Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 414 - 245 Six Hollows

Chapter 414: 245 Six Hollows

The statue had its left hand behind its back and its right hand forming an orchid finger gesture, head bowed, eyes seemingly half-closed as if dozing or daydreaming, resembling a Bodhisattva with a touch of divine compassion.

At this moment, beneath the statue stood three figures.

Aside from the two Elders Xiong Cui, there was also an old man in a black robe with gray beard.

This elderly man of medium stature had an ordinary appearance with slightly cloudy eyes, revealing his old age and a visibly dispirited aura.

"Cough, cough cough~"

The gray-bearded elder examined Fang Zhixing, just about to speak when he suddenly started coughing.

The cough was quite severe, bending his waist.

Fang Zhixing stepped forward, his brow deeply furrowed.

After a long moment, the gray-bearded elder took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth and cupped his hands saying, "I am Fan Zhenglun, the Sect Master of the Six Void Sect, may I ask who your honor is?"

Fang Zhixing responded, "I am an unremarkable wanderer of Jianghu, Fang Zhixing."

Fan Zhenglun slightly smiled and said, "Hero Fang, I have heard about what happened, you killed five giants and saved three of our sect members. I am deeply grateful."

At this point, he seemed reluctant to delve further, suddenly shifting the conversation, and asked quickly, "However, I’ve heard from them that you claim to be a disciple of our sect, what’s this all about?"

Fang Zhixing pulled out a black jade token and threw it over.

Fan Zhenglun caught it, took a close look, and his cloudy eyes suddenly flashed with shock, deeply moved.

The old man became excited, then waved his hand and ordered, "You two go down first."

Xiong and Cui glanced at each other, without any hesitation, they bowed and withdrew.

Fan Zhenglun, with his chest heaving, asked, "You, are you perhaps the disciple of that remarkable person?"

Fang Zhixing nodded and said, "Indeed, I am the direct disciple of that remarkable individual, sent here on his behalf."

Fan Zhenglun gasped, blurting out, "Six hundred years and he’s still alive?"

Fang Zhixing sighed, his tone complex, "Yes, that remarkable person is still well and alive."

Fan Zhenglun, utterly shocked, his face a mask of disbelief, marveled in amazement.

He exclaimed, "Although I had heard of this remarkable person’s many deeds from a previous Sect Master, I’ve always been skeptical, even doubting whether he truly existed. I never thought it all to be true."

Fang Zhixing glanced at the statue and asked, "In your records, is my master a woman?"

Fan Zhenglun blinked, surprisingly asked back, "Is she not?"

Fang Zhixing thought to himself, ’Indeed.’

It appears that Tian Yin, six hundred years ago, really was a woman.

The two sat down on mats beneath the statue.

Fang Zhixing, after a brief silence, spoke, "Please trouble yourself to introduce me to the situation of the Six Void Sect, to be honest, I am from afar and know little about your sect."

Fan Zhenglun immediately responded, "Our Six Void Sect in Dan State is ranked among the top ten sects, widely known and renowned. The succession has reached me as the fifth generation; based on seniority, you should be my ancestor’s generation."

That said, the old man showed no intention of kneeling in salute.

After all, strength is respected!

Fan Zhenglun’s cultivation and experience were superior, and even if Fang Zhixing was senior in generation, he could not compel such a gesture.

Fang Zhixing’s mouth twitched slightly, he couldn’t help but ask, "Since the Six Void Sect is so renowned and has such rich heritage, why would those five giants dare to wreak havoc on your territory unscrupulously and harm people?"

At this question!

Fan Zhenglun’s expression turned sullen, he sighed, "I wouldn’t deceive an elder; our Six Void Sect has always adhered to the ancestral teachings, hiding from the world and avoiding troubles.

For many years, we have secluded ourselves within the Blazing Flame Canyon, almost completely isolated from the world, avoiding any major conflicts with the outside, maintaining peaceful coexistence.

About ten years ago, an old friend sent a letter saying he had a friend who had adopted a girl who, because of her extreme beauty, often attracted troubles, and wanted to send her here for protection.

Out of goodwill, I thoughtlessly accepted this girl into our sect to cultivate her.

And that’s when the trouble began!"

The old man, his face filled with sorrow as he mentioned the girl, shook his head, "As the girl grew up, becoming more and more beautiful, even though our Six Void Sect was distant from the secular noise, the matter concerning her still spread, attracting many loafers’ prying eyes."

