35: Shocking change!

After an unknown amount of time, the sun set outside, and the moon and stars hung high. Only then did Yang Kai put down the Jade Slip in his hand, his eyes filled with shock.

“This really left me with a huge problem.” Yang Kai gave a bitter smile and muttered.

Elder Qiu, whose real name was Qiu Xiangming, was the head of the ten Demonic Lords of the Demonic Sect and the adopted son of the Demonic Emperor. He had Cultivated to an extremely high Realm at a young age, so the Legacy he left behind naturally consisted of Demonic Path Cultivation Techniques, including even the Demonic Sect’s foundational Mind-Cultivation Technique, “Feathered Heart Realm.”

Besides this, there were also many methods for refining Demonic Sect Magical Artifacts. If Yang Kai were to flaunt a few of these Magic Treasures within the Flowing Cloud Sect, he would surely attract Disciples from the Flowing Cloud Sect to come and eliminate demons and defend the Dao.

“Boy, I know you have a boundless future in the Flowing Cloud Sect, but no one can inherit these abilities of mine except you. The Magic Treasure I gave you was personally refined by the Demonic Emperor and named the Demonic Fiend Sword by him! There are ten Demonic Fiend Swords in total, each bestowed upon one of us ten Demonic Lords. This Demonic Fiend Sword has the ability to grow; right now, it can only be considered a sword embryo. Blood Fiend power, abundant Devilish Qi, and resentment can all serve as nourishment for this sword. When I obtained this sword, I already had my current Lifebound Treasure, so I only treated this sword as a token and did not refine it. These ten Demonic Fiend Swords can be linked together to form sword moves and sword formations. If I had ten Demonic Fiend Swords in hand, Qing Xuanzi would also have to avoid their edge! There is a natural attraction between the Demonic Fiend Swords. These years, I don’t know into whose hands the other nine Demonic Fiend Swords have fallen. Before your Cultivation reaches the level of comprehending the Dao, do not casually use the Demonic Fiend Sword outside the Flowing Cloud Sect. Remember this!”

As he finished reading the Jade Slip, Elder Qiu’s final words to Yang Kai left him somewhat speechless. Whether it was Demonic Sect Cultivation Techniques or Demonic Path Magic Treasures, he dared not casually refine or use them. They offered no help to his current increase in strength. Even his own Lifebound Treasure was a Demonic weapon and could not be used often.

“Forget it, I already have enough worries, one more won’t hurt. Since Elder Qiu said not to use it casually outside the Flowing Cloud Sect, he must have already sensed that there are no other Demonic Fiend Swords within the Flowing Cloud Sect. So there’s no need to worry about someone snatching it here. There are no traces of Devilish Qi on Zhanlu; no one would believe it’s a Demonic sword.” Yang Kai gently stroked Zhanlu’s blade. Zhanlu seemed to have a spirit, its tip trembling slightly and rising.

“Right, I wonder if Zhanlu can be sacrificed through the System for a tenfold return?” Yang Kai’s eyes lit up. In recent days, Yang Kai had either exchanged for Clarity Pills or Spirit Stones. Today’s sacrifice count had not yet been used, so now was a good time to try.

Yang Kai called out to the System in his mind, then held Zhanlu and softly chanted “Sacrifice.”

Strangely, the System, which usually responded instantly, was unusually slow today. After a long time, Yang Kai felt that something was amiss.

First, his connection with Zhanlu was gradually being severed. Zhanlu was his Lifebound Treasure, and Elder Qiu had used a unique blood sacrifice method of the Demonic Sect to establish an unbreakable flesh-and-blood connection between him and Zhanlu. Such a Lifebound Treasure was much harder to replace than an ordinary Lifebound Treasure. Even if forcibly replaced, it would cause great damage to the body, or even death. But now, the connection between the two was quietly dissipating, and Yang Kai didn’t even feel the slightest discomfort.

