Free Web NovelChapter 11: Chapter 11
The night was dark as ink and cool as water. Adam walked alone down a completely deserted street.
Something felt wrong.
After leaving Inkwood Academy, Adam had rushed to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to find the medicinal herbs needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Liquid.
Most of the ingredients were simple enough to gather, but the primary herb, Blazing Fire Grass, proved stubbornly elusive. He had to wander through several places before finally tracking it down.
The detour cost him two hours, but even so, at this hour the capital’s streets should still have been bustling with people. How could it be this desolate?
The bizarreness of it all quickened Adam’s pace.
Then, without warning, a beautiful silhouette dropped from the sky and landed squarely in his path.
Adam was about to step forward and check when a voice thick with murderous intent rang out from nearby.
"Halt! If you dare take one more step forward, brat, you will die right here."
Several Demonic Cult disciples had chased their target all the way here. Seeing Adam move to investigate, the one in the lead barked the warning, every word dripping with killing intent.
"Young Master, run away quickly! These are people from the Demonic Cult. They kill without blinking. If you don’t leave now, they won’t let you go either."
Maren’s heart was filled with despair. Her grandfather had not hesitated to sacrifice the entire Veil Manor just to give her a chance at survival.
It was a pity she was only a cultivator at the Innate Realm.
She had no ability to escape the encirclement of these Demonic Cult disciples. Now that she had been injured and knocked to the ground, about to fall into their hands, she no longer had any power to avenge her clansmen.
Even so, she possessed a kind nature and did not want to implicate an innocent person, so she spoke up to warn Adam.
People from the Demonic Cult! A stormy sea surged in Adam’s heart. He never expected to see Demonic Cult members right inside the capital.
He had long read about the Demonic Cult’s bloodthirstiness in historical texts.
A thousand years ago, the Patriarch of the Demonic Cult had not hesitated to blood-sacrifice the entirety of Silver Willow just to advance his cultivation. If not for the appearance of a peerless figure like the first Emperor Solaris, there would be no trace of life left on the lands of Silver Willow.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! I’m just passing by. You all carry on. I didn’t see anything."
Adam was no idiot.
For Demonic Cult members to appear inside the majestic capital, even if he could not guess the secret behind it, he knew this matter was definitely not simple.
Now that he had the system, as long as he honestly laid low and developed his strength, he was destined to become the supreme figure of this world in the future. There was absolutely no need to get dragged into this.
Waving his hands with an apologetic smile, Adam turned and tried to slip into an adjacent alley.
"Kid, consider yourself unlucky tonight. Be more careful when you walk in your next life."
A wicked smirk spread across the leading disciple’s face. Drawing the long blade at his waist, he closed the distance in a single step and appeared right behind Adam.
He swung his blade, meaning to cleave Adam in half with one strike.
Adam formed his fingers into a sword, and a three-inch blade of Innate Sword Qi materialized at his fingertips.
With a simple flick of two fingers, the Innate Sword Qi sliced the Demonic Cult disciple in half with absolute, disdainful dominance.
Adam turned around and looked at the remaining disciples.
Thick killing intent flashed through his eyes.
If you cut the weeds without digging up the roots, the spring breeze will blow and bring them back to life. He understood this logic perfectly well.
The Thirteen Heaven-Shattering Swords was a peerless, top-tier sword technique across Silver Willow Dynasty. How could a bunch of Demonic Cult disciples at the Innate Realm possibly withstand it?
A few more streaks of Innate Sword Qi shot out. The remaining demonic disciples were similarly sliced in half by the sword qi.
Without paying the slightest attention to the shock in Maren’s eyes, Adam scooped her up and leaped onto the rooftops with a few swift sword-steps.
He had to flee immediately. If other Demonic Cult members discovered him, he would be in massive trouble.
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Half an hour later, inside a dilapidated temple in some forgotten corner of the capital, Adam set down a blushing Maren.
It could not be helped. Flying over eaves and running along walls just now had inevitably led to some bumping and physical contact, he really had not been able to tell before.
To think that at her age, she would already bear such a heavy burden.
Unlike Cecilia, who was light and unburdened. But that was fine, with proper nurturing, Cecilia would definitely blossom into something great in the future.
"Miss, this place is exceptionally remote. The Demonic Cult won’t find it in the short term. Once day breaks, you should leave the city."
"It is getting late. Since you are safe, I will take my leave." freёweɓnovel.com
There was no way Adam was going to bring this woman home and pile unnecessary trouble onto his life.
Saving her once was purely the subtle influence of his many years of socialist core values from his previous life.
He had settled her in this ruined temple.
Whether she lived or died from here depended entirely on her own fortune. Either way, it would not implicate him.
"Young Master, wait."
Maren looked at Adam’s retreating back, a trace of hesitation flickered through her eyes, but she ultimately called out to him.
"Miss, is there something else?"
Maren took an ancient piece of jade from her robes and placed it into Adam’s hands.
"Young Master, the outcome of my journey is unknown, and the Demonic Cult will definitely not let this little woman go."
"This ancient jade is tied to a massive fortuitous encounter. In the past, it was precisely by stepping into this secret realm that my ancestor ultimately forged his earth-shattering alchemy skills."
"I entreat Young Master to keep this ancient jade safe on my behalf. I will be endlessly grateful."
