Versatile Sword Cultivator

[Your cultivation level +50,000 points!]

[Panda Xiong's cultivation level +30,000 points! Reached bottleneck! Please break through as soon as possible!]

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the first kill of the Gathering Spirit Realm BOSS in "Tale of Immortal." Global announcement imminent. Do you wish to hide your name?]

"Do not hide."

[Congratulations to player Lin Jichen for completing the first kill of the Gathering Spirit Realm BOSS in 'Tale of Immortal.' Rewards: 5,000 reputation points, 1 piece of special rare equipment, 1 Dao Heart Fruit, 1 Achievement Medal. Wishing all players good fortune and success in their cultivation.]

Lin Jichen didn't have time to check all this information because his Mountain-Splitting Sea-Cutting Sword had caused the entire mountain to start collapsing.

If he didn't leave now, both he and Panda Xiong would be buried alive.

Lin Jichen quickly grabbed the loot from the Evil Demon's Soul Burial Mound without even looking at it, then put Panda Xiong away and flew out of the cave.

As soon as he got out, the mountain began to collapse entirely.

Lin Jichen felt a chill of fear; luckily, he had run fast enough.

Though he had escaped the cave, Lin Jichen hadn't forgotten the greater threat. He found a dense forest to land in and started running again, fleeing to another location.

Not long after Lin Jichen had dealt with the Evil Demon and left, Chu Tianhan appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Chu Tianhan had been searching for Lin Jichen all day. He thought Lin Jichen must have teleported away, but he unexpectedly found his trail again.

"So arrogant, daring to stay in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It seems you really want to complete this mission. Don't let me catch you again, Lin, Ji, Chen."

Chu Tianhan almost gritted his teeth as he said the last few words. He felt humiliated by Lin Jichen's blatant disregard for him.

He swore to kill Lin Jichen in the Hundred Thousand Mountains!

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Lin Jichen ran frantically, not stopping even as night fell.

He ran for over a hundred miles before finding a safe place to hide and prepare to log off.

Before logging off, he checked his gains.

The Evil Demon's Soul Burial Mound had given him a rich reward.

Five pieces of Earth Grade, seven pieces of Mysterious Grade.

[Earth Grade Weapon - Blood Demon Dagger]: Strength 75, Critical Hit 50, each attack has a 5% lifesteal effect, and comes with [Backstab] and [Bone Removal] skills.

Requirement: Golden Core Realm dagger users.

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[Earth Grade Weapon - Evil Soul Broadsword]: Strength 85, Critical Hit 55, each critical hit causes a 3% bleeding effect, stacking up to 30%.

Comes with [Rock Solid] and [Wind Break] skills.

Requirement: Golden Core Realm blade users.

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[Earth Grade Martial Arts Technique - Ghost Slash]: Unleashes a slash, dealing 3,000 base damage within a 50-meter range in front, with a bone-corroding effect.

Bone Corrosion: Consumes 20% of the opponent's mana and increases the mana cost of their next skill by 30%.

Cooldown: 2 minutes, Mana Cost: 3,000 points.

Requirement: Golden Core Realm sword users.

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[Earth Grade Movement Technique - Shadow Assault]: Creates five clones that simultaneously charge at the enemy, dealing basic attack damage. Each clone deals 20% of the main body's damage, and the main body can switch between clones at will. Clones disappear when attacked.

Cooldown: 10 minutes, Mana Cost: 3,500 points.

Requirement: Golden Core Realm players.

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[Earth Grade Equipment - Evil Soul Jade Pendant]: Critical Hit 30, Defense 20, can automatically sense the presence of evil spirits within a ten-mile radius, and comes with [Soul Tracking] skill.

Soul Tracking: Marks a single target, allowing you to track their movements for the next 2 hours. Cooldown: 12 hours.

Requirement: Golden Core Realm players.

Five pieces of Earth Grade, all very good.

No wonder it was the first Gathering Spirit Realm BOSS to be killed by players. Even though it was just the initial stage, it was already very generous.

Lin Jichen liked the jade pendant, martial arts technique, and movement technique, but he couldn't use them for now.

However, once he broke through to the Golden Core Realm, it wouldn't be a problem.

The Mysterious Grade items weren't that great, so Lin Jichen threw them into his Purple Essence Ring to sell at the auction house later.

Besides the loot from the Evil Demon, there were also the system rewards for the first kill of the Gathering Spirit Realm BOSS.

See the Achievement Medal first.

[Righteousness Medal]: +10% damage to evil spirits.

Not bad, not bad. It would make dealing with evil spirits and demons much easier in the future.

The second item was the Dao Heart Fruit.

[Dao Heart Fruit]: Consuming it allows you to choose a Spirit Skill, raising its proficiency to the perfect level.

Requirement: Only for Mysterious Grade Spirit Skills, and can only choose one skill.

A Dao Heart Fruit for Spirit Skills! Jackpot!

This was ten times rarer than a Dao Heart Fruit for Martial Arts Techniques.

Spirit Skills were definitely more powerful than Martial Arts Techniques, with more effects. Once perfected, the skill's damage and power would increase significantly.

After some consideration, Lin Jichen chose the skill [Blade Storm].

This skill's damage had become somewhat low as his realm increased, and it was one of Lin Jichen's few AOE Spirit Skills. Without an upgrade, it would be less effective in future battles.

Lin Jichen immediately consumed the Dao Heart Fruit, and Blade Storm finally broke through from mastery to perfection!

[Blade Storm (Perfected)]: Unleashes a circular sword formation with a 100x100 meter range, dealing 1,200 base damage per second to enemies within the formation for 7 seconds.

If an enemy dies, the duration of the sword formation is refreshed.

Enemies forcibly leaving the formation will receive a 15-second sword blade mark, slowing them by 40% and causing bleeding.

Cooldown: 30 minutes, Mana Cost: 1,000 points.

Looking at the drastically improved skill, Lin Jichen was very satisfied. Both the range and damage had nearly doubled.

This skill could now be used even in the Gathering Spirit Realm.

Finally, there was the special rare equipment.

Lin Jichen took it out and saw it was a mask.

[Earth Grade Magic Treasure - Disguise Mask]: Can freely change a person's appearance and physique, including mimicking their aura and gaze perfectly.

Can only mimic targets with a lower realm than the user, regardless of gender, for up to 2 hours.

Cooldown: 1 day.

Requirement: None.

Lin Jichen's eyes widened. He hadn't expected to get such a mask.

This mask was a special item, like the Hell Horn, but much better.

The Hell Horn was a consumable, but this mask could be used repeatedly.

Lin Jichen happily put the mask away. It would be very useful in the future!

After taking stock of all his loot, Lin Jichen logged off, satisfied. He had gained a lot today and decided to reward himself with a late-night snack.

As Lin Jichen left the gaming pod and walked out of his bedroom, he heard the sound of water splashing in the bathroom.

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Soon, the bathroom door opened, and a slender figure wrapped in a short towel walked out.

When she saw Lin Jichen, she froze for half a second, then screamed, clutching her towel, and dashed into her bedroom, slamming the door shut.

Lin Jichen stood at the door, dumbfounded, feeling a warm trickle from his nose...

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