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Fang Zhengzhi looked at the glimmering lake in the distance and felt a little confused. Yan Xiu should be here by now?
However, not only did Yan Xiu not come, he did not even respond.
No!
Something's wrong!
Yan Xiu could not possibly not respond, unless...
Something happened?!
Fang Zhengzhi did not stop. On one hand, Sixth Elder and the rest were chasing him too closely. On the other hand, if something really happened to Yan Xiu, he had to rush over.
He was getting closer, getting closer!
Fang Zhengzhi was getting more and more anxious as he looked at the light in the lake.
"Yan Xiu, Yan Xiu, where are you?" Just when Fang Zhengzhi could almost see the lakeside, he suddenly felt some movement.
It was a very soft sound.
If not for the fact that Fang Zhengzhi had been hunting in the Cang Ling Mountain since he was young, he would not have noticed it.
Just as he heard it, a black figure dashed out from the bushes on his left. There was no light on its body, but it was extremely fast.
"Is there really a sneak attack?" Fang Zhengzhi was just guessing. However, when he saw the black figure, he knew that the situation today was worse than he had imagined.
Without any hesitation.
He held a handful of nails tightly in his hand and threw them at the black shadow that was charging at him.
"Hmm?" The black figure was surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's reaction. When he saw the silver radiance flying towards him, he instinctively dodged it.
"Bang bang bang..." A series of sounds rang out.
As soon as the black figure turned around, he saw that those were just some nails. Such a scene caused him to be slightly stunned.
After all, in the Holy Region, such 'inferior' hidden weapons were rare.
"Kid, where are you going!" The black figure was stunned for a moment, and his face turned red. He moved again and chased after Fang Zhengzhi.
However, Fang Zhengzhi did not care about the black figure.
At this moment, his thoughts were completely focused on Yan Xiu. Especially after being ambushed by the black figure, he felt increasingly anxious and uneasy.
After all, Yan Xiu was in a special situation.
However...
A sneak attack was obviously not that simple.
Just as Fang Zhengzhi successfully dodged a sneak attack from the black figure, two more black figures dashed out from the bushes in front of him.
At the same time, he felt a chill coming from above him. He didn't even need to look up to know that there was someone on the tree.
"Four ambushes at the same time?!" Fang Zhengzhi was a little surprised. He could feel that the black figure that ambushed him was not weak. In fact, it was extremely strong.
If it wasn't for the fact that Yan Xiu didn't respond, and the fact that he had a nail in his hand, he wouldn't have been able to dodge the attack even if he had sensed it in time.
Then, if the three of them attacked at the same time …
Naturally, it was impossible for him to dodge.
This had nothing to do with whether he was mentally prepared or not. It was about strength. His strength was not enough to allow him to come out unscathed in the hands of these three people.
That was because the three of them were too fast.
"Bang!" A muffled sound rang out.
Fang Zhengzhi's body flew up from the ground. He dodged the sword that came down from above, but he couldn't dodge the combined attack of the two black figures.
A huge force came from his chest, causing his body to fly backwards uncontrollably. Then, another huge force came from his back.
This was also a palm.
This palm naturally came from the black shadow behind him who had failed in his sneak attack.
"Pfft!" There was no way he could endure it. His chest and back suffered two consecutive palm strikes, causing Fang Zhengzhi to spit out a mouthful of blood.
If not for the fact that he knew that he couldn't 'soften' at this moment and had to hold on, he would definitely have collapsed to the ground after these two palm strikes.
"I didn't expect the four of us to work together to deal with a kid in the Rebirth State. What a surprise! "A voice came from the mouth of one of the black figures.
"He actually didn't fall, that's the real surprise!" Another voice came from the mouth of another black figure.
"A kid in the Rebirth State … Four of them working together … They're in the Sage State?!" Fang Zhengzhi instantly determined the strength of the other party when he heard this voice.
Because only a powerful person in the Sage State would use such a superior tone to comment on a Rebirth State cultivator like Fang Zhengzhi.
Four Sages …
They appeared at the foot of the Heaven Dao Pavilion at the same time?
Fang Zhengzhi was slightly shocked.
This was because during his time in the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he had a rough understanding of the strength of the Five Sects of the Holy Region. For example, the Heaven Dao Pavilion had a Pavilion Leader and seven elders. Other than that, there were about a dozen disciples who had reached the Sage State.
In other words, there were about 20 Sages in the entire Heaven Dao Pavilion.
Therefore, according to his guesses, the strength of the other four sects could be estimated to be around the top 20.
Based on this calculation …
There were about a hundred Sages in the entire Five Sects of the Holy Region.
