Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 91

“The Nether Python?”

Hearing that the so-called Dragon Lord of the Jinlin River was a python that became a spirit finally cleared up the confusion in Lu Xuan’s mind.

That made sense!

If the Dragon Lord of the Jinlin River were a true dragon from mythical legends, Lu Xuan would have been dead long ago.

Faced with a true dragon, forget a mere wisp of divine will or a phantom shadow, even a casual glance would have been enough to reduce his body to ashes.

“Correct!”

“This Nether Python emerged during the reign of the Tianqi Emperor to bring disaster upon the people of Jinlin Township.”

“During the Tianqi era, this Nether Python, at the Divine Mansion realm, went mad for some reason and attempted to use the waters of the Jinlin River to submerge the entire Yunze County.”

“In the end, the Tianqi Emperor personally descended upon Yunze County. Using the sacrificial vessel, the Black Bird Heavenly Chain, he set up a seal to suppress the python at the bottom of the Jinlin River.”

“What’s puzzling is why the Tianqi Emperor didn’t simply slay the Nether Python.”

“Given his level of martial prowess and wielding a sacrificial vessel like the Black Bird Heavenly Chain, eliminating the Nether Python should have been effortless.”

At this point, even Li Chengfeng seemed perplexed, unsure what the Tianqi Emperor had been thinking.

Why not eliminate the demon beast? What was the point of keeping it around?

In the end, that Nether Python used the fish demon of the Jinlin River to wreak havoc in the region.

The Tianqi Emperor? A sacrificial vessel?

The Tianqi era! Yunze County! Jinlin Township!

Finally, Lu Xuan was hearing about something he actually knew. The Tianqi Emperor was the previous emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xia Ritian!

And Yunze County, Jinlin Township – weren’t these places mentioned in the county records he had seen back in Qingyun County?
When he had passed through Jinlin Township and the Jinlin River before, they had felt familiar.

Now, with Li Chengfeng’s explanation, everything suddenly clicked into place for Lu Xuan, connecting all the information.

During the Tianqi era, Jinlin Township was suddenly hit by a torrential downpour, as if the Heavenly River itself was pouring down.

A colossal creature was also seen in the sky, swallowing clouds and spitting mist, blotting out the sun and sky!

Wasn’t that describing this very Nether Python?

“Uncle Feng, what exactly is this ‘sacrificial vessel’ you mentioned?”

This piqued Lu Xuan’s interest.

Good heavens, something capable of suppressing a Nether Python at the Divine Mansion realm must be an earth-shattering object.

At the very least, Lu Xuan had genuinely never heard the term ‘sacrificial vessel’ before.

“You don’t know?”

Li Chengfeng instantly stood up, looking at Lu Xuan with utter astonishment.

“Then how did you reach your current…?”

Li Chengfeng trailed off, but what he wanted to say was:

‘Are you pulling my leg?’

Without the aid of a sacrificial vessel, there was simply no way the young man before him could have broken through to the Inner Qi realm at just twenty years of age, let alone reached the peak of Inner Qi completion!
“Please speak plainly, Uncle Feng. I truly do not know what this sacrificial vessel is.”

Seeing that Lu Xuan’s expression remained as calm as still water, Li Chengfeng finally realized.

The other party seemed genuinely unaware of what a sacrificial vessel was.

Seeing this, Li Chengfeng quickly asked, “Young friend Lu Xuan, where are you from? Who is your master?”

“Qingyun County.”

“As for a master… I don’t have one.”

Hearing this, Li Chengfeng frowned slightly and glanced inconspicuously at Li Yanran beside him.

Li Yanran gave a slight nod, indicating that what Lu Xuan said was true.

When she was previously in Qingyun County, she had also investigated Lu Xuan’s background.

The results showed that the background of this young master of the Lu family was as simple and clear as a blank sheet of paper, with no complexity whatsoever.

A flicker of shock passed through Li Chengfeng’s eyes, and his gaze towards Lu Xuan became even more enthusiastic.

