Chapter 117: Song Jiulai Stole the Magic Treasure!
The Black Chi Seal, an Earth-grade Magic Treasure, is disgusting because it can absorb the opponent’s Spiritual Energy.
It can be stored and used for oneself.
It has a suppressing effect on opponents of the same Realm, but not much.
If one’s own cultivation is not sufficient for the Black Chi Seal’s level, forcibly using it will also come at a price.
When Lu Rufeng obtained this Black Chi Seal, the Sect did not intend for him to use it against a stranger disciple.
Instead, he was meant to take the opportunity to eliminate the other strongest contenders.
Unfortunately, something went wrong halfway.
They thought that using the Black Chi Seal would guarantee success.
But they didn’t expect the opponent to completely disregard conventional tactics; Song Jiulai stubbornly withstood the combined attacks of him and Yi Tianhe.
Although the Palm Thunder used by Yi Tianhe had less power, several consecutive strikes landed on Song Jiulai.
Song Jiulai was left covered in blood, with the smell of burning flesh emanating from her.
Yet, she found that not a single Pill was used; after swallowing three Tier 4 Qi Replenishing Pills and Blood Replenishing Pills together, her damaged flesh and skin began to recover at an astonishing rate.
This made Yi Tianhe’s scalp tingle.
She raised a Long Sword Magic Treasure, intending to directly sever Song Jiulai’s neck.
Song Jiulai, seizing the moment of recovery, quickly dodged. The Long Sword grazed her shoulder, drawing a large amount of blood.
The pain made her grimace. She swallowed another Tier 4 Qi Replenishing Pill. Although the effect wasn’t as potent, Song Jiulai was only a Qi Refining Stage disciple, and the excess Spiritual Energy was enough to compensate for some of her damage, allowing her to regain temporary strength.
Then, she unleashed a Palm Thunder. Yi Tianhe, due to her shock, reacted too slowly and was struck directly.
She was stunned on the spot.
She also spat out a mouthful of blood with a “wow” and immediately swallowed a Tier 4 Pill.
Song Jiulai, without fleeing, continuously consumed five or six Tier 4 Pills while standing her ground. This act directly shattered the mental fortitude of Yi Tianhe and Lu Rufeng.
Adding to the ones she took earlier, had her quantity exceeded the limit?
Were all the Pills wasted on this single fight?
Lu Rufeng could no longer hold on.
“Pfft—”
He vomited another mouthful of blood. The Black Chi Seal immediately lost its control and fell to the ground. His face was deathly pale, he was drenched in sweat, and he collapsed on the ground, his Spiritual Energy completely depleted.
“Senior Brother!”
Yi Tianhe cried out anxiously, forming a protective spell to shield herself and Lu Rufeng.
She immediately took out a Tier 4 Pill and was about to administer it to him.
He had forcibly activated the Black Chi Seal, injuring his Heart Blood. Taking medicine immediately wouldn’t fully recover him, but it would be better than nothing.
But at this moment, something went wrong.
The Black Chi Seal fell to the ground and returned to its normal size. While Yi Tianhe was feeding Lu Rufeng medicine, Song Jiulai suddenly raised her hand and took control of the Black Chi Seal.
She was then immediately electrocuted.
The Black Chi Seal had a Forbidden Curse from the Tai Xuan Sect placed on it, but a significant portion had already been removed through illicit means.
Lu Rufeng, in his severely injured state with an unstable soul, did not recall the Black Chi Seal in time.
Song Jiulai forcibly retracted it, and with the System’s energy, she confused a section of Space. The Black Chi Seal was brought in illicitly, and the Secret Realm seemed to sense the unstable Black Chi Seal, about to shatter the anomaly.
As the Secret Realm’s energy pressed down, the Forbidden Curse’s power on the Black Chi Seal loosened, and Song Jiulai immediately seized it.
The next second, Song Jiulai, along with the Black Chi Seal, fled.
“Black Chi Seal!!!”
Lu Rufeng had just taken his medicine. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw the Black Chi Seal was gone. He sat up abruptly from his deathbed.
Yi Tianhe immediately turned her head. Song Jiulai had already fled.
Lu Rufeng forcibly channeled his Spiritual Energy, but his vision went black.