It wasn't a huge number, but it wasn't a small number either.
After all, once one stepped into the Sage State, one's lifespan would be more than a hundred years. It wasn't strange for there to be about a hundred Sages in the entire Holy Region.
However, Fang Zhengzhi had a question that he couldn't understand.
He had heard rumors about the 'One Pavilion, Four Sages and Thirteen Constabularies' in the Great Xia Dynasty. According to the ranking, the Heaven Dao Pavilion was ranked before the four Sages. This was not an exaggeration because the Heaven Dao Pavilion was indeed more powerful than the four Sages.
However, since there was a Heaven Dao Pavilion, why would there be four Sages?
Another question was, during the battle in the Southern Region, why didn't any of the four Sages fight? If the Sages couldn't interfere in the battles between the empires, why could Yan Qianli fight?
This was a very contradictory matter.
Of course, Fang Zhengzhi had asked the Heavenly Oasis Saint about this matter.
However, the Heavenly Oasis Saint didn't answer him directly. He only said, "You'll understand when you enter the Holy Region."
But now …
Fang Zhengzhi had been in the Holy Region for a month and had read through the books in the Heaven Dao Pavilion. However, he still couldn't understand this matter.
Of course, this wasn't the time to think about this.
There were four Sage Realm powerhouses in front of him. And, these four Sage Realm powerhouses had obviously come for him. So, this was definitely a very big move.
Did the Heaven Dao Pavilion ambush them in advance?
Not possible.
Fang Zhengzhi quickly rejected this thought. After all, even he didn't know that this would happen after entering the Divine Rain Pond. How could the Heaven Dao Pavilion have planned this beforehand?
If that was the case …
There was only one explanation.
Just as Chi Guyan had guessed, the moment he stepped out of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he would be hunted down by the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and the Yin Yang Hall.
Was it the Nine Pinnacles Mountain or the Yin Yang Hall?
Or was it both of them?
Fang Zhengzhi didn't continue guessing. However, he had already guessed the identities of the four people in front of him. This meant that he was in an unprecedented predicament.
Behind him, the people from the Heaven Dao Pavilion were already charging towards him.
In front of him, he was blocked by the people from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and the Yin Yang Hall. In this situation, there were wolves in front of him and tigers behind him. Under normal circumstances, he would only die.
"Indeed, is this fate?" Fang Zhengzhi had thought about it before. If he wasn't so willful when he entered the Heaven Dao Pavilion, would the consequences be better?
A day ago, he wasn't sure about this. However, now, he was sure that everything was arranged by fate.
Even if he chose to enter the Heaven Dao Pavilion normally.
When the people from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain chased him to the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he couldn't just sit back and watch as the people from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain pursued Chi Guyan. Hence, the battle in the Heaven Dao Pavilion would still happen. In other words, even if he didn't initiate the fight, Nangong Hao would definitely use his own methods to start the battle.
The battle in the Heaven Dao Pavilion was unavoidable. Similarly, he couldn't avoid what would happen in the Divine Rain Pond. Unless he wanted to be a coward for a few months, doing nothing and waiting for death to come.
It could be said that the only difference between the two was the process. However, the outcome was exactly the same.
Since it was unavoidable …
Then, he could only fight.
However, the most crucial problem now was that he had no way of fighting back. The four Sages surrounded him, in addition to the three elders and hundreds of disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion behind him …
How could he fight?
"Sixth Elder, Second Elder, Fourth Elder, I've already discovered the enemies hiding under the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Come quickly!" Fang Zhengzhi's voice rang out.
"Hmm?" The four black figures standing around Fang Zhengzhi were taken aback when they heard Fang Zhengzhi's voice. However, they smirked and said, "Brat, are you trying to trick us? How could the elders of the Heaven Dao Pavilion … What?! "
Before the four black figures could finish their sentence, a series of loud footsteps could be heard. Then, Sixth Elder and hundreds of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples appeared in their line of sight.
Apart from them, there were two huge black figures above their heads. They were Second Elder and Fourth Elder, who were standing on two gigantic beasts.
Obviously, such a formation was enough to astonish and shock the four of them.
Three elders and hundreds of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples were mobilized at once …
Could it be that they were really here for them?
This was the doubt in the hearts of the four black figures. After all, if the people of the Heaven Dao Pavilion were coincidentally passing by, wouldn't this formation be a little too exaggerated?
When Sixth Elder, Second Elder, Fourth Elder, and the disciples of the Heaven Dao Pavilion saw the four black figures surrounding Fang Zhengzhi, they were also slightly surprised.
