I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 80 - 79: Small Success in the Nine Blood Soul Blades, Refining Fiend and Fusing the Blade to Comprehend the True Path

Chapter 80: Chapter 79: Small Success in the Nine Blood Soul Blades, Refining Fiend and Fusing the Blade to Comprehend the True Path

When he mentioned that "Huang Yu couldn’t rest in peace and was coming back to claim lives," Zhao Hu’s voice trembled slightly. "Even in broad daylight, no one dares to pass by those alleyways now..."

"Just look—Constable Lu Tao from the County Magistrate’s Office has been personally leading the investigation for two days."

"But the men from the Blood Saber Sect are tight-lipped. They refuse to say a thing."

"The dead are all from the martial world, so Constable Lu must be at his wit’s end. He probably wishes they’d just wipe each other out, dog-eat-dog style, but he has to keep up appearances!"

Chu Fan nodded, said nothing more, and turned back to his room.

After entering the room, he closed the door and set down his Iron-Saturated Wood Bow and Long Saber.

The last trace of daylight was shut out, plunging his face into darkness. Only a cold glint of light flickered in the depths of his eyes.

’Killing those two Blood Saber Sect disciples late that night wasn’t a waste of effort after all.’

’The Blood Saber Sect must have blamed the Moon Worship Sect. The two sides have already come to blows!’

’I just didn’t expect the Moon Worship Sect’s counterattack to be so vicious and direct!’

’The stage is set, and the slaughter has begun.’

’Now, let’s see just how badly these two, forced into a corner, will tear each other apart.’

’And now I’ve tossed the bait to Zhou Ye...’

’If that’s not enough to fan the flames, I’ll pass the news to the Iron Armor Sect and the Four Great Clans.’

Chu Fan fell silent for a moment, then drew his saber.

A violent aura, enough to make one’s heart clench, began to swirl silently within the room.

Under some unseen guidance, wisps of the world’s Evil Qi were drawn to the blade, condensing into a faint, blood-red mist the color of diluted ink.

Chu Fan practiced his forms in the limited space...

The saber techniques of the Nine Blood Soul Blades were devious, completely unlike those of the Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber.

Its strikes were not straightforward, but rather like a venomous snake striking from its den—cunning and vicious, always slashing, cleaving, and piercing from inconceivable angles.

Drawing upon the cold Evil Qi that gathered around it, the saber gained an even more sinister power.

This saber technique was the Blood Saber Sect’s core secret skill. It was incredibly powerful, but cultivating it was like undergoing torture—

A Cultivator had to draw Evil Qi into their body, scour their meridians, and temper their Saber Intent.

The pain was enough to drive one mad, which was why most disciples of the Blood Saber Sect were such violent and brutal people.

When Huang Yu had reached the Small Success realm, he hadn’t dared to absorb any more Evil Qi. He only dared to repeatedly polish his saber techniques, terrified that the Evil Qi would cause a backlash and turn him into a mindless killing machine.

Yet Chu Fan’s expression was calm, even a little curious.

[Skill: Nine Blood Soul Blades (Entry-Level) | Progress: 92/100 | Trait: None]

His Nine Blood Soul Blades was on the verge of breaking through to the Small Success realm.

However, he didn’t feel the excruciating pain of Evil Qi entering his body that he had seen in Huang Yu’s memories.

On one hand, it was because the Map of Mountains and Rivers was causing his cultivation speed to skyrocket.

On the other, it was because of that half a root of wild mountain ginseng from Tianxing...

When the cold Evil Qi surged into his body, it didn’t bring the expected agony. Instead, like a stream flowing into a deep pool, most of it was gently yet firmly dissipated by a warm, resilient power.

He had discovered this point when his body was corrupted by Evil Qi during his clash with the men from the Blood Saber Sect.

The same thing happened afterward when he was cultivating the Nine Blood Soul Blades.

It seemed the medicinal power of that half-root of wild mountain ginseng was neutralizing all the Evil Qi he absorbed.

’I never thought the medicinal power from that half-root of wild mountain ginseng would be so potent and enduring. It’s rooted deep in my very bones, still taking effect after all this time.’

’But...’

’...this refined energy isn’t converting into Qi Blood Power to nourish my body like the Blood Refining Pills did. Instead, it’s like rootless water, just quietly dispersing throughout my body.’

