"BLACK FIRE EMPEROR". The scare in his voice was instantly recognized. Even Lu Ming could feel his nervousness. Just what sort of history did the first elder have to make his enemy cower down in fear. Although the enemy was an initial emperor, and the enemy was at the beginner level, but to get this cared, the backstory seemed to be a little mysterious.
"You are probably trying to analyze the enemy's reaction to seeing the teacher right. I just want you to understand that the man in front of you is my teacher too. You should be able to estimate his power just from that. Master was a top mid-level emperor during the peak period of his cultivation."
"If there were any other mid-level emperors, they wouldn't be known so well. He is among a very few practitioners who got a title even before entering the advance emperor realm. The reason for all of that can be traced to the origin of his title."
"Black Fire, what does it signifies?"
"Master, except for being an emperor level practitioner was also a peak level 5 pill alchemist. His cultivations shouldn't be able to sustain such a huge burden with Qi capacity alone. What might be the alternatives."
"He must be in possession of a top-grade spiritual body with high soul strength and talent."
"But the master doesn't possess that."
"The other explanation is a top-grade fire and wood element body."
"His wood element affinity is lower than yours." The sect leader was watching Lu Ming's reaction with a delighted expression.
"The only other reason I can think of is earth…" Lu Ming's eyes opened wide. The sect leader noticed the change in expression. She smiled at Lu Ming.
"He possesses an earth flame. A high ranking one at that. His earth flame is known as Devil Swamp Fire. The flame is characterized by its iconic black color. Hence the title BLACK FIRE EMPEROR."
"The backstory goes way back to when the master was still a disciple of pill valley. He started as an outer disciple who was constantly bullied due to his lack of financial backing. Alchemy was a profession that required huge monetary investments to pursue. Master didn't have any financial support."
"He managed to enter the sect on the recommendation of an old man, who was said have vanished the same day he wrote the recommendation letter. Since the recommendation managed to get him to the outer disciple zone of t3h pill valley, many saw it as a back gate."
"He endured through the bullying and slowly worked for professors. Pill Valley records the history of every student who ever enlists in the organization. Their daily activity is monitored and reported to the higher authorities. When I got the chance to read his file, I managed to understand the hardship he has gone through."
"He used to work and practice 20 hrs a day, while the rest was spent on cultivation and meditation. He slowly rose through the ranks by not giving up and defeating his foes. He managed to rise to the top of outer disciples within a year, a path marked by the blood of his opponents."
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"He then got the chance to enter the inner ring, and the cycle of getting bullied started once again. I remember what my master always used to say. Continue to endure and work hard until you are powerful enough to overturn the one oppressing you."
"He did the same and was able to rise to the top 10 of the inner disciples. He was famous for his ruthless and cunning attitude. It is probably the same reason why he took a liking to you instantly." The sect leader said while smiling at Lu Ming.
"His enemies were either reported missing, or found mysteriously killed, and some f them even got their cultivation base abolished by him.". Lu Ming felt a chill in his spine. He couldn't imagine his master to be such a ruthless character. "Do you know the best thing about every incident. It was the fact that he did it all by himself, without any sort of backing."
"He won the internal competition and was allowed to go into the land of fire, but emerged out of there without any gain except for his improved cultivation. The reason for that was a combined plot by the core students and the inner disciples who wanted to hinder his path."
"He left the sect to gain experience from the outside world. Some say that it was because he was exhausted from the continuous battles and conflicts. Others say that he was scared. While I believe that it was due to one of his gains in the land of fire."
"When he returned after a period of 2 years for eth core disciple competition, he was an aid to have defeated every inner disciple and core disciples instantly, all in a single day. The event is still marked in the history of our pill valley, the day a man won a 1 vs. 30 fight with a landslide victory."
"Was it because of the Devil Swamp flame?"
"Everyone speculated the same thing. He was then accepted as the personal disciple of the then sect master. From the record of how the sect master looked, can you guess who it might be?"
Lu Ming thought for some time, before answering with a dazed tone. "It was the old man who wrote the recommendation letter for him to enter the pill valley."
"Exactly. He was the only other personal disciple except for the current valley leader of our pill valley. The current sect leader is said to have been crowned after the pill valley went through a catastrophic calamity due to one of their sworn enemy."
"It was the same battle where the master was injured, but his final move managed to gather a win for the pill valley. But as his strength fell, those who benefitted from his actions began to look down on him. Thus, he came to this place to recuperate. The name Black Fire emperor brought terror into the eyes of his enemies because half of the enemy force was single-handedly wiped out by him."
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The pit-
"You should confront someone of your own generation, Bone demon." The first elder began to move towards the opponent. The bone demon wouldn't be so scared if it was a neutral confrontation, as he knew about the first elder's injury. But he clearly felt the aura earlier. It was that of a mid-level emperor. It meant that he managed to regain his previous cultivation level.
"How can you be present in this back-ward region."
"It was thanks to your organization that I was forced to retreat here, bone demon. It seems now is the time to settle our previous accounts.". The first elder simply lifted his hands and a black mass began to coagulate atop his palm. The atmosphere instantly changed. The flame began to devour the energy around it.
"It has been such a long time since I get to use this move of mine. I promise to let you go if you can survive a single attack of mine." He simply lifted the black mass and threw it at the Bone Demon. The Bone Demon swung the sword with full force utilizing all his Qi, but the black mass seemed to be unaffected by it.
Even the contact spot of the blade began to get corroded. Soon enough the black mass covered the whole blade itself and corroded it. Lu Ming was shocked by the view. The sword was at least a peak king weapon but was instantly corroded by the black flame.
"Stay back you bastard. I am a top raking inner elder of the Black devil church. They aren't going to leave you an intact corpse if something were to happen to me."
"you don't need to worry about them finding me. I personally will find every single one of you maggots and wipe you with my own hands. Your death is just the starting of my pathway to revenge. I will make sure to leave a decomposed yet recognizable corpse for your sect to take notice."
The Bone Demon was incinerated a moment later. The affair was so short in duration that the three figures lying behind the first elder forgot to even recuperate. The name Black Fire Emperor was no new thing to them. The man in front of them was the infamous devil who took out around 20 emperor-level cultivators of the middle and advanced stage in a single sweep.
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"I hope you won't mind me taking the fire vein here." The first elder turned around and said with a smile. Lu Ming could feel his spine gone cold. The three figures instantly bowed in respect. "We pay our respect to the black fire emperor."
"You don't need to be formal. All three of your organizations have a good relationship with me. "
"As per the one hiding behind eth tree, please take the corpse and report his death to your sect elders. Tell them that an absolute blackness is soon going to cover the skies of the Black Devil church."
A figure came out and simply picked up the charred corpse of Bone Demon. He didn't communicate with the first elder but rather escaped the region in a hurry. The three figures also left without murmuring a word.
The battle was won so easily.
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