Absolute Destiny Game.

Chapter 583 The Prerequisite Profession for Ghost Immortals

Although Ye Luo and Yu Chenxian are no longer players and cannot use the convenient private messaging system, such a small matter is naturally no problem for Xiao Jie, who has already achieved immortality. With a slight thought, he used the basic immortal technique of 'sound transmission'. The invisible divine sense rippled out like water and was accurately sent to the perceptions of his two friends.

"Nightfall, Immortal, how are things on your end? Is there any danger?" Xiao Jie's voice rang out clearly and steadily in their minds.

While I was lying behind the battlements of the Ghost City of Senluo, watching the battle with great interest, I suddenly heard this voice. I was startled at first, then overjoyed, and quickly responded in my mind: "Brother Feng! Is that you? Where are you? I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm perfectly safe. I was just watching the show from beginning to end. This scene is really exciting!"

"Well, it's good that everything is alright. We'll meet at the inn in the city later; I have something to discuss with you." Xiao Jie's voice carried a hint of relief.

"Nightfall, what about you?" He turned his thoughts to another place.

Earlier, when the city gates were breached and Yan Jun led his army out to attack, Ye Luo had already infiltrated the army and fought her way out of the city.

However, she was very prudent and did not overestimate her abilities by approaching the world-destroying battle between the Underworld Emperor and Yama. Instead, she hovered on the edge of the battlefield, specifically looking for lone or wounded ghost generals and elite ghost soldiers to attack.

At this moment, she was standing on the massive, mountain-like corpse of a bull-headed demon. This demon had clearly been a fierce warrior in life, covered in thick bone armor, and his giant axe had even cut down several Netherworld Iron Guards. But in the end, Ye Luo found an opening and killed him with exquisite swordsmanship.

At this moment, she looked at the career advancement prompts that appeared on the virtual interface in front of her, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she was weighing something.

Upon hearing Xiao Jie's telepathic message, she calmly replied, "I'm fine. I just reached level 40 and am currently checking the advancement options. Coincidentally, I was also looking for your help to decide which profession would be more suitable for me."

"That's perfect, let's go to the inn in the city and discuss it in detail."

About fifteen minutes later, the three met in a rather elegant inn within the Ghost City of Senluo. This inn was clearly intended for VIPs; although the decoration was predominantly in a ghostly style—obsidian floors, window frames carved with ghost iron, and ancient tapestries depicting scenes of reincarnation hanging on the walls—it didn't feel eerie. Instead, it exuded a sense of solemnity and tranquility. It was evident that King Yama Qin Chuan was taking good care of these two "connected guests," arranging lodgings of a very high standard, usually reserved only for high-ranking judges or meritorious ghost generals of the Senluo Palace.

Xiao Jie nodded secretly, somewhat satisfied with this arrangement.

"Hey Feng-ge! You were absolutely awesome just now!" As soon as I saw Xiao Jie, I immediately greeted him warmly, my face full of excitement. "That sun suddenly burst out, shining with golden light, wow, all the monsters on the map were like they'd met their nemesis, crying and screaming, burning so fiercely! And that fire tornado, a natural disaster struck! That was amazing!" He gestured wildly, his flattery undisguised.

Xiao Jie smiled, this time without being overly modest. After all, the scene of him transforming into a golden crow and unleashing heavenly fire to incinerate the ghost army was indeed spectacular. "It's alright, mainly thanks to the power of the Dharma Form. Compared to those others, I'm still a bit lacking. As a mere rogue immortal, I still need to work harder." Despite his words, he was still quite pleased with Xiao Jie's heartfelt praise for his desire to become an immortal.

"Brother Feng, you're too modest! By the way, Brother Feng," I changed the subject, a fawning smile spreading across my face, "look at how slowly my incense power is growing; my strength is almost stagnant. I don't dare level up easily now, for fear of accidentally failing to trigger the advancement conditions for the 'Immortal' class, which would be a huge loss! If I wait for the next advancement opportunity, who knows when that will be. Brother Feng, you have to arrange something for me!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jie's heart stirred. This was indeed a real problem. The power system in this world was clearly hierarchical, and high-level beings were relatively rare. Leveling up from 30 to 40 was relatively easy; there were always monsters of level 30 or 40 to fight in those high-level maps.

