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Chapter 193 - Calls From Beyond (III)
🕑 Added 2025-09-04 20:26:21 +0000 UTC[--congratulations on completing the Quest, The Eternal Lament]
[Due to the nature of completion, additional rewards have been triggered]
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[Reward 1: Body Purification => 100%. Please find a safe space to meditate; fully purifying and expelling toxins will take approximately 6 hours. Any disturbance during that time might lead to unforeseen circumstances]
[Reward 2: You have unlocked a new sub-system, Alchemy; you may use Creation Points to either unlock or create new Alchemy Recipes, but you must teach a talented Disciple to concoct them]
[Reward 3: You have learned 'Touch of Enlightenment' Special Art]
[Reward 4: Your cultivation has increased; you have reached Peak of Spirit Manifestation Realm. Undergoing the final step of Body Purification will allow you to break through into the next realm, Revolving Core Realm]
[Reward 5: Imaging Talisman (Mythical)]
[Reward 6: Endless Shadow Steps has evolved into Imminent Shadow Steps (peak-Jade)]
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[Touch of Enlightenment (mid-Myth) -- inspire one of your Disciples to temporarily enter a state of enlightenment. The duration depends on external circumstances as well as your Disciple's state of mind. Can be used once every three months]
[Imaging Talisman (Mythical) - you may imprint any art that you bear witness to upon the Talisman and create its Tome to be studied and learned. Works only up to Divine-grade arts. Certain restrictions still apply]
[Imminent Shadow Steps (peak-Jade) -- the shadows stir within every inch of the world, even when they are snuffed out by light; you may step through the void immediately and arrive at any of the set up points within 1 mile radius. Qi consumption lowered greatly. Can force-leap up to 3 times even when there are no shadows anywhere in sight. Qi consumption will be greatly increased in this case. Only you, however, can learn this art; all others can only earn its lesser variant, Endless Shadow Steps]
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[The defying of Ordinances has been punished and the Order has been restored]
[--Emergency Quest Activated]
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[Due to the ritual's backlash, a reverse array has been triggered and a Demon has descended into the vessel's body. Due to the nature of the descent, the Demon is in a greatly weakened state and will naturally perish within 30 minutes. In that case, so will the original body. Subdue the demon and ensure that the vessel survives]
[Reward 1: a secondary system for creation of Shamanic Arts will be unlocked; note, however, that ONLY trained Shamans will be able to use the arts you create. Additionally, the breadth of options will be far more limiting, and, even in its perfected state, you will only be able to create arts the equivalent of the Heaven-level. Secondary note: Shamanic Arts are extremely different]
[Reward 2: Pill of Eternity (Legendary)]
[Reward 3: Annihilating Gauntlets (Legendary)]
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... huh?
Wait, what?!
No, no, no, what do you mean a freakin' Demon descended?!
[--congratulations, Host; one of your Disciples has managed to banish the Demon from this plane of existence]
Right.
Of course he did.
Jesus Christ, will this guy ever stop surprising me?!
[In the process, Disciple Long Tao has broken through into the Spirit Manifestation Realm, and reached the late stages]
Yeah.
If it wasn't so on the nose, I'd pat myself on the back for being a prophet.
[Rewards]
[Reward 1: a secondary system for creation of Shamanic Arts...]
[Reward 2: Pill of Eternity (Legendary)]
[Reward 3: Annihilating Gauntlets (Legendary)]
[..]
[Pill of Eternity (Legendary): extends a mortal's lifespan by an additional 25 years. Only one can be consumed in a lifetime. Has no effect on a cultivator]
[Annihilating Gauntlets (Legendary) -- inscribed ever-so-faintly by the traces of Law of Annihilation, the gauntlets empower the wearer in the most primal way: feeding them pure Qi results in ejection of explosive force with every punch. Additionally, every strike as a small chance of triggering a consecutive chain reaction of Annihilating Qi Arrays, which will tear through all lesser arts. Due to the item's nature, they are best suited for special constitutions and physiques that have extremely vast quantities of Qi. Note, however, that the gauntlets have no defensive powers; trying to block anything more than an ordinary attack with them will be impossible]
Huh.
Just when I was grappling with what to give to Dai Xiu--
--oh my God, why are there even more windows yet?!!
[Congratulations, Host, on helping one of your Disciples break through into the Spirit Manifestation Realm. A unique reward has been generated]
[Reward]
[Ascending Chariot (???)]
