Chapter 504: Chapter 504: The Fang Family Is Shocked! The Demon Hall Is Shocked!

「The Fang Family Estate.」

Fang Cangsong had been rapidly healing his injuries. On this day, he opened his eyes, which burned with the flames of anger.

He still couldn’t understand it. Why were the people from the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion unharmed?

After thinking it over and over, he concluded there was only one explanation: the Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map wasn’t as formidable as he had imagined. The Demon King of the Demon Hall had deceived him.

As for the other possibility—that someone had wielded the Divine Sword and sliced through the Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map—Fang Cangsong considered it utterly impossible. For thousands of years, no one had ever been able to lift the Divine Sword. How could the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion possibly control the Divine Sword? The Demon King of the Demon Hall must have deceived me.

At this thought, Fang Cangsong set off for the Demon Hall once more. How dare they deceive me! This is outrageous!

「Dragon Abyss.」

Within the Demon Hall, the air was as quiet as ever. When Fang Cangsong arrived, the doors to the hall surprisingly opened on their own.

A single jade-green eye materialized within the darkness, and the Demon King’s voice echoed out. "You’ve finally arrived. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."

"Since the plan succeeded, it’s time for you to start working for our Demon Hall."

"Also, return the Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map. It is a valuable treasure, after all."

Hearing this, Fang Cangsong immediately flew into a rage.

He roared, "Return my ass!"

"Is this how your Demon Hall deceives me? I’m absolutely infuriated!"

Fang Cangsong was so angry he was hopping mad and began cursing up a storm.

"Succeeded? Succeeded, my ass! The people from the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion are alive and well! Not a single one of them died. I was nearly killed when I went to investigate!"

"The Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map is a treasure? I’d call it trash!"

"You dare deceive me? Don’t even think about making me work for you!"

With that, Fang Cangsong spat fiercely on the ground and turned to leave.

The Demon King was dumbfounded, his eye wide as a saucer.

What did I just hear? The plan failed? That’s impossible! How could anyone from the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion have survived? The Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map is a super treasure! Even a Dragon Warrior would be doomed if targeted by this map, let alone the members of the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion. They shouldn’t be alive. The only explanation is that Fang Cangsong is going back on his word.

The Demon King snorted coldly. "Fang Cangsong, are you trying to renege on our deal? Don’t forget, you swore an oath on a Celestial Destiny Stone!"

"If you dare violate our agreement, you will surely die!"

"Me, renege?" Fang Cangsong stopped in his tracks, turned his head, and roared again. "It was clearly you who failed to destroy the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion! If anyone is reneging, it’s you who did it first! What does this have to do with me?"

The Demon King was baffled once more.

What is going on? Judging by his reaction, it doesn’t seem like Fang Cangsong is trying to back out. Could it be that the members of the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion are really still alive? But how is that possible?

"Calm down. Tell me exactly what happened, in detail," the Demon King said. "You did open the scroll, didn’t you? The Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map only takes effect when it’s opened."

Fang Cangsong replied irritably, "Of course I opened it! I’m not an idiot."

He recounted the entire incident. After listening, the Demon King frowned. The whole process was correct. Logically, nothing should have gone wrong. And yet, it did. The Dragon-Seeking Pavilion is completely unharmed. Did they break the Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map? Impossible.

The Demon King shook his head frantically. What a joke! Even a King would be killed without a doubt if enveloped by the Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map. What’s more, there isn’t a single King left in the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion. The strongest among them are merely Grandmasters. There’s no way that group could have withstood it. Unless...

The Demon King considered a possibility. "Unless someone used the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword to break open the Python-Sparrow Heaven-Swallowing Map."

"That’s impossible," Fang Cangsong sneered. "The Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword is legendary on Dragon Island. Over thousands of years, countless people have tried to claim it, but every single one of them has failed. No one has ever succeeded. How could the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion manage it?"

Fang Cangsong simply refused to believe it.

Neither did the Demon King. Yet, after pondering it endlessly, it seemed to be the only remaining possibility.

The Demon King asked, "Have you been to the Dragon Spirit Lake? Is the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword still there?"

"I haven’t gone to check, and there’s no need to. No one can lift the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword," Fang Cangsong snorted coldly.

"You should still go take a look," the Demon King advised. "If the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword is still there, then this failure is the fault of my Demon Hall, and I will compensate you. However, if the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword is gone, then you can’t blame our Demon Hall for this matter. You will still have to work for us."

Fang Cangsong rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

"Fine. I’ll go see for myself if the Divine Sword is still there."

