Chapter 54: The Arrival of the Immortal

"Fairy... fairy destiny? This, this must be the fairy destiny on God-Descent Mountain manifesting!"

"Hahaha, didn't we come precisely for the fairy destiny? I never expected the fairy destiny on God-Descent Mountain would actually appear."

The two cultivators invited by the Wild Wolf Gang were extremely excited at this moment. Although they were severely injured, once they obtained the fairy destiny, their futures would be boundless.

Why had they united with the three major factions this time to attack the Wild Wolf Gang and exterminate them completely? Wasn't it to control God-Descent Mountain and attain the fairy destiny?

Yet, they never imagined that the opportunity on God-Descent Mountain would be triggered in such a bizarre manner.

"Since the fairy destiny has already manifested, there is no need for you to stay alive." Before the two cultivators could finish rejoicing, Jiang Fan's cold voice rang in their ears.

"You... what are you going to do?"

"You... don't come over..."

The two of them instantly turned pale with fright, but unfortunately, they were heavily injured and lacked the strength to resist.

"Azure Wood Seal, go!" Jiang Fan directly condensed an Azure Wood Seal and smashed it toward the two of them. They watched in despair, yet could do nothing.

Boom!

The Azure Wood Seal descended, directly crushing the terrified and despairing pair into a pool of flesh and blood.

"Master! Master, can you let me devour the souls of these people?" At this moment, the voice of Old Demon Xu, who had remained silent all along, echoed from within the Soul-Control Bell.

After a brief hesitation, Jiang Fan commanded directly, "Granted!"

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" Old Demon Xu's soul instantly flew out, opened its bloody maw, and directly devoured the souls of the two cultivators. Furthermore, he rapidly darted toward the corpses scattered all around, frantically swallowing up the souls that had not yet completely dissipated.

When Old Demon Xu returned, his abdomen had become extremely bloated, clearly storing countless souls within.

"Master, once your subordinate digests and absorbs these souls, my strength will undoubtedly skyrocket, and by then I can serve as one of your major trump cards!" Old Demon Xu laughed, "Now that Master is about to be guided by an elder of the Illusory Demon Sect, should you encounter an enemy you cannot defeat once we arrive there, you can summon me at any time. Your subordinate will shatter bones and scatter ashes for Master, and will never shirk from death!"

"Get in there!" Jiang Fan kicked Old Demon Xu's soul, directly sucking him back into the Soul-Control Bell.

Old Demon Xu, however, was thoroughly pleased. This time, he had swallowed four or five hundred souls in one go, including even the souls of three cultivators and a full dozen souls of Xiantian-realm cultivators. Once he digested and absorbed them, his soul's strength would undoubtedly undergo a qualitative change, and his overall power would surge by a massive margin.

"Little bastard, just wait. One day, this old man will surely backlash against you, raise you as a demonic entity, and make your life worse than death! Hehehe..." Old Demon Xu sneered repeatedly in his heart, yet on the surface, he did not dare to show the slightest trace of a strange expression.

He hurriedly crossed his legs and began circulating the "Soul-Swallowing Technique" to properly digest the souls in his belly.

During the process of Old Demon Xu digesting the souls, Jiang Fan's consciousness continuously observed his changes.

Old Demon Xu's aura grew rapidly as a result of absorbing the souls, which filled Jiang Fan with lingering astonishment.

"This old demon's 'Soul-Swallowing Technique' is truly profound. It seems I must remain highly vigilant. Although growing stronger will make him a useful asset, once he becomes too powerful, he might break free from the control of the Soul-Control Bell. By then... I will be in danger." Jiang Fan took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "Once I reach the Illusory Demon Sect, I must find some secret arts for soul manipulation to cope with the crisis Old Demon Xu might bring... But for now, the stronger he is, the safer I will be after entering the Illusory Demon Sect..."

Jiang Fan knew that if Old Demon Xu wanted to break free from control, it would certainly not be easy. At the very least, he believed that Old Demon Xu was not yet powerful enough to escape his command.

The remaining disciples of the Wild Wolf Gang were trembling violently, their gazes directed at Jiang Fan filled with terror.

"All of you, come over here!" Jiang Fan commanded coldly.

These twenty-odd people knew a portion of his secrets, and his secrets could not be casually exposed to others. For instance, the secret that he could transfer injuries must absolute not be known by a second person.

Those who knew his secret had to die.

Therefore, Jiang Fan naturally would not let these twenty-odd people go.

"Le-Leader! What... what instructions do you have for us?" someone asked with a trembling voice.

The rest of their complexions were also laced with fear, their hearts palpitating with anxiety.

"Since you have learned my secret, naturally you cannot stay alive! Unfortunately, I haven't yet mastered a method to wipe memories clean, so I can only say I'm sorry!" Jiang Fan spoke indifferently, his voice devoid of any emotion.

He had deeply understood a single truth: mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.

If these people remained alive, there was a chance they might leak the secret that he could transfer injuries. Once the people of the Illusory Demon Sect learned of this secret, the consequences would be unimaginable, and Jiang Fan could not fathom how tragic his end would be.

Consequently, he had no choice but to slaughter all of these people without leaving a single survivor.

As for the core members of the Wild Wolf Gang whom he had previously forced to swallow the Carefree Powder, they had already all perished.

And now, since these individuals knew things they shouldn't know, it was time for them to die.

"Leader... Leader, spare our lives! We... we don't know anything, please don't kill us!"

"Leader, spare our lives! Spare us!"

"Leader, I have elderly parents above and young children below. Once I die, I..."

"I beg the Leader to spare me. I... I will never leak any of the Leader's secrets. I can swear an oath, I only ask that the Leader not kill me..."

These twenty-odd people were frightened into kneeling on the ground, kowtowing and begging incessantly for mercy.

Yet Jiang Fan had no intention of softening his heart, and coldly stated, "Only dead people keep their mouths completely shut! And as for you lot, I cannot trust you! Since you are unwilling to do it yourselves, I shall do it personally!"

Gripping his precious blade, fierce light flashing in his eyes, Jiang Fan raised his hand and brought the blade down, killing several people in rapid succession.

"Run... run for your lives!"

"Quick... scatter and run in different directions!"

"He wants to kill every last one of us... Run..."

The remaining individuals were frightened out of their wits, frantically fleeing in all directions.

"Old Xu, slaughter them all! Leave none alive!" Jiang Fan immediately summoned Old Demon Xu and commanded coldly, "By the way, devour their souls as well!"

"Understood, Master!" Old Demon Xu acknowledged the command, transforming into a bloody streak of light as he pursued them frenziedly beneath the dim canopy of the sky.

Before long, a series of shrill screams echoed through the surroundings.

In merely a quarter of an hour, Old Demon Xu had slaughtered all twenty-odd survivors of the Wild Wolf Gang.

From this moment on, the Wild Wolf Gang existed only in name. As for the members of the Wild Wolf Gang who were away outside, not a single one of them was even an acquired-realm martial artist, so naturally they could no longer amount to anything.

Right at this moment, amidst the rolling dark fog in the firmament, a black-robed woman with a slender figure, exquisite curves, and an aura brimming with allure in every smile and frown, manifested abruptly.

"Who activated the token I left behind?" the black-robed woman asked coldly. Her dignified voice reverberated across the entire God-Descent Mountain, and her formidable divine sense enveloped a radius of several miles, causing her expression to instantly turn astonished. "Within a radius of several miles, you are the only living person. It seems you are the brat who activated the token I left behind?"

Swish!

The black-robed woman descended, emanating a tremendous oppressive might that caused Jiang Fan to sense a fatal threat...