Under his signal, Ning San also told him about the so-called Cypress Pine River Night Ghosts case.
Early the next morning, he summoned Jade Lotus and inquired about the latest developments.
The meridians of the human body had their limits, just like tiny water pipes. Inner Qi was intricate and could naturally contain a lot, but water pipes had their limits.
Lu Sheng stood motionless, inner Qi roiling in his body. An invisible, boiling heat swept through the surrounding air like an oven.
Within a radius of several meters, the air was rapidly heated up by the inner Qi.
"That's good. Inner Qi Blood Jade Skill. Contains the secret manual of the skill's experience … expend a sect merit, "the elder noted it down slowly.
His priority now was to improve his inner Qi and strengthen himself. Although a new inner Qi skill was only at the Intent Proficiency level, it should be of great help to him in deriving the next level of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill.
He exhaled and looked at the pitch-black courtyard around him.
'Can I only exchange for one? Hard body skill or inner force skill … 'Lu Sheng thought for a moment.' Inner force it is then. '
All of Crimson Whale Sect's hard body skills were on the bookshelf he had seen earlier. Dusk Dantian Inflating Skill, Golden Veil Skill, Soul Breaking Fist, Jewel Pillar Skill.
'Condense Qi into a star, Qi into a core. Any vessel has a limit. The body is a large vessel that can hold an endless stream of inner Qi. Could it be that the inner Qi in my body has reached its limit, so I can no longer produce more and feel full? 'Lu Sheng pondered.
'There's actually no more Yin Qi this time …' he felt a tinge of regret. Perhaps it wasn't a ghost this time, but a demon.
'Indeed, I've reached my limit. Inner force has accumulated to the limit of this body of mine, 'Lu Sheng sighed.
"Of course. Mantra skills are extremely expensive. Because of the notes on experience, they can be used to groom henchmen and subordinates. Hard body skills, on the other hand, can only be cultivated by oneself. Moreover, different levels naturally lead to different prices," the elder said matter-of-factly.
"One of them, who was highly skilled in martial arts, also chased after him. He hasn't returned yet, "Ning San replied quickly.
Lu Sheng was stunned.
Ning San thought for a moment, then said, "Apart from the strange incident by Cypress Pine Riverside, everything else has been really peaceful. Nothing else has happened inside or outside the city."
"Since I can't use my inner force, I'll try to solve the problem of my meridians' capacity first." Lu Sheng thought of his previous idea. If he practiced a large number of hard body skills and tempered his body, there might be a possibility of a quantitative change leading to a qualitative change.
"Next, if I want to break through this limit, I'll have to expand the meridians in my body. However, to do so, I'll have to either use miraculous elixirs, heavenly treasures, or cultivate some special body tempering techniques." Lu Sheng's knowledge of martial arts was no longer as shallow as it had been in the past. He had learned quite a bit of basic knowledge from Hong Mingzi.
He stretched out his right arm and slowly circulated the inner Qi in his body. Suddenly, the skin on his arm began to swell, and he could even feel the pain in his muscles and meridians.
Lu Sheng sat on the chair and thought for a while.
"We can try using the communication fireworks, but we can't guarantee that he will see it," Ning San replied.
"Bam!"
It was often mentioned in folklore and novels that immortals enlightened mortals and imparted them with such techniques to reconstruct the body's potential.
He then proceeded to the fourth floor. The fourth floor was filled with inner force skills. There were a few life force skills as well, but most of them were pure killing inner force skills. Each inner force skill only had a name and a brief introduction. At the same time, it was also labeled with contribution points.
"Tell me the details," Lu Sheng happened to be short of sect contribution points, so he decided to settle this matter and exchange it for a few hard body skills.
However, what puzzled Lu Sheng was that an Intent Proficiency skill like the Blood Jade Skill was the same as the Nine Lakes Steel Chains Skill that he had previously cultivated.
"Senior, I'd like to exchange my contribution points for these skill manuals," Lu Sheng handed over the skill manuals he had retrieved.
Ning San's face was full of shame. He said in a low voice, "I've asked around. Lord Jade Lotus said that he went to investigate the missing persons case by Cypress Pine Riverside a few days ago. He was on night watch with a few yamen bailiffs. After that, he seemed to have discovered something and went in pursuit. He hasn't returned yet. "
"Nothing happened? Are you sure? " Lu Sheng was taken aback. Even under normal circumstances, the vast Mountain-Edge City would occasionally have a few people drowning, or a few household servants going missing, or fugitives being apprehended by the authorities.
Especially up until now, when he had reached Level 8, it was still the same few skill manuals. He suspected that it was because he had too few references.
Lu Sheng figured that his contribution points should be quite high by now. He picked up the Dusk Dantian Inflating Skill at the side.
"What? Jade Lotus has been out for two days. He hasn't returned yet? "Lu Sheng looked at Ning San in surprise.
"Did anything strange happen recently? Around Mountain-Edge City, "he asked again.
It was clearly an empty spot in the courtyard. Yet, when his palm hit it, it produced a dull sound like hitting wood.
"I'm sure. I've been following Lord Jade Lotus for the past few days, investigating the case together. I've learned a lot of details, "Ning San replied simply.
