I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 87: 2 Elders

During his time in Elder Bai Heyan’s cave residence, Fang Yun had received two notifications from the light screen in total. He hadn’t looked at either of them.

The first notification appeared when he said he would be the one to refine the Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills.

The second was when he expressed his willingness to contribute more to the sect.

The two notifications—and the corresponding increases in his influence—came in quick succession. This meant Bai Heyan was very satisfied with both of his answers, especially the second one.

Leaving a good impression on Bai Heyan was naturally something Fang Yun was happy about. It wasn’t just about the increase in influence, but also about his future prospects when accepting tasks from the Dan Cloud Pavilion.

The more satisfied Bai Heyan was with him and the more he favored him, the more smoothly he could refine pills on Dan Cloud Peak, free from interruptions.

Now that he was an Inner Sect Disciple of the Celestial Cloud Sect and had begun accepting tasks on Dan Cloud Peak, if any other elders wanted to bend the rules, they would first have to get past Elder Bai Heyan.

The more satisfied Bai Heyan was with him, the harder it would be for other elders to get past the Elder.

Fang Yun quickly descended Dan Cloud Peak and headed for the residential area of the Outer Sect’s C Zone.

He needed to go back and absorb the Jade Scroll he had acquired from the Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion.

...

In Bai Heyan’s cave residence.

Not much time had passed since Fang Yun’s departure. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Another knock sounded from outside the cave residence.

The stone door opened. Seeing the cultivator who entered, Bai Heyan smiled.

"I was wondering who it was. So it’s you, you old ghost."

The cultivator who entered looked old, and his face was dark.

His name was Xiong Xingfeng, the Management Elder of Artifact Casting Peak.

In terms of age, Xiong Xingfeng was younger than Bai Heyan.

"Has Fang Yun been here?" Xiong Xingfeng asked, sitting down in a spot next to Bai Heyan and staring directly at him.

"Never," Bai Heyan said without a second thought.

"Then I’m leaving."

Hearing this, Xiong Xingfeng stood up to leave.

"You’re leaving just like that? Stay and chat for a bit."

"I don’t have time for that," Xiong Xingfeng replied, leaving without a backward glance.

"Fang Yun has been here," Bai Heyan said with a smile.

Xiong Xingfeng’s departing footsteps halted, and he sat back down in his previous spot.

"Bai, what’s the meaning of this?"

"I say, Old Ghost Xiong, can’t you be a little more patient?"

"All my patience is spent on Artifact Refining. I don’t have the time to waste on this nonsense with you."

"Alright, alright."

Bai Heyan replied with a continuous smile, not minding Xiong Xingfeng’s tone in the slightest.

Xiong Xingfeng’s tone with him was poor, but he enjoyed teasing Xiong Xingfeng.

The two were old friends. He might even understand Xiong Xingfeng better than Xiong Xingfeng understood himself.

Without a doubt, Xiong Xingfeng had come for Fang Yun.

This was his purpose. If he wanted Xiong Xingfeng to stay and talk for a while, he had no choice but to bring up Fang Yun.

"You and I both know Fang Yun’s situation. I don’t think he’ll go to Artifact Casting Peak to accept Artifact Refining tasks, so you can save your effort."

"Fang Yun has great talent for Artifact Refining, and he enjoys Magical Combat and sparring. How can you be so sure he won’t accept tasks from our Artifact Casting Peak?"

"Compared to Magical Combat and sparring, he’s more concerned with advancing his own Cultivation. If he cared more about the things you mentioned, he would have gone to Artifact Casting Peak first, not come to Dan Cloud Peak to find me."

Bai Heyan knew Xiong Xingfeng didn’t want Fang Yun to waste his talent for Artifact Refining, but he himself was more concerned with Fang Yun’s talent for Alchemy.

’Given how Fang Yun allocates his time, if he takes on more Artifact Refining tasks, his Alchemy tasks will surely decrease.’

"Anyway, regarding Alchemy, I’ve already settled things with that little fellow Fang Yun. If you don’t want him to waste his talent for Artifact Refining, you can go talk to him directly."

"You may not care about face, but I do!"

’I’m the Management Elder of a peak. Going to find an Inner Sect Disciple in person? Wouldn’t that be demeaning?’

At this, Xiong Xingfeng stood up again.

"Forget it! When he wants to refine a Spiritual Artifact, he’ll come find me."

Xiong Xingfeng knew that the Magical Artifacts Fang Yun used were all self-refined. As Fang Yun’s strength increased, he would eventually have to refine Spiritual Artifacts to maintain an advantage in Magical Combat and sparring.

"Speaking of which, if Fang Yun were to come looking for you at Artifact Casting Peak to take on Artifact Refining tasks, what terms could you offer him? I can pass the message along for you."

"No need!" Xiong Xingfeng refused instantly without a second thought.

"Fine, have it your way."

Bai Heyan just shrugged and shook his head.

He knew another, secondary reason Old Ghost Xiong was being so stubborn was that Fang Yun had come to see him first.

Thinking of this, the smile on Bai Heyan’s face widened.

As for the main reason for Xiong Xingfeng’s appearance here...

Just as Xiong Xingfeng reached the entrance of the cave residence, about to leave, Bai Heyan spoke.

"I say, old ghost, you want to take Fang Yun as your disciple, don’t you?"

Xiong Xingfeng’s figure paused for a moment, then he continued on his way as the stone door slowly closed.

At that moment, the smile vanished from Bai Heyan’s face.

"Sigh... It’s not like I’d fight you for a disciple. What’s the rush?"

Bai Heyan murmured this to himself. He seemed to recall something, and his gaze dimmed slightly.

...

After Fang Yun returned to his residence, he first changed into the robes of an Inner Sect Disciple, then folded his Outer Sect Disciple robes and put them away.

In three days, this residence would be empty. He wondered which junior brother or sister from the Outer Sect would live here in the future.

Composing himself, Fang Yun quickly took out a light green Jade Scroll and, following the Steward’s instructions, pressed it to his forehead.

Guided by his Spiritual Power, a stream of information flowed into his mind.

It was the Mental Method for the last four layers of the Cyan Wood Technique!

The information in the Jade Scroll also recorded a technique that was a perfect match for the Cyan Wood Technique, but unfortunately, learning techniques was too time-consuming for him.

For him, that time was better spent on normal cultivation.

And normal cultivation was a very low priority for him. Ever since he started cultivating by consuming Upper Grade Qi Nourishing Pills, he hadn’t done any "normal" cultivation at all.

When the information was fully absorbed and Fang Yun opened his eyes, the light green Jade Scroll had already turned gray.

It no longer contained any information; the Jade Scroll was now completely useless.

"This way of learning really is fast," Fang Yun couldn’t help but say.

Fang Yun began to process the information he had just received.

Before long, he had already mastered the Mental Method for the seventh layer of the Cyan Wood Technique.

He could now continue his cultivation.

’Time to test the effect of an Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.’

With this thought, Fang Yun took a small porcelain vial from his Storage Pouch and tipped out an Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill.

He had previously sold five Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills. After reaching the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, he now had thirteen left.

Reading about it in books or hearing it from others couldn’t compare to trying it for himself, and it would satisfy his curiosity as well.

Soon, Fang Yun swallowed the pill in his hand.

Circulating the Mental Method for the seventh layer of the Cyan Wood Technique, he quickly began to refine and absorb it.