Chapter 41: Black Prison Sword Canon

"Did you get it back?"

Lu Chen heard Su Qian's words and was instantly overjoyed.

But he raised his head to look at her and discovered she had several more wounds on her body.

"What's this?"

Only after Lu Chen reminded her did Su Qian realize that, in her haste to bring back the Wind Wing Demon's blood, she had forgotten to wipe the wounds on her body clean.

"It's fine, I was only nicked a few times by the Wind Wing Demon; taking two recovery pills should be enough."

Saying that, Su Qian took out a few pills and swallowed them.

Looking at the shocking wounds on her back, Lu Chen frowned slightly.

"Such a demon beast's attack shouldn't heal so easily, right? Do you have any topical medicine on you? I'll apply it for you."

Su Qian seemed not to mind Lu Chen seeing her naked; she set up a shielding formation covering both of them, then naturally removed her clothes and took out some medicinal herbs from her storage bag.

By the time the wounds were treated, the sky had begun to lighten, and the Ghost Market was about to reopen.

Lu Chen and the now-dressed Su Qian returned to the Ghost Market, arriving at the cave where Chu Lian was.

Just as they entered, they saw that she seemed to have just finished refining a batch of pills.

"Done! It's done! A sixth-grade Devour Immortal Pill!" Chu Lian seemed to have stayed up all night, but she looked very excited.

As the pill furnace was opened, a strange medicinal aroma instantly filled the entire cave.

Upon smelling it, Lu Chen and Su Qian couldn't help but pinch their noses.

In contrast, Chu Lian not only didn't dislike it, but she inhaled the medicinal aroma deeply.

"What a strange woman..."

Lu Chen did not disturb her pill refining; the two waited at the cave entrance for a few minutes.

After Chu Lian had gathered all the pills, they then entered the cave.

"It's you guys, did you get the thing?" Chu Lian didn't seem surprised by Lu Chen and Su Qian's appearance.

"Yeah, this is the Wind Wing Demon's blood." Lu Chen handed over the bottle.

Upon receiving the bottle, Chu Lian couldn't help but open it right away, greedily sniffing the ferocious demon beast aura within.

"Exactly, it's indeed the Wind Wing Demon's aura; now the last ingredient for the Heavenly Demon Pill is ready."

"Heavenly Demon Pill?" Su Qian obviously knew this pill.

Seeing that Lu Chen didn't understand, she voluntarily explained the effects of the Heavenly Demon Pill.

It is somewhat similar to Lu Chen's Heavenly Demon Metamorphosis Technique; both involve refining the blood of magical beasts with heavenly demon bloodlines to temporarily gain heavenly demon power after consumption.

However, compared to the Heavenly Demon Metamorphosis Technique, the Heavenly Demon Pill has smaller side effects, but also a smaller potency increase.

"Heavenly Demon Pill... if used together with the Metamorphosis Technique, wouldn't the effect be even more terrifying?"

Lu Chen silently noted the Heavenly Demon Pill, determined to stockpile more if the chance arose in the future.

"Hey, here's the Prison Spirit Pill you wanted."

Chu Lian took out a bottle of pills from her storage bag, filled completely with Prison Spirit Pills.

Because she loved pill refining so much, her body was already stocked with all kinds of pills.

Casually taking out a few amounts to a wealth that ordinary cultivators could never accumulate in a lifetime.

She tossed the pills to Lu Chen, then quickly returned to the pill furnace to prepare another batch.

"Thank you, Senior." Although Lu Chen felt it odd to call a girl "Senior," cultivators revere strength, so he had no choice.

Having said that, he then left with Su Qian.

Before leaving the Ghost Market, Lu Chen wandered around it again, but unfortunately found nothing worth buying.

After returning to the Nine Abyss Sect, his first act was to go to Su Qian's residence and sleep.

Then he went to the sea of consciousness to ask the Empress for a technique.

Within the sea of consciousness, as Lu Chen opened his eyes, he found himself standing in the middle of a blood-colored desert.

Around him was nothing but emptiness, save for a distant void where a blood-red throne stood.

If he looked closely, he could see Empress Qi Luo sitting casually upon the throne.

She was not asleep; it seemed she had long known he would come seeking her.

Although the sudden solemn and dignified atmosphere within the sea of consciousness initially surprised Lu Chen, he knew she was merely trying to uphold her image as Empress.

Therefore, his heart remained largely undisturbed.

Nevertheless, even without much turmoil, through this scene he indeed caught a glimpse of Empress Qi Luo's former peak grandeur.

"Empress sister." Lu Chen had only uttered four words when the Empress already understood his intent.

"I know you've obtained the Netherworld Soul Jade; well done. I promise the slaughter technique I vowed to teach you will not go back on my word."

Lu Chen indeed currently lacks a powerful slaughter technique.

Those techniques he obtained by other means are basically low-grade.

If possible, he would prefer to obtain it from the Empress.

"Given your current cultivation path, I have thought of a decent technique."

"At the same time, it also matches fairly well with your Heavenly Demon Metamorphosis Technique."

As the Empress's words fell, a thread of divine soul power immediately linked to Lu Chen.

Both of them instantly entered a remarkably wondrous state.

As time passed, a technique named the Black Prison Sword Canon gradually appeared in Lu Chen's mind.

At the moment the technique appeared, the system also triggered a reversal effect.

【Detected demonic art, Black Prison Sword Canon!】

【Original effect: Cultivation requires absorbing large amounts of killing intent and enduring the heart-piercing pain of killing intent. Upon reaching mastery, sword qi can transform into a black prison cage, preventing opponents from using any evasion techniques. However, long-term cultivation will drain lifespan, invite inner demons, impair the mind, and easily provoke heavenly punishment, resulting in spiritual energy rejection.】

【Reverse Effect: Long-term cultivation will increase lifespan, make the mind clearer, and it is extremely easy to attract Heaven's Blessing, making spiritual qi more intimate.】

「No wonder it's a technique taught by the Empress; the side effects are many. 」

Lu Chen played a joke on himself; afterwards, he again noticed the two characters 'extremely easy' on the system interface.

「Speaking of which, I cultivated the Myriad Slaughter Magic Canon for so long before, yet never attracted a Heaven's Blessing. 」

「I don't know what the effect of the Black Prison Sword Canon's extreme ease in attracting Heaven's Blessing will be. 」

After obtaining the technique, Lu Chen was about to bow and bid farewell to the Empress, preparing to return to try cultivating.

But the Empress seemed not intending to let him leave so easily.

「Taking the stuff and leaving—what kind of good deal is that? 」

「Empress sister, can we pause the dual cultivation... 」 Lu Chen said with a slightly pleading tone.

Although the system can reverse the effects of dual cultivation, the fatigue is real.

These days of continuous dual cultivation have almost driven him crazy.

「No saying you can't; find a place to lie down yourself. 」

「Also, no shouting pain. 」

「You don't need to grab my heart, just hold my hand well... 」

Everything about the Empress looks so perfect.

Whether it's her figure, her appearance, or that unique charm revealed in her every move.

But even though she is so perfect, Lu Chen has already grown tired of her.

I don't ask the Empress to speed up, only hoping it ends sooner.