I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Pills refined with greater uniformity were more effective, though they had a shorter shelf life.

Fang Yun still personally refined the Third Tier pills.

He had already filled the schedules of his four avatars to the brim with tasks.

In the Alchemy Room, Fang Yun fired up the furnace and quickly began refining the Five Qi Chao Ling Pills.

The Five Qi Chao Ling Pill was suitable for the cultivation of Early and Mid-stage Core Formation Cultivators. Since Fang Yun was already in the Late-stage Core Formation, the pill's effects on him were considerably weaker.

Because the main Spirit Medicine needed for refining the White Dew Jade Spirit Pill was still growing, Fang Yun could only use Five Qi Chao Ling Pills to aid his cultivation for the time being.

The Five Qi Chao Ling Pills he used were all Upper Grade, so the overall experience was still acceptable. If he were to use Lower Grade ones, it would be a different story entirely.

Five Qi Chao Ling Pills flew out of the Pill Output Port—all of them, without exception, were Upper Grade.

Once an Alchemy Master could perfectly refine a type of pill, the final quality was mainly determined by the grade of the Spirit Medicines used.

Therefore, the number of Upper Grade pills Fang Yun could produce from the sixty batches of Five Qi Chao Ling Pills also depended on the quality of the Spirit Medicines.

Fang Yun distributed the Spirit Medicines for the Five Qi Chao Ling Pills more evenly, trying to ensure that more batches would yield all Upper Grade pills. Using only the highest-quality Spirit Medicines in a single combination was useless for him now; in fact, it would be a waste.

A steady stream of Upper Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills was refined, filling the Sect's treasury.

As the number of Core Formation Cultivators in the Sect increased, the distribution of Third Tier resources in the Celestial Cloud Sect was no longer the same as before.

The required Spirit Stones and Contribution Points for Third Tier resources were adjusted to a reasonable range for the Supreme Elders to exchange for normally.

As the Sect Leader, Fang Yun had originally intended to follow the same rules.

But this time, his idea was met with opposition from the Supreme Elders.

They believed the Sect Leader should continue as before, not needing any Contribution Points and being free to take whatever he wanted from the treasury, in any quantity.

Besides being a recognition of Fang Yun's immense contributions, this was also a sign of their trust in him.

Faced with the opposition from so many Supreme Elders, Fang Yun didn't dwell on it and quickly accepted their decision.

He never wasted energy on internal conflicts. He found both his idea and the Supreme Elders' idea to be reasonable.

If he were to start accumulating Contribution Points, the amount he'd possess would be astonishing anyway.

So there wasn't much of a difference between the two scenarios.

Time flew by.

Almost two years had passed since Sun Hongchang entered seclusion for Core Formation.

"Look! It's a Core Formation Phenomenon."

"Our Celestial Cloud Sect has another Supreme Elder."

"Which Elder succeeded in their Core Formation this time?"

For the Cultivators of the Celestial Cloud Sect, a Core Formation Phenomenon was no longer a rare sight. Only disciples seeing it for the first time would have such a strong reaction.

Even before the full cosmic phenomenon manifested, the abnormal fluctuations in Spiritual Qi had already told Fang Yun that Elder Sun Hongchang had successfully reached Core Formation.

The Sect had lost a Foundation Establishment Stage Spirit Vein Master, but gained one at the Core Formation Stage.

Given Sun Hongchang's talent as a Spirit Vein Master, the future benefits he would bring to the Celestial Cloud Sect would far outweigh the resources invested in him.

'The eighteenth Core Formation Cultivator in the Sect.'

In terms of the number of Core Formation Cultivators alone, they could already rank in the top three among the top Core Formation Influences in the Qionglin Domain.

Within the Qionglin Domain, among hundreds of Core Formation Influences, there were originally twelve that could be considered top-tier. After the rise of the Celestial Cloud Sect, that number became thirteen.

Among these top-tier Core Formation Influences, the Blood Dew Palace was considered mid-to-low level.

There were more top-tier Core Formation Influences in the Western Domain than in the Eastern Domain of the Qionglin Domain.

With Sun Hongchang's successful Core Formation, Fang Yun's thoughts turned once again to upgrading the Spirit Vein at the main sect.

'Before the Spirit Vein is upgraded to Tier Four, I should upgrade my Combat Talent to Nine-star, and hopefully complete the second Sacrificial Refinement of the No-leak Shield...'

The Sect was still collecting the Spiritual Materials needed to upgrade his Lifebound Magical Treasure, the No-leak Shield. Whether they could gather everything within twenty years was a matter of luck.

Upgrading his Combat Talent required a massive amount of Talent Points.

