Volume One, Chapter 273: You All Better Give Us an Explanation!
Tang Zhan, Half Saint of the Heavenly Medical Sect.
Xiao Yang was no stranger to him.
In his previous life, due to Ning Shu’s influence, he had also met the higher-ups of the Heavenly Medical Sect.
This Tang Zhan was quite the character in the last lifetime.
In the end, he had also attained sainthood.
However, when the Demon Sect annihilated the Heavenly Medical Sect, he directly sided with Qin Fei, the Young Master of the Demon Sect.
When the Demon Sect broke through the Heavenly Medical Sect, all those who resisted were killed.
The surrendering ones became prisoners, immediately sent to the Demon Abyss to refine pills for the Demon Sect day and night.
Xiao Yang gazed up at Tang Zhan in the sky.
The man was clad in white, with eight small purple gourds embroidered on his collar, the mark of the Eight Gourd Divine Doctors.
Tang Zhan hovered above the valley, looking down at Xiao Yang, Liu Qingyun, and the others.
His gaze was sharp and profound, seeming to contain the stars of the universe, exuding an overwhelming pressure.
His appearance made the very air around them freeze; even the slightest breeze seemed to still at that moment.
“That’s Tang Zhan!”
Liu Qingyun lost his composure.
“So what?”
Xiao Yang replied calmly.
At that moment, the Fire Spirit Valley was brimming with Fire Element Spiritual Energy.
Suddenly, Xiao Yang felt a scorching sensation on his right arm.
The illusion of the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast materialized on his arm.
Xiao Yang’s mind raced; beneath this valley lay a Fire Element Earth Vein.
If the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast devoured the spiritual energy from this Earth Vein, it might be able to evolve into a second-tier sacred beast.
Currently, the Heavenly Medical Sect visibly lacked a Saint-level practitioner.
But Xiao Yang, having lived a second life, knew that there was a hidden Saint-level powerhouse within the Heavenly Medical Sect.
That powerhouse was sitting on the line between life and death.
In his previous life, when the Heavenly Medical Sect was attacked by the Demon Sect, that Saint-level practitioner suddenly emerged, catching the Demon Sect off guard and killing several major demons.
In the end, it took the Demon Sect’s leader himself to finally slay that Saint-level practitioner.
But even if the Heavenly Medical Sect has a hidden Saint-level presence, who cares?
Xiao Yang was no pushover.
At this moment, Nangong Hui also began to feel nervous.
The guy in the sky was a Half Saint.
This was Zhao Fan’s first encounter with such a formidable being; though shocked, he still stood tall without flinching.
Seeing Zhao Fan display such resolve made Xiao Yang silently nod in approval.
The Five Elements Overlord Body, unyielding and resilient, truly impressive.
He had brought Zhao Fan along to expose him to the world.
Zhao Fan had no experience in the cultivation realm, having been stuck in that small place in Qingyun City.
“Dare to kill the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Medical Sect? No matter who you are, you will die today!”
Tang Zhan coldly looked down at Liu Qingyun.
“Is that so?”
Xiao Yang chuckled.
“You little brat, looking for death! I’ll start with you.”
Tang Zhan extended his right hand, reaching straight for Xiao Yang in the valley.
The surrounding spiritual energy surged wildly, forming a giant hand in the void that swiftly covered Xiao Yang.
Liu Qingyun was startled and was about to intervene and defend Xiao Yang from the descending hand.
Nangong Hui unleashed a chilling aura.
She had concealed her demonic energy.
As long as she didn’t tap into her True Demon Bloodline, her demonic energy would remain dormant.
This was why Xiao Yang brought Nangong Hui out.
Her cultivation and combat power exceeded that of Ling Xian’er.
Not bringing Ling Xian’er along was intentional, allowing her to cultivate on the mountain.
He aimed to help Ling Xian’er break through to the Half Saint realm in the shortest amount of time.
Didn’t Jiang Qitian say that once Xiao Yang left the Qingyang Sword Sect, he’d be nothing?
Didn’t they look down on him, Xiao Yang?
Very well, he would transform the Qingyun Sect into the top sect of the North, trampling the Qingyang Sword Sect beneath his feet.
Distracted in his thoughts, Xiao Yang watched as Liu Qingyun was pushed back, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
“Master…”
Chao Fan swiftly stepped in front of Xiao Yang.
Nangong Hui unleashed a wave of cold aura, a sword light bursting from her palm, piercing straight toward the giant hand descending from above.
“Hmph, don’t overestimate yourself!”
Tang Zhan let out a cold laugh, forcefully unleashing the might of a Half Saint.
Nangong Hui’s flying sword was abruptly sent flying.
Just as the giant hand was about to grasp Xiao Yang, he stomped his right foot on the ground.
“Roar!”
A fire dragon erupted from Xiao Yang, fiercely lunging at the grasping hand.
The violent Fire Elemental power exploded.
Sand and stones flew everywhere.
Liu Qingyun and the others were left dumbfounded by the scene.
“Boom!”
The fire dragon that burst forth from Xiao Yang slammed into Tang Zhan’s descending hand.
The immense Fire Elemental power unleashed.
The fire dragon and the giant hand both dissipated into the void.
“What? How could you control the formations in this valley?”
Tang Zhan’s demeanor changed slightly.
“It’s just a Gathering Fire Formation.”
Xiao Yang replied nonchalantly.
*Snap!*
Xiao Yang snapped his fingers.
In the next moment, the entire valley ignited, with endless ground fire erupting from beneath.
The terrifying ground fire distorted the very air.
A light barrier enveloped Liu Qingyun and the others.
Nangong Hui made her move.
