67: Chapter 67: Demonic Style

Xiao Ran and the other four exchanged glances and flew towards the Lightning Pool.

The closer they got to the center of the Lightning Pool, the more terrifying the thunderous pressure in the air became.

Purple lightning wove into a net overhead, with thick pillars of thunder striking down from time to time, exploding into blinding flashes of electricity.

Xiao Ran circulated his Guixu Demonic Light, quietly devouring the aftershocks of the striking lightning.

Poison Lady released her poison barrier, neutralizing the lightning spirits.

Yin Jiuyou's Nine Nether Cold Qi formed an intertwining of ice and thunder.

Blood Slaughterer tanked the lightning head-on, the blood-light on his body's surface reflecting the lightning.

White Bone Scholar's body was covered in bone armor, his Nether Bone Dao being tempered and strengthened within the lightning.

The five displayed their respective Divine Abilities, passing through layers of lightning curtains to reach the edge of the Lightning Pool.

Li Tianxing stood in the center of the Lightning Pool, still bare-chested.

But looking at those purple lightning patterns now, blood-colored lightning patterns were actually flickering within the thunder.

His purple hair danced wildly, his scarlet eyes looking at the five calmly, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"Junior Brother Xiao, you've come."

"To be able to walk this far into my Blood Fiend Lightning Domain, it seems you've all made progress this past half-year."

Li Tianxing spoke, his voice gentle yet naturally carrying authority.

"Senior Brother Li."

Xiao Ran and the others cupped their hands in unison.

As the First Demon Son, although Li Tianxing was mysterious within the Sect, he never put on airs.

He remembered every Demonic Seed's name and would even give guidance on their cultivation.

As long as you dared to ask.

"Sit."

Li Tianxing waved his hand, and five stone platforms rose at the edge of the Lightning Pool.

"You've come to find me because of Ling Jianxin, haven't you?"

He cut straight to the point, yet without making anyone feel pressured.

Xiao Ran felt a slight chill in his heart; this First Demon Son indeed saw everything clearly.

"Senior Brother Li is perceptive."

"We fought Ling Jianxin in the Shadow-Ghost Hills and suffered a crushing defeat; his strength is... unfathomable."

Xiao Ran sat down on a stone platform.

Li Tianxing nodded slightly.

"Ling Jianxin reached Nascent Soul Great Perfection three years ago and went into seclusion in the Dao-Seeking Tower for two years to condense the Taishang Sword Heart."

"It's no disgrace that you were defeated by him."

He paused and looked at the wound on White Bone Scholar's chest.

"The Supreme Sword Intent remaining in this sword wound will take at least three months to completely expel. Junior Brother Bai, you have suffered."

The address 'Junior Brother Bai' left White Bone Scholar overwhelmed by the favor.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother."

In a cruel place like the Eternal Night Demon Sect, Li Tianxing was the First Demon Son, the number one of the younger generation.

For a powerhouse like him to still be able to communicate so calmly with others was truly rare.

"So you want to cooperate with me to jointly confront Ling Jianxin?"

Li Tianxing asked with a smile.

"Yes."

Xiao Ran said bluntly; this was their original purpose for coming.

"We have three complete tokens, and Senior Brother Li is collecting the eighth."

"If we join forces, when all nine tokens are gathered, the Eternal Night Demon Sect will hold the initiative over at least four tokens."

Out of nine in total, the Eternal Night Demon Sect alone would occupy four tokens.

There was no need to mention how significant that was.

Li Tianxing picked up a teacup that had appeared on the stone platform at some point and took a light sip.

"The reasoning is quite sound."

"But cooperation is a two-way street. What can you give me? And what do I need to pay?"

White Bone Scholar took over: "Senior Brother Li, our three tokens are our sincerity. As for what we need you to pay... it is to block Ling Jianxin in the final struggle."

"Blocking Ling Jianxin is not difficult."

"What's difficult is how you will deal with the encirclement and suppression of other forces after blocking Ling Jianxin."

Li Tianxing put down his teacup and said slowly.

He looked at the five, his scarlet eyes seemingly able to pierce through their hearts.

