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Chapter 485 Dragon Balls Complete, Immortal Journey Begins

Seeing Wentian Wuji deep in thought, Xiao Jie was also pondering the matter. He had his own opinions on the speculation regarding the ascension item.

In Xiao Jie's opinion, the probability of Dragon Blood Essence being an ascension item is not particularly high, probably the lowest compared to the other two. However, this thing has one advantage: even if you can't ascend, you can at least transform into a dragon.

Although this dragon may not be comparable to a deity, it is still an extraordinary creature, which can be considered a safety net.

Of course, reaching the level of dragon transformation requires a difficult task.

Just like his ancient Qi cultivation technique, which he has been working on for so long without achieving perfection.

Of the other two items, the Hidden Immortal Map and the Dragon Emperor's World-Shaking Book, Xiao Jie felt that the Hidden Immortal Map was more likely.

However, the Dragon Emperor's Amazing Book also has its advantages. It also has a guaranteed reward mechanism, which can trigger three reading rewards, and each one is different, and you can obtain them repeatedly.

The reading rewards from this Dragon Emperor's Amazing Book can't possibly be worse than those from the Underground Chapter, right? The rewards will most likely be high-level skills or special talents, so even if you can't become an immortal, you'll at least get a lot of rewards.

In contrast, the Hidden Immortal Map is completely unreliable. Even its trigger conditions are unknown. If you manage to find the trigger method, you might end up with nothing at all.

But precisely because of this, it is most likely that this thing is an ascension item.

The reason is simple: since it is a legendary treasure, it must have the value of a legendary treasure. The higher the difficulty of triggering it, the stronger the reward will be after it is completed.

The ultimate reward is undoubtedly ascension to immortality.

Therefore, if the only goal is to become an immortal, this is undoubtedly the most likely choice. Based on his understanding of Chen Tianwen, he would most likely go all in to obtain the Hidden Immortal Map.

As it turned out, Xiao Jie's prediction was correct. After pondering for a moment, Wen Tian Wuji indeed chose the Hidden Immortal Diagram.

Next, it was Master Xiaoyue's turn to make a choice.

To Xiao Jie's surprise, Master Xiaoyue completely skipped the Dragon Emperor's Amazing Book and chose the legendary skill book "Dragon Taming Technique".

(Could it be that Master Xiaoyue was completely unaware of the existence of ascension items? Well, that's not impossible.)
The existence of ascension items is a game mechanic that players understand; NPCs certainly don't have this concept.

The Divine Calculator Heavenly Demon breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that True Man Xiaoyue had taken away the "Dragon Taming Technique".

(Thank goodness, this trip wasn't a complete waste.)
He also wanted the Hidden Immortal Map, and his reasons were exactly the same as Xiao Jie's. Generally speaking, game experts who have a certain understanding of the game can judge which one is the most likely ascension item.

However, this Dragon Emperor's World-Shaking Book at least offers a sliver of hope, which is better than nothing.

Therefore, the Divine Calculator Heavenly Demon decisively chose the Dragon Emperor's World-Shaking Book.

Soon, the remaining treasures were also divided up and divided among the several immortals.

After distributing Long Wushang's belongings, the group arrived at the enormous corpse of the North Sea Demon Dragon.

The loot order for this boss has remained almost unchanged—except for the absence of Wentian Wuji and Shensuan Tianmo.

Wentian Wuji had already used up his only pickup privilege, while Shensuan Tianmo was AFK the whole time, only severely injuring Long Wushang at the last moment, and did almost no damage to the North Sea Demon Dragon.

The first-place looting privilege naturally and without any suspense fell to Long Xing Tian Xia.

Dragon Traveler was somewhat uninterested in this choice, because it was almost certain that there would be no ascension items available.

No matter how good the items he gets are, they'll be used internally by the guild and won't really affect him personally, unless the items are the most suitable for him to use.

However, after glancing at the drop list, he didn't see anything suitable for him.

Dragon Balls, Dragon Eggs, Dragon Fang Twin Blades, Reins of the North Sea Baby Dragon...

Just as I was pondering which one to choose, a private message suddenly appeared in my message bar.

Hidden Moon with the Wind: Guild Master, could you do me a favor and get me the Dragon Ball? I'll trade it for the [Soul Devouring Thunder Scripture].

Long Xingtianxia's heart stirred. This Yinyue Suifeng was actually able to lead his ten or eight men to kill Wang Xie. His understanding of this game was terrifying.

His teammates even obtained the "Hidden Immortal Scroll," which is suspected to be an ascension item.

