Chapter 7: The Supreme Elder

  "Halt!" At this moment, a faint and ethereal voice came from the void, carrying a strong commanding tone that made one dare not disobey.

  Everyone present was stunned and looked around, trying to find out who had spoken.

  Shou Ge's elder naturally also heard it, others may not know who the owner of this voice is, but he knew, and was suddenly shocked, his sunken eyes wide open.

  "Kill him for me!" The elder of the Guardian Pavilion had a flash of thought and made up his mind. Although he feared the person who was coming, before that person arrived, he would first kill Fang Li. It seemed that the other party wouldn't make things difficult for himself because of a small branch disciple like Fang Li.

  Fang Li let out a cold snort and saw the Shou Ge elder continuing to charge towards him, immediately guessing his thoughts, with a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

  "You've said it all, you can't kill me, so why bother being arrogant?" Fang Li said calmly, staring motionlessly at the incoming attack of the Guardian Elder.

  Just as the Guardian Elder's treasured sword was about to cleave Fang Li in two, a brilliant light suddenly flashed forth, blocking its path. A loud crash was heard, and the Guardian Elder flew backward, sword and all. The source of the light revealed a figure - an old man with white hair and a youthful face, dressed in a Taoist robe, who had blocked the Guardian Elder's ferocious attack.

  "It's the Supreme Elder!" The onlookers were shocked, never expecting that even the reclusive Supreme Elder would appear. This was the highest-ranking person in the family, and even the Patriarch had to show respect when meeting him. How could he suddenly appear here?

  "I've seen the Supreme Elder." At this time, whooshing sounds filled the air as over a dozen figures flew in, led by the Patriarch of the Fang family and several other elders. However, they hadn't expected that this matter would actually alarm the Supreme Elder, and their hearts were filled with doubt and uncertainty. Not daring to hesitate, they immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.

  The white-haired and youthful-looking Taishang Elder didn't pay attention to them, but instead turned his head towards the Guardian Elder who was knocked to the ground by him. He said in a cold voice: "I told you to stop, didn't you hear? If it happens again next time, it won't be just a matter of getting injured."

  The elder's eyes flashed with cold light, and the threatening tone in his words was extremely strong.

  The elder Shou only felt a chill from his heart, scaring him pale, and he immediately endured the pain to get up, respectfully saying: "Fang Lie did not listen to advice, indeed guilty, thank you Taishang Elder for sparing his life. It's all because my grandson died miserably, and seeing his enemy in front of him, Fang Lie's heart was inevitably angry, and his emotions were momentarily stirred up, I hope he will be forgiven. However, this son is extremely evil, daring to kill my grandson under the bright sky, how pitiful that my grandson was kind to others yet suffered such a disaster, and now I, an old man with one foot in the grave, still have to do the white-haired person sending off the black-haired person* thing. Alas! Please, Taishang Elder, do me justice, allow me to kill this son, to uphold our clan's rules."

  The old man of Shou Ge bowed his head, pointing to Fang Li who was standing aside with a calm expression. Tears also burst out at the same time, and he cried so hard that it tore his heart apart. The pitiful appearance made those who heard about it feel sad, and those who saw it shed tears.

  It's really hard for him, and his acting skills are actually not bad. Fang Li's expression didn't change, seeing the Shoufang elder cry more and more sorrowfully, he couldn't help but smile slightly: "So it turns out I'm a scoundrel who bullies old men and kills good people, okay, I'm a human waste, but what about that?"

  Fang Li didn't feel any pressure, calm and composed, seeing the people around him starting to look at him with strange eyes, still smiling slightly. In fact, the elder's lie was easy to expose, just thinking about it for a moment would reveal the loopholes, but Fang Li didn't want to explain anything, since the onlookers chose to believe the elder's lie, let them believe it then, what does it have to do with me? Anyway, it wouldn't pose any threat to himself, besides, Fang Li wasn't bothered to explain anything to ignorant people.

  "Despicable! You actually dare to smile, as a junior disciple of the Fang family, you have committed a grave offense by killing the beloved grandson of the Guardian Elder. This is a heinous crime, according to our clan rules, you should be dragged out and executed with a thousand cuts. I never thought that our Fang family would produce such an evil scoundrel!" Just as Fang Li finished speaking, the current head of the Fang family suddenly jumped out, filled with righteous indignation, pointing at Fang Li and cursing loudly.

  The current head of the clan is named Fang Han, who appears to be in his fifties, with hair that has not yet turned white and thick, majestic eyebrows above his eyes.

  The elder looked at Fang Li with a glance and did not speak, but instead quietly observed the changes, allowing the clan leader to interrogate him.

  Fang Li slightly furrowed his brow and said coldly, "As the head of the clan, it's best to investigate the entire matter clearly before speaking, otherwise you'll only invite ridicule."

  Fang Li's words were not polite at all, and he actually judged the clan leader with his status as a small branch disciple! The onlookers around him were all stunned, only the Supreme Elder suddenly furrowed his brow, as if he had encountered something uncontrollable, and looked at Fang Li with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

  Although Taishang's expression didn't change much, Fang Li still detected the vigilance in his eyes and couldn't help but smile secretly, this was exactly the effect he wanted.

