Chapter 78: Chapter 75: Phoenix Blood Worm and Inner Strength Master_1
The Liu Family and Wu Family are in their prime, with a combined total of ten Martial Marquis, and each of them even has a Martial Marquis Peak-level warrior on their side.
Not every Martial Marquis-level Feudal Lord will have a Martial Marquis Peak-level power in their midst.
Even though the six major Feudal Lords have teamed up, it’s impossible for them to go all out. Each Feudal Lord would be able to deploy two Martial Marquis at most, so with their home advantage, a battle might not be out of the question.
The faces of the Martial Marquis from the six major Feudal Lords darkened, a difficult decision lay before them.
Were they really going to fight?
If they really do fight, it would surely end in mutual destruction. This is not the outcome they wanted.
But to back down now, absolutely not.
There’s a high probability that there are mutated beasts in the Hidden Blood Land Vein.
The Liu Family and Wu Family are already very strong. With the resources from one Hidden Blood Land Vein, each clan can increase its Martial Marquis. The surrounding Feudal Lords feel an increasing sense of crisis, like a thorn in their backs, they’re unsure when they might be swallowed up.
Their joint cooperation this time is secondary to fighting for interest, as even if the six major Feudal Lords divide it equally, it wouldn’t be much.
The main goal is to suppress the Liu Family and Wu Family.
We can let go of the normal alien meat in the Hidden Blood Land Vein, but we must demand a share of the Mutated Heart Meat that comes from mutated beasts," the Martial Marquis from the He Family in Zhuifeng City continued.
"That’s right, we can take a step back," the other Martial Marquis nodded their heads.
"You want the Mutated Heart Meat? Dream on! If you want to fight, then we’ll fight. The Wu Family does not fear you," A martial Marquis from Wu Family firmly stated.
"I agree that we should share the mutated beasts," Liu Yuansong suddenly spoke, shocking everyone from the Wu Family and the six major Feudal Lords’ Martial Marquis, thinking they might have misheard.
The Liu Family, they agreed?
"Indeed, my Liu Family agrees to share the Mutated Heart Meat. Starting a war over some Mutated Heart Meat is not worth it. If we both suffer, others will just benefit," Another Martial Marquis from the Liu Family also spoke up.
This decision clearly wasn’t one person’s idea, but the collective decision of the Liu Family. They had obviously discussed it beforehand.
"You... cowards," one of the Wu Marquis spat out.
"If you want to share, share the mutated beast from your Liu Family. Don’t even think about touching ours," the two Wu Marquis glared back at Liu Yuansong.
They never expected the Liu Family to back down so easily.
"As a single clan, can you, the Wu Family, really keep all of this for yourself?" Liu Yuansong said expressionlessly.
The two Wu Marquis colored, clearly unhappy.
Without the Liu Family, they couldn’t stand up by themselves against the six major Feudal Lords.
If a war really broke out and they lost a part of their best fighters, the Liu Family would undoubtedly take the opportunity to consume the Wu Family.
"We have to report this to our Ancestor," one of the Wu Marquis finally said through grit teeth.
"We’ll await your response,"
"We’ll give you three days. After three days, our six clans will return,"
Soon after, the five Feudal Lord Martial Marquis disappeared.
Two Wu Marquis remained, one stayed while the other quickly rushed towards Wu Family’s Blood Land Vein.
After three days,
The final result could already be predicted. The Liu Family retreated, leaving the Wu Family in a difficult position and they ultimately had to retreat as well.
The Hidden Blood Land Vein contained two mutated beasts. Each beast produced ten jin of Mutated Heart Meat.
The Liu Family and Wu Family each kept three jin and the remaining fourteen jin were divided evenly among the six major Feudal Lords.
A turbulent event finally settled.
...
In the Linglan Chamber of Commerce, Wei Teng sat at the head with the Store Manager standing respectfully below.
"What on earth is the Liu Family up to? They’re so weak that they retreated without even fighting, ruining our plan. It’s infuriating," said the Store Manager hatefully.
"The fault lies with me. I can only say that there are intelligent people in the Liu Family," said Wei Teng, who was still calm, sipping his tea.
"Elder, what should we do next?"
The store manager asked in a low voice.
"Don’t worry, if this plan fails, we have another. Previously, a clan elder accidentally obtained a Phoenix Blood Worm. I have retrieved it. When the time comes, our internal members from Liu and Wu families will secretly place the worm in the Hidden Blood Land Vein, letting Liu and Wu families fight over it," said Wei Teng.
"What? Phoenix Blood Worm?"
The store manager shuddered in shock, exclaiming, "It’s just Liu and Wu families, why do we need to incur such a huge loss?"
What is a Phoenix Blood Worm?
