Myriad Poison Scripture!

"Retract."

Lu Changsheng immediately withdrew his blood qi.

From releasing his blood qi, to using Blood Qi Silk Transformation to slaughter dozens of martial artists in one stroke, to finally withdrawing it—

the entire process had taken only one or two breaths.

Yet in those one or two breaths, even his abundant blood qi had nearly been depleted.

Most of the blood qi consumed this time would likely require a long rest to slowly recover.

"Blood Qi Silk Transformation combined with the Instant Kill Technique really has miraculous effects—and its power is formidable!"

"Perhaps someday I can create a large-scale, long-range Martial Skill centered on releasing blood qi!"

A flash of inspiration crossed Lu Changsheng's mind.

Creating a Martial Skill required inspiration.

Now that he had inspiration, with Lu Changsheng's comprehension and the foundation he had built through practicing countless Martial Skills, as long as he was willing to spend the time, he would naturally be able to create a powerful Martial Skill of his own.

However, now was not the time to create a Martial Skill.

After dealing with the martial artists of Xu Family Manor, Lu Changsheng walked straight over to the headless corpse of Zhao Xing, the Ironclad Man.

He grabbed Zhao Xing's corpse with both hands and heaved.

Crack.

The ground split apart as Lu Changsheng forcibly pulled Zhao Xing's corpse out.

He removed the iron armor and searched Zhao Xing's body.

The man had been Zhao Xing, the Left Envoy of the Myriad Poisons Sect, and his strength was the greatest Lu Changsheng had ever seen in a martial artist.

He was far stronger than Li Ji, the Blade-Dragging Heavenly King, and Chen Sanjiu, Ghost Mask, had been.

His physical constitution in particular vastly surpassed that of ordinary Organ Refining martial artists.

Since Zhao Xing possessed such formidable physical qualities, Lu Changsheng was naturally very interested in the martial arts he had practiced.

After searching carefully, Lu Changsheng truly found a parchment scroll.

It was covered in dense, tiny writing.

"Myriad Poison Scripture?"

Lu Changsheng spotted the small words on the parchment at once. It really was a Martial Arts Manual.

"Your Excellency, you must never practice the Myriad Poison Scripture. It is an evil art of the Myriad Poisons Sect!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out beside Lu Changsheng's ear.

"Hmm?"

Lu Changsheng raised his head and turned around, discovering that the speaker was Shen Ying.

Shen Ying had been wounded in the shoulder, with a crossbow bolt still lodged there. He did not dare pull it out carelessly.

Yet he still forced himself to his feet and staggered over to Zhao Xing's corpse. Looking at Lu Changsheng, he then respectfully performed a deep bow and slowly said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, for saving my life."

"I know the Myriad Poisons Sect very well. The sect has an evil art called the Myriad Poison Scripture. This scripture is the sacred canon of the Myriad Poisons Sect. Everyone in the sect practices it, and it can lead directly to the Divine Strength Realm!"

"However, this martial art is extremely sinister. One must temper one's body with all manner of poisons from childhood. Without the foundation of having one's body tempered by poison, once one practices the martial arts recorded in the Myriad Poison Scripture, death is certain!"

Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised, but he did not think Shen Ying would deceive him.

Besides, whether it was an evil art or not, he had his own judgment.

"Thank you for the warning. I will consider it carefully."

Lu Changsheng put away the parchment scroll.

Looking at Shen Ying, he said, "There are still many imprisoned pharmacists and doctors here, as well as some harmful Blood Strengthening Pills."

"Since Your Excellency knows so much about the Myriad Poisons Sect, I'll leave the rest here to you."

With that, Lu Changsheng took his leave and prepared to depart.

He had no desire to involve himself in such trivial matters, nor did he want to expose his identity.

So many people had died. There would still be dealings with the authorities and many other factions—far too troublesome.

Leaving Shen Ying to handle the aftermath was the best solution.

After all, Shen Ying and the Myriad Poisons Sect shared a deep, irreconcilable hatred. Shen Ying naturally would not fear the Myriad Poisons Sect's retaliation.

"Your Excellency saved so many people. Could you leave behind a name?"

Shen Ying hurriedly asked.

Without even turning his head, Lu Changsheng slipped into the passageway, leaving behind only one sentence: "We met by chance—why bother leaving a name?"

His voice still echoed through the Underground Hall, but Lu Changsheng had already returned to the surface.

Xu Family Manor had originally been holding a wedding celebration, but now it too was a scene of utter ruin.

Many people fled back to their homes.

Lu Changsheng had not forgotten Steward Xu.

This Steward Xu, known as "Benefactor Xu," was the pillar of Xu Family Manor.

But who could have imagined that Steward Xu was actually a member of the Myriad Poisons Sect?

Lu Changsheng barged straight into the Groom's bridal chamber. The Groom and Bride were so terrified that they clung to each other, curled into a ball.

