Chapter 226: Continuously Devouring Planes
Fang Che arranged the twenty-four Plane coordinates in a line, and after careful Observe, found that the longest duration of a Plane coordinate was no more than one hundred and twenty-seven years, and the shortest was only seventeen years.
After the duration ends, the Plane coordinate will become invalid, and this Plane Will either be re-controlled by the Emperor Plane or granted to Other People.
What Fang Che needed to do now was to devour the Plane coordinates before they became invalid and expand his Real Domain.
Subsequently, Fang Che mobilized energy to condense the graphics of these Planes in his Niwan Palace and silently uttered: Observe.
Illusory eyes appeared in his Niwan Palace, staring at the Plane graphics, searching for the best method of devouring and integration.
Not long after, the optimal integration plan was completed, and Fang Che directly left his Real Domain and returned to the Emperor Plane.
The place Fang Che returned to was the area where the mountain range had collapsed after the previous treasure hunt.
Walking out of the Mission Hall, Fang Che found it very deserted outside, with the few Professionals on the road discussing the information about the collapsed mountain.
Fang Che did not listen closely, directly activating the Plane coordinate given by the Bandit.
The Plane coordinate released a mist, enveloping Fang Che's body.
When the mist dissipated, Fang Che had already arrived at a barren place where not a single blade of grass grew.
Fang Che threw out a Voodoo Doll, and after a round of exploration in the Plane, found that there were no signs of life here, nor was there a Plane Will.
Fang Che understood that this Plane had been devoured by Other Professionals before, but when the Professional died, the Plane was reclaimed by the Emperor Plane and re-made into a Plane coordinate to be used by Other People.
The Bandit must have stolen this Plane coordinate to obtain it.
Facing those wanted Bandits, the Emperor Plane Will would grant them skills when they advanced, but after granting the skills, it would definitely arrange for Soul Masters to apprehend them.
As for precious items like Plane coordinates, it was absolutely impossible to grant them to Bandits.
Bandits could only steal them!
However, no matter how much the Bandit stole, it still ended up in Fang Che's possession.
Fang Che directly released his domain power, spreading it throughout the entire Plane, devouring the Plane.
Fang Che followed the last piece of soil from this Plane, returning together to his Real Domain, and then diffused his body into mist, beginning to process this devoured Plane.
This Plane was evenly dispersed along the edge of the Plane, like a circle of walls enclosing the entire sea.
Fang Che mobilized the seawater to wash over the walls, quickly dispersing them and swallowing them into the sea.
The seawater returned to the edge of the Plane, blocked by the gas barrier.
Fang Che mobilized these dispersed continents and directly transferred them to the continents and islands for deep integration.
With continuous integration, the area of the continents and islands expanded, and the strength of the formations also increased.
When the integration stopped, a large area was freed up, which could be used to set up formations and integrate Concession Tokens and Death Sculptures.
However, Fang Che was not in a hurry to set up the formations; instead, he returned to the Emperor Plane, activated a new Plane coordinate again, and entered the next Plane.
The next Plane was the same as the previous Plane, with no signs of life and no Plane Will.
Fang Che easily devoured it.
Next, Fang Che continuously devoured Planes, until he had devoured the twentieth Plane, Fang Che had not encountered any living creatures, all the Planes were bare.
When Fang Che entered the twenty-first Plane, he finally found traces of plants!
Plants are also life, and they possess a faint consciousness; when gathered, they can also condense a Plane Will!
Facing such a Plane with a Plane Will, Fang Che did not dare to be careless, quickly used an item to burrow underground and hide, then released a Voodoo Doll to quietly observe the situation of this Plane.
After the Voodoo Doll circled around, Fang Che discovered that this Plane had no Professionals, no highly intelligent creatures, only some weeds and wild beasts.
Fang Che immediately emerged from underground, manipulating the Voodoo Doll to dig a pit and bury the materials for refining Concession Tokens.
At the same time, Fang Che came near the pit, reached out and grabbed a tiger by the neck, lifting the tiger up.
The tiger's body instantly shrank into a ball, and its eyes revealed human-like fear.
Fang Che threw the tiger into the deep pit, and the tiger immediately entered the passage leading underground.