However, the difficulty of leveling from 40 to 50 increases exponentially. Today, he participated in an unprecedented Netherworld War, personally slaying thousands of high-level undead generals and indirectly eliminating countless low-level monsters, yet he only barely managed to level up from 40 to 47. It's important to understand that the Netherworld is undoubtedly one of the highest-level maps in the current game version, and the Netherworld War is a rare and highly sought-after event, teeming with high-level monsters. Normally, relying on slowly finding suitable monsters in the wild to level up would be incredibly inefficient.

One of the game's rules is that killing monsters significantly lower than your own level yields no experience (usually requiring a level difference of no more than 10 levels). In other words, once Xiao Jie reaches level 49, killing monsters below level 40 will be completely unprofitable. Even for a celestial being with area-of-effect damage skills and highly efficient killing abilities, leveling up is still so difficult; one can only imagine the challenge for an "ordinary" player like myself.

In other words, if I cannot obtain a profession with the potential to become an immortal at the crucial level of 40, then the possibility of achieving the status of an immortal god in the future will be extremely slim.

Fortunately, Xiao Jie had already considered this. "Don't worry, I've remembered your matter." He patted my shoulder, which seemed to be on the verge of becoming an immortal. "Tomorrow, Yama will be hosting a banquet in the Hall of the Dead to celebrate our victory. You'll come with me; I have my own arrangements."

"Haha, that's great! Brother Feng is really a good friend!" I, who wanted to become an immortal, immediately beamed with joy, feeling a huge weight lifted from my heart.

Xiao Jie then turned his gaze to Ye Luo, who was sitting quietly to the side, and asked, "What's going on with you? How did you suddenly level up?" His tone wasn't accusatory, but rather filled with doubt. Normally, leveling up rashly without a clear guarantee of triggering one's ideal job advancement is very risky; once the opportunity is missed, there might be no next chance. Ye Luo is always cautious; since she dared to level up, she must have something to rely on.

Ye Luo raised his eyelids, his dark eyes calm and unwavering, and slowly said, "I have already glimpsed the method to become a ghost immortal from the 'Nine Netherworld Profound Soul Control Scripture'."

"Oh?" Xiao Jie was slightly startled, but then felt a sense of unease. Ye Luo was usually taciturn, but she often surprised people at crucial moments. Xiao Jie had a deep understanding of her comprehension and resilience.

"Really? How so?" Xiao Jie pressed.

"Of course it's true," Ye Luo affirmed. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so unrestrained in this great battle. According to the *Nine Netherworld Profound Soul Control Scripture*, so-called ghost immortals are those who achieve immortality through a different path, using the energy of yin spirits. All things in heaven and earth contain spiritual energy; in the yang world, spiritual energy fills the mountains, rivers, plants, and living beings; while in this netherworld, spiritual energy is mainly contained within the soul and among ghosts."

"To attain the path of a ghost immortal, one must draw upon the pure spiritual power of countless souls to nourish one's own soul, continuously purifying and sublimating it, ultimately transcending the ghostly body and achieving immortality."

She paused, her tone becoming grave: "However, this path is difficult, the key difficulty being that the soul is not an inanimate object; it contains its own residual consciousness, will, and memories. If one forcibly searches for and seizes the soul, absorbing its power, one will inevitably be eroded and polluted by these chaotic consciousnesses. Even more fatal is that when the soul is plundered and harmed, it will naturally generate extremely strong resentment. This resentment will attach itself to the cultivator's body, causing 'unrest in harmony with the heavens'—that is, the state of harmony with the laws of heaven and earth is disrupted, leading to 'spiritual thoughts corroding the heart,' resulting in restlessness and a proliferation of distracting thoughts. Ordinary cultivators who try to cultivate using this method will not succeed at all and will suffer from demonic possession. At best, their minds will be twisted by the lingering resentment of countless wronged souls, turning them into madmen; at worst, they will attract the backlash of the heavenly Dao, triggering a heavenly tribulation, directly causing their soul to be scattered and never to be reborn."

