"???"
Inside the新手村 (novice village), another figure emerged. It was Ning Yu, also a level 1 player, but her class was Saint Templar. Clearly, she intended to cooperate with Murong Feiyue. A Saint Templar in heavy armor, assuming the equipment is sufficiently good, could forgo a priest with their skill "Revival Wind," making them invincible when paired with a peak mage for grinding monsters.
Ning Yu originally wanted to name her ID "Ning Cheng Xi Yu," but it was already taken. After trying dozens more, all of which were taken, she angrily settled on "All Good Names Have Been Taken By Dogs."
At this moment, looking at the middle-aged man holding a treasure with no level restriction, Ning Yu frowned, feeling that if he also sported a thick gold chain and replaced his cloth robes with a "London Boy" t-shirt, he would be even more realistic.
"Get lost, get lost!"
Murong Feiyue had a bad temper, looking at this "big brother" with a knitted brow.
"Do you two know each other?"
The big brother glanced at Murong Feiyue's chest, which was large, and then at Ning Yu's, which was also not small. A wide smile spread across his face as he said, "Are you besties? That's even better. Let's go together. Name your price. Are you looking for sponsorship or casual arrangements? You decide. 100,000 general currency per month for each of you, is that acceptable?"
"Scram!"
Ning Yu frowned. "Where did this beast come from?"
"Is there a beast?"
The big brother brandished his sword and looked around, laughing. "No, all the big-eared rabbits over there have already been cleared out by my people. Don't worry, no wild monsters will bully you."
"I told you to get lost, didn't you hear?" Murong Feiyue was getting annoyed.
"Tsk tsk."
The big brother sneered. "You're ungrateful and still acting high and mighty, huh? What kind of women like you haven't I seen? It's just a matter of price not being agreed upon. 200,000 general currency per month each? Still not enough? Fine, 300,000. I'll use money to make you undress and lie down willingly!"
"Hmph~~~"
Murong Feiyue couldn't help but laugh because she saw a sword light accompanied by the rumbling sound of thunder approaching from the sky. That's right, the strongest sword cultivator player on the national server had arrived.
Lin Zhao descended gracefully, drew his Zhan Lu sword, and lightly tapped the big brother's back. "My sister is talking to you. She told you to get lost."
"Damn it!"
The big brother was furious. "Who the hell is so tactless? Brothers, come out! Let's take him down together!"
The surroundings were silent. A group of players level 180+ hiding outside the novice village were so scared they dared not breathe. One of them frowned, wondering if their boss was stupid, daring to offend anyone.
When the big brother turned around and looked at Lin Zhao, his heart began to pound. The ID looked familiar. It was "Bai Yi." Wait... wasn't the ID of the number one person in the Huaxia region also Bai Yi? Moreover, below his ID, his cultivation realm was a golden "Star River Realm," a ten-realm sword cultivator!
Although this was the big brother's newly created "pretentious" alt account, his previous main account had reached level 170+, so he naturally knew who Lin Zhao was.
Currently, the big brother was merely relying on the fact that he had earned tens of millions of general currency from a business deal. Therefore, he spent 400,000 to buy a useless level 60 golden sword to show off in the novice village.
This was a deliberate tactic. Most players spawning in the novice village were people who hadn't had time to play the game before. Now that they had finally entered this world, they were unfamiliar with the surroundings. Especially those girls from less affluent families. Seeing someone wielding a weapon with no level restriction, who could resist?
So, the big brother, carrying this weapon bought for 400,000, had been wandering around the novice village for two or three days, yet he hadn't killed a single chicken. His level remained at 1. If he leveled up, even to level 2, this level 60 no-level-restriction weapon would not seem impressive enough!
"Move aside."
Lin Zhao's gaze was calm. "Don't be an eyesore."
"Okay... alright..."
After being bombarded by the voices of his brothers in the party chat, the big brother immediately backed down. He slinked away with his golden artifact sword.
"Why didn't you just kill him?" Murong Feiyue asked.
Lin Zhao held his Zhan Lu sword horizontally in front of his chest and chuckled, "My sword is the Zhan Lu, a famous sword with no level restriction. It only kills demons, not dogs."
Ning Yu snorted with laughter. "Makes sense. Killing trash like that... would just dirty the sword."
"That works too."
Murong Feiyue smiled and nodded. Clearly, Lin Zhao's personality was different from hers, but she didn't force him. She liked Lin Zhao's personality and didn't need him to be like her.
"Xiao Zhao, how are you going to help us level up?" she asked.
"Directly to the area with the highest monster levels and density!" Lin Zhao said. "I'll grind monsters, and you two can just be experience babies. In about half an hour, you should be able to reach level 20 and leave the novice village."
"Alright!"
Ning Yu laughed. "Let's go!"
"Mm."
Lin Zhao walked ahead, smiling. "You two can enjoy the scenery in the game first. I'll handle the monsters. Don't worry, not a single monster will be able to reach you alive."
"Is it really that exaggerated?"
Ning Yu chuckled. "Is this how you usually pick up girls?"
Lin Zhao scratched his head. "Sister Ning Yu, generally speaking, I don't pick up girls..."
"Let's go, time to level up!"
Murong Feiyue laughed. "We can only join a guild after level 20. Save a spot for me and Ning Yu in the guild, okay? Even if our levels are low, I want to stay in the guild and be with everyone."
"Okay, no problem."
Lin Zhao walked in front, unscrewed the cap of the orange gourd at his waist, and then streams of Ephemeral Flying Swords flew out like spring rain, sweeping across all the surrounding small monsters. In an instant, Murong Feiyue and Ning Yu, who hadn't walked a few steps, leveled up twice. As they moved deeper into the jungle, the monster levels also increased.
