I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely

"Xu Qing."

Xu Jingtian tore through the air and appeared before Xu Qing. He smiled and said, "What’s this? Now that you’re the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple, you don’t recognize this old man anymore?"

"Disciple Xu Qing greets Elder Xu."

Xu Qing took a deep breath, clasped his hands in a salute, and added, "How could I not recognize you? I’m simply too ashamed to face you."

"Haha."

Xu Jingtian chuckled, waved his hand dismissively, and said, "What’s there to be ashamed of? There’s a saying that goes, ’Man strives for greater heights, just as water flows downward.’"

"For you to become the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple brings me honor as well. This is a wonderful thing."

"Besides," he continued, "I never imagined you’d be able to comprehend the Sword Stele and receive the Ancestral Inheritance. With your aptitude and talent, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to teach you much longer anyway."

"So, for you to take the Sect Leader as your master is the best possible outcome. I came to find you today to tell you that from this moment on, our time as master and disciple has come to an end."

"I..."

Xu Qing opened his mouth, a complex look on his face.

"Also," Xu Jingtian continued, "you are now the Sect Leader’s Direct Disciple. Within Shu Mountain, your status is equivalent to that of a Shushan Elder. From now on, let’s address each other as Fellow Daoists."

"Yes."

Xu Qing nodded.

「Time flew.」

「That evening.」

’Sword Scripture General Outline.’

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!!

With a thought, Xu Qing began to circulate and comprehend the Sword Scripture General Outline. The Sword Scripture General Outline was, naturally, a Fifth Realm Technique that far surpassed the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan.

The cultivation method was also different. For the Three Thousand Swords of Shushan, Xu Qing had to practice daily with a Magic Sword in hand, gaining one Experience Point for each repetition. But the Sword Scripture General Outline was not the same.

The Sword Scripture General Outline required seated meditation for comprehension and practice.

As Xu Qing sat cross-legged, he began to practice the Sword Scripture General Outline within his mind. It was as if a separate space had manifested in his consciousness, a place where he could endlessly rehearse the scripture’s forms and contemplate its mysteries. Each cycle of practice and contemplation earned him one Experience Point.

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[Experience +1]

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[Experience +1]

...

Time flew by.

The Experience Points for the Sword Scripture General Outline increased rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, a full day and night had passed.

Xu Qing exhaled slowly and opened his eyes. He connected his consciousness to the Encyclopedia of All Things, and the current information for the Sword Scripture General Outline appeared in his mind.

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[Sword Scripture General Outline Level 1: Ten thousand trillion / One million trillion (...)]

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Clearly, while using an Upper-grade Law Stone, Xu Qing could practice and comprehend the Sword Scripture General Outline ten thousand trillion times a day, thereby gaining ten thousand trillion Experience Points.

If he wanted to level up, he would need one hundred days.

’Right now, I can gain one level every hundred days. But as the level of the Sword Scripture General Outline increases, the required Experience Points will double, and the time needed will grow longer and longer.’

Xu Qing mused aloud, "Upper-grade Law Stones still aren’t enough!"

However, Xu Qing had already learned that Imperial Dragon Veins could nurture Stones of Law. At best, they could even produce Top-grade Law Stones, though only the Dragon Vein of the Central Tang Dynasty was capable of this.

Yet, he also learned that above Stones of Law, there existed an even higher-tier energy source known as a ’World Foundation Stone.’ These were formed from the congealed Rules of a shattered and destroyed heaven, world, or universe, and they far surpassed any Stone of Law.

Time flew by.

「Seven days later.」

On this day, Xu Qing let out a long breath and opened his eyes. He had been in seclusion on Chixia Peak for seven days, spending every day practicing either the Sword Scripture General Outline or the One Qi Transforms Three Pure Ones Technique.

He had made some progress, but it wasn’t significant.

Additionally, quite a few people had come to visit over the past week, but Xu Qing refused to see any of them, which left him in peace and quiet.

