Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 12 – Breakthrough in Qi Refining Realm

[Ding! Heaven-defying talent triggered! Against the Heavens: All attributes doubled!]

[Ding! Heaven-defying talent triggered! Born Against the Heavens: Awarded a random talent!]

[Ding! Random talent confirmed: Vitality Seed, vitality increased by 10%, can be upgraded three times!]

[Ding! In thirty minutes, the Tribulation will descend, please proceed with caution.]

A warm current flowed into Lin Jichen's body, like a long-awaited rain quenching a drought, sweeping away all his fatigue and filling him with strength.

Lin Jichen hurriedly checked his attributes.

[Player: Lin Jichen]

[Innate Talent: Heaven-defying Fate]

[Sect: None]

[Prestige: 0]

[Cultivation: 0/500]

[Realm: Initial stage of Qi Refining]

[Innate Attributes: Full] (Always full, no need to waste words)

[Acquired Talent: Vitality Seed (Vitality increased by 10%)]

[Vitality: 1000/1000 (x2) +10%]

[Mana: 1000/1000 (x2)]

[Strength: 10 (x2) +3]

[Mental Power: 10 (x2)]

[Defense: 10 (x2)]

[Speed: 10 (x2)]

[Skills: None]

[Equipment: Iron Sword]

Stepping into the Qi Refining Realm meant embarking on the path of immortality and officially becoming a cultivator.

A massive increase in strength.

All combat attributes were supposed to increase tenfold, but due to the Heaven-defying Fate talent, they doubled again.

That's a twentyfold increase.

This is the difference between cultivators and ordinary people.

And he also gained an additional talent, Vitality Seed, increasing his vitality limit by 10%.

This talent could evolve with each minor realm breakthrough.

For example, upon reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining, it would evolve into Vitality Sprout, increasing the vitality limit by 20%;

At the late stage of Qi Refining, it would evolve to the highest grade, Vitality Tree, increasing the vitality limit by 30%.

This talent was extremely useful for Lin Jichen in the early stages, as his attributes were already doubled, and now his vitality was increased by an additional 10%.

This meant that while other cultivators at the initial stage of Qi Refining had only 1000 points of vitality, he had 2200 points, and his vitality would continue to grow as his realm advanced.

Seeing these attributes, Lin Jichen really wanted to shout: Heaven-defying Fate, YYDS!

He thought it would take a while to step into the Qi Refining Realm, but an encounter with the Wild Boar King granted him a huge amount of cultivation, propelling him into the realm.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the first kill of the novice village BOSS in Tale of Immortal, a global announcement will be made, do you wish to hide your name?]

"Don't hide."

Lin Jichen glanced behind him; the short-haired girl and her group were all watching, so hiding was pointless.

As soon as Lin Jichen made his choice, all players heard an official global announcement at that moment.

"Congratulations to player Lin Jichen for completing the first kill of a BOSS in Tale of Immortal, awarded 200 prestige points and +1 innate luck, we hope other players continue to strive."

This announcement shocked all players. The game had only been in open beta for so long, and someone had already killed a BOSS?

"Which guild's expert is this Lin Jichen? Too awesome."

"Never heard of this person before."

"WDNMD! Our Little Elephant Guild spent so much manpower and resources, and just when the BOSS's health was down to half, someone else snatched the first kill!"

"Exactly, many guilds were competing for the first kill, but someone beat us to it."

"Lin Jichen must be from a major guild, using zerg tactics to stack up, probably he just finished it off."

"Just wait, knowing how things go, soon this Lin Jichen will make an announcement promoting his guild, attracting a huge wave of fans."

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While everyone was discussing fervently.

Lin Jichen didn't expect that killing the Wild Boar King would bring such an extra benefit, the BOSS's first kill.

He wasn't very familiar with it, after all, he only came into contact with the game a year after its launch, by which time all the first kills had become history.

