Chapter 418: Red Moon Rising


    The light from the bronze mirror was so bright it shocked Fang Xing, causing him to quickly throw it away, but the mirror didnt fall to the ground and instead began to hang in the air on its own. The light shot out into the sky without causing any harm, but an extremely powerful force was released from inside. It was like the aura someone would release in order to suppress their enemies, but the fact such an aura wasing from a bronze mirror was more than enough to draw bewildered gazes.


    The beasts quickly felt fear while the men felt shock. It seemed as though the entire heavens and earth became silent for two breaths of time, with only the light from the mirror reflecting off the sky. Two breathster, the peril bird, vicious tiger, violent crocodile, and peculiar scorpion all let out low growls before slowly retreating from the Hentian n, as though theyd juste across a terrifying existence and werepletely rmed.


    Fang Xing grabbed the bronze mirror back into his hands at once, and when he looked at it, he noticed a group of spell seals that were growing steadily dimmer while the light of the mirror itself disappeared at the same rate. He couldnt tell why such a strange phenomenon had urred.


    Fang Xings gaze moved to the n master who was pointing a bow and arrow at him, and a vicious look appeared in his eyes.<em>Motherf*cker, still thinking of trying to kill me even now. Looks like your little grandpa needs to be a bit more vicious.</em>When the Hentian n master originally hid himself away, Fang Xing had decided against trying to find him immediatelyhed already caused enough chaos in the n and he wanted to slowly collect this debt at ater timeyet who would have imagined this guy would try to keep himself hidden while trying to attack him from the dark?


    You bastard! Come and give me your life! Fang Xing shouted from atop the dragons head, and he soon began waving his giant ck sword while rushing forward with great might. A distance of ten miles was nothing more than a few breaths of time for Fang Xing now, and for the red dragon it was nothing more than a blink of an eye. The two reached the front of the peak nearly instantly alongside a great deal of murderous intent, and the dragons sharp w rushed straight down.


    The n master no longer dared to pull the bowstring at all in a moment like this. as even the small amount of dy needed to draw the bow would lead to him being split in half. Panicstricken, he threw away the bow and fled, but how would Fang Xing be willing to let him go? Fang Xing let out a loud shout and pped the dragons head to order it to quickly chase after him.


    Stop! Where did you get the treasure mirror of the grand ancestor?


    Just as the n master was about to be snatched up in the red dragons ws, two silhouettes suddenly appeared in front of the dragons head. One of them wore a hemp robe and had a white beard and hairthe Head Exaltwhile the other was an old bald man wearing a ck robe, which Fang Xing also recognized as the Hentian ns head elder. The moment they appeared, they both threw themselves towards Fang Xing with great fury.


    The two of them were so heavily wounded theirplexion was even turning grey. They were certainly no opponent for the red dragon in their current state, but they appeared maddened while trying to capture Fang Xing or, perhaps more specifically, trying to snatch the bronze mirror in Fang Xings hands. They were rabid for this mirror, even if it meant throwing their lives away.


    Sh*t! Big doggie, quick, flee!


    Fang Xing jumped in fright and fled without any hesitation. He wasnt stupid; although the red dragon might not necessarily lose to the two old men, it also wouldnt take much effort for them to deal with him. Even putting aside the fact Fang Xing could be squished in their hands without much effort, if the red dragon were to go against these two old farts, even the aftershocks from their spells and attacks might be enough to mince him up. This red dragon might be very affectionate towards him and only listen to his words, but it wasnt exactly the sharpest tool in the shed and it definitely wouldnt have room to think about Fang Xings safety during a heated battle. In such circumstances, Fang Xing immediately decided to run; at the very least, hed have to find a safe spot for himself before ordering the red dragon toe back for the fight.


    The red dragon also jumped at Fang Xings shout, and after a brief moment of stunned surprise, it quickly followed his orders and turned to flee. Perhaps it understood the word a bit too clearly, too; although it was a mighty and powerful dragon filled with viciousness and ruthlessness, as soon as it turned around, its presence was more like a sneaky little thiefs.


    The pair ran off so fast neither the Head Exalt nor bald elder could catch up even after giving it everything they had. Leave the treasure mirror of the grand ancestor behind! the two shouted while chasing like mad, and they were so frenzied they may have even activated their spells too quickly, as blood began to seep from their mouths.


    What grand ancestors mirror? Its your little grandpas! Its your little grandpas treasure mirror! Fang Xing shouted without even looking back. Even an idiot would be able to tell this mirror was certainly some extraordinary treasure thanks to these two old mens reaction, and Fang Xing only clenched it to himself even tighter.


