Su Yun glanced at the two men, then reached out and patted the swift horse beside him.
The horse was quite intelligent. It immediately trotted several hundred meters away.
At that moment, Su Yun sensed the cultivation of the two men.
Both were at the ninth level of the Mystic Profound Realm, not the Qi Sea Realm.
He had originally thought they might be Blade Origin Sect disciples who had come to cause him trouble.
But the two men's clothes didn't seem to belong to Blade Origin Sect disciples.
Instead, they looked a little like Demon Sect warriors.
"You're Su Yun, a disciple of the Mystic Blade Sect?"
One of them came before Su Yun and spoke slowly, his voice rather grating.
"I heard you comprehended Great Accomplishment Blade Intent at the third level of the Mystic Profound Realm. You truly have extraordinary talent—an absolute monster."
The other man added.
The two didn't attack outright. Instead, they praised him.
At this, Su Yun frowned.
It seemed the two had been waiting here for him to show up, and had already investigated him.
Still, they appeared not to know what had happened in Heavenly Blade Canyon.
"Why are you stopping me here?"
Su Yun tightened his grip on the Ice Ink Blade and asked.
In the light of the setting sun, the blade in his hand gleamed coldly, its chill spreading through the air.
The two men before him had clearly come prepared. A faint smell of blood clung to them.
There was also a trace of Killing Intent.
They looked very much like demonic cultivators from the Demonic Fiend Palace.
"Come with us if you want to know."
"Elder Lin has been waiting for you. You'll understand once you go."
One of them smiled and invited him.
"Elder Lin?"
"What can he do if I refuse?"
Su Yun's expression was indifferent as he glanced around.
As far as he could sense, there were no powerful figures hidden nearby.
Of course, Elder Lin might have profound cultivation and be skilled at concealing his presence.
It was only natural that Su Yun couldn't detect him.
"You've been cultivating for less than half a year. You're young, with a bright future ahead of you. Why insist on courting death?"
One of them reached up and removed his black mask, revealing an ashen-black face.
Then he curled his lips in a sneer. "We came with good intentions and haven't laid a hand on you. Are you really going to resist?"
An eerie pattern resembling a black palace marked his brow.
It reminded Su Yun of the Blood-Drinking Spear Fiend he had encountered before.
Clearly, this man was a demonic cultivator from the Demonic Fiend Palace.
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere turned grim.
The swift horse nearby looked startled and hurried farther away.
At the spot where the men stood, only the cold wind rustling through the leaves could be heard.
"Slash!"
Suddenly, Su Yun gripped the Ice Ink Blade and murmured.
The next moment, the wind stopped.
Boom!!
A terrifying streak of blood-red blade light, carrying the full force of his Blade Momentum, howled past in an instant!
The terrifying pressure of his Blade Momentum swept across the entire woodland!
Squelch!
In less than a second, before the two men could even react, their heads had already fallen to the ground.
As they died, their eyes were wide with disbelief. In the end, they perished with hatred in their hearts.
"Looks like I can't keep following this road."
After casually glancing at the two men, Su Yun thought to himself.
These two demonic cultivators from the Demonic Fiend Palace had likely been sent by the Elder Lin they'd mentioned.
That meant the man might be nearby.
Perhaps he had set an ambush farther along this road.
Naturally, Su Yun wouldn't walk into a trap.
And when dealing with demonic cultivators, he wouldn't waste his breath. He would simply strike with all his strength and kill them with one slash.
"Damn brat! How dare you act so brazenly!"
Sure enough, an angry roar came from nearby the next moment.
A powerful aura surged toward him at once.
The swift horse, which had been about to run over, trembled in fright. Its legs went weak, and it collapsed to the ground, whimpering.
A black whirlwind appeared before Su Yun.
When it dispersed,
a hunched old man in a black robe stood there, glaring fiercely at Su Yun.
Terrifying Killing Intent and demonic energy radiated from him, spreading in every direction.
The surrounding trees withered into puddles of sludge as soon as they came into contact with those energies.
It was a bizarre sight!
"You're Elder Lin?"
Su Yun stared at him, his thoughts stirring.
This man's cultivation seemed to have surpassed the Mystic Profound Realm. He was very likely at the Qi Sea Realm!
What did these people want by blocking his way?
Was it because he had destroyed a small Demonic Fiend Palace outpost?
Had these demonic cultivators come to take revenge?
But recalling what the two demonic cultivators had said earlier,
Su Yun had another guess.
Perhaps these people wanted to capture him and use something to control him, forcing him to join the Demonic Fiend Palace.
That was why Elder Lin hadn't attacked him right away.
"Brat! I came with good intentions and meant to invite you for a talk. How dare you kill my men?"
The Demon Sect elder spoke through gritted teeth, his expression sinister.
The blood-soaked Baleful Intent enveloping his body gradually faded, revealing his true appearance.
His skin was shriveled, his eyes sunken, and his face deathly pale.
He looked terminally ill, as if he didn't have long to live.
Su Yun studied him for a moment but didn't answer.