Fang Che cursed softly, entered the pit, pulled the tiger out, and temporarily blocked the downward passage.
After that, Fang Che captured more wild beasts and threw them into the deep pit.
These wild beasts, upon entering the deep pit, curled into a ball, fearfully observing their surroundings, with no fighting breaking out.
After capturing enough wild beasts, Fang Che put on the voice translation device and announced in the common beast language:
"Today I will eliminate you all here; curse me to your heart's content!"
Subsequently, Fang Che poured molten aluminum into the cave and manipulated the Voodoo Doll to open the passage to the underground.
The wild beasts swarmed into the underground passage, running quickly.
Countless wild beasts were caught by the molten aluminum and turned into sculptures, making the beasts in front even more terrified and run faster.
Not long after, the wild beasts reached the end, continuously digging at the dirt with their claws, trying to dig a passage.
However, the dirt did not change at all, and the molten aluminum quickly flowed in, turning the wild beasts into sculptures.
Fang Che stood outside the cave, and after sensing the death of the wild beasts, he sighed with some disappointment.
These wild beasts did not release any cursing energy, only fear, and the materials for refining the Concession Token were not properly processed at all.
Those Death Sculptures also had no curse power, making them unusable in the Real Domain.
However, Fang Che's actions just now also produced something beneficial to Fang Che, which was that the Plane Will of this Plane had been activated!
The Plane Will, upon detecting the invasion, would definitely quickly enhance the strength of the Plane's creatures to cope with the upcoming danger.
If Professionals could be cultivated in one go, the intelligence of the creatures in this Plane would be greatly enhanced, allowing them to learn to curse and help Fang Che gather energy.
Next, Fang Che used wild beasts to make another pile of sculptures.
The Plane Will finally concentrated all its power, then released gentle energy, integrating it into the bodies of the wild beasts in this Plane, and the physical constitution of the wild beasts rapidly increased.
Seeing this, Fang Che took some materials from this Plane, then activated the Plane coordinate and returned to the Emperor Plane.
It would take a long time for the Plane Will to cultivate Professionals, so Fang Che needed to wait patiently.
Subsequently, Fang Che took out Other Plane coordinates and continued to Other Planes.
However, there were no signs of life or Plane Will in the remaining Planes.
Fang Che could only devour these Planes to expand his Real Domain.
After devouring all the Planes, Fang Che began to set up formations, integrating the Death Sculptures and Concession Tokens.
When everything was processed, the Plane's stealth ability and the effect of the Concession Token were greatly improved.
As for the cultivation effect, Fang Che was not clear; he would only be able to understand the effect through cultivation after he advanced to the fifth rank.
After that, Fang Che activated the Plane coordinate and returned to the Emperor Plane.
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Chapter 227: The Gourd for Collecting Souls
Returning to the Emperor Plane and exiting the Mission Hall, Fang Che noticed that the number of Professionals outside had increased significantly, and pedestrians on the street were still discussing the collapsed mountain.
Fang Che listened for a moment and found that everyone believed a treasure had appeared in the collapsed mountain, but no one knew who had taken it.
Fang Che smiled faintly, turned, and left the area, heading towards the Iron Hand Group.
Immediately upon entering the Iron Hand Academy, Fang Che noticed many Iron Hand Group members hidden in various corners, warily observing their surroundings.
Fang Che guessed this was likely related to the Seven Stars Group.
Fang Che had been away for a long time and had not participated in the hunt for the Seven Stars Group, so he didn't know how things had progressed.
Fang Che quickened his pace to return to the Iron Hand Group and saw that the internal security level of the Iron Hand Group had significantly increased.
Fang Che hurried to Senior Li's room and knocked on the door.
A moment later, Senior Li opened the door, and Fang Che immediately cupped his hands in a salute: "Greetings, Senior."
Senior Li smiled and said, "You've arrived just in time. You may dispense with the formalities."
Fang Che, understanding the implication in Senior Li's words, curiously asked, "Does Senior have any instructions?"
"No instructions," Senior Li said, taking out a storage ring and handing it to Fang Che.
"These are the materials you need. I was just about to send them to you, and then you arrived, which is why I said it was a coincidence."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che happily accepted the storage ring. "Thank you, Senior."
