Chapter 65: Treasure Girl

This He family, will it ever end?

In the dormitory, Lu Xun's face turned cold.

On the dark web, the bounty on him rose again, from two million units of Dark Energy to four million units.

It directly doubled.

This is four cubic units of Dark Energy.

It seems that Lu Xun's battle with He Qiang thoroughly enraged the He family, also making them feel a tremendous threat, so the He family is determined to kill Lu Xun.

If it were one or two cubic units of Dark Energy, some Fourth Realm cultivators might still hesitate.

Four cubic units of Dark Energy are enough to make some Fourth Realm cultivators take the risk.

You should know that the He family's bounty was posted on the dark web, and the Fourth Realm cultivators who often frequent the dark web have a somewhat complicated background.

When there is sufficient profit, such Fourth Realm cultivators don't mind acting as assassins on the side.

Lu Xun, I heard you were assassinated by a Third Realm assassin—are you unharmed?

In the evening, Chu Youqing's concerned voice sounded over the phone.

Chu Youqing should have been cultivating during the day, but now she heard that Lu Xun encountered a Third Realm assassin.

I'm fine.

It's good you're fine; I was worried sick. I also heard you defeated the He family's Third Realm genius, Lu Xun—you're so amazing~

Chu Youqing's voice was full of admiration.

After chatting with her for a few hours, it was already late at night.

Lu Xun opened the campus network and saw that it was full of news about his battle with He Qiang.

This battle spread completely throughout Beidou University and also reached Qingxu Academy and many other cultivation schools.

The topic most discussed by students was the combat power of Dual Cultivation.

Dual Cultivation has existed before, and its combat power is indeed somewhat stronger.

But no one has been as formidable as Lu Xun.

At mid-Second Realm, he could so easily defeat a Third Realm genius.

As for killing a mid-Third Realm assassin in retaliation, many students think Lu Xun must have used some trump card, and thus they didn't discuss it much.

Cross-level combat is a necessity for geniuses.

But only small realms can be crossed; a great realm is separated by a vast gulf, not so easily crossed.

Moreover, even if He Qiang hadn't opened the Heaven Earth Meridian, breaking through to Third Realm in his fourth year of college would still make him a genius by outside standards.

Thus, he couldn't even last half a minute in Lu Xun's hands.

Lu Xun's combat power truly leaves people stunned.

Probably no one would notice.

After looking around, Lu Xun put his mind at ease.

At least among the students, no one could see his true strength.

In this battle, Lu Xun actually didn't use too much excess cultivation.

He relied on the sharpness of the Myriad Calamity Formless Sword and the Shadowless Flying Sword Technique, as well as the elusive nature of the Divine Trace Steps.

Otherwise, with He Qiang possessing the Eye Aperture Divine Ability, it would be difficult for Lu Xun to defeat him so quickly.

He Qiang's defeat was not unjust.

These two martial techniques and one spell are all products that, after being returned by the system, underwent a twentyfold upgrade.

Compared to ordinary martial techniques and spells, they are far, far more powerful.

As for whether any teacher could see through his true cultivation, Lu Xun isn't too worried.

In the era of high martial arts, which genius doesn't have a few secrets?

As long as it's not possession or betraying the clan, the various cultivation schools and the powerful ones of Lan Xing are still quite tolerant of geniuses.

What's more, with the wonder of the Chaos Divine Body, even a Six Realm expert cannot discern much.

Lu Xun should be somewhat careful, but not overly so; as long as he doesn't expose the system, there aren't major problems.

Wow, it's Lu Xun.

It really is him.

The next day, Lu Xun swaggered out of the school gate and headed for Qingbei Jie.

Indeed, although he had just been assassinated yesterday, Lu Xun still went out of school again.

He wanted to see whether a Fourth Realm assassin would come to kill him.

If a Fourth Realm assassin really made a move, it would be a death so confusing you wouldn't even know how you died.

Because Fei Tai'a was watching him in the shadows.

Last night, after learning that the He family had raised the bounty again, Lu Xun came up with this plan.

Using himself as bait, he lured the assassins into action.

If Fei Tai'a could deal with a Fourth Realm assassin, it would surely deter the other assassins.

By then, before entering the Starry Sky Ancient Road on Lan Xing, Lu Xun wouldn't need to be so careful.

It would give Fei Tai'a something to do.

Regarding Fei Tai'a, this tutor who is especially concerned about him, Lu Xun both hopes he will pull himself together and fears that once he does, he will constantly guard Lu Xun's cultivation.

Thus, Lu Xun made his way all the way to Star Moon Pavilion.

Along the way, he encountered no assassins.

Thinking about it, just yesterday a Third Realm assassin was killed by Lu Xun in retaliation; even if a Fourth Realm assassin took the bounty, they probably wouldn't dare to act today.

Boss, I heard you were assaulted yesterday—are you okay?

On the third floor of Star Moon Tower, Bai Ling saw Lu Xun and was quite happy.

"I'm fine."

These three words are what Lu Xun has said the most over the past two days.

"Boss, I'm giving you this bottle of pills; if you ever suffer a fatal injury, you can use them to save your life."

Bai Ling handed Lu Xun a bottle of pills.

Lu Xun took it and saw that inside the bottle, each pill bore golden pill markings.

Without a doubt, these are Heavenly Tier Pills.

"The cost of the pills will just be deducted from the profit share."

Lu Xun had no intention of taking advantage of Bai Ling.

"No need, boss. You refused their buyout offer, and I haven't thanked you yet, so let this bottle of pills be my thank‑you gift."

"That works."

Lu Xun put the pills away.

"By the way, boss, I'm also giving you these few talismans; they're all second‑grade talismans. I don't have third‑realm spiritual power, so the most I can draw are talismans like these. The grade is a bit low, but the effect is quite good."

At that moment, Bai Ling handed over a few more talismans.

Lu Xun took them and saw that although Bai Ling's talismans were only second‑grade, their quality was actually very good.

They were far superior to the ones he could draw.

Not to mention anything else, just the patterns on the talismans are dozens of times more complex than what Lu Xun draws.

"You can still draw talismans?"

Lu Xun was somewhat surprised.

Bai Ling is already amazing at alchemy, and she's just as good at drawing talismans.

"Well, my spirit meridian is damaged, so I can't cultivate; I have no choice but to study these side methods. Besides drawing talismans, I've also done some research on formations."

Bai Ling said this somewhat proudly.

She also knows formations?

She really knows a lot.

"Boss, look, I've set up a defensive formation for Star Moon Tower; even a third‑realm cultivator could be held off for a while."

Seemingly afraid Lu Xun wouldn't believe her, Bai Ling activated a formation.

This is a small formation that can protect the entire Star Moon Tower.

After the formation was activated, Lu Xun tried it and found that Bai Ling had not lied.

Breaking this formation would take Lu Xun some time.

The way of formations doesn't actually require a high cultivation level; that's probably why Bai Ling is able to set up such a formation.

Alchemy, talisman script, and formations—these side pursuits, though they are side pursuits, are by no means simple.

Without the appropriate talent, even a lifetime of study would yield only limited achievements.

Being able to achieve some accomplishment in just one of these side pursuits is already not easy.

Bai Ling, however, knows all three, and none of them are weak.

At this moment, in Lu Xun's eyes, this lively and lovely girl was practically a treasure trove.