Chapter 906: Skinned In An Instant

The crowd looked bewildered at the Immortal Boat that suddenly appeared, their eyes gradually filling with astonishment.

"Just now..."

The sword strike from the Flame Empire's ancestor had been terrifying, yet when it fell on the Immortal Boat, it was effortlessly nullified. The boat hadn't even wobbled, let alone gotten scratched.

Standing on the Immortal Boat, Fang Chen looked at the Flame Empire ancestor. "You're called... Qi Zhan, right?"

Information regarding the Flame Empire ancestor surfaced in Fang Chen's mind.

The Flame Empire's ancestor was a disciple of the Spirit Blood Sect, like the old ancestor from Grand Qian, having joined the sect midway.

Fang Chen found that disciples of the Spirit Blood Sect liked to tempt and ensnare these emperors.

It made sense. After all, if they could pull the emperors to their side, it would become much more convenient for them to achieve their goals.

The ancestor of the Flame Empire was slightly taken aback, his eyes filled with solemnity. "Do you recognize me?"

He knew the power of that sword strike he had just delivered. He was a Golden Core Realm sword cultivator; not even a cultivator with a higher realm could withstand this strike easily. Despite that, the other party's Immortal Boat had managed to effortlessly nullify the sword strike.

The owner of such a strong spiritual treasure had to be unfathomably powerful.

At that moment, Zhang Xiaoke suddenly froze. "Is this voice...."

He immediately shot up toward the Immortal Boat.

Daoist Ya and the others were startled. Breaking out of their stupor, they hurried to stop him.

If Zhang Xiaoke were to collide with this powerful and unidentified elder, they truly might meet their end here today.

The woman dressed like a peasant's gaze shifted. She quickly stopped Daoist Ya and the others. "Wait!"

She and the phoenix exchanged glances, seemingly guessing something.

Seeing Fang Chen, Zhang Xiaoke couldn't help but excitedly shout, "My lord! It's you!"

He flew in front of the Immortal Boat and bowed before Fang Chen.

"I, Zhang Xiaoke, pay you my respects, my lord!"

After decades, Zhang Xiaoke appeared much more mature. Although he seemed quite concerned with maintaining his youthful appearance, looking much younger than Liu Mu, in his early thirties.

"The twelfth stage of the Qi Refining Realm?" Fang Chen nodded with a smile. "Looks like your cultivation hasn't fallen behind; good."

"My lord?! Zhang Xiaoke from Spirit Beast Valley knows him!?"

The cultivators around were puzzled but then ecstatic.

If Spirit Beast Valley had a connection with this elder, wouldn't today's troubles be easily resolved?

Only Daoist Ya and the others, upon hearing Zhang Xiaoke's voice, had already guessed who it might be.

"It's Lord Fang!"

Abbess Qing He revealed a face full of joy, pulling Fang Qingyao along as they both flew towards the Immortal Boat.

The nuns nearby exchanged glances. Suddenly, some of the nuns remembered Fang Chen, who had once visited the Concealed Moon Hermitage, and their expressions turned shocked.

As Qing He and Fang Qingyao reached the Immortal Boat, they discovered that Abbess Zhu Yue was present as well, further overjoying them.

"Master! My lord! It really is you."

Abbess Qing He was all smiles. She was no longer the young girl of the past, her mature charm now surpassing even that of Abbess Zhu Yue, yet her smile was as pure as ever.

"Master," Fang Qingyao paid her respects to Abbess Zhu Yue first.

Then, blushing, she approached Fang Chen and bowed. "Greetings, my lord."

Fang Chen nodded with a smile. "The young manager of what used to be a small chamber of commerce is now also in the Foundation Building Realm. Haha... Qingyao, now that I'm back in Grand Xia, I can see that you have managed the Hall of Compassion well. You've done well."

Fang Qingyao, having wandered the mortal world for many years, found herself speechless in front of Fang Chen.

Just then, the woman dressed as a peasant and Daoist Ya also flew up, saving Fang Qingyao from her embarrassment.

Seeing Abbess Zhu Yue also there, everyone felt reassured. Fang Chen had always had a good relationship with Abbess Zhu Yue, much better than theirs.

It seemed likely that he would also intervene on behalf of the Flame Empire's cultivators today.

A group of Foundation Building Realm cultivators arrived at the Immortal Boat and respectfully bowed. "We pay respects to you, Lord Fang!"

Fang Chen glanced over them. "No need for such formalities."

He had noticed that these Foundation Building Realm cultivators had made varying degrees of progress over the years, the least of whom had advanced a minor realm.

Only Abbess Zhu Yue, hindered by some old injuries, remained at the mid stage of the Foundation Building Realm.

"We're saved! It turns out that the cultivators from the Heavenly Southern Sect and Spirit Beast Valley all know this elder!"

"Those two masters from Concealed Moon Hermitage have also gone up; this elder seems to have deep connections with our Flame Empire's cultivation world. How have I never heard of such an elder before?"

"Do you see... doesn't that look like Ye Wenxiu from the Qingzhou Sword Sect?"

Someone standing higher up glanced up just enough to see half of Ye Wenxiu.

Upon closer inspection, the crowd was shaken.

Cultivators from Qingzhou Sword Sect are on the Immortal Boat.... Could it be...?

"Is it Lord Fang who has returned?!"

"I heard he might also be a formidable sword cultivator, with an extraordinary background...."

"Wait, sword cultivator!? What did that person just say? He seemed to say that the ancestor of the Flame Empire is also a sword cultivator?"

"No way..."

𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The crowd exchanged glances, shocked that the royal ancestor of the Flame Empire had secretly advanced to the Golden Core Realm, which was shocking enough. If he was also a sword cultivator, that status... would be enough for one person, one sword, to sweep through the entire cultivation world of the Flame Empire!

As everyone on the Immortal Boat caught up with one another, the mind of the Flame Empire's ancestor was in turmoil.

The Snake Killing King quietly approached him, whispering, "Ancestor, this one seems to mean us ill..."

The ancestor of the Flame Empire decided to strike first. He was not just an ordinary cultivator; even his sword cultivator identity paled next to his true status.

"You recognize me, yet I have never seen you before."

Fang Chen smiled. "You naturally haven't seen me, but you might have heard of the Azure Dragon War General."

The Flame Empire ancestor gasped, looking uncertainly at Fang Chen. "What are you saying? I'm a bit confused...."

Fang Chen chuckled. "No need to understand then."

He blew a breath, which turned into a fierce wind that tore through the heavens. Before everyone's eyes, it blew the Flame Empire ancestor into a skeleton that crashed heavily to the ground.

The onlookers stared at the scattered skeleton on the ground, momentarily unable to grasp what had just happened...

A grand Golden Core Realm expert, dead? And in such a disgraceful manner?

The Snake Killing King, furious and shocked, was about to act but saw the fierce wind didn't stop. He didn't even have time to scream before following the fate of the ancestor of the Flame Empire.

Chen Gongfeng watched this scene, his astonishment no longer concealable.

"The rest of you, deal with them yourselves," Fang Chen said.

Hearing this, everyone understood and flew toward the surrounding cultivators.

Although they had their own tricks, having witnessed the fate of the Flame Empire ancestor and the Snake Killing King, their fighting spirit had shattered. Their hearts were filled only with fear. Their abilities could not be fully utilized, and they were beaten miserably, fleeing in panic.