However, Lu Changsheng didn’t scrutinize it closely. He put away the manual and casually said, "Do you have ten thousand taels of silver notes?"
He didn’t want to carry gold, which would be very inconvenient.
Li Mu provided Lu Changsheng with silver notes.
Afterward, Lu Changsheng left the yamen.
As he departed, one of the yamen attendants cautiously asked, "My Lord, did this Hero Zhuang truly kill the Great Desert’s Thirteen Riders?"
"Hmph, the curved knives are right here; how could they be fake?"
"But your doubts make sense. Be cautious. Send someone to verify the Thirteen Riders of the Great Desert’s bandit stronghold now. If you do find the bodies of the Thirteen Riders, bring them all back. Make a big display of it so everyone in Nanyang City knows!"
Li Mu’s eyes sparkled with cunning.
With the death of the Great Desert’s Thirteen Riders, his crisis was resolved.
Moreover, this could be turned into a feat.
He considered that it might be a good opportunity to gain more from the wealth of the rich merchants and businessmen in the city.
Thinking about this, Li Mu felt extremely relieved.
The only concern he had was not knowing the true identity of this "Zhuang Thirteen."
The "Zhuang Thirteen" mentioned by Li Mu had now changed into the guise of Dr. Lu from the Miao Shou Garden.
Lu Changsheng took out the "Raging Waves Divine Power Technique" he had obtained from the yamen.
The name sounded a bit ordinary, and he didn’t know much about it. Therefore, he decided to open it and take a closer look.
The "Raging Waves Divine Power Technique" was indeed not a highly divine martial art. It was probably on par with the "Mountain-Rising Divine Power Art."
However, the manual contained detailed content, including not only the incantation of a divine power realm martial art but also many "annotations."
It appeared that an experienced martial artist had provided explanations for the "Raging Waves Divine Power Technique".
Lu Changsheng read it carefully.
The annotations in the manual were quite comprehensive. For instance, to cultivate the "Raging Waves Divine Power Technique," one needed to sense the Life-and-Death Profound Gate.
This martial art also offered a way to achieve this: by filling oneself with anger.
After reaching the peak of anger, one could then sense the Life-and-Death Profound Gate.
This approach had some differences from the "Mountain-Rising Divine Power Art," but it was more precise.
However, reaching the peak of anger was not an easy task.
But at this moment, Lu Changsheng no longer needed it. He had already sensed the Life-and-Death Profound Gate.
"Once the ’Raging Waves Divine Power Technique’ breaks through the Life-and-Death Profound Gate, divine power emerges, and one can immediately possess Ten Ding Power..."
When Lu Changsheng read this section, his eyes suddenly brightened.
He had found it again—Ten Ding Power!
Lu Changsheng immediately took out the "Qian Tian Transformation Treasure Method" that he had obtained from the Great Desert’s Thirteen Riders. It clearly recorded that once one reached the divine power realm, cultivating a certain secret treasure or strange treasure could increase Ten Ding Power.
"It turns out that one can have Ten Ding Power after becoming a divine power martial artist."
"And the ’Qian Tian Transformation Treasure Method,’ when cultivated to the seventh level, can increase Seventy Ding Power. This method is indeed remarkable, a superior one!"
Lu Changsheng’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
He had truly stumbled upon a treasure with this "Qian Tian Transformation Treasure Method."
Lu Changsheng continued reading.
The annotations even explained what "Ten Ding Power" was. In the eyes of ordinary people, having the strength to carry a cauldron was considered extraordinary, already the limit among regular martial artists.
But divine power realm was different.
The divine power realm had already broken through the Life-and-Death Profound Gate, leading to a complete transformation of life. Even the weakest divine power martial artist could possess Ten Ding Power, equivalent to the strength to carry ten cauldrons!
Of course, whether it was a thousand jin of strength or ten thousand jin of strength, these were just relative terms. Even if someone naturally had divine power, they could at most carry a cauldron’s worth of weight.
The divine power realm, at its most fundamental level, started with Ten Ding Power, equivalent to carrying ten cauldrons.
This was already sufficient to distinguish ordinary martial artists from divine power martial artists.
Lu Changsheng closed the "Nurturing Surging Divine Power Art" manual.
He could now sense the Life-and-Death Profound Gate, and he was back at the Marvelous Hand Garden, so there were no safety concerns.
Now it was time to choose which divine martial art to break through with. In fact, the two martial arts were quite similar; once they successfully ascended to the divine power realm, both would naturally "create divine power."
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Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment but ultimately chose the "Mountain-Rising Divine Power Art."
After all, the body was fundamental!
With this decision in mind, Lu Changsheng made all the necessary preparations. He thoroughly calmed his mind, taking a deep breath.
Lu Changsheng closed his eyes.