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

Back in her room, Li Jin sat on the edge of the bed and took the hot water Qingyun handed her. Although her face was still a little pale, her eyes were unusually bright.

"Thank you, I'm fine. I'd like to be alone for a while now."

Qingyun was an honest man. Seeing that Li Jin didn't seem to be seriously injured, he gave her a few words of advice and then quietly left, thoughtfully closing the door behind him.

The room returned to silence.

Li Jin closed her eyes, and the slow-motion replay of the battle and all the information that came to mind when the golden light entered her brain appeared.

Golden Snake Palm is an external palm technique known for its cunning and ruthlessness. It emphasizes using softness to overcome hardness, with power like a snake, coiling and probing to strike vital points.

All the moves, power techniques, and even the accompanying breathing methods were crystal clear in my mind.

"Have you really learned it?"

Li Jin stretched out her hand with some skepticism, adopting the starting stance she remembered.

At first, it was a little awkward, but as the body stretched, a wonderful sense of familiarity arose spontaneously.

It was as if he had practiced this palm technique thousands of times, and every movement had become an instinct of his body.

The first move: Golden Snake Spreads Its Head.

The second move, the serpent's tail swing.

The third move: The Giant Python Turns Over.

……

He executed the complete Golden Snake Palm technique with fluid grace. Although it didn't generate any whistling wind, his posture was perfect and his stance was impressive, just like a master who had been immersed in this art for many years.

Then, a notification popped up in front of Li Jin's eyes.

You have mastered the martial art "Golden Snake Palm".

This martial art skill is stored in the quest reward pool and used to issue quests to players.

Li Jin was stunned.

Do you already possess martial arts skills?

"Something's not right." He frowned. "I feel like I've already mastered it, and my body has memorized all the movements, so why do I lack strength?"

Li Jin once again practiced the stance of the Golden Snake Palm.

Call ~

Nothing happened except for a slight breeze.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Li Jin, open the door, I've made you a cup of goji berry tea."

It was Genseiko's voice.

Li Jin walked over and opened the door.

Xuan Chengzi walked in carrying an enamel mug and looked him up and down.

"You look much better; it seems you're really alright."

He placed the jar on the table, but his gaze fell on the spot where Li Jin had just been standing. He raised an eyebrow: "What were you doing just now? I felt some noise coming from inside."

Li Jin mumbled, "It's nothing, just stretching my muscles."

"Warm up your muscles?" Xuan Chengzi imitated Li Jin's movements from earlier, casually mimicking the starting stance of the famous Golden Snake Palm. Although his movements were not standard, he captured the essence perfectly.

"You call that 'flexible exercise'?"

He looked at Li Jin with the eyes of someone looking at an outsider and slowly explained, "Martial arts are not about practicing movements, but about cultivating strength."

"Only when one has mastered the Ming Jin (manifest strength) to the bone, the An Jin (hidden strength) to the marrow, and the Hua Jin (transformative strength) to flow throughout the body can one be called a master."

"Above that, the power becomes perfectly integrated, and every gesture can injure others; that is the Grandmaster."

"If one can combine physical strength with mental will and regard all things as nothing, that is the realm of a grandmaster."

Xuan Chengzi stood with his hands behind his back, and his words were spoken with the air of a reclusive sage.

"Your movements are standard, but there's no power flowing through them. The strikes are weak and feeble; they're just pretty moves."

He paused, then added a sentence that sounded like both a consolation and a statement of fact.

"As for you, you are born with thin meridians and poor blood circulation, so you will never be able to cultivate internal strength in this lifetime."

"So, stop thinking about all that fighting and killing. Just be a peaceful lay Buddhist, drink tea, read books—isn't that good enough?"

After saying that, he pointed to the goji berry tea on the table: "Drink it while it's hot to replenish your energy."

Then, he walked out slowly with his hands behind his back, as if he had just come to check on the younger generation's health.

This old man may complain, but he actually cares about me a lot.