When the monsters became denser, a flurry of Great Desolation Ancient Swords shot out from Lin Zhao's Spiritual Void, transforming into a rain of swords behind him, swiftly cleansing the monsters in the jungle. When there were even more monsters, ten immortal swords and three supreme immortal swords from the Sword Concealment Lake were also deployed.
For a moment, Murong Feiyue and Ning Yu watched in stunned silence. This was the legendary peak ten-realm Grand Sword Immortal among players. It was quite interesting. This level of monster grinding was probably incomparable even to peak mages.
Soon after, entering the highest-level areas of the novice village, the two sisters' leveling speed increased even faster.
While grinding monsters, Lin Zhao glanced at the progress bar of his Eternal Sword Scripture. He was only 3% away from reaching the first level. At that point, he would have truly mastered the Eternal Sword Scripture. But there was no hurry. His cousin had just returned, and as a younger brother, he should personally escort her out of the novice village. Otherwise, it would seem too arrogant.
In less than half an hour, accompanied by two golden lights, Murong Feiyue and Ning Yu both reached level 20.
Lin Zhao gave each of them a pile of gold coins and return scrolls to a nearby city. They returned to the novice village, completed the novice quests, and then used the return scrolls to teleport to a secondary city. Outside the city, Shen Xingchen and Mo Chenxue were already waiting. Their task for today was to help Murong Feiyue reach level 80.
Well, the goal was set very high, and it was uncertain if they could achieve it.
After connecting, Lin Zhao pulled Murong Feiyue and Ning Yu into the Scarlet Moon Knight Order guild and then bestowed the title of "Honorary Alliance Leader" upon Murong Feiyue.
Afterward, he spoke solemnly in the public channel as the alliance leader. "Brothers, listen to me! This player named 'Feiyue' is my cousin Murong Feiyue. She is the true founder of the Scarlet Moon Knight Order. It can be said that without my sister, there would be no Scarlet Moon Knight Order. Today, my sister had some free time and created an account, so I brought her in. From now on, she will be our guild's Supreme Empress."
"A fine 'Supreme Empress'..."
Murong Feiyue laughed playfully. "Am I that old?"
Instantly, the guild erupted. Ding Chi, Lu Han, Bu Su Liren, and others took the lead, shouting greetings to Sister Feiyue, expressing their long-held anticipation for Sister Feiyue to reign, and wishing the Empress eternal life.
Murong Feiyue beamed, completely delighted. She loved this atmosphere immensely. In the chaotic reality, she had indeed been away from such an atmosphere for too long.
However, the group who used to banter with her in the guild like this every day were different people.
They were called Guojue, Leiyan, Fengqizhe, Jianyu, Yunhen. Now, all of them were gone, turned to history with the times.
Sometimes, she thought, having eternal life was indeed lonely.
"Alright!"
Lin Zhao said, "Xingchen, Xiao Xue, then my sister and Sister Ning Yu are in your hands. Level up well and don't let them get bullied."
"Don't worry."
Shen Xingchen held her half-god staff, her feet marked with the "Qiankun Xuanhuo Tower" imprint. Pushing out her impressive chest, she laughed. "The number one mage on the national server plus the number one control player. We'll be the ones bullying others, not the other way around. How could we be bullied?"
"That's true."
Lin Zhao chuckled sheepishly, rubbed his nose, and turned around. "Sister, Sister Ning Yu, I'll be heading back to the Mountain Peak Villa to get busy. My master just recently taught me an unparalleled sword scripture, and I need to cultivate it diligently."
"Go, go!"
Murong Feiyue waved her hand, smiling. "With two sister-in-laws helping me level up, I'm fine here."
"Two... sister-in-laws?"
Lin Zhao felt his head was about to explode. This was truly causing trouble.
At that moment, Shen Xingchen's pretty face turned red. What utter nonsense was this? Some things, if not mentioned, wouldn't be thought about. But once someone brought them up, she couldn't help but wonder. Was there really such a possibility?
Mo Chenxue, on the other hand, pursed her red lips. And I'm included too? A faint smile played on her lips, secretly happy.
Lin Zhao couldn't handle the situation and crushed a return scroll, teleporting back to the Snow Region Celestial Pool.
...
Continuing, heading towards the mountain peak.
Atop the mountain peak, Lin Zhao was alone, sitting on a large bluestone. He began to circulate the Eternal Sword Scripture's heart method, diligently practicing this sword scripture bit by bit.
Actually, Lin Zhao had a goal in mind. Each time he finished cultivating the Eternal Sword Scripture, he felt his spiritual energy was depleted. This was not good; sleeping in the game was a waste of time.
If possible, he hoped that after finishing the Eternal Sword Scripture and exhausting all his sword intent, he could then practice fist techniques. This way, his time management would be much more reasonable.
Slowly, he would achieve it.
A short while later, wisps of ethereal sword intent swirled around him. At a certain moment, his proficiency was full. He officially received the inheritance of the Eternal Sword Scripture, and a series of system bells rang in his ears—
"Ding!"
System notification: Congratulations, your [Eternal Sword Scripture] has broken through to the first level, officially commencing its introductory stage, and you have gained the ability to significantly boost your sword intent and sword-related damage!
"Ding!"
System notification: Congratulations, your [Eternal Sword Scripture] has been cultivated to the first level, successfully awakening the skill: [Sword Sinking Stance] (Eternal Grade)!