Hu Qing still felt a lingering fear and thought to himself how careless he had been. If it weren’t for Senior Brother Lin’s rescue, his life would likely have ended at the hands of this Earth Demon.
“Senior Brother Lin, thank you,” Hu Qing said sincerely. Ever since witnessing Lin Fan’s abilities firsthand, Hu Qing had never underestimated him again, and now, with this life-saving act, his gratitude ran even deeper.
“No problem. Now that we’re a team, naturally we must support each other,” Lin Fan replied.
“This is the core of the Earth Demon leader; it rightfully belongs to Senior Brother Lin,” Su Hongchen said, extracting the core from the Earth Demon leader.
Such a core could be exchanged for a significant amount of contribution points back at the sect.
“Keep it for now; we’ll split it when we return,” Lin Fan said.
Such items held no value for Lin Fan.
For Lin Fan, the most meaningful reward was the opportunity to kill more Earth Demons.
Moreover, he needed the strongest Earth Demons. Only those could provide him with a continuous stream of experience.
Lin Fan’s actions naturally earned him the group’s admiration. Having such a considerate teammate was truly a delight.
“These Earth Demons may not be very strong, but their cores are still worth some contribution points—they shouldn’t be wasted,” Su Hongchen said, extracting the cores from all the fallen Earth Demons.
For several consecutive days,
Lin Fan and the others continued slaying Earth Demons within the Abyssal Demon Cave.
They collected quite a few cores, but Lin Fan was disappointed to find that the strongest Earth Demon they encountered was only at the peak of the Ancient Realm.
Lin Fan longed to venture deeper, but considering Su Hongchen and the others were with him, he had to give up on the idea.
After returning this time, Lin Fan planned to come back here alone.
As they ventured further in, the surrounding environment gradually changed.
Corpses lay scattered everywhere.
Some skeletons were ancient, while others were fresh, likely left behind only recently.
“The demonic aura here is so thick.”
At this moment, Su Hongchen furrowed his brow, sensing the oppressive and repulsive demonic energy in the air.
Hu Qing and the others were also startled—they could all feel this demonic aura, which was not only evil but also contained a trace of blood essence.
“Somebody is cultivating,” Ru Wanshu remarked.
Lin Fan pointed forward, “That demonic aura must be coming from over there.”
The group exchanged glances, “Should we go check it out?”
Since Lin Fan urgently needed strong opponents, he nodded, “Let’s go have a look.”
The group concealed their presence and slowly approached, hiding behind a large rock.
“It’s not someone cultivating demonic techniques,” Su Hongchen whispered, “but forging a weapon.”
Observing the scene ahead, Lin Fan found it quite intriguing.
Above a pool of blood, a young man exuded an eerie aura. Before him floated a red long saber. Several blood-red threads extended from the weapon into the blood pool, continuously absorbing blood essence.
The Earth Demons swelled their bellies, then opened their mouths wide, spewing out countless streams of blood essence.
“This person must be a disciple of the Blood Demon Sect. Using blood essence to forge weapons is a unique technique of theirs,” Su Hongchen explained.
The Blood Demon Sect was one of the nine major orthodox sects, a powerful faction among the dark sects.
“Who’s there!”
Suddenly, the Blood Demon Sect disciple abruptly opened his eyes, spat out a stream of blood qi which transformed into a red rainbow, instantly shattering the rock behind which they were hiding.
“Hmph, so it’s you. It’s actually the disciples of Heaven and Earth Sect,” the young man stood up, his eyes glowing with an eerie light that sent chills down one’s spine.
“Prince Xue of the Blood Sect, ranked 67th on the True Immortal Candidate List,” Hu Qing suddenly recognized the person before them.
The red robe resembling flowing blood, the sinister gaze—this was indeed a powerful figure from the True Immortal Candidate List.
“Run! We can’t beat him,” Hu Qing shouted in alarm, immediately pulling everyone to retreat.
Those who made it onto the True Immortal Candidate List were all formidable experts.
They were no match for such an opponent.
“Haha, you came, so why leave so soon?” Xue Tianzi laughed loudly. The space trembled slightly as a blood-colored ribbon shot forth, sealing the exit and blocking their path.
Previously, Lin Fan hadn’t known about the True Immortal Candidate List, but now he did.
This list ranked cultivators who had not yet reached the True Immortal Realm, all within the Ancient Realm.
Most on the True Immortal Candidate List were at the peak of the Ancient Realm.
However, there were also rare prodigies who, at the High Ancient Realm, managed to rank within the top hundred.
Ranked 67th, Xue Tianzi naturally possessed immense power.
Although Hu Qing and the others had decent cultivation bases, compared to experts on the True Immortal Candidate List, they were still far inferior.
No wonder they immediately thought of fleeing upon encountering someone from the True Immortal Candidate List.
“My Red Blood Demon Saber still needs a bit more blood essence to ascend into a supreme treasure. Since you’ve come, you may as well offer your blood essence to this Prince,” Xue Tianzi, a dark sect cultivator, was known for his ruthless killings.
Since Lin Fan and the others had intruded, there was no way he would let them leave.
“Bad! Xue Tianzi wants us dead!” Bing Linxing’s face turned pale.
“Xue Tianzi, we are inner disciples of the Heaven and Earth Sect. If you dare kill us, our sect will never let you go unpunished!” Hu Qing shouted fiercely.
“Hehe, let your sect master come to the Blood Demon Sect then,” Xue Tianzi laughed loudly, gripping his Red Blood Demon Saber.
A massive blood sea surged behind him.
“Hundred Weapons Breaking Technique!”
At this moment, Bing Linxing roared, his body radiating a dazzling light. Hundreds of weapons erupted from within him, forming a weapon spirit.
The towering weapon spirit swung a mighty strike, shaking heaven and earth.
“Pfft! Mere trickery!”
Xue Tianzi coldly remarked. With a slash of his saber, a blood-red arc tore through the sky. The Red Blood Demon Saber unleashed an endless crimson rainbow, its sharp edge shattering the void.
Crack!
The weapon spirit disintegrated without resistance.
And the saber’s momentum did not wane—it grew even stronger.
“No good…” everyone gasped in alarm. Ru Wanshu even spat out a mouthful of blood, using it as a medium to summon righteous energy. Yet against a nearly supreme treasure,
any resistance was futile.
“Everyone, it seems we’re going to perish here,” Hu Qing regretted bitterly.
If only they hadn’t come out of curiosity, this tragedy could have been avoided.
“Who said so?”
At this moment, Lin Fan stepped forward, raised his hand, and directly caught the blood-colored saber slash in his palm. With a gentle squeeze, the blood-colored slash shattered and dissipated into the void.
“Ranked 67th on the True Immortal Candidate List—you actually think you’re number one? Even if you were number one, the result would be the same,” Lin Fan said.
Eh!
Everyone was stunned, staring in disbelief at Lin Fan.
How could that blood-colored saber slash be destroyed so effortlessly? It seemed utterly impossible.
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