My Crazy Upgrade System

Chapter 378: Chapter 377: Causing Trouble

Yi Tianyun felt that Xu Fei was a good man—conscientious, responsible, and not one to take petty advantages. He did what he said he would, which saved Yi Tianyun a lot of time and left him quite satisfied.

He felt Xu Fei was a talent worth nurturing and had half a mind to train him. Taking him for a tour inside Coiling Dragon Cave would suffice as his reward. Xu Fei had his own principles, and Yi Tianyun was no different. The reward couldn’t be skipped. Since the young man didn’t want Spirit Stones, a trip inside would have to do.

Once they settled on it, Xu Fei was ecstatic and led the way. "I’ve wanted to go up there for ages, but I never had a powerful backer to go with. Yi, your cultivation must be at the fourth or fifth level of the Pill Transformation Stage, right?"

He couldn’t discern Yi Tianyun’s cultivation level. Those with higher cultivation could see through those with lower cultivation, but not the other way around. However, he could get a vague sense from the aura Yi Tianyun exuded.

"Something like that." Yi Tianyun nodded in agreement.

’My cultivation level is indeed around there, but my total Combat Power is comparable to the second or third level of the Void Spirit Stage, if not higher.’

"Then this is really my lucky day. If I hadn’t met you, Yi, I don’t know when I would have ever gotten the chance to enter Coiling Dragon Cave." Xu Fei smiled.

Yi Tianyun smiled and said nothing.

They then began to climb the mountain. This area was far less dangerous, as there were no Demon Beasts to be found. The main challenge wasn’t a beast of any kind, but the arduous climb itself.

As the altitude increased, so did the pressure. While not as outrageous as it was when flying, the higher they went, the greater it became. Otherwise, the system wouldn’t have warned him that one needed to be at least at the Spirit Pill Stage to enter.

With his cultivation at only the eighth or ninth level of the Core Formation Stage, Xu Fei found it very difficult to cope.

But he just gritted his teeth, climbing step by step. By the time he reached the halfway point, moving had already become incredibly difficult. Yi Tianyun, at his side, could feel it too. The pressure here was several times stronger than on the ground, an absolute weight of over a hundred thousand pounds.

This wasn’t a major issue for someone with a powerful Physique. For cultivators with higher cultivation, a weaker Physique was irrelevant; they could simply raise a Spiritual Shield to block most of the pressure. Thus, while it was challenging for a Spirit Pill Stage expert to ascend, it wasn’t considered overly difficult.

"Want me to help you up?" Yi Tianyun offered, seeing how hard he was struggling.

"No, thank you. I want to climb this on my own. If I can’t make it up, then you don’t have to take me inside, Yi," Xu Fei said with a faint smile. "If I can’t even walk the path myself, then what’s the point of going in?"

’This Xu Fei really has a strong backbone.’ A surge of admiration rose in Yi Tianyun’s heart.

"Alright, then. I’ll stay here and go up with you, step by step." Yi Tianyun was suddenly in no hurry and began to slowly accompany Xu Fei on his ascent.

They hadn’t gone far, however, when a mocking voice suddenly drifted over from the side.

"Well, well, if it isn’t the young master of the Xu Family who ran away from his wedding. So you’re here climbing a mountain." A Spirit Pill Stage expert looked down on him, sneering. "The Xu Family is searching high and low for you, and here you are, hiding. Tsk, tsk... If I were to inform the Xu Family, I could even get a nice reward!"

"It’s you, Xu Jian!" Xu Fei gritted his teeth, looking up at the Spirit Pill Stage expert before him.

"That’s right, it’s me. I was just heading to Coiling Dragon Cave for a look and didn’t expect to find you here. If your cultivation is that low, don’t push yourself. Have you no shame?" Xu Jian sneered. "Rejecting the woman your family arranged for you, only to chase after the young miss of the Qin Family... With your level of strength, are you even worthy?"

"Whether I’m embarrassing myself or not is none of your business!" Xu Fei said, gritting his teeth.

"You embarrassing yourself might not be my business, but you liking the young miss of the Qin Family has everything to do with me!" Xu Jian sneered. "A guy like you wants to marry Miss Qin Shuang? Scram and go back where you came from!"

As he spoke, Xu Jian stepped in front of Xu Fei. He raised his foot to kick, but a hand suddenly grabbed his calf and viciously flung him aside.

BANG!

Xu Jian slammed hard against the mountainside, the impact nearly knocking him out. His companion scrambled to help him up.

"You... you actually dared to hit me! Do you have any idea who I am?!" Xu Jian shouted furiously as he scrambled to his feet.

"I don’t know who you are, nor do I care. All I know is that you’re preying on someone in a vulnerable position. Whether he can make it up this mountain has nothing to do with you, but when you lay a hand on him, it has everything to do with me," Yi Tianyun said calmly. "He is under my protection now. No one is going to touch him!"

As he spoke, his gaze turned cold, a flicker of killing intent flashing in his eyes. ’So that’s what this is about.’ He had the general picture now. Xu Fei must have disliked the marriage his family arranged, so he ran away. The one he truly loved was the young miss of the Qin Family.

’The Qin Family must be a powerful one. It’s just that Xu Fei’s cultivation is too low, and his attempts to court their young miss have drawn the ire of other suitors. No wonder he’s pushing himself so hard. He wants to improve his cultivation to win her heart.’

"Damn it! You dare act so brazen in front of me? Kick them both off the mountain!" Xu Jian roared.

His two companions beside him immediately lifted their legs and kicked. The force behind their attack was significant; getting hit and sent tumbling down from halfway up the mountain was no laughing matter.

Just as the kicks were about to land on Yi Tianyun, he raised his hand, shaping it into a blade, and chopped down sharply on their approaching legs.

CRACK! The bones in their legs shattered. Yi Tianyun followed up with a kick that sent them flying. They collapsed to the ground, clutching their legs and screaming in agony. Both of their legs were broken, looking as if they had been hacked clean off.

"Scram, if you don’t want to die!" Yi Tianyun’s gaze was glacial. ’If they had done anything more than a simple kick, I would have ended their lives with a single slap.’

"You... You’ll pay for this!" Xu Jian trembled. His two companions weren’t top-tier, but they were at the fifth or sixth level of the Spirit Pill Stage, yet they had been defeated in an instant. The man before him, Yi Tianyun, had to be at the Pill Transformation Stage. How could he possibly dare to fight him head-on?

Xu Jian immediately led his men in a hasty retreat down the mountain. With broken legs, how could they possibly continue climbing?

As they scrambled away, Xu Fei’s face filled with shame.

"Yi, thank you... I’m sorry for bringing you trouble. This is all my affair, and I will resolve it." Xu Fei took full responsibility, his expression filled more with shame than anything else.

"Don’t worry about it. It’s no problem at all. Let’s keep going." Yi Tianyun didn’t ask a single question, simply letting him resume his climb.

’This face is a fake anyway, so what’s there to be afraid of? Besides, I’ve already smashed a good chunk of the Netherworld Empire. Why would I fear some minor power?’