Chapter 227: Heaven Punishment Oath Immortal Gourd
Chapter 227: Heaven Punishment Oath Immortal Gourd
Xiao Jie felt that things were not looking good. He thought that this old Taoist priest was about to reveal his true nature.
Some things can be handled as long as everyone does not fall out with each other, but once the relationships are broken up, things will be really bad.
He hurriedly said, "What the senior said makes sense. I will accept this mission. Please give me the demon refining gourd."
The Taoist in Red Dust laughed and said, "Hahahaha, you are such an ignorant boy. What if I gave you the gourd directly and you took it away? How can I give such a rare treasure to others so easily?"
Xiao Jie thought to himself, didn't you try to help me, and now you are saying this?
"What does senior mean?"
"Of course, you have to swear an oath of divine punishment and swear an oath of blood before I can entrust this gourd to you."
The oath of divine punishment is a special mechanism in this game. It means swearing an oath to heaven. Once the oath is violated, a [Heavenly Punishment] punishment will be triggered. The worse the player's oath-breaking behavior, the higher the level of the [Heavenly Punishment] triggered.
I used it once when I was learning animal language from the old goat.
Xiao Jie thought that this old Taoist was not easy to fool, luckily he already had a plan.
It’s just a swearing. I’ll just send you one.
"You are right, senior. I swear right now. I swear that after I become an immortal, I will -"
"Stop, stop, stop! You can't swear like this. I'll help you become an immortal, and you'll do things for me. Naturally, the oath must be made according to my requirements."
Taoist Hongchen stretched out his hand and took out a bundle of scrolls from his sleeve. He searched through them and finally found an old scroll that was somewhat yellowed.
"Found it, found it, this is what I'm looking for."
As he spoke, he shook the scroll gently and spread it out in front of Xiao Jie. The words on the scroll shone with golden light and looked very extraordinary.
"Among my friends who are Qi-refining practitioners, there is a Linglongzi who is the best at manipulating words and laws, writing spells and drawing talismans, and making many oath scrolls. He once told me that if one day I need to swear an oath with someone, this scroll will come in handy. As long as you sign a blood oath, it will definitely work. If you break the oath, you will be punished by heaven."
"Come on, little brother, I have prepared a vow for you, just read it."
System prompt: Master Hongchen presents you with the item [Blood Oath Scroll].
Xiao Jie opened the backpack and looked at the item description, and his eyelids suddenly jumped.
[Blood Oath Scroll (Quest Item)
Use: Make a vow of divine punishment. Once the vow is violated, [Enhanced Heavenly Tribulation] will be triggered.
Item Description: An ancient scroll. It is said that the words contain powerful power. The ancient Qigong practitioners realized that they could not easily break their promises, otherwise bad things would inevitably happen, so they created this item. 】
The Taoist of Red Dust said, "Now, repeat after me - I, 'Yin Yue Sui Feng', was helped by the Taoist of Red Dust today, and learned the wonderful method of refining Qi and the treasure of the Immortal Gourd. When I have successfully refined Qi and condensed the golden elixir, before ascending to the immortal position, I will come to Konglao Mountain to meet with the Taoist, practice immortality together, and help him become an immortal.
If you break this oath, I will lose all my spiritual energy, my golden elixir will be shattered, and my path to immortality will collapse. Heaven and earth are my witnesses, the sun and the moon are my witnesses. I swear by blood, and no one dares to disobey!"
Listening to what Hongchen Taoist said, Xiao Jie cursed in his heart, damn, you have already prepared all this stuff, you are going to eat me up!
'When my golden elixir is condensed and before I ascend to immortality'... He has calculated that he wants to take my golden elixir. It won't work if he takes it too early when the golden elixir hasn't formed yet, and it won't work if he takes it too late when I have already become an immortal.
The so-called helping him to become an immortal means naturally having his spiritual power taken away. If you don't help him to become an immortal, then "all your magic power will be lost, your golden elixir will be shattered, and your path to immortality will collapse." Isn't that the fate of those other Qi-refining practitioners?
It seems that I have to offer the golden elixir to help him become an immortal.
Xiao Jie secretly cried out in pain and was thinking about how to break the impasse.
A dialogue option suddenly popped up in front of me.
Option 1: I swear... (accept the task).
Option 2: Senior said so, but I’m sorry I cannot accept it (Master Hongchen’s favorability -30).
Option 3: Please allow me to reconsider this (Master Hongchen’s favorability -10).
Option 4: Humph, you stinky Taoist priest, you just keep giving me all kinds of nonsense. I don’t want to bother with you. Hand over the gourd quickly, otherwise I will make you pay (trigger a battle).
