Han Yu could feel the Eight Emotions energy of Trust resisting slightly, not in opposition, but in nature. It did not behave like Qi, which flowed obediently. This energy needed guidance.

Careful guidance.

Han Yu steadied his hand.

Then released it.

Shua.

A single wisp of green trust energy separated from his finger, drifting forward with a faint shimmer. Han Yu immediately extended his control, guiding it just as he would guide Qi. The process felt familiar, yet different enough to require his full attention.

The wisp moved steadily through the air, then descended toward the blood pool.

It touched the surface.

And sank in.

Han Yu's spirit sense followed it instantly.

The green energy entered the body of the Jiangshi without resistance, passing through flesh, blood, and formation layers as if they did not exist. It moved with quiet certainty, drawn toward the center of the body.

The Dantian.

There, the three cursed cores floated.

Each one distinct.

Each one active.

Han Yu observed closely.

The green energy approached them slowly, almost cautiously.

Then…

It settled.

Right between the three cores.

He held his breath for a brief moment.

Watching.

Waiting.

Nothing exploded.

Nothing destabilized.

Instead, the energy remained.

Calm.

Still.

Han Yu narrowed his eyes.

"It accepted it…"

That alone was surprising.

But he did not relax.

Not yet.

His spirit sense deepened, probing further.

The green energy began to spread slowly. Thin strands extended from it, reaching toward each of the three cursed cores. They did not bind them. They did not restrict them. They connected them.

Han Yu's gaze sharpened.

The reanimation core shifted first, its rhythm softening slightly. The resilience core followed, stabilizing its fluctuations. The hunger core reacted last, its chaotic pulses becoming less erratic.

The entire system… Changed.

Han Yu felt a faint stirring within the Jiangshi's forming consciousness.

It was weak and barely there. But it was different from before.

Less hollow.

More… directed.

His lips moved slightly.

"…this is it."

The first step had succeeded.

And now…

He would push further.

Han Yu did not move for a long time after the green strand of Trust energy settled within the Jiangshi. His entire focus remained anchored to the corpse, his spirit sense wrapped tightly around every inch of its internal structure.

Even the smallest fluctuation did not escape his notice. This was no longer a simple observation. This was the closest thing he had come to witnessing the birth of something entirely new.

Minutes passed first.

Then more.

The workshop remained quiet, the faint hum of the formations maintaining a steady backdrop while the blood pool slowly circulated around the suspended body. Han Yu adjusted nothing. He interfered with nothing. Instead , he allowed the process to unfold on its own.

The Trust energy began to change.

At first the shift was subtle. The faint green wisp that had entered the Dantian grew slightly brighter, as if condensing inward. Its edges became sharper, more defined, losing the loose and drifting nature it had possessed earlier. The thin strands that extended from it toward the three cursed cores also grew more stable, no longer wavering like uncertain threads.

Han Yu leaned forward slightly, his gaze deepening.

"It is… solidifying," he murmured.

Time continued to pass.

Half an hour.

Then more.

The change became clearer.

The green energy no longer resembled a wisp.

It began to take form.

Not a physical shape, but a structured one.

Han Yu's eyes narrowed as he recognized it.

Dao Script.

The energy had arranged itself into a symbol.

A single character, formed from pure green light, hovered within the Jiangshi's Dantian. It carried a profound simplicity, yet the moment Han Yu perceived it, he understood its meaning instinctively.

Trust.

The symbol was complete.

Around it, a circular outline formed, enclosing the character like a boundary or a domain. From that circle, multiple thin green lines extended outward, each one connecting directly to one of the three cursed cores.

Reanimation, resilience and hunger were now linked through that central symbol.

Han Yu felt a subtle shift in the entire structure.

The flow of energy within the Jiangshi became smoother, more unified. The three cores no longer operated as separate entities maintaining a forced balance. They moved in harmony, their outputs aligning naturally through the network formed by the Trust symbol.

The difference was undeniable.

Before this, even a well refined Jiangshi carried an ominous presence. There was always a sense of something unnatural, something hostile, something that instinctively repelled living beings. Even mortals, with no cultivation or awareness of Qi, could sense it.

They would feel unease.

Fear.

Revulsion.

That was the nature of Jiangshi.

But now…

Han Yu slowly extended his perception outward, observing the aura of the corpse within the pool.

It had changed.

Completely.

The ominous presence was gone.

In its place was something neutral.

Calm.

Contained.

Han Yu's eyes widened slightly.

"…this…"

He took a slow breath.

"This is impossible."

For years, the Slaughtered Moon Divine Blood Sect had attempted to solve this very problem.

The ability to create Jiangshi that did not radiate an obvious aura would have been invaluable. It would allow them to infiltrate, to hide their creations among living beings, to strike without warning.

They had tried everything.

Layered concealment formations.

Aura suppression techniques.

Specialized curse cores.

Even rare variants like the Cursed Phantasm Jiangshi could hide their presence temporarily, yet the moment they acted, their true nature would be revealed.

The aura would surge.

The deception would break.

But this… This Jiangshi did not feel concealed.

It felt natural.

As if its existence did not violate anything.

Han Yu let out a quiet laugh, the sound low but filled with excitement.

"So this is what I have been missing…"

He straightened slightly, his mind already racing ahead.

"No wonder none of them could do it."

They did not have access to Eight Emotions Energy.

They could not create this connection.

They could not give purpose.

Han Yu's lips curved into a faint smile.

"And now… I can."

Yet he did not allow himself to become careless.

The process was not complete.