Senior Li waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. I previously sent someone to your residence with materials, but you hadn't returned. When you go back, remember to retrieve them."
"Understood," Fang Che nodded, then said, "Junior came today mainly to understand the situation with the Seven Stars Group. I wonder what the outcome of the battle was?"
Upon hearing this, Senior Li's expression instantly became serious.
Senior Li replied, "When dealing with the Seven Stars Group earlier, we found that some Fourth-Order Professionals from the Seven Stars Group had disappeared, as well as some Criminals.
After completely destroying the Seven Stars Group, we used tools to verify and found that all the missing Fourth-Order Professionals of the Seven Stars Group had died, but those disappeared Criminals were still alive and well.
We suspect that the Seven Stars Group members released the Criminals and were then killed by the Criminals.
And the area where these Seven Stars Group members released the Criminals is very likely right here, since we just destroyed the Seven Stars Group, they might seek revenge through the Criminals!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che remained very calm.
the Criminal was currently in Fang Che's storage ring, awaiting death, so it was impossible for him to cause trouble.
Fang Che did not reveal these matters, only saying with a serious expression, "These Criminals have been imprisoned for a long time. I hope that now they are out, they cherish their freedom and do not cause any more destruction."
Senior Li sighed and said, "I hope so. In any case, the heightened alert cannot be stopped. You should also pay attention to your safety when going out."
Fang Che replied, "Junior will be careful. If there is nothing else, Junior will take his leave."
Senior Li waved his hand and said, "Go."
Fang Che performed a farewell salute, turned, and left, arriving at the entrance of his residence and retrieving the items from the mailbox.
However, Fang Che discovered that one of the storage rings had the Blue Sky Group's mark on it.
Fang Che opened the storage ring and saw a pile of materials that Fourth-Order Curse Masters could use, as well as a letter.
After reading the letter, he learned that the Blue Sky Group and Slaughter Saber Academy had gained considerable benefits during the process of eliminating the Seven Stars Group.
Therefore, the Blue Sky Group, representing Slaughter Saber Academy, came to the Iron Hand Group to express their gratitude.
They had originally wanted to meet Fang Che, but since Fang Che was not at the Iron Hand Group, they left some resources jointly prepared by Slaughter Saber Academy and the Iron Hand Group as a token of appreciation.
After reading the message, Fang Che took out the communication token to contact Ling Jie, infused it with energy, and said,
"This is Fang Che. I just returned to the Iron Hand Group today and just saw your message.
Thank you very much for the gift. Please convey my gratitude to Slaughter Saber Academy. Thank you very much."
A moment later, Ling Jie's voice came from the communication token: "We all heard that it was because you mentioned it to Senior Li that Senior Li allowed us to participate in the mission to eliminate the Seven Stars Group.
It is right for us to thank you. It's just that we couldn't gather too many good things. We hope you don't mind."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che felt a bit ashamed.
His previous decision to let the Blue Sky Group participate in the mission was simply based on the thought that when the Blue Sky Group participated in the mission to eradicate the Seven Stars Group, they would mobilize members to join the battle in advance.
During the process of mobilizing members for battle, other surrounding groups would definitely discover it.
As long as other groups investigated, they would certainly get accurate information and, to gain an advantage, would participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Seven Stars Group.
As long as the surrounding groups were on high alert, the Seven Stars Group members would have nowhere to run, allowing for the 100% elimination of important Seven Stars Group members.
By then, no one would seek revenge on Fang Che because of Hong Fei's issue.
In short, allowing the Blue Sky Group to participate in the mission was mainly out of selfish motives, so it felt quite awkward to demand resources.
However, since Ling Jie had already given the resources, it would be awkward to return them. What if it made Ling Jie think Fang Che looked down on these resources? That wouldn't be good.
Fang Che pondered for a moment, then replied, "We are old friends. Don't worry, if I hear any news about the Blue Sky Group in the future, I will let you know."
Ling Jie's happy voice quickly came from the communication token: "Thank you, thank you."
Afterward, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries before ending the communication.
Fang Che then opened other storage rings and took out a pile of materials from the Emperor Plane.
Fang Che carefully inspected the materials, and after confirming everything was satisfactory, he released energy, infused it into one material, and melted the material through energy vibration.
