Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 381 Harvest
The demonic mist transformed into golden clouds, and the golden dragon shadow moved through the clouds.

"Is it a remnant soul of the Demon Saint?" A thought arose in Li Fan's mind. Suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared in front of him. The huge pupils were filled with an aura of majesty, looking down on all things like a god.

Before Li Fan could react, the enormous figure rushed towards him and burrowed into 'his' body.

Li Fan's consciousness trembled violently as this wisp of remnant soul attempted to engulf him.

"This remnant soul still retains a wisp of will." Li Fan's first thought was of his master, the Sword Saint Wuyai. Even though he had fallen many years ago, a wisp of his remnant soul remained in the Heavenly Sword, and he still managed to unleash a world-shaking sword strike to kill Li Chengying.

If this demon is a demon saint, then it is also possible that it retains consciousness.

"A cunning fellow." Li Fan thought that perhaps the thing inside him had pulled him in because it knew about him, and that it couldn't handle it on its own?
In the sea of ​​consciousness, a golden dragon appeared before Li Fan, its entire body gleaming with golden light, resembling a demon god. Its sharp claws slashed down, seemingly capable of tearing apart a corner of the world.

Is this an attempt to erase his consciousness and then possess his body?
According to the cultivators of Xiyao Lake, this is the source of Xiyao Lake and the place where the ancestors of Xiyao Lake cultivated. Only when powerful demon slaves of Xiyao Lake evolve can they have the opportunity to come here.

This means that many demons have been here before, and this golden dragon already had the opportunity to possess other demons.

Could it be that it looks down on other demons? Or perhaps it is using other demons to nourish itself and thus recover?

Regardless of the reason, this is a matter of life and death.

Li Fan dared not underestimate the existence that might be at the level of a demon saint. Although the opponent was far less powerful than when his master emerged from the sword, he was still cautious enough.

A sword suddenly appeared in front of him, and his consciousness merged into it.

Golden clouds churned and roared, and within them appeared an extremely dazzling sword, radiating the divine light of the sun and moon, with sword intent surging forth, weaving through the golden clouds.

The divine sword rang out, its brilliant divine light spreading across the sea of ​​clouds. The golden dragon's eyes seemed to hold a hint of fear, no longer as arrogant and disdainful as before.

"This is my world." A voice resounded through the clouds and mist, and the divine sword emitted a dazzling divine light, piercing through the clouds and mist, with rays of light shining everywhere.

The golden dragon roared and charged forward, colliding with the divine sword. A burst of light erupted, the golden dragon's body trembled, then cracked and gradually disintegrated, turning into clouds and mist filling the sky.

"Master, Senior Sister..."

Li Fan's consciousness gradually became blurred, but he remained focused on the divine sword. He finally understood why the old blind man and his senior sister had gone to such lengths to get him to walk up the mountain wall.

Just like the countless times he had been fed with demons, this divine sword was the last trump card that the old blind man and his senior sister had prepared for him, to suppress the demon within his body.

Just as Li Fan's consciousness was gradually fading, he sensed the clouds and mist being frantically swallowed up and surging into his body.

A flood of information rushed into his mind. He saw a golden dragon dancing in the sky, and he also saw a tall golden figure tearing space apart with a single press of its hand.

This information kept bombarding his consciousness, making Li Fan's consciousness increasingly blurred.

Outside, the demon spring roared and boiled. Liu Ji and Yue Qingqiu suddenly opened their eyes and stared at Li Fan. They saw that the power in the demon spring was surging wildly towards Li Fan. Although it had been like this before, it was no longer restricted at this moment. His body seemed to want to devour the power hidden in the demon spring.

"Looks like I don't need to cultivate anymore." Liu Ji thought to herself as she looked at Li Fan's current state. This guy is going to rob her of everything again. He's a monster.

As if sensing something, the two figures guarding outside strode in and stood at the edge of the spring, looking at Li Fan.

"Such powerful demonic energy." Qingfeng Sword Lu You murmured. Although he was at the foot of the mountain, he had heard about Li Fan's story. However, since Li Shan had chosen him, he trusted Li Shan's decision.

“It seems there’s something strange about the demonic spring in Washing Medicine Lake. The old ancestor of Washing Medicine Lake has guarded this place for so many years and developed the Washing Medicine Lake power. This demonic spring must have played a part in that.” Xing Feng said, glancing down at the spring water.

Seeing that Li Fan was unharmed, the two turned around and walked out.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Fan's hazy consciousness gradually cleared, and many images appeared in his mind.

"Skyclaw."

In the scene, Li Fan saw that the golden figure seemed to tear through space with a wave of his hand; it was the ultimate technique of the Demon Saint, and its power was extremely terrifying.

"It really is a demon saint-level existence." Li Fan thought to himself. As if sensing something, he moved his mind and golden light shone on his body. Behind Li Fan, a golden dragon phantom appeared.

