CHAPTER 52: CHAPTER 52: BLACK DEATH BLADE

Shen Wang was already very exhausted, he had no choice but to activate the array and then sat cross-legged against the wall, visualizing cultivation.

He dared not go out. Without the protection of the runes on the wall, he was no match for this evil creature.

Two hours later, Shen Wang had fully recovered. The first thing he did was check the array flags, discovering that the spirit stones were mostly consumed, he immediately replaced them.

He returned to the breach, watching as a zombie inevitably got killed before another approached, once again urging the flying sword to slaughter them.

Over the course of the night, Shen Wang killed over a hundred zombies, upgrading his mage-level sword control technique to 5 points, almost mastering the flying sword.

During this process, Shen Wang realized that the array was indeed more efficient than manpower, and more economical than using talismans.

If the zombies were blocked using the array, he wouldn’t need to use the Fireball Talisman, and the spirit stones from selling talismans could support him through most of the night.

Shen Wang was glad that he had timely purchased the array; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to keep the zombies away all night.

As dawn broke, the zombies retreated, and the evil creature also disappeared without a trace.

Shen Wang said nothing, returning to the secret room to adjust for a while.

After the sun fully rose, he had breakfast with his family, continuing to brew medicinal herbs and nurture Jia’Er’s body.

After nurturing his daughter’s meridians, Shen Wang’s cultivation level increased by another 2 percent, and his alchemy experience improved by 1 point, his strength steadily increasing.

After practicing palm technique and body technique for half an hour, Shen Wang returned to the secret room and then took out the loot from the three people who ambushed him the previous day.

Three storage pouches, he opened them up and took everything out, filling half a room.

He first classified the spirit stones, the three people combined having about five hundred spirit stones, causing Shen Wang to be puzzled.

This was too few spirit stones, weren’t they in the business of killing and robbing, how come their assets were less than his own?

The three guys he killed all seemed to be at the seventh-layer Qi cultivation level; if they were honest people, having around a hundred spirit stones would be normal, the problem was that they were in the business of murder and robbery.

"Could it be the money was spent?"

Thinking of a possibility, his gaze fell on the other things, there were dozens of talismans each, including the commonly used Golden Light Talismans and Fireball Talismans, as well as Communication Talismans.

Shen Wang’s eyes moved slightly, picking up a golden talisman from the items.

"Vajra Talisman, this is a high-grade tiered talisman, it’s not cheap."

He nodded; just this talisman alone was worth fifty or sixty spirit stones. Checking, each person had at least one.

The leader even had two, which instantly increased the group’s assets quite a bit.

Besides the Vajra Talisman, he also found some ordinary talismans, the runes like a sun, emitting a white glow,

they were Sunlight Talismans.

Shen Wang was puzzled. Cultivators generally had night vision, so what was the purpose of carrying a talisman like this, could it be for an excessively dark area?

"Or perhaps they used it at night to intentionally affect others’ vision."

Shen Wang thought of a possibility, that suddenly appearing bright light in the darkness would cause people to instinctively close their eyes, perhaps allowing them to seize the opportunity to attack.

He continued to check the elixirs, each person having at least five bottles.

Bottles were labeled, containing common cultivation elixirs like Qi Recovery Pill and Qi Condensing Pill, as well as healing and antitoxic pills,

the rest were secret cultivation technique manuals and some miscellaneous items. Shen Wang glanced at them, ultimately turning his attention to the three magical artifacts.

A short blade, similar to his flying sword, small and nimble.

A black blade, judging by its size, it should be for martial artists in close combat, considered a special magical artifact.

The final one was a vine magical artifact meant to trap people, the three’s magical artifacts coordinated well, with the short blade for long-range attacks, the black blade for close combat, and the vine secretly binding the target.

Besides that, there was a three-inch black nail belonging to the same owner as the black blade, judging by its size and the magic patterns engraved on it, it was an evil dao magical artifact.

Its aura was quite malicious and strange, Shen Wang suspected it was used to directly attack a person’s soul, quite vicious.

"This thing chanting spells is too slow, not suitable for me."

Shen Wang first ruled out the black nail magical artifact, its power was great, but using it was cumbersome.

Considering how he killed these three, emphasizing speed that left them no time to use these items, he certainly couldn’t follow their example.

The white short blade was also set aside, for now, one flying sword was sufficient for him.

Instead, the black blade for close combat was useful to him, addressing the lack of a close combat weapon, though he needed to practice saber technique.

He picked up the black blade for a look, measuring three feet seven inches long, one inch wide, with a blood groove on the blade, entirely jet black, its surface smooth like a mirror, the handle made of wood inscribed with the words ’Black Death’ in red lacquer.

"Black Death Blade, a rather ordinary magical artifact, specifically for martial artists, probably not originally theirs, perhaps it belonged to some unfortunate fellow."

The three who besieged him at the time were all Qi cultivation cultivators, and none were martial artists, nor was this blade used in their ambush, so he deduced they acquired it by killing some martial artist.

He infused spiritual power into the Black Death Blade, instantly causing it to vibrate with a chilling evil qi, lacking complex magic patterns but evidently made of excellent material.

It was clear the original owner of this blade was quite wealthy; otherwise, they wouldn’t have spent so much on its materials. The same materials could have been used to refine three to five flying blades or flying swords without issue, no wonder they kept it; it could be remade into a magical artifact in the future.

He swung it, a black sword qi slashed out, leaving a mark on the wall.

"Not bad, a good blade, combined with my physical strength, it won’t lack power."

Shen Wang nodded in satisfaction: "If their job was killing and robbing, perhaps this blade has a saber technique."

Looking through the corresponding belongings, Shen Wang found there was no saber technique, could it have been sold?

It’s also possible the saber technique wasn’t carried on them; besides reckless outlaws, those with backgrounds usually leave some items at a safe base, like a legacy, to prevent them from falling into outsiders’ hands.

This suggested the Black Death Blade’s owner belonged to some faction, yet did they dare to offend people with backing?

Shen Wang couldn’t figure it out, so he kept it in mind; if the blade’s owner had a background, then in the future, he shouldn’t use the Black Death Blade casually, apart from his allies, anyone else should be killed if they see it.

Since he didn’t know the saber technique, Shen Wang didn’t wield it much, placing it aside, then picked up the dark green vine magical artifact.

This item was about ten feet long, resembling a vine but not actually a plant. Its color allowed it to hide in plants and ambush enemies.

Its material was neither metal nor wood, a rope with elongated and simple engraved magic patterns, serving one purpose: to ensnare.

It didn’t need to bind completely, just moderately constraining the legs could surprise an enemy, making it easy to kill with others’ help.

Luckily he had run quickly that time, preventing this item from showing its effect, or it would have been troublesome indeed.

When activated, the vine magical artifact writhed like a snake, capable of initiating wrapping and binding. He tested it on himself, easily ensnaring him and carrying a function to weaken spiritual power.

"This could be considered useful and worth keeping, whereas the other two... I’ll sell them when I get the chance."