Su Que came to the west of the city to find out where he could obtain better medicinal formulas or internal strength that harms both enemies and oneself.
Distracted by the conflict between the White Lotus Sect and the Eight Trigrams Sect, he continued to walk towards the gambling house.
After visiting the gambling house for several days, he still couldn't get any information.
One night, he practiced the Seven Injuries Fist in the forest.
Name: Su Que (17 years old)
Lifespan: 71
Talent Value: 12
Martial Arts: Seven Injuries Fist (5th Realm Refining Skill 15%), Five Animals Qigong (1st Realm Initial Insight 1%)
Several days had passed, and his progress in the Seven Injuries Fist had only improved by 2%.
This was even with the continuous stimulation of medicinal power at all times.
"Without internal strength or a better medicinal formula, it's very difficult to improve in the Seven Injuries Fist!"
For the next few days, Su Que still took the time every day to go to the gambling house to gather information.
He gathered information for four days, yet still gained nothing.
Until the fifth day, he heard some information from two Jianghu men.
Eighty miles outside Jade Water City, there was a place called Lu Family Manor.
The manor master, Lu Jutian, was a Fourth Blood Martial Artist who practiced internal strength called the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill."
This was learned by his grandfather by chance from a martial arts expert.
This type of internal strength was once astonishing a hundred years ago.
For those who practiced this internal strength, the progression was very quick, and the inner strength released was exceedingly powerful.
However, as time went by, martial artists discovered some unusual things.
Which was that those who practiced this skill would suddenly disappear from the public eye while their reputation was at its peak, only to reappear in Jianghu over a decade later.
Over a dozen years later, it was finally discovered by martial artists that, although the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" progressed quickly and the inner strength was formidable,
it had an unbelievable flaw at that time.
Which was that the inner strength cultivated through the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" was extremely fierce, causing hidden damage to the meridians and flesh.
When the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" reached six or seven parts of refinement, it had to be dispersed, or transferred to others.
If not, the inner strength of the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" would destroy the practitioner's body.
And when the secret of the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" was made public, it happened to be passed down to the generation of Lu Jutian.
Nowadays, there are rumors in Jianghu that Lu Jutian's "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" had reached about six or seven parts of refinement.
Therefore, in order to preserve his martial arts, Lu Jutian is expected to disperse all the inner strength of the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill."
After dispersing the inner strength, Lu Jutian's power would sharply decline, possibly becoming even less than a One Blood Martial Artist.
And besides Lu Jutian, the strongest people in Lu Family Manor are Lu Jutian's three sons, who are all Second-Blood Martial Artists, fundamentally not worth fearing.
Even if one son inherits his father's inner strength, his power likely won't reach Fourth Blood, definitely unable to match his father's power before dispersing the skill.
The "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" of Lu Family Manor isn't a skill many martial artists like to practice, but in Lu Family Manor, there are still many hidden martial arts secret manuals.
These were taken by three generations of the Lu Family, seized from elsewhere.
Many martial artists below Fourth Blood level wish to try their luck at Lu Family Manor to see if they can obtain one or two martial arts secret manuals when Lu Family Manor's power declines.
"The 'Marriage Robe Divine Skill' damages meridians and flesh during cultivation..."
"Isn't this just suitable for me!"
After Su Que heard the news, he left the gambling house.
In the evening, he told his sister Su Jing that a wealthy gentry outside Jade Water City had invited him to enlighten some juniors of the clan and that he might not return home for a few days.
The original person was always honest before, and his sister Su Jing did not suspect he was lying and reminded him that there were many bandits on the way, fearing he might encounter trouble.
But Su Que said he would leave the city with a Great Escort Agency's escort team, and with the protection of this escort team, he should not encounter any danger.
Early the next morning, Su Que got up, packed his bag, asked for leave from his studies, and then headed for Lu Family Manor.
According to the information he obtained, Lu Family Manor was located above Tenglong Town, and its estate area almost occupied half of the town, making it a famous wealthy gentry nearby.
