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Just as they were celebrating excitedly, the system's notification sounded in their minds.

[System Notification: You have gained five resurrection attempts.]

[System Notification: You have obtained a Small Experience Pack (usable below level 10).]

At the sight of the Small Experience Pack, Qi Lin, Young Mistress, and Ali's eyes lit up, and they immediately used it.

The players outside watched helplessly as level-up light shone around the three of them. When the light faded, everyone saw that all three had reached level 10.

"Holy shit, level 10! That means they can change into official classes now."

"I'm so jealous."

Listening to the envious wails of the players outside, Dun Qu Qi Yi mischievously opened her Experience Pack last.

When the players outside saw the final person surrounded by level-up effects as well, their wails and envy grew even louder.

With resurrection attempts and level 10 under their belts, Ali and the other two were all extremely excited.

"Brave Travelers, I have another gift here, for the Travelers present and those yet to come." The Goddess of Life, World Tree Cheng Jue, produced a leaf in her palm.

With a flick of Cheng Jue's hand, the leaf turned into specks of emerald starlight.

[System Mail: The Goddess of Life, World Tree Cheng Jue, has sent you a message. Please click to confirm.]

Upon seeing the system notification, all the players opened their system panels and found the system mail. Sure enough, the sender of one message was the Goddess of Life, World Tree Cheng Jue.

Unable to suppress their curiosity, some players clicked confirm.

[Congratulations, Traveler. You have unlocked the World Tree main quest. To provide you with a better gaming experience, the cultivation system will now be activated, along with a cultivation method.]

[System Notification: Congratulations, you have obtained the cultivation method Myriad Spirits Profound Light Record, Basic Chapter.]

Some especially curious players outside immediately clicked to claim it.

At once, one player felt his hand sink slightly. Looking down, he found himself holding a thick tome, its cover clearly bearing the words Myriad Spirits Profound Light Record, Basic Chapter.

He curiously opened it, only for the dense text to make his head spin. He could not help complaining, "Holy shit, what is this? It's so thick! It's almost as thick as my family's Modern Chinese Dictionary!"

Another player chimed in, "You know, the game company is really serious about this. This whole massive book is a Daoist scripture. I skimmed through it, and it's all stuff I've never seen before. Did the game company make it themselves?"

"Wow, bro, you can actually understand Daoist scriptures?" A player beside him sighed. "Too bad when I open it, I know every single character, but once they're put together, I don't understand any of it. Is the game company seriously going to make us cultivate immortality in the game?"

"Bro, I suggest you equip the cultivation method in your equipment slot."

"Equipment? Since when could cultivation methods be equipped?"

"Right after I got the cultivation method, I noticed an extra cultivation method slot in the equipment menu."

Hearing about this discovery, players immediately placed the Myriad Spirits Profound Light Record, Basic Chapter, into their equipment slots.

The moment the Myriad Spirits Profound Light Record, Basic Chapter, was placed into the equipment slot, its information popped up.

[Cultivation Method Name: Myriad Spirits Profound Light Record, Basic Chapter]

[Description: After a player logs off, cultivation mode will automatically activate. In cultivation mode, the character gains a fasting buff. In this state, the character will not die from hunger. Cultivation gains depend on cultivation method proficiency.]

[Current Estimate: Gain one experience point per hour.]

"So that's what cultivation methods are for. I was worried I'd starve to death after logging off for an hour or two."

"Um, didn't you notice the description says cultivation gains depend on cultivation method proficiency?"

Hearing this, all the players looked at the cultivation method, which was as thick as a Modern Chinese Dictionary, with complicated expressions.

Someone complained, "I suspect the game designers have gone insane. Are they really going to make us cultivate immortality?"

"Then do you still want to play the first virtual reality game?"

"Of course I do!"

"Hey, buddy! There you go. I'm a New Yorker, and I haven't even complained."

The person who had complained about the designers looked toward the speaker and found that his ID was New York's Friendly Neighbor.

"I actually got lectured by a foreigner."

Cheng Jue took in everything before her. She had just added the Myriad Spirits Profound Light Record. After players logged off, they would have no consciousness, making it perfect for converting Primordial Qi into Heaven-and-Earth Spiritual Energy. A small portion could serve as AFK rewards, while the rest could replenish the Grotto-Heaven World.

Once the player count rose in the future, it would be a very considerable harvest. She would no longer need to personally convert the Grotto-Heaven World's materials.

Thinking of this, Cheng Jue looked at the players before her even more kindly. This was merely an application of that tiny fragment of the Devouring Law. Perhaps once the Devouring Law was complete, I could possess the abilities of those legendary innate spiritual roots and convert Chaos Qi into Primordial Qi.

Cheng Jue nodded in satisfaction at the players' performance. "Travelers, then set out on your journey."

After speaking, Cheng Jue ignored the excited players. With a wave of her hand, she led Hongmeng and Xiao Yi away, vanishing before the players.

Since they were leaving, Cheng Jue no longer needed to fly slowly as she had at the beginning. Using the Grotto-Heaven Pearl's authority, she brought the two artifact spirits to stand atop a branch of the World Tree.

"Hongmeng, Xiao Yi, from now on, keep an eye on them from the shadows regarding the World Gate Project," Cheng Jue instructed.

Xiao Yi and Hongmeng both nodded thoughtfully, indicating that there would be no problem.

Meanwhile, Qi Lin, Young Mistress, Ali, and Dun Qu Qi Yi felt their vision blur, only to discover that the goddess had vanished before them.

At that moment, they had already reached level 10 and had five resurrection attempts in their bags. All four cheered excitedly.

"We're already level 10. I'm probably the highest-level player in the game right now. I need to send a message to share this with everyone, and post a video too." Ali hurriedly activated the recording function.

But to their surprise, the moment they turned around, all the players had scattered in every direction.

All the players crowded around Jiu Yue and Katheryne from the Adventurers' Association.

"Miss Jiu Yue, what goods do you have here?"

"Beautiful Miss Jiu Yue, can't you make your weapons a little cheaper?"

"What? You say I have no money? No, no, you must be mistaken. I'm a Traveler acknowledged by the goddess herself. How could I possibly default on a debt? I'll go to Miss Katheryne's side right away."

"Forming a party to defeat level 5 Slimes, need one more."

"Defeating the magical beast Jungle Python, need one mage."

Ali stared blankly at the players surrounding Jiu Yue and Katheryne. "???"

"We unlocked the main quest."

The players replied, "Yeah, yeah, amazing, amazing."

Dun Qu Qi Yi said, "Wow, that was so perfunctory."

Ali asked unwillingly, "But I have five resurrection attempts."

The players replied, "So do we."

"What? Didn't you only get those after completing the main quest?" Ali was shocked.

"After you four completed the quest, there was a server-wide announcement. We also received two resurrection attempts."

When Ali learned that everyone else had resurrection attempts too, she immediately became dejected. She had thought only they possessed them.

Unwilling to accept it, Ali shifted the LV10 above her head around, finally drawing envious looks from the others. Only then did she stop with satisfaction.

Just as Ali was showing off her level, carriage after carriage arrived outside Traveler Camp and drove into the camp.

"Who are they?" Huge question marks appeared in every player's mind.

Skadi saw the Travelers' confusion and explained, "They are the novice professionals from Mondstadt."

After hearing Skadi's explanation, the players suddenly understood. "So they're class instructors."