[Ascending Chariot (???) -- a purpose-made, ancient traversing artifact capable of crossing continent-spanning distances in the matter of days. Though its interior is somewhat limiting and crude, many stabilizing arrays offer a surprisingly smooth journey. Extremely difficult to maneuver through tight spaces, which is why it is best used in the open sky for crossing great distances. Consumes exorbitant amounts of Qi Stones (10,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones per 50 miles of distance). Cost grows exponentially if the area is submerged in dense quantities of Qi. Chariot folds into a wooden toy when not in use and is bound to Host for life; nobody else can operate it or use it as anything other than a toy or crude housing]
[Note: the Chariot is an existing item from the Primordial Era that has been lost to the vestiges of time; there are certain entities that might have the capacity to recognize it. Operate it with caution]
Huh.
Holy shit.
Holy-goddamn-paid-piper-shit.
This is insane.
Honestly, I'm about two seconds from hyperventilating myself into an early grave. The only reason I'm not is because I'd regret never having ridden this damn thing. I seriously want to launch myself at Long Tao and kiss him, but not only would that be creepy in ways that defy description, I don't want to give him vindication of even the tiniest kind.
In a way, all of this was because of him--because he 'suggested' we come here, and because he 'suggested' we be the ones to take care of this.
And the bastard did.
Not only did he help me break through into the next realm (or, well, will help do it soon), but he also helped me purify my body, unlock two sub-systems, get me a perfect gift for Dai Xiu, and now... now help me get an artifact that will finally solve our biggest hurdle: travel.
... well, not entirely.
I did pause for a moment as my eyes bulged at the damn cost of the thing--while the windfall's been plentiful, my pockets are running dry. There's no way in hell I can afford to actually fly this thing in any meaningful capacity simply because 50 miles is, without exaggeration, almost nothing in this world.
In fairness, 10,000 mid-grade stones is probably nothing to quite a few people, too, but to me it's right about 20% of my remaining wealth.
So, yeah.
It's good to have, but we're gonna have to actually start robbing some tombs for real if I'm ever going to use the damn thing.
Comments
SlaveToMyWhims
It's xianxia economy. The numbers lose any meaning in a hurry. Also, pretty sure I saw you use the same language over similarly trivial things in a prior chapter. Stop shaming the people that attempted to raise you properly. Internet or not.
Anthony Milton
Excellent,and I seriously hope nothing goes wrong during his body purification.I am also seriously open to him to becoming solid to good in terms of general talent and fighting and VERY good in niche and support arts.
kalem
[Ascending Chariot (???)] 10,000 midgrade stones for 50 miles.... like he said, it's fucking garbage.... this things rank should be the lowest. Because seriously, this shit is an insult to any craftsmen. Seriously, if I were a craftsmen in the ancient era, and made this, I'd kill myself on the spot.
NameGame
[Reward 3] Yer a prophet, Harry. "Pill of Eternity (Legendary)" Wars would be fought over this. Hope Lu can keep his mouth shut about it lol. 25 years for a King/Queen/Emperor/Empress, they'd do a lot to get their hands on this. Even the more righteous and upstanding ones would still probably quietly send assassins or similar if purchasing it outright failed. Guess the question is answered about if a shaman or two is joining the party. Hope that chariot is econo-sized, gonna be a lot of people sitting on each other's laps if not. Thanks for the chapter.
beddedO
They won't break, they just won't really 'block' things either in a traditional sense. The reason why it's legendary is simply because life-extension for mortals is practically non-existent. It's sort of a setup for a mini arc in the near future ^^ As for the chariot, it kind of IS poorly crafted; it will become a bit more evident when he uses it, but it's very much a product of, 'It's amazing specifically within these circumstances for this specific purpose, but otherwise kind of crap' ^^
C
a few things dont make sense to me in this chapter. 1. The gauntlets cant block things? So Xiu can never use her hands to block with them? Will they just break? 2. for a legendary item 25 years. seems like nothing. 3. the chariot. It consumes a bunch of Qi, but for some reason it gets MORE expensive when its in an area with a lot of Qi? It's beyond legendary or mythic, but for some reason its fuel consumption is exorbitant and it doesn't have a way to work with the user's Qi or absorb Qi from the environment? That seems a little poorly crafted.
