Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 314 Turbulent Events Within the Temple: Justice Will Come Naturally
In the deathly silence before the hall, a bell suddenly rang out from the mountaintop of Wuzangmiao, startling everyone awake.

hum!
The sound of the bell immediately attracted Fang Shu's attention.

Without a second thought, his gaze fell upon the corpse of the Flame Crow Immortal on the ground. He guessed that the tolling of the temple bell must have been caused by the death of this fiend.

After all, the Foundation Establishment Immortals of the Five Internal Organs Temple were all formed by harvesting spiritual veins to build their foundations. Their lives were connected with the spiritual veins within the mountain gate. Now that they had been suddenly killed by Fang Shu within the mountain gate, it would naturally cause quite a stir.

Moreover, this bell sound is only secondary; soon all sorts of people, even the three capitals within the temple, will fly to the Gu Hall to investigate.

So, taking advantage of the time before the others arrived, Fang Shu glanced at the fire crows and fire sparrows soaring in the sky, but did not rush to take action to gather these seventh-tribulation pets.

Instead, he made a hand seal, and the white light that had just killed the Flame Crow Immortal suddenly surged again.

It circled around the corpse of the Flame Crow Immortal, piercing through it several more times, completely turning it into a pulp.

A scream rang out again from within the corpse of the Flame Raven, then abruptly ceased.

That cry was the very soul of the Flame Crow Immortal!
The person was completely annihilated, both body and soul were dead, and there was no possibility of being resurrected or questioned by the spirit gathering.

Fang Shu looked at the pile of blood and flesh on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief before retracting the bone bead that had turned into white light.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, powerful divine senses indeed pierced through the sky above the Gu Hall, activating the formation.

Buzzing, the valley formation that was originally able to block the Foundation Establishment Immortals began to disintegrate from the inside for some unknown reason.

In just a few breaths, Gou Yandi and the others in front of the Gu Hall exclaimed in surprise: "The array plate has failed!"

Meanwhile, figures began to appear one after another in the sky above the Gu Hall. Although they were shrouded in mountain mist, each of them exuded a formidable aura and carried a murderous intent. They were the Foundation Establishment Immortals who had rushed over from nearby.

Seeing this, Fang Shu remained calm and first gave an instruction to Gou Yandi and the others:
"This is because the spiritual energy has been intercepted, causing the formation to collapse on its own. Do not panic."

After speaking, he stood in mid-air, straightened his clothes, and bowed to those above:

"Gu Tang Fang Shu greets fellow Daoists!"

At that moment, the formation in the valley opened, revealing the Foundation Establishment Immortals who had flown into the valley.

When they saw the scene in the Gu Hall, they were first stunned, then burst into an uproar: "Is that Old Yan?"

"That old bird is really dead!"

"The mountain bell rang out with a mournful sound, which revealed that a local immortal in the temple had suddenly passed away, causing changes in the spiritual veins."

All eyes fell on Fang Shu, with people looking at him with surprise, fear, or hostility.

Despite being scrutinized by so many people, Fang Shu remained composed, his Foundation Establishment aura clearly visible, telling the visitors that he had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

The earth immortals even uttered a series of chaotic divine sense transmissions: "This child... is the one who has gathered the most herbs in the secret realm?"

"If I remember correctly, he is indeed Long Gu's direct disciple, but he is clearly only at the Qi Refining stage, so how did he reach the Foundation Establishment stage? And where did he get those spiritual veins from?"

A heavy sense of doubt arose in the minds of the group of hungry ghosts, making them find the scene before them truly unbelievable.

For a moment, apart from muttering to themselves, none of the visitors took the initiative to speak to Fang Shu.

The spiritual energy above the valley shifted violently once more, and suddenly a figure flew in, landing above everyone's heads, and uttered a reprimand:

"You audacious madman! How dare you commit violence within our sect!"

The other party had a human body and an ox's head; he was none other than the Ox-Cart Earth Immortal from the Temple of the Five Internal Organs.

Following closely behind were the Deer-headed, Human-bodied Deer-Cart Earth Immortal and the Sheep-headed, Human-bodied Sheep-Cart Earth Immortal.

Just as Fang Shu had predicted, all three of the most powerful figures in the Five Internal Organs Temple had come. It seemed that the incident of killing a Foundation Establishment Immortal within the temple had indeed had a significant impact.

The three Earth Immortals, including Niu Che, were all stunned when they saw that the Earth Immortal who committed the crime was Fang Shu.

Especially that Deer Cart Earth Immortal.

The person released their divine sense and scrutinized Fang Shu closely, trying to determine whether he was an imposter.

After observing for a while, Lu Che Di Xian and the others confirmed that the person standing in front of them was the Qi Refining disciple who had earned a lot of face for the temple that day.

