Chapter 168: The Purpose of the Demon Dao Cultivators, the Appearance of the Demon Blade Embryo

"Phew~"

Watching Huang Ni's figure leave, Lin Fan let out a heavy breath at this moment.

The might of a Quasi-Saint is truly terrifying.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party's target was not him, the consequences would definitely be unimaginable.

Even with the jade talisman bestowed by Tongtian Jiaozhu, it could at most ensure his life was safe; whether he could truly escape was unknown.

Immediately after, Lin Fan's gaze gathered on the black phoenix feather in his hand; besides the dense demonic aura, there was also a trace of the World-Extinguishing Black Flame.

"Purifying World White Flame!"

"World-Extinguishing Black Flame!"

"I have already gathered two of the Phoenix Clan's three great divine flames!"

"I don't know if this feather can provide me with a steady stream of World-Extinguishing Black Flame; if it can, then absorbing it into the Copy Mirror, combined with my previous three hundred and sixty-five spirit swords, the power will reach a higher level."

While speaking, Lin Fan carefully put it away.

After all, this object is already the key for him to pass through this area; if it suffers any damage, then any Demon Dao cultivator who pops out in this area might launch an attack on him.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan did not linger anymore, directly rode a cloud and flew into mid-air, performing the escape technique and flying rapidly toward the direction of the Sea of Blood.

Flying rapidly all the way, Lin Fan had no intention to linger; after all, there must be quite a few Demon cultivators who might exist in this place, and they are definitely not simple.

Although he did not know how these guys were lurking here and what their purpose was, he vaguely felt that the matter was not simple, and even the danger was huge.

However, not long after flying, Lin Fan unexpectedly discovered something.

In a nearby area, there was actually a volcano, and the heaven and earth spirit energy around it was approaching it at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only that, he also saw many living beings gathering here, carrying many rare and precious spirit stones and materials, moving toward the direction of the volcano.

"What is this for?"

"Artifact refining? Is such a formation necessary?"

Frowning slightly, Lin Fan only felt that this matter was not simple.

Although he knew the danger, driven by curiosity, Lin Fan still chose to change direction.

After approaching the volcano range, he did not perform the escape technique, but instead floated down and simply dressed himself up, restrained the aura of his Shangqing lineage, and released the demon aura of the Extreme Yang Oyster in his body.

After doing all this, Lin Fan got some materials, disguised himself as an Innate living being delivering materials, and began to move toward the volcano area.

Walking all the way, Lin Fan did not encounter any obstacles.

Not long after, he encountered a small team.

After a simple conversation, Lin Fan easily mixed into it.

However, Lin Fan did not dare to communicate with them rashly for the next period of time; although he wanted to fish for information, he was still afraid of attracting the attention of others.

Following the team and moving forward constantly, not long after, they arrived at the crater area.

One could see many small demons and Innate living beings gathering here from all directions.

They were all carrying materials, and after arriving at the crater range, they began to line up in an orderly manner and throw materials into it from nine gaps.

As the team moved forward constantly, Lin Fan also walked into a line.

Not long after, Lin Fan had already arrived at the crater area.

Looking down from above, one could see countless magma rolling within the entire volcano, pitch-black World-Extinguishing Black Flames burning in the area below, and those materials thrown into it were incinerated in the first instance, turning into a drop or two of crystal-clear liquid flying beneath the magma.

"What on earth is down there!"

"Actually used so many materials, and even Huang Ni participated in it!"

Muttering in his heart, driven by curiosity, Lin Fan quietly unfolded his divine sense to probe below.

However, just for an instant, Lin Fan could not help but groan, a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, secretly saying: "What a terrifying restriction!"

"Fortunately, I decisively cut off my divine sense, otherwise not only would I have exposed myself, but I might even have been killed by the restriction existing beneath the magma!"

"It's your turn."

At this moment, a rough voice interrupted Lin Fan's thoughts.

Hearing this, Lin Fan hurriedly agreed, then lifted the materials in his hand and walked toward the broken bridge extending from the gap, imitating the appearance of the other Innate living beings.

Moving forward step by step, Lin Fan's gaze wandered constantly, examining below.

After arriving at the end of the broken bridge, his pupils shrank, and he casually threw the materials into it, then turned and left the broken bridge without changing his expression.

Not lingering anymore, Lin Fan followed the main force and began to walk down the mountain.

After arriving at the foot of the mountain, Lin Fan bid farewell to the few Innate living beings he was traveling with, and without hesitation, performed the escape technique and left this area rapidly.

As he moved further and further away from the volcano range, Lin Fan's tense nerves gradually relaxed, and he said with a solemn expression: "A blade!"

"An incomparably huge and magnificent demon blade!"

"Is this the purpose of the Demon Dao cultivators gathering here? Is this the purpose of their lurking actions, and even not hesitating to throw out the Flood Dragon Clan?"

"But I also saw the situation of that blade; although it is fierce, it doesn't even count as a Post-Heaven Spirit Treasure; what are the Demon Dao cultivators doing by racking their brains to refine it?"

At this moment, Lin Fan's mind was constantly turning.

But no matter what, he could not infer why the Demon Dao cultivators went to such great lengths to refine a mortal blade.

"It's not the Slaughtering Witch Sword, is it necessary to be like this~"

Subconsciously, Lin Fan opened his mouth and wanted to complain.

But when the words reached his lips, a trace of terror suddenly appeared on Lin Fan's face, and he blurted out: "Could it be……"

"The Witch Clan!"

"This is a blade to be given to the Witch Clan, no, it should be a blade to be given to the Ancestral Witch!"

At this moment, Lin Fan's expression was terrified, and the shock in his heart reached the extreme.

In the original work, the battle between Zhurong and Gonggong took place before the final battle of the Witches and Demons; Zhurong died in it, and Gonggong died after hitting Mount Buzhou in anger, directly leading to the destruction of two Ancestral Witches and the greatly weakened power of the Twelve Capital Divine Array.

Under such circumstances, Houtu traveled to seek a glimmer of life for the Witch Clan, passed by the Sea of Blood, discovered the opportunity, and thus directly transformed into Samsara with her body to seek a glimmer of life for the Witch Clan.

And the reason for the battle between Zhurong and Gonggong was to compete for a blade.

In the original work, there was not much description of the origin of this blade, only saying that the clansmen of Gonggong's tribe accidentally discovered it and gave it to Gonggong, but later it fell into Zhurong's hands, and the two sides had a final life-and-death battle because of a misunderstanding.

If his deduction is correct, then this blade is likely the one being refined by the Demon Dao cultivators now.

Precisely because of this, that blade could have the destructive power of a top-tier Innate Lingbao with mortal weapons, and could stimulate the ferocity of Zhurong and Gonggong, two Great Witches, making them lose part of their reason and leading to the final life-and-death battle between brothers. ===== CHAPTER 169 =====