If I stay in the Hehuan Sect, I'll live off the pampered daughters of the Heavenly Pride Sect.

The sky above Wanqishan Mountain has been transformed into a massive light show.

A cyan beam of light and a golden beam of light stood abruptly on the mountaintop.

Like two giant glow sticks piercing the sky, they dyed the clouds of the entire Wanqi Mountain a gradient of blue and gold, extremely flamboyant.

Mo Chengyue huddled in the crack of the rock, only his eyes showing, staring blankly at the strange phenomenon in the sky.

He felt that he had been severely mentally polluted.

"What the hell……"

"Are all protagonists this frivolous these days?"

"It's just getting some equipment, is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it like a server-wide first kill announcement?"

Mo Chengyue felt that his worldview was being repeatedly rubbed against.

He was a newbie who had just come out of the beginner village and was still working hard to level up by picking up trash, ambushing people, and living off women.

When I looked up, I saw two max-level players throwing nuclear bombs at each other on the mountaintop.

What's the point of playing this game?!

The oppressive aura emanating from those two beams of light, though they were far apart, still made his heart pound.

Especially since their cultivation had just surged and they hadn't even had a chance to get carried away, their hearts were instantly brought back to their original state by this ruthless reality.

The little bit of cultivation he gained from "working overtime" on Su Qingying had just given him the illusion that he was already a "backbone of the team".

When they looked up, they saw that the boss had parachuted the two "chosen ones" into the positions of CEO and COO, along with a server-wide announcement.

My "performance" is nothing compared to what others have achieved; it's not even worthy of an outstanding employee award.

"This spotlight is too bright; anyone who gets too close becomes a target."

Mo Chengyue's mind was racing.

He could almost foresee that, next, all the surviving disciples of Wanqi Mountain would rush to the top of the mountain like sharks smelling blood.

Why?

Because those two divine weapons have already been taken.

But there must be more than just two treasures in the Treasure Pavilion!

When the princes eat meat, can't they just follow behind and drink some soup?

What if you find a bargain?

In this atmosphere of collective fervor for "team building," the project launch event on the mountaintop will inevitably turn into a fierce battleground for vying for KPIs.

Where to go? To work 996 with those hard-working people who are desperately competing for a "good newcomer" spot?

What a joke! My core goal is to "live to retirement," not to "be promoted to a senior management position."

Even a dog wouldn't participate in a project where the risk and reward are disproportionate.

Mo Chengyue immediately rejected this foolish idea.

As a staunch believer in the "Taoist Way," he always adhered to this principle.

The investment philosophy of "Be fearful when others are greedy, and fearful when others are fearful... continue to be fearful".

Even dogs wouldn't go to the eye of the storm!

He firmly believed in his "leftovers" theory.

When everyone's attention was drawn to the most succulent piece of cake at the top of the mountain.

Those "cake crumbs" that they ignore and despise along the way will become the safest and most delicious food.

Information gap!

Psychological game!

This is the survival strategy of someone like him who is a LYB (a derogatory term for someone who tries to gain experience through deception

"Let's go, let's go. If I can't afford to mess with them, can't I at least avoid them?"

Mo Chengyue nimbly climbed out of the crack in the rock and dusted himself off.

He looked up one last time at the two still-shining glow sticks, his eyes showing no envy, only disdain as if he were looking at a lunatic.

"Keep rolling, roll until you're all dead."

He muttered something to himself, then decisively turned around and walked in the exact opposite direction from the main road.

It was a rugged path that wasn't clearly marked on any map.

Covered by dense jungle and jagged rocks, it didn't look like a path that any respectable person would take.

According to the various sectarian geography records he browsed through in the library.

This path was riddled with all sorts of low-level traps and magical beasts conjured by spiritual energy.

Although not fatal, it is extremely annoying.

This is why most disciples choose to bypass this place and take the main road, which, although inhabited by powerful demonic beasts, at least has clear road conditions.

But now, in Mo Chengyue's eyes, this "garbage road" is simply a road to paradise leading to treasure.

Everyone went to the top of the mountain.

This means that there is most likely no one on this road right now!

