I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 91 - 90: Upgrading the Daoist Soldier (Part 2)
Chapter 91: Chapter 90: Upgrading the Daoist Soldier (Part 2)
“Record.”
Xu Qing’s expression shifted. He communed with the Encyclopedia of All Things, his gaze sweeping over the three Tier One Daoist Soldiers in his hands. As the Encyclopedia of All Things glimmered with fluorescent light, the three Tier One Daoist Soldiers in his grasp flashed with a white radiance.
[Record Complete!]
[Tier One Daoist Soldier (Flawed) Level 1: 0/1000 (This is a Tier One Daoist Soldier that a Martial Artist at the Innate Gang Qi level expended great effort to refine. However, due to insufficient Cultivation and the fact that he is not a Daoist of the Dao Path, the ’Dao Pattern’ of the ’Tier One Daoist Soldier’ failed during the final condensation process, resulting in cracks and turning it into a defective item. It can only be treated as a toy and does not possess powerful combat capabilities.)]
“Just as I thought,”
Xu Qing said.
If the refining of a Tier One Daoist Soldier was successful, a ’Dao Pattern’ would form inside the Puppet’s body. It is because of this ’Dao Pattern’ that a Tier One Daoist Soldier can autonomously absorb Heaven and Earth Energy to sustain its own movements. At the same time, it uses this ’Dao Pattern’ to unleash combat strength comparable to an ’Immortal’ Martial Artist.
Now, this ’Dao Pattern’ was cracked, making it a defective item. It was essentially a toy, devoid of any powerful combat capabilities.
’Next, I need to figure out how to upgrade these three Tier One Daoist Soldiers.’
Xu Qing mused, ’To gain Experience Points, the Tier One Daoist Soldier (Flawed) must also be used. Since it can’t absorb Heaven and Earth Energy on its own, I’ll need to infuse my Innate Gang Qi into it. This can activate a sliver of the ’Dao Pattern’s’ Power, allowing it to exhibit strength roughly equivalent to a Danjin Martial Artist.’
’However, a single infusion of Innate Gang Qi will only last for an hour.’
’Then I’ll start tomorrow.’
Late that night, Xu Qing lay in bed to rest. He had barely slept for the past two days while refining these three Tier One Daoist Soldiers, and he was mentally and physically exhausted.
The night passed without incident.
「The next day.」
In the morning, Xu Qing woke up early.
After washing up,
Xu Qing ate a catty of Level 3 Spiritual Food to get into optimal condition, then went out into the courtyard. Dian Anhua was already up and practicing the Dragon Elephant Force.
“An Hua,”
Xu Qing said.
“Master.”
Dian Anhua stopped and quickly ran over to Xu Qing.
“Mm.”
Xu Qing considered for a moment, then said, “Starting today, I’ve prepared three sparring partners for you. You can practice the Dragon Elephant Force with them. It will be quite beneficial for you and help you gain combat Experience.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Dian Anhua bowed.
“Mm.”
And so, Xu Qing took out the three flawed Tier One Daoist Soldiers. A large amount of his Innate Gang Qi surged into them, immediately activating the Dao Patterns within.
“Go!”
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
With a wave of his right hand, Xu Qing sent the three Tier One Daoist Soldiers, now fully charged with Innate Gang Qi, flying out as three streaks of light. The originally palm-sized Puppets expanded rapidly in the wind.
In the blink of an eye, the three palm-sized Puppets had grown to a meter tall. Their appearance was very human-like, somewhat resembling robots from a science fiction movie.
However, on the forehead of each of the three Daoist Soldiers was a vertical line, but this line was fractured and incomplete. This vertical line was the external manifestation of the Daoist Soldier’s Dao Pattern.
“This…”
Dian Anhua’s eyes widened in amazement. He stammered in shock, “M-Master… wh-what are they? They look like the three Puppets I was playing with yesterday?”
“Yes.”
Xu Qing smiled. “This is a type of Mechanical Technique. The strength of these three mechanical puppets is not weak; they’ve reached the Huajin level, more than enough to be your sparring partners.”
“Thank you, Master!”
Dian Anhua said with excitement.
“Go on.”
Xu Qing waved his hand.
“Yes.”
Dian Anhua replied.
BANG! BANG! BANG!!!
In the courtyard, Dian Anhua began a fierce battle with the three Puppets. He had already reached the Entry Level with his Dragon Elephant Force and cultivated Ming Jin, but facing three Puppets at once, he found it extremely difficult.
But it didn’t matter. The three Puppets weren’t using their full strength; they were only sparring with Dian Anhua.
Time passed.
…
[Experience +1]
…
[Experience +1]
…
Basically, every ten minutes that passed, the three flawed Tier One Daoist Soldiers gained one Experience Point.
’This works.’
Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction.
Next, Xu Qing began practicing the Dapeng Root Method nearby to increase its Experience Points, while Dian Anhua continued to fight against the three Puppets.
An hour passed.
The three flawed Tier One Daoist Soldiers had already used up all the Innate Gang Qi, so Xu Qing walked over and infused them again.
In a flash, an entire day went by.
That evening, before going to bed, Xu Qing checked the Experience Points of the flawed Tier One Daoist Soldiers.
[Tier One Daoist Soldier (Flawed) Level 1: 96/1000 (…)]
Over the course of the day, his Dapeng Root Method had gained over a thousand Experience Points, but the Tier One Daoist Soldiers had only gained ninety-six. This was because during the sixteen hours of the day, the Tier One Daoist Soldiers needed to be used for ten minutes to gain a single Experience Point, so even sixteen continuous hours of use only yielded ninety-six Experience Points.
