Search for Death Qi Cultivators II

"Depending on the amount and duration of the Death Qi Circulated, the cultivator will completely transform on the fourth and before reaching the fifth month, they will have had become a mindless simian devil provided they were not starved. Elven can suppress the effects of Death Qi and maintain their sanity by sealing their cultivation but human physiology is different.

This practice coeval with human existence and one has yet to find cure. The person can destroy their cultivation during the curse's infancy, but they do not live past five years and they die a terrible death. The only good news is that everyone has a certain level of tolerance and can expel it easily from our meridians."

Kle In listened attentively as Urda explained. According to him, these are basic knowledge. Earlier he explained where Death Qi comes from and how it is naturally purified or how it is collected and disposed inside a specialized spatial ring if the Death Qi is too thick. Some demonic sects use it to grow herbs under strict monitoring.

"How much would it cost to catch a live sample?"

He is certain that his case does not involve Death Qi circulation and when he asked similar transformation not involving Death Qi, the answer he got is a rumor of an extinct ancient Elven clan called Ul Al'iya located far west of Ab'atuan City. Still, he must confirm it with his own eyes.

"You could purchase reliable slaves. By estimate, you will have had spent less than a thousand gold coins. I can use my connections to contact a demonic sect. If you want a perfect sample, three months should suffice."

Kle In was taken by surprise. Not long ago, he mourned the passing of her maid and although he thinks the people he killed deserves to die, he would still feel a little remorse just thinking about it. Just how unfortunate that slave must be to become his sample.

"I prefer a wild one and I cannot wait three months."

He was suddenly conflicted so he only gave a simple response. In perspective, what difference is a criminal who killed nine people to a criminal who killed ten. The logical option is to cultivate multiple samples, but can he really live in conscience knowing that his life is extended at the cost of sacrificing another life?

"Using our network alone would cost a thousand gold coins. Considering the danger of keeping one sample alive, it would already cost less than five thousand gold coins. Adding the number of people involved, I am afraid that even with a friendly discount, you will still spend at least eight thousand gold coins. "

Urda as merchant knows when a client wants something. Since it is a business, his job is not to dissuade but to provide the information their client needs to know and pray that client chooses the more profitable deal.

"This ring contains at least ten thousand gold coins. There is an inn a few blocks to the left. I shall await your good news."

Kle In turned around to leave. He is still under a moral dilemma. He believes that the impetus of human morality is conscious choice of not bringing harm to others.

He asked himself just how long can he keep this hypocritical and pretentious act. He just hopes that if one day he kills another man, he would have compelling reason aside from self-preservation. Before he could step out of the room, he heard Urda say something.

"Spiritual Veins"

Kle In turned around confused.

"It is the ultimate creation of heaven and earth that stretches underground thereby the abundance and replete Qi."

Urda is tempted to conduct an investigation on this new client. How could a person reach such age and not have a clue? He first thought Kle In was making fun of him, but the conversation he just had proves how innocent he must have been raised.

Kle In smiled, kowtowed and departed.

He did not immediately head to the inn instead, he walked outside the city. After walking enough distance, he activated his wings and levitated. He would like to see what Spiritual Vein looks like from the distance through his Failed Superman's Eyesight. Urda did not need to explain but the portion at which the Qi is strongest should be off limits. He activated the versions of his Failed Superman's eyesight hoping to see something new.

Kle In saw the same silver root-like structure that spread throughout the city. From a distance, the heart of the Spiritual Vein is located near a small river. Since he would be crossing unknown mountains after this task, it would be helpful to have an idea how it looks like should he come across an unclaimed Spiritual Vein.

He descended after a minute and started walking back to the city. It never occurred to him that Qi can be produced. He had always thought that it is just a natural energy existing in the air.

Back on his previous life, countries who have control over deposits of fossil fuels controlled the world.

“Is seems that this world is not different at all.” Kle In thought to himself.

But what he’s really curious of is the relation of Spiritual Vein and the Qi Nodes of cultivators as the image he saw from his Divine Eyes were almost similar with a notable difference that the Vein is producing the energy while the Qi Node Pathways within a cultivators body transforms that energy into power.

It is as if a cultivator’s body is like a Qi converter.