Chapter 124

After several years of bitter cultivation, Lu Changsheng finally reached the Rebirth Realm.

He was not far from the legendary Innate Martial Path; it is said that for such warriors, cleaving rivers and severing mountains is merely a trivial matter.

He felt a sense of anticipation in his heart.

Based on his own spiritual creature excavation speed, he would certainly be able to step into the Innate Realm in a few years.

By then, he would surely be able to leap out of this tiny corner that is Changping County and enter a much broader world.

The secrets of the human race's war in the previous dynasty, where these demons came from, the origin of the natural disasters... this world still held too many secrets waiting for him to uncover one by one.

Next, Lu Changsheng continued to verify his strength after the breakthrough.

He clenched his fist tightly, and a feeling of immense power surged into his heart.

It felt as if he could shatter the void with a single punch; it was terrifying.

After this breakthrough, his strength had increased by more than several times.

With his current strength, he was capable of easily slaughtering some strongmen in the mid-stage of the Rebirth Realm.

Even a late-stage Rebirth Realm strongman who stimulated demon blood essence would be someone he could rival.

If that demoness Zhao Yuanjing still wanted to surround and kill him, it would be almost impossible.

Subsequently, Lu Changsheng took out his long blade and slashed rapidly at his own body.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Violent sparks erupted on his body, emitting a harsh, shrill sound.

His physical body did not even feel a trace of pain; his defensive power had clearly increased by a large margin.

His entire body looked like a small golden statue, radiating a pale golden luster, which was extremely miraculous.

With a physical body of this level, coupled with his protective True Gang, he suspected that late-stage Rebirth Realm warriors could not do anything to him at all.

Finally, Lu Changsheng tested his protective Gang Qi, blade techniques, and several other skills for a while.

After the breakthrough in his realm, the power of these few skills had also surged by a large margin.

At this moment, his strength already stood at the pinnacle of the entire Changping County; he was no longer that character who could be slaughtered at will.

The Rebirth Realm was also considered a strong level in Qingning Prefecture City.

In the days that followed.

Lu Changsheng stayed at home, familiarizing himself with his post-breakthrough realm.

Every day, besides practicing martial arts in the courtyard, he would go deep underground to mine.

The resources in his hands were growing steadily.

At this rate, even if he couldn't discover any heaven-sent treasures, he would be able to upgrade all his skills within half a year at most.

On this day, around noon.

Lu Changsheng was sitting upright on a chair, holding a travelogue in his hand, reading it with great interest.

"Tap, tap..."

From the bedroom behind him, a series of light footsteps could be heard.

He saw the Fang siblings, Fang Tao and Fang Qing, walking toward Lu Changsheng with large strides.

"Brother Changsheng, the Wenxiang Sect has been moving in large numbers these days; are they about to engage in a decisive battle?"

A trace of worry was revealed in Fang Tao's eyes.

Many warriors in the city were discussing this matter, and he had also received quite a bit of such information.

Feeling uncertain in his heart, he came directly to ask Lu Changsheng.

Given the other party's status, the news would certainly be more well-informed.

"You don't need to guess wildly; just hide well within the city."

Lu Changsheng smiled faintly.

According to the current situation, a major decisive battle was highly likely to erupt.

Or perhaps Zhao Yuanjing had some other conspiracy.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng had no intention of going out to hunt those Guardians again during this period.

Time was precious; he planned to finish upgrading his skills before deciding anything else.

Outside the city.

In a dark underground space.

Zhao Yuanjing sat upright on a high platform, her expression extremely cold.

A murderous aura permeated the entire venue, giving everyone below the platform a feeling of being unable to breathe.

"Has the Spirit Seed been fed?"

She scanned the entire venue with her gaze, her tone grim.

The many Guardians and Blood Transmutation strongmen below the platform all felt their bodies stiffen.

"All preparations have been completed; we can start the final plan at any time."

At this moment, an old man with a pigeon-like face stepped out of the ranks, his tone eerie.

"Good, immediately summon all the sect members and force the county government to come out of the city for a decisive battle."

Zhao Yuanjing slammed her right hand on the wooden table, murderous intent erupting in her eyes.

"If the other party hides in the city like turtles, are we to forcibly attack the county city?"

A man in black asked.

"Fool, the county city is heavily guarded; we can't break in just by ourselves."

"We only need to surround Fulong Town, the largest town outside the county city, and put on a show of attacking it; the other party will naturally send strongmen to..."

"When the time comes, we will first slaughter Fulong Town, then sweep through all the small towns one by one; I don't believe they won't come out of the city for a decisive battle. Otherwise, the county city will just be an isolated city..."

A burning light shone in Zhao Yuanjing's eyes.

"The Sovereign is wise."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

This strategy was an open conspiracy; the other party either chose to come out of the city for a decisive battle or sat and waited for all the small towns to be slaughtered.

"We will go and make arrangements immediately."

An old man in red said hurriedly, his face full of respect.

Subsequently, the many figures slowly retreated.

Soon, the great hall was empty.

Zhao Yuanjing stared quietly at the void in front of her, her expression somewhat dazed.

