Chapter 636: Brother Yun said he would pass the position of Valley Master to me, do you believe it?

Boom!

The disciples of Fenxiang Valley were conducting their morning lessons.

A heaven-shaking roar rang out, and the entire Fenxiang Valley seemed to tremble from it.

The crowd of disciples looked toward the source of the sound, but they could not help but reveal expressions of shock.

They saw that the Mountain and River Hall, used for receiving guests, had been smashed open at some unknown time; the walls had collapsed, mud and rubble were flying, and a black figure was buried within.

Judging by the corner of the clothing still visible on the outside, was that not Elder Shangguan, the number two figure of their Fenxiang Valley?

"Bi Yao, let's go!"

Yu Liancheng slowly tucked his hands into his black robes, his expression as calm as ever. He nodded toward Bi Yao and walked out of the hall again, leaving behind Li Xun, Yan Hong, and the others, who were stunned and in disbelief.

One must know that Elder Shangguan possessed several hundred years of profound cultivation, and his magic treasure, the Nine Cold Freezing Ice Thorn, was a top-tier divine weapon in the world. In terms of strength, he was second only to the Valley Master, Yun Yilan. Yet, in his previous exchange with the Divine Monk Puzhen, he had been completely suppressed and finally blasted away by a single palm strike. Recalling it now, it still seemed inconceivable.

"Cough, cough, you won't be able to leave today."

Beneath the collapsed stone wall, there was the sound of bricks and rubble shifting.

With a "bang," dust and smoke flew into the air.

With blood dripping from the corner of his mouth and his body covered in dust, Shangguan Ce appeared before the crowd once more. He was coughing; with every cough, a trace of blood spilled from his lips, and he appeared a year older. His expression no longer held its previous rage, and his eyes were completely calm.

"A fine Divine Monk Puzhen, truly the waves of the Changjiang push the ones before them."

As the number two expert of Fenxiang Valley, Shangguan Ce was incredibly proud and arrogant. Yet, having been easily defeated by a young junior who was not even his age, he felt a complex mix of emotions, though he also put away his feelings of contempt.

"It is just a pity that you are currently in Fenxiang Valley." Shangguan Ce pointed at Yu Liancheng and suddenly issued a command.

"Take this man!"

Swish, swish, swish!

The sound of breaking air rang out as over a dozen rays of light appeared. It was the group of Fenxiang Valley Elders who had been lying in ambush outside the Mountain and River Hall. They raised their magic treasures, weaving them into a brilliant net in the sky, and enveloped Yu Liancheng.

Although Shangguan Ce was arrogant, the Mysterious Fire Mirror was simply too important. To ensure absolute success, he had arranged for a group of Elders to lie in ambush here. At his command, they all attacked Yu Liancheng together.

Yu Liancheng flicked his sleeves, and the Ten Thousand Extremes transformed into a precious umbrella decorated with the seven treasures of the Buddhist faith, shielding himself, Bi Yao, and Jin Ping'er.

In an instant, over a dozen rays of light struck the umbrella, like bombs being dropped, kicking up waves of air and sonic booms, yet they could not break through the umbrella's defense.

"Hey, hey, if you want to bully the few with the many, I have helpers too."

Yu Liancheng took the Mysterious Fire Mirror from his waist, causing everyone's hearts to tighten. They naturally understood the power of the Mysterious Fire Mirror all too well.

If the opponent could truly drive the supreme yang and supreme rigid power within the Mysterious Fire Mirror, then it was feared the entire Fenxiang Valley would suffer a disaster.

Yet, to everyone's surprise, Yu Liancheng did not activate the Mysterious Fire Mirror, but instead threw it forcefully away.

Immediately, the Mysterious Fire Mirror turned into a red bolt of lightning, moving with lightning speed toward the direction of the Mysterious Fire Altar.

The crowd did not understand why, but Shangguan Ce's expression changed: "Oh no!"

He unleashed his Nine Cold Freezing Ice Thorn, wanting to intercept the Mysterious Fire Mirror, but his speed was too slow; he could not catch up at all.

