Chapter 729: It's the Turn of the Supreme Elder

Jiang Fan coldly said, "That's right. It's the Purple Sword, specifically for killing you beasts from the Giant Sect!"

With a flick of his wrist, the Purple Sword flew through the air, heading straight for the Fifth Elder's face. At such close range, the elder was caught completely off guard. He cried out in horror, "Save me!"

Boom—

A terrifying punch, compressing the air and emitting a sharp sonic boom, blasted the Purple Sword away in mid-air! It was Kong Yuanba. His eyes wide with rage, he rushed forward, shouting, "Jiang Fan! So it really was you who killed our First Elder!"

At this moment, he was filled with regret! He regretted not killing Jiang Fan at any cost! He had suspected Jiang Fan twice, yet each time, Jiang Fan had escaped. If he had killed Jiang Fan then, his beloved disciple, Xue Wanzhong, would not have died so tragically! His disciples wouldn't have been killed off until only Jin Zhongming remained! And the Tenth Elder would not have vanished without a trace! It was all his fault! All of it was his fault!

"Elders! Attack together and rid our Giant Sect of this menace!" Kong Yuanba roared.

The elders finally lost their temper. Killing a few disciples, even the sect leader's disciples, didn't touch their core interests. But killing the Tenth Elder meant a grave threat to them as well!

Boom—Boom, boom—

The remaining six elders launched a synchronized, lethal attack. Some wielded artifacts for close combat, while others attacked from a distance. All of them were filled with murderous intent, determined to kill the highly threatening disciple from the Azure Cloud Sect on the spot!

The Fifth Elder laughed in fury: "You're just like that old man Li Qingfeng. Both of you overestimate yourselves! Before the absolute power of my Giant Sect, your so-called bravery is nothing but a joke! Hahaha!"

"Sword Body!" Jiang Fan commanded coldly.

Countless sword energies erupted from his pores, forming a humanoid outline. They then instantly pierced through the Fifth Elder's body. Ugh— He maintained his furious smile as he fell stiffly to the ground. Streaks of blood sprayed from his pores.

"Fifth Elder!""Old Yuan!""Elder Yuan!"

Kong Yuanba and the other elders let out roars of uncontrollable grief. Though not the highest-ranked, the Fifth Elder had served the Giant Sect the longest and was the most senior. He was deeply trusted and respected by everyone. And he... just died like that!

"Ah! Jiang Fan! I'll fight you to the death!" The Sixth Elder's hair bristled with rage as he charged, wielding a spiked mace.

Jiang Fan retracted the Purple Sword. He reached skyward and clenched his hand. A mace, five or six zhang long, appeared in his palm. He then brought it down fiercely.

*Splat*—

The Sixth Elder offered no more than a symbolic resistance. He was smashed into a pulp, his own mace shattered and embedded in the fleshy mess.

"Three burial items."

In mere moments, three elders had been killed consecutively.

Even the Grand Elders couldn't sit still any longer. They had thought Jiang Fan would kill a few disciples, vent his anger, and that would be the end of it. Neither side would owe the other. But who knew Jiang Fan would be so ruthless.

"Jiang Fan! That's enough!""We only killed one Li Qingfeng, yet you've killed so many of ours?""If it weren't for the bigger picture, I would have crushed you long ago!"

"Heh heh!"

"The 'bigger picture'?" Jiang Fan laughed coldly: "Is your Giant Sect's 'bigger picture' extorting my Azure Cloud Sect because Tie Bubai acquired the Nascent Soul Jade Talisman? Is it Fang Taiji massacring eight sect elders to save his own life? Is it He Jiuzhang befriending demons while attacking and killing his own kind? Is it your retaliation, defiling female disciples and murdering elders of the Azure Cloud Sect? What 'bigger picture' do you speak of? You've merely hit your own foot with a stone, and now you finally feel the pain!!!"

With a furious roar, he took a step. He swooped towards three elders not far away. They had been quietly approaching, clutching their sharp weapons, while Jiang Fan was talking with the Grand Elders. Seeing Jiang Fan charging at them, they decisively struck together, yelling fiercely.

