Chapter 85: Fire Crystal Marrow! Blade Technique Great Achievement! (Two-in-One)

The next day, early morning.

Early in the morning, Lu Zhangsheng was called to the Demon-Suppressing Division government office by Qin Ruobing.

When Lu Zhangsheng stepped into the main hall, he saw Qin Ruobing lowering her head to approve official documents, her face solemn.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng arrive, Qin Ruobing put down the brush in her hand and smiled sweetly.

"Summoning you here today is mainly to inform you of some things."

"Please instruct me, Hall Master."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly.

"What is your opinion on the matter of Duan Lingyun being beheaded?"

Qin Ruobing's gaze moved slightly.

"This subordinate believes that that group of heretic cultists will definitely retaliate crazily next."

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was very calm, as if he had nothing to do with this matter.

"Indeed, this is also one of the reasons why I summoned you. Next, you must be cautious when you go out to patrol; the first few Soul Envoys might have Blood Exchange strength, so escape immediately if you encounter them."

Qin Ruobing looked serious.

She had two Patrol Envoys under her, and their strength was not top-tier, so naturally, she didn't want them to fall easily.

"I heard that you also practiced defensive techniques?"

After a while, she spoke again.

"Yes."

Lu Zhangsheng nodded.

"Sigh..."

Hearing this, Qin Ruobing sighed softly.

"The path of martial dao is like climbing a dangerous peak; the higher you go, the harder it is. However, a martial artist's energy is limited, so one must still take the realm as the foundation..."

She had seen too many geniuses who wasted half their lives because they wanted to cultivate themselves to perfection.

"This subordinate knows."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly and didn't explain anything.

Such a heaven-defying thing as his own panel could not be told to others.

Seeing this, a trace of disappointment appeared in the corner of Qin Ruobing's eyes.

In her view, even a genius with top-tier talent could not simultaneously cultivate realm, blade technique, speed, and defense to the top level.

If one delayed for more than ten years midway, under the decline of blood and energy, it would be very difficult to charge toward the true peak of martial dao.

However, she had already opened her mouth to warn him, so it was not good to say anything more.

She could only sigh in her heart.

"According to the County Magistrate's plan, in about four years, we will leave the city to clear out the bandits and heretic cults; I hope you understand..."

She still couldn't help but speak again.

The meaning was very clear.

There were only four years left for Lu Zhangsheng.

If he couldn't seize the time to improve his strength, it would be extremely dangerous when the great battle came.

By then, even she could not say she could protect a group of Town Demon Envoys one hundred percent.

"Thank you for the reminder, Hall Master."

Lu Zhangsheng cupped his fists in a salute, his face solemn.

He also understood that according to the increasingly urgent situation now, the great battle was likely not far away.

Four years? That was enough for him to grow up.

He set a small goal for himself in his heart.

Break through to Blood Exchange Perfection within two years, and spend the remaining time charging toward a higher realm.

With the massive spiritual objects in the Cangyun Mountain Range, this matter was not very difficult.

Just as the two were talking, light footsteps came from outside the hall.

Lu Zhangsheng turned his head to look.

Only to see a woman in white walking over gracefully, with a beautiful face and outstanding temperament.

In a few breaths, the woman walked into the main hall.

This woman was another Patrol Envoy under Qin Ruobing.

"This subordinate pays respects to Hall Master Qin."

Tong Yuhua smiled and cupped her fists in a salute.

Her gaze glanced at Lu Zhangsheng on the side, somewhat surprised.

She also didn't know why the Hall Master summoned the two of them at the same time today.

"Sit."

Qin Ruobing smiled faintly.

Tong Yuhua sat down lightly, looking at Qin Ruobing with doubt.

Both were waiting quietly for Qin Ruobing to speak.

At this time, Qin Ruobing took out two strange stones emitting a pure white light and placed them on the desk in front.

"This is?"

Lu Zhangsheng and the other were quite surprised.

They had never seen such items either.

Naturally, they were very curious.

"This item is a communication gemstone, developed by the Heavenly Craft Hall not long ago; its value is somewhat high, so we cannot equip Town Demon Envoys on a large scale."

"As long as you are within a hundred miles, activate the gemstone, and you can be sensed by other people holding it."

Qin Ruobing explained with a smile.

"These two are for you two; besides this Seat, my branch hall only had two shares."

"Thank you, Hall Master."

Lu Zhangsheng and the other were full of smiles.

