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Chapter 2355: Two Levels of Fusion
To put it simply, the breakthrough process of a Rong Dao cultivator is to engrave Dao patterns on his own Dao bones. Every time he successfully engraves one, he will break through a small realm.

Relatively speaking, the engraving of the first level of Rong Dao is the simplest, because at that stage, the cultivator's Dao bones do not have any traces of engraving and can be carved at will.

However, starting from the second level of Dao Fusion, such engraving has certain risks. If one is not careful enough, or if the Dao power is not controlled perfectly, let alone whether the engraving can be successful, it may even cause damage or impact to the previously successful Dao pattern.

Once the successful Dao pattern is destroyed, the cultivator's foundation of Dao integration will be damaged and his cultivation will fall.

These are just two of the risks we need to face. There will be three, four, five, and six more risks to come...

The further you go, the greater the risk.

There are many examples in Xingyuan where Rongdao monks not only failed to break through, but also suffered a decline in their cultivation. It can be said that this is a very common phenomenon.

If a cultivator has enough aptitude and can cultivate to the ninth level, and then try a few more times, he will always have the opportunity to be promoted to the Rong Dao. However, if he reaches the Rong Dao, promotion is not just a matter of aptitude, it mainly involves the exquisite control of the power of the Dao.

Therefore, when Lu Ye was engraving his first level of Dao-melting Dao patterns, he would try his best to engrave the patterns deeper into his Dao bones, so that he could reserve enough space to engrave more Dao-melting Dao patterns.

The choice of Dao patterns is also a problem that Rong Daoists have to face every time they break through a small realm.

There are nine levels of Rong Dao, each with a pattern. The first few levels may not be too particular, but the later levels require careful consideration.

Lu Ye naturally didn’t have any other ideas. He chose Shenfeng for the first level of Dao Pattern, so he chose Shenfeng for the second level as well!
He must concentrate all his efforts on building up his offensive.

He calmed his mind and activated the power of Tao. The unbearable pain came again, causing him to tremble and sweat.

However, with the experience of the first time, this time he actually felt a lot better, but Lu Ye did not dare to be careless at all, because his second level of Dao Melting Pattern was actually very close to the first level. It could be said that the slightest mistake might destroy the first level of Dao Pattern. If that was the case, his cultivation would directly fall back to the level of entering the Dao.

He controlled his own Dao force carefully but calmly, engraving complex elements in his Dao bones.

One's own Taoist power quickly dissipates.

Lu Ye felt that the consumption of his Taoist power this time seemed to be more serious than the last time.

This is actually a normal phenomenon. Every time a Rong Dao cultivator breaks through and advances, the consumption of Dao power will become greater. It’s just that the amount he consumes is too huge, so once it is magnified on this basis, the extra loss will be particularly obvious.

It was not until several days later, with the successful construction of the second level of fusion pattern, that Lu Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Silently and silently, this is the second level of the Tao of Integration!
Although the process was smooth, it was actually not easy, and I was able to succeed in the first try thanks to the power of the talent tree.

If it were other methods of integration, it would be very difficult to succeed every time you advance. Once you fail, it means you have to nourish your bones again and accumulate Dao power.

It can be said that the breakthroughs and advancements of other people in the Rong Dao were entirely accumulated through repeated failures.

After a brief rest and recovery of some energy and strength, Lu Ye began to explore the changes in his own strength.

He clenched his fist lightly, feeling it carefully, and raised his brows after a moment.

Just as he had thought before, after his cultivation broke through to the second level of Rong Dao, the basic Dao force he could control became two hundred and eighty!

But with the emergence of the second level of Dao patterns, these Dao forces were able to be controlled and became more condensed than before. This meant that when used to attack the enemy, the damage that could be inflicted would be greater.

Lu Ye did a quick calculation and found that the power of two hundred and eighty Daos and the increase of two Dao patterns meant that he now had the strength of about three hundred and thirty-six Daos!
This number has undoubtedly far exceeded the power that an average Taoist should possess. Even if someone like Ri Yan possesses a special treasure as a Taoist weapon, it is impossible for him to have such strength after practicing to the extreme.

The Rong Dao realm is invincible!

And Lu Ye only knows the second level of Rong Dao!

Compared to before the promotion, his strength increased by fifty levels at once, which is a huge improvement.

If Na Riyan was still standing in front of him at this moment, he had the confidence that he could break through his defense with one sword and then kill him!

Compared to the gains, the amount of Dao Power consumed is also a lot, even more than when being promoted.

Lu Ye was a little worried. After accumulating so much Dao power, he thought that he could use it for a long time, or even the entire Rong Dao realm without having to worry about Dao power.

But now it seems that I still took it for granted.

More and more Taoist power will be needed in the future. The two insect-blood tribes in Banlan are good choices, but it will not be a good thing if he kills them indiscriminately.

He also wanted to use Banlan as a training ground for the Starry Sky cultivators. If there were no insect and blood clans, what was there to train for?
Although there is still a lot of Taoist power reserves at the moment, it should not be enough for another breakthrough. Besides, Lu Ye himself needs to recuperate for a while.

