Absolute Destiny Game

Xiao Jie wasted no words, slashing out with his sword and slicing through the massive door in a few strikes.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary blades could never break such a heavy door; only heavy weapons like big hammers or giant axes could inflict any significant damage.

However, in the face of the Demon Slaying Sword, a divine artifact, such things were trivial.

Inside, it was empty and desolate, with a white jade treasure chest prominently placed in the center of the hall.

This was a chest even more advanced than a golden treasure chest.

Impatiently, Xiao Jie inserted the key, and with a click, the chest opened. Seeing what was inside, Xiao Jie immediately rejoiced.

What the chest contained was far better than what Cang Qiu Sheng himself had dropped.

The first item was something that looked like an intricate and sophisticated compass.

[Heart Compass (Curios)

Use: Tracks your current quest target and displays the target's location on the large map.

Item Introduction: A treasure meticulously crafted by a curious traveler, designed to seek things one truly desires. It's said this traveler roamed the world seeking the Heavenly Secret, aiming to become immortal. He created this artifact to find the Legendary Immortal World, and upon its completion, he set off alone, disappearing without a trace.]

Oh, this is a good find.

It seems this curious traveler was also a seeker of immortality in his day. Since this item ended up here, perhaps Cang Qiu Sheng cheated him to his death?

The second item was something like a strange wooden box.

[Land Traveling Boat (Mechanical Studies/Mount)

Use: Summons a mechanical mount—Land Traveling Boat.

Item Introduction: One of Master Qibao's proudest mechanical creations, operated by mechanical skill, it can traverse both land and water. Master Qibao specially built this boat to search for the Legendary Immortal, to help fulfill his wish.]

I guess this is left behind by another guy who got cheated to death.

The third item was a wine jug.

[Eight Treasures Jug (Magic Treasure/Ninth Grade)

Use: Randomly generates a type of fine wine, usable 8/8 times today.

Item Introduction: It's said that immortals once used this wine jug, which can produce fine wines out of nowhere. It's unknown why it ended up in the Mortal World.]

The fourth item was an ancient zither.

[Phoenix Zither (Instrument/Treasure)

Use: When played, can soothe the mind, dispel negative emotions, and even calm battle spirits in a certain range, causing hostile creatures to cease attacks temporarily (requires a spirit check).

Item Introduction: Legend has it the zither was made from the parasol tree where the Ancient Divine Bird Phoenix once perched. The zither's body is carved with phoenix patterns, and its strings are woven from Heavenly Silkworm Silk and Fire Spirit Crystal. The sound is clear and resonant, akin to the phoenix's cry echoing in the nine heavens, bringing joy and peace to the listener. A musician once used this zither to perform 'A Hundred Birds Worship the Phoenix,' which caused hundreds of birds to circle around, for three days without dispersing. Later, due to war, it was lost to the Mortal World.]

Xiao Jie surmised that these two items were probably used by seekers of immortality to curry favor or build connections with immortals.

The fifth item was a diary.

[Cang Qiu Floating Life Record (Book)

Use: Can be read.

Item Introduction: A journal of Cang Qiu Sheng's daily life, seemingly without anything special.]

Xiao Jie clicked to read a bit, finding the content unexpectedly rich.

He could take time to study it in the future.

Besides these, there were ten spirit stone seals.

Xiao Jie guessed that the items in the chest were likely acquired from past seekers of immortality who had passed through, conning them over a thousand years, and there was probably more than one who fell victim to him.

These items might even prove helpful on his own quest for immortality.

Xiao Jie stuffed everything into his bag without further ado, ready to set off again.

Leaving the manor, Xiao Jie chose not to fly.

The snow monster cloak's effect of resisting the Nine Evil Yin Wind only worked in human form, so flying was not an option.

Ordinary mounts wouldn't work, war horses are also living beings and would be affected by the Nine Evil Yin Wind. Luckily, he had just obtained a special mount, so he didn't have to run all the way.

Xiao Jie summoned the Land Traveling Boat, mounted it, and sped northward.

On the outside, the Land Traveling Boat looked like a small single-hulled boat, with four wooden wheels attached to the sides, eight sails capturing the wind above, and mechanisms driving it internally, allowing it to run very fast.

Still, it's not as fast as flying, and traveling on the ground requires dealing with changing terrains, so Xiao Jie had to focus and patiently steer the 'Land Traveling Boat,' making steady progress.

For the next few days, Xiao Jie logged in daily to drive the Land Traveling Boat north, exploring as he advanced. Traveling on land was much harder than flying, with more complex terrains and frequent encounters with large monsters.

Due to the Nine Evil Yin Wind, the monster presence was sparse heading north, but the more perilous the environment, the more exaggerated the monster levels and strength became.

He encountered creatures as formidable as level 40-50, mostly spirit-type monsters with not only strong combat abilities but also various special superpowers.

Luckily, with Xiao Jie's current extreme level of strength, he could easily take down such level 40-50 monsters, only wary of certain Bosses, which he would avoid where possible.

After all, his goal was immortality, obtaining equipment was secondary, and he had to consider the supplies in his backpack.

So, he conserved resources whenever possible.

Even so, it was fairly uneventful, and with the Demon Dragon Transformation as a backup skill, Xiao Jie felt confident. He wouldn't use this skill unless absolutely necessary, but with this big move in hand, there was virtually no pressure.

Moreover, his equipment was near perfect by now. The power of the Demon Slaying Sword was truly terrifying, allowing him to deal easily with ordinary big monsters with his saber skill, even without transforming.

If he encountered terrain too difficult to pass, Xiao Jie would transform into the Storm Thunder Eagle, flying past it. While not suitable for long distances, it could endure short bursts.

With time to spare, Xiao Jie occasionally took out and read Cang Qiu Sheng's diary.

The guy was indeed no good. It contained a lot of accounts detailing how he cheated seekers of immortality to their deaths.

As many as nine seekers of immortality had died by his hands. Some were nameless individuals heading north driven by their passion for seeking immortality, while others were once-famous strange people, well-prepared for the journey, but ended up meeting the same fate afar.

However, Cang Qiu Sheng was not always successful. One entry mentioned witnessing a person flying overhead on a sword, clearly unafraid of the power of the Nine Evil Yin Wind.

Another mentioned a strange visitor who was drunk in the manor for three days. Unsure of the visitor's strength, Cang Qiu Sheng hesitated, and by the time he decided to act, the person had vanished.

Such accounts made Xiao Jie ponder deeply. Indeed, the world was full of remarkable individuals, so many seekers of immortality.

Who knows how many succeeded in their quests.

After traveling for three days, by midday on the fourth day, Xiao Jie finally reached Beihai.

He had arrived! Looking at the vast, boundless frozen sea ahead, Xiao Jie opened his map again.

At this moment, he had reached the edge of the game map.

Around him, there wasn't a sign of human presence, not even a single tree in sight.

Only a desolate coastline and the gloomy, pitch-black frozen sea remained.

He hadn't seen a single monster for half a day.

Xiao Jie looked up at the sky; by now, it had turned completely black, as though it was nighttime despite being broad daylight.

Only a faint hint of blue could be seen in the distant horizon behind.

As for the Legendary Gu Yun State, its trace was nowhere to be seen.

Why hasn't it appeared yet?

Xiao Jie wondered to himself if he had miscalculated.

Impossible, so many people had pinpointed this direction, and after using the Heart Compass to track the quest, the direction pointed to the north; Gu Yun State must be ahead.

It seems crossing Beihai is the only way.