97: Chapter 97 Remnant Soul of the Sacred Realm, Saint of Demonic Fire

Heavenly Demon Sect encampment.

At this moment, the Heavenly Demon Sect had long since become a place for various Righteous Path Sects to reside.

The original Disciples and Elders of the Heavenly Demon Sect had either been killed or had fled during the previous great battle.

The vast Sect had long lost its former glorious appearance.

"This place is unusually gloomy. I truly don't know how those people from the Heavenly Demon Sect managed to stay here."

"I recently heard that our Qingxuan Sect has suffered repeated setbacks at the hands of Gu Qingge because of those captured stunning beauties from the Heavenly Demon Sect."

"I really can't figure it out. Senior Brother Gu was, after all, a Half-step Golden Core Stage Cultivator. How could he be bewitched by a group of demonic enchantresses and become a lackey?"

"Heh, that's because you lack judgment, and more importantly, you haven't seen the beauty of those demonic enchantresses."

"Back then, just catching a glimpse from afar, even someone as firm-willed as me was almost bewitched by the Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect. Let alone our Senior Brother Gu."

"Tch." The others, hearing him say this, all showed disdain.

However, there was one thing he wasn't wrong about.

The fame of Heavenly Demon Sect Sect Master Min Qingrou's beauty was widespread, a fact known to almost everyone.

However, previously, because she possessed the strength of the Nascent Soul Stage, even if some had thoughts of seizing her, they could not overcome the former's overbearing suppression.

And just as the group of Qingxuan Sect Disciples were idling, drinking and chatting about various things, a sudden change occurred!

They saw that around the Heavenly Demon Sect encampment, giant Heavenly Demon statues rose from the ground!

Countless creatures shrouded in chaotic Devilish Qi instantly appeared in the world.

"It's come to this, what are you still standing there for?" Shocked by the scene before him, the leading Qingxuan Sect Elder drew his precious sword, prepared for battle, and hurriedly ordered.

"Why aren't you quickly reporting what happened here to the Sect Master?"

Suddenly, a strange voice sounded from within the crowd.

"Report to the Sect Master? Heh!"

"What do you mean by that?"

As a Cultivator in the cultivation world, the most important thing is to learn to judge the situation. It was clear that the situation before them looked extremely wrong.

Either he was an undercover agent sent by another Sect, or he had been controlled by some evil Cultivators, or even replaced.

In any case, regardless of the result, he was now in extreme danger.

"The Heavenly Secret Life Treasure should be shared by everyone."

"How could it be something that your mere Qingxuan Sect can decide?"

"Truly overestimating your capabilities."

The person speaking was none other than Lu Fan of the Holy Spirit Sect.

The next second, Lu Fan no longer hid himself, summoning his exclusive weapon, a long, sharp giant sword.

He attacked straight toward the Qingxuan Sect Disciples beside him.

Without mobilizing Spiritual Qi, relying only on physical strength, with every swing, he could take the lives of over a dozen people.

In just a few breaths, the Qingxuan Sect Disciples gathered here were slaughtered by him, leaving no survivors.

After dealing with the living people at the scene, Lu Fan respectfully said to the antique-style spatial ring he was wearing:

"Teacher's guess was indeed correct. That old guy hid things flawlessly behind my back and never revealed a single bit to me."

"If not for Teacher's unique Wisdom Eye, I would have long missed out on this Opportunity."

It was at this moment that strands of Soul aura emerged from that spatial ring, finally condensing into a human figure.

"Xiao Fan, do not be impatient."

"In my opinion, this place is a killing blood-refining ground created by an Emperor Realm powerhouse. It is far more dangerous than the Immortal Caves left behind by some powerhouses after they passed away."

"It's just unclear which Emperor Realm powerhouse created it."

"Emperor Realm powerhouse?" Hearing this, a clear light flashed in Lu Fan's eyes.

He knew very well that the items possessed by powerhouses of this Realm Rank, or the cultivation grounds they created, were immeasurably valuable!

The items created within to enhance combat power were also often too numerous to count.

Consequently, his heart burned with intensity.

"It seems this Opportunity is truly destined for me." Lu Fan looked at the scene where chaotic Devilish Qi was rushing out, muttering to himself.

The remnant Soul he called Teacher was no ordinary character.

He was a Saint Realm remnant Soul!

During his lifetime, he was once a generation that looked down upon the heroes and stood at the Peak sequence of the heavens.

He was known to the world as Saint Yaohuo.

But due to a battle at a peerless ancient site, while fighting enemies to seize a treasure of Heaven and Earth creation, he was tragically wiped out by a Great Emperor Realm powerhouse.

Although his body died, at the last moment, he used the Soul-gathering and dispersing technique he had mastered throughout his life to forcibly escape with a portion of his Soul.

It was at that moment that he truly understood the essential meaning of one sentence.

"The Emperor's might cannot be touched; touch it and you will surely die!"

At the same time, it made his aspiration for the Emperor Realm unprecedentedly strong.

In his eyes, only by reaching the height of an Emperor Realm powerhouse could one truly master one's own destiny.

Otherwise, one might just be a corpse unable to escape death under the other's single blow.

However, before that, he needed to restore his strength.

He also needed a perfect body to fit his Soul, which had been injured at its Origin.

"Then let us open the Restriction here now and grasp this supreme Opportunity in our own hands!"

"Now is not the best time."

"According to my judgment, this cultivation ground should belong to a powerhouse of the demonic faction."

"Therefore, the method to open it cannot be that simple."

Saint Yaohuo floated forward, carefully examining the surrounding Restrictions, and found it was indeed exactly as he had said.

"To break these Restrictions, human blood is needed for nourishment."

"And not just one or two, but thousands."

"Hiss—!"

It wasn't that Lu Fan had much compassion in his heart; on the contrary, he didn't reject this method at all.

But the key was, at such a critical moment, where was he going to get so much human blood?

Just based on the people he had just killed, it might not even count as a fraction, let alone opening the Secret Realm Restriction.

"Do not be impatient."

"This place is ultimately dead; it sits here and cannot run away."

"The current strategy is not that. It is that if the Restriction here is broken, it will attract endless covetous eyes."

"How we can obtain the Opportunity during this chaotic moment is what is truly worth deep consideration and planning."

"Previously, Qingxuan Sect Master Tang Xuan invited various Righteous Path Sects to come and assist in attacking the Heavenly Demon Sect. It seems his intentions were not simple either."

"It is very likely that he spread the news of the hidden treasure here to incite a bloody dispute."

"In this way, it would be easier to profit from it."

"Teacher's words are reasonable. If one wants to obtain the final Opportunity, enduring for a while is not difficult." Lu Fan praised.