Immortal-Slaying Black Flame

Lu Qing'an had never planned to take Xiao Qingyi and Xue Tianfei along. Bringing them would only add to the trouble. Given their cultivation and strength, both would be in danger at the deepest part of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern without his protection.

"Old Xiao, you should have Wang Duanshan's voice-transmission mark, right? Send him a message and tell him to come here. Say I want his help building an artifact-refining room here. I'll need his help refining an artifact before long."

Lu Qing'an looked at Xiao Qingyi. His voice-transmission treasure from the Demon Race had been left in magma for so long that he had found it somewhat damaged. He could no longer contact many of the people he once could.

"All right." Xiao Qingyi nodded.

"Then you two take good care of my friends. I'll be back soon."

With that, Lu Qing'an looked at Xu Yunyi and the other three.

"Follow me."

He brought not only Xu Yunyi and his two daughters, but Sun Minzi as well.

Anyone whose cultivation was still below the Great Emperor Realm could temper themselves there.

He left with the four of them, setting off at once.

After Lu Qing'an left, Xiao Qingyi also took out a voice-transmission jade slip.

"Hello, Wang Duanshan. That's right, it's me again."

Wang Duanshan: "All right, goodbye!"

Xiao Qingyi: "Wait! What do you mean, goodbye?! I need something from you! No, someone else needs something from you."

Wang Duanshan: "Who?"

Xiao Qingyi: "Naturally, it's the person you asked me about last time, the one whose whereabouts you wanted to know. He's back. Come to me at once. He wants your help refining an artifact, and building an artifact-refining room here while you're at it."

Wang Duanshan: "Trying to trick me again? Last time you said he was back too, and tricked me into coming over so I'd help you refine a weapon. You think I'll fall for it again?"

Xiao Qingyi: "Come and see for yourself! If I'm lying to you this time, I'll be your grandson!"

Wang Duanshan: "Heh, you've already been my grandson once! You little bastard!"

Xiao Qingyi: "..."

Had he said that last time too? How come he remembered saying no such thing...?

Xiao Qingyi: "Ask Xue Tianfei! She's right beside me!"

Xiao Qingyi looked at Xue Tianfei.

Xue Tianfei: "That's right, he's back. Come over at once."

Wang Duanshan: "Xiao Qingyi, you're imitating Xue Tianfei's voice, aren't you? You've gotten a little smarter this time, not imitating Lu Qing'an's voice outright, but as if I'd believe you! Do you know how busy I am? Who has time to play with you? A whole crowd of peak Great Emperor Realm experts beg me to refine artifacts for them every day. I can't keep up as it is! Stop bothering me!"

Xiao Qingyi: "..."

Xue Tianfei: "..."

In the wastelands of the eastern Demon Domain.

Lu Qing'an appeared in the sky above the wasteland with Xu Yunyi and the other three.

Looking down, they saw a savage scar that had torn through the earth and remained unhealed for ten thousand years.

The Heavenfall Demon Cavern was actually a vast crater formed by the impact of a massive meteor from beyond the heavens.

A hundred li across, it had sheer walls as though hewn by a blade, with veins of dark red lava flowing through the pitch-black rock.

Purple-black demonic mist churned at the bottom all year round, sometimes gathering into twisted ghostly figures, sometimes letting out piercing shrieks. Even sunlight was swallowed whole.

Scattered figures of Demon Domain cultivators could be seen around the outer rim of the crater, but none dared truly approach the edge.

Whenever someone bold enough ventured forward, a sudden eruption of Demonic Qi would send them flying at once.

Countless weathered skeletons hung from the rocky walls, some still clad in rusted armor.

Most chilling of all was the low-frequency tremor rising from the bottom, as though some sleeping giant were breathing. Every vibration sent sand and stones pattering down.

High in the sky, Lu Qing'an stood with his robes fluttering, his silhouette cleaving through the chaos like a sharp blade.

Looking at the familiar surroundings, he let the corners of his mouth rise slightly.

It has been a long time since I last came back here.

This was where his true transformation into the strongest person in the Demon Domain had begun.

He had encountered a fortuitous opportunity inside and obtained the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame!

It was the black flame that had appeared in his hand last time, the one that had killed the Walking Corpse Sect's Great Emperor expert.

When the meteor from beyond the heavens fell here, many Great Emperor Realm experts had come to explore.

Some of those experts had failed to realize the danger within. Sensing only that something good must be hidden deep in the crater, a great number of them had rushed inside.

They had wanted to seize the treasure within.

To their surprise, half the Great Emperor Realm experts who went in died!

They were all swallowed by the crater, becoming food that made the flames in its depths stronger!

He, on the other hand, had been extraordinarily lucky. Not only had he survived, but his misfortune had turned into a blessing, and he had obtained the Immortal-Slaying Black Flame!

Afterward, he had risen with unstoppable force, breaking through all the way to the Great Emperor Realm. Once he had obtained the Eternal Night Emperor Position, he slew gods when he met gods and Buddhas when he met Buddhas.

Now that he had returned, he could not help feeling a little emotional.

"All of you, stay close to me. Once we enter the depths, remember not to leave the protection of my energy. Otherwise, the demonic flames inside will devour you in an instant."

Lu Qing'an watched Xu Yunyi and the other three, his expression especially serious when he looked at his two daughters.

Once he entered the depths, he would have to put them somewhere and form an energy shield to protect them, allowing them to temper their bodies without being harmed.

"Zixuan, keep a close eye on your sister. Don't let her wander off."

Lu Zixuan knew very well what it meant when her father was serious.

She nodded firmly and pulled Lu Miaomiao into her arms.

Lu Miaomiao nodded quickly as well, looking very obedient.

Xu Yunyi nodded too. She didn't know what it was like here, but even a distant glance at the Heavenfall Demon Cavern below sent a chill through her!

What a terrifying presence!

At a glance, it was clear that dangers lurked everywhere inside!

Of the four, Sun Minzi knew best how terrifying the Heavenfall Demon Cavern was!

A great number of Great Emperor Realm experts had been buried here!

More than five peak Great Emperor Realm experts had fallen here!

Some had even been left with lasting ailments!

She too had cultivated near this place. Even from dozens of li away, letting the fiery presence temper her body had brought about considerable changes.

But now, why did she have the feeling that the Eternal Night Demon Emperor was going to take her inside?!

And it seemed they were going quite deep in?!

"All right, let's go down."

With that, Lu Qing'an took the four of them and turned into a streak of light, flying straight down.

The Demon Domain experts lingering around the Heavenfall Demon Cavern saw this as well.

"What! What are those people doing?! They're flying straight toward the center of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern?!"

"Are they tired of living?! In the very center, even without descending into the depths, just being within a li of it in the air is enough to turn anyone below the Saint King Realm into ash!"

"Can't you see? That presence is clearly at the Great Emperor Realm!"

"Even at the Great Emperor Realm, it'll be difficult. If they accidentally fly down a little way into the center, they'll be gravely injured!"

"Wait! They... they actually flew inside?!"

They had barely begun discussing it when they saw Lu Qing'an take Xu Yunyi and the other three straight into the crater!

And they were flying rapidly toward its depths!

The sight stunned the group of Demon Domain experts who were cautiously cultivating within a few li of the Heavenfall Demon Cavern.