Chapter 193 – Calls From Beyond (III)

Chapter 193

Calls From Beyond (III)

[–congratulations on completing the Quest, The Eternal Lament]

[Due to the nature of completion, additional rewards have been triggered]

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[Reward 1: Body Purification => 100%. Please find a safe space to meditate; fully purifying and expelling toxins will take approximately 6 hours. Any disturbance during that time might lead to unforeseen circumstances]

[Reward 2: You have unlocked a new subsystem, Alchemy; you may use Creation Points to either unlock or create new Alchemy Recipes, but you must teach a talented Disciple to concoct them]

[Reward 3: You have learned the ‘Touch of Enlightenment’ Special Art]

[Reward 4: Your cultivation has increased; you have reached the peak of the Spirit Manifestation Realm. Undergoing the final step of Body Purification will allow you to break through into the next realm, the Revolving Core Realm]

[Reward 5: Imaging Talisman (Mythical)]

[Reward 6: Endless Shadow Steps has evolved into Imminent Shadow Steps (peak-Jade)]

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[Touch of Enlightenment (mid-Myth) — inspire one of your Disciples to temporarily enter a state of enlightenment. The duration depends on external circumstances as well as your Disciple’s state of mind. Can be used once every three months]

[Imaging Talisman (Mythical) — you may imprint any art that you bear witness to upon the Talisman and create its Tome to be studied and learned. Works only up to Divine-grade arts. Certain restrictions still apply]

[Imminent Shadow Steps (peak-Jade) — the shadows stir within every inch of the world, even when they are snuffed out by light; you may step through the void immediately and arrive at any of the setup points within a 1-mile radius. Qi consumption lowered greatly. Can force-leap up to 3 times even when there are no shadows anywhere in sight. Qi consumption will be greatly increased in this case. Only you, however, can learn this art; all others can only earn its lesser variant, Endless Shadow Steps]

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[The defying of Ordinances has been punished, and the Order has been restored]

[–Emergency Quest Activated]

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[Due to the ritual’s backlash, a reverse array has been triggered, and a Demon has descended into the vessel’s body. Due to the nature of the descent, the Demon is in a greatly weakened state and will naturally perish within 30 minutes. In that case, so will the original body. Subdue the demon and ensure that the vessel survives]

[Reward 1: a secondary system for the creation of Shamanic Arts will be unlocked; note, however, that ONLY trained Shamans will be able to use the arts you create. Additionally, the breadth of options will be far more limiting, and, even in its perfected state, you will only be able to create arts equivalent to the Heaven level. Secondary note: Shamanic Arts are extremely different]

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[Reward 2: Pill of Eternity (Legendary)]

[Reward 3: Annihilating Gauntlets (Legendary)]

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… huh?

Wait, what?!

No, no, no, what do you mean a freakin’ Demon descended?!

[–congratulations, Host; one of your Disciples has managed to banish the Demon from this plane of existence]

Right.

Of course he did.

Jesus Christ, will this guy ever stop surprising me?!