Corpse Eye, Corpse Artifact

"Thank you for the reminder, Steward!"

Wen Jiu expressed his gratitude.

He then asked, "Steward, why do I need to choose carefully?"

Liu Xiao continued walking, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes. "Because cultivators of the Unorthodox Path practice unorthodox arts, curses and other witchcraft are common. If you choose a cursed Corpse Artifact, you could be backlashed by it... However, the power of a curse is easy to distinguish. You can carefully probe it with your Spiritual Sense."

"Thank you for your guidance, Steward."

As he finished speaking.

Wen Jiu, with a mix of apprehension and anticipation, quickly followed.

Soon.

They arrived at the Night Patrol Division's treasury.

To Wen Jiu's surprise, it was located underground. As they walked, they passed by numerous stone statues wielding giant axes as guards. With his Spiritual Sense, Wen Jiu could tell these statues were extraordinary at a glance.

Stone Puppets!

Crafted by puppet masters from the hundred arts of cultivation.

Each Stone Puppet's aura was comparable to a Black Zombie.

It was quite astonishing.

After passing over a hundred Stone Puppets, Liu Xiao stopped with Wen Jiu in front of a massive stone gate.

A disciple of the Night Patrol Division, who had been lounging by the gate, quickly got up and greeted Liu Xiao with a fawning smile.

"Uncle, why are you here?"

"Stop being so flippant." Liu Xiao reprimanded him unhappily, but didn't dwell on it. Then, he changed the subject, "Open treasury C-Zi, I'm taking Wen Jiu to choose a Magic Tool."

"Wen Jiu!"

Upon hearing the name.

The fat disciple's face showed surprise.

"Uncle, is this the first Corpse Burier in fifty years to be promoted by killing enemies, but he practices the Unorthodox Path?" the chubby disciple couldn't help but size Wen Jiu up, marveling.

Indeed, he was from the Unorthodox Path.

His body was cooler than a normal person's.

Facing the scrutiny, Wen Jiu gave a perfunctory cupped-hand salute and said nothing more, not feeling bothered.

This was because when the other party mentioned the Unorthodox Path, there was no disgust in his eyes.

The next moment, Liu Xiao spoke with annoyance.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

The fat disciple quickly opened the door.

The stone gate rumbled open.

Liu Xiao led Wen Jiu inside.

They passed through various storage rooms, finally stopping at the tenth room at the end, which was covered in all sorts of talismans.

When the stone door of the tenth room opened, various potent auras rushed out, startling even Wen Jiu, a Corpse Nurturer. Corpse Qi, blood energy, demonic energy, and even a particularly strange black aura.

Wen Jiu finally understood why it was covered in talismans.

If a normal person were to be hit by these surging strange energies, they would feel uncomfortable for at least half a day, and if they were eroded by it...

That would be troublesome.

However, for Wen Jiu.

It was like a gentle breeze on his face.

It even felt a little warm.

Liu Xiao entered, protected by his Mana. Wen Jiu followed, and they were greeted by rows of neatly arranged Magic Tools. Their forms were varied, and compared to the swords and sabers of normal Qi Refining Cultivators, they could be considered bizarre.

Some were palm-shaped.

Some were bone-shaped.

Some were eyeball-shaped.

Just looking at the monstrous shapes of these Magic Tools, it wasn't surprising they weren't well-received, was it?

Sigh.

No wonder the Unorthodox Path had a bad reputation.

If these Magic Tools were brought out, normal people would immediately label the user as a bad person.

Suddenly.

Wen Jiu was drawn to a withered, palm-shaped artifact placed in the center. Its aura made him feel uneasy.

"That is the Lifeless Hand, a top-tier Rank 1 Mid-grade demonic artifact... It was refined by a Rank 6 Qi Refining cultivator of the Unorthodox Path who slaughtered a hundred thousand mortals. Therefore, it's filled with resentment, and just looking at it makes one uneasy."

Liu Xiao explained.

He interrupted Wen Jiu's intense gaze.

As Wen Jiu listened to the words "slaughter of one hundred thousand mortals," he couldn't help but feel a chill—it seemed his choice to stay in the sect was the right one!

One hundred thousand.

Even if it were a hundred thousand pigs, the scene would be incredibly bloody.

Let alone their own kind.

These damned unorthodox cultivators!

After quickly retracting his gaze, Liu Xiao pointed to a stone rack displaying over a dozen Corpse Artifacts of various shapes.

"These are all Low-grade Rank 1 Corpse Artifacts. Feel free to pick any you like. Don't bother looking at the other Magic Tools... they're not worth anything."

Wen Jiu nodded, his gaze falling upon the stone rack.

His anticipation instantly skyrocketed. He immediately released his Spiritual Sense, beginning to examine these dozen or so Low-grade Rank 1 Corpse Artifacts.

As far as he knew.

