With Yuanfeng's intervention, Feng Ming was struck by the Fire Whip. The other members of the Phoenix Clan fell silent, too terrified to make a sound.
They simply couldn't understand why their usually kind clan leader was scolding them today over an outsider!
"Xie Fang, are you the Xie Fang from back then?"
Just then, Feng Ming, enduring the lashes, suddenly remembered something. She looked up and blurted out the question.
Xie Fang nodded, then cupped his hands toward Yuanfeng. "Senior Yuanfeng, it's been a long time."
"Where have you been all these years? You really put us through the wringer back then."
Yuanfeng smiled faintly. He was referring to how Xie Fang had taken the spiritual treasure, causing Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin to chase after him and leaving Yuanfeng alone to face Huang Ni.
"Heh, you jest, Senior."
At the mention of that matter, Xie Fang felt a little awkward.
It had been an unintended mistake at the time, but he had indirectly caused Yuanfeng a lot of trouble.
"This junior has come here for two reasons. First, to thank Senior for helping me back then. Second, my mount needs to temper his body with Li Fire to improve his cultivation to the Daluo realm."
With that, Xie Fang cupped his hands and continued, "Of course, in return, if there's anything you need this junior's help with, I can lend a hand."
Hearing this, Yuanfeng couldn't help thinking of the current state of the Primordial World.
After the Ferocious Beast Clan was wiped out, the Primordial Three Races had divided the world among themselves. They had clashed often, and naturally suffered many casualties.
The three clans now had plenty of powerful experts. What's more, Xie Fang had old scores to settle with the Dragon Clan and the Kirin Clan. It wouldn't be wise to drag him into their affairs without careful thought.
"You and I were fated to meet back then, and I didn't really help you with anything. It hardly counts as a favor, so there's no need to keep it in mind."
In other words, Yuanfeng was declining Xie Fang's offer to help.
"In that case, this junior was presumptuous."
Xie Fang smiled, then said, "My mount is a Mottled Bloodline Kirin who isn't welcome among the Kirin Clan. I hope you'll tell the Phoenix Clan members not to make things difficult for him."
"Where are you going?"
Yuanfeng suddenly asked.
He could tell from Xie Fang's words that he intended to leave the Phoenix Clan for a while.
"The three clans now stand as rivals in the Primordial World, and there's no shortage of conflicts between them. I plan to settle some old scores."
A sharp glint flashed through Xie Fang's eyes as he spoke.
Back then, he had been forced to wait for the Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan to hunt him down. Now that he had some free time, he could settle his old scores with those two clans.
After all, though the Primordial Three Races now seemed to enjoy boundless glory, sooner or later they would decline and become cannon fodder in a Tribulation.
Xie Fang didn't want the karma he bore to simply disappear.
He wanted to take advantage of the two clans while they were still thriving and reap a wave of Experience Points!
"Ancestral Dragon and Shi Qilin are both vindictive. You're alone, so I'm afraid..."
Yuanfeng shook his head and said, "My Phoenix Clan has its own old scores with those two clans. If you stay here, you could avoid a lot of trouble."
"No need."
Xie Fang shook his head. "I must settle the karma that belongs to me. Besides, I'm no longer a pushover for anyone to pick on."
"If that's your decision, be careful."
Yuanfeng nodded and said no more.
He knew Xie Fang. Since Xie Fang had already made up his mind, there was no point trying to stop him.
"Farewell."
Xie Fang waved goodbye to Yuanfeng and left Mo Wu at the Phoenix Clan Volcano. By the next time he came back, that kid would probably have advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal and achieved Form Manifestation as a human.
Xie Fang's cultivation was now formidable. With a few strides, he vanished from Yuanfeng's sight.
Buzhou Mountain.
Xie Fang had visited Buzhou Mountain once before, but back then he hadn't had a chance to search the summit for treasures before Luohu interrupted him.
This time, he had come for two reasons: to settle his old score with the Kirin Clan, and to claim the treasures at the summit of Buzhou Mountain!
According to Xie Fang's memories, an Innate Gourd Vine grew at the summit, bearing seven Innate Gourds.
These treasures wouldn't be divided up until after Hongjun attained the Dao and began lecturing.
That meant the treasures were definitely still at the summit.
And they were precisely what Xie Fang was after.
Since he had been to Buzhou Mountain before,
Xie Fang knew the way. He tore through space and, in less than a few years, had traveled from the Phoenix Clan's territory to the outskirts of Buzhou Mountain.
Over the years, the Kirin Clan had occupied Buzhou Mountain. After the Ferocious Beast Clan's destruction, the Kirin Clan had continued to grow and prosper.
The instant Xie Fang stepped into Kirin Clan territory, he was spotted!
There was no helping it. His aura was simply too powerful, like a beacon in the night. It would have been difficult not to notice him.
And since Xie Fang had already decided to pick a fight, he made no effort to conceal his aura.
"Who's there? How dare you sneak around and spy on Kirin territory!"
Dozens of Kirin figures riding auspicious clouds flew out from the foot of Buzhou Mountain and shouted furiously at Xie Fang.
As one of the current rulers of the world, the Kirin Clan was arrogant and unruly. Besides, though Xie Fang was famous, few people who had actually seen him were still alive.
So the Kirin Clan members failed to recognize him at first.
"Looking at the way your Kirin Clan behaves, killing every last one of you wouldn't be a loss..."
Xie Fang had come here to cause trouble, so he didn't waste time talking. He simply reached out!
His right hand transformed into a colossal palm and slammed down!
His formidable magic power surged, and an overwhelming aura bore down on them. The Kirin were instantly thrown into a panic!
They had never imagined that anyone would dare cause trouble in Kirin Clan territory!
And to attack without so much as a word!
Had the Kirin Clan's fame not spread throughout the Primordial World?
"How dare you! This is Kirin Clan territory! If you kill us, our ancestor won't let you—"
The Kirin didn't get to finish. They were crushed into a bloody pulp.
The system notification sounded in Xie Fang's mind.
But these Kirin were far too weak. They gave so few Experience Points that Xie Fang couldn't even be bothered to look.
Rumble—
The palm strike stirred up a vast cloud of dust. The battle had ended in the blink of an eye, but it caused an enormous commotion!
Besides, Xie Fang had deliberately come to provoke them, so he made no effort to hide his whereabouts. Quite a few Kirin Clan members noticed the disturbance and swarmed toward him.
"How dare you! What insolent wretch dares to kill Kirin Clan members!"
From afar, furious roars from Kirin Clan experts rang out. Dozens of immensely powerful auras rushed toward him at high speed!
"Dozens of Grand Unity Golden Immortal experts? The Kirin Clan hasn't grown all that much..."
Xie Fang glanced over them and immediately lost interest.
The ones who had come this time were dozens of Grand Unity Golden Immortal experts!
Such experts would be considered formidable in other parts of the Primordial World. But in Xie Fang's hands, they were no more than ants!
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