Top-Class Insight: Start with Basic Fist Techniques - Chapter 47
Chapter 47: Venomous Sect’s Manual
Translator: Daoist6fubtiW
“Received.”
Lu Changsheng immediately gathered his blood and vitality. In a matter of just one or two breaths, he had released his blood and vitality, which transformed into threads of silk-like energy, causing severe injuries to dozens of martial artists. Finally, he retracted his blood and vitality.
This entire process took only a brief moment, lasting just one or two breaths. However, even in this short time, he had nearly exhausted his profound blood and vitality.
The blood and vitality expended in this instant attack would likely require a long period of rest to fully recover.
“The combination of blood and vitality transformation into silk threads with the ‘Instant Kill Technique’ is surprisingly effective and quite powerful!” “Perhaps in the future, 1 can create a long-range martial technique that primarily relies on releasing blood and vitality externally!”
A glimmer of inspiration flashed through Lu Changsheng’s mind. Creating a new martial technique required inspiration. With inspiration now in hand and his comprehension, combined with a wealth of experience practicing numerous martial arts, he was certain that, given time, he could create a formidable martial technique.
However, this was not the time for developing new techniques. After dealing with the martial artists from the Xu Family Village, Lu Changsheng went straight to the decapitated body of Zhao Xing, the iron-armored man.
He grabbed Zhao Xing’s body with both hands and exerted force.
Crack.
The ground cracked as Lu Changsheng forcibly lifted Zhao Xing’s corpse out of the earth. He then removed the iron armor and began searching Zhao Xing’s body.
Zhao Xing was a formidable martial artist and the Left Envoy of the Venomous Sect, with a level of strength surpassing any martial artist Lu Changsheng had encountered, even more so than “Blade-Dragging King” Li Ji or “Ghostface” Chen Sannine.
Especially in terms of physical qualities, he far exceeded the average practitioner of organ refining techniques.
With Zhao Xing possessing such extraordinary physical qualities, Lu Changsheng was naturally intrigued by the martial arts he had practiced. After a thorough search, Lu Changsheng indeed found a sheepskin scroll.
The scroll was filled with numerous densely written characters.
“The Venomous Sect’s Manual?”
Lu Changsheng quickly identified the characters on the sheepskin scroll. It was indeed a martial arts manual.
“Please, sir, do not practice the Venomous Sect’s Manual. This is a sinister technique of the Venomous Sect!”
Suddenly, a familiar voice reached Lu Changsheng’s ears.
“Hmm?”
Lu Changsheng raised his head, turned around, and found that the speaker was Shen Ying.
Shen Ying had been injured, and he still had a crossbow bolt protruding from his shoulder, which he dared not remove. Nonetheless, he managed to stand up, albeit unsteadily. He approached Zhao Xing’s corpse and, with a respectful gesture, performed a deep bow to Lu Changsheng before speaking slowly, “I am deeply grateful for your lifesaving grace.”
“I am very familiar with the Venomous Sect, and within their teachings, there exists a sinister technique known as the ‘Venomous Sect’s Manual.’ It is the sect’s holy scripture, and anyone who practices it can directly reach the Divine Power Realm!”
“However, this martial art is extremely malevolent, requiring the body to be tempered with various poisons from an early age. Without a foundation of poison tempering, anyone who practices the martial techniques from the ‘Venomous Sect’s Manual’ will undoubtedly meet a fatal end!”
Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised, but he had no reason to doubt Shen Ying. Besides, he trusted his own judgment when it came to distinguishing between right and evil techniques.
“Thank you for your warning; 1 will be cautious,” Lu Changsheng replied. He then put away the sheepskin scroll.
Looking at Shen Ying, he said, “There are many captured apothecaries, doctors, and some harmful Blood-Strengthening Pills remaining here. Since you’re knowledgeable about the Venomous Sect, I’ll leave the rest to you.”
With that, Lu Changsheng prepared to take his leave. He had no interest in getting involved in these trivial matters, and he wanted to avoid revealing his identity. Dealing with the deaths of so many people and interactions with the authorities and other factions would be very troublesome. Leaving the aftermath to Shen Ying was the best course of action. After all, Shen Ying harbored deep grudges against the Venomous Sect and would not fear their retaliation.
“Could you at least leave a name after saving so many people?” Shen Ying asked eagerly.
Lu Changsheng, without turning back, entered a passage, leaving behind a single sentence, “We met by chance; there’s no need for names.”
His voice echoed in the underground hall, but by then, Lu Changsheng had already returned to the surface.
