Chapter 160: Instance
Lin Yuyu knew the puppet’s face was too ugly.
But it was obvious that it was so ugly it was unacceptable.
The other party was a high-quality individual, who seemed to realize that their actions might hurt Lin Yuyu.
They immediately raised their head, their cheeks twitching for a moment, and forced a smile, their eyes maintaining an equal, non-discriminatory gaze: “Fellow Daoist, is this your first time entering the Moonlight Secret Realm as well?”
Lin Yuyu’s brow twitched.
So this was the Moonlight Secret Realm.
Judging by the other party’s question, they were clearly also visiting the Moonlight Secret Realm for the first time.
And they even distinguished between first-timers, does this mean the Moonlight Secret Realm can be entered repeatedly?
Lin Yuyu immediately nodded: “This is my first time, how did you know?”
The female cultivator smiled confidently: “Only disciples who are here for the first time will look around like this. I see you are too. I’m also entering the Moonlight Secret Realm for the first time. I’ve only heard about it from other Senior Sisters in my Sect before. It’s just a pity my luck wasn’t good enough to land in a region our Sect has mapped.”
She looked around and said, “This should be the legendary Moon City Ruins. The Moon City Ruins aren’t too dangerous, but there aren’t many good things either. It’s fate that we met. We can only see if our luck is good enough to enter those resource-rich regions when the areas are changed.”
Lin Yuyu listened to her with a smile, but her smile grew increasingly stiff.
Alarms blared in her mind: “System, what is she talking about? I don’t understand a single word!”
This female cultivator started talking about the secret realm right away, not only understanding it well but also clearly assuming Lin Yuyu should understand it too.
That meant that the Sects behind the disciples entering the secret realm must be thoroughly familiar with it.
But they weren’t!
She was here to complete the System’s Hidden Task, how could she possibly know?
System: “…Hidden Tasks are like this. You have to solve them with your intelligence.”
Lin Yuyu: “…”
Why did she feel like this scamming System was also trying to fool her?
Lin Yuyu’s conversation with the System was inaudible to the female cultivator, and also to the viewers in the Live Broadcast.
However, they could hear the female cultivator speaking.
The viewers who had been vaguely pushed into the stream immediately divided into several factions.
【Holy crap? A Live Broadcast of a Shattered Sect Hidden Task, this is so exciting? 】
【Ah… is this a TV drama filming location? I don’t care about anything else, this background is so beautiful, I’m sold. Can the streamer tell us where it is? Is it ticketed? 】
【What gibberish are they speaking? 】
【Never mind anything else, this girl is so pretty, holy crap, her real face is amazing, this game modeling is incredibly powerful. 】
【Shattered Sect is the only game I’ve ever seen where the players are uglier than the NPCs. 】
【Hahahaha, isn’t that just the players being clumsy themselves! 】
【I can tell, the streamer probably has no idea what the other person is talking about, right? 】
【Haven’t even seen a pig run, let alone eaten pork, these secret realms in the Cultivation World are all good stuff!! 】
【First time here, so confused, why can’t I even understand the bullet comments? 】
Lin Yuyu also reacted extremely quickly, analyzing from the female cultivator’s words what she could respond to.
“Yes, it’s a pity. My Sect’s map doesn’t have information on the Moon City Ruins either. By the way, my name is Lin Daiyu, may I ask your name, Fellow Daoist?”
Although she couldn’t use Daiyu’s name as her real ID in the game, it didn’t say she couldn’t use it as a fake name!
It could also divert the female cultivator’s attention.
The other party’s smile paused slightly, then they said, “My name is Li Qianqing.”
After saying the name, she paused for a moment, as if waiting for something.
Lin Yuyu enthusiastically praised: “What a great name! A beautiful name for a beauty, a perfect match!”
The female cultivator in front of her had exquisite features and an ethereal temperament of pure beauty.
Anyway, cultivators always had such an otherworldly aura about them.
Li Qianqing was a little surprised by this unexpected reaction.
It was the first time she had heard someone praise her so directly and enthusiastically. Most people in the Cultivation World were reserved, and Lin Yuyu spoke naturally and generously, making even her indescribable face look a little more pleasing to the eye.
Li Qianqing smiled with a hint of shyness: “Really?”
“Of course!”
Lin Yuyu was very enthusiastic, “Qianqing, since we’ve met by fate, how about we travel together from now on?”
It was strange, this secret realm seemed to blur people’s perception.
At least she couldn’t tell if Li Qianqing was weaker or stronger than her.
Li Qianqing did not object: “Okay.”
Unexpectedly, she met another girl here. Lin Yuyu then racked her brains to extract information without revealing herself.
Soon, she learned why the other party still appeared a bit naive after entering the secret realm.
It was because this secret realm couldn’t be messed with casually.
In the Moonlight Secret Realm, once a battle starts, both parties would be pulled into a mysterious space, equivalent to a 1v1 arena. Both sides’ realms would be suppressed to the same level, and the space would even allow you to choose your favored Magic Treasures.
Losing meant death, and winning meant obtaining everything the opponent brought into the secret realm.
Unless one was completely confident in their combat power, no one dared to initiate a fight in the Moonlight Secret Realm.
This was also why Li Qianqing didn’t mind Lin Yuyu initiating contact at all.
The Moonlight Secret Realm was still very large. According to Li Qianqing, the Moonlight Secret Realm had been opened several times, and the different scenes discovered so far were no less than thirty.
These scenes were equivalent to Instances, and each Instance contained different Treasures and BOSSes.
Some Instances had generous rewards, while others were extremely dangerous.
According to Li Qianqing, the Moon City Ruins were average, with neither generous rewards nor great danger.
The scene changes were not chosen by the disciples themselves. Every three days, the scene would change, and those who entered had no choice.
“This Moonlight Secret Realm, if I’m not mistaken, should be related to that Moon Demon Emperor.”
The System also relayed the information Lin Yuyu had obtained to Song Jiulai.
Song Jiulai had not expected such a strange secret realm. Upon hearing it was the Moon Demon Emperor, she was even more surprised: “That human who became a Demon Emperor?”
System: “Yes, this Moon City Ruins is said to have been the territory of the Moon Demon Emperor back then. This secret realm was formed from fragments of Yunzhou’s real world. A fierce battle broke out here back then, and the previous Moon Demon Emperor also perished here. His corpse might be hidden within the secret realm, or it might not have been brought in.”
“Of course, all of this is what Li Qianqing said. Whether she lied to Lin Yuyu or not is unknown. However, this secret realm is indeed ridiculously large, not on the same level as the one Liu Yao left behind.”
The names everyone used when entering a secret realm were not necessarily real.
Information could also be a mix of truth and falsehood.
Song Jiulai pondered for a while: “So I’m going through an Instance now? Then am I supposed to drink wedding wine now?”
As soon as Song Jiulai entered, her backside landed on a stool.
On the table were various common folk radiating festive cheer.
In front of her was a large courtyard, decorated with lanterns and streamers, filled with dozens of tables.
And besides Song Jiulai, she also noticed several people at other tables with different expressions, who clearly stood out from the surrounding common folk acting as NPCs.
She could quickly deduce that they were most likely disciples who had entered.
However, unlike Song Jiulai’s confusion, a hint of worry and fear could be seen in their eyes.
These were clearly not the expressions one would expect in a festive Instance.
