I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 266 - 238: Cloud Ascendant Zhenren’s Breakthrough, a Level 30 Iron Longsword
“Please examine and appraise it, Master.”
“Oh.”
Xu Qing raised an eyebrow. He was quite surprised. He hadn’t expected Cloud Ascendant Zhenren to actually comprehend and master the Artifact Refining Law within three years, relying solely on the few Level 20 weapons he had been given, and become a true Refiner.
’Fortunately.’
Xu Qing had now entered the ’Third Realm: Law Realm’. He could upgrade items to a maximum of Level 30. Even a Third Realm Law Artifact could be upgraded to Level 10.
So, Xu Qing had no need to worry about Cloud Ascendant Zhenren seeing through him, nor did he have to fret about any slip-ups.
“Good.”
Xu Qing nodded. He reached out and took Cloud Ascendant Zhenren’s Pure Yang Sword in hand. The blade was long, slender, and immaculately white. A single Law Pattern was etched upon it, containing the Mighty Power of the Pure Yang Law.
“Mm.”
With a casual wave, Xu Qing sent out several slashes of Sword Qi before quickly sheathing the blade. He then returned the Pure Yang Sword to Cloud Ascendant Zhenren and simply said, “You have passed my assessment.”
“From this day forward,”
“you are my Official Disciple.”
“Thank you, Master!”
THUD! THUD!
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren knelt before Xu Qing and kowtowed respectfully. He knocked his head against the floor three times. From this day on, Cloud Ascendant Zhenren was officially Xu Qing’s Official Disciple.
“Rise,”
Xu Qing said.
“Yes, Master.”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren rose respectfully to his feet.
“Master.”
Just then, Cloud Ascendant Zhenren looked at Xu Qing and asked quietly, “If I may ask, what is the name of our sect?”
“Longquan Sect.”
Xu Qing replied.
“Are there any special Artifact Refining Secret Techniques?”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren asked again.
“There are not.”
Xu Qing shook his head, his tone calm. “The Longquan Sect has no special Secret Techniques, nor does it have any Artifact Refining Secret Techniques.”
“A master can lead you to the door, but cultivation is up to the individual.”
“Therefore,”
“you must walk your own path. I will not hold your hand and lead you down mine. I will only give you a goal. Once you have locked onto that goal, you must simply strive for it with all your might.”
“This disciple understands.”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren lowered his head.
Clearly, Cloud Ascendant Zhenren felt some doubt in his heart. However, when he recalled that he had managed to break through and become a true Refiner, he buried that doubt deep inside.
CLANG!!!
Suddenly, Cloud Ascendant Zhenren heard the ring of a sword. It was as if countless sharp blades were piercing deep into his soul, threatening to tear it to shreds.
“That is…”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren raised his head.
A sword.
An ordinary-looking Iron Sword.
It was suspended in the Void.
However, it was releasing a terrifying Sword Qi. Nine Law Patterns were engraved upon its blade, imbued with the power of an incomparably sharp Law, as if it could slice space itself apart.
One must understand that weapons of the Third Realm were collectively known as Law Artifacts.
Anything engraved with Law Patterns and imbued with the Majesty of the Law was a ’Law Artifact’.
Among them, every Law Artifact could be engraved with a minimum of one Law Pattern and a maximum of nine.
At the same time, Law Artifacts were also divided into four grades: Lower, Middle, Upper, and Top Grade.
The lowest was a Lower-Grade Law Artifact with a single pattern.
The highest was a Top-Grade Nine-Layered Law Artifact.
It could be said that this classification was similar to that of ’Spirit Patterned Artifacts’, without much difference.
Keep in mind, this Level 30 Iron Longsword that Xu Qing had taken out was originally just an ordinary Iron Sword, but it had undergone twenty-nine upgrades.
Now, it was equivalent to a ’Top-Grade Nine-Layered Law Artifact’.
Its Mighty Power was infinite.
It contained the ’Sharp Law’.
