67: Chapter 67: The Fate Essence Breaks Through the Shackles, Reaching the Ninth Level of Celestial Being in the Blink of an Eye

"Thank you, benefactor."

Chen Xuanji spoke weakly, but a hint of shock flashed in his eyes.

The internal injuries in his body were difficult to heal even with many Advanced Spirit Pills.

Yet, Gu Han's True Qi could actually suppress the spread of the injuries.

"Senior, don't act like a child."

"Get some good rest first."

"I'll go buy some food; you two rest here for now."

A Li's small hand tightly gripped the corner of Gu Han's clothes, her hollow eye sockets trembling slightly.

"Big brother, come back soon."

Gu Han rubbed her hair, turned, and pushed the door open to leave.

...

Capital City, West Market.

Just as dawn broke, many vendors had already set up their stalls on the street.

Gu Han walked quickly through the crowd.

He first bought some healing medicinal herbs at a pharmacy, then conveniently bought some dry rations and clothing.

Just as he was preparing to return, he suddenly heard a commotion ahead.

"Get out of the way, don't block the path!"

Several City Defense Army soldiers roughly pushed aside passersby, surrounding a young man wearing City Defense Army armor as they approached.

That young man had a sinister face, a sword inlaid with gold and jade at his waist, and his aura was clearly at the Peak of the Meridian Connecting Realm.

"It's the Commander of the City Defense Army."

A passerby whispered.

Gu Han's eyes narrowed, and he quietly retreated to the edge of the crowd.

The young man's gaze scanned the street, suddenly stopping on Gu Han, his brow furrowing slightly.

"You, stop right there!"

Gu Han paused, his eyes cold.

Zhao Wuji, the Commander of the City Defense Army, narrowed his eyes, and the sword at his waist hummed.

The eight City Defense Army soldiers behind him immediately spread out, surrounding Gu Han.

Gu Han slowly turned around, the bronze compass in his robe growing slightly warm.

He scanned with his Divine Sense and discovered that Zhao Wuji actually had the aura of a Blood God Cult Cultivation Technique within him.

"Officer, what is your business?"

Gu Han's voice was calm, feigning a hint of fear.

Zhao Wuji sneered and suddenly drew his sword, pointing it directly at Gu Han's throat.

"Last night, Blood God Cult demons caused trouble."

"Seeing that the smell of blood on you hasn't dissipated, this Commander suspects you are a Blood God Cult demon. Come with me."

The tip of the sword was less than three inches from his throat, yet Gu Han remained motionless.

"Officer, you have the wrong person."

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"I am just someone buying medicine."

"Bullshit!"

Zhao Wuji shouted harshly.

"How can a medicine buyer have the smell of blood on them?"

Hearing this, the surrounding passersby retreated one after another, and the vendors scrambled to pack up their stalls and hide.

A flash of blood-gold light flickered in Gu Han's eyes.

He indeed hadn't expected that this Zhao Wuji could actually sense the Killing Intent on him.

It seemed the Cultivation Techniques of the Blood God Cult had some tricks to them.

Immediately after, Gu Han pulled out his Zhenwu Guard identification token from his robe.

"Zhenwu Guard?"

Zhao Wuji's pupils shrank, and the tip of his sword trembled imperceptibly.

Gu Han's token glinted coldly in the morning light.

The surrounding City Defense Army soldiers all took half a step back, fear appearing on their faces.

Who in Great Chu didn't know that the Zhenwu Guard specifically handled Cultivator disturbances, with the imperial authority to kill first and report later!

"Now, can you get lost?"

Gu Han's voice was as cold as ice.

Zhao Wuji's expression shifted uncertainly, then he suddenly grinned hideously.

"This Commander suspects your token is a fake."

"Men, seize this rebel impersonating a Zhenwu Guard!"

"Crack!"

Gu Han's fingers clamped onto Zhao Wuji's sword-wielding wrist like iron pincers, and the sound of bones shattering was clearly audible.

Zhao Wuji's sinister face instantly contorted, and his sword fell to the ground with a clang.

"You... you dare..."

Zhao Wuji was in so much pain that cold sweat poured down, and he couldn't even speak properly.

Gu Han kicked Zhao Wuji in the abdomen.

The City Defense Army Commander flew backward like a tattered sack, stopping only after knocking over three stalls.

"Impersonating a Zhenwu Guard?"

Gu Han sneered.

"Commander Zhao certainly puts on quite the official air."

"I have long heard that the City Defense Army Commander likes to find people to frame and claim credit for."

"Seeing it today, it really is true."

The surrounding City Defense Army soldiers were as quiet as cicadas in winter, and not a single one dared to step forward.

Zhao Wuji clutched his abdomen and climbed up, a flash of blood-red light appearing in his eyes.

