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Chapter 117: Chapter 117: The Magic Treasure Was Snatched by Song Jiulai

The Black Demon Seal was an Earth-grade Treasure. Its vile nature was its ability to absorb an opponent’s Spiritual Energy.

This stolen energy could then be stored and used by the wielder.

Against those in the same Realm, it had a suppressive effect, though not a significant one.

If one’s Level was not high enough to wield the Black Demon Seal, forcibly using it would come at a price.

When Lü Rufeng had obtained this Black Demon Seal, the Sect hadn’t given it to him to deal with some unknown disciple.

Instead, he was meant to take this opportunity to eliminate the other strongest contenders.

Unfortunately, things had gone awry halfway through.

He had thought that using the Black Demon Seal would be foolproof.

But he never expected his opponent to play by a different set of rules. Song Jiulai had somehow withstood the relentless, combined attacks from him and Yi Tianhe.

Although the Palm Thunder that Yi Tianhe used was relatively weak, several consecutive strikes landed on Song Jiulai.

The bolts left Song Jiulai drenched in blood, her flesh sizzling with the smell of burnt meat.

But Song Jiulai, as if one elixir was useless, just popped three Fourth-rank Qi Replenishing Pills and Blood Replenishing Pills at once. Her damaged flesh began to recover at a frantic pace.

The sight of her gobbling down pills made Yi Tianhe’s scalp tingle in shock.

She raised a longsword, a Magic Treasure, and aimed to sever Song Jiulai’s neck.

Seizing the brief moment her body was recovering, Song Jiulai swiftly dodged. The longsword grazed past her shoulder, leaving a spray of blood in its wake.

She grimaced in pain and immediately stuffed another Fourth-rank Qi Replenishing Pill into her mouth. The effect wasn’t as potent this time, but as Song Jiulai was only in the Qi Refinement Realm, the excess Spiritual Energy was still enough to mend some of her injuries and grant her a brief burst of strength.

Then, she shot out a Palm Thunder. Yi Tianhe, still in shock, reacted too slowly and took the full force of the blast.

She was stunned on the spot.

With a retch, she spat out a mouthful of blood and immediately swallowed a Fourth-rank Elixir of her own.

Without even trying to flee, Song Jiulai stood her ground and consecutively downed five or six Fourth-rank Elixirs. This display completely shattered the composure of both Yi Tianhe and Lü Rufeng.

’Counting the ones she took before, hasn’t she exceeded the limit?’

’Is she really going to waste all her Elixir Pills just for this one fight?’

Lü Rufeng couldn’t hold on any longer.

"PFFT—"

He coughed up another mouthful of blood. The Black Demon Seal instantly slipped from his control and fell to the ground. Deathly pale and drenched in sweat, he collapsed, his Spiritual Energy completely depleted.

"Senior Brother!"

Yi Tianhe cried out in alarm, forming a hand seal for a Protective Technique to shield both herself and Lü Rufeng.

She immediately took out a Fourth-rank Elixir to give him as well.

He had forcibly activated the Black Demon Seal, injuring himself and losing his Heart Blood. Taking the elixir now wouldn’t bring immediate recovery, but it would at least ease his suffering.

But just then, something went wrong.

The Black Demon Seal had landed on the ground and returned to its normal size. While Yi Tianhe was busy giving Lü Rufeng the elixir, Song Jiulai suddenly raised a hand and took control of the seal.

She was immediately zapped numb.

A Forbidden Curse from the Supreme Mysterious Sect had been placed on the Black Demon Seal, but its power had been greatly reduced to allow it to be brought in illicitly.

In his gravely injured state, Lü Rufeng’s spiritual soul was unstable, and he failed to recall the Black Demon Seal in time.

Song Jiulai forcibly seized it. At the same time, her system used its energy to muddle the surrounding space. The Secret Realm, as if sensing the now-unstable Black Demon Seal that had been smuggled in, moved to crush the illogical presence.

Under the pressure of the Secret Realm’s energy, the Forbidden Curse on the Black Demon Seal weakened, and Song Jiulai immediately succeeded in claiming it.

The next second, Song Jiulai took the Black Demon Seal and bolted.

"The Black Demon Seal!!!"

Lü Rufeng had just swallowed the elixir. The moment he opened his eyes and saw the Black Demon Seal was gone, he shot up as if from his deathbed.

Yi Tianhe whipped her head around, but Song Jiulai had already fled.

Lü Rufeng tried to forcibly circulate his Spiritual Energy, but his vision went black.

