Temple of Creation – 84

84 – Qingshui City, The Fang Family

As he watched this scene, Fang Yi was deeply shaken.

With just a sword strike, with just a lotus, the endless sea of fire turned into a world of ice and snow.

What is this power? What is this person?

The sword strike and the lotus seem to have taken root in his mind. Fang Yi immersed himself in them, unable to extricate himself.

The sword strike was replicated in his mind endlessly.

As if possessed, Fang Yi swung his sword in the world of ice and snow, and rays of sword qi swept out and coldness surged.

Fang Yi waved his sword tirelessly like a madman, his eyes closed shut.

Suddenly, the coldness contained within Fang Yi’s sword qi swelled by a number of times.

Snowflakes fell gently and hovered in front of Fang Yi.

He brandished his sword lightly, and the snowflakes instantly condensed into tiny lotuses, emitting despairing coldness.

“I understand!”

Fang Yi suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with a shade of pleasant surprise.

Gurgle!

Water poured into his mouth. All of a sudden, Fang Yi was shocked to find himself inside water.

What’s going on?

Fang Yi looked confused. However, this is clearly not the time to ponder over it. But when he was preparing to resurface, he saw a pure white lotus floating in front of him.

The lotus is identical to the one he saw in the world of ice and snow.

Without thinking, Fang Yi quickly collected the lotus, and then emerged from the water.

This is the huge lake at the bottom of the valley, but there is no one around.

Fang Yi looked around, and then went ashore.

Everyone is gone. What’s going on?

Fang Yi creased his eyebrows, still in a daze. He only remembers that after he was frozen, he suddenly appeared in the world of ice and snow, and then suddenly returned.

Was that a figment of my imagination? Have I been staying at the bottom of the lake all along?

But that world, and that woman, they were so real. Were they really just a figment of my imagination?

Fang Yi doesn’t believe it. And there is also the lotus.

Right, the lotus. Fang Yi quickly took out the lotus and carefully examined it.

Was everything this lotus’s doing?

Was the vast coldness at the bottom of the lake emitted by it? But why does it look like it hadn’t changed at all?

Fang Yi was puzzled, carefully putting the lotus away. He realized that the lotus is definitely not simple. It might have a connection with the woman he saw in the world of ice and snow.

After putting these thoughts aside, Fang Yi began to examine his body.

Everything is fine. Additionally, an unprecedented feeling of strength washed over him.

“Ah!”

Fang Yi was startled. In his spiritual sea, there is now an additional spiritual qi vortex, raising the total number of spiritual qi vortices to nine. He has reached the 9th layer Spiritual Sea.

Although this is unexpected, Fang Yi wasn’t too excited. After all, he was already at the pinnacle-stage 8th layer Spiritual Sea. In was only a matter of time before he had a breakthrough.

But when he recalled the lotus in the world of ice and snow, he couldn’t help but swing his sword.

Suddenly, ice sword intent spread, and the moisture in the air instantly condensed into lotuses, emitting despairing coldness.

His mind jolted, and the lotuses shot out like arrows and instantly froze the targets they hit, turning them into ice sculptures.

“This!”

Fang Yi was ecstatic. This strike is a number of times more powerful than what he previously could unleash.

His ice sword intent reached the small completion stage.

As far as he knows, no one in the outer sect has been able to raise their sword intent to the small completion stage.

“Ha-ha-ha!”

Fang Yi laughed wildly, extremely excited.

With his current combat power, let alone Fang Wuji, even Li Hui and Chu Feng may not be able to contend against him.

After the excitement passed, Fang Yi changed clothes, then left this place.

It’s time to return home.

Qingshui City is one of the twelve cities under the jurisdiction of Qinghe County. It has a population of millions of people, and is quite prosperous.

The Fang Family is located in the south of the city, and its huge manor gives off the air of a great family.

However, in the entire Qingshui City, the Fang Family isn’t ranked too high. It can’t even make it into the top 10.

Because its current patriarch, Fang Zhengyang, did a pretty good job, the declining Fang Family was revitalized.

As the power of the Fang Family grew stronger day by day, there was a person within the family who dreamed of taking it over, and that person is Fang Zhenglong, the Second Elder of the Fang Family.

At this moment, Fang Zhenglong stood in the Fang Family Ancestral Hall, a solemn expression on his face. There are memorial tablets with the names of the Fang Family’s ancestors suspended in the central hall.

Among the memorial tablets, there is a brand new one, on which is written the name of Fang Wuxin.

Below this memorial tablet, there is another figure. It is Fang Wuji. He looks solemn, and has a pained look in his eyes.

“Little brother, you can rest in peace! Fang Yi has already gone to accompany you.”

“Tomorrow, tomorrow is the family’s great competition. Fang Zhengyang will soon follow.”

Fang Zhenglong looked at his son in satisfaction, and a hint of affection welled up in his eyes.

“Father, are you confident that you will be able to deal with Fang Zhengyang tomorrow? His cultivation base…”

Fang Wuji turned and started speaking, but then trailed off. This is a sensitive topic for his father.

Fang Zhengyang’s cultivation base has always been slightly higher than that of his father. He isn’t certain that his father can defeat the other party.

“Don’t worry!” Fang Zhenglong smiled confidently, “Not long ago, I broke through to the 2th layer Divine Spring realm, putting me on par with Fang Zhengyang. Furthermore…”

When he spoke till here, Fang Zhenglong paused, and his face revealed a fierce shade.

“Furthermore, the patriarch of the Chen Family has promised that he will deal with Fang Zhengyang. There is no need for us to take action.”

“Really?”

Fang Wuji’s face brightened. The Chen Family is one of the top 10 families in Qingshui City, and their patriarch, Chen Youlin, is extremely strong. If he steps in, it will ensure that things will go smoothly.

However, the other party probably wouldn’t involve himself just like that. This must involve a lot of benefits.

“Father, is he asking for an arm and a leg?”

“Humph!” Fang Zhenglong snorted coldly.

“There’s no way that old fox would miss such an opportunity. However, in order to guaranty that things go smoothly, I had no choice but to compromise. So long as he takes down Fang Zhengyang, it will be worthwhile.”

Fang Wuji nodded, clearly agreeing with this statement.

“Father, the Great Elder hates is when outsiders interfere in our family’s affairs. Will he become a hindrance?”

Fang Wuji asked carefully. He is extremely wary of the Fang Family’s Great Elder.

In the Fang Family, the person with the greatest authority is not the patriarch, nor the council of elders, but the Great Elder.

The Great Elder is extremely strong. In fact, no one knows exactly what realm he has reached. And, in recent years, he has never taken action.

However, when Fang Wuji was very young, he once saw the Great Elder fight someone. He has long forgotten the specific details. However, there is one scene he will never forget.

That is, the opponent’s blade slashing the chest of the Great Elder, cutting open a wound that extended all the way to the abdomen.

However, the Great Elder seemed unconcerned, and the wound unexpectedly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He still shudders whenever he recalls this scene.

Temple of Creation – 83

83 – Queen Of Ice And Snow

Wrapped in a thick layer of ice, Fang Yi struggled desperately to break free.

However, the coldness was extremely severe, piercing into his soul and causing his consciousness to gradually turn fuzzy.

While in a daze, he recalled the vast coldness beneath the lake’s surface.

Am I really going to freeze to death here?

Having comprehended ice sword intent, I will actually freeze to death. This is really ironic.

No, I can’t die here like this.

Suddenly, an intense desire to survive welled up inside Fang Yi. He willed, and ice sword intent filled his body. The two kinds of coldness entangled in his mind and fought to the death.

But the invading coldness is clearly stronger. Fang Yi gradually approached his limit.

Since I can’t resist, then have at it!

Fang Yi made up his mind and stopped struggling, allowing the coldness to invade.

In an instant, his blood froze, his soul trembled. He slowly fell into a deep slumber.

At the same time, the survivors outside the valley looked in horror at the glacier-like lake in the distance.

Merely a few kilometers apart, but it’s as if there were two completely different worlds side by side.

Outside the valley, the sun is shining fiercely. But inside the valley, it is a world of ice and snow. What’s happening here?

The crowd was puzzled, yet extremely grateful to have survived. Those who were frozen obviously weren’t as lucky.

In their eyes, those people are basically dead. The coldness that seems to come from the pit of hell is not something that Spirit Sea realm practitioners can withstand. Even Divine Spring realm practitioners may not be able to resist it.

However, in spite of this, no one left — either out of curiosity or anticipation.

Time passed slowly. It has been an hour since noon.

At this moment, the snow suddenly stopped falling, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply.

Snow and ice melted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“Is it time?”

Someone asked cautiously, and the crowd slowly approached the valley, which appeared to be extremely calm.

