Chapter 339: Wan Jianmen Master's Fury

"What? Scared?" Liuli gnashed her teeth and sneered.

Jiang Fan composed himself. He straightened his clothes and politely said, "I didn't realize I was in the presence of the Demon Emperor's Princess. I apologize for any offense I may have caused, and I ask for your forgiveness."

Liuli chuckled in anger. "Forgiveness? I'm not that magnanimous!!!" He had treated her in various ways, and now he expected her to forgive him? Dream on!

Jiang Fan, feeling helpless, took out the Illusionary Mirage Demon Core and said, "I'll return the demon core. Let's consider this settled, and our scores wiped clean from now on. Meeting you was simply my bad luck!"

Seriously. Nothing good ever came from encountering this woman. First, he was forced to take care of her overnight. Then, she trapped him in the Sword Forest, wasting his time. And just now, he was almost captured by the Heaven-Devouring Tiger. He must have accumulated eight lifetimes of bad luck to run into this woman.

Who knew. Upon hearing this, Liuli's anger flared up. She furiously yelled, "Wipe the slate clean? You dog! You did *that* to me, and you still want to just wipe the slate clean?"

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger sensed Xu Qingyang's powerful aura rapidly approaching. Not daring to delay, it leaped and departed.

Liuli twisted her head, glaring hatefully at Jiang Fan, and snorted, "I don't need you to return that Illusionary Mirage Demon Core!! Next time I come, I'll take your head along with it!!!"

Jiang Fan's face darkened. He felt an urge to stomp his foot and curse. As the dignified daughter of the Demon Emperor, instead of staying in the demon realm, you come to human territory. Aren't you just setting people up for trouble?

He said irritably, "If you don't want it, then don't! I don't even want to return it anyway! Besides, you don't know my true face. Once I take off this mask, where will you find me?"

As if hearing this statement, Liuli, who was about to disappear over the horizon, paused slightly. She let out a furious scream: "Heaven-Devouring, go back! I'll fight him to the death!!!"

Because, as Jiang Fan had said, she still didn't know Jiang Fan's true appearance. To seek revenge on him, where would she even find him? She wouldn't recognize him even if he stood right in front of her.

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger dared not return and, with Liuli on its back, vanished without a trace in a flash. Only Liuli's frantic screams lingered in the air.

Xu Yining wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said, "You've really driven the Demon Emperor's daughter mad."

Jiang Fan retorted irritably, "She brought it on herself. Instead of being a proper Demon Emperor's daughter, she came here to spar with me? Who can I complain to?"

*Pfft—* Xu Yining couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing that. It must be said, Jiang Fan was truly wronged. No one, no matter how hard they thought, would have imagined that the Demon Emperor's daughter would act so wildly and unpredictably. To think she would come to the Myriad Sword Sect's Sword Forest and then coincidentally run into Jiang Fan, who even gave her a beating.

However, Xu Yining quickly stopped laughing. She asked, puzzled, "But from what I heard, it sounds like you... *did something* to her?" She had sensed something was amiss for a while. Liuli's hatred for Jiang Fan seemed more like animosity between a man and a woman. It wasn't as simple as just enemies.

Jiang Fan poked her forehead. "Why are you also as idiotic as her? Am I that kind of person?"

Xu Yining rubbed her forehead and said sourly, "Maybe not with others. But this Demon Emperor's daughter is a peerless beauty, no less stunning than my sister. Any man would find it hard to resist."

"I..." Jiang Fan couldn't be bothered to explain anymore. Such matters only get worse with more explanation. Besides, he didn't have time to explain, because many powerful auras were heading towards their location.

Jiang Fan quickly wrapped up the purple sword. Then he found the Heaven-Devouring Tiger's claw that he had just severed. The Silver-Winged Thunder Roc's sharp claws had at least fetched him a high-grade magical artifact. Let alone the incredibly terrifying Heaven-Devouring Tiger? He immediately put it away without hesitation.

After doing all this, several incredibly powerful auras swept past them, chasing in the direction of the Heaven-Devouring Tiger. They must have been the Supreme Elders of the Myriad Sword Sect.

Immediately after, the Grand Elders from various sects rushed over. Discovering that their disciples were all safe and sound, without even a single injury, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank heavens, you're all unharmed," Ling Jinghu sighed. The moment the Heaven-Devouring Tiger descended, her heart had stopped. Fortunately, they were okay.

