"So that's how it is!"
Lu Ming nodded.
"Now that you are on the Bronze List, the Vermillion Bird Courtyard will have ten geniuses on the Bronze List. In two months, you will be representing the Vermillion Bird Courtyard to participate in the competition. During this period of time, you must cultivate well, and when you obtain a good ranking, not only will you be rewarded handsomely, the entire Vermillion Bird Courtyard will benefit."
Moulins smiled.
Lu Ming laughed: "Don't worry, I will do my best when the time comes!"
Then, he looked at Feng Wu and said: "Feng Wu, what did you say a few months ago? I said that if I defeat Yao Tianyu within four months, you will treat me to a big meal. "
"Hey!" How do you remember it so clearly? Big Sister Moulins has already given you three thousand Contribution Points as a reward, and you're still thinking about my big meal? "
Feng Wu rolled his eyes at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming rubbed his nose and said: "That's another matter. I've been thinking about your big meal for a few months."
"That's right, that's not the same thing. Haha, you must bring me, Old Pang, along."
Pang Shi jeered from the side.
"Hey, Big Stone, what are you doing?"
Feng Wu said unhappily.
In the end, they couldn't argue with them. They left the Vermillion Bird Peak and arrived at the Mysterious Sword City.
Everyone ate and drank to their heart's content. By the time they returned, it was already late at night.
That night, Lu Ming did not cultivate. Instead, he rested well for the entire night.
On the second day, Lu Ming walked towards the Contribution Hall.
He wanted to exchange the silver on him and a few martial skills for Contribution Points, and then exchange them for some Demonic Beast Blood Essence to cultivate.
He had more than four million silver on him, as well as three Martial Skill Manuals.
They were the low-grade Yellow Rank sword technique, "Wild Wave Slash", the high-grade Yellow Rank movement technique, "Cloud Treading Steps", and the high-grade Yellow Rank cultivation technique, "Primeval Chaos Art".
However, Lu Ming did not plan to exchange for "Cloud Treading Steps", and planned to keep it for himself.
After all, his cultivation time was too short, and he couldn't be compared to the older disciples who had cultivated for a few years, or even five, six, or seven to eight years. Those older disciples, whether it was movement techniques, offensive techniques, or defensive techniques, they were all not lacking, and their attainments were not weak.
However, Lu Ming had only cultivated four types of martial skills.
Flame Dragon Fist, Dragon Snake Steps, Flowing Light Sword Art, Astral Fire Spear Art.
At his current level, the Flame Dragon Fists and Dragonsnake Steps were no longer of much use. He had to cultivate a higher level Martial Skill.
He planned to focus on practicing the Cloud Treading Steps and the Astral Fire Spear Art before the Grand Competition of the Four Academies. As for the other martial arts techniques, he did not have that much energy left.
And this was because of the chanting in the Temple of Paragon. How long had it been since he started cultivating? It was only around ten months. If it was anyone else, they would definitely not be able to cultivate these martial skills to such a high level in such a short period of time.
After arriving at the Contribution Hall, Lu Ming exchanged Wild Wave Slash and Primordial Chaos Art for contribution points. He got a total of 30,000 contribution points.
On top of that, he exchanged 2,000,000 taels of silver for contribution points. He kept 2,000,000 taels of silver for himself.
In total, he had 50,000 contribution points. Adding the contribution points that Lu Ming had left, he had a total of 55,000 contribution points.
Then, Lu Ming started to exchange for the blood essence of demonic beasts.
A Class 9 Lv 2 demonic beast cost 1,600 contribution points. Lu Ming exchanged for 25 demonic beasts, which cost him 40,000 contribution points in total.
On top of that, Lu Ming exchanged for an Upper Class Lv 2 soft armor, which cost him 3,000 contribution points.
His 55,000 contribution points had shrunk to 12,000 contribution points in an instant.
This spending speed was too terrifying.
Lu Ming couldn't help but feel a little heartache, but it was worth it to increase his strength.
After returning to his dormitory, Lu Ming entered the Temple of Paragon and started cultivating.
