Chapter 5: Murder

  "Are you an idiot?"

  Although the voice was not loud, it was clear and visible, especially for Lin Bao, it was like thunder, suddenly making his eyes red with rage, furious beyond words. He had never been scolded like this since he was a child, and the one who scolded him was a lowly branch member!

  "I want you dead!" Fang Linbao bellowed, and in an instant he charged at Fang Li, his nine-ring broadsword flashing like a crescent moon. The onlookers felt a chill run down their spines as the sword sliced through the air, and if it were to hit its mark, Fang Li would likely be split in two.

  "It seems that Fang Linbao was indeed enraged by that kid, and he went all out from the start. I wonder how many moves that kid can withstand." A young man in brocade clothes standing nearby commented with a smile, apparently also a legitimate son of the Fang family, and his status would not be lower than Fang Linbao's, otherwise he wouldn't dare to speak in such a tone.

  "It's estimated that he won't last three moves. Fang Linbiao has cultivated the Flame Blade Technique, and although he has only grasped the second level and can't condense flames yet, defeating a branch disciple is still an easy task." Another direct lineage disciple chimed in.

  "Haha, what's the point of winning? Being beaten by a lowly branch family member is ultimately a joke. Fang Linbao has lost face for sure, this is the first time in decades that something like this has happened to our Fang family."

  "Also, in the future when we hold a family gathering, I'm afraid even Fang Linbao won't dare to attend, otherwise he'll be laughed to death by us."

  "Haha, serves them right!"

  ……

  As a monk, the most basic ability is to observe six paths and listen to eight directions. Even in battle, Fang Linbao still clearly heard the conversation between the two men, his face suddenly turned into a pig's liver color. All of this was caused by Fang Lizhao, and Fang Li's hatred for him became more and more intense, hating that he couldn't tear him apart.

  Seeing Fang Linbao attacking, wanting to kill himself with one blow, Fang Li sneered coldly, really thinking that the branch disciples were useless? Then I'll let you take a good look, how the branch disciples defeat this high and mighty direct disciple!

  "Get back!" Fang Li suddenly shouted loudly, the iron sword in his hand instantly transformed into a point of starlight, and with a loud crash, it directly struck Fang Linbao's nine-ring machete.

  Fang Lin Bao only felt a numbness in his hand, a cold and sinister aura spreading from the big knife, and he was suddenly shocked and retreated immediately. Even so, his right hand holding the iron sword still had a layer of frost on it, with a purplish-black color inside, apparently already frozen.

  Fang Linbao's eyes widened in disbelief, his face filled with incredulity. He had been injured for the first time in a confrontation, and it was at the hands of a lowly branch family member - how could this be possible! He then saw the hint of disdain in Fang Li's eyes, and Fang Linbao felt an overwhelming sense of shame. The anger that had momentarily subsided due to his shock now surged back up again, and he recklessly charged at Fang Li. As a legitimate son, he had actually been injured by a lowly branch family member - this was humiliating!

  "Give me death, Blazing Blade Technique!" Fang Linbao suddenly shouted, already using his strongest attack. Originally, he still felt that fighting a collateral descendant was not worth using the Blazing Blade Technique, but now he had no choice but to use it.

  Fang Li also felt some pressure, the Flame Blade Technique he had heard of, was one of the most powerful blade techniques in his family. When practiced to the third level, it could make the blade's energy ignite, greatly increasing its power, and even rival the iron sword on his hand that had the Water and Fire Two Instruments Array engraved on it. If not using array techniques to assist, he feared it would take a considerable amount of time to defeat him. However, when Fang Li saw clearly Fang Linbao's moves, he put down his guard, as Fang Linbao had only practiced the Flame Blade Technique to the second level, and was completely unable to bring out this blade technique's power.

  "Go die, if you can die under the fierce blade technique, it would be worth it!" Fang Linbao's eyes were bloodshot red, and the nine-ring great knife in his hand was about to chop down on Fang Li's body.

  "Your Flame Blade Technique is nothing compared to my Flame Sword Technique." Fang Li said calmly, secretly triggering the fire attribute in the Iron Sword Seal. Suddenly, a raging flame burst out from the sword, burning fiercely and vastly surpassing the small sparks on Fang Linbao's large knife.

  With a loud crash, Fang Li's iron sword clashed with Fang Linbao's large knife again. The roaring flames immediately enveloped Fang Linbao, sweeping his entire body like a fire snake, burning away not only his eyebrows and hair but also igniting his luxurious clothes.

  "How is this possible!" Fang Linbao was shocked and lost his color, a pair of eyes opened as big as bronze bells, looking at the flames raging on his body, still feeling somewhat unreal.

  "This is impossible! This is impossible! I've only just mastered the second level of Flame Blade Technique, how can a lowly branch family member like you master it to this extent!" Fang Linbao didn't care about the flames on his body, wildly shouting and screaming. Thinking that he could only attach a few sparks to his blade, while Fang Li could release a raging inferno, his heart felt as if it had been trampled by thousands of horses, the pride of being the main family instantly collapsing, even turning into a slap in the face, burning with pain.

  "It's all about the fierce flame sword technique, not some fierce flame knife technique." Fang Li said calmly, his iron sword not stopping for a moment, taking advantage of Fang Linbao's momentary lapse in attention to stab directly at his chest.

