Chapter 294: Becoming an Immortal? Becoming a Demon?
Chapter 294: Becoming an Immortal? Becoming a Demon?
Xiao Jie asked Daju to guard him while he officially began to refine the spiritual energy.
He was looking forward to the next three legendary traits. This Qi Refining Technique became stronger as time went on. The first three were just average. This invulnerability was really useful. It was no problem for him to go in and out of a pile of monsters. If he didn't have this invulnerability talent, he would have been in danger after being besieged by so many little monsters last night.
I want to see what amazing effects the legendary traits unlocked later will have.
Opening the Immortal Transformation Gourd, Xiao Jie put the monster's inner core into it one by one, and then began to refine them.
The gourd emits a strange light, sometimes emerald green, sometimes golden, and sometimes red. It seems that the light it emits is different depending on the attributes of the refined monster.
While refining, Xiao Jie absorbed spiritual energy. Refining or refining Qi is a long process, so there is no need to be rigid.
As spiritual energy continued to flow into the seven orifices, Xiao Jie saw that his character also underwent strange changes.
His skin became as smooth and white as jade, spotless, and his facial features, which were originally those of an adult male, gradually became delicate and handsome.
Hey, is this getting younger?
Xiao Jie couldn't help but touch his face. The changes in the game would take a while to be projected into reality. Looking at the handsome young man on the screen, he felt a little excited.
As the saying goes - If I want to buy osmanthus flowers and carry them with wine, it will never resemble the travels of youth.
Xiao Jie had been beaten by society for so long that his heart had long been numb and cold, but now it seemed as if he was revived.
This is not just the satisfaction of gaining power, but also the joy of regaining youth.
[System prompt: Your ancient Qi training technique has been upgraded. You have successfully opened the fifth level - Heavenly Man Realm. Unlocked the legendary trait [Immortality].
[System prompt: Due to the talent 'Spiritual Enlightenment', your understanding has increased by 1 point. ]
[System prompt: Due to the talent 'Demon Spirit Manifestation', your physique has increased by 3 points, your agility has increased by 2 points, your spirit has increased by 2 points, your perception has increased by 2 points, and your demonization index has increased. It is now 49%]
Xiao Jie was delighted, the reward for upgrading the Qi Refining Technique to the next level was really considerable. Not only did the Qi Refining Technique have legendary qualities, but it also had a large number of attribute enhancements due to professional talent. The more demon pills were needed for each level, the more additional attributes would be obtained. This time the upgrade gave a full 9 points of attributes, which was almost the effect of upgrading twice in a row.
Of course, the attribute points of this reward are completely randomly allocated, so it is not as cost-effective as adding points yourself. However, the requirements for free reward points do not have to be that high.
Xiao Jie looked up the introduction to immortality.
[Immortality (Legendary trait)
Passive effect: Every time your Qi Refining Technique reaches a higher level, your life span doubles by %.
Current lifespan: 31/2432.
Skill Introduction: According to legend, ancient Qigong practitioners cultivated their minds and absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, thus achieving immortality, being able to live as long as heaven and earth and shine as brightly as the sun and the moon. Although this statement may be exaggerated, it is not groundless after all. 】
Holy shit, it’s more than two thousand years old, that’s awesome!
Unfortunately, this thing can only be said to be beautiful in appearance.
If I cannot become an immortal, my life will be in vain sooner or later. If I can become an immortal, it will make no difference whether I am more than 2,000 years old or more than 200 years old.
I'm only 28, how come I'm 31? Yes, I guess the three years I spent in the Forgotten River are included.
Full of joy, Xiao Jie continued to refine.
Of course, he did not forget to run the three heavenly books first.
As spiritual energy continued to flow in, Xiao Jie's character changed again, but this time it was his body shape that changed.
His originally lean and well-proportioned body was now slightly undulating, and his muscles seemed to have become stronger, but upon closer inspection, there seemed to be no significant changes.
【System prompt: Your ancient Qi training technique has been upgraded. You have successfully opened the sixth level - Savage Realm. Unlocked the legendary trait [Tiger Body Dragon Form].
