Sword Aura to the Heavens-Chapter 239 - 235 Awakening

After slaying the Jade Dragon Demon General, Li Fan controlled his sword to fly in the air, heading towards another Demon City.

The sword howled in the sky. Li Fan gazed ahead, continuously refining the Sword Intent he had seized into his body. The last sword strike that killed the Jade Dragon Demon General used the Heavenly Nine Declines Sword Dao.

Now, if he only used one sword strike, it wouldn’t exhaust him too much, but he still needed to recover. Refining this Sword Intent was a way of self-healing while traveling.

When Li Fan arrived at another Demon City, he found it already in ruins, having gone through a fierce battle. The demon general of this city seemed to have been killed by the joint effort of sword cultivators.

There were many extraordinary cultivators among those who entered the Secret Realm. If they were willing to join forces, they could also slay a demon general, but human hearts are complicated. Even if they killed the demon general together, the distribution of the acquired Sword Intent would still be contentious.

Li Fan continued forward, heading towards another Demon City. After visiting three Demon Cities in a row, he found this Demon City being invaded by a mighty group of sword cultivators, fighting a fierce battle at the center against a demon general.

"This demon’s combat strength is too strong; we’ll exhaust it to death." Among those besieging the demon general, many were on the Green Cloud List, having missed the opportunity to enter the Shadow Bearing Sword Arena.

Upon entering the Demon City, they found an opportunity to join forces and invited some top sword cultivators from Chi Xiao City.

This made it not only safer but also gave them the chance to hunt a demon general.

At this moment, a powerful wave of Sword Intent spread, and many people looked up at the sky to see Li Fan carrying Lu Yuan approaching them.

Standing on his sword, Li Fan gazed at the demon general at the center of the crowd and said, "Move."

After speaking, Li Fan continued forward, causing many sword cultivators to frown.

Move?

Did he mean for them to move out of the way?

"Zuo Tu." Someone asked, "What do you mean?"

"Make way."

Li Fan’s voice was indifferent as he controlled his sword towards the demon general, causing discontent among the sword cultivators. Make way?

"Zuo Tu, we’ve heard you colluded with demons and even killed Xia Yao. How dare you still show up here? Is that woman dead because you colluded with the demons?"

In the crowd, Han Zhong looked up at Li Fan and spoke coldly. They were in the middle of battling demons, and yet Han Zhong asked them to make way?

How audacious.

Li Fan glanced down at Han Zhong, his voice icy: "If you appear before me ever again, die."

Han Zhong’s face immediately turned extremely dark upon hearing Li Fan’s words. Although Zuo Tu’s combat power was stronger than his, he was still treated with such disdain. Moreover, now that he had joined forces with several sword cultivators, they could handle the demon general; let alone Zuo Tu.

"Arrogant words. No wonder you caused her death. If you indeed colluded with the demons, you deserve death." Han Zhong’s voice was frigid. Just as he finished speaking, a beam of light shot towards him; it was a sword.

The sword sliced through the sky, falling like a meteor. Han Zhong’s expression changed drastically as he brandished his iron sword, his defenses impenetrable. But the dazzling sword radiance ignored everything, piercing through the iron sword’s woven veil, and through Han Zhong’s skull, blood spurting out.

Han Zhong, dead.

Though Li Fan had grudges with him, there was no real intent to kill.

However, due to the matter with Lu Yuan, Li Fan was filled with a strong desire to kill. Han Zhong’s words of "deserving death" for Lu Yuan ignited Li Fan’s murderous intent.

The Li Hen Sword flew back, and Li Fan continued forward holding Lu Yuan, and ahead, the sword cultivators involuntarily made way for him, their hearts shaken.

A flying sword killed Han Zhong?

And with just one strike?

Has Zuo Tu become this terrifying?

Li Fan ignored their thoughts, proceeding alone toward the massive form engulfed in demon energy, the leader of this Demon City.

Even as he held someone in his arms.

Zuo Tu, what is he planning to do?

At this moment, the Li Hen Sword appeared, its brilliant flying form coming into view. At the sight of the Li Hen Sword’s release, all the surrounding sword cultivators suppressed their tumultuous hearts, their eyes filled with shock.

"This is the Sword Control Technique..."

Can a sword cultivator below the Condensed Core Realm wield the Sword Control Technique with such power?

Is Zuo Tu really only in the Foundation Establishment Realm?

Upon seeing the Nine Swords Cross the Sky, their hearts raced, and no one spoke, nor did anyone intervene, only watching Li Fan fight, watching Li Fan slay the demon general from afar, taking away the Sword Intent, once again, no one dared to stop him.

In fact, no one dared to say more than a word.

Absolute strength is absolute intimidation.

Only after Li Fan left did they come back to their senses.

"Ying Ze says Zuo Tu colluded with demons?"

"With Zuo Tu’s strength, I fear Ying Ze is no longer a match for him."

"The demon general’s strength surpasses Ying Ze, and Zuo Tu single-handedly killed the demon general. His strength must be above Ying Ze, and not by just a little, his realm is also lower than Ying Ze’s."

"He can single-handedly kill a demon general; then this Secret Realm’s Sword Intent..."

Some seemed to realize something, their eyes showing a stunned expression.

