Chapter 151 The Real Realm Never Heard Of
After his body completely turned into mist, Fang Che could not only fly through the air but also prepare for his promotion ceremony to become a Fourth-Order Professional.
Since Fang Che had already obtained the [Elemental Body] skill, which only Fourth-Order Professionals could possess, his current promotion to Fourth-Order was equivalent to others advancing from Fourth-Order to Fifth-Order.
After Fang Che was promoted to Fourth-Order, he would gain the [Domain] skill, which others could only obtain upon reaching Fifth-Order.
And the current promotion ceremony was closely related to the Domain.
Fang Che had learned during his time at the academy that the quality of a Domain was divided into three levels: Normal, Excellent, and Perfect.
Under the condition of the same Domain size, the higher the Domain quality, the stronger its combat power.
A Normal-level Domain was a Domain that every Professional could obtain after promotion, and only a small number of lucky individuals could acquire an Excellent-level Domain.
However, Fang Che had previously received a Plane's reward, which improved the promotion ceremony, allowing him to obtain an Excellent-level Domain, surpassing the Normal Domains of most Professionals.
And an Excellent Domain was also the limit for ordinary Professionals.
As for the most powerful Perfect Domain, that was a Domain exclusive to Soul Masters.
Others, no matter how hard they tried, could not obtain a Perfect Domain.
However, Fang Che could give it a try.
Fang Che took the Temporary Child of the Plane Token out of his Niwan Palace, then silently thought, "Observe."
The next second, a pair of Illusory Eyes appeared out of thin air, gazing at the Professional gem.
Immediately after, Fang Che understood the method for improving the promotion ceremony.
There were two methods for improvement, the first of which was the Perfect-level Domain condensation method!
The method for condensing a Perfect-level Domain was completely different from the Normal and Excellent levels.
When condensing Normal and Excellent-level Domains, one needed to summon a burst of energy from the Emperor Plane that was compatible with their profession, then fuse it with the curse master gem to condense the Domain.
However, when condensing a Perfect Domain, one first needed to find a Plane, then understand the specific situation of the Plane, and refine some items that were compatible with both the Plane's magnetic field and the Professional's magnetic field.
Next, these items needed to be buried in different areas of the Plane to suppress the Plane Will, and finally, sacrifice the Plane Will to help oneself complete the promotion!
Seeing this information, Fang Che suddenly remembered that when he was in the Stone Man World, Gu Ning had given Fang Che some cone-shaped items and told him to bury them in various areas of the Stone Man World.
To complete this task, Gu Ning had also provided an enhancement item, allowing Fang Che's Voodoo Doll to gain the ability to store items.
Gu Ning had said at the time that burying things in various areas was for better cultivation, but now it seemed that Gu Ning was more likely preparing for the Creation of a Perfect Domain!
This thought flashed through Fang Che's mind, and then he refocused his attention on the promotion method.
After reading the promotion method, Fang Che did not find the refining method for the magnetic field-compatible items, nor did he find the locations where the items were to be buried.
Fang Che pondered for a moment, then focused his attention on the Plane coordinates.
At the same time, the Illusory Eyes in his Niwan Palace also looked at the Plane coordinates.
The next second, countless pieces of information appeared next to the two Plane coordinates.
These were precisely the refining methods for the magnetic field-compatible items and their burial locations.
Due to the different magnetic fields of the two Planes, the materials and refining techniques required for the magnetic field-compatible items were also different, and the item burial locations were even more so.
Not only that, Fang Che discovered that next to the Plane he had seized from Hong Fei, there were two methods for burying items; one method required three hundred and sixty items.
The other burial method required three thousand six hundred items.
Fang Che guessed that the method of burying three thousand six hundred items should be related to the other promotion ceremony.
So, Fang Che went to examine the other promotion ceremony.
However, after only looking at a part of the content, Fang Che's emotions became very complex, with both excitement and worry.
The excitement came from the fact that this promotion method could condense a Domain that surpassed the Perfect level, a level named: Real!
The steps for condensing a Real Domain were the same as those for condensing a Perfect Domain.
However, the final step of the promotion was no longer sacrificing the Plane Will, but rather replacing the Plane Will, making oneself the new Plane Will!
