My Crazy Upgrade System

With Elder Wei dead, their fates were sealed. Their strongest expert had been slain, so the rest could only await their deaths. Ge the Patrol Envoy was no exception; he, too, had been pierced by the spear and killed on the spot!

His ferocious power made them tremble inwardly. If they knew this wasn’t even the full extent of Yi Tianyun’s strength, one could only imagine their thoughts.

"I... We... we won’t say anything..." Fang the Patrol Envoy and the others trembled as they met Yi Tianyun’s demonic gaze. They had worked so hard to reach their current positions, only to die here. ’How can we accept this?’

"Is there any point in saying that now? Don’t waste my time!"

The next moment, Yi Tianyun completely ignored their pleas for mercy, transforming into a crimson streak as he shot forward. Terrified, they turned and fled. But Yi Tianyun simply reached out, and a terrifying suction force erupted like a tornado, pulling them all back and pinning them against his palm.

He activated the Star Absorption Technique, frantically draining the Spiritual Power from their bodies and converting it into a hefty amount of experience. He had originally wanted to drain Elder Wei dry as well but had ultimately chosen a one-hit kill to be on the safe side.

He couldn’t attack while absorbing, so a sneak attack would be disastrous. That was why, after killing Elder Wei, he was now going to properly farm some experience by draining these men completely dry.

The process didn’t take long. In just a few moments, they were completely drained, not a shred of Spiritual Power remaining. He gained a total of over 700,000 experience, which averaged out to more than 300,000 experience from each of the two men—even more than he would have gotten for simply killing them.

It was always this way. If he drained his enemies dry before killing them, he would always get more experience.

"Cyan Profound Mansion... Cyan Profound Mansion... will never forgive you..."

The two men gasped out, their voices weak. Knowing they couldn’t escape death, this was the only threat they could muster.

"I’ve said it before. Even if Cyan Profound Mansion doesn’t come looking for me, I will go looking for them!" Yi Tianyun snorted, striking them both twice with his spear as he activated his Luck Aura.

He didn’t dare keep it active for long; its cost was absolutely lethal.

"Ding! Successfully killed Fang the Patrol Envoy. Gained 160,000 experience, 3,600 Madness Value. Obtained Martial Arts Heaven-Transforming Palm, Netherworld Step."

"Ding! Successfully killed the Patrol Envoy Zhang. Gained 160,000 experience, 3,600 Madness Value. Obtained Martial Arts Heaven-Transforming Palm, Netherworld Step; obtained items: Celestial Ancient Spear, Cloud Boots."

They both dropped the same Martial Arts, which meant he now had three copies of Heaven-Transforming Palm and the like. But when it came to these things, the more the merrier; he didn’t mind at all. They were all Earth Level Martial Arts and would fetch a good price, so he was happy to take as many as dropped.

However, even with ten times the Luck Level, some things still didn’t drop. It only increased the drop rate, not guaranteed it, but managing to get Martial Arts was already quite good.

"Celestial Cloud, did you break through to the Spirit Pill Stage?" Shi Xueyun and the others were still reeling in shock. He had slain Elder Wei so easily, without the slightest difficulty; it left them utterly dumbfounded.

’He was at the Core Formation Stage just a moment ago, and now he’s at the Spirit Pill Stage in the blink of an eye. Just how does he cultivate?’

They had been wanting to ask for a long time but never dared. Yi Tianyun’s cultivation was so much stronger than theirs; how could they dare question him? Shi Xueyun, on the other hand, wouldn’t even consider prying. As long as nothing was wrong with Yi Tianyun, she was simply happy for him.

"No, I haven’t broken through to the Spirit Pill Stage yet," Yi Tianyun said with a smile.

"What...?"

Their expressions froze again. He could fight and kill an expert a realm above him, one-shotting Elder Wei, without even being at the Spirit Pill Stage himself. ’If he actually broke through to the Spirit Pill Stage, what kind of power would he have?’ The Great Elder and the others exchanged glances, seeing the pure shock reflected in each other’s eyes.

They had thought Shi Xueyun would be the first to break through to the Spirit Pill Stage, but now it looked like Yi Tianyun would be. And he hadn’t even broken through yet, but he could already kill Spirit Pill Stage experts! That was the most shocking thing of all.

"It’s just... now we’re in even bigger trouble. Once Cyan Profound Mansion finds out what happened here, they will definitely attack..."

With the enemies dead, they all breathed an inward sigh of relief, feeling as if one major issue had been resolved. In truth, however, this was only the beginning. They had killed three Patrol Envoys and an elder from Cyan Profound Mansion. The mansion would absolutely not let them go; they would not be able to quell their rage until Merak Palace was razed to the ground.

What followed, naturally, was a deep sense of worry. For now, there was no way for news to reach the mansion, but soon they would notice the problem. When the people they sent out failed to return for so long, they would surely realize something had happened.

At this, they all fell silent. Yi Tianyun’s cultivation was indeed formidable, but the might of Cyan Profound Mansion was not so easily dealt with. Elder Wei was just one of their Spirit Pill Stage experts; there were even stronger ones.

’He can fight across realms to kill someone at the Second-Layer Spirit Pill Stage, but what about someone at the fifth or sixth layer? Or even the seventh or eighth? There had to be a limit. No one could fight opponents that many levels above them.’

"As for Cyan Profound Mansion," Yi Tianyun said in a low voice, "razing it to the ground is no difficult task for me."

To anyone else, such a statement would sound like gross overconfidence. How could one person possibly take on the entirety of Cyan Profound Mansion? But then they remembered how he had dealt with the three great factions before. As long as he was given enough time, razing Cyan Profound Mansion really wasn’t an issue.

But would they have that much time now?

"We all believe you can do it, it’s just the matter of time..." The elders’ attitude towards Yi Tianyun had undergone a complete transformation. They all believed he could accomplish it. He repeatedly worked miracles; as long as he was given time, everything would be different.

"There is something I’ve been meaning to tell you, but I kept putting it off. I can tell you now," Yi Tianyun said, his eyes narrowing. "Come with me."

The women exchanged glances, unsure of what Yi Tianyun wanted to tell them. Shi Xueyun didn’t ask any questions. After instructing Liu Menglian to return, she simply followed him.

Once they were outside, they boarded the Giant Eagle and set off toward the Celestial Sinking Ruins. It wasn’t difficult to control; just like that, another one of Cyan Profound Mansion’s treasures had become theirs.

"This is the way to the Celestial Sinking Ruins?" the elders immediately recognized.

"That’s right. We’re going to the Celestial Sinking Ruins," Yi Tianyun said calmly.

"This... could it be...?" The women exchanged glances again, a suspicion already forming in their minds. There was only one reason to head for the Celestial Sinking Ruins when it was closed: Yi Tianyun could open it!

Shi Xueyun simply smiled, not asking a thing. She knew Yi Tianyun would explain everything properly.