My Crazy Upgrade System-Chapter 89 - 88: Upgrading the Eye of Investigation
Under Elder Xuan’s guidance, Yi Tianyun found quite a few weapons, but their quality was not very high. They were all Mortal Iron or Spiritual Artifact Level; there wasn’t even a single Soul Artifact, which was more than a little awkward.
"This is all you have?" Yi Tianyun gestured toward the weapons in the armory. They were all Spiritual Artifacts and Mortal Iron. Having been stored here for far too long, the Mortal Iron Level weapons had truly become mortal iron—nothing more than a pile of scrap.
Under the ravages of time, ordinary-grade weapons would inevitably deteriorate. Spiritual Artifacts were no exception; many of them were damaged. While the remaining ones weren’t broken, they were no different from scrap metal.
It would be useless even to try and reforge them in a furnace. They had been stored here for far too long—who knows how many years.
"Yes... Since no successor has appeared for a very long time, I haven’t come here in ages. I didn’t expect these weapons to have fallen into such disrepair," Elder Xuan said, a bit embarrassed. He had thought he would be able to give more to the inheritor, but it turned out to be nothing but a pile of scrap metal.
"Alright, I can understand that." Yi Tianyun sighed. He could have guessed as much from the state of the exterior; the ruins had become quite dilapidated, so the things inside couldn’t be in much better shape.
Yi Tianyun immediately walked over and, under Elder Xuan’s astonished gaze, gathered up a large pile of scrap metal. After collecting it all, Yi Tianyun sold the entire heap in one go. The amount of Madness Value he received was pitifully low. A damaged Spiritual Artifact was worth a few dozen points of Madness Value at most, and some were only worth ten or so. They were dirt cheap.
The Mortal Iron was even worse, fetching only a few points of Madness Value each. The return was abysmally low.
But Yi Tianyun didn’t mind. He was just helping clear out this pile of scrap metal; there was no point in leaving it here anyway.
’That’s about it...’ Yi Tianyun looked at the now-empty space, finally feeling a sense of satisfaction.
He then opened his current attribute bar to check his status.
Player: Yi Tianyun
Level: 28 (Eighth Level Core Formation Stage)
Experience Value: 754,322 / 2,500,000
Madness Value: 58,728
Merit Value: 130
Cultivation Technique: North Nether Divine Technique, Dragon God Technique, Profound Celestial Divine Technique
Skills: Star Absorption Technique, Celestial Cloud Step, Blood Evil Ascending to Heaven
Weapons: Frost Fist, Crimson Dagger, Wind-Chasing Blade, Blood Evil Divine Spear, Sword of Endlessness
Armor: Snow Wolf Battle Boots, Celestial God Armor, Shadow Cloak
Divine Skill: Madness Mode, Luck Aura
Bloodline: Dragon God Bloodline
Accessories: Forging Divine Hammer, Power Bracelet, Power Ring, Power Belt, Blood Evil Bracelet
All Items: Eighteen Recovery Elixirs, Five Double Experience Pills, Level 31 Gift Pack, Life x1, Bad Luck Divine Pill
Having slowly accumulated it, his Madness Value had reached fifty-eight thousand, which was enough to upgrade the Eye of Investigation. He hesitated for a moment on this matter; the Eye of Investigation didn’t seem particularly essential, so he was a bit reluctant.
’Forget it. I’ll just upgrade it. There’s no use saving the points right now!’
Gritting his teeth, Yi Tianyun spent fifty thousand Madness Value to upgrade his Eye of Investigation!
"DING! Consumed 50,000 Madness Value to upgrade Eye of Investigation!"
"DING! Eye of Investigation upgraded successfully! Eye of Investigation has gained new functions: Memory and reading speed doubled. Can now investigate more detailed data. Next level requires 500,000 Madness Value."
’Doubled memory and reading speed... that’s a given. It’ll make learning Martial Arts faster. But what about ’more detailed data’? What could that be?’
