Chapter 1357 - Finding Trouble with Gu Xun

Chapter 1357 - Finding Trouble with Gu Xun

Inside the hundredth secret realm:

Chen Fan asked concernedly, “First Senior Brother, are your injuries okay?”

Huang Wuji shook his head and said, “It’s no big deal. It’s just that my qi and blood are a little shaken. I’ll recover soon. You, on the other hand, how are your injuries?”

Wang Ba’s spear had pierced through Chen Fan’s waist; it was a severe injury. Although it had already healed, Huang Wuji wasn’t sure if he had fully recovered.

Chen Fan smiled and said, “No need to worry, Senior Brother. I’m fine, it’s just a superficial injury. It’ll heal completely very soon.”

“That’s good, then.” Huang Wuji nodded, smiled, and said, “This time, it’s all thanks to you, Little Junior Brother. If you hadn’t stepped in, I might’ve suffered heavy injuries at the end.”

Chen Fan shook his head. “No need for such words. This whole matter started because of me. If anything, I implicated you.”

“Alright, I’ll stop with these polite words.” Huang Wuji smiled candidly and said, “I never expected you to be this strong. Not even I can match you now.”

“Not at all, Senior Brother. If it weren’t for you exhausting much of Wang Ba’s strength first, it wouldn’t be easy for me to deal with him either.”

After a short chat, Chen Fan excused himself. The time inside the secret realm was far too precious; not a single breath should be wasted. He didn’t want to delay Huang Wuji’s cultivation.

Now that he had dealt with Wang Ba, Chen Fan believed that no one would be so foolish as to dare find him.

“I also need to find a cave to cultivate in seclusion...”

Chen Fan swept past numerous secret realm caves, his eyes flickering as he searched for an empty one.

Although Chen Fan had defeated Wang Ba and seemed very strong, among the low-class disciples, he knew that many were stronger than Wang Ba.

Wang Ba could only be considered mid-tier in the late-stage Void Immortal. There were even peak Void Immortals here.

With his current strength, Chen Fan knew it would be difficult to take on those people without exposing his hidden cards.

“The top ten low-class disciples are absolute kings in the peak Void Immortal level. Not even three or five ordinary peak Void Immortal experts are a match for them. If I want to enter the top three of the martial meet in a year and a half, I’ll have to face them... and right now, I’m still far too lacking.”

Although Chen Fan had hidden cards that could slay immortals, he could not easily reveal them, be it the Nine Immortals Bell or the Vicious Suppressor saber. He understood the principle well: never reveal your valuables.

Take Gu Xun, for example. He had only picked up a scrap of information from Wang Wei and guessed that Chen Fan’s saber was extraordinary, yet even that had already brought endless trouble. Unless necessary, Chen Fan would never expose the Nine Immortals Bell or the Vicious Suppressor Saber.

Thus, he would need to rely on his own strength more at the martial meet. To be forged into iron, the metal itself must be strong.

“Oh, right, given my current strength, it’s simply impossible to overturn the Gu Clan, but I can collect some interest from Gu Xun...”

Chen Fan’s eyes flickered, and he casually grabbed someone to ask.

That man roared, ready to flare up, until he saw Chen Fan. His anger vanished in an instant, replaced by fawning politeness. “C-Chen Fan, what’s the matter?”

“Is Gu Xun here? In the secret realm?”

“Gu Xun? Yes. He’s in the ninety-sixth Man-character secret realm.”

“Huh... Alright, I got it. Thanks.”

After getting the information he needed, Chen Fan darted toward Gu Xun’s cave.

Although Chen Fan didn’t know how Gu Xun managed to occupy the ninety-sixth Man-character secret realm with his meager cultivation, it didn’t matter. This hidden realm would belong to him in a moment.

Soon, Chen Fan arrived at the Man-character secret realm.

“Gu Xun, come out!” His thunderous shout shook the area, echoing deep into the secret realm.

“Eh? Isn’t that Chen Fan? This guy, he just took care of Wang Ba, and now he’s here to take care of Gu Xun?”

“Hehe, Gu Xun relied on his status as the Gu Clan’s young patriarch and messed with Chen Fan in the past. Now the tables have turned. What goes around comes around.”

Many people in the surroundings chuckled at the sight.

Inside the secret realm:

Gu Xun was cultivating, pushing toward the middle-stage Invincible Legendary realm. Chen Fan’s roar shattered his focus in an instant.

“Damn it!” Gu Xun cursed, eyes snapping open. Fury surged as he stormed out

“Damn it, which reckless idiot dares to interrupt my culti—Chen Fan!”

The moment he recognized the figure outside, his rage froze. He trembled as if he had seen a ghost.

“Hoho, Gu Xun, are you surprised to see me?” Chen Fan said with a vague smile.

Of course, he knew the reason for that fear. Gu Xun believed he should already be dead.

“You...”

And Gu Xun was indeed under that impression.

𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

He had already heard the news that his clan had dispatched Gu Xing, a peak first-level Immortal Platform expert, to kill Chen Fan at White Bone Mountain Ridge. Even if Chen Fan had three heads and six arms, he would definitely meet his end there.

Yet here he was—alive, unscathed, standing before him. To Gu Xun, it was like seeing a ghost rise from the grave.

Gu Xun quickly suppressed his shock and asked with a dark expression, “Chen Fan, what do you mean by this?”

Regardless of why Chen Fan was still alive, one fact was clear: Gu Xing had failed.

Chen Fan’s tone was calm, yet absolute. “It’s simple. This Man-character secret realm is mine now. You can get lost.”

“What? You want to snatch my secret realm!”

“Snatch? If you want to call it that, then yes. I’m snatching it. What do you think? I’ll make it easy for you: two choices. One, leave obediently and spare yourself the pain. Two, I’ll beat you half to death and toss you out like a dead dog. Which will it be?”

“You...” Anger surged within Gu Xun. His face flushed red in anger, and he wanted to curse out loud, but recalling that even Lin Heng died at Chen Fan’s hands, he could only spit out two words in the end.

“You robber!”

“Hoho, compared to your actions, mine are nothing.” Chen Fan smiled coldly, his expression growing impatient. “Enough nonsense. Will you leave on your own, or do you want me to teach you a lesson?”

Sensing the murderous qi sweeping out from Chen Fan, Gu Xun shuddered all over. Although he was incomparably angry inside, he could only lower his head and yield the secret realm.

At present, he was far from being a match for Chen Fan.

Even Lin Heng, a Void Immortal, was slain on the Heavenly Punishment Platform, let alone him, an Invincible Legendary realm.

He wasn’t foolish enough to resist and get beaten senseless for nothing.