At this moment, Liu Ji and Yue Qingqiu had already come ashore and were sitting to the side watching Li Fan. Upon seeing this scene, they couldn't help but show a strange look in their eyes.

The Martial Soul has evolved again.

Whether one is a Qi cultivator or a martial artist, one can use certain methods during the cultivation process to generate a Dharma form and a martial spirit, and can also evolve them.

At this moment, Li Fan's blood and qi were abundant, shining with brilliant golden light. His blood churned and roared within his body, faintly echoing with dragon's roar. His martial arts had also advanced further, reaching the late stage of the Golden Body realm. The next realm would be the sixth realm of martial arts, the True Intent realm. The cultivation of Qi cultivators and martial arts cultivators seemed to be opposites. The sixth realm of Qi cultivators was the realm of the Dao Body, which was about forging a physique based on the Great Dao. In contrast, martial arts cultivators possessed an incomparably strong physique, and the sixth realm was about cultivating True Intent.

This is the interconnectedness of the great Dao. When one reaches a high level of cultivation, different paths lead to the same destination. Different cultivation paths, when they reach a certain level, can resonate with each other and possess extraordinary abilities.

After sensing the situation for a while, Li Fan opened his eyes and saw pairs of eyes fixed on him, causing him to freeze for a moment and reveal a strange expression. His martial spirit disappeared, and he asked, "What are you looking at?"

The crowd remained silent, but glanced down at the spring again. Li Fan looked down and was surprised to find that the demon spring was almost dry.

Is this what he did?

"So, none of us really benefited from the Demon Spring?" Li Fan asked softly. Seeing Liu Ji looking at him with a half-smile, Li Fan understood.

They plundered the Medicine Washing Lake, intending to use its demonic spring to aid Liu Ji and Yue Qingqiu's cultivation, but unexpectedly, they ended up benefiting themselves instead. How ironic...

"Fortunately, we still have quite a few demon cores?" Li Fan said somewhat awkwardly, as a dazzling demon core appeared in his palm, which was none other than the demon core of that black dragon.

"What are you doing?" Liu Ji glared at him.

"The other demon cores are easy to distribute; you can use them as you please," Li Fan said in a low voice, but this demon core...

"This is a demon core given to you by a senior, and it's compatible with your cultivation. It can be used to break through to the next realm, and it will greatly increase your success rate, so there's no need to take it out," Lu Yuan said hurriedly when she saw Li Fan take out the demon core.

“Protecting Brother Xiao Fan like this, Lu Yuan, you’ve changed…” Yang Qingshan sighed inwardly.

"I don't need it," Yue Qingqiu said softly from the side, her eyes clear.

Seeing that the others were nervous, Li Fan didn't say much. It was indeed a gift from his martial uncle, Xing, who gave it to him out of respect. If he were to give it to someone else, he would be letting his martial uncle down.

After all, a seventh-level demon core is also useful for my uncle's cultivation.

He had just felt a little guilty about keeping the demon spring all to himself, and he had also gained quite a bit from it.

"Alright, then I'll break through to the sixth realm as soon as possible."

Li Fan put away the demon core. If he could break through to the sixth realm, everyone's safety would be better guaranteed. Right now, he really needed to improve his cultivation.

"This demon spring is no longer of any use, and the Medicine Washing Lake has been thoroughly looted. Shall we leave?" Lu Yuan asked.

“Yes, we shouldn’t stay here any longer.” Li Fan nodded. With such a big commotion at Wash Medicine Lake, the imperial court must have already received the news. Although no one in Liuyue City can deal with his master, it’s still best to be careful. If the imperial court sends a strong person from the vicinity, it will be troublesome.

The group arrived outside the cave, where Xing Feng and Lu You were still there.

"Uncle-Master," Li Fan called out.

"Have you finished your training?" Xing Feng asked.

"Yes." Li Fan nodded, "Thank you for troubling me again, Uncle-Master."

Liu Ji stepped forward and transformed into a dragon. The group stepped forward, and the dragon soared into the sky, heading outwards.

Many cultivators were still gathered outside the Medicine Washing Lake. When they saw the dragon emerge, they were immediately excited. They all looked at the figures on the dragon's back. These were all sword cultivators from Lishan.

A dragon swept across the sky above their heads, and countless whispers rippled through the air.

"The cultivator standing at the very front should be the one who killed the Old Ancestor of Washing Medicine Lake. He is at the middle stage of the seventh realm. Even in the entire Great Li, there aren't many cultivators of this level."

"Liuyue City is the gateway to Yongzhou in Dali, and it is full of powerful people, yet we still cannot find a single person of this level." The higher the cultivation level, the fewer people there are, and those at the late stage of the seventh realm are even rarer, all of them being giants.

"No wonder they dared to fly so brazenly over Liuyue City after destroying Xiyao Lake."

"Is the imperial court not going to take any action?"

As the crowd discussed this, Xing Feng, atop the dragon, raised an eyebrow, and several powerful auras appeared nearby.

Could there really be someone in Liuyue City who dares to stop us?

(End of this chapter)