Whoosh!
Fang Zhenya turned his hand, and a jade-green flying sword appeared in his palm.
The sword was razor-sharp, its blade streaked with wood grain. It had been tempered with a Dao Foundation spiritual material of the [Horn Wood] path.
When it was forged, a spiritual material of the [Zhen Water] path had also been added to nourish wood with water. Its quality was exceptional even among Dao Foundation Spirit Artifacts, and it held a sliver of hope of advancing into a Purple Mansion Magic Treasure.
He cultivated the [Horn Wood] Dao Foundation—Shattering Edge—one of the few Wood Virtue traditions that excelled in swordsmanship.
And with the [Horn Wood] path flourishing, his killing power ranked among the foremost of Dao Foundation cultivators.
As long as he did not encounter a Purple Mansion True Person, he feared no one.
He first cast Sword Qi around himself and Fang Yinxuan for protection. A gleam flashed through his eyes.
Everyone fighting was a Dao Foundation cultivator. There was not even a single one at Late Dao Foundation.
The man fleeing ahead was a scholar-like Dao Foundation cultivator holding a folding fan. Each sweep of it stirred a clear breeze and swirling Killing Intent.
Pursuing him were several fearsome women wielding paired swords, their fighting style unlike any other.
"Zhang Xuangan, put down the Spirit-Communing Jade Water at once and we'll spare your life! Otherwise..."
Their sharp cries reached the uncle and nephew.
"Spirit-Communing Jade Water?"
Fang Yinxuan's eyes widened. "Isn't that a Qi Ingestion-level spiritual material? Why are Dao Foundation cultivators fighting over it? Is the outside world really this barren?"
"Perhaps it isn't just barren. Water is scarce too..." Fang Zhenya shook his head. "Our family's Grotto-Heaven has Water Virtue Divine Elixirs, so we've been spared. But outside, the Great Sun shines