Chapter 141: Retreat Token
Upon learning that Li Xing was preparing resources for the Soul Master, Fang Che felt a bit excited.
Now that the Intruder had been defeated, the Iron Hand Group must have obtained quite a lot of resources, and the resources being prepared now would certainly be more than before.
And the more resources there were, the more benefits Fang Che would receive.
Fang Che remained calm on the surface and asked, "Where should your subordinate wait for you?"
Li Xing replied, "Just wait here. I'll be back in half an hour."
Fang Che nodded and said, "As you command."
Afterward, Li Xing looked at the captain behind him, Zhang Yuan, and said, "You keep an eye on things here. Solve any problems that arise."
Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "Understood."
Then, Li Xing left, and Zhang Yuan went to the resource exchange area for Observe, to prevent Iron Hand Group members from being taken advantage of.
Fang Che, on the other hand, walked to a corner and quietly waited for Li Xing.
Half an hour later, a spatial rift opened in front of Fang Che. Li Xing poked half his body out and looked at Fang Che.
"Come with me." After saying this, Li Xing returned into the spatial rift.
Fang Che stepped into the spatial rift and arrived at the teleportation array specifically built by Iron Hand Academy for the Iron Hand Group.
Li Xing handed a storage ring to Fang Che and said, "This contains the thank-you gift for the Soul Master. Where did the Soul Master agree to meet you? Hmm, I'll open a special Plane Passage for you."
Fang Che took the storage ring and replied, "Senior can just teleport me to any place. I will use an item to find the Soul Master during the teleportation process."
Li Xing nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go activate the teleportation array now. Be careful on your way."
Afterward, Li Xing turned and left the teleportation array, closing the door to the teleportation array room.
A few seconds later, a spatial fluctuation appeared in the teleportation array.
Fang Che immediately took out a white jade pendant, placed it on his face, and simultaneously released energy, injecting it into the ground.
The next second, a spatial rift appeared above Fang Che's head, enveloping his body.
Just then, the white jade pendant on Fang Che's forehead atomized and drilled into the spatial rift.
Under the influence of the mist, the teleportation array paused for a moment, then resumed its teleportation state.
Immediately after, Fang Che was sucked into the spatial rift.
Passing through the spatial rift, Fang Che arrived at a familiar place.
This was precisely where Fang Che had lived and cultivated when he helped Gu Ning hunt for souls.
It was the same as when Fang Che had lived there before, with no major changes.
Only, a bell had been added to the wall in front of Fang Che, with a line of text next to it: "Shake the bell, and I will come immediately."
Seeing this, Fang Che walked to the wall and gently shook the bell.
"Ding-a-ling~"
The crisp sound of the bell echoed in the room. A few seconds later, a spatial rift opened, and Gu Ning walked out of it.
The moment Fang Che saw Gu Ning, he realized that Gu Ning had completed the energy accumulation process, and every part of his body could atomize.
As long as Gu Ning completed the promotion ritual, he could break through to the Fourth Tier, and would no longer need Third Tier souls in the future.
Fang Che hadn't arrived too late this time.
Fang Che quickly took out the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and said with a smile, "I have gathered ten thousand Third Tier souls, and I also brought some items exclusive to Soul Masters. If you need them, you can keep them."
Subsequently, Fang Che took out two more storage rings and handed them to Gu Ning.
Gu Ning took the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, casually put it away, and then checked the items in the storage rings.
After examining the items in the storage rings, Gu Ning did not show any joy. He calmly said:
"These are all good things. You've worked hard. What do you need?"
Fang Che replied with a smile, "Anything is fine. Whatever you give, I'll take."
Fang Che was still the same as before, not actively asking for items, secretly hoping that Gu Ning would produce some good things he had never heard of.
Gu Ning fell into contemplation upon hearing this.
Gu Ning was quite wary of Fang Che and wanted to understand his needs in order to consider countermeasures.
Now that Fang Che wasn't actively stating what he needed, Gu Ning was a bit disappointed.
Due to his wariness of Fang Che, Gu Ning also found it difficult to continue asking the same question and annoy him.
Gu Ning pondered and asked, "How many materials have you gathered for advancing to the Fourth Tier?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che immediately took out a pile of Fourth Tier advancement materials and replied, "I have these materials now."
Gu Ning raised an eyebrow and praised, "I didn't expect you to collect resources so quickly."
