting with the two girls, Fang Chen also discovered that the currency used in the Five Elements State was high grade spirit stones and top grade spirit stones.
As for mid grade spirit stones and low grade spirit stones, they couldn't be used at all.
Because of this, Fang Chen made a decision. He had to quickly exchange his Low Grade Spirit Stones and Mid Grade Spirit Stones for High Grade Spirit Stones, or even Peak Grade Spirit Stones.
"I wonder if there is a place to exchange spirit stones in Mizang City," Fang Chen suddenly asked.
"You want to exchange spirit stones?" Li Xiaoke blinked.
Fang Chen nodded, then Li Xiaoke asked, "What spirit stones do you want to exchange?"
"I have some low grade spirit stones and mid grade spirit stones. I want to exchange them for high grade spirit stones or top grade spirit stones," said Fang Chen.
"Low grade spirit stones and mid grade spirit stones are inferior spirit stones. They can't be used in the Five Elements State, so their value is much lower than the market price," said Li Mingzhu.
"But even so, almost no one is willing to exchange their high grade spirit stones and top grade spirit stones for low grade spirit stones," said Li Mingzhu.
Fang Chen nodded. He also understood this principle, so he could only place his hopes on a merchant association.
As expected, Li Xiaoke's next words made Fang Chen very happy.
"If you want to exchange spirit stones, you can only find a merchant association," said Li Xiaoke.
Her beautiful eyes flickered as she glanced at Li Mingzhu. Then she said, "In our Mizang City, there is a large merchant association, but their business is only open to acquaintances."
When Fang Chen heard this, he was a bit anxious.
Seeing Fang Chen's anxious appearance, Li Xiaoke laughed and said, "But if Sister Mingzhu takes you there, you can definitely exchange spirit stones."