Land Sword Immortal: Eighty Years as the Guardian of the Sword Pavilion
Chapter 399 – Demon King? Is it a human or a demon?

Chapter 399 – Demon King? Is it a human or a demon?

Meng Fan led Lin Feiyan and Wu Tian into the town. In fact, the demons lurking in the Human Realm were not particularly powerful. The truly formidable ones ruled over the Monster Realm, which was far more conducive to their growth. Therefore, encountering a Demon King in the Human Realm was rare; usually, it was just boss-level entities causing trouble.

"Senior Brother Meng, what kind of demon do you think is hiding in this town? If I have to fight it, which sword technique should I use? Myriad Swords Art or Flying Flower Sword Technique?" Lin Feiyan asked nervously. Although slaying demons and exterminating evil was thrilling for her, she had never done it before, so it was natural to be anxious. Her dilemma was understandable too. While the Myriad Swords Art was undoubtedly stronger than the Flying Flower Sword Technique, she had only cultivated the Myriad Swords Art to the level of Sword Intent, whereas she had already mastered the Sword Momentum of the Flying Flower Sword Technique. With Meng Fan's guidance, it wasn't impossible for her to eventually cultivate the Sword Soul of the Flying Flower Sword Technique.

Meng Fan replied expressionlessly, "Myriad Swords Art!" As long as Lin Feiyan used the Myriad Swords Art, even if she couldn't defeat the demon, he could easily control her Myriad Swords Art to enhance its power.

For Meng Fan, whether he performed the Myriad Swords Art himself or controlled Lin Feiyan's, it was all effortless. Controlling Lin Feiyan's Myriad Swords Art was just less troublesome. Hearing Meng Fan's words, Lin Feiyan felt more confident and less conflicted. Since Senior Brother Meng had said to use the Myriad Swords Art, it would surely be effective.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the door of a house. Meng Fan stopped, sensing that this was where the demon energy was most concentrated. There was no doubt that a demon was inside.

"Go in," Meng Fan said to Lin Feiyan. Though he didn't spell it out, Lin Feiyan wasn't stupid; she knew the demon was definitely inside.

She took a deep breath to steady herself, then drew her Spiritual Sword and kicked the door open with a fierce momentum.

Wu Tian watched curiously. To be honest, he found it strange. Although there was a strong presence of demon energy, there was no scent of blood. From his experience, if a demon was wreaking havoc in a town, there would be a strong smell of blood. After all, demons existed to kill humans!

Once demons left the Monster Realm and entered the Human Realm, absorbing the Spiritual Qi of the Human Realm for cultivation was too difficult and slow. Eating humans was the fastest way to cultivate. Humans were called the spirits of all races for a reason; after consuming humans, demons could indeed enhance their cultivation levels much more effectively than by absorbing the Spiritual Qi of the Human Realm.

Because there was no scent of blood, Wu Tian was curious. Could Meng Fan have been wrong? He found the idea amusing; even seeing Meng Fan make a small mistake was satisfying.

Lin Feiyan charged into the room without hesitation but stopped abruptly, stunned. She still held her Spiritual Sword but made no move to attack. Meng Fan and Wu Tian followed her in and were surprised by what they saw: there was no demon, but a person lying on the ground. This person was in such a miserable state that it was hard to tell if they were human. Strangely, despite being on the brink of death, this person emitted a strong demon energy.

"Is this a human or a demon?" Lin Feiyan was bewildered, and even Wu Tian, who had seen and killed many demons, was puzzled.

Meng Fan was equally confused. The dense demon energy was real and emanated from this person. If this was a demon, it was a Demon King who had successfully taken human form, comparable to a cultivator in the Primordial Spirit Realm. But this person didn't look like they could be that powerful. If it was a human, why did they have such strong demon energy?

"Senior Brother Meng, should we kill them?" Lin Feiyan asked, sword in hand, unsure whether to strike or not.

"Not yet. Let's figure this out first," Meng Fan said, frowning. The person on the ground had no combat ability left and posed no threat. If they were a demon, killing them would be justified. But if they were human, killing them would be an act of injustice.

Meng Fan scanned the person with his Divine Sense. There was no True Qi or True Essence in their body, and certainly no Divine Soul. Without the demon energy, they would be an ordinary person. But the presence of the demon energy could give them the combat power of someone in the Condensation Pill Realm.

"Are you human or demon?" Meng Fan asked directly. Lin Feiyan and Wu Tian were just as confused as he was.

The person on the ground didn't answer but used all their strength to utter, "Help... me..." before closing their eyes, their breath weakening to the point of near death.

Meng Fan's frown deepened. This situation was becoming more complicated.

"Senior Brother Meng, stop wasting time. Just kill her. If you can't do it, I will!" Wu Tian said eagerly. He hadn't killed anyone in a long time and was itching to do so. He didn't get the chance to kill at the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, but now that he was finally out, he wanted to seize the opportunity. If he returned to the sect without killing anyone, he felt he might go crazy.

Meng Fan tilted his head slightly, his cold gaze fixed on Wu Tian without speaking.

Wu Tian felt a chill under Meng Fan's stare and awkwardly asked, "What?"

"If you like killing so much, why don't you try cutting my neck?" Meng Fan said, still tilting his head.

Wu Tian fell silent, feeling embarrassed. He wanted to, but he didn't dare. Meng Fan's neck was tough, but his own wasn't.

"So what do we do? If we don't kill her and leave her here, she's a huge risk," Wu Tian said, recognizing the terrifying demon energy on the woman, which could destroy the entire town.