I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 34: 3-Star Talent

Late May.

Nighttime. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

In room eighty-eight of the Outer Sect’s C Zone.

Fang Yun was refining and absorbing an Upper Grade Qi Nourishing Pill to increase his cultivation.

By midnight,

Fang Yun had already refined and absorbed three Upper Grade Qi Nourishing Pills. Since reaching the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, he typically refined and absorbed two pills per cultivation session.

After finishing his cultivation, Fang Yun glanced at the moonlight outside. The monthly settlement was about to begin.

Because he had refined a new pill, the Cyan Jade Pill, he was rather looking forward to this month’s settlement.

’Let’s see how many Talent Points I’ll get this month.’

——

Detailed Study: Alchemy, Talent Points +34.

Refining 18 Lower Grade Qi Nourishing Pills, Talent Points +18.

Refining 12 Upper Grade Qi Nourishing Pills, Talent Points +24.

Refining 105 Lower Grade Cyan Jade Pills, Talent Points +315.

Refining 36 Middle Grade Cyan Jade Pills, Talent Points +162.

Perfect Watering (30 times), Talent Points +90.

Perfect Pest Removal (26 times), Talent Points +78.

Perfect Weeding (3 times), Talent Points +9.

Standard Weeding (32 times), Talent Points +32.

Affiliation: [Celestial Cloud Sect]

Sect Level: 3

Sect Position: Outer Sect Disciple +20%

Sect Influence: 3%

Regional Influence: [Not Unlocked]

Talent Point Bonus: 69%

Settlement Total: Talent Points +1,288.

——

’I’ve broken a thousand Talent Points again.’

Looking at this month’s settlement information, Fang Yun nodded in satisfaction. After this month, it shouldn’t be hard to break one thousand Talent Points in the monthly settlement going forward.

So far, he had refined thirty-four batches of Cyan Jade Pills. His best result was four Middle Grade Cyan Jade Pills and two Lower Grade Cyan Jade Pills, with no Wasted Pills.

Since the twenty-seventh batch, Fang Yun hadn’t produced a single Wasted Pill while refining Cyan Jade Pills.

’A single Lower Grade Cyan Jade Pill gives three Talent Points. Not bad at all.’

The Talent Points he gained from studying this month came primarily from reading the North River Pill Explanation in his spare time.

It was a collection of insights and experiences from a senior named Ji Beihe, written about his time refining pills during the Qi Refining Stage.

Fang Yun had already gained 34 Talent Points from just a brief reading. Once he thoroughly studied the North River Pill Explanation, the total Talent Points gained would surely surpass what he got from the Preliminary Understanding of Alchemy.

With the 1,288 Talent Points he just gained, added to his previous 96, Fang Yun now had a total of 1,384. This was enough for thirteen Life Talent draws.

Last month, he had performed eight Life Talent draws, receiving three Alchemy Talent fragments, three Artifact Refining Talent fragments, and two Planting Talent fragments.

’With thirteen draws, there’s a good chance I can get my Alchemy Talent to three stars this month.’

His Alchemy Talent was currently only five fragments away from leveling up.

As Fang Yun thought this, he quickly used his thirteen draws.

Alchemy Talent Fragments x5.

Artifact Refining Talent Fragments x3.

Planting Talent Fragments x5.

The moment the Life Talent draws were complete, an intense sensation washed over him.

His Alchemy Talent had leveled up.

His Life Talent interface now showed the following:

Alchemy Talent ★★★ (0/120)

Planting Talent ★★ (22/24)

Artifact Refining Talent ★★ (20/24)

His first three-star Life Talent!

Going from three stars to four would require one hundred and twenty fragments.

After the wondrous sensation faded, Fang Yun closed the glowing screen and began planning for the next month.

’I’m two fragments short for Planting Talent and four for Artifact Refining Talent. I should be able to get both of those Life Talents to three stars next month. After that, I need to save up Talent Points and start drawing for Combat Talent...’

To upgrade all three Life Talents from three stars to four, even with good luck, would require thirty-six thousand Talent Points.

This wasn’t a game; his Combat Talent had to be upgraded. Therefore, it was clearly better to focus on upgrading his Combat Talent at this point.

Besides, a three-star talent was barely adequate for the Foundation Establishment Stage, while a four-star talent was more than enough. He was still only at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, so there was no rush to get his Life Talents to four stars.

’...Once I start saving up Talent Points next month, I can probably begin learning Artifact Refining.’

Fang Yun had chosen Artifact Refining as one of his Life Talents specifically to complement his Combat Talent.

Magical Artifacts he refined himself would surely provide a greater boost to his combat prowess.

Once he started Artifact Refining, he would have less time for Alchemy.

Fang Yun had already anticipated this, which was why he had prepared a stock of Upper Grade Qi Nourishing Pills for his cultivation at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

Once he broke through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, he would use Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills to aid his cultivation if possible. If he ran short, Middle Grade pills would be barely acceptable. By the time he reached the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, however, Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills would be an absolute necessity.

Fang Yun hadn’t yet tested the effects of his new three-star Alchemy Talent by refining Cyan Jade Pills. Since he planned to allocate some of his time to Artifact Refining, he kept open the possibility of using Middle Grade Cyan Jade Pills to aid his cultivation at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

Lost in thought, he suddenly felt exhausted. Drowsiness washed over Fang Yun, and he drifted off to sleep.

Early the next morning, Fang Yun first boiled some Purple Corn for himself. After filling his stomach, he went out to tend to his five mu of Spirit Fields.

At the Spirit Fields, he saw Tian Ruifeng bustling about. Fang Yun decided not to disturb him with a greeting.

Tian Ruifeng had become incredibly busy after planting a large quantity of Purple Crystal Rice. Things would have been much easier for him if he’d taken on fewer Spirit Fields to cultivate.

From the looks of it, Tian Ruifeng was probably aiming for the top five on the Spirit Plant List.

Fang Yun hadn’t had a chance to talk to Tian Ruifeng about it.

He was quite busy himself.

After tending to his five mu of Spirit Fields, he hurried toward Fan Yun Peak as quickly as he could.

What he was really looking forward to now was seeing the effect his three-star Alchemy Talent would have on refining Cyan Jade Pills.

He got the Token for Intermediate Alchemy Room Number Two from Steward Zhou.

Upon entering the alchemy room, Fang Yun immediately began refining Cyan Jade Pills for the day.

Previously, whenever he entered the alchemy room, he would take a moment to adjust his mental and physical state, ensuring he was in peak condition to refine Cyan Jade Pills.

This time, however, he was rather impatient and started right away.

Refining pills in such a state usually had some negative side effects.

In less than nine hours, a batch of Cyan Jade Pills was complete.

’Much faster than the last batch.’

Recalling the refining process, he felt a new sense of proficiency and ease compared to before, as if everything was perfectly under his control.

This was the difference his talent upgrade made.

"Five Middle Grade Cyan Jade Pills and one Lower Grade Cyan Jade Pill," Fang Yun noted as he retrieved the piping-hot pills from the Pill Output Port.

His thirty-fifth batch of Cyan Jade Pills had once again broken his record.

And this was with him rushing the process. If he had properly adjusted his state to its peak, the results would have been even better.

Fang Yun gazed at the freshly refined Cyan Jade Pills in his hand.

If his Alchemy Talent hadn’t leveled up, it might have taken him until his fortieth batch to break a record like this.

The further he progressed in his refining, the more details he had to master to set a new record, and the more batches it would take between each new breakthrough.