Entering Tier 3 Low-level Martial Artist

Building 3!

Lu Xuan's pupils contracted, and in his sight, several large, bright characters swayed.

Building 3, wasn't this exactly the place he was looking for?

It was hidden underground?

Lu Xuan ignored the wounds on his skin and staggered to his feet, leaning on the ruined wall.

"Haha..."

He wiped his eyes, ensuring he wasn't mistaken, and then his breathing quickened as he shouted:

"Found it!"

"Hahaha, heaven hasn't treated me unfairly!"

Building 3, mentioned in the future email.

It was hidden underground!

There was a Spiritual Item here that could allow an ordinary person to become a Martial Artist in one step.

As long as one swallowed the Spiritual Item, they could become a Martial Artist.

How could this not make him ecstatic?

"Where was the Spiritual Item again?"

"The pharmacy, right, Pharmacy No. 007!"

Lu Xuan muttered to himself and quickly strode into Building 3.

As if bothered by the flickering lights, he directly removed his damaged Mechanical Exoskeleton and impatiently ran past the Ghost-faced Monkey's corpse.

Completely ignoring the Ghost-faced Monkey.

With a Spiritual Item, this guy wasn't even worth a second glance.

In just a few steps, Lu Xuan stood amidst the ruins where a plaque stood; the building was still relatively intact.

The lights shone inside, revealing passages in all directions.

An entire underground labyrinth.

He used his Mental Power to briefly scan, ensuring there were no other life forms, and Lu Xuan felt his way forward.

"Pharmacy No. 007..."

He raised his light to shine on it.

The walls were covered in mold and moss, obscuring the former serial numbers.

He reached out and wiped them away.

Ward No. 001.

"No, it's a pharmacy."

He turned and searched the dim corridor.

It wasn't until he wiped the sixth room that the serial number he wanted, Pharmacy No. 001, appeared.

"Right, this way."

Lu Xuan muttered to himself, his voice fluctuating between excitement and fatigue. Finally, after walking ten meters deep, his Mental Power detected a different aura.

This aura was like a beating heart, giving him a response.

"Found it!"

Lu Xuan's joy surged like a spring, and he ran forward with his saber.

Fortunately, there were no Monsters.

The closer he got, the more he could feel the dense energy in the surroundings.

A moment later, he appeared at the entrance of Pharmacy No. 007. Looking inside, he saw faint lights flickering like fireflies. At the center of these numerous light spots, a Bronze Gourd lay in a mud-filled medicine cabinet.

The stopper of the Bronze Gourd had fallen off to the side.

A dark green vine had grown out of the gourd's mouth, covered in thorns.

The tips of the thorns shone like countless stars.

At the tip of the vine, nestled among the leaves, hung a red fruit the size of a fist.

Lu Xuan approached, and heat washed over his face.

This was Spiritual Energy.

"Such dense Spiritual Energy, truly a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Item!"

Although Lu Xuan couldn't absorb Spiritual Energy, he clearly understood what it was and its form.

"It's often said that Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items are guarded by demonic beasts. The Ghost-faced Monkey must have rushed into the deep pit precisely to consume this fruit."

Without hesitation, Lu Xuan plucked the fruit.

He swallowed it in an instant.

As the fruit entered his body, energy flowed into every part of him like a gentle stream.

A true purification of essence and cleansing of marrow!

"Hiss!"

Pain accompanied the process, but Lu Xuan gritted his teeth and persevered.

Perhaps it was because he had consumed a Qi and Blood Golden Elixir last time, but consuming this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Item this time wasn't as agonizing as the first.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

Within Lu Xuan, who had been quietly meditating, a surge of energy suddenly erupted, spreading outwards like ripples on water.

His aura climbed steadily!

1000 vitality, his body like bronze skin, capable of serving as a weapon.

2000 vitality, his skin shone with golden light, shattering stones and breaking earth.

3000 vitality, his energy flowed like a dragon, forming a protective aura.

Tier 3 Martial Artist, achieved!

Bang!

A muffled sound echoed as the airwaves around Lu Xuan crushed the solid rock and steel within a one-meter radius.

He clenched his fists, overjoyed. "Peak of Tier 3 Low-level Martial Artist, one step away from breaking into the Intermediate Martial Artist ranks!"

This was the marvel of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items.

The Spiritual Energy infused into the body would not cause vitality loss.

In simple terms, even if Lu Xuan didn't cultivate and just lay around every day, his vitality would never decrease.

Unless his martial foundation was damaged.

Only in cases like losing limbs or internal organ damage would vitality potentially decrease.

Not only that.

Lu Xuan felt his Mental Power had grown again.

His Mental Power's outward spread range had been ten meters, but it had now reached twenty meters.

His strength had undergone a qualitative leap.

"Hahaha!"

A Martial Artist, achieved!

From this moment on, he, Lu Xuan, was no longer a pathetic worm to be slaughtered at will.