"So dangerous?" Xiao Jie clicked his tongue, thinking to himself that the path of the Ghost Immortal sounded much more troublesome and dangerous than his demon-refining profession, which required harmonizing demonic power. It was like dancing on the edge of a knife.

"Does the scriptures offer any solutions?" he asked hastily.

"Yes," Ye Luo nodded. "The solution is both difficult and simple. The book argues that punishing evil is promoting good, and upholding justice and eradicating evil are actions that align with the laws of Heaven. Therefore, the core of cultivating this path lies in this: the cultivator must possess a righteous spirit and a heart of benevolence and justice. Although they may engage in acts of slaying souls and demons, they must not harbor any personal evil thoughts or malicious intentions, but rather uphold the righteous path of Heaven and Earth, fighting to maintain the order of Yin and Yang and eliminate chaos."

Thus, no matter how much killing is done, because the act itself conforms to the 'laws of heaven,' it will not incur the backlash of the heavenly order. At the same time, filling the soul with righteous energy will also prevent the cultivator from being disturbed by resentment.

"The book records a special 'Art of Determining Heavenly Laws.' Cultivators must base their actions on their own Dao heart and set strict precepts for themselves. As long as their actions fully conform to the 'righteous path' and 'heavenly laws' established in their hearts, they can naturally avoid the backlash of resentment when seizing Yin spiritual energy. The only thing to ensure is that they never violate the precepts they have set for themselves. Once they break the precepts, their minds will be impaired, and all their previous efforts will be in vain, with no possibility of becoming a ghost immortal."

She sighed softly: "However, this makes leveling up by fighting monsters on a regular basis extremely troublesome. I can only target truly heinous evil spirits and demons, burdened with karma, and 'unforgivable' according to the laws of Yin and Yang, in order to avoid breaking the precepts. This really tests my eyesight and 'background investigation' abilities. Even wild monsters may have very complicated origins and backgrounds. If they exist in any way that does not conform to the 'heavenly laws,' then taking action against them could mean 'breaking the law' for me."

“Therefore, ever since I first grasped this ‘Art of Determining Heavenly Laws,’ I haven’t dared to casually kill monsters to level up. Before each attack, I have to find a way to confirm the target’s ‘crime.’” Ye Luo’s tone carried a hint of helplessness. “But today’s Netherworld War is different. Yama Qin Chuan is the recognized rightful ruler of the Netherworld, while the invading enemies are all traitors who openly rebel and disrupt the order of Yin and Yang. From the perspective of maintaining the order of the Netherworld, killing them is naturally in accordance with ‘Heavenly Laws,’ and there is no need for tedious investigations. That’s why I seized this opportunity and went all out in a massacre. From my current perception, my ‘precepts’ have not been touched.”

Xiao Jie suddenly realized, and thought to himself that this was interesting. He hadn't expected that this seemingly sinister and eerie path of the Ghost Immortal would not be a harmful and selfish evil art, but rather a path of righteousness and acting on behalf of Heaven to punish evil, requiring extremely high moral character.

"In that case, what career options did you get this time when you leveled up? Are there any careers that are obviously related to the Ghost Immortal Path?" Xiao Jie asked the most crucial question.

Ye Luo sighed softly and pointed to the virtual interface in front of her that only she could see: "This is precisely why I wanted to discuss this with you. Take a look at these three career options. In your opinion, which one is most likely a prerequisite for becoming a Ghost Immortal?"

As she spoke, she shared information about the three advanced professions with Xiao Jie.

Xiao Jie stared intently, only to find that all three options were hidden classes. Ye Luo was quite lucky; these hidden classes, something ordinary people could only dream of, had appeared three times in one go. [Class Option 1: Senluo Soul Slayer (Hidden Class)]

Core skill: Senluo Killing Karma.

The Soul Slayers of Senluo are the most feared executioners and purifiers in the Senluo Palace. On the battlefield, they mercilessly slaughter all souls deemed "guilty" by the Senluo Palace.

