Absolute Death Game

System Prompt: You have obtained the consent of Xuanxu Zi to join the organization——Mystic Hollow Palace. You have acquired the title——Entry-level Disciple of Mystic Hollow Palace (Complete the advanced quest to acquire the title of Disciple of Mystic Hollow Palace).

Title: Entry-level Disciple of Mystic Hollow Palace, those who possess this title can earn Contribution Value and Prestige Points by completing sect quests.

Prestige Points can elevate your status within the sect, while Contribution Value can be used to exchange for spells, equipment, mounts, etc. You can exchange items at the Quartermaster of Mystic Hollow Palace and exchange skills at the Skill Instructor of Mystic Hollow Palace.

Xiao Buli glanced and noticed that the names of the people of Mystic Hollow Palace had changed from the neutral yellow border to the same faction's green border, and the title bar under everyone's name had also changed.

The title of Xuanxu Zi had become Sect Leader of Mystic Hollow Palace, and there was an additional line——'Skill Instructor of Mystic Hollow Palace'. Qingfeng Mingyue's title had also become Quartermaster of Mystic Hollow Palace, which he had not seen before. It seemed that such a change was only visible to members of Mystic Hollow Palace.

System Prompt: Prestige System for members of Mystic Hollow Palace activated.

System Prompt: Special Profession——Taoist Advanced Quest activated; complete the quest to advance to the special profession——Taoist

Taoist: The basic profession within the Taoist magic system professions, which can be advanced to different types of advanced professions based on different development directions.

After looking through a bunch of system prompts, Xiao Buli opened the prestige column and found, as expected, that there were many sub-prestiges under Mystic Hollow Palace prestige.

Xuanxu Zi: 30/100, somewhat favorable impression.

Qingfeng Mingyue: 0/100, impartial treatment.

Gu Yuexuan:–50/0, slightly repulsive.

Jingci: 0/300, ordinary friend.

Ji Xiangyun: 0/300, ordinary friend.

Xiao Buli had originally thought that a favorable impression of 100 was already the maximum. Now it seemed that it was just enough to be considered a friend, with 'Kindred Spirits' and 'Sworn Friends' being two higher levels of favorability. It seemed he had a long way to go to truly earn the friendship of this NPC.

He spoke to Qingfeng Mingyue and inquired about the items that could be exchanged with Contribution Value. The lengthy list immediately dazzled Xiao Buli.

Clear Wind Sword (light blue one-handed sword): Forged with high-quality blue steel, this treasured sword is light and sharp. Attack 7-23, Magic power +2. (Manufactured by Qingfeng Mingyue)

Exchange requirement: 25 Contribution Value points, Mystic Hollow Palace Prestige—Friendly.

Bright Moon Blade (dark blue one-handed sword): Made of high-quality patterned steel, the half-moon-shaped blade is very suitable for slashing, Attack 10-20, Armor Penetration +2. (Manufactured by Qingfeng Mingyue)

Exchange requirement: 25 Contribution Value points, Mystic Hollow Palace Prestige—Friendly.

Spirit-patterned Bamboo Armor (dark blue chest armor): Armor made of spirit-patterned bamboo, light and nimble, and provides some defense against magic damage. Armor +6, Nature Resistance +5, Physical Strength recovery speed increased by thirty percent. (Manufactured by Qingfeng Mingyue)

Exchange requirement: 30 Contribution Value points, Mystic Hollow Palace Prestige—Friendly.

Lifeblood Pill: Exchange requirements ............................

Just these items alone, which only required friendly prestige to exchange, were much better than anything he currently had access to, not to mention those items that required Reverence and could be exchanged for silver equipment—including silver equipment.

What surprised him was that most of the equipment here was manufactured by Qingfeng Mingyue, who looked like a very young Taoist Boy but apparently was a master of craftsmanship.

Above Reverence, there were categories of Reverence and Adoration for prestige, but he could not check what could be exchanged at that level. However, just the thought was exciting to Xiao Buli.

Dark Gold equipment might even appear at that point.

It seemed that Contribution Value was indeed something valuable.

Scrolling down, although most items that could be exchanged for more than Reverence prestige were blocked, there were still a few items, inexplicably revealed, that caught Xiao Buli's eye all of a sudden.