This item was not bad; at least when in crisis, they had one more backup.

"Do the other Patrol Envoys have them?"

Tong Yuhua smiled sweetly.

She guessed that the Demon-Suppressing Division wanted to let them patrol outside the city and use the gemstones to watch over and help each other.

"The other four Patrol Envoys have them, added to the four experts of the Xuanjia Army, a total of ten people."

"After you encounter danger, you can try to activate them and wait for support."

Qin Ruobing explained with a smile.

"The next Deputy Hall Master will also be produced from among you six; I hope you two will also try your best to strive for it."

"As long as your merits can reach the standard, I will also fully support you."

Her expression was very indifferent.

She didn't hold much hope for this in her heart either, just following the convention to encourage them a few words.

The two Patrol Envoys under her had the weakest strength; being able to survive in fierce conflicts was already a blessing, so she naturally dared not ask for anything else.

"We will definitely not fail the Hall Master's cultivation."

Tong Yuhua and the other cupped their fists in a salute with solemn faces.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng and the other picked up the strange stones on the table and left one after another.

…………

After Lu Zhangsheng returned home, he played with the communication stone for a while.

He soon understood how to activate it.

It only required a trace of blood energy to immediately transmit his own position, which was extremely convenient.

In the future, when the six Patrol Envoys of the Demon-Suppressing Division were performing missions outside, they could all use this item to contact each other.

Among these six Patrol Envoys, the two Patrol Envoys under Hall Master He Chunlin were the strongest.

They likely had Blood Exchange strength.

Next were the two Patrol Envoys under Xiao Tianci.

As for Lu Zhangsheng and the other, they were the weakest Patrol Envoys recognized in the Demon-Suppressing Division.

Of course, this was also because Lu Zhangsheng did not choose to expose his true strength.

In his view, these rankings were just empty names.

Ranking high, on the contrary, made it easy to be targeted by heretic cultists.

Lu Zhangsheng was still used to developing in a low-key manner.

…………

At night, it was as quiet as water.

Lu Zhangsheng separated a wisp of consciousness and cast it into the exotic beast's body.

Looking around, it was still the cave filled with scorching aura.

There were still a large number of second-tier Blazing Fire Ants staying on the outskirts.

Some were still missing arms and legs, looking quite miserable.

Not only that, the number of the ant colony had also decreased by about ten percent, making even Lu Zhangsheng feel somewhat pained.

The threat of the fire toad tribe in that lava river was still too great.

Even if the ant colony went to excavate without fear of death, they could only collect a small amount of spiritual objects, and their own losses were also very large.

This was still the second-tier Blazing Fire Ants; if it were before breaking through, it would be even more difficult to collect.

"It seems this exotic beast must be improved, otherwise it will be a great obstacle to collecting spiritual objects."

Lu Zhangsheng thought silently.

Next, he prepared to fully improve the exotic beast to the fourth tier.

Then lead the ant army to kill the fire toads completely, excavate all the spiritual objects near the lava river, and then the main body would fully charge toward a higher realm.

This route was also the fastest improvement route.

He had long since made plans.

After his own strength increased greatly, he would go to hunt the Soul Envoys, and then take the position of Deputy Hall Master in one fell swoop.

This was also his plan for the next two years.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng put away his thoughts, looked at the fire crystal stones on the cave floor, and immediately began to absorb them.

"Source energy points plus 5."

"Source energy points plus 5."

"Source energy points plus 1."

……

Before long, all the spiritual objects collected during these days were absorbed.

Open the panel.

Source energy points: 520.

Breaking through the five hundred mark again, his own skills could be added points again.

…………

At night.

Changping County.

Lu Zhangsheng opened the panel and clicked the plus sign behind the blade technique.

"Hum..."

A fluctuation from the void descended again, as if a strong person was practicing the blade technique day and night in his mind. 【After several years of hard practice of the blade technique, you have finally cultivated Profound Origin Slash to the great achievement stage.】

Lu Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes, and time seemed to be flowing in his eyes.

At this moment, his blade technique finally reached great achievement.

Lu Zhangsheng walked into the courtyard and began to verify it.

"Whoosh..."

He immediately drew his slaughtering knife and slashed forward fiercely.

The blinding cold light flickered in the void, and it seemed that even the moonlight could hardly cover its brilliance.

Not only that, after the blade technique reached great achievement, his attack power increased by about twenty percent again.

