After taking off the gaming helmet, Ling Yi was stunned for a moment.
He discovered that he could still Perception the space within his Sea of Consciousness, and within that Sea of Consciousness, the Giant Tooth Sword surrounded by golden light.
At this moment, a dialog box suddenly popped up on Ling Yi's Computer desktop, containing a link address.
It also included a message.
"Zero, all clues have gone cold, the game is dangerous, I've seen a conspiracy!"
Ling Yi frowned and clicked on the link.
Soon, Ling Yi saw a news video.
"The No. 148 manor in Gu Town suddenly collapsed at around 3:00 AM yesterday, killing 23 people inside. Experts have analyzed that it may have been caused by a drop in the groundwater level... The cause of the incident is under further investigation."
Ling Yi tapped his fingers on the table and murmured, "I hope you don't get too deeply involved. Mystery doesn't equal evil, and secrets aren't necessarily all conspiracies."
Ling Yi pressed a shortcut key on his Computer, and instantly, a stream of data appeared on the Computer. In just three seconds, the Computer went completely black!
After midnight, Ling Yi put on the gaming helmet again.
[ Reincarnation player, welcome to the game.]
[Players are requested Reincarnation reach level 10 within twelve hours and leave the starting village.]
There are fewer and fewer players in the wild Rabbit area of Clear Wind Village.
The players' leveling speed Big Superman Ling Yi's expectations, and their Wisdom also left Ling Yi in awe.
Especially after many players figured out the characteristics of their own talents, their teamwork became more and more rational.
After logging in, Ling Yi didn't rush to grind monsters. He couldn't see the attribute panel yet, and apart from knowing his level, he could only see other information after leaving the starting village.
Ling Yi is currently level 5. After taking out five Level-Up Pill, he ate them all.
His level instantly became level 10.
Originally, according to Ling Yi's previous experience reading online novels, after reaching level 10, one would have to find the village chief to accept some kind of quest, and only after completing the quest could one Teleport out of the newbie village or find out the way out of the newbie village.
In reality, leaving was much simpler than Ling Yi had imagined.
[Congratulations, player! You have reached Reincarnation Level 10 and are about to leave Clear Wind Village (ID 32115). Please prepare accordingly!]
What should we prepare?
As soon as Ling Yi finished speaking, a beam of light descended from the sky and enveloped him directly.
The next moment, the beam of light, carrying Ling Yi's figure, vanished simultaneously.
It looks like they've Ascension.
When Ling Yi came to his senses, he found himself in front of a city gate.
[Player Reincarnation, Welcome to the Jianghu!]
[The player data panel has reopened. You can open and view it by silently saying "I want to."]
The system interface is divided into two parts. One part is the original player attribute interface, which remains largely Changes except for the attribute Changes.
However, the Giant Tooth Sword 'Giant Tooth Sword assist status has been removed, and it has been moved to a newly added interface.
The other part is the player's cultivator interface.
However, the cultivator's interface is somewhat difficult to understand.
Reincarnation (Cultivator)
Physique: lv1 (Constitution 99/100)
Primordial Spirit: lv1 ( Sea of Consciousness 10/100)
Spiritual Power: lv1 ( Spiritual Power 5/100)
Technique: None!
Spiritual Root: Useless Spiritual Root (unable to actively absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for cultivation!)
Skill:
1. Sword Control: Guided by intention, Sword Control the heavens and earth with your sword; guided by spirit, slay enemies across thousands of miles!
2. Sword Qi:
3. Draw Spiritual Qi into the Body: The Giant Tooth Sword has a built-in function to absorb Spiritual Qi, currently 1 point of Spiritual Power /1 minute!
treasure:
[ Giant Tooth Sword { First Pin Spirit Sword } lv1 (0/10): Spirit Sword Mortal Transcendence. No longer treat it as just equipment; it is a forever trustworthy partner. Attack +1600, Attack Speed +60, Ignore Defense 100%, Innate Skills: Sword Control, Sword Qi, Draw Spiritual Qi into the Body! (Bound)!]
