I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

After meeting with Cai Qingyan, Fang Yun mostly exchanged pleasantries. Cai Qingyan, on the other hand, was quite interested in Fang Yun and asked him many questions about his operations against the Demon factions and the Blood Demon Influence.

The Celestial Cloud Sect had annihilated the three great Demon factions: the Celestial Demon Sect, the Demon Spirit Sect, and the Dragon Demon Palace. The Purple Mist Sect was unaware of many of the details involved.

In response to Cai Qingyan's inquiries, Fang Yun explained everything he was at liberty to disclose.

There wasn't much he couldn't tell her, as Cai Qingyan's questions were tactful and never touched upon anything he would find difficult to answer.

"What a pity. A real pity." After her curiosity was satisfied, Cai Qingyan shook her head.

"What's the pity, Senior Sister?" Lin Ke asked, looking at Cai Qingyan as she shook her head.

"It's a pity Fellow Daoist Fang isn't a Cultivator from our Purple Mist Sect."

"I don't think that's important." Lin Ke was unconcerned. "It doesn't matter if Fang Yun is a Cultivator from the Celestial Cloud Sect or our Purple Mist Sect. As long as he isn't one of the Evil Demons and Crooked Paths, that's all that matters."

Lin Ke imagined for a moment: 'If Fang Yun hadn't been born in the Celestial Cloud Sect's Earth Realm, but instead on the Earth Realm of the Blood Demons, Demons, or Ghost Cultivators, and had walked a different path from his current one, then our situation within the Qionglin Domain would be even more dangerous.'

'No one wants to encounter an enemy with such powerful concealment techniques.'

'Difficult to find means difficult to kill.'

"You have a much clearer perspective, Junior Sister." Cai Qingyan considered this and nodded lightly in agreement.

'It's a good thing Fang Yun is on the righteous path. An enemy like him would be truly terrifying otherwise.'

'If they were his opponents, they truly wouldn't want to face him, only to be killed.'

From their recent chat, Cai Qingyan had learned that Fang Yun liked to conceal himself and then launch a fatal strike against his enemies.

"Fellow Daoist Cai, even though I'm the Sect Leader of the Celestial Cloud Sect, I still came over here to carry out missions for the Purple Mist Sect, didn't I? So it's fine if you want to think of me as a Purple Mist Sect Cultivator," Fang Yun said, sharing his perspective.

"It's true you're the Sect Leader of the Celestial Cloud Sect, but in the eyes of the Blood Demons, you are our Purple Mist Sect's mysterious Spirit Refiner." Although Cai Qingyan agreed with Lin Ke's viewpoint, she had her own take on the matter.

Rather than saying Fang Yun had come as the Sect Leader of the Celestial Cloud Sect, it was more accurate to say he had come as the mysterious Spirit Refiner of the Purple Mist Sect.

"Fair enough." Fang Yun didn't refute her; either perspective was fine by him.

After chatting for a while longer, Fang Yun made a few requests.

"If there are any missions against Core Formation Blood Demons in the future, I'd ask you two to try and secure them for me, especially missions that involve going to the Blood Spirit Sect's Earth Realm to deal with Core Formation Blood Demons."

The reason he came this time, aside from helping the Purple Mist Sect, was to obtain the large amount of Talent Points offered by Core Formation Blood Demons.

'Going to the Blood Spirit Sect's Earth Realm, I'll definitely be able to kill to my heart's content.'

'As for the danger?'

'As long as the Blood Spirit Sect doesn't dispatch a Late-stage Nascent Soul Blood Demon, I won't be in any real danger.'

According to the information he currently possessed, the Blood Spirit Sect had a total of four Nascent Soul Stage Blood Demons, the strongest of which was at the Late-stage Nascent Soul level.

"You really have no fear of danger, do you?"

"It's not that I'm fearless." Fang Yun shook his head, then answered, "It's just that my methods for self-preservation are quite good."

When Fang Yun said "quite good," the two women mulled it over and concluded it must mean his self-preservation methods were incredibly powerful.

At that moment, Lin Ke and Cai Qingyan were in complete agreement, they just didn't voice the thought at the same time.

"I'll do my best to get them for you," Lin Ke promised.

「Two hours later.」

Lin Ke had already led Fang Yun to his temporary residence.

The place was very close to Lin Ke's own dwelling, making it very convenient for Fang Yun to find her.

The cave residence was fully equipped, sufficient to support the daily cultivation of a Late-stage Core Formation Cultivator.

Since he was not an Elder of the Purple Mist Sect, he could not participate in many of the sect's discussions.

Fang Yun had no objections to this. Not one to waste time, he began his daily cultivation.

His peaceful cultivation lasted less than two days before someone came calling.

