1245 The first elder rages, blaming MYF and MYQ’s affair for dooming them, while MZX protests that it was done by a person, speculating the use of the SDS and Space Magic to teleport. However, the explanation is too unlikely. Meanwhile, SL had miscalculated and teleported to an unknown court.
1246 The premises is low key and deserted but protected by multiple barriers. The little dragon senses Purple Crystals and SL teleports inside. In the middle of the yard, she sees a powerful old man cultivating, with 7 large Purple Crystals, each the size of a fist, in front of him.
1247 The dragon drools and tries to rush towards them, but SL grabs him, and summons her SGT, which uses vines as thin as hair to slide towards the old man, while SL hides behind a pillar holding her breath.
1248-1249 The old man suddenly moves, causing SL to falter, only to continue meditating. The SGT manages to take the first Purple Crystal, which she gives to the little dragon. SL concludes the old man is probably a Mo family ancestor (MFA) that even NL can’t contend against and sneers as she places the second crystal into her space, absorbing the essence until only a shell remains. She fills it with a black concoction that RY had given her, which can erase spiritual energy and damage cultivation. The SGT then returns it to the MFA. Soon there is only one crystal left, with the rest swapped with shells full of poison. Feeling the spiritual fluctuations from the ancestor, she urges the plant to retreat before he senses them. The MFA’s eyes remain closed but he reaches for a poisoned crystal shell.
1250 MFA directly absorbs the poison from 6 shells without noticing anything, when his face turns red and his energy fluctuates. SL takes this opportunity to teleport, as the MFA is in too much pain to respond. He endures as his body starts burning up, but panics when dark spots start emerging in the sea of energy within him. 10th ranked experts are divided into 3 ranks: Command level (统领级Tǒng Lǐng Jí), Saint level (圣主级 Shèng Zhǔ Jí) and Imperial level (君主级Jūn Zhǔ Jí). The ancestor was breaking through to Imperial, which would’ve made him one of the strongest 5 people in the continent. MFA forces himself to wake up, realizing that not only were the Purple Crystals taken, but he had been poisoned and that his cultivation was compromised.
1251-1252 MFA rages, causing the house to shake. The first elder arrives to see the guards outside injured and lying on the floor. His son, MZX, approaches to placate him, only to be lifted and beaten. The elders try to stop MFA, who eventually recovers his sanity and is unaware of his actions.
1253-1254 The elders approach to question him, when dark spots start emerging in his mind and sight. The first elder notices the fake Purple Crystals that poisoned MFA and places WYP under lockdown. The elder identifies 2 possible culprits – one from Purgatory City, and another ‘hidden dragon’, but both are unlikely to perform these acts, before concluding that healing MFA is more important. MZX reminds him their MST and Treasury have been looted, when the elder recalls SL’s blood. SL returns to her courtyard, where NL has absorbed the MSF and is now at the peak of 9th ranked.
1255 SL hands BY a Seven Nights Mysterious Flower (七夜玄花 Qī Yè Xuán Huā), which grows on the snowy peaks of mountains that are filled with molten lava. This would increase his immunity against the ice and fire types that his water-wind elements are weak to. BY directly shoves it in his mouth before SL can change her mind, while ZiY receives a Ninth Grade Spiritual Herb (九品上灵草Jiǔ Pǐn Shàng Líng Cǎo) to help her instantly advance. Seeing the appropriateness of their gifts, it’s clear SL can choose from a wide selection.