358: Resurrection restrictions

Amidst the scorching heat, the air itself was distorted.

The sand at the edges transformed into flowing, transparent crystals, as if a layer of shimmering mirror had been spread across the Great Desert, sparkling with the magnificent glow of the strange fire.

Further in, these crystals vanished, replaced by a violent boiling sound and an unknown Qi that filled the entire area.

For Mortals, this was an extreme environment, utterly uninhabitable.

Even an Immortal Foundation Cultivator would have to use spiritual power for protection in such terrifying heat; once their spiritual power was depleted, they could only accept death.

Only Golden Core Cultivators like Old Potato could safely venture deep within.

However, high temperature was merely the most basic threat of the strange fire.

When Old Potato delved into the misty Qi formed by the sand, all he could see before him was dancing fiery red.

The flames were so resplendent and magnificent, like blooming red flowers, connected by flowing, scorching tendrils; no matter which one he attacked, other flame-flowers would follow and strike.

It was as if they possessed their own life force.

After a period of intense battle, Old Potato was ultimately defeated. His entire body was corroded by the strange fire, and his Meridians were almost severed. For the sake of information, he continued forward, no longer intending to leave alive.

The deeper he went, the more magnificent the flames became. He could already see the largest flower in the center, hundreds of meters tall, blooming in the Great Desert. Its crimson petals were not layered but spread out majestically, then gracefully divided into numerous extending smaller flowers.

You Are Dead.

Finally, Old Potato's vision turned black, and he met his death.

"What a pity, just a little more."

Old Potato patiently waited for the one-hour resurrection cooldown, taking the opportunity to review.

He didn't know much about the strange fire and could only constantly try to exchange his life for information.

He had heard Yan Xiao say that these strange fires also had grades, and there was even a ranking of strange fires. Yan Xiao's teacher supposedly knew all the names and characteristics of the strange fires.

Unfortunately, Old Potato did not know them.

Moreover, the strange fire he found was somewhat special.

Yan Xiao had taken a strange fire from the Western Great Desert at the time, and Old Potato thought there would be no more strange fires there.

With the version update, the Western Great Desert area also expanded, with more sand appearing further west, followed by oases, and then normal mountains, forests, and plains.

The strange fire Old Potato found was in the new desert area, content that had only become available after the version update.

So, he reasonably suspected that even if Yan Xiao were here, he might not know the full story of this strange fire?

"This strange fire should have two characteristics: first, its scorching heat, and it contains extremely pure Fire Dao power, which is very fierce.

"Second, its extension and division. The petals of the main body are very grand, but that's just a facade. Every small flower that extends out could be the true main body, it's impossible to be certain..."

To subdue a strange fire, one must first identify its main body, then formulate a corresponding plan based on its characteristics, and finally subdue it using methods like Seals or contracts.

If it were Yan Xiao, he could directly absorb and refine it with his Blazing Cultivation Technique, and even advance his Cultivation Technique.

But for Old Potato, this was a very troublesome matter. He had to first gather as much information as possible, and then apply the right remedy.

Current Transaction Points Required to Maintain Cultivation for Resurrection: 100

"Good! It's finally time!"

Old Potato couldn't wait. A mere 100 Transaction Points, directly offered.

Soon... Current Transaction Points Required to Maintain Cultivation for Resurrection: 200

"Huh? Why did the price increase? Never mind, it doesn't matter, it's only 200 points."

Transaction Points Required: 400

"Hmm? The price increased again? Still acceptable, though."

Transaction Points Required: 800

Transaction Points Required: 1600

Transaction Points Required: 3200

Transaction Points Required: 6400

... Transaction Points Required: 25600

"Holy crap, something's wrong!"

After an unknown number of deaths, Old Potato finally stopped resurrecting.

Because the Transaction Points required to maintain his Cultivation had reached a level that even made a Golden Core like him wince.

"Right, I can check the patch notes!"

Old Potato didn't have the habit of reading game update patches.

Are you kidding? Who likes to read so many words?

But the situation was too bizarre now; he felt it was very necessary to check.

Soon, Old Potato found the relevant introduction on the official website.

When resurrecting while maintaining Cultivation, the initial cost is 100 Transaction Points, and each subsequent resurrection will double the Transaction Points consumed.

When resurrecting with a pure Rebirth, the accumulated resurrection count will be cleared, meaning the calculation will restart from 100 Transaction Points.

Old Potato was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood.

"The resurrection privilege is just a safety net for us players, after all, there are too many first-time kills in the Xuanhuan World.

"But a safety net is a safety net; it cannot become an abused authority.

"The more times one dies, the greater the cost of resurrection. Eventually, there will be no need to resurrect at all; it would be better to restart with a better Golden Finger.

"It's not even about the Golden Finger. Later, when Transaction Points accumulate, one can directly purchase resurrection methods from the Cultivation world, which might even be cheaper than resurrection..."

"And when I have a better Cultivation Technique later, for example, if I also get Yan Xiao's Blazing Cultivation Technique, I'll also need a pure Rebirth..."

"Ultimately, this is just a safety net mechanism."

Old Potato pondered.

Although he felt a bit helpless about not being able to resurrect indefinitely, this emotion quickly subsided.

The Xuanhuan World naturally possessed countless methods. Player privileges had already given them enough cheat-like advantages. Relying on these advantages, and spending some time, players could also acquire resurrection methods belonging to the Xuanhuan World.

Ultimately, players did indeed have their own privileges and various cheat-like advantages.

But the Xuanhuan World was simply too vast. These privileges and cheat-like advantages, in the eyes of Xuanhuan natives, were merely one of thousands of methods, nothing particularly special.

After Old Potato understood this, he didn't complain much. Instead, he began to summarize the information he had gathered from his previous probes.

Having died so many times, he had acquired enough information.

After setting up a Formation for concealment near the strange fire, Old Potato began to prepare the Materials for subduing it.

"As long as no one finds this place and I can prepare everything smoothly, the strange fire will be mine!"

Old Potato burst into laughter...

"What? No infinite resurrection?"

Li Changfeng was slightly startled upon hearing this news and gritted his teeth.

No infinite resurrection meant that top players would still maintain a proper reverence for Nascent Soul Cultivators, not constantly seek death with their lives.

However...

"Although it's not infinite resurrection, the Transaction Points of Golden Core players are enough to support more than ten resurrections."

"Such a huge margin for error is enough to make players dare to take risks."

"Qingling Sect, after all, is still destined to become a dungeon."

Li Changfeng hovered in the sky, releasing his Spiritual Sense to survey the surrounding information.

Everything was as he expected. Many Golden Core players were rushing towards Qingling Sect, some even boldly forcing their way in, completely unafraid of death.

After all, the cost of the first few deaths was still too low.