Bidding Farewell to Senior Brother, Opening a Taobao Shop

Plot 1-10.

Lingyun Sect's training grounds.

Jiang Liu held the Water Dividing Sword in his left hand and the Illusion Staff in his right. His imposing aura pressed down on the area as spiritual energy surged around him. He stared intently at the person opposite him.

Twenty meters away.

Perhaps he sensed a threat from Jiang Liu; the senior brother's expression was grave.

[You know you're about to die. You feel despair.]

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With eighteen magical artifacts on him, Jiang Liu flourished the Water Dividing Sword in his hand. After putting away the extremely cumbersome Illusion Staff, he dramatically flicked his robe and said thoughtfully, "Today, it's time to decide who truly deserves to be the senior brother of Lingyun Sect!"

"Senior Brother, forgive your junior—"

The senior brother had no time to listen to him ramble. The instant the scene was skipped, he rushed forward with his Three Afterimages Technique and slashed through the air, his sword flashing with a cold gleam.

"The me of today is no longer the me of yesterday!"

Facing the senior brother's menacing advance, Jiang Liu merely smiled and casually swung his sword.

Stream Dividing Sword!

A ripple of water swept out, breaking through the senior brother's Sword Frost, then his afterimages!

With the boosts from his Five Elements Top-grade Spirit Root, Five Elements Dharma Body, top-grade water-element magical artifact, and more, that one strike even carried the might of Foundation Establishment!

One sword forced the senior brother back. Jiang Liu tried out another new move, rapidly forming a spell seal with his right hand. A blazing fire python nearly ten meters long appeared out of thin air and charged at the senior brother with its blood-red jaws wide open!

Boom!

The ten-meter fire python surged forward like a flood dragon, slamming into the senior brother and erupting into a several-meter-high tornado of flames. The explosion's shockwave swept across dozens of meters, leaving even Jiang Liu, the caster, dumbfounded.

Was this an upper-grade spell?

So powerful!

It wasn't that the spell itself was so powerful. He'd stacked too many buffs, more than doubling the Fire Python Technique's power. An ordinary Fire Python Technique only produced a python four or five meters long, nothing compared to this ten-meter one.

"Too strong, too strong!"

Jiang Liu was elated. This was his first time overpowering the senior brother, and it felt incredible. At last, he could pay him back for all the trouble he'd caused him!

Senior Brother, please, I'm begging you—hold out a little longer.

After the fire python exploded against him and the several-meter-high tornado of flames dissipated, the senior brother was left with disheveled hair, torn clothes, and unsteady breaths. He looked utterly miserable.

Jiang Liu didn't wait for the senior brother to catch his breath. He pressed his advantage without hesitation.

"Fire Python Technique! Heart Piercing Drop! Fire Blowing Palm! Water Spirit Sword Qi!"

He unleashed spell after spell, forcing the senior brother to flee in every direction, stumbling and tumbling in a sorry state. Jiang Liu felt so good watching him that he couldn't help laughing aloud.

Once, Jiang Liu had been the one scrambling around.

Today, it was the senior brother's turn.

The tide had turned. Now you know how it feels!

"Enough. You're no match for me anymore. I'll use this final move, the Three Spirit Sword Array, to bid you farewell."

After bullying the senior brother for a while and venting his anger, Jiang Liu decided to try out his new move and activated the Three Spirit Sword Array.

The Three Spirit Sword Array unfolded!

The moment he released the skill, three flying swords shot out of his inventory and hovered around him.

As they emerged, the corresponding fire, metal, and wood spiritual energy inside him surged into the three swords like a raging tide.

The swords hummed, shining with red, gold, and green light. Their power rippled through the surrounding space, their aura awe-inspiring!

Once filled with spiritual energy, the swords trembled and blazed with light!

"Three Spirit Sword Array, go!"

Jiang Liu called out, pointing at the senior brother. The three swords circling him shot forward at once, leaving three streaks of colored light in the air. They stopped ten meters from the senior brother, boxing him in like a cage.

