Chapter 13

Lu Zhangsheng, like an old hunter, hid deep underground.

When hungry, he gnawed on some roots, and when thirsty, he drank some groundwater.

Until five days later, he finally welcomed an opportunity.

This day, late at night.

Black clouds covered the sky, and the gale roared.

The entire summit seemed to have fallen into an apocalyptic crisis, with countless ancient trees swaying wildly in the hurricane.

"Clatter..."

A bolt of thunder descended from the sky, illuminating the entire night sky.

Immediately after, a torrential rain poured down, shrouding the entire Little Cloud Mountain in a world of wind and rain.

Lu Zhangsheng lay quietly deep underground, sensing the thunder and the storm above his head; he knew his opportunity had come.

Relying on the rainy night, he slowly dug the soil upward.

The heavy rain and thunder covered his own scent and movements, and he didn't stop until he had burrowed to about one meter from the ground.

And after carefully sensing the surrounding situation, he carefully burrowed upward again.

"Shasha..."

Lu Zhangsheng moved slowly.

At a depth of one meter, he dug for a full hour.

Because he was careful and cautious, he was not discovered by the snow wolf pack for any abnormalities.

The sound of heavy rain and thunder continued.

Perfectly covering his own movements.

"Zzz..."

With a soft sound, a small pit was dug into the moist soil.

A slender head poked out, and while looking around, its eyes shone with the light of wisdom.

After Lu Zhangsheng's unremitting efforts, he finally poked out of the ground.

He began to carefully observe the surrounding scene.

A large group of snow wolves was entrenched in the center of the woods; in the center, a snow wolf was more than a meter tall, its limbs were extremely thick and sturdy, and its eyes were filled with baleful aura.

This beast was the king of this group of snow wolves.

Lu Zhangsheng relied on the cover of the hole and the rainy night, and the other party didn't discover him.

However, if he were to take action to collect it, he would definitely be discovered by it.

This snow wolf king was only a dozen meters away from him.

At this distance, the other party would arrive in an instant.

However, the opportunity was rare; he didn't know when such a thunderstorm weather would appear again, and he couldn't give up.

Then, he focused his gaze on the Fire Cloud Flower above his head.

In the dark night, the Fire Cloud Flower was like a small flame, and even the gale and heavy rain could not completely extinguish it.

The nine petals emitted a faint luster, and wisps of fragrance rushed to his nose.

Lu Zhangsheng pondered in his heart; he had to touch the flower and would need a few breaths of time to collect it successfully.

If he were to take action forcibly, he would likely be interrupted by that snow wolf king halfway through.

He slowly hid in the pit and began to wait for the right moment.

Time passed slowly, and an hour passed.

The night became even deeper.

The gale and heavy rain seemed to never stop.

Just at this moment, that snow wolf king stood up, shook its wet fur, and then walked toward a large tree behind it.

Perhaps the storm was too violent, and the other party wanted to go and take shelter from the rain.

"Good opportunity."

Lu Zhangsheng's eyes lit up; that tree base was more than a dozen meters away from him.

Without time to think, he immediately burrowed out of the hole and darted toward the Fire Cloud Flower in front.

In an instant, he arrived in front of the spirit medicine and immediately raised his claws, placing them on the flower.

"Discovered a two-hundred-year-old Fire Cloud Flower, do you want to collect it?"

A crisp prompt sound rang out from deep in his mind.

"Collect, collect immediately."

Lu Zhangsheng shouted frantically in his heart.

"Roar, roar, roar..."

An angry roar resounded through the summit, as if even the sound of thunder and rain was suppressed.

Immediately after, a snow-white light shadow flashed, and a snow wolf darted quickly from under the tree in the distance toward Lu Zhangsheng to kill him.

To think that a thief would dare to steal the holy object of the snow wolf clan made it furious.

A large group of snow wolves all around heard the movement and also rushed toward Lu Zhangsheng one after another.

Lu Zhangsheng was quite nervous in his heart.

If he were accidentally surrounded and the hole was blocked, it would likely be very dangerous.

"One breath, two breaths..."

He watched the collection progress bar on the panel quietly.

"Collection successful."

Another prompt sound rang out, like the sound of nature, making him breathe a sigh of relief.

Sensing the snow wolf king close at hand behind him, Lu Zhangsheng smiled slightly and darted toward the hole at high speed.

"Whoosh..."

In an instant, he plunged into the hole and disappeared.

"Roar, roar..."

The snow wolf king rushed to the front of the hole, its eyes bloodshot, and its killing intent boiling.

