Chapter 316
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Chapter 316 The Zheng Family Produces a Saint!
Today I went to the Nine-Tier Pagoda, but didn’t draw out the assassin. Instead, I attracted a terrifyingly powerful masked person.
“Fang Yu, who was that masked person?” Qin Yimo asked.
“I’m not sure either, I forgot to ask. But previously at Huamanlou in Jiangnan, I killed another masked person,” Fang Yu answered.
“Another one?” Qin Yimo looked confused.
“According to him, it was his ghost path avatar,” Fang Yu replied.
“Avatar? What avatar?” Hearing this term, Qin Yimo became even more surprised.
“You wouldn’t understand even if I explained, why are you asking so many questions?” Fang Yu countered.
Qin Yimo bit her red lips and glared at Fang Yu angrily, but could do nothing about it.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now,” Fang Yu said.
“Where are you going?” Qin Yimo asked.
“Back to Huaibei, where else could I go?” Fang Yu said as he walked toward the exit.
Before reaching the door, he turned his head and said to Qin Yimo: “By the way, when you return to Yan City, remember to tell Qin Wudao to send back what I left in his care. I might need it soon.”
“What thing?” Qin Yimo asked curiously.
“A sword,” Fang Yu said, then walked out of the room.
…
At four in the afternoon, Fang Yu returned to his apartment in Nandu.
Liu Liansha was still at Frost Cold Palace and probably couldn’t leave anytime soon.
The trip to Nine Phoenix Island had been quite fruitful.
First, he obtained the Dragon Origin Essence and absorbed it into his body. Then he encountered Yun Tian, a remnant of the Purple Flame Palace, and gained considerable information from his memories.
After that, there were the items he obtained this morning at the top of the Nine-Tier Pagoda.
Thinking of this, Fang Yu took out all those items.
The martial arts manuals among the items made him very curious.
What kind of person would collect so many secret techniques from ancient sects?
Where did he get these manuals from?
Fang Yu picked up one of the manuals and flipped through it casually, glancing at the content.
From what he could see, there was nothing wrong with this manual; it appeared to be a genuine ancient text.
Fang Yu looked at the other items, which included many pills and medicinal herbs.
For ordinary martial artists, these items would indeed be valuable treasures, each capable of fetching a good price at auction.
But for Fang Yu, they were of little use.
The only thing he cared about was the origin of these martial arts manuals.
After thinking for a while without reaching any conclusion, Fang Yu stuffed all the items back into the storage pouch and set it aside.
He walked to the balcony, looking at the scenery outside while contemplating the matter of the Purple Flame Palace remnants.
The Yun Tian he encountered this time was most likely the one who had killed dozens of people in Nandu.
His bloodthirsty nature was probably due to his soul being invaded by yin and evil energy during its long dormancy, affecting his mind.
But that wasn’t the main point.
The only key point was Senior Brother Jiang Dao.
From Yun Tian’s memories, Fang Yu knew that Jiang Dao was central to the Purple Flame Palace’s revival plan.
Only he could contact the other souls, and he also possessed the so-called sect divine stone.
If Fang Yu could find him, he could completely crush the Purple Flame Palace’s plan that had spanned over two thousand years!
“According to Yun Tian’s memories, Jiang Dao should be the earliest awakened soul among them… only at the Yuan Ying stage can one activate the sect divine stone… judging by the progress of Yun Tian and Xiao Chen whom I met before…”
“Jiang Dao, even if he hasn’t broken through to the Yuan Ying stage, must be very close.”
Thinking of this, rage rose in Fang Yu’s chest, and his eyes filled with killing intent.
He didn’t know how much of the Purple Flame Palace’s heritage existed within that sect divine stone.
But regardless, he would not allow the Purple Flame Palace to survive in this world.
“Jiang Dao… I will definitely find you.”
Fang Yu stared into the distance, his eyes flashing with golden light!
…
In the evening, Fang Yu sat cross-legged on the floor of his room.
After absorbing the Dragon Origin Essence, something felt off within his body.
His meridians, dantian, and blood vessels remained in a heated state. Though not painful, it was uncomfortable.
Fang Yu examined his body internally to see what was wrong.
He discovered that all his meridians, including his dantian, were emitting a faint, almost translucent golden light.
And that golden dragon was still circling around his dantian, never stopping.
Fang Yu tried to circulate his true qi for one cycle.
When the true qi traveled through all his meridians and returned to his dantian, Fang Yu inexplicably felt a sense of comfort.
At this moment, the golden dragon coiling around his dantian seemed to sense something and circled faster for a moment.
Could it be…
Fang Yu circulated his true qi for another cycle.
This time, the comfortable feeling remained, and he clearly felt the golden light on his meridians grow stronger.
Now Fang Yu was certain.
The Dragon Origin Essence had not completely merged with his body!
Previously, he had merely absorbed the Dragon Origin Essence into his body!
No wonder he couldn’t feel the power of the dragon!
Excitement flashed in Fang Yu’s eyes as he began to circulate his true qi to further refine the Dragon Origin Essence.
…
The next day, a bombshell hit the martial arts world of Huaibei!
