Fang Daokun was also completely confused:
"What should we do then? Xuanjizi is elusive, appearing only once every few years. We haven't seen him show up even once in all these years."
Fang Daokun's words were true; Xuanjizi was indeed elusive, appearing only briefly and never returning. Apart from the two peak masters, virtually no one knew his whereabouts or could detect him.
Stephen Chow rubbed his chin and slowly said:
"I have the right to enter and leave Xuantian Peak, but I also have no way of knowing whether Xuanjizi is in the sect. However..."
Fang Daokun grew impatient with Zhou Xingdou's slow speech and quickly urged him:
"But what? Zhou Daozi, stop keeping us in suspense now!"
Zhou Xingdou gave Fang Daokun a deep look; wasn't he also testing Fang Daokun step by step?
But now it seems that Fang Daokun is indeed without fault, so there's nothing left to test him on:
"If I count on my fingers, my coronation day is less than a month away, only ten days away."
The coronation of the Dao Child is no small matter. Moreover, unlike other sects, the Xuantian Dao Sect does not conduct it secretly. It has already announced it to the world. At that time, it is likely that all the major sects in the Taichu Dao Domain will come to show their support. As the Dao Master, Xuanji Zi must appear at such a ceremony.
Fang Daokun's eyes flashed instantly; he immediately understood Zhou Xingdou's meaning:
"Yes! When you are crowned, Xuanjizi, as the Dao Lord, will definitely personally crown you. He must appear at that time!"
Zhou Xingdou nodded slightly, then said to Fang Daokun:
"Your most urgent task now is to find the core of the sect's protective formation."
Although Zhou Xingdou knew the second method to activate the Dao Lord's Heart-Questioning Formation, he couldn't possibly know the exact location of the formation's core. He could only ask Fang Daokun to find it within the next ten days.
Fang Daokun didn't feel that things were too difficult at this moment. He mainly cultivated the art of fist fighting and secondarily the art of formation, so he wasn't worried about himself and confidently said:
"Once I know about this key point in the formation, I can find it within five days."
Despite his confidence, Fang Daokun looked at Zhou Xingdou with some worry:
"I don't have much of a problem here, but with the Heavenly Peak Master not here now, will Ning Yueze believe you? Besides, Ning Yueze has never cultivated array formations, will she be able to find the location of that array eye?"
Ning Yueze's uprightness and stubbornness are well-known throughout the entire Xuantian Dao Sect, and since there are only two elders on Jiuxuan Peak and no experts in array cultivation, Fang Daokun's concerns are understandable.
Stephen Chow, however, disagreed:
“Aunt Ning still trusts me. As for array formations, I brought back a Grandmaster of array formations from the Tai Shi Dao Domain, so there’s no need to worry.”
Whether Ning Yue believes it or not is not important. The Daoist Master's Questioning of the Heart is a sect rule, so it is reasonable for her to doubt Xuanjizi and initiate the Daoist Master's Questioning of the Heart.
Moreover, if Xuanjizi is truly alright, he won't suffer any harm. Besides, since it concerns the foundation of the Xuantian Dao Sect, Ning Yue cannot refuse.
The Grandmaster of Array Dao is naturally Qing Yanjing. As the number one array master in her world and a Saint-grade Spirit Array Grandmaster, her ability to find an array core is beyond doubt.
Fang Daokun was worried about the Nine Profound Peak, and Zhou Xingdou was naturally worried about the Nine Heavens Peak as well, so he cautiously said:
"I also want to say that you must not tell anyone else about this."
Fang Daokun raised an eyebrow, somewhat displeased with Zhou Xingdou's distrust:
"How could I, Fang, be someone who doesn't know what's important and would do such a bad thing?"
Zhou Xingdou shook his head. His silver-white divine eyes, filled with purple aura, revealed no emotion. His gaze pierced through the sea of lightning and the intent of his fist, looking at the four anxious elders outside the Nine Heavens Palace.
Fang Daokun also noticed where Zhou Xingdou's gaze was directed and asked knowingly:
"Are you worried they'll leak it?"
"I won't tell them these things, and I'll seal off Jiutian Peak."
Zhou Xingdou shook his head, denying Fang Daokun's words:
"No, you can't seal off Nine Heavens Peak, otherwise people will think it's too abnormal."
As he spoke, Zhou Xingdou looked at Fang Daokun again and said in a deep voice:
"The news of Fang Tianyang's death must not be spread. Right now, only you, me, and the four elders know about it."
Fang Daokun, fully aware of Zhou Xingdou's true intentions, immediately objected:
“No, killing them would be even more abnormal. Besides, they might not even have any problems. They even stopped me for you. If they had any problems, we should just ignore them.”
Zhou Xingdou glanced at Fang Daokun and shook his head:
"I never said to let them die. Just make sure they can't move for ten days and are unconscious."
Although he was bloodthirsty, he wasn't so irrational. These were four sect elders; how could he just kill them like that?
Upon hearing this, Fang Daokun realized he had misunderstood, but he also agreed with Zhou Xingdou's words. If the four elders were dead, he would not be able to suppress the news.
However, if he only made them unconscious, he, as the law enforcement elder in charge of the affairs of the Nine Heavens Peak, could still suppress them. Moreover, as long as they were unconscious for ten days, he could activate the Dao Lord's Heart-Questioning Bureau. Even if the four elders woke up and were dissatisfied, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Fang Daokun didn't waste any time and made a decisive statement:
"Then let's work together to drag those four into the battlefield and beat them unconscious!"
Since it was Stephen Chow's own idea, naturally no one would object.
"good!"
Meanwhile, the four elders outside were extremely anxious as they watched the overwhelming power of the sea of lightning and the intent of the fist, but they could not figure out what was happening inside and could only worry helplessly.
But just as the four were considering whether to call for reinforcements and end the battle between Fang Daokun and Zhou Xingdou, a strange change suddenly occurred in the Nine Heavens Palace.
Buzz!
The clashing fist intent and lightning punishment suddenly swept towards the four people. The four people never expected such a change. Moreover, the giant wave formed by the fist intent and lightning punishment was extremely fast. Before they could react, it swept them into the Nine Heavens Palace.
Rumble!
Amidst the endless sea of lightning, the thunder rumbled incessantly. The four elders were swept into the sea of lightning, and four powerful fist imprints, flashing with the light of laws, slammed down from behind them.
Everything happened too suddenly, and even they couldn't react. But before they could figure out where the fist imprint came from, four thunderous lightning dragons emerged from the sea of lightning and rushed straight at their faces!
Bang!
Rumble!
Within this sea of lightning, countless bolts pierced their bodies, numbing them completely. They were unable to move, and even their minds were clouded.
The four could only watch helplessly as they were attacked from both the fist imprint and the thunder dragon. They didn't even have time to scream before they fell unconscious.
The fist imprint and the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Dragon seemed to possess a spirit as well, dissipating in the sea of thunder the moment the four people fainted, leaving only the four elders floating haphazardly in the sea of thunder, unconscious.
After a long while, a voice came from the depths of the Thunder Sea:
"Are you completely unconscious?"
"I don't know."
"Your lightning punishment is more likely to knock people unconscious. Why don't you try pouring a few more lightning punishments on them?"
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
Before the words were even finished, countless ferocious lightning pillars condensed in the sea of lightning, bombarding the four floating elders as if they were free, causing their eyes to roll back and white foam to appear at the mouth.
"Enough! Enough! He's all black!"
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