The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

Finally, it was the Earth Immortal Deer Cart who spoke:

"Fang Shu, tell me the truth about what happened in your Gu Hall, and do not hide anything."

Fang Shu's eyelids lifted slightly.

Upon hearing the words "You Gu Hall" from Lu Che's mouth, he had a premonition that this time, killing the Flame Crow Earth Immortal should be a breeze.

"Yes." He replied calmly, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect.

Fang Shu immediately recounted in detail what he had seen in the Gu Hall after he came out of seclusion, as well as how the Flame Crow Earth Immortal had taken the initiative.

“This scoundrel took advantage of the fact that my Gu Hall had no one to rely on and even tried to kill me. I suspect he is a spy from outside the mountain, so I acted a little too harshly. I hope the temple will forgive me.”

He paused, then looked around at the people present: "If you don't believe me, you can ask these Qi Refining disciples. Besides this hall, there are quite a few people from the Beast Hall here."

The assembled immortals, after hearing Fang Shu's "argument," all stared at the mangled flesh on the ground, speechless for a moment.
"A spy from outside the mountains, this kid is quite good at labeling people."

"You hit a little too hard... Is 'a little too hard' all you've got?"

Even the Deer Chariot Immortal was speechless, uttering, "So, Fellow Daoist Yan Ya was indeed killed by you. But you believe there was a reason for it, right?"

Fang Shu nodded: "Exactly."

When Fang Shu nodded in confirmation, the expressions on the faces of the group of Earth Immortals became even more intense.

They should know that they could also see that although Fang Shu had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his true energy was not abundant, which meant that he had only recently broken through.

It is truly astonishing that such a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator was able to kill Yan Ya, a veteran Foundation Establishment cultivator.

In particular, their private investigation revealed that they did not find any powerful external aura like that of the Golden Core Talisman at the scene. In other words, Fang Shu most likely killed Yan Ya by force using magic and spells!
Moreover, the speed at which it acted was so swift that none of the fire crows and fire sparrows had time to defend it!

Such methods made many Foundation Establishment Immortals shudder and look at Fang Shu with extreme apprehension.

But suddenly someone in the room sneered, "A spy? I think you're the one who's been replaced."

Others frowned and voiced their doubts:

"Young friend, you've only just achieved Foundation Establishment. Perhaps you don't know that we Earth Immortals are within the temple, where we naturally have spiritual veins to aid us, and our true energy is virtually inexhaustible. In such a situation, to kill an Earth Immortal, one must overwhelm them with their cultivation level, and you've only just established your foundation." A rebuke also rang out: "Fang Shu, the temple hasn't produced any spiritual veins yet, nor have any been activated. How exactly did you achieve Foundation Establishment? Did you perhaps resort to some crooked method?!"

Despite all this, Fang Shu's expression remained unchanged, and he stared directly at the few Earth Immortals who had spoken, as if trying to recognize their faces.

In this state of heightened emotion, the Earth Immortal Deer Chariot suddenly spoke up:
"Please, everyone, stop doubting this and that!"
Fellow Daoist Fang Shu is a disciple born and raised in Lushan. He has a clean background and has made great contributions. Now that he has achieved Foundation Establishment, he is a local immortal of this temple.

He surveyed the surroundings, radiating the aura of a Ninth Tribulation Foundation Establishment Immortal, and said in a deep voice:
"And indeed, as Fellow Daoist Fang Shu said, why did Fellow Daoist Yan Ya die in the Gu Hall, and not somewhere else?"

These words made the earth immortals present clearly feel the earth immortal Lu Che's protective intentions.

Some of the earth immortals, whether they had a past relationship with Yan Ya or felt a sense of shared sorrow for the fallen, immediately looked towards the oxcart and the sheepcart.

As a result, both the Ox Cart Immortal and the Sheep Cart Immortal remained calm and showed no intention of interfering in the matter, leaving it entirely to the Deer Cart Immortal to handle.

A Foundation Establishment Immortal's eyes flickered.

And so, laughter and chatter filled the air above the Gu Hall:
"Haha, what Senior Brother Luche said is right. If Yan Ya hadn't come looking for trouble, why would things have turned out this way?"

"I don't think Yan Ya is pitiful at all; my sister Long Gu is the one who's truly pitiful. She rendered meritorious service to the temple, sustaining severe injuries. It's bad enough that she didn't have any spiritual medicine to heal her, but now that she's only been dead for a short time, her disciples are being bullied and humiliated like this. Alas!"

Upon hearing these words, Fang Shu immediately showed goodwill and nodded or cupped his hands to each of them.

"This matter cannot be resolved so hastily!" The earth immortals who had just reprimanded Fang Shu wanted to speak again.

The Earth Immortal Luche glanced at the group and calmly spoke:

"Indeed, this matter cannot be resolved so hastily."

"Fang Shu, do you dare follow me? If you have been wronged, I will clear your name. If you have malicious intent, the temple will severely punish you."

