175: The harvest time has arrived.

In the large pit created by the Spirit Skill, Mu Zhihong lay with weak breaths.

His physical constitution was already extremely poor, and with his limbs crippled by Lu Yuan, the intense pain made him wish for death.

Seeing that Mu Zhihong seemed to have gotten younger, Fu Dechang and Vice Principal Vice Principal were a bit surprised.

"Lu Yuan, is it because of you?"

Lu Yuan shrugged at this.

"Perhaps," Lu Yuan said.

After all, Mu Zhihong claimed that Puppet Masters could extend the lifespan of Dark Attribute Professionals.

He was a Puppet Master, so it couldn't be that the Vice Principal made Mu Zhihong younger.

Lu Yuan wasn't clear about the specific reason.

"Should this person be killed or not?" Vice Principal asked.

Mu Zhihong was an Ancient Practitioner after all, and he had ambushed them earlier.

Although he didn't cause substantial harm, that was only because of Lu Yuan.

If it weren't for Lu Yuan, Mu Zhihong would have been the decisive factor in the battle!

"It depends on whether he cooperates," Lu Yuan glanced at Mu Zhihong, who seemed to view life and death indifferently.

Although Mu Zhihong was granted a surname by the Emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty, he seemed to have no sense of belonging to the Great Shun Dynasty.

And according to records.

Historically, there was indeed one person who single-handedly guarded a city against demonic invasion.

If Mu Zhihong wasn't lying, then that person was him!

"I've become younger?" The immobile Mu Zhihong was ecstatic.

"Hahaha, the Imperial Advisor didn't lie to me after all; Puppet Masters are the leaders of Dark Attribute Practitioners!"

Mu Zhihong laughed and cried at the same time.

He was happy that he finally found the answer to the secret his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father had sought their entire lives.

The reason he cried was that he couldn't have descendants to pass on the Liu Family.

"Tragic and lamentable," Mu Zhihong sighed, and as he spoke, Lu Yuan forcibly stuffed a red crystal into his mouth.

Wuwuwu—

Mu Zhihong's eyes widened.

"Killing me only requires a flick of a finger, there's no need to poison me, right?" Mu Zhihong looked at Lu Yuan.

He knew this young man in front of him was ruthless, but he didn't expect him to make him suffer a torturous death by poison.

Not long after, Mu Zhihong discovered that what he had taken wasn't poison, but some kind of healing medicine.

At this moment, not only were his injuries slowly recovering, but his spiritual power was too!

Click, click—

After giving Mu Zhihong the dragon blood crystal, Lu Yuan also put spirit-restricting handcuffs and ankle cuffs on him.

These items were obtained from the storage ring he had just acquired.

"Let's go, Secretary Mu," Lu Yuan said.

"You're not killing me?"

"For now. If you want to die, I won't stop you from biting your tongue to commit suicide."

Lu Yuan said indifferently.

There were two main reasons for not killing Mu Zhihong.

First, to conduct an experiment: would Mu Zhihong rejuvenate if he stayed by his side?

Second, to better understand the Great Shun Dynasty. After all, Mu Zhihong was a Minister of War.

Among the six ministries in ancient times, the Ministry of War was the most valued, thus knowing the most secrets.

Returning to the mining site for refining materials, the defensive array had already been established.

A sapphire screen enveloped the sky.

Two groups of workers: one was mining refining materials, and the other was preparing to go to the next mine.

"Who is he?"

Seeing Mu Zhihong, Chu Wushe asked.

Where did Lu Yuan find this old man?

Because Mu Zhihong was wearing spirit-restricting handcuffs, Chu Wushe couldn't check his cultivation realm and attribute.

Upon learning the old man's background, Chu Wushe's brows furrowed.

"The Liu Family is a Dark Attribute family that recruited a large number of Dark Attribute Practitioners during the Great Shun Dynasty. My father said you are a respectable person," Chu Wushe said.

Only two people have achieved the feat of single-handedly defending a city: Mu Zhihong and General San of Huaxia.

General San, sworn brother of Marshal Lao Qiyuan, died outside Tianshu City on the border.

Chu Wushe's father was the Alliance Master of the Thunder Alliance. In Mu Zhihong's eyes, although not an emperor, he was a powerful Prime Minister.

Chu Wushe's father was the Alliance Master of the Thunder Alliance. In Mu Zhihong's eyes, although not an emperor, he was a powerful Prime Minister.

