Zhan Tianfeng's eyes were filled with disbelief and fear. He knew his senior brother very well.
In terms of cultivation talent in martial arts, if Zhan Xuan claimed to be second in their generation, no one would dare to claim to be first.
Although he had not sparred with Zhan Xuan for decades, he did not know what realm Zhan Xuan's cultivation had reached. However, even if he had not made any progress for decades, he was still a super expert who had condensed two flowers in the past. More importantly, the two flowers that Zhan Xuan had condensed were not rootless duckweed flowers. Instead, they were solid flowers that could reach the level of a tripod.
When such a powerful figure appeared in front of them once again, he actually had five fingers broken. How shocking was this?
He took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice, "Senior brother, who did this? Did an old monster with the Three Flowers at One's Prominence come out of seclusion?"
In his opinion, other than those extremely powerful old monsters who had successfully condensed the Three Flowers at One's Prominence, no one could hurt Zhan Xuan.
However, Zhan Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "Junior brother, you'll never guess who hurt me."
Zhan Tianfeng was slightly startled and said, "Senior brother, could it be a totem saint?"
When he said the word, one could clearly hear the intense fear in his voice.
In his heart, a totem saint was even more terrifying than an ordinary old monster with the Three Flowers at One's Prominence. If he had to choose, he would rather be hunted down by those old monsters than be an enemy of a totem saint.
Zhan Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "No, why would you think of them?"
Zhan Tianfeng's eyes turned. Although he knew that there was no one nearby, he could not help but look around. He then said, "Senior brother, did you go to the sacred land of the totem clan and steal the totem of the wolf totem clan?"
Zhan Xuan said in surprise, "How did you know?"
"Isn't that simple? Master finally imitated that treasure twenty years ago. Apart from that treasure, I really can't think of any other treasure that can imitate all of the Five Elements Power," Zhan Tianfeng said matter-of-factly.
Zhan Xuan let out a long sigh and said, "Junior Brother, you are indeed extremely intelligent. No wonder Master brought me to the mountain and left you here."
Zhan Tianfeng glared at Zhan Xuan and said, "Senior Brother, you must be joking. If you want to trade with me, I will definitely be grateful."
An awkward expression appeared on Zhan Xuan's face as he said, "Actually, my failure this time is related to this matter."
Zhan Tianfeng's expression immediately turned solemn. "If it's not a totem saint, then who is it?"
Zhan Xuan's eyes flashed as he said word by word, "He … Yi … Ming …"
Zhan Tianfeng's mouth slowly widened. Although he heard the name clearly from his senior brother's mouth, his head buzzed. He could not connect the name to his senior brother's finger.
"This time, I really went for wool and came home shorn." Zhan Xuan sighed bitterly and said, "I personally fought him. Originally, I intended to disregard everything and kill him, but I never expected that not only was I unable to kill him, I was even heavily injured. If I hadn't abandoned the Five Element Ring to restrain him, I probably wouldn't have been able to return this time."
Zhan Tianfeng's mouth trembled, and he finally woke up from his dazed state. He carefully recalled his Senior Brother's words, and his pupils suddenly constricted. He said in shock, "Senior Brother, you even lost the Five Element Ring forged by Master?"
"That's right." Zhan Xuan spat out these two words with difficulty.
"No, this is impossible …" Zhan Tianfeng seemed to be unable to accept this fact no matter what. He said incoherently, "He Yiming is only a person who just entered One-Line-Sky, and …" He was suddenly stunned and said, "I know, it must be 108 beside him who made a move."
Zhan Xuan shook his head slightly and extinguished his last bit of fantasy.
"Junior Brother, 108 did not make a move. He did not even show up. I was indeed defeated by He Yiming, and I almost died on the spot."
Zhan Tianfeng swallowed his saliva. He suddenly realized that even his voice seemed to be somewhat hoarse. "Senior Brother, how did he do this?"
Zhan Xuan's expression suddenly changed unpredictably. After a long time, he said with a confused expression, "I don't know."
