I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 299 - 262: Rational and Irrational (Part 2)
“Generally speaking,”
Ye Langtian continued, “Cangzhou Prefecture is attracting more and more mindless Demons, Fiends, and Evil Spirits. If the Prefecture’s walls are breached, it will be a true catastrophe. The entire Cang Province will become a land of death.”
“When that time comes,”
“even the sentient Demons, Fiends, and Evil Spirits will flee. The mindless ones will devour everything around them, including their sentient counterparts.”
“About how long until it erupts?”
Xu Qing asked after a moment of contemplation.
“I’m not entirely sure.”
Ye Langtian shook his head. “The Blood Demon Sect’s Cangzhou Chapter hasn’t fully investigated it either. Or perhaps they have, but my status is too low to be privy to that information.”
“I see.”
Xu Qing nodded slightly.
「Seven days later.」
“Master.”
Inside the room, Cloud Ascendant Zhenren handed the newly refined True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle to Xu Qing. However, his refining had failed, so this was a defective product.
“I have failed.”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren said with his head lowered.
“It’s fine.”
Xu Qing waved his hand. “You’ve already done very well. You may go.”
“Yes.”
Cloud Ascendant Zhenren was taken aback for a moment, but he left nonetheless.
’Record.’
Xu Qing’s expression was calm as he gazed at the black needle in his hand. This failed True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle was as fine as a strand of hair, yet ten centimeters long and black as ink.
Unfortunately, the refining had failed.
BZZZT!
The Encyclopedia of All Things flickered with a fluorescent glow.
The next moment, countless images appeared before Xu Qing’s eyes, showing the scene of Cloud Ascendant Zhenren refining this True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle. A short while later, the recording was complete.
…
[Recording Successful!]
[Failed True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle Level 1: 0/1,000,000 (One of the main Array Artifacts for deploying the Ten Thousand Spirits Four Symbols Array. Unfortunately, the refining failed. It has one thousand and eighty errors and is now useless.)]
…
Afterward, a method for the failed True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle to gain Experience Points appeared in Xu Qing’s mind. The method was actually quite simple.
He just needed to use the failed True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle.
Since it was a needle, all he had to do was thread it.
Each time he did so, it would gain one Experience Point.
A simple method.
Of course, this was a task he could just hand over to Kaya and the others.
「Three days later.」
In just three days, the failed True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle accumulated enough Experience Points. Xu Qing had raised it to Level 10, repairing all the errors and achieving perfection.
SWISH!
With a thought, Xu Qing accessed the Encyclopedia of All Things, and the corresponding information appeared in his mind.
…
[Failed True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle Level 10: 0/512,000,000 (Originally just a failed special Law Artifact, but after nine upgrades, one thousand and eighty refining errors have been repaired, making it a flawless ’True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle’.)]
…
“Good.”
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
「The next morning.」
Young Master Wen Shu arrived.
“This is the True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle.”
Xu Qing handed the fully upgraded True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle to Young Master Wen Shu.
“This…”
Young Master Wen Shu’s expression was one of shock.
SWOOSH!
A stream of light flashed. The True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle levitated into the air. It was a black needle as fine as a hair, yet it was engraved with 129,600 Law patterns. To carve Law patterns onto a needle as fine as hair—such a skill was simply inconceivable.
And yet, it had been done.
“Haaa…”
Young Master Wen Shu took a deep breath and bowed with clasped hands toward Xu Qing. “Master Ouyazi truly lives up to his reputation. I am in awe! Utterly in awe!”
“Most importantly,”
“Master Ouyazi actually Refined it in only ten days.”
“Since I have accepted the Prince’s payment, it is only natural that I complete the task,”
Xu Qing said.
“Right.”
Young Master Wen Shu nodded and said, “I won’t tarry here any longer. I must report back to the Prince immediately.”
“Please.”
Xu Qing gestured with his hand.
“Farewell.”
SWISH!
Young Master Wen Shu departed.
