"Does it matter?" Fraser questioned while tilting his head to the side. "Whether it is God or a Demon that asked you to do it, you still made the mistake of antagonizing my son" he continued with a shrug.
"No... please..." the youth pleaded but Fraser simply waved his hand. The purple serpents wrapped around Isobi climbed his body and they forcefully entered his mouth.
He tried to resist but his power was nothing in front of a Spirit Nourisher Cultivator. The difference between them was the difference between an ant and a dragon.
"I only have one son, as a father, shouldn't I do my best to give my son a better life?" He asked rhetorically as one serpent after another entered the youth's body.
"[Martial Skill: Cursed Feast]" Fraser uttered after all the serpents made their way to Isobi's stomach.
"Argh..." he groaned while apparently trying to vomit everything he had on his stomach. Too bad that aside from his meals, none of the serpents that he swallowed was coming out no matter how hard he tried.
"Welcome to a life full of suffering. You may spend the rest of your life feeling full and unable to eat anything properly. The serpents you swallowed would definitely give your stomach a hell of a time"
At this moment, Isobi didn't even have the energy to plead for mercy. He simply rolled his body on the ground while holding his stomach. He felt like thousands of serpents were playing inside him, causing him immense pain that made him want to die.
"As much as I am a vengeful person. I don't really have much time to deal with trash. I have more important things I can spend my time on. Goodbye, everyone!"
After his parting words, Fraser's figure dissolved into purple smoke and he vanished.
Of course, he didn't forget the uncle and the Elder. After he vanished, the serpents also used their mouths to invade their stomachs, also planting them with the curse. Indeed, a life of agony awaits them.
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"Young Master, why do you have to go to the market on your own? You can simply ask me or one of the servants to buy what you need" Melissa asked, seemingly dissatisfied that Kyrell decided to go on his own..
"I have been cooped up inside the Clan for a few weeks ever since I became a cultivator. It's getting suffocating, I also need a breather you know?" Kyrell retorted.
Currently, he was strolling inside Star Mall, the largest mall in Thousand Mountain City.
It has the largest collection of cultivation materials such as Cultivation Arts, Martial Techniques, Potions, and even restaurants that serve food made from magic beasts meat.
While Cultivation Arts are closely guarded secrets, it's not like there were none that are circulating in the public. That is simply impossible.
Of course, most of these Cultivation Arts in the market are low-end. They might not even be enough to reach the Genetic Strengther Realm.
However, it is not these Cultivation Arts that Kyrell is interested in but rather the Potions. He is also quite interested in poison.
The Jade Serpent has plant-type attributes, it is also 'minored' in poison. With such a Spirit Serpent, Kyrell is simply perfect to be a Pharmacist who can make his own potions or a Poison Master.
With Zero's help, Kyrell is confident that even if it is hard, he can still achieve success as a Pharmacist.
While the Clan can still more than satisfy the needs of a mere early-stage Genetic Awakener Realm Cultivator, once he reaches the Genetic Strengthener Realm, the resources he can obtain would definitely be scarcer. Not to mention if he were to become a Spirit Nourisher Cultivator just like his father.
He wants to be prepared this early because even with a cheat, it takes time to be a qualified Pharmacist!
Kyrell wants to be self-sufficient since in the future even the clan definitely wouldn't be able to satisfy his growing need for resources.
He wants to check the market to see if he can think of a product that he can make that is unique or if he can see an already existing product that he can improve.
"Sigh... still, this is not a good time to be outside, Young Master" Melissa replied with a sigh and that made Kyrell curious.
"Why do you say so?"
"The situation is like this, lately, there are sightings of Evil Cultivators inside the Thousand Mountain City. There are already traces of murder and theft caused by these Evil Cultivators"
"Even if the chance is small, I fear that an accident might happen. That's why I didn't want Young Master to go outside"
Upon hearing that, Kyrell's countenance changed. He too felt like this was not a good time for a market research.
These Evil Cultivators are those Cultivators that practice Cultivation Arts that often require human sacrifice. If a cultivator's talent is lacking, they would progress painfully slow and after just breaking through several small realms in the Genetic Awakener Realm, they might have already exhausted their potential.
However, Evil Cultivators even without talent can still progress swiftly as long as they have enough 'sacrifices' that are more often than not humans.
As such, they are shunned and hated by society. Normal people feared these cultivators as they had a lot of cruel methods at their disposal.
"How come that such a situation is happening?" Kyrell asked with a frown. He preferred to live peacefully while he was still being very weak.
"The Young Master knows that even though we are near the territory of the Abyssal Serpent Sect, we are rarely invaded by them thanks to the natural barrier of the mountain range in the city's northern area. The city even derived its name from the mountain range with thousands of mountains"
"But lately, the news is that the Abyssal Serpent Sect was close to conquering the Mountain Range by enslaving the strong magic beasts inside. As such, they are already preparing to invade their next target, which is precisely our Thousand Mountain City"
"Sigh, I heard that more than a hundred thousand people from the Abyssal Serpent Sect's territory were sacrificed to control the strong magic beasts. I don't know what method they used but it definitely involves human sacrifice"
Abyssal Serpent Sect... that is a large force adjacent to the Thousand Mountain City.
The Everbright Kingdom is merely a small Kingdom with three Cities and several towns as its territory.
A neighbor of this Kingdom is the Abyssal Serpent Sect which has a territory that is smaller than the Everbright Kingdom.
After all, the nature of these two forces is different. One is a Kingdom governed by the Royal Family, they operate by developing an entire Kingdom. The other is a Sect that recruits cultivators as long as they show talent.
While Evil Cultivation Arts can to some extent mitigate the disadvantages of those with low talent, geniuses are still able to progress faster and stronger.
A Kingdom required a large territory and population while a Sect focused on itself and at most governed (forced) those that were under them to work and provide them with resources.
However, whether it be the Everbright Kingdom or the Abyssal Serpent Sect, both are behemoths compared to the Evander Family.
While the Evander Family barely has cultivators at the early stage of the Spirit Nourisher Realm, these behemoths definitely have dozens of such cultivators. They also definitely have cultivators at the peak of that rank.
There was simply no comparison between Kyrell's minor clan and these behemoths.
"While it might be a bit dangerous, it's still broad daylight. I don't think something bad will happen. Besides, we are in the biggest mall in the city. There definitely are strong guards hidden here"
To open and operate the largest mall in the city, the power behind the Star Mall is definitely not weak. Surely, there are strong guards around in case of emergencies.
"I hope so too, Young Master" Melissa replied and the two of them continued walking until they reached a store that sells potions.
While Kyrell is interested in poison, it is not an obsession. The Jade Serpent although has poison-attributes is weaker compared to a Green Serpent when it comes to poison.
Besides, poison will be used for life preservation and as a means to an end. What he is more interested in are potions that promote cultivation growth.
If a person is untalented, they can simply rely on an overwhelming number of resources to compensate.
Even just the Mana Essence Potion of cultivators at the Genetic Awakener Realm at the very least costs a hundred thousand dollars.
Such a huge amount is approximately half an ordinary worker's annual salary. This is just for resources that are used by low-level cultivators. Those that are more precious aren't even something that paper money can buy.
Cultivation is a road for either the talented or the rich if they want to achieve great success and not waste their life on it.