Outside the Fuxi Abyss, the disciples of the Guhe Sect were dumbfounded, and so were many other cultivators.
Because the secret realm of the Fuxi Abyss in front of them had directly collapsed.
"What's going on?"
Gu Tianhe asked, looking like a wooden chicken.
In previous years, no matter how many times the Fuxi Abyss opened, the cultivators who entered to explore and undergo trials were basically unable to come out until the very end.
Moreover, the disappearance of the Fuxi Abyss was in the form of light, gradually dimming and dissipating.
But now, it was good. It had only been open for less than three days, and a large group of people had escaped back like refugees from the Middle East. What surprised him even more was that the Fuxi Abyss had disappeared by directly collapsing.
This was something Gu Tianhe couldn't understand.
He was just about to find a cultivator to ask about what happened inside the Fuxi Abyss when Shen Zhao, at the last moment before the barrier's entrance disappeared, flashed before everyone.
"Are you... alright?"
Seeing Shen Zhao, Yu Xiyan couldn't help but step forward and ask with concern.
"I'm fine."
Shen Zhao calmly replied, not even glancing at Yu Xiyan. He walked directly to Ding Buer and asked, "Nothing missing, right?"
"Nothing!"
"Good, then we need to get out of here quickly and find a place to divide the spoils."
"Shen, take a look around. Leaving here won't be easy, I'd wager."
Shen Zhao finally noticed the angry glares of the Guhe Sect disciples and the other hundred or so cultivators.
Chu Yang was the first to speak. "Sect Leader Gu, it's this guy. He impersonated Liu Chengzhou and made a mess of the Fuxi Abyss. He's practically an enemy of the righteous path!"
The lackey Tang Yizhou immediately chimed in, "That's right, Sect Leader Gu, you wouldn't believe it. This Shen Zhao even swindled a lot of spirit stones and treasures from everyone, and took everything from the Fuxi Abyss too. You must make a decision for us!"
With Chu Yang and Tang Yizhou playing their parts, all the cultivators began to denounce Shen Zhao's greed.
Li Yudong, however, spoke up for Shen Zhao. "You are truly ungrateful! If it weren't for Brother Shen's help in eliminating the evil dragon, would we have survived the Fuxi Abyss?
Especially you, Chu Yang! You, the Ninth Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, used despicable and shameless methods to lure us into fighting the evil dragon, killing so many innocent comrades!
And what has Brother Shen done? Has he ever harmed a single person here? How do you have the audacity to say such things!"
Chu Yang's eyes flashed with killing intent, which quickly disappeared. He said in a deep voice, "Exploring the Fuxi Abyss, everyone relies on their own abilities; that's the rule. I didn't force them to join me in killing the evil dragon.
It was purely because they also wanted to gain opportunities and lost their minds. Can you blame me for that?"
Without giving Li Yudong a chance to speak, he immediately turned to Gu Tianhe and said, "Sect Leader, Shen Zhao is insidious and cunning. If we let him go, he will surely become a great scourge to our Immortal Martial Continent in the future. I propose that we kill him to set an example!"
Gu Tianhe nodded upon hearing this, then said to Shen Zhao, "Young Hero Shen, I won't make things difficult for you today. As long as you hand over the treasure you obtained from the secret realm, sincerely apologize to your fellow cultivators, and then cripple your cultivation base, I won't make things difficult for you."
Yu Xiyan's face turned cold, and she immediately said, "Is the Guhe Sect trying to bully others with their power? If you dare to touch a single hair on Shen Zhao's head today, you will be enemies with my Shen Yue!"
In the next moment, an imperial aura was fully displayed, causing a slight moment of mental confusion among those present.
Gu Tianhe frowned, his brows furrowed: "Miss Shen, this matter has nothing to do with you. Are you sure you want to get involved?"
Yu Xiyan's eyes were cold, and her silent silence had already expressed her attitude at this moment.
At this moment, Shen Zhao spoke, "There's no need to make things so tense. You've stirred up so much trouble, all because you covet the opportunities I possess.
If you want what I have, of course you can. But you'll have to earn it."
"Hahaha! Shen Zhao, who do you think you are? Daring to speak so boldly! How could you possibly be stronger than the tens of thousands of fellow cultivators here? A single spit from each of us could drown you!"
Tang Yizhou laughed uproariously, a look of smug satisfaction on his face.
Hearing this, Shen Zhao shrugged helplessly, his gaze fixed on Tang Yizhou.