Zhan Tianfeng's eyes almost popped out. If he did not know that his senior brother's martial cultivation was already unfathomable and far above his, he would have jumped out to criticize him.
Zhan Xuan continued to shake his head and said, "His weapon, that large glaive, is too powerful and too strange."
"Large glaive?" Zhan Tianfeng said in surprise.
"That's right, it's that mysterious large glaive." Zhan Xuan said in a deep voice, "If I fought with him empty-handed, even if I could not win, I would definitely not lose. But if I fought with a weapon … "
Zhan Xuan gasped and said, "Senior Brother, could it be that He Yiming's large glaive is more powerful than the Five Element Ring that master meticulously forged?"
The confusion in Zhan Xuan's eyes became even more intense. Although he had fought with He Yiming once, and it was an absolute life-and-death battle, he still could not figure out how he had lost. It was as if he had lost inexplicably.
This feeling made him feel extremely depressed, but it could not arouse his desire to fight with his life. Now that he thought about it, he still had lingering fears.
Although he did not say anything, the expression on his face was already the best answer.
Zhan Tianfeng's eyes were completely filled with shock, and he was speechless for a long time.
"Junior Brother, according to master's instructions, I'm not allowed to directly intervene in this matter," Zhan Xuan said faintly.
"Why?" Zhan Tianfeng asked subconsciously.
"You should know the person on Tianchi Mountain who is adept at divination, right?"
Zhan Tianfeng's eyes flashed with understanding. He said, "Senior Brother, can this person deduce everything that has happened since ancient times?"
Zhan Xuan laughed involuntarily and said, "Since ancient times, that's too exaggerated. However, master once said that this old man's divination within a hundred years is 50% accurate."
Zhan Tianfeng's back was faintly numb. Although the success rate was only 50%, it was already extremely shocking.
He finally understood why his master did not allow Zhan Xuan to directly intervene. If others knew that they had killed the future star of Tianchi Mountain's branch, their master might be able to leave the northwest and survive alone, but Kairong Country would definitely not be able to exist in this world.
"Senior Brother, if that's the case, why do you still have to personally intervene?"
Zhan Xuan's expression suddenly became extremely solemn. After a long while, he said, "Because He Yiming is really too terrifying …"
"Terrifying?" Zhan Tianfeng asked, puzzled.
He Yiming was just a One-Line-Sky who had just advanced not long ago. In front of his Senior Brother, how could the word 'terrifying' be mentioned?
"Junior Brother, I condensed my third tangible flower ten years ago," Zhan Xuan suddenly said, "Although I haven't succeeded in condensing it, the tripartite balance of power has been formed."
Zhan Tianfeng was instantly overjoyed, and he hurriedly said, "Congratulations, Senior Brother."
However, Zhan Xuan did not look happy at all. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said, "When I left the mountain, I saw He Yiming from afar. Back then, he was only a One-Line Heaven who had yet to condense any tangible flower. "
Zhan Tianfeng nodded. He did not find it strange after calculating the time.
Zhan Xuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "However, this time, when I went to He Clan Manor at night, I found that He Yiming had already condensed a tangible flower."
Zhan Tianfeng's eyeballs protruded out once again. If he was already extremely shocked when he found out that Zhan Xuan had been defeated by He Yiming, then at this moment, he was starting to suspect if his Senior Brother had been bewitched.
"Senior Brother, you might not know, but He Yiming has only advanced to One-Line Heaven for a year and a half," Zhan Tianfeng said tentatively.
Zhan Xuan nodded and said, "I know. He has only advanced to One-Line Heaven for a year and a half, but when I saw him for the second time, he had already condensed a tangible flower."
The corner of Zhan Tianfeng's mouth faintly twitched. He finally believed his Senior Brother's words, and his heart suddenly became dead silent.
He glanced at the direction where Cheng Fu left. He originally wanted to nurture Cheng Fu with all his strength so that he could advance to One-Line Heaven as soon as possible. In the future, he would be able to contend with He Yiming of Tianluo Kingdom.
