Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 2244 - 2226: A Grand Gift?

"Elder Xu, follow us back first. I, along with many elders, will think of a solution for you." Watching the poisoned Elder Xu, even though Xiao Tianrong wanted to investigate further, he didn’t dare to, thinking that if something really happened to Elder Xu, it would be a blow to the entire Holy Soul Sect, and the other elders might harbor ill feelings because of it.

"Alright, I’ll go back with everyone." Elder Xu was also very upset. He hadn’t expected the situation to escalate to this point. But now, he could only return with the Sect Master, hoping to come up with a solution with everyone’s help.

Feeling helpless, the group could only rise into the air together and swiftly head towards the members of the Holy Soul Sect.

After a few hours, they finally found the sect members. After explaining the situation, the many elders in the group began to think of ways for Elder Xu. It must be said that there was considerable talent within the Holy Soul Sect. Among them, there was an elder skilled in alchemy who, after analyzing the properties of the poison, devised a targeted solution. Although it didn’t completely cure the poison, it could at least ensure that Elder Xu’s Gang Qi wouldn’t continue to dissipate. Achieving this was already quite a feat.

Moreover, most importantly, they had all confirmed one thing: this poison was an extremely special one, capable of being transmitted only through contact. With this understanding, Elder Xu could only separate from the rest to prevent this powerful poison from infecting others.

To this end, Xiao Tianrong gathered all managing elders and instructed them, "Pass down my orders. During the later stages of the expedition, one must not let one’s guard down. Always be cautious. I suspect someone is targeting our Holy Soul Sect!"

"Yes!"

"Yes, Sect Master!"

...

Many managing elders responded, indicating they understood Xiao Tianrong’s arrangements. They also knew how important this was — no one wanted anything to happen to the Holy Soul Sect. After addressing this matter, everyone began arranging related affairs.

But what none of them could have expected was that the ensuing events would render them incapable of caution.

On the first day, the group attacked a small sect. Strangely, two sect disciples stepped on two nails. The deadly poison on those nails claimed the lives of two Human Immortal Realm Peak disciples in less than an hour!

On the second day, during the attack on a medium-sized sect, a self-detonation formation of the sect caught them by surprise, injuring many. Although not fatal, it caused severe injuries. What frustrated them even more was that the medium-sized sect had already evacuated, leaving only illusions behind!

On the third day, as they passed through a town, the continuous frustration over several days drove them mad. Seeing someone selling wine by the roadside, they all bought some. But no one anticipated that the town’s wine would be problematic, causing a dozen of those who drank it to vomit and have diarrhea, leaving them exhausted!

...

In the following half a month, the entire Holy Soul Sect’s expedition force encountered various incidents. For instance, when walking by the roadside, they were suddenly hurt by inexplicably triggered formations. Or mysterious venomous snakes appeared out of nowhere during breaks, or inexplicable disappearances occurred while resupplying in towns...

In short, during this more than fortnight period, an invisible fear engulfed the entire expedition force, oppressing everyone’s spirits as no one knew when unimaginable dangers or traps might appear. The opponent’s tactics were excessively perverse, leaving them defenseless and pervasive!

The entire expedition force was like walking on thin ice, yet even so, they couldn’t prevent the inevitable from happening. In just over two weeks, nearly a hundred had been killed or wounded! Facing such circumstances, Xiao Tianrong felt like spitting blood because from beginning to end, they had no clue who the adversary was, as if the enemy was always watching them and could strike at any moment!

Now everyone in the Holy Soul Sect was on the verge of madness. At this point, they were absolutely convinced that the perpetrator couldn’t be from the Nine Esteemed Heavens Domain, for such experts couldn’t possibly exist there. But as to who was targeting the Holy Soul Sect, they remained clueless, biting their teeth and pushing through. Everyone was upset and distressed, trying to come up with countermeasures, but no method was effective.

On the other side, Fang Yan and Li Xing sat together drinking tea, both sporting delighted smiles.

"Fang Yan, I’m really impressed! How do you even come up with all this?" Li Xing looked at Fang Yan, expressing his admiration. He was astounded by Fang Yan’s displayed strategy. He never thought Fang Yan could devise such brilliant plans, leaving the Holy Soul Sect defenseless day after day without repeating a single tactic. It was akin to the strategies of an Immortal. How was Fang Yan’s mind so formidable!

"Senior Brother, these are all passed down from your magical little junior brother. He inherited an entire set of assassination techniques from Earth. To be honest, there are hundreds of methods, and I’m just using a small part of them creatively." Fang Yan responded with a smile to Li Xing’s praise, considering these things exceedingly simple.