“How could she possibly take the Black Chi Seal?”
Yi Tianhe was shocked. “Senior Brother, didn’t it have a Forbidden Curse on it?”
“I don’t know…” Lu Rufeng’s liver and gallbladder were about to split. “Quick, chase after her!!”
His own death was not a major issue. The biggest problem now was that the Black Chi Seal had been stolen!
The Earth-grade Magic Treasure Black Chi Seal was secondary; it was connected to a Heaven-grade Magic Treasure!
Yi Tianhe wanted to pursue, but the next moment, Lu Rufeng’s soul suddenly tensed, and his protective measures were triggered, ejecting him directly from the Secret Realm.
There was only one reason: he was judged to be on the brink of death.
But he had just taken a Tier 4 Pill!
The moment Lu Rufeng opened his eyes, he understood the reason.
His connection with the Black Chi Seal had been severed.
Either the Forbidden Curse related to him on the Black Chi Seal was directly erased, or it had entered another Space, making it undetectable to him.
The Forbidden Curse judged that his Black Chi Seal had no hope of returning and suffered a backlash.
An Earth-grade Magic Treasure, while powerful, was not much in the eyes of Great Experts.
To ensure the safety of younger disciples using Magic Treasures, some would place a connecting Forbidden Curse on them.
No matter where they were, the junior disciple could summon the Magic Treasure back at any time. However, if the Magic Treasure’s Forbidden Curse was erased by a powerful force, the disciple would suffer a backlash.
For example, the cultivator Mu Qiu encountered previously did not have the ability to place a Forbidden Curse, so the Magic Treasure could be easily controlled by stronger individuals at any time.
But she could also easily give it to Mu Qiu to use.
“You can even lose a Magic Treasure!!”
Lu Rufeng hadn’t recovered yet when he was berated: “The Black Chi Seal is linked to you, how could it be easily stolen? What did you do?”
Lu Rufeng had already exited.
Outside the Secret Realm, there were many people.
The scene just now was clearly witnessed by everyone.
It was one thing that Lu Rufeng and Yi Tianhe couldn’t win a two-on-one fight, but they even cheated by bringing a Magic Treasure like the Black Chi Seal into the Secret Realm. Not only did they fail to kill the opponent, but now it was gone.
It could actually be stolen?
Was the Forbidden Curse placed by the Tai Xuan Sect so weak?
Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned.
Elder Kong Shan of the Tai Xuan Sect’s face immediately turned as black as coal.
After Lu Rufeng was expelled from the Secret Realm due to the backlash, he directly left in anger.
Seeing this, the other disciples dared not say much, but the Elder of the Blood Prison Sect was unafraid and laughed mockingly: “Tai Xuan Sect, you have your day too!”
However, his laughter was somewhat shallow.
More than that, he was suspicious.
How could a disciple erase a Forbidden Curse and steal the Black Chi Seal?
The Forbidden Curse on an Earth-grade Magic Treasure was at least placed by a cultivator of the Golden Core Stage or above. This Secret Realm only had Qi Refining Stage disciples; how could they achieve such a terrifying feat?
But it had indeed become a fact.
The Water Mirror clearly filmed Song Jiulai fleeing with the Black Chi Seal, but then, annoyingly, it stopped broadcasting her whereabouts and instead focused the camera on other disciples.
Compared to the battle between Lu Rufeng and the others, the other disciples were currently hunting Demonic Beasts, making the scene appear tranquil.
Song Jiulai did not put the Black Chi Seal into her Mustard Seed Bag. She intended to donate it directly to the Sect, but she couldn’t let it appear before the Players.
Then, she received an unexpected surprise.
【Ding, converting this Magic Treasure into Energy can unlock a System function. Do you wish to convert it?】
Song Jiulai blinked.
【Yes.】
Stolen items, no matter how good, belonged to the Major Sect. She wouldn’t dare to use them normally.
【Ding, conversion successful. The Magic Treasure Black Chi Seal has melted. After estimation, the Sect Warehouse System has been preliminarily unlocked for you. If you need to restore the Magic Treasure later, you can re-synthesize the Black Chi Seal by exchanging Energy and paying a small handling fee.】
System: “This is great, it’ll be even more convenient for you to steal things.”
