Chapter Ten: Pulling Off a Scam

  Kong Fang's cultivation lasted for three days, during which he didn't leave his dilapidated wooden hut except to eat. And every time he refined the law power, Kong Fang would disperse it again, tempering his body.

  Kong Fang was immersed in surprise every day, just because his body had been getting stronger all along.

  Judging from his appearance, Kong Fang's body didn't seem to have changed much, still looking very thin and frail, as if a gust of wind could blow him away. However, within this seemingly fragile body lay an unstoppable and terrifying power that couldn't be ignored.

  This cultivation continued until the third night, when Kong Fang finally stopped.

  Clutching his fists tightly, he felt a surge of powerful energy within him. A faint smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of Kong Fang's mouth.

  "My body is much stronger than before, and what's even more astonishing is that my strength has increased by a dozen times or so. Now, I'm not afraid of even some inner disciples who have just entered the Lingyun stage and cultivated their internal energy." Kong Fang was filled with joy in his heart, as having a strong body and power was the foundation for survival. Now, Kong Fang also had some ability to protect himself, and he naturally felt elated.

  "Huh?" Suddenly, Kong Fang's eyebrows furrowed, and the smile on his face quickly disappeared, replaced by a somewhat icy demeanor.

  "These people are really relentless, they've been guarding my house for three days." A surge of anger rose uncontrollably in Kong Fang's heart. Anyone would feel uncomfortable being watched like this, let alone by enemies.

  "Zhao Yong's heart is still firm enough." Kong Fang let out a cold hum, and his eyes flashed with an even colder light. "After my body became stronger, I haven't tried its power yet. Let me first practice on these two small fries. If I can also lure out Zhao Yong, it would be perfect to take down this enemy once and for all, eliminating any future troubles."

  Thinking that he could use the power of this world to kill his enemies, Kong Fang's heart didn't have a single unusual thought, but instead had strong excitement and agitation. This state even surprised Kong Fang himself, as if he was born for this world, rather than being a person from Earth who was controlled by the powerful national machine and followed rules and conventions.

  "With only three days left until the assessment, I'll take advantage of this period to get rid of Zhao Yong. If he becomes an inner disciple later on, it will be much more troublesome to deal with him." After thinking for over ten minutes, Kong Fang made up his mind. "The original owner of this body had picked up a Qingming Stone in the 'Sanxing Mountain' outside the Qizong Sect by chance. This time, I need to lure Zhao Yong out, so I must leave the Qizong Sect again, and Sanxing Mountain will be my destination for tomorrow."

  Kong Fang chose San Xing Mountain as the destination for this trip, not just because the original owner of this body had obtained Qing Ming Stone from there. In fact, there was a deeper reason. That is, through occasional observations over the past few days, Kong Fang discovered that those disciples who had obtained good equipment materials had all secretly left the sect in this direction. The first place they arrived at after leaving the sect was indeed 'San Xing Mountain'.

  As a result, Kong Fang was extremely curious about San Xing Shan.

  Having thought of a way to deal with these few opponents, Kong Fang let the two outside continue to monitor him. Moreover, at this time when no one was monitoring, he couldn't set up an ambush to lure Zhao Yong away from Qi Zong to kill him.

  Before, Kong Fang was afraid that Zhao Yong would make a move on him. Now he's actually hoping for Zhao Yong to make a move. It has to be said, with real power, his confidence has increased greatly, even his mindset has changed.

  No more hesitation, Kong Fang restarted his cultivation. Although the effect of using magic to refine his body had weakened a lot now, his body was still improving after all, and Kong Fang wouldn't waste any time.

  In the second half of the night, Kong Fang stopped cultivating again.

  Kong Fang sat cross-legged on a wooden bed with one hand propping up his head, and a thoughtful look in his eyes.

  "The method of refining the soul not only can condense and refine the divine soul, but also make it stronger. And the divine soul is a prerequisite for cultivating the Tao, only with a strong divine soul can one absorb the power of heaven and earth, and the stronger the divine soul, the faster the absorption of the power of heaven and earth. However, to transform the absorbed power of heaven and earth into magical powers, one needs to cultivate techniques, the better the technique, the faster the transformation of magical powers."

  "I now possess an extremely powerful soul refining technique, but my cultivation method is extremely poor, which undoubtedly slows down my cultivation speed. Others' cultivation speed depends on the strength of their soul refining technique, but I'm the opposite, being restricted by the cultivation method that others least care about."

