Chapter 231: Eradicating Heaven Gate

Duan Fengyun and the other five arrived at the gates of Heaven Gate in a grand, imposing manner; this time, they no longer hid or skulked, but marched straight into Heaven Gate in broad daylight.

"Xu Fu, get out here! We've come to settle our accounts with you."

The six of them fought their way directly into Heaven Gate, eventually arriving at the Huiting.

Inside the Huiting, Shenmu, Huaimie, and Huaikong stood before Xu Fu's throne, confronting Duan Fengyun and the others who had rushed in.

Shenmu said angrily:

"Duan Fengyun, you have some nerve, daring to come to Heaven Gate to cause trouble.

Are you not afraid that my master will tear you limb from limb?

Do not think that just because you have finished Refining the Dragon Essence, you are a match for my master.

Do not forget, my master has lived for over a thousand years; his cultivation and strength are beyond your imagination."

Duan Fengyun laughed heartily:

"Today, Yun, Feng, and I also possess immortal and indestructible bodies; why should we fear Xu Fu?

It is not as if we haven't witnessed your master's strength before, but I wonder if he can still muster his thousand years of cultivation now.

Today, we shall eradicate Xu Fu, this scourge of the martial arts world, and let Heaven Gate vanish into thin air."

Shenmu was shocked and said:

"What? All three of you have finished Refining the Dragon Essence?"

Upon hearing this, Shenmu wanted to flee to report to Xu Fu.

"Huaikong, Huaimie, stop them! I am going to report to the master."

Just as Shenmu turned to escape, Huaikong struck her to the ground with a palm.

Looking at the smirking brothers Huaimie and Huaikong, Shenmu said angrily:

"Huaimie, Huaikong, are you two planning to betray the master?"

Huaikong replied:

"The debt we owed Xu Fu for his kindness to us brothers was already repaid when we helped him slay the dragon.

Today, we shall join Duan Fengyun and the others to eradicate Xu Fu, this scourge of the martial arts world."

Huaikong's palm strike just now was truly heavy; Shenmu spat out blood and fainted on the spot.

Huaikong looked at Duan Fengyun and smiled:

"You arrived quite quickly.

Xu Fu is just ahead; I will take you there."

With no time for pleasantries, the eight of them rushed toward the place where Xu Fu was in Seclusion.

Duan Fengyun took the lead, kicking open the door to Xu Fu's Seclusion chamber and saying:

"Xu Fu, your time of death has arrived; surrender immediately!"

But the entire Seclusion chamber was empty, with only a pool of blood on the floor.

"Damn it, Xu Fu must have heard our voices outside just now and fled.

Everyone, search quickly and see if there is a secret passage in this room.

This pool of blood on the ground is quite large; it seems the Phoenix Blood in Xu Fu's body has drained away significantly. We must find him as soon as possible.

If we let him finish Refining the Dragon Essence, all our previous efforts will have been in vain."

Hearing this, the others immediately began searching the room.

When Nie Feng accidentally touched a lamp, a *clatter* sounded, and a secret chamber door opened.

"Let's pursue!"

At Duan Fengyun's command, the eight of them charged directly into the secret chamber.

If you don't kill the snake, you invite trouble; if you let a tiger return to the mountains, you harm yourself.

If they let Xu Fu escape today, it would surely be like letting a tiger return to the mountains.

The eight of them followed the secret passage all the way out; once they exited, Duan Fengyun immediately recognized the location where Xu Fu was killed by Duan Lang in the original story—Tianwen Temple.

"There is a temple ahead, let's go over and take a look."

Bu Jingyun said.

The eight of them soared into the air and reached Tianwen Temple at top speed.

Duan Fengyun walked into Tianwen Temple, grabbed the abbot by his robes, and asked:

"Speak, where is Xu Fu?"

The abbot was also a trusted confidant whom Xu Fu had cultivated for many years; he shook his head and said:

"This humble monk does not know where the person you speak of is. This is a sacred place of the Buddha; please do not disturb our peace, and please leave quickly."

