The Hundred Lineages Conclave was such a meeting to bring forth new ideas.
Lu Sheng quickly discovered that the strange formulas that Grand Elder had imparted to him were very similar to many of the basic formulas of the Prime Devil Sect recorded in the library. If not for the fact that he had read a lot and that his memory had improved due to his body's development, he probably wouldn't have discovered it.
As Grand Elder imparted, he would occasionally bring Lu Sheng around the sect. He would even bring him to some of the more secretive places without hesitation.
He Xiangzi was often by his side, but she didn't say a word. She actually understood that her teacher had made a choice. So the only thing she could do was to quietly take care of the miscellaneous matters for her teacher and junior apprentice brother.
The three of them spent more than two months in this strange atmosphere.
In these two months, with the help of the Devil's Pools, Lu Sheng broke through Level Five in the first month and entered Level Six of Karmaless Skill. Then, at the end of the second month, he quietly broke through Level Six and entered Level Seven.
At this point, the consumption of Aquarius Qi could no longer keep up. When he reached Level Seven, he instantly used up about 90% of his Aquarius Qi.
Lu Sheng estimated that he would need even more Aquarius Qi to reach Level Eight of Karmaless Skill. If he didn't use Yin Qi to level up, he might hurt his body's core. Moreover, the stimulation of Devil Qi wasn't strong enough.
Therefore, his progress slowed down. His attention also shifted to exploring the caves of the Prime Devil Sect.
Some places were led by the Great Elder, while others were slowly explored by him alone.
…
A chilly wind blew, biting cold.
Lu Sheng walked slowly among the empty Devil's Pools. His gaze swept across the Devil's Pools of various sizes on both sides.
The copper basins in front of these Devil's Pools all contained six incense sticks or less, which meant that the density of the Devil's Pool was less than six incense sticks.
But this wasn't of much help to him. Ever since Lu Sheng found out about the cultivation methods of his senior apprentice brothers, he more or less understood how perverse he was.
Although he had only been cultivating in a Devil's Pool with a low number of caves, the density of Devil Qi attracted by his flesh and blood was far higher than that of other Devil's Pools. As a result, even Devil's Pools with five or six veins were not as dense as the ones he faced.
Back then, he had gathered all of the demonic energy in the River of Poisoned Fog, leaving his fellow disciples with no demonic energy to use. This level was not something an ordinary five or six incense stick could compare to.
"According to what teacher said, the highest density of the Demonic Pool in this part of the River of Poisoned Fog should be seven incenses. Seven incense's level is about this cave's level … 'Lu Sheng quickly found his target.
In the cavern of the Devil's Pool, there was a copper basin with seven incense sticks.
Just by standing outside the cave, Lu Sheng could feel a strong demonic aura emanating from the cave. The density of the demonic qi was even higher than the density of the demonic qi that he had bathed in previously …
"Far from it …" Lu Sheng sighed with an expressionless face. "It feels like it's not even half as dense as the Devil Qi I bathed in back then. But let's give it a try first. "
This was already the densest place in this part of the River of Poisoned Fog. If it still did not work, then he really would not be able to.
He had no other choice. The previous density was no longer enough to meet the requirements of his secret art's progress.
The seventh level of Karmaless Skill required far more Devil Qi stimulation than before. If he increased the previous density by five or six times, he might just be able to meet some of Lu Sheng's current needs.
Looking at the cave before him, Lu Sheng took a deep breath and strode around the copper basin, stepping into the cave.
"Hoo …"
The pitch-black cave was filled with the stench of decay. The ground was littered with a mess of bones and remains. It was unknown what creature had died here. Moreover, they had been corroded by the poisonous fog and emitted a foul stench.
But Lu Sheng did not care about this. He spread his arms wide, allowing his body to absorb the surrounding demonic energy.
He did not need to use any techniques to guide it. His own flesh and blood were the best source of attraction. Large amounts of dense demonic energy and poisonous fog gathered and surged toward him like locusts that had seen blood.
"Szzz …"
The sea of poisonous fog even formed wind. Because of the strong traction force, it flowed rapidly, forming a wind of poisonous fog.
It formed whirlpools of various sizes, which surged madly into Lu Sheng's body.
"Ugh …" Lu Sheng, who had long gotten used to this change, only frowned deeply.
'This density is only a little stronger than before. Looks like this is the limit of this part of the River of Poisoned Fog. I need to go to a new part of the river. The Devil's Pool that extends from there is even denser. This place is no longer suitable for my current progress. '
Lu Sheng knew very well that his need for Devil Qi stimulation far exceeded that of other disciples.
For others, like He Xiangzi, who was at the peak of the ninth level of Karmaless Skill, she only needed five or six incense sticks of Devil's Pool. But he was different. His body was simply too strong, so the stimulation he needed was much stronger.
After standing in the cave for a while, Lu Sheng grew impatient. This level of Devil Qi concentration was useless to him now.
He reached out and opened a door.
"Puff."
A huge gust of Devil Qi was dispersed by the wind generated from his palm. Lu Sheng turned and exited the cave as well.
After exiting the Devil's Pool cave, he looked at the incense sticks in the copper basin one last time, and remembered the other locations of Devil's Pools that Grand Elder had mentioned.
'Looks like I can only go there …'
Lu Sheng composed himself, and then walked deeper into the darkness without hesitation.
The essence of the Devil's Pool was actually a series of small holes on the banks of the River of Poisoned Fog. These holes were discovered by the ancestors of the Prime Devil Sect because they emitted a great deal of the mist from the River of Poisoned Fog. From there, they used the thin poisonous fog to cultivate their Devil secret arts.
