Lord Shenxiu-Chapter 523 Qi Refiner (2000 additional)

In the hotel room.

Flaring up!

Johan saw the candle flame suddenly surge, forming an opaque and illusory flame that constructed a large door entirely made up of mystical symbols.

Clang!

The door slowly opened, releasing a thin wisp of aura.

Like a small white rabbit facing a giant dragon, the overwhelming pressure from a higher realm immediately caused Johan to collapse to the ground, paralyzed.

He felt as if his spirit had been crushed head-on by a steam train, his head splitting with pain.

Even more terrifying was an indescribable feeling that filled his body, as if his spiritual body had been fiercely grasped by a gigantic hand. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

"I... have I already sold my soul?"

Only then did Johan feel frightened and profoundly regretful.

Mr. Li Wei’s notes had not mentioned anything about this aspect.

Following this, he heard a vast and ethereal voice by his ear: "As you wish!"

"As you wish!"

"As you wish!"

The voice echoed like a large bell next to his ear, causing his eardrums to vibrate and his heart to constrict, nearly causing him to faint.

"Thank you, great Lord Shenxiu!"

Johan trembled all over, kneeling on the ground, continuously praying and praising Lord Shenxiu.

To be honest, he was terrified.

Although the belief in the Lord of the Gates had always existed within the Clement Kingdom, and he too had prayed in church, he had never seen that being send down a divine oracle or respond.

"It seems that true gods hardly notice ordinary believers, while hidden entities easily do..."

"I... I must devoutly worship, only follow Lord Shenxiu..."

Johan did not realize that his mind and thoughts had been permanently altered slightly.

For instance, the forced belief in Lord Shenxiu, the innate respect, not praying to any other being.

This was an inevitable influence, despite Zhong Shenxiu’s best efforts to minimize his presence.

After a long while, the ceremony concluded.

The candles had burnt out at some point, and Johan still maintained his kneeling prayer posture.

Finally, he once again felt his own body.

He pressed his severely aching temples, his expression suddenly filled with surprise.

A piece of mystic knowledge automatically surfaced in his mind.

"Rank 1—’Qi Refiner’, prerequisites: Perfect mastery of ’The Breathing Method of Origin’, consume ’Qi Refiner’s Secret Medicine’..."

"Thank you, Lord Shenxiu!"

Johan became extremely excited.

Lord Shenxiu truly was a generous deity, having directly bestowed upon him the precious breathing method and the secret medicine recipe.

With these, plus some training, he could definitely become a Rank 1 extraordinary being!

...

Having casually imparted a piece of mystic knowledge, Zhong Shenxiu felt indifferent as he approached a window, watching the snowflakes falling in the distance: "The new year is almost upon us..."

The profession of "Qi Refiner" was naturally something he had concocted while studying the systems of both East and West.

Even advancing it directly to Rank 4—"Sword Dancer!"

After all, the extraordinary professional system was a chain of ranks developed by numerous people continuously contributing their wisdom.

The fifth tier was a massive threshold.

Zhong Shenxiu was also too lazy to expend energy on continuing the deductions, since it was merely a by-product of his research.

Moreover, from a theoretical standpoint, reaching the fourth tier in the career chain was already incredibly valuable!

At least, it was much better than those who had difficulty continuing past the second or third tiers.

"Indeed... whether in the East or the West, the Primordial Pill and hierarchical status are massive thresholds..."

"Alas... in this great East-West war, countless extraordinary beings are merely ants, and the Primordial Spirits are just pawns; even Dharma Bodies can only impact regional battles at most, only Corpse Immortals, or even higher beings, can truly influence the direction of the war, even deciding its outcome!"

Thus, at the start of the war, Zhong Shenxiu had thought of nothing else but to protect his own people and then focused wholeheartedly on improving himself.

While he was admiring the snowflakes, butler Old Brown came in and bowed, "Mr. Kerry is here for a visit."

’Hmm, according to my estimate, he who has been working desperately, should have saved up 80 gold pounds by now? This speed, tsk tsk... knowledge really is money...’

Zhong Shenxiu turned around and calmly instructed, "Have him wait for me in the living room!"

A moment later.

While savoring coffee, Kerry saw the neatly dressed Mr. Li Wei step into the living room and quickly stood up to greet him, "Mr. Li Wei, you look well."

"I like winter; the falling snowflakes are very beautiful, reminding me of many beautiful places I have visited before..."

Zhong Shenxiu sat on the sofa and exchanged a few words of small talk with Kerry.

This student from the Royal College unconsciously revealed a lot of information during their conversation.

After all, aside from servants and coachmen, private tutors also had ample opportunity to tap into the upper echelons of society.

’It seems... after experiencing setbacks, the upper echelons of the kingdom have begun to reflect, believing the war might not go as smoothly as anticipated...’

Zhong Shenxiu thought to himself, looking at Kerry who seemed hesitant to speak, then suddenly smiled, "Alright, Mr. Kerry, are you here to fulfill that promise?"

"Yes."

Kerry breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pulled out his purse.

It was his entire savings from working three jobs, withdrawn from the bank after counting several times.

"Eighty pounds, you can check..."

Before Kerry could finish speaking, he saw Zhong Shenxiu take the purse and nonchalantly toss it to butler Old Brown behind him.

’Did he, he didn’t even count... Is this the true demeanor of the wealthy?’

Kerry felt a sense of inferiority as he lowered his head, once again sensing his own poverty.

"I trust friends."

Zhong Shenxiu burst out in laughter, sending the old butler to fetch a manuscript from the study.

"I have copied down the mysterious knowledge about the ’Spirit Child.’"

"Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Li Wei."

Things proceeded so smoothly that Kerry joyously took the manuscript, his heart filled with excitement.

"So... shall we discuss issues related to rituals and ceremonies next?"

Zhong Shenxiu, with an unchanged smile, made a proposal.

"No problem... I recently became a family tutor for a noble and was allowed to skim through some books of minor importance, some of the content is quite interesting..."

Kerry answered, somewhat excitedly.

Contrary to expectations, Zhong Shenxiu had no intention of directly promoting Lord Shenxiu to him, which would appear too intentional.

Moreover, Kerry was not Johan; he had a solid foundation in the occult sciences and understood the risks of supplicating unknown entities.

Basically, it was highly unlikely that he would attempt rituals of supplication to hidden beings unless pushed to the limit.

However, Zhong Shenxiu didn’t care much about that, as he had no particular needs for faith.

He even harbored doubts about the four great deities, just as well.

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