Chapter 874: Chapter 874

At the entrance of Wind Valley, the stele engraved with the words "Wind Valley" lit up, emitting bursts of blue light.

Everyone from the Upper Xuan Sect present knew that this could only happen when someone had made their way through Wind Valley and touched the Formation at the end of the valley.

Therefore, the only logical explanation was that Ding Fan had crossed Wind Valley.

"How is that possible?" Fang Zhiyao's face was full of disbelief, knowing that for hundreds of years, no one had ever come out alive from inside Wind Valley.

Even the once brilliant and profoundly talented individuals of the Upper Xuan Sect, claimed to have entered the Profound Level, ultimately perished within Wind Valley.

Fang Zhiyao never considered the possibility of Ding Fan coming out alive when she brought him here, but what she found hard to believe was that Ding Fan actually survived and walked out.

At this moment, it wasn't just Fang Zhiyao, even Fang Yuanshan beside her furrowed his brows tightly.

Just how old was Ding Fan? At most, only twenty-two or twenty-three years old, and yet at such an age, he held enough cultivation to cross Wind Valley and not die.

A chill ran through Fang Yuanshan's heart; if he had a choice, he truly didn't want to make an enemy of such a person.

But the situation was such that Fang Yuanshan understood, now that an enemy was made, they had to eliminate Ding Fan today, or else the Upper Xuan Sect would surely be destroyed by his hand in the future.

"I didn't expect you to actually make it out alive," said Gui Zhen, his complexion also filled with disbelief.

Having been in the Upper Xuan Sect for more than just a day or two, Gui Zhen had explored Wind Valley with his Telekinesis. The valley was designed by a great master, combined with the terrain and Formations; the Wind Blades inside were extremely fierce, especially in the deeper parts of Wind Valley where even watermelon-sized stones were blown around chaotically by the wind, colliding with one another.

In Gui Zhen's opinion, under such circumstances, it was impossible for anyone to make it out alive.

Yet, in the end, Ding Fan did it…

Ding Fan glanced at Ye Tianshi, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground with a long wound on his chest and then, holding the Nine Profound Iron sword behind him, he coldly looked at Gui Chang. "Are you the one who injured him?"

Gui Chang seemed unbothered. "Yes."

Whoosh… Without any nonsense, Ding Fan directly slashed out with his Nine Profound Iron sword.

Ding Fan's move was extremely fast, and his Inner Strength was domineering. In just a blink of an eye, his Sword Beam already enveloped Gui Chang.

Gui Chang was taken aback—he had not expected this young man before him to strike so viciously that with just one move, he aimed to take Gui Chang's life.

Moreover, Gui Chang could feel the formidable strength of Ding Fan's Inner Strength.

Although Gui Chang was very proud, in this moment, he had no choice but to admit that Ding Fan's Inner Strength might be higher than his own.

Gui Chang didn't dare to take the hit head-on and hastily dodged out of the way.

However, with Ding Fan's exquisite Swordsmanship, it was impossible for Gui Chang to dodge comfortably. In the end, Gui Chang ended up rolling on the ground like a wild donkey several times to barely escape from under Ding Fan's sword.

Now Gui Chang was covered in dust, his face smeared with dirt, looking somewhat embarrassed at the moment.

Gui Zhen was busy trying to assist Gui Chang.

Zhang Shanlian immediately drew his Longsword, blocking Gui Zhen's way. "Now it's time for us to have a serious fight."

Zhang Shanlian had to protect Ye Tianshi during their previous skirmish, so he was distracted. But now that wasn't necessary since Ding Fan had returned, he could finally unleash his full potential in a battle against Gui Zhen.

Gui Zhen glanced at Gui Chang, then sneered with contempt. "Well, it's a good opportunity to properly teach you folks from the Spirit Sect a lesson in humility."

Zhang Shanlian swung his right hand, and a Sword Beam laced with Inner Strength slashed directly at Gui Zhen.

With a flick of Gui Zhen's Bone Sword, he countered with a Sword Qi, and in an instant, Gui Zhen and Zhang Shanlian clashed into battle.

The four people split into two pairs, battling fiercely. The ground trembled violently with their confrontation—a clash of Martial Artists above the Profound Level couldn't possibly be minor.

The gusty Wind Blades scattered around, leaving a trail of marks on the surrounding rocks and trees.

On Ding Fan's side, he had been in the lead from the beginning, now pressing Gui Chang hard.

The more they exchanged blows, the more terrified Gui Chang became.

Gui Chang had never thought that Ding Fan, at such a young age, would possess such terrifying cultivation. Moreover, Ding Fan's combat experience was exceedingly rich. Often when Gui Chang aimed to attack him somewhere, Ding Fan would anticipate and defend against it by observation beforehand.

With little difference in cultivation between Ding Fan and Gui Chang, and Ding Fan now predicting his moves, Ding Fan certainly held an absolute advantage in the fight.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

Ding Fan launched another series of rapid slashes, and Gui Chang failed to dodge quickly enough; his chest was directly cut open by a long gash from Ding Fan's Nine Profound Iron sword.

Though the wound wasn't fatal enough to take Gui Chang's life, it dealt a critical blow to him.

Gui Chang dared not linger in battle any longer; he immediately pulled out a spherical object from his bosom.

Ding Fan had seen this sphere before when Gui Luo used it.

Once thrown to the ground, the Ghost Sect disciples would seize this moment to escape. Now that Gui Chang had brought out this sphere, it was evident—he was planning to flee.

Previously, Gui Luo failed to escape when dueling with Ding Fan using this sphere, so how could Ding Fan possibly let Gui Chang get away this time?

