Chen Nan's face was filled with terror!
He retreated like a startled bird, "Senior Cai, why are you doing this to me?"
"Didn't you say you would take me to pay respects to my mistress?"
"Why are you trying to harm me!"
As he spoke, he collapsed onto the ground, his eyes filled with dread!
"You want those merit points, right?"
"I can give them all to you, as long as you spare my life!"
Chen Nan had never studied acting!
But at this moment!
He seemed possessed by an acting god!
He displayed terror!
Unease!
And panic, all in one go!
This was all to cooperate with Cai Jian!
No matter what!
It was Cai Jian who allowed him to join the Sword Forging Academy.
Now he was about to die.
What was wrong with cooperating with him?
This was called being grateful.
Cai Jian's face was contorted, "Even if you give me all the merit points you earned, you will still die!"
"W-why... we have no enmity, why do you want to kill me?" Chen Nan's lips twitched, his eyes full of despair!
Cai Jian let out a cold snort, "The reason?"
"It's very simple!"
"It's because you took the Blue Flame Li Fire!"
"That was meant for Sun Yu!"
"And, you shouldn't have been so flashy during the artifact refining!"
"If it weren't for you, Sun Yu would have been the most outstanding among the younger generation!"
"Therefore, you deserve to die!"
"If you don't die, I won't be happy!"
His face was contorted!
His killing intent was undisguised!
Chen Nan said nervously, "So, you lied on purpose and lured me out?"
"Yes!" Cai Jian grinned, "I know you're very strong, even the Black Dragon Hall is wary of you, but so what?"
"In this wilderness, you are doomed to die!"
"Of course!"
"You can't blame me for this!"
"You can only blame yourself for being too foolish, for not being cautious of my words!"
With that said!
He produced a long sword in his hand!
Just then!
A group of people in black appeared in the sky!
The sudden appearance of these people made Cai Jian's expression turn grim!
There were fifty to sixty of them!
Not a small number!
Among them were even late-stage True Immortal realm powerhouses!
And each of them looked fierce and wicked, clearly not good people.
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a half-mask, carrying a large saber as he descended from the sky, grinning, "What good luck! We've run into a master from the Sword Forging Academy!"
"Who are you?" Cai Jian asked in a low voice!
The middle-aged man leading them announced his name, "Ye Qingshuang, the bandit leader of Qingshuang Village!"
Boom!
These simple words!
Were like a bolt from the blue!
Making Cai Jian's scalp tingle and his body shiver!
He had heard of this name!
This was a bandit stronghold that had existed within the Yan Kingdom for thousands of years!
Because they had no fixed location, even the authorities had failed to eradicate them!
But he never expected to meet Ye Qingshuang here today!
His luck was truly terrible!
"Boss, we heard that the masters of the Sword Forging Academy are very rich!"
"That's right, he must have a lot of treasures on him!"
"If we kill him, we can rest for many years!"
The fierce bandits of Qingshuang Village all wore lecherous smiles!
Although Cai Jian was panicked, he feigned calmness and said coldly, "Leader Ye, masters from my Sword Forging Academy are on their way, I advise you to leave quickly!"
"Otherwise, I will sweep you bandits clean on behalf of the court!"
"Old man, who are you trying to bluff? Do you think we're afraid of your Sword Forging Academy?" a Qingshuang Village expert shouted coldly, "Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now?"
"I hope the people from your Sword Forging Academy can come here, so we can make more money!"
The experts of Qingshuang Village laughed with mocking smiles!
Ye Qingshuang said, "Brothers, this old man's strength is just so-so, who wants to take him down?"
"I will!"
A middle-aged man carrying a spear stepped forward!
He was the fifth-ranked expert of Qingshuang Village, possessing a sixth-level True Immortal realm cultivation!
This cultivation was on par with Cai Jian!
And the spear in his hand was a high-grade immortal artifact!
Actually, bandits were very poor!
They couldn't find artifact refiners to forge suitable weapons for them!
But...
They were bandits!
They could raid and rob others for their weapons!
"Are you sure you want to make an enemy of my Sword Forging Academy?" Cai Jian roared, trying to suppress them with his imposing aura, and to boost his own morale!
"Damn it!"
The middle-aged man carrying the spear spat fiercely, "Our Qingshuang Village has been wanted by the Yan Kingdom for thousands of years, we don't even care about the Yan Kingdom's court, what is your Sword Forging Academy to us?"
"Take my spear!"
He thrust his spear forward!
The spear pierced the void!
Like a dragon emerging from the sea!
Exuding an unstoppable momentum!
"Not good!"
Cai Jian's face changed, he raised his sword to block, but was still sent flying back dozens of meters!
His tiger's mouth went numb!
His arm felt sore!
The sword was the ultimate killing weapon in the world!
But the power of the spear was also terrifying!
"Again!"
The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed, and the spear in his hand struck again!
The spear thrust was fierce and unstoppable, with a blend of reality and illusion!
It was steady and grand!
Although they were both sixth-level True Immortal realm experts!
However!
Cai Jian was clearly no match for him!
After all, he was a fierce bandit!
With extensive combat experience!
While Cai Jian was a high and mighty lecturer at the Sword Forging Academy, who liked to show off!
The gap in strength... was like heaven and earth!
Whoosh!
The spear in the middle-aged man's hand turned into a club, and he struck heavily at Cai Jian's chest!
He was smashed so hard that his chest caved in, and he spat blood as he flew out!
"Is that all?" The middle-aged man spat fiercely, "Your strength is not even enough to warm me up!"
"What a useless piece of trash!"
"Disappointing!"
"This old fellow is like a flower in a greenhouse, he's never been tempered on the edge of death!"
"Even though I'm only at the first level of True Immortal, I feel like I could kill him!"
Some of the Qingshuang Village experts offered their opinions!
Gasp!
Cai Jian uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood!
He had lived for so many years, but he had never been so pathetic!
Ye Qingshuang looked bored, "Too damn weak, not even interesting to watch, forget it, just chop them up, all three of them!"
"Alright!"
The experts of Qingshuang Village all moved towards Chen Nan and the other two!
At this moment!
Chen Nan's voice rang out, "You can chop up those two, but I'll have to pass!"
Ye Qingshuang sneered, "Why?"
"My neck is very tough, I'm afraid you won't be able to chop it off!" Chen Nan said lightly!
The middle-aged man who had defeated Cai Jian glared, "Where did this little brat come from, daring to act so arrogant in front of us!"
"A mere Earth Immortal realm ant, daring to speak so boldly in front of us?"
"Since that's the case, I'll send you to your death!"
With that said!
He appeared in front of Chen Nan!
Before his spear could reach Chen Nan!
Chen Nan appeared beside him like a phantom and threw a punch!
Pfft!
Under everyone's shocked gaze, he punched through the middle-aged man's head!