“Young friend Lu Xuan, sacrificial vessels are born of Heaven and Earth, similar to those supernatural anomalies.”

“They contain terrifying and unfathomable power of Heaven and Earth, possessing incredible, world-altering abilities.”

“Sacrificial vessels are divided into two types: those that are naturally incomplete, and those that are perfect and whole.”

“The power of a sacrificial vessel is also related to its degree of completeness.”

“The more complete the sacrificial vessel, the greater the power of Heaven and Earth it possesses.”
“Only the Eight Great Families and those few transcendent major powers possess complete sacrificial vessels.”

“The Eight Great Families? Transcendent major powers?”

“What are those?”

The power of Heaven and Earth?

Could it be the same power that the Nether Python had used?

Lu Xuan recalled that night, facing the Nether Python, he had felt as if he were standing alone against the very world itself – hopeless and powerless.

“With your talent, young friend, you will learn about them soon enough.”

However, Li Chengfeng did not answer Lu Xuan’s question. Instead, after saying this mysteriously, he changed the subject.

“By the way, young friend Lu Xuan, I heard from Yanran that you came to the Black Bird Guard headquarters in Baidao Prefecture because you had some business to attend to?”

Since Li Chengfeng was unwilling to elaborate, Lu Xuan didn’t press the matter. His current priority was still slaying supernatural anomalies.

“Indeed!”

“Sir Black Bird Envoy, I…”

Before Lu Xuan could finish his sentence, Li Chengfeng interrupted him.

“Ah, young friend, no need for such formality.”

“If you don’t mind, you can follow Yanran’s example and call me Uncle Feng.”

“Alright, Uncle Feng. I came here for one purpose only: to request access to your archives.”

“Preferably detailed information concerning supernatural anomalies and those mysterious demon beasts.”

Li Chengfeng was momentarily taken aback upon hearing this, then laughed and said,

“Oh!”

“Young friend, it seems you have a keen interest in these monstrous things!”

“Then you’ve come to the right place.”

“We, the Black Bird Guard, measure the world for His Majesty, eliminating demons and slaying anomalies. The secret knowledge of the realm is all recorded within the Black Bird Guard archives.”

A glint of sharp light flashed in Lu Xuan’s eyes, and his calm heart stirred with excitement.

“However, the information contained in the archives of the Baidao Prefecture Black Bird Guard is not as detailed as that in the headquarters in the capital, Tiandu.”

“Most of it only records the supernatural anomalies and demon beasts that have appeared within Baidao Prefecture.”

Seeing Lu Xuan’s excited reaction, Li Chengfeng hurriedly added.

“Only those within Baidao Prefecture?”

“That will suffice!”

“Then I’ll trouble you to lead the way, Uncle Feng.”

The Black Bird Guard archives were located not far from the office compound of the Black Bird Envoy, Li Chengfeng, and were a heavily guarded area within the Black Bird Guard headquarters.

No one was permitted to enter the archive repository without orders from the Black Bird Envoy or the two Deputy Black Bird Envoys.

Outside the archive doors stood more than a dozen figures standing silently at attention.

At that moment, the sound of two sets of heavy footsteps echoed from the distance, breaking the serene and solemn atmosphere.

“Sir Black Bird Envoy!”

The Black Bird Guards stationed outside the archives shouted in unison upon seeing the arrivals.

“Hmm.”

“Open it.”

The arrivals were none other than Lu Xuan and Li Chengfeng. Li Chengfeng spoke softly to the guards stationed outside.

“Yes, Sir!”

The guard nearest the door unhesitatingly pushed it open.

“Young friend, these are our Black Bird Guard archives. Feel free to look around.”

“You all, remember this young friend’s appearance. Henceforth, he is not to be hindered when entering or leaving the archives!”

The Black Bird Guards stationed outside heard Li Chengfeng’s order and couldn’t help but show strange expressions.

“Yes, Sir Black Bird Envoy!”