After the first material melted, Fang Che took out a second material, melted it, combined it with the first melted material, and solidified part of the material to create special lines.
Next, Fang Che continued to melt materials and shape special lines according to the sequence.
Once the lines reached a certain quantity, Fang Che simultaneously controlled the shape of the material.
When all the materials were fused together, Fang Che obtained a purple-gold gourd artifact. All the fixed lines gathered inside the gourd, forming a special array.
Fang Che channeled energy, poured it into the mouth of the gourd, and touched the array lines.
The array lines lit up one by one.
When the entire array was fully lit, it immediately released a mass of purple-gold energy. The energy converged at the mouth of the gourd, forming a purple-gold stopper.
The moment the stopper formed, the gourd slowly became invisible, and its aura continuously changed.
When the gourd was completely invisible, the aura it emitted also adjusted to be the same as the surrounding aura, perfectly blending into the environment.
If Fang Che weren't still holding the gourd, he might even think it didn't exist!
At this moment, the artifact used to collect scattered souls had been successfully refined!
Fang Che cut his palm and sprinkled blood on the invisible gourd. The blood instantly disappeared, and at the same time, the gourd established a connection with Fang Che.
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Chapter 228 The Chaotic Situation in the Horned Man Plane
Fang Che, relying on his connection with the gourd, pulled out the gourd stopper and placed it on the gourd.
The opening of the gourd did not cause any earth-shattering changes, nor was the surrounding environment affected, but Fang Che felt a sense of intimacy from the gourd.
According to the information seen by his eyes, feeling intimacy from the gourd meant that the gourd was collecting souls scattered throughout the Emperor Plane.
If he felt a sense of strangeness from the gourd, it meant soul collection was paused.
When Fang Che had no special feelings for the gourd, it meant that all the souls had been collected!
Fang Che mobilized energy, hung the gourd on his waist, and let it absorb souls, no longer paying attention to it.
Afterward, Fang Che took out books on formations and diligently studied more knowledge about them.
Several days later, Fang Che, somewhat tired, put down the books, slept for a while, then focused his attention on the gourd and plugged its mouth with the stopper.
Fang Che immediately felt a sense of strangeness from the gourd, which meant soul collection was temporarily stopped.
The reason for stopping soul collection now was simply to go to Other Planes to check the situation.
This gourd cannot collect souls in Other Planes, and to avoid being contaminated by the aura of Other Planes, which would affect its use, it must be stopped.
Then, Fang Che threw the gourd, which had stopped collecting souls, into his storage ring, activated the Plane coordinates, and arrived at the Niu Jiao Ren Plane.
Fang Che looked around, confirmed that the Plane Will was still under Suppression, and that the Iron Hand Group's defenses were intact, before releasing the Voodoo Doll to collect the Death Sculpture made by Niu Xuanhai, as well as the materials for refining the Concession Token.
As the Voodoo Doll moved, Fang Che discovered that some Horned People had suddenly appeared in many desolate areas, mining resources.
There was a cave very close to these Horned People; if Fang Che had come five days later, the cave would surely have been discovered by the Horned People long ago.
The Voodoo Doll buried the cave, handled the changes in soil layers, cleared all traces, and then quickly left.
On the subsequent journey, Fang Che discovered that the Horned People were experiencing a resource scarcity problem internally, with many Horned People fighting to the death for resources, harboring mutual animosity.
Fang Che pondered for a moment and thought this was an opportunity.
If Fang Che could provide enough resources, he could hire these Horned People to help refine the Death Sculpture and process materials!
Now that these Horned People had significant conflicts, they should not mind exchanging their enemies' bodies for resources.
However, Fang Che could no longer provide resources in the name of the Plane Will.
The current Horned People had too much conflict and no trust among themselves; if the Plane Will was used as an excuse, the Horned People might think their enemies were plotting against them.
Now, the simplest way to entice them would suffice.
Thinking of this, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll, selected a more suitable Horned Person, and entered his dwelling.
At this moment, this Horned Person's eyes were filled with rage, and he paced back and forth in the room, gritting his teeth and cursing:
"That son of a bitch, this time the resources were supposed to be mine, but he secretly gave them to someone else. I think it's because I'm too easygoing that these bastards are taking advantage of me, I..."
