《A Demon’s Journey》A Demon's Journey
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Underground Labyrinth of the Demons, Vlashire City.
Sargan was checking out this Labyrinth and searched for the treasury. These underground labyrinths were formed of a similar format. It made constructing the Labyrinth easier for the demons as they won't need to think of new architecture every time.
Moreover, if a Demon wished to from his enemies and entered that particular Labyrinth for the first time, he wouldn't need to waste too much time exploring it.
Since nearly all the Labyrinths had a similar layout, the demons just needed to remember that layout, and they would be familiar with most of the Labyrinths on the Frascoia Continent.
As an heir of the Bach Clan, Sargan was familiar with the standard layout of a Labyrinth. It didn't take him long to find the main treasury room in this Labyrinth.
Sargan checked out the treasury and was surprised to find multiple weapons, armors, and even raw ores in it.
There was a section for herbs and pills, but as Sargan entered that room, he was immediately forced to use his Ardor and block his nose.
'What an awful smell!'
These herbs and pills had been left in this location for nearly more than a hundred thousand years. It was only natural for them to be decayed to such a point.
The precious pills or heavenly herbs had now become a potent poison.
Sargan's Evil Eyes immediately activated as it countered the effects of the poison. Fortunately, the Demon Emperor's Bloodline flowing within his veins allowed him to remain safe.
If it was another demon, human, or even a Celestial, that person would have died or collapsed due to such potent poison.
Sargan used his Evil Eyes to look around and observe the entire room. There was something in the corner of this room that caught his attention.
Using his Spiritual Connection with the Labyrinth, Sargan investigated it but sensed that he couldn't move it.
Sargan knew he had no choice but to take action personally. He approached it slowly and with a cautious look.
When he was within 200 meters of that thing, the mist ahead of his eyes cleared up as he finally saw what it was.
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This was a Herb. However, not just a simple herb. But a pure Yin Herb!
As Sargan got closer, the form of this herb became clearer. It was a flower with pure Black Petals and a dark green colored stem.
In the darkness, it was extremely difficult for anyone to see it. However, this darkness was not much of an issue for Sargan's Evil Eyes.
However, even though the darkness wasn't much of an issue for Sargan, he had no idea what flower it was.
Before touching this flower, Sargan sensed a faint threat of death. He didn't dare to take another step forward.
In this situation, he decided to contact Azaroth. He thought 'Boss will definitely know about this flower.'
His Mystical Spiritual Connecting Ring began to shine for a couple of seconds. It was sending a signal to Azaroth.
It took nearly 10 seconds for Azaroth to receive this signal as he was rather far away from Sargan's location.
"Hmm?" Azaroth spoke as his holographic image became visible ahead of Sargan, "What is it?"
Sargan took a deep breath and explained, "Master, I found an Underground Labyrinth of the Demons near Vlashire City, and I am currently inside of it. I found many treasures within its treasury, and currently, I am standing inside its herbal section."
That explanation was more or less enough for Azaroth as he muttered a soft, "I see…."
His Mystic Eyes of Perception immediately began to work as he looked around to examine this Labyrinth.
'I see… A Labyrinth that was initially controlled by a Demon King before it was abandoned. Many of its arrays had stopped working due to the passage of time. Perhaps only the Spatial Arrays have remained stable.'
Azaroth immediately deduced a lot of information by checking out the walls, the arrays, and even the aura within this Labyrinth.
He finally focused on the Herbal Room and then at the flower which had troubled Sargan. Azaroth squinted his eyes when he stared at the flower before sighing out.
"The Dark Hearted Eye Flower. You have found a treasure." Azaroth praised Sargan.
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"This is a Dark Hearted Eye Flower?!" Sargan's eyes widened in shock as he heard that name.
"Although this Dark Hearted Eye Flower is rare, I have still seen some of them in my Clan's Herbal Garden. Its shape is very different compared to this flower. Moreover, the Dark Hearted Eye Flower only has a single petal. However, this flower has nearly 12 petals," Sargan spoke while maintaining a shocked expression.
Azaroth replied calmly, "It's only natural. This is a mutated Dark Hearted Eye Flower. In fact, it can be considered Dark Hearted Eye Flower King. And this is an absolutely rare flower."
"It's a good thing you contacted me before touching this flower; otherwise, you wouldn't have realized how you have died," Azaroth spoke seriously.
However, Sargan still couldn't understand a few things, and he asked Azaroth, "But how can a Dark Hearted Eye Flower King be born in this place? Although the Yin Ardor here is quite potent, it's still nothing compared to the intensity of Yin Ardor in Purgatory. Yet, there is hardly any Dark Hearted Eye Flower King there."
Azaroth replied with the same calm tone as before, "It is only natural that there is hardly any Dark Hearted Eye Flower King in Purgatory. The conditions for this flower to be born are extremely harsh. For such a herb to be created in this place… It can't be a coincidence."
"If my guess is right, this Herbal Garden was set up to create this Dark Hearted Eye Flower King. Along with the combination of multiple different kinds of energies, the main requirement to create a Dark Hearted Eye Flower King is that Yin and Yang Laws must initially remain balanced, and the Yin Ardor must gradually increase over time. The Yin and Yang Laws are only balanced in the Human World. So it makes sense why someone would try to create a Dark Hearted Eye Flower King here."
Azaroth's words terrified Sargan, "You mean this was planned by someone? Doesn't that mean I am intruding in a senior's territory? He will kill me once he realizes that I know of this place."
Azaroth understood why Sargan was so worried. However, he still retained a calm expression.
"You actually don't need to be so terrified. You should be aware of how cruel Purgatory is. Even if that Demon is from some sort of prestigious clan, it's doubtful whether he still lives today. Also, even if he is living. As long as you eat the herb and leave the Labyrinth and break your spiritual connection to it, he won't be able to find you."
Azaroth's words successfully placated Sargan's worries.
However, he had another issue…
"Boss, there is another problem with this plan. In reality, I just planned to check out this Labyrinth today and take any valuable treasures from this place. I am thinking of giving away this place to someone and use him to build my foundation here. If the Master of this Labyrinth ever returns, he would definitely find me then." Sargan explained his situation to Azaroth.
Azaroth now understood how troublesome the situation was for Sargan. He soon began to think deeply.
'The Master of this Labyrinth created this herb and planned to use it. If he had purposefully left it here, he should have left his subordinates in this Labyrinth who would inform him once the Dark Hearted Eye Flower King has been created. However, there were no demons in this Labyrinth when Sargan entered. In fact, according to what I can sense, there hasn't been anyone in this Labyrinth since hundreds of thousands of years ago.'
'Either the Master of this Labyrinth was killed, or he was forced to flee to Purgatory. If he had left this location purposefully, he would have taken the treasures along with him. Now so many years have passed, and he can't return to this Labyrinth in fear of humans and Celestials.'
Azaroth came to a conclusion soon enough.
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