  It's likely that Taishang Laojun had just been attacked by the tribal chief, so he had a mind to test himself. The more fearless he appeared, the safer he would be.

  "You... you..." Fang Han was so angry that he couldn't speak for half a day, it was the first time he had been confronted by his own clansman, and the one who dared to confront him was just a small branch descendant.

  "You dare to disrespect your elders, you deserve punishment!" Fang Han was furious, suddenly raised his hand and slapped out a palm, a giant elephant shadow burst out, rushing straight towards Fang Li's body. Where the giant elephant passed, it emitted a series of sonic booms, showing the power of this palm.

  Fang Li didn't resist or dodge, but instead smiled lightly and let the giant elephant's shadow charge towards him. He had complete confidence that he wouldn't suffer any harm.

  As expected, with a whooshing sound, the Taishang Elder moved, and a powerful energy burst out of his body, easily blocking the giant elephant's shadow, and then disappeared together, without making any noise.

  "What precise control!" The onlookers suddenly let out a burst of astonishment, seeing the giant elephant being quietly blocked by Taishang Laojun. Their eyes widened one by one, and they couldn't help but wonder: Is this the difference between the Qi Refining Completion Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm?

  "Great Elder, why do you repeatedly shield this young whippersnapper who doesn't even respect his elders!" Fang Han saw her attack being blocked and the anger in her heart couldn't be vented, so she immediately questioned the Great Elder who had blocked her attack.

  The elder Taishang snorted and said indifferently, "As the head of the family, you should think before acting when encountering anything. If you continue to act like this, you will no longer be qualified to be the head of our family."

  Fang Han was shocked, and only then did he react to the fact that he had just questioned Tai Shang Lao. He was suddenly frightened, cold sweat dripping down his face, and he dared not speak again. As the only Building Foundation stage expert in the Fang family, Tai Shang Lao had absolute authority, not only within the Fang family but also in the entire Yang City, where he was one of the masters, except for a few other families' Tai Shang Lao, no one else dared to speak loudly to him.

  Seeing the Taishang elder scolding the clan leader, Fang Li looked somewhat impatient and didn't care about anything else, turning to walk towards Fang Liu'er. Just now, when being chased by the Shouge elder, Fang Li was afraid of implicating his younger sister in his arms, so he first put her aside before turning back to face the enemy. Now that the crisis had passed, he couldn't let her lie on the ground anymore.

  The elders of the Guardian Pavilion, including Fang Kang, glared at him with hatred in their eyes. However, with the presence of the Supreme Elder, none of them dared to make a move and could only let Fang Li continue to act recklessly. Even until now, they still didn't know why the Supreme Elder was protecting this insignificant branch disciple, Fang Li.

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  Fang Li walked over, saw Liu'er still in a coma, and couldn't help but frown slightly. He gently picked her up and thought for a moment before suddenly turning around and asking: "Taishang Laozu, if someone has been starving for several days, what kind of pill can they take to quickly recover?"

  Fang Li's inquiry made the people around him take a sharp breath, although his words were not inappropriate, but this tone seemed somewhat disrespectful.

  But contrary to everyone's expectations, the Taishang Elder did not get angry because of this, but instead seriously replied: "You can take a pill called Jiling Dan. Only one pill is needed to restore her vitality, and there will be no aftereffects."

  "Jū Líng Dān? Then please, Senior Taishang, grant me one." Fang Li said naturally, but it was clear that he was asking for a handout. The people around them stopped breathing, they had figured out that this young man from the branch family must have some kind of connection with Senior Taishang, otherwise he wouldn't dare be so bold. The Guardian Elder and Fang Yantao's faces turned dark as they realized this, it seemed unlikely that they would be able to kill Fang Li after all.

  The elder didn't say anything, took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and threw it directly at Fang Li. At the same time, he said: "There are ten Qi-gathering pills in the porcelain bottle. Just give one to the little girl in your arms, and you can keep the rest for yourself. It will be of great benefit to your cultivation."

  The Great Elder really gave out the Spirit Gathering Pills, and he gave out a whole bottle at once. This made many onlookers jealous to no end. Although the Spirit Gathering Pill was only a first-grade medicinal pill, even as direct descendants of the family, they could only get one pill from the family every month, which they treasured and didn't dare to use. Now that Fang Lin got a whole bottle at once, it's natural for them to be envious.

  "Thank you." Fang Li smiled slightly, and without being overly polite, directly poured a grain into Liu Er's mouth. In just a moment, Liu Er's face gradually regained some color, but he was still in a daze.

  Seeing this scene, Fang Li finally let out a sigh of relief, but thinking of his seriously injured mother at home, he couldn't help but speak again: "I still have to trouble the Supreme Elder once more. My mother is seriously injured at home and ordinary herbs can't cure her. I hope the Supreme Elder will grant me some better healing pellets."

  "Insatiable!" Seeing Fang Li asking for the Dan medicine again, the onlookers immediately became restless, with various expressions of admiration and envy, and someone couldn't help but whisper loudly.

  Fang Li didn't bother to argue with them, but instead stared at the Supreme Elder, waiting for his decision.

  The elder's eyebrows furrowed slightly as if he had thought of something, and he asked faintly, "Was your mother injured by the grandson of the Guardian Elder, yes or no?"