Lu Ming didn't continuously devour the blood essence of demonic beasts. Instead, he devoured and refined a portion every two days. This way, his foundation wouldn't be unstable.
Lu Ming spent most of his time on the Cloud Soaring Steps and the Flaming Star Spear Art. He also spent some time comprehending the Force of Fire.
Every time he comprehended the Force of Fire, the image of a volcano would appear in his mind.
The power of the volcano would fill his heart.
What surprised Lu Ming was that as his understanding of the Force of Fire deepened, the effects of the Flaming Star Spear Art were better than usual. It was as if he was cultivating in the Lingnan Fire Territory all the time.
Time passed, and the annual Grand Competition of the Four Academies was getting closer and closer.
During this time, the atmosphere in the Mystic Essence Sword Sect's Four Academies was getting more and more tense. All the geniuses on the Bronze List were cultivating in seclusion, hoping to take another step forward.
More people were trying to challenge the bronze platform, hoping to get on the Bronze List and qualify to participate in the Grand Competition of the Four Academies.
After more than a month, the Flaming Star Spear Art made another breakthrough and reached the fourth level.
When the Grand Competition of the Four Academies was about to begin, the Flaming Star Spear Art had reached the peak of the fourth level. However, it seemed to have hit a bottleneck. No matter how hard Lu Ming cultivated, he could not break through.
The biggest improvement was the Cloud Soaring Steps.
As a martial artist's Martial Dao realm increased, their understanding of Martial Dao would also deepen. Thus, it would be faster for them to cultivate low-level martial techniques.
For example, if a Martial King Realm martial artist were to cultivate a Yellow Level martial technique, it would take less than two days for him to reach the sixth level.
Therefore, Lu Ming's cultivation of the Cloud Soaring Steps, which was of the Superior Yellow Level, was several times faster than when he cultivated the Flowing Light Sword Art.
In two months, Lu Ming had cultivated the Cloud Soaring Steps to the highest level, the sixth level of Man and Martial Arts as One.
After refining twenty-five Class 9 Lv 2 demonic beast blood essence, Lu Ming's cultivation had reached the peak of Lv 8 Martial Master Realm. He was only one step away from Lv 9 Martial Master Realm.
At this time, the Mystic Essence Sword Sect welcomed the busiest and most exciting time of the year.
The Grand Competition of the Four Academies.
At this time, almost all the disciples of the Mystic Essence Sword Sect had returned to the sect.
Although most of the disciples were not qualified to participate in the competition, witnessing the battle between the top geniuses of each level would be of great help to their own cultivation.
Moreover, there were four Newcomer Kings on the same stage in the Grand Competition of the Four Academies. This was extremely rare in the history of the Mystic Essence Sword Sect, so it was naturally more attractive.
"Lu Ming, this is for you."
On the day of the Grand Competition of the Four Academies, Hua Chi and Pang Shi knocked on Lu Ming's door before dawn. Hua Chi stuffed a small book into his hand.
"This is?" Lu Ming was a little puzzled.
"This book contains the information of all the geniuses on the Bronze List. You can take a look. It might be helpful to you."
Hua Chi said.
"What? The information of all the geniuses on the Bronze List? How did you get it? "
Lu Ming was shocked.
"Senior Brother Lu Ming, Hua Chi spent a lot of money to ask many senior disciples to help him collect this information. I just found out that the Flower Addict has nothing but money."
Pang Shi said.
"Hey, Big Stone, how can you say that? What do you mean I have nothing but money? Let me tell you, I have everything. "
Hua Chi said unhappily.
Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't help but feel touched.
He could imagine that to collect this information, it wasn't something that could be done with a little money. It was definitely a huge number.
He had a feeling that Hua Chi's identity was not simple.
"Thank you!"
Lu Ming cupped his fists and said.
"I just don't want you to lose so badly. After all, we're from the same dorm. If you lose so badly, I'll lose face too."
Hua Chi left these words behind before turning around and leaving.
"Senior Brother Lu Ming, let's go together."
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