Arc 2The Sword Against the Immortal Sect

Chen Fan advanced through the Heavenly Court, uncovered Elder Li’s betrayal, and took Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to cultivate in Demon King Valley. After Nalan Tian attacked them, Chen Fan defeated him and then fought two Immortal Sect cultivators, only to be interrupted by newcomers on a golden wheel.

  • Chen Fan healed Mo Bai, then entered the Heavenly Court and passed its Immortal Qi trial while defeating the cultivators hunting him.
  • Chen Fan reached Qi Refining Layer 6, killed the White-robed Scholar and other opponents, and left the trial with 5,600 Immortal Qi.
  • The Immortal Sect took Chen Fan’s treasured sword, and Chen Fan vowed to reclaim it after reaching Nascent Soul.
  • Chen Fan reached Qi Refining Eighth Layer, exposed Elder Li’s plot, killed him, and learned that Sect Master Su held the Six Paths Jade Disk and the remaining inheritance.
  • Chen Fan obtained a Storage Ring and led Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to Demon King Valley, where he taught them pill refining and cultivation.
  • Nalan Tian and Immortal Sect disciples attacked the women while Chen Fan cultivated, but Chen Fan emerged, defeated Nalan Tian, and sent the women to safety.
  • Chen Fan fought Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo, evaded their combined attacks, and was ordered to stop when two figures arrived on a golden wheel.
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Ch. 26Young Sect Master

Mo Hu learned that Chen Fan was the Ten Thousand Swords Sect’s Young Sect Master and hurried down the mountain after hearing he had gone to treat Mo Bai. At the cabin, the Young Sect Master mocked Heavy Sword Peak and its injured disciple, until Chen Fan stepped forward and told him to move aside.

  • Mo Hu discovered the missing young man was the Ten Thousand Swords Sect’s Young Sect Master and learned he had gone down the mountain with Yang Feng and several elders to treat Mo Bai.
  • Yang Feng and Elder Lin introduced the Young Sect Master to Mo Bai, who stayed silent despite recognizing the insult hidden in the supposed apology.
  • The Young Sect Master ogled Zhang Rumeng and Chen Jingjing, then offered Mo Bai an ordinary Qi Replenishing Pill as a deliberate provocation.
  • Chen Jingjing challenged the Young Sect Master, and Chen Fan said he could heal Mo Bai despite the others dismissing his ability.
  • Chen Fan walked up to the Young Sect Master and told him to move aside.

Ch. 27Repaying a Debt

Chen Fan used a rare Talisman to save Mo Bai from the Young Sect Master's vicious injuries, repaying the favor and angering the Young Sect Master. After announcing that he was leaving Heavy Sword Peak, Chen Fan went home with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng, while Elder Li avoided answering Chen Jingjing's question about her father.

  • The Young Sect Master mocked Chen Fan and warned that Mo Bai's chaotic True Qi could kill him, while Elder Lin tried to keep Chen Fan away from the bed.
  • Chen Fan threatened the disciples outside with a flying-sword Talisman and announced that he was leaving Heavy Sword Peak.
  • Chen Fan used the Formless Step and the Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talisman to treat Mo Bai, then struck his Fengmen Acupoint and expelled black blood.
  • Mo Bai recovered most of his vitality and thanked Chen Fan, who said he had repaid the life debt.
  • The Young Sect Master left in anger, and Chen Fan departed with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng after Elder Li postponed discussing her father.

Ch. 28The Chen Clan's Legacy

Chen Fan returned home after rescuing Mo Bai and discussed the Chen Clan's hidden legacy with Chen Jingjing, growing suspicious of Elder Li. He then entered the Heavenly Court to prepare for challenge matches and learn how to control his new access to it.

