chsdbacks Chapter 24 Killing Shen Jue, a powerful figure arrives!
Chapter 24 Killing Shen Jue, a powerful figure arrives!
"Who?" Shen Jue exclaimed in surprise. Suddenly, she looked down and saw a person standing below the pavilion. It was none other than Lu Ming.
"You, how did you find this place?" Shen Jue's expression changed, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.
When Lu Ming saw Shen Jue's face clearly, he was surprised to find that Shen Jue was plotting against him, and a murderous intent arose in his heart.
After the previous arena battle, he returned to the Martial Arts Department and was intercepted by Wu San and others, which must have been at Shen Jue's behest.
He kept this matter in mind, planning to find an opportunity to take revenge in the future. Unexpectedly, before he could take any action, Shen Jue struck again.
Well then, let's take care of it here!
As for how he found this place? Hehe, Feng Qingzhu revealed the assassin's identity: he was from the Weiyuan Escort Agency, not an ordinary robber.
The Weiyuan Escort Agency also participated in the arena battle, so today's assassination attempt on him is likely not a coincidence.
Since it was not accidental, the assassination must have been meticulously planned and involved accomplices.
After all, without backup, how could they guarantee he wouldn't take this route? How could they ensure they didn't kill the wrong person and expose themselves prematurely?
There were only a few high points around, so Lu Ming concealed himself and investigated and analyzed them one by one, quickly locking onto the abandoned courtyard.
Sure enough, they caught Shen Jue.
"I am the eldest son of the Shen family, you can't kill me! No, I am the one who has mastered the Skin Refinement Technique!" Shen Jue said, his eyes flashing with malice.
However, before he could finish speaking, he saw Lu Ming decisively lift his foot and stomp down heavily.
Shen Jue thought Lu Ming was going to use his lightness skill to fly up to the pavilion, and was secretly preparing, but then he saw that as Lu Ming's foot landed, the ground around them suddenly shook.
With a loud crack, a dark, gaping fissure appeared in the ground, its depth unknown.
The attic had been abandoned for a long time and had fallen into disrepair. With the ground cracking and the foundation breaking, the attic suddenly collapsed.
Shen Jue looked at Lu Ming in utter shock.
What is this? Why did a large crack appear in the ground when Lu Ming stomped on it?
In his shock, he couldn't react immediately. When he came to his senses, he found himself in mid-air with nowhere to grab onto, and could only watch helplessly as he fell into the deep crevice.
"No!!!" Shen Jue roared in terror.
At that moment, he saw Lu Ming's hidden secret. This godlike and ghostly ability filled him with great fear.
However, he no longer had time to regret it.
*Pfft!* When Lu Ming used the Earth Splitting Divine Power, he had already deliberately manipulated the earth, causing it to split open to both sides, revealing sharp stone spikes at the bottom of the crack.
Shen Jue fell into it and was immediately pierced. The strong smell of blood could not be concealed even by the dust and rotten wood of the collapsed pavilion.
"You fell down and died, what do I care if you're a legitimate son or a illegitimate son?" Lu Ming sneered slightly.
Do you really think he has no temper after dealing with him repeatedly?
With a thought, he stomped his foot on the ground and activated his earth-shattering magic again, shattering and erasing all the footprints and other traces under his feet.
He used his "Soaring Clouds" technique to fly out of the courtyard and quickly disappear into the distance. In this way, the deed was flawless.
Even if the Shen family investigates, they will only find out that an earthquake suddenly occurred here and Shen Jue was buried on the spot. They can only blame their bad luck and that the investigation will not trace back to him.
This is the power of the Earth-Splitting Divine Power!
Lu Ming returned safely to the Martial Arts Department and entered his own courtyard. He secretly recalled the scene of displaying his supernatural power just now, and his heart was still filled with excitement.
This supernatural power was far too strong. He was extremely satisfied with it the first time he used it.
There was only one regret: in order to fabricate the fact that Shen Jue died of natural causes, he couldn't go in to collect the spoils. Otherwise, Shen Jue probably had a lot of silver on him.
Moreover, the Earth-Splitting Divine Power consumes too much energy.
Lu Ming looked down at his trembling legs and took a slight breath.
After using his full strength once and then just casually once, his body felt extremely tired. If he were to use his full strength twice, he suspected he would collapse from exhaustion.
