Further Fusion of Cultivation Techniques

Jiang Dao narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the strange youth, his heart churning.

If there was one force he least wanted to see right now!

It would undoubtedly be the Spirit Child Palace!

He had killed their Spirit Child in Hengzhou City and worried about retaliation.

He hadn't expected to encounter one of their members again.

They were truly like persistent ghosts!

Slash!

Jiang Dao suddenly thrust his long saber forward, imbued with incredible power, and drove it fiercely into the strange figure's neck, piercing through its nape.

The strange figure's eyes widened in terror, its mouth spewing black blood. "You... you..."

Jiang Dao's gaze was icy as he forcefully twisted the saber. Blood gushed out, and then he swept it away with a sudden motion.

Thwack!

The strange figure's head flew off, crashing heavily in the distance.

Even after its head was severed, it continued to writhe its lips with difficulty, its eyelids fluttering, as if it couldn't believe it had died so easily.

The headless corpse collapsed to the ground, convulsing violently, and soon died completely.

Black blood flowed at the scene, exuding a foul stench.

Jiang Dao's expression turned grim, and he turned to look at Li San.

Li San jumped in fright and quickly backed away, saying, "Brother Jiang, what are you doing?"

"Nothing, Brother Li. Get everyone out of here."

Jiang Dao spoke.

Li San finally breathed a sigh of relief, his expression shifting. "Brother Jiang, are... are you even human?"

"Of course, I'm human!"

Jiang Dao replied calmly, the bulging muscles on his body rapidly relaxing.

His imposing physique quickly returned to its original state.

He picked up Du Feng and the others and began to walk outside.

Li San also hurriedly picked up his companions and began moving them.

The two of them worked busily for about half an hour before rescuing everyone.

At this point, the unconscious individuals were finally awakened one after another.

As soon as they woke up, their expressions changed, and they quickly got to their feet.

"Hall Master, how did we fall unconscious?"

Du Feng exclaimed in shock.

"Let's go, we need to leave here!"

Jiang Dao said.

He didn't want to stay in this dangerous place for another moment.

He had thought that after leaving Hengzhou, he wouldn't encounter anyone from the Spirit Child Palace again.

He hadn't expected to meet them here.

This was definitely not a good thing.

Meanwhile.

Li San was also quickly waking everyone up, preparing to retreat.

"Brother Jiang, thank you for your help. I will surely repay you in the future!"

Li San said, cupping his hands.

"No need. Don't go back to Qianyuan City!"

Jiang Dao advised.

Li San immediately understood Jiang Dao's meaning and his heart tightened. "Brother Jiang, may I ask one more question, are you practicing hard qigong?"

"That's right!"

Jiang Dao calmly looked at Li San.

Having received the answer he wanted, Li San was shocked and no longer dared to linger. He quickly led his group and began to withdraw.

He had never seen anyone practice hard qigong to such an extent!

The Jiang Dao he had seen earlier was practically inhuman.

He believed that if he told others about this, they would absolutely not believe him.

The two groups evacuated overnight.

Not long after they left.

A strange, eerie wind blew past, whistling sharply, stirring up a lot of dust and fallen leaves at the base of the Little Stone Temple.

The entire Little Stone Temple was once again engulfed in a chilling, unfathomable darkness.

Two figures, one in black and one in white, appeared within the previously discovered underground palace.

Looking at the chaotic palace and the gruesomely dead, bizarre youth, the black-clad figure frowned and said, "Useless fellow, killed so easily."

"Heh heh, the one who killed him doesn't seem to be a spirit expeller. The traces look like they were made by a martial artist..."

The white-clad figure chuckled.

She wore a white dress, her face exquisite, and her feet were bare. She was one of the monstrous beings who had appeared in Hengzhou City not long ago.

"To reach this level of martial arts cultivation, the Blazing Flame Sect is the only one within hundreds of miles. The one who killed him must be from the Blazing Flame Sect."

The black-clad figure said coldly.

"What are your plans, sir?"

The woman in the white dress asked with a smile.

"What else can we do? They're just mortals. Blood debt must be repaid with blood. That person has Wu Lai's blood on him, so he can't escape. Go kill him and refine his soul into a Spirit Child."

