Endless mountain forest, rising and falling.

It appears particularly dark in the night, as if it harbors some great danger. From time to time, piercing wolf howls echo from the depths of the forest, reverberating through the empty valley.

At this moment.

Two figures dressed in snow-white robes slowly appeared at the edge of the forest. Their faces were elderly, their aura obscure. One was tall and thin, resembling a bamboo pole, while the other was short and fat, somewhat rounded.

Standing side by side, both turned their gaze toward the giant military camp ahead, their long brows gently furrowing.

"It's been so many days, why hasn't there been any news of that youth? It's truly odd. Could it be the Black Lotus Saint Envoy hasn't acted against him?"

The short, fat elder pondered as he spoke.

"Suspicious!"

The tall, thin elder spoke coldly.

"According to the information, the Black Lotus Saint Envoy has come to relieve Lu Zhongshan of his duties. That boy is so close to Lu Zhongshan, there's no reason he would remain indifferent seeing Lu Zhongshan stripped of power and imprisoned. Surely he would clash with the envoy, but now, after all these days, there's still no news. Could it be that boy has been captured by the Black Lotus Saint Envoy?"

The short, fat elder spoke.

"It's possible!"

The tall, thin elder's voice was cold.

"But guessing like this isn't a solution. The best approach is to sneak into the camp, capture a soldier, and inquire to find out."

The short, fat elder said.

"Feasible!"

The tall, thin elder replied icily.

"Let's go!"

The short, fat elder spoke.

Swish! Swish!

Their bodies blurred, leaving multiple afterimages, indistinctly, and vanished in an instant.

Not long after, they had already infiltrated the Yi Ming Army camp at night, directly restraining a Vanguard Captain for questioning.

However, after clarifying the truth, the two elders' faces instantly turned grim.

"The Black Lotus Saint Envoy was killed by Jiang Shi, and that boy stormed out of the camp three days ago."

"Despicable!"

The two elders were seething with anger.

It was infuriating that they waited outside the camp for so many days in vain.

This boy is indeed shrewd!

Subsequently, they immediately pressed the Vanguard Captain about Jiang Shi's whereabouts.

But the Vanguard Captain looked terrified, claiming he didn't know. The entire Black Lotus Sect is hunting Jiang Shi, but no one knows where he went.

The two elders burned with rage, longing to kill the Captain with a palm strike.

Yet they considered this place belongs to the Black Lotus Holy Sect, and the sect is also enraged, so it's inadvisable to provoke them. They gritted their teeth, withdrew their palms, and quickly left.

Following that, they initiated a large-scale search for Jiang Shi's whereabouts in Fengzhou.

Meanwhile.

Another major event was swiftly spreading in the Fengzhou Martial Arts circle.

Due to the destruction of the Luoxia Sword Sect, the martial gathering that had been postponed for over a month would resume, to be held at the Wuliang Daoist Temple, personally overseen by Daoist Qing Song.

For a time, everyone in the martial arts community was thrilled, began preparing their belongings.

Many travelers from afar had set out two days earlier.

···

Inside the inn.

Jiang Shi gazed in amazement, silently watching the panel in front of him.

"Enlightenment?"

The second talent turned out to be Enlightenment!

It holds a substantial probability to merge martial arts of the same type, creating more advanced techniques!

"Most of my martial arts are of the horizontal training type. If this talent is real, doesn't it mean I can merge all the miscellaneous horizontal training techniques and develop a brand-new cultivation technique?"

Jiang Shi's eyes flickered as he gazed again at the panel.

Name: Jiang Shi

Cultivation: Entering Strength, Sixth Gate

Cultivation Technique: True Martial Gang Force (Beginning level)

Martial Technique: Dragon-Breaking Spear (Second Realm), Shadow-Following Body Technique (First Realm), Bursting Flower Rain (Second Realm), Iron Stone Body (Perfection), Red Sun Body Refining Technique (Perfection), Great Red Sun Divine Palm (Perfection), Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill (Second Realm), Giant Stone Skill (Perfection), Copper Statue Body (Perfection), Dragon Tiger Vajra Force (Perfection), Iron Lock Skill (Perfection), Arhat Skill (Perfection)

Talent: Dragon Elephant (31,000 pounds), Enlightenment (Understanding, Fusion)

Reputation Value: 0 (Reputation Value accumulates up to 10,000 to unlock the next talent)

···

"The Dragon Elephant power has now reached 31,000 pounds, but the reputation value has reset to 0 again. It seems every time a talent is unlocked, reputation value automatically resets."

Jiang Shi murmured to himself.

Gazing at the martial technique column full of cultivation techniques, he quickly showed expectation and decided to try this Enlightenment talent.

"Which martial technique should these many horizontal training techniques merge into? I must select a main technique, while the others act like branches."

Among all his horizontal training techniques, the strongest is the "Red Sun Body Refining Technique" and "Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill".

To merge, it has to be these two.

Especially "Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill", as it's super grade martial arts, merging it with other techniques would surely enhance its power.

But Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill requires secret medicine to be cultivated.

He hasn't found the subsequent herbs yet, so rashly merging isn't a good idea.

Hence!

Considering comprehensively, Jiang Shi decided to try "Red Sun Body Refining Technique" first.

He thought and acted, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and activated the "Enlightenment" talent, as various information surfaced in his mind, weaving together instantaneously.

At this moment, he clearly felt his brain transforming into a high-speed computer, continuously merging diverse information, enhancing strengths, removing impurities, mutual complementation···

His entire face uncontrollably turned flushed bright red, beads of sweat the size of beans slid down his forehead.

Even his forehead's temperature quickly began rising.

This merging lasted a long time.

Eventually, Jiang Shi's forehead emitted wispy white smoke like fog, lingering without dispersing.

An hour later.

Finally, everything slowly calmed down.

Jiang Shi opened his eyes, showing unprecedented exhaustion, as if he'd just gone through a fierce battle, a kind of indescribable weariness.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked again at the panel before him.

"Did the fusion succeed?"

He saw that the original various horizontal training martial arts, except for one "Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill", the rest disappeared, replaced by a martial art named "Red Sun Divine Skill".

Red Sun Divine Skill: Second Realm (Defense Enhancement Level 2, Power Rebound Level 1, Power Amplification 60%)

A new set of information quickly flooded into Jiang Shi's mind.

His face showed slight shock.

The newly fused martial art is called "Red Sun Divine Skill", not only adding new features like defense enhancement and power rebound, but also changing power amplification completely.

From the previous 50% to now 60%.

Moreover, this newly fused martial art is also divided into three heavens.

He is now just stuck at the Second Realm.

"There's still one realm left to cultivate. If reaching the Third Heaven, won't the power amplification increase higher, maybe even break through 70%."

He already possesses a strength of 31,000 pounds; if adding another 70%, how much would it be?

It will directly break through the five thousand pounds of strength!

"Whew!"

Jiang Shi sucked in a breath of cold air.

Even if the Ruyi Golden Cudgel were before him, he could carry it away.

How much does the Golden Cudgel weigh?

At most a mere thirteen thousand five hundred pounds!

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