141: Ginger moth injured

Long Chen chuckled, "You really give me Face. Alright, I've taught you everything I know about swordsmanship. What you need now is the accumulation of time. I believe that in the near future, you'll definitely be able to upgrade the Shadow Sword Art to earth rank high grade, or even higher!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, "Thank you, Senior Brother Long Chen. I will definitely study swordsmanship diligently from now on."

After bidding farewell to Long Chen, Lu Xingchen arrived at the Heaven Burning Tower.

To advance from Two-star Martial King to Three-Star Martial King required 300,000 experience points, and relying solely on the fifth floor of the Spirit Gathering Pagoda was no longer enough for him.

Defeating the Heaven Burning Tower guards granted double experience points, so he planned to get these experience points first.

The last time he came to the Spirit Gathering Pagoda, Lu Xingchen had already broken through the eleventh floor, defeating a One-star Martial King Realm guard.

But at that time, he was nothing more than a Martial Spirit.

With his current strength, climbing the tower would be incredibly easy.

He arrived at the twelfth floor, challenging a Two-star Martial King Realm guard.

Instant kill!

Lu Xingchen instantly killed the twelfth-floor guard with one move, 'Thousand Jin Slash'.

With numerous talents and the Purple Crystal Flame in hand, it was possible for Lu Xingchen to fight above his Realm, or even above his rank, let alone fighting within the same Realm.

"Congratulations, Host: Lu Xingchen, for killing a Two-star Martial King, gaining 20,000 experience points and 20,000 exchange points!"

"Congratulations, Host: Lu Xingchen, for gaining 20,000 experience points!"

Two System prompts sounded consecutively, and Lu Xingchen's heart was filled with joy.

Killing one Two-star Martial King would grant 40,000 experience points; this was a pretty good deal!

Immediately, Lu Xingchen ascended to the thirteenth floor.

The guard on this floor possessed the strength of a Three-Star Martial King.

Lu Xingchen also took it down with ease.

Just like that, Lu Xingchen continued to clear levels, defeating the guard on the fifteenth floor.

His Realm also advanced from Two-star Martial King to Three-Star Martial King.

Immediately, Lu Xingchen challenged the guard on the sixteenth floor, which was equivalent to a Six-Star Martial King level.

This time, he fought with great difficulty.

Although he had many buffs, the Realm gap was too large, making it very difficult to bridge.

After the shadow sword was upgraded to earth rank mid grade, it could already manifest four scabbards, allowing him to displace in four directions simultaneously.

Relying on the shadow sword and the 'Ethereal Steps', Lu Xingchen was evenly matched with the sixteenth-floor guard.

It couldn't hit Lu Xingchen, and Lu Xingchen couldn't break its defense.

Just like that, Lu Xingchen stayed in the Heaven Burning Tower for a day, challenging the sixteenth-floor guard five times in a row.

One must know that with each ascending floor, the guard's combat experience would also rapidly increase in addition to its Realm.

And the sixteenth-floor guard also happened to use a sword.

Although Lu Xingchen failed to defeat it, he learned a lot, began to digest the knowledge taught by Long Chen, and his swordsmanship improved to a higher level.

After the fifth failed challenge, Lu Xingchen did not continue to entangle and chose to leave the Heaven Burning Tower.

As soon as he walked out of the tower gate, the voice of the Nether Dragon sounded in his ears.

"Lu Xingchen, I've broken through!"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen's heart was overjoyed.

"Xiao You, you've broken through to Fifth-rank Demonic Beast? This is simply too good! With your help, my Dao of cultivation will be even easier."

Xiao You said in a deep voice, "I must thank you for the spirit fruit you gave me. It not only helped me to Breakthrough but also comprehensively strengthened my Physical Body strength. Although I am currently only Fifth-rank Demonic Beast One-star, fighting against Five-star Demonic Beast of the same clan is not a problem."

Lu Xingchen was even happier.

"Then that's truly excellent. I originally only wanted to hunt a Fifth-rank Demonic Beast to extract its demon core to refine an Earth Fiend Puppet, but I never expected that the biggest gain would be that spirit fruit!"

A hint of a smile also appeared in Xiao You's tone.

"Lu Xingchen, during these days following you, not only has my Cultivate speed greatly increased, but I also get to consume spirit fruit from time to time. Life is quite comfortable! To evolve to Fifth-rank Demonic Beast in such a short time, I never dared to imagine it before."

"Even my kin, Cultivating in the Dragon Vein, couldn't possibly have such a fast evolution speed. To recognize you as my master is the fortune of my life!"

Lu Xingchen laughed, "What's this compared to? Follow me, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury, and even get to pick up a little female Dragon to play with."

Xiao You said in a deep voice, "Where are you going with this? I am a self-respecting, decent Dragon, and I won't easily give my affections. I'm going to continue Cultivating; call me if you need anything!"

With that, Xiao You fell silent.

Lu Xingchen opened his attribute panel.

"Host: Lu Xingchen"

"Realm: Three-Star Martial King"

"Experience points: 50000 / 400000"

"exchange points: 206220"

"Talents: Eagle Eye (50), Strong Strike (50), Berserk (50), Blade Edge (50), Jade Shatter (50), Devour (50), Army Breaker (50), Blade Breaker (50)"

"Profession: Fifth-Rank Alchemist (108000 / 1000000), Fourth-Grade Spirit Array Master (36000 / 100000)"

"Mount: Nether Dragon (Fifth-rank Demonic Beast)"

"Not bad, another step forward!"

After leaving the Heaven Burning Tower, Lu Xingchen went to find Jiang E to deliver Medicinal Pill, but he didn't see her.

He found it a bit strange.

He and Jiang E had agreed to deliver Medicinal Pill at this time every week, and for the past month or so, Jiang E had always waited for him in her Immortal Cave.

Why was she not here this time?

Lu Xingchen had a bad premonition and walked towards Li Fei's Immortal Cave.

The Immortal Cave of the four of them were all located on the middle slopes of the same mountain peak, precisely for mutual support.

Three minutes later, Lu Xingchen arrived at Li Fei's Immortal Cave and found Li Fei sitting at the door with a serious expression.

Seeing Lu Xingchen, Li Fei said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Lu, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Something happened to Jiang E, and I'm waiting for you here as per her instructions. This trouble is a bit big, and I'm afraid only you have the ability to solve it."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "What happened?"

"Let's talk as we walk!"

With that, Li Fei led Lu Xingchen towards the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.

Along the way, Li Fei explained the situation to Lu Xingchen.

It was that when Jiang E was selling Medicinal Pill for Lu Xingchen, an inner disciple Senior Brother wanted to forcefully buy them at a low price, which Jiang E refused.

In a fit of rage, that inner disciple Senior Brother overturned Jiang E's stall and injured Jiang E.

She was still lying in the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall now.

Lu Xingchen's tone carried a hint of anger, "Li Fei, do you know the name of the person who injured Senior Sister Jiang E?"

Li Fei said in a deep voice, "His name is Ye Chen. I've investigated his situation; he's a Seven-Star Martial King, eighth rank on the heaven ranking, and more importantly, he's also a follower of Saint Lin Yuan."

"Junior Brother Lu, I know you are righteous and cannot tolerate injustice. But you must be cautious in handling this matter. We have just entered the inner sect, after all, and this Ye Chen is already an old-timer. His strength and connections are beyond what we can compare to."

"Even if you can defeat him, you won't be able to defeat Saint Lin Yuan behind him. Once the Saint sets his sights on you, you can forget about getting by in the Cangxuan Sect!"