Chapter 28

Think what comes to be!

The next day, Elder Cheng Qu found Lu Li and gave him a mission, instructing him to set out with Miss Yi to the Ice Abyss in four days. He must slay a hundred first-rank mystic beasts or one second-rank mystic beast to become a formal guest of the Liu family.

"A group of super-family experts battled the Beast Emperor near the abyss, causing a beast tide to erupt in the outer region. Although the powerful mystic beasts were killed and the beast tide was suppressed, many mystic beasts are still trying to break out. Recently, all families have been mobilizing their strong armies to the outer region of the abyss to kill mystic beasts. Our Liu family has lost many people this time. You happen to want to join the guest hall, so it’s only natural that you step up when the Liu family is in trouble."

After giving a few instructions, Cheng Qu left. Lu Li’s gaze turned to Lu Ling, who nodded and said, "The assessment task is reasonable. Following Miss Yi will greatly reduce the danger, and you can also familiarize yourself with the use of mystic power. Of course... Di Ba will surely try every means to take revenge, so this trip out of the city is still a matter of life and death."

Lu Li frowned and said, "The mission has already been issued, and I can’t change it. I can only go out to fight. Unfortunately, the time is too tight. If I had one or two months, I could have opened all my meridians and tried to form a divine sea."

"Hmm..."

Lu Ling thought for a moment and waved his hand, "Go and practice first. See if you can open a few more meridians in these four days to enhance your combat power. We’ll talk about the mission later."

Lu Li had no choice but to return to his room and continue practicing. He had already opened four meridians, and his progress was like a rocket. If the other meridians were the same as the first four, he could probably reach the peak of the Black Tortoise realm in a month or so.

Clearly...

He was thinking too much. The fifth meridian, the Foot-Yin Meridian, went smoothly, taking only half a day. However, the sixth meridian, the Conception Vessel, was much longer and larger, with more blockages and impurities. It took him a day and a half to open it...

Living here was very leisurely, with no worries about food or clothing. Meals, water, and fruits were delivered daily, and there was a small manager in charge of the guest hall who could be approached for any reasonable needs.

"How can the seventh meridian be so long and large?"

No need to worry about Lu Ling, as Lu Li practiced day and night. When he went to open the seventh meridian, he was even more stunned. The seventh meridian, the Governor Vessel, was twice as large as the sixth meridian, the Conception Vessel, with even more blockages. He estimated it would take at least three to four days to open it.

The further he went, the harder it became!

Lu Li thought about it and felt relieved. If cultivation became easier, everyone would be dukes and emperors. The reason why strong people are so rare is that each breakthrough is incredibly difficult.

If Lu Li’s current thoughts were known by outsiders, many would be so frustrated they would spit blood. After all, even the most talented young generation, the Zhao family’s young master Zhao Rui, took a whole year to go from the early stage to the peak of the Black Tortoise realm. Lu Li, it seemed, would only take a few months.

Indeed!

By the afternoon of the third day, Lu Li had only opened half of his seventh meridian. After a few days of cultivation, the mystic power in his meridians had become quite substantial, enough to last him for a month or two.

"Stop practicing, take a break!"

Lu Ling walked in and handed over a steaming bowl of food, which was more like a basin. Lu Li’s appetite was terrifying.

Lu Ling watched as Lu Li devoured the food and said, "We’re leaving tomorrow morning. Later, go find Cheng Qu and see if you can get a good weapon!"

"Weapons?"

Lu Li stopped eating and frowned, "I’m not yet a formal guest of the Liu family. Asking for a weapon now doesn’t seem right. Besides... the battle knife I use is quite suitable, and it’s a first-rank mystic weapon."

"It’s not about suitability!" Lu Ling explained, "You don’t understand mystic techniques, so whether the battle knife is a mystic weapon or not doesn’t matter much. It would be better to use a heavy weapon. Your physical strength is ten thousand pounds, and with the use of mystic power, it’s at least sixteen thousand pounds, far exceeding the peak of the Black Tortoise realm. Since you don’t understand the subtleties of mystic techniques, use brute force to break through, and attack with absolute power. This will greatly leverage your advantages."

