Extreme Almightiest Young Master-Chapter 1766 - 1748: Return

"You... how is this possible!" Zhang Bufan, who originally intended to continue reprimanding Fang Yan, suddenly saw the golden horn in Fang Yan’s hand and was instantly stunned, revealing an incredulous expression. The Eternal Qinghua Beast is a Demon Beast of the Earth Covering Realm Middle Stage, and the golden light on this horn hasn’t dissipated, indicating the time of death is definitely no more than twenty-four hours. Even if he wanted to accuse them of secretly hiding it to show off, it’s impossible!

Damn it, how did the three of them kill the Eternal Qinghua Beast? 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Zhang Bufan was truly dumbfounded on this issue. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t believe the three of them could kill the Eternal Qinghua Beast. Not to mention these three people at the late Divine Firmament Realm; even he, at the Earth Covering Realm Middle Stage, could only run when he saw the Eternal Qinghua Beast. But the fact is right in front of him, and even if he doesn’t believe it, there’s no other way. The only explanation is that the Eternal Qinghua Beast must have fought with other Demon Beasts and been severely injured beforehand, only to be coincidentally discovered by these three people. Only this explanation is believable.

Zhang Bufan would never have imagined that the Eternal Qinghua Beast wasn’t as he thought; it was completely intact and was actually killed by Qin Kun and Wu Shan, with Lin Feng not even having to make a move. If he knew the truth of the matter, he probably wouldn’t be after Fang Yan anymore...

"Nothing is impossible. Why are you still standing there? Didn’t you say you were coming back to the Sect for the assessment? The sooner you finish, the sooner you can return to the Inner Sect." Fang Yan said calmly to Zhang Bufan, fully aware of Zhang Bufan’s small schemes. He just didn’t want to be too high-profile right now, as he still needed to continue under this identity to gather the information he wanted.

After speaking, he casually glanced at Fang Zheng and Wu Kexiong, with a hint of warning in his eyes, making the two feel uneasy, wondering how Fang Yan had discovered them.

"Let’s go, back to the Sect!" Zhang Bufan, hearing Fang Yan’s words, could only swallow the rest of his words, said loudly, turned around, and led everyone away back to the Divine Sword Sect.

Along the way, he walked at the front, and no one could see how dark his face was at that time. Originally thinking of killing Fang Yan in the Heaven Demon Forest, but not being able to find him at all, and what was even more depressing was that all three had actually broken through to the late Divine Firmament Realm, benefiting from disaster. If he had known this result earlier, he wouldn’t have arranged for them to train in the Heaven Demon Forest!

The more he thought about it, the more stifled he felt inside, the more angry he felt inside. But he couldn’t act against Fang Yan in front of these people. The thought of having to return to the Inner Sect once the assessment was over made his heart feel as if it had been hit by two huge hammers.

Everyone returned to the Divine Sword Pavilion and immediately began preparing for the assessment.

To ensure fairness, the assessment was not only conducted by Zhang Bufan but also involved two other elders of the Divine Sword Pavilion. With the presence of two elders, Zhang Bufan didn’t dare to show anything unusual, and everything was conducted according to normal procedures. The content of the assessment was to see if everyone could adapt to the Divine Sword Heaven-Eroding Arts. As long as they could circulate the Divine Sword Heaven-Eroding Arts along the foundation formation route in the body, it was sufficient. Of course, those who could initiate the first form were naturally outstanding talents.

This process was very easy and very fast; in just an hour, all thirty Outer Sect Disciples completed the assessment, and the results made the two elders very happy.

Out of thirty people, surprisingly, six had initiated the first form. Such achievements were considered the most in every past session, and all thirty could complete the route of the Divine Sword Heaven-Eroding Arts. Overall, the strength of this session’s Outer Sect Disciples was much better than before.

The two elders happily took the results to report to Elder Hu, while Zhang Bufan did not want to linger here, cast a venomous look at Fang Yan and his group, then left without looking back. He needed to immediately return to the Inner Sect to inquire about which senior brother would conduct the next stage, and then surely have the other senior brothers keep an eye on Fang Yan’s group...

Elder Hu’s room.

Elder Hu looked at the results sheet brought by the other two elders, scanned it, and showed a surprised expression because he saw Fang Yan’s name, and Fang Yan had already broken through to the late Divine Firmament Realm, successfully initiating the first form of the Divine Sword Heaven-Eroding Arts. This talent even moved Elder Hu.

Recalling when Fang Yan came here, it was he who received him. At that time, Fang Yan had just achieved the middle Divine Firmament Realm and was still injured, yet he managed to achieve such a level. It was evident that Fang Yan’s talent was beyond imagination. At least in all his years of life, he had never seen anyone comparable to Fang Yan!

"You two may leave. In the following training, keep watch, and if any internal conflict is detected, severe punishment shall be enforced."

After glancing at the two elders waiting for him to speak, Elder Hu pondered briefly before saying this, arranging this way because he wanted to protect Fang Yan. Internal jealousy incidents happen frequently within the Sect, and he didn’t want such a rarely seen genius in hundreds of years as Fang Yan to be disturbed by others.

"Yes, Elder Hu, we know what to do."