Xu Family Village, which had originally been celebrating, was now in shambles. Many people had fled back to their homes.
Lu Changsheng had not forgotten about Mr. Xu, known as “Mr. Benevolent Xu,” who was the backbone of the Xu Family Village. However, who could have imagined that Mr. Xu was actually a member of the Venomous Sect?
Lu Changsheng forcefully entered the groom’s chamber, where the groom and bride, out of fear, clung to each other in terror.
“Where’s your father, Mr. Xu?” Lu Changsheng inquired.
“I… I don’t know,” the groom stammered.
Lu Changsheng scrutinized the groom carefully. He was Mr. Xu’s son, but it seemed that he was not lying.
Then, he looked at the bride, who appeared pale and frightened. Afterward, Lu Changsheng turned and left, conducting a thorough search but finding no trace of Mr. Xu.
It was almost certain that Mr. Xu had fled. He had made a ruthless decision, abandoning his family and leaving alone.
“How resolute!” Lu Changsheng shook his head. He had no way to change Mr. Xu’s determination.
However, Lu Changsheng had achieved his objective in visiting the Xu Family Village. At least, Apothecary Cheng and the others were safe now and could return to Miaoshou Garden tomorrow.
Afterward, Lu Changsheng left the Xu Family Village and returned to Miaoshou Garden. Inside the house, he took out the sheepskin scroll, which recorded the “Venomous Sect’s Manual.”
A martial art that carried the title of a “Manual” was undoubtedly significant and not mere showmanship. Although the sheepskin scroll was small and contained only a few characters, its contents were rich.
Lu Changsheng carefully examined it and felt increasing excitement. This was indeed a martial art known as the “Venomous Sect’s Manual,” and it wasn’t just one martial art but four!
The Venomous Sect’s Manual was divided into the Blood-Strengthening Section, Bone-Forging Section, Organ-Refining Section, and Divine Power Section!
Four complete sections of martial arts were all documented on the sheepskin scroll.
To have such comprehensive martial arts illustrated was a testament to the extraordinary status of Zhao Xing, the “Left Envoy.”
Lu Changsheng began by studying the Blood-Strengthening Section. After all, the Venomous Sect’s Manual was a martial art tradition that involved the continuous use of various poisons from an early age. It began with mild poisons, which were gradually replaced by more potent ones as the practitioner progressed through the Blood-Strengthening Section.
This method was highly dangerous, with a very high mortality rate. Success rates were around thirty to forty percent, meaning that only three or four out of ten people would survive. However, for those who did survive, practicing the Venomous Sect’s Manual posed little danger.
Moreover, the various poisons had become ingrained throughout their bodies, subjecting their bodies to daily exposure to toxins. As a result, their physical attributes would improve rapidly, exceeding those of ordinary individuals.
The same principle applied to the Bone-Forging Section and Organ-Refining Section, as their bodies would become more robust and resilient than those of typical martial practitioners.
This explained why Zhao Xing could don heavy iron armor without losing agility. It was all thanks to his training in the Venomous Sect’s Manual, which granted him superior physical attributes.
If someone managed to break through to the Divine Power Realm using the Venomous Sect’s Manual, they would have a chance to achieve a unique body known as the “Venomous Body.” This body could release toxins with every move, making it difficult for even Divine Power Realm martial artists to withstand the terrifying poison.
However, even for those who began practicing the Venomous Sect’s Manual from an early age and followed its progression faithfully, forging a Venomous Body was an extremely difficult task. Throughout the history of the Venomous Sect, there were only a few martial artists who had succeeded in creating a Venomous Body.
Once a martial artist with a Venomous Body emerged, the Venomous Sect would often enter a period of great prosperity.
“Amazing!”
“The Venomous Sect’s Manual is indeed a formidable martial art, but the high mortality rate is regrettable. If you don’t start practicing it from the Blood-Strengthening Section, you can forget about learning the Venomous Sect’s Manual.”
“Once you start training in the martial arts from the Venomous Sect’s Manual, death is almost certain!”
Lu Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn’t practice the Venomous Sect’s Manual at the moment. However, he had not left empty-handed.
Within the Venomous Sect’s Manual, he discovered a remarkable elixir called the “Venomous Grand Pill.” This elixir, when combined with a secret technique from the Bone-Forging Section of the Venomous Sect’s Manual, could remarkably achieve “Bone Transformation!”
“The Venomous Grand Pill…”
The name of this extraordinary elixir sounded strangely familiar to Lu Changsheng, as if he had heard it somewhere before..
