I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 54: Being Handled

His influence had increased by a total of 4% this month.

The bonus to his Talent Points was an additional 12%.

Fang Yun was very satisfied with the settlement of over two thousand Talent Points.

He now possessed a total of 3,168 Talent Points.

Enough to draw for a Combat Talent three times.

Without much hesitation, he went for three consecutive draws.

Sword Type Talent Fragment x1

Shield Talent Fragment x1

Shoe Talent Fragment x1

The results this time were very balanced; he received one fragment for each of the three Combat Talents.

His Sword Type Talent was finally upgraded.

After the strange sensation and wave of heat subsided, Fang Yun looked at his current Combat Talent interface.

[Weapon] Shield Talent ★ (2/6)

[Weapon] Shoe Talent ★ (1/6)

[Weapon] Sword Type Talent ★ (0/6)

All of his Combat Talents had now been upgraded to one-star.

Among them, his Shield Talent was the closest to reaching two-star. In an extremely lucky scenario, another four thousand Talent Points could raise his Shield Talent to two-star.

’Thankfully, as I continue to develop, it’s getting easier to acquire Talent Points.’

Fang Yun closed the light screen. At this rate, it was possible all his Combat Talents would reach two-star before he finished cultivating to the peak of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer. At that point, he would have to switch to improving his Life Talents and raise them all to four-star.

It was now November.

Fang Yun planned to repay his Spirit Stone debt tomorrow.

Lost in thought, Fang Yun soon drifted off to sleep.

「The next morning.」

After waking up, he cooked and ate three liang of Purple Corn. Once he finished tending to his six mu of Qi Nourishing Grass, he prepared to head to the Inner Sect A Zone.

From their last encounter at the Library Pavilion, Fang Yun knew where Senior Sister Song Qiaoqiao lived.

She currently resided in House Number Six in the Inner Sect A Zone.

「By noon.」

Fang Yun’s figure had already appeared in the Inner Sect A Zone.

He stopped channeling Spiritual Power into his Light Silk Boots, and his speed instantly decreased, though he was still faster than a normal run.

After his Shoe Talent was upgraded to one-star, Fang Yun gained a certain speed boost even without channeling Spiritual Power into a Shoe Spiritual Artifact.

"Turtle Immortal."

Fang Yun came to a complete stop at the words and turned to see a tall figure in the sunlight.

If he hadn’t spoken with Senior Sister Wang Yourong yesterday, he wouldn’t have realized the person was calling him.

"Hello, Senior Sister Bai," Fang Yun greeted.

"It seems you’re already aware of this title, Junior Brother Fang."

"I just found out yesterday."

Now that he had a one-star Sword Type Talent, he planned to refine a Middle Grade Yellow Iron Sword in a few days.

After his next Magical Combat, that title would likely be a thing of the past.

"So, Junior Brother Fang, what do you think of the title? There aren’t many Outer Sect Disciples who get a title, you know." Bai Qinying had walked up to Fang Yun’s side.

In terms of height, she was a little taller than him.

"Well..."

"Never mind, I won’t ask the person in question for his opinion." Seeing Fang Yun hesitate, Bai Qinying changed the subject. "Which Senior Brother or Sister are you here to see, Junior Brother?"

"Senior Sister Song Qiaoqiao," Fang Yun answered truthfully.

"Oh, so it’s Junior Sister Song."

Bai Qinying sized Fang Yun up again, not finding it strange.

Fang Yun had an Alchemy Talent and must have refined plenty of pills on Dan Cloud Peak. It was perfectly normal for him to know Song Qiaoqiao.

But why would Fang Yun come all the way here just to find Song Qiaoqiao?

Bai Qinying’s first thought was of the most common scenario she’d seen before.

"Are you also one of Junior Sister Song’s suitors, Junior Brother? She’s not easy to pursue. From what I know, she’s rejected many of them."

"No, that’s not it." Fang Yun shook his head.

"Then what are you looking for Junior Sister Song for?" Bai Qinying was a little curious.

"I borrowed some Spirit Stones from Senior Sister Song before, and the repayment is due this month."

"Pfft... HAHAHA." Bai Qinying laughed, clapping Fang Yun on the shoulder. She added, "Junior Brother, you’re really one of a kind! To think you’d come up with a method like this to get close to Junior Sister Song. I can’t... HAHAHA."

Fang Yun silently shifted a step away to avoid Bai Qinying’s pats.

He didn’t find it funny at all.

He had borrowed the Spirit Stones to develop faster. Of course, there was no need to explain that to an outsider.

Only Bai Qinying was laughing, and she didn’t laugh for long.

"Ahem... ahem." Seeing Fang Yun’s confused expression, Bai Qinying tried to suppress her laughter.

’Isn’t this funny?’

"Whew... Junior Brother Fang, I wasn’t making fun of you just now. I just think you’re very clever. If you were pursuing any other Senior Sister, you’d have almost no chance of borrowing Spirit Stones. Take me, for example. If you dared to ask me for Spirit Stones, I’d definitely beat you to the ground."

As she spoke, Bai Qinying even brandished a fist.

Fang Yun nodded, indicating he understood. From his interactions with Senior Sister Bai Qinying so far, she had always given him the impression of being carefree and straightforward.

It wasn’t surprising for such a woman to do something like that, especially since she possessed considerable strength herself.

"Junior Brother Fang, I’m curious, how many Spirit Stones did you borrow?" Bai Qinying asked, her curiosity piqued.

"One hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones," Fang Yun answered without thinking.

It wasn’t a difficult question to answer. Anyone could easily find out just by asking Song Qiaoqiao.

"A hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones, really?" Mulling over the number, Bai Qinying looked Fang Yun up and down again. "You know, I have to say, Junior Brother, you might actually have a chance at pursuing Junior Sister Song."

One hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones was no small sum.

Even from the kind and approachable Junior Sister Song, borrowing one hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones would still be quite difficult.

"Senior Sister, did you not hear a word I said before...?"

"If you truly have a clear conscience, there’s no need to over-explain."

Bai Qinying’s single sentence left Fang Yun speechless.

It was true; he had already denied it.

At this moment, Fang Yun had the feeling that Senior Sister Bai had him completely figured out.

"Mm, that’s more like it." Bai Qinying was pleased with Fang Yun’s current state. "Junior Brother, if you have second thoughts and decide to pursue Junior Sister Song later, I can give you some help. But that help comes with a condition."

"What condition?" Fang Yun asked subconsciously.

"See? And you still deny it, asking about the condition so eagerly." Bai Qinying’s smile grew even more satisfied.

"I was just curious..."

’Damn it, it seems she really has me figured out.’

He had lost control of the conversation.

"Let’s just call it curiosity, then." Bai Qinying’s smile vanished, and she stated her condition in a more serious tone. "When you, the Turtle Immortal, are confident you can take one move from me, I’ll lend you a hand in your pursuit of Junior Sister Song."

"My help might be limited, but it will definitely be useful. You know about Junior Sister Song’s great-grandfather, right?"

Fang Yun nodded.

"Even if you can get past Junior Sister Song herself, getting past her great-grandfather won’t be easy. So, a little extra help is a good thing."

"Let’s talk about it when I’m actually capable of fighting you, Senior Sister."

"HAHAHA, I’m very satisfied with that answer. I have other things to attend to, so I won’t chat with you any longer."

With that, Bai Qinying left the residential area of the Inner Sect A Zone without a backward glance.