Zhou Shi had only just finished retrieving all of his prayer beads when two flying swords had smashed through the wall and severely wounded him.0

Immediately afterward, Lu Fang, who had initially enjoyed an overwhelming advantage over Chen Ping'an, had been pushed back to this street by a relentless flurry of punches from the young boy, with the final punch sending him flying backward and causing him to become embedded in a wall.1

And now, Imperial Preceptor Zhong Qiu from Southern Garden Nation had come to finish the fight.0

Zhong Qiu was widely regarded as the strongest individual in this world, and his act of punching the young boy and pushing him back was equivalent to saving Lu Fang who was already unable to defend himself.0

Feng Qingbai seized this opportunity to retrieve his sword. Not only that, but had also been looking for an opportunity to retrieve Dachun and return it to Lu Fang the entire time. However, Zhong Qiu's sudden appearance discouraged Feng Qingbai from doing this, lest he complicate the situation.0

Feng Qingbai exhaled a long breath. If Zhong Qiu's punch had struck his temple instead, then he would have most likely needed to rely on his master to offer up wealth to get him out of this world. Otherwise, he could only reincarnate again and again in the Lotus Flower Blessed Land, continually eroding his fundamental nature as a cultivator. He would eventually be fused into this world. This was the concept of heaven and earth being a furnace and all matter in between being molten metal.[1]0

Meanwhile, the child assistant of that person was responsible for fanning the flames.0

That person never showed himself, and he seemed unwilling to interact with the world. Only a young child holding a plantain fan was responsible for looking after the Lotus Flower Blessed Land. Of course, he would also interact and communicate with the various parties who had the right to know about the Lotus Flower Blessed Land. 0

Before entering this blessed land, Feng Qingbai had followed the founder of the force he belonged to and seen that young child. At the time, even the founder, an Unpolished Jade Tier cultivator, had treated the young child as an equal. This was even though the young child had spoken in a very blunt...0