Chapter 431: Chapter 322: Seven-Star Combat 2
If the sect were to obtain a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object that could purify a Spirit Root in the future, Zheng Chunyu would be the top choice.
Time flew by.
「Nine months later.」
In the Cultivation Room of his cave residence, Fang Yun was performing his daily cultivation.
Suddenly, he sensed an unusual fluctuation in the Spiritual Qi.
Due to the isolation of the Cultivation Room, the unusual Spiritual Qi fluctuation was very minor and would not affect his cultivation in the slightest.
But Fang Yun had no intention of continuing his cultivation.
He could immediately tell that this abnormal fluctuation in Spiritual Qi was the Core Formation Phenomenon produced by Bai Qinying’s successful breakthrough.
He quickly left his cave residence.
He looked toward the sect’s Main Peak.
Sure enough, just as he had thought, Bai Qinying had successfully achieved Core Formation.
With Bai Qinying’s successful breakthrough, the Celestial Cloud Sect now had six Core Formation experts. This number matched the sect’s all-time high for simultaneous Core Formation cultivators. Just one more would set a new record.
As an Elder on good terms with the newly advanced Bai Qinying, Fang Yun did not linger on Artifact Casting Peak but instead headed toward the Main Peak.
He only stopped and hovered in mid-air when he found a suitable position to observe the Core Formation Phenomenon.
Before long, someone appeared beside him.
It was Bai Qinying’s great-granduncle, Bai Heyan.
"Elder Bai."
"You were quick to arrive, Elder Fang."
At this very moment, Bai Heyan was all smiles, overjoyed at Bai Qinying’s successful breakthrough to Core Formation.
He had no more regrets now that he had seen his grandniece achieve Core Formation.
Fang Yun looked at Bai Heyan’s eyes as he gazed at the Core Formation Phenomenon in the sky above. Amidst the joy, there was also a hint of melancholy.
He had failed his Core Formation attempt once, damaging his foundation. Subsequently, he had no chance of ever achieving Core Formation.
Achieving Core Formation was incredibly difficult to begin with. In the history of the Celestial Cloud Sect, quite a few Elders had fallen while attempting it, and most of those Elders possessed Dual Spirit Roots.
Bai Heyan also had Dual Spirit Roots.
Soon after, Bai Qinying’s master, Feng Tianrui, also arrived. Unlike Bai Heyan, Feng Tianrui had not yet attempted Core Formation and still had a chance to break through to the Core Formation Stage.
Theoretically, anyone who cultivated to the true Peak of Foundation Establishment had a chance at Core Formation, as long as they had yet to attempt it.
Both of them had Dual Spirit Roots. Without the aid of a Core Formation Spiritual Object, the difference in their chances of achieving Core Formation stemmed from the Cultivation Techniques they practiced.
The Cultivation Technique Fang Yun practiced would slightly increase his chances of achieving Core Formation once he accumulated nine Fire Lotuses.
Currently, the Liquid Spiritual Power in Fang Yun’s Qi Sea had already accumulated to eighty percent, and seven Fire Lotuses had appeared above his Qi Sea.
Once the Core Formation Phenomenon disappeared, they all gathered before the cave residence where Bai Qinying had been in seclusion for her breakthrough.
Standing at the very front was the Sect Leader, and behind him were the Supreme Elders.
One of the Supreme Elders was not present; he was perhaps at a critical juncture in his cultivation. Otherwise, the emergence of a new Core Formation cultivator would have been an event all Core Formation experts were expected to attend.
Bai Qinying, now a Core Formation cultivator, emerged from her cave residence. Led by Sect Leader Duan Qingyun, the assembled Supreme Elders and Elders each offered their congratulations.
Bai Qinying gracefully responded to each of them in turn.
The Sect Leader and the others came quickly and left just as fast. Bai Qinying first had a good chat with her master, Feng Tianrui, and her great-granduncle, Bai Heyan.
Finally, Fang Yun received a voice transmission.
Fang Yun had been about to leave when he was stopped by a voice transmission from Bai Qinying.
"Junior Brother, let’s go."
In response to the voice transmission, Fang Yun nodded and followed Bai Qinying to her cave residence.
After becoming a Supreme Elder, she would also have to change her cave residence. The cave residences for Elders were no longer suitable for her. After breaking through to the Core Formation Stage, the environmental requirements for cultivation were higher, and only a better cave residence could meet her needs.
The best cave residences in the Celestial Cloud Sect were all on the Main Peak, Cloud Summit.
"I’ve successfully reached Core Formation. Junior Brother, don’t let me down now." In the cave residence, Bai Qinying quickly brought up the topic of her breakthrough.
When she mentioned him, she was, of course, referring to his own future breakthrough to Core Formation.
