I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 340 - 277: Time Flies

Fang Yun began to think, pondering the possibility of upgrading Lu Zefeng’s right arm into a Lower-grade Spiritual Artifact.

He understood that with Lu Zefeng having reached Foundation Establishment, his right arm remaining at the level of an Upper-grade Magical Artifact would affect his future strength.

Every Elder in the sect was a component of the sect’s overall power.

Fang Yun hoped all the Elders could grow stronger, as this would in turn strengthen the sect’s comprehensive power.

A normal Artifact Refiner at the Foundation Establishment Level would surely be helpless in Lu Zefeng’s situation.

Fortunately, he now possessed the Seven Star Artifact Refining Talent, so he actually had a solution for this problem.

"Elder Lu, once you’ve gathered all these Spiritual Materials, come find me. I can then reforge your right arm into a Lower-grade Spiritual Artifact."

Fang Yun had already written out a list of Spiritual Materials.

Just now, he had recalled some of the Tier One Spiritual Materials he had used when he previously helped Lu Zefeng refine the arm.

Because he was the one who had refined it in the first place, he could come up with the combination of Spiritual Materials very quickly.

If he hadn’t been the one to refine Lu Zefeng’s arm previously, he would have had to get the original list of Spiritual Materials from Lu Zefeng, figure out how that Artifact Refiner had forged it, and only then could he determine the materials needed for the upgrade.

"No problem."

Lu Zefeng glanced at the list of Spiritual Materials and quickly put it away.

The Second Tier Spiritual Materials on the list would be difficult to collect.

Upgrading his right arm would definitely not be easy. Lu Zefeng had already considered this, so he wasn’t surprised by the Spiritual Materials Fang Yun required.

In order to further increase his strength and contribute more to the sect in the future, he had to gather these Spiritual Materials and upgrade his arm.

"Elder Fang, I’d like to ask, if I gather all these Spiritual Materials, how confident are you that you can upgrade my right arm?"

"About eighty percent," Fang Yun replied conservatively.

"That high!"

Hearing Fang Yun’s level of confidence, Lu Zefeng was completely relieved.

The two chatted for a while longer, and the conversation turned to Zhang Cailing.

In the past, Lu Zefeng and Zhang Cailing often went out on missions together.

Fang Yun learned from Lu Zefeng that Zhang Cailing was now preparing to become a Steward of the sect.

On their first attempt at Foundation Establishment, both of them had failed, suffering damage to their foundations. Zhang Cailing’s injuries were much more severe than Lu Zefeng’s. It would be a success if she could simply recover to her full strength at the Peak of Qi Refining, as the possibility of her ever attempting Foundation Establishment again was practically nonexistent.

Therefore, Zhang Cailing had started preparing early to become a sect Steward after she turned sixty.

Both Lu Zefeng and Zhang Cailing were Cultivators with Three Spirit Roots, and neither had a Foundation Establishment Pill to aid them during their first attempt.

Without the protection of a Foundation Establishment Pill, the chance of dying outright from a failed attempt was not small.

Compared to instant death, a damaged foundation was considered a relatively good outcome.

...

「Time flew by.」

Four years had passed since Fang Yun assisted Miao Qinghong in refining her Lifebound Magical Treasure.

Even though he had only assisted Miao Qinghong in refining her Lifebound Magical Treasure, the base Talent Points he received from it were more than what he got from refining his own peak Upper-grade Spiritual Artifact—over thirty thousand points.

Lu Zefeng had succeeded in his Foundation Establishment and asked for help upgrading his arm in November of that same year.

To this day, Lu Zefeng still hadn’t collected all the Spiritual Materials Fang Yun required.

Fang Yun figured it would take Lu Zefeng at least ten years to gather all of them.

Over the past few years, the movements of the Demons from the Celestial Demon Sect’s Earth Realm had become smaller and less frequent.

In the last two years, Fang Yun had only seen three reinforcement missions.

And he had missed all three of those missions because he was busy with either Alchemy or Artifact Refining.

Starting last month, Battle Peak had stopped sending him reinforcement missions. There simply weren’t many missions to begin with, so there was little point in assigning them to him.

So even if there were subsequent reinforcement missions, he would no longer even receive the notifications for them.

「Near Battle Peak.」

「In Bai Qinying’s immortal cave.」

Inside the cave at this moment, besides Bai Qinying, Fang Yun was also seated on a stone stool.

"Junior Brother, there are no more reinforcement missions, but there’s another mission I was wondering if you’d be interested in."

"What mission? Tell me about it, Senior Sister."

"To be a supervising Elder for the Four Sects’ Trial." Bai Qinying naturally had her reasons for recommending this mission to him. "I’m the lead Elder for this trial."

As she spoke, Bai Qinying pointed to herself.

’The Four Sects’ Trial...’

Fang Yun thought for a moment. Thirty-eight years had already passed since he participated in the Four Sects’ Trial, took first place, and obtained the Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

And twenty-eight years had passed since the last Four Sects’ Trial.

The Four Sects’ Trial was normally held once every ten years.

If one of the four sects encountered problems, it would be postponed. The reason this one was being held after twenty-eight years was, naturally, because of their Celestial Cloud Sect.

Thankfully, Miao Qinghong had succeeded in her Core Formation, ending the Celestial Demon Sect’s movements ahead of schedule. Otherwise, the Four Sects’ Trial would have been delayed even further.

’Should I take the mission for the Four Sects’ Trial?’

’Missions come with Spirit Stone and Contribution Point rewards, but this one offers no Talent Points.’

Looking at Bai Qinying’s expectant gaze, Fang Yun thought it over and finally nodded in agreement.

"Alright."

After all, it was Bai Qinying’s first time leading the team. Given his relationship with her, a three-day trial was no problem at all.

The travel to and from the trial wouldn’t delay his cultivation.

"Senior Sister, you can make the arrangements."

"Okay." Bai Qinying nodded. Besides her as the leader, they would normally need to invite two other Elders from Battle Peak.

Although Fang Yun wasn’t from Battle Peak, given his special status, no Elder from Battle Peak would object if he wanted to accept this mission.