The Demon with Holy Radiance

After obtaining a new Light Magic Technique, Yang An carefully examined the remaining unread manuals. There were still a great many of them.

After finally going through all the manuals, he found another new Technique—the Spiritual Light Technique!

This was a genuine Light Magic Technique, and it was unlike any of the others Yang An had mastered.

The Spiritual Light Technique allowed one to weave a unique Spiritual Light Net with themselves at the center.

Any living creature or substance that stepped into the Spiritual Light Net would be corroded by light.

The stronger the light suffusing the Spiritual Light Net, the faster the corrosion and the greater its power.

In other words, as long as he mastered the Spiritual Light Technique, he could even infuse it with his other Light Magic to form something akin to a domain.

Once an enemy stepped into his domain, they would have to withstand the most terrifying destructive power in the world.

Of course, the price for using this Technique was steep.

First, the Spiritual Light Net had to be woven bit by bit, requiring extremely fine control over Light Magic. If any mistake was made during the weaving process, the entire Spiritual Light Net would self-destruct.

Expanding the Spiritual Light Net required patient, cumulative effort over a long period.

Furthermore, using the Spiritual Light Net against an enemy would consume a massive amount of Magic Light.

If one only mastered this single Technique, they wouldn’t be able to sustain it for long at all.

Only someone like Yang An, who had cultivated so many Light Magic Techniques throughout his journey, could be confident in withstanding such prolonged consumption.

Finally, there was the backlash damage the Technique inflicted on the Caster themselves. Every strand woven into the Spiritual Light Net added to the Caster’s burden.

This meant that the more complex and extensive the Spiritual Light Net became, the Caster might succumb to the strain and die even before their enemy did.

This was the nature of Light Magic.

Fortunately, Yang An had come into this world with his own special ability. Otherwise, such a powerful Technique might have remained a hidden gem, never to be brought to its full potential.

Finding two Light Magic Techniques among tens of thousands of manuals had already exceeded Yang An’s expectations. He originally thought finding even one would be difficult, so this was a pleasant surprise.

He kept the two Technique manuals and put away the rest, tossing them back to the members of the Scripture Defector Association. Yang An then assigned them their next tasks.

Before the Golden Soul Sect’s secret Array was complete, they needed to lie low and use their newly acquired resources to cultivate. They were not to go anywhere.

Besides, their recent attack on the Mogu City branch sect would have certainly drawn the attention of the Golden Soul Sect’s Central Sect. If they went out now, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t be noticed and targeted.

Of course, this did not apply to White Bird.

As the Saintess of the Golden Soul Sect, White Bird couldn’t stay here forever. She had to return to the sect.

Yang An’s mission for her was to gather as much information as possible from within the Golden Soul Sect—be it their upcoming movements or specific details about their upper echelons. The more, the better.

After settling these arrangements, Yang An returned to his Quiet Chamber. He had his own matters to attend to.

The first thing he had to do was master the two New Techniques he had just obtained. This was in preparation for integrating his Dao of Destiny Technique to break through to the Middle Stage of Zombie God.

Only after completing this step could he consider the search for the Forbidden Artifact Fragment.

「Time flew by, and two months passed in tranquility.」

The members of the Scripture Defector Association all remained obediently in their temporary base, not once stepping outside. They did, however, receive some news from White Bird, who had returned to the Golden Soul Sect.

The Golden Soul Sect’s Third Elder, a Great Power at the Insect Dao Realm, had gone to Chongwen State.

It was obvious he was there to investigate the destruction of the Chongwen State branch sect. He had also brought reinforcements, including a new Zombie God to take over as the State Lord of Chongwen State.

Their temporary base, however, remained peaceful and undiscovered. It was very well hidden.

The Golden Soul Sect hadn’t found any information about the Scripture Defector Association. However, two months after arriving in Chongwen State, the Third Elder had yet to leave. He was clearly still trying to find clues about the Defector Association and had not given up.

Beyond that, there were some internal movements within the Golden Soul Sect.

According to White Bird, the Golden Soul Sect had issued an internal order temporarily forbidding personnel from crossing between State Territories. The sect had entered a state of readiness, with everyone on standby.

This had happened not long after White Bird’s return, so she too was confined within the Golden Soul Sect, unable to leave for the time being. She could only communicate with the Scripture Defector Association through the Tree of Flesh and Blood.

Finally, regarding the personnel information within the Golden Soul Sect, White Bird had done her best to gather the intelligence Yang An wanted.

Within the Golden Soul Sect, the one with the most authority was the Sect Leader, Non-Birth. Below him were the fifteen Elders.

Sect Leader Non-Birth presided over the Central Sect, while the Elders each governed a portion of the one hundred and two states in the Fusheng Domain.

Without a doubt, both the Sect Leader and the Elders were Great Powers at the Insect Dao Realm.

Besides the Sect Leader and the Elders, there were also rumors of other Great Powers who had been in seclusion for many years and had not emerged.

At the very least, the Golden Soul Sect did not have as few Insect Dao Realm experts as it appeared on the surface. No one truly knew how many were hidden away.

As for the Golden Soul Sect’s greatest fighting force, it currently seemed to be Sect Leader Non-Birth. In the middle and lower echelons, there were also numerous Zombie Gods and Corpse Transformations.

For the small Scripture Defector Association to obtain a Command Token to the Central Continent from the grasp of such a behemoth seemed next to impossible.