Chapter 474 - 344: How Daring
He couldn’t let Miao Qinghong handle the negotiations.
Fang Yun couldn’t guarantee that she wouldn’t take matters into her own hands and say something inappropriate.
If he wanted to hasten the Celestial Demon Sect’s demise, Fang Yun knew he had to do so with a steady hand.
"Husband, how about I go, then?"
"You aren’t quite suitable either," Fang Yun said bluntly.
When it came to this sort of thing, Song Qiaoqiao was not the strongest negotiator. This wasn’t an outing related to Alchemy, after all.
In his heart, Fang Yun already had someone in mind.
Sending Bai Qinying was an excellent choice.
"Alright."
From the look in Fang Yun’s eyes, Song Qiaoqiao knew the answer.
’It’s Senior Sister Bai.’
Night had fallen.
Their subsequent conversation deepened, eventually leading them to the largest Cultivation Room.
「Three days later.」
Fang Yun went to find Bai Qinying.
"Senior Sister."
Fang Yun called out as he walked into Bai Qinying’s residence.
"Junior Brother, you’ve rarely come to see me since you reached Core Formation," Bai Qinying teased, watching Fang Yun casually take a seat.
Fang Yun simply responded with a smile.
After reaching Core Formation, he and Song Qiaoqiao had officially become Tao Companions.
He now received most of his news about the sect from Song Qiaoqiao.
Previously, he had gotten a great deal of information from Bai Qinying.
"So, Junior Brother, what brings you here this time?"
"Well," Fang Yun said, getting straight to the point. "I was hoping you could take a trip to the Wind Ling Sect, Senior Sister, to discuss how to keep the Dragon Demon Palace in check."
Upon hearing this, Bai Qinying immediately understood the crux of Fang Yun’s visit.
"We’re making a real move against the Celestial Demon Sect so soon?"
"No, it’s not time for that yet. Before we make our final move against the Celestial Demon Sect, we’ll first annihilate their subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences."
In Fang Yun’s plan, the Celestial Demon Sect’s subordinate Demon forces were to be whittled down step by step.
This would facilitate their future operations. Once certain obstacles were removed, their own Elders could proceed more smoothly.
There was another point of great personal importance to Fang Yun: acquiring Combat Talent Points by eliminating Demons.
Therefore, he alone was enough to annihilate the Celestial Demon Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences.
And only he, who possessed the Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots, could accomplish such an operation.
"First, destroy the Celestial Demon Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences..."
Bai Qinying couldn’t help but look at Fang Yun. Within the sect, only Fang Yun could do such a thing. The sect’s upper echelons, including herself, were not skilled in stealth techniques.
"...I think I understand."
But it was only a rough understanding.
Fang Yun still needed to explain his ideas to Bai Qinying, as she would have to negotiate with the Wind Ling Sect based on them.
After Fang Yun finished his explanation, the two of them went to see Sect Leader Duan Qingyun.
Since the overall framework of the plan had already been decided in a high-level meeting, sending Bai Qinying to the Wind Ling Sect for talks this time did not require a special high-level sect meeting.
However, the Sect Leader still needed to be briefed on the matter.
When they met with Sect Leader Duan Qingyun, Fang Yun spoke directly.
"Sect Leader, I’ve finished Refining the stealth Lifebound Magical Treasure. We can now begin to accelerate our plan to eliminate the Celestial Demon Sect."
Duan Qingyun immediately understood from Fang Yun’s words. Fang Yun’s stealth capabilities had just seen a qualitative leap.
This was absolutely wonderful news.
"In that case, a gradual acceleration of the plan to eliminate the Celestial Demon Sect should indeed be fine," Duan Qingyun mused.
’Advanced stealth techniques open up a lot of possibilities.’
After all, the Demons of the Celestial Demon Sect still had no idea who the mysterious Spirit Refiner they kept talking about really was.
With the progression of the plan over the years, the Celestial Demon Sect seemed to have gotten used to the Foundation Establishment Elders of their Celestial Cloud Sect appearing in their territory.
"So what’s the specific plan you’ve come to me with?" Sect Leader Duan Qingyun asked.
"Sect Leader, we can now bring the Wind Ling Sect in on some of our plans," Fang Yun explained, having gathered his thoughts. "When we make our final move against the Celestial Demon Sect, we must weaken any support they might receive. We can start that process now."
"If the Wind Ling Sect can intervene, it will be very difficult for the Dragon Demon Palace to provide them with effective support."
The Dragon Demon Palace shares a much larger border with the Celestial Demon Sect than the Demon Spirit Sect does. This means the Dragon Demon Palace can reinforce the Celestial Demon Sect much faster, simply due to proximity.
In the past, the Celestial Demon Sect never had an opportunity to be reinforced by the Dragon Demon Palace.
Should such an opportunity arise in the future, we must prevent it from happening.
If the Celestial Demon Sect receives substantial reinforcements, the difficulty of eliminating them will skyrocket.
"So, you want to have Elder Bai make a trip to the Wind Ling Sect."
"That’s right."
"No problem. But you’ll need to tell me the gist of the negotiations."
As the Sect Leader, he needed to have at least a general understanding of these matters.
...
「The Wind Ling Sect headquarters.」
Half a month after Fang Yun had personally gone to see her, Bai Qinying arrived.
The person who came to greet her upon her arrival was the Sect Leader of the Wind Ling Sect.
The Sect Leader of the Wind Ling Sect held a position comparable to the Sect Leader of the Celestial Cloud Sect. In some sects, the Sect Leader ranked below the Supreme Elders, while in others, they ranked above. There were even sects, like Star Moon Valley, that hadn’t established the position of Supreme Elder at all.
"Sect Leader Zhou."
"Fellow Daoist Bai has arrived. This way, please."
Bai Qinying had sent a message to the Wind Ling Sect ahead of her arrival.