The Four Forbidden Zones, Improving Devouring Efficiency! Attempt!

"Hiss—killing without a trace, searing flesh and burning bone."

"A dignified Nirvana Realm expert, one who even possessed some traits of a true god, yet he died without a sound!"

"The toxicity is a little too potent. It's just that I can't choose which poison to unleash on my own—that's somewhat inconvenient."

Lu Qingyun shook his head regretfully, then laughed.

If it truly worked as he wished, allowing him to choose freely, then he would be outright invincible.

What Saint Path Experts, what Supreme Ancestors—with one slap, he could turn them all into withered skeletons!

Though this Corrupt Immortal Spiritual Charm was one of those heaven-defying fortunes, it was merely one fortune contained within a single Immortal Divine Medicine.

Naturally, it could not possibly be so terrifying.

But if one fortune was not enough, what if the number of such fortunes rose to dozens, or even hundreds?

Light flickered in Lu Qingyun's eyes.

After all, he possessed the absurdly powerful innate divine ability, Mend Heaven. Even if he only obtained a damaged divine medicine like that segment of Fallen Immortal Green Vine from before, he could spend Fortune Points to restore it completely!

It was just that... Immortal Divine Medicines were far too rare. Even damaged ones were not something he could get his hands on.

Though the status of a Lu Family Sequence was noble, his strength was still far from reaching that level.

For now, he could only suppress such thoughts.

"Get Fortune Points!"

Looking at his Fortune Points, which had shrunk by another thousand, Lu Qingyun did not feel the slightest sense of security.

His mind spun madly, trying to find more ways to obtain Fortune Points.

There was certainly no way to improve much in the devouring path within a short time.

As for resources, there should not be much of a problem at present.

Though he took an almost oceanic amount of cultivation resources from the clan every day, the Sixth Ancestor of the Lu Family had once declared that he could use resources as he pleased.

Naturally, no one would hold him back...

Thinking of this, Lu Qingyun could not help feeling somewhat guilty.

At present, he gained roughly two hundred Fortune Points every day. Converted into saint medicines, that was a full two hundred one-pattern saint medicines; even three-pattern ones would amount to two!

Of course, the value of saint medicines could not simply be judged by the energy they contained. They were far more precious than ordinary cultivation resources.

But Lu Qingyun's consumption was truly terrifying as well.

Back when his cultivation had not been high, given the Lu Family's immense wealth, they had not cared about it in the slightest.

But now that he could already rival Venerable Lord experts, his consumption had increased drastically. There was no problem in the short term.

But if this went on for a long time...

"Forget it. Why should a spendthrift think about this? I just need to look after myself. If I really spend the family into ruin, then when the time comes... hehe, aren't there plenty of other families?"

Lu Qingyun shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

At the same time, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

As a top-tier family that dominated the Great Wilderness, the Lu Family naturally possessed many different cultivation methods.

Previously, the Fifth Ancestor of the Lu Family had said that he planned to throw him into a Forbidden Zone nearly devoid of spiritual energy in order to temper his mind and body.

Naturally, Lu Qingyun was not thinking of that cart-before-the-horse method, but rather the thing the Fifth Ancestor of the Lu Family had mentioned... Forbidden Zones!

So-called Forbidden Zones were nothing more than certain special regions.

For instance, the Land of Spirit Severance mentioned before was almost isolated from the Great Wilderness, barren and desolate, making it exceedingly difficult to absorb energy to replenish oneself.

The Lu Family possessed many Forbidden Zones, but Lu Qingyun did not know much about them.

Because in the Lu Family's eyes, those Forbidden Zones were simply not places junior members could enter.

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Generally speaking, only after returning from training in the Great Wilderness would one be qualified to cultivate in a Forbidden Zone and advance further.

Of course, this generation was different.

The nine members of the Lu Family who were of the same generation as Lu Qingyun had basically all entered some Forbidden Zone.

The reason was simple: they had Supreme Ancestors watching over them at all times, ensuring that no accidents occurred. Who else could enjoy such conditions?

This was also one of the reasons why Lu Changming, the Seventeenth Elder of the Lu Family, had believed Lu Qingyun had missed out on a great opportunity back then.

Being led by an ancestor came with so many hidden benefits it was absurd!

However, with his current strength, Lu Qingyun was now capable of entering those Forbidden Zones himself.

"Yang Mei, tell me what you know about the Forbidden Zones controlled by the Lu Family."