With a calm expression, Xu Qing watched Young Master Wen Shu disappear into the distance.
「The scene changes.」
「Cangzhou Prefecture, 9th Layer.」
「The Prince’s Mansion.」
「Inside the hall.」
There were six figures in total.
Cangba Dao sat upright and imposing on the highest main seat at the front. Standing around him were the other five figures, each exuding an aura of immense power, none of them weaker than Cangba Dao himself.
“Your Highness.”
At that moment, one of the figures looked up. He was a stocky, middle-aged man, bare-chested with his arms crossed. A golden mark adorned his brow. He looked at Cangba Dao and asked in a calm tone, “All of Cangzhou Prefecture’s Peak Refiners have mysteriously vanished. It’s been so long. Is there any news on the one hundred and eight True Ten Thousand Spirits Needles?”
Evidently, this burly, middle-aged man with the golden mark on his brow was none other than the Master of Cangzhou Martial Gate, Jin Qiuming, one of the few who stood at the apex of Cangzhou Prefecture’s hierarchy.
His strength was immense, his Cultivation profound.
One could say he held sway over the entire Domain of Martial Artists in Cang Province.
“Sect Leader Jin.”
Cangba Dao’s tone was placid as he glanced at Jin Qiuming. “What is it? Does Sect Leader Jin have a solution? If so, I’ll be happy to leave this matter to you.”
“Ahem…”
Jin Qiuming cleared his throat. “That’s not it. The Martial Sect has few Refiners to begin with. Completing our share of the Array Artifacts has already exhausted us. We have no strength to spare.”
“Since Sect Leader Jin has no solution, then don’t ask any more questions.”
Cangba Dao retorted bluntly.
“Can the Ten Thousand Spirits Four Symbols Array hold until the ’Lord of Cangzhou’ arrives?”
Just then, the Master of the Cangzhou Immortal Sect, Cangxian Daoist, took a deep breath. Clad in a white robe, he had the air of an otherworldly immortal, yet his tone was laced with worry.
“Amitabha Buddha.”
The next moment, the Master of the Cangzhou Buddhist Sect, Golden Cicada, his body bathed in golden Buddha’s Light, intoned, “The disaster is upon us, and the ’Lord of Cangzhou’ has been born to face this tribulation. He will surely help Cang Province overcome this crisis.”
“We need only do our utmost to protect Cang Province. When the true crisis emerges, the ’Lord of Cangzhou’ will naturally appear.”
“When that time comes,”
“the disaster will recede, and we shall all honor the ’Lord of Cangzhou’ as the true Lord of Cangzhou.”
“Infinite Celestial Venerable.”
Following that, the Master of the Cangzhou Daoist Sect, Guanglingzi, nodded. “Golden Cicada is correct. Golden Bullet and I performed a divination using Yi Shu, and this was the result we obtained.”
“In other words,”
“everyone just needs to do their part. As the saying goes, ’the boat will straighten itself when it reaches the bridge.’ When the time is right, all our problems will be solved.”
“Heh.”
Jin Qiuming sneered. “Such mysterious talk. Entrusting the fate of all of Cang Province to a so-called, illusory ’Lord of Cangzhou’? You of the Daoist and Buddhist Sects are truly something else.”
“Enough.”
Cangba Dao snorted coldly. “Say no more. Regardless of whether some ’Lord of Cangzhou’ appears, we must do our part. There can be no mistakes with the Ten Thousand Spirits Four Symbols Array.”
“Your Highness.”
Just then, Young Master Wen Shu’s voice came from outside the hall.
“Enter.”
Cangba Dao said, looking up.
CREAK!
Young Master Wen Shu pushed the door open and walked in.
“Your Highness.”
Young Master Wen Shu presented the True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle. “Master Ouyazi took ten days, and he has successfully refined the True Ten Thousand Spirits Needle.”
“Please, Your Highness, inspect it for yourself.”
“Excellent!!!”
Cangba Dao shot to his feet, a look of immense joy on his face.
