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If it weren't for the fact that activating the One Qi Yin Yang Lotus Treasure Vase and this Vajra Mingwang Bracelet both required a mysterious price to be paid, these two spirit-communicating treasures would never have been given to the young disciples within the sect to control.

Because it wasn't their turn.

In every reputable sect, seniority is determined by merit. Only in the demonic path is it determined by strength.

"A lockdown of the natural energies of heaven and earth within dozens of miles?" Tan Shuchang, hearing this, couldn't help but be startled.

In his time with over two hundred years of cultivation strength, although he could sense the presence of others from a hundred miles away and kill someone tens of miles away with a single palm strike, he also couldn't achieve this level of natural energy lockdown.

One must know, to lock down the natural energies of heaven and earth, in one aspect, is to achieve absolute control over everything within that area.

Just like the Living Dead Yin God in his Dharma Realm.

"Scared now, are you?" Dongdong couldn't help but glance at Tan Shuchang, because she had heard that disciples from the Guan He Xi Tuo Mountain had recently encountered this demon cultivator. Unfortunately, the demon cultivator was too cunning, leaving a fake shadow to toy with the two while his real body was long gone.

Thinking of this event, Dongdong couldn't help but recall another matter, and thus she blinked and asked somewhat gossipingly, "Did you know? My master seems to have a somewhat ambiguous relationship with your master!"

"Your master? Fairy Poet? And my master?" Tan Shuchang was a bit surprised.

Hearing Tan Shuchang say this, Dongdong naturally couldn't help but roll her eyes, wondering how he managed to say "my master" so naturally.

However, despite mouthing off in her heart, the girl promptly nodded, acknowledging Tan Shuchang's response.

"Where did you get this news?" Tan Shuchang couldn't help but ask, for this girl to suddenly bring this up must not have been without reason.

"I previously heard from senior sister Li Luoxia that my master went to Yan State again. The body of the Heartless Old Man was sent to Yan State by senior sister Li Luoxia, who had someone throw it into the land's fire veins there."

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang immediately showed a contemplative expression.

This seemed like the kind of thing Li Luoxia would do, as she appeared to be fond of gossiping when he first visited her.

"Fairy Poet wouldn't go down the mountain for no reason. It seems that my master's treasure might just be in Yan State," Tan Shuchang thought and decided to make a trip.

Since even the Fairy Poet would make the trip, there might indeed be treasures related to the Heartless Old Man there—such as the spirit-communicating treasures he had long coveted.

Those spirit-communicating treasures, the One Qi Yin Yang Lotus Treasure Vase and this Vajra Mingwang Bracelet, indeed felt like a fishbone stuck in his throat.

If he could have one of the spirit-communicating treasures in his hand, then he could utilize a secret technique recorded in the Demonic Cultivator Order to swap his own qi with the energy of the spirit-communicating treasure. In such a way, facing deadly treasures like the One Qi Yin Yang Lotus Treasure Vase and the Vajra Mingwang Bracelet, he could retreat comfortably.

After all, compared to cultivators, spirit-communicating treasures are undoubtedly much more robust. Moreover, many spirit-communicating treasures can absorb the natural energies of heaven and earth, slowly recovering on their own, so there's no need to worry about being completely destroyed.

"So you are going to Yan State?" Dongdong suddenly became interested.

"If you went to Yan State, the commotion would be too great," Tan Shuchang knew all too well that this girl also wanted to go with him, having shared his company down the mountain before; she was always like this.

Hearing this, the girl's face fell. After revealing her sword Dao realm of the Sword Heart Universe, wherever she went, she was easily noticed, which was also why she had asked Tan Shuchang to wait a while before coming.

Before arriving, she had to shake off some people and then conceal her own traces well.

"Then give my master a beating for me," she said.

Leaving these words behind, the girl listlessly walked away, as if life had suddenly lost its purpose or as if knowing too much had made her more perplexed about life.

Hearing these words, which held a hint of the demonic path's true legacy, Tan Shuchang silently mused, "…"

So is this girl really a sword cultivator?

