Before him, the smoke twisted and then transformed into serpentine-like characters, floating in front of Qin An’s eyes.

[Butcher lv.18 (0/60000): The livestock you slaughter become tastier, enhancing their essence, increasing slaughter speed, precision, framework, and gains.]

[Talents: Void Shattering Realm Blade Skills Great Success, Void Shattering Realm Weapon Skills Insight Great Success, Void Shattering Realm Blade Skills Damage Great Success, Void Shattering Realm Blade Skills Armor-Breaking Great Success, Serendipity Realm Blade Skills Attribute Augmentation Great Success, Void Shattering Realm Blade Skills Comprehension Great Success]

...

[Blacksmith lv.18 (0/60000): The quality of the items you forge is improved, material consumption is reduced, item characteristics are enhanced, forging speed is increased, precision is enhanced, and framework is elevated.]

[Talents: Serendipity Realm Strength Skills Great Success, Void Shattering Realm Forged Object Spirituality Granting, Void Shattering Realm Heart Forging Skill Great Success, Void Shattering Realm Spirit Nurturing Skill Great Success, Void Shattering Realm Forged Object Attribute Carrying Great Success, Void Shattering Realm Strength Skills Armor-Breaking Great Success]

...

"A qualitative change has finally occurred again."

Qin An sighed with relief, looking at the two professions that reached level eighteen, his lips couldn’t help but curl into a slight smile.

When he upgraded both the Butcher and Blacksmith professions to level eighteen, a new round of qualitative changes occurred.

Firstly, in the Butcher profession, a talent to enhance slaughter gains emerged, allowing Qin An to increase proficiency acquisition speed.

Of course, that’s not the main point.

The main point lies in the talents. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

All the talents have been enhanced to Great Success in the Void Shattering Realm. Moreover, a new talent for Blade Skill Epiphany in the Void Shattering Realm appeared.

This is similar to the Scholar Profession’s Epiphany Talent.

When Qin An deduces cultivation techniques related to blade skills, there’s a chance for an epiphany without consuming demon souls.

Of course, this chance is entirely based on luck.

However, for Qin An, having it is better than not having it.

The second profession is the Blacksmith profession.

The Blacksmith profession gained a trait that enhances forging frameworks.

This trait was already utilized during forging, allowing each piece of material used in the forged object to be maximized.

Aside from that, it’s about the talents.

All the talents were also enhanced to Great Success in the Void Shattering Realm.

Moreover, another talent for Power Skill Insight in the Void Shattering Realm appeared.

This talent relates to barehanded techniques; in the future, when Qin An encounters opponents using barehanded techniques, he can instantly discern the weaknesses of their barehanded techniques and counter them.

No matter which talent, for Qin An, it has undergone a qualitative change.

Qin An pondered briefly, then took out two cultivation techniques from his pocket.

At the Dragon Palace, he obtained an Enchanted Blade Technique, which uses the power of enchantment to make the nine Void Essences more powerful.

Besides that, there’s also Fist Technique.

Fist Techniques were not acquired by Qin An at the Dragon Palace.

However, this time he was rewarded for annihilating the Alchemy Master Alliance, earning a significant contribution, enough for him to exchange for corresponding fist techniques.

As for demon souls, Qin An exchanged for some as well, and with the rewards from refining pills for the Dragon Palace, he now accumulated as many as two hundred demon souls, sufficient for deducing techniques.

Thinking of this, Qin An did not delay and began deducing the blade technique first.

As Qin An flipped through the Enchanted Blade Technique, lines of text appeared before him.

After finishing the Enchanted Blade Technique, he immediately drew Cold Star and swung it forward.

The moment Qin An swung Cold Star, the text became progressively clearer, eventually floating before his eyes.

[You cultivate the Enchanted Blade Technique, triggering the Butcher profession talent]

[Enchanted Blade Technique (Great Success)]

This was already a Void Shattering Realm blade technique, so with Qin An’s deduction, it quickly reached the Great Success Realm.

However, this was not Qin An’s limit.

Qin An then operated the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Cross Saber.

Next, he intended to unify the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Cross Saber with the Enchanted Blade Technique.

When Qin An started operating the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Cross Saber, lines of smoke immediately appeared before him, gradually coalescing into text.

