I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 406: Chapter 310: Double Cleansing

"Lin Ke, how are you feeling?"

After killing the Inner Sect Disciple from the Blood Spirit Sect, Fang Yun appeared at Lin Ke’s side.

"Ah! Oh, oh, I’m okay."

Lin Ke was only just now processing what had happened. The entire fight, from the moment Fang Yun struck to its conclusion, had been over in a flash.

It had all happened so fast that she was only now catching up. Her poor condition was also to blame; if she’d been in better shape, she would have reacted much quicker.

"Fang Yun, thank you for helping me. If it weren’t for you, my little life would’ve ended here." As she spoke, Lin Ke patted her chest in an exaggerated show of fear.

Fang Yun found her antics a little amusing, but he was also relieved. It looked like she wasn’t seriously hurt.

"I sensed the fluctuations of Spiritual Power, so I came over. If other types of power had been clashing, I would’ve kept my distance."

"Not me. If I saw them fighting, I’d let them wear each other out and then pick up the spoils."

"You’d have to avoid being discovered, then," Fang Yun said, shaking his head with a smile.

When it came to stealth, Lin Ke thought Fang Yun’s skills were on another level.

Even though she’d seen it before, witnessing it in the middle of a battle was a completely different experience.

She had no idea he was even in the area until the moment he struck.

"When it comes to stealth, you’re amazing. Among the Inner Sect Disciples of my Purple Mist Sect, there’s probably no one with better stealth skills than you."

"If my stealth skills weren’t any good, Senior Ruan wouldn’t have come all the way to the Celestial Cloud Sect looking for me."

"Speaking of which, Fang Yun, did you get the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid?" Lin Ke asked.

"Got it without a hitch."

"That’s good."

Lin Ke nodded, not surprised by his answer in the least. With the kind of stealth he had just displayed, the Mirror Beast guarding the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid probably wouldn’t have noticed him until he was long gone.

"But your strength is just as impressive as your stealth."

Lin Ke continued. What had truly surprised her about Fang Yun, however, was his raw power. The main reason she’d been in a daze earlier was seeing his deep yellow Magical Treasure appear and instantly kill the Blood Demon from the Blood Spirit Sect—a cultivator at the Peak of Foundation Establishment.

For a Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator to wield a Magical Treasure with such terrifying power...

’He must have used some kind of Secret Technique.’

’And the more powerful the Secret Technique, the greater the side effects.’

’To save me just now, Fang Yun must have paid a heavy price.’

Lin Ke could be cheeky at times, but she was far from stupid. She understood his strategy: Fang Yun had remained hidden, then unleashed his most powerful killing move in coordination with a Secret Technique. It was a swift execution that left the Peak of Foundation Establishment Blood Demon no chance to react.

If he hadn’t struck like that from the very beginning, the Blood Demon likely would have escaped, or even turned the tables and fought them both.

The Blood Demon from the Blood Spirit Sect might not have known her condition, but Lin Ke knew it all too well. Any longer, and she would have had no combat strength left, making her a liability to Fang Yun instead of an asset.

"Fang Yun, how are you feeling now?" Lin Ke asked, looking at Fang Yun’s back.

At that moment, Fang Yun was walking toward the corpse of the Blood Spirit Sect’s Inner Sect Disciple.

"I feel great!"

As he answered Lin Ke, Fang Yun had already begun to collect the loot and dispose of the body.

He knew what she was really asking. ’No need for a detailed answer,’ he thought. ’A simple reply is enough. As long as she doesn’t bear me any ill will, she’ll probably fill in the blanks herself and assume the best.’

"Mm, I can tell. You’re very efficient." Lin Ke nodded. Fang Yun looked quite experienced at disposing of bodies.

"I’ve never killed a Foundation Establishment Stage Blood Demon before. The ones I’ve killed in the past were all Demons."

By the time he said this, Fang Yun was back at Lin Ke’s side.

As for the loot, there was no need for discussion. It all belonged to Fang Yun, the one who had come to the rescue. This was standard practice.

If Fang Yun had been the one who was saved, he wouldn’t have expected a share of the spoils, either.

"All the major sects assign missions to their disciples. If he completed his, there might be something good in his Storage Pouch. But usually, those items are far more useful to a Blood Demon than they would be to us. Sometimes, they’re completely useless," Lin Ke explained briefly.

In the conversation that followed, Fang Yun learned that Lin Ke had already completed the personal mission her sect had given her.

She was now on her way to rendezvous with the other three members from her sect.

"In that case, let me escort you." Seeing her condition, Fang Yun decided to see her there.

He wouldn’t have made the offer if it had been any of the other three Inner Sect Disciples from the Purple Mist Sect.

He decided to escort Lin Ke purely because of their relationship.

He considered Lin Ke a friend, whereas his relationship with the other three was still at the level of mere acquaintances.

"No need. I can get there myself."

The words had barely left her mouth when her face went pale, and she couldn’t stop herself from spitting up a mouthful of blood.

In her conversation with Fang Yun, she had completely forgotten about the pill’s side effects, which were now kicking in.

"..."

Lin Ke felt mortified. She had just refused Fang Yun’s kind offer, only to immediately embarrass herself like this.

"I’d better escort you," Fang Yun said with a smile. He hadn’t realized this quirky girl was so stubborn.

Seeing her like this, he would have escorted her even if she weren’t Lin Ke.

In this state, if she ran into an Inner Sect Disciple from another of the Evil Sects, she would have no chance of survival.

"Okay." A faint blush crept across Lin Ke’s pale face.

Her voice was barely a whisper. She wished a hole would open up in the ground and swallow her.

"Do you have any healing pills?"