Chapter 401 - 172: The Three Branches of the Demon Sect (Part 2)

Chapter 401: Chapter 172: The Three Branches of the Demon Sect (Part 2)

"Then, we can continue to clear out the surrounding areas."

Hong Miaojin contemplated for a moment, then looked at Fang Xing. "Since you want to take action, there’s no problem."

Hearing this, Fang Xing immediately stood up. "Then I will return to pack and set off at once."

"Wait," Hong Miaojin called out, stopping him.

Fang Xing looked at her. "Does Your Excellency have any other instructions?"

Hong Miaojin stood up. She opened her slender, jade-like hand, and a black Token appeared in her palm.

[A Special Top Grade Spiritual Treasure: Celestial Secret Order. Enhancement requires 9,000,000 Enhancement Points.]

’A special Top Grade Spiritual Treasure, a Celestial Secret Order?’

Fang Xing was slightly stunned as he looked at the panel notification in his vision.

Hong Miaojin looked at him and spoke softly, "Take this Celestial Secret Order back and perform its Refinement. It’s a special Curiosity and Spiritual Treasure that can shield your celestial aura. When you encounter danger, you can rely on this token to avoid certain risks. Unless you’re facing a Celestial Martial Saint, no one will be able to track your presence."

’Shield my celestial aura!’

Hearing Hong Miaojin’s explanation, Fang Xing’s eyes lit up.

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Fang Xing didn’t stand on ceremony. For him, this item would indeed be a great help.

With the Celestial Secret Order, he felt much more confident.

"Be extra careful. Your safety comes first." Hong Miaojin’s expression was serious and solemn.

Fang Xing nodded. "Rest assured, Your Excellency. I will be careful."

"Mm. Plan your own course of action. When Qing Province is stabilized one day, your contributions will not be forgotten."

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Fang Xing clasped his hands in a salute, then turned and left the main hall.

Watching Fang Xing’s departing figure, Hong Miaojin smiled faintly.

"I wonder what kind of commotion this will cause. I’m rather looking forward to it."

Hong Miaojin murmured to herself, a glint of light dancing in her eyes.

...

After leaving the residence, Fang Xing went straight back to the Demon Suppression Mansion.

After packing a few things, Fang Xing took out the Celestial Secret Order.

A Magical Treasure that could shield his celestial aura was a perfect match for his Martial Arts, like adding wings to a tiger.

Forcing out a drop of essential blood, Fang Xing activated his Gang Qi and quickly began the Refinement.

A Top Grade Spiritual Treasure was not easy to refine.

But for him, it wasn’t a big problem.

In half a day’s time, Fang Xing had completely refined the Celestial Secret Order.

Activating the Celestial Secret Order, an invisible force instantly covered his entire body, and all traces of his aura vanished.

’It’s at least on par with the concealment provided by my Primordial Spirit.’

Fang Xing roughly assessed it and made a judgment in his heart.

The Celestial Secret Order, besides concealing his own aura, had another, more important function: it could obscure celestial secrets.

Even if he encountered a Demon Emperor Level existence, as long as he kept his distance, he could easily evade them.

Although he had the strength to clash with a Grandmaster, Fang Xing didn’t want to fight one head-on unless absolutely necessary.

If he fought a Grandmaster with his current strength, he would have to pay a heavy price, even if he survived.

As for killing one, the possibility was even smaller.

Even with a sneak attack, his chances of success were less than fifty percent.

Martial Arts Grandmasters were the Demon Emperors among demons.

Upon stepping into this level, the improvements in all aspects were overwhelming.

The gap between Gang Qi and True Essence alone was not small.

True Qi, Gang Qi, True Essence!

The first two are gaseous, while the latter is liquid.

The power unleashed by a single drop of True Essence was far beyond what Gang Qi could compare to.

Even though he possessed Tenth Grade Gang Qi, it was at most equivalent to half the quality of True Essence.

It might not even be half; at most, it was only a third.

His encounter with the Demon Emperor was still vivid in his memory.

This gap, an almost overwhelming difference in power levels, was not so easily bridged.

His only advantage was the strength of his Flesh Body!

This was his greatest reliance.

Only by relying on the Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppression Force did he have the qualifications to clash with a Demon Emperor or Grandmaster Level expert.

He was well aware of this point.

Even if his Red Fire Divine Skill could harm a True Essence Grandmaster or Demon Emperor, they could still easily suppress him with their True Essence.

Before the Grandmaster realm, he could act with impunity relying on his mastery of the Red Fire Divine Skill.

But at the Grandmaster level, the advantage of this Divine Skill was diminishing.

The core of the Red Fire Divine Skill is its Flame Force.

It was only because he had cultivated the Sun Golden Flame that he could use its Golden Flame to cause some damage to a Grandmaster.

If it were the previous version of his Red Fire Divine Skill, it would have been completely useless against a True Essence Grandmaster or Demon Emperor.

The higher the level, the smaller the advantage provided by a single Martial Art becomes.

Relying on a single Divine Skill to dominate the world was nothing but a fantasy.

Those who could become a True Essence Grandmaster had all mastered Martial Arts and Divine Techniques at the Celestial Extreme Level.

Even with comparable Martial Arts, the gap between realms is impossible to overcome without equal Cultivation. It’s not something you can bridge with a simple declaration.

Even Divine Soul Secret Techniques would have a much smaller effect on a True Essence Grandmaster.

The Three Flowers Gathering at the Top was not just a symbol of a realm.

Condensing the Three Flowers greatly enhanced one’s defense on a mental and spiritual level.

To heavily damage or ambush a Divine Soul, the first requirement was to have the ability to instantly break through the Three Flowers’ barrier.

’It’s already late. I’ll set out tomorrow.’

Looking at the sky outside, Fang Xing put away the Celestial Secret Order and slowly closed his eyes.

At the same time, he quickly reviewed the information in his mind.

Starting with Celestial Star Prefecture was riskier, but the rewards were also quite astonishing.

If he could take care of this prefecture, he would have no problem reaching the Perfection stage of True Gang at the very least.

...

A night quickly passed.

The next day, early in the morning, Fang Xing rose and left the Demon Suppression Mansion.

To avoid attracting attention, Fang Xing used the Zongyi Ascension Step to go directly to Ten-Mile Slope outside the city.

Within a few steps, he vanished without a trace.