Blood-Refining Demon Saber

Chen Changyan spoke with a trace of reminiscence in his gaze. A century ago, he had not even been ten, yet the terrifying demonic calamity remained fresh in his memory.

As his words fell, he looked at the heads in the cellar and continued.

"Fortunately, that little demon did not dare run wild within the city and only secretly killed a few dozen people. Otherwise, if he had found an opportunity to slaughter several thousand people and refine a Demon Treasure, even ordinary Late Stage of Qi Refining cultivators might not have been able to restrain him."

Chen Nianzhi listened silently, a faint killing intent flickering in his eyes.

For now, that Demonic Cultivator indeed did not dare act recklessly. But once the Chen Clan weakened, these hidden demonic dangers would likely crawl out and take a bite at the first opportunity. When that happened, the ones to suffer would still be the common people of the Chen Immortal Clan.

Since ancient times, who knew how many cultivation lineages had ultimately been plotted against by these Demonic Cultivators from the shadows during their decline? After losing their mortal bloodline, their foundation, they became Rogue Cultivators whose lives hung by a thread and whose fates were fraught with hardship, before gradually vanishing into the Long River of heaven and earth.

"It seems that deciding to pull them out by the roots early this time was truly not wrong at all."

After everyone thoroughly inspected the Demonic Cultivator's house and confirmed there were no further clues, they could only return to the square.

The inspections continued. In the blink of an eye, another two days passed, and on this day, yet another Demonic Cultivator appeared.

This Demonic Cultivator had not been discovered through inspection. Rather, after being summoned and fearing he would be exposed, he simply killed the messenger and attempted to flee for his life.

Unfortunately, the City-Protecting Array had long since been activated. The entirety of Peaceful Sun County had become a Heavenly Net. Even a Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivator would have to leave a life behind if he entered, so he had nowhere to run.

In the end, Fourth Elder Chen Qingyuan personally acted, wielding a magical artifact to kill him at the city's edge. Over the following days, things quickly fell silent again, as though all the Demonic Cultivators had vanished into hiding.

A few nights later, five black-robed figures gathered in a large courtyard within the city, plotting something in secret.

"Everyone, it seems the Chen Clan has truly made up its mind this time. They are leaving us no path to survival."

"Waiting for death is no solution. We can only take the initiative and strike first if we are to find a sliver of hope to survive."

The leader spoke. He was an Eighth Layer of Qi Refining Demonic Cultivator, handsome in appearance, though his eyes carried a scarlet hue.

The others seemed somewhat afraid of him. Only one man snorted coldly before speaking.

"Han Mo, your master is Zhang Old Devil. Does he truly have no means of getting us out?"

"Now you are driving us to risk our lives. Don't tell me you intend to use us as cannon fodder?"

Upon hearing this, the Demonic Cultivators hurriedly turned watchful eyes toward Han Mo.

Zhang Old Devil had inherited the demonic lineage of Demon Cave. He was a renowned Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivator in Yu Commandery, cunning and wicked by nature, willing to stop at nothing to achieve his ends.

With such a great tree at his back, Han Mo had always acted wildly and wantonly, making everyone deeply wary of him.

Upon hearing this, Han Mo unusually fell silent for a moment. Only after a long while did he say,

"None of us expected the Chen Clan to be so decisive."

"Junior Brother Zhang was still Master's biological son, yet after blood-sacrificing several thousand mortals, was he not still killed by a Chen Clan elder?"

"I am merely a nominal disciple. Where would I find so many contingencies? We can only fight our way out together and seek a thread of life."

As he spoke, he felt that this showed too much weakness before the others, so he added, "But do not worry. More than ten days have passed now. Master has surely realized what happened."

"As long as we coordinate from within and without and breach Peaceful Sun County's City-Protecting Array, Master will be able to cut through the formation and lead us out alive."

The Demonic Cultivator who had objected still did not quite believe him, but at this moment there was no better option. He could only grit his teeth and agree to Han Mo's plan.

