Chapter 146: Successful Fusion

When they returned to the camp, Elder Yu was not there; he had gone to another area to discuss tomorrow's tactics with several other sects.

A direct assault was not impossible, but the Snow King Lion was extraordinarily powerful, and a full-on charge would likely result in heavy losses. Moreover, the specific situation was still unknown; if the Snow King Lion had other tricks up its sleeve, they would have to adapt based on the circumstances.

"Uncle-Master, Senior Brother, have the外围 beasts been cleared?" Several inner disciples who had stayed behind approached Lin Fan and the others as they returned.

"Yes, they've all been cleared. I didn't expect to find high-level Divine Entry beasts in this area. I wonder how many high-level beasts have been attracted here." Zong Hentian said with a hint of worry.

One high-level Divine Entry beast they could handle, but dozens or hundreds would be troublesome.

"High-level Divine Entry? The Misty Snow Peak is just an ordinary mountain. Why would the Snow King Lion giving birth here attract so many high-level beasts?" An inner disciple asked in confusion, also growing concerned. Compared to humans, beasts always had the advantage—invincible within the same rank.

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At that moment, Lin Fan's mind was entirely occupied with the fusion skill.

In Lin Fan's view, this must be another powerful function, since all the functions the system had recommended so far had been formidable.

After informing the others, Lin Fan entered a nearby tent to study what the "fusion" feature was all about.

Impatiently, Lin Fan entered his sea of consciousness and clicked on the fusion function. Immediately, two circular slots appeared in his sea of consciousness, with two golden lines extending from them and converging into a golden slot above the two circular slots.

Lin Fan took out some herbs and threw them in to see if they could fuse, but they couldn't. Then he took out some pills and experimented one by one.

In the end, none succeeded.

Divine weapons, armor, etc., were all useless. The only remaining option was techniques.

To test his hypothesis, Lin Fan casually placed two techniques into the slots. At that moment, something astonishing happened: the two slots containing the techniques glowed with flowing light, which then converged into the golden slot.

"Ding, do you want to fuse 'Reverse the Situation' and 'Black Tiger Steals the Heart'?"

No way. Without understanding the specifics, how could he fuse such heaven-defying techniques? If he were to fuse anything, it would be the ones he rarely used.

Lin Fan then removed the two techniques and replaced them with two others.

Yellow-grade mid-tier 'Unmoving Fist' and 'Wind-Chasing Sword Art'.

Lin Fan rarely used these two techniques; he seldom fought, and even when he did, he didn't need them. So even if fusing them resulted in something useless, he wouldn't mind.

"Ding, do you want to fuse?"

"Fuse."

Lin Fan didn't hesitate. In his view, these two techniques were utterly useless and had no practical application.

At that moment, a dazzling light filled Lin Fan's eyes, obscuring his vision completely.

"Ding, congratulations on successful fusion. Please name the unknown technique."

Lin Fan found naming things the most troublesome. Since the two techniques had fused and needed a name, he decided to call it this.

"Sword Emperor."

To Lin Fan, this name was full of domineering aura and exuded a hint of arrogance, making it impossible to look directly at.

"Sword Emperor" suited him perfectly.

"Ding, congratulations on naming success."

"Technique can be upgraded infinitely. Current level: 1."

Lin Fan sensed the newly fused technique and felt that his own aura was much stronger than before the fusion.

In Lin Fan's view, the difference was like heaven and earth.

The fused technique seemed good to Lin Fan, but he still didn't dare to take risks. Only after several more experiments to confirm that technique fusion wouldn't go wrong would he consider fusing other techniques.

When Lin Fan emerged from the tent, the sky had gradually darkened.

"Leave the things and you can go." An inner disciple said to some people who seemed to be residents of Yongtian City.

"There's even roast whole lamb." Lin Fan saw several roast ducks and some fine wine on the long table ahead and felt his stomach growling.

"Uncle-Master, you're out. Dinner is ready." A disciple standing by the table, eyeing the food with appetite, came forward to greet him when he saw Lin Fan emerge from the tent.

