I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 337 - 275: Assisted Refining (Part 2)

Her master was also the Management Elder of Battle Peak, so it was safe to say that Bai Qinying now wielded great authority there.

Back in May,

Song Qiaoqiao brought Fang Yun a piece of news. Her great-grandfather had reached the peak of the early-stage Core Formation, and his next step was to break through to the mid-stage.

Breaking through each minor realm in the Core Formation Stage was much more difficult than in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

If Zhong Yankun managed to break through to the mid-stage Core Formation, the Celestial Cloud Sect would have two mid-stage Core Formation Cultivators, which would be another significant boost to the sect’s overall strength.

Song Qiaoqiao also mentioned that her great-grandfather had been able to reach the peak of the early-stage Core Formation so quickly thanks to the Third Tier Five Qi Chao Ling Pills Fang Yun had refined.

If he had only managed to refine thirty Lower Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills from those ten sets of Spirit Medicine, it might have taken Zhong Yankun several more years to reach the peak of the early-stage Core Formation.

The faster one reached the peak of the early-stage Core Formation, the more they could accumulate, which to a certain extent could also affect the chances of breaking through to the mid-stage.

The more time one had left, the greater the possibility of breaking through to the next Realm.

「At the entrance to Fang Yun’s cave residence on Artifact Casting Peak.」

Fang Yun was now standing there.

He had just returned from outside the sect after completing a support mission.

He had accepted a total of three support missions recently. On the first two, the Demons had already fled by the time he arrived. The good news was that the ambushed Foundation Establishment Cultivators had not sustained any serious injuries.

This time, on his latest support mission, he had finally managed to kill a Foundation Establishment Demon. It was only an early-stage Foundation Establishment Demon, and not even from the Celestial Demon Sect.

It didn’t matter to Fang Yun whether it was a Foundation Establishment Demon from the Celestial Demon Sect or not. As long as he could kill such a Demon, the base Talent Points he received were the same.

50,000 base Talent Points was a sweet haul.

With his current talent bonuses, that would amount to over 300,000 Talent Points after the final tally.

’It’ll probably be hard to get more support missions.’ Fang Yun thought to himself.

The frequency of support missions had dropped, and the Elders of Battle Peak were no longer under any pressure.

Normally, he wouldn’t be able to accept support missions from Battle Peak anymore. That was why he had asked Bai Qinying for help, and now, whenever he was free, he was still given priority for any available missions.

Also, it was now completely certain that the Demon Spirit Sect was no longer supporting the Celestial Demon Sect.

As a precaution, the sect still reminded the Foundation Establishment Influences near the Demon Spirit Sect’s territory to remain vigilant.

They were warned especially to watch out for surprise attacks from Demons in the Demon Spirit Sect’s territory.

Better safe than sorry.

Back in his cave residence, Fang Yun quickly began to cultivate.

He still hadn’t met his cultivation quota for the month.

「Cloud Summit, the Main Peak of the Celestial Cloud Sect.」

At this very moment, in a small pavilion halfway up the mountain.

Sect Leader Duan Qingyun and Miao Qinghong were conversing.

Since Miao Qinghong had been the previous Management Elder of Battle Peak, their conversation mostly revolved around the sect’s external environment.

"Qinghong, your ideas are far too aggressive," Duan Qingyun said, shaking his head.

The Celestial Demon Sect had finally quieted down, yet Miao Qinghong wanted to go on the offensive and strike at the Demons within the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory.

"Sect Leader, this is a real opportunity for us. The Demons of the Celestial Demon Sect would never expect us to strike at a time like this. If we seize this chance, even if we can’t eliminate the Celestial Demon Sect, we can still deal them a significant blow."

"I understand your thinking, but if we make a move now, the situation will become even more chaotic. Things have only just started to stabilize, and stirring things up too much would not be to our advantage."

Duan Qingyun continued to reject Miao Qinghong’s proposal.

"The Demon Spirit Sect has been quiet, but if we act on your idea and attack the Celestial Demon Sect, the Demon Spirit Sect absolutely will not just stand by and watch. They will definitely send reinforcements, and we’ll just be forced back onto the defensive."

"The Demon Spirit Sect won’t be able to react that quickly. We just need to move fast enough."

"Qinghong, put this idea aside. If you told the other Supreme Elders, they would oppose you as well."

