Crash.
When the scorching heat dissipated, a figure appeared at the center of the plaza.
Fang Chen held the Hidden Star Sword in his hand as black flames vaguely circled around his body. He stared coldly at Hua Wenxu, who was lying on the ground.
Hua Wenxu had been heavily injured by Fang Chen. He was lying on the ground, coughing up a mouthful of blood. His face was incomparably pale.
His eyes were filled with fury. He wished he could use his gaze to kill Fang Chen.
"The two of you, give me a reason." At this time, grandmaster Ma's icy voice rang out in their ears.
Hua Wenxu's eyes brightened. He did his best to stand up and run over to grandmaster Ma. With an aggrieved expression, he said, "Grandmaster Ma, you came at just the right time. This brat openly used martial arts in the pill store's plaza and even injured me. You have to get justice for me."
Grandmaster Ma recognized Hua Wenxu. He was one of the pill store's apprentices.
"What's going on?" Grandmaster Ma looked at Hua Wenxu's weak face and frowned slightly.
"Grandmaster Ma, this is what happened."
Hua Wenxu's explanation to Grandmaster Ma was, of course, a modified version of the story.
Fang Chen hadn't said anything the entire time. Holding the Hidden Star Sword, he calmly stood there.
After hearing Hua Wenxu's explanation, Grandmaster Ma's expression became even gloomier. He stared at Fang Chen and icily said, "You openly used martial arts in the plaza and even injured apprentice Hua Wenxu. Do you know your crimes?"
"What crimes?" asked Fang Chen.
"You dare talk back to me?!" raged grandmaster Ma.
"As a grandmaster, your status in the pill store is extremely high. But after coming here, you didn't even ask and just listened to someone else's side of the story. You want to convict me? I refuse to accept that," continued Fang Chen.
Hearing that, Grandmaster Ma looked at Fang Chen in surprise.
No student had ever dared to speak like this in front of him. This martial artist was a bit interesting.
"Fang Chen, I'm telling the truth. You're still trying to quibble," berated Hua Wenxu.
Grandmaster Ma waved his hand to stop Hua Wenxu from speaking. His pitch-black eyes glanced at Fang Chen and said, "I'll give you a chance, so you won't say that I'm bullying you."
Fang Chen nodded and said, "If I told you that all of this happened because Hua Wenxu humiliated me, would you believe me?"
"Let's hear it," Grandmaster Ma said thoughtfully.
Subsequently, Fang Chen told Grandmaster Ma about how Hua Wenxu and the other three had tried to frame him, and how Elder Wu had sided with them. When he was done, Fang Chen fixed his gaze on Grandmaster Ma.
Just as Grandmaster Ma was about to speak, an angry roar was heard. Elder Wu arrived shortly after.
"Fang Chen, you're slandering me!" roared Elder Wu.
"You purposely messed with my medicinal pills and even pushed the blame onto Hua Wenxu and the other three. Seeing that you're a newcomer, I'll let you off this once. I'll remove your status as an apprentice pill and let you work properly in the pill shop. I didn't expect you to be so stubborn," said Elder Wu icily.
Not giving Fang Chen any chance to speak, Elder Wu continued, "Grandmaster Ma, please allow me to teach this arrogant disciple a lesson."
Elder Wu's figure flickered, and a powerful aura erupted from him as he directly attacked Fang Chen.
Grandmaster Ma wanted to stop him, but after opening his mouth, he shook his head.
Bang! Bang!
Elder Wu was much stronger than Fang Chen. His fierce attacks completely suppressed Fang Chen.
Of course, Fang Chen wouldn't just sit there and wait for death. He used his Everlasting Flame Sword to counterattack, but his strength was limited. He was unable to block Elder Wu's attacks.
In a split second, Elder Wu completely suppressed Fang Chen.
The other peaks didn't know what was happening in the pill shop.
At this moment, Elder Han was lying lazily in front of the Skills Hall of the Skills Peak.
Suddenly, Elder Han opened his eyes and said to himself, "It's been half a month. With Fang Chen's potential, he should have cultivated the Everlasting Flame Sword to the Perfection of Martial Arts. Why didn't he come to me?"
Elder Han was a little confused. Thinking of this, his figure flickered and he disappeared into the void.
In the blink of an eye, Elder Han arrived at the Sword-hidden Peak and found that Fang Chen was not there.
"Where's your master?" Elder Han stood in the air and asked Xiao Mei below.
"Elder, my master was transferred to the pill shop half a month ago," Xiao Mei said in a low voice.
"Nonsense," Elder Han said coldly. The next moment, he disappeared and rushed toward the pill shop.
With Fang Chen's potential, he was actually transferred to the pill shop to do odd jobs. He really didn't know what these people were thinking. At this moment, Elder Han was also quite unhappy.
Elder Han's strength was very high and his status in the Five Elements Academy was very high. Soon, he arrived at the pill shop.
When he stepped on the pill shop, his face changed instantly.
This was because he sensed a scorching aura. This aura was clearly released by the Fire Element Indestructible Sword Technique.
"Fang Chen is fighting," Elder Han's face changed slightly and he said to himself.
Crash!
In the next second, Elder Han's figure appeared in the sky above the pill shop square.
