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Chapter 499 Sunset Over the Long River, Half-Step Immortal

Xiao Jie's heart sank. Damn, this guy can actually regenerate health?

The boss can't heal itself, right? Wait a minute, damn it!
Xiao Jie suddenly realized that this guy wasn't the BOSS!
He has been studying the various mechanics of this game. Despite the fact that the bosses in this game are very intelligent, they do not have the ability to regenerate health, just like in traditional online games.

Even a magic-based boss like Wang Xie, with his overwhelming and powerful magic, still doesn't know a single basic healing spell.

Xiao Jie speculated that this was probably for the sake of game balance. After all, the game is already difficult enough. If the BOSS could regenerate its own health, then the players would really have no chance of winning.

No matter how amazing this game is, the designers still designed it according to the rules of a game.

This point has been proven countless times, so this time he subconsciously arranged his tactics according to this way of thinking.

However, at this moment, he suddenly realized that the mortal world was not the BOSS!
While the reclusive master is not as strong as the BOSS, he is actually more versatile. He can not only use magic to heal himself, but also take elixirs.

This could be described as a blind spot, or a darkness under the lamp, which unexpectedly led to disastrous consequences at this time.

That's it! There's really no chance now.

True Man Hongchen is a Qi Refiner of the extraordinary level, with more spiritual energy than him. Tens of thousands of spiritual energy points can be used as hundreds of thousands of health points.
It should be noted that the Qi Healing Technique can restore 10 points of health with just 1 point of spiritual energy, and it can fully restore health in ten seconds.

wrong!

Since the Qi Healing Technique is so effective, why did Master Hongchen forcibly interrupt the spell?

Xiao Jie's mind raced, and he quickly found the reason.

The goal of the True Man of the Mortal World is to become an immortal, and to become an immortal, one must absorb enough spiritual energy. His Qi Refining Technique level should be above the extraordinary level, but he has not yet reached the level of immortality.

There should still be a gap of several thousand spiritual energy between it and the tenth level of Qi Refining Technique, but the exact amount of the gap is unknown.

That's why they want to seize their own golden core and absorb the spiritual energy within it to achieve their final ascension.

However, this raises a problem: the spiritual energy within the Golden Core cannot be completely refined, and there will be a huge loss during the absorption process.

You should know that each of the three Dragon Balls you refined only yielded six or seven thousand units of spiritual energy.

Could he be stronger than those three dragons? Obviously not, so his Golden Core would most likely only have five or six thousand points of spiritual energy at most.

Even if one's golden core is extremely pure, and one can refine a little more spiritual energy, it is estimated that ten thousand would be the maximum. The exact number would be difficult to estimate.

In this way, if Hongchen wants to ascend to immortality through the Golden Elixir, he cannot consume too much of his own spiritual energy.

The more you consume, the higher the chance of failing the ascension.

So at first he was reluctant to use even a little bit of spiritual energy. He only started using the Qi Refining Secret Technique when he was forced to.

Unlike ordinary Qi cultivation techniques, Qi Healing Technique can restore all health points at once. One point of spiritual energy can only restore ten points of health. In other words, to restore health points at once, it would take several hundred points of spiritual energy. That is why True Immortals of the Mortal World dare not use it casually.

It's also quite stingy when it comes to using it.

Since that's the case, instead of damaging his health, we should deplete his spiritual energy.

At this moment, everyone was once again engaged in battle with the mortal world.

However, morale was clearly low, as no one was confident about facing a boss that could heal itself.

At this moment, Yuan Bai also came up, "Second brother, it's my turn!" Yuan Bai said impatiently.

Xiao Jie's heart stirred. "It's your turn to go up, but the normal fighting style probably won't work. You've seen how powerful Hongchen is. Can your swordsmanship surpass his?"

"Although I'm not entirely confident, it's worth a try."

"It's no use. Even if you injure him, he can heal himself with Qi Healing Technique and fight again. However, there is a move that might be able to break his secret technique," Xiao Jie instructed Yuan Bai.

Yuan Bai was stunned for a moment, "That old ghost has lived for tens of thousands of years, does this kind of trick really work?"

"Whether it works or not, we'll find out by trying it." Xiao Jie wasn't really sure either, but in the current situation, this tactic was the most promising way to win.

Otherwise, if they fought normally, if True Immortal Hongchen were pushed to the limit, he would definitely use Qi Healing Technique to recover his health, and in that case, it would be impossible to know how long the fight would last. Although they brought many pills, they were not sure if they could outlast their opponent. The key was that the longer the fight dragged on, the more likely they were to make a mistake. If their opponent seized an opportunity to kill one or two of them, that would be bad.

"Alright, I'll fight him first. If that doesn't work, I'll use your fighting style. I'm going in!"

