Changsheng: My qualifications improve a little every day

Fang Yue frowned upon hearing this, and felt a little uneasy. He immediately asked, "Where is that disciple now? Do you have any detailed information?"

The elder of the Diyan Sect shook his head, his expression solemn: "After that disciple sent back the message, we lost contact. I'm afraid he has met with an accident. I suspect that the Demon Emperor may have been lurking in that valley and is secretly recovering his strength."

Fang Yue's heart sank as he realized the seriousness of the situation. He quickly made a decision: "Elder, you must immediately gather the masters from all the major sects and prepare to head to that valley. I will go ahead and investigate the situation."

The elder nodded in agreement and warned: "General Fang, please be careful. The Demon Emperor is full of tricks, so don't be careless."

Fang Yue said no more. His figure flashed and turned into a stream of light, rushing towards the valley.

A moment later, Fang Yue arrived above the valley. He was suspended in the air, looking down at the valley below. He saw that the valley was filled with thick black fog, the originally lush vegetation had withered and withered, and the air was filled with a disgusting stench.

"There is indeed a problem!" Fang Yue's heart trembled, and he immediately circulated his energy to protect his body, and slowly descended into the valley.

As soon as he landed, he felt a strong demonic energy coming from all directions, as if to devour him. Fang Yue snorted coldly, swung the long sword in his hand, and a brilliant sword energy swept out, forcing back the surrounding demonic energy.

"Demon Emperor, I know you are here, come out!" Fang Yue shouted in a deep voice, his voice echoing in the valley.

A moment later, a cold laugh came from the depths of the valley: "Fang Yue, you really came. What a surprise."

As the laughter sounded, a black shadow slowly walked out of the black fog. It was the Tianshui sect disciple possessed by the Demon Emperor. His eyes were as black as ink, with a strange smile on his face, and a strong demonic aura emanating from his body.

Fang Yue stared at the Demon Emperor with cold eyes: "You are not dead after all. You possessed my companion. How despicable!"

The Demon Emperor sneered: "Despicable? As long as the goal can be achieved, the means are not important. Fang Yue, do you think you have won? No, this is just the beginning. When I recover my strength, the entire human world will surrender to me!"

Fang Yue stopped talking nonsense, and waved the sword in his hand. The spiritual wind force on the sword whistled out and pointed directly at the Demon Emperor: "Today, I will kill you here!"

The Demon Emperor laughed loudly, and his figure flashed, turning into a black shadow, rushing towards Fang Yue. The two of them fought instantly, and the sword energy and demonic energy collided fiercely in the air, erupting with a deafening roar.

Fang Yue's swordsmanship was extremely sharp, and each sword contained a powerful spiritual wind force, forcing the Demon Emperor to retreat step by step. However, although the Demon Emperor possessed someone else and his strength was greatly reduced, he was still extremely cunning. He constantly used the cover of the black fog to try to find Fang Yue's flaws.

Just as the two were fighting fiercely, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the valley. The elders of the Diyan Sect led the masters of various sects to arrive.

"General Fang, we are here!" the elder shouted loudly, and then led everyone into the valley and joined the battle.

Seeing this, the Demon Emperor's eyes flashed with panic. He knew that in his current state, he could not withstand the siege of so many masters. He waved his arms violently, and a black magic barrier instantly appeared in front of him, blocking everyone's attack.

“Fang Yue, I will let you go today. The next time we meet, it will be your death!” The Demon Emperor said coldly, and then his figure flashed, turning into a ball of black mist, and quickly fled into the depths of the valley.

Upon seeing this, Fang Yue immediately chased after him, but the Demon Emperor was so fast that he disappeared into the black fog in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it, it escaped again!" Fang Yue stopped and his face was gloomy.

The elder of the Diyan Sect stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "General Fang, although the Demon Emperor has escaped, it is still attached to that disciple and cannot recover its strength in a short time. We still have a chance."

Fang Yue nodded, took a deep breath, and suppressed the anger in his heart: "Elder, send people to seal off this valley immediately. We must not let the Demon Emperor escape again. At the same time, notify all major sects to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Demon Emperor from causing chaos again."

The elder nodded in agreement and turned around to arrange personnel.

Fang Yue stood there, looking at the direction where the Demon Emperor disappeared, with a hint of determination in his eyes: "Demon Emperor, no matter where you escape to, I will find you and completely destroy you!"

At the same time, the Tianshui sect disciple possessed by the Demon Emperor had escaped from the valley and hid in a secret cave.

