I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 82: No Way

Only after confirming that Zhu Tianrui had left did Wang Yourong continue speaking.

Her voice was a little softer than before.

"That guy just now was Zhu Tianrui. You probably don’t know him yet, Junior Brother." Wang Yourong knew Fang Yun was very busy.

She had learned from her chats with Song Qiaoqiao that all of Fang Yun’s knowledge of Alchemy came from books.

That was why Fang Yun had never attended any of the lectures given by the Elder of Alchemy on Dan Cloud Peak.

Under these circumstances, he surely didn’t know many of the Inner Sect senior brothers and sisters on Dan Cloud Peak.

"I don’t," Fang Yun said, shaking his head.

His answer was just as Wang Yourong had expected.

"It’s best that you don’t. You should interact with him as little as possible in the future. Also, be careful; he might try to do something to you."

"Oh?" Fang Yun gave her a look, signaling that she could say more.

"Once you become an Inner Sect Disciple and start accepting Alchemy tasks from the Dan Cloud Pavilion, disciples with average Alchemy Talent like Zhu Tianrui will see their tasks decrease. And as for Zhu Tianrui... he’s petty."

"Thank you for the warning, Senior Sister." Fang Yun nodded, showing he understood.

’So my gut feeling was right after all.’

This incident made Fang Yun trust his instincts even more.

Of course, it was still best to verify most things.

And the information he got from Wang Yourong about Zhu Tianrui was enough to serve as that verification.

"Junior Brother, you probably know this already, but my Alchemy Talent is just average, too." As she spoke, Wang Yourong lifted her head slightly.

Seeing her expression, Fang Yun figured she was waiting for him to say something nice.

"You’re a generous person, Senior Sister. Average Alchemy Talent can’t hide your brilliance." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"But of course!" Wang Yourong was very pleased with his words.

Being praised by a genius meant that, in a way, she could be considered a genius too.

"Also, after you become an Inner Sect Disciple, try to avoid that senior brother with the surname Jiang. He’s an okay guy... I guess, but he could be a bad influence on you, especially when it comes to Alchemy."

Fang Yun nodded repeatedly at her words, showing that he had taken everything Senior Sister Wang said to heart.

Afterward, he chatted with Wang Yourong for a while longer.

When someone else arrived at the Dan Cloud Pavilion, Fang Yun took his leave.

...

「Inside the Celestial Cloud Sect, in an Elder’s residence cave.」

After leaving the Dan Cloud Pavilion, Zhu Tianrui didn’t go to start Refining pills. Instead, he came straight here.

This was the residence cave of his grandfather, Zhu Mingyuan.

Upon arriving, Zhu Tianrui quickly knocked on the cave’s stone door.

The next moment, the stone door slowly swung open.

Entering the residence cave, Zhu Tianrui immediately called out upon seeing Zhu Mingyuan.

"Grandfather!"

"Ah, Tianrui. What brings you here today?"

"Grandfather, do you know what I saw at the Dan Cloud Pavilion today?"

Zhu Tianrui quickly recounted his experience, his words revealing the reason for his visit.

"I saw Fang Yun at the Dan Cloud Pavilion. He spent a huge amount of Spirit Stones to buy pills—they must have been Upper Grade Qi Condensing Pills... Fang Yun is about to break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and become an Inner Sect Disciple of the sect."

Even without checking Fang Yun’s current aura, he could guess from the pills he bought that he wasn’t far from the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

Perhaps Fang Yun would break through to the late stage of Qi Refining this very month.

"Grandfather, once Fang Yun becomes an Inner Sect Disciple, he’ll definitely take on Alchemy tasks from the Dan Cloud Pavilion. When that happens, the number of tasks I can accept will surely drop."

"Sigh."

Hearing this, Zhu Mingyuan let out a soft sigh.

He was well aware of Fang Yun’s Alchemy Talent and many other things about him.

As an Elder of the Celestial Cloud Sect, it wasn’t difficult for him to gather this information. Furthermore, since Fang Yun had never tried to hide his talent, it was even easier to find out.

"Fang Yun is about to break through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. What do you expect me to do, stop him?"

"Are we just going to let him become an Inner Sect Disciple so easily?" Zhu Tianrui was still hoping his grandfather had a plan.

"Easily?" Zhu Mingyuan shook his head. "It hasn’t been easy for him to become an Inner Sect Disciple. You have to understand, he hasn’t broken any of Dan Cloud Peak’s rules, spoken or unspoken."

Under these circumstances, for Fang Yun, who only has Five Spirit Roots, to have come this far so quickly could hardly be described as easy.

Since Fang Yun followed the rules, he couldn’t do anything to him either.

If Fang Yun had broken the rules from the start, then he would have had a reason to act.

"Tianrui, you must understand, you are a beneficiary of the current rules. Since Fang Yun isn’t breaking them, we absolutely cannot be the ones to do so."

If he were to break the rules under these circumstances, even as an Elder of the Celestial Cloud Sect, his life within the sect would become very difficult.

His grandson, Zhu Tianrui, had only average Alchemy Talent. It was only through his own maneuvering that Zhu Tianrui had already received a significant portion of Dan Cloud Peak’s resources.

Otherwise, there’s no way Zhu Tianrui would have his current level of skill in Alchemy.

"But... but Fang Yun has Five Spirit Roots! Who knows how many resources he’ll devour in the future?" Zhu Tianrui was bitter about the prospect of his Alchemy tasks decreasing.

Fang Yun has great Alchemy Talent but poor Spirit Root Talent.

But as long as his Alchemy Talent is good enough, Dan Cloud Peak will assign him more Alchemy tasks. And because his Spirit Root Talent is poor, he will definitely demand more resources.

Zhu Tianrui understood Fang Yun’s Alchemy Talent. He believed that once Fang Yun became an Inner Sect Disciple and requested more resources for Alchemy, the Elder of Alchemy wouldn’t refuse him.

Adding up all these factors, he felt that the number of Alchemy tasks he could accept in the future would inevitably dwindle.

Looking at his grandson, Zhu Mingyuan felt a headache coming on, mixed with a sense of helplessness.

If Fang Yun’s only talent was in Alchemy, he would have ways to soothe his grandson’s discontent.

For example, he could find an opportunity at Battle Peak to have Fang Yun suffer a setback in a Magical Combat spar, which would make Zhu Tianrui feel better.

But then there was Fang Yun’s current track record on Battle Peak.

If he arranged a Magical Combat spar between Zhu Tianrui and Fang Yun, Zhu Tianrui would only end up more frustrated.

He wouldn’t be able to break through Fang Yun’s defense.

Zhu Tianrui’s Cultivation was at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, but in terms of offensive power, he probably couldn’t even match an Inner Sect Disciple at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer who frequently sparred in Magical Combat on Battle Peak.

And since those disciples couldn’t break Fang Yun’s defense, it was even more impossible for Zhu Tianrui.

As for giving Zhu Tianrui a powerful, top-grade Magical Artifact?

Zhu Mingyuan was not only worried his grandson would injure himself, but also that he might accidentally kill Fang Yun.

Letting Fang Yun get injured during a Magical Combat spar was completely different from killing him. For the latter, even he, an Elder, would be held severely accountable.

"Grandfather, is there really nothing you can do?" Zhu Tianrui asked finally.

"Nothing." Zhu Mingyuan continued to shake his head. "It would be difficult to even let you vent your frustration."

"Besides, this Fang Yun seems to have a very good relationship with Song Qiaoqiao, and it’s suspected that a Supreme Elder has even met him."