Chapter 185: Sending Zhan Sheng to Tai Xue Sect
Zhan Sheng had been running back and forth in Wang’an County these past few days.
Because her cultivation was low, she was currently only taking on tasks that involved skinning Demonic Beasts.
After the last Demonic Beast invasion, Wang’an County had accumulated a large pile of corpses, and the stench was overwhelming every day.
The Life Players still in Wang’an County were processing these Demonic Beast corpses almost day and night.
They would carefully extract the important Spirit Materials, and the rest would be processed and burned.
These past few days of game life had made Zhan Sheng lament the horror of this game world countless times.
If it weren’t for the channel chat and virtual screens in front of her, no one would have thought of this place as a virtual game world.
This was clearly real.
Zhan Sheng had always been a person with strong self-control; to achieve something, she could patiently study and repeat until successful.
She used to have a little niece who loved playing games and could stay up all night for them.
At that time, Zhan Sheng thought this little niece lacked self-control. No matter how much you liked something, there had to be a limit. How could one completely disregard their biological needs for a game, and even neglect their own health?
Having only slept a few hours in three days, and almost never logging off in the game except for basic necessities, Zhan Sheng felt as if her past thoughts had come back to bite her.
It’s just a game.
She didn’t know how long she would live, and if she didn’t play now, she wouldn’t be able to later.
She had become so engrossed recently that she barely paid attention to outside news.
“Zhan Sheng.”
Suddenly, someone called out to her. She looked up and saw a New Player who had joined around the same time as her.
“Just got the news today, Xue Yao Big Shot is leading a team to First Mountain to fight Demonic Beasts. Are you going?”
Zhan Sheng was a bit surprised to hear this: “Are we forming a team?”
“Yes, with Xue Yao Big Shot leading, our chances are definitely higher. He’s going to find Materials incidentally and bring us along.”
Zhan Sheng thought for a moment, then shook her head: “You guys go ahead. I plan to stay here for another two days.”
Mainly, there were some things she still needed to figure out.
The New Player nodded: “Okay.”
Zhan Sheng watched him leave and then went to the place in Wang’an County where the Sect purchased corpses.
She handed over the batch of Demonic Beast Spirit Materials she had just skinned and received a System notification: Gained 18 Points.
This kind of Task was basically free Points. Her having skinned so much in just one hour of being online was already considered exceptional Talent.
Currently, the Sect’s Materials were collected uniformly and then sold by dedicated Players. The Player responsible for sales saw Zhan Sheng hand over 18 Demonic Beast Spirit Materials and said with some emotion: “I remember you were here just an hour ago, right? You decompose so quickly. With your abundant Spiritual Energy as a New Player, your Spiritual Root must be very strong.”
Without Magic Treasures, Demonic Beast corpses were decomposed using Spiritual Energy. The purchasing Player had never seen anyone else as fast as Zhan Sheng.
It was considered good if a normal Player could decompose a few in an hour.
Many players would also be affected by the psychological torment of the Demonic Beasts’ disgusting appearance, which would also impact their progress.
Zhan Sheng just smiled without speaking.
Seeing that Zhan Sheng didn’t answer, the Player knew she probably didn’t want to talk about it. Although Spiritual Roots weren’t really a secret among Players, some people liked to maintain an air of mystery.
If she didn’t want to say, it was rude to ask.
Not far from the acquisition shop was a newly established Restaurant.
This was a planned commercial street, but currently, apart from this restaurant, nothing else had officially started.
As Zhan Sheng passed by, someone from upstairs suddenly called out to her: “Little friend, come up, come up.”
Zhan Sheng looked up and saw a cultivator who was slightly drunk.
He looked a bit disheveled, but combined with his tipsy appearance, it complemented him well, giving him an indescribable, carefree and leisurely aura.
Zhan Sheng knew him.
Zhai Xiaotian, a somewhat mysterious cultivator in Wang’an County.
Not only could he move freely in Liuxian City, but he could also help Longevity Sect cultivators Smuggle.
This clearly indicated he was no ordinary person.
Players all knew Zhai Xiaotian’s identity was unusual. He liked to drink, and occasionally he would chat with Players, maintaining a peaceful attitude.
Of course, Players knew their place and wouldn’t speak carelessly in front of Zhai Xiaotian.
Zhan Sheng was a bit puzzled because she had never spoken to Zhai Xiaotian before.
Zhai Xiaotian usually rarely took the initiative to approach Players.
After hesitating for only a second, Zhan Sheng went up to the restaurant.
Upon seeing Zhai Xiaotian, she said: “Senior, do you need something from me?”
Zhai Xiaotian pointed to the seat opposite him: “Sit down.”
A pot of Spirit Wine was placed on the seat he indicated, but he had another pot in front of him, which seemed to be specially prepared for Zhan Sheng.
Zhan Sheng didn’t refuse and walked over to sit down.
Zhai Xiaotian pointed to the wine: “This is for you to drink.”
Zhan Sheng didn’t stand on ceremony, picked up the wine cup, and poured herself some.
She smiled and asked: “Senior, what is it you need?”
In reality, she didn’t drink because alcohol would cloud her thoughts and affect her state.
But in the game, such delicious Spirit Wine didn’t affect her real life, so Zhan Sheng was happy to experience this completely different life.
As soon as she poured the wine into her cup, Zhai Xiaotian spoke the next second: “Before you joined Longevity Sect, you had never entered any other Sect?”
Zhan Sheng paused, then calmly replied: “Yes, I had never discovered my Talent before.”
This was the unified explanation for Players.
Although it was rare to have a Spiritual Root that hadn’t been discovered, it wasn’t unheard of.
It was just that they were all concentrated in Longevity Sect—but who cared, no one was managing it yet.
At least the people from Flying Sparrow Sect were tacitly not asking where Longevity Sect got so many disciples from.
The common folk of Wang’an County certainly wouldn’t ask.
Zhai Xiaotian just chuckled.
Then he said: “Do you know which Sects are the main ones on Yunzhou Continent?”
Zhan Sheng’s eyes slightly lifted, and then she replied: “This junior knows a little. Beast Taming is led by Liyun Sect, Artifact Refining by Xuecang Sect, and Alchemy by Spiritual God Sect. Furthermore, our Myriad Immortal Sect and the neighboring Tianyang Sect stand in a stalemate.”
These were the five super major Sects of Yunzhou Continent.
There were many major Sects under them, like Guanhai Sect.
And Small Sects like Flying Sparrow Sect were countless.
Zhai Xiaotian suddenly smiled and said: “Under Liyun Sect, there is a major Sect called Tai Xue Sect, which is the second-largest Beast Taming major Sect after Liyun Sect. Tai Xue Sect will be holding its New Disciple entrance assessment soon. I have an old acquaintance who is an Elder at Tai Xue Sect, and you can enter Tai Xue Sect with my Token.”
Zhan Sheng: “…”
System: “Holy crap, there’s such a good thing?”
“…”
Zhan Sheng’s brow twitched slightly: “Senior, what you’re saying… I am just a disciple of a Small Sect, how can I enter a major Sect like Tai Xue Sect?”
Zhai Xiaotian, however, said: “With your Talent, you are simply wasting it here. Your Sect Master is acting foolishly, are you going to follow her and gamble with your own destiny?”
Zhan Sheng: “…”
System: “This is a bit slanderous. The Sect Master also has her difficulties!”
