CHAPTER 345: CHAPTER 340: SAINT’S SWORD INTENT?

"What do we do?" Huang Xiong looked at the others, their faces were all extremely grim. The scene above Nine Infant Island in the distance was too terrifying, countless tentacles reached out, connecting with the sky. Thunder from the sky fell upon the tentacles as if they were one.

"Resurrection Tree!"

Luo Qingyan murmured softly, "This is the Resurrection Tree from the legends of the West Sea. It has long since become a demon; no wonder the Nine Infant can revive."

"The aura of this Tree Demon is beyond our ability to handle. If he can’t solve it, going there would be suicide." Luo Qingyan said, "We can only hope for the Sword Intent within him."

In the direction of Nine Infant Island in the distance, branches and leaves wildly extended, moving towards them.

"Let’s go." The group controlled the Flying Boat, fleeing into the distance. The surrounding islands weren’t safe either.

Underground on Nine Infant Island, Li Fan was wrapped by countless tree branches toward a certain place. He saw the main trunk of the ancient tree, which was the Tree Demon’s body. A pair of evil eyes grew on the trunk, and he was being drawn into them as the Tree Demon wanted to devour him alive.

"I originally didn’t want to reveal my presence, but you insist on courting death. In that case, I shall grant you your wish." A thick voice echoed, extremely monstrous. "There seems to be something unusual within your body; I shall see what it is."

As the Tree Demon was about to swallow Li Fan’s body, suddenly, an incredibly brilliant radiance burst from Li Fan’s body. A sky-high Sword Intent exploded, instantly shredding the branches wrapping him into pieces. The underground space was illuminated by the sword light as a giant sword appeared, slashing towards the Tree Demon’s main trunk.

With Li Fan’s body as the center, a vacuum-like area seemed to appear, enveloped in a storm of Sword Aura. Everything was shattered, and the violent sword struck the Tree Demon’s trunk, causing its vitality to continuously weaken.

However, Li Fan barely had time to be happy before sensing the Tree Demon’s vitality swiftly recovering. In an instant, the branches grew out again, covering the sky as they rolled towards him.

"A mere Sword Intent, thinking it can kill me?" The Tree Demon sneered, "Once I can walk the world apart from the main body, not to mention this Land of the West Sea, the world of human cultivation will be under my dominion."

His voice was arrogant, and Li Fan was again trapped, being drawn towards the trunk.

"This Tree Demon has been hiding here, possibly equivalent to the peak of the Seven Realms. Is he waiting for a chance to break through to the Eighth Realm?" A thought surfaced in Li Fan’s mind; breaking through to become a Demon Saint, the Tree Demon could leave Nine Infant Island?

Humans have been fighting with the Nine Infant in the West Sea for years, but no one knows that underneath Nine Infant Island, there is also an Old Tree Demon; it was he who nurtured the Nine Infant.

Facing such an Old Demon, Li Fan found all his means futile. The difference in realms was too great, and his body was pulled onto the trunk by the opponent.

"Go die."

Li Fan roared internally, unleashing the Sword Intent hidden within him without reservation. The Sword Intent preserved by the elders from Li Mountain erupted at this moment; terrifying Sword Aura shredded everything. Sword light shot from the ground, ripping apart the Tree Demon’s trunk, piercing through to the sky.

The group fleeing on the Flying Boat, Yue Qingqiu and others, seemed to sense something, stopped and looked back. They saw sword light shooting straight to the sky, as if piercing the heavens.

"What powerful Sword Intent!" Meng Hong was shocked. They knew Li Fan carried the Sword Intent of Li Mountain Great Sword Cultivator, but witnessing the explosive power of that Sword Intent was still astounding.

The branches chasing them vanished, presumably because the Tree Demon couldn’t bother with them, as countless tentacles on the surface were frantically shredded.

"Is it dead?" They hoped in their eyes, wishing for Li Fan’s Sword Intent to be able to annihilate the Tree Demon.

"Not dead!"

Luo Qingyan’s expression suddenly changed; the dissipating thunderclouds gathered again. Tentacles extended from the underground, clawing like beasts into the air above Nine Infant Island, becoming as lush as before within moments.

"Can’t kill it. Legend has it that the Resurrection Tree can resurrect from the dead; it has become a demon itself. It’s likely immortal. Even if the Sword Intent gravely injures it, unless it’s killed in one strike, it can quickly recover." Luo Qingyan said in a low, somber voice.

