Blade Technique Fusion! Overlord Blade!

Three days later.

In the courtyard.

Lu Changsheng looked at the ten skills on his panel, all of them at perfection, and felt immensely satisfied.

Other than the Great Strength Ox Demon Fist, he had raised all the other blade techniques and movement techniques to the perfection level.

And he had used only a small number of Source Energy Points.

Ever since breaking through to Muscle Refining, cultivating these low-level martial arts had barely consumed any Source Energy Points.

This also accorded with reality.

Otherwise, if he had needed vast amounts of Source Energy Points every time he raised a low-level cultivation method, it would have been utterly unreasonable.

After all, his own realm was already higher.

Next, Lu Changsheng tapped the plus sign behind the Five Tigers Severing Gate Blade.

A moment later.

As a warm current flowed through his body, his mind seemed to be crammed with vast knowledge of blade techniques, as though he had practiced the blade day and night for decades.

After twenty years of painstaking practice of the Five Tigers Severing Gate Blade, you finally raised it to the realm of consummate mastery.

Skill: Five Tigers Severing Gate Blade (Consummate Mastery.)

Remark: A blade technique surpassing its creator, it has already forged its own path. Its might must not be underestimated.

"Fuse."

He tapped the green button once more.

"Buzz..."

It was as though evening drums and morning bells rang deep within his mind, shaking his soul to the core.

After ten years of arduous practice with the Five Tigers Severing Gate Blade, you could advance no further. Unwilling to accept this, you kept searching for that faint stirring in the unseen...

After twenty years, you still gained nothing, yet continued practicing the blade every day. The blade technique became a part of your life...

After fifty uninterrupted years, you finally comprehended a new blade technique.

"Would you like to rename the new martial skill?"

The familiar prompt sounded again, pulling Lu Changsheng back to reality.

He slowly opened his eyes, and it seemed as though the years flowed within them.

That single blade strike that split the radiant heavens had left a profound impression deep in his mind.

"Overlord Blade."

Lu Changsheng softly spoke the two words.

"New cultivation method is being recorded..."

A moment later.

A new cultivation method appeared on the blue panel.

Cultivation Method: Overlord Blade (Beginner)

Remark: This blade technique was created by fusing several blade techniques. It possesses peerless tyrannical might. When its practitioner fights with their back to the wall, it can unleash even greater power.

Cultivation Method Rating: Three stars.

Looking at the brand-new martial skill before him, delight appeared on his face.

Its power was simply incomparable to the Five Tigers Severing Gate Blade.

He could hardly wait to raise it to a higher realm.

When that time came, his strength would soar again. Even confronting someone at the peak of Muscle Refining head-on would not be impossible.

If his realm rose further in the future, then even with a Muscle Refining body, he could battle Bone Forging experts. This was the immense boost in strength brought by high-level cultivation methods.

"Source Energy Points. He needed an ocean of Source Energy Points."

Lu Changsheng roared inwardly.

A moment later, he gathered his thoughts and looked at the several movement techniques on the panel, preparing to fuse them as well.

Movement techniques were just as important. If he could not win, he could still run. Keeping his life was better than anything else.

Naturally, he would not neglect movement techniques.

Improving himself in every aspect was also the martial path he had long decided upon.

He directly raised Fleeting Light and Shadow to consummate mastery.

"Fuse!"

Lu Changsheng roared inwardly.

"Buzz..."

A realization descended from the unseen once more, beginning endless simulations within his mind.

After five years of painstaking cultivation of movement techniques, your footwork had long become ghostlike and could scarcely be improved further.

Unwilling to accept this, you continued cultivating day after day for another ten years, and your movement technique became increasingly terrifying...

One day, ten years later, you finally comprehended the highest realm of Fleeting Light and Shadow and gained a new insight.

"A new skill has been discovered. Would you like to rename it?"

"Nine Spiral Transformations."

Lu Changsheng softly spoke the words.

During the simulation, the nine figures deep in his mind had greatly shaken him.