[System prompt: Due to the talent 'Spiritual Enlightenment', your understanding has increased by 1 point. ]
[System prompt: Due to the talent 'Demon Spirit Manifestation', your endurance has increased by 3 points, your physique has increased by 4 points, your agility has increased by 2 points, your strength has increased by 2 points, and your demonization index has increased. It is now 73%]
This time, a full 11 attribute points were given.
Let’s take a look at the new legendary traits.
[Tiger Body Dragon Shape (Legendary Trait)
Passive Effect: For every level of your Qi Refining Technique, all basic attributes +1. Basic toughness +10.
Current bonus: All basic attributes +6. Basic toughness +60.
Characteristics: In order to find a place with abundant spiritual energy, the ancient Qi cultivators had to go deep into dangerous places and fight with all kinds of demons, subdue demons and monsters, and subdue tigers and dragons. In this long battle, their muscles and bones became strong and fierce, and their spirit was concentrated. They had the physique of a dragon and a tiger, and the power of steel and iron.
To be honest, this legendary trait is a bit "ordinary". It's not that it's not strong, but it doesn't have any fancy features. It simply improves attributes and increases some basic toughness, which is not bad.
As usual, Xiao Jie practiced the three heavenly books one by one.
By the time Xiao Jie finished practicing the Heavenly Book three times, changes had already taken place in his real body.
Both immortality and the tiger body and dragon form have responded.
He touched his body, his skin was smooth and white, but his muscles were as hard as steel. He punched and kicked vigorously, and the spiritual energy in his body flowed through his meridians and connected to his qi sea. His body was extremely light, but full of strength. After moving around in the room, Xiao Jie felt stronger than ever before.
This Qi-refining technique was indeed the right choice. Although the conditions for upgrading were a bit harsh, the overall change from the inside to the outside, from the internal organs to the muscles and bones, was completely incomparable to ordinary internal energy techniques or attribute gains.
Superman - can only be described as Superman.
This is only the sixth level. I wonder how magical it will be after becoming a god!
I looked at the monster's inner elixir. There were four big inner elixirs and seven small inner elixirs.
It’s more than enough to reach the seventh level - keep going!
This time the refining process took an exceptionally long time, more than half an hour, and finally—
【System prompt: Your ancient Qi training technique has been upgraded. You have successfully opened the seventh level - the state of separation. Unlocked the legendary trait [Demons and Ghosts Are Also Repelled].
[System prompt: Due to the talent 'Spiritual Enlightenment', your understanding has increased by 1 point. ]
[System prompt: Due to the talent 'Demon Spirit Manifestation', your endurance has increased by 3 points, your physique has increased by 3 points, your agility has increased by 2 points, your strength has increased by 3 points, your spirituality has increased by 4 points, and your demonization index has increased, and is now 100%]
Xiao Jie quickly checked this legendary trait.
[Gods and Ghosts Can Be Defeated (Legendary Trait) Passive Effect 1: You gain resistance to magical powers and ghost curses, with a certain probability of being exempt from the effects of such spells, and the duration of such spells on you is reduced.
Passive Effect 2: For every level of your Qi Refining Technique, your Faith will decrease by 1.
Trait introduction: It is said that the ancient Qigong practitioners gradually grasped the essence of all things in the universe during the process of cultivating immortality and Qigong, so they are not afraid of gods, ghosts and spirits, do not worship blindly, and will not entrust their own fate to others. Only by becoming immortals and gaining enlightenment can they transcend the world. 】
Xiao Jie looked at his attribute column and found that his faith attribute had been reset to zero.
Before, his faith was only a pitiful 7 points, but now it is completely gone.
Well, let it be reset to zero. I’m not going to seek supernatural powers anyway.
To be honest, this trait is a bit niche and there are not many scenarios where it can be used.
But then I thought, the four most common spells in this game are fairy magic, witchcraft, magical powers, and ghost curses - I suddenly became resistant to half of them, so when I encounter ghost cursers, necromancers and other wizards in the future, I will not be afraid of them.
After all, the most powerful thing about this game is the various spells.
Not bad, not bad, the potential is definitely huge.
