154: A demon core of ten thousand years?

The flames scorched, and even the entire cauldron was engulfed in the blazing fire.

"Ah!" the Valley Master roared, the pain unbearable.

"Valley Master!" the other elders cried out in alarm, but before they could react, they were also ignited by the sparks of the Undead Divine Fire.

"Ah~" the Grand Elder said in terror, "This flame can actually burn the soul; it's likely a divine fire recorded in ancient texts."

"King of the East Sea, do you really intend to destroy my Medicine King Valley?" the Valley Master shouted. "Acting like this will surely make you a target for everyone in the Martial Arts World."

"Strong, too strong." The Medicine King Valley Master felt fear, deeply impressed in his heart. "This youth's martial arts, techniques, and cultivation are all heaven-defying. Even the leader of the Black Demon Cult a hundred years ago was nothing more than this."

The Leader of the Black Demon Cult was a figure who made the whole world tremble. His goals were unknown, but a hundred years ago, he dealt a blow to the heritage of various forces across the entire Blue Star.

His reputation was even more formidable than the Dragon Kingdom's Martial Arts World's One Sword Immortal, One Saber Demon, Spear Saint, and Snow Demon.

He was a world-class figure, having emerged out of nowhere back then just like the King of the East Sea, progressing with lightning speed.

"My Medicine King Valley admits defeat wholeheartedly," the Valley Master said, bowing his head.

"Lost!"

Everyone's heart trembled.

Indeed, facing such a terrifying existence, how could they possibly win?

Ling Xian's murderous aura reached its peak at this moment. "Save the people."

This sentence was simple, but the Valley Master understood its meaning. "Thank you for your mercy, King of the East Sea!"

As a specialized sect of divine physicians, saving people was naturally second nature to Medicine King Valley. Elders with severed limbs had them reattached in time using precious medicine, and disciples injured by the aftershocks were also treated.

This was also thanks to the autumn moon blade being merely sharp and unable to be infused with true qi; otherwise, reattaching severed arms wouldn't have been such an easy task.

If there was any regret, it was that one Grandmaster Enshrined Expert was cut in half at the waist and died on the spot.

The remaining people all showed various changes in expression.

The Living Dead was in disbelief, eyes wide as he watched this dreamlike scene.

Han Xintian also dropped her arrogant posture, not daring to speak.

Ling San, however, took it for granted, without any emotional fluctuations.

As for Lu Xiyue... "Ugh..." Lu Xiyue looked at the blood and severed limbs... she had been vomiting non-stop from then until now.

For an ordinary woman like her, the visual impact was too overwhelming.

Afterward, the Valley Master said respectfully, "King of the East Sea, please, my sect's treasury is just ahead."

"Just call me Young Master Ling." Ling Xian removed his mask, revealing a face of celestial beauty.

The Valley Master was stunned; he hadn't expected the King of the East Sea, who had just slaughtered in all directions, to be so young. Truly, a hero comes from the youth.

"Yes, Young Master Ling. My valley's treasury contains some thousand-year precious medicines, especially a Thousand-Year Concentric Lotus..." The Valley Master spoke incessantly; this battle had completely won him over, making him the King of the East Sea's number one fanboy.

Walking into the treasury.

Inside were various pill formulas, pharmacopeias, and all sorts of precious medicines.

Even Su Ran had not been allowed entry by the Valley Master.

Aside from the Medicine King Valley Master and the elders, only Ling Xian entered with Ling San and the others.

"Inside are the pill formulas and pharmacopeias left by the valley's predecessors. Over here are the precious medicines, all of which are hundred-year precious medicines with special functions, along with nine thousand-year precious medicines."

"Only rare precious medicines or those of sufficient age can enter this treasury. As for those ordinary medicinal materials, Young Master Ling may take them as you please; my Medicine King Valley has as many as you want."

In terms of medical skills, Medicine King Valley might not be as good as the Living Dead or Flesh White Bone, but when it comes to medicinal herb cultivation and alchemy, Medicine King Valley is absolutely unrivaled in the world.

Except for the living quarters, alchemy rooms, and treasury, almost the entire Medicine King Valley consisted of herb fields for cultivation.

