Time flowed slowly.
The appointed time drew nearer and nearer.
But.
Chen Nan did not appear.
This caused bewilderment.
Some, with disdain, offered their opinions: "In my view, Chen Nan must have chickened out and dared not show himself."
Others said: "I heard that he was the one who first issued a challenge to the Han family, intending to 'act on behalf of heaven' and eliminate them today."
"Therefore, before he issued the challenge, he was unaware of Commander Han's impending return."
"To be honest, if I were him, I certainly wouldn't show up today either."
"Perhaps Chen Nan was once renowned, but how could he be a match for Commander Han's formidable prowess?"
"If he truly dared to appear, he would undoubtedly be slain by Commander Han."
Chen Nan's rescue of Wuyang City was widely known.
Back then, he and the Golden Core stage Gu Ye fought with great difficulty.
Let alone Han Feipeng, who was a Mahayana stage expert.
"Someone is coming!"
At this moment.
Someone looked towards the west.
Eight figures were seen flying in on swords, hovering in mid-air.
"They seem to be from the Huashan Sword Sect."
"Yes, I recognize their attire. When the demons invaded, the Huashan Sword Sect members intervened."
"It is said they suffered heavy casualties, and now only have over three hundred disciples."
Regarding the Huashan Sword Sect.
The common folk were not unfamiliar.
After all, they had contributed to the realm.
They had contributed to the nation and the people's livelihood.
However.
Once a supreme existence among the Eight Great Sects, they were now far less influential than the Four Directions War Gods.
Currently.
The Huashan Sword Sect had completely declined.
Of course.
This was also their own doing.
When the Cultivator Association was founded.
It had proposed that the Huashan Sword Sect merge into the Cultivator Association.
But it was rejected.
After that.
The Huashan Sword Sect began its decline.
Besides the Huashan Sword Sect.
Shaolin also refused to join the Cultivator Association.
Two years ago.
When the demons invaded.
Among the Eight Great Sects, only the Huashan Sword Sect and Shaolin sent out their strongest to fight the demons.
Had they joined the Cultivator Association, their status would undoubtedly have surpassed many.
Regrettably.
They both refused to join the Cultivator Association.
As a result.
Many people had forgotten about the Huashan Sword Sect and Shaolin.
"Cang Ning, why has your Huashan Sword Sect come here?" A cultivator in his thirties, at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, appeared in mid-air.
He was Tao Dazhuang's cousin, Ma Zhen.
Cang Ning calmly replied: "The former Sect Master of my Huashan Sword Sect is to have a sparring match with Commander Han. As a disciple of the Huashan Sword Sect, how can we stand idly by?"
Upon hearing this.
It immediately caused quite a stir.
"Chen Nan is actually the former Sect Master of the Huashan Sword Sect?"
"Why have we never heard of this?"
"Since Chen Nan is the former Sect Master of the Huashan Sword Sect, was the Huashan Sword Sect's decision to face the demons two years ago influenced by him?"
"If that is the case, have we wronged him?"
Someone in the crowd whispered.
They felt that things might not be as they had imagined.
Chen Nan didn't seem to be a deserter.
At this moment, another person said: "As the Sect Master, he doesn't fight himself but sends his disciples to their deaths. Chen Nan has truly shattered my worldview."
"He is unworthy to be a son!"
This statement was echoed by many.
Even if the Huashan Sword Sect had contributed to the nation and its people, it had no connection to Chen Nan himself.
"Amitabha!"
Accompanied by a resonant Buddhist chant.
A monk in golden kasaya, holding prayer beads, flew over.
It was the Abbot of Shaolin Temple.
Hui Kong.
Ma Zhen's face showed a hint of disdain: "Why are you here, old bald donkey? Are you also here to support Chen Nan?"
Hui Kong clasped his hands together: "Sect Master Chen is benevolent and compassionate, saving all living beings. He is a benefactor to our Shaolin. It is only right and proper for Shaolin to be here."
"He saves all living beings? Baldy, do you have a misunderstanding of what it means to save all living beings?" a fan of Han Feipeng shouted publicly.
"Amitabha!"
Hui Kong recited a Buddhist phrase: "Things have their roots and branches; affairs have their beginnings and ends. Knowing what comes first and what follows, one is close to the Way."
The person who had cursed Hui Kong immediately fell silent.
He did not understand what Hui Kong meant by this statement.
Just like in the dramas, monks always spoke in an unfathomable manner.
A young man looked up at the figures in the sky and said loudly: "Monk, can you explain it more clearly?"
Hui Kong replied: "Within the three realms, the mind is paramount."
"Those who truly observe their minds will ultimately achieve liberation."
"Those who cannot observe will ultimately sink."
Alas.
The more he spoke, the more confused people became.
It would have been better if he hadn't spoken at all.
Cang Ning's voice rang out: "Do you truly believe that the world's chaos began with the demon invasion?"
The people on the ground did not understand why Cang Ning said this.
Cang Ning stated: "The world has long been in chaos."
"It began with the collapse of Minor World Number Eighteen."
"It began with Gu Ye's tyranny and wicked deeds in Wuyang City."
"But."
"Why, when Minor World Number Eighteen collapsed and countless experts arrived in the mortal world, only Gu Ye appeared?"
"Are they all benevolent beings?"
"If they are benevolent beings, why were they imprisoned in Minor World Number Eighteen?"
"Have you truly not considered why only Gu Ye appeared?"
"Where did the prisoners who escaped from Minor World Number Eighteen go?"
He posed a series of questions.
This caused the scene to fall into silence.
Even many who were watching the livestream did not know how to answer.
Although many had speculated about this matter.
There were no answers.
Cang Ning sighed lightly: "That is because someone was carrying the burden, secretly eradicating all hidden dangers and threats!"
"Yes, that person is the former Sect Master of my Huashan Sword Sect, Chen Nan."
"He single-handedly subdued the heinous criminals from Minor World Number Eighteen, preventing a second Gu Ye."
"Preventing widespread suffering."
Upon hearing this.
It immediately caused an uproar.
No one had expected.
That Chen Nan had done such things.
If.
He was truly benevolent and righteous, then his disappearance for the past two years must have some hidden circumstances.
Cang Ning continued: "As for where the criminals subdued by Sect Master Chen went..."
"Have you truly forgotten about the experts who died resisting the demons before the Four Directions War Gods descended?"
"They were the prisoners who escaped from Minor World Number Eighteen!"
"They were ordered by Sect Master Chen to protect this land. How can you deny all his contributions to this country simply because he went into seclusion for two years?"
"How can you slander his fervent passion and his pure heart?"
His voice boomed, filled with intense unwillingness and anger.
The people on the ground widened their eyes.
They never imagined that Chen Nan had contributed so much to the country.
At this moment.
Someone spoke: "Even if what you say is true, so what?"
"Chen Nan is acting on behalf of heaven and intends to destroy the Han family."
"This point alone negates all his previous merits."
"He is merely an outcast from the old world; who gave him the right to 'act on behalf of heaven'?"
"What right does he have to act on behalf of heaven?"
"What right does he have to destroy the Han family?"
Suddenly.
A disdainful voice rang out: "Just a mere Han family, so what if it's destroyed?"