Instantly killed!
And it happened to be a mini-boss at the Myriad Illusion realm! Who would dare to imagine that?
Too unexpected!
Luo Tian was a bit dumbstruck as he never expected an instant kill. He then said to himself, “It looks like instant kill is not restricted by cultivation bases. As long as it is triggered, even a God would be instantly killed. However, the chances of triggering it are a bit too low. Even under the enhancement of Divine Explosion, it is still too low. If it was a 100% chance… cough~ 80% chance, that would be good enough. I could probably insta-kill anyone I wanted to!”
“I wonder if the Ancient World has those percentage chance gems I can get my hands on…” Luo Tian muttered to himself.
At this moment, the system gave off an alert.
“Ding!”
“Congratulations to player Luo Tian for killing Feng Juechan. You have gained 200,000 experience points, 10,000 yuan energy…”
“Congratulations to player Luo Tian for gaining a Spectral Gem.”
“Congratulations to player Luo Tian for gaining the Boundless Divine Palms.” ¹
“Congratulations to player…”
A string of alerts went off.
Luo Tian hadn’t had such a great loot explosion in a long time.
He immediately opened up his system interface to check it out. The Boundless Divine Palms was definitely a good set of martial skills. As for the Spectral Gem, he had never heard of it before. “Eh? A purplish-black gem containing a powerful dark energy?”
Item: Spectral Gem
Category: Darkness
Effect: A gem needed to forge dark artifacts
Description 1: A weapon successfully created with this gem can increase the damage, critical strike chance, and instant kill chance by 10%.
Upon seeing this, Luo Tian was instantly stunned. “Damn, son! So there really is such a gem! If God Flame’s level is raised, add on Divine Explosion, then a weapon with the Spectral Gem socketed, then God Flame’s instant kill success rate will reach an unprecedented level!”
Excitement!
Just a small gem made Luo Tian excited beyond words.
The reason was very simple – His current cultivation base was too low. The Hai family is so powerful that they might send a super-strong expert out to kill him one day. After all, transformation cards were not omnipotent. If he can’t kill the opponent within a certain period of time, then he will be the one in trouble. ṞΆŊŏ₿È𝙨
But if God Flame’s instant kill success rate is raised to a crazy high chance, then everything will be different.
You’re so awesome, huh?
You’re an expert in the Holy Spirit realm? You’re a super powerhouse in the Honorable Emperor realm? Even if you are a God, you will be killed instantly by this daddy’s God Flame in the Ancient World! Just imagining that scene would be so cool and awesome!
The Hai family? I can step on you however I want!
He wouldn’t need to place whatever king level force in his eyes!
Seeing Luo Tian’s excited expression, the Second Elder was briefly stunned. He then asked, “Brother Luo, what’s going on? Did something happen to you? Did Feng Juechan’s attack injure you?”
The Boundless Divine Palms was the Boundless Sect’s signature martial skill.
Its power had reached a terrifying level, where mountains and seas could be overturned when it was released.
Luo Tian was only in the Martial Void realm, so just a trace of the Boundless Divine Palms could send him to meet King Yama.
This was what the Second Elder was afraid of, fearing Luo Tian’s heart meridian had been shattered.
Luo Tian returned to his senses and said, “I’m fine. I’m actually feeling quite good. Second Elder, can you tell me about the Boundless Divine Palms?”
The Second Elder’s face relaxed after hearing Luo Tian say he was okay.
It wasn’t just the Second Elder. The expressions of those resentful spirits around him also relaxed from being pale with shock.
“How is that possible?”
“What the hell just happened? Feng Juechan is one of the three elders of the Inner Sect, and his cultivation was in the Myriad Illusion realm. How could he be killed by this kid in one move? Tell me this isn’t real, that this is all an illusion, and we’re imagining it.”
“I’m dreaming. I’m definitely in a dream.”
“To verify if we’re dreaming or not, you just need to pinch your own thigh. Even though we are resentful spirits, we can still feel the pain when we pinch ourselves.”
“Pak~!”
“Damn it! Why the hell did you do that?!”
“Does it hurt?”
“It hurts like hell!”
