I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 88: Change in Energy
Less than a two-hour period had passed, and he had finished absorbing an Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill.
Fang Yun reached a conclusion.
’The refining and absorption is faster, but the effect is very average.’
Compared to the effect of an Upper Grade Qi Nourishing Pill on the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, the effect of an Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill on the Qi Refining Seventh Layer was even worse.
Having experimented, Fang Yun had every right to speak on the matter.
This result was likely because the gap between the early and middle stages of Qi Refining was smaller than the gap between the middle and late stages.
’I’d be better off trading the remaining twelve Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills for Spirit Stones.’
Before long, Fang Yun took out a white pill.
This was a Qi Enhancement Pill!
Its quality was Middle Grade.
He didn’t have any Upper Grade Qi Enhancement Pills yet.
He was only at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. Even without Upper Grade Qi Enhancement Pills, a Middle Grade one would have to do.
Fang Yun sized up the Middle Grade Qi Enhancement Pill for a moment, then swallowed it.
This time, the refining and absorption process took a full four two-hour periods to complete.
"Middle Grade pills still take too long to refine and absorb," Fang Yun murmured, glancing at the sky outside.
In the time it took to absorb one Middle Grade Qi Enhancement Pill, he could have refined and absorbed four Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills.
In terms of Cultivation growth speed, absorbing four Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills was faster.
But this method, practiced over a long period, would not only have excessive negative side effects, but the cost-effectiveness was also far too low.
After all, four Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pills required forty-eight Lower Grade Spirit Stones, but what was the price of a Middle Grade Qi Enhancement Pill?
The normal selling price was only fourteen Lower Grade Spirit Stones per pill.
Feeling a bit tired, Fang Yun prepared to rest.
Until he could craft Upper Grade Qi Enhancement Pills, he would have to make do with the Middle Grade ones.
Fang Yun woke up before the sky was light, feeling refreshed and full of energy.
’After entering the late stages of Qi Refining, my energy is not only stronger, but it also recovers faster. They say that after cultivating to the Core Formation Stage, you don’t need to sleep. I wonder what that would feel like...’
As he pondered, Fang Yun’s thoughts drifted away.
His mental energy was more abundant and recovered faster. This was undoubtedly a very good thing for Fang Yun.
This way, he could reduce the time he spent resting and sleeping, allowing him to do more.
First, he cooked himself some Purple Corn.
Today, Fang Yun’s plan, aside from his usual tending of the Qi Nourishing Grass, included a trip to Battle Peak.
Sparing in Magical Combat with his senior brothers and sisters would not only let him understand the differences in his own abilities between the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and Sixth Layer, but also inform them that he had become an Inner Sect Disciple.
This would speed up the spread of the news.
His sect influence was already at 18%, and increasing it further would be more difficult. Fang Yun certainly hoped that the news of his breakthrough to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and becoming an Inner Sect Disciple could boost his sect influence a little more, even if it was just by one percent.
It would be best to get that boost before the end of the month.
When Fang Yun left his residence and appeared at the Spirit Field, the sky was just starting to brighten.
At this time, there were already many disciples in the Spirit Field tending to the Qi Nourishing Grass.
"Senior Brother Fang, you’re here early today."
"I just happened to have more time today."
Whenever they saw Fang Yun, these junior brothers and sisters would greet him, and Fang Yun always responded.
Ever since he started tending to the six-mu plot of Qi Nourishing Grass, this was the shortest interval between his visits; he had returned in less than a day.
Most of the time, he would wait more than a day, sometimes even two, before tending to them again.
The disciples in the Qi Nourishing Grass planting area were the first to know he had entered the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and the news spread fastest here.
Now, besides this area, disciples from the surrounding Spirit Field areas also knew the news.
Because the interval between tending the Qi Nourishing Grass was short this time, Fang Yun finished his work even faster.
Next objective.
Battle Peak.
Fang Yun arrived there as fast as he could.
His running speed was now like a gust of wind.
When some disciples noticed and recognized him, all they could see was his retreating figure in the distance. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
On the path up Battle Peak, Fang Yun slowed down.
The path here wasn’t like a main road where one could run at full speed.
"Is that Junior Brother Fang?"
"Hello, Senior Brother Tang."
"It really is you, Junior Brother Fang! I almost didn’t recognize you in that Inner Sect Disciple robe."
Senior Brother Tang had found Fang Yun’s back very familiar, but because Fang Yun was wearing the attire of an Inner Sect Disciple, he couldn’t be sure at first.
If he hadn’t had a Magical Combat spar with Fang Yun two months ago, he would have definitely walked ahead to see Fang Yun’s face before saying anything.
"Congratulations on becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, Junior Brother!" Senior Brother Tang added, then immediately said, "Junior Brother Fang, you don’t have an opponent for Magical Combat yet, do you?"
"No," Fang Yun said, shaking his head.
"Good."
Now that he had made a name for himself, Fang Yun’s first Magical Combat spar upon arriving at Battle Peak was usually arranged at the foot of the mountain or on his way up.
These challenges naturally came from senior brothers and sisters who were at the same Realm as him, or one minor Realm higher.
"After our last Magical Combat spar, I painstakingly trained a combination of two techniques. I originally thought I’d have a chance to break through your defense, Junior Brother, but now it seems that’s no longer the case."
Even when Fang Yun was still at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, Senior Brother Tang had felt a sense of powerlessness when sparring with him in Magical Combat.
Now that Fang Yun was at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, even if he himself had new techniques, he could imagine that this feeling of powerlessness would only be greater during their upcoming spar.
"I look forward to seeing your combination of techniques, Senior Brother Tang." Seeing his expression, Fang Yun offered a few simple words of comfort. "The Magical Combat hasn’t started yet. How will we know unless we try?"
"Hahaha, you’re right, Junior Brother!"
He realized that when sparring with Fang Yun, the focus should be on one’s own improvement.
The two chatted as they walked, eventually moving on to the topic of the Inner Sect Grand Competition at the beginning of next year.
Fang Yun said he wouldn’t miss the Grand Competition and would sign up, while Senior Brother Tang expressed his anticipation for Fang Yun’s performance.
There were still more than six months until the Inner Sect Grand Competition. For Fang Yun, this was enough time to make significant progress.
The day after tomorrow, when he had his new residence, he could go to the Dan Cloud Pavilion on Dan Cloud Peak to accept his first Alchemy task.
Elder Bai Heyan had already said that he wouldn’t be assigned any other Alchemy tasks until he had refined one hundred batches of Qi Enhancement Pills.
Even after Refining one hundred batches, the proportion of his tasks involving Qi Enhancement Pills would still be high.
And of course, this one hundred-batch requirement did not include the times he refined pills using Spirit Medicine he bought himself.
They arrived at the Magical Combat sparring area on Battle Peak.
Fang Yun’s presence quickly drew the attention of the Sect Disciples.
Fang Yun, dressed in the robes of an Inner Sect Disciple, was undoubtedly at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
After all, one couldn’t just wear the sect’s robes without authorization.