Fang Che replied, "These things were all rewards given by the Plane Will after I eliminated the Intruder."
Gu Ning was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.
Although Professional from Other Planes often went to the Emperor Plane to cause trouble, this only met the standard for tempering.
To reach the standard for invasion, Other Planes needed to actively discover the Emperor Plane and actively launch attacks against it.
Such invasion behavior was more common in the past, but with the elimination of weaker Planes, invasions rarely occurred.
In addition, during each invasion, the Emperor Plane would seal off the invaded area.
Gu Ning had never encountered an Intruder since he was born, so Fang Che was really lucky to discover such a situation.
Gu Ning asked curiously, "Can you tell me about the Intruder?"
Fang Che nodded and said, "Of course. I was near Iron Hand Academy when I heard the emergency bell and learned about the Intruder..."
Fang Che selectively recounted the key information about fighting the Intruder.
He spoke until the Intruder were defeated and fled, and then the Professional clashed over claiming the Intruder's heads. Fang Che paused slightly and summarized:
"Because my Voodoo Doll was often defeated, I gave up on collecting resources outside. Therefore, I don't know much about the rest of the matter and have been hiding underground.
After the battle ended and I received the Plane Will's reward, I heard that the Iron Hand Group had secured the Plane Passage and stopped the infighting Professional.
After that, I requested leave from the Iron Hand Group and came here to trade with you."
After listening to Fang Che's account, Gu Ning smiled and said, "That's quite interesting. How about this: I'll help you complete the missing items for your Fourth Tier advancement.
Additionally, I'll give you a few special life-saving items to deal with Professional from Other Planes. What do you think?"
Fang Che smiled and said, "Anything is fine."
Seeing that Fang Che had no objections, Gu Ning carefully tallied the advancement materials Fang Che already possessed, then took out some more items to complete what Fang Che needed for his Fourth Tier advancement.
However, Fang Che could improve the advancement method, so these items might not be enough in the future. Thus, Fang Che quickly put them away.
Immediately after, Gu Ning took out ten uniquely shaped tokens.
Gu Ning introduced them, "These are Concession Tokens. After you eliminate any enemy from Other Planes, crush the token, and when a powerful enemy from that Plane approaches, it will gather spatial energy to help you move away from the enemy.
If there's no way to retreat, the spatial energy gathered by the token will teleport you to the safest Mission Hall in the Emperor Plane. This teleportation process cannot be interrupted by anyone!"
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Chapter 142: Potions and Items
Upon hearing Gu Ning's introduction, Fang Che took the Concession Token and asked, "If the Plane Will seals off an area, can this Concession Token allow me to escape?"
Gu Ning smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, this Concession Token is an escape tool specifically prepared by the Plane Will for Soul Masters; it can help you escape all dangers.
However, you must never let others know about the Concession Token, otherwise they will definitely try to snatch it."
Fang Che grinned and said, "I will never tell anyone about the Concession Token, thank you!"
"You're welcome." Gu Ning smiled, then said, "I still have a task here that I'd like to ask for your help with."
"Please speak!" For Fang Che, a task was a good thing, and he wished Gu Ning would give him more tasks.
Gu Ning explained, "As you know, no one in the Emperor Plane is willing to give birth personally now, but this will reduce the number of Soul Masters.
The Plane Will personally ordered us to capture a group of Professionals every once in a while and make them breed."
Fang Che was not surprised to hear this.
Soul Masters were the core of the Emperor Plane, and in a situation where no one was willing to give birth and Soul Masters could not be created, some special means would certainly be used.
Now that Gu Ning suddenly mentioned this, it should be to ask Fang Che to help capture people for breeding.
Gu Ning continued, "I need to break through now and cannot leave, so I hope you can capture some people and then detain them in a certain area of the Emperor Plane for breeding."
Seeing that his guess was correct, Fang Che immediately put on a troubled expression and said,
"Randomly capturing people easily offends others and causes panic, and I cannot bear that cost.
Also, capturing people is not my strong suit; if you ask me to kill people, I am very confident in completing it."
Gu Ning calmly said, "I will not let you capture people randomly; I will give you a list, and the people on the list are utterly evil, so capturing them will be meritorious and not a fault.
In addition, the targets to be captured are weak and cannot harm you, and I will also give you some tools to ensure you can easily capture the targets. Are you interested in performing this task?"
