Chapter 192: Black-cloaked Man

Chapter 192: Black-cloaked Man

Shortly after Fang Chen entered the palace, his attention was drawn to a nearby jade pedestal. Placed neatly on the pedestal was a huge stack of low-grade ki stones.

25 rows of 8; one stack already contains 200 low-grade ki stones, and there are five stacks here Enlightenment Heaven Supreme must have been quite wealthy. Hes no longer here, but he left so many ki stones behind Fang Chen quickly did some mental math.

There was also a jade container and a bundle of silvery things placed on the jade pedestal. Those two items were lifted up by some mysterious force and were slowly revolving in mid-air.

Senior, theres a thousand low-grade ki stones here and a sword embryo! I reckon theres a treasure inside that jade container too! Chaoxianggong Nisheng exclaimed in delight.

In contrast, Li Xiuming was much calmer. He first scanned his surroundings before closing his eyes to sense the vicinity. Only after confirming there was no danger did he take a step toward the jade pedestal.

With a simple swipe of his hand, the thousand low-grade ki stones vanished.

He was wearing a storage ring on his fourth finger.

Following that, Li Xiuming opened the jade container. Placed within was a blood-red ginseng.

Junior, this is a 100-year-old Blood Ginseng. Its potency is at least two times that of a 100-year-old Scarlet Fruit, Li Xiuming said merrily.

We didnt come in vain. With these, we should be able to quickly advance our cultivation to twelfth stage Ki Refinement! Chaoxianggong Nisheng was overjoyed.

Did Enlightenment Heaven Supreme really not leave any means here? Fang Chen wondered. Did I judge him wrongly?

Pu!

Chaoxianggong Nisheng suddenly staggered toward Fang Chen. She grabbed Fang Chens shoulder while glaring at Li Xiuming with disbelief in her eyes.

This sudden twist in the situation shook Fang Chen out of his thoughts. He saw a puncture in Chaoxianggong Nishengs chest, and fresh blood was oozing out from the front and the back. Something had pierced through her.

Cultivators were indeed resilient, but that was only relative to mortals. It was a different story if the aggressor was another cultivator.

Chaoxianggong Nishengs life force quickly seeped away after receiving such a severe injury. If she was not swiftly treated with a spirit medicine, she would soon die with regrets.

Why? Chaoxianggong Nisheng asked with great difficulty.

Hehe The black-cloaked man laughed. You entered my abode, yet you ask who I am?

The other three people in the palace widened their eyes in shock.

Hes Enlightenment Heaven Supreme? Fang Chen suppressed his shock as he quietly assessed the black-cloaked man. Unfortunately, the latter was so thoroughly concealed that it was hard to even make out his silhouette.

Ah, I didnt know you were the owner of this place. Please pardon my disrespect, Li Xiuming quickly said.

Since you know its disrespectful, shouldnt you put my items back in place? the black-cloaked man asked with a smile.

Li Xiuming was startled. No matter how reluctant he was, he had no choice but to return everything he had taken, be it the ki stone, the Blood Ginseng, or the sword embryo.

The three Scarlet Fruits too, the black-cloaked man said.

He has been keeping an eye on us! Li Xiuming was horrified. He revealed an awkward smile as he took out the three Scarlet Fruits and carefully placed them on the jade pedestal too.

Only then did the black-cloaked man nod.

Elder, may I take my leave now? Li Xiuming asked.

Its been a while since this body of mine replenished its essence. At this rate, Ill only last for around two to three years more before drying out. Since youre already here, why dont you be a kind soul and lend me a helping hand? The black-cloaked man laughed eerily.

The black-cloaked man raised his hand, and Li Xiuming found himself flying helplessly straight into his clutches. The black-cloaked man then began absorbing his blood essence.

Elder, you! Li Xiuming panicked. He would have never thought that the person before him was a malevolent cultivator who thrived off siphoning others blood essence!

Hehehe Chaoxianggong Nisheng sneered in derision. Senior, I thought that you had it all calculated out. Did you foresee such an ending too? I fear Senior Sister Chen will have to look for another cultivation companion at this rate.

Li Xiuming was infuriated and frightened to hear those words. All kinds of emotions welled in his heart. With a furious roar, he frenziedly channeled all of his spirit ki in hopes of struggling free of the black-cloaked mans grasp.

I cant die here! I will advance to Foundation Establishment and even Golden Core in the near future! How can I possibly die at a place like this?! he roared gutturally.

Seconds later, his body fell limp. He was unable to break free of the black-cloaked mans grasp no matter what he did.