The Mountain God had a brief moment of blankness in her mind, and at that moment, she even wondered if she had heard wrong!
The other party had captured her lover, and the purpose was to threaten her to become stronger?!
This outrageous demand... well, well, it actually works in her favor!
Suppressing her inner confusion, the Mountain God gave up on attacking. After giving Fang Yuan a hateful glare, she began absorbing spiritual energy again!
She needed to become stronger!
The moment she broke through to the Fifth Stage, she would kill this young man in front of her. Only then could she save her husband, only then could she vent her hatred!
The Mountain God's gaze landed on Fang Yuan's eyes, causing him to show a satisfied smile.
"Yes, hate me. Use that hatred to quickly grow stronger! I'll be here, waiting for your revenge!"
After saying that, Fang Yuan turned and looked at the person in his hands, Zhu Zhiyuan.
"As for you, I must say, you were quite good at making up lies just now!"
At this moment, Zhu Zhiyuan felt unprecedented fear. After reaching the extreme of fear, a surge of courage unexpectedly arose within him.
"I'm not wrong!" He suddenly shouted.
"Why do those royal elites get to have endless resources, and each of them can live for centuries?"
"And what about me, and people like me, the common folk? We can only live for a few decades at most! Am I wrong to fight for myself, for the people, to find a path to immortality?!"
The more Zhu Zhiyuan spoke, the more powerful his momentum became. At that moment, he even convinced himself that he was on the side of justice!
"Shut up!"
But his incessant babbling was met with a punch from Fang Yuan. The punch directly caved in his mouth, turning his subsequent words into a muffled whimper.
"I can't be bothered to argue with you." Fang Yuan withdrew his fist and said calmly, "A person like you doesn't deserve to hear it."
Fighting for the common people's path to immortality... Is he talking about the children sacrificed to this demon serpent's belly? Aren't they the people too?
Selfishness is selfishness, but with such a grandiose excuse, as if doing this would absolve him of his guilt!
Boom!
At that moment, a loud explosion rang out, and a violent gust of wind erupted from the Mountain God's body, spreading outward with the force of a mountain collapsing!
Fang Yuan's actions had filled the Mountain God with boundless hatred. Driven by this hatred, she finally broke through to the Fifth Stage!
"I'm going to swallow you whole!"
Feeling an unprecedented surge of power within her, the Mountain God let out a roar. Her massive body tore through her clothes, ready to fully transform into a real giant serpent!
However, before she could complete the transformation, she suddenly felt a fierce gust of wind and a terrifying pressure!
Fang Yuan had already appeared in front of her, and even had his hand pressed against her forehead!
The Mountain God's movements were fast, but Fang Yuan's were faster—so fast that she couldn't comprehend it!
In her line of sight, this young man in white robes looked so full of vigor at this moment!
At the same time, sensing the overwhelming pressure radiating from him, her eyes filled with terror as she looked at Fang Yuan!
She hadn't reached the Fifth Stage yet, so she couldn't sense his level, and had assumed that he had some special concealing technique.
But now, after entering the Fifth Stage herself, she clearly realized that the person in front of her was a terrifying Fifth Stage peak powerhouse!
The shock was indescribable—she could hardly understand the absurd scene before her!
She had lived for over 500 years and only managed to break through to the Fifth Stage with Zhu Zhiyuan's help today.
Why was it that this young kid, who appeared to be only fifteen or sixteen, had already reached the Fifth Stage peak?!
"You demon!"
The Mountain God screamed in terror. Fang Yuan said nothing, but as his hand lightly touched her forehead, a dazzling arc of golden lightning surged from his palm and spread throughout her entire body in an instant!
Crack!
The sound of lightning cracked, and the Mountain God collapsed to the ground, motionless.
Zhu Zhiyuan stood frozen in place, completely dumbfounded. He never expected such a turn of events!
The Mountain God had just broken through to the Fifth Stage, only to be... killed instantly?
She didn't even have the ability to fight back...
His hope, which had only just begun to rise, had already fallen.
It had only been a few decades since he left the Jianghai Palace, yet in such a short time, such a formidable opponent had appeared there?
Fang Yuan's eyes were cold as he looked down at the Mountain God's body. He knew this wasn't over.
He bent down, grabbed the Mountain God's tail, and began dragging her body outside the temple.
As he passed by Zhu Zhiyuan, the latter suddenly knelt down with a loud thud, repeatedly kowtowing and making muffled sounds.
He kowtowed earnestly, even cracking the hard floor beneath him.
It was obvious—he was begging for his life, probably saying something like "spare my life, and I'll serve you like a horse or an ox."
Fang Yuan didn't even bother looking at him, simply dragging the Mountain God's body as he walked out of the temple.
Zhu Zhiyuan watched his retreating back, and an unbelievable feeling surged in his heart. He had survived? The other party really let him go!
The feeling of surviving such a close call was truly wonderful!
With this thought, Zhu Zhiyuan immediately wanted to flee, but as he took a step, his legs didn't move, and he suddenly collapsed heavily onto the ground.
When he turned his head, he realized—thankfully, only his upper body had fallen, and his lower body was still standing straight.
Zhu Zhiyuan forced a bitter smile. As a peak Third Stage cultivator, he couldn't die from being split in half at this moment, but he couldn't survive either.
He could only watch as death approached.
"I don't want to die! I want to live for hundreds of years..."
...
The Immortal Village had completely turned into a dead village. Besides the two halves of the Mountain God lying in the temple, there were also a group of confused individuals lying at the village's dam.
Even when Fang Yuan first came to this world and attacked the Han family, he never killed this many people.
That time, he still felt the exhilaration of avenging a great grudge, but now, he only felt exhausted.
This ugly world...
"Now, next..."
Fang Yuan murmured to himself, holding the Mountain God's body as he stepped into the air.