Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 196 Unreliable Awakened Players

Gan Duoduo, like an elder brother, patiently explained the pros and cons to the group of AI players, urging them to stay away from law enforcement officers and Lu Chaoding as much as possible.

Ancient Sword Demon Ye Longxing kept his brows furrowed.

There were countless ancient sword demons in the past, but now there is only one Ye Longxing. He has the memory of contacting Lu Chaoding. In his understanding, Lu Chaoding is a promising young talent, but compared with himself in his prime, there is still a world of difference.

He didn't take Qian Duoduo's words to heart, but he agreed with the idea of ​​staying away from law enforcers and Lu Chaoding. In his mind, he had been a demon all his life, and what he did was defy the heavens. Even now that he had become a player, he was still a player who defied the heavens. But the most important thing right now was to recover his strength, and Qian Yuan Island was a good place to recuperate.

Beside Ye Longxing, Dao Cangkong, the Sword God of the Universe, wore a slight smile.

In his view, all talk of a clash of heavenly laws and the enforcers of heavenly laws was utter nonsense.

If Ye Long is a sword demon who defies the heavens, then he is a sword god who acts in accordance with the heavens. He has his own understanding of the Dao.

"The universe is boundless, all is emptiness. What Heavenly Dao is there? The so-called system is nothing more than a law of the void. The so-called enforcers are merely cultivators enlightened by the void, and I myself have experienced this enlightenment several times. This Qian Duoduo, I know not who he is. To me, he is a junior. For a junior to speak to a senior is simply laughable!"

Daozang Kong's smile deepened.

He was extremely dissatisfied with Qian Duoduo and carefully observed him, trying to figure out his strength.

Yan Shangjing also had her own thoughts.

She wasn't entirely sure of the strength of the NPCs around her, but her inherent pride made her consider herself the strongest.

"Qian Duoduo's advice to keep us away from Lu Chaoding is a terrible one! Lu Chaoding is already my enemy. If he truly has the assistance of the Heavenly Dao, his growth rate will be extremely fast. We cannot give him enough time and space to grow. We must nip it in the bud as soon as possible. If we avoid him, and his strength surpasses mine, won't we be at his mercy? Isn't that the same as waiting to die?"

Yan Shangjing remained silent and expressionless on the surface, but in reality, he already planned to go to Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain again, hoping to get some help from Qian Duoduo.

Compared to Qian Duoduo and his group of four, Ye Xuntian, Jia Zhengyi, and Ren Daniu were much simpler.

The three of them were well aware of their own strength; they were simply not strong enough to contend with the four people beside them. Being weak, they didn't have many ambitions.

A glint occasionally flashed in Qian Duoduo's eyes. He shook his head inwardly, knowing that these AI players might not agree with what he said, but these people were the most promising Awakened Ones at present. If they could listen to his advice, they would definitely be able to surpass those Skywalkers in the future and become giants. If they could be used by him, it would be of great help to his future plans.

After sighing, Qian Duoduo continued, "Alright, let's not talk about that for now. Everyone, I am stationed on Qian Yuan Island, wielding power and managing the wealth within the Wealth, Companionship, Law, and Land. I would like to invite you all to settle here, offering you a joint venture shopping mall. We can support each other, make money together, and cultivate together to prepare for the great calamity of the future. What do you say?"

Ye Longxing said, "Okay!"

Daozang Kong smiled but did not comment.

Ye Xuntian, Jia Zhengyi, and Ren Daniu had no objections and agreed. Yan Shangjing smiled and said, "Strictly speaking, we are not familiar with Island Master Qian and the others. Island Master Qian wants me to avoid the law enforcers and Lu Chaoding. I think that is inappropriate. Lu Chaoding's growth rate is extremely fast. I think he must be suppressed. If you are willing to help me, then we are on the same side. Otherwise, we are on different paths and cannot work together."

Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo frowned and said, "Lu Chaoding is already the leader of a sect. How easy is it to suppress him?"

Yan Shangjing sneered and said, "The leader of a mere third-rate sect dares to call himself 'Supreme'? If you all help me, I will surely kill him!"

Daozang Kong clapped his hands and nodded, saying, "Well said! I am willing to lend you a hand!"

"You two..." Qian Duoduo frowned deeply, "Don't make things difficult for yourselves!"

Ren Daniu raised his hand, looking very serious, and said, "That Lu Chao is extremely strange. If you come into contact with him, bizarre things will happen, like turning into a spirit fruit!"

Daozang Kong sized up Ren Daniu and said, "Turned into a spirit fruit? Interesting. Now that you mention it, I'm even more eager to experience the methods of that reliable sword sect leader."

Yan Shangjing laughed and said, "No need for further words, Senior Daozang Kong. The two of us are already more than enough to annihilate a third-rate sect. Why don't we set off now!"