Medicinal materials that were hard to find at high prices outside were everywhere here.

Even the Living Dead was seeing such a sight for the first time, and couldn't help but sigh; he felt that even touching some of the precious medicines in the treasury with his hands would be a sin.

"Living Dead, how is it? Do you fancy this Medicine King Valley?" Ling Xian put his arm around the Living Dead's shoulder and asked with a smile.

"Kid Ling, what do you mean?" the Living Dead asked back, uncertain.

"What do I mean? Naturally, I'm letting you stay here to manage Medicine King Valley."

Even though the Medicine King Valley Master, elders, and enshrined experts were all controlled by the seeds of the Undead Divine Fire, someone still needed to oversee things.

The Living Dead had been by his side for so long, but his usefulness was decreasing; it would be better to leave him in Medicine King Valley to teach medicine and, in passing, provide a steady stream of pill resources.

"Kid Ling, you aren't tricking this old man, are you?" The Living Dead was tempted, but remembering Ling Xian's previous behaviors, he remained skeptical.

"Valley Master, from now on, the Living Dead will be the Great Enshrined Expert of your Medicine King Valley, and also my, the King of the East Sea's, spokesperson here," Ling Xian said solemnly.

"In the future, feel free to ask the Living Dead about medical skills, but you must provide him with enough medicinal materials for experiments..." Ling Xian babbled a long list of instructions.

The Valley Master nodded repeatedly, pleasantly surprised; he hadn't expected to gain the Living Dead as a Great Enshrined Expert from this battle.

And also the great backer that is the King of the East Sea.

What a huge profit!

As for the Living Dead, he was moved to tears; at such an old age, his eyes were actually leaking.

"Young Master Ling, this old man is not human; I actually doubted your intentions. My family has been the Ling Family's physicians for generations." The Living Dead hadn't expected Ling Xian to be so kind.

He had thought what Ling Xian said in Southern Spring was a joke.

In truth, Ling Xian hadn't done much; it was just a resource exchange.

Building a network between the Living Dead and Medicine King Valley.

And he was the hub of that network.

This was similar to resource integration in business.

Without Ling Xian, the Living Dead wouldn't have found Medicine King Valley, and Medicine King Valley wouldn't have had the chance to contact the Living Dead.

Ling Xian was merely playing the matchmaker and profiting from it.

"A five-hundred-year-old Shadow Essence Fruit, enhances shadow affinity and can improve understanding of shadow power.

It can be saved for Xue'er."

"A three-hundred-year-old Spirit-Nurturing Vine, increases the upper limit of Spiritual Power, can be saved for the Taohua girl."

"..."

Ling Xian used his Eye of Detection to check the functions of the precious medicines one by one, while selecting a precious medicine for each of his women.

Even Ling San and Ling Wu had corresponding precious medicines.

"Thousand-Year Foundation-Returning Grass, restores one's foundation." Ling Xian took it out, his heart racing.

In this treasury, there were many precious medicines that Medicine King Valley only knew were valuable but didn't know their uses.

Only Ling Xian, with his Eye of Detection, could check their functions one by one.

"Wait, this is..." Ling Xian's gaze narrowed, landing on a round, pearl-like black stone.

[Ten-Thousand-Year Demon Core: The core of a ten-thousand-year-old great demon, a special energy crystal containing massive energy. It can help the host transcend life levels. Remember, if not at the Ninth Rank, do not swallow! Do not swallow! Do not swallow! (Energy is too great for the host to bear!)]

The three "do not swallows" showed that illusion dream was also afraid Ling Xian would act recklessly out of curiosity.

"A Ten-Thousand-Year Demon Core? An opportunity that wasn't even in Su Ran's original plot? Is it because Su Ran never entered the treasury?" Ling Xian guessed to himself.

"Or perhaps because... I've killed so many Children of Destiny that the small luck bonuses have stacked, leading to a massive luck explosion?"

Despite his excitement, Ling Xian didn't dare show it.

He couldn't use it now; it might even be the opportunity of some Child of Destiny, and he was just looking after it.

In the end, he might just be delivering his head from a thousand miles away, losing even the Ten-Thousand-Year Demon Core in the process.

"Heh, now that the demon core is in my hands, it's mine."