He walked out of the temple. The sky was dark, and thunder rumbled. Purple lightning flashed in the clouds in the distance.
Lu Sheng walked down the steps of the temple and walked to the carriage parked at the entrance.
He climbed into the carriage, and Elder Zhang Shilong's smiling face was revealed. He held a cup of hot tea in his hands and sat cross-legged in the carriage.
"How was it? Did it go well? "
"It went well." Lu Sheng got into the carriage. "But I ran into an inspector. He was a bit strange. It seems like he's plotting something."
"Oh?" Zhang Shilong was surprised. "Inspector? Someone from the Song Family? It's normal for them to be plotting something. That's how they do things. Don't pay attention to them. "
"What? Are they very powerful? "Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow.
"The Song Family is one of the two most powerful families in the Autumn Moon County. You're a Scarlet Jade genius, so don't provoke them as much as you can. There's no need to fight them head-on. You'll go to the upper sect sooner or later." Zhang Shilong shook his head. "The disciples of the Song Family make up almost one-fifth of the people in our branch. Most of the time, the people above us have no choice."
"I understand." Lu Sheng nodded.
"It's good that you understand. They're just local tyrants, and they're stuck here. You, on the other hand, can soar. Your potential is the future. There's no need to fight them now," Zhang Shilong advised.
"I understand." Lu Sheng nodded.
…
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Inside the temple, the inspector in white staggered out. He fell forward and lay on the ground, exhausted. His back was covered in blood.
He coughed violently. It was obvious that he was badly injured.
"What happened?" To the side of the temple, a silver-robed man who was sitting cross-legged opened his eyes and looked at the inspector strangely.
"I miscalculated." The inspector coughed and struggled to stand up.
"Where's the Young Master? Did you succeed? "The silver-robed man had a bad feeling.
"The Young Master should be fine. He was just almost robbed," the inspector replied in a low voice.
"…" The silver-robed man stood up slowly and frowned. "We put so much effort into the arrangement, and it was almost robbed??"
"I can't do anything about it. The tester this time, the guy named Lu Sheng, is a freak!" The inspector recalled the previous exchange, and his eyes darkened. "His body is extremely strong, and his strength is not bad. His speed is even faster than mine. He almost stole Young Master's gem. His speed was too fast, the maze couldn't stop him at all. "
"Lu Sheng … the Scarlet Jade genius this time? I know him. " The silver-robed man's frown deepened. "Zhang Shilong has already noticed him. He's a Scarlet Jade genius, and even the Sect Master has noticed him. For now, at least for now, don't provoke him. In any case, Young Master passed the test smoothly. "
"But …" A hint of unwillingness and hatred flashed through the inspector's eyes.
"No buts. You have to understand your place. You should understand what the Scarlet Jade evaluation represents. The sect will not fall out with an ordinary expert like you, whose potential is about to be exhausted, for the sake of a future Earth Prime expert, "the silver-robed man said lightly. "I know you're unwilling, but there's nothing you can do about it. In the future, you'll have to choose something from the family's B-grade treasury. In life, there are times when we have to be patient. "
The inspector leaned against the wall and straightened his back, his chest rising and falling. He had almost been killed, but what did the family he had been loyal to do? They threw away an inconspicuous treasure and tried to suppress everything.
He had served the family diligently for so many years, but now he had to swallow his pride for a Scarlet Jade genius?
A ball of fire burned in the inspector's chest, a fire that could not be released.
"Go and rest well. Neither the family nor the sect will support you in this matter," the silver-robed man said in a low voice.
"I understand …" The inspector was silent for a moment, then turned and slowly walked out of the hall. Soon, he disappeared outside.
The silver-robed man stood alone in the empty hall, then sat down again and meditated for a moment.
"Lingbo," he suddenly said in a low voice.
"Here." A long-haired woman wearing the same silver robe appeared beside the silver-robed man and bowed her head respectfully.
"Go to Young Master Lu Sheng's place and express our apologies to him. Also, test his attitude towards Young Master's test. If possible, try to build a good relationship with him."
"Understood." The silver-robed woman nodded and slowly retreated, disappearing in the air in the blink of an eye.
…
In a small, exquisite courtyard in the center of the county city.
Lu Sheng held a newly borrowed history of the Great Yin in his hand. He sat in his study and read by a lamp. The moonlight outside the courtyard was like a veil. A person jogged to the door and knocked lightly.
"Young Master Lu, there's a guest from the Song Family."
"Song Family?" Lu Sheng immediately thought of the Song capital and the inspector that Elder Zhang Shilong had mentioned. He thought for a moment. "Let him in."
"Understood." These servants were all arranged by Elder Zhang Shilong. This was the elder's private residence. Even someone from the Song Family wouldn't barge into an elder's residence without proper etiquette.
After the servant left, he quickly led a masked woman in a black gauze to the door.
Lu Sheng stood up and opened the door, welcoming the woman in.
"Nice to meet you. I am Song Lingbo. I hope Young Master Lu won't take today's test to heart. This is my apology and compensation. Please accept it. "The woman went straight to the point, and presented a small black, round box with both hands.
Lu Sheng was a bit surprised. The Song Family was so powerful, yet they could react so quickly and offer compensation. It was clear that a family could do something like this. It wasn't a coincidence.