  • Mo Hu arrived at the wooden hut and discovered that Chen Fan had saved Mo Bai, whose injuries had mostly healed.
  • Chen Jingjing asked Chen Fan about his Talismans, then told him their father had left a Treasure Seeking Disk and that Elder Li had behaved coldly about the family legacy.
  • Chen Fan decided he and Chen Jingjing would visit Elder Li at Heavy Sword Peak the next day, and promised to teach her Formless Step and Sword Arts.
  • Chen Fan entered the Heavenly Court and told the Green-feathered Bird he wanted to accumulate 500 Immortal Qi by fighting challenge matches.
  • The Green-feathered Bird transported Chen Fan outside the Heavenly Court Hall and explained that he needed an Incantation to enter and leave the Heavenly Court on his own.

Ch. 29Breaking Through to the Second Layer

Chen Fan won two Immortal Qi challenges, raising his total to 510 and entering the Heavenly Court’s Second Layer. He arrived in a forest trial with five other cultivators, who feared his low cultivation would doom their group, but Chen Fan refused to run.

  • Chen Fan entered the Immortal Qi challenge without a Heavenly Court Token and defeated a Qi Refining Layer 6 opponent with one sword, gaining 130 Immortal Qi.
  • Chen Fan fought and defeated a skilled Qi Refining Layer 7 sword cultivator, taking his 270 Immortal Qi and reaching 510.
  • Chen Fan used a Teleportation Array to enter the Second Layer, where he appeared in a forest holding a Jade Token marked with 3,000 and 500.
  • The five cultivators already in the forest complained that Chen Fan’s Qi Refining Layer 4 cultivation would hinder their three-day trial, while the Yellow-Robed Woman noted that his 500 Immortal Qi suggested he had some ability.
  • The bald cultivator told Chen Fan to protect his Jade Token and run, but Chen Fan refused, and the green-clad woman proposed that the five others split up and survive the trial.

Ch. 30The Contest for Immortal Qi

Chen Fan learned the Second Layer Heavenly Court trial’s rules and hunted a Qi Refining Seventh Layer White-Haired Lone Wolf to obtain its Demon Core, while the Yellow-Robed Woman watched in shock. Six Two-Star Heavenly Soldiers arrived to seize Immortal Qi, and one of them found a hidden cultivator after the others left.

  • The Yellow-Robed Woman explained that the six cultivators had to keep their combined Immortal Qi above 1,500 for three days while six Two-Star Heavenly Soldiers tried to take more than half of it.
  • Chen Fan left the Heavenly Court to tell Chen Jingjing he would cultivate in seclusion, then returned and headed into the forest to hunt a Monster Beast for its Demon Core.
  • Chen Fan killed the White-Haired Lone Wolf with his sword and took its Demon Core as the Yellow-Robed Woman watched.
  • Six Two-Star Heavenly Soldiers entered the Heavenly Court, and the White-robed Scholar led them in splitting up to hunt their targets.
  • The White-robed Scholar and the Red-robed Woman left after trying to draw out a hidden cultivator, but Chen Fan’s icy voice confronted the bald male cultivator in the tree.

Ch. 31The Hunt

Chen Fan hid behind a waterfall to cultivate while stronger cultivators hunted and captured participants for their Immortal Qi. The hunters gathered their captives and wondered why they still had not found Chen Fan, unaware that he remained at large.

  • The White-robed Scholar and the Red-robed Woman killed a male cultivator and took his Immortal Qi after he revealed that another participant was at Qi Refining Layer 4.
  • Chen Fan followed the river to a waterfall, cut through the water with his sword, and cultivated in a cave behind it as his Jade Token's red number fell from 2500 to 2000.
  • Two Qi Refining Seventh Layer men discussed capturing participants alive so they could gather more than 3000 Immortal Qi without being teleported out.
  • Liu San and Li Tang found the green-clad woman hiding in a tree hollow, brought her to their meeting place, and joined the White-robed Scholar, the Red-robed Woman, and other captives.
  • The White-robed Scholar realized Chen Fan was still missing, and the Yellow-Robed Woman recalled seeing him kill Lone Wolf as the gathered cultivators wondered whether he had died.

