Before the sword even got close, its fierce murderous aura had already pierced through to the bones. Just as Ding Hao had just detected the trace of this sword, the yellow flying sword underwent a change. First, it instantly emitted a buzzing sound like that of insects. Along with this sound, the yellow flying sword trembled continuously, spreading ripples in the air like those on the water surface. After this sound, a yellow glow suddenly emerged from the yellow flying sword, and in an instant, it had already shot in front of Ding Hao.
Facing this sudden incident, Ding Hao didn't show the slightest panic. With his back to the flying sword, he let out a long howl, completely drowning out the buzzing sound of the yellow flying sword.
As his body rose with the sound, he turned around and was now facing the flying sword directly. The Heaven - Defying Demon Sword appeared in his hand out of thin air and slashed towards the yellow flying sword like lightning. Accompanying the sword's howl of the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword was the black smoke on the sword body. From a distance, the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword seemed to be burning furiously with a mass of black flames.
Just as the two swords were about to collide, the black flames on the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword left the sword and rushed towards the yellow flying sword at high speed. In an instant, the yellow flying sword was completely wrapped by the black flames. The buzzing sound and the yellow sword glow of the yellow flying sword suddenly disappeared. In the next moment, the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword struck the body of the yellow flying sword.
With a "crack", the yellow flying sword broke into two pieces and fell to the ground.
Ding Hao's body didn't pause for a moment. He had already ridden the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword and flew towards the origin of the yellow flying sword. From a distance, he saw a person flying in front. It was the very person who had been fleeing in a panic after being chased by the Bing Feng just now. In an instant, he had already approached this person. With a raise of his hand, the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword stabbed towards the back of this person.
This person must have just seen his secret. Looking at this person's cultivation level, it was only slightly higher than his own. But this person had already fought with the Bing Feng, and obviously had suffered a great loss. Moreover, although his own cultivation level was low, his strength was a notch higher than this person's.
Since this person had seen his secret, he must be silenced. Although they were now some distance away from the Treasure - Gathering Sect, there might still be people passing by. It was necessary to make a quick decision.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, this person let out a scream, "I'm a disciple of the Red City Sect. How dare you kill me!" Hearing his voice, he seemed to be fearless.
Ding Hao's face changed, and his intention to kill became even stronger. If this person escaped, it would cause endless troubles.
As he closed in, the Eight - Winged Purple Python suddenly rushed out from under Ding Hao's feet and silently spat a mouthful of black smoke towards this person. Caught off guard, this person was immediately hit and fell down due to the smoke.
Ding Hao had also arrived at this time. He placed both hands on the top of this person's head. Under the crazy operation of the Limitless Demon Art, in just a moment, this person had been devoured until he was just a dried corpse. After the emaciated corpse was devoured by the Eight - Winged Purple Python, Ding Hao scanned the surroundings. After finding that no trace was left, he soared into the air. Moments later, Ding Hao appeared at the rest villa of the Purgatory Demon Sect. After setting up an illusion array, he immediately began to assimilate the essence of this person's True Yuan.
Three days later, Ding Hao finally reached the middle stage of the Fusion Realm by taking advantage of this person's True Yuan. Since he had already reached an agreement with Feng Xingran, he wasn't afraid of her making things difficult for him anymore. During this Treasure - Gathering Sect gathering, the people from each sect were all extraordinary in strength. Both Du Gu Ce and Shi Yu Shuang had already had the intention to kill him. At this time, being timid would be unwise.
Just as he left the room, he saw Yin Feng True Man sitting outside the door. Seeing Ding Hao come out, Yin Feng quickly walked up to him and said, "Young man, the materials you asked Yin Feng to prepare have been collected. I don't know if you can start refining quickly. Eh! I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've actually had a breakthrough in your cultivation. It really makes Yin Feng envious!"
By the end of the speech, Yin Feng was extremely astonished. Ding Hao didn't say much either. He casually glanced at the materials in his hand and knew that the materials collected by Yin Feng were definitely sufficient and of top - quality. He couldn't help but sigh that Yin Feng had really gone to great lengths to obtain the Soul - Locking Ring.
Seeing that Ding Hao put away the materials, Yin Feng said, "I hope you can refine it quickly. After you succeed in refining, Yin Feng will definitely present the armor with both hands. I will never go back on my word!"
Ding Hao looked at Yin Feng and said, "True Man, you're being too serious. Since Ding Hao has already promised you, he will never renege. In three days, Ding Hao will definitely refine this thing successfully!"
"Then Yin Feng will visit again in three days." After saying this, Yin Feng took his leave.
Watching Yin Feng leave, Ding Hao went back into the room, planning to start refining the Soul - Locking Ring. As soon as he entered the room, before he had time to set up, he found that Feng Xingran had come.
"What on earth are you and Yin Feng up to? Why does he keep coming to you? Yin Feng isn't very famous in the demonic path. Can he offer you much benefit?" As soon as she saw Ding Hao, Feng Xingran asked directly.
"This is between me and Yin Feng. You don't need to interfere. What are you here for?" Ding Hao was impatient when he heard her lecturing tone.