Su Que walked quickly, choosing deserted places to travel.
Before half an hour had passed, he arrived at Tenglong Town.
After entering the town, he saw martial artists of all kinds.
Some were carrying weapons, some had strong bodies with arms thicker than ordinary people's thighs, some had bulging temples, and some had scars all over their faces...
"It seems they all want to try their luck at Lu Family Manor."
Su Que chose an inn to stay in.
While dining on the first floor of the inn, he heard martial artists discussing matters related to Lu Family Manor.
Martial artists, not knowing whether Lu Jutian had dispersed his skill, dared not act recklessly.
They only hoped that others could not wait, becoming the "vanguards" for them.
Su Que came this time only for the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill."
This internal power heart method, once astonishing a hundred years ago, now almost neglected by everyone.
Once Lu Family Manor was attacked by martial artists, he would directly look for the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill" secret manual.
Presumably, no one would compete with him.
Su Que stayed in the town for two days.
The number of martial artists in town increased steadily.
The air was full of a tense atmosphere ready to explode.
Su Que could clearly feel that those martial artists were getting increasingly impatient.
He even heard while eating that some martial artists were planning to join forces to attack Lu Family Manor.
Another day passed when suddenly, Lu Jutian's eldest son, Lu Jianghai, came forward and decided to open Lu Family Manor's Library Pavilion, inviting martial artists to view it.
Since Lu Jutian did not show up, most were sure that Lu Jutian had already dispersed his skill.
And Lu Jianghai's action was to prevent the numerous martial artists from harming their Lu family.
After all, many martial artists came for martial arts secret manuals, and opening the Library Pavilion for everyone to view achieved the purpose of many martial artists.
If during this time someone attempts to seize the Library Pavilion's books, it would incur public wrath.
So the martial artists who initially planned to attack Lu Family Manor immediately gave up the idea.
Then, the martial artists flocked towards Lu Family Manor.
Su Que didn't know if Lu Family Manor would set up an ambush.
He waited for a day, seeing the martial artists who went in on the first day come out safely.
The next day, he followed the newly arrived martial artists inside.
Lu Family Manor was huge, with mazelike corridors.
Servants led them around and around to finally reach the Library Pavilion of Lu Family Manor.
The Library Pavilion was three stories high, with flying eaves like a bird spreading its wings. The entrance was a tall vermilion door, appearing very grand.
After entering with the martial artists, Su Que saw the Pavilion filled with a wide array of books.
Various bamboo slips and books were stacked high on the shelves.
This made him marvel.
In his previous life or present life, he had never witnessed such a scene.
This was the result of three generations of the Lu Family's accumulation over a hundred years.
No wonder people wanted to seize the collections after hearing Lu Family's power weakened.
Su Que carefully searched layer by layer.
Attempting to find the Marriage Robe Divine Skill within the stacked books.
After searching for most of the day, Su Que went through the entire Library Pavilion twice, confirming in his heart.
There was no main internal skill of Lu Family Manor, the Marriage Robe Divine Skill, in this Library Pavilion.
Just as Su Que was thinking about how to obtain the "Marriage Robe Divine Skill", he suddenly heard a commotion from the first floor of the Library Pavilion.
"The White Lotus Sect is here!"
"The White Lotus Sect is here!"
A group of martial artists whispered and began to disentangle their hair, taking out a mask from their bosom to wear.
The White Lotus Sect likes to bring calamity to families, so these martial artists concealed their appearance to avoid being remembered by White Lotus Sect members.
In an instant, the Library Pavilion was filled with people with disheveled hair and masks on their faces.
"Hey, my friend, did you also buy your mask at the East Market of Jade Water City? How much did you pay?"
One martial artist glanced at the person next to him and asked.
"I paid ten coins when I bought it."
"Damn, that vendor charged me twelve coins!"
Su Que, following suit, disheveled his hair and then took out a monkey mask from his bosom, putting it on.