Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 323 - 111: Oath of Divine Punishment - Immortal Transformation Gourd_3

Chapter 323: Chapter 111: Oath of Divine Punishment - Immortal Transformation Gourd_3

So, we Qi Refiners do not excel in Magic.

Of course, the hobbies and interests of each Qi Refiner are different. Some not only refine Qi but also learn the Taoist arts and spiritual cultivation, or dabble in witchcraft and sorcery. Others practice with swords, fists, and kicks. Given the long life span of Qi Refiners, they have become quite adept. If you wish to learn, just search for it on the stone wall."

Xiao Jie thought to himself that it couldn’t be this bad, could it? If he switched his profession to a Qi Refiner, wouldn’t he have no increase in combat power at all? The only skill "Dining on the Wind and Drinking Dew" was just a daily skill.

"Red Dust Daoist, I won’t lie to you; I’ve looked at the stuff on the stone wall too, but unfortunately, my aptitude is limited and I can’t learn it. Does the Qi Refining Skill really not have any Magic that can be utilized?"

Surely an Ancient Mage must know a few tricks?

Master Hongchen nodded, "It’s not that there are no Magics that can be utilized, as the Qi Refining Skill allows for the control of nature’s spiritual energy, which is extraordinarily versatile and can be used to perform many skills. However, this precious spiritual energy is naturally prioritized for strengthening the body through Qi refinement, and using it for casting Magics is too wasteful."

"We did research some of the most basic applications back in the day, but we just didn’t develop them further."

"If you want to learn, I can teach you, but your realm is too low. You probably won’t be able to learn the high-level ones, so you’ll have to start with the most basic."

Xiao Jie thought to himself that was fine; at least it was a spell.

"Basic is fine, please do not hesitate to teach me."

"Then I shall teach you the ’Qi Healing Skill’ that one can learn at the Entry Realm, watch closely!"

Red Dust Taoist casually made a cut on his arm, and a white light appeared on his hand, healing the wound naturally.

System Notification: Red Dust Taoist imparts the skill ’Qi Healing Skill’ to you.

[Qi Healing Skill (Qi Refining Skill)

Passive: Activated. Recovers 1 Life Value per second (the higher your Qi Refining Skill level, the better the recovery effect).

Active: Activated. Consumes Spiritual Energy to heal your physical body, completely recovering your lost Life Value within 10 seconds, permanently consuming 1 Spiritual Energy Value for every 10 points of Life Value recovered (Warning: using this skill may cause your realm to fall).

Skill Introduction: The most basic application of a Qi Refiner’s usage of Spiritual Energy, using Spiritual Energy to heal a damaged body. As Qi Refiners often undertake cultivation for hundreds or thousands of years, protecting one’s own physical body is of the utmost importance.]

Xiao Jie frowned. This skill wasn’t particularly strong.

The passive effect was barely worth mentioning: one Life Value per second—if one relied on this for healing in battle, it would truly be a matter of life and death.

The active effect, although powerful, would permanently consume Spiritual Energy Value. With only 1000 points of Spiritual Energy Value, wouldn’t a few uses cause a fall in realm?

Spiritual Energy wasn’t self-recovering, and it was quite difficult to replenish.

But alright, it was at least a life-saving skill. With over three hundred Life Value, a 10-second full recovery was nearly as fast as drinking a healing potion.

Key was, this could be used in reality as well, which was very good.

"Is there more?"

"Of course, there is more. However, you need to raise your realm to learn more. Come and find me when you are ready."

"Of course, you can also try to find ancient relics left by other Ancient Qi Refiners or Immortals. Maybe you’ll discover something. Those people liked to hide their inventions of spells and skills in ancient tombs, secret chambers, and places like that."

Xiao Jie thought to himself that learning a skill as a Qi Refiner was truly arduous, and judging by the looks of it, the number of skills was considerably limited.

Compared with Taoist and other genuine magic professions, there was no comparison at all. However, this was the price one had to pay for ascending to immortality. There was no way around it—you can’t have your cake and eat it too.

"Sui Feng, when do you plan to leave?"

"There’s no time like the present, I will set off immediately."

Xiao Jie thought to himself he couldn’t wait to get away from you and took a few steps before turning back.

"By the way, Red Dust Daoist, what about the maze outside?"

"No need to worry. Now that you’re part of the Qi Refiners, the maze was originally set up to prevent outsiders from entering. It has no binding effect on Qi Refiners."

Xiao Jie finally relaxed and left with a fist and palm salute.

Walking into the cave and heading towards the outside of the mountain cave, Xiao Jie looked at the Oath BUFF above his head as he walked.

(Hmph, they think they can use this thing to bind me; wishful thinking. As long as I don’t form a Golden Core, I naturally don’t have to worry about this issue. The Golden Core Realm would require at least the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels of Qi Refining Skill.

By then, I’ll bring a group of a hundred people over, and treat you like a world boss to be defeated. Let’s see who’ll help whom achieve ascension to immortality then.

Damn it, I’ll just kill you outright, snatch your Golden Core, and then ascend to immortality. By then, your spiritual energy will ascend together with me, wouldn’t that also count as ’helping you ascend’?) Right now, the most urgent task is to chop up a few demons, acquire a few inner cores, and test the effect of the Immortal Transformation Gourd.)

Watching Xiao Jie’s figure disappear into the cave, Red Dust Daoist’s face revealed a twisted smile—"Finally, there’s a glimmer of hope for ascension, my fellow Daoists, our great undertaking is promising!"

In the shadows behind him, white figures began to emerge, eight in total, surrounding him solemnly standing.

They silently watched Red Dust Daoist’s excitement, seemingly also feeling gratified.

"Don’t rush, my fellow Daoists, it’s almost time. The day of my ascension will be the moment of your transcendence. Then we can settle scores with those bastards together."

As he spoke, one of the white spiritual entities trembled for a moment and then suddenly dissipated into the air like a soap bubble, leaving nothing behind as the others immediately pounced on and devoured the floating speck of light.

Red Dust Daoist watched this scene as if he was accustomed to it, simply sighing, "Another one gone, another one lost. Alas, we followed the words of that Mysterious Taoist back then, gathering our combined strength for this slim chance at immortality, but who would have imagined, of all the people in Heavenly Waterfall Cave that year, only a few remain today. It’s hard to say whether it was right or wrong."

Looking at those white spiritual entities with indiscernible faces, he showed an expression of shared sorrow.

Qi Refining Skill is an ancient secret technique that fuses the soul and body into one.

For this reason, Qi Refiners cannot become ghosts after death; they turn into these peculiar spiritual entities. Although they don’t dissipate as easily as ghosts, thousands of years have passed, and they still cannot withstand the erosion of time, constantly fading away, transforming into spiritual energy, and returning to nature.

If they don’t succeed soon, it’s feared that the remaining ones will all vanish.

A fierce look appeared on his face.

At this point, there’s only one path forward—once the Hidden Moon Following Wind Golden Core coalesces and returns here, if I snatch that person’s Golden Core, I will be able to fill the last gap and ascend to immortality. Hahahahaha!

Immortal Business! Immortal Business, ah! For the sake of ascension, even if there’s only a slight chance, I must fight for it.