Chapter 215: Chapter 154: Advancement

"But Your Highness has no shortage of such people. Not to mention, in two years when the war starts, the Celestial King Stronghold should give Your Highness a surprise.

I suspect the combat prowess of the Celestial King Stronghold’s Village Chief is also terrifying."

A smile touched the Crown Prince’s lips at the mention of the Celestial King Stronghold. He nodded and said, "Naturally. The speed of the Village Chief’s growth is so astonishing, even I am taken aback.

In my eyes, he’s even a cut above the Unparalleled Marquis. If we succeed in our campaign against the Northern Barbarians two years from now, I must ask for your help, Commandery Prince, in securing a good position for him."

"Of course. The Prince’s Mansion and Your Highness are one and the same," Prince Polu nodded.

The Crown Prince then turned and asked, "Commandery Prince, is there any way to assassinate Lu Yuan on his journey?"

"It would be very difficult. The Northern Barbarians value him highly. Aside from that old coot Xiao Gu, his escort includes eight Venerable Vajras from Prajna Temple.

Each is incredibly powerful. The Venerable Vajras, in particular, use a joint-attack Array.

To kill them, we would have to dispatch a large army, coordinated with other powerful experts. But if we do that, the conflict with the Northern Barbarians will surely start ahead of schedule.

And as you know, His Majesty does not wish to engage the Northern Barbarians just yet," Prince Polu said, laying out the pros and cons.

The Crown Prince nodded. "Fine. He’s just a minor figure anyway. Let him run wild for a little longer."

With that, he turned and left.

Meanwhile, Xiao Hua’s cheeks were flushed with excitement. In her eyes, Lu Yuan was simply incredible. He’d killed such a powerful Flood Dragon just like that.

’I’m so lucky,’

Xiao Hua thought to herself, then followed Xiao Gu and the others down. Landing on the Flood Dragon’s body, she helped Lu Yuan gather the precious materials from it.

The scales definitely had to be taken; they were needed to craft armor.

The Dragon Tendons and dragon bones all had to be taken.

Even the Flood Dragon Meat was taken.

Consuming it also offered immense benefits for cultivation.

As for the blood, it was all drained and stored in large vats. Lu Yuan planned to use this Flood Dragon Blood to directly Refine his body when he returned.

He had just discovered that this blood was incredibly potent.

If an ordinary person touched it, they would probably be burned to death in an instant.

Even Cultivators had to process it before consuming it, but Lu Yuan liked this kind of potent effect.

With so much Flood Dragon Blood, it should be enough for him to raise his *Formless Golden Bell* by one grade.

At that time, Lu Yuan’s combat power would reach a new level.

After the Flood Dragon’s carcass was fully harvested,

Xiao Gu scanned the surroundings and said to Lu Yuan, "It seems Dayong has no intention of moving against us for now. Their people have already left.

Let’s head back."

"Mm," Lu Yuan nodded.

’Now that a large amount of silver has been injected into the Northern Barbarians, the situation should improve significantly.’

’The current goal is to stockpile grain and, once spring arrives, launch an attack on the Shengman.’

Then, he stood on the Golden Wheel.

And headed back towards the Northern Barbarians.

Some of the people who hadn’t dispersed yet watched Lu Yuan with faces full of envy.

At the same time, however, a dark cloud seemed to hang over the major powers.

The young expert who had reached the summit still hadn’t been found.

However, the one thing that could be confirmed was that this person did not come from any of the royal families, which drove the various imperial courts into a frenzy, and they began searching for him at all costs.

Lu Yuan paid no attention to any of this. After several days on the Golden Wheel, he successfully returned to the Northern Barbarians.

First, he went to the palace to tell the Xiao Clan what had happened, and then he returned to the Prince’s Mansion to see his mother.

Then he went into his own courtyard.

He poured the Flood Dragon Blood into a bathtub, preparing to cultivate.

As for the Dragon Scale and Dragon Tendons, he had already given them to the Grand Minister of Rites, asking him to find someone to forge a weapon for him.

SIZZLE!

The moment Lu Yuan stepped into the pool of blood, a harsh, grating sound erupted from his skin, as if the Flood Dragon Blood were corroding his body.

But he could feel his body undergoing a tremendous transformation.

The *Formless Golden Bell* was metamorphosing, evolving in a more powerful direction.

All of this blood was becoming the purest Skill Level.

At some point, wisps of mist began to rise from the top of his head.

Lu Yuan’s complexion even became somewhat flushed.

An unknown amount of time passed before the blood in the tub began to turn clear.

Suddenly, the system’s data popped up in Lu Yuan’s mind.

[Sixth-Grade Cultivation Skill: *Formless Golden Bell* (60,871/50,000 for Entering the Stance). Use 10,000 Skill Level to advance the Cultivation Technique?]

At this point, Lu Yuan naturally wouldn’t hesitate. He immediately chose to advance.

At the same time, his heart was filled with anticipation.

The Sixth-Grade *Formless Golden Bell* had already made his physical body exceptionally strong.

’If it advances to Seventh Grade, it will probably be even more heaven-defying. Only the various royal families could possess a Cultivation Technique like this, and they treat them as national treasures.’

’That boy Ling Ku might be a monk from Lingjiao Temple, but I’ve learned that he’s actually a son of the Xirong Emperor and a candidate to be the next Grand Minister of Rites. One can only imagine his status.’

’It’s only with a status like that that he was able to practice a Seventh-Grade Cultivation Skill.’

’And now, I finally have a powerful Cultivation Technique of my own.’

Then, Lu Yuan felt a huge change in his body. His physical form was sublimating, and various insights about Body Refining flooded his mind.

His entire body emitted a "CRACK! CRACK!" sound.

It seemed as if he were undergoing some kind of metamorphosis.

When dawn broke outside and a whole night had passed, Lu Yuan found his body covered in a layer of dead skin. He tore it off with ease,

Revealing a more perfect physique, almost completely flawless.

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