As I was thinking about it happily, suddenly, I saw my character on the screen suddenly roared, stood up from the cross-legged sitting position, and his body began to wriggle and swell, and his whole body began to deform.
Xiao Jie's heart trembled, it's coming after all!
A line of red words appeared in the information column.
[System prompt: Since your demonization index has reached 100%, you feel that the spiritual power in your body has undergone some kind of change. ]
The scarlet words made Xiao Jie feel uneasy.
To be honest, there was no way to deal with this thing. He had looked it up in the guild database before, but there was no information about the 'Demonization Index'.
Now we can only fight against the enemy.
He touched his body, wondering if he would experience the same change soon.
Looking at the characters on the screen, Xiao Jie thought worriedly.
He grew wings, then scales all over his body, and then sharp claws and fangs.
Fortunately, these changes will only last for a moment and then disappear.
He could feel that these changes should be certain characteristics of the monsters whose inner elixir he had refined.
I thought I could resolve it by practicing three volumes of the Heavenly Book, but it didn't work.
Finally, the self on the screen seemed to calm down temporarily, and Xiao Jie was able to regain control.
System prompt: You can feel that the spiritual energy in your body has produced some strange reactions because it comes from the monster's inner elixir. This monster power is affecting your mind, corroding your flesh and blood, and corrupting your will. You must react.
An option box suddenly popped up in front of me.
Option 1: Let nature take its course and allow the demonic power to change your body.
Option 2: Fight against it, use your strong will to forcibly resist the change of the demon power (mental judgment).
Option 3: Embrace the original and keep the unity, calm your mind and use the righteousness of the unicorn, the majesty of the dragon, and the mind of the phoenix to dissolve the evil and evil thoughts in your heart. (Three volumes of the Heavenly Book)
Xiao Jie looked at the three options and immediately felt relieved. Fortunately, it was not in vain that he learned the heavenly book. Xiao Jie decisively chose option 3.
Just watch your character sit cross-legged on the spot, and three phantoms of Qilin, Shenlong and Phoenix appear around him at the same time, and the vast and numerous demonic spiritual power in his body begins to flow in the three shadow god pictures.
Damn, I have to operate three spiritual veins at the same time.
Fortunately, Xiao Jie's operation was powerful. He kept switching between the three operating interfaces and operating on three lines. He managed to guide and purify all three spiritual powers. Finally, as the three shadow god pictures were filled with spiritual energy, the spiritual energy gradually calmed down.
System prompt: You feel that the spiritual energy in your body has finally calmed down, but the power of the demon spirit is too deeply entangled with the spiritual energy in your body to be completely purified. It has only reached a temporary balance with your body at this moment. Over time, it will inevitably change again. You decide...
Another option box popped up.
Option 1: Refining Qi. Slowly expel the spiritual energy mixed with the power of demon spirits from the body, leaving only the completely pure spiritual energy. (Spiritual energy value -10000, demonization index returns to zero.)
Option 2: Demon Spirit Fusion. Combine the power of the demon spirit with your flesh and blood, and completely merge them into one. (Change your race to the demon race).
Option 3: Enter the dream to tame the demons. Concentrate your mind and enter the dream, and try to tame the demons in your body.
There is also a countdown below——10——9——8——
Xiao Jie thought quickly and decided that option 1 was the safest. He would just discard a large amount of spiritual energy and reduce his demonization to zero. But the problem was, how could he waste the spiritual energy that he had worked so hard to accumulate like this?
Moreover, after being reset to zero, won’t I have to do the same thing again when refining the demon pill?
Option 2 will change the race... demon race? I don't know what it feels like to be a demon.
I am a human being, so what kind of monster would I be if I turned into a monster?
The future feels uncertain.
This option definitely has its merits, but the long-term gains and losses are unknown.
As for option 3, it is not marked as any good thing about this option, but it seems that if the taming is successful, there should be a better reward.
But if it fails... I'm afraid it will be the worst outcome.
5——4——3——
The countdown continues.
However, Xiao Jie showed a confident smile. With his strength and luck, how could he fail?
You are the one!
Xiao Jie clicked on option 3.
(End of this chapter)