Valeria entered the Core Sect once more.

She went to the courtyard of Battle Fairy Mia, where she found that Spirit Crystal last time and continued her search from there, but she didn't find another Spirit Crystal there. ​​

She moved on to the next courtyard and continued her search for the Spirit Crystals.

She searched for half a day, but she didn't find even a single Spirit Crystal. She had searched the courtyards of all the disciples.

She moved deeper into the sect and went towards the courtyards of the Elders.

Coincidentally, the first courtyard she found was a courtyard that belonged to the Supreme Elder of the Sect, who was also the master of Situ Mu.

The Supreme Elder was cultivating in his room, unaware of the fact that a tiny thief was roaming in her house, in search of a crystal.

Valeria searched every place of the courtyard but didn't find the Spirit Crystal she was looking for.

The only place she hadn't searched was the bedroom of the supreme elder, where he was cultivating at the moment.

After thinking for a short moment, she decided to go to the bedroom.

She flew inside the bedroom and saw an old man sitting on the ground and cultivating. His eyes were closed, and he seemed as if he was lost in the world of cultivation, completely unaware of what happened in his surroundings.

She started looking around the room and finished her search after 10 minutes. She was just about to leave when she noticed the necklace on the Supreme Elder's neck.

It was a spirit crystal that he was wearing as a pendant.

'Is it even possible to take that from his neck?' She thought as she frowned.

She was tempted to give it a try, but she controlled herself.

She left the courtyard.

'I can't take it from his neck. He would definitely realize. Dammit, why couldn't it be as easy as last time? Why would someone wear a Spirit Crystal as a necklace? It's not an accessory but a cultivation resource. Just keep it on the bed and leave!' she thought as she moved over to the next courtyard.

It took her around 20 minutes to fly to the next courtyard.

The second courtyard also belonged to an Elder, but that Elder was not in his courtyard at this time, giving Valeria a free rein to search his courtyard.

Valeria looked through his courtyard and searched his place from top to bottom, but she didn't find the Spirit Crystal there.

With a disappointed look on her face, she left the courtyard and left in search of her next target.

During the day, she searched every Elder's courtyard. She had searched every place in the core sect, and the only place she still hasn't explored was the Courtyard of the Sect Master.

At the moment, she was flying towards the Courtyard of the Sect Master of the Mighty Demon Sect.

Valeria reached his courtyard and entered the place.

The servant of the Sect Master was sitting in the hall, but the sect master wasn't there.

Valeria started searching the hall to find the Spirit Crystal.

It was at that moment; the Sect Master entered the Courtyard.

"Hahahaha, you should have told me if you wanted that. When I found out that you came for some reason, I thought it was some big matter. I left this place but didn't take that item with me. You should've told him. If I knew you wanted it, I would've come to your place with that item," the Sect Master said smilingly as he glanced towards the man behind him.

It was blind elder Wu that had come with him.

The Servant immediately stood up as he saw them enter.

"Wait here. I'll be right back with that," The Sect Master said to Elder Wu as he pointed towards the chair.

Elder Wu sat on the chair, whereas the Sect Master went to his bedroom.

Valeria was still looking through the hall when she felt as if someone was looking at her.

She turned back and saw Elder Wu facing her, but his eyes were closed.

"This was unexpected. This place has some really interesting things," Elder Wu let out casually

The servant thought that he was talking about the stuff in the hall.

"Yeah, Master selected most of the things himself," he told Elder Wu.

The Sect Master came out of the bedroom with a small ring.

"Here it is. It's in this Storage Ring," The Sect Master as he gave a ring to Elder Wu.

"Thanks," Elder Wu said as he stood up and started leaving. He glanced one last time towards the door of the Sect Master's bedroom, where Valeria was entering at the moment.

He simply smiled as he walked away.

The Sect Master walked back to the hall and sat on his chair.

The servant closed the door and walked after him.

"Ahmm, Master. If you don't mind, can I ask you something?" The Servant asked the Sect Master.

"Sure. You've been with me for so long. You don't need to take my permission to ask anything," The Sect Master said, smilingly.

"Master, I've seen many people come here. From Core Elders to the Supreme Elder, they all came here, but I've never seen you be so respectful to any of them. Why are you so respectful in front of Elder Wu? Isn't he only an Outer Sect Elder?" the Servant asked.

"He's only an Outer Sect Elder because he wanted to be an Outer Sect Elder, not because he's not talented enough to get a higher position," the Sect Master replied.

"I know it's not my place to ask this, but is there a reason someone would prefer to be an Outer Sect Elder than have a higher position?" the servant asked again.

"That's the question even I ask. I still don't know the answer to it, though," the Sect Master sighed as he shook his head.

"Is he stronger than the Supreme Elder? You're not like this even before the supreme elder," the servant asked.

"Is he stronger than the Supreme Elder? What do you think?" the Sect Master asked with an amused smile on his face.

"I'm not sure. I don't think he should be stronger than the Supreme Elder," The Servant replied.

"Maybe he's stronger, or maybe he's weaker. All I can say is that you should never judge someone by their looks. You remember the legend of Master Long, right?" the Sect Master asked.

"I heard the story, but isn't that only a legend. It's most probably a fiction that someone made up. The Strongest Clan of our world offended an 18-19-year-old boy, and it was wiped out in an instant. That does not seem possible," the Servant shook his head.

"That's not all of it is there? You might see it as a fiction, but the people that died that day didn't have the same luck you had. Even I feel the chill run down my spine when I read the description of that day," The Sect Master said. "There are mountains beyond mountains."

"Is that story real, Master?" the Servant asked.

"It should be. My master told me that story. He said that his ancestors were right there. His ancestor also wrote everything he saw that day. It was utter destruction that no normal human being should be capable of causing," the Sect Master said as he shook his head.

"Not something a human should be able to do? Was he a True Demon?" the Servant asked.

"Maybe he was, or maybe he was a god. Is there really a difference between the two?" the Sect Master said with an amused smile on his face.

" The only thing that story teaches us is that a single child is enough to destroy an empire. One should never underestimate anyone," the Sect Master said.

It was at that time; he heard the sound of something falling in his bedroom.