All-People Game: As a Sword Cultivator, All I Can Do is Fly with a Sword

Li Jin was woken up by the noise.

The cacophony of sounds, like hundreds of ducks quacking in his ear at the same time, or like the hustle and bustle of a market during rush hour, abruptly pulled him from his deep sleep.

It feels familiar, just like when tourists used to be here.

He sat up abruptly, panting heavily.

Sunlight streamed through the window and fell onto the sheets, so bright it was almost blinding.

It wasn't a gloomy winter morning, but rather a bright, sunny one.

Li Jin was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously touched the ground beneath her feet.

The hot water bottle had cooled down completely and did not leak.

"He seems to be awake?"

The old Taoist priest's voice came from outside the door, and then the door was pushed open.

The old Taoist priest walked in carrying a bowl of porridge, a hint of mockery on his face.

"You slept really soundly, for two days and two nights straight. If it weren't for your steady breathing and rosy complexion, I would have called an ambulance."

"Two days?" Li Jin rubbed her throbbing temples, her voice hoarse. "The snow has stopped?"

"It stopped a long time ago." The old Taoist priest placed the porridge on the table. "The road administration cleared the snow overnight, and the road was open yesterday."

"It's the weekend today, there are so many tourists, get up and help, the front hall is too busy."

Li Jin was somewhat dazed.

He remembered the strange feeling he had before falling asleep, the loud chime of the bell, and the white light.

Could it really just be a hallucination caused by sleeping too long?

He threw off the covers, got out of bed, quickly washed up, drank a few mouthfuls of porridge, and then walked out of the room.

As soon as I stepped out of the backyard, a wave of voices hit me.

The once quiet and desolate Qingsong Temple is now bustling with activity.

Tourists dressed in colorful down jackets strolled among the various halls, taking photos or kneeling in devout worship.

Incense smoke curled and billowed.

Standing under the corridor, watching this scene full of life, Li Jin felt the sense of unreality fade slightly.

this is the truth.

There are no immortals, only ordinary people praying for a better life, and staff members pretending to be reclusive masters for ticket revenue.

He shook his head and prepared to go to the front hall to help maintain order.

Just then.

When~

That familiar, grand bell, which existed only in his mind, rang out once again.

Li Jin suddenly stopped in her tracks.

This time, the world did not turn into white light, but the scene before him underwent a dramatic change.

Every tourist who walks past him has a faint line of text appearing above their head.

The words floated in the air, moving with people, and were of various colors, mostly white, with a few green.

[Tourist: Zhang Wei]

[Tourist: Li Xiulan]

[Tourist: Wang Qiang]

Li Jin rubbed her eyes vigorously.

The words did not disappear; instead, they became clearer.

He turned his head and looked at the old Taoist priest who was standing at the entrance of the main hall interpreting fortune sticks for tourists.

The old Taoist priest also had a line of words on his head, and they were yellow.

Abbot of Qingsong Temple: Xuan Chengzi (Important NPC)

Have I finally gone mad?

Li Jin took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

As a seasoned game enthusiast, he was all too familiar with this scene.

This is the game UI.

He tentatively focused his gaze on a middle-aged male tourist who was closest to him.

The man was taking a picture of an ancient pine tree, with the sign above his head displaying "[Tourist: Liu Jianguo]".

As Li Jin watched, a semi-transparent box popped out beside the man.

Name: Liu Jianguo

[Level: 3 (Mortal)]

[Position: Deputy Manager of the Foreign Affairs Department, Lijin Enterprise]

[Status: Anxious (mortgage pressure), exhausted]

[Recent wish: To get a promotion and a raise so I can afford baby formula for my second child.]

[Affection Level: 0 (Stranger)]

Li Jin stood there, stunned.

Is this...is this real?

He swallowed hard, and as if possessed, walked up to the man and patted him on the shoulder.

"gentlemen."

Liu Jianguo was startled. He turned around and looked at the clean-cut young man in front of him, dressed in casual clothes, and asked in confusion, "Is there something you need?"

Li Jin looked at the floating panel and tried her best to make her voice sound as natural as possible.

"Sir, your forehead appears dark, and there seems to be worry in your eyes. Have you been under a lot of work pressure lately, especially financially?"

Liu Jianguo was stunned, then surprise flashed in his eyes: "Little master, you can read faces?"

Li Jin neither denied nor admitted it, and continued, "If you are troubled by the prospect of having a child in your family, you might as well go and pray to the Goddess of Mercy who grants children. Sincerity will bring results."

"As for the matter of promotion, haste makes waste. If you could sit in the main hall a little longer and calm your mind, perhaps things would turn out differently."

Liu Jianguo's eyes widened in disbelief.

He did indeed recently have a second child, his wife quit her job to stay home and take care of the children, and all the family's expenses fell on his shoulders. The company was also laying off employees, and he was extremely worried about getting a promotion.

He hadn't even dared to tell his wife about these things in detail. How could this young Taoist priest have seen through it all at a glance?

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!" Liu Jianguo excitedly grasped Li Jin's hand. "Master, you must give me some guidance!"

Li Jin subtly withdrew his hand and pointed to the donation box in the main hall: "Sincerity is key."

Liu Jianguo eagerly ran over to scan the QR code to donate incense money.

Li Jin stood there, her palms covered in cold sweat.

it is true.

All that information is true.

After he slept for two days, the world seemed to have turned into a giant game.

He had the authority to view the attributes of NPCs.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened.

It wasn't that dark clouds were obscuring the sun; it was darkness suppressed by some force.

Immediately afterwards, a completely emotionless, mechanical electronic voice resounded throughout the world.

No, to be precise, it resounded in Li Jin's ears.

[Announcement: Server resources have been loaded.]

[Announcement: Version 1.0 of "The Eternal Great Dao," titled "Spiritual Resurgence," is officially launched.]

[Announcement: We are currently welcoming early access players...]

[Countdown: 10, 9, 8...]

Li Jin looked around in horror.

The tourists around were still chatting and laughing, taking photos.

The old Taoist priest was still smiling and trying to fool the worshippers.

Liu Jianguo was still kowtowing devoutly.

No one else heard the sound except him.

No one noticed the change in the sky.

【3, 2, 1.】

[The descent begins.]

As the countdown reached zero, the entire world suddenly froze.

The wind stopped, and the fallen leaves hung suspended in mid-air.

The tourists' smiles froze on their faces, and even the smoke rising from the incense burner was frozen into a distorted shape.

The entire Qingsong Temple, and even the distant mountains, have become a still oil painting.

Only Li Jin was still able to move.

He stood in the plaza in front of the main hall, observing this strange situation.

"What exactly is going on?"

He muttered to himself, but his voice didn't carry at all.

Immediately afterwards, he saw countless streaks of light appear in the sky.

Those streaks of light, like a meteor shower, tore through the still sky and fell to every corner of the earth.

One of the streaks of light descended directly towards the mountain gate of Qingsong Temple.

The light dissipated.

A figure dressed in coarse linen clothes and holding a rusty iron sword appeared out of thin air on the stone steps of the mountain gate.

The figure looked around, then raised its hands, excitedly touched its face, jumped up and down a couple of times, and finally laughed loudly.

"Holy crap! The graphics, the haptic feedback—it's incredible! Is this the groundbreaking online game that claims to be 100% realistic? I'm in love!"

Li Jin stood on the high steps, watching the person jumping around like a madman.

[Player: Carbonated Fish]

[Level: 1]