Absolute Destiny Game.

Chapter 509 Nine Fiends Yin Wind
Xiao Jie flew north along the straight line on the map.

The map of Beiming Prefecture is exceptionally vast, and the pitch-black night makes this vastness even more profound.

Despite his eagerness to find Guyun Prefecture, and even his urge to stay up all night to fight for it.

However, after flying for more than an hour, Xiao Jie landed in a desolate town at the foot of a barren mountain.

This is Gushan Town, the northernmost town in Beiming Prefecture. Further north, there are only endless snow-covered forests, boundless icy wilderness, and the vast North Sea.

In that frigid wilderness, there were no human settlements; it was completely unexplored territory, and to date, no relevant information has been released.

No matter how powerful Xiao Jie was, he wouldn't dare to explore the darkness alone.

In the end, Xiao Jie chose to log off at the inn in Gushan Town and continue his search for Guyun Prefecture to the north the next day.

After the battle in the mortal world, Xiao Jie realized that there is no such thing as absolute safety in this game.

No matter how well you've planned, how meticulous you've been, or how thorough your preparations, even if the whole team thinks they can win easily, they might still end up being wiped out.

North of Beiming Prefecture lies a vast unexplored area, almost never explored by players, and who knows what dangers they might encounter.

He naturally dared not be careless.

Moreover, visibility is too poor in the dark, so even if they encounter Guyun Prefecture, they won't be able to spot it. If they miss it, it would be terrible. Up until now, Xiao Jie still doesn't have a good idea of ​​what Guyun Prefecture looks like, so it's better to be cautious.

Exiting the game, Xiao Jie looked at the computer desktop in front of him and let out a long sigh.

The game experience that day was so complicated that Xiao Jie felt as if he had been in another world.

He sighed, stood up from the chair, and walked straight out the door.

"Brother Jie, where are you going?"

"Let's go for a walk and get some fresh air," Xiao Jie said casually.

That evening, Xiao Jie went to the rooftop of that building again. He wasn't sure why he had come back. Was he trying to see Chen Tianwen or An Ran one last time?

No, if he really had that idea, he would have contacted the two of them directly.

Xiao Jie didn't dare contact Chen Tianwen and An Ran, nor did he contact anyone else. He was afraid they were already dead, or even more afraid they were still alive.

He really didn't know what to say to the other person.

At this moment, standing on the deserted rooftop, Xiao Jie was filled with turmoil.

Looking at the city streets in the night, bustling with activity, yet peaceful and serene, I couldn't calm down.

Can I find Lonely Cloud Prefecture? Even if I do, will I be able to get up there?
Even if we get up there, how will we find the place where the immortals have hidden themselves?
Given that Guyun Prefecture is one of the Nine Provinces, its map must be enormous, so it's probably difficult.

He had faced countless challenges in games in the past, but never had he experienced such immense pressure.

A whooshing sound suddenly came from behind. Xiao Jie's heart tightened, but when he turned around and saw who it was, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It was Gu Feiyu who arrived on the wind in the night.

This was Gu Feiyu's first time using the Wind Control Technique in real life, and he was clearly not very skilled at it. He staggered as he landed on the rooftop, almost tripping and falling when he landed.

He rushed forward a few steps before stopping. "Brother Jie," he called out to Xiao Jie.

"Why are you here, kid?"

"Of course I want to experience the wonder of this magic. Besides, you looked preoccupied when you went out, and I was worried something might have happened to you."

Xiao Jie chuckled. This kid... Although he was feeling heavy-hearted and under immense pressure, Xiao Jie wasn't the kind of person who would be crushed by pressure.

The greater the pressure, the harder he will work.

"Brother Jie, I don't think you need to worry too much. Who could have imagined that the quest monsters would ascend to immortality? Besides, they're not really dead. We can just revive them later."

Gu Feiyu spoke lightly, but Xiao Jie sighed, "It's not that simple. Even if you really become an immortal, what if you can't be resurrected?"

"Of course I can be resurrected. I think you're overcomplicating things. When I got cancer, I thought I was completely hopeless, but then I met you and was saved by someone just like that. At that time, I thought—wow, this game is amazing."

Later, after I officially started playing the game, the more I played it, the more I could feel how special it was.

It can ignore the rules of the real world and replace the rules of reality with the rules of the game. When have we brothers ever been hypocritical about playing games?
In games, dying and resurrecting is a very common occurrence. The reason this feature isn't available now is simply because we haven't reached that level of gameplay yet.

It's just a few people who have died temporarily. Letting them stay in the cemetery for a few days is no big deal.

Maybe we can revive them in a couple of days; we can just pretend they're temporarily unconscious.

