CHAPTER 292: CHAPTER 287 SOLIDIFYING PILL

From the direction of the West Emperor Palace, Li Fan killed his way to the edge of the sea domain, having lost count of how many demons he had slain.

At this point, everyone with him was bloodstained, their auras fluctuating.

Landing on a giant rock at the sea’s edge, Li Fan was enveloped with a menacing aura all over his body. He glanced towards the sea, seeing that most of the demons had already invaded West Emperor Island, but there were still countless minor demons lingering at the sea’s edge.

Looking again towards West Emperor Island, demon energy soared into the sky in the distant direction above.

This battle, who knows how many human cultivators would fall, or how many families would be broken.

War, no matter victory or defeat, is always a catastrophe.

"My mana is almost exhausted, even consuming pills can’t recover it." Luo Qingyan by his side appeared somewhat haggard. They’ve been battling for most of the day without a moment’s rest, continuously killing, nearly depleting all their energy and spirit.

Li Fan glanced at her, noticing that not only Luo Qingyan but also everyone else around him appeared exhausted. The black hair on Lu Yuan’s forehead was soaked with sweat.

However, Huang Xiong seemed to have an inexhaustible energy, still appearing vigorous, as though he could tear apart tigers and leopards alive.

They all looked at Li Fan, seeing his eyes dark as ink yet still full of spirit, and couldn’t help but admire him secretly in their hearts.

Among their group, Li Fan killed more demons than the rest of them combined by an unknown amount. Although they fought alongside him, Li Fan’s killing speed was too fast, and the demons he defeated far exceeded their level. Those they couldn’t tackle were all slain by Li Fan.

In terms of depletion, Li Fan’s was far greater than theirs, yet this guy’s vigor remained strong, his energy seemingly endless, leaving everyone puzzled as to what sort of monster he was.

Sword cultivators possess powerful attacking power, but the depletion is also significant, especially since Li Fan constantly controlled multiple swords.

But no matter how many they killed, compared to the demons invading West Emperor Island at this moment, it still seemed insignificant, merely a drop in the bucket.

In fact, it didn’t have much impact on the battle.

"Let’s go to the sea domain. Though we desire to kill all demons, personal strength ultimately has its limits. Only top tier great cultivators can truly change the tide of a battlefield." Li Fan said softly while gazing at the battlefield in the distance. He still had a long way to go.

Only by becoming a Great Sword Cultivator of the Seven Realms would he have the possibility to affect the war’s outcome single-handedly.

For instance, slaying the king of the group demons.

"Yeah." Meng Hong beside him nodded, "Once you break through to the Condensed Core Realm, killing demons will be even easier. Ordinary Fifth Realms demons will be unable to withstand a single strike."

Li Fan, who was at the Foundation Establishment Realm, could already slaughter Fifth Realm demons. Using his broken sword, he even killed some peak Fifth Realm demons.

However, for the current Li Fan, peak Fifth Realm demons were still somewhat troublesome. A gap of one Great Realm meant that the opponent’s attacks could cause substantial damage to him, while he could only rely on the broken sword to injure them.

But if Li Fan solidifies his core, the result would be entirely different.

"Let’s go." Li Fan said, and with a wave of his hand, a spirit boat appeared. This was the magical treasure obtained from killing Han Qingzi. It was a fifth-tier spirit boat, faster than an ordinary Condensed Core cultivator. Li Fan felt amazed when obtaining this, realizing that Pill Masters were truly wealthy.

The group boarded the spirit boat and headed towards the sea, moving at incredible speed.

The sea demons roared crazily and angrily upon seeing Li Fan and his party.

With a thought, Li Fan summoned a sword array from the sky. Swords filled the sky, covering this Heavenly Domain. The demons let out terrified roars as the sword array descended, thousands of swords flying into the sea domain.

In an instant, the sea turned crimson with blood. Many Fifth Realm demons tried to block the flying swords and attack Li Fan’s group, but they saw the spirit boat cutting through the wind towards the West Sea Domain.

...

Dozens of days later, within the West Sea domain.

A giant ship sailed across the sea surface with many cultivators on deck, gazing into the distance.

Now, with the dramatic changes happening in the West Sea, they were cultivators from the mainland heading towards the West Emperor Palace direction to provide support. It wasn’t just them; at this time, many ships were sailing with the same target towards West Emperor Island.

