Murim Recurve

'Why is Ki'Nua leaving so soon? Wasn't she excited about this auction?' Re'Kha frowned, 'As I suspected, something is different about her now.'

Two of the young Harmonisers that had brought in the items at the start arrived before seat number 200, escorting Ki'Nua to the backstage. They planned to direct her to the exit from there.

Re'Kha swooped in on their conversation, watching one of the young Harmonisers talk to Ki'Nua, "You'll only be able to leave once the auction ends. Until then, you'll have to wait in one of the exclusive carriages where we'll load your items. Please don't worry. You'll be the first to leave once the auction ends."

"That's fine by me," Ki'Nua replied, feeling her heart thump in tension. She then proceeded as directed by the two young Harmonisers, arriving at a room where a group of Harmonisers from the Royal Clan were seated behind a counter.

They were in charge of returning the remainder of the money that wasn't spent in the auction. When Ki'Nua gave them her metal slab, they looked at the number on it, referring to what the accountant had informed them.

One of the ladies spoke, "Your balance is 82 RuQi. Do you need it in any specific denomination?"

"Anything is fine," Ki'Nua spoke.

"Alright," The lady behind the counter took an embroidered pouch and carried it with her, approaching a couple of cylinders as she took out coins from them and put them into the pouch. She paced 7 ten RuQi coins, 5 two RuQi coins, and 2 one RuQi coins in it and gave them to Ki'Nua, "Check and see if they are correct.

As she had already seen the other party put the money in the pouch, Ki'Nua didn't bother to count, taking the pouch as she left the room. She was then escorted to another room where a couple of people stood before the mural.

One of them made a formal bow towards her, saying, "You can verify this once to see whether it is what you have bought. We'll then pack it for you."

The thumping of her heart and the mysterious feeling she felt from it were enough to guarantee the mural's authenticity. So, Ki'Nua nodded, "It is this indeed."

She then touched the mural once, retracting her hand immediately as the Earth Qi coating it prickled her. She then looked at the others, "Can you please leave me alone here for some time? I bought this for research purposes. And since I have a lot of time to kill until the auction ends, I'll be researching it."

One of the Harmonisers in charge of maintaining the mural nodded, showing that they didn't mind it, "But, please note that we won't reimburse you with the money if you find any faults with it now."

"I don't intend to." Ki'Nua smiled, seeing the other party nod and accompany everyone else to exit. They locked the door securely, ensuring no one would disturb her. Moreover, the locking mechanism was simple. If she wished, she could exit it any time.

Moreover, two Harmonisers were posted at the entrance to prevent anything amiss from happening. Moreover, a lot of Harmonisers from the Royal Clan were patrolling the area. So, nothing unexpected would occur.

Upon seeing that she was alone, Ki'Nua heaved a sigh in relief, "I didn't expect something like this to appear. I'll definitely make this mine, First Celestial Emperor."

She swapped places with her Pranic Avatar. There wasn't even a flicker accompanying the swap. Moreover, her Pranic Avatar looked no different from her current self, the gown included. Now, she approached the mural, standing before it as she gazed at the serpent's eye, for a moment shuddering in fear.

She shook her head, "This isn't a simple serpent."

She looked throughout the mural, gently placing her hand on the serpent's eye, flinching when the Earth Qi damaged her. She then seeped her head through it, retracting it immediately as she took a couple of steps back in fear.

"I understand how this came to be now." She patted her thumping heart, shuddering in fear as she regulated her breathing, 'Those Calamities should be behind this. This is what they had been planning in the land of the Treka.'

She took in deep breaths as her scowl eased up, finally sighing as she looked at the Treka that was wielding a short sword, focusing on the weapon in his hand. She then arrived before it, phasing her hand through the mural as she seemed to be digging for something, relying on her senses as she could feel the dense concentrated Ghost Qi inside.

'How the heck did those Calamities devise a method to create Ghost Qi Essence?' She was puzzled, feeling her Harmoniser knowledge was lacking.

'But, I'll be reaping your harvest and will use it to deal with the lot of you in the future.' Her eyes glinted with faint killing intent as she pulled her hand outward, bringing out an ethereal knife from the mural.

It was a Magic Artifact, one created using Ghost Qi Essence. It was incredible. Ki'Nua wielded it, feeling that she was able to bring out all its strength. The knife was longer than typical knives; the bladed portion alone was almost the length of her hand.

She then seeped her left hand into the mural, in the place where the other Treka—the one with the armour—was inscribed, pulling out an armour from within. It too was a Magic Artifact, made using Ghost Qi.

It seemed the mysterious organisation had been using the Kalki they had kidnapped to create Ghost Qi Magic Artifacts using the relics of the Treka.

Both the knife and the armour were jet black, not even reflecting any light incident on them. And, as they had been created differently, their shapes seemed fluid.

The moment she touched them, Ki'Nua immediately knew what to do with them. After all, she too was a Sha now.

Smiling, she wore the armour, watching it adjust its shape to fit her perfectly. She then strapped the knife to her hip, chuckling once as her form changed. She had swapped places with her normal form.

Ki'Nua looked at the mural, "Before they notice anything amiss, let me try to obtain as much information as possible from this mural."