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Chapter 6: Brothers for Life
Chapter 6: Brothers for Life
After hearing all this, Fang Che finally understood.
He felt speechless, "This matter, it's not as complicated as it seems. It's just two families plotting against each other."
But then again, it wasn't simple either; it was full of twists and turns.
"The Su Family's arrangements are truly... colorful. They have their measures and backup plans; I'm impressed."
Fang Che sighed, "If it weren't for me, you would have succeeded. Alas, what a pity."
Then he asked the question that piqued his interest, "That messenger from the Unity Sect, the one with the Quintessence Worm, what's his name? What does he look like? What's his cultivation level?"
"Oh, Sun Yuan? A Grandmaster-level cultivator? Wearing a white robe? Thin and gaunt? Pointy face? With a mole on his upper lip? Tsk, this guy's disguise is quite good, walking openly on the continent."
Fang Che hummed in response.
He was well aware that as a subordinate unit of the Sole Truth Sect, the Unity Sect's actions would undoubtedly be shady.
And this Sun Yuan, who could walk openly on the continent, must have an extremely well-hidden fake identity. He might even have a positive image on the surface.
This made the situation interesting.
"Brother Su," Fang Che said.
He sighed, expressing his regret, "It seems it's time to say goodbye."
"Don't kill me, please, don't kill me..." Su Yue begged, tears streaming down his face.
"Brother Su," Fang Che said. "Rest assured and leave. Don't worry about the Su Family's affairs. As your best brother, I'll take care of everything for you."
Fang Che thrust his sword into Su Yue's chest, stirring his heart and wrist, and said in a didactic tone, "A man must learn to let go. We're born to die. What's the difference between dying early or late? You need to open your mind."
Su Yue's eyes bulged with anger as he stared at Fang Che, blood foaming at his mouth. He struggled, "I won't let you off even as a ghost..."
Before he could finish, he breathed his last.
"Even as a ghost..."
Fang Che sighed, "Why do you think it'll be so easy... Where will you find a chance to be a ghost?"
A milky white shadow hovered in the air.
It was the spirit of the Golden Horned Serpent.
The soul energy particles of the Su Family members were absorbed one by one.
A satisfying burp followed.
This nearly dissipated soul power, which humans couldn't grasp, was a nourishing feast for the Golden Horned Serpent, a unique spiritual body.
"Is it all clean now?" Fang Che asked, "Make sure there aren't any living ones left, that's very important."
The Golden Horned Serpent nodded obsequiously, its body still trembling.
The demon lord before him was the one who could have easily killed him at his peak! As expected, he was still as terrifying as ever.
Over a hundred people died without a sound—terrifying!
"Check again. Especially for Su Yue's soul, make sure it's completely gone. After all, he'll be my brother for life from now on."
Fang Che instructed.
Then, with the help of the Golden Horned Serpent, he began to collect the spoils of war. Gold and silver ingots were set aside, while demon cores were stored separately, and weapons... buried somewhere.
These things were bad omens.
Anything that could reveal their identities was buried.
Then he dealt with the corpses.
"Damn tiring."
Fang Che filled in the last bit of soil and patted it down.
He jumped on the grave a few times.
"Speaking of which, you guys are indeed proud, making me personally bury you. I must say, this treatment is top-notch! If I die one day, I doubt you'd even send flowers, thinking about it, it's such a loss."
"Moreover, your family being together is a kind of happiness."
"Come, let's see what treasures the Hundred Poisons Demon Lord left behind!"
With the help of the Golden Horned Serpent, an insider, Fang Che thoroughly inspected the Hundred Poisons Demon Lord's treasure trove.
"Quite a collection of treasures!"
Piles of Spirit Crystals for cultivation, various secret manuals, rare materials, and exotic metals—a treasure trove indeed.
"It's a pity that aside from the lowest-grade Spirit Crystals, not many are suitable for my current cultivation level."
Fang Che smiled bitterly.
Even the lowest-grade Spirit Crystals would be a bit advanced for his current use.
But there were still surprises.
In the Hundred Poisons Demon Lord's lair, Fang Che discovered a Spirit Spring.
Although the Spirit Spring wasn't high-grade, it was usable for now, and the biggest surprise was a Sky Vein Scarlet Fruit within the spring.
The fruit had ripened, displaying a purplish-red hue.