But... so what if I can't cultivate internal energy?

Li Jin closed the door, walked back to the center of the room, and assumed the stance of the Golden Snake Palm.

This time, he didn't simply imitate the movements, but tried to mobilize the faint spiritual power within his body.

"go!"

As his mind moved, the energy flowed along his meridians to his right arm.

With a slight whooshing sound, his fingers swept across the air, creating a faint white wisp of air.

A crisp sound.

The solid wood tabletop did not crack, but after his hand left, a deep palm print was clearly left on it.

Moreover, the wood grain around the palm print has an eerie charred black color, as if it had been scorched by some kind of high temperature, or as if it had been frostbitten by extreme cold.

"this……"

Li Jin's eyes widened.

This power is even stronger than Zhao Hu's hidden force from before.

He quickly looked at the attribute panel.

[Spiritual Power: 8/10]

It consumed 2 points of spiritual power.

In other words, he only has enough mana to slap someone five times right now.

"A true man with five palms."

Li Jin sat in the chair.

There is no cultivation method.

That's the biggest problem.

Not only can his spiritual energy only regenerate automatically, but this NPC with an innate sword physique will forever remain a level 1 newbie.

In the world of games, a low level means you could be trampled to death by passing players or monsters at any time.

But how do I obtain cultivation techniques in this game?

There are no task instructions or system prompts; you have to figure everything out on your own.

Li Jin paced back and forth in the room, her thoughts racing.

Since I have the authority to issue tasks, can I obtain what I need by issuing tasks to players?

With that thought in mind, Li Jin drank the slightly lukewarm goji berry tea and left the room.

……

……

The carbonated fish was now filled with regret, wondering why it had set the realism to 100%.

He huffed and puffed as he carried two buckets of water up the stone steps leading to the well on the back hill.

His steps were unsteady, and he was drenched in sweat; he was clearly exhausted.

This is the water-carrying trial, which is part of the entrance test for Qingsong Temple.

The task was to fill the seven large water vats in the front yard with water from the well in the back hill within half a day.

Li Jin walked to the stone steps and looked at the carbonated fish.

The carbonate fish also spotted him, quickly put down the bucket, and ran over breathlessly.

"Senior! What brings you here?"

Li Jin looked at the panel floating above his head.

[Player: Carbonated Fish]

[Current Task: Sect Task - Entry Test (4/7)]

Li Jin cleared his throat and, mimicking Xuan Chengzi's usual unfathomable tone, said indifferently, "Your potential is not bad, but you are restless and impatient, and you even handle such a small matter so poorly."

The carbonated fish looked ashamed: "This junior is foolish."

"Very well." Li Jin put his hands behind his back and looked at the sea of ​​clouds in the distance. "I will give you a test, which can also be considered an opportunity."

As he spoke, he opened his own unique task release panel.

He selected the glittering Golden Snake Palm from the reward pool and began editing the mission details.

[Task Name: The Senior's Test]

[Task Type: Hidden Task]

[Task Objective: Complete all introductory tests at Qingsong Temple within two days.]

[Quest Reward: Golden Snake Palm Manual x1]

[Should it be released?]

【Yes. 】

Almost at the same time that Li Jin confirmed the announcement, a golden scroll that only he could see popped up in front of Carbonated Fish.

[Congratulations to player "Carbonated Fish" for triggering the hidden quest: The Senior's Test!]

[Task: Complete all the introductory tests at Qingsong Temple within two days.]

[Quest Reward: Martial Arts Manual "Golden Snake Palm" x1]

【Whether to accept? 】

The carbonated fish accepted without hesitation.

Then, he let out a howl, picked up the two heavy buckets of water again, and with lightning speed, rushed up the stone steps, more than twice as fast as before.

Li Jin stood still, watching the back of the player who was on steroids.

Issuing tasks can greatly motivate players.

So, what do the posters get after players complete the tasks they posted?

I'm really looking forward to it!