Gate of God

Fang Zhengzhi said confidently and with a slight challenge in his voice.

Chi Guyan was solemn when she saw Fang Zhengzhi’s expression.

Cang Ling Mountain was one of the ancient mountains of the Great Xia Dynasty. It had almost 10,000 years of history, and was more ancient than the Great Xia Dynasty.

Just because they had conquered the land did not mean that they had finished exploring every part of it.

Cang Ling Mountain was something like this. It was a mystery, an unexplored mystery. No one knew what kind of beasts were in there, or how many there were.

Humans had trained some ferocious beasts to boost the army. However, the truly ferocious ones were all intelligent, why would they be subservient to humans?

These beasts stayed in deep inside the mountains, eating the treasures of the land as they strengthened themselves and understood the Dao of their surroundings. Frequent battle built their cruelty and savagery. They were incredibly powerful and even the Emperor, the Four Sages, and the 13 Constabularies would not go up against them willfully.

Normally...

These most ferocious beasts would stay at the pinnacle of the mountain. Much like their human counterparts, they liked the high ground.

As such, the danger levels there were obvious.

Cang Ling Mountain had existed for many years. As such, the beasts who ruled the land were powerful beyond imagination. Some of them may even be heritage worthy.

Chi Guyan did not believe that a sane human would dare to venture into the center of Cang Ling Mountain. Furthermore, why would he dare to do something so audacious as taking a bath...

But, this was Fang Zhengzhi.

This made her think, Could it be possible that this shameless boy had a way to sneak into the center of the Mountain? How does he do it?

"Can you really get to the middle of Cang Ling Mountain?" Chi Guyan spoke again after a moment of silence.

"I just asked you if you believe me!" Fang Zhengzhi replied flatly.

"I believe you!" Chi Guyan’s heart fluttered.

"Aish... I never thought that you could be so naive. I guess I must have overestimated you. Get to the center of Cang Ling Mountain? You believe a statement that we use to bluff three year olds?" Fang Zhengzhi smirked, then bolted into this room.

He left Chi Guyan rooted to the spot, staring at his silhouette...

"Shameless!"

...

Inside an ancient residence in Huai An County.

A lady in green was pacing about frantically. She passed through a door and arrived at a loft.

"Master!"

"What’s up?" A crisp voice came from inside the loft.

"We have finished setting up at Cang Ling Mountain. "The Vast World" can be activated at any time!" The lady in green was visibly excited when she said "The Vast World".

"Is there any news about Fang Zhengzhi?"

"To reply master, Fang Zhengzhi arrived in the city today. He left after a quick meal. He should be at the Northern Mountain Village by now." The lady in green replied promptly.

"Mm, if he is going back to find his relatives, he should be going to pray to his ancestors tomorrow morning. Send the order, activate "The Vast World" tonight!"

"Yes!"

The lady in green disappeared in a flash.

A lady stood by the window of the loft. Her gaze was locked on the mountains in the distance.

"Everything will be a done deal after tonight. The Stabilisation Constabulary is in shackles. The only variable is Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan... if you all can’t even get into the Vast World, how are you going to save the Stabilisation Constabulary?"

...

There was a path from the Northern Mountain Village that led straight to Cang Ling Mountain.

This was a path chosen by hunters for many years. Just a couple of hours ago, this path was guarded by four soldiers.

But now, they were gone.

In order to enter Cang Ling Mountain, Fang Zhengzhi had to change his dress up. He could no longer wear that tiger hat. He chose a black leather one instead.

He also wore a tight fitting beast hide suit.

All these years, Fang Zhengzhi had roamed the mountains. He had never stopped training, and he was relatively fit.

However, his suit had significant wear and tear. The fur was gone in some portions, revealing some ugly spots. There were also spots that had been mended with cloth.

It was a far cry from Chi Guyan’s top grade suit.

However, Fang Zhengzhi was not bothered by this.

The dragon could not suppress a snake. Even if Chi Guyan was a dragon, this was his territory. All she could do was follow his instructions.

"Do you know that you should walk on the left?"

"Not the right?"

"The right side is for outsiders. If you don’t think it is of too much inconvenience, you can walk on the right. However, you must be prepared to face pitfalls every 10 steps."

"Setting up traps based on the habits of others. This method is crude, but effective."

"The village people are actually quite ingenious. There are frequent battles amongst villages here. However, you will never understand this."

Chi Guyan did not rebut. She may be a Heaven’s Pride Talent and the most precious girl in the Divine Constabulary. She may have studied the "Law of Dao" since a young age. She may be familiar with various military strategies.

However, this did not mean that she understood human nature.

This had nothing to do with intellect and ability.

This was experience.

Only those who grew up in the mountains would have this kind of experience. She did not have any of that. She was lucky that Fang Zhengzhi had such experience. However, that was also a curse.

However, this internal conflict was easily resolved.

Fang Zhengzhi’s experience allowed him to understand the battles of the villages, and also allowed him to know the area. As such, he walked quickly, like a leopard prowling its territory for prey.

Fang Zhengzhi was surprised to see that Chi Guyan matched his speed, her eyes glimmering brighter with each step.

Fang Zhengzhi could not understand this.