The most eye-catching thing in the data interface is that useless Spiritual Root.
How did this turn into a path of being a loser?
Also, aren't these settings—physical body, Primordial Spirit, Spiritual Power, and treasures—considered reasonable?
Why do I always feel so out of place?
The experience-grinding and leveling-up system is still there, meaning you can still Leveling Up by Killing Monsters.
But what's strange about it?
" Huayang Town?" Ling Yi looked at the area above the city gate and murmured.
This appears to be an ancient city, with soldiers on both sides of the city gate and on the city walls.
Judging from the soldiers' lazy and undisciplined manner, it's easy to tell how ineffective they are in Combat.
City Defense Soldier ( Huayang Town ) lv15
Life: 750
Attack: 80
Defense: 35
Agility: 22
Skills: Spear Thrust, Heavy Strike!
This zodiac sign is a bit weak; to put it bluntly, Ling Yi can now wipe out a whole bunch of enemies in a second.
There were many people coming and going at the city gate, most of them ordinary people.
Ling Yi's flashy outfit made him stand out somewhat from the others.
A silver-white helmet, a silver-white cloak, silver-white leg guards, silver-white wrist guards, and silver-white combat boots on his feet.
The only problem was that the wooden sword in his hand and the cloth clothes he was wearing were a bit shabby.
The city guards looked at Ling Yi with a mixture of wariness and awe, but they did not approach him for questioning. Instead, they watched as Ling Yi entered Huayang Town with the crowd.
To be honest, Ling Yi was somewhat bewildered and had no idea what to do next.
It feels like this is no longer a game, but a Quanzhen world.
Or rather, he now has the feeling of having traveled to a strange world.
When you arrive in an unfamiliar place, the first priority is to familiarize yourself with the situation.
Huayang Town is very large, almost the same size as a real town.
The streets were bustling with people, and the sounds of buying and selling created a lively atmosphere.
No wonder people online keep saying that you only truly enter the Jianghu after leaving the beginner's village.
These are completely two different worlds.
It took Ling Yi a full two hours to finally gain a general understanding of Huayang Town.
He has finally found the only thing he can do right now.
At this moment, Ling Yi had a list in his hand, and a fit young man in a short-sleeved shirt was beside him.
This list is called the "Task List," and it's a list of tasks issued by the mayor of Huayang Town specifically to people in the Jianghu.
To be precise, it's a task list specifically issued to players.
There is only one mission available; whoever tears off the mission sheet gets the mission.
The strong young man next to him was an NPC follower that Ling Yi Hire for 1 gold coin; 1 gold coin could be Hire for a day.
According to One Cigarette, one gold coin is equivalent to one thousand yuan, so this price is not cheap.
This NPC follower is named Zhao Laosan. Although his clothes are patched, they are very clean.
He looks somewhat simple and honest, with a dull appearance, but this guy is quite strong.
Zhao Laosan (Temporary Follower) lv18
Intimacy: 10 (maximum value 100)
Life: 900
Attack: 90
Defense: 45
Agility: 40
Skills: Rapid Speed, Concealment!
" Zhao Laosan, are there many places like Black Wind Stronghold?"
Zhao Laosan replied respectfully, "Young master, there are at least a dozen."
"How can there be so many bandits? Doesn't the imperial court care?"
Someone online Ling Yi said that the imperial court's power was extremely strong; how could it possibly allow bandits to run Wuji like this?
"Young master, you may not know this, but Huayang Town is located in a remote area, beyond the reach of the imperial army. In addition, the surrounding mountains are continuous and the roads are rugged, making it extremely difficult for government troops to enter the mountains to suppress bandits."
After saying that, Zhao Laosan continued to follow Ling Yi respectfully.
It seems there are quite a few problems here.
According to Zhao Laosan, within this radius of several hundred miles, there is only one small town, Huayang Town.
Although there were some merchants and travelers coming and going, they certainly couldn't support so many bandits.
