I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 401: Chapter 307: Exploration Plan (Part 2)

"You from the Purple Mist Sect, what are you looking at?"

"Junior Brother Lei, show them what we’ve got. It’s not like you’re afraid he’ll eat you alive."

"Eat me? It’s more likely I’ll eat him."

"Late-stage Foundation Establishment... now this is interesting."

The Foundation Establishment Demons from the Black Dragon Hall chatted amongst themselves, their speed unaffected.

Fang Yun had taken a quick glance and memorized the faces of all five Peak Foundation Establishment Demons from the Black Dragon Hall.

The opening of the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm went smoothly, and all thirty-five Foundation Establishment cultivators entered.

The entrance to the Secret Realm closed. For the Core Formation Elders of the major sects waiting outside, all they could do now was wait.

...

Inside the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm.

Fang Yun’s figure appeared in a dense jungle.

Upon entering the Secret Realm’s portal, Fang Yun had been hit by a wave of dizziness. He still hadn’t fully recovered and needed a short rest.

’The difference between this and entering the Trial Secret Realm is huge.’

When he participated in the Four Sects’ trial as a Celestial Cloud Sect disciple, he was only at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining. Now, he was at the Late-stage of Foundation Establishment, yet he was having such a strong reaction. The gap between the two Secret Realms was immense.

According to some records in Cultivation Miscellaneous Books, the more advanced the Secret Realm, the more severe the adverse reactions upon entry.

After resting for a moment, Fang Yun, now recovered, immediately shot into the air to observe his surroundings. At the same time, he took out the "Land of No Master" map that Ruan Hanfan had given him.

’My luck isn’t bad.’

Observing his surroundings and looking at the map in his hand, Fang Yun already knew his current location.

He was quite close to his destination. At his speed, it would take him less than half a day to get there.

They had to stay inside the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm for seven days.

A maximum of seven days, and a minimum of seven days. It was impossible to leave early. This was another significant difference from the Trial Secret Realm of the Four Sects’ trial.

Fang Yun fully activated all the Spirit Patterns on his Half-Hidden Spirit Boots.

With his aura almost completely suppressed, he sped toward his destination to acquire the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid.

The path he took was a relatively safe route marked on the map; normally, there shouldn’t be any problems.

Inside the Secret Realm, Fang Yun had one advantage: his rate of Spiritual Power consumption. Since he consumed Spiritual Power slowly, he could travel using his Spiritual Power without restraint.

If an Inner Sect Disciple from the Purple Mist Sect wanted to use a large amount of Spiritual Power for travel, they would have to take pills to restore it. While traveling, they would also need to divert some of their focus to absorbing the pill’s effects to speed up their Spiritual Power recovery.

If Fang Yun were to take a Spiritual Power recovery pill and let it work on its own inside his body, his recovery rate would far exceed his consumption rate. This was because he consumed Spiritual Power incredibly slowly.

Unless, of course, he used a Magical Treasure for travel. That would increase his Spiritual Power consumption significantly.

He didn’t have any shoe-type Magical Treasures at the moment.

If his luck was good, it wasn’t impossible for him to obtain the Spiritual Materials he needed here in the "Land of No Master."

Third Tier Spiritual Materials were rare in the Celestial Cloud Sect’s territory, but in this Secret Realm, they were considered the most common of items.

With limited time in the Secret Realm, the Foundation Establishment disciples from the various Nascent Soul Influences would only pick up Third Tier Spiritual Materials if they happened upon them; they wouldn’t go out of their way to search for them.

In the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm, what was truly important were Spiritual Objects beneficial to Nascent Soul Cultivators, or Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects useful for breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage. For example, the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid that the Purple Mist Sect needed him to find was useful to Nascent Soul Cultivators.

As for what its specific use was, he had no idea.

He was different from the other Foundation Establishment cultivators. Third Tier Spiritual Materials were rare in his Celestial Cloud Sect, so after completing the task assigned by the Purple Mist Sect, his main goal in this Secret Realm, aside from exploring unknown areas, would be to specifically collect Third Tier Spiritual Materials.

The downside of the map the Purple Mist Sect gave him was that it didn’t mark where Third Tier Spiritual Materials were most likely to appear.

Fang Yun understood that to the Purple Mist Sect, such locations weren’t worth marking.

「Two hours later.」

Fang Yun, who had been flying at high speed, suddenly slowed down.

