Time blinked, and midnight arrived.
Xiao Jie stood on the rooftop of the Hongyu Building, overlooking the cityscape at night. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel·fire·net
This was the tallest building in Jiangbei City, and every time after he soared through the sky, Xiao Jie liked to land here to take a temporary rest.
Especially at night, under the neon lights, the city’s night view appeared particularly bustling and serene.
Because of playing the game too much, Xiao Jie now looked at everything before him with a sense of disorientation, as if it belonged to another world.
Tomorrow was the day of the Red Dust challenge. Thinking about all his efforts over these days of facing life and death, constantly hovering at the edge, striving for strength, finally, the day of harvest is near.
He still remembered why he wanted to seek immortality at first—oh right, it was to resurrect Han Luo.
Xiao Jie was in a trance; at this point, he found it hard to say how much of it was to resurrect his old friend and how much was for his own ambitions.
Perhaps he himself couldn’t even clarify this matter.
"Sui Feng, you’re quite in the mood, enjoying the stars and moon here."
A faint voice suddenly sounded behind him. Xiao Jie was a bit surprised—it was Wentian Wuji. He turned around to find that he unexpectedly appeared on the rooftop.
Chen Tianwen walked to his side, standing shoulder to shoulder, but instead of looking at the streets below, he gazed upwards at the sky.
Xiao Jie was somewhat speechless; one couldn’t see stars in the city, after all.
"Brother Tianwen, can’t sleep either?"
"Indeed. Tomorrow’s great battle, life and death are unpredictable; how could one sleep peacefully."
"The difficulty is there, but life and death shouldn’t be so unpredictable. By the way, Brother Tianwen, could you cast a divination and see the fortune for tomorrow’s action?"
"Actually, I’ve already done the divination."
"Oh, and the result?"
Chen Tianwen spread his hands: "No result at all."
Xiao Jie was curious: "How could it be ?"
Chen Tianwen sighed: "If my guess is correct, that Master Hongchen might also have the ability of prophecy. This naturally leads to a chaotic state of Heavenly Secret."
He continued, seemingly afraid Xiao Jie wouldn’t understand, and explained to him.
The reason is simple. Theoretically, if one can predict the future, they can naturally alter their actions to yield better outcomes based on the prediction.
But if their enemy possesses the same ability, it becomes troublesome.
The opponent will also predict their own future and likewise change their course of action.
Thus, both sides would not act according to the original fate trajectory, meaning, no one truly knows what the future holds.
Under such circumstances, Heavenly Secret falls into a chaotic state filled with uncertainty.
Unless, one of the predictors has such overwhelming strength compared to the other, like one could foresee five steps ahead while the other could predict 500 steps, then one could also foresee the changes after the opponent’s derivation.
But every action of people produces many variables, thus the difficulty of such prediction is extremely high.
"So that’s it, but at least, this means Red Dust cannot know what we intend to do, right?"
Xiao Jie nodded, "Then there’s no problem; although I can’t predict the future, I understand game strategy. With our current strength, there’s absolutely no possibility of losing; Red Dust will surely die."
After he finished speaking, Chen Tianwen suddenly asked, "Are you worried something will go wrong tomorrow?"
Xiao Jie was curious: "Why do you say that?"
"Because utterances like ’We absolutely cannot lose’ have been said by you too many times today, even when facing Wang Xie before, you weren’t this tense. But if things aren’t right, everyone will just retreat."
Xiao Jie was stunned and after thinking back, indeed it was so.
He couldn’t help but laugh, then sighed, "Can’t help it, the more one desires, the more one worries; this is the pursuit of immortality, if it succeeds...
Forget it, let’s not speak of it; after tomorrow, it’ll be fine, and according to my calculations, there’s no way we’ll lose."
"Since that’s the case, you should stop overthinking and sleep early, as poor rest could affect performance." Chen Tianwen said, patting Xiao Jie’s shoulder, and turned to leave gracefully, "See you tomorrow then..." As he spoke, his voice gradually faded, and when Xiao Jie turned around, Chen Tianwen was nowhere to be seen.
