Tracking

Having entered the Xiantian realm, he still had to use Blood Escape to flee.
It was unclear whether it was due to humiliation or severe injuries, but after the Blood Demon Patriarch spat out half his body's blood, he instantly arrived at the entrance of the Wuming Mountain Cave outside the Imperial Capital.
Under the dark moon and high winds, the Blood Demon Patriarch couldn't help but tremble at the thought of what was about to happen.
His body was empty, utterly void, and he could only close his eyes and re-enter the cave.
"Your... Your Excellency... I have failed again."
"What?!"
An enraged voice echoed from within the cave.
"I told you to find the Da Qian Imperial Seal, and you couldn't even get that?"
"I... I... couldn't get it..."
The Blood Demon Patriarch trembled all over.
That voice suddenly became eerie,
"Heh heh, then why don't you come closer?"
"Yes... Yes, Your Excellency."
After some time, no one knew what had happened.
But undoubtedly, this was also a tragic story that made one ponder.
The Blood Demon Patriarch was only seen screaming as he left the cave, his eyes bloodshot, much like a trampled rabbit. However, the Blood Demon Patriarch's strength had recovered to the Ninth-rank Xiantian realm.
The Blood Demon Patriarch's eye sockets were red, showing no joy at all, as if he had endured immense humiliation.
At the same time.
"Hahahaha, how satisfying!"
A triumphant laugh echoed from the mountain cave, startling all the sparrows on the mountain.

A little earlier, outside the mountain cave.
"Excellent."
Ye Fan followed the mark left on the Blood Demon Patriarch's body and arrived outside the Imperial Capital.
The Huang Ting Scripture and the Seven Scrolls of the Heavenly Book on Ye Fan's person both had mysterious origins, making it so that when he appeared outside this Wuming Mountain Cave, no one could detect his presence.
He stood outside the mountain, seeing that the entire mountain was a grand formation, crisscrossing in all directions, with intersecting warp and weft.
Looking at this profound formation-laying technique, it seemed no ordinary martial arts master could have accomplished it.
Having been in this world for a year, although he usually encountered martial arts masters.
Yet Ye Fan knew clearly that there were always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens; this world was far from as simple as it appeared.
Like the grand formation before him,
It seemed to be a Buddhist Secret Seal?
Ordinary martial arts masters would absolutely be unable to lay out such a miraculous grand formation.
"It's just, what kind of demonic creature is sealed in here?"
Ye Fan looked up at the sky; it was already the second day.
"Ding, the system confirms that the host has arrived at a completely new location, the Demon Suppressing Cave in the wilderness of the Imperial Capital. Do you wish to sign in?"
"Confirm sign-in."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for receiving a 'Dragon Slaying Saber'."
The golden treasured saber shone brightly, its golden blade shimmering with light.
The hilt was exquisitely carved with a golden coiling dragon, very lifelike.
Not to mention its power, just its exquisite craftsmanship alone made it unlike a mortal treasure!
Brief introduction to the Dragon Slaying Saber: Also known as the Jiang Hu Saber Venerable, revered in status.
A thousand years ago, Demon Sect Leader Zhang used this saber to slay the Third Emperor Man Tuo of the Da Qian Imperial Dynasty, then fled into the Buddhist Sect, disappearing without a trace thereafter.
'Excellent, another Demon Suppressing Cave, and a Dragon Slaying Saber. How interesting.'
Thus, when the exhausted Blood Demon Patriarch emerged from the mountain cave, originally intending to stealthily sneak into the imperial palace and steal the Imperial Seal that Emperor Jing Tai carried.
"Ah!"
He foamed at the mouth and fainted.

Ye Fan, hidden in the shadows, quietly approached the Blood Demon Patriarch, drew the Dragon Slaying Saber, and knocked him unconscious.
Then, Ye Fan looked towards the dark mountain cave. The mountain cave was silent and still, seemingly unaware of everything that had happened outside.
He cautiously approached the mountain cave...
The mountain cave was pitch black and dim. Ye Fan, cultivating the Huang Ting Scripture, had keen eyesight and easily saw everything inside the cave.
On the cave walls was carved a massive golden Dharma Seal, and dark red pillars crisscrossed before Ye Fan.
Beneath the golden Dharma Seal, a monster lay in the cave, half-human, its lower body filled with tentacles. Those pillars were precisely its tentacles!
"Pah, truly disgusting enough."
Just as Ye Fan was about to leave, he suddenly discovered something hidden behind the monster... It seemed to be a treasure chest?
Well, that made sense. What monster trapped in a mountain cave wouldn't have treasures?