Bu Jingyun tugged at the abbot's robes and said:

"Stop lying to us, you stinking monk!

How could there be a temple like yours in this wilderness, and there isn't even a soul around? There is definitely something fishy here. Speak, where is Xu Fu?

If you don't speak, I will burn down your temple and cut off your head."

But the abbot still pretended to be ignorant. Seeing that the monk would not shed tears until he saw the coffin, Duan Fengyun kicked the monk's two knees, shattering them and forcing him to kneel on the ground.

Then, Duan Fengyun sent his eyeballs flying out of their sockets.

This was a technique he had recently researched, identical to the eye-attack move used by the double-Dragon-Essence-wielding Duan Lang.

Not to mention the abbot, even Bu Jingyun and the others were scared half to death by this display from Duan Fengyun.

Huaimie joked:

"Duan Fengyun, once you use this move, if the opponent is even slightly timid, they'll probably be scared to death on the spot."

The abbot, despite his broken legs, did not yield, but under the gaze of Duan Fengyun's terrifying eyeballs, he finally gave in.

He pointed to the Buddha statue behind him and said:

"There is a mechanism behind the Buddha statue. Once the mechanism is opened, there is a secret door, and the master is inside that secret door."

"If I had known today would come, why did I act as I did back then?

Truly asking for trouble!"

After Duan Fengyun finished speaking, that pair of eerie eyeballs finally returned to their sockets.

Bu Jingyun stepped forward and pressed the mechanism behind the Buddha statue, and sure enough, a secret door appeared.

The eight people walked cautiously into the secret door, but inside the secret door, apart from a Buddha statue, there was still nothing.

Duan Fengyun looked at the Buddha statue, but the two Dragon Orbs that should have been in the Buddha statue's eye sockets were gone.

Duan Fengyun knew that things were looking bad; Xu Fu must have escaped again after obtaining the Dragon Orbs.

Sure enough, after a search by the group, they discovered another secret door.

Just as Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and the others were about to continue the pursuit, Duan Fengyun called them to a halt.

"Yun, Feng, there is no need to pursue. Xu Fu is so cunning that we certainly won't be able to catch him.

We had better go back and think of a way to deal with him."

Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, feeling unwilling, watched as the hard-won opportunity was lost just like that, and they felt extremely reluctant.

At this moment, Wuming said:

"Duan Fengyun is right. Xu Fu has lived for thousands of years, and he must have many arrangements in place; it is too difficult for us to find him.

Instead of this, we might as well return early and discuss what to do next."

Since Wuming had spoken, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun had no choice but to give up.

After the eight people searched once more, they finally left in low spirits.

Half an hour after the group left, Xu Fu spat out blood and walked out from another secret door.

The head monk, who was lying on the ground, said in shock:

"Master, didn't you just go to that place?

How did you walk out from here?"

Xu Fu sneered:

"It is fortunate that I left in time after obtaining the Dragon Orbs, otherwise I would have been killed by you, a traitor.

You truly 'repay' the cultivation I invested in you."

After speaking, Xu Fu struck the head monk's head with a palm, and the head monk spat out blood and died on the spot.

Xu Fu held his chest wound and said:

"Duan Fengyun, don't be happy too soon.

The Phoenix Blood and cultivation within my body have already been mostly dissolved by the Five Thunders Transformation Art.

I will soon be able to consume the Dragon Orbs. Once I finish Refining the Dragon Orbs, I will make you wish for death but be unable to die."

After speaking, Xu Fu returned to the secret chamber where he had been hiding before and continued to practice the Five Thunders Transformation Art.

Duan Fengyun and the eight others did not leave directly, but instead came to Heaven Gate.

According to the plan, Duan Fengyun sent a message directly to Wen Chou Chou, telling him to immediately bring people over to take over Heaven Gate.

Now that Xu Fu's whereabouts were unknown and Shenmu had been reduced to a prisoner, Heaven Gate, being leaderless, was ripe for annexation.

After receiving the message from Duan Fengyun, Wen Chou Chou immediately organized a large group of Dragon Gate disciples with Long Er and rushed to Heaven Gate.