"Can't I come to you if there's nothing? You little thief, you're always coming and going mysteriously. After you came back, you even set up a shabby illusion array in the room. It's really ridiculous. Do you think your lousy array can really deceive this lady? However, how did you suddenly reach the middle stage of the Fusion Realm? I knew long ago that everything you said last time was a lie. The three elders actually believed you, you cunning little thief!" Feng Xingran said with a charming laugh.
Ding Hao had long known that this woman was difficult to deal with, but now he wasn't afraid of her either. He didn't bother to explain much and just coldly stared at Feng Xingran.
Feng Xingran blushed when stared at by Ding Hao's eyes. Then she forced herself to be angry and said, "Little thief, don't you dare look at me like that anymore. I came to tell you that the Treasure - Gathering Sect gathering will start in three days. What's your plan? Anyway, you can't leave here without a reason in these two days, or else this lady won't be able to find you!"
"Ding Hao won't be as untrustworthy as someone. Don't worry. I won't leave this room in these two days. Why haven't the three elders made any moves these days? Where's Elder Tian Yao? Hehe, it seems that I'm not the only one who's mysterious." Ding Hao didn't dare to push her too hard when he saw that she was getting angry out of embarrassment, for fear of being pestered endlessly by this woman. He hadn't refined the Soul - Locking Ring yet, and he didn't have time to be annoyed by her.
As soon as Feng Xingran left, Ding Hao sat cross - legged on the ground and took out various materials and placed them in front of him. Cultivation is going against the will of heaven, but weapon refining and array setting are following the will of heaven. The changes of all things in the world have certain tracks to follow. As long as one grasps these track changes and integrates them into weapon - refining techniques or array - setting, infinite power can be exerted. It was precisely because he understood this principle that Ding Hao, without any guidance, had managed to explore the path of weapon refining and array setting by himself, relying only on some cultivation classics and the array - setting methods recorded in the Limitless Demon Art.
Weapon refining and array setting, in essence, are to use the characteristics of some special items and rely on the spiritual energy of crystals to make their operation rules conform to the way of heaven, thus producing some special functions.
Ding Hao recalled the refining technique of the Soul - Locking Ring in his mind once again. After confirming that there was no omission, a mass of black flame had already bloomed like a flower in his hand. At first, the flame was only the size of a wick. Moments later, it had almost surrounded Ding Hao's entire right hand. This flame was the Limitless Demon Flame, which Ding Hao had generated by using the special technique of the Limitless Demon Art with the True Yuan provided by his black inner elixir. This flame was the special flame for weapon refining recorded in the Limitless Demon Art and had unpredictable functions.
After a while, this flame had been simulated by Ding Hao into a large black - burning cauldron. He put the materials into the cauldron one by one and used the secret method of the Soul - Locking Ring to refine the cauldron.
After an unknown amount of time, the cauldron disappeared and the rings appeared. Two crystal - clear red small rings had already appeared in his hands. There were seven small holes in each ring. When he shook the rings in the air, a "ying - ying" sound came from the seven small holes.
Ding Hao knew that the Soul - Locking Ring had been successfully refined as soon as he heard this sound. Ordinary cultivators wouldn't find anything strange when hearing this sound. But if a Nascent Soul left the body and then heard this sound, it would be immediately bewitched by this sound. As long as it was within ten zhang, it would be attracted by this sound and finally be completely locked by the small holes in the ring with no possibility of escape.
After standing up, Ding Hao felt refreshed all over. Although weapon refining couldn't increase one's
cultivation level, it could stabilize the realm. After this refining of the Soul - Locking Ring, Ding Hao's weapon - refining technique became even more skillful, without the slightest sense of clumsiness.
Just as he removed the illusion array in the room, he heard Nie Tian's voice in his ear, asking him to go to Feng Xingran's room for a talk. Ding Hao knew that Nie Tian's cultivation level was outstanding. As soon as he made a move, this person already knew and used the technique of transmitting sound secretly to inform him. It seemed that three days had passed and the Treasure - Gathering Sect's grand gathering was about to officially begin.
As soon as he entered Feng Xingran's room, Ding Hao felt dozens of gazes focused on him. There were expressions of surprise, confusion, and disdain. Ding Hao felt very uncomfortable when stared at by these gazes.
Looking up, he saw that the people from the three sects of the demonic path had already gathered. Besides Du Gu Ce and Shi Yu Shuang whom he had met a few days ago, there were many others. The two gloomy old men beside Du Gu Ce were probably the Hate - Heaven and Hate - Earth Elders. Besides them, there was another short and fat man.
On the right of Shi Yu Shuang, a middle - aged woman dressed as a woman also gave Ding Hao a sense of a powerful aura. Ding Hao immediately knew that this woman must be the top - notch expert accompanying the Sword Demon Palace. Behind this woman, there were two mighty old men on each side, like door gods.
It seemed that they had been discussing something just now. They stopped when they saw Ding Hao enter. Feng Xingran's face lit up when she saw Ding Hao. She waved at him, and Ding Hao came to her. He didn't say a word and just casually sat on a bench, ignoring these big shots from various sects as if they were nothing.
Ding Hao's behavior immediately made several people's faces turn ugly. One of the old men beside Du Gu Ce angrily said, "How arrogant this kid is! Everyone here is your elder. When you enter this hall, you don't even bother to greet us one by one. You act as if we are nothing. Your Purgatory Demon Sect doesn't discipline its disciples properly. Do you want us to teach your disciple a lesson?"