I Can Traverse Multiple Worlds-Chapter 45: The Once-in-a-Century Demon Extermination Order

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: The Once-in-a-Century Demon Extermination Order

’This guy... did he just swallow Life Essence?!’ Wang Xiao’s eyes narrowed.

The moment he saw the red crystal, he immediately used his Talent, Analyze All Things.

He quickly determined the red crystal’s composition.

It was Life Essence from the Blood River Race!

「Twelve years ago.」

The Life Source Crystal inside the Demon Cultivator he had killed came from absorbing this very Life Essence.

You could say that this Life Essence is the source of a Demon Cultivator’s power!

Wang Xiao hadn’t expected Zhi Hyun to be hiding something like this.

’All these years, Demon Cultivators have been running rampant in the Central State. Besides infecting more Cultivators, they’ve probably also been leaving behind this Life Essence to tempt high-level Cultivators.’

’Zhi Hyun must have gotten his hands on a piece of Life Essence at some point. But instead of destroying it, he kept it with him this whole time!’

Wang Xiao’s mind raced.

It seemed...

this man, Zhi Hyun, had probably been planning to become a Demon Cultivator for a long time!

"You animal, Zhi Hyun! You’re a complete animal! To willingly fall so low and become a Demon Cultivator... even death is too good for you!"

"If I had known this would happen, I would have killed you with a single palm strike the day Brother Liao Zhen brought you into the temple!"

"Demon! From this day forward, Wuxiang Temple has nothing more to do with you! Those who fall to demonic ways are to be executed by all!"

The senior members of Wuxiang Temple were all seething with rage!

They hadn’t been this furious even when Zhi Hyun betrayed Wuxiang Temple and ambushed Zhi Kong.

After all,

to willingly become a Demon Cultivator meant casting aside everything he had ever learned!

He was trampling on the Buddhist Techniques they had dedicated their lives to, the very principles they held sacred.

It was a blatant insult to the Buddhist Techniques!

How could they not be furious? How could they not be filled with hate?!

Faced with the accusations from the senior members,

Zhi Hyun’s expression was nonchalant. He even looked as if he were enjoying it immensely.

His eyes turned red, and veins bulged all over his body. His Acupoints burst open one after another with a series of loud POPS, like beans being roasted!

At that moment,

he felt as if he had seized control of Heaven and Earth.

A voice whispered in his ear, telling him he was invincible.

Anyone who opposed him had to die!

He grinned and cackled, "JIE JIE JIE... Buddhist Cultivator, Demon Cultivator... those are just labels made up by mortals. In my eyes, it’s all bullshit!"

"Once I become a Celestial Being, or reach an even higher Realm, I could even make the world hail me as the next Buddha! By then, you all will have long turned to dust!"

As he spoke,

he looked at Wang Xiao, drool trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"The Buddha’s Son... a once-in-a-millennium Buddha’s Son... I wonder how tender your flesh is. Eating you should give my power a huge boost, shouldn’t it?!"

He felt a voice babbling in his ear, urging him to eat flesh and drink blood.

His craving for flesh and blood instantly reached an unprecedented level!

Wang Xiao looked at Zhi Hyun calmly. "You think you’re strong now?"

"You can’t possibly understand this feeling. This is the path to the heavens, and I’ve already set foot on it!"

Zhi Hyun’s eyes were red, glowing with bloodlust.

"Of course! And I’ll let you witness my power right now!"

The words had barely left his mouth when he bent his knees and stomped on the ground.

BOOM!

He left a deep crater several yards wide in the ground.

In an instant, he appeared beside Wang Xiao, striking out with his palm!

RUMBLE!

The force of his palm strike howled like a wrathful deity!

The very air around them distorted from the blow!

However, faced with this palm strike, Wang Xiao merely met it with a cold expression and a single pointed finger!

SHING!

A golden sword bloomed with brilliant light, meeting Zhi Hyun’s palm!

With the Inner Qi Network now coursing through his entire body,

Wang Xiao could form an Inner Qi Sword at will and unleash his ultimate techniques!

In a flash,

palm and sword collided!

The palm strike Zhi Hyun was so proud of was instantly obliterated by Wang Xiao’s sword!

The Inner Qi within it dissipated with a bang.

Then,

the sword pierced through Zhi Hyun’s palm, trailing a spray of blood as it slammed into his chest!

