I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 581: Chapter 397: 20 Years Later (Part 2)

"Those are two different things," Fang Yun replied, then gave his reasons.

This was information Lin Ke had told him.

Without this information, he would have thought much the same as Lin Caixuan.

"...So that’s how it is." Lin Caixuan nodded, though she didn’t fully understand yet. "These Evil Dao Nascent Soul Influences are a real pain."

"The situation with Nascent Soul Influences, both externally and internally, is far more complex than we imagine. We can’t think about their actions in simple terms."

"I understand, Sect Leader Fang. You’ve started lecturing me now."

Fang Yun’s rambling words reminded Lin Caixuan of her own time in the Qi Refining Stage.

"Eliminating the Dragon Demon Palace won’t be that simple. In the days to come, you all must pay closer attention to their movements. On this point, it is inconvenient for our Celestial Cloud Sect to dispatch any forces." While instructing Lin Caixuan, Fang Yun quickly explained his reasoning. "If the forces we send are discovered by the Dragon Demon Palace, it will likely make it much harder for us to eliminate them."

"Understood."

On this point, Lin Caixuan completely understood Fang Yun’s thinking.

From the Dragon Demon Palace’s perspective, they would definitely not want the Wind Ling Sect and the Celestial Cloud Sect to act against them together.

If the Celestial Cloud Sect’s forces were discovered, it would confirm their joint effort. This would make the Dragon Demon Palace even more cautious, increase their defenses, and allow them to call for more support.

The Wind Ling Sect already had a conflict with the Dragon Demon Palace.

The forces of both sides were constantly scouting each other for information.

Therefore, because the Wind Ling Sect was already actively engaged with the Dragon Demon Palace, it was inherently difficult to monitor any changes.

As the two continued their conversation, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi suddenly fluctuated abnormally.

Before long, a Core Formation Phenomenon appeared in the sky above them.

"Congratulations, Sect Leader Fang. The Celestial Cloud Sect has gained another Core Formation Cultivator," Lin Caixuan said, congratulating Fang Yun immediately upon seeing the phenomenon.

Fang Yun knew this was their Celestial Cloud Sect’s Core Formation Seed, Li Congxue, successfully achieving Core Formation.

Zhou Beixing, who had joined the sect in the same year as Li Congxue, had already successfully reached Core Formation two years ago.

With Li Congxue’s successful Core Formation, the number of Core Formation Cultivators in the Celestial Cloud Sect had once again broken its historical record, reaching a total of ten.

This moment was of great historical significance for the Celestial Cloud Sect.

Ten Core Formation Cultivators meant the sect had reached double digits in their number, similar to when the number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the sect had reached one hundred.

Of course, the current milestone was even more significant than the former.

"Sect Leader Fang, your Celestial Cloud Sect has ten living Core Formation Cultivators now, right?"

"Correct," Fang Yun nodded.

"In thousands of years, none of our Core Formation Influences have ever broken the barrier of ten Core Formation Cultivators."

The Core Formation Influences Lin Caixuan mentioned did not refer only to the Wind Ling Sect, but to all Core Formation Influences of Spirit Refiners.

If one were to count all the Core Formation Influences within the Qionglin Domain, there were a few that had reached this level. For example, the Blood Dew Palace, which bordered Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect, possessed a double-digit number of Core Formation Cultivators.

Every time a Core Formation Phenomenon appeared in the sect, the Sect Disciples on the paths couldn’t help but stop in their tracks.

"Another Core Formation Phenomenon. I just saw one two years ago."

"Who didn’t see it two years ago? Our sect is truly getting stronger and stronger."

"You’re right, junior brother. The sect’s strength has become especially obvious in recent years. We even eliminated the Demon Spirit Sect last year."

"You didn’t participate in last year’s operation, did you, senior brother?"

"No, I was at the Demon Destruction Sub-Sect at the time and still had a mission on hand."

Compared to previous Core Formation Phenomena, the content of the Sect Disciples’ conversations had changed.

Now, when a Core Formation Phenomenon appeared, the disciples talked more about the sect’s changes. As for the phenomenon itself, the addition of another Core Formation Supreme Elder was no longer a hot topic, as it had become increasingly common in recent years.

Among the Sect Elders, the Elders of Battle Peak were the quickest to react to the Core Formation Phenomenon.

As the middle management of the sect, they basically all knew who had just successfully reached Core Formation.

"In the last hundred years, it seems none of the sect’s Core Formation Seeds have failed in their attempt."

