Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 170: Divine Ghost Mask, Battle of Ziyang Mountain!

At the gate of Yuzhou City, in a roadside teahouse, Fang Xu and Old Ape were sitting around a small red clay stove.

By mid-November, Yuzhou finally welcomed its first snow. The pure white snowflakes fluttered down and quickly dyed the ground white.

"Fang boy, today is the third day."

The old ape was worried about the few pedestrians outside the tea shop and smiled faintly: "The ghost-faced army you mentioned shouldn't be coming, right?"

Fang Xu looked up at the gloomy sky above his head and warmed his hands over the stove.

"Just wait a little longer. You've already waited for two days. Why do you still care about this day?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a panicked figure suddenly jumped out from the city gate in the distance.

After the figure rushed out from Yuzhou City, he looked behind him nervously, and then ran straight towards the tea shop where Fang Xu was!

Boom!
The warrior came in front of Fang Xu and the old ape and knelt on the ground with a plop!

"Ghost Face Army Armor Twenty greets the commander!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen warriors wearing brown robes and holding long swords chased out from the city.

This group of people chased out of the city, looked around, and saw the ghost-faced soldier in the teahouse at a glance.

"there!"

"catch him!"

More than ten people rushed up and surrounded the entire tea shop!
Fang Xu and Lao Yuan were drinking tea by themselves, and seemed to have no intention of taking action at all.

The ghost-faced soldier stood up suddenly, looked at the dozen people who had gathered around him, then turned to Fang Xu and bowed, saying, "Please give me the ghost mask, Commander."

Fang Xu was stunned for a moment: "What ghost face?"

The 25th Ghost Face Army soldier was also confused when he heard this: "Leader, most of the Ghost Face Army's strength comes from the Ghost Face. Without the Ghost Face, we can't beat these people."

Fang Xu looked at the old ape in confusion: "Uncle Ape, do you know what a ghost mask is?"

The old ape shook his head: "Never heard of it."

"Hurry up and take down all three of them!"

The cultivation levels of these brown-clothed warriors are generally around the seventh level of martial artist, and no one knows which force they belong to. They are unaware of Fang Xu's vicious reputation and are trying to capture him and the old ape together.

"Noisy!"

Fang Xu was just curious about what the ghost mask was, and these people kept making noise nearby.

Two purple-black flames suddenly flashed in his eyes!

The next moment, more than a dozen brown-clothed warriors surrounding the tea shop were suddenly enveloped by purple-black flames!

After these purple-black flames appeared, they quickly burned their souls and bodies.

Outside the tea shop in the heavy snow, more than a dozen people were wailing and struggling, and were soon burned to ashes.

When the 25th Ghost-faced Soldier saw this scene, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

After dealing with more than a dozen pursuers, Fang Xu looked at the ghost-faced soldier and asked, "Who are they?"

Jia Twenty-Five shook his head: "I don't know."

"But ever since the leader recruited us in the city with the Yuzhou Order, these people have been arresting the brothers of the Ghost Face Army. Now many of them have been captured by them."

At this point, Jia Twenty-Five seemed to be afraid that Fang Xu would think they were useless, and emphasized again: "The ability of the Ghost Face Army mainly comes from the Ghost Face. Without the Ghost Face, our strength is even worse than that of ordinary warriors."

Fang Xu nodded, then asked curiously: "What is a ghost mask?"

He only knew from the system prompts that the Yuzhou Order could mobilize three thousand Ghost Face Army, but he had no idea what kind of Ghost Faces he would need in order to unleash the power of the Ghost Face Army.

"I don't know."

"The inheritance only tells me that the person holding the Yuzhou Order is the leader of the Ghost Face Army. The leader can give us the Ghost Face, which will greatly increase our strength."

Hearing this, Fang Xu felt a bit of a headache.

"Where are the other Ghost Face soldiers?" Putting the Ghost Face matter aside for the time being, Fang Xu asked.

Jia Twenty-Five bowed and said, "Some have been captured, and the others should be arriving soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, people in the woods surrounding the teahouse, pedestrians at the city gate, and some peddlers and vendors all came towards the teahouse.

In less than a dozen breaths, thousands of people gathered in front of the tea shop.

These people stood in a neat and orderly manner on the snow, looked at Fang Xu with fanaticism, knelt on one knee and said: "We greet the leader!"

Fang Xu glanced at the crowd and found that these so-called Ghost Face Army were very strange.

There are old and young, men and women, wealthy businessmen, and street beggars...

There are all kinds of people, from all walks of life.

In terms of cultivation, the highest among these people is probably around the third level of martial artist, which is far inferior to the fifth level of martial artist mentioned by the system.

"Do any of you know what a ghost face is?"

Looking at the crowd of people, Fang Xu spoke.

If there were no Ghost Face, the current strength of these Ghost Face soldiers would be of little help to him, and would instead be a burden.

"Master, I really want to know something."

At this time, an old man dressed as a beggar spoke.

"Come up and talk."

Fang Xu called the old man over and said, "Tell me what you want to say."

The old man cupped his hands and said, “Chief, after I inherited the Ghost Face Army’s legacy, I have been studying the legends of the Ghost Face Army.”

"According to some ancient books, the ghost masks of the Ghost Face Army seem to be a special cultivation method similar to secret arts."

Practice martial arts?

Fang Xu frowned when he heard this.

Where can I find this so-called ghost face cultivation method...wait!
A thought flashed through his mind, and he directly took out the Yuzhou Order.

Holding the Yuzhou Order in his hand, Fang Xu looked at it carefully and found that the patterns on it were indeed not simple.

Could this be the technique for cultivating the ghost mask?

