Chapter 192: Chapter 191: Unexpected Points
"Go back, everyone, go back. The Demon attack has been dealt with."
"Dealt with? So quickly? The defensive array wasn’t even activated. I was hoping I could help out."
"If you really wanted to help, you wouldn’t still be standing here. Save your pretty words."
Many of the Loose Cultivators living in the Cuixiang County Cultivator Marketplace had only just erged, but at the behest of the Shen Family Cultivators, they returned to their residences.
The Cultivator Marketplace belonged to the Shen Family. To live here, one had to pay annual rent.
If they could be of any assistance during a Demon attack, the Shen Family would offer certain rewards, including rent reductions and the like.
If they managed to kill a Demon, they could even receive a reward of Spirit Stones.
However, given the strength of the Loose Cultivators living here, it was good enough if they could simply help out. Slaying a Demon was a matter of luck for them.
"It seems there weren’t many Demons in this attack."
"Yeah, maybe even I would have had a chance to kill one."
"If you want to kill a Demon, wait until you break through to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer first."
As ti went on, the chatter among the Loose Cultivators in the marketplace gradually died down.
The night grew deeper.
...
「Shen Family Ancestral Grounds.」
After receiving two ssages, Patriarch Shen quickly summoned the family Elders.
Both ssages reported Demon attacks, indicating that the Stone Demon Sect’s Demons had launched assaults on the Shen Family from multiple locations tonight.
If a particularly serious situation arose, the family’s Foundation Establishnt elders would have to take action.
Especially if the Stone Demon Sect dispatched Foundation Establishnt Level Demons, they would have to provide support imdiately.
Against Foundation Establishnt Level Demons, the various Tier One defensive arrays wouldn’t last long.
A Sound Transmission Talisman arrived from Shen Jinghan.
Patriarch Shen quickly received the ssage.
A smile appeared on Patriarch Shen’s face.
"Patriarch, what’s the situation?"
"The Demons who attacked Cuixiang County have all been eliminated by Fang Yun."
"Oh, that’s great news."
"With Fang Yun’s strength, dealing with those Demons should have been a breeze."
When they assigned Fang Yun to Cuixiang County, they had transferred two late-stage Qi Refining clansn away. With Fang Yun’s strength, even transferring one more wouldn’t have significantly impacted the defensive power there.
"The attack on Cuixiang County was led by a Stone Demon Sect Elder, and there was also one disciple at the Ninth Layer and one at the Eighth Layer," Patriarch Shen added, providing more specific details from the ssage.
"The Stone Demon Sect sent a considerable force to attack Cuixiang County this ti. It’s a good thing Fang Yun was there to guard it," a Shen Family elder said.
The defensive forces stationed at each location varied depending on its importance to the Shen Family.
Compared to their defensive strategy, the Demons’ offensive tactics were much more flexible. Sotis, they would dispatch a strong force to a less important location, hoping to destroy it.
Only with the support of the Celestial Cloud Sect disciple did the Shen Family’s defensive strategy beco more adaptable. Placing Fang Yun in Cuixiang County had now produced an unexpectedly effective result.
At first, he had considered stationing Fang Yun at their most important location aside from the family’s ancestral grounds.
He later changed his mind, mainly to create more opportunities for Shen Jinghan to spend ti with Fang Yun.
Shen Jinghan had good Spirit Root Talent and was widely acknowledged as the greatest beauty of their Shen Family’s younger generation. Perhaps there was a real chance for sothing to happen between her and Fang Yun.
When Patriarch Shen had brought this up, the two elders had only thought about it for a mont before quickly agreeing.
"Jinghan’s Sound Transmission Talisman also contained another piece of information. We underestimated Fang Yun’s strength."
"How could we possibly have underestimated Fang Yun’s strength?"
"Isn’t he already stronger than many at the Half-Step Foundation Establishnt stage?"
The two elders looked at each other in dismay. For Fang Yun, who was only at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, to possess such strength was already incredible.
The Patriarch’s words implied that Fang Yun’s true strength was even greater.
"According to Jinghan, Fang Yun likely ended the battle within seven breaths. By the ti she reached the site of the Stone Demon Sect’s attack, the fight was already over."
They drew a sharp breath.
"We truly did underestimate him."
