My Crazy Upgrade System

He hadn’t expected all the rewards to be doubled. It was truly shocking. The two hundred million experience points weren’t the main thing; the fact that all the other rewards were doubled was what really mattered.

"Ding! Congratulations to Player ’Yi Tianyun’ for successfully breaking through to the First Level of the Void Spirit Stage!"

With so many rewards, leveling up was effortless. He finally broke through to the Void Spirit Stage, a realm most Cultivators could only dream of, and Yi Tianyun had achieved it just like that.

A normal Cultivator’s breakthrough would have certainly caused a significant disturbance, but for him, it was no issue at all. Everything seemed perfectly normal, and no one else even knew he had advanced.

"Ding! Main Quest accepted: ’Administer Heavenly Justice: Destroy the Netherworld Empire and Slay the Netherworld Emperor.’ Completion Reward: 500,000,000 Experience, 5,000,000 Madness Value, 500,000 Skill Level points (freely distributable), 500,000 Sin Value, and the title ’Punishing Evil and Eradicating Vice’!"

After he completed the previous main quest, a new one about strengthening his faction didn’t appear. Instead, he got a quest to destroy the Netherworld Empire, which he hadn’t expected. He never thought the next main quest would be to destroy the Netherworld Empire. It seemed even the System wanted him to annihilate it.

The rewards were even more generous—a full five times that of the previous main quest! However, he knew that the greater the reward, the greater the difficulty.

’The Netherworld Empire has already lost so many Grand Generals. Do they still have powerful hidden forces?’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes glinted. ’If that’s the case, dealing with them won’t be easy at all.’

’But if they really have that kind of power, why isn’t the Netherworld Emperor using it immediately?’

Meanwhile, most people were still reeling from the shock. After a long moment, they finally recovered, and a buzz of conversation erupted among them. The impact was greatest on Yang Yu and his companions. They already had a decent relationship with Yi Tianyun, but now he had suddenly become the Mansion Master—and an unbelievably powerful one at that.

All that remained was the integration of the three factions. This wasn’t too difficult; with his reputation, many readily accepted him as the new Mansion Master. They were also discussing the merger itself, and the sense of resistance diminished considerably once they learned it was a faction founded by their own ancestor.

The Profound Celestial Spirit King was, after all, the Celestial Extreme Mansion’s first Void Spirit Stage expert. They held him in high reverence, so their resistance to the merger naturally decreased. Since they were all one family, what was there to resist?

Yi Tianyun left the matter of the integration to Shi Xueyun and the others. There were plenty of people to manage the sect’s various affairs, so he didn’t need to worry about it at all. More importantly, leaving it in the hands of Shi Xueyun and Yi Yuwei would make things run more smoothly.

His responsibility was to bring everyone together and lead the charge. He didn’t need to concern himself with the other trivial details.

After giving his instructions, Yi Tianyun found a cultivation chamber and entered seclusion. He needed to sort some things out, like his upgrades, and he didn’t want to look like an idiot muttering to himself in public.

’Finally, some peace and quiet... Upgrade Madness System!’

"Ding! Deducted 10,000,000 Madness Value. The Madness Mode System has been successfully upgraded. Effect increased to sixteenfold! Skill Level gain is now fourfold, Sin Value gain is now twofold, and the effects of consuming Elixir Pills are now doubled. This includes any Elixir Pills that increase experience or provide other enhancements! Consumption: 10,000 Madness Value per minute. Next Level: 50,000,000 Madness Value."

’Just as I expected. Eightfold became sixteenfold, so the next level must be thirty-twofold! But it requires fifty million Madness Value... that’s insane. I wonder how long it’ll take to save up enough to upgrade again.’

’But for that kind of multiplier, I’ll definitely have to save up enough no matter what. A thirty-twofold power boost... that’s simply heaven-defying. Especially with all these new effects, it makes me even more excited for what comes next.’

’All consumption effects are doubled. This is great!’

Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. Previously, the doubling effect from taking Elixir Pills was limited to Recovery Elixirs. It had no effect on cultivation-related elixirs or Experience Pills. Now, it worked on everything. This meant if he refined a batch of Soul-Nourishing Pills, their effects would double. An Experience Pill that was originally worth thirty million experience would now give sixty million. The thought alone was staggering.

’And as for the Sin Value... a twofold increase is a pretty great effect too.’

’This upgrade was definitely worth it!’ Yi Tianyun took a deep breath. Even though he had anticipated it, he was still shaken. He couldn’t even imagine the kind of power a sixteenfold boost would unleash.

He still had a good amount of Madness Value left, so he used most of it in one go. He first allocated points to Instant Teleportation, then to Luck Aura, spending 1,500,000 Madness Value just like that.

"Ding! Successfully upgraded Instant Teleportation to Level 2. Instantly teleport to any location within a ten-li radius. Cooldown: 5 minutes. Next level requires 2,000,000 Madness Value!"

"Ding! Successfully upgraded Luck Aura to Level 3. When activated, Luck Level is greatly increased to fifteenfold. Consumption: 5,000 Madness Value per second. Next level requires 5,000,000 Madness Value!"

’Not bad, not bad at all...’

He had upgraded both skills. Their effects had doubled, and so had the Madness Value cost for the next upgrade. He didn’t have much Madness Value left now—just over a million. While that was still a considerable amount on its own, it wasn’t enough to upgrade much else.

Every skill required a huge amount of Madness Value now; he never had enough. He used to think a few hundred thousand Madness Value was a lot, but now even tens of millions didn’t seem like much and could be spent in an instant.

’Looks like I’ll have to focus on earning more Madness Value. There are too many things that need upgrading...’

Yi Tianyun shook his head, then smiled. ’First, let’s see what’s inside the Level 51 Gift Pack. This thing definitely won’t disappoint me.’

"Ding! Successfully opened the Level 51 Gift Pack! Obtained: Super Enhanced Lottery Wheel, one spin on the Super Enhanced Lottery Wheel, 50% Off Mall Coupon (time-limited to two hours), Fiftyfold Experience Card, and a Level 61 Upgrade Gift Pack!"

’A Super Enhanced Lottery Wheel... So this time I get a *super* enhanced version. Looks like I’ll be able to get some even better stuff with this.’

Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. He had a good idea of what kind of items he could get. It would definitely be treasures at the Holy Artifact Level or higher. Just like the previous two lottery wheels, each corresponded to a certain tier of items, and this one would be no exception.