137: Sorry, lucky breakthrough!

For a moment, that person and Yang Yun's expressions also became somewhat somber.

Fengyun Academy only had three people enter the Nine Stars Secret Realm this time, and now their strongest member, Zhang Meng, was missing, and they didn't know if he had met with misfortune.

Although it was highly probable that something had happened, otherwise, with his strength, he wouldn't have failed to appear here by now.

"Then he is..."

That person's gaze fell on Lu Sheng again, with a hint of wariness in his eyes.

He naturally knew Lu Sheng's identity, but his appearance here at this moment made him somewhat wary.

After all, only Fengyun Academy knew about the existence of the Tian Xuan Tree.

They had prepared very thoroughly for this batch of tian xuan fruit, although some unexpected issues still arose during the process.

"This is someone I brought to help us tie down a Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creature!"

At this moment, Yang Yun also spoke up.

He explained,

"There are five Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creatures around the Tian Xuan Tree. Just the three of us would be a bit troublesome, so I planned to have him help restrain one. Afterwards, we'll give him one tian xuan fruit directly. For us, the loss isn't very significant!"

"The most important thing is to get our hands on the tian xuan fruit!"

"After all, Zhang Meng has also had an accident, so his arrival can reduce our pressure!"

Listening to Yang Yun's words, the wariness in that person's eyes gradually decreased, but he still felt some aversion towards Lu Sheng.

"Though that's true, but he..."

That person scrutinized Lu Sheng, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Although people from Star Academy are very talented, with only a Five Viscera Realm cultivation, you want to restrain a Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creature? Yang Yun, have you lost your mind!"

That person said in a deep voice.

However, listening to this person's words, a wry smile appeared on Yang Yun's face.

Let alone a Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creature, this guy had killed a Bone Forging Fifth Layer Cult member.

Although it was a sneak attack, Lu Sheng at that time was only at the Two Viscera Realm. Now that he had improved so much, restraining a Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creature shouldn't be a big problem.

"If you think it won't work, I can leave now!"

Lu Sheng looked at that person and said indifferently.

That person's expression darkened slightly. He hadn't expected Lu Sheng, a Five Viscera Realm Martial Artist, to dare to threaten him.

So what if he was from Star Academy?

Even if I can't kill you, giving you a lesson isn't beyond my capabilities!

"People from Star Academy are indeed as arrogant as ever!"

He snorted coldly, seemingly unimpressed by Lu Sheng's attitude.

However, if he wasn't going to play along with Lu Sheng, Lu Sheng wasn't going to play along with him either.

He turned and left.

tian xuan fruit was important, but with his Martial Arts Talent, even without tian xuan fruit, improving his cultivation wasn't a difficult task.

He didn't necessarily need this thing.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Seeing Lu Sheng about to leave, Yang Yun immediately became anxious.

If Zhang Meng hadn't had an accident, Lu Sheng leaving would have been fine; at most, they would have paid a slightly higher price.

But now that Zhang Meng hadn't appeared here, they were missing a top-tier combatant.

If even Lu Sheng left, it would be a bit troublesome for the two of them to get the tian xuan fruit.

Moreover, this was their only chance.

This was the last time the Nine Stars Secret Realm would open. Once the tian xuan fruit ripened, and those Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creatures rushed out, they would have even less hope.

He stopped Lu Sheng and said with a smile, "Brother Lu, don't mind him; my friend just has that temper."

"We already agreed before, and besides, since you've come all this way, leaving now would just be a waste of time!"

"If Brother Lu eats this tian xuan fruit, it can help you achieve Perfection in tempering one more time. Wouldn't that give you even more hope of obtaining the Old Man Nine Stars's Legacy!"

Yang Yun said with a fawning smile, then shot a meaningful glance at the other person.

Although somewhat impatient, that person also walked up and casually cupped his fist towards Lu Sheng, saying, "My apologies, I have a bad temper."

After speaking, he turned his face towards another direction, not looking at Lu Sheng.

It seemed that doing such a thing made him feel very ashamed.

