Chapter 202: The Demise of the Old Days, The Trade Spirit·Itinerant Merchant

【You used the Alloy Firearm and dealt 1% Health Points damage to the Mist of Ancient History】

【You killed the Mist of Ancient History】

【You collected the remains of the dead Mist of Ancient History. You obtained: Fragment Module: Sequence·History】

【Module: Sequence·History has been completed】

“Is it dead?” Lin Feng asked.

“It’s dead. I feel a bit relieved,” Chen Xiyi replied, though his heart was actually filled with mixed emotions. He did not know whether he had suffered a loss or gained a profit.

First, what disappeared was the Spirit of Historical Heritage from the Spirit World. Fortunately, he could now produce and use it himself. He had raised some Mist, and although the amount was small, it was continuous.

Second were the Nourishment Resources. If he had known he could kill the Spirit World by relying on the recoil, he wouldn’t have needed such a large amount of Nourishment Resources.

This was a result of the information gap. He did not understand the Spirit World and the First Immortal, so it was a price he had to pay.

“What are your plans next?” Lin Feng asked.

“Let’s go back first. The matter is basically resolved. You need to think about what to do with your Spirit World,” Chen Xiyi said, looking at the silent world.

“I understand,” Lin Feng said without further comment. There was nothing else to do but continue to grow stronger.

After the two returned, they each went about their own business. Lin Feng went back to consolidate the gains from this experience. His battle with the First Immortal had taught him a lot, so he naturally had to go back and consolidate.

As for Chen Xiyi, he had also gained a lot, but unlike Lin Feng’s gains in realm, his were more concrete.

“Ten thousand units of Homestead space, one item with Historical Connotation, plus one Module. Everything is complete.”

Chen Xiyi first examined the Module. This Module was quite special.

【Module: Sequence·History】

【Activation Method 1: Use Module: Immortality as the main component to activate, enhancing the Immortal template.】

【Activation Method 2: Use Module: Immortality as a consumable material to fully activate.】

【Activation Method 3: Directly activate Sequence·History (Due to overlapping components in the Module, this may cause Module conflict).】

This Module had three activation modes. The first method involved discarding the system and choosing to enhance a one-time template. It was likely to add a large number of attributes, but it might also mean losing future potential.

Chen Xiyi preferred the second activation method, especially since he had witnessed the strength of the First Immortal.

Although it might take longer, he was not short on Time. Moreover, if he activated it using the first method, the template would become stronger, but the difficulty of the Ascension Ritual would definitely increase accordingly. He couldn’t even gather the concepts and elements required for the current Ascension Ritual, let alone one that was enhanced.

As for the third activation method, Chen Xiyi did not consider it. If activating both caused a Module conflict, wouldn’t he lose both the person and the wealth?

He decisively chose the second activation method.

【You obtained Sequence One: Corpse Collector.】

【You obtained the skill: Death Notice.】

【The conditions for Sequence advancement are as follows:】

【Perform tasks such as corpse collection, makeup, and encoffining for 100 bodies that died unnaturally, unjustly, or wrongly. (0/100)】

“Darn, does it have to be so grim? It actually wants me to collect corpses for the dead. None of the ones I dealt with left any bodies behind.” Chen Xiyi did not expect this History Sequence to be even more grim than described in that poem.

The difficulty could be considered high, but it could also be seen as low.

It depended on how Chen Xiyi planned to advance. If he really followed the rules obediently, he would probably have to apply for a job at a crematorium.

But if he took unorthodox methods, it would definitely require some Time as well, since there were requirements.

Each corpse collection was a ritual that had to be carried out meticulously. If the ritual was incorrect or flawed, then that corpse collection would not be considered successful.

“But this Sequence One seems a bit underwhelming. Apart from giving one skill, there are no other abilities. However, this skill seems quite powerful.”

Death Notice allowed Chen Xiyi to know when someone within a 10-meter radius of him was about to die.

If Chen Xiyi did not interfere, then that person would definitely die. It could only be said that it truly suited the Corpse Collector, simply waiting for someone to notify him to collect a corpse.

Of course, this was not only a passive ability but also an active one.

He could issue a Death Notice to other living beings. Within three days, they would be surrounded by Death. The effect varied from person to person.

If he issued a Death Notice to an ordinary person, they would almost certainly die. But if he issued a notice to those Supernatural Beings, they would at most suffer some injuries.

The effect was actually not very strong.

However, if Chen Xiyi combined it with Yin Qi, Death Qi, or other Qi Mechanisms, and layered several Buffs, he could ensure the probability of death increased.

“A Karma-based or Death-based skill? And this is only at the Corpse Collector stage. If it continues to strengthen in the future, wouldn’t it become even more powerful?”

Currently, the Death Notice skill had relatively significant limitations. For example, the notification of death was only within 10 meters, and it could only target one person at a time. If that person was not dead yet, he would have to wait until the three-day notice dissipated before he could actively use the skill again.

Fortunately, this skill could grow and was not a fixed ability.

It could also serve as a combat skill. If he issued a Death Notice to an opponent and then fought them, the opponent’s probability of death would instantly skyrocket.

“Unfortunately, it’s probably impossible to advance to Sequence Two in this world.”

There were many people who died unnaturally in this world—probably about ninety percent. But there was a small problem: there were no corpses for him to collect.

All the bodies either became nourishment for the Force-Devouring Gu or were burned by the Temporal Response Bureau. After all, too many dead bodies could cause plagues, not to mention the different viruses and bacteria from two worlds.

If he really wanted to look, he might find some bodies that had rotted beyond recognition, but the trouble was real.

Chen Xiyi not only had to collect the bodies but also perform a series of subsequent rituals, such as encoffining, which required corresponding coffins and burial objects, as well as arranging the remains and applying makeup, all of which had to be done.

