Fantasy: One Effort, Ten Thousand Times Critical Hit Harvest!

Chapter 13: Body’s Protective Energy, Lifeless Blade Qi

“Junior Brother, what do you think?”

Cheng Qingman asked.

“Since Senior Sister took the initiative to find me, how could I refuse?”

Luo Mu smiled, “Besides, thank you, Senior Sister. There are some things that one simply cannot access without guidance.”

This was how society worked.

“You’re being too modest, Junior Brother. It’s your own outstanding strength that matters.”

Cheng Qingman stood up, “Someone is still in closed-door training, so the task is set for five days from now, in the evening. We’ll meet at the academy gate then.”

“Alright.”

Luo Mu nodded.

“I have something to attend to, so I’ll be going now~”

Cheng Qingman winked at Luo Mu.

“Take care, Senior Sister.”

Hearing this,

Cheng Qingman rolled her eyes.

Such an unromantic guy, not even asking her to stay.

After Cheng Qingman left,

Luo Mu closed the courtyard gate.

Her reasoning was full of holes.

What strength?

The inner court had plenty of geniuses and countless strong individuals.

The strength he had displayed earlier was, at best, middle to lower-tier in the inner court, perhaps even lower.

She could have easily found someone stronger, but she came to him instead.

“Is this… an investment?”

Luo Mu’s lips curled into a smile.

This kind of thing was quite common in the academy.

In fact, it was common across the empire, and even throughout the human territories.

“Although I’m not the main force for this task, I should still improve my strength just in case.”

Luo Mu refocused.

Demonic sects were notorious for their sinister and cunning tactics.

When fighting them,

strength wasn’t the only factor.

For example, before, a demonic spy at only the first level of the True Aperture Realm almost killed Cheng Qingman, who was at the sixth level.

“Better head to the back mountain again.”

Luo Mu decided to train the Profound Sun Dominating Body Technique in the morning, and the Lifeless Blade Sutra at night—both at the same time!

No delays!

Soon,

five days passed.

Atop a mountain peak,

a figure sat cross-legged.

His body was tall and muscular, radiating intense blood vitality like a furnace.

The surrounding grass had been burned to ash,

leaving nothing but a field of gray.

With the gentle breeze, the ashes slowly drifted away.

Hoo!

 Luo Mu opened his eyes.

His pupils were a deep red.

But it wasn’t an eerie red; it was an upright, righteous red.

He looked down at his arm.

His skin trembled, and a faint layer of energy enveloped his entire arm.

“Protective energy!”

Luo Mu’s lips curled into a smile.

He recalled hearing his teacher say that when a person’s body becomes strong enough, it generates an energy.

This energy is called—protective energy.

It is incredibly tough, resistant to blades and swords.

“This is an unexpected surprise. Now, if someone wants to hurt my body, they’ll have to break through this layer of protective energy first.”

Luo Mu stood up,

feeling a sense of awe.

No wonder the Profound Sun Dominating Body Technique was a middle-grade Profound Rank body-refining technique.

Even at the minor success stage, his body was already strong enough to generate protective energy.

Many lower-grade Profound Rank body-refining techniques couldn’t even produce protective energy at full mastery.

Not bad.

In these five days of training, Luo Mu’s Profound Sun Dominating Body Technique had reached the minor success stage.

The only thing holding him back was the lack of sun essence.

Otherwise, with his critical hits, five days would have been enough to push him toward major success.

In these five days,

he hadn’t been able to find sun essence every day.

Even when he did,

it wasn’t always suitable.

“I need more money.”

Luo Mu’s gaze sharpened.

If he had the wealth, he wouldn’t have to search for wandering sun essence in the heavens and earth—he could buy it directly from the academy.

That would make training much faster.

And with the critical hits,

he wouldn’t need too many resources anyway.

“I hope this mission lets me kill a few more demonic cultivators.”

Luo Mu twisted his neck.

His red eyes glinted with anticipation.

He then drew the long blade beside him and performed a flourish.

During this time, he hadn’t neglected his training in the Lifeless Blade Sutra.

He had already reached the minor success stage.

This was thanks to the foundation laid by the Lifeless Blade Technique.

As the elder of the Martial Arts Pavilion had said, the Lifeless Blade Technique was indeed derived from the Lifeless Blade Sutra, and the two were quite similar.

However, the Lifeless Blade Sutra was much more profound and of a higher grade.

The Lifeless Blade Technique could only generate one strand of Lifeless Blade Qi.

But the Lifeless Blade Sutra could generate a full one hundred strands!

Moreover, these could be hidden throughout the body,

unlike the Lifeless Blade Technique, which could only store the blade qi on the back of the hand, making it quite obvious.

Additionally, the Lifeless Blade Sutra came with a set of moves.

They allowed the technique to reach its full potential.

“Lifeless Blade Qi.”

Luo Mu raised his right hand, palm facing upward, and a phantom-like blade tip appeared.

One strand, two strands, three strands… up to thirty strands.

These strands of blade qi carried the fierce aura of a blade, as well as a strong sense of death.

With one strike,

even before the blade reached, the sensation of death would already descend!

“Break Blade Style!”

Luo Mu’s excitement grew as he began practicing at the mountain peak.

He gripped the blade with one hand.

With a single slash, the thirty strands of blade qi transformed into a massive, fierce blade wheel that spun forward!

Boom! The ground split open, stones flew, and the terrain was left in ruins.

“Not bad!”

Luo Mu nodded.

And that was only thirty strands of blade qi. If it had been all one hundred,

the power would be unimaginable.

And this was just one way to use blade qi.

There were also techniques like the Distant Blade Style, Tyrant Blade Style, and more.

All extremely profound.

They would require much more time to fully comprehend and master.

“It seems it’s about time.”

Luo Mu put on his clothes, sheathed his blade, and hung it at his waist.

Today was the day he had agreed to meet Cheng Qingman.

Better not be late.

With that thought,

Luo Mu leapt off the mountain peak.

Using the protruding rocks,

he landed smoothly on the ground.

After five days of training, his cultivation had also improved, reaching the second level of the True Aperture Realm.

The second aperture was filled with Primordial Origin Blood, further enhancing his body’s capabilities.

Especially the quality of his blood vitality.

Blood vitality was the foundation of strength for body-refining and True Aperture Realm martial artists.

Whether it was for cultivation techniques or combat skills, blood vitality was the source of power to activate them.