Liu Ruyan widened her eyes, completely unexpected... Lu Ye was playing entirely by his own rules!

Under normal circumstances, after explaining everything, shouldn't she be allowed to leave?

Feeling the terrifying Source Qi rampaging inside her chest cavity, Liu Ruyan finally understood before her death.

Grandmaster's Source Qi... the person she wanted to devour Essence from turned out to be a Martial Arts Grandmaster!

"Grand..."

Just as she uttered the single character in terror, Liu Ruyan's life force was completely severed.

Moments later, a corpse of a three-tailed fox with matted fur appeared before the two.

"So she was Liu Mei'Er." At this moment, Chen Lingxiang said thoughtfully.

"You know her?"

"Not really, but I've heard a bit about this Liu Mei'Er." Chen Lingxiang's expression turned slightly odd.

"This person was previously a member of the Xuanzhou Fox Race, and it's rumored the Xuanzhou Fox Race is a branch of the Qingqiu Fox Race."

Lu Ye asked, "What strength is the king of Xuanzhou Fox Race approximately?"

Chen Lingxiang pondered for a moment and said, "Not too sure, but years ago it was rumored to be another top-notch seasoned Martial Arts Grandmaster, maybe only a step away from transcending Grandmaster."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye nodded, this realm was still within his expectations.

After all, it was entrenched in Xuanzhou, not secluded to the Northern Territory's alien forces.

"What do you mean by being a former member of the Xuanzhou Fox Race, is she not one now?"

Chen Lingxiang shook his head, "Indeed she's not, as long as ten years ago, I heard that Xuanzhou Fox Race had expelled an Innate Realm member, it was Liu Mei'Er herself."

"At the time, this caused some discussion across Xuanzhou, after all, despite the Xuanzhou Fox Race having some foundational strength, Innate Realm members aren't just cabbages, readily available."

Intuition suggested some hidden story, Lu Ye immediately curiously inquired, "What's going on?"

Originally he thought, killing Liu Ruyan, with her changed name would provoke Xuanzhou Fox Race.

But listening all the way down, it seems not to be the case.

Chen Lingxiang organized the information he knew, slowly stating, "Rumor has it Liu Mei'Er previously stole a Three Divine Fruits from her clan, and was discovered, leading to Xuanzhou Fox Race flying into rage."

"After all, the Three Divine Fruits is a top treasure for any force in Xuanzhou, helping one gain insight while breaking the realm."

"In consideration of kinship, eventually Xuanzhou Fox Race didn't deal with Liu Mei'Er, merely expelling her from the clan, erasing her from the Xuanzhou Fox Race genealogy."

Stealing Three Divine Fruits?

Lu Ye pondered, the Three Divine Fruits, back then he consumed one, and the Innate Invisible Sword Qi was comprehended during that time.

Chen Lingxiang paused for two seconds, then stared peculiarly at Lu Ye.

"I heard that Liu Mei'Er didn't steal the Three Divine Fruits for herself, but... for her beloved."

Lu Ye: "?"

Lu Ye didn't expect that heartless killer Liu Ruyan had such a past.

"With that Three Divine Fruits, Liu Mei'Er's beloved, upon advancing above Innate, broke up with her, saying humans and demons are ultimately different."

"Therefore, strictly speaking, that Above Innate, can at most be considered Liu Mei'Er's former beloved."

"This incident was widely circulated in Xuanzhou back then, leading to Liu Mei'Er's expulsion, it was heard her personality drastically changed, later keeping many gigolos."

After hearing this, Lu Ye shook his head indifferently, "Though somewhat tragic, she later harmed others, devoured Essence, bringing it upon herself."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lingxiang also nodded, as if remembering something, he approached the three-tailed fox's corpse to retrieve a rounded Demon Core.

"Look, Young Master Lu, here's her Demon Core."

Lu Ye glanced at it, then shook his head.

This demon core forced to Innate Seventh Layer by external forces, inside was chaotic like a mixed stew.

The energy was indeed dense, stronger than Innate Pill, but absorbing such a Demon Core... would likely pollute one's own Innate True Qi.

"You take it, I don't need it."

Chen Lingxiang hurriedly shook his head, "I don't need it either, Young Master Lu, you hold onto it then."

Against Lu Ye's refusal, Chen Lingxiang stuffed the Demon Core into his hands, then looked at the two pathways ahead, asking, "How do we proceed?"

Lu Ye glanced at the man's severed head beside, "Liu Ruyan killed him, now avenging him, using some of his blood should be acceptable."

Taking some blood, Lu Ye then smashed a pit inside the cave, burying the man's head peacefully.

Arriving in front of the last stone door, Lu Ye dripped blood into the groove...

In an instant, an array seemed to be activated, the stone door thunderously opened.

Together with Chen Lingxiang swiftly entering, the mechanism door shut again.

"Turns out the pinnacle Martial Arts Grandmaster's cave is so simple." Crossing the passage, gazing at the scene ahead, Chen Lingxiang felt a bit emotional.

Before them solely stood three cave-transformed rooms, a living room, a practice room, plus an Array Room.

Lu Ye casually remarked, "The path of cultivation has always been boring."

A moment later, Lu Ye was the first to enter the practice room, with Chen Lingxiang curiously following behind.

On the rack were merely three secret manuals, one on Cultivation Technique, one on Body Technique, and one on Swordsmanship.

The three secret manuals, astonishingly, were all Earth Tier Lower Grade.

If anyone else came here of Innate Realm, the might be overjoyed right now.

Earth Tier secret manuals in the past were owned only by the Three Great Sects.

But in Lu Ye's eyes, there was not much excitement, his visit wasn't for Wu Yi's secret manuals, but for array tactics and possibly left cultivation resources.

Chen Lingxiang, on the other hand, stared at the three secret manuals, shocked.

Three Earth Tier... any one could become a treasure of an Innate Clan!

Beside the three secret manuals was a line of small engraved text...

"If the person arriving is my Wu Yi descendant, take the secret manuals, cultivate diligently, and continue the Wu Family lineage. If the person is not my Wu Yi descendant, I hope future encounters with Wu Family descendants show some courtesy."

Upon reading this, Lu Ye shook his head indifferently.

Where is the Wu Family descendant? Long erased by Liu Ruyan's last act.

"If you'd like these three secret manuals, go ahead and take them." Lu Ye said.

"Ah?" Chen Lingxiang was a bit surprised, he knew Lu Ye was strong, but typically the stronger the Martial Arts Cultivator, the more they should covet high tier secret manuals.

Only profound secret manuals can fully utilize one's strength.

Yet... Lu Ye actually didn't want these three Earth Tier secret manuals?!

They say the older generation can't keep up with changing times, yet how can someone barely older than Lu Ye be unable to keep up with such changes?

Moments later, Lu Ye found other things inside the practice room.

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