<strong>Chapter 1006: The Sword and the Shield of this Generation!</strong>


    Meng Hao took a deep breath, and his eyes shone with a brilliant light. After a moment, he sent some divine will into the terracotta soldier.


    The terracotta soldier could not stay outside of the ancestralnd for a long time. After receiving Meng Hao’s instructions via divine will, it faced him, then sped hands and bowed. Meng Hao didn’t feel like parting with it, and yet could only watch as it entered the rift and turned into a statue once again.


    “One day I’ll do the same thing as the first generation Patriarch! I’ll use a piece of the Ruins of Immortality... to take you away. That way you... can apany me as I wage war among the Heavens!” Meng Hao made this promise to the terracotta soldier deep in his heart. It was a promise, a guarantee, much the same as the one he had made to Han Shan that year in the Realm of the Bridge Ruins. He would never forget such promises.


    After the terracotta soldier entered the ancestral Land, the rift closed, and then vanished.


    The sky above the Fang n returned to its normal state. However, thend itself seemed wasted. Signs of withering could be seen on countless nts and trees, and the spiritual energy of the entire had apparently been reduced.


    Although the upheavals in the n had not resulted in any overt losses, in reality, the entire had been weakened, not to mention the loss of all the traitorous n members.


    Meng Hao stood there thoughtfully for a moment beforeing to the conclusion that the weakening of East Victory must have something to do with the first generation Patriarch’s awakening.


    An intensely powerful entity like that, a person willing to flip the game board over rather than continue ying, who could strike fear into the heart of Lord Ji himself, could obviously not be awakened easily.


    By now it was evening and, off in the distance, the sun was scattering its twilight rays over thend. The resurrected n members were lost in reminiscence, thinking about the many people who had once existed around them. No wild joy broke out because of the resolution of the chaos in the n.


    In contrast, heavy sighs existed in the hearts of all the n members.


    The ordinary n members felt this way, and Fang Wei even more so. It was the same with Fang Shoudao, Fang Yanxu, and Fang Danyun, who hovered silently in midair.


    “It’s over,” Fang Shoudao said softly, looking out over the entire Fang n. His voice was deep and archaic, and as it echoed out, all of the n members looked up into the sky.


    “Mortal bodies can sometimes contract vile ailments. If sicknesses like that are not expunged, they can lead to death.


    “ns can also be infected with ailments!


    “Yesterday, a foul disease lurked deep within the Fang n. If it were to explode out, it would definitely affect the entire n! Today, that ailment was rooted out. Although our Fang n is now grieving and in pain, at least we now have a new lease on life!


    “Tomorrow will be a new day for us! We will cause all cultivators of the Ninth Mountain and Sea to recall the glory of the Fang n!


    “I will no longer remain in secluded meditation. From now on, I will assume the office of n Chief. I will lead the Fang n to unparalleled heights of glory!” As Fang Shoudao’s words echoed out, it caused mes to ignite in the eyes of all of the members of the Fang n down below. It was as if his voice carried some mysterious power that entered the n members’ hearts and caused them to burn with determination.


    Fang Wei stood there silently,pletely alone, with no n members even willing to approach him. He had no friends left. His father, his grandfather, and all of the other members of his bloodline were all dead.


    He was the only one who had been resurrected.


    Fang Yanxu hovered in midair, looking at Fang Wei immersed in his bitterness, and sighed inwardly. He waved his finger down toward Fang Wei, causing him to shudder, and then suddenly lurch up into the air. All members of the n watched as he flew over toward Fang Yanxu.


    As Meng Hao watched what was happening, he suddenly realized that Fang Wei’s corpse had long since vanished from within his bag of holding.


    “Are you still willing to defend the Fang n?” Fang Yanxu asked calmly.


    Fang Wei began to tremble. After a long moment of silence, he looked down at the other members of the Fang n, and at Meng Hao. Finally, he turned back to Fang Yanxu, sped hands, and bowed deeply.


    “To defend the Fang n has been my primary aspiration in life!”


    By this point, all of the members of the Fang n were staring silently at Fang Wei. All of them remembered the tragic scene in which he had died; those images were engraved deeply on their hearts.


    Fang Yanxu looked at Fang Wei for a long moment, and it almost seemed as if he were looking into the young man’s heart. After a long moment, a slight smile appeared on his face.


    “Henceforth, you will follow me. In the future... you must live up to your name and protect the n! You will not be the sword of the n; instead, you will be... its shield!”


    Fang Wei was shaking, and tears streamed down his face as he sped hands and bowed toward Fang Yanxu.


    Fang Yanxu sighed, then turned and bowed to Fang Shoudao. Then he waved his hand and departed with Fang Wei, the two of them turning into beams of colorful light that shot away from the Fang n in the direction of the Medicine Immortal Sect.


    Fang Danyun and Fang Shoudao watched them leave, and sighed inwardly.


    Fang Yanxu was the current generation’s shield, and also its shadow!


    Fang Shoudao was the n’s sword, as well as its glory, boundless and supreme!


    In every generation of the n, there would be a zing sun who shone with boundless light, and behind that person, there would be a shadow. That shadow was there to assist the zing sun, to help that person aplish many things they themselves could not, to endure more than was possible, to deal with things that could not be touched by the other. Such persons were not shining swords that garnered mass attention. Instead, they became... shields that others would eventually overlook!


    A person like that had to be willing to remain silent and unobtrusive. They had to shrink from the light, give up all their status and position, abandon all glory. They were a shadow, and the shield of the n.


    In this generation, Fang Yanxu picked Fang Wei as his future sessor.


    It was a path that ordinary n members might not understand. However, Meng Hao understood everything, and it caused him to tremble. His expression was aplex one as he stared at Fang Wei, recalling what he looked like as a child, and the resolute words he had spoken in his tender, young voice.


