Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 318 - 109: The Last Qi Refiner_2

Chapter 318: Chapter 109: The Last Qi Refiner_2

Xiao Jie thought to himself that he should establish their relationship first and then continue, "You are already my great benefactor, how could you have the heart to strike at me?"

"Fair enough, fair enough, it’s merely a verbal effort," the other replied.

"Then why does the elder not leave this place?" Xiao Jie asked.

The Red Dust Taoist sighed, "It’s not so easy. Although I have not succeeded in my cultivation to become an immortal, I am nonetheless a half-step immortal, and that is why I have lived to this day. Now, I’m only missing the last breath of spiritual energy... but if I leave this place, I fear my realm would immediately fall."

Xiao Jie asked curiously, "Why is that?"

The old man explained, "This spiritual energy is like water, and a Qi Refiner is like a sponge that absorbs enough spiritual energy to eventually ascend to immortality.

If the sponge is submerged in water, it naturally absorbs more and more water."

"But if it’s exposed to air, under the scorching sun, what do you think will happen to the sponge?"

"Will it dehydrate?"

"Exactly! In this world today, where spiritual energy is depleted, it’s as if I am in a dry desert under the burning sun. If I were to leave this place, the spiritual energy within me would continuously dissipate. With the depletion of spiritual energy in the world and no way to absorb it back, it won’t take many days before I revert to a mortal state. My body is entirely supported by this cultivation of spiritual energy. If I reverted to a mortal form, I would immediately disintegrate into mud, and my flesh and bones would turn to ash. I can only barely survive by staying here in the Konglaoshan Skyfall Cave."

Xiao Jie thought to himself that this person was indeed miserable. Others had become immortals while he was left behind, waiting for death.

Yet, he was still not resigned. He had paid a great price for the inheritance of the Ancient Qi Refiner, having only just passed three vital tests, "So is this Qi refining technique just a dead end?""

"Of course it is, otherwise why would I have said that? I was trying to warn you," the old man replied.

"But the immortals told me that there are still some Heavenly Caves in this world that retain spiritual energy and can be cultivated..."

"Hahaha, fool, isn’t this Konglaoshan Skyfall Cave right here a Heavenly Cave? Yet, I have been here for hundreds of years without becoming immortal. Why do you think that is?—The spiritual energy of this world is dissipating, just like an ocean drying up. Even if a few small puddles remain with some residual moisture, it’s merely barely prolonging the inevitable. No matter how much you absorb this bit of spiritual energy, you can’t cultivate anything significant from it, at most you may reach the first or second level of realm.

To aspire to become immortal is an unreachable dream."

On hearing this, Xiao Jie felt a chill in his heart. The Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique was divided into ten realms, each realm unlocking a new ability, theoretically allowing one to continuously grow stronger.

But the first nine realms, no matter how powerful, still belonged to the mortal realm; only by reaching the tenth realm, could one ascend to immortality.

If he only reached the first or second realm, it was barely stronger than an ordinary person, probably not even qualifying as a Half Mage.

Then this profession was utterly pointless.

Yet Xiao Jie was not disheartened; since there was such a hidden profession, a Legendary profession mentioned in this game, there must be a method to cultivate.

Moreover, since this old man knew so much and had told him so much, there must be some rationale behind it.

He tentatively asked, "Elder, haven’t you discovered any method throughout these years?"

"Heh heh heh, young man, you do know your stuff indeed. Yes, I have racked my brains, meditated deeply for thousands of years, and finally found a glimmer of hope from this otherwise inevitable demise—look!"

As he spoke, he suddenly pulled out a gourd from behind his back.

This gourd was about a foot tall, half a foot thick, with a large round belly, and the material of the gourd was like that of a lake, glossy and gleaming. The gourd was also engraved with many talismanic seals, obviously an extraordinary item.

The old man looked at the gourd, his eyes filled with pride. "This is the Demon Refining Gourd, a Magic Treasure I have crafted after spending all my fortune over hundreds of years. This item can extract spiritual energy from monster inner cores, and this is the key to breaking through!

You should know, the Demon Race naturally has the ability to absorb spiritual energy. In the ancient times, before the Qi Refiners came into existence, the demon race had already mastered the ability to absorb spiritual energy and cultivate Divine Skills.

