Hey, wasn't I a Daoist?! Where are my Daoist spells?

Liao Chi lived long enough to see Lin Feng destroy the Blood God. He probably had something to say.

Unfortunately, in the end, he only opened his mouth, unable to get a single word out.

And just like that, he died.

He passed away seated, his entire body seeming to turn to wax as he died.

He no longer even looked human.

Company Commander Zhu was injured too, though his wounds didn't seem serious.

At that moment, everything froze. Rather than continue into Act Three, Lin Feng chose to exit.

He had cleared the game, but Lin Feng still hadn't vented his frustration.

If I don't get this out of my system, I won't sleep tonight!

Playing this game felt so damn humiliating.

Throughout the entire game, he had played a Daoist who might as well have been useless.

No way.

Lin Feng checked the time. Clearing it had taken three lives, and it was now past midnight. He still had time for another two runs.

He put on his helmet and brought up the three redemption categories again.

[Skills (click to expand)]

[Items (click to expand)]

[Miscellaneous (click to expand)]

The skills were probably all Company Commander Zhu's and Liaochi's. Honestly, Lin Feng was very interested in Company Commander Zhu's [Veteran's Sense], [Battlefield Combat], and [Unyielding]. These were all passive skills, but the moment he thought about his own passive skill, his enthusiasm died.

Having those passive skills wouldn't mean he instantly learned them. They wouldn't give him immediate combat power.

Besides, Lin Feng suspected that if he died enough times in the game, he could figure out those passive skills himself.

There was no rush to redeem them.

He tried clicking on a few skills farther down the list and discovered just how sinister Liaochi's Wild Fox Chan was.

Liao Chi's passive, [Ectopic Ghost Bones (passive)], cost thirty years of lifespan to grow ghost bones—dead people's bones—inside his body, allowing him to attune himself to spectral entities and command Yin Gods.

[Ill-Fated Path (passive)] used his own Fortune to sustain a Yaksha King. Upon his death, all his blood, flesh, bones, and soul would belong to the Yaksha King. While alive, he also had to sustain the Yaksha King.

With passives like those, the active skills weren't much better.

Lin Feng had no use for the [Peng Family Saber Technique]. As for the false scripture, did Lin Feng think he wasn't weak enough already?

Besides, Lin Feng noticed that there were two options for these skills. One made them permanent, like an outright purchase, while the other only allowed their use within the game.

Was he supposed to permanently install a Yaksha King over his head and let him suck his blood every day?

An extra-large mosquito!

Lin Feng had initially thought seven qian of Fortune was quite a lot. Now, however, he saw that even the cheapest skill, the [Peng Family Saber Technique], cost three qian to buy outright. The false scripture, with all its side effects, cost a whole liang of Fortune!

His Fortune wasn't enough to squander.

He wondered about his permanently acquired [Swordsmanship Mastery].

How much Fortune would it cost to buy?

Just as he thought that, a grayed-out option appeared before him.

[Swordsmanship Mastery (passive skill)] 500 liang of Fortune.

Lin Feng: "!!!"

I've been taking my blessings for granted! There must be something in this [Swordsmanship Mastery] I can unlock!

Choosing to use these skills only within the game cost less.

It only required a third of the outright purchase price.

After looking through [Skills], Lin Feng found none he wanted.

He moved on to the items.

Under items, Lin Feng didn't find anything he wanted either. Honestly, neither Liaochi nor Company Commander Zhu had anything he needed. He was more interested in Third Lady's blow darts and bamboo tubes, but unfortunately, she had died too early.

Failing that, among the skills, Lin Feng also found the black qi in Peng Tianli's chest and the Striped Tiger rather interesting.

Unfortunately, they were all dead.

Lin Feng sighed and turned to [Miscellaneous].

He hadn't held out much hope for [Miscellaneous].

But when he opened [Miscellaneous], Lin Feng's eyes widened, and he clapped his hands!

