A Great Harvest!

Chapter 6: A Great Harvest!

Lu Chen hadn't expected that this world would have drugs.

And they even gave it a fancy name: Carefree Powder!

Eating this thing would do more than just make you carefree, wouldn't it?

It was practically like ascending to the heavens!

Whoosh!

Lu Chen quickly rushed over, grabbed the Beggar Chief from the ground, and quickly rummaged through his clothes. He shouted, "Do you want to live or die?"

"I want to live! Please spare me, spare me," the Beggar Chief responded in pain. "I'm connected to the Giant Shark Gang. You should think about the Giant Shark Gang..."

"Shut up! Teach me the martial arts you practice, and I'll spare you!" Lu Chen yelled.

The martial arts the Beggar Chief had just used were quite powerful. After two collisions, his fists were burning. If he hadn't possessed innate divine strength, he definitely wouldn't have come out of this unscathed today. He absolutely had to get his hands on this martial art.

"Martial arts?" The Beggar Chief quickly said, "Okay, I can give them to you, but how can you guarantee you won't kill me afterward? Take me out of here first, and I'll give them to you then!"

"Take you where, you idiot!" Lu Chen directly thrust his fingers into the man's eyes.

Squelch!

"Ah, my eyes!" The Beggar Chief let out a piercing scream, blood gushing out.

That wasn't all. Lu Chen then broke both of his legs, the crack crack sounds making him almost pass out from the pain. Afterward, Lu Chen began to torture him relentlessly. He kicked his groin, smashed his shoulder bones, crushed his ribs... causing the Beggar Chief to scream hysterically, his body convulsing. Covered in blood and gore, he finally couldn't take it anymore and confessed everything.

"I'll talk! There's a hidden compartment beneath the statue, it's all in there. Hurry, stop! Don't torture me anymore, it hurts so much..."

"Beneath the statue? Good!" Lu Chen didn't hesitate. He ended the man's life with a punch, sending him to his eternal rest.

[You have killed a heinous Beggar Chief. Merit Points +20.]

"As expected of a Beggar Chief, the Merit Points are higher than from ordinary people," Lu Chen thought to himself.

He didn't rush to the secret manuals but instead looked at the large wine jars in the room. There were at least a dozen large wine jars, all well-sealed. He opened them one by one and found that they were all filled with that white powdery substance. After thinking for a moment, an idea suddenly struck him. He picked up all the large wine jars and walked to the cesspool behind the temple. He poured all the white powdery substance into the cesspool, mixing it with the sewage.

A strong, foul odor assaulted his senses, accompanied by swarms of flies. He almost gagged from the sheer disgust. If the Giant Shark Gang could still extract anything from this mess, then he would admit defeat.

[You have destroyed a batch of Carefree Powder, saving countless families. Merit Points +75] a line of text appeared.

"That much?" Lu Chen rejoiced inwardly.

Suddenly, he remembered something and quickly rushed to the front hall. In the front hall, the Woman had already untied the children and had been waiting for a long time. As soon as she saw Lu Chen reappear, she quickly pulled the children down to their knees.

"Thank you, benefactor, for saving my children. This humble woman, Zhang Rong, thanks you, benefactor, thank you..." The Woman said with immense gratitude, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Thank you, brother..." The children also kowtowed, realizing what terrible fate they would have faced if Lu Chen hadn't appeared.

"Get up, everyone. Take good care of your children from now on," Lu Chen said. "This is no place to linger. You should leave quickly."

"Yes, thank you, benefactor, thank you, benefactor."

The woman thanked him again and immediately left with several children.

Only one of the three children belonged to her.

The remaining two didn't know their parents yet.

But she could only take them with her for now.

[You have saved three families in dire straits, Merit Points +5]

There's something like this too?

Lu Chen's eyes lit up.

Then he looked directly at the sculpture in the center and felt around its base. Soon, his heart stirred, and he found something like a mechanism. With a gentle press, the sculpture made a creaking sound and began to rotate automatically, revealing a small hidden compartment beneath. "Heh."

