Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 429 Demon Sect
Inside Crane Manor, a figure clad in a blue-green robe rose into the air. His temples were half-white, and he appeared to be in his thirties, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Golden pupils appeared in Li Fan's eyes as he pierced towards his opponent, and then he saw a crane shadow floating in the air.

“A demon.” Li Fan’s voice was sharp as he looked at Xiao Zhu and the old man beside him and asked, “Is it him?”

"Hmm." Xiaozhu stared at the man and asked, "Where is my older sister?"

"I have already sent word that she died in childbirth and has been cremated." The crane demon glanced at Xiao Zhu, then said to Li Fan, "Sir, I have lived in this city for many years and am a registered demon cultivator with the imperial court."

One after another, demonic cultivators floated in the air, staring fiercely at Li Fan's figure.

"You are a demon..." Old Xu's face was pale, his eyes were dull and lifeless, and he said, "If I knew you were a demon, why would I have sent Xiaomei here? Since you are a demon registered by the court, why did no one inform us?"

Li Fan looked into the distance and shouted loudly, "City Lord of Xijiang City, come here!"

His voice resounded throughout the skies above Xijiang City and continued to spread into the distance, causing countless people to look up in shock and wonder what major event had occurred.

Inside Crane Manor, a figure tried to slip away, but Li Fan's gaze swept over it, and with a thought, sword energy struck from afar, instantly killing the figure.

"You dare..." Crane Demon shouted.

"Not a single one is allowed to leave." Li Fan glanced at the other party with cold eyes. He wanted to confirm a guess, so he didn't directly destroy Crane Manor.

Not long after, a whooshing sound was heard in the distance, and a group of figures flew through the air, arriving in the area a moment later. The leader, dressed in an official robe, addressed Li Fan, saying, "I am Jiang Tai, the city lord of Xijiang City. And who are you?"

"Are they registered demons?" Li Fan asked.

“Yes, there is a list of demons and monsters on the imperial register, and they have been in Xijiang City for many years,” Jiang Tai replied.

"Why didn't you inform the people of Xijiang City?" Li Fan asked again. "Do you know what they did in Hezhuang?"

“Registered demons are just like humans; they are all citizens of the Great Li. As long as they do not violate the laws of the court, there is no need to interfere. Do you have any questions?” Jiang Tai replied coldly.

“That’s it.” Li Fan replied. He waved his hand, and a flash of sword light appeared. Blood gushed out. The city lord of Xijiang City clutched his throat, his body trembling uncontrollably, staring at Li Fan in disbelief.

Li Fan pointed his left hand at the people from the imperial court who had arrived. Instantly, sword energy rang out in the sky, and countless swords flew everywhere. The people were terrified and tried to turn around to escape, but it was too late. They were all killed on the spot.

The crowd in Xijiang City below was in an uproar upon seeing the scene before them, all of them shocked. This young swordsman had actually killed a court official.

Li Fan turned his gaze to the crane demon, and his cold eyes instilled a sense of fear in the other party.

"A sixth-realm sword cultivator," the crane demon whispered, adding that this human was completely unafraid of the imperial court's intimidation.

Li Fan glanced down at Crane Manor, and with a thought, he saw a sword formation appear above Crane Manor, with endless sword intent descending and sealing off Crane Manor.

"You cannot kill us." The Crane Demon no longer concealed its demonic aura, and crane wings appeared behind it. The aura of a peak fifth-realm demon permeated the air: "If you dare to kill me, not only will you die without a doubt, but the entire city of Xijiang will be buried with you."

"Why?" Li Fan asked curiously.

“You don’t need to know so much,” the crane demon said. “If you leave now, I will pretend that nothing happened.”

Li Fan glanced at the other party, and his body suddenly moved. Before the Crane Demon could react, Li Fan grabbed the Crane Demon's throat. Terrifying sword intent surrounded the Crane Demon's throat and body, as if it could tear him to pieces at any moment.

“Speak, or die,” Li Fan said.

"I am a member of the Azure Emperor Sect." The crane demon stared at Li Fan.

"The Azure Emperor Sect?" Li Fan had never heard of such a major sect in the human cultivation world. "The Demon Sect? Why haven't I heard of it?"

“Our major sect in the demon realm keeps a low profile, so it’s normal that you don’t know about it.” The crane demon said with a mad look in its eyes, “I have already sent a message to my senior brothers. They are on their way. My senior brothers are all sixth-realm demons. You can still leave now. My Azure Emperor Sect can also let the humans of Xijiang City go.”

Li Fan stared at him, then turned his gaze to the crowd of Xijiang City below, and said loudly, "As you all have seen, these are demons registered by the imperial court, who are committing evil deeds in the human city and using human women to reproduce their demon offspring."

"He told me that in the heart of the Great Li Dynasty, the demons registered by the court are actually backed by a demon sect. If I dare to kill him, the demon sect will massacre the entire city. Isn't that ridiculous?"

