Black Wind Ridge!
"Big Brother, Second Brother, something has happened!"
"Third Brother was killed by a cultivator at the Mahayana stage!"
Li Ye and Shi Tong were drinking and celebrating a recent big score when!
More than ten people burst in!
"What did you say? Old Third was killed by a cultivator at the Mahayana stage?" Li Ye's face twisted in rage as he threw down the human head in his hand, his eyes filled with ferocity!
"Yes, Third Brother was killed by a cultivator at the Mahayana stage, blown to ashes on the spot!" the middle-aged man said nervously!
Boom!
Li Ye raised his hand and conjured a blazing flame, incinerating the middle-aged man to ashes. "Although Old Third wasn't the strongest, he had reached the early Golden Immortal stage. How could a mere cultivator kill him and blow him to ashes?"
"Do you think I'll believe your lies?"
The other ten-odd people knelt to the ground with a thud, terrified!
What they said was the truth!
But they couldn't say it!
Whoever spoke would die!
Just then!
A cold voice echoed, "You should believe them!"
The dozen or so middle-aged men turned their heads in unison!
Upon seeing Chen Nan, everyone's eyes widened in disbelief!
They seemed not to have expected him to pursue them!
Recovering their senses, one middle-aged man pointed at Chen Nan, "Big Brother, it was him, it was him who killed Third Brother!"
Li Ye looked at Chen Nan!
He hadn't believed that a cultivator at the Mahayana stage could kill a strong Golden Immortal!
But!
He sensed a familiar aura on the long staff the other party carried!
"Young man, you killed my brother and then came knocking on our door. Do you not take Black Wind Ridge seriously?" The second-in-command, Shi Tong, spoke slowly, his eyes as cold as vipers!
"If I took Black Wind Ridge seriously, why would I be here?" Chen Nan's gaze fixed on the table, where two foods resembling human arms lay!
On the wall behind the main hall hung dozens, even hundreds, of human skulls!
It was clear!
They really ate people!
Li Ye stared at the long staff on Chen Nan's shoulder, a hint of avarice flashing in his eyes, "You killed Old Third with this staff?"
"What, you want my treasure?" Chen Nan said, taking down the long staff from his back. "Since you want it, I'll give it to you!"
Saying that, he threw it forward!
Li Ye reached out to grab the long staff!
But the moment he grasped it, an incomparable force surged, slipping from his hand and falling to the ground with a deafening roar!
Li Ye's face turned ashen!
He felt a lingering fear!
Fortunately, his reaction was quick!
His arm could have been crippled!
"Die!"
"Run!"
"Don't eat me!"
The screams of the bandits echoed from outside!
"No need to look, your opponent is me!" Chen Nan's eyes were cold. He had parted ways with the Lightning Leopard after arriving on the mountain!
At this moment, the Lightning Leopard was slaughtering the bandits in the mountains!
Giving them no chance to escape!
"Who exactly are you?" Li Ye's gaze was somber. Although Chen Nan only had the cultivation of the peak Mahayana stage, he dared not underestimate him in the slightest!
Because the weight of that black long staff was truly terrifying!
"One who acts on behalf of heaven!"
Chen Nan grabbed the black long staff and charged at Li Ye and Shi Tong!
Both of them possessed Golden Immortal stage strength!
Although they were wary of Chen Nan!
They still fought with all their might!
However, in close combat, Chen Nan had never feared anyone!
His physical body was already incredibly tough!
Not to mention the black long staff!
As the black long staff whistled past!
The two bandit leaders, both at the Golden Immortal stage, were instantly killed!
They were no match for Chen Nan at all!
Let alone two Golden Immortals, even a Supreme Immortal would not have been Chen Nan's opponent!
When Chen Nan walked outside, the Lightning Leopard also approached. "These guys are too weak. Slaughtering them brings no sense of accomplishment!"
Chen Nan looked towards the back of the mountain. "There are people held captive there. Once we rescue them, we can continue on our way!"
"Okay!"
The man and the leopard went to the back mountain!
And opened the dungeon!
Dozens of people, mostly young men and middle-aged men, captured by the bandits were imprisoned in the dungeon!
They were all grateful to Chen Nan for saving them, even kowtowing!
Afterward, Chen Nan asked them for two identity plates. With these, they would have legal identities in the Wu Kingdom and could use the teleportation array!
As for the two who were killed, they could go to the authorities to have new ones issued!
It wasn't a big problem!
"Benefactor, please wait!"
Just as Chen Nan and the Lightning Leopard were about to continue their journey!
A young man in his twenties, dressed in a black brocade robe, suddenly spoke. "May I ask where the two benefactors are going? Are you heading to Zhongzhou? If it's on the way, could you give me a ride?"
This was a cultivator at the Heavenly Immortal stage!
He was handsome and imposing!
Judging by his attire and demeanor, he was no ordinary person!
Chen Nan: "Are you from Zhongzhou?"
The young man respectfully replied, "Yes, my name is Wu Sheng, and I am from Zhongzhou!"
"An accident occurred while I was using the teleportation array, which resulted in me being teleported here and captured by the bandits of Black Wind Ridge!"
"Then you can travel with us!" Chen Nan's destination was Zhongzhou!
However, he was not familiar with the situation in Zhongzhou!
Having someone from Zhongzhou would save a lot of trouble!
The Lightning Leopard wanted to curse!
There was a fundamental difference between carrying one person and carrying two!
You agreed so readily!
But have you considered Leopard Grandpa's feelings!
However, since Chen Nan had spoken, it couldn't change anything!
The man and the leopard, bathed in the setting sun, continued their journey westward!
Chen Nan curiously asked, "Wu Sheng, you are from Zhongzhou. Do you know what happened to the Xuan Yu Sect?"
Wu Sheng didn't know why Chen Nan was asking about this matter, but he replied, "I heard that the Xuan Yu Sect cultivated demonic arts and was suppressed by the imperial court!"
"The Xuan Yu Sect has long since disappeared from the Immortal Realm. Out of thousands of disciples, only a handful managed to escape!"
The Immortal Realm was divided into the Human, Monster, and Demon realms!
Among them, the Demon Realm had the least power!
However, the Demon Realm was not content with this situation.
For many years, they had been infiltrating the Human Realm through various means.
Hoping to cooperate from within and then conquer the territory of the human race!
And the dissemination of demonic arts was the most insidious and effective method!
Because the eight Immortal Emperors of the Human Race had established rules that no one was allowed to cultivate demonic arts, otherwise, they would be considered traitors to the race!
Being considered a traitor was no trivial matter!
Once deemed a traitor, not only would everyone in the entire sect be killed!
Even their disciples would be implicated!
Hearing that cultivating demonic arts would lead to the extermination of the entire clan, Chen Nan's heart trembled!
Could Yu Fei already be dead!
After a moment of hesitation, Chen Nan asked again, "How long has it been since the Xuan Yu Sect was annihilated?"
Wu Sheng replied, "It has been over four years!"
Chen Nan rejoiced in his heart!
He had parted ways with Yu Fei in the Beast Clan three years ago!
This meant!
When the Xuan Yu Sect was destroyed four years ago, she had not been affected!
Thinking of this, Chen Nan felt much more relaxed!
Even if the Xuan Yu Sect was destroyed!
He could still go to Yu Fei's home in Zhongzhou to find her!
And tell her!
The poison in his body had been cured!
And he could give her the pleasure a woman deserved!