Fang Che had no interest in accepting this task at all.
The meaning of capturing people was that they were still alive.
As long as people were alive, they might escape and might retaliate against Fang Che.
Fang Che did not want to do such dangerous things and preferred to eliminate people, leaving them no chance for revenge.
However, Fang Che also found it difficult to directly refuse Gu Ning; if he offended Gu Ning and could not accept tasks, it would be troublesome.
So, Fang Che frowned, feigning troubled contemplation for a long time, before finally replying,
"As a Temporary Plane Son, I joined the Iron Hand Group and need to obey the Iron Hand Group's contract, so I really don't have time to do this. Please forgive me."
"It's fine." Gu Ning calmly shook his head, not getting angry at Fang Che's refusal.
Gu Ning gave Fang Che the task simply to win him over and maintain a good relationship with him, to prevent Fang Che from attacking him with the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
Since Fang Che was unwilling to capture people for breeding, then he would just change the task.
Gu Ning took out a Ten Thousand Soul Banner and said,
"Since you are unwilling to capture people for breeding, then I'll trouble you to continue helping me collect souls.
Although I am about to break through to the fourth stage, I still need some third-stage souls."
Fang Che took the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and said, "According to the rules, the souls of Intruders who die in the Emperor Plane are divided by the academy, and I cannot collect them, so the next time for trading souls might be longer."
Fang Che knew that holding the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and going to the death areas of Intruders had a high chance of obtaining their souls.
However, those souls were divided by the academy, and Fang Che was just a Temporary Plane Son and could not contend with the academy.
Therefore, Fang Che needed to refuse in advance, lest Gu Ning force him to compete with the academy for souls.
Gu Ning calmly said, "The souls of Intruders eliminated by various academies are provided to specific Soul Masters; I am well aware of this.
You don't need to compete with various academies for souls; just collect them slowly."
Fang Che nodded in relief upon hearing this, "Okay, I will continue to help you collect souls. Also, I'd like to ask if you have any tools that make people reveal their inner secrets here.
I'd like to borrow one, and I'd also like to borrow some tools for capturing Professionals!"
Fang Che made these requests with the aim of capturing Hong Fei, who had stolen the Seven Stars Group's Plane coordinates!
Fang Che had not exchanged for these things with souls and resources before, mainly because he was worried that Gu Ning would no longer contact him after this transaction was completed.
Gu Ning was very wealthy, and if he no longer contacted Gu Ning, Fang Che would suffer huge losses.
If Gu Ning no longer needed Fang Che's help, Fang Che could make a request to borrow tools to strengthen their connection.
Fang Che believed that in interpersonal relationships, respectfully asking others for help and incurring some favors that do not harm others' interests would make people remember you, thereby strengthening the connection!
These strategies were already prepared, but Fang Che did not expect that Gu Ning was still asking him to collect souls, and their connection had not been interrupted.
Fang Che's method of strengthening the connection could not be used, so he had to bring up the matter himself.
Gu Ning was very happy to hear Fang Che's request.
As long as Fang Che needed his help, the possibility of Fang Che attacking him would decrease.
Gu Ning was very willing to help Fang Che!
Gu Ning quickly took out a bottle of potion and handed it to Fang Che, smiling, "Sprinkle your fresh blood into the potion and feed it to the interrogation target; he will treat you as his most trusted person, and whatever you ask him, he will answer. This is a gift for you, no need to return it!"
Fang Che extended both hands, respectfully taking the potion, and gratefully said, "Thank you, Your Excellency."
Gu Ning then took out a universal tool and introduced it, "Integrating this into a Curse Tool can give the tool the ability to control others' bodies. You can use this to control enemies, and this is also a gift for you."
Fang Che's face lit up with a brilliant smile when he saw the tool.
The Curse Tool was an important power for Fang Che, and it was an important power that could be used continuously; integrating this tool would make the Curse Tool even more powerful.
This was much stronger than any random tool for capturing enemies.
Fang Che took the tool with both hands, genuinely thanking him, "Thank you, thank you!"
Gu Ning felt a bit smug seeing Fang Che's overjoyed expression.
Gu Ning knew the importance of the Curse Tool to Fang Che.
Gu Ning had already given Fang Che's Voodoo Doll the ability to store items, and now adding this ability to control enemies would surely leave a deep impression on Fang Che!