The Horned Person suddenly stopped speaking, quickly retreated two steps, and vigilantly watched the Voodoo Doll that had suddenly appeared before him.
Fang Che directly controlled the Voodoo Doll to throw out a pile of materials suitable for this Horned Person, and the Horned Person's guard instantly crumbled by more than half.
At this point, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to write information on the ground: "I am a Curse Master, and I need to use the lives of Horned People to refine some tools;
If you are willing to help me, I can provide you with more materials. If not, just consider us friends, and all the resources on the ground are yours. You have fifteen minutes to consider."
After writing this information, the Voodoo Doll remained quietly in place, motionless.
The Horned Person read the information Fang Che had written, pondered for a moment, and then said, "If I don't agree, you will probably go find someone else, and if you find my enemy, that will be troublesome. I agree!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to write information: "I will dig a pit under your house. After you capture people, throw them into the pit and kill them according to my requirements. The method of killing is..."
Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll, wrote down the ritual for awakening the Curse Master profession, threw down molten aluminum, and tools for kidnapping Horned People, then began digging a pit under the room.
Currently, the Horned People were digging outside, searching for resources, so they couldn't continue digging pits in the wilderness. Digging pits in these Horned People's homes would provide better concealment.
The Horned Person glanced at the situation under the pit, picked up the piles of resources on the ground, and said excitedly:
"With these things, I won't have to worry about others snatching my rightful resources!"
Fang Che, through the Voodoo Doll, confirmed that the Horned Person's attention was drawn to the resources, then quickly buried the materials for refining the Concession Token and set up a formation.
A moment later, everything was handled, and the Voodoo Doll returned to the surface, continuing to write information:
"Don't rush things; safety and concealment are most important. Also, I may not be able to arrive in time when you fill the pit, so I hope you will wait patiently."
The Horned Person smiled and said, "The resources you've given me now are enough to bribe me to fill the pit. I will wait patiently for you;
Even if you don't come, it doesn't matter. After I kill a group of Horned People, no one will compete with me for resources!"
Fang Che smiled with satisfaction, controlled the Voodoo Doll to write the two characters 'Farewell,' and then burrowed underground to find the next Horned Person.
Next, Fang Che used the same method to easily persuade a group of Horned People and dig pits under their homes.
Afterward, Fang Che arrived at Niu Xuanhai's residence.
Upon entering Niu Xuanhai's room, Fang Che noticed that Niu Xuanhai's eyes were complex, as if he had gained some enlightenment.
Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to emerge from in front of Niu Xuanhai and write on the ground: "What's wrong with you?"
Niu Xuanhai glanced at the Voodoo Doll, suppressed his complex emotions, and said emotionlessly:
"These days, I often see people dying for resources. For resources, brothers can turn against each other, and husband and wife can become enemies. It's truly a miserable and endlessly sorrowful sight."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che suddenly thought of some kind-hearted people who, after witnessing tragedies firsthand, tried to change the world to prevent such tragedies from happening again.
These kind people were great, but Fang Che did not want Niu Xuanhai to become such a kind person, as this would affect Fang Che's interests.
Therefore, Fang Che took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, intending to eliminate Niu Xuanhai once he completely abandoned his killing intent.
Just then, Niu Xuanhai spoke, "All this happened because those in power were inactive, and because the people at the bottom were not united;
It's all their own fault, they deserve it. What's the point of keeping such a world? It must be completely destroyed;
As a part of it, I also have their inherent flaws. After all the Horned People are killed, I should also commit suicide!"
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Chapter 229: Frame-up Begins
Upon hearing Niu Xuanhai's words, Fang Che was overjoyed.
Fang Che had initially thought that Niu Xuanhai, after witnessing the tragic fates of others, would work for the welfare of the Horned People.
Unexpectedly, Niu Xuanhai had transformed into an extreme psychopath, and such a person could bring Fang Che significant benefits!
Fang Che immediately manipulated the Voodoo Doll to write: "You are right. All Horned People should be killed, and this despicable race should disappear.
As the Plane Will, it is my shame to have created such a race. After all the Horned People die, I will destroy the entire Plane!"
Niu Xuanhai looked at these words and laughed maniacally.
