"System prompt: Your submitted skill 'Imperial Sword Technique' has been successfully sold, earning you 9 million gold coins."
The man's eyes welled up with tears the moment he logged in and received the prompt from the trading backend. He had heard from his daughter's attending physicians that although the pancreatic adenocarcinoma had metastasized, it had not worsened and there was still great hope.
At this moment, the man was overcome with joy and tears. He quickly opened his private messages and thanked Ye Yun.
"I should be the one thanking you. The actual value of this skill is much more than this. Could you tell me what illness your daughter has?" Ye Yun felt an unusual stir in his heart upon seeing the words "thank you."
This situation was all too similar to his own past predicament. Only, he had been thick-skinned enough to thrive within the game and on the forums. However, Ye Yun, having spent two years in the slums, knew that most people were like this everywhere; there was no other way.
The two of them began to chat without realizing it.
Anyway, those two old fellows hadn't seen each other for a thousand years, and catching up would surely take a while.
—Strongest King: How did you obtain this skill book in Tiandao? You don't have to answer if it's inconvenient.
The man frowned at this question but still replied.
—Bitter Gourd: I obtained this in a class-restricted dungeon.
—Strongest King: Class-restricted? Your class isn't the only hidden class in the entire server, Sword Immortal, is it?
Ye Yun himself was stunned after sending this message.
Sword Immortal! In his past life, they were practically legendary. It was a pity that this person was elusive, and because he had missed the early development phase, he only began to make a name for himself in Tiandao in the third year.
Thinking of this, Ye Yun felt his heart race uncontrollably.
Unfortunately, Ye Yun's message received no reply for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment. He didn't know that the man leaning against the edge of the broken bed was already in turmoil.
The only hidden class in China—this was something only he should have known. Even the 'Tiandao' profession database had no information about this class. Yet, Ye Yun could deduce his profession from a single skill book he provided. This was quite surreal.
—Strongest King: It's fine if it's not. If you encounter any difficulties in life, come to me. Of course, if you're willing to work for me, you're also welcome. I'll provide food and lodging, at the very least ensuring your daughter has a stable home. Moreover, we can hire the best doctors in the world to treat her.
The man looked at Ye Yun's message, then at Ye Yun's posting history. He didn't doubt the other party's financial capabilities.
—Bitter Gourd: Yes, my profession is Sword Immortal.
—Bitter Gourd: If I work for you, what kind of treatment will I receive? First of all, I don't do anything illegal or against the law.
The man thought of his daughter and finally gritted his teeth before replying. What was the point of having a powerful profession? Without the investment of gold coins, it was useless. Moreover, his daughter needed a lot of money for medical treatment.
—Strongest King: Illegal or against the law? Hehe, you're overthinking it. Here's what you do: leave a contact method, and I'll have someone contact you directly. Regarding your treatment, I can only say that if your profession is indeed Sword Immortal, I can guarantee you a life free from worry.
A guarantee of a life free from worry!
The man stared at these seven words, stunned. For those who lived comfortably, this would be a joke, but for those with critically ill family members, these words held an infinite magic.
After some thought, the man provided his contact information.
*Whoosh…*
Looking at the contact information, Ye Yun was extremely excited. If the Sword Immortal was given the same resources as Zhou Ningdong and the others, this Sword Immortal alone could be worth a hundred people from the Dragon Palace!
Someone had specifically researched the Sword Immortal profession on China's forums in the past. Through various means, they had obtained combat footage of Sword Immortals and analyzed the attributes of their various skills. Ye Yun didn't fully believe it, but one thing was certain: the Sword Immortal's attacks were not limited to physical damage; some of their skills even had magical attack effects!
Most importantly, not only was the attack power of this profession strong, but its attack range was also extremely wide. Most skills had an attack range of 200 to 300 units! Considering that ranged professions like Mages and Archers only had an attack range of 100 to 160 yards.
It could be said that the Sword Immortal profession was practically a counter to all other professions.
Ye Yun logged into the game and gave the man's contact information to Zhou Ningdong, emphasizing it repeatedly before returning to the forum. He also gave Zhou Ningdong's contact information to the man and then began to look at the posts regarding the equipment he had acquired.
Unfortunately, the acquisition of cooldown reduction equipment was a great disappointment to Ye Yun. Most of it was common equipment that reduced cooldown by 1% to 2%, and it was all for parts he already possessed.
There were only three slots for cooldown reduction equipment, making it extremely difficult to find good gear.
Looking at the daunting cooldown of over thirty thousand, Ye Yun could only sigh. It seemed he would have to slowly grind through the fourth level of the secret realm dungeon. After all, a single run could reduce the cooldown by 4 seconds, which was already quite good.
In addition to this, Ye Yun directly increased the price for acquiring cooldown reduction equipment by a full fifty percent, while also requiring that the submitted equipment reduce cooldown by at least 3%! Anyway, gold coins were just a string of numbers to Ye Yun now.
After transferring millions of gold coins from the forum to the game, he re-entered the game and immediately learned the two newly acquired skills!
There was no need to talk about the skill "Flash," as it was a huge drain on true essence. "Imperial Sword Technique" was even worse.
True Essence Consumption: -30/yard/sword. This meant that controlling a flying sword to kill an enemy 100 yards away would consume 3000 true essence points. With the current level of players, very few could add 600 attribute points to their true essence.
Reaching level 20 meant Ye Yun could undergo another assessment at the Enlightenment Tower and materialize 2% of his strength! This brought Ye Yun's materialized strength to 43%!
This was a full 40% more than those who had materialized their strength so far! And this was on top of Ye Yun's unimaginably vast attributes. Looking at the two remaining skill materialization cards, Ye Yun opened his skills and, as expected, "Burning Heaven Art" automatically unlocked another skill!
—Rocket Net: Condenses fire into arrows, dealing 35% attack damage to enemies within a 180-degree arc within 100 yards, consuming 50 true essence per arrow, and with a cooldown of -8 seconds.
Upon seeing this skill, Ye Yun couldn't help but gasp. This skill was on the same level as "Imperial Sword Technique"! Moreover, this skill was a derivative of "Burning Heaven Art" and could be used in reality without materialization!
In addition to this, Ye Yun spent another skill materialization card to materialize the skill "Invincibility"! After that, Ye Yun logged out, unsure if the two thousand-year-old old monsters had finished their reunion.