Chapter 76 - 68: Master, Someone Wants to Challenge You

Chapter 76: Chapter 68: Master, Someone Wants to Challenge You

According to Sun Niangu, the consultant from the Yanjing cultural relics department, each map sealed within an Immortality Crystal corresponds to a piece of Immortal Flesh hidden by the Overlord Chu.

And Zhao the Third, by a stroke of serendipity, had clearly dug up a piece of Immortal Flesh without following any map’s directions.

This meant that, in the future, some treasure hunter holding the corresponding Immortality Crystal would most likely end up on a wild goose chase.

The world is an unpredictable place. Some scheme meticulously only to end up with nothing, while others stumble upon priceless treasures by accident.

Zhao the Third was one of those people favored by fate. Without the guidance of an Immortality Crystal’s map, he had managed to unearth a piece of Immortal Flesh from somewhere in the vast territory of the Daxia New Country.

This was probably what people meant by ’Heaven providing for you.’ Although the price for this meal was the tragic ruin of Zhao the Third’s family—a heavy price indeed—it also gave him the power for revenge.

It was timing, fate, and luck—things beyond human control, things one could not resent.

In any case, Lu Yun wouldn’t dare touch the Techniques that Warlocks cultivated. The price for borrowing Heaven’s power was far too heavy, and far too unfair.

As his thoughts gradually settled, he had been busy for most of the night. By the time he returned to the docks and boarded his own quietly moored cargo ship, a sliver of sunlight was already spilling over the eastern horizon, and the night was slowly receding.

Lu Fu hadn’t been resting in his cabin; he had been standing at the front of the deck the whole time.

Seeing Lu Yun step onto the deck, Lu Fu quickly hurried over. "Master!"

He immediately noticed that Lu Yun was carrying a rather heavy wooden box.

"Mm,"

Lu Yun responded, casually handing the box over. "Here’s a box of gold bars. Keep it safe."

Lu Fu hastily took it with both hands. The box was so heavy it made his arms sink.

He was immediately puzzled. ’Didn’t the Master just go out to take care of a small matter?’

’Why did he come back with a box of gold bars?’

’And...’

Lu Fu’s eyes fell on Lu Yun again. He was no longer wearing the black tunic suit from when he’d left in the evening. Instead, he had changed into a slightly tight, coarse black shirt.

’Stranger still, he was now holding a Purple Vine Staff?’

The staff was a deep purple all over, with a natural wood grain that swirled like clouds. Its head was naturally gnarled into an archaic shape, far beyond what any common roadside vine could compare to.

Despite his confusion, Lu Fu ultimately suppressed his curiosity and simply held the box quietly.

Lu Yun paid him no mind. He looked up at the sky and gave his orders directly: "It’ll be dawn soon. Get everyone up and ready. We set sail for Yun Port City immediately."

"Yes, Master!"

After giving his orders, Lu Yun walked straight to the ship’s cabins.

Although the cargo ship was massive, its space was mainly for freight, so even the best passenger cabin was quite simple.

Lu Yun’s cabin was located on the upper level of the stern, which was relatively quiet.

The room wasn’t large. Its walls and floor were made of thick, joined wooden planks, with only a small, round porthole on one side that offered a view of the clear, slowly flowing river outside.

He closed the heavy wooden door behind him and sat cross-legged on the hard plank bed, which was covered with a thin mattress.

Lu Yun first placed the Purple Vine Staff beside him, within easy reach. Then, he carefully took out the dark gold silk-wrapped bundle from his robes and unwrapped it.

It was the pebble-sized piece of black Immortal Flesh, which was still faintly throbbing.

He stared at the strange object, then formed his fingers into a blade. Channeling his Huajin as an edge, he made a light slice at the side of the flesh.

A thin slice, about one-tenth of the total mass, was cut off. Looking at the black sliver, Lu Yun hesitated for a moment before slicing off another tenth of that piece.

’That should be about right.’

The piece of Immortal Flesh he had cut this time was about the size of a thin slice of beef in a bowl of Lanzhou noodles.

With that, Lu Yun quickly placed the tiny piece of Immortal Flesh into his mouth and swallowed it directly.

The flesh had no particular taste in his mouth; it was even a little bland as it slid down his esophagus and into his stomach.

He waited... After a few breaths, there was no discomfort, nor was there the scorching sensation of surging power rushing through his meridians that he had imagined.

Everything was normal, as if he had swallowed nothing but air.

’Just as I thought. Like the top-tier restorative herbs I’ve taken before, the moment this Immortal Flesh entered my stomach, it was completely absorbed and converted by that mysterious Extreme Blue Martial Arts Modifier.’

’Not a single trace was wasted, and it placed no burden on my body.’

’My body is like a mere conduit for the Extreme Blue Martial Arts Modifier.’

With a thought from Lu Yun, a deep blue screen of light appeared in the depths of his mind.

[Extreme Blue Martial Arts Modifier]

Name: Lu Yun

Gender: Male

Realm: Grandmaster of Huajin (Late Stage)

Cultivation Technique: Mountain-Breaking Inch Force Fist 2nd Floor (Mastery) modifiable, Hard Qigong 1st Floor (Mastery) modifiable

Modified Value: 51

points! It had gone from 50 points to 51.

The piece of Immortal Flesh he had just consumed, about one percent of the total weight, had provided 1 modified value point.

Lu Yun quickly calculated in his mind. At this rate, if he consumed the entire pebble-sized piece of Immortal Flesh, he could gain about 100 modified value points!

That was equivalent to the total amount provided by one hundred Centennial Ginseng Kings! There were very few Centennial Ginseng Kings in all of Daxia Country; once they were gone, they were gone. They were treasures that money couldn’t buy.

Moreover, the actual weight of this piece of Immortal Flesh was far less than that of a single Centennial Ginseng King!

This just went to show that the purity of its energy had reached an outrageous level!

’It seems what Sun Niangu said was true! The miraculous effects of the Immortal Flesh are simply inconceivable!’