The demon mist transformed into a golden cloud, and the golden dragon shadow traveled through the mist.

"Is it a remnant soul of a Demon Saint?" Li Fan had a thought, and suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared before him. The enormous pupils were filled with a majestic aura, overlooking everything like a deity.

Before Li Fan could react, the immense figure charged directly at him, drilling into 'his' body.

Li Fan's consciousness trembled violently, as this remnant soul attempted to engulf him.

"This remnant soul still retains a trace of will." Li Fan first thought of his master, the Eternal Sword Saint, whose remnant soul, even after many years, existed within the Skywalker Sword and once unleashed a world-shattering strike to slay Li Chengying.

If this demon was a Demon Saint, it might also have retained a consciousness.

"Crafty creature." Li Fan thought that perhaps the entity within him brought him here because it knew something, couldn't deal with it itself?

In the spiritual sea world, a golden giant dragon appeared before Li Fan, its whole body glowing with golden light, resembling a Demon God. Its sharp claws descended as if tearing apart the heavens and earth.

Is this to obliterate his consciousness to take possession?

According to the cultivators of Medicine Cleansing Lake, this place is the source of Medicine Cleansing Lake, the place where the ancestor of Medicine Cleansing Lake cultivated, and only powerful demon slaves evolving there have the chance to come here.

This implies that many demons had come here before, and this golden dragon originally sought to possess other demons.

Could it be that it looked down on other demons? Or was it also using other demons to nourish itself and recover?

Regardless of the reason, it is now a life-and-death moment.

Li Fan dared not underestimate the possibility of facing a Demon Saint level being, though the opponent was far from as powerful as when the master emerged from the sword, he remained cautious.

A sword suddenly appeared before him, and his consciousness merged into it.

The golden cloud roared and surged, and in the mist appeared an extremely magnificent sword, emanating divine rays of sun and moon. Sword intent filled the sky, wandering through the golden cloud.

The Divine Sword emitted a reverberating sound, scattering brilliant divine radiance across the sea of clouds. The golden dragon seemed to harbor a trace of fear in its eyes, no longer as arrogant and dismissive as before.

"This is my world." A voice echoed in the clouds. The Divine Sword emitted thousands of divine rays, piercing through the mist, scattering glorious light.

The golden dragon roared, charging ahead to collide with the Divine Sword. Light exploded, and the golden dragon's body trembled. It then cracked and gradually disintegrated into vast clouds.

"Master, Senior Sister..."

Li Fan's consciousness gradually became blurred, yet he still clung to the Divine Sword. He finally understood why the Old Blind Man and his Senior Sister went to great lengths to make him enter the mountain wall.

Just as he was nourished by countless demons before, this Divine Sword was the final trump card prepared for him by the Old Blind Man and Senior Sister, used to suppress the demon within him.

Just as Li Fan's consciousness began to weaken, he sensed the surging mist being frantically devoured, pouring into his body.

A vast amount of information flooded into his awareness. He saw the golden dragon dancing in the sky, and a tall golden figure tearing through space with a palm.

These insights continuously impacted his consciousness, causing Li Fan's awareness to become increasingly vague.

Outside, the Demon Spring was roaring and boiling. Liu Ji and Yue Qingqiu suddenly opened their eyes and stared at Li Fan, only to see the force in the Demon Spring madly rushing towards him. Though it had happened before, it was no longer restricted, as if his body was consuming all the latent energy from this Demon Spring.

"Looks like training isn't necessary anymore." Liu Ji thought to herself, seeing Li Fan's state at the moment, once again left in awe by what this monster was about to pilfer completely.

As if sensing something, two figures standing outside took strides inward, standing at the edge of the spring, looking at Li Fan.

"Such powerful demon energy." Lu You of the Qingfeng Sword murmured to himself. Though he was at the mountain's foot, he had heard of Li Fan's stories. But since Li Mountain had chosen him, Lu You believed in their decision.

"It seems there's something strange about this Demon Spring of Medicine Cleansing Lake. For the ancestor to guard this place for so many years and develop it into this power, the Demon Spring must have played a part." Xing Feng looked down and said after a glance at the water.

Seeing Li Fan unharmed, the two turned and left.

After an unknown period, Li Fan's nebulous consciousness gradually cleared up, and many images appeared in his mind.

"Sky Splitting Claw."

In the images, Li Fan saw the golden figure effortlessly tearing the space with an upward motion, demonstrating the terrifyingly powerful skill of a Demon Saint.

"It truly was a Demon Saint level being." Li Fan thought to himself, as if sensing something, and his consciousness moved. Suddenly, golden light shone from him, revealing a golden true dragon shadow behind him.

At this moment, Liu Ji and Yue Qingqiu had already come ashore, sitting nearby and watching Li Fan, their eyes showing a touch of astonishment.

The Martial Spirit has evolved again.

