I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely

Chapter 303 - 258: Good or Bad Luck 2

As long as the refining process is good enough, even without achieving perfection, it’s still possible to create an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

"My luck is pretty good this time."

Fang Yun happily put away the Demon Core.

With the spoils divided and the area cleaned up, he continued to roam the inner regions of the Supreme Profound Mountain Range.

He wanted to see if his luck would hold.

Apparently, killing the peak Second Tier Hundred-legged Rabbit and obtaining its Demon Core had used up all of Fang Yun’s luck.

For the rest of the day, he found nothing of value.

And so, he left the Supreme Profound Mountain Range.

He returned to the Celestial Cloud Sect.

According to his original plan, upon returning from the Supreme Profound Mountain Range, he was going to stop by the Dan Cloud Pavilion on Dan Cloud Peak to pick up some Alchemy tasks.

But now the plan had changed. Having obtained a Demon Core, he wanted to gather the supplementary Spirit Medicines to refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills.

Normally, when an Elder hunted a Demon Beast and obtained its Demon Core, they had two options.

First, they could exchange it directly for Contribution Points at the Dan Cloud Pavilion. Second, they could try to gather the remaining supplementary Spirit Medicines themselves and then find an Elder of Alchemy to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.

The latter option offered a chance to get a Foundation Establishment Pill of their own.

The Elders of Alchemy rarely went out to hunt Demon Beasts.

Elders like Fang Yun were a rare exception.

If an Elder of Alchemy happened to obtain a Demon Core, they would, more often than not, choose to gather the supplementary Spirit Medicines themselves and refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.

If the supplementary Spirit Medicines were difficult to gather within the sect, they could still try to collect them from affiliated Foundation Establishment Influences.

But compared to regular Elders and even ordinary Elders of Alchemy, Fang Yun didn’t have to go through all that trouble.

It was worth mentioning.

Three years ago, news had spread that he could refine Foundation Establishment Pills, a skill that could influence the future number of Sect Elders.

After that, his influence within the sect had begun to rise once more.

Over two years ago, his influence in the sect had already climbed to seventy percent. As of now, his influence remained at that same level.

Fang Yun knew that for his influence to rise like this without a breakthrough in his Realm meant that the later increases held even greater weight.

There was a massive difference between having seventy percent influence at the early stage of Foundation Establishment versus having that same seventy percent at the Peak of Foundation Establishment.

With his current influence in the sect, obtaining a set of supplementary Spirit Medicines for refining a Foundation Establishment Pill using Contribution Points was a simple matter.

However, since he wasn’t an Elder of Dan Cloud Peak, he still needed to ask an Elder from that peak for help.

In Fang Yun’s mind, he already had someone in mind—a candidate so obvious he didn’t even have to think about it.

Fang Yun arrived at Dan Cloud Peak.

He headed directly for Song Qiaoqiao’s residence.

His luck was good; Song Qiaoqiao wasn’t in seclusion for Alchemy.

"Fang Yun, you’re here! Come in, quickly."

Song Qiaoqiao was long accustomed to Fang Yun’s visits.

He was the one who visited her most often. Nine times out of ten, whenever she opened her door, it was Fang Yun standing outside.

At first, Fang Yun didn’t mention anything about refining a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Only after they had chatted for a long while did he finally bring it up.

"Qiaoqiao, could you help me gather a set of supplementary Spirit Medicines for a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

The moment she heard this, Song Qiaoqiao reacted. "You got a Demon Core?"

"That’s right." Fang Yun nodded.

Song Qiaoqiao was well aware that Fang Yun went to the Supreme Profound Mountain Range a few times every year. Given his strength, she never worried about him running into trouble there.

"No problem. Leave it to me."

Song Qiaoqiao had no intention of delaying and got right to helping Fang Yun.

Soon, the two of them set to work.

With Song Qiaoqiao’s status and influence, combined with Fang Yun’s own considerable sway, the process of acquiring the supplementary Spirit Medicines for the Foundation Establishment Pill went smoothly, without a single hitch.

On the surface, the rules actually forbade this.

But by now, Fang Yun had become one of the unspoken exceptions to the rules.

It was just like how a Supreme Elder could easily obtain these Spirit Medicines from Dan Cloud Peak if they needed them; the official rules only applied to ordinary Elders and disciples.

