Chapter 3432
The group of them were talking over each other noisily. Pearce raised his right hand and instantly silence ensued.
Pearce said in a deep voice, "I tried to gauge him earlier during the banquet, but I could not tell what realm he's in. I'm afraid he's not as simple as he seems. We'd better not act rashly."
"General, are we just going to let this go? We..." Some people were indignant.
Pearce's eyes darkened. He gritted his teeth and said, "Of course, I will avenge my son."
"However, we must first find out more about him. Once we are sufficiently ready, we will strike."
The next day, Fade didn't waste any time. With a direct order, he asked his team to get busy and begin Plan Fire Glow.
The plan was simple. They simply had to find the location with the thickest spiritual energy, locate the Spiritual Meridian, and absorb the energy. Then, using the special formation that Lukas taught them, they needed to gather the spiritual energy.
At the final step, Fade would insert the Fire Glow Pearl into the formation in order to gather the spiritual energy. Then, everything would be complete. Due to the limited range of the Fire Glow Pearl, it needed to be supplemented with higher numbers of formations. Therefore, multiple Fire Glow Formations were drawn up on the floor, covering the entire area.
This was also the main reason why Lukas kept urging Fade and the others to speed up.
After all, the work was hard. There was no easier way to draw up formation after formation.
Fade did not slack. As soon as the plan was put into motion, he immediately started working on the first Fire Glow Formation.
This first formation was set right in the center of the Yang family's residence.
After all, Pearce had dominated the southern province for so many years. It was only natural for him to be at Stage 8 of Physical Refine Realm. In fact, he could be considered the top martial artist in all of Yoraland and Taeyoon World.
It was thus natural to assume that his place of living was somewhere filled with spiritual energy.
A day had passed. As Fade gently set the Fire Glow Pearl into the formation, the formation began to activate and glow faintly.
The wisps of spiritual energy being extracted out of the earth were almost visible to the naked eye. Through the formation, they were gathered into the pearl.
On the surface of the formation, the Fire Glow Pearl was encased in a dull light.
Those below Soul Refine Realm were unable to break through this light. Hence, there was no way to disrupt the formation.
The formation began to work. In just a few hours, Fade could feel that there was a mass of extraordinary spiritual energy inside the pearl.
Admittedly, the Fire Glow Formation did an excellent job at gathering spiritual energy.
In addition, Fade could feel a vague aura amongst the formation. It just so happened that imperial city was right above where this spot.
Lukas was probably using some sort of communicative device in the formation. Through it, the Fire Glow Formations could be connected and Yoraland's Spiritual Core could be uncovered.
After beginning his mission, Fade started to search for the next location that was filled with spiritual energy in order to draw up more formations. When Pearce returned home, his face darkened.
As a martial artist at Stage 8 of Physical Refine Realm, he could clearly feel that there was a formation sucking up all the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Meridian.
Moreover, the speed of the energy being absorbed was twice as fast as any speed that Pearce had ever experienced.
At this rate, it would take less than ten years to turn this place into an empty wasteland.
But that was the future. As of now, the formation had caused the spiritual energy in the Yang Mansion to decrease by about 70 percent. Pearce and the rest of his family members were starting to experience a significant decrease in their cultivation speeds.
They had no choice but to use Fire Crystals to maintain their cultivation.
If this continued, even with Pearce's family background, he would not be able to support the consumption of spiritual energy they were putting out. "Mr. Pearce, if this goes on, the Yang family will be doomed. How..." the trusted housekeeper whispered to Pearce.
Pearce's facial expression stiffened, and he looked at the formation with particularly gloomy eyes.
At that moment, he suddenly had an impulse to destroy the formation.
However, he managed to calm down. In the end, he did not act. He ordered, "Ask the military to hurry up and find out how strong that Fade guy really is."
"Yes, Mr. Pearce!" The butler received the order and left quickly.
In the next few days, Fade continued to set up formations at places where Yang City had the most spiritual energy. He had practically covered the entire city.
Next, Fade called Pearce, Tegan, and the others and asked them directly about which places had the highest levels of spiritual energy.
Pearce and Tegan looked at each other, and then Tegan took the initiative to step forward.
"There are plenty of places that suit your request, but..."
Fade waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Just say it. No need to beat around the bush."
"Yes!" Tegan godded and said,
"There is a place about twenty miles
northwest outside the city. It's
Jade Peak. It's atop a
known as JThis belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
mountain. The air there is very clear and Spiritual energy is in
abundance."
"It's just that Jade Peak was occupied by a group of mountain bandits, so there's no way to get too close to it."
Fade frowned and looked at Pearce, saying, "Mr. Yang, as a general, are you telling me you can't even handle a group of bandits?"
Pearce hurriedly explained, "Our humblest apologies, oracle."
"The Main Southern City has most of its resources focused on defending attacks from Southern Forest. There is no extra manpower to be lent, so..."
Fade frowned and said, "It's just a gang of mountain bandits. I'll deal with it."
Hearing this, Pearce and Tegan's eyes lit up at the same time.
However, Tegan still pretended to be worried and tried to persuade him. "But those bandits are runaway soldiers from Southern Forest.
They are highly experienced and skilled. It won't be easy to fight them."
"Furthermore, I've heard that the bandit leader, Zakir Zhou, is very powerful. He has reached Stage 3 of Physical Refine Realm. He will be a tough opponent."
"There is no need to risk yourself like this, oracle."
Fade waved his hand and looked as if he didn't care. He sneered, "Stage 3 of Physical Refine Realm? Pfft. That's nothing. I could beat him easily." "Tomorrow, I will head out to deal with the bandits."
Pearce and Tegan looked at each other again with a faint smile on their faces, and then bowed together.
"As expected, your courage is endless! The citizens of Main Southern City and Yoraland are honored to have you."
The next day, the elite team left Main Southern City in a mighty manner and headed northwest.
Two hours later, at the foot of the Jade Peak. "The spiritual energy really is very rich here." Fade looked up and nodded in satisfaction. Then he turned his head and gave an order. "Let's begin!"