"That means Li Fan is..." Meng Hong dared not continue. If Luo Qingyan’s words were true, Li Fan had no path to survival.

The Resurrection Tree couldn’t be killed; Li Fan couldn’t kill it, and his Sword Intent couldn’t last endlessly.

"Can’t kill it."

Li Fan also realized the Tree Demon couldn’t be killed; he couldn’t eliminate it.

Li Fan had already exhausted the Sword Intent sealed by the elders of Li Mountain; he felt the Sword Intent had injured the Tree Demon, almost flattening its core.

Yet, the Tree Demon swiftly regenerated.

"Die." The cold voice entered Li Fan’s mind, in front of such a level of Great Demon, he seemed powerless to resist.

This time, the branches turned into blades, piercing through the Sword Body, an intense pain rushed in, and the branches stabbed into his body.

"Was it reckless?"

A thought arose in Li Fan’s mind, as the urgency came from the Resurrection Tree, prompting him to investigate without considering the consequences. Perhaps having the Sword Intent made him overly confident in his life-saving ability, leading to this predicament.

"Senior brother, there is a Resurrection Tree under Nine Infant Island."

In Li Fan’s mind, he saw a flash of light, it was senior brother Xiao Fan.

"Xiao Fan, hang in there." Wen Ruyu’s voice echoed in his mind.

"Senior brother, Old Blind Man, you may need to take care of them, and tell senior sister, I miss her dearly." His body was being pierced little by little, with constant agony, completely swallowed by the Tree Demon, his flesh was being devoured.

"Divine Sword, awaken it, we will assist you!" Wen Ruyu shouted in his mind.

"Divine Sword."

Suddenly, Li Fan recalled there was a Divine Sword sealed in his mind.

At the brink of despair, Li Fan seemed to forget his physical body, he entered his mental sea. The Nine Heavens Mysterious Sword Scripture operated, his consciousness entered that illusory space, seeing the massive sword like a star, with swords orbiting around it.

His consciousness revolved around a dormant sword, the sword was in deep sleep.

Li Fan’s consciousness merged into the sword, as the Great Dao Sword Scripture operated, the Star Divine Sword suspended above the sky descended its sword radiance. Simultaneously, several Sword of the Stars dazzled with light.

The Divine Sword gradually lit up, seemingly waking up.

Below ground, the Tree Demon was devouring Li Fan’s body, but suddenly a powerful Demon Energy emanated from within Li Fan.

"What is this?"

The body he was devouring was covered by a demon shadow, revealing a hideous demon enveloping Li Fan’s body.

This human is a demon?

At this moment, another palpitation-inducing aura emanated from that body, the body gradually brightened, the aura rapidly strengthened, it was a Sword Intent.

"More?"

The Tree Demon hadn’t anticipated this Condensed Core Realm human cultivator to be so tenacious, hiding many secrets.

"Whatever monster you are, you will become my prey." The Tree Demon snarled, blades furiously stabbed towards Li Fan, but as the ’blades’ neared Li Fan’s body, they were instantly shattered into dust.

The demon shadow transformed back into Li Fan’s figure, an incredibly splendid sword appeared before Li Fan.

The branches reaching for Li Fan recoiled instinctively with fear, the light emitted by the sword shattered those branches.

Li Fan’s eyes remained shut, he gripped the Divine Sword, Sword Intent surged furiously into the Divine Sword, and his inflamed blood burned, mouth muttering the Sword Scripture. Sword Dao radiance sprinkled from the sky.

He was immersed in it, united with the sword, shining like a deity.

In the distance, Yue Qingqiu and others saw sword light tearing through the sky, beams of sword light descending from the sky’s crevices, turning the dim sky back to daylight, even brighter than noon, blinding eyes.

The countless tentacles frantically shredded, under the light’s illumination, vanished into smoke.

Meng Hong and others trembled uncontrollably, witnessing what seemed like miracles.

"Saint’s Sword Intent?" Meng Hong murmured. Was this the Sword Intent left by the Li Mountain Sword Saint? Only that alone could have such majestic might.

Sword light continued shining down, they saw Nine Infant Island being gradually torn apart, the entire island punctured by that Sword Intent.

"That guy really had another card up his sleeve." Luo Qingyan’s brows relaxed, a smile appeared in her eyes. The despair just now, they were powerless.

Nine Infant Island shook, and where their gazes landed, they saw the entire island being destroyed, from inside to out, piercing light beams shot from underground, starting at the island’s edges, Nine Infant Island collapsed, buried into the sea.