Future Plans and Demonic Qi!

Under pressure, the crowd fell silent. Fang Xue remained calm as she walked towards Li Qiang, who was lying in a corner of the field, and enveloped her in her arms. With the firmness of someone who feared no consequences, she confronted the Third Elder, who was standing beside Zhao Shen.

As she faced him, she noticed something different in his usually gentle demeanor. His face was dark, and his eyes were cold, but even so, Fang Xue was not intimidated and boldly advanced towards him. The Third Elder spoke in a frigid tone, "Was it you who did this to him?" He pointed to his disciple's mutilated body, who lay unconscious from the pain.

Fang Xue responded calmly and impassively, "Yes, but I had no choice. He tried to kill me."

The Third Elder frowned, his eyes still icy. "You could have been less brutal."

Fang Xue remained firm and explained her version of events, "We fought, and he lost. However, he did not accept defeat and attacked me from behind with the clear intention of killing me. So, I defended myself. In fact, I was quite merciful as I did not kill him."

The Third Elder stared intensely at Fang Xue, then looked at Zhao Shen's body. "My disciple was impulsive, but you could have acted with more prudence."

He picked up Zhao Shen's body in his arms and flew away, leaving the crowd shocked by not punishing Fang Xue.

Fang Xue was never afraid of being punished, as she knew she was Hu Wen's only hope. Additionally, Zhao Shen had attacked her by surprise, even after his defeat. She had acted in self-defense.

Fang Xue also knew that Zhao Shen's lost limbs could be restored, so as long as he was alive and with his cultivation intact, the Third Elder could not go too far in trying to punish her.

Seeing the Third Elder leave, Fang Xue also left the Sparring Field, lost in thought, and began to plan her next moves.

Fang Xue knew she could not let her guard down. She needed a backup plan, as she knew that once she lost her usefulness, the Third Elder would have no qualms about turning against her. After all, she was not an official disciple of the Hu Family.

"You can use the Gu Family," Li Qiang, who had been quiet from beginning to end, gave Fang Xue an idea. However, upon hearing it, Fang Xue's expression became hesitant.

But her hesitation soon turned into determination. After all, Fang Xue was smart and knew she needed to put her emotions aside, especially when her safety and life were at stake.

"My biggest problem is with the Third Elder, not with the Hu Family. It would be a shame to abandon the resources they can offer me. Besides, I still want Hu Wen to become an ally. After all, when her physique is activated, her talent will be great to have by my side," Fang Xue stated her opinion on this matter.

"Who said it has to be 'Fang Xue' who enters the Gu Family?" Li Qiang laughed mysteriously, and her words confused Fang Xue.

"What do you mean?" Fang Xue asked curiously and with excitement about Li Qiang's idea.

"In the Divine Realm, a face transformation technique is quite common, so I have some in my memories," Li Qiang said. Her words surprised Fang Xue, and with her intelligence, it was not difficult for her to understand what Li Qiang was trying to say.

"That will be great. That way, I can have an identity in both the Hu Family and the Gu Family, and infiltrating the Gu Family will be easier to defeat them later," Fang Xue gave a mischievous smile when thinking about this idea. But soon, she found some problems with this plan.

"Firstly, how would I be able to enter the Gu Family?" Fang Xue raised the main flaw of this plan.

"Do not underestimate the technique I possess. Although it's not the strongest I have, it is a unique technique. But the condition is that you have to enter the Qi Sense Realm," Li Qiang replied with confidence. But before Fang Xue could get excited, a bucket of cold water was thrown on her animation.

"This ability allows you to become the same as the body and aura of another person, but Qi is needed to use it. Only in the Qi Sense Realm can you use this ability," Li Qiang explained to Fang Xue, who quickly regained her composure.

"It won't be a problem. Now, let's find Hu Wen," Fang Xue said to Li Qiang as they headed towards Hu Wen's courtyard.

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Meanwhile, somewhere in the Hu Family, a handsome young man lay on a bed, his body wrapped in bandages.

"That girl is really troublesome, as well as strong and quite intelligent," a cold voice said in the young man's room.

"Do I really need to waste a body recovery pill on someone like him? What a waste," the voice continued, even colder than before.

Then, a white pill with red stripes flew into the young man's mouth, and his injured limbs began to heal quickly.

After 30 minutes, the young man jumped out of bed and removed the bandages from his body, revealing himself to be Zhao Shen. The owner of the voice was, logically, the Third Elder!

As he looked around the room, Zhao Shen couldn't believe he hadn't died, as he had passed out from the pain and had no idea his master had rescued him.

But seeing that his limbs were intact but clearly weaker, Zhao Shen began to doubt if it was all just a dream or rather a nightmare.

"It wasn't a dream, it was real. I used a body recovery pill on you, and all your limbs regenerated. Well, almost all of them," said the Third Elder, observing the area around Zhao Shen's groin.

Zhao Shen realized his master was looking at his groin and understood his words, as he felt nothing in that area. Thus, upon feeling this, an expression of anger and humiliation appeared on his face.

The Third Elder, upon seeing this expression on Zhao Shen's face, felt the gears in his head turning and a sly and wicked smile forming on his lips.

"Do you want revenge?" The voice of the Third Elder sounded in Zhao Shen's ears, pulling him out of his reverie. But unlike the gentle or cold tone the Third Elder had shown so far, his tone was demonic.

But this did not frighten Zhao Shen. In fact, upon hearing it, he fell into a trance-like state, as if his soul was being drawn and tempted by this voice.

"If you want revenge, press my hand." The Third Elder continued, approaching Zhao Shen upon seeing him in this trance-like state, and extending his hand to Zhao Shen when he was close enough.

Without hesitation, Zhao Shen pressed the Third Elder's hand, who smiled even more and released a black Qi with shades of purple, completely engulfing Zhao Shen.

If anyone were present, they would recognize the Qi as the characteristic color of the demon race!