If Heaven weighs me down, I'll cleave Heaven apart; if Earth bars my way, I'll destroy Earth!

Led by the Three Demons of Black Mountain, more than two hundred demons came in a mighty procession.

Some carried mutilated human bodies in their hands, some had mangled corpses slung from their waists, and some held two heads in their hands. They ate as they walked, their bodies drenched in the blood of Ping An County's common folk.

"They came from Black Mountain and passed through Black Stone Town, Maple Leaf Town, and Fishing Village Town along the way. The people of those three towns, I fear..."

Huang Chengyue watched the scenes unfold before him, but he could not finish his sentence.

"We absolutely cannot let them enter Ping An County. We'll meet them outside the city!"

Chen Fan said in a low voice.

"Alright!"

Lu Xuening replied gravely.

"Archers, suppress the demons. Let's go!"

With blade in hand, Chen Fan descended the city wall alone and faced the vast horde of demons from Black Mountain.

In his eyes, they were not only man-eating demons that did not even blink—they were also an enormous trove of cultivation resources. If he could slaughter every last one of them, his Demonkin Lifespan might well surpass ten thousand years!

"Who goes there?"

The Tiger Demon Mountain Lord looked at Chen Fan and called out loudly.

"Chen Fan of the Brocade Guard."

Chen Fan answered calmly. Then, gripping the Meteorite Iron Blade, he unleashed Blade Draw Slash at the Great Perfection level and struck at the Three Demons of Black Mountain!

Howling Moon Wolf Demon wielded an enormous Wolf Tooth Club, circulated the Demonkin Force within him, and smashed it forward!

Clang!

The Meteorite Iron Blade and the Wolf Tooth Club collided viciously, sending sparks flying as a sound like clashing gold and stone rang out.

A tremendous force crashed toward Chen Fan. He staggered back three steps, while Howling Moon Wolf Demon likewise retreated three steps!

"This young man has no martial virtue. He launched a sneak attack before we could even announce our names. Utterly improper!"

The Tiger Demon Mountain Lord looked at Chen Fan and shook his head slightly.

In his view, both sides ought to announce their names, sect inheritances, weapons, cultivation arts, and the like, then trade a few harsh words before entering a life-and-death struggle.

He had not expected this young man to be so impatient!

"Big Brother, there's something strange about this fellow. There's clearly no true qi circulating within him, yet he can fight Second Brother evenly!"

The vertical eye between Three-Eyed Ape Demon's brows emitted a dark glow as he stared fixedly at Chen Fan and spoke in a deep voice.

One had to know that the human race's physique was inferior to the Demon Race's, while the three of them were outstanding even among demons. Whether in race or bloodline, they were far stronger than ordinary demons.

Yet a martial artist who had not even reached the Divine Aperture Realm could actually fight Howling Moon Wolf Demon, who was at the Divine Aperture Realm, on equal footing. That was far too abnormal!

"Perhaps he's a body-refining martial artist!"

"To be able to fight Howling Moon evenly, it's no wonder Cao De died by his hand."

"But now that the three brothers have emerged together, even a body-refining martial artist can be torn to pieces by us. A body-refining martial artist has powerful flesh—it should be nice and chewy."

The Tiger Demon Mountain Lord said coldly, looking at Chen Fan as though he were prey waiting to be hunted down at any moment.

"Three great demons at the Divine Aperture Realm!"

Chen Fan subconsciously glanced back at Lu Xuening. He felt that she had truly led him into a pit.

Hadn't she said that it was almost impossible for these wild great demons to enter the Divine Aperture Realm?

Chen Fan had even mentally prepared himself for the possibility that one of the Three Demons of Black Mountain might have entered the Divine Aperture Realm. Yet all three before him had reached it.

The demon aura within them was dense. They did not even seem like wild cultivators who had accidentally consumed great medicine or stumbled into opening an aperture by sheer luck!

"How is this possible? Three wild great demons of the Divine Aperture Realm?"

Lu Xuening's eyes widened at the sight of the Three Demons of Black Mountain, and an utterly despairing thought surged into her heart.

This was Lu Xuening's first mission, and she was already going to die before achieving anything!

