Chapter 370

Chapter 370: Sudden Incident

"What? There’s such a thing? Fang Lie is just a young child, only at a hundred miles Qi Sea. How could he be favored by the Mo Sect Leader?"

"It’s true, Fang Lie once won a Seventh-rank Dragon Turtle at the Grand Banquet by the Sea and Sky and gave it to the Mo family young lady! This time, he even proudly drove a Flying Boat with nearly Eighth-rank combat power. Without the support of the Mo Sect Leader, how could he do that? A treasure ship of this level is something even the Fire Tribulation Immortal has few qualifications to occupy!"

"Now that you mention it, it’s understandable. With Fang Lie being the candidate Token Lord and a Great Pill Master, plus his terrifying undying nature, it makes sense that a Semi-Immortal would take a liking to him!"

While everyone was buzzing with discussions, Master Fa Yin’s face was turning purple with anger. A Fire Tribulation Immortal had fallen, and the sect’s precious treasure was lost in front of so many witnesses. What an embarrassing situation! He could already imagine that it wouldn’t be long before this news spread all over the world, making the Great Thunder Sound Temple a laughingstock.

What made him angrier was that, according to the agreement of the major sects, anything that happened during the Path Contest in the Lost Forest was not to be held against anyone, meaning that the Great Thunder Sound Temple had clearly suffered a huge loss but had no grounds to argue! They could only swallow this humiliation!

Just as Master Fa Yin was furious and nearly going mad, Wu Liangzi from East Kunlun spoke nervously, "Fang Lie, have you seen any of our sect’s disciples?"

"I’ve seen a large portion!" Fang Lie smiled and said, "Just like the bald devils from the Great Thunder Sound Temple, they all died at my hands, including the three you particularly want to inquire about!"

"Ah~," Wu Liangzi gasped, his face changing dramatically as he looked at Fang Lie in fear, unsure if he should continue to probe.

Seeing Wu Liangzi’s expression, the others immediately became suspicious, murmuring to themselves: "Could it be that East Kunlun also dispatched experts into the Lost Forest to ambush Fang Lie? And just like Jie Yan, they were all killed by Fang Lie?"

Wu Liangzi shook his head fiercely, steadying his mind, and resolutely said, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about!"

Clearly, he had made up his mind not to acknowledge it. Since the people were dead, it made no sense to probe further. The most important thing now was to find every means to conceal this event. Once it was exposed, they would become a huge laughingstock like the Great Thunder Sound Temple.

However, unfortunately, Wu Liangzi’s plan was too naive.

Fang Lie smiled slightly and said, "You want to hide the fact that the Three Light Taoists were killed by me in the Lost Forest? That’s probably not easy! Because right before they died, they gave me the Three Light Divine Swords! With these in my possession, how do you plan to deny it?"

Saying this, Fang Lie revealed the Sunlight, Moonlight, and Starlight Three Light Divine Swords.

Looking at the three shining divine swords, everyone gasped in unison!

"This is definitely the Sunlight, Moonlight, and Starlight Three Light Divine Swords! East Kunlun’s ancestral set of flying swords, top-grade Seventh-rank, with dense spirit, could advance to Eighth-rank in just a few hundred years!"

"The sword madmen of East Kunlun always say the person lives as long as the sword, and the sword dies with the person. Now the Three Light Divine Swords appearing again means those three have certainly died!"

"Strange, I just heard Fang Lie say these divine swords were given to him by the Three Light Taoists right before they died? How is that possible? The Three Light Taoists aren’t fools; how could they trust their life-bound flying swords to an outsider, even an enemy?"

"Indeed, that’s very strange. But Fang Lie doesn’t seem to be lying. What on earth is going on?"

Not only were the others bewildered, even Wu Liangzi couldn’t believe it. He couldn’t help but say, "Fang Lie, why would our three elders give this item to you? I don’t believe there isn’t a reason!"

"There is indeed a reason~!" Fang Lie said as he tossed him a Jade Slip, casually saying, "This is a Jade Slip from Sunlight Child. Everything those three had, including the Three Light Divine Swords, was a reward for helping them send a message. Be sure to keep it, this Jade Slip is quite valuable! Fang has already given it to you in front of so many people, so this matter has nothing to do with me from now on!"