He walked quickly because he knew the area well. He knew where there were rocks in the way, or vines on the ground. He knew where to take small steps, where to take large strides, where to duck, where to jump...

But... Chi Guyan did not.

Despite this, Chi Guyan matched Fang Zhengzhi’s speed, following closely behind.

The two of them navigated the mountain paths, hidden amongst the trees.

When he was young, Fang Zhengzhi followed the hunters up the hill. The journey would take over four hours to get to the outskirts of the mountain. Now that he was unrestrained, the journey took less than an hour.

Fang Zhengzhi finally stopped.

When he stopped, he turned to look behind him.

He saw that Chi Guyan was still behind him, her eyes glimmering as brightly as before, her suit still without a speck of dust.

Her expression was as calm as a lake, her skin glowing subtly. She was not panting, neither was she sweating. It was almost as if she had just taken a walk in the park.

Fang Zhengzhi only took a single glance at Chi Guyan.

His ego had been damaged slightly. He was running the entire time, why is Chi Guyan able to follow?

So easily at that!

This was his territory!

Is the difference in our abilities really so great?

This girl...

Is he even human?

Fang Zhengzhi could not believe his eyes. If this was Yan Xiu, he would definitely have questioned him.

But, this was Chi Guyan.

Fang Zhengzhi chose not to ask. One of the reasons why was because he saw a fire nearby. The sparks lit up the night sky.

In the middle of the light was an armored soldier. He paced around solemnly with a spear in his hand.

This was clearly a military camp.

This was also a reason why Fang Zhengzhi had stopped. From what he saw, it looked like Cang Ling Mountain had been surrounded by a large army.

However, based on the direction and layout of their camp...

There was something visibly wrong.

If they were just here to capture a beast, then the movements would be more frequent and the camp would be a temporary one. Its layout may be orderly, but definitely nowhere near as ordered as the one in front of his eyes.

Furthermore, there was a two meter high barricade around it.

This was clearly a permanent camp.

"Let’s go around it?" Fang Zhengzhi asked. He was not too afraid of this army camp. However, according to Zhang Yangping, the mountain was surrounded. This was definitely not the only camp.

The moment they were spotted by one camp, they would trigger a chain reaction. All of the soldiers would start treating him as an assassin. That would not be good.

"The army camp is 537 meters wide and 425 meters deep. Based on the coverage of the fire and the seven hidden guards, it would take us at least 15 minutes to go around it." Chi Guyan murmured.

Fang Zhengzhi did not bother asking Chi Guyan why.

This was not difficult. Each pole that made up the barricade was of similar length, and it was just estimation as to how many there were.

He could have just as easily calculated the area of the camp. However, he had never measures the poles in this world, making his calculation significantly less accurate than Chi Guyan’s.

"And so?" Fang Zhengzhi pressed.

"We will take less than five minutes if we went right through." Chi Guyan was not surprised that Fang Zhengzhi did not ask her how she did it. This was mutual understanding between people of similar intellect.

This may also be a reason why Chi Guyan was so arrogant.

She could figure out so many things whilst the people around her could not. In such situations, choosing not to explain may be easier than explaining.

This ego massage would make someone more arrogant.

Fang Zhengzhi knew what Chi Guyan meant. They would take much less than five minutes to cover that distance.

Her five minutes included breaking through the door, knocking out the guards, and breaking out the other side...

Amongst other complicated procedures.

"Ladies first!" Fang Zhengzhi invited Chi Guyan to take point.

"Do you believe me if I my estimate of five minutes was for you?" Chi Guyan looked at Fang Zhengzhi calmly.

"No!" Fang Zhengzhi was not falling for it. He had used this trick so many times. Do you think you’re going to get me with the same trick?

He would never reply yes.

"Then follow closely." Chi Guyan was not surprised by Fang Zhengzhi’s response. She smiled faintly.

Fang Zhengzhi was just about to reply "how close" when his eyes widened. For the first time, he was made to swallow his words.

What he was witnessing was utterly breathtaking.

Under the light of the fires, a smirking Chi Guyan shot towards the army camp, her eyes glimmering like stars in the night sky

Her speed was so quick it was terrifying.

It felt like a meteor had brushed past Fang Zhengzhi and was headed straight for the camp.

If even Fang Zhengzhi could not react in time, how could the two ordinary guards react in time?

"Smack smack!" Two soft smacks rang out. The two soldiers stood rooted to the ground, stunned by what the just experienced. They looked like two statues in front of the camp.

It was ridiculously fast.

Fang Zhengzhi had seen Nangong Mu’s speed in the World of the Sage. He was at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Reflection State. However, Nangong Mu was like a kid in the face of Chi Guyan.

Why is Chi Guyan so fast? They are in the same realm, why is there such a huge difference in their abilities?

Fang Zhengzhi had a feeling that Chi Guyan was even slightly faster than Ying Shan.

It did not seem very possible, but the truth was laid out for him to see.

Even so...

This was not the most stunning thing. Fang Zhengzhi was stunned to see that Chi Guyan’s feet had not moved at all.

She was not walking, or jumping, or floating. She was moving...

She had moved from Fang Zhengzhi’s side to the entrance of the camp.

"F*ck... me! A flying goddess... does she need to be this ridiculous?"