"Oh, since that's the case, senior can just stay there!" Ding Hao said coldly. He raised his hand and sent the last beam of white light onto the wall above his head.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked astonished. They couldn't figure out why Ding Hao would say such inexplicable words at this moment.
The Blood Demon Lie Shan let out a ghostly, wild laugh and was about to reply when the thirty - sixth beam of white light had already accurately stuck to the wall above their heads.
The environment inside the cave suddenly changed drastically. Except for Ding Hao, whose vision remained unaffected, the rest of the people immediately showed horrified expressions in their eyes. After a while, they all sat on the ground with terrified looks on their faces. Ding Hao knew that the "Ten - Direction Illusion - Demon Array" had finally begun to exert its proper power, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Ding Hao released the Eight - winged Purple Python and let it absorb the remaining blood - colored qi in the air on its own. He walked leisurely to the side of the blood pool. At this time, the precious armor that contained the Immortal - Realm Sword Art had stopped rotating and was suspended above the blood pool. The Blood Demon Lie Shan, Nie Tian, and the others were all dealing with the invasion of inner demons and had no way to interfere with Ding Hao's actions.
Ding Hao stared at the blood pool and pondered for a moment. He then looked puzzled. After a short while, as if he remembered something, his brows suddenly relaxed, and a self - satisfied expression appeared at the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, he jumped and sank into the blood pool.
After sinking to the bottom of the pool, Ding Hao immediately sat cross - legged at the bottom. The blood pool, on which the Blood Demon Lie Shan had spent a large number of rare medicines and the true yuan of several people, was filled with abundant spiritual energy. As a member of the demonic path, Ding Hao naturally knew the function of this blood pool clearly. However, he didn't know how the Blood Demon Lie Shan had manipulated this blood pool to be able to forcibly convert the nascent infants of cultivators into pure true yuan.
In fact, the cultivation method practiced by the Blood Demon was somewhat similar to the Wuji Demon Art. However, it had to absorb the mixed blood and essence of cultivators, which was inferior compared to the Wuji Demon Art. Although it was a minor path, it also had its remarkable aspects. It was precisely by relying on the surging true yuan of this blood pool that Lie Shan was able to lift the prohibition within the precious armor in such a short time. Even so, there was still some residual true yuan in the blood pool that hadn't been completely used, which just happened to benefit Ding Hao.
A day later, Ding Hao soared out of the blood pool. With the help of the blood pool's effect, his cultivation had made a significant breakthrough. He had forcibly advanced from the mid - stage of Fusion to the early - stage of Heart - Stirring, and he also successfully cultivated the "Breath - Concealing Technique" recorded in the Wuji Demon Art.
The "Breath - Concealing Technique" was also a kind of deception method, but it could only be cultivated with the cultivation of the Heart - Stirring stage. Due to the fact that the cultivation speed of the Wuji Demon Art was too fast and was completely different from that of ordinary cultivators' methods, in order to avoid unnecessary troubles, an unknown senior of the Wuji Demon Sect invented this technique. This technique could hide one's cultivation level at will. For example, although Ding Hao had already reached the Heart - Stirring stage, in the eyes of others, he was still at the mid - stage of Fusion. Only when he used his normal strength in a fight would others know his correct cultivation level. Usually, it couldn't be seen at all. Of course, there were also those extremely powerful old monsters who might be able to see through it at a glance, but there were very few such people.
After the residual true qi in the blood pool was completely devoured by Ding Hao, there were only calm water waves left. The four blood - colored pillars at the corners had already disappeared long ago due to the lack of true yuan support. The Eight - winged Purple Python had also devoured the remaining blood fog in the air. Now, the smell of blood in the air had weakened a lot. Both Ding Hao and the Eight - winged Purple Python had gained a great benefit from this day. Ding Hao waved his hand and summoned the Eight - winged Purple Python to him. The Eight - winged Purple Python immediately understood Ding Hao's thoughts and, without waiting for Ding Hao to speak, swam into the blood pool.
