Chapter 180: Wild Boar Form

The group that managed to search around the area Fang Xing was at happened to be new inner court disciples who hadnt yet become pupils of the four valleys. Furthermore, whether through fortune or misfortune, two of them actually knew Fang Xing: Meng Xuanzhao was one, and the other was the plump Daoist Yu Sanliang. Since the two had met before because of Fang Xing, they knew quite a bit about each other and a gap of mistrust had formed between them.

Once upon a time, Meng Xuanzhao had been one of the most talented outer court disciples, someone on the same level as Qin Xinger and Liu Heihu. However, after hed been scammed by Fang Xing twice, he found himself lacking in resources and the entire event cast a shadow over him, slowing his improvements even further. Because of this, the amount of time he needed to break through into tier four had been two whole years more than people like Qin Xinger, causing him to fall to the same level as Yu Sanliang.

This was precisely the reason why Meng Xuanzhaos heart was filled with hatred towards Fang Xing, but ever since Fang Xing had risen to prominence in the sect, he didnt even dare to reveal his hatred to others, much less try to get revenge; hed normally just hide in the shadows like a rat and grit his teeth in secret. He originally thought hed never have the chance of getting his revenge anymore, but he hadnt expected thatjust as Fang Xing reached the highest point possibleFang Xing would suddenly betray the sect, or that even he would be given the heaven-sent chance to search for the boy himself.

Hed imagined it quite a bit. If he was able to find Fang Xing, hed take a few stabs at him first no matter what.

It was also because of Fang Xing that Meng Xuanzhao felt no friendliness towards Yu Sanliang. Since Meng Xuanzhao had reached the higher end of tier four not long ago while Yu Sanliang was at the lower end, Meng Xuanzhao treated him with even more disdain.

Of course, none of them actually expected to have any chance of finding Fang Xing; this forest was truly just too large, and Elder Qinnyao had brought a good six hundred pupils along. For them to find Fang Xing instead of the other six hundred was as unlikely as winning the lottery, but Meng Xuanzhao wanted to say such things just because he could.

The group of four chatted while walking towards the side of the cliff. One of them had good eyes and just as they were about to continue on, he suddenly let out a noise of surprise and rushed to the top of a hill. Next to a giant moss-covered stone, he discovered a cluster of dried, yellowed weeds, as though something had been burning around it. Within such a deep and secluded forest, why are there signs of something being burned? the disciple curiously muttered.

The otherswhod initially gotten excited that the disciple might have found something worthwhilewere disappointed to see just a patch of burnt weeds and scoffed at him. What does such a small patch of burnt grass matter? Why are you acting so frightened?

The disciple instead furrowed his brows. But thats not right. In this entire wild grasslands, only this small portion has been burned. It cannot be wildfire, or else it would have been this entire area, so maybe this has something to do with the boy. I say, lets separate and go search around. After all, we came here for precisely this reasonif we let an opportunity sneak past us, coming here would have been meaningless.

The others felt his words were reasonable. They nodded and separated to carefully conduct their search.

Hiding in the trees not far away, the golden crow secretly lamented in his heart. Hed cleaned up as much of the tracks as he could after pulling Fang Xing into the stone cave, and he hadnt expected such a small burnt patch would draw the attention of a Qing-Yun disciple. This small patch had been caused when Fang Xings temperature had first spiked after hed been put down from the fall, but at first glance, it looked nearly the same as the surrounding wild grass.

Should I kill these guys? The golden crow hesitated. Now that his cultivation level had improved to tier seven, killing these few fourth-tier disciples wouldnt be a problem, but he was worried it would cause the news to travel faster and bring the attention of the elders. This way, not only would Fang Xing be in trouble, but he himself would be as well.

The golden crow had decided his own life had the highest priority, so he didnt want to risk anything. Besides, even if the Qing-Yun Sect was alerted and he killed these people, he still wouldnt be able to save Fang Xing; with how much heat Fang Xings body was releasing, the crow didnt dare to touch him.

Nn? Whats that strong burning smell? It smells just like lava The disciples thatd been searching didnt find any more traces, but they could suddenly smell the scent of heavy smoke.

The golden crow atop the tree was also surprised. Dont think I can save you now. I did my best to cover you up, and you were the one who just had to make such an obvious sign. Isnt that just looking for death? As he held such thoughts, he also knew that the heat surrounding Fang Xings body must have risen again to the point even the stones nearby had started to melthence the heavy smell.

Theres a stone cave, and it seems the smells coming from there Meng Xuanzhao excitedly yelled. He then defensively positioned his longsword in front of his body and headed into the cave.