He counted on his fingers, "In Dan State, aside from the immense power of the Four Major Families, there are also some powerful figures who are not to be trifled with, and they are part of the royal family.

The most distinguished and powerful person in Dan State, with multiple titles, not only is he the viceroy, but also a Vassal King, the Prince of Zheng’an, indeed a royal kinsman."

This Prince of Zheng’an’s son, the Crown Prince, hearing of my disciple’s unmatched beauty, stunned as if seeing a celestial, resolved to forcibly marry her.

"My disciple was unwilling to marry the Princely Heir and become a junior concubine, which enraged him."

Fang Zhixing quickly understood and realized, "So, the Princely Heir is continually pressuring the Six Void Sect, forcing your disciple to marry him, right?"

Fan Zhenglun nodded repeatedly and sighed, "The Princely Heir is unimaginably arrogant. He wouldn’t personally handle such matters, but his subordinates are eager to die in his service."

Various powers, aiming to curry favor with King Chi’an and the Princely Heir, are stirring up storms and making every possible move to trouble the Six Void Sect."

"Alas, if I were ten or twenty years younger, I would not fear them, but..."

Fang Zhixing asked curiously, "What is your cultivation level?"

Fan Zhenglun answered, "The peak of the Nine Ox Realm."

"And King Chi’an?"

"He is naturally of the Hundred Cows Realm, dominating a province, invincibly powerful."

"How about the Four Major Families? What’s their highest level of cultivation?"

"The strongest among the Four Major Families are all at the peak of the Nine Ox Realm. Their cultivation levels are equal to mine, but with naturally superior physical bodies, their strength surpasses mine."

Fang Zhixing understood, and the doubt in the depths of his pupils instantly vanished.

The foundation of the Aristocratic Family was finally unveiled to him.

Fang Zhixing smiled lightly and said, "Now that I am here, the affairs of the Six Void Sect are my affairs."

He spoke meaningfully, "My master said that with my talent, as long as the Six Void Sect fully supports me, I will soon break through to the peak of the Nine Ox Realm."

Hearing this, Fan Zhenglun’s expression changed, and he took a deep breath, "Ancestors above, let the Six Void Sect offer its resources, to win the favor of the ancestor’s nephew."

"Good!"

Fang Zhixing smiled with satisfaction and, without being bashful, quickly added, "First, call over the masters of the Six Void Sect. I would like to meet them."

Fan Zhenglun also intended this and immediately shouted toward the door, "Someone!"

Xiong Cui and a pair of men in white robes walked in.

Fan Zhenglun’s expression became serious and he ordered, "Immediately summon all the elders for a council."

"Yes!"

The elder surnamed Xiong and two others hastily took the order and left.

Shortly after, a series of figures entered the hall. A few were faltering elders, most were middle-aged, and a few looked quite young.

Fan Zhenglun asked, "Has everyone arrived?"

The elder surnamed Xiong replied, "Everyone is here, except for your beloved disciple who is in seclusion and Elder Han, who is bedridden!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhixing scanned over them, counted them, and totalled thirty-one.

Together with Fan Zhenglun, the Six Void Sect’s Nine Ox Realm masters numbered thirty-five.

"This number is genuinely substantial!"

Fang Zhixing nodded inwardly, confirming that the core forces within a province indeed abound with Nine Ox Realm masters.

The Six Void Sect alone had more than three times the number of Nine Ox Realm individuals than Xiahe County.

Fan Zhenglun, looking over the crowd, introduced, "This is Fang Zhixing, a senior. His title is ancestor nephew of the Six Void Sect, starting today, you shall regard him as you do me."

"Ancestor nephew?!"

All the elders looked at each other in confusion, uncertain of what it meant.

Where did this ancestor nephew come from?

But Fan Zhenglun, having controlled the Six Void Palace for many years, held an authority like the heavens, and none dared to question him openly.

"We pay our respects to the ancestor nephew!"

No matter who Fang Zhixing was, everyone decided to pay their respects first and ask questions later.

Fang Zhixing said with a smile, "Dispense with the formalities."

Next, Fan Zhenglun introduced each elder one by one to Fang Zhixing.

As Fang Zhixing quickly noticed, among the thirty-one Nine Ox Realm masters present, only fourteen were above the intermediate stage of the Nine Ox Realm.

Indeed, masters were still rare...