After a quarter of an hour, the blood in the pool also disappeared. The Eight - winged Purple Python coiled at the bottom of the pool, looking very excited. Although the true yuan in the blood pool had been devoured by Ding Hao, there was still a large amount of medicinal power in the blood that hadn't been absorbed. Although it wasn't of much use to Ding Hao, the Eight - winged Purple Python could slowly absorb it. In an instant, the man and the python had completely reaped all the benefits in the cave.
At this time, the Eight - winged Purple Python showed greedy and brutal expressions towards the rest of the people in the cave. Ding Hao cursed secretly. Exotic beasts were exotic beasts. They would never have the intelligence of humans. Whether it was the Blood Demon Lie Shan or the Heavenly Demon Nie Tian, they were both super experts. Although both of them were resisting inner demons, if there was an external attack, they would naturally fight back. If they were that easy to deal with, he would have killed them on the spot long ago. There was no need for the python to remind him!
Ding Hao held the precious armor in his hand and concentrated his mind. After a while, he found that there were indeed three sword arts recorded inside the precious armor. Without hesitation, he forcibly inscribed the sword arts into a recording jade slip. Looking at the precious armor in his hand, Ding Hao's eyes showed a pensive look. After a while, he smiled sinisterly. He waved his hands twice, completely erasing the traces of the Immortal - Realm Sword Art recorded in the precious armor. He attached the cultivation method of the early - stage of Tribulation - Crossing in the Wuji Demon Art to it. After carefully examining the precious armor again and making sure there were no omissions, he casually threw the precious armor to the bottom of the pool.
After Ding Hao finished all this, he communicated with the "Ten - Direction Illusion - Demon Array" with his mind. He found that the Blood Demon Lie Shan had already broken through four inner - demon invasions, Nie Tian had just broken through three, and the rest of the people hadn't even passed one. The strength of each person was immediately clear.
Ding Hao's expression was uncertain at this time. He was considering whether to take the people from the Purgatory Demon Sect out. If he didn't take them out, once the Blood Demon Lie Shan woke up, they would have no chance of escaping. Decisions involving gains and losses were the most troublesome! After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Ding Hao still felt that it would be more beneficial for him if these people were alive. If they died, he wouldn't get any benefits.
Once he made the decision, Ding Hao no longer hesitated. He was the first to walk towards Feng Xingran. Among these people, only Feng Xingran posed no threat to him.
After a while, the people from the Purgatory Demon Sect had been moved out of the array by Ding Hao. Although they had been moved out, they still hadn't woken up from the illusion immediately. After a while, Nie Tian opened his eyes and glared at Ding Hao angrily, "Young master, what was your intention just now? Why did you make such a silent and vicious move? Do you want to wipe us all out?"
Although Ding Hao had indeed had this thought in his heart, his strength wasn't enough, and he had no possibility of acting on it!
Ding Hao said calmly, "Elder Nie, you're overreacting. If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have moved you out of the array now."
Seeing that Nie Tian's expression relaxed a little, he continued, "I had no choice but to act under the circumstances at that time. This array covered the entire cave. I had no other way. Besides, Elder Nie, in the array, did you only encounter the invasion of inner demons? This array is only used to trap people and won't harm Elder Nie at all. Elder Nie, don't say any more. This array can only trap the Blood Demon for a short while. It'll be too late if we delay! It's better for us to leave as soon as possible."
Ding Hao was certain that Nie Tian didn't know how long he had been in the array. He quickly shortened the time - trapping ability of this array when he described it. To prevent these people from being suspicious, he urged Nie Tian to leave quickly.
In the short time they were talking, Feng Xingran and the others also woke up from the illusion. Hearing Ding Hao's words, Nie Tian, as if still having a lingering fear of the Blood Demon, didn't explain to Feng Xingran and the others. He just said to leave this place quickly. The others were even more afraid of the Blood Demon and wouldn't object. Just like this, the group of people had come carefully and left in a hurry.
