Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 149

Finally, Lu Xuan extended a large hand and made a grasping motion in the direction of the bronze bowl.

The bronze bowl immediately lifted off the ground as if held by an invisible hand.

Lu Xuan caught the bowl as it flew through the air towards him.

However, the moment his fingers closed around it, his previously expressionless face suddenly showed a flicker of astonishment.

“This thing?”

Lu Xuan clearly sensed that this seemingly ordinary bronze bowl was not forged from common bronze materials.

Considering this startling possibility, the fingers of his right hand, gripping the bowl, clenched tightly, the knuckles emitting soft cracking sounds.

Yet, even under such immense force, the bronze bowl in Lu Xuan’s hand remained completely unchanged.

Seeing this, a glimmer of pleasant surprise flashed in Lu Xuan’s eyes.

Could this actually be some kind of treasure?

Its incredible hardness surpassed even his own Black Profound Blade.

It was worth remembering that his Black Profound Blade was forged from the unique Black Profound Metal possessed by the Black Tortoise Guard, a weapon capable of withstanding his current Fiery Blade Art.

However, Lu Xuan wouldn’t need to spend a great deal of time searching for the answer to this puzzle.

Because the system interface in his mind had already provided it.

Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: External Aura Grandmaster (Minor Achievement)
Cultivation Arts: Fiery Blade Art 9/9, Flowing Light Footwork 1/9 (Can Be Deduced), Diamond Indestructibility 3/9 (Can Be Deduced).
Points: 4500
Host, please confirm: Deduce Flowing Light Footwork for 400 points?
Host, please confirm: Deduce Diamond Indestructibility for 90 points?
Detected World Essence, currently in a sealed state. Extraction failed.
??????

Lu Xuan stared at the last line of text on the system interface, words that had never appeared before.

The appearance of this line left Lu Xuan both surprised and momentarily at a loss.

World Essence?

What is this thing?
Still, judging by the surface meaning of these four characters, Lu Xuan could grasp a general idea.

Anything described as “World Essence” was definitely no ordinary item. It was extremely likely to be a very important kind of power.

But this so-called World Essence was currently in a sealed state.

Extraction failed?

The system interface failed to extract it?

Could it be that this World Essence was something the system could refine into system points?
Just like slaying supernatural anomalies or demonic beasts, it would have a similar effect.

Thinking this, Lu Xuan’s eyes burned with fervor once more. He gazed at the bronze bowl in his hand as if it were a priceless treasure.

If this bronze bowl truly could be refined into system points…

Then he would have gained another method to acquire system points in the future.

The reason for Lu Xuan’s excitement was simple: at his current realm, he was desperately short on system points.

He looked helplessly at the points on the system interface, now reading 4500.

Before slaying this Calamity-class anomaly, he had only 2500 system points.

Now, after eliminating it, the points had increased to 4500.

In other words, this single Calamity-class anomaly had provided Lu Xuan with 2000 system points.

So this is a Calamity-class anomaly?

Lu Xuan remembered that when he slew the Bloodthirsty Corpse Demon in Lan Mountain County, he had only gained 650 system points.

It was worth noting that Bloodthirsty Corpse Demon was infinitely close to the Calamity-class rank.

Now, comparing the points gained from slaying that Bloodthirsty Corpse Demon to those from this Calamity-class anomaly, the difference wasn’t just a little—it was immense.

The points obtained differed by more than threefold!

However, Lu Xuan glanced at the entry for Fiery Blade Art on the system interface. It still showed no change.

These 4500 points were still insufficient to deduce his Fiery Blade Art to the next, entirely new realm.

He wondered how many system points this bronze bowl could bring him.

Lu Xuan already had a rough idea.

If his guess was correct, this World Essence was undoubtedly contained within this bronze bowl.

Did that mean if Lu Xuan broke the surface of the bronze bowl, he could release the World Essence inside?

In that case, the World Essence, no longer sealed by the bowl, could be absorbed and refined by the system.

Having reached this conclusion, Lu Xuan carefully stored the bronze bowl away.

Despite having this idea, Lu Xuan chose not to act on it immediately.

Right now, there were still people in the county town who had been contaminated by Yin energy. Lu Xuan needed to deal with this trouble first.

In an instant, the Aura energy within Lu Xuan’s body began circulating once more.

A crystalline, translucent light shimmered beneath Lu Xuan’s feet, as if he were treading upon intangible radiance.

A single breath later, Lu Xuan’s figure had already vanished, leaving only a blurred afterimage of light lingering in his original spot.

Within the county town, in an area densely packed with commoners’ residences—a place with numerous small wooden houses arranged in a seemingly haphazard yet orderly clusters—the usually quiet and peaceful atmosphere had been plunged into panic.

From every direction within this residential area came sounds of terror, wails, agonized screams, and desperate cries for help.

“Father! Mother! Stop! What’s wrong with you!”
“Someone, help! Second Uncle, Third Uncle… they’ve been possessed!”
“Oldest brother! Your wife has gone mad! She’s on the street, clawing at herself!”

The panicked voices intertwined, creating a scene akin to a living hell.

………

Just as despair was taking hold, a streak of crimson light shot towards them from afar.

“It seems this is the last spot.”

The newcomer was, of course, Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan landed gracefully in the center of the small wooden houses, his hands clasped behind his back, his profound black robes fluttering in the wind.

By now, Lu Xuan had traveled throughout the entire county town. This was the final location where traces of Yin energy remained.

As soon as Lu Xuan finished speaking, the air around him began to churn. Boundless crimson Aura energy materialized in the void, swirling and undulating around him.

With a focused gleam in his eyes, the crimson Aura energy surrounding Lu Xuan erupted outwards at incredible speed, shooting towards the directions tainted by Yin energy.

This demonstrated the power of an External Aura Grandmaster. Their fierce, unyielding Aura energy was the natural bane of Yin energy.

Especially Lu Xuan’s Aura energy. Under the influence of his Fiery Blade Art, his Aura power surpassed that of an ordinary External Aura Grandmaster.

Main Hall of the Lu Residence!

At this moment, Lu Yunqing and Lu Yun’an stepped forward to help Ye Qingshan into a chair.

The people here had mostly escaped significant injury.

At worst, they suffered from Yin energy intrusion, which left them feeling chilled.

Among them, Ye Qingshan’s injuries were undoubtedly the most severe.

His entire right arm was gone, the severed end showing withered, grayish flesh.

Had Lu Xuan not intervened in time, Ye Qingshan would have been completely reduced to ashes by that terrifying Yin energy.