The Fight to Claim It

"It seems this thing is only at the Golden Core Stage stage now," the black-clad youth said. "However, this sea of lava is troublesome; it might actually bring him some benefits."

Shen Ge nodded, then took out his token and sent a message to Su Sui outside before turning to look at the other person and asking, "Fellow Daoist, may I ask how to address you?"

Xie Fan.

"Shen Yu."

After bowing slightly, Shen Ge waited quietly.

A moment later, two beams of white light arrived one after the other. Shen Ge glanced at them and noticed that Su Sui's breathing was somewhat disordered, indicating that he had just made a move outside.

"Brother, that little girl bullied me! She even tore a piece off my white robe! You have to help me get revenge!" The woman in the white robe clung to Xie Fan's arm, clearly having suffered a minor setback while fighting with Su Sui outside.

"Stop fooling around." Xie Fan pushed her away, then said to Shen Ge, "This is my sister, Bai Yu. I apologize for offending her earlier."

"Thank you, Brother Xie. It's just a friendly exchange, nothing serious." Shen Ge glanced at Su Sui, then introduced, "This is my disciple, Su Xiu."

Su Sui glanced at his master and then tacitly accepted the name.

The other party's relationship surprised Xie Fan slightly, and he immediately said, "Brother Shen, you are quite capable. Even your disciple has reached the Nascent Soul."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Shen Ge looked at Su Sui, "Let's freeze this lava pool."

Su Sui nodded, and then a chilling aura emanated from her body. She kept Hand Seals, and after about twenty breaths, an extremely pure cold aura burst forth.

"Click~ Click~"

Within the magma below Su Sui, an ice block formed and instantly covered a large area. About fifteen minutes later, the entire magma pool was frozen, and the originally dense fire element disappeared, leaving only the lingering cold air drifting around.

However, there was some residual lava around the Evil Demon, but this was a trivial matter.

After finishing the spell, Su Sui's aura fluctuated slightly, clearly indicating that freezing this pool of magma had taken a toll on her.

"Excellent method," Xie Fan exclaimed in admiration.

As for Bai Yu, who was standing to the side, he curled his lip, seemingly somewhat disdainful.

Shen Ge then stepped forward to take a look at the sealing formation, and the others followed.

About fifteen minutes later, Shen Ge pointed a finger, and the already crumbling formation was shattered by Shen Ge's finger. Instantly, a large amount of pure Evil Qi surged out, but this Evil Qi had no effect on Shen Ge and the others.

"You lowly reptiles, I will tear you to pieces!" the Evil Demon roared, and the chains binding it began to crumble piece by piece.

"Noisy."

Shen Ge remained calm and, with a single palm strike, directly suppressed the Evil Demon who was only at the Golden Core Stage stage.

Xie Fan remained expressionless, waving his hand to guide the Evil Demon, and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, why don't my brother and I handle this thing?"

Shen Ge glanced at Xie Fan, who had made the move, raised an eyebrow slightly, and then with a surge of his aura, pulled the Evil Demon a little closer to him.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. This thing is extremely dangerous; let me handle it."

Bai Yu and Su Sui also faced off, and for a moment, the air was thick with tension.

Xie Fan maintained his gentle smile and said in a mild tone, "Fellow Daoist Shen, it's just a Evil Demon, why are you so concerned?"

"Then why is Fellow Daoist Xie so concerned?" Shen Ge asked expressionlessly.

"Brother Shen, this is, after all, our territory."

Shen Ge frowned and said coldly, "So, you want to start a fight?"

Su Sui and Bai Yu moved swiftly, ready to make their move.

Xie Fan turned his head to look at Shen Ge, hesitated for a few moments, then smiled wryly and replied, "Although I don't like to use my fists, if Brother Shen doesn't allow it, then I have no choice but to do so."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Fan and Shen Ge disappeared at the same time. Immediately afterward, a strong shockwave erupted from the center, and for a moment, sand and stones flew and Sword Intent raged throughout the cave.

The two of them made their move, Su Sui and Bai Yu wouldn't just stand by and watch. They also joined in, and in an instant, the space shook violently as if it were about to collapse.

The Evil Demon at the center of the battle looked completely bewildered, its large, blood-red eyes filled with confusion. Its body was constantly being flung around in the fight, and it was soon severely injured.

What kind of situation is this? It's like I've been turned into a ball and pounded around like that. The Evil Demon was on the verge of tears.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Xie Fan withdrew from the battle and looked at Shen Ge with icy eyes. At this moment, there was a deep, bone-revealing bloodstain on his chest, but it was slowly healing.

"Brother Shen, well done." Xie Fan said coldly, then called to his younger sister, "Little sister, let's go."

Seeing this, Bai Yu exchanged a blow with Su Sui and then broke away from the fight, flying to Xie Fan's side. The two of them gave Shen Ge and the others a cold look before quickly leaving the area.

After Shen Ge sealed the Evil Demon and put it away, Su Sui finally spoke up, "Master, those two don't seem like good people. Their attacks were chilling, far more repulsive than those things on White Bone Mountain. They're probably genuine ghost cultivators."

"Hmm." Shen Ge nodded, his tone indifferent. "They're ghost cultivators, but it's none of our business."

Let's go.

After leaving the underground cave, the two continued their journey towards Demonic Sword Valley.

Xie Fan and Bai Yu returned to this place long after they had left.

Bai Yu looked in the direction Shen Ge and the others had left and said in a chilling tone, "You two bastards, don't let me run into you again, or I'll skin you alive!"

Although Xie Fan's face was gloomy, with the black lines still visible on his face, he didn't curse like Bai Yu, showing that he still had some self-control.

"Alright, it's just that I'm not as good as her, what's there to scold me for?" Xie Fan said, then added, "You really can't beat that girl?"

Bai Yu paused for a moment, then lowered his head somewhat ashamed and said, "That damned woman's moves were a bit strange, and they even seemed to have a slight advantage over me."

"I have no idea where these two guys came from. They're really bizarre."

Xie Fan nodded as well. He and Shen Ge were both at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. The reason he was injured so quickly was because he felt constantly restrained during the fight.

However, the occasional flashes of golden light made him feel fearful of every move and sword strike from his opponent. Moreover, this fear was inexplicable, as if it were something he was born with and that was being suppressed.

This is why he was in a hurry to leave as soon as he was injured; after all, if the fight continued under these circumstances, he and his sister might die here today.

"Brother, let's go. At least some Evil Qi remains, so we haven't come away empty-handed."

The two re-entered the cave below and began absorbing the Evil Qi.