Within the Cyan Cloud County, a group of black-robed men were chasing after five men. If Fang Chen were here, he would have realized that these five men were disciples of the Qingfeng Sword Sect.
"Damn it, we were so secretive. How did they discover us?" one of the disciples said anxiously.
"Senior Brother, let's fight it out with them!" another disciple said loudly.
"There are more than ten of them, and some of them are Qi Transformation experts. We are no match for them!" the leader said.
"Hurry up and finish them off before anything else happens!" the leader of the black-robed men said coldly.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, the ten black-robed men surrounded the five disciples of the Qingfeng Sword Sect on the wasteland.
"Traitors like you will be destroyed!" the leader of the Qingfeng Sword Sect said coldly.
"Hmph, little thieves, you're courting death!" the black-robed men sneered and attacked together.
Puchi!
The disciples of the Qingfeng Sword Sect were no match for the black-robed men. They tried their best to defend, but to no avail.
After a while, one of the Qingfeng Sword Sect disciples was killed.
"Junior Brother!"
Seeing this, the leader of the Qingfeng Sword Sect disciples cried out in pain.
Following that, the other three disciples of the Qingfeng Sword Sect were also killed by the black-robed men, leaving only the leader alive.
"Argh! I'll fight it out with you!" the disciple roared and fought fiercely.
"Courting death!"
Seeing this, the black-robed man sneered and pointed his finger. In an instant, a powerful ray of light appeared in the sky and headed straight for the disciple's forehead.
"Even if I die, I'll take one of you down with me!"
That was the disciple's thought at this moment. He waved the longsword in his hand and a ray of sword light appeared, trying to block the powerful ray of light.
Crack!
When the ray of light came into contact with the sword light, it shattered the sword light and headed straight for the disciple's forehead.
"Go to hell!" the black-robed man laughed sinisterly.
This disciple of the Qingfeng Sword Sect was only at the sixth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm. He was no match for the black-robed man. As long as the ray of light touched him, he would die without a doubt.
"Am I going to die?" there was no fear on the disciple's face, only regret that he could not fight alongside his fellow disciples of the Qingfeng Sword Sect.
Swoosh
When the finger light was about to touch the forehead of the disciple, a cold light suddenly flashed, and the finger light was immediately shattered.
This sudden change caused the expressions of the black-clothed men to change slightly. Soon after, the leader of the black-clothed men asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"
The disciple thought that he was going to die, but he suddenly realized that not only was he not dead, but a man in white had appeared in front of him.
"The people who will kill you."
As soon as Fang Chen's voice fell, he suddenly held the Spiritual Light Sword in his hand and displayed the third level of the Diffraction Swordsmanship. With the help of the tyrannical sword momentum, he activated the Killing God Mode.
Of the ten black-clothed men, only one was at the Second Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm. The rest were all disciples at the Qi Cultivation Realm.
They had no chance of winning against Fang Chen.
Wherever the sword light passed, black-robed men would fall to the ground and lose their vitality.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this scene, the leader of the black-clothed men's eyes turned cold. Just as they were about to complete their mission, a strange man suddenly appeared and ruined their good deed.
"Kid, you're going to die."
The leader of the black-clothed men suddenly roared and attacked Fang Chen.
"Diffraction Swordsmanship."
The sword momentum was integrated into the Diffraction Swordsmanship. Seventy-two rays of sword light directly pierced the surrounding black-clothed men. In an instant, nine black-clothed men died at the hands of Fang Chen.
Only the leader of the black-clothed men remained. Fang Chen still had no fear.
"You're the one who's going to die."
Fang Chen snorted coldly and displayed the Diffraction Swordsmanship again, directly colliding with the black-clothed man's fist.
Boom!
After a loud sound, the black-clothed man's face changed greatly. He did not expect Fang Chen to be so strong.
"The target is too strong."
This was the black-clothed man's thought. He wanted to escape.
However, Fang Chen would not give him that chance. In fact, he didn't even need the three captains to do anything. Fang Chen himself could handle this black-clothed man.
Just as the black-clothed man was about to flee, a cold light flashed, and one of his arms was instantly severed. A miserable cry rang out.
Fang Chen walked step by step until he was in front of the black-clothed man. He icily asked, "Speak, who is the one behind you?"
"If you want to kill me, then kill me!" raged the black-clothed man.
"Do you think I don't dare to kill you?" Fang Chen sneered. With a flash of his sword, the black-clothed man lost his life.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The disciples of the Azure Edge Sword Sect were dumbfounded.
"Senior, thank you, thank you for saving my life," stammered the disciple.
"You're a disciple of the Azure Edge Sword Sect?" asked Fang Chen.
"I am a disciple of the Azure Edge Sword Sect, Xu Chang."
Fang Chen nodded. "What's the current situation of the Azure Edge Sword Sect?"
"The Azure Edge Sword Sect is protected by a protective formation. The mysterious faction is unable to break through for now, but it's hard to say if this drags on for too long."