"Amazing, it’s truly incredible. I never imagined that the study of assassination and murder on Earth had reached this level. Such methods are indeed divine strokes. I’m very curious about how it would be if every method were deployed!" Li Xing marveled sincerely once more. He had witnessed the events unfold in these past few days. With his mindset, he couldn’t fathom Fang Yan’s ideas. It’s truly not the Holy Soul Sect’s fault for suffering so — even he couldn’t think of them, so how could the Holy Soul Sect?

"Senior Brother, you don’t understand the environment over on Earth. The region is much smaller than here in the Immortal Realm, with a much larger population. So it’s normal to have such developed assassination and killer methods." Fang Yan looked at Li Xing, shaking his head. But then his expression shifted as he continued, "But the following operations won’t be easy. The Holy Soul Sect has raised their guard to the highest level. In such a situation, for us to succeed again won’t be so easy."

"What, did you find something?" Li Xing immediately asked when he heard Fang Yan say this.

"In my Divine Sense observation, the people of the Holy Soul Sect no longer dare to act alone. Besides, Xiao Tianrong has also made such arrangements..." Fang Yan disclosed to Li Xing what he had observed through Divine Sense, aiming to let Li Xing recognize the shift in circumstances, while also urging Li Xing to be more cautious in future actions.

After hearing Fang Yan’s explanation, Li Xing’s expression changed too. He understood what Fang Yan’s words implied. He knew what Fang Yan intended to convey and pondered seriously before asking Fang Yan, "What should we do next?"

"We need to be even more cautious from now on. Otherwise, the consequences could be unimaginable. My suggestion is to lay low for a few days, making them think we’re not going to act anymore. Once they let down their guard, we strike and vanquish them." Fang Yan revealed his plan to Li Xing.

"That’s right, that’s indeed a good approach, catching them by surprise!" Li Xing nodded at Fang Yan’s words but then asked, "Then what should we do during these few days?"

"It’s simple. During these days, let’s take a break and gather the materials we might need. I want to prepare a big gift for the Holy Soul Sect members." Fang Yan answered with a smile at this time, as he wouldn’t give up easily on dealing with the Holy Soul Sect. His goal was to hurt the Holy Soul Sect badly enough to prevent them from continuing their expeditions!

"A big gift? What kind of gift?" Li Xing’s eyes lit up upon hearing Fang Yan’s words, immediately asking what he meant by that.

"What do you think if those people rushed into a sect’s base, only to be met with a super explosion equivalent to an Earth Immortal at the late stage self-destructing? How many of the Holy Soul Sect people would survive?" Fang Yan replied with a smile, but his smile was cold, exuding a murderous aura.

"Ah! You... you can do that?" Li Xing was stunned hearing Fang Yan’s mention of a big gift. A super explosion equivalent to an Earth Immortal at the late stage self-destructing — if that power could happen, even if the Holy Soul Sect defends against it, they might still be heavily harmed. Such a level of explosion would be akin to a natural disaster. Fang Yan’s plan seemed enormous. If he didn’t know Fang Yan wasn’t prone to exaggeration, he couldn’t imagine what methods could create such an explosion.

"Actually, this method is straightforward. For example, have you ever thought about detonating the energy inside a powerful Demon Core with formations? If you feel the power of one Demon Core is too weak, then what if a pile of Demon Immortal Realm Demon Cores are detonated together?" Fang Yan spoke to Li Xing with a casual tone, but his words carried a chilling intent.

"Ah..." Fang Yan’s words instantly enlightened Li Xing about what Fang Yan was scheming. Typically, Demon Cores are used for alchemy as the pure energy within them can enhance the quality of Elixirs. But no one considered the detonative potential. If Fang Yan’s method was feasible, simultaneous explosions of a pile of Demon Immortal Realm Demon Cores — who could predict the power? Such events had never been attempted before...

Even if unheard and unseen, Li Xing could roughly estimate the terrifying extent of such an explosive ritual. Achieving the power equivalent to an Earth Immortal late-stage cultivator’s self-destruction was entirely possible!

"Come on, let’s spend these few days gathering more Demon Cores. As long as there are enough, I could wipe out the entire Holy Soul Sect team!" Fang Yan, looking at Li Xing, smiled while speaking, intent on no longer deliberating other matters. Searching for Demon Cores was now the primary task.

"Yes, let’s go find Demon Cores!" Li Xing, having heard Fang Yan, regained his senses, promptly following Fang Yan to hunt for Demon Cores...