The Fu family was pointed at by a thousand fingers, and even in Fuliu City, cultivators were discussing it, believing the rumors spread by the Ouyang family, accusing the Fu family of injustice. Fu Sisi and Fu Feng both looked rather grim.
"Ouyang Jing, it seems you've long planned to destroy my Fu family. But do you really think these people are enough?"
Fu Mengtian knew that any explanation now would be useless, so he stopped talking.
However, these people alone were far from enough to destroy his Fu family!
"Haha, Fu Mengtian, you're so fearless, all because you're relying on your Fuliu City's protective formation. I couldn't do anything to you before, but now..."
Ouyang Jing's laughter was full of mockery, and then he shouted, "Please, Celestial Master Gong, make your move!"
A figure in white robes appeared out of thin air above Fuliu City. When everyone saw the figure clearly, exclamations erupted.
"It's actually Celestial Master Gong Ziru!"
"Who is Gong Ziru? There's no such person on the Heavenly Rankings!"
"How ignorant. Anyone who can be called a Celestial Master of Formations is a terrifying figure, even if they aren't on the Heavenly Rankings."
"Besides, the Heavenly Rankings are based on individual combat achievements. As a Celestial Master of Formations, how could they be like us, fighting and killing?"
"Although Celestial Master Gong is only a second-grade Celestial Master, with some time and the assistance of several Nascent Soul realm experts, breaking through Fuliu City's protective formation won't be difficult. Today, the Fu family is likely in real danger."
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"Gong Ziru?"
Fu Mengtian hadn't expected that Ouyang Jing could even invite Gong Ziru.
"Celestial Master Gong, you have no enmity with my Fu family. Why are you helping Ouyang Jing against us?"
"If Celestial Master Gong needs treasures, just name your price. I believe what my Fu family can offer is no less than what Ouyang Jing has!"
Fu Mengtian bowed his hands to the middle-aged man in white and asked.
It wasn't Gong Ziru's personal strength that made him wary, but the forces behind Gong Ziru.
As a Celestial Master of Formations, even a first-grade one, he was highly sought after in the Wushan Starfield, with major top forces extending olive branches to him.
In the Wushan Starfield, there was a saying: "One Venerable, One Palace, Two Mansions, Three Cave Heavens."
The "One Venerable" referred to Venerable Nan, who ranked first on the Heavenly Rankings.
As the current strongest expert in the Wushan Starfield, Venerable Nan held absolute authority. However, he had been in seclusion for a long time and hadn't interfered with worldly affairs in the Wushan Starfield for many years.
"One Palace" referred to the Canghai Palace, stationed in the Arctic Sea region.
"Two Mansions" referred to the Feixian Mansion and the Liuwang Mansion.
And "Three Cave Heavens" referred to the Heisha Cave Heaven, the Riying Cave Heaven, and the Zhenhuo Cave Heaven.
Apart from Venerable Nan, these six forces were the top powers in the Wushan Starfield, openly acknowledged.
Of course, the Tianji Pavilion was also extremely powerful, even immeasurably so. However, the Tianji Pavilion only engaged in business and did not interfere in the disputes between various forces, so it was not included in the ranking.
Gong Ziru was an elder of the Heisha Cave Heaven. Although his personal strength was not top-tier, his status as a Celestial Master of Formations gave him considerable weight within the Heisha Cave Heaven.
However, to everyone's surprise, Fu Mengtian's respectful inquiry was met only with Gong Ziru's cold sneer.
"A third-rate family that doesn't even have a fourth-tribulation Nascent Soul expert dares to question me?"
"Destroying your Fu family is merely a secondary matter!"
The nine tribulations of the Nascent Soul realm, with every three tribulations marking a major hurdle. A force with a fourth-tribulation Nascent Soul expert was considered a second-rate power.
Upon hearing Gong Ziru's words, the members of the Fu family all had icy expressions, their hearts burning with boundless anger.
In contrast, the Ouyang family, the Li family, and others all wore expressions of mockery, their lips curled into cold smiles.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Fu Mengtian, having cultivated to his current level and even survived two Nascent Soul tribulations, had naturally experienced great storms. Seeing Gong Ziru's attitude, he instantly understood that reconciliation was impossible.