'Blood Dew Palace's recent attacks on Star Moon Valley and the Vast Sea Sect have become increasingly erratic. Perhaps I'll have a chance to make a move within the next ten years.'

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「Blood Demon Influence, Purple Blood Pavilion.」

After the Demon Spirit Sect was eliminated by the Celestial Cloud Sect, the Purple Blood Pavilion's Earth Realm now directly bordered the Celestial Cloud Sect's.

From the Celestial Cloud Sect's perspective, the Purple Blood Pavilion remained as quiet as ever.

In reality, things were anything but calm inside the Purple Blood Pavilion.

The Celestial Cloud Sect didn't have much information on the Purple Blood Pavilion, mainly because the latter had remained inactive. As a result, the Celestial Cloud Sect hadn't dispatched a large number of Elders and disciples from the Evil Extermination Hall to gather intelligence within the Purple Blood Pavilion's Earth Realm.

The Purple Blood Pavilion was in turmoil, its upper echelons locked in constant arguments.

Currently, the Purple Blood Pavilion had one Pavilion Master and five Supreme Elders, for a total of six Core Formation Cultivators. The most powerful among them, the Pavilion Master, had already broken through to the Late-stage Core Formation.

At present, the argument within the Purple Blood Pavilion was deadlocked in a three-versus-three stalemate.

The sky was the color of blood.

Inside the central pavilion of the Purple Blood Pavilion, the six high-ranking members gathered once again.

"Still no action? What in the world are you thinking! If we don't act soon, we'll have to face the wrath of the Blood Spirit Sect."

Purple Blood Pavilion's Supreme Elder, Yin Qiangwei, slammed her hand on the table and rose to her feet, glaring at three of the other high-ranking members.

Among these three was the Pavilion Master of the Purple Blood Pavilion.

"Supreme Elder Yin, use that pretty little head of yours and think for a moment. What is the Celestial Cloud Sect's current strength? Attacking them would do us more harm than good. If we really make a move against the Celestial Cloud Sect, then the fate of the Demon Spirit Sect, the Celestial Demon Sect, and the Dragon Demon Palace will become our own," the Pavilion Master said, looking at Yin Qiangwei with extreme calm.

If he hadn't broken through to the Late-stage Core Formation and held the position of Pavilion Master, constantly suppressing the three of them, the Purple Blood Pavilion might have already attacked the Celestial Cloud Sect long ago.

The Celestial Cloud Sect's current strength was formidable.

Among the three Ghost Cultivator Core Formation Influences, the Black Ghost Cave and the Ghost-Controlling Sect in particular had long since fallen silent. This was clearly a sign that they wanted to avoid any conflict with the Celestial Cloud Sect.

"So we're just going to ignore the Blood Spirit Sect's orders?"

"The Blood Spirit Sect, at least, won't annihilate us." This was the conclusion the Pavilion Master had reached after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons.

They received rewards for doing the Blood Spirit Sect's bidding, but now was clearly not the time to be thinking about rewards.

The usual consequence for treating a Blood Spirit Sect matter like this—not even attempting to carry it out—was that they would receive no support whatsoever should they seek the Blood Spirit Sect's help in the future.

Compared to offending the current Celestial Cloud Sect, the Pavilion Master found such a consequence completely acceptable.

"Supreme Elder Yin, there's no need to use the Blood Spirit Sect as an excuse when we discuss this. The truth is, you're just itching for a fight, aren't you?"

Although Yin Qiangwei was at the Mid-stage Core Formation and the strongest among all the Purple Blood Pavilion's Supreme Elders, her self-control was the worst.

When cultivating Blood Power, if one loses control, one's actions become incredibly reckless, and they start to act without any regard for the consequences.

"Pavilion Master, I understand your concerns." Another Supreme Elder on Yin Qiangwei's side spoke up. His tone was milder than Yin Qiangwei's explosive one. "But if we don't attack the Celestial Cloud Sect now, when they decide to attack us in the future, the Blood Spirit Sect won't offer us any help. We'll be annihilated by the Celestial Cloud Sect in the end."

"The Celestial Demon Sect had a conflict with the Celestial Cloud Sect. The Demon Spirit Sect and the Dragon Demon Palace were both destroyed only after they initiated an attack on the Celestial Cloud Sect. We ourselves have no conflict with them. Before, with the Demon Spirit Sect between us, we had little contact. As long as we don't attack them, they won't attack us. The Celestial Cloud Sect's current actions are the best proof of this."

"That's right. Whether it's the Celestial Cloud Sect or its subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences, not a single one of their people has appeared in our Purple Blood Pavilion's Earth Realm."

"And you can guarantee this isn't all part of the Celestial Cloud Sect's plan against us?"