And some of the familiar ones have also passed. Above, a pattern is revealed.
"It's been at least a thousand years, and this is truly a valuable item that can be used now. It can wash away the impurities and improve one's aptitude!"
The Sky Vein Crimson Fruit is precisely the type of item that can improve one's foundation and aptitude.
It was probably prepared by the Thousand Poison Devil Monarch for his descendants or successors.
"Last time, I was absolutely right to kill you, Thousand Poison. Otherwise, how could I have obtained this item now?"
Fang Che sighed.
He directly consumed the maximum limit: three fruits!
After consuming three, eating more would be useless.
There were still six fruits left on the Crimson Fruit tree.
Using the Boundless Scripture, he ate one.
After swallowing one, his body itched all over, and he began to secrete impurities.
After eating two, the secretions turned into a paste.
With three in his stomach, he rubbed his hands, and a worm-like shape formed, thick as a finger and seven inches long.
The strange smell suddenly became very authentic.
"Ugh!"
...
Fang Che finished his work and was surprised to find that his cultivation had improved by one level, reaching the third level of the Warrior rank.
"This Sky Vein Crimson Fruit is clearly not something that improves cultivation..."
Fang Che sighed. His cultivation was too low, and with just a little benefit, he had broken through.
He was truly too weak.
However, when he checked his aptitude, even he was amazed.
The Boundless Scripture, combined with the Sky Vein Crimson Fruit, had almost maximized the fruit's effectiveness. At least, he couldn't find any flaws in himself.
"But with my current top-notch aptitude, it should be enough to move that Sun Yuan messenger, hmm? Hmm, top-notch aptitude, and it has passed the test of the Quintessence Worm. After surviving the calamity, I am simply the dream candidate that Heaven has bestowed upon the Unity Sect."
...
Fang Che began to camouflage the cave.
After all, it had been destroyed by the Su Clan.
With so many spoils of war, he couldn't possibly carry them all.
"I really wish I had a spatial ring. Unfortunately, I don't have such an item in this lifetime."
Fang Che felt a bit melancholic. "I didn't have it in my previous life either."
Seeing that Fang Che was about to leave, the Golden Horned Serpent felt reluctant.
Although he was the enemy who had killed him, he was the first human with whom he could communicate after becoming a spirit body.
The loneliness and solitude had lasted too long.
"It's inconvenient for you to follow me into the city. I'm afraid you'll be caught by the Guardians soon, as a spirit body is considered an anomaly."
Fang Che comforted, "Just stay here and cultivate well. Take care of our home. Make good use of that spring for cultivation. When your cultivation reaches a high level and your spirit body becomes perfect, I'll think of a way to attach a weapon to you. Then you can follow me."
"Now that your spirit body has started to condense, you must cultivate to the point of invisibility as soon as possible."
Fang Che reminded.
Cultivating the spirit body first involves transforming from solid to void, allowing it to take shape. However, the next step is to return to the void; only after reshaping and becoming void again is it considered entering the path.
A visible spirit body is too easily discovered and scattered. Only by returning to the void can one ensure some safety.
The Golden Horned Serpent was delighted, flipping up and down.
Wow, I have a master again!
And he's even better than the previous one!
"Those venomous insects can be bred again as guards. The more, the better. We mustn't let this lair be discovered."
The Golden Horned Serpent nodded eagerly.
...
Fang Che dragged a deer down the mountain.
The deer's internal organs had been cleaned out.
Inside were six Sky Vein Crimson Fruits, a bag full of low-grade spirit crystals the size of fingernails, a bag of low-grade demonic beast cores, and gold and silver notes.
Apart from these, there was nothing else.
There were also high-grade and mid-grade spirit crystals, but he didn't take them because, firstly, there were too many, and secondly, before breaking through to the Innate stage, his meridians couldn't withstand the Innate spirit energy within the mid-grade and high-grade crystals.
The same was true for the demonic beast cores.
These items, if taken now, wouldn't be wealth but rather a source of trouble.
It was better to leave them here. Anyway, they could be retrieved at any time, and even if someone discovered and stole them, it would be much better than attracting trouble by bringing them back.
...
As expected, the horse was nowhere to be seen.
"Good luck, horse. I hope you weren't eaten."
Fang Che sincerely wished it well and then found a suitable target, yes, and stole a horse.
For Fang Che, his temperament was such that as long as the goal was right, he didn't mind the flaws of the process.
