Chapter 735: 漏网之鱼？不存在的

Leaving aside that Kong Yuanba brought this upon himself and deserved this outcome, why would anyone gratuitously make an enemy of Jiang Fan, given his current strength? Didn't they see how Huang Qilin died? And even bring trouble to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect? What an idiot; he couldn't tell what was important!

Pan Ruxue's face paled, and she could only silently turn her head away, ignoring Kong Yuanba. Although it was difficult, she couldn't sacrifice everything for Kong Yuanba, could she?

Seeking help from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect proved hopeless. Kong Yuanba then stumbled towards the Thousand Refinements Sect, looking at a male elder.

"Cousin, please help..."

Before he could finish his plea, the male elder was startled. He glanced from afar at the god-like Jiang Fan, his face changing drastically, and he quickly shouted, "Who is your cousin? I have nothing to do with you!"

The two didn't usually interact, and at this critical moment, it was even more impossible for him to take the blame for Kong Yuanba.

Kong Yuanba gritted his teeth and walked towards the Heavenly Sound Sect. The higher-ups familiar with him didn't even wait for him to speak; they simply walked away. At this point, who would dare to be associated with Kong Yuanba?

Consequently, Kong Yuanba begged everyone he knew, but not a single person was willing to stand up for him. At that moment, Kong Yuanba truly understood what it meant to be deserted by all, even his own kin.

Jiang Fan, holding his sword, slowly followed behind him. "Is no one protecting you anymore? If not, then I'll send you to meet your sect members. Everyone in the Giant Sect is just missing you, their Sect Master."

"What?" Everyone's hearts pounded with terror. "What did that mean? The Giant Sect... was wiped out?"

Considering Jiang Fan's ability to instantly kill a Grand Elder, and Kong Yuanba's frantic escape, this must be true!

Lei Zhenhai's body trembled violently. The Righteous Thunder Sect was almost led by Huang Qilin to become enemies with Jiang Fan! The Giant Sect, one of the powerful top three sects, had been exterminated. How could they fare any better? He secretly shivered with fear. Fortunately, he had been wise enough not to meddle indiscriminately in the grievances between Jiang Fan and the Giant Sect. Otherwise, that old scoundrel Huang Qilin would have dragged them down with him!

Suddenly, he saw Huang Qilin's grand-disciple picking up his corpse. Immediately, anger surged within him. "Throw it away! Throw it away right now! Leave this old rascal's body here for the wild dogs!"

The disciples of the Righteous Thunder Sect also broke out in a cold sweat from Jiang Fan's words. Their gazes towards Huang Qilin were full of hatred. This old man almost brought about a massive disaster!

Xu Qingyang's forehead was beaded with cold sweat. He coldly glared at the Ninth Elder. Pan Xueru's face was deathly pale, and her heart pounded wildly. Only then did she realize how much trouble she had almost brought upon the Ten Thousand Swords Sect!

Kong Yuanba's cousin, who was with the Thousand Refinements Sect, was both shocked and angry. He was glad he had decisively distanced himself. This Kong Yuanba actually tried to bring such trouble upon him. He truly deserved to die!

As for the forces that had distanced themselves early, they were all both thankful for their own wisdom and resented Kong Yuanba's selfishness.

Helpless, having sought aid from every sect, Kong Yuanba gritted his teeth. He was unwilling to accept death. Because there was still one person who could save him! That was Ye Cangyuan, the Vice Sect Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion!

As the Vice Sect Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, he couldn't possibly stand by and watch one of the Nine Sects suffer extermination. No matter how unwilling, he would surely intervene to stop Jiang Fan. And as long as Kong Yuanba had a breath left, he could make Jiang Fan regret it for the rest of his life!

Filled with venomous resentment, he hurriedly climbed Mount Realm. From afar, he saw Ye Cangyuan's tent. At this time, the Nine Sect disciples had not fully evacuated yet, so Ye Cangyuan must still be overseeing things.

"Vice Sect Master Ye, please come and uphold justice! Jiang Fan is outrageous; he massacred my Giant Sect members, please intervene quickly..."

