Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art (Fourth Layer)
"Miss Lu, I will remember this favor. I will definitely repay it in the future."
The two walked out of the materials area, Lu Feng cupped his hands in greeting.
"You said it yourself, so you can't refuse if I need your help in the future."
Lu Shuang rarely showed a smile.
Her voice was already soft, with a touch of girlish gentleness, and now, paired with that faint smile, it was completely different from her usual icy demeanor.
What am I thinking?
Lu Feng snapped out of his reverie, shook his head, and said to Lu Shuang,
"Now that I have the essence blood, I will immediately go into seclusion to cultivate. Come find me if you need anything."
After saying that, he turned and hurriedly walked towards his residence.
Lu Shuang stood there, watching his retreating figure, and chuckled to herself, but did not follow.
The points have been redeemed, and logically, the next step should be to head to Shangyang Town.
But Lu Feng showed no intention of leaving immediately from beginning to end.
What was Lu Feng thinking? Lu Shuang couldn't figure it out.
"The city is protected by a powerful defensive formation, and there are two Great Grandmaster overseeing it, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Lu Shuang silently found a reason for herself and then turned to walk towards her residence.
They had only taken a few steps when they bumped into Jiang Han and his group, who were coming out of the Merit Hall.
Where is Lu Feng?
Seeing that Lu Shuang was alone, Jiang Han asked.
"He's gone into seclusion."
What? He's not planning to leave right away?
Jiang Han was taken aback, and his brows furrowed.
The order above is not to linger in the city, but to proceed to Shangyang Town as soon as possible.
Lu Feng, on the other hand, stayed in the city to cultivate in seclusion. What's going on here?
"You guys Shangyang Town first. Lu Feng and I will meet up there later."
As soon as Lu Shuang finished speaking, Lin Jingfeng was the first to step forward.
"What are you saying? Brother Lu hasn't left yet, what would it mean if we left?"
"I've decided to stay in the city with Lu Feng. We'll leave together when he sets off."
Lin Jingfeng didn't actually know why Lu Feng stayed behind.
But he trusted Lu Feng.
From the battle outside the fourth entrance, he was convinced of one thing: following Lu Feng would not be a loss.
Jiang Han glanced at Lin Jingfeng, somewhat surprised.
He thought for a moment and nodded, "Then I'll stay too. I'll wait for Brother Lu."
And so, the group returned to their respective lodgings.
The team, which had originally planned to evacuate that day, all stopped because of Lu Feng's decision.
Inside the tent, Lu Feng sat cross-legged.
Immerse your consciousness in the system panel.
[Host: Lu Feng]
[Cultivation Level: Early Grandmaster]
[Cultivation Techniques: Nine Extremes Heaven-Breaking Slash (Level 3); Phantom Sword Art (Mastery); Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art (Level 3)]
[Perfect Martial Arts: Walking on Air, Phantom Steps, Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art, Immeasurable Golden Body Art, Cold Plum Jin, Golden Bell Shield...]
[Demon Points: 8,900,000]
"System, upgrade the Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art to the fourth level."
[Ding! Upgrading the Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art to the fourth level requires: 100 types of fourth-tier demon beast essence blood, 108 grains of Bone-Tempering Sand, and 1 million Demon Points. Confirm upgrade?]
"Confirm!"
The moment he finished speaking, Lu Feng felt streams of True Essence simultaneously flowing into all 108 acupoints of his body.
True Essence, carrying the medicinal power of blood essence and Bone-Tempering Sand, surged out from the acupoints, washing over every muscle, every bone, and every meridian again and again.
Muscle fibers are repeatedly torn, reassembled, and compressed.
The entire process was more intense than any body tempering he had ever experienced before, with waves of pain washing over him.
[Ding! Hundred Beasts Body-Tempering Art (Level 4)]
Lu Feng slowly opened his eyes.
He looked down at his hands.
The skin surface still has a normal color and texture, and there is no abnormality visible.
But he could clearly feel that his physical body was completely different from before.
The previous physical strength was mainly due to the toughness of the skin and superficial muscles.
This time, even the deep muscles, bones, and fascia were completely remodeled.
With his physical body alone, he could stand up to a fourth-tier Demon King head-on.
He spent a long time getting used to the new intensity inside the tent, moving his limbs and adjusting his breathing until his body was fully adapted to the new level before standing up and stepping out of the tent.
They headed towards Ji Qingqing and the others' residence.
"Sir! What business do you have with us?"
When Ji Qingqing saw him arrive, she immediately went to greet him.
The other team members also poked their heads out of the tent.
Their injuries hadn't fully healed; some were still bandaged, and their faces were somewhat pale.
Lu Feng looked at them, feeling uneasy.
These people followed him through thick and thin on the first line of defense, and almost ran into the White-Foreheaded Tiger Demon King on the way back, without a single one complaining.
He reached into his robes and took out several bottles of pills, handing them to Ji Qingqing.
"Distribute these pills to everyone. Focus on healing your injuries. If you need anything, come find me."
Ji Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously took the jade bottle.
Before she could react, Lu Feng had already turned and left.
She looked down at the pill in her hand, then looked up at the receding figure, her eyes slightly warm.
Ji Qingqing opened the first jade bottle, but stopped abruptly after just one glance.
"This is... Jin Origin Pill?"
She leaned closer and took another look, unable to believe her eyes.
The pearly white pill had a faint glow on its surface, and she would never forget its familiar medicinal fragrance.
Back at the first line of defense, she relied on a Jin Origin Pill given to her by Lu Feng to break through from the Early Nei Jin.
And now, there are ten in this bottle.
She quickly opened the other jade bottles.
Meridian-Unblocking Pill, Jin Recovery Pill, Healing Pill.
Each bottle contains ten pills.
Ji Qingqing held the jade bottles, her fingers trembling slightly.
She turned around, bowed deeply in the direction Lu Feng had left, and then lifted the tent flap to go inside.
"The master just gave me some pills; I'll distribute them now."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Amei sat up from her bed, her face full of disapproval:
"Sister Qingqing, how could you ask for the commander's pills?"
"Look at the teams that came back this time, besides us, which other team has all its members present?"
There was a moment of silence in the tent.
The group looked at each other, all remembering the tattered caravans they had seen on their way back to the city.
Some teams were missing three or four members, and some didn't even have their team leader return.
And this team, whose cultivation was at the bottom of the first line of defense, had all ten members present.
"The pills the master gave us previously helped each of us advance one or two realms. We can't accept any more this time!"
"I'm only in charge of distributing them. Anyone who doesn't want them can return them to the adults."
"Each person receives one Meridian-Unblocking Pill, Jin Recovery Pill, and Healing Pill
Ji Qingqing placed the jade bottle in the middle.
"Meridian-Unblocking Pill? One for each person?"
Someone asked again, still in disbelief.
The Meridian-Unblocking Pill is an essential elixir for those Ming Jin Perfection broken through to the Nei Jin.
One merit point is priced at 500 in the Hall of Merit.
After fighting desperately on the first line of defense for so many days, they only managed to accumulate a little over a thousand merit points.
This single Meridian-Unblocking Pill is worth half their lives for the merit they earned.