Chapter 14: Doubled Savant Wit, Photographic Memory!

Zheng Renxin remained unmoved, he merely examined the corpses on the ground one by one.

Facing the righteous indignation of the crowd, Zheng Renxin spoke calmly: "Based on the wounds, many were killed by a single palm strike from the thieves. A warrior capable of such palm power must be a refined warrior."

"Refined warriors?"

"Are there refined warriors among the thieves?"

"Is the master certain he hasn't misread the situation?"

Upon hearing the words "refined warrior," those who had just clamored to lead the pursuit fell silent.

One by one, they closed their mouths.

Clearly, the deterrent force of a refined warrior left the higher-ups of Miaoshou Garden deeply troubled.

Miaoshou Garden, too, had refined warriors.

Even Zheng Renxin himself was a refined warrior.

Yet, the number of refined warriors in Miaoshou Garden was few. Should they clash with the thieves and suffer injuries, who could contain the vast enterprise of Miaoshou Garden?

To fight desperate men with nothing to lose?

Miaoshou Garden would never do such a thing.

"Let the guard corps increase patrols, assign additional guards to each pharmacy."

"Go to the yamen again, have the constables search the entire city."

Zheng Renxin arranged everything methodically.

In truth, his commands were merely to calm the people.

It was impossible to catch the thieves, nor could they be stopped.

Zheng Renxin only hoped those thieves would commit this great crime and flee swiftly.

As for revenge?

It was impossible—this pride, Miaoshou Garden could only swallow it whole!

Lu Changsheng observed Zheng Renxin's handling of the matter.

He immediately grasped Zheng Renxin's intentions.

The mighty Miaoshou Garden was planning to endure this?

There was only one reason: there were refined warriors among the thieves!

A single refined warrior could intimidate the vast Miaoshou Garden.

"What use are more silver, greater estates, or more guards?"

"A refined warrior could leave Miaoshou Garden helpless. What if it were the Divine Power Realm?"

"Perhaps a Divine Power Realm master could force Miaoshou Garden to bow and submit..."

At this moment, Lu Changsheng increasingly realized the importance of a warrior's strength.

This was ultimately a world ruled by martial might.

Martial arts were the foundation!

As night fell, a large iron cauldron stood in Lu Changsheng's room.

The cauldron was filled to the brim with iron sand.

This iron sand, obtained through great effort, was a special material for practicing the Iron Sand Palm.

His Iron Sand Palm, lacking this crucial component, had long remained incomplete, unable to reach perfection.

Soon after, Lu Changsheng began practicing with both hands in the iron sand.

Once, twice, thrice...

The rustling sound echoed through the room.

It was unclear how much time had passed when suddenly, a line of small characters appeared before Lu Changsheng's eyes.

"Iron Sand Palm perfected, understanding increases by 2."

"Iron Sand Palm perfected?"

Lu Changsheng paused slightly.

The Iron Sand Palm was merely a second-tier martial art; once perfected, it would increase understanding by 2 points.

Under normal circumstances, a 2-point increase in understanding was not a significant leap.

But now, it was different.

His understanding had reached 198; adding the current 2 points would make it 200—a doubling of the average person's understanding!

Double the understanding!

This would inevitably bring a tremendous advancement.

"A buzz."

The next moment, Lu Changsheng felt a coolness in his mind.

Moreover, whether it was an illusion or not, he felt his thoughts had become sharper.

As if there had been a qualitative leap!

Lu Changsheng closed his eyes, as though something was fermenting in his mind.

"Whoosh."

The next moment, Lu Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes.

The dagger in his hand flashed and vanished, his figure like a phantom, as if he had never moved.

Yet, the table not far away had already lost a corner.

"Instant Kill Technique perfected, understanding increases by 5."

Another line of small characters appeared before Lu Changsheng's eyes.

"The Instant Kill Technique is also perfected..."

Lu Changsheng's gaze was calm.

This was within his expectations.

Because, after his understanding reached 200, he had vaguely grasped the key to the Instant Kill Technique in his mind.

