I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely-Chapter 41: Level 5 Qi Refining

Wang Yourong continued to shake her head, and Song Qiaoqiao asked curiously.

"A pity about what?"

Wang Yourong answered, clearing up her confusion.

"You’re too late. Junior Brother Fang Yun just left."

"Junior Sister Wang, what nonsense are you spouting? Why would I think it’s a pity Junior Brother Fang left? If I want to see him, I can just go find him myself."

Hearing this, Wang Yourong looked Song Qiaoqiao up and down, her gaze finally resting on her eyes.

’Something’s not right!’

’Senior Sister Song’s reaction isn’t what I expected.’

’From what I know of Senior Sister Song, she treats Junior Brother Fang a little differently compared to other senior and junior brothers.’

This was the result of her observations; otherwise, she wouldn’t have used Fang Yun to tease Song Qiaoqiao.

’Did something go wrong somewhere? Or could it be...’

Looking at Song Qiaoqiao’s clear eyes and thinking about her matter-of-fact response, Wang Yourong no longer felt like teasing her.

"Alright, Senior Sister Song, you have a point." As she spoke, Wang Yourong began to search through the mission records.

Among the records was an Alchemy mission specifically assigned for Song Qiaoqiao to accept.

"This is your mission, Senior Sister, along with the Spiritual Materials for refining the pills."

"Alright." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Song Qiaoqiao put away everything Wang Yourong had placed on the desk.

Before leaving, she added a reminder.

"Junior Sister, don’t say such strange things in the future."

"I know, I know, Senior Sister." Wang Yourong nodded to show she understood. Just as Song Qiaoqiao turned to leave, something occurred to Wang Yourong and she immediately called out, "Senior Sister, wait."

"Is there something else?"

"Oh, right, Senior Sister! Did you know Junior Brother Fang is already at the peak of the Qi Refining Fourth Layer? He’ll probably break through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer tomorrow."

"That fast!" Song Qiaoqiao’s beautiful eyes widened involuntarily.

She remembered clearly that it had been less than half a year since Fang Yun entered the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

For Fang Yun, with his Five Spirit Roots, to break through from the Qi Refining Fourth Layer to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer in less than half a year... what did that even mean?

"Haha, it seems you didn’t know about Junior Brother Fang’s Alchemy Talent either, Senior Sister." Seeing Song Qiaoqiao’s surprised expression, Wang Yourong thought, ’Maybe I really was mistaken.’

’It’s possible Senior Sister Song hasn’t even spent as much time with Junior Brother Fang as I have.’

"During this time, Junior Brother Fang must have used a lot of Upper Grade pills, all of which he refined himself."

"That’s right," Wang Yourong nodded.

Song Qiaoqiao was also an Alchemy Master. With just a simple reminder, she could understand why Fang Yun, with his Five Spirit Roots, was cultivating so quickly.

"Junior Brother Fang’s Alchemy Talent is so good. It would be better for him to spend more time on Alchemy."

"You don’t need to worry about that for him, Senior Sister. Junior Brother Fang is very measured in his actions. He definitely won’t mix up his priorities."

Wang Yourong had already talked about this with Fang Yun.

Fang Yun had said it himself.

In the future, he would focus on Alchemy, with Artifact Refining as a supplement.

That way, he wouldn’t spend too much time on Artifact Refining.

"Mm, that’s true."

After bringing up Fang Yun, the two women continued to chat about him for a while.

Song Qiaoqiao even told Wang Yourong about running into Fang Yun at the Library Pavilion before, when he was just starting to learn about Artifact Refining.

After they had chatted enough, this time Song Qiaoqiao truly left.

With a sect Alchemy mission in hand, she had to finish it first.

...

「Outer Sect, C Zone.」

Inside House Number 88.

After leaving Dan Cloud Peak, Fang Yun returned to his house as quickly as possible.

It was time to adjust his state. Once he was in optimal condition, he could begin his attempt to break through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

He sat in meditation to calm his mind.

