Creation of the Universe

Shangguan Jian's face was full of sternness.

He has now been blinded by these earth spirit fruits. Morality and right and wrong no longer matter in the face of the benefits that are within his reach.

Especially when he seemed so weak and powerless in front of the Wind-Escape Beast, he deeply realized that only strength is the eternal truth.

"Steal? Are you out of your mind?"

Shangguan Jian said as a matter of course, "Earth Spirit Fruits are born and bred in the Earth Spirit Veins. They are originally ownerless. Everyone who sees them is entitled to a share. Is this kid going to take all these Earth Spirit Fruits for himself?"

Shen Zhan admitted: "You are right. The Earth Spirit Fruit does not belong to anyone. It should be shared by everyone who sees it."

"You're quite sensible. I don't know how you managed to find so many Earth Spirit Fruits by yourself, but today I must take these two boxes away, and no one can stop me!"

After Shangguan Jian finished speaking, he immediately forced Xia Wenxiu and Dong Ping to continue helping him move the boxes.

"Junior Sister Xia, Junior Brother Dong, after we leave the Spirit Beast Forest, I will teach you how to refine the Earth Spirit Fruit. After you have tasted its benefits, you will naturally understand my good intentions."

Shangguan Jian spoke to them earnestly.

Shen Zhan took two steps forward at this time, and Shangguan Jian immediately looked at him vigilantly.

"Everything should be done in moderation. Greed never ends well. In fact, before the two of them discovered this cave, you had already stolen several Earth Spirit Fruits. However, you were greedy and returned, intending to take all of them for yourself. This is a bit unreasonable."

"Although the Earth Spirit Fruits are not exclusively mine, I have a responsibility not to hand them over to those who are blinded by greed. Once they are taken away from the Spirit Beast Forest, who knows how many people will fight over them, causing a bloody scene."

After Shen Zhan said this, he made it clear that he would not let Shangguan Jian get what he wanted.

Shangguan Jian's face immediately turned red, and he taunted, "Do you need so many Earth Spirit Fruits by yourself? You sound so righteous, but you actually have the same selfish motives as me. So don't blame me for being rude!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Tang Muqing became anxious, "Big Brother, we can talk it over. Don't hurt yourself."

"What did you say?"

Shangguan Jian said angrily, "You think I can't beat this guy?"

Tang Muqing, who witnessed Shen Zhan fighting with the Wind-Escape Beast with her own eyes, naturally knew best how strong Shen Zhan was. No matter what, the eldest senior brother could not be his opponent.

But Tang Muqing's slip of the tongue irritated Shangguan Jian, and the situation became even more serious.

"Big Brother, this Master Shen saved me from the pursuit of the Wind-Escape Beast. If it weren't for him, I would have died long ago, so..."

"So now you're going to help an outsider against me?"

Before Shangguan Jian finished speaking, he raised his sword and attacked Shen Zhan.

Although he knew that his junior sister was not a person who liked to lie, he had never seen Shen Zhan take action with his own eyes. In order to take the Earth Spirit Fruit for himself, he took action without hesitation.

Seeing this, Xia Wenxiu and Dong Ping knew that they could not stop it, so they could only retreat silently and wait to see the outcome of the fight between the two.

Tang Muqing was extremely anxious. One was her savior, and the other was her senior brother from the same sect. She didn't want to see anything happen to these two people, but she was powerless to do anything.

When Shen Zhan waited for Shangguan Jian to rush towards him and get within three steps of him, he suddenly summoned his long sword and swept it across with fierce sword energy. With just a few casual moves, he easily forced Shangguan Jian back.

It wasn't that Shangguan Jian was holding back. In fact, he was striving for a quick victory, and had already raised his strength to its peak, ready to strike with all his might.

Unexpectedly, when Shen Zhan drew his sword, countless sword energies swirled in front of his eyes, and the cold light was overflowing. If he went forward without caring, he would definitely be cut all over by the sword energy, and it was hard to say whether he could save his life.

Shangguan Jian gritted his teeth, took two steps back, gathered his strength with his left hand, and suddenly shot an arrow.

Two poisonous darts flew out from his sleeves and shot directly at Shen Zhan's face. This was Shangguan Jian's life-threatening method. Although it was despicable, it was effective.

The reason why such a method had to be used so quickly was that Shangguan Jian could deeply feel Shen Zhan's strength after only one move with him. There was no chance of winning in a real fight.

He had never used it in front of his fellow disciples before, as this went against the righteous style of Wuya Taoist Temple. However, there was no other way, as one often had to give up some of one's persistence in order to achieve one's goals.

This is a truth that Shangguan Jian recognized a long time ago. Relying solely on so-called justice, you can actually do nothing. In the end, you will only be binding yourself.

"Anyone who stands in my way will die!"

Shangguan Jian roared angrily, waiting to see Shen Zhan get hit and fall down in front of him.

But things were not as natural as he thought. Although the timing and speed of the poison dart were just right and ordinary people had no chance to dodge it, Shen Zhan was not an ordinary person. How could it be easy to plot against him?

When Shangguan Jian saw that the poison dart was about to hit Shen Zhan's vitals, he suddenly hit an invisible air wall out of thin air and fell to the ground.

He was stunned. He was not expecting this unexpected thing. Why could Shen Zhan block this inevitable attack?

"When did your Wuya Daoyuan produce a scum like you?"

Shen Zhan roared angrily, and swung his sword to release two sword energies, which landed directly on Shangguan Jian's body. The latter fell to the ground, leaving two sword marks on his chest, and blood slowly flowed out.

Tang Muqing took a deep breath. She knew that what the senior brother did was wrong, but they were from the same sect after all, and she couldn't just watch him die here.

"Master Shen, please show mercy!"

Tang Muqing pleaded with Shen Zhan.

Shen Zhan asked in confusion, "This man is hypocritical, but his heart is not right. Keeping him here will only bring disaster. Why are you pleading for him?"

"Big Brother usually takes good care of us. Even though he did something wrong today, I don't want him to not even have a chance to mend his ways. Please let him go this time?"

Tang Muqing requested sincerely.

Later, Xia Wenxiu and Dong Ping also came to plead for mercy. They all felt that the eldest brother was just a momentary thought away and that he was not a cruel and despicable person in the past.

Shen Zhan retracted his sword and said calmly, "If you, considering our friendship as fellow disciples, insist on pleading for him, then I will let him go this time. But if I encounter him doing something bad again next time, there will be no mercy, no matter how much you plead."

Tang Muqing quickly agreed, "Mr. Shen is right, there won't be a next time."

Shangguan Jian knew he was no match for his opponent, and with a sullen face, he threatened Tang Muqing and the other two, "You better think carefully. On the day of the trial meeting, if your cultivation is not good enough, you might die on the spot.

You will regret what you said and did today!"