129: Chapter 129 Setting Up Guns

First time slaying a named Specter?

Chu Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up. Coming to the Place of Gloomy Convergence in person was indeed the right choice; not only could he trigger System missions, but he even had the chance to obtain extra rewards.

Although the Place of Gloomy Convergence was dangerous, it also contained immense Opportunity!

[Please choose within ten seconds. Exceeding the time limit will be considered a forfeiture. Countdown starting...]

[Ten!]

[Nine!]

[...]

Without further thought, Chu Xuan directly chose to increase his spirituality value limit.

While health points were precious, Chu Xuan had come here to farm spirituality value. The higher the spirituality value limit, the more he could retain.

However, an increase of only 100 points to the limit was clearly still somewhat insufficient for the current Chu Xuan.

[Your spirituality value limit has been increased. Current spirituality value limit is 440.]

[Current spirituality value: 1000.]

[Your spirituality value has exceeded the limit. The excess portion will be lost in 10 minutes.]

It still exceeded the limit by 560 points!

—Exchange 20 attribute points and 20 skill points for me!

In an instant, 400 spirituality value was consumed, yet he was still 160 over the limit. However, since he was only Rank 2, Chu Xuan had already learned through experiments in the dream that the amount of attribute points and skill points he could store was 10 times his Rank.

At this moment, Chu Xuan tested it again, and it was indeed so.

But he didn't panic; he was already prepared for this situation. Earning spirituality value wasn't easy, but could spending it be hard?

Chu Xuan stepped forward and picked up the pitch-black demon-subduing pestle left behind by the Great Buddha.

—System, spend 100 spirituality value to unlock Q&A permission, then let me view the talent skill details, and also the information related to this Curio. I want it all!

[You have consumed 100 spirituality value. Your Q&A permission are now active.]

[You have consumed 10 spirituality value. Your talent skill details are as follows...]

[You have consumed 50 spirituality value. Curio information has been retrieved for you...]

The excess 160 spirituality value was completely spent!

As for the matters concerning his talent, Chu Xuan already knew from his previous dream that although the Phantom Demon could see his System panel, perhaps due to the influence of rules, the opponent could not see information related to talents. Therefore, he didn't need to worry about anything at the moment.

Moreover, given his various actions during this trip to Yinshan Village, his talent abilities might not necessarily be hidden from the opponent anyway.

What he truly needed to hide was his ability to communicate with [Future Tang Zheng] and anything related to the [Purifier] sequence.

In the dream, it was only at the final moment when [Future Tang Zheng] mentioned the method to step onto the [Purifier] sequence path that the Phantom Demon disregarded everything, desperate to fight him to the death even if they both perished.

As a series of System prompts arrived, Chu Xuan didn't stop to examine them closely. He picked up the woven bag from the ground, slung it over his shoulder, and shouted, "If you want to live, follow me! Run toward the mountain!"

As he spoke, Chu Xuan tossed the woven bag to Qin Shaowu: "You carry this!"

From the moment Chu Xuan suddenly moved to kill the White-haired Village Chief until he killed the Great Buddha, only about a minute had passed in total.

The terrified and helpless passengers were stunned by the scene they had just witnessed. A few people who had been scared into running blindly now heard Chu Xuan's shout and suppressed their fear, clinging to him like a final straw for survival.

Following Tang Zheng, Qin Shaowu, and Wang Ruozi, they trailed behind Chu Xuan, entering the corridor on the right and racing toward the mountain.

"Tang Zheng, how are you doing? How many seconds are left?" Chu Xuan asked while running.

"5 seconds left, no problem at all!"

Tang Zheng chased alongside Chu Xuan, his face extremely excited. "The System just prompted that because I participated in slaying the Great Buddha, I was rewarded with 100 spirituality value and a direct 20-point increase to my health points limit. This is awesome!"

Chu Xuan's heart stirred.

It seemed the gains from slaying the Great Buddha were indeed substantial...

When Chu Xuan reached the end of the corridor, he glanced back down. He saw a few scattered, mutated "villagers" roaring as they reached the square and began chasing after them.

The passengers running at the back saw this scene and were spurred on, running even faster. To Chu Xuan's surprise, it was Wang Ruozi who suddenly exploded with a strength that didn't match her fragile-looking body.

Noticing Chu Xuan's gaze, Wang Ruozi said somewhat awkwardly, "Big brother, I think I just heard a strange voice... something about participating in a kill... and my spirituality value increased by 60 points. I feel hot all over right now."

"I heard it too! But I think mine only increased by 40. Also, when I smashed the statues of the Heng and Ha Generals just now, I suddenly found my strength increased and my mind became clearer..."

Qin Shaowu said excitedly, "Is this the 'unexpected benefit' you told me about? Brother Xuan, you're a real one!"

"Don't be in a hurry, the benefits aren't over yet!"

Chu Xuan observed for a few seconds. He felt relieved when he finally saw more Specters appearing in his line of sight and following them. He then continued running up the mountain with the woven bag, turning right.

The rest of the group followed closely.

On the winding path, Chu Xuan suddenly noticed two Specters climbing up the steep slope along the side wall of the temple, reaching the vicinity of the small courtyard.

The Old Woman was still standing at the courtyard gate, peering in their direction.

Chu Xuan rushed over and slashed the two Specters that had just climbed up the slope, gaining 23 spirituality value.

[Current spirituality value: 463]

He was over the limit by 23 points again, and the System prompt appeared once more. However, this time Chu Xuan was in no rush to deal with it; there would be even more excess spirituality value coming up!

"Everyone get into the courtyard! Tang Zheng, Shaowu, you two stay and help me set up the guns to kill these monsters!"

Chu Xuan stood beside the small courtyard. Looking down the small path, it was steep and narrow; this position was perfect. He immediately ushered everyone else into the backyard.

"Little brother, are... are you guys going to be okay? There are so many monsters down there!"

A middle-aged man spoke tremulously. Chu Xuan remembered his name was Liu Dahai, a newcomer brought by Old Wu. In the dream, this man was the first to undergo Spirit Washing and had even gained the Transcendent Skill of teleportation.

"Just hide in the back and don't cause trouble." As Chu Xuan spoke, he dumped all the firearms and ammunition out of the woven bag.

He had confiscated a total of nine submachine guns and twelve pistols from Tao Jiajia and the others, along with several matching magazines filled with bullets.

Five of the submachine guns were empty, but four were fully loaded. Additionally, as Chu Xuan counted them now, there were eighteen submachine gun magazines.

And there were twenty-four pistol magazines.

That was enough!

—System, raise my Firearms Shooting to max level!

Since Chu Xuan had already decided to join the Night Watchers, the use of firearms would certainly be indispensable in his future Specter hunts. This would be a massive boost to his combat power.

For instance, the large-caliber specialized pistol Qin Qing used had a power that these submachine guns couldn't even compare to.

Overall, increasing combat power didn't actually hinder the growth of basic attributes. As the saying goes, sharpening the axe doesn't delay the woodcutting. Chu Xuan's goal was to increase his personal Rank by 5 levels in a short period and max out all four attributes.

The total amount of spirituality value required for this was enormous. Raising Firearms Shooting to max level now only cost the equivalent of 150 spirituality value, yet it would provide the maximum boost to his combat effectiveness.

There was no need to overthink it here; after all, he would earn it back immediately. Chu Xuan finally felt like a peasant who had become a landlord, possessing the lavishness of a tycoon spending money freely.

[You used 1 skill point. Your Firearms Shooting level has increased to LV.2 (Proficient).]

[You used 2 skill points...]

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[You used 8 skill points. Your Firearms Shooting level has increased to LV.MAX (Perfect).]