They weren't surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's words, but by the fact that there were really "enemies" at the foot of the Heaven Dao Pavilion?
"Who are you people?" Sixth Elder spoke. This was because the faces of the four black figures around Fang Zhengzhi were covered by their cloaks, so they couldn't see their faces clearly.
When the four black figures heard Sixth Elder's question, they quickly exchanged glances. Then, one of the black figures slowly took a step forward.
"Greetings, Sixth Elder of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. The four of us are just nobodies. We merely have some personal grudges with Fang Zhengzhi. According to what we know, Fang Zhengzhi isn't a member of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and we don't have any enmity towards the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Could there be a misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding? I don't care what personal grudges you have, but Fang Zhengzhi must be brought back to the Heaven Dao Pavilion by us. The four of you, please come up the mountain and give us an explanation! " Sixth Elder didn't hold back at all. After all, this was the territory of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, and they were at the foot of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.
To put it bluntly, with the authority of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, how could they tolerate others causing trouble here? Using an ancient saying, "How can we allow others to sleep soundly when we are lying down?"
When the black figure heard this, his body visibly stiffened.
Bring Fang Zhengzhi away?
And "invite" the four of them up the mountain?
He couldn't agree to any of these conditions. Originally, in their hearts, their plan to ambush Fang Zhengzhi was almost foolproof.
After all, with their combined strength, they could easily bring Fang Zhengzhi away from the foot of the Heaven Dao Pavilion's mountain.
However, they never expected that …
There were so many "reinforcements" behind Fang Zhengzhi. Three elders and a few hundred Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples. This was definitely an unexpected surprise.
What should they do?
Fight them head-on?
Not likely. However, it was also impossible for the Heaven Dao Pavilion to bring Fang Zhengzhi away just like that, because this time, they had come with a death order.
They hesitated.
However, Fang Zhengzhi couldn't afford to hesitate any longer. He didn't wait for them to understand the logic behind it, and immediately made a decision for them.
"Kill!" Fang Zhengzhi directly charged towards the black figure closest to him. The Traceless Sword in his hand glowed brightly, and a sword radiance shot out.
"Hmm?" The black figure didn't seem to expect Fang Zhengzhi to make the first move. However, his reaction was still very timely. He dodged the attack, and then, a red radiance shot out from his hand.
This was a technique that was used to attack while defending.
However, the black figure clearly had some misgivings. Hence, this technique wasn't very strong. It was just a very ordinary technique used to conceal one's strength.
Fang Zhengzhi's lips curled into a smile at this moment.
He was waiting for this moment.
When he saw the red radiance shooting towards him, his hand 'panicked'. Although he managed to dodge the attack in the end, the red radiance almost brushed past his palm.
Then …
Something unexpected happened.
After the red radiance was dodged by Fang Zhengzhi, it actually very 'accurately' shot towards Sixth Elder. Furthermore, when it reached Sixth Elder, it actually exploded.
"…"
"…"
Both Sixth Elder and the black figure were evidently stunned when they saw the explosion of the red radiance. Their eyes were filled with disbelief.
"How could this be, I clearly …" The black figure naturally knew how to control his own strength. Under normal circumstances, his attack definitely wouldn't be aimed at Sixth Elder, and it was even more impossible for him to make such an obvious move when he was in front of Sixth Elder.
Sixth Elder also didn't expect the black figure's ultimate goal to be him. He couldn't react in time, and his entire body was enveloped by the exploding red radiance.
"How dare you!" Sixth Elder's eyes flashed coldly. He raised his long sword, which was surrounded by green and white radiance, and a green and white light screen directly rose from beneath his feet.
However, even so …
There were a few large holes in his clothes, and his face was also covered in dust from the red radiance. He looked extremely pathetic.
"How dare you sneak attack Sixth Elder!"
"Form the sword formation!"
"Yes!"
When the hundreds of Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples saw this, all of them were instantly enraged. Initially, when they were chasing after Fang Zhengzhi, they were already very unhappy because of Fang Zhengzhi's spies.
After suppressing their anger, they now saw Sixth Elder being sneak attacked in front of everyone. Furthermore, it was in front of them, at the foot of the Heaven Dao Pavilion's mountain.
How could they tolerate this?
One by one, they pulled out their swords, which shone with a cold light. Rays of light also lit up the bodies of the Heaven Dao Pavilion disciples.
Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up at this moment.
Of course, he couldn't wait for these two groups of people to fight each other, because he knew that the possibility of that happening was too low. After all, Sixth Elder and the four people in front of him weren't stupid.