At this moment, the half-human, tentacled man lay on the ground.
He had been sealed for a thousand years, long surpassing the limits of humanity.
However, fortune and misfortune were intertwined; not only did he not die, but he merged with the seal in this mountain.
Now, with just the final token, the Da Qian Imperial Seal, he could completely escape his predicament.
The tentacled man saw Ye Fan approaching, a contemptuous smile on his lips.
That useless Blood Demon was too incompetent; he didn't even notice he was being followed.
With his strength, not only was he unafraid, but a strange smile appeared on his face. He licked his lips, his body restlessly struggling in the darkness.
"Hahahaha, there's actually such a handsome, extraordinary, and majestic man in the world. Does even Heaven feel that this old ancestor has been bullied too terribly? This appearance is perfectly to this old ancestor's taste!"
Seeing Ye Fan turn to leave.
The tentacled man "Thud" stood up.
His eerie tentacles pierced through the obstacles before him, reaching out to grab Ye Fan!
He hoarsely roared in anger,
"Stay and accompany this old ancestor! This old ancestor will bestow upon you powerful cultivation!"

However, golden light flashed!
In Ye Fan's hand lay a dazzling golden great saber!
The tentacled man's eyes were filled with horror.
"How can this be?!"
The tentacled man's body began to tremble uncontrollably, and memories deep within his bones resurfaced!
His true identity was the Third Emperor of the Da Qian Imperial Dynasty, Man Tuo. Because he sought immortality, violated ancestral teachings, and missed swallowing the elixir, he transformed into such a monster. Even the Blood Demon Sect of the Blood Demon Patriarch was created by him during his travels across the world in the past!
On another note, his strength had dramatically increased, and his lifespan far exceeded the highest limit of humanity!
He had lived from a thousand years ago when he was sealed until now.
Seeing the golden Dragon Slaying Saber's talent clearly displayed, the tentacled monster's body froze in place, not daring to retaliate.
He seemed to return to his own era, hearing the domineering oath: When the Dragon Slaying Saber appears, who dares contend!
A thousand years ago, it was the owner of the Dragon Slaying Saber who had wounded him and sealed him here!
Fear, terror, writhing, and then impotent rage!
He didn't believe it, nor was he convinced. After a thousand years of cultivation, could he still be defeated by the Dragon Slaying Saber's successor?!
Huge tentacles surged wildly from the ground of the cave. Man Tuo's face completely transformed; his upper body could no longer maintain human form, having fully turned into tentacles.
Yet, unexpectedly!
On the golden light, green lotus flowers bloomed one by one. These green lotus flowers slowly bloomed, slowly spinning like a dream... They looked very beautiful!
Unfortunately, the tentacled man Man Tuo had no time to appreciate them.
"What kind of power is this?!"
Man Tuo felt a power that made him even more afraid than the Dragon Slaying Saber!
"Roar!"
The tentacled man let out a painful roar, and uncontrolled black shadows surged from the broken tentacles.
Man Tuo's body recovered its human form; he fell to the ground, pale and helpless, his eyes no longer seeing the dark mountain cave.
But rather the era of harmonious spring days, beautiful landscapes, with beauties in his arms.
As the golden light of the Dragon Slaying Saber slowly extinguished, only the dark mountain cave remained before his eyes.
Those 'silently' fleeing shadows did not return; they had escaped from Man Tuo's body.
And Man Tuo "thump" fell onto the cold rock.
No more breathing.
Did he truly wish to live another five hundred years...

Ye Fan sighed,
"What's the need? I was already going to leave."
"What ordinary person would be interested in treasures guarded by a tentacled monster?"
It turned out that after Ye Fan received the Dragon Slaying Saber, he accidentally saw a Buddhist Dharma Seal carved on one side of the wall, which read,
"Man Tuo, in his pursuit of immortality, embarked on a path of no return. Out of consideration for past kindness, the Dragon Slaying Saber was used to suppress the evil energy in his body, sealing him here.
From this point, fortune and misfortune are unpredictable. I only pray that his selfish desires will not harm living beings!"
"Zhi Shen Liu."
After Ye Fan confirmed the identity of the tentacled man, he knew the Dragon Slaying Saber would have a miraculous effect.

Slaying a monster naturally meant opening its treasure chest.
Ye Fan stepped in, picked up the beautifully adorned box discarded on the ground, and gently opened it.
However, inside was only a golden scroll?
"Ah, truly unlucky."
"Isn't this the most common imperial edict of the Da Qian Imperial Dynasty?"