novelraw Chapter 309 : "Fan Zheng’s Scheme
Chapter 309 : "Fan Zheng’s Scheme
Chapter 309: "Fan Zheng’s Scheme!"
When everyone saw Fan Zheng enter the Black Altar without any obstruction, they immediately realized the severity of the situation.
None of them could enter, only Fan Zheng could. The greatest difference between them was undoubtedly that he had fully obtained all five layers of the Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena.
Although those present had just been tricked, they were not so foolish as to be beyond redemption.
They immediately understood that they had all been calculated by Fan Zheng!
“Old Fan! Doing this is too dishonest of you! Don’t forget, the four of us are guarding here. Do you really think you’ll never come out again?”
The Blood Blade Sixth Son said with a grim expression.
Han Qiuyi also felt a burning anger at having been played, his cold gaze fixed on Fan Zheng in the center of the altar.
“Hahaha…”
Fan Zheng laughed wildly and did not stop for a long while before finally calming down.
At this moment, he no longer had the honest appearance from before. His eyes were filled with sinister cunning.
“I should thank all of you. Without your help, how could I have stepped onto this altar and obtained the complete inheritance of these Four Ultimate Combat Techniques?”
“I’ve schemed for so long, finally I have not wasted my efforts! Heaven has not treated me poorly!”
At this moment, Gu Fan chuckled and said:
“You just mentioned Daoist Kuishan. Could it be that you are related to him?”
Fan Zheng’s eyes turned vicious as he looked at Gu Fan.
“You must all be very curious as to why I did this? Don’t rush, I’ll tell you a story, then you will understand.”
“These decades have been suffocating for me, none of my schemes were ever known. Now I cannot hold it back anymore. Since you four helped me, I’ll at least let you die knowing the truth!”
Han Qiuyi was about to speak, but Gu Fan raised a hand to stop him.
“Fine, tell me then. I am very curious, you seem to know this place far too well?”
Fan Zheng was stunned for a moment, then continued:
“Gu Fan, you are very clever. From the start I knew you had sensed something, but unfortunately, you still couldn’t stop me.”
“As for why I know this place so well, that is naturally because… I’ve been here before!”
These words shocked everyone.
As Fan Zheng spoke, his divine sense activated the statue in the middle of the altar, while he absorbed the remaining layers of the Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena.
“Surprised? You should be. In truth, I am not Fan Zheng. My real name is Qu Wuxin. That useless Fan Zheng was nothing but a pitiful victim I possessed.”
“I borrowed his body and lived nearby for over forty years, all for the sake of re-entering this ancient relic.”
Fan Zheng’s mental state seemed unstable, speaking in an extremely manic and excited manner, as if he had an endless desire to confess. He spoke without even needing Gu Fan’s guidance.
“Back then, I, along with Daoist Kuishan and three others, five of us in total, entered this relic. Much like today.”
“Before that, the five of us were sworn brothers. We traveled the continent together, cultivating and exploring secret realms.”
“But this relic changed everything.”
“Right here, each of us obtained one layer of the technique. But when the central altar appeared, we understood that all five layers were required to enter.”
“Just like today, we entrusted all of them to Kuishan. Yet once he entered, he turned on us, attempting to slaughter us all!”
“In the end, we feigned death and lured him out of the barrier so that he would try soul-searching us. At the last moment, we desperately wounded him heavily. But all four of us still perished.”
“Fortunately, I had a secret family technique that preserved a sliver of my soul. After endless waiting, I finally encountered an unfortunate cultivator who stumbled in—Fan Zheng.”
Gu Fan now fully understood. No wonder this man had been so proactive upon entering.
No wonder Fan Zheng knew so much about everything inside, even deliberately guiding them to receive the inheritances.
It was all to seize the Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena!
“So you used Fan Zheng’s body to cultivate to this level, then sought the four of us to help you gain the inheritance?”
“Hahaha, blame yourselves for being too naive, just like we were back then—fools!”
“Now that I have obtained the Four Ultimate Combat Techniques, I am destined to become a mighty figure, commanding my own territory! As for you, you will remain here forever, keeping my brothers company, hahaha!”
At this moment, Fairy Hua Ling coldly said:
“Even if you have obtained the technique, you cannot master it instantly. I want to see how you alone can kill the four of us!”
Hearing this, Fan Zheng’s lips curved into a strange smile.
“How? Naturally… like this!”
The next instant, the five statues that had been ignored suddenly suppressed them!
With the power of each layer of the Domain Suppression of Myriad Phenomena, they fiercely attacked the four!
Boom! Boom!
Several explosions resounded. Fairy Hua Ling and the Sixth Son were caught off guard, blasted away, vomiting blood wildly.
Han Qiuyi had been cautious enough, dodging at the critical instant when the statues struck.
Gu Fan, on his side, was also able to hold his ground.
But with an extra statue targeting him, his pressure doubled.
“Damn it! He can control the statues!”
The Sixth Son shouted angrily, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.
“No, it’s not him controlling them. I think it’s the altar’s doing.”
Gu Fan speculated calmly.
Fan Zheng laughed coldly:
“You are smart, but unfortunately, with five statues suppressing you, you have no way to survive!”
The next instant, the five statues rushed forth again, especially targeting the already injured Fairy Hua Ling and the Sixth Son, clearly intending to eliminate them first.
The two fled desperately as the statues chased them. The Sixth Son repeatedly hacked with his Blood Blade, yet the statues didn’t so much as crack, their material unknown.
Fairy Hua Ling, instead, cunningly lured her statue toward Gu Fan.
Gu Fan’s eyes grew cold, a sneer tugging at his lips.
“You’re courting death?”
“This is my only choice. I know your strength is great. Help me block it for a while, once I recover, I’ll take over. If we survive, I will certainly reward you heavily!”
Without caring whether Gu Fan could truly withstand it, she rushed right beside him.
Gu Fan was already besieged by two statues, and now this meddling nuisance came his way. His face immediately darkened.
“Enough. I’ve extracted enough information already. The rest I can learn from a soul search.”
Fairy Hua Ling froze upon hearing this.
What did he mean?
The next instant, a pitch-black domain spread open.
Instantly! All the statues sank into it as though trapped in a swamp, their movements halting.
“Impossible! A domain?!”
“How can you comprehend a domain at the Yang Spirit Realm? Who exactly are you?!”
Gu Fan pressed his palm downward, and all the statues were forced a full meter into the ground, trapped and immobile.
“Mere lifeless constructs, daring to be arrogant?”
At this, the Sixth Son and Han Qiuyi were utterly shocked.
Who could have imagined that Gu Fan, who had always hidden his strength, was actually this powerful!