The Treasured Blade Black Que, Xiantian Sixth Level!

After killing Wang Kui, Lu Yang had vaguely begun to suspect that Wang Kui's ability to complete his demonization, while the other two Xiantian experts lacked such a method, might have had something to do with the Returning Origin Art.

It was only when he crossed hands with Lu Jue and discovered that Lu Jue had once cultivated the Returning Origin Art as well, and could likewise demonize, that he became even more certain of this guess.

Thinking of the cultivation method practiced by County Magistrate Du Guinian, which also just so happened to be the Returning Origin Art, Lu Yang realized that the County Magistrate's being controlled was most likely also related to this special cultivation method.

And the only trait that set the Returning Origin Art apart from ordinary cultivation methods was that it used demonic qi to temper the body.

After the Fox Demon appeared, Lu Yang grew even more certain of this point.

From beginning to end, he had deliberately guided his opponent into using her trump card.

Without question, Lu Yang's judgment had been correct, and he had won this gamble.

And the key to his victory actually had not lain entirely in that bottle of [Demon Bane Powder].

"Heh heh!"

Lu Yang stared at the Fox Demon's corpse, his gaze ice-cold.

"No matter how many schemes you wove, you never could have imagined that over ninety percent of my Returning Origin Art cultivation came with the help of the system, with no demonic qi residue at all!"

What came from the system was bound to be top quality.

Cultivation raised with the system's help would never have any side effects.

The reason his mind had still been affected earlier by that "Enchanting Melody" was merely because Lu Yang had cultivated on his own before, leaving a trace amount of demonic qi in his body.

Because the amount of demonic qi was too small, its influence on Lu Yang's consciousness was not actually very strong.

Even without [Demon Bane Powder], he could have fully resisted it by relying on his own will.

In truth, from the moment the Fox Demon appeared, her ending had already been sealed.

"Ding! Detected that the host's Experience Points meet the conditions for a cultivation increase. Consume 4,000 Experience Points to increase cultivation?"

"Increase it."

Red light diffused through his body, and a warm current spread throughout Lu Yang's meridians, bones, and blood.

Lu Yang's cultivation rose as naturally as water flowing into a channel, smoothly reaching the fourth tier of the Xiantian Realm.

The Experience Points he had only just obtained were instantly cut in half, leaving only 3,689 points.

Lu Yang closed his eyes and sensed his own strength for a moment.

"With my current cultivation, combined with the 'Mighty Bull Strength' in both arms, I'm enough to contend against an Eighth-tier Xiantian!"

"If I combine it with the medicinal effect of the [Elemental Fusion Pill], then for a short time, I even have the strength to fight a Ninth-tier Xiantian martial artist!"

At this thought, Lu Yang took a deep breath.

The current him, setting aside the Qianfeng Merchant Association whose depths he could not gauge, was already someone with few opponents in all of Black Mountain County.

Even against County Magistrate Du Guiyuan in his prime state, Lu Yang would not be afraid.

After searching the shattered street for a while, Lu Yang found the two low-grade Treasure Weapons left behind by Qian Yikang and Lu Jue.

The feather fan and the long spear were both weapons he was not skilled with.

However, if he took them to the Qianfeng Merchant Association to sell, they should fetch a good price.

He also took the Space Bags from the two of them.

After a simple check, his net worth increased by another one hundred fifty thousand taels.

Lu Yang was fairly satisfied with this gain.

In addition, inside the two men's Space Bags, Lu Yang found the Communication Jade Slips they had used to contact the Demon Race. The demonic qi on them had not yet dispersed, so the evidence of these two men's crimes was now thoroughly confirmed.

Finally, Lu Yang came to the Fox Demon's corpse, cut open the Fox Demon's body, and dug out a Demon Treasure that gave off a rich, unusual fragrance.

This was the highest-grade Demon Treasure Lu Yang had encountered since his rebirth.

After wiping away the bloodstains on it, Lu Yang swallowed that Demon Treasure into his stomach without the slightest hesitation.

Then he hoisted the Fox Demon's massive corpse and turned back to the Qianfeng Merchant Association.

