Fusion

"Get up!"

Qin Guan poured his Foundation Establishment Realm Spiritual Power into his arms without reservation, and all the silver runes on the dark [Soul Spirit Fishing Gear] rod blazed brightly as if they had been ignited.

Easily lift the fishing line inch by inch from the viscous lake water.

Su Bai immediately focused his gaze.

The Spirit Jade Doll that had been lifted out of the water had changed drastically.

Its originally warm, milky-white body now seemed to contain a small, turbulent nebula.

A strangely dynamic stream of energy, deep blue in color, was rushing and darting around within it at an astonishing speed.

Each impact caused ripples to spread across the doll's surface, reflecting a beautiful, flickering light.

The light and shadow cast dappled patterns on Qin Guan's face, which was taut from exertion.

"It's Memory Fragment! And... it's extremely active!"

Qin Guan's voice trembled uncontrollably.

He moved with utmost gentleness, as if handling a newborn baby, carefully retrieving the still slightly trembling fishing tackle. Then, holding his breath, he untied the shimmering Spirit Jade Doll and held it tightly in his palm.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately and carefully probed a highly condensed wisp of Spiritual Sense into the doll's interior.

Once the Memory Fragment lose the protection of the physical body, the surface information is almost transparent to Spiritual Sense exploration.

Su Bai stood to the side, watching every subtle change in Qin Guan's expression.

Qin Guan first frowned, completely focused, then his eyes widened suddenly, his pupils reflecting the azure light within the doll.

Immediately afterwards, a flush of ecstasy surged from his neck to his cheeks, and his lips parted involuntarily into a wide grin.

"Haha! What a fortuitous opportunity!"

He could no longer contain himself and let out a hearty laugh.

"Su Bai, guess what I caught? A senior! A senior who voluntarily Passing into Nirvana here more than five hundred years ago!"

"In his lifetime... he was the Academy Master of the Ice Court! A Golden Core Cultivator who had cultivated Ice Magic to an extremely high level, renowned throughout the land!"

Fragments of Golden Core Cultivator's Memory Fragment!

Upon hearing this, Su Bai's heart skipped a beat, and envy appeared in his eyes.

The value of such profound insights is simply immeasurable by ordinary Contribution Points.

Even inheriting just a tiny bit of cultivation insights or an optimized understanding of Spell Divine Ability from it is enough to benefit Cultivator immensely.

After the initial euphoria, Qin Guan quickly forced himself to calm down.

He took a deep breath, took out the gray Jade Slip that recorded the mission, and his fingertips flashed with spiritual light as he quickly searched for information related to the Academy Master the Ice Court.

A moment later, his tense shoulders visibly relaxed, and a complex expression of relief mixed with excitement appeared on his face.

"It's recorded! Three hundred and twelve years ago, another Memory Fragment was retrieved."

Qin Guan spoke quickly, with a hint of relief, "Because it had been impossible to piece together a complete set of memories for a long time, in order to prevent the fragments' spiritual essence from dissipating, all the discovered Memory Fragment were made available for exchange to Disciple the Sect True Disciple and above two hundred years ago!"

This means that the fragment in his hand can be put to his own use immediately through the "priority exchange right" without any waiting!

But... the exchange price for Golden Core Cultivator's Memory Fragment...

Just imagining it made Qin Guan feel a little breathless. It was an astronomical figure that he would have to struggle for for the next few decades.

He remained silent for a few moments, the struggle in his eyes quickly replaced by a resolute determination to burn his bridges.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! I'll take the gamble! The opportunity is right in front of me. If I miss it, I'm afraid I'll never have another chance in my life! What if... what if I really can inherit a trace of my predecessor's Spell Talent, just like the legends say?"

Without further hesitation, he quickly took out his Inner Sect Elder Token, immersed his Spiritual Sense into it, and used his priority exchange authority to report the exchange application along with the fragment information.

Having done all this, he turned to Su Bai, his excitement still lingering, but his tone had become solemn. "Su Bai, I must begin Refinement this item immediately."

"The Memory Fragment are extremely profound, and the Refinement process requires complete concentration, allowing no disturbance whatsoever. It will likely take anywhere from one or two months to several months."

"In the meantime, I'll trouble you to look after my fishing rod."

As he spoke, he glanced at the [Soul Spirit Fishing Gear] still stuck in the edge of the platform.

Su Bai's expression turned solemn, and he cupped his hands, saying, "Elder Qin, please rest assured and continue your seclusion. The fishing gear is here; this Disciple will take good care of it and there will be no mishaps."

Qin Guan gave Su Bai a deep look, nodded emphatically, and said no more. His figure transformed into a phantom and flew straight back to the depths of his cave.

The stone gate slammed shut, immediately illuminating several protective beams of light that completely isolated the inside from the outside.

Refinement Memory Fragment is no small matter.

That's equivalent to using one's own Divine Sense as a guide to accept and integrate a torrent of external life imprints and insights.

Even though the Memory Fragment have been cleansed by the mysterious power of the Lake of Rebirth, the process is fraught with risks and requires absolute focus.

As the dark Aurora borealis silently shifted overhead, the concept of time became blurred.

While maintaining his cultivation and fishing, Su Bai also spared a sliver of attention to the movements in Qin Guan's cave and the lone fishing rod.

Lake of Rebirth remained silent, and his fishing rod remained unresponsive.

It was estimated that it was already late autumn outside. About three months later, on a certain day, the Spiritual Power fluctuations that had been dormant for a long time suddenly underwent a subtle change in the direction of the stone chamber where Qin Guan was in seclusion.