Ch. 32A Single Sword to Break It

Chen Fan broke through to Qi Refining Layer 6 and defeated Li Tang and Liu San after they found him at the waterfall. With the trial passed and 1500 Immortal Qi points secured, he continued into the forest to seek more points.

  • Chen Fan absorbed the Demon Core and reached the peak of Qi Refining Layer 5, nearing a breakthrough to Layer 6.
  • Li Tang and Liu San searched upstream and heard a faint sword ring near the waterfall.
  • Chen Fan burst through the waterfall at Qi Refining Layer 6 and charged at Li Tang and Liu San.
  • Chen Fan destroyed Li Tang's Soul Hooking Talismans, broke Liu San's sword, and shattered the Three Talents Formation with one strike.
  • Chen Fan killed Li Tang and Liu San, then saw that his Jade Token showed 1500 Immortal Qi points and that he had passed the trial.
  • Chen Fan continued walking into the forest, intent on earning more Immortal Qi points.

Ch. 33The Appearance

The White-robed Scholar and Hong Yu discovered that four of their opponents had died and learned that Chen Fan was the only remaining cultivator besides their captives. Chen Fan arrived and destroyed the White-robed Scholar’s Underworld Bone Fan attack, revealing a cultivation level of Qi Refining Layer 6.

  • The White-robed Scholar questioned the Yellow-Robed Woman and the other captives after their Jade Tokens showed that two of his allies had died, then threatened them with a Soul-Devouring Pill.
  • Hong Yu suggested that a Monster Beast had killed the two cultivators, and the White-robed Scholar decided to kill the captives before hunting Chen Fan.
  • The Jade Tokens flashed again, showing that two more of the six opponents had died, leaving only the White-robed Scholar and Hong Yu alive.
  • Chen Fan emerged from the forest as the Yellow-Robed Woman recognized him, and the White-robed Scholar attacked him with the Underworld Bone Fan.
  • Chen Fan shattered the fan’s blue-flamed skeleton with Blazing Heaven Sword Qi and blocked the flames, prompting the White-robed Scholar to realize Chen Fan was at Qi Refining Layer 6.

Ch. 34You're Too Weak

Chen Fan fought the White-robed Scholar and defeated him with his sword and the scholar’s own Underworld Fire. After Hong Yu surrendered her Jade Token, Chen Fan struck her down before she could finish speaking.

  • The Yellow-Robed Woman and the others realized Chen Fan had reached Qi Refining Layer 6, and he challenged the White-robed Scholar over the deaths of his junior brothers.
  • The White-robed Scholar trapped Chen Fan’s sword with Underworld Fire, but Chen Fan used Afterimage Sword Shadow to switch swords and press his attack.
  • The White-robed Scholar awakened the skeleton hidden in his Underworld Bone Fan, but Chen Fan severed the flames feeding it and left it useless.
  • Hong Yu attacked Chen Fan with a Talisman, then used the male cultivator as a shield when the Underworld Fire turned toward her.
  • Chen Fan killed the White-robed Scholar, destroyed the bone fan, and took Hong Yu’s Jade Token after she threw it at his feet.
  • Chen Fan struck Hong Yu with a sword ray as she began to taunt him.

Ch. 35Grade A Two-Star Heavenly Soldier

Chen Fan cleared the second-layer trial, claimed the Green-robed Woman’s Immortal Qi, and hunted Monster Beasts before returning to the Heavenly Court. His Grade A Two-Star ranking drew a crowd, but he ignored the attention and left to accompany Chen Jingjing to Heavy Sword Peak to reclaim the Chen family’s inheritance.