"Miss Xu, I'll have to trouble you to set a price for this Fox Demon's corpse," Lu Yang said with a smile.

"All right, please wait a moment, Young Master." Xu Ya smiled and invited out an appraiser from the merchant association to examine it. In the end, they gave a price of two hundred thirty thousand taels.

Lu Yang did not haggle either and sold it off straightforwardly.

At this point, the wealth in his hands had reached an astonishing three hundred eighty thousand taels!

To the common people of Black Mountain County, so much wealth was enough for them to live several hundred lifetimes without worrying about food or clothing.

Lu Yang, however, was not satisfied. He took out the two low-grade Treasure Weapons he had obtained from Lu and Qian and handed them to Xu Ya for appraisal.

Xu Ya said, "Low-grade Treasure Weapons are worth fifty thousand taels of gold, equivalent to five hundred thousand taels of silver. Two pieces make one hundred thousand taels of gold, or one million taels of silver."

Lu Yang said instead, "I want a saber that suits my hand, preferably a Treasure Weapon."

"Young Master, please come with me." Xu Ya raised a hand in invitation and said.

The two passed through layer after layer of restrictions and soon arrived in the secret chamber where Treasure Weapons were stored.

Xu Ya immediately began introducing them.

"This is a low-grade Treasure Weapon saber—Wind Chaser. It is worth forty-eight thousand taels of gold and carries wind-attribute spiritual power. It can greatly increase the speed of your draw, and when activated with Xiantian True Qi, it can also release Wind Blades to attack your opponent."

"This is a low-grade Treasure Weapon saber—Flame Burner. It is worth fifty-three thousand taels of gold and carries fire-attribute spiritual power. Its attacks come with an explosive effect, giving it formidable killing power."

"This saber is called..."

Xu Ya introduced seven or eight low-grade Treasure Weapons in succession. In the end, Lu Yang's gaze fell upon a long saber in the back row.

The long saber was pitch-black from end to end, an astonishing five feet in length. Its blade was extremely broad and thick; it looked plain and unadorned, yet gave off a sense of tyranny and weight.

Among the dozens of precious sabers placed on that saber rack, Lu Yang took a liking to that one at a single glance.

Noticing Lu Yang's gaze, Xu Ya smiled. "This saber is called [Black Watchtower]. The saber weighs three thousand jin and was forged from fifteen kinds of refined iron through a secret method. A thread of black iron was also added to it, giving it an extremely strong suppressive effect on a martial artist's true qi. Ordinary people would find it very difficult to wield."

Lu Yang did not seem to care at all and asked directly, "How much is this saber?"

Xu Ya said, "[Black Watchtower] is worth ninety-eight thousand taels of gold. If a Xiantian Realm martial artist holds it, their own true qi will be suppressed, and I fear they will be unable to bring out their full strength. Young Master, are you certain you want it?"

Lu Yang nodded. "This is the one."

The hundred thousand taels of gold he had just obtained by selling two low-grade Treasure Weapons left him with only two thousand taels after buying [Black Watchtower], which was equivalent to twenty thousand taels of silver.

On Lu Yang's person, he currently still had four hundred thousand taels of silver left, equal to forty thousand taels of gold.

Xu Ya continued to ask, "Does Young Master need anything else?"

Lu Yang said, "I also need one [Xiantian Pill], as well as some pills to increase my cultivation."

After Xu Ya gave a rough introduction, Lu Yang spent ten thousand taels of gold to buy one Xiantian Pill. As for third-rank pills that increased cultivation, he could not afford them for the time being with the remaining thirty thousand taels of gold.

Because of this purchase, Lu Yang once again obtained a chance to enter the [Cultivation Chamber] to cultivate for free.

With the medicinal power of the Demon Treasure inside his body continuously diffusing, Lu Yang simply went with the flow and entered the [Cultivation Chamber]. He circulated the Returning Origin Art, constantly absorbing the medicinal power and transforming it into his own cultivation.

Cultivation knew no sun or moon, and three days quickly passed.

When Lu Yang walked out of the chamber, his cultivation had already risen two levels in a row, reaching the sixth level of the Xiantian Realm!