When the crowd climbed up to the valley and looked around, they found that the huge lake has already regained its usual state, its clear waters rippling slightly, showing no signs of having been frozen. It’s as if everything just now was an illusion.

“Damn it. How can this be? What of the disciples who were frozen? How come they are gone? Did they sink to the bottom of the lake?”

No one knows what happened exactly, and no one dares to go to the bottom of the lake to investigate.

The lake is really mysterious.

“Hmph. Lie Hui, Chu Feng, Taixuan Sect will remember what happened today.”

Han Yuan barked, preparing to leave. There was no longer any need to stay. Fang Yi is probably already dead.

“Before you go, hand over a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus.” Lie Hui said sternly.

“Do you think you can order me around?”

Han Yuan’s eyes turned cold and surged with intense murderous intent.

Chu Feng creased his eyebrows. Only three Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses made it to the shore, and he obtained one of them. There were no longer any chances to get a second one. Even if Han Yuan was willing to give him his lotus, Lie Hui would not agree to it. Naturally, he has no intention of stepping in.

Moreover, that freak Fang Yi is already dead.

“You guys have fun bickering. As for Wanjian Gate, we won’t accompany you. Farewell.”

After he finished speaking, Chu Feng ignored the two people and led the disciples of Wanjian Gate away. Lie Hui was furious.

“Do you still want to fight?”

Han Yuan sneered disdainfully and spoke sarcastically.

The corners of Lie Hui’s mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth. Among the disciples that froze, there were many from Lieyan Sect. Their losses were heavy. A fight is out of the question.

Even if it were before, he wouldn’t be able to defeat the opponent, let alone now.

“Just you wait.”

With a look of anger on his face, Lie Hui waved his sleeve and left, followed by the disciples of Lieyan Sect. Fang Wuji turned around and took a deep look at the lake, and a cruel smile sprang up on his lips.

“We’re also leaving!”

Han Yuan looked at the tranquil lake, then waved his hand, and the disciples of Taixuan Sect slowly retreated.

The valley that was lively and unusual moments ago became deserted at this time.

“It’s so hot. Where am I?”

In a daze, Fang Yi felt extremely hot all over his body. Large beads of sweat had just appeared on his body, when they instantly evaporated. He was slowly being roasted.

What’s going on? Wasn’t I frozen by that coldness? Why is it so hot now?

With this thought in mind, Fang Yi struggled to open his eyes.

Before his eyes, there is an endless sea of fire, raging flames rising a dozen-plus meters, black ground emitting green smoke, and scorching heat waves sweeping out. It is incredibly hot here, and the air seems to be deprived of any moisture.

Cracks extend all over the earth as if wounds, with lava flowed through the cracks, emitting a glaring red light. This is a very strange sight.

“What… what’s going on? Where on earth is this?”

Fang Yi was struck dumb. Moments ago, I was on the lake, frozen by that coldness. How did I suddenly appear in this strange place?

One cold, the other hot, these are two extremes.

Boom!

At this moment, the earth began to tremble, with the blazing lava boiling as if boiling water and spewing out from the cracks.

Due to the lava’s impact, the ground undulated continuously, as if a hidden giant beast were breathing.

Damn it! Is this place going to erupt?

Fang Yi’s complexion changed drastically. Although he has seen many videos of volcanic eruptions in his previous life, but he could never have imagined he would end up standing so close to one.

However, at this moment, the lava is right under his feet, and it might erupt at any time.

Fang Yi wanted to run, the farther the better, but there is an endless sea of fire around him. There is nowhere to run to.

Boom!

Scorching lava sprayed out in the distance, reaching several hundred zhang [1] in height, and the earth quaked violently.

This spray seems to have ignited a fuse.

Boom boom boom!

Sprays of lava ejected out, and the earth burst open in an instant.

Heat waves swept over, and blazing lava fell like shooting stars, burning everything in its wake, painting a scene of hell on earth.

Fang Yi was on the brink of despair, and felt as if he were inside a furnace, as if his blood has evaporated completely.

He could never have expected that instead of being frozen to death, he would be burnt to death.

The earth burst open, and endless lava rushed out like sea waves, painting the sky red.

All of a sudden, under the fiery red sky, a snow-white figure slowly emerged.

It is a pure as snow and strikingly beautiful woman, wearing a crown and standing on a lotus platform, looking like a queen of ice and snow that reigns over the world.

A vast and unimaginable coldness diffused from her.

When Fang Yi looked at her, he found that he was completely frozen, unable to budge.

“This!”

Fang Yi was greatly alarmed, at a loss for what to do.

The woman looked down at the sea of fire, raised her eyebrows, and casually brandished her sword.

Immediately after, a pure white lotus slowly dropped and plunged into the sea of fire.

In an instant, with the lotus as the center, despairing coldness spread, and a blizzard appeared in an instant, engulfing the endless sea of fire at an alarming speed. The scorching lava solidified into fiery red blocks of ice in a flash.

In just a moment, the endless sea of fire turned into a world of ice and snow.

“Hence forth, this will be my kingdom of ice and snow.

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[1] – 1 zhang = 3.3 meters or 10.9 feet

Temple of Creation – 82

82 – Kingdom Of Ice And Snow

“Damn it, he’s going to pick all the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses,” Someone in the crowd said agitatedly.

In the next moment, Fang Yi harvested another Mirage Sea Ice Lotus.

“Not good. Kill him.”

A dozen-plus figures swept toward the lake, and fierce sword qi broke out and surged toward Fang Yi.

These people were not intent on killing Fang Yi, but rather wanted to follow his footsteps and snatch away Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses, so Fang Yi easily dodged the attacks.

There are nine Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses in total, and five have already been picked. They don’t want to miss the last four.

Fang Yi is also aware of this.

Sensing the figures in the air getting closer and closer, Fang Yi suddenly slashed with his sword.

A ray of sword qi thundered away and broke out with bone-chilling coldness, making those figures shiver involuntarily.

The slightly weaker figures couldn’t withstand the cold qi, and their entire body stiffened, and they dropped from midair.

Roar!

Roaaaaaar!

In an instant, the transparent monsters emerged out of thin air and tore those figures into pieces, painting a bloody and brutal scene.

In an instant, more than half of the figures died. As for the rest, their face turned ashen, and they promptly fled.

“Ha-ha-ha!”

Fang Yi laughed wildly and casually picked the third Mirage Sea Ice Lotus.

“Shameless scoundrels of Lieyan Sect and Wanjian Gate, you want to kill me, right? Here I am, waiting. If you have the guts, come here! Ha-ha-ha.”

Fang Yi laughed uproariously. His figure flashed, and he darted toward the next Mirage Sea Ice Lotus.

Frightened by the previous scene, the disciples on the shore didn’t dare to rush toward the lake. Although they are not scared of Fang Yi, but they are extremely wary of the transparent monsters.

They watched as Fang Yi was about to pick another Mirage Sea Ice Lotus.

On the shore, Lie Hui and Chu Feng exchanged a look, and then rushed out at the same time.

Woosh! Woosh!

The two figures were extremely fast. In an instant, they arrived in front of Fang Yi and unleashed a strike respectively.

A strong wind rose, and intense force surged as if blades. Two attacks — one from the left and another from the right — swept out.

The rumbling intense force made Fang Yi’s whole body sting, and his clothes broke apart as if snowflakes.

Fortunately, he is wearing the soft armor. Otherwise, he would have been overwhelmed by the intense force, let alone the subsequent attacks.

Fang Yi’s countenance changed drastically. In a hurry, his feet moved quickly, and afterimages streaked by. Multiple Fang Yi appeared on the lake’s surface. He used Phantom Clone Art.

This move can not only be used to fight enemies, but also to dodge attacks and escape. It is quite useful.

As expected, the expressions of Li Hui and Chu Feng turned serious. Since it isn’t possible to distinguish which is the real one in a short time, they have no way to directly attack the other party, leaving sweeping attacks with a large area of effect as the only option.

If they were on the ground, they would naturally have no problems unleashing sweeping attacks. But on the lake’s surface, where there is no safe place to stand, it is basically impossible to do so. As a result, they can only launch targeted strikes. Under the current circumstance, it is basically impossible to hit the opponent.

Boom! Boom!

The multiple Fang Yi were cut down one by one, then turned into plumes of smoke that converged and condensed into Fang Yi’s real body.

However, at this time, there is another Mirage Sea Ice Lotus in his palm.

Lie Hui and Chu Feng both have angry looks on their faces. But since there is nothing that can be done, they returned to the shore.

“Ha-ha-ha! Two good-for-nothings.”

Fang Yi laughed uproariously, ignoring the livid expressions of the two.

Although the two are not considered top geniuses in their respective sects, but they have managed to come this far, and no one dares to call them good-for-nothing. This insult made the two seething with anger.

“Ignorant little thief, let’s see how long you can remain arrogant.”

