Mortal: Fifteenth Realm Sword Cultivator

The Star Palace cultivators on duty here involuntarily scanned Lu Jianghe with their divine sense, trying to probe his depth, but found nothing.

But the person was clearly standing there.

Lu Jianghe's divine sense spread out instantly, sweeping across a radius of a hundred miles, without any concealment, in a grand and upright manner.

Qiyuan Island is only a medium-sized island, and in an instant, the only Blackstone City was in full view.

Looking out, it was the polar night, and in the distance, half of the sky was covered with a magnificent aurora, a truly breathtaking sight.

The Star Palace cultivator on duty here was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and upon seeing this anomaly, he immediately realized the key to it.

This is definitely a senior who has reached the Core Formation stage or higher.

How could he remain as lazily as before, leaning back in his chair? He hurriedly stood up, bowed his head, and prepared to respectfully greet her.

However, Lu Jianghe didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

His figure transformed into a streak of azure sword light and rose instantly, heading straight in one direction with great momentum, leaving no trace of his presence.

The Star Palace cultivator's expression changed drastically, his face filled with horror, "This power... it's from a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!"

It wasn't just him.

While Lu Jianghe acted without any restraint, several powerful divine senses were alerted from afar.

Almost simultaneously, it enveloped the direction of the teleportation array.

Unfortunately, Lu Jianghe's escape was too fast!

The azure light flashed and disappeared in an instant, and the few divine senses that hurriedly swept over only caught a trace of the remaining, unsettling, unfamiliar aura.

A Nascent Soul cultivator has descended upon Qiyuan Island?

It's still the teleportation array belonging to the Star Palace.

Those powerful beings pondered for a moment, hesitated slightly, and then withdrew their divine senses.

Soon, a streak of light, unable to contain itself, darted out first, followed closely by others who quietly set off.

However, the two of them soon quietly returned.

They were all cursing inwardly.

Damn it, this guy runs so fast, even with my Nascent Soul stage speed, I can't catch up!

Could this person be someone who specializes in escape techniques?

At first, they were able to follow the other's fading aura, but in the blink of an eye, they were left further and further behind.

If we go all out to catch up, the momentum will be enormous and it will easily attract attention.

The closer you get to the abyss, the more dangerous it becomes.

There is always the possibility of being attacked by high-level monsters that could appear out of nowhere.

What if some seventh or eighth-tier demonic beast jumps out halfway and gets entangled, damaging your vitality? Wouldn't you just have to accept your bad luck?

Such a direct and all-out escape by the opponent is nothing unusual in ordinary sea areas.

But on Qiyuan Island, I truly had my eyes opened.

That's the thought, but who among them could easily cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage?

In addition, it is related to the stars and palaces.

They're not fools; something big must have happened, otherwise they wouldn't be behaving so abnormally.

Upon returning to Blackrock City, several factions were engaged in a power struggle, and intelligence channels from all sides began to operate, gathering information.

The entire Qiyuan Island became restless.

The shore of an unknown misty island.

Lu Jianghe ripped open the belly of the fourth-tier demon beast "Silverwing Bird" with a single sword strike.

With a casual flick of his wrist, he discarded everything except the relatively valuable demon core on his body, letting it fall into the sea like trash.

A strong, pungent smell of blood filled the air, attracting a large group of low-level sea-eating fish to surge and gather together.

The Demon Beast Abyss is merely a geographical name; its vastness is its essence. Finding traces of eighth-tier demon beasts remains a distant dream.

Seeing that the sea-swallowing fish below had devoured the bloody mess, barely qualifying as "destroying the evidence," Lu Jianghe raised his hand, and a burst of emerald sword energy poured down like a dense rain, piercing through the sea surface and penetrating dozens of feet underwater.

Thousands upon thousands of sea-swallowing fish were precisely strangled, leaving no chance of survival.

It's still not far enough.

We still need to continue to venture further south.

Heading into the depths of the sea.

Those seventh- or eighth-order transformed demon races who occupy a certain area should be easier to encounter.

It has been four or five days since we left Qiyuan Island.

The monsters that Lu Jianghe encountered were at most fifth-order level.

The rest are mostly of the third or fourth order.

As for the lower-level ones, there are countless.

Whenever they encountered them, they were killed without hesitation, and only their demon cores were taken.

They treated precious refining materials such as the sinews, bones, and fur of demonic beasts as nothing.

Without that kid Han Li, we could rely on the little green bottle to accelerate the growth of the Rainbow Grass.

This efficiency is still too slow.

Level 6 demonic beasts have all developed some intelligence and are well-versed in the principles of seeking advantage and avoiding harm.

The weaker the monster, the easier it is to form groups to increase its strength, while powerful beings are often solitary, occupying a single sea area.

This is simply human nature.

It seems we must search for islands and seas where low-level monsters are sparsely found or have completely disappeared.

They flew another thousand miles south, but still found nothing.

Lu Jianghe's thoughts shifted slightly, and the overwhelming sword intent around him suddenly subsided, causing his speed to drop sharply.

With a flicker, he transformed into a cyan escape light that only revealed the aura of an ordinary Core Formation stage cultivator, deliberately disguising and suppressing his aura at the Core Formation level.

At this moment, he hovered above a desolate sea.

The seawater was a deep, almost inky blue, and as far as the eye could see, there were nothing but a few bare, jagged black reef islands that exuded an ominous aura.

The air was filled with the smell of the sea and a faint, almost imperceptible stench of decay.

A sweep of divine sense revealed that within the thousands of feet of sea below, not even a single fish of any significant size could be found; only a few low-level sea beasts with dulled senses were slowly swimming about.

An unusually deathly silence.

Lu Jianghe's lips curled into a faint smile, and he began to stroll leisurely, as if taking a leisurely walk.

This is a typical sign that a high-level demon beast has taken over its territory.

He was now standing on its edge.

He unleashed his full divine sense, covering an area of ​​two hundred miles.

To his slight surprise, this deep blue area still seemed to have no end in sight, no matter how far his divine sense reached.

"The minimum requirement is an eighth-tier demonic beast..."

Lu Jianghe made a judgment in an instant. Instead of fear, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

"Or, it's also possible that a large clan bound by bloodlines resides here, but there must be eighth-order transformed demonic beasts among them."

"Great, great, great, this is truly a pleasant surprise."

How can someone with the cultivation level of Golden Core Realm fight against a Nascent Soul Realm transformed demon beast?

For him, it wasn't a particularly difficult matter.

Admittedly, all demonic beasts of the eighth rank or above are favored by heaven and earth, each possessing innate supernatural abilities. When facing ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, they often have the advantage of bloodline and talent.

However, in the eyes of Lu Jianghe, a pure sword cultivator.

This reliance is somewhat insufficient.

A demon in human form, a demon in human form.

Every time Lu Jianghe heard the term "great demon," he felt increasingly uneasy.

In his mind, only those beings at the thirteenth realm or even higher ascension realm deserve the title of "great demon".

So no matter how you look at it, what is called a great demon in human form is still just a monster in Lu Jianghe's eyes.

(P.S.: Dear readers, here's an additional setting: flight during the Core Formation stage is called "Escape Light," while flight during the Nascent Soul stage is called "Flowing Rainbow." The two are different.)