Although he knew Gu Feiyu was trying to comfort him, Xiao Jie felt much more relaxed after hearing these words. Indeed, with such a powerful and magical force contained in this game, being able to come back to life after death was not an unacceptable setting.

My mindset is still too ordinary. Looking at life and death from an ordinary person's perspective is naturally incredibly heavy.

However, from a gamer's perspective, life and death are merely states that can be changed.

"Hehehe, Xiao Gu, you've matured. You can even comfort people now. You're right. Let's go back and rest. We still have to go pray to the immortals tomorrow."

Surprisingly, Xiao Jie didn't have any nightmares that night.

He woke up early the next morning. In fact, Xiao Jie's body no longer needed to sleep. He slept partly out of habit and partly to calm his mind.

After that night, things did get much better.

He had expected to dream of his teammates' deaths, but nothing happened.

Xiao Jie felt that he had accepted this premise—they had not really 'died,' but had only temporarily entered the graveyard, waiting for him to be resurrected.

Stepping out of the room, Xiao Jie turned on his computer and then suddenly activated his magic power.

Incarnation!

A burst of blood mist erupted from his body, and Xiao Jie felt a sudden emptiness within him, as if his body had been hollowed out in an instant. The blood mist gathered in mid-air and formed a human shape, rapidly growing bones, flesh, skin, and facial features. Most miraculously, even the clothes on his body appeared at the same time.

Looking at the clone in front of him that looked exactly like him, Xiao Jie felt like he was looking in a mirror.

Qi therapy!
He circulated his spiritual energy, and as the spiritual energy rapidly transformed into life force within his body, nourishing his flesh and blood, the feeling of weakness gradually disappeared.

With a thought, he immediately gained another perspective.

That's right, Xiao Jie can switch and control both the main body and the clone at the same time, but it's still a bit difficult to multitask, so after trying it out, Xiao Jie decided to let the clone do its own thing.

“From today onwards, you will be called Xiao Xiaojie,” Xiao Jie said to the clone.

"Received. So what do you need me to do?" The clone's tone was exactly the same as Xiao Jie's.

If it weren't for the ability to switch to a clone's perspective at any time to control it, watching someone who looks exactly like you walking around would actually be quite terrifying.

"Go make me breakfast first." "No problem." The clone saluted, turned around and went into the kitchen. Soon the sound of a frying pan, as well as the aroma of fried eggs and meat, filled the kitchen.

Xiao Jie doesn't actually need to eat anymore, but he's gotten used to it. Besides, having a big meal in the morning can boost morale to some extent.

When Gu Feiyu came out of the bedroom, tableware and food had already been set on the dining table.

The aroma is tangy.

"Brother Jie—wait, Brother Jie?"

Gu Feiyu stared in astonishment at the two Xiao Jies.

While eating breakfast, Xiao Jie explained, "This is my avatar, Xiao Xiao Jie. From now on, the clone will be in charge of buying groceries and cooking, so we can play the game in peace."

"Ah, I understand." Gu Feiyu sat down nervously. "Brother Xiao Jie, won't you eat something with us?"

"I've already eaten, you guys eat, I'm going to read for a bit—by the way, if you need anything, just call me, don't keep switching to my perspective, it's annoying." Saying that, he casually picked up a book from the bookshelf and started flipping through it.

Xiao Jie had bought many physical books in the past, but he had hardly read any of them. Seeing his clone reading the book made him feel somewhat gratified—at least the purchases weren't in vain.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he abruptly switched to the perspective of his clone. The next second, a memory flooded into his brain.

It was the content of the book's prologue. He opened the book and glanced at it; it was exactly the same word for word.

This external avatar is essentially a continuation of Xiao Jie's body, but it also comes with an AI that simulates Xiao Jie. When Xiao Jie takes over the body, this AI is in standby mode. Once Xiao Jie leaves the avatar, the AI ​​will take over the body and then act according to Xiao Jie's thought process.

Moreover, every time Xiao Jie takes over a body, he simultaneously gains all of the clone's memories.

Not bad, not bad. This is convenient. It would be great to use this clone for studying and reading in the future.

Switching back to his own perspective, the clone was momentarily dazed and looked at Xiao Jie speechlessly.

"I told you not to switch perspectives randomly..."

"Damn it, where do you get so many problems, you clone? Go read your book. Remember to make something nice for lunch, stop making fried eggs all the time. I'm a master chef, you know."

Xiao Jie certainly wouldn't hold back with his clone, and he knew that the clone didn't actually have independent consciousness; all of the clone's actions and reactions were merely simulations of his own thoughts.

