Chapter 98: Technique Can Reach the Divine

Blade, sword, fist, leg, palm.

The fusion of five different types of Martial Techniques, plus the deduction and upgrading of the Data Panel, will evolve into a True Qi Realm Martial Technique.

Of course, Li Heng prefers to call it a Martial Sutra.

This inevitably reminds him of a certain figure known as the Ten-Strong Martial Artist, who practiced ten Martial Techniques and used his own fundamental cultivation method to command them, stepping a thousand-year-old monster under his feet.

His own path is also trending toward that of this Ten-Strong Martial Artist.

It is even more sublimated!

The reason is that what he deduces and fuses is not merely a method of slaughter, but a hope to glimpse a thread of the essence of the Martial Dao through it. Sublimating from "technique" to "law," and deducing the fundamental "Dao" from "law"!

With a boom, the deduction and fusion progress reached one hundred percent.

In Li Heng's mind, it was as if a cosmic big bang had occurred; majestic information emerged from nothingness and burst forth. It involved the five aspects of blade, sword, fist, leg, and palm, specialized yet not scattered, forming a perfect whole, belonging to the same Martial Dao.

He closed his eyes, his expression appearing as if he had realized something.

The next moment, his body moved with a boom, executing the five Martial Dao techniques of blade, sword, fist, leg, and palm; the speed was so fast, and the familiarity with which he performed them so effortless, that phantoms even appeared.

What was even more miraculous was that despite the speed and the ferocity of the force, which whipped up gusts of wind all around, it still did not affect or cause damage to the various ornaments in the room.

It was merely a gentle breeze blowing past.

After a long while, everything calmed down. Li Heng opened his eyes, his expression bright, filled with an irrepressible, burgeoning joy.

His Martial Dao insights have reached the peak of a True Qi Realm Grandmaster; the five Martial Techniques of blade, sword, fist, leg, and palm can be executed effortlessly, and as for other techniques, he could also draw inferences about them if he were to observe them for a moment.

Li Heng even feels he is only one step away.

If he could reach the Innate Realm and broaden his horizons once more, he might even be able to use this bit of Martial Dao insight to sublimate to the extreme and evolve a Great Divine Ability of the Martial Dao, reaching the divine through technique!

The peak of technique is close to the Dao.

This is a feeling from the dark, not to be doubted.

His last shortcoming should also have been filled.

For cultivation methods, there is the Taiyuan Scripture; for methods of slaughter, there is the Martial Sutra fused from five Martial Techniques. For the spirit, there is the Pure Yang Soul Refining Secret Technique; for the physique, there is the Great Sun Spirit Body. In the words of Daoism, that is dual cultivation of nature and life!

Li Heng looks at the Data Panel.

Moving with his intent, the technique deduced from the fusion of those five Martial Techniques also manifested the name "Martial Sutra."

Naturally, it is too arrogant to use these two characters right now.

But what about in the future? As long as he still possesses Source Power, there will be countless methods of slaughter fused into it in the future. By then, it will absolutely be worthy of the name "Martial Sutra," covering all Martial Dao under Heaven!

His thoughts calmed, and he looked at the sky through the window.

It is already afternoon, though it is still early until night.

Li Heng thought for a while and decided to go to the Merit Hall to take a mission first. Since he is idle anyway, he might as well go earn some Source Power and take the opportunity to see if there are any chances for a breakthrough from the True Qi Realm.

His current accumulation is already gradually becoming sufficient.

He pushed open the door, walked out of the courtyard, and headed toward the Merit Hall.

Outside the Sanshan Gathering.

A middle-aged woman dressed in a plain robe, with a stern and murderous look between her brows that kept common thugs from approaching, yet possessing a beautiful face and still-lingering charm, frowned.

She had long known about the situation here.

But she had not expected it to be so severe!

Boundless Yin Qi surged directly from that Ghost Place, beginning to spread across Heaven and Earth. If things continue like this, the Yin Qi will overwhelm the Yang Qi, and it is a certainty that this region will fall into a Human Ghost Domain.

How on earth is Ling Yun handling things?

She walked into the Sanshan Gathering, only to see sparse figures, just a few stray cats and dogs, not at all the liveliness of a typical gathering. She felt emotional, yet she also harbored full-blown doubts.

When she heard the report, a Ghost Domain had shrouded this gathering. But it suddenly disappeared in the middle of the night, and almost no one died. So, did that female Great Demon sealed here break the seal or not?

Did she break the seal, but not completely?

But even so, it shouldn't be that hardly anyone died. If she could shroud this gathering with a Ghost Domain herself, why not use this opportunity to absorb some essence of living beings to help herself break the seal?

Could it be that the female Great Demon had a change of heart?

How could that be! She knew some news about that female Great Demon; in order to pursue longevity and gain power, she was willing to fall into the demonic path, become a Weird, and then kill her entire family.

Would such a demon have a conscience?

She shook her head, feeling her own thoughts were somewhat ridiculous.

Huh? What is this?

Suddenly, she shifted her gaze to a child playing on the street. In her field of vision, this child was flickering with firelight, and his body contained a kind of bright, upright, and extremely rigid and strong power.

She was startled; what kind of flame is this?

And whose handiwork is it from?

She, Ma Suxuan, dares to swear that even her own Yang Extreme True Flame is not as vast and bright as the flame within this child's body. Sensing it carefully, it even gave her a feeling of tyranny that made her heart jump!

Out of curiosity, she could not help but step forward to ask.

