134: There are piles of rocks and many unexpected events!

In the desolate world.

A white figure, however, stood out conspicuously.

The white-clothed youth held a sword. The blazing sun shone down, illuminating the sword with flashes of cold light.

Suddenly.

The ground trembled slightly.

A huge black scorpion instantly burst out from deep within the earth.

Its tail hook was raised high, shimmering with a purple glow.

Clearly, the tail hook was filled with potent venom.

In an instant, the enormous scorpion charged towards the white-clothed youth.

A terrifying energy fluctuation emanated from its body.

It was, astonishingly, a scorpion comparable to a Peak Hundred Meridians Realm Vicious Beast.

However... such a terrifying scorpion creature, the moment it approached the white-clothed youth, a Sword Qi soared into the sky.

Buzz!

A sword hum echoed softly between Heaven And Earth.

The next moment, the black scorpion's body stiffened in place.

Bang!

Immediately after, its massive body seemed to be instantly severed by a mighty force.

It split apart and fell heavily to the ground.

The white-clothed youth stood indifferently on the ground, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

Suddenly, he gently closed his eyes.

After about a breath's time, he opened his eyes again.

"Under Hundredfold Amplification, the Slaughter talent has increased my Physique from one ten-thousandth to one-hundredth. The improvement brought by this Secret Realm creature, comparable to a Peak Hundred Meridians Realm, is quite good."

The youth murmured softly, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.

"Not bad. Killing Secret Realm creatures also provides a Slaughter amplification. In this way, it won't be long before I can Breakthrough to Body Refining Fourth Level!"

A smile appeared at the corner of the youth's mouth.

Indeed, this white figure was Lu Sheng.

After entering the Nine Stars Secret Realm, Lu Sheng made no attempt to conceal his presence, strolling boldly through this desolate wilderness.

It was precisely because of this that Lu Sheng encountered many Secret Realm creatures.

This black scorpion was just one of them.

Although the efficiency of his journey was somewhat reduced, Lu Sheng's Body Refining cultivation was steadily improving, little by little.

Although Slaughter was only a purple talent, under the blessing of Hundredfold Amplification, Lu Sheng even felt it was no different from a red talent.

Don't underestimate the one-hundredth Physique increase.

However... with Lu Sheng's current strength, let alone Secret Realm creatures in the Hundred Meridians Realm, he could easily slay even Viscera Refining Realm creatures.

The six thousand points of Qi and blood brought by the Two Viscera Realm were no joke.

"Continue... strive to Breakthrough to Body Refining Fourth Level as soon as possible, so my strength can improve by another level!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly, then once again flew towards the direction of Old Man Nine Stars' Burial Ground.

He still didn't conceal his presence, walking boldly through this world... Half a day later.

Still in this desolate wilderness.

Lu Sheng swung his sword, and in an instant, Hidden Dragon Sword Qi roared out from the Dragon Slayer Sword. The sound of the sword's hum, mixed with a hint of Dragon's roar, instantly resounded.

The Secret Realm creature before him, comparable to a Five Viscera Realm, instantly fell beneath Lu Sheng's sword.

A familiar energy flowed through Lu Sheng's body.

In an instant, Lu Sheng's Physical Body strength seemed to reach a certain limit. His body merely trembled slightly.

Immediately after, a suppressed Physical Body strength slowly emanated from Lu Sheng's body.

"Body Refining Fourth Level... achieved!"

Lu Sheng opened his eyes, the smile on his lips deepening.

Body Refining Fourth Level Early Stage was comparable to a Martial Artist below the Three Viscera Realm.

Coupled with the six hundred points of Qi and blood from the Two Viscera Realm, and the extremely high quality of Qi and blood, Lu Sheng even felt that ordinary Peak Viscera Refining Realm Martial Artists were no match for him in a single move.

But if it were Peak Viscera Refining Realm Martial Artists like Yu Qianqian and Gu Yun, he would probably need to expend some effort.

