Chapter 599: Chapter 406: Thousand Laws Body (2)

Elder Lei of the Celestial Cloud Sect spoke, glancing at the disciples of his sect behind him.

For now, they were responding in kind to the actions of the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect.

According to Supreme Elder Miao’s instructions, this was only a temporary measure; things would change in the future.

All the Elders were eager to earn Sect Contribution Points to obtain more cultivation resources.

"The Celestial Cloud Sect has truly changed a great deal in the past hundred years! I wouldn’t have dared to believe it if I wasn’t living in this era."

The speaker was a late-stage Foundation Establishment Elder from Star Moon Valley, nearly two hundred years old.

When he first became an Elder, the Celestial Cloud Sect’s overall strength was nothing special, and they had fewer than one hundred Elders.

And how much had the Celestial Cloud Sect grown since then? It was said that their number of Foundation Establishment Elders alone had broken through three hundred.

They had occupied the Celestial Demon Sect’s Earth Realm and then the Demon Spirit Sect’s Earth Realm. To consecutively seize the territory of two Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences... this was something one couldn’t have even dreamed of in the past.

"This is all thanks to our good Sect Leader."

"Indeed. I only succeeded in my Foundation Establishment because of a Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill refined by Sect Leader Fang," an Elder from the Vast Sea Sect readily agreed.

Thanks to Fang Yun, they had a stable channel for obtaining Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, and the price for refining them was something they could accept.

Four sets of ordinary Spirit Medicines for a Foundation Establishment Pill could be exchanged for one Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

"I heard the Blood Dew Palace has taken an interest in your conflict," said an Elder from Star Moon Valley, drawing the gazes of all the Foundation Establishment cultivators present.

"Elder Zeng, where did you hear that? How come I haven’t heard a thing?" another Star Moon Valley Elder asked. He hadn’t heard even a whisper of this.

"It’s a rumor I picked up from the markets near Blood Dew Palace. It’s not necessarily accurate, but it’s something you should be aware of," Elder Zeng from Star Moon Valley explained.

"Blood Dew Palace is a top-tier Blood Demon Influence. We should definitely be cautious."

"If Blood Dew Palace gets involved, you’ll have all the major Evil Forces gathered against you."

"The information may not be accurate, but I will report it to the Supreme Elder regardless," said Elder Lei of the Celestial Cloud Sect.

「Three days later.」

The four-sect trial officially ended.

This time, the top seven spots in the individual rankings were all claimed by disciples of the Celestial Cloud Sect. Meanwhile, even their lowest-ranking disciple placed forty-ninth, with none falling below fiftieth place.

The disciples from the other sects were left speechless.

The quality of this year’s disciples from the Celestial Cloud Sect was far superior to the last.

In particular, the disciple named Ling Feibai had achieved the second-highest score in the trial’s history.

...

Deep into the night. More than a year had now passed since the end of the four-sect trial.

Fang Yun, having just returned to the sect, opened the glowing screen.

It was the beginning of the month, and the Talent Points from the previous month were being tallied.

——

Killed 2 Peak Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivators, Talent Points +1,020,000

Killed 8 Late-stage Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivators, Talent Points +2,160,000

Killed 15 Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivators, Talent Points +1,800,000

Killed 21 Early-stage Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivators, Talent Points +1,050,000

...

Qionglin Domain Influence: 10%

Talent Point Bonus: 1200%

Total: Talent Points +104,159,950

——

During his recent excursion, he had wiped out six Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivator Influences. Three were affiliates of the Black Ghost Cave, and the other three were affiliates of the Ghost-Controlling Sect.

He had to issue a corresponding warning in response to the aggressive actions taken by the Black Ghost Cave and Ghost-Controlling Sect against the Celestial Cloud Sect.

This was the signature move of the mysterious Spirit Refiner, as spoken of by the Evil Demons and Crooked Paths.

According to the intelligence he’d gathered, Fang Yun maintained this persona while also conveniently farming Combat Talent Points.

The Talent Points from last month’s tally broke one hundred million, which was equivalent to what he would normally acquire over six or seven years.

The Celestial Cloud Sect’s influence in the Qionglin Domain had now reached 10%, which translated into a 400% Talent Point bonus. The jump from 9% to 10% had happened half a year ago.

The growth between those points was a slow, cumulative process.