Those "pearls" that the proud and arrogant had scorned were lying quietly by the roadside, waiting for him, the destined one, to pick them up!

Mo Chengyue's mood instantly improved.

He hummed an unknown tune and stepped lightly onto the secluded path.

He exuded a joyful vibe, like "I'm off work, time to go to the market."

This road is indeed difficult to travel.

Not long after I went in, the ground beneath my feet suddenly softened.

"Um?"

Mo Chengyue reacted extremely quickly, lightly touching the ground with his toes, and his whole body floated backward like a weightless feather.

The moment he left his spot, a trap full of sharp teeth snapped shut with a "click" right where he had just been standing.

This is the lowest level of earth element mechanism.

Mo Chengyue curled his lip, not even bothering to glance at it, and continued walking forward.

After walking a few steps, a rustling sound came from the woods ahead, and three fiery wolves came flying in a triangular formation.

Mo Chengyue glanced around, without even stopping. He chose not to confront them head-on.

Instead, he flicked his wrist, infusing three pebbles with a small amount of true essence, and launched them at different angles toward the side of the stone wall.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

The stones struck the stone wall, creating the illusion that an enemy was on the other side by using the echo.

The three seemingly mindless phantom beasts instinctively paused, causing their formation to freeze for a moment.

"Now."

Mo Chengyue's figure passed through the stagnant gap like a ghost.

At the same time, three barely perceptible streams of true energy shot out from his fingertips, precisely piercing the weakest point in the three-headed demon wolf's spiritual core.

puff!puff!puff!

The three-headed wolf froze, then, like a punctured balloon, silently dissipated into countless points of light.

"Doing the most with the least effort is the essence of energy conservation and emission reduction."

Mo Chengyue nodded in satisfaction. The whole process was smooth and effortless, and not even the hem of his clothes was disheveled.

"Tsk, not even a valuable experience pack."

Mo Chengyue shook his head and continued to stroll leisurely forward.

He was like an old man on a picnic, hands behind his back, looking around here and there.

Along the way, all sorts of rudimentary traps and mythical beasts appeared one after another.

Quicksand traps, poisonous vines, and sonic illusions...

There are also things like the Gale Leopard, the Armored Rhinoceros, and the Three-Eyed Raven...

These troubles, which would require careful handling by ordinary disciples, were like child's play to Mo Chengyue.

Relying on his diverse knowledge of array formations learned from the Scripture Pavilion, as well as his mental strength far exceeding that of his peers, he was always able to detect and bypass mechanisms before they were triggered.

As for those foolish phantom beasts, they couldn't even touch a corner of his clothes before being annihilated by a flick of his finger.

The whole process emphasizes a relaxed and leisurely pace.

"Sigh, that's life."

Mo Chengyue sighed in Versailles, but a satisfied smile remained on his face.

He felt like a lone wolf player exploiting a system bug to grind experience in a paid DLC map.

Watching others get brutally beaten to death by the BOSS in the main storyline.

The feeling of easily and comfortably picking up materials here is simply amazing.

"Those who are obsessed with taking time off don't understand the joy of slacking off, just as the daytime doesn't understand the darkness of the night."

He began to understand why those geniuses went to the mountaintop to compete.

They probably think that not working hard is a waste of life.

However, this thought only flashed through his mind for a moment before he immediately dismissed it.

"I can't enjoy the thrill of being a workaholic."

"The real truth is to live, and then watch them rise and fall, that's the only way!"

Just as he was strolling around, feeling like he was about to turn this road into his own backyard.

His ears suddenly twitched.

Ok?

There seems to be the sound of fighting ahead?

Moreover, judging from the noise, it sounded quite intense?

Mo Chengyue immediately dropped his nonchalant demeanor, and his eyes instantly sharpened.

"There are actually people like me who like to take shortcuts?"

He quickly used the technique of concealing his aura, suppressing all his presence to the extreme.

Then, without making a sound, they crept towards the direction from which the sound came.

He stopped behind a thicket of bushes, parted a gap, and peered out.

In the open space ahead, a familiar figure was being attacked by a massive phantom beast.