"Yes, Elder Hu."

The two elders accepted the order and left, generally understanding Elder Hu’s intentions—to protect Fang Yan and others. Honestly, even they envied Fang Yan and others’ cultivation talent, so Elder Hu’s instructions were reasonable and emotional.

After the two left, Elder Hu smiled, little fellow, I’ve done all I could for you. Now it’s up to you...

On the other side, Fang Yan and his group returned to their previous small courtyard, each returning to their rooms to take a bath and change into clean clothes, instantly feeling refreshed.

It was only then that Qin Kun and Wu Shan remembered to report the good news of their breakthrough to their families. They took out their communication talisman jade to share the good news but withheld a bit regarding Fang Yan, not because of selfishness, but because Fang Yan had previously instructed them not to share it.

The same scene occurred among other Outer Sect Disciples. The two-and-a-half-month journey to the Heaven Demon Forest resulted in many matters that they had to report to their families.

Fang Zheng sat in the room with a sullen face, unsure of how to report to the clan. He was still at the Divine Firmament Realm middle stage, while Fang Yan had broken through to the later stage. What’s more irritating is that he had not yet activated the first move of the Divine Sword Heaven-Eroding Heaven Arts, while Fang Yan managed to do it on the first day. There was simply no way for him to compete with Fang Yan! If the clan found out about these things, his status as Young Master would be flushed away!

But not reporting was not an option, and reporting falsehoods was even worse. He didn’t know if the clan would look into these matters through other families. He needed to find a way to make the clan believe his words while turning them against Fang Yan. Thinking about this made his head hurt immensely.

Damn Fang Yan, why didn’t he die in Heaven Demon Forest!

Involuntarily, he cursed bitterly in his heart. If Fang Yan were dead, there wouldn’t be so much trouble. Thinking about this made him feel like coughing blood...

Meanwhile, Wu Kexiong was in a secluded corner discussing with the clan how to handle Fang Yan. The emergence of Fang Yan was a significant variable for the Wu Family. As the Young Master of the Wu Family, he couldn’t allow such a genius to exist. Given time, this would shake the Wu Family’s status, so killing Fang Yan was, in his eyes, the most important task.

Due to Wu Kexiong’s report, the Wu Family took the matter seriously, with a group of elders secretly devising ways to ensure Fang Yan’s disappearance...

While everyone was busy, Fang Yan was unfazed, recalling his true self and initiating a conversation with his true self.

"True Self, a lot has happened lately. I’ve discovered three groups who have murderous intent towards me."

"Who are they?"

"Fang Zheng, you know about him, and Wu Kexiong, the Young Master of the Wu Family, probably out of jealousy. As for Zhang Bufan, you know, I’ve embarrassed him."

"These three are not to be feared; it’s okay to kill them if there’s an opportunity, but be cautious not to leave any evidence."

"I understand, that’s easy to manage."

"By the way, you should heal your injuries as much as possible. Use the Secret Technique I taught you to hide them. It’s fine to be talented, but don’t become a peerless genius, or too many will start targeting you."

"Alright, I’ll be mindful of that as long as they don’t provoke me."

...

As Lin Feng’s second Primordial Soul, Fang Yan naturally didn’t hide anything from his true self, briefly discussing the events of recent days. Lin Feng provided him with advice to emerge quickly from the outside and enter the Inner Sect, and later strive to become a Core Disciple or a direct disciple of someone influential. Only by entering the core circle can he obtain the latest information.

After discussing these matters, Fang Yan tossed an Elixir into his mouth and hurried into cultivation inside the room...

While Fang Yan was conversing with Lin Feng, a different scene unfolded inside the Holy Soul Sect, where several people were speaking in a room.

"It’s been long enough, why is there still so little Black Spirit Stone?" The Ancestor of Holy Soul, Xiao Ke, was in a bad mood at the time. Years had passed in the blink of an eye, yet the number of Black Spirit Stones collected was still far from sufficient. At this rate, time might run out.

"Ancestor, we’ve tried our best, but these things are inherently rare, and there’s truly no way!"

"Reporting to Ancestor, we’ve already started looking on other continents, but we’re not sure if we’ll find any."

"Places we can search have mostly been searched, what’s left are those forbidden areas on our continent and some undiscovered legacy mansions that might still hold possibilities."

...

Hearing the Ancestor speak this way, several elders promptly replied, explaining that it wasn’t due to their lack of effort but rather the daunting challenge. Black Spirit Stones are inherently rare, and despite efforts now, not many have been found. It was truly not their fault.

Xiao Ke, hearing the elders’ explanations, knew they were stating the facts. But if the gathering of Black Spirit Stones dragged on for too long, he worried that even when gathered, they might no longer be useful. Yet, exploring those few forbidden areas for Black Spirit Stones carried immense dangers, posing significant issues on both fronts.

"Forget it, you may return for now; continue searching for Black Spirit Stones as much as possible. As for exploring the forbidden lands, I need to carefully ponder this." Reluctantly, Xiao Ke could only let the others leave first. He needed time to consider things; exploring forbidden lands should be avoided if possible. If another way could be found to open the Space Passage, it would be ideal...