Chapter 57: The Four Spirits Seal

  "Wish you all a happy and prosperous Dragon Year, may everything go as you wish."

  The entire room was shrouded in a dazzling light at this moment, and within the light, there were several beast-like objects running and roaring, everything was incredibly mysterious. After such a brief moment, the light retracted, and the room returned to normal.

  Lu Shao opened his eyes wide, and at this moment, he was shocked. The information transmitted from the cyan jade slip completely exceeded his expectations.

  "It turned out that this was the Four Gods' Secret." Lu Shaoyou muttered to himself, learning from the information in his mind that this martial skill was called the Four Gods' Secret, a profound and unparalleled martial skill, while the cyan jade slip he had obtained was only a incomplete version of the skill, only one quarter of it, known as the Vermilion Bird's Secret.

  These four divine techniques collectively have four techniques, namely the Azure Dragon Technique, the White Tiger Technique, the Black Tortoise Technique and the Vermilion Bird Technique. If one can gather all four divine techniques in their body, they will be able to rival heavenly-level martial arts.

  "Unexpectedly, it's actually comparable to a top-notch martial skill." Lu Shaoyou became excited and started trembling, the things on Nan Shu's body were indeed all treasures.

  But soon Lu Shao-yu became depressed, learning from the cyan jade slip that this solitary Zhuque mantra was only comparable to a yellow-grade martial skill. Only by mastering all four mantras could one match the legendary heavenly-grade martial skills. As for the other three mantras, who knows where to find them? Maybe they can't be found in this lifetime, and that's normal.

  "No matter what, this is comparable to the Huang-level martial skills, and it's even stronger than the Xing-level martial skills." Lu Shaoyou smiled immediately, and this Zhuque Jue was not bad either. At least it was a level higher than his current Nu Yanquan and Kai Shan Zhang.

  "Practice the Vermilion Bird Fist." Lu Shaoyou thought to himself, this Vermilion Bird Fist is extraordinary. If he can master it, he will have a better grasp of the upcoming competition in over ten days, and afterwards, he will also have more reliance and strength.

  Without any hesitation, Lu Shaoyou began to cultivate the Vermilion Bird Fist. After a moment, his hand seals changed, and a faint glow enveloped his body. The true energy in front of him fluctuated continuously.

  Time passed slowly, and as the Yunyang Sect's selection of new disciples in Qingyun Town drew near, the town became increasingly lively. The streets were crowded with people, and all the taverns, inns, and other gathering places were packed to capacity.

  There is another business that is also booming, and many places on the street are betting venues. The competition is fierce, and the major families in Qingyun Town have all registered their disciples to participate. In total, there are 52 participants from the various large and small families in Qingyun Town.

  As these names were exposed, the betting officially started. Among them, the odds of four people entering the top five were the lowest, namely Lu Shao-yu and Lu Shao-hu from the Lu family, Qin Tian-hao from the Qin family, and Yang Miao from the Yang family. The odds of these four entering the top five were only 10 to 1. Although they were strong favorites, no bookmaker was willing to accept bets on these four people.

  The reason is simple, because the four people's backgrounds are all clear to the Zhuang family. Lu Shao You and Lu Shao Hu of the Lu family are a three-series warrior and a two-series warrior respectively. Yang Miao of the Yang family is also a two-series warrior. Qin Tian Hao of the Qin family is even more so, a spiritual being. The talents of these four people are all out there, even if they don't participate in the competition, I estimate that Yunyang Sect will still take them into the sect.

  Although the odds of these four people are low, there are still many people betting on them. After all, they are now the hottest topics, especially Qin Tianhao and Lu Shaoyou.

  Two people, one is a spiritual master and the other is a martial artist of the Three Systems. These talents are extremely rare, even more so than Lu Shaohu and Yang Miao's. Entering Yunyang Sect would be basically problem-free for them.

  Of course, there are also people who do not believe that the good or bad of this innate talent can only be counted after being personally detected by Yunyang Sect. What each family says is useless, and some people even worry that it is the various families secretly making bets and intentionally releasing news that such a genius has appeared in their clan.

  In Qingyun Town, the sudden appearance of so many geniuses also made many people start to doubt their authenticity.

  Time passed again as Lu Shaoyou cultivated the Vermilion Bird Fist, which was even more difficult to cultivate than the Furious Flame Punch. After repeated failures, Lu Shaoyou summarized his experience and continued to cultivate again and again.

  After ten days in the room, Lu Shao had not yet cultivated the Vermilion Bird Seal, and there were only three days left before the competition at Qingyun Town's Yunyang Sect.

  "It's really hard to cultivate, the faster you want it, the less likely you'll succeed. Lu Shao Yu let out a bitter smile, tidied himself up and decided to take a rest, give himself some space to breathe. Although he didn't successfully cultivate the Vermilion Bird Seal, he had gained quite a few new insights, perhaps when the opportunity arose, he would be able to successfully cultivate it in one go."

  Out of the house, Lu Shaoyou first went to see his mother, so as not to worry her, and then had to order Lu Xiaobai to repair the walls of his room, which might have collapsed that day, which would not be a good thing.

  After hesitating for half a day, Lu Shaoyou still decided to go to Tianbaomen and sell the elixirs on him to pay off his debt first.

  Although I was worried that someone would secretly deal with me again, I thought it was impossible for anyone to wait for me to leave the Lu family without eating or drinking. Besides, after the black-clothed man's assassination attempt failed last time, Zhao Hui should also have some restraint.

  Lu Shaoyou found an excuse and left the Lu residence. If he had told his mother directly that he wanted to go out, she would have naturally been worried.

  All along the way, Lu Shao was also slightly more careful, feeling that at this time, the people of Qingyun Town were overwhelming, and they were all greatly surprised. The lively atmosphere was truly not ordinary.

  Inside Tianbao Gate, with the crowds of people coming and going, business is also booming. The number of people selecting and purchasing inside has increased significantly.

  Watching all this, Lu Shaoyou also thought to himself that his own elixir refinement was not as profitable as Tianbao Gate's. The productive class would never be able to surpass the capitalist class. His cultivation of the Yin Yang Spirit Fist also required strong financial backing. It seemed that he had no choice but to take this path if he wanted to succeed. Even if his personal strength became stronger, his influence was still limited. No matter where he went, being a lone hero was not easy.

  "Mr. Lu, you're here! Please go to the second floor." The people at Tianbao Gate were already very familiar with Young Master Lu, and since there were many people downstairs, they took him straight to the second floor.

  It was still in that small hall, after Lu Shaoyou sat down for a while, two figures floated over, and he smelled the faint scent of two light fragrances, Lu Shaoyou knew without looking that it was Dugu Binglan and the maid called Cuiyu.

  "Shao You, there are only three days left until the Yunyang Sect's trial. You're not even properly preparing, yet you have time to come to Tianbao Gate. Are you that confident?" Dugu Binglan's lips curled into a faint smile.

  "No way, I'm the kind of person who feels uncomfortable all over when I owe a debt." Lu Shaoyou said lightly and immediately took out several jade bottles that had been prepared in his hand, inside which were exactly 100 top-grade elixirs. "Help me calculate how much debt I still owe."

  "Don't worry, Wu Zhi will be here soon, Young Master Lu can wait for a while." said Dugu Binglan.

  "No problem, I'm not busy anyway." Lu Shaoyou said.

  "Lu Shaoyou, this time my family's young lady will also be participating in the Yunyang Sect's competition in Qingyun Town. At that time, Young Master Lu must take good care of her." The maid Cuiyu said.