Lin Yu (the real Lin Yu) looked at the messages flooding the group chat from inside his cave, especially Su Xiaoxiao's message, and his lips twitched slightly.
After a moment's thought, he realized that his clone must have inherited the rules of that world and incidentally helped Su Xiaoxiao.
So he quickly posted a message in the group chat.
[Lin Yu: Don't blindly believe that, it's pure rumor. Sister Su's world system is special, that's why it's like that; other worlds don't have that.]
Huang Rong World
Huang Rong pursed her lips when she saw Su Xiaoxiao's boasting and Lin Yu's explanation.
He turned to Lin Yu (Number Two), who was trying to guide his Internal Force along specific meridians, and said.
"Hey, Xiao Yu, look at Su Xiaoxiao, she's so lucky. She's become powerful just by riding on your clone's coattails. You don't have any skills at all, can't you let me ride on your coattails too?"
She nudged Lin Yu (number two) with her elbow, half-jokingly.
The moment Lin Yu (number two) was touched, the energy circulating within his body instantly dissipated.
He reluctantly stopped his practice and looked at Huang Rong: "Sister Huang Rong, do you want to reconsider what you're saying? This world is a martial arts world; there's no such thing as a supernatural power."
Huang Rong was just saying it casually, but seeing him explain seriously, she found it amusing. "Alright, alright, I know you all have your own difficulties with your clones."
She leaned closer, lowered her voice, and asked with a hint of curiosity, "But seriously, since your main body is already so powerful, do you, as an avatar, possess any impressive abilities?"
"For example, what is the ultimate goal of Martial Dao? Or could you pass on some cultivation secrets to me?"
Lin Yu (number two) pondered for a moment.
When he was born, he carried the knowledge of the original body, but the original body did not actually study the cultivation system of Huang Rong's world in depth.
"The path of Martial Dao progresses from the outside in. If we speak of its ultimate goal... perhaps it lies in breaking free from one's own limitations, resonating with the universe, and absorbing its immense power into oneself."
"Achievement... something like the Heavenly Human Realm, or a similar Innate Realm," Lin Yu carefully chose his words.
"As for cultivation techniques, forget about it. Didn't you see I'm already practicing your martial arts? Doesn't that prove something?"
When Lin Yu arrived, he discovered that this world had no spiritual energy whatsoever, meaning the path to immortality was completely cut off.
The more Huang Rong heard it, the more familiar it seemed. "Innate? Resonating with heaven and earth? Isn't that what the old man called the unity of heaven and man?"
Even Lin Yu said so, and Huang Rong felt that this should be a good idea, so she silently pondered it.
As for cultivation techniques, Huang Rong automatically ignored them.
Perhaps it's because the rules of the world are different, but they actually tried asking the group for cultivation techniques, only to find that they couldn't cultivate at all.
However, they discovered that the cultivation techniques they purchased from the Chat Group were actually usable.
Su Xiaoxiao explained this as "a feature unique to Chat Group".
If everyone can trade martial arts techniques privately, how will they make money through Chat Group?
The two had different approaches, but they miraculously managed to provide a clever explanation for the problem of cultivation being impossible.
Huang Rong patted Lin Yu (number two) on the shoulder. "Not bad, you're a bit weak right now, but with this heroine protecting you, you should practice martial arts with me properly."
Meanwhile, in the world of the Sign-In System, in an abandoned hospital in Jiangcheng.
The area was completely surrounded by layers upon layers of barbed wire, making it impassable from a great distance.
The hospital's exterior walls were covered with withered vines, and wisps of black smoke seeped from the cracks in the walls.
In the normal world, this appearance would make people suspect that the place is haunted.
Not to mention Zhao Yan's world, which allows for cultivation.
Normal people would never come to this abandoned hospital that has been cordoned off by the authorities.
Unfortunately, Zhao Yan happened to bring Lin Yu (Number Twelve) with him.
Zhao Yan, dressed in a black, close-fitting outfit, pressed himself against the wall, twirling a cold blade in his palm. His gaze swept over Lin Yu beside him, his tone hard and icy.
"It's said that there's a piece of Spirit Jade hidden inside, something I've been eyeing for half a month."
"The Golden Bull Martial Arts School is also looking. They'll be making their move soon, so don't hold them back. If you get entangled with them, I won't be saving you."