“Everyone, attack the lake’s surface and shatter the ice. Le’s see where he can escape next.”

Lie Hui shouted loudly, then chopped with his blade.

A huge ray of blade qi — containing billowing heat waves, swept.

Boom!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Following a deafening blare, the sounds of ice splitting rose, and cracks spread out in all directions like a spider web.

Upon seeing this, the crowd showed a trace of elation and began to attack the lake’s surface.

Sword qi rained down and slammed into the lake’s surface, causing the lake’s surface to shake violently and pieces of it to break off.

Fang Yi’s complexion changed drastically. If this continues, it won’t be long before the lake’s surface collapses completely. By then…

For now, let’s stop worrying. Let’s pick the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses first. Even if I can’t escape, I can’t make things easy for these people.

Having made up his mind, Fang Yi rushed toward the last two Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses.

At this moment, the lake’s surface was on the verge of total collapse.

What now?

After picking the last Mirage Sea Ice Lotus, Fang Yi began to look around. Escape was basically impossible.

Just as he was feeling extremely anxious, intense noise transmitted from the lake.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Large chunks of ice fell off. The lake’s surface split into pieces, on the verge of collapse.

Lie Hui and Chu Feng revealed a shade of delight on their faces, looking at Fang Yi as if he were a dead man.

Rumble!

At this moment, the lake’s surface began to shake violently, and chunks of ice sank. The lake’s surface collapsed completely.

In the next moment, however, the earth shook, and the lake’s water flared up, raising huge waves several meters in height.

Everyone was greatly shocked. The way things developed exceeded their expectations.

As for Fang Yi, who stood on the lake’s surface, his countenance change dramatically. He wanted to escape, but was swept up high by a huge wave.

Suddenly, he felt an endless coldness, which seemed to stem from his soul, sweep over. The huge wave that lifted him up condensed into ice at a speed visible to the naked eye, still maintaining its posture.

Fang Yi was completely frozen.

Endless coldness spread instantly, and the lake’s surface froze again.

In addition, thick white frost spread toward the crowd, and those who were slower were instantly covered by the frost and turned into ice sculptures.

The crowd on the shore immediately fell into chaos, looks of fear on their faces.

However, the speed at which the coldness spread wasn’t slower than the speed of the crowd. More than half of the people turned into ice sculptures.

“What on earth is going on?”

The crowd was puzzled. But at this time, there was no time for doubts. They fled for their lives.

Most of the people who were frozen are disciples of Lieyan Sect and Wanjian Gate. As they attacked the lake’s surface, they were the closest to the lake.

Most of the disciples of Taixuan Sect were farther away, fortunately escaping the disaster.

Seeing as the coldness continued to spread, no one dared to stay here. The entire valley, except for the ice sculptures, was deserted.

Heavy snow fell and cold wind howled.

However, there is an area — the size of a desktop — on the lake’s surface that is particularly tranquil. This area surprisingly hasn’t been frozen, with water undulating slightly.

Suddenly, small bubbles began to emerge.

In the next moment, a pure white lotus slowly rose up and swayed gently on the surface, looking extremely strange and sacred.

The entire valley has turned into a world of ice and snow, filled with lifelike ice sculptures, looking like a kingdom of ice and snow.

And the pure white lotus is like the supreme ruler of this kingdom.

Temple of Creation – 81

81 – Standing Out From The Masses

Rumble!

The sky rumbled with thunder. The blade strike surged as if falling from the nine heavens, domineering and unparalleled.

The huge ray of blade qi broke out and heat waves and swept over.

Fang Yi’s countenance changed slightly. If it were before, he might not be able to take this blade strike. But after integrating the Mirage Sea Ice Lotus coldness, his ice sword intent was greatly upgraded.

Moreover, this is an extremely cold place. Coupled with Flame Art’s restraint, even though the opponent has reached the 11th layer Spiritual Sea, he is confident that he can fight the other party.

Swish!

Fang Yi didn’t back down, but slashed gently with his sword.

A majestic ray of sword qi surged in waves, for a total of five waves that superimposed and finally merged into one, and rushed forward like an iceberg, and bone marrow-chilling and despair-inducing coldness broke out.

Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The two tyrannical attacks collided violently, and invisible qi waves swept out as if blades.

Explosions broke out in the air one after another, then the two qi waves disintegrated.

The two were evenly matched.

“This, this is impossible!”

Fang Wuji has an alarmed look on his face. He never dreamed that the other party would be able to take his blade strike.

Although he just broke through to the 11th layer Spiritual Sea, and still can’t compare to an ordinary 11th layer Spiritual Sea realm practitioner, but he feels that 10th layer Spiritual Sea practitioners should be no match for him.

But what about Fang Yi?

Fang Yi’s cultivation base hasn’t even reached 9th layer Spiritual Sea, yet the other party received his full strength strike. This naturally came as a shock to him.

Not only he, but also the disciples of Taixuan Sect were shocked.

At Ten Thousand Jun Mountain, Fang Yi’s cultivation base was only 7th layer Spiritual Sea, which was only a few days ago. At most, it is now only 8th layer Spiritual Sea. With an 8th layer Spiritual Sea cultivation base, he was able to fight an 11th layer Spiritual Sea martial practitioner to a draw. This is simply unheard of.

Is sword intent really such an amazing thing?

No wonder every martial practitioner who has comprehended sword intent is highly valued by the sect.

At this moment, an intense thirst welled up inside the crowd, a thirst for comprehending sword intent.

“Chu Feng, is Wanjian Gate just going to watch? Such a freak, if he isn’t killed now, then when?”

Lie Hui barked, and his eyes revealed intense envy and murderous intent.

The three great sects often compete with each other, with talented disciples often being targeted by other sects. Now that such a good opportunity presented itself, they can’t miss it.

“Kid, if you had agreed to share the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses with us, things would have ended at that. But now, you’ll have to stay here forever.”

Chu Feng shouted coldly and rushed forward, joining the battle.

The disciples of Wanjian Gate followed closely behind.

“Shameless madmen, you’re going to rely on numbers?” Han Yuan roared, and the sword in his hand became faster by a bit.

However, now that the two sects have joined forces, disciples of Taixuan Sect were being pushed back.

“Fang Yi, find a chance and escape.” Han Yuan uttered.

“You want to escape? In your dreams.”

Lie Hui sneered, flung Han Yuan aside, and attacked Fang Yi. Han Yuan wanted to stop him, but was in turn stopped by Chu Feng.

At this moment, Fang Yi has been surrounded.

What now? Am I going to die here today?

Fang Yi was extremely anxious. He wanted to escape, but there is nowhere to run. Moreover, the cultivation base of these people is higher than his. Even if he could escape, they would probably quickly catch up to him. He is basically screwed.

Unless, there is a place where they can’t or won’t dare to follow me into.

All of a sudden, Fang Yi saw the lake’s surface covered in ice.

There are transparent monsters lurking there, and no one dares to set foot there. But the same may not apply to me. My ice sword intent has merged with Mirage Sea Ice Lotus coldness, and there is now no difference between the two. Perhaps I can give it a try.

This is currently his only chance.

Having made up his mind, Fang Yi slashed with his sword again, and a coldness swept out. Taking advantage of the gap in the crowd, he tapped the ground with his feet and shot forward like an arrow.

He made a beeline for the lake.

No one expected him to escape toward the lake, so there was no one to stop him in that direction. After all, it was a dead end.

Thus, Fang Yi easily rushed over and finally stopped next to the lake.

“What is he doing?”

At this moment, everyone stopped and stared at Fang Yi blankly.

“Fang Yi, don’t. Come back.” Song Zhijie shouted.

Although he knows that even if Fang Yi turns back, the other party will still be facing death. At the thought of Fang Yi dying in front of everyone in the next moment, he felt extremely guilty. If it weren’t for the fact that Fang Yi helped him, no one would have known that the other party can recognize the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses, and none of this would have happened.

Looking at the vast lake and the blooming crystal-clear ice lotuses, Fang Yi felt rather nervous.

Actually, he doesn’t have much confidence in his conjecture. However, with how things stand at the moment, he has no other choice.

He is surrounded by disciples of the two sects.

Fang Yi gritted his teeth. His thoughts revolved, and coldness spread throughout his body.

In the next moment, he resolutely stepped onto the lake’s surface.

Everyone on the shore watched him nervously.

However, what everyone expected didn’t occur. The transparent monsters didn’t show themselves.

Even Fang Yi had a vacant look on his face, as things were too calm. He doesn’t know if it is due to his ice sword intent or some other reason.

“Have the transparent monsters disappeared?”

The crowd couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

At this moment, a bold disciple on the shore carefully took a step forward. As soon as his foot landed…

Roar!

A bellow sounded, and a transparent monster opened its huge maw and tore the disciple with its sharp fangs apart, scattering gore all over.