Seeing that the Drunken Sword Immortal and the Peerless Hero were forced to retreat again, Yuan Bai used a phantom disappearance technique to kill them.

"Old ghost, let me have a go at you." With that, he slashed at Hongchen with his sword.

Upon seeing this person, Hongchen exclaimed in surprise, clearly recognizing his extraordinary nature.

Using a branch as a sword, he parried and countered, but the white ape's strike missed, and his figure vanished in a flash.

White Ape Steps on Shadows—Vanishing Without a Trace!
Unlike Xiao Jie's ability to use Phantom Step every 3 seconds, the White Ape user's Phantom Step has no cooldown time.

In an instant, Yuan Bai flashed around the mortal realm seven times. Due to his speed, he left afterimages each time, and seven white ape figures appeared in that instant.

Each flash was followed by an attack, seven strikes in an instant.

However, despite such a fierce attack, seven consecutive sounds of blocking rang out in mid-air, so dense that they seemed like a single sound.

After the seventh strike, the white ape somersaulted back to its original spot, looking utterly incredulous.

"Excellent swordsmanship. Try my swordsmanship too."

Using a branch as a knife, Na Hongchen suddenly unleashed a spinning slash, continuously swinging the blade as it spun, the movements seamless and flawless, without a single opening.

Yuan Bai darted left and right but couldn't find an opportunity to strike, and was instead forced to retreat repeatedly by Hong Chen.

He was so anxious that he almost went all out, but luckily he remembered Xiao Jie's instructions and dodged left and right, refusing to give up.

Seeing that Hongchen's moves were running out, he suddenly slashed out with his sword, just as Hongchen had blocked Yuan Bai's precious sword with a single move.

A tiger's roar suddenly came from behind him again, but Master Hongchen did not turn his head.

(Hmph, trying to fool me with such tricks, how laughable.)

Xiao Jie saw that Hong Chen did not turn around, but smiled slightly.

He raised his longsword high, unleashing his ultimate move.

Ultimate Technique - The Setting Sun Over the Long River Slashes Through the Void!

Hongchen was startled to realize something was wrong. What?! He turned around and saw a phantom of a river of time rushing towards him.

Hahaha, the power of time's annihilation? I've lived for tens of thousands of years, what am I afraid of—

Whoosh! The phantom rushed past Hongchen's body, and Hongchen's spiritual energy instantly drained away. Hongchen Zhenren was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he hurriedly leaped into the air, forcefully jumping out of the skill's range.

He didn't care at all about losing a few years of his lifespan, but he couldn't bear the depletion of his spiritual energy.

Even with a quick reaction, several hundred points of spiritual energy were consumed in that short time. It should be noted that after the Golden Core is perfected, the rate at which spiritual energy dissipates is extremely slow, which is why True Immortal Hongchen dared to come out of the mountain and fight Xiao Jie and the others.

The reason he hid in the mountains and dared not run around before was because he had lived for too long, tens of thousands of years, which would have passed even if he lived a slow life.

However, if you're only staying outside for a day or two, it's not a big deal.

He just didn't expect there to be such a strange move as the Long River Sunset Slashes the Void, which can accelerate the passage of time. He wouldn't be afraid if he were surrounded by spiritual energy in the mountains, but outside the mountains, the loss of spiritual energy is terrifying.

At this moment, Xiao Jie killed several hundred spiritual energy beings with a single strike, and True Person Hongchen's spiritual energy reserves had dropped to a dangerous level. He really dared not use any more now, otherwise even if he could take that kid's golden core, he probably wouldn't be able to ascend.

(Don't worry, don't worry. I still have a lot of spiritual energy left, and with the spiritual energy from that kid, it should be enough. As long as I don't use my spiritual energy recklessly, I should be fine.)
However, it's not easy to do without spiritual energy, and besides, Xiao Jie isn't the only one who knows this move.

Seeing Hongchen's fear, Yuan Bai also raised his long sword high.

"The setting sun over the long river—!"

The True Man of the Mortal World was so frightened that he turned and ran away, fearing that if he was too late, his chance of ascension would be completely extinguished.

"Hahaha, Second Brother, what a brilliant plan! Your trick really worked. If this fellow still wants to ascend, he won't dare to linger for even a moment. But if he wants to leave, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop him."

"Brother Feng, should we go after him?"

"Don't chase him, let him go! We'll retreat too!" Xiao Jie decisively ordered.

After the series of battles just now, he also realized that although Hongchen's overall strength was not as good as Wang Xie's, because he was an agile enemy and had the Qi Refining Secret Technique to recover health, he was far more troublesome than Wang Xie. It was too difficult to kill him, and it was not worth taking the risk.

