Building a sect from scratch.

The limited-time battlefield mission, "Exterminate the Ziwei Sect," is now open. There is no direct teleportation array to the battlefield; players are advised to choose their own route. The battlefield location is marked on the map. Players participating in the mission will receive the "Sect Leader's Praise" effect bonus. Killing and capturing enemy units will grant a large amount of Prestige Points, and there is a chance to obtain rare items such as Heavenly-Rank Spiritual Weapons and Heavenly-Rank Equipment. Players are encouraged to participate! (Sect Leader's Praise: Increases Spiritual Energy Recovery Speed ​​by 100%)

At exactly 12 o'clock, the announcement that Fang Xianyu had set in advance popped up. She quickly said, "It's getting late. Why don't you two have something to eat first and take a stroll around Chang'an City? Once you've figured out your plans for tomorrow, Elder Lu Ying will make arrangements for you."

Kui Congrong initially wanted to say that cultivators didn't need to eat, but after hesitating for a moment, she nodded with a complicated expression: "Alright..."

Jiao Xueling also wanted to ask herself if she could become a mountain god as Fang Xianyu suggested, but she opened her mouth and ultimately didn't ask.

Elder Lu Ying spoke up at the opportune moment: "Fellow Daoists, please follow me. I wonder if you two prefer tranquility or would like to stay in Chang'an City? There are guest rooms in Taiyin Palace, but if you two like to explore Chang'an City, there are also inns in Chang'an City."

Jiao Xueling quietly tugged at Wei Congrong's sleeve: "Uncle-Master, let's stay in Chang'an City. We can call Chaoyan and Wenyuan out to show us around!"

"Then let's stay in Chang'an."

Soon, Elder Lu Ying led the two to Chang'an City via the teleportation array.

Although most veteran players were at Rongyu Mountain preparing for the limited-time battlefield missions, Chang'an City was busier than ever because... most new players could now use the teleportation arrays...

According to the rules of the Guixu Realm, as long as one can sense Qi, one can use the teleportation array. Although in theory, sensing Qi is not so easy, Fang Xianyu had already stuffed each puppet with her carefully customized "fake pills"—a little-known cultivation technique for cultivators below the Golden Core stage, which compresses spiritual power into a ball within the body and can be mobilized at any time when needed.

Compared to a real golden core, a fake core cannot naturally regenerate itself, nor can it assist in cultivation. It is merely a "container," making it perfect for low-level players to use as their "mana bar"!

With fake pills, players can naturally sense Qi—it's already in their bodies—making cultivation twice as effective. Of course, few players actually cultivate seriously; they prefer grinding, monster hunting, and questing to level up through experience and thus "cultivate."

However, lower-level players cannot use long-distance teleportation arrays because their fake cores contain too little spiritual power. Therefore, they are powerless to teleport to Longshan Port or the few flying boats controlled by various communities in the limited-time battlefield. They can only gather in Chang'an City and wander around aimlessly, or curse the game planners and wait in line for five or six minutes in impotent rage to enter the [Cold Pool Cave] instance.

Jiao Xueling recognized the veteran players, and upon seeing that Chang'an City was full of unfamiliar faces, none of whom had even reached the Qi Refining stage, she exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? The Taiyin Sect is recruiting new disciples again?"

"Yes, we are all from the Blue Star Realm, so there might be some strange behavior, but it's not malicious. Please bear with us, fellow Daoists..."

Before Elder Lu Ying could finish speaking, a Taiyin Sect disciple, his face brimming with eagerness, glanced around furtively before leaping onto the rooftop's eaves. He assumed a one-legged stance, striking various affected poses, brandishing a longsword imbued with fire-attribute spirit energy while shouting "Sword, come!" Before Wei Congrong could even ask what was happening, a black cat leaped onto the roof in a few swift movements, hissing and barking at the Taiyin Sect disciple, revealing its claws. "You! [Sea Turtle Qi Pure]! Get down! Rooftops are forbidden in Chang'an City! I'll deduct 10 points of your public virtue as a warning! And then give you a 24-hour debuff that reduces your game rewards, hmph!"

The Taiyin Sect disciple was immediately filled with grief and indignation: "No, Officer Mimi, I just took a few screenshots! I didn't do parkour on the roof! Please, be magnanimous and don't hold it against me! Please!"

The black cat demon meowed again, its tail swishing in frustration: "No! Get down now! Otherwise, I'll attack!"

"No, no, no! I'll get off right now, I'll get off right now!"

The Taiyin Sect disciple intended to land on the wind, but whether he slipped or something else, he lost his footing and fell to the ground with a thud, clutching his backside and yelling, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

But then she muttered to the black cat demon who jumped down after her, "Officer Mimi, look how obedient I am, why don't you deduct less? Besides, I just went up and you found me. Even if I broke the law, it was an attempt or a stoppage, right? You are wise and powerful, intelligent and extraordinary. Your wisdom is as majestic as a mountain and as vast as the sea. You will definitely handle this fairly, right?"

The black cat demon's tail stood up visibly, seemingly quite pleased with the Taiyin Sect disciple's praise, but it said, "So you mean I'm not handling you fairly? You're saying I'm breaking the law?"

"No, no, no! Absolutely not! Officer Mimi, you've misunderstood!" The Taiyin Sect disciple swore, "I swear on all my future dried fish, I really just jumped up there. Besides, the manual only says you can't do parkour on the roof, it doesn't say you can't stand on the eaves! What if someone wants to repair the roof and won't let you on the roof? Right, right! Actually, I think this rule can be improved. As long as you don't disturb the peace with parkour, it's fine to go on the roof!"

The black cat demon didn't agree. Instead, it took out a metal magic weapon and fiddled with it for a while, saying, "Normally, you can apply to the homeowner in the system to go up on the roof. If the application is approved, no one will care if you go up on the roof beams or not! But if you don't apply and go up without the homeowner's permission, that's disturbing the peace!"

The disciple pleaded with a wronged expression, "I'm sorry, I admit my mistake, I'm guilty, Officer Mimi, can't you be lenient?"

"Hmph! You new players! You're despicable!"

Although the black cat demon cursed, it still said as the disciple wished, "Alright, alright, I won't give you a debuff this time. Be careful in the future! Pay close attention to the warnings the system gives you! You were standing there for so long! I don't believe the system didn't give you a warning! Humph!"

"I...I...I was so focused on taking screenshots that I didn't notice...Hehehe, thank you, Officer Mimi! I'll treat you to some spicy dried fish after you get off work!"

"Forget it! I'll be grateful if I don't catch you again! Humph!" (End of Chapter)