For each target you kill that grants you experience points, you will gain 1-10 kill points. The higher your kill points, the higher your attack power, which can be increased by up to 100%.

Kill points can also be used as a special currency to exchange for skills in the Senluo Palace, upgrade official rank, exchange for buffs, and enhance skills.

Talent 1: Soul Slayer Expert (Excellent). Long-term battles with various spirits have given you a profound understanding of their weaknesses. All damage you deal to spirit-type enemies is increased by 20%, and you have a chance to discover their fatal weakness during combat.

Talent 2: Majesty of the Netherworld (Epic). As a representative of the Netherworld, your presence has a powerful deterrent effect on ordinary undead. All hostile undead units will instinctively fear and revere you. When fighting against you, their aggression will significantly decrease (willpower assessment required), their chance of fleeing will significantly increase (intimidation assessment required), and they may even be subdued and driven by you to serve you (persuasion assessment required).

Talent 3: Commanding Ghost Soldiers (Normal). As a high-ranking member of the Senluo Palace, you are qualified to command low-level ghost soldiers to serve you. You can obtain a certain number of ghost servants based on your official rank or position, or subdue them through battle to form your own ghost army.

【Career Option Two: Heavenly Punishment Ghost Warrior (Hidden Class)】

Core skill: Acting on behalf of Heaven to punish.

As a Celestial Punisher, you have become an extension of the laws of Heaven into the Netherworld. All your attacks and spells against targets that violate the laws of Heaven will be judged as part of "Celestial Punishment." You will gain a significant advantage in judgment; your attacks have a very high chance of ignoring the target's evasion, block, and some immunity effects, and will apply a "Celestial Punishment Mark" to them, increasing all damage they receive by 25% for a period of time.

However, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Once your actions are judged as unjust or evil by the "laws of heaven" that you believe in, all your professional abilities will be temporarily disabled until you atone for your sins or receive a "divine" pardon.

Talent 1: Ruthless Iron Law (Epic). You possess an extraordinary commitment and understanding of a certain "order" or "law." This commitment makes your will extremely firm, greatly increasing your resistance to mental influences such as mind control, charm, fear, and illusion. You deal 40% more damage to enemies burdened with great sin or those with red names, and have a higher chance of triggering control effects.

Talent 2: Book of Merit (Epic). You seem to have an innate ability to sense the "merits and demerits" of your actions. Each time you kill an enemy deemed "guilty," your merit points will increase slightly. When you violate the laws of Heaven, you can seek divine forgiveness by consuming a large amount of merit points (with a certain probability of failure).

Talent 3: Karmic Insight (Normal). You can vaguely sense the depth of karma entangled on a target, helping you prioritize targets with heavy sins. Killing sinful mortals or spirits will grant you additional kill points.

【Career Option 3: Reincarnation Master (Hidden Career)】

Core skill: Reincarnation Technique.

As the Reincarnation Officer, you have become a low-level enforcer of the laws of the underworld, thus gaining a slight authority over reincarnation. All things in heaven and earth have the destiny of reincarnation, and it is your duty to guide lost souls into the netherworld and onto the path of reincarnation.

You can use [Reincarnation of Death] on the living: it increases the probability of them being hit by a critical strike by 100%. If you use it on a target with less than 10% health or who is in a dying state, it will apply an instant death check. If the check is successful, it will directly strip their soul and send it to the underworld (the effect is weakened or ineffective against powerful bosses).

You can use [Reincarnation] on the deceased: When used on a body that has recently died (and whose soul has not completely dissipated), it can temporarily stabilize the soul and provide simple guidance (it cannot force or violate the soul's essential will) to keep it in the human world for 24 hours.

Talent 1: Power of the Underworld (Epic). Your connection to the Underworld is strengthened. In the Netherworld (such as the Underworld, large tombs, and extremely Yin places), all your attributes are increased by 30%, and skill costs are reduced by 15%.

Talent 2: Return of the Dead (Legendary). When you are killed, you can be resurrected by the power of the underworld. This effect can only be triggered once a month. If you are killed twice in a row within a month, you will be permanently killed.