"Whoever wants to destroy my Fu family, come forth! Even if my Fu family perishes, we will not let the invaders have an easy time!"
A chilling killing intent flashed in Fu Mengtian's eyes. He stared intently at Gong Ziru, his hatred for him surpassing even that for the Ouyang and Li families.
If not for his unwarranted interference, how could the Fu family have fallen into such a predicament?
At the moment of making this decision, Fu Mengtian also used the family's summon order to gather all cultivators above the Golden Core realm.
In just a few dozen breaths, one Nascent Soul expert and over twenty Golden Core realm cultivators gathered from all directions of Fuliu City.
Although there were over a hundred Golden Core realm cultivators in Fuliu City, only a small portion had joined the Fu family; most had no affiliation with them.
These Golden Core realm cultivators, though trapped within Fuliu City, were not worried. Even if Fuliu City were breached, they believed that the Ouyang and Li families would not be foolish enough to attack them.
For the Great Rock Star, every Golden Core realm cultivator was considered a backbone. The Ouyang family's joint attack on the Fu family could barely be considered a righteous cause.
But if they were to slaughter other unrelated Golden Core realm cultivators, the Star Lord of the Great Rock Star would likely intervene.
"Trapped beasts, merely making a futile resistance."
Gong Ziru was unconcerned. Although he could sense the intense killing intent emanating from Fu Mengtian, he didn't take a mere second-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator seriously.
"Ouyang Jing, Li Danyun, assist me, and together we will break the formation!"
Ouyang Jing and Li Danyun stood on either side of Gong Ziru, ready for his command. Gong Ziru then waved his hand, and twenty-three jet-black beads, each the size of a dragon's eye, appeared before him. These were the Formation Breaking Pearls used in formations.
The number of Formation Breaking Pearls a Celestial Master of Formations could control reflected their strength. For instance, True Monarch Tianhua, before breaking through to become a Celestial Master of Formations, could control seven Formation Breaking Pearls under normal circumstances, and ten if he exerted his full power, indicating his formation cultivation had reached the threshold of becoming a Celestial Master of Formations.
Gong Ziru's ability to easily control twenty-three Formation Breaking Pearls indicated that this was not his limit. With such cultivation, coupled with the assistance of two second-tribulation Nascent Soul experts, breaking through Fuliu City's protective formation was indeed not difficult.
After all, Fuliu City's protective formation was only a low-grade Heavenly tier formation.
Under Gong Ziru's manipulation, the twenty-three Formation Breaking Pearls transformed into streams of black light, weaving through the protective formation. These Formation Breaking Pearls had no inherent power, but they were imbued with Gong Ziru's true intent of formations, allowing them to thoroughly probe every formation pattern and array disk of the entire protective formation.
"What should we do? If the protective formation is broken, how can my Fu family resist the siege of so many forces?"
Fu Sisi was filled with anxiety. She looked at Zhang Fan and saw his relaxed demeanor, which made her feel indignant. She said, "Didn't you say you were very skilled in formations? Why aren't you stopping them?"
Zhang Fan glanced at Fu Feng and saw a hint of entreaty in his eyes. He couldn't help but smile and shake his head, "Why should I stop them? If this protective formation isn't broken, how will they dare to come in?"
"Are you crazy?"
Hearing Zhang Fan's words, Fu Sisi, already worried about the Fu family's safety, immediately shouted, "There are nearly ten Nascent Soul realm experts gathered outside, along with dozens of Golden Core realm cultivators and hundreds of Core Condensation realm cultivators. Do you think you can stop them? You promised to help my Fu family!"
Zhang Fan's ability to kill Bai Yunhu proved he was strong, but the Nascent Soul realm experts outside far outnumbered those of their Fu family. Even if Zhang Fan could hold off three or five of them, their Fu family couldn't withstand the others!
The dozens of Golden Core realm cultivators and hundreds of Core Condensation realm cultivators were also a force not to be underestimated.
Fu Sisi, not fully aware of her own strength, questioned him. Zhang Fan naturally wouldn't hold it against her. However, seeing her red eyes and anxious expression, he knew that if the formation were to be broken, the morale of the Fu family would likely collapse.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fan felt it was time to make a move.
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