Black Mist in Little Stone Village

In front of his shocked mother and relatives, Lu Chengchuan transferred five hundred thousand to his aunt.

"Sis, your kid is really promising..."

Earning five hundred thousand in a few days was already impressive to Huang Yuqing. Few of the younger generation were more capable than Lu Chengchuan.

Huang Yuyun was shocked and didn't know what to say.

Lu Chengchuan excused himself to rest in his room, leaving the three of them to continue chatting in the living room. Back in his room, Lu Chengchuan opened the Life-Sacrificing System, ready to upgrade the Giant Elephant Skill.

[Dragon Elephant Skill upgraded to the first level, consuming 2 years of lifespan.]

The first level of a Mystic Grade martial art cost two years of lifespan, which greatly exceeded his expectations. Lu Chengchuan was stunned for a moment, but after hesitating, he chose to upgrade anyway.

He had no choice; he needed to increase his strength quickly.

Instantly, two years of lifespan were deducted, and the Dragon Elephant Skill was upgraded to the first level. Lu Chengchuan felt his physical strength increase somewhat. He continued to upgrade the Dragon Elephant Skill.

The second level of the Dragon Elephant Skill would consume five years of lifespan. Lu Chengchuan gritted his teeth and chose to continue upgrading.

Soon, a familiar heat flowed through his body. When the heat dissipated, he felt his strength increase again, significantly more than the first level.

The third level of the Dragon Elephant Skill required ten years of lifespan, a whole doubling.

Ten years. Seeing this cost, Lu Chengchuan hesitated. He had just over twenty-four years of lifespan left. He could afford ten years. After thinking about it, he decided to upgrade.

As the Dragon Elephant Skill upgraded to the third level, the inner Qi in his Lower Dantian surged rapidly. The inner Qi flowed through his body, strengthening his flesh, bones, and internal organs.

The inner Qi was also constantly growing. After a moment, the inner Qi stabilized.

Lu Chengchuan exhaled a long breath. His body had become stronger, and his inner Qi had also increased by more than double.

Life-Sacrificing System

Host: Lu Chengchuan

Realm: Qi Refining

Martial Arts: Giant Elephant Skill [Mystic Grade/Level 3], Everspring Skill [Yellow Grade/Level 3], Eagle Claw Iron Body Skill [Yellow Grade/Level 3].

Current Lifespan: 14 years, 346 days.

Host's bodily functions restored; unknown disease not cured.

After the upgrades, he had about fifteen years of lifespan left. As he suspected, the fourth level of the Dragon Elephant Skill required twenty years of lifespan, and he couldn't afford that much lifespan right now.

The fourth level of the Dragon Elephant Skill was a qualitative change, but he couldn't achieve that right now.

However, the three levels of the Dragon Elephant Skill still made his inner Qi and body stronger. At least it wasn't a waste of lifespan without any increase in strength.

Looking at his remaining lifespan, he had to think about where to find Monsters to kill.

In the evening, his aunt and cousin left. Lu Chengchuan walked out of his room and went to his mother.

"Mom, send me your bank account number. I'll transfer some money to you."

"I still have some money here. Keep it for yourself," Huang Yuyun said, shaking her head. She still had some money.

He had just transferred five hundred thousand, so he probably didn't have much left. He should keep it for himself.

"I still have more than three million in my account. I don't need that much. I'll transfer two million to you. You can use it to pay off the debt," Lu Chengchuan told his mother how much money he had.

His family owed a total of more than two million three hundred thousand, which could now be paid off in one go.

"Where did you earn this money? Tell me, you..."

Hearing her son say that he had more than three million, she exclaimed in surprise. What had he been doing in the days he was away from home? Where did this money come from?

"Mom, don't worry, there's absolutely no problem with this money. Actually, I awakened an ability that day, and my illness was cured by the ability. In those few days, I helped the authorities solve some problems, and this money is a reward."

Lu Chengchuan had expected his mother to ask him, and he already had an answer in mind.

Abilities. Many people were awakening abilities now. He attributed everything to ability awakening. Anything that didn't make sense was because of the ability, and it was also because of the ability that he earned millions.

"Abilities. So that's it. No wonder your illness suddenly got better..."

Huang Yuyun had been watching the news. TV reports said that some people had awakened abilities and had all kinds of magical powers. So her son suddenly got better and earned so much money because of his ability.

Huang Yuyun was skeptical of her son's words, but after thinking about it, she chose to believe him.

Seeing that his mother believed him, Lu Chengchuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then transferred the money to her so she could pay off the debt.

Several days later, in the morning, Lu Chengchuan was waiting on the street for Monsters to appear. As he was searching, Zhou Yaning suddenly called him. Seeing the name on the screen, he perked up and immediately answered the phone.

Zhou Yaning was calling, which probably meant something had happened.

"Captain Zhou, is there something wrong?" Lu Chengchuan asked first as soon as he answered the phone.

"Yes, something big has happened. Where are you? I'll send someone to pick you up."

Zhou Yaning didn't deny it. She wouldn't call Lu Chengchuan unless there was a difficult matter. She was in a hurry to leave now and needed to find Lu Chengchuan quickly.

Lu Chengchuan gave her an address. Zhou Yaning said 'okay' and immediately arranged for someone to find him.

Standing there waiting, less than half an hour later, a military vehicle sped over and stopped in front of him. The car window rolled down, revealing Qian Xiaoling's cute face.

"Mr. Lu, please get in the car quickly."

Qian Xiaoling opened the car door, beckoning him to get in.

Once inside, before he could even settle, the driver floored the accelerator, and the military vehicle shot off.

The military vehicle sped along, eventually arriving at the city's Armed Forces Department building. Zhou Yaning was waiting in the courtyard, and upon seeing the car return, she immediately signaled her subordinates to get in.

As Lu Chengchuan and Qian Xiaoling stepped out of the military vehicle, Zhou Yaning approached. "There's no time to explain much now. We need to leave. I'll explain everything to you in the car."

Lu Chengchuan, confused, could only follow her into the car.

The black car had seven seats, which was perfect since there were seven of them. After getting in, Lu Chengchuan sat in the middle seat, next to Zhou Yaning.

Besides Lu Chengchuan, everyone else in the car was a member of the Investigation Bureau.

With everyone seated, the car drove out of the Armed Forces Department compound, heading towards the north of the city. Behind them were two more black cars, carrying soldiers sent by the military to assist them.

"What happened?"

In the car, Lu Chengchuan asked the person beside him.

"Yesterday morning, we received a report that strange Black Mist had appeared in Little Stone Village, seventy kilometers outside the city. We sent people to handle it that same day, but we haven't heard back from them, and we can't contact the village either.

We sent thirty fully armed people, including four ability users. Something definitely went wrong."

Zhou Yaning's usually cold voice carried a hint of urgency. No wonder she was in such a hurry to leave. Thirty fully armed people lost inside – this matter was likely not simple.

"We're going to enter the village this time. After a day, the village is probably full of Monsters." Zhou Yaning was preparing for the worst.

"I've prepared weapons for you, they're in the back of the car. I'll give them to you when we arrive."

"Besides this, is there any other information?"

The specific information was too scarce, and Zhou Yaning's intelligence was somewhat vague, with the rest being just speculation. Without knowing the specific situation, Lu Chengchuan felt uncertain.