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Chapter 438: 386: Lady Master, Blood Sacrifice?
Chapter 438: 386: Lady Master, Blood Sacrifice?
Chapter 438: 386: Lady Master, Blood Sacrifice?
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The main purpose of martial arts in this world is to start with refining one’s essence. Considering the varied nature of these skills, Pei Xuanjing, having come to this world, would naturally not pass them by.
Although his identity didn’t offer him much wealth, selling the flesh of the demonic beasts he ruthlessly trained and killed in the Demon Domain over the last two years granted him a handsome fortune.
Moreover, by submitting proof of these beast killings to the boundary guards, he also earned several merit points, sufficient for him to exchange for some martial skills that he could study.
In less than six months, Pei Xuanjing simply skimmed through these martial skills, making some changes to Shenxiao Mysterious Skill, but this activity was unexpectedly halted.
“So, you’re saying that this time it’s for escorting an important person to the Demon Domain?” Pei Xuanjing confirmed.
“Yes!” replied one of the officials from the Town Guard Mansion sitting before him.
A crease formed between Pei Xuanjing’s eyebrows – he was somewhat hesitant about accepting this task.
At this very moment, he’s unsure whether this task is the same one he encountered during the simulation of his death.
Moreover, this seemingly appeared to be a bodyguard sort of affair, something that Pei Xuanjing was actually not willing to do. After all, his purpose in this world was simple — on one hand, he wanted to enhance his power while on the other, he wanted to explore the path of cultivation in this world. He had absolutely no interest in anything else.
After all, this world did not compare to the World of Myriad Manifestations. The martial arts ceiling here was really high which even the legends of Emperor-level powerhouses could not ignore. Single-handedly, the human lords and Demon Race demon king powerhouses were not something that Pei Xuanjing, who currently couldn’t manifest his full potential, could provoke.
As a result, he just wanted to quietly cultivate, then return home.
“If your excellency agrees, we can offer a top-level War General Level martial skill as a reward,” the official said, offering a bigger bait upon witnessing Pei Xuanjing’s hesitation.
However, what the party didn’t know was that, their offer only brewed more suspicions in Pei Xuanjing’s heart.
Pei Xuanjing was currently displaying his Thousand Leader-level strength. Such warriors are innumerable in this city full of martial practitioners. So why pick him?
A top-level War General martial skill for a soldier of Thousand Leader-level? This reward was too high, suspiciously too high.
A top-level War General martial skill was equivalent to a Spirit Realm Third Level skill, which normally would only be offered to a martial arts master in the Upper Three Realms for their assistance.
“Could I know why?” Pei Xuanjing asked.
The official noted a hint of contempt in Pei Xuanjing’s voice but it vanished in an instant, “Because we need you as a guide!”
“A guide?”
“Your Excellency survived for two years in the savage wilderness of the Demon Domain with the strength of a soldier, and even rose to the rank of Thousand Leader. You must be very familiar with the outskirts of the savage wilderness of the Demon Domain. That’s why we need you as a guide,” the official explained.
They had a clear understanding of Pei Xuanjing’s whereabouts over the past two years. Naturally, someone with a keen eye would notice a man who had survived in the Savage Wilderness of the Demon Domain with modest strength and rapidly progressing abilities.
This time, a VIP personally braved the Savage Wilderness of the Demon Domain. Naturally, they had to meet his requirements and did not hesitate to offer a top-level War General martial skill as a reward.
He didn’t believe that given such a temptation, the other party would still resist.
Pei Xuanjing understood that even if he had quietly concealed his strength, his promotion from a soldier to Thousand Leader over the past two years was indeed noticeable and, therefore, understandable.
“I agree!” Pei Xuanjing finally consented.
“At age twenty: You’re drafted to participate in a secret mission.”
Upon hearing this clue, Pei Xuanjing became curious—what was there in the Savage Wilderness that was worth risking such a huge cost to obtain?
Three days later, Pei Xuanjing led a group of riders out of the Boundary City and into the Savage Wilderness of the Demon Domain.
In the group, Pei Xuanjing could feel that the weakest amongst them were at the Centurion level, there were even three individuals at the War General level. In particular, the VIP was a young lady clad in a gauzy veil.
From her voice, it was evident that she was quite young. However, her origins were absolutely extraordinary. The three War General-level individuals respected her a lot and were calling her a “Lady.”
In addition to them, there was an old man with a white beard and gloomy complexion who was following them in silence.
According to the tidbits Pei Xuanjing managed to gather with his Yin Spirit, they were in the Demon Domain to find something.
However, what this something was, the group was very cautious about. Even in their private discussions, they were careful, so Pei Xuanjing was never able to eavesdrop on any useful information.
Along the way, they encountered many demonic beasts. However, as a guide, apart from telling them the places to avoid, Pei Xuanjing didn’t have to lift a finger. The “Lady’s” entourage killed all the beasts they encountered.
However, much to Pei Xuanjing’s surprise, every beast they killed was taken with them, even common beasts.
“Given the Lady’s standing, she should not care about the small amounts of honor that can be exchanged for these worthless beasts. If they are doing this despite that, it must be necessary for them,” Pei Xuanjing thought to himself.
He has been very low profile all the way acting only as a guide based on the given map and following along with everyone to a place called the Dragon Cave.
“Right here?” Pei Xuanjing frowned.
The Dragon Cave was the said final resting place of the Demon King “Jiaolong King”, who was the closest to the Emperor in the Demon Race. Why did they come here?
“Finally, the Dragon Cave!” The lady smiled.
An old man with white hair and few teeth stood by her side and cracked out, “Lady, we are now deep in the Demon Domain, we must hurry without any delay.”
“For the next steps, we will need your assistance,” the Lady nodded.
“You, throw all those demonic beast corpses in there!” One of the War Generals ordered his subordinates to dump all the demonic beast corpses collected along the way into a pit in front of him.
When the pit was filled with corpses, the snow-bearded old man took action.
“Hmm?” Pei Xuanjing observed the old man’s movements and frowned, “They are preparing for a sacrificial ceremony. But why would they do that here and make a blood sacrifice in the Dragon Cave? What secrets are hidden here?”
Although Pei Xuanjing wasn’t particularly skilled in magic arrays, he still had a good understanding of them, especially after compling the Eight Trigrams chart. He watched the old man’s actions and immediately understood what he was doing.
After seeing the corpses of the demonic beasts placed in the pit by the group and the old man’s preparations, Pei Xuanjing couldn’t help but think of the function of a blood sacrifice array.
But what were they trying to sacrifice, and why make this unusually long journey to conduct a blood sacrifice? What secrets were hidden in the Dragon Cave?