Lu Xuan took some time to visit the Federation Martial Artist Association.
First, he got himself a pass for entering the Virtual Combat Platform.
In addition,
he prepared some flying blades forged from special materials.
They were for unleashing Psychic Power attacks.
Finally, he prepared some things for his younger sister. After all, resources weren't necessarily good when studying under a teacher.
Some teachers would even specifically send their students into the Wilderness for training.
It was extremely dangerous.
On his way back, he also collected his lottery winnings.
It was the same as last time.
He hadn't won the grand prize.
But he had won third prize, giving him tens of thousands of Federal Coins.
He also bought a ticket for the latest draw.
By the time he got home, the sky had already darkened.
His younger sister, Lu Ying, was squatting on the sofa, looking utterly dazed.
"What's wrong?"
When Lu Xuan pushed open the door and saw her expression, he felt puzzled.
Lu Ying pouted. "Bro, this happened so suddenly!"
She hadn't even prepared herself to go to university, yet suddenly a university teacher had accepted her as a disciple.
It was like graduating from junior high, only to have Tsinghua or Peking University come to your home and invite you in person. It was too surreal.
"What's the big deal?"
Lu Xuan squatted beside his sister. "It's not like you can't come home anymore. Jiangnan Martial University is in Jinling City. If you want to come back, isn't it just a matter of taking the road home?"
"Ugh, you don't understand!"
Lu Ying puffed up her cheeks and turned her head away.
"You're already so grown-up, yet you're still throwing a tantrum." Lu Xuan took out a Storage Ring and said,
"Take a look. What do you think this is?"
The Storage Ring appeared in front of Lu Ying.
Her eyes suddenly widened. She grabbed Lu Xuan's hand. "A Storage Ring?!"
"Bro, where did you get it?"
"Your brother won the lottery. I figured I couldn't help you with much else, so I decided to give you this Storage Ring as an admission gift."
"What kind of lottery can buy a Storage Ring?"
Lu Ying frequented the Martial Artist Forum, and she had heard that a Storage Ring cost at least several hundred thousand Federal Coins.
Some even cost millions or tens of millions.
"You know how lucky your brother is." Lu Xuan patted his chest. "If you don't believe me, you can ask around. The prize-claim record is still there. What did you think I was in such a hurry to rush out for today?"
"I believe you, I believe you!"
Perhaps because she was too excited, Lu Ying didn't investigate where the ring had come from.
She hurriedly tried to activate the Storage Ring.
Things went in and came out with a thought.
She grinned happily without stopping.
Suddenly,
she noticed that there were other things inside the Storage Ring and immediately looked at Lu Xuan in confusion.
"Bro, what's this?"
She took out a bundle.
Lu Xuan glanced over. It was the things he had put inside: spirit herbs, weapons, and a small bottle of spirit liquid produced by the Bronze Gourd.
Every one of them was a treasure.
But he couldn't admit that.
So he put on a solemn, meaningful expression and patted his sister on the shoulder.
"Little Ying, you've grown up now. There are some things I can't keep busying myself with for you anymore."
Seeing Lu Xuan's expression, as if he were hiding some earth-shattering secret, Lu Ying leaned closer with her ear.
"Tell me."
Seeing that his sister hadn't suspected anything, Lu Xuan said sadly, "These things were given to me by Mom and Dad. Before they fell unconscious, they left them with me. They didn't say what they were and only told me to take good care of them. I've studied them over the years, but I still don't know what they are."
"Now that you've become a martial artist, perhaps you can discover something."
In any case, the elderly couple was unconscious.
Wasn't the truth whatever he said it was?
Lu Xuan kept a perfectly straight face.
"My guess is that these things are probably very useful to martial artists. Just take them."
"Besides, Mom and Dad will be with you. If they wake up, you can ask them directly where these things came from."
"These..."
Lu Ying weighed the things in her hands. There were quite a few of them.
There seemed to be many spirit herbs inside, as well as various weapons.
Her brother had no reason to lie.
Therefore, these things were very likely what their parents had left behind before falling unconscious.
"All right. I'll definitely take good care of them!"
Lu Ying carefully put them away.
"If they can be used, go ahead and use them." Lu Xuan curled his lips. "They're just a pile of scrap metal."
After saying that, he stood up and helped her put everything away.
That night,
Lu Xuan sat in his room, gazing at the bright moon outside the window.
"Lu Ying and Mom and Dad's problems have basically been resolved. Now that Mom and Dad's bodily functions have fully recovered, they should wake up before long."
