Chapter 90: Martial Technique Fusion

"Yinyi? Whose person are you?"

The Great Demoness furrowed her brows.

"The dimming Great Sun, at the time of its fall."

Yinyi spoke in a slightly chanting tone, and from those red eyes flickering with evil intent, one could discern a deep sense of respect.

"Heh, I thought some old friend had come to visit me."

The Great Demoness laughed.

"To think it's that bunch of lunatics from 'Sunset'? Then you and I are not on the same path. Although we are all Weird, I am not the kind without a brain, and I won't accompany you in your madness."

She waved her hand, as if to drive Yinyi away.

"You are too cautious. In the years you have been sealed, you have no idea what has transpired. The Great Tide is coming, unstoppable; even the human race is helpless and unable to protect itself."

"How then can we be called lunatics?"

From the shadow-body that had not the slightest gap, Yinyi split open a somewhat ferocious mouth, appearing to be smiling.

"Therefore, I am acting on the orders of my Lord to invite you to join the organization. If you are willing to agree, even the seal of this Reverse Eight Trigrams Array can be undone by us in an instant, saving you to the world."

The Great Demoness raised an eyebrow, feeling astonished in her heart.

This Sunset Organization truly had a massive ego. Could it be that in the years she had been sealed, the situation had really undergone subtle changes?

If that were the case, it would not be impossible for her to join...

However, she thought again.

She did not seem to be in a rush to get out, and she was still continuously investing in the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus. Once the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus successfully gestated and erupted, she would be able to get out without anyone's help. Why join this lunatic organization "Sunset" and let herself be restricted everywhere?

"Those with different Daos cannot make plans together."

The Great Demoness then spoke indifferently, refusing Yinyi.

Yinyi did not find it strange and sighed.

"Then you have truly missed an excellent opportunity."

"Enough, state the purpose of your visit. I do not believe you came specifically just to invite a loser like me to join 'Sunset'." The Great Demoness flicked her hand and said coldly.

"It really cannot be hidden from you; my purpose is..."

At this time, it was already dusk.

Li Heng looked at the blood-like setting sun on the horizon and intended to make a trip to the Library. Now that he was about to advance to the True Qi Realm, it was time to go there and find some means of slaughter, which is to say, Martial Techniques.

It just so happened that he had completed the mission of the Self-Immolating Flower Boat and obtained as many as five thousand points of Merit.

He had not considered this point before, mainly because the Foundation Establishment stage is a period for building one's foundation. It is not suitable to use the physical body for fighting and killing, lest one leave behind various hidden injuries and damage the foundation.

Before this, the Sun True Fire was sufficient to serve as a means of slaughter.

Some of the sect's prodigies were exactly like this.

In the two realms of Nourishing Essence and Foundation Establishment, one only practices techniques and does not practice fighting methods. This is to avoid having overly vigorous Qi and Blood, becoming too impulsive, and damaging the foundation. Only when one reaches the True Qi Realm, a period where the physical body is complete, True Qi is self-generated, and destructive power is multiplied, is it the stage for practicing fighting methods.

The sun set in the west, and the figures were sparse.

Soon, Li Heng arrived in front of the Library.

As soon as he entered the door, a complaining voice rang in his ears.

"My god, why is someone still coming when it's almost night? Little brother, do you not need to eat or sleep?..." A plump middle-aged man was seen lamenting, with a name tag hanging on his chest that read Library Keeper.

Li Heng raised his eyebrows; had it changed again?

"Was the previous Library Keeper not an old gentleman? Did he go back to rest?" A very ominous premonition arose in him.

"Rest?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man felt somewhat emotional.

"Lin Lao did indeed rest, and it should be an eternal rest." He curled his lips, "He ran outside to find trouble with the Weird, and ended up going missing; he must be dead."

"He was clearly so old, yet he still insisted on going out to fight to the death."

Li Heng furrowed his brows, "Why did he die?"

"How did he die? I heard it had something to do with some Flower Boat. But I don't know the specific details; after all, I am in a clerical position, and I don't like fighting and killing, nor do I want to inquire about these things."

This middle-aged man was also somewhat melancholy.

"Alright, alright, put your Token here and go in and pick for yourself. Just come find me when you're done." The middle-aged man waved his hand, signaling to Li Heng. At the same time, he couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "I thought this was a cushy job with some perks; who would have thought there would still be people here at night?"

Li Heng was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then shook his head, feeling nothing but emotion in his heart. What could he say? It was just a chance encounter; there was no deep grief or pity, only that Fate is fickle.

Calming his thoughts, he went upstairs to select Martial Techniques.

Bei'an City was only a county town, and the Demon Suppression Division here was just a branch. The cultivation methods and Martial Techniques here were also particularly ordinary, nothing special. For example, things like "Heavenly Moon Clear Wind Sword Art," "Mountain Yin Sea Tiger Blade," and "Baibu Liede Quan." Although these all involved True Qi Realm content, they couldn't catch Li Heng's eye at all.

He didn't expect to get any powerful Martial Techniques from them either, so he casually picked out five Martial Techniques that did not involve the True Qi Realm. They involved blade, sword, fist, leg, and palm, with each one costing about one thousand Merit, just enough to exhaust his five thousand Merit.