At this moment, Elder Wu was attacking Fang Chen.
Fang Chen was at a disadvantage. Elder Wu suppressed Fang Chen with his powerful strength.
"Boy, I'm going to break one of your arms so that you can reflect on yourself," Elder Wu shouted in a low voice and his palm suddenly grabbed toward Fang Chen's arm.
In the sky, Grandmaster Ma and the rest didn't notice Elder Han's arrival at all.
At this moment, Elder Han sneered. "Break one of Fang Chen's arms!"
Elder Han's eyes were filled with anger. Immediately, he shook his wrist and a stream of Spiritual Qi shot out.
At this moment, Elder Wu's palm was about to grab Fang Chen's arm. Once he grabbed it, Fang Chen's arm would definitely be broken.
If a martial artist's arm was broken, his cultivation would be greatly reduced and his future achievements would stop there.
When Hua Wenxu and the other three saw this, their faces were filled with excited smiles.
However, just as Elder Wu's palm was about to come into contact with Fang Chen, a stream of Spirit Qi suddenly broke through the air and struck Elder Wu's palm at a speed that was not visible to the naked eye.
Poof!
Elder Wu's palm was instantly pierced and blood flowed out continuously.
"Ah, my palm!"
Elder Wu let out a miserable cry and landed on the square. He looked around and shouted angrily, "Who sneaked an attack on me?"
This sudden turn of events shocked Grandmaster Ma. He hurriedly raised his head and saw a figure descending from the sky.
"Elder Han!" When Grandmaster Ma saw who it was, his face changed and he hurriedly greeted him.
Elder Han's face was gloomy. He glanced at Fang Chen to make sure that Fang Chen was fine. Then, he turned to Elder Wu and said, "I'm the one who pierced your palm."
Elder Han's words were very calm, but they sounded very harsh in Elder Wu's ears.
"Elder Han, it's you."
When Elder Wu saw Elder Han, his anger disappeared and was replaced by a chuckle.
"An elder actually attacked a student," Elder Han said in a deep voice.
"Elder Han, I think there must be a misunderstanding," Grandmaster Ma said hurriedly.
After all, Elder Wu was also a member of the pill store. He had to speak up for Elder Wu.
"Hmph, if I hadn't come today, would you have cut off this kid's arm?" Elder Han questioned.
When Elder Han appeared, Fang Chen knew that he was no longer in danger.
"Elder Han, he offended me. I was only teaching him a lesson." Elder Wu endured the pain and said in a low voice.
"Is that true?" Elder Han said coldly. Then, he looked at Fang Chen and said, "Tell me what happened."
Fang Chen nodded and told him everything that had happened in the past half a month.
At this moment, Hua Wenxu and the others were pale and their bodies were trembling.
If it was someone else, they wouldn't be afraid. However, the person before them was Elder Han. Even if their master, Daoist Qiu, was here, he would still be afraid.
After hearing Fang Chen's words, a smile appeared on Elder Han's gloomy face.
"My Five Elements Academy has been established in the Five Elements Province for so many years. The students of the academy are becoming more and more useless."
"Elder Wu, how could you side with Hua Wenxu and the others?" Grandmaster Ma's attitude changed and he scolded Elder Wu.
Elder Wu lowered his head, his heart filled with terror.
He hadn't expected that just teaching Fang Chen a lesson would attract a monster like Elder Han.
"Tell Daoist Qiu to come see me." Elder Han icily said to Hua Wenxu.
Hua Wenxu trembled and nodded. He hastily went to find Daoist Qiu.
Then, Elder Han looked at Elder Wu and said, "Elder Wu, not only did you side with a student, you even tried to cut off Fang Chen's arm. I punish you by confining you in the pill store for ten years.
Do you accept this? "
Confining him for ten years was definitely an extremely severe punishment.
"Elder Han, is it worth it to treat me like this for a student?" Elder Wu refused to accept this.
Elder Han sneered but didn't say anything.
In his opinion, Fang Chen was ten times, a hundred times, more important than Elder Wu.
"Elder Han, I'm willing to accept this punishment." Grandmaster Ma knew he wouldn't be able to escape either.
"I'll punish you with one year of confiscation of your spirit stones. Are you willing?"
"I'm willing," Grandmaster Ma said.
Grandmaster Ma was well aware of just how terrifying Elder Han was.
Elder Wu's expression was gloomy. He hated Fang Chen greatly, but he didn't dare say it out of fear of Elder Han.
Confining him for ten years was Elder Han's punishment. He could only accept it.
"Fang Chen, I definitely won't let you off." Elder Wu swore inside.
A moment later, Daoist Qiu arrived.
"Elder Han, why did you call me here?" Daoist Qiu was wearing Daoist robes, and he beamed with a smile.
"Old Daoist Qiu, what a good disciple you taught. He almost destroyed a genius student of my Five Elements Academy." Elder Han said in a low voice.
"What?" Daoist Qiu looked at Elder Han in astonishment.
"Why don't you ask your disciple yourself?" said Elder Han.
Daoist Qiu turned to look at Hua Wenxu, and the latter told him everything that had happened.
Daoist Qiu's eyes widened, and he trembled with rage.