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.
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