The holy object of the clan was actually stolen just like that, and right under its own nose.

As for the treasure thief, it was helpless; the hole was too narrow and couldn't accommodate itself at all.

It could only watch the thief leave, making it extremely angry.

Lu Zhangsheng ignored the other party and burrowed quickly toward the bottom of the mountain.

Not long after, he arrived at a safe place and lay down quietly. ………………

The next day, early morning.

Changping County.

Lu Zhangsheng woke up early in the morning, and after getting up and washing, he began to count the harvest from yesterday.

He placed all the spirit medicines collected yesterday on the stone table.

Various spirit medicines were densely packed, covering the entire tabletop.

The air was permeated with an alluring fragrance, making his spirit much more invigorated.

Then Lu Zhangsheng absorbed all the spirit medicines on the stone table.

The remaining medicinal herbs of about twenty or thirty years were collected.

A moment later.

He opened the attribute panel and began to check the Source Energy Points.

Source Energy Points: 48.

Looking at the numbers on the panel, Lu Zhangsheng's face was very happy.

It was worth his hard work for several days; the entire Little Cloud Mountain had been emptied by him.

So many Source Energy Points were simply a huge windfall.

Not only that, last night he absorbed a few medicinal herbs and upgraded his Basic Blade Technique to perfection.

The perfected Basic Blade Technique made his strength improve a bit more.

With sufficient Source Energy Points in hand, he could go a step further.

Lu Zhangsheng didn't hesitate anymore and immediately began to add points to the Iron Leg Skill.

He clicked several times.

"Hum..."

With the disappearance of three Source Energy Points, the skin and membrane of Lu Zhangsheng's legs began to transform rapidly.

Bronze-colored luster flickered on his legs, and the muscles of his legs also became much stronger.

His soles also seemed to have taken root, vigorous and powerful.

After a while.

Lu Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes, and a sharp light flashed across them.

This time, the Iron Leg Skill reached perfection, and it only took three Source Energy Points, which surprised him a little.

But thinking about it, it was also quite consistent with his own situation.

After all, according to the realm, he was already in the Bronze Skin realm.

If he still needed to use the same amount of resources to pile it up, it wouldn't be very reasonable.

It seems that the energy consumed by the golden finger also depends on one's own condition.

It is not only closely related to talent, but also related to the realm.

At this moment, the skin and membrane of his entire body and legs were perfected, only missing the head and arms.

Looking at the panel, the plus button for the Iron Cloth Shirt was still gray, and Lu Zhangsheng's heart stirred.

"Is there still some condition missing?"

With his current resources, it was enough to add points again.

He also wanted to know what realm was above perfection.

Perhaps no one in the entire Changping County had ever reached it, and it might even be unprecedented in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

With his current Bronze Skin strength, it was only comparable to ordinary Martial Dao Skin Refining.

As long as he breaks through one more time, it will be enough to make him superior to all Skin Refining martial artists.

This made Lu Zhangsheng look forward to it.

Then, he took out the Slaughtering Knife directly, preparing to start an upgrade.

He saw a bright white precious blade appear in his hand.

The luster at the blade's edge was a bit dazzling, looking very sharp.

Equipment: Hundred-Tempered Slaughtering Knife (Red)

Characteristics: Sturdy, Sharp, Illusion.

He first tested the illusion function and clicked toward the illusion button.

As his thoughts flashed, the Slaughtering Knife actually began to change rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into an ordinary long blade, its sharpness gradually hidden.

"Not bad."

Lu Zhangsheng was very satisfied; with this function, he was not afraid of being discovered by enemies through his weapon.

A moment later, he put away his thoughts and clicked on the plus sign behind the equipment.

"Zzz..."

The entire Slaughtering Knife began to bloom with a light blue luster, and the blade body shook gently.

Before long.

The blade's edge seemed to be covered with a water curtain, with ripples flowing.

Equipment: Slaughtering Knife (Blue)

Quality: Sharp Weapon.

Characteristics: Sturdy, Sharp, Illusion, Armor-Piercing.

Note: Carefully forged by the hands of a master, enough to cut gold and break jade.

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the Source Energy Points.

Only thirty-seven points were left.

This upgrade consumed a full eight points or so.

However, it was all worth it.

This level of sharp weapon is often in the hands of Flesh Refining experts.

He could possess it now, and relying on this sharp weapon, it was enough to make his strength improve a notch again.

At the Skin Refining stage, except for those talented figures with deep backgrounds, he feared no one.

(End of chapter)