I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 75: Cultivation Path
After confirming it was impure Demon Power, Wu Junxin suppressed his aura as much as possible and quickly approached the source of the commotion.
’It’s just ahead.’
Landing on a tree branch, Wu Junxin could now clearly see the site of the battle.
The two combatants were, on one side, an Inner Sect Disciple from his Celestial Cloud Sect with a Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivation, whom he didn’t recognize.
The other was a disciple from the Celestial Demon Sect, at the strength of the Qi Refining Eighth Layer. The impure Demon Power was emanating from him.
The Demon Power of a Demon Beast is pure.
If a human uses the power of a Demon Beast, the Demon Power they wield becomes impure.
In the eyes of Celestial Cloud Sect disciples, the cultivation path of the Celestial Demon Sect was nothing but Evil Demons and Crooked Paths. Transplanting the bloodlines of Demon Beasts to borrow their power—such a path would not lead far.
With a difference of one minor realm between them, the scene Wu Junxin witnessed was one of the Celestial Cloud Sect’s Inner Sect Disciple being forced into a steady retreat.
Without much hesitation,
He made his move!
A golden spear, under his full control, was already aimed at the heart of the Celestial Demon Sect disciple.
"Who’s there?"
The Celestial Demon Sect disciple sensed a crisis.
As he turned, he saw a golden light approaching at extreme speed. Just as he was about to dodge, he found his feet were bound.
At that moment, all he could do was shield his chest with his hands as thick fur rapidly grew all over his arms.
The fur was incredibly tough, but it only held for a moment before the golden spear pierced his arms and ran through his body.
’The heart is here.’
Wu Junxin condensed his Spiritual Power. The next instant, a spike grew from the shaft of the golden spear inside the Celestial Demon Sect disciple’s body, piercing his heart directly.
Only then did the Celestial Demon Sect disciple’s life fade.
"Are you alright?"
Wu Junxin landed beside the Celestial Demon Sect disciple’s corpse. After the golden spear reverted to its original form, he pulled it out and stored it away.
A Magical Artifact that could change its form was undoubtedly a top-grade Magical Artifact, also known as a Half-Spiritual Artifact.
"I’m fine. Thank you for saving me, Senior Brother Wu!" the Qi Refining Seventh Layer Inner Sect Disciple said gratefully.
If not for Wu Junxin’s timely arrival, he feared he would have died at the hands of this Celestial Demon Sect disciple today.
"We’re all fellow sect members. Since I saw what was happening, it was only right for me to intervene." As he spoke, Wu Junxin pointed to the corpse of the Celestial Demon Sect disciple on the ground. "This one’s mine. You have no objections, right?"
"No objections, none at all!"
The Qi Refining Seventh Layer Inner Sect Disciple quickly shook his head upon hearing this. What objection could he possibly have?
He was quite surprised that Senior Brother Wu had even bothered to ask him.
"Shall we return to the sect together?" Wu Junxin asked after stowing the Celestial Demon Sect disciple’s corpse, glancing at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer junior brother.
As a senior brother, he didn’t mind traveling with his junior brother; it would be a form of escort.
"No, thank you, Senior Brother Wu. I still have a mission to complete." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"If that’s the case, then never mind."
"Thank you again, Senior Brother Wu!"
After thanking him once more, the Inner Sect Disciple departed.
After the figure of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer Inner Sect Disciple disappeared, Wu Junxin withdrew his gaze.
Thinking about the corpse of the Celestial Demon Sect disciple, he mused internally.
’Now when I ask Junior Brother Fang to refine the Magical Artifact, I won’t even need to pay with Spirit Stones.’
The Celestial Demon Sect was the Evil Sect with the deepest-seated grudge against the Celestial Cloud Sect. One didn’t need to accept any specific mission; simply killing any disciple from the Celestial Demon Sect and bringing back their corpse was enough to claim corresponding Contribution Points.
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Celestial Cloud Sect.
Outer Sect Disciple Residential Area, Block C.
At this very moment, inside House Number 88, Fang Yun was refining and absorbing an Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill.
