"Since you can even uncover such a secret, why not investigate it yourself?" Hu Chunman's magic power had been scattered by Lu Xiaotian, leaving him feeling as though his tendons had been torn and his bones pulled apart. Now that he knew there was no hope of survival, he no longer acted as timidly as before and instead grew utterly brazen.
Lu Xiaotian's expression turned cold. Since he could get no more out of Hu Chunman, there was naturally no reason to let him live.
Magic power surged from Lu Xiaotian's hand. Profound Fire Needles shot through Hu Chunman's brow and dantian, and in the blink of an eye, the Integrated Body cultivator became a corpse. His Primordial Spirit was also burned to nothing by the needles.
After killing Hu Chunman, Lu Xiaotian no longer concerned himself with the man's low-ranking clansmen. He took Hu Chunman's Sumeru Ring and was about to give Xiang Kuang and the others a few instructions when he suddenly heard a familiar transmission. His brow furrowed. He told Xiang Kuang and the others to go about their business, then flashed into the distant sea of flames.
"Since we parted in the Fallen Demon Valley, you entered the True Wood Realm, and now you've come to find me so quickly. You're quite bold. Aren't you afraid the Heaven-Connecting Devil Lord will come after you again?" To Lu Xiaotian's surprise, the transmission had come from the Devil Lord.
Following the Devil Lord's directions, Lu Xiaotian easily reached a spot more than a thousand zhang beneath the surface. Several roots that had absorbed the core of the Wood Lord twisted like snakes beneath the earth, faintly concealing a tiny doorway.
The Devil Lord's aura came from within.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, since I dared to contact you, there's no