I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Once the fluctuations of Demon Power faded into the distance, Ma Qidong made his choice.

He decided to take a chance.

Regardless of whether he could use this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object, judging by the fluctuations of Spiritual Qi, turning it over to the sect would, in all likelihood, earn him a massive amount of Contribution Points.

With Contribution Points in hand, he could exchange them for a Middle Grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

Otherwise, with his current savings, it would take at least fifteen years to afford a Middle Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, yet he was at most three years away from reaching the peak of the Qi Refining Tenth Layer.

The sooner he broke through to Foundation Establishment and became a Sect Elder, the more room he would have to grow in the future.

Having made his decision, Ma Qidong continued to move.

This time, he moved a little faster than before but still maintained excellent concealment.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects were highly valuable to orthodox Cultivators like him.

Ma Qidong had read about this topic in some Cultivation Miscellaneous Books.

Whether it was Demons who cultivated Demon Power or Ghost Cultivators who cultivated Yin Power, if they wanted to use Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, they had to perform an extra step—adding something to make the objects more suitable for their use.

Demons cultivated an impure Demon Power, and Ghost Cultivators cultivated an impure Yin Power.

These powers were all mixed with Spiritual Power. This was why Demons required cultivation sites with both a Demon Vein and a Spirit Vein, while Ghost Cultivators needed places with both a Yin Vein and a Spirit Vein.

Humans, on the other hand, were suited for cultivating pure Spiritual Power.

The more he learned about Cultivation, the more Ma Qidong felt that Cultivators who practiced other powers were nothing but Evil Demons and Crooked Paths.

As time passed, Ma Qidong drew closer and closer to the place where the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object was materializing.

’Looks like this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object is going to emerge from the bottom of the lake.’

Hidden in an inconspicuous tree, Ma Qidong could clearly sense that the strongest fluctuations of Spiritual Qi were originating from the lakebed.

At this moment, he was still a short distance from the lake’s edge.

And on the shore of the lake, three Demons had already appeared.

These three Demons were all in the Qi Refining Stage, and they hailed from different factions.

One was from the Mountain Demon Sect, a Foundation Establishment Influence, while the other two were likely Demons from Qi Refining Influences.

After the Qi Refining Ninth Layer Demon from the Mountain Demon Sect said something to the other two, they departed for other areas.

The distance was too great for Ma Qidong to hear what they were saying.

However, he could roughly guess that the other two Qi Refining Demons were from factions subordinate to the Mountain Demon Sect. In that case, it was obvious that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object emerging from the lakebed belonged to the Mountain Demon Sect, so it was normal for the other two Qi Refining Demons to give up.

Of course, what Ma Qidong most wanted to see was the Demons fighting amongst themselves before the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object had even fully materialized.

Insubordination was not particularly rare among Demons.

If their transplanted bloodlines made them hot-tempered, the possibility of a fight was even greater.

’A pity.’

Ma Qidong shook his head. There was no good show to watch.

「Some time passed.」

Another Qi Refining Level Demon arrived.

This Qi Refining Level Demon was also from the Mountain Demon Sect.

The two Demons from the Mountain Demon Sect began to talk. It seemed they had a dispute, but it didn’t come to blows.

’The more Demons from the Mountain Demon Sect that show up, the harder my plan will be to execute.’

Lurking here, Ma Qidong’s plan to obtain the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object was to wait for the Demons to retrieve it from the lakebed, then snatch it in a surprise attack.

Finally, he would retreat from the Demon Spirit Sect’s territory at top speed.

In his plan, it was best if there was only one Qi Refining Demon from the Mountain Demon Sect.

If more Qi Refining Demons from the Mountain Demon Sect appeared, his chances of obtaining the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object would diminish.

What if...

Just as Ma Qidong had this thought, a powerful fluctuation of Demon Power began approaching.

It was a Demon from the Mountain Demon Sect at the early Foundation Establishment stage!

At that moment, Ma Qidong aborted his plan.

With a Foundation Establishment Demon on the scene, once the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object materialized, it would basically fall into the hands of this early-stage Foundation Establishment Demon.

Among Qi Refining Tenth Layer Cultivators, his concealment techniques were formidable, but his actual combat strength was rather average.

Even if he encountered an early-stage Foundation Establishment Demon who had just successfully broken through, he stood no chance of seizing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object from them.

Now, Ma Qidong could only hope that this early-stage Foundation Establishment Demon wouldn’t discover him.

He would leave only after they were all gone.

"Supreme Elder."

"Mm, Gui Yaahua. Your message was timely."

"Thank you for your praise, Supreme Elder!"

The Demon called Gui Yaahua was the same Qi Refining Ninth Layer Demon from the Mountain Demon Sect that Ma Qidong had first noticed.

The Mountain Demon Sect Demon who arrived later was an Elder of the sect.

Within their Foundation Establishment Influence, one could become a sect Elder at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer.

A disciple who could cultivate to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer was not much weaker than an Elder. The Qi Refining Tenth Layer Elder from the Mountain Demon Sect had tried to use his status to pressure Gui Yaahua, but Gui Yaahua had pushed back.

This was the dispute Ma Qidong had witnessed, the gist of which he couldn’t hear.

At this very moment, the Qi Refining Ninth Layer Gui Yaahua was looking smugly at the Elder from their Mountain Demon Sect.

’Thankfully, I was clever enough to notify the Supreme Elder early on. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would have gotten the credit.’

「Meanwhile.」

Ma Qidong’s heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled.

The Foundation Establishment Demon hadn’t discovered him, and the path back to the Mountain Demon Sect’s base did not lead toward him.

For now, he was safe.