Whether it's a Qi Cultivator or a martial practitioner, during the process of cultivation, they can employ certain methods to birth a Dharma Form and a Martial Spirit, which can also evolve.

At this moment, Li Fan's vitality was abundant, dazzling golden light shone, the blood within his body roared and surged with a hidden dragon's roar, and his Martial Arts advanced further, stepping into the Golden Body Late Stage. The next realm would be the Sixth Realm of Martial Arts, the True Realm.

The cultivation of Qi Cultivators and Martial Arts seem to be opposite, for a Qi Cultivator the Sixth Realm is the Dao Body Realm, which involves Casting the Great Dao Body, while Martial Arts inherently possesses a tremendously strong physique, its Sixth Realm is about Cultivating True Intent.

This is the convergence of the Great Dao; when cultivation reaches a high realm, it's like all paths lead to the same destination. Different cultivation paths eventually complement each other at higher realms, all possessing extraordinary abilities.

Li Fan took a moment to feel, and when he opened his eyes, he saw numerous eyes fixed on him, causing him to pause and reveal a peculiar expression. With the disappearance of the Martial Spirit, he said, "What are you looking at?"

Everyone remained silent, only glancing down once more at the spring water. Li Fan looked down and finally noticed that the Demon Spring was nearly dry, causing him to be somewhat shocked.

Was this his doing?

"So, nobody gained much benefit from the Demon Spring?" Li Fan asked softly. Seeing Liu Ji looking at him with a half-smile, Li Fan understood.

Sacking the Medicine Cleansing Lake, intending to use this Demon Spring to aid Liu Ji and Yue Qingqiu in their cultivation, only for it to ultimately benefit himself in the end, which was rather...

"Fortunately, we still have quite a few Demon Cores?" Li Fan said somewhat awkwardly, as a brilliant Demon Core appeared in his palm, which was actually the Demon Core of that Black Dragon.

"What are you doing?" Liu Ji glared at him.

"The other Demon Cores can be distributed freely, you all can use them as you wish." Li Fan whispered, but this Demon Core.

"This is the Demon Core that was given to you by a senior and is compatible with your cultivation, it can be used to strike the next realm, increasing the success rate significantly, so there's no need to take it out." Lu Yuan quickly said as she saw Li Fan take out the Demon Core.

"Protecting Brother Xiao Fan like this, Lu Yuan, you've changed..." Yang Qingshan sighed in his heart.

"I won't use it." Yue Qingqiu said softly on the side, her gaze clear.

Seeing that everyone was tense, Li Fan said no more. Indeed, it was a gift from his master uncle, given because of him, and if he had others use it, it would be somewhat ungrateful toward his master uncle's kindness.

After all, a Seven Realms Demon Core is also beneficial for his master uncle's cultivation.

Previously, he just felt uneasy about monopolizing the Demon Spring, and he had gained quite a bit from it.

"Alright, then I shall soon break through to the Sixth Realm."

Li Fan put away the Demon Core. If he broke through to the Sixth Realm, it would provide everyone with more security. Currently, he indeed needed to improve his cultivation urgently.

"This Demon Spring is already useless, and the Medicine Cleansing Lake has been cleared, shall we leave?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Yes, it is not advisable to linger here." Li Fan nodded. The disturbance at the Medicine Cleansing Lake must have already reached the court, and although there is no one capable of dealing with my master uncle in this Liuyue City, it is wise to be cautious. If the court dispatches strong experts nearby, it would be troublesome.

The group emerged outside the cave, and Xing Feng and Lu You were still there.

"Master Uncle," Li Fan called out.

"Finished cultivating?" Xing Feng asked.

"Yes." Li Fan nodded, "I've troubled Master Uncle again this time."

Liu Ji stepped forward and transformed into a Jiao Dragon, and the group climbed aboard, the Jiao Dragon soared into the sky and headed out.

Outside the Medicine Cleansing Lake, many cultivators were still gathered. As they saw the Jiao Dragon emerge, they erupted into commotion, all eyes turned toward the figures on the back of the Jiao Dragon. Were these Li Mountain Sword Cultivators?

The Jiao Dragon flew over their heads, countless whispers emerged.

"The cultivator standing at the forefront must be the one who killed the ancestor of Medicine Cleansing Lake, possessing a cultivation at the mid-stage of the Seventh Realm, even in the entire Da Li, such a level of cultivator is scarce."

"Liuyue City is the gateway to Yongzhou of Da Li, filled with powerful figures, yet still, no one of this level can be found." The higher the cultivation, the fewer there are, with those at the late Seventh Realm being exceptionally rare, all being of giant status.

"No wonder they dare to fly so openly in the skies of Liuyue City after destroying the Medicine Cleansing Lake."

"Has the court not taken action?"

While the crowd discussed, Xing Feng on the Jiao Dragon raised his brows, sensing several strong auras appearing nearby.

Could it be that someone in this Liuyue City truly dares to stop us?

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