Each sword came to a halt in a different position around the senior brother. Under the immense pressure of the three elements, they flew like dragons, each strike aimed at a vital point!

The red, gold, and green dragons darted around the senior brother within a ten-meter radius, attacking three times per second. In just a few seconds, he was covered in bloody gashes and collapsed face-first onto the ground.

Senior Brother: I'm just an ordinary Qi Refining Layer 9 cultivator. How could I withstand something like this?

Jiang Liu watched as the three dragon-like swords darted around in tight circles, his eyes dazzled by their speed. By the time he came to his senses, the senior brother was already down for the count.

"Yesterday, you were my greatest enemy. Today, you're my defeated opponent. Until we meet again, Senior Brother!"

Jiang Liu curled a finger to recall the Three Spirit Sword Array, then solemnly cupped his hands toward the senior brother. He turned around with a flourish and exited the Immersive Experience.

What a shame. He'd acted out the whole thing by himself, and the NPC hadn't even played along. What a waste of the sect training grounds.

After this, he didn't plan to enter the 1-10 stage again. Since the senior brother had been his sparring partner so many times, he'd leave him some dignity.

Jiang Liu exited the 1-10 stage, his fighting spirit still high and his confidence soaring. He turned and charged into the 2-1 stage.

Hm?

The monster in 2-1 looked a little familiar. Last time, he'd been killed before he could get a good look. Now that he examined it carefully, wasn't this one of the elders who'd tried to kill him in the sect's main hall in the 1-10 storyline?

Good. I'll cut you down!

A few seconds later.

Jiang Liu calmly exited the storyline. At the Qi Refining Layer 9 level, he'd lasted two rounds against a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He'd lost, but he'd still done well.

I'll spare you for the senior brother's sake. I'll come back to take your head in a few days.

"The Fire Python Technique is a single-target attack, while the Three Spirit Sword Array is for group attacks. The latter consumes several times more spiritual energy than the former. Luckily, I have five Supreme Spiritual Roots, so I've got plenty of spiritual energy."

After exiting the storyline, Jiang Liu muttered to himself as he calculated. With his current reserves, he could probably maintain the Three Spirit Sword Array for about half an hour.

A 10-by-10 killing array that lasted over half an hour—and he could cast it remotely, too. Good grief, I really want to go grind some monsters!

What kind of lousy game doesn't even have an open-world map?

After testing out his new move on the senior brother, Jiang Liu opened his inventory again and got down to business.

He used the camera function to take pictures of every low- and mid-grade magical artifact and spell in his inventory, then transferred them to his phone via the internet function.

Cultivation Era was an online game. Wasn't it perfectly normal for it to connect to a phone?

After transferring all the photos of the magical artifacts and spells to his phone, he exited Cultivation Era and returned to reality.

He took out his phone and opened Taobao.

He was going to open a Taobao shop and sell his goods!

He'd sell magical artifacts and spells, exchange them for Spirit Stones, then spend them on the Permanent Pool!

If the game dared to let a low-level Qi Refining cultivator like him carry an immortal body, then he dared to level up!

He opened Taobao, navigated to the Cultivation Era page, and tapped [Open a Shop].

The next second, a notice appeared before his eyes.

[Taobao warmly welcomes esteemed cultivators to open shops on our platform. The official platform reminds you to abide by the law and not list fake products. Violations will result in your shop being shut down.]

[Special Reminder: To open a Cultivation Era shop on this platform and sell Cultivation Era items, you must pay 17% personal income tax yourself.]

[Special Reminder: To open a Cultivation Era shop on this platform and sell Cultivation Era items, you must pay a 5% transaction oversight fee. Please submit it yourself.]

[Special Reminder: When you open a Cultivation Era shop on this platform, your shop will be monitored by big data AI. Do not make private transactions. If discovered, your shop will be shut down and you will be blacklisted.]

Jiang Liu: "..."