“This!”

The crowd was shocked, revealing looks of disbelief on their faces.

Why didn’t the transparent monsters attack Fang Yi?

In contrast, in addition to surprise, disciples of Taixuan Sect also revealed a cheerful shade.

In particular, Han Yuan and Song Zhijie, who received help from Fang Yi, did not wish Fang Yi to meet with a mishap.

“Ice sword intent, it must be because of ice sword intent.”

These disciples are not stupid, and they quickly found the crux. The ice lotuses contain extreme coldness, and the same is true for the transparent monsters. This is clearly closely related to ice sword intent.

Just knowing is one thing, but they have no way of using this information.

At this moment, the most excited one was naturally Fang Yi — I was right. With this barrier, no one can approach him. They can only attack him from midair at most.

However, Spiritual Sea realm practitioners can’t fly for a long period of time, making it extremely difficult to kill him.

“Ha-ha-ha!”

Fang Yi laughed uproriously, “Lieyan Sect, Wanjian Gate, don’t you want the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses? I will help you! It’s here! Come and get it!”

With that, Fang Yi took a step, arrived in front of an ice lotus, and picked it gently.

All of a sudden, a feeling of complementation came from his palm, and thick white frost slowly climbed up his arm and finally merged into his ice sword intent.

“It’s a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus. He really can recognize the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses.”

Someone on the shore exclaimed. Although they listened to Fang Wuji’s words, but they were still skeptical.

At this moment, however, everyone learned that Fang Yi can indeed recognize the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses.

On the lake’s surface, with a proud smile on his face, Fang Yi put the ice lotus away, then rushed toward another Mirage Sea Ice Lotus.

Temple of Creation – 80

80 – Combat

Fang Yi originally didn’t want to get involved, leaving these people to try their luck.

However, he felt that Song Zhijie is a pretty good person and thus decided to help him. And there is still Han Yuan, who also treated him pretty good.

“Senior Disciple Brother Song, I think the ice lotus over there seems a bit different.”

Fang Yi didn’t say things clearly, but the meaning couldn’t be clearer.

Song Zhijie looked at Fang Yi suspiciously, then finally nodded. Although he doesn’t understand why the other party is so sure, but for some reason, he feels that Fang Yi is trustworthy. Furthermore, he was going anyway. Might as well give it a try?

Having made up his mind, Song Zhijie tapped with his feet and rushed away.

In his eyes, there is no difference between this ice lotus and other ice lotuses.

If there were one difference, then it would be the fact that this ice lotus seems particularly cold, with its coldness penetrating into the bone marrow.

However, this is clearly not something that can be distinguished with the naked eye. It can only be felt here while paying careful attention.

How did Fang Yi know?

Song Zhijie was puzzled. His heart, however, was filled with expectations. Because this subtle difference is likely an indication that he found a Fantasy Ice Sea Lotus.

Swoosh!

Song Zhijie’s sword quickly shot out, and the ice lotus rose into the air. A transparent monster bellowed and rushed over, yet he dodged its attack.

With a smile on his face, he grabbed the ice lotus.

A bone-piercing coldness spread from his palm and instantly extended to the entire arm, and a thick layer of white frost covered his arm.

Song Zhijie was shocked, then showed a shade of elation. He quickly mobilized his spiritual qi to resist the coldness and returned to the shore.

“Mirage Sea Ice Lotus!”

Someone had noticed this and couldn’t help exclaiming.

Everyone’s gazes gathered on Song Zhijie.

Unlike Chu Feng, Song Zhijie can only be considered as moderately strong among this group of people. Yet even he successfully picked a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus. As a result, the crowd’s confidence momentarily swelled up by a number of times, and figures rushed toward the lake like crazy.

“Junior Disciple Brother Song, congratulations. Did you feel anything special when you picked the Mirage Sea Ice Lotus?”

Han Yuan congratulated and promptly asked thusly.

Among the people present, he can be said to be one of the people who picked the most ice lotuses. But he wasn’t as lucky as Chu Feng.

Therefore, he wanted to see if he can figure out something through Song Zhijie.

When Song Zhijie was confronted with the question, he subconsciously looked at Fang Yi.

And just so happened to Fang Yi come over.

“Senior Disciple Brother Han, look at the ice lotus over there, it seems to be a bit different.” Fang Yi said with a light smile.

Han Yuan looked at Fang Yi suspiciously, unsure of what the other party meant by these words. He then looked at Song Zhijie again, only to see the other nod.

Can Fang Yi recognize the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses?

Han Yuan was startled. Without hesitation, he headed straight toward the ice lotus Fang Yi pointed out.

The three didn’t notice that Fang Wuji caught all this with his eyes. He hates Fang Yi to the bone. He kept an eye on Fang Yi at all times, wishing he could tear the other party to pieces and avenge his younger brother.

When he saw Song Zhijie pick a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus, he was full of doubts.

Does Fang Yi know which are the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses?

He didn’t believe it, thinking it to be just a coincidence.

But in the next moment, Han Yuan miraculously picked a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus, and the crowd fell into a frenzy again.

“Fang Yi of Taixuan Sect can recognize the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses.”

Fang Wuji shouted, his heart filled with resentment. Why am I not the one able to recognize the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses?

But, it doesn’t matter. This is a great opportunity to dispose of the other party.

“What did you say? Are you sure?” Lie Hui’s face congealed, and he asked quickly.

“Senior Disciple Brother Lie, I am sure that it is the case. Following Fang Yi’s instructions, the disciples of Taixuan Sect picked two Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses.” Fang Wuji asserted firmly.

Upon hearing his words, everyone looked at Fang Yi in unison.

Song Zhijie and Han Yuan are standing next to Fang Yi, which is proof enough.

“Very good. Han Yuan, I didn’t expect Taixuan Sect to have such a character. Of the nine Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses, Lieyan Sect wants just three.” Lie Hui said.

“Humph!” Han Yuan snorted coldly and said sarcastically, “Lie Hui, you are becoming more and more shameless. Picking Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses depends on your skill. Whoever picks them, gets them. You don’t have the skill, yet you want to rob others?”

“Han Yuan, what you said is wrong. If it were a fair competition, Wanjian Gate would have no objections. But it’s clearly not. Wanjian Gate also wants three.”

At this moment, Chu Feng interjected. Although he picked one already.

But as the leading figure of Wanjian Gate, he naturally has to stick out his head.

“What if I say no!” Han Yuan’s expression congealed, obviously angry.

“Then I’ll kill that kid, and everyone else will have to rely on their skill again.” Lie Hui snapped.

“You dare.”

Han Yuan’s face turned cold. Not to mention that Fang Yi guided him to pick a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus. Even if he hadn’t, he couldn’t back down in front of so many people. Taixuan Sect’s upper management would not stand for it.

“See if I dare.”

With that, Lie Hui chopped at Fang Yi with his blade.

Suddenly, a huge ray of blade qi poured down like a waterfall, extremely violent.

Fang Yi’s complexion changed greatly. If the strike lands on him, he will be split without the shadow of a doubt.

Fortunately, Han Yuan stood in front of him in time.

“Kill him!” Fang Wuji shouted loudly, and the disciples of Lieyan Sect rushed over.

People of the two sects collided immediately.

What now?

Fang Yi was in distress. He didn’t expect things to devolve like this, and didn’t expect Fang Wuji to keep an eye on his every move.

At present, Wanjian Gate has yet to join the battle. When it does…

When Fang Yi was at a loss for what to do.

Fang Wuji fought his way over, clearly coming after Fang Yi.

Boom!

A huge ray of blade qi, accompanied by boundless wrath, fell down.

“Fang Yi, I will tear you apart and bury you with my younger brother.”

Fang Yi hurriedly drew his sword, and a sword blur swept out. He went all out. According to his will, endless coldness swept through the earth like a snowstorm, as if the whole world were an ice cave.

The blue sword, as if a thousand-year-old block of ice, emitted wisps of coldness. Just the sight of it could make you shiver. Thick white frost spread around, covering everything in its wake in ice.

“Sword intent! This is ice sword intent!”

Someone exclaimed. No one expected Fang Yi to have comprehended ice sword intent. Moreover, judging by its state, it was some time ago.

But how is this possible? With his cultivation? Doesn’t it take at least 10th layer Spiritual Sea realm cultivation base to comprehend sword intent?

In addition, only peerless geniuses can comprehend sword intent, and they have no need to come here for a True Origin Pill. After all, the sect will provide it to them.

At this moment, not only disciples of Taixuan Sect, but also disciples of the other two sects were shocked.

In particular, Fang Wuji, who was closest to the coldness, could even better experience its power.

In addition to shock, there was even more jealousy, deep jealousy. He can’t understand why the other party suddenly changed so much, from a good-for-nothing. Why wasn’t I the one who comprehended sword intent?

