A hidden area slightly distant from the battlefield was teetering there.

These black lotuses were enveloped in a black halo, gently swaying.

On each black lotus, there was a figure sitting cross-legged.

At this moment, the figures on the three central black lotuses all trembled simultaneously, as if a great upheaval had occurred.

"Ah!"

Someone yelled, a mix of astonishment, anger, malice, and disbelief in their voice, with eyes wide open.

The figures on the black lotuses were the true forms of the heart demons.

Not long ago, all their soul fragments were killed by Lu Qingshan.

This was simply a tremendous humiliation; in one of the heart nests of their Heart Demon Clan, a foreigner appeared and directly slain them.

This was a massive loss.

A heart demon can only split into three souls in their lifetime, each soul has been meticulously selected, and reaching the current level of cultivation was not easy.

With such a fall now, how could they not feel heartbroken?

But this is not the main concern.

The main concern is, judging by Lu Qingshan's stance, it's clear he intends to eradicate them completely and sweep through their heart nest.

So, this matter is definitely not over yet.

"We must leave, keeping our lives is the priority!" Huang Yang had completely lost his courage, suggesting this.

"No, we cannot leave, we must kill him, or else the years of our Heart Demon Clan's secrets will be exposed." Someone shouted, pointing out the key issue.

"But our soul fragments were so easily killed by him, and in terms of combat ability, our true forms are not as strong as the soul fragments," Huang Yang said pessimistically, "so it's even less likely we are his match."

"We don't necessarily need to kill him personally, as long as we can stall him.

Wu Zi, don't you still have a soul fragment with the Repressing Demon Venerable, inform the Repressing Demon Venerable of our situation here as soon as possible, let him come to aid and eliminate the threat."

"As for us, we'll find a way to stall him."

"Since he intends to sweep through our heart nest, before exterminating us, he should not leave easily."

"We will entangle with him for a while."

The leader of the Heart Demon Clan remained extremely calm, slowly assigning tasks.

The heart demon called Wu Zi nodded, "Alright, I will immediately inform the Repressing Demon Venerable of the situation here."

Then, the leading heart demon reminded, "We must first collect the Yu Shen flower, otherwise if discovered by the Human Race Sword Cultivator, that would be an enormous loss."

Being reminded like this, the other demonic cultivators reacted.

"Yu Shen flower is the core of our entire heart nest, as long as the Yu Shen flower is still here, even if this heart nest is destroyed, we can rebuild it with ease."

"The urgent task, besides stalling that Sword Cultivator, is to protect the Yu Shen flower."

Another heart demon chimed in.

Subsequently, others nodded in agreement.

"Then we should quickly collect the Yu Shen flower." The leading demonic cultivator commanded.

In the next moment, dozens of figures leaped out from the black lotuses.

In the center of the black lotuses they were perched on, wisps of black demonic qi swirled, making one's heart shiver.

At this moment, the leading heart demon cast a hand seal, gradually dispersing the black demonic qi, revealing the scene within.

There, a black flower bud was growing, clearly not yet mature.

That was the Yu Shen flower.

The Yu Shen flower had a total of seven leaves, as crystalline as jade.

The central flower bud was as dark as ink, emitting thick, dense demonic qi cascading down, merging into the earth below.

It resembled a Demon Flower.

The heart demons' black lotuses grew here, also serving the purpose of guarding the Yu Shen flower.

At this moment, all the heart demons were staring fervently at this flower bud, as if in worship.

They were extremely careful about this flower, thus they stopped, not daring to act rashly, fearing to damage the treasure.

The leading heart demon stepped forward, silver light rising from his hand, which cautiously reached towards the Yu Shen flower, hoping to hold it in his hand.

When his hand touched the Yu Shen flower, it burst into dazzling black light, releasing a sky-reaching glow.

A wave of unsettling fluctuations rippled out.

Anyone touched by this wave felt their soul about to leave their body, as if about to go into a celestial wander.

It is said to be out-of-body, soul wandering beyond the heavens.

This is the origin of the Yu Shen flower's name, and its most formidable effect.

The Yu Shen flower was plucked by the leading heart demon, carefully held in his hands.

....

Lu Qingshan waved his hand to collect his sword, with remarkable achievements.

But he was not satisfied, his gaze was fixed on the unknown depths of this area.

What he slayed were only soul fragments, and for heart demons, they are not truly fallen until their true forms are killed.

Therefore, this battle is far from over.

In the next moment, he closed his eyes.

In his mind, a light spot was speeding forward.

Peach Blossom.

This heart demon's old lair is very large, vast.

More importantly, it is shrouded with a mist that isolates divine sense, greatly interfering with both pursuit and tracking.

And the heart demons dispatched soul fragments to fight, if the situation looked unfavorable, their true forms could quickly abandon the nest and flee, making it difficult for him to find these heart demons' true forms in a short time.

To solve this issue, he had released the Peach Blossom early on.

Because under the blessing of the Heart Eye, his flying sword's range had already surpassed thirty thousand miles, completely covering ninety-nine percent of this area.

In the Heart Eye state, the flying sword acts like radar, although unable to clearly see the full view of things like the naked eye, it can precisely detect enemies, displaying them as red dot-like images.