I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 116 - 115: Destroying Elder Qingyun’s Remnant Consciousness
Chapter 116: Chapter 115: Destroying Elder Qingyun’s Remnant Consciousness
Xu Qing officially emerged from his seclusion. He retracted the First Layer of the Devouring Demon Technique, and the intense Demon Nature and Demonic Qi emanating from his body slowly dissipated.
CREAK!
Xu Qing pushed open the door.
“Master!”
「In the courtyard.」
Dian Anhua was practicing the Dragon Elephant Force. He had already reached Ming Jin long ago and was even at the Peak of Ming Jin, just one step away from An Jin.
This went to show that Dian Anhua’s aptitude was not low.
“Mm.”
Xu Qing walked out, nodding slightly. He then asked, “How is Yu Hu’s condition?”
“Master.”
Dian Anhua’s voice was agitated. He stopped his training, hurried over to Xu Qing, and said, “Senior Brother’s condition is getting worse and worse. You should go see for yourself.”
“Alright.”
Xu Qing nodded.
「In the side bedroom.」
「Inside the room.」
「On the bed.」
Xu Qing took a deep breath, his brow furrowed. He gazed at the unconscious Yu Hu. The Magic Rune on his neck had spread, now covering half his face and one side of his body. The situation was extremely dire.
Moreover, wisps of a malevolent aura surrounded Yu Hu, even slightly contaminating the objects around him. If this continued, he would likely mutate into a fiend, or even a Deceit.
’Thankfully,’ Xu Qing thought to himself, ’I cultivated the First Layer of the Devouring Demon Technique just in time. Now that I’ve reached Great Success in the First Layer and can produce Devouring Demonic Qi, it might not be too late.’
“An Hua,” Xu Qing called out.
“Master.”
Dian Anhua stood behind Xu Qing.
“You should leave for now,” Xu Qing said. “Next, I will heal Yu Hu. Wait outside and don’t let anyone in. Make sure I am not disturbed.”
“Yes, Master.”
Dian Anhua nodded respectfully.
Then, Dian Anhua walked out, left the room, and closed the door. Only Xu Qing and the unconscious Yu Hu remained in the side bedroom.
“Devouring Demon Technique First Layer.”
BOOM!
With a low shout, Xu Qing activated the Demon Technique. His aura changed instantly. Wisps of Demonic Qi appeared around him, his eyes transformed into pitch-black Demon Eyes, and his Demon Nature ran rampant. The light in the room seemed to dim, and the surrounding objects looked as if they were coated in a dark sheen.
Xu Qing took a deep breath. At that moment, he transformed into a Demon. His aura was wild, cold, and ruthless. From his lofty vantage, his gaze fell upon the unconscious Yu Hu.
“Devouring Talisman.”
BOOM!
The next moment, with another low shout, Xu Qing gathered all the surrounding Demonic Qi between the fingers of his right hand. Forming a Sword Pointing with his index and middle fingers, he used it to draw a pitch-black Talisman in the palm of his left hand with Demonic Qi. The Talisman in his palm was intricate, its main body resembling the shape of a vortex.
HAH!
Xu Qing raised his left hand, palm down, and placed it on Yu Hu’s forehead. The ’Devouring Talisman’ pressed firmly against the space between Yu Hu’s eyebrows.
RUMBLE!!!
At that instant, the First Layer of Xu Qing’s Devouring Demon Technique erupted, unleashed to its absolute extreme. He closed his eyes, and in the unseen world, he sensed Yu Hu’s mind.
It was as if Xu Qing had entered a mysterious mental space. Within this space, he found himself surrounded by boundless darkness, like a desolate corner of the universe.
However, inside this space were two figures. One was rampant and wild, twisted and sinister, radiating a dense, malevolent nature. It had the face of an old Daoist.
Clearly, this was the remnant consciousness left behind by Elder Qingyun.
The other figure was much weaker. But in the face of Elder Qingyun’s sinister and malevolent consciousness, it was resisting ceaselessly, mustering all its strength. Its willpower was firm. No matter how small or powerless the figure appeared, it continued to fight back, to struggle, without a single thought of giving up.
“Good!”
Xu Qing nodded.
In any case, Yu Hu was not old, just a boy, yet his willpower was so firm, not wavering in the slightest. Facing Elder Qingyun’s malevolent consciousness, he fought back with every ounce of his strength.
’He is worthy of being my disciple.’
It was at this moment, seeing Yu Hu’s unwavering willpower—how he refused to break down or give up even in the face of the agony of his consciousness and soul being devoured—that Xu Qing began to feel truly satisfied with this disciple.
If one were to say that in the very beginning, when Yu Hu had first sought to become his disciple, Xu Qing had only accepted to repay the kindness Yu Chen had shown him when he was still weak. Although the favor was small, Xu Qing had kept it in his heart.
Therefore, Xu Qing had taken in Yu Hu merely to repay that small favor.
Now, Xu Qing finally considered Yu Hu his true disciple.
The next moment, a thought crossed Xu Qing’s mind.
RUUUMBLE!!!
「Within the mysterious mental space.」
Xu Qing’s Devouring Talisman transformed into an incomparably terrifying, sky-blotting black hand. Like a Divine Mansion descending, it locked onto Elder Qingyun’s twisted and malevolent consciousness.
“AHHH!!!”
Elder Qingyun’s malevolent and twisted consciousness let out an ear-piercing shriek, unleashing all its power to fight against Xu Qing’s Devouring Talisman.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate.
Xu Qing took a deep breath and quickly increased the pressure.
