Artifact Chapter 15: Demon’s Poison

Chapter 15: Demon’s Poison

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Lu Ming stayed in the He family artifact refining workshop for a full night. At dawn, he left the artifact refining workshop.

The people in the workshop looked at Lu Ming’s back and gave a sigh of relief. The Liuli Stone was a top-quality treasure Artifact, how could it  be so simple to repair. And regardless, He Qingci was only fifteen years old this year. Since his spiritual root was destroyed, had not been in contact with artifact refining for five years.

More importantly, the method of artifact refining was not something that could be accomplished overnight. It was a matter of diligent study and practice plus natural wisdom to master the fire and the steps of releasing aura. Unless that person was a rare genius in the world, it was unlikely that he or she would ever reach such a level.

Lu Ming, though not a genius, had his own understanding of artifact refining and had been in space for more than a thousand days and nights, practicing and researching without sleep, so his growth rate had reached a very impressive level.

Although 233 had given him a small cheat, artifact refining was boring and depended on personal comprehension. Lu Ming, as a modern man, could have this persistence and acumen was also rare.

“No! This can’t be!”

Inside the He Family Sect Shrine, a cry of surprise suddenly erupted. The left hand of Yun Ji was holding the restored LiuLi Stone, lifting it up for a closer look, his face full of disbelief. His eyes had changed from the initial cold disdain to consternation when he looked at Lu Ming.

The Liuli Stone was originally a top grade spiritual Artifact, and although it did not reach the point where it was worth a fortune, it was also very precious. The source of this Liuli Stone production material was the world’s hard to find glass stone, and this glass stone was only found in Kunlai. The refining process was very complicated, and with a little carelessness, it would be lost. Yun Ji didn’t expect that this 15-year-old boy could refine a Liuli Stone so pure that it was even stronger than before, and after some refinement, it had now risen directly from the top grade Artifact to top grade spiritual Artifact in just one night!

Yun Ji and Yun Xu glanced at each other, and secretly thought, this person’s future must be unlimited, if he was not accepted into Kun Lai and went to another sect, he would certainly regret it. If this kid could prove that he was not a demon cultivator, then no matter what, he must become a Kunlai disciple.

The surrounding cadre of people waiting to see a good show were now frozen in place. It took a long time to come back, and in the large Sect ancestral hall, no one dared to clamor. The hall was silent. Everyone held their breath and watched as the Liuli Stone in Yun Ji’s hand, under the effect of the infusion of spiritual energy, actually emitted a few more gorgeous seven-colored lights than before.

He Yuanqi’s eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Lu Ming’s eyes rippled. This son of his was really unexpected, it seemed that his plan must be carried out in advance. This plan must be implemented when He Qingci could still be controlled, otherwise after a period of time, He Qingci would grow up and be too difficult for him to use.

He Yuanqi was calculating a shocking plot, and Lu Ming was completely unaware of He Yuanqi’s sinister intentions. His eyes were calm and unruffled as he said, “Father, please bring up the black Xuan Stone and set the Liuli Stone in the middle so that Qingci can test again.”

He Yuanqi nodded and ordered his men, “Go and bring up the Black Xuan Stone.”

The man nodded yes and hurriedly retreated, and in a short time the stone was brought up. The black stone was no different from the previous one, vaguely emitting a dark luster. After setting the LiuLi Stone on it, the whole boulder emitted a strong luster, looking very beautiful and magical.

He Qingqiu, standing not far away, hooked the corners of his mouth with a malicious smile. The black stones were all tampered with by him, and no matter which one they were, once they were injected with spiritual energy, they would emit black demonic energy similar to that of a demonic cultivator. He Qingci was lucky last time, but this time he was not so lucky. Once it could be said to be an accident, if demonic energy appeared again this time, He Qingci could not be washed away even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

Lu Ming saw He Qingqiu’s expression, gave a cold smile, and stretched out his hand. With his palm close to the part of Liuli Stone, soon, the blue light gradually covered the whole stone, pure and abundant, and seemed to be more than yesterday’s test as it turned darker.

The crowd looked at the scene in front of them, and could not help but dripping with cold sweat. Today was not an illusion. In just one night, He Qingci actually had so much progress, it was simply unheard of in life.

“The demonic energy has appeared again!” Suddenly, an alarming cry came from the crowd.

The bottom suddenly exploded, everyone’s face with shock, this He Qingci turned out to be really a demonic cultivator!

“No wonder the growth is amazing, it turns out to be a demon cultivator!”

“I told you, this He Qingci’s original spiritual root was destroyed, who could recover so fast.”

