Chapter 29: This Game is Strange
“Damn, that fast!”
As soon as they heard someone had officially entered the Early Qi Condensation stage, the other Players jumped up.
This speed was already impressive; it had only been two days since they opened their Spiritual Roots, and Players had fully grasped Spiritual Energy to enter the great door of Cultivation. Their speed was undeniably fast.
Song Jiulai was even faster, grasping it on the first day.
But she at least had the System as a cheat.
Chen Miaomiao was also very excited after entering the Early Qi Condensation stage.
It was a very wondrous feeling, as if she had grasped the key to the world’s entrance. Now, she only needed the Cultivation Methods and Incantations to master the corresponding power.
The common Magic spells in the Yunzhou Continent now were Fire Control and Water Control; Ice and Lightning were considered advanced Cultivation Techniques.
The Longevity Sect had several of these Cultivation Techniques.
As soon as Chen Miaomiao stabilized, the System gave her a Task to retrieve something from A Wu.
“Fire Control and Water Control…”
These Cultivation Techniques were inscribed on special Spirit Herbs, and Cultivators could comprehend them by immersing themselves in them.
How far each person comprehended depended on their individual Fortune.
Chen Miaomiao was undeniably excited after obtaining the Cultivation Technique.
Although her ambition was Alchemy, everyone had their own aspirations for Cultivation.
As soon as she got the Cultivation Technique, she entered the stage of meditation and comprehension.
Although the other Players were anxious, seeing Chen Miaomiao succeed, they also became enthusiastic.
Corporate Slaves in reality rushed into the Game as soon as they got off work.
Everyone was building houses, setting up Wine Workshops, or wandering around the nearby mountains, tasting various wild grasses and fruits, determined to become a modern Shen Nong and see what differences there were between the things in the Game and reality.
What was once a halfway up the mountain that exuded an ethereal aura had, in just a few days, become like the mortal world, filled with the scent of everyday life.
After selling Spirit Herbs, A Wu bought a pile of Grain to experiment with for the Players. Zhou Xiao and a male Player, who was a chef in reality, were responsible for everyone’s Food these past few days.
The food Zhou Xiao made was delicious, and A Wu praised it highly.
Besides these daily activities, the rest of the time was spent cultivating frantically.
After Chen Miaomiao stabilized, within two days, Players including Jiang Ya, Han Tian, and Mu Qiu had successively stabilized and entered the Early Qi Condensation stage.
As a result, the Longevity Sect was filled with Fireball Techniques flying everywhere for these two days, almost causing a forest fire, and they only became honest after being scolded by A Wu.
Perhaps it was because these days were too happy, or perhaps A Wu’s cultivation was affected by the changes in the Sect.
In any case, A Wu suddenly had an epiphany in the middle of the night and directly broke through.
He entered the Mid Qi Condensation stage.
Song Jiulai, who was still in the Early Qi Condensation stage: “…”
Now it was good; A Wu had become the only true Senior Disciple Brother in the Sect.
A Wu was overjoyed and wanted to share the happy news with the Sect Master, only to find that the Sect Master seemed to be absent.
Song Jiulai could not directly control A Wu, so A Wu’s messages could not be fed back to the System in time to contact Song Jiulai.
However, A Wu just thought Song Jiulai had gone out and didn’t think much of it.
Instead, he shared this good news with the Players.
The Players naturally congratulated A Wu and expressed envy, jealousy, and hatred for his advancement to the Mid Qi Condensation stage.
After all, with the System forcibly opening their Spiritual Roots, after five days of Game time, the Players, through exploration, had finally all stabilized in the Early Qi Condensation stage.
And the System Tasks that Song Jiulai couldn’t figure out finally showed some movement.
【Ding: Congratulations to Sect Master Song Jiulai for meeting the main quest activation condition: 50 disciples stabilized in the Early Qi Condensation stage.】
【1. Within one month, the Sect must have ten more disciples in the Mid Qi Condensation stage.】
【2. Achieving the condition will grant a mysterious reward.】
【3. Considering that Sect Master Song Jiulai initiated the Sect Tasks through a special method, the System grants an additional promotional channel for the Energy Pool. The specific conditions are for the Sect Master to explore on their own.】
“……”
“Damn it, ten Mid Qi Condensation disciples in a month? It didn’t even consider how many years it took A Wu to reach Mid Qi Condensation!”
Song Jiulai couldn’t believe there were such harsh conditions: “Is this System Task insane?”
The System coughed: “This is based on built-in data inference. Since it issued the task this way, it means it is possible to complete.”
Song Jiulai: “What if it’s impossible to complete?”
System: “Then we can only meet again by fate.”
Song Jiulai: “……”
The System did give Song Jiulai some good news: “By the way, the additional Energy Pool activation grants Live Broadcast and recorded playback permissions. You can now record Player videos and post them on the website for promotion. Additionally, there are three free Live Broadcast quotas. Who do you plan to give them to?”
Once Live Broadcast was enabled, this Game would completely explode.
Who to give the Live Broadcast quotas to was a perplexing question.
Song Jiulai: “Who else? Give them to whoever has made the greatest contribution to the Sect.”
Moreover, without test quotas, broadcasting would be useless except to make Players outside envious.
What Song Jiulai lacked now was not Game popularity, but how Players who entered the Game could maximize their value.
Just as she thought this, the System suddenly delivered a piece of bad news.
System: “Huh? Su Daqiang is poisoned.”
Song Jiulai was bewildered: “Who? Poisoned? Aren’t they Puppets? Can they get poisoned too?”
“They are indeed poisoned. Data shows his current state is abnormal, and the soul connection is broken.”
Song Jiulai: “……”
What the hell did this Player do wrong again?
How could he get poisoned while staying properly in the Sect?
Su Daqiang, who was kicked offline, wailed in the group chat.
【Su Daqiang: Holy crap, I’m poisoned, damn it, I’m actually poisoned!!】
【Su Daqiang: I ate a black grass, then a snake appeared from nowhere and bit me again. Before I could react, my vision went black, the System prompted me that my state was abnormal, and I was kicked offline!!】
【Su Daqiang: Am I going to die? No, no!! I don’t want to be banned!!】
【Su Daqiang: How can a Game be so illogical? I’m a Cultivator, how can I get poisoned!!】
The Players had become addicted these past few days, and being suddenly kicked offline made Su Daqiang terrified.
Players who were at work in the group chat gloated.
【Wu Dahu: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha】
【Su Daqiang: You beast, you can laugh too!】
【Yang Meimei: Try connecting now and see what’s happening?】
【Su Daqiang: I can’t connect, it just says my state is abnormal. What should I do?! Drag my body back, otherwise if I’m really gnawed clean by Demonic Beasts there, I’m finished!】
Players usually log off at the Spawn Point.
This is because if they log off elsewhere, the Puppet’s body remains, and in an unsafe place, it’s easy to get killed.
Su Daqiang was now extremely anxious, hoping someone would save him from his predicament.
At this moment, Han Tian, who had just been urged to log off, comforted Su Daqiang.
【Don’t panic, Big Shot Miao Miao and Jiang Ya are going to find your body.】
Han Tian was called offline by a message.
Now, if you choose the alarm notification, the System will also notify you if there’s a message in reality.
Han Tian frowned upon seeing the message.
It was a call from a friend he had asked to investigate the Longevity Sect’s game developer.
The other party’s tone was strange.
“This game developer is really problematic. The person I asked couldn’t find any Filing information. We couldn’t even find server information or sending points for the game download address you gave me.”
