Chapter 243 - 175: Copy

Chapter 243: Chapter 175: Copy

He began working with Hua Tiegan to expand the Saint Demon Sect’s intelligence network in Sword City.

Developing an intelligence network didn’t necessarily mean recruiting every informant to their side.

More often than not, all they needed was a source for their information channels.

With Xu Fan, a Rebirth Realm expert, making an appearance, their sources of information naturally became more abundant and stable.

On this day, the finals for the Blood Forging Realm division of the Sword Discussion Conference arrived.

A total of thirty-six Swordsmen in the Blood Forging Realm had qualified.

The Root Bone and Talent of these thirty-six Swordsmen were all quite good.

Among them were some from ordinary backgrounds who had already been snatched up by the major powers as Disciples, with a considerable number choosing to join the Divine Sword Sect.

Lu Changfeng had also taken note of some Disciples through his interface and had Wei He and the others try to recruit them.

However, upon hearing that it was the Saint Demon Sect, most of these young people hesitated before tactfully declining.

Only one youth, a boy named Wang Jiu, was led by Wei He to meet Lu Changfeng and chose to follow him, joining the Law Enforcement Demon Sect of the Saint Demon Sect.

This Wang Jiu was sixteen years old. His Root Bone was Middle A Class, yet he possessed the High-Grade Sword Dao Talent, [Sword Heart].

His Talent was a level higher than even that of Lu Changfeng’s first Disciple, Han Fan.

Han Fan had a Lower A Class Root Bone paired with the Middle Grade Sword Dao Talent, [Fast Sword].

With Lu Changfeng’s help, Han Fan could certainly reach the Rebirth Realm, but it would be extremely difficult. Moreover, even after breaking through, the limitations of his Root Bone Talent meant his strength would be at the bottom of the Rebirth Realm.

In Lu Changfeng’s plans, it would be enough for Han Fan to simply carry on the legacy of the Changle Martial Arts Hall.

As for Wang Jiu, with his Root Bone and Talent, if he was properly nurtured under Lu Changfeng for a few years, reaching the Rebirth Realm in the future was a definite possibility.

On the day of the finals, Lu Changfeng went to the Scholars Spectator Area to watch the competition.

At the same time, he controlled his Clone, Lu Jun, who was participating in the tournament.

Under Lu Changfeng’s control, his Clone, Lu Jun, unleashed the terrifying power of a Middle Level Storm Sword Intent from the Fifth Level of the Blood Forging Realm, stunning the crowd and securing first place in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Wei He took third place using his Storm Sword Technique at the Perfection level and a Basic Storm Sword Intent.

Wei He’s goal was to attract Lu Changfeng’s attention; the boy had actually hidden his true Sword Dao Cultivation.

Lu Changfeng was somewhat interested in what level his Root Bone Talent would be after his interface updated.

To avoid any complications from delays, Lu Changfeng planned to copy the Ancient Demon Fiend Bloodline from Wei He during the next interface update.

At that time, choosing which of his bloodlines to keep would be another headache.

The Ba Snake Space, the Purple Lotus Demon Bloodline, and others—these were all extremely useful Demon Fiend Bloodlines, and Lu Changfeng was reluctant to give up any of them.

But an Ancient Demon Fiend Bloodline was clearly a far more powerful Demon Fiend Bloodline. Just activating it alone would likely make him invincible in the Profound Realm.

This was something Lu Changfeng couldn’t give up, no matter what.

In that case, the only path left was bloodline fusion.

’With bloodline fusion, I wonder how many Demon Fiend Skills I can keep.’

...

At the end of the day’s competition, Wei He and the clone, Lu Jun, received their rewards.

Wang Jiu placed eighth. As for Nie Yu, she hadn’t even made it into the top thirty-six.

This was to be expected. All those who made it into the top thirty-six were top-tier geniuses of the Sword Dao.

In a few more decades, it would be this group of top-tier geniuses’ turn to become active and famous in the Martial Arts Realm.

In Lu Changfeng and Bai Yimeng’s eyes, this generation of youths was still a bit too weak.

He recalled how back in the day, at around the same age, he, Sikong Jue, and Bai Yimeng had all been more outstanding than them.

Of course, this could also be due to the decline of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, which made cultivation even more difficult for ordinary Martial Artists.

More than a decade after transmigrating here, Lu Changfeng could clearly feel the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy continuing to weaken.

Compared to when he first arrived, the difficulty of cultivating in the Blood Forging and Tendon Transformation Realms had increased yet again.

This was the reason why not a single cultivator at the Sixth or Seventh Layer of the Blood Forging Realm had appeared in this Sword Discussion Conference.

Perhaps in the future, the Cultivation Techniques of the Martial Arts Realm would evolve further, allowing one to break through to the Tendon Transformation Realm from only the Fifth Level of Blood Forging.

This obvious decline in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy left Lu Changfeng feeling slightly agitated.

That same day, he turned down Bai Yimeng’s invitation to a banquet and headed toward Qin City with his four young disciples and grand-disciples.

