Fang Chen had disappeared for five months. Now that he had returned, he was going to fight with Jin Yuanliang. This caused many students to be curious.
The next morning, many students appeared in the Martial Arts Practice Field. These students were all here to watch Fang Chen fight.
Among the crowd, there were many top ranked martial artists. These martial artists were usually in seclusion, but they had also come out this time.
They wanted to see what was so special about a student that could cause three True Martial Realm martial artists to fight.
Lin Yaner, who was wearing a fiery red dress, stood quietly among the crowd, looking around.
Ever since Lin Yaner found out that the man Elder Sister Yue 'er had been thinking about was Fang Chen, she had developed a strong curiosity about Fang Chen. What was so special about this man that could make Elder Sister Yue' er wait for him so wholeheartedly?
"Why isn't he here yet?" Lin Yaner muttered to herself.
Beside Lin Yaner stood Blazing Heaven, who was wearing a black robe.
Blazing Heaven had a complicated expression on his face.
When he first heard about Fang Chen's achievements, he did not think much about it. However, in the blink of an eye, Fang Chen's name had already spread throughout the Five Elements Academy.
"Xuanyuan Feng, who do you think will win, Fang Chen or Jin Yuanliang?" Blazing Heaven grinned and asked.
Xuanyuan Feng thought for a moment and said: "Brother Fang is not a reckless person. Since he dares to challenge, he must have a lot of confidence."
Hearing this, Blazing Heaven nodded.
From his achievements, it was clear that Fang Chen was not a reckless person.
Just as everyone was discussing, Jin Yuanliang arrived.
Jin Yuanliang's body was surrounded by the Metal Concept. A majestic aura filled the sky.
He stepped onto the Martial Arts Practice Field, his face full of arrogance.
"Where is Fang Chen?"
Jin Yuanliang shouted arrogantly.
However, no one replied to him because Fang Chen had not arrived yet.
Not long after Jin Yuanliang arrived, a figure appeared, shocking the entire Martial Arts Practice Field.
"Saint Master Danyun, why is he here?"
"Heavens, Saint Sovereign Dan Yun has also come. Could it be that he has come to support Jin Yuanliang?"
When the many cultivators saw Saint Sovereign Danyun, they were extremely excited and exclaimed.
However, after Saint Master Dan Yun arrived, another two old men flew over side by side. Everyone was completely shocked.
Saint Master Danqing and the Bone Weapon Saint Master came together. Were they here to cheer for their disciple?
Saint Master Dan Yun saw this and sneered, "Are you two here to collect your disciple's corpse?"
Hearing Saint Sovereign Dan Yun's mockery, the Bone Weapon Saint Sovereign's temper exploded. He directly scolded, "Dan Yun, don't be too pleased with yourself. Fang Chen's strength isn't something Jin Yuanliang can compare to!"
"That's right. My disciple doesn't need anyone's help to become an enemy," Sage Master Danqing said coldly.
The three Sacred Masters had just arrived, yet a dispute had already broken out. The other students all looked at the three Sacred Masters.
"Hmph, you won't say that in a while." After Saint Sovereign Pill Cloud finished speaking, he turned to look at Jin Yuanliang and stopped arguing with the two Saint Sovereigns.
"This old man isn't late, right?"
Suddenly, a hoarse voice was heard in the training ground.
Behind Blazing Heaven, Xuanyuan Feng and Xuanyuan Qin were filled with excitement.
"Grandpa is here!" the Xuanyuan siblings called out.
When everyone heard this voice, they all turned their heads to look. To their surprise, they discovered an old man wearing a silver robe slowly walking over from afar.
This old man was very old, as if he could collapse at any moment. His body didn't have any aura fluctuations.
However, within the Five Elements Academy, no one dared to look down on him.
That was because he was also a True Martial expert. Moreover, he was the Five Elements Academy's only Saint-level Symbol Master.
His accomplishments as a Symbol Master were extremely heaven-defying. The talismans he inscribed were extremely tyrannical.
This was also why the Xuanyuan siblings weren't recruited by the Five Elements Academy. They were able to freely cultivate within the Five Elements Academy.