A moment later, Niu Xuanhai stopped laughing and said, "Since you intend to self-destruct after eliminating all Horned People, there's no need for a special ritual to eliminate them. I will directly assassinate the Horned People!"
Fang Che quickly manipulated the Voodoo Doll to write: "Relying on your own killing is too slow, and your strength is weak; you cannot kill the Four-Order Horned People.
I need to use a special ritual to create special tools to quickly eliminate those powerful Four-Order Horned People!"
Niu Xuanhai pondered briefly, then nodded and said, "That makes sense. However, those damnable Horned People are currently developing the desolate region. The underground tunnel left in the desolate region will surely be exposed. Where should the next underground tunnel be dug?"
Fang Che swiftly wrote: "I will dig an underground tunnel at your home. You just need to throw the captured people into the tunnel."
Niu Xuanhai nodded slightly, then took out a pile of items and a list, and said:
"These are resources from Other Planes. Since you wish to destroy this Plane, you probably won't need these materials.
However, I still hope you can give me the resources on the list, to collect materials from Other Planes. This way, I'll have an excuse to capture Horned People outside!"
Fang Che immediately observed the list through the Voodoo Doll, then took out materials from the Real Domain, placed them on the ground, and then collected the materials from Other Planes.
After doing this, the Voodoo Doll dropped a pile of tools for capturing Horned People, then burrowed underground and began digging.
Niu Xuanhai, meanwhile, put away the resources Fang Che had given him and said, "I'm going to capture people now. Farewell."
Niu Xuanhai turned and left. Fang Che, controlling the Voodoo Doll, dug the underground tunnel, set up the formation, and buried the materials. Then, he had the Voodoo Doll search for traces of the Four-Order Horned People.
Fang Che wanted to confirm the Four-Order Horned People's intentions again, then kill those Horned People who wanted to destroy the Iron Hand Group's defense line, to prove to Niu Xuanhai that his ritual was truly effective.
Only by making Niu Xuanhai believe it was effective would he work harder to capture Horned People for the ritual and create sculptures.
Not long after, Fang Che gained a new understanding of the Fourth-Order Professionals of the Niu Jiao Ren Plane.
At this time, the Four-Order Horned People were all worried about the current chaotic situation.
Currently, the Four-Order Horned People chieftains were holding a new meeting.
Seated at the head was still the eldest Four-Order Horned People chieftain, Niu Tian.
The other Horned People sat on either side of the long table, glaring at each other.
A handsome Horned People spoke, "Currently, territory resources are insufficient, and the people below are killing each other for resources, creating countless vicious incidents.
I believe we should organize people to directly eliminate these unruly Horned People, redistribute their property, and stabilize the situation!"
A simple and honest Horned People opposite him sneered, "Those Horned People who commit crimes will convert all resources into strength; it's impossible to get resources from them.
I think you just want to take this opportunity to falsely accuse others, then plunder the resources of good people to fill your own pockets."
The handsome Horned People angrily retorted, "Don't slander me. I'm not as vile as you. If you don't agree, what are your thoughts?"
The simple and honest Horned People replied, "Naturally, we should shatter the Intruder's defense line and expand our domain. As long as the domain expands, there will be resources, and internal problems will be resolved!"
Niu Tian, at the head of the table, heard these words, his gaze sweeping over the Horned People present, and then he saw many people object.
"I do not agree to break the Intruder's defense line!"
"I also disagree. The Intruder has finally settled down; we shouldn't provoke them actively."
"I also disagree. I believe the Intruder has already dug out all the resources during their occupation. Fighting the Intruder will only increase casualties and gain nothing. We should still distribute the Criminal's resources!"
"..."
Niu Tian saw so many people object, and though displeased, his expression remained unchanged, still calm.
At this moment, a group of people represented by the honest Horned People also stated their opinions.
"Our Plane is very weak; the Intruder may not value our resources and couldn't possibly have extracted all of them."
"Perhaps the Intruder, seeing no resources here, has already left. The defense line is likely fake. If we initiate a battle, we will surely win!"
"You bastards don't dare to fight the Intruder, only thinking of harming your own people, I'll screw..."
The numerous Horned People argued fiercely for a moment, and soon began to insult each other's parents and entire families.
Niu Tian sat at the head of the table, feeling incredibly melancholic.
