CHAPTER 357 RECOGNIZING THE GRAND BLOOD REFINER

Elder Sky glanced at the Grand Blood Refiner for a few seconds. Suspicion flashed through his eyes

but it disappeared as fast as it occurred. Then, he looked back at Darren.

"Young man, I heard that you even beat Shane. You are indeed a talent." Elder Sky examined Darren

carefully and detected that he was only at the primary stage of the Wonder Realm. He couldn't help but

be astonished. However, because of his status, he didn't show his emotion on his face. He stared back

at Darren neutrally.

Of course Dylan, the supreme trainer of the Heavenly Palace Sect, was also very surprised.

They were two-star grand warriors at the top level who had lived for over hundreds of years. Never had

they seen someone at the primary stage of the Wonder Realm like Darren.

"You are a good one, Darren. My disciples are quite lucky to know you," Dylan praised with a smile on

his face. He patted Darren softly on the back.

"I'm the lucky one to meet them. I can only say that it is fate that brought us together. Thank you very

much for what you did today." Darren bowed respectfully to them once again.

"Don't mention it. It's not a big deal." Then he rose up and gave him a gentle smile. "I heard that you

also know Elder Star. Come visit if you have time. Here. It's the token of our Heavenly Palace Sect. You

can get in freely with it." Dylan handed over a token to Darren to which he didn't refuse. He received it

in his hands gratefully.

Even though Elder Star was not a grand warrior, he held a very high place in the sect. So when Dylan

mentioned his name, he sounded respectful.

"Thank you, Sir. I will definitely take up your offer and visit you one day." Darren expressed his gratitude

and nodded his head.

"All right. We won't disturb you anymore. I'm going for a walk with Elder Sky. You guys go ahead and

do your own thing." With these words, Dylan turned to Elder Sky and motioned for him to go with him.

Elder Sky responded in agreement, and they were about to leave when suddenly, he exclaimed, "Wait

a minute!" Elder Sky halted, his gaze falling on the Grand Blood Refiner again.

"You look so familiar, and there is also a strong murderous intent on you. If what I think is right, you are

him!" he blurted out. His gaze was like a sharp knife that could pierce through everything. He stared at

the Grand Blood Refiner with a clear look of recognition on his face.

"Haha! Who do you mean by 'him'?" The Grand Blood Refiner laughed mockingly, and pretended not to

know what he meant.

"Are you really asking me this, Grand Blood Refiner?" Elder Sky threatened as he glared at the Grand

Blood Refiner with stone cold eyes. He pursed his lips and put his hands behind his back.

'Damn it!' Darren's heart dropped all of a sudden. The Grand Blood Refiner was a famous demon for

over hundreds years. Now that Elder Sky had recognized him, he would never let them go easily this

time.

"Elder Sky..." Darren took a step forward, wanting to explain the situation. But before he could finish his

words, the Grand Blood Refiner reached a hand out and stopped him.

He stood up and walked to stand in front of Elder Sky with his back straight. He opened his mouth and

said calmly, "I'm surprised that you recognized me after all these years. But I don't remember meeting

you before."

"Ha! You are a famous demon who's thirsty for blood. Of course I recognize you! You were seriously

hurt and on the brink of death. I didn't expect that you could recover," Elder Sky hissed with a frown on

his face, clearly dissatisfied with this outcome. He shook his head disapprovingly.

The air was filled with difficult awkwardness now that Elder Sky pointed out the Grand Blood Refiner's

real identity. Needless to say, it wasn't a very comfortable situation.

"Yes, I recovered a bit, but I'm still not your match. Why are you saying this? Do you want to kill me

today?" The Grand Blood Refiner sneered with a cold smirk on his face. He stared at him provokingly.

"Huh?" The frown on Elder Sky's face deepened. He exuded a threatening aura all of a sudden.

"Elder Sky, please, let me explain!" Feeling something was about to go down, Darren quickly walked up

to Elder Sky.

Darren cupped his hands apologetically and lowered his head, bowing politely towards him. Then he

said in an honest voice, "Sir, please don't be this mad. In fact, what happened years ago was all a

frame-up. He was framed."

"Ha!" Elder Sky snorted in disbelief, but he still withdrew his aura hearing Darren's words. After calming

down, he said, "Young man, don't be fooled. He's a demon who had killed so many people, and he

wouldn't hesitate to deceive you. In fact, it's easy for him to do so, especially when you are so young

and trusting."

