I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 333 - 273: Promotion Connection 2

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master immediately understood Supreme Elder Lu Yaoling’s intentions from his next sentence.

"Then, you will go to the Demon Spirit Sect and have them act with us. We can’t give the Celestial Cloud Sect any more time..."

Hearing this, the Spirit Destruction Hall Master knew that the Supreme Elder’s demand for the Celestial Cloud Sect to hand over Fang Yun was just a test. There was no real cost if it failed.

If it succeeded, of course, that would be for the best.

Lu Yaoling gave the Spirit Destruction Hall Master many instructions. Toward the end, he shook his head and continued.

"Forget it. You don’t need to go to the Demon Spirit Sect this time. I’ll go to the Demon Spirit Sect myself and have a chat with that old demon over there. Just make sure you handle the other things I’ve assigned you."

"Yes, Supreme Elder."

Not long after, the Spirit Destruction Hall Master took his leave.

As for delivering the Supreme Elder’s message to the Celestial Cloud Sect, he, as the Spirit Destruction Hall Master, would not go personally. He would only pass on the message; this task could be delegated to other Elders.

’This message can’t be delivered directly to the Celestial Cloud Sect.’

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master thought for a moment. If he sent an Elder to deliver the message directly to the Celestial Cloud Sect, the messenger might not return.

Since the person they were demanding was Fang Yun, the likelihood of the Celestial Cloud Sect taking action was even greater.

’I’ll have someone go to one of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s vassal Foundation Establishment Influences. Then, those influences can relay the message to the Celestial Cloud Sect.’

With this thought, the Spirit Destruction Hall Master quickly went to make the arrangements.

...

Demon Spirit Sect.

Having decided to take action, Supreme Elder Lu Yaoling of the Celestial Demon Sect immediately came here.

Upon arriving at the Demon Spirit Sect, he first met with the Demon Spirit Sect Leader.

"Senior Lu, you’ve come from afar. To what do I owe the pleasure?" The Demon Spirit Sect Leader was all smiles as he looked at Lu Yaoling.

He knew that this Core Formation Supreme Elder from the Celestial Demon Sect held the highest position there. He could not afford to be disrespectful to such a powerful Core Formation Demon Cultivator.

"Sect Leader Luo, the matter I wish to discuss is not something you can decide. Take me to see your Elder Pang."

"Of course. Please wait here, Senior. I will go and announce you."

"I came here personally, and I still have to go through this process?" Lu Yaoling’s displeasure was evident on his face.

"This... In that case, please follow me, Senior."

The Demon Spirit Sect Leader reasoned that since their two sects were cooperating closely, the Supreme Elder probably wouldn’t blame him for skipping this step.

Besides, from the look of Lu Yaoling, if he insisted on making him wait, the man might just fly into a rage on the spot.

Under the Demon Spirit Sect Leader’s guidance, Lu Yaoling arrived at the residence of Demon Spirit Sect Supreme Elder, Pang Feng.

"Brother Feng, I trust you’ve been well."

"Well, if it isn’t Brother Lu. What brings you to my humble abode today?"

As Demon Spirit Sect Supreme Elder Pang Feng spoke, he waved his hand lightly, gesturing for the Demon Spirit Sect Leader to withdraw.

Soon, only the two of them remained in the cave, which was thick with Demon Qi.

"My visit today is naturally because I have a matter of great importance to discuss with you, Brother Feng."

Lu Yaoling spoke very politely to Pang Feng. Aside from the minor factor of Pang Feng’s status as a Supreme Elder of the Demon Spirit Sect, the most important reason was that Pang Feng’s Cultivation had already reached the Late-stage Core Formation.

The Demon Spirit Sect had five Core Formation cultivators, the same number as the Celestial Cloud Sect. However, with the Late-stage Core Formation Pang Feng present, the Demon Spirit Sect’s overall strength at the Core Formation Stage was greater.

"What great matter is this? Please, sit down and tell me all about it, Brother Lu." Pang Feng smiled and made a welcoming gesture.

Only then did Lu Yaoling take a seat.

"Brother Feng, I have some news. I’m not sure if you’ve heard."

"What news?"

"The Celestial Cloud Sect has a new Core Formation Stage Spirit Refiner." Lu Yaoling watched Pang Feng, enunciating each word clearly.

"Who reached Core Formation?"

"Miao Qinghong!"

"So it was her."

Although the conflict between the Demon Spirit Sect and the Celestial Cloud Sect was not nearly as great as the one between the Celestial Demon Sect and the Celestial Cloud Sect, the Demon Spirit Sect still investigated them thoroughly.

This was especially true after the Demon Spirit Sect began openly supporting the Celestial Demon Sect.

Naturally, the Demon Spirit Sect had long been aware of the Sword Cultivator, Miao Qinghong.

"An Early-stage Core Formation Sword Cultivator... The Celestial Cloud Sect will be even harder to deal with now." After a sigh, Pang Feng looked at the Celestial Demon Sect’s Supreme Elder and said, "Brother Lu, for the next few hundred years, your Celestial Demon Sect should probably keep a low profile. If things continue like this, our losses won’t be small either."