’According to what Master Cao said, the medicinal power of that half-root of wild mountain ginseng, much like the "Great Medicine" he gave me, contains a surging "Spiritual Mechanism."’

’Spiritual Mechanism always converts into Primordial Qi.’

’But only Martial Artists who have undergone Mortal Transformation can control this Primordial Qi.’

’Does that mean my body has already accumulated a lot of Primordial Qi, thanks to that half-root of wild mountain ginseng and Master Cao’s "Great Medicine," but I just can’t use it?’

’What a shame...’

Chu Fan frowned slightly as he continued to practice his saber techniques.

’If I could control this Primordial Qi, my strength would probably leap by a huge margin!’

’But even so, this is already a massive stroke of luck.’

’Although the power from the half-root of wild mountain ginseng and the Great Medicine hasn’t converted into Qi Blood Power, it is still constantly enhancing my Qi Blood Power and strengthening my muscles and bones.’

’The next two stages, Bone Marrow Forging and Bone Tempering, should be much faster because of this.’

’And now, the power from the wild mountain ginseng can even neutralize the Evil Qi...’

’Huang Yu stopped at the Small Success realm not because he didn’t want to continue, but because he *couldn’t*—his body and spirit couldn’t handle any more Evil Qi.’

’But with the buffering effect from the wild mountain ginseng’s power during Refinement, it seems... I can be bold and continue practicing, probing into deeper realms?’

At this thought, Chu Fan’s gaze fell back to the saber in his hand. He subconsciously began to compare the Nine Blood Soul Blades with his Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber, which he had already mastered to the Great Success realm.

’The Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber is incomparably fierce and powerful, like a clap of thunder striking the earth.’

’Its saber techniques are sweeping and open, designed purely for maximum destructive power. The Saber Force stacks layer upon layer, like a tidal wave, with each layer more ferocious than the one before.’

’But its weakness lies in this as well—’

’—those wide, sweeping movements inevitably create openings!’

’These saber techniques require time to build up Saber Force. A moment’s carelessness leaves your center completely exposed, allowing an enemy to easily exploit the opening and launch a counterattack.’

’The Nine Blood Soul Blades, however, is different. It follows an insidious and cunning path.’

’Its saber techniques are intricate and vicious, focusing on using Evil Qi to harass and injure the enemy. It employs countless clever tricks in the smallest of movements, perfectly complementing the Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber by adding "finesse" to its raw power.’

’One is like a thunderbolt from heaven.’

’The other is like a summons from the Netherworld.’

’One is yang, one is yin; one is hard, one is soft.’

’They seem contradictory, but they are actually complementary!’

Chu Fan’s eyes grew increasingly bright. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

He had originally started practicing this evil saber technique simply to know his enemy, the better to deal with the Blood Saber Sect’s masters in the future.

But now, he saw a far greater possibility.

Putting aside whether his body could withstand the Evil Qi, the methods for channeling force and the insidious techniques of the Nine Blood Soul Blades alone could be tempered and forged into his own Saber Dao!

’If I could truly merge the two, couldn’t I create an entirely new saber technique?’

At this thought, Chu Fan swung his saber again.

This time, he paid no mind to the Evil Qi. He focused only on the techniques of the Nine Blood Soul Blades, studying the subtle details of how to exert force and change moves, while cross-referencing them with the Heart Method of the Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber.

Under the candlelight, the glint of his saber at times resembled a cold, venomous snake, and at others, a crack of thunder.

Though his movements were still raw, they already hinted at a unique and dangerous harmony.

"Looks like I’ll have to spend more time on the Nine Blood Soul Blades."

The whisper drifted into the night wind as the sound of the saber’s edge slicing through the air rang out once more...

[Skill: Nine Blood Soul Blades (Small Success) | Progress: 1/300 | Trait: None]

’The Nine Blood Soul Blades... it broke through to the Small Success realm just like that...’

At that moment, Chu Fan’s thoughts turned once more to Zhou Ye and Xia Huanhuan.

’If I use the Nine Blood Soul Blades to kill those two, how far will the conflict between the Seven Stars Gang and the Blood Saber Sect escalate?’

Chu Fan sheathed his saber, removed his Seven Stars Gang uniform, and changed into a lightweight, black martial arts outfit.

Then, with the Long Saber on his back, he climbed out the window and crept silently toward Zhao Hu’s former residence...

Just as he neared Zhao Hu’s old residence, a black shadow suddenly shot past the mouth of the alley ahead!