The Forbidden Path

"!!! Ha ha!"

"Beast Shepherd and Sacred Filth Purifier Transcendent Sequence?"

Cao Fengqi looked at the three Transcendent Sequence Rune in front of him and couldn't help but laugh. He excitedly examined them, saying, "They all look pretty powerful."

"The Beast Shepherd Sequence should be similar to the Beastmaster..."

"The Sacred Filth Purifier is more like a healing-oriented priest..."

Cao Fengqi looked at it, his eyes flickering. "It's a little different from what I expected."

We'll make a decision later.

He pondered for a moment, then stored the three Transcendent Sequence Rune into his World Medal, and looked at the only level 7 item in the entire room.

A black robe embroidered with various mythical beasts, the robe wide and exuding an aura of mystery.

It hangs quietly on the wall, exceptionally eye-catching.

[Shepherd's Beast Robe: Level 7 Quality]

[Effect 1: The Beast Shepherd's Pet Space, containing 15 cubic meters, can store pets.]

[Effect 2: Pets will enter a hibernation state within this space, allowing for rapid recovery of their stamina and injuries.]

[Effect 3: The spatial core is crafted from special level 8 materials, making it difficult to destroy. If destroyed, the pet will appear in the real world.]

"Special equipment for Beast Shepherd..."

Looking at the attributes of this level 7 resource, Cao Fengqi exclaimed in amazement, "The space it contains is much larger than my own World Medal."

He took off the Shepherd's Beast Robe, put it on, and looked at it.

This added to his mystique.

"That's really cool."

Cao Fengqi his beast-patterned robe. If he could simply wave the robe and a powerful beast pet would appear to his side, the scene would be self-evident.

However, he hesitated about the extraordinary profession of Beast Shepherd.

In addition to level 7 supplies, there are 6 level 6 supplies in the room.

One of them is the Heavenly Mechanism Gate, the other is...

Cao Fengqi looked over and saw a staff emitting white light and a white robe hanging on the wall to one side.

[Sacred Sacrifice Staff: Level 6 Quality]

[Effect 1: The staff of the Perfect- grade Sacred Filth Purifier provides a significant amplification effect on spells.]

[Effect 2: Releases a Sacred Sacrifice Healing, restoring the physical and mental strength of both the caster and the target, and dispelling evil and defilement.]

[Sacred Sacrifice Robe: Level 6 Quality]

[Effect 1: Increases mental strength by 30 when worn.]

[Effect 2: Releases a Sacred Sacrifice Protection to block attacks. If the Sacred Sacrifice Protection is not destroyed, it lasts for one hour; recharge time is one day.]

[Note: This equipment is exclusive to the Sacred Filth Purifier; other classes cannot use it.]

"Two level 6 pieces of equipment exclusive to the Sacred Filth Purifier."

Cao Fengqi nodded slightly and put it away.

His gaze fell upon the last three level-6 supplies, and a smile appeared on his face.

[Transcendent's Cultivation Cushion: Level 6 Quality]

[Effect 1: Increases cultivation speed and soul absorption speed by 4 times.]

[Effect 2: Increases the recovery speed of mental energy, making mental energy more active and focused, and improving learning ability.]

[Carved Flower Fragrant Liquor: Grade 6 Quality] * 2 barrels

[Effect: Brewed with level 6 Huaqing Flower and the blood of the mythical beast Mountain-Sitting Tiger. Consuming this will increase Constitution by 16 points and Spirit by 4 points, and alleviate mental fatigue.]

"This Transcendent's Cultivation Cushion is extremely useful to me; it's definitely a valuable item."

"And this wine, a barrel of it weighs at least several dozen kilograms, it's quite valuable."

Cao Fengqi couldn't stop smiling, "This time, I've become incredibly rich!"

Aside from level 7 and level 6 resources, there aren't many good level 5 resources.

The surrounding tables and chairs are all made of level 5 wood.

Very extravagant.

Level 4 supplies consist of animal bones and the like hanging on the walls.

"This is... a diary?"

Cao Fengqi carefully collected them one by one, searching every nook and cranny.

Then, he saw a diary in a drawer.

The diary entry reads: Shepherd's Essays.

Cao Fengqi of curiosity and took a look.

[Jiuli Calendar 5436.]

[The sky suddenly lost its clear color, a gray, malevolent mist rolled in, and evil energy gnawed at the very fabric of everything; shadows crawled and devoured the light; unknown whispers lingered in our ears, and the entire world was invaded by an indescribable force...]

