CHAPTER 293: CHAPTER 288 JIAO DEMON ISLAND

In the West Sea, there lies an island that appears quite ordinary.

However, this island is shrouded in powerful demon energy.

At the edge of the island, many demons patrol vigilantly.

"The King has been on this expedition for a long time. Those guys outside must be having a great time slaying." one demon said.

"What do you know? Sure, slaying is thrilling, but death is just a moment away. Do you really think those human cultivators are pushovers? It’s much better to have fun on the island. For us, who’ve made some achievements in cultivation, we can roam freely, indulge in the company of beautiful demonesses—how delightful!"

"You’re right, you sea serpents are indeed clever."

The demons exchanged smiles, suddenly feeling the island was more leisurely and carefree.

At this moment, a sharp whistling sound came from afar.

"What’s that sound?" The demon’s footsteps halted, turning to the direction of the sea, seeing beams of light shooting towards them from the distant sea sky.

"Swords."

"Human sword cultivators, run..."

Though the people haven’t arrived, the flying swords are here already. These were human sword cultivators at the Condensed Core Realm and above—they couldn’t stop them.

They ran swiftly, but the swords were even faster. The sharp whistles approached from behind, filling them with terror. The sound of slicing was constant, and blood splattered. In the blink of an eye, all were dead.

The flying swords hummed and then flew low, continuing towards Jiao Demon Island rapidly. More demons fell, dead under the swords.

At the edge of the distant sea, a one-leaf flying boat descended. On the boat were several figures, led by someone whose Sword Intent flowed throughout his body, even in his pupils—this was Li Fan.

The West Sea is vast, and locating Jiao Demon Island isn’t easy. After hunting many demons in the surrounding sea, they finally got directions here.

The flying boat continued forward, following the path opened by the leading flying swords.

Along the way, more demons fell silently to the flying swords. As Li Fan reached deeper into Jiao Demon Island, some demons seemed to sense something. Several demons soared into the sky, gazing downward, then they saw the passing swords.

"A human sword cultivator has invaded the island," a demon shouted, then saw a sword suddenly veer towards him. The demon roared, raising a huge fist to strike the flying sword.

"Boom..."

A blast sounded as the sword pierced the fist, tearing through the arm, then penetrated the chest, killing instantly.

"A Great Sword Cultivator?"

The distant demons were shocked. They hadn’t even seen where the sword cultivator was, only catching sight of his swords.

A human Great Sword Cultivator could kill from a thousand miles away—this was no mere exaggeration. True top-level Great Sword Cultivators could collect heads from a thousand miles as easily as retrieving an item from a pocket.

The demons began to roar, and soon Jiao Demon Island was in turmoil, the horde of demons howling.

The flying swords split off in different directions, ruthlessly killing high-altitude demons. Their speed was unchanged, and the sound of tearing was incessant. Some demons of the Fifth Realms, too, fell like ants, instantly slain by the swords, ignoring their strong bodily defenses.

The ground demons were terrified, only seeing those flying swords all stained with blood. Now, with the Jiao Demon King absent, were human sword cultivators attacking Jiao Demon Island?

Seeing they were exposed, Li Fan did not conceal his presence any longer. The flying boat continued, arriving above Jiao Demon Island, and before him, Nine Swords Crossed the Sky.

The distant demons were watching, but seeing the sword cultivator’s true form appear, they sensed his realm was merely the Initial Stage of Condensed Core, and showed a bizarre expression.

"Is this human at the Initial Stage of Condensed Core?" a demon of the Fifth Realms said.

"Seems like it..."

"Why are we running?" The demon’s expression was strange.

Was this human crazy?

He actually managed to intimidate them.

"Be careful; human sword cultivators have formidable power, exceeding their realm. Though he’s Initial Stage of Condensed Core, he might have mid-realm combat strength."

"Even so, daring to come to Jiao Demon Island—isn’t that just seeking death?"

They thought a Great Sword Cultivator had arrived.

"Let’s go, kill him." A group of demons marched majestically towards Li Fan. The demons on the ground roared as they saw the leading demons move, causing the earth to shake as they all headed towards Li Fan’s direction.

"Do they seem to underestimate you?" Luo Qingyan whispered with a laugh, noticing the demons weren’t afraid after seeing Li Fan’s true self.

These demons probably didn’t know how many demons this young Sword Cultivator had slain under his sword.

With a thought, the vast world echoed with the hum of swords. Suddenly, countless flying swords appeared in the sky above, obscuring the heavens.

Stepping into the Ning Dan Realm, all things in the world could be used as swords.

