Chapter 607: Chapter 410: Continuous Action, Part 2

These subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences could affect the Core Formation Influences to a certain degree.

Once he had a plan, Fang Yun’s ability to execute it was formidable.

From now on, whenever he had free time, he would randomly pick a Foundation Establishment Influence to annihilate.

The Foundation Establishment Influences within the Earth Realms of the Dragon Demon Palace, Ghost-Controlling Sect, and Black Ghost Cave were all potential targets. He decided to leave Ghost Head Castle alone for now, since its territory didn’t border theirs.

He would leave in the morning.

And return by nightfall.

In less than a day, Fang Yun could wipe out a Foundation Establishment Influence.

Whenever he traveled now, he would unleash his top speed. It consumed very little Spiritual Power, giving him more than enough endurance.

At his current level, he could run at full speed for seven continuous days and still have Spiritual Power to spare.

And that was without taking any Spiritual Power Recovery Elixirs.

To be on the safe side, Fang Yun had prepared plenty of elixirs. Even a solid month of non-stop travel would be a breeze for him.

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「Dragon Demon Palace Earth Realm」

White Bear Mountain, the Foundation Establishment Influence closest to the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm.

"Huh? Where are the Demons?"

"Just a few days ago, they were resisting so stubbornly. How did they vanish without a trace?"

"There’s not a single sign of a fight. HAHAHAHA! They must have been scared of our Spring Spirit Sect and fled!"

"You’re thinking too much. I’ve lived for nearly two hundred years, and I’ve never heard of Demons abandoning their territory. The Demons of White Bear Mountain were obviously taken care of."

"I see!"

The others had a sudden realization. They knew who possessed such methods.

It was the mysterious Spirit Refiner that the Demons and Ghost Cultivators spoke of.

Among their group of Cultivators, only one person knew the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s true identity.

He remained silent. ’This information must not get out!’

’The fewer people who know, the harder it will be for the Demons and Ghost Cultivators to discover the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s identity.’

"Since that senior has already handled the most critical task, we must see to the rest."

"Right. We absolutely cannot let the Demons retake this place."

"Let’s move! Increase patrols in the area. If you spot any Demons or Ghost Cultivators, do your best to intercept them. Don’t let them spread the news about what happened here."

"The Demons haven’t shown up yet. They most likely still don’t know that White Bear Mountain has been wiped out."

Following the orders of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the Qi Refining Cultivators quickly sprang into action.

...

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「Black Ghost Cave Earth Realm」

The ancestral lands of the Chu Family, a family of Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivators.

"Breaking news! The mysterious Spirit Refiner has struck again. This time, they targeted Bibi Cave."

Bibi Cave was one of the Black Ghost Cave’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences.

"Why has the mysterious Spirit Refiner struck again?"

"The mysterious Spirit Refiner’s attacks are different now. Even though they only destroy one influence at a time, the frequency is just too high."

"What if the Chu Family is..."

"Shut your mouth! Our luck isn’t that bad," Patriarch Chu snapped, glaring at the Foundation Establishment member of the Chu Family.

Despite his words, Patriarch Chu felt a deep sense of unease.

No one could guarantee that the next time the mysterious Spirit Refiner struck, the target wouldn’t be their Chu Family.

To date, the mysterious Spirit Refiner had never failed. In other words, if the Spirit Refiner appeared here, the Chu Family was doomed.

"The Celestial Cloud Sect wants to destroy the Dragon Demon Palace, so why did the Black Ghost Cave have to interfere! If they hadn’t gotten involved, we wouldn’t be in this situation."

One of the Chu Family’s Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivators couldn’t hold back any longer and began to curse out the Black Ghost Cave.

The other Foundation Establishment Ghost Cultivators said nothing, offering no rebuttal.

They all believed it was a problem with the Black Ghost Cave’s decision-making.

If the Black Ghost Cave had made the right decision, they wouldn’t be living on edge, terrified the mysterious Spirit Refiner would show up and annihilate them.

"Thankfully, the Black Ghost Cave didn’t order us Foundation Establishment Influences to go support the Dragon Demon Palace."

"If they ordered us to go under these circumstances, everyone would just be even more disgruntled."