“The pain means we’re not dreaming! Hahaha… This kid is too awesome! I’m about to fall in love with him! It looks like we really have a chance this time. After waiting for 13,000 years, we finally see a ray of hope.”
Waiting for over ten thousand years was indeed a very long time.
Their hearts were near the point of being dead of emotions. They were all in despair.
But today, they saw hope in Luo Tian. It was an indescribable feeling. Some people went down on their knees and kowtowed heavily to Luo Tian. The expression on the faces of these resentful spirits showed that they were incredibly agitated. Those resentful spirits who had just badmouthed Luo Tian all lowered their heads and didn’t dare to even look at him, feeling ashamed of what they had said.
Luo Tian was momentarily taken aback. Looking at the resentful spirits kneeling before him, he immediately went up to support the nearest of them. He then said loudly, “What are you all doing? I’m just doing my best, and I can’t guarantee that I can break the Soul Splitting Sword. I also cannot promise you guys that I can free your souls. I can only do my best.”
No matter what, these resentful spirits had helped him level up.
Furthermore, if it weren’t for these thousands of resentful spirits weighing him down on the stairs, he might have rashly entered the inner sect of the Boundless Sect and be killed by the malicious resentful spirits that he couldn’t see. These resentful spirits had actually saved him.
Besides, Luo Tian did this mostly for himself.
He needed experience points, he needed to level up, and he needed to quickly raise his strength. He had to lead the Bai family out of the Boundless Mountains and then take them to heights they would never dare to imagine. He wanted to lead them to become a transcendent force!
These resentful spirits became even more moved by Luo Tian’s words.
The Second Elder’s gaze flickered before he said, “It is already the greatest comfort to us that you can say those words. Thank you. Regardless of whether it is successful or not, we will never forget your great kindness for all eternity. Even into our next life!”
After saying that, he swept his gaze around and asked, “How should we repay Benefactor Luo for his kindness?”
“Ding!”
Luo Tian suddenly heard an alert tone go off in his mind.
“Congratulations to player Luo Tian for reaching 100 favorability with Niu Haishan.”
“Congratulations to player Luo Tian for becoming the Boundless Sect’s eternal benefactor.”
“Ding!”
“Congratulations to player Luo Tian for gaining the title Eternal Benefactor. You have been rewarded with 300,000 experience points, 20,000 yuan energy…”
A title suddenly appeared over his head.
This was an unexpected gain!
In one go, his experience bar rose by 300,000 experience points, which was even more than killing Feng Juechan. This was awesome to a complete mess!
But usually, when a favorability rating reaches a certain point, it is no longer your normal favorability.
From the beginning, Niu Haishan treated Luo Tian as a good person.
He then started calling him Little Brother Luo, and now benefactor. This was a process of gradual transformation, which Luo Tian did not notice. But the system saw everything, so even if you don’t want it, there is no way around it.
Right after that, those resentful spirits started converging on Luo Tian.
“Benefactor, this is the Great Returning Pill that I have treasured for ten thousand years. I don’t know if it has expired yet, but it should still be of some use.”
Aren’t you embarrassed by taking out your Great Returning Pill? It’s been more than 10,000 years, so what kind of pill can maintain its medicinal properties for that long?”
“Benefactor, this is a treasured sword passed down in my family. Please accept it.”
“This is a golden armor of my family…”
“…”
For a brief time, those resentful spirits took out all the good stuff they had been saving and tried to give it to Luo Tian.
These items… Honestly, Luo Tian wasn’t that interested in them. What he was thinking about was the cultivation of those from the Bai family. His own cultivation had become stronger, but what about his brothers from the Bai family?
They were the ones that needed to get stronger.
The Second Elder could see in Luo Tian’s eyes that those items that were offered did not impress him.
The Heaven Sword that Luo Tian possessed was a weapon that looked like it was a divine grade, so how could Luo Tian put those items that were offered to him in his eyes? Since he wanted to thank Luo Tian, he asked, “Benefactor, if you need anything, just say the word. As long as we can do it, we will definitely do our best.”
“Right! Right! Right!”
“What the Second Elder said is right. You are our benefactor. No matter if you can free our souls or not, we will always remember the kindness you have shown us. Even if we have to stay as resentful spirits for all eternity, we will not forget what you’ve done today.”
