I Can Strengthen Everything

Having dealt with the young Daoist, Fang Xing stepped directly into the courtyard.

At that moment, inside the house, a middle-aged Daoist in a blue Daoist Robe appeared in Fang Xing's sight.

"Who might you be?"

The middle-aged Daoist's face was filled with vigilance.

"I've come to borrow something," Fang Xing said, his expression indifferent, his tone calm.

The middle-aged Daoist watched him with a grim expression, the True Qi within his body stirring restlessly.

"What do you want to borrow?"

"Your head!"

"ROAR—!"

The moment his voice fell, a Dragon's Roar erupted. The air compressed, and an intense, suffocating pressure washed over him. Even though the middle-aged Daoist was prepared, he could feel the aura of death.

Horrified, he forcefully channeled his power. His True Qi erupted, forming a massive hand to counter the attack.

"PUFF—!!!"

But in the next instant, a sharp pain struck him. An overwhelming Divine Power shattered his True Qi hand. He spat out a mouthful of blood as his body was violently thrown back into the room.

His chest was caved in. The Divine Power invaded his body, feeling as if it were tearing his internal organs apart.

Before he could even take a breath, a dark light flashed, and a fist shot toward him at astonishing speed.

BOOM—!!!

A single punch pierced through his body and shattered his heart. Fang Xing withdrew his fist. The middle-aged Daoist before him lay motionless on the ground, his life aura completely gone.

After taking the Storage Pouch, Fang Xing circulated his True Qi.

"VMMMM—!!!"

In an instant, the Extreme Red Flame enveloped the body. Within a few breaths, it completed the Refinement, and a powerful Qi Blood Essence appeared before him.

Putting away the Qi Blood Essence, a slight smile appeared on Fang Xing's face.

'Another Qi Blood Essence from a True Qi Perfect Realm expert.'

Just as he finished the Refinement of the Daoist, the sound of something slicing through the air came from outside.

Fang Xing stepped out of the room. In the courtyard, four figures appeared in his line of sight.

'They're all here… Perfect.'

Fang Xing glanced over the four of them, and a bone-chilling aura suddenly swept out.

The Life-taking Demon Saber manifested!

A powerful Killing Intent enveloped everything!

"SCHWING—!"

The saber slashed out abruptly.

The four men's expressions changed drastically. With no time to think, they immediately channeled their power and unleashed their Ultimate Skills.

A Claw Mark, Sword Qi, Sword Qi, and a Fist Seal!

However…

Before the Life-taking Demon Saber, their combined attack seemed pale and powerless.

"BOOM—!!!"

A massive explosion echoed through the courtyard, and the four figures were sent flying out of it.

All three of them were killed, except for the one at the True Qi Perfect Realm.

The Heart of Slaughter in his body pulsed, absorbing all the Killing Intent. Its color deepened by a fraction.

Looking at the last, dying Daoist at True Qi Perfection, Fang Xing took a step and vanished from his spot.

"CRACK—!"

With the sound of breaking bones, a punch pierced his heart. Even the powerful Life Force of a True Qi Perfection expert was completely extinguished by this single blow.

His life aura dissipated.

His heart was shattered.

He couldn't be any more dead.

The Heart of Slaughter trembled slightly as his Killing Intent rose once more.

As the crimson energy entered his body, Fang Xing glanced at his panel.

Name: Fang Xing

Cultivation: True Qi Seventh Layer!

Enhancement Level: Five-Star (3%)

Enhancement Points: 773,894.

'Not bad.'

Looking at the Enhancement Points on the panel, Fang Xing smiled with satisfaction.

In this wave, he had reaped over 400,000 more Enhancement Points.

Adding the 450,000-plus Enhancement Points from Black Mountain County, that was over 800,000 in total.

He had spent 100,000 Enhancement Points, but still had over 770,000 left.

'Four more strongholds…'

'The rewards shouldn't be small.'

Fang Xing lifted his gaze, his eyes burning with a fiery passion as he looked into the distance.

He retracted his gaze and quickly cleaned up. The Extreme Red Flame performed its Refinement, and four Qi Blood Essences were added to his collection.

Although the Essence from refining Late Stage of True Qi and True Qi Peak experts wasn't as good as those from the Perfection Realm, it was still a decent haul that could strengthen his True Qi and raise his Cultivation.

The boost to one's True Qi from enhancing a Divine Essence was absolutely unparalleled.

With the Refinement complete, Fang Xing scouted the entire White Cloud Temple.

He couldn't let the small fry of the Evil Cult go to waste, so he took care of them all.

There were also some treasures in the Daoist Temple's storehouse. Fang Xing didn't stand on ceremony and took them all.

Once he had thoroughly cleaned the place and confirmed that no one had slipped through the net, Fang Xing finally left the White Cloud Temple.

With the second stronghold eliminated, Fang Xing proceeded to the next one.

...

「Three days passed.」

Cang Province.

Nanqing Prefecture, Baiyun County.

Fang Xing's figure appeared on the main road outside the county.

Looking at Baiyun County Town, Fang Xing's eyes swept over the area.

Of the five Black Death Sect strongholds, the one in Baiyun County was now his last target.

After clearing the first stronghold at White Cloud Temple, he had swept through three more strongholds in three days.

Each of these three strongholds had at least two Evil Cult Elders at True Qi Realm Perfection.

From these three strongholds, he had accumulated over 900,000 Enhancement Points.

His total Enhancement Points had now reached over 1,700,000.

Over 1.7 million Enhancement Points—this was an unprecedented peak for him.

He had also refined a great number of Qi Blood Essences.

He had eleven Qi Blood Essences from True Qi Realm Perfection experts alone!

The rest of the Qi Blood Essences were from cultivators at a minimum of the Late Stage of True Qi Realm.

His gaze swept over Baiyun County as the location of the final stronghold surfaced in his mind.

It was located on the outskirts of the town.

Fang Xing moved quickly and soon arrived in front of a mansion.

Its courtyard walls stood over twenty feet high.

This mansion was the last stronghold of the Black Death Sect.

He scanned the mansion with his Spiritual Power, taking in the entire situation. Fang Xing couldn't help but frown.

The entire mansion was empty. Not only were there no big fish, but there wasn't even a single minnow.

It was completely deserted.

'Could they have gotten wind of this and moved out ahead of time?'

Fang Xing's brow furrowed tightly.

He had wiped out the other strongholds in just three days; his speed was absolutely breakneck.

But he was still a step too late. His targets were not at the final stronghold.

After scanning it carefully one more time with his Mental Power, Fang Xing had to confirm that his targets were indeed not in the mansion.

'What a shame…'

Fang Xing sighed. He was a step too late, and there was nothing to be done about it.

Without any intelligence on where they had moved, he was completely helpless.

"Tsk tsk, yesterday's battle was really earth-shattering. So exciting."

"Yeah, I heard that person was from a Martial Dao Upper Sect. That makes them a big shot."

"I can't believe that Evil Cult managed to sneak in here. Heh heh, but they still got wiped out. So satisfying."

Just as Fang Xing was about to leave, his ears twitched. He looked toward the corner of a nearby street where several beggars were talking, and his gaze sharpened.

'Someone stole my kill?'