It is a rare treasure in the world, a rare alien beast. Being the main ingredient paired with several precious spiritual medicines, it can be used to prepare the martial food ’Phoenix Blood Heart Protective Soup’.
This martial food could increase the success rate of Martial Marquis breaking through to Grandmaster by a full forty percent.
What is a Grandmaster?
When the bone strength penetrates from the outside to the inside, reaching the internal organs and tapping into their hidden potentials, inner strength is born.
It is known as an Inner Strength Master.
The gap between a Martial Marquis and an Inner Strength Master is vast, almost like a leap in life level.
Although Martial Marquis are powerful, their lifespan is similar to ordinary people, not much more than 120 years at most. Even with a few illnesses, if they suffer internal injuries from fights, they probably won’t live until 120.
But once someone breaks through to Inner Strength Master, using inner strength to nourish their internal organs, their internal organs become more resilient and lively, greatly extending their lifespan.
It is said that the weakest Inner Strength Masters can easily live till 180 years old, and the stronger ones can easily pass 200 years.
Although the physical body of a Marquis is strong enough, their organs are general, and the lifespan is limited to the internal organs. Inner Strength Master makes up for this deficiency.
This is only about lifespan. The combat power is even more incomparable to the Marquis.
Having a Grand Master at the helm is what makes a Master level feudal House and secures a two-tier blood land vein.
Any Martial Marquis would fight to their deaths for it.
If used properly, the Phoenix Blood Worm could add another Inner Strength Master to Wei Family, significantly increasing its strength. Now that it’s being used against Liu and Wu families, the store manager really couldn’t understand why.
"If it were a normal Phoenix Blood Worm, how could the clan elder possibly give it up? But that worm has already mutated, lost its original properties, and became deceptive with empty promises.
"But neither Liu nor Wu families know this, and the ancestors of both families are at the peak level of Martial Marquis, just a step away from Inner Strength Master. Their ages have all exceeded 100 too, leaving not much opportunity for you. So, once they find the Phoenix Blood Worm, won’t they fight to the death?"
Wei Teng laughed and continued to sip his tea leisurely.
"Brilliant. This plan is brilliant. No matter whose hands the Phoenix Blood Worm falls into, the other can’t ignore it and has to give their all. This time, both Liu and Wu families will inevitably suffer losses."
The store manager applauded in admiration.
...
Lu Yan’s life was very regular.
He would eat ten pounds of ’Yinuo Lizard Meat’ and five pounds of Dried Martial Food every day. He didn’t need to worry about the Wind Chasing Step as his Martial Arts Avatar would comprehend it. He would concentrate on Martial Arts practice to accumulate Qi-blood and study Martial Chef in his spare time.
His strength improved every day, and every day was very fulfilling.
And now, he didn’t need to patrol around the forbidden area anymore.
The secret had been exposed and the Mutated Heart Meat had been divided. It was no longer necessary to guard the area. Both major Houses even withdrew some of their armed forces.
This way, they, the Red-clad Guards, had more time to practice.
About two months after mastering the Wind Chasing Step, he reached the Unity of Man and Martial Arts realm and acquired the Martial Body.
As Lu Yan had expected, the increase he gained from this Acquired Martial Body was even less. The total Qi-blood and physical improvement was less than ten percent.
As such, his current total Qi-blood was still just over five times that of an ordinary person and not quite six times.
But the concentration of his Qi-blood increased more than ten percent, making his Qi-blood more robust and saving a lot of time.
"The increase could be even less next time. Perhaps the second-rate Martial Arts would become useless after the next time."
Lu Yan pondered.
After taking a bath, he changed into a clean set of clothes and began to read through ’Man Xiang Body’.
About ten days later, he mastered the Man Xiang Body, condensing a Martial Arts Avatar, and began to improve by leaps and bounds.
In the blink of an eye, another month passed. The Man Xiang Body reached the transcendent stage and progressed to twenty percent.
He found that the Man Xiang Body could be used in conjunction with the Vajra Body. As soon as he started to operate, his muscles swelled and his whole body bulged. He was enveloped in a golden glow and his strength was immeasurable. For a moment, he could explode with a combat power five times stronger than before.
Coupled with the Wind Chasing Step, his combat power had greatly increased.
One day, he brought a food box and went to Blood Land Vein to find Shen Yinuo. He filled a box with martial food and prepared to return to the city.
Boom!
Just as he left Changfeng Mountain, he heard a tremendous rumbling from the earth, like a huge beast running.
Ahead, a cavalry was rushing towards Changfeng Mountain at a breakneck speed, with more than two hundred in numbers.
"It’s Wu’s armed forces."
Identifying the banner, Lu Yan was startled and quickly hid in a secluded spot.
