Chapter 141: Physical Body Breaks Through to Innate! Qi and Blood Furnace!

At night, it was as quiet as water.

Lu Zhangsheng lay flat on the bed in his bedroom.

He opened the panel.

A blue light screen appeared in the void in front of him.

Source Energy Points: 4200.

After collecting for this period, plus the Deputy Hall Master's offerings, the resources in his hands had accumulated quite a bit again.

He was not far from breaking through to the next level of cultivation.

Next, he planned to start accelerating the mining of that Origin Stone vein.

Not only that, he was also prepared to push his position as Deputy Hall Master higher.

He was only ranked tenth, and he had an income of more than two thousand Source Energy Points every month; if he were ranked first, the resources he could get would likely be even more astonishing.

Over the long term, it would definitely be a significant amount.

The Imperial Court, which possessed hundreds of millions of territories, still had extremely astonishing resources.

This was also the development policy he had set long ago.

Let the exotic beasts collect spirit objects in the Shiwan Dashan, while he himself would occupy a high position in the Demon-Suppressing Division, waiting for the situation in the world to change drastically.

With a thought.

"Hum..."

Lu Zhangsheng cast a wisp of his consciousness into the pangolin's body.

He turned his head to look around; it was still that familiar and damp cave.

The surroundings were dark and silent, as if it were an abyss, devouring people's hearts.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

He raised his sharp claws and dug rapidly toward the passage ahead.

The giant rocks in front of him were like mud, easily scraped away by him.

He dug all the way along the deepest part of the Origin Stone mine.

After several months of his own digging, this mine had already been dug to the central area.

The probability of finding spirit objects in the surroundings increased greatly.

Not only that, he had even discovered some high-grade Origin Stones and Origin Marrow.

Lu Zhangsheng guessed that with the resources of this mine, it would be enough for him to break through once more.

Even his own Killing True Intent could be improved somewhat by relying on these Origin Stones.

This was also the approximate output he had estimated after several months of digging.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The underground was silent, with only the sound of Lu Zhangsheng's strenuous digging remaining.

After digging forward for more than three hours.

Lu Zhangsheng was a bit tired and prepared to rest for a while when suddenly a glimmer of light appeared ahead.

His spirit was suddenly shaken.

He immediately waved his claws and accelerated his speed to dig forward.

Before long, he arrived in front of a giant rock.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

After scraping away the soil layer in front with his claws, a rock wall as white as jade was revealed.

A trace of coolness came from the tips of his claws, making his eyes light up with joy.

"Could it be Origin Marrow again?"

This kind of scene had happened several times in the past few months, and he was quite familiar with it.

According to the scale in front of him, the quantity was likely not small.

Such a discovery caused Lu Zhangsheng's motivation to skyrocket instantly.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

He immediately waved his sharp claws and scraped forward.

As one ordinary Origin Stone after another was scraped away, the Origin Marrow mine inside was finally revealed.

"Sure enough."

Seeing his guess come true, Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and began to dig with all his might.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Before long, a small pile of Origin Marrow had appeared on the ground, and a large pit was revealed in front of him.

After some effort, he finally dug out all the Origin Marrow in front of him.

It was the first time he had discovered so much Origin Marrow.

It was enough for him to improve his cultivation again; thinking of this, he felt quite excited.

Lu Zhangsheng then placed his claws on it.

【Origin Marrow discovered, absorb?】

A crisp prompt sounded in his mind.

"Absorb."

Lu Zhangsheng thought.

【Source Energy Points +50.】

【Source Energy Points +50.】

As one prompt after another sounded, the resources in his hands were growing rapidly.

Before long, the spirit objects on the ground were completely absorbed by him.

He opened the panel.

Source Energy Points: 13500.

This huge harvest directly caused the resources in his hands to break ten thousand again.

Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and prepared to start improving his cultivation immediately.

At this moment, the situation in the entire Qingning Prefecture was not optimistic; only powerful strength was his most solid backing.

Inside a garden.

The moonlight was dappled, as if mottled, passing through heavy shadows and falling on the bluestone ground all around.

Lu Zhangsheng stood with his feet apart in the center of the back garden.

His expression was solemn, and his whole body was like a giant mountain, emitting a powerful sense of oppression.

"Add points."

With a thought, he clicked directly on the plus sign behind the Indestructible Golden Body.

As the Source Energy Points decreased by twelve thousand, a violent reaction seemed to occur within his body.

A powerful Qi and Blood surged out from his body instantly, rushing straight into the clouds.

"Hum..."

A series of rumbling sounds came from his mind, as if evening drums and morning bells were striking, and phantom images were practicing day and night in the depths of his sea of consciousness.

The essence blood in his body bloomed with wisps of golden light, flowing crazily within him.

Even his entire skin and bone marrow were glowing with wisps of golden radiance, which was extremely miraculous.

I don't know how long it had passed.

Only then did the visions in his body gradually subside.

【After years of hard cultivation, your Indestructible Golden Body has finally reached the Transcendent Realm.】

As a crisp prompt sounded, this improvement officially ended.

"Is this the physical body of the Innate level?"

Lu Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint piercing the void, lingering for a long time.