"More than just 'okay'? Grand Elder, look at my cultivation realm." Ji Ruyue proudly released a wisp of spiritual energy.

Ling Jinghu was surprised. "Foundation Establishment Stage, seventh layer?"

Ji Ruyue said, "Yes, it's all thanks to Jiang... Shadow Guard Number One, who helped us secure a top-grade cultivation treasure spot. My senior brothers and sisters and I have all made significant progress in our cultivation."

The other four Joyous Harmony Sect disciples also showed off their Foundation Establishment Stage, ninth layer cultivation. This filled Ling Jinghu with both surprise and joy. She turned to Jiang Fan, bowing repeatedly. "Your kindness to my Joyous Harmony Sect is endless. This old woman truly has no way to repay you."

Feng Guchan, seeing this, quickly looked at Nie Yunxi and the others with burning eyes. The latter's face turned bitter. "We arrived late. The top-grade cultivation spots were already taken." She and a few disciples displayed their cultivation. Although their progress was quite good, it was merely the expected cultivation effect from the Sword Forest. But compared to the Joyous Harmony Sect, the difference was stark. Feng Guchan gave Nie Yunxi a reproving look. If she hadn't hesitated back then, would the Joyous Harmony Sect have snatched up the benefits?

However, when he noticed that several Myriad Sword Sect disciples had made almost no progress, a look of comfort appeared on his face.

The Myriad Sword Sect Master, who had just arrived, also couldn't help but look grim. "What happened to you all? Even if Jiang Fan occupied one of the best treasure spots, wasn't there another top-grade cultivation spot? Didn't Ling Guihai help them secure it?"

A Myriad Sword Sect disciple, with a bitter expression, recounted the situation at the time. Upon hearing this, the Myriad Sword Sect Master couldn't help but cast a stern gaze at Jiang Fan. "Which sect are you from? Aren't you a bit too meddlesome?"

Jiang Fan had anticipated his anger. He calmly said, "If Ling Guihai hadn't been plotting something and led the disciples from other sects away, how could I have seized the initiative?"

The Myriad Sword Sect Master changed the topic and snorted, "I'm asking why you obstructed Ling Guihai? I will inquire with your sect why they are so meddlesome."

Jiang Fan remained unhurried and said, "Yes, I am meddlesome. I should have let the evil spirit devour the elite disciples from all sects present. And I should have let the Demon Emperor's daughter slaughter all the elite disciples from the various sects. That way, your Myriad Sword Sect wouldn't have the time to come and accuse me."

"Such things happened too?" The Myriad Sword Sect Master looked at a disciple. "Is this true?"

The disciple dared not conceal anything and replied, "Reporting to the Sect Master, that evil spirit was extremely powerful. It was thanks to this senior brother's exceptional strength that he severely wounded and repelled it. The Demon Emperor's daughter, using the excuse of sparring, was also severely wounded and captured by this senior brother. Without them, I fear we would all have been in danger."

The Grand Elders from the various sects looked at Jiang Fan with surprised expressions. In their hearts, they couldn't help but guess that the evil spirit probably wasn't very powerful. And the Demon Emperor's daughter's strength was likely ordinary. After all, how capable could a Foundation Establishment Stage disciple be?

The Myriad Sword Sect Master clearly thought the same and frowned, saying to Jiang Fan, "The evil spirit and that Demon Emperor's daughter aren't very capable. You're exaggerating. Besides, with my disciple Ling Guihai here, why would you need to intervene? He could have easily handled it."

He paused. He scanned his surroundings and frowned. "Where is Ling Guihai?" This time, Ling Guihai was supposed to atone for his past misdeeds by leading his junior brothers and sisters to secure the top-grade cultivation spots. However, he had messed things up completely. How could he not be angry?

At the outer edge of the crowd, Ling Guihai hobbled over, clutching a tree branch as a crutch, and said guiltily, "Master, your disciple is here."

The Myriad Sword Sect Master was shocked at the sight. "How did you get so badly injured?" From his appearance, he looked like he had lost half his life.

Ling Guihai found it difficult to speak and said, "Disciple... disciple was injured by a young woman in a blood-red dress."

"A young woman in a blood-red dress? The Demon Emperor's daughter?" The Myriad Sword Sect Master was stunned. "Doesn't she have little to no power? Jiang Fan could easily capture her. How powerful could this woman be?"