Thus, even if the two had a conflict in the future, Fang Che, for the sake of the tools, would not casually attack Gu Ning.
This was a very worthwhile deal for Gu Ning.
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Chapter 143 The New Abilities of the Stand-in Puppet
Gu Ning waited for Fang Che's excitement to subside a little, then took out the jade pendant for entering and exiting the place and handed it to Fang Che, saying, "Next, I'm going to prepare for my promotion to the Fourth Rank, so I won't keep you. The next time you come, it's best to choose a time half a year from now; by then, I should have completed the breakthrough."
Fang Che nodded lightly and said, "Understood, then I'll take my leave."
"Walk slowly."
Afterward, Fang Che put on his cloak and mask, took the Temporary Child of the Plane Token out of his Niwan Palace, put it into his storage ring, and then took out the black jade pendant needed to leave this place, directly crushing it.
A mist instantly covered Fang Che's body, obscuring his vision.
When the mist dissipated, Fang Che had already returned to a Mission Hall in the Emperor Plane.
Fang Che looked around and found many familiar people.
This was the Mission Hall near Iron Hand Academy; the last time he returned, Fang Che was teleported here.
Fang Che did not rush back to the Iron Hand Group, but instead, using the cover of his cloak and mask, quietly left the area.
Fang Che wanted to take advantage of his current free time to capture Hong Fei and take the Plane coordinates from him.
After leaving the Iron Hand Academy area, Fang Che found a place to stay and took out the 강화tool (enhancement item) that could give Curse Tool new abilities.
Immediately after, Fang Che took out the Curse Tool he owned and pondered silently.
Currently, Fang Che had four items, among which the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book was specifically used for killing.
In addition, because he previously guessed that Gu Ning was wary of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, Fang Che did not plan to enhance the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
Fang Che put away the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, glanced at the Voodoo Doll, and also put it away.
The Voodoo Doll could investigate enemy information, destroy groups, and collect supplies; its functions were simply too many.
Having too many functions was not a good thing; if Fang Che needed to use two abilities in two directions, the Voodoo Doll would not be able to resolve it quickly.
Therefore, Fang Che needed to separate the functions.
Next, Fang Che focused his attention on the Revenge Evil Mirror.
Fang Che's original intention in refining the Revenge Evil Mirror was to find hidden enemies, and he hadn't thought about other aspects.
Moreover, Fang Che couldn't think of a way for the Revenge Evil Mirror to control enemies.
Fang Che put away the Revenge Evil Mirror and focused his attention on the Substitute Puppet.
The Substitute Puppet could condense wood chips to touch enemies, making the enemies Fang Che's Substitute, taking attacks on his behalf.
This Substitute Puppet was the only item Fang Che had that actively engaged with enemies.
In terms of controlling enemies, actively engaging with them should have some advantages.
Thinking of this, Fang Che placed the item on the Substitute Puppet and used the Spiritual Flash skill.
The Substitute Puppet immediately absorbed the item, its original abilities were enhanced, and new abilities were born:
["The Substitute Puppet can be dispersed into a core Talisman and forty-eight Substitute Talisman. By integrating the Substitute Talisman into the bodies of seventeen types of Professionals, such as Curse Master and Fire Manipulator, seven types of Professionals can be regarded as Substitutes;
When suffering fatal damage, the core Talisman can transfer the damage to the body of any Substitute, with the Substitute bearing the fatal damage;
The Substitute Talisman can conceal its aura in environments where stones accumulate or wood-attribute abilities are abundant;
After the Substitute Talisman is integrated into the Professional's body, the Professional's body can be controlled through the Substitute Puppet."]
Seeing this information, Fang Che smiled slightly, drew a portrait of Hong Fei, and pasted it on the Revenge Evil Mirror.
Information about Hong Fei quickly condensed on the Revenge Evil Mirror, and at the same time, Fang Che felt his body rapidly weaken.
Fang Che glanced at Hong Fei's information and found that Hong Fei was still in the previous area.
Fang Che noted this information, then closed his eyes and relaxed his tired body.
Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, more than ten days passed; Fang Che's body returned to normal, and he immediately set off to find Hong Fei.
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East of the Seven Stars Group's sphere of influence, in the border area with other groups, there was a relatively prosperous market.
This place was once controlled by a group in ancient times.
