Tap, tap—
Treading over the soft, dark-red earth, Lu Qingyun walked while stuffing all manner of heavenly treasures into his mouth.
He kept his body in its most energy-abundant state at all times, wasting not a single moment.
"The killing intent at the outskirts of the Cave of Weapon Spirits is a little weak."
As though a gentle breeze were brushing his face, Lu Qingyun was utterly unaffected.
His gaze swept over the assorted weapons embedded in the cracks of the ground as he continued onward.
As he delved deeper and deeper, his blood and qi gradually surfaced around his body, warding off the surrounding killing intent that had nearly solidified into substance, as well as the sharp metallic aura emitted by the various weapons. Those streaks of edge, if they struck a True God, would be enough to slice away chunks of flesh!
By this region, the blades, swords, and axes nearby could all be called divine weapons.
Yet Lu Qingyun did not stop, continuing forward.
Though these were extraordinary, they were still useless to him.
What he needed was an environment that could maximize his energy absorption efficiency, not these useless external aids!
Lu Qingyun's conviction was firm. He had always believed that only his own strength was the most reliable.
What swords, what armor—they were merely external aids.
He... disdained them all!
Suddenly, amid the weapons whose bloody aura soared into the heavens, Lu Qingyun spotted a longsword that seemed utterly out of place among its surroundings.
It was roughly three feet long, its blade silver-white and gleaming, unstained by even a trace of blood.
Its hilt was crafted from an unknown kind of green wood, carved with blooming green lotuses. Rather than sharpness, the entire sword gave off a... delicate impression.
One could imagine that this sword's former owner had likely been a powerful woman.
Lu Qingyun walked toward the area around the sword, intending to test what the environment there was like.
Yet the moment he stepped inside, that delicate sword, which seemed indifferent to worldly strife, began to tremble violently!
Streams of Sword Qi transformed into a storm, attempting to keep Lu Qingyun outside!
Its rejection could not have been clearer.
Within the Cave of Weapon Spirits, it was not only people who chose weapons; weapons also chose their masters.
In a case like this, it was obvious that this delicate sword did not wish for Lu Qingyun to become its new master.
But for Lu Qingyun...
The more it resisted, the more excited he became!
He might not have been all that interested at first, but since you were resisting, if I didn't force the issue, wouldn't that be letting your resistance down?
His blood and qi surged as he slammed down a palm!
Whatever Sword Qi storm it was, all of it scattered beneath that single palm!
Ignoring the sword spirit's resistance, Lu Qingyun seized it in one grasp!
In that instant, the system's voice rang out.
[Detected that this sword was used for a long time by a possessor of the Green Lotus Sword Body and has been tainted with a small amount of Green Lotus Sword Body origin. It can be analyzed and restored. Consume 10,000 Fortune Points to obtain the Green Lotus Sword Body?]
"Green Lotus Sword Body? Why does this physique sound somewhat familiar?"
After thinking it over, Lu Qingyun finally remembered. The one who had asked him to help wipe out an entire clan last time seemed to have possessed the Green Lotus Sword Body.
This physique was also among the ranks of top-tier physiques.
Ten thousand Fortune Points... What a robbery!!
Without even thinking, Lu Qingyun directly selected no.
A mere Green Lotus Sword Body was supposed to be worth him spending ten thousand Fortune Points?
Still, he had unexpectedly discovered a way to obtain top-tier physiques. It might become a path worth taking in the future.
"Both are Sword Bodies, but the gap between the Green Lotus Sword Body and the Destruction Sword Body is more than just a little."
At that thought, Lu Qingyun's eyes suddenly lit up.
Since he could find a weapon belonging to a Green Lotus Sword Body here, then he should also be able to find weapons belonging to the Destruction Sword Body, or other top-tier physiques.
Sure enough, as Lu Qingyun continued to delve deeper—
The odds of finding weapons used by possessors of other physiques rose drastically, though most belonged to Treasure Bodies, King Bodies, and the like.
Top-tier physiques were few and far between, and those that did appear were only on the same level as the Green Lotus Sword Body, not worth his attention.
However, during his search, Lu Qingyun discovered that not every top-tier physique required ten thousand Fortune Points to obtain.
This seemed to be tied to the weapon's former owner's strength. The stronger the owner, the fewer Fortune Points were required instead!
The cheapest top-tier physique required only two thousand Fortune Points to obtain!
Of course, Lu Qingyun merely made a note of them before continuing his search for other weapons.
Gradually, baleful qi began to seep into his body.
A blood-red haze filled his vision, and frenzied killing intent began breeding in his mind.
Lu Qingyun knew he was nearing his limit.
What would give out before his body was his will.
With no other choice, Lu Qingyun sat down cross-legged on the spot.
Gui Xu Yin circulated madly as all kinds of heavenly treasures poured down!
In an instant, the overflowing vitality actually scattered the baleful qi in the surrounding area!
As the baleful qi was stirred, it was as if some switch had been accidentally triggered. The baleful qi all around and the intents contained within the various weapons erupted into chaos at this moment!
Spear intent, saber intent, sword intent—together with sky-piercing baleful qi and killing intent, mixed with the vitality between heaven and earth, formed a storm that began sweeping through the area!
Lu Qingyun frowned, intending to avoid it.
Yet within that chaotic storm, he unexpectedly sensed a familiar aura.
That was... Destruction Sword Intent?
Having once come into contact with that young girl from Sword Forging Valley, he was fairly familiar with Destruction Sword Intent.
This meant that within the Cave of Weapon Spirits, there truly was a weapon once used by someone with the Destruction Sword Body!
Following that wisp of Destruction Sword Intent back to its source, Lu Qingyun discovered a blood-red broken sword containing Destruction Sword Intent at the outer edge of the Cave of Weapon Spirits!
This broken sword had no sword spirit and could not choose a master.
The moment Lu Qingyun placed his hand on it, the information he received made him frown.
[Detected a sword blade used by a Destruction Sword Body. It contains only a small amount of Destruction Sword Intent. Restoring the Destruction Sword Body requires 50,000 Fortune Points.] [Destruction Sword Intent may be comprehended separately. Initial mastery requires 100 Fortune Points.]
A full fifty thousand Fortune Points truly gave Lu Qingyun a scare.
If obtaining the Destruction Sword Body really required that many Fortune Points, he might as well wait for that little girl from Sword Forging Valley to grow stronger and borrow her sword for a while.
However, when Lu Qingyun saw the following prompt, he froze.
He only needed one hundred Fortune Points to obtain Destruction Sword Intent!
Fifty thousand versus one hundred—was there even a choice to make?
And if he remembered correctly, the Destruction Sword Body's powerful foundation seemed to be nothing more than Destruction Sword Intent.
If that was the case, there was absolutely no need for him to spend such a fortune!
Just one hundred Fortune Points—let's go!
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Qingyun chose to go all in!
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