A Stone Demon Sect Elder at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer was not easy to kill, especially not in such a short amount of ti.
They had assud that in the battle at Cuixiang County, Fang Yun would first duel the Stone Demon Sect Elder while the other Cultivators tied up the remaining Demons. Then, after ten or twenty breaths, once Fang Yun’s fight was over, he would help the others deal with the rest.
Afterward, Patriarch Shen continued to receive reports from other locations that had been attacked by the Stone Demon Sect’s Demons.
There was both good news and bad news.
So places had suffered significant losses in the Stone Demon Sect’s assault.
But with the great victory in Cuixiang County, the overall situation was still considered favorable.
...
「Celestial Demon Sect Earth Realm.」
The location of the Stone Demon Sect’s headquarters.
Inside a cavern thick with Demon Qi, a Vice Sect Leader was reporting the results of the attack on the Shen Family to the Stone Demon Sect Leader.
"...We still have no word from the team sent to the Shen Family’s Cuixiang County."
"Can you contact them?" the Stone Demon Sect Leader asked.
"We can’t."
"Doesn’t that an they’ve all been wiped out?!"
"There’s still a small chance that..."
"Stop. I don’t want to hear about your ’small chance’," the Stone Demon Sect Leader cut the Vice Sect Leader off. "Elder Jiang was leading the team in Cuixiang County, wasn’t he? Even if they were all wiped out, shouldn’t there have been so kind of ssage?"
"Sect Leader, I’m just as puzzled. Even if a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator from the Shen Family was in Cuixiang County, Elder Jiang should have sent a ssage back imdiately."
If you see a Shen Family Foundation Establishnt Cultivator, you shouldn’t even think about attacking. The correct course of action is to send back a ssage and then retreat.
"I think it’s most likely that Elder Jiang’s team was ambushed. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been unable to even send a ssage," another Vice Sect Leader chid in.
"Did the Shen Family know our plan?"
When the Stone Demon Sect Leader asked this question, the expressions of the other Vice Sect Leaders all changed.
That was not a question to be asked lightly.
The plan had been formulated by the Sect Leader and Vice Sect Leaders present.
Just then, a powerful surge of Demon Power flooded in from outside.
Unable to remain seated, the Stone Demon Sect Leader shot to his feet.
The figure entering beca clear. A distinct character for "King" was visible on his forehead.
"Shi Tianpo, your luck is quite good. You actually broke through."
"I say, Sect Leader, you’ve been sitting in that position for a long ti, haven’t you?"
That the newly promoted Shi Tianpo would imdiately covet the Sect Leader’s position was sothing the Stone Demon Sect Leader hadn’t expected. He thought Shi Tianpo would at least wait a while before challenging him.
"We’ll do this according to the rules of our Stone Demon Sect."
"Fine."
That night, the fluctuations of Demon Power on Stone Demon Mountain were intense.
It was a turbulent night.
...
「Cuixiang County.」
「Late April, at dusk.」
Fang Yun, who was in the middle of cultivating, heard a knock on the door.
"Co in."
Fang Yun stopped his cultivation, and the door was pushed open.
"Brother Fang, I’ve co to deliver the extra reward of Spirit Stones." Upon entering, Shen Jinghan saw Fang Yun sitting cross-legged on the bed and imdiately stated her purpose.
From Fang Yun’s appearance, he had clearly just been cultivating, yet he wasn’t using a Gathering Spirit Array.
"Please place the Spirit Stones on the table, Miss Shen."
"Alright."
Soon, Shen Jinghan placed the corresponding four hundred and twenty Lower Grade Spirit Stones on the table.
Looking at Fang Yun, Shen Jinghan, having completed her task, opened her mouth as if to say sothing but held her tongue.
"Is there anything else, Miss Shen?" Fang Yun asked.
Hearing Fang Yun’s question, Shen Jinghan’s eyes lit up and she imdiately spoke, "Well, Brother Fang, you were so incredible that day! To think you could take care of so many Demons so quickly, all by yourself."
This was the first ti Fang Yun had ever prompted her to speak.
Shen Jinghan felt this was a good opportunity.
But Fang Yun’s next words left her speechless.
"Mm, I know."
For a mont, Shen Jinghan didn’t know what to say.