He can’t understand it at all. But he understands one thing, that is, if he doesn’t kill the other party now, he will be the one to die in the future.

So he gave his best and hacked with his sword.

Temple of Creation – 79

79 – Vast Coldness

What are those monsters? How did they suddenly appear, and then suddenly disappear?

People couldn’t help but wonder. However, no one was able to answer these questions.

Seeing that the monsters have disappeared, a more daring disciple carefully stepped onto the lake.

However, as soon as his foot landed, a transparent monster appeared out of nowhere, bellowed, and tore him apart in an instant.

Upon seeing this scene, the crowd exchanged looks of dismay.

“What now?”

The monsters are not only extremely strong, but can also appear and disappear at will, making it impossible to defend against effectively. The disciples of the three great sects are in a jam.

Just then, another figure shot out.

This time, the figure treaded on air, not landing on the lake.

Does he think that the monsters won’t appear, so long as he doesn’t land on the lake?

It was indeed the case. When he appeared above the lake, the transparent monsters didn’t show themselves.

Everyone’s faces were filled with joy. Obviously, no one wants to face the transparent monsters.

After jumping above the lake, the figure stopped above an ice lotus and wielded his sword, trying to pick the ice lotus. However, as soon as his sword touched the ice lotus, a transparent monster appeared again and swatted him away with its paw, almost killing him.

However, this attack also revealed some clues to the crowd.

If you don’t touch the lake’s surface, the transparent monsters won’t appear.

Therefore, so long as you avoid the attacks at the moment of picking the ice lotuses, you will be able to obtain the ice lotuses.

However, this is obviously not something that ordinary people can do; at least Fang Yi can’t.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

At this moment, three more figures rushed toward the lake.

One of them is Han Yuan, and the other two are Lie Hui of Lieyan Sect and Chu Feng of Wanjian Gate.

This Chu Feng, whom Fang Yi has never seen before, and whose name he learned from the conversation of other people, looks grand and imposing. To compete with the other two, he is clearly not a simple character. These three should be the strongest experts in their respective camps.

The three were extremely fast. The moment they picked an ice lotus respectively, they easily avoided the attacks of the monsters.

Enthusiastic cheers immediately rose from the crowd, for this means that it is not impossible to pick the ice lotuses.

After the three successfully picked an ice lotus each and returned to the shore, three more ice lotuses bloomed on the lake’s surface.

“This!”

Everyone was shocked.

It was extremely difficult to pick ice lotuses to begin with. But now it was revealed that whenever an ice lotus is picked, a new one will be condensed, maintaining the number of ice lotuses on the lake at 1,000 at all times. Under such circumstances, how do you find the nine Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses among the 1,000 ice lotuses?

At this moment, even the strongest three individuals frowned, at a loss of what to do.

Han Yuan looked solemnly at the crystal clear ice lotus in his hand. With a gentle tremble, the ice lotus broke into ice dregs that fell to the ground.

This one obviously was not a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus, and the same is true for the other two.

Out of the 1,000 ice lotuses, there are only nine Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses. The probability of picking them is too small.

However, since there is a possibility, even if it is small, everyone must give it a try.

In a flash, more than a dozen figures rushed toward the lake. Some succeeded while others failed, yet the number of ice lotuses on the lake remained unchanged — 1,000.

As everyone else busied themselves, Fang Yi sat down cross-legged.

He didn’t intend to pick the ice lotuses to begin with, not to mention that it is so dangerous. He naturally wouldn’t be foolish enough to put his little life at risk.

More importantly, the faint coldness spreading on the lake’s surface gave him a fantastic feeling.

The coldness spread everywhere. Although extremely weak, but the coldness penetrated straight into the bone marrow. It even surpassed his ice sword intent.

There is no way he would miss out on this coldness. After all, it is likely to have great benefits to his ice sword intent.

While feeling the coldness, Fang Yi slowly emptied his mind and let the coldness invade his body.

At this moment, his blood seemed to freeze.

Faint white frost appeared on his forehead and on the tips of his hair, and his entire body seemed to turn into a block of ice.

If anyone had paid attention, they would have realized that Fang Yi looks more like an ice lotus on the lake than a block of ice.

What awesome coldness!

Fang Yi had a flash of insight, and the coldness was completely integrated into his ice sword intent.

Fang Yi willed, and coldness swelled.

At this time, the ice sword intent he released has been greatly improved, becoming even more piercing. At the same time, the coldness released by his sword intent has become very similar to the coldness released by the fog above the lake.

More strangely, at this time, Fang Yi clearly sensed that there are nine places on the lake that release the same coldness as he.

In addition, he sensed an extremely vast coldness hidden beneath the lake’s surface.

When his senses touched it, Fang Yi felt as if his soul was frozen, and he broke out in a cold sweat from all over his body, quickly withdrawing his perception.

What on earth is under the lake? Why is the coldness there so dreadful?

Fang Yi was extremely agitated. He is aware that it is extremely important to his ice sword intent, but the coldness has clearly exceeded the scope of what he can bear. If he isn’t careful, he might lose his life.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, there is no room for him to step on the lake’s surface, let alone plunge into its water.

Therefore, he had no choice but to give up on his idea.

Figures flitted across the lake and picked ice lotuses. From time to time, some were torn apart by the monsters, painting extremely gory scenes.

The timid and weak mostly stood by the shore and just watched. After all, compared to their life, the True Origin Pill is nothing.

Up to now, no one has picked a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus.

At this moment, Fang Yi saw Chu Feng of Wanjian Gate skip toward one of the nine places he felt was releasing the same coldness as him.

Fang Yi’s eyes congealed. He has a faint premonition that the nine places is where the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses are located.

Above the lake’s surface, with a gentle flick of Chu Feng’s sword, an ice lotus rose unto the air.

A transparent monster rushed out. But Chu Feng, who was long since ready, successfully avoided its attacks and grasped the ice lotus.

Suddenly, a thick layer of white frost climbed along his arm and covered it completely.

The shade of Chu Feng’s face changed greatly, then instantly turned into surprise.

“Look, it’s a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus.”

Chu Feng’s abnormality obviously was caught by the crowd’s eyes and became the focus of everyone’s attention.

Theirs eyes showed a variety of complex emotions, including envy, jealousy, excitement, and disappointment.

“Ha-ha-ha! Finally found you.”

Chu Feng was extremely happy and laughed wildly.

Han Yuan and Lie Hui exchanged a look, then rushed toward the lake again.

With the appearance of the first Mirage Sea Ice Lotus, the crowd began to grow frantic, and even some martial practitioners who had not dared to take chances before also rushed over.

Song Zhijie was no exception.

Although he had picked three ice lotuses, but they were all duds.

Moreover, with his cultivation base, he doesn’t really stand out here. It isn’t as easy to pick a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus as imagined. Every time he tries, he risks his life.

But he can’t help but take the risk.

Just as he was about to rush toward the lake again, he saw Fang Yi come toward him.

Temple of Creation – 78

78 – Enemies Meet

Song Zhijie nodded, and the two headed in the direction of the sword qi.

As they proceeded forward, they met more and more people, obviously also aiming for the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses.

The surrounding temperature has decreased significantly, and faint cold qi spread.

Finally, a valley appeared ahead. There are many people standing in the valley, separated into three camps. These people are disciples of the three great sects.

The two soon reached the camp of Taixuan Sect.

As far as the eye can see, there is a huge lake below the valley, but the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses are nowhere to be found. Fang Yi was a little surprised.

At this time, people in the camp of Taixuan Sect discovered Fang Yi and were startled.

“Fang Yi? Why did he come along? With his puny cultivation base, no matter who he faces here, he stands no chance.”

“Humph. Guess the achievements he had at Ten Thousand Jun Mountain went to his head.”

Everyone is familiar with Fang Yi. In the past two months, Fang Yi’s name has spread in the outer sect, especially after the trip to Ten Thousand Jun Mountain.

However, they clearly disapprove of Fang Yi coming here, feeling disdainful.

“Song Zhijie, what the hell are you doing? Why did you bring this guy? Will you look after him?”

The speaker is a young man with a square face, an indifferent look on his face.

This person is no stranger to Fang Yi. On the contrary, Fang Yi paid special attention to him. He is Chen Jizhou, whom Sun Ligang has mentioned. He is the one who put Sun Ligang and Fang Yi in the same team last time.

But Fang Yi still doesn’t know whether the other party was in on it or not.

Nevertheless, this person is obviously not a good-natured character.

“I wanted to come and take a look. Senior Disciple Brother Song is not to blame.”

Fang Yi naturally can’t let Song Zhijie be criticized, and so he spoke up.

“With your cultivation base, do you think you can get a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus? What nonsense.” Chen Jizhou mocked mercilessly.