No matter how powerful a Domain was, it was illusory; it could not create life, could not create professions, and certainly could not continuously expand.
However, a Plane was real; it could create new life and professions, allowing these lives to help Fang Che in his conquests and allowing the Plane to continuously expand.
Hadn't the Emperor Plane developed to its current state precisely by relying on the tireless efforts of countless Professionals?
If Fang Che could create a Real Domain, he would transform from a pawn into a player, truly taking control of his own destiny.
However, becoming a Real Plane at this moment was simply too difficult.
Currently, most weak Planes had been devoured by powerful Planes, leaving very few weak Planes remaining.
If Fang Che became a new Plane, he would certainly not be able to escape the fate of being devoured; this was almost a certain death situation, which greatly worried Fang Che.
Fang Che pondered for a moment and decided to use his Illusory Eyes' ability to find a solution; if there was truly no way, then preserving his life would still be the priority.
Fang Che continued to examine the Creation method for the Real Domain; after reading all the information, Fang Che understood that the requirements for creating a Real Domain were relatively high.
The Domain he obtained from Hong Fei just met the minimum requirements.
Fang Che looked at the Plane coordinates once again, and after a long silence, he suddenly had a special idea.
Becoming a Plane would lead to being devoured by Other Planes; if he could hide the Plane he transformed into, making it undiscoverable by Other Planes, wouldn't that solve the problem?
Immediately after, Fang Che thought of his improved Transformation Array.
A Transformation Array drawn on the body could prevent others from seeing one's true appearance.
If a Transformation Array was arranged within the Plane, and another Transformation Array was also arranged on himself, activating both simultaneously to create a resonance, could it deceive Other Planes?
With this thought, Fang Che silently thought "Observe" and carefully examined the Plane coordinates.
Not long after, the material for the magnetic field resonance items changed, and then the three thousand six hundred item burial locations also changed.
Many burial locations were connected, forming the shape of a Transformation Array.
After the improvement was complete, the Plane gained many hidden functions; although not powerful enough, if he continued to improve it, he would definitely be able to completely hide the Plane and evade Other Planes.
Fang Che grinned, looking at the manufacturing method for the Perfect Domain, and had a different idea in his mind.
The Perfect Domain was a Domain exclusive to Soul Masters, and creating a Perfect Domain would definitely attract the attention of the Emperor Plane Will; the Plane Will would very likely eliminate him, an anomaly.
Even if it didn't eliminate Fang Che, it would try every possible way to find the secret of Fang Che's Perfect Domain Creation.
Therefore, the danger of condensing a Perfect Domain was almost the same as condensing a Real Domain.
Since that was the case, it would be better to choose a stronger Domain for improvement; if it truly didn't work out, then he would settle for a lesser option.
After making this decision, Fang Che calmed his mind, recalled the various hidden arrays he had learned, and incorporated them into the Real Domain.
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Chapter 152: Gathering Souls Again
In the following period, Fang Che continuously recalled the hidden array formations he had previously studied.
Then, using his dual-eye ability, he integrated the array formations with the Real Domain to improve the Real Domain.
When Fang Che became annoyed with the improvements, he would go eliminate some humanoid creatures with turtle shells to regulate his mood.
As the improvements continued, more and more materials were needed to refine the magnetic field resonance tools, and the three thousand six hundred locations for burying the tools also constantly changed.
Of course, while the material consumption increased and the locations constantly changed, the Real Domain's concealment ability also continuously improved.
Time flew by, and in a flash, it was time to leave.
Fang Che put the Temporary Child of the Plane Token back into his Niwan Palace, and the next second, Fang Che was teleported back to the Emperor Plane.
Fang Che returned to the Iron Hand Group, immediately went to Li Xing's office, and knocked on the door.
When Li Xing opened the door, Fang Che respectfully saluted and said, "Junior, I've returned."
Li Xing glanced at Fang Che and instantly realized that Fang Che had completed the energy accumulation process and his body had completely atomized.
Li Xing's emotions were slightly disappointed, and he said, "Congratulations on completing the energy atomization process. When do you plan to advance?"
Fang Che replied uncertainly, "It might still take a few years, or even decades."
Regarding the improvement of the Real Domain, Fang Che was also unsure when he would be able to deceive the Emperor Plane, and he felt very confused.