’Can you tell
sothing I don’t already know?’
The conversation couldn’t continue.
’Useless brain, think of sothing, quick...’
Shen Jinghan still wanted to say sothing, but she just couldn’t think of anything.
She realized she couldn’t just keep standing there.
"Brother Fang, I won’t disturb your cultivation any longer."
"Mm."
Shen Jinghan left, gently closing the door behind her.
Fang Yun, with his eyes closed, continued to refine the Upper Grade Qi Enhancent Pill within his body.
Once he finished refining and absorbing one Upper Grade Qi Enhancent Pill, he started on another.
When the next one was also absorbed, Fang Yun got up and swept all the Spirit Stones from the table into his Storage Pouch.
The beginning of May was not far off.
Fang Yun spent the remaining ti reading through books, absorbing their knowledge.
’The settlent is coming.’
Fang Yun closed his book and imdiately opened the light screen.
——
Killed Qi Refining Fifth Layer Demon x3, Talent Points
2100.
Killed Qi Refining Sixth Layer Demon x3, Talent Points
2700.
Killed Qi Refining Eighth Layer Demon x1, Talent Points
1700.
Killed Qi Refining Ninth Layer Demon x1, Talent Points
2100.
Killed Qi Refining Tenth Layer Demon x1, Talent Points
2800.
...
Talent Point Bonus: 225%
Settlent: Talent Points
46,358.
——
The mont the settlent appeared, Fang Yun was first surprised, then overjoyed.
The Talent Points from killing Demons were far more than he had expected.
’The Talent Points from kills...’ Fang Yun pondered the reason. ’...Could it be because in reality, you only have one life?’
The more Fang Yun thought about it, the more plausible it seed.
Death in the ga wasn’t real death; it only caused a loss of Cultivation. But death in reality was permanent.
So-called Cultivation encouraged conflict, and the Talent Points gained from combat were inherently higher than those from life skills. But now, the Talent Points from kills far exceeded Fang Yun’s expectations.
This was a good thing for him.
The Talent Points he gained this month broke his record again, exceeding forty thousand.
In the past two months combined, he had drawn for Life Talents one hundred and fifty-three tis. This month alone, he could draw four hundred and sixty-four tis.
Navigating to the Life Talent interface, with a single thought, he spent his points, leaving only 12 remaining.
Alchemy Talent Fragnts x152
Artifact Refining Talent Fragnts x159
Planting Talent Fragnts x153
As the Life Talent fragnts increased,
his Life Talents changed as follows:
Alchemy Talent ★★★★ (558/720)
Artifact Refining Talent ★★★★ (555/720)
Planting Talent ★★★★ (530/720)
His Alchemy Talent, the closest to five stars, only needed another one hundred and sixty-two fragnts to upgrade.
’If my luck is good, my Alchemy Talent might upgrade to five stars by early September...’
Fang Yun calculated in his mind.
Before he had killed the Demons, he originally thought that he would have to wait until next year at the earliest for his Life Talents to reach five stars.
Now, the tiline had been moved up by four or five months.
After closing the light screen,
Fang Yun took a deep breath.
The massive influx of Talent Points from killing Demons made him want to go to the Celestial Demon Sect Earth Realm and hunt more.
The allure of Talent Points was truly imnse.
But his rational mind told him he absolutely could not be so reckless.
Although his current strength was considerable, he still lacked certain skills, such as concealnt techniques that would allow him to move more freely within the Celestial Demon Sect Earth Realm.
Moreover, the current situation was just a conflict between the Stone Demon Sect and the Foundation Establishnt Shen Family. The overall situation was still relatively stable.
In such a situation, it was best to continue developing his strength and prepare for the future.
After an internal debate, Fang Yun’s reason ultimately won out.
’There will be plenty of opportunities to slay Evil Demons and Crooked Paths in the future. Once the sect’s influence and my position within it increase, I’ll get an even bigger talent bonus... The things I ca to the Shen Family to verify are basically complete...’
’...Mm, I’ll stick to the plan.’
His thoughts concluded, Fang Yun once again took out a Cultivation book and began to read.
In another five days, after completing his month-long mission, he would return to the sect. Once his Alchemy Talent was upgraded, he could probably start Refining pills for Foundation Establishnt Stage Cultivators.
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