When cultivated to perfection, this high-level movement technique could actually split into nine phantom bodies, allowing one to rapidly flee the battlefield. It was immensely practical.

This filled him with anticipation.

Cultivation Method: Nine Spiral Transformations (Beginner)

Remark: This movement technique fuses the strengths of various footwork techniques, discarding the dross and retaining the essence. At profound levels of cultivation, one's figure becomes ghostlike and difficult to lock onto. It is truly an exceptional skill for preserving one's life.

Cultivation Method Rating: Three stars.

Source Energy Points: 2.

Looking at the cultivation method's description, Lu Changsheng was immensely satisfied, his face full of smiles.

This fusion of cultivation methods had used more than thirty Source Energy Points in total, but the results were exceptionally remarkable.

So long as he raised the two high-level cultivation methods and improved his realm a little further, his strength would increase dramatically.

By then, even if a hall master of the Three Rivers Gang personally acted, they would not be able to keep him.

Even if he was defeated, he could still retreat with ease.

Lu Changsheng had no doubt that the Three Rivers Gang had already spread a great net, waiting for him to walk right into it.

He was not foolish enough to knowingly walk toward Tiger Mountain when he knew tigers dwelled there.

His own safety would always come first.

Now that the enemy was in the open while he was in the dark, he had plenty of time to play with them slowly. There was naturally no need to rush.

If he rashly went out and ambushed their merchant caravans again, he might not even know how he died. He had never underestimated anyone, let alone a large gang like this.

As long as he collected more Source Energy Points and made another push, his strength would rise greatly. Only then would exploring the mountains and forests better serve his interests.

After both his cultivation methods and skills had broken through, striking the Three Rivers Gang and the forces allied with them again would be the best choice.

By then, just as they had let down their guard, they would never expect him to make a return strike.

A moment later, Lu Changsheng had made his decision. Tomorrow, after checking in at the Demon Suppression Department, he would head to the Cangyun Mountain Range to explore.

Since he had no Source Energy Points on hand now, he went straight to the side hall to begin cultivating the Overlord Blade and Nine Spiral Shadows.

While Lu Changsheng cultivated diligently, in a room at the back of the courtyard.

Fang Qing and her younger brother sat facing each other.

"Big Sis, are you stupid? Brother Changsheng is about to become an official Demon Suppressing Emissary. The thresholds of all the little wives coming to propose marriage are about to be trampled flat, and you still aren't taking action..."

"When you lose your chance, don't blame your little brother for not warning you..."

Fang Tao looked as though he hated iron for not becoming steel.

Fang Qing's face reddened as she hesitated.

How could an unmarried young woman like her make such a decision?

"You decide for yourself."

Fang Tao immediately rose to his feet and walked out of the room without looking back.

Fang Qing bit her lip, seeming to make up her mind.

After spending so many days together, she had long since changed her view of Lu Changsheng. That idle, aimless man from before had completely vanished without a trace. Instead, he had risen straight into the azure clouds, stirring ripples in her heart.

"Hoo..."

Fang Qing took a deep breath, rose, and walked outside.

She sneaked to Lu Changsheng's room, pushed the door open, and entered directly.

She then hurried to the bed and lay down, pulling the blanket over her flushed, burning cheeks.

It had taken her a long struggle before she finally made this decision.

Her heart was filled with embarrassment as well.

Fang Qing waited quietly, feeling both nervous and afraid, overcome by a strange feeling.

When she could no longer hold on, she slowly fell asleep.

The next morning.

Lu Changsheng had practiced martial arts all night. He walked out of the room, preparing to return to his own room to wash up.

The moment he pushed open the door, his expression froze.

Fang Qing was standing inside the room, seemingly tidying something up, her gaze wandering everywhere.

"Sister-in-law Qing, you don't need to be so diligent. You just cleaned yesterday."

Lu Changsheng smiled, his tone gentle.

"Mm..."

Fang Qing nodded, her face covered in crimson, then fled out of the room as though escaping.

Lu Changsheng was somewhat baffled.

So he stopped thinking about it.