Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 380 Symbiotic Body
Inside Wash Medicine Lake, the once-powerful top forces in Flowing Moon City had long since fled. Those who escaped felt as if they had been given a second chance at life, and their hearts were filled with mixed emotions.

The Great Li Dynasty is currently at its peak, surpassing all other sects and forces in the world. No one dares to challenge the imperial court. With the imperial court's deterrent power, even if there are conflicts among the top forces, they will not be destroyed overnight.

Only Lishan remains unrestrained by the imperial court, and has even openly defied it. Xiyaohu, having participated in Lishan's affairs, has become cannon fodder in the struggle between Lishan and the imperial court.

Outside the Medicine Washing Lake, cultivators from all sides gathered. What had happened here had already shaken Liuyue City.

Although cultivators gathered, no one dared to enter. The imperial court also avoided the area, not daring to get involved in this mess. They probably only dared to report to the court and wait for someone from above to come.

On the western hill of Xiyao Lake, amidst the cliffs, sat a figure dressed in simple clothes, gazing into the distance. It was Xing Feng.

Behind him, Lu You stood straight as a pine tree. The two of them did not leave, but stayed to protect Li Fan and the other juniors.

“I thought it would be those sword cultivators protecting them,” Lu You said in a low voice as he stepped forward.

“They all have their own things to do, and they also have the potential to continue to improve.” Xing Feng looked into the distance and replied, “Of course, we are all protectors, no one is the same.”

"They're all protectors?" Lu You's expression changed upon hearing Xing Feng's words: "They've staked the entire Li Mountain?"

He had been away and had not returned to Lishan. He did not know exactly what had happened on Lishan, but he knew that Li Fan had been chosen as the successor of the Lishan Sword.

"The fate of Lishan over a thousand years rests on one man," Xing Feng replied in a low voice.

Although they destroyed the Medicine Washing Lake, Xing Feng showed no sign of joy. To them, the Medicine Washing Lake was nothing more than an ant, easily destroyed with a flick of the finger.

What Lishan truly faces is the behemoth that is the Great Li Dynasty. Even those who invaded Lishan back then were only the tip of the iceberg of this behemoth.

The imperial court was wary of the lingering influence of the sage Li Shan, but Li Shan himself knew that he no longer had a sage, and even the lingering influence of the sage was gone.

Now that they are provoking the imperial court, the court will inevitably take action. From now on, they will truly face that behemoth. Therefore, Xing Feng felt no joy whatsoever.

"So, Lishan is in danger of collapsing at any moment," Lu You murmured.

"If Lishan collapses, then we will have to wait for those disciples who left Lishan. If they still remember Lishan, will they be able to produce another prodigy in a few decades or a hundred years?"

Lu You listened with a solemn expression, gazing into the distance. After a thousand years, the Lishan Mountain had reached its most crucial juncture.

Is that young man worthy of the sword that leaves the mountain?

Inside the cave, at the location of the Demon Spring.

Lu Yuan sat by the spring, with Yang Qingshan not far beside him, while the others were in the spring.

Liu Ji and Yue Qingqiu are both demons. If the Demon Spring can help demons evolve, it would naturally be useful to them.

Li Fan sensed the stirrings of the demons within his body and thus entered the Demon Spring.

As for Huang Xiong, he simply wanted to see if the demon spring could be used to temper his physical body. Anyway, there was no harm in it. Back on Nine Infant Island, being struck by lightning was also a great gain for him, as it helped temper his physical body.

After entering the Demon Spring, Liu Ji's changes were the most obvious. She immersed herself in the spring water in her true form as a dragon. After entering, she felt her body getting hot, and then her blood churned and became hotter and hotter. It seemed that warm currents were constantly flowing into her body from the spring water.

As time went by, the blood in her body churned and grew hotter and hotter, almost boiling over. This heat flowed into her flesh, making the massive dragon's body feel as if it were being scorched.

Liu Ji opened her emerald green eyes, exhaled a stream of heat, and spoke in a human voice: "There is a peculiar demonic power in this demonic fist, which can indeed be effective against me."

The rumors about the Medicine-Washing Lake are true; this place is the source of the Medicine-Washing Lake, and it seems that the demons of the Medicine-Washing Lake can indeed evolve better.

“I have some feeling too,” Yue Qingqiu said in a low voice, “but it’s not so obvious.”

Huang Xiong's eyes widened, and he looked down at his body: "I can feel it, it should be somewhat useful."