[You possess both the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Cross Saber and the Enchanted Blade Technique, intending to fuse them into one, but due to lack of talent, the fusion failed]

[Unwilling to give up, you intend to burn your inner qi and blood, after a large amount of qi and blood burns, a flash of insight occurs in your mind]

[This flash of insight is faint, insufficient to merge the two blade techniques into one, thus your fusion fails]

Fusion failed?

This was not beyond Qin An’s expectations.

Qin An didn’t stop, continuing to burn his inner qi and blood.

As Qin An’s qi and blood burned, the text before his eyes quickly scrambled, then merged into new words.

[You prepare to burn qi and blood once again, and after a large amount of qi and blood burns, this time the flash of insight gradually enlarges before your eyes]

[You finally gain insight, merging the two blade techniques into one]

[You named the new blade technique Nine Revolutions Ruthless Demon Cross Saber]

[Nine Revolutions Ruthless Demon Cross Saber (Great Success)]

In the next moment, a large influx of information, accompanied by the fading text, swiftly drilled into Qin An’s mind.

Qin An took merely a few breaths to fully absorb all the information about the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Demon Cross Saber.

Having reached a level like the Nine Revolutions Ruthless Demon Cross Saber, Qin An not only retains the characteristics of the previous blade techniques, but can also operate the nine Void Essences to their limits.

Qin An tried swinging Cold Star forward.

As Cold Star was swung, it promptly exploded with a booming sound.

The nine attributes shone as brightly as the sun, several times stronger than before.

"Not bad, I’m quite satisfied."

Qin An sheathed his blade, secretly pleased.

His blade technique had reached an extremely strong level, even without using Three Blades Unite’s power, slaying those at the Void Shattering Realm Perfection was like cutting grass.

As for the Element Transformation Realm, Qin An was uncertain if he could handle it.

But now was not the time to ponder these things.

Qin An turned his gaze back to the fist technique on the table.

This martial arts technique was exchanged from the Confidential Library, named Demon-Slaying Holy Fist.

The so-called Demon-Slaying Holy Fist has a special trait: it is extremely lethal to demonic pseudo-gods.

This is a very special martial arts technique.

The reason Qin An chose this technique is because he recently offended an extremely powerful demonic pseudo-god.

If he doesn’t find a way to counter it, he might disappear without a trace.

Qin An paused slightly, then began to flip through the Demon-Slaying Holy Fist.

After Qin An finished flipping through the Demon-Slaying Holy Fist, all its essential points formed in his mind.

Qin An did not linger, instead circulating the Void Essence and began to practice according to the techniques of the Demon-Slaying Holy Fist.

When Qin An finished practicing the Demon-Slaying Holy Fist once, a line of text immediately appeared.

[You have cultivated the Demon-Slaying Holy Fist, triggering the corresponding talent]

[Demon-Slaying Holy Fist (Great Success)]

Qin An did not hesitate, instead circulating the Nine Revolutions Blood-Burning Earth Vein Demon-Sealing Hand.

The moment Qin An circulated the Nine Revolutions Blood-Burning Earth Vein Demon-Sealing Hand, the text before his eyes vanished with a bang and then condensed into new words.

[You have cultivated the Nine Revolutions Blood-Burning Earth Vein Demon-Sealing Hand, possessing the Demon-Slaying Holy Fist, intending to merge the two into one, but failed due to insufficient talent]

This was within Qin An’s expectations, so he didn’t have too many thoughts about the failure to merge.

He then began to burn a large amount of blood and energy.

After burning a large amount of blood and energy, the smoke before him dispersed and quickly condensed into new words.

[You have burned a large amount of blood and energy, and after sitting in meditation for years, a flash of insight arises in your mind]

[But this flash of insight is far from enough to merge the two into one, you are unwilling to give up and decide to burn your blood and energy again]

[After burning a large amount of blood and energy again, you finally understand and merge the two into one]

[You have named the new cultivation technique Nine Revolutions Blood-Burning Earth Demon-Sealing Hand]

[Nine Revolutions Blood-Burning Earth Demon-Sealing Hand (Great Success)]

Before his eyes, the smoke abruptly dissipated, transforming into a torrent of information, flooding into Qin An’s mind.

