Chapter 236: Chapter 224: Unexpected Harvest

Inside the karst cave.

Moving silently, Fang Yun had already spotted the Weaving Hidden Demon Bats hanging upside down.

The Demon Power fluctuations from these Weaving Hidden Demon Bats were minimal when they were active, and completely nonexistent when they were resting.

The Demon-Seeking Disc on his person was basically useless against the Weaving Hidden Demon Bats.

’This should be the spot.’

Reaching a suitable position, he struck before the Weaving Hidden Demon Bats could discover him!

Thirteen Yellow Iron Swords flew out simultaneously—just the right amount to deal with these Weaving Hidden Demon Bats.

The startled Weaving Hidden Demon Bats had barely flapped their wings a few times before the pale yellow long swords pierced through their bodies, dispatching them with perfect efficiency.

Just then, Fang Yun felt a wave of intense hostility, and his combat state didn’t deactivate.

He launched a ball of fire in the direction of the hostility, and the flame’s glow instantly illuminated a section of the cave.

A much larger Weaving Hidden Demon Bat was concealed there, one Fang Yun hadn’t noticed before.

"A Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King!"

Fang Yun was overjoyed, a wide grin spreading across his face.

The Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King was the ruler of the Weaving Hidden Demon Bats. To be called a king, it first had to break through to the Second Tier, becoming a Foundation Establishment Level Demon Beast.

Unlike ordinary Weaving Hidden Demon Bats, the King’s concealment abilities were far superior; it was difficult for even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Divine Sense to detect it.

This Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King was at the early Foundation Establishment Stage. For Fang Yun, it was not only a prime material for refining the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots but would also yield fifty thousand base Talent Points upon settlement.

Without a shred of hesitation, Fang Yun attacked again. This time, it wasn’t the Yellow Iron Swords that flew out, but the deep yellow Earth Yellow Swords.

At his command, the three Earth Yellow Swords shot out, completely sealing off the Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King’s flight path.

The Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King shrieked, glaring down at Fang Yun with hatred.

This early-stage Foundation Establishment human Cultivator had slaughtered his subjects.

Demon Beasts of the Foundation Establishment Stage already possessed considerable intelligence, but compared to human Cultivators, they were far more impulsive.

The Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King wanted to kill this human Cultivator.

However, he had barely begun to move when he looked down in disbelief as the deep yellow long swords pierced through his body.

’How is this possible?’

This was the Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King’s final thought before it died.

Demon Beasts were more sensitive to energy fluctuations, be it Spiritual Power or Demon Power. According to his judgment, there was no way these deep yellow long swords should have been able to penetrate the dual defenses of his protective measures and physical fortitude.

The Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King crashed heavily to the ground, the impact echoing loudly throughout the spacious cave.

Exiting his combat state, Fang Yun recalled the three Earth Yellow Swords and then began to collect his spoils.

"My luck is really good this time! Maybe all my bad luck from before was saved up for this moment."

A classic case of priming your luck.

As he collected his spoils, Fang Yun roughly calculated the Talent Points he would receive at next month’s settlement from these Weaving Hidden Demon Bats and the early-stage Foundation Establishment Weaving Concealment Demon Bat King.

Not counting any other sources, just from killing the Weaving Hidden Demon Bats and their King, the base Talent Points plus the bonus Talent Points would net him over three hundred thousand points.

With this, the time needed to upgrade his Alchemy and other Life Talents to six stars could be shortened by more than half a year.

...

Within the territory of the Celestial Demon Sect.

The headquarters of the Stone Demon Sect.

In a cavern thick with Demon Qi, a group of Demons stared at an Upper Grade Magical Artifact spear lying on the ground.

"What’s the situation?"

Shi Tianpo, the Sect Leader of the Stone Demon Sect, questioned his sect’s Artifact Refining Elder.

Demons had less need for weapons, so the Stone Demon Sect didn’t have many Elders in charge of Artifact Refining—currently, there was only one.

"Replying to the Sect Leader, based on the patterns within this Upper Grade Magical Artifact used by a Spirit Refiner, it seems to have a considerable effect against our Demon Power."