Even so, to possess such terrifying combat power at his current Realm was already very impressive.

"The journey... there's still about seven days left!"

After glancing at the map, Lu Sheng murmured.

Although half a day had passed, Lu Sheng had spent most of his time hunting Secret Realm creatures.

He hadn't even covered a tenth of the journey.

"No rush. The assessment will begin in another day or two. Even if the one from Profound Sword Academy arrives at the fastest speed, I'll still have a day or two to buffer."

"At this rate, I won't miss it!"

Lu Sheng silently calculated.

"Moreover... in these seven days, solely by hunting Secret Realm creatures, I might be able to use Slaughter and Hundredfold Amplification to raise my Body Refining cultivation to Fourth Level Middle Stage, or even Late Stage!"

"At that time, even facing Han Bing at Bone Forging Fifth Layer, it won't be impossible to defeat him!"

A glint flashed in Lu Sheng's eyes, and he continued towards the Burial Ground.

Another half a day passed.

In this seemingly endless wilderness, Lu Sheng suddenly stopped.

"Something's not right!"

Lu Sheng slowly halted his steps, his brows tightly furrowed.

Just an hour ago, Lu Sheng suddenly noticed that the Secret Realm creatures attacking him seemed to be getting fewer and fewer.

Even if there were any, they were all Secret Realm creatures above the Five Viscera Realm.

And Secret Realm creatures below the Five Viscera Realm had not appeared again.

This situation... could only mean one thing!

"There's Heaven And Earth Treasure!!"

Lu Sheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

Before entering the Nine Stars Secret Realm, Nightingale had told Lu Sheng.

In the Secret Realm, in addition to the Legacy of the Secret Realm's owner, there were also many Heaven And Earth Treasure.

A Secret Realm was like a miniature world. In this world, Secret Realm creatures could be born, and so could Heaven And Earth Treasure.

Even these Heaven And Earth Treasure were extremely rare on Blue Star.

And the vicinity of Heaven And Earth Treasure was destined to be accompanied by powerful Secret Realm creatures.

It was precisely because of the presence of powerful Secret Realm creatures that there wouldn't be too many other Secret Realm creatures around, as that powerful Secret Realm creature wouldn't allow other Secret Realm creatures to covet its Heaven And Earth Treasure.

It was just that this probability was very small, and the Secret Realm was very large. Most people who entered the Nine Stars Secret Realm were aiming for Old Man Nine Stars' Legacy.

After all, no matter how rare Heaven And Earth Treasure were, they weren't as important as Old Man Nine Stars' Legacy.

Therefore, such an encounter was rare.

But it just so happened... to appear before Lu Sheng.

"Is it Good Luck...?"

Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Good Luck talent was just a green talent. Besides increasing his luck, it had no other use.

Previously, Lu Sheng had only used this talent on the Strong Strike talent, but he hadn't expected... it could also be used for this.

"Since there's Heaven And Earth Treasure... then I can't miss it!"

Lu Sheng licked his lips, a look of fervent excitement appearing in his eyes.

Immediately, Lu Sheng followed the faint feeling in his heart and slowly walked in a certain direction.

Soon, Lu Sheng could see a huge pile of boulders in the desolate wilderness.

And in the very center of the boulder pile, a flower shimmering with a faint red glow gently swayed.

The red glow was like molten lava. Even the temperature around the flower seemed much higher than in other places.

A wisp of faint fragrance emanated from the flower.

The moment Lu Sheng saw this red flower, he recognized it.

"xuan yan flower!"

The xuan yan flower was a Heaven And Earth Treasure particularly suitable for Viscera Refining Realm and even Bone Forging Realm Martial Artists.

It contained the power of Xuan Yan, and this power was very suitable for both Viscera Refining and Bone Forging.

Its effect was even better than refining the five viscera and six organs or bones with Qi and blood power.

Basically, taking this flower would allow one to advance by a minor Realm without much problem.

"It's such a good thing!"

