Chapter 307: Alliance of Four Sides
Fang Xing had truly be angry; it seemed just about every random person wanted to cause trouble for him!
Li Ying couldnt understand why Fang Xing was so angry and was nearly struck in the head by the one-legged statue. He quickly dodged backwards to escape the strike and began angrily shouting, This is all with good intentions, why do you not recognize them? Ive even thought of an escape route! After this, not only will we have all the spoils, there also wont be any future problems, so what the hell are you getting mad at me for?
Fang Xing chased after him for a hundred or so feet without catching up to him. Although this ghost kid was a couple years younger than him, his talent was unmatched and he had a very solid foundation; it would actually be quite difficult for Fang Xing to beat him up without using all of his skills, and he didnt have a good reason to do so right now. He couldnt really use his apex skill to end this so he could only stop and angrily yell out, The kind of people I hate the most are people like you who pins me on others!
Li Ying kept arge distance from Fang Xing and didnt dare to get close without a good reason. He brought his hands to his hips and cursed back, Wheres your face? Werent you the first person to pretend to be Fang Xing? Not only that, youre also one of his enemies, and who knows if helle back to seek revenge on you or not once he gets away from the Huangfu n? This n of mine is beneficial to you the most; both the Huangfu n<em>and</em>that little demon will all be schemed against!
Scheme your uncle! Fang Xing angrily cursed back while folding up his sleeves and picking up the one-legged statue to strike out again.
Li Yings expression shifted as he jumped another dozen or so feet away. What is wrong with you? Its such a great n! he shouted. He wasnt the only one who didnt know what was going on, either; even the others were looking at Fang Xing in confusion.
<em>Sigh</em>. Fang Xing could only stow away his one-legged-mannce and quickly try to think of a way to deal with this. If those Sword Embryos were truly as mysterious and powerful as they said, it was indeed worth fighting over and it wasnt a good idea to create a deadlock for himself right now. Rather than being inflexible, it would be better to ept the proposal and then go over the details of the n. If there was the chance, it would also be a good idea to see the bastard who was pretending to be him.
You think Im stupid? Li Ying shouted out, You want to whack me again? Dont think Im scared of you! If Id activated
Stop boasting! Hurry ande over, I wont hit you! Fang Xing called back while creasing his brows.
Im not afraid of you! Li Ying was agitated by Fang Xings words, but he still came closer with a look of vignce. Although hed always been called crazy and a madman, no matter which way he looked at this situation, Fang Xing was closer to that description than he wasand one that would pull out a giant stick to whack you from time to time, at that. It also just happened that whether it was battle prowess or evil schemes, this person was one of the top, meaning he couldnt take him lightly. He wouldnt be worried if he had his Ancient tool his father had given him in the beginning, but the tool had been taken away by his sister.
Alright, let me hear everything you know. Ive thought about it and decided we can perhaps work together! Fang Xing put away his statue and leaned against the horse carriage with his arms folded, as though ready to negotiate.
Youve epted? Overjoyed, Li Ying removed the mask on his face to scratch his nose before cing it back on again.
Han Jiazi of the western deserts looked at the blue-clothed bandit sitting at the edge of the horse carriage. What about him? The others were somewhat interested in the blue-clothed bandits background. His rare battle prowess didnt seem much weaker than theirs at all, and he was one of the masters they wanted to form an alliance with so they were concerned about his stance.
The blue-clothed bandit smiled and did not disappoint at all. This is interesting. I wille and have a look as well!
Han Jiazi, Li Ying, and the three fairies of the northern mountains exchanged satisfied looks after receiving such an answerthe battle prowess of these three was so great there werent many people they took seriously. The reason theyd sought an alliance in the first ce was because they were nning something extremely dangerous and difficult; if someone weak tried to join, theyd only be a burden, not an ally.
Fang Xing was a very suitable candidate for the alliance. First, he had more than enough battle prowess, and this had already received the acknowledgment of Li Ying and Han Jiazi. Second, the g of Ten Thousand Spirits in his hands would be an extremely useful asset to help them enter the Sword Mound. The third and final reason was even simpler: he had a longstanding enmity with the Huangfu n, which would ensure his loyalty to the alliance.
Huangfu Shenji has already entered the innermost depths of the Mysterious Domain alongside four of the Bewitched Follower tribes while the Fiery Cloud, Shaken Cloud, and ck Swamp tribes have stayed behind to guard the Sword Mound. One mustnt take these three tribes lightly. Among them, the Fiery Clouds young leaderHuo Linzihas the blood of an ancient Kylin unicorn and his talent cannot be underestimated. As for the Shaken Cloud tribe, their leaderYing Chenziis the human form of the ancient Scaled Falcon, and he has the ability to fly into the heavens and dig into the earth, making him a difficult opponent. As for the young leader of the ck Swamp, it is said they all have the blood of the ancient Nine-headed Worm great beast, making them all exceptionally difficult. Li Ying was trying to show off his knowledge but paused when he saw Fang Xings disdainful look. <em>Aii</em>, dont you look at me like that! The Eight Bewitched Follower tribes that belong to the Huangfu n normally cultivate in secret and only show themselves under Huangfus orders. This information was very hard toe by, and for me to have this much is already plentiful he tried to exin.
