High Martial Arts Storm

Martial arts room.

Despite being somewhat shy, Lan Xinlin gently removed her clothes, leaving only her underwear, and displayed her graceful figure to Yang Haocheng.

but!

Yang Haocheng showed no appreciation whatsoever.

He felt a pang of sympathy.

Because Lan Xinlin was covered in wounds, some of which had not yet been stitched up, you could even see the tender flesh and blood inside.

"Does it hurt?" Yang Haocheng asked softly.

"It hurts, but I can bear it," Lan Xinlin said.

"How about you stay home and take care of the housework, the children... cough cough, the family, while I go out and work hard to earn money to support the family?" Yang Haocheng said.

"Dream on." Lan Xinlin felt her cheeks burning and said shyly, "My mother told me that mountains crumble and people run away, only oneself is truly reliable."

Yang Haocheng smiled.

He vaguely sensed that Lan Xinlin's desire to find an ordinary man to live with was probably influenced by her mother.

Suture the wound, apply ointment, and bandage it...

After Yang Haocheng finished treating all twenty-odd wounds on Lan Xinlin's body, he said softly, "The ointment is very effective. The external wounds will all heal in about six hours."

"Um!"

Lan Xinlin responded and put on her old, tattered clothes.

She turned around, looked Yang Haocheng in the eye, and asked, "Didn't you say you came here to train? Why are you suddenly going to Ziyang Dao Academy to cultivate for a month?"

"The Four Seasons Martial Arts Academy has a rule that each student has three months of training time each year, spending one month each at the Ziyang Academy, the Changsheng Academy, and the Wanlian Academy," Yang Haocheng explained.

"Your arrival is quite timely," Lan Xinlin said.

"It's quite a coincidence, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll never see you again." Yang Haocheng hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't have many friends, and I don't care about many people, so I don't want anything to happen to any of you."

"Are we just friends?" Lan Xinlin asked.

"Well……"

Yang Haocheng's expression froze for a moment, then he chuckled dryly and said, "Of course you're more important to me than friends."

"Yeah?"

A smile appeared in Lan Xinlin's eyes. She was smart and did not press further. Instead, she took out a dagger with an exquisite scabbard from her storage device and handed it to Yang Haocheng, saying, "This is my trophy. I took it after killing a Crimson Crystal person who was seriously injured."

"A high-grade earth-grade dagger?" Yang Haocheng looked surprised.

"Um!"

Lan Xinlin said softly, "That Crimson Crystal Man seems to be unusual. Although he didn't carry a storage device, his battle robe and the weapon he used were of very high grade. Most importantly, after killing him, I actually received a reward of 10,000 merit points."

"That's not right! Killing a Crimson Crystal Man should only give you a reward of 1,000 merit points, right? You actually got 10,000 merit points... Could it be that guy has some special identity?" Yang Haocheng asked in confusion.

"It's possible, but there's no way to verify it," Lan Xinlin said.

"I'll accept this dagger." Yang Haocheng played with the dagger, a smile playing on his lips. "I remember more than half a year ago, on our way to Fengcheng Town, a second-level desolate town, you also gave me a dagger."

"I don't expect you to kill many Seven Crystal People and mutated beasts, I just hope you can protect yourself," Lan Xinlin said softly.

Upon hearing this, Yang Haocheng felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

He thought for a moment, then took out five orange crystals and a bottle of Sea Nether Spring Elixir from his storage device, stuffed them into Lan Xinlin's hand, and said softly, "Don't refuse, I have plenty more."

"Um!"

Lan Xinlin did not refuse.

Although she knew the total value of the five orange crystals was nearly two million star coins, she was willing to accept them because they were a gift from Yang Haocheng.

"What's in this jade bottle?" Lan Xinlin asked.

"Sea Nether Spring is a secret medicine for the mind. Its main purpose is to open up the space of consciousness, but it can also enhance mental power when taken directly," Yang Haocheng said with a smile.

Haiyou Spring?

This name sounds familiar!

Lan Xinlin thought for a moment, then immediately raised her wrist and searched for information about "Haiyou Spring" through the terminal network. The result surprised her greatly.

"This bottle of Sea Abyss Spring is actually worth more than ten million star coins?" Lan Xinlin murmured.

"It is indeed a bit expensive, but for us martial arts cultivators, what treasure is not expensive!" Yang Haocheng gave a wry smile and complained, "I went to the Four Directions Trading Island a while ago. There are all kinds of treasures there, and the prices of the treasures are ridiculously high. At that time, I realized that I was really poor."

"I will definitely earn more money in the future," Lan Xinlin said earnestly.

"I also earn money to support my family..." Yang Haocheng said with a smile.

The two exchanged a glance and then fell silent.

only……

The ambiguous atmosphere gradually intensified.

The second floor.

In the master suite, which is over 100 square meters, He Xiaomin hummed a little tune as she deftly spread out the bright red new bedding, changed the pillowcases, and then went to get a pair of men's slippers.

Rose petals.

The palace has no shortage of such things.

