Chapter 172: Lu Xiaofeng
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Kai Xin stayed at the city gate for a long time before suddenly turning around and shaking his head in exasperation as he headed toward the pawnshop. This was truly a huge mistake—never would he have thought that acquiring high-quality martial arts manuals would result in getting a copy of “Wind Spirit Spin,” an auxiliary technique for master-level martial arts…
Wind Spirit Spin—only accessible at the Creation Realm, and applicable only to master-level martial arts. It is a top-tier auxiliary skill that can only be activated when using a fully mastered martial art, enhancing the offensive capabilities of the main skill (inflicting damage on enemies to the left and right of the attacker, with the damage increasing as the level rises. In essence, it’s an extension of the attack).
For example, the 99.99-level Shaolin Long Fist or any other 99.99-level offensive martial art would work; however, skills like the 95.37-level “Flower Hero’s Song” or any martial art below 99.99 level cannot activate Wind Spirit Spin when used.
But!
Since it’s an auxiliary skill, Wind Spirit Spin is much cheaper than ordinary high-quality martial arts manuals. Many sects assign this side quest to their disciples once their primary martial art reaches master level, granting them a copy upon completion. Thus, few people in the market actually need Wind Spirit Spin.
Demand for it is extremely low, almost negligible. He remembered its highest price ever being just a few tens of thousands of silver taels!
Realizing the situation was bad, Kai Xin rushed back to the pawnshop. The three men and one woman inside had already vanished!
Kai Xin naturally didn’t know that the person who sold the manual was also in Luoyang City. All he wanted now was to cancel this transaction immediately, lest some foolish idiot sell him more copies of Wind Spirit Spin, which would be extremely frustrating.
He added a clause to the acquisition requirements stating, “Wind Spirit Spin is not accepted,” before asking the pawnshop to list it again…
However, the copy that had already been acquired couldn’t be returned. Holding the manual with its gray cover, Kai Xin wasn’t overly disappointed or frustrated, because acquiring Wind Spirit Spin unexpectedly might not necessarily be a bad thing. After all, it was an additional auxiliary skill that could bring clear advantages to his current situation—improving his strength! Of course, that was assuming Kai Xin could master a master-level martial art.
And moreover…
Actually, in his happy schedule, after completing this mission, he had planned to return to Gusu and visit the Murong family—precisely to take on this task. However, the journey from Luoyang to Gusu was long, taking many days; the time spent traveling could also be used to earn wealth. Although this book, “Wind Spirit Spin,” was a bit expensive, it saved him a lot of time and opportunities. He had made a profit! Without needing to return to Gusu, he could spend more time practicing “Flower Hero’s Song” and “Swift Wind Shadow Legs.” By then, even if he encountered a powerful opponent like Meng Yun, the leader of the First Rank Hall, who possessed many advanced techniques, he would have more confidence; he wouldn’t have to worry too much even if faced with a large group. The existence of “Wind Spirit Spin” could greatly enhance his combat skills in group battles! As he thought about this, a faint smile appeared on Happy’s face. He quietly put away “Wind Spirit Spin” and headed toward the city gate. The notice at the city gate was an arrest warrant! It turned out that thirty years ago in Luoyang, there had been a brilliant young master who, thanks to his exceptional palm techniques, dominated the city. After entering Shaolin Temple, he created his own palm martial art comparable to Shaolin’s 72 Supreme Techniques—Blood Hand Mark! Blood Hand Mark gathered all the blood energy in the body, disrupting the enemy’s vital energy and causing their blood to flow backward, ultimately leaving a bright red palm mark on their chest, a deadly attack with extreme lethality. By the time Blood Hand Mark emerged, the young man was already middle-aged. Using this vicious martial art, he descended from the mountain and roamed the martial world, killing dozens of famous masters and earning a notorious reputation. Eventually, he was hunted down by countless martial artists and perished near the Headless Cliff in Luoyang, with no remains left. Yet… just twenty years later, Blood Hand Mark reappeared in the martial world! Near Luoyang City, several famous figures were found dead in the wilderness, each with a bright red palm mark on their chest—matching exactly the style of that evil master from his past life. The martial artist standing at the city gate was one of the most renowned heroes in the eyes of the righteous—Lu Xiaofeng! This news quickly caused a sensation throughout Luoyang City. Countless players gathered below the city, not for Blood Hand Mark, but to surround Lu Xiaofeng, engaging in frequent conversations in hopes of triggering a mission and learning his ultimate technique, “Spiritual Connection Finger”… But they didn’t realize that mastering such an ultimate technique wasn’t something that could be learned easily.
The smart ones would turn their attention to the content of the announcement on the city wall: capturing the Blood-Handed Monster might even earn them Lu Xiaofeng’s favor. If one could gain Lu Xiaofeng’s admiration merely through conversation, wouldn’t that distort the image of this “number one martial detective in the jianghu”?
Kai Xin stood at the foot of the city wall for a while, frowning slightly… This mission—he had really never heard of it before. It was probably a storyline mission related to the Luoyang region. Although Lu Xiaofeng was extremely famous, there were countless renowned strongmen throughout the jianghu. Even three years later, many strongmen remained unknown. Kai Xin couldn’t possibly know everything about everyone. But according to the announcement, Lu Xiaofeng had traveled thousands of miles from the capital to Luoyang in pursuit of the crime-ridden Blood-Handed Monster. What was Lu Xiaofeng’s status? A super expert above the Liberation Realm. Would someone he personally pursued be easy to deal with? At least they should be at the Life and Death Realm or something, right? He had heard of the Blood-Handed Monster before—someone in his past life had mastered it, and it seemed to have caused quite a stir for a while. Its combat power was extremely formidable, and it appeared to be a unique martial art. However, though unique arts were powerful, they often came with various restrictions, leading to periods of decline. Many fell in dangerous missions and failed to recover later on. Otherwise, it would be hard for such a person to rise to the forefront after accumulating strength over time. Thinking of this, Kai Xin shook his head secretly. In his view, this announcement ostensibly called on all chivalrous heroes in the jianghu to spread the word and jointly search for the whereabouts of the Blood-Handed Monster; secretly, it warned him not to get involved with such a person at all. This monster wasn’t an ordinary NPC! It probably couldn’t be approached at this stage. Turning around, Kai Xin left the crowd and left the city without hesitation. Since he had 《Wind Spirit Spin》 in his hands, it would be better to stay in Luoyang for a while. The graveyard was quiet, suitable for practicing martial arts. He could also find high-quality martial arts manuals to provide steady strength to the Colorful Robes Sect.