After Qin An closed his eyes and contemplated, he began to practice the fist technique.

The instant he practiced the technique, the Void Essence inside his body surged like a torrent, spreading throughout his entire body.

At this moment, he had completely mastered the Great Success Realm of the Nine Revolutions Blood-Burning Earth Demon-Sealing Hand.

This martial arts technique not only possesses all the previous powers and the Blood Burning Power, but it is also extremely lethal to demonic pseudo-gods.

With this technique, and by invoking the Secret Technique, perhaps he could truly contend with the pseudo-gods of the Element Transformation Realm.

Qin An pondered and thought to himself, "Whether it can actually succeed is still an unknown."

As he thought of this, Qin An temporarily composed himself and then looked at the hundred demon souls on the table.

Just now, that deduction did not trigger any insight effect.

Although regrettable, and although it consumed a hundred demon souls, given the current amount of demon souls, it wasn’t too unreasonable.

These hundred demon souls were enough for Qin An to perform the Blood Burning Power ten times, serving as Qin An’s foundation.

Qin An thought for a moment, absorbed ten of the demon souls, and then stored the remaining ninety, considering his next plan.

"It seems my current achievements aren’t enough, and if I continue like this, I will exhaust my resources. Even if I advance to the Element Transformation Realm, without these foundations, I might still encounter danger."

"So, it’s time to take on a mission now."

Qin An thought carefully for a moment and decided to take on a mission first.

But before taking on a mission, he had to consider which mission to take.

"I need to find Zhu Xueshuang and choose a mission closer to the Tianyun Path. This way, not only can I reduce the risk, but I can also earn the corresponding achievements."

He hadn’t forgotten about the prying eyes of Yu Tian from the Qingxuan Bird Clan and the Seven-Color Fish Sect, so he wouldn’t foolishly take on a distant mission.

As always, Qin An planned to stabilize his strength before anything else.

Thinking of this, Qin An put away the demon souls and walked out, heading towards the courtyard where Zhu Xueshuang resided.

Along the way, he encountered many Tong Daoshuai of the Evil Extermination Bureau, all of whom were hurrying by.

And these Tong Daoshuai, upon seeing Qin An, didn’t think much of it and continued on their way with heads down.

No one in this world remains forever, and time erases everything.

Even though not long ago, Qin An was quite renowned along the Tianyun Path.

However, with the months of silence, everyone seemed to have completely forgotten Qin An.

But for Qin An, this was actually a good thing.

He continued towards Zhu Xueshuang’s residence.

Qin An initially thought this journey would be smooth.

He just needed to get a mission from Zhu Xueshuang, complete it, and then return to his room to practice and enhance proficiency for a while.

However, unexpectedly, before Qin An reached Zhu Xueshuang’s place, he was stopped by someone.

Qin An looked at the person before him, showing a look of surprise: "Why have you come looking for me?"

There stood a middle-aged man, clad in the uniform of the Evil Extermination Bureau, waiting for Qin An.

As he saw Qin An, he stepped forward slightly, with a faint smile on his lips, and a terrifying aura of the Element Transformation Realm emanated from him.

"After all, we both come from the same place, considered half-fellows. I had some leisure time today, so naturally, I wanted to come and see you."

Qin An smiled slightly and said, "Should I call you Lord Chen or Lord of the General Mansion?"

"I’m not the Lord of the General Mansion," Chen Liuyun slightly shook his head, "nor am I a Tong Dao Marshal or Mountain Patrol Marshal. You needn’t call me lord; just call me by my name, or you can call me Mr. Chen."

The first half of the sentence was normal, but upon hearing the latter half, Qin An frowned.

He looked at Chen Liuyun’s waist, finding it empty.

"What’s going on?" Qin An asked with a frown.

Logically, Chen Liuyun should be serving under a Silver Dao Marshal.

Now, having advanced to the Element Transformation Realm, he should either be a Silver Dao Marshal or a Mountain Patrol Marshal.

So why is Chen Liuyun now neither?

Chen Liuyun smiled slightly: "This is exactly why I came to find you. Why don’t we find a place to discuss in detail; I think you’ll be very interested in what’s coming next..."