There was only one exit from the statue, and Zhangsun Lan and another middle-aged woman were standing there. The two were chatting when Zhangsun Lan's face lit up and she walked up to greet them.
"Senior Apprentice Brother Lu, you're out?"
"Junior Apprentice Sister Lan, this is …?" Lu Sheng looked at the other woman, confused.
"I'm Yun Qingnu." The woman's face was flirtatious, similar to Yun Wanfei from the Autumn Moon County. She seemed to be from the Yun family as well. "Brother Lu must have met my niece, Feifei? I'm her second sister. You can call me Second Yun. "
"So it's Second Miss Yun." Lu Sheng cupped his hands.
Yun Qingnu couldn't help but chuckle. Not just her, even Zhangsun Lan laughed.
"Brother Lu, you're such a sweet talker. I'm already more than 230 years old … I'm not a girl. You should just call me Patriarch Yun. I have quite a bit of business in the Moling Prefecture. I'm also in charge of the family business here. "
Lu Sheng had a strange expression on his face. This was the first time someone called him a sweet talker.
"That's fine."
"I came to find Lan 'er for some business, but I also happened to meet such a hero like you, Brother Lu. You and Feifei are old friends, so we should get closer in the future." Yun Qingnu chuckled.
"Of course," Lu Sheng said politely.
Yun Qingnu exchanged a few more words with Zhangsun Lan, then turned to leave.
"Let's go. You haven't been to the True Essence Tower yet, so I'll take you there," Zhangsun Lan said warmly. "My grandfather told me to take you to rest."
"No need, I can go by myself." Lu Sheng shook his head.
"Sure, Senior Apprentice Brother. Don't forget the time." Zhangsun Lan didn't force him. Lu Sheng had made the Thousand Sun Sect and her grandfather proud this time. She still had to go back and talk to her brothers.
Lu Sheng watched Zhangsun Lan leave.
Lu Sheng stood at the foot of the statue for a while to get his bearings. Then, with a leap, he dashed toward the True Essence Tower.
After leaving the plaza, he passed through a few training pens for wild beasts and mounts, then crossed an underground river that emitted poisonous smoke, and finally arrived at one of the most important buildings in the entire Thousand Sun Sect — the True Essence Tower.
The True Essence Tower wasn't very tall, only having eight levels. It was completely dark red like an ordinary spire, and there were many ornamental jade beads and bells hanging from its exterior. When the wind blew, it immediately produced fragmented music.
The only difference between the True Spirit Tower and the other towers was that the eaves of each floor of the True Spirit Tower were covered in dense dark golden runes, similar to the Eight Trigrams Formation. All of these runes were slowly rotating, revolving around the entire True Spirit Tower.
A spacious square wall was built at the foot of the tower, surrounding the area. Above the wall, there were more than a meter long array flags, emitting a soft blue light.
All of the array flags combined together to form four giant blue screens of light that completely surrounded the True Essence Tower.
The only way in and out of the screens were the three different-sized holes in front of Lu Sheng.
People could be seen going in and out of the holes from time to time. Most of them were Inner Sect disciples, and occasionally, one or two Elders would come out with tired expressions.
Lu Sheng quickly walked up. There was no guard at the entrance, but when entering the holes, he would pass through a flashing blue door.
After passing through the door, he strode across the courtyard and entered the first floor of the True Essence Tower.
The inside of the tower was just like any other hall, with many people sitting sparsely on the brown floor. Lu Sheng's entrance didn't attract any attention. Entering the True Essence Tower was expensive, and no one wanted to waste any time here.
Lu Sheng looked at the large words carved on the wall at the end of the hall: 1 vs 2.
"This should mean that one day outside is two days here."
He could also keenly feel a strong centrifugal force to the left, but this force was so weak that he couldn't feel it.
"I can still go up." Lu Sheng steadily walked up the small stairs on the left. He passed through another light blue screen and arrived at the second floor.
Just like the first floor, the second floor was light yellow in color. There were a dozen or so people sitting sparsely in the middle of the hall, all of them cultivating with their eyes closed. The words carved on the wall at the end of the hall: 1 vs 4.
"The burden on my body has increased, but it's still very weak. It's almost negligible." Lu Sheng didn't feel anything. He glanced at the people sitting on this floor. Their faces were all red, and it seemed like they were struggling. Even if one or two of them looked relaxed, they couldn't do it as casually as he did.
"This kind of heavy burden can be used to strengthen my body." With this thought, Lu Sheng walked up to the third floor.
He still didn't feel anything on the third floor, then the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, the seventh …
All the way to the eighth floor.
Only then could Lu Sheng barely feel that the burden on his body could truly be considered as a burden by him.
There were only two people sitting on the ground on the eighth floor. One of them had a bear's head and a human's body, while the other had an eagle's head and a human's body. They weren't humans, but demons.
When they heard someone coming up, they slowly opened their eyes and looked at the stairs curiously.
"You are …?" The eagle-headed man asked curiously. His voice was very stiff and dry, as if he hadn't spoken in a long time.
"This junior is Lu Sheng, a new disciple of the Thousand Sun Sect." Lu Sheng could also see that these two demons weren't ordinary. Even with the strength of his body, he could feel the pressure here, and these two could stay here for who knew how long. It was obvious that they were also people with extremely strong bodies.
