I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 376: Chapter 295: The Situation

"Excellent."

Fang Yun fully approved of Bai Qinying’s decision to buy a Purple Essence Pill to help with her breakthrough.

As far as he was concerned, her successfully breaking through to the Peak of Foundation Establishment was the best possible outcome.

"With a Middle Grade Purple Essence Pill, I think it’d be hard for me to fail my breakthrough even if I tried."

"Senior Sister, you shouldn’t say things like that. Breaking through to a new realm is of the utmost importance. Even with a ninety-nine percent chance of success, you can’t let your guard down."

’If she had a one hundred percent chance, then he could just take his words back.’

Only a Cultivator with a Celestial Spirit Root, said to have no bottlenecks below Core Formation, could have a one hundred percent chance.

"Of course I know that. But Junior Brother, you’re truly amazing. There isn’t a single Lower Grade Purple Essence Pill left in the sect now."

"With perfect refining, it’s hard to produce Lower Grade Purple Essence Pills."

Now, even on Fang Yun’s worst attempt at refining the Spirit Medicine, he still produced three Middle Grade Purple Essence Pills.

Fang Yun had wanted to talk more with Bai Qinying about pills, but seeing her lack of interest, he changed the topic to dealing with Demons, Magical Combat, and the current situation.

...

「Half a month ago.」

Inside the Celestial Demon Sect.

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master was handling his affairs.

The more intense the battle with the Celestial Cloud Sect became, the more daily affairs he had to handle.

"Reporting, Hall Master." The one who entered was the Celestial Demon Sect Elder in charge of guarding the Demon Jars.

"Which Elder’s Demon Jar shattered now? Did you really have to come all the way here in person?"

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master had a huge headache. Whenever this particular Elder came looking for him, it was never good news, especially when he came in person.

"Elder Lin Shefeng," the Elder in charge of the Demon Jars replied.

"So, it was Elder Lin."

After saying those five words, the Spirit Destruction Hall Master fell into silence.

He was aware of Lin Shefeng’s operation in the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory.

When Lin Shefeng had come to him, he’d claimed he wanted to let the Spirit Refiners know that their Celestial Demon Sect also had a mysterious Demon Cultivator.

He had been so full of confidence when he said it.

But in the end, on his very first mission to the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory to imitate the mysterious Spirit Refiner, his Demon Jar had already shattered, meaning he had fallen over there.

The silent Spirit Destruction Hall Master almost laughed out of anger, thinking about what Lin Shefeng had said back then and his current end.

That mysterious Spirit Refiner had acted three times, succeeded all three times, and retreated safely each time.

As for him, it was unknown if his operation succeeded, but his retreat had definitely failed.

"Hall Master, did Elder Lin die while carrying out a mission?" the Elder in charge of the Demon Jars asked. Besides guarding the Demon Jars, he was also responsible for recording the cause of an Elder’s death.

For this kind of matter, the clearer the record, the better.

The death of an Elder at the Peak of Foundation Establishment like Lin Shefeng seemed somewhat baffling to him.

This was because he had received no news of Lin Shefeng undertaking any dangerous missions.

"His mission... how should I put it? You could say he assigned it to himself."

"What did Elder Lin go to do?"

"I don’t know the specifics." The Spirit Destruction Hall Master shook his head.

He still remembered Lin Shefeng’s last words to him before leaving the Celestial Demon Sect:

"Wait for my good news! I’ll give you a surprise, Hall Master."

And that was the truth of it.

Lin Shefeng hadn’t told him the specific details, only the general idea.

"I only know that his methods were very similar to the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s. He probably infiltrated one of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences."

"Alright, I’ll record that."

The Spirit Destruction Hall Master only knew the gist, so he could only record the gist.

After finishing the record, the Elder in charge of the Demon Jars found a seat and sat down opposite the Spirit Destruction Hall Master.

"Does the Supreme Elder know about Elder Lin’s operation?"

"It’s not clear yet."

"Then I’ll leave it to you, Hall Master, to explain this to the Supreme Elder. I won’t get involved."

"...Fine."

"Also, Hall Master, it’s only been a little over two years, and our Celestial Demon Sect has suffered considerable losses."

In two years, including this latest one, a total of five Demon Jars have shattered in our Celestial Demon Sect. That’s a shocking number.

You must understand, it has only been a little over two years since we started our attack on the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory, not over a decade.

The deaths of five Elders is one thing, but the circumstances are completely different. If the Demon Jars continue to shatter at this rate, all of our Celestial Demon Sect’s Foundation Establishment Elders will be dead in just thirty or forty years.

"Do you think I’m not aware of what you’re saying? In the twenty-some years prior, whether it was the Celestial Cloud Sect itself or its subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences, they must have produced a great number of Foundation Establishment Spirit Refiners."

This was a conclusion the Spirit Destruction Hall Master had reached after organizing the information he had.

Compared to the last great war, this war was more dangerous within the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory, and each of their subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences was harder to breach.

’At this thought, the Spirit Destruction Hall Master felt a surge of dissatisfaction with the Supreme Elder’s original decision.’

’The decision was made far too quickly back then. Many things weren’t investigated thoroughly.’

’During those twenty-plus years, it was difficult to investigate the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory. Many of the disciples our sect sent to gather information were sacrificed.’

’The best time to gather information on the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory is when they are weak.’

’Compared to various other periods in history, the Celestial Cloud Sect is now clearly in a period of strength.’

Dissatisfied as the Spirit Destruction Hall Master was, he didn’t dare speak ill of the Supreme Elder in front of any other Elder. He could only keep these grievances buried in his heart.

’He felt that his job as the Spirit Destruction Hall Master was much more difficult than his predecessor’s.’

"Let’s not be too aggressive with our offensive at the start. We can let the Demon Spirit Sect put in more effort. If I recall correctly, the Demon Spirit Sect has been acting quite zealously this time."