"My dear brother, it has been decades; I wonder if you still remember your little sister..."

"This time, no one can stop my footsteps; whoever blocks me dies!"

She muttered to herself, her grim words sounding like a demon from hell whispering.

Her face was covered with snow-white patterns, and a long, fluffy white tail appeared at her waist, looking extremely bewitching.

A few days later.

A large number of evil sect strongmen gathered toward Fulong Town, and an incomparably tense atmosphere instantly permeated the entire county city.

Many government warriors guessed that the other party was probably really going to start a decisive battle this time.

In the County Office, inside a magnificent hall.

Five figures were sitting upright on chairs, their expressions extremely solemn.

These five people were the three Deputy Hall Masters including Qin Ruobing, the Xuanjia Army Commander Wei Shaoxuan, and the County Lord.

These few were the most powerful people in the county city.

As for the person protecting the County Lord in secret, they did not appear.

"Lord Du, when shall we leave the city to sweep away that group of demons and evils?"

Qin Ruobing spoke softly, light flickering in her eyes.

The situation was now clear; that group of evil cultists was clearly prepared and wanted to engage them in a direct decisive battle.

Xiao Tiansi and the others also turned their heads to look at Du Wentao, waiting for his final decision.

Among these few, the County Lord had the highest official rank and power, and the Xuanjia Army was also under his command.

"Sigh... that group of demons and evils is colluding with the Black Mountain Bandits; Black Mountain is easy to defend and hard to attack. If we leave the city, the other party will certainly set the location of the decisive battle on Black Mountain."

"Let's wait another year or half a year; the batch of bed crossbows from the Prefecture City will arrive soon."

Du Wentao sighed faintly.

"This time, let Commander Wei go to Fulong Town to delay for a while."

"Then let's proceed this way; with Commander Wei taking action, delaying for two years will be no problem."

Qin Ruobing smiled faintly, making people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.

Xiao Tiansi and the other person also nodded in agreement.

Clearly, they were quite optimistic about Wei Shaoxuan's strength.

"Cough, cough..."

Wei Shaoxuan coughed a few times, and a trace of bright red seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"Rest assured, with me here, the other party cannot break Fulong Town."

He said with certainty.

His set of white armor made him look extremely scholarly, and coupled with his resolute face, it made people feel even more favorable toward him.

Time passed slowly.

In a flash, half a year passed.

The evil sect and the government forces engaged in fierce fighting in Fulong Town.

Even Wei Shaoxuan had exchanged blows with that Sovereign several times, without a clear winner.

Many Rebirth Realm strongmen from both sides had also been dispatched, fighting bloody battles around Fulong Town without end.

Over the past half year, even Blood Transmutation warriors had fallen, and the entire county city was plunged into a storm.

The atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense.

On this day, around noon.

Lu Changsheng sat upright on a chair in the courtyard, drinking spirit wine and eating side dishes, looking leisurely and carefree.

【Source Energy Point +1.】

【Source Energy Point +1.】

Prompt sounds continued to come from his mind. Over the past half year, he had been controlling his exotic beasts to mine every day, and the resources in his hands had become abundant again.

He had also received quite a bit of news about the battlefield outside the city.

However, he had pushed away all his own tasks.

He had been waiting patiently at home for his resources to increase.

As for his former teammates like Yue Shulan, they had gone to Fulong Town to provide support several months ago.

He opened the panel.

A blue light screen appeared in the void.

Source Energy Points: 4800.

After half a year of mining, although they were all low-grade Yuan stones, they were enough for his skills.

Seeing that several skills were all lit up.

Lu Changsheng did not hesitate and clicked repeatedly.

【Soul-Severing Slash, Treading Snow Without a Trace, Protective True Gang, have been cultivated to the pinnacle of perfection; cannot be upgraded further. Do you wish to proceed with the next deduction?】

A crisp prompt sound rang out.

"Deduce."

Lu Changsheng thought silently.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A fluctuation from the netherworld instantly descended into the depths of his mind, as if a supreme strongman was practicing in his mind.

Powerful energy erupted around his body, and even the withered leaves on the ground were blown into a spin.

【After years of bitter cultivation, Soul-Severing Slash, Treading Snow Without a Trace, and Protective True Gang have been cultivated to a brand-new realm. Do you wish to rename the new techniques?】

"Heaven-Shattering Strike, Protective Profound Gang, Crossing the River on a Reed."

Lu Changsheng slowly spat out a sentence.

He directly set the names for the new techniques.

【Techniques are being recorded...】

Skills: 【Heaven-Shattering Strike】 (Initiated), 【Crossing the River on a Reed】 (Initiated), 【Protective Profound Gang】 (Initiated).

【These three martial arts are all Rebirth-level peerless skills; cultivating them to the peak will result in unfathomable power...】

Lu Changsheng looked at his Source Energy Points; 300 remained.

This upgrade consumed a total of 4500 Source Energy Points.

Compared to the improvement of the techniques, the skill consumption was significantly smaller.

Next, Lu Changsheng immediately began to verify them.

"Whoosh..."

With a slash of his long blade, the void was filled with sharp blade light, and infinite afterimages shuttled through the courtyard, intertwining with the blade light to form a dense web.