Lu Qingyun did not spend his own time and effort searching through that information. Though Yang Mei was not a member of the Lu Family and was restricted in many areas, with no ability to enter Forbidden Zones herself, as the person in charge of handling all of Lu Qingyun's miscellaneous affairs, she had memorized such information long ago.

"Sequence, the Lu Family controls a total of one hundred seventy-three Forbidden Zones. Some of them produce special ores and medicinal herbs. The most famous are the Four Great Forbidden Zones: the Cave of Weapon Spirits, the Sea of Death, the Heavenly Palace Ruins, and the Hundred Thousand Heavenly Steps."

"The Cave of Weapon Spirits was formed when the forebears of the Lu Family, before their deaths, placed either their own weapons or those of their enemies here. Every weapon within has created mountains of corpses and seas of blood, its vicious might soaring to the heavens. Only true gods may enter. It can be used to temper one's will and comprehend the path of slaughter, or to seek a weapon suited to oneself. It is said that the Ancestors also placed the weapons they used before proving their Dao within."

"The Sea of Death appears azure and incomparably beautiful on the surface. Yet its waters are exceedingly peculiar. Even figures at the elder level, once sunk into it, cannot escape by their own strength and can only perish. Moreover, the seawater corrodes the flesh—if the body of a true god so much as touches it, it will be pierced through and dissolved. But this Forbidden Zone is a treasure ground for body tempering. The clan has arranged vast stretches of training reefs there, allowing one to endure the seawater's constant tempering while ensuring their safety."

"The Heavenly Palace Ruins may be called a heavenly palace, but in truth, they are merely the ruins of a top-tier family that was destroyed long ago. Several million years ago, they accidentally fell into Lu Family territory and were moved here by an Ancestor using great divine abilities. Danger and opportunity coexist within, and generally, it is people of other surnames like us who go there more often."

"The last is the Hundred Thousand Heavenly Steps. With every step upward, one must endure greater pressure and challenge one's own limits. It is said that upon reaching the summit, one can see through the ultimate truths of the world and surpass the supreme. Only... every one of our Lu Family Ancestors has climbed it more than once after attaining supremacy. As for the results..."

Yang Mei fell silent, but her meaning was obvious.

If it truly worked, how could the Great Wilderness still have four top-tier families? The Lu Family would likely have become a one-family dominion long ago!

These were merely the four most famous Forbidden Zones. There were also some special Forbidden Zones that Lu Qingyun was simply not qualified to enter.

For instance, the two Saint Path Experts, Lu Ming and Shen Yue, had always been cultivating in seclusion within one such Forbidden Zone.

With the four Forbidden Zones laid out before him, Lu Qingyun did not know for the moment which one suited him best.

Ordinarily, the Hundred Thousand Heavenly Steps should have fit his needs best. After all, the moment he heard its description, a voice automatically rang out in his mind—"Revive, my love!"

Being constantly under pressure would indeed greatly increase absorption efficiency.

Still, the other Forbidden Zones were not bad either.

Within the Cave of Weapon Spirits, the overwhelming killing intent that constantly filled the air and the sharp, piercing edge capable of cleaving gold and shattering stone were not necessarily weaker than mere pressure.

The Sea of Death was even more ruthless, using its seawater to constantly injure oneself and temper the body.

Forcing the body to remain in its clearest state at all times would surely result in no low absorption efficiency.

As for the Heavenly Palace Ruins, Lu Qingyun did not have any particular thoughts about them.

He was not lacking in cultivation techniques or resources for the time being. Perhaps he would set his sights on the Heavenly Palace Ruins in the future, but they were definitely not suitable for him now.

"Since I'm not sure, I'll just try them one by one."

Lu Qingyun was not someone given to indecision. At most, it would only cost him another two or three days.

Besides, it was not as if he would gain no Fortune Points during those two or three days.

He casually picked up a Ten Thousand Year Blood Ginseng, brought it to his mouth, and took a bite. Chew, chew, chew.

After a long while, the system notification finally sounded.

[Fortune Points +1...]

Honestly, there were still some bad aspects to the system after its update.

Before, he could hear notifications of Energy Points increasing by huge amounts anytime and anywhere. But now that Energy Points had become Fortune Points, that pleasure had practically been ripped away from him alive!

He had to wait ages just to hear the sound of a single Fortune Point being credited. That truly cost him a great deal of fun.

It made him resolve that he had to recover the thrill of seeing tens of thousands credited at a time as soon as possible!