To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Lin Qian'er threw her head back and laughed wildly.

Her gentle and charming face remained unchanged, but a murderous glint flashed in her eyes.

He stretched out a hand and examined it back and forth a couple of times, then said with satisfaction, "It's actually a Grade Earth Yin Spirit Root. It's truly a good seedling."

As she spoke, "Lin Qian'er" looked at Gu Fan: "I am Chang Yuan, the Devouring Heaven Demon Lord. Junior, even if you wanted to pledge allegiance to me now, you have no chance!"

Gu Fan lowered his eyes and replied with a somber expression, "Your cultivation level is not much stronger than mine, so you may not be without a fighting chance."

Chang Yuan's divided soul possessed a spiritual strength comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage, but Lin Qian'er's physical cultivation was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Chang Yuan was furious.

"Cultivation? I've cultivated for thousands of years. If I hadn't been suppressed here by the Qian Yuan Soul-Slaying Array, which depleted too much of my divine soul's essence, killing you would be as easy as crushing an ant!"

Gu Fan's eyelids twitched, and he was shocked.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators only live for a thousand years, while Deity Transformation cultivators have a lifespan of three thousand years. However, the Luofu Immortal Sect has been gone for more than three thousand years!

"If what you say is true... wouldn't your original cultivation level be above the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Not bad!" Chang Yuan laughed smugly, "So what if you suppressed me? The universe shattered in a great battle, and Jue Yunzi fled with his disciples, but my soul remains undying!"

Upon hearing the name "Jueyunzi," Chang Yuan's smile vanished, replaced by a sinister expression.

"Taking advantage of my severe injuries, Jue Yunzi launched a sneak attack, suppressing me here and extracting my life essence, tormenting me day and night. I will settle this score with him sooner or later!"

"So... the actions of the demon race were also manipulated by you behind the scenes," Gu Fan said in a deep voice.

Gu Fan had never heard of the name "Jue Yunzi" in the classics, but based on what Chang Yuan said, it was not hard to guess that he must be a member of the Luofu Immortal Sect.

Chang Yuan laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Of course! The Demon Refining Pot is my natal magic weapon. Even though it is nearly destroyed and has lost all its power, cultivators from the outside world can still use it to sense me with their divine sense. The so-called demon transformation secret technique was merely something I bestowed upon it casually!"

Gu Fan took a deep breath, the Crimson Sun Heavenly Sword in his hand swirling with flames, pointing at Chang Yuan, who was possessing Lin Qian'er's body: "It seems I have no choice but to fight you to the death."

"You?" Chang Yuan sneered. "You don't think... I've been telling you all this just because you're handsome, do you?"

Gu Fan was startled and glanced at the seal out of the corner of his eye.

The blood mist inside the Demon Refining Pot suddenly surged, and under the glow of the blood, countless cracks appeared on the pot's surface. Only then did Gu Fan realize that the seemingly intact Demon Refining Pot was actually on the verge of collapse.

Blood mist rose and dispersed, and several golden chains were completely corroded, leaving only a thin layer of golden light.

The sealed main soul slammed into the object, shattering the golden light!

In an instant, the main soul broke free and laughed arrogantly, "The Demon Refining Pot had already refined the essence of demonic beasts, enough to break the seal. It was merely stalling for time! How dare a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator be so insolent before me? I'll accept your flesh and blood essence!"

The divided soul occupying Lin Qian'er's body spoke at the same time as the main soul, and the two voices overlapped, giving rise to an indescribable sense of eeriness.

After saying that, the surging black mist transformed into a giant python and rushed towards Gu Fan.

At the critical moment, Gu Fan's eyes flashed, and without thinking, he swung the Crimson Sun Heavenly Sword backward, and the raging flames surged towards Lin Qian'er like a tidal wave, forcing her to retreat.

At the same time, a small bronze Bagua mirror fell into his palm.

It was the true treasure bestowed by the Immortal Xuanji, the Mirror of Penetrating Emptiness.

In the next instant, the Mirror of Penetration burst forth with light, and the sun, moon, and stars carved on its back began to rotate, with nine dazzling divine rays shooting out from the mirror surface.

The divine light shone on the black mist that the main soul had transformed into, and in an instant, it exploded into nine hollow holes.

The main soul and the divided soul cried out in pain at the same time, one hoarse and the other shrill.

"You actually have a real treasure!"

Chang Yuan thought that Gu Fan had exhausted his methods when attacking the Demon Refining Pot, and was caught off guard by the attack.

But the attack from the Void Mirror was not over yet. Nine divine lights were fired at once, one after another. In the blink of an eye, the Void Mirror had shot out eighty-one divine lights.

