104: Successful fusion, the spirit of gold and gold

Three days later.

In Wu Country, Ningwu Prefecture City, within a Buddhist temple.

Bao Jing stood in the Mahavira Hall, facing the dark purple demonic clay sculpture.

He skillfully reached out and grabbed.

A large mass of churning black Qi was immediately drawn out from the clay sculpture, forming a black sphere about a foot in diameter.

On the surface of the sphere, black Qi surged.

Before Bao Jing could speak, Jiang Lan directly drew his long blade.

True Qi was infused into it, and the long blade glowed with a golden-red light.

"Hiss!"

He struck with one blade, from top to bottom.

The previously surging black Qi immediately quieted down, like stagnant water.

Seeing this, Bao Jing skillfully reached into his chest and took out a white jade bamboo tube, pulling off its lid.

"Collect!"

As Bao Jing spoke, the black Qi in front of him instantly transformed into wisps, drilling into the bamboo tube.

A moment later, the black Qi completely disappeared, and Bao Jing re-capped the tube, a satisfied smile on his face.

As for Jiang Lan, he squinted at the virtual light screen that appeared before him.

"Killed a Gathering Yuan Eighth-level Lord of the Turbid World's split soul, gained nine hundred thirty years of Lifespan."

"Remaining Lifespan: two thousand four hundred twenty-eight years."

Three split souls, over two thousand years of Lifespan.

At this moment, Jiang Lan was in a very pleasant mood.

Extremely pleasant.

With these more than two thousand years of Lifespan, the two Cultivation Techniques he currently controlled would definitely be successfully Fused.

If, after the Fusion of the two Cultivation Techniques, a method for Breakthrough to Mortal Shedding appeared, then entering Mortal Shedding would also be effortless.

"Let's go."

Bao Jing also put away the bamboo tube and asked:

"Benefactor Jiang, shall we return to Great Yan?"

Jiang Lan shook his head, "Let's go back to the Inn first."

Bao Jing didn't ask further, only saying:

"Whatever Benefactor Jiang arranges."

As they spoke, the two walked past a group of unconscious monks inside the great hall and exited the building.

At the entrance of the great hall, seven or eight men in uniform blue robes were gathered.

The leader among them was a middle-aged man.

Seeing Jiang Lan and Bao Jing emerge, he bowed slightly, cupped his fists, and said:

"Thank you, two righteous warriors from Great Yan, for coming thousands of miles to suppress demons and uphold the Dao. We are immensely grateful."

Jiang Lan smiled.

"There's no need for gratitude. We were merely traveling and happened to encounter this. Since we encountered it, it wouldn't be right to stand by and do nothing."

These people were from the Wu Country Demon Suppression Division.

Within the entire Chihong Province, the Demon Suppression Division, like the yamen, was an almost indispensable organization.

If there were no Demon Suppression Division, if any demon entered the city, all the people in the city would likely be slaughtered.

"Would the two righteous warriors like to come to the Demon Suppression Division for a chat?"

"No need," Jiang Lan declined, "We are just passing through. If fate allows, we will meet again in the future."

He was eager to return and Fuse his Cultivation Techniques; how could he have the time to waste?

After exchanging a few more polite words, Jiang Lan led Bao Jing out of the temple and back to the Inn they had previously checked into.

At the door of the room, Jiang Lan said:

"I'm going back to rest for a bit. If you're bored, you can wander around. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll depart for Yan Capital City tomorrow."

"amitabha," Bao Jing put his palms together, "Whatever Benefactor Jiang arranges."

Bao Jing was very easy to talk to; these past few days, he had basically agreed to whatever Jiang Lan said, never opposing him.

Jiang Lan pushed open the door and entered his room, then turned to close it.

He and Bao Jing had rented two rooms, and Bao Jing's room was next door.

After entering his room, Jiang Lan sat cross-legged on the bed.