"PUH!"

Zhi Hyun coughed up a mouthful of blood and was sent flying like a broken kite.

Blood seeped from his every pore, instantly turning him into a man of blood!

After the sword struck Zhi Hyun’s chest,

an endless torrent of Inner Qi rampaged through Zhi Hyun’s body, severing all of his meridians!

In that moment,

Zhi Hyun was utterly crippled.

Wang Xiao walked over to Zhi Hyun and spoke with an indifferent tone:

"So this is the ’path to the heavens.’ It doesn’t seem like much."

"A pity. Your strength increased, but your brain didn’t keep up."

Zhi Hyun’s power was indeed much greater than before, even infinitely close to that of a Half-Step Celestial Being.

However,

strength like that was a joke in front of Wang Xiao!

Before, Zhi Hyun would not have dared to attack him.

Unfortunately, after absorbing the Life Essence, the man’s mind was clouded by bloodlust, robbing him of most of his judgment!

’It seems these Demon Cultivators are nothing but puppets for the Blood River Race!’

’Once I become a Celestial Being, I should take a trip deep into the Wilderness and see what secrets are hidden there.’

Wang Xiao mused.

"Impossible! Damn it, I’m invincible! How could you beat me? I need blood! I need to eat flesh!"

Zhi Hyun roared in defiance, blood pouring from his mouth and nose. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Wang Xiao ignored Zhi Hyun’s impotent rage and turned his gaze to Huiran and the others not far away.

In their previous fight,

he had only held a slight advantage. It would still be difficult to defeat these four Refining Acupoints Human Immortals.

However,

Wang Xiao could also tell that it was nearly impossible for Huiran and the others to kill him!

Huiran stared at Wang Xiao, his expression growing extremely solemn.

"I never would have imagined... Truly, I never imagined your strength had reached such a level. In all the Jianghu, I fear there hasn’t been another like you in thousands of years."

He paused, then continued, "Zhi Hyun has been crippled by you, and the fool even became a Demon Cultivator. There’s no point in us fighting any longer. We will take our leave."

Although he desperately wanted to end Wang Xiao’s life right here, Wang Xiao’s last sword strike had completely extinguished that thought.

’This Buddha’s Son of Wuxiang Temple has already become a major power. Even if the four of us Refining Acupoints Human Immortals combined our strength, we might not be able to kill him.’

’It’s better to leave now and plan for the long term!’

However, just as Huiran and the others were about to leave, they heard Wang Xiao’s voice.

"Did I say you could leave?!"

Huiran stopped in his tracks, narrowing his eyes at Wang Xiao.

"What is it, Little Zen Master Wu Chen? Do you intend to keep fighting? You should know that although you are strong, it’s nearly impossible for you to keep us here."

Inner Qi surged around Wang Xiao as he said coolly,

"It’s true I can’t keep all of you here. But I can certainly make you leave a few arms behind!"

’Since Huiran and his men couldn’t threaten his life, he would naturally make them pay the price they deserved!’

Just as Wang Xiao was about to strike again,

SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING! SHING!

A series of clear, ringing sword hums suddenly echoed from outside Wuxiang Temple.

Following that,

six figures wreathed in sword light tore through the night sky, approaching at extreme speed from a distance.

As they arrived before Wang Xiao and the others, the sword light subsided.

Among them

was the figure of Town Domain Priest Li Jiuyan.

He stared at the scene before him, stunned for a moment before speaking.

"I can’t believe it. I was only gone for half a day, and something this major has happened. What’s going on here?"

Beside Li Jiuyan,

a white-haired and bearded elder said faintly, "Jiuyan, business first!"

"Yes." Li Jiuyan was clearly very respectful of this elder and nodded in acknowledgment.

He looked at Wang Xiao and the others.

"The five people with me are all Priests from Celestial Sword Mountain. We have come this time to issue the Demon Extermination Order!"

Hearing the three words "Demon Extermination Order," Huiran and the others’ eyes all flashed!

The Demon Extermination Order was issued only once a century.

Once it appeared, it meant the righteous path was about to launch a formal crusade against the Demon Cultivators!

They would not only purge the Demon Cultivators operating in the shadows of the Central State, but also invade the Wilderness for a battle to the death!

And the appearance of the Demon Extermination Order also meant one more thing.

Celestial Sword Mountain was about to choose its next Sword Holder!