The Spirit Medicines were ready.

Back in his own residence, Fang Yun quickly began the refining process.

Refining a Foundation Establishment Pill with a Demon Core as the main ingredient was different in many details from refining one with the three main Spirit Medicines like the Blood Dew Flower.

One thing remained the same, however: both Pill Formulas for both types of Foundation Establishment Pill involved forty-nine major steps.

Still, the refining experience shared some common ground.

Inside the Alchemy Room, Fang Yun had already laid out the Demon Core and the eighteen supplementary Spirit Medicines.

Since it was known that Fang Yun required these supplementary Spirit Medicines, fifteen of the eighteen that were exchanged were of superior quality, with only three being of a lesser grade due to temporary unavailability.

’With these Spirit Medicines and the Demon Core from a peak mid-stage Second Tier Demon Beast, refining a Middle-grade Foundation Establishment Pill is easy for me. But as for refining an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill... my confidence is less than twenty percent.’

Naturally, Fang Yun hoped to refine an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

Not only was it more valuable, but it would also yield more Talent Points at the end of the month.

He first reviewed all his past experiences refining Foundation Establishment Pills, then adjusted his own condition to its peak.

Once all that was done, Fang Yun began refining the other type of Foundation Establishment Pill.

The process of refining a Foundation Establishment Pill using a Demon Core as the main ingredient would take over four days.

Once he entered the zone, Fang Yun felt the time spent refining the pill fly by.

As a rich medicinal fragrance wafted from the Alchemy Room, the batch of Foundation Establishment Pills was officially complete.

"Success!"

It was a dark blue pill, its surface marked with faint patterns.

These faint patterns were the mark of an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

He had managed to refine an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill with less than a twenty percent chance of success. At this moment, Fang Yun was in an excellent mood.

This Foundation Establishment Pill was his own private creation; it belonged to him. Of course, he could also exchange this Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill for Spirit Stones or Contribution Points.

As it stood, he was not lacking in either Spirit Stones or Contribution Points.

He decided to hold onto this Foundation Establishment Pill for now. If he ever took on a disciple in the future, gifting them an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill would befit his status within the sect.

By the time he finished refining the Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, it was already the end of the tenth month.

By his calculations, the start of the eleventh month was less than ten hours away.

In the remaining time, Fang Yun planned to finish reading the book on Artifact Refining. Then it would be time for the monthly tally of Talent Points and the talent draw.

He didn’t open the book just yet.

Instead, Fang Yun first checked his Combat Talent interface.

His three Combat Talents weren’t far from being upgraded to six stars.

His Sword Type Talent required the fewest fragments to upgrade, needing only two hundred sixty-one more.

With about eight hundred thousand Talent Points, all three Combat Talents should be ready for an upgrade.

At that moment, Fang Yun made a quick mental calculation.

’Killing a mid-stage Second Tier Demon Beast gives me one hundred twenty thousand base Talent Points. Refining an Upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill gives me eighteen thousand. That’s a total of one hundred thirty-eight thousand base Talent Points. After bonuses, that’s around six hundred seventy thousand Talent Points. Adding in everything else, getting over seven hundred thirty thousand shouldn’t be a problem...’

’...So I won’t be able to upgrade my Combat Talents at the start of next month. I’ll have to wait another month.’

His mind made up, Fang Yun began to read the book on Artifact Refining.

「The beginning of the month arrived.」

Having read and understood most of it, Fang Yun closed the book and opened the glowing interface once more.

It was just as he had calculated: the tallied Talent Points were just over seven hundred thirty thousand.

Navigating to the Combat Talent interface, Fang Yun focused his mind and quickly performed seven hundred thirty-one talent draws.

Sword Type Talent Fragments: 262

Shield Talent Fragments: 240

Shoe Talent Fragments: 229

The moment the Combat Talent fragment draw finished, Fang Yun was caught completely off guard.

He hadn’t expected to draw more than two hundred sixty-one Sword Type Talent fragments.

This result was enough to upgrade his Sword Type Talent to six stars.

Before Fang Yun could prepare himself, the wonderful sensation vanished, replaced by an intense, searing heat. It felt as if countless ants were crawling all over his body.

Being caught mentally unprepared made the sensation even more unbearable.