Chapter 425: Mysterious Heritage [Subscribe Please]
In a desolate mountain range.
Emerging from the Black Mist Marsh, Zhou Chun had taken Murong Luo with him and hidden in this place.
He used the "Golden Rainbow Sword" to dig out a temporary cave dwelling within the mountain, using it as a rest stop.
Then, he sealed both Murong Luo's cultivation level and consciousness, gradually refining the Spirit Sense Imprint in his Storage Pouch.
After nearly half a month of effort, Zhou Chun finally forcibly erased Murong Luo's Spirit Sense Imprint and opened the Storage Pouch.
As a notorious Bandit Cultivator, Murong Luo's Storage Pouch did not disappoint Zhou Chun.
Inside there were three Dharma Treasures and Spirit Materials: a crimson ore, a ball of red spirit silk, and a black Spirit Wood.
There were also as many as seven millennia-old Spiritual Medicines, two of which were the very ones Zhou Chun needed to refine elixirs for advancing his Mana Cultivation Level.
There were also various Magic Artifacts, about twenty or thirty, including seven Third Order ones, while the rest were high-grade Second Order Magic Artifacts.
In addition, there were numerous Talismans—there were five Third Order Talismans and as many as forty or fifty Second Order Talismans.
Even the elixirs numbered in the dozens, including many that could advance the Mana Cultivation Level of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Clearly, these Second Order Magic Artifacts, Talismans, and Elixirs had been plundered from the hands of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Of course, these stolen goods were only those Murong Luo found inconvenient to deal with or had not yet had the chance to do so. The most abundant item in his Storage Pouch was the Spirit Coin.
After a tally, Zhou Chun found there to be as many as 247,800 Spirit Coins!
Such a large amount of Spirit Coins demonstrated just how many cultivators this villain had robbed and killed over the years, and the extent of his evildoing!
However, whether it was Magic Artifacts, Talismans, Elixirs, Spirit Coins, Dharma Treasures, Spirit Materials, or millennia-old Spiritual Medicines, these were not the primary concern for Zhou Chun at the moment.
He just inventoried these items and then focused his attention on the Jade Slips and books within the Storage Pouch.
Among the items in Murong Luo's Storage Pouch, there were also quite a few of these, most of which were probably stolen as well.
Zhou Chun now had plenty of time, so he meticulously checked these items, careful not to overlook anything of interest.
After two days had passed, Zhou Chun, holding a light-purple Jade Tome, fell into deep thought.
He had glanced over the other Jade Slips and books without finding what he wanted.
Now, only this Jade Tome was left unchecked.
It wasn't that he lacked the time to inspect it, but that this Jade Tome had been subjected to a special restriction, and without the corresponding spell, it was impossible to lift the restriction and read its contents.
And the method to undo this restriction was evidently known only to Murong Luo himself.
"Let's hope this scoundrel has the sense to play along, otherwise don't blame me for resorting to those Demon Path methods!"
Zhou Chun muttered to himself as he took the purple Jade Tome to the stone chamber where Murong Luo was imprisoned.
Inside the chamber, the Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai was coiled around, using its body to lock Murong Luo in place like a human pillar, ready to instantly stun him with electricity if he entertained any thoughts of waking up and escaping.
When Zhou Chun entered, he let Baibai release the captive and then woke Murong Luo, whose consciousness had been sealed.
"Who are you? Who hired you to kill me?"
After regaining his consciousness, Murong Luo merely glanced around before fixing his eyes on Zhou Chun, issuing a resentful question.
Yet Zhou Chun had no intention of answering him, simply stating indifferently, "Murong, let's be frank here. You now disclose everything about the 'Black Dragon' organization and pass on to me your Secret Technique for Divine Sense attack, and I'll grant you a quick end."
Hearing these words, Murong Luo's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but let out a laugh, "So that's why you didn't kill me outright. You're after my 'Slaying God Sword' Secret Technique!"
After his laugh, he nodded agreeably, "No problem, as long as you release me, I promise to teach you the 'Slaying God Sword' cultivation methods in their entirety!"
"Release you? It seems you still haven't grasped the gravity of your situation!"
Zhou Chun's eyes turned cold as he waved his hand, casting out a golden light blade that cleaved off one of Murong Luo's arms.
He did not help the now-currently unable to use Mana Murong Luo stop the bleeding, letting blood spurt out from the severed limb and quickly pool into a large puddle on the ground.
While Murong Luo was initially able to grit his teeth and remain silent, when blood loss became too much and he started to feel dizzy, he hastily shouted, "Let's talk it over, help me stop the bleeding first!"
"Hmph, I thought you might actually be tough till the end!"
With a cold snort from Zhou Chun, he cast Mana to sever the blood vessels near the wound, temporarily halting the blood flow.
However, his Metal Element Magical Power was not adept at healing, and while it stopped the bleeding, the Mana left inside Murong Luo made him feel as if he was pierced by nails, the pain penetrating to the bone.
After enduring the pain with a trembling face and clenched teeth for a while, Murong Luo weakly said in a low voice, "The 'Slaying God Sword' is my unique Secret Technique, and that Jade Tome can only be unlocked with my unique spell. If you kill me, you are doomed to never encounter this technique again!"
Hearing this, Zhou Chun coldly replied, "Then, let me be frank with you as well. I must take your head in exchange for something of great importance, so even if I cannot obtain your Secret Technique for Divine Sense attack, I won't let you live!"