At the sight of this, the Demon Sect elder's expression darkened.
He said coldly, "I asked you a question, brat. How dare you not answer?"
At the same time, a boundless killing intent spilled from his eyes.
One of the two demonic cultivators had held a special position. He was the son of an elder of the Demonic Fiend Palace and possessed extraordinary talent.
If that elder learned what had happened, Elder Lin would be in some trouble.
What surprised him was how fast Su Yun had just struck.
Before he could react, the two men had already been killed!
"When you demonic cultivators kill people, do you ask them why first?"
Su Yun laughed and shot back.
"Damn brat, you've got a sharp tongue!"
The Demon Sect elder's expression was dark.
It was true that when demonic cultivators killed, they never asked why.
They simply attacked.
"Brat, do you think that because you've comprehended Great Accomplishment Blade Intent, you can use the Mystic Profound Realm to rival the Qi Sea Realm?"
His voice was icy. "Even if you really can suppress a first-level Qi Sea Realm cultivator, my cultivation is at the third level of the Qi Sea Realm!"
"If I wanted to attack, I could suppress you with the turn of my hand!"
With that, he took out a strange black-and-red fruit and continued.
"Eat this Demonic Heart Blood Seed, and I'll let bygones be bygones. I can even recommend you for the core ranks of the Demonic Fiend Palace, where you'll enjoy the best treatment."
"Refuse, and you die!"
Hearing this, Su Yun understood.
As expected, these demonic cultivators from the Demonic Fiend Palace had taken a liking to his talent and potential.
They planned to use this Demonic Heart Blood Seed to control him completely.
What puzzled Su Yun was that these demonic cultivators still seemed unaware of what had happened in Heavenly Blade Canyon.
Otherwise, with ninety-two percent Blade Momentum and the Slaughter Blade Art at the proficient level,
as long as the man before him hadn't comprehended Martial Dao Momentum, Su Yun could kill him with a single slash!
"Go on, then. What's your choice?"
By now, the Demon Sect elder had almost run out of patience.
If the higher-ups of the Demonic Fiend Palace hadn't insisted he use the Demonic Heart Blood Seed to control Su Yun,
he would have attacked long ago and killed the brat!
"Boring tricks."
However, Su Yun looked at the Demonic Heart Blood Seed and slowly shook his head.
"Die!"
The Demon Sect elder's expression turned furious, and the aura around him erupted.
Su Yun tightened his grip on the Ice Ink Blade and stepped forward.
Boom!
A terrifying Blade Momentum instantly bore down in every direction, pouring out in a wild torrent.
Its pressure reached nearly a thousand meters in every direction!
Rumble!
The surrounding trees couldn't withstand the pressure of the Blade Momentum. They shattered one after another and crashed to the ground.
Terrifying blade marks covered the ground, dense and horrifying to behold.
"How is this possible? This Blade Momentum..."
The Demon Sect elder's expression changed drastically!
Every bone and tendon in his body trembled faintly.
He even felt as if he were sinking into a swamp, unable to move at all.
If Su Yun's Blade Momentum had been only seventy or eighty percent, it couldn't have affected him this much.
This kind of pressure required at least ninety percent Blade Momentum!
"A Mystic Profound Realm cultivator has mastered ninety percent Blade Momentum..."
The Demon Sect elder nearly thought he had fallen into an illusion.
Even an inner elder of the Demonic Fiend Palace couldn't possess such attainments in the Martial Dao!
He instinctively summoned all his strength and took a step back.
If Su Yun's Blade Momentum had been only eighty percent, he would still have been confident he could suppress him.
But against ninety percent Blade Momentum, he might not be a match!
Not far away,
Su Yun watched the Demon Sect elder and tightened his right hand around the hilt.
Then he swung his blade, unleashing the Slaughter Blade Art!
In an instant, a blood-red blade light roared like a dragon, bearing astonishing pressure as it shot straight at the Demon Sect elder.
"This kind of power... Not good!!"
The Demon Sect elder's expression changed dramatically.
With no time to think, he immediately unleashed his ultimate defensive technique.
"Black Demon Purple Shield!"
The next moment, a purple barrier appeared around the Demon Sect elder, shielding his entire body.
Rumble!
As the blade light struck,
the entire purple barrier began to shake violently!
"It held!"
The Demon Sect elder couldn't help but look pleased.
But his expression soon changed drastically!
Crack!
At the point where the blade light met the barrier, the shield began to shatter, cracks spreading everywhere.
In an instant, the purple shield burst apart completely!
Right after, the blade's momentum didn't falter.
It slashed through the air!
"Damn you, brat!"
The Demon Sect elder roared and unleashed all manner of techniques in quick succession, doing everything he could to hold his ground.
It was all in vain.
In the blink of an eye, the blood-red blade light had pierced through his body.
Boom!!
As the blade light fell, the ground began to shake violently. Trees swayed, and clouds of dust rose into the air.
When the dust settled,
all that remained on the ground was a pool of blood.
The Demon Sect elder's corpse lay nearby, cut in two.
His eyes were still open in death!
Before you continue