Li Xing was slightly stunned upon hearing this and asked, "Didn't the Soul Master provide you with resources?"
Fang Che replied, "They did, but other issues are affecting me."
Li Xing couldn't guess what the problem was, but his mood improved significantly.
For Li Xing, the later Fang Che broke through, the better.
Li Xing said, "It's true that problems need to be solved. It's not too late to advance to the Fourth Stage after solving them. If you need my help with anything, just say so."
Fang Che said, "It's like this, I hope to have some rest time every month in the future."
Li Xing nodded without hesitation upon hearing this, saying, "No problem, I agree. The previous contract stipulated three months of cultivation time per year for you.
Now that you don't need to cultivate, I can split those three months into your free rest time. Just let me know when you want to rest."
Originally, according to the agreement, when Fang Che completed the energy accumulation process, the three months of cultivation time each year would be used to find resources.
But Fang Che knew the Soul Master, so resources were easy to gather. This way, the three months spent finding resources each year became pure rest time.
Li Xing did not want Fang Che to rest for long periods, as that would accumulate negotiation tasks and perhaps even lead to abandoning some short-term negotiation tasks due to insufficient time.
Now that Fang Che proactively requested to split this time, he could arrange negotiation tasks more reasonably, ensuring the Iron Hand Group's interests. There was no reason for Li Xing not to agree.
And Fang Che was also very happy to see Li Xing agree.
Fang Che's original idea was to use the three months to collect some advancement materials that Gu Ning could not provide through assassination.
However, Fang Che lacked patience. If he continuously assassinated for three months, he would definitely become irritable, affecting the assassination progress.
Now that the time was split, Fang Che could dedicate himself to assassination with the greatest enthusiasm, and even if he became irritable, he could go negotiate to change his mood.
This was beneficial to Fang Che.
Fang Che thanked him, "Thank you, Senior. I still have two months of rest time this year. I'll take a few days off now and come back in a few days."
Li Xing nodded gently, "No problem. Let me know when you return so I can accurately record your rest time and not affect your subsequent rest."
Fang Che nodded gently, "Understood. Then Junior will take his leave."
"Go slowly."
Not long after Fang Che left, General Gao Ping rushed to Li Xing's office and knocked on the door.
After Li Xing opened the door, General Gao Ping respectfully saluted and asked,
"Sir, why hasn't Fang Che returned yet? I've been waiting at his door for a long time."
Li Xing replied, "He went out. Your negotiation matters will have to wait a bit."
"Went out?" Li Xing asked with some confusion, "Is the group in trouble again? Or has Fang Che been cultivating continuously for two months?"
Li Xing shook his head, "Neither. Fang Che has completed the energy accumulation process. Now he has other things to do."
General Gao Ping felt a little annoyed upon hearing this.
Previously, Fang Che cultivated once a month to save on teleportation fees.
Now that Fang Che had completed the energy accumulation process, he would probably spend three consecutive months searching for resources.
And if he didn't participate in negotiation tasks for these three months, the Iron Hand Group would likely abandon some negotiation tasks with insufficient time.
This was a huge blow to General Gao Ping.
However, General Gao Ping couldn't really persuade Fang Che; after all, it was Fang Che's own choice.
General Gao Ping helplessly said, "Since Fang Che went out, Junior will come back in two months."
Li Xing shook his head, "No, you need to be ready to go out and negotiate with Fang Che at any time.
Fang Che is not lacking resources now; he is mainly resting. He will split the three months of resource searching time for rest!"
General Gao Ping instantly became excited upon hearing this.
If the three months were split, many negotiation tasks with tight schedules could be carried out, which would allow General Gao Ping to obtain more negotiation tasks.
General Gao Ping excitedly shouted, "Your subordinate will be on standby at all times!"
At this time, Fang Che had already left the Iron Hand Group's base. In a hidden corner, he took out the Temporary Child of the Plane Token from his Niwan Palace, making himself an ordinary Professional.
Then, Fang Che put on his mask and entered the Curse Master Mission Hall to look for suitable assassination missions.
Now Fang Che had collected over nine thousand nine hundred souls, only needing a dozen or so more to report to Gu Ning.
Therefore, Fang Che needed to hunt and eliminate some enemies.
