Bronze Skin Realm

Time flew like a shuttle, never pausing day or night.

In the blink of an eye!

A month had quietly passed since Lu Chuan became a disciple.

Inside the underground Martial Arts Room of Kunlun Martial Arts School.

A figure moved like a ghost, performing a saber technique. Blade Light howled, waves of saber force sweeping outward.

The flashing Blade Light seemed to transform into a hurricane that swept across dozens of meters around him.

Ten breaths later.

The figure abruptly stopped, the Blade Light drawing inward as everything returned to calm in an instant.

[Hurricane Saber Technique +21]

After he finished another round of the saber technique, the Attribute Panel refreshed once more.

Lu Chuan Exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. In that instant, inspiration struck, and countless images seemed to emerge in his mind.

His understanding of the Hurricane Saber Technique had clearly risen to another level.

Countless insights poured into his heart like enlightenment pouring into his head, engraved deep into his bones as though he had comprehended them himself. He wielded them with effortless familiarity.

With a thought, Lu Chuan glanced at the Attribute Panel.

[Name: Lu Chuan]

[Martial Dao: Ninth Rank Skin Refining Realm (Bronze Skin)]

[Spirit: Mortal Grade High Rank]

[Martial Arts: Five Elements Skin Refining Method (Perfection, 491/), Hurricane Saber Technique (Perfection, 17/), Savage Elephant Skin Refining Method (Limit Breaking—Savage Elephant Giant Strength), Five Elements Stance Training (Limit Breaking—Fierce Tiger Intent), Basic Archery (Limit Breaking—Rapid Speed)]

A rich smile immediately appeared on Lu Chuan's face.

After a month of grueling cultivation, the Five Elements Skin Refining Method had reached the Perfection Realm three days ago.

And now, the Hurricane Saber Technique had finally reached Perfection as well.

He Mingkong had expected him to bring the Five Elements Skin Refining Method to Perfection within a year, yet he had achieved it in a single month.

"If I went to see Master now, would I scare him?"

Lu Chuan chuckled and muttered, "Forget it, I should wait a little longer! Once I cultivate the Five Elements Skin Refining Method to the Limit Breaking State, then I'll tell him I've already reached Perfection..."

He casually sheathed his War Blade and glanced at his Communication Watch.

It was already five in the afternoon.

"It's getting late. I promised Sister I'd pick her up at five-thirty today. I can't break my word."

Lu Chuan thought to himself.

With a sudden flash, he shot out of the Martial Arts Room like a ghost.

At the same time!

The instant he left, a string of numbers appeared on the screen of a machine at the end of the Martial Arts Room.

[Speed: 212.9 meters/second]

After leaving the Martial Arts Room, Lu Chuan did not linger and headed straight out of Kunlun Martial Arts School.

Along the way, people greeted him from time to time.

"Good afternoon, Senior Brother Lu!"

"Senior Brother Lu, are you done cultivating?"

Everyone looked at him with great warmth, and Lu Chuan responded with a smile and a nod.

Over the past month, the entire Kunlun Martial Arts School had learned that Lu Chuan had been accepted by Hall Master He Mingkong as a Personal Disciple.

His status was naturally worlds apart from before.

For a time, all sorts of inexplicable people began appearing around him.

Some deliberately sought to flatter him, while others showered him with unasked-for attentiveness.

But Lu Chuan merely responded to each of them without engaging further, because he understood clearly that though these people appeared to hold him in high regard, what they respected was not him, but his status.

The Personal Disciple of He Mingkong, Hall Master of Kunlun Martial Arts School.

That was why they treated him with such kindness and flattery.

If he were still merely an ordinary hunter from the Outer City, then these people would likely have transformed into man-eating fierce tigers today.

Having traveled the route so often that it was as familiar as driving a light carriage down a well-worn road, Lu Chuan quickly left Kunlun Martial Arts School.

He then rushed straight toward the gates of Fengle City No. 1 Primary School.

That was the school Sister Lu Wangshu attended. A month ago, on the day after they moved into the Inner City, Shi Qingning had settled all the paperwork for Lu Wangshu, officially enrolling her in First Elementary School.

"Junior Brother..."

Just as Lu Chuan stepped out of Kunlun Martial Arts School's gates, a low voice suddenly came from behind him.

It was Ning Yang.

He hurried out of the martial arts school and said in a deep voice, "Something happened... We just received word that Demonic Martial Artists from the Spirit Snake Cult infiltrated First Elementary School.

They wanted to abduct your sister, Lu Wangshu..."

"What!"

Lu Chuan froze. Then, Cold Killing Intent stabbed from his eyes as anxiety burned through him. "How is Sister now?"

"Don't worry, your sister is fine. One of the school's teachers turned out to be a Cultivator and saved your sister at the critical moment."

Ning Yang hurriedly continued, "However, there was more than one Demonic Martial Artist who infiltrated the school. Though that Cultivator was powerful, she still could not suppress all of them.

It caused a huge commotion, with heavy casualties.

First Elementary School has now been completely sealed off, and the entire city is searching for the Spirit Snake Cult's Demonic Martial Artists.

The authorities have ordered the city's many factions to send people to assist in the search throughout the city.

Our Kunlun Martial Arts School has to provide ten people..."

Lu Chuan Exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. Upon learning that Sister was safe, the stone hanging over his heart finally fell to the ground.

His heart was as clear as a mirror. The Cultivator teacher who had saved Sister had to be Shi Qingning.

But in the next instant, Cold Killing Intent immediately surfaced in his eyes.

Spirit Snake Cult!

They truly deserved death. They had actually come all the way to the Inner City and infiltrated a school to kidnap people. What colossal gall.

"Senior Brother, count me in for the patrol and search."

Lu Chuan's expression hardened. Countless thoughts flashed through his heart before he looked at Ning Yang and asked in a deep voice, "The Spirit Snake Cult has such nerve, daring to covet Sister. They truly deserve to die."

"Don't act rashly. As far as I know, the Spirit Snake Cult is an extremely powerful Evil Cult. They won't be easy to deal with."

Ning Yang hurriedly said, "Besides, their infiltration of First Elementary School this time was not entirely aimed at your sister. They wanted to enter the school and seize a batch of people.

They happened to discover that your sister studied there as well, so they made a move against her along the way.

Fortunately, that teacher acted in time. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Also, when you join the patrol and search this time, just put on a show. Don't seriously investigate too deeply. This matter is not so simple..."

"What do you mean, Senior Brother?"

Lu Chuan immediately frowned and looked at Ning Yang in confusion.

"This..."

After hesitating for a moment, Ning Yang finally said in a deep voice, "There is a strong possibility that a Great Faction within the city was involved in this matter."

"You mean a Great Faction in the city has colluded with the Spirit Snake Cult?"

Lu Chuan was stunned. His expression then changed drastically as he asked in shock, "Who? How could they dare?"

The Spirit Snake Cult was an Evil Cult that worshiped an Evil God. Colluding with an Evil Cult was a grave crime.

A crime that would see an entire clan wiped out.

Lu Chuan had never imagined that the Great Factions of the Inner City could be so brazen as to collude with the Spirit Snake Cult and even lay hands on elementary school students.

How utterly rampant had they become?

"Shh!"

Ning Yang's expression changed at once. He hurriedly said, "It's only a suspicion. Whether it's true is still uncertain. I'm only mentioning it to you—don't spread it around, or you'll invite enormous trouble..."