Sword Aura to the Heavens-Chapter 434 - 429: Demon Sect

Within Crane Manor, a figure clad in a blue and green long robe soared into the sky, his hair half-white, appearing to be in his thirties, with an extraordinary aura.

Li Fan's eyes turned golden, piercing towards the other, and saw a crane shadow floating in the air.

"Demon." Li Fan's voice was sharp as he looked to Zhu and the old man beside him and asked, "Is it him?"

"Yes." Zhu stared at the man and said, "Where is my sister?"

"I have sent someone to inform you; she passed away due to childbirth complications and has been cremated." The Crane Demon glanced at Zhu, then said to Li Fan, "Sir, I have been in this city for many years, and am a demon cultivator registered with the court."

One by one, demon cultivator figures floated into the air, glaring viciously at Li Fan.

"You are a demon..." Old Man Xu's face turned pale, his eyes muddled and lifeless, "If I had known you were a demon, how could I have sent Mei here? If you are a court-registered demon, why was I not informed?"

Li Fan gazed into the distance and shouted loudly, "City Lord of West River City, get over here!"

His voice resounded over the skies of West River City, spreading into the distance, causing countless people to look up in shock, wondering what major event had occurred.

Within Crane Manor, a figure attempted to sneak away, but as Li Fan's gaze swept over, with a mere thought, Sword Aura traveled across the air, and the figure instantly fell dead.

"How dare you..." the Crane Demon shouted.

"Not a single one shall leave." Li Fan glanced coldly at the other, wanting to confirm a suspicion, without directly annihilating Crane Manor.

Before long, a sound of breaking through the air came from the distance, and a group of figures flew over, with the leading person dressed in official robes, addressing Li Fan, "I am Jiang Tai, the City Lord of West River City. Who are you?"

"Are they registered demons?" Li Fan asked.

"Yes, they are on the court's demon registry and have been here in West River City for many years," Jiang Tai replied.

"Why not inform the people of West River City?" Li Fan further asked, "Do you know what they have done in Crane Manor?"

"Registered demons are like humans, all subjects of the Da Li, as long as they do not violate court law, there's no need to interfere. What questions do you have?" Jiang Tai coldly responded.

"None." Li Fan replied, with a wave of his hand, sword light flashed, blood blossomed, and the City Lord of West River City clutched his throat, body trembling endlessly, looking at Li Fan in disbelief.

Li Fan pointed his left hand at the people coming from the court, and suddenly Sword Aura rang in the sky, flying swords filling the air, those people were mortified, turned to flee, but it was too late, each was killed on the spot.

The crowd below in West River City was in an uproar upon seeing the scene before them, all were shocked, the young sword cultivator directly killed a court official.

Li Fan turned his gaze to the Crane Demon, those cold eyes evoked a trace of fear in the other.

"Sixth Realm Sword Cultivator." The Crane Demon murmured, and this human did not fear the court's intimidation at all.

Li Fan glanced down at Crane Manor, with a thought, a Sword Array seemed to appear in the sky above Crane Manor, endless Sword Intent descended, sealing Crane Manor within.

"You cannot kill us." The Crane Demon no longer hid his demon energy, a crane wing appeared behind him, the aura of a Fifth Realm peak demon spreading out: "If you dare kill me, not only are you doomed, but the entire West River City will perish with you."

"Why?" Li Fan curiously asked.

"You needn't know so much." The Crane Demon said, "If you leave now, I'll pretend nothing happened."

Li Fan glanced at him, suddenly moved, the Crane Demon hadn't even reacted before Li Fan clutched his throat, terrifying Sword Intent swirled around the Crane Demon's throat and body, threatening to tear him into pieces.

"Speak, or die." Li Fan said.

"I am of the Green Emperor Sect." The Crane Demon stared at Li Fan.

"Green Emperor Sect?" Li Fan had never heard of such a major sect in the human cultivation world: "Demon Sect? Why have I never heard of it?"

"The major sects in the Demon World act low-key, it's normal you don't know." The Crane Demon's eyes were mad, "I've already sent a message to my senior brothers, they're on their way, all of them are Sixth Realm Great Demons, if you leave now, it's still not too late, and my Green Emperor Sect can spare the humans of West River City."

Li Fan stared at him, then turned his gaze to the crowd below in West River City, speaking loudly: "Everyone saw, these are court-registered demons, committing atrocities in human city, breeding demon offspring with human women."

"He tells me, in the heartland of this Da Li Dynasty, the court-registered demons are backed by a demon sect, and if I dare kill him, the demon sect will massacre the city, ridiculous isn't it?"

This voice rolled out, spreading into the distance, echoing in the eardrums of the West River City crowd, resonating within their hearts.