With the chaotic state of this world, how could he possibly gather everything?

After thinking for a moment, he decided to wait for the next world to see if there was an opportunity to complete it.

Then, he proceeded to enlighten the item with Historical Connotation: the Star Boundary Fragment Map.

【You used the skill Enlightenment and Spirit Communication on the Star Boundary Fragment Map.】

【The Star Boundary Fragment Map’s Spirituality is awakening 1%…】

【You obtained the Trade Spirit: Itinerant Merchant】

【Trade Spirit: Itinerant Merchant】

【Satiety Level: 100/100】

【Ability 1: Trade Across Worlds】

【Ability 2: Business Expertise】

【Ability 3: Body of Nothingness】

【You are blessed by the Trade Spirit: Itinerant Merchant. You gained the status: Star Qi.】

【The Bonds of All Things list has been updated.】

【Scholars, Farmers, Artisans, Merchants: Scholar (Blood-Named Sprite: Moyan), Farmer (Missing), Artisan (Forging Sprite: Blacksmith), Merchant (Trade Spirit: Itinerant Merchant)】

【……】

Chen Xiyi looked at the Itinerant Merchant, who resembled a lamp genie, carrying a large backpack.

He didn’t know why a map would turn into a Trade Spirit, but this Trade Spirit was not ordinary.

The Itinerant Merchant’s Trade Across Worlds ability allowed it to go to the worlds Chen Xiyi had visited to conduct buying and selling transactions. This meant it could travel to other worlds even more freely than Chen Xiyi.

Chen Xiyi’s Cycle Function did not have a return feature; he could only randomly go to other worlds one after another. With the Itinerant Merchant, Chen Xiyi’s connection with other worlds would not be broken.

For example, if he sent the Itinerant Merchant back to this world to trade with Lin Feng, given his relationship with Lin Feng, he could just ask for what he wanted directly without needing to trade—Lin Feng would simply give it to him.

The Business Expertise ability was the Itinerant Merchant’s professional skill. Trading was, after all, a commercial activity, and if it wasn’t skilled, it would easily be cheated.

As for the final Body of Nothingness ability, it was extremely overpowered. No actions could affect the Itinerant Merchant, and the Itinerant Merchant could not affect others either. It was basically invincible.

Not only was it immune to various attacks, seals, and negative statuses, but it could also pass through walls and had no physical mass.

If it could attack, that would be amazing. Unfortunately, the Itinerant Merchant was only a Trade Spirit and could only engage in commercial activities such as buying and selling. Moreover, it could not perform these actions in the same world as Chen Xiyi; it could only conduct business in other worlds.

This was due to the limitation of Trade Across Worlds, though Chen Xiyi didn’t know why such a restriction existed.

However, Chen Xiyi didn’t think too much about it. The Itinerant Merchant’s trades would definitely be for things Chen Xiyi needed, not useless currencies or the like.

Most likely, it would be items with Historical Connotation, Spiritual/Magical Items, books of knowledge, special materials, and plants and animals, among other things.

He estimated that the Qi Refiner World would have the highest value, followed by this world. As for the Great Li Kingdom, Chen Xiyi guessed there would be trades too, but more likely for various earth and stone materials. However, Chen Xiyi wasn’t picky about that.

He instructed the Blacksmith to make equipment for the Itinerant Merchant after finishing the Adventurer’s gear.

The Itinerant Merchant had the Body of Nothingness, but it was still a Spirit. As long as it was a Spirit, it could wear the equipment made by the Blacksmith. This was the game rule.

After the Itinerant Merchant’s equipment was completed, he would send it to trade across worlds. Even though the Body of Nothingness seemed invincible, it was better to be safe.

Chen Xiyi wasn’t short on Time, so stability was his priority.

“Here, take this food. Let me know if it’s not enough.”

【Travel Rations (Spirit Food) × 100】

【Satiety Level + 100】

【Spirit Growth + 1】

【Spirit Mood + 1】

After making the Miniature Garden and food for the Itinerant Merchant, Chen Xiyi looked at the ten thousand units of Homestead space in his Inventory.

Then, without hesitation, he used all of it to expand his Homestead.

【You used 10000 units of Homestead space. Homestead space expanded by: 10000 units】

The original boundary Air Wall continuously expanded outward, creating large empty areas. These voids were then covered by the Home Game, randomly generating soil, stone, Iron Ore, plants, lakes, animals, and so on.

“The Homestead area has doubled, and a lot of resources have been obtained. Jianghu, Shanyue, please cooperate and rearrange the areas.”

【Jianghu indicated no problem, but Shanyue needed to take charge of the newly formed land first before lake planning could proceed.】

【Shanyue is working hard to complete the task as soon as possible.】

“Alright, thank you for your hard work. This isn’t urgent; take your time.”

Actually, compared to his resource stockpile, the gains from the Homestead now were basically insignificant. What he valued more now were Spiritual/Magical Items. These were not easy to obtain, but their enhancements were real.

Now, with the Xia Ke, Adventurer, and Itinerant Merchant, there were additional channels to obtain these Spiritual/Magical Items. There was no need to rely solely on Jianghu and Shanyue to slowly nurture the water veins and earth veins.

After finishing the tasks at hand, Chen Xiyi began to handle the daily routine, such as harvesting crops and animals, and cutting down the newly refreshed plants, etc.

After completing these daily cleanup tasks, Chen Xiyi finally left the Homestead and returned to the Five Immortals Cave Shelter to continue his subsequent experiments.

Learning never ends, so experiments could never be completed. If he wanted to become stronger, he could only rely on himself to learn bit by bit, rather than hysterically shouting ‘Break through for me!’ to achieve a breakthrough.