"Hiss …"
Logically speaking, the Blood Jade Skill was the easiest skill for him to learn. With his current inner force circulation experience, it should be easy for him to generate a temporary sense of Qi.
With that, Lu Sheng's previous contribution points were completely depleted.
Because of the distance, the fishermen could not see clearly. Curious, they approached to investigate. Unexpectedly, seven or eight of them went missing. This attracted the attention of the local squire. With his own investigation fruitless, the squire quickly reported to his superiors. More and more people went missing, and finally, it reached Mountain-Edge City.
He was extremely senior, having joined the sect even earlier than the old Sect Master Hong Mingzi. His identity was mysterious, and his strength was unclear. He did not have much respect for External Heads like Lu Sheng, merely treating them as equals.
"Usually, such disappearances only reach Mountain-Edge City when they're extremely vile. Ordinary cases can be handled by the subordinates themselves. Only when there's no other way will they report it, "Ning San said in a low voice.
Taking the Blood Jade Skill manual with him, he exited the Crimson Whale and immediately returned to his residence to cultivate.
The crimson flames burned on its body for a few breaths' time before extinguishing completely.
This was the general outline of this Strength Proficiency hard body skill. Treasured Pillar Skill focused on maintaining one's stance. There were three levels to it, each of which contained a different type of pillar skill.
Carrying the two hard body skills, he headed for the higher third level. Surprisingly, the third floor was filled with basic martial arts. There were not many of them, but they were all very powerful martial arts. For example, the Bear Wrestling Hand was also there, but it seemed to be a modified version. They were all martial arts that could be passed down to ordinary people and could be practiced.
"Where are the constables?"
"Walking like a pillar, striking like a dragon."
Some fishermen woke up in the middle of the night to relieve themselves. Occasionally, one could see people carrying palanquins along the banks of Cypress Pine Riverbank.
This was the second time he had encountered an assailant ever since he let the Liu Family sisters stay in the room beside him. This time, the assailant was much stronger than the previous time. But still, it was settled with a single palm strike. He did not even use thirty percent of his strength.
And the fact that he was unharmed was the biggest anomaly.
The old man at the exchange counter glanced at the secret manuals on the table. There were three in total: Blood Jade Skill, Dusk Dantian Inflating Skill, and Treasured Pillar Skill.
Lu Sheng's own contribution points had been used up by the Blood Jade Skill. If he wanted to exchange for more, he would have to do something for the sect. That was the rule.
'This is also one of the biggest obstacles for mortals trying to break through their limits …' He let out a long sigh.
He even faintly felt an uncomfortable feeling of fullness in his body.
Surprised, Lu Sheng checked the floor. There was no trace of anything left behind.
"Is there any way to contact him?" Lu Sheng asked with a frown.
Arriving at the Martial Proclamation Library again, Lu Sheng was familiar with the place. He quickly took out the token and went up to the second level.
"Uh … Lord Jade Lotus, I'd like to try handling it myself. If it doesn't work, then I'll ask for your help," Ning San replied with a bitter smile.
"Here comes another one …"
"A technique to temper the body …" Although Lu Sheng had learned about it from Hong Mingzi, he also knew that such a technique to temper the body and meridians was probably only heard of in myths and legends.
"Why didn't Jade Lotus tell me about this?" Lu Sheng was a little displeased. Such a strange matter should have been handled by him personally. After all, Jade Lotus was only an assistant.
Upon mastery, one's body would be as sturdy as a wooden pillar. It would be able to disperse external forces to the entire body. It was an excellent Dharmic Access for hard body skills.
The sickle-shaped moon hung silently in the sky. It seemed to be covered by a thin veil, blurry and indistinct. It was pitch-black all around, devoid of any starlight.
"So it's External Head Lu. According to your contribution points, you can only exchange for one of these three techniques, or the other two hard body skills."
Lu Sheng walked out of his room and stood in the courtyard, looking up at the night sky.
He also chose a Blood Jade Skill that had the ability to boil one's Qi and blood. He brought it with him to the exchange counter.
But in reality, Lu Sheng had stayed in his room for two days without feeling the slightest bit of Qi.
"My contribution points aren't enough?"
The newly derived Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill had demonstrated its incredible prowess in restraining ghosts.
A long time ago, about half a month ago, on the banks of Song Bojian River near Mountain-Edge City.
He abruptly raised his hand and struck his right palm.
The black figure fell to the ground, withering and melting. Before long, it was a puddle of pus.
Night fell.
A black shadow was struck out of thin air. With a blood-curdling screech, it burst into flames with a whoosh.
The hard body skills he had seen before were still stored on the shelves.
Lu Sheng examined them carefully. These inner force skills were not like Black Fury Skill that could be bought on the market. They were all good stuff that could be cultivated to the Intent Proficiency level naturally. There were also many annotation booklets beside each inner force mantra. They were all annotations and experiences left behind by senior cultivators. It could help people take fewer detours and make fewer mistakes.
Lu Sheng knew that he would hit this bottleneck sooner or later, using the Modifier to continuously improve his inner Qi. But he did not expect it to be so soon.
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