“Enough!”

At this moment, Han Yuan interrupted, then glanced at Fang Yi and said, “This is no laughing matter. In a while, you mustn’t act blindly. Just watch from the sidelines. Otherwise, you will lose your life.”

Fang Yi nodded, aware that the other party said so out of kindness.

The trip to Ten Thousand Jun Mountain earned him a lot of favor among the disciples.

People arrived one after another.

They are basically all 11th layer and 12 Layer Spiritual Sea practitioners. Occasionally, Fang Yi saw a few 10th layer Spiritual Sea practitioners, who came to gain experience like him.

However, he didn’t see Feng Yiyi among these people.

Perhaps she doesn’t care about the True Origin Pill. As a genuine apex genius, she won’t need the True Origin Pill to condense the true origin seed.

“Strange, is it here or not?! Where are the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses?”

Within the crowd, a person asked thusly. There were many who had the same misgivings as him, including Fang Yi.

“Don’t worry. According to the inner sect, the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses only appear at noon, and only for one hour, before disappearing again. There is still some time left before noon, so be patient and wait.”

Meanwhile, disciples of the other two sects also arrived in succession.

One of them looks somewhat similar to Fang Wuxin. If Fang Yi were to see him, he would definitely recognize him. That person is Fang Wuji, Fang Wuxin’s big brother.

After Fang Zhuoyun returned from Ten Thousand Jun Mountain and told him that Fang Yi’s cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, he concluded that his younger brother was killed by Fang Yi.

For this reason, he wishes he could barge into Taixuan Sect.

But that would be tantamount to seeking death. And besides, the family’s great competition is around the corner, so he has to wait patiently.

But in the next moment, he found his enemy.

Suddenly, his eyes shot with blood and surged with murderous intent.

“Fang Yi!”

Fang Yi was taken aback. He didn’t expect to meet Fang Wuji here. His eyes congealed.

“Fang Yi, hand over your life.”

Fang Wuji bellowed, about to rush out.

Fang Yi didn’t shrink back. He drew his sword, ready to face the opponent. But then a figure stopped in front of him.

“Get back. Taixuan Sect won’t stand for such impudence.”

The speaker is Han Yuan. As if a great mountain, he stood between the two.

He waved his casually hand. In an instant, a berserk energy swept out.

As a leading figure of this group of Taixuan Sect, he can’t just sit idly by and watch.

Fang Wuji’s complexion changed greatly. He, who just reached 11th layer Spiritual Sea, is no match for the 12th layer Spiritual Sea realm Han Yuan.

“How imposing. Do you think disciples of Lieyan Sect are easy to bully.”

At this critical moment, a figure stopped in front of Fang Wuji. It is Lie Hui of Lieyan Sect, whom Fang Yi had seen at Ten Thousand Jun Mountain.

“The one with the surname Han, do you intend to fight me before the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses have appeared?”

“I’m not afraid of a fight. And besides, it was one of your guys who picked a fight first.”

The two gave it tit for tat, neither backing down. Disciples on both sides had already drawn their swords.

Although some may not like Fang Yi, but at such a moment, no one can shrink back.

“It’s noon, look.”

At this moment, someone shouted, and the crowd quickly looked over.

A faint mist, which appears to come from the abyss, rose from the lake below the valley. It is extremely cold.

Despite the noon’s sunlight, the surrounding temperature suddenly decreased, making the people shiver from cold.

Snowflakes began to fall gently, and thick white frost began to spread on the earth around the lake, reaching the valley.

It’s snowing!

In an instant, summer seemed to turn into winter.

“The Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses are about to appear.”

Following this shout, the huge lake began to freeze at a speed visible to the naked eye, and ice lotuses slowly emerged, looking like delicate crystal clear ice sculptures.

When the lake was completely covered with ice, 1,000 ice lotuses appeared as if illusions, shining brightly and dazzling in the sunlight.

However, these ice lotuses look all the same, making it impossible to tell which ones are the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses.

Swoosh!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Some people couldn’t wait anymore. At the moment when the ice lotuses condensed, several figures rushed over.

Kaboom!

There was a loud blare at the lake. When the figures stepped onto the lake’s surface, transparent monsters suddenly appeared.

These monsters are similar in shape to Ice Beasts, but they look even weirder.

“Retreat!”

Someone cried out. But, it was already too late.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The monsters that suddenly appeared are extremely powerful and tyrannical. In an instant, the several figures were smashed, and blood splattered on the spotlessly white ice, looking particularly eye-catching.

Of the dozen-plus figures, not one was able to escape, and most were killed in an instant.

A deathly silence rose in the air. The people who had rushed out, yet were a beat slower, stopped halfway, revealing the color of apprehension on their faces.

After the monsters were done with the killing, they disappeared, as if they had never appeared to begin with.

When they saw this, the crowd had bewildered looks on their faces. This clearly has exceeded their understanding.

Temple of Creation – 77

77 – Mirage Sea Ice Lotus

Lin Xue’er’s voice gradually faded away.

Fang Yi sheathed his sword. Naturally, he didn’t really want to kill Lin Xue’er. It was just to express his anger. Besides, with his cultivation base, it was impossible to harm the other party. That’s why he would unsheathe his sword so unrestrainedly.

It is finally quiet!

After Lin Xue’er left, Fang Yi felt like he was finally liberated.

If he continued to stay with the other party, he would probably go crazy. That girl really can’t sit still.

Fortunately, this trip was not in vain. He not only got a Cloudstrider Eagle, but also got a True Origin Pill, although the latter belonged to him to begin with.

After looking around, Fang Yi was ready to leave.

But on second thought, with a dozen-plus days left before the family’s great competition, it would be a waste of time to rush back to the sect. It would be better to train at Myriad Spirits Mountain for a period of time, and then go back to the family.

Fang Yi made his mind and performed breathing regulation. After the challenging battle, a great deal of his spiritual qi was spent.

Before long, the spent spiritual qi was basically restored.

At this time, the baby bird woke up from its drunkenness and stared at Fang Yi with a pair of round eyes.

Screech! Screech! Screech!

As soon as it woke up, the baby bird started screeching.

“Little guy, why are you screeching? After drinking the Monkey Liquor I gave you, you should have no objections.”

As he spoke, Fang Yi couldn’t help thinking of Old Drunkard. If the old drunk fiend learned that Fang Yi had given Monkey Liquor to the baby birds, he would not find it amusing.

The baby bird, who seems ungrateful, kept screeching and began struggling, trying to break away from Fang Yi’s hold.

Fang Yi naturally wouldn’t let go. After going to such pains to steal it, there’s no way he will set it free.

“Are you hungry?”

After some thought, Fang Yi felt that it was probably the case. The little guy hasn’t eaten in a long time. It just drank some Monkey Liquor before. That naturally wouldn’t satiate it.

Following this realization, Fang Yi found some wild fruits, but the little guy didn’t seem to be interested.

“Must be carnivore!” Fang Yi muttered.

Fang Yi just so happened to be a little hungry, and began to look around. Before long, a prey appeared in his line of sight.

After skinning the prey, Fang Yi cut off a small piece of meat and fed it to the little guy. The little guy ate with relish, obviously very hungry.

When Fang Yi saw that it was engrossed in eating, he lit a bonfire and roasted some meat.

After a while, the delicious aroma of roasted meat rose in the air.

The little guy, apparently having sensed the aroma, stopped eating and screeched at the roasted meat.

“Little guy, do you want to eat this?”

Fang Yi was slightly surprised, then cut off a small piece of the roasted meat and fed it to the little guy.

The little guy took a careful bite at first, and then ate it in big gulps. It finished the piece of meat in no time.

Fang Yi threw several more pieces one after another, until the little guy’s belly was so round that it couldn’t eat anymore.

After eating its fill, the little guy was quite content. It collapsed into Fang Yi’s arms and fell asleep.

Fang Yi found it funny. This little guy is a master of gluttony and laziness. Who knows what will happen once it grows up.

In the next few days, Fang Yi began to sweep the surroundings of Myriad Spirits Mountain, hunting for direbeasts. At the same time, he didn’t forget to practice cultivation.

The little guy has slowly adapted to Fang Yi. In addition to eating and sleeping, it occasionally stands on Fang Yi’s shoulders and observes the world with curiosity.

Sometimes, when Fang Yi hunts direbeasts, it even wants to help. But it’s still too small.

In the past few days, Fang Yi’s cultivation base progressed by leaps and bounds. He has already reached pinnacle-stage 8th layer Spiritual Sea. It won’t be long before he breaks through to 9th layer Spiritual Sea.

Seeing that the date of the family’s great competition is getting closer, he only hopes to have a breakthrough before then.

It’s just that the higher the cultivation base, the harder it is to have a breakthrough.