In front of the Ghost-Faced Army, Fang Xu quietly meditated.

Sitting cross-legged in the tea shop, Fang Xu's consciousness suddenly came to the vast ancient times.

On the desolate land, countless ancient ancestors with animal skins around their waists and bare chests were fighting with some ferocious monsters.

Among this group of ancient warriors, there was a figure wearing a feather crown, a strange totem mask on his face, and a feather robe made of countless bird feathers standing on a tall building car.

The feathered figure danced a dance of prayer to the gods, holding a camouflage-like paint, painting a hideous ghost face on every warrior who was about to charge.

The moment the ghost mask was transformed, Fang Xu could clearly feel a magical power in the void attached to these warriors!

This is……

Feeling everything about the warrior, Fang Xu discovered something strange.

The power fluctuations on their bodies seemed to be mixed with the beliefs of countless people and the soul fluctuations of this feathered figure.

Seeing this, Fang Xu suddenly thought of an ancient tradition that was widely spread in southern China in his previous life - Nuo opera!
Nuo opera is an ancient form of ghost worship and totem belief, also known as ghost opera.

The actors usually paint their faces to show their belief in ghosts and gods. With the help of faith, they endow these ghosts and gods with divinity in order to eliminate plagues and fulfill their vows.

Perhaps the ghost mask that the Ghost Face Army refers to is a kind of divine mask in Nuo opera.

The scene in front of him gradually disappeared, and a mysterious and complex message flooded into Fang Xu's mind.

Next, he also got the training method of Ghost Face.

This set of skills, or secret techniques, is called the Ten-Aspect Great Nuo, and is a power system that transcends both skills and secret techniques.

After comprehending the essence of the Ten-Aspect Nuo, Fang Xu discovered that he needed to teach this method of practice to the soldiers of the Ghost Face Army, and at the same time leave his own spiritual power in every ghost mask comprehended by the Ghost Face Army.

It mainly relies on the spiritual power of its own soul, supplemented by the spiritual power of the Ghost Face Army soldiers themselves, combined with the power of people's faith to form a kind of power empowerment.

The stronger his spiritual power is and the more faith the people have in him, the stronger the power Ghost Face can give to the Ghost Face Army.

In other words, theoretically, there is no upper limit to the strength of the Ghost Face Army.

Seeing this, Fang Xu was a little surprised.

He didn't expect that this Ghost Face Army had such incredible capabilities.

It seems that the inheritance of the Ghost Face Army is by no means a product of the modern martial arts system, but is most likely a secret method passed down from ancient times.

Slowly opening his eyes, Fang Xu came to the old beggar and said, "Don't resist. I will now teach you the method of practicing the Ghost Face."

The old man trembled slightly when he heard this, and then waited respectfully for Fang Xu to give him a gift.

Fang Xu took a deep breath and gently tapped the beggar's forehead with his finger.

A wisp of spiritual power along with the cultivation method of the Ten-Aspect Great Nuo all poured into the old man's mind.

After Fang Xu comprehended this secret method, there was no need for them to comprehend it on their own. Once the teaching was completed, the old man immediately mastered the Ten-Aspects Nuo.

The old man's blood surged throughout his body, and then a hideous ghost face formed on his face.

According to Fang Xu's perception, along with the formation of the ghost mask, the old man's own aura was also rising sharply!
He soared all the way from the third level of martial artist to the seventh level of martial artist.

At the same time, he was able to discover that his little bit of spiritual power could actually completely control all the old man's thoughts and even his spiritual fluctuations.

In other words, after these ghost-faced soldiers practiced the Ten-Aspects Nuo, they would not resist at all even if I asked them to die.

Not only that, Fang Xu also felt that with the bonus of the power of faith, the power of the ghost face would be even stronger.

It seems that the Ghost Face Army has not appeared for a long time, so that ordinary people in the world don’t really believe in their existence.

Well, today I will lead these ghost-faced soldiers to make a big fuss and let the world know about this mysterious group of monks passed down from ancient times.

"Everyone line up and come one by one."

Seeing that the old man successfully obtained the Ghost Mask, Fang Xu spoke to the more than one thousand Ghost Mask soldiers in front of him.

All the Ghost Face Army soldiers now lined up excitedly, waiting for Fang Xu to bestow his powers.

Half an hour later, all the Ghost Face soldiers present had learned the Ghost Face cultivation method.

After Ghost Face appeared, their cultivation levels also improved a lot.

At this time, the more than one thousand Ghost Face soldiers present had generally reached the fifth level of martial arts master. For example, the old beggar and a small number of them had reached the seventh and eighth level of martial arts master with the blessing of the Ghost Face.

The scene happening before his eyes shocked the old ape.

He could see that this so-called ghost face cultivation method looked similar to some kind of magical power.

However, this kind of magical power consumes very little energy. With the strength of the ghost-faced soldiers in front of him, it should be no problem to maintain the ghost mask for a day.

"Fang boy, if you use this army well, it will be a great help to you in the future."

The old ape spoke sincerely.

Fang Xu nodded. The Ghost Face Army was a growing army. If they improved themselves, they could also improve along with them.

There will be no embarrassing situation of not being able to keep up with your own pace in the future.

It is really useful to carry it with you.

After all, these are a group of warriors who obey their will 100%.

"Everyone listen up, charge into Yuzhou City and rescue the other captured soldiers!"

Following Fang Xu's order, more than a thousand Ghost Face Army soldiers with ferocious ghost masks on their faces rushed directly towards Yuzhou City!
In Yuzhou City, in front of the huge City Lord's Mansion, thousands of Ghost Face Army soldiers with ghost masks on their faces came here.

