Fairy, don't be afraid, I'm about to begin my strategy.

"Waaaaah, waaaah, waaaah!"

Who the hell shoved something so thick and big into my mouth?

Shen Mo's face turned bright red, and his pink cherry-like mouth opened and closed repeatedly as he used the strength he usually practiced to tighten his anus, finally managing to get the thing out.

"Cough, cough, cough... Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey."

Looking at the half-dried branch he had coughed up, Shen Mo felt a sense of relief, as if he had escaped a disaster, and gasped for breath.

At this moment, whispers arose around him. Shen Mo looked up and saw that he was surrounded by onlookers, both men and women, all dressed in gray-blue Taoist robes. They were looking at Shen Mo lying on the ground with curiosity, pointing and whispering.

"Where did I get this game from?"

Seeing an old house in front of him, he rushed inside without a second thought.

The furniture inside the house is quite antique, suggesting it's a game set in ancient times.

The textures, the image quality, the ray tracing!

Your initial game character: Chen Qingqing

"It's actually a female character?"

Shen Mo, a content creator on the gaming platform with tens of thousands of followers, is trying out a game highly recommended by his fans.

The character picked up the bronze mirror on the table, and the mirror reflected a female cultivator wearing a tattered gray-blue Taoist robe. While not strikingly beautiful, she was elegant and pretty, a pleasing sight nonetheless. However, her hair was disheveled, her face covered in mud, making her appear somewhat wretched.

After a quick wash, Shen Mo walked out of the house.

As far as the eye can see, the distant mountains lie still like crouching beasts, with clouds and mist swirling among the peaks, as if celestial beings are appearing and disappearing. At the horizon where the sky meets the clouds, the rising sun is half-hidden, and the golden morning light dyes half the sky a rosy red.

After walking a dozen meters, we arrived at the edge of the cliff. Looking down, we could only vaguely see a cloud of mist and could not see the scenery at the foot of the mountain.

The NPCs dressed as Taoist priests did not leave; they lingered near the house, curiously watching Shen Mo.

Shen Mo ignored everyone, took a dozen steps back, and with a running start, leaped off the cliff.

"Well, another one driven crazy. How many is this this month?"

"This is the seventh one, but the one who chose to jump off the cliff is still the first. Senior Brother and the others are really going too far."

"Shh, you can't just say things like that!"

……

Starting a new game is a death test, so Shenmo calls it a "death test."

Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war; great hero, please try again.

Click to confirm, the screen goes black, and Shen Mo is back inside the house!

[Number of rollback attempts remaining: 99]

Game rollbacks are a standard procedure, but limiting the number of rolls is unusual. Does this mean the game character will be deleted after all rolls are used up?

Recalling the thrill of jumping off the cliff, Shen Mo truly felt the pain of his body colliding with the ground. For a moment, he even thought he was really going to die.

His anticipation grew, and Shen Mo became even more curious about what new things awaited him next.

He excitedly pushed open the door again, ready to inquire about the NPCs, when suddenly a long and melodious bell rang throughout the heavens and earth.

Upon hearing the bell, the crowd seemed to receive some kind of signal and began to file in one direction. Shen Mo had no choice but to join the crowd.

Before long, the group arrived at a wide and flat plaza. The mountainside here appeared to have been cleaved in two by a giant blade, the cut surface smooth as a mirror, flat and open.

The square is backed by the Lingyun main peak. Although it only reaches the mountainside, it is already thousands of feet high. Looking around, one can take in the continuous and wonderful scenery of the mountains.

The disciples were already numb to the strange sight and showed no surprise. They all sat properly on the ground, their faces full of anticipation.

Outer disciples of the Lingyun Sect are not qualified to take on a master; all cultivation depends on the individual. The morning lessons are the only opportunity to receive guidance from inner sect elders.

The immortal master comes once every seven days, each time with a different person, and the content of his explanations is also different. Some talk about cultivation insights, some about breaking through bottlenecks, and some about combat techniques, each with its own wonderful uses.

"Wow, after all these years of hype about an open-world cultivation world, it's finally here? Is this some kind of cyberpunk scam?"

Shen Mo controlled the character, wandering around, looking at this and touching that, acting like he had never seen the world before.

"Chen... Chen Qingqing, you're not dead?"

At this moment, a disciple with an honest-looking face saw Shen Mo, and suddenly his eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Shen Mo watched as the man's identity appeared above his head: Han Cheng, an outer disciple of the Lingyun Sect.

Han Cheng quickly led Shen Mo to a corner of the square and told her to hide quietly.

He sat down and took the opportunity to check the character panel and other game system information.

Before long, two men and a woman entered the square. The one in the lead was dressed in a white Taoist robe with gilded gold, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and had an extraordinary demeanor, inadvertently revealing a touch of otherworldly elegance.

Following closely behind was a young Taoist priest dressed in a blue robe with cloud patterns, while bringing up the rear was a female cultivator with a graceful appearance.

The Taoist priest in the green robe brushed away imaginary dust from the prayer mat with his sleeve and respectfully invited, "Immortal He, the fragrant tea is ready, please take a seat."

"Hmm, Junior Brother Wang is very thoughtful." The Taoist priest flicked his sleeves and sat down.

The Taoist in the green robe hurriedly said, "I am not worthy of being called 'Junior Brother' if I am not an inner disciple."

"Inner disciples are already few and far between, and I am not a true disciple either. Junior Brother Wang, you are only one step away from the Crystallization Realm, and it is only a matter of time before you enter the inner sect. What's wrong with calling each other 'fellow disciples'?"

Upon hearing this, the green-robed Taoist priest was startled and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "How dare I, how dare I!"

……

Master He began his lecture, his voice clear and bright, his principles simple and easy to understand. The audience listened with rapt attention, unable to tear themselves away.

The man and woman sitting at the very front of the group were particularly engrossed in their conversation.

"what……"

The sudden scream startled everyone who was comprehending the Great Dao, and also interrupted He Daoren, who was wholeheartedly preaching the Dao.

A female cultivator was seen kneeling in front of Senior Sister Lin, pinching and rubbing her cheeks with both hands.

Senior Sister Lin is the female cultivator who entered with Daoist He earlier.

Her fair, rosy, soft face was deformed under the forceful kneading of her hands, while her fair neck and chest were covered with a flush.

This scene made everyone's hearts ache; that was Senior Sister Lin Zhixia!

With both natural talent and striking good looks, most of the male disciples in the outer sect probably only dare to secretly admire him from the bottom of their hearts.

Such audacious and lewd thief was none other than Shen Mo. While everyone was engrossed in listening to the lecture, he secretly slipped up to Lin Zhixia's side.

As he kneaded, he couldn't help but mutter, "I didn't expect the NPC models to be so detailed and realistic. Their skin is so delicate and smooth to the touch. I want to pinch it."

"ah……"

Lin Zhixia was slightly surprised by Shen Mo's impolite gesture.

"Wow, this game is so realistic."

Lin Zhixia was caught off guard by Shen Mo's sudden attack. Her face was being roughly pinched and squeezed by a stranger. She had never experienced anything like this before, and she stood there dumbfounded for a moment.

At this moment, Shen Mo gently pinched him, and he suddenly realized what was happening. He hurriedly slapped away Shen Mo's groping hand and retreated hastily.