'I'd better absorb the Yin Qi first. What's in my hands belongs to me.' Lu Sheng had always been a person who only looked at the benefits in front of him. What was in his mouth came first.
He pinched the ring, absorbing this first.
Waves of Yin Qi flowed into his body through his fingers.
One unit, two units, five units, ten units, twelve units!
'There are actually twelve units of Yin Qi! Not bad! 'Lu Sheng could now estimate the amount of Yin Qi.
Next was the copper mirror.
He picked up the dilapidated copper mirror and pressed his palm against its surface, widening the contact area. At once, a torrent of Yin energy rushed into his hands like a breached dam.
Ten units, twenty units, thirty … thirty-five …
'Together with the Yin Qi I had left, I now have forty units of Yin Qi.' Lu Sheng put down the copper mirror and smiled in satisfaction.
This was an unexpected surprise. Although a few dozen units of Yin Qi was not much for him now, it could be used to upgrade Karmaless Skill.
'Alright, now it's time to release the Devil Qi and accept the stimulation of my body.' He sat down cross-legged and tossed the ring and the copper mirror to one side. His muscles and skin began to relax, opening the pores that had been sealed by Karmaless Skill.
"Hiss!"
Slowly, wisps of poisonous mist began to condense towards him.
The thick poisonous fog reminded Lu Sheng of the first time he had come into contact with Devil Qi.
Pain. Numbness. His body felt like it was soaked in strong acid, being corroded and dissolved. Aquarius Qi circulated rapidly, frantically replenishing the corroded flesh and internal organs.
'Let's begin. Let's see what changes will occur to me when the secret skill is upgraded to a certain level. I can't wait …' Lu Sheng slowly closed his eyes.
'Deep Blue.'
The light blue Modifier frame appeared before his eyes.
Clicking on the Modify button, Lu Sheng's gaze fell directly on the frame of Karmaless Skill. Then, he decisively clicked on the Upgrade button behind the frame.
"Hiss …"
As the Yin Qi was consumed, the entire frame shook slightly. Within a few breaths, it was clear again.
The words that appeared were just as Lu Sheng had expected. They had changed into a new state.
[Karmaless Skill: Level Eight. Special Effect (s): Level Eight Body Strengthening, Level Five Demonic Will.]
"It was easy to break through, and it didn't cost much either. It was only five units of Yin Qi." Lu Sheng opened his pores again.
The Demon Qi that was drawn by his flesh and blood was getting thicker and thicker, to the point where it was about to condense into liquid.
Tiny droplets of black water appeared on Lu Sheng's skin, and were quickly absorbed by him. This kind of extreme concentration was much, much stronger than the water mist.
But for the current Lu Sheng, having reached Level Eight of Karmaless Skill, his resistance to poison had increased yet again. His body's resistance to poison had also achieved a breakthrough, so the stimulation from the poison fog was weakened once again.
"However, if I were outside, without the stimulation of demonic energy, I might not have been able to break through so smoothly." Lu Sheng pondered.
The cultivation of Karmaless Skill relied heavily on the stimulation and training of Devil Qi. And without external stimulation, Karmaless Skill might not be able to achieve a breakthrough even with Yin Qi.
Or even if it did succeed, the amount of Yin Qi required would definitely be much higher.
'It just so happens that I've found this blessed land with sufficient Yin Qi. Grand Elder is almost done explaining the details and essentials of Karmaless Skill. Let's see if I can break through all of them in one go and break through Karmaless Skill once and for all. '
Seeing how little Yin Qi he had expended, Lu Sheng had an idea.
Karmaless Skill was only one of the basic skills of the Prime Devil Sect. It wasn't even considered a middle-grade secret skill. The subsequent secret skills were also of the same lineage. Only after a breakthrough would one be qualified to cultivate the new secret skills.
Even Fei Huangzi, who had the highest cultivation in the sect, had only just broken through Karmaless Skill and started cultivating the subsequent secret skills.
If there was a first seat in the Prime Devil Sect, it could only be Fei Huangzi. That brat Fei Huangzi was merely below Five Vein level, and the secret skills of the Prime Devil Sect were weaker than those of the other sects.
With such a first seat's standard, it would be a fool's dream to compete with the other sects in the Hundred Lineages Conference.
'I'll take this opportunity to try again!' Lu Sheng watched as the poisonous Devil Qi around him grew thicker and thicker. Once again, he focused his gaze on Karmaless Skill's frame.
'Level up again, to Level Nine!' He pressed the modify button behind Karmaless Skill.
"Buzz!"
At first, Lu Sheng had thought that the breakthrough this time would be smooth sailing. Little did he expect that the Yin Qi would be depleted at a rapid rate.
But at the same time, the huge amount of poisonous Devil Qi that he had absorbed from his body was being depleted!
The massive amount of Devil Qi formed a huge whirlpool, drawing in all the poisonous Devil Qi within a radius of several dozen meters. By the time it reached Lu Sheng, all the poisonous Devil Qi had condensed into droplets that looked like solid water, covering the surface of his skin. Then, it was rapidly absorbed into his body.
The entire cavern shook slightly. It let out a whistling sound as the poisonous mist surged out of Lu Sheng's body.
There was no pain. It was completely different from before. Lu Sheng felt as if his soul had been separated from his body. His entire body floated an inch above his head as he looked down at the massive amount of black Devil Qi gushing into his body. Then, he looked at his body. It was undergoing an inexplicable, mysterious transformation.
A faint layer of black flesh membrane gradually grew on the surface of his skin.
