The heat flow left as quickly as it had come.
After a few breaths, the heat flow circulated rapidly through Lu Sheng's body, and his body gradually adapted to it.
Although Lu Sheng's body temperature was still very high, it was no longer as hot as before.
The Jade Crane Skill inner Qi within his body also began to circulate faster, naturally emitting large amounts of silk threads to repair his damaged meridians and internal organs.
Another long while passed.
Only then did Lu Sheng's skin slowly recede, returning to its original fair complexion.
"Hoo …"
Every breath he exhaled was scorching hot.
There was not a single part of his body that did not ache. Every muscle and bone in his body had been pierced by needles.
It was completely different from when he was cultivating Jade Crane Skill. Now, it was as if he had been repeatedly smashed by a sledgehammer.
'Fortunately, Jade Crane Skill has accumulated quite a lot of inner Qi during this period. Now it's just the right time to use it to heal my wounds.'
Lu Sheng felt the Jade Crane Skill within his body begin to heal his internal organs, and heaved a sigh of relief.
'Who would have thought that Black Fury Skill is already so domineering at the introductory level. If I were to reach the higher levels … how powerful would it be?'
He dared not imagine it.
"Little Qiao."
He called out loudly.
"Coming, Young Master!"
Little Qiao hurriedly ran over from behind, her hands still dripping with water. She must have been washing something.
"Bring me some medicinal tea."
Lu Sheng instructed. His entire body was in pain, and his body was deficient in Yin energy. He was terribly thirsty.
Little Qiao hurriedly brought over the prepared medicinal tea. Many Yin-nourishing herbs had been added into the tea, such as Jade Cup, Dendrobium, Southern Barbarian Turtle Shell, Snow Gardenia, Yindong … and other precious herbs unique to this world.
Downing a cup of medicinal tea in one gulp, Lu Sheng instantly felt a cool sensation slide down his throat and into his stomach, then spread from his stomach to the rest of his body.
This cool sensation eased the heat in his body slightly.
Lu Sheng drank an entire pot in succession.
He could pour out five cups in one pot.
He chewed and swallowed the herbs as well. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.
He lay on the bed and rested for a few hours. Just before the sky turned dark, he woke up.
The pain all over Lu Sheng's body was alleviated.
Little Qiao didn't understand. Seeing that Lu Sheng didn't seem to be behaving strangely, she thought that he just suddenly wanted to drink it. After taking the medicine pot, she ran to the stream to wash clothes.
Lu Sheng rested for a while. In the evening, he carried his saber and went out to the courtyard, intending to test out the power of Black Fury Skill.
Compared to Jade Crane Skill, Black Fury Skill's reaction was so much greater. This made him even more curious about it. Just how powerful was this inner force skill?
Lu Sheng's heart itched, and the pain eased a little. He got out of bed and prepared to practice.
In the dimly lit forest.
Lu Sheng carried his saber and walked out of the courtyard. He left the wooden house and found a quiet place.
Then, he began to try circulating Black Fury Skill inner Qi.
The circulation range of Black Fury Skill inner Qi was from the two kidneys to the abdomen, like a belt around the waist. It was very strange.
This inner Qi was as thick as a chopstick.
Lu Sheng used his mind to control it. Indeed, it was different from Jade Crane Skill. He could control it with a light wave of his hand.
He tried to circulate a strand of inner Qi from his abdomen upwards. Very quickly, it flowed to his right shoulder, right arm, right hand, and finally to his long saber.
In the instant that strand of inner Qi flowed into the blade …
Lu Sheng heard a faint burning sound.
His arm was boiling hot. An irrepressible impulse welled up in his heart. He waved his hand abruptly.
"SWISH!"
The long saber slashed out abruptly, landing on a tree trunk in front of Lu Sheng.
"CRASH!!"
The huge tree, thick enough for a man to wrap his arms around it, shuddered violently. Large amounts of leaves fell like rain.
The saber in Lu Sheng's hand had already sunk deep into the tree trunk.
At the same time, there was an obvious blackness around the edges of the wound.
'Blackness?'
Lu Sheng pulled the saber out forcefully. Frowning, he touched the blackness.
'It looks like it's been roasted by fire … is it high temperature? Or some other effect? '
He thought for a moment and looked around. Then, he quickly ran out and grabbed at a patch of grass.
"Chirp ~ ~ ~"
A colorful wild chicken was gripped by the neck in his hand. It had hidden in the grass, thinking that Lu Sheng couldn't see it. Unexpectedly, it was still caught.
'I'll give it a try. If it's really what I think it is.'
Lu Sheng carefully returned to the tree trunk. Using his fingernail, he scraped some powder off the edge of the wound.
The blackish powder fell into his palm. Then, he carefully fed it to the wild chicken.
After eating the powder, Lu Sheng waited for a while. The wild chicken squawked for a while, seeming to be dispirited and listless.
He scraped some more powder off the ground and fed it to the wild chicken.
This time, he didn't have to wait long. After the wild chicken was released shakily, it only took a few steps before it collapsed to the ground.
Lu Sheng walked over and touched it. The wild chicken's body was boiling hot. It was still breathing, but its entire body was weak and weak, as though it had a high fever.
'As expected! This is a poison skill! And it should be a fire-based poison skill. '
Lu Sheng had a preliminary idea of the nature of Black Fury Skill.
Then, he flipped through the secret manual he carried with him and carefully read the records on it.
'… Black Fury Skill. The killing intent is scorching, unyielding, and insidious. If there is no opposing inner Qi to counteract the erosion, the victim will die after three days.'
Regarding the might of Black Fury Skill, there was only such a simple sentence in the records.