Fang Xu glanced at a ghost-faced soldier behind him and said calmly, "Are you sure it's here?"

The ghost-faced soldier clasped his fists suddenly and said in a low voice: "I am sure!"

Fang Xu nodded, waved his hand and said, "Kill him."

Since the City Lord's Mansion of Yuzhou City dared to send people to capture the Ghost Face Army, it proved that they were determined to go against themselves.

After all, he had revealed his identity in the tavern and summoned all the Ghost Face Soldiers.

Knowing that I am the leader of the Ghost Face Army, but still blatantly arresting Ghost Face Army soldiers, that is tantamount to going against me.

Thousands of ghost-faced soldiers behind him silently charged towards the City Lord's Mansion!
In front of the City Lord's Mansion, the warriors guarding the gate were frightened when they saw thousands of warriors with ferocious and terrifying ghost masks rushing towards them!
As people from Yuzhou, they had all heard the legend about the Ghost Face Army, but they only thought that the Ghost Face Army only existed in legends.

As for those who were arrested, in their eyes they were just a group of warriors who planned to follow Fang Xu.

puff!
puff!
……

Under the horrified gazes of the warriors in the City Lord's Mansion, the soldiers of the Ghost Face Army rushed in without any hesitation!
The moment all the Ghost-Faced Army soldiers put on the ghost masks, they were completely transformed into cold-blooded machines that only knew how to kill.

All emotions that were not conducive to fighting, such as pity and fear, disappeared from them.

With greatly increased strength and seeming to be born for killing, the Ghost Face Army's combat effectiveness far exceeds that of these warriors.

After breaking into the City Lord's Mansion, they headed straight for the cell where the rest of the Ghost Face Army was held.

Yuzhou City was originally the base camp of the Ren family, but after they were wiped out by Xue Futu, the position of the lord of Yuzhou was taken by a second-rate force in Yuzhou.

A large number of ghost-faced monsters came and soon alarmed the current lord of Yuzhou City.

A warrior who was at the third level of Martial Honor came from the inner courtyard with two other warriors who were already Martial Honor. Seeing that the warriors that his family had trained with great difficulty were being slaughtered by a group of warriors with ghost faces, the Martial Honor became angry.

"Kill them!"

"Kill them now!"

The two warriors at the Martial Honor Level 1 realm behind him immediately rushed forward upon hearing this!

Bang!
Bang!
The two ghost-faced soldiers who rushed forward were kicked away by the two martial arts masters, and their bodies fell heavily in front of Fang Xu and Lao Yuan who had rushed over.

The two ghost-faced soldiers ignored their injuries, struggled to get up, and once again rushed towards the two martial masters fearlessly.

"Stop it."

Fang Xu spoke lightly, and two ghost-faced soldiers immediately stood respectfully on both sides.

Fang Xu walked over slowly, his eyes passed over the two warriors at the first level of Martial Honor, and looked directly at the middle-aged man at the third level of Martial Honor.

Facing Fang Xu's gaze, a trace of fear flashed across the middle-aged man's face, and then he said in a restrained voice: "Fang Xu, you brought people to kill my Yuzhou City Lord's Mansion, what do you want to do!?"

"Do you know that this city lord has the personal approval of His Majesty the Emperor Yu? Are you doing this to challenge the majesty of the royal family?"

Fang Xu smiled faintly: "Yuzhou Qin Family."

"Master Qin, you should be thankful that your Qin family did not participate in the pursuit of Fang."

"Otherwise, Fang would not even bother to say a word to you."

Across from him, Qin Yushu, the head of the Qin family, froze in his expression, then he said, "Since you know that my Qin family has no grudges against you, why are you bringing people to attack my Qin family's mansion now?"

Until now, Qin Yushu seems not to realize the seriousness of the problem.

He just thought that since he had not participated in the hunt for Fang Xu before, Fang Xu would not have taken action against the Qin family.

Because Fang Xu is a disciple of the Shengxian Society.

There are rules for the Ascension Society, which states that disciples are not allowed to kill innocent people indiscriminately or dare to interfere in worldly affairs.

If Fang Xu killed other people, it was because of hatred, but if he killed himself, it would be a violation of the rules of the Ascension Society.

"Master Qin knows that the Ghost Face Army belongs to Fang, and he has ordered people to arrest them. Fang has to come and get to the bottom of it." Fang Xu said lightly.

Qin Yushu frowned upon hearing this and said, "The arrest of these traitors was an order from the eldest prince. I am just following his orders."

The eldest prince?
Fang Xu sneered and said, "I want to take them away now, does the Qin family want to stop me?"

"you!"

Qin Yushu wanted to say something, but when he thought of Fang Xu killing Chu Yangping in Wucheng, he swallowed the words back.

Although there are rules for ascending to immortality, he didn't dare to gamble when he sensed the murderous intent from Fang Xu.

The order to capture the Ghost Face Army was originally issued by Li Xingyan. His Qin family had not gotten involved in that mess before, so there was no need for them to jump out and die now.

"You can take the person away, but Qin will definitely report this matter to the Crown Prince!"

Qin Yushu was scared.

"Master Qin, please feel free to do as you wish." Fang Xu waved his hand and had the Ghost Face Army soldiers lead everyone out.

When these rescued Ghost Mask Army soldiers saw the ghost masks on other people's faces, they were all extremely excited.

"We greet the leader!"

Fang Xu nodded and said, "This is not the place to talk. Come with me."

Bringing everyone to the outskirts of Yuzhou City, Fang Xu taught the skills of the Ten-Aspect Nuo to the remaining Ghost Face Army soldiers.