The black-clad figure said coldly.

"You are truly wise, sir, hehehe..."

The woman in the white dress giggled charmingly.

Not much time passed.

Jiang Dao and his group returned, finally arriving at the Greenstone Town branch before dawn.

At the branch, Lü An quickly hurried over and bowed, saying, "Greetings, all Hall Masters!"

"Rise!"

Jiang Dao said.

As Lü An stood up, he noticed something was wrong and was slightly taken aback. "Hall Master Jiang, and... and where are the other two Hall Masters?"

"Hall Master Hu and Hall Master Fan died heroically in the line of duty. I am deeply sorry. I will request commendations for them when we return. Don't be afraid, and prepare a room for me."

Jiang Dao said.

"Yes, Hall Master Jiang!"

Lü An's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't dare to ask further. He quickly led Jiang Dao to an empty room.

Whether Hall Master Hu and Hall Master Fan died in the line of duty no longer mattered.

After all, a few people died every year.

But he didn't dare to inquire about the specifics of their deaths.

Inside the room.

Jiang Dao sat cross-legged and looked at the panel in front of him again.

The words "[Can Modify]" appeared next to all seven martial arts on the panel.

However, according to the panel's rules, only two could be modified at a time.

Jiang Dao pondered for a moment.

Among the many cultivation techniques, the most powerful one was currently the Mad Demon Bloodsoul Blade!

The most useful was the Life Nurturing Art.

He immediately focused his intent and clicked.

Swish!

The text behind the two cultivation techniques changed again.

Mad Demon Bloodsoul Blade (Ninety Years Later) [Cannot Modify]

Life Nurturing Art (Two Hundred and Forty Years Later) [Cannot Modify]

In an instant, two dense streams of information flooded into Jiang Dao's mind. A warm current clearly appeared within his body, spreading to his limbs and bones, rapidly diffusing.

Veins and tendons all emerged on his skin.

But soon, these veins and tendons began to retract again.

The internal energy of the Life Nurturing Art, which was originally as thick as a phone charging cable, now became as thick as a pair of chopsticks. It was more profound and had a new function.

[Accelerated Recovery]!

However, this [Accelerated Recovery] could not last long, only about one minute.

Within one minute, the Life Nurturing Art would directly accelerate the recovery of injuries and strength, allowing him to quickly regain combat power.

This function was practically monstrous and could definitely save his life at critical moments!

When everyone thought he was critically wounded, near death, and completely drained of strength, he could surely kill all his enemies in one fell swoop by activating this move, [Accelerated Recovery].

In addition to the Life Nurturing Art gaining a new function, the Mad Demon Bloodsoul Blade had also changed.

All three of its original stages had been strengthened!

[Enhanced: Speed]!

[Enhanced: Ferocity]!

[Enhanced: God-Slaying Strike]!

This meant that every saber strike he unleashed now had at least double the power it had before.

Jiang Dao looked at his status panel again.

Strength: 4.1

Speed: 3.3

Spirit: 1.4

Below these three stats were his other five cultivation techniques.

Gazing at these techniques, Jiang Dao pondered once more.

"I wonder if the Wind Thunder Palm and the Poison Sand Palm can be fused..."

Neither of these palm techniques was weak. If they fused successfully, they would undoubtedly become even more powerful.

He immediately closed his eyes and began to deduce it in his mind.

Time trickled by.

Before he knew it, the sky had brightened considerably.

Lü An had come to deliver food several times and saw that Jiang Dao's door was shut tight. Not daring to knock, he retreated once more.

Finally, it was noon.

Jiang Dao's eyes snapped open, revealing his hidden delight.

"It worked!"

The Wind Thunder Palm and the Poison Sand Palm had successfully fused, becoming the Wind Thunder Poison Sand Palm.

Not only that, but the fused techniques had also gained a new function.

[Thunderfire]!

Thunderfire referred to the phenomenon where, upon full release of palm force, there was a certain chance for a purple, highly toxic substance to form in the center of the palm. It resembled flames and emitted the sound of thunder, hence its name, Thunderfire.

Once struck by Thunderfire, a person's body would instantly fester, the toxic flames would attack the heart, and they would rot from the inside out.

Its power was definitely several times greater than before.