'This is …??!' As Lu Sheng looked at it, he gradually realized that it looked very familiar.
As the layer of flesh membrane continued to grow, it covered his entire body. Gradually, Lu Sheng felt his consciousness being pulled back into his body.
He looked at the Modifier's square frame.
He couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he saw the content that had appeared once again.
'Karmaless Skill: Level Nine. Special Effect: Black Membrane Single Vein, Embryonic Form of Devil Will. '
'It's actually Black Membrane!!?'
Lu Sheng was stunned.
He had met many Noblemen and Demonic Ghosts of the Bind realm. All of them had the well-known Black Membrane.
This was the essence of the power of the Bind realm. It was the greatest difference between them and mortals.
No matter what, mortals could never break through the Black Membrane of the Bind realm. This was the law, the iron law. And Black Membrane originated from Divine Weapons and Devil Blades. It was the light of Divine Weapons and Devil Blades that shone on the bloodline of Noblemen, causing it to mutate. It was a powerful force that was passed down from generation to generation.
In the Noblemen, everyone knew that Black Membrane was something that everyone was born with. As long as the bloodline was thick enough, it would be present at birth. But no one knew how Black Membrane came to be.
And now, Lu Sheng was witnessing the birth of Black Membrane with his own eyes.
'Black Membrane can actually be formed when a huge amount of poisonous fog and Devil Qi, coupled with the cultivation of a secret art like Karmaless Skill that stimulates the body, is cultivated to its peak …??'
Lu Sheng found it inconceivable.
'That's not right. This isn't Black Membrane in the full sense of the word. It's just that its aura and appearance look very similar. This is a protective layer formed by the combination of poisonous fog and Devil Qi and Karmaless Skill! '
Suddenly, he noticed something different.
Black Membrane was an invisible force that ran through the bodies of Noblemen, deep within their bloodlines. And this Black Membrane only appeared on the surface of the body. It did not fuse into the depths of their flesh and bones. It was just a form.
Seeing this clearly, Lu Sheng let out a small sigh of relief. He could not tell if it was disappointment or some other emotion.
'But this is good too. I can totally use this to pretend to be a private disciple. This way, I won't have to worry too much about my identity being exposed in the future. At least on the surface, it still looks the part. Even the aura is very similar. '
Skipping over the Black Membrane, Lu Sheng looked at the second special effect. This was a special effect that would inevitably appear when one cultivated Karmaless Skill to the peak of Level Nine.
Devil Will Embryonic Form.
Lu Sheng stared at this special effect for a moment. Suddenly, a thought struck him.
"Whoosh!!"
A blurry, translucent stream of air suddenly formed in the black fog around him.
This stream of air was like a swimming fish, only as thick as an arm. It swam at high speed around Lu Sheng, occasionally emitting a faint, strange whistling sound, as if someone was whispering into his ear. It made one unwittingly upset and restless, giving one the urge to unleash violence.
'This is the embryonic form of Devil Will formed by the condensation of Devil Will …' Lu Sheng carefully observed the stream of air that swam around him. He could vaguely see a blurry human face at the top of the stream of air. That was his face.
This thing looked like a translucent fish with his face on it. It was very strange.
'According to Grand Elder, this Devil Will is not a stream of air, but a condensation of impurities such as distracting thoughts and desires. They can only choose to release and retract, but cannot be controlled. Mortals who look at this thing will be contaminated, triggering the same evil thoughts in their bodies and causing them to lose their sanity. And for experts of the same level, this thing can also be used to interfere with the emotions and judgment of the enemy. At the same time, it is also one of the core techniques for the subsequent cultivation methods. '
The relevant information surfaced in Lu Sheng's mind.
'After condensing the embryonic form of Devil Will, the next breakthrough should be to cultivate the subsequent Ghost Face Mantra,' Lu Sheng thought to himself.
During this period of time, Grand Elder had been forcing large amounts of secret arts and mantras into his mind, regardless of whether he could understand them or not.
Perhaps he also knew that Lu Sheng would not be able to understand the large amount of secret arts and cultivation methods that followed. But time was of the essence. The Hundred Lineages Meet was about to begin. In order to ensure that the legacy would not be lost, he had no choice but to do this.
However, Grand Elder did not just toss all the secret arts and mantras to Lu Sheng for no reason. He even arranged some of the more advanced and crucial parts of the mantras according to a special pattern so that Lu Sheng could memorize them.
It was just that such a simple method of encryption was useless to Lu Sheng, who had studied cryptography in his previous life. It was like a wimpy kid covering his butt with a piece of paper, thinking that he was wearing pants.
Lu Sheng easily decompiled and decoded them, and then reorganized the secret arts one by one.
But Ghost Face Mantra was the subsequent secret art of Karmaless Skill. Grand Elder did not encrypt it, but instead passed it to Lu Sheng in its original form.
In the Prime Devil Sect at its peak, when Karmaless Skill was cultivated to the peak, one could choose a few branches after a breakthrough, and the end of the path would also be different.
But now, only the branch of Grand Elder, which was said to be the weakest, had been passed down. The other secret art routes were all incomplete.
Therefore, Lu Sheng had no other choice but to choose Ghost Face Mantra.
'There's still Yin Qi left. I can continue to improve it.' Lu Sheng sensed the state of his body. His physical strength had increased by at least twenty to thirty percent. And his inner force seemed to be affected as well. The speed at which it circulated became more difficult. But with every revolution, the inner Qi produced became thicker, and the color of the liquid Qi gradually turned slightly black. It was obviously affected by the poisonous fog and Devil Qi.
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