Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 437 - 48: Qi Refining Skill Fourth Level Realm_2

In the Immortal Transformation Gourd, there were still over six hundred points of spiritual energy, along with four inner cores, which was enough to upgrade my Qi Refining Skill by one level.

Xiao Jie couldn’t wait to throw the several monster inner cores into the Immortal Transformation Gourd to begin refining.

The first one to refine was the Catfish Spirit’s inner core; after all, it was one he’d conquered himself, so it was rather reliable.

Before long, the inner core had dissolved inside the gourd, refining over 800 points of spiritual energy value from that one core alone.

As Xiao Jie refined, he circulated the Qi Refining Skill, drawing in the spiritual energy from the gourd. He watched as streams of white mist floated into his orifices. After the absorption was complete, he didn’t bother to check if a Demon Soul Entanglement lingered on his body; he immediately circulated the "Divine Dragon Hao Ran Scripture" once to ensure there would be no side effects.

Next came the Pig Demon’s inner core. This time, he successfully refined over 1200 points of spiritual energy value. It seemed the monsters the guild fought were much stronger bosses than mere Catfish Spirits. After absorbing all the energy, Xiao Jie ran the "Qilin Righteous Qi Scripture" once again...

After repeating the process several times and toiling for more than two hours, he finally absorbed all the spiritual energy from the four inner cores, amounting to over 3800 points. Added to his previous six hundred and some points, it was just enough to elevate the Qi Refining Skill to the Fourth Layer, with over four hundred points to spare.

[System Notification: Your Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique has leveled up, and you have successfully unlocked the Fourth Level—Mysterious Realm. Legendary Trait [Bulletproof] unlocked.]

As expected, bulletproof... Xiao Jie wasn’t surprised by this outcome, as Yuan Tianke had mentioned it before; it seemed the remaining three traits were almost certain as well.

Immortality, Golden Core Completion, Ascension to Immortality.

Ascension to Immortality should be at the Tenth Level; Golden Core Completion likely at the eighth or ninth; Immortality... probably at the fifth or sixth level.

As for the remaining three, he could only know when he unlocked them later.

It had to be said that though the Qi Refining Skill was somewhat rustic, lacking the magic of Daoist Skills and Demon Arts, these traits were quite practical. Just Immortality alone was the dream of countless people.

Xiao Jie mused for a while, then opened the Qi Refining Skill system—

[Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique (Profession Inheritance Skill)

Current Spiritual Energy: 432/5000.

Current Realm: Mysterious Realm (Fourth-tier Qi Refining).

Trait 1: Dining on the Wind and Drinking Dew—Pursuing a life of cultivation free from worldly concerns. (Click to view details).

Trait 2: Immunity to Cold and Heat—Ever-present amongst the elements, the heavens are my roof, the earth my home. (Click to view details)

Trait 3: Immunity to Poison—Unfazed by poison, diseases, and epidemics retreat in my wake. (Click to view details)

Trait 4: Bulletproof—No weapon can harm me; I am king on the battlefield. (Click to view details)]

When Xiao Jie clicked on Trait 4, a detailed description popped up.

[Bulletproof (Legendary Trait)

Passive Effect: Receive a 30-point reduction in physical damage. Any physical attacks below this value cannot cause you any harm.

Skill Description: It is said that the ancient Qi Refiners used the world’s spiritual energy to strengthen their muscles, the essence of the sun and moon to forge their bones, absorbed the mysteries of the Six Harmonies, and gathered the magic of the Five Elements, making their bodies as strong as steel, impervious to blades. Ordinary weapons couldn’t even scratch them, and they could move freely even in the face of ferocious beasts’ teeth and claws.]

Ha-ha, awesome!

This time, Xiao Jie was truly satisfied. The first three legendary traits had been of limited usefulness—not useless, just not as broadly applicable—but this new trait was extremely powerful.

In this game, physical attacks were the most common type of attack, with the majority of players and monsters falling into the physical category. This meant that from now on, he could stand still and be unharmed by common new players trying to slash at him.

Okay, can’t quite say that; ordinary attacks might not be an issue, but he’d still lose health if opponents used Combat Skills.

If they had top-quality weapons like treasure swords or treasure swords, those wouldn’t be withstood either.

But overall, the trait was incredibly powerful.

