In Zhu Xian, people start to rise from plundering entries

It's not just for the honor of the sect, nor is it just for the opportunity.

It was also to prove his swordsmanship, and to seek a breakthrough opportunity between life and death.

"The Demon Seed... is a huge problem." Su Han examined his own body, his brows furrowing as he looked at the restless, chilling aura within his chest. The battle with Lu Ming would inevitably be a furious, raging attack, consuming and impacting him even more. If the Demon Seed were to erupt during the fierce battle, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“Perhaps… we can try that method.” A resolute glint flashed in Su Han’s eyes.

He thought of a secret technique recorded in the "Primordial Star Manual"—the Star Demon-Sealing Seal. Using one's own stellar origin as a guide, combined with special incantations, a seal is formed within the body to temporarily suppress foreign energy. However, this secret technique is extremely dangerous; failure could damage one's very essence, even leading to the complete loss of cultivation. Moreover, the seal is only temporary and cannot eradicate the demonic seed.

"There's no other choice." Su Han took a deep breath. Rather than living in fear during the battle, worrying about the demonic seed erupting, it was better to take the risk and temporarily seal it away. At least, in the battles to come, he would have one less thing to worry about.

Without hesitation, Su Han calmed himself down, adjusted his state of mind, and brought his energy and spirit to their peak.

Then, following the instructions in the "Primordial Star Manual," he began to circulate the Star Sealing Demon Seal technique.

Strands of pure primordial star power were drawn from the star sea in his dantian, flowing slowly through his meridians along mysterious trajectories. At the same time, Su Han formed a series of complex hand seals, and with each seal, a barely perceptible ray of starlight entered the location of the demonic seed in his chest.

Time passed little by little.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Su Han's forehead, his face alternating between pale and flushed. A sharp, piercing pain shot through his chest—the demonic seed resisting the seal. Even more terrifying, the demonic seed seemed to possess sentience, sensing the danger and beginning to stir wildly, releasing even more chilling and evil energy that assaulted Su Han's mind and meridians.

"town!"

Su Han bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence, which merged into his hand seal. The blood essence transformed into a blood mist, merging with starlight to form an even more solid seal, which pressed down fiercely on the demonic seed.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!"

The demonic seed clashed fiercely with the seal, producing a sound like cold water dripping into hot oil. Su Han shuddered violently, blood seeping from his seven orifices, his appearance gruesome and terrifying. But his eyes remained resolute, his hands continuing to perform incantations, drawing upon the primordial star power to reinforce the seal.

This is a contest of wills, a battle of fundamental forces.

After an unknown amount of time, the demonic seed's resistance finally began to weaken. That cold and evil aura, sealed deep within the chest's dantian acupoint by layers of starlight and blood mist, could no longer seep out.

"seal up!"

Su Han gave a low shout and unleashed the final hand seal.

"Om-!"

The starlight shone brightly on his chest, then slowly faded. A faint, complex star mark remained on his skin, before disappearing as well.

"Success..." Su Han let out a long sigh of relief, collapsing to the ground as if utterly exhausted, panting heavily. He felt as if his entire body had fallen apart, every muscle and every bone groaning in agony. The Primordial Star Power in his dantian was almost completely depleted, and his soul was utterly exhausted.

But the chilling feeling that had been piercing his chest finally disappeared. The demonic seed had been temporarily sealed and would no longer affect him, at least for the foreseeable future.

"The price was considerable..." Su Han looked inward and gave a bitter smile. To seal the demonic seed, he not only consumed a large amount of his essence blood and primordial star power, but his cultivation level also dropped, from the peak of the mid-stage Star Sea Realm to the early stage of the mid-stage. Moreover, the Star Sealing Demon Seal could only be maintained for about a month. After a month, the seal would loosen, and the backlash from the demonic seed would be even more intense.

“One month… is enough.” A resolute glint flashed in Su Han’s eyes. Within a month, he had to find a way to completely eliminate the demonic seed, or raise his strength to a level sufficient to suppress and refine it.

For the next three days, Su Han did not go out and stayed in the quiet room to heal and recover.

After consuming a large amount of pills and spirit stones, his injuries had recovered by about 70-80%, and his cultivation level had barely stabilized at the mid-stage of the Star Sea Realm. Although he was much weaker than in his prime, he was at least capable of fighting.

Meanwhile, rumors about the upcoming duel between Su Han and Lu Ming have been circulating widely. One side is the dark horse of the Qingyun Sect, who has continuously created miracles and possesses a mysterious sword intent.

On one side is the leader of the Xuantian Sect, a peerless genius known as the "Little Fire God".

This battle attracted countless eyes. Some even set up betting odds on the outcome. However, the vast majority favored Lu Ming. After all, Su Han's injuries hadn't healed, and his cultivation had declined, while Lu Ming was at his peak, with unfathomable strength.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The semi-finals have finally arrived.

On this day, the central square was packed with people, more lively than ever before. Even many senior cultivators who had been in seclusion were alerted and came to watch the battle.

Surrounded by the Qingyun Sect members, Su Han arrived at the plaza. He could feel countless gazes fixed on him, some curious, some expectant, some gloating, and some with undisguised killing intent.

He remained calm, sat down in the Qingyun Sect area, and closed his eyes to rest.

Soon, the lottery ceremony began.

The eight finalists took turns drawing lots. Su Han's opponent was, as expected, Lu Ming.

Lu Ming was a young man who looked to be in his mid-twenties. He wore a crimson robe, had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a handsome face, but his brows carried an undisguised arrogance and domineering air. His gaze towards Su Han carried a hint of scrutiny, a hint of disdain, and a hint of burning fighting spirit.

"Su Han?" Lu Ming looked Su Han up and down, a smirk playing on his lips. "I heard you defeated Zhao Jinglei and You Wuying? Interesting. But that's all. Meeting me was your misfortune."

Su Han glanced at him and said calmly, "We'll only know after we fight."

"Hmph, ignorant of their own limitations." Lu Ming sneered, said no more, and turned to leave the stage.

The draw is over, and the competition officially begins.

The first match is between Su Han and Lu Ming.

"Su Han of Qingyun Sect and Lu Ming of Xuantian Sect, move to the main arena!"

The presiding elder's voice rang out.

Su Han slowly stood up and walked step by step onto the arena.

Every step was steady and powerful.

There was no fear in his eyes, only a calm as still as an ancient well, and a hint of eager fighting spirit.

Lu Ming was already waiting on the stage, holding a crimson longsword. Even before the sword was drawn, a scorching aura emanated from it, raising the temperature around the arena considerably.

"The match begins!"

With a command from the presiding elder, a glint flashed in Lu Ming's eyes, and his crimson longsword was drawn with a clang!

"Su Han, if you can withstand three of my sword strikes, then you win!"

Before he could finish speaking, a crimson sword light, as red as fire, tore through the air and slashed down at Su Han with terrifying heat that could burn the entire world!
The first move of the Heaven-Burning Sword Technique—Wildfire Spreads Across the Plains! (End of Chapter)