It sat cross-legged and began to frantically absorb the dark power around it, trying to restore its strength as soon as possible.

"Fang Yue, do you think you can stop me? When I recover my strength, the entire human world will fall into darkness!" The Demon Emperor smiled coldly, his eyes full of madness and resentment.

Fang Yue stood in the valley, his eyes were like torches, and his mind was full of thoughts. He knew that although the Demon Emperor had escaped temporarily, his threat had not been eliminated. If he was not completely eliminated as soon as possible, the human world would face a greater disaster.

"Elder, although the Demon Emperor has escaped, he is still attached to that disciple and cannot recover his strength in a short period of time. We must take this opportunity to completely eradicate it!" Fang Yue turned and said to the elder of Diyanmen.

The elder nodded, his expression solemn: "General Fang is right. I have sent people to seal off this valley, and the Demon Emperor will not be able to escape in a short time. What should we do next?"

Fang Yue pondered for a moment, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes: "Since the Demon Emperor has possessed that disciple, he will definitely look for a hidden place to recover his strength. We need to find its hiding place as soon as possible."

He paused and continued, "Elder, immediately send people to contact all the major sects and ask them to send their elite disciples to assist us in searching for the Demon Emperor. At the same time, notify the patrol teams in various places to step up their vigilance to prevent the Demon Emperor from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos."

The elder nodded in agreement and turned around to arrange personnel.

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After bidding farewell to the elders of the Diyan Sect, Yue quickly returned to the capital of the Great Wei. He knew that although the Demon Emperor had escaped temporarily, his threat had not been eliminated, and the demons in the border areas might also take the opportunity to launch an attack. Therefore, he had to rearrange the defense line as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the human world.

After returning to the imperial capital, Fang Yue immediately summoned representatives from all the major sects and generals of the border garrisons to hold an emergency meeting.

"Everyone, although the Demon Emperor has escaped temporarily, his threat still exists. We must strengthen the defense of the border to prevent demons from taking the opportunity to invade." Fang Yue stood in the center of the conference hall and said solemnly.

A general of the border garrison stood up and said in a deep voice: "General Fang, the demons in the border area have indeed been moving recently, and many villages have been attacked. Although we have tried our best to resist, there are so many demons that the pressure on the defense line is great."

Fang Yue nodded and glanced at everyone present: "This is exactly why I called everyone together. We must rearrange our defenses and strengthen the defenses at the border. At the same time, all the major sects must send out their elite disciples to assist the defenders in resisting the attacks of the demons."

A representative from a sect stood up and bowed, saying, "General Fang, our Tianshui sect is willing to send a hundred elite disciples to the border to provide support." Representatives from other sects also expressed their willingness to send disciples to assist the defenders.

Fang Yue felt relieved when he saw this, and continued, "Thank you all for your support. Next, I will go to the border in person and rearrange the defense line. At the same time, I will contact patrol teams in various places to strengthen vigilance to prevent the Demon Emperor from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos."

After the meeting, Fang Yue immediately set out for the border. He rode a tall horse, led an elite team, traveled day and night, and finally arrived at the border area a few days later.

The border garrison commander had been waiting on the city wall for a long time. When he saw Fang Yue coming, he immediately stepped forward and said, "General Fang, you are finally here! The demons' offensive is getting more and more fierce. Our defense line is already in jeopardy."

Fang Yue nodded and said in a deep voice: "Take me to see the situation of the defense line."

The garrison commander immediately led Fang Yue up the city wall and looked down at the entire border defense line. In the wilderness in the distance, the figure of the demon was looming, and the air was filled with a strong demonic aura.

Fang Yue frowned and thought to himself. He knew that the existing defense line alone could not resist the attack of the demons. He had to rearrange the defense line and strengthen the defense force.

"Pass the order down, immediately set up formations outside the defense line to strengthen the defense. At the same time, mobilize more defenders to strengthen patrols and vigilance." Fang Yue gave the order decisively.

The defending general immediately agreed and turned to arrange manpower.

Fang Yue personally led an elite team to set up the formation outside the defense line. He used the "Spiritual Wind Body Tempering Technique" to inject the power of spiritual wind into the formation, greatly increasing the power of the formation.

After setting up the formation, Fang Yue personally inspected the entire defense line to ensure that every part was foolproof.

"General Fang, with these formations, our defense line should be able to withstand the attacks of demons." The defending general said excitedly.

