North Country Club / Mind Palace

Soon, Liu Ru rushed downstairs, draped a sheet over her sister, and wiped her mouth with a tissue.

She sincerely thanked Lu Jun, saying, "Demon Hunter, thank you so much for your help. If it weren't for you, my sister and I would have suffered a fate worse than death. May I ask your name?"

"It's nothing, just a small favor. I was just doing my job. My name is Lu Jun."

He casually stopped, then, with a thought in mind, warned Liu Ru, "Take good care of your sister, and don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ru nodded quickly, her pretty face resolute, and said, "Yes, Master, please rest assured, we will absolutely not reveal anything. We would rather die than be threatened."

"No need for that, we'll resolve it tonight." Lu Jun looked at the naive girl, both amused and exasperated, and added, "This world isn't safe. I see you have some talent; if you have the means, it would be best to become a mage."

After saying that, Liu Ru fell into deep thought. This time she truly sensed danger, and she never wanted to experience that feeling of helplessness again.

Their family wasn't very well-off, but they could still come up with at least 100,000 to awaken magic.

From that moment on, she made up her mind to become a powerful mage to protect herself and her family.

Liu Ru secretly glanced at Lu Jun's cold profile, her cheeks flushing red. When she achieved mastery of her cultivation, she would repay Master Lu properly and follow him to repay the debt of saving her life.

Lu Jun was unaware of Liu Ru's inner thoughts, and at most felt a little gratified. At least now she could live as an ordinary girl. Given her talent and performance before and after becoming a vampire, she might very well become a powerful young mage in the future.

Chapter 158 North Country Club

Lu Jun chatted casually with Liu Ru for a few minutes before walking up to Nie Dong's body.

He lowered his head to collect materials from the remains of this rare vampire Great General, Strange Bone Strange Blood, especially the latter, the unique Blood Source of vampires Demon Beast, which could serve as a natural Blood Supplement and healing agent.

Moreover, given the purity of the Blood Source, it can be absorbed by the human body without much processing, and as long as it is not consumed frequently, there is no need to worry about being corrupted by darkness.

This is extremely valuable to mages and demon Demon Hunter; sometimes, when traveling in the wild, a healing item can be a lifesaver.

Soon, Lu Jun manipulated the water element in his hands, lifting up a ball of bright red, crystalline blood that radiated a glow, resembling a blazing flame. It was worth approximately three million.

He used a special tool to hold it, and also pulled out the vampire's two fangs as a token for his mission to Huo Tuo.

Just as they were about to clean up the body, they suddenly saw countless energy fluctuations rising from Nie Dong's remains, converging into a cluster of blazing dark red flames.

It was none other than General-level Spirit!

"Wow!" Lu Jun was both surprised and delighted. He didn't expect to be so popular today. To be honest, this was the first time he had obtained General Essence Soul. The one he had obtained when he advanced to the Intermediate Level of intermediate magic was purely synthesized from killing enemies.

For the next six months, he went to the East Sea to hunt demons for training, but he still failed to obtain it.

Demon Beast with humanoid intelligence are more likely to produce spirits, as the books have indeed pointed out; this is true for Scale Skin Female Demon and vampire Demon Beast alike. (Original text)

At the same time, his gaze sharpened as he noticed the unusual dark red color on Nie Dong's vampire essence, which had an eerie quality, and he couldn't help but ponder it.

Almost all the spirits in the world are mostly divided into dark blue and dark green, while dark red is unprecedented. (Original text)

The only exception is the creatures corrupted and infected by the Red Demon.

"Vampire, demon, and Red Demon —all three combined, tsk tsk tsk."

Lu Jun knew that his previous guess was correct.

It is known that vampires are servants of demons, and only the Red Demon can infect them with dark red essence. These two points corroborate each other. Although the original work does not explicitly state this, the source of Lu Nian's Demon Experiment is definitely inseparable from the guidance of the Red Demon.

Immediately, the dark red essence in mid-air disappeared into the White Tiger Pendant.

He glanced inward and saw ten Servant-level Spirit Essence floating above the blood lake in the vast inner space, along with about fifty General-level Remnant Soul.

This is the culmination of the past six months' work. We will then consider upgrading the newly awakened space and summoning the Primary Magic of the two systems.

Waaaaah!

After clearing the area, Lu Jun turned and left, walking to the edge of the courtyard. In the depths of the thick fog, his figure gradually faded, and the white fog dissipated, the Feng Yun suddenly stopped, and a tornado swirled around his figure.

In an instant, the small building on the spot Leng Qing and deserted in the night, as if it were a dream, as if nothing was real.

Looking down at her sister Liu Xian's distressed expression and the mess in the living room and courtyard, Liu Ru realized that they had narrowly escaped danger from Demon Beast in the past.