Now we're talking!

This is exactly what I wanted!

He hadn't expected [Miscellaneous] to be the real treasure trove for him.

[Miscellaneous] contained many different things.

The first category was [Classes].

Yes, [Classes] could also be bought and sold. There were two classes under [Miscellaneous]: [Embroidered Uniform Guard] and [Wild Fox Chan].

He clicked on [Embroidered Uniform Guard] and found it had two effects.

One was [Emperor's Personal Guard].

One was [Official Qi Furnace].

[Emperor's Personal Guard]: As Emperor Hongwu's personal guard, the Embroidered Uniform Guard deals critical damage to certain sinister entities.

[Official Qi Furnace]: Granted special authority by the emperor to oversee all officials, the Embroidered Uniform Guard is protected by Dragon-Tiger Qi in every action. Damage is doubled against those without the protection of official qi.

The two traits made Lin Feng's eyes light up.

Good stuff! These are basically buffs I can slap straight onto myself!

More importantly, [Classes] could be stacked.

You could be an [Embroidered Uniform Guard] while practicing [Wild Fox Chan], and even be a [Daoist] too.

The problem was that only now did Lin Feng realize his class field was actually empty.

He had chosen Daoist, but he had only been a Daoist in Act One!

Where's my Daoist class?

So I've been a fake Daoist!

Only that high-ranking ritual master at the beginning was a real Daoist!

Stacking [Classes] also stacked their effects.

By comparison, [Wild Fox Chan] was somewhat inferior. Liaochi's [Wild Fox Chan] also had two effects: [Affinity with All Things].

And [Favor of the Gods].

Although both effects sounded excellent, their descriptions explained otherwise. [Affinity with All Things]: Sinister entities and evil beings will take a special interest in you.

Interest, not affection.

Who knew what sinister entities and evil beings were interested in?

The second, [Favor of the Gods]—favor was a good thing, but unfortunately, the gods of [Wild Fox Chan] had little to do with legitimate gods.

At any rate, Lin Feng figured that if these two effects were really that effective, the Blood God wouldn't have killed Liaochi the moment it appeared.

More importantly, [Classes] were cheap! Buying either [Class] outright only cost a little Fortune.

Five qian of Fortune in total!

Besides [Classes], there were also statuses here.

The statuses were [Dragon-Tiger Qi Protection (Hundred-Household Commander)] and [Yaksha's Gaze]. Lin Feng wanted to buy both, but discovered he couldn't afford them. The Hundred-Household Commander's Dragon-Tiger Qi Protection also cost five qian of Fortune to buy outright, or two qian to use within the game.

For now, there was nothing else under [Miscellaneous] that Lin Feng needed.

Lin Feng checked his own information again.

[Name: Lin Feng]

[Classes: Embroidered Uniform Guard, Wild Fox Chan]

[Status: None]

[Skill: Swordsmanship Mastery (permanent passive)]

[Equipment: None]

[Fortune: Two Coins (fortune can empower spells, strengthen the body, and purchase skills)]

[Redemption: Unlocked, expandable {click here to expand}]

[Remarks: Nothing to say]

Lin Feng looked at the words following Fortune—empower spells, strengthen the body, and purchase skills—and said nothing. So far, purchasing skills was the only use of Fortune he had encountered. He had no idea how to strengthen his body or empower spells.

Whatever. Let's enter the game first.

Before him, the game turned into two doors. One led to Act Two, which he had already cleared. Act Three stood beside it, but Lin Feng didn't look at it.

He heard the background music change again, becoming the sound of a suona, murmuring, and something he couldn't distinguish as either a woman's sobbing or the howling wind.

Select, enter. Three lives, no reward for clearing it.

He plunged into the game.

A breeze brushed his face.

Peng Tianli was about to speak.

Lin Feng cut him off.

"Yes, that's right. I offended someone, and I've been sent here to die."

Peng Tianli: "???"