"How strong is this mysterious faction?" asked Fang Chen.
Xu Chang thought for a moment, then said, "The mysterious faction doesn't have many people. Right now, their strongest person is a Qi Transformation Seventh Realm cultivator. He's much stronger than the sect master."
Fang Chen nodded. It seemed that his guess was correct. The mysterious faction was unable to take down the Azure Edge Sword Sect.
"You can go back first. Be careful," said Fang Chen.
Xu Chang nodded. He bid farewell to Fang Chen and turned to leave. After walking for a while, Xu Chang remembered that he had forgotten to ask for his benefactor's name.
At this time, Fang Chen was communicating with the bloody skeleton.
"Master, I felt a trace of the Yellow Springs Sect's aura on those black-robed men," said the bloody skeleton.
Fang Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you saying that the remaining members of the Yellow Spring Sect are behind this?"
After receiving confirmation from the bloody skeleton, Fang Chen asked, "Do you know who it is?"
The bloody skeleton was silent for a moment, then said, "According to that disciple, the mysterious faction's strongest person is a Qi Transformation Seventh Realm cultivator. This means that the Yellow Springs Sect disciple behind them isn't too strong. I'm guessing that it's one of the 108 captains."
Hearing the bloody skeleton's words, Fang Chen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't the sect master or the protector, the threat was much smaller.
"Then what should we do now?" asked Fang Chen.
"If they don't act, we won't be able to find them. We can only wait for them to take the initiative," said the bloody skeleton.
Fang Chen nodded, then left the wasteland.
Fang Chen didn't tell anyone that he had returned to Cyan Cloud County. Even Fang Tianyu didn't know. He didn't want to implicate the Fang Clan.
Azure Edge Sword Sect, in a large hall.
Xu Chang stood quietly, surrounded by many elders. At the head of the table was the Clear Breeze Sect Master.
"Xu Chang, why are you back so quickly? Where are the others?" asked the Clear Breeze Sect Master.
"Sect Master, we were ambushed by a mysterious faction on the way. Four of my junior brothers died. Only I returned," said Xu Chang dejectedly.
Hearing this, the elders were puzzled. How did Xu Chang escape?
"Just as I was about to die, a white-robed man appeared. He held a long sword and killed all ten black-robed men," Xu Chang recalled.
Hearing Xu Chang's words, the sect master and the others were puzzled.
"Who is helping our Azure Edge Sword Sect? According to Xu Chang's memories, this white-robed man's strength is at least at the Second Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm," said the grand elder.
The other elders also nodded. They couldn't understand.
"He didn't leave his name?" asked the Clear Breeze Sect Master.
"No," replied Xu Chang.
At this moment, Du Zhong who was standing at the side said, "Sect Master, we can't just hide here forever. Sooner or later, we will be infiltrated by this mysterious force."
The Clear Breeze Sect Master's cultivation was at the Fifth Realm of the Qi Transformation Realm. If not for the protective formation and the Seven Skies Sect Master who had escaped, they would not have been able to withstand the mysterious faction's attack.
"Clear Breeze, you make the decision. The two of us will support you," said the Clear Breeze Sect Master.
In the past, the three great sects had been enemies. But now, the other two Sect's mountains had been destroyed by the mysterious faction. They could only stay in the Azure Edge Sword Sect.
They shared a common hatred for the mysterious faction.
Everyone stopped thinking about who the white-robed man was. Their topic shifted to how to deal with the mysterious faction.
Three days later, Fang Chen's search for the remaining members of the Yellow Spring Sect was fruitless. He prepared to return to the Azure Edge Sword Sect.
"How are the three of you doing with the formation?"
Fang Chen asked. Three days ago, the blood-colored skeleton mentioned that if they wanted to deal with the mastermind this time, the three of them needed to cultivate a Heaven Extermination Array.
"Master, we are almost done. As long as the enemy has not reached the Qi Hai Realm, the three of us will be able to use the formation to trap them," said the bloody skeleton.
Hearing the bloody skeleton's words, Fang Chen nodded his head in satisfaction.
Returning to the mountain where the Azure Edge Sword Sect was located, Fang Chen realized that the huge Azure Edge Sword Sect was surrounded by a formation. He could not see anything inside.
"Looks like the Azure Edge Sword Sect has been forced into a corner."
Then, Fang Chen came before the array and gently touched it with his palm.
Suddenly, a deafening sound came from the formation. This was the sound of an enemy attack.
When the entire Azure Edge Sword Sect heard this sound, they cried out in alarm. The Clear Breeze Sect Master and the others immediately appeared before the mountain gate.
"Enemy attack."
Fang Chen stood outside the formation and could vaguely hear the sound of an enemy attack.
"Clear Breeze, is the enemy attacking?" The Clear Breeze Sect Master asked anxiously.
"Damn it, I'll fight it out with them!" The Seven Heavens Sect Master roared in anger.
Just as the Clear Breeze Sect Master was about to speak, he suddenly saw Fang Chen through the formation and a smile appeared on his face.