Chapter 113: Are You Trying to Kill and Plunder?

The civil and military officials of the Grand Xia Empire were shocked.

"Fang Chen has also reached the Earth Profound Stage!?"

The Grand Xia Emperor leaned forward slightly out of surprise. Moments later, he reclined back in his chair again. There was a different mixture of emotions in his eyes.

The soldiers and citizens who were gathered around were shocked by the sight, the scene replaying time and time again in their minds.

Being able to defeat Ji Lengyue with a single palm meant that Fang Chen was at least an Earth Profound Stage martial artist at the Vajra Qi Stage.

"Our Grand Xia also has a martial artist at the Earth Profound Stage!"

"No wonder he was given the title of the Divine General. He is truly the number one martial artist in Grand Xia!"

"I wonder if Longdu, Qingsong, and other empires dare to be arrogant now!"

The people’s eyes were filled with joy. What great news!

Fairy Yu glanced at the young noble who had been so sure of himself just moments ago and said with indifference, "What else do you have to say now? Tell me; does Divine General Fang have a chance of winning?"

The young noble’s expression changed slightly, and after a few moments of silence, he replied, "I didn't expect Divine General Fang to be in the Earth Profound Stage, but... there are still more than a hundred Nightmare Knights who have yet to make a move. It might be difficult to turn the tide even with him being at the Earth Profound Stage..."

Fairy Yu merely smiled. "Keep watching then."

On the high platform, the envoys from the empire looked at each other in shock; Fang Chen reaching the Earth Profound Stage was beyond their expectations, and it was something they couldn’t ignore.

It was significant enough to influence the situation in each of their empires!

Even though the other empires had Qi Core Stage martial artists, that wasn’t worth mentioning at all in the face of an expert in the Earth Profound Stage.

If the losses Grand Xia had experienced in the past few years made the other empires feel a sense of superiority, everything that was happening in front of them right now caused that feeling of superiority to crumble into nothing.

Grand Xia had an Earth Profound Stage martial artist sitting in their empire. Just that point alone made them much stronger than the other empires. To put it bluntly, if Grand Xia had a few more Earth Profound Stage martial artists, they could easily enter the ranks of eighth-tier empires.

Even the lowest-ranked eighth-tier empire was nonetheless an eighth-tier empire. It was far beyond what a ninth-tier empire could compare to.

They didn't expect that the casual visit they had made to watch a single military exercise would cause them to witness such a scene!

Compared to the shock the envoys of the other empires were feeling, the officials of the Grand Xia Empire were ecstatic, and their breathing even became much more rapid.

"Grand Xia is saved!"

"No wonder Divine General Fang dared to slaughter the martial artists of the Qingsong Superior Academy. As it turned out, he has entered the Earth Profound Stage. Is that the legendary ‘breaking it down before growing stronger’?”

"Only a genius like Divine General Fang can achieve something like that!”

"That's right, that's right."

The fifth prince smiled as he stroked his beard.

The Minister of Justice, Jiang Yushu, maintained a faint smile on his face.

Naturally, people like Tao Mingsheng were furthest from joy; Fang Chen being in the Earth Profound Stage meant that they would face retaliation for what they’d done back then!

Xiao Shence had a bitter expression, and he muttered to himself, "The Earth Profound Stage... I thought that I would be able to challenge him after entering the Qi Core Stage. Who would have thought....”

Yan Beihan noticed his sunken mood, and he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. He too shared the same sentiment.

The more they tried to overtake Fang Chen, the more they realized that the distance between them was huge, and that he was only getting farther and farther away from them, to the point where they couldn’t even see his back anymore.

How were they supposed to ever catch up?

"How could he be in the Earth Profound Stage? How could he be in the Earth Profound Stage? How could he be..." muttered Li Huafeng constantly to himself, his eyes frantic and dilated.

He had just advanced to the Qi Core Stage. He was just about to seek revenge for that grudge which had huanted him for many years! But it turned out that his adversary had already broken through to the Earth Profound Stage!

"Lord!" The group of Nightmare Knights finally reacted. One of them quickly dismounted to assist Ji Lengyue up.

Fresh blood poured out of Ji Lengyue’s mouth as he struggled to his feet with the help of the soldier.

He had suffered severe internal injuries which affected his qi sea. Not only would he not be able to use his internal energy anytime soon, his future might stop at the Vajra Qi Stage if he didn’t recuperate properly!