Fang Yue nodded, but his expression was still solemn: "Don't take it lightly, the demons are cunning and we must always be vigilant."

At this moment, a deafening roar came from afar. Fang Yue looked up and saw a large number of demons appearing in the wilderness, rushing towards the defense line.

"Get ready for battle!" Fang Yue shouted, swung the sword in his hand, and the spiritual wind power on the sword whistled out.

The defenders immediately entered combat status, raised their weapons, and prepared to fight the demons.

The demons' offensive was extremely fierce, and they surged like a tide, trying to break through the defense line. However, the formation set up by Fang Yue played a huge role, defusing the demons' offensive one by one.

Fang Yue personally rushed into the battlefield, wielding the long sword in his hand. Each strike contained a powerful spiritual wind force, beheading the demons with the sword. His figure was like a flash of lightning on the battlefield, and demons fell down wherever he went.

The battle lasted for a whole day, and the demon's offensive was finally repelled. The defenders on the defense line cheered and celebrated this hard-won victory.

Fang Yue stood on the city wall, looking at the demons retreating in the distance, but he did not relax at all. He knew that this battle was just the beginning, and greater challenges were still to come.

"General Fang, we won!" The defending general ran over excitedly, his face full of joy.

Fang Yue nodded and said in a deep voice: "Don't relax, the demons will not give up easily. We must continue to strengthen our defenses to ensure the safety of the border."

The defending general nodded in agreement and then turned around to arrange the subsequent defense work.

Fang Yue stood alone on the city wall, looking at the wilderness in the distance, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

He knew that although he had the great formation that sealed the sky and locked the earth, he had suppressed the greatest threat of evil spirit that permeated all things.

Furthermore, it also made it impossible for those demonic creatures to display their various strange abilities. Even the rebirth of flesh and blood could not be used.

However, the physical fitness of demons is much stronger than that of humans.

Fang Yue knew very well that although the current defensive means and formations could temporarily resist the attacks of demons, it would be difficult to gain the upper hand in a long-term confrontation. After all, the demons' physical fitness, which far exceeded that of humans, was always a huge threat.

Therefore, he decided to start from both improving human's own strength and perfecting the defense system.

Fang Yue returned to the tent and immediately summoned the skilled craftsmen in the army and the disciples from various sects who were proficient in forging techniques to discuss how to create weapons specifically to restrain demons.

He described his idea in detail: "We want to create a batch of special weapons that can exert great power even if ordinary people use them!"

Inside the tent, skilled craftsmen and forging disciples from various sects sat in a circle, listening attentively to Fang Yue's description of his ideas. A young forging disciple looked puzzled and asked first: "General Fang, do you have any specific ideas for the weapon you mentioned that can exert great power even if used by ordinary people? The monsters have thick skin and flesh, and ordinary weapons can hardly cause effective damage to them."

Fang Yue nodded slightly, picked up a brush, and quickly sketched a rough outline of a weapon on paper: "I'm thinking of building a repeating crossbow."

Fang Yue sketched and explained in detail: "The bow arm of this crossbow is made of thousand-year-old ironwood. This kind of ironwood is tough and can withstand huge pulling force. Spirit crystals are embedded in key parts. The spirit crystals can store and transform the spiritual power injected by the user, converting it into stronger power to push the crossbow arrow out."

As he spoke, he drew the shape of a crossbow on the blueprint. "The arrowhead of the crossbow is made of cold iron. Cold iron is hard and sharp, and can easily pierce the skin of the demon. Moreover, I plan to apply a special potion on the arrowhead. This potion was jointly developed by alchemists from various major sects, and it can produce a corrosive and paralyzing effect on the demon's body."

A white-haired swordsmith frowned slightly and asked, "General Fang, although spiritual crystals are good, they are very rare. It may be difficult to equip them on a large scale. And this special potion must be difficult to refine. How can we ensure the quantity?"

Fang Yue had considered this long ago, and said calmly, "Regarding the matter of spiritual crystals, I will communicate with the major sects and the royal family and ask them to raise them as much as possible. As for the medicine, I have already discussed it with the alchemists, and they will prioritize the preparation of a batch, and then increase the scale of refining according to demand."

At this time, the craftsman who was good at mechanical engineering added: "General Fang, the firing mechanism of this crossbow may be improved so that it can achieve continuous and rapid firing, so that it can play a greater role on the battlefield."

Fang Yue's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement: "This is a great plan! Let's do as you say. Everyone must hurry up and build the first batch of crossbows as soon as possible." (End of this chapter)