Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 73 – Is this woman so smart?

The five people and one bear fought fiercely.

One after another, the fierce ghosts fell, and even the three remaining ghosts couldn't escape their fate of being killed, their souls completely dissipated.

Outside the Secret Realm, a new, larger, and more eye-catching leaderboard appeared on the difficulty rankings.

There was only one piece of information on it.

[Moon Shadow Guild]: Hell Mode, Progress 60%.

The players outside who saw this message couldn't believe their eyes.

"Damn, am I seeing things? A guild is tackling Hell Mode at Night Cave Ghost Ridge!"

"Look at the progress, damn, 60%! That's higher than the Eternal Guild on Hard Mode; they only reached 58%."

"Which guild is Moon Shadow Guild? Never heard of them."

"Isn't Hell Mode the hardest? They haven't even cleared Hard Mode and they're challenging Hell Mode?"

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The Hell Mode progress leaderboard sparked heated discussions and debates among the players outside.

Inside the Secret Realm.

All four fierce ghosts were taken care of.

Su Wanling was about to loot the equipment but was stopped by Jiang Luoyu.

"Let Mr. Lin do it. His luck is definitely better than ours."

Lin Jichen didn't stand on ceremony. He walked over and opened all four Soul Burial Mounds, revealing equipment and Spirit Stones scattered all over the ground!

Five pieces of Spirit Grade equipment, seven pieces of Ordinary Grade equipment, and over forty Spirit Stones.

Wow!

Except for Jiang Luoyu, the three girls exclaimed in excitement.

What kind of divine luck is this?

"Master Lin, with luck like yours, why even play this game? Just buy a lottery ticket and get rich," Su Wanling joked enviously.

Lin Jichen didn't take it seriously.

"Buying a lottery ticket is nothing compared to getting Spirit Grade equipment in Tale of Immortal. A few pieces of Spirit Grade gear are worth more than hitting the jackpot."

Su Wanling had to agree. Spirit Grade equipment is rare and each piece can be worth millions.

Lin Jichen wasn't exaggerating. In his past life, the first Lucky One of Tale of Immortal, Shi Xiyue, made a fortune of billions just by opening Soul Burial Mounds for others.

Guilds would specifically hire her to open equipment. After defeating a BOSS, they would leave the Soul Burial Mound untouched and pay Shi Xiyue to open it.

Almost nine out of ten times, the items she got were worth far more than expected.

However, after the world merged, money became worthless.

Shi Xiyue regretted it deeply; her billions became a joke.

And because she neglected to improve her own strength, she struggled in the merged world.

She eventually died at the hands of a bandit scatter cultivator, wasting her innate great luck talent.

Faced with so much Spirit Grade equipment, Jiang Luoyu remained unmoved and smiled slightly at Lin Jichen.

"Mr. Lin, you have first pick of these items. If there's still nothing for a Sword Cultivator, you can take them all."

Lin Jichen didn't stand on ceremony and picked two items he could use: a pair of gloves and a Spirit Grade Sword Cultivator Martial Arts Technique.

[Spirit Grade·Night Cave Gloves]: Strength +5, Critical +3, Defense +5, comes with the [Palm Qi] skill.

Palm Qi: Condenses a palm qi that suddenly strikes the target, dealing damage equal to your base attack. Cooldown: 90 seconds.

Requirement: Usable by any player.

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[Spirit Grade Martial Arts Technique·Gu Sword Qi]: Each third attack with the sword leaves an additional sword qi in the opponent's body, like raising a Gu. You can choose to detonate it within two minutes, dealing 150 fixed damage, stackable.

Cooldown: 10 seconds.

Requirement: Learnable by Sword Cultivators at the later stage of Qi Refining or above.

This martial arts technique doesn't deal high damage, but it has a very short cooldown.

It can be used every ten seconds.

And it can stack, making it very practical.

He could fill the opponent with Gu Sword Qi within two minutes and then detonate it all at once, dealing considerable damage.

If he could get a skill that deals instant kill damage, combining the two would be as powerful as a high-level Spirit Skill.

As for the rest, Lin Jichen didn't intend to keep them for himself and gave them all to Jiang Luoyu.

The group continued their journey, heading towards the highest point of the mountain.

Above the mountainside was the peak.

A hunched man was sitting at the edge of the cliff, blowing in the mountain wind and gazing at the moon.

Everyone immediately recognized him as the gravekeeper from the foot of the mountain.

"So he was here! Hey, we completed your task. Here's the handkerchief of your deceased wife; I brought it for you."

Su Wanling, upon seeing the Gravekeeper, excitedly wanted to run over and ask for equipment.

Lin Jichen pulled her back.

"What are you doing?" Su Wanling was puzzled, especially uncomfortable with Lin Jichen holding her hand.

In Tale of Immortal, players can't have physical contact unless they add each other as friends.

Once friends, they can have simple physical interactions like handshakes and hugs, but nothing more intimate. The officials probably wanted to prevent players from doing inappropriate things...

"If you go over, you're just sending yourself to death."

Lin Jichen had no intention of taking advantage of her.

"What do you mean?" Su Wanling still didn't understand.

Lin Jichen gestured towards the Gravekeeper and said, "Aren't you curious why he's here? And aren't you curious where the BOSS went?"

Su Wanling was stunned for a few seconds and then realized.

Her pupils widened, and she asked anxiously, "You mean... the Gravekeeper is the BOSS of Night Cave Ghost Ridge???"

"Not too dumb, although not very sharp. With your intelligence, you should be able to use a smartphone, not pick up things off the ground to eat, and avoid getting wet in the rain, right?"

Lin Jichen's teasing made Su Wanling roll her eyes, almost ready to hit him.

Who are you calling an idiot!

"If he's the BOSS, why did he give us a task? Just to trick us for fun?" Jiang Luoyu was puzzled.

"Why do you think those three fierce ghosts appeared so quickly?" Lin Jichen asked in return.

Jiang Luoyu, being smart, immediately understood. She looked at the handkerchief in Su Wanling's hand and said, "You mean, the handkerchief is a signal for the three fierce ghosts?"

"Yes, but not entirely." Lin Jichen realized he had let something slip and quickly tried to cover it up.

But Jiang Luoyu, being sharp, continued to analyze.

"Does that mean if we don't accept this task at the start, or don't pick up the handkerchief, the three fierce ghosts won't come at the same time?"

Jiang Luoyu's eyes sparkled as she smiled at Lin Jichen, waiting for his answer.

Lin Jichen's expression froze.

"Damn! I just gave one clue, and you figured it out?"

Lin Jichen was annoyed. This woman is so smart.

Now he was at a loss; she knew the strategy to clear the level.

"Mr. Lin, thank you for giving our Moon Shadow Guild the Secret Realm strategy for free~"

Jiang Luoyu smiled, her lips curling up in a playful manner.

Lin Jichen was helpless, pretending to be magnanimous, "Forget it, I didn't plan to make money from this anyway."

His heart ached.

Jiang Luoyu smiled sweetly and explained, "Don't worry, the four of us will keep this strategy a secret for you. We won't tell anyone else, so you can still sell it to others."

"Really?"

"Of course, I swear on the honor of the Moon Shadow Guild's president."

"That's good, at least I can still make some money."

Lin Jichen felt a bit comforted.

He silently warned himself to be more careful when talking to this woman in the future; too many words lead to mistakes!

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