This was the source of the Devil's Pools.
And since these Devil's Pools were merely the water vapor that rose from the permeating River of Poisoned Fog … Then how dense and poisonous would the real River of Poisoned Fog be?
Lu Sheng really wanted to know this.
And there was a place in the Prime Devil Sect where he could come into contact with the real River of Poisoned Fog.
He didn't stop at all. He flew forward along the Devil's Pool Cave group. Following the winding tunnels, he ran for about a few miles.
Finally, he saw a pitch-black forest of incomparably sharp stone pillars up ahead.
The forest of stone pillars was located in a large, empty cave. Thick poisonous Devil Qi filled the air below, like a sea of clouds. And under the black sea of clouds, there was the faint sound of rippling water.
The air was filled with a strong, pungent odor.
Lu Sheng did not look at the forest of stone pillars. Instead, he searched the stone walls on both sides of the cave. Very quickly, he found his target.
There were many narrow caves dug by people.
There were no copper basin marks in front of these caves. They were all Devil's Pool caves that Grand Elder had said were once created by the strongest group of ancestors of the sect when they came to cultivate.
Inside, one could come into contact with a small amount of the River of Poisoned Fog's water. Only the top experts of the sect back then had the right to cultivate in these Devil's Pool caves.
'This is it … the Bone Burying Stone Forest.' Lu Sheng breathed in lightly, feeling that even his lungs were burning.
Even in the air here, the density of the Devil Qi was much higher than when he had drawn it here to cultivate.
'This is indeed a good place.' Lu Sheng scanned his surroundings. With the help of the faint green glowing moss on the cave ceiling, he could vaguely make out the surrounding scenery.
Abruptly, he leaped up and activated the Light Void Earth Stomp Technique. In the blink of an eye, he shot out like a cannonball.
"Pa."
His right foot pushed off a stone pillar and he leaped up again. After a while, he pushed off the stone pillar with his left foot and shot towards the deepest cave in the stone wall.
"Pu."
Lu Sheng landed lightly in the cave. This small cave could only fit two or three people. It was pitch-black inside, and the ground was littered with pale white bone shards and bone powder. There were also some scraps of clothes.
'This must have been left behind by the ancestors of the sect,' Lu Sheng guessed as he felt the density of Devil Qi in the cave.
It was many times stronger than before. Not only could it satisfy his current needs, it would probably not be a problem for the next few levels either.
'This is it. What a treasured place indeed! ' Lu Sheng found a slightly cleaner spot and sat down cross-legged. He prepared to let go of the resistance of Karmaless Skill and allow his body to receive the full stimulation.
Suddenly, as he sat down, he bumped into a hard object. He hurriedly reached out and pulled it out to take a look.
With the faint light from the moss, Lu Sheng could barely make out that it was a ring. It was a very ordinary black iron ring.
There were no patterns on it, nor were there any decorations. It looked like a half-finished product that had been crudely rolled up from a small piece of iron.
But the moment he touched the ring, Lu Sheng's expression changed abruptly.
'This is …?' He stood up again and looked down carefully.
Beneath him was a withered corpse's arm that was almost completely eroded. It lay on the ground, and the ring had fallen from the broken index finger of this arm.
But these were not the main reasons that moved Lu Sheng.
What really surprised him was that there was Yin Qi on this ring!
'Although it's not much, it's definitely Yin Qi!' Lu Sheng slowly picked up the ring and examined it.
He could tell that the owner of the ring had taken good care of this item when he was alive. Not only was there not a single scratch on its surface, it could even withstand a huge amount of corrosion in the poisonous fog without breaking. It was obvious that it had been specially treated.
Lu Sheng examined it several times and confirmed that it was just ordinary black iron. As for why it had not rusted or how it had been treated, he had no idea.
'Since I can find Yin Qi on this, I can definitely find others.' Lu Sheng's heart thumped. He stood up and began to search the small cave.
Due to the interference of the Devil Qi poisonous fog, his senses were greatly reduced. He needed a very close distance to sense the existence of Yin Qi items. That was the case with the previous ring.
So Lu Sheng squatted down and reached out to search the ground.
After searching for a while, he really did find another item that contained Yin Qi.
It was a bronze mirror that was only half broken.
If there were at least ten units of Yin Qi in the previous ring, then the amount of Yin Qi in this bronze mirror was huge. There were at least ten units of Yin Qi.
'I can't believe I've found something like this!' Lu Sheng's heart leaped with joy. 'I was just worrying that I wouldn't be able to continue improving my Karmaless Skill. Soon, Yin Qi will come knocking on my door. '
Actually, by now, he could more or less understand how Yin Qi was produced.
After analyzing the rules of its production, Lu Sheng gradually understood that there were two conditions that had to be met in order for Yin Qi to be produced and condensed.
First, the owner had to be extremely infatuated with and loved Yin Qi when they were alive.
Second, before the owner died, they had to pour all their mental energy and emotions into the item, entrusting it to the item.
Once these two conditions were met, it was extremely easy for Yin Qi items to be produced.
Moreover, the amount of Yin Qi on the item depended on the strength of the owner and the time that the owner had entrusted his emotions to it.
'In other words, these two items were the favorite items of the Grandmasters here when they were alive,' Lu Sheng speculated.
Now that he had reached Level Seven of Karmaless Skill, he had developed a certain level of resistance to the surrounding poisonous fog. That was why he could control himself from drawing in the poisonous fog and sit quietly in the cave.
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