An Old Story

Chapter 15: [An Old Story]

Mao Nanbei naturally had no idea that Lu Xun had already learned the "Qi Devouring Art."

Seeing that he really only touched it once and didn't go back for more, and that his face showed no particular reluctance, she found it a bit puzzling.

Wasn't he going to touch it a few more times?

Since that was the case, she now turned her attention to Ji Li. In a good mood today, she occasionally answered Ji Li's questions and gave her some guidance on cultivation.

Ji Li's cultivation speed wasn't slow—"Aptitude 8" was no joke. She should reach the first layer of the Qi Devouring Art soon, officially stepping into the world of cultivators.

For someone like Lu Xun, with "Aptitude 1," progressing through normal cultivation would be very slow.

As mentioned before, a game character's level is tied to their cultivation technique. When the technique levels up, the character levels up, and vice versa.

A game character can also gain Experience Points through normal cultivation. When the Experience Points are full, the technique's level increases. The higher the Aptitude, the more Experience Points gained per cultivation session.

For example, with his current Aptitude of 1, cultivating once would yield X Experience Points. With an Aptitude of 5, it would be 5 times X.

Of course, players preferred gaining Experience Points through special methods like completing quests, especially in the early stages when leveling up was fast.

For Lu Xun as he was now, if he relied on normal meditation and cultivation, it would take a huge amount of time. But he had previously killed a Mountain Ghost and gained 666 Experience Points. If he wanted to, he could immediately advance to the first layer of the Qi Devouring Art.

He had no such intention, though. After all, an excellent man must learn to endure. Being too fast isn't a good thing.

You all should take note of this.

More importantly, the "Perfect Start" he had chosen had a requirement: he had to remain at level 0. If he leveled up, things would get troublesome.

Hold on a little longer. It wasn't time to take off yet.

When Ji Li finished a Small Cycle on her own, Murong Yan's chubby face broke into a simple smile. The little lass also gave an almost imperceptible nod, then said, "Not bad. Just a little worse than me."

Hearing this, Ji Li's face lit up with joy.

But then she remembered that Lu Xun currently had no technique to practice, so she restrained her happiness, not wanting to affect his mood.

Lu Xun, on the other hand, smiled at her and gave her an encouraging look.

He naturally didn't care. He had already learned the "Qi Devouring Art"; he just hadn't started practicing it yet.

Even a genius can't beat a cheater who's using hacks.

Time passed quickly. Ji Li spent most of the journey cultivating, while Lu Xun let his mind wander.

Two days flew by, and soon they were nearing the Demon Sect. Mao Nanbei said to Murong Yan, who was flying beside her on her sword, "Murong Yan, tell them the rules of our Demon Sect."

"Alright, Little Martial Grand-Aunt."

The reason the little lass wasn't the one explaining was that... she didn't actually know what the specific rules were.

She only realized she had broken a rule when the Law Enforcement Elder was chasing her.

Someone like her—if not for her ridiculously high seniority—would have been punished until she wished she were dead.

To be fair, the Demon Sect had very few rules and regulations compared to other sects. But she still had a knack for breaking one or two every few days. Maybe that was a talent in itself.

As it turned out, no matter which world you're in, bratty kids all need a good lesson.

Murong Yan, the chubby girl, was much more honest and simple. She had every sect rule memorized backward and forward. After explaining them all to the two, she kindly asked, "Did you understand everything? If not, I can explain it again."

Look at that! Not a trace of the Heretical Path about her. She was practically a caring, chubby big sister!

What a disgrace to the Demon Sect!

This only made Lu Xun, that sly dog, feel even more that the Demon Sect needed a talent like him!

Lu Xun didn't ask any questions, but Ji Li asked a few very stupid ones. Her cultivation aptitude wasn't bad, but her brain was truly slow.

After the rules were explained, there wasn't much else to say. But Mao Nanbei wanted to take Lu Xun as her mount, so she couldn't help adding a few more words.

"The Demon Sect is mainly divided into three areas: the Outer Sect, where new disciples train; the Main Peaks, where Inner Sect Disciples like Murong Yan, the Sect Leader, Elders, and Stewards operate; and a special place called the Back Mountain Study."

It was hard to imagine that within a sect of the Heretical Path, the most mysterious and highest-ranking place had such a fresh, bookish name.

The little lass continued, "The Study is where I live with my Senior Sister, Senior Brother, and Master."

"I'm telling you this because you'll be This Seat's mount in the future, so you might occasionally get to sit in the Study."

"On normal days, even Inner Sect Disciples, Stewards, and ordinary Elders aren't allowed in and out freely." As she spoke, her cat ears twitched contentedly. She was clearly showing off in front of Lu Xun again.

Ji Li, on the other hand, was quite surprised. The Demon Sect actually had a Back Mountain Study and a Master?

The silly girl couldn't help asking, "So... even in the Demon Sect, you have to study?"

Hearing this, even Lu Xun laughed.

Mao Nanbei, the little lass with a low laugh threshold, laughed until her stomach hurt. She clutched her little belly and said, "Hahaha! Master is just my teacher. He just prefers being called 'Master.'"

Ji Li's round little face flushed red. She felt a bit embarrassed.

In truth, even Mao Nanbei, the Master's youngest disciple, didn't know why he liked being called that.

Lu Xun actually knew a little.

In Tian Chen, many large dungeons were opened in the later stages, and various secrets of the Tian Chen Continent gradually became known to players. Though some of it had a hint of unofficial history and gossip, it was still somewhat credible.

It was said that the Master favored this title because he had a twin brother. Their mother died giving birth to them.

For some special reason, the two of them didn't know who was born first, so they couldn't tell who was the older brother and who was the younger brother.

After all, even with twins, there's still a distinction between older and younger brother.

But both of them wanted to be the older brother...

Thus, the title "Sir" became especially pleasing to him.

And he had lived for so long that few people even knew his real name anymore, so whether inside the Demon Sect or outside it, everyone had long grown accustomed to calling him "Sir."

Lu Xun had been playing "Tian Chen" for many years, and right up until his transmigration, he had never seen this Sir make a move.

On the game forums, there were countless posts speculating about his strength, and he was also known as one of the most mysterious figures on the entire Tian Chen Continent.

Those who liked to scam free meals particularly enjoyed pulling cons using Sir's name, like this kind of post: "If Sir isn't the final boss, I'll live-stream eating shit upside down! Eat it, shit it out, then eat it again!"

As for just how strong Sir really was, no one actually knew.

There weren't even many players who had interacted with him, after all, his aura was so imposing that he seemed like one of the ultimate NPCs in the game.

Out of all the players in "Tian Chen," only one, by sheer chance, had been taken in as Sir's disciple not long after the game's open beta.

It was practically the protagonist treatment, a child of fate!

But even from him, not much information about Sir had been passed on.

Because this "lucky one" had been in poor health to begin with, and he was too hardcore about gaming...

—He died from overexertion.

Second chapter, feeling everyone's support, let's hang out sometime.