Chapter 1276 - First Battle in the Heavenly Realm

Suddenly, a voice entered the cave.

“Chen Fan, come out!”

Chen Fan furrowed his brow, his face darkening. Were the veteran disciples here to find trouble with him?

He wanted to ignore it, but if the noise continued, cultivation would be impossible.

“How annoying!”

With a cold face, he stepped out to see who it was. When he saw the person, Chen Fan couldn’t help but frown.

“

Hmm

?”

Several figures stood outside his cave; they were Gu Xun’s group. Months ago, they’d mocked him and the others as bumpkins and peasants.

Among them was someone unexpected: Wang Wei, also from the lower realm, now groveling like a lackey beside Gu Xun.

“What matters do you have with me?”

Chen Fan had never interacted with Gu Xun or Wang Wei. There was no past conflict, so there was no reason for this visit.

“There’s a matter, a huge matter!” Gu Xun sized up Chen Fan frivolously. He had heard some things about Chen Fan from Wang Wei.

“If you have something to say, then say it. If you need to fart, then let it rip. I still have to go cultivate,” Chen Fan said coldly.

Gu Xun’s smile froze. His gaze turned icy.

“Well, well. It must be your good karma from a past life that this young master came to find you, and you find it annoying? You really don’t know what’s good for you.”

What kind of status did he have? To someone of his status, lowering himself like this was already showing Chen Fan face. To Gu Xun, that was blatant disrespect.

Chen Fan didn’t say a word. He just looked at Gu Xun coldly.

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

“I’ve heard about you from Wang Wei. I’m here to give you a chance. A chance to rise above others. Hand over that vicious saber of yours, and I can give you a chance to follow me,” Gu Xun said arrogantly.

He spoke as if this offer was some rare blessing, like Chen Fan should drop to his knees in gratitude the moment he heard it.

He had heard from Wang Wei that Chen Fan had two immortal artifacts. For Gu Xun, immortal artifacts weren’t rare. His Gu Clan was an Immortal King clan, with an ancestor in the Immortal King realm.

As the young patriarch, Gu Xun already wielded an immortal artifact gifted by his clan, though it was only low-grade.

When Wang Wei had come to seek refuge and told him that Chen Fan had two immortal artifacts on him, he was intrigued. Ostensibly, the saber had destroyed a low-grade immortal artifact in just three attacks. That alone was enough to raise Gu Xun’s interest.

By his estimation, for a saber to shatter a low-grade immortal artifact in three hits, it had to be at least high-grade. It was even possible for it to be a king-grade immortal artifact.

Even for the Gu Clan, bringing out a high-grade immortal artifact wasn’t easy. They only had one king-grade immortal artifact. It was in the hands of their Immortal King ancestor, the clan’s most guarded treasure.

If he could get his hands on the saber, it would be worth it even if it wasn’t king-grade. A high-grade immortal artifact alone would be enough to cement his status as the Gu Clan’s young patriarch.

Chen Fan’s face first darkened, then he immediately broke out into laughter.

His gaze fell on Wang Wei, and he ridiculed, “Hoho, interesting. You really went all out to please your master. You are a damn good lackey.”

Wang Wei was unfazed by Chen Fan’s mockery. He said coldly, “Chen Fan, if you know what’s good for you, then hand over your treasure. On account of your obedience, Young Master Gu might let you follow him as a dog instead of crushing you. Otherwise... Hmph!”

Chen Fan shook his head and sighed. “I didn’t expect someone this spineless to gain a thousand feet of immortal affinity. The heavens are truly blind.”

Next, he shifted his gaze onto Gu Xun and said indifferently, “I’m sorry, I’m not interested in being a dog. Find someone else.”

Gu Xun threatened icily, “Chen Fan, you’d better learn your place. A lower realm bumpkin like you has no right to hold onto that saber. Hand it over, and I can guarantee that you’ll live a very good life in the Featherlight Sect. Refuse, and I won’t mind teaching you your limits.”

He had already made up his mind: the Vicious Suppressor would be his.

“What, planning to take it by force?”

“It’s been a few months since you joined the sect. You should understand how things work here. The strong prey on the weak, and the strong are honored. The sect won’t care as long as I don’t kill or cripple you. So tell me: will you hand it over quietly, or would you rather spend the next few years bedridden while I take it from you myself?”

Facing Gu Xun’s threat, Chen Fan didn’t care at all.

“Is that right? I’m soft by nature, but my bones don’t bend. Why don’t you give it a try?”

He had just broken through to the peak Lesser Legendary realm, and he had also gained minor mastery in his Pine Crane Longevity Fist. This was a perfect chance to test his strength.

Gu Xun was right about one thing: the strong ruled here. If he knelt today, he could forget about ever standing back up again.

Gu Xun revealed a cruel smile like a devil, making others shiver.

“A little interesting. Since you insist on doing things the hard way, I shall grant your wish. I only hope that your bones are hard enough to withstand my fist!”

Then, he stepped forward and soared into the sky like a dragon. A powerful, berserk aura blossomed. Threads of law entwined around him, his aura like the mountains or the sea.

“Chen Fan, maybe you were a genius in some forgotten corner of the lower realm. But here, you are just another... ant. Still dreaming, still blind to reality. Let me wake you up.”

He had already decided to severely injure Chen Fan in one move. Since he wanted to display his strength, he should let Chen Fan know the price for disobeying him.

“Hand of Golden Sun!” Gu Xun punched out. The fist turned into a resplendent golden sun, with threads of law entwining in it. The aura was berserk, and pressed toward Chen Fan. The air trembled. Mountains sank, rivers roared, and the heavens flipped. The pressure bore down like the collapse of a world.

Suddenly, Chen Fan sensed an unprecedented pressure appearing and descending upon him, like it would tear him into pieces.

With just one punch, Chen Fan could clearly feel Gu Xun’s terrifying strength.

Three or four months ago, with his middle-stage Lesser Legendary realm cultivation, he wouldn’t have survived this even if he went all out. But now? He was over ten times stronger.

Gu Xun was dreaming if he thought one strike could finish this.

“Hand of Demon!”

Overwhelming demonic qi instantly swept out from Chen Fan. Dark clouds surged across the sky, forming a monstrous hand that blotted out the sun, slamming into Gu Xun’s Hand of Golden Sun in the air.