Lu Sheng glanced at the other party, not caring, but looked at Yang Yun and suddenly smiled: "Alright, but I think one tian xuan fruit is a bit too little. After it's done, I want two!"

As soon as these words came out, Yang Yun's expression immediately became a little unpleasant.

And that person exploded directly.

"Two!! How many tian xuan fruit do you think the Tian Xuan Tree can bear? There are only six tian xuan fruit in total, originally to be divided equally among the three of us. Giving you one is already very good, and now you even want two!"

"You, a Viscera Refining Realm Martial Artist, why should you get as many tian xuan fruit as us? Just for you to restrain a Bone Forging Fifth Layer Vicious Beast, your contribution isn't that great!"

That person immediately roared, and his gaze towards Lu Sheng became even more unfriendly.

However, Lu Sheng seemed not to care at all, just smiling faintly: "If that's the case, then you guys figure it out yourselves!"

"My demand is just this: two! Not one less!"

Saying that, Lu Sheng held up two fingers.

Yang Yun looked at Lu Sheng with a slightly gloomy expression. This guy... was taking advantage of the situation a bit.

But now, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.

They couldn't possibly find other people to help.

After all, the Nine Stars Secret Realm was so vast, it was unlikely they would find others nearby, and there might even be Cult members.

The two of them might not even be able to take down the Tian Xuan Tree... For a moment, Yang Yun's heart became somewhat conflicted.

However, after a period of anxiety, Yang Yun gritted his teeth: "Alright! Two it is!"

"Yang Yun!"

That person's expression also darkened upon hearing Yang Yun's words, and he reprimanded him.

Two tian xuan fruit... the price was a bit too high!

However, after Yang Yun glared at him, although he was somewhat unwilling, he had no choice but to shut his mouth, but a hint of anger appeared in his eyes as he looked at Lu Sheng.

Taking advantage of the situation!

"A wise choice!"

Lu Sheng smiled slightly at Yang Yun, then turned around, looked at the location of the Tian Xuan Tree, and said softly.

"Then..."

"Now, let's discuss how to stop that group of Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creatures!"

Yang Yun took a deep breath, suppressed the negative emotions in his heart, and led Lu Sheng and that person towards the Tian Xuan Tree... As they walked, Yang Yun explained the situation around the Tian Xuan Tree to Lu Sheng.

And through Yang Yun's explanation, Lu Sheng also learned that person's name.

That person was named Ye Fei, also a Prodigy in his second year at Fengyun Academy, with a cultivation at Forging Bone Third Level. However, compared to Yang Yun, his foundation was a bit weaker.

But he was still much stronger than ordinary Forging Bone Third Level Martial Artists.

This person's personality seemed to be rather fiery, and he remained silent throughout the journey due to Lu Sheng's previous words, his gaze extremely gloomy.

"Around the Tian Xuan Tree, there are five snake-like Secret Realm creatures circling. They should be of the same origin, otherwise, five Secret Realm creatures wouldn't be able to coexist peacefully."

"Because of this, if we attack the Tian Xuan Tree, we will inevitably be attacked by their combined force. Just the two of us, Ye Fei and I, would never be a match for these five beasts."

"Originally, with Zhang Meng here, you would only need to stop one, but now Zhang Meng is missing, and we have no signal from him, so you'll have to contribute more and stop two."

"The remaining three, Ye Fei and I can deal with them within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, so you need to stop these two Bone Forging Fifth Layer Secret Realm creatures for that duration."

"Although the danger level is quite high, there's no other way right now."

Yang Yun looked at Lu Sheng and said in a deep voice.

He first stated the danger level, so if any unexpected changes occurred and something happened to Lu Sheng, they wouldn't be blamed.

After all, Lu Sheng was a student of Star Academy, and if he died here, Star Academy would surely send powerful individuals to investigate the situation inside.

They were not Cult members and dared not harm Su Yu and then flee.

"Two for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, huh..."

Lu Sheng tilted his head slightly, looked at the Tian Xuan Tree in the distance, and then nodded.

"Alright!"

