Isn't This a Game? Why Are You All Cultivating for Real!

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: The Non-Compliant Magic Treasure: The Black Demon Seal

"Why don’t we just give her the item!"

Inside the Secret Realm, Yi Tianhe was on the verge of a breakdown.

They had been running for hours and fighting the one called Song Abao for just as long.

It was clear their opponent didn’t have as many Magic Treasures or Cultivation Techniques as they did, but she was a specialist.

A single Palm Thunder was enough to leave them dazed and confused.

They couldn’t outrun her.

They couldn’t shake her off.

Along the way, they had been forced to take two Third-rank Elixir Pills to restore their energy.

But they hadn’t brought many Elixir Pills with them to begin with.

The Secret Realm had restrictions on Elixir Pills, so they hadn’t brought many in from the start.

Lü Rufeng grew desperate and shouted, "Are you really going to make an enemy of us over a single Black Gold Glaze Grass?"

Hearing this, Song Jiulai, who was still chasing them, stopped in her tracks.

Then she immediately started cursing, "You’re fucking shameless! What do you mean *I’m* making an enemy of *you*? Didn’t we agree from the start that the Black Gold Glaze Grass was mine? Shameless hypocrites, the both of you! Does your Sect know you’re such scumbags?"

"And you’re from a Major Sect, too! It’s one disgusting thing after another with you two. You’re absolutely vile!"

Song Jiulai’s curses were so venomous they could make one’s heart run cold.

Lü Rufeng’s chest tightened, and he tasted a metallic sweetness in his throat.

They’d actually done similar things many times before. The problem was, it had always been two against one, and there had never been any issues.

To be chased like this when it was two against one was an utter disgrace.

Even with differences in talent, the gap between Qi Refinement Realm Cultivators shouldn’t be this huge. Their opponent hadn’t even used any powerful Magic Treasures.

Song Jiulai’s curses carried clearly through the Water Mirror for everyone present to hear.

Even the Supreme Mysterious Sect, which had always done as they pleased and believed the law of the jungle was perfectly normal in the Cultivation World, suddenly lowered their heads in embarrassment.

The Supreme Mysterious Sect’s elder was so furious his beard bristled.

It wasn’t that he thought Lü Rufeng and Yi Tianhe were wrong. He was angry that they had screwed up, gotten cursed out so viciously, and let everyone find out about it.

He could already imagine how the other three sects would be gossiping about them for the next two years.

’We may be shameless, but we’re not *completely* shameless!’

The Blood Prison Sect, often berated for their crude and brutal methods, still found this sort of behavior contemptible.

A Blood Prison Sect disciple muttered, "I used to think the Extreme Saint Sect disciples were pretentious, but now I think a little pretension is perfectly fine."

Better than being shameless like this, anyway.

The Extreme Saint Sect disciples also discussed it among themselves. "I never thought there were people in this world even more shameless than those from the Blood Prison Sect."

As for the Heavenly Crane Sect, they were just enjoying the show.

They held no grudges against the other three major sects and didn’t know who this disciple was, but they found her tirade immensely satisfying.

"Hey, have we figured out who this disciple is yet?"

"No. There aren’t many disciples at the same Level who could chase both Lü Rufeng and Yi Tianhe into such a state."

"Those prodigies from the Extreme Saint Sect and Heavenly Crane Sect always stick together; none of them are on their own."

Inside the Water Mirror, Lü Rufeng decided to stop running.

Song Jiulai’s taunts had stoked his fury. In a fit of rage, he immediately summoned One Square Seal.

The seal was perfectly square. Its base was engraved with several characters that even Song Jiulai couldn’t decipher, and its entire body radiated a jet-black light.

It rotated silently in the air. The moment he brought it out, Song Jiulai had a terrible premonition.

The Black Seal exerted a powerful pressure on her.

When it appeared, the surrounding Spiritual Energy roiled, and Song Jiulai felt the speed at which she could absorb it slow down.

System: "Oh? This is a little interesting."

