Chapter 228: Meeting (1)
The Grand Elder stood silently on the second floor of the library, looking at the thick book open before him .
The dense fine print on it recorded the details of how the Prime Devil Sect had once paid a dreadful price for testing the Divine Weapons and Devil Blades .
It wasn't just the Prime Devil Sect . Actually, many of the other sects also had such a book; as long as it was an established sect, this was the case .
His gaze fell onto the row of words printed on the last page of the book .
'Thousand Ghosts of the Phantom Listening lineage battled the Noble Family at Mount Du Qi . After three consecutive victories, the opponent was shamed into anger and killed him with a Holy Weapon .
Jiu Fangzi of the Soul Sealing lineage battled others on the shores of River Chang . During the battle, he was caught in the blast caused by the collision between Divine Weapon Mountain Shepherding Brush and other Devil Blades . All eight men who participated in the battle perished .
Yu Songzi of the Phantom Listening lineage was mediating a conflict between friends in the Bei Meng Forest . After the negotiations fell through, he became the target of their anger . One of them pursued him, wielding a Holy Weapon . The rest were scattered while fleeing . More than half of the team of twenty-odd experts died . The rest were missing in action and suspected to be dead . '
The majority of the Prime Devil Sect's top experts in the past had perished under the might of the Devil Blades or the Holy Weapon . These had all attained full mastery in the secret arts .
Thus, when Lu Sheng had asked Grand Elder what it was like for someone with full mastery of the secret arts to face up against a Divine Weapon, helplessness was clearly written on Grand Elder's face .
"The power on the level of origins is in a league of its own that humans can never face up to . Divine Weapons and Demon Blades are named as such precisely because such raw power is out of the reach of mortals . " Grand Elder sighed heavily .
Initially, the Hundred Lineages had accumulated a large amount of Divine Weapon shards and combined them to form Holy Weapons . In the end, the tremendous price they had to pay bought them nothing but the rapid decline of some of the older sects .
Even now, Grand Elder could not fathom the distance between the power of elements and the power of Law .
"We'll set about rejuvenating the sect after the Hundred Lineages Meeting . I hope I can get to see the sect flourish in my lifetime . " Grand Elder had actually already determined Lu Sheng to be the future first seat and the heir of the sect in his heart .
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Phantom Path Mantra .
It was known to unlock the bloodline in one's body and unleash its power to the full potential .
Unexpectedly, however, when Lu Sheng unlocked his own meridians, he sensed that there was not much power in his ordinary mortal body .
It was 'not much power', not 'no power at all'!
In the darkness, large patches of pale green algae surfaced every now and then as the black waters of the river lapped against them, casting the cavern in moments of alternating bright and dim .
As the waters splashed and lapped, large volumes of water from the River of Poisoned Fog was gushing into Lu Sheng's body .
It seemed as if purplish black spots were climbing up his body from his legs, packed densely like bugs .
Stripes extended all over Lu Sheng's body, nearly covering it all .
Large volumes of water from the River of Poisoned Fog were being purified by him, converting into Devil Qi which was then filtered through the black flesh conch in his chest cavity . The end product was an extremely viscous black gelatinous substance .
Lu Sheng had no idea whether this was normal or not . But according to the records on the manual, Phantom Path Mantra should not be causing such a fuss . The average disciple could merely draw Devil Qi within several meters' radius around him .
Probably, no one in the past had ever drawn of water from the River of Poisoned Fog in several dozen meters' radius in one breath like he was doing .
But considering the fact that his fleshly body was much, much stronger than the average disciple's, Lu Sheng could understand why his cultivation was causing such a spectacle .
The first time one performed the Phantom Path in Phantom Path Mantra, it typically took several hours . That had been recorded by Grand Elder on the manual . But Lu Sheng's own Phantom Path ended in merely thirty breaths .
Thereafter, the sea of Devil Qi stored in his body was quickly converted into sticky, viscous Prime Devil Qi .
'Maybe my body's too strong, so the conversion could take place faster and smoother . I don't have to worry about my body being overloaded,' Lu Sheng guessed as he stared at the waters around him which were calming down .
He could sense that the blood flowing in his veins now was different from before . It was now blood that had been fused with Prime Devil Qi .
Naturally, the new blood formed after integrating with Prime Devil Qi could effectively raise his body's recovery abilities . To the average disciple, this was worth celebrating . To Lu Sheng, however, it did not make much of a difference .
'Next is Devil Heart Dao, which is also the final foundation . ' He sucked in a deep breath of air . With a mental command, a giant ball of Devil Will immediately floated into existence before him .
Presently, after the converging of Prime Devil Qi, his Devil Will had taken on another form .
From its previous fish-like form, it turned into its present slender snake-like shape .
It was a transparent snake with his own face for a head . It looked abnormal to Lu Sheng .
'After Phantom Path . . . ' He stretched out his hand, activating Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill .
"HOO!"
A ball of invisible flame lit up on his hand . This time, however, faint blackness appeared around the flame .
'Not much influence on the Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill . ' He glanced again at the ball of flames before retracting his hand .
After that, he tried deploying Prime Devil Qi . It was his first time using this power which was so integral and core to the Prime Devil Sect .
The power of secret arts kicked to life within him like a tidal wave . Lu Sheng channeled the power to his right arm, which was quickly dyed a purplish black all over . A black glow seemed to emanate from it .
'At this state now, I've got Prime Devil energy, Devil Will, and physical strength—three offensive means . Prime Devil energy's similar to inner force and boasts pretty decent strength . Given my present strength, if I were to use purely Prime Devil energy alone, I should be a match for a Four or Five-Vein Level Nobleman . '
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