So these Eight Bewitched Followers are all of Mahn blood, right? Fang Xing did end up realizing something useful: it seemed the Eight Bewitched Followers of the Huangfu n were all Mahnshalf human, half beast.
Most are of Mahn blood, but there are also pure beast tribes and pure human tribes. Within the Eight Bewitched Followers, the Nine Songs tribe is pure human blood and ranked first just beneath the Huangfu family itself. Eight Bewitched Followers is just what theyre all called.
The lead fairy from the northern mountains spoke up, Although the young leaders of these three tribes are difficult, the seven of us have enoughbined battle prowess to still have a hope of entering the Sword Mound if we n ahead. We should honestly feel relieved; Lei Jiu of the Nine Songs is the leader of the Eight Bewitched Followers and is already at mid Foundation Stage, and if he didnt belong to the Huangfu n, his name would surely be spreading all over Jambu. He was originally one of the people guarding the Sword Mound, but since that guy named Fang Xing killed four groups of Huangfu n ambassadors and angered them, they sent Lei Jiu after him. It is good he is not inside the Sword Mound right now!
Further discussion and exchanges of information allowed Fang Xing to have a better grasp of the current situation inside the Sword Mound, and he suddenly realized the Huangfu n was called the hidden royal family of Jambu for good reasontheir influence and power was beyond imagination. The battle prowess of their young master aside, even the young leaders of the Eight Bewitched Follower tribes were all mid tote Foundation Stage.
One had to know that there was an age limit to enter the Mysterious Domain, and everyone who entered was less than forty years old. Ate-Foundation Stage cultivator below forty years, just what kind of people were these young leaders? Put simply, even Sect Master Chen Xuanhua of the Qing-Yun Sectan old monster a hundred or so years oldwas only at thete Foundation Stage! And these young leaders were still considered the younger generation of their fellow tribes; thinking about it this way, what kind of cultivation level would the real power of the n all have to have? Wouldnt they have to be at leastte Golden Core Stage?
It was frightening to even think about how much influence the Huangfu n must have in order to keepte-Golden Core Stage cultivators as flunkies. Fang Xing didnt feel too concerned, however; if this was something even the three fairies of the northern mountains would dare to do, then why wouldnt he? Besides, what the hell was wrong with that Huangfu ns young master? Hed sent out a bounty for his head before even seeing him, and this enmity really couldnt be pinned on Fang Xing at all. If it couldnt be resolved, it was better to have a better understanding of their actual battle prowess first.
Once the n was decided, all four groups pped to confirm their vows before leaving on their own. Theyd agreed to meet up at Sword Mound, but if they left as a singlerge group, it would be extremely easy to run across others which would only hinder their n.
The horse carriage began running again as it gradually moved towards the Sword Mound. During the journey, Fang Xing didnt think about needless things and only focused on two things. First, were these guys genuine about wanting to form an alliance with him? He had to be careful to make sure they didnt sell him out. Second, he was trying to figure out a way to sell them out!
After a full day had passed, Fang Xing arrived near the area of the Sword Mound Li Ying had mentioned. On the way here, hed also noticed there were significantly less cultivators, most likely because most cultivators didnt have the battle prowess toe so deep and theyd already left the Mysterious Domain using the altars after gaining from earlier opportunities. The opportunities within the center area were also much less frequent and very scattered about.
By lunchtime of the second day, however, Fang Xing began to notice cultivators had been arriving from all directions, that all of them seemed to be covered in a malicious aura, and they were all in an urgent hurry towards the same location. Since this was so close to the Sword Mound, Fang Xing was concerned they were all heading towards the Sword Mound just like he was and blocked one of the cultivators in order to find out some answers.
Fellow Daoist, from the looks of it, you must have entered from the outside. How can you not know about such a great opportunity? The cultivator had originally seemed incredibly ferocious and scary, but he became far more pleasant after receiving a couple of Fang Xings fists.
What opportunity? Fang Xing was even more certain everyone was here for the Sword Mound when he heard this, but the cultivator unexpectedly pointed towards the northwest with some excitement. A great opportunity has fallen from the heavens! Have you heard of a little demon named Fang Xing? This person has gutsrger than the heavens and dared to oppose the Huangfu n. The mighty Sir Lei Jiu from the Nine Songs tribe chased after him for nearly eight days and finally managed to block him inside Chaotic Stone Valley. He couldnt leave even if he had wings.
Fang Fang Xing? Hes been trapped? Fang Xing was left dumbstruck; he hadnt thought this fake would actually wind up trapped by others.
Before the cultivator could reply, another voice abruptly cut in, Has he been hurt by others? The person whod interrupted was none other than the blue-clothed bandit, although it was hard to tell why he would be so anxious.
Hurt, not really. Hes simply been trapped inside Chaotic Stone Valley, the cultivator quickly replied. The valleysndscape is extremelyplicated, and Sir Lei Jiu was worried he would manage to escape. Rather than going inside, he ced arge formation outside the valley and sent an order from the Huangfu ns young master than any cultivator in the Mysterious Domain is allowed to search for that little demon. Whoever catches him will be able to receive an official summons from the Huangfu n in order to enter the Sword Mound and choose a Sword Embryo as their reward. You tell me, is this not a great opportunity straight from the heavens?
Wheres Chaotic Stone Valley? Fang XIng and the blue-clothed bandit actually asked at the same time.