The Celestial Cloud Sect’s leadership currently consisted of five people.

Even if Miao Qinghong proposed her idea at a meeting, she would be outvoted four to one.

For any major decision made by the leadership, it was nearly impossible to pass without the approval of at least three Core Formation members.

"Let’s drop this matter. We’ll leave things as they are for now." Miao Qinghong seemed to want to say more, but Duan Qingyun cut her off, knowing it would be pointless for her to continue.

Duan Qingyun’s attitude was already crystal clear. Miao Qinghong understood that even though she had become a Supreme Elder of the sect, there were still many things that wouldn’t go her way.

To push this matter through, she would need the support of more of the sect’s leadership.

The current members of the sect’s leadership were unlikely to support her.

She could only place her hopes on the future leadership of the sect.

’If Fang Yun can successfully form his Core, I’m sure he won’t oppose my current decision.’

Miao Qinghong knew that it was extremely difficult for Fang Yun, with his Five Spirit Roots, to reach the Core Formation Stage. But if he could succeed, his value to the Celestial Cloud Sect would be immense.

As her thoughts turned to Fang Yun, Miao Qinghong brought him up.

"Sect Leader, are you trying to find a way to help Elder Fang reach the Core Formation Stage?" Miao Qinghong asked.

Now that the topic was no longer about the Demon forces, Duan Qingyun’s headache subsided, and a smile appeared on his face.

If Miao Qinghong had kept pressing the issue, it would have been a headache for him as the Sect Leader. The reason was simple: Miao Qinghong was no ordinary Core Formation Elder.

"Of course we are. We’ve been planning this ever since Elder Fang was still in the early-stage of Foundation Establishment. We’re trying to find a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object to purify his Spirit Root, hoping to increase his chances of forming a Core."

Both Duan Qingyun and the other Supreme Elders were well aware that if Fang Yun could successfully reach Core Formation, it would be far more significant than Miao Qinghong’s own breakthrough.

Even now, only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, Fang Yun was already capable of providing significant help to the sect’s leadership with his own abilities.

"Do you have any leads?" Miao Qinghong pressed.

"Not yet. Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects that can purify Spirit Roots are exceedingly rare. The sect can only do its best on this front." Duan Qingyun paused for a moment before adding, "Once the situation stabilizes, the sect can devote more energy to the search."

The implication was clear: if Miao Qinghong insisted on attacking the Celestial Demon Sect now, their efforts to find a Spirit Root-purifying Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object for Fang Yun would become even less efficient.

Launching an offensive would undoubtedly require more effort than simply defending.

"We must do everything in our power to help Elder Fang succeed in forming his Core."

"That much is clear."

Sect Leader Duan Qingyun nodded. Then, as if remembering something, he took out a small brown bottle.

"We haven’t found the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object Elder Fang needs, but we have obtained the Taijin Spirit Liquid you wanted. See if this is enough."

He opened the small brown bottle, revealing a glittering golden liquid inside.

Counting them carefully, there were only nine drops.

"This should be enough. I will ask Elder Fang to help me refine my Lifebound Magical Treasure."

Taijin Spirit Liquid was one of the crucial Spiritual Materials Miao Qinghong needed to refine her Lifebound Magical Treasure; it was also the final one she had lacked.

Now that she had the Taijin Spirit Liquid, she had gathered all the Spiritual Materials she needed.

「An hour later.」

Miao Qinghong left Cloud Summit and appeared at the entrance of Fang Yun’s cave residence.

Fortunately, Fang Yun was neither practicing Alchemy nor Artifact Refining at the moment; otherwise, she would have had to come back later.

"Elder Fang."

Fang Yun was surprised when the stone door opened.

He hadn’t expected Miao Qinghong to come looking for him at this time.

"Ah, Supreme Elder. Please, come in."

He quickly invited Miao Qinghong inside and brewed some of his best tea.

Ever since Miao Qinghong had broken through to the Core Formation Stage, it seemed she had been in continuous seclusion.

In any case, this was only the second time Fang Yun had seen Miao Qinghong since her breakthrough. The last time had been right after she had formed her Core.

"Is there something you need, Supreme Elder?"

Not one to beat around the bush, Miao Qinghong answered directly, "I’ve come to ask you to assist me in refining my Lifebound Magical Treasure."

"Assisting with refining a Lifebound Magical Treasure... My master has more experience with that."