However, with the rise and fall of various forces, this market was occupied by multiple forces in turns.
By now, the market had developed rapidly, providing a massive amount of commissions every year.
The groups around the market were unwilling to give it up, but none had the ability to occupy it alone, so the market was jointly managed by multiple groups.
At this time, in the market, a flamboyantly dressed Second Rank female leisurely strolled through the market, occasionally stopping in front of some stalls to buy one or two items.
After shopping, the female walked into a small alley and saw a black-clad, masked Third Rank Curse Master sitting in the corner.
The female felt the powerful aura emanating from the Third Rank Curse Master, respectfully lowered her head, and then turned to leave.
In the corner, the black-clad, masked Fang Che looked up at the female's retreating figure, a hint of joy in his eyes.
Fang Che gently waved his hand, and the Voodoo Doll emerged from underground, then was put away by Fang Che.
Then, Fang Che stood up and followed the female's footsteps.
Not long after, Fang Che followed the female away from the market and into a deserted forest.
Fang Che quickened his pace, walked in front of the female, and looking at her expressionless face, he somewhat expectantly used the power of the Substitute Puppet, stopping the control over the female's facial expressions and part of her voice.
The next second, the female's expression twisted in terror, and she cried out for help in extreme fear: "Help!"
However, the female's voice was weak, barely audible to Fang Che.
Fang Che continued to use the power of the Substitute Puppet, controlling the female's voice volume, and making the female display various expressions such as joy and sadness.
These expressions were vivid, and even her eyes cooperated with the changes in expression.
If not for the female constantly calling for help, no fear would have been discernible.
The female realized her situation and immediately stopped calling for help, pleading, "Junior, how have I offended Senior? Please be lenient; I am willing to pay any price."
Fang Che heard this, stopped controlling the female's emotional changes, and calmly said, "I want the Plane coordinates."
The female immediately agreed, "No problem, as long as Senior spares me, this Junior will definitely try her best to find the Plane coordinates and give them to Senior in the future."
Fang Che looked at the female's expression, which agreed to all conditions to save her life, and praised, "Hong Fei, your acting is excellent. No wonder the Seven Stars Group hasn't found you yet?"
The female asked with a bewildered expression, "What Hong Fei? Why would the Seven Stars Group look for me?"
Seeing that the female still wouldn't admit it, Fang Che took out the potion Gu Ning had given him, cut his palm, and sprinkled his blood into it.
The potion absorbed the blood and instantly turned red.
Then, Fang Che handed the potion to the female, controlling her to take the potion and drink it.
At this moment, a look of terror appeared in the female's eyes; she wanted to stop drinking the potion, but her body was completely unresponsive, and she quickly finished it.
Immediately after, the female's expression gradually became blank, as if a voice in her heart was telling her to trust the person in front of her without reservation.
The female realized something was wrong, a flicker of struggle in her eyes, but not long after, the struggle disappeared, and the female looked at Fang Che with absolute trust.
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Chapter 144 Obtaining Plane Coordinates
Fang Che looked at the woman who had taken the potion, but did not unbind her. He directly asked, "What is your name?"
The woman answered without hesitation, "My name is Hong Fei!"
Fang Che continued to ask, "Are you the Hong Fei who killed her mother and stole the Seven Stars Group Plane Coordinates?"
Hong Fei nodded and said, "Yes!"
Fang Che asked with some anticipation, "Where are the Plane Coordinates?"
Hong Fei still answered without hesitation, "They are in my Niwan Palace."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che immediately took out a knife, preparing to kill Hong Fei.
As soon as Hong Fei died, the Plane Coordinates stored in Hong Fei's Niwan Palace would definitely drop out.
Just as Fang Che was about to act, he suddenly thought that such an important item must have special protection. If killing Hong Fei caused the Plane Coordinates to be damaged, that would not be good.
As for having Hong Fei personally retrieve the Plane Coordinates, that was impossible.
The reason the Substitute Puppet could control Hong Fei's body was because the Substitute Puppet severed Hong Fei's connection with the Niwan Palace.
To retrieve something from the Niwan Palace, the connection must be restored, and if that happened, Hong Fei would likely use the power of the Niwan Palace to resist.
Fang Che could not take the risk; he needed to understand the situation in detail.
Fang Che asked, "If I kill you, will the Plane Coordinates be damaged?"