"Sword Rises from the Heaven Element."

Li Fan murmured softly, and instantly the boundless swords in the sky began moving in a special pattern, forming a gigantic sword array in the sky, emitting endless sword light.

"Hmm?" The charging demons below suddenly stopped, their hooves restless, revealing unease in their eyes. Those demons of the Fifth Realms also showed different expressions, halting their advance towards Li Fan.

The sword array spun high in the sky, accompanied by endless brilliant light. Tens of thousands of sword lights erupted like countless flying swords, plunging downwards.

In an instant, screams, wails, and angry roars filled the air, and blood stained the ground red.

Li Fan moved forward, the sword array following him. Wherever he went, a scene of blood and gore ensued.

Those demons of the Fifth Realms also suffered heavy casualties. Some demons attempted to flee, only to hear the whistling of flying swords behind them, piercing through their bodies.

"I’ll help you dig the Demon Core," Luo Qingyan said with a smile, leaping down.

"It will take some time to clear this up," Meng Hong also remarked, "but it shouldn’t be wasted."

With that, he followed along.

Li Fan continued forward, a Fifth Realm Jiao Demon pierced through by a sharp sword. It let out a desperate roar as a figure landed on its back, stepping forward on its back. Its enormous dragon eyes then saw that white figure.

In front of that white-clothed figure, nine swords rotated before flying back above Li Fan’s head. The dragon’s eyes were filled with despair; it was a mid-Fifth Realm Jiao Dragon, yet its defenses were easily pierced and heavily damaged by just a few swords.

"Lead us to the core of your Jiao Demon Island, you know what I mean." Li Fan said coolly, looking ahead.

"Yes." The Jiao Dragon bowed its head in response and proceeded forward with Li Fan.

The flying swords cleared the way, and all demons perished wherever they went, no creature able to resist, leaving the Jiao Dragon with a chill down its spine. This human Sword Cultivator was like a Demon God.

The island had the word ’Demon’ because the Jiao Demon King was extremely brutal and ruthless, but this human cultivator at just the Initial Stage of Condensed Core was already like this, potentially becoming a great demon in the future.

In the central region of Jiao Demon Island, the island seemed split in two, with a massive palace standing in the central canyon, extending to the seabed below.

Demons guarded the outskirts of the palace, and when they saw the Jiao Dragon carrying Li Fan, they couldn’t help but show anger.

"This is the place. If you go down, you’ll reach the entrance to the Jiao Demon King’s palace." The Jiao Dragon said to Li Fan, causing the surrounding demons to angrily shout, "Traitor!"

"Boom..." Li Fan didn’t bother with words. With a thought, the Li Hen Sword broke through the air, the nine swords flew together, and a demon roared, charging at the flying swords.

The swords shone like silver light, spinning like lightning, piercing through the opponent’s body in an instant, creating holes as they passed through its back, heading towards another demon.

The Jiao Dragon looked at Li Fan. It saw the other was surrounded by a silvery light as if he was being refined by sword light. This aura was truly unparalleled; it had killed many humans and seen many cultivators, but human cultivators with such an aura as Li Fan were still rare. There must be a Great Sword Cultivator behind him.

In the blink of an eye, all the demons guarding outside the palace were killed. The Jiao Dragon’s huge eyes glanced at the corpses, as if it really wanted to lead the way?

"Go." Li Fan ordered, and the Jiao Dragon continued forward, heading down as they arrived at the palace front.

Beneath the palace, in the ocean, the Jiao Dragon plunged in and continued downward.

Arriving at the seabed, a giant door lay open. The Jiao Dragon said, "Inside is the residence of the Jiao Demon King, only trusted aides of the Jiao Demon King can enter."

Li Fan looked ahead. The Jiao Demon King, a Six Realm Great Demon, had dominated the seas for years, and had plundered countless human cultivators. Rumor had it that the Jiao Dragon loved to collect treasures, and the lair of this Jiao Demon King was surely full of treasures, which was one of Li Fan’s reasons for coming here, to raid the Jiao Demon King’s lair and plunder Jiao Demon Island’s treasures.

"Human?"

Entering the palace, an old turtle lazily lay there, raising its head to glance at Li Fan and the Jiao Dragon. This Old Demon was massive, the sea trembled as it rose, exuding the aura of a peak Fifth Realm demon. Its eyes glanced at Li Fan before fixing on the Jiao Dragon.

Li Fan’s gaze, however, looked deeper into the palace, his eyes turning golden, as an extremely terrifying demon energy was concealed within. This palace likely harbored a Six Realm Great Demon.