Xiao Jie walked a few steps in the direction Chen Tianwen left, checked around, but not a trace was left, not a hint on how he vanished.
Teleportation Technique? Flying Technique?
There should be some trace.
This Qimen Dunjia really is quite mysterious.
But once I become an Immortal, such trivial skills will be easily surpassed...
Xiao Jie didn’t linger, transformed into a Gray Eagle and flew away.
When Xiao Jie returned home, he found the lights in the living room still on.
Gu Feiyu was standing in the living room, writing and drawing on a writing board, seemingly calculating something.
"Up late still? We have a Boss fight tomorrow." Xiao Jie said while changing back to human form.
Seeing Xiao Jie come in, Gu Feiyu was unusually excited, "Jie, Brother, I’ve found the way to advance to become an Immortal Master."
Xiao Jie was somewhat surprised, "Really?"
"Yes, during this period, I’ve been gathering various information and clues, and recently, I’ve made contact with a former member of the Azure Dragon Association. Based on the information obtained and my own deductions, it’s pretty much certain."
Xiao Jie became interested, such information was extremely valuable, "Oh, tell me about it."
"To advance a Taoist, one needs to learn Daoist Skills before Level 10, so advancing to become an Immortal Master means learning Immortal Techniques before changing professions.
Theoretically, learning Immortal Techniques requires the entry-level skill [Immortal Skill Introduction], which poses a chicken-or-egg problem.
But this game allows all skills to be comprehended through daily tasks. Like chopping wood can lead to understanding Sword Skill Introduction, and lumbering can lead to Axe Skill Introduction, farming leads to Long-handled Weapon Introduction.
Therefore, Immortal Skill Introduction surely corresponds to a specific task."
Xiao Jie thought this was an idea, "But what task could lead to Immortal Skill Introduction?"
"This task certainly relates to Immortals; you know how I comprehended Daoist Skill Introduction?
It was by mingling with that old man at Fool’s House, brewing tea and drinking, enjoying stars and moon, learning about the Five Elements and Four Symbols, Qimen Bagua, discussing endless topics, chanting spells, painting talismans, and suddenly it was comprehended unconsciously.
These tasks were all issued by the old man that assigned them to me; without someone to assign these tasks, one can’t begin.
Thus, to comprehend Daoist Skills, you follow wise Taoists, and to learn Immortal Skills, you must mingle with Immortals.
In other words, one must have an[Immortal Encounter]!"
Xiao Jie thought carefully, it made quite a bit of sense.
Gu Feiyu continued, "Back then, that Immortal Fortune went on an adventure alone and disappeared for a long time; when he suddenly returned, he had learned Immortal Techniques.
Although the exact process is unknown, I presume during the time he was absent, he encountered Immortals.
Thus, what I need to do next is simple, search in the deep mountains and forests for an Immortal Encounter.
And I already have a preliminary plan; encounters require prerequisites, although hidden, they definitely exist.
Just like when I traveled with the scholar and encountered the Fox Demon and Traveling Taoist.
This Immortal encounter, surely has corresponding hidden conditions, my True Man profession should be one condition, second condition—I believe is related to the mission I carry, I must receive an extremely difficult task that requires an Immortal to complete.
Or rather, I need a reason to insist on meeting an Immortal.
With demand, there’s result, an interesting rule of this world.
Third condition—well, this I haven’t thought of yet."
Xiao Jie was moved, he too had an[Immortal Encounter], how did he trigger it initially?
Back then, the White Ape gave him a task that only an Immortal could resolve, which aligns somewhat with Gu Feiyu’s speculation.
Moreover, the White Ape was neither demon nor beast, a unique existence in the entire game.
Its existence was hard to explain from the game’s background; only an Immortal could create such a unique existence.
In other words, if one could find an existence similar to the White Ape, perhaps they could seamlessly connect with Immortals.
Xiao Jie shared his speculation, and Gu Feiyu suddenly realized, "Haha, Jie, Brother, your information is extremely valuable, I believe I’ve found the key information."
He made a quick note on the writing board, then looked at the information with a confident expression.
"After defeating that Red Dust, I’ll go seek Immortal Fate, surely I’ll be able to advance to an Immortal Master."