Hong Fei showed no fear upon hearing that Fang Che wanted to kill him, still looking at Fang Che with trusting eyes, and answered without hesitation:
"The Plane Coordinates are fused with my Curse Master Professional Gem. If I die, the Plane Coordinates will be damaged, leaking energy.
At that time, all the Professionals around will sense the aura of the Plane Coordinates and come to fight for them."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che continued to ask, "Will the leaked aura affect the use of the Plane Coordinates?"
Hong Fei respectfully replied, "No."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che completely relaxed.
As long as it did not affect the use of the Plane Coordinates, there was no major problem.
Fang Che continued to ask, "Are there any other issues with the Plane Coordinates? Tell me in detail?"
Hong Fei shook his head and said, "There are no other issues."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che was even more relieved.
Then, Fang Che reached out and grabbed Hong Fei's wrist, closed his eyes, and concentrated his attention on the corner of the Niwan Palace.
In the corner, a set of Plane Coordinates was stored.
This was the reward from the Emperor Plane Will that Fang Che obtained after creating the Substitute Puppet, using the tool given by Gu Ning, and contacting the Plane Will in the Stone Man World.
As long as Fang Che took Hong Fei to this Plane, even if the Plane Coordinates' aura leaked, others would not discover it!
Fang Che mobilized energy into the Plane Coordinates. The next second, a mist was released from the Plane Coordinates, enveloping Fang Che's body.
Because Fang Che was holding Hong Fei's wrist, the mist spread and also enveloped Hong Fei.
Immediately after, the mist slowly disappeared, and Fang Che and Hong Fei had already arrived on a scorched earth.
This place was the Other Plane linked by the Plane Coordinates.
Since there was no Soul Master here to help resist the Plane's pressure, Fang Che's and Hong Fei's bodies rapidly weakened, and the strength in their bodies was slowly drained away.
After Fang Che took the elixir and adapted to this energy, he quickly threw out a Voodoo Doll to investigate the surrounding situation.
Fang Che did not understand this Plane and needed to observe it carefully to see what threats this Plane held.
It would not be too late to eliminate Hong Fei after resolving the threats.
The Voodoo Doll moved quickly and transmitted the surrounding image information into the Niwan Palace.
The images recorded were completely of scorched earth, with no traces of any living beings.
After a long time, the Voodoo Doll explored every corner of the Plane and found not a single trace of life!
Fang Che could now confirm that this should be a destroyed Plane.
A destroyed Plane refers to a Plane whose Plane Will has been completely cleared.
The biggest reason for a Plane Will being cleared is when a Fifth-Order strong person devours the Plane and condenses it into their own exclusive domain.
Now that this Plane had fallen into Fang Che's hands, it proved that the Fifth-Order strong person who devoured the Plane had already died, and then it was transferred to Fang Che by the Emperor Plane Will.
Such a transferred Plane would have a portion devoured by the Emperor Plane Will, making it much weaker than Other Planes, completely incomparable to the Stone Man World owned by Gu Ning.
Of course, Fang Che was aware of his identity and knew that he was not comparable to Gu Ning, the Child of the Plane, so he was not too disappointed.
Then, Fang Che turned to look at Hong Fei and asked, "Are all your resources stored on you? None hidden away?"
Hong Fei replied, "All on me."
Fang Che continued to ask, "Is the item that made you change into a woman also on you?"
Hong Fei replied, "The method that turned me into a woman is a special formation, and the drawing method for that formation is in the storage ring on my hand."
Fang Che nodded reassuringly, took out a knife, and directly slashed Hong Fei's neck.
Blood instantly sprayed out. Hong Fei's expression was pained, but under Fang Che's control, his body did not show much struggle.
A moment later, Hong Fei died. Immediately after, Hong Fei's physical features rapidly changed, quickly transforming from a woman into a handsome young man.
At the same time, a rhomboid gem also appeared beside Hong Fei's head.
A crack suddenly appeared on the rhomboid gem, and an aura belonging to the Plane Coordinates rapidly released and continuously expanded outwards.
Fang Che merely felt this aura, and a desire to possess this rhomboid gem forever arose in his heart.
This rhomboid gem was precisely the Plane Coordinates that Hong Fei had taken from the Seven Stars Group!