She sighed softly, then carried her sister back into the house.

Not long after, Lu Jun arrived at the [North Country Club] on the commercial street and could see the bustling crowds and the brightly lit nightlife in the distance.

To put it bluntly, the club is similar to a bar or nightclub, decorated in a very grand and elegant style, occupying a large area, and frequented by all kinds of young and beautiful girls and handsome men.

Lu Jun silently counted quickly, and with a quick glance, he noticed more than a dozen men and women whose bodies were not behaving properly.

He recalled Nie Dong's intelligence: the Nie clan was one of the major vampire clans in Magic City, and its highest elder was a Commander Rank Demonic Beast with about twenty Great General under his command, and countless blood slaves.

It's practically a den of Demon Beast.

"Tsk tsk, thankfully the blood in the city limits the development of the vampire clan. If we were to calculate based on the standards of a wild clan, there would be at least fifty Commander-level warriors and more than two thousand five hundred Servant-level escorts."

Lu Jun shook his head and sighed.

Vampires are Demon Beast Strange Person; they need human blood to maintain their humanity and are forced to live in seclusion in cities.

Unfortunately, with the well-established systems of modern society, vampires can no longer run rampant as they did in ancient times.

Even so, this force is truly terrifying.

Lu Jun felt heavy-hearted. If he stopped now, he might be able to kill Nie Dong without the vampires pursuing the matter, just like Mo Fan had done back then.

But... a Commander Rank Demonic Beast, or even just a minor commander, who has intelligence, is relatively easy to deal with. Once this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to have a similar one again.

In the original story, after Nie Dong was expelled from his family, the entire Nie clan immediately relocated. When the hunters arrived at the North Country Club, it was an empty nest, demonstrating their extreme caution.

That's true. Of the seven or eight vampire clans in Magic City, the Nie clan is the weakest. In addition, the major vampire clans have extremely strict systems and do not interact with each other. When they encounter problems, they can neither call for reinforcements nor help their own clans to avenge them if they are wiped out.

Moreover, vampire Blood Source is a valuable resource in itself; besides being Blood Supplement, it can also be used as a cultivation material for Curse Substance.

Nie Dong's 'Blood Source' is not of high enough quality; at best, it can only be used to create Intermediate Level inferior Curse Substance, which are not as good as his Curse Mark. To sublimate it, he should choose the Blood Source of a high-quality vampire Earl.

He obtained the disguised identities of the various vampires in the Nie Family from Nie Dong's memories, notified the Adjudication Court cooperate, and carried out targeted strikes.

A moment later, Lu Jun heard the crisp sound of high boots treading on the floor. He turned his head and saw shadows moving in the dark alley, revealing two graceful and beautiful female figures.

Lu Mei, the older sister, walked in front, followed closely by Ding Yumian. The Dark Aura had not dissipated; they had arrived stealthily using Shadow Magic.

Lu Jun looked at Ding Yumian in surprise and asked, "Yu Mian, what brings you here?"

The gentle and serene woman smiled slightly and said, "As High-Order Mage, my cultivation might even be higher than yours, so why can't I come? Besides, don't forget, I am still the 'apple of the vampire clan'."

"This identity, if used properly, should help you overcome the taboo of hunting vampires in the bustling city."

"Hmm, that makes sense."

Lu Jun pondered for a moment and nodded, having come up with a good idea.

At this moment, Lu Mei approached and gently stroked her younger brother's forehead, asking, "How are you now?"

He told the two of them about Nie Dong's memories and said, "Later, use this information gap to tell Earl Nie that you are in danger and requesting support. Try to lead him to a secluded place."

"As for those blood servants from the North Country Club are still there, you've managed to control them for now through large-scale mind manipulation."

Ding Yumian thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "No problem."

In the past six months, her progress has been rapid. Her Fire Element has reached the top ten on the Fire Institute's list, with Spirit Seed and Intermediate Level 3 configuration. Her third element, the Shadow Element, has also reached Intermediate Level 3, except that she lacks Dark Substance.

The mind of the main lineage has long since reached an unfathomable depth.

After all, more than a year has passed since he was promoted to the advanced level. It is not impossible for him to reach the second or third level of the High-level Two. His Mental Power realm has faintly reached the seventh realm, which is comparable to that of a sub -Sub-Heavenly Seed.

Chapter 159 The Mind Palace

Lu Jun's plan can be described as simple.

However, countless historical cases have proven that the simpler the strategy, the better, so that it is flawless and impeccable.

Even slightly complex conspiracies and schemes will often leave clues during their execution.

After discussing for a while, the three of them took action. Ding Yumian used the vampire clan's contact information to lure the Nie clan chief out of his lair.