Song Jiulai asked warily, ’What do you mean?’

System: "It’s a Magic Treasure that was brought in using a special technique. This Secret Realm can’t handle its full power, but they compressed a portion of its might to deceive the realm’s rules and exploit a loophole."

Song Jiulai was aghast. ’They can do that? Do Major Sects have to be so ridiculously thorough? Just who are these two, for their Sect to protect them to this extent?’

’It must have taken a massive effort to get it in here.’

’And all for two Qi Refinement Realm disciples?’

But Yi Tianhe’s expression wasn’t one of relief. Instead, she called out worriedly, "Senior Brother."

System: "Don’t be afraid. He’s just showing off. He’ll definitely have to pay a price to control a Magic Treasure that’s beyond his Level. Otherwise, why wouldn’t he have used it earlier?"

The system was right. Using a Magic Treasure like this would certainly come at a cost.

The instant the Black Seal was summoned, Lü Rufeng’s hands formed a sign. The Black Seal immediately swelled to ten times its size, blanketing the sky above them.

A faint insignia appeared in a circle at Song Jiulai’s feet.

At the same time, the Spiritual Energy in her body was being frantically drained, sucked into the Black Seal.

In a single instant, Song Jiulai’s face turned pale.

Moreover, her limbs felt weak and numb. She was dizzy and couldn’t run at all.

’The feeling of having one’s Spiritual Energy depleted is awful.’

Realizing something was wrong, Song Jiulai immediately shoved a Fourth-rank Qi Replenishing Pill and a Blood Replenishing Pill into her mouth.

But the replenished Spiritual Energy was drained dry by the Black Seal just a moment later.

The system said, "You could retreat, but I have a feeling you can take him."

Hearing this, Song Jiulai popped another Fourth-rank Qi Replenishing Pill into her mouth as if it were free.

Lü Rufeng’s expression changed drastically.

’How the hell does she have more?!’

’Even members of our Sect would have to think twice before taking a Fourth-rank Elixir Pill.’

’She can’t just be popping them like candy!’

Seeing her senior brother in such a state, Yi Tianhe gritted her teeth, blew her Jade Flute, and sent the Magic Treasure attacking straight toward Song Jiulai.

Arcs of electricity zapped Song Jiulai, making her whole body tremble. From the successive attacks, she coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Outside the Water Mirror, the onlookers’ expressions shifted when they saw what Lü Rufeng had produced.

"Isn’t that... the Supreme Mysterious Sect’s Earth-grade Treasure, the Black Demon Seal?"

"Earth Grade... How could that be brought into a Secret Realm meant for the Qi Refinement Realm?"

The disciples from the various sects exchanged subtle glances. The Blood Prison Sect’s elder snorted coldly again. "Kong Shan, you old scoundrel! Your Supreme Mysterious Sect plays dirty, finding a way for a disciple to sneak in an Earth-grade Treasure. So, who was this Black Demon Seal originally intended for?"

The other sects might talk trash, but none of them had ever actually forced a Magic Treasure’s Realm down to let a disciple bring it into a Secret Realm.

This time, both the Blood Prison Sect and the Extreme Saint Sect had sent in talented disciples. For the Supreme Mysterious Sect’s Lü Rufeng and Yi Tianhe to bring a Magic Treasure so far beyond the limit... what were they planning?

’Were they saving it to use against our disciples?’

Just from Lü Rufeng’s stance, it was obvious he was forcibly activating the Magic Treasure. A Qi Refinement Realm Cultivator could never handle the Spiritual Energy required for an Earth-grade Treasure. Even with its power suppressed, it was still an Earth Grade weapon that only a Foundation Establishment Cultivator should be able to wield.

His complexion looked no better than Song Jiulai’s.

Elder Kong Shan of the Supreme Mysterious Sect, having been called out, said nothing.

Just then, the crowd gasped again at the scene in the Water Mirror.

"How is she withstanding the Black Demon Seal’s attack?"