In another Devil's Pool cave.
Fei Huangzi sat cross-legged in a Six Incense Rank cave. The cave was so small that it could only fit one person. He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
Large amounts of seemingly solid black Qi frantically entered his brow.
This poisonous fog was extremely toxic. Even a Four-Vein expert like him did not dare to absorb it recklessly. He had to control the speed at which it entered.
Large amounts of black Qi rapidly entered the fingernail-sized skin on Fei Huangzi's brow like a whirlpool.
"This damn sect doesn't have anything else. This is the only benefit it has left. With the Devil's Pool and secret arts to cultivate, it can improve much faster than other sects. "
He sighed. "Although it's very weak after cultivation."
The Prime Devil Sect's secret arts were notoriously weak. Raising it to Three-Vein was equivalent to a Double-Vein. Raising it to Five-Vein was equivalent to a Three-Vein.
But its advantage was that it was simple, easy to cultivate, quick to improve, and had a wide range of applications. It could be used by all kinds of bloodlines.
Feeling that the concentration in the cave was not high enough, Fei Huangzi took a deep breath and formed a hand seal to guide Qi.
His hands danced in front of his chest like lightning. Hand seals appeared and changed continuously, like blooming and wilting flowers.
After forming the hand seal twelve times in a row, his eyes narrowed and he suddenly shouted.
"Seven Rings Nine Guides, Devil Qi Summon!"
"Chi!" Fei Huangzi spat out a black line from his mouth. The black line flashed in the air and disappeared without a trace.
Then, he closed his eyes and waited.
"Hmm?"
After waiting for a long time, the Devil Qi was still the same. There was no change at all. The concentration of Devil Qi in the Devil's Pool was still the same.
"Seven Rings Nine Guides, Devil Qi Summon!" He formed another hand seal and spat out a black line.
Still no reaction. In fact, the Devil Qi in the Devil's Pool began to dissipate.
"No way?" Fei Huangzi's eyes widened. "The River of Poisoned Fog's low tide hasn't arrived yet?" But the Devil Qi in front of him was still slowly declining. In fact, it was decreasing even more than before.
"I don't believe it!" He swore in his heart. As long as it was not low tide, with his secret arts, he did not believe that he could not attract even a little Devil Qi!
"Devil Qi Summon!"
"Devil Qi Summon!"
"Devil Qi Summon!"
…
"Holy shit! Why are there so many!! "
Lu Sheng was dumbfounded as he looked at the thick, pitch-black poisonous fog in his cave. A large amount of poisonous fog rushed towards him from all sides of the cave, almost turning into liquid, like a large group of starving insects and beasts.
At this moment, the black gas was more than ten times thicker than before!
A large amount of poisonous fog madly seeped into his skin, wantonly drilling into his seven orifices. He had already become numb to the pain. The nerve conduction had already reached the limits of his body. When the pain signal completely occupied all of his sensory channels, the pain had also reached its limit.
Fortunately, Lu Sheng had gone through so many battles. When he cultivated his martial arts, he would occasionally experience this kind of extreme pain, so he could still bear it.
He stood straight in the cave. The thick fog around him was like a mass of sticky liquid, quickly flowing into his body.
Yin Yang Jade Crane Aquarius Qi circulated frantically to heal his body, resisting the corrosive effects of the poisonous fog. Under such conditions, Karmaless Skill was also rapidly strengthened and upgraded.
There were a total of nine levels of Karmaless Skill. It was the most stable Foundation Establishment secret skill among all the basic skills.
At this moment, without using the Modifier, Lu Sheng rapidly absorbed the poisonous fog and advanced towards Level 1.
This short period of less than two hours was equivalent to months, or even a whole year, for other disciples.
The density of the poisonous fog he absorbed was simply too high. More importantly, Lu Sheng's method of absorption was slightly different from other disciples' …
…
"Oh no! I forgot to tell Junior Brother Lu that I can only absorb Devil Qi through the glabella!! " He Xiangzi ran back hurriedly. She scanned the surroundings but could not see where Lu Sheng had gone.
She was surrounded by densely packed Devil's Pool caves.
"Sigh, where is he?" She circled back and forth a few times. There were too many Devil's Pools; there was no way to find him.
"Maybe he went back. Forget it, I'll tell him next time. At his current level, he can't attract much Devil Qi anyway. It shouldn't be a big deal …"
He Xiangzi searched a few times but could not find him. She could only give up and turn back.
…
A vast amount of Devil Qi gushed madly into Lu Sheng's body.
Time passed slowly. Only when Lu Sheng gradually felt that his body could not take it anymore and that Yin Yang Jade Crane Aquarius Qi had been depleted did he slowly retreat from the Devil's Pool.
"Pfft!"
Dashing out of the cave, Lu Sheng circled around the copper basin. He was drenched from head to toe. But upon closer inspection, he realized that Karmaless Skill had already reached Level 1.
"Not bad, not bad!" He was satisfied. "If I come here a few more times each time, I'll be able to master Karmaless Skill in no time. I wonder what changes will happen to me, a person without black membrane, after mastering Karmaless Skill. "
He lifted his hand to look at his skin. The skin on his arm was slightly pale, as if it had been soaked in water for a long time.
"Alright, next is the visualization stage. The external stimulation is sufficient. I'll come back when I've met the requirements for the next level."