Also, within that same week, news about Xu Qing had spread throughout the entire Central Tang Dynasty. The Court, the Nine Great Sacred Lands, the Hundred Schools of Thought, and all the other major powers had essentially heard about it.

Namely, that Chen Wangu, the Sect Leader of Shu Mountain—one of the Nine Great Forces of the Central Tang Dynasty—was about to take a Direct Disciple, and that this disciple was none other than Xu Qing.

Xu Qing hailed from the Great Zhou Martial Country, a Lower-Grade Human Race Dynasty in the Great Border Wilderness. The Great Zhou Martial Country had already been destroyed in what was known as the Ancient Text Incident.

Therefore, Xu Qing was the sole survivor of the Ancient Text Incident.

「Great Tang Imperial Palace」

’A Direct Disciple of Shu Mountain, and the Ancestral Inheritance.’

Li Haotian was no longer a young man; by the measure of a mortal’s hundred-year lifespan, he was already more than halfway through. "This Xu Qing is truly something else! How long has it even been? He’s suddenly about to be taken as Chen Wangu’s Direct Disciple and has even obtained Shu Mountain’s ’Ancestral Inheritance.’"

’It seems that if any future matters regarding the ancient texts require Xu Qing’s involvement, it won’t be as easy as it was before. After all, he is now the Direct Disciple of the Sect Leader of Shu Mountain.’

「Noon.」

HUMMM!

Xu Qing looked up to see a figure descending from the sky, landing on the summit of Chixia Peak. It was a young sword attendant.

"Sword Attendant Qingfeng greets the Direct Disciple!"

The young sword attendant approached Xu Qing, bowed deeply, and said respectfully, "The Sect Leader has sent me to invite you to the Dao Field."

"Alright."

Xu Qing nodded slightly. A glance was enough for him to recognize the young man as Qingfeng, one of his Master’s two sword attendants. "Please, lead the way."

"Mm."

SWISH! SWISH!

With Qingfeng in the lead and Xu Qing following, the two transformed into streaks of Sword Light, their speed immense as they rapidly crossed the outer and inner regions of Shu Mountain.

「Shushan Core Region」

Here, there were numerous Dao Fields, each one different from the last. Some were palaces floating in the Void; upon entering, one would discover that the palace’s interior formed its own separate space.

Other Dao Fields appeared as nothing more than a tuft of white cloud, seemingly one with the others in the sky. But this cloud was merely the entrance; the entire Dao Field was integrated with the Void itself.

Of course, some Dao Fields were also situated on the ground, with towering buildings and training halls erected upon the land.

"This is it."

After they had passed several such places, Qingfeng and Xu Qing arrived at Xu Qing’s Dao Field. Qingfeng raised a hand and pointed straight ahead.

"That," Qingfeng said, "is your Dao Field."

"Mm."

Xu Qing looked in the direction Qingfeng was pointing and saw a majestic, towering peak. It was well over ten thousand meters high, soaring into the sky and wreathed in clouds and mist.

Furthermore, a series of buildings and palaces had been constructed upon the great peak.

Moreover, the very summit of the peak had been sheared clean off through its center by some supreme, unstoppable force. This created an enormous flat space, in the center of which stood a majestic palace surrounded by a vast plaza.

At this moment, quite a few people had already gathered in the plaza. Xu Qing even spotted the three Supreme Elders from before: Chang Mei Daoist, Taiyi True Monarch, and Heaven-Reaching Daoist.

"He’s here."

"It’s Xu Qing."

"..."

The moment Xu Qing arrived, everyone in the plaza sensed his presence. They all raised their heads to look in his direction.

"Come here."

HUMMM!

The voice came from a figure standing in the very center of the plaza: the Sect Leader of Shushan, Chen Wangu. He looked at Xu Qing, his tone calm.

"Yes."

SWISH!

Xu Qing nodded. He transformed into an Escape Light, flew swiftly to the Dao Field, and landed beside his Master, Chen Wangu. The gazes of everyone present immediately fell upon him.