He then tested it on himself, and a set of precise data immediately appeared.
Yi Tianyun: Cultivation at the Eighth Level of the Core Formation Stage. Wearing Celestial God Armor. Overall Strength: 61,000 points. Possesses Martial Arts: Dragon God Technique, Profound Celestial Divine Technique... Weakness: None.
A major new function had been added: it now listed which Martial Arts a target possessed, and most importantly, it also revealed their weaknesses!
Yi Tianyun looked up at Elder Xuan again to see if he could investigate the elder’s detailed data. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Elder Xuan: Cultivation at the peak of the Core Formation Stage. Non-corporeal, immune to damage. Overall Combat Power: 83,000. Possesses Martial Arts: Profound Celestial Divine Technique, Flying Thunder Palm... Weakness: Can only be killed by destroying the great array of the Celestial Sinking Ruins; otherwise indestructible. Killing him grants 20,000 Experience Value and 3,000 Madness Value. Possible item drops: Profound Celestial Divine Technique (Heaven Rank), Flying Thunder Palm, Mixed Element Palm...
A whole pile of information was listed, even the potential item drops!
’Worth it! It was so, so worth it!’
Yi Tianyun slapped his thigh. He had previously thought the Eye of Investigation was just so-so, figuring the upgrade would, at most, speed up the reading process a little. Now he realized how naive he had been. He never expected it to add a whole host of new functions, allowing him to not only see a target’s Martial Arts but also their weaknesses.
In fact, he was already very satisfied with just those two features, especially the detailed weakness analysis. Now that it even included a list of item drops, it was simply astounding. If he saw someone with good Treasures, he could make sure to take them down and get the loot.
No matter how low-key a person was, all their secrets would be laid bare before his Eye of Investigation.
Of course, whether the items would actually drop was another matter entirely, but at least he could now see what *could* drop. This had been a source of frustration for him before; he never knew if an opponent would drop anything worthwhile. If it was just some cheap junk, he wouldn’t even bother activating his Luck Aura.
Elder Xuan, standing to the side, frowned. He had no idea what Yi Tianyun was doing, laughing like a madman. ’Did seeing the pile of scrap metal drive him insane?’
"Young Master, what’s wrong? These weapons aren’t very good, I know, but you can go to the cultivation rooms. They’re still in decent shape," Elder Xuan said reassuringly.
"Alright then, take me to the cultivation rooms." Yi Tianyun wiped the smile from his face, completely satisfied. ’As expected, anything that can be upgraded can’t possibly be useless. That fifty thousand Madness Value was well worth it.’
’It’s better to spend it on upgrades than on the lottery. Upgrading first is what’s most important.’
Elder Xuan then led him to see the cultivation rooms. These, at least, were in good condition. Since they all had Spirit Gathering Arrays, the concentration of Spiritual Power within them was extremely high. Furthermore, the region where the Celestial Sinking Ruins were located was naturally rich in Spiritual Power to begin with.
The Profound Celestial Spirit King wouldn’t have chosen a random place to build his Divine Hall; this location was definitely an auspicious, spiritual treasure land, so it naturally gathered more energy. The only issue was that the Spirit Gathering Arrays were a bit worn out and needed to be repaired.
If Yi Tianyun performed some minor repairs, while it might not restore them to their former glory, it would certainly recover a significant portion of their spirit-gathering effect. It would then become an excellent place for cultivation, far better than the location of Merak Palace.
"Hm, this place isn’t bad either. Are there any other areas?" Yi Tianyun asked.
These were all hidden locations, and one would truly have to dig three feet deep to unearth them. However, this place wasn’t so easy to damage, which was why outsiders had never been able to excavate them.
"No, this is all of it," Elder Xuan said.
"Alright, I have a general understanding now." Yi Tianyun nodded. He had gotten the basic lay of the land. All that was left was to check the situation outside and prepare to leave.
