Fusion Success, Northern Dark Infinite Art, New Art Sea-Gathering Art

At 7:00 AM, Ye Wudao returned to Cell No. 1, took a shower, and sat down on his bed.

He opened the system panel and looked at the completed Northern Dark Divine Art and Infinite Art.

A [+] symbol appeared behind these two techniques.

He tried tapping the [+] symbol.

The next second, a system prompt popped up.

[Two compatible techniques detected. Would you like to fuse them?]

Ye Wudao pursed his lips and clicked [Confirm].

The next second, a mysterious sensation surged into his heart.

The core principles of the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art appeared in his mind.

A massive amount of information began to assault his consciousness, as if it were about to explode inside his head.

He could feel his head beginning to throb with pain.

He furrowed his brows, gritting his teeth to keep from making a sound.

[Your Northern Dark Divine Art and Infinite Art have been successfully fused. Please name the new technique!]

Fortunately, this throbbing sensation lasted only three seconds before it immediately vanished.

Following it came the system's notification sound.

He pondered for a moment in his mind and muttered to himself, "Let's call it the Northern Dark Infinite Art!"

[Naming successful. The system has recorded the new technique: Northern Dark Infinite Art.]

[Host has created a new technique for the first time. Reward: 10,000 proficiency points for the Northern Dark Infinite Art!]

[Your Northern Dark Infinite Art has reached the entry level. Feeling joyful and motivated, technique proficiency +320/minute, realm experience +32/minute!]

The next second, three consecutive system prompts appeared in his mind.

He looked at the final system prompt and pursed his lips.

One minute, 320 proficiency points, and 32 realm experience points—this didn't seem like much of an improvement.

Originally, the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art combined already provided 320 proficiency points and 32 realm experience points per minute.

The Northern Dark Infinite Art seemed to have merely inherited the cultivation efficiency of the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art.

Looking at the initial proficiency of the Northern Dark Infinite Art, it required 10,000 points to advance from uninitiated to entry level.

Now that the technique was at the entry level, the proficiency required to advance to the minor success stage was 100,000.

Judging by the required proficiency, the Northern Dark Infinite Art was indeed a grade higher than the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art.

He just didn't know what specific realm this Northern Dark Infinite Art could reach.

He also didn't know what the maximum cultivation efficiency of this Northern Dark Infinite Art was.

Thinking of this, he began to study the core principles of the Northern Dark Infinite Art in his mind.

After studying for a while, he pursed his lips; the Northern Dark Infinite Art did not explicitly state what realm it could reach.

However, in the latter half of the technique, the term "True Qi Liquefaction" appeared repeatedly!

If he understood correctly, this so-called "True Qi Liquefaction" was a realm beyond the Grandmaster Realm, and it didn't seem to have any connection to the Martial Dao Golden Core that Hu Lianfeng had mentioned.

His eyes narrowed, and his breathing suddenly became rapid.

If his guess was correct, then he would have the opportunity to advance beyond the Grandmaster Realm?

Thinking of this, he immediately began to cultivate the Northern Dark Infinite Art.

He wanted to see what the maximum cultivation efficiency of the Northern Dark Infinite Art was.

After one cycle, a system prompt appeared in his mind.

[Host is diligently cultivating the Northern Dark Infinite Art. The Northern Dark Infinite Art is encouraged: technique proficiency +640/minute, realm experience +64/minute.]

Seeing this system prompt, Ye Wudao felt a surge of joy and continued his cultivation.

After ten cycles, the system prompt appeared again.

[Host is cultivating the Northern Dark Infinite Art. The Northern Dark Infinite Art is inspired: cultivation accelerated!]

[Technique is incomplete; unable to further increase cultivation efficiency. Please perfect the technique.]

Upon seeing these two system prompts, Ye Wudao's mood instantly soured.

The technique was still incomplete; 640 proficiency points per minute was the limit.

However, on second thought, he realized he could still cultivate another technique.

His grandmaster, Qin Tianlong, still had a technique. If he cultivated that one to completion and then fused it with the Northern Dark Infinite Art, could the new technique's grade be improved further?

