Demon Luring Incense!

"You want a High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art?"

Jiang Qingyun frowned slightly.

For many Skin Grinding Realm martial artists, a top-tier mid-grade Skin Polishing Martial Art was already enough. Since Li Changsheng wanted a High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art, he was surely planning to break through and become a Silver Skin Realm martial artist.

"Li Changsheng, do you know that High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Arts are profoundly mysterious? Without sufficient comprehension and aptitude, they cannot be mastered at all. Even with a High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art, without enough resources, it would still be difficult to become a Silver Skin Realm martial artist!" Jiang Qingyun said.

"Commander Jiang, even so, I still want a High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art!" Li Changsheng said.

"Very well. I can give you a High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art, but you must not spread word of it, nor may you pass it on to others or sell it. Otherwise, if the inner city finds out, you will be in trouble!" Jiang Qingyun said.

"Yes!"

Li Changsheng replied.

Immediately afterward, Jiang Qingyun took out a manual for a High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art and had Li Changsheng memorize it quickly.

"Golden Bell Shield!"

Li Changsheng stared at the rather familiar name of this Skin Polishing Martial Art and froze for a moment.

Jiang Qingyun explained, "This is one of the three most common High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Arts in the inner city. Many inner-city geniuses cultivate it. It belongs to no faction, so giving you this will not cause any issues. If I gave you another High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art, it could bring some trouble."

"Thank you, Commander Jiang!" Li Changsheng said gratefully.

Afterward, he began memorizing the manual.

An hour later, he had thoroughly memorized everything within it and would never forget it again.

"Alright, you may return now!"

Jiang Qingyun said.

Li Changsheng withdrew. This time, he had obtained a High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art—he had truly struck it rich!

After returning.

Li Changsheng began studying the Skin Polishing Martial Art known as Golden Bell Shield.

Unlike top-tier mid-grade Skin Polishing Martial Arts, the High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art Golden Bell Shield covered the entire body. Cultivating this one martial art allowed him to temper the skin across his whole body.

"Not every High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art can polish the skin of the entire body, but Golden Bell Shield can. Those mid-grade Skin Polishing Martial Arts, meanwhile, can only polish the skin of a single body part. The gap is simply enormous!"

"However, Golden Bell Shield also has its weakness: it is difficult to polish the skin with, and it has no offensive power. If one only cultivated Golden Bell Shield, their attack power would be lacking and their strength would not be particularly great. That is also a flaw."

Li Changsheng sighed.

Yet even in the inner city, many geniuses might not necessarily be able to master a Skin Polishing Martial Art like Golden Bell Shield. Without exceptional aptitude, talent, and vast resources, cultivating Golden Bell Shield to the Silver Skin Realm would be difficult to achieve.

"I have not yet reached the full-body Copper Skin Perfection Realm. I should first raise my cultivation to full-body Copper Skin Perfection, then cultivate the High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art Golden Bell Shield!"

Afterward, he began cultivating his other Skin Polishing Martial Arts. His other Skin Polishing Martial Arts had all reached the Perfection Realm, and with flawless Secret Medicine added in, the skin-polishing effects were astonishing.

Before long, Li Changsheng's cultivation surged, reaching the realm of full-body Copper Skin, though it also consumed quite a bit of flawless Secret Medicine.

"It is time to cultivate the High-grade Skin Grinding Martial Art Golden Bell Shield!"

Li Changsheng applied ten portions of flawless Secret Medicine across his entire body, then began cultivating Golden Bell Shield. He did not need to sense his qi and blood anymore. He had long since polished the skin across his entire body, so he had naturally passed the qi-and-blood threshold long ago. He could directly use his qi and blood for skin-polishing cultivation.

As time passed, with the Level 3 Demon Slaying Dao Fruit, his cultivation of Golden Bell Shield went exceptionally smoothly. Before long, he had reached the introductory stage of Golden Bell Shield, and this Skin Polishing Martial Art began the fourth skin polishing of his entire body.