At this point, the three thousand Ghost-faced Army finally gathered.

Just looking at their tattered clothes and unkempt appearance, Fang Xu couldn't help but frown.

It seems that I have to find an opportunity to make some armor for these ghost-faced soldiers.

On the one hand, it can enhance their strength.

On the other hand, it also makes you look more comfortable, instead of making yourself look like the leader of a Beggars' Sect.

"Let's go."

"I guess most people have arrived."

Outside Yuzhou City, Fang Xu glanced at the three thousand Ghost-faced Army and spoke.

The group of people headed towards Ziyang Mountain in a mighty procession.

Ziyang Mountain Hall.

The leader of Ziyang Sect Huang Wenyang, the eldest prince Li Xingyan, the blood general Xue Futu, as well as the head of Tuoba family Tuoba Xiong and three directors of the Supervisory Department gathered together.

Next to Li Xingyan, Li Linglong, dressed as a handsome young man, was also present.

"Your Highness, according to the news, Fang Xu should have already headed towards Ziyang Mountain."

A trace of solemnity appeared on Huang Wenyang's face.

Although there were seven powerful warriors at the seventh level of Martial Honor present, after learning about the old ape's approximate cultivation level from Li Xingyan, the confidence in his heart was almost gone.

Suspected to be at the peak of Martial Arts!

This is the news brought by Li Xingyan.

Li Xingyan didn't tell them everything.

After all, in the Zhongzhou Imperial City, Li Cangwu's speculation about the old ape was that he had "suspected of taking that step".

He knew very well that if this news were to be spread, the leaders of the major forces gathered in Zi Yang Sect would probably lose all their fighting spirit in an instant.

He is gambling now!
They bet that the old ape's cultivation was not as strong as their father had guessed, and then gathered the strength of the seven of them to hold back the old ape, and let the others take action as soon as possible to kill Fang Xu.

As long as Fang Xu dies, I believe the old ape will not really fight with them.

After all, the main conflict between the two sides was still attributed to Fang Xu.

But before that, Li Xingyan still wanted to talk to Fang Xu.

This is also the reason why he brought his daughter Li Linglong to Ziyang Mountain.

Li Linglong and Fang Xu have a long history, and Li Xingyan hopes to use this history to resolve the crisis.

"Ling Long, when Fang Xu arrives, you can accompany your father to meet him." Li Xingyan said.

"Father, this matter..." A trace of worry appeared on Li Linglong's face.

She always felt that Fang Xu would never compromise just because she had helped him before.

"Princess, I'll leave this matter to you." Huang Wenyang knew that Li Linglong was unwilling to come forward, so he bowed quickly.

The other family heads and leaders of the forces also stood up and bowed to Li Linglong and shouted in unison:

"Please, Princess Ling Long."

Being put on a pedestal by everyone like this, Li Linglong didn't know what to say for a moment and could only nod his head helplessly to agree to this matter.

Outside Ziyang Mountain, Fang Xu and Lao Yuan, along with three thousand Ghost-faced Soldiers, spent two days and finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.

When the Zi Yang Sect disciples guarding the mountain gate saw Fang Xu appear, they hurried back to the mountain to report.

After receiving the news, everyone did not dare to be careless. Under the leadership of Li Xingyan, they all came to the foot of the mountain to prepare to meet the enemy.

Outside the mountain gate, Fang Xu looked at Li Xingyan and the others coming down the mountain, and couldn't help but smile.

As the two sides approached, Li Xingyan looked at Fang Xu and said, "Young Master Fang, you promised me to let go of this grudge. Why are you..."

"Your Highness, you are joking. Fang Xu only accepted their compensation at that time, but he did not say that he would completely let go of this hatred."

"Your Highness, ask yourself, if it were you, would you be able to swallow your anger and let it go?"

Li Xingyan was speechless for a moment.

In the world of warriors, the strong prey on the weak. If there is a life-and-death feud between two parties, they must fight to the death.

"Young Master Fang, I know you feel wronged, but nearly half of the forces that hunted you back then are no longer around. I hope you can consider letting them go."

After saying this, Li Xingyan winked at Li Linglong beside him.

Li Linglong approached Fang Xu with a bit of restraint, and forced a smile on his face and said, "Fang Xu, it's been four years since we parted at the Ascension Meeting."

Looking at Li Linglong, Fang Xu smiled faintly: "Princess Linglong, do you think that you helped Fang that day and want to use this opportunity to plead for mercy?"

Li Linglong's face froze, and she was about to say something, but Fang Xu continued, "Princess, don't forget, if I hadn't rescued you in the Liangzhou desert, you would probably still be the wife of a bandit in a den of bandits."

"Maybe the children will run away."

"You!" Li Linglong's face turned red with anger at his words.

Fang Xu said unconvincingly: "I'll save you one, you help me once, and we'll be even."

"Today's incident has nothing to do with you or His Highness. Please leave as soon as possible, Your Highness and the Princess, so as not to hurt you by mistake."

After Fang Xu finished speaking, he glanced at the people behind Li Xingyan and smiled faintly, "Not bad, they all came in full force. I don't have to look for them one by one."

Seeing how confident he was of victory, all the martial arts masters present suddenly felt deeply humiliated.

"You are too arrogant, little bastard!"

"Do you really think we are all made of mud?"

"Your Highness, stop wasting time talking to him. We can just fight!"

"Yes! Fight! Even if we die, we will take this brat with us to be buried with us!"

"This is too rampant. I can't stand it anymore!"

A group of martial masters shouted indignantly.

Fang Xu still smiled faintly and said, "You all do have some backbone, but not much." "A bunch of old guys have lived for tens of thousands of years. You have no shame in besieging a kid alone."