Don't underestimate this twenty percent; as strength becomes stronger, the increase is also more astonishing.

After this strength improvement, the safety of the subsequent patrol missions would also increase significantly.

He still had two martial arts that had not been improved to great achievement, and he thought that the crystal marrow by the lava river would be enough to make him transform.

He thought to himself in his heart.

…………

The next day, early morning.

Early in the morning, after Lu Zhangsheng got up, he prepared to go out of the city to patrol again.

Although the Demon-Suppressing Division did not have clear regulations, it was ultimately not very good to stay in the city all the time, as his colleagues were all fighting outside the city.

Ever since he took over as Patrol Envoy, compared to the other few Patrol Envoys, he had spent the fewest days outside the city.

Fortunately, Qin Ruobing didn't say anything, and others couldn't control him.

Lu Zhangsheng was able to be so free.

He passed through the courtyard, walked all the way, and soon left the city gate.

After finding a small dense forest, he operated 【Bone Shrinking Art】.

"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."

Bursts of light sounds came from his body, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a rough-looking big man.

It was exactly the appearance when he beheaded Duan Lingyun last time.

Even the slaughtering knife in his hand turned into an ordinary standard long blade.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng rushed toward the front quickly.

In the following days, Lu Zhangsheng had been patrolling outside the city, taking action to kill whenever he met heretic cultists.

He rescued quite a few commoner martial artists and commoners.

After he took action many times, he had fruitful results.

During this period, he also encountered several Blood Exchange heretic cultists, but they were all easily retreated by him.

With his current speed, ordinary Blood Exchange martial artists simply couldn't catch up with him.

……

Three days later.

On an official road more than three hundred miles away from the county city.

"Kill..."

Two groups of people were fighting fiercely on the official road, and the sound of shouting and weapons colliding echoed through the entire official road.

The surroundings were filled with flying sand and stones, rolling up a large amount of smoke and dust, making it impossible to see clearly.

A group of Wenxiang Sect men in black firmly surrounded the government martial artists in the center.

The leader was a man in a red robe with a gloomy face, his whole body filled with malice, and his momentum was extremely astonishing.

This person was exactly the ninth Soul Envoy of the Wenxiang Sect, Liao Jinping, famous for his cruelty and bloodthirst, who had once slaughtered a village in half a day.

The person fighting with Liao Jinping was a beautiful woman in white, with a quite slender figure.

This woman was Patrol Envoy Tong Yuhua.

While she was executing her duty, she encountered the other party coming to rescue, and the two sides fought directly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The two's force splashed wantonly, the ground was shaken and cracked, leaving a mess.

Tong Yuhua's strength was obviously not as good as the other party's, and she soon fell into a disadvantage.

Her expression was quite anxious.

As early as when the two fought, she had activated the communication stone, but no one came to rescue for half a day, making her quite helpless.

"Hehehe... little girl, are you ready to be tortured to death by this Seat?"

Liao Jinping looked evil.

He had already thought about how to deal with the other party.

Just at this time, two blood-red figures rushed toward the battlefield quickly from the distance.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the center of the official road, revealing a young man with a hooked nose.

The man's hands were like chicken claws, and his whole body was filled with malice.

This person was also a Soul Envoy, named Bu Chicong, ranked seventh, with Bone-Forging Perfection strength.

Seeing this, Tong Yuhua's pupils shrank, full of despair.

She could barely block one Soul Envoy; now that another one came, she was definitely not an opponent.

All the government martial artists on the scene showed horror.

Now they would likely all die here.

At this time, Bu Chicong immediately killed his way toward Tong Yuhua, kicked his legs and moved several meters, arriving in front of the other party in the blink of an eye.

Raised the long blade in his hand and slashed quickly.

Tong Yuhua hurriedly swung her sword to block, and cold light flickered in the void.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The force splashed wantonly around, rolling up bursts of wild wind.

Under one strike, Tong Yuhua was already in constant danger, and her whole body retreated more than ten meters.

The two Wenxiang Sect Soul Envoys chased up again.

Just as Tong Yuhua was preparing for a desperate fight, a sudden change occurred.

Only to see a white figure rushing toward the battlefield quickly from the distance.

Fast as lightning, in a few flashes, he arrived beside Tong Yuhua, revealing a rough-looking big man.

It was exactly Lu Zhangsheng, who had changed his appearance.

While patrolling outside, he sensed the movement from the communication stone, so he rushed over to check the situation.

