I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 370: Chapter 292: Tier 3 Spiritual Ore

「One month later.」

A large number of Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect and the Demon Spirit Sect, whether at the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment Stages, poured into the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm.

The Celestial Cloud Sect’s vassal Foundation Establishment Influences, and in turn their vassal Qi Refining Influences, had all received word to prepare for battle against the Demons.

This war would perhaps be even more brutal than the last.

This also marked the shortest period of peace since the end of the last great war.

Previous periods of peace had typically lasted over fifty years, with many even reaching a century.

The Celestial Cloud Sect made extensive preparations, dispatching a large number of Elders and disciples as reinforcements.

This time, it wasn’t just Battle Peak; even Elders from the Evil Extermination Hall were mobilized.

The number of Elders from these two factions combined accounted for over forty percent of the entire sect.

Currently, Battle Peak still had the most Elders, followed by the Spirit Field Institute.

Within Battle Peak, half the Elders had already departed on Guardian missions.

"The scale of the Demons’ movements from the Demon Spirit Sect’s Earth Realm is much greater than before," Feng Tianrui said.

At this moment, the number one and number two leaders of Battle Peak were discussing the current situation.

"Fortunately, Battle Peak has enough Elders now. We don’t have to trouble other Elders with the Guardian mission arrangements," Long Xiangwen couldn’t help but remark.

In recent years, it wasn’t just Battle Peak; the total number of Sect Elders had grown significantly. At the mention of this growth, both men simultaneously thought of Fang Yun.

If one had to name the person most responsible for the growth in the number of Sect Elders, it would undoubtedly be Fang Yun.

Without the Middle Grade and Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills he refined, the number of Sect Elders would never have experienced such explosive growth.

"With Elder Fang helping with the reinforcement missions, things are much easier for us two old-timers."

"I’d say you’re still young, Elder Long. I’m the one who’s truly old." As he spoke on the topic of age, Feng Tianrui’s gaze seemed to grow a little cloudy.

He was at the Peak of Foundation Establishment and already over two hundred years old. He would be fortunate to live another thirty years.

Long Xiangwen smiled. "You may be old now," he said, "but perhaps you’ll become young again in the future."

Feng Tianrui naturally understood the meaning behind Long Xiangwen’s words. To a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, over two hundred years old was truly ancient. But for a Core Formation Stage Cultivator, it was decidedly young, with more than half their life left to spend.

"Core Formation is difficult, so very difficult!"

He was a Dual Spirit Roots Cultivator. Although there was a chance he could achieve Core Formation, the probability wasn’t high.

Without the aid of an item to assist with Core Formation, the risk of perishing from a failed attempt was even greater.

The sect did possess items to assist with Core Formation, but a Cultivator like him was not qualified to receive one.

Such items were reserved for Core Formation Seeds, or for Elders like Fang Yun.

The Celestial Cloud Sect’s Core Formation Seeds were almost all Abnormal Spirit Root Cultivators. Their natural probability of achieving Core Formation was already much higher than that of a Dual Spirit Roots Cultivator. With the help of an assistive item, the chances of success were even greater.

Feng Tianrui held little hope that he himself could successfully achieve Core Formation.

He just hoped that he could see his apprentice, Bai Qinying, successfully achieve Core Formation within his lifetime.

"Even if Core Formation is difficult, you still have to take your shot. Elder Zhong Taishang succeeded precisely because he took that gamble," Long Xiangwen said. Among the sect’s Supreme Elders, besides the exceptional Sword Cultivator Miao Qinghong, only Zhong Yankun was a Dual Spirit Roots Cultivator; the other two possessed Abnormal Spirit Roots.

As for the current Celestial Cloud Sect Leader, his luck when he was young was truly incredible.

In terms of Spirit Root aptitude, his was the worst among the five highest-ranking members. He possessed the Three Spirit Roots, the most common type found among disciples.

"That’s still a matter for a decade or so from now."

Feng Tianrui was calculating the timing. He wanted to make his one attempt to reach the Core Formation Stage with enough of his Life Span remaining. If he were to wait until he only had three to five years left, with his Life Span all but exhausted, it would be nearly impossible to achieve a successful breakthrough.

This was somewhat similar to how a Qi Refining Cultivator’s success rate for Foundation Establishment drops after the age of sixty due to declining vitality and blood essence.

As they spoke of future matters regarding Core Formation, Long Xiangwen also considered his own future. He, too, needed to start preparing for it sooner rather than later.

Now that Fang Yun was in charge of refining all the Primordial Spirit Pills, cultivation resources for Elders at Late-stage Foundation Establishment and the Peak of Foundation Establishment had become much more plentiful. As a result, more and more Elders would have the opportunity to attempt a breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage.

Of course, this also depended on the use of pills that aided in realm breakthroughs.

The Purple Essence Pill was very effective when breaking through from the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment Stage to the late stage. It also worked well for the subsequent breakthrough from the peak of the late stage to the Peak of Foundation Establishment.

"We can discuss breaking through to Core Formation later. For now, take a look at this intelligence from our vassal Foundation Establishment Influences and let’s see how we can better arrange our defenses," Feng Tianrui said, taking out a map.

It was a map of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm.

The various markings on it represented deployed Guardian forces.

"Without sufficient intelligence, it’s difficult to optimize this layout any further."

"I, however, think we could devote more forces to the defense against the Demon Spirit Sect."

"The Demon Spirit Sect is certainly operating on a much larger scale than before, but I don’t believe they’re fighting us with their full strength. Or perhaps, they don’t *want* to fight us with their full strength just yet."

"That’s a good thing for us."

As far as they were concerned, the more the Demon Spirit Sect harbored its own private schemes, the better.

Compared to the last Demon invasion, the additional pressure in this one came from the Demon Spirit Sect.

As for the invading Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect’s Earth Realm, they went all-out in every major conflict.

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「Two years later.」

The Tier Two Top-Grade Earth Yellow Ore Mine.

This was where the Celestial Cloud Sect produced Earth Yellow Stone.