Chapter 127
"Actually, the root of the problem has been resolved—it’s that demonic mirror," Lu Sheng said mildly . "Tea Sect has suffered heavy losses this time round . It’s best that you take time to recuperate . However, I do have a question—since you rely on the Winged Honor Guards, why didn't you seek help from them at the first instant?"
Hearing that, Dong Qi sighed heavily .
"Esteemed representative, you may not know this . Although the Winged Honor Guards reside permanently in the area, we’re not able to borrow any of their power . At the very most, we can bribe them with silver when they’re on patrol, and they’ll allow us to follow behind them and peddle our goods . Other than that, the military rules dictate that we’re not allowed to request a helping hand from them . "
Lu Sheng nodded, "Is that so . "
"Esteemed representative resides in a large city and doesn't understand how tough we have it here," Dong Qi sighed again . "Although Tea Sect is a sect in name, this sort of sect is but a group of people who were unable to defend themselves in this day and age, and had no choice but to unite together . Otherwise, with no one else to rely on, one wouldn't be able to make it very far in this life . You don't even need to stand out; just the mountain bandits and robbers, and all sorts of otherworldly dangers, will present obstacles every step of the way .
In such tumultuous times, what choice do we have besides sticking together?" Dong Qi smiled bitterly and continued, "Those of a better family background can practice martial arts for self-defense, the rest who are less advantaged will have to be runners for others . Hunting, doing hard labor… all to learn a skill or two to fend for oneself . Young people nowadays, if they haven’t given up all hope and resigned themselves to a drunken, befuddled lifestyle, then they’re all trying to find a way out to lead a peaceful life . Even that in itself is already their greatest hope . "
Lu Sheng had not expected Dong Qi to have that much insight and began to see her in a different light .
"You’re pretty observant . "
"Esteemed representative, you flatter me . It’s a pity that I didn’t put in the hard work to learn martial arts when I was younger, or else I would at least be able to lead a safer life today . If I could be like esteemed representative and not fear the supernatural, and be brave and courageous, perhaps… perhaps my Dad wouldn’t have died…" speaking of this, Dong Qi’s eyes turned red .
Indeed, she was a capable woman of her own mind, or she wouldn’t have sent someone to request help from Crimson Whale Sect of her own accord . Even though she was timid and nearly frightened out of her wits, she was still able to recover quickly and re-collect herself to manage Tea Sect to a tee .
‘She’s a talent,’ Lu Sheng evaluated her in his heart .
He continued to chat with Dong Qi for a while until the horse carriage had been fully repaired . Only then did he jump aboard it .
The wheels of the carriage sunk slightly . Inside the carriage were the mirror stand and mirror shards that Xu Chui had packed, as well as two exquisite dark yellow books .
Lu Sheng sat down and the carriage began to crawl forward .
He took out that little cloth puppet and the piece of blue cloth . Putting his finger to his mouth, he bit viciously . Instantly, he bit open a small wound on his forefinger, from which blood began to seep . Lu Sheng wiped his finger against the cloth puppet and the piece of cloth .
"Szzzz…"
Threads of black smoke rose abruptly before vanishing into the air in the blink of an eye .
In that moment, Lu Sheng could feel an icy cool sensation of Qi that flowed within him from his finger . Swiftly, it traveled to his forearm, arm, chest, then just as it was about to enter into his heart, it rapidly disappeared .
After the Qi flowed within him for a couple of breaths of time, it dissipated and disappeared .
‘Deep Blue,’ he commanded the Modifier to appear .
The pale blue screen surfaced and floated before his eyes .
The Modify button appeared behind most of the martial arts skills shown on the Modifier—with the exception of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill . There remained no available option for extrapolation .
‘After achieving Level Eight, the amount of Yin Qi necessary for upgrading and extrapolating Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill has increased tremendously . That’s really troublesome,’ Lu Sheng shook his head slightly . He retracted his gaze from the Modifier to look at the mirror stand and mirror shards that lay by the side on the ground .
He rose a little and dragged the mirror stand over . The wound on his forefinger hadn’t closed completely yet and there was still some trace of blood left on it, which he rubbed against the mirror stand .
"Szzz…"
Black smoke immediately billowed forth as huge waves of cool Yin Qi flooded into his palm . The volume of Yin Qi was so unexpectedly large that he didn’t even have time to react—the intense cold caused his entire body to quiver .
The amount of Yin Qi in this mirror stand far surpassed those found in the earlier piece of cloth and cloth puppet .
Based on Lu Sheng’s approximation, if the amount of Yin Qi required to upgrade a Strength Proficiency martial arts skill by one level was one unit, then Lu Sheng roughly estimated the total amount of Yin Qi in both the piece of cloth and the cloth puppet as two units of Yin Qi in total .
As for this mirror stand, however, huge waves of Yin Qi flowed from it endlessly into him for a full ten breaths’ span before it finally ceased . He estimated there to be at least six or seven units!
After the flow of Yin Qi ceased thoroughly, Lu Sheng looked at the mirror stand in mild surprise .
The mirror, originally of copper material, was now mottled in a rusty green, a far cry from its previous shine . It seemed far more dated than before .
‘Is this what happens after Yin Qi has been absorbed? Then… just what exactly is Yin Qi? What is its essence?’ these questions flashed through Lu Sheng’s mind before immediately being shelved at the back . Presently, he neither had the means nor the time to research into the nature of Yin Qi . It was better to wait till he had more time on his hands after he upgraded himself and resolved matters .
Only after absorbing and exhausting the Yin Qi of all three objects did Lu Sheng turn his attention once again to Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill on the Modifier . Indeed, the ‘Modify’ button surfaced behind the skill this time .
Lu Sheng hesitated for a while, but decided not to carry on with it . Instead, he looked at the other martial arts skills below .
Dusk Dantian Inflating Skill, Golden Veil Skill, Nine Lakes Steel Chains Skill, Bear-Wrestling Arm—together, these four skills composed the rock-solid foundation of his Yang Extreme Mode .
It was the near perfect, comprehensive tempering of his body with hard body skills .
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