In fact, even if the other Demonic Seeds hadn't come to him, at the final moment, he would still have used a special secret technique to gather them to seek interests together.

Right now, he was intentionally testing them.

"Jian Wuchen of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Fairy Youyue of the Xuan Yin Cult, Tyrant Blade Li Tianxiong... individually these people might not be as good as Ling Jianxin, but if they join forces, you still won't be their match."

"So what we need is not just Senior Brother Li's combat power, but even more so your reputation."

Xiao Ran said in a deep voice.

The prestige of the Eternal Night First Demon Son was still very substantial.

As soon as these words were spoken, White Bone Scholar and the others were all startled.

Li Tianxing, however, laughed.

"Interesting. You want to borrow my influence to intimidate other forces?"

"Exactly."

Xiao Ran nodded.

"As long as the outside world knows we are cooperating with Senior Brother Li, those who want to take advantage of the chaos will have to think twice."

"As for the truly strong... they wouldn't back down out of fear anyway."

Li Tianxing pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Junior Brother Xiao, do you know what my true purpose for entering the Ancient Battlefield this time is?"

"Rumors in the Hall say that Senior Brother Li came for the Lightning Tribulation Source Crystal."

"And also to collect blood god flowers and nine netherworld underworld iron, in order to enter the Eternal Night Demon Pool for cultivation."

Xiao Ran answered honestly.

This was news circulating in the Deacon Hall; Xiao Ran had heard a bit of it from Mo Yuan.

"These are only part of it."

"More importantly, I want to verify something."

Li Tianxing said indifferently.

He looked up at the token fragments floating above the Lightning Pool and said calmly.

"Whether the fallen immortal token... is truly related to the ancient Blood Fiend Demon Venerable."

"Ancient Blood Fiend Demon Venerable!"

"One of the founding Ancestral Masters of the Eternal Night Demon Sect, he fell in the Ancient Battlefield ten thousand years ago; legend has it that his Legacy is hidden deep within the Immortal-Demon Burial Ground."

"And what Li Tianxing inherited was precisely the Blood Fiend Demon Body, sharing the same origin as the Blood Fiend Demon Venerable!"

"So Senior Brother Li's goal is..."

Xiao Ran asked tentatively.

"The Blood Fiend Demon Venerable's Legacy."

"If I can obtain it, I can step directly into Soul Transformation and even catch a glimpse of a higher Realm."

Li Tianxing spoke without reservation.

Xiao Ran's heart was shaken.

These secrets, Mo Yuan had not explained to him in detail!

"So you see, our goals do not conflict."

"You want treasures, I want the Legacy, and Ling Jianxin wants the ancestral daoist remains—that's a thing of the Righteous Path and has nothing to do with us."

Li Tianxing micro-smiled as he spoke.

"But the ancestral daoist remains are of great significance to the Righteous Path. If Ling Jianxin obtains them, won't he be even harder to deal with?"

White Bone Scholar frowned and added a sentence.

He was already long dissatisfied with Ling Jianxin in his heart.

Naturally, he couldn't stand to see him doing well.

"Then we certainly cannot let him succeed, just as he will not let me succeed."

"So cooperation is possible, but the terms must be changed slightly."

Li Tianxing's tone remained calm, yet it carried an unquestionable decisiveness.

He held up three fingers.

"First, the tokens will be kept by me collectively, but you will retain your imprints so you can sense their location at any time."

"After entering the Immortal-Demon Burial Ground, major decisions will be made through consultation; I will not be arbitrary."

"Second, you must help me seize the Blood Fiend Demon Venerable's Legacy. Once successful, I can help you seize what you want."

"Third, if we encounter Ling Jianxin, I will be the primary combatant while you are responsible for pinning down the others. If we ultimately obtain the ancestral daoist remains, they shall be destroyed."

He spoke those last few words nonchalantly, yet they sent a chill through all five of them.

Destroy the ancestral daoist remains!

This was equivalent to completely cutting off any hope Ling Jianxin had of progressing further.

But thinking about it carefully, this was indeed the approach that best served the interests of the Demonic Path.

If you can't have it, never let your opponent have it either.