Crazy Fusion

Close to noon, Cao Chao drove over to find him. Lin Shuguang opened the car door and got in with practiced ease.

"A total of 7.5 million."

After the two finished the handover, Cao Chao suddenly asked, "Mr. Lin, do you remember Boss Huang, Huang Qisheng?"

Lin Shuguang looked over. "I remember. What happened to him?"

Back then, his appearance fee had been five million, but that generous Boss Huang had forcefully raised it to ten million. It would have been hard for Lin Shuguang to forget him even if he had wanted to.

Cao Chao lowered his voice mysteriously. "I only just found out myself. He was set up by his partners working together. Now he's three hundred million in debt and has gone missing. On the night he disappeared, his wife and child were beaten to death."

Lin Shuguang raised his brows. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Did the Special Management Bureau get involved?"

Cao Chao shook his head. "Our Special Management Bureau handles matters in the martial world. A criminal case like this can only be handled by the local law enforcement authorities."

Lin Shuguang felt rather sorry about it as well.

Although he had not known Boss Huang for long, the man had been quite agreeable. He had never expected him to run into something like this.

"Have they found him yet?"

Cao Chao wore a rueful expression. "No word so far. Both the underworld and the law-abiding world have mobilized. Three hundred million in debt isn't a small sum, but judging from this commotion, I suspect there's more going on beneath the surface..."

The two chatted idly for a while longer before Cao Chao drove away.

Carrying the access token for District Two, Lin Shuguang turned around and went to the Secret Pavilion.

Qi Lin had said that District Two had Martial Artist Cultivation Methods, so Lin Shuguang's top priority this time was to fuse as many Martial Artist Cultivation Methods as possible.

The Martial Artist Cultivation Method he was currently cultivating was Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Breathing. He had only managed to enter the martial path by chance after helping Master Jin back then, but the upper limit of this method was not high.

He pulled up the Attribute Panel.

Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Breathing Technique　　(Has fusion potential; currently can temper thirty bone resonances)

After spending over a month in Demon Capital, Lin Shuguang had also learned quite a bit about martial cultivation.

For example, breaking through from the Bone Tempering Stage to the Viscera Refining Stage did not necessarily require reaching one hundred bone resonances. As long as a cultivator felt ready, they could begin preparing for the Viscera Refining Stage and attempt the breakthrough.

But it was like building a skyscraper: the weaker the foundation, the more limited the building's height.

The clearest examples were Wei Rong and Qi Lin.

Both were experts in the Viscera Refining Stage, but Wei Rong was no match for Qi Lin. In her pursuit of a higher realm, she had accumulated far less foundation than Qi Lin during the Bone Tempering Stage. Thus, although she had become a Viscera Refining Stage martial artist, she was actually far weaker than Qi Lin.

If Qi Lin had been the one to kill Lin Shuguang in the barren mountains back then,

then even if he had suffered the same injuries as Wei Rong, he would not have needed nearly so much time.

It might have been nothing more than a single sword strike.

That was the difference in foundation.

Lin Shuguang did not want to follow in Wei Rong's footsteps. Besides, he had the Pay-to-Win System. As long as he had enough money, anything was possible.

Without the slightest delay, he found the Martial Artist Cultivation Method section.

Unlike the other areas, the cultivation-method section had a sign hanging in plain sight before its entrance—

Martial Artist Cultivation Methods are exclusive to Demon Martial. They may not be taught to others without authorization. Anyone choosing to cultivate a method must submit an application for Elder Council approval and complete a Heart Demon Oath before cultivation... Violators will be killed without mercy!

The blood-red characters radiated a sharp killing intent.

Lin Shuguang swept his eyes over them and quickly stepped into the cultivation-method section.

An entire bookshelf was filled with Martial Artist Cultivation Methods.

