I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 90 - 89: Upgrading Daoist Soldiers (Part 1)
Chapter 90: Chapter 89: Upgrading Daoist Soldiers (Part 1)
Half an hour passed.
Xu Qing had finished calcining the Meteorite Core, refining it into a mass of blackish-red liquid. Wisps of black smoke rose from it as the impurities were slowly burned away.
“Mm.”
Xu Qing hummed in thought. He then tossed the Snake Jiao Tendon into the Spirit Flame Array to be calcined by the Array Flame. The nine Snake Jiao Tendons were slowly refined into a thick, fiery-red liquid as wisps of impurities were burned away.
And so,
after another half an hour, the Snake Jiao Tendon had also been tempered.
Finally,
of the five materials, only the Heart Monkey Spirit Eye remained. This material couldn’t be melted during forging. Instead, the calcining and tempering process slowly removed its impurities, discarding the dross to extract the essence. After being calcined and tempered, the Heart Monkey Spirit Eye became like a transparent gem.
Of course,
calcining and tempering the Heart Monkey Spirit Eye also took half an hour.
All in all,
it took a total of two and a half hours for Xu Qing to finish calcining and tempering all five materials, obtaining everything he needed to refine the Daoist Soldier Body.
Before he began,
Xu Qing needed to rest for a while.
In addition,
the nine Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans had all accumulated enough Experience Points and were ready to be upgraded. Xu Qing began upgrading the nine Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans in his possession.
’Upgrade the Profound Soldier Talisman,’
Xu Qing thought.
BUZZ!
With a thought,
Xu Qing’s consciousness connected with the Encyclopedia of All Things. The Encyclopedia of All Things began to glow faintly, and the Tier One Profound Soldier Talisman in Xu Qing’s hand flashed with white light.
At the same time,
a series of images appeared before Xu Qing’s eyes. They depicted the process of drawing a Profound Soldier Talisman, a scene that was quite familiar to him.
[Upgrade successful!]
[Tier One Profound Soldier Talisman LV2: 0/1000 (This is a Tier One Profound Soldier Talisman drawn by a Second Realm Daoist using Purple Gold Talisman Paper and Mystic Soldier Talisman Spirit Ink. It is flawless and primarily used for refining ’Tier One Daoist Soldiers.’)]
“Mm.”
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
Soon,
Xu Qing upgraded the remaining eight Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans. All the Profound Soldier Talismans in his hands were now Level 2. For Xu Qing at his current stage, Level 2 Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans were just right.
’Good.’
Xu Qing put away the nine Level 2 Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans. With a thought, he sat down cross-legged, circulated his Cultivation Technique, and mobilized the Innate Gang Qi within his body.
Now,
Xu Qing began refining the Tier One Daoist Soldier Body.
’Refine.’
First,
Xu Qing took out one-third of the tempered Spirit-Containing Profound Iron’s Spirit Liquid. Under his control, it slowly formed into a humanoid shape, like a puppet.
’Go.’
Then,
Xu Qing took out one-third of the tempered Undissolving Bone liquid. Still under his control, it merged into the roughly formed puppet, embedding itself inside to become the puppet’s skeleton.
Soon,
the second step was complete.
’Snake Jiao Tendon.’
Xu Qing’s expression shifted slightly. With a wave of his hands, he separated one-third of the thick, tempered Snake Jiao Tendon liquid.
SWISH! SWISH!
Xu Qing then drew the thick Snake Jiao Tendon liquid into fibrous threads. He infused them into the already-formed puppet’s body, where they became like meridians, connecting to every corner and covering the puppet from head to toe.
’Good.’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction. He then took one-third of the Meteorite Core liquid, shaped it like a heart, and fused it into the chest.
“Hooo…”
Xu Qing murmured softly, “Now, only the Heart Monkey Spirit Eye remains.”
’Go!’
His expression shifted slightly.
With a wave of his right hand, Xu Qing’s Innate Gang Qi surged forth, embedding the pair of tempered Heart Monkey Spirit Eyes into the puppet, which became its eyes.
For the final step,
Xu Qing pricked the pad of his middle finger. A drop of blood seeped from the wound, flew out swiftly, and merged into the puppet.
BUZZ! BUZZ!
The puppet shimmered with light.
The Array Flame continued to calcine it.
’Good!’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction and began fusing the five materials into one.
BOOM!
As a wave of energy spread out, the five materials fused perfectly. A puppet Daoist Soldier Body with flexible limbs had been successfully refined by Xu Qing.
All in all,
it took Xu Qing an hour to successfully refine it.
Next,
Xu Qing followed the same method. He spent another two hours using up all the remaining materials to refine two more puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies with flexible limbs.
“Not bad.”
Xu Qing smiled faintly.
’Record!’
With a thought,
he connected his consciousness to the Encyclopedia of All Things.
BUZZ! BUZZ!
The Encyclopedia of All Things shimmered with light. The puppet Daoist Soldier Body in Xu Qing’s hand also flashed with white light, and a series of images depicting the refining of the puppet Daoist Soldier Body appeared before his eyes.
[Recording successful!]
[Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body LV1: 0/500 (This is a Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body refined by an Innate Gang Qi Realm Martial Artist. It has some minor flaws and is primarily used for refining ’Tier One Daoist Soldiers’.)]
