"Junior Brother Chen, why don't we just let it go!"
"That's right, we're tough enough, this injury is nothing!" Gong Jian and the others chimed in!
They didn't want Chen Nan to completely offend Chu Ye Lan!
If it really came to that!
Even the Sword Forging Academy couldn't protect him!
Chen Nan's attitude was resolute: "Big Brother Gong Jian, you were injured because of me. If I, Chen Nan, don't seek justice for you, what kind of man am I?"
Speaking of which, he looked at Chu Ye Lan!
His eyes flashed with ferocity: "Now it's time for you to make a choice!"
Although she was intimidated by Chen Nan's aura!
Chu Ye Lan was not an ordinary person either!
She gritted her teeth and looked at Chen Nan: "If I don't kneel to them, are you going to cripple my legs?"
"I'm telling you, Chen!"
"I am the beloved daughter of the Flying Heaven Sect!"
"My father is a Seventh-level Immortal Emperor!"
"If you kneel before me now and beg me to spare your life, I might be merciful!"
"Otherwise, I will ensure you wish you were never born!"
"And wish you could die but cannot!"
Chen Nan frowned: "So, it seems we are destined not to coexist peacefully?"
"Since that's the case, then I shall grant your wish!"
As he spoke!
The mid-grade immortal artifact he had forged appeared in his hand!
*Pfft!*
He swung his sword down!
Chu Ye Lan's legs were severed!
Chu Ye Lan had never witnessed such a brutal scene! She closed her eyes!
Frightened, she fell into a coma!
Han Ye cried out with a pale face: "You lunatic, you're a damn lunatic!"
Another young man screamed: "Chen Nan, you're finished! No matter who is backing you, you will pay a heavy price!"
"Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, you won't escape the pursuit of the Flying Heaven Sect!"
Gong Jian and the others were stunned!
Slapping Chu Ye Lan twice was one thing!
With Jing Tiancheng as her backer, even the Flying Heaven Sect wouldn't dare to openly confront Jing Tiancheng over such a minor matter!
However!
Severing Chu Ye Lan's legs was no longer a small affair!
Even with Jing Tiancheng backing Chen Nan, the Flying Heaven Sect would not hesitate!
At this moment!
Chen Nan's voice rang out: "Hand over your Merit Points and get out with Chu Ye Lan!"
"We don't have Merit Points!" Han Ye and the other two looked extremely awkward!
In fact, they were both disciples who had joined not long ago!
They were all from the Flying Heaven Sect!
If they had Merit Points, Chu Ye Lan wouldn't have brought them here to demand the weapon rankings Chen Nan had just obtained!
Of course!
Chu Ye Lan also didn't have Merit Points!
Because she never bothered to do missions!
As the beloved daughter of the Flying Heaven Sect's Sect Master, she could 'purchase' many weapon rankings!
After all!
Aside from Chen Nan, no one else had ever dared to refuse a trade with Chu Ye Lan!
Chen Nan's expression was impatient: "Scram!"
Han Ye and the other two immediately carried Chu Ye Lan on their backs and fled the back mountain!
One carried Chu Ye Lan, who had no legs!
The other carried Chu Ye Lan's severed legs!
The scene was extremely bizarre!
Filled with blood!
It shocked many who witnessed it!
One must know that Chu Ye Lan was the most arrogant disciple of the Sword Forging Academy!
Relying on her stunning looks, powerful cultivation!
And being the beloved daughter of the Flying Heaven Sect's Sect Master, she looked down on everyone else!
Not only that, she even disregarded the academy rules!
She often bullied the weak!
To the point that even the enforcement hall members would give her a wide berth!
But who would have thought!
Such a woman with a terrifying background would be beaten black and blue, and even have her legs severed?
Even witnessing it firsthand, the disciples of the Sword Forging Academy found it incredible!
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"Chen Nan, are you really not planning to stay in the Yan Kingdom anymore?" Dean Dai Yuan of the Sword Forging Academy appeared in the kitchen without a sound!
His appearance made everyone except Gong Jian quickly bow!
"She is the beloved daughter of the Flying Heaven Sect's Sect Master!"
"Do you know the consequences of offending the Flying Heaven Sect?"
He couldn't understand why Chen Nan would do such a thing!
Chen Nan shrugged: "What can I do? Stand by and watch my brothers get beaten beyond recognition and do nothing?"
Dai Yuan shook his head helplessly: "I know you can't stand injustice!"
"But being too aggressive isn't always a good thing!"
Chen Nan said lightly: "It's no big deal. As long as I don't leave the Sword Forging Academy, what can the Flying Heaven Sect do to me? They can't openly come here to kill me, can they?"
Dai Yuan smiled: "Are you going to hide in the Sword Forging Academy like this forever, like a turtle tucking its head in?"
"Not necessarily!"
Chen Nan said: "If the Flying Heaven Sect truly wants to cause trouble for me, I don't mind destroying them!" A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he said this!
"With your current strength, you are not yet capable of killing a Seventh-level Immortal Emperor!" Dai Yuan knew Chen Nan was very strong; he had once forced a Second-level Immortal Emperor to self-destruct in New Valley City!
But the difference between a Second-level Immortal Emperor and a Seventh-level Immortal Emperor was like the difference between heaven and earth!
Dai Yuan suddenly said: "The delegation from the Xue Kingdom has already arrived at the capital!"
Chen Nan was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Dai Yuan said: "The Xue Kingdom and our Yan Kingdom have been on good terms for generations. Every thousand years, they hold a friendship competition, essentially a grand event for young people to spar. "
"Therefore, both the Sword Forging Academy, the Array Formation Academy, and the Alchemy Academy will dispatch excellent disciples to compete with the elites of the Xue Kingdom!"
"If you are willing to represent the Sword Forging Academy in the competition, and if you achieve excellent results!"
"You can choose any three weapon rankings from the Merit Hall at will!"
"Furthermore, if you participate, the Flying Heaven Sect wouldn't dare to make a move against you during the competition!"
Chen Nan's eyes lit up!
If that were the case!
This was a good opportunity!
After all, earning Merit Points to buy weapon rankings was too difficult!
Especially for forging high-grade spiritual weapon rankings, which cost tens of thousands of Merit Points!
If he relied on completing tasks for the Sword Forging Academy to earn Merit Points, who knows how long it would take to earn them!
"When does the friendship competition between the two countries begin?" Chen Nan asked impatiently!
Dai Yuan said: "It will be held in the imperial palace three days later!"
"And it will last for a month!"
Then Dai Yuan explained the specific matters of the competition!
Because the Xue Kingdom also had organizations for formations, alchemy, and refining!
So this competition would be about formations, alchemy, and refining!
Although the foundation of the Xue Kingdom's formations, alchemy, and refining organizations was far inferior to that of the Yan Kingdom!
However!
It was rumored that three prodigies had emerged in recent years!
They possessed extraordinary talent and comprehension in formations, alchemy, and refining!
"His Majesty has decreed that we must not lose this time!" Dai Yuan whispered, "If you can help our Sword Forging Academy win back a round!"
"You can choose one item from the imperial treasury!"
Chen Nan's lips curved into a wry smile: "I've only just forged a mid-grade immortal artifact, I might not be able to compete with the prodigies of the Xue Kingdom, right?"
"Wait!"
"If I compete with them in refining, can I forge some high-quality immortal artifacts?"
"But I don't have any ore right now!"
Dai Yuan said: "You can rest assured about this. If immortal artifacts are truly needed during the competition, we will provide them for you!"
Chen Nan's heart raced!
If that were the case!
Wouldn't he be getting the Sword Forging Academy's ore for free?