Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 962 - 451: Mahayana Realm Exotic Beast, Obtaining 30 Million Luck Points

"Yet, the moment to refine this drop of Immortal Beast Essence Blood hasn't arrived."

"Taking this Immortal Beast Essence Blood straight to Demon Flame City remains essential."

"That's the only method to redirect the calamity toward the east."

Jiang Fan drew in a long breath, forcing down his urge to absorb this drop of Immortal Beast Essence Blood right then.

Whoosh!

He activated the Gate of the Void and entered it without delay.

Indeed, during the last year, his clones had roamed far and wide, mapping out this region in detail.

Alongside that, he gathered intel on various human settlements and cities.

As a hub for Demon Cultivators, Demon Flame City had fallen under his influence ages ago.

He'd even planted a spatial coordinate close to Demon Flame City, allowing instant travel whenever needed.

It turns out this spatial coordinate proves truly useful now.

Boom~~

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Fan transported to a new spot—a hidden cavern right by Demon Flame City.

"So this is Demon Flame City?"

At that moment, Jiang Fan emerged from the cavern, his eyes fixed on the distant Demon Flame City, which sprawled across the plain, thrusting upward from the earth.

This Demon Cultivator stronghold rose amid the barren wasteland, radiating an eerie and foreboding vibe from afar.

Its walls were crafted from pitch-black rock, every block pulled from some abyssal depth, giving off a chilling, suffocating shine that seemed to swallow nearby light.

These massive walls, soaring tens of feet high, twisted like a dormant dark dragon, encircling the whole city in an unyielding aura of dominance.

Rather than sleek, the wall surfaces bristled with coiling black Demon Patterns. These designs pulsed with vitality, crawling and weaving across the stones at will—now resembling savage beast talons, then slithering like hordes of serpents—their cores glowing faintly, unleashing a fearsome magical force.

Far from static, the Demon Patterns twitched gently with the city's demonic energy waves, as though inhaling and exhaling, or murmuring some forgotten, sinister spell that sent shivers racing through the viewer.

Even more captivating, the city lay shrouded in ebony flames.

Unlike the red or gold of typical fires, these blazed in pure darkness, carrying no heat but instead a freezing bite and vibes of utter ruin.

Certain black flames danced along the walls like vigilant sentinels guarding the fortress; others erupted from cracks in the structures, shooting skyward to blend with the gloom overhead; while some hugged the Demon Patterns, flashing wildly in sync, sharpening the grotesque shapes into something even more horrifying.

"Demon Flame City welcomes all cultivators inside."

"Be they Demon Cultivators or Righteous Cultivators, it's turned into a haven for Demon Cultivators."

"Revealing my true self could stir up needless chaos."

"But I don't have to show any identity, nor mingle with the Demon Cultivators."

"Just lingering in Demon Flame City for a short while, pulling the Exotic Beasts' focus, should do the trick completely."

Jiang Fan rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

He understood well how the Exotic Beasts tracked Daoist Chen—through the innate link via the Immortal Beast Essence Blood.

Without any barrier to that link, the Exotic Beasts could pinpoint the Immortal Beast Essence Blood's location.

Thus, by holing up in Demon Flame City, the Exotic Beasts would inevitably track it down.

Once conflict erupted between the two sides, he could harness the Gate of the Void for a quick getaway.

And at that point, nobody could trace him.

Whoosh!

With that plan in mind, Jiang Fan wasted no time, invoking the Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf's might to mask his aura and presence, then blended into Demon Flame City amid a group of nearby Demon Cultivators.

Owing to the Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf's potency, not a single Demon Cultivator detected him.

The city's protective array showed zero response.

No soul realized a Righteous Cultivator had sneaked into this Demon Cultivator bastion undetected.

Not even the Combined Demon Cultivator sensed it.

...Meanwhile, the horde of Exotic Beasts scouring the Ice Crystal Mountain Range for the Immortal Beast Essence Blood abruptly felt their bloodlines stir, since Daoist Chen's demise had stripped away the last veil hiding the Essence Blood's scent.

Every one of them sensed their bloodline tremble.

In the quiet void, they picked up a summons from a distant droplet of Immortal Beast Essence Blood.

This bond stemmed from the core of their bloodlines.

"The Ancestral Essence Blood—it's calling out, the Ancestral Essence Blood is calling."

"Has that cursed human shown up at last? We can't let him slip away this time."

"Which human outpost did he bolt to? Hunt him down now, slay without hesitation."

"Looks like he dashed into a human city—from the pull, it's heading toward Demon Flame City."

"How'd he wind up in Demon Flame City? That makes it trickier."

"Wherever he hides, we seize back the Ancestral Essence Blood; no human can touch it."

"Exactly, charge in full force, show those human cultivators what we're made of."

The elite Exotic Beasts buzzed with heated debate.

For the Ancestral Essence Blood represented a crucial treasure beyond measure to their kind.

Should outsiders learn of it, their entire lineage could face peril.

That's why they'd chased that loathsome human cultivator without mercy, desperate to reclaim the Ancestral Essence Blood.

Even if the foe had already refined the Ancestral Essence Blood, they could still wrest back the body.