Chapter 136: The Real Qi Refiner System
Chapter 136: The Real Qi Refiner System
Chen Xiyi came out of Void Heaven and started thinking about the next steps for Qi Refiners.
Qi Refiners only had two realms, which were Qi Commanding and Spirit Wandering. But this was just to tell the progress apart. Really, there was only one realm, and that was Primordial Spirit.
After reaching Primordial Spirit, there was no more path.
All Qi Refiners had to find their own way forward.
After Qi Commanding and Spirit Wandering, Ji Shan’s next realm was Dao Harmony. Sima Mei’s next realm was Dharma Form.
Every Qi Refiner’s next realm was different. Because their Primordial Spirit, experiences, and abilities were all different, the paths they took afterward were completely different too.
That was why there were so many strange-looking Primordial Spirits.
All the legacies in the world were actually little bits that these Qi Refiners split off from their own Primordial Spirit.
For example, Dragon-Settling Nine Chapters was a simpler version of a dragon-headed, human-bodied deity.
You could even find it in Void Heaven’s Library Repository. Basically, every Qi Refiner saved a copy in the Library Repository when they threw out their bait legacy. That was how they finished their yearly duty.
So, if someone used your bait legacy to grow a Primordial Spirit, they became your Nourishment Resources.
Like the dragon-headed, cloud-swallowing armor on Sima Mei’s body. That was an Innate Divine Ability formed from a Nourishment Resources Qi Refiner.
Once this Nourishment Resources Qi Refiner reached the Spirit Wandering Realm, there was no way back. Because the next step was to become part of the Qi Refiner.
To truly get the full Qi Commanding and Spirit Wandering, you had to use the hardest but simplest method from the Book of Changes to get a blank Primordial Spirit. Only then could you be free and become your own Qi Refiner.
But the problem was, how many people could resist the power in these legacies?
Even so, Nourishment Resources Qi Refiners had not appeared for a long time. One reason was the change between old and new times. Another reason was Ji Shan’s feeding. This made the troubled times not good for their growth.
From talking with Ji Shan, Chen Xiyi learned that Ji Shan fed on dynasties.
A dynasty’s rise to power was the feeding process. Its decline, fall, and troubled times were when Ji Shan ate and started growing a new dynasty.
Right now, it was at the end of the feeding time and the start of growing a new dynasty.
When Ji Shan finished eating, a real dragon would appear that he supported.
But Chen Xiyi thought if he could PY with Ji Shan next time, add him as a friend, his request was not high, just get two to three stars.
Then he could ask Ji Shan to help put Li Zhao in power. That way, he could repeat the Dali experience again.
He could start planning for this now. Ji Shan said before that he needed about ten more years to finish eating. These ten years were enough for Chen Xiyi to build Favorability.
Of course, he did not just need to build Favorability with one Qi Refiner. He wanted to build Favorability with all Qi Refiners. That way, once he reached a certain Favorability level, they could talk and increase it even more.
If he was lucky and got a four-star Qi Refiner friend, that would be a huge win.
“This is not urgent. First, I need to sort out all today’s gains.”
This trip was not a loss. Not only did a big shot like Ji Shan answer his questions, but many Qi Refiners also gave him lots of materials. These things were very basic to the Qi Refiners, but to Chen Xiyi, they were very precious things.
After all, even the little bits that fell from the big shots’ fingers could make Chen Xiyi very full.
It was also good that all Qi Refiners were white-name NPCs. Otherwise, he would have had to find a way to escape.
Thinking about it, it made sense. To them, Chen Xiyi was just a baby learning to crawl. Giving him small, unimportant things was normal.
More importantly, even though he was weak, this half-finished Home Game seemed very powerful. He stayed with a group of Qi Refiners for so long, and even his Home Game equipment was exposed. But these Qi Refiners did not notice anything strange.
They did not even notice the Pixiu Pouch in his pocket or the Eye of Qi Observation hidden on his body.
Yes, he brought the Fairies into Void Heaven.
Sima Mei only talked about his equipment and did not realize the Fairies were there. Clearly, he did not detect them.
Also, the fact that Chen Xiyi had no Human Qi but had other strange Qi Mechanisms did not get much attention either.
The different Qi Mechanisms around those Qi Refiners were much more complex and scary than his. Compared to them, he was like a small fish next to big whales.
These were real Qi Refiners, not those Nourishment Resources Qi Refiners.
Thinking about it, Chen Xiyi felt that building Favorability was even harder.
He talked with Ji Shan for so long, but not even one Game Log about increasing Favorability showed up. That proved it.
“The White Cloud Method and Formless Astral Energy can be improved further. And I need to find time to read in the Void Heaven Library Repository. There is a lot of knowledge there that I need.”
As for breaking through to the Spirit Wandering Realm, it would probably be very hard for Chen Xiyi. First, he needed to shape his form. But to shape his form, his Primordial Spirit needed to be strong enough, and he needed the right method.
His Primordial Spirit was growing too slowly. And as for the shaping method, it probably did not even exist yet.
Also, for Chen Xiyi, Spirit Wandering only let Qi Refiners survive within Qi Mechanisms, so they could do Soul Possession and Revive.