No matter how reluctant Hongchen is to use spiritual energy, he will definitely use it if he is beaten to the point of death. Once the reserve of spiritual energy exceeds the critical point and he completely loses the hope of ascension, Hongchen will probably stop conserving spiritual energy. At that point, this guy will really become an unkillable cockroach.

Since that's the case, we might as well give up.

Since he had already fulfilled his oath of divine retribution and this mortal was so troublesome, why bother fighting him? Although killing the mortal would probably yield some good items, with a high probability of getting a Golden Core, he could also take over the blessed land of Konglao Mountain's Heavenly Waterfall Cave, which would be extremely profitable.

However, it has little significance for ascending to immortality.

I can always kill more monsters and refine more inner cores; it's not that I absolutely have to get the golden core from the mortal world.

Anyway, I'm already surrounded by demonic energy.

Everyone was taken aback when they heard Xiao Jie's order. After all that fuss, they had to retreat before the quest monster was even dead. It was rather speechless.

"What are you all standing there for? You've all seen how strong this guy is. He's too difficult to kill, and it's not worth the risk. So don't be reluctant, let's retreat!"

As for the blessed land we promised Dragon Travels the World, it's your fault for not coming as the main force.

Seeing Xiao Jie's determination, the crowd had no choice but to retreat.

However, when they tried to run away, Hongchen objected.

With Xiao Jie gone, his hopes of ascension were truly shattered.

We've waited tens of thousands of years for this opportunity, how could we give it up?

Seeing that Xiao Jie and the others were about to leave, he jumped up and down in a panic.

However, he dared not pursue her, yet he couldn't bear to give up. He was caught in a dilemma, his face flushed with anxiety.

Seeing that everyone had mounted their horses and was about to retreat, Master Hongchen gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and suddenly shouted loudly.

Fellow Daoists, help me become an immortal!

Several white figures suddenly appeared out of thin air around the mortal world. These white figures were dressed as Qi cultivators, but they had no physical form and their bodies were indistinct, seemingly there and not there.

A white spirit exclaimed in surprise, "Fellow Daoist of the Mortal World, do you want us to use our innate primordial spirits to help you ascend? Do you know that once such a method is used, we will all be annihilated, leaving no trace in the world?"

That mortal gritted his teeth and said, "If I cannot become an immortal today, you will all be reduced to ashes. Fellow Daoists, are you willing to wait for tens of thousands of years in vain, only to die sooner or later? Why not lend me a hand?"

Another white spirit solemnly said, "Innate primordial spirit is not true spiritual energy. Even if we help you, you cannot truly become an immortal. You can only temporarily obtain the state of ascension. This state can only last for a short time. If you fail to complete the ascension when the time is up, your soul will be scattered and your flesh and blood will turn into dust. Aren't you afraid?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Hongchen said, "What's there to be afraid of? I'm only afraid that I won't become an immortal or avenge myself. What if my flesh and blood turn to ash? What if my soul is scattered? If I can't become an immortal, I'd rather my soul be scattered than suffer the pain of reincarnation again."

The white spirits exchanged glances and said in unison, "In that case, we will help you. Fellow Daoist Hongchen, please allow our true spirits to enter your body."

The True Man of the Mortal World bowed respectfully to the seven White Spirits, saying, "Fellow Daoists, please!"

The seven white spirits instantly transformed into seven white halos, swirling and flying around True Man Hongchen, each one flowing into his seven orifices.

The True Man of the Mortal World kept his eyes tightly closed, his expression shifting between solemn, grave, joyful, and ferocious.

As the last ray of light disappeared into his body, Hongchen suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes radiating pure white light...

Xiao Jie and his group were retreating on horseback when they saw a white beam of light shooting straight into the sky behind them.

"Holy crap, Feng-ge, look! What's that?!" someone exclaimed.

Xiao Jie turned around and his heart sank. It was True Man Hongchen. Could this guy be about to advance to the third stage?

But wait, this thing isn't a boss, yet it has three phases?

And this thing's health didn't drop much, so how did it suddenly enter the third stage?

This unusual change left Xiao Jie completely unsure of what had happened.

This feeling of complete uncertainty about the changes in the game left him feeling very unsure.

One thing he was certain of was that if the second stage of the Mortal Realm was this difficult, the third stage would probably be even more deadly.

"Everyone, speed up, evacuate at full speed!"

At a command, dozens of riders began to accelerate and sprint.

However, after running for only a few seconds, a white light suddenly descended from the sky and landed right in the path of the group.

When the white light dissipated, the True Man of the Mortal World stood still, his face expressionless, without any change. No, there was a change; the spiritual energy and white light around him had completely dissipated, making him look just like an ordinary person.

However, the name on his head has also changed.

True Immortal of the Mortal World (Ascension): Level 59 Immortal, Health Points: ???

(End of this chapter)