Technique Fusion

"You're looking for me."

"Who?"

The Ma Family's Three Brothers, who were grumbling and about to leave, heard the ghostly voice and immediately turned back, drawing their long sabers and looking cautiously.

Instantly, Ye Xiaofan emerged slowly from the darkness, his arms crossed over his longsword. His eyes shone like stars, so bright that the Ma Family's Three Brothers squinted, unable to look directly at him.

"Kid, you didn't run! Hahaha, tonight is the night my three brothers get rich. Hand over everything you have and your cultivation techniques, and we'll spare your life."

Ma Dafei recognized Ye Xiaofan's attire, and the stone in his heart immediately fell.

His three brothers had targeted Ye Xiaofan the moment he entered the Black Market. A person with no discernible blood qi had entered Sihai Pavilion to trade, and was eventually escorted out by the shopkeeper. He must have something good on him.

As for whether his three brothers were afraid of Ye Xiaofan being some hidden powerful expert?

That was a joke. His three brothers had been operating in the Qingyang County Black Market for two and a half years without ever failing.

With their experience, how could they possibly know that there were cultivation techniques that could suppress blood qi fluctuations, making one's true cultivation undetectable?

Ye Xiaofan shook his head. It was not easy for someone with such intelligence to survive in the cultivation world.

Encountering him tonight was like giving them a lesson.

The tuition fee, however, was death!

"Hand over all your silver and cultivation techniques, and I'll spare your lives."

Ye Xiaofan walked step by step towards the three brothers, his deep eyes filled with a dazzling light.

Ever since he had killed Gou Congxin and obtained a large amount of cultivation resources, a crack had opened in the door to a new world in Ye Xiaofan's heart. It was just that his strength was not yet sufficient, otherwise, he would have already flung the entire door wide open.

A ten-thousand-foot-tall building rises from the ground. These three were like a single grain of sand in this towering structure, indispensable.

The Ma Family's Three Brothers exchanged glances, utterly bewildered.

"Big brother, did you hear that? This kid is telling you to hand over your silver and cultivation techniques, hahaha~"

Ma Shuangfei snapped back to reality, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. His shoulders shook violently as he laughed, unable to catch his breath.

"Second brother, this is my—"

Ma Dafei had just opened his mouth.

The next moment, a sword cry echoed, and the air seemed to freeze.

A flash of snow-white cold light flickered across the eyes of the Ma Family's Three Brothers.

A warm breeze swept past, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end.

Ma Shuangfei stopped laughing and raised a hand to touch his neck, feeling a slight sting.

Ma Dafei's mouth hung open, frozen in place.

Gradually, their eyes filled with boundless fear. Their rapid heartbeats agitated their blood qi, and a thin slit suddenly appeared on their necks, spraying blood.

The sound of two heavy objects hitting the ground was exceptionally jarring in the alley. Ma Sanfei's Adam's apple bobbed frantically, his entire body's blood seeming to freeze as he stared blankly at Ye Xiaofan, unable to move.

"Hand over all your silver and cultivation techniques, and I'll spare your life."

"I don't want to say it a third time."

Ye Xiaofan still held his longsword in his arms, standing two steps away from Ma Sanfei, and said calmly.

"You, you, if, if you want to kill, then kill. My three brothers were not as skilled as you, and we deserve to die. Don't even think about getting our silver and cultivation techniques."

Ma Sanfei mustered all his strength, his voice trembling as he spoke, large drops of cold sweat trickling down his face.

After saying this, Ma Sanfei seemed to regain a sliver of courage and shakily raised his long saber, slashing at Ye Xiaofan.

It was like a child learning to walk, brandishing a saber.

The sword left a trace, and Ma Sanfei's eyes widened, his pupils gradually losing focus.

"Sigh!"

A hint of regret flickered across Ye Xiaofan's face. He had hoped to obtain the three brothers' collection, just like he had with Gou Congxin.

Looking at the bodies of the three brothers, Ye Xiaofan let out a long sigh, then, with a cool demeanor, squatted down and began to rummage through them.

A moment later, beneath his mask, Ye Xiaofan revealed a pure smile.

Three Blood Qi Pills and over a hundred taels of silver.

After confirming he wasn't being followed, Ye Xiaofan returned home.

He now had 20 Blood Qi Pills, enough for him to cultivate to the Body Refining Third Level.

"It's a shame I'm short on money. The Sword Drawing Technique hasn't been simplified yet."

"System, fuse the Black Tiger Roaring Mountain Technique with the Withered Wood Meets Spring Technique."

With a thought, a hundred taels of silver disappeared, and the panel began to shimmer slightly.

The Black Tiger Roaring Mountain Technique disappeared, and a new technique appeared in my mind. After carefully sensing it, I found that after integrating a low-grade technique, the mid-grade technique had improved by about 17%.

At the same time, the technique proficiency had returned from max level perfect to just breaking through perfect.

"It seems that I only need to integrate six low-grade techniques to upgrade the mid-grade technique to a high-grade technique. I can accept that."