"Right!"

Lu Li pondered for a moment, and his eyes lit up. Lu Ling’s words were like a sudden enlightenment, making him realize that his strength far exceeded the peak of the Black Tortoise realm. If he could have a heavy weapon, he could use his powerful strength to directly break through the enemy’s clever moves, one force to overcome ten skills!

With this realization, Lu Li ate heartily and quickly finished. Lu Ling took out some gold leaves from his bag and handed them over, "In the Liu family, you don’t have to worry about food or clothing. Gold leaves are useless. If you can exchange gold leaves for something, get the heaviest weapon you can, any type will do."

"Okay!"

Lu Li grabbed over a hundred gold leaves and left. This was all his savings over the years, but he didn’t feel the slightest bit of regret. As long as he could survive this mission, he could always get more gold leaves later.

He found Elder Cheng Qu, who was somewhat hesitant. After all, Lu Li was not yet a formal guest of the Liu family and had made no contributions. Asking the Liu family for something now would not be agreed upon by the old men in the weapon hall.

Seeing Lu Li’s hopeful gaze, Cheng Qu waved his hand, "This is your identity token. Go and try your luck. The weapon hall is in the outer hall, the 19th pavilion."

Lu Li took the token and thanked him, then left the guest hall. He followed the door numbers in the courtyard and found a large pavilion after a few incense sticks of time. The three characters "Weapon Hall" were written on the door.

"Stop!"

Inside the weapon hall courtyard, a gray-haired old man was sitting. He stared at Lu Li and said, "Identity token!"

Lu Li handed over the token, and the gray-haired old man’s mystic power shone as the token quickly lit up, displaying a "Guest" character. The old man glanced at Lu Li and waved his hand, "You’re not yet a formal guest, and you have no contribution points. You don’t have the qualifications to enter."

"Ah..."

Lu Li took the token back, somewhat disheartened, and then took out the gold leaves, "Sir, can I use gold leaves to buy a weapon? I’m about to participate in the assessment, and without a weapon, I might not be able to perform at my best."

"Gold leaves?"

The old man sneered at Lu Li, "Does our Liu family lack gold leaves? All mystic weapons require contribution points to exchange, and high-rank mystic weapons require astronomical contribution points. Since you’re participating in the assessment without a weapon, I’ll make an exception. You can use gold leaves to exchange, but only for the most ordinary weapons or damaged mystic weapons."

"Thank you, sir!"

Lu Li was overjoyed. He didn’t need a mystic weapon, just a heavy one. He followed the old man into the weapon hall, but the old man didn’t take him to the central pavilion; instead, he went to a small room in a corner. The old man opened the room and said, "Go in and choose one. Bring it out later for me to see. If I think it’s reasonable, you can exchange it."

Lu Li hurriedly went in. The room was not large, only about forty to fifty square meters, filled with weapons, at least a thousand. All the weapons were rusty, emitting a smell of iron rust.

"All destroyed mystic weapons..."

Lu Li scanned the room and felt somewhat disappointed. Most of the weapons were damaged mystic weapons, some even broken. These mystic weapons were generally battle knives, long spears, long swords, and bows, which didn’t seem very heavy.

Lu Li walked around the room, trying many weapons, but none were heavy enough. The heaviest axe was only five or six hundred pounds...

"Hey? There’s a big knife down there!"

After searching for a while, Lu Li found a huge battle knife at the bottom of a pile of weapons. Although he could only see a corner, he could predict that the knife was definitely very heavy.

He moved the weapons aside, and the large knife revealed its true form. It was a very beautiful battle knife, definitely a mystic weapon, and of high quality. The patterns on it were ancient and elegant, clearly not an ordinary item.

Unfortunately, the knife was damaged, with a section of the blade broken and uneven, making it look a bit odd.

Lu Li didn’t care about its appearance or whether it was damaged. He gripped the handle with one hand and lifted the battle knife, his expression immediately brightening. He exclaimed, "This knife is so heavy, at least two thousand pounds. If it weren’t broken, it would be at least three thousand pounds. Not bad, I’ll take this one!"