He took these Martial Techniques downstairs.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man was somewhat dumbfounded. Good heavens, where did this big spender come from? He directly took five Martial Techniques of the same level? And they didn't even involve the True Qi Realm?

Are you stupid and rich?

Usually, taking two is already enough. You took five directly; even if you have more Merit than you can spend, you should understand the principle that greed leads to poor digestion, right?

"Little brother, are you sure you want to exchange for these five Martial Techniques?"

To prevent Li Heng from regretting it, the middle-aged man confirmed it repeatedly. He really couldn't understand what the use of exchanging for so many Martial Techniques was. It would be better to concentrate the Merit and exchange for a higher-level one.

Li Heng nodded; he understood the middle-aged man's thinking.

But he also had his own considerations.

Registering the information and taking the Martial Techniques, Li Heng left directly.

Leaving behind only the envious gaze of the middle-aged man; what a wealthy fool who doesn't know how precious Merit is!

After returning to his residence.

Li Heng browsed through these five Martial Techniques and generated five entries on his Data Panel. Then he clicked the plus sign directly, causing himself to enter the basics quickly.

He clicked the plus sign once more, consuming a small half of his Qi and Blood to upgrade and add points, mastering all five martial techniques until they reached the pinnacle, surpassing even the creators of these five techniques.

His heart was calm, and he slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

It was time to verify the conjecture in his heart.

With a thought, he clicked the plus signs for all five cultivation methods simultaneously; over half of his own Qi and Blood was consumed directly, leaving him incomparably weak. But following Li Heng's intent, the entries for these five martial techniques actually merged, becoming one, and began to slowly evolve.

Li Heng felt a joy in his heart; it was truly as he had expected!

Since he intended to practice martial techniques, he would not practice only one aspect; he decided to make himself proficient in many areas, so he had directly exchanged for five different martial techniques.

However, five was too many, which would make him broad but not refined.

Therefore, by merging the five now, he could reach a higher level; if the evolution succeeded, it would allow his insight into Martial Dao to reach the Grandmaster realm, and all kinds of fighting styles and martial techniques would be at his fingertips.

The purpose of practicing martial techniques is for slaughter.

Just as cultivators practice spells for the sake of protecting the Dao and attaining longevity.

But to stop there would be to fall into a lower tier. It would be better to merge the five martial techniques and transform the techniques into the Dao. Then, relying on the Taiyuan Scripture he had just evolved, he would walk his own path to the heavens!

If anyone knew of Li Heng's actions, they would surely be dumbfounded and then mock Li Heng for overestimating his own abilities; he was only in the Blood Exchange Realm, not even having reached the True Qi Realm, yet he was considering walking his own path?

If this isn't aiming too high, what is?

But unfortunately, Li Heng possessed a cheat and was not an ordinary person; he could naturally walk his own path a step ahead of ordinary people, rather than waiting until he reached a profound realm and feeling his foundation was unstable before hurriedly trying to make up for it.

The evolution and merging of the martial techniques would still take some time, and he was not in a hurry. As the night grew dark, he simply sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, circulating the Taiyuan Scripture, inhaling and exhaling the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

At the same time, he visualized the Great Sun in his heart, slowly increasing his visualization progress.

At night.

Before the gate of Bei'an City, on a thick tree.

A crow with eyes flashing red light perched there.

Unexpectedly, a member of a noble family had come to the small Beian County, and it was even an Innate Level powerhouse. Is the human race that nervous? Or did they foresee something?

Yinyi thought to himself, feeling that he needed to be more cautious.

He used the Secret Technique given by his master, emitting a strange and inexplicable fluctuation that could not be perceived by ordinary people, wanting to use it to find the Strange that his master had lost, as well as the Living Dead who had blocked his master's tracking.

Someone killed his master's subordinate and even blocked his master's sensing?

That Living Dead certainly had a lot of nerve.

However, based on his understanding of his master, even if that Living Dead had not yet suffered his master's retaliation, he surely would not live long; no one could defy his master.

Suddenly, withdrawing his thoughts, the crow cawed.

The emitted fluctuation received no response.

What is going on? The Secret Technique left by his master is actually useless?

Yinyi was stunned in his heart.

He had just used the Secret Technique to probe the entire Bei'an City, yet he still had not discovered any traces of that Strange or that Living Dead, not even a shadow of the Gathering Token.

Could it really be the worst-case scenario, that they were suppressed by a noble family?

Did he really have to go back immediately?

But if he returned empty-handed like this, his standing in his master's heart would certainly be downgraded. By then, it would not be impossible for him to be reduced to cannon fodder to be slaughtered by others.

He flapped his wings and made up his mind, spitting a drop of fresh blood directly from his crow's beak. This blood floated silently in the air, emitting a dark red light.

Then, the blood immediately dissolved, merging into the invisible fluctuation formed by the Secret Technique. The fluctuation was instantly amplified many times over, densely covering Bei'an City.

Inside the Demon Suppression Division, Li Heng opened his eyes, frowning.

What is going on?

The Guayi Baozhi and the Gathering Token of the Sunset Organization are having an abnormal reaction!