I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

As the Supreme Elder in charge of Dan Cloud Peak, Song Qiaoqiao was far more concerned about this matter than Fang Yun.

「Three months later.」

While handling some matters, Fang Yun received an important piece of news.

To be precise, the news first reached Bai Qinying, and she then rushed to find him.

"Junior Brother, the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect need our support." Bai Qinying had received a plea for help from these two great Core Formation Sects.

"Did they give any details about the situation? Are they really unable to hold out against the Blood Dew Palace?" Fang Yun asked.

Lately, they had received quite a bit of news regarding the Blood Dew Palace. The erratic Blood Dew Palace had once again begun a large-scale operation.

Compared to their previous large-scale operations, this one was on an even grander scale and far more intense.

Under such circumstances, it was understandable that the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect couldn't hold out.

"They haven't yet reached the point where they can't hold out against the Blood Dew Palace. The Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect want to seek help sooner rather than later."

"A wise choice."

The Celestial Cloud Sect of today was a far cry from what it once was.

If it were the Celestial Cloud Sect of the past, the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect would likely only have sought help when the Blood Dew Palace was already at their gates.

"Junior Brother, how do you plan to support the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect?" Bai Qinying asked.

Missions of this nature were all subject to the Sect Leader's arrangements.

"I'll just infiltrate the Blood Dew Palace by myself," Fang Yun replied.

He had a plan of his own for some time, and was just waiting for the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect to ask their Celestial Cloud Sect for aid.

The current plea for help from the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect suited his intentions perfectly. They needed to ask for aid while they still had the strength to resist the Blood Dew Palace. If he had to wait until the Blood Dew Palace was attacking the two sects' headquarters, his support plan would be completely different.

"You want to annihilate the Blood Dew Palace?"

Fang Yun shook his head. "No. Whether or not the Blood Dew Palace can be annihilated ultimately depends on the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect themselves."

He had two main objectives for infiltrating the Blood Dew Palace.

First, to help the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect by greatly alleviating the pressure on them.

Second, to acquire a large amount of Combat Talent Points.

As a top-tier Core Formation Influence, the Blood Dew Palace had numerous Blood Demons at the Core Formation Stage.

He would return once he had eliminated enough Core Formation Stage Blood Demons to upgrade his Eight-star Combat Talent to a Nine-star Combat Talent.

"The Blood Dew Palace does not directly border our territory. If we really wanted to occupy the Blood Dew Palace's Earth Realm, we would first have to eliminate the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect and seize their lands. And before our Celestial Cloud Sect becomes a Nascent Soul Influence, it's obviously not a good idea to do any of that."

The Core Formation Influences we've eliminated so far have all been Demons, and the Earth Realms we've occupied were originally Demon Realms.

This was all a situation Fang Yun was happy to see.

"Junior Brother, I understand all of that. For a top-tier Core Formation Influence, our Celestial Cloud Sect's current Earth Realm is already large enough."

"Yes, and besides, we still haven't used up all the resources in the Dragon Demon Palace's Earth Realm."

For the Celestial Cloud Sect, the more important task at hand was to focus on development and make good use of the resources they currently controlled.

If possible, Fang Yun hoped for a hundred years of stability.

After a hundred years, the Celestial Cloud Sect might have a chance to ascend to the level of a Nascent Soul Influence.

Based on the current situation, Miao Qinghong might cultivate and break through to the Peak of Core Formation before him, but he was certain to be the first Celestial Cloud Sect Cultivator to reach the *true* Peak of Core Formation.

The gap in Cultivation between him and Miao Qinghong was constantly shrinking.

After a brief chat, Bai Qinying finally asked:

"When do you plan to make your move?"

"Once I've finished handling these matters, I can set out."

"Then I won't disturb you."

With that, Bai Qinying left.

After she left, Bai Qinying planned to return and redouble her cultivation efforts. She wasn't far from the peak of the mid-stage of Core Formation.

「A single day passed.」

Fang Yun was already less than Ten Li from the Blood Dew Palace's headquarters.

He could stomach the Demon Realm and even the Ghost Cultivation Realm, but many of the things that happened in the Blood Demon Realm were truly more than he could bear.

If he could choose one Evil Dao power in the Qionglin Domain to be the first to disappear, Fang Yun would want it to be the Blood Demons.