When Blazing Heaven saw this person, his expression changed slightly.
Because of the Xuanyuan siblings, Blazing Heaven's relationship with this person was very good.
"Xuan Long, you old man. You've always been in seclusion. I didn't think you'd come today." Saint Master Danqing grinned.
"Xuan Long, have you broken through?" asked the Bone Weapon Saint Master.
Among the True Martial experts, the one with the most hope of breaking through was Saint Master Xuan Long. He had always been in seclusion.
"How could I miss such a lively event?" Saint Master Xuan Long chuckled. His stooped body slowly walked in front of the three Saint Masters.
Immediately, the four Saint Masters stood side by side below the martial stage.
Of the four, Saint Master Danqing and the Bone Weapon Saint Master were in the same camp. Their disciples were the same, so they naturally stood together.
As for Saint Master Dan Yun, he was in the other camp. Because of Fang Chen, his relationship with Saint Master Danqing and the Bone Weapon Saint Master was extremely bad.
As for Saint Master Xuan Long, he was neutral. He didn't care about these things.
The four Saint Masters chatted below the martial stage. As for the many students in the martial stage, their gazes were fixed on the four Saint Masters.
Originally, the most glorious person in this battle should have been Jin Yuanliang. However, the four Saint Masters had stolen the limelight.
At this moment, Jin Yuanliang's face was filled with a sinister expression. He was waiting for Fang Chen.
After about an hour, Fang Chen finally arrived.
When he stepped onto the martial stage, Jin Yuanliang sneered, "Fang Chen, I thought you didn't dare to come."
Fang Chen didn't even look at Jin Yuanliang. He cupped his hands towards his two masters and Saint Master Xuan Long. Then, he asked, "Can the battle of life and death begin?"
"Chen 'er, this is a battle of life and death. You don't need to hold back. You also don't need to consider the consequences." Saint Master Danqing nodded.
Saint Master Danqing's meaning was obvious. He wanted Fang Chen to ignore Saint Master Dan Yun and just fight without holding back.
Fang Chen nodded. At this moment, he turned to look at Jin Yuanliang and asked, "Are you prepared to die?"
Jin Yuanliang was enraged.
"Fang Chen, I must kill you today!" Jin Yuanliang shouted.
"No need. You won't have the chance."
As soon as Fang Chen finished speaking, the aura of the sixth level of the Spiritual Vortex Realm exploded. Then, he held the Hidden Star Sword in his hand and displayed the Transformative Realm Golden Light Bright Dragon Sword Technique.
Whoosh!
Fang Chen didn't activate his True Intent because Elder Han had told him to hide it.
However, even so, it was enough to kill Jin Yuanliang.
When Fang Chen displayed his fierce and domineering attack, the four Saint Masters' expressions changed slightly.
On the Martial Arts Practice Stage, Jin Yuanliang was puzzled when he saw the situation. However, he still attacked and wanted to block Fang Chen's sword light.
Puchi!
Fang Chen's sword light contained a majestic power. Without any fancy moves, the sword directly pierced through Jin Yuanliang's body.
With a thud, Jin Yuanliang's body fell to the ground. His eyes were wide open. Even in death, he didn't know how he was killed.
Crash!
In the blink of an eye, Fang Chen killed Jin Yuanliang. He put away the Hidden Star Sword and turned to leave.
"This …"
After Fang Chen left, the entire Martial Arts Practice Stage was in an uproar. Countless martial artists were shocked.
"He killed Jin Yuanliang in one strike. He's too strong!"
"What level has his strength reached? Why is he so strong?"
"Genius. He's a genius. His combat strength is enough to rank him in the top 20 of the Battle Tablet!"
Many students cried out in confusion.
Even Lin Yaner, Blazing Heaven, and the others were shocked.
Even they couldn't do what Fang Chen did and kill Jin Yuanliang in one strike.
As for the four Saint Masters below the Martial Arts Practice Stage, the Bone Weapon Saint Master and Saint Master Dan Qing were grinning from ear to ear.
