The medicine valley was situated at the middle of one of the outer mountains of the Crimson Sky Sect.
Many buildings stood at the north of the valley. One was a two-story wooden structure. This was where Valley Master lived and managed the valley’s affairs.
There were also other small, simple one-story buildings where the servant disciples stayed.
Everything that had been happening in the Main City hadn’t reached the Outer Sect yet.
So the Outer Sect’s Disciples and Elders continued to work as usual, unaware of the bloodshed that had taken place just hours ago.
As the sun began to set, all the servant disciples stopped, preparing to retire for the night.
Among them was the burly young man who at this moment was walking back to his small quarters at the edge of the servants’ quarters.
He closed the simple wooden door of his small hut and secured it with a basic locking talisman — nothing that would keep out a true cultivator, but enough to warn him if any of the other servants tried to enter.
He placed his harvesting knife on the wooden table and washed his dirt-covered hands in the basin.
At this moment, his eyes were cold unlike when he was talking with the Valley Master. The subservient demeanor vanished completely, replaced by an indifferent gaze that seemed to contain endless malice.
Then he sat on the bed and began to cultivate according to the technique he had comprehended in his dreams.
His breathing slowed as he closed his eyes, and a faint purple-black energy began to circulate around his body.
However the burly young man failed to notice at the corner of the room, two crimson eyes were glowing like setting sun in the darkness.
Lucian watched the burly young man with interest.
With the difference in cultivation between them, the young man certainly couldn’t sense Lucian’s presence. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators would struggle to detect him, let alone a mere servant disciple who had only just begun to practice.
Lucian used his Divine Sense to scan the young man thoroughly.
Except for the purple-black energy circulating around the burly youth that felt demonic and ghostly, he didn’t find anything unusual about the young man.
If it weren’t for the Heavenly Fate Opportunity, Lucian would never have suspected this ordinary-looking servant disciple of being the reincarnation of the Netherworld Demon Emperor!
‘So this is the reincarnated Netherworld Demon Emperor?’ Lucian thought to himself.
Although he didn’t understand what an Immortal Embryo was, with the word ‘Immortal’ in it, it would certainly be something extraordinary.
As for the cause and effect of killing him, Lucian didn’t think too much about it. If he thought every time before killing someone, he would never have survived this long in the cultivation world.
At this moment, he intentionally made a sound!
Moreover he didn’t forget to take out the blood-red sword Eris had given him, in case something unexpected happened. After all this guy wasn’t ordinary.
The burly youth suddenly frowned, as if sensing something amiss. His eyes snapped open, darting around the small room nervously.
“Who!?” he called out loudly in panic.
Lucian stepped out from the shadows, his figure materializing before the young man, startling him!
“You…” the burly youth screamed, immediately recognizing the robes of Azure Sword Sect.
His eyes widened with fear and confusion, “Why is an Azure Sword disciple here?”
He screamed, intentionally speaking loudly, trying to alert the other servant disciples.
But Lucian had already covered the room with his Spiritual Energy, sealing it.
“It’s no use calling for help. No one can hear you,” Lucian spoke calmly as he placed a hand on the young man’s shoulder.
To the young man’s horror, he felt he couldn’t move his body anymore.
“Senior, w-what do you want from me?” the burly youth asked in a trembling voice, “I’m just a servant disciple! I have nothing valuable…”
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[Ding!]
[Begin extraction…]
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Lucian didn’t waste his time interrogating him as the System already said his memories weren’t fully awakened. There was no point in asking questions this guy couldn’t answer.
As for the cultivation technique this guy was practicing — it was surely of high rank.
But even if Lucian obtained it by torturing this guy, he would not dare to cultivate it.
What if he combined something wrong in the cultivation technique?
If that happened, Lucian would definitely experience qi deviation.
Lucian also didn’t know any Soul Searching Technique to forcibly extract memories from the youth’s mind.
Such techniques were rare, at least the Azure Sword Sect didn’t have it.