Daozang Kong laughed and said, "There's no rush. We're all players now, but we're both seriously injured and can't unleash our full strength. I can refine the Nine-Turn Golden Pill. If it's successful, it can help us recover quickly. Why don't you gather the pill-refining materials for me first? We can go to the Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain after we've taken the pill!"

"Nine-Turn Golden Elixir!" Yan Shangjing's face showed a look of shock. He said, "I have heard that this Nine-Turn Golden Elixir has the power to seize the creation of heaven and earth. If one can take it, stubborn illnesses and old injuries can be completely cured. I did not expect that you could actually refine such an elixir! In that case, I am willing to go and find the materials for refining the elixir."

"Why don't we both go out of the island together to search?" Daozang Kongdao said with a gentle smile, looking every bit the otherworldly immortal.

Soon, Yan Shangjing left Qianyuan Island with Daozang Kong.

Qian Duoduo watched the two leave, muttering to himself, "Unreliable awakened players..."

Meanwhile, at Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain, Lu Chaoding failed to pass the third trial of difficulty!

The third difficulty level requires withstanding 30 waves of monster invasions and finally defeating a level 60 boss. Lu Chao and his team were unlucky and didn't get any game-changing items or skills, ultimately losing to the final boss.

"So close! I'm so unwilling to give up!"

"Hard difficulty level 3 is indeed challenging! Sigh, I still haven't saved enough!"

"If I hadn't messed up my third job advancement, I might have been able to pass!"

"My weapon was incredibly powerful, but unfortunately, the three of you were no match for it!"

Zhang Defa and the others complained that they were still not satisfied and wanted to play it again.

Lu Chaoding shook his head and said, "Consider that a live-stream sales session. Now it's time to stock up! Zhang Defa, let's end the broadcast. Wait for me in the mission hall!"

After leaving the defensive space, Lu Chaoding went to the mission hall and started doing missions with Zhang Defa, quickly accumulating a large number of [Treasure Dragon Patrol Xuantian Trial Tokens].

After Zhang Defa's live broadcast promotion, the defense game immediately became popular.

To play this mini-game, you need to equip the [Treasured Dragon Mystic Heaven Trial Token], so very few players are able to play it.

The trial tokens that Lu Chao had hung in the mission hall were quickly snatched up by players from various sects. Among the non-reliable sword sect players, only Song Shu and Geng Jinfeng from Chunhua Tower could play this defense game.

It's worth mentioning that these players can invite other players when they start the game, and the only players who can be invited are those who have completed the game. Lingqiguo and Niu Daren quickly became the targets of many players vying to invite them.

Just three hours later, the third level of the Treasure Dragon Trial was actually conquered.

于是，陆超顶的宝龙诀境界提升至精通，总计获得「40000点生命值、4000点攻击力、400点防御、40点韧性、4点速度」的属性加成。

[Condensing Pill] The ability has become stronger, and it only takes 8 cultivation points to condense a Treasure Dragon Pill.

If Lu Chao were to use the Dissolving Power Technique to condense the [Precious Dragon Pill] at this moment, he would be guaranteed to make a profit.

In addition, Lu Chaoding's game save file has been updated, unlocking the fourth level of the Treasure Dragon Trial and allowing a team of five players. The Treasure Dragon Technique panel provides a hint that if he can pass the fourth level of the Treasure Dragon Trial, then his Treasure Dragon Technique will be at the minor level.

This made Lu Chaoding extremely excited.

The next day, Lu Chaoding placed over three thousand [Treasure Dragon Sky Patrol Trial Tokens] in the mission hall as mission rewards, ensuring that all dedicated players from the reliable sword sect could play the defense mini-game.

Lu Chaoding listed another 40,000 [Treasure Dragon Sky Patrol Trial Tokens] on the trading market. This was a promise he made during the live stream. Lu Chaoding set the price of the trial tokens extremely low, only one gold coin per token, which was practically free.

Unfortunately, Lu Chaoding didn't notice that all the trial tokens he listed for sale in the trading house were bought by Song Shu and Geng Jinfei of Chunhualou.

"Someone will cultivate the Treasure Dragon Technique for me, and the save file will also be used to farm for me, so I should just focus on leveling up."

Lu Chao glanced at his task panel; he currently had four tasks on his plate.

The first is the personal main quest, which, after being altered, requires you to reach level 100. Completing this quest will unlock the nation war system.

The second is Sect Construction Task 006, which has been altered to require players to reach level 60 and upgrade their sect to first-class status. Upon completion, players will receive a super-sized Sect Construction Gift Pack.

The third is the story quest "Legend of the Nine Scales". After being altered, it requires you to collect all the fragments of the Nine Scales Calamity Mirror and kill Yan Shangjing. After completing the quest, you can receive 1 Unreliable Lottery Ticket and 100 Prestige Spread!

