Chapter 561: Chapter 387: Combat 8-Star (2)

"But!" Ding Muchi emphasized the word. "Fellow Daoist Zhao, don’t be so quick to agree with me. I haven’t gotten to the ’but’ yet."

Seeing that Zhao Chongguang was listening intently, Ding Muchi continued.

"With me here, the Celestial Cloud Sect won’t attack this place. But the same can’t be said for the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect."

"Fellow Daoist Ding, are you saying... the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect want to annihilate our Demon Spirit Sect!"

Zhao Chongguang’s eyes widened in disbelief.

He had never considered this possibility.

In his mind, the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect shouldn’t have any reason to do such a thing. But hearing it from Ding Muchi, he felt it was a real possibility.

Still, he found the likelihood low.

"’It seems Fellow Daoist Zhao doesn’t believe my speculation.’ Ding Muchi snorted coldly."

He never viewed issues from the Demon Spirit Sect’s perspective, but rather from that of his Black Dragon Hall.

The mysterious Spirit Refiner from the Purple Mist Sect might be wary of him, only daring to strike at the Core Formation cultivators of their Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences.

The Ghost Cultivators, however, had no such qualms.

The Ghost Cultivators’ Nascent Soul Influence, the Celestial Ghost Mansion, already had some friction with their Black Dragon Hall.

Whether it was the Black Ghost Cave or the Ghost-Controlling Sect, both would undoubtedly heed some of the Celestial Ghost Mansion’s words.

If these two major Ghost Cultivator Core Formation Influences were determined to destroy the Demon Spirit Sect, even he, Ding Muchi, would have no way to stop them for the time being.

"The current actions of the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect are likely aimed at destroying your Demon Spirit Sect at the lowest possible cost, then occupying your territory. And this ’lowest cost’ involves using the Celestial Cloud Sect as their blade."

Zhao Chongguang fell silent.

At this moment, his mind was racing.

On one hand, he thought this course of action should have more disadvantages than advantages for the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect. On the other, he felt the Black Dragon Hall Elder’s words held some truth.

His mind was a mess, as if his left brain was fighting his right.

"’Fellow Daoist Zhao, you needn’t worry too much. The situation isn’t as dire as you think.’ Ding Muchi said slowly, looking at Zhao Chongguang’s expression."

To be honest, the destruction of the Demon Spirit Sect meant little to him, an Elder of the Black Dragon Hall.

From the perspective of a Nascent Soul Influence, the rise and fall of Core Formation Influences was a common sight. Among the Demon Cultivation Core Formation Influences under the Black Dragon Hall’s sway, some were in the Demon Spirit Sect’s current predicament, while others were in the complete opposite situation. What mattered most was the overall strength of a Core Formation Influence.

Viewing the problem with a cool head allowed Ding Muchi to see more than Zhao Chongguang did.

"Fellow Daoist Ding, what do you mean by that?"

"The mysterious Spirit Refiner only destroyed three of your Demon Spirit Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences. This indicates he also sensed something and doesn’t want to be the Black Ghost Cave’s and the Ghost-Controlling Sect’s blade. He is a Spirit Refiner from the Purple Mist Sect; he understands far more than you do."

"So, you’re saying the mysterious Spirit Refiner won’t act again?"

"Most likely. This was more like a warning to your Demon Spirit Sect. However, the Celestial Cloud Sect’s actions probably won’t stop."

The mysterious Spirit Refiner was the mysterious Spirit Refiner, and the Celestial Cloud Sect was the Celestial Cloud Sect.

When Ding Muchi analyzed the situation, he already treated the two as separate.

"’If it’s only the Celestial Cloud Sect retaliating against us, then the situation will be much better.’ Zhao Chongguang knew that the main reason the Celestial Cloud Sect had been able to destroy the Celestial Demon Sect was definitely this mysterious Spirit Refiner."

When Zhao Chongguang had come over, he had given him a rough report on the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s strength, which was based on the last information received before the Celestial Demon Sect was destroyed.

As long as the mysterious Spirit Refiner didn’t make a move, their losses in dealing with the Celestial Cloud Sect would be much smaller.

"’Fellow Daoist Ding, even if the mysterious Spirit Refiner doesn’t act, the problem still exists.’ Zhao Chongguang was referring to the problem of the mysterious Spirit Refiner himself."

As long as the mysterious Spirit Refiner remained here, he would be on edge.

’It would be best if the mysterious Spirit Refiner returned to the Purple Mist Sect.’

"How should we deal with this mysterious Spirit Refiner?"