There are more than ten mountain strongholds, let's just say ten. Zhao Laosan said that each stronghold has at least two or three thousand people, and some have tens of thousands. Tens of thousands of people can Peter another, smaller town, Huayang Town.
These mountain bandits must number at least a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, right?
Huayang Town has only about 300,000 people, including the young and old.
From the perspective of online games, there is no problem.
After all, this is a place for players to gain experience and obtain loot, so it's understandable that there are more monster spawn points.
But if it were just a real world, that wouldn't make sense.
Whether it's reasonable or not is unimportant; Ling Yi only wants to upgrade the spirit of his equipment right now.
After seeing his new stats, his path to joining a sect was essentially over.
To become stronger, one must increase the number of Spirit Treasure. According to Giant Tooth, for every Spirit Treasure added to his Sea of Consciousness, his Sea of Consciousness increases by 10, and his Spiritual Power absorption speed increases by 1 point per minute.
If you get a hundred or eighty pieces, so what if he has a useless Spiritual Root? His leveling speed will still be lightning fast.
Therefore, Ling Yi's way of improving his strength is very simple: Spirit Infusion, monster grinding, and just keep repeating it.
"Do you know how cultivation levels are divided in the Jianghu arts world?" Ling Yi asked again.
"In reply to your question, young master, I know a little bit."
" In the Jianghu arts world, cultivation levels are generally divided into Acquired, Innate, Master, and Grandmaster. Acquired into nine levels, Innate and above are each divided into three stages: early stage, middle stage, and late stage."
" Martial Practitioner are divided into two types: external cultivation and internal cultivation. External cultivation focuses on physical strength, while internal cultivation focuses on internal Internal Energy. After Innate Realm, Internal Energy transforms into true True Qi. After reaching the Master Realm, True Qi Genki transforms into primordial qi. It is said that after reaching the Grandmaster, one can draw upon the power of heaven and earth with Genki."
"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" Ling Yi was dumbfounded; this didn't match his attribute panel at all.
"My knowledge is limited, and this is all hearsay. I hope you will not take offense, sir."
"Have you ever heard of immortals?" Ling Yi asked.
"Young master is joking. There are no immortals in this world. Even Zhang Yuanfeng, the sect leader of the Return to One Sect, is only at the peak of the Great Peak Grandmaster. He can barely be called Land Immortal. He can neither Longevity nor maintain his youth. He is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from being an immortal."
Ling Yi opened his attribute panel again. So, what was his?
"Then tell me more about the various sects," Ling Yi asked again.
Zhao Laosan didn't answer directly, but said apologetically, "Young master, I have a sixty-year-old mother, my wife just finished her postpartum confinement, and the baby is crying for milk..."
Ling Yi tossed him two gold coins and laughed, "If you want money, just say so. No need for all this beating around the bush!"
Zhao Laosan chuckled sheepishly, carefully tucking the gold coins into his pocket before saying, "Young master, there are countless Jianghu arts sects, Xiaoxiao, probably hundreds!"
"But the most famous are the two palaces, three sects, and one island. The two palaces are Heavenly Cloud Palace and Purple Exposition Palace, the three sects are Return to One Sect, Zhengyi Sect, and Nine Yuan Sect, and the island is Illusory Demon Island."
"However, if we're talking about the strongest sect, it would be the Sacred Sect. But the Sacred Sect is a sect belonging to the imperial court, serving only the royal family and accepting only royal offspring, so it's generally excluded from the Jianghu arts world."
No wonder this game is called Jianghu, this is indeed a Jianghu.
The only special case is himself. There may be other players who have taken the same "crooked path" as him, but their numbers are definitely not large.
The two walked quickly, and arrived at Ling Yi's destination in less than an hour.
With a thought, Ling Yi conjured the Giant Tooth Sword out of thin air, hovering a foot above the ground.
Ling Yi stepped onto the Giant Tooth Sword and said to Zhao Laosan, "You wait here, I'll be right back!"
He then soared into the air on his Sword Control, transforming into a streak of light and heading straight up the mountain...