319: Chapter 318 Upgrade Resources

"Parallel world Transmigration?"

Lin Jie was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then he smiled, his expression carrying a hint of relief.

"Regardless, Brother Chu Xuan, you're right. I should live in the moment. At least the current me is real, and every person I meet and every event I experience is real."

Chu Xuan chuckled softly. "Even if nothing exists, if everything is fake and fictional, what's the harm in treating it as a game? We just need to keep moving forward."

"Mm." Lin Jie nodded heavily, the light returning to his eyes.

"If you have no other plans, follow me for the time being." Chu Xuan spoke indifferently, a strange glint appearing in his gaze as he looked at Lin Jie.

"Okay."

Lin Jie nodded again, a look of determination flashing in his eyes as he said with great ambition, "I will kill every last Strange Creatures in this world!"

"That is the ambition of most people, but our current goal is to clear out three individuals: Revelation, Huo Gui, and one named White Tiger. Can you sense the locations of these three?" Chu Xuan asked.

Lin Jie's face fell, and he said somewhat dejectedly, "I've lost the connection; I can't sense them... By the way, who is White Tiger?"

"A high-ranking member of the Resurrection Society. Like Revelation, he is a World Traitor who harms humanity."

As Chu Xuan answered, he thought to himself: Could Heavenly Secret only be used for passive defense?

Lin Jie explained, "Brother Chu Xuan, don't look down on me. I've seriously overexerted myself using my Talent today. The information I'm getting is becoming more and more blurred, and I can no longer use it actively. Otherwise, the consumption of both Mental Energy and spirituality value will double."

A limitation of the Talent, then...

Chu Xuan nodded slightly, not feeling disappointed.

In any case, keeping Lin Jie around provided a countermeasure against Revelation, at the very least. He wouldn't have to constantly be on guard against the other party tripping him up from the shadows.

Chu Xuan had also suspected whether Lin Jie might be a Clone of Revelation, similar to Azure Dragon and Ming Xiucheng.

However, of the twelve people who came out of Saint Liana, only Lin Jie remained. His identity as a Child of the World was basically confirmed.

It couldn't be that Revelation himself was the Child of the World, could it?

Still, Chu Xuan remained cautious and did not fully trust Lin Jie.

Afterward, Chu Xuan led Lin Jie through the capital, deliberately choosing crowded areas.

With his current "Ghost-Attracting Physique," some D-rank Specters simply couldn't control their instincts. As long as he came within a certain range, they would drop their disguises and attack him directly.

During this time, a few C-rank Ghosts couldn't resist the temptation to assassinate Chu Xuan and jumped out of their own accord, only to be killed by him in passing.

Even those who could restrain themselves would have their abnormal emotional fluctuations sensed by Chu Xuan through his max-level Heart-Confusing Skill.

For those who seemed suspicious, Chu Xuan only needed a word or a glance to make them reveal their true forms, and then he would incinerate them with the Fire of Nirvana.

In addition, Chu Xuan used his Eye of Insight to investigate other suspicious personnel.

With his current Rank and spirit attribute, a single glance at a person generally only consumed 1 point of spirituality value, allowing him to see their various attributes and whether they were a Specter.

In this way, in just one afternoon, Chu Xuan killed 6 D-rank Specters, 4 C-rank Ghosts, and even dragged out a deeply hidden B-rank Ghost using his Eye of Insight.

He gained a total of 552 spirituality value.

Although the harvest was significant, Chu Xuan felt the progress was still somewhat slow. The main reason was that for him, the resources required to advance his Realm were simply too vast.

By inquiring with the System, Chu Xuan learned the specific resources needed for advancement.

[Due to the restrictions of the Dark World, you can advance through the following two methods:]

[1. Advancement in the Original World requires: 10,400 spirituality value, 10 rule fragments, and World Certification.]

[(Note: Due to your status as a Purifier, you are subject to additional suppression by the Dark World, and the required resources have been increased.]

[Due to your status as a Purifier, and having detected that you have killed multiple S-rank Specters, you have already obtained World Certification and do not need to undergo an advancement trial.]

[Due to your status as a Purifier, once your advancement is complete, you may choose to directly convert all basic attributes into real attributes.)]

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[2. Advancement in an External World requires: 5,200 spirituality value and 2 rule fragments.]

[(Note: If you choose this method of advancement, you must convert to real attributes yourself, or consume additional resources through the System to convert a portion of them.)]

Chu Xuan discovered that the resources required for the two advancement methods were vastly different, and the key point lay in the suppression of the Dark World.

Clearly, advancing within the Original World required more resources, perhaps because there were losses incurred in the struggle between the two sides.

But there was one benefit: all attributes could be directly converted into real attributes, which was simple and efficient.

If he went to an External World to advance, the required resources would be significantly reduced, especially scarce resources like rule fragments.

The downside was that only a portion of the real attributes could be converted through the System, and the rest would have to be converted by himself.

And these External Worlds were clearly places similar to the War Dragon World...

For Chu Xuan, the first method was naturally the best if possible.

The main reason was his status as a Purifier; he didn't need to undergo a trial since he already had World Certification. This was equivalent to saving one step of trouble.

Next were the spirituality value and rule fragments.

10,400 spirituality value—although Chu Xuan's current accumulation was not even half that number, he wasn't worried about it.

With his existing strength, as long as he spent more time and effort, it wouldn't actually be difficult.

Only the rule fragments were a bit troublesome; Chu Xuan only had nine rule fragments at the moment, one short.

As of now, Chu Xuan knew of and had personally experienced three main ways to obtain rule fragments: killing S-rank Specters, killing World Traitors, and rewards for completing specific tasks.

"No matter which way, as long as the conditions are met, I'll advance immediately. I need to boost my combat power first!" Chu Xuan muttered to himself, immediately thinking of St. Lianna Hospital.

But he immediately abandoned that thought.

That place was too strange. With S-rank Specters like the Doctor and the Security Guard appearing one after another, the horror at its source was imaginable.

Not only that, but besides the Doctor who had followed them out, even a minor lackey inside possessed a death taboo; those who violated it would forcibly lose health points.

This, instead, made Chu Xuan even more certain that something had gone wrong with that Inpatient Building.

Furthermore, Lin Jie's Talent would also be affected there, sometimes giving wrong guidance. If it wasn't noticed, the consequences would be fatal.

"At least for now, it's not the time to explore..."

Chu Xuan's gaze was deep. After a moment of thought, he opened the official forum and posted several heavyweight pieces of news.