I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

At the edge of the Grand Array’s core.

Fang Yun stood watching, with Yu Chuanze standing behind him.

What Zheng Chunyu was doing would be called "dismantling" the Grand Array if done by an Array Master, but for any other Cultivator, it would be called "destroying" it.

In terms of efficiency, the latter was undoubtedly faster.

However, the former preserved far more. With a bit of luck, some parts of the Grand Array could be modified and reused.

"These array patterns are quite old. The territory changed hands, but the Array hasn’t been changed at all." Zheng Chunyu shook her head as she spoke.

In her eyes as an Array Master, this was completely substandard.

These Foundation Establishment Demon influences were all affiliates of the Celestial Demon Sect. When a new Foundation Establishment Influence was promoted, they lacked the ability to upgrade the array, and the Celestial Demon Sect didn’t bother to help them. If more time had passed, the Grand Array’s efficiency at channeling energy would have dropped, leading to severe consequences.

She was just briefly complaining about the Demons’ work.

Once she began constructing the new Grand Array, everything would have to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch.

"Supreme Elder, I’m afraid I have to trouble you," Zheng Chunyu said, standing up and turning to Fang Yun.

"Is none of it useful?"

"Correct. Not a single new material was used."

"Alright."

As Fang Yun’s voice fell, sword-light flashed several times, and the core of the Grand Array was all but destroyed.

Seeing this, Zheng Chunyu began a rapid cleanup.

"Here... here... and here."

Following Zheng Chunyu’s directions, Fang Yun would instantly complete the destruction, and after she cleaned up, they would move on to the next spot in short order.

They repeated this process.

The Grand Array the Demons had set up here was completely eradicated.

"Supreme Elder, I have two proposals for dealing with the Demon Vein. Which would you like to choose?"

"Elder Yu, please explain them."

"Of course."

Yu Chuanze nodded and began to explain his two ideas.

"I’ll keep it brief. The first option can convert most of the Demon Vein’s power to be absorbed by the Spirit Vein, but it takes a relatively long time."

"The second option only absorbs a small portion of the Demon Vein’s power. The advantage of this plan is that Elder Zheng can immediately use the Spirit Vein to set up the Spirit Array."

Fang Yun understood immediately. If they chose the first method, Zheng Chunyu would be left twiddling her thumbs, unable to do anything.

Setting up a large-scale Spirit Array would also take Zheng Chunyu a considerable amount of time.

"Elder Yu, how long would the first option take?"

While accompanying Zheng Chunyu in destroying the Demons’ Array, Yu Chuanze had already assessed the Demon Vein and Spirit Vein of this location.

"About three months."

"Then we’ll go with the second option."

After learning the specific timeframe, Fang Yun quickly made his choice. Three months was too long; they had to set up the Defense Array as quickly as possible to truly secure this territory.

Once Fang Yun made his choice, Yu Chuanze immediately sprang into action.

He took out a silver mirror, round on the outside and square on the inside. Aiming it at a mountainside, the outer round part of the mirror began to spin frantically, releasing a wide beam of silver light that enveloped the mountain.

"That’s the core location of the Demon Vein," Zheng Chunyu said from beside Fang Yun.

As an Array Master, she also had to understand some of the knowledge of an Earth Vein Master. When setting up medium-sized or larger Spirit Arrays, the two professions were complementary.

At that moment, the mountain began to tremble.

Yu Chuanze’s work also became more strenuous.

Only after the mountain stabilized did Yu Chuanze proceed to the next step: shattering the Demon Vein. After most of its energy dissipated, the remainder could become nourishment for the Spirit Vein.

The second method essentially treated the Demon Vein as feed.

The first method was more like a fusion. During that process, the Spirit Vein couldn’t be manipulated in any way, let alone have its nodes adjusted. Therefore, it would be impossible to use the Spirit Vein to set up a large-scale Spirit Array.

「Over an hour later.」

Yu Chuanze was already coordinating with Zheng Chunyu to begin setting up the large-scale Spirit Array.

During this time, Fang Yun was patrolling the area within a fifty-li radius.

After a suitable amount of time had passed, he sent a message to the sect, addressed directly to Miao Qinghong.

It had been made very clear during the high-level meeting: while Zheng Chunyu was setting up the Grand Array, Miao Qinghong had volunteered to come and act as guardian until the large-scale Spirit Array was complete.

After dealing with the Demons here, Fang Yun didn’t return immediately.

He was 99.9% certain that the Celestial Demon Sect was still unaware of this news. That tiny remaining possibility was the reason he had stayed.

If, by some chance, the Celestial Demon Sect sent a Core Formation Demon over, it would actually be an opportunity for him.

An opportunity to acquire a large number of Talent Points.

When Miao Qinghong appeared.

Zheng Chunyu was completely absorbed in setting up the large-scale Spirit Array.

"Elder Fang Taishang, I’ll take it from here."

Miao Qinghong hadn’t been on her way for long; she must have rushed here at full speed.

"Alright. I’ll leave things to you, Elder Miao." After saying this, Fang Yun added, "If a Core Formation Demon appears, you must send word immediately."

Miao Qinghong could handle a single Core Formation Demon, but if multiple were to appear, it would be a different story entirely.

"I will."

Seeing Miao Qinghong nod, Fang Yun left the area.

...

「Half a year later.」

In the meeting hall on Celestial Cloud Sect’s Cloud Summit, all the high-ranking members of the sect, aside from Miao Qinghong, were present.

This was a short, impromptu meeting.

The main topic of discussion was a single issue: what to do with the new territory they had occupied?

Once Elder Zheng Chunyu finished setting up the large-scale Spirit Array, that plot of land could officially be considered within the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm.

This had been accomplished silently, right under the Celestial Demon Sect’s nose, and even now, the Celestial Demon Sect remained oblivious.