Once he had adjusted his condition to its peak, Fang Yun immediately began to charge toward the next Realm.

The sun set and rose again.

Fang Yun, in the midst of his breakthrough, had reached the most critical point.

The pills for his breakthrough had long been laid out before him.

First, he swallowed a Middle Grade Qi Radiance Pill. Under his guidance, its medicinal power began to gather in his Qi Sea.

As time passed, the medicinal power of one Middle Grade Qi Radiance Pill was completely exhausted, but Fang Yun still hadn’t broken through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

’Just a little more!’

Soon, he swallowed another Middle Grade Qi Radiance Pill.

Potent medicinal power gathered once more.

Fang Yun, who had been just shy of breaking through the Realm, pushed through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer in one final effort.

At that moment, his Qi Sea expanded again, and his entire aura changed.

His most immediate goal had been achieved.

To break through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer in September.

A short while later, Fang Yun cleared the remaining medicinal power from the Middle Grade Qi Radiance Pill and slowly opened his eyes.

’It went more smoothly than I expected.’

He had succeeded in his breakthrough without using much of the second Middle Grade Qi Radiance Pill’s medicinal power.

In Fang Yun’s estimation, he had thought he would most likely break through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer after consuming about half of the second Middle Grade Qi Radiance Pill’s power.

As for using the Lower Grade Qi Condensing Pill...

If he had actually needed to use the Lower Grade Qi Condensing Pill, it would have meant he had made repeated mistakes during his attempt to break through the Realm.

Fang Yun wouldn’t allow himself to make that kind of mistake.

The Lower Grade Qi Condensing Pill was more of a final safeguard to ensure he broke through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

After completing his breakthrough, Fang Yun also put away the unused Lower Grade Qi Condensing Pill.

He might have a chance to use this Lower Grade Qi Condensing Pill during his next breakthrough. Breaking through from the Qi Refining Fifth Layer to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer would certainly be more difficult than his current breakthrough, but not by much.

The truly difficult breakthrough was from the Qi Refining Sixth Layer to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer. Even a Cultivator with Three Spirit Roots would have to be careful when attempting that breakthrough without the aid of any pills.

Fang Yun glanced at the sky outside the window.

It was time to go tend to his five mu of Purple Corn.

’After I get back from tending to the Purple Corn, I’ll test the effects of the Upper Grade Cyan Jade Pill.’

Fang Yun then quickly ate three liang of boiled Purple Corn before leaving his residence and heading for his five-mu Spirit Field.

After breaking through from the Qi Refining Fourth Layer to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, tending to the five mu of Purple Corn became even easier.

Small Cloud Rain Technique!

After checking the condition of the Purple Corn stalks, Fang Yun immediately cast the Small Cloud Rain Technique, gathering Spiritual Qi while also providing them with an appropriate amount of water.

’This is... the Great Success Realm.’

The moment he cast the Small Cloud Rain Technique, Fang Yun immediately felt a difference.

Breaking through in a Magic technique required repeated use. When high-Realm Cultivators practiced Low Tier Magic, they could master the technique and advance it to the next realm more quickly.

If Fang Yun wasn’t at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer now, it would have taken more time for his Small Cloud Rain Technique to reach the Great Success Realm.

"Junior Brother Fang, you’re at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer!"

As Fang Yun cast the Small Cloud Rain Technique, Tian Ruifeng sensed the fluctuation of Spiritual Power and stopped tending to his Purple Crystal Rice. This fluctuation of Spiritual Power was clearly different from before.

As someone in the late stages of Qi Refining, it was easy for him to notice.

"Yes, Senior Brother Tian, I’ve broken through."

"Your breakthrough speed is just too fast! If I didn’t know you, I’d believe you if you said you were a Cultivator with Dual Spirit Roots."

Tian Ruifeng thought for a moment and easily deduced that Fang Yun’s ability to break through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer so quickly must be related to the pills he refines.