"Hmph, these people are eyeing the industry left behind after the destruction of the Thunderlight Pavilion, and want to steal food from the Azure Profound Sect."
Gu Changqing twirled his gray beard and narrowed his deep eyes slightly.
His voice was not high, but it had a chill to it.
The fact that the five top forces launched an attack at the same time is no coincidence, but a joint action led by someone and well prepared.
"The five sects are all East Foothills Prefecture's top forces. They are in the same county as Thunderlight Pavilion. There is a lot of competition between them."
Fang Han also made the same judgment.
"Now that Thunderlight Pavilion has been destroyed, on the surface they want to ask for an explanation for the Thunderlight Pavilion, but their real purpose is to focus on the industry left by the Thunderlight Pavilion and want to take the opportunity to get a piece of the pie."
"Thunderlight Pavilion was destroyed by me, Azure Profound Sect. The five sects did not send a single soldier, but they wanted to pick peaches and swallow up the industry that should have been ours."
Chen Tianyuan nodded with a solemn expression.
"If we give in, it will appear that Azure Profound Sect is weak and can be bullied."
He looked at Gu Changqing and Fang Han and asked.
"Supreme Elder, Fang Han, in your opinion, how should we deal with it?"
Gu Changqing is about to speak--
"Huh?"
Fang Han Suddenly his expression condensed and his eyes fell outside the main hall. A very faint cold light flashed in those calm eyes.
Gu Changqing noticed the change in Fang Han's expression and asked.
"Fang Han, what's wrong?"
Fang Han did not answer immediately, but activated <Soul-Chasing Art>'s perception with all its strength.
After a moment, he spoke slowly, his voice not high, but with a coldness:
"There are five master auras coming towards this direction with great force."
Gu Changqing's fingers twirling his beard paused slightly.
Chen Tianyuan's pupils shrank slightly.
There was a brief silence in the palace.
"Five Grandmasters."
Gu Changqing repeated the number and stood up, with a cold light in his eyes.
"It seems that the five sects are joining forces to exert pressure. Let's go and meet the five sects' masters."
Thunderlight Pavilion Ten miles northeast of the mountain gate, a gentle ridge stretches across the sun.
On one side of the ridge, five auras as dense as a mountain stepped forward.
The sky seemed to be stirred by invisible energy, revealing a strangely clear blue.
On the other side of the ridge, Fang Han and Gu Changqing stand side by side.
Gu Changqing put his hands behind his back and looked calmly at the five figures coming along the ridge with his deep eyes.
There was no emotion on his face, only his fingers curled up slightly behind his back.
Their side, including Fang Han, only has two grandmasters, while the other side has five grandmasters. Without pressure, this would be impossible.
Fang Han stood beside Gu Changqing, his right hand resting casually on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
There is an invisible murderous intention brewing.
Five figures stopped dozens of feet away.
The leader was a tall man with a short, neatly trimmed beard on his chin. The beard was black in color, making his face even more majestic.
Dressed in dark red Brocade Robe, with a wide belt inlaid with jade tied around her waist, it is Crimson Flame Sect Supreme Elder Qi Jiuyuan.
He stood with his hands behind his hands, and the aura around him was as dense as a dormant volcano.
On his left side, Iron Sword Sect Supreme Elder Chu Hanshan is as thin as a sword. He is dressed in an ordinary gray robe and has a long sword with a black sheath hanging from his waist.
The hemp rope wrapped around the hilt of the sword has been worn until it shines.
The whole person stood there like a sword that had not been drawn out of its sheath. The sharp edge was restrained but people did not dare to look directly at it.
On the left is Sunset Glow Valley Supreme Elder Liu Ruyin. She is the only woman among the five.
Wearing a navy blue dress, she has a gentle face.
He looks like he is only in his thirties, so he must have taken some kind of beauty-enhancing natural treasure.
A pair of phoenix eyes occasionally flashed in the depths of their eyes.
She held a sheathed short sword in her hand, and the gems inlaid on the scabbard glowed with a cold luster in the sunlight.
On the right, Flying Cloud Fort Supreme Elder Zhao Qingcang is taller and taller than Qi Jiuyuan by three points."
He has a strong back and a strong waist, and his two exposed arms are thicker than an ordinary person's waist.
Both fists are covered with calluses, and the fist bones have a faint sheen of Dark Gold. He is obviously a master who has practiced boxing to a profound level.
On the far right, Golden Saber Manor Supreme Elder Zhong Jiuming has a short figure and a rough face, carrying a golden Nine-Ring Saber behind his back.
The copper ring on the back of the knife made a subtle tinkling sound with the rhythm of his breathing, which was particularly clear on the silent ridge.
The aura of the five masters was released unabashedly, like a mountain, pressing all the vegetation on the ridge to the ground.
The air seemed to be stagnant under this pressure, and even the birds in the distant forest were silent.
"Gu Changqing."
Qi Jiuyuan spoke first, his voice as thick as thunder, rolling slowly over the ridge.
"You Azure Profound Sect crossed the county to destroy Thunderlight Pavilion, and went on a killing spree in East Foothills Prefecture without even saying hello. You really don't take my East Foothills Prefecture sects seriously."
"Are you here today because of the Thunderlight Pavilion matter? This matter was not preceded by Non-Self Azure Profound Sect's unprovoked provocation."
Gu Changqing's deep eyes met Qi Jiuyuan's gaze, and his voice was old but calm.
He paused and glanced at the faces of the five masters one by one.
"Thunderlight Pavilion first issued an assassination commission against Fang Han on Dark Abyss, and then Supreme Elder Fan Yuan personally took action and ambushed Fang Han two years ago. It was out of necessity that Azure Profound Sect chose to attack Thunderlight Pavilion."