  • After defeating their opponents, Chen Fan took the Green-robed Woman’s Jade Token but freed Su Ziyue and left her token untouched.
  • Su Ziyue killed the Green-robed Woman after she insulted her, while Chen Fan hurried deeper into the forest to hunt Monster Beasts.
  • The next day, Chen Fan returned with Demon Cores and 5,600 Immortal Qi, then met Su Ziyue, who thanked him for the trial and said she was from Ghost Domain City.
  • Chen Fan saw the Heavenly Soldier Ranking announce his Grade A Two-Star rating at the fourth Qi Refining layer, ignored the crowd, and cultivated in his Immortal Cave.
  • Chen Fan left the Heavenly Court to go with Chen Jingjing to Heavy Sword Peak and demand that Elder Li return the Chen family’s inheritance.

Ch. 36Visitors from the Immortal Sect

Chen Fan learned that his feats in Demon King Valley had made him famous on Heavy Sword Peak, but the Immortal Sect arrived seeking him because he had killed its disciples. He chose to face them, and the chapter ended with the Immortal Sect’s Golden Core expert demanding that he come forward.

  • Chen Fan took Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to Heavy Sword Peak, where disciples greeted him with unusual reverence.
  • Mo Bai revealed that Heavy Sword Peak disciples had seen Chen Fan survive a fight in Demon King Valley and kill Qi Refining Seventh and Ninth Layer cultivators.
  • A disciple announced that Immortal Sect cultivators had arrived on a Treasure Gourd with a Golden Core Realm expert.
  • Chen Fan told Mo Bai, Chen Jingjing, and Zhang Rumeng that the people he killed in Demon King Valley belonged to the Immortal Sect, then refused to hide.
  • Yang Feng and the elders met the visitors, and the old woman demanded that Chen Fan come forward.

Ch. 37Humiliation

Mu Yunshui and Elder Han came to Heavy Sword Peak to retrieve a sword, and Elder Han nearly killed Chen Fan with a single blow. Chen Fan surrendered the replica to protect Chen Jingjing and the others, then vowed to reclaim the real sword from the Immortal Sect once he grew stronger.

  • Elder Han struck Chen Fan with overwhelming Golden Core power, and Mu Yunshui stopped her from attacking him again so they could retrieve the sword.
  • Mu Yunshui demanded the sword and warned that Chen Jingjing and the others could be caught up in the conflict, while Heavy Sword Peak’s elders refused to intervene.
  • Chen Fan urged Chen Jingjing not to beg the weak, then lunged at Chang Yue before Mu Yunshui blocked his strike.
  • Chen Fan handed Chang Yue the replica sword and vowed to take the real sword from the Immortal Sect after forming his Nascent Soul.
  • Mu Yunshui and Elder Han departed on the Treasure Gourd, and Chen Fan swore to repay the humiliation when he became stronger.

Ch. 38Six Paths Jade Disk

Chen Fan left Heavy Sword Peak with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng before he could meet Elder Li about the inheritance. Elsewhere, Elder Li and Sect Master Su plotted to kill the Chen siblings to protect the secret of the Six Paths Jade Disk, while Chen Fan began drawing a Demon Core out of his Heavenly Court body.

  • Chen Fan warned Elder Lin with a drawn sword, then left Heavy Sword Peak with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng after Mo Bai and Mo Hu bid him farewell.
  • The Young Sect Master learned that the Immortal Sect had taken Chen Fan's treasured sword and ordered his attendants to investigate a rumored Heaven Ghost Sect treasure.
  • Elder Li secretly met Sect Master Su and admitted that Chen Fan had reached Qi Refining Layer 6 and asked for the inheritance, raising fears that the siblings knew about the Six Paths Jade Disk.
  • Sect Master Su ordered Elder Li to arrange the Chen siblings' deaths with Hall Master Lin's help and planned to send Ziyue to the Shushan Sect with a Shushan Token.
  • Chen Fan entered the Heavenly Court with his Divine Sense and began pulling a glowing blue Demon Core away from the meditating body.

