Fang Qianyuan had infiltrated the Ten Thousand Poisons Valley, not to waste words with its ordinary elders. He needed to demonstrate his worth before he could get a chance to meet Dongfang Zhi, approach him, and learn about his past and secrets!
Why would Dongfang Zhi spare an ordinary rogue cultivator a second glance, let alone give him such an opportunity?
And the most direct, effective way to demonstrate his worth was to prove his strength.
Before coming here, Fang Qianyuan had learned that the Ten Thousand Poisons Valley lay deep in the Eastern Sea. Unlike other factions rich in resources, it was not a battleground contested on all sides, but its unique Otherworld Grotto-Heaven was enough to sustain an entire faction. Who knew how many in the outlaw martial world coveted it?
Without sufficient strength, no one could establish a foothold here.
Lin Shan, however, was somewhat speechless. She looked at Fang Qianyuan with a hint of difficulty in her expression.
After some thought, she said, "Please be patient, Fellow Daoist Guang. It's not that I don't believe you..."
She paused, seemingly realizing that this was hardly convincing. Besides, the Ten Thousand Poisons Valley did need to test his strength; they could not simply take his word for everything. She changed tack. "We still need to find a safer approach."
Fang Qianyuan said, "What safer approach do you need? Just find an elder to fight me, and you'll know, won't you?"
He gave Lin Shan a sidelong look and said, "As I see it, you'll do just fine, Fellow Daoist Lin. Let our skills do the talking, and everything will be clear."
At this, Lin Shan did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Although she was no peaceful cultivator from a family that had enjoyed generations of untroubled