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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe second mountain.

nBang!

nThe wooden boat advanced against the waves.

nLu Ming stood steadily at the front of the wooden boat.

nLu Yan stuck her hand into the water briefly before retracting it. “The energy nourishment level is indeed increasing. It will get higher as we advance.”

n“Yes.”

nLu Ming understood.

nThe energy nourishment level would increase as they moved further!

nSince that was the case, why must they temper the body at the starting point?

nThey would vomit blood while going against the waves!

nIt was too tiring!

nTherefore, Lu Ming decided he should head to the finish point right away and take his time to temper his body. It was most efficient in this way!

nLook at these people…

nOther than Gao Xiaoqing who seemed to be looking good, everyone else was suffering!

nEh?

nWhy was Gao Xiaoqing at the front of the group?

nLu Ming was surprised. Perhaps it was due to gender?

nWell…

nAfter all, she would lose blood every month…

n“What are you thinking about?”

nLu Yan slapped her brother on the head. “There is a herbal smell coming from the child. Didn’t you smell it when you passed by her?”

n“Herbal smell?”

nLu Ming was surprised. “I thought that is the so-called natural body fragrance.”

nLu Yan cast her brother a displeased look, turning silent for a long while. “Stop reading those indecent books, they are not beneficial to you.”

nAt the end…

nShe added another comment. “It is just the smell of perspiration.”

nThese young boys…

nLu Yan shook her head slightly.

nHow could there be fragrance coming from the human body?

nAt times when they had martial arts courses, dozens of girls were panting hard from the exercises and they did smell… but it was the smell of perspiration. It smelled awful!

nIt was considered good enough that some cultivators did not smell at all when they perspired!

nThe so-called natural body fragrance?

nIt must be referring to the smell on Gao Xiaoqing.

nMany gifted ladies who came from well-to-do families would keep using herbal medicine to constantly temper their body. This was why people had the impression that it was their natural body fragrance.

nLu Ming was speechless.

nHe did not read any indecent books!

nWhat he read was similar to the Dream of the Red Chamber and the ancient books from the author by the surname of Jin. All of them were decent books!

nHowever…

nThe smell of perspiration?

nThere were expressions like smelling nice even when sweating…

nBut Lu Ming understood right away. For a lady to be drenched in perspiration in front of someone, the person must either be her lover or suitor. In the eyes of these men, everything smelled fragrant.

nHe had confirmed his doubts!

nSo it was their fault!

n…

nSeeing that her brother was willing to listen to her, Lu Yan felt assured and looked toward the boat.

n“Pretty good.”

nLu Yan nodded slightly.

nHer brother was always able to come up with something unexpected.

nFor example…

nThese strange guys!

nIn the wooden boat.

nIn fact, it was just a raft with a makeshift shelter.

nOn the left and right sides of the wooden raft were in fact two rows of powerful Energy Warriors who squatted by the side. Each of them had a newly created oar. They were rowing very seriously in the water!

nYes.

nThis was the driving force of the boat!

nThree-star cards: Burial Mound Warrior.

nThat was right. Lu Ming applied his basic profession to its best.

nMore than ten Burial Mound Warriors were armed with oars. They had turned a wooden raft into a super large-scale wooden boat. It was powerful and invincible!

nThe Burial Mound Warriors were at the three-star peak level! Every warrior was equivalent to one Wang Xuan!

nOh.

nThat was not correct.

nWang Xuan would be tired, but they would not feel tired at all.

nRight now, they were equivalent to Gao Xiaoqing who smelled of herbal medicine!

nWell…

nThat was to say, more than ten Gao Xiaoqing who smelled of herbal medicines were paddling the boat, driving it forward. Since there were so many of them paddling, there was no doubt that it would move at a faster speed!

nThe only problem was the time limit.

nHowever…

nIt was sufficient!

n“Hehe.”

nLu Ming looked at the warriors who worked hard at paddling.

nIf there was background music like this song, “With one bamboo stick, it’s difficult to cross the ocean. If everyone works hard to paddle, it could drive a big galleon…”, it would be perfect.

nBang!

nThere was a deafening sound.

nThe waves became unusually large.

nLu Ming recovered his senses and realized that they had reached the finishing point.

n“We have arrived.”

nThere was a sparkle in Lu Ming’s eyes.