He sensed a fluctuation of Demon Power!

If he had sensed a fluctuation of Yin Power or Blood Power, he would have ignored it. There was no particular need to test the disciples of those Evil Sects.

But a fluctuation of Demon Power was different.

He still had some ideas about the Foundation Establishment Demons from the Black Dragon Hall.

The Foundation Establishment Demons from the Black Dragon Hall who could enter the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm were surely in a similar situation to disciples like Lin Ke from the Purple Mist Sect; they were the elite of the elite. If he killed the Black Dragon Hall’s Foundation Establishment Demons, the Black Dragon Hall would have fewer Core Formation Demons in the future.

Weakening the Black Dragon Hall’s power would benefit the Celestial Cloud Sect.

If the Celestial Demon Sect asked the Black Dragon Hall for help in the future, and the Black Dragon Hall was strong enough, it would likely provide some support. But if the Black Dragon Hall was lacking in power, it would be very difficult for the Celestial Demon Sect to get any aid.

’The actions I take now are all for the future.’

Of course, the prerequisite for taking action was that it had to be a Foundation Establishment Demon from the Black Dragon Hall.

If it were a Foundation Establishment Demon from the Demon King Valley, there would be no need.

For Fang Yun, attacking carried a certain degree of risk.

The Demon King Valley was almost incapable of affecting the situation back in their region. He didn’t want to take even the slightest risk against their Foundation Establishment Demons because there was little point.

He knew what the Peak Foundation Establishment Demons from the Black Dragon Hall looked like, which was convenient for actions like this within the Secret Realm.

When he had noted the appearance of the Black Dragon Hall’s Foundation Establishment Demons, he had only taken a very simple glance, yet even that glance had elicited a reaction from one of them.

Only one Demon had reacted.

’That Demon most likely has the transplanted bloodline of a Demon Beast with incredibly strong Perception. That’s why he was able to notice my extremely casual glance.’

The fluctuation of Demon Power was generally moving toward him.

Fang Yun simply adjusted his position slightly, then concealed himself to the absolute limit.

When the Peak Foundation Establishment Demon approached, Fang Yun made an instant judgment.

’It’s a Demon from the Black Dragon Hall!’

But it wasn’t the one who had noticed his glance before they entered. If it were that Peak Foundation Establishment Demon, Fang Yun wasn’t sure if he would be discovered while hiding here.

In any case, this particular Peak Foundation Establishment Demon would almost certainly not be able to find him.

Seeing the Black Dragon Hall Demon, Fang Yun didn’t strike yet.

He had to wait until the distance was right before taking out this Peak Foundation Establishment Demon.

’Go!’

The Demon-slaying Sword, a Spiritual Artifact with six Spirit Patterns, shot out instantly under Fang Yun’s control.

As the Demon-slaying Sword moved a little farther away, its Spiritual Power fluctuations could no longer be concealed.

"Who’s there?"

The moment the Spiritual Power fluctuation became obvious, the Peak Foundation Establishment Demon from the Black Dragon Hall reacted swiftly.

A fluctuation of Spiritual Power meant a Spirit Refiner.

He had only been in the Secret Realm for two hours and had already encountered a Spirit Refiner—and one who was attacking him, at that.

The Peak Foundation Establishment Demon from the Black Dragon Hall quickly assessed the situation.

’A Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact?’

’What’s the meaning of this?’

He had expected an attack from a Spirit Refiner wielding a top-grade Spiritual Artifact, but his Perception confirmed it was just a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact.

For a moment, he suspected there was something wrong with his Perception, that it was being interfered with by this Spirit Refiner.

He quickly checked his body and found nothing abnormal. He wasn’t being interfered with. Now that the Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact was closer, he was even more certain of its quality.

But this was very strange!

’Could it be that a powerful fluctuation of energy in this area will attract some of the monsters native to the Secret Realm?’

The quick-witted Peak Foundation Establishment Demon from the Black Dragon Hall swiftly considered this possibility. In the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm, one had to be wary of the monsters born within it; they were one of the primary sources of danger.

’Cunning Spirit Refiner.’

’I won’t fall for it!’

With that thought, the Peak Foundation Establishment Demon from the Black Dragon Hall immediately used an equal amount of force to meet the incoming sword strike.

He suppressed his power, unleashing only the approximate strength of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Demon.

The Peak Foundation Establishment Demon was extremely confident in his control over his power.

The confident smile quickly froze on his face.