Ok?
Hearing this, everyone present was slightly stunned.

"I am the leader of the Ziyang Sect. Boy, since you said so, how about I spar with you?"

Huang Wenyang spoke with an unconcealable joy on his face.

These people were only afraid of the old ape and never took Fang Xu seriously.

Seeing Fang Xu say this, Huang Wenyang immediately followed his words and issued a challenge.

If Fang Xu agreed, he could try to control him later, or even kill him directly!

By then, the crisis will be resolved on its own.

"You want to fight me one-on-one?" Looking at Huang Wenyang, Fang Xu said with a smile.

Zi Yang Sect is a sword-fighting sect, and Huang Wenyang is said to be a sword-fighting master. Among the many long-established martial arts masters, his sword-fighting strength alone is enough to rank among the top five in Dayu.

"What, are you scared?"

Fearing that Fang Xu would refuse, Huang Wenyang provoked him, "I heard that you killed Chu Yangping, the head of the Chu family, in Wucheng. I think you must be quite powerful."

"Now you don't have the confidence to fight with me?"

"Old man, you don't have to provoke me with that." Fang Xu smiled faintly, looking at the people behind him and said, "I am afraid that you old guys will disregard your dignity and come to attack me later."

As soon as these words came out, the martial masters behind Huang Wenyang were immediately very angry.

"Little bastard, who are we to join forces to attack a junior like you!?"

"That's right. When you can't hold on any longer under Brother Huang's hands, just don't ask that old ape for help!"

"We won't interfere. Can you guarantee that the old ape won't interfere?"

……

Fang Xu didn't say anything, and the old ape behind him slowly walked forward.

The martial masters on the opposite side were frightened and took a few steps back.

"As long as you don't come together, I will never take action." The old ape glanced at everyone and said lightly.

Hearing this, all the martial masters frowned, not knowing whether they should believe the old ape's words.

But now seems to be a great opportunity.

If the old ape really didn't take action, they would be able to deal with Fang Xu better.

"As a senior, I hope you won't break your promise." Tuoba Xiong looked at the old ape and said.

The old ape glanced at him and said calmly: "Of course I won't break my promise, but..."

"It was you who almost forced me to death in front of Huayang Mountain. Now I want to learn from you again."

He clenched his fists, and a gleam of light flashed in the old ape's eyes.

Tuoba Xiong's face changed instantly, and he looked at the other people around him with help in his eyes, hoping that they could help him deal with the old ape.

However, at this time, everyone turned their heads slightly and pretended not to see Tuoba Xiong's request for help.

joke!

This person is suspected to be at the peak of Martial Honor!

The old ape only specifically asked Tuoba Xiong to seek revenge, and did not look for them.

At this time, who would want to come forward and die?

"You...you guys!"

Looking at everyone's performance, Tuoba Xiong was shaking with anger!
"Your Highness..."

Helpless Tuoba Xiong could only look at Li Xingyan, hoping that he would speak up and ask everyone to help him.

However, Li Xingyan was not stupid. He knew that anyone who went to help Tuoba Xiong at this time would surely die.

Let Lao Yuan kill Tuoba Xiong, and then let Huang Wenyang kill Fang Xu. In this way, this crisis seems to be perfectly resolved.

Besides, he had only promised Tuoba Xiong and others that if Fang Xu took action, the royal family would stand with them. Now it was not Fang Xu who took action against Tuoba Xiong, so if he did not take action, it would not be considered a breach of his promise.

"Master Tuoba, I'm sorry." Li Xingyan said.

At this time, he was no longer prepared to take the risk to help Tuoba Xiong fight for that glimmer of hope.

Tuoba Xiong looked ashen, and glanced at everyone present with anger.

Facing his gaze, all the martial masters present lowered their heads silently.

They all knew that this was not a very authentic way to do it.

But in the face of life and death, this little bit of face means nothing.

"Ha ha……"

"Tuoba Xiong will remember you!"

"Old man, I know I am no match for you, but to die at the hands of a strong man like you, I have no regrets in my life."

As he said that, he rushed directly towards the old ape!

On Fang Xu's side, Huang Wenyang slowly drew out his sword, looked at Fang Xu and said, "Show me your weapon."

Fang Xu shook his head, stretched out his hand, broke off a bamboo from the nearby bamboo forest, pointed it slowly at Huang Wenyang and said, "You can use the bamboo as a sword, go ahead."

When Huang Wenyang saw this, he immediately felt that Fang Xu was humiliating him.

"I have been practicing swordplay since I was three years old, and have been immersed in the art of swordplay for eighty years. If you insult me, don't blame me for being merciless!"

The long sword in his hand shot out a three-foot sword light, and Huang Wenyang flashed directly towards Fang Xu!

Clang!
A green bamboo branch directly blocked Huang Wenyang's sword. Fang Xu lightly picked it up and then stabbed it.

He is proficient in the twenty-four sword manuals. Although he does not practice swordsmanship, his understanding of swords is not inferior to Huang Wenyang.

The Twenty-Four Sword Styles are the foundation of Kendo, which includes the most basic use of the sword.

Avenue to Jane.

Sometimes, the simpler the moves, the more unimaginable power they can exert.

Although Fang Xu's stabbing and poking were not fast, they looked very strange in Huang Wenyang's eyes.

"It has been rumored that this kid has powerful moves and incredible strength, and is good at using his fists and a long stick."

"I didn't expect that he was so accomplished in swordsmanship!"

While countering Fang Xu's moves, Huang Wenyang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

A most ordinary bamboo was like a magical sword in Fang Xu's hand. He could easily block Huang Wenyang's attacks with one move and even force Huang Wenyang to retreat occasionally.

