My Text-Based Cultivation Game

Yunyang couldn't help but sigh that the difference between inner and outer disciples was truly significant.

Outer disciples would stumble and hesitate to take out a dozen or so spirit stones, but inner disciples would readily hand over hundreds or even thousands of spirit stones without hesitation.

I guess I'm robbing the rich to help the poor.

Yes, they rob their rich to help their own poor.

After splitting the profits 30/70 with Wang Boqi, Yunyang successfully received nearly 10,000 low-grade spirit stones.

The amount of spirit stones in my backpack suddenly increased from double digits to five digits; this rocket-like increase was really too fast.

This is perhaps the benefit that comes from increased strength.

Yes, the game does a good job in this aspect. Unlike some games where you level up but still have to work hard to earn money.

What?!

I've clearly leveled up, but I still have to be subservient to NPCs if I want to make money?

Didn't I level up for nothing?

Why can't the spirit stone just come into my pocket by itself?

Really are.

After a day's delay, the outer sect competition finally resumed on the third day.

In the morning, Su Muxue asked Yunyang to go to the venue for the third outer sect competition. At the same time, Wang Boqi used his concealment technique again and disappeared from the room before Su Muxue arrived.

But in fact, Su Muxue had intuitively sensed Wang Boqi hiding the moment Yunyang opened the door, but she just pretended not to notice.

I should play along and pretend I don't see it.

The venue for the third round of the Outer Sect Competition was even larger, located directly on a huge floating island. The outer sect disciples participating in the third round had to take a five-minute flying boat ride to get there.

Floating around this floating island are fifty rectangular arenas.

Each of these arenas is the size of a football field.

And this is the content of the three sessions—"Discussion on the Tao"!

The so-called "discussion of the Way" is to swing one's own "Way" and smash it hard in the other person's face until the other person submits.

Okay, to put it politely, it's a "battle of wits"; to put it bluntly, it's just hitting him!

The form of the duel was also obvious, very similar to the martial arts duels that Yunyang had when he was at Cangjian Villa – both were arena battles.

However, unlike the Hidden Sword Manor competition, which was an elimination system, the Xuan Tian Sect's outer sect competition directly set up fifty arenas, starting from number one and going backwards. The ranking of the arena that a player successfully occupied at the end of the outer sect competition would be the sequence number of that arena in the third round.

You can be the God of War, occupying one of the arenas from the third round of the competition, defeating all challengers, and defending your position until the end of the competition; or you can be the sixth man, conserving your strength in the early stages and then challenging one of the arenas when the third round of the competition is about to end.

The former reflects extreme confidence in one's own abilities, while the latter can also be considered a strategy.

No one would call this strategy despicable, after all, righteous cultivators, while upholding the righteous path, must also have ways to deal with all kinds of despicable means.

Only by developing all-round skills can one become a captain.

Therefore, whether to fight openly from beginning to end, to attack the arena halfway through for stability, or to wait for the defender to be exhausted and then take advantage of the situation, is up to each outer disciple to choose.

Yunyang and Su Muxue stepped onto the floating island. Compared to the fifty golden arenas surrounding the island, this floating island appeared much more desolate. At a glance, apart from a small forest, there were only large expanses of empty grassland.

Well, this place can actually be considered a picnic paradise.

Considering that the outer disciples would be staying here for the entire day, the Xuantian Sect's logistics were certainly in place.

Various kinds of puppets are on standby at all times, so that every Xuantianmen disciple can get water, food, clothes, blankets and bedding when needed.

There are even large mobile puppets that resemble public toilets.

If you have a lot of spirit stones, you can even pay some puppets to provide you with services such as transportation, massage, and fanning.

It can be said to be quite thoughtful and advanced.

If it were the Yunyang of the past, he would probably only eat the most basic food to keep his character full, but now that he is rich and has spirit stones, he will naturally spend money!

"Come on, Mu Xue, hold this for me."

"This pastry looks good too, let's have some."

"Hmm, this massage service can actually slightly increase the speed of spiritual energy recovery. I'll hire one too."

Yunyang was like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden. While the outer disciples were looking for places to meditate and try their best to adjust their state, he looked around here and there, and could be summed up in two words—lively.

There's no way around it; when you arrive in a new place, you have to trigger all the interactions you can.

"Stop fooling around." Before Yunyang could attract everyone's attention, Su Muxue pulled him back in time. However, she didn't scold Yunyang for jumping around like a monkey. Instead, she said, "I don't have spirit stones to pay for this much stuff."

"Huh?" Yunyang asked in confusion, then replied according to the game's options, "I'll pay. I just made a small fortune."

"No way." Su Muxue refused Yunyang. "We'll split it in half, or you can keep your things and I'll go buy mine."

"Emmm, okay."

Yunyang didn't insist. After spending so much time together, Yunyang naturally understood Su Muxue's personality as an NPC. After looking around at the other NPCs, Yunyang quietly sat on the ground, waiting for the start of the third outer sect competition.

This time the wait was much shorter; less than ten seconds later, a melodious and grand bell rang out from the horizon, followed by the Third Elder's familiar voice, which seemed to come from nowhere:

"The third round of the outer sect competition begins!"

However, although the Third Elder announced the start, no one chose to step directly onto any of the arenas.

Even the 50th arena, which was ranked last, remained unclaimed.

These people are all shrewd; who would be the first to step forward at this time?

A: Yunyang.

As soon as the Third Elder finished speaking, Yunyang couldn't wait to rush out and head straight for the number one arena.

"Hey you!"

Su Muxue had only stretched out halfway when Yunyang had already ascended the floating cloud and was standing on the number one arena.

Well, Su Muxue shrugged. She just wanted Yunyang to be more cautious out of habit, but in fact, with Yunyang's current strength, he was already unmatched in the outer sect.

"Whoa!" Seeing someone step onto the stage, and even directly onto the number one arena, the outer sect disciple who was meditating and adjusting his state on the floating island couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Who is this guy? So brave! He actually went straight to the number one arena. Isn't he afraid that those outer sect disciples at the ninth level of Qi Refining will gang up on him later?"

"Didn't you recognize him?" a cultivator beside him said. "This is the same guy who climbed Sword Peak the day before yesterday, attained enlightenment in a single day, and split the heavens with a single sword strike!"

"Holy crap! It's him?!"

The outer disciples who had just been mocking Yunyang on the floating island suddenly began to discuss among themselves.

"I heard he was a reincarnation of a powerful being, which is why he was able to unleash that earth-shattering sword strike!"

"What kind of powerful being reincarnated and cultivated again? Your version is outdated. Now everyone's saying he's a sword spirit who cultivated into human form! He has an innate sword heart that is clear and bright!"

"What?! A sword spirit cultivating into a human?! Please, have some common sense about the cultivation world! A sword spirit cultivating into a human? How is that possible? He clearly devoured the sword spirit of a magical sword! That's why he has such sword intent!"

Well, this is getting more and more mysterious as it's passed down.

I feel that if a storyteller were to compile and edit these works, it wouldn't be a problem to write a book called "One Thousand and One 'Swords'".

However bizarre and far-fetched the story may be, the power of Yunyang's sword strike is undeniable, and everyone witnessed it.

So even if Yunyang were to directly step onto the number one arena, no one would choose to challenge him.

Of course, this is only temporary.

Because geniuses are never content to be second to anyone.

Also, Yunyang beckoned to the audience and shouted:

"Come here!"

Yunyang chose the strategy with the most bullet comments.

This gesture immediately ignited the anger of some of the most talented individuals in the audience.

"Hmph!" someone in the audience immediately responded with a cold snort, "Arrogant and conceited! Let me take you on!"