A Low-grade Rank 1 Magic Tool would cost at least dozens of Low-grade Spirit Stones.

From seventy to eighty at the low end, and up to a hundred.

Given his salary of only two Low-grade Spirit Stones a month, it would take him thirty to forty months to afford one.

Getting one for free now was truly cause for joy.

As expected.

One had to show their worth when the time came in the sect.

Otherwise, where would these things come from?

"Take your time looking. I'll go find a Corpse Nurturing Bead for you," Liu Xiao said before walking towards the storage room.

"Thank you, Steward."

Wen Jiu expressed his gratitude.

His Spiritual Sense swept over the first bell-shaped Magic Tool—the Corpse Controlling Bell—and his gaze landed on the description below it.

Corpse Controlling Bell.

Low-grade Rank 1 Corpse Artifact. Can control a hundred corpses. Can temporarily turn dead bodies into White Zombies for Corpse Nurturers to use.

"Quality over quantity,"

Wen Jiu skimmed past the Corpse Controlling Bell.

As his examination swept over one item after another, Wen Jiu felt the curse power Liu Xiao had mentioned. Just a glance made his heart palpitate and feel uneasy. Even as a Corpse Nurturer, Wen Jiu didn't feel he should touch these things.

However.

After his Spiritual Sense and gaze passed over item after item, Wen Jiu still couldn't find anything satisfactory. But when Liu Xiao returned with the Corpse Nurturing Bead, Wen Jiu noticed a Corpse Artifact at the very top of the rack with an extremely dense blood aura.

It was shaped like a blood-red round eyeball.

Palm-sized.

It had no description.

It was simply placed there with a talisman attached.

Yet, even the talisman couldn't conceal its surging blood energy.

Liu Xiao noticed Wen Jiu's gaze and said, "That's a Corpse Eye. I don't know who refined it, but it can absorb surrounding blood energy and transform it into vital blood. It can also draw blood out of thin air. If placed among mortals, it could drain the blood of an entire city's population in an hour... As far as I know, this is a Corpse Artifact refined by a late-stage Qi Refining Corpse Nurturer."

"Hmm?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Wen Jiu's mind.

The Yin Sha Blood Curse Body required a large amount of vital blood.

Now, here in the storage room was a Corpse Eye that absorbed blood energy.

Could it be related to that person?

"It can also contain Yin Mana for combat, with very strong lethality. It's said that three stewards from the Demon Suppressing Division died under it when they tried to kill its owner!" Liu Xiao explained further.

"I advise you not to set your sights on it. Although my Night Patrol Division trusts you won't use it to slaughter mortals, it's a damaged Mid-grade Rank 1 Magic Tool. It fell to Low-grade Rank 1 because it's incomplete... It's not within your selection scope!"

Hearing this.

Wen Jiu understood immediately.

At the same time, he decided he wanted this Corpse Eye.

"Brother Liu!"

"If there's anything I can help you with in the future, just ask!"

Rules are rigid.

But people are flexible.

Since the other party was willing to explain, it meant there was hope.

As expected, just as Wen Jiu had thought, Liu Xiao suddenly chuckled, "You're quite a clever kid... Rules are rigid, but people are flexible. If I say he's within the rules, then he is."

"Thank you, Brother Liu!"

Wen Jiu understood immediately.

Because he understood.

That's why he said he'd do what he could.

If he couldn't do it, or if it was dangerous, then he couldn't be blamed.

"Take it."

Liu Xiao said.

Then he handed a low-grade spirit stone Corpse Nurturing Bead to Wen Jiu.

With the two items in hand, Wen Jiu was overjoyed.

If he had to buy these two items himself, he didn't know how long it would take to save up spirit stones.

But with just one display of strength, he had obtained them both.

"Thank you, Brother Liu!"

Wen Jiu thanked him again.

Then he left the treasure vault with Liu Xiao.

Following that.

Liu Xiao then familiarized Wen Jiu with the Night Patrol Division.

Everything that needed to be said was explained.

It wasn't until noon that Wen Jiu was able to leave.

After returning home.

Wen Jiu couldn't wait to replace the unranked Corpse Nurturing Bead in the Black Zombie's mouth with the low-grade Corpse Nurturing Bead.

He patiently awaited the daily settlement, observing the Corpse Nurturing efficiency.

At the same time.

Wen Jiu began to refine the Corpse Eye.

After nightfall.

He finally succeeded in refining it.

From then on, the Corpse Eye was his Corpse Artifact.

But after refining it.

Wen Jiu suddenly discovered that the Corpse Eye was not as simple as Liu Xiao had explained; it possessed another unknown ability.

However, due to damage.

It could not be used at the moment.

But Wen Jiu knew very well that this was the core ability of the blood-red eye.

That was — Blood Nurturing!

If it weren't for the detailed explanation during the daily settlement panel, he probably would never have known.

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