The Mysterious Fire Altar had three levels of altars in total. Under Yu Liancheng's control, the Mysterious Fire Mirror reached the second level of the altar in only three or four breaths of time.

In the second level of the altar, there was only a stone platform half a person's height. On the flat surface of the stone platform, there was a circular indentation, with the three characters "Mysterious Fire Mirror" carved beside it.

That "Mysterious Fire Mirror" flew into the indentation, and it was truly a perfect fit.

At the same time, a stone hole appeared abruptly at the top of the second-level altar, the very hole leading to the third level of the Mysterious Fire Altar. The Mysterious Fire Mirror flew out of the indentation and into the third level.

And in the third level, there was countless ice emitting a faint blue light, as well as... a nine-tailed celestial fox that had been trapped for three hundred years.

A moment later.

Everyone heard a long howl.

The sound was so beautiful and mournful, echoing from far away.

Following that, everyone saw a huge white fox shadow.

It was a giant white fox, standing two people tall. Its pure white fur was so beautiful and elegant under the reflection of the sunlight, the smooth down as soft as the best silk from the Central Plains.

Without a doubt, this was an extremely beautiful creature.

And in every movement, it revealed a sense of elegance.

It was as if this were not a fox, but a peerless beauty of graceful bearing and luxurious elegance.

And when everyone saw the nine fluffy tails behind the fox, they suddenly woke up from the beautiful illusion.

—This was actually a nine-tailed celestial fox with divine magic?

That "nine-tailed celestial fox" let out a series of bewitching laughs: "Many thanks for the rescue, little brother; I will surely repay you in the future. And Shangguan Ce, wash your neck clean and wait for me."

Amidst a series of laughs, the nine-tailed celestial fox leaped into the distance. Each jump covered a distance of several dozen zhang, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared.

"No loyalty, no loyalty at all. Even if you didn't stay to help, you could have at least returned the Mysterious Fire Mirror to me," Yu Liancheng sighed.

Shangguan Ce's face turned cold again. That white fox from before was the very nine-tailed celestial fox that had led the fox clan to steal the Mysterious Fire Mirror three hundred years ago.

The nine-tailed celestial fox's magic power was profound; back then, he had only managed to defeat the opponent with the help of the Eight Desolations Mysterious Fire Array. Now that the nine-tailed celestial fox had escaped, it could be said to be an endless future trouble.

And when Shangguan Ce's gaze fell upon Yu Liancheng again, Yu Liancheng shrugged: "Brother Shangguan, now that the Mysterious Fire Mirror is no longer in my hands, can I leave now?"

"Don't even think about it!"

Shangguan Ce gritted his teeth and coldly spat out two words, then flicked his sleeves and ordered the group of Elders: "Capture this man."

"Yes."

The Elders obeyed the order, and over a dozen magic treasures bloomed with dazzling light once more, shooting toward Yu Liancheng. As one of the three great righteous sects in the world, the Elders of Fenxiang Valley were all top-tier cultivation experts. At this moment, they attacked with full force; the wind whistled, and the light of the magic treasures dyed half the sky.

As for Shangguan Ce, he pinched a seal with both hands and muttered something, not knowing what kind of divine ability or technique he was activating. Just looking at the time required for him to cast this spell, one knew that the coming strike was no small matter.

Crack, crack! One saw the Nine Cold Freezing Ice Thorn emitting a chilling cold, the temperature dropping sharply, condensing into pieces of crystalline ice shards.

The ice shards became more numerous, and the cold became heavier.

A moment later, the Nine-Condensed Ice Spike, carrying the sky-filling cold and broken ice, suddenly condensed into an icy flood dragon, charging toward Yu Liancheng.

The gale swept by, and the fierce, bone-piercing energy pressed down from high above onto Yu Liancheng below. Some of the Fenxiang Valley disciples who had rushed over felt it was extremely difficult even to open their eyes; the cold was pervasive, cold to the marrow, as if they might be frozen to death at any moment, and their bodies were blown askew by the gale.