Their disciple's strength had exceeded their expectations. This made them very happy.
On the other hand, Saint Master Dan Yun's face was extremely gloomy. He fiercely flung his sleeves and turned to leave.
As for Saint Master Xuan Long, he nodded and had a meaningful smile on his face.
On the mountain peak where Elder Han was, Fang Chen and Elder Han stood side by side.
"Fang Chen, the news of you killing Jin Yuanliang in one strike has already spread throughout the Five Elements Academy." Elder Han said with a smile.
Fang Chen smiled and didn't say anything.
He didn't care about Jin Yuanliang at all.
After five months of tempering in the Heaven Pass, Fang Chen had undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
His current combat strength was enough to rank him in the top ten of the Battle Tablet. If he added his Sword Intent, his strength would be unimaginable.
"Elder Han, can I buy the Reincarnation Grass and the Nine-Colored Ink Lotus?" Fang Chen was most concerned about the Little Mouse's injuries, so he hurriedly asked.
Elder Han nodded and said, "Of course you can. When you came out of the Heaven Pass, the Dean had already agreed."
"Two kinds of heaven-defying spirit herbs. How many spirit stones do they cost?" Fang Chen asked.
"The Nine-Colored Ink Lotus is worth sixty million top-grade spirit stones. As for the Reincarnation Grass, it's worth eighty million top-grade spirit stones. The total is one hundred and forty million top-grade spirit stones." Elder Han said.
Fang Chen was stunned and a little speechless. He had spent one hundred million top-grade spirit stones to buy the Absolute Heaven Pill in the Heaven Pass Peak. Now he only had thirty million top-grade spirit stones on him.
However, at this time, Fang Chen thought of the Western Region Pirate Sage's wealth and said, "Elder Han, I need to leave the Five Elements Academy for a while. When I come back, I can send you the spirit stones."
Looking at Fang Chen, Elder Han nodded and said, "Recently, the Five Elements Academy has been in turmoil. The remnants of the Yellow Spring Sect have been secretly slaughtering people. You have to be careful."
In fact, with Fang Chen's strength, unless he encountered the Eight Great Kings at their peak, he wouldn't be in any danger.
In order to save time, Fang Chen immediately left the Five Elements Academy.
Just as Fang Chen left the Five Elements Academy, Saint Master Danyun found out.
At this time, in Saint Master Danyun's courtyard, a black-robed Hu Jinlong was quietly standing there.
"Fang Chen has already left. You know what to do, right?" Saint Master Danyun whispered.
"Don't worry, Saint Master. He won't live." Hu Jinlong turned and disappeared.
Back when he had obtained the Western Region Pirate Sage's spatial ring, Fang Chen had obtained the addresses of several wealth points. When he went to the Iron Blood Empire as a supervisor, he had only cleared out one wealth point.
This time, Fang Chen's target was the other wealth points.
"I hope he won't disappoint me."
Fang Chen thought to himself. His speed was extremely fast. In just a day, he had arrived at a hidden location.
This hidden location was within a swamp.
"Who would have thought that wealth points would be established within a swamp?" Fang Chen was a bit speechless. But in order to save the Little Mouse, he still followed the address to find wealth points.
After a while, Fang Chen had found a wealth point. After a round of inspection, he easily opened the wealth point's stone door.
Three minutes later, Fang Chen had swept away all the spiritual stones here.
"Not a bad harvest." Leaving the swamp, Fang Chen grinned and laughed.
This wealth point had a total of more than 60 million top-grade spiritual stones. In addition to the 30 million that Fang Chen already had, Fang Chen's spiritual stones had once again reached 100 million.
"Continue."
Fang Chen left the swamp and continued to the next wealth point.
Seven days later, Fang Chen arrived at a city.
This city was called Iron Blood City.
"According to the records, there is an overlord-level force in Iron Blood City called the Iron Blood Alliance. Its leader is a martial artist at the sixth level of the Spirit Vortex Realm."
Then, he entered Iron Blood City.
Sometimes, Fang Chen thought that the Western Region Pirate Sage really did not take the usual path.
