"Second Elder, is it? I heard you're marrying those twin sisters from the Yue family?"
Chen Nan turned his gaze to Hua Yan.
"To be favored by me is their good fortune from past lives!" Hua Yan said with anger. "It's all your fault, if you hadn't ruined my good deed, I would have already consummated my marriage with those twins!"
"Therefore, you must die!"
Before he finished speaking, he charged towards Chen Nan, his long sword erupting with terrifying sword energy.
Hua Zun, who was in a fierce battle with the nine mountain guarding elders, his face changed drastically: "Second brother, retreat quickly, you are not his opponent..."
Before he could finish.
He saw a flying sword pierce through Hua Yan's forehead!
A cloud of blood mist splashed and scattered with the wind!
Hua Yan was dead, falling backward, his eyes wide open in disbelief, as if he never expected this outcome!
"Damn it, damn it, damn it, you all deserve to die!" Hua Zun's pupils instantly filled with bloodshot veins, intense grief causing his true qi to surge around him.
But.
The chief mountain guarding elder, holding the Junzi Sword, severed his left arm!
His cultivation was only at the early stage of the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, far inferior to Hua Zun's strength!
It was fortunate he possessed the Junzi Sword, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to wound him!
However!
After severing Hua Zun's arm, the others immediately launched a fierce offensive, leaving shocking wounds all over him.
One of them even pierced through his Dantian.
He was covered in blood, a truly horrific sight!
However, no one dared to let their guard down, after all, he was a powerhouse at the Great Perfection stage of Foundation Establishment!
"Do you see? Even though you've injured my Dantian, it's not enough to affect my strength!" Hua Zun roared, unleashing a punch that sent the ninth elder flying.
"You've condensed your core?" The chief mountain guarding elder exclaimed in shock.
During the Qi Refining stage, true qi was gaseous. Upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, it liquefied.
But to step into the Golden Core stage, the true qi within the body must condense into a Golden Core!
Hua Zun's Dantian had been pierced, yet no true qi leaked from him. Wasn't this a characteristic of the Core Condensation realm?
"The pseudo-core realm is more than enough to deal with you!" Hua Zun roared, his long sword slashing out, its terrifying sword energy like a rainbow, instantly appearing before the second elder.
The second elder's face changed dramatically.
She had no spiritual weapon, how could she possibly resist this terrifying sword energy?
Suddenly.
Chen Nan appeared before her like a phantom, his Fentian Furnace heavily blasting away the sword energy, which then landed on the distant buildings, erupting with a deafening roar.
"Beautiful sister, don't be afraid, I'll protect you!" Chen Nan winked at the second elder, but his tiger's mouth ached, even bleeding.
After all, that was a super powerhouse at the pseudo-core realm, only one heavenly tribulation away from condensing a core.
If he could overcome the heavenly tribulation, he could be called an immortal!
Without further thought, he formed hand seals and cast the Gravity Spell!
Hua Zun was already severely injured, his Dantian pierced by a sharp sword. Using the Gravity Spell at this moment could disrupt the pseudo-core within his body!
At the same time!
His four spiritual flying swords also slashed forward!
"Petty tricks!"
Hua Zun's body erupted with terrifying pseudo-core power, forming a golden shield that blocked Chen Nan's attack!
Hua Zun took out a pill to recover his injuries and true qi, showing no concealment of his disdain for Chen Nan: "An ant will always be an ant!"
"Even if you have the ability to kill opponents of a higher level!"
"Even if your physical body is unrivaled among peers!"
"But I have one foot already in the pseudo-core realm!"
"How can you kill me?"
The chief mountain guarding elder's expression was solemn: "Little friend Chen Nan, sword manipulation is not your forte, you won't be able to kill Hua Zun like this!"
He then offered the Junzi Sword in his hand to Chen Nan, saying solemnly: "This sword's quality is comparable to a mid-grade spiritual artifact. If you wield it, you will surely unleash immense power! You might even have a chance to kill Hua Zun!"
Chen Nan hesitated for a moment.
He still accepted the Junzi Sword.
Hum hum hum!
The Junzi Sword struggled in his hand, as if trying to break free from his grip!
Hua Zun laughed heartily: "Is this the new sect leader you've chosen for the Huashan Sword Sect? Clearly, the Junzi Sword does not acknowledge him!"
A trace of gloom flashed in the eyes of the nine mountain guarding elders.
They had thought Chen Nan was the chosen one, capable of leading the Huashan Sword Sect to a stronger, more glorious future!
But none of them expected the Junzi Sword to reject Chen Nan!
It was obvious!
He was not the one they were waiting for!
Chen Nan looked at the active Junzi Sword in his hand: "What? You said you've found this guy displeasing for a long time?"
The Junzi Sword instantly quieted down!
"What?" Hua Zun's face changed drastically.
He had thought the Junzi Sword was rejecting Chen Nan.
He never imagined it was communicating with him!
The nine mountain guarding elders were overjoyed!
Only those acknowledged by the sword spirit could understand the thoughts of the Junzi Sword!
Without a doubt!
Chen Nan was the one they had been waiting for!
"Could this be the will of heaven?"
Some of the disciples of the Huashan Sword Sect had fervent gazes.
Some were dejected!
Some hoped Chen Nan would overthrow Hua Zun's rule, as their situation had been terrible since Hua Zun became the sect leader.
While some of Hua Zun's supporters hoped Hua Zun would emerge victorious!
If Hua Zun were killed, they, who had served Hua Zun, would also pay a heavy price!
"Since you find this guy displeasing, then you and I will kill him together!" Chen Nan flicked his right hand, channeling his true qi into the Junzi Sword.
Instantly!
Terrifying sword energy shot up into the heavens!
The combination of Chen Nan and the Junzi Sword was a powerful alliance!
"Die for me!"
Chen Nan's voice boomed like thunder, and he leaped into the air!
At the same time, he gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands!
He unleashed the "Splitting Huashan" technique towards Hua Zun!
A sword energy tens of meters long roared out, tearing through the air, and heavily struck Hua Zun's protective true qi!
True qi surged!
Hua Zun's protective true qi was like a lone boat in a vast ocean, swaying precariously!
"Break!"
Chen Nan roared, continuously channeling true qi from his body into the Junzi Sword!
The Junzi Sword once again erupted with terrifying sword energy, and to everyone's shocked gaze, it shattered Hua Zun's protective true qi!
And sent him flying hundreds of meters away, smashing through a large boulder!
Dust billowed into the sky!
As the dust settled, Hua Zun appeared before everyone, his hair disheveled, a sword mark on his forehead!
He coughed up blood in a pathetic manner!
But a manic smile played on his lips: "I admit, your strength is great, but it's not enough to kill me!"
"Even if you can kill me, you can't kill me!"
His words were contradictory.
Just as Chen Nan was bewildered, he heard Hua Zun mutter to himself: "Senior Shen Yuan, I am no match for this brat. I hope you can take control of my body and kill the opponent!"
The next moment!
Hua Zun's eyes turned scarlet.
The chief mountain guarding elder's pupils widened in shock: "Not good, there's another soul within him!"