A ’Top-Grade Nine-Layered Law Artifact’ like this was basically impossible to find even in the Cangzhou Prefecture. Only a Refiner who had reached the pinnacle of their craft could forge one, and it required extremely precious materials.
Moreover, for those on the Demon Path, if they wanted to refine a Law Artifact of this caliber, they would have to sacrifice the living creatures of several cities, gathering their boundless resentment, death energy, and filth, just to have a chance at success.
Similarly, a Level 30 Iron Longsword like this already represented the highest level of skill for a Refiner.
“When you can forge a sword like this,” Xu Qing said in a calm tone, “you can consider yourself to have graduated from my tutelage. Zhang Feng, you still have a long way to go, especially on the path of a Refiner. You are only just beginning.”
“Don’t be overly ambitious. Before doing anything, you must learn to keep your feet on the ground.”
“Do you understand?”
“Yes!”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren’s expression grew excited. Any doubt in his heart vanished completely because of this Level 30 Iron Longsword.
“The Artifact Refining Dao is about observing more, refining more, and thinking more. Take it step by step, keep your feet on the ground, and proceed slowly. As long as you accumulate enough experience, success will come naturally.”
“Do you get it?”
Xu Qing asked.
“This disciple understands.”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren slowly lowered his head.
“You may go back.”
Xu Qing waved his hand.
“This disciple takes his leave.”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren’s restless heart calmed at this moment. He had been incredibly excited and thrilled after successfully refining a Lower-Grade single-pattern Law Artifact, even becoming a little arrogant.
Now, having been admonished by Xu Qing, he instantly settled down, the restless emotions deep within him gradually stabilizing.
“Return.”
SWISH!
Xu Qing raised his right hand and put away the Level 30 Iron Longsword. Of course, he wasn’t going to give the Level 30 Iron Longsword to Cloud Ascendant Zhenren.
One must realize that a Level 30 Iron Longsword, equivalent to a Top-Grade Nine-Layered Law Artifact, would fetch an incredible price if auctioned off in the auction houses on the 7th to 9th Layers of the Cangzhou Prefecture.
It could be said that it would sell for at least 10,000 Top-grade Law Stones.
For context, Law Stones are divided into four grades, from lowest to highest: Lower, Middle, Upper, and Top Grade. One Top-grade Law Stone could be exchanged for one hundred Upper-grade Law Stones, one Upper-grade Law Stone for one hundred Middle-grade Law Stones, and one Middle-grade Law Stone for one hundred Low-grade Law Stones.
In other words, one Top-grade Law Stone was equivalent to one million Low-grade Law Stones.
Therefore, 10,000 Top-grade Law Stones would be ten billion Low-grade Law Stones.
A truly terrifying price.
However, although Xu Qing had quite a few weapons and pieces of equipment that had been upgraded to Level 30, it wasn’t a good idea to trade them in the Cangzhou Prefecture’s auction houses.
The reason was simple.
Xu Qing was worried his strength was insufficient. After all, he had just broken through into the ’Third Realm: Law Realm’. He feared that exposing too much wealth would attract the covetous eyes of stronger experts.
In other words, Xu Qing was currently unsure of the true extent of his own power, as he had never truly fought against an expert of the Third Realm.
’Still, the thought came to him. Back then, I used the Level 20 Python Bow and the Level 20 Soul-Locking Arrow, augmented by six different types of Level 20 items. Going all out, I managed to heavily injure Li Shang.’
’Logically speaking, now that I’ve officially entered the Third Realm: Law Realm, and all the items and weapons in my possession have been upgraded to Level 30, my strength must be even greater.’
’As for how much stronger… I still don’t know.’
「Late one night.」
BUZZ!
A stream of light tore through the air, swiftly appearing before Xu Qing and forming a screen of light that projected an image of Ye Langtian.
“Master!”
Ye Langtian looked somewhat exhausted.
“What is it?”
Xu Qing asked.
“After such a long investigation, we have determined that the size and scale of this Law Stone Ore Vein has reached Tier Three.”
Ye Langtian said.
“Tier Three.”
Xu Qing’s expression grew thoughtful.