Luo Tian gave a wistful smile and replied, “I’m actually okay and don’t really lack anything. But my brothers and I were hunted down in Towering Cloud City, so we had no choice but to risk our lives and enter the Boundless Mountain Range. We lost many people along the way, and there are only around 50 of us left. I don’t know if we can even get out of these Boundless Mountains. Second Elder, you are well-traveled and knowledgeable, so is there any way to quickly improve their cultivation realms?”
This was what Luo Tian was worried about.
He just needed experience points to get stronger.
However, the talent, aptitude, and potential of his brothers from the Bai family had pretty much determined their future. The best among them only have a medium talent. If they possessed a high talent, they wouldn’t be hanging around a small place like Towering Cloud City. There’s no need to even mention those with super talents.
In the Ancient World, a person’s talent was their status symbol. It was something that determined how far a person could go.
The cultivation of these disciples of the Bai family was too weak, but if they can transform their talent or potential once, their cultivation speed will be greatly improved. This may be the fastest way.
Of course, this was purely what Luo Tian fantasized about.
Niu Haishan was contemplating in silence.
The resentful spirits around were looking at him.
Luo Tian was hiding his surprise from seeing their expression. He then said to himself, “Looks like there’s really a chance!”
Niu Haishan then said slowly, “Even though our Boundless Sect never ascended to the king level force in the Central Continent, we were already a sect with a status at the diamond level. Those who wanted to join our sect and become disciples had to at least possess a high talent. And even if they had a high talent, there was no guarantee that they could become an inner sect disciple. Currently present are many disciples with high talents, and a portion of them even have super talents.”
“Second Elder, can you just say it and stop beating around the bush with our benefactor?”
“That’s right.”
“We have already died for over ten thousand years, so there’s no need to hide anything.”
“That’s right.”
“Benefactor Luo, let me be straight with you. There’s a way for us to transfer our talent to a human, except there’s some danger involved for us. If we happen to fail the transfer, our souls will be instantly obliterated. That’s the current situation we’re in.”
Niu Haishan looked at Luo Tian and nodded.
Luo Tian frowned, as it would be false if he didn’t want the top talents of these resentful spirits transferred to the Bai family disciples. Their talents were too weak, so it would be very difficult to make them rise just by himself.
It’s similar to a group raid inside a game, where it would be useless no matter how strong your character was.
He had to make his team stronger.
This was something he promised Bai Qi!
Luo Tian didn’t want to hide his thoughts and said, “Second Elder, I will not hide it. My brothers do need the talent transfer you mentioned, but the risk you will take is…”
Niu Haishan interrupted, “You took a huge risk for us by taking on the task of shattering the Soul Splitting Sword, so it’s natural we should do something for you in return. This will be how we’re going to repay you. Benefactor Luo, as long as you can help us free our souls and let us enter the cycle of reincarnation, we will definitely transfer the strongest talents to your brothers.”
“Good!”
“That’s a deal!”
Luo Tian had never considered himself a good person. How can he take risks while others don’t?
Luo Tian’s heart raced just thinking about the impressive talents of these resentful spirits. If the more than 50 members of the Bai family all received super talents, wouldn’t they be able to enter the Misty Cloud Academy right away? If that happens, they are going to have fun in the Misty Cloud Academy!
“Heh heh…”
“I would lead the group of brothers to infiltrate the Misty Cloud City, then topple the Hai family when the time is right.” Luo Tian’s heart beat a little faster, imagining that scene that was similar to the triad movies he had watched in his previous life. His Bai family brothers will be like airborne forces from the military.
“Hai family! You just obediently wait for me!”
Luo Tian clenched his fists at the memories of Hai Yulong’s disdainful expression. He then thought of the black splotches all over Yi Yunmeng’s face, and his rage surged up.
Work harder!
“I need to quickly nurture my own transcendent force!”
“Ding!”
“Learning is successful!”
“Congratulations to player Luo Tian for learning the Boundless Divine Palms.”
After learning the Boundless Divine Palms, Luo Tian asked, “Second Elder, does your Boundless Sect have something called a Spectral Gem?”
