Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 354: Seriously Injured
"above."

Li Fan's body soared upwards, surrounded by sword energy, moving at terrifying speed.

However, the growth rate of the sharp blades that pierced out of the ground was also extremely terrifying. In an instant, they grew to a hundred feet in length, and in the blink of an eye, they had the power to cover the sky and the sun. Then, they closed in on the three of them, sealing off this space.

"You want to escape?"

A male and female voice rang out, mixed together, one deep and powerful, the other sharp and piercing, both sounding extremely eerie.

"They are all my nourishment." That eerie voice sent chills down Wang Yuyao's spine, almost rendering her powerless to resist. After all, she was only at the Foundation Establishment stage and had never seen anything like this before.

The power of this demon far exceeded her imagination.

The fact that Shenmu Manor is colluding with demons is beyond the ability of the disciples of Yukun Academy to resolve. The old master of Shenmu Manor has cultivated for over a hundred years and is a legendary figure in Qinghe County. It is said that he has entered the seventh realm and, along with the ancestors of the Cui and Xie families, are the pillars of Qinghe County.

They can make Qinghe County tremble with a stomp of their feet; they can do what the imperial court cannot do in Qinghe County.

Although Dali is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, in places like Qinghe County, the imperial court's control is far less powerful than that of these powerful aristocratic families. Even the Prince of Qinghe County, appointed by the imperial court, has to treat them with respect and deference.

For this reason, those cultivators never even considered that there might be a problem with Shenmu Manor.

A pair of razor-sharp blades descended from the sky, covering them. Vines also rolled in from below and the sides, leaving them with nowhere to retreat or escape. The tree spirits of Shenmu Manor had become demons.

Just as Wang Yuyao felt hopeless and certain of death, an aura of destruction appeared in the sky, with countless flying swords flowing through the sword domain, captivating the soul.

With a thought, Li Fan summoned a broken sword that hovered in front of him and spun rapidly, piercing through the destructive sword light.

"go."

Li Fan uttered a single word, and ten thousand swords flew out simultaneously. Boom boom boom... Explosions rang out one after another as the flying swords and the incoming blades clashed violently in the sky, seemingly unable to break through the tree demon's attack that covered the sky.

But at that moment, a beam of intense light streaked across the dark space, and the flowing sword intent of destruction transformed into the blade of the broken sword. The broken sword merged into it, tearing through the darkness and creating a gap.

Li Fan and his two companions moved with incredible speed, rushing towards the gap and bursting out in the wake of the destructive sword light.

"boom……"

A hole appeared in the devastating attack that blotted out the sun, and light shone down. Outside the hole, sword light pierced the air, and three figures rushed out and continued to flee into the distance.

"Magic weapon!" The eerie voice rang out again in the darkness. The vines behind Li Fan and the others chased after them frantically, and new sharp blades kept appearing on the ground and rushing into the sky.

But at that moment, a loud noise came from Shenmu Manor behind Li Fan and his group, which momentarily slowed down the attack that was chasing Li Fan.

The sword whistled through the air, and Li Fan, without turning back, lunged down the mountain.

Just then, a beam of intense light came from afar, moving incredibly fast. It swept past Li Fan and the others in an instant, and Li Fan even clearly sensed that an extremely domineering divine sense swept over him as it passed by.

"You beast, how dare you!" An old and angry voice came from behind him, followed by a violent collision. This made Li Fan realize that his crisis was over.

Li Fan turned around and glanced at it. He sensed that aura, which was far inferior to the sword battle in the West Sea, but not much different from the aura of the Palace Master of the Western Emperor Palace. It should be the early stage of the Seven Realms of Myriad Manifestations.

"They came so fast," Li Fan said in a low voice.

"It should be the ancestor of the Cui family," Wang Yuyao said, glancing back with some lingering shock.

"It seems that Cui Jian must have been prepared and notified the Cui family immediately," Li Fan said. "Hopefully, it wasn't too late."

He sighed inwardly. Given the strength that the tree demon had displayed, he had almost lost his life after leaving Shenmu Manor. Those cultivators still in Shenmu Manor were probably in grave danger.

The cultivators of Qinghe County were all wiped out by the old demon of Shenmu Manor, a truly tragic situation.

Li Fan continued his rapid journey towards Old Man Wang's house. At this time, demonic energy filled the sky. While the Shenmu Manor was experiencing a change, demons also invaded Qinghe County.

A beam of light appeared in the distance. Li Fan looked up and glanced in that direction. The beam of light was actually an arrow that tore through the darkness, creating a brief moment of daylight in the night sky.

The arrow pierced into the depths of darkness, where a violent collision resounded, and the burst of light made the night even brighter, revealing a figure standing there.

"Old demon, how dare you invade human territory!" A hoarse voice rang out. Wang Yuyao asked, "It's the Xie family's ancestor! Who is he?"

The Xie family ancestor should also be at the early stage of the Myriad Manifestations Realm. The demons who can fight him are likely to be great demons of the seventh realm.

