Getting Ready

Liu Ruyan then looked at the second jade slip.

[The Path To Eternal Damnation- This is a vicious technique where you absorb the souls of other living beings for the growth of your own consciousness, with this practice your soul will become stronger over time and you will also be able to hide your cultivation realm.]

Liu Ruyan's heartbeat increased, things were getting heated pretty fast.

She knows there are three paths in cultivation- body cultivation, energy cultivation (which basically includes normal Qi gathering and subsequent stages.), and soul cultivation where the divine consciousness is strengthened.

The above methods belonged to body and soul cultivation respectively which were only available to those inner as well as core disciples.

 "The other two techniques seem to be different?"

Liu Ruyan, with a confused mind, opened the remaining jade slips.

 [Resentment Mirror! - How can a top demon be without their signature weapon? This mirror contains the resentments and obsessions of all living beings who are thoroughly tortured. Just hold your mirror high and let those ghosts drown all your enemies.]

 "This is a weapon, it seems quite vile just by the sound of the introduction, what a damn mirror!"

Liu Ruyan felt shocked before continuing to read the last slip.

[Undead Empress! - After embarking on the road of devil arts, what's the need to rely on others? Using this technique, have sufficient mastery of the corpses. Let those undead rise again and listen to the command of their supreme lords. Even after death let your corpses be eternal slaves.]

 "Oh Gosh! What taboo techniques I have read, each of these require unethical killing and torturing, no wonder all these damn evil sects were destroyed."

Liu Ruyan spoke without hesitation.

"Even if one wants to practise any of these demonic arts, he can't kill or sacrifice so many people without being unnoticed."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Liu Ruyan's mind had a bold idea.

Her face instantaneously flushed with excitement.

 "But I am different...…"

 'I have that lotus petal which helps me to jump to the zombie world back and forth.'

 'What if?'

 'What if I used those zombies instead of living beings? In theory, it may be feasible?'

 'But, I need to personally verify it! If it's successful I may make a fortune!'

Thinking of a feasible plan, like a fool, Liu Ruyan started laughing foolishly.

 Without wasting any further seconds, she unlocked the restrictions on the four jade slips and the entire information regarding the process, materials, detours and other miscellaneous things flooded her mind.

 "Okay, we have been here for a long time, let's leave or someone may become suspicious."

Liu Ruyan stepped out of the warehouse like a depressed girl, after all, to deceive someone, the acting needed to be flawless.

 "Elder, here's your token."

Liu Ruyan obediently handed the restriction opening token to the old elder guarding outside and politely bowed down in gratitude.

The elder slowly opened his eyes and took the token Liu Ruyan threw at him.

He played with it in his hands for a couple of minutes before opening her mouth.

 "Girl, after assessing it, I found out you took nothing from the first floor, but instead wasted your time in the Research Podium which houses those taboo skills."

With a stern face, he reprimanded in a stern voice.

"Naive girl, I tell you in advance even if you have read all those demonic jade slips, it's of no use. Those things are unholy and a shortcut in the way of practice. As shortcuts, those ways are flawed and only harm yourself."

 "And last thing, if anyone found someone practising those evil techniques they will be caught on the spot and they will be skinned alive while their soul is burned in eternal fire, I hope you are smart and know what to do!"

 "Okay, now get out! I need to have some sleep."

The elder shooed Liu Ruyan away, but before ordering her to leave, he was kind enough to remind her of all the dangers if she did something bad.

But Liu Ruyan didn't care. It was not like she was going to slaughter some mortal city.

She had her own little thoughts.

 "But before departing, I need to first make sufficient preparations."

Liu Ruyan ran away to some of her former friends.

It took a full three hours, but after some nagging and empty promises, she managed to amass three middle-grade cultivation stones.

 "With this much money, I should be able to buy what I need!"

Like a religious fanatic, she ran to the sect's marketplace. 

She quickly found some cheap artifacts and stuff she was looking for. 

One eye-catching artifact was the 'Ever tying rope', which could tie a large number of people together. Others were materials to arrange some ready-made formations along with their instruction manuals and some miscellaneous herbs.

There was also a set of offensive and defensive talismans. 

"Okay, the preparation seems to be sufficient. It's now time to test the hypothesis."

Holding a bag full of supplies, Liu Ruyan rushed back to her cave.

First, she spent sufficient time reading all the instruction manuals regarding formations, then put a makeshift backpack on her back containing everything.

"Now everything depends on my luck."

Communicating with the lotus petal suspended in her consciousness, she disappeared altogether.