If it were before, Niu Tian could do whatever he wanted, and no one would oppose him.
However, ever since the Intruder appeared, and since the various ethnic groups merged, Niu Tian had lost his decision-making power.
Every time he wanted to do something, a group of people would oppose him.
Niu Tian did not possess great strength and could not make everyone obey his decisions. Now, he could only appear neutral and think of methods that both sides would approve of.
While Niu Tian was contemplating, Fang Che also recorded the information of those Horned People who wanted to start a war.
Fang Che was not in a hurry to kill them. Now that they were gathered, killing them directly might cause fear among other Horned People and lead to irrational actions.
Fang Che would wait until they were alone, then quietly kill them, disguised as internal strife between the two sides.
This way, he could not only account to Niu Xuanhai but also further expand the internal chaos of the Horned People, ensuring the safety of the Iron Hand Group's defense line.
Afterward, Fang Che waited patiently. After the meeting ended, the Voodoo Doll secretly followed the honest and simple Horned People.
The moment he returned home and closed the door, Fang Che immediately used the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, mobilizing the energy of the warrior Professional to eliminate him.
Subsequently, the Voodoo Doll emerged from underground and collected the corpse. However, the warrior aura in the room did not dissipate.
Fang Che believed that the Horned People would surely detect the warrior aura and suspect the Horned People who opposed the deceased.
Once their conflict escalated, Fang Che could continue assassinating and framing them.
As for now, eliminating one Horned People was enough.
After that, Fang Che returned to the Real Domain, activated the Plane coordinates provided by the Bandit, and entered that Plane without Professionals.
Upon entering the Plane, Fang Che discovered that the Plane Will was calm and peaceful, having stopped cultivating the creatures of this Plane.
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Chapter 230 Dealing with the Gourd Prop Problem
Fang Che threw out the Voodoo Doll with some anticipation, observing the Plane through the Voodoo Doll to see how the Plane Will nurtured the lives within this Plane.
However, Fang Che was quickly disappointed.
Although the beasts in this Plane met the standard for awakened professions, their intelligence had not improved, and the Plane Will had not created suitable professions.
Fang Che decided to help the Plane Will again.
Thus, Fang Che controlled the Voodoo Doll to dig a pit, while he himself went to capture beasts, threw them into the pit, and poured molten aluminum over them.
Not long after, the Plane Will detected Fang Che's actions and instantly awoke from its slumber.
Subsequently, the Plane Will concentrated energy and poured it into the beasts' bodies.
Upon seeing this, Fang Che stopped hunting beasts and returned to the Real Domain.
Immediately after, Fang Che used the Plane coordinates to return to the Emperor Plane, opened the gourd's stopper, and continued to collect the souls dispersed throughout the Emperor Plane.
Then, Fang Che returned to the Iron Hand Group and began processing the materials he had just brought back, refining them into Concession Tokens.
After using all the materials, Fang Che took out a book on formations and continued to read and study.
Ten days later, the gourd artifact suddenly released an unfamiliar aura, and the process of collecting souls abruptly stopped.
Fang Che sensed the gourd's condition and found that its opening was still wide open, not blocked by a stopper or any foreign object.
According to the information observed by his eyes, not being blocked by a foreign object yet stopping the collection of souls meant that Fang Che's souls dispersed throughout the Emperor Plane had encountered a problem.
Fang Che first checked his physical condition, and after confirming that there were no problems, he ruled out the possibility of the Emperor Plane Will personally binding the souls.
If the Emperor Plane Will had personally acted to bind the souls, it would definitely affect Fang Che's body.
Excluding this possibility, the remaining possibility was that the dispersed souls were affected by some special materials.
There are many soul-strengthening materials in this world, and dispersed souls are often attracted to them, circling around the materials.
This attraction will weaken over time; after about fifty years, the souls will move away from those materials.
Fang Che did not want to wait fifty years and needed to use his own method.
The simplest method was to find the materials attracting Fang Che's souls, and then place some soul-repelling materials around them to drive the souls away.
However, Fang Che was not sure where his dispersed souls were, so this method, while seemingly simple, was difficult to implement.
Fang Che could only use a clumsy method: set up a formation that attracts soul fragments and compete with those special materials for the souls.
