My Crazy Upgrade System

"Young man, you’re awake? This is a Recovery Elixir. Hurry and take it!" The Great Elder immediately handed over an Elixir Pill when he saw Yi Tianyun open his eyes.

Yi Tianyun had immediately sat down to meditate earlier, so they hadn’t had a chance to speak.

"Thank you, Great Elder." Yi Tianyun didn’t stand on ceremony, taking it and swallowing it down. It was a fourth-grade Recovery Elixir Pill, an absolute treasure for recovery!

The moment he swallowed it, a cooling sensation flooded his body, rapidly restoring his depleted Spiritual Power. A fourth-grade Recovery Elixir Pill was truly on another level; it was far better than the Recovery Pills he carried himself.

’After providing so much help, the Great Elder and the others certainly wouldn’t be stingy. They would definitely give what was promised.’

"Don’t mention it. We should be the ones thanking you. I never expected everything to go so smoothly. If it weren’t for you, this old bag of bones would likely have been laid to rest here." The Great Elder’s eyes filled with gratitude. It had been a measure of last resort, one he had not wanted to take.

’If I had died, I wouldn’t have been able to continue managing the Phoenix Race, and I still want to witness the race’s future rise to power!’

"Heh heh, and I was the one who brought him here..." Elder Luo couldn’t resist muttering from the side.

The others rolled their eyes at him. ’Why does he keep harping on about that?’ Still, they had to admit that if Elder Luo had been unwilling to bring him, they truly would have had their hands full.

"Alright, alright, we get it, you’re the hero," Elder Lei laughed heartily, in an exceptionally good mood.

The other elders felt the same. Such a monumental crisis had been resolved just like that, and most importantly, with no casualties. How could they not be overjoyed?

"This is your reward. Please, take it. As we said before, if we didn’t end up using it, it would be yours." The Great Elder retrieved the box and handed it to Yi Tianyun. He was a man of his word and would not go back on it.

Yi Tianyun accepted it without hesitation. "Many thanks, Great Elder."

He accepted the Royal Phoenix Essence Blood. ’I’ll decide when to use it, or who to give it to, at a later time,’ he thought. ’When it comes to items comparable to Divine Artifacts, you can never have too many.’

"Think nothing of it. Technically, this doesn’t even count as your reward. First, let’s head up so we can give you a proper reception and fulfill our duties as hosts of the Phoenix Race." The Great Elder’s face lit up with a smile. ’We can discuss the reward later. For now, we must host him properly. The entire Phoenix Race needs to celebrate this victory.’

If they had asked the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom for help, the price would have been astronomical. Giving them twenty drops of Essence Blood wasn’t a big deal, as ordinary Phoenix Essence Blood would have sufficed. The key was the five Phoenix Eggs—that was going too far.

Now, with Yi Tianyun, they could just reward him with a few extra Sacred Artifacts. Moreover, they didn’t want to get involved with the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom, so they would rather part with more Treasures than form any sort of alliance with them!

"Speaking of which," Yi Tianyun asked after a moment of thought, "do you throw a drop of this Royal Phoenix Essence Blood in every time you suppress this Evil Soul?"

"Yes. That’s the only way to temporarily suppress it so we can quickly repair the Divine Rune," the Great Elder said, shaking his head. "Otherwise, we can’t even get near it. The sheer force of its aura keeps us at bay, making it impossible to concentrate on the repairs."

"I have a feeling that, while you’ve been tossing all that Essence Blood in to suppress the Evil Soul, it may have actually evolved to the point where it can now devour it," Yi Tianyun said gravely. "Otherwise, how could it be getting stronger and stronger? How can it keep absorbing energy while it’s sealed away?"

"This..."

They exchanged horrified glances. The more they thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. After so much time, it might have truly adapted to the Phoenix Essence Blood.

"Sealed for so long, it’s entirely possible..." The Great Elder was aghast. "The Evil Soul has been sealed down there for ages; the energy it can absorb should be limited. Logically, even if it broke the seal, it shouldn’t be this strong. Could it be that what we’ve been doing all this time was wrong?"

"In any case, this Evil Soul must be eliminated as soon as possible. When the Clan Leader returns, we must report this to her exactly as it is!" Elder Luo and the others nodded, their joyful expressions instantly turning grim.

Although they had successfully reinforced the seal, the Evil Soul was still not dead. If this continued, wouldn’t they just have to seal it all over again in the future?

At this thought, they all couldn’t help but look toward Yi Tianyun. The Great Elder then looked at him and said with conviction, "Young man, if there are any more problems with the seal, we hope you will come back and help us suppress this Evil Soul, at least until we have the means to eliminate it ourselves! Of course, we will offer you a commensurate reward. We will absolutely not treat you unfairly!"

"Of course. With Yan’Er staying here, I will certainly be back to visit from time to time." After a moment’s thought, Yi Tianyun confessed, "Actually, there’s another reason I came down here. I have a proposal I’d like to discuss with all of you."

"Whatever it is, please speak freely. If we are able to help, we will certainly do so!" the Great Elder said in a serious tone.

"I won’t hide it from you all. I have a feud with Ming Chen of the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom, a fact that Elder Luo has already noticed," Yi Tianyun said gravely. "Therefore, I would like to request your help in dealing with the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom!"

"This..."

They were inwardly shaken. Join forces against the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom? That meant opposing a colossal Divine Kingdom power, an act that would surely lead to immense bloodshed and destruction.

"I’m not asking you to send a large number of your experts to support me," Yi Tianyun said gravely. "I just need you to interfere with them, to keep them from going to the Mortal Realm. My power base is in the Mortal Realm, and I’m concerned they will launch an attack there."

"To be frank, we don’t have a good opinion of the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom either. But a full-blown war would be too difficult and would surely result in countless casualties. That requires careful consideration," the Great Elder said plainly. "Unless it were a blood feud, we really couldn’t take that step. However, interfering with them is certainly not a problem."

"In any case, since your power base is in the Mortal Realm, you don’t need to worry too much. It’s not so simple to travel from the Netherworld to the Mortal Realm. The stronger one’s cultivation, the harder it is to ascend. Ming Chen himself cannot go," the Great Elder said. "He could send some Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, but that’s about it. If an overly powerful expert were to go to the Mortal Realm, they would risk causing that world to collapse, so it’s forbidden. You can be at ease about that."

"I see..."

Thinking of this, Yi Tianyun felt a bit more at ease. ’So they can’t just send people up there willy-nilly. Ming Chen was just trying to scare me, then.’

"So what’s the strongest cultivation level that can’t go up?" Yi Tianyun asked.

"Anyone at the late Spirit King Stage would have a very hard time ascending, unless they suppressed their cultivation level," the Great Elder said gravely. "However, if they really want to cause trouble for you, they could still send someone at the early Spirit King Stage, or maybe the Void Spirit Stage. I’ll help you keep an eye on this. If the Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom makes any move, I will notify you at once."

"For that, you have my deepest gratitude, Great Elder..." Yi Tianyun said, extremely thankful.

"The Celestial Nether Divine Kingdom... we must destroy it!"

Just then, a melodious yet majestic voice sounded from above, followed by a red figure descending from the sky.

The Great Elder and the others looked up in astonishment. "Clan Leader..."