Faced with an invitation from someone else, Fang Shu might have been quite hesitant and chosen to delay, but since it was the Earth Immortal Lu Che who spoke, he quickly weighed the options in his mind and immediately chose to accept.
"It is my wish, but I dare not ask."

The Earth Immortal Luche smiled and immediately reached out a hand.

Fang Shu then stepped into the air and flew to the side of the deer-shaped cart, standing shoulder to shoulder with San Du.

"Alright, everyone disperse."

Luche Dixian turned to look at the Dixians around him who were watching the commotion: "Such a big commotion could easily make the disciples in the temple think that the temple is about to collapse."

Faced with the deer-drawn carts, the other Earth Immortals, though still harboring many thoughts, could only slowly leave the Gu Hall in small groups.

There were still some slow-moving local immortals in the temple who had just arrived. They had missed the important event and could only follow the other local immortals who had dispersed, asking them all sorts of questions.

Along with this, the name "Fang Shu Di Xian" also spread throughout the entire temple.

A sudden wave of trouble arose.

Many people who heard this were surprised and doubtful.

Especially those who were at the Foundation Establishment stage: "Didn't they say that the temple had no spiritual veins to offer and wouldn't allow us to establish our foundations for the time being? How did this kid manage to establish his foundation!"

Among them is the Jin family's Duobao Hall.

Jin Duobao was still drinking when his ancestor suddenly came to find him. He was so frightened that he thought he had done something terrible and was filled with anxiety.

Surprisingly, they learned about what had happened in the Gu Hall from the patriarch.

Jin Duobao was initially dazed, but then he was overjoyed and extremely excited.

He kept slapping his thigh, saying, "I knew my brother was no ordinary person. But I never expected Brother Fang to change so drastically!"

Joy is accompanied by sorrow.

Let's leave aside the disciples and staff in the Beast Hall for now.

Those who had either betrayed the Gu Hall or had recently taken the opportunity to humiliate and seize the rest of the Gu Hall all looked fearful and uneasy.

They either deeply regret their actions, slapping their thighs until their hands are swollen, or they rack their brains, trying to figure out how to repair the relationship and make amends for their mistakes.

Among these people, the one with the most complex emotions was Fang Shu's senior sister, who was also Long Gu's former chief disciple.

Qingzhu sat in the quiet room, staring incredulously at the communication talismans on the table, her fingers trembling slightly.

"How could this child have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Shame, indignation, jealousy, resentment and other emotions surged into her heart, causing her internal energy to become agitated and directly incinerating the communication talisman on the table.

In particular, according to several members of the Gu Hall, after Fang Shu killed the Flaming Crow Earth Immortal, Lu Che and the others not only did not punish him in public, but also directly dispersed the other Earth Immortals to prevent Fang Shu from having any further conflict with them.

The intention to protect them is so obvious!
As for Qingzhu, she had clearly seized a spiritual vein from the outside world and brought it back to the sect, but the sect simply suppressed her Foundation Establishment because there were flaws in the process of obtaining the spiritual vein. They said that at the latest, after the secret realm matter was over, they would allow her to establish her foundation.

Now that the secret realm has ended, the temple has issued an order to halt the Foundation Establishment process for all Qi Refining disciples.

This made Qingzhu wonder for half a month if it was because of her that the temple was "treating everyone equally" and not allowing anyone to establish their foundation.

As a result, a Foundation Establishment disciple suddenly appeared, and that person was none other than her junior brother whom she had never met before. The other party even brazenly slaughtered an Earth Immortal in the temple, directly trampling the temple rules underfoot.

In contrast, Qingzhu was obedient and docile, and she watched as the Gu Hall was invaded. She was simply a coward.

For a moment, the green spider could not contain its excitement, and its teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound.

She was restless, recalling her own setbacks in Foundation Establishment: "What a mess! Is this really not something deliberately trying to suppress me?"

At the same time, the woman felt great regret.

She shouldn't have brought the spiritual vein back to the temple in the first place; she should have used it directly to build her foundation. If she had, the temple wouldn't have targeted her like this, and even the Dragon Master would probably have reluctantly reconciled with her.

However, in her moment of distraction, the woman forgot that her return to the temple was entirely out of necessity...

the other side.

After Fang Shu left the Gu Hall with San Du, a large number of Hu Hall disciples immediately began to move into the Gu Hall to take stock of its losses and either repair or rebuild it.

Along with the Seven Tribulation Fire Crows and Fire Sparrows that Fang Shu hadn't had time to catch, Hu Tang's Foundation Establishment cultivators also took action, capturing them all and locking them in their bags.

The Gu Hall, which had been bullied, was transformed overnight, and its threshold was almost worn down by the constant footsteps of its inhabitants.

People came in droves to help uphold justice, creating quite a lively scene.

(End of this chapter)