  Kong Fang shook his head helplessly, "The cultivation method I'm using now is to stimulate the talent of novice disciples, but it's not suitable for cultivation. It seems that after becoming an inner disciple, I'll have to find a way to get a good cultivation method. At that time, I'll go to Tianji Hall to take a look and see if I can find something suitable to do to accumulate some contributions to the sect, so as to exchange for a good cultivation method."

  It's no wonder that Kong Fang is worried, with the extremely powerful Soul Refining Method, Kong Fang's divine soul grows many times faster than others. After his divine soul becomes stronger, Kong Fang naturally absorbs the power of heaven and earth at a much faster rate. However, absorbing so much power from heaven and earth can't be fully refined into magical powers, it can only be wasted in vain, anyone would not be able to bear it.

  It's like having a mountain of gold in front of you, and all you need to do is move it to make it yours. But unfortunately, I don't have the strength to do so, and can only take it one small piece at a time, which is undoubtedly a kind of torture.

  The cultivation method that can be passed on to others is the soul-refining technique, so ordinary people rarely pay attention to cultivating techniques. However, when it comes to Kong Fang's place, it's completely turned around. Fortunately, the cultivation technique is far less valuable than the soul-refining technique, and with Kong Fang's efforts, he can still obtain a pretty good cultivation technique.

  Of course, if you want a very good cultivation technique, then it's unlikely.

  "Cultivating skills can wait, let's deal with the present situation first." Kong Fang got down from the wooden bed and took a glance at the pale sky outside the wooden hut.

  In this world, the night sky has no stars at all. To see the stars, one must break through layer after layer of restraints and fly to a very high and distant place to be able to see them. Those who can achieve this are not ordinary people, but these strong individuals may not necessarily pass on their teachings, which makes the Soul Refining Method even more precious.

  Fortunately, a faint layer of light occasionally appears in the night sky, so that the world's nights are not always pitch black.

  Kong Fang deliberately made a little noise in the wooden house, pretending to be packing his things. He wanted the people monitoring outside to know that he was preparing to leave with Zuo Rong.

  As long as the two men outside understood this, Zhao Yong would naturally get the news soon. Kong Fang hoped to take advantage of this opportunity to lure Zhao Yong out, so that he could eliminate all threats.

  Since Zhao Yong learned that Kong Fang's refining materials were destroyed, he sent two people to monitor Kong Fang. Tonight, it happened to be Qian Ziguang and Wang Huan who monitored Kong Fang.

  These days of alternate surveillance made Qian Ziguo and then Wang Hao unbearable, and the hatred in his heart for Kong Fang naturally rose several levels.

  Suddenly, a faint sound came from the wooden house, and the two sleepy people were startled awake. The two quickly climbed up the small mound, using the dim light in the night sky to carefully observe the situation inside the wooden house.

  When the two men were certain that Kong Fang was packing his things in the wooden house, they became thoroughly excited.

  "That damned Kung Fang can't hold on any longer, it looks like he's going to make a run for it." Qian Ziguo suddenly sneered.

  "We can't let him die easily, otherwise our hard work for the past few days would be in vain. I want to repay the torture I've suffered over the past few days a hundredfold, a thousandfold to him." Wang Hao said gritting his teeth beside him.

  "As long as he leaves the temple, he's not someone we can take advantage of. With his weak and small body, one hand is enough to deal with him. Now, hurry back and tell Young Master about this." Qian Ziguo said immediately.

  Wang Hao was taken aback by these words and then retorted: "Why don't you go back and tell the young master?"

  In the eyes of the two, Kong Fang was not their opponent at all. If Kong Fang escaped immediately after one person left, the credit would undoubtedly fall to the person who stayed behind to monitor him. Whether it was Wang Hao or Qian Ziguo, they both wanted to take this credit for themselves, so neither of them wanted to leave here at this time.

  The two of them argued for a long time, but neither of them wanted to leave. In the end, they came up with a compromise: neither of them would leave, and they would both grab Kong Fang together, sharing the credit equally.

  Two men were eagerly waiting for Kong Fang to escape, so they could use Kong Fang's life to gain merit. But who knew that after a slight movement was heard from the wooden house, it fell silent again, and until dawn, Kong Fang did not leave the wooden house. This made Qian Ziguo and Wang Hao, who had been excited all night and were ready to take credit, so angry that they almost rushed into the wooden house to ask Kong Fang why he didn't escape.