Lu Sheng stood behind a huge rock, his gaze fixed on the red xuan yan flower, and licked his lips.

"Hmm?"

Just as Lu Sheng was about to step out from behind the rock to pick the xuan yan flower, suddenly, a figure rushed directly towards the xuan yan flower from not far away.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect to encounter such a Heaven And Earth Treasure! This xuan yan flower is mine, Yang Yun's!"

Lu Sheng's gaze instantly fell upon Yang Yun, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Lu Sheng had seen this Yang Yun before.

He was one of the students behind the burly man.

He seemed to be a Prodigy from Fengyun Academy, possessing a cultivation of Forging Bone Third Level.

Fengyun Academy, in the eastern part of Great Xia, was considered a first-rate academy, second only to Profound Sword Academy, and, along with Tianling Academy and Xuanlei Academy, was known as one of the three great academies of Great Xia's eastern region.

"If he takes it..."

For a moment, Lu Sheng's brows furrowed involuntarily.

"Wait, something's not right!"

Suddenly, Lu Sheng realized something.

Within a Secret Realm, powerful Secret Realm creatures invariably accompanied Heaven And Earth Treasure.

Yet, whether Lu Sheng had arrived at this pile of rocks or Yang Yun had suddenly rushed out, there was no movement around the xuan yan flower!

What was going on?

Was Nightingale's statement false?

Or was the Secret Realm creature... hidden in the shadows?

As these thoughts flashed through Lu Sheng's mind, Yang Yun's figure had already suddenly rushed to the front of the xuan yan flower.

Yang Yun looked at the xuan yan flower, which was within reach, and a greedy expression appeared on his face.

He reached out, intending to grasp the xuan yan flower in his hand.

And it was at this moment that an anomaly suddenly occurred.

A stone near the xuan yan flower suddenly vibrated.

Immediately after, in the sight of Yang Yun and Lu Sheng, that 'stone' actually charged directly towards Yang Yun.

It even opened its blood-red maw!

"What... what is this!!!"

Yang Yun's expression suddenly changed, and in his terror, he also instantly thrust out a punch.

His Forging Bone Third Level cultivation completely erupted.

Over three thousand points of Qi and blood suddenly burst forth.

In an instant, it smashed onto that 'stone'.

However, the imagined scene of the stone shattering did not occur; after enduring such a terrifying blow, that 'stone'.

It merely staggered back a few steps, finally revealing its true form.

This was no stone at all.

It was clearly a gray pangolin!

The appearance of the stone was merely a disguise for this pangolin!

"This Secret Realm creature... actually possesses such intelligence!"

Lu Sheng was also somewhat surprised.

This pangolin curled itself up, and coupled with scales that were extremely close in color to the stone, it was indeed difficult for anyone to notice anything amiss.

If Yang Yun had not been about to snatch the xuan yan flower right under the pangolin's nose, it might not have even revealed itself.

"Indeed, one cannot underestimate any creature; when strength reaches a certain level, any creature possesses a certain degree of wisdom!"

Lu Sheng secretly reminded himself.

Meanwhile, Yang Yun was looking at the pangolin in front of him with a grim expression.

The pangolin before him possessed a cultivation of Bone Forging Fifth Layer; although Yang Yun was a Prodigy of Fengyun Academy, at Forging Bone Third Level, and had Qi and blood infinitely close to four thousand points, he was not an ordinary Bone Forging Realm Martial Artist.

However, Secret Realm creatures, like Vicious Beasts, have always been stronger than Martial Artists at the same Realm.

Yang Yun... might not actually be a match for this pangolin!

Lu Sheng looked at the pangolin, then glanced at the xuan yan flower again.

"If I can consume the xuan yan flower, I can at least reach the Three Viscera Realm cultivation, and even if I kill the pangolin, even one percent of its Physique is enough to allow me to Break through to Body Refining Fourth Level Middle Stage."

"In this way, my strength will also improve by a notch!"

Lu Sheng's eyes flickered, weighing the risks of him making a move.