Auspicious Cloud Immortal Crane (Flying Mount): A crane from the Immortal Realm with the special ability to perform levitation, capable of carrying loads far exceeding its own weight for rapid flight.

Exchange requirement: 800 Contribution Value points, Mystic Hollow Palace Prestige—Reverence.

Good stuff, very good stuff, Xiao Buli thought. With this thing, no matter how big the world, he could go anywhere, and the life-saving effect was absolutely top-notch. Encountering danger, just take off into the sky, then who could catch up? But 800 Contribution Value points, that was dozens of times more than those blue-colored equipment, and he had no idea how long it would take to save enough.

As for the Revere prestige, he wondered how long would it take to reach it.

He closed the exchange interface, still longing for more. Compared to these external things like equipment, ammunition, mounts, and the like, what he valued more was learning spells.

The exchange of Contribution Value for spells couldn't yet be done, because according to Xuanxu Zi, he wasn't yet capable of learning spells directly.

This made him even more eager for the upcoming learning session.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, he arrived on time at a side hall in the Mystic Hollow Palace called Mingwu Hall, where he sat opposite Xuanxu Zi.

Although he had met Xuanxu Zi twice and had a conversation with him, he still felt quite unfamiliar with this old man who exuded the aura of a reclusive sage. Sitting opposite the old Taoist, he couldn't help feeling a bit nervous.

Xuanxu Zi said, "Before I teach you the knowledge of the Dao, I must ask you a few questions. The first question is, do you believe in the Dao?"

A dialogue box popped up before Xiao Buli—

1. I believe.

2. I do not believe.

Xiao Buli was momentarily stunned. This time, unlike before when he had to provide the answer himself, the question had turned into a multiple-choice question. After hesitating for a moment, he still decided to choose 1, "I believe."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Xuanxu Zi smiled slightly and said, "Do you really believe? Then I ask you, what is the Dao?"

This time, it required him to type in the answer himself. After thinking for a while, Xiao Buli felt unsure how to respond and could only answer, "I don't know."

Xuanxu Zi shook his head, "If you don't even know what the 'Dao' is, how can you truly believe in it?"

"Then what is the Dao?" Xiao Buli couldn't help asking.

"The meaning of Dao is manifold, but at its most fundamental, the Dao refers to the origin and universal laws of the universe. In fact, there is scientific evidence for the existence of the Dao. Do you believe that if you shake a box with a broken puzzle inside, it would automatically assemble itself?

The complexity of the universe far exceeds that of a puzzle, and yet some people actually argue that the universe randomly assembled itself. Can you believe that?"

Xiao Buli thought about it and felt there seemed to be some truth to it, but he wondered what this had to do with learning spells.

Then Xuanxu Zi immediately asked the second question.

"Do you have anything else you want to know about the Dao?"

Another dialogue box popped up.

1. How was the Dao generated?

2. What is the ultimate purpose of the Dao?

3. What benefits can learning the Dao bring us?

Xiao Buli thought it best to be honest; it seemed pointless trying to play mind games with this old fellow. So, he chose 3.

Seeing his choice, Xuanxu Zi laughed and said, "You really do have some spiritual insight, knowing what we should be most concerned with. Well then, let's officially begin our lesson."

Having said that, he gave him a book. Xiao Buli glanced at the title: "Tao Te Ching." He double-clicked it, expecting it would be like learning a Skill Book—a flash of golden light followed by a system notification saying "You have learned the Tao Te Ching" and the Skill Book would disappear.

But to his surprise, clicking it did nothing; it only displayed the item's description.

Tao Te Ching: A knowledge-based book that seems to have no special purpose other than to enhance one's cultivation.

When he opened the Skill Bar, there indeed was a skill called "Tao Te Ching," but its color was gray, indicating it was unusable.

Tao Te Ching (Unlearned): A knowledge-based skill that seems to have no special purpose other than to enhance one's cultivation. It requires continuous study and meditation to improve the skill level. It cannot be upgraded using combat experience. Current skill level LV0.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that this Tao Te Ching, like Lu Jiang's diary, was a book that could be read. He right-clicked, and the first page appeared, the opening chapter of the Tao Te Ching.

The Dao that can be told of is not the eternal Dao; The name that can be named is not the eternal name...

Could it really require studying bit by bit? Xiao Buli thought to himself in amazement, considering the game's nature, it wasn't impossible at all.