Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 378: Automatic Upgrade

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Aside from the insignificant Li Family Fist, Ma Lu had now encountered two card packs, namely the Songxi Fast Sword and Light as a Swallow.

Owing to the rules of this world, Ma Lu didn’t need to painstakingly train to be considered as having learned a set of swordsmanship and light body skill.

One could say he had set half a foot into the threshold of Jianghu.

But the problem also emerged, he lacked the most crucial Internal Cultivation Methods. Without True Qi, he couldn’t unleash the real effects of these cards, he could only perform them plainly, but he didn’t have the Dugu Nine Swords in his hands.

Performing them plainly didn’t really enhance his level beyond the basic boxing and Basic Blocking he knew before, so Ma Lu was now in urgent need of an Internal Strength Card Pack.

This was also why he rushed over to the scholar’s corpse the moment he saw it.

However, when the character for martial arts lit up, what Ma Lu obtained was— the Thousand Gold Dispersion Technique card pack.

Just by the name, it didn’t seem like an Internal Cultivation Method.

Ma Lu opened it with his last hope, and then he completely gave up, for inside was actually a Body-Protection Technique. This was the Parry Card that the scholar had longed for but never managed to obtain before his death, all contained within this pack.

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Yan Wuji saw Ma Lu rush to the scholar’s corpse, bending over the latter, and couldn’t help but take a few extra glances.

He was somewhat surprised that Ma Lu wasn’t hit by his hidden weapons, but that was irrelevant because Ma Lu was just an ordinary person who was inexperienced in martial arts. Once he dealt with the Jianghu people in front of him, he could easily slaughter Ma Lu at his convenience.

Ma Lu also felt a sense of urgency.

Naturally, he hoped that Gu Qingyi and the others could defeat Yan Wuji, but it was only the second round now, and the scholar, who was at least ranked in the top two in martial arts here, had already died.

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The pressure on everyone would only get greater afterward, and indeed, the situation slid towards the direction he least hoped for.

Following the scholar, the next to be killed by Yan Wuji were the two disciples from the Songxi Sword Sect.

Ma Lu rushed over at the first opportunity and snagged two more cases.

The result turned out to be two more Songxi Fast Sword card packs. And because Ma Lu already possessed a Songxi Fast Sword card pack on him, these two packs vanished upon acquisition, turning into dust.

Then, that dust was absorbed by the first Songxi Fast Sword card pack he obtained.

Afterward, his originally third-level Songxi Fast Sword surprisingly broke through to the fourth level.

Damn, so identical card packs could even automatically upgrade?

Ma Lu was astonished by this scene as well.

He had discovered not long ago that the levels of martial arts in the card packs he acquired varied.

For example, the Light Body Skill Card in the Light as a Swallow card pack was at the fourth level, while the Songxi Fast Sword was at the third level.

Ma Lu speculated that the martial arts contained in these card packs were consistent with the realm achieved by the deceased in life.

And then his acquisition of two second-level Songxi Fast Sword card packs essentially confirmed his guess; He Qisheng’s junior martial brothers were less skilled, so the levels of the Songxi Fast Sword they dropped were also lower.

For Ma Lu, this meant that while he inherited the original owner’s martial arts, he could also conveniently inherit the original owner’s training progress, which of course was a good thing.

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But there was an awkward point: although Ma Lu had inherited the martial arts from his adversaries and could deploy them directly in combat, he had never truly learned them. Moreover, those martial arts secret manuals were mostly the closely guarded secrets of various sects, which he could not possibly obtain. Even if he could, he had no time to practice.

This resulted in the martial studies he had picked up remaining at the same level as when he found them, with almost no chance of improvement.

However, the problem had been resolved by the experience provided through identical cards.

Theoretically, if a sect were wiped out, Ma Lu could just go and rummage through, and perhaps overnight, he could bring that sect’s martial arts to Great Perfection.

Of course, Ma Lu himself certainly couldn’t bring himself to do such a crazed thing; it would be up to a fated evildoer.

Once the golden finger was activated, Ma Lu suddenly felt that staying by Gu Qingyi’s side as Watson was not a bad choice.

According to his prior conversation with Gu Qingyi, the Iron Clothes Sect was a very special sect, unlike traditional ones. In reality, they were a group of Holmes enthusiasts who had formed a Jianghu force. They had a leader, but under him were members from all kinds of sects and schools.

These people typically had three characteristics: first, they came from the Righteous Path and had outstanding moral character; second, they possessed strong martial arts; and third, they had an unusual and intense interest in investigation.

Only those who met these three criteria and passed a strict assessment could join the Iron Clothes Sect and become a Divine Detective.

The Divine Detectives of the Iron Clothes Sect specifically dealt with Jianghu cases that ordinary constables could not solve.

This unique force had a history of over a hundred years in the Jianghu, having solved numerous unresolved and important cases. Many sects and martial arts clans owed them favors because of their high case-solving rate, and for capturing murderous, highly dangerous criminals. They even had the recognition from the Imperial Court.

When necessary, they could even mobilize the power of the government, akin to a serious crimes unit from another Plane.

This also meant that as long as he followed a Divine Detective, he would have ample opportunity to come into open and legitimate contact with corpses.

Although he didn’t know where Gu Qingyi got the Divine Detective Token, and her investigative skills were erratic, at least in the eyes of others, she was indeed treated as a Divine Detective.

This was enough for Ma Lu; otherwise, if he, a person whose origins were unknown, wanted to touch the bodies of those martial arts masters, he would’ve been attacked by their sect members, friends, and relatives, unless it was a situation like the current one.

However, all this was predicated on their survival through the night, or at the very least, Gu Qingyi’s survival. As for Ma Lu, if he died, then he would just lose an opportunity to venture out for supplies.

Unfortunately, Ma Lu had not yet gotten his hands on the Internal Cultivation Methods; even if he wanted to help, he couldn’t.

He could only continue to wait, and soon, the three Couriers from the Xingtong Escort Agency were all lying down as well.

Unfortunately, they didn’t have much of value on them, and the martial arts he found were essentially similar to Li Family Fist.

So Ma Lu had to continue waiting, fortunate that Gu Qingyi’s Turtle Shell Flow was indeed tough, being able to hold her own fairly well even against a master like Yan Wuji, and had only lost 8 points of health so far.

On the other hand, Shen Zhou’s back was already soaked with sweat. Although the Minor Eternal Spring Technique could regenerate health, emphasizing continuous vitality, it couldn’t stand up to the overwhelming aggressiveness of Yan Wuji’s fist technique.

Vajra Temple was a major sect in the martial arts circles, and its Vajra Break Monument Palm was a top-class martial arts technique, not something the common wares he carried could compare to.

It was only because Yan Wuji was currently injured that they had been able to hold on until now. Otherwise, even if they all worked together, they wouldn’t have lasted this long.

But now Shen Zhou was also at the end of his rope, with only 9 points of health remaining, and just moments ago, his True Qi had run out.

Then, it was Yan Wuji’s turn to play his card again. The smile on his face grew more hideous, especially after drawing his card, he couldn’t help but laugh uproariously to the heavens. Afterward, he said to Shen Zhou, "Alright, it’s time for you to lie down too!"