Chapter 334: Done by the Same Person

As the Association president, Qi Yuangu's combat power is not top-tier among C-Class Awakened.

However, he has an extremely loyal subordinate named Gu Pingzhong; this man not only possesses an invisibility ability but is also rumored to be a martial arts expert, which is truly daunting.

Qi Yuangu glanced at Ji Wanqing and said with a wry smile, "It seems we have all come for the same matter."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room instantly solidified, becoming so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

The gazes of the few people present focused on Ji Wanqing in unison.

"It seems you anticipated my arrival long ago," Yan Luo said, his expression as gloomy as water, speaking slowly. "You must also be clear about the purpose of my visit. Tell me, what exactly happened to that fellow Wang Deye? And who is it that dared to touch someone from my Merchant Guild?"

"!!!" When Qi Yuangu heard the first few sentences, he hadn't paid much attention, but upon hearing the latter part, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in astonishment.

Something happened to the Merchant Guild? Is this true? In this day and age, someone actually dares to provoke Yan Luo?

One must know that even with his own abilities, it is difficult for him to see through Yan Luo's strength now, and he usually doesn't dare to easily offend the other party.

The room fell into a deathly silence once again.

One minute passed.

Three minutes passed.

Yan Luo's expression grew increasingly gloomy, as if the oppression before a storm, and his voice was icy and bone-chilling: "Ji Wanqing, listen well, I have no patience to waste time here with you. I will give you one more minute; if you continue to play dumb, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Ji Wanqing, speak, your resistance is meaningless," Qi Yuangu also sighed.

He had long anticipated that if he were the one asking, Ji Wanqing might still respond, but with Yan Luo, the other party did not have such a good temper.

Furthermore, with the Merchant Guild having suffered an incident, Yan Luo is clearly burning with rage at this moment.

If Ji Wanqing insists on not speaking, Yan Luo has plenty of ways to make her talk.

"Do you truly want to know?" Ji Wanqing slowly turned around and asked, staring straight into Yan Luo's eyes.

"What do you think?" A surge of killing intent rose in Yan Luo's heart.

Over these years, Ji Wanqing has become increasingly difficult to control, and sometimes he has had to resort to measures, which makes him extremely displeased.

If he were to take Ji Wanqing with him when he goes to Wuji City in the future, the risk would be immense.

Moreover, the aging Ji Wanqing no longer has much utility value. It would be better to eliminate her before leaving to prevent future trouble.

"Actually, you coming to find me is nothing but a waste of effort."

"What do you mean?" Guli, standing to the side, frowned and asked in confusion.

"Because the person you are looking for will arrive soon."

"What?" As soon as Ji Wanqing finished speaking, the other four people in the room all showed expressions of shock.

"Coming here?" Qi Yuangu said in disbelief.

Ji Wanqing nodded, "Very soon, within three minutes. But as for what will happen afterward, given my condition, I can no longer foresee it."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuangu and Guli both cast their gazes toward Yan Luo.

This statement from Ji Wanqing revealed at least two key pieces of information:

First, could the disappearance of Wang Deye and the others and the incident at the Merchant Guild actually be the work of the same person?

Second, is this person so bold as to dare to come here? This is simply courting death.

Any normal person would not make such a crazy move, so there is a high probability she is lying.

"Ji Wanqing," Guli said coldly, "we don't have time to play along with your nonsense here. You had better explain the cause and effect of these two matters immediately; our patience is limited."

Ji Wanqing shook her head and said, "I have already said that with my current condition, I can only do this much. Whether what I said is true or false, it will be clear in three minutes."

"You!" Guli couldn't help but let out a low shout.

"Enough." Yan Luo reached out to stop Guli, stared at Ji Wanqing, and sneered, "I will believe you for this one time and wait here for three minutes. If after three minutes things are not as you said, then don't blame me for turning hostile."

In truth, Yan Luo, like the other three present, did not believe a word of what Ji Wanqing said.

After all, this is the place with the strongest defenses in Yongan City; anyone with a brain would not dare to easily set foot here, let alone the culprit who triggered so many events.

If three minutes pass and everything remains calm, then next... Hmph!

Lu Yu's gaze was locked tightly onto this newly emerged trait.

【Rejuvenation: Active Skill. Once activated, it will steadily consume 100 points of True Qi per second to continuously repair internal injuries for oneself or others. For every level this skill is raised, the True Qi consumption will double, and the recovery effect will also double accordingly.】

"It really is a recovery-type skill," Lu Yu pondered to himself.

He knew clearly that the injuries mentioned here most likely referred to internal injuries sustained by a Martial Artist.

Situations like vibrations to the internal organs, ruptured blood vessels or meridians, or blockages in the energy channels all fall under the category of internal injuries.

If internal injuries are not treated properly in time, they are very likely to leave behind hidden dangers.

To put it lightly, it would affect a Martial Artist's cultivation; to put it heavily, it could even lead to a Martial Artist being unable to use their internal power normally.

And the power of this trait lies in the fact that it can not only heal one's own internal injuries but also possesses the ability to help others heal.

"It's just not clear what the actual effect is. Judging by the amount of True Qi consumed, it doesn't seem high. However, presumably, the more severe the internal injury, the longer the time required for recovery." Lu Yu thought this far and hurriedly shook his head.

If he had a choice, he really didn't want to personally experience the feeling of recovering after being injured.

Subsequently, he moved his gaze to the skill bar. At this moment, 【Golden Bell Shield】 had already advanced to the ninth level, reaching the standard required to unlock 【Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill】.

"Should I continue to upgrade it?" A sense of hesitation welled up in Lu Yu's heart.

If he were to upgrade to the tenth level, it would require 80,000 Experience Value points. And his current remaining Experience Value was only around 110,000 points.

Once he chose to continue upgrading, after deducting 80,000 from the 110,000 Experience Value, only a little over 30,000 would remain.

In that case, whether he could unlock 【Dragon Elephant Prajna Art】 would be a big question mark, let alone mastering 【Wind-Facing Blade Slash】 and learning other mental cultivation methods.

After pondering for a moment, he finally decided to wait and see for now.

After all, compared to level ten, level nine Protective True Qi only has 50% less base amplification. Although level ten would allow for 20% more True Qi, thereby breaking through 10,000 points, such a cost-performance ratio is truly too low.

Those basic mental cultivation methods that only require one or two hundred points can only increase True Qi by an additional 10%, but the required Experience Value is much less.

80,000 Experience Value points are almost enough to max out seven or eight basic mental cultivation methods.

In this way, the additional bonus to True Qi can reach at least three to four times. Such an improvement effect is far stronger than the tenth level of the Golden Bell Shield.

With his mind made up, Lu Yu chose to complete the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill. The time required is one week.

"Not bad," Lu Yu nodded slightly.

According to this schedule, by the time it finishes, he will very likely have already broken through to the True Essence Realm.

At that time, he can just replace the Golden Bell Shield on his body with the more Advanced Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill.

"Next, it is time to start completing the Dragon Elephant Divine Skill." Lu Yu's gaze fell upon the two prerequisite martial arts.

They are the Thousand Elephant Divine Skill and the Wanzhang Shenggong, respectively.

"Then let's start with the Thousand Elephant Divine Skill." With a thought, Lu Yu added one point of Experience Value to it, and the proficiency immediately rose by one-fortieth.

"Forty points of Experience Value is not too much." Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief to himself.

Because the proficiency level division of this Thousand Elephant Divine Skill, just like the Golden Bell Shield, is calculated according to levels.