    The red dragons speed was no joke and it truly took off into the sky like a bolt of lightning, whereas the Head Exalt and bald elder were both heavily wounded. They watched Fang Xing and the red dragon go farther and farther away before disappearing past the giant house-sized moon, and it was only then that the two old men stopped to catch their breaths while inwardly crying.


    How how can the treasure mirror be in his hands?


    The secret treasure from the grand ancestor. The only hope of leaving the Guixu Ruins Wasnt it lost a long time ago?


    The two old men howled in the air with despair, but Fang Xing had already fled without a trace.


    That night, a rumor spread within the Guixu Ruins that the Hentian n had been attacked by a beast tide and had suffered a huge loss. Under the assault of at least six fifth-tier peril beasts, the entire n had be akin to a true ruin. The number of dead or heavily wounded nsmen and Exalts was very high, and even the most powerful five elders and Exalts had been affected. Three of the top elders had died on the spot and the other two had wounds so great it was said they were only hanging on by a thread.


    The Hentian ns entire foundation had been destroyed in a single night, and with so many of their most powerful cultivators dead, it could be said their n had been wiped out. What most didnt know was that on that night, the Hentian n had lost something even more important.


    Although Fang Xing had originally intended to go back and take the life of that Hentian n master who tried to sneak attack him, he was frightened off by the two mad old men whode out halfway, so he could only order the red dragon to flee. He didnt even know how far the old men had chased him, and he only stopped once the two could no longer be seen. After observing his surroundings, he found a safe valley tond.


    Fang Xing stood next to a small bush while patting his chest, still terrified. Sh*t, crazy old men are so scary. He also made up his mind; he definitely had to quickly increase his own battle prowess! Even with the red dragon by his side, he still wasnt safe in such circumstancesno matter how strong the red dragon might be, it couldnt be considered his own power!


    If the red dragon had been on its own, it would have easily been able to fight and kill to its hearts content, but Fang Xing wouldnt dare to have the dragon do so while he was beside it. Someone who had full mastery over Golden Core Stage was simply too powerful, and there would only be one oue if he got caught up in the fight: death. What purpose would there be in killing those two old men if he lost his life in the process?


    Fang Xing sighed for a moment before lowering his head and closely inspecting the bronze mirror. But what exactly is this mirror? Something that caused<em>two</em>full-mastery Golden Cores to go mad would not be simple at all. Furthermore, Fang Xing could faintly tell that these two old men seemed to know about the bronze mirrors existence, yet they hadnt known it was within the painting in the secret pavilion. This was why theyd been so shocked and angry, filled with fury and madness at the absurdity of it all as though theyd been yed by someone.


    This was the perfect time to use the Book of Revtion. Fang Xing rested for a while before excitedly making his way in front of a stone wall, where he found himself a somewhat hidden location and used his Flying Sword to make a cave. As usual, he had the red dragon guard the entrance as he went inside with the bronze mirror in hand and activated the Book of Revtion to see exactly what it was.


    The Great Taixi Mirror.


    After looking at it for a long while, Fang Xing finally managed to appraise the mirrors name and usage, and the answer left himpletely surprised. This mirror certainly wasnt ordinaryording to the Book of Revtion, this mirror was actually a Divine tool, and when Qi was filled inside, it was able to reflect the light of Taixi that could kill even those in Budding Soul Stage. Of course, doing this required the user to have a certain level of cultivation; the mirror naturally wouldnt be able to reach its maximum potential if the user wasnt powerful enough.


    Even then, however, was something like this truly enough to cause two full-mastery Golden Cores to be crazy? Was it enough to have someone like the Hentian grand ancestor at Cmity Stage go through so much trouble with secret spells to hide this mirror within a painting? Had that Vermillion Bird snuck into the Hentian n for the sake of this mirror as well? Fang Xing really couldnt imagine the reason behind it all.


    What Fang Xing didnt know was that right now within the depths of the Guixu Ruins, at a giant pce surrounded by a chaotic void of air streams and clouds of lightning bolts, there was the sense of something beginning to awaken now that the bronze mirror had appeared. Afterwards, the giant pce suddenly opened up, revealing a tiny crevice to allow entry.


    When the crevice opened, a redntern appeared and began rising higher and higher, until it had nearly reached the same height as the moon in the sky.


    A bright moon, a redntern, both reflecting off each other. Thenterns brightness didnt seem to lose out to the moon at all, and it even seemed as though another moon had risen beside the first.


    <em>ROAR</em>.


    In moments, a countless number of powerful peril beasts began howling and roaring towards that red moon in rm, seemingly frightened but also angry. All the powerful masters throughout the ruins could also sense something, and they began leaving their seclusions to fly into the air and look towards this red moon. Their expressions were filled with shock, with some also showing unconcealed joy and others a deep fear. Regardless, their thoughts were all the same:


    <em>Is it the time of the nine moons again? Theres hope of leaving?</em>