nBang!

nThe wooden boat hit hard against the third mountain, breaking into pieces. Lu Yan used her Sword Aura to pass through the shore, leaving one single piece of wood behind.

nLu Ming and his sister stood on the wood.

nWell…

nThey had reached the destination!

nLu Ming was in no hurry to go ashore.

nFirst of all, it had nothing to do with them. He rushed to the finishing point as soon as possible so as to temper his body and to become stronger!

n“I will keep a lookout for you.”

nHis sister assured him.

n“Okay.”

nLu Ming put his feet carefully into the water. He could feel a rush of energy. He retracted his feet right away.

nLu Yan was speechless.

nSilly brother.

nIt was for him to temper his body not to have a foot bath!

nBut then again, was Qing Ming City very cold? Her brother seemed very familiar with how he should test the water temperature.

n“Let me adapt to it first.”

nLu Ming felt embarrassed.

nHe soaked his feet deep into the water once again.

nRight then…

nHe could feel an endless flow of energy.

nHe was able to avoid being slapped by the waves, yet he could be nourished by the energy. Even if he only soaked his feet, he could feel the endless amount of energy.

nBuzz—

nThe immense amount of energy began to nourish his body.

nLu Ming got accustomed to the energy in the water and decided to soak his entire body into the water.

nBang!

nInfinite energy surged.

nThis was the final destination and it had the strongest energy!

nBang!

nBang!

nHis body was being tempered by the energy!

nLu Ming thought about it and dived into the water…

nAlthough the rest were swimming in the water and were tempering their bodies in the water, they could only temper part of the body. For Lu Ming, he was at the finishing point, hence he was able to temper his entire body!

nA full-body tempering!

nThe maximum energy!

nBang!

nBang!

nEnergy surged within his body.

nLu Ming’s physical fitness level was increasing rapidly.

nHowever, as he was not hit by the waves, it still made a slight difference. The absorption rate was not as fast and much energy nourishment had been wasted.

n“Well… This won’t do!”

nLu Yan pondered for a moment. This was a rare chance, they must not waste it!

nIt was rare that there was an endless amount of energy nourishment and they were lucky to be at the place where it was at its highest level. They must not let it go to waste!

nSince this was the case…

n“Brother, endure it for a while.”

nLu Yan assured him gently.

nWith that…

nShe gently pressed on Lu Ming’s chest.

nLu Ming who was being nourished in the river felt a warm hand stroking his chest. Just when he felt doubtful, he was hit by a terrible force.

nBang!

nThe Sword Aura entered him!

nLu Ming’s liver burst immediately!

nBang!

nLu Ming felt a loud roar inside his head. He thought that he had died. However, the endless amount of energy wrapped around him and his liver healed immediately.

nIt was painful!

nThe pain was excruciating!

nLu Ming widened his eyes.

nHe could feel the razor-like sharpness of his sister’s Sword Aura. It delved deep into his body, the thick and sharp Sword Aura cut through his internal organs.

nBuzz—

nPart of the Sword Aura turned into smaller Sword Auras and delved into his blood vessels.

nCrash!

nCrash!

nAll his blood vessels burst instantly.

nThey were too thick!

nHe could not withstand it!

n“Brother. It will be slightly painful, you must endure it…”

nLu Yan’s voice echoed in his ear.

n!!!

nHow was this slightly painful?

nAh… sister, are you kidding me?!

nBang!

nBang!

nAll his blood vessels burst.

nThankfully…

nThe effect was just as significant.

nThe river surged. The energy seemed to sense the gap, it rushed madly into Lu Ming’s body, healing his injured organs and blood vessels!

nThen…

nBang!

nThey exploded after coming into contact with his sister’s Sword Aura!

nOnce!

nTwice!

nThrice!

n…

nLu Ming could not remember how many times his sister repeated the cycle.

nHe had completely lost track of time. He only felt that his body was being constantly torn apart and restructured. His liver burst multiple times.

nHe suspected that his sister might have a special appetite for…

nPerhaps, she should change to another point of entry!

nWhy did she always enter through the liver…

nAh!

nBuzz—

nThe Sword Aura entered him!

nBang!

nHe trembled and his liver managed to stay intact.

nDone!

nLu Ming had yet to rejoice and he felt that his sister worked to increase her Sword Aura and his liver burst once again and the Sword Aura entered other parts of his body!