He did not rush to leave the ruins, but started to do another thing.

If everything goes well with the plan, it won't take him long to place Banlan near the Xingyuan Gate next to the Qing Palace, and then he can return to the starry sky. As for the future of the Rongdaos on Banlan's side, the four family heads will take care of it.

But if that were true, there would be a problem. Apart from him, no one else could enter and exit Banlan freely.

So he has to solve this problem now.

It's quite simple.

Lu Ye only spent a few days to refine a jade bead. With this jade bead, he could enter and exit the ruins freely, thus achieving his goal of entering and exiting the gorgeous place.

At that time, he only needs to hand over the jade to the four family heads for safekeeping, and he won't have to worry about the rest.

As for how the cultivators can choose the correct entry point to return from Xingyuan to Banlan, so as to return directly to the human territory, Lu Ye can give them some guidance at that time.

Make sure that they don't suddenly run to the territories of the two insect-blood tribes to die when they enter Banlan from outside. This problem is not difficult to solve.

Afterwards, Lu Ye checked the situation in the entire Banlan again to see if the withdrawal of a group of Rong Dao from the human race would have any impact on the overall situation.

It turned out that there was not much impact, so he left with peace of mind and returned to Xingyuan.

Next to Banlan, there was a meteorite, which was captured by Lu Ye and used as a habitat.

Waiting is torment after all, especially since Lu Ye is not sure whether this action will yield any results.

If possible, he would rather search for it by himself, but after all, one person needs to stay here, and he is the most suitable candidate, so he can only stay here.

Because the maximum distance of the planned exploration is half a year's walking distance for the cultivators, the round trip will take a year. Of course, because the cultivation levels and speeds of those Rong Dao practitioners are different, the limits of their exploration are also different.

However, even with the slowest Rong Dao, the distance it can cover in half a year is quite far, which is enough to meet the needs of the search.

Of course Lu Ye wouldn't be stupid enough to wait here for a year.

I was idle and was about to start practicing hard when I suddenly remembered something and immediately became energetic.

He can now nurture his own Taoist soldiers!
He had tried to do this earlier when he entered the Tao, but because the power of the Tao was not condensed enough, it had no nourishing effect, and Lu Ye had no choice but to give up.

Now that I have achieved the Dao of Rong, everything should be fine, right?

For ordinary Daoists, the improvement that Dao soldiers can bring is actually considerable. The limit of ordinary Dao soldiers' cultivation is forty-nine Daos, and even for people like Yan Yao, their own strength limit is only two hundred Dao powers. Forty-nine Dao powers are a huge help to them.

For Lu Ye, it is helpful but not that much because as his cultivation level increases, his strength will become stronger and stronger. By then, the mere forty-nine paths may only be a fraction of his overall strength.

But his Taoist soldiers are extraordinary after all. Liao is a soldier clan, so Lu Ye wants to know if there will be any unexpected surprises when nurturing his Taoist soldiers.

He did it as soon as he thought of it. He drew out the Panshan Sword and placed it across his knees. Lu Ye slowly urged his Taoist power into it.

In fact, it is very simple to nourish the Taoist soldiers. It is to let your Taoist soldiers be immersed in your own Taoist power for a long time. In this way, under the nourishment of the Taoist power, some wonderful changes will occur inside the Taoist soldiers, and then they will become the foundation for carrying the Taoist power.

To some extent, Taoist soldiers are just another form of Taoist bones for cultivators. They do not have the ability to store Taoist power, but they allow cultivators to harness more Taoist power to attack the enemy or for protection.

This kind of nourishment does not consume too much Dao force, so those who have cultivated the Dao can bear it. However, the consumption of Dao force due to long-term nourishment cannot be ignored.

This is also the reason why Rong Dao cultivators usually consider nurturing Dao soldiers only after they reach the fifth level. Because at this stage, it is not so easy for the cultivator to improve his own strength. Instead, it is easier to gain strength through the method of nurturing Dao soldiers. Before that, it is better to use the Dao power to improve oneself than to nurture Dao soldiers.

So for the next period of time, he practiced hard while consuming his Taoist power to nourish his Taoist soldiers.

Progress is slow!

For a full half month, there was no change in the Panshan Knife.

Although Lu Ye knew this would be the case, he still felt helpless. He immediately increased his investment in his own Taoist power.

This finally worked. After several days of increasing his Taoist power, he clearly felt some changes in the Panshan Sword.

After careful investigation, he discovered the existence of the Panshan Sword, which allowed him to control a little more Taoist power!

This step means that the Panshan Sword has truly become a Taoist weapon. Before that, it was at most a Taoist weapon embryo.

The increase in the power of Dao is better than nothing for Lu Ye, but it is a good start after all.

After tasting the sweetness, Lu Ye was no longer stingy with the consumption of his Dao power. Anyway, when he broke through, the consumption of Dao power was enormous. Now he didn't need to be so frugal in nurturing Dao soldiers.