Arrival

Jiang Xiasheng stepped into a courtyard and came to the side of an old man who was tending to spirit medicine.

"Master, Wushuang Brother Wushuang is dead!"

Yunyangzi continued loosening the soil around the spirit medicine herbs, asking, "Who killed them?"

Jiang Xiasheng said in a deep voice, "A Golden Core elder who stayed behind at the old mountain gate, Master should remember him, it was Jiang Yao who came out of the Heart-Questioning Cave with Liu Ruyan."

"Hmm! I do have some recollection of this person!" Yunyangzi said. "If I remember correctly, back when we migrated, he was only at the Golden Core Early Stage. How could he have killed Wushuang?"

Jiang Xiasheng flipped his palm, revealing a Soul Lamp. "Master, please look!"

The Soul Lamp illuminated a scene—the scene of Yan Wushuang's death.

As Yunyangzi saw the setting sun flash by like moonlight, his usually calm face showed a slight change in expression. "Spirit Treasure... no, could it be Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure!"

Jiang Xiasheng said in a deep voice, "This disciple has consulted a large number of ancient books. Based on the appearance and power of this treasure, it seems to be Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure from the Western Extremity, the ' Moon Golden Wheel,' but there are some differences. I am not sure whether it is a real Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure or a replica."

Yunyangzi pondered, "With Wushuang's cultivation and Cultivation Method, he could even contend with ordinary Spirit Treasure, but against this treasure, he has no power to resist whatsoever. This treasure must undoubtedly be Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure."

As he said this, a glint of light appeared in his eyes, and he said, "I never imagined that there would be such fortuitous opportunity disciple within my Five Elements Peak, who could actually obtain Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. Quickly issue a decree to summon him back."

Jiang Xiasheng shook his head and said, "Master, Wushuang was sent by me to kill Zhang Zhonghu. He entered the sect at the same time as Zhang Zhonghu and they have always been on good terms. Moreover, he has always kept a low profile within the peak. Now he is even willing to expose his Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure to protect Zhang Zhonghu. How could he possibly obey my orders and come obediently?"

"I see!"

Yunyangzi pondered for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then this person cannot be allowed to live. Where are they now?"

Jiang Xiasheng said, "The two people whose whereabouts at the old site of the mountain gate have disappeared must be here to seek revenge on me. I think they will first contact Liu Ruyan, Yang Zhan, and Jade Liquid and other old friends to find out my situation. I have made proper arrangements so that I can know as soon as these two show up. However, I am not confident that I can withstand the power of the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure."

Yunyangzi laughed and said, "Although the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure is powerful, it also depends on who wields it. A mere Late Golden Core cultivator can only unleash two or three tenths of its power. You can set up the defenses with peace of mind; your master will be there to support you. If we can acquire this treasure, we won't need to be Tianyan anymore. The Star-Splayed Sect might even have to be renamed the Five Elements Sect."

Jiang Xiasheng bowed and said, "Master is absolutely right!"

*****

Outside the mountain gate of the Star-Splayed Sect.

Two figures appeared from the horizon and landed on a mountain ridge; they were Fang Yu and Zhang Zhonghu.

"This is the mountain gate of the Star-Splayed Sect!" Zhang Zhonghu pointed to a cluster of peaks ahead. "The Zhoutian Grand Array here was personally set up by Elder Tianyan. It has reached the fifth level and possesses the power of the Spirit Transformation stage. Several Grand Elders from the Heavenly God Sect came to besiege it before, but all of them returned empty-handed."

Fang Yu's eyes shone brightly, his gaze sweeping across the mortal realm. Upon entering the Great Void, he saw that the Great Void had been divided by a grand formation, forming an independent area. It was undoubtedly a fifth-order grand formation, but it was far inferior to the Nine Locks Grand Array previously used by the Ascension Immortal Sect. The formation walls that divided the Great Void were relatively thin, only able to prevent ordinary Nascent Soul from entering. For Fang Yu, if he wanted to enter, he could still find a gap.

However, he did not come here to attack the Star-Splayed Sect, but to lure Jiang Xiasheng out so that he could kill her.

"We passed a mountain area on our way here, which seems like a good place to set up an array. I think we should leave it there. Go to the Sword Sect and find Yang Zhan, and ask her to come and help!"

"Okay, I'll be right back!"

Although Zhang Zhonghu didn't know why Fang Yu was so certain that Yang Zhan would come to their aid, he still decided to trust Jiang Yao and transformed into a beam of light to head towards the Sword Sect.

Fang Yu glanced at the Star-Splayed Sect, took a step, and stepped into the Great Void.

Several hours later, Fang Yu emerged from the Great Void and arrived at a mountainous area.

With a flick of his hand, an array plate appeared in his palm, upon which eight array flags were inserted. The array plate then slowly rotated, and the array flags flew in all directions, disappearing into the mountains and fields, faintly forming a high-grade third-order array.

He then took out eight Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone and embedded them into the array plate to power the array.

"It's barely enough!"

Fang Yu spoke, the runes of the great formation gradually dissipated, entering a state of restraint.

If possible, he would like to directly refine a fourth-order array plate that he can carry with him and set up at any time, but the materials are hard to find. All the fourth-order materials he had accumulated before have been filled into his Purple Mansion. Now he has no extra materials to refine a fourth-order array plate. Therefore, he can only use the third-order array plate he refined before to make up the difference.

"Alas, without the support of a sect, many things will be much harder to acquire!"

Fang Yu sighed, found a blue stone, and sat cross-legged on it.

After the destruction of the Ascension Immortal Sect's mountain gate, he could no longer use contribution points to exchange for various rare fourth-tier materials as before; the sect directly prohibited such exchanges.

This is quite normal, after all, the mountain gate is gone and needs to be relocated, so naturally the various branches will not release their own possessions.

Now that the Ascension Immortal Sect has split up, it is even less likely to exchange any spiritual materials for its original disciples.

Time passed day by day, and several months went by in the blink of an eye.

On this day, two streaks of light swept across the sky, none other than Zhang Zhonghu and Yang Zhan. Fang Yu leaped up to meet them.

"They're here!"

"Hmm!" Yang Zhan nodded, saying nothing more, appearing somewhat taciturn.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhonghu's doubts deepened. He had gone to persuade Yang Zhan to come out of seclusion, expecting to exhaust himself with persuasion, but to his surprise, Jiang Yao, Yang Zhan hadn't uttered a single unnecessary word, as if he were a completely different person compared to before. However, what he was most concerned about at this moment was...

"Jiang Yao, what should we do next? Should I go and find Ruyan?"

Fang Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "We don't need it!"

"Hmm!" Zhang Zhonghu was startled. The next moment, he felt a great change in the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. Countless runes appeared in the air, moved around, and formed a large array.

Not far from the three of them, the air distorted, and a figure emerged from it—it was Jiang Xiasheng.

"Jiang Xiasheng!"

Zhang Zhonghu seemed to have realized something, "You've been following me for a long time!"

Ignoring Jiang Xiasheng Zhang Zhonghu Xiasheng looked at Fang Yu and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Jiang, it's been a long time. I never expected you to be so well-hidden. You've surprised and delighted me greatly!"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Fang Yu shouted, forming a hand Method Formula. The surrounding clouds rose, instantly obscuring the three figures and making them disappear.

Then, streaks of fire appeared out of thin air and rushed towards Jiang Xiasheng.