Then his thoughts inadvertently drifted to the girl's sword Dao realm, leading Tan Shuchang to affirm the girl's identity as a sword cultivator. After all, if she wasn't a sword cultivator, then what would all the sword cultivators in the Jiawu Realm amount to?

Immediately, Tan Shuchang flew on his sword directly to Yan State.

The Fairy's renowned beauty was known throughout the world; even though she was of grandmother's age, it was not uncommon for entire families to adore her.

Grandfathers liked her, fathers liked her, and grandsons liked her too.

Sometimes even great-grandfathers liked her.

Add to that the Fairy's hidden identity as an Alchemy Master, and she became the focus of attention wherever she went.

For this reason, as soon as Tan Shuchang arrived in Yan State, he found the Fairy, and incidentally, he also met his long-lost "mentor"!

The Heartless Old Man was not dead!

To be precise, the old demon somehow found an opportunity after his death, and his soul was taken away by the Chaotic Life Dharma Bead, then merged with something in the earth fire veins, now transformed into a spirit of fire essence.

It was a being that seemed alive yet not alive, but also not a dead object, classified as a sort of heavenly and earthly treasure, thus the emissaries from the Land of Yin and Darkness would not take such beings away.

And how did Tan Shuchang know all this?

Naturally, because the Heartless Old Man himself told him.

"Mentor, long time no see." Under the Demon Realm Giant Handprint, the Heartless Old Man, who had become a fire essence spirit and was almost shattered, revealed everything in extreme terror.

Dressed in a dark robe adorned with the faces of hundreds of ghosts, those were mere patterns, yet they seemed to shift subtly if stared at for long. The man wearing this robe looked to be about twenty, with a youthful and handsome face, and a smile that felt like a breath of spring.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

However, contrary to the man's appearance, the scene and the chilly demonic aura felt as though a powerful demon had entered the stage.

"Tan Shuchang?" The Fairy's face changed drastically, paling considerably.

The demonic aura, which was the result of nearly four hundred years of cultivation, was no longer beneath the pressure of the Immortals, and even though Tan Shuchang had no intention of attacking, merely being affected by the demonic aura felt like a severe blow.

"I have seen the Fairy! I would like to have a thorough talk with my mentor, so I will not stay here any longer, please forgive me, Fairy and everyone present," Tan Shuchang still maintained full courtesy, speaking to the surrounding cultivators.

These cultivators, some of whom were nearby and others attracted by the commotion, were now struggling to keep from collapsing under Tan Shuchang's demonic aura.

After saying this, Tan Shuchang left with the fire essence spirit that the Heartless Old Man had transformed into, riding on his sword.

After all, this fire essence spirit was a rare heavenly and earthly treasure.

A mentor is still a mentor, even in death, not forgetting to take care of him. Although he didn't find a spirit-compatible treasure, finding this fire essence spirit was worthwhile.

At least, if Tan Shuchang wished to exchange it, he could directly trade this fire essence spirit, transformed by the Heartless Old Man, for a magic artifact.

Tan Shuchang departed swiftly, and among the cultivators suppressed by his demonic aura, a very young cultivator kept staring in the direction Tan Shuchang had left, seemingly lost in thought. Continue reading stories on empire

He was Ning Shuqi.

Since Tan Shuchang had eliminated Emperor Yi and "Peach Lord" had been killed by the Dual Yin Yang Lotus Vase from the Shangqing Temple, Ning Shuqi had come to Yan State alone.

Of course, he thought he was alone, but actually his uncle had always been hidden in the shadows.

Ning Shuqi originally came to Yan State only to practice the Cultivation Technique he learned from his master "Peach Lord." He met a young lady from a local family here, who held a banquet in honor of the Fairy, and Ning Shuqi took the opportunity, through his acquaintance with the young lady, to catch a distant glimpse of this famous beauty.

Little did he expect to encounter Tan Shuchang again, and this time he did not even have the qualifications to face this demon cultivator directly.

"Is he really the Son of the Heavenly Mandate?" Ning Shuqi couldn't help but start doubting this assertion.