Only when combined with Qi Commanding was it a complete ability.
It felt more like an ability than a realm.
Chen Xiyi did not need Soul Possession to Revive. As a Player, he had no lifespan. When he died, he would come back to life. The Soul Possession and Revive ability was for other newbie Qi Refiners.
For Chen Xiyi, if he could beat someone, it was easy. If he could not, he probably could not even take one hit from them.
Because of the Qi Refiners’ control and traps, the world’s highest and lowest levels were very far apart.
The highest were strong like the Qi Refiners. The lowest were weak like ordinary people.
As for the demons and monsters, it was very sad.
They were the seasoning when Ji Shan fed on dynasties. Not many were needed, but they added a special flavor.
This matched the saying: when a country is about to fall, there will be monsters.
After a dynasty was established, these demons and monsters would disappear for various reasons.
Because at that time, Ji Shan did not need these demons and monsters causing trouble.
It was also good that Ji Shan’s eating was not literal eating. Otherwise, with Ji Shan’s appetite, no amount would be enough.
Chen Xiyi had never seen what Ji Shan’s full Primordial Spirit looked like. After all, it spanned half the world. That meant Void Heaven also spanned most of the world.
Most Qi Refiners lived in Void Heaven, not in the human world. But right now, their focus was moving toward the Holy Purple Iris Empire.
Many Qi Refiners had already started their plans in the Holy Purple Iris Empire. Chen Xiyi did not plan to get involved. There were no benefits for him, only problems.
He would not get any share. If he went, people might suspect him.
Anyway, the Void Heaven Library Repository had enough knowledge. At least until he finished reading there, Chen Xiyi would not make any big moves. At most, he would do some experiments.
As for trouble?
He did not need to worry. Unless a Qi Refiner came to bother him, no one could be his match.
And Qi Refiners would not pick on a weakling like him for no reason. Besides, they were busy dividing the Holy Purple Iris Empire. They had no time to think about other things.
‘So, what exactly are the Qi Refiners dividing?’
Chen Xiyi was puzzled. He only knew the Qi Refiners brought the Holy Purple Iris Empire from somewhere to divide it. But what they were dividing, he did not know. The Qi Refiners did not say.
He asked Ji Shan before, but Ji Shan just acted mysterious and said he would know when he reached Qi Commanding and Spirit Wandering.
Since Ji Shan did not want to say, Chen Xiyi just moved on. He did not keep asking. If the other person did not want to talk, asking more would not help.
If he wanted to say, he would have said already. Ji Shan answered many of Chen Xiyi’s questions fully. Only when it came to things about the Holy Purple Iris Empire did he become unclear.
Probably, he was worried Chen Xiyi might cause trouble or something.
But Chen Xiyi really did not have that idea. He was shameless, knew the situation, and liked to lay low. So he would not be so foolish as to offend a group of big shots.
After understanding from the chat that Ji Shan was vague about the Holy Purple Iris Empire, he stopped asking related questions. Instead, he asked questions about Qi Refiners.
His good judgment in reading the situation made Ji Shan happy. So Ji Shan answered his questions more warmly.
“First, I need to upgrade the Formless Astral Energy and White Cloud Method further. This time, the changes might be big, and there will be many Bugs.”
Chen Xiyi kept thinking. The human figures from the White Cloud Method were good, but they were just made from ordinary people. If not for the special nature of the White Cloud Method, these figures would be just like normal people.
But if these figures also had Formless Astral Energy, their combat power would shoot up.
Normal human figures did not have much fighting power. They mainly relied on the white cloud mist devouring souls, then the figures would melt their bodies to get double the extraction.
But without the white cloud mist, the figures only had the ability of an ordinary person, sometimes even less.
The materials were just like that. Chen Xiyi could not help it. So he could only try to improve them later.
That was why Chen Xiyi looked at his own Formless Astral Energy. If he could spread it, wouldn’t that kill two birds with one stone?
After all, if he did not have Formless Astral Energy, he would be just like an ordinary person.
The Formless Astral Energy was a mix of boost, protection, and attack. He could put one layer on himself, and the figures could have one layer too.
“Also, the range and speed of the white cloud mist need to be improved. I wonder if combining the White Cloud Method and Formless Astral Energy will cause major Bugs.”
“Even though I created both these spells, they were basically unrelated.”
There would be difficulties for sure, and Bugs too.
But as long as he succeeded, Chen Xiyi could fix them. He was the creator. He knew every part and step of the spells. He understood the ideas behind their creation.
He faced difficulties from the start. After all, he started from nothing. He was not like those who learned spells from others. For later learners to use a spell better than its creator was very hard.
Walking someone else’s path was easy. But what if that path ended? Then you had to make your own path. Otherwise, you would just stay where you were.
Of course, you could switch to someone else’s wider path. But that path was never your own. You were always just walking someone else’s road.
Qi Refiners walked their own path. Nourishment Resources Qi Refiners walked someone else’s path. Because they were someone else’s Nourishment Resources, they had to go that way. It started when they became Qi Refiners using bait legacies. And they could not escape this final fate.
Nourishment Resources Qi Refiners were in a trap from the beginning. They paid a price and it was not fair.