Versatile Sword Cultivator

Chapter 101 – Blade Storm

Returning to the game, Lin Jichen immediately straightened his back, full of energy.

In reality, he was a weakling, but in "Tale of Immortal," he was a Foundation Establishment expert!

After being drilled by Ren Lan, he was even more determined to become stronger in the game, so she would look up to him.

The dignity he couldn't reclaim in reality, he had to earn back double in the game!

Lin Jichen had been flying around the vast land for three hours.

Once again, his mana was exhausted. Lin Jichen returned to the ground, took out an elixir to restore his mana, and ate it while walking.

Passing by a river, the water was very clear. Lin Jichen didn't pay much attention at first, but a glance revealed a large pile of Spirit Stones lying on the riverbed.

These Spirit Stones, refracted by the sunlight underwater, sparkled brightly, catching his eye.

A quick estimate showed there were at least a thousand Spirit Stones.

An ordinary player would undoubtedly jump in to collect the Spirit Stones, thinking it was a windfall.

But as a reborn individual, Lin Jichen wouldn't be so easily fooled.

The Spirit Stones underwater were real, but if a player jumped in to collect them, they would be ambushed.

This was a unique encounter in "Tale of Immortal," scattered across various locations on the map.

Encounters varied widely, some real, some fake, some fortunate, some disastrous. It all depended on your choices and luck.

The one before Lin Jichen was a minor encounter. In his past life, countless players had fallen for it.

These Spirit Stones were placed by a water python to lure greedy individuals into the river, where it would then strangle and kill them.

Cultivators who entered the water, unless they had water attributes or water-repelling magic treasures, couldn't even exert ten percent of their strength and would be easily killed by the water python.

The wisest approach was to bypass it or find the water python on land and kill it before collecting the stones.

Encountering such a rare opportunity, Lin Jichen naturally didn't want to miss it. So many Spirit Stones were too good to pass up.

Lin Jichen began searching the riverbank for signs of the water python.

Soon, he found a water python coiled quietly among some reeds.

It was watching the river intently, ready to act as soon as someone jumped in.

[Monster: Water Python]

[Strength: Middle stage of Qi Refining]

[Health: 3000/3000]

[Attack: 58]

[Defense: 50]

[Speed: 65]

[Skills: Death Coil, Mighty Tail, Bloodthirsty Swallow]

The water python wasn't very strong, even quite weak.

But if someone fell into the water, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be helpless.

Lin Jichen stealthily approached, positioning himself behind the cunning water python.

"Snake, you motherfucker!"

Lin Jichen shouted loudly, then plunged a large sword into the water python's head.

The water python was clearly startled, its entire body trembling.

Before it could figure out what was happening, it felt a sharp pain in its head.

"Headshot! -3000!"

The water python didn't even know who its enemy was before it died.

After being a cunning predator all its life, it was finally outsmarted by an even more cunning one, dying with regrets.

Lin Jichen sheathed his sword, glanced at the Soul Burial Mound, found nothing of value, and then jumped into the river to collect all the Spirit Stones.

After counting them, he found over two thousand Spirit Stones, a significant windfall.

"More encounters like this wouldn't hurt."

In good spirits, Lin Jichen pocketed the stones and left.

After walking for another half hour, he finally reached his destination.

It was a hidden cave in a desolate mountain, with a concealed entrance that ordinary people would find hard to discover.

"This should be the place."

Relying on memories from his past life, Lin Jichen came here to find the treasures inside.

There used to be a game show called "Number One in the Server," which invited top experts from various professions for interviews.

For example, the number one Sword God Chen Yuan, the number one Lucky One Shi Xiyue, the number one Body Cultivator Yue You, the number one Demonic Cultivator Ye Shuangxing, and so on.

The show interviewed these top experts about their gaming experiences, how they rose to prominence, and the encounters and opportunities they had.

Lin Jichen had also been on the show.

He initially didn't want to go, but the offer was too tempting.

The show aired two years later and was very popular. Everyone interviewed became a household name.

To prepare for his appearance, Lin Jichen watched all the previous interviews to avoid making mistakes.

He learned a lot about how top experts rose to prominence.

Chen Yuan once mentioned that his first unexpected opportunity was finding a cave with two skeletons inside.

One was a Sword Cultivator, the other a Buddhist Cultivator. They seemed to have deep grudges and fought to the death inside.

Although they had been dead for many years, Chen Yuan found a Spirit Skill manual from the Sword Cultivator, named Blade Storm.

It was Chen Yuan's signature skill that made him famous, a skill so useful that he kept it until he reached the Enlightenment Realm.

Lin Jichen came for this very reason.

Having just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he needed a Spirit Skill.

Although it might seem unethical to seize someone else's fortune, being a reborn individual, he felt entitled.

Good things shouldn't be left for others.

He could only thank the "Number One in the Server" show for revealing the opportunities top experts had encountered.

They boasted on the show, detailing their encounters so thoroughly that Lin Jichen couldn't help but know.

Of course, it wasn't their fault. Who could have predicted someone would be reborn? It was truly fate.

Lin Jichen entered the cave and indeed saw two skeletons. Under one skeleton lay a skill book.

The other skeleton had nothing.

Lin Jichen walked over and unceremoniously took the skill book.

[Mysterious Grade Spirit Skill · Blade Storm]: Unleashes a circular sword formation with a 50x50 meter radius, dealing 500 base damage per second to enemies within for 5 seconds.

If an enemy dies, the duration of the sword formation refreshes.

Enemies forcibly leaving the formation will have a 10-second sword mark, reducing speed by 30% and causing armor break.

Cooldown: 40 minutes, Mana Cost: 1200 points.

Requirement: Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator with a root bone of 60 or above.

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No wonder Sword God Chen Yuan couldn't help but boast about this skill. It was indeed powerful!

Without hesitation, Lin Jichen learned the skill.

Finally, he had a Spirit Skill, and it was Mysterious Grade, making him very pleased.

With the skill in hand, Lin Jichen prepared to leave.

But seeing the two unburied skeletons, he felt a bit reluctant.

"Alright, thanks for the manual. I'll do a good deed and bury you two."

With that, Lin Jichen started digging, thoughtfully making two separate graves.

Since they seemed to be enemies, he wouldn't bury them together.

He first buried the Sword Cultivator's remains, then went to move the Buddhist Cultivator's remains.

As he moved the Buddhist Cultivator's remains, a manual fell out from somewhere.