Chapter 23: Administrator Fang on Patrol

Chapter 23: Administrator Fang on Patrol

However, while the Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques were certainly not lacking in power, some of the movements were not as perfect and efficient as they could be.

Hence, Fang Che tried incorporating the saber forms enclosed in the Boundless Sutra into the saber techniques before experimenting bit by bit to see if the alterations had a positive or negative impact.

In the end, Fang Che discovered that the power of saber techniques had been enhanced by about a third following his alterations!

However, these saber techniques were extremely taxing on one's spirit power.

Unless he went all out, he wouldn't be able to fully unleash the aura of the saber techniques, but if he were to go all out, then unleashing just a single saber technique would leave him completely drained.

This was the first time Fang Che had encountered a technique capable of draining all of his spirit qi in one go, and these techniques were far more formidable than even Yin Shengong's Seven Blood Spirit Swords.

Hold on a second, the saber was supposed to be my weakest weapon to serve as an initial red herring to lure my opponents into a false sense of security, but it's now become my biggest trump card! Wouldn't that mean I'm showing my opponent my trump card from the get-go?

After some contemplation, he came up with an amendment to his strategy. He would still use his saber first, then resort to his sword and halberd, in that order, and only after that would he revert back to his saber and resort to the Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques.

As long as he didn't use the Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques, his saber wouldn't be exposed.

Thinking back to Sun Wutian's life story, Fang Che couldn't help but be impressed with his foresight.

After discovering that none of his descendants had any aptitude for warriorhood, he tossed them all to the Guardians to live in peace.

In order to ensure a smooth transition, he had even stayed in the clan for three hundred years under a false identity, and only after that did he return to the Church of the Self-Righteous.

Thanks to his presence in the Church of the Self-Righteous, none of the church members dared to target the Sun Clan, and the Guardians certainly weren't going to target a clan of non-warriors, either, thereby ensuring that they were safe from both sides.

Given that the Sun Clan's bloodline didn't give rise to anyone with any aptitude for warriorhood, they harbored no lofty ambitions, and that turned out to be one of the keys to their survival.

Their lack of ambition meant that no one viewed them as a threat, and that had to have played a large role in how a clan of non-warriors had been able to preserve its lineage for so long.

At this point, the Sun Clan had to have already been in existence for thousands of years, and now, it was under Fang Che's protection.

Fang Che was very thankful that Sun Yuan hadn't been "fortunate" enough to discover the Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques.

Even armed with just the Soaring Saber Techniques, Sun Yuan was already able to join the One Heart Church and become a blight to humanity. If he had stumbled upon the Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques, he could've easily become a second Sun Wutian!

Having already memorized the saber manual, Fang Che pulled out his divine composite sword.

Surely a divine composite sword will do the trick!

Sure enough, Fang Che was able to hack the saber manual into tiny pieces with his sword, ensuring that it wouldn't fall into anyone else's hands.

He had the Boundless Sutra to protect his sanity, but anyone else cultivating the Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques would inevitably be driven mad with bloodlust. It was like a poisoned fruit of knowledge that was much better destroyed.

All of a sudden, Fang Che recalled that he had forgotten to tell Yin Shengong the good news of his breakthrough to the Lord during the correspondence the night before.

He immediately pulled out his communication jade and reported: "I've made a breakthrough to the Lord tier, Master! I feel invincible right now!"

At the moment, it was very early in the morning, and first light would arrive in an hour or so.

Now that Fang Che had decided to cultivate the Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques, he decided that he should alter his own disposition accordingly, so as he emerged from study, there was a hint of baleful qi emanating from his body, giving him a menacing and unapproachable aura.

Ye Meng was very concerned with this change in his aura.

What's going on with him? I've been sensing bursts of baleful qi since last night, and he's now come out of his study looking like he's about to go on a murderous rampage! Is he planning to do something today?

She immediately reported the situation to her higher-ups.

***

Fang Che was close to reaching the Hall of Protectionists when he received a message from Mu Linyuan.

"You already know about your appointment as helmsmaster of the new branch helm, right?"

"I do."

"I have all of the files on the previous branch helm, including a list of names and all of the businesses under it. Also, your profile has been reconstructed."

"What does that mean?"

"You now have a new Starlight profile, and that's the one that's going to be presented to the main church in the future. It contains a detailed fake account of your life from birth. In this version of events, you were an orphan who was taken in by someone from our One Heart Church. I won't go into the details. I'll deliver it to you later, and you just have to memorize the story."

"You're coming to the White Cloud Prefecture, Uncle-master Mu?"