"Then let us not delay. We act together tonight."

"..."

At midnight, at the formation core in the center of Peaceful Sun County, more than twenty cultivators were stationed around the array, carefully guarding the formation of Peaceful Sun City.

Suddenly, the Great Elder opened his eyes, a fierce glint flashing through his pupils.

"Who is it?"

"Whoosh—"

With a soft sound, several streaks of light shot out from the darkness in succession. They were actually several Demon Treasures.

The Great Elder acted decisively, sending a magical artifact war saber soaring through the air to knock away the strongest of the Demon Treasures.

The battle erupted in the span of a spark. Though the Demonic Cultivators' ambush caught everyone off guard, the Chen Clan cultivators had not been wholly unprepared.

In the hasty clash, only one person reacted too slowly and was severely wounded. Everyone else quickly came to their senses, bringing out magical artifacts and spells to engage the enemy.

From the start of the battle, the Demonic Cultivators swiftly fell into a disadvantage.

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, Han Mo gritted his teeth and took out a blood-red demon saber, then sprayed a mouthful of blood essence onto it.

This saber was called the Blood-Refining Demon Saber. His master, Zhang Old Devil, had forged it from Thousand-Year Scarlet Iron. Strictly speaking, this demon saber was only a saber embryo. To forge it into a true demon saber, it still needed to absorb the blood of a hundred thousand mortals.

This kind of demon saber was exceedingly tyrannical. Once forged, it would be a top-tier Tier 2 Demon Treasure. If Zhang Old Devil wielded it personally, even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators would be cleaved in two by a single stroke, their entire body's blood and qi drained dry.

In order to forge the demon saber, Zhang Old Devil had handed this item to Han Mo and instructed him to hide within the city, waiting for an opportunity to blood-sacrifice the demon saber while the Chen Clan was weak.

The reason for this was that Zhang Old Devil was suspicious by nature and feared the Scorching Sun Divine Flame Formation. Though he was a Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivator, he still did not dare personally enter Peaceful Sun County, and could only entrust this task to a disciple of his sect.

At this moment, in order to break the deadlock, Han Mo directly used his Natal Essence Blood to activate it. Paying the enormous price of greatly damaging his blood and qi, he brought forth this Tier 2 Demon Treasure embryo, intending to achieve victory in one stroke.

"Not good."

The instant he saw the demon saber, the Great Elder's expression changed drastically.

"It is a Tier 2 Demon Treasure."

"I will activate the Blazing Sun Divine Flame Formation. Hold it back for me for a moment."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly attacked with all their strength, trying to block the demon saber.

The situation had arisen too suddenly. Even if the Great Elder wished to activate the Blazing Sun Divine Flame Formation against the enemy, he still needed several breaths of time.

The Blood-Refining Demon Saber was, after all, a top-tier Tier 2 Demon Treasure. Although it was merely a saber embryo, its power was enough to rival a Tier 2 Low-grade magical artifact.

As the demon saber descended, ordinary Tier 1 low- and mid-grade magical artifacts snapped on impact. Even Tier 1 High-grade magical artifacts were hacked open and sent flying backward. Three Chen Clan cultivators were unlucky enough to be cut in half on the spot, their blood and qi drained from their bodies.

It was during those few breaths that the people resting in the side hall reacted.

Chen Nianzhi was the first to rush forward, sending out the Golden Light Blade to slash at it. It collided with the Blood-Refining Demon Saber, only to be knocked flying away.

Seeing that even the Golden Light Blade could not stop it, he ignored the damage to his magical artifact and sent out the Green Leaf Sword as well. This time, he did not strike at the Blood-Refining Demon Saber, but instead went straight for Han Mo's head.

This tactic of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao indeed worked. At the critical moment between life and death, Han Mo could no longer spare attention for the Great Elder. He hastily drove the demon saber toward the Green Leaf Sword, and after just one collision, the Green Leaf Sword's radiance dimmed and its spirituality was greatly damaged.