"What’s the use of sending reinforcements? I heard the mysterious Spirit Refiner has destroyed quite a few of the Dragon Demon Palace’s Foundation Establishment Influences recently. Even if we went to help, the influences that are going to be destroyed will be destroyed regardless."

"Have there been any battles between Core Formation experts recently?"

"No news yet."

"If a battle between Core Formation experts truly erupts, the Dragon Demon Palace won’t survive for long," Patriarch Chu said.

The other high-ranking Foundation Establishment members of the Chu Family all agreed.

Their current thinking was that no matter how the Black Ghost Cave tried to help, the Dragon Demon Palace’s destruction was inevitable. Supporting them was pointless and only brought suffering to subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences like themselves.

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「Inside the Black Ghost Cave」

All the Cave Masters were currently nursing a massive headache.

One reason was the frequency of the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s movements.

With the increased frequency of the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s movements, they now received a message from a subordinate Foundation Establishment Influence every time the Spirit Refiner made a move.

The messages all asked the same thing: how to defend against the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

It was a question these subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences had asked many times before.

"Have any of you noticed anything about the mysterious Spirit Refiner?" the Great Cave Master of the Black Ghost Cave asked.

"There are plenty of ’anythings’ about the mysterious Spirit Refiner. What specifically did you have in mind?"

Looking at the other four Cave Masters, the Great Cave Master shared his thoughts.

"From the start of the conflict between the Dragon Demon Palace and the Celestial Cloud Sect until now, the mysterious Spirit Refiner has never once appeared in Ghost Head Castle’s Earth Realm."

"That’s true," the Fourth Cave Master said with a nod.

"Do you think the mysterious Spirit Refiner is deliberately avoiding Ghost Head Castle’s Earth Realm, or is there a specific reason they’re not going there?"

"The possibility that they’re deliberately avoiding it seems higher," the Second Cave Master said after a moment of analysis. He quickly gave his reasoning. "If there’s any reason at all why the mysterious Spirit Refiner isn’t going to Ghost Head Castle’s Earth Realm, it can only be because it doesn’t border the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm. In every other respect, Ghost Head Castle is no different from us."

They were all Core Formation Influences of Ghost Cultivators, and they had all helped the Dragon Demon Palace oppose the Celestial Cloud Sect.

In those two core aspects, they were identical.

"Ghost Head Castle may not border the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm, but it borders the Wind Ling Sect’s! Doesn’t everyone say the mysterious Spirit Refiner is from the Purple Mist Sect? Shouldn’t they be attacking Ghost Head Castle too? Unless... the mysterious Spirit Refiner is actually from the Celestial Cloud Sect!"

The Second Cave Master was unfazed by the Fifth Cave Master’s words. He quickly replied.

"Fifth Cave Master, that’s irrelevant. Whether the mysterious Spirit Refiner comes from the Purple Mist Sect or the Celestial Cloud Sect hasn’t mattered for a long time. My guess is that the Spirit Refiner was likely a disciple of the Celestial Cloud Sect in their early days, joined the Purple Mist Sect later, and now frequently operates around the Celestial Cloud Sect.

The reason their origin is unimportant is because of their current strength. Even if the mysterious Spirit Refiner were just a Core Formation expert from the Celestial Cloud Sect, with their abilities, do you think they couldn’t escape to the Purple Mist Sect and become one of their Elders if the Celestial Cloud Sect were destroyed?"

"Judging by the strength and abilities the mysterious Spirit Refiner has shown, escaping probably wouldn’t be a problem for them."

"There you have it."

"Based on the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s methods, it’s highly likely they originated from the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm," the Great Cave Master interjected.

In the end, the discussion circled back to the threat the mysterious Spirit Refiner posed to their subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences.

The Second Cave Master glanced at the other four Cave Masters and asked.

"Which of you is willing to act as a Guardian for our subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences?"

As soon as he said this, the other Cave Masters fell silent.

Guarding a subordinate Foundation Establishment Influence meant potentially facing the mysterious Spirit Refiner alone.

According to the rumors about the mysterious Spirit Refiner, they—being in the Mid-stage or Early-stage of Core Formation—stood no chance if they encountered him alone.

"Then I’ll go."

Seeing this, the Second Cave Master had no choice but to step forward.

Within the Black Ghost Cave, he was currently the only Late-stage Core Formation Ghost Cultivator.

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