The carriage traveled steadily, turning four to five streets and passing through a square with a pond. Soon, it stopped on a relatively quiet street.
Lu Sheng paid the fare and alighted. He lifted his head to look at a large stone signboard at the corner of the street.
It was a large, greyish-white stone the shape of a finger. Three words were clearly written in cinnabar: Fine Treasures Hall.
"Old Master Lu! Aiyo, why didn't you send someone to inform us that you were coming? We could have set up a good scene to welcome you! "The shopkeeper hurriedly ran out in fright at the sight of Lu Sheng, smiling apologetically.
Anyone with some knowledge in Mountain-Edge City knew of External Head Lu's reputation. His battle record of killing Sect Master Gongsun had instantly established an image of a ferocious and ferocious expert in everyone's hearts.
"Please come in! Please come in! " The shopkeeper was a rotund man. His beady eyes were wide open, wiping his sweat with his sleeves as he led Lu Sheng inside.
"Where's the stuff?" Lu Sheng couldn't be bothered to look at the exterior of the shop. He was in a hurry. While the Zhen Family and the ghosts were in full swing, he had to make the best use of his time to improve himself and prepare himself.
"Here, here, it's all here!" The shopkeeper hurriedly said. After leading Lu Sheng into the shop, they quickly passed through the back hall and came to the two large chests in the corner.
"The real ones have just been unearthed. They haven't even had time to wash off the muddy smell. Please bear with us," the shopkeeper smiled apologetically.
"You guys, open the lids!"
He hurriedly ordered the two shop assistants to lift the lids.
Two muscular shop assistants came forward. Each opened the locks of the two chests and quickly flipped the lids open.
"Clang."
The lids slammed against the wall behind with a dull thud. Revealing the messy assortment of items inside.
"It's fine. What I want is freshness," Lu Sheng was unconcerned. He squatted down in front of one of the chests and casually picked up a bronze sword.
No Yin Qi.
He switched to another bronze candlestick.
No Yin Qi either.
A third, a short iron sword.
Still nothing.
"I'll take a look at them one by one. You guys don't have to worry about them. Go do your own things," Lu Sheng said casually.
How could the shopkeeper dare to leave? To begin with, he wasn't the owner of this shop, but the head shopkeeper of the entire Fine Treasures Hall. But when he heard the order from above that Crimson Whale Sect's External Head Lu was actually coming to his branch to pick out items, he was so frightened that he hurriedly ran out of his own mansion to personally receive Lu Sheng.
He quietly waved his hand to signal the other two to leave, while he himself took a few steps back. He stayed here alone and waited for further instructions.
Lu Sheng took out the items one by one and threw them aside. Soon, he had finished looking through the dozens of items in the first box. None of them had Yin Qi.
He was not surprised. Yin Qi could be stored in items, but it dissipated very quickly. Items that did not dissipate Yin Qi were extremely rare.
Lu Sheng walked to the second box, squatted down, and continued to look through it.
One by one, the items were taken out and thrown to the side. Halfway through, Lu Sheng's movements suddenly paused. His hand stopped, and he held a gold-threaded red jade bracelet in his hand. Ignoring the blackish-yellow mud on it, he picked it up and examined it closely.
Wisps of cold Yin Qi flowed continuously from the jade bracelet into Lu Sheng's arm.
He studied the bracelet carefully. There was a line of tiny words on it.
'Where are the Nine Phoenixes of Clear Stream?'
"Where did this bracelet come from?" he asked the shopkeeper.
"Old Master, these items were collected from those individual sellers. We're not sure which ones they came from," the shopkeeper said awkwardly.
"Alright, it's fine," Lu Sheng put the jade bracelet aside and continued looking through the rest of the items.
This time, he wasn't as lucky as before. None of the remaining items contained Yin Qi.
Lu Sheng stood up with the gold-threaded jade bracelet in his hand.
"I'll take this bracelet. Name a price. "
The shopkeeper took the bracelet and looked at it.
"Since Old Master Lu is doing me the honor, I'll take the cost price of twenty taels."
Lu Sheng fished out two silver notes and handed over twenty taels. He stood up and left the inner hall with the jade bracelet in hand.
"Remember to inform me if there's any new stock in the future."
He reminded the shopkeeper before he left.
"Don't worry. Definitely, definitely!" the shopkeeper replied with a forced smile.
With the jade bracelet in hand, Lu Sheng hailed a horse carriage and went straight back to the greenhouse.
Along the way, the jade bracelet continued to gush out Yin Qi into his body.
Back in the greenhouse, he went to his room to recuperate. He ordered everyone not to disturb him and to close the door.
As soon as Lu Sheng sat down, he washed the jade bracelet with the tea in the teapot and wiped it dry with a handkerchief. The entire jade bracelet instantly became extraordinarily smooth and clean.
Under the light, the red jade glowed faintly with the color of rippling blood.
By now, the Yin Qi in the jade bracelet was almost completely absorbed.
"Deep Blue!"
The Modifier flashed before Lu Sheng's eyes.
He focused his attention on the back of the martial arts panel. Thankfully, most martial arts had buttons behind them except for Yin-Yang Jade Crane Skill.
He looked at Ultimate Crimson Mantra again. There was a button behind Ultimate Crimson Mantra Level Six as well. Clearly, the Yin Qi absorbed this time was enough to upgrade it by one level.
'Extrapolate martial arts?' the Modifier asked again.
'Yes.' Lu Sheng thought for a moment and decided to go with his previous choice.
The dialog box disappeared. He quickly looked at Ultimate Crimson Mantra. The button behind it was still there.
