Chapter 56: Midnight Assassin

  Fang Tiannan and Xiao Ruo, Di Jianming were different. He didn't have anything special to arrange for himself. Firstly, Fang Tiannan had just become an outer disciple not long ago, and he didn't know many people. Apart from Gu Xiaofan, the others, even if he wanted to say goodbye, there was no way to start; secondly, even when Fang Tiannan was still in Qingyun Town, he didn't have a particularly deep relationship with anyone. Therefore, after becoming an outer disciple, the number of times Fang Tiannan returned to Qingyun Town could be counted on one's fingers.

  At most, it was the day after defeating Wu Yunbao that Fang Tiannan went to see Meng Zhuangui. For this, Meng Zhuangui even praised himself, saying that he had a keen eye and had long appreciated Fang Tiannan. Fang Tiannan could only look at Meng Zhuangui with a strange expression.

  If it weren't for the fact that Fang Tian Nan had long been familiar with Meng Zhanggui's character, he would have felt grateful to him after hearing his words.

  Farewelling Xiao Ruo and Di Jianming, Fang Tian Nan returned alone to his residence.

  He told Gu Xiao Fan that he would have a task soon, on the one hand. On the other hand, it was also Fang Tian Nan's first time to go out of the sect with everyone for training, so Fang Tian Nan still needed to make some preparations.

  Such as, when exchanging some battles from the sect gate, the necessary medicine to restore the internal energy, or to eliminate the wounds on the body. Also, it is necessary to prepare a few sets of spare clothes.

  Fang Tiannan carefully considered for a while, and put all the things he could think of that needed to be carried into a package. Then, he also placed the "Qingyun Sword", which was the long sword Fang Tiannan obtained from the Transmission Cave Heaven, on the side of the package.

  Then, Fang Tiannan took out a low-grade elixir and a medium-grade elixir from the boundary marker and casually put them into his bag to prepare for future use. After all, with the list of six people who entered the Transmission Cave Heaven announced by the sect, it was likely that most people knew in their hearts that Fang Tiannan would have the elixirs from the Transmission Cave Heaven.

  If there was really something needed, Fang Tian Nan didn't feel like it, and took it out from the boundary sign again.

  At that time, the elixir Fang Tiannan showed to the sect was of a medium level. This time, if needed, Fang Tiannan could only take out an elixir of a medium level as well. The low-grade elixir was prepared by Fang Tiannan for himself. Since he had already taken one and knew its properties, Fang Tiannan thought it would be more convenient to put one in his bag and carry it with him.

  After everything was ready, Fang Tian Nan quietly sat down and began to cultivate and rest his internal energy.

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  The small booklet of the sect's mission clearly stated that everyone would gather at 2:45 in the morning.

  And the location is not at the foot of Zongmen Mountain where the outer disciples gather, but rather it's necessary to leave Qingyun Town and go to a fork in the road near Youming Mountains.

  At that time, the leader of the sect, Fang Zhanglao, will naturally lead the remaining few executives to arrive at the place on time. Then, he will lead everyone to do the task and announce the specific matters of the task.

  Fang Tian Nan thought for a moment, if he didn't want to rush ahead and meet up early, he could set off at midnight. Along the way, since it was all within the sphere of influence of Qing Yun Sect, Fang Tian Nan was quite familiar with the path. Especially from Qing Yun Town to the fork in the road, Fang Tian Nan could be said to be extremely experienced.

  After weighing the strengths of each participant in this task, it's clear that Fang Tiannan and Zhai Jianming are likely to be at the bottom. The other outer sect disciples are mostly in the later stages of the Nascent Soul realm, or even at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

  Fang Tian Nan had no choice but to be vigilant and take it seriously.

  If I can master this sword technique "Sword Aura Without a Trace", my fighting strength shouldn't be any worse than theirs, right?

  Fang Tian couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

  Relying solely on "Sword Energy Like a Rainbow" and "Sword Energy Like a Pine", Fang Tian Nan was still confident in defeating Chai Jian Ming, who was in the middle of the Hua Jin realm. However, if he were to face Xiao Ruo, his chances of winning would be slim. Although these two moves could reach the peak state of combat power at the pinnacle of the Hua Jin realm when executed to perfection, Fang Tian Nan's actual combat experience was insufficient. Moreover, he was still in the beginner stage of mastering the entire Qi circulation route.