Ch. 39Dao Cultivator Arts

Chen Fan broke through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer and discovered Elder Li’s plot to lure him and Chen Jingjing into a trap. Outside Heavy Sword City, he confronted Elder Li and Lin Shang while Qin Xian’er and Li Tieniu watched from hiding, and Lin Shang began attacking with Dao Cultivator arts.

  • Chen Fan absorbed two Demon Cores and refined their violent energy, reaching the Qi Refining Eighth Layer after three days of secluded cultivation.
  • Elder Li sent Chen Jingjing a secret letter demanding that she and Chen Fan meet him outside Heavy Sword City, and Chen Fan intercepted her before she could go alone.
  • Elder Li waited with Lin Shang, a Heaven Ghost Sect spy, while Qin Xian’er and Li Tieniu secretly observed them.
  • Chen Fan arrived alone, accused Elder Li of luring them there to kill them, and exposed Lin Shang’s presence before Lin Shang emerged from hiding.
  • Elder Li ordered Lin Shang to kill Chen Fan and fled, but Chen Fan cut off his escape as Lin Shang trapped Chen Fan’s feet with the Earth Sinking Technique and attacked with Talismans.

Ch. 40The Nine Palaces Sword Art's First Use

Chen Fan used the Nine Palaces Sword Art for the first time, overcoming Lin Shang and Elder Li while Qin Xian'er tried to claim him as her disciple. After killing Lin Shang, Chen Fan seized Elder Li and fled to force him to reveal the inheritance’s whereabouts.

  • Lin Shang trapped Chen Fan with the Earth Sinking Technique, and Elder Li attacked while Qin Xian'er watched.
  • Chen Fan unleashed the Nine Palaces Sword Art, severed Elder Li’s arm, escaped Lin Shang’s spell, and used Lin Shang to practice his footwork.
  • Qin Xian'er approached and called Chen Fan her disciple, but he intercepted her talismans and attacked her after accusing her of lying in wait.
  • Chen Fan activated a Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talisman and fought Qin Xian'er until Li Tieniu intervened.
  • Lin Shang fled during the confrontation, but Chen Fan caught and killed him before grabbing Elder Li and escaping toward the outskirts.
  • Qin Xian'er decided to wait for Chen Fan to return, anticipating trouble for the Immortal Sect.

Ch. 41Qin Xian'er

Chen Fan killed Elder Li and learned that Sect Master Su held the Chen Clan’s remaining inheritance and Six Paths Jade Disk. On his way back to Heavy Sword City, he rejected Qin Xian’er’s offer to help recover his sword, then returned at dawn determined to strengthen Chen Jingjing before leaving on a journey.

  • Chen Fan used Divine Sense suppression to question Elder Li, learned the Six Paths Jade Disk and remaining inheritance were with Sect Master Su, and killed him.
  • Chen Fan realized Sect Master Su posed a serious threat and resolved to help Chen Jingjing grow stronger.
  • Qin Xian’er offered to help Chen Fan deal with the Heaven Ghost Sect and Immortal Sect in exchange for him making her his master, but he refused and called her too weak.
  • Chen Fan returned to Heavy Sword City at dawn and noticed most Heavy Sword Peak disciples had turned their backs on him, while a few still treated him with respect.

Ch. 42The Old Man

Chen Fan prepared to move Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to Demon King Valley, then visited the Heavenly Court to trade Demon Cores for Spirit Stones. He bargained with a shrewd old man over a Storage Ring and ended by offering him a Qi Refining Ninth Layer Demon Core.

  • Chen Fan told Chen Jingjing he had killed Elder Li and planned to teach her talisman-making before taking her and Zhang Rumeng to Demon King Valley.
  • Chen Fan entered the Heavenly Court and met the old man, who traded five Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talismans for information about Spirit Stones.
  • Chen Fan negotiated a rate of two Low-Grade Spirit Stones per Qi Refining Eighth Layer Demon Core and traded the old man five cores for ten stones.
  • The old man offered Chen Fan a Storage Ring for ten Spirit Stones, but Chen Fan bargained and said he would rather visit the Marketplace.
  • After the old man refused Chen Fan's offer of two Spirit Stones for the ring and walked away, Chen Fan asked whether he wanted a Qi Refining Ninth Layer Demon Core.