'To counter the poison of Bind, the only thing I can rely on is Yang inner force. Ultimate Crimson Mantra is the main thing I must rely on first to upgrade. It's also the main thing I can rely on to injure ghosts.'
After confirming his choice, Lu Sheng focused his attention and pressed the button behind Ultimate Crimson Mantra.
"Swish."
As the button was pressed, the frame blurred and quickly became clear again. The words from before had completely changed into a new state.
'Ultimate Crimson Mantra: Level Seven. Special Effect: Blood Web. Enhanced Fire Poison, Sixfold Tremor, Enhanced Ignition. '
'Blood Web … there's one after all,' Lu Sheng's heart leaped with joy.
According to the manual, when Ultimate Crimson Mantra reached the pinnacle, the inner Qi in the body would circulate and the firepower would reach its limit. It would then naturally produce a network of inner Qi that covered the entire body.
This was the blood web mentioned in the manual.
But as for how powerful the blood web was, Lu Sheng had no idea. Although he could feel the inner force in his body rapidly expanding and strengthening, he could not feel any other minute changes.
He took out the white box and opened it again. He took out a porcelain bottle from within and removed the stopper. Gently, he poured a drop of black liquid onto his palm.
"Hiss …"
A puff of white smoke rose, and a rancid stench filled the air.
Lu Sheng could clearly see that drop of black liquid flowing and trembling in his palm. It was as if it had been dropped onto a boiling hot pot. It rapidly shrunk, evaporated, and then disappeared completely.
'One drop is already very easy. It only took three breaths to cancel it out. ' Lu Sheng felt the consumption of inner Qi. 'The quality of Ultimate Crimson Qi has also increased significantly. I only used twenty percent of my inner Qi to achieve the same effect as before. It doesn't seem like a huge increase, but in actual fact, my inner force has increased by at least four times! As expected of the pinnacle realm of Ultimate Crimson Mantra. '
'Let's try the blood web again,' Lu Sheng stood up and circulated the inner force in his body.
Instantly, he felt a layer of invisible inner Qi web appear on his skin, protecting every part of his body.
'Interesting,' he raised his index finger and slowly probed towards the edge of the table.
When it was a knuckle away from the table, Lu Sheng clearly felt something blocking his fingertip, preventing it from moving any further.
Moreover, this thing was like a ball of cotton, extremely elastic. He could squeeze it forward a few times, but it was unable to touch the table.
"Hiss …"
Suddenly, the edge of the wooden table burst into flames. The bright flames spread rapidly along the tablecloth towards the entire table.
'Although it has a certain defensive effect and has fire poison properties, the temperature is too low and slow. Even the tablecloth has to be touched for a few breaths before it can ignite …' Lu Sheng grabbed the teapot and splashed it on the table, instantly extinguishing the flames.
'Against ordinary people and ordinary experts, this blood web is indeed very useful. As long as the body wears a layer of leather armor, with this layer of blood web as a shield, even the strongest attack can be weakened by a few times. But against ghosts, this is not enough. I must continue to strengthen it! '
'Right, Changing the Heavens in Seven Days Saber Technique also emits net-like Qi. Perhaps there will be additional effects?' Lu Sheng quickly flipped through the secret manual of Ultimate Crimson Mantra.
Unfortunately, the Changing the Heavens in Seven Days Saber Technique mentioned above was only a simplified version that mimicked the special effects of Level Seven Ultimate Crimson Mantra.
Now that he had the strength of Level Seven, this Changing the Heavens in Seven Days Saber Technique was obviously of little value.
'It just so happens that I have an A-grade, third-class contribution. I can go to the sect to pick a martial art that I like. With A-grade contribution, I should be able to choose the best inner force mantra manuals, right? 'Lu Sheng felt rather helpless.
Even if he cultivated Ultimate Crimson Mantra to its peak, reaching the level of the previous Crimson Sun Sect Master, according to the Bind poison conversion in the porcelain bottle, he would only be able to resist half of the poison of Bind.
Lu Sheng guessed that the degree of resistance to the poison was directly proportional to the defensive strength of Bind.
If that was the case, even if he were to unleash his full strength, he would still need to double his current strength to break through the defensive barrier of Bind.
"External Head! Sect Master has ordered for all senior executives to gather at the Crimson Whale! "
Jade Lotus's voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.
"All senior executives?" Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. "Did he say what's going on?"
"No." Jade Lotus was a little gloomy. After all, he was not considered a senior executive. His skills were sufficient, but his strength was still lacking. He still needed more training. Otherwise, he would have known the truth by now.
"Got it. I'll be right out. It's just as well that I need to make a trip to headquarters. "
Lu Sheng kept the porcelain bottle and placed it back in the box under his bed. Then, he tidied up his clothes and opened the door.
"The horse is ready. External Head, you'd better be thrifty. A good horse is worth a fortune. Nobody can stand such wastage if they just throw it away," Jade Lotus exasperatedly reminded Lu Sheng. The horse that Lu Sheng had ridden previously had disappeared to god knows where. Now, the Mountain-Edge City branch didn't even have a single good horse.
"Got it," Lu Sheng laughed in spite of himself. Once out of the house, a sect member immediately led a batch of red horses to him.
"Also, we can bring Lu Chenxin's corpse back tonight. Is it time?" he asked suddenly.
"It's time." Jade Lotus nodded. For some reason, the way he looked at Lu Sheng now gave him the feeling that he was a completely different person than before.
If one were to describe him as a ferocious beast previously, then right now, the External Head's aura was thicker and more profound. He gave off a sense of stability and serenity, like a mountain.
"Then bring him here first. I'll bring him back personally," Lu Sheng instructed. No matter what, he had to give his family an explanation.
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