However, he left behind a silver note for one hundred taels and a small note.
"Borrowing a horse for a moment."
...
Upon returning to Verdant Wave City, it was already afternoon.
Fang Che rode into the city gate with a deer, his arrival causing quite a stir.
"Young Master Fang has returned from hunting deer? Which mountain's deer is this? It's so fat!"
The rotund gatekeeper at the city gate obviously knew this young master of the Fang Family, greeting him with a smile.
"Fat?"
Fang Che glanced at the other's belly.
The gatekeeper paused, then decided not to say anything.
With a dark expression, he said, "Let him pass!"
Watching Fang Che leave, the gatekeeper spat to the side, "This guy is so annoying!"
The crowd: ...Who asked you to say 'fat'?
He's just asking for trouble.
...
Fang Che returned home and entered the Fang Family compound, making his way to his own courtyard.
"Young Master Fang has hunted a deer? Looks like everyone will have a feast tonight."
The Fang Family's martial guard, his face full of smiles, said, "We haven't seen you these past few days, where have you..."
Before he could finish, Fang Che had already turned to look at him, "The deer I hunted, how will you have a feast? Are you saying you'll eat it?"
The guard was referring to 'us', but Fang Che was talking about himself: you.
Because of this guy, every time Su Yue came, he could sneak in without anyone noticing.
Previously, he was relieved to have such a person who intentionally indulged him, but the current Fang Che couldn't help but hate this guy, wishing to give him a good scare.
This guard wanted to ask where he had been these past few days, and the family was quite worried... so he could report to both sides.
But with these words, his face turned red, and he couldn't say anything, sighing, "This... this..."
Fang Che snorted, "Day after day, thinking of freeloading. Even as an adult, you still want to save face?"
Dragging the deer, he left with a swagger, entering his courtyard.
Bang.
The door closed.
The guard stood outside, breathing heavily, feeling like his stomach was about to explode.
But Fang Che, on the contrary, felt relieved, "Well, people with bad tempers have this benefit."
He didn't want to talk about it, so he just vented his anger.
...
Entering the courtyard.
Fang Che was quick and efficient, immediately transferring all the items to his room.
The silver note and gold notes were placed under the pillow, and the spirit crystals were casually thrown on top of the shoe cabinet, while the crimson fruits were packed in a small jade box, which was a bit troublesome to handle, so he placed it under the fruit plate on the table.
A pile of apples and pears were used to cover it.
As for the demon beast's core, he placed it in the cabinet, and this could be used for the family mission to the Hundred Toxins Peak, so he'd find an opportunity to take it.
Anyway, don't ask.
Asking was just a way to vent his anger.
Then, he began to process the deer meat, hanging it up in the courtyard to cut out the meat, and making a barbecue.
After all, he had brought it back, so even if it was just a formality, he'd still eat some of it.
While working, he sighed.
"Still have to do it myself, what a hassle..."
As an in-law of the Fang Family, and the son of their young miss, Fang Che naturally had people attending to him.
However, the two maids were both old women, and their mistress had gone out on a task, so they couldn't stand these two maids who were so cautious, trying to please him while also testing him with their teachings.
He directly sent them home on leave.
"Wait for my mistress to return before you come back. Come back early and break your legs!"
But for these two maids, this was a great benefit: they could go home and stay for a few days.
So, the two maids directly returned.
Up till now, their mistress hadn't returned, and the maids hadn't come back either.
Hence, Fang Che could only work alone.
Just then, a voice with a hint of laughter sounded, "Do you need this old man to lend a hand?"
Fang Che turned to look.
Oh.
White robe? Slim build? Pointed face? Mole on the upper lip? Middle-aged man in his forties or fifties?
This wasn't... the messenger from the One Mind Sect that Su Yue mentioned?
...
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Thanks to all the brothers for their support, thanks to the giant silverfish, thanks to the old bookworm brother, thanks to the floating dust, grammar, lost, stranger on the shore, fishbone, sea, winter seven, seven sisters, island master, doctor, snow peak, thousand sorrows, sigh, cat, sunshine, little rui, snow child, bubble, cloud, garfield, deep wings, big cat and other brothers alliance leader, thanks to the little knife for his support, thanks to the amnesiac purple fan, ice and all other brothers for their efforts.
First day of the new book, hope everyone enjoys it happily.
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