Ch. 43Returning to Demon King Valley

Chen Fan traded a rare Demon Core for thirty Spirit Stones and a Storage Ring, then returned to Demon King Valley with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng. He planned to use Marrow Cleansing Pills and intensive training to prepare them for the dangers ahead.

  • Chen Fan negotiated with the old man, exchanging a Qi Refining Ninth Layer Demon Core for thirty Spirit Stones and a Storage Ring.
  • Chen Fan bonded with the Storage Ring and discovered he could pull it out of the Heavenly Court with his Divine Sense.
  • Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng joined Chen Fan as he set out for Demon King Valley, where he warned the gathered cultivators not to follow him.
  • Chen Fan led the two women deeper into the valley and stopped near a mountain after confirming the area was clear.
  • Chen Fan gave Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng Marrow Cleansing Pills and explained that he would teach them to refine the pills, cultivate, and fight beasts.

Ch. 44A Sudden Turn

Chen Fan helped Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng refine Marrow Cleansing Pills and began cultivating with them in a Qi Gathering Array inside Demon King Valley. Meanwhile, Sect Master Su framed Chen Fan for Elder Li’s death, and the Young Sect Master took control of Heavy Sword Peak and ordered Chen Fan captured and the two women seized alive.

  • Chen Fan gave Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng Marrow Cleansing Pills, taught them how to refine them, and watched as they safely cleansed their bodies.
  • Sect Master Su ordered his disciples to spread a false account blaming Chen Fan for Elder Li’s death, while a hidden observer overheard him and disappeared.
  • Tang Wan posed as an eyewitness and accused Chen Fan of murdering Elder Li with help from a black-clothed Demon Sect accomplice.
  • Yang Feng remained doubtful, but the Young Sect Master took control of Heavy Sword Peak and ordered Chen Fan killed if he resisted, with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng captured alive.
  • After the women returned from washing, Chen Fan arranged ten Spirit Stones into a Qi Gathering Array that drew spiritual energy into the area.

Ch. 45Enemies Gather

Chen Fan hid himself and Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng inside a Qi Gathering Array and cultivated while enemies assembled outside Demon King Valley. After two days, the women reached Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and they heard a strange rushing sound coming from Chen Fan.

  • Chen Fan set up a Concealment Array around the Qi Gathering Array and began cultivating toward Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
  • At Demon King Valley, Nalan Tian returned at Foundation Establishment Early Stage, claimed the Vice Peak Master position, and ordered disciples to execute Chen Fan.
  • Four Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Immortal Sect arrived, while Qin Xian'er and Li Tieniu watched and discussed the threat to Chen Fan.
  • After two days of cultivation, Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng both reached Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
  • Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng heard a rushing sound from Chen Fan and stared at him in astonishment.

Ch. 46Five Elements Sword Formation

Chen Fan cultivated inside a cocoon of dense spiritual energy while Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng defended him from Nalan Tian and the Heavy Sword Peak disciples. Chen Jingjing activated Chen Fan’s powerful Five Elements Sword Formation, which held off their attacks, but two Immortal Sect sword cultivators arrived and the formation’s radiance began to fade.

  • Nalan Tian and the Heavy Sword Peak disciples surrounded Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng, then attacked the Concealment Array to expose Chen Fan’s cultivation cocoon.
  • Nalan Tian broke the Concealment Array, but five beams from Chen Fan’s talismans formed a Five Elements Sword Formation around Chen Jingjing, Zhang Rumeng, and Chen Fan.
  • Nalan Tian’s Water Bullet Technique and Earth Sinking Technique were neutralized by the formation’s elemental swords, forcing him to recognize its strength.
  • Two Immortal Sect sword cultivators arrived and failed to break the formation, deciding to wait for its spiritual energy to run out.
  • As the formation’s radiance dimmed, Nalan Tian approached Chen Jingjing and urged her to surrender before it broke.

