Chapter 268: Chapter 240: Upgrading Again, Level 30 Dragonbone Bow, Level 30 Cursed Arrow

Xu Qing’s nineteen servants took the Level 20 Transcendence Pills again, and within a single day, they had completely absorbed their effects.

As a result,

Kaya, Wu Yi, Wu Er, Wu San, and servants One through Fifteen—all nineteen of them—had now mastered two types of Laws.

The Martial Arts Law and the Mysterious Law.

Furthermore, they had mastered both Laws to ten percent comprehension.

This defied all convention.

After all,

Cultivators in the ’Third Realm: Law Realm’ could indeed master multiple Laws. The more Laws they mastered, the more terrifying their Power of Law became.

Moreover, some Laws could form connections with each other, complementing one another and merging to become an even more terrifying and powerful Power of Law.

However,

while those in the ’Third Realm: Law Realm’ could master multiple Laws, they first had to completely master one Law—to one hundred percent—before they could begin mastering a second, third, or even fourth.

If one tried to forcibly master a second, third, or even a fourth Law before reaching one hundred percent mastery in the previous one, the different Laws would clash. It would be like having two or more foreign energies colliding within one’s body.

When that happened,

there was only one outcome.

Death by their body exploding.

And yet,

the Level 30 Celestial Bridge Pills and Level 20 Transcendence Pills, having been upgraded by the Encyclopedia of All Things, had somehow broken these rules. They allowed Xu Qing’s nineteen servants to master two Laws simultaneously, even though their comprehension of each was only at ten percent.

"Go."

Xu Qing gazed at the nineteen servants kneeling before him. Each was a Third Realm cultivator, and each had mastered two Laws to ten percent.

Truth be told, such strength and power were more than enough for Xu Qing to establish a powerful faction and secure a firm foothold on the 7th Layer of the Cangzhou Prefecture.

It was only after stepping into the ’Third Realm: Law Realm’ that he had begun to experience such explosive growth.

"Your mission is to spread the news that the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter has discovered a Tier Three Law Stone Vein in the East Cang Mountain Range."

Xu Qing instructed, "Make sure the news reaches the 7th Layer and above, so that all the powerful factions in the Cangzhou Prefecture learn of it. That will make things a bit more lively."

"Yes."

"As you command."

"We obey Master’s command."

"..."

The moment he spoke, all nineteen of his servants departed. He had originally planned to send only a few, but on second thought, he sent them all.

It would be faster this way.

Besides,

as of yesterday,

the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter had already begun mining the Tier Three Law Stone Vein.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!!!

With a flash of brilliant light, all nineteen of Xu Qing’s servants vanished. Soon, only Xu Qing and his statuesque Daoist Soldiers remained in the backyard.

「The next morning.」

A Weapon Shop was not open for business.

"Huh?"

"What happened? Why isn’t A Weapon Shop open today?"

"Are they closed for the day?"

"This is..."

Many people noticed.

Meanwhile,

all nineteen of Xu Qing’s servants were Third Realm experts who had mastered two Laws. They had yet to grasp any Divine Techniques, and their mastery of each Law was only at ten percent.

But even so, their strength was formidable.

In just a single night, all sorts of news and rumors began to spread across the 7th Layer of the Cangzhou Prefecture.

At the same time,

as news and rumors of the Tier Three Law Stone Vein spread across the 7th Layer, it immediately caught the attention of the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter.

As a result,

the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter immediately dispatched powerful Third Realm experts to capture and kill Xu Qing’s servants who were spreading the news.

However,

once Xu Qing’s nineteen servants entered the 8th Layer, their mission became much more difficult. The 8th Layer had even more experts, many of whom had already achieved one hundred percent mastery of a single Law.

At the same time,

the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter also dispatched its powerful Elders.

Fortunately,

Xu Qing had made all his servants wear Level 30 masks. These masks were powerful items, equivalent to Top-Grade Nine-Layered Law Artifacts, and could amplify the servants’ strength.

「Late that night.」

WHOOSH!

Ye Langtian contacted Xu Qing.

"Master."

Ye Langtian asked, "Have you made your move?"

"I have."

Xu Qing nodded.

"I knew it."

Ye Langtian said quickly, "Because of the leak, the higher-ups of the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter are furious. They’re running all kinds of investigations on our end."

"Master,"

Ye Langtian continued, "There may have been a mistake in the initial assessment of the Law Stone Ore Vein. It’s probably not just a Tier Three Law Stone Vein; there’s a high chance it’s actually a Tier Four Law Stone Vein."

"A Tier Four Law Stone Vein would produce ’Top-grade Law Stones,’ which would raise the value of this vein by another order of magnitude."

"I understand,"

Xu Qing responded.

