Chapter 91: Starting a Livestream in Another World

Su Tianji had initially felt that the Cloud Ocean Dao Palace was far from Jiuhua City, and that coming once to learn the Sword Controlling Technique would be more than enough.

Thus, once she had mastered the technique, she harbored no thoughts of returning, and upon her arrival back at the Dao Palace, she simply immersed herself in practicing her swordplay.

It was true that cultivators could fly with the aid of spiritual artifacts early on, yet such means were fraught with restrictions; by comparison, the fluid, effortless grace of the Sword Controlling Technique possessed an obvious advantage in adaptability.

If one could hone the Sword Controlling Technique to the level of Li Xiaoyao, it would undoubtedly serve as a formidable trump card, whether in confronting an enemy or pursuing a foe!

Therefore, as a novice player of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, Su Tianji perfectly illustrated the very first step of any such player: practicing the sword.

She had practiced nearly continuously from the previous night until early this morning; given her realm of cultivation, staying awake for a single night was of no consequence—not just one night, she could easily endure dozens of days, which gave her a perfectly legitimate reason to burn the midnight oil.

However, although both belonged to the cultivation system, the Sword Controlling Technique still differed somewhat from the spells of this world; for instance, even martial artists could utilize it.

This also directly caused some fundamental differences from the spells of their own world; for them, the basic technique was manageable, but if they wished to master actual sword-flight, even someone of her profound cultivation would still need to practice diligently.

Ordinarily, spending a few decades in secluded meditation posed no challenge for her, and supported by a tranquil state of mind, she would never find it dull or tedious.

Yet today, after practicing the Sword Controlling Technique for an entire night, she seemed to feel a faint tinge of boredom.

Reflecting on yesterday, whenever she practiced the technique, the gentle and lovely Ling'er would always clap and cheer by her side, and she could also spar with Yueru to validate her swordplay, or even slay demons to enhance her own proficiency with the blade.

Though her own progress with the Sword Controlling Technique differed from Li Xiaoyao's, whatever she practiced and learned was ultimately her own; furthermore, Li Xiaoyao's highly efficient progress in the game even provided a significant boost to her own practice.

When weary from training, she could also go window-shopping or look at the festive lanterns; thinking back to how she had actually taken Ling'er along to wander the streets for over half an hour yesterday, she still found it somewhat unbelievable even now.

But thinking about it now, it seemed rather interesting.

Su Tianji discovered that she, who originally had no intention of going to Jiuhua City, suddenly felt a yearning to play The Legend of Sword and Fairy once more...

And when she considered that playing the game allowed her to practice her cultivation and swordplay at the same time, without either neglecting the other, the urge grew even stronger!

"Now that the matters of receiving congratulations from the various sects and factions have been dealt with, I am reasonably free for the time being... Should I..."

Frowning, she recalled yesterday's gaming session: "...Should I go now?"

Su Tianji hastily drew her sword stance to a close, intending to return to the Tianji Palace to freshen up before setting out, but she had only walked halfway when she suddenly came to a halt: "Going at this hour... there probably won't be any seats left..."

Though she found it quite appealing, the thought of having to stand in line again made her feel it was improper.

"Today's morning lessons are already finished, shall we make a trip to Jiuhua City?" Just then, two female disciples approached from the opposite direction along the corridor; possessing decent talent, these two were often kept by Su Tianji's side, and they had even followed her to Jiuhua City yesterday to play the game.

"What are we going to Jiuhua City for?" the other disciple asked in surprise.

"To play Sword and Fairy, of course."

"We had better not, there are so many people there; by the time we finish our morning lessons and get there, the seats will have been taken long ago."

"How could there be no seats?!" The somewhat round-faced, petite female disciple said with some excitement, "My friend in Jiuhua City sent me a message today saying that the Origin Internet Cafe has added another hundred computers, so no matter what time we go now, we don't have to worry about missing out on a seat!"

"Are there really seats?"

"Of course!" the round-faced disciple urged, "Shall we go?"

The two female disciples were chatting and discussing with great enthusiasm when, drawing closer, they suddenly noticed Su Tianji standing ahead; they froze for a moment, then hastily bowed in a flurry of panic.