To put it bluntly …
The misunderstanding that Fang Zhengzhi created was just a catalyst. However, if he wanted these people to really 'explode on the spot', a catalyst was definitely not enough.
He also needed a driving force.
And this driving force was naturally himself.
The reason was simple. Whether it was the four people in front of him or the people from the Heaven Dao Pavilion, their target was Fang Zhengzhi. To put it bluntly, even if these two groups of people wanted to fight, they had to ensure that Fang Zhengzhi wouldn't run away.
Therefore, a normal chaos wouldn't be of any use.
There had to be chaos!
And the condition for this chaos to occur was for Fang Zhengzhi to run away!
"Heavenly Descent!" Fang Zhengzhi didn't hesitate. If he wanted to escape and break out of the encirclement, Heavenly Descent was undoubtedly the best choice. Therefore, he used it immediately, and he even used nine Heavenly Descent in one go.
Nine rays of azure blue light appeared in mid-air.
They were very pure, as pure as the sky. However, the expressions of Sixth Elder and the four black figures, as well as Second Elder and Fourth Elder, who were above them, changed drastically.
They could naturally tell that Fang Zhengzhi was purposely creating conflict between them.
However, even if they knew this, what could they do?
The nine Heavenly Descent had already appeared, and Fang Zhengzhi had already started to run. Even if they didn't want to attack, they definitely couldn't just watch and do nothing.
"Don't let him escape!" Sixth Elder's voice rang out.
"It's the Heaven Dao?! However, it's not that easy to escape! " The four black figures looked at the nine rays of azure blue light that appeared in mid-air. While they were shocked, they also attacked decisively.
Four rays of light lit up and formed a light screen at an extremely fast speed. In just an instant, it completely covered the nine rays of azure blue light.
However, at this moment …
Second Elder and Fourth Elder, who were in mid-air, also attacked.
Two rays of sword radiance fell from the sky. As they fell, they seemed to be attracted to each other, and as they fell, they combined into one sword radiance.
The sword radiance expanded.
Then, it turned into a gigantic transparent golden long sword.
"Boom!" The gigantic transparent golden long sword pierced straight down and landed on the light screen. At the same time, a loud sound was heard, and at the same time, a hole was formed in the light screen.
However, even so, the gigantic transparent golden long sword didn't stop. It directly pierced into one of the rays of azure blue light.
"Pierce!" A stream of blood spurted out from the azure blue light. However, at the same time, another ray of azure blue light appeared in front of the hole that the gigantic golden long sword had made.
In the next moment …
A figure crashed onto the ground not far away. However, this figure bounced up the moment he crashed onto the ground.
He sped towards the direction of the lake.
It was Fang Zhengzhi.
"Chase!" At this moment, the four black figures couldn't care less about anything else. They turned around and immediately chased after Fang Zhengzhi, completely ignoring the Heaven Dao Pavilion.
At this moment, Sixth Elder, Second Elder, and Fourth Elder looked at each other, and also chased after Fang Zhengzhi without any hesitation.
"Fang Zhengzhi, you can't escape. If you obediently follow us back to the Heaven Dao Pavilion and accept the Pavilion Leader's punishment, you might still have a chance to live. However, if you continue to be so stubborn, you'll definitely die today!" As Second Elder chased after Fang Zhengzhi, he shouted towards Fang Zhengzhi, who was flying towards the lake.
"Go back? Go back and wait for death? "Fang Zhengzhi naturally wasn't that naive.
Of course, Second Elder's words weren't completely empty talk. Under normal circumstances, if he followed Second Elder and the rest back to the Heaven Dao Pavilion, he could indeed live a little longer. In fact, he might even have a chance of survival.
However, after destroying the Divine Rain Pond, it was almost impossible for him to walk out of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Even if he could survive, he would probably be no different from a half-dead person.
In that case, three months later, the final outcome would still be death.
He could only fight!
Fight for a chance of survival and escape!
Fang Zhengzhi's body was injured, but at this moment, he couldn't think about these. He could only grit his teeth and run towards the lake without stopping.
He was close …
He saw it!
The lake, he had reached the lake.
However, where was Yan Xiu? Where was Yan Xiu?
"Yan … Yan Xiu?!" Fang Zhengzhi's expression froze. This was because he really saw Yan Xiu. Yan Xiu, who was beside the gigantic green rock by the lake.
However, Yan Xiu's body was now covered in blood. Large patches of blood mixed with the ink stains on his clothes.
Furthermore, Yan Xiu's body was half-kneeling on the ground, or rather, he was kneeling in a pool of blood. Both of his arms were hanging weakly by his waist, and his originally cold face was now pale from the blood.
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