But at this moment, he deeply understood that this was nothing but a delusion.
"Junior Brother, He Yiming is definitely the number one genius in martial arts history." Zhan Xuan said bitterly, "Not only did he condense a Flower of Wind, but he also successfully condensed a Flower of Fire."
"Two tangible flowers?" Zhan Tianfeng murmured. His heart was gradually becoming numb.
"Not only that." Zhan Xuan's voice became increasingly bitter, "The moment I saw him, he was trying to condense a third Flower of Earth, and sensing the power of the earth around him, the possibility of him successfully condensing it was very high."
Zhan Tianfeng was really dumbfounded this time. He didn't even know what kind of expression was on his face.
A year and a half, it was only a year and a half.
He Yiming not only stabilized his One-Line Heaven realm, but also successfully condensed two tangible flowers. What was even more frightening was that he was actually starting to condense a third tangible flower.
One had to know that the condensation of the three flowers was more difficult than the previous one. If it was said that condensing the first tangible flower within ten years was already a very smooth matter, then condensing the second one would require twenty years.
However, if one wanted to successfully condense the third tangible flower, unless one was extremely lucky, it was impossible to achieve one's wish within forty years.
But thinking about He Yiming's advancement speed again …
Zhan Tianfeng finally understood why Zhan Xuan was so desperate to kill He Yiming, even at the risk of being discovered by others.
If such a person was given space to grow, then only God knew what kind of monster he would become. When that time came, even their master would not be able to do anything to him.
Zhan Xuan gently patted Zhan Tianfeng's shoulder and said, "Junior brother, since I failed to kill this person this time and even lost master's Five-element Ring, then you can't be his enemy anymore."
The muscles on Zhan Tianfeng's face twitched faintly. Although he already had this premonition, when his senior brother really said it, he still couldn't help but feel grief in his heart.
After a long time, he let out a long sigh and said, "Senior brother, what do you plan to do now?"
Zhan Xuan said with a straight face, "I'll go back to master now and ask for his forgiveness."
Zhan Tianfeng said with shame, "Senior brother, I'm useless. If I didn't go up the mountain to ask for help, you wouldn't have come down the mountain, and you wouldn't have lost the Five-element Ring that master spent his entire life forging."
Zhan Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "How can this be blamed on you? This is all heaven's will. Heaven sent such a freak, so who can you blame?"
There was a strange power in his voice. Zhan Tianfeng looked over in surprise. Although he could see Zhan Xuan clearly with his eyes, he couldn't sense his existence.
At this moment, Zhan Xuan seemed to have become one with heaven and earth.
The unity of heaven and man. This was the true unity of heaven and man.
"Junior brother, after I go back this time, if I can get master's forgiveness, I'll go through a life-and-death cultivation with him. Before I gather the Three Flowers at One's Prominence, no matter what happens, I won't come out. " Zhan Xuan's voice seemed to have a hint of illusory taste. "In the next ten years, the Kairong Kingdom might have to rely on you to support it alone. You must think thrice before you act, and don't be rash. Especially when facing He Yiming, I only have one thing to say. Retreat if you can, and retreat if you can't. As long as he doesn't destroy the Kairong Kingdom, as long as there's a chance of survival, there's no harm in retreating temporarily. "
Zhan Tianfeng suddenly raised his head, but there was still a hint of unwillingness in his eyes.
Zhan Xuan sighed softly and said, "This person is so powerful, so there's naturally someone even more powerful to be his enemy. Moreover, he can't always stay in the Tianluo Kingdom. If he doesn't fall and keeps advancing by leaps and bounds, it'll be the will of heaven, and no one can stop it. However, if he falls, we can take back everything we've lost. "
Zhan Tianfeng finally understood. He bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your guidance, senior brother. I understand."
Zhan Xuan nodded, then he waved his sleeve and turned to leave.