But relying on Golden Bell Shield to complete the fourth skin polishing would still require a long time and massive resources. Fortunately, he could refine flawless Secret Medicine. Otherwise, gathering enough resources would simply have been unrealistic.

Days passed one after another. Baiye City's outer city remained utterly chaotic. Some Cunning Wolves had been killed, but others were still hiding, and the Crimson Blood Treasure Vine had yet to be found. Many geniuses had already run out of patience and returned to the inner city.

On this day.

A strange fragrance spread through the air. It diffused rapidly, gradually enveloping the entire outer city.

The Demon Suppression Division.

Jiang Qingyun was cultivating when she caught the scent. Her expression immediately changed.

"Demon Luring Incense! Damn it, who lit the Demon Luring Incense!!!!!"

Jiang Qingyun flew into a rage.

As its name implied, Demon Luring Incense was a type of incense that attracted demons. This incense held immense allure for demons. Once a demon below Level 5 smelled it, it would be drawn in by the Demon Luring Incense, gradually lose its sanity, and become incomparably violent.

This incense was expressly forbidden from being lit within the city. For a time, it had even been classified as contraband.

Lighting Demon Luring Incense in Baiye City's outer city would indeed expose the Cunning Wolves hiding there, causing them to lose their minds and reveal themselves. But some Level 5 Cunning Wolves would also go berserk, and their strength would surge.

Moreover, with so many demons suddenly rioting at once, they could easily harm the ordinary people nearby and cause many civilians to die.

If Demon Luring Incense truly had to be used, it should have been reported in advance so that the various factions and the Demon Suppression Division could prepare. But now it had been used so abruptly—who could have been prepared?

"A great number of ordinary people are going to die this time!"

Jiang Qingyun immediately gathered everyone and sent them to suppress and kill the demons in the outer city.

Rumble!!!

Baiye City's outer city.

A large number of Cunning Wolves and other demons had been driven into a frenzy by the Demon Luring Incense, launching indiscriminate attacks. Countless ordinary people perished at the hands of these demons.

Li Changsheng naturally noticed such a huge disturbance.

Whoosh!

He leaped onto a rooftop and looked into the distance, where battle after battle was unfolding.

"What is going on? Why have all those demons suddenly appeared?"

"Oh no, that direction is Li's Blacksmith Shop!"

Li Changsheng rushed toward Li's Blacksmith Shop, pushing Wind Shadow Leg to its limit.

Li's Blacksmith Shop.

A frenzied Cunning Wolf was slaughtering people. Li Han and several other blacksmiths wielded enormous iron hammers, trying to stop the Cunning Wolf.

However.

With just a casual swipe of its claw, the Cunning Wolf sent Li Han flying. Even the massive iron hammer shattered from the blow.

The other two blacksmiths were likewise no match for the Cunning Wolf and were easily gravely injured. Just as the Cunning Wolf Demon was about to kill the blacksmiths, a figure soared over. As he descended, one hand pressed onto the Cunning Wolf's head, slamming it straight into the ground.

Boom!

The Cunning Wolf's head collided with the ground, smashing a hole into the earth, while its skull shattered outright.

"Changsheng!"

Li Han was stunned when he saw Li Changsheng kill the Cunning Wolf in a single strike.

"Masters, are you alright?"

Li Changsheng asked.

"We're fine!" Li Han and the others shook their heads, but the pain on their faces betrayed them. They had clearly been seriously injured.

Li Changsheng hurriedly said, "Masters, go rest quickly. Leave the Cunning Wolves nearby to me!"

"Alright!"

Li Han and the others nodded and entered the shop, preparing to treat their injuries.

Li Changsheng then began searching for the nearby Cunning Wolves. He killed every one he found. With his current strength, even Level 2 Cunning Wolves could be killed with ease, unless they were the absolute strongest among Level 2 Cunning Wolves.