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Chapter 409: Chapter 311: Burning Spirit Clear Flame (Part 2)

Limbs grew from its thick central trunk. What would be its head was likely located on the massive trunk itself.

At the very top, a piece of wood, different in color from the trunk, stood upright. Atop this piece of wood was the Burning Spirit Clear Flame.

From what Fang Yun could see, it was easy to deduce that he had to kill this Tree-man to obtain the Burning Spirit Clear Flame, a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object that could cleanse one’s Spirit Root.

Everything has its own aura.

And from that aura, one could judge its approximate level.

This Tree-man was also at the Peak of the Second Tier, but the aura of this peak Second Tier being felt infinitely close to the Third Tier.

Although it was only at the Peak of the Second Tier, with his Combat Talent active, Fang Yun could clearly determine that this Tree-man was far stronger than a peak Second Tier Mirror Beast.

Fang Yun’s analysis was fast, but the Tree-man’s attack was faster.

Countless leaves rustled as they fell. After descending a certain distance, they seemed to fill with energy and all shot toward Fang Yun.

Without the slightest hesitation, Fang Yun summoned his Profound Crystal Shield.

This was a Magical Treasure-grade Profound Crystal Shield.

Simply protecting his front was enough to form an all-encompassing, gapless barrier that enveloped him completely.

The Spirit Patterns within a Magical Treasure could be used individually, but the effect Fang Yun was now displaying could only be achieved by activating an entire Prohibition.

In other words, he was now using the Magical Treasure-grade Profound Crystal Shield at full power.

’Each leaf is equivalent to a full-power strike from an ordinary Peak of Foundation Establishment Cultivator. If they want to get the Burning Spirit Clear Flame, they’ll have to work together.’

The "they" Fang Yun was thinking of were the four Inner Sect Disciples from the Purple Mist Sect.

Three would be responsible for attracting the Tree-man’s attention and diverting its attacks, while one person would look for an opportunity to seize the Burning Spirit Clear Flame.

Otherwise, to face such an attack alone, one would have to utilize over ninety percent of the full power of a defensive Magical Treasure with One Prohibition to withstand it.

Intuition told Fang Yun that to obtain the Burning Spirit Clear Flame, he needed to separate it from the Tree-man. That spot was also the Tree-man’s weak point.

Even without the heightened perception from his combat state, Fang Yun would have first made the judgment to see if he could separate the Burning Spirit Clear Flame from the Tree-man.

The piece of wood beneath the Burning Spirit Clear Flame was just too obvious.

"Go!"

The Magical Treasure-grade Earth Yellow Sword flew out, slashing straight for the wooden connection point.

With the boost from his six-star Combat Talent, controlling two Magical Treasures with One Prohibition each was not yet his limit.

The Tree-man reacted quickly, reaching out to protect the connection point. As it did, the speed of the flying leaves clearly slowed.

Fang Yun’s Magical Treasure-grade Earth Yellow Sword was impressively powerful. The Tree-man’s defending hand was severed, but at the same time, the Earth Yellow Sword’s speed also slowed somewhat.

The process of severing the arm consumed a great deal of Fang Yun’s Spiritual Power, which was enough to prove the hardness of the Tree-man’s hand.

The connection between the Burning Spirit Clear Flame and the Tree-man was extremely fragile. Fang Yun didn’t even feel any Spiritual Power being consumed as the connection snapped under the Earth Yellow Sword’s strike.

’It’s over.’

It looked easy, but this was the result of Fang Yun using his strongest current offensive and defensive measures.

Being forced to deal with it this way meant that, in Fang Yun’s mind, this was no easy matter.

Fortunately, the Burning Spirit Clear Flame, a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object for cleansing one’s Spirit Root, was almost in his grasp.

The moment the Burning Spirit Clear Flame was separated from the Tree-man, the creature seemed to lose its source of power, and its body began to disintegrate.

The source of the Tree-man’s power was definitely not the Burning Spirit Clear Flame. This was likely one of the natural laws of the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm.

If the Tree-man could still move and continue attacking after being separated from the Burning Spirit Clear Flame, Fang Yun felt he would have to add a new danger level to the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm, one even higher than the highest existing one.

The disintegrating Tree-man turned into a block of wood.

This piece of wood had many naturally formed patterns on it.