At the sound of a knock from outside the cave residence, Fang Yun stopped his cultivation and willed the stone door to open.

An elderly man at Late-stage Core Formation entered from outside. He appeared to be one of the Purple Mist Sect's Elders.

Fang Yun didn't recognize this person and assumed he was the Elder sent by the Purple Mist Sect to give him a mission.

"Fellow Daoist, what do you need me to do?" Acting on his assumption, Fang Yun asked directly.

"My surname is Cen, and I am not here to issue you a mission, Fellow Daoist Fang."

Purple Mist Sect Elder Cen Yuandao shook his head. It was his first time meeting Fang Yun, and his initial impression of him was quite good.

The man's eagerness to receive a mission, his proactive attitude toward tasks assigned by the Purple Mist Sect—this made a very good impression on him as a Purple Mist Sect Elder.

But a good impression was just a good impression; what needed to be done still had to be done.

"So it is Fellow Daoist Cen. Greetings."

"Fellow Daoist Fang, a mission for you typically takes ten to fifteen days to arrange. I have come today because I wish to inquire about your alchemy techniques."

At that moment, Fang Yun understood completely.

'So this elder, Cen, is the Purple Mist Sect's Elder of Alchemy.'

'Lin Ke did mention that their Elders of Alchemy weren't pleased with me.'

'Assuming there's no real malice, this attitude is nothing more than professional pride—they aren't convinced of my skill.'

'And that kind of skepticism is easy enough to resolve.'

Considering his reasons for coming to the Purple Mist Sect, Fang Yun thought for a moment and decided it would be better to convince this Elder Cen to drop the matter.

"I see. Fellow Daoist Cen, Star Moon Valley, the Vast Sea Sect, and the Wind Ling Sect all made the same choice. I think that should be the answer you're looking for. If there were a problem, three Core Formation Sects wouldn't have made the same mistake."

"Fellow Daoist Fang, that doesn't prove your skill in alchemy. It only proves that your Celestial Cloud Sect is better at doing business."

"As for my skill in alchemy, I imagine it wouldn't be difficult for you to find out about it, Fellow Daoist Cen."

"Seeing is believing."

Fang Yun understood.

'Turns out this Elder Cen is just a stubborn old man.'

'In that case, words are useless. The only way is to prove myself with my skill in alchemy.'

"How do you want to compete, Fellow Daoist Cen?" Since it had come to this, he asked directly, not wanting to waste any more time with Cen Yuandao.

"You must have refined plenty of Five Qi Chao Ling Pills, Fellow Daoist Fang. So, how about we compete with that?"

'The Five Qi Chao Ling Pill? I can perfectly refine even a Golden Core Pill.'

"No problem," Fang Yun agreed at once.

"A stable state of mind is very important for an Alchemy Master. While you are refining the Five Qi Chao Ling Pill, others will be coming to watch. Do you mind, Fellow Daoist Fang?"

"Of course I don't mind. If I did, I would have already lost."

'So this is going to be a public competition.'

An alchemy competition against the Purple Mist Sect's Elder of Alchemy... As Fang Yun thought about this, it suddenly occurred to him: perhaps this was a chance to have the Purple Mist Sect commission him to refine their future Tier Four pills.

Fang Yun had a basic understanding of the Purple Mist Sect's alchemy situation.

This knowledge all came from Lin Ke.

The Purple Mist Sect did not have a Nascent Soul Stage Alchemy Master.

Because of this, Fang Yun had planned to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future, and after succeeding, he could then approach the Purple Mist Sect to discuss refining Tier Four pills for them.

'If I seize this opportunity, maybe I won't have to wait so long.'

"Prepare well, Fellow Daoist Fang. I won't disturb you any further." Thinking that Fang Yun might be unfamiliar with their Purple Mist Sect's grounds, Cen Yuandao added, "In three days, I will send someone to come get you, Fellow Daoist Fang."

"Very well, Fellow Daoist Cen. Let me see you out."

After Fang Yun escorted Cen Yuandao to the entrance, Cen Yuandao left.

Cen Yuandao had come quickly, and he left just as quickly.

Watching Cen Yuandao's disappearing figure, Fang Yun's mind was still on the matter of the Tier Four pills.

'With the boost from my Nine-star Alchemy Talent, my current alchemy proficiency, and my Late-stage Core Formation cultivation...'

Fang Yun felt that as long as he got his hands on Tier Four pills, he could quickly master their refining, and achieving perfect refinement would be well within reach.

'The biggest question now is how I can use this opportunity to convince the Purple Mist Sect's Nascent Soul Cultivators that they'd be better off having me refine their Tier Four pills.'

'The decision of who refines Tier Four pills isn't something the Purple Mist Sect's Elder of Alchemy can make. It directly concerns the cultivation of Nascent Soul Cultivators.'