’I’ll just have to take it slow,’ Xu Qing reflected.
In the following days, Xu Qing no longer went out. He stayed within the courtyard house, diligently practicing the Dapeng Root Method for sixteen hours a day. It took fifty seconds to perform the Dapeng Root Method once, so over a full day, he could gain 1,150 Experience Points.
In addition, Dian Anhua sparred with the three Puppets every day. However, with his current strength, he couldn’t keep up, so Xu Qing simply called Yu Hu over as well.
This way, Dian Anhua and Yu Hu could take turns sparring with the three Puppets.
Over the course of a day, the three flawed Tier One Daoist Soldiers could gain around one hundred Experience Points.
Meanwhile, the matter of Xu Qing going to the Black Market a few days ago, buying a lot of materials, and then killing several people after leaving had actually caused quite a stir in the Inner City of Qingfeng Town.
However, Xu Qing had concealed his tracks and aura during each operation and had also altered his appearance. Even if someone investigated, they wouldn’t be able to trace it back to him.
As for the matter with the Blood Demon Sect, ever since Xu Qing killed the Double-Sworded Witch and the Harvester, the sect seemed to have gone quiet, no longer sending out powerful assassins.
Apparently, the successive failures had made the Blood Demon Sect members in Qingfeng Town take things seriously. They now understood that sending experts below the Seeing God Unbreakable Realm was no longer enough to resolve the situation.
Therefore, they were preparing to dispatch top-tier experts at the Immortal level.
But, in the counties and towns, experts at the Immortal level were considered peak powerhouses and could not be mobilized easily. Even if they were to be deployed, it wasn’t something that could be arranged instantly.
Every expert of this caliber had their own important matters to attend to, making it difficult for them to get away. Mobilizing them required a certain amount of time.
Take the Double-Sworded Witch and the Harvester, for example. They were only at the Innate Gang Qi level, yet it had still taken them nearly a week to arrive in Qingfeng Town.
Meanwhile, in Qingbei Town, Daoist Qingyun was wholeheartedly refining the ’Nine Yin Secret Text’, while Jiang Feiying was dispatching members of the Jiang Family to the surrounding counties to search for any trace of Xu Qing.
However, finding a single person among the various counties was not so easy. It was impossible to find him in a short period of time, and the reach of the Jiang Family’s influence couldn’t extend too deeply into other counties.
Time flew.
「Twelve days later.」
On this day, in the morning,
“Huu…”
Xu Qing’s expression flickered. He stopped his training, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and looked toward Dian Anhua and Yu Hu, who were still sparring with the three Puppets.
“An Hua, Yu Hu.”
Xu Qing called out.
SWISH! SWISH!
At the same time, the three Puppets also stopped their attacks.
“Master.”
Dian Anhua and Yu Hu quickly ran over to Xu Qing. “Do you have any instructions for us?”
“You’ve both worked hard on your training these past few days,”
Xu Qing said. “Take a rest today. Training requires a balance between work and rest.”
“Yes.”
“As you command.”
Dian Anhua and Yu Hu exchanged a glance. They didn’t question his decision and obediently followed Xu Qing’s arrangements.
“Good.”
Xu Qing was very pleased.
“Retrieve!”
BZZT!
With a thought, Xu Qing manipulated his Innate Gang Qi. Through his connection to the Profound Soldier Talisman, he controlled the three Puppets, which rapidly transformed back into their palm-sized forms and flew into his hand.
Afterward, Xu Qing went to the master bedroom.
Dian Anhua and Yu Hu exchanged another glance, then went to a side room to discuss their respective understandings of the Martial Dao and Martial Arts. The two found they had much in common to talk about.
The courtyard was now empty.
Inside the master bedroom,
[Tier One Daoist Soldier (Flawed) Level 1: 1296/1000 (Upgradeable!)]
Xu Qing communed with the Encyclopedia of All Things, which displayed the information for the Daoist Soldier Puppets. The Experience Points for all three Tier One Daoist Soldiers (Flawed) had reached 1,296, and all of them could now be upgraded.
“Upgrade Tier One Daoist Soldier (Flawed)!”
Xu Qing commanded.
BZZT!
Immediately, the Encyclopedia of All Things in his mind flashed with a fluorescent light that was somewhat stronger than before, while the Tier One Daoist Soldier (Flawed) in Xu Qing’s hand pulsed with waves of white light.
BOOM!
Countless images flooded Xu Qing’s vision. Within these images, he saw a Daoist Master with a majestic bearing, completely absorbed in the process of refining a Tier One Daoist Soldier.
Moreover, this majestic Daoist Master’s refining technique was far more skillful than Xu Qing’s.
[Upgrade Successful!]
[Tier One Daoist Soldier LV2: 296/2000 (This is a ’Tier One Daoist Soldier’ refined by a Daoist Master of the Second Realm. It possesses a complete Dao Pattern. With its Mighty Power fully unleashed, its combat strength is sufficient to reach the ’Immortal’ level of the Martial Path First Realm. Furthermore, the ’Dao Pattern’ contained within this Tier One Daoist Soldier is a ’Cold Ice Dao Pattern’, allowing it to unleash ’Ice Palm’ attacks.)]
“Excellent!”
Xu Qing was overjoyed, a deeply satisfied smile spreading across his face. “The upgrade was a success! And it’s no longer a flawed item, but a true Tier One Daoist Soldier.”
This way, Xu Qing would have enough strength to deal with stronger enemies and face even more terrifying dangers.