"Regarding that, I will contact my sect."

With a mysterious Spirit Refiner appearing here, Ding Muchi had to contact the Black Dragon Hall no matter what.

After he made contact, whatever decision the Black Dragon Hall came to was beyond his control.

...

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「Celestial Cloud Sect, Cloud Summit.」

In the largest cave-residence, Fang Yun was cultivating in his Cultivation Room, waiting for the beginning of the next month.

His actions at the end of last month had already accumulated more than enough Combat Talent Points for him. He was just waiting for the monthly settlement.

After returning from the Demon Spirit Sect’s territory, his operations against them would continue.

Since the Black Dragon Hall believed the mysterious Spirit Refiner was from the Purple Mist Sect, he couldn’t let the ’mysterious Spirit Refiner’ appear too frequently.

The Demon Spirit Sect’s sudden hostility had been unexpected, and Fang Yun had already adjusted his subsequent plans accordingly.

Plans can’t keep up with changes.

Therefore, he needed to constantly adjust his plans in response to the changing situation.

For his next plan, Fang Yun was inclined to gradually chip away at the Demon Spirit Sect while vigorously developing his own sect.

The speed at which he chipped away at the Demon Spirit Sect could not be faster than the speed at which he’d consumed the Celestial Demon Sect. In fact, going much slower would be more beneficial for the Celestial Cloud Sect right now.

Ideally, the speed of this consumption should match the overall strength the Celestial Cloud Sect outwardly projected.

The time had just reached the beginning of the month.

Fang Yun stopped his cultivation.

The next moment, he opened the light screen.

—

Killed 3 Late-stage Foundation Establishment Demons, +810,000 Talent Points

Killed 4 Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Demons, +480,000 Talent Points

Killed 8 Early-stage Foundation Establishment Demons, +400,000 Talent Points

...

Qionglin Domain Influence: 5%

Talent Point Bonus: 1000%

Settlement: +32,654,200 Talent Points

—

A large portion of the base points came from the Combat Talent Points obtained by killing Foundation Establishment Demons. In total, he had killed fifteen Foundation Establishment Demons from the three subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences of the Demon Spirit Sect.

Among these slain Foundation Establishment Demons, none were at the Peak of Foundation Establishment.

’Over thirty-two million Talent Points. That’s enough to upgrade my Combat Talents.’

With a thought, Fang Yun opened the Combat Talent interface.

Next was the Combat Talent draw.

When it came to upgrading his Combat Talents, Fang Yun had never done it the same way as his Life Talents; he always upgraded them one by one.

First, he used twenty million Talent Points to draw twenty thousand Combat Talent fragments.

The talent closest to eight stars was the Sword Type Talent, which was only sixty-one fragments away from an upgrade.

With the subsequent draws, the Sword Type Talent was naturally the first to be upgraded.

Fang Yun, long prepared, endured the ensuing wave of scorching heat after the wondrous feeling faded.

He had to endure it a total of three times today.

Compared to when his six-star Combat Talents upgraded to seven-star, this scorching sensation was much more intense.

As time passed...

All his Combat Talents were upgraded.

The Combat Talent interface also finished updating:

[Weapon] Sword Type Talent ★*8 (1,588 / 3,628,800)

[Weapon] Shield Talent ★*8 (612 / 3,628,800)

[Weapon] Shoe Talent ★*8 (0 / 3,628,800)

Eight-star Combat Talents were more than enough for the Nascent Soul Stage.

From this moment on, Fang Yun knew his strength had increased dramatically.

To upgrade all his Combat Talents from eight-star to nine-star would require about 10.8 billion Talent Points, which was about 1.2 billion less than upgrading a nine-star Life Talent to Ten Stars.

If he followed his previous plan, Fang Yun should now switch to upgrading his Life Talents.

’I can’t follow the old plan. Upgrading my Combat Talents to nine-star first is clearly the better choice for the future.’

The fact that upgrading Combat Talents required about 1.2 billion fewer Talent Points was only a minor reason.

Based on the principle that a major realm jump occurred every two stars, the leap from eight-star to nine-star was much more significant than the one from nine-star to Ten Stars.

Nine-star Combat Talents were barely sufficient even for Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, so his future strength would see an even more pronounced improvement.

The most important reason for choosing to continue upgrading his Combat Talents was his current position and the developing situation.

All of this required him to possess greater strength.

To accumulate 10.8 billion Talent Points relatively quickly, killing the Core Formation cultivators of Evil Dao Core Formation Sects was essential.

Relying only on Life Talent Points would take far too long.

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