The Earth Dragon Egg essence liquid had produced remarkably obvious results.
After taking it for only about a week, his parents' bodily functions had nearly recovered.
All that remained was to wait for them to wake up.
His family's affairs were no longer a concern.
That left only himself.
Lu Xuan didn't dare relax in the slightest. He knew that the reason his parents had recovered so quickly was entirely because he had taken the Earth Dragon Egg from the Xu Family.
Now, the entire Xu Family wanted nothing more than to turn Jinling City upside down.
Who knew when they might track him down?
And there was also the Pharmaceutical Company.
Either of those two forces was capable of sending him to his death.
Only by becoming stronger could he resist them.
And protect his family.
"Following the cultivation plan laid out in Future Mail might produce miraculous results."
By day, he would enter the Wilderness for training.
By night, he would enter the Virtual Combat Platform for battles and tempering.
He would search for resources and develop himself while striving to seize greater influence.
That was the line his life would follow.
Until he became strong enough to sweep across the Wilderness and look down proudly upon the entire world.
"Starting tomorrow, I'll enter the Wilderness for training!"
With his plan set, Lu Xuan activated his Spiritual Energy.
In an instant,
the surrounding scene shifted. The dilapidated room, filled with a decaying aura, transformed into a glazed, colorful room radiating a unique technological brilliance.
The world had changed.
"So this is the Virtual Combat Platform?"
Lu Xuan lowered his head and discovered that his body was not much different from his physical body in reality.
"As expected, it's a hundred-percent replica."
Ding--!
[Recipient, welcome to the Virtual Combat Platform!] [You can battle here, cultivate Martial Art Manuals and Martial Skills, and even trade.] [Detection in progress...] [Your current battle points are 0!] [You can increase your points through battle. Each victory will earn you 1 point.] [Through the battle platform, you can be matched with an evenly matched opponent.]
The Virtual Combat Platform's intelligent assistant issued its prompt.
Lu Xuan rubbed his chin. The sensation of data flowing through him left his mind crystal clear.
"This feeling really is pretty good."
"A battle?"
"Perfect. I can test the limits of my current strength."
"Match me for a battle!"
[Searching for an evenly matched opponent.] [Nickname: Recipient] [Strength: Fourth-Stage Martial Artist] [Opponent: Invincible Shark Mouth Cannon] [Strength: Fourth-Stage Martial Artist]
As soon as this information appeared, Lu Xuan realized that he was standing on a battle platform.
Opposite him stood a woman holding a long spear, with a perfect figure.
The two stood facing each other.
Neither of them immediately made a move.
"Ladies first."
Lu Xuan spoke.
The other woman snorted coldly. She kicked out with her jade-like leg and thrust her spear forward, but a rough, savage voice came from her mouth.
"I'm your brother. What's this about ladies first?!"
As soon as she finished speaking,
her plump hips and full breasts shook as her body shot forward like a shooting star.
"Ah!?"
Lu Xuan was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted and drew his saber to meet her.
The two clashed.
Looking at the other party's voluptuous figure, long legs, and standard beauty's appearance, contrasted with her gruff voice, Lu Xuan was utterly shocked.
"The Virtual Combat Platform can even reshape your body and face?"
"It costs ten thousand Federal Coins each time!"
"Damn, what a freaking rip-off!"
"Bah! Poor bastard!"
"What did you say?"
"I said you're a poor bastard. Are you unhappy about that too?" The woman sneered in her gruff voice. "The Virtual Combat Platform is the only channel through which someone at your level can come into contact with someone of my class."
Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes. "I hope your strength is as impressive as your mouth!"
"Your bro isn't a coward!"
"Are you saying I'm a coward!?"
Bang, bang, bang!
The two exchanged blows. Their blood-and-qi power shook the air, leaving ripples behind.
Lu Xuan didn't use Psychic Power, purely testing his own blood-and-qi cultivation.
He wanted to see where the limits of the fourth stage lay.
Bang!
After several exchanges, Lu Xuan seized an opening and launched a heavy punch.
"Dammit, you're a grown man, yet you molded a woman's face—and gave her such a personality too! I'll straighten you right out!"
Once he found an opening, Lu Xuan showed no mercy.
One punch sent the other party sprawling.
A second punch directly blew apart the fake breasts she had molded.
Just as the third punch was about to land, the system sounded a prompt.
[Invincible Shark Mouth Cannon has admitted defeat!]
"Just you wait!"
She pointed at Lu Xuan as her figure gradually faded away.
"Tch. Sissy!"
Lu Xuan didn't take it to heart and continued matching for battles.
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