Suddenly, Yu Hu’s consciousness reacted, letting out a startling roar like a newly awakened cub. It pounced onto Elder Qingyun’s malevolent and twisted consciousness.
Then, Yu Hu began to tear at it frantically, biting off piece after piece of Elder Qingyun’s twisted and malevolent consciousness and devouring them.
With every piece he devoured, the aura of Yu Hu’s consciousness grew stronger, while Elder Qingyun’s twisted and malevolent consciousness grew weaker, until it was completely suppressed by Xu Qing’s Devouring Talisman.
“AHHH!!!”
Elder Qingyun’s malevolent and twisted consciousness erupted in a final, mad frenzy. At the last moment, it tried to self-destruct to take them all down with it.
“Devour! Suppress!”
BOOM!
Xu Qing reacted instantly. The First Layer of his Devouring Demon Technique erupted with its full power, and the Devouring Talisman’s Mighty Power was completely unleashed, thoroughly devouring Elder Qingyun.
HUM! HUM!
Immediately, Xu Qing withdrew his hand. A demonic light surged in his eyes as he felt an extremely dense wave of Spiritual Energy rush into his mind.
Without hesitation, Xu Qing quickly sat down cross-legged.
“Devouring Demon Technique First Layer.”
Xu Qing circulated his Demon Technique and entered a state of Meditation. This energy was what formed after devouring Elder Qingyun’s remnant consciousness, and he began to rapidly absorb and refine it.
「Half an hour later.」
Xu Qing had completely absorbed and refined the energy.
At the same time, Xu Qing felt his strength had increased significantly. His Demonic Qi, in particular, had become much denser. He was now just one step away from the Second-level Demon Qi Realm, having reached the peak of the Level 1 Demon Qi Realm.
With a thought, information about the Devouring Demon Technique First Layer appeared.
[Devouring Demon Technique First Layer LV5: 7500/8000 (…)]
“Just five hundred more points to level up,” Xu Qing murmured.
HUM! HUM!
Xu Qing retracted his Devouring Demon Technique. The Demon Nature and Demonic Qi around him vanished, and he returned to his normal appearance. He looked at Yu Hu on the bed.
“Good, good, good.”
As expected, after Xu Qing helped Yu Hu eliminate Elder Qingyun’s remnant consciousness, the Magic Runes on Yu Hu’s body had almost completely disappeared. Only a single one remained on his neck.
Also, while Xu Qing was suppressing Elder Qingyun’s remnant consciousness, Yu Hu had also been tearing at it, devouring a portion of it himself. This had strengthened Yu Hu’s own consciousness and spirit.
Therefore, Xu Qing noticed that the color had returned to Yu Hu’s face, which looked much healthier and ruddier. However, due to the influence of the ’Nine Yin Secret Text’, he was still unable to wake up.
According to the Qingfeng Town Garrison Envoy, Yu Hu had now passed the first hurdle: eliminating Elder Qingyun’s remnant consciousness. The second hurdle was to absorb and refine the ’Nine Yin Secret Text’.
However, Yu Hu’s Martial Cultivation was too low. On his own, it was impossible for him to refine the immense energy of the ’Nine Yin Secret Text’. He needed a Second Realm expert to use their own ’Mental Realm’ to suppress the ’Nine Yin Secret Text’, which would allow Yu Hu to awaken and slowly refine it.
Xu Qing nodded slightly. ’Now I can focus on practicing the Baji Heaven-Striking Fist. I need to reach the Second Realm as quickly as possible and comprehend my own Mental Realm.
’That way, Yu Hu’s life will no longer be in danger.’
Xu Qing let out a breath, pushed open the door, and walked out. Dian Anhua had been guarding the door the entire time. When he saw Xu Qing appear, his face lit up with joy.
“Master, how is Senior Brother’s condition?” Dian Anhua asked.
“The danger has passed,” Xu Qing said. “But it will still take some time for him to wake up.”
“That’s wonderful!” Dian Anhua said joyfully.
Evidently, Dian Anhua had lost all his relatives. During their time together, he and Yu Hu had grown very close, and Dian Anhua had come to see Yu Hu as his own family—a sort of emotional anchor.
“Go see for yourself,” Xu Qing said.
“Yes, Master.”
Dian Anhua nodded. He jogged into the room and saw the unconscious Yu Hu on the bed. The Magic Runes on his body were all gone, and his complexion looked much better.
“This is great, this is great.” Dian Anhua was emotional. “Senior Brother, you’re going to be okay. Master will definitely save you. I believe in Master, and you have to believe in him too.”
「In the courtyard.」
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
Xu Qing was practicing the Baji Heaven-Striking Fist. His movements were so fast that an ordinary person couldn’t possibly see them clearly, only a blurry afterimage.
…
[Experience +1]
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[Experience +1]
…
Time passed.
Every thirty seconds or so, Xu Qing could practice the Baji Heaven-Striking Fist once, gaining one Experience Point. The Experience Points for his Baji Heaven-Striking Fist were slowly increasing.
「Half a month later.」
Xu Qing let out a long breath.
「In the bedroom.」
With a thought, Xu Qing’s consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things.
[Baji Heaven-Striking Fist LV6: 30,000/4,000 (Upgradable!)]
’That’s still not enough.’ Xu Qing shook his head. ’According to the upgrade Law of the Encyclopedia of All Things, getting Baji Heaven-Striking Fist to Level 10 requires a full sixty thousand Experience Points. I only have thirty thousand right now, which isn’t nearly enough.’
