Demon Cultivator: Heaven and earth are the cauldron, and all living beings are the medicine

Inside the cave, Hu Danian manipulated five flying swords, relentlessly attacking the Thunder-Crowned Wolf from all directions. The sharp blades struck the tough scales, shattering layer after layer, but failing to inflict significant damage on the Thunder-Crowned Wolf.

"This beast is truly cunning!" Hu Danian cursed inwardly, his stamina waning as he glared at the Thunder-Crowned Wolf before him.

Although the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's surface was covered in incredibly hard scales, it had a clear weakness: its abdomen, which lacked the tough scales and was only protected by thick fur.

Therefore, cultivators typically targeted the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's abdomen.

However, the Thunder-Crowned Wolf before the old man kept its center of gravity low, only exposing the scales on its back, sacrificing speed to protect its abdomen.

Seeing this, Hu Danian devised a plan, a sly grin spreading across his face.

The old man intensified the colorful glow in his hands, a glint of coldness in his eyes, as he directed four element-infused swords towards the same spot on the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's back.

The combined power of the four swords focused on one point would instantly pierce through even the toughest of the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's scales.

Sensing the danger, the Thunder-Crowned Wolf immediately shifted its weight, leaping to the side to evade the four element-infused swords.

The four swords struck the ground with tremendous force, creating large holes and kicking up dust.

In the instant the Thunder-Crowned Wolf rose, the old man's fifth flying sword arrived, piercing directly into its abdomen. Even without elemental power, the sword successfully cut a large gash.

"Awoo!"

Blood gushed out like a tide, the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's sharp, mournful cry echoing throughout the empty cave. Its eyes instantly turned bloodshot, its fur stood on end, and it unleashed a deafening roar, entering a berserk state.

The next moment, the Thunder-Crowned Wolf shot up and lunged at the old man like lightning, its speed more than doubling.

Hu Danian's pupils contracted to pinpoints, clearly not expecting the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's sudden burst of speed. By the time the old man reacted, the incredibly sharp, enormous claws were less than an inch away.

With no time to dodge, he could only use the Five Elements Sword Art to forcibly block the attack with his five flying swords.

"Boom!"

The five flying swords were instantly swatted away, the sharp wolf claws pierced the old man's chest, blood spraying in the air. The old man was sent flying backward, crashing into the stone wall before collapsing to the ground.

Hu Danian coughed up a mouthful of blood, trembling as he rose from the ground, glaring menacingly at the ferocious Thunder-Crowned Wolf before him.

"You beast! You've forced me to such a state!" The old man gritted his teeth in anger, taking out a blood-red pill from his waist and swallowing it.

Instantly, the old man's aura surged, reaching the late stage of the Foundation Establishment realm!

"Awoo!" The Thunder-Crowned Wolf watched the old man's aura explode, roaring incessantly, its face showing no fear.

"Beast! Die!" The old man roared, light erupting from his hands.

In an instant, the five flying swords that had been stuck in the ground soared into the sky, each containing immense power, accompanied by gusts of cold wind, flying rapidly towards the Thunder-Crowned Wolf.

Now, the five flying swords far surpassed their previous speed and power by several times.

Only as the five swords got closer and closer did the Thunder-Crowned Wolf finally feel the threat of death rising in its heart. It wanted to turn and flee, but it was already too late.

The five swords came from all directions, each piercing through the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's entire body, tearing it into pieces and decapitating its massive head.

"Huff..."

Hu Danian exhaled a long breath, his aura returning to its original strength. As the effects of the pill wore off, a wave of intense weakness swept through the old man's body.

The old man felt dizzy, his legs trembling uncontrollably. He slammed a long sword heavily on the ground to barely steady himself.

After a while, the old man could finally use the sword to walk forward slowly, but his aura was still extremely weak.

Hu Danian walked slowly, step by step, towards the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's corpse. Just as he reached out his right hand, about to touch the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's head, an unexpected event occurred!

Behind the old man, a speck of earthy-yellow light suddenly appeared in the dark cave, incongruous with the surrounding darkness, rapidly approaching the old man from afar.

Just as the old man sensed something, frowned, and tried to turn his head.

In an instant, a flying sword pierced through his chest, starting from the old man's back and through the shallow and deep wolf claw marks on his chest. Blood soaked the earthy-yellow glowing sword, dripping onto the ground from the tip.

Hu Danian felt the sharp pain in his chest, his pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints. In disbelief, he slowly lowered his head, staring at the blood-soaked sword, staring at his pierced chest.

"Hu Danian, did you take me as your disciple for this item?"

A young man's voice came from behind the old man.

Although Hu Danian already knew who it was, he still used all his strength to slowly turn around, looking at the darkness in front of him with unwillingness and fear.

A slender young man in a yellow robe slowly emerged from the darkness, holding a crimson furnace in his hands.

"When did you find out?" The old man's eyes were dim, his heart filled with despair, his voice trembling.

"From the moment you sent Sun Hao to take me out on a mission!" The young man paused, answering truthfully.

This could be considered fulfilling the old man's last wish.

As the words fell, Hu Danian's body crashed heavily to the ground, blood constantly seeping out of his chest, covering his entire body in a pool of blood.

He died!

Ning Lu merely watched Hu Danian's cold body expressionlessly, his heart unmoved as he looked at the petty man who had worn a mask of hypocrisy his entire life.

Life is like a game of chess, once a move is made, there is no regret.

One wrong step, and the whole game is lost.

The young man used the Primordial Ancient Cauldron to suck the old man's body into it, but did not begin to refine it, simply placing it in the space within the Primordial Ancient Cauldron.

"Dong, dong, dong."

A strange sound came, as if a bead had fallen to the ground.

Ning Lu looked over and saw a crystal-clear blue bead had fallen from the Thunder-Crowned Wolf's head.

"This is? A demon core?!"