Seven Absolute Star Great Law, Frost Cultivation Method, Flame Seal Star Scripture, Lightning Control Heart Method, Crimson Flame Heart Scripture, Day Star Heart Method, Azure Tide Cultivation Method, Crimson Dragon Heart Method, Lawfall Sun Heart Method, Seven Kill Star Heart Method, Purple Rainbow Thunder Heart Scripture, Sky Pillar Thunder Heart Scripture, Yu Ming Thunder Heart Scripture, Azure Flame Thunder Heart Scripture, Purple Feather Thunder Heart Scripture, True Extreme Thunder Heart Scripture, Sorrowful Thunder Heart Scripture, Demon Quelling Thunder Heart Scripture...

Lin Shuguang suddenly felt as if happiness had crashed down on him. He started from the first book.

Five minutes later.

Recharge 10,000 to learn Seven Absolute Star Great Law. Recharge 100,000 to fuse it with Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Breathing Technique. In other words, fusing one cultivation method required 110,000.

Lin Shuguang's lips twitched faintly. "This really burns money..."

The entire afternoon passed in a flash.

Lin Shuguang returned to his residence with his head spinning and his mind reeling.

His fortune, which had originally been close to eight million, had shrunk by more than seven million in one fell swoop.

More than sixty Martial Artist Cultivation Methods had been silently imprinted into Lin Shuguang's mind just like that.

In the eyes of others, he had merely flipped through them casually. No one knew that he had actually learned every Martial Artist Cultivation Method he had browsed.

He had bypassed the Elder Council and avoided the Heart Demon Oath... It was probably impossible for anyone to imagine that such an anomaly would appear.

He silently circulated the Martial Artist Cultivation Method.

Wave after wave of magnificent power still awakened within Lin Shuguang's body.

Ten minutes later, his mind became clear as a mirror, and the dizzy, drunken sensation completely faded away.

Lin Shuguang pulled up his Attribute Panel.

Blood Energy Value: 30,000 cards;

Cultivation Method: Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Breathing (69 fusions);

Cultivation: Bone Tempering 13 Resonances (6)

His thoughts focused on the cultivation-method column, and a small annotation appeared.

(Has fusion potential; currently can temper sixty-eight bone resonances)

The previous upper limit had been only thirty resonances. Now it had been forcibly raised to sixty-eight.

Although the enormous fortune required made Lin Shuguang's heart ache, it also allowed him to see unlimited possibilities.

"There are still two floors of Martial Artist Cultivation Methods left in the cultivation-method section... Now I'm short of money again. I'll need at least three million to start."

He glanced at the sky outside as the afterglow spread across it.

Just as he was about to call Ma Wei at the Special Management Bureau, Meng Shenzhou's booming voice rang out from the doorway first. "Old Lin, are you there? Something major has happened!"

Lin Shuguang opened the door, and Meng Shenzhou immediately tried to pull him outside. "Come on, let's go take a look!"

"What happened?" Lin Shuguang furrowed his brows, his expression puzzled.

"People from the Huai City Wei Family have arrived."

Meng Shenzhou's words made Lin Shuguang raise his brows. "They came looking to settle the score?"

"I don't know either. Chu Xiongtian recognized the Wei Family Patriarch. His name seems to be Wei... Hai or something? Then I hurried over to notify you."

"Let's go take a look. This is Demon Martial. I doubt they'd dare to act recklessly here."

Five people had come from the Wei Family this time.

Aside from the family patriarch, Wei Hai, Wei Xiangyi was there as well. Three younger members carrying Wei Rong's belongings from when she was alive accompanied them, while several other Demon Martial school leaders followed nearby.

"We've caused trouble for Demon Martial... Wei Rong committed a grave mistake, and my Wei Family has shamed our ancestors..." Wei Hai's voice was low.

The school leaders could only shake their heads, unable to say anything.

Wei Hai's gaze swept across the nearby students as though searching for someone. But when he quickly noticed Wei Xiangyi subtly shaking his head, he could only give up.

Just then, a commotion suddenly arose from one side of the crowd.

"It's Lin Shuguang!"

"Why is he here?"

"Are they going to fight?"

Wei Hai stopped in his tracks at once and turned his head, his gaze deep and somber.