Lu Chen smiled and scanned the compartment with his eyes.

Inside, besides a book, there were also large amounts of gold and silver jewelry.

Lu Chen reached out and took out the book.

[Crimson Sand Palm].

Several large characters met his eyes.

"So this is the martial art the Beggar Chief practiced. Serves him right that it fell into my hands."

He mused inwardly.

To increase his strength as quickly as possible, he immediately began flipping through the manual.

He had to cause trouble in Panshi City anyway.

Having one more martial art meant one more hope.

As he quickly read through the pages, [You have comprehended Crimson Sand Palm, Crimson Sand Palm: Beginner!]

A line of text suddenly appeared.

Lu Chen was overjoyed.

This panel was truly heaven-defying!

Just one glance and it could automatically record it.

"Panel, add points to Crimson Sand Palm!"

Lu Chen thought silently.

Swish!

The Crimson Sand Palm that had just appeared began to change rapidly. At the same time, countless pieces of information flooded his mind, as if he were in another dimension, constantly cultivating.

In just a moment, it felt like decades had passed.

Beginner, Proficient, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, Perfected.

Finally!

The panel stopped. Name: Lu Chen

Cultivation: Rank 1 (60%)

Cultivation Method: None

Martial Arts: Galloping Horse Fist (Perfected), Crimson Sand Palm (Perfected)

Talent: Convince with Virtue

Merit Points: 60

"The level of Crimson Sand Palm is indeed far superior to Galloping Horse Fist. It only cost me 13 Merit Points to add points to Galloping Horse Fist, but adding points to Crimson Sand Palm cost almost four times as much. Galloping Horse Fist really is a trash martial art!"

Lu Chen looked at the panel.

After Crimson Sand Palm reached Perfected, he could clearly feel an invisible change within his body. A thick, warm current flowed through his fists and arms, stronger than before.

According to the manual, this was Internal Energy. However, this wasn't Internal Energy cultivated through a Cultivation Method, but Internal Energy generated by the martial art itself. This type of Internal Energy was not systematic and had limited power, confined only to his limbs, similar to internal martial arts.

True experts cultivated Cultivation Methods.

If one only practiced martial arts without a Cultivation Method, even if Internal Energy was generated within the body, it would be like lacking a soul.

Only by cultivating a proper Cultivation Method could all that Internal Energy be organized and form a heavenly cycle within the body, circulating at will. This not only provided constant protection but could also heal wounds and harm others.

Its miraculous uses were endless!

However, true Cultivation Methods were incredibly rare.

They were all core secrets of major sects and martial arts schools.

At the very least, the Beggar Chief hadn't obtained one.

But even so, Lu Chen was extremely satisfied.

The most obvious change now was in his cultivation status.

"First Rank? I've reached the First Rank realm already." According to the book's introduction, martial artists in this world have ranks.

From low to high, there are nine ranks in total.

First Rank is the lowest, and Ninth Rank is the highest.

However, don't underestimate First Rank; even First Rank is enough to stump many people.

Many martial artists train their entire lives and only hover around First Rank.

That Beggar Chief from just now wasn't even First Rank.

With Lu Chen's current strength, combined with the [Convince with Virtue] talent, he could definitely rank among the best in the city.

He looked again at the gold and silver treasures in the hidden compartment. He took off a piece of clothing from a corpse, folded it into a bundle, reached in, and took out all the gold and silver treasures, stuffing them into the bundle.

After tying it securely, he immediately slung the bundle over his shoulder and quickly left the area.

Shanzi's great revenge had been avenged. Next, it was time to avenge his own great revenge.

That damn pottery shop had to be dealt with.

Not long after he left.

The murder in the dilapidated temple was discovered.

Several passersby, smelling the strong scent of blood, instinctively glanced into the courtyard and were immediately scared pale, utterly terrified.

"Murder!"

"Quick, someone, there's a dead body!"

They shouted and turned to run.

Chaos erupted in the area.