Such a powerful figure must be won over.

If his previous attempts to win over Xiao Jie were more like an investment, now, in Long Xing Tianxia's eyes, Xiao Jie and his teammates have become potential powerful allies.

Especially in terms of uncovering the secrets of the game, the information about the ascension items was all brought by Wentian Wuji.

He suddenly realized that, according to Wentian Wuji, this ascension item would drop from the boss in every version update. In other words, he would still have a chance to get it in the future.

If we can win over this group of people, the chances will be even greater. Moreover, Wentian Wuji may have already obtained the ascension item and will not compete with us for it next time, making him a potential partner.

Dragon Travels the World: We're all brothers from the same guild, of course we can.

After saying that, he decisively chose the dragon ball of the North Sea Demon Dragon.

Then he directly initiated a transaction with Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie was somewhat surprised, not expecting Long Xing Tian Xia to be so easy to talk to. He felt a little embarrassed, because Long Xing Tian Xia had helped him a lot, giving him all sorts of benefits, and even the Dragon Ball was given to him without hesitation.

It seems that if the guild has a major battle in the future, I should participate to at least repay the favor.

The two did not discuss the difference in the value of the treasures and completed the transaction directly.

Looking at the third Dragon Ball in his bag, Xiao Jie was very satisfied.

Now I finally have the confidence to fight Master Hongchen.

The three Dragon Balls were enough to raise his Qi Refining Technique to a transcendent level.

His strength will naturally rise to another level, and at the same time, he will be able to accumulate enough dragon essence to take human form and gain the ability to transform into a dragon.

What's there to be afraid of?

If I could transform into a dragon, I might be able to solo the mortal world.

This mortal is just a level 59 hermit, whose strength should be much weaker than Wang Xie's. I even killed a level 58 world boss, and now that I have the power of dragon transformation, taking him down is a piece of cake.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking. After all, he's a level 59 hermit, and he deserves respect. Besides, since it's a death game, it's best to be as safe as possible, ideally bringing along a few hundred people to be on the safe side...

The battle that followed was not over. Although Long Wushang and Wang Xie were killed, the new imperial army still numbered 100,000 and, under the leadership of their various generals, continued to put up a stubborn resistance.

However, due to their extremely low morale, they were often easily defeated by a single fierce attack, and hundreds or even thousands of soldiers chose to surrender directly.

Some fled directly, scattering in groups into the wilderness and dense forests.

It's not hard to imagine that, due to the game's dynamic monster spawning mechanism, for a long time to come, various rebel groups and rebel strongholds will spawn throughout the entire Northern Underworld.

However, for the allied forces at this moment, the crisis caused by Long Wushang is already over.

Once the battlefield was cleaned up, the Allied high command held a victory celebration banquet in the camp.

Xiao Jie led everyone back to the camp, where soldiers were celebrating everywhere.

Players, however, are more concerned with redeeming their respective event rewards. Based on their performance in this major storyline event, players can obtain a certain amount of Kyushu reputation and corresponding rewards such as money and equipment.

Reputation is a valuable asset. You need it to learn advanced skills from high-level NPCs and to acquire various special recipes.

Some state missions also require a certain level of reputation to accept.

There are also various special dialogue and interaction options for NPCs, all of which require reputation as a prerequisite for triggering.

It can be said that reputation has many benefits.

Even with a high reputation, you can get things for much cheaper.

Therefore, every player was eager to redeem the rewards first.

Xiao Jie and the others were no exception.

However, unlike ordinary players who go to the quartermaster to exchange for reputation rewards, Xiao Jie can directly exchange them with several real people and governors.

He led his teammates to the central command tent, spoke with several real governors one by one, and recounted how he led his men to rescue the Great Wilderness Hermit and join forces to kill Wang Xie, naturally embellishing the story along the way.

After the conversation, everyone's reputation surged.

System notification: Based on your performance in this story event, you have gained 9857 Kyushu reputation points.

Your reputation in Windwhisper State has reached Exalted.

Your reputation in Canglin Prefecture has reached the level of reverence.

Your reputation in Longhua Prefecture has reached the level of Respect.

Your reputation in Blazing Fire has reached Revered...

Seeing the reputation notifications flooding the screen, Xiao Jie was both surprised and delighted.

"Wow, this wave of reputation is a bit over the top."

Because Xiao Jie led the team to kill Wang Xie, he was directly given nearly 10,000 event reputation points.

Logically, killing Long Wushang should have given more reputation points, but unfortunately, there were just too many people involved in the kill, so the reputation points were naturally diluted.