As long as the souls moved away from those special materials, even if they were not attracted by this formation, they could still be attracted by the gourd artifact.
Setting up a formation is different from refining a gourd artifact.
Refining a gourd artifact requires materials produced in the Emperor Plane, while setting up a formation requires materials from Other Planes.
Because if materials from the Emperor Plane are used to set up a formation and attract souls, the souls will adhere to the formation, making them difficult to strip away and easily discovered by the Emperor Plane Will.
After setting up a formation using materials from Other Planes, soul fragments can be tricked into coming.
However, soul fragments, having been integrated with the Emperor Plane for a long time, are very repelled by materials from Other Planes.
Therefore, after being attracted, the soul fragments will not integrate into the formation but will simply remain quietly in place.
Fang Che only needed to set up the formation, activate it, and then absorb the souls.
Fang Che took out the formation materials from his storage ring, ground them into powder, mixed them with a special liquid, and prepared them into ink.
Using this ink, he could draw the formation that attracts souls.
To ensure that the formation could attract Fang Che's souls, Fang Che also cut his index finger and sprinkled his blood into the ink as bait to attract souls.
After everything was ready, Fang Che left the Iron Hand Academy.
Fang Che still remembered that during the last bandit disaster, he had obtained a formation from Soul Master Gu Ning.
Once the formation was successfully set up, it could observe the formation information of the entire Iron Hand Academy and destroy them in advance.
Fang Che did not want the formation he painstakingly set up to be destroyed, nor did he want his formation to be discovered by outsiders, so he decided to set up the formation in Other Planes.
After flying for a long time in the sky, Fang Che left the Iron Hand Academy and arrived at a new place, observing the situation from above.
A moment later, Fang Che confirmed that there was no powerful formation here like the one set up by the Iron Hand Group for monitoring formations.
Fang Che immediately landed, found an uninhabited cave, cleared a flat area, and drew the formation with the ink he had just prepared.
A moment later, the formation was completed, and Fang Che swiftly injected energy.
The formation showed no changes, as if the activation had failed.
However, Fang Che once again felt a sense of familiarity with the gourd artifact.
This indicated that Fang Che's souls had escaped from the special material that attracted souls.
Fang Che continued to inject energy into the formation, and the sense of familiarity the gourd artifact brought to Fang Che grew stronger and stronger.
After some time, the sense of familiarity suddenly weakened, returning to its previous state.
This indicated that the formation's energy had been exhausted, and it could no longer attract soul fragments.
Fang Che quickly cleaned up the formation on the ground, then took out a pile of materials from Other Planes, injected energy, and expanded their aura.
Materials from Other Planes and soul fragments repel each other; expanding their aura could quickly expel the soul fragments gathered there.
In the Emperor Plane, expelling soul fragments often occurred, but the gathering of soul fragments was uncommon.
Especially since there were no special materials here to attract soul fragments, if soul gathering occurred, it would definitely attract the attention of the Emperor Plane Will.
The core profession of this Emperor Plane was Soul Master; Soul Master was an expert at manipulating souls, and the Emperor Plane was also skilled at manipulating souls.
Such a situation of soul gathering would definitely be investigated by the Emperor Plane to find the cause.
To ensure safety, Fang Che had to expel the soul fragments.
Soul fragments are formless, and Fang Che was not a Soul Master, so he could not perceive the existence of soul fragments at all.
Fang Che simply followed the method observed by his eyes, continuously allowing the aura of materials from Other Planes to diffuse for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, then put away the materials and turned to leave.
Now Fang Che no longer needed to worry about the gourd; it would not be too late to set up a formation again when the gourd stopped absorbing souls again.
Afterward, Fang Che found a place to stay nearby and continued to read books on formations.
Time flew by, and several days later, Fang Che became somewhat agitated, so he actively plugged the gourd and went to the Niu Jiao Ren Plane to relax his mind.
The defense line set up by the Iron Hand Group still showed no signs of damage, and at the same time, Fang Che noticed that the pit he had dug earlier was now filled with Death Sculptures.
The materials used to refine Concession Tokens had also absorbed enough resentment and could be used to refine Concession Tokens.
Fang Che immediately released the Voodoo Doll to collect the materials.