"We'll hold him back!""You guys move in and tear him to shreds!!" the Seventh Elder roared, tears in his eyes.

Jiang Fan quickly threw Xu Yining onto his back. With his left hand, he retrieved the Five-Magnet Primordial Mountain. With his right hand, he formed a seal and slapped it onto the mountain.

"Five-Magnet Divine Light!"

Ever since he learned that he was wanted by Taicang Great State for cultivating the Void Stream Thunder Force, he had rarely used this light to avoid being discovered. Now, he no longer had that worry. Because everyone before him was already dead!

With a hum, a thirty-foot-wide divine light of five colors enveloped them. The three attacking elders immediately lost their spiritual energy and physical strength. They staggered and fell. Their faces were filled with terror: "This... this light barrier is wrong. Quick, save us!"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically. They each launched long-range attacks! But when the attacks entered the Five-Magnet Divine Light, their power was suppressed. When they landed on Jiang Fan, it felt like a mere tickle.

Jiang Fan, however, mercilessly raised his foot and stomped on the Seventh Elder's back.

*Pfft*—

The Seventh Elder shrieked in agony, spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with heart tissue. Immediately, his legs twitched, and he died on the spot.

"Four burial items."

Then, he stomped towards the Eighth Elder.

"No!" Kong Yuanba roared, his eyes bloodshot.

Jiang Fan acted as if he hadn't heard. Under Kong Yuanba's gaze, Jiang Fan stomped the elder's head into a bloody pulp.

"Five burial items."

Without stopping, he then stomped towards the Ninth Elder.

"No!!" Kong Yuanba roared, lunging forward. But he dared not approach the divine light.

The Grand Elders were also filled with sorrow and fury. "Jiang Fan! Stop it! Let him go, and you'll still have a way out. Otherwise..."

*Pfft*—

Jiang Fan's foot showed no hesitation. He directly stomped the Ninth Elder's chest into a concave mess. With so many already killed, what room was there for reconciliation? Only one outcome was possible between them: either Jiang Fan died, or the entire Giant Sect was annihilated!

*Whoosh*—

Just then, a sharp, cold arrow, long prepared, pierced through the Five-Magnet Divine Light without warning. It embedded itself in Jiang Fan's back. He turned his head to see a white-haired Grand Elder, his eyes glistening with tears. The Ninth Elder, whose chest Jiang Fan had just stomped, was his personal disciple.

At this moment, the Grand Elder was somewhat surprised. With that arrow, he had not only poured in all his strength but had also consumed a spiritual pill to boost his power. The might of that arrow was enough to threaten a cultivator at the peak of the Ninth Level of Core Formation! Yet Jiang Fan was unharmed? He couldn't have known that Jiang Fan wore chainmail armor capable of blocking an attack from a peak Ninth Level Core Formation cultivator. Furthermore, the Five-Magnet Divine Light had weakened a significant portion of the arrow's force. How could it possibly harm him?

"The elders are mostly dealt with. Now it's the Grand Elders' turn!"

"Soul-Stunning Spike!" A spiritual spike shot from his glabella, traversing the distance and directly embedding itself in the elder's head.

"Ah!" The elder, who was at the Eighth Level of Core Formation, immediately contorted in pain from such an attack. He dropped the longbow he was holding.

Kong Yuanba furiously ordered, "Stop him!"

Several nearby Grand Elders converged from all directions. Among them were those at the Eighth Level and Ninth Level of Core Formation. They left Jiang Fan no chance to kill any Grand Elder.

"Surround him, don't let him escape!" A Grand Elder at the Ninth Level of Core Formation, seeing Jiang Fan unfazed by their encirclement, declared with murderous intent, "If he seeks death, grant it to him!"

By this point, who still cared about the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets? Kong Yuanba also attacked in a rage. This time, unless Jiang Fan could fly, he would surely be trapped and killed within their encirclement!

*Clang*—

However, the next moment, to the stunned disbelief of everyone in the Giant Sect, Jiang Fan leaped into the air. The Purple Sword flew to his feet, carrying him over the heads of the crowd.

It was, astonishingly, sword flight!