"Fifth Elder, you …" Third Elder looked like he was in agony. His facial features were completely twisted, but he still struggled to break free from the vines that wrapped around him.
This also caused his body to fall directly to the ground with a "plop!".
"Third Brother, I know what you want to say, but no matter what, I can't watch you be humiliated like this. This brat must die. Even if I have to exchange my reputation for it, I'll accept it!" Fifth Elder said as he looked at Third Elder who had fallen to the ground.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Mu Qingfeng, the Pavilion Leader of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, who was sitting below the Heaven Academic Altar's stone tablet. Then, he knelt down on one knee.
"Sigh …" A heavy sigh was heard.
Mu Qingfeng's gaze swept across the Emperors of the four empires, then the surrounding Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. Finally, his gaze landed on the Fifth Elder.
"Fifth Elder, what do you really want?"
"Pavilion Leader, please grant my wish!" Fifth Elder nodded.
"Alright, from now on, Fifth Elder's status as an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion will be revoked, and you will be demoted to an ordinary disciple. From tomorrow onwards, you will be punished to guard the Heaven Dao Tablet for ten years, and you will not be allowed to leave!" Mu Qingfeng looked at Fifth Elder seriously, and finally spoke again.
"Thank you, Pavilion Leader. Li Lingyu, I accept your orders!" After hearing Mu Qingfeng's voice, Fifth Elder slowly bowed to Mu Qingfeng, and then, he stood up again.
When the surrounding Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples and the four Majesties heard this, they all looked at Fifth Elder, and no one spoke again.
A sneak attack from behind.
Stripped of his status as an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and punished to guard the Heaven Dao Tablet for ten years. Naturally, no one had any objections to Mu Qingfeng's decision.
After Fifth Elder stood up, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi again. His white robe fluttered in the wind, and his eyes shone with a cold light.
"Brat, today, I'll exchange my status as an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion for your life. You should be satisfied!" After he finished speaking, he walked towards Fang Zhengzhi, step by step.
"Satisfied?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Fifth Elder, who was walking towards him, and naturally understood the decision of the Heaven Dao Pavilion and Fifth Elder.
How prestigious was the status of an elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion?
Just because he had launched a sneak attack on him, he was directly demoted to an ordinary disciple. Moreover, he was just a person without any background.
One had to say that this punishment was extremely severe.
Then …
Shouldn't he be content with what he had?
Suddenly, Fang Zhengzhi laughed. He looked around and saw the furious gazes around him. He looked at the emperors of the four nations and Mu Qingfeng, who had regained their composure.
Did the strong rule?
Sure enough, the Sanctuary had the same rules as the Empire.
Similarly, the strong reigned supreme.
However, in a dynasty, one's power and identity were the strongest, but in the Sanctuary, one's strength and value were the strongest. Perhaps, even if he really had a legal identity, it would be very easy for him to choose between the two.
"It seems like I can't walk out of the Heaven Dao Pavilion today?" Fang Zhengzhi slowly stood up from the ground. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled brightly.
"That's right!" Fifth Elder nodded as he stared intently at Fang Zhengzhi. The green symbol on his forehead became brighter and brighter.
"Bring it on!" Fang Zhengzhi did not say anything else. He did not look at the gazes of the people around him. Because, there was no need to speak or look anymore.
"Prepare to die!" Fifth Elder moved.
Jade green light surged out of his body crazily. It turned into crystal thorny vines and shot towards Fang Zhengzhi at lightning speed.
However …
In the instant that Fifth Elder moved.
A ray of blood-red light appeared behind him. It was as cold as hell, causing the air to become incomparably cold.
"Hmm?" Fifth Elder stopped in his tracks. A look of shock flashed across his eyes. However, he quickly reacted. Without turning around, he slapped his palm towards his back.
"Boom!" A loud sound rang out.
Then, a figure flew backward. Specks of sparkling red light exploded in the air like a rain of blood.
"Yan Xiu?!"
"Why would he launch a sneak attack on Fifth Elder?"
"What's going on?"
If Fifth Elder launched a sneak attack on Fang Zhengzhi, the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples might be able to understand. However, Yan Xiu launching a sneak attack on Fifth Elder was completely incomprehensible.
Why?
Why would Yan Xiu do this?
It wasn't just the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples who couldn't comprehend it, even the contestants with Yan Xiu couldn't comprehend it. All of them stared at Yan Xiu in disbelief.
"Yan Xiu, what are you doing?" Emperor Lin Mubai quickly stood up. Other than shock, there was a deep sense of doubt on his face.