’Acceptable.’
Xu Qing mused for a moment.
At the same time,
once the recording was complete, Xu Qing received information from the Encyclopedia of All Things explaining how the Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body could gain Experience Points.
’Hmm.’
Xu Qing’s expression was pensive. ’The Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies are refined. Next, I just need to fuse the ’Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans’ with the ’Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies.’ Once the two are combined, I can truly refine a ’Tier One Daoist Soldier.’’
’Also,’
’the method for the Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body to gain Experience Points is also very simple. I just need to constantly play with the puppet. For every minute it’s played with, it gains one Experience Point.’
’Five hundred Experience Points means five hundred minutes, which is a little over eight hours.’
’Let’s do it.’
BUZZ!
Xu Qing waved his right hand, and Innate Gang Qi surged out. Under his control, it flowed into the Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies, manipulating and playing with the three puppets.
’This is too time-consuming.’
Xu Qing frowned.
So,
Xu Qing walked out of the side room, bringing the three puppets with him. He handed the three puppets to Dian Anhua and had him play with them.
This way,
the puppets could still gain Experience Points.
…
[Experience +1]
…
[Experience +1]
…
Time passed.
Xu Qing received prompts and information from the Encyclopedia of All Things.
’Not bad.’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
Meanwhile,
Xu Qing ate a pound of Level 3 Spiritual Food to restore his condition, then continued to practice the Dapeng Root Method in the courtyard, moving at a rapid pace.
…
[Experience +1]
…
[Experience +1]
…
The Experience Points for the Dapeng Root Method were also rising rapidly.
In a flash, it was evening.
It was around eight or nine o’clock.
“Master.”
Dian Anhua returned the three puppets to Xu Qing.
“Mm.”
Xu Qing glanced at them and confirmed that all three puppets had reached the maximum of 500 Experience Points and were ready to be upgraded. He nodded in satisfaction.
“Go get some rest.”
Xu Qing said.
“Yes, Master.”
Although Dian Anhua was curious about the three puppets, he didn’t ask any questions. He simply followed Xu Qing’s instructions, suppressing his curiosity.
「Late at night.」
「Inside the side room.」
’Upgrade the Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body,’
Xu Qing thought.
BUZZ!
The Encyclopedia of All Things shimmered with fluorescent light.
At the same time,
the Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body in Xu Qing’s hand also flashed with white light.
Furthermore,
a series of images appeared before Xu Qing’s eyes. In these images, a Daoist with an extraordinary aura was meticulously and carefully refining a Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body.
[Upgrade successful!]
[Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body LV2: 0/1000 (This is a Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Body refined by a Second Realm Daoist. It is completely flawless and is primarily used for refining ’Tier One Daoist Soldiers’.)]
’Acceptable.’
Xu Qing glanced at it and nodded in satisfaction.
BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!
Next,
Xu Qing upgraded the remaining two Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies.
All in all,
in about half a minute,
the remaining two Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies were fully upgraded.
’Hmm.’
Xu Qing’s expression was pensive. ’The nine Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans and the three Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies have all been upgraded once. They can’t be upgraded again. If their grade is too high, it will be difficult for me to control them with my current strength. The refining process would be even more troublesome, and the probability of failure would be higher.’
’Moreover,’
’it’s possible they could all be ruined. I might not even be able to produce a defective product.’
’This is enough.’
「Half an hour later.」
“Daoist Skill—Profound Soldier Talisman Technique!”
Xu Qing let out a soft cry and activated the Daoist Skill. He formed seals with his hands, using his Innate Gang Qi to mobilize the Heaven and Earth Energy. One after another, Dharma Seals formed between his palms.
Immediately,
all nine Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans rose into the air. The three Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies also flew up, hovering in place.
“Go!”
Xu Qing pointed with both hands. The Dharma Seals shot through the air, and the nine Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans flew over as well. Three talismans were affixed to each of the Tier One Puppet Daoist Soldier Bodies.
One could see
the three Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans were placed on the forehead, chest, and lower abdomen of each puppet. The talismans then began to slowly merge into the puppets’ interiors.
At that moment,
as the three Tier One Profound Soldier Talismans merged into the puppet, the Daoist Soldier Body activated. An energy network formed within the puppet, and a Dao Pattern began to take shape inside.
CRACK!
However,
just as the Dao Pattern was about to fully form, it was disrupted. Xu Qing’s Cultivation was insufficient, and being a Martial Artist, he couldn’t provide the kind of Dao Rhyme a Daoist could master. This caused the final stage of formation to fail; a crack appeared in the ’Tier One Daoist Soldier’s’ ’Dao Pattern.’
Thus,
Xu Qing’s first attempt at refining a Tier One Daoist Soldier had failed.
’It’s really not that easy.’
Xu Qing shook his head. He had long expected that the refining would fail. ’Continue.’
Afterward,
Xu Qing attempted to refine the remaining two Daoist Soldiers. Both attempts failed at the final moment when the Dao Pattern was forming. The Dao Patterns cracked, preventing them from becoming true Tier One Daoist Soldiers.
“A pity.”
Xu Qing mused, “In the end, it seems I’ll have to rely on the Encyclopedia of All Things to upgrade them.”
