Sword Aura to the Heavens
Chapter 42 Sacrifice

Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Sacrifice

The crowd dispersed, but the hearts of the surrounding people couldn’t calm down for a long time. They could no longer distinguish between right and wrong.

Was that sword cultivator just now the one who struck down the demon in Lin’an County with a single sword?

A complex and indescribable emotion welled up within them as they glanced at the dying Jiao Long and gradually left the area.

Before long, Fulong Manor fell silent once more, the quiet pervasive.

"Little brother, what does Li Mountain mean?" Li Fan asked, looking at Wen Ruyu.

"Since I came, don’t you understand, Xiao Fan? Even without the Lin’an County incident, the court would find other excuses," Wen Ruyu replied, and Li Fan nodded immediately.

His senior brother had arrived, and Li Fan understood Li Mountain’s intentions.

It seemed this turmoil was bound to involve Li Mountain.

The true target behind the initial attention on Fulong Manor was, in fact, Li Mountain.

"Look at those people, who talk about slaying demons and ridding evil. Yet, for an excuse, so many lives are lost. They didn’t have to do it, but they did," Wen Ruyu said. "Because they simply don’t care about those deaths."

Li Fan had seen through those faces during his training in Lin’an County. Just as his senior brother said, they preached righteousness while secretly committing heinous acts.

The Chen family and the City God Temple were examples.

Wen Ruyu stepped down from his flying sword and walked toward Yu Qing, with Li Fan following behind.

At this moment, Yu Qing was already in a dying state, and Liu Ji was also severely injured. Liu Ji transformed into human form, covered in scars.

"Are you satisfied?" Wen Ruyu asked Yu Qing.

The Jiao Long, Yu Qing, glanced at Li Fan and nodded his massive head.

"The Demon Core your father left you, why don’t you use it?" Wen Ruyu’s gaze was as sharp as a sword, piercing toward Yu Qing.

Yu Qing looked at Liu Ji beside him and said, "Liu Ji has been exceptionally talented since childhood, her inner core nurtured, progressing rapidly in cultivation. She can follow Li Fan in the future, as his demon servant."

Liu Ji trembled internally, staring at Yu Qing, tears flowing uncontrollably: "That Demon Core, was it your father’s?"

No wonder her cultivation advanced so quickly.

If she had known... she would never have used it.

"Do not mourn; this is my destiny. I’ve always regarded you as a sister since childhood, and your brother and I have made our choice. You must live well," Yu Qing said.

Liu Ji finally understood why Yu Qing wanted her to follow Li Fan.

From the beginning, he had a plan. Yu Qing knew his fate and wanted her to live.

"Mr. Wen, this is my only request." Yu Qing spoke with a weary tone.

Wen Ruyu’s eyes were sharp; Yu Qing had gone against Li Mountain’s intent.

That Demon Core was given to him for power enhancement, but he privately entrusted it to Liu Ji.

Yet, glancing at Li Fan beside him, Wen Ruyu said no more.

Having a demon servant to protect his little junior brother would make traveling easier. The fact that Liu Ji survived those attacks meant she wasn’t weak, and with the Demon’s Dan, she had potential for future transformation.

"You may begin," Wen Ruyu said.

"Alright." Yu Qing nodded.

"What are you going to do?" Liu Ji felt her heart sinking.

"Liu Ji, remember what I told you," Yu Qing urged. After speaking, his body suddenly shone brightly, and he opened his mouth to spit out a Demon Core—it was his own Demon Core.

"Li Fan, my soul will merge with a wisp of my father’s dragon soul and be sacrificed along with the Demon Core for you," Yu Qing said, looking at Li Fan.

Li Fan was stunned.

Many things suddenly became clear. So, from the start, Li Mountain intended for Yu Qing to sacrifice himself for him?

Was this his true purpose for coming here?

"No..." Liu Ji looked at Wen Ruyu with unwillingness in her eyes, questioning, "Why?"

Wen Ruyu frowned.

"Why are you humans so cruel? He witnessed his parents’ tragic deaths, and you from Li Mountain imprisoned him for over a decade just to make him sacrifice," Liu Ji yelled. "Humans killed his parents, how is he wrong to eat people, what wrong?"

"Nothing wrong."

Wen Ruyu answered.

Liu Ji was stunned, staring at him and asking, "Then why?"

"Humans killed his parents, so he ate people. He ate a whole innocent village; what wrong did those innocent villagers do?" Wen Ruyu replied. "He ate people, and I kill him. Is there a problem?"

Liu Ji lowered her head silently.

"Demons that eat people must die," Wen Ruyu’s voice was cold and unfeeling. "If you had the ability, you could try killing me too."

"I will." Liu Ji glared at Wen Ruyu.

"Shut up." Yu Qing saw Li Fan’s expression change and shouted at Liu Ji. Liu Ji looked at him, tearfully saying, "Master..."

"Kneel." Yu Qing looked up.

"Kneel!" Yu Qing shouted again when Liu Ji didn’t move, and she knelt on the ground.

"My soul will continue within Li Fan. I am your master. From now on, Li Fan is your master. Have you remembered it?" Yu Qing coldly stated, sighing internally.

He knew he was destined to die; he had always warned Liu Ji not to eat people.