"It is a great honor that the Prime Minister of this era praises me so highly," Mu Zhihong cupped his hands.

"Kill him. This person was granted a surname by the Emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty; he won't cooperate with us."

Chu Wushe's tone suddenly changed.

Mu Zhihong: "..."

Why is this son of the Alliance Master of the Thunder Alliance as bloodthirsty as Lu Yuan?

One second he's praising him, the next he wants to kill him!

"You are respectable, but we don't belong to the same faction," Chu Wushe's thinking was clear.

Lu Yuan's mouth curled into a smile.

"No need to rush to kill him. Here," Lu Yuan handed Chu Wushe a yellowed parchment scroll.

The parchment scroll clearly recorded the Thunder Attribute Forbidden Curse: Soaring Thunderclap!

"A Forbidden Curse?" Chu Wushe's blood-red pupils flickered; he didn't expect Lu Yuan to give him a Forbidden Curse.

Mu Zhihong secretly clicked his tongue, only feeling that Lu Yuan was too generous.

This was a Forbidden Curse, yet he gave it away without any hesitation!

One must know that Lu Yuan was also a Thunder Attribute Practitioner, so he could naturally cast the Forbidden Curse: Soaring Thunderclap.

Fu Dechang and Vice Principal exchanged glances, somewhat unclear about the relationship between Lu Yuan and Chu Wushe.

During the Five Great Top Academies competition a few days ago, these two fought on the arena as if trying to kill each other.

Now, Lu Yuan was giving such a precious Spirit Skill to Chu Wushe.

"Thanks, I won't take it for free." Chu Wushe hesitated for a moment but still accepted it, promising to give Lu Yuan a Spirit Skill or other item of equal value in the future.

Lu Yuan didn't take this to heart.

He already had the Forbidden Curse: World-Slaying Thunder; one Thunder Attribute Forbidden Curse was enough.

Two would be meaningless, so it was better to give it to Chu Wushe.

Mu Zhihong silently watched this scene.

"Principal Lu, we can now proceed to the next refining material mine," Fu Dechang said.

Lu Yuan nodded and took out a map.

The Yuan Family, who came to cause trouble, had been eliminated, so things would be much smoother now.

Just find the refining material mines marked on the map, then establish defensive arrays, and repeat the cycle.

Half a month passed in a flash!

In the snow-covered No Mans Land, an Eight-star Divine Power Realm Iron-Armored Rhinoceros charged wildly.

At this moment, its armor-like hard skin was scratched in many places, and blood flowed continuously, staining the white snow red.

Having had enough fun, Lu Yuan stabbed his sword into the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros's throat, twisting the iron sword continuously, making squelching sounds.

Bang—

The Eight-star Divine Power Realm Iron-Armored Rhinoceros collapsed to the ground.

"Congratulations, Master, your Sword Technique has greatly improved!" Blood Butcher said.

"It's still far from Army Devourer's."

Lu Yuan wiped the blood from his iron sword, looking at the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros's corpse.

He could kill a fierce beast of this realm with any Spirit Skill.

But close-quarters combat was another matter.

With his current Sword Technique level, taking on a Divine Power Realm fierce beast one-on-one was not a problem.

"This subordinate wouldn't dare!" Army Devourer knelt on one knee.

"It's just the truth, no need to be so nervous."

The more Lu Yuan spoke, the more nervous Army Devourer became, sweat beading on his handsome face.

He was different from Blood Butcher; he had a serious personality, meticulous and extremely cautious in everything he did.

Each calamity had a different personality, so Lu Yuan was accustomed to Army Devourer's actions.

Proficient!

Lu Yuan hefted the ordinary iron sword in his hand. In half a month, he had diligently practiced his Sword Technique.

Through extensive actual combat, his Sword Technique had reached a proficient level!

Army Devourer and Lao Qiyuan shared the same philosophy.

Whether it was Saber Technique, Sword Technique, or any other cold weapon.

The only way to rapidly improve one's skill was through extensive actual combat!

Teaching alone can never make one a strong person. Lu Yuan was already very satisfied that his Sword Technique had reached proficiency.

After all, only half a month had passed, and today was the last mine marked on the map.

"It's time to go back," Lu Yuan thought.

Before returning, there was one more important matter: to calculate the profits from the refining material mines with Fu Dechang!