Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 884 - 444: Inheriting the Immortal’s Legacy, the Rise of the Child of Destiny

Fengming City Lord's Mansion.

Right now, within the garden, a middle-aged figure clad in dark robes and sporting a goatee suddenly materialized.

He went by the name of City Lord Xu Ling.

His gaze carried a deep intensity, as though it hid boundless mysteries.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

Immediately after, a bunch of shadows materialized in the garden, encircling Xu Ling completely.

"When exactly did you uncover my presence?"

Xu Ling asked in a calm tone, eyeing the abruptly arriving group, where most members reached Divinity Transformation Perfection in cultivation, though their commander held Void Refining level.

These foes had to be the Hidden Guards serving the Great Xuan Dynasty.

Their arrival in this spot signaled his total exposure.

"Roughly a decade back."

"You've pulled off countless schemes, convinced they were perfect."

"Yet you never realized that all your actions stayed under our watchful eyes."

The leading elder declared this; he served as Hidden Guard Sima Li, a powerhouse at Void Refining stage.

"Did you really monitor my every action?"

"If so, are you aware that a Demon Cave is on the verge of emerging in the Fengming Mountain Range?"

A subtle smile curved Xu Ling's lips, his demeanor radiating assurance and composure.

Demon Cave?!

Those very words caused the expressions of numerous Hidden Guards to shift in shock, their faces etched with utter incredulity.

Naturally, they understood the sheer horror that a Demon Cave represented.

Legends claimed that a Demon Cave formed from fragments of a mighty demon's corpse originating from the Demon Race, able to birth endless hordes of demons while serving as a Void pathway linking to additional Demon Caves.

To put it simply, the moment a Demon Cave surfaced, it turned into a fortified base for the Demon Race, unleashing waves of demons without end.

Without shattering the Demon Cave itself, those demons would keep tainting the nearby lands relentlessly.

Once corrupted by the Demon Cave's influence, those regions would become impossible for humans to dwell in.

Despite the mighty forces of the Great Xuan Dynasty, wiping out a Demon Cave demanded an enormous toll.

They had never foreseen a Demon Cave manifesting within the Fengming Mountain Range.

For the inhabitants of this vast realm, such tidings spelled outright apocalypse.

"Fengming City isn't the only spot; Demon Caves are set to emerge across various realms in the Great Xuan Dynasty."

"This marks the Demon Race's all-out assault on the Human Race."

"Should we fail to repel them, the Human Race faces total annihilation within the Spirit Ruins Realm."

Xu Ling stated this without a hint of emotion.

"You're nothing but a madman; what drives you to turn against the Human Race in this manner?"

One of the Hidden Guards, filled with outrage and astonishment, glared at Xu Ling with burning fury, eager to rip him limb from limb.

Ushering a Demon Cave into the Fengming Mountain Range amounted to pure treason, an act beyond forgiveness.

"In chaos, survival demands self-preservation, lest the world itself crumble."

"The Great Xuan Dynasty may claim to rule for the Human Race, yet real authority rests in the hands of your Noble Families."

"How could cultivators from humble origins like me ever rise up?"

"Your clans hoard every top-grade resource for themselves."

"Even my desire for a Void Shattering Xuanhuang Pill gets blocked by your false accusations."

"Besides, with my life nearing its end, I won't accept death quietly, forcing me to seek shelter among the Demon Race."

"Thus, I've cast off my humanity to embrace demonhood."

Xu Ling let out a chilling scoff.

"What rubbish! A Void Shattering Xuanhuang Pill counts as a Tier Six Elixir, something even we find hard to secure, much less someone like you."

"Acting as if our Noble Families have crushed you; had that been the case, would you ever have claimed the City Lord position?"

"You're just a self-serving villain—drop this facade right now."

A Hidden Guard snarled in rage, desperate to shred him on the spot.

"I'll seize you first and perform a Soul Search to uncover every secret you hold."

With lethal intent, Void Refining Cultivator Sima Li announced this, extending his massive palm that synced with the ambient void, forming a Void grasp that lunged at Xu Ling.

In that instant, the void spanning hundreds of miles locked solid, rendering the nearby cultivators immobile.

Such was the might of a Void Refining Cultivator, wielding Void Power with ease, far surpassing anything Divinity Transformation could achieve.

"Hmph, thinking you can end me so easily? Think again."

Xu Ling had foreseen this move ages ago; without delay, he produced a supreme-grade talisman from his storage—the Grand Shift Talisman.

The talisman burst into flames right away, unleashing a torrent of Void Energy that shrouded his figure completely.

"A Tier Six Talisman, the Grand Shift Talisman—how in the world did you get your hands on something so invaluable?"

Upon witnessing this, the countenance of Void Refining Cultivator Sima Li twisted in alarm.

He felt Xu Ling slipping free from his dominion.

Boom!

Without warning, Xu Ling's form vanished from Fengming City, his whole being vanishing into the void.

Though Sima Li's strike landed on Xu Ling, the devastating energy sought to invade his frame, forcing a mouthful of blood from his lips and inflicting grave wounds.

Nevertheless, the damage remained limited to serious injury.

Before long, the Grand Shift Talisman's force spirited him off to parts unknown.

"It seems Xu Ling was aware of his exposure from the start and played along accordingly."

"We've been completely outmaneuvered this round."

The expression on Void Refining Cultivator Sima Li grew exceedingly dark; getting bested by a simple Divinity Transformation Cultivator filled him with wrath, and he dreaded explaining this failure to his higher-ups.

Xu Ling stood as a prime offender and pivotal player, yet he'd slipped away directly before him, guaranteeing harsh repercussions.

However, the Grand Shift Talisman's potency proved immense, enabling any cultivator to teleport across hundreds of thousands of kilometers in a flash.