[Birds peck at their compound eyes, their wings covered in scales; beasts tear their flesh, revealing bony spines; deep-sea creatures rise to the surface, their tentacles trailing sparks of malevolent fire...]

[The heavens and earth turned yin, the beasts turned evil, and disaster struck. The changes in the beasts dealt a huge blow to our Beast Herder Sequence...]

Cao Fengqi looked at the records above with a look of astonishment on his face.

The above description evokes a sense of epic scale and suspense.

He flipped through the diary one by one. It wasn't very thick, and the information recorded was fragmented. Clearly, the owner of the diary didn't really enjoy writing in it.

From this brief information, Cao Fengqi also learned that the owner of the diary was a Beast Shepherd.

This place was also created by this Beast Shepherd.

He continued flipping through the pages, and when he saw certain content, his gaze sharpened.

[The Dark Brother has gone mad; he's conducting evil research in the town center, and his master is even more insane, having joined the Forbidden Secret Covenant Society...]

[The Forbidden Secret Covenant Society are all madmen. Their ideology is too radical and evil. They embody evil, wield blades to slay demons; borrow the power of evil to break the evil's trap; control evil as weapons to protect the land and soothe the soul; use cities as sacrifices, and seal the abyss with the netherworld; hehe, hehe!]

[Madmen, they're all madmen! The Dark Brothers' master and his ilk, in their so-called salvation of the world, actually slaughtered millions of lives to forge the Abyss-Sealing Shadow Core.]

Are they saviors or destroyers?

[The beasts have been invaded by evil energy, and the path of the beast shepherds has been cut off. Brother An suggests, why not Evil Herding? To control evil spirits to fight against evil spirits, and to drive evil beasts to fight against evil beasts? He tells me about the methods their Forbidden Secret Covenant Society researching...]

[I've gone mad too. I was a staunch supporter of the Dunyi Shelter! The evolution speed of the evil beasts is terrifying. But a taboo is a taboo. After I tamed the evil beast, I heard indescribable whispers and murmurs. I felt my soul tremble. I felt... I was losing my mind.]

[This is a forbidden path, with immense backlash and great harm to the body, but I don't regret it...]

[I can't control myself... I saw Him in my dream... He came... Hehehehe!]

Cao Fengqi looked at it and flipped to the last page.

The text began to distort, revealing that the recorder had lost their composure.

SAN value is plummeting!

A sudden chill crept into my heart.

"Forbidden Secret Covenant Society? Slaughtering millions of lives to forge the Abyss-Sealing Shadow Core?"

"The Forbidden Path?"

"Controlling evil spirits to fight against evil spirits? Exorcising evil beasts to fight against evil beasts?"

"The backlash is huge?"

Cao Fengqi frowned slightly as he looked at this crucial information.

He then looked at the diary entries detailing the Forbidden Secret Covenant Society's methods for controlling evil beasts...

"This so-called forbidden technique, simply put, has too great a backlash and too great a negative effect. So, removing the negative effects of my own cheat should be no problem."

"You can give it a try."

He muttered to himself, thinking again of the evil beast egg.

[Evil Beast Egg: Level 5 Quality]

[Effect 1: An evil beast egg with extremely demanding gestation conditions, combined with a mysterious wizard's eerie potion, can hatch into a powerful, evil, and rare Mutant Shadow Hunter. The Shadow Hunter feeds on all living beings except evil spirits and beasts, and its taming probability is almost 0.]

[Effect 2: The Shadow Hunter will inherit the Mystic Devouring Beast's ability to devour. It will evolve different abilities based on the resources and creatures it devours, possessing extremely strong evolutionary potential. The mutated Shadow Hunter will be even more evil and terrifying.]

[Note: If it is not allowed to hatch within 10 days, it will die.]

Hatching is not recommended! Hatching is not recommended! It is recommended to kill it immediately!!

"A strange potion infused with the essence of a mysterious wizard. Is that mysterious wizard the Dark Brother from the diary? The master of the [Lord An's Wizard Tower] in the town center? Is this evil beast egg one of his experiments or something else?"

"According to the diary, this Lord An and his master joined Forbidden Secret Covenant Society with mystery, terror, and bloodshed."

"Why do I feel like this forbidden path—"

"It suits me perfectly!"

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