Outside, the flames burned fiercely, creating a raging sea of fire.
Yet Liu Qingyun and Chao Fan felt a refreshing coolness.
This was Nangong Hui’s spiritual artifact, the Taiyin Cold Light Shield.
At this moment, Xiao Yang was fully controlling the formation within the valley, as countless chains of fire surged out, wrapping around Tang Zhan in the sky.
The entire valley trembled.
The powerful ground fire erupted.
Fire Spirit Valley blazed into the sky.
The commotion was simply too great.
Before long, everyone in the Heavenly Medical Sect was alerted.
In the back mountains of the Heavenly Medical Sect, in a secret realm, the sect leader, Luo Feixian, suddenly opened her eyes.
She stood up from beneath a large tree.
“What is happening?”
Luo Feixian inquired.
A white-clad woman beside her hastily replied, “Liu Qingyun from Qingyun Sect came to pay respects, but Grand Elder Tang Long took him to Fire Spirit Valley…”
“What?”
Luo Feixian was taken aback.
She knew well what Fire Spirit Valley was.
Beneath Fire Spirit Valley lay a Fire Element Earth Vein.
At this moment, flames were shooting up in the direction of Fire Spirit Valley, turning half the sky red.
Could it be that Tang Long had ignited the Earth Vein?
This was serious.
Igniting the Earth Veins could affect the Earth Veins Spiritual Energy of the entire Heavenly Medical Sect.
If the Earth Veins of the Heavenly Medical Sect were harmed, it would be catastrophic.
Luo Feixian could no longer sit still and bolted out of the secret realm.
At this time, the Saintess of the Heavenly Medical Sect, Ning Shu, also arrived.
“Master!”
Ning Shu hurriedly bowed upon seeing Luo Feixian.
“Mm!”
Luo Feixian nodded and then dashed toward Fire Spirit Valley.
Ning Shu quickly followed after her.
The high-ranking individuals of the Heavenly Medical Sect were also roused.
They gazed astonished at the direction of Fire Spirit Valley.
Meanwhile, above Fire Spirit Valley, Tang Zhan howled in rage.
He shattered the chains of fire that wrapped around him, intent on breaking into Fire Spirit Valley to directly kill Xiao Yang.
However, Xiao Yang was fully channeling the ground fire.
“Roar??”
Out of the endless flames, a powerful beast shadow emerged, charging directly at Tang Zhan.
“What…”
Tang Zhan was utterly terrified.
He never imagined that such a terrifying sacred beast would suddenly emerge from the valley.
Yes, it was a sacred beast.
The aura of that sacred beast was so overwhelming it made his soul tremble.
A Fire Element Sacred Beast.
In the next instant, it felt like a massive mountain had slammed into him; Tang Zhan was sent flying.
This was the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast.
Xiao Yang had secretly unleashed the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast.
Xiao Yang was lenient; he merely commanded the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast to knock the guy away.
Otherwise, the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast would have torn him to shreds.
The Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast dove down.
“Boom!”
The Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast plunged into the ground, breaking through the soil and directly accessing the Fire Element Earth Vein, devouring and absorbing its spiritual energy.
“What is this…”
As the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast made its move, everyone in the Heavenly Medical Sect sensed an aura that filled them with dread.
But that aura vanished quickly.
Because the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast had entered the Earth Vein.
Everyone was left in shock.
Luo Feixian arrived, catching the flung Tang Zhan.
Other members of the Heavenly Medical Sect rushed over.
“What…”
When they saw Tang Zhan’s miserable state, they were left dumbfounded.
At that moment, Tang Zhan was in tatters; his clothes were scorched, his hair and eyebrows completely burned off.
His bones were likely shattered in countless places, and he kept coughing blood.
“The dantian is destroyed, the meridians are severed—Tang Zhan is crippled!”
Luo Feixian said in a deep voice.
“Leader Liu, you’ve gone too far!”
An elder with a black beard stepped forward, shouting sternly at Liu Qingyun and the others in the valley.
“They killed Grand Elder Tang Long too…”
Tang Zhan gritted his teeth, agitated, and coughed up more blood.
Though Xiao Yang hadn’t killed him, he had ordered the Fire Unicorn Sacred Beast to explode his dantian, rendering him useless.
“What…”
“Grand Elder is dead?”
The members of the Heavenly Medical Sect were astonished.
Luo Feixian also displayed surprise.
She hadn’t expected that even Tang Long was dead.
The Tang family had a notable influence within the Heavenly Medical Sect.
Especially over the past few decades, the Tang family had been eyeing the sect leader position.
Grand Elder Tang Long often clashed with Luo Feixian, the sect leader.
The Luo family and the Tang family were not on good terms.
The open and covert battles between the two families had been ongoing.
This time, the Qingyang Sword Sect’s pill procurement plan had been sabotaged by the Tang family.
Now that Tang Long was dead, there was no one in the Heavenly Medical Sect who could curb Luo Feixian anymore.
But Tang Long was, after all, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Medical Sect.
He was dead, and how could the Heavenly Medical Sect ignore it?
“Liu Qingyun, if you don’t give us an explanation, you won’t be leaving the Heavenly Medical Sect today.”
The black-bearded elder spoke coldly.
“Haha… how ridiculous! That guy Tang Long wanted revenge for his grandson Tang Chen and tried to kill us, but who knew he’d fall into our trap instead. My Qingyun Sect formally came to pay respects, and yet you Heavenly Medical Sect want to kill us? You all better give me an explanation!”
Liu Qingyun laughed disdainfully.
“What…”
The members of the Heavenly Medical Sect were taken aback, their hearts filled with anger again.