"In recent years, the Celestial Cloud Sect’s reinforcements have been very efficient. Many Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators from our vassal Foundation Establishment Influences have died in Celestial Cloud Sect territory."

After losing two Late-stage Foundation Establishment Elders last time, the Demon Spirit Sect had mainly been using its vassal Foundation Establishment Influences to act against the Celestial Cloud Sect.

Weren’t the vassal Foundation Establishment Influences worried that the mysterious Spirit Refiner would attack and annihilate their entire influence? If they were that worried, then they should certainly help the Demon Spirit Sect clear some obstacles, allowing them to better deal with the Celestial Cloud Sect.

"Brother Feng, oh, Brother Feng," Lu Yaoling chuckled. "You expect me to believe you’re broken up about the deaths of Demon Cultivators from your vassal influences?"

’Much of what this old fox says can’t be taken at face value.’

"That just shows you don’t know me, Brother Lu. The Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators of our vassal influences are a part of the Demon Spirit Sect’s strength. How could I not feel the pain of losing them?" At this, Pang Feng looked Lu Yaoling up and down. "For you to say such a thing, Brother Lu... I suspect you’re the one who doesn’t feel any pain."

’An old fox is an old fox.’

Lu Yaoling didn’t dwell on this point with Pang Feng. It wasn’t the key issue. The key issue was the Celestial Cloud Sect.

The Celestial Cloud Sect produced a Core Formation Sword Cultivator, and Pang Feng’s immediate reaction was to advise him to stop. This was not a good sign.

"Let’s put the matter of the vassal influences aside for now, Brother Feng. According to your thinking, should we just stand by and watch the Celestial Cloud Sect’s high-level power continue to grow? An Early-stage Core Formation Sword Cultivator will only become stronger if given enough time."

Compared to ordinary Core Formation Stage Spirit Refiners, the strength of a Sword Cultivator improves more steadily.

It is rare for them to experience long periods of stagnation in their strength.

"When the time comes and the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Core Formation Level Spirit Refiners are even stronger, our two sects will be the ones to suffer."

Pang Feng shook his head, disagreeing with Lu Yaoling’s assessment.

"How can you speak of our two sects suffering when the Celestial Cloud Sect has yet to take the initiative to attack? For the past thousand years, the Celestial Cloud Sect has never launched an unprovoked attack on your Celestial Demon Sect, have they?"

To Pang Feng, the matter of the Celestial Cloud Sect producing a Core Formation Sword Cultivator was much simpler than it was to Lu Yaoling. The other party had grown stronger, so the solution was simply not to provoke them. It wasn’t as if they would lose anything by doing so.

"That’s only because the Celestial Cloud Sect isn’t strong enough! When they are, the situation will be completely different," Lu Yaoling said with great certainty, as if the Celestial Cloud Sect would attack the Celestial Demon Sect the very moment they became powerful enough.

"Brother Lu, you’re overthinking things." This time, Pang Feng shook his head with a smile. "I know your ambition, Brother Lu. You want to see the Celestial Demon Sect annihilate the Celestial Cloud Sect under your leadership. But as things stand now, that is a task best left to your successors."

"At the very least, you should wait for a time when the Celestial Cloud Sect has fewer Core Formation Cultivators before making a move."

Core Formation Cultivators are the pillars of a Core Formation Influence. As long as the Core Formation Cultivators within a Core Formation Influence are strong enough, that influence will not be easily destroyed.

Now that the Celestial Cloud Sect had grown stronger, eliminating them would require a much greater price—a price the Demon Spirit Sect was clearly unwilling to pay.

"There’s also another Elder in the Celestial Cloud Sect, Fang Yun. If he successfully reaches Core Formation, the danger he poses will be even greater than that of a Sword Cultivator. Brother Feng, are you not the least bit worried that Fang Yun will achieve Core Formation?"

"Fang Yun of the Celestial Cloud Sect, you say? Doesn’t he only have Five Spirit Roots? The possibility of someone with Five Spirit Roots reaching Core Formation is..."

Pang Feng trailed off and simply laughed out loud.

The chances of a Spirit Refiner with Five Spirit Roots achieving Core Formation were simply too small. In thousands of years of history, there was no record of a Spirit Refiner with Five Spirit Roots ever successfully reaching Core Formation.

As a Supreme Elder of the Demon Spirit Sect, Pang Feng wouldn’t even entertain such a remote possibility.

Therefore, he wasn’t particularly concerned about Fang Yun of the Celestial Cloud Sect.

The Peak of Foundation Establishment—that was the farthest Realm Fang Yun would ever reach.

"If you don’t care about Fang Yun, then what about the mysterious Spirit Refiner in the Celestial Cloud Sect?" Lu Yaoling finally played this card.

The Demon Spirit Sect’s decision to shift its support from covert to overt was directly related to this mysterious Spirit Refiner.