If everything else fails, he will have to try using the Spiritual Stones.

Ever since he obtained the Spiritual Stones, Fang Yi has never used them for cultivation.

Just as Fang Yi made up his mind, a figure flashed past in front of him. The figure gave him a familiar feeling.

The figure evidently also sensed Fang Yi’s presence and looked over.

“It’s you, Fang Yi!”

“Senior Disciple Brother Song!”

Fang Yi was taken aback. It turns out to be Song Zhijie, who teamed up with him at Ten Thousand Jun Mountain.

Fang Yi has a rather favorable opinion of Song Zhijie. Although he looked down on Fang Yi at the beginning, but that was only natural. From the fact that he didn’t hesitate to run after Zhong Lingxiu, you can see that he is a pretty good guy.

Although when he left, Sun Ligang almost killed Fang Yi, but he can’t be blamed for this.

“Fang Yi, why did you come to Myriad Spirits Mountain? Do you want to complete the mission and get a True Origin Pill?”

Song Zhijie has a look of surprise on his face. He could never have imagined that Fang Yi, with his cultivation base, would come here.

“You should hurry back! It’s very dangerous here. As far as I know, not only disciples of Taixuan Sect, but also many disciples of the other two sects have come.” Song Zhijie warned promptly.

“Thank you, Senior Disciple Brother Song. I just have come here to train.”

Fang Yi hurriedly said his thanks. But inside, he was curious. To be able to attract disciples of the three great sects, what exactly is the mission?

“Senior Disciple Brother Song, what is the mission you speak of?”

“In fact…” After a moment of thought, Song Zhijie continued: “This is a mission issued by the inner sect. It is said that there is a lake at Myriad Spirits Mountain, and there are 1,000 lotus flowers in the lake, and nine of them are called the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses. If you obtain a Mirage Sea Ice Lotus, you can get a True Origin Pill after returning to the sect.”

“I see!” Fang Yi nodded. But he doesn’t know anything about the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses.

“However, for the time being, no one knows where the lake is located. Disciples of the three great sects are looking everywhere for the lake, and they all have exceptional cultivation bases. Therefore, it is very dangerous here. You must leave as quickly as possible.”

Song Zhijie warned again. It can be seen that he thinks quite highly of Fang Yi, or else he would not have warned him repeatedly.

Fang Yi was rather moved. However, he really wants to see the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses. And with his cultivation base, he believes that he should be able to protect himself.

“Thank you, Senior Disciple Brother Song. I understand. But…”

Before Fang Yi could finish speaking, several rays of sword qi suddenly soared from the depths of the woods, very eye-catching.

“Found it!”

Seeing the rays of sword qi, Song Zhijie’s face lit up with joy, and excitement welled up in his eyes. This should be some signal.

“I’m leaving, be careful.”

Song Zhijie threw out a brief sentence and wanted to leave, but Fang Yi quickly opened his mouth and said, “Senior Disciple Brother Song, I would like to go with you and take a look. Do you mind?”

Song Zhijie furrowed his eyebrows, clearly a bit reluctant, but then said in the end, “Fine by me. But there will inevitably be a fight later. At that time, I won’t be able to look after you.”

“Don’t worry, Senior Disciple Brother Song. I just want to see the Mirage Sea Ice Lotuses. I won’t do anything reckless.”

Fang Yi is not stupid. There will be 11th layer and 12th layer Spiritual Sea practitioners. He does not intend to take action. If Lin Xue’er were around, then he might have been able to take action. But now that he is by himself, if takes action, it will be no different from throwing his life away.

Temple of Creation – 76

76 – Senior Disciple Sister And Junior Disciple Brother

When he saw his companion die, the tall man turned pale.

He clearly couldn’t believe that the other party, despite fighting against two people at the same time, was able to kill one of them. In addition to anger, thoughts of retreat welled up in his mind.

“Bastard, I’m going to kill you!”

The tall man bellowed and, before Fang Yi could pull out his sword, brandished his blade three times, and three tremendous rays of blade qi, each faster and more formidable than the previous one, broke out, then combined into one.

This is Triple Flame Slash, a strike that combines three blade strikes, multiplying the attack power.

Fang Yi’s countenance changed slightly. Faced with this blade strike, he didn’t dare to be careless.

He retreated and swung his blue sword.

Ice-cold sword qi broke out in wave after wave, for a total of five waves, and surged like an avalanche.

Fang Yi has successfully cultivated Nine Layer Waves to five waves.

Coupled with ice sword intent, the power of this move was magnified by a number of times.

Boom!

Boom boom boom!

The two attacks — one hot and one cold — collided violently, causing tremendous noise. An invisible shock wave erupted and, as if a blade, devastated the woods.

When he saw that his attack still failed to overwhelm the other party, he revealed a shade of resentment on his face. He gnashed his teeth and said, “Boy, you have guts.”

With that, he unleashed another blade strike, then stomped with his feet on the ground and shot away.

Fang Yi was startled. He didn’t expect the other party to run away.

To recognize that he is no match and withdraw decisively, he has some self-awareness.

The two besieged Fang Yi, yet were unable to defeat Fang Yi, not to mention that he is now left alone.

Fang Yi didn’t give chase. Although the other party is not a match for him, but he can’t stop a 10th layer Spiritual Sea practitioner who is intent on running away.

“Tsk tsk tsk! Little junior disciple brother, that was quite a surprise.”

At this moment, Lin Xue’er’s voice suffused with a tone of extreme curiosity suddenly rang out.

In the next moment, the familiar figure appeared in front of Fang Yi, a strange smile on her face.

“Why have you come only now?”

Fang Yi put the sword back into its scabbard, a disgruntled look on his face. However, he has a faint feeling that something is not right.

“When did you come?”

Fang Yi’s face is cold, and his words contain a questioning tone.

Did Lin Xue’er just watch from the sidelines? Thinking of this possibility, his anger flared up.

Unconcerned with Fang Yi’s tone, Lin Xue’er replied casually, “Since shortly after you made contact.”

“Little junior disciple brother, I didn’t expect you to be so amazing. Despite being in the 8th layer Spiritual Sea, you were not only able to fight two 10th layer Spiritual Sea realm practitioners, but you actually won, with one dying and the other escaping.”

“Tsk tsk. And you even comprehended ice sword intent. If master learns this, he will definitely be very happy.”

With an excited look on her face, Lin Xue’er prattled on, oblivious of Fang Yi’s expression that has darkened.

“Lin Xue’er, are you even human! While I was being besieged, you just watched from the sidelines?”

Fang Yi spoke through gritted teeth. He was aware that the other party is unreliable, but he didn’t expect her to be so callous.

“He-he!”

Lin Xue’er smiled unconcernedly and uttered, “You can’t blame me for that. Master’s orders come first. Before you have become an inner sect disciple, we are not to help you.”

“You!”

Fang Yi was dumbfounded, “When you dragged me to Myriad Spirits Mountain, you said you were going to help me complete a mission? Was it…”

“Hee hee, you’re smart. As you guessed, I deceived you.”

“I brought you to Myriad Spirits Mountain to have you help me steal a baby bird. Master only said that we could not help you, not that we couldn’t ask you for help. Therefore, I didn’t disobey master’s orders.”

Lin Xue’er smiled mischievously. At the same time, her figure flashed, and a baby bird appeared in her hand.

“Lin Xue’er!” The corners of Fang Yi’s mouth twitched, and he bellowed.

“He-he, little junior disciple brother, don’t be angry. You didn’t come out on the bottom, either. This baby bird is very precious.”

Lin Xue’er laughed and spoke thusly. As she spoke, she deliberately looked at the baby bird in Fang Yi’s hand, which frightened him and prompted him to hold the baby bird tightly.

“Lin Xue’er, tell me the content of the mission. I will complete it by myself.”

Fang Yi made up his mind. Even if the other party wanted to help him, he wouldn’t accept her help. He just wants to leave her side as soon as possible.

However, Lin Xue’er’s answer made him want to commit murder.

“Hee hee, little junior disciple brother, I just praised you for being smart. Since I didn’t intend to help you from the start, I didn’t pay attention to no mission.”

Lin Xue’er didn’t feel guilty at all. Instead, she smiled mischievously.

“You, you…, Lin Xue’er.”

Driven completely mad, Fang Yi’s face flushed.

“Ha-ha-ha!”

However, when Lin Xue’er saw the look on Fang Yi’s face, she smiled gleefully, feeling extremely happy.

When she finally seemed to have had enough fun, she looked at Fang Yi, who has a livid expression on his face, and said with a grin, “Little junior disciple brother, don’t be angry, as your senior disciple sister, there is no way I would treat you unfairly.”

“Isn’t the mission’s reward a True Origin Pill? Here, take this.”

Lin Xue’er assumed a magnanimous attitude. Fang Yi, however, doesn’t trust her anymore.