The Stone Demon Sect’s Artifact Refining Elder was already drenched in sweat, able to offer only a vague assessment.

"No wonder a late-stage Qi Refining disciple from the Celestial Cloud Sect could kill one of our Elders. It turns out they were using an Upper Grade Magical Artifact with this kind of effect," a Vice Sect Leader of the Stone Demon Sect couldn’t help but remark.

The effects produced by these Upper Grade Magical Artifacts had truly caused them to suffer significant losses.

"The Celestial Cloud Sect has never had this type of Upper Grade Magical Artifact before," Mo Yuanhai, an Elder of the Celestial Demon Sect, now spoke, his tone one of absolute certainty. "They must have appeared only recently."

"I will report this back to the sect and have them investigate thoroughly which of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Artifact Refining Elders is capable of refining such an Upper Grade Magical Artifact."

A faint worry grew in the heart of Celestial Demon Sect Elder Mo Yuanhai.

’It’s one thing for an Upper Grade Magical Artifact effective against Demon Power to appear now,’ he thought. ’But if the Celestial Cloud Sect can one day produce Lower Grade or Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts of this type... that would be disastrous.’

It would inevitably lead to a massive increase in the overall strength of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s mid-level members.

"Can you modify this Upper Grade Magical Artifact to be used against Spirit Refiners?" Shi Tianpo asked, looking at his sect’s Artifact Refining Elder.

"Sect Leader... you’re asking too much of me."

The Stone Demon Sect’s Artifact Refining Elder shook his head frantically. He glanced at the Elder from the Celestial Demon Sect before turning his gaze back to his own Sect Leader.

"Even a Foundation Establishment Refining Elder from the Upper Sect wouldn’t be able to do that."

Modifying was more difficult than refining from scratch. Rather than ask him to modify this Upper Grade Magical Artifact, it would be easier to task him with refining a new one designed to counter Spirit Refiners.

The latter might have a sliver of a chance of success after wasting a thousand sets of materials.

If he were to try and modify this Upper Grade Magical Artifact now, even if he had an idea of how to proceed, the artifact would undoubtedly be destroyed during the very first step—not to mention he didn’t have the slightest clue where to even begin.

"Give the Upper Grade Magical Artifact to me." Mo Yuanhai extended his hand and drew the spear from the ground into his grasp. "I’ll make a trip back personally and deliver this to the Artifact Refining Elders."

It would be one thing if the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Artifact Refiners only occasionally managed to refine an Upper Grade Magical Artifact like this.

But according to the information Mo Yuanhai had, more than one Inner Sect Disciple of the Celestial Cloud Sect was using this type of weapon.

Therefore, this item had to be brought back to the sect.

"So be it." Shi Tianpo watched the Upper Grade Magical Artifact spear disappear and said nothing more.

An Upper Grade Magical Artifact that even the Stone Demon Sect’s sole Artifact Refining Elder couldn’t comprehend was useless to them anyway.

Besides, they couldn’t even use an Upper Grade Magical Artifact that was powered by Spiritual Power.

「Three days later.」

Elder Mo Yuanhai of the Celestial Demon Sect had returned to his own sect.

The moment he arrived, he immediately went to find the sect’s best Artifact Refining Elder.

"Eh? Elder Mo, weren’t you sent to support the Stone Demon Sect? When did you get back? And what brings you here?" The Celestial Demon Sect’s Artifact Refining Elder was puzzled to see Mo Yuanhai. "As I recall, you don’t even like using Demon Artifacts."

Demons referred to weapons more advanced than Magical Artifacts as Demon Artifacts.

They were powered by Demon Power, distinguishing them from Spiritual Artifacts.

"Demon Artifacts, for me, are not as useful as my own body," Mo Yuanhai said, stating his opinion on the matter.

"Now that’s where you’re wrong. Demon Artifacts can provide excellent support, giving us stronger methods of attack and defense."

As a Demon Artifact Refiner, he most hated the theory that Demon Artifacts were useless.