Chen Fan's gaze remained calm. With a thought, the Attribute Panel appeared before him:

Name: Chen Fan

Realm: Divine Treasury Realm (Limit)

Cultivation Arts: "Body Tempering Fist" (Mastery) "Blade Draw Slash" (Mastery) "Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist" (Mastery) "Blood Fiend Art" (Not Initiated)

Current Remaining Lifespan: One Hundred Years

Current Demonkin Lifespan: Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Five Years

He directly poured Demonkin Lifespan into Blade Draw Slash without restraint. Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist was a Divine Treasury Realm cultivation art, and it had already brought him to the limit of the Divine Treasury Realm in one stroke. Even if he used Demonkin Lifespan to deduce a Divine Treasury Realm cultivation art stronger than Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist, it would not improve his strength much.

As for raising Heaven and Earth Millstone Fist to the Divine Aperture Realm, that was almost impossible. Deduction was not sheer fantasy; otherwise, wouldn't any common, worthless cultivation art in the world be deduced into a sacred-level art so long as he had enough Demonkin Lifespan?

That was clearly impossible, for even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice!

He still had a Divine Aperture Realm Blood Fiend Art, but unless he stood at the brink of life and death, he did not wish to rely on it to break through into the Divine Aperture Realm. After all, Lu Xuening had said that it was a demonic art expressly forbidden by Great Zhou, and it carried severe aftereffects.

Therefore, if he wanted to further increase his strength, he could only rely on Blade Draw Slash. He would deduce Blade Draw Slash to a higher level, increase its power, and slaughter the Three Demons of Black Mountain in one stroke!

In the first year, you continued practicing the martial skill Blade Draw Slash, which had already reached Mastery. You felt that this martial skill still had enormous room for improvement.

In the tenth year, you had drawn your blade countless times. Every slash carried terrifying Blade Intent. Congratulations, your blade technique had become increasingly exquisite, and you had successfully grasped Blade Intent. Blade Intent had been initiated!

In the fiftieth year, your Blade Draw Slash had reached a miraculous level, while your Blade Intent grew ever more terrifying. With every slash, your imposing aura bore down on all before it. Congratulations, Blade Intent had reached Minor Accomplishment!

In the hundredth year, your Blade Draw Slash had reached a realm without predecessors or successors, even transcending the martial skill itself. Your understanding of Blade Intent had also grown increasingly profound. You felt that a breakthrough in Blade Intent was the key to strengthening yourself and allowing Blade Draw Slash to undergo transformation!

In the two-hundredth year, your understanding of Blade Intent finally reached Major Accomplishment. Your blade technique became ever more exquisite!

In the three-hundredth year, your understanding of Blade Intent had reached its limit, and the Blade Draw Slash that you had painstakingly cultivated for centuries finally underwent transformation. With Mastery-level Blade Intent in hand, you felt as though Heaven and Earth themselves could be cleaved apart with a single slash, as though nothing in this world remained that your blade could not split!

Congratulations, you have comprehended the martial skill Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash. If Heaven weighs me down, I'll cleave Heaven apart; if Earth bars my way, I'll destroy Earth. Between Heaven and Earth, one slash is all it takes!

Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash (Not Initiated)

Chen Fan's eyes lit up. He had finally deduced a martial skill that transcended Blade Draw Slash. If Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash were cultivated to its utmost, it could comprehend Blade Intent and grant its practitioner the power to turn decay into wonder!

He continued pouring Demonkin Lifespan into Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash:

In the first year, because you had already comprehended perfect Blade Intent, your ability to understand blade techniques improved. Thus, you quickly initiated Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash.

In the third year, you effortlessly cultivated Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash to Minor Accomplishment. Your blade technique grew even stronger.

In the fifth year, you cultivated Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash to Major Accomplishment with effortless ease. With one slash, you could sever great rivers, shatter gold, split stone, and overcome all obstacles!

In the tenth year, you settled your mind and spent some time before finally cultivating Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash to the realm of Great Perfection. Your understanding of Blade Intent became ever deeper, and you even touched upon the threshold of Blade Intent. However, due to your limited comprehension, and because Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash had yet to involve such a realm, you did not comprehend Blade Intent!

Heaven and Earth One-Blade Slash (Mastery)