At this moment, Daoist Mingxu's face was deathly pale as he looked at Chen Fan in utter panic.
"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, Chen Fan. I was merely traveling across the continent and happened to arrive near the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect. I remembered that you were a disciple of the Heaven-Splitting Sword Sect, so I wanted to come take a look..."
Although Chen Fan had been stronger than him back then, the two had still been on roughly the same level, and they would have needed several rounds of battle to determine the victor. Yet now, Chen Fan had defeated and captured him alive in a single move. The gap in their strength was simply absurd.
Chen Fan merely sneered at him. "You think I'd believe that?"
He had appeared outside the Sword Sect while deliberately concealing himself and lurking in the shadows. There was no way it had been a mere coincidence!
Had Chen Fan not undergone several breakthroughs in cultivation, possessed extraordinarily powerful divine sense, and received a warning from the Star God Seal, he might not have discovered Daoist Mingxu's hiding place either.
This fellow knew that Chen Fan had gained quite a lot from Immortal Haofang.
The treasures Chen Fan had obtained from Immortal Haofang were at least Ninth-Nine Dao Artifact level. Forget Kings—some poorer Demon God Kings and Immortals might be tempted by them as well!
Daoist Mingxu had not even been Chen Fan's match before. If he dared plot against Chen Fan now, he likely had some other source of confidence...
He Gu's expression also darkened. "I actually failed to notice that a King-level expert had been hiding around my Sword Sect..."
A King-level expert could potentially deal a devastating blow to the Sword Sect.
Chen Fan waved his hand. "He has a special