Eating people had cut off all escape routes.

He hoped Liu Ji would live on!

"Yes, Master." Liu Ji, tears streaming down her face, understood Yu Qing’s intention clearly.

"Little brother..." Li Fan also looked at Wen Ruyu.

"Little junior, this Jiao Long was already executed by the court more than a decade ago. A demon that has eaten innocent people cannot live. These ten years were given to him by Li Mountain," Wen Ruyu told him.

Li Fan understood his senior brother’s temperament. A demon that had eaten people could never have a chance to live.

He sighed internally.

"Li Fan, it’s fine. I’ve long accepted my fate. Thank you," Yu Qing said to Li Fan.

"Begin," Wen Ruyu looked over at Li Hongyi.

Li Hongyi was also unsettled. The great Jiao, Yu Qing of Fulong Manor in Lin’an County, was actually left by Li Mountain as a sacrifice for Li Fan...

"Senior brother, she has no connection," Li Fan said, and Wen Ruyu nodded, transmitting his intent. Instantly, swords flew out and pierced around Fulong Manor, and the entire manor was enveloped like a sword array.

"Senior Yu, I’m sorry," Li Fan looked at Yu Qing. Although some regrettable things happened back then, Yu Qing’s actions in Lin’an County were genuinely good deeds.

"All these years, I’ve been helping others to atone for my past sins, not merely because of my benevolent heart, but in hopes that Li Mountain would show leniency," the Jiao Long spoke. "In my heart, I still harbored hope."

Li Fan could understand.

"The first time I saw you, despite my admiration, I still felt a little regret. But now, there’s no regret," Yu Qing continued. "Li Fan, my dragon soul contains not only my own soul but also my father’s dragon soul. From now on, it will reside with you."

As his words fell, a deep dragon’s roar sounded, and a dragon soul dashed out from inside the great Jiao, the dragon soul of the Jiao Long.

The dragon soul entwined with his Demon Core, swirling toward Li Fan.

In this moment, a scene appeared in Yu Qing’s mind. As a boy, he played in Beihai, the Jiao Long frolicking in the sea. Above the waves, a domineering man walked on the waves with a gentle woman.

"Father, Mother, your unfilial son comes to find you." Yu Qing’s dragon soul dove into Li Fan.

Li Fan opened his mouth, and the Jiao Long’s Demon Core flew into it, entering his belly.

Li Fan closed his eyes, sitting cross-legged. Inside his body, that terrifying aura stirred again, wildly devouring the Demon Core.

"What is this?"

Yu Qing’s dragon soul, now inside Li Fan, sensed a chilling aura. His dragon soul was enveloped by a golden demonic energy.

"Boom..." Suddenly, that terrifying golden stream surged toward him, covering his dragon soul and slowly consuming it.

Soon, the golden stream engulfed his dragon soul entirely.

Sensing that aura, Yu Qing suddenly understood why Li Mountain had chosen Li Fan.

It turned out he wasn’t sacrificing for Li Fan but for the demon within Li Fan!

A loud dragon’s roar echoed from within Li Fan. Outside, Li Fan sat cross-legged, the turmoil inside him erupting noisily.

Liu Ji and Li Hongyi kept a close eye on him, both somewhat nervous.

But Liu Ji was anxious about Yu Qing, wondering if he would vanish completely.

Li Hongyi was nervous about Li Fan.

The tumult within Li Fan intensified. Wen Ruyu went to sit beside him, meditating with closed eyes.

Liu Ji and Li Hongyi lacked such composure.

The sword intent surrounded Fulong Manor. After an unknown duration, dragon roars came from within Li Fan, and on his body, a virtual image of a Jiao Long appeared, hovering and circling.

Inside Li Fan, the dragon soul was entirely covered, with golden liquid coursing through his body, suddenly revealing a pair of eyes, which opened wide.

The dragon’s roar grew louder, and Li Hongyi felt her eardrums tremble, hard to endure.

But her gaze remained fixed on Li Fan, watching the intense golden light burst from inside him. The Jiao Long virtual image gradually solidified, glowing brighter, spiraling upward around his body.

Ultimately, it transformed into a golden Jiao Long.

The golden Jiao Long’s eyes opened, gazing at Liu Ji and Li Hongyi, just like the life of a real Jiao Long.

"Master!"

Liu Ji sensed a familiar aura from this Jiao Long, belonging to Yu Qing.

Her master had departed.

"This... is the Martial Spirit!" Li Hongyi also practiced martial arts and had heard her father discuss martial arts cultivation.

To break through to Innate in martial arts is a huge barrier. Those without Qi cultivation talent who choose martial arts can hardly surpass the Innate level without miracles.

However, those with Qi cultivation talent can practice martial arts too, though such people are rare, as cultivators prefer to spend their time on Qi cultivation.

The higher one’s talent in Qi cultivation, the less inclined they are to practice martial arts. In Lin’an County, martial artists typically have no Qi cultivation talent.

But once someone practicing martial arts breaks through Innate, there’s a chance to form a Martial Spirit, comparable to the Dharma Form of Qi cultivators.

Li Fan, with the Jiao Long’s soul, reached the Grandmaster Realm,凝聚了一股凝聚武魄!

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.