Urban Martial Saint

At the back of the crowd, Wanyan Hongsheng stood there at his leisure. Like everyone else, he did not believe that once the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates were opened, the world would fall into great chaos. However, he did not join in their quarrel; instead, a plan suddenly formed in his mind—a plan that could be used against the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls.

The arguments among the crowd did not cease, but most of them were expressing dissatisfaction with the blue-robed Elder Daoist. Some even shouted for him to get off the stage, not to obstruct them from copying down this Returning Origin Technique.

The blue-robed Elder Daoist was extremely embarrassed. He still wanted to persuade everyone, but seeing the current situation, it was clear that no one would listen to him anymore. Still, he was a man of the Taoist Sect, and since he had obtained such an important message from Sage Guiguzi, he naturally felt it was his duty to spread this matter. So he continued standing on the platform, tirelessly attempting to dissuade everyone, urging them not to pursue the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates. But as could be expected, the crowd almost rose up as one against him. If it weren’t for the fact that the blue-robed Elder Daoist was of very high seniority and powerful strength, someone might already have made a move.

Under such circumstances, the cold smile at the corner of Wanyan Hongsheng’s lips grew even deeper. He quietly used Inner Strength to transmit a few instructions to Fang Tianliang, while he himself hid among the crowd, not revealing the slightest trace of himself.

Receiving Wanyan Hongsheng’s orders, Fang Tianliang immediately stepped out from the crowd and suddenly called out loudly, ”Friends, friends, would you allow me to say a word?”

The crowd was in the midst of angrily denouncing the blue-robed Elder Daoist. Hearing Fang Tianliang speak, they paused slightly and turned their heads one after another toward him.

Seeing Fang Tianliang open his mouth, Ye Qing once again furrowed his brows; he had a constant sense that something bad was about to happen.

”Fang Tianliang, what else do you want to say?” a man shouted loudly. At this moment, everyone was concerned about the Returning Origin Technique and the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates, yet Fang Tianliang insisted on standing up to speak—wasn’t this just stirring trouble for no reason?

”First of all, I believe that within the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates, there may be a method from the Taoist Sect for prolonging one’s Lifespan. For everyone present here, and even for myself, this is an extremely critical thing. After all, everyone’s Lifespan is nearing its end. We have hidden from the world for decades—was it not precisely for the sake of these Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates?” Fang Tianliang said loudly, ”If we are to give up this chance to extend our Lifespan just because of this matter, I do not know what you all think, but as for me, Fang Tianliang, I absolutely refuse to accept it!”

Hearing these words, the expressions of the crowd immediately improved. This was exactly what they had in mind. Fang Tianliang’s words were essentially speaking on their behalf, so naturally they felt more at ease.

The blue-robed Elder Daoist, however, grew anxious and said, ”But once the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates are opened, the world will fall into great chaos. Leaving aside whether you can find a method of prolonging your Lifespan within the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates—even if we do find it—once the world is thrown into chaos, will you be able to survive this great calamity?”

Hearing the blue-robed Elder Daoist’s words, the crowd immediately began to refute him again. But seeing this situation, Fang Tianliang quickly spoke out loudly before they could, ”What the blue-robed Daoist says does contain a few points of reason!”

”Fang Tianliang, just what do you mean?” Someone immediately cried out in dissatisfaction. This man was supporting them on one hand and the blue-robed Elder Daoist on the other; wasn’t this just a fence-sitter swaying with the wind?

Fang Tianliang smiled slightly and said, ”Everyone, don’t get agitated. Listen to me explain it to you slowly.”

Because Fang Tianliang had previously spoken in support of them, the crowd did not descend into chaos for the time being. The blue-robed Elder Daoist, hearing Fang Tianliang now voicing support for him, also felt somewhat reassured and did not say anything further.

Fang Tianliang cleared his throat and said in a ringing voice, ”Has everyone noticed that in these words left behind by Sage Guiguzi, there are actually two prerequisites, not just a single one!”

”What two prerequisites, one prerequisite—you, what on earth are you talking about?”

”If you have something to say, just say it directly. Stop beating around the bush!”

The crowd immediately began shouting. At this moment, they were all burning with impatience; they had no patience to listen to Fang Tianliang deliver a long-winded speech here.

Fang Tianliang smiled, and when the crowd quieted down, he continued in a loud voice, ”Just now, you all heard it as well. The words left behind by Guiguzi state that only when the Killing Wolf TriStar gathers, and the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates are all opened, will the Descent of the Gods into the Human Realm occur, and only then will the world fall into great chaos. You must not fixate only on the part about the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates all being opened; that line in front is also a key point.”

”The line in front?” The crowd was taken aback, while behind them Ye Qing’s brows knit together. This Fang Tianliang had actually brought up the line about the Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars gathering. Just what was he planning? Could it be that he wanted to make an issue out of this Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars business?

Thinking along these lines, Ye Qing casually glanced over toward the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls. Among the Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars, the Seven Kills and Defeated Army corresponded respectively to Li Qianqiu of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and Lu Zian of the Twelve Green Halls. As for the Greedy Wolf among them, the Human Realm still had no idea who exactly it referred to. If Fang Tianliang intended to make a fuss over the Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars, then he would surely point to the persons they corresponded to—namely, Li Qianqiu and Lu Zian.