Lin Yu nodded. Before coming here, he had already learned about the system of this world from Zhao Yan.
Cultivation levels: Body Tempering Realm, Qi Refining Realm, Profound Understanding Realm, True Condensation Realm, Grandmaster Realm, Great Grandmaster Realm, Martial Venerable Realm
Zhao Yan was at the Grandmaster Realm at this time.
This world doesn't have a high level of military strength.
In the Body Tempering and Qi Refining Realm, even an ordinary person who only knows brute force can be easily defeated by a skilled expert.
However, at later stages, True Ki will gradually be generated within the body, making it generally impossible for ordinary people to defeat them.
The Spirit Jade is the key for Great Grandmaster to break through to Martial Venerable.
To break through, one must use Spirit Jade. Lin Yu felt that their breakthrough was truly difficult, requiring the use of special items.
Clearly, Zhao Yan knew this place very well; he led Lin Yu through a broken opening and climbed over it.
The inside of the hospital was even more dilapidated and eerie than the outside.
"Old Man Black Wind, Martial Venerable who dominated Jiangcheng decades ago, is said to have been besieged by his enemies in his later years, severely wounded, and escaped to this hospital, where he eventually died."
As Zhao Yan cautiously moved forward, he spoke quickly in a low voice.
"Since you know that a Martial Venerable died here, why did you stay until now?"
Lin Yu was curious. Now that everyone knew it was Martial Venerable, not to mention the official authorities, wouldn't all the major forces be scrambling to get it?
"This place was always sealed off, and no one knew that there was Martial Venerable's legacy here."
"It wasn't until an earthquake a few months ago that this godforsaken place began to show its abnormalities, the seal loosened, and it attracted the Golden Bull Martial Arts School."
"So, there's more than just Spirit Jade here; there might also be a complete Martial Venerable inheritance?" Lin Yu asked.
"Hmph, I don't care about inheritance. That thing is probably full of traps, otherwise how would Old Man Black Wind have died?" Zhao Yan scoffed.
"All I want is that Spirit Jade that can help me break through to the Martial Venerable. If the Golden Bull Martial Arts School wants to take it all for themselves, they'll have to see if they have the teeth to do it."
The two followed the path that Zhao Yan had already explored, avoiding several areas that seemed to contain traps or residual array fluctuations.
Like a seasoned thief, they swiftly crept deeper into the hospital.
Along the way, they saw more than one fresh or half-decomposed corpse, dressed in various styles.
Obviously, there will always be those who think they're lucky and are fearless enough to want a piece of the pie.
They were either discovered and killed on the spot by the people from the Golden Bull Martial Arts School, or killed by the formation inside.
Soon, they approached the core area of the hospital.
The former emergency room of a hospital.
The heavy blast-proof door in the passageway could be seen to have been violently damaged, leaving a large gap.
The sounds of fighting and the booming of colliding True Essence could be faintly heard from inside the door.
"We've arrived!" Zhao Yan's eyes gleamed, and he licked his lips, unable to contain his excitement.
"The main force of the Golden Bull Martial Arts School is indeed launching a fierce attack on the final barrier! Let's go, take advantage of the chaos."
The two silently approached the broken door and peered inside.
The area inside the door, which was originally an emergency treatment area, was now shrouded in a layer of earthen-yellow light.
Inside the light barrier, a skeleton could be vaguely seen sitting cross-legged, with an ancient wooden box and an ancient secret manual placed in front of it.
A captivating, faint light shone through the cracks in the wooden box.
That was the Spirit Jade that Zhao Yan had been longing for.
Outside the light barrier, seven or eight burly martial artists from the Golden Bull Martial Arts School, dressed in uniform, were attacking the barrier together.
The two leading figures were both Great Grandmaster Realm.
One man wielded a golden mace, swinging it with tremendous force, causing the light barrier to tremble.
The other person was neutralizing the counterattack of the restriction, preventing any disciple from being killed.
The others were mostly at the Profound Comprehension and True Condensation Realm, providing support from the sidelines and continuously bombarding the enemy with their True Ki.
The earthen-yellow light shield appeared to be on the verge of collapse, but it was exceptionally resilient. Despite violent fluctuations under the combined attack of the crowd, it remained unbroken.