“Please… I’m nobody…” the burly youth pleaded, his eyes now filled with genuine terror.
Even though it took a long time to explain, from the moment Lucian appeared before this guy until now, only a few heartbeats had passed.
At this moment, the burly young man’s body suddenly turned to ashes. The ashes scattered across the wooden floor of the small hut, leaving behind nothing but a faint purple-black mist that suspended in the air!
It was actually a black soul body that was floating, emitting an aura of ancient that made even Lucian’s skin crawl!
It was the size of Lucian’s head and had its eyes closed, with two horns that were longer than its head protruding from what appeared to be a crown!
The soul body suddenly opened its eyes, revealing eerie black irises with black flames burning within them.
Its mouth curled into a malevolent grin as it gazed at Lucian.
“You dare to disturb this Emperor?” the bizzare soul body spoke in a ghostly voice!
Before Lucian could even react, two beams of black flames were released from it’s eyes, streaking toward him with terrifying speed!
But just as they appeared, the flames disappeared just as fast, dissipating into wisps of black smoke inches from Lucian’s face.
The soul body’s expression shifted from confidence to confusion, then horror!
“WHAT!?” the soul body screamed, but its voice didn’t reach Lucian’s ears. The black flames that should have incinerated him instantly had vanished like morning dew under the summer sun.
Only now did Lucian react and understand what had just happened. Cold sweat broke down on his forehead as he realized how close he had come to death. If that attack had landed…
Lucian immediately understood that it was the System who had already started the extraction process, and that had prevented the soul body’s attack from reaching him.
Netherworld Demon Emperor’s reincarnated soul was being contained by the System’s power!
“Impossible! My Netherworld Ghost Flames can burn even Immortals!” the soul body shrieked, its black eyes widening in disbelief as it tried to move, only to find itself suspended in mid-air, unable to flee.
After an incense stick of time, an ethereal part of the Emperor’s soul had been separated, now suspended in the air!
As for the Netherworld Demon Emperor’s soul, it completely vanished like it never existed!
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[Ding!]
[Extraction complete! Netherworld Emperor’s Innate Weapon has been successfully extracted!]
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Lucian’s hand reached out cautiously. The moment his fingers touched it, it directly penetrated his sea of consciousness, and then suspended above his Heavenly Palace! Continue your journey with My Virtual Library Empire
As Lucian’s Qi Sense touched the ethereal weapon hovering above his Heavenly Palace within his sea of consciousness, a flood of information rushed into his mind.
To use this weapon, he first had to reach the Nascent Soul stage. Only then could he use his Soul Sense to change its shape into the weapon he wanted.
But to truly make this weapon his, he needed to advance to the Rular Realm.
It also contained the Emperor’s comprehended Authority, so once he marked it, he could also try to understand the Authority!
Moreover it was an Innate Weapon, something born with the Netherworld Emperor’s soul!
It had endless growth potential and would become stronger alongside its owner.
It took a long time to calm down his pounding heart.
After that he silently left the medicine valley and flew towards the main city.
The night wind rushed past him as he soared through the air, his robes fluttering behind like wings against the starlit sky.
As he approached the main city, he used the control jade to open the formation.
The moment Lucian entered the formation, he heard Alisa’s excited voice.
“Lucian, I’ve secured the treasury. Come quickly…”
Lucian’s lips curved into a slight smile.
…
It was an underground chamber under the Sect Master hall with many restrictions.
Dozens of jade shelves lined the walls, each filled with treasures that would make even Golden Core cultivators go mad with greed.
There were more than fifteen third grade Spiritual weapons arranged on weapon racks.
Spirit Stones were piled in small mountains at the center of the room. There were also Spirit Herbs and Pills of all varieties, neatly arranged in jade boxes and bottles.
After Lucian chose a Third Grade Halberd, he walked towards Alisa who right now was browsing through the core Cultivation Techniques of the Crimson Sky Sect.
“Alisa, I’m leaving…” Lucian spoke softly as he hugged her from behind.