Not long after, Fang Che found many suitable assassination missions for himself.
Fang Che accepted a mission with a relatively high reward and, as usual, rented a cultivation room to leave through it.
Now that Fang Che had put away the Temporary Child of the Plane Token, his hidden privilege was gone. To prevent others from finding him, Fang Che needed to use the cultivation room to solve the tracking problem, just like before.
In the time that followed, Fang Che continuously carried out assassinations.
After assassinating a dozen people, some Iron Hand Group members appeared in the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Fang Che didn't want to meet them, so he directly left the Iron Hand Academy and headed to other academy locations to continue carrying out assassination missions.
Five days passed in a flash.
Five days later, Fang Che used the Iron Hand Group's teleportation array, placed a white jade pendant on his forehead, and with the power of the white jade pendant, teleported to that familiar underground room in the Stone Man World.
Fang Che shook the bell on the wall, and not long after, Gu Ning appeared before Fang Che.
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Chapter 153 Learning Formation Knowledge
Facing Gu Ning, who appeared before him, Fang Che felt immense pressure.
Not only that, Fang Che felt that the surrounding space was resonating with Gu Ning, as if the entire space had become a part of Gu Ning's body.
Fang Che understood that Gu Ning had already advanced to the Fourth Rank.
Fang Che cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations on your advancement to the Fourth Rank."
Gu Ning looked at Fang Che, smiled slightly, and said, "Congratulations to you too on completing the body atomization step; I imagine you will also be able to complete your advancement very soon."
"I'm not in a hurry to advance," Fang Che chuckled, directly changing the subject. "I came today to give you the Ten Thousand Soul Banner."
Subsequently, Fang Che took out the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and handed it directly to Gu Ning.
Gu Ning didn't know why Fang Che wasn't in a hurry to advance, but he didn't ask further. He reached out and took the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, smiling, "Thank you. What do you need in return?"
Fang Che immediately took out a piece of information he had written, which recorded the materials Fang Che needed for his advancement.
Currently, Fang Che needed many materials for his advancement, and it would be difficult for him to gather them all by himself.
Therefore, Fang Che was not going to let Gu Ning give him just anything.
Of course, Fang Che also couldn't take out all the materials, so as not to let Gu Ning see through his ruse.
Fang Che bluffed, "I've been wanting to refine some new Curse Tools recently, and these are some of the materials I need."
Gu Ning heard this and happily took the information written by Fang Che.
Fang Che had extraordinary creativity and could refine many types of tools useful to a Soul Master.
Gu Ning wished Fang Che would create more tools.
However, when Gu Ning checked the materials Fang Che needed, he couldn't quite understand them.
But thinking about the strange things Fang Che used for the Curse Tools he had created before, Gu Ning stopped pondering the issue.
"I'll get you the materials right now."
Gu Ning quickly opened his storage ring and, according to the information recorded by Fang Che, took out various materials.
A moment later, Gu Ning took out all the materials and, after a brief calculation, found that the value of these materials was similar to the value of the souls.
Gu Ning smiled slightly and took out three more Ten Thousand Soul Banners, saying, "Next, I'll have to trouble you to help me collect Third Rank souls. After you advance to the Fourth Rank, you can also help me collect some Fourth Rank souls."
Fang Che took the Ten Thousand Soul Banner and nodded, "No problem."
Immediately after, Gu Ning took out a communication token and said, "Next, I am going to devour a Plane and expand my Domain. This Stone Man World will be devoured by me before long; therefore, we will no longer trade in this Plane. When you have gathered enough souls, you can contact me through this communication token; this communication token ignores Planes and has a certain teleportation ability. At that time, I will give you the teleportation tool for meeting."
Fang Che took the communication token and said, "When I gather enough souls, I will contact you. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Gu Ning smiled and nodded, "Take care."
Afterward, Fang Che took out the teleportation jade pendant Gu Ning had given him last time and crushed it.
A cloud of mist instantly enveloped Fang Che's body. When the mist dissipated, Fang Che had already returned to the teleportation array in the Emperor Plane.
Fang Che quickly returned to Iron Hand Academy and knocked on Li Xing's door.
When Li Xing opened the door, Fang Che cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Senior, Junior has rested well and can work at any time."