"Where is your father, Steward Xu?"

Lu Changsheng asked.

"I... I don't know."

Lu Changsheng stared closely at the Groom.

The man was Steward Xu's son, yet he did not seem to be lying.

Lu Changsheng looked at the Bride again. Her face was bloodless, and she looked utterly terrified.

Lu Changsheng then turned and left. He searched carefully all around, but found no trace of Steward Xu.

It was basically certain that Steward Xu had run away.

This Steward Xu was truly ruthless. He had abandoned his home and livelihood—even left behind his own son—and fled alone.

"Truly decisive!"

Lu Changsheng shook his head.

There was nothing he could do about Steward Xu fleeing so decisively.

Still, Lu Changsheng had achieved his purpose in coming to Xu Family Manor this time. At the very least, Apothecary Cheng and the others were safe, and they could return to Miraculous Garden tomorrow.

Lu Changsheng then left Xu Family Manor and returned to Miraculous Garden.

Inside the room, Lu Changsheng took the Parchment Scroll from his robes.

The Myriad Poison Scripture was recorded upon it.

Unless it was merely courting attention, any martial art that could call itself a "Scripture" was absolutely no simple thing.

Though the Parchment Scroll was small and held very few words, its contents were exceptionally rich.

Lu Changsheng examined it carefully, and his delight grew with every passing moment.

This truly was a martial art, called the Myriad Poison Scripture.

And it was not merely one martial art, but four!

The Myriad Poison Scripture was divided into the Blood Strengthening Chapter, Bone Forging Chapter, Organ Refining Chapter, and Divine Strength Chapter!

All four chapters of martial arts had actually been recorded on this single Parchment Scroll.

The fact that he possessed such a complete martial art showed that this "Left Envoy," Zhao Xing, held no ordinary status within the sect.

Lu Changsheng began with the Blood Strengthening Chapter.

After all, the Myriad Poison Scripture was fundamentally a martial art passed down along one unbroken line.

Beginning from the Blood Strengthening Realm, one had to consume all kinds of poison from childhood.

At first, one consumed poisons with very mild toxicity, then circulated the Myriad Poison Scripture's blood-strengthening method to temper the body, allowing it to adapt to those poisons. Only then could one gradually switch to increasingly potent poisons.

This method was in fact extremely dangerous, with a very high death rate. The success rate was only around thirty to forty percent.

Out of ten people, perhaps only three or four would survive.

Yet once a martial artist survived, practicing the Myriad Poison Scripture would no longer pose much danger.

Moreover, all kinds of poisons would have already fused into their entire body, subjecting it to the poison's stimulation every day. Their physical constitution would improve at a pace far beyond that of ordinary people.

The same was true upon reaching the Bone Forging Realm and Organ Refining Realm—their physical constitution would greatly surpass that of ordinary martial artists.

That was why Zhao Xing could wear such a heavy suit of iron armor without it affecting his agility.

It was because Zhao Xing cultivated the Myriad Poison Scripture, and his physical constitution far exceeded that of an ordinary Organ Refining martial artist.

Furthermore, if one could use the Myriad Poison Scripture to break through into the Divine Strength Realm, then through Marrow Cleansing Blood Changing and rebirth, there was a certain chance of forging the Myriad Poisons Body.

Once the Myriad Poisons Body was forged, activating one's qi and blood in battle would make every move carry lethal poison. Even Divine Strength Realm martial artists might not be able to withstand such terrifying toxicity.

However, even if one had cultivated the Myriad Poison Scripture from childhood and reached the Divine Strength Realm step by step, forging the Myriad Poisons Body remained exceedingly difficult.

Throughout the Myriad Poisons Sect's history, only a scant few martial artists had managed to forge the Myriad Poisons Body.

But whenever a martial artist with the Myriad Poisons Body was born, the Myriad Poisons Sect would often enter a glorious era!

"Impressive!"

"This Myriad Poison Scripture truly is an incredible martial art. Unfortunately, its death rate is far too high. And unless one begins cultivating the Myriad Poison Scripture from the Blood Strengthening Realm, they can forget about cultivating it later."

"Once someone forcibly cultivates the martial arts within the Myriad Poison Scripture, death is almost inevitable!"

Lu Changsheng let out a long breath.

He could not cultivate the Myriad Poison Scripture yet.

However, Lu Changsheng had not come away empty-handed.

Within the Myriad Poison Scripture, he had found an extraordinary pill called the Myriad Poisons Great Pill!

Once this extraordinary pill was consumed, and paired with a secret Bone Forging method from the Myriad Poison Scripture, it could actually transform one's marrow!

"Myriad Poisons Great Pill..."

The name of this extraordinary pill sounded faintly familiar to Lu Changsheng, as though he had heard it somewhere before.