Chapter 17

The Nine Yang Divine Skill is Completed, and the Dirty Martial Master Attacks!

Immediately, Lu Ze handed Zhao Yueling a silver note with a face value of one hundred taels, saying, "Second Senior Sister, this is for you!"

He knew what had just happened; if Zhao Yueling hadn't severed the Azure Python's spine with a single strike, he wouldn't have had a chance to kill it.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yueling smiled, pushed the silver note back, and said with a smile, "It's enough that you have the intention."

Immediately, Zheng Rou asked, "Captain, should we continue hunting?"

Zhou Cheng, Li Jinsong, and the other three also looked eager to try.

However, Zhao Yueling shook her head and said, "We already have quite a few silver notes. If we continue to earn more, it will only bring us death. Besides, there will always be danger in hunting. We should secure our gains first and convert our silver notes into strength."

Lu Ze nodded and said, "I agree with Senior Sister's idea."

Upon hearing this, the other team members abandoned their plan to continue hunting. After all, without Zhao Yueling, a master who was close to the fourth level of Body Tempering Perfection, to oversee the hunt, the casualty rate would be too high.

Therefore, they decided to wait for the Xuanjia Army to return to the city and go back with them, as it would be safer.

At this moment, Lu Ze took out a Spirit Essence Pill, consumed 10 Source Points to strengthen it into the Limitless Immortal Pill • Extreme Yang Pill, and then, under the pretext of healing his injuries, asked Zhao Yueling to help protect him. He then took the Extreme Yang Pill and circulated his internal energy to refine it.

Zhao Yueling is indeed a good person, and she is dedicated to protecting Lu Ze.

Half an hour later, Lu Ze had refined the immense medicinal power of the Extreme Yang Pill into pure Nine Yang Internal Force.

With the foundation of thirty years of Nine Yang Divine Skill internal energy, it was much easier for him to refine the second Extreme Yang Pill, which only took him half an hour.

Of course, these skills are still rather superficial and need to be refined and purified over a period of time before they can be truly put to use.

But now that we have accumulated sixty years of Nine Yang Internal Force, the time is ripe to open up the Ren and Du meridians!

Immediately, Lu Ze gathered his immense Nine Yang Internal Force and began to break through the Ren and Du meridians.

Under the impact of the internal energy of the Nine Yang Divine Skill for sixty years, the Ren and Du meridians were forcefully opened, as if water had naturally flowed into a channel!

Not only that, all the meridians in his body were also fully opened!

Not long after, Lu Ze slowly finished his practice, opened his eyes, and a look of surprise appeared in them. The Nine Yang Divine Skill had finally been mastered!

He then checked his attribute panel and saw that he had mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill (7th level, 1%).

Although the Nine Yang Divine Skill has been mastered, it has not yet reached perfection and there is still much room for improvement!

At this moment, his internal strength is equivalent to that of Zhang Wuji, who had just mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Once the Nine Yang Divine Skill is perfected, he is likely to be at the same level as Zhang Sanfeng!

However, mastering the Nine Yang Divine Skill is not just about greatly increasing one's internal strength; it also grants one the ability to generate endless internal energy and possesses a variety of exceptional properties such as body protection, detoxification, and healing. Moreover, one can readily access all martial arts techniques in the world and learn anything quickly!

With the Nine Yang Divine Skill now fully mastered, Lu Ze only needed to circulate his energy slightly to completely heal his internal injuries.

At this moment, Zhao Yueling, noticing the change in Lu Ze's expression, couldn't help but ask, "Junior Brother, are you fully recovered?"

Lu Ze nodded, stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Thank you for protecting me, Senior Sister!"

Just then, Li Jinsong suddenly said, "Captain, look over there!"

Lu Ze and Zhao Yueling looked over at the same time and found that the Xuanjia Army had already packed up their camp and set off again, but not to return to the city, but to continue deeper into the wilderness.

"Captain, should we follow them?"

"I've heard that there are all sorts of rare and precious herbs deep in the wilderness. If I could find even one, I'd be set for life."