Therefore, Shenmu Manor did not act alone, but rather colluded with demons.

The two figures instantly engaged in battle. Li Fan continued forward. Demons were rampaging in the darkness. On the ground, a group of figures were running for their lives, with demons trampling over corpses and devouring flesh behind them. "Beasts."

Li Fan roared, and instantly ten thousand swords rang out overhead.

"Kill." As soon as he finished speaking, swords rained down, and with a series of splattering sounds, one demon after another was nailed to the ground.

Lu Yuan's face was also frosty. Moonlight emerged, and the radiance of the moon shone down, causing demons to die tragically wherever it passed.

Wang Yuyao was deeply shaken. The fighting power of Li Fan and Lu Yuan far exceeded her imagination. She had only felt the oppressive feeling brought by this indiscriminate crushing and killing before, when they were the top geniuses of Yukun Academy, Cui Kun and Xie Lingxuan.

And this is not their limit. Perhaps, these two are truly as amazing as Cui Kan and Xie Lingxuan.

But are Cui Kan and Xie Lingxuan still alive?
Li Fan and Lu Yuan fought their way through the area until they reached Old Man Wang's location. There, they saw Huang Xiong, Liu Ji, and others occupying various positions, surrounded by numerous demon corpses.

Seeing Wang Yuyao return safely, Old Man Wang stepped forward in surprise: "Yuyao."

"Father." Wang Yuyao stepped forward, still somewhat shaken and unable to recover.

"Thank you both, young heroes." Old Man Wang bowed to Li Fan and Lu Yuan, but Li Fan helped him up.

"Old man, there's no need to be so polite. Demons are rampant, and tonight will likely be anything but peaceful. However, top cultivators from the Cui and Xie families have arrived, so there shouldn't be any major disasters."

Li Fan looked at Lu Yuan and the others and said, "We're going to kill the invading demons. Sister Luo, you and the others protect the old man."

"Okay." Luo Qingyan nodded, and Li Fan, Lu Yuan, and the others turned and left to continue killing demons.

"What exactly happened at the villa?" Old Wang asked.

“Father, Shenmu Manor is already a den of demons.” Wang Yuyao explained to her father, “This time, the trap was set to hunt down the cultivators from Qinghe County. They are probably in grave danger. If it weren’t for Young Hero Lu, I wouldn’t have been able to come out alive.”

"Young hero, you are truly an extraordinary person." Old Man Wang thought to himself, he had not expected the calamity of the demons to be so severe.

Wang Yuyao looked at Yang Qingshan and asked, "Who is this extraordinary person, Young Hero Lu?"

"Brother Xiao Fan?" Yang Qingshan said with some pride, "He is destined to become the strongest swordsman in the world."

Wang Yuyao was stunned and speechless.

A night of chaos.

As dawn broke, there was no smoke rising from chimneys, only ruins, blood, and corpses everywhere.

Li Fan walked over from a distance, his body covered in blood.

Many cultivators were flying through the air; they were all cultivators who had come here. Almost all the powerful families and sects had come out, and they also realized that this demonic calamity was largely aimed at them.

Last night, the entire army of Qinghe County was wiped out at Shenmu Manor, with only a few survivors. Moreover, many of the cultivators who went to Shenmu Manor were elites from Qinghe County, and they were all captured.

Wang Yuyao also came in from outside, her hair looking a little messy. She hadn't rested all night and hadn't practiced meditation, so she looked slightly tired.

"How's the situation?" Li Fan asked Wang Yuyao.

"In the battle at Shenmu Manor, both sides suffered heavy losses. Ancestor Cui was injured, but Shenmu Manor was also destroyed. The old manor master merged with the tree demon and became a demon. He escaped with some people. Yesterday, almost all the cultivators in Qinghe County died. Even the elders of Yukun Academy and the Cui and Xie families survived thanks to the elders' desperate protection and the help of magic weapons. Even so, they were still seriously injured."

"That great demon is an old Hou, which is said to have appeared when demons wreaked havoc on the world, and then disappeared. Now it has reappeared in Qinghe County, and I heard that it was hit by an arrow from Elder Xie, but..."

Wang Yuyao paused here and whispered, "Ancestor Xie has been severely injured, and his current condition is unknown."

"It was so tragic!" Old Man Wang said with a tremor in his heart. Both of the two patriarchs were injured after taking action. The entire cultivation world of Qinghe County suffered a great loss of vitality because of this battle.

At this moment, a powerful aura came from afar. Li Fan looked up and saw a powerful aura approaching from both the sky and the ground.

"This is..." Everyone stopped and looked over there. They saw that the people who had arrived were all dressed in the same clothes, and the people on the ground were wearing armor and exuding a powerful aura.

There were fewer people in the air, but many of them were cultivators at the Core Formation stage.

“They’re from the imperial court,” Wang Yuyao said, her eyes somewhat cold.

"They arrived really 'fast'!" Yang Qingshan said in a low voice. After the great battle, the imperial court arrived.

(End of this chapter)