Chapter 543 - 378: Talent Change, Part 2
Chapter 543: Chapter 378: Talent Change, Part 2
For an array to be called a Grand Array—whether Tier One, Second Tier, or Third Tier—it must have a comprehensive set of functions. Those with a single function are called small arrays, which are further subdivided into small and micro Spirit Arrays.
"Sect Leader, look. Even the Array Plate I’m holding is a simple one."
"This is already good enough, and it hasn’t even taken a month." Fang Yun was quite satisfied; they now had some preliminary defensive capabilities. "How long will it take to set up the All Things Five Elements Array?"
"If it’s just me, it will take at least seven years."
The sect’s other Array Masters had other tasks to attend to. For the next seven years, the deployment of the All Things Five Elements Array would likely have to be completed by Deng Fusheng alone.
"Do we have enough Spiritual Materials?" Fang Yun asked.
"Plenty." As he spoke, Deng Fusheng seemed to recall something and handed a Storage Pouch from his waist to Fang Yun. "Sect Leader, these are some of the materials from the dismantled Grand Array that can be reused."
"Mm."
Materials like these generally had to be handed over to the sect. Elders already received generous rewards for completing their missions.
To eliminate the Celestial Demon Sect this time, the sect had spent a considerable amount of Contribution Points and Spirit Stones.
After Fang Yun left, Deng Fusheng also concluded his simple test of the Grand Array.
After leaving, Fang Yun found Elder Yu Chuanze to get another update on the Spirit Vein’s situation, then convened the sect’s upper echelons who were present for a small meeting.
Now that this place had preliminary defensive capabilities, there was no need for him, the leader of a sect, to remain stationed here.
As the Sect Leader, if he had to choose between the two locations, he would definitely return to the Celestial Cloud Sect.
Leaving three members of the upper echelons here to stand guard would be sufficient.
Besides, among the three high-level members was the extraordinarily powerful Miao Qinghong.
In terms of Attacking Methods, there was almost no difference between Miao Qinghong and an ordinary Late-stage Core Formation Cultivator.
"We have now completely occupied the entire territory of the Celestial Demon Sect."
"The Dragon Demon Palace has been sensible enough not to make any moves on the areas we haven’t occupied."
"I’d say the Dragon Demon Palace doesn’t dare to act now." Miao Qinghong was very disappointed in the Dragon Demon Palace. It wasn’t just because of the few Foundation Establishment Demons they had sent as reinforcements last time, but also their subsequent inaction, which left her with no opportunity to exert her strength.
Within the entire territory of the Celestial Demon Sect, there were still many areas they had not yet occupied after its annihilation.
Most of these unoccupied areas were near the Dragon Demon Palace. Generally speaking, they hadn’t touched the territory between the Celestial Demon Sect’s headquarters and the Dragon Demon Palace.
If the Dragon Demon Palace had wanted to, they could have claimed these lands for their own territory first.
After all, this region was filled with the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Influences of Demons.
If the Dragon Demon Palace had actually made a move, they would have definitely retaliated, especially the eager Miao Qinghong, who was poised for a fight.
After destroying the Celestial Demon Sect, any piece of land within its former territory should, by right, belong to them.
"Since the Dragon Demon Palace hasn’t acted, there’s no need for us to look for trouble with them for the time being," Fang Yun said.
For now, besides some necessary renovations in the Celestial Demon Sect territory they occupied, their next step was naturally to focus on development.
Only after the sect grew stronger, and his, Fang Yun’s, own strength increased, could the subsequent expansion plan to eliminate other Evil Sects proceed more smoothly.
The Sacrificial Refinement and upgrading of his Lifebound Magical Treasure.
Upgrading his Combat Talent to Eight-star.
And breaking through to the Mid-stage Core Formation Realm.
These were all things Fang Yun needed to accomplish. If he completed all three, his strength would see an immense boost.
As he was now, he already had the ability to kill a Late-stage Core Formation Demon.
Once he truly accomplished these three things, Fang Yun estimated that he would likely have no opponent below the Nascent Soul Realm.
Greater strength would give him more room to maneuver.
Moreover, after destroying the Celestial Demon Sect, it was indeed time for the Celestial Cloud Sect to lay low for a while. If they expanded too quickly, it was inevitable that they would attract the attention of an Evil Dao Nascent Soul Influence.
Of course, they would certainly attract the attention of an Evil Dao Nascent Soul Influence eventually.
It was just that for something like this, the later it happened, the better.
"Sect Leader, how long is ’for the time being’?"
"Rest assured, Elder Miao, there will be opportunities for you to shine in the future."
"That’s good to hear." Miao Qinghong nodded.
’Truth be told, she hadn’t had her fill of fun during this extermination of the Celestial Demon Sect.’