Ch. 47Spiritual Energy Cocoon

Nalan Tian trapped Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng while two Immortal Sect sword cultivators attacked Chen Fan’s Spiritual Energy Cocoon. As the cocoon cracked under their strike, the sword cultivators sensed danger and shouted for everyone to retreat.

  • Nalan Tian and Nalan Yun taunted Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng as the two Immortal Sect sword cultivators waited for Chen Fan’s Sword Formation to break.
  • Chen Jingjing defended her brother, but the five giant swords cracked apart, and Nalan Tian trapped the women with his Earth Sinking Technique.
  • The Immortal Sect sword cultivators struck Chen Fan’s cocoon, but its spiritual energy knocked their swords aside, while Nalan Tian threatened the disciples who considered intervening.
  • Nalan Tian blocked Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng’s attacks and moved to restrain them as Chen Fan’s cocoon began to weaken.
  • The sword cultivators struck the cracking cocoon together, then abruptly shouted for everyone to retreat.

Ch. 48Fighting Nalan Tian

Chen Fan returned after advancing to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer and rescued Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng, then challenged Nalan Tian. He broke through Nalan Tian’s water defenses with the Nine Palaces Sword Art, but Nalan Tian trapped him inside Water Heaven Prison.

  • Chen Fan shielded Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng from the spiritual ripples, then freed them from the mire.
  • Chen Fan confronted Nalan Tian and threatened to cut off his hands, while Zhang Rumeng knocked aside Nalan Yun’s talisman attack.
  • Nalan Tian attacked Chen Fan with Water Bullet Technique, but Chen Fan dodged the spheres and struck his Water Heaven Wall.
  • Chen Fan used the Nine Palaces Sword Art to shatter Nalan Tian’s water curtain and the three defensive layers that followed.
  • Nalan Tian completed Water Heaven Prison and enclosed Chen Fan in a hemispherical curtain of water.

Ch. 49A Fierce Battle Looms

Chen Fan broke Nalan Tian’s Water Heaven Prison, defeated him, and killed him after he refused to apologize. With Immortal Sect sword cultivators and more enemies approaching, Chen Fan sent Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng away with talismans and a copy of his Blazing Heaven Sword Art, then prepared to face the coming battle.

  • Chen Fan escaped Water Heaven Prison with Nine Palaces Footwork and attacked Nalan Tian with his Blazing Heaven Sword Art.
  • Chen Fan shattered Nalan Tian’s defenses, crippled his knees, and demanded an apology.
  • Chen Jingjing slapped Nalan Yun when she attacked Chen Fan, and Chen Fan killed Nalan Tian after he continued to insult them.
  • Chen Fan gave Chen Jingjing talismans and Zhang Rumeng his Blazing Heaven Sword Art, then sent them toward the forest to cultivate and stay safe.
  • Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng left as Chen Fan faced the two Immortal Sect sword cultivators, and a golden wheel carrying two figures approached.

Ch. 50Immortal Sword Art

Chen Fan fought Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo, two Immortal Sect sword cultivators, and used the Nine Palaces Footwork to evade their combined attacks. As he moved to strike their throats, two more figures arrived and ordered him to stop.

  • Chen Fan taunted Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo, then attacked them before their senior brother and junior sister could arrive.
  • Chen Fan used the Blazing Heaven Sword Qi and Nine Palaces Sword Art to suppress the two cultivators and counter their water- and fire-based sword techniques.
  • Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo combined their strongest attacks, trapping Chen Fan between five man-eating sharks and a rain of fire.
  • Chen Fan used the Nine Palaces Footwork to escape the attacks and appear outside the sea of flames.
  • Chen Fan seized the two cultivators' momentary distraction and thrust his sword toward their throats, but two figures arrived on a golden wheel and ordered him to stop.
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