Wu Liangzi caught the Jade Slip, his expression complicated. "I don’t quite believe it. The three elders wouldn’t pay such a high price just to have you deliver a letter! Perhaps, the Three Light Divine Swords are what they really wanted to give, and you’re just lying to deceive me!"

"Hah, as expected of East Kunlun, truly shameless!" Fang Lie sneered. "Too bad your reputation is already worse than dog poop; even if you come down from the heavens, it won’t matter. But if you annoy me, I might just smash these three swords into pieces and send them to you! Do you believe that?"

"Don’t!" Wu Liangzi was suddenly frightened and shouted, "Please don’t be impulsive; I admit my mistake!"

He knew that the Fang Family were all reckless and could very well take their anger out on him by destroying the Three Light Divine Swords.

If because of his careless words East Kunlun lost these three divine swords forever, his fate would surely be worse than that of Bailongzi, who lost the White Dragon Divine Sword! Staying alive would be a problem!

"Hmph!" Fang Lie snorted coldly, then said directly, "If there’s nothing else, just hurry and leave!"

Then, Fang Lie didn’t even look at him again. Instead, he looked thoughtfully at the blood palace and Netherworld Ghost Fire.

In his heart, he was calculating whether to keep both of them. Breaking them should be quite satisfying, right?

With this thought, Fang Lie quietly informed the Great Earth General stationed on the Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship to prepare for a sneak attack on the blood palace or the Netherworld Ghost Fire.

But unfortunately, Fang Lie still underestimated the intelligence of the Demonic Path cultivators.

When they noticed Fang Lie’s hostile demeanor, they swiftly understood—this wasn’t the rule-abiding Fang Lie of old, but a man who utterly disregarded conventions!

Previously, even after exiting the Secret Realm, opposing factions would observe temporary truces to prevent sect wars. Yet Fang Lie, this madman, cared nothing for consequences, slaughtering as he pleased.

The two Demonic Path groups feared him completely. At the first sign of trouble, they fled without hesitation, not daring to linger for even a heartbeat!

Watching their retreating figures, Fang Lie sighed. Though pursuit might’ve succeeded, it’d waste days and risk enemy ambushes. Not worth the gamble.

Reluctantly abandoning the chase, Fang Lie boarded the Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship toward Mo Sect.

The Lost Forest expedition had brought overwhelming success. Over a thousand Flower Demons now cultivated silently in his Herb Garden—delivering them to the sect would earn Major Merits.

Their position as formal Mo Sect disciples would be secured under Fang Lie’s protection, exactly as promised. This achievement alone deserved a Seventh-rank Treasure reward.

The true windfalls were the Eighteen Arhats and Three Light Divine Swords—priceless set treasures, though incompatible with Fang Lie’s methods. Both Great Thunder Sound Temple and East Kunlun would pay dearly to reclaim them. Fang Lie resolved to demand exorbitant rewards, preferring to let these treasures gather dust rather than accept unsatisfactory offers.

During three leisurely days aboard ship, Fang Lie inventoried his Spoils of War. The Three Light Taoists proved richest—despite East Kunlun sword cultivators’ reputation for austerity, each carried thousands of small spirit pearls alongside spirit pills and herbs.

The true prize was their star gold fragments. Legend claimed this Eighth-rank spatial material formed from fallen stars. Though East Kunlun mysteriously possessed steady supplies, quantities remained minuscule. Even walnut-sized pieces like these three fragments held immense value, especially when enhancing Fang Lie’s life-bound treasure—the Blazing Dragon Cannon.

His reverie shattered when the Earth’s Magnetic Force puppet, Great Earth General, activated a viewing screen. "Master, external situation detected!"

Fang Lie’s eyes widened at the projected scene—three figures, two bronze warships pursuing a haggard old man nearing collapse.

"Intercept!" Fang Lie commanded instantly.

The warship changed course. Within breaths, they closed within thousand-mile range. Reactions diverged sharply as both pursuers and quarry spotted the approaching vessel.