"Miss Lingbo, you're too kind. Today's incident was indeed a misunderstanding. I'll accept your compensation." He didn't hold back, and accepted the box.
"Don't worry, Young Master. If there's a chance, the Song Family hopes to cooperate with you. The Black Seal Temple will have many opportunities in the future. This incident was just an accident. As time passes, a large family will always have people of all sorts. "Song Lingbo took off her veil and smiled.
Her face wasn't very pretty, but it was very soft. Her eyes were curved, and she looked very pretty when she smiled. She didn't have the arrogance of a large family at all. Instead, she made people feel like they were bathing in the spring breeze.
Her voice was gentle and gentle, without the slightest bit of aggressiveness. With this kind of natural condition, it was almost always successful when it came to public relations and socializing.
Lu Sheng had a good impression of this person. "If your family is as friendly as Miss Lingbo, then I'm very willing to cooperate with the Song Family."
"You flatter me, Young Master." Song Lingbo smiled. She was satisfied that Lu Sheng's attitude wasn't too extreme. As long as it wasn't too extreme, there would always be ways and benefits to rope them in. Even if they couldn't, they wouldn't become enemies.
"Then, I'll take my leave."
"Take care, Miss Lingbo."
Lu Sheng walked her to the door and watched her leave. Then, he went back to his room and took out the small box.
He didn't hide it from the servants around him, and directly opened the box.
"Puff …"
A bone-piercing cold air slowly flowed out of the box. In the middle of the box lay a dark purple orb that looked like a pearl.
The orb was only the size of a thumbnail, but it was extremely cold. As soon as he took it out, the lid and the back of Lu Sheng's hand were immediately covered in a thin layer of frost.
"Ziying Orb?!" the servant at the door of the study exclaimed in a low voice.
"Ziying Orb?" Lu Sheng had seen records of this orb in ancient records. It wasn't some kind of miracle pill, nor was it some kind of special treasure. It was a very popular hard currency in the Great Yin. It was a type of currency that could be traded directly.
One Ziying Orb could be exchanged for 10 Hongying Orbs, which could be exchanged for close to 100 taels of Devil Gold at any bank.
Devil Gold was exclusive to the Great Yin. It was a special currency used by the upper class to communicate. It was completely different from the gold and silver of mortals, and didn't circulate between them.
The most obvious example of Devil Gold's purchasing power was to buy secret techniques, treasures, and even Divine Weapon shards.
Lu Sheng had seen in ancient records that Divine Weapon shards were divided into many grades. The best were the original shards that had lost little power. The larger these shards were, the more expensive they were.
The worst were the small shards that had lost most of their power. They couldn't be made into Divine Weapons, nor could they be embedded into weapons. They could only be implanted into the body, and could barely use the radiation to strengthen one's bloodline.
As for Devil Gold, 1,000 Devil Gold could buy the lowest quality Divine Weapon shard.
"This compensation is really generous." For people with bloodlines, the more shards they had, the better. No one would complain about having too many.
Lu Sheng also understood how generous the Song Family's compensation was. He almost snatched the gemstones that the other party had prepared and almost killed the other party's expert. In the end, he was the one who received compensation.
Putting away the Ziying Pearl, he had the servants boil hot water, prepare a change of clothes, and went into the bathroom to take a hot bath.
As he bathed, he started to organize his current situation.
He didn't plan to use Devil Essence, liquefied Qi, or the Eight-Headed Devil Art's powerful body. He hid them all. These things could easily expose his identity.
The only thing he could use now was his one-vein Bind level body, and the little True Qi he had cultivated.
When his True Qi was fully activated, blood-colored patterns would naturally appear on the surface of his skin. At the same time, his strength and speed increased. The circulation of his Qi and blood increased several times, and even his reaction speed increased.
"In reality, as a whole, the Great Yin relies more on True Qi Techniques. Different True Qi techniques have different effects on the body. At the same time, different True Qi techniques have all kinds of special attacks. It's hard to defend against them. However, these True Qi techniques all focus on bloodline development after the Bind level, and amplify the power of the bloodline. This is basically an upgraded version of the Great Song's Hundred Lineages. '
He leaned on the edge of the barrel, and narrowed his eyes in thought.
'At this point, I've reached a bottleneck. If I want to go further, I have to focus on developing my bloodline. The bloodline in my body is the Yuanguang Family's Burning Blood, and it's extremely thin, so there's little value in developing it. If I really want to strengthen it, the amount of Essence Qi I need is unimaginable. So … 'He remembered the Ziying Pearl he received today.' A better way is to earn more Devil Gold, buy a suitable Divine Weapon shard, implant it into my body, and obtain a new bloodline. '
There was a market for implanting a new bloodline in the Great Yin. Most of the people who did this were from the fringe of large families with extremely low bloodlines. They had enough money and resources to exchange for Divine Weapon shards. Developing a new bloodline after that was much more convenient than normal people.
However, buying shards and developing bloodlines were bottomless pits. The amount of resources and money needed was unimaginable for normal people. Normal people's physical strength and recovery speed couldn't reach the level of implanting Divine Weapon shards. First, they had to reach a certain level of cultivation, and have a bloodline to begin with. Then, they had to use large amounts of natural treasures to strengthen and nourish their bodies.
After implanting shards, large amounts of special resources would be needed every few months to counteract the rejection. The amount of resources required was terrifying. Normal families could only support one or two people at most before going bankrupt.
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