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Chapter 446 - 52 Xuanming Mountain_2

Chapter 446: Chapter 52 Xuanming Mountain_2

The Crow Demon looked shocked and tried to cast another spell when suddenly a blade light slashed from behind.

One Cut, Two Pieces! Xiao Jie was no longer pretending and executed a series of moves smoothly like flowing water...

The battle lasted less than three minutes, and in no time the entire cave was filled with bodies.

With the prepared attacking the unprepared, and high-level players against low-level Little Monsters, plus the boss turning against them, it was a complete massacre.

With a flash of white light, Xiao Jie leveled up again.

Hehe, awesome! This kind of enclosed leveling is simply refreshing.

At this moment, the battle finally ended, and everyone started to search the Little Monsters’ bodies as they gathered around.

Ying Baiyu looked at the crowd, still on alert, but fortunately, Xiao Jie had already greeted them, and no one attacked.

"These are your companions? Indeed all brave warriors, it’s just..."

"What, are they not enough?" Xiao Jie asked.

Ying Baiyu shook his head, "I haven’t met the Demon Star Tower Envoy, but since he’s sent on a solo mission, his strength must be formidable, possibly at the Demon King level. It’s probably not going to be easy to deal with."

Xiao Jie quite agreed. Often what NPCs say is just the background setting arranged by the system. If Ying Baiyu said this, then it indicates that defeating the Demon Star Tower Envoy with their team wouldn’t be easy.

But it seemed there was a way to fight after all.

"No rush, we still have a day; I’ll go enhance my strength first. By then, it will naturally be easy to capture. Brother Ying Baiyu, could you do me a favor and give me a ride?"

"Where to?"

Xiao Jie smiled: "Xuanming Mountain."

Xiao Jie had accepted a profession quest earlier, but he had been too scared to attempt it.

Mainly because the ruins he needed to explore were within the vast mountains of Canglin State, a high-level adventure map suggested by the system for adventure levels 28-35.

Who knows what kind of monsters are there.

Xiao Jie alone wouldn’t dare explore it.

Getting teammates to help was a method, but since they didn’t owe him anything, why should they accompany him on such a risky adventure?

Unless he paid a huge price or owed someone a big favor.

But naturally, Xiao Jie would not do that.

So the quest had been put aside until now.

Originally, he thought he’d wait until he was higher level before attempting it, but now there was a great opportunity with Ying Baiyu, a boss who could fly and "carry people." That naturally took care of the safety during the journey.

Ying Baiyu was surprised when he heard this, "Xuanming Mountain? Is that the Xuanming Mountain in the Barbaric Mountains?"

"That’s right, why, do you know about that place?"

"Of course I know. Our Heavenly Feather Army’s major mission is to patrol Canglin State. The Barbaric Mountains are one of the most dangerous areas in Canglin State, full of countless mountains and hundreds of high mountains and rivers. Xuanming Mountain is one of them; it was said that in ancient times, Qi Refiners sought the path of becoming Immortal there... What are you doing there?"

"To enhance my strength and learn Immortal Law, all for Master Xiao Yue’s mission, for the greater good. Brother Ying, you can’t refuse helping with this, can you?"

Ying Baiyu sighed, "Do I have another choice?"

Saying that, he walked outside.

"You’re going to do the quest alone?"

Ye Luo and I Want to Be Immortal were both surprised.

"It can’t be helped. I either do the quest now or wait until I’m at a higher level later. I must enhance my strength as much as possible before fighting the Demon Star Tower Envoy, the more trump cards, the better. Hence, I must do this quest now.

You should also get ready, we might have a tough battle tomorrow."

Everyone nodded agreement, impressed by Xiao Jie’s ability to tame a boss.

Regardless of the boss’s strength, just his Blood Volume was enough to withstand a frontal assault from the Demon Star Tower Envoy.

When the others support from behind, it seemed quite safe.

Task 1: Explore the ruins.