At that moment, Gui Chang fiercely threw the sphere onto the ground.

And just when Gui Chang turned to flee, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and by the time he lowered his head to look, his body had already been cleaved into two halves.

Because the opponent's strike was so fast, he hadn't even felt any pain yet. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝘯𝘦𝘵

Blood and entrails were scattered all over the ground, as Gui Chang's corpse was unceremoniously dumped right there on the spot.

The surrounding disciples of the Upper Xuan Sect exchanged glances; Ding Fan was just too fierce, slaying an expert of the Profound Level was as simple for him as a knife slicing through...

Ye Tianshi, who was now slumped on the ground, was already dumbfounded.

He, Ye Tianshi, had been brutally tortured by Gui Chang earlier, but now Gui Chang had been decisively killed by Ding Fan...

Shaking his head at Ding Fan, Ye Tianshi muttered, "A heaven-sent prodigy indeed..."

Ye Tianshi had once been hailed as a Cultivation prodigy, but compared to Ding Fan, he felt himself woefully lacking. At Ding Fan's age, what was his own cultivation, and how many in the world could rival someone as monstrous as Ding Fan...

Awesome, truly too awesome!

And in that moment, an unexpected turn of events occurred where Zhang Shanlian was; as everyone looked over, a cloud of smoke had risen before him, and the figure of Gui Zhen had already vanished to god knows where.

Truthfully, it was expected; Gui Zhen and Gui Chang could at best muster the effort to face Ding Fan and Zhang Shanlian. Now with Gui Chang slain, if Ding Fan and Zhang Shanlian joined forces, it would spell certain death for him.

That's why a clever man like Gui Zhen wouldn't stay here waiting for death.

The most flabbergasted person at this moment had to be Fang Yuanshan.

He originally thought that with Ding Fan entering Wind Valley and the return of Gui Zhen and Gui Chang, the situation was surely under control.

But what Fang Yuanshan had not anticipated was that the Wind Valley, which no one had crossed for hundreds of years, was actually traversed by Ding Fan.

If not for the variable that was Ding Fan, perhaps Zhang Shanlian and Ye Tianshi would have been slain by Gui Zhen and Gui Chang by now.

Whoosh... A sharp, piercing Wind Blade cut through the air with lethal intent.

Suddenly, Fang Zhiyao let out a heart-wrenching scream in the distance. When the disciples of the Upper Xuan Sect turned their heads to look, Fang Zhiyao's right hand holding the longsword had been chopped off by Ding Fan.

And just as Fang Zhiyao's arm was severed, Ding Fan's figure flickered and he instantly appeared before Fang Zhiyao.

"Kill..." In desperation, Fang Zhiyao launched a kick directly towards Zhou Ruoran's lower abdomen.

Though Fang Zhiyao's cultivation was not high, a kick charged with Inner Strength was enough to end Zhou Ruoran's life.

Ding Fan's brow furrowed tightly.

Before Fang Zhiyao's foot could land on Zhou Ruoran, Ding Fan raised his right hand and an overpowering surge of True Qi blasted forth.

Fang Zhiyao's body was instantly blown away by Ding Fan's True Yuan.

Boom... After flying out for over ten meters, she crashed heavily into a large tree, barely managing to stabilize herself.

Fang Zhiyao tried to prop herself up to stand, but after a few attempts, she couldn't get up.

Truthfully, Ding Fan could have directly slain her with a single Wind Blade Technique.

But no matter what, Fang Zhiyao was still Fang Ruohan's sister, and Ding Fan thought it improper to act directly against her, considering Fang Ruohan's face; thus, Ding Fan had not blasted her to death outright.

Clap clap... Ding Fan raised his hand, releasing Zhou Ruoran's sealed Acupoints.

"Ruoran, are you alright?" Ding Fan asked with some concern.

Zhou Ruoran slightly shook her head. However, her eyes were already brimming with tears at this moment.

She had thought she would never see Ding Fan again after he entered Wind Valley, and now that she could stand by his side, she felt as if she were dreaming.

"Slaughter these Upper Xuan Sect pigs and dogs. They've collaborated with the Ghost Sect; are they worthy of calling themselves the leading righteous sect? They're nothing but world-deceiving scum!" Ye Tianshi, severely injured and sitting on the ground, grumbled unhappily.

"Everyone, please calm your anger... Do not act rashly..." Fang Zhiyao's mother was the first to stand up. "We were wrong before, please let us of the Upper Xuan Sect go. We were coerced by the people of the Ghost Sect. If we had not listened to the Ghost Sect, we would have been disposed of by them long ago. We really had no choice," she pleaded.

Ye Tianshi cast a cold glance at Fang Zhiyao's mother.

"No choice? You had no choice but to offer your daughter to Gui Zhen and aid the Ghost Sect in their wrongdoings? When the Ghost Sect backed you, weren't you all very arrogant?"

"I... I..." Fang Zhiyao's mother was at a loss for words.

"Everyone, I've failed to properly oversee the sect," Fang Yuanshan stepped forward. "Now, Jiu Shan who abducted Ding Fan's wife is here, and Fang Zhiyao, who collaborated with the Ghost Sect to frame you, is also here. Take them all away, dispose of them as you wish," he declared.

"What did you say? You would hand over your daughter to them?" Fang Zhiyao's mother, upon hearing Fang Yuanshan's words, widened her eyes in shock, looking at Fang Yuanshan as if he were a stranger.

"Fang Zhiyao had it coming. If she hadn't provoked Ding Fan's wife, would we be in this situation?" Fang Yuanshan rebuked sternly.

Ding Fan watched coldly; Fang Yuanshan was indeed ruthless enough to even surrender his own daughter to ensure his safety.