Cultivating the Northern Dark Infinite Art to completion required 11 million proficiency points, which would take about ten days.

Grandmaster Qin Tianlong's technique was also one that reached the Grandmaster Realm, similar to the Infinite Art.

It had taken him five days to cultivate the Infinite Art from uninitiated to completion.

In that case, the technique from his first master, Qin Tianlong, would likely only take five days to master completely.

In other words, after ten days, he would be able to cultivate and fuse a new technique once more.

The 640 points per minute from the Northern Dark Infinite Art, combined with the 160 points per minute from the technique Qin Tianlong taught him, added up to 800 points.

Even if the cultivation efficiency only doubled, he would still gain 1600 points of technique proficiency per minute.

He did not know if his calculations were entirely correct.

The most pressing matter was to hurry and learn the new technique from Qin Tianlong first.

Thinking of this, he quickly opened his eyes, looked at Qin Tianlong, and said softly, "First Master, you can teach me the new technique now!"

Qin Tianlong was resting with his eyes closed on the bed; hearing this, he was stunned for a moment before immediately sitting up.

He looked at Ye Wudao and asked with some excitement, "Did your technique fusion succeed?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Hu Lianfeng and Zhang Hankuang also sat up from their beds, all staring at Ye Wudao.

Ye Wudao nodded, "The fusion was a success. The new technique is called the Northern Dark Infinite Art!"

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Tianlong's eyes as he hurriedly asked, "What grade is this technique? Can it be cultivated beyond the Grandmaster Realm?"

Ye Wudao pursed his lips and shook his head, "I don't know yet! I only know there is a new direction for cultivation called 'True Qi Liquefaction'."

"As for how exactly this 'liquefaction' works, I will only know once I reach the peak of the Grandmaster Realm."

Zhang Hankuang quickly asked, "Then can we cultivate this new technique of yours?"

With that question, the three of them stared intently at Ye Wudao.

Ye Wudao shook his head again, "No! This technique is essentially the fusion of the True Qi from the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Infinite Art."

"To cultivate this technique, one must first cultivate two different attributes of True Qi."

"In other words, one must cultivate the Primordial Art!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hankuang felt a wave of disappointment.

Qin Tianlong, however, did not take this to heart; in fact, he had already anticipated it.

A technique fused using the Primordial Art would, in all likelihood, only be cultivable by those who practiced the Primordial Art.

His father had studied the Primordial Art for so many years, and he understood it better than anyone else.

Zhang Hankuang looked at Qin Tianlong and said softly, "It doesn't matter, as long as you can cultivate it!"

"I look forward to the day you achieve 'True Qi Liquefaction'!"

"If I, Qin Tianlong, can personally nurture someone beyond the Grandmaster Realm, I will have the face to face my ancestors even after I go to the grave!"

After saying this, he looked at Ye Wudao and said softly, "Then I shall teach you the new technique!"

"My technique is called the Sea-Gathering Art. It is similar to the Infinite Art and can also be cultivated to the Grandmaster Great Completion."

"The sea gathers a hundred rivers, and its capacity is vast. The dantian is the trench, the meridians are the vessels..."

As Qin Tianlong imparted the Sea-Gathering Art to Ye Wudao, Ye Wudao began to practice it with familiar ease.

Adding his own self-strengthening cultivation, after circulating it for one hundred cycles, the cultivation efficiency of the Sea-Gathering Art successfully reached 160 per minute.

Continuing to practice would trigger the previous prompt, asking him to refine the technique.

Just as he had thought, for a technique that could only reach the Grandmaster Realm, the top-tier cultivation efficiency was 160 per minute.

However, his two techniques combined could now bring him 80 points of realm experience per minute.

At this rate, it would take less than two days to advance from the Houtian Realm minor completion to major completion.

Advancing to the peak of the Houtian Realm would take about five days.

Five days later would be exactly the day to harvest the Spirit Rhino Grass.

In other words, he would be able to reach the peak of the Houtian Realm just in time for the harvest.

With the cultivation of the Houtian Realm peak, entering the desert to pick the Spirit Rhino Grass would be much safer.