The Programmer Cultivator

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Flying Technique Lv4 (0/100)

Flying Technique: From the first stirrings of the Spirit Wind, command the gales with your energy, rise upon their currents, and soar through the heavens and earth!

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After checking his Qi Fortune and seeing he had two points left, Zhang Deming went ahead and selected Scattering Beans into Soldiers.

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’Another one that requires two Qi Fortune points just to start at Tier One? So the Scattering Beans into Soldiers Skill is also a technique that’s incredibly difficult to learn?’

As Zhang Deming’s thoughts raced, the core code emerged. He stared at it in surprise; it actually had two branches.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhang Deming began to modify it.

’If (has a certain amount of Spiritual Power AND casts Scattering Beans into Soldiers)

{Then, Scattering Beans into Soldiers is cast successfully}

Else if (Spiritual Power is full AND there is no Spiritual Power consumption)

{Then, the Bean Soldier Space will begin nurturing elite Bean Soldiers}

Else {Then, Scattering Beans into Soldiers fails to cast}.’

The code made it clear that Scattering Beans into Soldiers was different from ordinary techniques. It must have had a unique magic space associated with summoning, which was why it was so difficult to learn.

Looking at the core code, Zhang Deming realized there were probably two types of Bean Soldiers. The first were those summoned on the fly, which were likely just cannon fodder.

The second type were those nurtured over a long period within the space. These Bean Soldiers were probably his primary tool. For ordinary cultivators, nurturing them would likely also consume a massive amount of materials.

He checked the code and chose to do a test run, but a problem occurred as soon as it started.

"This technique has a deep connection with two skills in the script and will undergo a selective fusion. The test run does not support the selective fusion function and cannot provide an accurate prediction."

Staring at the exception—well, it was more of a prompt—thrown by the test run, Zhang Deming was stunned. ’Does this mean Scattering Beans into Soldiers is compatible with my two existing skills and will randomly fuse with one of them? Or is it something else?’

Zhang Deming thought for a long time. Since he couldn’t test the fusion’s outcome, the test run only checked for issues with the Scattering Beans into Soldiers skill on its own.

Seeing the ball of light form normally, Zhang Deming hesitated for a moment before selecting "Complete Upload."

Countless lines of code converged into a white ball of light. But as soon as it flew toward his Dantian, it was attracted by two runes on his script.

One was the Vine Technique Rune; the other was the Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique of his Rune Core.

The two skills pulled at Scattering Beans into Soldiers simultaneously, neither willing to yield. Watching the stalemate, Zhang Deming feared the newborn skill would be torn apart.

The next change left Zhang Deming utterly astonished. Amid the tug-of-war, due to the stability of the Rune Core, Scattering Beans into Soldiers was pulled toward the Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique.

However, the Vine Technique Rune didn’t let go. Instead, it was dragged along by the pulling force. Before Zhang Deming’s stunned eyes, the three Rune Light Balls collided.

Zhang Deming felt his entire Dantian shudder, and then the three spheres actually began to fuse together.

Originally, while both the Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique and the Vine Technique had traces of summoning, the Vine Technique was only tangentially related. But now, thanks to Scattering Beans into Soldiers, the fusion of the three runes proceeded with exceptional smoothness.

This fusion wasn’t the same as the rune fusion that occurred during a promotion. With a promotion, a rune would simply create a new branch on the Rune Core; in other words, a branch skill would sprout on the Skill Tree.

But this time, the Vine Technique and Scattering Beans into Soldiers fused directly into the main trunk of the Skill Tree. It was as if they had become nutrients that made the trunk itself stronger.

In just a moment, the three techniques vanished, leaving behind a Rune Core that was easily twice as complex. The entire Rune Core’s functions had undergone significant changes.

As Zhang Deming perceived the changes, he found that the original technique’s functions remained, and his Rune Core now also possessed the abilities of the Vine Technique.

Furthermore, the most unexpected change was that the Spirit Species and the Bean Soldiers had fused together perfectly. As he continued to sense it, Zhang Deming discovered that even the points of light in the sky now shared a profound affinity with this new Bean Soldier Spirit Species.

However, because the technique was only at the Law Level, he hadn’t yet met the requirements to develop this potential. All he could sense for now was a faint pull.

Additionally, his Spirit Nurturing Space had gained the properties of a Bean Soldier Space, meaning Zhang Deming could now manifest a true Outer Body Incarnation through his Bean Soldiers. It was no longer a cheap knock-off, a counterfeit incarnation created through summoning.

If he had to pinpoint the difference from before, it was that his Bean Soldier incarnation could now use the Mirror Image Body’s abilities while, to a certain extent, also carrying over the abilities of his main body.

The exact details were still unclear, but at the very least, the Bean Soldier incarnation could definitely use the abilities of the Rune Core.

The fusion of the three skills brought more than just these changes; it had many implications that Zhang Deming would need to research slowly. The post-fusion development potential, in particular, was immense, with countless possible directions.

For example, combining the Ruyi Vine’s effects with the Spirit Species and Bean Soldiers, Zhang Deming’s mind even leaped to concepts like a nano-legion.

In any case, this one skill, Scattering Beans into Soldiers, had brought about a revolutionary change in Zhang Deming’s Rune Core.

Especially in terms of versatility. Zhang Deming felt that with this new Rune Core, as long as his imagination was wild enough, developing this single skill could be enough to dominate all of Hongmeng.

After excitedly perceiving the changes in his Rune Core for a long time, Zhang Deming finally came back to his senses.

Current inventory—Merit: 45.4, Qi Fortune: 0.7, Karma: 1.4.

His Qi Fortune had reached an all-time low. On the other hand, he had a small surplus of Merit, so he could slowly begin to think about improving his physical body.

His Spirit Root was a particular concern. Back during his Duality Foundation Establishment, he had faced considerable difficulty despite having so many resources. With his current level of Talent, Zhang Deming had no idea what he would be up against when it was time for the Three Talents Promotion.