Li Xing nodded lightly, took out a teleportation tool and a one-time signing tool, and said, "I will notify General Gao Ping and have him return as soon as possible. You can go back and wait for a bit."
"Understood," Fang Che took these tools and then explained:
"Senior, Junior has one more thing. After Junior completes the signing mission, I hope to receive some hidden array formation books as a reward. The resources I needed before, I don't need them for now."
Fang Che's most urgent task now was to improve the Real Domain, and Fang Che had not been interested in array formations or similar things at the academy before, nor had his tutor taught him much.
Now, if Fang Che wanted to learn knowledge in this area, he could only find a way to collect it himself.
Upon hearing Fang Che's request, Li Xing immediately took out a golden token, and after injecting some energy, the token instantly turned white.
Li Xing handed the white token to Fang Che and introduced it:
"This is the Iron Hand Group's library token. You can use the token to access ordinary array formation knowledge protected by white barriers; as for the array formation knowledge that the academy acquired at a great cost, I will give it to you as a reward when you complete the mission."
"Thank you, Senior," Fang Che excitedly took the library token and said:
"Junior will go to the library now. When Senior notifies Brother General Gao Ping, please trouble Senior to have Brother General Gao Ping find me at the library."
Li Xing nodded lightly and said, "Okay, go study."
"Junior bids farewell."
Fang Che turned and left, quickly arriving at the Iron Hand Group's library.
The library was in a small house. Fang Che placed the library token on the door, and the door opened automatically.
Behind the door was a spacious area, widened by spatial energy.
Every two meters, there was a row of bookshelves filled with books.
In addition, these bookshelves were protected by a layer of barrier outside the books.
Most of these barriers were gold, with only a few being white.
The two types of barriers had the same ability; the different colors were merely to determine the Professional's reading permissions.
Fang Che could currently only view books protected by the white barrier using the token.
Fang Che walked to the bookshelf protected by the white barrier, placed the token on the bookshelf, and the barrier on the bookshelf immediately dissipated.
Fang Che picked up a book, simply flipped through a few pages, and then felt a surge of energy enter Fang Che's mind. Immediately after, the knowledge in the book was firmly imprinted in Fang Che's mind, impossible to forget.
Fang Che glanced at the energy contained in the book and realized that this book was copied by a Professional Mentor.
When Professional Mentors copied books, they would imbue the books with the ability of photographic memory. As long as others read the book, they would remember all the contents of the book.
It was just a pity that there was no skill to enhance comprehension, otherwise Fang Che could learn array formations faster.
Of course, being able to memorize array formation knowledge now was also good.
Fang Che quickly recorded the knowledge in the books. After checking dozens of books, he suddenly noticed someone approaching. He turned his head and saw that it was General Gao Ping.
Fang Che smiled, "Wait until I finish this book in my hand, then I'll go and carry out the mission with you."
General Gao Ping nodded lightly, "Okay, I'll wait for you outside."
General Gao Ping turned and left. Not long after, Fang Che finished reading the book, collected the library token, then put away the Temporary Child of the Plane Token, and then left the library.
Next, Fang Che planned to use his twin-eye ability to improve the array formation and refine the Real Domain during the negotiations.
During the refinement process, to avoid being detected by the Plane Will, Fang Che needed to hide the Temporary Child of the Plane Token.
Fang Che had done this before when improving the Transformation Array and the advancement ritual.
Afterward, Fang Che arrived outside the library and found that General Gao Ping had already brought the bodyguards needed for the negotiations.
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Chapter 154: Encounter in the Curse Master's Mission Hall
When General Gao Ping saw Fang Che, he immediately noticed a change in Fang Che's aura.
Although Fang Che still made General Gao Ping feel dangerous, the special aura belonging to a Child of the Plane had completely disappeared.
General Gao Ping was a little puzzled but did not ask further; he simply handed the torn negotiation information to Fang Che.
Fang Che wrapped the negotiation information in a teleportation item, then injected energy to open a spatial rift.
The group passed through the spatial rift and arrived at the new negotiation location.
While General Gao Ping was negotiating with others, Fang Che walked to a corner, closed his eyes, and mobilized energy to gather in his Niwan Palace, forming various arrays.
Then, Fang Che silently recited in his mind: Observe.
