"Nonsense!"

Unexpectedly.

Xuanyuan Changkong rebuked.

"Grandfather!" Xuanyuan Ya looked disgusted, "But this little bastard is so disgusting, he not only fantasizes about marrying me but also having children with me, it's simply... appalling!!!"

"Killing him is too easy, it's no different from crushing an ant." Xuanyuan Changkong spoke coldly.

"However..."

"Don't forget, once the Xuanyuan Sword recognizes a master, unless the master voluntarily gives it to someone else, the sword must choose a new master! What if next time, the chosen master isn't from our Xuanyuan Ancient Clan?"

"Lin Fan's cultivation is weak, like an ant! The situation is still good for us, we just need to keep him stable. If the Xuanyuan Sword chooses another master, someone at the Heavenly Venerate level, even our Xuanyuan Ancient Clan wouldn't be able to keep it!" Xuanyuan Changkong explained.

Xuanyuan Ya was still a bit displeased.

"But, should we just let him continue to disgust me?" Xuanyuan Ya stomped her foot in anger.

"Hehe! Although we can't kill him, we can still teach him a lesson!" Xuanyuan Changkong's lips curled into a sinister smile, "We can't act, but that doesn't mean others can't! For instance... a fair duel, Lin Fan can't possibly use the Xuanyuan Sword, can he?"

Meanwhile.

In the courtyard, Lin Fan's lips twisted into a similar sinister smile.

...

That afternoon.

A few youths from the Xuanyuan Ancient Clan found Lin Fan.

"Are you Lin Fan?"

The leading youth shot Lin Fan a cold glance. He was handsomely tall, over 1.8 meters, and his cultivation aura was at the Sixth Rank Saint Emperor Realm, appearing young, about fourteen or fifteen years old.

"Who are you?" Lin Fan frowned.

"Hmph! My name is Xuanyuan Gao, Xuanyuan Ya is my cousin. If you want to marry my cousin, you need my permission. Let's have a match. If you defeat me, I'll let you marry her; otherwise, I won't agree. Of course, in our match, you can't use the Xuanyuan Sword, only your own strength!"

Xuanyuan Gao let out a cold snort, an arrogant and mocking expression on his youthful face.

"Not interested."

Lin Fan did not even bother with Xuanyuan Gao.

"Are you scared?" Xuanyuan Gao gave Lin Fan a meaningful look.

"You're not my opponent." Lin Fan shook his head.

Xuanyuan Gao sneered, "Of course, if you use the Xuanyuan Sword, I definitely wouldn't be your opponent, but if it's just strength, I can knock your teeth out!"

Xuanyuan Gao was determined to provoke Lin Fan.

Then.

Force Lin Fan to act!

His task was to seriously injure Lin Fan, as long as Lin Fan didn't die.

To cripple him or break his limbs didn't matter at all.

Lin Fan didn't want to waste time, his Divine Sense was wandering in the Xuanyuan Ancient Clan.

Searching for Xuanyuan Jing's position.

At the same time.

The Emperor Jade was also searching for Xuanyuan Jing!

However.

Inside the Xuanyuan Ancient Clan, there were numerous prohibitions. An abrupt intrusion might trigger them, so neither Lin Fan nor the Emperor Jade acted recklessly.

"Aren't you afraid?"

"Exactly! You seem over twenty, yet you don't dare accept a challenge from someone in their teens?"

"Do you even deserve the Xuanyuan Sword?"

"Trash! Truly a little piece of trash!"

...

The youths accompanying Xuanyuan Gao all began to mock Lin Fan.

Listening to their taunts, Lin Fan's lips twitched slightly.

What's the relation between cultivation strength and age?

Over twenty and doesn't dare accept a challenge from teens?

If someone had cultivated for a hundred years and was at the Ninth Rank Saint Emperor, while another with extraordinary talent reached the Eternal Supreme Realm in just fifty years.

Can you say the hundred-year-old, afraid to challenge the fifty-year-old Eternal Supreme, is trash?

There's simply no comparison.

Moreover.

Xuanyuan Changkong just sent kids to deal with me? It's a laughable thought.

And at this moment.

"Little Fan, Fan, Xuanyuan Changkong and Xuanyuan Ya are watching from the shadows." The Emperor Jade reminded.

"Oh?"

Lin Fan's heart stirred.

"Alright, I accept your challenge." Lin Fan suddenly said, changing his mind.

"You agreed?" Xuanyuan Gao's eyes lit up, "A simple challenge is boring; why don't we raise the stakes?"

"What stakes?" Lin Fan tilted his head, asking with amusement.

"Hehe! If you lose, hand over the Xuanyuan Sword. If you win... well, that's impossible." Xuanyuan Gao smirked arrogantly.

Lin Fan shrugged, "So all the benefits go to you! I also have a condition."

"You have a condition too? What is it?" Xuanyuan Gao felt a bad premonition rising.

However.

Soon, he dismissed it. With Lin Fan's cultivation, how could he be an opponent? Dream on!

"Our duel determines victory and also life and death! How about it?" Lin Fan smiled, eyes narrowed.

"What did you say?" Xuanyuan Gao was stunned but then firmly shook his head, "No! If you die, what about the Xuanyuan Sword? If you die, the sword would need a new master, no, absolutely not! Unless... you tell the sword in advance to recognize me as its master if you die!"

"Alright."

Without a word.

Decisively.

He raised his hand and summoned the Xuanyuan Sword!

"Xuanyuan Sword, if I die, from now on, follow Xuanyuan Gao and recognize him as your master." Lin Fan said calmly.

"Buzz!"

The Xuanyuan Sword quivered lightly, circled in the void, as if agreeing.

"This brat..."

Xuanyuan Changkong, hiding in the shadows, was stunned and a bit surprised.

"Grandfather! Is this brat brain-dead? If it was this easy, why did we play along with him? Really laughable! Not only does he daydream, but he's also brain-dead! Agreeing so easily to Xuanyuan Gao's terms?" Xuanyuan Ya's eyes gleamed with surprise.

"Something feels off..." Xuanyuan Changkong's brows furrowed tightly.

Something's wrong!

Really, something's very wrong!

Could Lin Fan truly be a fool? A First Rank Saint Emperor challenging a Sixth Rank Saint Emperor to a life and death duel.

And.

Using the Xuanyuan Sword as a wager?

Too strange.

"Hahaha! Grandfather, this brat is just brain-dead, what's strange about it? Let's just watch, I don't believe Lin Fan can match Xuanyuan Gao without the Xuanyuan Sword!"

The next second.

"Hahaha!"

Xuanyuan Gao let out a sinister laugh, showing his fangs: "Lin Fan, you've been fooled! You idiot, I really didn't think you'd be this stupid! Saying something like that, well now, go ahead and die!"

As soon as the words hit the ground.

Xuanyuan Gao suddenly erupted!

A powerful Sixth Rank Saint Emperor aura burst from within Xuanyuan Gao, instantly locking onto Lin Fan.

"Kill!"