[Name: Ye Xiaofan]
[Lifespan: 3 days (Moderately Poisoned) (Suppressed, using Blood Qi will cause an outbreak at any time)]
[Realm: Body Refinement First Layer (70/200)]
[Techniques: Withered Wood Meets Spring Technique (Perfect 0/20000), Sword Drawing Technique (Proficient 1500/4000), Wind God Steps (Perfect 10000/20000)]

After closing the panel and washing up, I fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Sun Chenyu walked into the training room for the reserve Demon Suppressing Guard with an outward-facing gait, his nostrils pointed to the sky. Several young men immediately swarmed him.

Only a few youths watched coldly from the sidelines.

"Young Master Sun, good morning!"

"Young Master Sun, good morning!"

"Mm."

Sun Chenyu was lost in the chorus of "Young Master Sun." He greatly enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded, and his heart bloomed with joy, his eyes narrowing into slits.

"Isn't Ye Xiaofan supposed to check in today?"

Sun Chenyu sat down in his seat and looked sideways at a sharp-featured, monkey-faced youth, snorting through his nose.

Hou Xingwu, seeing Sun Chenyu asking him, his eyes lit up and his face flushed. He quickly lowered his head slightly and said, "Young Master Sun, Ye Xiaofan has never come."

"Hmph, this is outrageous. Today is the new instructor's first class, and he's not even here. He clearly doesn't respect the new instructor."

Sun Chenyu's face turned cold as he berated him, but inwardly, he was overjoyed.

If Ye Xiaofan wanted to come, he'd have to be alive first.

Just then, A middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a Minor Banner Officer, with slanted eyes and a flat nose, walked in.

The training room immediately fell silent.

Sun Zhigao nodded with satisfaction.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Minor Banner Officer Sun Zhigao. I have a Body Refining Third Level cultivation. Starting today, I will be your new instructor."

"With me, you only need to do three things: cultivate, cultivate, and goddamn cultivate."

"Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Very good. Is everyone here?"

"Reporting to Minor Banner Officer Sun, Ye Xiaofan is not here."

Hou Xingwu glanced at Sun Chenyu, received his affirmation, and immediately stood up to report.

"Hmph, this is simply unacceptable. Go find the logistics personnel and call Ye Xiaofan here."

"Let me reiterate, with me, regardless of your talent, you must listen to me. You must gather in the training room every day."

Sun Zhigao's sharp eyes swept across everyone, finally resting on Sun Chenyu, and his gaze immediately softened.

"Chenyu, you've tempered your blood qi in just two days. Your talent is almost comparable to Lord Left Thousand Households Officer."

"Minor Banner Officer Sun flatters me. I am far behind Lord Left Thousand Households Officer. It would be good enough if I could catch up to Officer Xiao Hundred Households."

Sun Chenyu beamed with pride. His words were very humble, but the arrogance in his tone already acknowledged Sun Zhigao's assessment.

Afterward, Sun Zhigao's gaze swept across the group again and he continued:

"Your talent is poor, so you need to work hard. You must learn from Sun Chenyu, do you understand?"

"Don't be like some people who, with a little talent, look down on others."

"Alright, let's start cultivating. Chenyu, come with me. I want to give you some individual guidance."

Amidst the envious gazes of the other youths, Sun Chenyu, nostrils pointed to the sky, followed Sun Zhigao out of the training room.

The two walked into the instructor's lounge, one before the other.

Sun Zhigao's demeanor immediately changed, and a fawning smile appeared on his face. "Young Master Sun."

"Mm, you've performed well. Follow me closely in the future, and you won't be treated unfairly."

"Yes, yes, it's thanks to Young Master Sun that I was able to become a Minor Banner Officer."

Sun Zhigao nodded repeatedly, his waist bending almost ninety degrees. He even accidentally dropped the word "Young Master," making Sun Chenyu's heart swell with delight.

With his Body Refining Third Level cultivation, he couldn't possibly become a Minor Banner Officer. It was a pity that he had latched onto the Sun family's powerful backing.

Not only was he promoted to Minor Banner Officer, his treatment improved, and he became a coach for the reserve Demon Suppressing Guard. From then on, he wouldn't have to go on missions anymore, living a life where his head wasn't constantly on the line.

With demons running rampant outside, he truly didn't want to go out again.

On the other side, Ye Xiaofan, who hadn't woken up yet, reluctantly defeated the terrifying blanket monster after hearing the knocking. With sleepy eyes, he walked to the courtyard entrance and opened the door.

It was a logistics staff member from the Demon Suppression Division.

Ye Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Brother, what do you need me for?"

"Little Brother Ye, the reserve team has a new coach today, Sun Zhigao, the Minor Banner Officer. The Minor Banner Officer asked me to inform you to go to the reserve team's training room," Li Feng said politely.

Ye Xiaofan frowned slightly. Once the reserve Demon Suppressing Guards received their cultivation techniques, they weren't required to report daily and could cultivate at home.

He was a bit confused as to why they were calling him.

Could it be they wanted to get to know him, the genius?

Various thoughts flashed through Ye Xiaofan's mind, but he replied, "I understand."