Until this moment, everyone truly witnessed the strength of Shangguan Ce, this number two expert of Fenxiang Valley.

The remaining dozen or so Elders felt a sense of urgency and one after another urged their magic treasures, unleashing their strongest divine abilities to strike wildly at Yu Liancheng in the center, intending to severely injure him in one blow.

Facing the combined strike of a dozen experts, Yu Liancheng's expression was calm; he simply spread his arms, and the Myriad Daos Boundless suddenly transformed into a golden bell, upon which Sanskrit characters flowed and golden light shone brilliantly, completely shrouding his entire body.

As for Bi Yao and Jin Ping'er, they had long since flown to the side to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Magic treasure after magic treasure crashed against the golden bell one after another, directly exploding into countless air blasts with "Boom, boom, boom" sounds; the shockwaves swept in all directions like raging waves, the floorboards were flipped up like a tide, and the ground itself was constantly shattering and collapsing.

In particular, the ice dragon formed by Shangguan Ce's Nine-Condensed Ice Spike kept striking the golden bell, causing it to ring again and again, the sound shaking the surroundings like the morning bells and evening drums of Tianyin Temple.

Yet, it was unable to shake the golden bell in the slightest.

It was even less able to cause the slightest harm to Yu Liancheng inside the golden bell.

Even though some Elders thought of the method of drilling their magic treasures into the ground, the golden bell had also shrouded the ground, making it impossible to break through.

On the contrary, every time they struck the golden bell, a force of counter-shock was generated, which traveled through their magic treasures and shook the Elders until their Qi and Blood churned incessantly, leaving them on the verge of vomiting blood.

Every Elder who attacked in Fenxiang Valley was a person of profound cultivation, and since they all came from Fenxiang Valley, their techniques shared the same origin and they possessed great tacit understanding. With a dozen people attacking together, looking across the world, there was originally no one who could have resisted them.

However, Yu Liancheng had blocked them.

Not only did he block them, he could even counterattack.

Only to hear Yu Liancheng let out a clear whistle, the sound of which seemed to carry a strange power.

The group of Elders was attacking Yu Liancheng with all their might and had not expected such a change; suddenly, the group of Elders was shaken until they were dizzy and lightheaded, nearly falling from the sky, and their offensive also stalled.

It was also at this moment that Yu Liancheng rose into the air, the Myriad Daos Boundless transformed into a long sword, piercing through the air like a bolt of lightning in the void, spreading out in a vast white expanse, yet carrying a terrifying power that made one's heart run cold.

The light emitted by the group of Elders' magic treasures, upon encountering this bolt of lightning, instantly melted inch by inch, like ice and snow exposed to the scorching sun, vanishing completely in an instant.

"Ding, ding" sounds rang out continuously; every time it sounded, a magic treasure was knocked flying, and at the same time, another Elder would vomit blood and fall from the sky.

When the Myriad Daos Boundless collided with the ice dragon, there was likewise not the slightest hesitation. The ice dragon shattered inch by inch, turning into ice shards that filled the sky, flying out in all directions.

The moment the Nine Cold Freezing Ice Thorn within the ice dragon collided with the Myriad Daos Boundless, Shangguan Ce felt as if he had been struck by a thousand or ten thousand bolts of thunder; he spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire body felt as if it were about to explode. His body was the first to be sent flying backward, crashing through the walls and pillars of the Mountain and River Hall behind him.

"Enough!

" Just as Yu Liancheng was displaying his divine might, a soft sigh rang out: "Junior Brother Puzhen, stop."

"Valley Master!" The group of Elders changed color one after another; even though they were heavily injured, they still struggled to stand up and bowed to a gray-clothed figure dozens of feet away.

The group of Fenxiang Valley disciples was even more terrified and fearful; no one dared to be disrespectful to this Valley Master who exuded an aura of decay.

"So it is Valley Master Yun, greetings." Yu Liancheng smiled and cupped his hands toward Yun Yilan.

"Junior Brother Puzhen, come with me."

As soon as the words fell, Yun Yilan transformed into a gray streak of light and shot away into the distance like lightning.