  Relying solely on one or two moves to fight beyond his level, if he didn't launch a surprise attack, Fang Tian Nan thought to himself that it would still be quite difficult.

  Actual combat is different from the sparring match between Fang Tian Nan and Wu Yun Bao on the arena.

  It attaches more importance to one's combat experience and on-site response ability.

  However, Fang Tian Nan also didn't have a good solution to this. In a short period of time, his strength had risen from the Ming Jing realm to the An Jing realm and now to the initial stage of the Hua Jing realm, which was a bit too smooth for him. Compared to other outer sect disciples who were steady and stable, Fang Tian Nan still had some disadvantages.

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  As night fell and enveloped the earth, Fang Tian Nan adjusted his breath for a while, looked at the time, and when it was about right, he put away his long sword, shouldered his bundle, and walked out of his residence.

  All the way to Qingyun Town, Fang Tian Nan only felt that the pedestrians around him would occasionally appear in a few, mostly with Qingyun Sect's outer disciples as the main. Some were going out, and some were returning. For cultivators, traveling at night is not very dangerous as long as they are not in those dense forests where demonic beasts roam.

  After passing through Qingyun Town, and continuing on towards the Youming Mountains, the road became much quieter.

  Fang Tian Nan looked up at the sky, the moon was dark and the wind was strong, it really wasn't a suitable day for traveling at night. In his heart, he was wondering what kind of task would require them to start acting in the middle of the night. As for the task itself, since most of the elite members from the outer sect of Qing Yun Sect had been gathered, Fang Tian Nan didn't have too many thoughts about it.

  But just as Fang Tian Nan was sighing and walking a few more steps forward, he suddenly felt a sense of doubt.

  Subconsciously, Fang Tiannan stopped in his tracks, his eyes fixed on a point about ten meters ahead, repeatedly sizing it up as if he had heard the sound of someone's breathing. At the same time, Fang Tiannan's hand gripping the long sword tightened involuntarily, then relaxed, and he continued walking forward with a nonchalant air, taking several more steps.

  In an instant, Fang Tiannan only saw that in front of his own eyes, a cold light flashed, and a long sword with a cyan glow rushed straight towards his face. If Fang Tiannan had not been paying attention, it would have been impossible to avoid being injured by this one sword, and at the very least, he would have retreated in disarray.

  Fang Tiannan no longer hesitated, the long sword in his hand, coordinating with the internal energy that had already been mobilized, used the move "Sword Following Energy Movement" to meet the attack.

  With a loud "clang", the two swords collided, stirring up a whirlpool of energy.

  "Good sword skills." The newcomer sighed and launched another attack. If the previous him was still in a stealthy position, not using his full strength on the sword move, then this sword move contained the power of a full-force strike, and the technique was no longer clever or cunning, but instead went straight for Fang Tian Nan's long sword.

  The vigilance in Fang Tian's mind grew thicker.

  However, the time given to Fang Tiannan for thinking was not ample. The opponent's sword move quickly arrived in front of Fang Tiannan again. Because the two had a brief contact with each other, Fang Tiannan roughly understood the opponent's strength, at least it was on the same level as Wu Yunbao, and immediately followed up with an attack using the "Sword Qi Like Rainbow" technique.

  In the eyes of his opponent, especially in the dark environment, he only felt that Fang Tian Nan's long sword suddenly accelerated rapidly, and it was almost impossible to capture the trajectory of Fang Tian Nan's long sword.

  The opponent's attacking move had undoubtedly fallen short in Fang Tian Nan's dodge.

  At this moment, the newcomer didn't hesitate either. With a direct change of sword moves, he stopped his own inertia and retreated to the side, standing still and staring at Fang Tian Nan.

  Fang Tian Nan did not take advantage of the momentum and continued to attack. Like his opponent, he grasped a long sword and stood firm. The two parties exchanged a glance.

  It's not that Fang Tiannan didn't want to take the opportunity to continue his attack. Because Fang Tiannan could clearly sense that there was more than one person coming. Judging from their attire, the person in front of him was undoubtedly also an outer disciple of Qingyun Sect. It was just unknown why they would be lurking here.

  For a moment, Fang Tiannan only felt that he had never seen the person in front of him before, let alone having any intersection or conflict. He opened his mouth and asked, "Who are you? ... And also, let them come out too."

  As soon as Fang Tiannan's voice fell, swish swish swish, four or five figures darted out from the roadside, forming a surrounding circle that trapped Fang Tiannan in the center!