I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

"This time, I was hoping you could refine an Upper Grade Magical Artifact for me, mainly because of my recent experience..."

Yang Yingjie began to talk about his experiences carrying out a mission in the Celestial Demon Sect’s territory.

"...If it weren’t for the Profound Iron Shield you sold me before, Junior Brother, I might not have made it back from this mission."

Speaking of the ambush, Yang Yingjie was still shaken.

His luck was truly terrible, running into a Qi Refining Tenth Layer Demon from the Celestial Demon Sect.

"I see."

Fang Yun could roughly imagine what Yang Yingjie had gone through.

He had complete confidence in the defensive Upper Grade Magical Artifacts he refined, especially the Profound Iron Shield.

This type of Magical Artifact would always perform its function reliably.

"Senior Brother Yang, the place where you encountered the Celestial Demon Sect disciples isn’t far from our Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm."

"Mm, yes. They’re most likely here to carry out missions in our Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm." Yang Yingjie could easily figure that out.

It was just like the missions he carried out in the Celestial Demon Sect’s Earth Realm.

The missions that Celestial Demon Sect disciples carried out in their Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm were most likely targeting the smaller powers.

The various powers, big and small, within the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm were basically all subordinate to the Celestial Cloud Sect.

"Senior Brother, I wonder if you’d be interested in this."

Understanding Yang Yingjie’s needs, Fang Yun took out a Yellow Iron Sword from his Storage Pouch.

This was an explosive version of the Yellow Iron Sword.

"Please, tell me more, Junior Brother."

"This Upper Grade Magical Artifact has very ordinary power in normal use, perhaps even weaker than a Middle Grade Magical Artifact." As he spoke, Fang Yun pointed to a spot on the Yellow Iron Sword. "But if you focus all your input Spiritual Power into this inscription, this Upper Grade Magical Artifact will detonate violently."

"The sudden explosion has the element of surprise."

Fang Yun didn’t only consider his own use when Refining Magical Artifacts.

The normal way to use the explosive Yellow Iron Sword was the method he described, where the element of surprise was just as important as the force of the blast.

If he were using it, he wouldn’t need to consider so many factors.

As long as the explosion was powerful enough, that was all that mattered.

"A single-use Magical Artifact..."

"You could think of it that way," Fang Yun nodded.

This explosive version of the Yellow Iron Sword was the very first model he had invented. It was also the one with the weakest explosion, but the highest stability.

Other explosive versions of the Yellow Iron Sword could detonate without needing all the Spiritual Power to be focused on one spot. This made it easy for the sword to explode mid-operation, before it even reached the enemy.

They had high instability and were only suitable for someone with extremely proficient control over Magical Artifacts.

As for proficiency with Magical Artifacts, Fang Yun wasn’t worried at all.

With the boost from his two-star Combat Talent, using an Upper Grade Magical Artifact was as easy as using his own hands.

"How many Lower Grade Spirit Stones?" Yang Yingjie asked.

He was tempted.

This element of surprise was perfect for use when escaping.

The enemy would think he was just controlling the Upper Grade Magical Artifact for a simple counterattack, but in reality, he would hit them with something fierce.

"Eighty Lower Grade Spirit Stones."

Fang Yun thought for a moment and quoted a relatively low price.

He was considering its limited use and the fact that they were fellow disciples of the same sect.

"I’ll take it!"

Yang Yingjie put away the Upper Grade Magical Artifact. Eighty Lower Grade Spirit Stones was well worth it.

"You can owe me the Spirit Stones..."

"No need this time." Yang Yingjie shook his head and took out the corresponding Spirit Stones.

He hadn’t spent any of the Spirit Stones or Contribution Points he had earned from his recent mission.

After the transaction was complete, Fang Yun asked Yang Yingjie for some more information.

Yang Yingjie told Fang Yun everything he knew.

From what Yang Yingjie understood, it seemed no other disciples had come forward to purchase such an Upper Grade Magical Artifact. This meant Fang Yun had only sold this refined Upper Grade Magical Artifact to him.

This was special treatment!

Therefore, in response to Fang Yun’s questions, Yang Yingjie not only answered but also added extra details.

These supplemental details were likely things Fang Yun also wanted to know.

"Junior Brother, if you don’t have any other questions, I’ll take my leave."

"Mm, take care, Senior Brother."

Fang Yun stood up and walked Yang Yingjie to the door.

After closing the door, Fang Yun continued Refining and absorbing the Upper Grade Qi Enhancement Pill.

As Yang Yingjie left, he looked at the explosive Yellow Iron Sword lying in his Storage Pouch, feeling delighted.

For him, this was an unexpected gain from his visit to Fang Yun.

’Asking Senior Brother Wu to introduce me to Junior Brother Fang was absolutely the right decision!’

Without Wu Junxin’s introduction, Fang Yun probably wouldn’t have given him such special treatment.

Now, when he carried out future missions in the Celestial Demon Sect’s Earth Realm, he would be a little safer.

「An hour later.」

Fang Yun, who was still Refining and absorbing the Upper Grade Qi Enhancement Pill, heard another knock from the outer door.

That was the second time today.

Having the process of Refining and absorbing a pill interrupted twice was a first for Fang Yun.

When the door opened, the person standing outside was another surprise.

"Senior Sister Bai!"

Fang Yun was even more surprised by Bai Qinying’s appearance than he had been by Yang Yingjie’s.

"No, Junior Brother Fang, you should call me Elder Bai." Bai Qinying released a faint trace of her aura.

It was the aura of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, she had automatically become an Elder of the sect and gained the qualification to take on disciples.

The Celestial Cloud Sect stipulated that only Elders at Foundation Establishment or above could accept disciples.

In the outside world, of course, cultivators of any Realm could take on disciples.

"Oh, right. It’s Elder Bai." Fang Yun smiled, then offered his congratulations. "Congratulations on successfully reaching Foundation Establishment, Elder Bai."

"By the way, Elder Bai, did you break through last night?"

"You guessed correctly, Junior Brother Fang."

Last night, Fang Yun’s influence in the sect had increased by one percent.

He hadn’t paid much attention to it.

Mainly, his sect influence hadn’t risen in a long time, and he had also recently become third on the Inner Sect Ranking.

Although he was already very powerful, having a rank gave him a bit of a boost.

All things considered, he had thought the increase in influence last night was just normal growth.

Now it seemed that wasn’t the case.

For his sect influence to grow from 30% to 31%, those factors alone would likely have required a period of accumulation.

The reason his influence had increased was also due to the boost from the indirect influence Bai Qinying provided him.

Bai Qinying at the Qi Refining Stage and Bai Qinying at the Foundation Establishment Stage were naturally different.

"Come in and have a seat, Elder Bai." Fang Yun invited Bai Qinying inside. A thought occurred to him, and he added, "Also, Elder Bai, you can’t call me Junior Brother Fang anymore. You’re an Elder now, and I’m still just an Inner Sect Disciple."

"I’m an Elder, and you’re a disciple. Since when does a disciple get to tell an Elder what to do?"

"Alright, alright. You’re the Elder, you make the rules." Fang Yun didn’t dwell on the issue.

"That’s more like it."

Bai Qinying was a bit surprised but very satisfied with Fang Yun’s reaction to her reaching Foundation Establishment.