I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 56: A Sense of Awe

What was the condition Bai Qinying had set?

Fang Yun quickly gave Song Qiaoqiao the answer.

"She’ll help me when I can withstand a single blow from Senior Sister Bai."

"Withstand a single blow from Senior Sister Bai..." Song Qiaoqiao thought about it carefully, then glanced at Fang Yun’s current Cultivation. "I don’t quite get it."

"What don’t you get?" Fang Yun motioned for Song Qiaoqiao to continue.

"Is Senior Sister Bai serious about you being able to withstand her blow in the future, or is she just messing with you?"

From what Song Qiaoqiao knew of Bai Qinying, she knew that Bai Qinying would definitely not hold back. But if she didn’t hold back, there was no way Fang Yun could possibly succeed.

Right now, Fang Yun was only at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. By the time he reached the seventh or Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, Bai Qinying might have already succeeded in her Foundation Establishment and become a Sect Elder.

If Bai Qinying failed her Foundation Establishment, that would be a different story.

But Bai Qinying herself would generally not consider that possibility.

"Senior Sister, you have that little faith in me?" Fang Yun asked.

"That’s not it." Song Qiaoqiao shook her head. "Junior Brother, you’re incredible. You’ve only had a few Magical Combat spars and you already have a title to your name. But Senior Sister Bai is truly strong. Even before reaching the Peak of Qi Refining, she’s already third on the Inner Sect Ranking."

"And the first and second on the Inner Sect Ranking are both senior brothers and sisters who have failed their Foundation Establishment once."

Among Cultivators at the Peak of Qi Refining, there were still disparities in strength based on how long they had accumulated power.

For the first attempt at Foundation Establishment, with the protection of a Foundation Establishment Pill, even if one failed, their Realm would remain at the Peak of Qi Refining, and there would be basically no risk to their life.

The second attempt was a completely different matter. Even with the aid of a Foundation Establishment Pill, there was a significant risk of perishing if the attempt failed. Even if one survived, it was normal to suffer grievous injuries and have one’s Realm drop. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

There were disciples on the Inner Sect Ranking who had failed Foundation Establishment once, but examples of those who made it onto the ranking after failing twice were few and far between.

The Inner Sect Ranking also had a rule: disciples at the Peak of Qi Refining could no longer be on the list after ten years.

The ranking had such a rule, of course, because being on it came with annual rewards.

After listening to Song Qiaoqiao, Fang Yun nodded.

Her perspective made perfect sense.

This meant that getting Bai Qinying’s help would be truly difficult.

At this thought, Fang Yun shook his head, tossing the idea aside.

’I can’t believe I’m actually starting to think about this!’

’This problem seems meaningless for me.’

’Am I really supposed to pursue Senior Sister Song or something?’

As he thought of this, Fang Yun glanced at Song Qiaoqiao.

"Um, Senior Sister, about Senior Sister Bai’s condition... it seems we don’t really need to think about it, do we?"

After Fang Yun’s reminder, Song Qiaoqiao seemed to realize something, and her face instantly flushed red.

"R-Right, Junior Brother."

"By the way, Senior Sister, have you been Refining any pills lately?"

The atmosphere had become a little strange. Seeing Song Qiaoqiao’s reaction, Fang Yun, who had felt a bit awkward himself, no longer felt awkward at all.

However, given his relationship with Song Qiaoqiao, it wasn’t the right time for that kind of joke, so he chose to change the subject.

"Me? Recently, I was Refining the Fushui Pill..."

Once the topic shifted to pills, Song Qiaoqiao quickly returned to normal. She felt a wave of relief inside. ’Thank goodness Junior Brother Fang changed the subject.’

After that, the atmosphere between the two of them was much more relaxed.

When they had more or less finished chatting, Fang Yun stood up to leave.

"Senior Sister, I should get going."

"I’ll see you out." Song Qiaoqiao also stood up, adding, "Junior Brother, if you need more Spirit Stones later, you can come borrow them from me."

"Then I’ll thank you in advance, Senior Sister."

Normally, he wouldn’t need to borrow Spirit Stones again.

Unless something happened to disrupt his plans for the future.

The two of them walked to the door.

Fang Yun opened the door and saw a plain-looking old man standing outside.

The old man had just raised his hand, but he quickly lowered it. He had clearly been about to knock.

"Great-grandfather!"

Fang Yun heard Song Qiaoqiao exclaim from behind him.

’So this person is the Supreme Elder of our Celestial Cloud Sect.’

"Greetings, Supreme Elder." Fang Yun reacted quickly and bowed.

"Mm." Zhong Yankun looked at Fang Yun and nodded, his expression unreadable.

Fang Yun stepped sideways out the door and said his final goodbye to Song Qiaoqiao.

"Farewell, Senior Sister."

"Farewell."

Then, Fang Yun left.

The Supreme Elder didn’t stop him, which meant he could leave directly instead of standing there foolishly and waiting.

Song Qiaoqiao watched Fang Yun’s retreating back for a moment before turning her gaze to her great-grandfather, who had appeared at her door.

"What brings you here?"

Zhong Yankun walked in, closed the door, and retorted,

"Can’t I come see my great-granddaughter?"

"Of course you can, it’s just your timing..."

"Qiaoqiao, don’t overthink it. Your great-grandfather doesn’t have a habit of eavesdropping." Zhong Yankun looked at his great-granddaughter’s expression and decided to offer an explanation.

If a Core Formation Stage Cultivator like him wanted to eavesdrop, the Sound Insulation Array set up in the room wouldn’t be able to stop him.

After finding a seat, Zhong Yankun asked,

"What did he come to see you for?"

"Junior Brother Fang came to return the Spirit Stones I lent him."

Zhong Yankun wasn’t surprised that Fang Yun had the ability to repay the Spirit Stones.

Half a year ago, when Song Qiaoqiao had broken through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer and came to see him, she had already told him about Fang Yun’s Alchemy Talent.

With Fang Yun’s Alchemy Talent, repaying the one hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones he had borrowed within a year wouldn’t be a problem.

"Mm, this disciple named Fang Yun is quite interesting."

Though he used the same words, the meaning behind Zhong Yankun’s "quite interesting" was now very different from before.

"What about Junior Brother Fang?" Song Qiaoqiao asked immediately, confused.

"Just now, when he saw me and realized my identity, he didn’t show the slightest bit of awe. It was as if, in his eyes, I was just an approachable elder."

"Huh? Why would Junior Brother Fang see you like that? An approachable elder... You didn’t misread him, did you?"

"I wouldn’t. These eyes have been observing for over three hundred years."

"Then what do you think of Junior Brother Fang?"

"Like I said, he’s quite interesting."

Neither the great-grandfather nor the great-granddaughter realized that they were talking past each other.

"I didn’t come here to talk about that boy." As he spoke, Zhong Yankun took out a wooden box. "Qiaoqiao, look what I brought for you."

Among the younger generation, he doted on Song Qiaoqiao the most.

Besides her sensibility, what was more important was her talent.

He hoped to see Song Qiaoqiao succeed in her Core Formation within his lifetime.

...

「Meanwhile.」

As Fang Yun left the Inner Sect’s A-grade residential area, he knew he had made a fairly good first impression on Senior Sister Song’s great-grandfather.

Because of the notification that appeared on the light screen.

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