When the divine light subsided, Chang Yuan's hissing sounded weak and feeble, and his once majestic main soul was reduced to a fist-sized black mist floating in the air.

With a thought, Gu Fan unleashed the Earth Flame Wheel at the split soul and the Sun Wheel at the main soul.

Unexpectedly, the divided soul activated its escape technique and hid in the shadows, while the main soul retreated rapidly.

When Lin Qian'er's physical body emerged from the shadows, it collided with the retreating main soul.

The main soul instantly merged into Lin Qian'er's body, and after the two became one, their aura surged. The short dagger magic weapon flashed with a cold light and controlled the Sun Wheel.

"You cunning brat, I'll tear you to pieces today!" Chang Yuan shouted fiercely, his face contorted in pain.

With a wave of his hand, the Demon Refining Pot fell into his palm.

The remaining blood mist flew out and was inhaled by Chang Yuan like a whale drinking water. A strange crimson color surged on his fair face, and a powerful aura suddenly erupted.

In an instant, Gu Fan felt as if he were in an endless sea of ​​blood, and even breathing felt heavy.

The scene before them was tinged with a dull crimson, and beneath their feet lay a calm sea of ​​blood. Only Chang Yuan, standing opposite them, stood out vividly, surrounded by the sea of ​​blood as he walked step by step.

"No, this is just an illusion!"

Gu Fan bit his tongue hard, tasting the rust, and immediately sobered up.

Twenty-eight stars shone brightly in his sea of ​​consciousness, keeping the crimson color at bay, and his vision cleared again.

Chang Yuan's eyebrows twitched slightly: "To be able to wake up from my pressure, it seems that this junior's spiritual strength far surpasses that of his peers."

With a soft hum, he swung his short dagger, and a blood-red blade of light, about ten feet long, flew towards Gu Fan.

Gu Fan's pupils dilated violently, and the Sun Wheel quickly appeared in front of him.

A metallic clang rang out, and the crimson light blade exploded with a deafening roar.

But Gu Fan showed no joy. With a clang, the broken Sun Wheel fell to the ground!

Without time to worry about the magic weapon, Gu Fan immediately used "Fleeting Light and Shadow" to dodge, turning into a blur and disappearing from the spot. At the same time, he used "True Technique of Pulling the Mechanism" to conceal his aura.

Unexpectedly, a blood-red blade of light flew towards him the next instant, grazing his shoulder.

Chang Yuan scoffed, "You dare to show off your meager skills in front of me with such little concealment?"

Although limited by Lin Qian'er's physical body, Chang Yuan's experience in using divine sense and fighting was far superior to Gu Fan's, and the art of concealment was completely useless against him.

With a flick of his arm, he unleashed a torrent of blood-red blades, raining down on Gu Fan from all directions.

Each blood-red blade was powerful and heavy, comparable to a full-force strike from a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Gu Fan cursed under his breath and hurriedly dodged, pushing his escape technique to its limit. At the same time, his mind raced as he considered possible ways to break the deadlock.

Just then, I caught a glimpse of golden light out of the corner of my eye.

"That's... the spear from the seal!"

As Chang Yuan broke free from the seal, the magic array originally used for sealing also changed.

The golden chains contracted and slowly converged at the top of the giant serpent's skull, wrapping around the golden spear.

"This seal can lock him here for thousands of years. If we can get his help, we can definitely kill this fiend! But the golden spear is the key to the sealing formation. To control it, we need to mobilize the power of the formation."

Thinking of this, Gu Fan struggled to dodge the blood blades while concentrating his mind and activating his Myriad Manifestations Dharma Eye.

In an instant, golden specks of light appeared in all directions, and the array patterns intertwined to form a large net.

Strangely, the golden spear serves as the core hub of this formation, where spiritual energy from all directions converges, causing its radiance to grow brighter and brighter, and to tremble from time to time, as if it were about to explode at any moment.

"This... the seal was broken, causing the power of the formation to become unbalanced?" Gu Fan was secretly surprised, and then a surge of joy welled up in his heart.

Suddenly, Chang Yuan emerged from the shadows, and the blood-red blade slashed down again.

Gu Fan gritted his teeth and held the Earth Flame Wheel in front of him.

After the attack, the Earth Flame Wheel broke in two.

The attacks kept coming, and Gu Fan, like a madman, threw out all the magical artifacts and talismans he could use, just to buy himself some time to observe the magic array.

My eyes went from sore to painful, and two streams of clear tears flowed down my cheeks.

Chang Yuan laughed upon seeing this: "You actually cried? How pathetic! Crying won't help; you'll still die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he unleashed another bloody blade.