This was far more effective than a mere 30 points of Body Defense. Body Defense, no matter how high it was stacked, only reduced damage. But damage reduction was subtractive; any damage below 30 points was completely negated.

The future grind for leveling and taking on Little Monsters would now be a breeze, as even if they could breach his Defense, they likely wouldn’t deal significant damage.

Despite the effect being somewhat diminished against strong enemies, it still greatly increased survival capabilities, compensating for the lack of defensive power.

Time flew, and before anyone knew it, a day had passed, and the next day arrived.

Xiao Jie pondered for a long time but finally decided to tell the truth. Once everyone gathered again, he explained his task.

"So you’ve taken on another task?" An Ran asked with some surprise.

"Correct, it’s probably triggered by the ’Demon Slayer Hero’ title. I’m not sure what the reward is, but it should be good since this task requires a monster bird’s head, which doesn’t have a reward bounty. So, I think it’s better to be clear about it."

Hao Mie said in a deep voice, "No problem. We were going to fight the BOSS anyway, but let’s agree on the price for that head first."

It was clear that if it had been a standard Boss-level Boss fight, the head that dropped could be exchanged for a bounty. Although the head would be auctioned off, the money from the auction was actually shared among everyone.

So it counted as an extra source of income.

However, this monster bird’s head couldn’t be exchanged for a bounty. If auctioned, others who obtained it couldn’t complete the task, leaving Xiao Jie as the only likely buyer. If Xiao Jie casually bid tens of taels to win it, it would mean a loss for the others.

Therefore, in theory, it would only be fair to offer compensation equivalent to the bounty’s value to the others.

Xiao Jie shook his head, "That’s not how it works. Although this monster bird is indeed tough, and its head can’t be traded for a bounty, you must realize that its drops will also be of excellent quality.

And furthermore—I’ve got this."

As he spoke, Xiao Jie shared the Reconciliation Paper in the team channel.

Everyone was astonished upon seeing the attributes of the Reconciliation Paper, especially Jiu Jianxian.

(This game can be played like this? What have we been playing all this time?)

Xiao Jie continued: "In other words, I can recruit a BOSS to help us fight the monster bird. In this way, we only need to exert half the effort but can get the full loot, which is worth much more than the mere bounty of a boss’s head, right?"

Flipped Cake expressed skepticism: "That’s easy to say, but there’s a success rate in recruiting. If it fails, we’ll still have to face a strong BOSS."

Xiao Jie was already prepared for this. "Then let’s make a betting agreement. If the recruitment is successful, we can easily defeat the monster bird, and then the monster bird’s head will be my subsidy and mine for free. The rest of the loot we’ll share as we usually do.

If recruitment fails and we have to risk a battle with a strong BOSS and win after a tough fight, then I’ll buy the monster bird’s head—how about 400 taels?"

Hao Mie said, "500 taels. We’re not sure of the level of this monster bird, but from what you’ve described, it’s got to be at least level 30, right? It’s stronger than any we’ve fought before, so 500 taels is not too much, right?"

"Fine, then five hundred taels it is."

Xiao Jie felt a bit of a pinch, but considering the task’s reward, he could accept five hundred taels.

Moreover, he was very confident that he would most likely be successful in recruiting, which would mean not having to spend the money.

Seeing Xiao Jie’s prompt agreement, everyone also started looking forward to the possibility. Recruiting a BOSS to help fight another BOSS would be fantastic.

"So where do we start?"

Xiao Jie had plans for this already. "Currently, all we know is that this monster bird will go to the Monster Leaders to deliver Demon Fruits, but we have no idea which have already received them and which have not.

Therefore, I suggest sticking to our original plan and looking for Ying Baiyu."

An Ran curiously asked, "Why is that?"

"Because to deal with the monster bird, the best BOSS to recruit would be one that can fly or has anti-air abilities, and it shouldn’t be of too high a level, as the higher the level, the lower the success rate of recruitment. Considering everything, Ying Baiyu seems to be the most suitable.

Additionally, it was formerly a captain in the Heavenly Feather Army and likely had a subordinate relationship with Master Xiao Yue, which should significantly increase the chances of successful recruitment."

Everyone agreed that this seemed like a solid plan.

"Agreed, that’s settled then!"