When he heard a knock on the door, he stopped his cultivation.
He opened the door to find Wu Junxin standing outside.
"Junior Brother Fang, I’ve come to deliver the main material for refining the Upper Grade Magical Artifact."
"Senior Brother, please come in and have a seat," Fang Yun said, welcoming Wu Junxin.
After sitting down, Wu Junxin quickly took out the hide of an adult Flower Charm Deer.
"I’ll have to trouble you, Junior Brother, to help me refine a Magical Robe. Please try to make it as beautiful as possible."
"What kind of beautiful, specifically?"
"She likes purple, so add plenty of purple floral patterns."
’Purple floral patterns...’
Fang Yun’s mind was already churning, considering which supplementary materials would be best.
"And what about its defensive capabilities?"
"While ensuring it looks good, the stronger its defenses, the better. That shouldn’t be difficult for you, Junior Brother."
"It’s not difficult, but collecting the supplementary materials might be."
"Just tell me what supplementary materials you need, Junior Brother."
"Alright."
As he spoke, Fang Yun took out a piece of paper and wrote down the supplementary materials, as well as the approximate quantity needed for each.
These supplementary materials would be difficult to gather completely just by visiting the Disciple Marketplace.
’If he can’t gather the supplementary materials, I’ll just let him figure it out himself.’
’For a carefully prepared gift, one can’t make compromises. It just means putting in a bit more effort.’
Wu Junxin looked at the list of materials on the paper, nodded, and put it away. He then placed a corpse in front of Fang Yun.
"Junior Brother Fang, this is my payment."
"This is... the corpse of a Celestial Demon Sect disciple!"
When Wu Junxin took out the corpse, Fang Yun was stunned for a moment before quickly understanding the situation.
The Celestial Cloud Sect was an Orthodox Sect, while the Celestial Demon Sect was an Evil Sect.
So-called Orthodox Sect Cultivators absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which was then converted into Spiritual Power within their Qi Sea.
Evil Sect Cultivators, on the other hand, absorbed other energies from the world in addition to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. The Celestial Demon Sect, for instance, cultivated by absorbing Demon Qi.
In the Library Pavilion, Fang Yun would occasionally flip through all sorts of miscellaneous books. There was no need to specifically memorize their contents; just knowing the general idea was enough.
For that reason, one only needed to browse these miscellaneous books within the Library Pavilion. No disciple would check them out and waste unnecessary Spirit Stones.
One of the miscellaneous books stated...
Humans were the spirit of all creation. Those with a Spirit Root could borrow Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for cultivation. To borrow any other form of energy for cultivation, one’s body needed to be modified.
In the miscellaneous books about other cultivation paths, all Fang Yun saw were negative descriptions.
They only ever mentioned the disadvantages, never the benefits.
This was the Celestial Cloud Sect, after all. It was impossible for the Library Pavilion to contain miscellaneous books that introduced the benefits of other cultivation paths. If Fang Yun were the Elder in charge of the books, he would do the exact same thing.
Cultivation Miscellaneous Books must not be allowed to mislead the disciples.
As for the benefits of the Evil Demons and Crooked Paths, Fang Yun had his own theories. It was probably something like faster cultivation speeds, or perhaps the ability to cultivate without needing a Spirit Root.
When he learned that other cultivation paths required self-modification, the idea that one could cultivate without a Spirit Root had occurred to Fang Yun.
"Yes. The corpse of a Qi Refining Eighth Layer disciple from the Celestial Demon Sect can be exchanged at the sect for ninety Contribution Points. Are you satisfied with this payment, Junior Brother?"
"Ninety Contribution Points is too much."
"What’s wrong with a little extra?" Wu Junxin said, seeing Fang Yun’s expression, which suggested that even close brothers must keep clear accounts. After a moment of thought, he added, "Just consider the extra Contribution Points as credit with you, Junior Brother. I’ll be coming to you for Artifact Refining again in the future anyway."
"Fine."
Since Wu Junxin had put it that way, Fang Yun made a simple note of it.
When it came to the business of Artifact Refining, he was a man of principle.
