My Crazy Upgrade System

Shopkeeper Ye was in a great mood, so good that he was practically buzzing with excitement and wanted to give Yi Tianyun even more rewards. Two Sacred Artifacts plus some Soul-Nourishing Grass was already an incredibly generous offer, but who would have thought he’d add even more?

Although many people couldn’t open the box, everyone saw that if you knew the method, it actually wasn’t that difficult. Two Sacred Artifacts and the like were already a very satisfactory reward.

Since Shopkeeper Ye had chosen to give him a bonus, Yi Tianyun wasn’t one to refuse. He would take as much as was offered and wasn’t about to be modest about it.

Shopkeeper Ye didn’t take out any Elixir Pills. Instead, he retrieved a piece of paper from his Storage Ring and quickly wrote on it. Just like that, a Pill Formula appeared in his hand. He handed it to Yi Tianyun and said, "This is for the Spirit-Storage Pill. It’s a Pill Formula that truly brings out the maximum effect of Soul-Nourishing Grass. I thought you would know how to refine the Spirit-Storage Pill, but it turns out you only know the method for the Soul-Nourishing Pill."

"Spirit-Storage Pill..." Yi Tianyun took the Pill Formula and discovered it was completely different from the one for the Soul-Nourishing Pill. It included several additional Spirit Medicines in its ratio. As for its effects, he wasn’t quite sure.

But Shopkeeper Ye had said it: what could bring out the maximum effect of Soul-Nourishing Grass wasn’t the Soul-Nourishing Pill, but the Spirit-Storage Pill!

"That’s right. Its effects are at least twice as strong as the Soul-Nourishing Pill’s! This Pill Formula is quite Rare. I got it from a Divine Rune Master a while back. He was an incredibly powerful Divine Rune Grandmaster of his generation, much stronger than that fraud of a Divine Rune Grandmaster from before." Shopkeeper Ye snorted, clearly displeased with Master Sky Cyan.

"It’s a shame he’s gone off to who-knows-where. Otherwise, he definitely could have opened this box, and I wouldn’t have had to waste so much effort waiting here." Shopkeeper Ye smiled. "But seeing as we’re fated, I’ll give this Pill Formula to you. It will be of great help to your Divine Rune cultivation. I believe that in the future, you can definitely become a Divine Rune Grandmaster!"

Shopkeeper Ye didn’t think Yi Tianyun had reached the lofty realm of a Divine Rune Grandmaster. The technique he had just displayed didn’t require an exceptionally high level of skill, so he felt Yi Tianyun’s abilities weren’t particularly high, especially given how young he looked.

At most, he was at the Divine Rune Master level. That’s why Shopkeeper Ye was offering him some encouragement. As the saying goes, a layman can only enjoy the show. Shopkeeper Ye wasn’t a Divine Rune Master, so he couldn’t see the finer details of what had just happened.

Little did he know, Yi Tianyun had truly used the power of a Divine Rune Grandmaster. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to engrave the Divine Rune; the difficulty was simply too great.

Yi Tianyun didn’t refute him. If that’s what Shopkeeper Ye wanted to think, then so be it.

"Ding! Side Quest ’Help Shopkeeper Ye Open the Treasure Chest’ successfully completed. Reward: 30,000,000 Experience, 100,000 Madness Value, and Shopkeeper Ye’s Favorability +100."

He’d easily earned a huge amount of experience and Madness Value. When it came to tasks like this, the more the merrier. Plus, there were other rewards on top of it. These were Yi Tianyun’s favorite kind of quests.

"Thank you for your kind words. But more than that, I need more Soul-Nourishing Grass. I wonder how much Shopkeeper Ye has? Whatever the amount, just name a price, and I’ll buy it." Yi Tianyun smiled. ’What could be more important than Soul-Nourishing Grass?’

’Sacred Artifacts and the like can all be set aside. What I need is a massive amount of experience! Weapons and such are all external objects; my own cultivation is always the true foundation.’

