Chen Nan weakly waved his hand, feigning weakness.
Shen Yuan curled his lips: "Actually, you didn't need to run. If you let me possess your body, I would have definitely helped you fulfill your unfinished wishes!"
"After all, it's your past life's good fortune to be possessed by me!"
Chen Nan looked disdainful: "Who do you think you are? Do you really think I'm easy to bully? Don't you see that I deliberately led you here?"
"What do you mean?" Shen Yuan's face changed dramatically, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
Just then.
A vine broke through the soil and instantly coiled around Hua Zun's legs!
"What is this damn thing?"
Shen Yuan let out a piercing scream!
He could feel the vine absorbing Hua Zun's true qi!
He could also feel a dizziness in his soul!
It was obvious that this vine could launch soul attacks!
"You're a Nascent Soul stage expert, and you don't even know the Immortal Slaying Vine?" Chen Nan chuckled, "Alright, I'm done pretending. I deliberately led you here precisely to make you fertilizer for Teng Teng!"
"I'll kill you!"
Shen Yuan roared, wanting to soul-possess Chen Nan.
However.
Before his soul could leave Hua Zun's body, it was sucked into the ground!
He saw countless skeletons!
Piled haphazardly underground!
As if in hell!
"No!"
Shen Yuan's soul let out an angry roar, and was then devoured by the Immortal Slaying Vine!
"Die!"
Hua Zun regained control of his body, and brandished his long sword, intending to slash at the vine around his ankles!
The Immortal Slaying Vine was indeed terrifying, but he was a peak Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!
Coupled with the spiritual artifact he possessed, he had hope of breaking free from this place!
The thought was good!
But!
Chen Nan gave him no chance. Four flying swords circled around him, blocking his sword aimed at the Immortal Slaying Vine!
Chen Nan couldn't kill a pseudo-Core Formation stage expert!
He never intended to kill him!
His goal was to help the Immortal Slaying Vine stall for time, to wait for it to completely absorb Shen Yuan's soul before dealing with Hua Zun!
After all!
Absorbing the souls of powerful individuals would make it stronger!
Clang clang clang!
As Hua Zun and Chen Nan fought fiercely, a hum suddenly erupted from underground!
Instantly!
Vines broke through the soil, covering the entire area!
And completely entangled Hua Zun!
At this moment!
The land of the Valley of the Dead was dyed green by the luminous green light emanating from the vines!
Even the setting sun in the sky paled in comparison!
The vines tightened, causing the sound of cracking bones to erupt from Hua Zun's body!
Crimson blood stained the emerald green vines!
Chen Nan stood quietly in the distance!
Although there were many Immortal Slaying Vines around him!
They did not attack him!
He knew that this Immortal Slaying Vine had developed intelligence!
It knew he harbored no ill will and had even helped it!
A moment later!
Hua Zun disappeared from the ground, leaving only a long sword standing quietly between heaven and earth!
A vine pulled the sword from the ground and presented it to Chen Nan!
As if thanking him!
Chen Nan said, "Brother Teng, how about we make a deal? If you leave with me, I'll find ways to let you eat more and better!"
Chen Nan had no confidence in killing the Immortal Slaying Vine!
Even though the Guardian had given him eight flying swords, this was a being that had devoured Hua Zun, a pseudo-Core Formation stage expert!
Therefore!
He could only lure it, to get the Immortal Slaying Vine to leave this land!
If it was willing to leave with him, not only would the millions of people in the ancient capital be safe!
It could even become a powerful trump card!
A vine began to write on the ground. Although the handwriting was distorted, Chen Nan understood its thoughts.
"Don't think I don't know your intentions, you clearly want me to be your bodyguard!"
Chen Nan looked embarrassed.
He never expected that a spirit would understand his thoughts...
It was quite awkward.
He cleared his throat and said, "More accurately, us being together is adding icing to the cake. After all, I'm a restless person and often offend people."
"It's not a big deal to offend them, just kill them."
"But don't you think this is a waste of natural resources?"
"If you were here, wouldn't you be their nourishment?"
The Immortal Slaying Vine wrote on the ground: "One hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators can exchange for one opportunity to act!"
Chen Nan's mouth twitched!
The Immortal Slaying Vine had truly become a spirit!
It could even bargain!
After a moment of thought, Chen Nan said, "Isn't a hundred a bit too many?"
Immortal Slaying Vine: "Then two hundred!"
(o_o)??
Chen Nan was completely stunned!
Reverse bargaining, is that a thing?
He really wanted to have a good chat with the Immortal Slaying Vine about this topic, because bargaining shouldn't be done like this, you might get beaten up outside!
But after thinking about it, he finally gave up the idea!
Since they could reach a cooperation, there was no need to create unpleasantness!
If he hadn't said "isn't a hundred a bit too many" just now, it wouldn't have proposed two hundred!
Who knows if it would increase to three hundred next!
"Then I'll listen to Brother Teng, two hundred Foundation Establishment experts in exchange for one opportunity to act!" Chen Nan said, "But you also have to agree to one condition: you cannot devour the lives of ordinary people!"
Immortal Slaying Vine: "Price needs to be increased!"
Chen Nan felt an urge to hit something!
What's going on?
Does it think I'm easy to bully?
Immortal Slaying Vine: "Three hundred Foundation Establishment experts in exchange for one opportunity to act!"
Chen Nan raised his right hand and swore to the heavens: "I, Chen Nan, swear to the heavens, that today I have reached a cooperative intention with Brother Teng. If I violate this oath, may I be struck by lightning!"
Although the Immortal Slaying Vine couldn't speak, it sacrificed a leaf and swore in this manner!
Chen Nan was overjoyed and said, "Brother Teng, I'll go back to Cangyun Peak first, then I'll leave this place. We'll meet in Jizhou then!"
Immortal Slaying Vine: "En!"
Then Chen Nan left the Valley of the Dead.
Watching him leave, the Immortal Slaying Vine suddenly realized that it had been tricked by him!
It could have threatened him by not devouring mortals!
But it only increased the price by a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators to agree not to devour mortals...
Thinking of this!
The Immortal Slaying Vine felt a surge of anger, and it decided to seek revenge on Chen Nan!
"I'm in a really good mood today!"
"Although the Immortal Slaying Vine is cunning, how can it compare to my tricks?"
"As long as it doesn't devour ordinary people, let alone three hundred Foundation Establishment experts, even three thousand would be worth it!"
"What's more, I can get an opportunity for it to act!"
Under the night sky, Chen Nan headed towards Cangyun Peak!
Now that Hua Zun was dead, he had to retrieve the warm jade and take it back to resurrect Nangong Wan!
Without any warning!
A sense of crisis suddenly struck!
Chen Nan's expression changed dramatically!
This sense of crisis was too intense, making his hair stand on end!
Before he could recover!
A burst of intense pain came from the exit of the valley!
This pain spread directly to the depths of his soul!
Even though he released his protective true qi, it couldn't withstand the sneak attack of the Immortal Slaying Vine!
"Holy crap, are you crazy!"
Chen Nan was in agony, never expecting this guy to have such heavy tastes...
Fortunately, his body was terrifying, otherwise the other party would have barged into his valley...
Without further thought, he quickly left this troublesome place.
When he arrived at the foot of Cangyun Peak, he encountered thousands of disciples from the Huashan Sword Sect surrounding him.
Chen Nan's brow furrowed: "What's going on? I killed Hua Yan and Shen Yuan for you, and now you're pointing your swords at me? Are you ungrateful?"