Realizing this, Ye Qing’s expression suddenly changed; he already knew what Fang Tianliang was about to say. If this matter was brought up by Fang Tianliang, it would spell trouble!

Alarmed in his heart, Ye Qing dared not delay any longer. Before Fang Tianliang could speak, he directly raised his voice and said, ”Everyone, today I, Mr. Ye, have taken out this Secret Manual of the Returning Origin Technique obtained from the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master. First, it is to share with you all this treasure from the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master. Second, there is another very important matter I must tell everyone!”

The crowd had originally been pondering Fang Tianliang’s words. Hearing Ye Qing speak now, they immediately turned their heads toward him. The Returning Origin Technique had been produced by Ye Qing, and Ye Qing was also one of those who had entered the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master. Naturally, his words carried considerable weight.

Seeing Ye Qing open his mouth, Wanyan Hongsheng’s expression also changed. He hastily transmitted with Inner Strength to Fang Tianliang, ”State the key point immediately; don’t let Ye Qing speak!”

Fang Tianliang did not know why Wanyan Hongsheng was so anxious, but since Wanyan Hongsheng had said so, he would of course not slack off. He quickly said in a loud voice, ”The line in front speaks of the Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars gathering. In other words, for the Descent of the Gods into the Human Realm and the world to fall into great chaos, only if the Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars gather and the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates are opened together can it be accomplished. But if we ignore the matter of the Three Gates opening together and instead resolve this matter of the Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars gathering, then what follows will likewise never come to pass!”

On Ye Qing’s side, although he was also speaking, Fang Tianliang’s Inner Strength was abundant, and his voice, driven by powerful Inner Strength, naturally drowned out Ye Qing’s. The crowd did not hear what Ye Qing was saying at all. Hearing Fang Tianliang’s words, they all turned as one toward him.

Ye Qing’s face changed yet again; this was exactly what he had feared. He had not expected the other party to give him no chance to speak and instead seize the initiative to launch the attack. Now that the matter of the Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars had been brought up by Fang Tianliang, this would indeed be troublesome.

”Fang Tianliang, you—” Ye Qing still wanted to speak loudly, but at that moment Fang Tianliang once more spoke over him, suppressing his words: ”As for this Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars, everyone already knows that among them, the Seven Kills and Defeated Army refer respectively to Li Qianqiu of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and Lu Zian of the Twelve Green Halls. For the Killer Breaker Wolf Three Stars to gather—but if any one of these Three Stars should die, then the Three Stars can never gather. If the Three Stars cannot gather, what follows will not occur, and you will no longer need to worry. So we need not concern ourselves with whether the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates are opened together; we only need to resolve this matter of the Three Stars gathering, is that not enough?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted into an uproar. The faces of the people from the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls also changed at once. What Fang Tianliang was saying was that all they needed to do was kill Li Qianqiu and Lu Zian in order to resolve this matter. Put plainly, he was guiding the crowd to kill Li Qianqiu and Lu Zian—diverting everyone’s target toward the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls.

After finishing, Fang Tianliang glanced at Ye Qing with great pride. These were the instructions given to him by Wanyan Hongsheng. By voicing them, he had just shifted the crowd’s attention entirely onto the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls. In this way, without the Wanyan Family lifting a hand, the heroes of the Human Realm alone would exert pressure on the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls.

Moreover, Li Qianqiu was the personal disciple of Helian Tiehua, and Lu Zian was the personal disciple of Heavenly Master Lin Xuan Yue. These two men were ones whom the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls had to protect at all costs. In that case, for the sake of the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Gates, the heroes of the Human Realm would inevitably take up arms against the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls. Although these people might not fight them to the death, it would at least be enough to leave the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls sleepless and ill at ease.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Ye Qing knit his brows tightly. While the crowd was eyeing the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls like tigers watching their prey, Ye Qing suddenly said in a ringing voice, ”Elder Fang, how does it feel to be a lapdog of the Wanyan Family?”

These words stunned everyone present; they had no idea why Ye Qing would suddenly say such a thing. Fang Tianliang’s face, however, changed color. How did Ye Qing know that he had joined forces with the Wanyan Family?

Wanyan Hongsheng also had a bad feeling in his heart. Since Ye Qing actually knew that Fang Tianliang had joined forces with the Wanyan Family, it was possible he already knew that he himself was here as well. This could be troublesome. He had slipped in quietly, intending to throw the situation into disorder. If such a thing were exposed, the consequences might be very problematic.

Cold sweat clearly seeped from Fang Tianliang’s forehead, yet he forced himself to say, ”Ye, what are you talking about? I don’t understand a word!”

”Is that so?” Ye Qing gave a cold laugh and said, ”Elder Fang, do you truly think that your dealings with the Wanyan Family can be kept hidden from the heroes of the Human Realm? You act as a lapdog for the Wanyan Family, stirring up wind and rain here, attempting to incite the heroes of the Human Realm to move against the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls. Do you truly think the heroes of the world are fools to be toyed with by you at will?”