"Yes, Captain, should we go take a look?"

The tone of Zhou Cheng, Qian Yong, Huang Heng, and others was full of longing.

However, Zhao Yueling coldly replied, "In the depths of the wilderness, high-level ferocious beasts abound, including top-tier beasts and even terrifying monsters! The Xuanjia Army is protected by Qi Refining Realm Immortal Masters, and their battle formation possesses an iron-blooded aura to resist vengeful spirits and ghosts! What do we have? To go and die? If you want to go, I won't stop you. But I'm not going!"

Lu Ze also said, "I'm not going either."

In the end, Zhou Cheng and the other four gave up the idea of ​​following them and chose to return to the city with Lu Ze and Zhao Yueling.

The journey back to the city was fifty li (approximately 25 kilometers), and Lu Ze and his group had only been walking for half an hour, already covering half the distance.

However, at that moment, eight men dressed in tight-fitting clothes and carrying weapons emerged from the woods on the left and right.

The leader was a burly middle-aged man in a yellow shirt, holding a mixed iron rod, with a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth.

He smiled and looked at Zhao Yueling, saying, "Zhao Yueling, the second disciple of the Black Tiger Martial Arts School, is indeed very beautiful! As long as you hand over the silver notes you have and entertain me, I'll let you go."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Cheng, Li Jinsong, and the other four all looked solemn, but they were not afraid.

They had encountered robbers before, but thanks to Zhao Yueling's formidable strength, they had always managed to get through safely and even manage to acquire some spoils.

However, Zhao Yueling's expression was extremely solemn. She stared at the burly middle-aged man and said in a deep voice, "Xiong Rui, the head of the Divine Peak Hall of the Green Snake Gang, with the cultivation of the Great Perfection of the Dirty Refining Realm! I didn't expect that a big shot like you would even look at the meager gains of us juniors. Aren't you afraid that my master will cause you trouble?"

However, Zhou Cheng, Li Jinsong, and the other four all changed their expressions drastically.

Because the strength of a Dirty Martial Artist is vastly different from that of a Body Refining Martial Artist at the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm, their strength, movement speed, and agility will all be greatly enhanced.

Even if three or four Body Refining Level 4 martial artists joined forces, they would still be no match for a Dirty Martial Master!

Xiong Rui laughed wildly, "Good eyesight! Since you've recognized me, then you're all doomed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed towards Zhao Yueling, his iron rod crashing down like a pillar supporting the sky.

Zhao Yueling flashed and appeared beside Xiong Rui, her Hundred-Refined Blade slashing swiftly towards his neck.

However, Xiong Rui suddenly turned to the side and swung out his iron rod with lightning speed.

As the sword and staff clashed, Zhao Yueling felt a surge of immense force as she was forced to retreat rapidly.

At the same time, the other seven robbers under Xiong Rui's command also attacked Lu Ze and the other six with their knives.

Holding a hundred-refined steel saber, Lu Ze used the immense internal energy of his mastered Nine Yang Divine Skill to fully activate the Thunderclap Steps, his figure flashing past a robber like lightning.

A bloody gash appeared on the robber's neck, blood gushing out as his body slowly collapsed. His last thought was, "Such a fast knife!"

Mastering the Nine Yang Divine Skill greatly enhanced Lu Ze's strength!

"Congratulations, host. You have killed a Green Serpent Gang disciple who was at the second level of Body Tempering and Bone Refinement. You have gained 7 Source Points."

"How is that possible!"

The remaining robbers who witnessed this scene were all visibly shocked and incredulous.

However, Lu Ze's figure flashed again, passing by one of the robbers like a ghost.

A bloody gash appeared on the robber's neck, blood gushing out, and his body slowly collapsed.

"Congratulations, host! You have killed a Green Serpent Gang disciple who had reached the Great Perfection of Bone Refinement, and have gained 7 Source Points!"

Upon seeing this, the other Green Snake Gang members disguised as bandits were immediately terrified and considered retreating.