As the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
He naturally knew that Yan Xiu was not an impulsive person. It would be a stretch to say that he was doing this for justice. After all, this was the Heaven Dao Pavilion.
And Yan Xiu was participating in the Heaven Dao Pavilion selection test.
"Yan Xiu?" Fifth Elder also saw the person who launched a sneak attack on him. He frowned and suppressed his urge to attack again. "Back off, this has nothing to do with you!"
"I want to save him!" Yan Xiu's face was as cold as ice. However, his expression was extremely determined. After he steadied himself, he walked towards Fifth Elder.
"Save him?" Fifth Elder frowned once again and subconsciously looked at Fang Zhengzhi. Then, he looked at Yan Xiu and asked, "You know his identity?"
"No." Yan Xiu shook his head.
"You don't even know his identity, and you want to save him?" Fifth Elder was slightly taken aback, as if he did not understand.
"Yes." Yan Xiu nodded.
"Give me a reasonable reason." Fifth Elder's gaze was slightly cold.
"He is very similar to my friend."
"Similar? How similar? "
"His back."
"Just his back? Yan Xiu, you're now the Prince Yan of the Great Xia Dynasty, and can be considered as the ruler of a region. Hence, you should know how to weigh the pros and cons. There are many people in this world who have a similar back view. Just based on this point, are you going to risk losing your status as a disciple of the Heaven Dao Pavilion? "
"Yes!" Yan Xiu nodded again.
"Yan Xiu, you have to think this through. If you step down now, I can let you continue with the third round of the selection test!"
"I have thought this through. Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, I must save him. Because, he is my most important friend!" Yan Xiu stood still, both his eyes were bloodshot.
Under his feet, circles of red ripples rose continuously, enveloping his entire body in red light.
"It's the Dao of Asura!"
"Looks like Yan Xiu is close to breaking through. However, he is still a step away!"
"Even though he has not completely broken through, his strength is already comparable to the Rebirth State. Furthermore, I heard that Yan Xiu is only 18 years old this year!"
When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw this scene, their expressions became serious. However, they could not understand why Yan Xiu would make an enemy out of the Fifth Elder just because of an uncertain matter.
Furthermore …
He actually launched a sneak attack.
Could it be that the one in ten thousand chance really made him give up his chance to enter the Heaven Dao Pavilion?
Friend? Is there really such a friend in this world?
"Yan Xiu, don't be rash. He is not Fang Zhengzhi. I have already received news that Fang Zhengzhi was still in the Northern Mountain Village half a month ago. It is impossible for him to rush here now. Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi is only in the Supernatural State. You should know that it is impossible for him to break through to the Rebirth State and master the Heaven Dao in two months!" Emperor Lin Mubai was slightly anxious. He naturally knew who Yan Xiu was referring to.
However, because he knew, he was even more unwilling to let Yan Xiu become enemies with the Heaven Dao Pavilion for someone who could not be Fang Zhengzhi. Even though Fifth Elder was no longer an elder.
However, he was the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty. There were some things that he naturally knew better than anyone else. The so-called stripping was only temporary.
"He is right. I am not your friend, and I do not know you. Scram!" Fang Zhengzhi said at this moment.
"Whether you are or not, my decision will not change!" Yan Xiu was not moved by Fang Zhengzhi's words. In fact, it was as if he did not understand Fang Zhengzhi's words at all.
"Are you crazy?" Fang Zhengzhi spoke again.
"I just don't want to have any regrets. Because, he is my first friend, and also the most important friend of my life." Yan Xiu looked at Fang Zhengzhi, his expression as if he was reminiscing about something. "Grandfather once told me to make as many friends as possible. However, I feel that it is enough for a person to have one friend in his life!"
"One friend?"
"Only one friend in his life, what kind of logic is that?"
When the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples heard this, they all looked at each other in confusion.
Yan Xiu ignored the discussions of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples and continued, "He is that one friend of mine in this life. Actually, he is very similar to you. The way he does things is a little casual. He often lies to others, and is a little stubborn. At times, he is a little mischievous."
"However, he has never lied to me. Not even once. Even when I first met him, I told him that I had silver, a lot of silver!"
"He loves silver. However, when we were at the Seven Star Lane, I followed him and bet 50,000 silvers on the seven stars. I know that if I did not bet, the seven stars would not have gathered on that day. However, all seven stars gathered on that day!"
"That time, I won."
"I bet that he would definitely let me win. This time, I want to bet too. Even if it is just a back view, even if it is less than a ten thousandth of a chance, I want to bet on it!"
"In his words, I can let down anyone in the world, but I will not!"
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