After giving the instructions, Xiao Jie logged into the game on his own.

After leaving the inn and making one last resupply, Xiao Jie did not hesitate and transformed into a Storm Thunder Eagle, flying northwards.

Soon the city walls of Gushan Town disappeared from view behind.

Ahead lay only rolling mountains, vast forests, and snow-covered land; as far as the eye could see, the world stretched out in a desolate expanse.

As Xiao Jie flew, he checked the route on the map. At this speed, he could reach the edge of the map before noon. The thought of finding Guyun Prefecture soon filled Xiao Jie with excitement.

An hour passed, then two hours. The forest below was still interspersed with greenery, but the further north you went, the less green there was, and white became the dominant color of the world. Even the continuous forest was completely covered by snow.

As you go further north, even the forests become sparse.

Occasionally, one could see powerful monsters, savages draped in animal skins, or transparent ice and snow spirits wandering in the wilderness. These were generally level 40 or 50 monsters. Xiao Jie even saw a level 56 frost giant chasing a herd of mammoths.

What surprised Xiao Jie even more was that the sky began to darken, turning from a deep blue to a dark, gloomy black.

The wind grew stronger, carrying biting ice and snow, causing Xiao Jie to frequently veer off course and forcing him to manually adjust the angle. Even through the computer screen, just hearing the howling wind coming from the speakers, one could almost feel the chilling cold.

Suddenly, the surrounding light dimmed, a chilling wind swept in, and a layer of frost instantly covered Storm Thunder Eagle's body, while its health bar decreased slightly.

System notification: You have been attacked by the Nine Fiends Yin Wind and have taken 33 points of damage.

What the heck is going on?
Xiao Jie was startled. He had the ability to withstand heat and cold and was immune to environmental damage, so how could he be losing blood?

Although not much was lost, it was not a good sign. A cold wind continued to blow, and Xiao Jie held on for a few seconds before realizing that this thing did not seem to disappear immediately, so he hurriedly swooped down.

However, there was wind blowing below, and his health kept decreasing. By the time he landed on the ground, he had lost more than 400 health points.

Xiao Jie hurriedly took a large dose of medicine to restore his health, and at the same time activated the Qi Healing Technique to restore his health to full in one go, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the Nine Fiends Wind continued to blow, and my health continued to drop.

Xiao Jie inwardly groaned, thinking to himself that it was no wonder no one came to the north and there was no map or information available; the environmental damage alone was enough to kill him.

Nine Fiends Yin Wind? Where did this thing come from?
Looking around, the world was shrouded in a gloomy, howling wind. It seemed that this special climate covered a very wide area and should be a characteristic weather feature of the far north.

Xiao Jie simply activated the Ascended Robe's equipment effects.

Equipment Effect 2: Rising Clouds. Activation: Protects oneself with the power of purple clouds, increasing magic resistance by 300 points for 30 minutes.

Xiao Jie was covered by a purple halo, and now he finally stopped losing health.

However, the effect of Xiaju only lasts for 30 minutes, and it's hard to say whether it can fly out of the coverage area of ​​the Nine Fiends Yin Wind in that short time.

The key issue is that Xiao Jie is unsure whether continuing northward will cause further environmental damage.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Jie decided to explore for a while first.

If all else fails, we can fly back.

Anyway, I still have plenty of pills in my bag, and I also have the Qi Healing Technique to restore my health, so I shouldn't die.

Given that the flight was scheduled to last 30 minutes, Xiao Jie decided to fly for 15 minutes first, and then retreat if necessary.

With that thought in mind, Xiao Jie transformed into a Storm Thunder Eagle and flew north.

This time, however, he chose to fly at low altitude. As for the reason—well, I found it!

But then they saw a snow-white fox foraging for food in the snow-covered woods.

The fox had white fur all over its body, so white that it was almost transparent, presenting a strange, crystal-clear texture. Its pair of dark, deep fox eyes revealed a sense of etherealness.

Walking silently through the snow-covered forest, like a ghost in the ice and snow.

Shadow Fox (Mutated Monster): Level 48. Health: 2400.

Although it's just a small monster, its level is extremely high.

The key point is that it showed no signs of losing health in the cold wind, which piqued Xiao Jie's interest.

Its monster category is (mutated monster), and it is obvious that the reason it is not afraid of the Nine Fiends Yin Wind is because of its mutation.

Natural evolution has enabled a few organisms to develop the ability to adapt to harsh environments, and the Shadow Fox is likely one of them.

Why not descend down and try to get close to it? Maybe I can learn from it how to resist the Nine Evil Yin Winds.

(End of this chapter)