I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

The Profound Essence Sect’s headquarters.

The sect’s two greatest powers sat where the Demon Qi and Spiritual Qi were most concentrated.

"Sect Leader, do you think the mysterious Spirit Refiner will make a move against us?"

As they talked, the conversation inevitably turned to the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

The mysterious Spirit Refiner had been an unavoidable topic of discussion for years.

The most terrifying part for them was that, even now, the Celestial Demon Sect hadn’t figured out the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s true identity. All they knew was that he came from the Celestial Cloud Sect.

"It’s unlikely. With your breakthrough to the Peak of Foundation Establishment, our Profound Essence Sect’s strength has risen to a new level. If the mysterious Spirit Refiner really decides to move against us, he’ll probably save us for last. It will only be our turn after all the other Foundation Establishment Influences have been annihilated."

The Profound Essence Sect’s Sect Leader was very confident about this.

But his greatest confidence came from himself.

After all, he had broken through to the Peak of Foundation Establishment thirty years ago.

Now, he was definitely considered a powerhouse among those at the Peak of Foundation Establishment. In terms of sheer strength, not even many of the Celestial Demon Sect’s Elders were his match.

"Actually, I don’t think we’ll ever see that day."

"Why?"

"The Celestial Demon Sect won’t remain silent forever. After the mysterious Spirit Refiner makes another move or two, the Celestial Demon Sect will have to do something. Otherwise, it’ll be hard for them to answer to their subsidiary Foundation Establishment Influences like us."

They were a subsidiary of the Celestial Demon Sect.

But even a subordinate relationship has its limits.

If the Celestial Demon Sect continued to do nothing, they could always find another way out and pledge allegiance to a different Core Formation Demon’s faction.

The problem was, it would be difficult to find a place for themselves in the territory of another Core Formation Demon’s faction. If they were to clash with other Foundation Establishment Demon factions, the Core Formation Demon’s faction would, in all likelihood, show favoritism.

If they made the right choice, they might be able to survive, at least to some extent.

As the two Peak Foundation Establishment Demons discussed the possibility of leaving the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory, they were unaware of a person concealed nearby.

This person was, of course, Fang Yun.

’The Peak Foundation Establishment Demons are both here, and in the same place, no less.’

This had no effect whatsoever on his plans to strike.

Before his current power, eliminating Peak Foundation Establishment Demons with a surprise attack was far too easy. It wouldn’t matter if two, three, or even four of them were gathered in one place. The outcome would be the same.

He could finish them off in an instant, with barely any fluctuation of Spiritual Power.

If the number of Foundation Establishment Demons were slightly higher, it might take him a little longer. Not an instant, but still a very short time.

When dealing with Foundation Establishment Demons these days, he preferred to use his Upper-Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Demon-slaying Sword.

He had only managed to forge this nine-patterned Demon-slaying Sword after annihilating Iron Wolf Castle, a subsidiary Foundation Establishment Influence of the Celestial Demon Sect. He had gathered all the necessary Spiritual Materials by plundering their fortress.

Even without the boost from his Combat Talent, this nine-patterned Demon-slaying Sword was far more effective against Demons than most supreme-grade Spiritual Artifacts, lacking nothing in terms of power.

But with the enhancement from his seven-star Sword Type Combat Talent, it was another matter entirely.

A Foundation Establishment Demon couldn’t even dream of resisting a single one of his strikes. The moment he drew his sword, another Demon’s corpse would fall.

The concealed Fang Yun paused for only a moment before leaving.

He still needed to find where the Profound Essence Sect stored the Demon Jars for its Foundation Establishment Demons.

’Is there anywhere I missed?’

Fang Yun mentally retraced his search for the Demon Jars.

By the time he had arrived here, he had already searched nearly the entire Profound Essence Sect.

This was also one of the most difficult places in the Profound Essence Sect to infiltrate.

’Where could it be...?’

Fang Yun thought carefully for a moment, and then something occurred to him.

He had already been to the several most difficult places to infiltrate within the Profound Essence Sect, and none of them held the Demon Jars.

「Some time later.」

In a remote cave in the northwest corner of the Profound Essence Sect’s grounds, Fang Yun found their stored Demon Jars.

The place was merely remote, with practically no warning measures in place.

With the Profound Essence Sect’s capabilities, any defenses they set up, while unable to stop him, should have at least caused him a little trouble.

’I was so focused on searching the hardest-to-infiltrate locations for their Demon Jars. This Profound Essence Sect did the complete opposite.’

He had to admit, the Profound Essence Sect’s approach had caused him to waste more time here.

He had now spent more time inside the Profound Essence Sect than it had taken him to wipe out Iron Wolf Castle, and he hadn’t even begun his attack on the Profound Essence Sect’s Demons.

Now, he would make his first move.

With a mere thought from Fang Yun, the Demon guarding the Demon Jars collapsed to the ground.

In that single instant, he had already struck.

After confirming the Demon guarding the Demon Jars had been dealt with, he could now move on to the other Foundation Establishment Demons.

The Profound Essence Sect had seven Foundation Establishment Demons in total. Five were at the sect headquarters, but Fang Yun hadn’t found the other two. They were likely not present.

Unlike the hiding spot for the Demon Jars, the Profound Essence Sect’s Foundation Establishment Demons would never choose to live in some remote corner where the Demon Qi and Spiritual Qi weren’t dense.

Furthermore, according to intelligence gathered by the Evil Extermination Hall, some of the Profound Essence Sect’s Foundation Establishment Demons had been known to travel outside the sect in recent years.

Leaving the remote cave, Fang Yun immediately returned to the place where the two Peak Foundation Establishment Demons had been talking earlier.

Only one of the Peak Foundation Establishment Demons remained.