I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 334 - 274: No Need to Worry

"The mysterious Spirit Refiner... what I want to know now is, is he really from the Celestial Cloud Sect?" Pang Feng asked, looking into Lu Yaoling’s eyes.

As time passed.

The mysterious Spirit Refiner’s continued absence made Pang Feng increasingly doubt that he was truly from the Celestial Cloud Sect.

When his own Sect Leader had first told him about the mysterious Spirit Refiner, he hadn’t fully believed the word of the Soul Destruction Hall Master from the Celestial Demon Sect.

He had only agreed to their request for support because he had to consider the possibility, however small, along with feedback from some of their affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences.

"Of course," Lu Yaoling nodded firmly.

Lu Yaoling’s face gave nothing away.

And Pang Feng had good reason to ask.

"There’s something I don’t quite understand. I was hoping you could clarify it for me, Brother Lu."

"Please, go on, Brother Feng."

"If the mysterious Spirit Refiner is really from the Celestial Cloud Sect, he should have made a move by now, whether in your Celestial Demon Sect’s territory or our Demon Spirit Sect’s."

In fact, Pang Feng had been expecting the mysterious Spirit Refiner to show up and cause trouble in the Demon Spirit Sect’s territory.

Some of the Demon Spirit Sect’s affiliated influences were far weaker than Vortex Cave. If the mysterious Spirit Refiner were to appear on their side, they would almost certainly be in trouble.

He had even laid a few traps, waiting for the mysterious Spirit Refiner to take the bait.

"If you ask me, Brother Feng, you’re overthinking this. In my opinion, it makes more sense for the mysterious Spirit Refiner to be laying low right now, not making a move."

"The best time to act is during periods of turmoil, not peace." Pang Feng immediately refuted him, laying out his reasoning. "The destruction of your Celestial Demon Sect’s affiliate, the Feng Family, happened because you decided to expand your operations right after the Stone Demon Sect made their move."

"And the fall of Vortex Cave? That was also during your all-out offensive. The mysterious Spirit Refiner acted during those times. But what about before, during the periods of peace or minor skirmishes? Did he make an appearance then?"

"So, Brother Lu, do you still dare claim the reason the mysterious Spirit Refiner has been inactive is because he’s simply ’laying low’?"

Pang Feng spoke with clear logic and evidence.

This was why he believed that if the Demon Spirit Sect increased its cooperation with the Celestial Demon Sect, the so-called mysterious Spirit Refiner from Celestial Cloud Sect would very likely retaliate by destroying one of their own affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences.

The fact that the mysterious Spirit Refiner hadn’t appeared yet could only mean one thing: the chances of him being a Celestial Cloud Sect cultivator were slim. It’s far more likely he comes from another Core Formation Sect of Spirit Refiners, or perhaps even a Nascent Soul Influence like the Purple Mist Sect.

Lu Yaoling was silent for a moment.

Pang Feng had a point.

At a time like this, he knew he couldn’t just remain silent.

"Brother Feng, even so, we can’t completely rule out the possibility that the mysterious Spirit Refiner is from the Celestial Cloud Sect."

"You’re not wrong, Brother Lu. But the Demon Spirit Sect will not pay a huge price to attack the Celestial Cloud Sect based on a mere possibility. So, for the time being, let’s just let things lie."

With that, Pang Feng directly rejected the entire purpose of Lu Yaoling’s visit.

Hearing this, Lu Yaoling was silent again for a moment.

Pang Feng had refused, yes, but Lu Yaoling felt he could still make one last push.

"Your Demon Spirit Sect is already openly supporting the Celestial Demon Sect’s actions. Your conflict with the Celestial Cloud Sect has deepened... Brother Feng, please don’t misunderstand. There isn’t a hint of a threat in my words. I just want to know: is there truly no possibility of increasing the pressure on the Celestial Cloud Sect now?"

"A possibility? Of course there is."

"Please, Brother Feng, do tell."

"If you, Brother Lu, can persuade the Dragon Demon Palace to join us, our path will be much easier. With the combined power of three great sects, would you still fear being unable to destroy the Celestial Cloud Sect? Unable to destroy this mysterious Spirit Refiner of yours, or that Fang Yun, who has a minuscule chance of reaching Core Formation?"

As he spoke, a wide smile spread across Pang Feng’s face, and his tone turned mocking.

He meant nothing else by it; he just wanted to taunt Lu Yaoling a little.

’His Cultivation is still stuck at the peak of the mid-stage of Core Formation, yet for such a slim possibility, he wants to go all-out against the Celestial Cloud Sect—a sect that now has five Core Formation cultivators, including a Sword Cultivator.’

This time, in the face of Pang Feng’s words, Lu Yaoling’s silence was even longer.

’First of all, the condition Pang Feng laid out was simply impossible to meet.’

’The Dragon Demon Palace would never send forces to help them deal with the Celestial Cloud Sect.’

’It wasn’t that the Dragon Demon Palace had a bad relationship with their Celestial Demon Sect. Rather, the territory bordering the Dragon Demon Palace was also home to a Core Formation Sect of Spirit Refiners.’

’The Celestial Soaring Sect!’

’So, just like them, the Dragon Demon Palace had its own Spirit Refiner sect to contend with.’

’If the Dragon Demon Palace came to support them, the Celestial Soaring Sect would surely make a move. There weren’t many Spirit Refiner Core Formation Sects in the Qionglin Domain, and they tended to cooperate closely with one another.’

’This was especially true for the four major Spirit Refiner Core Formation Sects: the Celestial Cloud Sect, the Celestial Soaring Sect, Star Moon Valley, and the Vast Sea Sect.’

’Besides the issue with the Dragon Demon Palace, Pang Feng had also taken a jab at him personally.’

These were the reasons for his long silence.

"Brother Lu, do you have something to say? Or perhaps you can persuade the Dragon Demon Palace after all?" Pang Feng spoke again, breaking Lu Yaoling’s long silence.

Lu Yaoling shook his head.

’Anything he could say would be useless now.’

’Damn old fox!’

"Let’s leave it at that for today," Lu Yaoling said, steadying himself.

"Very well." Pang Feng nodded, then called out, "Sect Leader Luo, see our guest out."