Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

#446 - The Poisonous Devil's Heart

At this moment, Li Chengfeng smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoists of the Demon Clan, welcome to my home ground. Now that you're here, don't be in such a hurry to leave.

Please state your intentions. If your sincerity is sufficient, it's not impossible for me to let you leave.

But if you remain stubborn and unyielding, this place will be your burial ground."

Having said that, he suddenly attacked, his speed as fast as a bolt of lightning across the sky, instantly arriving before the leading demon cultivator, Liu Yu.

The demon cultivator Liu Yu hadn't even reacted when he felt a blur before his eyes, and Li Chengfeng was already standing in front of him.

His body surged with demonic energy, and the curved blade in his hand was about to be raised, but all he heard was a miserable scream as Li Chengfeng grabbed and pulled out the demon cultivator Liu Yu's dantian.

Li Chengfeng's hand was covered with dragon scales, flickering with strange flames, dreamlike and illusory, like a top-grade magic treasure. The illusory fire danced upon it, exuding a palpitating aura.

The remaining demon cultivators scattered and fled upon seeing this.

The corpse of the leading demon cultivator Liu Yu fell to the ground, and only then did they realize that they had encountered an opponent whose speed and strength were beyond imagination.

Another Golden Core demon cultivator, Zhang Zhuo, roared, "Retreat!"

The demon cultivators knew they had encountered a ruthless character and immediately dispersed, fleeing in all directions, no one daring to stay any longer.

Li Chengfeng smiled slightly and said softly, "Too late."

Before his voice faded, the surrounding restrictions suddenly erupted, enveloping all the fleeing demon cultivators, who seemed to crash into invisible walls and were bounced back.

At this moment, Li Chengfeng waved his black robe, and with a "buzz," five hundred Heaven Swallowing Insects fused with Gold Devouring Insects burst forth, their speed even more astonishing, each one as sharp as a sword, terrifyingly so.

The Foundation Establishment stage demon cultivators didn't even have time to react before they were bitten to death and devoured by the Heaven Swallowing Insects.

Seeing this, the two Core Formation stage demon cultivators hurriedly cast their demon blades, slashing wildly, but wherever the blade reached, the Heaven Swallowing Insects simply took a bite and snapped off half of the demon blade.

These insects could actually devour magic treasures, causing the demon cultivators to be both furious and terrified. They used other means again, only to see a dozen more Heaven Swallowing Insects swarming from behind, engaging in a frenzied gnawing.

Li Chengfeng stood still, unmoved, watching coldly.

Golden Core demon cultivator Zhang Zhuo roared in despair, knowing he couldn't escape, and wanted to self-detonate his Golden Core in a desperate attempt to take everyone down with him.

Li Chengfeng immediately acted, the Regret-Cutting Sword instantly piercing through the air, and the next thing he heard was a whooshing sound.

The demon cultivator Zhang Zhuo's heart trembled, the power within his Golden Core surged wildly, and cracks gradually appeared on the surface, but time seemed to flow backward, returning to three breaths before.

After Li Chengfeng advanced to the Core Formation stage, the Regret-Cutting Sword's added effect could rewind time by three breaths.

Just as he hesitated, a sharp sword pierced through his dantian, his soul and lifespan instantly dissipating, and the Golden Core was captured by the flying sword.

It landed firmly in Li Chengfeng's hand, his five fingers gripping it like iron tongs. The power of Heaven and Earth Sealing was immediately activated, and the Golden Core was sealed.

Another Golden Core demon cultivator, Tian Yong, witnessed this scene, his heart and liver splitting with fear, realizing that this cultivator, who appeared to be in the early Core Formation stage, was actually as strong as a Nascent Soul cultivator, truly a wolf in sheep's clothing.

His fighting spirit and confidence were completely crushed. Faced with Li Chengfeng, his only option was to escape.

This was clear evidence that a quantitative change cannot match a qualitative one. However, within the same rank, Li Chengfeng had no equal. Moreover, he was skilled at seizing opportunities, defeating a Golden Core expert with an absolute advantage in the first battle, seizing his Golden Core, causing the demon cultivators to lose their leader and their morale to collapse.

Subsequently, Li Chengfeng repeated the process, taking Tian Yong's Core as well. The third Golden Core cultivator, upon seeing this, completely lost the will to resist, and before the thought of self-detonating his Golden Core could even arise, he was already subdued by the Heaven Swallowing Insects.

