“Junior Brother, what do you think?”
Cheng Qing Man asked.
“Since Senior Sister has taken the initiative to seek me out, how could I refuse?”
Luo Mu smiled, “And thank you, Senior Sister. Some things are inaccessible without guidance.”
This is the law of how society operates.
“Junior Brother, you’re being too modest. You also need to have exceptional strength.”
Cheng Qing Man stood up, “Because some people are still in closed cultivation, the time is set for five days later, at dusk. We’ll meet at the academy gate then.”
“Okay.”
Luo Mu nodded.
“I have something to do, so I’ll be going now~”
Cheng Qing Man winked at Luo Mu.
“Senior Sister, please go slowly.”
Hearing this.
Cheng Qing Man rolled her eyes.
What a clueless guy, not even offering a farewell.
After Cheng Qing Man left.
Luo Mu closed the courtyard gate.
Cheng Qing Man’s statement was full of loopholes.
What exceptional strength.
There were countless geniuses in the Inner Palace, and even more powerful individuals.
The strength he had shown before was at most mid-range, or even lower, within the Inner Palace.
She could have found someone stronger, but instead, she came to him.
“It’s like… an investment?”
A slight smile played on Luo Mu’s lips.
This was actually a common occurrence in the academy.
Or rather, it was common throughout the entire imperial dynasty, and even within the Human Race’s territory.
“Although I’m not the main force in this mission, I need to improve my strength. Just in case.”
Luo Mu recalled his thoughts.
The Demon Dao was synonymous with insidiousness and treachery.
Fighting them.
Cultivation realm was not the only factor.
Like before, that Demon Dao traitor, who was merely at the True Aperture Realm, level one, almost killed Cheng Qing Man, who was at the True Aperture Realm, level six.
“I’ll go to the back mountain again.”
Luo Mu planned to practice the *Mysterious Yang Invincible Body Technique* in the morning, and the *Lifeless Blade Scripture* at night, a double-pronged approach!
No time wasted!
——
Soon.
Five days passed in a blink of an eye.
On the peak of a certain high mountain.
A figure sat cross-legged.
He was tall and sturdy, radiating intense blood energy like a blazing furnace.
The surrounding weeds had been incinerated.
Only a layer of ash remained.
It slowly drifted away with the gentle breeze.
Whew!
Luo Mu opened his eyes.
His eyes were a fiery red.
But it wasn’t an eerie red, rather, a majestic and righteous red.
He looked at his arm.
He saw his skin trembling, and a layer of faint Qi appeared, enveloping his entire arm.
“Gāng Qi!”
Luo Mu’s lips curled up.
He had heard his teacher mention that when someone’s physique became strong enough, they would produce a certain Qi.
It was called——Gāng Qi.
This Gāng Qi was extremely tough, impervious to blades and swords.
“This is a pleasant surprise. Now, if anyone wants to attack my physique, they’ll have to break through this Gāng Qi first.”
Luo Mu got up.
At the same time, he felt a sense of awe.
It was truly a xuan jie zhong pin *Invincible Body Technique*. Just at the minor completion stage, his physique was already so strong that it had produced Gāng Qi.
It was known that many xuan jie xia pin *Invincible Body Techniques*, even after reaching perfection, might not be able to produce Gāng Qi.
Not bad.
During these five days of cultivation, Luo Mu’s *Mysterious Yang Invincible Body Technique* had reached the minor completion stage.
The main reason was the lack of zhi yang zhi jing (Ultimate Yang Essence).
Otherwise, with his critical strike gains, five days would have been enough to push him towards the major completion stage.
During these five days.
He didn’t find Ultimate Yang Essence every day.
Even when he did find it.
It wasn’t always suitable.
“I need money.”
Luo Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly.
If he had a lot of money, why would he need to search for Ultimate Yang Essence wandering through the world, the academy would definitely have some for sale.
Then his cultivation speed would be much faster.
Moreover, with critical strike gains.
He wouldn’t actually need that many resources.
“Hopefully, this mission will let me kill a few more Demon Dao martial artists.”
Luo Mu cracked his neck.
A look of anticipation flashed in his fiery red eyes.
Then he drew his long sword from beside him, twirling it in a flourish.
He naturally hadn’t neglected practicing the *Lifeless Blade Scripture* during this time.
He had already entered the minor completion stage.
This was thanks to the foundation laid by the *Lifeless Blade Technique*.
As the elder of the Martial Arts Pavilion said, the *Lifeless Blade Technique* was indeed derived from the *Lifeless Blade Scripture*, and the two were quite similar in content.
However, the *Lifeless Blade Scripture* was more profound and superior.
The *Lifeless Blade Technique* could only condense one Lifeless Blade Qi.
But the *Lifeless Blade Scripture* had a hundred of them!
And they could be hidden in various parts of the body.
Unlike the *Lifeless Blade Technique*, which could only be manifested on the back of the hand, making it very obvious.
The *Lifeless Blade Scripture* also had matching techniques.
They could maximize the power of the blade scripture.
“Lifeless Blade Qi.”
Luo Mu raised his right hand, palm facing upwards, and a phantom blade tip appeared.
One, two, three… until thirty.
These blade Qi possessed the ferocity of blades, but also a heavy aura of death.
With a single strike.
Even before the blade arrived, the feeling of death would precede it!
“Breaking Blade Style!”
Feeling inspired, Luo Mu began to practice on the mountain peak.
He held the sword with one hand.
With a single strike, thirty blade Qi transformed into a massive, grotesque blade wheel, spinning and slashing towards the front!
The ground was littered with flying rocks, ravines crisscrossed the area, and everything was in disarray.
“Not bad!”
Luo Mu nodded.
This was only thirty blade Qi, imagine the power if it were a hundred.
Moreover, this was only one way to use the blade Qi.
Besides this.
There were other techniques, such as the *Separating Blade Style*, *Dominating Blade Style*, etc.
Very ingenious.
It would take more time to study and learn.
“Time seems to be about right.”
Luo Mu put on his clothes and sheathed his sword, hanging it from his waist.
Today was the date he had made with Cheng Qing Man.
He’d try not to be late.
Thinking about it.
Luo Mu jumped directly from the high mountain.
Using the protruding points one by one.
He landed safely.
Five days of cultivation had also improved his cultivation, he had already stepped into the second level.
The second big orifice’s Primordial Blood had further increased his bodily functions.
Especially the quality of his blood energy.
Blood energy was the foundation of strength for martial artists in the Tempering Realm and True Aperture Realm.
Whether it was techniques or martial skills, they all needed blood energy as the source of power to activate.