His eyes flashed, and the virtual light screen appeared before him... [Name: Jiang Lan]

[Cultivation: Gathering Yuan Ninth-level]

[Cultivation Technique: Three Yuan True Nurturing Skill / Golden Sun Transformation Art (Fusing)]

[Martial Skill: Blazing Sun Demon Suppression Blade (Return to Simplicity), Flood Dragon Swim (Return to Simplicity), Hidden God Art (Return to Simplicity), Shadow Blade Art (Return to Simplicity)]

[Remaining Lifespan: two thousand four hundred twenty-eight years.]

[Can infuse Cultivation Technique skills with Lifespan to improve strength.]

[Can increase Lifespan by suppressing or slaying demons.]

... "Let's Fuse the Cultivation Techniques first."

[Year 1, you continue to attempt to Fuse the Cultivation Techniques.]

[Year 186, the Fusion process progresses gradually, and you slowly grasp some insights.]

[Year 450, you have successfully Fused most of the Cultivation Techniques, further confirming your previous conjectures.]

[Year 679, you feel that you are only one step away from success; a brand new Cultivation Technique is about to be born in your hands.]

[Year 708, through your unremitting efforts, you finally successfully Fused the 'Three Yuan True Nurturing Skill' and the 'Golden Sun Transformation Art' together. You named it the "Golden Essence Spirit Cultivation Art."]

As the light screen slowly disappeared, a vast amount of memories surged in Jiang Lan's mind, making him feel a bit dizzy and lightheaded.

He was already at the Peak of Gathering Yuan, with improved physical qualities, so his brain was naturally infinitely more powerful than when he was an ordinary person.

Of course, this power didn't mean he became smarter.

Rather, it was the brain's capacity to endure.

If it had been when he first Transmigrated, suddenly receiving so many memories would have at least given him a splitting headache.

But now, he only felt a slight swelling in his brain.

Shaking his head, Jiang Lan stopped thinking about superfluous things and began to carefully sort through the memories in his mind regarding the new Cultivation Technique.

He closed his eyes, remaining motionless.

A moment later, Jiang Lan's brows furrowed slightly.

He was a little disappointed.

He had spent over a thousand years of Lifespan to Fuse two Cultivation Techniques.

The effect... didn't seem to be that great.

It could indeed Cultivate up to the Mortal Shedding Realm.

But once he reached the Peak of Mortal Shedding, he would be stuck again.

Because the new Cultivation Technique did not contain the Cultivation method for the Core Formation Realm.

"Tsk..."

Jiang Lan clicked his tongue.

This effect didn't seem very good, did it?

He had spent one thousand five hundred years of his Lifespan, only to end up with something so mediocre?

However, Jiang Lan also knew that this was not a problem with the System.

Rather, it was because the two Cultivation Techniques he had previously learned were simply too weak.

The two Cultivation Techniques were like two wooden sticks.

Even if they could be transformed into iron sticks through the System's modification, that wouldn't be useful.

What Jiang Lan wanted was the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.

The difference between an iron stick and a Golden Cudgel was not insignificant.

After pondering for a while longer, Jiang Lan got up directly from the bed.

He planned to go to the Zhenwu Pavilion to take a look.

In fact, there were still split souls in other parts of the Great Yan territory.

But Jiang Lan had brought Bao Jing to Wu Country.

The reason was the Zhenwu Pavilion.

Yao Banxian had told him before that within the entire Chihong Province, there were three major forces.

They were the Miao Fa Pavilion, the Zhenwu Pavilion, and the Cold Crow Pavilion.

Among them, the Miao Fa Pavilion was the organization where Taoist Priests resided, and the Cold Crow Pavilion was entirely composed of assassins.

Only the Zhenwu Pavilion gathered martial artists like Jiang Lan.

And the Cultivation Techniques within the Zhenwu Pavilion were definitely much stronger than those in Great Yan.

After all, according to Yao Banxian, there were Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators in Chihong Province.

This meant that the top-tier Cultivation Techniques in Chihong Province could at least allow people to Cultivate to Spirit Transformation.

And as a top-tier force within Chihong Province, the Zhenwu Pavilion would naturally also have top-tier Cultivation Techniques.