Yang Yun and Ye Fei exchanged glances, then Ye Fei suddenly snorted, "I'm just afraid that some people will die here and drag us down with them!"

Lu Sheng looked at Ye Fei, narrowed his eyes, and smiled faintly, "I'm also afraid you'll die here. Fengyun Academy might think I killed you."

"Hmph!"

Seeing Lu Sheng's sharp tongue, Ye Fei knew he was no match for Lu Sheng in an argument. He snorted, turned his head, and avoided looking at Lu Sheng.

He was afraid that if his temper flared up, the three of them would start infighting before they even made a move.

Yang Yun looked at the two with a helpless expression, rubbed his temples, and said softly, "Alright, you two, the Tian Xuan Tree is right in front of us. As we discussed, let's act directly, okay?"

Ye Fei nodded.

Lu Sheng also smiled slightly, "Naturally!"

Seeing this, Yang Yun didn't bother wasting any more words and let out a low cry.

"Attack!"

In an instant, Yang Yun charged towards the Tian Xuan Tree. Ye Fei, without a word, followed closely behind Yang Yun, rushing out with him.

Their Forging Bone Third Level cultivation burst forth instantly.

Surging Qi and blood, accompanied by a white jade-like glow flickering beneath their flesh, and an extremely violent power instantly roared out.

Seeing this, Lu Sheng no longer hid. He took a step, directly exposing himself to the area around the Tian Xuan Tree.

His Five Viscera Realm cultivation, a full twelve hundred points of Qi and blood, swirled around Lu Sheng's limbs. In an instant, a faint sense of pressure erupted.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The cultivation of all three burst forth at this moment.

Then, on the trunk of the Tian Xuan Tree, five hideous snake heads suddenly appeared, with crimson light flickering in their eyes.

Tongues flickered, and a chill instantly emanated from the Tian Xuan Tree.

The next moment... those snake heads instantly shot out, accompanied by their massive snake bodies, and fiercely attacked the three of them.

"These three are ours!"

Yang Yun roared, and he and Ye Fei, with perfect synchronicity, charged towards three of the pythons.

Seeing this, Lu Sheng also attacked without hesitation, his Dragon Slayer Sword appearing.

A faint Dragon's might emanated from the Dragon Slayer Sword.

And the remaining two pythons, upon sensing the Dragon's might from the Dragon Slayer Sword, showed a hint of fear in their crimson eyes.

Lu Sheng noticed this and was momentarily stunned.

"They're actually afraid of my Dragon Slayer Sword?"

Lu Sheng was a bit surprised, but after thinking about the material used to forge the Dragon Slayer Sword, he understood.

Dragons, even dragon-shaped creatures from the alien demon side, have a natural suppression over snake-like creatures.

But this was good; it saved Lu Sheng from wasting too much energy!

Lu Sheng's lips curled into a slight smile as he took a step forward.

The hundredfold Hidden Dragon Sword Qi within him roared out at this moment.

In his Dantian, the Flood Dragon lurking in the abyss raised its head at this moment.

A majestic Dragon's roar instantly echoed.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Sword Qi crisscrossed, swirling around the Dragon Slayer Sword, and in an instant, it attacked the two pythons.

Although these two pythons had Bone Forging Fifth Layer cultivation, they were only comparable to ordinary Bone Forging Fifth Layer Martial Artists.

Their Qi and blood were only around five thousand points.

And under the suppression of the Dragon Slayer Sword and the hundredfold Hidden Dragon Sword Qi, they were even less able to unleash their full strength.

Although Lu Sheng's Qi and blood were only twelve hundred points, with the enhancement of quality, it was enough to rival the ordinary twenty-four hundred points of Qi and blood.

With one increasing and one decreasing.

Lu Sheng was actually able to hold his own against two Bone Forging Fifth Layer pythons.

[Ronin]!

Defense increased!

[Strong Strike]!

Triggered!

Attack power increased!

In an instant, the Dragon Slayer Sword swung out, fiercely striking the python's body. The immense power actually tore through the python's scales, causing its flesh to burst open!

