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Chapter 449 - 53 Ancient Spirit_3

Chapter 449: Chapter 53 Ancient Spirit_3

"Alas, let’s not talk about that anymore, young friend. There are three Qi Refining Secret Skill paths to choose from within my Xuanming Mountain lineage. Pick one to cultivate."

Why is it always a choice of three... Xiao Jie began to feel that the game designer was a bit OCD.

"Can’t you teach all of them?"

"That won’t do, that won’t do. Teaching them all would harm you, young friend. There’s already not much Spiritual Energy to go around; learning a few secret techniques for self-defense is enough. Moreover, biting off more than you can chew is never good. These three Qi Refining Secret Skill paths are entirely different. If you try to cultivate them all at once, they will undoubtedly interfere with each other, making success difficult. Talking more is useless, choose quickly."

An options box popped up before Xiao Jie.

System prompt: Please select the Qi Refining Secret Skill pathway you wish to cultivate.

Option 1: Healing Secret Skill. A secret technique that uses Spiritual Energy to heal wounds, eliminate disease toxins, and strengthen the physical body.

Option 2: Offensive and Defensive Secret Technique. A secret technique that uses Spiritual Energy to transform into swords and Armor for attacking and defending.

Option 3: Sensing Secret Technique. A secret technique that senses the Spiritual Energy within enemies and controls it to cast spells on them.

Xiao Jie looked at the descriptions of the three secret techniques, carefully considering.

The first was purely for auxiliary healing. In reality, its value was absolutely the greatest; the only problem was it didn’t directly enhance combat ability. If he took the support path, it wouldn’t be bad.

The second option seemed good—Spiritual Energy transforming into swords and Armor and such would be a huge help in combat. The problem was, his meager Spiritual Energy shouldn’t be used up like a consumable, plus he wasn’t lacking in offensive methods, swords, and Armor.

The third option seemed to be about placing negative states on the enemy—a glance might suggest it wasn’t very helpful, but on further thought, it could be the biggest benefit for increasing Xiao Jie’s current strength.

He wasn’t lacking in damaging skills or recovery means. In true master-level confrontations, it was often the inherent strength of the combatants that decided victory or defeat.

Whether facing a BOSS or battling other players, if he could apply a few DEBUFFs to the enemy first, that would make the fight much easier.

"I choose the third path, the Sensing Secret Technique."

"Very well—watch closely."

The Ancient Spirit waved a hand, and immediately rows of white-glowing characters appeared on the stone wall behind it.

Xiao Jie hurriedly right-clicked to learn.

System prompt: You have learned the Qi Refining Secret Skills—Qi Exhaustion Skill, Deterioration Skill, Heavenly Tribulation Technique.

Is that it? Xiao Jie thought with surprise, finding it quite straightforward.

He quickly clicked to check, and sure enough, there were three new skills in his skill list.

[Qi Exhaustion Skill (Qi Refining Secret Skill)

Unlocked (Qi Refining Skill Third-tier unlocked)

Usage: Cause a target to enter a ’Qi Exhaustion’ state, increasing Energy consumption by 300% for 30 seconds.

Consumption: 80 Spiritual Energy Points.

Skill description: Created by the Qi Refiners of Xuanming Mountain, this secret technique rapidly depletes a target’s Physical Strength, making it difficult for them to continue fighting. Strike while the iron is hot, and then decline, finally exhaust—This Skill is ineffective against Qi Refiners.]

[Deterioration Skill (Qi Refining Secret Skill)

Locked (Qi Refining Skill Fifth-tier unlock)

Usage: Cause a target to enter a ’Deterioration’ state, reducing all Basic Attributes by 50%, which gradually diminishes over 60 seconds.

Consumption: 120 Spiritual Energy Points.

Skill description: Created by the Qi Refiners of Xuanming Mountain, this secret technique corrupts the Spiritual Energy within a target, causing them to age rapidly for a short period—This Skill is ineffective against Qi Refiners.]

[Heavenly Tribulation Technique (Qi Refining Secret Skill)

Locked (Qi Refining Skill Seventh Tier unlock)

Usage: Cause a target to enter a ’Heavenly Tribulation’ state, triggering a Heavenly Tribulation for the target within 24 hours based on the target’s location.

Consumption: 200 Spiritual Energy Points, 100 Merit Points.

Skill description: Casts a curse with the powers of storm, inferno, thunderclap, and even the forces of all creation upon the target—This Skill is ineffective against Qi Refiners.]