Gu Han then ignored him and left.

Soon, Gu Han arrived back home.

Gu Han placed the herbs and food on the table, and A Li immediately fumbled her way over to help.

Her small hands accurately grabbed the medicine packets as if she could see.

"Big brother, Grandpa's injury..."

A Li's hollow eye sockets turned toward the bed.

"Don't worry."

"With me here, Senior will be fine."

Gu Han rubbed her hair and walked toward the bed.

Seeing that Chen Xuanji had already fallen peacefully asleep, he felt relieved.

Afterward, he told A Li to eat something and then go to sleep.

Then, Gu Han returned to his own side room.

Gu Han sat cross-legged on the bed, the bronze compass suspended in front of him, its green light flowing to isolate all auras.

"The Blood God Cult is causing chaos."

"I am carrying the core of the heavenly prison blade."

"Li Tianxing will definitely search for me to the end."

Blood-gold light flickered in his eyes.

"Only by breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm can I carve out a path of survival in this chaos!"

"It's time to Cultivate this portion of the Heavenly Prison Demon Suppression Scripture to Perfection."

"brother system, add points!"

As Gu Han chanted silently in his heart, the life origin crystals turned into starlight and disappeared one by one.

Countless Cultivation experiences and memories constantly flooded into Gu Han's mind.

The heavenly prison phantom vibrated violently, the eighteen chains clattered, and blood-colored runes lit up on the surface one after another.

Countless Spiritual Qi surged above the Gu family residence.

"Crack!"

As if some shackle had been broken, a nineteenth chain emerged from the Void Realm.

Then came the twentieth, the twenty-first...

When the thirty-sixth chain took shape, the entire Dantian shook violently.

Gu Han's cultivation also surged accordingly to the ninth level of the Heavenly Human Realm.

Gu Han suddenly opened his eyes, and the blood-gold light in his eyes extended three inches.

Dark gold patterns under his skin moved like living things, interweaving on his body's surface into a ferocious prison map.

Gu Han clenched his fist, and the air was squeezed into a sonic boom.

At this moment, it was as if a prehistoric beast was dormant within his body, every casual strike possessing the power of a Dragon-Elephant.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, the hum of a blade sounded from the Dantian.

The Blood River Saber fragment completely fused, turning into a three-inch blood blade floating in the center of the heavenly prison.

There were still over a dozen gaps in the blade's body, but the malevolent aura it emitted already made Gu Han's heart skip a beat.

"Just a fragment has such power; how terrifying would the complete heavenly prison blade be?"

Just then, a line of text flashed before Gu Han's eyes.

[Detected that the host has Cultivated all Cultivation Techniques to Perfection. Can consume fifteen life origin crystals + thirty years of life essence to perform Cultivation Technique Fusion and deduction.]

"Fusion."

The blood-gold light in Gu Han's eyes surged, and the fifteen life origin crystals turned into a brilliant stream of stars.

Thirty years of life essence poured out like a floodgate being opened, creating stormy waves within the Meridians.

Inside the Dantian, the heavenly prison vibrated violently, and the thirty-six chains clattered.

The scriptures of the Heavenly Prison Demon Suppression Scripture peeled away from his bones like living things.

Furnace Blood Refining Art, Martial Suppression Art (Meridian Connecting Chapter)...

These Cultivation Techniques were constantly dismantled, and their essences were continuously fused into the Heavenly Prison Demon Suppression Scripture.

In the blink of an eye.

Gu Han suddenly opened his eyes, and the phantoms of nine blood-colored prisons were reflected in his pupils.

The air in the side room instantly froze.

[Deduction complete!]

[Obtained Nameless Heavenly Human Realm Cultivation Technique]

A massive amount of information flooded into his mind, and Gu Han's pupils shrank.

Although the new Cultivation Technique was at the Heavenly Human Realm, it was already no weaker than an ordinary Dharma Aspect Realm Cultivation Technique.

In some aspects, it even far exceeded them.

"Let's still call it the Heavenly Prison Demon Suppression Scripture."

"If I keep fusing them, maybe it can surpass the complete version of the Heavenly Prison Demon Suppression Scripture."

After putting away his thoughts, Gu Han summoned the interface.

host: Gu Han

life essence: 16/470

Aptitude: Unparalleled

Physique: Dragon-Elephant Spirit Body

Realm: Ninth Level of the Heavenly Human Realm

Cultivation Technique: Heavenly Prison Demon Suppression Scripture (Incomplete) - Perfection

Martial Skill: Town Prison Saber Technique - Perfection, Flying on Grass - Perfection, Martial Suppression Slash - Perfection, Blade Drawing Slash - Perfection, Wind Shadow Steps - Perfection, Blood Shadow Escape - Not Yet Started

life essence embers: +15

life origin crystals: 155