A pure and chilling coldness slowly spread out like a tide, then quickly receded.

Qin Guan slowly walked out of the cave.

With just one glance, Su Bai sensed that his neighbor had undergone a complete transformation.

It was still that slightly pale young face, but the melancholy that had been hidden between his brows due to his lack of Talent had been swept away, replaced by a sharpness that emanated from within.

Qin Guan strode to Su Bai Su Bai's platform, solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute, and bowed deeply. "Su Bai, I was able to Refinement this treasure without any distractions entirely thanks to your protection over the past few months. I will remember this kindness Qin Guan."

Su Bai quickly rose to return the greeting. "Elder Qin, you flatter me. This Disciple only did my best. Judging from your demeanor, Elder, you must have gained a great deal this time. Congratulations!"

Qin Guan straightened up, a smile spreading across his face—the exhilarating joy of finally achieving his long-suppressed desire.

"It's more than just extraordinary!"

His voice boomed, brimming with barely suppressed excitement, "I feel... my body, my Divine Sense, my perception of icy Spiritual Qi has become clearer than ever before! This is no illusion; I must have inherited some of my predecessor's Spell Talent!"

"In addition, I have also fully inherited a Golden Core Divine Ability and a Foundation Establishment Divine Ability."

"The current me is fully capable of Combat the five versions of myself from before!"

From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Qin Guan had never felt this way about mastering powerful Combat Power of the same level.

Now, after five years of fishing in the Lake of Rebirth, he has been quite lucky and has changed his fate thanks to Memory Fragment.

At this moment, Qin Guan, backed by his own Combat Power, even underwent a slight change in temperament, becoming much sharper than before.

"Elder, Elder! Congratulations!" Su Bai naturally offered his congratulations.

After a moment's thought, since I'd be staying in the Lake of Rebirth for this long anyway, I might as well keep [Immortal Talent Reflection].

Let's see if Qin Guan inherited any Spell Talent, and if so, what kind of Spell Talent?

Su Bai secretly initiated the [Survey] of the Immortal Talent Reflection.

In a short while.

Su Bai then saw Qin Guan's current interface.

[Survey successful!]

[Name]: Qin Guan

[Spirit Root Talent]: Dual Spirit Root (Water and Fire)

[Spell Talent]: Ice Attribute Spell Talent (Third Tier)

"Elder Qin did indeed gain a Tier 3 Spell Talent!"

"Third Tier Ice Magic Talent is considered average for a Golden Core Cultivator."

"The Ice Court has only gradually become a major institution of the Jade Mist Sect in the last few hundred years."

"There always has to be a process of development. That senior in the Golden Core Stage, with his Third Tier Ice Magic Talent, becoming the Academy Master of the Ice Court, must have made a huge contribution to the development of the Ice Court..."

"Huh? Wait a minute, why can I still Copy the same Spell Talent on Qin Guan's interface even though I already have Third-tier Ice Attribute Spell Talent?"

Su Bai noticed that Qin Guan's Spell Talent on his interface was not grayed out.

This... could it be...?

Su Bai thought of a possibility.

I decided to give it a try.

Su Bai handed the fishing gear to Qin Guan, taking the opportunity to touch his body.

Su Bai then activated the Copy ability of [Immortal Talent Reflection].

"Copy Elder Qin's Ice Attribute Spell Talent for me..."

[Select target Ice Attribute Spell Talent to Copy...]

[Copy successful. Copy Spell Talent: Third-tier Ice Attribute Spell Talent.]

[This Spell Talent has been detected to be of the same attribute as the host's own Ice Attribute Spell Talent. It can be fused. Please select whether to fuse.]

After a moment's thought, Su Bai decisively chose to merge.

[Initiating fusion...]

[Merger successful...]

[The host's Spell Talent has been changed to ' Ice Attribute Spell Talent (Third Tier Super)']

Super Third-tier Ice Attribute Spell Talent: (Speed of learning Ice Attribute Spell Divine Ability 800%, Spiritual Power affinity with Ice Attribute, power of Ice Attribute Spell Divine Ability Power Increase by 50%).

Su Bai carefully examined the changes in the Ice Magic Divine Ability after the fusion.

"Generally speaking, the Spell Talent of Beyond Third-tier is slightly weaker than that of Yellow Tier, but significantly stronger than that of a regular Third Tier."

"With this Tier Third-tier Talent, my [Ice Snow Jade Puppet]'s defense is estimated to be even stronger than Zhao Hanshuang's..."

"Most importantly, since Spell Talent can be fused, will there be Fourth Tier after the Beyond Third-tier? Or will it simply advance to the Yellow Tier on its own?"

Su Bai was deep in thought.

"This time, I've finally turned my life around..."

"I owe the sect 200,000 Contribution Points. I need to take on sect missions like crazy to pay Contribution Points back as soon as possible!"

Su Bai clicked his tongue in amazement; the Memory Fragment of this Golden Core senior were actually valued at 200,000 Contribution Points.

However, upon reflection, this Memory Fragment altered a Cultivator's Spell Talent out of thin air.

Other sect Disciple would love to spend those 200,000 Contribution Points, but they wouldn't even have anywhere to spend them.

Therefore, although Qin Guan was heavily in debt at this time, he did not show any signs of despondency.

After all, no matter how many Contribution Points one has, one can always repay them. With Spell Talent in hand, Combat Power will increase, and one will be highly valued within the sect.