Instead of increasing, his qi and blood would decline. The predicament Master had faced back then would slowly begin to manifest in him as well.
How could he break the deadlock? The answer lay in the remaining eight incomplete chapters.
After previously fusing the Fear Chapter, the Dao Heart's demand for blood had decreased somewhat.
If he could fuse another two, it would surely greatly alleviate his current situation.
Fang Jianxing and the Parasitic Assembly held six chapters between them. The whereabouts of the remaining two were still unknown.
Before repelling external foes, one must first secure the home front. The same applied to searching for the other chapters of Heart Demon Planting.
He would first get the existing six into his hands. Only then could he search for the rest with peace of mind.
Master was keeping watch over the Parasitic Assembly in the Island Nation. As for Fang Jianxing...
"If he is in Great Chu, then when the Demon Summoning Hall made such a huge commotion trying to deal with me recently, he must have been watching closely. He may even have been involved."
Fang Jianxing's earliest target had been the Primordial Spirit Thunder Seed Technique in Master's possession.
Now that Master had become a Martial Arts Grandmaster, Fang Jianxing certainly would not dare act recklessly unless he was courting death.
That meant his sights would inevitably be set on Meng Chuan, Master's direct disciple.
An open spear was easy to dodge; a hidden arrow was hard to guard against.
Fang Jianxing was full of crafty schemes. Meng Chuan had to remain on guard.
But passively waiting was not Meng Chuan's nature.
"Lure the snake from its hole. Take the initiative."
During this time, Meng Chuan had been living on Wudang Mountain as though it were his own