Liu Qingqing

"Don't block my way! I already said this Lion Cub isn't for sale!"

Lu Changsheng frowned, a flicker of anger rising within him. This girl in red was truly overbearing and unreasonable—she actually intended to forcibly buy his Lion Cub.

"I don't care! Since I've taken a liking to this Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion cub, it belongs to me! You'd better obediently hand it over to me!"

Liu Qingqing said arrogantly.

Lu Changsheng was so angry that he laughed. He had never seen someone so willful and unreasonable.

However, Lu Changsheng did not wish to clash with her. He immediately held the Lion Cub and prepared to leave.

"Damn it!"

Having been ignored by Lu Changsheng, Liu Qingqing's face flushed crimson with rage. She immediately shot a look at a young man beside her.

"Teach him a lesson, and take the Lion Cub while you're at it!"

"Yes!"

Beside Liu Qingqing, a burly youth released the aura of the sixth level of the Core Condensation Realm. Then, he swung both fists toward Lu Changsheng.

Boom!

Sensing a powerful fist intent surging toward him from behind, Lu Changsheng's face darkened. Lightning erupted from his palm, and he fiercely met it with a Wind Thunder Fist.

Bang!

The instant their fists collided, a tyrannical burst of Lightning Power snapped the burly youth's arm bones with a crack. He was blasted dozens of meters away!

"Ah!"

The burly youth clutched his bloody, broken arm as he lay on the ground like a dead dog, wailing without end.

"You!"

At the sight of this, Liu Qingqing froze for a moment. Then fury surged into her beautiful eyes as she glared at Lu Changsheng through gritted teeth.

"You dog! How dare you attack someone from my Flame Alliance? Do you even know who my brother is?"

At this moment, several martial artists gathered around them as well.

"Isn't that Liu Qingqing, the younger sister of Liu Yan, the Flame Alliance's leader?"

"This kid has gotten himself into trouble. He actually provoked that old madam."

"That Liu Qingqing relies on the prestige of her brother, Liu Yan, to run wild throughout the outer sect. Who would dare provoke her?"

"..."

The martial artists discussed among themselves.

Liu Yan was the founder of the outer sect faction known as the Flame Alliance. At the same time, he was an expert ranked among the top fifty on the Outer Disciples Ranking.

It could be said that Liu Yan possessed considerable prestige within the Lingxiao Sect's outer sect.

Hearing the martial artists beside her speak of Liu Yan's reputation, Liu Qingqing became even more domineering. She looked down at Lu Changsheng from above.

"You injured my man. My brother won't let you off! Unless you kneel down right now, kowtow and admit your mistake, and hand that Lion Cub over to me. Then I might consider letting you off the hook."

Lu Changsheng laughed in extreme anger. Yet he still did not wish to stir up trouble, so he directly ignored Liu Qingqing and prepared to leave with the Lion Cub in his arms.

"You're courting death!"

Baleful Intent filled Liu Qingqing's beautiful eyes. This dog actually dared to ignore her!

Whoosh!

At once, an iron whip appeared in Liu Qingqing's hand. She swung it out, and it lashed toward Lu Changsheng like lightning.

Lu Changsheng hurriedly dodged. With a bang, the iron whip shredded a huge boulder behind him into powder.

"You uncultured thing!"

Lu Changsheng was thoroughly enraged. He had yielded time and again, yet Liu Qingqing continued pressing forward step by step. Had he not reacted quickly earlier, that iron whip would likely have landed on him.

Whoosh!

With that thought, Lu Changsheng's figure flashed like a ghost. Before Liu Qingqing could recover her senses, a figure had already appeared before her.

"What are you doing?!"

Liu Qingqing's expression changed.

Lu Changsheng showed no mercy, fiercely swinging his palm toward Liu Qingqing.

Slap!

A crisp sound rang out as the slap landed heavily on Liu Qingqing's cheek.

Pfft!

Liu Qingqing spat out a mouthful of blood, and her entire body was sent flying backward by the blow!

"Ah!!!!"

"You dare hit me!"

Liu Qingqing's eyes nearly split apart in rage.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

However, Lu Changsheng delivered several more slaps in succession, beating Liu Qingqing until her nose was bruised and her face swollen, her cheeks puffed up like a pig's.

Then Lu Changsheng left with the Lion Cub in his arms without looking back.

Liu Qingqing covered her swollen, bruised face. She was nearly driven mad with rage, her gaze filled with cold killing intent. In the past, relying on Liu Yan's reputation, she had run rampant throughout the outer sect, and practically no one had dared to contradict her. Yet today, someone had actually dared to strike her!

"Just wait! My brother will definitely make you die an ugly death!"

Liu Qingqing gritted her teeth.

Dragon Fall Ravine.

After leaving Spirit Mist Canyon, Lu Changsheng did not return to his shabby little hut. Instead, he headed straight for Dragon Fall Ravine, intending to use this time to cultivate the Dragon Elephant Golden Body Art.

The Dragon Elephant Golden Body Art was a Black-tier Martial Art. If he could master it, his combat strength would rise tremendously!

Upon entering Dragon Fall Ravine, he found it as bustling a treasured cultivation ground as ever, with countless disciples cultivating all around.

However, Lu Changsheng chose a relatively secluded area with few martial artists around.

He was worried that the commotion from his cultivation would draw too much attention. If other disciples learned that he possessed a Black-tier Martial Art, it might very well bring about a disaster that would cost him his life.

After sweeping his gaze around and confirming that there were indeed no martial artists nearby, Lu Changsheng sat cross-legged atop a huge boulder.

"Phew..."

He slowly exhaled, then gently closed his eyes. Countless scriptures surfaced in his mind.

These profound and intricate scriptures were precisely the cultivation method of the Dragon Elephant Golden Body Art.

Lu Changsheng immersed his mind in studying its cultivation method. This Black-tier Martial Art contained boundless mysteries, yet it was not obscure or difficult to understand. Thus, after only half an hour, Lu Changsheng had comprehended all the scriptures.

"To cultivate the Dragon Elephant Golden Body Art, I must first cultivate the Dragon Elephant Spirit, then condense the Golden Body. Only after the Golden Body has been formed can it be considered successful."

Lu Changsheng muttered to himself.

With that in mind, he decided to begin condensing the Dragon Elephant Spirit.

Condensing the Dragon Elephant Spirit required an enormous amount of power, making Dragon Fall Ravine the perfect place to cultivate, for the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy here was extremely dense.

Buzz!

After pondering briefly, Lu Changsheng immediately followed the scriptures' instructions and rapidly formed hand seals. As the seals and his meridians began to circulate, his body seemed to generate a suction force that continuously drew spiritual energy from all directions into his chest.

Immediately afterward, the outline of the Dragon Elephant Spirit slowly began to appear upon his chest.

Ancient patterns emerged one after another across his chest. Every pattern required an immense amount of energy to condense, and these patterns crisscrossed and intertwined as they gradually outlined the Dragon Elephant Spirit.

However, the process was clearly extremely slow, for condensing the Dragon Elephant Spirit required vast power.

"Too slow..."

Lu Changsheng frowned.

At this rate, it would likely take at least a month to condense the Dragon Elephant Spirit.

However, he suddenly thought of a way to speed things up...