  There was only a "pu" sound! Fang Li's iron sword entered in response, instantly piercing Fang Linbao's heart. Not to mention the onlookers, even Fang Linbao himself didn't react in time.

  "You... dare to kill me?" Fang Linbao stared blankly at the cold and indifferent Fang Li, then looked down at the iron sword that had pierced his chest, still unable to react.

  "Why not dare to kill you? Is it just because you are a legitimate child? Daring to hurt my mother and abduct my sister, even if you were an immortal, I would still kill you without hesitation. Moreover, being able to die under my fierce swordsmanship is worth it, these words were spoken by you yourself." Fang Li said calmly, but his tone revealed a resolute determination. The onlookers absolutely believed that Fang Li's words were not just empty talk, if someone really bullied his family, he might actually go and take revenge on the immortal.

  "You..." Fang Linbao's eyes widened and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

  "What am I? You say the dignity of the legitimate children cannot be violated, then I'll tell you something, Fang Li's dignity also cannot be violated. Today, I'll use your head as an example to shock those high-and-mighty legitimate children, and from now on, whoever dares to provoke Fang Li will have you as their model!"

  Fang Li finished speaking, and before Fang Linbao could respond, the sword flashed once, and with a "plop" sound, a head flew up. By the time the onlookers reacted, Fang Linbao had already become a headless corpse, stiffly lying on the ground, with fresh blood staining the earth red.

  "Fang Linbao is dead!" The onlookers suddenly burst into a commotion, Fang Linbao was actually dead, and he was the beloved grandson of the Guardian Elder! Moreover, he was killed by a collateral descendant, this was absolutely a shocking event that would shake the entire clan, and even the entire city of Yanjing.

  "Someone quickly go and inform the clan leader and the elder of the guard, Fang Qing follow me, we will together subdue that reckless little brat, don't let him get away." A young nobleman from the imperial family jumped out, called out to his companions, and immediately rushed towards Fang Li.

  Fang Lideng took a look and found that the speaker was wearing a white shirt and holding a paper fan, it turned out to be Fang Kang. However, he was quite familiar with Fang Linbao's brother Fang Yantao, but he didn't expect that after fighting several rounds with Fang Linbao, he had been watching from the side until Fang Linbao was killed by himself before jumping out, his heart is despicable!

  "Brother Fang Kang, be careful. Although this young man is from a humble branch of the family, the Flame Sword technique he just used is quite formidable. It's likely that he has already reached a high level of mastery. Let's be cautious and try to stall him for now. We can wait for the clan leader and elders to arrive and then subdue him together."

  "What a fierce flame sword technique, nonsense! That's just the attribute of the iron sword in his hand." Fang Kang was very indignant. Fang Li's deceptive words were actually believed by someone, and it was still his own younger brother, what a shame.

  "Attribute? Could it be a magical artifact!" Fang Qing was shocked, immediately stopping in his tracks and cautiously looking towards the indifferent Fang Li not far away, not daring to advance even an inch. The deterrent power of the two words "magical artifact" was too great, and even if it was just Fang Qing's own speculation, he still didn't dare to go forward and probe further.

  "It's just a fake artifact, its power is only equivalent to that of an ordinary fifth-grade artifact. You're so timid and shrinking, what kind of dignity do you have as our family's direct descendant?" Seeing Fang Qing being scared out of his wits, Fang Kang was furious, if it weren't for the fact that he still needed his help at this moment, Fang Kang feared that he would not be able to hold back from kicking him flying.

  After being scolded by Fang Kang, Fang Qing's face turned bright red with shame. Although he didn't think his caution was wrong, hearing it said out loud in front of many people still made him feel like his face was burning, and he couldn't help but resent his older cousin for not giving him any face. However, despite this, Fang Qing still followed Fang Kang's arrangements, no longer hesitating, and continued to pressure Fang Li.

  Fang Li originally wanted to enter the mansion directly to find his sister, but Fang Kang and Fang Qing forced their way over. His face suddenly turned cold, and with a swift motion, he stabbed his iron sword into the ground, picked up Fang Linbao's head, and flung it at Fang Kang and the others.

  Fang Kang walked ahead, saw something flying over, and was suddenly startled. Subconsciously, he drew his sword and instantly cut open the thing that flew by. Suddenly, yellowish-white brain matter splattered out, staining Fang Kang and Fang Qing's bodies.

  The two of them finally saw clearly what had been flung over and let out a loud cry, startled by the brain-splattered head.

  "One more step forward, and you're dead!" Fang Li's cold gaze fell upon the two of them, still carrying the momentum from having just killed someone. This forced the pair to not dare advance even a single inch further, including Fang Kang who possessed a cultivation base of five layers of Qi Refining.

  After finishing speaking, Fang Li no longer paid attention to the two of them, turned around and walked towards Fang Linbao's mansion. The guards in the mansion were so frightened that they retreated one after another, not daring to block his way.

  "Brother... are we going to get past this?" Fang Qing asked cautiously as he saw his brother's face turn a deep crimson.

  "What a joke, I've lost all face! Wait for the clan leader and elders to arrive, let's see how long that little brat can keep jumping around." Fang Kang was furious, he had just been actually driven back by Fang Li, this was the greatest shame of his life!