The sound rolled on, spreading into the distance, resounding through the ears of the people of Xijiang City, and shaking their hearts.

"If this is the case in Xijiang City, what about other places? How many Crane Manors are there in this Great Li world? And how many demon sects are behind it? Doesn't the imperial court know?" Li Fan said, "I have implicated you all. Perhaps Xijiang City will be afflicted by demons. Gentlemen, please leave Xijiang City."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sharp sword hanging above Crane Manor fell down, and screams erupted. Many demons transformed into their true forms, their demonic energy raging, trying to escape Crane Manor, but with the sword energy sweeping across the sky, how could they possibly escape?

"Are you crazy?" The crane demon was filled with despair at the sight. As soon as he finished speaking, his head flew off, and blood splattered everywhere.

After doing all this, Li Fan looked at the surviving figures in Crane Manor, all of whom were young children. He said to the old man and the girl, "Perhaps your relatives are among them. You should make your own decision."

The flying sword carried the two down, and he himself turned around and rode the sword to a place above Xijiang City, where he sat cross-legged on the flying sword.

The cultivators of Xijiang City looked up at the figure in the sky.

"What does he mean by this?"

"He's waiting for the Demon Sect to arrive, intending to protect Xijiang City," someone replied, and many people immediately showed their respect.

Sword cultivators slay demons and defend cities.

Could it be...

Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu came to Li Fan's side and sat down next to him. Lu Yuan said, "Did you deliberately make a big fuss about this?"

"I have seen some past memories. When the old blind man was the Grand Preceptor of Dali, he joined forces with my senior sister's father to kill all the demons in the world. Later, my senior sister's father died unexpectedly. Now the Emperor of Dali has ascended the throne. I don't know what happened after that. Before, I knew that demons were in the wild and humans were in the city. Even the registered demons were under the control of the court. But now it seems that I was too naive."

"Do you believe that the court colluded with demons after the new emperor ascended the throne?" Lu Yuan asked.

“In the war between human cultivators and demons back then, there must have been top-tier demons. I had wondered before where those demons went. Now it seems that demons have always been around us. The Azure Emperor Sect must not be an isolated case. Was some kind of agreement reached behind the demon war back then?”

Li Fan looked up into the distance and guessed, "In the human world, there is a mountain, a temple, a shrine, and an academy. What about the top demons of the demon race? They seem to be secretly accumulating power."

“This Azure Emperor Sect seems to be a place where the demon race is learning from humans to establish a sect.” At this moment, Yue Qingqiu said softly. Li Fan looked at her and then remembered that Yunmengze was a gathering place for the demon race.

“The demon race is more primitive than humans. For example, the Demon Saint is the king of Yunmengze and has no sect. Now, the demon race has sects, as if they are learning from humans to cultivate their descendants. In addition, the Demon Saint has been learning human methods of cultivation. The demons here are trying to combine with humans. Will their descendants be able to inherit the common talents of demons and humans and achieve the same goal as Yunmengze?” Yue Qingqiu continued.

Li Fan's expression was solemn. Since the Demon Saint of Yunmengze could think of this, the top demons outside must have thought of it as well. Therefore, they were also trying to integrate into the human cultivation world, and even to have offspring with humans.

What's even more frightening is that over the years, how many such beings have mingled in the human world?

“So the most dangerous place is also the safest place. They have been operating right under the noses of humans, using the guise of demons registered by the imperial court,” Lu Yuan said. “But the imperial court cannot possibly be completely unaware.”

She looked at Li Fan and said, "So, you'd rather put this city in danger than not do all this?"

"What happened in Xijiang City must be spread throughout the world so that everyone knows about it. Otherwise, countless people will die in secret, and it will cause even greater disasters in the future."

Li Fan looked down at the sky and saw that many people in the city were already packing their bags and preparing to leave.

Many others also had no intention of leaving. They looked up at Li Fan and saw that he was waiting for the demons there, and their hearts were filled with a surge of excitement.

At this moment, Li Fan gazed into the distance, and under his golden pupils, he saw demonic energy soaring into the sky outside Xijiang City, with dark clouds covering the sun.

"They intend to massacre the city."

Li Fan closed his eyes, and a terrifying storm of sword energy suddenly swept across the world. Behind him, nine flying swords soared into the sky, which were none other than the Sword of Separation and Hatred.

"go."

With a thought, Li Fan unleashed a sword roar that pierced the sky, nine swords cutting through the air and traversing the skies above Xijiang City. Countless people looked up at the sky, where the wind and thunder of swords echoed, and dazzling sword marks tore through the sky. Outside Xijiang City, a flash of blood appeared.

"Traveling a thousand miles with my sword, slaying demons and monsters."

Countless people in Xijiang City looked up at the handsome figure in white sitting in the air, their eyes filled with reverence.

Did this great swordsman come from Li Mountain?

(End of this chapter)