Qianwa Mountain Demon Fortress, inside the palace where Demon General Anna resided.
At this moment, she was staring menacingly at the human woman bound before her.
“I went through a lot of trouble to capture you, even losing several of my top fighters in the process.”
“Since bringing you here, I haven’t tortured you, and I’ve provided you with good food and drink.”
“But my patience has its limits. If you don’t pledge your loyalty, I’ll kill you!” she threatened.
The woman bound before her was none other than Fang Ling’s old acquaintance, Doctor Dou Qin.
After leaving the Miao Territory years ago, she returned to the South Sun Kingdom and traveled around with her apprentice, offering medical aid.
Later, due to an accident, she was teleported to the Han Land by an ancient teleportation array.
The Han Land was backed by the Wanren Mountain Range and faced the Heavenly Demon Region, the territory of the Demon Clan. No matter where they went, it was difficult.
So, they gave up on returning to the South Sun Kingdom and settled down there.
Eventually, they naturally joined the Dao Alliance, where Dou Qin became a physician.
In the Dao Alliance, physicians held a high status, so she and her apprentice had been living quite well over the years.
But just a few days ago, war broke out again on the frontlines, and Dou Qin went to help treat the wounded.
Unbeknownst to her, the Demon Clan had long taken notice of her.
This time, the purpose of the war was not to conquer territory but to capture her!
The Demon Clan had been planning for a long time and came prepared, so Dou Qin was captured.
She looked up at the Demon General before her and scoffed, “Just kill me now!”
“I, Dou Qin, would rather die than betray my people and join you.”
With that, she closed her eyes, ready to face death.
She knew she couldn’t escape this time, and memories flashed through her mind.
For some reason, the figure that appeared most frequently was that of the demon.
Her life had been too mundane, mostly spent in lonely cultivation and healing.
Only those few moments were somewhat interesting.
“You promised you’d come back for me.”
“Too bad I have to break that promise…” she sighed inwardly.
Even with the Holy Bodhi protecting her, falling into the hands of the Demon Clan meant certain death.
Anna had tried to coerce and tempt her many times, but seeing that Dou Qin still wouldn’t yield, she had to accept reality.
The Demon Clan’s demonic energy was domineering but not as versatile as human spiritual power.
So, there were no physicians among the Demon Clan.
That’s why Anna went to so much trouble for Dou Qin, but it all ended up in vain.
“Then I’ll grant your wish!” Anna’s eyes flashed with a fierce light as she raised her hand to strike.
But just then, the sound of fierce battle cries came from outside.
“General, it’s bad! A human expert is attacking!”
“Lord Tuer was killed with a single sword strike…”
Anna’s face changed drastically upon hearing this, and her hand stopped in mid-air.
“How is that possible? Tuer was a late-stage Mizar Realm expert.” She muttered.
“How could a human expert suddenly appear in Qianwa Mountain? Has Qingping Ridge already been breached?”
“Or is he here specifically to rescue you?” She looked down at Dou Qin again.
“In that case, I’ll spare your life for now!”
She didn’t kill Dou Qin, intending to use her as a bargaining chip.
The intruder had already killed her top lieutenant, so she was wary of his strength.
If things got tricky, she could use Dou Qin to make him hesitate.
…
In the demon fortress, Fang Ling was in the midst of a killing spree.
The Demon Clan was indeed a formidable fighting race.
In the past, when he unleashed his wrath, many would lose their will to fight and flee.
But this group of demons was different; few showed fear. As he killed one wave, another surged forward.
When Anna arrived and saw the field of bones, she was furious.
“Damn you!”
“You’re using the bodies of my demon warriors to cultivate!”
“I’ll kill you!” She reached into the void and pulled out a black spear.
With a thrust, the spear’s tip crossed space and aimed directly at Fang Ling’s forehead.
This was her ultimate move, the Extreme Spear.
The power of this spear was concentrated at the tip, and its attack could leap through space to hit the target.
A red dot appeared on Fang Ling’s forehead, with blood seeping out.
Anna’s realm was not low, and the spear’s power was strong enough to break his defense.
But for Fang Ling, it was just a scratch, causing no real harm.
He looked at the voluptuous demon general before him and swung his sword.
This strike was the Slay Dragon, one of the Sword Demon’s Three Styles.
A sword light flashed, and Anna’s body was split in two.
During his journey to the Heavenly Dao Sect, he had blood-refined an immortal realm powerhouse, and his Blood Sword had also devoured the treasured sword Luoyou.
Now, this Blood Sword was unstoppable!
“How could this be… even General Anna was killed by him.”
The Demon Clan, though brave, felt fear seeing their leader slain by Fang Ling.
Some demons began to scatter and flee.
With their morale shattered, Fang Ling cut them down like harvesting crops.
In no time, the fifty thousand demon soldiers in the fortress were all dead by his sword.
The Blood Sword hovered in the air, automatically absorbing the blood energy and life essence.
Fang Ling walked to where he had killed Anna and extracted a dark crystal core from her half-body.
This was not the demonic stone used for cultivation but an energy core formed in her body, also known as a demon core.
“This can be used to refine demon crystals!” Fang Ling murmured.
Years ago, in the Qi Tian Cave Mansion in the Blood Marsh, he had obtained demon crystals refined by the Blood Demon Ancestor, which were used to create the eight hundred demon guards of the Tianluo Sect.
The method of refining demon crystals was detailed in the Blood Demon Ancestor’s notes.
It mentioned that demon cores could replace demon blood.
Moreover, demon cores were more effective, eliminating the fermentation time needed for demon blood to refine demon crystals.
But while demon blood was easy to obtain, demon cores were rare.
Only demons at the Alioth Realm or higher, with abundant demonic energy, could condense demon cores.
“You all, help me collect the demon cores!” Fang Ling ordered the humans who had been enslaved by the demons.
There were over ten thousand of them.
Most of them were at the Dubhe Realm, similar to those he had encountered in the forest earlier.
Their eyes were mostly vacant, appearing not very bright.
Being enslaved by the Demon Clan, they were no different from livestock.
But they were well-trained. After the demons were slain, they saw Fang Ling as their master.
Upon his command, they immediately dispersed to collect the demon cores.
Fang Ling himself walked into the small palace where Anna had resided.
He pushed open a door and came face to face with Dou Qin.
He had sensed her presence long ago and didn’t expect to find her here.
Dou Qin was shocked to see Fang Ling, “How could it be you?!”
Fang Ling didn’t explain much and stepped forward to untie her ropes.
As he got closer, his masculine scent overwhelmed her, and Dou Qin felt her heart race.
She couldn’t help but recall the time in the Miao Territory when she had teased Little Fang Ling with her feet, making her too embarrassed to look at him now.
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