Fusion, Primordial Chaos Internal Energy

His gaze fell again upon the Yang Sha Scripture and Yin Sha Scripture, a hint of hesitation in Lin Xiao's eyes.

He now had two choices: one was to simply fuse the Yang Sha internal energy and Yin Sha internal energy, and the other was to fuse the Yang Sha Technique and Yin Sha Technique, two internal energy cultivation methods.

The former was his original plan: directly merge the two attributes of internal energy in his body into one. The latter involved using the deduction function of the attribute ability panel to combine the strengths of the two cultivation methods, fusing them into a more powerful internal energy cultivation method that incorporated the advantages of both.

Normally, directly fusing two internal energy cultivation methods and deducing a new one would be more suitable for him. Furthermore, he could incorporate more internal energy cultivation methods in the future to increase its power, potentially deducing this internal energy cultivation method all the way to Two-Star Mid-Grade or even higher.

However, Lin Xiao hesitated because he only had 74 Potential Points remaining. This was enough to fuse his internal energy, but it might not be enough to deduce a stronger cultivation method.

If the deduction succeeded, it would be best, but if it failed due to insufficient Potential Points, those points wouldn't be refunded. This would mean wasting them all, like scooping water with a bamboo basket – nothing gained and so many Potential Points wasted.

He agonized for a while, but ultimately, the desire for stability won out. He decided to fuse his internal energy first and wait until he accumulated more Potential Points to attempt the deduction.

Accumulating Potential Points was not easy, and he would be heartbroken if he wasted over seventy points.

With a thought, a full fifty Potential Points rapidly burned, transforming into an invisible force that seeped into his body. His consciousness quickly followed this invisible force, sinking into his Dantian. At this moment, his Dantian's internal energy was occupied by Yang Sha and Yin Sha internal energy, resembling a Tai Chi symbol with Yin and Yang fish. The Yang Sha internal energy was slightly stronger than the Yin Sha internal energy.

As the invisible force surged in, this internal energy, which had previously coexisted peacefully, began to stir.

Dark clouds covered the moon, plunging the area outside Black Cloud Village into darkness. A few hundred meters away from the village, five or six figures were hidden behind a patch of bushes, observing the village in the darkness, which resembled a crouching tiger. The leader of the group glanced at the distant village and quietly spoke to his companions behind him:

"I've scouted this place three times recently. This village has about a hundred people, and three leaders. Their cultivation isn't great, but they have numbers. Later, we'll sneak over from the right side of the village. There's a cliff hundreds of meters high there, with few guards. Third Brother, your Qinggong is the best. Sneak up and take care of the patrolling guards, then we'll follow."

He paused and continued:

"Once everyone is in position, don't make a sound. Try to assassinate the guards, then set fire to the village. Kill as many as you can. Our mission today isn't to capture the village, but to significantly weaken their strength. We'll come back to conquer it when we're better prepared."

After discussing with his subordinates, he waved his hand, and the group quietly moved towards the village, taking advantage of the night.

As they bypassed the front of the village and reached the foot of the mountain wall on the other side, one of them suddenly whispered:

"Boss, doesn't something feel off?"

"What feels off?"

"It's too quiet. Don't you think this village is too quiet? Could there be an ambush?"

Everyone fell silent, carefully sensing their surroundings. The boss nodded:

"Something does feel off. Let's stop for a moment and assess the situation."

Just then, one of them felt the cliff face he was leaning against was wet and sticky. He instinctively pinched some and smelled it under his nose, then exclaimed in shock:

"Boss, there's blood. There's blood on the stone wall."

Coincidentally, the moon peeked through a gap in the clouds, casting a sliver of light that allowed them to see the blood flowing down the stone wall before them. Everyone exchanged glances:

"Something's happened."

The boss hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand:

"Let's go up and see."

The group climbed to the top of the cliff using a vine rope they had prepared. The first thing they saw was a corpse lying nearby. The boss, who had climbed up first, glanced at the body and said in a deep voice:

"Such powerful internal energy. He died from his internal organs being shattered by a palm strike."

"There's another one here, also died from his internal organs being shattered by a palm strike."

"There are several over there."

"There are even more here."

The five men quickly entered the village and saw corpses scattered everywhere. From the head to the tail of the village, there were a total of eighty to ninety bodies, almost the entire village wiped out.

The boss stood in the Hall of Gathering Heroes and said with a bitter smile:

"It seems Black Cloud Village ran afoul of some great hero and got wiped out in one go."

"Then..."

A subordinate asked:

"Has that big shot left yet? The village's treasures..."

"Let's look around."

In the underground chamber, Lin Xiao sat cross-legged on the floor, with a mass of gray cloud-like energy swirling above his head.

The Yang Sha and Yin Sha internal energy, which should have taken a long time to fuse slowly, were now rapidly merging at dozens or even hundreds of times the normal speed under the influence of the invisible force derived from fifty Potential Points, transforming into this gray-white Primordial Chaos Internal Energy.

The so-called Primordial Chaos Internal Energy was internal energy where Yin and Yang were mixed. The original fierceness of the Yang Sha Technique and the gentleness of the Yin Sha Technique had all disappeared, replaced by this neutral and balanced Primordial Chaos Internal Energy. The advantages were gone, replaced by a surge in power.

Previously, the Yin and Yang internal energies could not fuse. Each time he circulated his energy, he could only use one of them. If he forcibly activated both, their power would be halved due to the conflict, roughly equivalent to one plus half of the other. This meant 120 years of Yang Sha internal energy plus 40-50 years of Yin Sha internal energy. Moreover, due to the conflict, even the inherent effects of the internal energy could not be fully utilized.

This severely impacted Lin Xiao's combat effectiveness. Despite having a cultivation base of over sixty years, he could only unleash the power of twenty years.

But now it was different. As the Yang Sha and Yin Sha internal energies perfectly merged under the power of the Potential Points, his internal energy no longer needed to be divided into Yang Sha and Yin Sha. Instead, he possessed a full 220 years of Primordial Chaos Internal Energy.

"Hoo!"

He opened his eyes, and two streams of white mist shot out from his nostrils like arrows, hitting the stone wall of the underground chamber two meters away with a dull thud.

"Good power!"

Lin Xiao stood up contentedly, stretching his limbs, which made cracking sounds. With the two internal energies merged, his internal energy cultivation had firmly reached the level of a top-tier expert in this world. His Qinggong, due to the mastery of the Flying Heaven Steps, was now on par with any top-tier expert in the martial world. All he lacked now were martial arts techniques.

It had only been two to three months since he left the sect, and the issue of internal energy cultivation was basically resolved. If he could accumulate another wave of Potential Points and master the martial arts he had exchanged before leaving the sect, and then fuse the martial skills he had cultivated to deduce a Two-Star Mid-Grade or higher martial art, his goal for this excursion would essentially be achieved.

At that point, he would be ready to continue his travels or return directly to the sect for revenge.

After all, the Great River Gang was merely a gang in a prefecture. In the martial world, it was considered a local force. There were few experts in the entire Linjiang Prefecture. With his current strength, he could completely sweep through them.