I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 58: Team-up Invitation
"I’ve lost. Junior Brother, I’m truly impressed by your defense!"
Having been in the thick of the Magical Combat, Zhang Wenyu didn’t feel he’d made any significant progress.
At this moment, only five percent of the Spiritual Power in his Qi Sea remained.
The excessive use of Spiritual Power was exhausting, and five percent was just about the bare minimum.
"You went easy on me."
Fang Yun returned the courtesy.
’This Senior Brother Zhang is pretty decent. He managed to drain over twenty percent of my Spiritual Power.’
’Compared to our first spar, my total Spiritual Power has increased significantly. Cultivating with the help of Upper-Grade Cyan Jade Pills certainly wasn’t for nothing.’
The two had yet to step down from the Dueling Platform.
Just then, a female Outer Sect disciple stepped up. She, too, was a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
"Junior Brother Fang, would you be willing to spar with me? I’d like to go all out and see if I can break through your defense."
"..."
Fang Yun looked at the senior sister before him, then glanced down from the Dueling Platform.
Some of the senior brothers and sisters below seemed to have had the same idea. Seeing her beat them to the punch, their eyes showed a hint of disappointment.
It was the frustration of a missed opportunity.
"I’d be happy to oblige." Considering his reputation, Fang Yun found it hard to refuse.
’Fine, I’ll just defend then.’
’There will be plenty of other opportunities in the future.’
"Senior Sister, please come with me to register with the Steward."
"Don’t you need to rest and recover, Junior Brother?"
"Not just yet."
And so, Fang Yun went on to fight two more Magical Combats.
As soon as his spar with the senior sister concluded, a senior brother, also at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, leaped onto the Dueling Platform and made a similar request.
And so, through all three Magical Combats, Fang Yun never once went on the offensive.
At the end of the third Magical Combat,
another disciple came up and asked if he could fight one more.
Fang Yun refused, citing mental exhaustion.
The disciple understood. It would have been strange if Fang Yun *wasn’t* mentally exhausted after three consecutive Magical Combats, defending with all his might against senior disciples a full Realm above him.
He had only come up to ask on the off-chance.
Sparring with Junior Brother Fang was a perfect opportunity to hone one’s offensive skills, after all.
"I heard Junior Brother Fang is an incredibly talented Artifact Refiner. The Magical Artifacts he refines must be extraordinary for him to withstand continuous, high-intensity Magical Combats against three Qi Refining Sixth Layer disciples."
"It’s not just about having good Magical Artifacts. Junior Brother Fang’s Cultivation Technique must be something special, too."
"Exactly. With a common Cultivation Technique, it’s impossible for someone at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer to have such dense Spiritual Power."
"Maybe it’s not his Cultivation Technique. It could be that Junior Brother Fang has some kind of special constitution."
As Fang Yun and the Qi Refining Sixth Layer senior brother from his final match went to register with the Steward, the Inner and Outer Sect Disciples below the Dueling Platform remained, launching into a heated discussion about him.
"If you ask me, Senior Brother Fang’s title is well-deserved! Whichever senior brother or sister came up with it is a genius."
"The Turtle Immortal... How could anyone with ’Immortal’ in their title be simple?"
"The moment Junior Brother Fang becomes an Inner Sect Disciple, I’ll be the first in line to challenge him to a Magical Combat."
"Hahaha, Senior Sister, I was thinking the exact same thing!"
After registering with the Steward, Fang Yun prepared to leave Battle Peak.
His claim of being mentally exhausted was, of course, a lie.
He had simply allocated a set amount of time for sparring, and he had other things to attend to.
For him, these spars were a way to learn about various techniques and gain practical combat experience. At the same time, he could acquire Talent Points from the senior disciples he defeated.
On the way down from Battle Peak, Zhang Wenyu caught up with him.
"Junior Brother Fang, let’s walk together."
Fang Yun glanced at Zhang Wenyu—it was Senior Brother Zhang from his first spar of the day.
"Alright."
Zhang Wenyu had watched Fang Yun’s next two Magical Combats with intense focus. His Qi Sea still only held five percent of his Spiritual Power; he hadn’t taken the time to recover.
From his spectator’s viewpoint, he had hoped to spot a flaw in Fang Yun’s defense.
If he could find a weakness, then the next time he had a chance to spar with Junior Brother Fang, he could try to exploit it, create an opening, and finally break through his defense.
Unfortunately, he hadn’t found a single one.
"Junior Brother Fang, are you planning to take on any missions soon? Perhaps we could go together," Zhang Wenyu said, broaching the subject of missions.
"Senior Brother Zhang, I already have a mission."
"Oh? What kind of mission?"
"Planting Qi Nourishing Grass."
"What?!"
It was a completely unexpected answer.
The only information he had on Fang Yun was his title, the Turtle Immortal, and the rumors about his invincible defense.
He had never bothered to ask about anything else, so he knew next to nothing about him.
Zhang Wenyu stopped in his tracks. Once he had composed his surprised expression and gathered his thoughts, he quickly hurried to catch up with Fang Yun.
"I never would have imagined it. To think you’d take on a planting mission, Junior Brother Fang."
He had been hoping for a chance to team up with Fang Yun for a mission outside the sect. With Fang Yun’s abilities, their chances of survival would increase dramatically.
If they worked together, he could handle the offense while Fang Yun handled the defense.
In Zhang Wenyu’s mind, it was the perfect partnership!
"I was recruited into the sect because a Steward took a liking to my talent for planting." Fang Yun was always open about publicly known information like this.
"So you have Mixed Spirit Roots, Junior Brother."
Only those with Mixed Spirit Roots would be specially recruited for a particular talent. The Celestial Cloud Sect would automatically accept anyone with a True Spirit Root.
As disciples who had joined the Celestial Cloud Sect early on and become part of the Outer Sect, they had a much larger margin for error than Loose Cultivators, allowing them to explore and discover any hidden talents they might possess.
If their talents proved to be average across the board, then taking missions outside the sect was their best choice.
For production tasks like planting, if you didn’t have a certain degree of talent, you’d end up having to pay the sect back with your own Spirit Stones after accepting the mission.
Most disciples who frequented Battle Peak accepted missions that took them outside the sect. These missions varied widely; some were quite dangerous, while others were less risky. It all depended on the mission one chose.
High-risk missions generally meant high rewards.
When they reached the foot of Battle Peak, the two parted ways.
Through their conversation, Zhang Wenyu had learned a lot of basic information about Fang Yun. He also discovered that his junior brother was quite easy to get along with.
「After leaving Battle Peak.」
Fang Yun planned to rest for a bit to recover his Spiritual Power, after which he would head to Dan Cloud Peak to refine pills.
’The topic of missions outside the sect, which had come up with Zhang Wenyu, wasn’t something he needed to consider right now.’
’He was still just a greenhorn at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer; venturing outside the sect was far too dangerous.’
’Many of the sect’s external missions offered high rewards and would grant him a large number of Talent Points, but they were all invariably dangerous.’
’He was still in the early stages of his growth, and the Talent Points he was earning from his Life Talents were adequate for now. Barring any special circumstances, it was best to just stay safely within the sect.’