Satisfied, Lu Sheng flexed his muscles and turned to hurry back to his residence. In the blink of an eye, his figure dashed away at high speed, disappearing into the darkness.
Not long after he left, two sect disciples emerged from the other two Devil's Pool caves nearby.
"Why does the Devil Qi in the Devil's Pool seem a little thin today?" The first disciple who had walked out looked puzzled.
"Indeed. You think so too? Don't tell me the low tide is coming early? "The other disciple was also vexed.
"That shouldn't be the case. Judging by the time, the River of Poisoned Fog's low tide should have only passed half a day ago," the first disciple said.
"That's strange …"
"I haven't even finished today's homework and cultivation, and now I'm lacking medicinal pills to take. When will it end like this?"
Helpless, the two of them slowly left together.
After a while, a man with long hair trailing over his shoulders emerged from another Devil's Pool. The man was dressed in a green robe and had a small black gourd hanging from his waist. His expression was equally ugly.
"Logically speaking, these Devil's Pools are all connected to the River of Poisoned Fog. Even if there's less Devil's Qi here, it should still be attracted from the other caves. It shouldn't have weakened." The man was Fei Huangzi, who had failed to gather Qi.
He could not understand why the River of Poisoned Fog was acting strangely. Although the poison fog was extremely toxic, he did not need much. Every time he absorbed it with his brow, he needed half a month to digest and refine it.
However, the abrupt weakening of his strength still caused him to spend many times more time on his cultivation than usual.
Puzzled, Fei Huangzi could only hurry back silently. He still had to continue today's homework. Without the assistance of medicinal pills, he could only spend more time and energy to make up for it.
…
Going back and forth between the Devil's Pool, the library and the cave, Lu Sheng's Karmaless Skill soon broke through the first level.
The key to this secret skill was to visualize a human face formed from Yin flames.
With the Three Yin Technique as the foundation, Lu Sheng could already visualize the shape of the Yin flames at will. Then, he arranged the Yin flames in a fixed order to form a human face – in fact, he was visualizing his own face.
As he practiced this step, he adjusted the muscles in his body to fight against each other in a specific posture.
From Lu Sheng's point of view, rather than calling this a martial art, it was more like a cult's sacrificial ritual. The postures, in particular, looked very strange.
The most normal one was to sit cross-legged in meditation. The others were all weirder than the last. Not only were they extremely difficult, they also resembled those Bodhisattvas and Arhats in temples.
One had to first maintain these postures for a certain period of time to train the muscles and internal organs. Only then could one enter the Devil's Pool to receive external stimulation.
But speaking of the Devil's Pool, Lu Sheng could not help but feel admiration for the disciples of the Prime Devil Sect. He had experienced that kind of pain once, and he did not want to go through it a second time. To think that these disciples could train day after day, year after year.
Time passed slowly in this repetitive cycle, and more than a month passed.
"Dang!
Bam bam bam!! "
After three consecutive kicks, a male disciple turned around and followed up with a side kick. His long leg shot out like a venomous snake, knocking away the opponent's long sword and landing precisely on the female disciple's throat.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Apprentice Brother." The male disciple retracted his leg and looked at the female disciple who was holding a sword.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Apprentice Brother." After losing, the female disciple cupped her fists and retreated.
In an empty field, Grand Elder led a group of disciples around. Everyone was sitting cross-legged on cattail hassocks on the ground.
"With Level Five of Karmaless Skill as the foundation, the power of black membrane achieved is almost at the level of Single Vein. Coupled with superb martial arts, Lin 'er, who uses the sword, is indeed no match for her in close combat. Next. "Grand Elder was expressionless as he casually pointed out a few words.
Immediately, according to the order, another disciple walked onto the field.
Lu Sheng sat at the side, leaning against He Xiangzi, quietly watching the match.
This was a routine test that Grand Elder would conduct every once in a while to understand the disciples' progress. But now …
He glanced at the crowd from the corner of his eye. There were eight disciples left, nine including himself. During this period of time, many more had come. Everyone in the sect was in a state of panic. Even though it was a very formal and important test, everyone was somewhat distracted.
The disciple who took the field was once again easily defeated by the man on the field.
"It's my turn." Fei Huangzi stood up slowly. His expression was confident as he looked at Grand Elder.
Nowadays, there were fewer and fewer disciples remaining. As long as he performed well enough, it would not be difficult to gain Grand Elder's trust, and his chances of obtaining the Prime Devil Secret Skill would increase.
"Since it's Senior Apprentice Brother Fei Huangzi, I concede defeat. I am ashamed of my inferiority." Seeing Fei Huangzi stand up, the man on the field hurriedly lowered his head and admitted defeat.
Although he was powerful, there was still a huge gap between him and Fei Huangzi.
"Alright." Fei Huangzi looked around, his gaze finally landing on He Xiangzi. She was also the only person in the sect who could pose a threat to him.
"Teacher, why don't you let He Xiangzi fight with me? The others are no match for me anyway," he suggested, making an excuse.
"Sure." Grand Elder nodded.
He Xiangzi, who was beside Lu Sheng, did not decline. She slowly stood up and walked onto the field.
"Jianxin, have you passed Level Four?" Grand Elder turned to ask one of the female disciples.
"Not yet …"
Sitting at the side, Lu Sheng clearly saw a trace of disappointment flash across Grand Elder's eyes. In the sect, Jianxin's bloodline talent was second only to Fei Huangzi.
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