My Crazy Upgrade System-Chapter 53 - 52: Shop Mode

His cultivation had improved quite a bit, but it was still far from enough for him.

’I’ll try the lottery first. It’s rare to get a free draw.’

’Luck Aura, activate!’

After activating the Luck Aura, he immediately opened the lottery wheel and used his free draw. The wheel began to spin wildly, its pointer jumping between the different sections, looking as if it could stop at any moment.

’Divine Skill, Divine Skill...’ Yi Tianyun chanted inwardly. One could never have too many of those.

The wheel finally came to a stop, the pointer landing squarely on "Consumables"... Even with the Luck Aura active, there was no guarantee of getting something good. This was why he was usually reluctant to use the lottery.

He always hoped that the next draw would yield something better, but he usually ended up with something quite ordinary.

If the points he’d saved up—which could have been used to upgrade a Divine Skill or a Treasure—were spent on a bad lottery draw, it would be a complete waste.

DING... Congratulations! You have received one third-grade Spirit Pill.

A third-grade Spirit Pill was much better than the Recovery Elixirs he got from killing monsters, making it a rare item. But if it cost a thousand Madness Value, it wouldn’t be worth it.

’A single third-grade Spirit Pill, huh? I’ll hold off on the lottery for now, even though I have enough for many draws.’

With nearly thirty thousand Madness Value, he had enough for almost thirty draws. He might get a Divine Skill or a powerful weapon. But for now, he’d pass. Upgrading was the priority!

’I almost forgot, I still haven’t opened my Level 21 Upgrade Gift Pack.’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up when he saw the gift pack in his inventory. He always got good stuff from these, and he wondered what this one contained.

’Open the Level 21 Upgrade Gift Pack!’ 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

After Yi Tianyun issued the command, the Level 21 Gift Pack opened, and a series of notifications rang out.

"Opened Level 21 Gift Pack. Obtained: one Tenfold Experience Card (one-hour duration), one Double Madness Value Card (one-hour duration), one Double Skill Card (one-hour duration), activated Shop Mode, and received a Level 31 Gift Pack!"

The string of notifications left him stunned—so many cards! The Double Madness Value Card and Double Skill Card had finally appeared. After opening the Level 21 pack, these kinds of items were finally available.

’Thinking about it, though, getting them now is for the best. Receiving them in the early stages would have been a waste.’

Doubling a few hundred Madness Value would only result in a couple hundred more. But now, killing a high-level Demon Beast could net him seven or eight hundred points. Doubled, that would become sixteen or seventeen hundred. The effect was simply incredible.

’If only I’d had this earlier...’

Yi Tianyun shook his head, feeling it was a real shame. If he’d had the Double Madness Value Card while fighting all those Cultivators, his points would have skyrocketed. He wouldn’t have just thirty thousand; he’d have over sixty thousand!

’Huh? What’s this Shop Mode?’

After Yi Tianyun activated Shop Mode, a list of items quickly appeared, categorized into "Weapons," "Armor," "Martial Arts," "Cultivation Techniques," "Consumables," and "Treasures."

The categories were comprehensive, but when he opened them, his expression soured. It wasn’t that the items were too expensive, but that they were all things he already possessed!

To put it bluntly, the items listed were either things he’d won from the lottery or obtained from killing Demon Beasts and Cultivators. There wasn’t a single new item among them.

’Duplicates... no new items. What’s the point of this?’ Yi Tianyun shook his head. He looked through the list and saw Frost Fist was there, priced in Madness Value.

Frost Fist was priced at five thousand Madness Value. It seemed that spending a thousand Madness Value for a chance to win it in the lottery was a pretty good deal. The Double Experience Card, Tenfold Experience Card, and Double Madness Value Card were all listed as well.

This brought Yi Tianyun a small measure of comfort, but one look at the prices made his jaw drop. They were astronomically high. The Tenfold Experience Card cost fifty thousand Madness Value. The Double Madness Value Card also cost fifty thousand Madness Value. The prices were anything but low.

’Looks like it only makes sense to directly purchase consumables. Forget about the weapons...’ Yi Tianyun shook his head, then his eyes gleamed. ’There’s still a little time left on the cards. I need to hurry and keep killing Demon Beasts to earn experience and level up more!’

He currently had a Fivefold Experience Card and a Tenfold Experience Card active, plus Mad Experience Mode. Altogether, it amounted to a seventeen-fold bonus! Killing one Demon Beast was equivalent to killing seventeen!

"Let’s go, buddy!"

He leaped onto the Snow Wolf’s back. The wolf’s cultivation had also skyrocketed, reaching the first layer of the Core Formation Stage! It had leveled up alongside him during that frenzy of experience gain. Its cultivation speed was so fast that anyone who heard about it would be scared witless.

They immediately dove back into the slaughter for the remaining duration of the buffs. They killed any Demon Beast they saw, regardless of its strength. Time was short, after all; if they were picky about their targets, they wouldn’t manage to kill very many.

"Ding! Your Fivefold Experience Card has expired..."

"Ding! Your Tenfold Experience Card has expired..."

The time was fleeting. Yi Tianyun searched the area but only managed to find two or three Demon Beasts in the end—barely a snack.

The higher a Demon Beast’s cultivation in the Illusion Beast Mountain Range, the more likely it was to be solitary. Thus, it was impossible to kill many at once.

’What a pity. There are too few Demon Beasts around here. If there were just a few more, I probably could have pushed for another level!’

He now needed five hundred thousand experience to level up. The difficulty had certainly increased, but with enough Demon Beasts, it was still possible. Leveling up several times in a row, however, was no longer feasible.

’That’s about it. Time to head back to Merak Palace and see how things are. There isn’t much time left before the Celestial Sinking Ruins open.’

Yi Tianyun considered his options. There was no point in staying here any longer. He mounted the Snow Wolf and hurried toward Celestial Wind City. He had to pass through it to get back to Merak Palace anyway, and he wanted to see what the situation there was like.

SWOOSH...

The Snow Wolf’s speed had increased dramatically. It vanished in the blink of an eye, racing toward the edge of the forest...

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「Celestial Wind City, on the bustling walkway near the city gate.」

A young man stood by the wanted-poster board, looking at the portrait on it. He couldn’t help but chuckle. ’This bounty is really high. Capture Yi Tianyun to receive ten thousand gold taels, a high-grade Spirit Sword, and an Elixir Pill that boosts cultivation. They’re really sparing no expense.’

Standing beside the wanted-poster board was none other than a disguised Yi Tianyun. Looking at his own wanted poster, he couldn’t help but laugh. ’I really am quite valuable.’