There's not much to say about this step; it's mainly about deceiving people out of trust.

It all depends on how much the Nie clan chief trusts Ding Yumian. This tactic has worked every time in the past, with many people being deceived by their own relatives and confidants, buying insurance, health products, or making poor decisions.

Even people with high IQs cannot avoid it.

The traces left by Ding Yumian's mind control will have a stronger impact, and it is highly likely that it will still succeed.

Just in case the Nie family noticed anything amiss, they decided to hold the event at Mingzhu's old campus, which was both far from the crowds and aligned with Ding Yumian's movements.

If that doesn't work, we'll have to find another way.

Lu Mei went to the hunting grounds to keep the Commander Rank Demonic Beast occupied. She might not be good at other high-level Wind Element demons, but she was definitely a master at luring enemies alone.

Don't you see, even Zhang Xiaohou, an Intermediate Level Wind Element, dared to lure Commander-level Great Demon?

Finally, Lu Jun went to the Adjudication Court. That was easy; he had already obtained Night Hawk's contact information during the previous purge of the Black Vatican in Magic City.

Before long, the members of the Adjudication Court arrived, led by a cold-looking Night Hawk with dark blue hair and a retro Tang suit.

After understanding the situation, he said in a deep voice, "No problem, I will send people to seal it off. It's time to clean up these rats in the gutter. We couldn't catch them before, but you found them."

The Adjudication Court arranged quickly, and Ding Yumian sent out the message on time.

Meanwhile, inside the North Country Club, stage lights shone brightly, and men and women revelled, the crowds thronging the area.

A middle-aged man who looked like a bartender at the counter seemed to have received Ding Yumian's plea for help. His expression changed, and he turned and went into the backstage area.

It ascended the secret passageway and stairs, passed through the basement, and saw two rows of prisons filled with countless beautiful women in tattered clothes.

The bartender vampire, without looking to the side, stepped into the deepest part of the underground.

A slightly dark and damp Western-style church room.

Candles were lit on all sides, and a long coffin was placed on the altar on the steps below the tall cross hanging on the front wall.

The black coffin is covered with red and white cross symbols, and the walls are decorated with strange ink murals, creating a dizzying and eerie feeling that is full of religious atmosphere.

Suddenly, a deep, magnetic male voice echoed in the quiet space, "Is there something you need?"

The bartender immediately knelt down, not daring to be negligent, and respectfully relayed Ding Yumian's plea for help.

In the basement, the coffin remained silent for a moment, then suddenly creaked open, slowly revealing a soft red silk quilt inside.

A refined middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit was lying flat when he suddenly opened his blood-red pupils and sat up straight.

He was Nie Wei, an elder of the Nie clan and a vampire.

At this moment, Nie Wei frowned slightly, thinking about Ding Yumian. His vague impression became clearer and clearer. Oh, in her previous life, she was a genius mage of mind and Shadow Element, the best vessel for a vampire.

He's now infiltrating Pearl on a very important mission... what mission... oh, it's related to his promotion.

And so, Nie Wei spontaneously filled in the blanks in his mind, even though Ding Yumian didn't say anything specific, he subconsciously ignored it.

"Without further ado, gather ten official members and come with me."

The Nie clan patriarch grinned, revealing two fangs, and a pair of jet-black bat wings unfurled from his back, surging with Dark Aura as he spoke with bloodlust.

At the same time, it cautiously brought along ten General-level Demonic Beast as escorts.

A little cautious, but not much.

A sinister wind swept through the basement, extinguishing the thick candles and plunging everything into darkness.

The bartender, a vampire, bowed his head in awe. When he looked at the coffin again, it was empty.

Outside, a slight movement was felt in a shadowy spot near the North Country Club, quickly spreading to the shadowy corner of a high-rise building on the other side.

Without anyone noticing, the Vampire Elder, along with more than ten core members Shadow Escape vanished.

Unfortunately, the Adjudication Court were watching closely and noticed the commotion.

Night Hawk's spirits lifted, and he said, "The plan has succeeded! Everyone, pay attention, move in quickly!"

They hid far away elsewhere, waiting until the vampire leader had mostly left before they surrounded the area from the outer circle inwards, laying a trap around the North Country Club.

Lu Jun and her brother were nowhere to be seen; only Ding Yumian walked out and stood in front of the club's gate.

The guests looked over blankly, while some seasoned lovers' eyes lit up at the sight of this pure white lotus. Before they could even get close, they saw the gentle and beautiful woman's skirt flutter and her whole body half-floating.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Ding Yumian's forehead glowed, her eyes were clear and bright, and a vast Mental Power surged out, engulfing the area.