Hiding within the volcano, Lu Qingshan, who had been sitting cross-legged for several days, finally opened his eyes.

Half a day ago, he felt that the position of the Peach Blossom Mark in his sea of consciousness had not moved for a long time.

This meant that Huang Yang had more than likely given up searching for his tracks and returned to his lair.

From the direction, the Peach Blossom Mark was only a two-hour journey from his current location, similar to the time it took Tian Mang to catch up to him before.

Lu Qingshan's gaze turned cold.

It was time to settle the score.

If anyone dared to trouble him, and he clearly had the opportunity to uproot them but did not, he would not be worthy of the title Sword Cultivator.

In the next moment, Lu Qingshan swiped his palm, the peach blossom appeared and brought forth a Sword Light, enveloping him within.

Immediately, a rainbow light surged, taking him rapidly towards the location of the Peach Blossom Mark in his sea of consciousness.

.......

The place where Huang Yang was located was in the depths of the Wilderness, but it was not far from where Lu Qingshan was. Lu Qingshan flew at full speed and quickly reached his destination.

This was an area shrouded in dense fog, sprawling vast and beyond sight, with Divine Sense unable to penetrate the fog to discover specific situations inside.

Standing at the edge of the fog, Lu Qingshan frowned, but he eventually stepped into this mysterious area.

As soon as he entered, the fog quickly wrapped around him, making it impossible to see the way back.

Silence.

This was the most distinctive feature of this area.

Lu Qingshan couldn't hear a single sound, as if he had entered a depopulated zone.

He cautiously scrutinized all the surrounding scenery, refusing to let any anomaly go unnoticed.

Because this place, unsurprisingly, would be where the Heart Demon Clan's Black Lotus was nurtured, finding something special here could greatly reference the future search for the Heart Demon Clan's true body.

The surrounding fog was dense, and without a beacon, one could easily wander around like a headless fly.

Fortunately, Lu Qingshan had a beacon—the Peach Blossom Mark in his sea of consciousness was shining, guiding him forward.

"Huh?"

As he got closer to the location of the Peach Blossom Mark, Lu Qingshan was suddenly startled.

In the dense fog ahead, a wisp of black Demonic Qi surged out, appearing very unusual.

"Something is peculiar." Lu Qingshan paused momentarily, observing carefully.

After a long while, he discovered that this strand of Demonic Qi was actually rising from underground, very faint and ethereal. If not for his increasingly keen perception of Demonic Qi after refining the Demon Suppressing, he might not have noticed it.

"What's beneath the ground?"

Lu Qingshan wondered aloud.

Bewildered, he continued forward. After walking some distance, the heavens and earth suddenly shifted, the scenery transformed dramatically.

This was a vast swamp area.

It was eerily similar to the environment where he saw the Heart Demon in Imperial Heaven.

Moreover, from afar, he had already seen a Black Lotus.

Atop the Black Lotus, a demonic shadow resembling the Human Race was sitting cross-legged.

Beside the Black Lotus, there sat a split soul of the Demon Race, with different features and bloodline.

"The true body of the Heart Demon." Just a moment upon seeing the Demon Race that closely resembled Tian Mang before, Lu Qingshan released an intense killing intent, Element Force rolling, spreading out.

"Heart Demon, I have come to uproot you. Bloodshed is inevitable!" he murmured, making no effort to hide his intentions.

With the thought of washing this place with blood, disguise was entirely unnecessary.

In the next moment, Lu Qingshan's body glowed, a Sword Qi burst forth, surging forward with sharp intensity.

"Who is there?"

The figure on the Black Lotus sensed something, was alarmed, and suddenly opened its eyes.

That was a Heart Demon of the Eighth Grade, who was startled upon seeing Lu Qingshan's onslaught.

Is that a Human Cultivator?

What is a Human Cultivator doing here?

He was both shocked and enraged; to encounter a Human Cultivator in his lair, wouldn't that mean the secrets of his clan could be exposed at any moment?

In an instant, he became vigilant—Lu Qingshan's presence was overwhelming, forcing him to be on guard.

"Kill!"

This Heart Demon stopped overthinking, and the split soul of the Demon Race beside his Black Lotus immediately charged, deploying Demon Soldiers to attack Lu Qingshan.

Demonic Qi filled the air, quickly occupying the space.

He intended to crush Lu Qingshan with Cultivation one major realm higher.

Puff!

To his surprise, Lu Qingshan's mind moved, and the Dragon Sparrow shot out, effortlessly shattering and dispersing the Demonic Qi.

"What?"

The Heart Demon's true body and split soul simultaneously turned pale.

There, Lu Qingshan had already charged in, carrying a sharp killing intent, wielding the Demon Suppressing Sword towards the true body of the Heart Demon.

Yes, Lu Qingshan's target was clear—from start to finish, it was the true body of the Heart Demon, not his split soul.

"He came specifically for my true body?" The Heart Demon was instantly terrified, and the split soul nearby hurriedly manipulated the Demon Soldiers to intercept.

Just as the two parties were about to collide and engage in a fierce confrontation, the expression on his face froze.

The blade of the Demon Suppressing Sword bizarrely bypassed the split soul blocking his path, directly piercing his body, causing his physical body to rapidly crack and then explode.

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"Ah!" With a roar of rage, blood splattered, and a Demon Race of the Eighth Grade was slain in but two exchanges.

With the demise of the true body, the previously imposing split soul suddenly closed its eyes, and all the Demonic Qi vanished like a stone into the sea, inexplicably toppling backward silently and eerily.