The next moment, with a stride, he appeared before Tang Yizhou at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
"You..."
"Crack~"
Aiming a punch at the head, Tang Yizhou immediately face-planted and lost consciousness on the spot.
"Too much talk. This is much quieter!"
Everyone present gaped at the scene.
Gu Tianhe never imagined that Shen Zhao would be so arrogant, so lawless, that he wouldn't even spare a glance for a sect of tens of thousands of people.
Chu Yang's pupils constricted, a hint of fear instinctively flashing in his eyes. When Shen Zhao turned his gaze towards him, he instinctively looked away.
That slap in the Fuxi Abyss had directly knocked down his cultivation level by one rank, barely reaching the seventh rank.
He also knew that Shen Zhao was very strong.
But…
He was the favored son of heaven!
How could he be outshone by a guy of unknown origin?
Especially when he saw Yu Xiyan's gaze fixed on Shen Zhao, he felt even more aggrieved and remorseful.
That woman was the one he had his eyes on!
He hadn't even gotten to mold her into his own yet, how could she be attracted to such a reckless fellow?
Therefore, he subconsciously felt that he should be enjoying the protagonist's treatment, and that he should trample Shen Zhao, this stepping stone, under his foot!
Therefore, he should be just a tiny bit stronger than Shen Zhao.
Therefore, the one who would ultimately stand at the pinnacle of martial arts would definitely be him, Chu Yang!
As for Shen Zhao punching an ancient golden dragon to smithereens…
That was all an illusion.
It didn't happen.
It was also fortunate that Shen Zhao hadn't obtained a golden finger that allowed him to eavesdrop on others' thoughts. Otherwise, he would have just slapped this idiot around a few hundred times, telling him: "Are you trying to add more drama for yourself, and then move yourself, and move the whole world?"
"Young Hero Shen! This is too much! Do you not intend to take our Guhe Sect seriously?!"
"Laughable, the Guhe Sect? Is it bigger than the Public Arbitration Council?"
"Public Arbitration Council? Hahaha…"
They had thought Shen Zhao would bring out some powerful background, but they didn't expect it to be the Public Arbitration Council, which was poorer than the Beggar's Sect?
Even Gu Tianhe, who had lived for several hundred years, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
"What's so funny? You dare to laugh at the Public Arbitration Council? It makes me suspect that your Guhe Sect has some shady dealings with those evil cultivators."
Gu Tianhe's laughter abruptly stopped: "Hmph, you're not qualified to try and twist right and wrong, kid. The Public Arbitration Council has been a dead letter for a hundred years. You think a declining sect, one that even dogs despise, would have any authority?"
"Oh? So, having WeChat allows you to do whatever you want, huh? My WeChat hasn't responded all day. Are you showing off that you have WeChat?"
"What do you mean?"
"Never mind. I think there's too much pointless talk. Let's just get to it."
"Hmph, you ask for death!"
Gu Tianhe didn't bother to say more to Shen Zhao. He immediately gathered dozens of disciples and said, "Disciples, execute this madman on the spot! Spare no life!"
Ding Buer saw this and immediately shouted, "The Guhe Sect, a prestigious and righteous sect, is trying to bully us because we're outnumbered? That's just... disgusting!"
His words caused everyone to look at each other, unsure whether to attack.
"Attack! What are you waiting for?"
With Gu Tianhe's command, thirty disciples immediately prepared to launch an attack on Shen Zhao.
However, in Shen Zhao's eyes, these thirty Guhe Sect disciples were no different from ordinary people. He was sighing, knowing another battle with no suspense was about to end.
"Swish~"
A sword qi sliced through the air, leaving a sword mark in front of Shen Zhao.
Following this, icy coldness spread out, and a clear, cold voice rang out:
"If you take a single step closer to this sword mark, you make an enemy of me!"
Yu Xiyan held her longsword, a brilliant aura of sword energy surrounding her. Her three thousand strands of hair danced in the wind, and her face was as cold as frost, as if a celestial sword had descended.
Above and behind Yu Xiyan, the Ice Phoenix Spirit materialized as a phantom, spreading its wings and preparing to strike.
"What, this is... Ice... Ice Phoenix Bloodline... This is impossible..."
Gu Tianhe was shocked.
Seeing that Shen Zhao was about to be trapped, she could no longer hold back. She directly activated the Ice Phoenix Bloodline within her, intending to fight her way out of the encirclement alongside Shen Zhao.
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