I Can Strengthen Everything

Peak of Dark Force!

’The improvement is pretty good.’

When the courtyard gate opened and he saw Fang Xing, Xu Zhengxiong’s face lit up with excitement.

He hadn’t quite believed it when one of his men reported seeing Fang Xing, but he had come anyway. He never expected that Fang Xing was truly back.

"Sir."

Xu Zhengxiong suppressed his joy and bowed deeply. Fang Xing reached out, helping him up with a smile. "Uncle Xu, it’s been a while. Don’t be such a stranger. Just call me by my name—I’m not holding any official post right now."

Huh?

Hearing Fang Xing’s last sentence, Xu Zhengxiong froze. He stared at him, stunned. "Sir, what do you mean? Didn’t you go to the Observatory?"

Xu Zhengxiong asked, his face a picture of confusion.

"Come in and have a seat."

Fang Xing just smiled. Full of doubt, Xu Zhengxiong entered the courtyard. Fang Xing retrieved a cup of water from his Storage Pouch and placed it before him. A wisp of True Qi coiled around it, and the water instantly came to a boil.

"Sir, are you no longer working for the Observatory?" Xu Zhengxiong asked tentatively, holding the cup.

Fang Xing shook his head. "Not exactly. I’m still with the Observatory, but I’ve been transferred from Jiang Province to Cang Province."

"!!!"

Cang Province!

Hearing this, Xu Zhengxiong’s expression hardened. He looked at Fang Xing. "Sir, I’ve heard the situation in Cang Province is dire. I hear the Demon Evil Cult runs rampant there."

"It’s manageable. The situation in Cang Province is just a bit chaotic, that’s all," Fang Xing said nonchalantly.

Xu Zhengxiong beamed at him. "Sir, to be transferred to the Cang Province Observatory, that must have been a promotion, right?"

"You could call it a promotion," Fang Xing agreed with a slight nod.

’As expected...’

Xu Zhengxiong was filled with emotion. ’The Constable who once served under me has now reached a height I could never hope to touch.’

’If not for their past connection, I probably wouldn’t even be qualified to see him.’

"Sir... what is your cultivation level now?" Xu Zhengxiong asked, his curiosity getting the better of him.

"Just the True Qi Realm."

"The True Qi Realm!!!"

Hearing this, Xu Zhengxiong felt a tremor in his heart.

’He calls that "just"?’

’My heavens, that’s a transcendent state of being!’

Gazing at Fang Xing, Xu Zhengxiong’s mind was in turmoil.

"Sir, are you back on a mission? If you are, please give the order. Everyone in Qingshan County, all the constables, will be at your command," Xu Zhengxiong said with a solemn expression.

Fang Xing shook his head. "I just came back to visit this time, no mission. By the way, how is everyone else?"

Xu Zhengxiong’s expression tightened slightly. He looked at Fang Xing and took a deep breath.

"Most everyone is doing well. It’s just..."

"Speak freely," Fang Xing said.

Xu Zhengxiong looked at him, his expression shifting. He gritted his teeth. "Sir, please don’t be angry when you hear this, but... Xu Le... he... he’s dead."

VWOOM—!

The moment Xu Zhengxiong spoke, Fang Xing’s expression froze. A terrifying pressure swept through the courtyard.

The immense pressure washed over him, and Xu Zhengxiong’s face filled with terror. In that instant, he felt as if he were facing a colossal mountain that supported the heavens, a feeling that the world itself was about to crush him.

The pressure was a twofold assault, crushing both his mind and his Flesh Body. His face went pale, and he found he couldn’t even move or speak.

Fang Xing’s aura was so overwhelming that it pinned him in place, and a powerful sense of suffocation rose in his chest.

’This... Is this his power now...?’ A storm raged in Xu Zhengxiong’s heart.

Compared to the Fang Xing he once knew, his power had undergone a world-shattering transformation.

This aura far surpassed that of an ordinary True Qi Realm cultivator.

Under this oppressive aura, it felt as though his internal organs, every inch of his muscles and bones, were about to be torn to shreds at any moment.

The Fang Xing before him was like a Deity, radiating an imposing majesty that suppressed all creation.

Just as he felt he was about to suffocate, the overwhelming pressure suddenly vanished. Yet, a bone-chilling coldness now permeated the air.

"When did he die?"

The icy voice, devoid of any emotion, reached Xu Zhengxiong’s ears.

Looking at Fang Xing’s utterly expressionless face, Xu Zhengxiong couldn’t help but shudder.