However, the demon race, due to physical limitations, found it difficult to cultivate into immortals. Only by first cultivating a human form, could they have such an opportunity.

Even though very few in the Demon Race could cultivate a human form; most are hybrids of human and beast.

Although the Demon Race has also lost the way to absorb spiritual energy and transform into immortals over the past thousand years, in the tens of thousands of years before, the demon race had once ruled this world, leaving behind countless great demons. These demons absorbed spiritual energy into themselves, forming inner cores that do not easily dissipate. Now, by killing dozens or hundreds of these demons and placing their inner cores into this gourd to refine the spiritual energy, one can naturally continue to advance and ultimately ascend to immortality."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jie immediately rejoiced but then grew puzzled.

Why was this old man saying so much to him? Surely he couldn’t possibly be kind enough to give away the gourd, could he?

There’s no such thing as free pies falling from the sky in this world.

"Senior, why tell me all this?"

The eyes of the Red Dust Taoist gleamed, and he laughed boldly, "Hahaha, boy, to be honest, today is your lucky day. I see a fate between us. Just agree to one thing for me, and I will give you this gourd to help you ascend to immortality. How about it?"

Xiao Jie thought to himself, there must be a catch.

However, he exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my, that would be wonderful, but what virtue or ability do I possess to deserve such a fortune? I wonder what the senior wants me to do?"

"The task I ask of you is not difficult. Once you have ascended and gained some capabilities, then I want you to kill a few thousand-year-old Great Demons, refine their Monster Inner Cores into Spiritual Power, and bring them to me to aid me in completing the final step of my Immortal Business. How does that sound?"

[System prompt: Mission triggered [Red Dust Taoist’s Promise].]

Mission description: You met an Ancient Qi Refiner—Red Dust Taoist in the Heavenly Waterfall Cave, who wants to strike a deal with you, offering the Demon Refining Gourd as a reward, to help him ascend to immortality.

Mission objective: Help the Red Dust Taoist ascend to immortality.

Mission reward: Demon Refining Gourd (acquired in advance).]

So that was it.

Xiao Jie suddenly understood, yet he still felt something was amiss. Did the other party trust him that much? They had just met.

Moreover, it all seemed a bit too easy.

Moreover, refining Demon Race Inner Cores and absorbing their Spiritual Energy to ascend to immortality seemed somewhat illicit, not quite the righteous path of immortality.

The Red Dust Taoist continued, "How about it, isn’t this a good deal? Just vow to help me ascend, and I will give it to you.

If you don’t agree, then you will miss the chance to become immortal."

Xiao Jie didn’t rush to agree. These were all one-sided words from the other party; what if they were false?

There were many instances of NPCs tricking people in this game, and as the other character was neutral, he felt it wasn’t very reliable.

"Could the senior allow me some time to think about it?"

"Of course, you can take your time." said the Red Dust Taoist nonchalantly, but he acted as though he didn’t care, shrugged, and left. Despite his elderly appearance, his body was extremely agile. With a casual jump, he covered dozens of meters and quickly leapt up to a stone cave in the rock wall, where he lay down to sleep.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jie continued to examine the content of the Qi Refining Skill on the rock wall, deciding to learn this Ancient Qi Refining Skill first, regardless of whether he accepted the mission or not.

He read through the entire Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique from beginning to end.

[System prompt: You have learned a new Skill [Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique], you can check it in the skill list.]

Xiao Jie was delighted inside, not expecting it to be this easy!

Upon opening it, he saw—

[Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique (Profession Inheritance Skill)

Usage 1: Qi Refinement. Absorb Spiritual Energy into your body, the higher your spirituality, the faster the absorption, current absorption rate 3 points per second.

Usage 2: Spirit Ascension (Insufficient Spiritual Energy, unavailable). Consumes 1000 points of Spiritual Energy Value to enhance your Qi Refining Realm, each ascension of the realm will increase the required Spiritual Energy Value.

Current Spiritual Energy: 0/1000.

Current Realm: Outside the Door.

Skill Introduction: In ancient times, Qi Refiners created this special Cultivation Method, by absorbing Spiritual Energy, transforming their souls and physical bodies, ultimately aiming to achieve Ascension to Immortality. Due to changes over the ages, this inheritance was lost; now, you have rediscovered it.]