Illusory eyes condensed out of thin air in his Niwan Palace, staring at the energy-condensed arrays, and began to refine them.
A moment later, a Professional from the target negotiation group walked over, interrupting Fang Che's refinement of the arrays, and handed him a storage ring.
Fang Che skillfully took the storage ring, nodded in thanks, and after the other party left, he closed his eyes and continued refining the arrays.
Unbeknownst to him, many arrays were completed, and at the same time, General Gao Ping also finished his negotiations.
After General Gao Ping informed Li Xing of the negotiation details, Fang Che quietly placed the Temporary Child of the Plane Token into his Niwan Palace.
Although this Temporary Child of the Plane Token belonged exclusively to Fang Che and others could not use it even if they took it, it was better not to let others see it to avoid trouble.
After Fang Che quietly placed the Temporary Child of the Plane Token into his Niwan Palace, General Gao Ping and the others instantly noticed a change in Fang Che's aura.
The few of them looked at Fang Che curiously but did not ask further.
A moment later, General Gao Ping informed Li Xing of all the negotiation information, and soon received Li Xing's affirmative reply.
Then, General Gao Ping opened the door and said to the negotiation target outside:
"Our Vice Leader has agreed to sign the contract; please let's draft the contract together."
The negotiation target smiled and nodded, and upon entering the room, also noticed the change in Fang Che's aura.
The negotiation target looked at Fang Che with some confusion, then proceeded to draft the contract with General Gao Ping.
Immediately after, General Gao Ping handed the contract to Fang Che, who used a one-time signing item to sign the contract on behalf of Iron Hand Group.
Following that, the negotiation target also signed the contract on behalf of their group, and the contract officially took effect.
General Gao Ping put away the contract and smiled, "We will take our leave now. We can chat again if there's an opportunity in the future."
The negotiation target smiled and nodded, "Walk slowly."
Afterward, Fang Che crushed the teleportation channel and returned to Iron Hand Group with everyone.
As soon as they returned to Iron Hand Group, General Gao Ping asked with some concern, "Fang Che, I just noticed that your aura seems to have undergone a subtle change. Is there anything wrong with your body?"
Fang Che did not intend to disclose the matter of the Temporary Child of the Plane Token; he just shook his head and said, "It's nothing, thank you for your concern."
General Gao Ping nodded and said, "That's good. Let's go, we'll find the Vice Leader to submit the mission."
Fang Che nodded and went with General Gao Ping to find Li Xing.
After submitting the contract, Fang Che received new teleportation items and one-time signing items, and also a reward of arrays upon completing the mission.
Afterward, Fang Che continued to go out with General Gao Ping for negotiations.
In the following time, Fang Che silently refined the hidden arrays during negotiations and added the refined arrays to his Real Domain.
After a few days, Fang Che had incorporated all the arrays he understood into his Real Domain.
On this day, after completing a negotiation mission and returning to Iron Hand Group, Fang Che and General Gao Ping went together to Li Xing's residence.
Midway, Fang Che said, "I'm going to rest for a while to resolve some of my own issues, so I won't be able to accompany you for negotiations."
General Gao Ping heard this and was slightly disappointed, but he did not force Fang Che to negotiate; he just nodded gently and said, "Alright, we'll go negotiate again after you've rested."
Next, Fang Che asked Li Xing for leave to rest, then set off for the library to learn about array knowledge.
A day later, Fang Che had memorized all the array knowledge he could access, then took the Temporary Child of the Plane Token out of his Niwan Palace, put on his cloak and mask, and left Iron Hand Group.
Arriving at a secluded spot, Fang Che took off his clothes and drew a Transformation Array.
This Transformation Array was very pure and did not have the hidden abilities of other arrays.
This was because Fang Che discovered that the Transformation Array, which had been added to the Real Domain and then refined by other arrays, was not suitable for helping Fang Che hide, but was more suitable for helping a Plane hide.
Furthermore, Fang Che's original idea was to condense identical hidden arrays on himself and in his Real Domain to conceal the Plane's existence.
However, after continuous refinement over these days, Fang Che instead allowed his Real Domain to gain a peculiar hidden ability, which was:
To hide the connection between the Real Domain and Fang Che, making outsiders perceive the Real Domain as an ordinary, uncontrolled, independent Plane.