Some wealth points were placed in the swamp, some in the depths of the mountains, and some on the cliffs.
And now, this wealth point was actually placed in Iron Blood City.
Is this the so-called most dangerous place is also the safest place?
Fang Chen shook his head slightly and entered Iron Blood City.
As soon as he entered Iron Blood City, he was noticed by the people of the Iron Blood Alliance.
In the meeting hall of the Iron Blood Alliance headquarters.
"Alliance Master, a young martial artist just entered Iron Blood City," a subordinate reported.
"How is his strength?" the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance asked.
"Judging from his aura, he should be a mid-level martial artist at the Spirit Vortex Realm," the subordinate said.
"A young martial artist at the mid-level of the Spirit Vortex Realm. Could he be a student of the Five Elements Academy?" the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance muttered to himself.
Only a student of the Five Elements Academy could have such combat strength.
"Where did he go?" the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance asked.
"He went to the west of the city."
"Continue to monitor his every move," the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance said.
Fang Chen followed the map and arrived in front of a dilapidated warehouse in the west of the city.
The surroundings of this dilapidated warehouse were desolate. There were almost no buildings. This place had already been abandoned by Iron Blood City. Normally, no one would come here.
"Is it here?"
Fang Chen muttered to himself and then entered the dilapidated warehouse.
After entering the warehouse, Fang Chen discovered that this should be the wealth point.
This was because the layout of this place was exactly the same as the previous wealth points.
Fang Chen began to look for the entrance of the wealth point. Soon, he found the entrance.
After entering, Fang Chen discovered that this wealth point was empty. There was nothing there.
"Hmm? What's going on?"
Fang Chen was puzzled and his expression changed.
"Someone really came."
A man in a blood-red robe appeared in the darkness. This man had a demonic expression on his face as he laughed eerily.
"Who are you?" Fang Chen asked in a deep voice.
It seemed that this person had obtained all the wealth here.
"Who I am is not important. What's important is who you are," the man in the blood-red robe said eerily.
"It seems that you have obtained all the wealth here," Fang Chen said.
"As expected, you are the owner of the wealth point. That's even better. Hand over the rest of your wealth. Otherwise, you won't be able to walk out of this dilapidated warehouse."
The man in the blood-red robe laughed. At the same time, a strong evil aura emerged from his body.
"Remnant of the Yellow Spring Sect," Fang Chen frowned and said.
"Kid, you have no other choice," the man in the blood-red robe said.
Fang Chen sneered and said, "Remnant of the Yellow Spring Sect, you are really troublesome."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Chen exploded with the aura of the sixth level of the Spirit Vortex Realm. It instantly enveloped the entire dilapidated warehouse and directly surrounded the man in the blood-red robe.
"Kid, you want to kill me with your little power?" The man in the blood-red robe sneered.
"You talk too much nonsense."
Fang Chen shook his wrist and used the Golden Radiance Dragon Sword Technique. Sword Intent was contained in it as he stabbed out with his sword.
"This is …"
When the man in the blood-red robe sensed the danger, it was already too late.
The Hidden Star Sword ruthlessly stabbed into his head, shattering his jawbone.
"Sword Intent."
The man in the blood-red robe said these two words with difficulty before he died.
After the man in the blood-red robe died, Fang Chen took his interspatial ring and found that there were indeed spirit stones inside.
"Fifty million supreme grade spirit stones." Fang Chen put the fifty million supreme grade spirit stones into his interspatial ring.
In this way, the number of spirit stones had reached one hundred and fifty million.
However, since he had come out, he might as well clear out all the wealth points of the Western Region Pirate Sage in one go.
When Fang Chen left the dilapidated warehouse, he found that he was surrounded by martial artists from the Iron Blood Alliance.
The leader was the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance. He floated in the air and looked down at Fang Chen. He said in a deep voice, "Kid, hand over your treasures and I can leave your corpse intact."
"Iron Blood Alliance, you're really bold. You actually cooperated with the Yellow Spring Sect." Fang Chen sneered.
