Ye Tianfan and the others saw the pool of boiling hot blood and were stunned. They immediately understood how the bones at Polo Cave's entrance came to be.

"Senior Brother Yun Tian, this..." Ye Tianfan looked at the pool of blood and then at Senior Brother Yun Tian, unsure of how to proceed.

"The demon practitioners of the Demon Sect must be using some evil magic. We have to find a way to destroy it!" Although Senior Brother Yun Tian had been fighting demons for many years, he had never seen such a sight. It was definitely not a good thing, and he had to find a way to destroy it or else the demon practitioners would release all sorts of harmful things.

"How should we destroy it? By attacking directly? Wouldn't there be unexpected outcomes?" Ye Tianfan questioned uncertainly, as none of them knew exactly what this was and how to break it. Recklessly attacking might lead to unforeseen consequences.

"First, bring out the Defensive Magical Treasures, and then attempt an attack to see what happens." Senior Brother Yun Tian thought for a moment and decided to try it first to see what consequences it might lead to; he couldn't think of other ways for now.

Upon hearing Senior Brother Yun Tian, Ye Tianfan and the others felt they had no other choice for the time, so they each took out their Defensive Magical Treasures. But this time, Ma Feiyun was with Ye Tianfan inside the Xuanhuang Tower, as Senior Brother Yun Tian needed to attack and could not take care of him.

Ye Tianfan and the others watched as Senior Brother Yun Tian unleashed a Sword Qi, slashing into the Blood Pool, but it didn't change anything; the Blood Pool directly swallowed the Sword Qi and only rolled slightly.

"What?" Senior Brother Yun Tian was slightly astonished. Although he had not used much power in the Sword Qi, he did not expect the Blood Pool could actually swallow it. It was unclear whether the pool got stronger by swallowing; if so, that would be problematic.

Realizing this, Senior Brother Yun Tian decided to try again, signaling Ye Tianfan and the others to stand farther back because he was going to increase the power.

Yet, there was no change; the Blood Pool still swallowed Senior Brother Yun Tian's Sword Qi, although this time the rolling was more intense. Amidst the rolling, he saw a shadow inside.

Instantly, he returned to Ye Tianfan and the others and informed them about the shadow.

"Did Senior Brother Yun Tian not see clearly what the shadow looked like?" Ye Tianfan asked after listening.

"I didn't, but I saw dense scales; it should be a Scale Armor Demon Beast." Senior Brother Yun Tian replied.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianfan looked at Bai Feng and asked, "Do you have any detection-type Magical Treasures?"

Bai Feng immediately understood and nodded towards Ye Tianfan and the others, then took out a folded Immortal Paper Crane from his bosom. After chanting a few spells, he gently lifted it upward.

In Ye Tianfan and the others' gaze, the Immortal Paper Crane flew up, circled the heads of those present, and then dived straight into the Blood Pool, disappearing without a sound.

Ye Tianfan and the others thought that this was typical for the Immortal Paper Crane, so they waited for information. Bai Feng also curiously watched the Blood Pool, seemingly without any unusual activity.

After a while, Ye Tianfan looked at the Blood Pool and then at Bai Feng, unable to resist asking, "Any results?"

Upon hearing Ye Tianfan's question, everyone looked at Bai Feng.

Bai Feng looked at them awkwardly and said, "After the Immortal Paper Crane dived in, it has been silent, I can't sense it anymore."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Ye Tianfan said exasperatedly.

Shouldn't this kind of thing be communicated as soon as the Immortal Paper Crane lost connection, without needing to be asked?

"Uh... I also don't know what happened; it's the first time using it, and I thought I failed to control it, so I was trying to find it and see if I could reconnect, but I still couldn't." Bai Feng said awkwardly.

"If that's the case, let me do it." Ye Tianfan said helplessly.

After all, Ye Tianfan had a move that could silently and swiftly erase large amounts of matter.

"One Style!"

Ye Tianfan said softly.

Indeed, this was the move Ye Tianfan used during the Nine Meridians Tournament, which could wipe out anything touched without a trace, and Ye Tianfan used it this time silently.

Senior Brother Yun Tian and the others only felt a slight warmth in the air and then felt nothing else, drastically different from the finals of the Nine Meridians Tournament where red flames soared to the heavens, fierce winds blew, and cloud seas boiled!

Witnessing this scene, Senior Brother Yun Tian was shocked, not expecting Ye Tianfan to have progressed again. He clearly saw that the previous big commotion on the arena was entirely due to Ye Tianfan's inability to control the spread of Spiritual Qi, whereas this time it was executed quietly. Despite some minor flaws that caused a slight heat sensation, he was still amazed by the frightening speed of progress.

Ye Tianfan raised the Free Spirit Sword in his hand and slowly slashed towards the Blood Pool.

As Ye Tianfan slashed down, an invisible Sword Qi struck the Blood Pool, twisting the air as it passed.

Ye Tianfan wasn't able to erase air or even space where the sword edge passed, but now he could twist the air and believed that soon, by reaching the Qian Yuan level, he could erase air.

The Sword Qi traversed the Blood Pool, erasing and evaporating the blood.

Eventually, Ye Tianfan's Sword Qi reached the shadow where Senior Brother Yun Tian previously observed.

The Sword Qi collided with the scales of that shadow and was defended, but the heat contained in the Sword Qi exploded violently, instantly evaporating the blood surrounding the shadow.

Ye Tianfan and the others ignored the evaporating red blood steam, kept their eyes focused on the shadow, knowing that its scales could withstand even Ye Tianfan's One Style; it would be wise to leave now.

Ye Tianfan's One Style was the most lethal among them, though not the most powerful attack. It was definitely the most lethal. However, even this failed to break the Demon Beast's defense; it showcased terrifying defensive strength.

Watching the formidable Demon Beast, Ye Tianfan and the others swallowed hard, seeing a black serpentine creature covering the entire bottom of the Blood Pool. Its lower body coiled, immersed in the remaining blood, scales gleaming, with many menacing barbs showcasing their sharpness.

Fortunately, the Giant Snake was still asleep, meaning the attack hadn't disturbed it.