Task content: Deep within the ancient mountains of Canglin State lies a mysterious valley, rumored to be one of the practice sites of the Ancient Qi Refiners, who sought Immortality. Although these Qi Refiners didn’t achieve anything and eventually vanished into the river of history, according to research by our association, the ruins still hold significant academic value. It is very likely that secrets regarding the utilization of Spiritual Energy in Ancient Qi Cultivation could be found within these ruins.

Please locate the ruins and explore them in-depth.

Task reward: Three Qi Refining Secret Methods.

Three Qi Refining Secret Methods, this task reward is truly powerful.

Xiao Jie currently only knew three Artifact Refining Secret Methods, and they were all the most basic ones: Qi Healing Skill, Qi Spirit Wave, and Qi Protection.

He had used these three skills only a few times, mainly because they consumed Spiritual Energy, and he didn’t even have enough Spiritual Energy to level up, let alone waste it.

However, the power of these Qi Refining Secret Skills was indeed remarkable, and they could definitely turn the tide in a crucial moment.

Definitely worth having.

He had to learn them.

At this moment, Xiao Jie was flying towards the direction of Xuanming Mountain.

Looking at the vast mountains below, the treacherous jungles, the towering ancient trees, and even occasionally seeing monsters wandering about.

Xiao Jie thought it was good to have found such free labor; if he had to explore the map slowly by himself, he would have suffered a lot.

Looking at the map, Xiao Jie became excited.

"We’re here, this is the place!"

3,

Ying Baiyu slowly descended and saw a dilapidated Corpse Hall standing amidst the dense forest.

This should be Xuanming Mountain, Kongming Cave.

A stone gate appeared in front of them, with a conspicuous slot.

He right-clicked.

System prompt: Spirit stone seal needed.

Luckily, he had saved a talisman, and Xiao Jie clicked to install it, followed by a swirl of

"What is this place?" asked Ying Baiyu cautiously.

"A place of cultivation for Ancient Qi Refiners, have you heard of it?"

"I’ve heard about it, in books when I was a child."

Oh! Xiao Jie was somewhat surprised; he hadn’t expected the education level in Canglin State to be quite decent.

"What does the book say?"

"Ancient Qi Refiners were all noble seekers of eternal life. They sought eternal life at all costs, yet ultimately most of them failed, reduced to spouting nonsense.

Occasionally, one or two of them would attain Immortality, and they would no longer regard themselves as human, transcending the worldly concerns.

So, it is generally best to ignore them."

Xiao Jie thought this wasn’t a very good review, but then again, Kaiyang Star Lord and Master Xiao Yue seemed to be good friends, yet after achieving Immortality, they never met with their old friends again.

Moreover, from what they implied, Immortals and mortals were completely different entities; thus, to an Immortal, once Immortality was achieved, the life and death of mortals became inconsequential.

Would he change to such a mindset if he became Immortal?

Xiao Jie absolutely would not.

What surprised him was that there were no prohibitions or tests as he had encountered in Konglaoshan Skyfall Cave, making this much easier.

Following the winding cave, a skeleton suddenly appeared.

The skeleton’s hemp robe was terribly tattered, yet it still maintained the posture of a meditating monk.

Xiao Jie opened his Skill Bar and glanced at the Corpse Language Skill.

"Young brother, do not disturb the king. If you have any questions, ask me."

Surprised, Xiao Jie turned around and saw a white figure, looking indifferently at him.

Ancient Spirit (Qi Refiner’s Spiritual Body): Level 55. Life Value 871/3000.

4,

"Who are you?"

"I am the Spiritual Body of an Ancient Qi Refiner, transformed after death."

"Aren’t Ancient Qi Refiners supposed to be without souls?"

"Only after the Golden Core is fully formed does the soul merge into the Golden Core and cease to manifest. I died before my Golden Core was completed, so I left behind a Spiritual Body."

Ancient Qi Refiners’ bodies and souls were transformed due to long periods of absorbing and refining Spiritual Energy, so they did not turn into yin souls after death. Instead, they became something similar to Spirit Monsters.

Neither god nor ghost, neither alive nor dead, but ultimately a Spiritual Body is a failed product of Qi Cultivation, gradually fading away over time.