Pu Suanzi’s target had always been Bai Yaoyao, for he knew clearly that only by killing the demon undergoing the tribulation could the crisis facing the humans of the Southern Borderlands be truly resolved.
The way of fate was profoundly mysterious, largely tied to the collapse of the human race’s great mountains and to Mount Daoxuan.
After the battle between that God Transformation realm tiger demon and the Celestials, Pu Suanzi understood that the demon race’s fate was not yet exhausted. Thus, after performing a divination with the Heavenly Fate Technique, he arrived at an answer.
The demon race’s fate lay in the Southern Borderlands!
If the Southern Borderlands’ fate was broken, the demon race’s fate would reverse and flourish!
If the Southern Borderlands’ fate remained intact, even with the collapse of the human race’s two great mountains, the so-called great demons would not dare set foot in the Southern Borderlands!
This was tied to a wager between that Demon Saint and Mount Daoxuan!
Pu Suanzi did not know the specifics of the wager, but he understood that he absolutely could not allow a demon to undergo a tribulation and become a king in the Southern Borderlands, as it would destroy the human race’s fate in the region.
For this reason, he had brought his disciple from the vast Divine Realm to the Southern Borderlands.
As the current sect master of the Heavenly Fate Sect, the legendary Man of Destiny, he had a duty to protect the human populace of this land!
He had thought that under the shadow of Mount Daoxuan, great demons would not dare emerge, and no demon would dare come to the Southern Borderlands to perform such a heaven-defying act.
After all, though the Southern Borderlands had lost the protection of the two great mountains, there were still many formidable rogue cultivators and some disciples of the two sects who had survived the calamity. While these cultivators feared the demon race, they also harboured deep hatred for them.
With these various causal relationships, demons on the verge of stepping into the King realm would not dare travel to the Southern Borderlands to undergo their tribulation, as it would be tantamount to seeking death.
Yet, to Pu Suanzi’s frustration, there was indeed a demon unafraid of death!
Mo Fan was equally furious at this moment, unable to comprehend why this old Taoist dared to disrupt Bai Yaoyao’s tribulation. Wasn’t this sheer stubbornness?
In his view, human cultivators had already migrated eastward with the populace, and the Southern Borderlands existed in name only, destined to become the demon race’s domain sooner or later. For this old Taoist to jump out now to slay demons was, frankly, a bit dim-witted.
Everyone else had fled for their lives, yet this old fool stepped forward to play the hero. This wasn’t justice, it was foolishness!
“Old man, you’re courting death!”
Mo Fan transformed into a blaze of firelight, his speed reaching a terrifying level, catching up to the sword light that spanned the heavens in an instant.
Divine Ability, Great Five Elements Treasure Technique!
Great Five Elements Crystal Technique!
Mo Fan roared inwardly, simultaneously activating his divine ability and secret technique.
Buzz—
The void trembled.
A crimson light wheel appeared behind Mo Fan out of thin air.
“Break for me!!”
Mo Fan roared, his crimson hair flying wildly, flames burning around him, as if he had transformed into a fire god, his demonic power pouring out!
Rumble—
The crimson light wheel trembled, rapidly expanding at a visible rate.
In the blink of an eye, it grew to ten zhang in size!
“Demon, stubbornly unyielding, then die together!”
“The fate of my human race cannot be broken by you two beasts!”
“Those who ruin my human race’s fate shall be slain!!”
As the massive sword energy spanning the heavens approached, the figure of the grey-robed old cultivator could vaguely be seen within, holding a wooden sword fused with the sword energy, his hair standing on end in fury.
This sword seemed as if it would pierce a hole in the sky!
“Old man!”
“Are human lives the only lives that matter? Are demon lives not lives?!”
“The fate of the two races, how could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like you control it?!”
“How much karma can your old bones bear?!”
Mo Fan roared, despising these self-righteous types who spoke of grand causes, of nation, people, and the world!
What, humans could live, but demons had to die?
Did the demon race eat your rice?!
