Watching Wentian Wuji fall into contemplation, Xiao Jie was also pondering the speculations about the ascension items, having his own views.
In Xiao Jie’s opinion, the probability of Dragon Blood Essence being an ascension item was not particularly high; compared to the other two, it should be the lowest. However, this item has an advantage: even if it can’t help one ascend, at least it can facilitate Dragon Transformation.
The Divine Dragon might not necessarily compare to an immortal, but it is at least considered an extraordinary creature, serving as a baseline.
Of course, reaching the realm of Dragon Transformation would require overcoming some challenging tasks.
It’s akin to his Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique, which still hasn’t achieved perfection after so much effort.
Among the other two items, the Hidden Immortal Map and the Dragon Emperor’s Shocking Book, Xiao Jie feels the Hidden Immortal Map seems more likely.
However, the Dragon Emperor’s Shocking Book also has its benefits, featuring a safety mechanism that can trigger reading rewards three times, each with different outcomes and can be repeatedly obtained.
The reading rewards from the Dragon Emperor’s Shocking Book couldn’t be worse than the Earth Dao Chapter, with rewards likely to be high-level skills and special talents. So, even if one doesn’t become an immortal, at least the rewards won’t be few.
In contrast, the Hidden Immortal Map offers no assurances. Its trigger conditions are ?????? If a triggering method is found, there’s a chance one might end up with nothing.
Yet precisely because of this, it is more likely to be an ascension item.
The reasoning is simple: given its status as a legendary treasure, it must possess the value of a legendary treasure. The higher the difficulty in triggering it, the greater the reward it offers upon completion.
And the strongest reward, unsurprisingly, is ascension to immortality.
From this perspective, if one only seeks to become an immortal, choosing this item is undoubtedly the most probable option. Based on his understanding of Chen Tianwen, he would likely take a gamble to obtain the Hidden Immortal Map.
Indeed, reality proved Xiao Jie’s speculation correct. After Wentian Wuji pondered for a moment, he chose the Hidden Immortal Map.
Next, it was Master Xiao Yue’s turn to choose.
To Xiao Jie’s surprise, Master Xiao Yue bypassed the Dragon Emperor’s Shocking Book entirely and opted for the "Dragon Taming Skill" legendary skill book.
(Could it be that Master Xiao Yue is completely unaware of the existence of ascension items? Well, it is not entirely impossible.) This update is available on novel⚑fire.net
The existence of ascension items is a game mechanic understood by players, certainly unknown to NPCs.
Watching Master Xiao Yue pick up the "Dragon Taming Skill," the Divine Calculation Sky Demon let out a sigh of relief.
(Thank goodness, this trip wasn’t for nothing after all.)
He, too, wanted the Hidden Immortal Map, and his reasoning was no different from Xiao Jie’s: skillful gamers with some understanding of the game mechanics could discern which item was most likely the ascension item.
Nevertheless, the Dragon Emperor’s Shocking Book still offered a slight chance, which is better than nothing.
Thus, the Divine Calculation Sky Demon decisively chose the Dragon Emperor’s Shocking Book.
Soon, the remaining treasures were divided among the several True Men.
After dividing Long Wushang’s drop items, everyone moved in front of the Beihai Demon Dragon’s massive corpse.
The picking order for this Boss dropped remained nearly unchanged—except for the absence of Wentian Wuji and Divine Calculation Sky Demon.
Wentian Wuji had already used up his sole picking privilege, whereas the Divine Calculation Sky Demon stayed idle the entire time, landing a heavy blow on Long Wushang at the last moment, but dealing almost no damage to the Beihai Demon Dragon.
The first-pick privilege naturally fell to Long Xingtianxia once again without any suspense.
Long Xingtianxia was hardly interested in his picks this time, as he was almost certain no ascension items were present.
No matter how good the items he acquired were, they would be absorbed within the guild and have little to do with him unless something was perfectly suited to him.
However, scanning the drop list, he saw nothing suitable for him.
Dragon Ball, Dragon Egg, Dragon Tooth Dual Blades, North Sea Young Dragon’s Reins...
While pondering which to choose, an unexpected private message appeared in the message column.
Hidden Moon Following Wind: Boss, could you do me a favor and snag the Dragon Ball for me? I’ll trade it for the [Devouring Spirit Mysterious Thunder Scripture].
Long Xingtianxia’s heart stirred. Hidden Moon Following Wind, with only ten or so members, managed to take down Wang Xie—a testament to his terrifying grasp of the game.
Moreover, his teammate secured the potential ascension item, the Hidden Immortal Map.
This caliber of strength must be won over.
Previously, he viewed his support of Xiao Jie more as an investment. Now, in Long Xingtianxia’s eyes, Xiao Jie and his teammates had become potential formidable allies.
Especially concerning uncovering the game’s secrets, the information on ascension items was brought by Wentian Wuji.
He suddenly realized that according to Wentian Wuji’s statement, ascension items would drop in every version Boss, meaning he still had chances in the future.
If he could secure a relationship with this group, his chances would improve significantly, and with Wentian Wuji possibly having already obtained an ascension item, the next time he wouldn’t be competing against him—a prime opportunity for cooperation.
Long Xingtianxia: We’re brothers in the same guild; of course, you can.
Saying this, he decisively chose the Beihai Demon Dragon’s Dragon Ball.
Then he immediately initiated a trade with Xiao Jie.
Xiao Jie was a bit surprised, not expecting Long Xingtianxia to be so agreeable. He felt somewhat embarrassed. It’s fair to say Long Xingtianxia had helped him a lot—offering numerous benefits, and now even readily assisting in acquiring the Dragon Ball.