Although they didn't know Lin Fan's cultivation level, the fact that he had made the Fengtian Sect suffer greatly earned him their respect.

Moreover, they had seen Elder Yu's behavior and understood that Uncle-Master Lin's life was the most important among them.

"Honored sirs, this is my younger sister. Could you consider accepting her into your sect?" A young man holding a little girl's hand said respectfully to Zong Hentian.

This young man was Cai Heng, the eldest son of the Cai family. He had come not only to provide food for the sect members but also to seek admission for his sister.

Cai Heng knew his own talent was insufficient and that he would never be accepted by the sect, so he placed all his hopes on his sister.

In Cai Heng's view, the Chu family was surely trying every means to get close to other sects. If the Chu family reached an agreement with another sect, it might spell trouble for the Cai family.

Zong Hentian glanced briefly at the young man, then at the little girl, and said indifferently, "Too poor talent." He then dismissed the matter.

As an inner sect prodigy, Zong Hentian had his own pride and naturally paid no attention to such ordinary people.

He had encountered countless families like this, all trying to establish a connection with the sect.

If they had truly exceptional talent, he might consider accepting them. But with one look, he had seen through both of them—their talent did not meet the sect's requirements.

"Uncle-Master." Seeing Lin Fan approach, Zong Hentian greeted him respectfully.

Lin Fan nodded, looked at the little girl who seemed about five years old, and gave a bright smile. "Little sister, what's your name?"

Seeing the little girl, Lin Fan was reminded of certain people and events from his previous life.

He also had a profound understanding of little girls.

Soft skin, big eyes, small stature; plain makeup and simple clothes suit her well; a small cherry mouth eats little; with candy and cookies, she won't fuss; obedient and clever, truly endearing.

"Big brother, my name is Cai Zhiqiao." The little girl Cai held tightly to her brother's hand. Though a bit scared, she spoke clearly and sweetly.

Lin Fan slowly crouched down and patted her head. "She's a good seedling."

Zong Hentian was slightly puzzled, but since Uncle-Master Lin had said so, he naturally wouldn't contradict him.

Cai Heng's heart leaped with joy. He had thought there was no hope, but this unexpected turn of events made him believe his sister might indeed have a chance to join the sect.

"Would you like to go to another place? But you might not see your family for a long time. Are you willing?" Lin Fan asked softly.

Lin Fan thought that if he could lure a little girl back to the sect, it might add some vitality, at least so he wouldn't have to see old men like Zhang Er'gou every day.

Cai Heng was extremely excited; his hand holding his sister's trembled. He looked at her expectantly, wanting to say, "Hurry up and agree..."

The little girl Cai, with bright eyes like the moon, looked at Lin Fan, then at her brother, and shook her head, even shrinking back. "Where Mom, Dad, and Brother are, that's where I'll be."

"Honored sir, my sister is still young and doesn't understand..." Cai Heng panicked and quickly explained.

Zong Hentian snorted coldly. Ungrateful.

"Elder Yu is back."

Just then, Elder Yu, who had been discussing the attack, returned from afar. Lin Fan saw that Elder Yu's expression was grim, clearly indicating something had gone wrong.

"What are you doing here?" Elder Yu asked sternly as soon as he arrived.

"Cai Heng, eldest son of the Cai family of Yongtian City, pays respects to the honored sir." Cai Heng trembled at the sight of Elder Yu and spoke nervously.

"Hmph, why aren't you guarding the surrounding exits? What are you doing here? Get lost!" Elder Yu said irritably, clearly still holding a bellyful of anger.

"Yes, yes..." Faced with Elder Yu's severity, not only the little girl Cai but also Cai Heng himself was frightened.

"You two go back first. Once matters here are resolved, I will visit your home." Lin Fan said with a light smile.

There were priorities, and whether he could lure the little girl away depended on fate.

Cai Heng, who had lost all hope, was overjoyed at these words. He quickly thanked Lin Fan and then left with his sister and the servants.

"Elder Yu, has something happened?" Lin Fan asked.

"Sigh, those damned bastards." Elder Yu gritted his teeth in anger, as if he had countless grievances with no outlet.

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