    “My name is Fang Wei! I want to be a powerful expert because I’m going to defend my n for my whole life!”


    The Seventh Patriarch, the Fifth Patriarch, and the Third Patriarch, the Ancient Realm experts also watched Fang Yanxu and Fang Wei leaving, their expressions gradually flickering with understanding.


    This was the Fang n, a ce where n rules ensured the continued glory of the n. In each generation, there were two important people, one who existed in the light, the other in darkness. One was the sword, the other was the shield.


    One basked in glory, the other was like a shadow.


    Meng Hao now also understood why, although the first generation Patriarch had passed away into meditation, his clone had transformed into a, to defend the n. It was because the first generation Patriarch’s true self had been the n’s sword, whereas his clone was the shield.


    Even though his true self ended up dying, his clone could continue to defend the n throughout all eternity....


    “The Fang n....” he murmured. Gradually, he was beginning to approve of the n much more than he had before.


    Fang Danyun bowed to Fang Shoudao, then looked down at Meng Hao with a smile. It was a smile of encouragement, praise, and even more, anticipation, anticipation that he could aplish something momentous that was far different than what Fang Wei had done.


    Smiling, he turned and left, heading back to his home in the Dao of Alchemy Division. His longevity was reaching its end, and even given the fact that he could split with his Unicorn Immortals, it would be hard for him to hold on for much longer. Yet, he was without any regrets.


    He hoped to use the rest of his life to once again lead the n’s Dao of Alchemy Division into glory.


    Much about the Medicine Immortal Sect, the shield of the n, were merely stories that had been purposefully created by the Fang n. However, one thing was true: of the n’s three Holy medicinal pills, the Medicine Immortal Sect really could concoct two, something that the Dao of Alchemy Division was incapable of.


    The n members down on the ground below now burned with determination to see the n rise to prominence. They began to reconstruct the many areas of the ancestral mansion that were in ruins, and wash away the blood that soaked the ground. It wouldn’t take long to restore them. Perhaps by the following morning... the Fang n would not look very different than it had before, at least not to any outsider.


    Fang Shoudao watched Fang Yanxu and Fang Danyun leave, then began to leave himself. The Seventh Patriarch and the others all joined him.


    Meng Hao blinked, then cleared his throat. The sound wasn’t very loud, but it was enough to echo out in the air and be heard by Fang Shoudao and the others. However, Fang Shoudao pretended that he didn’t hear it and continued off into the distance.


    Meng Hao was now starting to get the sense that something fishy was going on. Although the Ji n hade because of the legacy of Lord Li, and would likely still have caused a disturbance even if things had not yed out the way they had regarding Meng Hao...


    In Meng Hao’s opinion, he had been part of the n all along, and although he didn’t mind being used by the n, what he did mind was... being used and not getting anything out of it!


    “Hey, they should give me some money!” he thought. “I sacrificed a lot to help out! I was scared to death on multiple asions, and suffered serious mental trauma! At the very least, they have to give me some sort of exnation, right?!”


    Feeling very wronged, he stared at Fang Shoudao and the others receding into the distance, and then called out in a loud voice, “Patriarchs, hold on a moment!”


    As soon as the words left his mouth, Fang Shoudao and the others’ faces flickered. However, they waved their sleeves, and their bodies began to fade as they teleported away.


    Meng Hao was now getting very anxious.


    “Patriarchs, wait! Don’t run away!! Hey, you old fogies, STOP ＲＩＧＨＴ THERE!”


    Fang Shoudao and the others were about half faded away when Meng Hao suddenly burst out in anger. When the other n members in the ancestral mansion heard his words, their hearts began to pound.


    Fang Shoudao suddenly stopped in ce, and his vanishing form rapidly grew clear. Realizing that he had no way to get out of the situation, he turned and red sternly at Meng Hao.


    “You little hoodlum! I’m your grandfather’s grandfather! Do you really dare to call me an old fogey!?”


    Thinking about how irritated he was, Meng Hao braced himself and retorted loudly: “Why wouldn’t I dare? I didn’t do anything wrong! I performed some heroic services for the n just now!”


    Fang Shoudao stared at him wide-eyed, then suddenly swished his sleeve. In a sh, Meng Hao vanished from his position in midair, to reappear inside of a building.


    He nced around cautiously, then backed up a few paces.


    Fang Shoudaoughed in spite of himself as he sat there off to the side, looking expectantly at Meng Hao.


    “You feel wronged, huh?” he said. “Go ahead and exin yourself.”


    “During the n upheavals, I spilled blood for the n!” replied Meng Hao instantly. As soon as the words left his mouth, Fang Shoudao waved his hand, causing a softly glowing light to wash over Meng Hao. Instantly, all of his wounds were healed. Actually, his wounds had already recovered by more than half, but now they werepletely recovered, and even the pores of his entire body had opened up. In fact, his cultivation base was now even more stable than before.


    “There you go, all healed up,” Fang Shoudao said with a slight smile. As he looked at Meng Hao with that smile, he looked like nothing more than a wily old fox.


    “During the battle, I ate a ton of medicinal pills!” Meng Hao continued carefully. “I even had to absorb quite a bit of Immortal jade! AND spirit stones!” After he finished speaking, Fang Shoudao waved his hand again. This time, no softly glowing light appeared, but instead, a bright screen. Visible on the screen was a detailed ounting of everything that had happened from the moment Meng Hao had transcended his tribtion, to the end of the battle. During that time... he had not consumed any medicinal pills, nor had he absorbed any Immortal jade, let alone spirit stones.


    Meng Hao’s heart trembled, but his expression was unprecedentedly solemn as he looked at fox-like Fang Shoudao. All of a sudden, he realized that he was up against a formidable opponent.