"However, this Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creature is not to be trifled with; I alone am not its opponent."

"But if this Yang Yun is willing to cooperate..."

Lu Sheng pondered.

However, Yang Yun and he did not know each other; even if he was willing to cooperate with him to defeat the pangolin, the xuan yan flower might not fall into his hands!

Moreover, if the pangolin was killed and Yang Yun wanted to claim the xuan yan flower for himself, he might not actually be a match for this guy.

For a moment, Lu Sheng fell into deep thought.

"Jie jie jie, I knew my eyelids were twitching for a reason; turns out something Good Luck is happening!"

And at this moment, a strange laugh suddenly echoed among the scattered rocks.

Lu Sheng immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

A figure in a black robe slowly emerged from a hidden spot.

The sunlight shone on his face, revealing a pale but extremely young countenance.

"Who are you!"

Yang Yun looked at the newcomer and instantly became wary, his expression changing repeatedly.

He clearly hadn't seen this person on the mountaintop, yet he appeared in the Secret Realm, and in such attire.

This made Yang Yun somewhat guarded.

"Jie jie jie, naturally, I am the one who will kill you!"

The black-robed man suddenly let out a strange laugh, his gaze falling once more on the xuan yan flower.

"A Prodigy from Fengyun Academy can also yield some decent rewards, and this xuan yan flower is enough for me to step into Forging Bone Sixth Level."

"This mission is really not bad!"

The black-robed man laughed strangely, seemingly not putting the pangolin and Yang Yun in his eyes.

Not far away, Lu Sheng looked at the black-robed man, a flash of Killing Intent flickering in his eyes.

"Demonic Cult!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly.

Lu Sheng was no stranger to the Demonic Cult!

Whether in Yun City or Tianxing City, the hands of these scoundrels were stained with the blood and lives of countless innocent people.

For such people... Lu Sheng's heart held only endless Killing Intent.

"But... how did people from the Demonic Cult also appear in the Nine Stars Secret Realm!"

Lu Sheng's brows furrowed slightly.

The Nine Stars Secret Realm was under the jurisdiction of the Great Xia Eastern Martial Alliance, and only Profound Sword Academy and the three great academies of the east were qualified to enter.

Even Star Academy had 'borrowed' a spot from Profound Sword Academy.

How could people from the Demonic Cult... also appear here?

This small pile of scattered rocks was experiencing so many unforeseen changes.

For a moment, a bad premonition suddenly emerged in Lu Sheng's heart.

Lu Sheng looked at the situation before him, his brows tightly furrowed.

This situation was quite troublesome.

For a Martial Artist in the Bone Forging Realm, each Realm increase brought a Qi and blood boost far exceeding that of the Viscera Refining Realm. His current strength, dealing with a Martial Artist who had just entered the Bone Forging Realm, naturally posed no difficulty.

However, facing Martial Artists two or more levels higher, his strength seemed somewhat insufficient.

"Unless I can kill them in one Strong Strike!"

A glimmer of light flickered in Lu Sheng's eyes.

If he wanted to deal with a Bone Forging Realm Martial Artist, he only had one chance!

If he couldn't kill the opponent, then... once the opponent reacted, he would have no chance.

For a moment, Lu Sheng suppressed the Killing Intent within him, hiding silently behind the giant rock, quietly observing the situation before him.

"Damn it, how did these Demonic Cult bastards get in here!!!"

Yang Yun's brows furrowed slightly, his expression also somewhat grim.

He could clearly feel the Killing Intent from the other party, who clearly intended to slay him right here!

Although he couldn't quite understand how the Demonic Cult people got in, the current situation was not Good Luck for him.

"Escape!!!"

Without any hesitation, Yang Yun instantly turned around and fled towards the distance.

He was no longer a young Martial Artist fresh out of the gate; after the tempering at Fengyun Academy, he already possessed a certain level of experience.

Heaven And Earth Treasure was indeed rare, but one needed to be alive to claim it!