"There's no point bringing up what happened back then now!"
"You chose me because you had no other choice."
"And after becoming Sect Master, I never treated you poorly. I fulfilled every promise I made to you."
"Besides, if I hadn't become Sect Master, do you think you would have survived the internal struggle back then?"
The Fire Sun Sect Master looked at the Fire Sun Ancestor and said calmly:
"I know your lifespan is nearing its end. You want to find heavenly treasures to extend your life span. I've never opposed that. In fact, I supported it."
"If you want such treasures, you can search for them yourself. You can even use the sect's power."
"But I will not personally help you in this matter."
"Even if you're about to die, I won't risk my own life to save you."
As he spoke, the Fire Sun Sect Master turned around and prepared to leave.
At this moment, he had already made up his mind not to continue wasting time confronting Fang Chen and end up dying himself.
Cowardly yet cautious — that was the Fire Sun Sect Master's nature.
It was carved into his bones.
Against weaker opponents, he would use overwhelming force to kill them immediately.
But against enemies he could not defeat, he would instantly submit without hesitation.
Nothing was more important than staying alive.
Given the current situation, even if he joined forces with the Fire Sun Ancestor, he saw no chance of victory.
So naturally, he had no intention of making a move.
Letting the old monster test Fang Chen first was actually beneficial.
If Fang Chen turned out to be weak, he could step in afterward and take a share of the benefits.
If Fang Chen was truly powerful, then he would immediately retreat and stay as far away as possible.
"What a coward!"
The Fire Sun Ancestor glared at the Sect Master furiously.
"I've never seen anyone this spineless and afraid of death."
"I honestly don't know how you cultivated to this level."
The Sect Master sneered.
"If I were as reckless as your direct descendants, charging forward without fear, I'd probably already be dead like them."
"My current position and strength were earned by surviving cautiously."
"You don't need to curse me like this. You don't have much time left anyway."
"Besides, this situation is an opportunity for you."
"Maybe you can extend your lifespan through this."
"It all depends on whether you dare to gamble."
The Fire Sun Ancestor's face darkened.
Now this coward was lecturing him?
Anyone in the world could criticize him, except this spineless coward.
"You have no right to preach to me!"
"And don't think I don't know what you're doing. You want me to test his strength for you!"
The Fire Sun Ancestor said coldly.
"That's right."
"I do."
Now that they had completely fallen out, the Fire Sun Sect Master no longer bothered hiding his intentions.
After all, the ancestor couldn't do anything to him anyway.
The old man couldn't defeat him, and the entire sect was under his control.
In every aspect, he completely surpassed this dying ancestor.
So there was nothing to fear.
If the ancestor were stronger than him, he naturally wouldn't dare speak this way.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong had always been his style.
"If I ever get the chance, the position of Sect Master will belong to someone else."
The Fire Sun Ancestor growled viciously.
At this moment, he wanted to kill the Sect Master even more than he wanted to kill Fang Chen.
But what the Sect Master said was true.
He had no choice.
Taking a deep breath, the Fire Sun Ancestor suddenly rushed toward Fang Chen, releasing his full terrifying aura.
A long sword appeared in Fang Chen's hand.
The blade radiated sky-piercing sword intent.
The Taiyi Divine Sword!
A Saint-grade divine weapon, though Fang Chen rarely used it.
"A Saint weapon?!"
The Fire Sun Ancestor's pupils contracted violently as shock filled his face.
"So what if it's a Saint weapon?!"
He roared angrily.
A massive ancient cauldron flew from his body.
Ancient runes glowed across its surface as divine light enveloped it with overwhelming power.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion erupted.
Fang Chen swung his sword, colliding directly with the giant cauldron.
The Taiyi Divine Sword crushed through it like rotten wood.
The cauldron shattered instantly.
Pfft!
The Fire Sun Ancestor spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly heavily injured.
But Fang Chen's sword momentum did not weaken in the slightest.
The terrifying sword intent continued forward, engulfing the ancestor entirely.
Suddenly—
A burst of flames exploded from within the endless sword energy.
The Fire Sun Ancestor charged out and struck toward Fang Chen with a palm attack.
"So noisy!"
"You even disturbed my sleep!"
Qin Linglong frowned unhappily after being awakened by the commotion outside.
Fang Chen smiled faintly.
"To withstand one of my sword strikes… not bad."
"But disturbing her sleep is unforgivable."
"So pay with your life."
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying aura erupted from his body.
"Return-to-Void Realm, Third Heaven?!"
The Fire Sun Ancestor's eyes widened in disbelief.
Fang Chen was only at the Third Heaven of the Return-to-Void Realm, yet possessed such terrifying power.
Boom!
Fang Chen activated his Innate Dao Body.
A seemingly simple punch shot forward.
Yet that punch carried the pressure of the Great Dao itself.
There were no flashy effects.
Just a single plain punch.
But space itself seemed to split apart.
The Fire Sun Ancestor's body exploded instantly.
Only his soul barely survived.
"You coward!"
"He's only at the Third Heaven of the Return-to-Void Realm!"
"If you still won't act now, then when will you?!"
The Fire Sun Ancestor shouted desperately toward the Sect Master.
He simply couldn't understand it.
Fang Chen's cultivation realm was clearly lower than theirs, so why was the Sect Master still too afraid to attack?
If they joined forces, they should absolutely be able to kill him.
"Why are you trying to drag me down with you?"
"You couldn't even resist someone at the Third Heaven of the Return-to-Void Realm."
"What difference would it make if I joined?"
"And he's still this relaxed."
"If you want to die, then die yourself. Don't drag me into it."
The Fire Sun Sect Master said impatiently.
Then he turned and left, his voice gradually fading into the distance.
"Who… who exactly are you?!"
"Even if you're going to kill me today, at least let me die knowing the truth!"
The Fire Sun Ancestor roared in despair.
If he had died at the hands of a Saint Realm expert, he could have accepted it.
But dying to someone whose cultivation realm was lower than his—
That was something he simply could not accept.
Fang Chen was only at the Third Heaven of the Return-to-Void Realm, yet he could completely suppress a Half-Saint expert like him.
More importantly…
He still didn't know who Fang Chen truly was.
Fang Chen smiled faintly.
"To be honest…"
"I'd rather you die without knowing."
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