To strengthen their own kind while refusing to tolerate others’ growth, this so-called heroic sacrifice, in Mo Fan’s eyes, wasn’t noble, it was selfishness to the extreme!
Humans were born of human mothers, demons were born of demon mothers, so why should demons be deemed inferior, constantly cursed as beasts?
Why should demons deserve death?!
“This old man isn’t in the ground yet, I can bear any amount of karma!”
“If Foundation Establishment can’t handle it, then let’s try Core Formation!”
Within the sword energy, the old cultivator roared, pointing at his brow. Instantly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged on him, frantically merging into his body.
Mo Fan was stunned, not expecting this old man to have such ability, to actually form a core on the spot?
“He’s not truly forming a core, just forcibly entering a pseudo-core state.
Hold off his sword for me, and I’ll use the Water God Seal to kill him!”
Bai Yaoyao’s voice transmission reached Mo Fan’s ears.
Not truly Core Formation?
A glint flashed in Mo Fan’s eyes. Facing the terrifying sword energy now inches away, he let out a roar, fully activating the Great Five Elements Treasure Technique.
“Old man, I said, you can’t bear it!!”
Mo Fan reached out, pointing at the massive crimson light wheel above his head, and a colossal crystal spike flashed out from it.
“Die!”
Though it seemed slow, all this happened within a few breaths.
With Mo Fan’s roar, the crimson crystal spike, over ten zhang long, like a divine spear descending from the heavens, fiercely struck the approaching sword energy!
Boom!!
A deafening explosion erupted in the sky, countless crystal shards shattering and scattering!
Mo Fan’s expression changed drastically, his strike had failed to block the sword energy!
At that moment, the sword energy blazed, as if turning solid, radiating golden light, causing the ten-zhang-long crystal spike to crumble inch by inch!
“Demon, accept your death!”
Pu Suanzi roared, his sword piercing through Mo Fan’s body, causing him to explode in mid-air, turning into a burst of firelight!
“Damn it!!”
As the firelight flickered, Mo Fan reappeared ten zhang away, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
His face was grim, his heart inexplicably shaken.
This old cultivator was too strong!
Though not truly in the Core Formation realm, that terrifying sword energy was no less powerful than the punch of the bull Demon King from Fire Cloud Cave, perhaps even stronger!
If Mo Fan hadn’t cultivated the Fire Spirit Body, fully mastering the way of fire, that sword could have killed him!
Even escaping with fire evasion, Mo Fan was heavily injured, the crimson crystal armour on his body covered in cracks.
Looking up, Mo Fan saw the sword nearing Bai Yaoyao and urgently shouted, “Bai Yaoyao, be careful!”
At this moment, a golden demon core floated before Bai Yaoyao’s chest, endless demonic power and energy pouring from her mouth, connecting with the golden core.
This was the demon core she had condensed!
Perhaps sensing the threat below, Bai Yaoyao looked down and opened her mouth, summoning a great seal!
“Old Taoist, I will undergo my tribulation here today!
You can’t stop me, and you won’t!!”
A cold voice came from Bai Yaoyao as the seal grew in the wind, instantly expanding to dozens of zhang, like a mountain!
“I, Pu Suanzi of the Heavenly Fate Sect, am willing to give my last breath for the people of the Southern Borderlands!
Break!!”
Pu Suanzi roared, his sword energy like a rainbow, spanning the heavens!
Boom—
The Water God Seal pressed down, and everything fell silent!
Mo Fan’s eyes widened, a trace of shock within them. This was the first time he had seen Bai Yaoyao strike with full force, and it was terrifying!
One blow had shattered the massive sword energy that seemed poised to pierce the heavens!
But Mo Fan also noticed that after unleashing this strike, Bai Yaoyao’s face turned deathly pale, a gush of blood spilling from her mouth, her body trembling slightly.
Clearly, this strike had cost her dearly!
But at least it had killed that old Taoist named Pu Suanzi!
Yet, no sooner had this thought crossed Mo Fan’s mind than he saw endless golden light converging in the sky, and Pu Suanzi’s figure reappeared!
“How is this possible?!”