"Starting with Supreme Elder Bai, the success rate for our Core Formation Seeds has gotten higher and higher. By the time it was Supreme Elder Zhou’s turn, the probability was as high as ninety percent. If someone were to fail with odds like that, they’d probably be the first Core Formation Seed to do so in a thousand years."

"Mmm, Elder Zhong has a point."

"Whether it’s Supreme Elder Zhou who broke through before, or Supreme Elder Li who just succeeded now, they’re both just over a hundred years old, right?"

"Just over a hundred, but their actual cultivation time is less than a hundred years."

"In the future, most of the sect’s Core Formation Seeds will probably succeed in reaching Core Formation before they’re a hundred years old."

The Elders gathered together, unable to stop talking once they started on the topic of Core Formation.

As they were all in the Foundation Establishment Stage, they all wanted to successfully reach Core Formation and become Supreme Elders of the sect.

Since they were neither Core Formation Seeds nor possessed great talent, they wouldn’t receive a Golden Core Pill from the sect to aid their breakthrough. However, they basically all had the opportunity to cultivate to the Peak of Foundation Establishment and then attempt Core Formation.

"In about thirty years, I will attempt to break through to the Core Formation Stage."

"Elder Feng, let’s do it together then."

"Currently, the places for secluded cultivation to attempt a breakthrough to Core Formation are the Main Peak’s Cloud Summit and the Demon Destruction Sub-Sect. In thirty years, another sub-sect will set up a place for secluded cultivation, so you two will probably have to be separate."

"We’ll see when the time comes."

...

...

「Time passed in a flash.」

Twenty years had passed in stable development for the Celestial Cloud Sect since the elimination of the Demon Spirit Sect.

These could be called the quietest twenty years for the surrounding Evil Dao Core Formation Influences.

There hadn’t been a single battle at the Foundation Establishment Level between them. As for clashes and fights below the Foundation Establishment Level, those barely even counted as friction for Core Formation Influences.

This stability allowed the Celestial Cloud Sect to integrate its gains more effectively.

The sect’s second sub-sect was also established on the former territory of the Demon Spirit Sect.

The First Sub-Sect was the Demon Destruction Sub-Sect, and the second sub-sect had a similarly straightforward name: the Demon Extermination Sub-Sect.

Calling the two major sub-sects the First Sub-Sect and the Second Sub-Sect was also perfectly acceptable.

In the Alchemy Room.

Fang Yun had just finished refining a batch of Five Qi Chao Ling Pills.

These were not Five Qi Chao Ling Pills for his own sect, but pills he had been commissioned to refine by the Vast Sea Sect.

When commissioned to refine Third Tier pills, with the exception of the Golden Core Pill, his sect would take a certain number of the pills as payment, depending on the situation.

For example, with this batch of Five Qi Chao Ling Pills, due to the limitations of the Spirit Medicine, a perfect refining could only produce three Middle Grade and three Upper Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills.

Of these, the three Middle Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills would go to the Vast Sea Sect, while the three Upper Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills were the Celestial Cloud Sect’s payment.

This had all been negotiated beforehand.

Compared to having the Purple Mist Sect refine the pills, where they would only get three Lower Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills, having the Celestial Cloud Sect do it was a net gain even if they received just one Middle Grade and two Lower Grade pills.

Regarding the internal distribution of Third Tier pills within the sect, Fang Yun now received even more than before.

The upper echelons of the sect were all clear in their hearts: Fang Yun’s growth was crucial to the sect’s development. Anyone else’s cultivation progress could lag, but not Fang Yun’s.

’I still have some Upper Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills, and considering the number I’ll be able to get in the future...’

Looking at the six Five Qi Chao Ling Pills in his hand, Fang Yun couldn’t help but calculate in his mind.

’...In about forty more years, I should be able to cultivate to the peak of the mid-stage Core Formation.’

With the aid of pills, his cultivation speed was not slow at all. In the future, when he was over three hundred years old, he should have a chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Of course, it was still too early to talk about the Nascent Soul Stage. He first needed to break through to the late-stage Core Formation.

Six years ago, Fang Yun’s defensive capabilities had seen a significant improvement when the Sacrificial Refinement and upgrade of his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the No-leak Shield, was completed.

Now, the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Earth Realm was larger, and their efficiency in acquiring resources was much higher than before.

He was continuously collecting materials to sacrificially refine and upgrade his Lifebound Magical Treasures.

If he was lucky, his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Profound Jade Sword, should complete its Sacrificial Refinement and upgrade before he even reached the peak of mid-stage Core Formation. If his luck was even better, the Half-Hidden Spirit Boots could also be upgraded again through Sacrificial Refinement, reaching the level of a Magical Treasure with Three Prohibitions.

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