Li Chengfeng casually captured another Golden Core, directly sealing it.

As for the Foundation Establishment stage demon cultivators, their situation was even more miserable. How could they be a match for Li Chengfeng, a Core Formation stage expert?

Even though the Heaven Swallowing Insects were only simply gnawing and biting, they were all the more terrifying because they were ferocious and had amazing defenses.

Suddenly, a Foundation Establishment stage demon cultivator rose up and launched an attack, waving his hands, and streams of demonic patterns intertwined in the air.

A small black cauldron, emanating the power of space, floated in front of him, actually opening a portal in the void, with the power of space flowing from it.

He had a nonchalant expression on his face, and a smile finally appeared on the corner of his mouth as he said to Li Chengfeng, "No matter who you are, daring to be an enemy of the Demon Clan, you will surely die without a burial place."

"A clever feint! So the treasure is in your hands!" Li Chengfeng said with a smile.

That person sneered, his aura soaring, revealing his cultivation in the late Core Formation stage. He provoked, "Boy, want to catch me? Not a chance, goodbye!"

However, before he finished speaking, the portal he opened suddenly collapsed with a "crack," a scene that he couldn't believe.

Immediately afterward, a rich demonic aura permeated the air, and a huge frog, tens of feet tall, appeared before him like a small mountain, the powerful pressure almost suffocating him.

The aura of a third-order demon beast surged. The armor spikes on its body flashed with lightning, and a delicate, fiery red plum blossom hung from its huge frog mouth.

On top of the frog's head stood a white-clothed girl, heroic and valiant, like a lotus emerging from the water, endearing to the heart. Three tails swayed behind her, bright eyes and white teeth, beautiful enough to intoxicate.

However, he quickly realized that this was the other party's charm technique and hurriedly composed himself.

In a battle between experts, victory or defeat often occurs in an instant, especially since he was facing Li Chengfeng, who had rich combat experience.

By the time he regained his senses, Li Chengfeng had already quietly appeared behind him, easily taking away his Golden Core and quickly sealing it.

Subsequently, his corpse was devoured by the Heaven Swallowing Insects.

Just then, Li Chengfeng waved his hand gently, and with a buzz, all the Heaven Swallowing Insects flew back and entered the cloak behind him.

His heart stirred, and a vortex suddenly appeared in his hand, and a still-beating heart appeared in his palm, the heart of that demon cultivator, emitting strange patterns and scarlet demonic blood.

Looking at this heart, his expression was extremely solemn. The patterns wrapped around the heart were a powerful seal set by a demon wizard, difficult for even a master of formation restrictions to break.

Even more bizarre was that the heart itself exuded an unusual aura. It seemed to linger between life and death—neither alive nor completely dead—even retaining traces of modern objects like mobile phones, yet permeated with a strong death aura and poison.

Holding this heart, Li Chengfeng felt a chill running through him. If this heart were to explode in the sea, the intensity of its poison would be enough to kill the creatures in the surrounding sea and countless humans, its terrifying extent immeasurable.

The Demon Clan's move was clearly intended to create a catastrophe in the rear of the human race, attempting to use this heart to deal a fatal blow to Hailian Island and even all living beings.

However, doubts arose in his mind: If the Demon Clan wanted to cause such a disaster, why didn't they detonate it directly, but instead secretly sent a small team to escort it here? Could this heart have other uses? Or was it targeting a specific target?

His eyes were like torches as he took out a detailed sea chart from the other party's storage bag, clearly marking the distribution of the Hainan Islands.

Combining the sea chart with the clues, Li Chengfeng deduced that the Demon Clan's target was actually Dizang Temple, intending to turn it into a living hell and completely destroy it.

He knew that even Nascent Soul monks might be able to escape by chance, but the others in the temple would be doomed.

Thinking of this, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but think of Solon. Did Solon's deliberate release mean that he had already seen through the Demon Clan's conspiracy?

Was he intentionally using the Demon Clan to attack Dizang Temple while also preserving himself and avoiding direct conflict? But why did he let these demon cultivators go? Could Solon have a more far-reaching plan?

This series of complex questions swirled in his mind, causing him to feel unprecedented pressure.

Although he was intelligent, he was unable to discern the Demon Clan's true intentions at this moment.