“Can it really be a tenfold return???” Yang Kai was greatly surprised by this situation. This was clearly the beginning of a sacrifice. Such a precious Magic Treasure could actually be returned tenfold, which made Yang Kai even more expectant of the changes to come.

As the connection between Zhanlu and Yang Kai gradually faded, Zhanlu began to tremble madly. Based on their flesh-and-blood connection, Yang Kai felt an inexplicable pain in his heart and suddenly wanted to stop the process, but he forcibly stopped himself.

“It’s starting to disappear!”

Yang Kai watched with wide eyes as Zhanlu in his hand gradually blurred, his anticipation reaching a peak. He couldn’t wait to see ten Demonic Fiend Swords appear before him!

Just then, Zhanlu completely vanished, and the System’s voice sounded in Yang Kai’s mind, prompting him that the sacrifice had been successful and the tenfold return had begun. However, after a long while, no items appeared in the storage space in his mind, which left Yang Kai confused.

Soon, the night passed like this. Yang Kai didn’t sleep a wink, staring intently at the storage space in his mind, but there was still no movement, as if the System had frozen.

“No way, System bro, don’t mess with me! If you can’t return it, then give me back my Zhanlu!” Yang Kai’s originally calm heart, after a night of torment, finally began to grow anxious. He felt as if he had been scammed, a bit like a cornered dog.

Yang Kai took out a Spirit Stone and called the System again, requesting a sacrifice return, but the System ignored him this time, which further solidified his feeling of being cheated!

“No! There’s something in this storage space!” Yang Kai stared intently at the storage space again. He suddenly realized that after a night, a tiny silver speck of light had faintly appeared in one of the storage space’s grids, but it was so minuscule that even Yang Kai couldn’t confirm its existence.

“It seems there’s still a turn of events here. Perhaps after some more time, the return will be successful. Now, I’ll go to the Martial Arts Arena for today’s duel!” Yang Kai was filled with a desire to vent his anger. He felt like a wronged woman who had been swindled out of her capital while coveting interest. He even wanted to kick any dog on the roadside and curse for an hour!

Upon arriving at the Martial Arts Arena, Elder Teng immediately noticed Yang Kai’s unusual state. Not only had his Cultivation improved, but more importantly, Yang Kai was in a very bad mood, so he began to inquire.

At this moment, Yang Kai was like a mute eating bitter gourds; he had suffering but couldn’t express it. He could only avoid the topic and request to proceed with the duel first. Seeing this, Elder Teng said no more and arranged the duel for Yang Kai.

By this time, Yang Kai had achieved sixty consecutive victories. The opponents arranged for him by the formation spirit were either opponents with similar consecutive victory streaks or Cultivators one Realm higher than him. If the gap in consecutive victories was too large, even Cultivators of higher Realm would be arranged to achieve a tempering effect.

However, Yang Kai’s combat power was extremely astonishing. Not to mention his Body Refining strength, just his Qi Refining seventh-layer Cultivation, coupled with the “Flowing Cloud Heart Sutra,” a top-tier Cultivation Technique, and the already masterful Spells in his mind, made him rarely have an opponent within the Qi Refinement Stage.

As Yang Kai defeated opponent after opponent like a force of nature, a white-robed youth also stepped into the Martial Arts Arena at this time to begin his duels for the day.

Not only that, but many excellent Disciples, who had been recruited early by the various peaks, also began to pour in. The Sect Master’s reforms had completely ignited the Flowing Cloud Sect Disciples’ enthusiasm for the Martial Arts Arena.

Elder Teng, stationed at the core of the great formation, with a single thought, manifested countless Clones to monitor the situation of every Disciple. Just as the sun was high in the sky, all nine Prodigies designated by Elder Teng entered the Martial Arts Arena to battle.

Just then, the Martial Arts Arena suddenly trembled slightly, and a loud voice resounded throughout the Flowing Cloud Sect. The entire Martial Arts Arena was sealed off. Elder Teng stood outside the Martial Arts Arena with a somewhat grim expression. Just moments ago, his Elder authority had been stripped!