In just a few short months, the once dilapidated Cangyue Sect had been completely transformed. Not only were the buildings repaired and expanded, but the entire grounds had grown considerably larger.
This sight left a sour taste in their mouths. Thinking of their own months of bloody conflict, while the Cangyue Sect had been living in peace and stability, filled them with extreme resentment.
"Fang Zhiyi! You've been playing us for fools!" Qian, the valley master, roared.
Fang Zhiyi stood with his hands clasped behind his back on the steps, his expression calm. "Playing you for fools? How so? Did you find the divine weapon? Did you find the secret manual?"
Qian, the valley master, was momentarily speechless. That was, admittedly, true.
Black Vajra also stepped forward. "Enough talk! Hand over Li Xiuyu and that demoness!"
Following closely, the members of the Demonic Cult stepped up. "Yue, come out and face us!"
Fang Zhiyi did not stop his junior disciples. Li Xiuyu and Yue both stepped forward.
Yue looked at the Demonic Cult members, feeling a wave of complex emotions.
However, the looks they gave her were far from friendly. "Yue, as the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Cult, you dared to flee without permission!"
Yue met their gaze. "And so?"
The Demonic Cult Hall Master made no attempt to hide their intentions. "Hand over Sun Kui, and we can let this slide. You can remain our Holy Maiden. We'll even agree to your marriage with the Cangyue Sect disciple. Our Demonic Cult can form an alliance with the Cangyue Sect!"
Yue sneered. "And where were you all when I was being threatened and pressured by these so-called righteous sects?"
The Demonic Cult members looked somewhat embarrassed.
"An alliance with the Cangyue Sect? What a brilliant idea. You probably have your eyes on the Cangyue Sect's assets, don't you? Wanting to have your cake and eat it too. You certainly have the nerve." After Fang Zhiyi's training, she was no longer the weak woman she once was.
Seeing their scheme laid bare, the Hall Master angrily shouted, "Since words are useless, we have no choice but to resort to force!"
Abbess Rowei of the Liushuang Sect stepped forward, gnashing her teeth. "Demoness! Last time you humiliated me beyond measure. Today, I will repay you double!" Her dreams were still haunted by the memory of Yue slapping her, it had almost become an inner demon. She had been too afraid of Fang Zhiyi to come alone, but with so many people here today, she was determined to get her revenge.
"Amitabha. Sect Leader Fang, I implore you to consider your sect's reputation. This old monk thanks you in advance." Master Changmei stood there with a group of martial monks, a very conspicuous presence.
"Wait, you're looking for Sun Kui, right? So why come to my place?" Fang Zhiyi looked genuinely puzzled.
Just at that moment, Sun Kui, holding a bowl of noodles, poked his head out while slurping the noodles.
"Sun Kui!" someone shouted. Although most people hadn't seen him before, in such a large crowd, someone was bound to recognize him.
Sun Kui smiled and nodded, even giving a little wave.
Fang Zhiyi didn't even turn his head. "What Sun Kui? Don't talk nonsense."
"He's right there! Fang Zhiyi, you dare to harbor this villain!"
Fang Zhiyi raised an eyebrow. "Villain? What villain? Everyone, from what I've heard, your own hands have been stained with quite a bit of blood these past few months. What gives you the right to call someone else a villain?"
This statement caused an awkward silence among the crowd.
It was Master Changmei who spoke again. "Amitabha. Sect Leader Fang, if you insist on such sophistry, do not blame this old monk for being ruthless."
He was not the least bit afraid of Fang Zhiyi. Although he seldom left the temple, he had absolute confidence in his martial prowess.
Fang Zhiyi was amused. "Come on then, let's see how ruthless you can be."
"Master! Do not sacrifice the entire Cangyue Sect for my sake!" Li Xiuyu began his performance once more, following the same script. He kowtowed three times to Fang Zhiyi. "This disciple has brought you trouble."
This time, however, Yue looked at him as if he were an idiot. Even Sun Kui found it hard to watch. Was his sworn brother truly this foolish or just pretending?