This... this... this...
None of the options seem reliable. Why didn't the human relations be triggered at this critical moment?
Xiao Jie's brain was working fast. He definitely couldn't refuse now. As a neutral unit, the favorability of Taoist Hongchen was not high to begin with. If it was -30, he would most likely engage in battle.
Option 3 is also difficult. It can only delay time a little. Either you enter the battle, or Hongchen Taoist will not let you leave. At most you can delay for a few hours, and you still have to make a choice in the end.
If you give up everything, you can use the escape talisman to escape.
But since I have come here, it is totally unacceptable for me to leave like this.
As for option 4...don't even think about it.
Xiao Jie's mind raced and he came up with an idea instantly. Now the only option he could implement was Option 1. Option 1 only said he had to swear, but there was no strict definition of the content of the oath. Perhaps he could try a little bit and play some word games.
"I swear to heaven, today I received this gourd with the help of Senior Hongchen. When I become an immortal in the future, I will definitely help Senior Hongchen to become an immortal together with me..."
With each word, a golden word appeared on the ancient scroll of the blood oath. However, when the oath was only halfway through, the Red Dust Master shouted angrily - "Stop!"
The sound made the speakers buzz.
Looking at Hongchen Zhenren again, his face was as black as iron, with an iron-blue color, and his expression was even more ferocious and fierce.
The murderous intent in his eyes could no longer be hidden.
"Boy, you're not reading that right!"
Xiao Jie's scalp tingled. Damn, why is this NPC so difficult to talk to?
The ones I've encountered before have never been so violent.
"Ah, isn't it right? I think it's almost right, what's wrong?" Xiao Jie tried his best to pretend to be confused, but he thought to himself that something was wrong. This old man was too serious.
"I'm clearly talking about the time when the golden elixir is condensed, before ascending to immortality."
"There's something wrong with your oath, Taoist priest. Didn't you say that after I become an immortal and have great power, I will slay the demon and seize the elixir for you?"
"Humph, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. If you really become an immortal, this oath will not be able to restrain you. Even the heavenly tribulation cannot do anything to a true immortal.
Since you are going to swear, you must help me complete this task before you become an immortal. You don't have to worry about whether you become an immortal earlier or later. If I become an immortal first, you will benefit from it. Come on, swear quickly so that I can give you the treasure. Don't refuse my toast and drink the wine for punishment."
Xiao Jie was still trying to talk nonsense.
"Oh, Senior, your oath is too long. I can't remember it clearly at the moment. What a pity, the blood oath scroll has been used. How about leaving it like this?"
"You can't just make up an oath casually. You haven't finished reading it yet, so it doesn't count. Just give me another one. As for the blood oath scrolls, I have plenty of them."
System prompt: Taoist Hongchen has given you a [Blood Oath Scroll].
Xiao Jie hadn't expected this to happen. He had thought the other party would just make the best of it...
Taoist Hongchen saw that Xiao Jie was still annoyed, so he shouted coldly: "Why, are you trying to fool me? Or do you not want to do anything for me at all?"
The tone gradually became fiercer, and the expression gradually became more ferocious.
The aura around Taoist Hongchen spread, and even the stones on the ground seemed to float up. The name above his head flickered, turning red and then yellow.
Xiao Jie was so frightened that he said hurriedly: "Of course not, I really mean it!"
"Then renew your oath. I advise you to think it over and not do anything tricky. Otherwise, I will never show mercy to those who fool me."
The real purpose is revealed.
Xiao Jie secretly groaned in his heart, but at this moment he was at the mercy of others and had no choice but to obey.
"I, 'Yin Yue Sui Feng', was helped by the Red Dust Master today and learned the wonderful method of refining Qi and the treasure of the Immortal Gourd. When I have successfully refined Qi and condensed the golden elixir, before ascending to the immortal throne, I will come to Konglao Mountain to meet with the Master, practice immortality together, and help him become an immortal..."
As Xiao Jie finished reading, the complete content of the oath appeared on the blood oath scroll.
Xiao Jie clicks to use——swear an oath with blood.
A red word -1 immediately appeared above his head.
The scroll was stained with a trace of blood, and then turned into a wisp of green smoke, rising straight into the sky and disappearing. However, a BUFF appeared above Xiao Jie's head.
Glance above the character's head.
[Oath of Divine Punishment: You have sworn an Oath of Divine Punishment. Once this oath is triggered, you will be subject to an [Enhanced Heavenly Tribulation].