’How could he possibly take the Black Demon Seal?’

Yi Tianhe was utterly shocked. "Senior Brother, doesn’t it have a Forbidden Curse on it?"

"I don’t know..." Lü Rufeng was terrified beyond belief. "Quick, go after him!!"

’Dying and getting kicked out isn’t the biggest problem. The biggest problem now is that the Black Demon Seal has been stolen!’

’The Black Demon Seal being an Earth-grade Treasure is a secondary issue; it’s connected to a Heavenly Grade Treasure!!’

Yi Tianhe was about to give chase, but in the next second, Lü Rufeng’s spiritual soul suddenly tensed. The protective measures on his body activated, and he was ejected directly from the Secret Realm.

There was only one reason for this: he had been judged to be on the verge of death.

’But he just took a Fourth-rank Elixir!’

The moment Lü Rufeng opened his eyes, he understood why.

His connection to the Black Demon Seal had been severed.

Either someone had directly wiped his Forbidden Curse from the Black Demon Seal, or it had entered another dimension that he couldn’t perceive.

The Forbidden Curse, judging that there was no hope of his Black Demon Seal ever returning, had triggered its backlash.

An Earth-grade Treasure might not be considered much in the eyes of a Great Power.

Some would place a Forbidden Curse on their juniors, linking them to their Magic Treasure to ensure its safety.

No matter where they were, the junior could summon the Magic Treasure back at any time. But if the Forbidden Curse on the treasure was erased by a powerful force, the junior themselves would suffer a backlash.

For instance, the Cultivator that Mu Qiu had encountered before lacked the ability to place a Forbidden Curse, so their Magic Treasure could easily be seized by someone stronger.

But she could also easily give it to Mu Qiu to use.

"You even managed to lose the Magic Treasure!!"

Before Lü Rufeng could even get his bearings, he was viciously berated. "The Black Demon Seal was linked to you! How could it possibly be stolen so easily? What in the world did you do?"

Lü Rufeng was already out.

The area outside the Secret Realm was packed with people.

Everyone had seen the previous scene with perfect clarity.

It was bad enough that Lü Rufeng and Yi Tianhe failed to win a two-on-one fight. But they had even cheated by bringing in a Magic Treasure like the Black Demon Seal. Not only did they fail to eliminate their target, but now the treasure itself was gone.

’It could actually be stolen?’

’Are the Supreme Mysterious Sect’s Forbidden Curses that pathetic?’

Everyone who witnessed that scene was dumbfounded.

The face of Supreme Mysterious Sect elder Kong Shan instantly turned as black as coal.

After Lü Rufeng was ejected from the Secret Realm due to the backlash, Kong Shan stormed off in a rage.

The other disciples saw this and didn’t dare say much, but the elder from the Blood Prison Sect had no such fears. He laughed heartily and mocked, "Supreme Mysterious Sect, so you have days like this too!"

But his smile was somewhat superficial.

It was filled more with suspicion.

’How could a mere disciple manage to erase a Forbidden Curse and steal the Black Demon Seal?’

’The Forbidden Curse on an Earth-grade Treasure would be cast by a Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage or higher. This Secret Realm only has Qi Refinement Realm disciples. How could one of them pull off something so terrifying?’

But it had, indeed, become a fact.

The Water Mirror had clearly captured Song Jiulai taking the Black Demon Seal and fleeing. But then, frustratingly, the Water Mirror stopped broadcasting her escape and instead focused its view on other disciples.

Compared to the battle between Lü Rufeng’s group, the other disciples currently hunting demon beasts seemed to be living in an almost tranquil peace.

Meanwhile, Song Jiulai hadn’t put the Black Demon Seal into her Jiezidai. She wanted to donate it directly to the Sect, but she knew she couldn’t let it be seen by the players.

And then, she received an unexpected surprise.

[Ding! This Magic Treasure can be converted into energy to obtain a new system function. Do you wish to convert it?]

Song Jiulai blinked.

[Yes.]

’It’s stolen goods. No matter how good it is, it belongs to a Major Sect. I wouldn’t dare use it normally anyway.’

[Ding! Conversion successful. The Magic Treasure, the Black Demon Seal, has been melted down. Based on our estimates, this has preliminarily unlocked the Sect Warehouse system for you. If you need to restore the Magic Treasure in the future, you can resynthesize the Black Demon Seal by exchanging energy and paying a processing fee.]

The system said, "Well, this is great. Now it’s even more convenient for you to steal things."