This was an unexpected surprise.
Thus, even if the Real Domain were discovered in the future, it would not affect Fang Che.
If the Real Domain were occupied, Fang Che could completely abandon the domain to protect himself.
This gave Fang Che more confidence in condensing his Real Domain.
Not long after, Fang Che finished drawing the Transformation Array and quickly transformed himself into another person.
With the disguise of the Transformation Array, Fang Che quickly moved away from the Iron Hand Academy area and went to a Curse Master Mission Hall in another location to accept missions and begin assassinating targets.
Whenever a part of an assassination mission was completed, to avoid others discovering any issues, Fang Che would change to a new location.
On this day, when Fang Che entered the same Curse Master Mission Hall for the ninth time, he found many Curse Masters guarding it.
Fang Che had been monitored many times by Curse Masters during his previous assassinations, so at first, he didn't pay it much mind.
However, Fang Che soon noticed a familiar person.
After recalling, Fang Che remembered that when he was helping the Seven Stars Group with assassinations, he had seen this familiar person interacting with members of the Seven Stars Group.
He was a little surprised by his appearance, as this place was very far from the Seven Stars Group.
Most Professionals would not casually leave their familiar environment and enter an unknown area.
The sudden appearance of this person here, and his quiet monitoring of the surroundings, definitely indicated a problem.
Fang Che quickly thought that the Plane coordinates Hong Fei had stolen had been left with a massive number of markers by the Seven Stars Group.
Due to the existence of the Temporary Child of the Plane Token, they could not track Fang Che through these markers.
However, when Fang Che had previously obtained information from Hong Fei, he had said that he came from a certain assassin organization and had eliminated assassination targets whose locations could not be determined.
Now, Fang Che continued to accept assassination missions without any mistakes, and the locations of these assassination targets also could not be determined.
The Seven Stars Group would definitely connect the two events.
This person should have been dispatched by the Seven Stars Group.
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Chapter 155 Judgment and Mission
Facing a Professional who seemed to be a member of the Seven Stars Group, Fang Che pondered for a moment before going to submit his mission.
After receiving the mission reward, Fang Che did not take on a new mission but instead went directly into the cultivation room.
The moment he entered the cultivation room, a large amount of smoke emerged from Fang Che's body. This was the trace left by a tracking method, and Fang Che didn't know when he had picked it up.
Previously, after Fang Che was noticed by people, they would actively invite him to kill someone. Only after Fang Che refused would they leave some marks.
But now, Fang Che had not yet been invited, and the marks on his body were dozens of times more numerous than before.
The other party might truly be a member of the Seven Stars Group, because besides them, everyone Fang Che had offended had already died!
Fang Che stood in the cultivation room, and after the marks on his body were cleared, he quickly left the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Afterward, Fang Che rented a house, activated the Transformation Array on his body to change himself into another person, and put on suitable clothes.
Immediately after, Fang Che once again walked into the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Then Fang Che noticed that the Professional who was suspected to be a member of the Seven Stars Group quietly glanced at him, then quickly shifted his gaze away.
Fang Che calmly walked to the wall, pretending to look for a suitable mission, but in reality, he was observing his surroundings.
Before long, Fang Che discovered several rather special Curse Masters.
They didn't accept missions; more often, they stood there observing their surroundings.
These individuals were positioned in a special way, allowing them to take in the entire situation of the Mission Hall.
Immediately after, Fang Che also noticed that some Curse Masters frequently approached the mission receive area, quietly using some tracking tools.
Fang Che observed for a moment and found that some Curse Masters were marked when they accepted or submitted assassination missions.
As for Curse Masters who accepted or submitted other missions, they were not marked.
And these marked Curse Masters were very cautious; they would rent cultivation rooms and leave from the cultivation rooms.
Therefore, these people would not encounter trouble; instead, they would know that someone was watching them, thus giving up on further assassinations.
This behavior of leaving marks was more like protecting the assassination target and could not possibly lead to Fang Che.
After Fang Che relaxed slightly, he suddenly became vigilant again.
The persona Fang Che had previously established for himself was that of someone from a powerful assassin organization. A powerful assassin organization is targeted very frequently and would not give up on an assassination due to some minor conflict.