"Is West River City like this, and what about other places? How many Crane Manors are there in the Da Li World? And how many Demon Sects are behind these, without the court knowing?"

Li Fan said, "I've implicated you all; perhaps there will be a demon calamity in West River City. Everyone, please leave West River City."

As his voice fell, the sharp sword hovering above Crane Manor descended, and instantly, screams filled the air. Many demons transformed into their true forms, demon energy rampant, attempting to flee Crane Manor, but the Sword Aura dominated the sky, leaving no way out.

"Are you crazy?" The Crane Demon watched this scene in despair, and just as he finished speaking, his head flew off, blood splattering everywhere.

After this, Li Fan looked at the surviving figures in Crane Manor, all of them were young children. He said to the old man and the young girl, "Some of them may be your relatives; you should decide for yourselves."

The Flying Sword sent the two down, while he himself turned and used Sword Control to arrive at the sky above West River City, where he sat cross-legged on the Flying Sword.

The cultivators of West River City looked up at the figure in the sky.

"What does he mean by this?"

"He is waiting for the Demon Sect to arrive, intending to protect West River City," someone replied, and immediately, many were filled with solemn respect.

Sword Cultivator, slaying demons, defending the city.

Could it be...

Lu Yuan and Yue Qingqiu came to Li Fan's side, sitting down next to him. Lu Yuan asked, "Are you deliberately making this a big deal?"

"I've seen some memories of the past. When the Old Blind Man served as the Da Li National Master, he teamed up with senior sister's father to try and cut down the world's demons. Later, senior sister's father died unexpectedly, and now the Emperor of Da Li ascends the throne. What happened after, I'm not sure. Previously, I knew demons were in the wild, humans in the city, even the registered demons were under the court's control. But now, it seems I thought too simply."

"Do you think, after the new emperor ascended, the court colluded with demons?" Lu Yuan asked.

"In the past war between human cultivators and demons, there must have been the existence of top-level Great Demons. I had thought before, where did those demons go? Now it seems, demons have always been among us. That Green Emperor Sect is certainly not an exception. Was there some kind of agreement made behind the demon wars back then?"

Li Fan looked up to the distance and speculated, "In the human world, there is a mountain, a temple, an academy; what about the top-level demons of the Demon Race? They seem to be gathering strength in secret."

"This Green Emperor Sect seems like the Demon Race learning to establish sects like humans." At this moment, Yue Qingqiu softly spoke, causing Li Fan to remember Yun Meng Swamp was a gathering place for the Demon Race.

"The Demon Race is more primitive than humans. Lord Demon Saint, for example, is the king of Yun Meng Swamp, with no concept of sects. Now, as the Demon Race appears to form sects, it seems they're learning to cultivate the next generation of the Demon Race like humans. Additionally, Lord Demon Saint always learned human methods of cultivation, and the demons here try to combine with humans. Can their offspring inherit both the Demon Race and human talents, achieving a goal like Yun Meng Swamp?" Yue Qingqiu continued.

Li Fan's expression turned grave. Since Lord Demon Saint of Yun Meng Swamp could think of it, the external top-level Great Demons certainly thought of it as well, so they are also attempting to integrate into the human cultivation world, and even give birth to offspring with humans.

What's more terrifying is, over the years, how many such beings are mingling in the human world?

"So, the most dangerous place is the safest place. They've been under humanity's nose all along, using the court-registered demons as a facade," Lu Yuan said. "But the court can't possibly be entirely unaware."

She looked at Li Fan and said, "So, you're willing to put this city in danger just to do all this?"

"What is happening in West River City must be spread across the world, so the world knows. Otherwise, countless will silently die in secret, and it will lead to even greater disasters in the future."

Li Fan looked down at the ground; many people were already packing up, ready to leave the city.

Likewise, many had no intention of leaving. They looked up at Li Fan, seeing him waiting for the demons, their hearts quietly stirred with passion.

At this time, Li Fan gazed into the distance, through his golden pupils, he saw demon energy soaring outside West River City, dark clouds covering the sun.

"They intend to massacre the city."

Li Fan closed his eyes, suddenly a terrifying storm of Sword Aura arose between heaven and earth. Behind him, flying swords soared into the sky, a total of nine, they were the Li Hen Swords.

"Go."

With a thought, Li Fan sent the swords whistling through the sky. The Nine Swords pierced through the sky, traversing the space above West River City. Countless people looked up to the sky, where the sound of thunderous sword whistles and splendid sword marks tore through the sky, and in the direction outside West River City, blood burst forth.

"Swords travel a thousand miles, slaying demons and purging evil."

Countless people in West River City looked up at the white-robed, graceful figure seated mid-air, their eyes revealing an expression of admiration.

Could this Great Sword Cultivator have come from Li Mountain?