Yu Liancheng steered the Myriad Daos Boundless and chased closely after him.

The speed of the two was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they were reduced to nothing more than a small dot.

Just as everyone was looking at each other in dismay, golden light and red light erupted in the distance. Immediately following, violent tremors echoed through Fenxiang Valley; as everyone listened with their scalps tingling and their expressions changing in shock, the two figures had completely disappeared, but two meteors appeared in the mid-air, constantly colliding and clashing, and shooting off in one direction.

After a moment of silence, the entire valley became noisy and boiling, as if a basin of cold water had been poured into a pot of scalding oil.

Yu Liancheng defeating the group of Fenxiang Valley Elders single-handedly could be called shocking to the world, and his cultivation was unimaginably high. But Yun Yilan was one of the three giants of the righteous path in the world; although he had been in seclusion in recent years and rarely made a real move, everyone understood that he was one of the supreme powerhouses of the current age. The battle between these two would surely be an earth-shattering scene.

In an instant, they were excited and agitated to the extreme.

At the same time, some people felt worried; what if the Valley Master lost...

Just as everyone was discussing it, a white light suddenly soared into the sky; it was Bi Yao, who swept toward the direction of Yu Liancheng and Yun Yilan.

Li Xun and the others looked at one another, then one after another steered their magic treasures and followed closely behind; the entire sky suddenly became extraordinarily brilliant, with lights of various colors flowing.

Before long, except for a few Elders who were seriously injured and unable to steer their magic treasures, every disciple and Elder urged their power and rushed over at the fastest speed.

Among them, Bi Yao was naturally in the lead, her emerald dress fluttering, while Li Xun and the others followed closely behind, not falling far behind; they could feel the scorching temperature in the air from time to time, and occasionally catch sight of flames soaring into the sky.

The firelight was naturally Yun Yilan's method.

Fenxiang Valley focused primarily on fire-type techniques, and Yun Yilan was the best among them.

As the group went deeper, the scenes they saw were different again.

From time to time, large areas of trees were burned down, and scenes of shattered mountain rocks were revealed before everyone's eyes. It was extremely tragic.

Li Xun frowned secretly; Yun Yilan was his master, and he naturally had a deep understanding of him. Logically speaking, his master would not make a move unless it was necessary; could it be that seeing the group of Elders defeated was too embarrassing, so he wanted to win back some face?

The sounds of fighting coming from ahead grew louder, and the air grew more scorching.

A fire dragon soared into the sky, and another Bodhisattva Dharma image appeared in the air, with waves of Sanskrit sounds.

Everyone became even more excited, wanting to witness this world-shocking battle.

However, it was a pity.

They were destined not to see this battle.

Because by the time they arrived, the battle had already ended, and the scene was a complete mess.

Yun Yilan, dressed in gray, sat cross-legged on the ground, but what was surprising was that Valley Master Yun looked to be only in his forties at this moment, with a head of vibrant red hair draped casually over his shoulders. One must know that before he went into seclusion, he was clearly a frail, elderly man, with white hair on his head, but now his face was smooth and clean, without a single wrinkle to be seen.

But the old people in Fenxiang Valley could tell that this was what Yun Yilan looked like when he was young.

And if experts of the level of Daoxuan Zhenren or Puhong Shangren were here, they would be able to see that this was a sign of Yun Yilan having reached the highest realm of the Burning Incense Jade Tome.

But an even more surprising scene appeared.

Yun Yilan's face underwent a heaven-shaking change in the blink of an eye; his red hair turned white, wrinkles grew all over his face, and that aura of twilight was even harder to conceal.

"Master... Master..."

Li Xun stepped forward and tried to ask, but the latter did not say a word, and his breath was like a candle in the wind, which made his heart skip a beat.

"That..." Just at this moment, Yu Liancheng hesitated and said: "After Senior Brother Yun exchanged blows with me, he thought I was a talent of heaven-sent ability and wanted to pass the position of Valley Master to me; do you believe it?"

For a moment, there was dead silence!