I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 101: A Small Experiment

Lu Zefeng lost an arm because of the Yinlin Flower mission.

Now, taking the opportunity of Fang Yun mentioning materials, he asked directly.

"From what I understand, Spirit Medicines like the Yinlin Flower have few uses for us normal Cultivators," Fang Yun replied after a moment of thought.

Those who cultivated Spiritual Qi were what they called normal Cultivators. Cultivators of other paths were, naturally, Otherworldly Cultivators.

"Is there any situation that would require an entire Yinlin Flower?"

"No." Fang Yun shook his head. "For us, this kind of material is best used as a supplementary ingredient, and even then, you can’t use too much of it."

Fang Yun’s explanations were simple. The two seniors didn’t need a deeper understanding unless they had talent in the relevant field.

The Yinlin Flower contained a great deal of Yin Power. For a Ghost Cultivator, it should be a top-quality material.

Fang Yun knew very little about things from other cultivation paths; he could only make deductions based on his own experience.

"Thank you for the explanation, Junior Brother."

"You’re welcome." Fang Yun shook his head.

What he said was all very basic information.

With Zhang Cailing and Lu Zefeng here today, he also wanted to ask about the Black Ghost Cave to gather some information.

It could be considered an exchange of information.

After thanking him, Lu Zefeng and Zhang Cailing looked over the list of materials Fang Yun needed.

Some of the materials on the list were ones they didn’t even know the value of. The rest, whose approximate value they did know, already added up to a considerable expense.

Lu Zefeng calculated silently. ’If I were to buy all these materials, my remaining Spirit Stones and Contribution Points are nowhere near enough. It’d be the same even if Senior Sister Zhang could help me out.’

"Junior Brother, can you refine it?" Lu Zefeng asked, looking at Fang Yun.

He remembered Fang Yun saying he would offer a fair price for refining Magical Artifacts and the like.

’A "fair price,"’ he thought, ’would surely be a bit lower than the normal cost of refining.’

"Of course I can."

"What are the chances of success?" Lu Zefeng pressed.

Fang Yun thought for a moment and replied, "Sixty percent."

This was his conservative estimate. To be more optimistic, he figured the probability of success was closer to seventy percent.

Refining this type of Magical Artifact was quite special. Fang Yun had chosen the materials based on Lu Zefeng’s own level of strength.

If refined according to these materials, the arm would, at the very least, have the strength of an Upper Grade Magical Artifact.

"Then I’ll have to trouble you, Junior Brother." Lu Zefeng thought it over and quickly made his decision.

Sixty percent was already a high probability for him. Although he wasn’t an Artifact Refiner and knew nothing about Artifact Refining, Fang Yun’s explanation and the materials list had already shown him that refining the Magical Artifact he wanted would be incredibly difficult.

’With Fang Yun’s talent in Artifact Refining, and from the rumors I’ve heard, even if the refining fails to produce the desired effect, it will still result in a normal Magical Artifact.’

"Junior Brother, what is the refining fee for this Magical Artifact?" Lu Zefeng only asked this question after entrusting the task to Fang Yun.

"Seventy Lower Grade Spirit Stones will do." Having assessed the difficulty of the Artifact Refining, Fang Yun didn’t set a high price and even offered a significant discount. "If the refining is unsuccessful, you can get forty Lower Grade Spirit Stones back."

Only seventy Lower Grade Spirit Stones—this price was much lower than Lu Zefeng had expected.

’Junior Brother Fang’s "fair price" is a little too fair, isn’t it?’

"Even if the refining fails, you deserve the full seventy Lower Grade Spirit Stones, Junior Brother." Lu Zefeng refused Fang Yun’s offer of getting forty Spirit Stones back.

He felt that the material formula Fang Yun had provided was worth forty Lower Grade Spirit Stones on its own.

"That’s right, Junior Brother Fang. Seventy Lower Grade Spirit Stones is already low enough," Zhang Cailing added. "Never mind an Elder; even a regular senior brother or sister taking this job would charge far more Spirit Stones than you."

Seeing their insistence, Fang Yun didn’t argue the point further.

There was a reason for his pricing model: the materials to be collected were already very expensive.

If he charged any higher, the other party might not be able to afford it.

"Are you still preserving the arm the same way as before?" The thought occurred to Fang Yun, so he asked.

If it were preserved that way for too long, the arm might become unsuitable as a refining material before Lu Zefeng even finished gathering the other components.

There were specific requirements for these things.

"No."

As she spoke, Zhang Cailing took out a long box made of Cold Jade. Although the quality of the Cold Jade was low, it was sufficient.

"Good. That puts my mind at ease."

Over the next while, as they chatted, Fang Yun began to inquire about the Black Ghost Cave.

He managed to get more information about the Black Ghost Cave from the two seniors.

Of course, after they left, he immediately returned to his cultivation, refining and absorbing the medicinal power of the remaining Upper Grade Qi Enhancement Pills.

...

「Mid-August.」

Inside Song Qiaoqiao’s residence.

During the test, Fang Yun and Song Qiaoqiao were in a standoff.

"Senior Sister, we can begin."

"Alright."

Song Qiaoqiao feigned an attack. After Fang Yun countered, she quickly conceded defeat.

This was a small experiment of Fang Yun’s.

When the Talent Points were tallied at the beginning of August, he had received points for "defeating a Ninth Layer Qi Refining Cultivator." The source of this, naturally, was Deng Qian, who had attacked him back then.

That battle had ended quickly, and in the system’s judgment, he had defeated a Ninth Layer Qi Refining Cultivator.

By having Song Qiaoqiao help him with this small experiment, Fang Yun didn’t actually expect to gain any Talent Points.

The chance of the system allowing him to exploit a loophole was slim, but there was no harm in trying. If he managed to pull it off, it would be a huge win.

Conducting such an experiment also required a suitable person.

Senior Sister Song Qiaoqiao was undoubtedly the most suitable choice. She wouldn’t ask too many questions about it.

"Junior Brother, is that all?"

"Yes, that’s all. Thank you, Senior Sister."

"Alright." Song Qiaoqiao was already sitting back in her seat.

He didn’t explain his strange request, and she didn’t ask.

She wasn’t overly curious about it, unless this behavior could somehow be linked to Alchemy.

But this was clearly related to Magical Combat and sparring; it had nothing to do with pill refining.

Song Qiaoqiao’s subsequent reaction was just as Fang Yun had expected.

Sitting down across from her, he had already started chatting with Song Qiaoqiao about other topics.

After the tally at the beginning of the month, his Alchemy Talent—the one closest to a four-star Life Talent—was only thirty-six fragments away from upgrading.

Compared to last month, he had gained over five hundred more Talent Points in this month’s tally.

This increase was mostly because Fang Yun had been refining Qi Enhancement Pills, and the number of Upper Grade ones he produced was steadily increasing.

At his current skill level in refining Qi Enhancement Pills, even if all the Spirit Medicines were only of good quality, he had a chance of producing a batch with three Upper Grade and three Middle Grade Qi Enhancement Pills.

As for Lower Grade Qi Enhancement Pills, he hadn’t produced any this month or the last.