"Fenghua, Yuexin, what are you talking about?!" Su Tianji's ears were sharp; she seemed to have just heard that the Origin Internet Cafe had added another hundred computers?!

"We're doomed, Master loathes disciples who neglect their studies for frivolous pursuits the most, and we actually discussed playing games right in front of her?!" The hearts of the two female disciples thumped, instantly crying out in dismay internally.

"Did you say the Origin Internet Cafe added another hundred computers?!" Su Tianji's almond eyes fixed tightly upon the pair.

"Uh..." The two female disciples instantly felt their hearts turn to ash; Master had overheard every single word!

"We're finished, we're finished! We're going to get scolded again, we can only hope we won't be punished!" This was the thought running through both their minds.

Just then, they suddenly heard Su Tianji speak: "Let's go!"

"Go...?" The two female disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

"To Jiuhua City."

"What are we going to Jiuhua City for?" The two female disciples had still not reacted.

"Your master intends to..." Su Tianji had originally wanted to say she intended to play The Legend of Sword and Fairy again, but to avoid corrupting her disciples, she promptly changed her words, placing her hands behind her back as she said calmly, "Your master has gained considerable insight from practicing the Sword Controlling Technique and intends to go to that shop to validate it once more. Weren't you two planning on heading over as well?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The two disciples nodded repeatedly, "We also intend to go and learn about the Sword Controlling Technique!"

Tears of gratitude welled up in the hearts of the two disciples; they had finally found a proper excuse—look! We are all going there to study!

...

By the time the few of them arrived, it was no longer early; pushing the door open to enter, they discovered that the layout was quite different from yesterday.

Most prominent of all was a large screen added to the wall; they saw quite a few people staring at the screen at this moment, gesturing and pointing.

"Hmm?" Su Tianji looked at this large screen with some curiosity, "What is this for?"

"This is a live broadcast." Just then, Su Tianji heard a familiar voice from beside her.

Turning her head to look: "Xiao Yulv?"

"What did you run over here for again, brat?" Su Tianji's elegant brows knitted; it was understandable for others to come, but Xiao Yulv could neither play nor eat—after watching others play, he still couldn't play himself, yet he actually ran to the internet cafe anyway?

Xiao Yulv was utterly miserable; originally, when not many people played games at the internet cafe, it was fine, but now that everyone was playing, even if he wanted to go out and fool around, he couldn't find anyone to join him!

This was just perfect; those who usually had good relations with him had all run off to the Origin Internet Cafe to play games now—after all, this new form of entertainment was absolutely high-class and novel to profligate young masters like them!

Up until this morning, virtually everyone's topic of conversation was this; those who didn't play were completely unable to get a word in within their social circles.

Therefore, Xiao Yulv had no choice but to come to the internet cafe once more.

Even if he couldn't play, watching was still good, wasn't it? At least he could chime in with a sentence or two when everyone chatted.

However, such a reason was truly somewhat embarrassing to speak aloud; hearing Su Tianji inquire, Xiao Yulv could only manage an awkward look.

Seeing his expression, Su Tianji did not bother to ask further, merely turning to that large screen to say: "What is this live broadcast you mentioned?"

Xiao Yulv had arrived earlier than Su Tianji, and coupled with the fact that he couldn't play, he had naturally inquired into these matters thoroughly: "It's said... doesn't everyone like to watch the owner play? So the owner specially added an extra-large screen for viewing."

"Hah! What could possibly be the point of watching someone else play." Unexpectedly, the Silver Dragon Elder had arrived at this time as well, similarly bringing along a host of disciples; hearing that there were actually people obsessed with watching others play, he could not help but snort in derision.

The moment his voice fell, a chorus of startled exclamations immediately erupted from the crowd: "My goodness?! Is this the Shushan Sect?!"

"Why is the Shushan Sect built in the sky?!"

"This sect is far too magnificent! It is simply an abode of immortals!"

They suddenly saw that upon the large screen, which revealed the grandeur of the vast halls and the majestic aura of an immortal sect, a row of "666666" actually drifted across.

Closely following was another row that drifted past: "From now on, please call me a Shushan disciple!"

And also: "Friends from the shop opposite, do you see this?"

"???"

"Why are there characters being displayed on this screen?" The few of them were left even more bewildered.