With a slight guess, he knew that the Iron Blood Alliance must have submitted to the Yellow Spring Sect.
"Kid, you're from the Five Elements Academy?" The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice.
"So what if I am?" Fang Chen said.
"If you are, then only death awaits you." The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance said eerily.
Crash!
Fang Chen released the aura of the sixth level of the Spirit Vortex Realm. He held the Hidden Star Sword and prepared to fight.
"You won't be able to kill me," said Fang Chen.
After five months of training in the Heaven's Pass, Fang Chen's strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
Especially after comprehending the True Intent, Fang Chen's potential had increased again.
He did not take the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance seriously.
"Hahaha, a mere sixth level of the Spirit Vortex Realm dares to be presumptuous in the territory of the Iron Blood Alliance." The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance sneered and said, "Kill him."
Following the order of the Iron Blood Alliance, many martial artists launched a fierce attack on Fang Chen.
Puchi!
Wherever Fang Chen's sword light passed, miserable screams could be heard.
Although there were many martial artists in the Iron Blood Alliance, Fang Chen killed many of them in the blink of an eye.
"His strength …" After three minutes, the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance finally realized that something was wrong. His face darkened as he roared and attacked personally.
"Iron Blood Skill."
The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance growled and used the Iron Blood Skill.
The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance was a sixth level martial artist. When he used the Iron Blood Skill, his strength was comparable to a seventh level martial artist.
Rumble!
When the Iron Blood Skill was used, a scarlet aura appeared in the sky and gathered in the leader's hand. It condensed into a blood ball and fiercely blasted towards Fang Chen.
"Those who collude with the Yellow Spring Sect will be killed without mercy."
As soon as Fang Chen finished speaking, he used the Golden Light Bright Dragon Sword Technique and activated the sword intent. He slashed towards the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance.
Puchi!
The blood ball was instantly shattered and its power dissipated in all directions.
The Hidden Star Sword carried a majestic aura and slashed towards the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance.
The latter did not expect Fang Chen to be so powerful.
"No!"
The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance roared, but it was too late.
With a puchi sound, the Hidden Star Sword pierced through the head of the Iron Blood Union's Master.
"You deserve to die."
Fang Chen put away the Hidden Star Sword. He was not in a hurry to leave the Iron Blood City. Instead, he came to the sky above the Iron Blood Alliance.
"Martial artists of the Iron Blood Alliance, listen up."
Fang Chen's voice contained a powerful Spiritual Qi that penetrated the entire Iron Blood City.
"Who is it?"
"Who dares to cause trouble above my Iron Blood Alliance?"
"Kid, do you want to die?"
Many of the Iron Blood Alliance's martial artists berated him.
However, Fang Chen's next words made them completely quiet down.
"The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance colluded with the Yellow Spring Sect and has already been killed by me. If you don't believe me, you can go to the broken warehouse in the western part of the city to see the leader's corpse," said Fang Chen.
"The Yellow Spring Sect is the enemy of all human martial artists on the Ancient Sword Continent. Those who dare collude with the Yellow Spring Sect will be killed without mercy."
"The leader of the Iron Blood Alliance is already dead. I hope that everyone in the Iron Blood Alliance will not make a mistake."
"You're lying!" A martial artist berated.
Fang Chen coldly snorted and slashed out with the Hidden Star Sword, instantly killing that martial artist.
Fang Chen's actions caused the Iron Blood Alliance to become restless.
"Everyone has the right to kill the remnants of the Yellow Spring Sect," said Fang Chen.
Hearing Fang Chen's words, everyone looked at the martial artist who had just been killed. To their surprise, they discovered that he was not a human martial artist.
"It really is a remnant of the Yellow Spring Sect," exclaimed a martial artist.
In the following time, earth-shattering changes occurred within the Iron Blood Alliance.
Countless remnants of the Yellow Spring Sect were found and killed one after another.
By the time Fang Chen left, the Iron Blood Alliance had already drawn a clear line with the Yellow Spring Sect.
The members of the Iron Blood Alliance who had been kept in the dark were grateful to Fang Chen.