"That's great, that's great, hahaha, kid, I really didn't misjudge you, take it, this treasure is yours now."
System prompt: Taoist Hongchen gives you the item [Immortal Gourd].
(Damn, even the name is fake. It was clearly called the Demon Refining Gourd before.)
I opened the backpack and took a look.
【Hua Xian Gourd (Magic Weapon)
Gourd special effect: Refining. (Refine the inner elixir in the gourd and transform it into raw spiritual power.)
Gourd special effect: Absorbing spirit. (Absorb the original spirit energy in the gourd and increase your spirit energy value - use condition: Qi Refining Technique).
Current spiritual energy value: 0/3000.
Current number of inner elixirs: 0.
Item Introduction: This is a treasure given by a mysterious Taoist priest to ancient Qigong practitioners. It is said that the ancient Qigong practitioners were unable to cultivate immortals due to the thin spiritual energy, and thus fell into despair. However, because of the treasure given by the mysterious Taoist priest, they regained hope and got a chance to become immortals. This is a magical item that can change one's fate. 】
The stuff is really good, but the mission oath is a bit of a rip-off.
Gifted by a mysterious Taoist? A mysterious Taoist?
Xiao Jie's heart suddenly moved. Damn, could this be the real person behind the crazy Taoist priest?
The more I think about it, the more possible it seems. Foolish Taoist, crazy Taoist, evil Taoist - mysterious Taoist, it all seems to fit the pattern.
What was this person's purpose in giving the Immortal Gourd to this group of Qi Refiners?
Xiao Jie had a vague feeling that this mysterious Taoist should be a very important plot character in the whole game. With all this going on, he would definitely become a big villain in the game in the later stages. Maybe he would even become a version BOSS or something like that.
"How is it? Are you satisfied?"
"Very satisfied. By the way, Senior——"
"Just call me Daoist Fellow. Since you have become a member of the Qi Refiners today, we should naturally address you as Daoist Fellow."
"Fellow Daoist Hongchen, do we Qigong practitioners have any magic skills passed down? Can you teach me a few? Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to subdue the demons and monsters."
Anyway, the oath has been made, and you have to admit it even if you don't want to. You might as well take this opportunity to get some benefits.
Taoist Hongchen shook his head and said, "The only goal of us Qigong practitioners is to cultivate ourselves, refine our Qi, achieve immortality, and ascend to become immortals. Therefore, most of us don't like to fight with others, and we haven't researched any magic. After all, as long as we become immortals, we can naturally use immortal magic. There is no need to waste energy.
Therefore, we Qigong practitioners are not good at magic.
Of course, each Qigong practitioner has different interests and hobbies. Some not only practice Qigong, but also learn Taoism and spiritual cultivation, or learn some witchcraft and sorcery. Some practice swords, knives, fists and feet. With their long years and long lifespans, they have mastered some skills. If you want to learn, just go and look for them on the stone wall."
Xiao Jie thought it wouldn't be that bad, wouldn't it mean that if he changed his job to Qi Refiner, his combat effectiveness would not be improved at all? His only skill [Eating Wind and Drinking Dew] was a daily skill.
"Fellow Daoist Hongchen, to be honest, I have also seen the things on the stone wall, but my talent is limited and I can't learn it. Is it possible that there are no spells that can be used in Qi Refining?"
After all, he is an ancient wizard, so he should know a few tricks, right?
True Man Hongchen nodded, "It's not that there is no spiritual energy at all. Qi refining can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and this spiritual energy of heaven and earth has extraordinary uses and can be used to perform many methods. However, this precious spiritual energy is naturally used to refine qi and strengthen the body first. It is too wasteful to use it to perform spells.
We did research some basic applications back then, but we didn't develop them any further.
If you want to learn, I can teach you, but your level is too low. You probably won’t be able to learn higher levels, so you can only start from the most basic level.”
Xiao Jie thought that was fine, it was a magic spell after all.
"The basics are good enough. I hope you can give me some advice."
"Then I will teach you the Qi Healing Technique, which can be learned by those who have reached the entry level. Watch out!"
I saw Taoist Hongchen casually cut a cut on his arm, a white light appeared on his hand, and the wound healed naturally.
System prompt: Taoist Hongchen teaches you the skill 'Qi Healing'.
【Qi Healing Technique (Qi Refining Method)
Passive: Activate. Restore 1 health point per second (the higher your Qi Refining Skill level, the higher the recovery effect).
Active: Activate. Consume spiritual energy to heal your body, fully restore your lost health within 10 seconds, and permanently consume 10 spiritual energy point for every 1 health points restored (Warning: Using this skill may cause your realm to fall).