"You … don't you feel uncomfortable?" The other bear-headed man was also surprised.
"Very uncomfortable." Lu Sheng nodded. "But this junior has a natural ability. No matter how uncomfortable it is, before I collapse, I can still stay awake and normal." He started lying through his teeth again.
Although the pressure on the eighth floor was great, to him, staying here for ten days or half a month was nothing.
"Just like now, this junior can only stay here for a little longer at most, and I'm afraid I'll make a fool of myself," Lu Sheng said seriously.
The eagle-headed man and the bear-headed man looked at each other, and saw a trace of surprise in each other's eyes.
"Your body is very strong. Even so, it's still very powerful, "the bear-headed man continued. The bear-headed man continued. Even he had to circulate his True Qi with all his might to survive in this place, let alone the eagle-headed man, whose physical body was even weaker than his.
Every time they came, they could only train here for two hours. After that, they had to quickly go down and rest. Otherwise, it wouldn't be training, but suicide.
"Your teacher, who is it?" the eagle-headed man asked in a low voice.
"Senior, it's Qian Du Su Ningfei," Lu Sheng replied respectfully.
"The Holy Master of Eternal Slumber??" The two demons were instantly stunned.
"That's right." Lu Sheng nodded.
"No wonder … You're probably going to the main branch soon. With this kind of talent, the Moling Prefecture is not your stage, "the eagle-headed man said in a low voice. "We're not from the Thousand Sun Sect. We're just here to borrow the True Essence Tower. I'm Tong Ying, and he's Bai Zheng. We're the elders of the Bear Tribe and the Eagle Tribe of the Moling Prefecture. Little brother, you're very handsome, and you'll have a bright future. What's your name? "
"This junior is Lu Sheng. My surname is Lu, and my name is Sheng." Lu Sheng quickly gave his name.
"Good name."
The two demons chatted with Lu Sheng for a while longer about the current situation in the Great Yin. As time passed, the three gradually shifted the topic to Lu Sheng's cheap teacher, Su Ningfei.
"Speaking of which, Brother Lu, your body is so strong because the Holy Master of Eternal Slumber once obtained that clay tablet, right?" the bear-headed Bai Zheng asked casually.
"Clay tablet? You mean the one with the slash marks on it? "Lu Sheng's interest was immediately piqued, and he asked back. The two of them were not weak. They were also at the Weapon Master level, but they were willing to put down their status and chat with a "genius disciple" like him for so long. It was clear that they were very amiable. Thus, as they chatted, their relationship grew closer. Lu Sheng called Bai Zheng "Big Brother Bai", and the eagle-headed man called him Big Brother Tong.
"That's right. That was actually a part of the Demon Race's peerless Body Tempering Holy Art. Unfortunately, it was split into five. One was lost, one is in the hands of your teacher, the Holy Master of Eternal Slumber, one is in the hands of the Great Yin's court, and the rest is still in our hands, "the bear-headed Bai Zheng said regretfully.
"So it's the Demon Race's Holy Art? Body Tempering? That clay tablet can temper the body? Why didn't I notice? "Lu Sheng was also a little surprised. The clay tablet he saw only had a set of Star Moving Knife Mantra. How could it possibly temper the body?
"Of course it does, but it's hidden very well. Perhaps you've seen the clay tablet, but you didn't understand its true meaning. "Bai Zheng shook his head.
"Then, Big Brother Bai, have you ever thought of taking back the clay tablet?" Lu Sheng asked again.
"We gave it away in the first place. Why would we take it back?" Bai Zheng laughed. Tong Ying also laughed heartily.
Lu Sheng had a rough idea. The Demon Race must have paid a great price to have a good relationship with the court and the three sects in the Great Yin. This clay tablet was probably one of them.
"We exchanged a total of 79 different True Skills with your three sects and 36 True Skills with the imperial court. This Holy Sword Clay Tablet is one of them," Tong Ying explained with a smile.
"Holy Sword Clay Tablet?" Lu Sheng was stunned. "Aren't the marks carved on it from a knife?"
"Marks from a knife? You must be mistaken. The marks on the clay tablet aren't knife marks, but sword marks. I once obtained a clay tablet and studied it for 30 years. I wouldn't be mistaken. " Bai Zheng waved his hand. "If you don't believe me, ask your teacher to take it out and study it. Then you'll know."
"Big Brother Bai, are you sure?" Lu Sheng's expression didn't change, but his heart was sinking.
"Of course I'm sure," Bai Zheng said unhappily. "All the clay tablets are the same, sword marks. Where did the knife mark come from?"
Lu Sheng closed his eyes. Bai Zheng and Tong Ying continued to talk, but he couldn't hear any of it.
He had a strong urge to rush into the Secret Area as soon as possible.
Question Su Ningfei for giving him a fake clay tablet?
Or ask for compensation?
Or renegotiate the terms? Sign a new agreement?
No way.
He decided that if Su Ningfei couldn't give him a good explanation, then she shouldn't blame him for being ruthless. He couldn't beat her now, but he'd make her pay in the future.
Using the wrong cultivation method was the same as killing someone and wiping out an entire clan. Once he practiced the wrong cultivation method, the consequences would be unimaginable. Cultivation deviation and crippling his body was the least of his problems. It was common for them to die from self-detonation and go crazy.
Unknowingly, the killing intent in Lu Sheng's eyes deepened.
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