Chapter Twenty-Four: Zhuo Bu Fan's Conspiracy

  Ambush!

  This sudden scene stunned everyone.

  Xia Chen's body hair stood on end, and a strong sense of crisis surged up in his heart. He was shrouded in a fierce killing intent, even his body felt somewhat sluggish, as if he was underwater.

  The shadow's cultivation may not be very strong, but it has been accumulating momentum for a long time. The timing of its attack is also perfectly chosen, coinciding with the moment when Xia Chen's mind is most relaxed and Zhuo Bu Fan's attack is most fierce, striking with lightning speed.

  From the wall to Xia Chen's back, it was only a few meters away. At such a close distance, everyone didn't even have time to react, and the shadow had already reached behind Xia Chen. His hand shone with a cold light, obviously holding a sharp blade.

  "You're dead meat, Xia Chen!"

  Zhuo Bu Fan's eyes seemed to be burning, with an indescribable excitement and venomous color. He had brought the Seven Shadows Fist to its ultimate form, sealing off all paths in front of and behind Xia Chen. And amidst the two fist shadows, a third, extremely blurry fist shadow emerged!

  At this moment, he also had a subtle breakthrough sign!

  This is a premeditated and carefully calculated assassination, and even if you hide in a three-layered place tomorrow, it will be difficult to avoid.

  However, Xia Chen's face remained calm, without a hint of change.

  Hehehe!

  Suddenly, a sound of muscle tension came from his body, as if the rope was tightened to its limit. His true energy instantly filled his entire body. Immediately afterwards, Xia Chen let out a loud roar, suddenly turned his body around, with his side facing Zhuo Bu Fan and the shadow behind him, and swung out both his left and right fists at the same time.

  The indestructible left fist fell, like the judgment of doomsday, instantly breaking the vast and powerful punch shadow that Zhuo Bufan had struck out with all his might, clean and neat. Then, like a withered tree being uprooted, it fiercely advanced, striking heavily on his chest under Zhuo Bufan's shocked and desperate gaze.

  The right fist struck out with unparalleled ferocity, and the shadowy figure suddenly stopped in its tracks. With a loud "crack", the sharp blade on its hand shattered into countless fragments, followed by a pained yelp, as it flew backward at an even faster speed than when it had attacked, heavily crashing into the courtyard wall.

  Xia Chen slowly withdrew his fist, and on the back of his right palm was a deep white mark, which was a trace left by the collision with the sharp blade in Shadow's hand.

  The day after tomorrow, triple weight, true energy fills the flesh, fists as hard as iron, can withstand steel knives and sharp blades. Of course, this is also because the opponent's cultivation is not enough, otherwise Xia Chen will still be injured.

  Zhuo Bufan retreated over a dozen steps, spitting out fresh blood from his mouth. His face was dark and ashen, and his eyes were filled with shock as he stared at Xia Chen. He almost shouted: "Impossible! How did you become so strong!"

  Xia Chen gazed at him coldly: "Zhuo Bu Fan, this was already planned by you, wasn't it? You deliberately targeted me. Including the provocation by the Donghua Sect's disciples, that was also your prior instigation, right?"

  Zhuo Bufan's face changed, and he stroked his chest, retorting: "Xia Chen, you dare to insult people!"

  Xia Chen sneered, "Do you think I couldn't see through it? As a newcomer to the Donghua faction, you should be unfamiliar with the Zhengxuan faction. How did you know that the new disciple was here? Someone must have told you. It wasn't until Li Yuanyao and you joined forces to ambush me just now that I realized everything was your careful plan!"

  "Xia Chen, I didn't kill you just now, what a pity. But today, you can't escape your fate." The figure slowly stood up and said coldly.

  She was petite, with a pale and beautiful face - it was Li Yuanyao. She had also reached the Second Heaven of the Two Realms, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to unleash such a fierce attack, unfortunately, she still lost to Xia Chen's hand.

  Sun Li and the other two were stunned, never expecting that the Donghua Sect disciple's provocation was actually Zhuo Bu Fan secretly manipulating from behind, and even more so, joining forces with Li Yuan Yao to launch a surprise attack on Xia Chen. This kind of cunning and viciousness was truly sinister and poisonous.

  If Xia Chenxiu wasn't so powerful, they would probably be finished, and so would he. For a moment, the three of them all broke out in cold sweats.

  Wang Qiang's three faces turned red and white, and after seeing Xia Chen's shocking blow, the three were terrified to the extreme, almost uncontrollably trembling. It was laughable that they had just been arrogant and boastful, wanting to kill Xia Chen.

  "Zhuo Bufan, you let us come to probe, why didn't you tell me about Xia Chen's true strength beforehand? You even said your new disciple was very weak on purpose. Are you trying to get us killed?" Wang Qiang gritted his teeth and said.

  Chen Gang and Tie Tou also glared at Zhuo Bu Fan with anger in their eyes.

  Zhuo Bufan wiped the blood from his mouth and suddenly became calm: "Three senior brothers, I didn't expect this guy to become so strong. This is my miscalculation, and I will compensate you for it. Please leave now."

  "Zhuo Bufan, you'd better satisfy us, otherwise today's matter can't be settled so easily. If our Donghua Sect's Song Cheng Shixiong takes action, all of you will die without a place to bury your bodies! Tie Tou, Chen Gang, let's go!" Wang Qiang said coldly.

  He knew that the next step must be for Xia Chen and Zhuo Bu Fan to resolve their internal conflicts, and it was not suitable for him and others to stay here. Besides, they had been beaten so badly that they really didn't have the face to stay.