Fang Che observed the Plane Coordinates and saw a miniature continent inside the gem, with some information above the continent:
["In seventeen years, this Plane Coordinates will be automatically reclaimed."]
Seeing this information, Fang Che breathed a sigh of relief.
Seventeen years was not a long time; it would be difficult for a normal person to advance from Third-Order to Fifth-Order within seventeen years.
However, Fang Che was different from most people; as long as he advanced to Fourth-Order, he could use the Plane.
And Fang Che's advancement to Fourth-Order would certainly not take seventeen years.
Just then, the Plane Coordinates suddenly vibrated, and a sorrowful voice came from within the Plane Coordinates: "Who killed my son!"
Immediately after, a ball of energy floated out from the Plane Coordinates, rapidly spreading, instantly enveloping Fang Che's body and condensing into a mark.
At this moment, Fang Che suddenly remembered that when the man from the Seven Stars Group asked him for help in finding Hong Fei, he had said that the Leader had given up searching for his son Hong Fei and had given up the Plane Coordinates.
The idea of finding Hong Fei was a private decision made by several Vice Leaders of the Seven Stars Group.
Now it seemed that the Leader giving up the Plane Coordinates was not just out of love for his child; the main reason was that the Leader could find the location of the Plane Coordinates!
Since he could find the Plane Coordinates at any time, why bother searching?
Fang Che gazed at the mark on his body, unhurriedly taking out a Temporary Child of the Plane Token from his storage ring and placing it into his Niwan Palace.
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Chapter 145 Hong Yi and Hong Fei
Previously, to avoid affecting the capture of Hong Fei, Fang Che had removed the Temporary Child of the Plane Token from his Niwan Palace.
Now, after putting the token back into his Niwan Palace, all the privileges of the Temporary Plane Son were instantly activated.
The stealth privilege directly cleared the tracking energy released by the Plane coordinates.
Subsequently, Fang Che grabbed the Plane coordinates and directly threw them into his Niwan Palace.
The Temporary Child of the Plane Token continued to exert its privileged power, clearing the tracking energy on the Plane coordinates.
Only to see rolling black smoke emerge from the Plane coordinates, which was then quickly absorbed and purified by the Temporary Child of the Plane Token.
Fang Che looked at the black smoke, filled with emotion.
The Seven Stars Group had left too many methods on the Plane coordinates; if anyone else had obtained the Plane coordinates, they would definitely have been targeted by the Seven Stars Group.
Fortunately, Fang Che possessed the Temporary Child of the Plane Token, otherwise, it would have been truly difficult to solve the problem.
Afterward, Fang Che sat cross-legged, circulating his cultivation technique, squeezing the energy of this Plane to cultivate.
Compared to the Planes Fang Che had visited before, the energy of this destroyed Plane was sparse.
However, no matter how sparse the energy, as long as it was squeezed, his cultivation would definitely improve.
While Fang Che was squeezing energy to cultivate, members of the Seven Stars Group, who were on a mission in a certain Plane, were gathered near a cave, discussing animatedly.
"The attack was fierce; why did the Leader suddenly stop fighting?"
"Who knows? But I see the Leader's face doesn't look good; something must have happened. It's better if we discuss less."
Everyone was silent for a moment, then someone spoke, "It's good to stop for a bit. After fighting for so long, it's time to relax. I'm going to cultivate; what about you?"
"I'm going to cultivate too."
"Me too."
At this moment, inside the cave, Hong Yi, the Leader of the Seven Stars Group, was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his expression ferocious, as if he could erupt and kill at any moment.
After a long while, Hong Yi slowly reined in his emotions, closing his eyes in despair.
Hong Yi had completely lost contact with the Plane coordinates!
As early as when he obtained the Plane coordinates, Hong Yi had added various tracking auras to them, continuously for a hundred years without interruption.
Even if the Plane coordinates were stolen by his son Hong Fei, Hong Yi could clearly perceive the location of the Plane coordinates.
However, Hong Yi did not make a fuss, only wanting to constantly monitor Hong Fei through the Plane coordinates.
Later, Hong Yi also found a special spell for disguise and used some other means to have Hong Fei live in the market near the Seven Stars Group!
Besides missing Hong Fei, there was another important reason for doing so: to protect the Plane coordinates.
In the future, when the Plane coordinates were about to expire, Hong Yi estimated that the conflict between him and Hong Fei would have been resolved.
