Chapter 647: Shichen Stream Cave, Kuizhao Manifests

And at this very moment, within that world split wide open in the heavens, countless colossal beasts descended from the sky; in legend, the Mo was a strange beast that devoured dreams, but the Dream Mo of the Huanming Realm were clearly far more formidable and elegant than those of lore, possessing slender forms, fox-like heads with long tails, and plumage like drifting rainbows, their bodies as massive as small mountains, plunging among the disciples of the Qionghua Sect to immediately unleash a bloody catastrophe.

Shadows of claws were accompanied by spraying blood, and the ringing of swords was interspersed with the roaring of wild beasts.

Figures of immortal grace stood upon the precipitous peaks amidst the sea of clouds, while bewitching, seductive forms loomed within the vast void; the sword-light was fierce and the demon sorcery enchanted with malevolence, creating a spectacle so grand it seemed like an ancient war between immortals and demons.

The elves and mercenaries kept their mouths agape throughout, their faces filled with horror.

Accustomed to those cookie-cutter knight-errant novels, they finally realized that even if it were merely a story, it could be so breathtakingly grand!

It turned out that in the distant lands beyond their sight, there existed such an astonishing world.

Though they still couldn't quite understand it all, they felt... it was truly incredible!

"Eh? Is that it?!" Just as they were thoroughly enjoying the spectacle, they suddenly found the vision before them plunging into darkness.

"Why is it gone?!"

"Who on earth won?!" They had already witnessed the exact moment Chan You feigned defeat to launch a sneak attack on Daoist Master Taiqing.

"What's going on?!" Damn this trash boss! Why is it like this again?! Why is it cut off again?

Boss Fang expressed his innocence: The game you are playing was made by Softstar Shanghai, so why are you blaming me when there's an issue?

His face was a picture of depression.

And at this moment, after the opening CG finished playing, the actual game commenced.

"Ah... this should be someone like a sect leader or something, getting counter-killed by this monster." Inside Su Tianji's livestream room, Su Tianji finished watching it while munching on potato chips; though the chip bag dropped to the floor and was picked up several times, at least she finished it.

Her stream of commentary even managed to sound somewhat professional.

What reappeared in their sight was a humble wooden hut, where Yun Tianqing's spirit tablet rested upon a table with curling wisps of sandalwood incense, and tied up beside it was a small wild boar meant for sacrifice.

"Huh, why does this person feel like a savage?"

On the screen, a youth with somewhat disheveled hair yet a reasonably handsome face, wearing a beast-hide shawl and coarse cloth garments, knelt ignorantly before the spirit tablet: "Father, your child knows his mistake... It's all because the wild boar squealed too fiercely yesterday, making it impossible to sleep, and once asleep, impossible to wake up, which is why I missed the hour for offering incense. Spring passed long ago, and I have no idea why it's making such a racket!"

The little wild boar tied up beside him: Oink, oink!

"Father ordered before, three sticks of incense morning and night." He seemed to be talking to the boar, "You don't know how terrifying he is when he loses his temper."

"This can't be the protagonist, can it?" Su Tianji took another bite of potato chips, "Why does this protagonist look so dim-witted?"

One must know that the protagonists of Legend of Sword and Fairy 1 and 3 were all as sharp as whips.

How did it come to this here...

Su Tianji scratched her head: "Why does he feel as dense as an ox?"

...

At this time, over at the new shop.

Merlin the Magician was also dazed for a moment; why did it feel like this mystic realm was completely different from the ones they had visited before?

The group of elves, knights, and mercenaries had clearly witnessed this as well.

Just then, a low growl from a wild boar echoed from outside the door; evidently, having captured the small one, the big one had arrived.

"Well, this is perfect—catch one and get one free!" Yun Tianhe appeared delighted and promptly ran out the door.

Simultaneously, it was now the players' turn to control the protagonist.

"Can this use both a bow and a sword?" The elves were all masters of archery, and they had not expected Yun Tianhe to use a bow; the moment they obtained the bow, they immediately grew eager to try it out.

Similarly, there was a dull, slender sword in the room, old and unmaintained, appearing utterly lackluster.