"Darren, let him! Don't waste time explaining to him! He can do whatever he wants to do!" the Grand

Blood Refiner bellowed, his eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Elder Sky with contempt. He was never

a coward. He feared nothing, even though he was now facing a person who was probably much NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

stronger than him. Despite his inferiority, he was not going to back down.

"Fine! I didn't plan to kill you at first. But now that you said it, I will punish you to death on behalf of all

the people you have murdered!" Hearing the Grand Blood Refiner's words, Elder Sky couldn't help but

get angry, wanting to start a fight. He was deeply provoked and his aura had shifted to a wrathful and

powerful one.

Slap!

A loud slapping sound echoed in the air, making everyone aghast. Darren slapped the Grand Blood

Refiner, on the face! They all stared at the both of them in shock and disbelief.

"Darren?! " The Grand Blood Refiner froze in shock and touched his cheek defensively. Never in a

million years would he have thought that Darren would slap him in the face! The slap didn't hurt, but his

pride did.

"Are you really that stupid? Do you really want to die today? If you die today, it will be a clear message

to everyone that you are indeed the demon who killed people, which I don't believe, not for a second

for God's sake! If you don't want to clear your name, that's fine. But don't drag me into this mess and

destroy my reputation!" Darren shouted exasperatedly.

In fact, Darren didn't care about his reputation at all. He knew for a fact that the Grand Blood Refiner

was an honest and just man. He only said these harsh words to make him less stubborn and listen to

him.

"Darren! You are forever my friend, man!" the Grand Blood Refiner replied instead and his frown was

replaced with a smile that reached his eyes. He was not angry at Darren's words at all. Of course, he

immediately realized what Darren really meant and it touched him.

"Sky Xiao, I have never backed down once in my life before. But I know that what Darren said is right. I

want my name to be cleared. So, I will back down today. Please don't fight me. But when my name is

cleared, I hope you can come and apologize to me. I believe it's not a difficult demand, is it?" the Grand

Blood Refiner cupped his hands, saying to Elder Sky. Despite the extreme difficulty for him to back

down, he did so.

The frown on Elder Sky's face lightened. It was a nice surprise that the mighty Grand Blood Refiner

would back down. He never expected him to do something like that.

But what touched him the most was the moment when Darren slapped the Grand Blood Refiner in the

face. He was deeply disrespected and humiliated by that slap that one would think he would

immediately seek revenge. Yet, there wasn't a single ounce of threat or anger in him when it happened.

He didn't find any trace of desire for murder in the Grand Blood Refiner's eyes. This fact alone made

him doubt the rumors and he couldn't help but think that maybe there was indeed some

misunderstanding.

"To be honest, you are my elder. If you can really prove that you were framed, of course I will come and

apologize to you. I will let you off easily this time for Darren's sake. Many people have told me that he is

an honest young man. I believe him,"

Elder Sky said, then turned to Darren and added, "Because you insist that the Grand Blood Refiner

was framed, Darren, I won't fight him today. But you have to know that you will be responsible for the

consequences if it turns out that he has been lying to get all his strength back."

The message was clear as day. If the Grand Blood Refiner was truly framed, Elder Sky would humbly

apologize to him for his mistake. But if he was really a blood-thirsty demon who was going to kill more

people, then Darren would probably take responsibility for it and make amends with his life.

"Don't worry, Sir. I don't think I believed in the wrong guy. I will do my best to help him get his strength

back and find the person who framed him. Everything will be clear then, so will his name!" Darren

promised confidently as he stared at them with great determination.

"I hope so." To be honest, Elder Sky didn't fully believe his words. But now that Darren promised so

honestly to him, he didn't want to put the Grand Blood Refiner on the spot anymore.

Then he turned and said to Dylan, "Please take me to your Heavenly Palace Sect, Dylan. We will pay a

visit to the master."

"Okay, Sir. Let's go." Dylan disregarded the Grand Blood Refiner. He said a few words to the supreme

disciples and left with Elder Sky.

The people that Shane and Tab had brought also left after them. Soon after, the only people who were

left were those familiar with Darren.

Bang!

Darren dropped to one knee before the Grand Blood Refiner all of a sudden and opened his mouth,

"I'm sorry that I slapped you in front all those people today!"