But as he burst through the tent flap, what met his eyes was an empty tent. To be precise, only the person was gone. The tables and chairs hadn't even been cleared yet. Various documents on the table were haphazardly left behind due to the hasty departure.

It turned out that Ye Cangyuan had long foreseen this scene and had left beforehand.

Whoosh—

The tent flap behind him opened. Jiang Fan, holding his three-foot purple sword, slowly walked in.

"Kong Yuanba, no one can save you now."

Kong Yuanba collapsed to the ground in despair. At that moment, he truly regretted it. He regretted not listening to Ye Cangyuan's advice. It turned out that, just as he had said, Jiang Fan, having returned alive from the Demon Realm, certainly possessed extraordinary means. Provoking him lightly would inevitably lead to suffering. If he had listened to even one word, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

Looking at Jiang Fan, who was slowly approaching, Kong Yuanba, having lost all hope, finally began to beg: "Jiang Fan, I'm sorry, it was my fault. I shouldn't have killed Li Qingfeng. I'll kowtow to him, or even guard his tomb. Please give me a chance to mend my ways. I swear, I will change!"

Jiang Fan raised his sword and said coldly, "No need. You would defile his tomb."

At this moment, Kong Yuanba was terrified to the extreme. Suddenly, he remembered something. He hastily took out a large Void Lotus flower: "Oh, right, didn't you always want this flower? I'll give it to you now, I only ask for a way out..."

Swish—

Jiang Fan's sword swiftly descended. One sword stroke across his neck. His large head rolled rattling to the ground. In his wide-open eyes, strong unwillingness lingered.

He clearly could have led the flourishing Giant Sect to achieve great things. He clearly had the chance to achieve the Golden Body stage and make history for the Giant Sect. Everything, however, came to an abrupt halt. The cause was merely that he had killed an insignificant elder of the Azure Cloud Sect. If time could restart, he would certainly have let Li Qingfeng go. He absolutely, unequivocally would not have taken his life. Alas, there were no "if onlys." He had already taken the entire Giant Sect to be buried alongside Li Qingfeng.

Jiang Fan grabbed the Void Lotus with one hand and picked up Kong Yuanba's head with the other. He returned to Li Qingfeng's corpse. He gently placed the head down. Only then did tears finally fall from Jiang Fan's eyes. Kneeling before the corpse, he deeply bowed his head: "Elder Li, fare well."

The people from the various sects had complex expressions. There was both pity and envy. If, after their own death, they also had a disciple who could be so enraged and seek revenge for them, then they would truly have no regrets dying.

Not long after, the Azure Cloud Sect disciples, covered in blood, returned. Liu Wenchen said, "Except for Jin Zhongming, whose whereabouts are unknown, the rest of the disciples are dead."

Jiang Fan frowned. Among the disciples, Jin Zhongming was undoubtedly the biggest threat. And he, of all people, escaped?

"That shouldn't be. How could he escape with so many people around?" Jiang Fan pondered for a moment. "Let's go, let's check the battlefield."

The group, carrying Li Qingfeng's body, returned to the previous bloody battlefield. Jiang Fan immediately noticed something was wrong: "Where is Xue Wanzhong's body?"

Xue Wanzhong was three meters tall. Like a small mountain, he should have been very conspicuous in the crowd. So with just one glance, he noticed Xue Wanzhong's body was missing.

"There's a trail of blood leading into the distance," Wen Hongyao said, squinting and finding a clue.

Everyone looked. They found traces of a body being dragged across the snowfield. Jiang Fan understood instantly, his gaze turning cold.

"What a cunning Jin Zhongming. He didn't just flee randomly with the other disciples. Instead, he hid inside Xue Wanzhong's body during the chaos. When you all left, he fled with Xue Wanzhong's body."

This trick was too familiar to Jiang Fan. However, Jin Zhongming shouldn't have even had time to flee. Why would he also drag the heavy body of Xue Wanzhong?

After thinking for a moment, he put away the Five-Magnet Primordial Mountain, looked at the unharmed Xu Yining, and said: "Find a female elder to look after her. I'm going to chase Jin Zhongming! Let's see what he's up to!"

Summoning his purple sword, Jiang Fan flew away through the air.