Lu Sheng's gaze, looking at the two pythons, flickered with a fervent light.

Currently, Lu Sheng's Body Refining had already reached the Late Stage of the fourth level, and even in the two days after his Breakthrough, he had slain quite a few Secret Realm creatures.

His Physical Body strength had been significantly enhanced.

And if he could slay these two Bone Forging Fifth Layer pythons in front of him...

Even if combined, it would only be one-fiftieth of the Physical Body strength of a Bone Forging Fifth Layer, but it would still have a very significant effect on Lu Sheng's improvement!

Lu Sheng licked his lips.

"Just stopping these two beasts, that's underestimating me too much!"

Lu Sheng murmured, then suddenly erupted.

"Great Desolation!"

A sword suddenly swung out, as if a power of annihilation, vast and mighty, surged towards one of the pythons.

Extreme killing intent, mixed with the hundredfold Hidden Dragon Sword Qi.

And that sharp first-order Sword Intent.

In an instant, all the Qi and blood in his body seemed to be mobilized.

Terrifying killing power, at this moment, instantly bloomed.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Between heaven and earth, clear sword cries echoed at this moment.

Immediately after, it attacked one of the pythons.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

The python flickered its tongue, its eyes filled with fear, yet it still issued a warning to Lu Sheng. But the sword light seemed to ignore its warning, continuing its mighty assault.

The python eventually became enraged, opening its gaping maw to swallow the sword light whole.

However... the moment the python swallowed the sword light, a smile actually appeared on Lu Sheng's lips.

"They're still just beasts after all. To dare swallow such a sharp killing strike!"

"Isn't this..."

"Seeking death!"

As Lu Sheng's last word fell, in an instant, the python that had swallowed the sword light suddenly stiffened.

Immediately after, it seemed to go mad, frantically shaking its body, as if something terrifying was contained within it.

The next moment... Bang!

A muffled sound echoed, and the massive python's body actually exploded directly.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and fresh blood splattered all around, staining the earth.

A warm current flowed through Lu Sheng's body, strengthening his Physical Body.

A look of fascination appeared in Lu Sheng's eyes. He slowly looked at the other python, his lips curling into a slight smile.

"At this rate... if I kill you, my Body Refining is very likely to Breakthrough to the fifth level!"

Body Refining Fifth Level!

Comparable to Bone Forging!

In an instant, Lu Sheng fiercely attacked the other python.

Meanwhile, Ye Fei and Yang Yun were frantically unleashing waves of killing power against the three pythons.

Both of them were, after all, Forging Bone Third Level Martial Artists, and both were Prodigy Martial Artists.

Even at Forging Bone Third Level, their Qi and blood were enough to rival the Bone Forging Fifth Layer pythons in front of them.

Coupled with their year of cultivation at Fengyun Academy, they already had certain trump cards.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they completely dealt with the three Bone Forging Fifth Layer pythons.

Three massive bodies lay on the ground, lifeless.

Ye Fei and Yang Yun were also gasping for air.

"Finally dealt with. Now we just need to deal with the two beasts on Lu Sheng's side, and the tian xuan fruit will be completely ours!"

Yang Yun said, a smile appearing on his face.

Ye Fei nodded, and the two looked towards Lu Sheng's direction.

However, as they witnessed the scene, both their pupils constricted simultaneously.

They saw Lu Sheng standing beside the corpses of the two pythons, a powerful Physical Body strength slowly emanating from him.

In an instant, as if breaking some kind of shackles, a series of storms actually surged around Lu Sheng.

Boom! Boom!

Faintly, it sounded as if muffled thunder was exploding on Lu Sheng's body, and his skin was even enveloped in a layer of golden light.

It was as if he had transformed into a faint golden body.

"This is..."

Ye Fei and Yang Yun's pupils suddenly contracted, and they gasped.

At this moment, Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes, looked at Yang Yun and Ye Fei, and suddenly smiled.

"My apologies, I was lucky enough to Breakthrough to Body Refining Fifth Level!"