「More than ten days later.」

Several horses galloped toward the gates of Qin City.

Leading them was none other than Lu Changfeng, and behind him were Wei He, the clone Lu Jun, Nie Yu, and Lu Changfeng’s new Disciple of the Law Enforcement Demon Sect, Wang Jiu.

He had Wang Jiu settle in at the Changle Martial Arts Hall first.

Lu Changfeng returned to the Lu Mansion, and needless to say, he shared a tender moment with his two wives.

To cope with the further decline of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, Lu Changfeng began to issue orders for the entire Saint Demon Sect to redouble their efforts in collecting Celestial and Earthly Treasures, as well as Primordial Stones, to prepare for any future needs.

Lu Changfeng himself also took up long-term residence in the Saint Master Hall in the Holy City, leading a group of Demon Sects and Demon Generals in secluded, arduous cultivation.

Just like that, the cooldown for the fourth copy of the year quietly refreshed.

Lu Changfeng slowly opened his eyes. Around him were his seven great Demon Sects, six Demon Generals, and two Ancient Demon Fiends.

"I am going out for a while. We will continue our secluded cultivation when I return."

With just a glance, the Ancient Qilin leaped into the air.

Lu Changfeng leaped onto the Qilin’s back, and in just a few hours, he arrived in the skies above Qin City.

Reverting to his appearance as Lu Changfeng, he strode into the Changle Martial Arts Hall.

Upon seeing Lu Changfeng, the Disciples of the Changle Martial Arts Hall all came forward to bow and greet him.

This, of course, included Wei He.

Lu Changfeng saw that he had arrived just in time; Wei He was already on the verge of a breakthrough.

After breaking through to the Sixth Level of the Blood Forging Realm, Wei He would be able to advance to the Tendon Transformation Realm, and his strength would likely become even more terrifying.

Lu Changfeng patted Wei He’s shoulder. "Cultivate hard. After you break through to the Tendon Transformation Realm, I will bring you into the Law Enforcement Demon Sect."

"Thank you for your guidance, Grandmaster!" Wei He said gratefully.

’Copy successful. Fuse now?’

Ignoring the interface prompt in his mind for the moment, Lu Changfeng turned to look at Wang Jiu.

Wang Jiu’s Root Bone and Talent were excellent. During this time, he had switched to practicing the Storm Sword Technique and was already showing considerable skill.

He offered a few words of encouragement, telling him to train well in the Martial Arts Hall.

Lu Changfeng then looked at his clone, Lu Jun, with a bit of a headache.

The clone’s Realm could not be raised. It had been fixed at the moment it was created and controlled by the Purple Lotus Demon Bloodline.

’I can hide this for a while, but not forever. I need to get some useful information out of Wei He before the fact that the clone’s Realm can’t increase is exposed.’

He pretended to offer some encouragement to his clone, Lu Jun.

Lu Changfeng turned and left, returning to the Lu Mansion.

He had the two Ancient Demon Fiends guard the door to his Cultivation Chamber.

Lu Changfeng sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion and opened his interface.

Bloodline Talent: [Ancient Chaos Demon Dragon 45%, (Ancient Level Demon Fiend Bloodline)] Copy successful. Begin fusion?

As soon as he opened the interface, a conspicuous prompt popped up.

Lu Changfeng began to communicate with the interface.

"Interface, when fusing this Ancient Bloodline, can I temporarily store it in a specific organ like before?"

"Negative. Ancient Level Demon Fiend Bloodlines are extremely potent. A full-body fusion is required to ensure safety. Otherwise, it will lead to organ mutation in the host, with risk of death."

Lu Changfeng sighed. ’Just as I thought.’

"In that case, can I fuse my previous bloodlines into this Ancient Bloodline as a base?"

"Affirmative. Please select the bloodline characteristics you wish to retain."

"Bloodline characteristics... does that mean the Demon Fiend Skills I want to keep? What’s the maximum number of characteristics I can retain?"

"It is recommended that the host select a maximum of five bloodline characteristics."

Lu Changfeng listed out the Demon Fiend Skills in his mind. There were more than twenty of them, densely packed together.

Every single one was an extremely effective Demon Fiend Skill. ’This is a really tough choice.’

It took him the time to drink a cup of tea before Lu Changfeng finally selected his five Demon Fiend Skills.

(Demon Fiend Skill ’Chongming’s Fury’) from the Ancient Chongming Bird Bloodline.

(Demon Fiend Skill ’Nine Yin Reincarnation’) from the Ancient Candle Dragon Bloodline.

(Demon Fiend Skill ’Ba Snake Space’) from the Ancient Ba Snake Bloodline.

(Demon Fiend Skill ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’) and (Demon Fiend Skill ’Purple Lotus Clone’) from the Ancient Purple Lotus Bloodline.

After selecting the Demon Fiend Skills, Lu Changfeng took out all the items from his Ba Snake Space and placed them in the Cultivation Chamber. Then, he began to prepare for the fusion.