"Senior Sister, I haven’t even broken through to the Peak of Foundation Establishment yet."
"Reaching the Peak of Foundation Establishment is simple for you. With your current Spirit Root Talent, just use a few pills and breaking through will be a piece of cake."
"That’s true."
Bai Qinying was right. Before his Spirit Root Talent was purified, even if he used three Upper Grade Purple Essence Pills to help him assail the Peak of Foundation Establishment, there would still have been a thirty percent chance of failure.
Now, he didn’t need three Upper Grade Purple Essence Pills. Just one Upper Grade and one Middle Grade Purple Essence Pill would be enough for him to easily break through to the Peak of Foundation Establishment.
If he only used one Upper Grade Purple Essence Pill, his chances of breaking through to the Peak of Foundation Establishment would still be over ninety percent.
Speaking of Core Formation, Bai Qinying couldn’t help but start describing her own experiences from her successful breakthrough.
Hearing about her experiences was beneficial to Fang Yun.
As they discussed this, it was basically Bai Qinying doing all the talking, while Fang Yun listened intently.
"Junior Brother, if I had successfully reached Core Formation two years earlier, do you think the Celestial Demon Sect would have still dared to join forces with the Demon Spirit Sect and come straight to our sect’s territory?"
"I think... they probably would have given up." Speaking of the Demons, Fang Yun tried to surmise their line of thinking. "With one more Core Formation Cultivator, their attack on us would have become that much more difficult."
’If someone were to ask me whether Bai Qinying should have reached Core Formation two years earlier, my answer would be no.’
’Because from my perspective, the previous outcome was actually quite good. I harvested a lot of Combat Talent Points and also collected some useful Spiritual Materials for myself.’
Bai Qinying’s successful breakthrough to Core Formation now was a great thing for the Celestial Cloud Sect. For Fang Yun, it meant the sect could develop more stably, allowing him to develop stably as well and peacefully focus on improving his cultivation.
...
Time passed.
「In the blink of an eye, four years had passed.」
At this moment, inside the Artifact Refining Room of his cave residence, Fang Yun had just finished refining a Magical Treasure.
This was the third Magical Treasure he had refined: the Magical Treasure-grade Light Silk Boots. The main Spiritual Material was the silk of a Third Tier Wind-Traveling Silkworm.
Huang Mengyang had raised the Wind-Traveling Silkworm to the Third Tier, and all the silk it produced had been given to Fang Yun before he began refining the Light Silk Boots.
The sect’s Core Formation experts had no objections.
These days, the sect prioritized any request he made.
’Unfortunately, the main Spiritual Materials for the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots are difficult to gather.’
The Light Silk Boots were a Magical Treasure that maximized speed. With them, Fang Yun’s short-distance travel speed and escape ability were further enhanced.
As for maintaining this speed for a long time, that would certainly be possible after breaking through to the Core Formation Stage. Before that, however, an upgrade to his Combat Talent might also do the trick.
Fang Yun couldn’t be sure of the specifics, but he would be able to confirm it soon.
He was now very close to upgrading his Combat Talent. Barring any surprises, he would be able to upgrade it at the beginning of next month.
Fang Yun first bonded with the Magical Treasure-grade Light Silk Boots.
Then he went outside the sect to test their speed.
Although they couldn’t conceal his aura or Spiritual Power fluctuations, he was extremely satisfied with their speed.
At this speed, even a Late-stage Core Formation Demon who wasn’t skilled in pursuit would likely be helpless to stop his escape.
After returning to the sect, Fang Yun quickly threw himself back into his cultivation.
While cultivating, he was also waiting for the beginning of the next month.
His cultivation progress was right on schedule. By next year, he could reach the peak of the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, and if all went well, he could also break through to the Peak of Foundation Establishment in the same year.
A day and a half passed.
Fang Yun immediately stopped cultivating.
It was now the beginning of March.
First, he checked the number of Talent Points he had acquired last month.
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Refining One Prohibition Magical Treasure: Light Silk Boots x1, Talent Points +141,500
...
Sect Influence: 79%
Talent Points Bonus: 556%
Total: Talent Points +1,088,604
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’Better than I thought. It’s over a million.’ Fang Yun couldn’t help but nod.
The Big Head of last month’s Talent Points naturally came from the Magical Treasure-grade Light Silk Boots. What exceeded his expectations was that the boots themselves yielded more Talent Points than he’d anticipated—over one hundred forty thousand.
This was also the best Magical Treasure he had ever refined.
The worst one, the Earth Yellow Sword, had only provided a base of a little over one hundred and ten thousand Talent Points.
’Seven-Star Combat Talent. It’s a sure thing this month!’
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