Ji Lengyue couldn’t help but recall Fang Chen's words earlier. Thinking about how he had been injured with one single palm strike, his expression flickered back and forth.

Suddenly, a round of applause rang through the air.

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Clap, clap, clap...

"

The crowd was not sure who was clapping, and they cranked their heads left and right in confusion, searching for the source of the sound.

"Fellow Daoist,” called out Immortal Master Zuo as he looked at Li Daoye, “you must’ve had something to do with his breakthrough to the Earth Profound Stage. Did you spend a lot of spirit stones?”

"Yeah..." Li Daoye's expression changed, but he nodded with a strange smile. "What’s the matter? Do you have any objections?"

"Wasting spirit stones on a martial artist is something only disciples of sects like you can do. For a wandering cultivator like me, it's absolutely unthinkable." Immortal Master sighed. “In that case, why don't you offer me some help, too? Gift me the spirit stones and treasures you have on you."

Everyone finally instantly understood what was going on; Immortal Master Zuo was actually a cultivator!

The Grand Xia Emperor was taken aback at this turn of events, and his gaze fell on Ji Congyun, his shock palpable.

Li Daoye sneered. "Are you openly robbing me?"

"You're only at the third level of the Qi Refining Realm. If you want to live, you’d best hand over your treasures. I'll spare your life since we're both cultivators,” said Immortal Master Zuo calmly.

"Do you take me for a fool? If you don't kill me, aren't you afraid my father will come and skin you alive?" cursed Li Daoye angrily.

Murderous intent flashed in Immortal Master Zuo's eyes at that. Then he chuckled and turned to Ji Congyun. "Brother Ji, our visit to Grand Xia this time seems to have been worthwhile. I got the chance to obtain a lot of spirit stones from him, and you’ve learnt that there was an Earth Profound Stage martial artist in the Grand Xia Empire. After all, in a few years, they might pose some threat to your Frost Water Empire if left unattended to.”

Ji Congyun's face was laced with a smile. "Yes," he replied.

Immortal Master Zuo smiled lightly. "This youngster is only at the third level of the Qi Refining Realm, far inferior to you. Why don't you go ahead and kill him? I won't bother with this."

Ji Congyun's smile froze.

The cultivator they had supported was actually so careful. He wasn’t even willing to kill a third level Qi Refining Realm cultivator himself. He even wanted someone else to do his dirty work for him!

Li Daoye immediately flew into a fit of rage. "You want to send a martial artist to kill me? You truly underestimate your granddaddy here...!?"

"He’s at the peak of the Earth Profound Stage. It’s more than enough to kill someone like you.” Immortal Master Zuo chuckled.

No matter how strong one’s spiritual energy was, a cultivator at the third level of the Qi Refining Realm cannot fight back against an expert at the peak of the Earth Profound Stage.

As long as the gap in strength was large enough, internal energy can triumph over spiritual energy.

Calming down his nerves, Li Daoye casually said, "Do you... Do you not plan to wait until the end of the military exercise before making a move?"

"End of the military exercise?" Immortal Master Zuo glanced at Fang Chen, then he couldn’t help but roar with laughter. "Their fate has already been sealed... But, I guess you’re right, waiting for a few more moments wouldn’t hurt."

Hearing that, Ji Congyun immediately looked toward the group of Nightmare Knights, who immediately caught the cue and charged at Fang Chen and his men.

The civil and military officials of Grand Xia were no longer as excited as before. Instead, their mood became somewhat heavy. The Ji Family actually had a cultivator too, and they intended to make a move against Grand Xia!

Not to mention whether Fang Chen can be saved, even Li Daoye from the Flame Empire might not be able to remain alive!

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Just as they were thinking about what would happen, everyone’s sight was suddenly filled with purple lightning.

Bolts of lightning descended like a heavenly net, directly falling on the Nightmare Knights.

In just one second, the terrifying Nightmare Knights who possessed awe-inspiring might were turned into charred corpses as they thudded to the ground.

The terrifying and majestic spiritual energy fluctuations immediately made Immortal Master Zuo shiver. He exclaimed, "A Purple Lightning Talisman?"

Fang Chen smiled and stated, "The military exercise has come to an end."

He looked at Immortal Master Zuo on the high platform. "So... Are you here to kill us and snatch our treasures?"