CHAPTER 353: CHAPTER 231: REWARD OBTAINED: ’LOTUS ROOT

Boom!

Li Mian jumped to dodge, and Keynes directly smashed a scorched black pit into the ground.

Flames were burning fiercely on both of his arms, clearly the power of a Demon.

"This guy’s mind has also been affected." Li Mian frowned, immediately seeing the problem on the other person.

This Graveyard is truly bizarre, dealing out punishment to intruders without even lifting a finger.

If he stayed here any longer, not even his own life could be guaranteed.

Li Mian immediately picked up the immobile body of Yang Shengsi and charged towards the exit of the Graveyard.

But how could Keynes let him go so easily, immediately leaping to follow.

"Li, die for me!"

Keynes’ face gradually morphed into something resembling a bison, a black hexagram pattern appeared on his forehead, his entire aura becoming astonishingly powerful as he punched towards Li Mian’s back.

"Keynes, you’re asking for death, don’t blame me."

Also affected by the mist, although Li Mian managed to retain his rationality, his mood became irritable.

Seeing Keynes persistently obstructing him, he became furious, turning back to deliver a palm strike.

Immediately, white light appeared in his hand, meeting Keynes’ fist squarely.

Bam!

Keynes was sent flying, but before he could land, bat-like wings sprouted from his back, quickly chasing after Li Mian once more.

Li Mian was furious, this time no longer holding back, suddenly spat out a wisp of white energy, transforming it into a stream, like a flying sword, shooting out.

In an instant, it passed through Keynes’ neck, directly severing his entire head.

Keynes’ incredulous head hit the ground, unable to believe that Li Mian had such means.

Even if he possessed the power of the Evil God, once dead, it was of no use.

"What is this?" Sun Yan, standing inside the house, was shocked upon witnessing this scene.

"Inner Sword Embryo Cultivation, this person seems to be an Essence Refiner." The True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao appeared beside Sun Yan, saying with some nostalgia, "This technique has been lost for many years, I didn’t expect a mortal to master it today."

"Master, what is Inner Sword Embryo Cultivation?" Sun Yan asked.

"To cultivate a breath within, gather energy in the dantian, using energy to cultivate the sword, with one word one can kill, but unfortunately, this era has declined, unable to reach higher realms, achieving what he has is no easy feat. In another era, this breath could extend white for a thousand miles, killing invisibly."

"You may battle him, there seems to be some grievance between you and him." The True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao said.

"With me?" Sun Yan was taken aback.

Suddenly recalling the face that appeared with a warning after he fished up the Artificial Beast from the river, it seemed to be this person.

Sun Yan realized, this was the guy who created the Artificial Beast on Lina!

"So it’s him!" Sun Yan was overjoyed, not expecting the opponent to deliver himself tonight.

Immediately, he pushed open the window, jumping directly from the second floor, chasing towards Li Mian who wanted to leave the Graveyard.

In his grasp, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade appeared instantly, stabbing towards Li Mian’s back.

"Who?"

Li Mian hurriedly reached back, forming a claw to block Sun Yan’s attack, not expecting the sharpness of the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade to far exceed his imagination.

In the instant Li Mian made contact with the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, five fingers were instantly severed.

Sun Yan spun the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade and slashed powerfully towards Li Mian again.

"Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade? You’re from the Grand Sacrificial Society!" Li Mian was stunned, even though it was his first meeting with Sun Yan, he already felt the dangerous aura emanating from this person.

Without any hesitation, Li Mian urgently opened his mouth, expelling a stream of white mist.

This white mist was indeed like a flying sword, just as the True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao said.

If it hit, even copper and iron would definitely be sheared off.

But in the instant the white mist struck Sun Yan’s head, the scene Li Mian imagined of Sun Yan being decapitated did not occur.

Instead, the white mist was directly dispersed by Sun Yan’s head.

"What!" Li Mian’s eyes widened in disbelief.

He had spent countless years cultivating this breath of Sword Embryo Energy, unbeaten since its mastery.

Even those who gained demon power through sacrifices in the Evil God Council were no match for him.

While these Westerners were still relying on Hell Demon’s power, Li Mian had already embarked on the cultivation path.

But his confidence was completely shattered at this moment.

Someone could block his Sword Embryo Energy with just their physical body!

Sun Yan gritted his teeth in pain, he had the Assistance Divine Power ’Copper Head and Iron Arm’ from the Monkey King. Although Li Mian’s Sword Embryo Energy was formidable, it couldn’t reach its full potential due to the limitations of the era.

It could kill ordinary people or demons, but it lacked the power to kill Sun Yan.

It only managed to create a small cut on Sun Yan’s forehead.

But even so, it was enough to give Sun Yan a chill, had he not come himself, replacing with other Cemetery Members.

They would have already fallen to Li Mian.

"Die!"

Sun Yan no longer held back, raising his hand to stab, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade immediately pierced through Li Mian’s chest, emerging from his back.

"No, impossible, what are you..." Li Mian’s mouth was filled with blood, clutching his chest in agony and fearfully asked.

He had lived for a long, long time, so long he almost forgot the feeling of death, he hadn’t seen his esteemed Master Xu yet, hadn’t learned more secrets from his master.

How could he die so easily?

"Unwilling, I’m so unwilling." Enduring the pain, Li Mian planned to break free from the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade and retreat.

But at this moment, Dahuang burst from the main house, biting onto Li Mian’s leg, holding him firmly to prevent escape.

Sun Yan took the opportunity to raise the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade with one arm, lifting Li Mian’s body onto it on the spot, his gaze gradually becoming vacuous, eventually his legs dangled, completely losing awareness.

[Wish of the Drowned: Wraith Lina, even after death, feels immense pain. In life, those who tormented her made her feel anxious. If you can free her from the Heart Demon, allowing her to transcend, you may receive a reward.]

[The Heart Demon causing Wraith Lina distress has been eliminated, you receive a random reward ’Incomplete Lotus Root’.]

[Your Tomb Guardian ’Three Altar Sea Assembly Great God’ might like this item.]

Upon Li Mian’s death, large amounts of white smoke spewed from his seven orifices, resembling a deflating balloon.

As the white smoke dissipated, Li Mian’s body visibly aged, his skin wrinkling and sagging, turning old and decrepit.

His hair instantly turned white, his body even developed numerous age spots, he looked to be no less than a hundred years old.

For those who cultivate, they cultivate the breath of life. Once this breath was expended, all past efforts turned to nothing.

In less than a minute, Li Mian’s flesh even began to decay, finally crumbling into white bones scattered on the ground, returning to dust, ashes to ashes.

"A mortal body cannot achieve longevity, only through cultivation can one transform the body, bringing them closer to immortality. Once death occurs, that person’s cultivation path is destroyed." Sun Yan said with a sense of sentimentality.

As it stands, the help of the True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao to lead him on the path to become a deity, in this era, is undoubtedly a better method of cultivation.