Even someone like Long Xing Tianxia only gained a little over four thousand reputation points, mainly due to the reputation bonus from his status as the ruler of the country.

Ordinary players typically only have a few hundred points, and some even only have a few dozen.

Xiao Jie's reputation in all nine provinces has now reached the Respected level, and his reputation in Fengyin Province has even reached the Worship level. His reputation in Canglin Province is slightly lower, but it has still reached the Revered level.

Wow, from now on, just by relying on the price advantage of reputation rewards, you can make money reselling bulk commodities.

It will be much more convenient to go on missions in various states in the future; you'll be a celebrity wherever you go.

The governor of Fengyin Prefecture praised Xiao Jie repeatedly, saying, "You actually killed that evil Daoist Wang Xie. You are truly admirable. I was right. You are all heroes."

System notification: Governor Fengyin has increased your favorability towards you by 30 points.

"Haha, kid, you've got some skills."

That Master Xiaoyue punched Xiao Jie directly.

System notification: Xiaoyue Zhenren's favorability towards you has increased by 20 points.

"If that Demon Star Tower causes trouble in the future, you can't miss it, kid."

"Rest assured, Your Excellency, I will do my duty without hesitation."

Whether I go or not is uncertain, but I'll just make some nice promises first. Besides, the monsters in the Demon Star Tower also drop inner cores, so I'll have to farm them a few more times in the future.

After exchanging pleasantries with the real governors, which improved his favorability towards them, Xiao Jie took all the rewards he could before leaving the tent.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Wentian Wuji talking to the Divine Calculator Demon.

"You got the upper hand this time, but you won't be so lucky next time."

"Hehe, Brother Tianmo, what are you saying? Now that I have obtained the ascension item, why would there be a next time?"

"Don't be too proud of yourself. What you have in your hand may not be an ascension tool. Who can ascend depends on their own abilities."

"As long as Brother Tianmo is happy."

"Humph!"

Seeing the Divine Calculator Demon turn and leave, Xiao Jie took the opportunity to approach him.

"Brother Tianwen, do you have any clues about triggering the Hidden Immortal Map quest?"

"I have no clue what to do, but at least now there is hope of becoming an immortal. I'll just have to slowly figure it out."

Xiao Jie joked, "That's true. If you become an immortal in the future, Brother Tianwen, don't forget your old friends. As the ancients said, 'When one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.' If you become an immortal, don't forget to help your brothers out."

Upon hearing this, Chen Tianwen suddenly chuckled, "Hehe, Brother Suifeng, why tease me like this? It's not certain who will become an immortal first. If I'm not mistaken, you also have the opportunity to become an immortal, right? And you'll definitely get it before I do."

Xiao Jie was somewhat surprised, as he had never mentioned this to Chen Tianwen.

"Brother Tianwen, what makes you say that?" Xiao Jie asked, feigning confusion.

Chen Tianwen smiled slightly, "Isn't it obvious? As the saying goes, greed blinds the mind. The greater the profit, the more crazy people will become. For something like an ascension item, if an ordinary person has the opportunity to come into contact with it, they will definitely do everything in their power."

Your reaction to the Underground Chapter was so calm. Even after discovering that the Underground Chapter was not an ascension tool, you were not overly regretful. Such composure suggests that you are either a born saint or simply do not care.

But how can one ignore the opportunity to become an immortal? Even I cannot remain calm in the face of this chance to become an immortal or a god.

Therefore, there's only one possibility: you've already found your own path to immortality, so naturally you wouldn't care.

Xiao Jie smiled slightly, but did not hide anything. After this cooperation, he could feel that Chen Tianwen was indeed a worthy partner. Not only was he strong enough, but more importantly, he had a deep understanding of the game and possessed a lot of in-depth information about it, which was very valuable.

For players of his and Chen Tianwen's level, ordinary BOSS drops and quest rewards are no longer relevant. Their true pursuit is the extraordinary path to becoming immortals or gods.

Moreover, since the other party may have obtained the ascension item, they will inevitably need to complete a series of difficult tasks in the future. They can help each other and achieve success together.

He has his own path to immortality, so he doesn't need to worry about the other party being envious of his path.

"Brother Tianwen is indeed amazing. That's right, I do have a path to immortality, but it's quite difficult. I'm still working on it. Let's work hard together in the future, and maybe we can even help each other out."

If they could become immortals and gods together in the future, it would be a truly wonderful story.

Chen Tianwen smiled calmly: "That's exactly what I was thinking. I'd like to encourage you to work together."

(End of Volume 6).

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