He returned in defeat this time. Not only did he lose five fingers, but he also lost the Five Elemental Ring, which his master spent a lot of effort to forge. However, to him, he saw a glimmer of opportunity in his failure.
It was the first glimmer of hope that he saw after more than ten years of standing still after condensing the third flower …
A day later, inside a majestic mountain.
Among the countless stone chambers, yet another stone chamber slowly closed.
A great expert with the Three Flowers at One's Prominence entered. Before he successfully gathered the Three Flowers at One's Prominence, the stone chamber's door would not open.
Even if this person could never advance in his life, even if this person died in the stone chamber, it would still be the same!
In the deep and serene cave, an incomparably long and aged sigh sounded.
"Heaven's will …"
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In the deep mountain, the endless mountain range seemed to have no end.
Looking up, clouds and mist, sometimes thick and sometimes faint, curled around the mountainside. Sometimes it was like a waterfall rolling down, and sometimes it was like a wide river surging. The peaks of the peaks were exposed above the clouds. They were lofty and majestic, just like warriors fully equipped in battle formation, emitting smoke to protect themselves in an oasis with sweet fragrance.
He Yiming heard footsteps behind him. Zhu Baqi came to his side and sighed softly, "Elder He, we'll reach the Heavenly Lake's main mountain range in one day."
He Yiming did not turn his head. He was still looking into the distance.
However, his heart was far from being as calm as his face.
In one day, he would reach the Heavenly Lake Mountain's main mountain range and see those experts with the Three Flowers at One's Prominence that only existed in legends. But this was not the real reason why He Yiming was so excited.
In his heart, there was a beautiful figure.
In one day, he would be able to meet her …
"Master Zhu, I heard from my uncle that the Heavenly Lake Mountain's main mountain range stretches for a hundred miles and there are countless experts in the mountain. I've long wanted to broaden my horizons." Yu Xichen went up and said respectfully.
Zhu Baqi laughed and said, "It's a bit exaggerated to say that it stretches for a hundred miles, but it's also a few dozen miles. If not, how could the Heavenly Lake's main mountain range be called the number one sect in the Northwest."
His voice was filled with pride. It was obvious that he had deep feelings for the Heavenly Lake Mountain.
He Yiming nodded slightly. He did not reject the Heavenly Lake Mountain's main mountain range. After all, even the Hengshan Mountain's main mountain range was one of the branches of the Heavenly Lake. Moreover, for thousands of years, they had received many benefits from the main mountain range.
If he said that he did not have a good impression of the main mountain range, it would be a lie.
However, he was slightly moved. He frowned and said, "Brother Zhu, the Heavenly Lake Mountain is so big. Will we be able to enter the main peak of the Heavenly Lake tomorrow?"
Zhu Baqi was slightly startled. He seemed to have guessed He Yiming's thoughts. He smiled and said, "Elder He, the disciples of Hengshan Mountain who are accompanying us are all at Level Eight Inner Force. If we hurry tomorrow, it won't be a problem for us to reach the main peak."
He Yiming's face was slightly red. However, since he had received an answer, he was relieved.
Just as he was about to speak, his ears suddenly twitched. He looked into the distance with a surprised gaze.
Seeing his expression, Zhu Baqi was slightly startled and said, "Elder He, what happened?"
He Yiming pointed in that direction and said, "There are people and spirit beasts coming towards us."
Zhu Baqi and the others were surprised, but no one made a fuss. With the strength of the three of them, as Innate Masters, as long as the people who were coming were not powerhouses with the Three Flowers at One's Prominence, there would not be any problems.
Moreover, they were not far from the Heavenly Lake Mountain. Even if they did encounter a Surpassing Stage powerhouse, most of them would be seniors from the Heavenly Lake.
A moment later, a loud shout was heard from afar. After hearing the voice, Zhu Baqi suddenly looked like he did not know whether to laugh or cry. He seemed to have understood what had happened. (To be continued. If you want to know what happened next, please go to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters. Support the author. Support the original reading!)
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