Now, this act of leaving marks is to make assassins without background retreat in the face of difficulty and to expose assassins with background.
Capturing assassins with background is more likely to lead to Fang Che!
With this thought, Fang Che considered another problem.
Assassins with background are definitely powerful, and their marks would not be effective.
To successfully capture an assassin, a trap needs to be set.
The most likely successful trap would be to actively publish an assassination mission, then set an ambush around the assassination target, and directly capture the assassin upon their arrival, thereby interrogating them for more useful information.
Fang Che refocused his attention on the assassination missions. After noting down all the assassination missions, he left through the cultivation room again.
After leaving, Fang Che once again activated the Transformation Array to change his appearance and headed to the Curse Master Mission Hall in the next academy area.
Entering the new Mission Hall, Fang Che observed around the assassination missions for a moment and quickly found an assassination mission here that duplicated one in the previous Curse Master Mission Hall.
Fang Che quietly observed his surroundings and soon discovered another group of Professionals scattered around, observing the entire situation of the Mission Hall.
Additionally, there were also some Professionals here who were leaving marks on others.
The marked individuals were also Professionals who accepted or submitted assassination missions!
At this moment, Fang Che could deduce several clear pieces of information:
First, these people set traps to target a certain organization with a background; otherwise, they wouldn't use marks to deter ordinary Professionals.
Second, they set up the same mission in two distant Mission Halls to concentrate all their power against an enemy they believed they could not defeat.
Third, there was very little information about the assassination target, which should be to filter out assassins who are not good at finding people.
Fourth, the assassination target's strength was only Tier 3, which was not strong, but the mission reward was very high.
They did this probably to attract direct members of the assassin organization, as only direct members could understand the most information.
However, they were also worried that they couldn't stop the assassins responsible for rescue, so they deliberately lowered the assassination target's strength to influence others' judgment and create time for interrogating direct members.
Fang Che made this judgment because when he first accepted assassination missions, it was to collect promotion resources for various Professions.
This easily gave others the impression of internal unity within the assassin organization.
In short, all these conditions were quite similar to the persona Fang Che had established.
More precisely, the Fang Che in the eyes of the Seven Stars Group was such a person!
With the above judgments, Fang Che began to consider the problem of the Seven Stars Group.
The Seven Stars Group did not deliberately use interest contracts to deceive and disgust Fang Che like the Fierce Tiger Group did, so Fang Che did not hate them.
Moreover, the Seven Stars Group condoning Hong Fei actually allowed Fang Che to gain a huge advantage, and Fang Che should thank them.
However, Hong Fei had a very good father.
Fang Che eliminating Hong Fei was an irreconcilable conflict.
What's more, Fang Che took away the Plane coordinates, which was also an irreconcilable conflict.
The Seven Stars Group would certainly try every means to eliminate Fang Che, reclaim the Plane coordinates, and avenge Hong Fei.
Fang Che could pretend nothing happened today, but if the Seven Stars Group caused more trouble, Fang Che might not be able to solve it.
He must find a way to make the Seven Stars Group abandon the idea of revenge so that Fang Che can live safely.
Fang Che refocused his attention on the mission, reaching out to take it down.
The next second, Fang Che felt countless gazes on him. These gazes were like knives, making Fang Che very uncomfortable.
Fang Che silently adjusted his state and queued up to receive the mission.
During the queuing process, those Professionals suspected to be members of the Seven Stars Group passed by Fang Che multiple times.
However, Fang Che, now having lost his observer status, did not notice them leaving marks on him; they seemed to be truly just passing by!
A moment later, Fang Che received the mission and entered the cultivation room.
The next second, a minimal amount of smoke emerged from Fang Che's body and was absorbed by the wall.
This meant that the marks left on Fang Che were not many.
Fang Che guessed that this was probably because the Seven Stars Group was worried about alerting him, so they didn't leave too many marks on Fang Che.
Fang Che did not overthink it, directly injecting energy into the Transformation Array to transform into another person.
Then, Fang Che left the Curse Master Mission Hall and walked into the distance.
Walking on the road, Fang Che noticed that the number of Professionals skilled in Observe around him suddenly increased significantly.
However, their Professions could not see through the disguise of the Transformation Array, so Fang Che was not afraid of them and simply left quietly.