’This should be useful for Artifact Refining, right?’ Fang Yun looked at it for a moment, then quickly stored the block of wood away.

Perhaps there were records of this item within the Purple Mist Sect.

Fang Yun was casual when he stored the wood, but collecting the Burning Spirit Clear Flame was a different matter.

At this moment, he had no special, custom-made item to collect the Burning Spirit Clear Flame.

In that case, he could only rely on the most primitive method.

He would have to envelop the Burning Spirit Clear Flame with his Spiritual Power to carry it away.

This method would preserve the Burning Spirit Clear Flame to the greatest extent possible. The only drawbacks were that the process would constantly consume Spiritual Power, and it couldn’t be stored this way for too long—a month at the absolute most.

For Fang Yun, that amount of time was more than enough.

He wasn’t worried about the Spiritual Power consumption either. He rarely used much Spiritual Power in his daily routine, and he had plenty of pills to restore it. These were all things he had accumulated over time and rarely, if ever, had a need to use.

’Done!’

After expending a burst of Spiritual Power, Fang Yun successfully stored the Burning Spirit Clear Flame using the most primitive method.

Cleansing one’s Spirit Root is a slow process.

It couldn’t be completed in a day or two; otherwise, cleansing his Spirit Root inside the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm would have been an option.

But for Fang Yun, this option had the lowest priority.

He would rather spend that time in the "Land of No Master" acquiring more Third Tier Spiritual Materials.

’Next, I’ll search for Third Tier Spiritual Materials while exploring the map.’

Fang Yun opened the map, made a simple mark on it, then put it away and began exploring the blank areas.

The blank areas held many unknowns, so he had to be extra careful during exploration.

He also had to be wary of disciples from the Evil Sects.

It was possible that disciples from Evil Sects were carrying out missions in the areas he was exploring. Unlike the Purple Mist Sect, the other six Nascent Soul Influences, by cooperating in pairs, had already managed to create a complete map of the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm.

’Now that I’ve taken the Burning Spirit Clear Flame, the oppressive pressure in this area has also vanished.’

At this moment, Fang Yun recalled one of the rules of the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm that Ruan Hanfan had told him about, which fit the situation here perfectly.

...

「Outside the Secret Realm.」

Nearly seven days had passed since the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm opened.

Once the seven days were over, the living would be teleported out, while the dead would remain inside forever.

During this time, the Evil Sects, which were Nascent Soul Influences, were communicating in pairs based on their shared cultivation types. The Elders of the Purple Mist Sect, however, had not taken the initiative to say a single word.

In the current situation in the Qionglin Domain, they were undoubtedly the weakest party.

"The seven days are almost up," Ruan Hanfan said, calculating the time.

"I hope they can all complete their missions and come out safely," said Hong Jinxing, a Peak of Core Formation Elder from the Purple Mist Sect.

Han Fengwen, a Late-stage Core Formation Elder, nodded in agreement.

For their own Sect Disciples and Fang Yun from the Celestial Cloud Sect to complete the assigned tasks and all come out alive—in their eyes, that would be the best possible outcome.

As for killing the Inner Sect Disciples of the Evil Sects within the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm, they had never given such an order. The risks were high, and overall, they were in a weaker position.

There were only five people cultivating Spiritual Power, while there were ten people for each of the other power types.

This alone represented a huge gap.

"Hong Jinxing, care to guess how many of your five Purple Mist Sect Inner Sect Disciples will make it out?"

The voice came from the direction of the Blood Spirit Sect. The speaker was undoubtedly a Core Formation Elder from their sect.

Before the other party could even answer his question, he answered it himself.

"I’d say your Purple Mist Sect will be lucky if two Inner Sect Disciples come out."

If three out of five died, that would be a sixty percent mortality rate. This was also the highest death rate ever recorded for the Purple Mist Sect in the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm, an event that had only occurred once.

The disciples who could enter the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm were not only powerful but also had life-saving measures given to them by the sect. Therefore, even losing two out of five would be a huge loss for them.

Fortunately, situations with a mortality rate of forty percent or more did not occur often.

"I think you’re describing the Blood Spirit Sect’s situation," Hong Jinxing shot back as the other finished speaking.

A verbal spar began, with neither side willing to back down.

Before the verbal clash could conclude, a fluctuation of energy made them all fall silent.

The seven days were up.

All the living Foundation Establishment cultivators inside would now come out.