Ying Ze had joined forces with a group of sword cultivators to hunt demon generals, prompting them to gather more sword cultivators together to also hope for gains in this Secret Realm.

But no one has so far achieved what Li Fan did, single-handedly killing a demon general.

In this way, aside from the Demon King of Sky Sword City, who else can stop Zuo Tu?

Afterward, Li Fan traversed all nine Demonic cities without lingering.

However, he only killed one Demon General afterward.

On this journey, including the Jade Dragon Demon General, he killed a total of three Demon Generals among eight cities.

Along with the previous one, four out of the nine Demon Generals died at his hands, nearing half.

The Sword Intent seized from the first Demon General was refined by him to break through realms. The Sword Intent seized from the three Demon Generals he killed afterward, as well as the various demons slain along the way, besides the absorbed Sword Intent, accumulated nearly a million streaks of Sword Intent.

This batch of Sword Intent even held the potential to propel him into the Late Stage Foundation Establishment Realm, but Li Fan didn’t use it.

Previously, breaking through realms was crucial to him.

But now, Lu Yuan is more important to him; he needs opportunity.

In the ninth Demon City, Li Fan controlled his sword in the air, with several demons standing before him, trembling uncontrollably as they lay prostrate.

This human Sword Cultivator, like a god of death, wherever he went, none could withstand his sword. They witnessed firsthand Li Fan slaughter the demons in this area completely clean.

"Is your Demon General alive or dead?" Li Fan asked.

"Our Demon General is Zhu Yan Demon General and was not killed. He went to Sky Sword City," a demon replied submissively.

"Why?" Li Fan asked.

"The Demon General heard that human Sword Cultivators formed a coalition army, conquered several cities, and killed Demon Generals, so he chose to go to Sky Sword City to seek the Demon King," the demon replied, trembling.

"Why didn’t you go sooner?" Li Fan asked again.

"Killing humans can seize Sword Intent from them, aiding cultivation. All nine Demon Generals hope to replace the one in Sky Sword City," the demon replied, trembling. "But if they go to Sky Sword City, they must bow down and obey. Even if they kill human Sword Cultivators, all they gain would be irrelevant to them."

"How strong is the Demon King of Sky Sword City?" Li Fan asked again.

"We don’t know, but we know the Demon King is invincible. Although the nine Demon Generals have ambitions, no one dares to rebel," the demon replied.

Li Fan stared at him, the demon nodded, saying, "Please spare me, everything I said is true."

Li Fan turned his gaze and went ahead controlling his sword, not killing these demons.

Throughout the journey, his hands were stained with fresh blood, the corpses of demons he killed piling up into mountains. He even killed many human cultivators, but mainly those who participated in hunting him, and a few like Han Zhong.

This Secret Realm journey made Li Fan feel his intent to kill increasingly heavy, and he gradually grew somewhat numb. Killing many made it seem like a habit.

He’s becoming more like his senior brother.

The obsessive nature of his senior brother may have formed gradually like this, and his senior brother experienced even more than him, especially the death of his senior brother’s father, being a great trauma.

Now, only Sky Sword City remains.

The opportunity also lies within Sky Sword City.

Li Fan controlled his sword in the air, heading straight towards the distant Sky Sword City without asking for directions as he already knew it was there, being drawn by the extremely powerful Sword Intent and Demon Energy emanating from there.

Wind howled, Sword Intent flowed around Li Fan, shielding Lu Yuan from the chilling wind.

At this moment, Lu Yuan’s eyelashes twitched; she slowly opened her eyes to behold a handsome face.

"Where am I..." Lu Yuan’s eyes showed an unusual color as she felt extremely tired, her Divine Soul severely injured, remaining extremely weak even upon waking.

Li Fan, sensing this, glanced down and smiled, "You’re awake."

Lu Yuan realized she was cradled in Li Fan’s arms, her gaze growing increasingly unusual, "Can you help me up?"

"In this situation, let’s not mind it," Li Fan told her, "After all, it’s been quite a while."

Lu Yuan blinked and softly asked, "How long?"

"Quite a while." Li Fan said, presenting a collection of seized Sword Intent to Lu Yuan, "Refine them. I am taking you to Sky Sword City now; within the Secret Realm, opportunities abound. The more Sword Intent, the greater the opportunity. I have seized a million Sword Intent and surely can find a way for your recovery."

"You have a million Sword Intent, why don’t you refine them? Perhaps it could strengthen your power further," Lu Yuan spoke softly, her voice still frail.

"Consider your situation instead." Li Fan looked at her, yet she asked him to refine them?

"This way, going to Sky Sword City provides more assurance," Lu Yuan whispered.

"Don’t speak, refine them," Li Fan said.

Lu Yuan glanced at Li Fan with a strange look, feeling increasingly odd as she found herself unusually close to someone, a feeling foreign to her previously.

She didn’t resist it, but why?

Previously, if a man approached her, she’d instinctively reject it.

Yet now, being held by Li Fan, she found none of those feelings.

Is it due to her injury?

"Did you hear me?" Li Fan noticed Lu Yuan hadn’t yet refined the Sword Intent and repeated.

"Oh."

Lu Yuan looked at him strangely, and began to slowly refine the Sword Intent, yet she remained somewhat restless, struggling to concentrate.

Perhaps due to her injuries.

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