“Huh?”
Niu Haishan’s expression turned to shock as he stared at Luo Tian. If he were still alive, he would have instantly killed Luo Tian on the spot. The Boundless Sect didn’t end up in this current situation because of a woman but because of the Spectral Gems!
The Spectral Gem was considered the devil sect’s holy artifact.
It can help forge the super strong dark divine weapons. It was because the Boundless Sect discovered a Spectral Gem vein that attracted this disaster.
A glint appeared in Niu Haishan’s eyes as he tried to see through Luo Tian. He then asked, “How do you know about the Spectral Gems? Based on your age, you shouldn’t know anything about them.”
Even though he was dead for over ten thousand years, he was sure there were very few people in this world who knew about the Spectral Gems. Even if that person knows about it, it would be some peak powerhouse in the Honorable Emperor realm. And they would also be in the devil sect faction because other powerhouses may not know what it is.
Luo Tian replied, “I saw the information in an old, tattered record, so I was just casually asking.”
Luo Tian could see the cautiousness in Niu Haishan’s calm eyes. This made Luo Tian more certain that Niu Haishan must know about Spectral Gems and also know where there are many of them.
He needed these gems very badly.
If Luo Tian had taken out the Spectral Gem that had just exploded from Feng Juechan, Niu Haishan would have killed him on the spot. The reason is that the Spectral Gem’s secret cannot be revealed, even to this date.
Otherwise, the Central Continent and maybe even the entire Ancient World will be swept up in another bloody storm.
Niu Haishan knew Luo Tian was lying but still advised, “Benefactor, I do not know your goals, but I hope that you stop looking for the Spectral Gems. I am doing this for your own good. The Spectral Gems can make you lose your life at any moment, similar to what happened to my Boundless Sect.”
Luo Tian’s heart sank as he never imagined a small gem would cause the Boundless Sect to be annihilated.
He immediately nodded, “I understand.”
At the same time, he thought to himself, “Since Feng Juechan, the Third Elder, could explode forth a Spectral Gem… What about the Grand Elder? The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Elder? Would they all have Spectral Gems on them?”
“There’s also the Sect Leader of the Boundless Sect.”
“These resentful spirits are all under the command of the Second Elder. That means the sect leader of the Boundless Sect is definitely a big boss. If he is killed, will I be able to obtain the secrets of the Spectral Gems?” Luo Tian was anticipating it.
Luo Tian then said, “Second Elder, let’s hurry to the Boundless Main Hall.”
The topic had been pulled back to the current situation.
Niu Haishan’s cautious expression reverted back to normal, “Since the Mountain God Pavilion has been cleaned out, the next one is the Sea King’s Hall. That’s guarded by the Fourth Elder and the Seventh Elder. If it’s possible, I…”
Before he could finish, Luo Tian said, “I know, we’ll let you try and purify them first. If we cannot purify them, then I will make my move.”
Niu Haishan smiled and said, “Thank you for understanding. They were once my apprentice brothers, so I don’t want them to wallow in degeneration.”
Luo Tian nodded, “I understand.”
But then he said to himself, “If they can be purified with just a few words, then that would really be screwed up.”
Continue cleaning!
Under Niu Haishan’s lead, Luo Tian and the other resentful spirits entered the Sea King’s Hall.
This time, Luo Tian did not have such good luck. God Flame did not trigger the instant kill ability. But Niu Haishan was too powerful, and his cultivation base reached a terrifying realm. In no time at all, he had beaten the two men to the point of near death.
Luo Tian wasn’t going to give them any chances. He slashed twice and took care of them.
Two Spectral Gems came out from the loot explosion.
Luo Tian was yearning for the Spectral Gems badly.
This day, Luo Tian managed to reach the Martial Void 4th rank!
His experience points were soaring like a rocket as he did his best not to let any resentful spirits off. He was working very hard to level up because this was a very rare opportunity.
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Boundless Mountain Range.
A dark shadow appeared midair and swept his gaze around. A glint flashed in his eyes, but he then furrowed his brows.
“Huh?”
“So he’s really still alive!”
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¹ – This is a skill name already taken in the early chapters of the novel. The author has amnesia again.