King Li Dan's preparations were progressing rapidly. The fusion of the Mud Cocoon Demon, Quicksand Demon, Glazed Water Demon, and Transparent Jellyfish had not consumed much bloodforce. Lu Xiaotian put away the demon creature formed from those four fused souls, then began fusing another creature formed from six fused souls, with the Blue Shark as its core. It was not only incredibly fast underwater; once it engaged an enemy, it would not be cowed either.
At Riftwind Gorge, Lu Xiaotian tempered and fused souls day and night. In the end, the result was a shark-bodied beast with a carp's head and sword-alligator fins. Its eyes were crimson, and on either side of its sword-alligator fins were two ink sturgeon pouches. Though the creature looked exceedingly bizarre, its lines were remarkably smooth, giving it a savage, powerful appearance.
Not long after this shark-bodied beast had finished fusing, King Li Dan sent someone with a message, urging Lu Xiaotian to meet him in Cloud City.
At that time, Ye Ziyu was in secluded cultivation inside Riftwind Gorge. Lu Xiaotian accordingly informed Yu Zimo and the Wild Boar Demon, then left a voice-transmission talisman for Yu Zimo to pass on to Ye Ziyu later. He said that he was going to seek King Li Dan's guidance on the alchemical path and discuss the method of refining the Buddhist Dust-Washing Bone Pill. The time required afterward was uncertain—it might take only a few years, or as long as several decades.
When Lu Xiaotian's body cultivation broke through to the Integrated Body Stage, he had revealed his thoughts to Ye Ziyu: once his magical power also broke through to the Integrated Body Stage, he would search for Wu Changlian together with her. Of course, they had never stopped searching for Wu Changlian in the meantime.