In the world of cultivation, I can strengthen all things!

Immediately afterwards, Lu Ze began refining the top-grade magic artifact, the Pure Yang Bell, to erase Song Weiyuan's soul imprint while leaving his own soul imprint within it.

This is the third top-grade magic weapon in his possession. Although it was not produced by the system, it is still quite good as it combines offense and defense, and it can be further enhanced later.

In addition, he also refined the first-tier high-grade magic weapons, the Crimson Flame Sword and the Xuan Turtle Shield, as backup magic weapons.

Immediately, Lu Ze consumed 100 Source Points to enhance a Tier 1 High-Grade Wisdom Pill, and then began to concentrate on cultivating the Nine Transformations of Thunder.

Although he frequently used this lightness skill, he didn't allocate much time to its cultivation because he focused on improving his immortal cultivation strength.

However, lightness skill is still very important, so he chose to use the Wisdom Pill to speed up.

After an hour of arduous training, his Thunderclap Nine Transformations not only broke through to the Great Completion stage, but was also only half a step away from perfection, reaching the Great Completion stage (95%).

Immediately, Lu Ze consumed two high-grade essence pills and began cultivating the Golden Body of the Sun, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the blood and qi within his body to strengthen his true solar energy. He also used the true solar energy and the protective solar energy alternately to temper his physical body.

……

The next morning, the sun rose.

Lu Ze slowly finished his practice and checked his attribute panel. He had achieved some progress in his Golden Body of the Sun (sixth level, 16%) after a night of hard work.

However, this is still too slow. We need to get demon cores and harvest source points.

Not long after, Lu Ze had breakfast with Zhao Yueling, his parents, Lu Xuan, and Lu Qing's parents. He then began to cultivate the Blazing Sun Body Tempering Technique, breathing in the pure Yang spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transforming the solar energy into innate energy.

A quarter of an hour later, he had transformed a portion of the solar energy into innate energy, greatly improving its purity and quality. At the innate energy level, it was also a top-grade energy.

It took another hour for Lu Ze to completely transform his acquired solar energy into innate solar energy.

The Blazing Sun Body Tempering Technique has officially broken through to the Innate Realm!

Next, we will merge the two techniques!

Lu Ze copied out the two techniques and put them together. Under the recognition of the Super Enhancement System, they would become one technique.

However, the upgrade requires at least 500 source points.

If you want to obtain a divine skill comparable to the Azure Emperor's Longevity Technique, you need at least 1000 Source Points.

Therefore, Lu Ze decided to wait a while and go hunting outside the city first.

Meanwhile, at the county government office and the rear office.

County Magistrate Wang Shuo looked at the fifty-year-old Taoist priest in a moon-white robe and said, "Master Xuanji, could you please deduce the whereabouts of the murderers who wiped out the Song family last night?"

The Taoist Master Xuanji nodded, took out a tortoise shell, and prepared to perform divination by burning the tortoise shell to observe the omens.

In divination, tortoise shell divination holds a higher status and is more accurate than yarrow stalk divination.

However, after Xuanji Daoist burned the tortoise and observed the signs of cracks, his expression suddenly changed drastically after only a moment, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Wang Shuo hurriedly asked, "Xuanji, how is it?"

The Taoist Xuanji shook his head and said, "I cannot discern any trace of the assailant, only boundless fear, like an endless abyss threatening to devour everything! If we continue the investigation, I fear it will bring great calamity upon my White Cloud Temple! Your Excellency, I take my leave!"

As Magistrate Wang Shuo watched the departing figure of the Taoist Xuanji, his mind raced, wondering whether he should continue the investigation.

After a short while, he thought about it and finally decided to report it to his superiors to see how they would handle it.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. In the woods a hundred miles north of Yunhe County.

At noon, the sun was blazing.

Lu Ze, clad in Golden Crow armor and wielding the Azure Cloud Sword, walked slowly forward, his spiritual power enveloping a thousand meters around him as he sensed danger.

This is already deep within the wilderness, where the probability of encountering monsters and ghosts has greatly increased, so we must be careful and on guard.

Not long after, Lu Ze suddenly discovered a team of more than ten humanoid creatures.

