Chapter 498

Lin Fan didn't even have the mood to reply to him, and Zhao Xun could only unwillingly take his final breath.

"I thought you would tell him!"

"Why would I tell him?"

Lin Fan knew what Pei Nanwei meant, and Pei Nanwei also understood Lin Fan's meaning. The two couldn't help but look at each other and smile. Although it was their first meeting, it felt as if they had known each other for many years; their rapport was perfect. Only Zhao Xun had borne all the suffering alone.

"You killed the Prince of Jing'an's heir?"

Huishan Xuan Yuan Jingcheng brought Xu Fengnian out, only to discover that Lin Fan had already killed Zhao Xun.

"Killed him, so what? Why make such a fuss?"

Lin Fan was somewhat indifferent. The Prince of Jing'an, Zhao Heng, was known for being spineless. Although he had snatched his consort and killed his heir, the Prince might even clap his hands and cheer!

"If one truly cultivates to the extreme, can one really contend against a nation with the power of a single person?"

Xu Fengnian looked deeply at Lin Fan, then asked with a serious expression.

"In this world, only I can do it!"

Lin Fan pondered for a moment before seriously answering Xu Fengnian's question.

Earth Immortals were not true immortals; there were limits to borrowing the power of heaven and earth.

Lin Fan cultivated both the Dragon God Art and the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, two supreme immortal sutras, and possessed countless other divine arts, all of which had been cultivated to an extremely profound realm. Only then could he rival a nation alone.

Even for other Earth Immortals like Zhang Sanfeng, it was impossible. One must know that human strength has its limits and the Heavenly Dao has its fixed paths. To fight across three thousand miles and have one sword hold off a million troops—in this world, there has only ever been one Lin Fan.

"I understand. You have taken the path of hegemony to the extreme; others cannot replicate it!"

Xu Fengnian looked at Lin Fan thoughtfully, his eyes filled with deep envy. If he had Lin Fan's strength, Liyang would no longer be a threat that kept him awake at night, but merely an ant that could be crushed with a flick of a finger.

"Those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die. So what about you? Do you intend to follow the path of the King or the path of Hegemony? As the future master of Northern Liang, I assume you cannot cultivate the Confucian path anymore!"

Lin Fan looked at Xu Fengnian with interest. In the original story, he had exhausted the Northern Liang army to contend with Northern Mang, then retired to the mountains with his beloved, all to spare the people from the suffering of war. That was the path of the King. He wondered what was on his mind now.

"Internal sage, external king—what if I cultivate both paths of hegemony?"

"Great spirit. But only by not forgetting one's original intention can one achieve a successful conclusion. I hope you can persist!"

Lin Fan nodded. He actually wanted to see an ending different from the Northern Liang in the original story; otherwise, it would still be a lingering regret! ===== CHAPTER 500 =====