Chapter 246: Green Bamboo Ridge
The rewards this time were naturally more than just this.
They were given to those with high Points rankings, but for the players below, there was still no motivation.
The only thing that provided motivation was.
【 Players who reach the Foundation Establishment Stage within the top 100 can receive a commemorative medal personally refined by the Sect Master. After collecting a certain number of commemorative medals, they can be exchanged for a mysterious grand gift! 】
System: “What kind of thing is this commemorative medal?”
Song Jiulai said: “A commemorative medal! A limited edition! If you don’t even understand this, how can you be a System?”
System: “…”
Song Jiulai explained: “Our game has never had any ranking system so far, so players’ enthusiasm isn’t strong. Even though this is a Cultivation game, it’s different with commemorative medals. They’re limited editions, a form of glory, you understand glory? This is to give them motivation to level up quickly.”
System: “So what about this mysterious grand gift?”
Song Jiulai: “It’s a carrot on a stick. Let’s talk about it when someone actually collects them.”
System: “…”
Truly worthy of being the Sect Master, this little brain of theirs turns incredibly fast.
System: “So how do we get this commemorative medal?”
Song Jiulai said: “How simple is that? I’ll just refine some fancy ones and add my mark to them. It won’t cost much money or effort.”
For the players, this was a commemorative medal representing glory.
For Song Jiulai, there was no loss.
When playing a game, as long as there’s a ranking system, even if some lazy players don’t compete, there will definitely be those who do.
As expected, after this message was sent out, the players were in an uproar again.
World messages flooded the screen, while privately, everyone had their own thoughts.
The Foundation Establishment Stage player Shui Tan is not to be mentioned for now. Mu Qiu and Hong Huang met up and happened to see this message from the Sect Master.
“Commemorative medal?”
The previous Points activities were fine; they were already planning to earn Points in Longshuang Great Marsh, but it was probably not as free as on First Mountain.
After all, the influence of Guanhai Sect was watching over this area.
Mu Qiu was very interested in this commemorative medal: “What does it look like?”
Hong Huang spread his hands: “How would we know? It’s sent by the System, right? Didn’t they say it can be exchanged for a mysterious grand gift? How mysterious is it?”
The poor players still thought Song Jiulai had already prepared a mysterious grand gift.
They never imagined that there was a Sect Master who dared to draw a blank from the moment he proposed it.
Mu Qiu thought for a moment: “I should be close.”
Since embarking on the Cultivation Path, the profound feeling in his heart had intensified. He had a good grasp of the feeling of reaching Foundation Establishment Stage.
Hong Huang was a little envious: “It seems I still need to work harder.”
An Xiu recalled the Sect Master’s usual style and thought: “If the commemorative medal is given to the first 100 people to reach Foundation Establishment Stage, it will be relatively easy to obtain. The number of required medals to collect should be higher, but it’s still worth competing for.”
After all, there were only three hundred players in the game now, and only Shui Tan had reached Foundation Establishment Stage. In reality, players hadn’t entered the game for more than a few months.
Their leveling speed could already be considered terrifying.
The example of the neighboring Flying Sparrow Sect was right there. How many years did it take them to reach Foundation Establishment Stage?
It was already abnormal for Longevity Sect to be so fast. It’s just that the players of Longevity Sect often went out to First Mountain, so most people didn’t see them.
The remaining ones were only responsible for cultivating Spiritual Field. Seeing them less often made it slightly more acceptable.
It was almost no different from merging now.
Hong Huang clenched his fist and said: “We definitely have to compete! We were among the earlier players to enter the game, right? We’re already in the Late Qi Condensation Stage. If we still can’t reach the Foundation Establishment Stage before the top 100, we might as well just not live.”
An Xiu: “Don’t include me in that.”
Hong Huang: “…”
Zhan Sheng, who was at Tai Xue Sect, heard this news and after careful consideration, curved her lips: “Is the Sect Master in a hurry?”
She naturally said this to the System in her mind.
System: “What do you mean?”
Zhan Sheng said: “The player count has already reached three hundred, but only one has reached Foundation Establishment Stage. Releasing an event to motivate everyone, I guess this commemorative medal is something the Sect Master thought of on the spot?”
The System was surprised but still calmly defended Song Jiulai: “Not at all, this was all planned in advance by the Sect Master. The Sect Master has everything under control.”
Zhan Sheng knew what the System meant, but just smiled without speaking.
She was currently at Tai Xue Sect, and under the guidance of Senior Sister Chu Qi, she was first familiarizing herself with Tai Xue Sect’s methods.
Newcomers would typically start by raising Spirit Beasts.
She had already learned to recognize quite a few First Order Spirit Beasts.
Soon, a Female Cultivator named Lu Zhu would take her in as a disciple.
During this time, she had also met other people from Tai Xue Sect.
However, the activity range for newly admitted disciples was limited to the foot of Tai Xue Sect’s mountain. The Heavenly Palace-like buildings on the mountain top were temporarily inaccessible.
However, Zhan Sheng was not like other players who pursued levels.
Although Tai Xue Sect had dense Spiritual Energy, one still had to meditate and cultivate constantly.
Or they would have to go out and kill Demonic Beasts to train themselves.
Just idling around without doing anything would also result in slow Spiritual Energy growth.
She had been busy familiarizing herself with everything in Tai Xue Sect these past few days, and in her free time, she was also contemplating her own matters.
She seemed not very enthusiastic about cultivation.
At this moment, Senior Sister Chu Qi, whom she hadn’t seen for a day, came to find Zhan Sheng. Seeing Zhan Sheng there, she called out crisply: “Junior Sister Zhan Sheng, come here.”
Chu Qi was not old. In a blessed land like Tai Xue Sect, with her excellent Spiritual Root, her cultivation was naturally very rapid.
In a place like Flying Sparrow Sect, how many people her age were still struggling in the Qi Refining Stage as newcomers?
Unfortunately, it was a matter of time and fate.
Zhan Sheng walked over and respectfully addressed the seemingly younger Senior Sister: “Senior Sister, what are your orders?”
Chu Qi then chuckled: “Don’t be so formal. I’m here today to take you back to Green Bamboo Ridge. Your name has already been recorded in the Sect’s roster, and you will be my Master’s disciple from now on. You are ranked eighth, so you will be my Eighth Junior Sister.”
Chu Qi’s name was Chu Qi. When she first entered Tai Xue Sect, she was already the seventh disciple of True Man Green Bamboo, and she was simply named Chu Qi.
Master said she had a connection with the number seven, so he named her Chu Qi.
Zhan Sheng was recommended, so she didn’t need to go through the usual channels.
Upon hearing this, Zhan Sheng bowed slightly to Chu Qi: “Seventh Senior Sister.”
Chu Qi smiled very happily: “Good, good, good! From now on, I’ll be your Senior Sister.”
Although many people in the sect called Chu Qi Senior Sister, in Green Bamboo Ridge, she was the youngest Junior Sister.
Now, she could finally be a Senior Sister herself!
Chu Qi led Zhan Sheng back to Green Bamboo Ridge and said: “Everything for you in Green Bamboo Ridge will be similar to Tai Xue Sect. Our new disciples all start by raising Spirit Beasts. We’ll go to the Hundred Beasts Garden later to choose a Spirit Beast suitable for you. Nurture it well, and it will be your most important combat partner in the future. In our Beast Taming Sect, Spirit Beasts are the most important.”
After staying in this game for so long, Spirit Beasts could still pique Zhan Sheng’s curiosity.
Hearing this, her eyes lit up slightly.