"It seems you place great importance on Soul-Nourishing Grass. The grade of this stuff isn’t high, but it’s just exceptionally Rare. Even if you want more, I don’t have it. I only have three stalks here, and that’s really it." Shopkeeper Ye shook his head. "In terms of rarity, Soul-Nourishing Grass is comparable to a sixth-grade Spirit Medicine or higher, but its effects are far inferior. It’s really too difficult to find a lot of this stuff."

"Alright..."

Yi Tianyun felt quite helpless. He wanted a large amount of Soul-Nourishing Grass, but it seemed that for now, his wish couldn’t be fulfilled.

Immediately after, Shopkeeper Ye took out three stalks of Soul-Nourishing Grass, plus some other Spirit Medicines, and handed them to him. "Here is the Soul-Nourishing Grass, along with some other Spirit Medicines. Altogether, they’re enough to refine three portions of Spirit-Storage Pills. You should find a decent Alchemist to help you refine them. I could have done it myself, but I don’t have the time right now... If you’re not in a hurry, you can come back and find me in a few months. I can refine them for you for free."

"That won’t be necessary. I’ll handle it myself. Thank you for the medicines, Shopkeeper Ye," Yi Tianyun said gratefully.

"We each got what we needed. It’s perfectly normal." Shopkeeper Ye smiled. "I have things to attend to now. If you see anything you like, just tell my disciple. He’ll sell it to you at a good price."

"That won’t be necessary for now. We’ll take our leave." Yi Tianyun had no interest in the other Spirit Medicines. Since his business was concluded, it was time to go.

"Alright then. Feel free to come by and visit when you have time." Shopkeeper Ye’s attitude toward him had changed drastically. The matter had been of no small help to him, so of course he was happy.

After Yi Tianyun left, Pu Ren looked at the box and asked, "Master, inside this box..."

"After so many years out here, we’ve finally opened this box. This means we can go back..." Shopkeeper Ye’s eyes flickered. "Pack up. We’re going back in a little while!"

"We can finally go back?" Pu Ren’s eyes lit up. "I thought it would be another few decades before we could."

"No need. The elder gave me this order: once it’s complete, we can return. I wonder what the situation in the clan is like now. It’s been a long time since anyone came to relieve us." Shopkeeper Ye frowned. "Don’t tell me something happened?"

"How is that possible? Who could possibly harm us?" Pu Ren’s gaze turned cold, a fiery glint flashing in his eyes!

...

After Yi Tianyun and the others left, he told Ren Liangchen and his group to wait in Guangyun City. They were free to go out and walk around, but this would be their meeting point.

"I’ll be back after a while. I’m not sure how long it will be, but in any case, I’ll come find you after I’ve finished my business," Yi Tianyun said.

"Alright, we’ll wait here for you to come back, Boss!" The three of them nodded, indicating they didn’t plan on going anywhere. They would just cultivate and seek breakthroughs here. By the time they finished a session of secluded cultivation, Yi Tianyun might already be back.

After giving his instructions, Yi Tianyun quickly flew off, heading in the direction of the Phoenix Nest. Before that, however, he found a cave and flew inside to begin refining the Spirit-Storage Pills!

’I want to see just how terrifying the effects of this Spirit-Storage Pill are. It might even be enough for me to level up immediately.’

’Time to hurry up and try refining this...’

Yi Tianyun took out the Soul-Nourishing Grass and prepared to refine the Spirit-Storage Pill. He immediately aimed for the Fourth Refining level, but the success rate was unexpectedly only eighty percent! For refining the Soul-Nourishing Pill, the Fourth Refining level was already at one hundred percent, and even the Fifth Refinement level was close to eighty percent. Yet for this pill, Fourth Refining was only at eighty.

When he attempted the Fifth Refinement level, he found the success rate was only twenty percent. It was terrifyingly low!