Nie Tian flew with Ding Hao, and in an instant, they had rushed several li away. These people were able to escape from this place of near - death entirely because of Ding Hao's "Ten - Direction Illusion - Demon Array". Therefore, these people's attitude towards Ding Hao had changed again.
After flying several more li, these people seemed to feel that they had escaped the danger. Elder Wu said, "Should we invite more people to go and snatch the sword art from the Blood Demon's hands? Otherwise, wouldn't this trip to the Treasure - Gathering Sect be in vain?"
Nie Tian thought for a moment and looked at Ding Hao, "Young master, how long can your array trap him?"
Ding Hao knew what he was thinking. The sword art was now in Ding Hao's storage ring, and there didn't seem to be anything on the Blood Demon Lie Shan that Ding Hao coveted. Ding Hao had gained the most from this trip. Moreover, he had already tampered with the precious armor. How could he let the Blood Demon die so easily?
Ding Hao smiled bitterly, "Elder Nie, you think too highly of me. Now the Blood Demon has probably already walked out of the illusion array, and the prohibition of the Immortal - Realm Sword Art has also been lifted by him. It's useless for us to go back. The Blood Demon must have already left the cave."
Nie Tian nodded, thought for a while, and then said to Ding Hao with a half - smile, "I've been flying with you for so long. Do you want me to keep carrying you all the time? It's not good for two men to fly together. Young master, it's time for you to get down, right?"
Ding Hao knew that he was thinking about his performance in the cave. He smiled slyly and said, "In that case, I won't trouble Elder Nie anymore!"
After saying that, he took out the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword and sat on it.
"Little thief, why don't you use the storage bracelet I gave you? Why are you still keeping that shabby bag?" Feng Xingran said angrily when she saw the storage bag hanging on Ding Hao's waist.
"Hehe, I'm too weak. It's better for me to use a storage bag. In case someone forcibly takes it away, losing the storage bracelet is one thing, but I might even lose my life. I still want to live a few more years!" Ding Hao explained.
Everyone sneered at his explanation. Judging from his performance in the cave, he was not only cunning but also had endless tricks. No one would believe that he had no ability to protect himself. People who could really rob treasures wouldn't rob his storage bracelet. They all knew that Ding Hao was just making excuses.
Feng Xingran knew his intention and didn't force him anymore. It seemed that she remembered something and looked at Ding Hao with beautiful, rippling eyes.
"Well, although we can't get the sword art, we can't let the Blood Demon have an easy time either. We should spread the news that he has obtained the sword art and make him restless!" Ding Hao urged.
"Of course. I will spread this news myself. I will definitely make the Blood Demon restless. However, the Blood Demon is one of the top ten experts in our Western Continent. There are very few people who can defeat him completely. It seems that the Blood Demon's strength will increase even more this time. Alas!" Nie Tian said.
"Oh, the top ten experts? I wonder who the top ten experts in our Western Continent are? I hope Elder Nie can enlighten me." Ding Hao immediately became interested.
"The sect masters of the six Taoist sects are among the six top experts. Including the Blood Demon, the other three are Taoist and demonic loose cultivators. They are Purple - Haze True Man Gongsun Qiankun, Mysterious - Heaven True Man Leng Cunyu, and the Seductive Demon Murong Qian. If you encounter these people, just run for your life!" Nie Tian laughed.
"Oh, elder, your cultivation method is so excellent, and you're even known as the Heavenly Demon. Aren't you one of them?" Ding Hao asked doubtfully.
Nie Tian smiled awkwardly and angrily, "Stinky boy, didn't you see me fighting with the Blood Demon Lie Shan? I was just dodging the whole time. I had no power to fight back. This is the gap!"
After saying that, his flying speed immediately increased. Ding Hao secretly remembered the names of these people and didn't say anything more. He chased after these people and flew towards the Broken - Soul Mountain.
It seemed that his speed was even a little faster than theirs.