Talent 3: Protection of Yin Virtue (Excellent). You will gain merit points for guiding souls onto the right path. When your merit points are high enough, there is a very low chance that you will trigger Heavenly Protection (immunity to that damage) when suffering a fatal attack, granting you an additional 100 points of Yin attribute resistance.

"Which of these three professions do you think is more like a prerequisite for becoming a Ghost Immortal? Which one would give you a better chance of becoming a Ghost Immortal?" Ye Luo asked softly, looking at Xiao Jie who was deep in thought.

Xiao Jie's gaze swept back and forth between the three job descriptions. The prerequisite job for Ghost Immortal should, in theory, be an extremely rare hidden job, like "Ancient Qi Refiner." But the problem was, all three of them were hidden jobs! This was somewhat of a headache.

The second indicator is the core skill of ancient Qi cultivators—the Ancient Qi Cultivation Technique. Once mastered, one can ascend to immortality.

Unfortunately, the core skills of these three professions are all about enhancing combat abilities, and they have nothing to do with ascending to immortality.

If you analyze it carefully, you can find that they all have a slight connection to each other in terms of talent.

This is not easy to do.

However, by carefully analyzing their core skills and talent inclinations, we can still use a process of elimination.

He first pointed to the first option: "This 'Soul Slayer of the Netherworld' can basically be ruled out." Xiao Jie analyzed, "The appearance of this profession is most likely because you are currently in the Netherworld and have made many merits under the command of King Yama. The system generated it based on your faction relationship and behavior patterns. Its core is 'slaughter' and 'the authority of the Netherworld Palace.' All skills and talents revolve around efficient combat and faction service. It is completely contrary to the 'ghost immortal' concept of cultivating immortality and transcending reincarnation. It is more like a powerful combat profession, similar to a special assassin or warrior of the Netherworld system."

His finger moved to the remaining two options: "The trouble lies with 'Heavenly Punishment Ghost Warrior' and 'Reincarnation Master.' At first glance, they both seem to have something to do with 'the Netherworld' and 'laws,' and even their talents seem to have some related effects, but..."

Xiao Jie pondered for a moment, his gaze gradually hardening. He pointed to the second option: "Choose this one, 'Heavenly Punishment Ghost Warrior'."

"Oh? Why are you so sure?" Ye Luo pressed.

“The logic is actually quite obvious,” Xiao Jie explained. “Look at this ‘Reincarnation Master’, its core ability is ‘Reincarnation Technique’, and its talent includes ‘Yellow Spring Power’. This is clearly an advancement of your original ‘Yellow Spring Envoy’ profession. Even if you don’t obtain the ‘Nine Netherworld Profound Soul Control Scripture’, as long as you follow the path of the Yellow Spring Envoy and meet certain conditions, you are very likely to trigger this profession.”

He paused, then emphasized, "The 'Heavenly Punishment Ghost Warrior' is completely different. Its core is 'heavenly punishment,' 'acting on behalf of heaven to punish,' emphasizing the individual's adherence to and execution of 'heavenly laws,' and it has a very strict 'breaking the law means failure' setting. The appearance of this profession seems quite abrupt, and it has little to do with your current identity and profession. The only reasonable explanation is that it directly resonates with the core idea of ​​'upholding the righteous path and acting on behalf of heaven to cultivate' emphasized in the 'Nine Netherworld Profound Soul Control Scripture' that you cultivate. It is the only profession option whose core mechanism is highly consistent with the Ghost Immortal cultivation method. Therefore, it is the most likely key to the path to Ghost Immortal."

After Xiao Jie finished speaking, he felt a little uncertain. Although this was the most likely option, it was hard to say whether he could become an immortal.

Because there are no skills related to becoming an immortal, this is the only profession that offers even a sliver of hope if one truly wants to achieve immortality.

Ye Luo listened quietly, a thoughtful glint in his eyes, then slowly nodded: "That makes a lot of sense. In that case, I'll choose it—Heavenly Punishment Ghost Warrior."

(End of this chapter)