Chapter 273: Cloud Jade Fruit

As Lu Yu stepped leisurely into the elevator, the cabin rose slowly, heading toward the third floor of the Martial Arts Association.

When the elevator doors opened slowly, he saw at a glance that Kang Yuan, Jiang Yao, and the others were sitting around the sofa, discussing something with great interest and enthusiasm.

The gazes of the group turned in unison the moment the elevator doors opened; seeing Lu Yu walk out, expressions of surprise and nervousness instantly appeared on their faces.

"Brother Lu, you... you went out?" Chang Lei, unable to hold back his impatience, was the first to break the brief silence, the surprise in his tone clearly discernible.

After all, the president had specifically instructed that Brother Lu had been focused entirely on alchemy in the Alchemy Room these past few days, so seeing him return so suddenly from outside was truly baffling.

"Mm, I had been cooped up in the Base and felt a bit stifled, so I went for a walk around Yongan City to relax my mind," Lu Yu replied with a smile, his expression appearing relaxed and at ease.

The group looked at each other, as if the stone hanging in their hearts had landed, and they all breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

"You scared me to death; I thought you had left the city, Brother Lu," Jiang Yao said, reaching out to pat her chest, still feeling a lingering fear.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yu paused, a doubt rising in his heart; could some major change have occurred at the Base in the short half-day he was gone?

"It's not exactly a huge deal."

Kang Yuan scratched his head while speaking, his expression appearing somewhat conflicted, as if he were weighing how to phrase it.

"But it can't be called a small matter either. I heard that early this morning, a C-Class Awakened in the city, along with several Pulse Refining Realm martial artists, left the city in a hurry; among them was that Chen Yu who has a grudge against you."

"A C-Class Awakened? Chen Yu was among them? What did they go out of the city to do?" Lu Yu already knew the general reason in his heart, but he still wore an appropriately surprised look on his face.

The group shook their heads, all looking blank.

"Not sure. I heard those people left in such a rush, as if there were some urgent matter."

"At first, we thought they went out to cause trouble for you, since everyone knows about the grudge between you and Chen Yu, but then we thought about it carefully and felt it was unlikely."

"After all, we kept thinking you were still in the Base peacefully practicing alchemy. Who would have thought you actually went out? It's a good thing you didn't leave the city; otherwise, if you had run into them on the road, it would have been a big problem."

"Yeah, yeah," the others chimed in.

However, they secretly pondered in their hearts that it was highly probable that the group leaving the city had nothing to do with Lu Yu.

After all, although Lu Yu's strength was indeed outstanding among his peers and his combat power might be comparable to a Pulse Refining Realm martial artist.

But no matter what, it wouldn't warrant such a grand mobilization of a C-Class Awakened, plus six Pulse Refining martial artists! And it was said that one of them had already reached the Vein Refining Initial Stage!

After thinking it over, they felt that the group must have received some Emergency Mission to handle other sudden situations.

"Is that so?" Lu Yu was slightly stunned, then blinked and said with a smile, "Then it seems my luck is not bad?"

Hearing this from Lu Yu, Kang Yuan and the others couldn't help but laugh, and the tense atmosphere eased significantly.

"Brother Lu, with your talent, it won't be long before your strength catches up to that guy Chen Yu."

"That's right, once you reach the Vein Refining Initial Stage, dealing with him will be a piece of cake; you'll definitely be able to beat him to a pulp."

"Mm, I believe there will be such a day," Lu Yu smiled without saying more.

But deep down, he pondered that it seemed the news of Wang Deye leaving Yongan City had likely already spread like wildfire throughout the city.

Judging by the current situation, the news of Wang Deye's accident surely wouldn't be hidden for long; it might spread throughout all of Yongan City before long.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with the group, Lu Yu excused himself and returned to his lounge.

Now, it was time to see what items had been unlocked due to the increase in points and do some shopping.

Lu Yu opened the relevant program and was slightly stunned when he saw that the identification, which had originally shown E-rank Awakened, had changed to C-Class Awakened.

"Did they just promote me directly?" Lu Yu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

He understood in his heart that it couldn't be ruled out that those people at the Rock City Awakened Association were harboring a desire for revenge and didn't want to give him another chance to play the pig to eat the tiger and hide his strength.

He shook his head slightly, stopped dwelling on the matter, and clicked to enter the mall page, first opening the food category.

In an instant, a long, dense list of names surged onto the screen.

Lu Yu swiped his finger lightly on the screen, and the page kept scrolling down.

Starting from items worth 100 points, 200 points, 500 points, 1,000 points, 2,000 points...

After scrolling through more than ten pages like this, the point value gradually climbed to 10,000 points.

Blazing Sun Grass: Price 10,000 points; after consumption, it can significantly enhance the ability to control fire elements. The first consumption has the most significant effect; if consumed multiple times, the effect will gradually weaken until it has no effect. The same applies to similar items below.

Ice Crystal Fruit: Price 10,000 points; after consumption, it can significantly enhance the ability to control ice elements.

Earth Spirit Water: Price 10,000 points; after consumption, it can significantly enhance the ability to control earth elements.

Lu Yu stared intently as he scrolled slowly; he knew in his heart that, according to convention, he should soon see Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that enhance physical attributes.

The facts were just as he expected; not long after, his gaze locked tightly onto a few items, and he finally found the target he had been looking forward to.

Dragon Saliva Fruit: Price 10,000 points; after consumption, it can significantly enhance Constitution attributes.

Sky Wind Fruit: Price 10,000 points; after consumption, it can significantly enhance Agility attributes.

Giant Strength Fruit: Price 10,000 points; after consumption, it can significantly enhance Strength attributes.

"!!!"

Seeing these three Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Lu Yu's breathing suddenly quickened, his eyes full of surprise and excitement.

However, what shocked him even more was yet to come.

Cloud Jade Fruit: Price 20,000 points; after consumption, it can slightly enhance the Origin True Qi within a martial artist. Special note: Even for those who do not yet have True Qi in their bodies, it will have an effect after consumption, but one must be extra careful about the risks; it is best to have an expert guarding nearby when consuming it.

"People without True Qi in their bodies will also have an effect after consumption?" Lu Yu widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

What did this mean?