After a few breaths.

Lu Changsheng stopped and stood steadily in the center of the courtyard.

"Hoo..."

He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, sharp light flickering in his eyes.

After this skill breakthrough, his attack power and speed had increased by several more levels.

Immediately after, he began to test his defensive technique.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

As the Qi and blood in his body erupted, a pure white Gang Qi instantly covered his entire body, and even his feet slowly left the ground, his whole person floating, which was extremely miraculous.

Gradually, the Gang Qi became more solid, and strands of golden light appeared on it.

He immediately drew his long blade and slashed at his own protective Gang Qi.

Bang, bang, bang...

Violent collision sounds rang out in the courtyard, but the protective Gang Qi still had no ripples.

It radiated a sense of being as immovable as a mountain.

"Such strong defensive power."

Lu Changsheng's eyes were quite delighted.

Compared to when he was in the Blood Transmutation stage, his defensive power had increased by several times more.

Now, even if a group of late-stage Rebirth Realm strongmen surrounded him, he would not be afraid at all.

Just by relying on this terrifying cross-refinement technique, he could kill his way in and out seven times.

As long as his Source Energy Points were not exhausted, he was enough to roam the battlefield.

After years of cultivation, he had finally reached this level.

Subsequently, Lu Changsheng put away his long blade and walked toward the bedroom.

In the next few days.

Lu Changsheng had been at home familiarizing himself with his techniques and new skills, and his strength was still steadily improving.

Three days later.

A transfer order directly broke his tranquility.

【Fulong Town is in crisis; Lu Changsheng is ordered to lead a large number of Bone-forging warriors to provide support...】

Lu Changsheng sat upright on a chair, looking at the handwriting on the white paper in front of him, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

The transfer order above was exactly from Qin Ruobing's hand.

Besides her, no one else had the qualifications to issue orders to him.

"It seems the situation in Fulong Town is already quite severe."

Over the past half year, he had been paying attention to the battlefield of both sides, but he didn't expect it to have developed to this point.

Lu Changsheng had also rested for more than half a year, and it was time to go out for a walk.

He hadn't yet settled the score for that time he was surrounded and killed.

"Lord Lu, this subordinate will take his leave first."

A middle-aged man in green looked at Lu Changsheng with a face full of awe.

The man was the one who delivered the letter this time.

For Lu Changsheng, this rapidly rising Patrol Envoy, he did not dare to be the slightest bit negligent.

"Hmm."

Lu Changsheng nodded faintly.

Seeing the other party slowly leave, Lu Changsheng got up and walked to the backyard, gave instructions to the Fang siblings, and then, under their worried gazes, walked directly out of the courtyard.

Three days later.

Fulong Town.

As the largest town in the entire Changping County, it was quite prosperous, with a population comparable to the sum of several small towns.

At noon.

In a magnificent restaurant.

Several figures were sitting upright on chairs, all surrounding a handsome man in white.

"Lord Lu, we have finally waited for you."

The honest man Xiao Chao was full of joy.

Yue Shulan and Lu Xue were also full of joy.

The moment Lu Changsheng arrived in this town, the three of them felt as if they had found their backbone.

As former teammates, they naturally knew Lu Changsheng's strength.

They even guessed that he might be a strongman even among those in the Blood Transmutation stage.

"How has the battle been over the past half year?"

Lu Changsheng picked up his wine cup and took a sip.

A warm current slowly rose from his abdomen, making him feel refreshed.

"With Commander Wei guarding, the other party hasn't been able to break in, but I always feel something is strange."

"The other party has been probing; for the past half year, they have been surrounding without attacking, and have never launched a general offensive."

"That Sovereign in red has also exchanged blows with Commander Wei several times, without a clear winner."

A trace of worry appeared in Yue Shulan's eyes.

This scene was too familiar.

When the city was broken last time, it was the same situation; it was exactly the same.

"Could it be that the evil cult has hidden agents in the city? Or Rebirth Realm strongmen?"

This guess made Lu Xue extremely terrified.

"Alright, there's no need to discuss this too much, lest it cause panic."

Lu Changsheng's expression was as calm as water.

He knew that the other party had hidden agents.

However, he was somewhat suspicious that the other party chose to have their hidden agents erupt here.

Although this town was important, it was far less so than the county city; if it erupted in the county city, the destructive power would clearly be greater.

Of course, this situation could not be completely ruled out.

Just as Lu Changsheng and the others were gathering.

Outside the city, in a dark underground space.

"Reporting to the Sovereign, do we need to continue probing?"

A man in black knelt on one knee, his face full of awe.

"Contact the hidden agents in the city and prepare to act."

Zhao Yuanjing's tone was incomparably grim.

"This subordinate obeys."

The man got up and slowly walked toward the outside of the hall.

Zhao Yuanjing looked at the void in front of her, her eyes eerie.

"Hehe... Qin Ruobing is investigating my hidden agents? Then I'll let you see my methods..."

Although her core methods were far from the time to be used at this moment.

But having an appetizer beforehand was also a good choice, and it could also confuse those imperial eagle dogs.

(End of chapter)