“Indeed, once a cultivator’s spiritual root is destroyed, there is no other way to quickly repair the spiritual root except for demonic cultivation, Buddhist cultivation or demon cultivation.”

“Family head, it is better to execute him quickly! Don’t let this demon cultivator harm the earth!”

The people were so angry that they wanted to rush up and execute He Qingci on the spot, but Lu Ming was not angry, and while the people were still in a state of extreme anger, he suddenly turned to his side and condensed a blue shining sphere in his palm and rushed to the spot next to the black stone with great speed.

At once, a harsh scream suddenly came from the side of the boulder, followed by a foul odor gradually filling the entire hall.

Yun Ji waved his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, looked at the black object that Lu Ming had attacked, and frowned, “What is this thing?”

Lu Ming walked forward, squatted down, reached out and lifted the black mass, and explained, “This thing is called ‘demon’, I think you all should be familiar with it.”

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air, this thing was actually a demon?

Yun Ji was shocked when he heard the words, “Why would such an evil thing appear in the He family?”

He Yuanqi’s expression was grave, staring at the dead demon in Lu Ming’s hand, his expression grew colder and colder, and only after a long time did he say in a deep voice, “How dare someone in the He family feed a demon privately!”

It was no wonder that He Yuanqi and Yun Ji were so squeamish about this demon, in fact, there were traces of it. The demon had been around since ancient times, with a red body, the size of a mouse, and two short black horns on its head. This beast relied on fresh human blood to feed on, and it must drink fresh blood every day. When this evil creature grew up, it would release a horrible toxin and if someone touched it, even an Immortal would find it difficult to save them.

This beast originally came from the demon world, and the feeding method was very cruel, but because of its strong toxicity it was only kept by demon cultivators. In order to better breed quality demons, many people in the demon world captured living people and let the demons suck their blood directly, and those who were sucked died so badly that only human skin was left.

Anyone who mentioned a demon beast was like mentioning a human in the demon world. These demons had been equated with demon cultivators over time, and had been disliked by the orthodox Cultivation World for many years.

Lu Ming threw the demon on the ground and said coldly, “This demon is not only poisonous, but if the poisonous blood in its body is applied to the black stone and then filled with aura, it will not damage people, but the toxin will evaporate under the effect of aura and Liuli Stone, thus creating the illusion of a demon cultivator. This demon is small and nimble, so it must have released the poison on the stone quietly when everyone was not paying attention.”

Lu Ming paused and swept his eyes harshly at the crowd, saying in a deep voice, “In other words, someone wants to take advantage of this spiritual root test to frame me as a demon cultivator, so that I can become a target of all. The demon beast was imprisoned in the back of the mountain and is terrifying. It really is a good tactic!”

The crowd was in an uproar. If He Qingci was really framed, then this was indeed too vicious, this hatred of the bones would make a vicious tricks. The young master of the He family had a hard time, now not only did someone want to take his life, the main purpose was to ruin him in front of everyone, fill him full of infamy, and eventually die a tragic death.

Shen Si said with a grim face, “Master, the young master’s words are true, this stone is really tainted with poison. Once injected with spiritual energy it will be similar to the black demonic energy emitted only by demonic cultivators.”

He Yuanqi immediately waved his long sleeves and said in a stern voice, “We must investigate this matter thoroughly and find the person behind the breeding of demons and punish them severely!”

Lu Ming said, “According to historical records, once a demon is bred, it will make a master-servant contract with the breeder, so that the master will not be threatened by the demon’s poison and can take the demon’s life at any time.”

He Yuanqi smiled and immediately said, “What does Qingci mean?”

Lu Ming smiled softly and continued, “The demon has been killed by me, but the poison on the stone has not disappeared, just gather everyone to come and put their palms on the Liuli Stone to release the aura, if there is black demonic energy overflowing, then it is proven innocent; if there is no black demonic energy overflowing, then he must be the one who secretly breeds the demon, and is also the one who framed me. “

He Yuanqi’s eyes flashed, then nodded and said, “In that case, let’s gather everyone in the He House and test them one by one. I believe we will soon know who the real culprit is.”

These words were heard word for word by He Qingqiu, who was standing not far away. His face suddenly turned white, his legs trembled involuntarily, his lips trembled violently, and cold sweat emerged from his forehead.

Lu Ming glanced at He Qingqiu’s reaction out of the corner of his eye and smiled coldly in his heart. He Qingqiu, you first set me up in injustice, so don’t blame me for being merciless, this time I will let you never turn back!

 

 

 

 

 

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