My Text-Based Cultivation Game

The commotion has to be big, of course.

The bigger the commotion, the more it proves the power of these demonic beasts, right?

Having shown humanity the vitality and spiritual power of tree sap, nature must also demonstrate its own power to humanity.

The tree spirit was not ignorant; as the saying goes, "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime." Without power, it would only be constantly taken advantage of by humans.

Only by demonstrating sufficient value and enough military strength to defend themselves can both sides become equal partners for cooperation.

That's a valid point of view, but...

That tree spirit still doesn't understand humans enough.

There's a saying that goes, "There are two things in this world that are hard to look at directly."

One is the sun, the other is the human heart.

The tree spirit underestimated the value of its sap, and also underestimated the greed of humankind.

Even if the Xia Kingdom government is willing to cooperate with the tree demon, will all the awakened beings with extraordinary powers really not have any greed for the tree demon?

That's hard to say.

"Well," Yunyang suddenly said as he was leaving, "I'm not going back. I'll stay here for now."

"What? You're going to stay here?" Meng Yi glanced at the desolate wilderness around her and asked in confusion, "Here?"

"Okay, I'll leave in a couple of days."

"...That's against the rules." Meng Yi understood Yunyang's meaning. She pointed to the army not far away and said, "Don't worry, little brother. There are troops guarding here. Besides, you saw what happened just now. That tree demon is probably SSS-level. It doesn't need your protection, little brother."

"As for rules, go talk to those who want me to follow them. If you can't reach an agreement, tell them to come to me." Yunyang smiled. "Regardless of how strong this old tree is, he's been so kind to me. It wouldn't be right for me to just leave like this."

After saying that, Yunyang turned around, pushed aside the two soldiers who were blocking his way, smashed through the armored vehicle blocking his path, and disappeared into the dense jungle ahead.

Watching Yunyang's departing figure, Meng Yi sighed. The ordinary, even somewhat dull, college student in her memory finally revealed his ruthless claws and fangs at this moment.

"Oh, by the way, hurry up and transfer the five million!"

Yes, and greedy for money.

Shaking her head, Meng Yi said to the bodyguard driving the car, "Let's go."

This night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

Of course, how could things possibly calm down? Three pieces of news that would normally shake the country have suddenly appeared, each one more shocking than the last.

Among the young powerhouses with strength above the commander level, the first SSS-level demon is willing to join the Xia Kingdom, and this SSS-level demon can reliably produce spiritual liquid that can make awakened individuals stronger.

Upon learning of the news, the Xia Kingdom government immediately blocked it.

However, this kind of information blockade may not be effective against these awakened individuals who possess supernatural powers and have a variety of methods.

In a rented room, a pair of slender, supple legs were draped over a computer desk. Several eerie, semi-transparent ghosts floated around these legs, their mouths opening and closing as if they were saying something.

"Hmm, a young, handsome-level powerhouse, an SSS-level demonic beast comparable to an emperor, and a treasure that can enhance the spiritual power within an awakened being. Quite interesting."

"With so much good news, of course we should share it with more people!"

That night, countless awakened beings began their march towards Golden Valley City.

As for Yunyang, he was already lying in the nest that the tree demon and the birds had made for him.

Although the large red bird named Little Red was quite resentful of Yunyang, who had once suppressed it, Yunyang had come to help after all. Despite its resentful attitude, it still obediently led the other large red birds to preen their fallen feathers and build a nest for Yunyang on the treetop of the giant tree.

Yunyang originally didn't want to stay in this damn bird's nest. He instinctively felt that the untreated bird feathers would have a strange smell, so he figured he might as well make do with the tree trunk for the night.

But Yunyang quickly came to love it.

These bird feathers not only have no odor, but also emit a faint woody fragrance. Moreover, lying in them will automatically maintain a constant temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.

To be honest, it's really comfortable to lie in here.

Come to think of it, these birds are extraordinary beings, so how can we view them from the same perspective as we would ordinary birds?

In the middle of the night, Yunyang turned on his phone, looked at the bank transfer message, and smiled as he opened his cheat... no, I mean, that garbage virus game.

Five million! Five million! That can buy so many opportunities!

Let fate knock me out of the woodwork, thank you!

To be fair, although this is a remote and desolate place, the signal is still quite good.

Because this tree spirit wanted to access the internet, it actually ran a network cable directly from a nearby village.

It can be said to be very reasonable.

As soon as he opened that trashy virus game, Yunyang couldn't wait to open the in-game store.

Sigh~ There was a time when I was a staunch free-to-play player, but I never thought I would become a whale now.

Money is truly evil.

However, just as Yunyang was about to spend millions to buy a red opportunity, a pop-up window suddenly appeared on the store interface.

Huh? How dare you! What on earth dares to cover up the most crucial in-game store interface in a pay-to-win game?

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a notification.

[A special item has been detected in the player's possession: the fruit of a young Wenyu tree. You may add it to your inventory. Do you wish to add it to your inventory?]

fruit?

Could it be?

Yunyang took out the amber-like fruit that the tree demon had given him during the day from his pocket. Could this be it?

Somewhat puzzled, Yunyang clicked on the [Income] option.

Then the fruit in his hand disappeared.

Open the backpack option in the game, and an amber-colored fruit called Wenyu Fruit will appear in your backpack.

After choosing to take it out, the fruit appeared in Yunyang's hand in the game.

Oh open?

Can real-world items be added to the game, not just items you can obtain yourself?

interesting.

But why does this garbage, pay-to-win game call this tree spirit the Wen Yu Tree?

Moreover, the name Wen Yushu feels somewhat familiar.

A quick online search confirmed it: the name refers to the Five-Colored Tree, the dwelling place of the phoenix, as recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

All those years of reading novels have definitely paid off.

So here's the question: is this game true or false?

If the game is real, does that mean the records in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are also real?

that……

Damn it! I came here to spend money, but I seem to have discovered something weird.

No! I can't think about it anymore. I'll make a note of this and deal with it later.

I'm going to spend money!

Get the hell out of here, you piece of crap! I'm going to spend money on in-game purchases!

Don't bother me while I'm spending money on in-game purchases!!!