"Brother Huang!"

Seeing that Huang Wenyang was thinking about exchanging skills with Fang Xu, Wu Zun behind him couldn't stand it anymore.

In the battle on the other side, Tuoba Xiong was almost beaten to death by the old ape. If the battle over there was over and the old ape was free, it would be impossible to capture or kill Fang Xu at that time.

When Huang Wenyang heard the shout, his heart trembled. He instantly remembered that this was a battle of life and death, and he could not afford to compete with him in swordsmanship. He immediately swung his sword at the bamboo in Fang Xu's hand, ready to cut the bamboo and Fang Xu's body together!

Although the idea is good, is Fang Xu as simple as he thinks?
The bamboo in his hand was wrapped in the power of qi and blood, and Fang Xu immediately stabbed it straight forward!
Clang!
A bronze sword phantom formed on the surface of the bamboo, which deflected Huang Wenyang's sword and stabbed directly into his forehead!

Huang Wenyang was shocked. He never expected Fang Xu to have such tricky and strange moves!

He instinctively tilted his head back to avoid the fatal blow, and at the same time, he swept the sword in his hand and forced Fang Xu back!

As the distance between them widened, Huang Wenyang was no longer prepared to compete with Fang Xu in swordsmanship. The sword light on the sword in his hand suddenly surged dozens of feet, and he slashed towards Fang Xu who had just stood firm!
A series of long sword shadows slashed towards Fang Xu's body like waterfalls falling from the sky!
Fang Xu held the crisp bamboo in his hand, swung it left and right to block, and pushed away the sword shadows that were pouring down one by one!

boom!
boom!
……

The sword shadows that were swept away stood on the ground on both sides, and countless deep pits were directly split into the hard rocks!

Upon seeing this, Huang Wenyang rubbed the sword in his hand violently!
The next moment, all the energy and blood in his body formed one sword energy after another behind him!
Just like a peacock spreading its tail, the sword energy emerged from behind him, then pierced through the sky and stabbed towards Fang Xu from all directions!

Fang Xu had just blocked the sword light that was like a waterfall, but in the next moment he was greeted by sharp sword energy like a rain of arrows!

He immediately made a sword flower with the bamboo in his hand and waved it in his hand to block the incoming sword energy one by one.

However, bamboo is still bamboo after all. Even with the help of Fang Xu's blood and energy, it was soon unable to withstand the powerful martial arts attack from Huang Wenyang, a powerful warrior in the seventh level of Martial Honor.

"Crack!"

A large amount of sword energy attacked, and the bamboo in Fang Xu's hand could no longer withstand it.

A crisp breaking sound was heard, and a small section of the emerald green bamboo was cut off by the sword energy!

At this moment, the martial masters behind Huang Wenyang actually showed a hint of excitement on their faces, and did not notice at all that what Fang Xu held in his hand was an ordinary bamboo, not some magical weapon.

He also didn't notice that Fang Xu used a bamboo stick to force Huang Wenyang to use his famous skill - Sword River!
Endless sword beams burst out from behind Huang Wenyang and rushed towards Fang Xu like a tide.

The bamboo was cut shorter and shorter, and was finally hit by a sword beam, turning into debris all over the sky!

The faces of the martial masters behind Huang Wenyang were suddenly filled with joy, and they all stared at Fang Xu who was wrapped in sword light, hoping that he would be pierced to death by thousands of arrows in the next moment!

However, Fang Xu shook his head at this time, somewhat dissatisfied and said: "I still underestimated you."

There was a flash of light in his hand, and a silver sword instantly appeared in his hand.

This silver sword is covered with delicate patterns from the hilt to two-thirds of the blade, with only the tip of the sword being a blade as thin as a cicada's wing.

Although this sword was very strange, the tip of that one-third of the sword exuded a heart-pounding aura. When Fang Xu took a look at it, he felt as if his soul was being torn apart.

As soon as this sword came out, the sword energy emitted by Huang Wenyang all stagnated.

Swish!
Fang Xu lightly waved his hand, and the sword beams exploded inch by inch, turning into light and shadows all over the sky.

Then, Fang Xu slowly raised his sword and slashed at Huang Wenyang!
Ripples appeared in space and flew directly towards Huang Wenyang and the people behind him!

Seeing this, Huang Wenyang swung the sword in his hand down suddenly, ready to block the attack.

However, the sword light that Fang Xu slashed out was very strong. After shattering the sword light that Huang Wenyang chopped down, it continued to move forward without slowing down.

Huang Wenyang raised his sword to block, and the sword light was pushed out several feet away before he could stabilize his body.

Fang Xu flashed and rushed forward!

The silver sword in his hand stabbed straight forward at an extremely fast speed!

Huang Wenyang raised his sword to block!
But the thin tip of the silver sword pierced through Huang Wenyang's sword and then went straight through his head!

A very thin wound appeared between Huang Wenyang's eyebrows, and then trickles of blood flowed out from his eyebrows.

Huang Wenyang's eyes widened, full of disbelief.

It seemed that he never figured out until his death why the sword in Fang Xu's hand was so sharp!

Huang Wenyang is dead.

Fang Xu was about to speak when a virtual panel suddenly popped up in front of him.

[Your friend Tuoba Xiong has died. As a friend, you can randomly obtain any one of Tuoba Xiong's three inheritances. ]

Heritage 200: [White Heritage·Strength Attribute points] There is no risk in inheritance, but you need to touch Tuoba Bear's corpse to obtain it.

