Chapter 72: High Points, Slow Cultivation
“Jin Shu?”
Su Huanli frowned, she had never heard of this cultivator’s name.
Shui Ping knew a bit more: “It’s said he’s a cultivator who came from Tianyang Sect a few months ago.”
Su Huanli was even more surprised: “Came from Tianyang Sect? Directly through Cave Demon Valley, how did he get here?”
Shui Ping scoffed: “Don’t you know? Although it’s troublesome, it’s not impossible for cultivators to travel to other Sects.”
Su Huanli seemed to understand upon hearing this.
She lowered her head, lost in thought, and remained silent.
But Song Jiulai didn’t understand.
She had no idea who this Jin Shu was.
Nor did she know that this person was the soul of the subordinate she had previously killed.
She directly asked: “Senior Sister, who is Jin Shu?”
Su Huanli shook her head and patted Song Jiulai’s head: “Junior Sister, don’t ask. Knowing too much won’t do you any good right now.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
It’s true that it won’t do me any good, so why did you say it in front of me!
Aren’t you just making me anxious!
Shui Ping, on the other hand, snorted coldly: “To dare to harm someone on our territory, this Jin Shu is truly audacious. If we catch him, we must make him wish he were dead!”
On the Cultivation Continent, the customs were fierce.
Disagreements among cultivators often led to fighting.
Even Shui Ping, who was underage, showed a hint of ferocity.
Song Jiulai’s eyelids twitched.
The cultivator she killed brought it upon himself.
She was acting in self-defense, which was correct.
Fortunately, they didn’t dwell on this topic and instead continued discussing matters concerning Liuxian City.
“The Holy Maiden of Extreme Saint Sect and the Holy Son of Blood Prison Sect were once a beautiful tale. The entire Yunzhou Continent knew how passionately they loved each other. Unfortunately, an outsider interfered in the end…”
Shui Ping spoke with dramatic flair, like recounting a story from a novel, even piquing Song Jiulai’s interest: “Did they cheat on each other?”
Su Huanli made a shushing gesture: “You can’t say that…”
And so, they spent the journey discussing gossip about these two major Sects.
Extreme Saint Sect and Blood Prison Sect were also Major Sects with Sect Cities, but not as vast as Myriad Immortal Sect.
Therefore, they were assigned to the same Sect City to participate in the Sacrifice Ceremony.
The journey to Liuxian City would take a day and a night, so Song Jiulai, bored, asked the System to play modern TV dramas for her.
Meanwhile, on the Player side, Han Tian’s live broadcast account was eventually allowed to continue broadcasting after confirming no violations and being unable to trace its origin.
Han Tian’s return still generated astonishing popularity.
And in the current team, although Chen Miaomiao had left, everyone had learned Palm Thunder.
Lightning was effective against Demonic Beasts, and their speed in killing them increased significantly. Han Tian and his group clearly looked down on First Order Demonic Beasts and pushed directly into the deeper parts of First Mountain.
If they killed enough Tier 2, then they would move on to Tier 3, and their leveling speed would surely skyrocket.
Soon, they would be able to go directly to Cave Demon Valley for training.
Wu Dahu and his group also encountered some problems.
Because Senior Brother Lu Rongyu from Peach Blossom Sect was already returning, and they hadn’t, even Lu Rongyu found it a bit strange.
So Wu Dahu and the other three could only find an excuse and return with Lu Rongyu.
It was a good opportunity to check on Fan Guozhou’s contracted new Spiritual Field and the New Players.
In comparison, Zhen Weida felt countless times that he had made a wise decision to wait for Shui Tan.
The person had displayed extraordinary combat talent from the beginning.
Once the person understood how to use Spiritual Energy, they began fighting with it.
After learning the basic Fire Control Technique and Water Control Technique, Zhen Weida discovered that the person even knew how to fight Demonic Beasts.
For example, the act of throwing a Fireball, how to throw it, and to what extent, all had specific requirements.
Shui Tan, using Fireballs, could predict the Demonic Beasts’ routes and always aimed for their weak points.
For instance, their eyes, and areas with weak defense.
One must know that prediction is extremely difficult, and ordinary Players simply don’t have such combat talent.
Generally, New Players might take several Fireballs to kill a Demonic Beast, but for Shui Tan, it was usually a matter of two.
Lin Yuyu was stunned, “Bro, you’re amazing, what do you do in reality?”
Shui Tan retracted his hand slightly awkwardly: “In reality, I’m quite fond of free combat sports, so my combat awareness is pretty good.”
“Is that so?”
Lin Yuyu couldn’t help but feel that this had nothing to do with combat talent against Demonic Beasts.
Zhen Weida’s thoughts raced. Since the country had noticed this Game, had they also secured a quota?
But if the country wanted to secure quotas, they wouldn’t just go for one, right?
Zhen Weida noticed that among the newly entered Players, few were like Shui Tan. Most of them looked like ordinary Players. Even Lin Yuyu and Lin Baobao, who seemed a bit simple, were still within the scope of Players.
Shui Tan’s aura was simply too outstanding.
He was at least a master, and anyone chosen to enter was definitely a one-in-a-million expert!
Zhen Weida vowed to stick close to this powerful ally.
With Shui Tan around, their hunting speed was completely different from other New Player teams. Even Zhen Weida could follow along and kill a couple of Demonic Beasts, as he knew Shui Tan would be there to cover them if they couldn’t handle it.
Then, on the road, they ran into Wu Dahu and his group returning.
It was only when Wu Dahu saw Zhen Weida that he realized they were among the newly arrived Players.
He was about to laugh and say: “Oh, damn it, Zhen Weida, you’re alive again—”
Before he could finish, Daoist Priest elbowed him in the stomach.
Wu Dahu then realized that Lu Rongyu, who was unaware, was still in their group.
Zhen Weida also found it somewhat surprising to see Wu Dahu and the others: “Are you guys heading back now?”
Ma Xiaoniao: “Yes, we’re preparing to go back to resupply and also to check on the new Disciples.”
Ma Xiaoniao also introduced: “This is Senior Brother Lu from Peach Blossom Sect.”
“Senior Brother Lu, these are the new Disciples of our Longevity Sect.”
Lu Rongyu looked at the newcomers before him with some surprise: “Your Sect still has quite a few people. It’s impressive that so many are willing to come out for training.”
He hadn’t heard of Longevity Sect, but based on his understanding of Wu Dahu and the others, it was a Sect that made very delicious mortal food.
However, poverty implied scarce resources, yet having so many Disciples willing to come out for training proved that Longevity Sect was no ordinary Sect.
“Yes, because we only have the path of training.”
Daoist Priest explained with a smile, and they soon discovered the drawback.
They had latched onto Lu Rongyu’s powerful support, but their cultivation progression was slow. Only yesterday did Wu Dahu, relying on brute force and cultivation, manage to break through to Mid Qi Condensation Stage.
Lu Rongyu was not surprised and congratulated Wu Dahu on his advancement.
But after logging off, news came through the group chat that players who had been out fighting were now gradually advancing.
They had high Points, yet their cultivation progressed the slowest!
