Fang Yuan followed the guidance of Ruan Tianhe and quickly pursued. The five Demon Lords, with their momentum at its peak, naturally wouldn't choose to flee.
Right now, the most urgent task was to deal with Zhang Xuanting, who was running away!
At the peak of the Heaven and Earth realm, Fang Yuan's speed was incredibly fast, almost exaggerated. In the blink of an eye, he was already a thousand miles away. In the distance, a figure wrapped in golden light was gradually becoming blurry—this was Zhang Xuanting!
In that instant, their gazes suddenly met.
Zhang Xuanting's pupils shrank, first filled with shock, which quickly turned into towering rage!
"It's you! Poisoned Enemy Demon Lord!" Zhang Xuanting's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice trembled.
This bastard, who killed his son, had always hidden his face. Now that he was at a disadvantage, he dared to show up in front of him!
This was truly the humiliation of a tiger being bullied by a dog!
Zhang Xuanting clenched his fists, veins bulging, and his nails dug deeply into his palms. The grudge of killing his son could not be forgiven, and now the enemy was right in front of him—yet it was in his most desperate moment!
That day, the Wind Demon Lord even said this guy wasn't from their side, and now he was openly slapping him in the face!
The light of the teleportation array grew stronger, and Zhang Xuanting's figure began to blur. His reason ultimately overcame his hatred—"As long as the green mountain stands, there will be no shortage of firewood."
The people of the Northern Domain still needed him as their flag!
"Today, you're lucky!" Zhang Xuanting issued his final ultimatum before disappearing. "When I return, I will skin you alive and use your flesh to appease my son's spirit in the sky!"
"Heh..." Fang Yuan grinned. This guy actually thought he could escape using teleportation?
It was laughable!
Before Zhang Xuanting's figure completely vanished, Fang Yuan suddenly activated the **Shifting Shadows** technique!
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On the Sun and Moon Sect's plaza, tens of thousands of disciples were still kneeling on the ground, even holding their breath carefully. Only when Elder Tian Shu appeared on the white jade steps did the frozen air slightly loosen.
"Everyone, stand up. It's over…" Elder Tian Shu's voice carried a sense of fatigue.
The disciples looked at each other and then slowly rose.
"Go back to your duties." Elder Tian Shu waved his sleeve, but his gaze unintentionally lingered on the sky.
Just now, the mysterious ancestor of the Sun and Moon Sect had actually torn through space before his eyes, leaving without using any treasures—this was an astonishing feat, and he didn't even have the right to ask more questions.
Looking at the disciples gradually dispersing, Elder Tian Shu frowned deeply. Although the Sun and Moon Sect had a new leader... Former Sect Master Zhang Xuanting had only left, not died.
If Zhang Xuanting returned to the sect, what would he do? Which side would he stand on...?
Lost in thought, a suffocating aura suddenly appeared in his mind—the overwhelming pressure that Fang Yuan had exuded in the treasury!
Elder Tian Shu shuddered immediately. As a subordinate, the worst thing was indecisiveness. A fence-sitter would only die faster!
At that moment, a sudden burst of dazzling light erupted from the central teleportation array!
This ancient array not only connected other branches of the Sun and Moon Sect in the Northern Domain but also linked to the bloodline of the former Sect Master's Xuantian Array Disk.
The person coming... could it be...
As the light faded, a disheveled figure emerged in the center of the array. The robe that symbolized the Sect Master's identity, the golden-black robe, was torn, and Zhang Xuanting returned to the sect in this wretched state!
Looking at the familiar scene of his sect, Zhang Xuanting let out a long sigh, then laughed towards the sky, "Haha, I, Zhang Xuanting, have returned!"
"Those demons want to take my life? Dream on!"
"Anyone who can't kill me will only make me stronger!"
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Elder Tian Shu's expression changed drastically. His legs gave way, and he immediately knelt before Zhang Xuanting.
"Get up." Zhang Xuanting waved his hand, his tone carrying an unquestionable authority, "Quickly find Yu Heng. I have something to say!"
Now that the strength of the Northern Domain's human race had been severely depleted after losing four Heaven and Earth realm cultivators, even with the Sword Treasure Pavilion's joint efforts against the demons, it would be difficult to protect the sect's foundation.
At this point, they would have to seek help from cultivators outside the Northern Domain...
Zhang Xuanting was pondering the next steps when he suddenly noticed Elder Tian Shu was still kneeling before him, unmoving.
"Idiot! Didn't I tell you not to kneel? Why aren't you going to find Yu Heng?!" Zhang Xuanting scolded sharply, a trace of impatience flashing in his eyes.
Yet Elder Tian Shu still didn't respond. He just buried his head lower, his emaciated body trembling, as though under some invisible pressure.
"Tian Shu! Are you deaf?" Zhang Xuanting's tone grew cold, and a strange feeling rose in his heart. He had just escaped the edge of death, yet this old man dared to be so dismissive?
Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him, "Is it possible... that he's kneeling to me?"
The voice was close, and Zhang Xuanting's hair stood on end. He was so shocked he nearly lost his soul.
He instinctively gathered all his spiritual power and hurled a sun wheel at the figure behind him without turning around!
The brilliant light wheel instantly illuminated the entire plaza, and the violent spiritual energy shattered the surrounding curtains.
However, the terrifying sun wheel, filled with immense power, crashed into the figure, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea—no ripple was made.
The boy-like Poisoned Enemy Demon Lord stood there with his hands clasped behind his back, his clothes unruffled, as though the blow powerful enough to destroy a mountain was nothing more than a breeze!
Seeing this, Zhang Xuanting felt a chill down his spine. This person had quietly followed him back into the sect!
He hadn't noticed at all!
"I thought you were running somewhere, but it turns out you're just coming back to the city." Fang Yuan lightly flicked nonexistent dust from his sleeve, his tone tinged with mockery.
"If I'd known you'd just come back here, I wouldn't have wasted time going back and forth."
The moment Zhang Xuanting succeeded in his teleportation, Fang Yuan used **Shifting Shadows** to step into the teleportation array, arriving here together with him.
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"Are you talking nonsense?" Zhang Xuanting roared, his figure retreating like lightning for ten zhang, "I don't know how you got here, but if you're coming alone into my Sun and Moon Sect, it's seeking death!"
"Tian Shu, come help me deal with him!"
Then, Zhang Xuanting shouted angrily towards the depths of the sect, "Yu Heng! Hurry to the plaza and assist!"
The sound echoed through the entire Sun and Moon Sect, but there was no response.
Not only was his wife nowhere to be found, but even Tian Shu, who was so close, remained kneeling like a statue, his forehead almost touching the blue stone floor.
"Yu Heng!" Zhang Xuanting had a bad premonition and shouted again.
"You can shout until your throat breaks, but no one will care." Fang Yuan laughed softly. "Your partner has already gone to accompany your son on the road to the Yellow Springs."
"You...!" Zhang Xuanting was struck like lightning, and the blood drained from his face. He turned abruptly to look at Elder Tian Shu, only to realize that the direction he was kneeling in was towards Fang Yuan!
A terrifying thought exploded in his mind: Yu Heng's disappearance, Tian Shu's odd behavior—did this... mean that the Devil had already bloodily cleansed the Sun and Moon Sect?!