"Child, what is your name?"

She crouched down and said somewhat gently, a sense of nostalgia rising in her heart. If there had been no accident back then, she might have had a child of her own now...

"I... I am called Lu Xun, what do you want?"

Lu Xun grabbed the spinning top on the ground with one hand, held it in his arms, and looked at Ma Suxuan vigilantly, fearing it would be snatched away.

"Lu Xun?" Ma Suxuan frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Among the noble families, there doesn't seem to be a Lu family, right?

A hidden noble family? However, the child doesn't seem to have the bloodline of a noble family in his body... It seems this flame was given by an outsider.

But who is this person? To actually have such a powerful flame?

It seems it must be an Innate Realm expert, perhaps even above her! Sure enough, her decision to come was correct. Not only could she see Ling Yun's admission of defeat, but she could also see such Terror power.

This trip was not in vain!

"Who are your elders? Where do you live?"

Ma Suxuan continued to say gently.

As soon as the words fell, Lu Xun did not hesitate in the slightest, turning his head and running away immediately. His mother had said before that anyone who asked such questions was mostly not a good person, but someone wanting to kidnap him!

This... She watched Lu Xun run away, directly speechless.

Although there were at least a thousand Weird she had killed with her own hands, was she really that fierce now?

Forget it, business is more important.

This child looks like he lives here, so he won't be able to run far. When she has time in the future, she can investigate then. Otherwise, if she provokes the ire of the expert behind him, that would be bad.

She also did not think her own flames were invincible in the world.

And what "number one in demon suppression"?

It was nothing more than old fogies holding sinecures boasting to themselves!

With a stomp of one foot on the ground, Ma Suxuan shot straight into the clouds.

She continued to control the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, flying toward Bei'an City.

On the side of the female Great Demon, she was inhaling and exhaling Yin Qi within the sealing formation, wanting to use this to recover her previous losses in order to wait for the day she could break the seal and emerge. At this moment, she suddenly frowned, revealing a look of astonishment.

What is going on? Another Innate has come to this small place?

She looked at the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus, her face showing worry.

She just wanted to properly nurture this little guy, so why are there so many unexpected factors? No, she must speed up. It must be completed before the Node begins for the first time.

As soon as the thought fell, she became even more proactive in teaching the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus.

On the way to the Merit Hall, Li Heng frowned.

What is that female Great Demon going crazy about again? Suddenly stuffing everything into the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus, as if it were force-feeding. If it weren't for this Yin Demon Primordial Fetus having extraordinary talent, it probably wouldn't be able to digest it.

What exactly is making this female Great Demon's attitude so urgent?

Could it be that the speed of the Great Tribulation's arrival has accelerated again?

He performed Visualization of the Heavenly Eye to observe the surrounding Heaven and Earth; the Yin Qi was still gradually thickening, but the speed had not surged, though if it continued like this, sooner or later it would erupt completely.

He couldn't help but shake his head, only thinking the female Great Demon had lost her mind.

He arrived at the Merit Hall.

Within his line of sight, there were a few too many people. Li Heng knew this was a bad sign, representing that many Demon Exorcists stationed in the countryside had also been recalled to resolve various Weird matters.

The situation in Bei'an City seems to be getting increasingly tense.

Without looking at the mission bulletin board, he went directly to find Wang Donglai. As an old hand at the Merit Hall, Wang Donglai must surely know which missions were dangerous and which were suitable for slacking off.

He only needed to take missions that were dangerous and had Source Power to earn.

Arriving in front of Wang Donglai, Li Heng saw that he had a face full of sorrow. "Why are you looking so miserable again? Are those relatives of yours from the noble family not letting you have any peace again?"

Wang Donglai looked up and saw that it was Li Heng who had come.

Only then did he squeeze out a little smile.

"Brother Li, I've let you see a joke. I don't know what kind of mission you want to take? However, it is best not to take any missions for a while; you have plenty of time to rest, and taking one now is just asking for trouble."

"Asking for trouble? How do you explain that?"

Li Heng raised an eyebrow.

"Brother Li should know about the yamen runners coming to search today. With your intelligence, you should also know that this is actually to disgust our Demon Suppression Division. Therefore, this kind of disgust will not happen just once."

Wang Donglai sighed with emotion.

"Now, when Demon Exorcists go out on missions, they are all obstructed or monitored by some gangs and factions in Bei'an City. They do whatever they can to be disgusting, and many Demon Exorcists have already come back to complain."

"Those third-rate factions dare to make things difficult for the Demon Suppression Division?"

Li Heng raised his eyebrows. Even if the Great Li dynasty were rotten, it could still suppress the whole country. And as a special violent institution, the Demon Suppression Division should logically be someone no one dared to provoke.

"Those third-rate ones naturally wouldn't dare, but they have someone backing them. As for who is behind it, I'm sure Brother Li has already guessed. It is precisely that elder of mine who came from the main Wang Family branch. So, I've let you see a joke, Brother Li."

Wang Donglai shook his head, feeling somewhat distressed.

He is caught in the middle, and no matter what he does, he can't please anyone. Especially since the Wang Family side knows he is a minor clerk in the Demon Suppression Division, they have even instructed him to make things difficult for those Demon Exorcists.

But let alone that he doesn't have such thoughts, even if he did, he wouldn't dare; wouldn't he be beaten to death by these Demon Exorcists?

"So that's how it is, then it doesn't matter." Li Heng smiled and shook his head.

"Recommend a few missions for me."