Chapter 190: Guanhai Sect Match
The Sect Master and the System were having their usual falling out, while Lin Yuyu, by exploiting a System bug, defeated the mirror image.
Many newly arrived netizens didn’t know that Players could exploit System bugs, and only learned about this possibility after older netizens explained it.
After all, the System communicated with Players while also acting as an intermediary without taking a cut, delivering medicine and collecting spirit materials, a fact Players who had been following Han Tian’s live broadcasts already knew.
The only difference, according to Han Tian, was that the System communicated directly with their brains.
Players judged this to be a built-in System function, much like how they couldn’t understand the game itself, they naturally couldn’t understand how this fantastical method worked.
Netizens, of course, understood even less; the idea of having an external entity communicating within their own minds seemed quite strange, didn’t it?
But that didn’t stop them from thinking this function was overly buggy.
【So, with the System, Players can infinitely exploit this annoying bug?】
【This broken game doesn’t allow for resurrection, you can’t go out and cause trouble, you can’t even provoke a normal Cultivator NPC, and the game doesn’t offer any bugs. Who would want to play?】
【It’s not a bug, it’s a Player’s Golden Finger! Players are here to play the game, without any means to aid their cultivation, and they can’t kill people freely. Players aren’t here to be masochistic!】
【You say you’re not here to be masochistic, but would you still play even without this System?】
【Let’s take things one step at a time!】
【How does it feel like this broken game’s open beta is nowhere in sight? If too many people are released at once, the Longevity Sect won’t be able to manage them…】
【My goodness, what’s with this mirror image?……】
As Lin Yuyu’s final strike landed, a large Fireball directly ended the mirror image. The mirror image let out a short scream and immediately fell silent.
However, its body did not disappear. With a sudden flash of light, it transformed into a Red Silk with a crack.
It looked like a Fragment of some kind of Item. Lin Yuyu walked over and picked it up. The Red Silk showed no reaction, but it could be placed into her Mustard Seed Bag.
“It looks like a torn piece of cloth.”
This Red Silk Fragment was about the size of a palm. Lin Yuyu took a look and asked the System, “System, can you identify what this is?”
System: “Cloth.”
Lin Yuyu: “…”
Lin Yuyu put the Red Silk Fragment into her Mustard Seed Bag and glanced at the Bullet Comments, hoping they would discover something.
As a result, the netizens were also confused.
【What is this thing? After wasting so much effort fighting a mirror image, all you get is this?】
【It does look like a piece of clothing, doesn’t it?】
【Could this small world just be about fighting these mirror images to find fragments?】
Lin Yuyu saw this Bullet Comment and mused, “Could it really be like that?”
At this moment, the colored Bullet Comment reappeared.
【Is it because you haven’t changed worlds that some anomaly has occurred?】
Lin Yuyu nodded: “That’s possible. I’ll look around and see if there are any more mirror images. But the medicine is running out quickly.”
Lin Yuyu herself didn’t have much money, as she was saving up to buy Magic Treasures. Many people were still in a state of poverty.
Lin Yuyu wanted to pursue Artifact Refining and had been acquiring Demonic Beast Materials. She didn’t have many Spirit Stones left.
Fighting a similar mirror image required an extra Qi Replenishing Pill. If she encountered them multiple times, it wouldn’t be good.
So she asked the System, “Does the hidden task provide Sect support for Spirit Stones?”
System: “You can take out a loan, the interest is very cheap.”
Lin Yuyu: “…”
What a monstrous Sect!
It seemed she would have to find a way herself.
Fortunately, being in the Secret Realm didn’t affect her communication with the outside world, so Lin Yuyu privately messaged Fan Guozhou.
Lin Yuyu: 【I’m using a lot of medicine for this hidden task. Do you have any spare Spirit Stones you could lend me? I’ll pay you some interest later, or we could exchange it for Points?】
Fan Guozhou: 【Sure, I have a small request. When you’re doing Artifact Refining, if you have time, could you help me refine a Profound Grade Magic Treasure? I’ll provide the Materials.】
Lin Yuyu: 【No problem, consider it done, bro!】
Fan Guozhou: 【I’ll transfer thirty Mid-grade Spirit Stones to you for now.】
After all, they were all in the Late Qi Condensation Stage, and ordinary First Order Qi Replenishing Pills weren’t very effective.
Lin Yuyu was shocked: 【My goodness, thirty Mid-grade? Is your business that terrifying?】
Fan Guozhou: 【It’s alright. Mainly, the Flying Sparrow Sect has booked it, and I have their Sect’s advance payment for our assets. Remember to repay me after you complete the task.】
Lin Yuyu: 【Absolutely!】
After Fan Guozhou finished speaking with Lin Yuyu, his gaze met Tang Lingxiao, who had returned from Liuxian City.
He spoke thoughtfully, “You just said that the Guanhai Sect plans to hold a competition, allowing the Guanhai Sect’s Qi Refining Stage disciples to compete with disciples from other Sects?”
“Yes.” Tang Lingxiao ate a cream-filled cookie that Fan Guozhou had given him. The sweet taste put him in a good mood. Furthermore, the Spirit Wine was selling well in Liuxian City, and he had earned quite a bit of Spirit Stones. The business cooperation with Fan Guozhou was going very smoothly.
Therefore, he didn’t hesitate to bring such news to Fan Guozhou.
Eating the wonderfully flavored cookie, Tang Lingxiao narrowed his eyes slightly: “The Guanhai Sect holds such a competition every year, mostly to polish their own disciples. But seeing your Sect’s strength, you could give it a try. The Guanhai Sect is generous; the first prize is a genuine Earth-grade magical treasure.”
“Earth-grade?” Fan Guozhou was a little shocked. This was a level that could be used until the Golden Core Stage.
Was the Guanhai Sect really that generous?
Even he was a little tempted.
But he knew he wasn’t skilled in combat and it wasn’t his turn.
However, other Players had a chance!
Tang Lingxiao saw Fan Guozhou’s slight interest and chuckled: “The item is good, but it’s not easy to obtain. To use an Earth-grade item, one needs at least Foundation Establishment Stage. It’s certainly not difficult for Guanhai Sect disciples to reach Foundation Establishment Stage. For those of us born in remote Sects, reaching Foundation Establishment is more difficult. Moreover, disciples who are sent out to participate in competitions at the Qi Refining Stage are likely the cream of their crop, so the chances of winning are slim.”
Fan Guozhou: “Then why are you telling me?”
Tang Lingxiao said: “Because to participate in this competition, you also need to compete with other Sects. You are affiliated with the Flying Sparrow Sect. If the Flying Sparrow Sect doesn’t agree, your Sect’s disciples currently don’t have the qualification. If you’re interested, you can go ask the Flying Sparrow Sect.”
The Longevity Sect had indeed been affiliated with the Flying Sparrow Sect before.
And it still was.
But only on the surface.
From the moment Fan Guozhou and Chen Miaomiao took over the Spirit Herb Cultivation for the Flying Sparrow Sect, they had essentially begun to usurp power.
Fan Guozhou thought of this and cupped his hands to Tang Lingxiao: “Thank you for the information, Fellow Daoist Tang.”
Tang Lingxiao suddenly said: “The quantity of Spirit Wine sold in Liuxian City recently doesn’t match what I’ve sold. Have you partnered with others?”