Skill Introduction: The most basic application of spiritual energy by Qi Refiners is to use spiritual energy to heal damaged bodies. Qi Refiners can easily spend hundreds or thousands of years in cultivation, so protecting their bodies is of utmost importance. 】
Xiao Jie frowned. This skill really wasn't that powerful.
The passive effect can only be said to be dispensable. It loses one point of health per second. It would be fatal if you rely on it to recover health in battle.
Although the active effect is powerful, it will permanently consume spiritual energy. I only have 1000 spiritual energy points in total. Wouldn't it mean that my realm will drop if I use it a few times?
Aura can't recover on its own, and it's very difficult to use.
But okay, at least it's a life-saving skill. I have more than 10 blood, and if it is fully restored in seconds, the recovery speed is almost the same as drinking the red bottle.
The key is that this thing can also be used in reality, which is great.
"Any more?"
“Of course there is more, but if you want to learn more, you have to wait until your realm is improved, and then come to find me.
Of course, you can also look for the remains left by other ancient Qigong masters or immortals, and perhaps you can find something. Those people like to hide their invented spells and methods in ancient tombs, secret rooms and the like."
Xiao Jie thought that it was really difficult for a Qi Refiner to learn a skill, and judging from the appearance, the number of skills was quite limited.
It's totally incomparable to real magic professions like Taoist priests, but this is the price to pay for becoming an immortal. There's no other way. You can't have your cake and eat it too.
"Fellow Daoist Suifeng, when do you plan to leave?"
"There's no time to lose. I'll leave now."
Xiao Jie thought to himself, I'm too lazy to stay with you any longer, so he took a few steps and turned back.
"Oh, fellow Daoist Hongchen, what should we do with the maze outside?"
"Don't worry. You are already a Qi Refiner now. The maze was set up to prevent outsiders from entering. The maze has no restraining effect on Qi Refiners."
Xiao Jie finally felt relieved and left with a fist salute.
Walking into the cave and heading out of the cave, Xiao Jie looked at the oath BUFF above his head as he walked.
(Hehe, you want to use this thing to restrain me? That's a nice thought. As long as I don't form a golden elixir, I don't have to worry about this problem. The golden elixir realm must be at least the seventh, eighth, or ninth level of the Qi Refining Technique.
When the time comes, I will directly form a team of a hundred people and kill you as the world boss. Let’s see who helps you and becomes immortal.
Damn, I will kill you and take your golden elixir, then ascend to become an immortal. Then your spiritual energy will become an immortal with me, which will also be considered as "helping you become an immortal". The most urgent thing is to kill a few monsters and get some inner elixirs to try out the effect of this immortal gourd.)
Watching Xiao Jie disappear into the cave, a twisted smile appeared on Taoist Hongchen's face - "Finally, there is a chance to become an immortal, fellow Taoists, our great cause is promising!"
In the shadows behind him, white figures appeared at this moment. There were eight of them in total. They surrounded him and stood solemnly.
They watched Taoist Hongchen's excitement silently, and seemed to be relieved as well.
"Don't worry, fellow Taoists. It will be soon. When I ascend, it will be your time to transcend. Then we will settle accounts with those bastards together."
As he spoke, a white spirit trembled a few times, but suddenly dissipated into the air like a soap bubble. The rest of the spirits immediately pounced over and devoured the light spot floating in the air without leaving anything behind.
Taoist Hongchen looked at this scene, but he seemed to be used to it. He just sighed, "Another one is gone, another one is gone. Alas, we listened to the mysterious Taoist's words and gathered our strength just for this ray of hope. But we didn't expect that there are only these few people left in Tianpu Cave. We don't know whether it is right or wrong."
He looked at those white spirits whose faces could no longer be seen, with an expression of grief on his face.
Qigong is an ancient secret technique that refines the soul and body into one.
Because of this, Qi Refiners cannot become ghosts after death, but can only become this kind of strange spirit body. Although it is not as easy to dissipate as ghosts, after thousands of years, it is difficult to withstand the test of time, and will continue to die, turn into spiritual energy, and return to heaven and earth.
If they fail again, the remaining ones will probably all be destroyed.
A hint of ruthlessness appeared on his face.
At this point, there is only this way to go - as long as Yin Yue Sui Feng's golden elixir condenses and returns here, and I hide that person's golden elixir, I can complete the last flaw and ascend to become an immortal, hahahaha!
Immortal career! Immortal career! In order to become an immortal, even if there is only a slight chance, you must try your best.
(End of this chapter)