When Wen Chou Chou arrived at Heaven Gate, Duan Fengyun and the eight others were sitting in the Huiting of Heaven Gate.

"Leader, how should we deal with these people from Heaven Gate?"

Wen Chou Chou asked.

Duan Fengyun thought for a moment and replied:

"Tell them that if they are willing to join Dragon Gate, my Dragon Gate welcomes them with open arms.

If they are unwilling to join, then let them leave; do not make things difficult for them."

Under Duan Fengyun's methods of combining firmness with gentleness, he soon incorporated everyone in Heaven Gate into his own forces.

The Huai brothers stood up and said:

"Everyone, there is no banquet in the world that does not come to an end. We two brothers have decided to return to Tiexin Island to rebuild the Iron Gate.

In the future, if you have any use for us brothers, please do not hesitate to speak.

We two brothers will certainly do our utmost."

Duan Fengyun shook his head and said:

"Huaikong, Huaimie, it is not that I will not let you go.

Now that Xu Fu has not yet been eliminated, you are the ones who betrayed him.

Once he recovers his vitality, he will surely be the first to seek revenge on you.

I think the best plan for now is for everyone to stay at my Dragon Gate; if anything happens, we can look out for each other."

Just as Huaikong and Huaimie were hesitating after hearing this, Wuming spoke up:

"Duan Fengyun is right. Now that Xu Fu has not yet been eliminated, we absolutely cannot give him any opportunity.

Let us all stay at Dragon Gate; it will not be too late for you to return after Xu Fu is eliminated."

Since everyone had said so, the Huai brothers had no choice but to respectfully comply.

Duan Fengyun called Wen Chou Chou over and said:

"Chouchou, issue an order immediately.

Announce to the world that Xu Fu has been defeated by us, Shenmu has been captured by us, and Heaven Gate has submitted to our Dragon Gate.

Furthermore, Xu Fu's Phoenix Blood has been lost, he is no longer an immortal and indestructible being, and he even has two Dragon Orbs on his person."

"He previously made us fall into being hunted by the entire martial arts world; today, I will pay him back in his own coin and let him experience the feeling of being hunted by the entire martial arts world as well."

Very quickly, following the release of this news by Duan Fengyun, the entire martial arts world fell into chaos.

Not long ago, Heaven Gate had just stated that Xu Fu was Di Shitian, and now, only a few days later, Xu Fu had been defeated by Duan Fengyun and his group.

Heaven Gate had also surrendered to Dragon Gate, and Xu Fu, who was severely injured and no longer possessed an immortal and indestructible body, still had two Dragon Orbs on him.

It was thought that the reason Duan Fengyun and his group were able to defeat Xu Fu in such a short time must have been because they had consumed the Dragon Orbs.

In order to find Xu Fu and snatch the Dragon Orbs in his possession, a storm of searching swept across the entire martial arts world.

After issuing the order, Duan Fengyun and the others took Shenmu and returned to Dragon Gate.

The bone-chilling cold of Heaven Gate was still something they found difficult to get used to.

Duan Fengyun had placed a restriction on Shenmu, preventing her from using her cultivation, so there were no chains on her; she rode a horse alone, following Duan Fengyun and the others toward Dragon Gate.

At this moment, inside Tianwen Temple, Xu Fu spat out another large mouthful of Phoenix Blood.

With more and more Phoenix Blood being lost, he had become increasingly weak.

However, the mouthful of fresh blood he had just spat out was already the last of the blood within his body.

Following the spitting out of this large mouthful of fresh blood, he was now white-haired and aged, looking like someone on the verge of death.

He carefully took out the Dragon Orbs from his bosom and laughed:

"The old man has finally dissolved the Phoenix Blood within my body.

Dragon Orbs, let the old man see exactly how much divine power you possess!

Duan Fengyun, you lot just wait for me; the old man will come looking for you very soon."

After speaking, Xu Fu put the two Dragon Orbs directly into his mouth and swallowed them.