"I'll only be there for one night. Our headquarters is still under the main church's surveillance, so I can't be absent for too long. If I'm caught breaking the rules of the lockdown, our entire church will be in trouble. You've really caused a big mess this time!"

"How does this have anything to do with me? My master hasn't told me anything yet."

"I'll tell you in person tonight."

"I'm currently on duty at the Hall of Protectionists."

"Alright, esteemed Administrator Fang, I won't take up any more of your precious time then."

Right at this moment, Fang Che received a message from Yin Shengong.

"Look at the time before you message me! It's the middle of the night, for heaven's sake! A breakthrough to the Lord tier isn't even a big deal!"

"I'm sorry, Master, I was too excited and couldn't help myself."

"I want you to get to the Warlord tier as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Tell me if you need any resources."

"I'm in desperate need of resources!"

"I should've known you'd jump on the opportunity to extort me! Fine! I'll get Elder Mu to deliver some to you."

***

As soon as Fang Che arrived at the administration hall, everyone felt a chill run down their spines at the baleful qi emanating from his body.

They didn't know why, but for some reason, Fang Che felt particularly menacing to them on this day, and Tang Zheng was about to wet himself.

"I've received word that he One Heart Church, the Night Demon Church, the Divine Heavenly Church, the Church of Light, the Three Saints Church, the Wandering Dragon Gang, the Golden Snake Gang, the Fierce Tiger Guild, the Valourous Hero Guild, and the Hacking Saber Guild are all planning to reconstruct branch helms in our White Cloud Prefecture, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled!" Fang Che declared in a cold voice.

"Tang Zheng! Grab your weapon and come with me!" Fang Che commanded. "The continent and its people need you now! This is your time to shine!"

Tang Zheng was almost unable to suppress his bowel movements.

The continent and its people need me? Since when did I become so important? How could I possibly do anything to stop those churches from reconstructing their branch helms? This isn't time for me to shine, it's time for me to die!

Clearly, Tang Zheng valued his life far above his dignity, and even with so many people watching, he immediately fell to his knees without any hesitation as he pleaded, "Please take someone else with you, Administrator Fang! I'm only going to weigh you down!"

"Are you coming or not?" Fang Che snapped as he rested his hand on the hilt of his saber, and a burst of baleful qi erupted out of his body.

"I'm sorry! I'll come with you!"

Tang Zheng was frightened to the point of tears, and he

He picked up his sword like a despondent mourner, and he was still sniveling as he trudged over to Fang Che.

"Pathetic coward!" Fang Che snapped as he gave him a kick on the backside. "I'm not asking you to go die! Let's go!"

With that, he promptly departed, leaving all of the administrators to exchange bewildered looks with one another.

Is that true? Are those churches really making a fresh start? Please don't let it be true!

***

After patrolling the southern area of the city for some time, no discoveries were made, and Tang Zheng was gradually beginning to reprise his courage.

It looks like there's no danger, after all!

At noon, Fang Che took Tang Zheng to a restaurant, then sat down before commanding, "Treat me to a meal! Don't try to skimp on me! I want every dish to contain top-quality demon beast flesh!"

Tang Zheng: "???"

Too scared to protest, he could only do as he was told.

Fang Che enjoyed a lavish meal, then departed without so much as a backward glance, forcing Tang Zheng to foot the bill with a distraught expression.

𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

After a day of patrol, Fang Che was still brimming with energy, while Tang Zheng felt as if his legs had been filled with lead, but he didn't dare to slow down as any decline in pace would immediately be met with physical punishment.

Finally, after a grueling day on patrol, Tang Zheng immediately fled to the battle hall to seek out his brother-in-law.

"Please transfer me to a different post! At this rate, I'm going to end up dead in a week!"

"Piss off!" Yuan Jingjiang snapped. "You still think I didn't humiliate myself enough last time?!"

***

After returning home, Fang Che continued to study the Heaven Loathe Saber Techniques.

Another peaceful day had passed by on the job, and he knew that the more peaceful things were, the harder he had to work in order to stave off complacency, so he became even more devoted to his cultivation.

Even as he had been out on patrol during the day, he had constantly been cultivating his Boundless Sutra, taking in spirit power from the surrounding environment.

Late at night, he was paid a visit by Mu Linyuan.

"Uncle-master Mu! I've missed you so much! Have you recovered from your injuries?"

"I sure have!" Mu Linyuan replied with a wide smile. "It's all thanks to your Cloud Spirit Pill."

Mu Linyuan couldn't be more pleased with Fang Che.

He felt like a proud father finally beginning to reap dividends on the son that he had invested so much into.

Even though Fang Che was only an unofficial disciple of his, this felt like a blessing from the heavens, and he was very much looking forward to seeing Fang Che rise to the top.