Wind Chasing Steps Deduction! Bandit Remnants!

Lu Family!

After Lu Xuan returned to the Lu Family, he informed his father, Lu Jiahe, then returned to his own courtyard.

Not long after, Lu Xuan took out the Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom. Without hesitation, he tore off half of it and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

Soon after the Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom entered his stomach, a powerful medicinal force began spreading throughout Lu Xuan's body.

After the time it took to burn an incense stick, Lu Xuan had absorbed all of its medicinal force. With a thought, the System Panel appeared in his mind.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Inner Qi Realm

Cultivation Technique: Crimson Flame Blade Art 2/9, Wind Chasing Steps 0/9 (Can be deduced)

Points: 32

Please confirm whether to spend 20 points to deduce Wind Chasing Steps!

Hmm? The System Points had changed.

Lu Xuan looked at the System Points on the panel and silently estimated the effects of the Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom.

In other words, half a Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom could grant 15 System Points, equivalent to that Mutated Beast on Tongling Peak.

As expected of a Great Supplement Medicine whose effects were more than ten times stronger than Crimson Essence Ganoderma. Its medicinal force was terrifying beyond measure!

Then, Lu Xuan looked at the Wind Chasing Steps and directly confirmed it in his mind.

The next second, the System Points changed.

A little golden figure appeared in Lu Xuan's mind. With its feet seeming to ride the wind, it leaped continuously through the air.

The little golden figure was so fast that it left afterimages everywhere it passed, dazzling the eye and leaving one unable to take it all in.

After the little golden figure seemed to finish demonstrating the Wind Chasing Steps, it turned into a streak of golden light and merged into Lu Xuan's mind.

Lu Xuan opened his eyes. The profound and mysterious Wind Chasing Steps felt as though he had been born knowing them, every move and stance etched into his memory.

So this was the Wind Chasing Steps?

Lu Xuan examined the moves of the Wind Chasing Steps within his memories.

Then Lu Xuan rose to his feet, stirred the inner qi within his body, and took a step!

In an instant, when Lu Xuan looked back, his body was already at the entrance to the courtyard.

Where Lu Xuan had previously stood, a blurry afterimage remained. Dreamlike as flowers in a mirror and the moon in water, it existed for only a single breath before dispersing into heaven and earth.

A trace of shock flashed through Lu Xuan's pupils. This speed was several times faster than before.

Moreover, after successfully learning the Wind Chasing Steps, Lu Xuan's Inner Qi Realm had become increasingly stable, advancing toward a higher realm.

It seemed he would break through to Inner Qi Realm Lesser Mastery before long, Lu Xuan thought to himself.

However, an intense hunger assailed him once more.

Lu Xuan swallowed the remaining half of the Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom whole, crazily absorbing its medicinal force, then looked again at the System Panel.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Inner Qi Realm

Cultivation Technique: Crimson Flame Blade Art 2/9, Wind Chasing Steps 1/9

Points: 22

After Lu Xuan had absorbed the Purple Blood Spirit Mushroom, its remaining medicinal force was worth 10 points.

Added to the 12 System Points left after deducing the Wind Chasing Steps, that made exactly 22 points remaining.

System Points were still not enough, Lu Xuan thought with a bitter smile.

He had only deduced the Wind Chasing Steps once, and they were already insufficient. Nor had the Crimson Flame Blade Art shown any movement.

Lu Xuan looked at the remaining Great Supplement Medicine. After pondering for a moment, he ultimately abandoned the idea of eating all of them.

Those medicinal herbs were nothing more than a drop in the bucket to Lu Xuan.

It seemed he still had to rely on those transcendent, bizarre things.

Of course, there were also those demon beasts that had mutated into spirits.

It was time to arrange for some people to investigate the bizarre incidents occurring near Azure Cloud County.

Or, after some time, Lu Xuan planned to head to the Prefecture, where he could inquire into the existence of those bizarre creatures and mutated demon beasts.

Lofty Mountain Range!

Amid the mountain ranges stood a relatively short mountain. A crude stronghold sat coiled around its mountainside.

At the entrance to the stronghold stood two tall watchtowers, with several people stationed atop them.

These people were the remnants of the bandits Lu Xuan and the others had encountered before.

Deep within the stronghold, several people had gathered in the main hall.

An old man in black robes sat in the seat of honor. His face was covered in aged wrinkles, and his withered hands lay flat on the chair, making him appear exceptionally eerie.

The old man opened his deeply sunken eyes and stared sharply at the two people standing before him.

One of the two was tall and the other small. They stood motionless, seemingly deeply respectful toward the old man before them.

They were the Second Head and Third Head who had killed Tiger Bro back then.

The old man suddenly spoke, his aged yet forceful voice echoing through the hall.

"Time is running out. The Great Supplement Medicine in the stronghold has nearly all been consumed by your master."

"Your master's great undertaking is about to succeed. At that time, the injuries on my body will fully heal, and even my Martial Realm will surpass what it was before."

"Now I still lack some Great Supplement Medicine to sustain the consumption of this old man's Cultivation Technique. It seems I can only take a risk."

The old man's words made the two men before him raise their heads at once, joy flooding their faces.

If their master's severe injuries healed and he recovered his former strength, they would no longer have to hide in the deep mountains and old forests like rats crossing the street.

They knew their master's former strength. He had been a Martial Realm expert in the Blood Refinement Realm.

Even in the Prefecture, a Blood Refinement Realm martial artist was a renowned figure in his own right.

What was more, their master was no ordinary Blood Refinement Realm martial artist. He was an expert at Blood Refinement Realm Greater Mastery.

Back then, Black Wind Stronghold had relied on their master's Blood Refinement Realm Greater Mastery.

Black Wind Stronghold had occupied the heart of the Official Roads connecting several County Towns. Its influence was so great that even the County Magistrates of those towns had not dared offend Black Wind Stronghold.

But later, for some unknown reason, they had caught the attention of the Blackbird Guard.

Even their master had been no match for them. In the end, he had fled with them while severely wounded.

Third Head stepped forward and spoke loudly. "Master, what do you mean by taking a risk?"

"My senior brother and I are willing to go through fire and water for Master. Please enlighten us!"

"Very good!"

"Once your master's severe injuries have healed, I will pass the Black Fiend Palm on to the two of you!"

As soon as the old man said this, Second Head could no longer hold back. He stepped forward from behind and looked at the old man excitedly. "Thank you, Master!"

The Black Fiend Palm was their master's true inheritance. Obtaining it meant gaining their master's recognition and cultivation.

"You two will make a trip to Azure Cloud County tomorrow."

The old man's words made Second Head understand at once.

"Master, do you mean for us to obtain some Great Supplement Medicine from the County Town?"

"Precisely!"

Having received his master's confirmation, a flicker of killing intent flashed through Second Head's eyes.

They had no silver to pay, yet they wanted the goods. There was only one way to do it.

Since they could not rob Great Supplement Medicine outside the County Town, they could only enter the town to kill and set fires, seizing the medicine by force.

"Master, rest assured. This disciple has already thought of a way!"

"After this disciple enters the town tomorrow, I will first find out which family possesses the most Great Supplement Medicine."

"Then my junior brother and I will sneak in, secretly slaughter those people, and under cover of night, transport the medicinal herbs out of the town."

After saying this, Second Head smiled cruelly, as though those people's lives were mere grass in his eyes, not worth mentioning.