This slash was fast and ruthless, as if it had been practiced countless times.
Lu Sheng instinctively used his body.
He saw a black shadow behind him, a black shadow that was pouncing towards him. It was struck by the blade.
The blade of the podao bounced back. It felt tough and hard to the touch. The podao borrowed the huge impact to sweep away the shadow that was pouncing at it.
Bang!
The black shadow hit the ground, rolled a few times, and whimpered. With the light from the torch, it was a wild wolf! His waist was slashed open by the saber, leaving a huge gash.
Before he could think, Lu Sheng saw two other wild wolves pouncing towards him from both sides in the darkness.
His body instinctively reacted first.
The podao moved to the left, and the handle blocked one wolf. Then he turned and swung, knocking the wolf into the other wolf.
Bang.
These two exertions immediately caused him to lose some of his strength.
After all, he was just a skinny rich young master not long ago.
The two wild wolves flew out in pain.
Lu Sheng panted. With bloodshot eyes, he raised his blade and used Tiger Kill on the nearest wild wolf!
The blade moved down, tilting slightly. His wrist vibrated violently, vibrating three times according to the mental cultivation method.
Whoosh!
The wind seemed to carry the roar of a fierce tiger.
The two wild wolves trembled in fear, and their movements slowed.
Instantly, the podao flashed, and one of the wild wolves was beheaded.
The other wolf's neck was cut by the tip of the blade, and blood seeped out rapidly.
Lu Sheng mustered his strength and struck again. This time, it was Tiger's Might.
His forearm vibrated four times, and four different forces surged out, combining all the strength in his body and gathering it on the blade.
Tiger Might was faster than Tiger Kill, and slightly weaker in strength. But it was not something the weak neck of the wild wolf could block.
The wild wolf could not dodge in time, and its neck was chopped by the suddenly increased speed of the podao.
Puchi.
The wolf's head fell to the ground.
Lu Sheng panted heavily.
This continuous series of large movements caused white sweat to seep out of his face.
Wu …
There was another wild wolf. It was the one that went to steal the meat.
It went around the rock, and its green eyes stared fiercely at Lu Sheng.
"My stamina is still too weak …"
Lu Sheng was a little anxious.
However, his expression did not change. He knew that when confronting wild beasts, he must not retreat, and he must not show cowardice.
"Huh?!"
His eyes were wide open as he glared at the wild wolf.
The last wild wolf stared at him for a while before slowly retreating.
Until the wolf completely retreated into the darkness.
Lu Sheng heaved a sigh of relief.
In fact, he was almost out of stamina. His arms were sore and weak, and even his grip on the saber was trembling.
If that wild wolf really pounced on him, although he was confident that he could survive, he would definitely be injured.
Once he was certain that the Wild Wolves had left completely,
Lu Sheng pulled out a torch and hurried in the direction of Nine Links City.
This time, he knew his own worth.
Wild Wolves were outside the city, and Uncle Zhao had once talked about his glorious deeds.
When he was young, he had mastered the art of the saber. He single-handedly fought against three wild wolves, and at the cost of a light injury to his forearm, he killed all three of them.
This was already an incredible achievement.
Here, the wild wolves of this world were different from the ones Lu Sheng knew.
They were larger in size, each one much larger than the wild wolves on Earth. They were also much stronger.
They were almost as strong as large Golden Retrievers.
The wild wolves here were also different from those on Earth. They lived in groups of three to five, and rarely in large groups.
Lu Sheng jogged all the way back to the city gate.
When he saw the light of the torch on the city wall, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He rolled up his clothes and hid the bloodstains. Then, he hid his podao, took out his travel permit, and strode towards the city gate.
…
"Brother Sheng, Brother Sheng, listen to me. This is no ordinary object. I've just arrived at Zi Hua City, and I've already sent someone to bring it back. It's said that in the Central Plains, this is known as the number one mysterious stone. Countless rich merchants and nobles fought to buy it. In the end, it accidentally fell into the river and was washed to Zi Hua River by the waves. Then, it was beaten up by the fishermen of Zi Hua City. The twists and turns in the story are hard to explain in a few words. If not for … "
"Do I look like an idiot to you?" Lu Sheng waved his fan lightly, looking at the fatty in front of him with a faint smile.
This fatty's name was Zheng Xiangui. In Nine Links City, he was the second son of the owner of Ming Gui Auction House.
At the same time, he was Lu Sheng's best friend in the past.
Lu Sheng and he had grown up in the same boat. They were birds of a feather, shouldering everything together. They were very close.
But this Zheng Xiangui had one biggest flaw.
That was his greed.
According to him, even blood brothers had to settle accounts clearly, lest they hurt each other's feelings sooner or later.
The two of them sat in the Peony Wing of Goldfish Restaurant. Beside Fatty was a slender girl in a pink dress.
This fellow was currently staring at Lu Sheng with a pained expression.
"Brother Sheng, this is where you're wrong. It wasn't easy for me to get my hands on a rare treasure, and I gave you a chance to bid for it internally. Not only did you not cherish it, you even mocked me. "
Fatty pointed at Lu Sheng, a pained expression on his face.
"All right, all right, put that away. Do you have any news on the martial arts manuals I'm looking for? "
Lu Sheng continued asking.