But Lu Sheng could already tell the ins and outs of Black Fury Skill from this.
It was indeed the poison skill he had mastered.
'Incredible.'
Lu Sheng sighed in his heart.
This Black Fury Skill was indeed different from Jade Crane Skill and other life-force skills. It was an inner force skill created specifically for close combat.
The difference in power was too great.
He carefully felt the Black Fury Skill inner Qi in his body.
Just now, when he had brandished his saber, he had activated his inner Qi and expended a portion of it. Then, he compared the total amount of inner Qi he had left.
'At the entry-level, I should be able to withstand about ten saber strikes. Any more and I won't have enough inner Qi. Black Fury Skill inner Qi seems to have the effect of increasing explosive power. It's really too practical. '
After testing out its effects, Lu Sheng turned back. This was just the might of the entry-level skill. If he waited for it to be upgraded to a higher level, he wondered to what extent it would reach.
He was filled with anticipation.
Returning to the courtyard of the little wooden hut, he happened to see two Zheng Family guards delivering food.
Seeing him on the road, the two hurried forward to greet him.
"Young Master Sheng, some of the recent events have been recorded in the lunchbox. Please take your time to read it. "
After exchanging greetings, the two hurriedly left the forest.
Lu Sheng received the lunchbox. Standing at the entrance of the courtyard, he opened the lunchbox. Indeed, there was a sealed letter inside.
He entered the courtyard and handed the lunchbox to Little Qiao, who had rushed over to take it. He tore open the envelope and took out the letter inside.
"Brother Sheng, the Xu Family tragedy in the city has been solved. It was solved by an expert hired by the yamen. He arrested a large number of people in the city and beheaded more than ten people at the market this afternoon. "
Zheng Xiangui's first sentence stunned Lu Sheng.
He continued reading the letter.
It turned out that the recent series of cases had caused the people in the city to be in a state of panic. A few days ago, there was even a riot. Many residents and renters in the city fled towards Zi Hua City.
The yamen suppressed a group of people and forced them to stay.
After that, in order to stabilize the people, the yamen arrested dozens of people in one go, all claiming to be the murderers of the previous cases.
Only then did the people calm down a little.
After reading the letter, Lu Sheng's lips curled into a cold smile.
'Looks like the yamen can't hold on much longer. Murderers? If the murderers were so easy to catch, it wouldn't have dragged on until now. Looks like they just found some random people to make up the numbers. '
Fortunately, the letter mentioned that everything in the Lu Manor was the same as before.
Lu Chenxin and the other young masters were having their fun, as if unaffected.
The brothels and clubs in the city were also doing well recently.
Clearly, it was due to the people's fear and stress that they could not find a place to vent.
Lu Sheng took a deep breath.
'This kind of method can stabilize things for a while. But it's like drinking poison to quench one's thirst. The case hasn't really been solved yet. If another similar case happens … '
He kept the letter and calmed his mind.
Right now, the Lu Manor in Nine Links City was no different from the common folk in the face of those supernatural incidents.
If they were to really encounter such a thing, the outcome would be obvious.
Therefore, the only thing he had to do now was to improve himself as much as possible, to make himself stronger.
Only then would he have the ability to protect himself if he were to really encounter such supernatural incidents in the future!
He did not know how strong he needed to be in order to deal with such incidents. Therefore, he could only try his best to improve himself to the greatest extent possible.
After receiving the letter, Lu Sheng started consuming the expensive and nourishing medicinal herbs that he had brought with him in large quantities.
Every day, he would have Little Qiao boil thick medicinal soup for him after three meals.
Under the support of the strong medicinal effects, in just three days, the after-effects of upgrading Black Fury Skill to Entry Level were basically eliminated.
Four days later …
'Second upgrade!'
Lu Sheng stood in front of the huge tree trunk from before.
The knife wound from a few days ago was about one-fifth of the tree trunk's depth. It was still on the trunk, its edges already withered.
This was one of the thickest trees in the forest. Now, even it looked dispirited and listless.
Lu Sheng might as well choose this place as the place for his second breakthrough.
He sat down against the tree, took out the medicinal soup from the food container one by one, and then sat cross-legged.
Black Fury Skill inner Qi flowed continuously along the route between his abdomen and kidneys.
'Deep Blue.'
Lu Sheng called in his mind.
The blue Modifier floated before his eyes. Lu Sheng looked at the column for Black Fury Skill.
With his mind, he pressed the Modify button.
The square frame flashed.
Lu Sheng's expression instantly turned solemn.
'Upgrade Black Fury Skill by one level!'
He called out in his mind.
"Swish."
The status of Black Fury Skill was originally at Entry. At this moment, with a thought from Lu Sheng, the words' Entry 'flashed rapidly and turned into' Level One '.
Before Lu Sheng could show any signs of joy, he felt a slightly weaker heat flow through his entire body in an instant.
Both inside and outside of his body, he felt as if he was being roasted in a furnace, and at such a close distance.
In just a few short breaths, Lu Sheng's entire body was drenched in sweat, and his skin turned red once more.
Fortunately, his body seemed to have adapted much more this time. It wasn't as difficult as the first time.
In just the time it took to brew a cup of tea, in other words, ten or so minutes.
Lu Sheng slowly regained his breath.
Although his body was still in great pain, there wasn't a single part of his body that didn't hurt. Some new meridians had been opened up by Black Fury Skill inner Qi and began to circulate. Naturally, the newly opened meridians needed to be repaired, and that too required time.
But the feeling he had now …
It was as if his entire body was filled with Qi and was about to explode.
'Let's try again!'
Lu Sheng stood up and drew the long saber from behind his waist.
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