As long as the sect’s overall strength continued to rise, its influence in the Qionglin Domain would also steadily increase.

Fang Yun estimated that if nothing major occurred, this slow growth could bring their influence up to thirteen or fourteen percent. Reaching fifteen percent, however, would be extremely difficult.

He navigated to the Combat Talent interface.

With a thought, Fang Yun spent his Talent Points until only a three-digit number remained, performing over a hundred thousand draws for Combat Talents.

This advanced the upgrade progress for his talents by roughly one percent.

The current status of his Combat Talents was now as follows:

[Weapon] Sword Type Talent ★8 (472,813 / 3,628,800)

[Weapon] Shield Talent ★8 (471,578 / 3,628,800)

[Weapon] Shoe Talent ★8 (470,896 / 3,628,800)

Overall, he was still about eighty-seven percent away from upgrading his talents. To quickly accumulate the tens of billions of Talent Points required, he would have to kill Core Formation Stage Evil Demons and Crooked Paths.

Killing Tier Three Demon Beasts would work just as well as killing Core Formation Stage Evil Demons and Crooked Paths.

Demons required bloodline transplants from Demon Beasts to adapt their bodies to the impure Demon Power.

This was true for the Demon Spirit Sect, the Celestial Demon Sect, and even the Dragon Demon Palace he would face next.

None of them raised Tier Three Demon Beasts for him to kill. Otherwise, he would have gained far more Talent Points when he wiped out the Demon Spirit Sect and the Celestial Demon Sect.

These Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences would never allow the Demon Beasts they raised to break through to the Third Tier. For one, a Tier Three Demon Beast is extremely difficult to control. More importantly, the bloodline transplant procedure becomes much harder.

For Demons, Second Tier Demon Beasts were the ideal choice for bloodline transplants. Their bloodline quality was good, and there was less risk of the body exploding from being unable to handle the power.

’If I’m counting correctly, Mengyang should have set out in the last day or two.’

Fang Yun thought to himself as he closed the glowing screen.

And just as he’d thought.

Just in the last couple of days, Huang Mengyang had left the Celestial Cloud Sect and set out for the Supreme Profound Mountain Range.

More precisely, he was heading for its core region.

That was where the Tier Three Demon Beasts lived.

Huang Mengyang’s journey to the Supreme Profound Mountain Range was to negotiate with the Tier Three Demon Beasts there, all on Fang Yun’s orders.

As the Celestial Cloud Sect grew stronger, the Demon Beasts in the Supreme Profound Mountain Range—a mountain range located within the sect’s territory—could no longer pose any real threat to them.

If the Celestial Cloud Sect wished, they could even wipe out all the Demon Beasts in the Supreme Profound Mountain Range in one fell swoop.

But Fang Yun wanted to pursue a path of sustainable development, so he couldn’t handle the Supreme Profound Mountain Range so violently.

For the past few decades, the Supreme Profound Mountain Range had served not only as a source of resources but also as a training ground for the Sect Disciples to gain practical combat experience.

The number of disciples training here was especially high during times of peace.

At present, however, far fewer disciples came here, as they were more eager to take on missions dealing with Demons and Ghost Cultivators.

Upon entering the core region of the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, Huang Mengyang headed directly for the territory of the most powerful resident: the late-stage Tier Three Demon King, the Purple Mist Golden Tiger.

In the center of the core region.

A giant beast slowly raised its head.

On its back, which shone like molten gold, were natural markings resembling purple mist that pulsed with light as it breathed. Its eyes were heterochromatic—one purple, one gold.

Purple Mist Golden Tiger!

Its features were distinct and instantly recognizable.

"Human, what are you doing here?"

The late-stage Tier Three Purple Mist Golden Tiger looked at Huang Mengyang, showing no signs of aggression.

He knew this mid-stage Core Formation human must have come here to discuss something.

The Demon Kings of the Supreme Profound Mountain Range were all aware of the changes within the Celestial Cloud Sect. The sect was now at the height of its power, and opposing it would bring them no good.

There was another thing: the scent on this human didn’t repel him.

Beast Tamer!

Usually, only this type of Cultivator would give off such a scent.

"Golden Tiger Demon King, I wish to speak with you. If this is a matter you cannot decide on your own, you can call the other Demon Kings to join us."

"State your business first."

"Very well."

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