The fourth one isn't really a task, but rather the fourth stage of the reliable online store's business objectives. It requires 10000 five-star reviews and a store rating of 10. If the objective is achieved, you will most likely receive the Jade of Tokens, the Jade of Inheritance, and the Jade of Enlightenment.

"These four tasks are all difficult to complete, so I'll just honestly use potions to level up! In the entire Hongchen Sword Realm, there shouldn't be any Skywalker player with a higher level than me!"

Lu Chaoding pondered silently for a while before returning to his cultivation cave. He stopped playing defensive games and just kept taking pills, then eating a feast of spiritual energy, and then taking more pills...

At the same time, Lu Chaoding also released Super Peasant, letting it kill enemies and level up on its own.

Meanwhile, the eight teams dispatched by Lu Chaoding to explore the Qilin Secret Realm also arrived at the location of the secret realm one after another.

The players in these eight teams are all experts from reliable sword sects, each with their own methods and opportunities.

The eight Qilin Secret Realms are no ordinary secret realms; they are full of opportunities and treasures, but also full of dangers and various powerful wild monsters.

After the eight teams began their exploration of the Qilin Secret Realm, things didn't go smoothly. As time went by, they gained some things but also encountered setbacks.

Three days later, Dugu Tian's team was the first to complete the exploration of the Qilin Secret Realm they were responsible for, obtained the fragments of the Nine Qilin Tribulation Mirror, and embarked on their return journey.

Another day passed, and Jiang Youxian's team also completed their mission.

Four days later, Zhao Weike's team obtained the last fragment of the Nine-Scaled Calamity Mirror.

On this day, Lu Chaoding pushed his level to 71!

With the blessing of mysterious enlightenment and the auspicious energy of a level-five cave dwelling, Lu Chaoding can be said to have virtually no level bottlenecks.

"Level 71!"

Just as Lu Chao was feeling elated, he left his cultivation cave and returned to Hongchen Seven Realms Mountain, he received a system notification that the fourth difficulty level of the Treasure Dragon Trial had finally been conquered.

陆超顶的宝龙诀境界提升到了小成，总计获得「80000点生命值、8000点攻击力、800点防御、80点韧性、8点速度」的属性加成。

The [Condensing Pill] ability has become stronger again; condensing a single Treasure Dragon Pill now only requires 6 cultivation points.

If Lu Chaoding were to use the Great Art of Transformation to condense a pill, he would only need to invest a little over 26,000 points of cultivation to condense a Precious Dragon Pill that could provide 50,000 points of cultivation.

In addition, Lu Chaoding also awakened a new ability, namely [Dragon Transformation].

According to the hints given in the Treasure Dragon Technique panel, the Treasure Dragon Technique is a physical supernatural power that describes a special physique, meaning a body as precious as a dragon. The [Treasure Dragon Transformation] allows Lu Chao to transform into a treasure dragon form for a short time, which greatly increases his attributes and makes him immune to most magic-type skills.

Lu Chao tried out the Treasure Dragon Transformation. After transforming, he grew to be three zhang tall, with dragon horns growing on his head and dragon might growing behind him. He was a dragon-human form, glowing all over. He could only transform once every 24 hours, and each transformation lasted only three minutes. The so-called significant increase in attributes meant that his attributes doubled, and his health bar would show two bars of health.

"The strongest aspect of this dragon transformation is clearly not the doubling of its base stats, but rather its immunity to most magic-based skills. Tsk tsk, could it be magic immunity?"

Lu Chaoding was quite satisfied with the Treasure Dragon Transformation ability. He checked the Treasure Dragon Technique cultivation panel again and found that in order to master the Treasure Dragon Technique, he only needed to complete the fifth level of the game. At that time, it seemed that he could also transform into a second stage.

"Players are crazy. Beating a defense game on Hard 5 is just a matter of time, I'm pretty sure of that!"

Thinking of this, Lu Chaoding decided to farm more [Treasure Dragon Mystic Heaven Trial Tokens] to give back to the players.

When he arrived at the mission hall, he was surprised to see Dugu Tian and the others.

"Brother Ding, I haven't failed you. I've gathered all the fragments of the Nine-Scaled Calamity Mirror for you!"

Dugu Tian waved to Lu Chao, who was trying to piece together the completed Nine-Scaled Calamity Mirror.

"The fragments are all collected!"

Lu Chaoding's spirits lifted.

According to the Peach Blossom Sword God, the Nine-Scale Tribulation Mirror is an important magic weapon for dealing with the demoness Yan Shangjing. With this treasure, Yan Shangjing can be killed.

"Not bad! This speed is acceptable. It seems I can move the storyline of Nine-Scaled Dragons forward!"

Lu Chao smiled and collected all the fragments of the Nine-Scaled Calamity Mirror. He wasn't in a hurry to piece them together, so he went to the mission hall to divide the fragments into multiple pieces.

(End of this chapter)