With a kick from Fang Zhiyi, Li Xiuyu flew backwards, only to be caught steadily by his senior brother.
"What nonsense," Fang Zhiyi cursed.
"Take this!" Qian, the valley master, was the first to lose patience, lunging forward to attack.
Fang Zhiyi merely lifted his eyelids slightly and gave a gentle wave of his hand. Qian, the valley master felt as if an invisible fist had struck his chest. Immediately, blood spurted from his mouth and nose as he was sent flying backwards.
"What sinister martial art is this?!" someone exclaimed in shock. After all, Qian, the valley master, though not fully recovered from his injuries, was still a top-tier expert. Yet he was defeated without even touching Fang Zhiyi's hand?
Fang Zhiyi grinned, revealing his teeth. The months of delay had been crucial.
"Sect Leader Fang, the sea of suffering is boundless, repent and turn back..." Master Changmei finished speaking. The martial monks behind him formed a battle array and advanced. Fang Zhiyi simply raised his palm upward, then flipped it and pressed down. Instantly, over a dozen monks felt as if a heavy weight was crushing them, forcing them to their knees, bleeding from all seven orifices.
This shocked everyone present.
"What are you waiting for? Attack together! I don't believe he can kill all of us!" Abbess Rowei shouted, leading the charge. Several others immediately followed.
"I love this overconfidence of yours," Fang Zhiyi said with a bright smile.
Then, facing the dozen or so people leaping towards him, Fang Zhiyi made only a few simple movements. They were all sent flying back. Several cried out in agony. Although Fang Zhiyi hadn't touched them, beads of blood seeped from their bodies. It was clear they were crippled.
"How is this possible?!" Black Vajra gasped in fear. He remembered Fang Zhiyi didn't possess this level of strength before.
"Anything is possible," Fang Zhiyi said, looking at him. Black Vajra felt his scalp tingle under that gaze, but gritting his teeth, he also charged forward. Relying on his formidable Hard Qigong, he stubbornly managed to walk right up to Fang Zhiyi. The onlookers were puzzled; Fang Zhiyi seemed to be doing nothing, yet Black Vajra's steps looked extremely difficult.
"Fang Zhiyi!" Black Vajra growled through clenched teeth.
"Hmm?" Fang Zhiyi tilted his head.
Black Vajra collapsed without warning.
Master Changmei's expression turned grave. This Fang Zhiyi's methods were far too sinister. He had no choice but to intervene.
"Sect Leader Fang! To think you have learned such a sinister technique! Did Sun Kui give it to you as well?" Master Changmei closed the distance rapidly. Sun Kui was taken aback—since when did he have such capability?
Fang Zhiyi was slightly surprised. This Master Changmei had some skill, likely someone infinitely close to the threshold of immortal cultivation. He could actually withstand his pressure.
Master Changmei struck. Fang Zhiyi tilted his head to dodge.
"You're a monk. Why involve yourself in this?"
"To vanquish evil and uphold the righteous path!"
"Bullshit!" Others might not know, but Fang Zhiyi was well aware. This Changmei and his sect, for all their talk of being monks, were not soft when it came to collecting incense money from the common folk. He had made inquiries. Their temple, Fulai Temple, earned more in a single quarter than his own combined inns and long-distance transport businesses!
"You're worried the chaos in the world is affecting your business, aren't you?"
Master Changmei's face darkened. "Nonsense! Monks are free from all worldly desires..."
"I might believe that of other monks, but you lot... I don't." Fang Zhiyi continued exchanging blows with him, not stopping his words. "When I was acquiring businesses in the market, I learned clearly. Your sect holds quite a few assets, all controlled by the monks of Fulai Temple behind the scenes. I suspect you came to trouble me today not for Sun Kui's sake, is that it?"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
nce】【Lighthearted Comedy】【Ultimate Gentleman's Novel】【Viewer Discretion Advised for Under 16】 The mightiest human hero, Sharen Morian, is resurrected after a thousand years by his wife—the Demon King. This is not your typical hero-vs-demon-king tale.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