nBang!

nBang!

nLu Ming was bleeding all over.

nThe surging waves of the river continued to nourish Lu Ming’s body. Perhaps since Lu Ming had lost too much blood, the energy rushed into his body rapidly!

nIt covered all parts of his body!

nThe second mountain was large, yet, at least ninety percent of the energy near the river had been absorbed by Lu Ming!

nThe end result was that there was less energy available!

nThe energy that flowed outwards from the finishing point was very little as well!

n“The energy is getting lesser and lesser.”

nLu Yan frowned slightly.

nThe energy in the second mountain seemed to be a cycle. After Lu Ming absorbed a large amount of energy essence, the water at the start of the river did not seem to have much energy.

n“It is such a pity.”

nLu Yan felt a little regretful.

nIt seemed that energy over here was not endless!

nHowever…

nIt was enough!

nShush!

nShe retracted the Sword Aura from Lu Ming’s body.

nBuzz—

nThe faint energy nourished the body.

nLu Ming’s body quickly healed. After the injuries healed thoroughly, there was an unexpected strange stream of lights. It was characteristic of people whose bodies had been enhanced to a certain extent!

nEnergy Warriors had to cultivate for many years to achieve this level!

nCopper skin and iron bones!

nThree-star peak!

nBut now…

nLu Ming had achieved it.

n“Finished?”

nLu Ming recovered, feeling dazed.

n“Yes,” Lu Yan said softly, “Do a check on your current physical fitness.”

n“Huh?”

nLu Ming clenched his fists automatically.

nBuzz—

nA powerful force seemed to gather in his hands.

nThis force…

nLu Ming’s pupils constricted.

nHis physical fitness level had been enhanced greatly.

nAlthough he could not learn the skills and abilities of Energy Warriors, at least he could be physically strong. He had already reached the copper skin and iron bones legendary level!

nWhat did it mean?

nThree-star peak!

nYes.

nAs a Card Creator, Lu Ming’s physical fitness had already reached a three-star peak. Although it was not very useful, at least his survival skills were greatly enhanced!

nIf he changed his profession to become an Energy Warrior, he would be starting from the three-star peak!

n“Pretty good.”

nLu Yan patted Lu Ming’s chest, satisfied with his current achievement.

nThe touch of his chest had changed.

nHis body was much tougher than before.

nLu Ming was speechless.

nWhat the hell had he been through just now?!

n“Let’s go.”

nLu Yan pulled her brother out from the river.

nShush!

nThe two of them entered the third mountain.

nAssessment…

nEnded!

nBuzz—

nThe picture of their card appeared on the stele nearby.

nAt this very moment…

nZhao Yunshan and the group were close to the finishing point!

nHowever…

nWhen they were halfway there, they had already sensed that the energy nourishment in the river seemed to diminish rapidly. It got lesser and lesser as they neared the finishing point!

nWhat was happening?

nCould it be that in this assessment, the energy concentration at the center of the river was at its highest and it was at its lowest at the starting and finishing point?

nWell…

nThat was possible!

nIn this case, it was up to the inheritors to decide if they wanted to stay in the river to temper the body or to resist the temptation to reach the finishing point as soon as possible.

nThis was indeed the work of the veteran, Lunar Shadow!

nThe legacy assessment had been well thought out.

nBang!

nThe waves surged.

nZhao Yunshan reached the finishing point.

nGao Tianlang followed right behind, Wu Hongfei, Gao Xiaoqing and the rest had reached as well.

nHowever…

nThey did not look joyous. Instead, all of them had an odd expression on their faces. That was because the first place for the second assessment was Lu Yan and her brother again!

nTo hell with it!

nWhat was wrong with the siblings?

nBesides, they had a shock when they saw Lu Ming. How did his physical fitness level become a three-star peak for no reason?!

nHow long had it been?

nHow could he have changed from an ordinary man to a three-star peak?

nWas this a joke?!

nZhao Yunshan could not achieve it either!

nThis guy…

nZhao Yunshan was full of doubts.

nWhat had the sister and brother been doing during those few minutes?!

nOf course.

nIf they found out that the concentration of energy nourishment in the second half of the billowing river should have kept increasing and reached its highest at the finishing point, what would be on their mind?

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