Heritage 2: [Unknown Quality·Tianque Palace (Remaining)] The risk of inheritance is unknown. It is a mini palace found in ancient ruins. Tuoba Xiong has studied it for decades but has not yet figured out the mystery. It may be related to ancient heritage.

Heritage Three: [One Purple Quality Black-Gold Mine] The inheritance risk is medium. The Black-Gold Mine is the most precious wealth of the Tuoba Family and one of the foundations of the Tuoba Family's rise. By mastering the method of refining Black-Gold, the Tuoba Family will be able to firmly hold on to this vein even when surrounded by powerful forces.

Pfft!
Tuoba Xiong's body was kicked by the old ape not far from Fang Xu.

"Uncle Yuan, why are you so slow?" Fang Xu asked with a smile.

The old ape laughed and said, "This kid and that fellow called Saint Lu tortured me a lot back then. Today, I also had some fun with him."

Seeing that Tuoba Xiong's bones were almost crushed, Fang Xu curled his lips.

It was indeed a lot of fun, and it broke all the bones in the person's body.

Ignoring Tuoba Xiong's body, Fang Xu immediately clicked the inherit button.

The three-point inheritance rolled in front of him and then gradually froze.

【Congratulations on obtaining Legacy 2! 】

[Tianque Tower is hidden in the underground secret room of Tuoba's house, and the key to open the secret room is in Tuoba Xiong's possession.]

Looking at the clue in front of him, Fang Xu immediately possessed Tuoba Xiong and searched around, and finally found a strange key in the bag in his arms.

On the opposite side, everyone looked at Fang Xu searching Tuoba Xiong's things as if nothing had happened, and then looked at Huang Wenyang who died tragically on the spot, all of them with solemn expressions.

Two Martial Honor Seventh Realm beings were killed just like that.

Especially the death of Huang Wenyang made them re-evaluate Fang Xu's strength.

As enemies, the major families and forces did not give up their investigation and research on Fang Xu.

He also knew that Fang Xu was famous for his violent boxing and stick techniques in previous battles, but he never thought that he had also dabbled in kendo and even killed Huang Wenyang, the kendo martial arts master, with a sword.

"who is the next?"

After putting Tuoba Xiong's key into his Qiankun bag, Fang Xu looked at everyone and asked.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally turned their attention to the several warriors at the seventh level of Martial Honor who were present.

Huang Wenyang, a powerful warrior at the seventh level of Martial Honor, was killed by Fang Xu. Those of them who were below the seventh level of Martial Honor naturally did not dare to stand out and die easily.

"Let me test your strength."

At this time, Xue Futu, who had been standing beside Li Xingyan without saying a word, slowly stood up.

This was the second time Fang Xu saw the Blood Pagoda.

To be exact, it was the first time. The last time in Beihuang City, he only heard the voice of Xuefutu.

He was wearing blood-red armor and had a hideous centipede-like scar on his left cheek, extending from the cheekbone to below the left ear.

He looks to be around fifty years old.

However, after a warrior breaks through to the level of Martial Master, the aging rate of his appearance will slow down. Therefore, he could not tell Xue Futu's exact age.

As a general in the army and also taking the path of killing, Zhao Wuji looks a little elegant and dull.

Instead, Xue Fu Tu gave people a very brutal feeling. Fang Xu felt that perhaps he was more suitable for the name of Man-Slayer.

"General Xue, are you sure you want to take action?" Fang Xu said calmly.

This time he embarked on a journey of revenge because he expected that the State of Yu would abandon these people after weighing the pros and cons, and he was unwilling to break off relations with the Shengxian Society at this time.

But Fang Xu was a little surprised that Li Xingyan was able to bring the Blood Pagoda.

The appearance of the Blood Pagoda is most likely Li Cangwu's order.

If I kill Xue Futu, will it provoke Zhao Wuji to take action?
After all, Zhao Wuji may not care about the heads of the major families, but Xue Futu was brought up by him and is like his own son or nephew.

"To be honest, this general does not want to fight with Young Master Fang."

"But unless you give up revenge, otherwise..."

Fang Xu smiled faintly: "In this case, I will take your life for Wan'er."

In the Battle of Huangzhou, Xue Fu massacred Yun Tianming, and his soldiers slaughtered the direct descendants of the Yun family.

In Yun Wan's eyes, Xue Futu and Li Cangwu are doomed to die.

Now that we have met, there is no need to think too much. Let’s help Yun Wan collect part of the debt first.

Fang Xu shook the long sword in his hand slightly and pointed it at the Blood Pagoda.

At this time, Xue Futu slowly drew out the blood-red long sword from his waist, held the hilt horizontally, and stared at Fang Xu with his eyes.

The tense atmosphere made the martial masters behind him hold their breath.

Xuefutu is undoubtedly the strongest among their group.

If even he can't kill Fang Xu, then everyone present today will probably die at the hands of Fang Xu.

"drink!"

After a moment of confrontation, a strong murderous aura suddenly burst out from Xue Futu's body, and then his body rushed towards Fang Xu like a terrifying beast!

The bloody long sword in his hand chopped straight towards Fang Xu's head without any hesitation.

Born as a soldier in the army, Xue Futu does not have any complicated moves. Every move is a killing move and goes straight to the point!

Clang!
Fang Xu raised the sword in his hand and directly blocked the fierce attack from Xue Futu!
What a strong force!
Feeling the sword sink slightly, Fang Xu sighed inwardly, the power of this Blood Pagoda is really strong.

Along the way, he encountered many enemies. In terms of strength alone, Xue Futu should be the strongest one among those he met.

Benefiting from the influence of the additional strength attribute, his own strength has reached a terrifying level.