He tried it, and it indeed achieved perfection in one attempt.

With 200 points of understanding, his comprehension was immediate, allowing the Instant Kill Technique to reach perfection.

"The Instant Kill Technique adds 5 points to understanding, meaning it is a fifth-tier martial art, not the third or fourth-tier art I had previously deduced."

"Unexpectedly, I have created a fifth-tier martial art in the Blood Strengthening Realm."

Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised.

The Five-Rank Martial Art, which Lu Changsheng had never encountered before.

The Instant Kill Technique is the only Five-Rank Martial Art he has come into contact with so far!

Afterward, Lu Changsheng began to examine the attribute panel.

Host: Lu Changsheng

Wisdom: 205 (Full of Potential)

Instant Kill Technique: Perfected

Iron Sand Palm: Perfected

Sixfold Heavenly Blood Art: Fourth Layer

On the attribute panel, wisdom reaching 200 points had even changed the evaluation from "Mediocre Talent" to "Full of Potential."

Clearly, this was a kind of wisdom "metamorphosis."

Before, when Lu Changsheng's wisdom evolved from "Ordinary" to "Mediocre Talent," the effect had been remarkable.

Now, evolving from "Mediocre Talent" to "Full of Potential," the effect was even more terrifying.

"Doubling wisdom brings a qualitative leap."

"Then, how many wisdom points will the next upgrade require?"

Lu Changsheng shook his head, uncertain.

Perhaps 300 points, perhaps 500 points.

However, even with his current 205 wisdom points, it was as if Lu Changsheng had "re-recognized" the entire world.

The world remained the same world, and people remained the same people.

Yet Lu Changsheng's perception was entirely different from before.

This feeling was indescribable and inexplicable, yet he could clearly sense that he was now completely different from before.

Lu Changsheng thought of a way to test it.

He took a medical text from the bookshelf.

The medical text contained over three thousand herbs, which Lu Changsheng had not yet memorized.

Now, he glanced at it roughly, almost reading ten lines at a glance, flipping through page after page.

"Snap."

About an hour later, Lu Changsheng closed the book.

He closed his eyes.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng's mind surprisingly recalled the contents of the medical text he had just skimmed.

Though some parts were not entirely clear, most of the content appeared in his mind.

"Eidetic memory..."

Lu Changsheng's eyes were filled with amazement.

He was now certain that he had gained the ability of eidetic memory.

This was the terrifying power of wisdom reaching 200 points.

But even such an ability was merely "Full of Potential."

Moreover, eidetic memory was only a memory-related ability.

The enhancement of wisdom was not limited to memory alone.

There were also comprehension, observation, and many other aspects.

"Sigh..."

Lu Changsheng slightly calmed his emotions.

The enhancement of wisdom had stirred his heart.

"To continue upgrading wisdom, I must continue practicing martial arts."

"But the black market has few second-rank martial arts left."

"Once the second-rank martial arts are exhausted, I'll have to practice third-rank martial arts. And the price of third-rank martial arts is not something second-rank ones can compare to."

Lu Changsheng's brow furrowed slightly.

Silver again!

Previously, Lu Changsheng had to spend a lot of silver to purchase elixirs.

Now, purchasing martial arts required the same amount of silver.

The herbs in the valley were running low.

How would he earn silver in the future?

"The people at Miaoshou Garden said those bandits had plundered the pharmacy, and there was over three thousand taels of silver alone."

"If I could find those bandits and eliminate them..."

A hint of coldness flashed in Lu Changsheng's eyes.

But he quickly shook his head.

"It's not possible now. I'm only in the Blood Strengthening Realm, and among those bandits there are practitioners of the Purifying Filth Technique."

"Even if my Instant Kill Technique has reached perfection, I don't have much confidence against Purifying Filth practitioners."

"Unless my Sixfold Heavenly Blood Art reaches the sixth layer. Or, I step into the Bone Forging Realm..."

Lu Changsheng whispered to himself.

Lu Changsheng temporarily suppressed this dangerous thought.

But the thought seemed to have taken root in his mind and would not leave.