These humanoid creatures resembled humans in appearance, wearing blue armor and wielding long swords or bows and arrows, but their faces were covered in blue snake scales, and their pupils were vertical.

Snake-people!

Lu Ze was shocked. This snake-people were a race formed after being corrupted by the demonic power of snake demons.

The nature of the snake people has changed drastically. After several generations of reproduction, they are now a completely different race from humans.

According to the records of the Demon Suppression Guard, the snake people are now all dependents of the Green Snake Demon King in the north of Yunhe County.

The Green Serpent Demon King is one of the three Dao Foundation Realm Demon Kings in Yunhe County. Moreover, she is an anomaly among Demon Kings, proclaiming herself the Serpent God, gathering the Serpent People as her followers, and collecting incense and faith.

Therefore, this Green Snake Demon King was also a licentious and unorthodox deity.

The snake demon statue that Lu Ze once obtained was her statue.

Lu Ze carefully sensed the strength of these snake-people. Most of them were at the Condensation Realm, while the leader was at the second level of the Qi Refining Realm.

Although their strength is negligible, killing them would most likely be detected by the Green Serpent Demon King.

But after thinking it over, Lu Ze decided to kill them and reap the benefits of the Source Points.

Immediately, with a thought, he unleashed the Azure Cloud Sword in his hand, which split into ten beams of azure sword light, shooting towards the group of snake-people.

In an instant, all eleven snake-people were killed.

"Host has killed 10 Serpent-like beings at the Condensation Realm, gaining 600 Source Points."

"The host has killed a snake-man at the second level of the Qi Refining Realm and gained 200 Source Points."

Lu Ze checked the attribute panel; the source point was 3880.

Not bad. Three days have accumulated enough source points to upgrade the Azure Cloud Sword to a top-grade flying sword and to fuse the Blazing Sun Body Forging Technique and the Golden Sun Body.

However, the most urgent task is still to flee!

The speed of a Dao Foundation Realm Demon King is far beyond that of a peak Qi Refining Realm cultivator!

Therefore, Lu Ze did not pick up the spoils of war. He immediately activated the Azure Cloud Sword Technique with all his might, gripped his flying sword, and sped away at top speed.

While the sword-stepping style is handsome and dashing, suitable for showing off, the wielding sword style is clearly faster when escaping!

Meanwhile, deep in the wilderness three hundred miles to the north, inside a magnificent temple.

A stunningly beautiful woman in green, with a human body and a snake's tail, suddenly opened her eyes, a sharp killing intent flashing within them.

"You dare kill my believer? You're asking for death!"

After the Green Serpent Demon King finished speaking, she drew a green flying sword engraved with snake patterns. She rode the flying sword, transforming into a streak of green sword light, and sped towards Yunhe County in the south.

Although the Green Serpent Demon King was not skilled in the sword techniques of human sword cultivators, the speed at which a Dao Foundation Realm demon king could control a flying sword far surpassed that of any Qi Refining Realm peak cultivator!

A minute later, Lu Ze had already flown more than 30 kilometers on his sword and was not far from the county town.

At that moment, he sensed a deadly crisis rapidly approaching, and a terrifying spiritual force seemed to be locking onto him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Ze consumed 2000 Source Points to enhance the first-tier top-grade Qingyun Sword.

There are two directions for enhancement. The first is the first-tier supreme-grade magic weapon, the Azure Dragon Sword, which greatly improves the quality of the flying sword and gives birth to a weapon spirit, significantly increasing the speed of sword control, as well as the sharpness and power of the flying sword. The second is the first-tier supreme-grade spiritual weapon, the Azure Dragon Sword, which greatly improves the quality, becoming a spiritual weapon in the high-martial world, with unparalleled sharpness and indestructibility. It can also unleash a sword spirit possession, greatly enhancing strength.

Without hesitation, Lu Ze chose the first-tier top-grade magic weapon, the Azure Dragon Sword. After its transformation, the Azure Dragon Sword's flying speed instantly increased by nearly 50%, quickly shaking off the pursuing Azure Serpent Demon King.

A moment later, the cyan sword light that Lu Ze had transformed into returned to Yunhe County.