In the distance, the other three disciples were surprised to hear this and immediately rushed over, afraid Meng Xuanzhao would take all the credit for himself. Once they arrived at the entrance of the cave, they all looked inside and asked, Is it him? Before theyd even completed their question, they could hear Meng Xuanzhaos voice rise up in excitement, Even the gods are on my side! Fang Xing, you turtle egg of a bastard, it seems you still ended up in my hands!

It really is him. The three Qing-Yun Sect disciples followed behind, and two of them immediately took out Message Talismans. Theyd already seen that deep inside the cave was an unconscious person leaning against the walls. The heat enveloping him was extraordinary, to the point even the stones around him had been scorched. It was fortunate the robe Fang Xing wore feared neither heat nor water, so it remained intact and kept Fang Xing clothed in front of everyone.

These two disciples didnt let their excitement go to their heads and immediately prepared to send word to Elder Qinnyao. After all, simply finding him wasnt enough to receive credit; only once theyd alerted Elder Qinnyao would their efforts be acknowledged.

After seeing the unconscious Fang Xing, Meng Xuanzhao immediately pointed his sword towards Fang Xings leg. His first thought wasnt to alert Elder Qinnyao, but instead to injure the boy and vent his anger.

Three people, two different reactions!

The fourth person had a third kind of reaction, and that person was none other than Yu Sanliang. After rushing inside and confirming this was indeed Fang Xing, he immediately clenched his teeth. A shine swept through the tiny eyes on his big round face and his hands began to form a seal. Since his cultivation level was the lowest of the group, he was the last of the four to enter the cave, and so the other disciples all had their backs to him, keeping them from seeing him when he began to form the seals.

Woosh 

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A crazed and powerful energy began to pour out from Yu Sanliangs fat body. The two Qing-Yun disciples who were about to light the Message Talismans were taken aback and turned to shout, What are you doing? Yu Sanliang didnt answer and suddenly dashed towards them with a determined expression.

This fat pig wants to protect the brat! Capture him! one of the disciples yelled out in shock while drawing his longsword. The other disciple and Meng Xuanzhao realized what he was trying to do at the same time and rushed towards the plump Daoist. To them, the plump man wasnt someone to fear; their cultivation levels were all higher than him, after all, and the plump Daoist was usually rather docile as wellsoft like a meat bun. In their minds, they saw him as someone easy to deal with.

Yet, no one expected that just as the plump Daoist rushed towards them with a low howl, the illusion of a giant wild boar would form over his head. Its mouth was long and its head was large, and behind its head stood fur standing as straight as needles. Its two tusks were like twin knives, and as its bloody mouth opened wide, loud howls came out nonstop. In that moment, the disciple in the front collided with the others following after.

Pah pah pah .

That disciple happened to thrust his longsword out against the wild boar, and his sword broke into eight pieces while the wild boars tusk sank into his body. This disciple in the mid of tier four could only release a low groan before his eyes bulged in surprise; hed never expected before now that he would die to a single strike from this harmless fatty.

What what is this dark skill? the other Qing-Yun disciple and Meng Xuanzhao yelled at the same time. They were very sure this technique the plump Daoist just performed wasnt any technique from the Qing-Yun Sect, but its power wasnt something an ordinary foundational skill could achieve.

After scoring a kill, the illusion of the wild boar over the plump Daoist seemed to become even more realistic, and its expression was even more aggressive. Without any pause, he now aimed at the other two and yelled out in a low voice, This is the Spirit Beast Metamorphosis that Shidi Fang gave to me.

BOOM .

Right after hed finished speaking, Yu Sanliang had already arrived in the middle of the two disciples, and the illusion of the wild boar became ever more vicious. It turned its head and flipped the other Qing-Yun disciple over before opening its mouth wide and taking off half of Meng Xuanzhaos arm with a single bite. The boar then turned around and stomped on the person itd just flipped over, until the disciple died with his bones and chest crushed into pieces.

Meng Xuanzhao stumbled backwards with his own heavy injury, and he suddenly fell right next to Fang Xing. Dont dont you dare come over here. Or or Ill Ill kill him. Ahhh! When hed realized Fang Xing was lying nearby, he immediately reached out his other arm to grab onto Fang Xings body to use as a hostage. However, the moment he touched Fang Xing, he could only let out a pained cry and immediately release his grip when he felt his palm burn.

At the same time, the plump Daoist rushed forward, and the illusion of the wild boar appeared once more. The boar lowered its head in front of Meng Xuanzhaos chest and sent him flying.

Spurt .

Meng Xuanzhaos ribs were shattered from the blow. He flew into the air spurting blood and died before hed even hit the ground.

It was only now that the plump Daoist released a sigh and stopped the illusion of the wild boar. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself, This Spirit Beast Metamorphosis is actually this powerful? Shidi Fang is just too kind to me.

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