The reason he had brought this childhood friend of his over was to collect more martial arts manuals.
One Black Tiger Saber Technique was not enough. Far from it.
He finally understood the chances of an expert like Uncle Zhao protecting himself in the wilderness.
No wonder he had never heard of anyone traveling alone. In the wilderness, where ferocious beasts abounded, a lone man setting out was practically courting death.
Uncle Zhao, Zhao Dahu, was famous in Nine Links City. Yet he could only handle three wild wolves alone, perhaps four at his limit. Any more and even the so-called top experts of Nine Links City would have to kneel.
"Not to mention that it's difficult to distinguish between real and fake martial arts manuals, there are also many hidden traps. Even if it's real, some of the training methods in it, as long as you make the slightest mistake, there's the danger of being permanently disabled after practicing for a long time. Brother Sheng, what do you want this for? Without a master to guide you, these manuals won't be of much use anyway. "
Zheng Xiangui rubbed the white jade thumb ring on his finger as he asked curiously.
"You're quite an understanding person," Lu Sheng smiled. "Naturally, I have my uses for them. Don't worry so much. First, find me a few to take a look at. "
Zheng Xiangui's neck shook.
"We do have some. Recently, a new client consigned them for sale. There are two martial arts manuals. We got a master to appraise them. They should be authentic. Only, without a master, no one dares to practice them. "
"How much?"
Lu Sheng asked directly.
"Aiyaya, aiyaya, Brother Sheng, who are we? Why are you being so polite?" Zheng Xiangui laughed coquettishly.
"Can you stop being so disgusting?" Lu Sheng was speechless. "Name a price. Hurry, I'm in a hurry."
"I can only sell you one. The other has already been reserved by another esteemed customer."
Zheng Xiangui smiled.
"One will do. Did you bring it? "Lu Sheng raised his eyes.
"Brother Sheng knows me well. Since you're in a hurry, I brought it here, "Zheng Xiangui took out a thin gray booklet.
"This manual doesn't have any moves. It's just a special force technique. One hundred taels! "
"Let me take a look first."
Lu Sheng stretched out his hand.
A hundred taels was equivalent to a hundred thousand dollars. This fatty really dared to bid.
Fatty chuckled and placed the booklet in his hand.
Taking the manual, Lu Sheng flipped through it carefully.
This manual seemed to be a small part torn from a large booklet. Coincidentally, it only contained a bit about force.
Looking at the contents of the records, the force cultivated was called Jade Breaking Force.
It was said that after mastering it, one could accumulate all the force in one's body at the beginning of one's attack. Once the accumulation was complete, one could suddenly unleash it, greatly increasing the speed and strength of one's attack.
Lu Sheng took a look. The technique did not seem to overlap with the Black Tiger Saber mantra. It should be able to be used together.
But that was not what he wanted.
What he wanted was an internal Qigong manual that could strengthen his physique, Qi, and spirit.
From the miserable state he was in after modifying the Modifier, he deduced that he had to reduce the side effects of the modification. He had to improve his physique.
"Are there any legendary internal Qigong manuals?"
"Internal Qigong manuals?"
Zheng Xiangui rubbed his chin.
"Brother Sheng, you've stumped me. If there's really such a thing on the market, it'll be snatched away in the blink of an eye, regardless of whether it's real or fake. "
"You said it yourself that it's hard to tell the real from the fake. You should have some of these in your family's storage, right?"
Lu Sheng was an understanding man. In places like the auction house, when auctioning things like manuals, they would first make a copy of them as a backup.
After so many years of running an auction house, the Zheng Family must have accumulated quite a lot of them.
"Oh, those … Brother Sheng. Even I can't tell if there's a real one or not. It's already not bad if one out of a hundred is real. To date, no one has been able to cultivate Qi from it. Are you sure you want it? "
Zheng Xiangui asked hesitantly.
"Brother, let me give you a piece of advice. Don't play with those backup manuals. If something goes wrong and your body is damaged, there's no way to remedy it."
"You have a way to find it?"
Lu Sheng raised his eyebrows. He was familiar with Fatty's expression. Every time he revealed such an expression, it meant that he had an idea but was hesitant to say it.
"I do have an idea … Brother Sheng, there's indeed one of the manuals you want in this auction …"
Zheng Xiangui's face revealed a hint of awkwardness.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Lu Sheng raised his eyebrows.
"It's not that I don't want to say it, but this thing is to be auctioned at the Black Meeting …" Zheng Xiangui said helplessly.
"Black Meeting?"
Lu Sheng understood immediately.
The Black Meeting was an anonymous auction. All the customers did not reveal their faces or names. Most of the items auctioned were not clean, and some even reeked of blood.
Those who liked to attend the Black Meeting were mostly outlaws and vicious people.
"Can you arrange for me to attend?"
Lu Sheng, however, had already made up his mind to attend.
Ordinary criminals would not dare to offend the Lu Manor.
The Lu Family had thirty to forty strong Ding Yong alone. There were also several experts like Uncle Zhao among the guards.
Old Master Lu Quanan had countless connections with the government. If anything happened, he could even get help from the army.
Such a rich family was really not afraid of ordinary criminals.
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