At that time, Hong Yi would have Hong Fei voluntarily hand over the Plane coordinates.
This way, it would neither harm the group's interests nor could it create an image of a prodigal son returning for Hong Fei, allowing him to regain the group's recognition, and also make up for his own lack of family affection.
Hong Yi had considered everything, but he never expected that Hong Fei would actually die!
Not only that, Hong Yi didn't even know who the murderer was!
Hong Yi was silent for a long time, lost in thought.
Only a small portion of people within the group knew about Hong Fei's matter.
And Hong Fei never caused trouble, had no enemies, and occasional bounties related to Hong Fei were always resolved by Hong Yi.
Additionally, Hong Fei rarely left that market.
The only possible reason for Hong Fei to be attacked was a sudden conflict, with someone killing him in a fit of passion.
However, Hong Yi had arranged special means in the market area, but he found no one attacking Hong Fei.
From this, he speculated that it must have been someone within the group who wanted to eliminate Hong Fei and retrieve the Plane coordinates.
However, people within the group did not have the ability to avoid Hong Yi's sight and eliminate Hong Fei.
They must have hired an outsider.
Immediately after, Hong Yi thought that a few years ago, a Curse Master had visited that place, claiming to be from a certain assassin organization.
Missions undertaken by this assassin Curse Master had never failed; no matter where the target hid, they could not escape death.
And Hong Yi did not want to provoke this group, and had once told his Vice Leader to treat them carefully and not provoke them.
Thinking of this, Hong Yi's expression was pained, and he murmured to himself:
"You are my old brother; I have always treated you well. Why did you kill my son?"
Hong Yi was silent for a long time, then called out, "Have Vice Leader Zhao come over."
Not long after, a burly man walked into the cave and sat down casually in front of Hong Yi, saying, "Leader, when will we launch the offensive again? If we don't attack soon, the enemy will reclaim their defenses!"
Hong Yi looked at the man in front of him with complex eyes and said, "Old Zhao, how long have we known each other?"
Vice Leader Zhao was slightly stunned and asked in confusion, "We've been together since we could remember, for hundreds of years. Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
Hong Yi sighed, "Yes, hundreds of years. We've fought together for hundreds of years. In these hundreds of years, have I ever mistreated my brothers?"
Vice Leader Zhao saw that Hong Yi's mood was not right and said softly, "Many of us have advanced faster than you because you gave most of your resources to us. We have always been very grateful to you!"
Hong Yi asked with a pained expression, "Since you know, then why did you kill my son?"
Upon hearing this, Vice Leader Zhao instantly thought of hiring an assassin organization to find Hong Fei.
Vice Leader Zhao's face changed, and he eagerly explained, "I didn't want to kill Hong Fei; I just asked the assassin organization to help find Hong Fei;
And that assassin guaranteed that we could issue assassination missions, and they would spare Hong Fei's life!"
Hong Yi stared at Vice Leader Zhao; based on Hong Yi's understanding of Vice Leader Zhao, he could confirm that Vice Leader Zhao was not lying.
Hong Yi's sorrowful emotions eased considerably, and he said, "I left a mark on Hong Fei, so I could know his movements at all times;
I didn't tell you this because I was worried you would seek revenge for me and my wife, and kill Hong Fei;
As it turned out, even though I said nothing, Hong Fei still died. Not only that, the mark I left on the Plane coordinates was also completely erased, and I can't find the Plane coordinates anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Vice Leader Zhao was at a loss for words, and he lowered his head in shame, recounting:
"The assassin who promised me not to kill Hong Fei mysteriously disappeared before, and I had people look for him, but they couldn't find any trace of him. I didn't expect something like this to happen now."
Hong Yi sighed, murmuring to himself, "Assassins are the least trustworthy. How could you believe them?"
Vice Leader Zhao was even more ashamed and wanted to vow to eliminate the assassin organization, but he found himself powerless and could only choose to remain silent.
Hong Yi was silent for a moment longer, then took out the portrait of the woman Hong Yi disguised as and handed it to Vice Leader Zhao, saying:
"This woman is Hong Yi's disguised identity. He has always lived in the market. On the back is his residence. Go back and investigate carefully. Anyone who had a conflict with Hong Fei, rather kill the wrong person than let anyone go!"
Vice Leader Zhao took the portrait and earnestly promised, "I will investigate thoroughly!"