Chapter 1477: Chapter 1477: A Brewing Storm
Ren Tianfu couldn’t understand why Fang Bai, a Golden Core Realm expert, would conceal his cultivation level, disguise himself as a Half-Step Foundation Establishnt Martial Artist, and hide within a small sect like Lingxu Palace, deceiving tens of thousands of disciples there.
Thinking back to the past, when many high-level individuals, including himself, had loudly commanded Fang Bai and even reprimanded him over cultivation matters, Ren Tianfu couldn’t help but feel fearful, wondering if Fang Bai held any resentnt.
Fang Bai laughed and said, “Steward Ren, who in this world doesn’t have so secrets? Take Miss Han here, for example. Before now, could you have imagined that she, as a disciple of the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion, would want to eliminate the elders and core disciples of the pavilion?”
Ren Tianfu smiled wryly and said, “Senior Fang, you’re right. Martial Artists all have secrets, but… the secret you have is indeed quite shocking!”
For soone regarded as a Half-Step Foundation Establishnt Martial Artist to suddenly transform into a Golden Core Realm expert, anyone would be astonished, let alone Ren Tianfu and others.
Ren Tianfu didn’t know why Fang Bai remained hidden in Lingxu Palace with his powerful cultivation level, but he knew that after this incident, Fang Bai’s strength being exposed ant Lingxu Palace was unlikely to be his place for long.
Thinking that Fang Bai would eventually leave Lingxu Palace, Ren Tianfu couldn’t help but feel a bit lancholic.
A Golden Core Realm expert who also knew alchemy techniques—if Fang Bai could remain at Lingxu Palace, it would undoubtedly greatly propel the palace’s future developnt.
However, Fang Bai is like a hidden dragon; when he decides to soar high, a shallow place like Lingxu Palace could hardly retain him.
“Steward Ren, let’s discuss other matters later. Right now, we need to talk to Miss Han and her brother about partnering to rescue the Palace Master and avenge Elders Wu Zhihua and Sun Jing.”
Ren Tianfu knew this was the most urgent matter at hand, and he nodded, his expression becoming more solemn than ever.
“Miss Han, can you tell us your brother’s full na?”
Fang Bai pointed at Xiang Tian, who was silent.
“Han Xiangtian.”
Han Feng’er formally introduced her brother to Fang Bai and Ren Tianfu.
“Greetings, seniors!”
Han Xiangtian clasped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Fang Bai and Ren Tianfu, adhering to the etiquette for juniors.
Among those in the house, Han Xiangtian wasn’t the youngest but was the weakest in strength. In this world where strength dictates status, the weaker one is, the lower one’s status becos. Overstepping these societal rules often leads to rejection by others.
Thus, Han Xiangtian showed utmost respect towards Fang Bai, who is a few years younger but stronger, without any hint of disrespect.
Fang Bai and Ren Tianfu nodded, acknowledging Han Xiangtian.
The stone table in the room, shattered earlier by Ren Tianfu in fury, was compensated with so spirit stones by Han Xiangtian, prompting the inn’s servant to bring in another.
The four sat around the table, with Fang Bai erecting a Qi Shield in the room to block out external sound and prevent eavesdropping, then began discussing plans to rescue and seek revenge.
They aid to rescue Lingxu Palace Master Li Sanfu.
And to kill were the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion’s Elder Yang Dong and core disciple Yang Fei, a father-son duo.
From Han Feng’er and the others’ perspective, even though Fang Bai was a Golden Core Realm expert, entering the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion to kill Yang Fei and rescue Li Sanfu was no simple task.
Not to ntion confronting Yang Dong, a mid-level Golden Core Realm expert.
But Fang Bai remained confident; under the surprised gazes of Han Feng’er and others, he began to whisper his plan.
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In the vast Flaming Sun City, divided by the Lotus River, lies East City governed by the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion and West City controlled by the Golden Sword Sect.
This state has endured for tens of thousands of years.
On the surface, the two sects maintain a balance, creating a peaceful environnt that has led to the city’s prosperity.
However, those familiar with the inside know that the two sects engage in several battles each year.
The goal of the battles is simply for one side to overpower the other, even aiming to expel the opponet from Flaming Sun City to gain sole control.
Yet, the overall strength of the two sects is nearly equal, with neither having a significant advantage. It’s unrealistic for one to suppress or expel the other from Flaming Sun City in a short ti.
Nonetheless, the apparent harmony between the two was disrupted overnight.
That night, several night patrol disciples of the Golden Sword Sect were slain, including a promising core disciple in whom the sect’s leaders had high hopes.
Various signs pointed to the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion disciples being involved in the killing of Golden Sword Sect’s night patrol disciples.
What most infuriated the Golden Sword Sect disciples was the indignation that their slain fellows’ bodies were thrown into the Lotus River, with so bodies inscribed with derogatory phrases.
Although the derogatory phrases weren’t signed, anyone could see that they were left there as revenge by disciples of the Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion for their comrades lost in past battles.
This incident sparked rage within the Golden Sword Sect, leading Sect Master Tie Han to issue a warning to Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion Master Mu Enze to hand over the perpetrators, or face retaliation.
Mu Enze didn’t want to completely break ties with the Golden Sword Sect, knowing it would lead to mutual destruction, benefiting other sects.
Yet Mu Enze couldn’t ignore Tie Han’s warning. After conducting a thorough investigation, he concluded that none of his pavilion disciples had hard Golden Sword Sect’s disciples that night.
Feeling wronged, Mu Enze responded to Tie Han claiming the culprits were not from his pavilion.
Tie Han was hardly convinced.
Hence, the two engaged in a verbal battle, with intense argunts, and clashes occurred between disciples near the Lotus River, although without further casualties.
Finally, not wanting mutual destruction and to benefit other sects, Mu Enze compromised, agreeing to refine a batch of spirit pills for the Golden Sword Sect and compensate a substantial amount of cultivation resources, settling the matter.
While the other sects and individual cultivation martial artists in Flaming Sun City thought the two major sects had returned to an unstable yet unbroken state and were disappointed for lack of drama, several Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion disciples’ deaths brought the city’s two strongest sects back to the forefront.
Yet another night saw several Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion night patrol disciples killed, including a core disciple among the deceased, matching the previous night’s death toll of the Golden Sword Sect disciples.
The murdered Alchemy Cauldron Pavilion disciples’ bodies were similarly thrown into the Lotus River, marked with insulting phrases, blatantly declaring revenge against the pavilion for the Golden Sword Sect disciples slain earlier.
In no ti, the two sects were at each other’s throats, deploying disciples to confront each other across the Lotus River.
Within Flaming Sun City, a storm seed imminent as tension mounted.
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