The Grand Elder of the Zheng family had emerged from seclusion and successfully broken through to the Martial Saint realm!
Martial Saint!
This was a realm that every martial artist dreamed of reaching!
It was said that once one broke through to the Martial Saint realm, they could truly master the laws of heaven and earth, change the colors of the world with a thought, and overturn rivers and seas with a single move!
In all of Huaibei, very few people could break through to the Martial Saint realm!
Due to the increasingly scarce spiritual energy on Earth, the last time someone had advanced to Martial Saint was over sixty years ago!
Any family that could produce a Martial Saint-level powerhouse would instantly elevate their status to the ranks of top martial arts families!
And now, the family that had produced a Martial Saint was the Zheng family, which was already the number one martial arts family in Huaibei!
This was why the news was so explosive!
The Zheng family already had extremely strong foundations and was an overwhelming presence in Huaibei.
Now with the addition of a Martial Saint, their status had risen to an untouchable level!
Shortly after the news of the Zheng family’s Grand Elder breaking through to the Martial Saint realm spread, the Zheng family released another announcement.
To celebrate the Grand Elder’s advancement to the Martial Saint realm, the Zheng family would host a banquet for all!
Representatives from all major martial arts families and sects, and even secular wealthy families, could attend without any restrictions!
…
That morning, the Zheng family mansion was filled with guests.
Representatives from various families brought gifts to congratulate the Zheng family’s Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder sat on the high seat, watching the guests who came to congratulate him, with a faint smile on his face.
After advancing to the Martial Saint realm, the aura around him was fundamentally different from that of ordinary martial artists.
This was the gap between a ‘saint’ and a ‘human’.
The guests, seeing the Grand Elder emanating a transcendent aura, all showed shocked expressions.
This was a Martial Saint!
A Martial Saint that appeared in Huaibei only once in several decades!
One by one, guests approached the Grand Elder, congratulated him, and presented their gifts.
Zheng Xiuchen, Yang Yinzhu, Zheng Rong, and two other elders stood to the side, quietly watching the guests.
For the Zheng family, this was a time of harvest.
Any guest who came to congratulate and showed their face was making a statement.
They were acknowledging the Zheng family’s dominant position and were willing to respect the Zheng family in the future.
As for those who didn’t come, well, too bad for them.
After today, the Zheng family would eliminate them.
“Dad, I still don’t see anyone from the Han family or Chen family,” Zheng Xiuchen whispered in Zheng Rong’s ear.
“It doesn’t matter,” Zheng Rong said with a cold smile.
These two families were the Zheng family’s only two rivals.
In the past, the Zheng family had some reservations.
But after the Grand Elder broke through to the Martial Saint realm, they had no more concerns.
Whether it was the Chen family or the Han family, if they didn’t submit, they would face direct confrontation!
One guest after another came forward.
“Grand Elder, I am Han Qi. I represent the Han family to congratulate you. Congratulations on breaking through to the Martial Saint realm, mastering the universe, and becoming invincible under heaven.”
Han Qi, dressed in a luxurious robe, stepped forward, bowed slightly to the Zheng family’s Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder laughed heartily and said, “Good! Good! Han Qi, when you go back, tell your family’s Old Han the Second that I’ll find time to have tea with him!”
“Of course, I will definitely convey the Grand Elder’s message,” Han Qi smiled and stepped aside.
Though his face wore a smile, his eyes concealed a cold glint.
Originally, the Han family and the Zheng family were on equal footing, but today, his status had clearly become that of a subordinate!
The “Old Han the Second” mentioned by the Grand Elder was the Han family’s Grand Elder, a peak Martial Venerable powerhouse who used to be on equal terms with the Zheng family’s Grand Elder!
But now, the Zheng family’s Grand Elder seemed to completely disregard the Han family’s Grand Elder, even directly using his nickname!
This significant change in status made Han Qi feel very uncomfortable.
But given the current situation, the Han family had no choice but to temporarily show weakness, until their own Grand Elder broke through to the Martial Saint realm.
Time passed, and guests came forward one by one to offer congratulations.
Eventually, everyone had paid their respects and retreated to the back.
Zheng Xiuchen glanced at all the guests, a vicious look flashing in his eyes, and said to Zheng Rong: “Dad, the Chen family didn’t send anyone to our banquet.”
“Hmm, I know,” Zheng Rong nodded, a cold smile appearing on his face. “After we kill that kid Fang Yu, we’ll immediately take action against the Chen family!”
Upon hearing the name Fang Yu, Yang Yinzhu immediately turned her head and asked, “The Grand Elder is about to announce that matter, right?”
Just as she finished speaking, the Grand Elder on the high seat cleared his throat and said, “Thank you all for coming to the Zheng family. I remember all your congratulations.”
Everyone quietly watched the Grand Elder speak.
“Today, I have one more thing to announce.”
Hearing this, Yang Yinzhu became so excited that her body trembled.
Finally… finally she could openly deal with that bastard Fang Yu!
Yang Yinzhu’s eyes widened, her eyeballs bulging, filled with venom and hatred.