The one who can make him feel very powerful is already considered abnormal among ordinary warriors.

As for Xuefutu, he was even more surprised.

He was very strong and held the knife with both hands. Fang Xu blocked such a powerful blow with just one hand holding the sword!
This was somewhat beyond his expectations.

You know, ordinary warriors of the same level would not dare to take this attack head-on.

Fang Xu couldn't help but take it, and he took it with one hand.

Xue Futu's judgment of Fang Xu's strength has become higher!
Draw the knife!

Sweep!

The evil spirit on Xuefutu gradually spread!
Evil spirit is also part of his strength.

All these evil spirits were accumulated from killing enemies on the battlefield over the years.

Just relying on the evil spirit can make some warriors who are in the initial stage of Martial Honor and have weak minds lose their will.

After all, the resentment carried by these evil spirits is not something that ordinary people can bear.

Seeing that Fang Xu had no defense against his evil spirit at all, Xue Futu felt relieved.

In this situation, no matter how strong Fang Xu is, as time goes by, the deeper the evil spirit invades, the greater the advantage he will have.

Xue Futu was not in a hurry. He just got close to Fang Xu and trembled.

Fang Xu was not in a hurry either.

The comeback ability that Xuefutu relied on was nothing in his eyes.

As for evil spirit, he himself has a lot of it.

More importantly, he now possesses the Xuanshui Soul and the Xuanshui Taoist Foundation.

The evil spirit that Xuefutu relied on was nothing to worry about for him.

The attacks from both sides became more and more fierce. As high-level martial artists, neither of them thought about keeping a distance and attacking each other with large-scale, high-intensity attacks such as energy leaving the body.

In a blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged a hundred moves.

After blocking the attack from Xue Fu Tu, Fang Xu took a few steps back and directly put the silver sword into the acupoint space.

There was a flash of light in his hand, and he summoned out a long black iron stick.

"The sword is still not suitable for this kind of battle." With a faint smile, Fang Xu immediately changed his fighting posture.

He opened and closed the long black iron stick in his hand, launching a torrential attack on the Blood Pagoda!

Holding the other end of the black iron stick in one hand, Fang Xu turned his body and launched one fierce attack after another, leaving Xue Fu Tu without any chance of defense.

In fact, at the beginning, facing the long stick that Fang Xu smashed down, Xue Futu was able to block it with his long sword.

But as Fang Xu's attack power grew stronger, he could clearly feel his hands holding the knife gradually becoming numb.

That terrifying force almost knocked his sword away several times!

Xue Futu didn't dare to block it head-on and could only rely on retreating to avoid Fang Xu's attack!
Every time the long stick struck down, the ground in front of it cracked!
The terrifying shock made many martial masters present tremble in their hearts!

too strong!
They had no confidence that they could withstand an attack of this strength.

"General Blood, don't hide!" Fang Xu shouted while attacking.

The violence in his bones made him like this way of fighting very much. He thought that this time when he met the Blood Pagoda, he could have a sweat-drenched battle.

However, Xue Fu Tu was now like a slippery loach and would not confront him head-on.

This made Fang Xu a little unhappy.

Xuefutu's face was full of bitterness.

The look he gave Fang Xu was like looking at a madman!
If you don't dodge such a terrifying force, you will be smashed into meat paste in a moment!

Clang!
He blocked the long sword in his hand horizontally, using the force to create some distance between himself and Fang Xu. Then, Xue Futu's eyes suddenly turned scarlet, and the murderous energy behind him quickly gathered towards the long sword!

In the blink of an eye, the long sword in his hand emitted a scarlet blade light dozens of feet long!
At this moment, the sky above seemed to have become much darker!
A slight chilly wind blew, and Xuefutu slashed down with his sword!

The blood-red blade light was like a thunderbolt that cut through the sky, slashing towards where Fang Xu was!

The rocks along the way were swept up by the blade light, forming one wailing wronged soul after another, roaring and rushing towards Fang Xu!
The light around me has gotten dimmer!

Facing such an attack, there was no fear on Fang Xu's face. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and an ancient and solemn bronze vase appeared directly above his head!

The moment the Aquarius appeared, a terrifying suction force suddenly appeared, directly sucking in the wronged souls formed by evil spirits!

As the scarlet blade light approached, a tortoise shell phantom appeared on Fang Xu's body!

Xuanwu divine light shield!
boom!
The terrifying blade light slashed directly over the moment the Xuanwu Divine Light Shield was formed!

The huge shock wave swept a large amount of rubble and shot it in all directions!

Behind Xue Fu Tu, all the martial masters felt their hearts in their throats!

They are looking forward to it!

I hope that after the smoke and dust clears, I will see Fang Xu's body!

However, as the smoke dissipated, a cover flashing white light first came into everyone's sight.

Then came Fang Xu’s spotless figure.

Failed!
Xue Futu's attack didn't even break Fang Xu's Xuanwu divine light shield.

In the crowd, three martial masters of the seventh realm from the Supervisory Department looked at each other and secretly took out their weapons.

Xue Futu also frowned at this time, and he clenched the long sword with both hands again, turning into a scarlet light and rushing towards Fang Xu!

Fang Xu put away the Xuanwu divine light shield and swung a stick at the Xuefutu who was charging towards him!

Xue Futu didn't dare to take it head-on, so he dodged the shadow of the towering stick.

However, before he could stand firmly, Fang Xu rushed up to him!
As soon as Fang Xu rushed forward, three figures quickly rushed out from behind Li Xingyan!
The three of them are extremely fast!

The moment the figure rushed out, three objects flashing with strange purple light flew towards the old ape in the distance!

(End of this chapter)