In his mind, that Spirit Dragon Sword was definitely still sitting in the Dragon Spirit Lake. No one could control that blade.

Fang Cangsong snorted again and turned to leave.

「Meanwhile.」

Lin Xuan had also learned the identity of the mastermind. To his surprise, it was Fang Cangsong.

That guy was collecting Dragon Pearls, and now he has a method to deal with Dragon Warriors. It’s truly incredible. Thankfully, I haven’t been completely exposed, and he doesn’t know that I was the one who took the Earth Dragon Pearl. Otherwise, I’d be in real danger.

However, he knew he would have to fight Fang Cangsong sooner or later, as the man held the Water Dragon Pearl. If Lin Xuan wanted to gather all the Dragon Pearls, he would have to face him.

I need to increase my strength as quickly as possible. It would be best to become a Grandmaster.

Lin Xuan decided to continue his cultivation. First, he would return to the Ye Family. With that, Lin Xuan flew towards the Ye Family estate.

「On another front.」

Moving at an incredible speed, Fang Cangsong arrived at the Dragon Spirit Lake. With a flicker, his form plunged into the water. He shot towards the bottom like a fish.

Soon, he reached the lakebed. But upon his arrival, Fang Cangsong froze.

Eh? Where’s the sword?

Fang Cangsong had been here before and had even attempted to control the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword several times. Although he had failed every time, he was extremely familiar with this place. But now, the spot before his eyes was completely empty.

The Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword was gone.

Could someone have really taken it? Can someone actually control the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword?

Fang Cangsong was dumbfounded. But then, he began to shake his head frantically.

No way! Absolutely not! I must be in the wrong place. Maybe it’s been so long that I’ve forgotten the exact location.

With this thought, Fang Cangsong resumed his search at the bottom of the lake.

However, even after scouring the entire lakebed, he found no trace of the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword.

Fang Cangsong stood there in a daze, his eyes wide with shock.

Damn it! Someone really took the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword! Someone actually gained control of it! Who? Who on earth could it be?

Fang Cangsong was utterly astonished. Who could be so heaven-defying as to subdue this Divine Sword?

This person must be connected to the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion. Could it be Fairy Yunxi? After all, Fairy Yunxi has guarded the Dragon Spirit Lake for years, and her purpose was to watch over the Spirit Dragon Jiuxiao Sword! Perhaps, through some fortuitous encounter, she managed to subdue the Divine Sword. That must be it.

The more Fang Cangsong thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Damn it all! Fang Cangsong was so frustrated he could have spat blood.

So, it wasn’t that the Python-Sparrow Dragon-Swallowing Map was too weak, but that the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion was too heaven-defying. Someone had mastered the Divine Sword and broken the Dragon-Swallowing Map.

Under these circumstances, trying to deal with the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion by himself was impossible. It seemed he had no choice but to rely on the power of his entire family.

Fang Cangsong decided to return and lay all his cards on the table with his family. He would mobilize the entire Fang Family’s strength. Only then could they hope to contend with the Dragon-Seeking Pavilion, enter the Ye Family estate, and reclaim the Earth Dragon Pearl!

「The Ye Family Estate.」

They were still unaware of the crisis that was about to befall them.

At that moment, the Ye Family was abuzz with excitement because Madam Ye had finally emerged from her seclusion, her injuries completely healed. Madam Ye herself felt a lingering fear in hindsight; she was fortunate to have obtained the Divine Soul Recovery Pill. Otherwise, she would have surely been reduced to a drooling imbecile.

Speaking of the Divine Soul Recovery Pill, she owed her thanks to Lin Xuan, as he was the one who had brought the elixir back.

"Where is Young Master Lin? I must thank him properly," Madam Ye asked.

A Ye Family elder replied, "Young Master Lin is not currently in the family estate, but he should be back in a while."

Madam Ye nodded. She then asked for more details about what had happened. When she learned that Lin Xuan had not only brought back the Divine Soul Recovery Pill but had also saved Ye Ruxue and the others, she was stunned.

"Are you saying that Lin Xuan defeated Fang Zimo to obtain the Divine Soul Recovery Pill?"

How is that possible? Could Lin Xuan really fight against an opponent six realms above his own? What a joke.

Madam Ye simply couldn’t believe it. She thought the Ye Family elder was talking nonsense. How could anyone possibly fight across a gap of six realms?

She decided to summon Ye Ruxue and Ye Qingwu to ask them the truth of the matter.