"Thunderlight Pavilion has been destroyed now. The evidence you mentioned can only be said by the Azure Profound Sect. Who can tell whether it is true or false?"
Chu Hanshan raised his eyelids, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone when he spoke.
"Fan Yuan ambushed me and did it very covertly. He didn't leave any decent traces afterwards. You can't find it, which is understandable."
Fang Han never spoke.
Hearing this, his eyes fell on Chu Hanshan, his voice was calm but with a tit-for-tat coldness.
His eyes slowly swept across the five masters, his tone unchanged.
"But Thunderlight Pavilion mobilized a large amount of funds and issued an assassination commission for me on Dark Abyss. I don't believe you will be unaware of such a large-scale fund mobilization."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the ridge was slightly stagnant.
The eyes of the five masters met for a moment almost at the same moment, and then looked away.
As Fang Han said, Thunderlight Pavilion has mobilized such a huge amount of funds, five sects have been operating in East Foothills Prefecture for hundreds of years, and the intelligence network is intricate, so how can they really know nothing?
However, this matter must never be admitted.
Because only if they don't agree with the legitimacy of the Azure Profound Sect's action against the Thunderlight Pavilion, their fifth middle school will have the opportunity to get involved in this matter.
Only with legitimate reasons can they force Azure Profound Sect to give in and divide the industry left by the Thunderlight Pavilion.
"Fang Han."
Liu Ruyin spoke, his voice was not high, but it had a soft yet prickly sharpness.
"I'm not here today to argue with you. Thunderlight Pavilion is my East Foothills Prefecture's power after all. You Azure Profound Sect went beyond the county to destroy Thunderlight Pavilion. Even if it happened for a reason, it also broke the rules between counties."
Her phoenix eyes slightly raised and she looked at Fang Han, her tone a little colder.
"Azure Profound Sect must withdraw from East Foothills Prefecture, and the properties left by the Thunderlight Pavilion should also be disposed of by me, East Foothills Prefecture."
"What if we don't withdraw?"
Gu Changqing's voice was a little deeper than before.
The hands behind his back slowly dropped to his side, and every wrinkle on his clear face seemed to become deeper at this moment.
"Gu Changqing, we respect you Azure Profound Sect as the top force, and we should first be polite and then attack."
Zhao Qingcang took a step forward, and the ground trembled slightly under his feet.
A crack visible to the naked eye spread from where he landed to all directions, extending for more than ten feet before stopping.
His voice was rough and low.
"But if Azure Profound Sect insists on refusing to evacuate East Foothills Prefecture, then don't blame me and the other five for being rude."
"You're welcome?"
Fang Han's voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard in the ears of every grandmaster present.
"If you want to seize Thunderlight Pavilion's property, just do it. Why do you need to go around and around like this to make people laugh?"
As soon as these words came out, the air on the ridge suddenly became several degrees colder.
"Presumptuous!"
Zhong Jiuming suddenly changed color, and there was a layer of iron blue on that rough face.
He is the most temperamental among the five. He can't hold back when Fang Han exposes his thoughts so frankly.
His right hand suddenly reached behind his back, and the golden Nine-Ring Saber came out of its sheath, making a clear sound.
The blade was broad and thick, and the whole body was made of red gold. The nine copper rings on the back of the blade were shaken at the same moment.
A domineering sword intent burst out from the blade.
"Junior, I want to see how confident you are that you dare to be so disrespectful!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already slashed out with his sword.
This sword was struck with anger, without holding back any force.
The golden Saber Aura came out from the blade, rose up against the storm, and instantly turned into a golden bolt that was more than a hundred feet long.
With the momentum of destroying the mountain, Mountain-Breaker struck down Fang Han head-on.
Wherever Saber Aura passed, the air was torn apart and screamed loudly. The gravel on the ground was lifted up by the force and crushed into powder in mid-air.
"Keng--"
Fang Han looked calmly at the golden Saber Aura that struck down with great force.
Silver-Gray Longsword unsheathed.
An extremely clear sword cry overwhelmed Saber Aura's sky-piercing scream, echoing among the mountains.
The True Qi of Dark Cyan in the body is poured into the sword body, and the Sword Intent of <Great Void Wind God Sword> condenses into substance.
Under the pressure of this Sword Intent, the air around the sword blade cracked into dark lines silently.
True Qi rushed to the right arm, stretching the sleeves of the green robe into a slightly raised outline.
Then he slashed out with a sword.
Dark Cyan's Sword Qi came out from the sword's edge, rose up in the wind, and instantly turned into a solid sword that was hundreds of feet long.
Sword Qi was so powerful that a bottomless smooth ravine was cut open in the ground wherever it passed.
The soil and rocks were split into two the moment they touched Sword Qi, and the cross section was as smooth as a mirror.
The two teams collided violently in mid-air.
"Boom--!!!"
The moment Saber Aura and Sword Qi collided, an earth-shaking loud noise broke out.
A ball of energy light with a diameter of dozens of feet exploded at the center of the collision. The dark green and red gold lights intertwined wildly and were annihilated.
The shock wave spread in all directions like a virtual tsunami.
Wherever it passed, a layer several feet deep was scraped off the ground, and gravel and soil were swept up and shot out in all directions.
The shrubs and dead grass on both sides of the ridge were turned into powder the moment the shock wave swept over them, and no intact grass or tree could be found within a radius of several miles.
"Click--"
The moment the golden Saber Aura touched the dark green Sword Qi, it trembled violently, and cracks appeared on the surface.
The cracks spread crazily and collapsed, turning into countless tiny golden light spots that dissipated in the air.
Dark Cyan's Sword Qi, however, continued its momentum, penetrated the collapsed Saber Aura, and slashed straight towards Zhong Jiuming.