The Earth-Splitting Divine Power is powerful but also consumes a lot of energy. Unlike the Acupoint Divine Power, which not only consumes little energy but can also boost momentum by attacking the black leaking acupoints with the Heavenly Leak Divine Power.
Next, he focused on his cultivation, striving to develop the third acupoint supernatural power as soon as possible!
Lu Ming took off the large package from his back, and squeezed the Qi-Boosting Pills and Ganlin Powder herbs inside through the package, secretly looking forward to it.
He didn't waste any time today and continued his practice in the afternoon.
To his surprise, the Qi-Boosting Pill was indeed very effective, and its medicinal power was gentle, long-lasting, and easy to absorb, far surpassing the Qi-Nourishing Powder in all aspects.
Lu Ming took one pill and cultivated until night, taking a medicinal bath with Ganlin San in between.
[Currently evolving the Palm Dao Divine Power (20/100)...]
[Evolving acupoint supernatural power (2392/10000)...]
Late at night, he was exhausted and drenched in sweat. Looking at the results of his six hours of hard work, he couldn't help but smile.
With the help of Ganlin San to ensure his cultivation time, the speed at which he gains experience in acupoints returns to normal, and he will soon be able to evolve his third supernatural power.
The "Mastering the Dao" skill grants 10 experience points daily, allowing you to reach the maximum level much faster.
He felt a sense of satisfaction as he thought about these things. After washing up briefly, he fell into a deep sleep in bed.
The next day, he got up early and began his cultivation.
But a short while later, someone knocked on his door.
"Li Hu?" Lu Ming saw the person who came in and immediately said, "What's wrong? Come in and tell me."
Li Hu's face no longer showed the timidity of before, but rather a hint of confidence, simply because he had changed out of his gray training clothes and put on a white training uniform.
A few days ago, Li Hu reached the three-breath nine-beat stage, passing the ordinary nine-palace stance and entering the realm of martial arts.
Therefore, Li Hu made a special trip to visit him to express his gratitude for the medicine he had given him.
It's worth mentioning that Li Hu traversed the Nine Palaces formation using the pathfinding method suggested by Lu Ming. This surprised Lu Ming; it really worked?
This also shows that Li Hu is indeed very good at finding things.
Lu Ming was wondering why Li Hu had come to see him this time when he saw Li Hu looking somewhat anxious and saying:
"Senior Brother Lu, I'm not going in. Do you know what happened to Shen Jue?!"
"His second brother, Shen Changfeng, came over and actually said that his death was related to you."
"Master Wei asked me to call you to the training ground."
They actually found it!
Lu Ming's eyes flashed, and his face showed a hint of surprise and frustration:
"Shen Jue is dead? But what does his death have to do with me?"
"That's right. Shen Jue is a member of a powerful family. It's good enough that he's not causing us any trouble. Why is he suspecting us?"
Li Hu was somewhat indignant and quite worried for him.
"Since Master Wei has spoken, let's go and see." Lu Ming regained his composure, followed Li Hu out, and arrived at the martial arts arena.
The training ground was filled with all four hundred disciples, including experts like Feng Qingzhu and Liu Yiyi, who were rarely seen. It seemed that something had been brewing for some time.
Wei Jinlin stood on the high platform. Among the platform and four hundred disciples stood a young man with sharp eyes, carrying a long sword, and exuding a fierce aura.
Even from a distance of several dozen feet, Lu Ming could feel that the man's "power" was very strong, far exceeding his own.
I could hear the surrounding disciples talking:
"Lu Ming is in deep trouble now. He's actually offended the Shen family. And that Shen Changfeng is a master of the Tendon Refining technique!"
"Yes, and I heard that he is also a steward of the Sword Qi Sect, a person of high status."
"Although the Sword Qi Sect isn't even a third-rate sect, to be honest, my goal is simply to join it."
Sword Qi Sect?
Lu Ming had heard of it; it was a small sect located around Chiyun County.
Although it is just a second-rate sect, it has been entrenched in Black Cloud Mountain near Chiyun County for over a hundred years. In terms of strength, it is definitely superior to the first-class forces in the city.
Wei Jinlin stood on the high platform, his face expressionless.
Lu Ming stopped seven zhang away from Shen Changfeng, bowed to Wei Jinlin, and asked:
"What does Master Wei want with me?"