I Can Merge Techniques

Chapter 444: Chapter 149: Hunting the Acupoint Realm

’Shouldn’t the focus be on how terrifying Mo Daozi is?’

Despite such an astonishing bounty, Mo Daozi was still alive and well. He even dared to sneak into the territory of Qing Province City and wander about. It was a clear sign of how terrifying his power must be!

’Can Chu Fan really handle someone like that?’

The Cyan Snake’s eyes darted. She turned to slip away but was pulled back by Li Qingxue.

The Cyan Snake flared up in anger. "I’ve already delivered the message! I’m dog-tired, and I want to go back to sleep!"

Li Qingxue looked at her and said coolly, "You don’t want to go back to sleep. You want to go find Chu Fan right now and convince him to kill Mo Daozi for the bounty, don’t you?"

"What!" a group of Demon Suppression Guards exclaimed, startled.

Cao Feng and the others also shot the Cyan Snake an annoyed look.

’The Cyan Snake wanted to find Chu Fan and convince him to kill Mo Daozi?’

’All because of the bounty they just heard about?’

’While everyone here was worried about Mo Daozi hunting Chu Fan, she was already plotting to have Chu Fan turn the tables and kill him?’

’What in the world goes on in the minds of the Demon Race?’

Even the White Snake beside her stared wide-eyed at her older sister, completely unable to understand how she could be so reckless.

That was an expert at the Second Heaven of the Acupoint Realm!

Baili Bing, an expert at the First Heaven of the Acupoint Realm, had nearly been killed by that man!

Exposed, the Cyan Snake’s face flushed slightly, but she quickly became defiant. "I’m surprised you know me so well after such a short time. But what’s the use in stopping me?"

She scanned the room and declared, "Since Chu Fan knows Mo Daozi might be after him, he would have definitely asked Mo Yunzi for details—like what kind of Cultivation Technique he practices and what his personality is like. Therefore, he most likely knew that Mo Daozi was on the bounty lists for the Demon Suppression Bureau and Six Gates long before I brought the news back."

"You all know what he’s like." The Cyan Snake gave a sly chuckle. "Do you really think he’d let such a juicy prize slip through his fingers when it’s delivered right to his doorstep?"

At her words, the hall once again fell silent.

The elite Demon Suppression Guards were utterly flabbergasted. They stared at each other, dumbfounded and at a loss for words.

As members of the Demon Suppression Bureau, they dealt with Demon Fiends, ghouls, and monsters day in and day out. What kind of vicious villains or practitioners of the Demon Dao hadn’t they encountered?

But in all honesty, they had never seen a... freak as insane as Chu Fan!

Chu Fan’s name had begun to circulate through Qing Province City long before he ever set foot in it.

This was, of course, a deliberate act by the Demon Suppression Bureau.

The tale of "Chu Fan, the young hero of Cyan Yang City who saved the ancient city from peril and foiled the Moon Worship Sect’s shocking conspiracy" was spun into various versions, spreading like wildfire through teahouses and taverns, each more sensational than the last.

But within the Demon Suppression Bureau, everyone knew full well that the story was mostly exaggeration.

The real purpose was simply to use Chu Fan as bait to lure out the Moon Worship Sect forces in Qing Province City, which were led by the Zhang Family. They hoped to follow the trail and catch the big fish hiding in the shadows all in one go.

The rumors from back then had already sounded plenty exaggerated to them...

There were claims that Chu Fan had single-handedly fought and killed an expert from the Moon Worship Sect at the Fourth Heaven of the Divine Power Realm.

Then there were claims that he had beheaded the Cyan Yang County Magistrate, Zhang Yunpeng, a Divine Power Realm expert, with a single stroke of his blade.

In their eyes, these achievements seemed wildly inflated.

But who could have predicted that after less than a month in Qing Province City, the story would escalate to this—that he was now going to hunt a genuine expert at the Second Heaven of the Acupoint Realm?

It was simply too absurd!

However, the members of the Seven Stars Gang and that self-assured Cyan Snake Demon didn’t look like they were joking.

Several Demon Suppression Guards exchanged quiet glances, their expressions incredibly complex.

They all arrived at the same conclusion in their minds: ’That kid Chu Fan must have some heaven-defying Exotic Treasure!’

’Otherwise, wouldn’t that make veteran Demon Suppression Guards like us, who struggled to cultivate to the Divine Power Realm, seem completely useless?’

After all, not long ago, some of them had been deeply resentful of the Demon Suppression Bureau’s decision to break precedent and recruit Chu Fan.

This was because, since its founding, the Demon Suppression Bureau had never had a Demon Suppression Guard below the Third Heaven of the Divine Power Realm!

But now, for the first time in history, they had someone at the Spirit Awakening Realm!

If they made this exception, who knew if the Demon Suppression Bureau would eventually be flooded with youngsters getting in through connections?

It was an act that threatened to devalue the prestigious "Demon Suppression Guard" name!

But now... hearing this incredible news, their convictions began to waver.

’No! It’s absolutely impossible!’

One of the Demon Suppression Guards shook his head violently, trying to banish the absurd notion from his mind.

’Even if Chu Fan really has an Exotic Treasure, there’s no way he could fight a Second Heaven Acupoint Realm expert head-on!’

’These people from the Seven Stars Gang have no idea how powerful the Acupoint Realm truly is. They just have blind faith in Chu Fan!’

...

The night was deep, and a bitter wind howled across the mountain.

Atop the solitary peak, the figure who had been training tirelessly finally came to a stop.

Chu Fan panted lightly, sweat tracing lines down his resolute face. Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, a long-awaited message clearly materialized.

["Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step" has reached its cultivation limit. Consume fifty points of Spiritual Essence to initiate Breaking Limit?]