As a top-tier Core Formation Influence, the Grand Array protecting the Blood Dew Palace's headquarters was even more powerful.

Despite this, Fang Yun wasn't the least bit worried about being discovered.

His Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots, had already been upgraded through a second Sacrificial Refinement.

Theoretically, as long as he was careful, he could now move freely between the major Core Formation Influences.

He successfully infiltrated the Blood Dew Palace.

The first thing Fang Yun did was to scout the entire place from top to bottom.

'Two Blood Demons at the Peak of Core Formation, three at the Late-stage, and four each at the Early and Mid-stages of Core Formation...'

Being cautious, Fang Yun spent a full two days scouting every inch of the Blood Dew Palace.

During his investigation, he discovered some places that made him extremely uncomfortable.

'There aren't just Core Formation Blood Demons from the Blood Dew Palace here. Some of them must be from the Blood Spirit Sect.'

According to his intelligence, the Blood Dew Palace only had twelve Core Formation Stage Blood Demons. Furthermore, based on reports from the Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect, not all of those Blood Demons were currently in the palace; some were still out in their territories.

In other words, the Blood Spirit Sect had provided the Blood Dew Palace with significant reinforcements.

And there were no signs that these reinforcements had been deployed...

Fang Yun quickly figured it out.

The ultimate goal of these Blood Demons had to be to capture and kill him, the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

'If that's the case, then I'll give you a surprise.'

With that thought, Fang Yun officially began his operation.

His targets were simple: two Blood Demons at the Peak of Core Formation, two at the Late-stage of Core Formation, and finally, one at the Mid-stage of Core Formation.

After killing these Blood Demons, he could leave.

If his presence was discovered, he would just kill a few more Blood Demons before making his exit.

With his current strength, he could run rampant through any Evil Dao Core Formation Influence he chose.

Of course, if possible, he still preferred to assassinate these Core Formation Blood Demons and slip away undetected. The psychological impact on his enemies would surely be greater that way.

This would be difficult, however.

The difficulty lay in the fact that the Blood Spirit Sect would surely notice as soon as he killed one of their Blood Demons.

Demons had their Demon Jars, Ghost Cultivators had their Ghost Tokens, and Blood Demons had their Blood Steles.

The shattering of a Blood Stele represented the death of a Blood Demon.

The Blood Demon guarding the Blood Steles within the Blood Dew Palace would be easy to deal with, but he was powerless to do anything about the one guarding the steles back at the Blood Spirit Sect.

As soon as a Blood Demon from the Blood Spirit Sect died in the Blood Dew Palace, the main sect would be alerted. If they then sent a message to the Blood Dew Palace, he would most likely be discovered.

Having spent a long time scouting every corner of the Blood Dew Palace, Fang Yun now moved with incredible speed.

In less than half a quarter hour, he had taken care of the Blood Demon guarding the Blood Dew Palace's Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Blood Steles. It was a Blood Demon at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Immediately after, Fang Yun rushed toward the location of a Blood Demon at the Peak of Core Formation.

Before the Blood Demon at the Peak of Core Formation could even react, Fang Yun had snuffed out its life.

Before long, both Blood Demons at the Peak of Core Formation were dead at his hands.

'They say Blood Demons have tenacious life force. Good thing my skills are a notch above.'

The two Blood Demons at the Peak of Core Formation had lost their vitality in an instant; Fang Yun hadn't given them the slightest chance to unleash their Blood Power.

As a Late-stage Core Formation cultivator, he perfectly unleashed the might of his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Profound Jade Sword. Boosted by his Eight-star Combat Talent, even Blood Demons at the Peak of Core Formation lost their vitality far too quickly.

Had they died any slower, they might have had a chance to retaliate.

'Next are the Late-stage Core Formation Blood Demons. I haven't been discovered yet. It seems my luck is holding up.'

Fang Yun thought to himself as he continued his mission.

The three Late-stage Core Formation Blood Demons and one Mid-stage Core Formation Blood Demon fell to him one after another.

To Fang Yun's surprise, he still hadn't been discovered.

Chalking it up to good luck, he decided not to press his advantage further within the Blood Dew Palace.

His planned objectives were complete!

This was the best possible outcome.

'This should be about right. I have enough Talent Points for my Combat Talent upgrade now. I'll just have to wait until the beginning of next month to do it.'