My Crazy Upgrade System

Chapter 379: Chapter 378: Trash Mouth

Xu Fei gritted his teeth and quickly climbed toward the summit. His pace was neither fast nor slow, but steady.

Yi Tianyun followed slowly beside him, observing their surroundings. Many people cast strange glances their way. ’Climbing with such a low cultivation level is just asking for death.’

The Cultivators they passed by looked at them with disdain, ridicule, or even admiration—all sorts of gazes. None of it had anything to do with them. Xu Fei just kept climbing, one step at a time. Even when drenched in sweat and his body swaying violently, he kept pushing upward.

"HUFF... HUFF... I’ve actually climbed this place before. I was just a little short of the top. I’m sure I can make it this time!" Xu Fei gritted his teeth and took another step forward, only to freeze in place the next moment.

He didn’t say anything. Instead, he sat down cross-legged on the spot and actually began to cultivate.

Yi Tianyun stood by his side to act as his Guardian. Without a doubt, Xu Fei was having a breakthrough. The arduous climb served as a form of tempering, so it wasn’t surprising that he would break through here after some time.

Sure enough, a moment later, Xu Fei officially broke through, entering the peak of the Core Formation Stage. If he continued like this, he would be able to successfully break through to the Spirit Pill Stage.

"I broke through! I broke through!" Xu Fei was overjoyed. He stood up and said gratefully, "Thank you for being my Guardian, Yi! Without you, I definitely wouldn’t have broken through so quickly!"

"There’s no need to say that. Even without me, you would have broken through when you climbed up here again," Yi Tianyun said, shaking his head.

"Hehe, well, let’s keep climbing then. I’m sure we can reach the summit this time!"

Xu Fei was full of confidence this time and quickened his pace up the mountain. With the increase in his cultivation, all aspects of his abilities had improved considerably, making the climb much easier than before. This was evident from his speed, which was a notch faster than previously.

He took this opportunity to use the pressure here to consolidate his cultivation. It was killing two birds with one stone.

Soon, they finally reached the summit successfully. The pressure at the peak wasn’t as great as one might imagine. If one were to fly, they would be crushed to death just a few meters higher. Climbing was different; the pressure wasn’t as intense.

If one were to judge by the pressure from flying, a mountain this high would exert a force of at least tens of millions of jin. A Spirit Pill Stage expert would be flattened, and perhaps only a Void Spirit Stage expert could barely reach the summit.

"We made it! I finally made it!" Xu Fei exclaimed, as if he had accomplished some great feat by successfully climbing to the top of the mountain.

"Congratulations, you’ve finally climbed to the cave entrance," Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile. "But this is just the beginning. Are you ready?"

The climb was just a part of the process. The real danger lay inside the Coiling Dragon Cave. It was far more dangerous inside than out; a moment of carelessness could mean leaving your life behind.

"I’m ready!" Xu Fei said, nodding heavily.

"Then let’s go in." Yi Tianyun led the way inside. Just as they entered the cave, the pressure actually weakened slightly. Overall, it didn’t decrease by much, but for Xu Fei at least, the reduction felt significant.

There was nothing special just inside the entrance, only a passage leading downward. Following this passage, their view soon opened up. What came into sight was a wide, open space where many Cultivators were sitting cross-legged and resting. Their cultivation levels varied, and there were quite a few experts at the Core Formation Stage.

There were no Treasures here, only countless cave entrances. It was impossible to know which one was the true path. The sight was dazzling, leaving everyone completely clueless as to which entrance was the real one. Some caves led forward, while others led down, all in completely different directions.

The ones leading down were like bottomless abysses, and not many people would choose those passages. Heaven knew where they led. If you fell into a pit of lava, you’d be a goner for sure.

"So this is the Coiling Dragon Cave... It really is just like the rumors say—densely packed with entrances. You don’t know if they lead to life or death. There are too many choices," Xu Fei thought to himself, filled with emotion as he looked at the many passages.

It really came down to luck. If you chose the wrong path, you would need strength. Without strength, you couldn’t escape and would die inside. Therefore, both luck and strength were crucial here; neither could be lacking.

However, those with great strength were often blessed with great luck as well.

"That’s right, the difficulty is certainly not small." Yi Tianyun swept his gaze around. Under normal circumstances, it would indeed be quite difficult, but for him, it wasn’t a big deal.

’With the Coiling Dragon Map, I can easily reach the true destination. The problem is figuring out which cave Ren Long fell into. That’s the most critical part.’

"Yo, isn’t that Xu Fei? Didn’t expect to see you here. Did you run here to escape your marriage?"

"That’s right. I heard he chose to run from his arranged marriage so he could marry the Qin Family’s young miss. Too bad the Qin Family doesn’t approve of him and thinks his cultivation is too low. I didn’t expect him to come here to train."

"Hehe, him? He wants to marry the Qin Family’s young miss? He should take a good look in the mirror."

"I’d advise you to hurry back home and marry that girl. At least that way you won’t lose face, you idiot!"

Many of the Cultivators here recognized Xu Fei. Clearly, his family was quite influential; otherwise, so many people wouldn’t know him.

Xu Fei’s face flushed red. He desperately wanted to strike them, but his strength was still too low.

Yi Tianyun reached out and patted his shoulder, saying calmly, "Pay them no mind. Let’s head down first."

"Yes, Yi!" Xu Fei gritted his teeth, suppressing the anger in his heart, and didn’t try to argue with them.

"Yo, looks like he found himself a backer. I wonder where this kid came from. Calling him ’Yi’ so respectfully?"

"Forget it. I can’t be bothered with them. Let’s keep looking for the entrance. It seems like that cave up ahead is the right one."

"That’s right. This so-called ’Yi’ is probably just as worthless. Birds of a feather flock together, I guess."

This time, Xu Fei completely erupted. He drew his sword and roared, "You can talk trash about me, but you absolutely will not insult Yi!"

He was utterly enraged. He could tolerate them insulting him, but involving Yi Tianyun made him furious.

"So what if we did?! You’ve got some nerve. ’Yi this, Yi that.’ You think he can help you marry the Qin Family’s young miss or something?"

"Haha, of course not! Otherwise, why would they be here in the Coiling Dragon Cave? He’d have taken him to claim his bride long ago!"

"You want to fight? Come on! Let’s see if your skills have improved at all."

They didn’t care in the slightest that Xu Fei was angry. His cultivation was far too inferior to theirs; why would they be afraid of him?

"Fine by me! Who wants to fight me one-on-one?" Xu Fei was furious, completely enraged. He drew his sword, glared at them coldly, and said, "Who’s first?!"

He was not a man without a spine. After being insulted so much, he couldn’t tolerate it any longer.

Yi Tianyun had originally intended to make a move, but seeing Xu Fei like this, he just smiled faintly and said nothing. He wanted to see what Xu Fei was capable of.