Because Lan Xinlin had so many suitors, boys would bring her over every day.

After scattering the powder on the bedding, she thought for a moment and then fetched a red candle, decorating the bedroom in a warm and romantic way before nodding in satisfaction.

She had never been in a relationship, but she had read a lot of romance novels.

So she knew: absence makes the heart grow fonder.

"Oh right, the flirting incense..."

He Xiaomin's eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately ran out of the room and left the palace, flying towards the city more than 100 kilometers away, hoping to buy that good thing before evening.

Night falls.

Yang Haocheng and Lan Xinlin finished their sumptuous dinner.

Just as He Xiaomin was preparing to go to the master bedroom on the second floor ahead of time to light the flirting incense for Yang Haocheng and Lan Xinlin, Meng Zizai sent a message asking Yang Haocheng to go to the Nine Star Tower with Lan Xinlin.

"Where is the Nine Star Tower?" Yang Haocheng asked.

"The Ziyang Academy's trial grounds are also a blessed land for cultivating combat skills. Every student who enters the Nine Star Tower for trials will gain a lot afterward." Lan Xinlin frowned slightly as she explained, "The Nine Star Tower has nine levels. The higher the level you climb, the greater the gains will be, and it can even greatly help improve your cultivation."

"Have you ever entered the Nine Star Tower Trial before?" Yang Haocheng asked.

"I've been there once. It's extremely dangerous inside. Almost every month, academy students die there. As far as I know, the month with the most student deaths was when a total of seventeen students didn't make it out alive," Lan Xinlin said.

"Really dead?"

"That's right, it's real death." Lan Xinlin said with a solemn expression, "Each student can only go in once a year. They either die inside or come back with their spoils."

"Instructor Meng sent me to the Nine Star Tower, which means he wants me to go in and train," Yang Haocheng said.

Be careful.

"Um!"

A dozen minutes later.

The two arrived at the top of a large mountain.

The nine-story tower on the mountaintop is over two hundred meters tall. As soon as Yang Haocheng approached, he felt that the space around the Nine Star Tower was somewhat distorted. Only the flat road leading directly to the first floor gate was very stable.

"I once heard a senior student say that the trial grounds of the Nine-Story Tower are not actually inside this tower, but rather through spatial rifts to enter special places where there are mutated beasts and Seven-Crystal People. The higher the tower you climb, the stronger the mutated beasts and Seven-Crystal People in the special places you enter," Lan Xinlin said in a low voice.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful once I'm inside," Yang Haocheng said.

The two walked forward and met Meng Zizai and Bai Xue, who were waiting in front of the Nine Star Tower, as well as Wang Ziqing, the leader of the Ziyang Academy.

"Did Lan Xinlin tell you about the Nine Star Tower?" Meng Zizai asked.

"I've already said that."

"In that case, go ahead and go in! Remember, with your cultivation level, the first and second trials are not very dangerous, but once you enter the third level, your life may be in danger. So you can only try the first three levels at most, and do not enter the fourth level," Meng Zizai said seriously.

"I've got it," Yang Haocheng said.

Go!

Yang Haocheng took a deep breath, and as the tower door slowly opened, he immediately stepped inside.

The tower was empty except for the top, which was inlaid with gems that resembled stars. At the innermost part of the tower was a passage, and at the end of the passage was an oval-shaped light gate.

"The special place Lan Xinlin mentioned should be inside the portal."

Be vigilant...

Yang Haocheng stepped into the portal.

A feeling of dizziness struck, and the whole process lasted only a few seconds.

When his consciousness returned, he saw green mountains and clear waters, birds and beasts, and even the distant horizon, which looked like a torn crack with a three-colored waterfall cascading down.

"The concentration of spiritual energy here is four or five times higher than outside, making it ideal for long-term cultivation."

"There are Seven Crystal People and mutated beasts here, but Lan Xinlin told me that there are no Seven Crystal People in the cave world where Ziyang Dao Academy is located, which means that this is no longer a cave world, but another world."

Be careful.

"With his combat strength, most of the Crimson Crystal people are no match for him. However, if he encounters a Seven Crystal people who are comparable to an eight-star or nine-star War General, he is still no match for them."

With that sense of vigilance, Yang Haocheng quickly walked towards the mountain forest ahead.

After half an hour.

He had already fought four battles. In the first three battles, his opponents were all mutated beasts, and he only encountered a few level-two mutated beasts, while the rest were level-one mutated beasts. In the fourth battle, his opponents were two Crimson Crystal People, neither of whom were very strong and were easily killed by him.

Two red crystals, three primary crystal cores, and materials from collected mutated beasts.

These……

That wasn't all he gained.

Since reading the "Collection of Ten Thousand Medicines" given to him by Huangfu Jin, he has been able to identify many medicinal herbs, spiritual fruits, ores, etc. So in this half hour, he not only collected several kinds of good quality medicinal herbs, but also found two pieces of ore.

"What a wonderful place!"

"I haven't even gone deep enough, yet I've already gained so much. Could there be even more good stuff inside?"

Yang Haocheng continued on his way.