"What? Another soul within him?"
The words of the Grand Elder guarding the mountain caused a stir.
"If I'm not mistaken, he's been possessed!" one of the elder-level powerhouses spoke.
Actually, Hua Zun wasn't particularly outstanding in his youth, but after a joint training expedition down the mountain, he began his ascent.
From an ordinary disciple, he directly became a personal disciple of the previous sect leader.
After the previous sect leader's passing, he swiftly defeated several senior brothers and obtained the position of sect leader.
Although he faced much protest upon his appointment, he brought thirty-six sets of meteorite armor to the sect and personally forged the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends.
He was finally recognized!
He was even hailed as a model of grassroots success!
Only now did people realize that another soul resided within him!
No wonder his personality had undergone such a drastic change!
It was undoubtedly influenced by the soul within!
"Shen Yuan? That name sounds familiar!"
"I remember, he was the Deputy Sect Leader of the Demonic Sect three hundred years ago, a super-expert at the Nascent Soul stage!"
Someone recalled the name Shen Yuan.
A deathly silence fell upon the scene!
A Nascent Soul stage expert could annihilate mountains and reverse rivers with a wave of their hand!
Even a residual soul was not something they could contend with!
"I never expected that after three hundred years, someone would still remember my name!" Hua Zun's voice emerged, hoarse.
"Hua Zun, as the Sect Leader of the Huashan Sword Sect, how can you associate with members of the Demonic Sect? Do you know you've utterly disgraced our Huashan Sword Sect?" an old man roared.
He had once been a supporter of Hua Zun, believing that Hua Zun's rise was destined by fate!
Now, all he felt was disappointment!
Shen Yuan sneered, "If not for me, do you think Hua Zun would be where he is today?"
The elder unsheathed his long sword, "Brothers, the opportunity to eliminate demons and uphold righteousness has arrived!!!"
The next moment!
The disciples of the Huashan Sword Sect drew their long swords!
Including some disciples who had supported Hua Zun!
While they supported Hua Zun!
They absolutely did not support a possessed Hua Zun!
After all, righteousness and evil have always been irreconcilable!
This was the seed of belief planted in their hearts when they joined the Huashan Sword Sect!
"A bunch of ants, yet you dare to attempt to kill this seat?" Shen Yuan's face was filled with disdain. With a casual wave, dozens of Huashan Sword Sect disciples were sent flying, their fates unknown.
"Everyone else, retreat! Don't struggle pointlessly!" Chen Nan charged forward, wielding his long sword!
Even if the opponent was merely a soul, they possessed the strength of a Nascent Soul stage old monster!
Let alone ordinary cultivators, even he, with the Gentleman's Sword, had no confidence in killing the opponent!
The disciples of the Huashan Sword Sect were all stunned.
"What did he just say?"
"He's telling us not to rush forward and get ourselves killed!"
"Why? Why would an outsider care about our lives? Why would the person we support use us as cannon fodder?"
The disciples of the Huashan Sword Sect were in turmoil, and tears welled up as they watched the figure sent flying by Shen Yuan!
There is no harm without comparison!
Compared to Chen Nan, what was Hua Zun?
Nothing at all!
"Let's go together! Help Chen Nan kill Shen Yuan!" the Grand Elder guarding the mountain commanded, attacking Shen Yuan with the other eight. Regrettably, they were no match for the opponent. The moment they approached, they were sent flying.
However.
This also bought Chen Nan valuable time.
He sensed an opening and thrust his sword into the opponent's chest!
"Unfortunately, his heart is on the right side!" Shen Yuan's smile was playful as he struck Chen Nan's chest with his palm, causing his qi and blood to churn, and a sweet taste rose to his throat.
However, he forcefully swallowed the blood back.
Because he knew that the moment his blood dripped onto this mountain, the Immortal Slaying Vine would arrive instantly!
At that time, the vast Huashan Sword Sect would become a charnel house!
Although he had considered using the Immortal Slaying Vine to destroy the Huashan Sword Sect, he had never expected such intense internal conflict within the sect at that time!
Nor had he expected his enemy to be merely Hua Zun!
"Shen Yuan, this fight is meaningless!" Chen Nan gasped for breath and said, "My physical body is powerful, it's no exaggeration to say I'm invincible within the same realm!"
"Even if you possess the soul of a Nascent Soul stage expert, your body is too pathetic."
"Therefore, it's not enough for you to kill me!"
Shen Yuan's smile was playful, "And then?"
Chen Nan grinned, "Do you want to switch to a powerful body?"
Shen Yuan: "For example?"
Chen Nan: "Possess me?"
"Your idea is rather perverse, and I don't understand why you would think that, but I am very satisfied with your body!" Shen Yuan's gaze fixed on Chen Nan with fervent desire.
Chen Nan glanced at the setting sun in the west and said, "Since that's the case, then chase me. If you can catch me, you'll have a chance to possess me!"
With that, he dropped the Gentleman's Sword and fled down the mountain.
He intended to lure Shen Yuan to the Valley of the Dead and eliminate him with the Immortal Slaying Vine!
"Do you really think I can't see your intention? You want to protect the people of the Huashan Sword Sect by doing this, don't you?" Shen Yuan revealed a cold smile. "Since that's the case, I'll grant you this favor. After the possession is successful, I'll deal with them then!" With that, he also gave chase.
"Senior, what should we do?"
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, an elder anxiously looked at the Grand Elder guarding the mountain!
These individuals held high status; in the past, they would have been above the sect leader.
The Grand Elder guarding the mountain had a solemn expression. "There is still an hour until sunset. Once the sun sets, Shen Yuan's soul will be able to leave his body and perform the possession!"
"With our strength, let alone keeping up with them."
"Even if we could, we couldn't help Chen Nan."
"Therefore, all of you should stay put on the mountain and activate the protective formation. If the enemy attacks, we must kill them at all costs!"
He wanted to help Chen Nan, and didn't want him to be possessed.
But he knew that there was no other turning point in this battle!
Unless Chen Nan's mental power surpassed that of a Nascent Soul stage expert, he wouldn't be able to alter the situation!
"Is there a possibility that this fellow has a trump card against Shen Yuan? He just doesn't want us to know?" the Second Elder guarding the mountain, Ruolan, spoke.
*Swish, swish, swish!*
All eyes simultaneously locked onto Ruolan.
One of the elders guarding the mountain asked, "Second Elder, did you experience Chen Nan's strength in the illusion?"
"Don't mention illusions to me, he didn't enter my illusion!" Ruolan roared in anger.
Every time she thought of Chen Nan's words in the illusion: "What kind of apartment are you, is there a lot of water?", she wanted to draw her sword and castrate him.
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The sun began to set.
It cast a long shadow of the youth traveling eastward!
Even though his speed was fast, Shen Yuan's speed was not slow, remaining a few hundred meters behind him!
Fortunately, he had already reached the Valley of the Dead!
Seeing Chen Nan's stamina falter as he leaned against a giant rock, gasping for breath, Shen Yuan revealed a cold smile. "Run, why don't you run anymore? Why have you stopped?"