His innate luck was already maxed out, so adding more was useless, but the 200 prestige points were still very appealing.

Prestige was very useful in Tale of Immortal, as those with high prestige could easily obtain management positions in sects.

Moreover, they could walk sideways in various towns, and if chased by enemies, the town's NPCs would even help deal with them.

In the future, wanting to buy land and establish a faction in towns would also require prestige.

Happy with his gains, Lin Jichen did not forget the side effects of Heaven-defying Fate.

Doubling attributes was correct, and the acquired talent reward was also correct.

But at the same time, every major realm breakthrough would also bring about a Tribulation!

He looked around; the short-haired girl and her subordinates were still recovering from their shock.

They had witnessed Lin Jichen single-handedly take down the Wild Boar King, and their amazement was indescribable.

One person, a novice, with just an iron sword, had taken down the Wild Boar King with a hefty 600 points of vitality.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would believe it.

At this moment, the sky began to gather dark clouds, and the daylight dimmed.

Lin Jichen hurried to clear the battlefield, searching the stone piles for the Soul Burial Mound of the Wild Boar King.

This might be the first BOSS to be taken down in Tale of Immortal, and coupled with Lin Jichen's great luck, a plethora of equipment was dropped.

[Spirit Grade·Crimson Cloud Sword]: Strength +15, Critical +7, comes with a 1% armor-piercing effect, and every three attacks on the same target triggers an additional 50 points of damage.

Requirement: Exclusive to Sword Cultivator players, other players cannot trigger the effect damage.

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[Spirit Grade·Illuminating Staff]: Mental Power +10, Spirit Grade skill cooldown -10%, mana +500 points.

Requirement: Exclusive to magic cultivators.

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[Spirit Grade Movement Skill·Phantom Step]: Speed +10, within a 10-meter range when used, can turn into an afterimage, moving incredibly fast, mana cost: 100 points, cooldown: 10 seconds.

Requirement: None.

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Besides these three green, or Spirit Grade, pieces of equipment, there were also four white, Ordinary Grade, pieces of equipment.

[Ordinary Grade·Iron Plate Boots]: Speed +3.

[Ordinary Grade·Heartguard Leather Armor]: Defense +3.

[Ordinary Grade·Copper Head Knife]: Strength +4.

[Ordinary Grade·Iron Fist Gauntlets]: Strength +3.

In addition to these, there was a large pile of copper coins, looking to be several hundred, and also 10 lower-grade Spirit Stones.

Lin Jichen scooped up these items into his storage bag and turned to glance in the direction of the short-haired girl.

He noticed that the subordinates previously sent to the village had returned and were excitedly reporting to the short-haired girl.

"How about it? I didn't lie to you, did I?" Lin Jichen asked as he returned.

At this moment, all the female players beside the short-haired girl were looking at him with adoration.

The short-haired girl nodded and said, "Your information was very valuable, indeed worth 500,000!"

"Then that's settled, goodbye." Lin Jichen dropped these words and made to leave.

He had to leave; the Tribulation was coming, and he needed to find a way to cross it.

"Wait." The short-haired girl called out to him.

Lin Jichen turned back jokingly, "You're not thinking of looting a burning house, are you?"

The short-haired girl huffed, "I'm not that kind of person."

"Then is there anything else?" Lin Jichen asked.

"The equipment you just got from killing the Wild Boar King, do you have any you won't use? Can you sell them to us?"

Lin Jichen thought about it and indeed had some he didn't need: the Illuminating Staff, Copper Head Knife, and Iron Fist Gauntlets were all useless to him, as they were for magic cultivators, knife cultivators, and body cultivators.

He needed to keep the rest for himself.

Lin Jichen took out these three pieces of equipment and said, "Name your price, if it doesn't meet my expectations, I might as well auction them in the village."

The short-haired girl's eyes lit up when she saw the three pieces of equipment, especially the staff.

That staff was top-notch! Perfect for the boss!

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