"Damn it!"
Chen Nan couldn't spare time to savor the joy of victory.
He immediately unleashed the Great Roc Technique and vanished from the Star Picking Tower.
The most dreaded thing had happened after all.
However.
He absolutely would not allow anyone to harm Yu Fei.
In an instant.
Chen Nan arrived at the Yu Manor.
Under the veil of night.
A group of black-clad assassins were slaughtering the servants of the Yu Manor.
There were nine of them in total.
Eight at the peak of Golden Immortal realm.
And one at the Supreme Immortal realm.
Yu Fei was covered in blood.
Severely wounded.
Yet she fought to the death against them!
"Scram!"
Chen Nan, wielding a black staff, forced the Supreme Immortal realm expert back with a single strike.
With a counter-strike, he annihilated three Golden Immortal realm experts.
Yu Fei was his woman!
He would never permit anyone to harm his woman!
Women were his reverse scale.
Whoever touched it would die!
The Supreme Immortal realm expert was greatly shocked.
He absolutely did not expect a cultivator at the Mahayana stage to be so ferocious!
After all, in their eyes, cultivators at the Mahayana stage were no different from ants.
And he.
Had just killed three with one blow!
Even witnessing it firsthand, he could not have imagined a cultivator could be this powerful.
Puff puff puff!
Before he could recover!
Chen Nan, like a nocturnal elf, merged into the night!
Accompanied by muffled thuds!
The five Golden Immortal realm experts, without even seeing the enemy's location, were pulverized into mist by Chen Nan!
"Speak, who sent you?"
"Why did you try to kill Fei Fei?"
A thin layer of blood mist coated Chen Nan's face, his staff dripping with blood.
The black-clad assassin sneered, "Your strength is indeed considerable, but you are not qualified to judge me!"
"Then die!"
Chen Nan swept his staff out horizontally.
Whoosh!
The wind howled!
Deafening!
The black-clad assassin raised his sword to block, but was sent flying dozens of meters.
"Your strength is comparable to a Supreme Immortal realm expert?" The black-clad assassin's heart churned with immense shock.
Chen Nan's ability to instantly kill peak Golden Immortal realm experts was already baffling.
Even more so, the strength he displayed now was no weaker than his own.
"Young man, you will regret making an enemy of my lady!" the black-clad assassin left a harsh warning, then leaped into the air, flying towards the Immortal Palace.
"My name is Chen Nan, if you want to kill me, come at me anytime!"
In fact, Chen Nan could have killed him.
But he did not.
If he killed the assassin, he would not be able to lure out the mastermind.
He intended to lure the snake out of its hole.
It was just that the enemy came from the Immortal Palace above.
This was something he had not anticipated.
Looking at Yu Fei.
Chen Nan breathed a sigh of relief.
The blood-red calamity above her head had disappeared.
However, due to her being someone close to him.
He could no longer see through Yu Fei's fate.
"Are your injuries alright?" Chen Nan asked with concern.
Yu Fei managed a weak smile, "Fortunately, you arrived in time. Although I sustained some injuries, they are not fatal."
Chen Nan sighed in relief. He looked around, the Yu Manor had suffered heavy casualties.
Maids and servants had died in untold numbers.
But he didn't see Yu Fei's parents: "Where are your parents?"
Yu Fei sat cross-legged, took out a pill, and began to heal. "Fortunately, they went out to visit relatives, otherwise they would have been killed this time."
Chen Nan: "Perhaps it's their fate not to die."
Yu Fei: "In my opinion, it's just showing off because they have money."
Although she had asked her father for fifty high-grade immortal stones.
The wealth they possessed now was even greater than when the Yu family was at its peak.
Chen Nan chuckled, "How did you offend someone from the Immortal Palace?"
Yu Fei looked up, her eyes filled with confusion. "I have never known anyone from the Immortal Palace, let alone offended them."
"This is a bit tricky." Chen Nan was at a loss.
They didn't even know who their enemy was.
Let alone how to resolve this matter.
"Let's go, back to the Star Picking Tower first." Chen Nan picked up Yu Fei. "Since they dared to send people to kill you, it means they won't stop easily. Go back and recuperate, and we'll leave the city tomorrow."
Yu Fei was greatly surprised. "You want to lure the snake out of its hole?"
Chen Nan nodded.
Rather than waiting to be annihilated, it was better to take the initiative.
At least it could draw the enemy into the open.
"No, no."
"Although I don't know who exactly they are."
"But since they are from the Immortal Palace, it means they have terrifying backing."
"With our strength, we can't afford to offend them."
"And what's the difference between rashly leaving the city and walking into a tiger's den?"
Today, they sent a Supreme Immortal to kill her.
It could be imagined that the enemy's background was terrifying.
Although she knew Chen Nan's strength was great.
Could it be stronger than Supreme Immortal, or even Spirit Immortal realm experts?
"You should trust me."
A hint of a meaningful smile played on Chen Nan's lips.
His strength was comparable to a mid-stage Supreme Immortal cultivator.
However...
He was currently comprehending the Way of Formations.
He could completely use formations to kill people without a trace.
Moreover, the terrifying aspect of formations was that they could ignore cultivation realms!
Of course!
Chen Nan had only set up a Spirit Gathering Formation before.
As for killing formations, he had not yet set any up.
He didn't know how strong his actual power was.
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The Immortal Palace!
For mortals.
It might be a grand and magnificent palace.
But in reality, it was a bustling city.
In a vast mansion.
The black-clad assassin arrived before a brightly lit grand hall and said outside, "My lady, we failed!"
"Except for me, all nine of my brothers were killed by a mysterious man!"
"Is the opponent very strong?" a cold voice slowly sounded.
The black-clad assassin said with shame, "The opponent only has the cultivation of the Mahayana stage, but his strength is comparable to a Supreme Immortal!"
The woman coldly snorted, "Do you think I would believe your tall tales?"
The black-clad assassin knelt down with a thud. "My lady, every word I say is true, I dare not utter a single falsehood."
"Impossible!" the woman's voice was filled with killing intent. "Yu Fei's greatest backing was the Xuan Yu Sect, and now that the Xuan Yu Sect is destroyed, she cannot possibly know any other experts."
She paused, and the woman continued, "Do you know the name of that man?"
The black-clad assassin: "He seemed to be called Chen Nan, yes, that's the name!"
"What?" The woman's tone revealed a hint of disbelief. "You said his name is Chen Nan? Are you sure?"
"Absolutely certain!" the black-clad assassin replied. "Actually, Chen Nan's strength was more than enough to kill me, but he didn't. He let me return probably to deliver a message to you."
"He also said that if you want to kill him, just come at him."
There was a moment of dead silence in the grand hall, followed by a near-insane roar, "Chen Nan, oh Chen Nan, I didn't expect to meet you again."
"This time..."
"I will not let you live!"
"I will kill you!"
"Only then can I forever keep that secret!"
The black-clad assassin nervously asked, "My lady, do you know Chen Nan?"
"Know him?" the woman sneered. "More than just know him, we are very familiar!"
"Closely monitor his every move. As soon as he leaves the city, inform me immediately."
"I want to slice him into a thousand pieces, only then can I vent the shame in my heart!"
"No, I will go meet him now!"