61: Lu Xuan’s excitement!

The skin on the White Lotus Blood Infant's body still had some scorched marks, seemingly from being injured by Lu Xuan's Scarlet Flame Saber Technique.

Compared to Lu Xuan's excitement, the White Lotus Blood Infant on the other side displayed an unusual reaction.

The White Lotus Blood Infant actually started to instinctively retreat, as if it was afraid of Lu Xuan.

It seemed to sense a terrifying power within the person in front of it that made it tremble.

As the White Lotus Blood Infant retreated, Lu Xuan had already transformed into an afterimage and vanished from his original spot.

At the same time, a crimson light, like lightning, streaked through the void, shooting towards the White Lotus Blood Infant.

Compared to the previous crimson light, this time, Lu Xuan condensed all his Inner Energy.

The crimson flames slowly burned, and the terrifying high temperature caused the space to twist and deform, then instantly struck the White Lotus Blood Infant, which was trying to evade.

The crimson flames clung to the White Lotus Blood Infant like maggots to bone; no matter where it ran, it could not shake off the crimson flames on its body.

Although this White Lotus Blood Infant already possessed the power of a Blood Refinement Realm Completion, it was still too weak when facing Lu Xuan in the Inner Energy Realm.

The mysterious aura within the White Lotus Blood Infant was utterly destroyed by Lu Xuan's terrifying Inner Energy at a destructive speed.

Lu Xuan stood silently to the side until the panel reappeared in his mind.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Inner Energy Realm (Minor Achievement)

Cultivation Techniques: Scarlet Flame Saber Technique 3/9 (Can be deduced), Wind Chasing Step 1/9 (Can be deduced)

Points: 105

Please confirm if you want to consume 45 points to deduce Wind Chasing Step.

Please confirm if you want to consume 60 points to deduce Scarlet Flame Saber Technique.

Seeing the system points on the system panel already exceeding three digits, Lu Xuan was surprised; it was his first time obtaining so many system points.

This meant that the White Lotus Blood Infant just now provided him with a full sixty system points in one go.

Lu Xuan glanced at the large saber in his hand; there was a slight blemish on the smooth, bright blade, a visible dark scorched mark, and a hint of pain flashed in his eyes.

"It seems the power of the Scarlet Flame Saber Technique is becoming increasingly terrifying."

"When I reach Dengfeng County, I'll have to get a new saber!"

This saber was still the one Lu Xuan had Liang Cheng find the best iron shop in the city to forge from excellent refined iron last time.

That had cost Lu Xuan a good five or six hundred silver taels, and now it had been used for less than a month, so those five or six hundred silver taels were going to be wasted.

Even the generous Lu Xuan felt a deep pang of pain.

Moreover, Lu Xuan did not carry much silver when he left Qingyun County this time, only a few hundred taels.

A few hundred taels would certainly be more than enough for food, drink, and lodging.

However, now that he needed to enter the city to replace a saber, it was far from enough.

He just didn't know where Liansheng Temple's treasury was hidden?

Lu Xuan, without hesitation, set his sights on Liansheng Temple; such a large temple must certainly possess considerable wealth.

Just as Lu Xuan was about to leave the underground palace to find a Liansheng Temple monk and inquire about the location of Liansheng Temple's storeroom.

At this moment, a series of noisy, panicked footsteps came from the stone stairs of the underground palace.

About dozens of monks quickly ran down from the underground palace's stone stairs.

"This is bad!"

"Incense Master, something has happened to the Abbot! The Abbot died in the Buddhist hall above! Someone has broken into Liansheng Temple!"

"Moreover, the White Lotus Holy Seeds that were distributed seem to have failed; those martial artists who stayed overnight have discovered our intentions!"

The leading monk looked anxious; he hadn't even reached the bottom of the underground palace before he spoke in a hurry.

In front of the underground palace's stone stairs, Lu Xuan stood quietly at the entrance, waiting for the monks from above to reach the lowest level of the stairs.

"Please, Incense Master, lend a hand......"

The monk standing at the very front hadn't even finished speaking when he saw a tall figure standing at the entrance of the stairs.

"Who are you?"

"Where is the Incense Master?"

The monk immediately stopped, and the dozens of monks behind him also stopped.

Lu Xuan had no interest in responding to him; instead, he gave him a deep look, and an idea immediately surfaced in his mind.

Speak of the devil!

Lu Xuan was just wondering where to find someone to lead the way, and now someone had conveniently delivered themselves.

"What do you want to do? Where is the Incense Master?"

"We have urgent matters to see the Incense Master!"

When the leading monk saw Lu Xuan's dark and profound eyes, he immediately felt a bad premonition.

In an instant, Lu Xuan transformed into an afterimage, sweeping forward with a powerful gust of wind.

Wherever he went, monks fell on the stone stairs, and some even fell from the stairs to the bottom of the underground palace; their bodies all bore a sunken palm print.

An incense stick later, Lu Xuan had already returned to the surface.

It was still the familiar Buddhist hall, and a headless corpse was still embedded in the wall of the Buddhist hall.

At this moment, Lu Xuan held a monk in his large hand, precisely the monk who had been at the very front earlier.

The monk was still in a state of confusion and bewilderment, completely unaware of what had happened.

"Take me to Liansheng Temple's storeroom!"

...

Outside Liansheng Temple, the once silent temple was now brightly lit, with shouts rising and falling.

Countless torches illuminated the entire Liansheng Temple, and the sounds of fighting could be heard everywhere.

"Bastards!"

"These damned bald donkeys actually snuck into our sleeping quarters in the middle of the night."

"So these monks of Liansheng Temple are all fakes! Brothers, quickly kill these fake monks."

"These so-called White Lotus Holy Seeds were all fake!"

Lu Xuan ignored these changes, holding the monk in one hand and leaping across the buildings of Liansheng Temple, heading in the direction of Liansheng Temple's storeroom.

Of course, when Lu Xuan encountered other monks from Liansheng Temple along the way, he also took the opportunity to deal with them.

Behind Liansheng Temple, Lu Xuan, guided by the monk, arrived in front of a secluded mountain cave.

"Young hero, inside is our Liansheng Temple's storeroom; please spare my life."

The monk, held in Lu Xuan's hand, spoke at this moment.

Without Lu Xuan noticing, a strange smile flashed across the monk's face.

Although Lu Xuan did not see the monk's strange smile, he could hear his rapid heartbeat.

It seemed there was something peculiar about this cave.

Lu Xuan's lips curled slightly, revealing a benevolent smile, and he looked at the monk meaningfully, then slowly began to speak.

"Is that so?"

"Master, you are compassionate. Since you've come all this way, why not see it through and help me scout the path?"

"You..."

The monk's face instantly turned pale, and just as he was about to refuse Lu Xuan's suggestion.

His body suddenly received a huge force, and his entire body was thrown into the air, smashing towards the pitch-black, abyss-like cave entrance.