Just after Yu Jing stepped onto the sect ruin, a strong smell of blood hit his nose.
He, who was a 21st-century being, almost vomited from this intense smell of blood. Calming himself down, he stared ahead to see the sourness of the bloody smell.
Among the ruined buildings, which were the various facilities of the Misty Valley Sect, a red aura could be seen visible to the naked eye in the center of the sect.
'That should be the location of the main peak where the core members of the sect reside. I want to go there and see what is happening, but first, let me complete my event.' Retracting his gaze from the main peak, he headed towards the surrounding buildings to loot any treasure he could find, as he knew most of it might have been already taken by others.
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Just as Yu Jing had expected, he wasn't able to get many treasures. He started to get anxious about whether he could complete the event, but later he found a solution to his worries.
Steal!
Yes, Yu Jing found out that snatching the treasures of other people could also be counted by the system. So he began his journey of thiver- I mean, getting his belongings from random NPCs. He was just completing his event, nothing else.
Yu Jing's fame also began to grow in the sect ruins as many people gathered together and voiced their displeasure.
A group of tier-1 sect disciples leading the coalition said this to everyone. "Everyone! Today we have gathered here to catch the thief who stole our hard earned treasures. Today we will join hands and catch that thief to bring justice to everyone!"
"OOOOO!"
"He is now at the Alchemy Hall. Everyone follow our lead!"
"OOOO!"
A large group was heading in Yu Jing's direction, but he was clueless. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care, as they were just a ragtag group forming from 5th Stage Qi Refinement Realm cultivators to 2nd Stage Qi Refinement Realm cultivators. Their numbers couldn't bring him, who has pure strength over them. He could blame them for being weak.
Yu Jing's focus was now on the boy before him, who was fighting against a shadowy figure.
This boy was none other than Victor. Yu Jing thought Victor might have headed towards the center to get the best treasures. Because Yu Jing knew how much Victor wanted power more than anything.
Yu Jing shifted his attention behind the shadowy figure and saw a pill bottle lying on a table covered by an array. The pills were white in color, with murky golden particles scattered around the body. Despite the array and bottle covering the pills, Yu Jing could smell the intense pill fragrance from them.
Suddenly, Yu Jing got hit with a realization. 'Maybe Victor knew he was capable of getting what was in the center of sect ruin, so he set his eyes on the place that was most beneficial for him without much risk. Tsk, tsk, this guy has a bright future.'
Yu Jing was a bit proud to know the boy he invested in was not hot-blooded like those protagonists but just like him, who takes every step with caution.
However, Yu Jing came back to reality when he saw Victor standing before him, looking at him dumbfoundedly. Forgeting the life-and-death battle Victor was having, he pointed his shaky finger at Yu Jing and said, "Wh-why are you here? Are you loo-."
Yu Jing didn't let him finish. He grabbed his hand and pulled him behind. The Cloud Hymn sword appeared on Yu Jing's hand, which he hurriedly used to block the shadowy figure's attack.
Bang!
Yu Jing was forced back with Victor in his hands. Yu Jing didn't look at Victor's shocked face because the shadowy figure's attack made him think deeply.
'This shadowy figure's strength is very high. From the recent battle traces around the place, it looks like only Victor was fighting. But how can he do it? Is this guy hiding something from me? Or is there a problem with this shadow figure itself?
'Well, why am I using my brain so much? System! As a gacha system, you should put on a special event feature. Like letting me see descriptions of everything event-related.'
[ Host, you are right. I forgot to turn it on. Anything event related will be given additional information to the host for a better event experience. ]
[ Residual Visage (9th Stage Qi Refinement Realm): A young genius of the Mist Valley sect who was close to breaking through to the Golden Core Realm. He came to Alchemy Hall to ask an elder personally to give him a pill that could help him build a great foundation while breaking through. Unfortunately, he died suddenly, never knowing why. His regretful thoughts took his form, gathering the Qi. Its only goal now is to guard its pills from getting snatched by outsiders. { Note: He died at Peak Foundation Establishment Realm, and it also formed with that cultivation realm. Years of constantly getting killed have degraded its realm to this level. } ]
'Oh, that explains many things.' Then Yu Jing looked at the residual visage with astonishment. 'This guy was about to become a Golden Core Realm cultivator at such a young age. I really encountered a genius. Even if its realm has fallen, it should still have the combat experience it has gained through these years. This is going to be troublesome.'
At that moment, Victor said to him. "Brother Yu Jing, I didn't know you were a cultivator, and you can also block that thing's attack. But I have to remind you that I wasn't able to even injure its body. I suggest we should run away. There are also other treasures we can get."
Yu Jing's heart warmed hearing that from Victor, but he shook his head and said it with a big smile on his face. "Thanks for your concern, brother Victor. But I am not leaving something behind that you took a liking to. Just wait here. This brother of yours will bring that bottle of pill back to you."