"He can use two kinds of weapons?" Irina and the other assassins watching from behind could not help but feel eager to give it a go; both bows and swords were commonly used weapons in Assassin's Creed.

"I wonder how it feels to use them..."

"This was also seen in the trailer!" The players' starting point was on Qingluan Peak, atop a mountain peak as emerald-green as a screen, where ancient trees towered into the sky and pines and cypresses remained forever green; behind the wooden hut, a waterfall hung inverted as flowing waters cascaded downward, a stone bridge spanned from east to west, and ahead lay a long, ancient path of bluestone steps, leading further down to an abyss of ten thousand fathoms, where a distant gaze revealed swirling mists and moving mountain scenery below.

Every blade of grass and tree here was infused with the breath of nature, which to the elves was truly a distinctly different kind of beautiful scenery—or rather, a breathtaking vista situated at the edge of a precipice.

"Oh! I originally thought the Moonlight Lake of the Silvermoon Forest must be the most beautiful place I had ever seen..." Sera looked at the scene before her with surprise in her beautiful eyes, gazing at this Qingluan Peak that resembled a world within a painting, "It's too beautiful!"

For the elves, who loved art and nature, such natural wonders born of the wilderness were absolutely not to be missed.

As for what quests??

Plot??

They could care less until later...

Indeed, they were the legendary... sightseers.

Take in a wave of scenery first, then talk!

That sow had already run into Shichengxi Cave, the burial chamber of Yun Tianhe's father, but they couldn't be bothered to care, choosing instead to run all over Qingluan Peak, wishing they could take screenshots and photographs of every single spot.

Meanwhile, though the Golden Gryphon Knights and Magician Merlin also found themselves somewhat reluctant to leave, they were clearly not the sightseeing type like the elves.

"Is this a low-tier mystic realm meant for training techniques...?" Merlin found it somewhat strange; reasonably speaking, judging by the magnificent battle from before, the rank of this mystic realm ought to be very high.

Why did this strange savage he was controlling possess only a tiny, meager speck of power within his body?

"Could it be that those previous images were all just to bluff people?"

...

Helen had also played up to this point, finding this protagonist entirely different from those in past games, yet exceptionally amusing: "Hahaha! This guy... how could he mistake a living, breathing young girl for a large wild boar?!"

"Even calling her a boar demon, it's killing me with laughter..."

Inside the cavern that resembled frozen crystal and mysterious jade, Helen watched the dialogue between the two, laughing so hard that he nearly spat out his iced black tea.

"Hiss—! What is this?!"

Just then, inside Shichengxi Cave, a voice entirely devoid of human emotion suddenly echoed:

"An exhale creates clouds and rain, a laugh brings forth thunder. Piercing heaven and earth, traversing the underworld, transforming a thousandfold, what is there that is not me."

Turning their gaze, they saw a faint white ethereal figure—possessing a torso but no feet, with white flames rising—a specter appearing before them like a spirit or a ghost!

"Is this a ghost?" Her face was filled with inexplicable astonishment; as a noble knight who had lived in Canglan City since childhood, where would she have ever seen such a thing?!

"I am Kui Zhao, ordered by my master to guard this place; all who trespass shall be executed on the spot!"

"My goodness! Look quickly, what is this!" Helen cried out in surprise, drawing the attention of nearly everyone nearby.

Soon, they beheld this white talismanic spirit that possessed the likeness of an immortal god.

Helen's swordsmanship was clearly quite excellent, yet at this moment, when he thrust his sword forward, the blade actually passed straight through the body of this talismanic spirit!

"Is this... an alchemical creature?!" Merlin gave a sudden start, realizing what it was, and shouted from the side, "This must be an alchemical creature, and an exceptionally high-grade one at that! A high-grade alchemical creature immune to damage! Run!"

Wasn't this a basic mystic realm?! How could there be such a thing here?! One must know that this protagonist currently possessed no martial arts, knew no spells, and his cultivation level was abysmally low!

Just as they were preparing to turn tail and flee, they saw Yun Tianhe walk up on his own: "When the old man loses his temper, he's way scarier than this guy. What's there to be afraid of?"

Holy crap!

No escape now, what should we do?

The faces of the entire group turned completely pale with dread.

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