  "Think you can just come and go as you please? Think you can just leave after trying to kill me? Don't even think about it!" Xia Chen's eyes turned cold. These three had just tried to kill him, but now that things weren't going their way, they thought they could just pat their backsides and walk away? Did they really think it was that easy?

  Those who have malicious intentions towards him will never be spared by Xia Chen.

  Chen Gang and the other two stopped in their tracks, Wang Qiang turned around and said sternly: "Xia Chen, what else do you want to do? Although we are not your opponents, if you dare to harm us, the Donghua Sect will never let you off."

  Although he didn't show any weakness, somehow there was a hint of hypocrisy in his tone.

  "Spare your lives and I'll let you off," Xia Chen said with a cold smile. "Otherwise, be prepared to die."

  "How dare you!" The three men's faces changed color, never expecting Xia Chen to be so ruthless, actually wanting them to disable their own cultivation, which was even more unbearable than killing them.

  "What am I afraid of? If it wasn't for Zhuo Bu Fan stopping me just now, I would have already killed you." Xia Chen said calmly, walking towards Wang Qiang and the other two. "If you want to kill me, you'll have to pay the price!"

  "Zhuo Bu Fan, you're the one who brought us here. Are you going to sit back and watch him kill us? If a war between our two major sects really breaks out, can you take responsibility for it?" Wang Qiang almost roared.

  His whole body trembled uncontrollably, facing Xia Chen, truly feeling the threat of death. Chen Gang and Tie Tou's faces turned pale, they retreated continuously, already scared to the point of being speechless.

  "Xia Chen, have you gone mad? If you kill them, the Donghua faction will never let us off. Stop right now!" Zhuo Bufan also shouted.

  He was really anxious, if Xia Chen really killed Wang Qiang and the three of them, not to mention how Xia Chen would be, this accomplice would definitely receive severe punishment, and losing his cultivation would be a light sentence, even Yue Zifeng couldn't save him.

  "Zhuo Bufan, you can't even protect yourself, yet you want to save others? Do you think I'll let you and Li Yuanyao off?" Xia Chen's voice seemed to come from the depths of hell, carrying an unspeakable aura of slaughter. "After I kill these three pieces of trash, it will be your turn to die, today you two will die!"

  He took a step closer to Wang Qiang, each step like the footsteps of death, trampling on the hearts of Wang Qiang and his two companions, making their faces even paler.

  The three originally wanted to escape, but under Xia Chen's powerful intimidation, they didn't even have the courage to turn around and take a step, and could only watch in despair as Xia Chen approached.

  Zhuo Bufan and Li Yuanyao were equally pale, the two of them were seriously injured and had no ability to stop Xia Chen. Even if they were unscathed, it would be impossible for them to have any impact on Xia Chen. And Xia Chen's last sentence made the two men feel terrified.

  If I had known he was so powerful, I shouldn't have gone to provoke him. A thread of regret flashed through Zhuo Bufan's mind, but now it was useless to say anything. Since the situation had already become one of no retreat or surrender, he could only persevere to the end.

  Suddenly, Xia Chen stopped in his tracks, his face changed, and he turned to look at the door. He felt a silent and powerful aura approaching, which instantly dissipated the pressure he had been emitting.

  "Xia Chen, you're quite arrogant! Not only do you want to kill the disciples of Donghua Sect, but also Zhuo Shidi and Li Shimiao. A disciple as lawless as you, how can you remain in Zhengxuan Sect? You are a scourge, should have been eliminated long ago!" A stern voice suddenly rang out.

  A tall and burly man strode into the courtyard with large steps, his face rough and coarse, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light, his gaze towards Xia Chen extremely unfriendly.

  "Chu Shixiong, you've finally arrived." Zhuo Bufan let out a long sigh of relief, finally putting his mind at ease.

  "Long time no see, Brother Chu!" Li Yuanyao said with a fist bump.

  "Chu Zhen Hai?" Xia Chen furrowed his brow, he had been at the Men Gate for several months now, although he hadn't made a conscious effort to interact with him, but through osmosis, he also had an impression of most of the older disciples.

  This rough and bold man, Chu Zhenhai, is an old disciple of the Zhengxuan Sect. He has a cultivation base at the fourth level of acquired strength, although he never formally apprenticed under a master, he did receive guidance from Yue Zifeng and has a deep friendship with his fellow disciples.

  Looking at Chu Zhenhai's momentum, it seems that Zhuo Bufan has also invited him to deal with himself. It's really a meticulous plan... However, since Zhuo Bufan is so careful in dealing with himself, isn't he afraid of facing Han Dongyu's anger? After all, he is now a disciple of the Shentong Sect and also a Gu Yuan Saint Body. Even the sect leader Zhan Kongchen attaches great importance to him. In terms of status, he is far superior to Zhuo Bufan and Li Yuanyao.

  Moreover, the sect strictly forbids disciples from fighting among themselves. Those who violate this rule will definitely be stripped of their cultivation and expelled from the sect. Even if Zhuo Bu Fan is extremely powerful, he is still a new disciple after all. How could he have the audacity to harm himself?

  Xia Chen thought to himself, suddenly a chill ran down his spine. Could it be that Zhuo Bu Fan was not targeting him, but rather Yue Zi Feng? That's right, only Yue Zi Feng would dare to do something so brazen, and could command Chu Zhen Hai into action. Otherwise, relying solely on Zhuo Bu Fan, even if he were a genius disciple, his prestige would be far from enough.

  But with his current cultivation, in the eyes of Yue Zifeng, he was just like an ant. How could he possibly harbor such deep intentions to deal with him? Was it because he had grown too quickly, making him feel threatened?

  Two months ago, when the new apprentice was assessed, Yue Zifeng's intimidation suddenly ignited infinite anger in Xia Chen's heart.