He clenched his fists and felt infinite power surging within him.

It felt as if he could shatter the small mountain in front of him with one punch.

After this breakthrough, his strength had more than doubled again.

Several skills had also been enhanced by a significant margin, and his overall strength was incomparable to before.

He was only one step away from being a true Innate expert.

In the dark, he seemed to have touched a peculiar barrier; that was the shackle belonging to mortals.

He had already reached the limit of mortals, and to improve again, he could only break the shackles above his head.

Lu Zhangsheng looked down at his body.

He saw that the surface of his entire body was as bright as jade, and even his flesh and blood were somewhat translucent.

He had not used millennium spirit medicine to nourish it, nor had he broken through to the Innate level to wash it with spiritual energy, yet he had easily reached an Innate-level physical body.

This incomparably pure physical body could not be compared to those that broke through using spirit medicine.

The Innate physical body brought by a failed Innate breakthrough was similarly flawed and could not be compared to his own.

This was the truly terrifying power that could rival the physical body of an Innate martial artist.

Lu Zhangsheng gently urged the Qi and Blood in his body.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

It was as if great rivers were roaring within his body.

A smoke of essence Qi suddenly surged out from his crown chakra, turning into a blood-colored giant cauldron, slowly rotating above his head.

"Is this the Qi and Blood Furnace?"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression shifted slightly.

It was said that if one cultivated Qi and Blood to the limit of mortals, it could turn into a furnace and gather above one's head.

In the hundreds of millions of territories of the Great Zhou, I am afraid only some true Heavenly Prides could reach this step.

Over the years, relying on his own efforts and his earth-shattering talent, Lu Zhangsheng had finally reached the Heavenly Pride level.

None of the other nine Deputy Hall Masters in the Qingning Prefecture Demon-Suppressing Division had ever heard of anyone who could cultivate to this realm.

However, it was possible that the mysterious First Deputy Hall Master had not exposed it after breaking through.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng familiarized himself with his own strength for a while before returning to his bedroom.

Over the next period.

Lu Zhangsheng still stayed at home, doing nothing but drinking and controlling the pangolin to mine spirit objects in the mountains every day.

All affairs of the Tenth Branch Hall were handled by the three Inspectors, including Qin Ruobing.

He seemed to be indifferent to everything.

His days became increasingly peaceful. At the same time, rumors in the entire Qingning Prefecture City were spreading more and more hotly.

The matter of the Tenth Deputy Hall Master "hiding" at home added many more versions.

Many people were saying that this newly appointed Deputy Hall Master would likely abdicate sooner or later.

Even the storytellers in the taverns were spreading this matter day and night; clearly, someone was secretly fueling the flames.

Lu Zhangsheng did not pay any attention to this.

Second Branch Hall.

Inside a magnificent hall.

Eight figures sat quietly on chairs, whispering about something.

These eight people were the remaining Deputy Hall Masters of Qingning Prefecture; except for the most mysterious First Deputy Hall Master, Ye Yiyang, who was not present, six male and two female Deputy Hall Masters were all on the list.

All eight were surrounding a young man with a sinister face.

Clearly, they took this person as their leader.

The other party was the Second Deputy Hall Master, Wan Houyu, whose strength was also one of the best among these people.

"Brother Wan, what do you think is the situation with the Tenth Branch Hall? If this person cannot hold this position, he might as well abdicate to the virtuous sooner..."

The Third Deputy Hall Master, Nan Gonglei, had a trace of mockery at the corner of his mouth.

As a member of a noble family, he naturally hoped that the other party would give up this position.

"Hehe... Wait and see the show; the newly appointed Deputy Hall Master only has a six-month transition period."

Wan Houyu smiled faintly.

A strange look flashed in his eyes.

"It is hard to say whether this person can pass this hurdle; by then, there will definitely be Inspectors going to challenge him."

Everyone nodded repeatedly, not thinking highly of Lu Zhangsheng, this newcomer.

The First Deputy Hall Master had risen as a commoner and suppressed everyone for more than ten years; the probability of another person coming up was almost non-existent.

Everyone present was at the genius level and would not be afraid of a newly promoted Deputy Hall Master.

As for the First Deputy Hall Master, that was a "freak."

In the following days.

The entire Demon-Suppressing Division was like a pebble dropped into water, rippling with splashes.

Some undercurrents were also surging internally.

The next day, at noon.

Lu Zhangsheng was drinking spirit wine in the garden, full of contentment.

Just then, footsteps came from the intersection ahead.

He turned his head to look.

He saw a woman in a red dress walking gracefully, her expression somewhat anxious.

It was Qin Ruobing.

"You still have the mood to drink; it's almost burning your eyebrows outside."

Qin Ruobing paced over and sat beside Lu Zhangsheng, her tone somewhat reproachful.

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly: "What's the rush? The six-month period hasn't arrived yet."

He actually wanted to see how many monsters and demons were hidden in the shadows, or wanted to pull him off his horse.

"Do you really intend to officially take office in the last few days?"

Qin Ruobing was full of surprise.

Then a trace of worry appeared in her eyes: "Those two noble family Inspectors are very strong; don't capsize in the gutter..."

