Chapter 310 - 308: Riding the Momentum, Fire Dao Grandmaster

Chapter 310: Chapter 308: Riding the Momentum, Fire Dao Grandmaster

After getting rid of Chen Wenjun, Fang Yang focused all his efforts on tackling the difficult problem of his aperture aptitude.

Improving one’s aperture aptitude has always been a major challenge.

Even though Fang Yang had several secret formulas in mind and could even activate the [Profound State],

he couldn’t make bricks without straw. For now, his priority was still to collect the various medicinal ingredients for the Purifying Pill.

At this stage, the most he could do was use Ant-Controlled Ancient City as a base and continuously explore outward.

Meanwhile, Qiu Jingyi was sensible enough to manage things on the home front, allowing him to focus all his efforts on forging ahead.

Thousand Ant Mountain Range.

The mountains rose in endless waves, covered in lush, giant trees. This place was home to all sorts of Fierce Beasts.

Rumor had it that in the deepest part of the mountain range, there was even a swarm of ten thousand Mighty Force Ants!

The Thousand Ant Mountain Range connected the Nu Yi River and Ant-Controlled Ancient City, making it a popular spot for Cultivators from the city to hunt Fierce Beasts and obtain Yuan Stones.

Currently, Fang Yang was focusing his main efforts here, searching for all kinds of rare medicinal ingredients.

Fang Yang’s current realm was Tier Two High.

It was shameful to admit, but a year ago, he had already been at the Tier Two Middle realm.

But limited by his aperture aptitude, his growth rate had been forcibly slowed down, no matter how talented he was.

Although he could still be called a prodigy,

the gap compared to his true potential was far too great.

After all, the path he walked was the fast-track Demon Dao...

’Should I kill people to cultivate?’

A mountain breeze swept by, making Fang Yang’s black hair dance in the wind.

He crossed his arms, a glint flashing in his eyes.

’Ant-Controlled Ancient City has many great clans, and it’s also directly overseen by the City Lord’s Mansion.’

’I don’t have a powerful faction to protect me right now. If I start killing people for my cultivation, I’ll be exposed easily.’

’It seems my heart still isn’t cold or cruel enough.’

’I’m too concerned with the pros and cons, which is why my hands are tied.’

’Heh, that just won’t do.’

A smile touched Fang Yang’s lips.

He thought of Qiu Jingyi, and he thought of his sign-in rewards.

At this moment, he somewhat understood why that fellow, Fang Nian, had deliberately run off to the Desolate Realm.

In the Desolate Realm, life and death are fated, and fortunes are up for grabs. You can let your true nature run wild.

「A short while later.」

His ears twitched, and he narrowed his eyes, gazing toward the southeast below him.

To the southeast below was a small valley, where it felt like spring all year round.

Just then, a herd of Green Mountain Goat Fierce Beasts ran into the valley.

The herd numbered about twenty, and the strongest among them was only at Tier Two High.

Seeing this, Fang Yang smiled. ’I finally lured them over.’

Immediately, with a light tap of his feet, he swooped down like a Flying Eagle, diving straight into the small valley.

Caught in his deliberate trap, the Green Mountain Goats couldn’t put up any resistance. He slaughtered them one by one with extreme ease.

Just as he was putting the last three Green Mountain Goats into his storage bag, the sound of rushing wind tore through the sky.

"Young man, that was my prey!"

The speaker was a charming, mature woman known as Zhang Sanniang.

Zhang Sanniang was a Tier Two Peak Cultivator, a moderately famous Water Dao Strongman in the Ancient City. She possessed a Three-Star Poisonous Snake Whip. When brandished, it would unleash violent, surging waves of poison, turning everything within several hundred paces into a toxic mire.

What she said was, in fact, true.

Fang Yang had indeed used her to frighten the Green Mountain Goats and make them flee into the small valley.

"And you think you’re worthy?"

Fang Yang’s expression remained calm as a flurry of Talismans shot from his hand.

The Talismans activated, transforming into lightning bolts that shot forward with a deafening roar.

A sense of mortal danger washed over Zhang Sanniang, her body going numb. She hastily brandished her Three-Star Poisonous Snake Whip and activated her two Lifebound Skills.

HUMMM...

Zhang Sanniang stumbled back several dozen steps, her body trembling. Her prized Three-Star Poisonous Snake Whip was now mostly shattered.

Her heart grew cold with fear, and she scrambled to escape.

The sudden, intense sound of battle quickly attracted the attention of others nearby.

However, limited by his remaining True Essence and the arrival of unexpected onlookers, Fang Yang suppressed the urge to hunt down and kill Zhang Sanniang.

No matter how capable he was, he was ultimately still just a Tier Two High cultivator with C-grade aptitude.

He could have killed Zhang Sanniang, but if she had counterattacked with all her might, he wouldn’t have come out of it unscathed.

If that happened, his journey back to the Ancient City would become incredibly perilous.

’Aperture aptitude, True Essence Sea reserves, Spirit Body strength, Magic, and Elemental Artifacts...’

Fang Yang silently listed them in his mind.

Aside from his profound skill with Talismans, he didn’t really have any other advantages.

At that moment, he clasped one hand behind his back and calmly collected the remaining three Green Mountain Goats.

The other Cultivators who had been drawn by the fierce battle watched him with uncertainty.

But because he had just driven off Zhang Sanniang with such overwhelming force, none of the onlookers dared to make a rash move.

This wasn’t the Ancient City. Here, any adventurer could turn into a marauder at a moment’s notice. It was an extremely dangerous place.

...

「Time passed.」

Before long, Fang Yang heard that Zhang Sanniang had used her charms to successfully win the patronage of the Yu family’s third young master.

Her status soared overnight, and she began to swagger around, flaunting her new power.

The setting sun was as red as blood.

Accompanied by a group of the Yu family’s retainers, Zhang Sanniang arrived at Anle Square.

She was actually there waiting specifically for Fang Yang!

"Qiu Yuesheng, my young master has always favored masters of all kinds, especially a talented Talisman Master like yourself."

Her eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. "If you become my young master’s retainer, I guarantee you’ll receive three thousand Yuan Stones every month!"

’Three thousand Yuan Stones every month?’

BOOM!

The words struck like a thunderclap, leaving the onlookers in Anle Square staring, wide-eyed and speechless.

’When did that kid from the Qiu family get so impressive? You’d never know just by looking at him.’