Their gazes all turned to Li Fan, who was floating quietly in the spring with his eyes closed. His consciousness had sunk into another 'world'.

In the 'world' where demonic energy surged and roared, there seemed to be a demonic figure cultivating with its eyes closed. There was no 'demon spring' around, but endless demonic energy, like a blood-red mist, was being frantically devoured by the demonic figure.

"Is this the demonic power contained in the demon spring?" A thought popped into Li Fan's mind. He could hear what was being said outside, so why was Liu Ji's perception even stronger?

If this place was left behind by a demon saint, perhaps it still contains the demon saint's blood. Then, is it a demon dragon? After all, Yue Qingqiu's cultivation and perception are both above Liu Ji's; it's impossible for her perception to be weaker than Liu Ji's. An even more terrifying devouring force swept out, and instantly that demonic power surged wildly towards the demonic figure. Within that demonic mist, Li Fan vaguely heard the sound of a dragon's roar and even sensed a blurry image, like a demon dragon roaring and moving.

"This is?"

Could their guess be correct, that this demonic spring is indeed related to the ancient demon saint?

At this moment, the demon spring seemed to be boiling, with the water constantly churning, causing Lu Yuan and Yang Qingshan to stare at it.

"What's going on?" Yang Qingshan muttered, looking towards Li Fan, whose churning and roaring demonic spring seemed to be centered on him.

Lu Yuan revealed a strange look. Back then, Li Fan was viewed with strange eyes on Li Mountain. Everyone on Li Mountain knew the reason. At that time, the disciples of Li Mountain spread rumors that there was a demon in his body. Many elders of Li Mountain believed that Li Fan might become a demon in the future.

However, she never looked at Li Fan with any strange eyes, but simply regarded the thing inside his body as one of Li Fan's abilities.

The fact that the demonic spring is boiling at this moment is probably related to this.

Yang Qingshan stood up, but Lu Yuan said, "Ignore it."

Yang Qingshan glanced at Lu Yuan and saw that she was staring at Li Fan. He thought to himself that his wife had become his sister-in-law, so he obediently sat down again.

Liu Ji's dragon eyes also opened and looked towards Li Fan. She could sense that the demonic power in the demon spring was constantly surging towards Li Fan's body.

This guy not only devoured demon cores to cultivate, but now it seems he also wants to devour the power hidden deep within the demon spring.

As the power from the demonic spring continued to flow in, roars echoed from Li Fan's body. His blood and qi erupted fiercely, causing light to surround him, as if a force was about to burst out of his body.

"Come in."

At this moment, a sudden voice rang in Li Fan's mind, startling him. His consciousness fell on the demonic shadow; it was speaking.
Several years ago, he discovered that the demonic shadow was growing stronger and gradually becoming conscious. Even Li Fan himself sometimes wondered if one day the demon inside him would suddenly revive and devour him.

If that's the case, then it will be just as Elder Li Shan had predicted.

"Who are you?" Li Fan asked, though it was just a thought, he believed the other party could hear him.

"I am you, and you are me." The voice came again, saying to Li Fan, "You and I are now one."

"Why did you end up inside me back then?" Li Fan asked again.

"How would I know why I am inside you?" the demonic figure replied. This was the first conversation between the human and the demon in many years.

At this moment, Li Fan was more nervous than ever before, and even harbored a trace of fear. This was a shadow from his childhood. The elders of Lishan believed that he would become a demon when he grew up.

Now, this step seems not impossible, as the demon within him already possesses immense power.

Li Fan fell silent. Was it because of the demonic chaos of that year?

"You have fed me for so many years, and now we are symbiotic. I am you. Come in." The voice came again. Li Fan remembered the old blind man, his senior brothers and sisters, and the butcher who raised him when he was young. They raised him with demons.

Perhaps it was nurturing the demon within him; otherwise, he would probably have died long ago, devoured by the demon inside him.

"it is good."

Li Fan harbored a ruthless thought. His consciousness entered the demonic shadow, and he immediately saw a different world. He became the demon within his own body, greedily devouring the power of his kind. The power from the demonic spring was like a tonic.

"Have they coexisted?"

A thought popped into Li Fan's mind: if he coexisted with a demon, would he be considered a demon?
No, he is still himself; the demon has merely entered his body and is now a part of him.

"boom……"

The surrounding demonic mist surged in wildly, and he saw a blood-red world, and a roaring golden dragon soaring in the sky.

"A demon saint?" A thought arose in Li Fan's mind. Did it let him in so that he could see these things?

(End of this chapter)