But to Fang Yi’s surprise, Lin Xue’er actually pulled out a pill and tossed it.

Fang Yi was taken aback, then took a look and saw that it is a genuine True Origin Pill.

What’s going on?

Why would Lin Xue’er suddenly be so generous? Is there something wrong with this pill?

Having had enough of Lin Xue’er’s mischief, Fang Yi assumed a skeptical attitude and carefully examined the True Origin Pill. In the end, he didn’t find anything strange. This is really a True Origin Pill, and it has no issues.

“Stop looking at it like that, there’s nothing wrong with it. Have I ever deceived you?”

Lin Xue’er lied through her teeth.

After he repeatedly confirmed that there are no problems with the True Origin Pill, Fang Yi put it in the storage ring, and a smile appeared on his face.

In fact, when thinking about it carefully, except for her like for mischief, Lin Xue’er is not so bad.

At the very least, the trip to Myriad Spirits Mountain was worthwhile. He not only obtained a baby bird, but also obtained a True Origin Pill.

“Thank you, senior disciple sister!”

For the sake of the True Origin Pill, Fang Yi gave his thanks.

“He-he, you’re welcome. This pill was yours to begin with.” Lin Xue’er revealed a roguish smile.

Fang Yi’s heart tightened, and he suddenly had a bad premonition. He asked subconsciously, “What do you mean by that?”

“Hee hee, because your performance at Ten Thousand Jun Mountain was excellent, the sect specially rewarded you this True Origin Pill.”

“However, because I wanted to ask you for help, yet couldn’t disobey master’s orders, I pocketed the True Origin Pill, intending to give it to you as reward for helping me! And since the True Origin Pill was yours to begin with, it can’t be considered as me helping you! And can’t be considered as me disobeying master’s orders, right?”

Lin Xue’er revealed a mischievous smile as she asked this, completely disregarding the livid shade that crept onto Fang Yi’s face.

“Lin Xue’er, you swindler, I’m going to kill you.”

No longer able to bear it, Fang Yi flew into a rage and brandished his sword.

However, Lin Xue’er had already disappeared, and her smug laughter transmitted from afar.

“Ha-ha-ha, little junior disciple brother, you are so cute. See you back at the sect.”

Temple of Creation – 75

75 – Killing Strike

“Scram if you don’t want to die.”

Fang Yi’s face turned cold, and he swept the two men with ferocious eyes.

Although the two men exude a strong pressure, but they give him the same feeling as Sun Ligang at most. He is not concerned about them.

However, if the two attack him together, it will be a little troublesome. But he is still confident in himself.

The tall man was taken aback, then laughed uproariously.

“Boy, stop posturing. You look as if you are at the 8th layer Spiritual Sea at most. I can knock the teeth out of your mouth with a slap. If you are sensible and put down the Cloudstrider Eagles, and then get lost, I will spare your life. Otherwise…”

The tall man sneered repeatedly, then took a step and bore forward.

“Seeking death!”

Fang Yi barked and drew his sword, and a sky blue sword ray, which seems to have dropped from the sky, left a long blur in the air.

A coldness surged and swept the earth, and the flowers, grass, and trees in the surroundings froze and stopped swaying.

“Sword intent!”

The tall man exclaimed, and his face turned ashen. He retreated and promptly slashed with his blade.

In an instant, a ray of rich blade qi containing a churning heat wave struck out.

Flame Slash!

This is the most famous blade art of Lieyan Sect. Combined with Flame Art, it can unleash blazing attacks, sharing the same effect as sword intent. But it is a far cry from genuine sword intent.

Sizzling…

When the surging heat wave approached the ice sword qi, hissing sounds rose.

As if a scalding red branding iron was put into water, the tremendous heat melted away in a flash, with only a thread of blue smoke remaining.

“How… is this possible?”

The countenance of the tall man’s changed greatly, clearly unable to believe that his attack was dispelled so easily.

And despite being young, the other party unexpectedly comprehended sword intent. In the entire Lieyan Sect, probably only the most outstanding freaks can rival him.

“Boy, I have no choice but to admit that you are a freak. It’s a pity, but your cultivation base is too low. You are going to die today.”

In the clash just now, the tall man has already fully inspected Fang Yi’s strength. He assumed a victorious expression.

“Humph, so what? Killing you will be as easy as killing a dog.”

Fang Yi spoke coldly, looking extremely overbearing.

From the attack just now, he found that his ice sword intent restrains the other party completely. It will be easier to kill the other party than Sun Ligang.

However, there are two people on the other side. The other party obviously won’t fight him one-on-one.

“Ignorant kid, today I will teach you how the word ‘death’ is written.”

Although the tall man spoke deftly, but he did not dare to relax.

“Cut the chit-chat. The kid’s sword intent just so happens to restrain us. Let’s attack together.”

At this time, the short man chimed in. The two exchanged a look, and then proceeded forward — from left and right respectively.

The two men stood in specific positions, completely blocking Fang Yi’s escape routes.

“Die, boy!”

Almost at the same time, the two men brandished their blades, and two rays of tremendous blade qi broke out. Two heat waves mixed together, resulting in much greater heat than before, which appeared to purge the moisture in the air.

The two revealed pleased smiles on their faces. They often work together, so their actions are well coordinated.

This attack can be said to contain 80% of their strength. With his cultivation base, this isn’t something Fang Yi can take.

However, in the next moment, they only saw a blue blur streak across the heat waves.

Then an endless coldness arrived and covered the sky like a snowstorm, and a layer of frost covered the ground, spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye and freezing everything in its wake.

“This!” The two men were shocked.

But this is just the beginning.

The ice-cold sword qi rolled out like a wave, and bone-piercing coldness rose.

Before the churning heat waves could approach, they were dissipated by more than half, and then were finally completely submerged.

Fortunately, the two men possess a high cultivation base, or else they would have eaten a great loss just at this move.

“Damn it, the sword intent has completely suppressed our move, rendering it useless.”

The tall man cursed, and the two attacked again, from left and right respectively.

They have cooperated with each other countless times. But this time, the fight can be said to be the most unbearable. Two 10th layer Spiritual Sea practitioners besieged one 8th layer Spiritual Sea practitioner, yet they didn’t have the upper hand. If this were transmitted back to Lieyan Sect, they wouldn’t have the face to go back.

At this time, Fang Yi’s performance is no longer as relaxed as before.

He is faced with two opponents, and their cultivation base is much higher than his. If it were not for sword intent, which just so happens to restrain the other party, he would have already been defeated.

But even so, he is already somewhat overwhelmed.

Why hasn’t Lin Xue’er come yet?

Fang Yi couldn’t help getting irritated. This girl is never around when she’s needed.

Previously he wasn’t concerned about the two men, mostly because he knew that Lin Xue’er would come soon. But at present it appears that he has to rely on himself.

“I can’t drag this on any longer, or else I will only be put in a tougher spot.”

The two men have both reached the 10th layer Spiritual Sea. The longer things drag out, the worse the position he is in will be. After all, he can’t compare to the other side in terms of quantity and richness of spiritual qi.

Fang Yi made up his mind to do his utmost.

In the next moment, Fang Yi’s movement speed increased a little, and afterimages streaked across the air.

However, those afterimages didn’t disappear, but turned into multiple Fang Yi.

This is the 5th tier body technique Phantom Clone Art he got from Sun Ligang.

Fang Yi has been cultivating this body technique all this time, and today is the first time he used it against an enemy.

Multiple Fang Yi surrounded the short man. The short man is slightly weaker, so without hesitation, Fang Yi targeted him.

The color of the short man’s face changed drastically, and a blank look appeared on his face, clearly unable to tell which is Fang Yi’s real body.

The tall man, who apparently didn’t expect Fang Yi to have such a move, was at a loss for what to do for a moment.

Fang Yi alternated between the afterimages lightning fast, looking for a good opportunity, but the short man was very alert and did not show any flaws.

Suddenly, Fang Yi remembered Sun Ligang and how the other party attacked him twice from above.

Under these circumstances, above the opponent’s head is indeed the most easily overlooked position.

Fang Yi stabbed lightly with his sword.

Snow Falls and Leaves no Trace!

This sword strike was noiseless and as fast as a bolt of lightning, as if born for assassination.

The multiple Fang Yi stabbed with their swords at the same time.

The complexion of the short man changed greatly. Unable to tell which is the real Fang Yi, he swept with his sword. Multiple Fang Yi were cut by him at the waist, then rose like smoke and condensed into Fang Yi’s figure above his head.

“Pfff!”

At the moment when the figure condensed, a blue sword blur penetrated the temple of the short man.

Blood spurted out and scattered in the air!

The short man, who seems to not have expected that the real attack would come from above, revealed a shade of despair on his face, then collapsed slowly.