CHAPTER 475: CHAPTER 474 SOLVING_1

A cold smile touched Ling Chen’s lips. Demonic Path Followers had never been trustworthy. The Xuan Mang Sect had simply acted faster; otherwise, the Bloodsucking Elder would have betrayed them too. At this point, survival depended on who betrayed whom first.

"Blood Refining Old Demon, you have no way out. Surrender quickly and I’ll spare your life."

"Heh, a mere youngster dares to speak of my surrender? I, the Blood Refining Old Demon?"

The Blood Refining Old Demon’s expression darkened. He was, after all, the Blood-refining Sect Master, a powerful figure akin to a feudal lord. Surrendering to a youngster? He would lose all face in the Demon Way! How could he possibly continue on this path?

"You have no other choice. Reveal your conspiracy with the Myriad Beasts Sect. You can confess and atone for your sins. With your strength as the Blood Refining Old Demon, if you surrender to our Holy Church, you can still achieve a notable position. Why seek death unnecessarily?" Xia Yunxin added, trying to persuade him.

If they could persuade the Blood Refining Old Demon to surrender, many problems could be resolved effortlessly.

"You want to know? Alright, I am willing to surrender. I will tell you everything now."

The Blood Refining Old Demon smirked, his right hand forming a claw, shimmering with blood-red light. He kept it behind his back as he walked towards Ling Chen and Xia Yunxin.

"He’s acting unusually. Be careful," Xia Yunxin felt something was amiss and whispered a warning to Ling Chen.

"How could that be? I believe Senior Blood Refining Old Demon is sincere in his surrender."

Ling Chen appeared unfazed, even stepping forward to meet the Blood Refining Old Demon.

"That’s right, I am sincere."

A brilliant smile spread across the Blood Refining Old Demon’s face, but a dark glint flashed deep within his eyes. This foolish boy! He has high talent but lacks worldly experience. He believed me so easily.

The blood claw he had hidden behind his back suddenly shot out, aiming for Ling Chen’s throat.

However, just as he struck, Ling Chen had already made his move. The Blood Refining Old Demon’s claw was intercepted mid-way by Ling Chen’s Sword Light, unable to advance another inch.

Simultaneously, an alluring shadow appeared behind him.

SHINK!

The figure behind him struck without the slightest hesitation, a sword piercing the Blood Refining Old Demon’s back.

This strike plunged directly into his heart, severing the Blood Refining Old Demon’s life force.

Ling Chen shook his head. The Blood Refining Old Demon was quite a character. If the Xuan Mang Sect hadn’t fled, and if he had joined forces with the Blood Refining Old Demon, Xia Yunxin and I might not have been their match. "Such cheap tricks are overused. Blood Refining Old Demon, you’ve underestimated me."

A gurgling sound escaped his throat as the Blood Refining Old Demon collapsed.

Ling Chen placed a hand on the Blood Refining Old Demon’s forehead, preventing his body from falling completely. He then looked at Xia Yunxin. "Quick, go check the Blood Demon Hall. There’s a wicked fetus in there. I suspect the Xuan Mang Sect is after it."

Although he had broken its container, Ling Chen had been interrupted by the Xuan Mang Sect before he could confirm if the wicked fetus was dead or alive. Even now, he wasn’t sure if the wicked fetus, steeped in bloodwater, was truly dead.

"Alright!"

Xia Yunxin understood the gravity of the situation. Gripping her Bewitching Sword, she tapped her foot and darted into the Blood Demon Hall.

"We’re going too!"

Yao Fang, Zuo Yun, and the others also charged into the Blood Demon Hall, following Xia Yunxin.

Seeing Xia Yunxin leave, Ling Chen circulated his True Qi, activating the Absorption Technique to absorb the Blood Refining Old Demon’s power.

The Blood Refining Old Demon was a Ninth Layer Great Master, and his internal True Qi was incredibly potent. However, this True Qi was cultivated by absorbing the Essence Blood of others and inherently carried a potent baleful aura. Therefore, as Ling Chen began to absorb it, this intense baleful aura immediately entered his body.

However, Ling Chen now possessed the Invincible Sword Intent, Mountain and Water Sword Intention, and Slaughter Sword Intent. With multiple Sword Intents guarding his spirit, no amount of baleful aura could affect his mind; it could only impact his physical body.

Moreover, having refined the Essence Blood of the Yin Dragon, he possessed the Dragon Bloodline. Coupled with the protection of the Ling Tian Sword Scripture, his physique was extraordinarily tough, preventing the baleful aura from invading his body.

Thus, Ling Chen began to recklessly absorb the Blood Refining Old Demon’s Cultivation. If an ordinary person attempted to absorb such power so brutally, they would undoubtedly suffer a backlash. They would be incapable of refining it, gaining no benefits whatsoever.

But Ling Chen was different. Even though the Blood Refining Old Demon’s Cultivation surpassed his own, the opponent’s True Qi couldn’t stir up any significant trouble within his body.

In a short while, Ling Chen had completely absorbed the dense power within the Blood Refining Old Demon.

THUD!

Releasing the Blood Refining Old Demon’s body, it crashed to the ground, thoroughly dead.

Ling Chen had no time to refine this True Qi. He merely circulated the Lingtian True Qi within his body for one Zhou Tian cycle, and the baleful aura accumulated in his meridians was immediately flushed out and refined.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Just as Ling Chen had eliminated the baleful aura, Xia Yunxin and the others emerged from the Blood Demon Hall.

"What’s the situation?" Ling Chen asked, looking at the group emerging from the hall.

Xia Yunxin said, her delicate brows furrowed, "We didn’t see any trace of that wicked fetus, and the Xuan Mang Sect is gone too."

"It seems we were a step too late."

Ling Chen fell into thought. Based on his intuition, that wicked fetus was likely no simple thing.

The Myriad Beasts Sect’s involvement clearly indicated a deeper conspiracy was brewing.

With the Xuan Mang Sect having escaped this time, it meant they had almost no way to find evidence against the Myriad Beasts Sect.

"Since it has come to this, there’s nothing to be done."

Ling Chen didn’t dwell on it further; with the situation unrecoverable, more thought was useless.

"Let’s destroy the Blood Refining Sect completely, to prevent them from causing trouble again."

With its two Hall Masters and even the Bloodsucking Elder dead, the Blood Refining Sect was essentially on the verge of collapse. However, to prevent future harm, the roots of this evil had to be completely eradicated.

This way, he would also complete the mission Liu Xiling had entrusted to him.

"Most of the Blood Refining Sect’s Experts are already dead. You can leave the remaining small fry to us," Yao Fang, Zuo Yun, and the others said as they approached Ling Chen.

"Then I’ll leave the rest to you." Xia Yunxin nodded gracefully. She then looked at Ling Chen. "Since the mission is complete, you should return with me soon. Master is probably still waiting for you."

With that, she stepped forward and whistled. A giant Skywind Hawk descended, its wings beating the air, and landed before them.

"Let’s go."

Ling Chen nodded and leaped onto the Skywind Hawk’s back. The matter of the Blood Refining Sect wasn’t perfectly resolved, but it was, at least, concluded.

Riding the Skywind Hawk, the two of them soared into the air, quickly disappearing over the horizon.