’Fang Yun got his kicks, but she hadn’t gotten hers yet.’
Not even counting the ones they killed together, five Core Formation Demons had died by Fang Yun’s hand.
During this small meeting, Duan Qingyun rarely spoke, listening quietly most of the time.
’Fang Yun being able to keep Miao Qinghong in check was exactly what he wanted to see. Just imagine if the position of Sect Leader fell into Miao Qinghong’s hands—the instability in the sect’s future development would increase many, many times over.’
’Thank goodness for Fang Yun. Thank goodness his strength was more than sufficient!’
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「The Celestial Cloud Sect’s Headquarters」
Seven days after the small meeting ended, Fang Yun returned to the sect.
The first thing he did upon returning to the sect was to find Mi Xiaoqi.
He was looking for this Elder, the head of the Spirit Field Institute, about matters related to planting.
Now that his Planting Talent had reached Nine-star, combined with the planting experience he had accumulated over the years, his vessel avatar could do more things independently, just as with Alchemy and Artifact Refining.
If he allocated his time properly, the planting of all Spirit Medicine below Third Tier could be completely handed over to his vessel avatar.
As for him, he would personally tend to the Third Tier Spirit Medicine.
"Sect Leader, you were looking for me."
"Elder Mi, the sect plans to open up a Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Field. I need you to oversee the arrangements."
"A Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Field..." Mi Xiaoqi couldn’t help but repeat.
The sect had never opened a Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Field, nor had it ever planted Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Medicine.
"Sect Leader, you intend to plant Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Medicine?"
"That’s right." Fang Yun nodded.
’If his Planting Talent was still at Eight-star, he probably wouldn’t have started planting and tending to Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Medicine directly.’
’Up until now, he had never even tended to a Third Tier Spirit Medicine before.’
’He had spent much of his previous time tending to Second Tier Spirit Medicine, which made him adept at caring for them. The care for this type of Spirit Medicine could be directly handed over to his vessel avatar.’
’But now his Planting Talent was at Nine-star. Fang Yun believed that with the bonus from his Nine-star Planting Talent, it wouldn’t be difficult to start tending to Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Medicine directly, even without any experience with Third Tier ones.’
"But Sect Leader, the sect doesn’t have any seeds for Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Medicine."
"You don’t need to worry about that. Leave it to me. For now, you just need to focus on opening the Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Field."
’Although he was only at the Early-stage Core Formation Realm now, he could already start preparing the medicinal pills that would aid his cultivation in the Late-stage Core Formation Realm. At the very least, he could plant the main Spirit Medicine used for Refining those pills first.’
The Celestial Cloud Sect didn’t have the Pill Formulas for this kind of medicine, nor did it have this type of Spirit Medicine in cultivation.
Therefore, Fang Yun would also have to send someone to the Purple Mist Sect.
With the Celestial Cloud Sect’s achievement of destroying the Celestial Demon Sect, he believed it wouldn’t be difficult to purchase the Pill Formulas for these medicines and the seeds for Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Medicine from the Purple Mist Sect.
"How many mu should we open?"
"One mu for now."
"Yes, Sect Leader." Mi Xiaoqi nodded.
However, opening a Spirit Field required the cooperation of a Spirit Vein Master. To open a Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Field, they would certainly need the sect’s strongest Spirit Vein Master.
Since Elder Yu Chuanze was not currently in the sect, this matter would have to wait until he returned.
’The Sect Leader wasn’t asking him to open it immediately, which conveniently gave him plenty of time to plan.’
"Elder Mi, what are your thoughts on opening Spirit Fields over at the sect’s Demon Destruction Sub-Sect?"
The Demon Destruction Sub-Sect was located at the site of the original Celestial Demon Sect headquarters.
The name for the sub-sect had already been chosen. Because the territory was gained by eliminating a Core Formation Demon influence, it was named the Demon Destruction Sub-Sect.
"Sect Leader, I believe we don’t need to open too many Spirit Fields at the Demon Destruction Sub-Sect yet. In particular, we must not open any Third Tier Spirit Fields."
Mi Xiaoqi had already familiarized himself with the Spirit Vein situation over at the Demon Destruction Sub-Sect long ago.
A single Tier Three Middle-Grade Spirit Vein could support the creation of many Spirit Fields.
"What’s limiting the number of Spirit Fields in the sect right now is still the number of Spirit Plant Masters," Mi Xiaoqi said, pointing out the most fundamental problem. ’We just don’t have enough people.’
This was the same reason the Celestial Cloud Sect’s own Spirit Vein utilization rate hadn’t increased.
"That problem will be solved eventually," Fang Yun said.
After the sect’s territory expanded and the population grew, the number of Cultivators would naturally increase. But the people the Celestial Cloud Sect needed weren’t from this generation, but the next one.