After these days of contact, she had also been secretly observing the strength of the two.

That aura was on par with Lu Zhangsheng; if Lu Zhangsheng was defeated by his subordinates, it would be troublesome.

At this moment, even she didn't have much confidence in her heart.

"Thank you for the reminder, Sister Qin."

Lu Zhangsheng sipped the spirit wine, his expression remaining as calm as water.

He didn't explain anything either.

With his own strength, it was enough to suppress everything.

Except for that mysterious First Deputy Hall Master who could arouse a trace of interest in him, the others were simply not worth worrying about.

He guessed that the First Deputy Hall Master had likely reached the Heavenly Pride level.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to sit firmly as the First Deputy Hall Master for more than ten years.

No one dared to go up and challenge him.

Afterward, the two exchanged a few more words, and Qin Ruobing stood up and left.

Time flies like an arrow.

It had been more than five months since Lu Zhangsheng arrived in Qingning Prefecture, and the six-month deadline was not far away.

This day, at night.

The stars were scattered, and the moonlight was like water.

Lu Zhangsheng stood in the garden.

He opened the panel.

A blue light screen appeared in the void in front of him.

Source Energy Points: 8500.

After working hard to mine during this period, he finally gathered the resource points again.

He did not hesitate and immediately clicked on several skills.

As the Source Energy Points decreased by seven thousand five hundred, a fluctuation in the dark descended into the depths of his mind again.

It was as if a supreme expert was practicing martial arts skills day and night in his sea of consciousness.

The Qi and Blood in Lu Zhangsheng's body surged crazily, and the Gang Qi around his body operated spontaneously, even shaking away the fallen leaves on the ground.

His entire body gradually left the ground, floating in the air, which was extremely miraculous.

It felt quite like an Innate expert crossing the void.

"Zzz..."

The Gang Qi around his body became increasingly thick, emitting a faint fluorescent light.

An extremely powerful momentum emerged from his body, like a high mountain, making people look up.

【After years of hard cultivation, Sky-Splitting Strike, Body Protection Mystic Gang Qi, and Crossing the River on a Reed have finally reached the Transcendent Realm.】

As a crisp prompt sounded, this improvement was declared over.

Lu Zhangsheng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

It was like a sharp sword Qi, piercing several feet away before gradually dissipating, which was extremely terrifying.

"Powerful, incomparably powerful."

At this moment, this feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

With his current strength, I am afraid only some experts who have been immersed in martial arts for decades and have reached more than seven-tenths of their True Intent are qualified to fight him.

"Swish..."

At this moment, Lu Zhangsheng moved.

His body swayed, and he saw residual shadows everywhere in the garden; even the person could not be seen clearly.

Then, Lu Zhangsheng drew his long blade and swung it rapidly in the void.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Sharp blade lights shuttled through the void, as if they wanted to cut through everything.

Before long, the entire garden was filled with a large amount of blade light, turning into a giant net, shrouding the surrounding jungle within it.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Lu Zhangsheng slashed violently at his own body protection Gang Qi with one blade.

Violent rumbling sounds resounded all around, but the Gang Qi around his body didn't even splash a ripple, remaining as steady as Mount Tai.

"What a strong defensive power."

With this blade, he had already used nearly forty percent of his strength, but it was far from reaching the limit of his body protection Gang Qi.

With his current defensive power, it would be no problem to kill back and forth dozens of times among an army of one hundred thousand.

Even if martial artists of the same level besieged him, he would not be afraid at all.

After verifying his martial arts for a while, Lu Zhangsheng returned to his bedroom.

Three days later, early morning.

The morning sun was rising.

Lu Zhangsheng pushed open the door and walked directly toward the Demon-Suppressing Division Yamen.

After lying low for months, he chose to move only on this day.

With this move, the entire Prefecture City was suddenly stirred up.

Countless martial artists ran to tell each other, and for a time, the entire Prefecture City received the news.

The tenth Deputy Hall Master, Lu Zhangsheng, had come out of seclusion!

A large number of martial artists came to the Tenth Branch Hall at the first opportunity, seemingly wanting to watch this good show.

Several other Deputy Hall Masters were also closely watching the Tenth Branch Hall.

Even Liang Jinghui, the General Hall Master, had a trace of interest.

Countless people in the Prefecture City were looking forward to it.

On a square in front of the Tenth Branch Hall, a large number of figures had already gathered.

"Have you heard? Our Hall Master has finally come out of seclusion; this time he will likely be pulled down."

"That's right, Shentu Hong and the other are not to be trifled with."

"I think Hall Master Lu has some certainty; otherwise, how could he have hidden for months."

A large crowd was discussing on the field.

However, most of the people in the Tenth Hall did not think highly of Lu Zhangsheng.

After all, Shentu Hong's strength was obvious to all; his physical body had long been nourished by millennium spirit objects and had reached the Innate level.

His Martial Dao True Intent was also not weak, and his strength was not far from the Ninth Deputy Hall Master.

It was hard to say whether Lu Zhangsheng, this newly promoted Deputy Hall Master, could take this person down.

Unsurprisingly, Shentu Hong and the other would definitely make trouble in these few days.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 142 =====