Seeing Tong Yuhua in crisis, he took action without hesitation.

Seeing the person coming, Tong Yuhua's expression was extremely happy.

Although she felt extremely strange about this face, she had also heard of the other party's battle record.

Someone who could strongly behead a Soul Envoy was definitely not weak.

Moreover, this mysterious martial artist also belonged to the government side of the county city.

"It's you!"

Liao Jinping and the other had fierce faces, and murderous intent erupted in their eyes.

Both instantly recognized Lu Zhangsheng.

"Kill."

At this time, Lu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and took action immediately.

He operated his footwork, arrived in front of Liao Jinping quickly, and swung his blade to slash forward.

The sharp cold light shuttled through the void, as if it could cut through everything.

"Die for this Seat."

Liao Jinping took action in anger, also slashing forward with one blade.

The blade edge rubbed against the air, emitting a harsh whistling sound, with an extraordinary momentum.

Tong Yuhua also immediately took action to kill her way toward Bu Chicong.

Bu Chicong did not show weakness and met him directly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The two sides fought bloody battles on the official road, intense air waves swept in all directions, and the ground was crisscrossed, leaving a mess.

Under one strike.

Lu Zhangsheng stood steadily in place, like a Mount Tai, motionless.

With his own strength, he had completely surpassed the other party.

Conversely, Liao Jinping retreated several meters away, his hand holding the blade trembling uncontrollably.

He looked terrified.

"Who exactly are you?"

The intelligence in the government did not have this mysterious man; such strength made him feel inferior.

The other party was enough to be comparable to some Soul Envoys ranked in the front.

"Slash."

Lu Zhangsheng ignored the other party and raised his blade to kill his way up again.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The two sides fought again, and as time passed, it became increasingly fierce.

Half a cup of tea's time passed.

Lu Zhangsheng seized a flaw in Liao Jinping and instantly activated the secret technique 【Threefold Wave】.

"Whoosh..."

The blood energy in his body surged again, surrounding his whole body, which was quite miraculous, and his strength also increased a lot.

He raised his blade and slashed forward fiercely.

"Boom, boom..."

The steel blade in Liao Jinping's hand was directly deflected, and he instantly looked terrified.

"Not good."

Before he could react.

"Clatter..."

A cold light sliced through Liao Jinping's neck in an instant.

"You..."

Liao Jinping held his neck and fell backward slowly.

A large amount of fresh blood sprayed out, staining the surrounding grass red.

Peak strike, Liao Jinping died.

Of course, this was also because the other party had fallen into a disadvantage.

All this happened too quickly; the crowd on the scene reacted only then, and they were all full of horror.

"Not good, run."

A swarm of Wenxiang Sect heretic cultists rushed toward the surroundings.

Bu Chicong had already forced Tong Yuhua back with one blade before falling into a disadvantage and rushed toward the side.

He directly activated the essence blood secret technique, added to his strange footwork, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"I, Tong Yuhua, thank you, brother, for your help."

At this time, Tong Yuhua walked forward gracefully, bowing in a salute with a face full of gratitude.

A slender figure was perfectly outlined.

If the other party hadn't arrived in time, she would likely not have escaped this disaster.

Falling into the hands of this group of heretic cultists would only mean being worse than dead.

"No need for formalities."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled, his voice slightly hoarse.

Afterward, he cleaned up Liao Jinping's corpse and turned to walk backward.

The group of government martial artists on the scene all looked at Lu Zhangsheng's back with awe.

Even Tong Yuhua was quite puzzled.

"Such fast blade technique and footwork, who exactly is this person?"

And this person actually gave her a sense of familiarity, which was extremely strange.

However, even if she racked her brains, she couldn't think of the other party's identity.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 86 =====

A slender figure was perfectly outlined.

If the other party hadn't arrived in time, she likely would not have escaped this disaster.

Falling into the hands of this group of heretic cultists would only result in a fate worse than death.

"No need for formalities."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled, his voice sounding slightly hoarse.

Afterward, he cleared away the corpse of Liao Jinping and turned to walk toward the rear.

The group of government martial artists at the scene all looked at Lu Zhangsheng's back with awe.

Even Tong Yuhua was quite puzzled.

"With such fast blade techniques and movement skills, who exactly is this person?"

Moreover, this person actually gave her a sense of familiarity, which was extremely strange.

However, even if she racked her brains, she could not figure out the other party's identity.

(End of chapter)