He had transformed, becoming someone superior!

After the excitement subsided, he adjusted his state.

His gaze fell upon the Bronze Gourd, and he narrowed his eyes. "Since this thing can grow such a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Item, it must be an extraordinary item as well."

Lu Xuan carefully cut the vine's root and plucked the Bronze Gourd.

Instantly, a peculiar energy flowed into his palm.

"Hmm?" Lu Xuan carefully felt this power and discovered it was actually nourishing the vitality within his body. "Interesting. No wonder it can cultivate Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items. It truly is fated to be with me!"

He put the gourd away.

Now was not the time to study the gourd; he needed to leave this underground palace first.

With that thought, he started walking outwards.

He had only taken a few steps when his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an undeniable sense of dread welled up from the depths of his heart, as if someone was staring at him from behind.

"A Monster?"

He quickly turned his head to investigate, even scanning with his Mental Power.

He found nothing.

Yet, the feeling of unease grew stronger.

"This place is not safe to linger!" Lu Xuan quickened his pace, arriving at the spot where he had fought the Ghost-faced Monkey. He swiftly picked up the Ghost-faced Monkey's corpse, grabbed his earpiece, and his long saber.

He didn't dare to delay for a moment.

He crouched and sprang, leaping three meters high with each step.

Like a monkey, he bounced out of the deep pit.

After a while.

Lu Xuan successfully escaped the deep pit, and the sense of dread that had been lingering in his heart gradually dissipated.

Standing at the edge of the deep pit, Lu Xuan's expression was solemn:

"There's definitely a great terror at the bottom of this pit. If I had been any slower, I might have died here."

Fortunately, whether it was now or in the future.

He had not lost his life because of this.

"No new future emails, this trip was a success..."

Lu Xuan patted the Ghost-faced Monkey perched on his shoulder, "Become a Martial Artist, and 100,000 Federal Coins are mine!"

The Ghost-faced Monkey was a Low-level Monster.

The most valuable part was its hide, which was warm and defensive, and very popular for making accessories.

Next was its face.

He heard it could be used to cultivate Martial Skills, but he didn't know if it was true.

"As for the flesh..."

Lu Xuan put down the Ghost-faced Monkey's corpse, drew his saber, and began to skin it, taking off the hide and the face.

He kicked the flesh back into the deep pit.

"I don't eat monkey meat!"

For him, who had already stepped into the Tier 3 Martial Artist realm, the vitality replenished by Low-level Monsters was no longer sufficient.

If he were to eat, it would have to be at least an Intermediate Monster.

Otherwise, the effect would be extremely low.

As for taking it back for his sister...

Lu Xuan was already a Tier 3 Martial Artist.

The strongest Monster within a ten-mile radius was Intermediate.

With his strength, even if he couldn't win, he could still retreat safely.

The vitality his sister needed would be within easy reach!

He didn't lack this one monkey.

"It's time to make money."

After dealing with everything, Lu Xuan didn't forget the purpose of this trip.

His parents were still lying in the Recovery Pods, and his sister was still worried about the Martial Arts Examination.

Now that he had become a Martial Artist, it was only natural that he should earn money to change his family's fate.

With this thought, he put on his Earpiece, folded the monkey hide, and was about to put it away along with the monkey face when a burst of static erupted from the Earpiece.

"Damn it!"

Lu Xuan covered his ears, and before he could even take it off, he heard Xu Xin's urgent and terrified voice coming from it: "Everyone in Class 6, evacuate Ruins City! High-level Monsters have appeared, everyone evacuate immediately!"

"Evacuate immediately!"

There was also the sound of artillery fire and clashing cold weapons in the Earpiece.

A High-level Monster?!

Lu Xuan looked up at the position where Xu Xin had run off earlier. There was no sound from there, but instead, a mushroom cloud rose from deeper within.

A High-level Monster in the depths of Ruins City?

Should he go?

Lu Xuan gripped his long saber, standing still.

Only when he confirmed that no future emails popped up did he smile indifferently, "It seems that whether I go or not, it poses no threat to me... Fortune favors the bold!"

He looked down at the Ghost-faced Monkey face in his hand.

"I'm too weak right now, I can't expose my strength and identity for the time being," Lu Xuan mused.

He was an ordinary person before setting out, and now he was a Martial Artist in half a day.

Anyone who saw this would be curious and would definitely attract the attention of powerful individuals.

At best, they would ask about his fortuitous encounter.

At worst, they would torture him and seize his opportunity.

"Anyway, there are more than just Martial Artists from Jiangnan Martial University in Ruins City. As long as I don't say anything, who will know who I am?"

With this in mind, Lu Xuan released his psychic power, attached it to the Ghost-faced Monkey face, and then affixed it to his own face. Instantly, he transformed into a ghostly visage:

"From now on, my name is Ghost Face!"