The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#562 - Bridal Chamber

"The uncanny object you mentioned has already been caught by me," Kui said.

As she spoke, she led out from behind a tree a peculiar creature, neither fox nor dog, with fur as white as snow.

Lu Jing couldn't help but rejoice at the sight, "In that case, we can also find those missing people."

Kui shook her head, "This is a Type Three uncanny object."

"Type Three uncanny object?" Lu Jing recalled the knowledge he had learned in the academy, but the result was quite embarrassing. He realized that he had skipped too many classes recently and didn't know what a Type Three uncanny object was at all.

Fortunately, Kui took the initiative to explain afterward, "A Type Three uncanny object is one where even if the uncanny object itself has disappeared or been destroyed, the effects it previously produced will continue. This type of uncanny object is very rare."

"Oh, oh, I remember now. Professor Cui's 'Secrets of Uncanny Objects' mentioned it," Lu Jing always kept Warden Huang's instructions in mind, and in order not to embarrass the academy, he could only put on a brave face.

However, Kui said, "Professor Cui usually puts the content of Type Three uncanny objects in the second year."

"… … … …"

Fortunately, she didn't dwell on the issue, paused for a moment, and then continued, "In short, most of the people who disappeared because of these uncanny objects can't be found. As for us… we did indeed see them before."

"Really? When, where, are we very familiar?"

"Not really, it was just a fleeting encounter," Kui said, "Forget it if you've forgotten, it's not a big deal."

"Is that so?"

Lu Jing scratched his head, then listened to Kui say again, "In short, you performed very well in this case, remaining calm in the face of danger. Not only did you see through the trap at a glance, but you were also able to use the trap to solve the people who wanted to harm you. I will report your performance in this case truthfully to the Bureau and the academy."

"You know what happened at Clear Spring Temple?" Lu Jing was a little surprised.

"Yes, the man who entered the temple with you has something on him that can reflect the surrounding scenery onto a bluestone. I saw everything in the temple on that bluestone."

Lu Jing slapped his thigh, "If I had known, I wouldn't have wasted so much time talking to him. I should have searched him first, so that equipment would be mine now."

Kui glanced at the regretful look on Lu Jing's face, "Are you a sword cultivator?"

"Uh, actually, I'm not a pure sword cultivator. I also practice other spells."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you practice flying swords, there's something you should be able to use," Kui said, "I also obtained that thing by chance, but I can't use it myself. It's a waste to leave it there. I'll go get it for you when I return to the capital."

"That's not good, is it? I'm receiving something from you the first time we meet."

"It's nothing, just treat it as my reward," Kui said.

Lu Jing didn't decline anymore after hearing this. He had already written down everything that happened this time on paper, and then asked Gu Jing to send it to the Sitian Jian, so the subsequent matters would be handled by the Sitian Jian and Kui.

At this point, he had completed all of his tasks and ended his first outing to handle a case. Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result was still smooth.

Lu Jing originally planned to return to the academy directly and bring the good news to Warden Huang as soon as possible, but the Ya pears in Lingyang County were really too delicious and cheap.

Lu Jing temporarily changed his mind, first buying two baskets of Ya pears to bring to Xia Huai and the others to try, and then he also found a restaurant, ordered a few side dishes, and had a little drink.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Jing simply stayed at the inn next door.

Before going to bed, he had used up all the secret power in his body, but in the middle of the night, he was awakened from the bed, only feeling that the Niwan Palace was terribly swollen.

This time, the feeling of swelling and pain was different from the previous few times when it was refreshed, and it was particularly strong!

A bad feeling flashed in Lu Jing's heart, and he quickly sat down cross-legged, endured the pain, calmed his mind, and immersed his consciousness in the upper Dantian.

As soon as he entered, he saw a large hole in the front of the secret cauldron. The constant secret power was drilling into the hole, flowing to some unknown place.

At the same time, the sword spirits of the two flying swords that were originally at peace in the Niwan Palace were also agitated at this moment.

Especially the sword spirit of Shanhuo, flying around like a headless fly, and almost hurt Lu Jing's divine sense.

However, Lu Jing couldn't care about the flying sword at this time.

All of his attention was focused on the black hole, thinking about whether there was any way to plug the hole, but after seeing the constant secret power being generated, Lu Jing gave up this unrealistic idea.

Let alone where he could find something to plug the hole, if he really plugged it, the subsequent increase in secret power would be enough to explode his entire Niwan Palace.

So now, Lu Jing can only choose to give up struggling and lie down.

There's no way, what's coming will always come, and no one can stop it.

Lu Jing watched helplessly as the black hole became bigger and bigger, and the accompanying swelling and pain lasted for a full half an hour.

When the swelling and pain gradually dissipated, Lu Jing controlled his divine sense and passed through the black hole, seeing the new world behind it.

It is estimated that the size there is twice the size of the Niwan Palace, and this is only the area when it was first opened up.

Lu Jing didn't even dare to think about it later.

Is this the horror of the Second Palace cultivator?

Lu Jing now has no joy after being promoted at all, but a kind of pain that a primary school student feels when he hears that the teacher has added homework again, and it has doubled in one breath.

Of course, after he was forced to open up the Niwan Palace and the Dongfang Palace, it was not that no one was happy, for example, the sword spirit of Shanhuo had already moved into the new home at the speed of light.

And it seemed very excited, flying around inside for two full circles, until Lu Jing mobilized his mind and began to use the massive secret power in the second palace to nourish the sword, it calmed down again.

Lu Jing refined the flying sword for two hours in one breath this time, and it was refined with both swords at the same time, but the result was not ideal. In the past, at this time, there would be less than half of the secret power left in his upper Dantian.

But this time, his upper Dantian only consumed about one-fifth of the secret power.

That is to say, if he wants to use sword control to exhaust the secret power in his body, it will take at least ten hours, and he only has two hours of free activity every day.

No… no, that's not right, whether it's internal force or secret power, the refresh time will continue to shorten as his cultivation level increases.

Now the refresh time of his secret power is no longer twelve hours, and after opening up the Dongfang Palace, I am afraid it will be greatly shortened. Thinking of this, Lu Jing feels even more headache.