"Master, I can’t contact you again for a while. The investigations here are too strict. Even with my Divine Technique, there’s a chance I’ll be discovered,"

Ye Langtian said.

"Fine."

Xu Qing nodded.

WHOOSH!

The connection broke.

The screen of light rapidly dissipated.

「Three more days passed.」

The nineteen servants Xu Qing had sent out returned one after another. After entering the 9th Layer, they had nearly been ambushed by experts from the Blood Demon Sect.

Fortunately,

with the help of their Level 30 masks, they exhausted every option to break free, finally escaping the 9th Layer of the Cangzhou Prefecture and returning in succession.

"Master."

"Your servants greet you, Master."

"..."

Kaya and the others knelt before Xu Qing.

"Mm."

Xu Qing nodded. "How did the mission go?"

"Master,"

Kaya spoke up. "At first, when we spread the rumors, the major factions didn’t have much of a reaction. They clearly didn’t believe it."

"After all, we had no evidence to back it up."

"However,"

"the Demon Cultivators from the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter couldn’t restrain themselves. They sent out many experts to deal with us, and once the Blood Demon Sect’s masters got involved, the other major factions began to take notice."

"Specifically,"

"when we entered the 9th Layer and were besieged by experts from the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter, the other major factions became fully convinced that the rumors were true."

"However..."

Kaya lowered her head, her expression downcast. "Our mission was not a complete success. At the final moment, Number Ten and Number Fifteen self-destructed to tear an opening in the encirclement for the rest of us. Only then, with the help of the Level 30 masks you gave us, were we able to escape."

"Mm."

Xu Qing nodded. "You’ve done very well. After all, the Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter is a behemoth in the Cangzhou Prefecture."

"In any case."

"You have completed your mission."

"Go and get some rest."

Xu Qing waved his hand dismissively.

"Yes."

"As you command."

"..."

Kaya and the others replied, then quickly left for their own rooms to rest and recuperate. It was clear they had all been injured.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

With a thought,

Xu Qing’s consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things.

Over the past seven or eight days, Xu Qing had used Middle-grade Law Stones daily, pouring all his effort into diligently performing his Meditation and circulating the Reincarnation Law.

Before he knew it, Xu Qing had once again accumulated enough Experience Points to upgrade his Reincarnation Law.

...

[Reincarnation Law LV3: 4,500,000/4,000,000 (Upgradeable!) (...)]

...

’Upgrade!’

WHOOSH!

Xu Qing didn’t hesitate, initiating the upgrade immediately. ’Upgrade the Reincarnation Law.’

BOOM!

A roar went through Xu Qing’s mind as the Encyclopedia of All Things flashed with brilliant light. It felt as if his consciousness had been pulled into a mysterious space, where he worked tirelessly to cultivate the Reincarnation Law and comprehend its profound secrets.

...

[Upgrade Successful!]

[Reincarnation Law LV4: 500,000/8,000,000 (By comprehending the Reincarnation Law, you have entered the first layer, ’Hell Dao.’ Your ’Divine Skill: Hell Reincarnation’ has reached the Great Success level. You have mastered fifteen percent of the Reincarnation Law and grasped the ’Power of Hell Reincarnation Law.’)]

...

"Hahhh..."

Xu Qing opened his eyes and took a deep breath, feeling the changes within his body. His Power of Law had grown stronger, and his ’Divine Skill: Hell Reincarnation’ had broken through to the Great Success Level.

Moreover, his mastery and comprehension of the Reincarnation Law had now reached fifteen percent.

All in all,

the single level up provided a substantial improvement.

’Not bad,’

Xu Qing thought.

「Late that night.」

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Inside the courtyard.

Standing in the courtyard, Xu Qing mulled something over for a moment. Then, with a thought, he retrieved two Level 30 items from his Storage Ring.

One of them,

a Level 30 item, was a purplish-black longbow with a carving of a Five-Clawed True Dragon on its riser.

This was a ’Dragonbone Bow’.

It was arguably even more powerful than the ’Python Bow’ Xu Qing had used before.

Especially since Xu Qing had upgraded this ’Dragonbone Bow’ to Level 30.

The other Level 30 item was a long, slender arrow, pitch-black from tip to nock, with countless blood-red patterns carved into its shaft.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be wreathed in an immense Curse Power, creating a terrifying effect that could make one’s skin crawl with a single glance.

This was a ’Cursed Arrow’.

In these past few years.

In the past, Xu Qing had treated a Level 20 Soul-Locking Arrow as a single-use item, pouring all his power into it to severely injure Li Shang.

Therefore,

over the past few years, Xu Qing had made a point to collect items similar to the ’Soul-Locking Arrow’ and amass a large amount of Experience Points for them. This ’Cursed Arrow’ was one of them.

He had already accumulated enough Experience Points.

He had upgraded it to Level 30.