"What is that?" Someone on deck was gazing into the distance with curiosity. They saw anomalies in the sky where sunlight, moonlight, and starlight poured down, forming lines of streaming light, appearing transparent and landing on the distant sea surface.

"It looks like Sword Aura flowing." Someone whispered.

"The light of the sun and moon transformed into substantial Sword Aura, flowing down from the sky. Could this phenomenon be caused by a Sword Cultivator in training?"

"Look at the sea surface..."

As the ship approached, everyone saw endless Sword Intent showering down like streaming light, forming a Sword Cocoon on the sea’s surface. The sea in that direction was filled with flowing Sword Intent, incredibly magnificent.

"This is a phenomenon formed by a Sword Cultivator breaking through a realm."

"Should we go take a look?"

"Do not disturb other people’s cultivation." An elder stepped forward and said, "Such a phenomenon must be caused by an extraordinary Sword Cultivator. Let’s detour."

"Yes."

The giant ship sailed away from this area, and on the shimmering sea surface was sword light. Within that Sword Cocoon, a figure in white appeared almost transparent, Sword Intent flowing over their body and constantly entering him.

Within his body, the entered Sword Intent transformed into a vortex, like a transparent sphere, containing terrifying Sword Intent.

Some more days passed. On the West Sea’s surface, a sailing giant ship was besieged by demons. In the sea, under the raging storm, a gigantic demon loomed over the sea surface, looking down at the ship as desperate cries echoed from it.

At that moment, the sound of sword whistling echoed from the distant sky, and an extremely dangerous aura descended. Immediately, many demons turned their heads, only to see countless flying swords instantly slaying them.

In an instant, many demons died tragically on the spot.

The leading demon turned suddenly and roared, "Who?"

But just as he turned, a flying sword directly pierced through his head. The violent force caused his head to explode instantly.

Demons fell one after another, the violent scene in the sky dispersed, and human cultivators on the ship hadn’t yet processed what happened. They noticed a one-leaf flying boat descending from afar.

Seeing the person leading on that flying boat, the human cultivators were stirred with intense emotions. Among them, many were also Condensed Core cultivators, yet they were being slaughtered wretchedly by the demons. The cultivator before them, also at the Condensed Core Realm, managed to slay all the demons in an instant.

"Thank you for the life-saving grace." Someone clasped their hands towards Li Fan, thinking that his demeanor was remarkably extraordinary.

"It was no effort at all. What’s the situation here?" Li Fan asked.

"The demons in the West Sea domain are causing chaos. Hearing the news, cultivators from Da Li’s mainland rushed to provide support. We are one of the batches, and now the sea domain is full of demons intercepting and killing human cultivators. We just happened to encounter them." Someone explained.

Li Fan nodded quietly. He admired in his heart that cultivators from all over the world were coming to the West Sea to fight demons, and it wasn’t just them. Now, a large number of cultivators were heading towards the West Sea.

"How goes the battle between the West Sea and the demons?"

"Currently, the West Sea battle between demons and humans has spread to various human-cultivated islands, causing a tumult across the entire sea."

"How is the situation on West Emperor Island?" Li Fan asked again.

The person replied, "We are not sure about the exact situation now, but the battle between demons and humans at West Emperor Island has already caused great turmoil."

Li Fan nodded slightly and said, "Thank you. A word of caution, be careful."

Then, not lingering on the battlefield anymore, he drove the flying boat and disappeared instantly into the sky.

"What an amazing Sword Cultivator."

"This Sword Cultivator must be a noble family’s descendant from the mainland, or something like that, but I stood in front of him and felt unusually tense," a Condensed Core cultivator remarked, amazed at the talent that truly abounds in this world.

The flying boat left rapidly over the sea, the wind whistling past. Next to him, Meng Hong spoke softly, "It seems that this turmoil caused by the demons might very well be the resurgence of the Nine Infant Great Demon from years ago, and it might engulf the vast West Sea, a great catastrophe might befall."

"Where are we headed now?" Luo Qingyan asked.

"Do any of you know the location of Jiao Demon Island?"

Luo Qingyan contemplated for a moment and then her eyes brightened, "With the current turmoil in the sea, the Jiao Demon King has most likely led the vast majority of his elite forces to West Emperor Island along with the Mermaid. If we go to Jiao Demon Island now, it could be unguarded, although it’s possible there are still some Great Demons left to protect it," Meng Hong hesitated as he mentioned his fear.

"Let’s not worry," Li Fan replied, seizing the chance to destroy the Jiao Demon King’s base.