Chapter 38 – I'll see who dares
The speaker was Daoist Qingxuan.
Li Qingran met Daoist Qingxuan's gaze with a cold, indifferent look and spoke icily, "I, Li Qingran, am innocent!"
The entire square in front of the hall fell silent for a moment as everyone stared at Li Qingran in shock.
Where did Li Qingran get the courage to defy a Divine Transformation stage cultivator?!
For most cultivators within the sect, an elder like Daoist Qingxuan was a revered figure, akin to a force of nature. Whether right or wrong, whatever Daoist Qingxuan said was the law, and it was best to just comply.
If there was any misunderstanding, it could be explained later. Confronting a Divine Transformation stage cultivator head-on like this was nothing short of courting death.@@novelbin@@
There was no need to discuss power or authority.
The strength of a Divine Transformation stage cultivator was evident.
Dare to say no, and they could crush you with their cultivation realm.
In the cultivation world, might makes right.
Sect Master Wu Duantian looked at Li Qingran and sighed, shaking his head, "Li Qingran has a good temperament, able to remain calm under Elder Qingxuan's pressure, but she's too rigid and not suited for the cultivation world..."
"Innocent, you say?!" Daoist Qingxuan laughed in anger, "Now, by disrespecting your elders, you've already committed a grave sin. Kneel before me!"
Boom—!
A terrifying pressure descended upon Li Qingran.
Even though Li Qingran gritted her teeth, she was being forced inch by inch to her knees, but then a gentle force supported her knees, spreading through her body, allowing her to resist Daoist Qingxuan's oppressive aura.
"It's the senior..."
Li Qingran felt warmth in her heart, silently acknowledging that the senior had indeed arrived.
However, within the Azure Cloud Sect, there were seven Divine Transformation stage cultivators and over a dozen Elemental Infant stage cultivators. If the senior stood up for her, it might be dangerous.
She relied on the senior, yet constantly worried about his safety.
"Qingran is foolish, causing trouble for the senior again..."
【No worries】
A cold voice echoed in her ear.
【With me here, who dares to insult you!?】
...
In the 'game,' Chen Huaian was impressive.
Outside the 'game,' Chen Huaian was bewildered.
Let's rewind to ten minutes earlier.
Li Qingran had just stepped into the grand hall.
As expected, a slew of prompts popped up on Chen Huaian's game interface.
【You have triggered the main quest 1.0: Help Li Qingran sever ties with Crimson Sky Peak and survive this ordeal. (This quest is extremely difficult. If you fail, your virtual girlfriend Li Qingran will remain at Crimson Sky Peak and eventually die in the dungeon.)】
【Please create your game character first!】
Chen Huaian's mouth twitched.
Impressive.
He had spent hundreds of thousands and was only now creating a game character?
If this damn game hadn't popped up this window, he wouldn't even know he could create a game character! He thought his character was just some formless spiritual energy or merely a pair of hands.
"Let me see what's going on!"
Chen Huaian opened the character creation panel and found that the game's face customization system wasn't comprehensive. He could only make minor adjustments based on his current appearance. Fortunately, he looked decent, and with a few tweaks, he could pass for a bit of an immortal in the cultivation world.
He opened the hair section.
Chen Huaian's hand froze.
【Limited Offer: Immortal Lord's Flowing White Hair - Wuxian, one-time payment for lifetime enjoyment, only 998¥ for superior white hair to take home!】
"What the hell!"
Chen Huaian's expression was quite a sight.
He originally thought the game wouldn't try to scam him here, but it didn't even bother to pretend.
There were over a hundred styles of white hair to choose from.
If not white hair, there were also options for blond, red, silver, and thousands of hairstyles! The current special offer for white hair was the cheapest, resembling Wei Wuxian's ponytail hairstyle, but in a white version.
He tried it on.
It looked incredibly cool.
"998 is okay, much cheaper than the others at 9998, let's buy it." Chen Huaian shook his head. As a white hair enthusiast, he had to pay the price. Fortunately, he was now wealthy, so this amount was nothing.
Next up was the outfit.
Without buying an outfit, he would only have a complimentary burlap robe, which had no high-class aura and was barely better than a beggar's on the street.
He had to buy an outfit!
Chen Huaian carefully selected a dark robe - Dijun, with golden dragon patterns on the cuffs, priced at 3988¥, also a limited-time offer. Other robes were over ten thousand, with some functional ones costing hundreds of thousands or even millions, and others requiring Spirit Stones for purchase... He couldn't figure out the exact mechanism, but he couldn't afford them anyway.
With a cool outfit and white hair, his game character finally looked somewhat impressive. However, compared to the treasure-laden Divine Transformation stage old monsters in the sect's grand hall, there was still a significant gap.
Thus, the next pay-to-win options appeared.
【Aura Effects】
〈1〉Ancestral Dragon Protection: Gain the Ancestral Dragon bodyguard effect, with the dragon leading the way upon entry, dragon might surrounding you, and all seas submitting! One-day pass: 9988¥ or 1 Spirit Crystal/month pass: 288888¥ or 28 Spirit Crystals/year pass: 300 million ¥ or 300 Spirit Crystals/permanent pass: 3 billion ¥ or 30,000 Spirit Crystals
〈2〉Golden Crow Chasing the Sun: Gain the Golden Crow Sun effect, with majestic heavenly might upon entry, blazing sun overhead! One-day pass: 8888¥/month pass: 250,000¥/year pass: 2.08 million ¥/permanent pass: 2.5 billion ¥ (or pay with Spirit Crystals)
...
〈1999〉Ancestral Dragon Seal: Gain the Ancestral Dragon aura. Today's special offer 99.8¥, next purchase returns to original price. (Original price one-day pass: 998¥ or 100 High Grade Spirit Stones)
Chen Huaian: "..."
After a moment of silence, he ultimately chose the Ancestral Dragon Seal.
Reasonably priced, high cost-performance ratio.
The moment this effect was equipped, his character was surrounded by the phantom of a five-clawed black dragon.
Although it couldn't compare to the full version of Ancestral Dragon Protection,
what more could you ask for at ninety-nine yuan and eight?
Besides, he was facing a Divine Transformation stage cultivator.
Not a group of Great Golden Immortals.
No need to go all out.
After all, there were more expensive things to come.
【Weapon Effects】
The weapon was the Black Scale Sword, which had been delivered to his home, but the in-game item hadn't disappeared and was still in his character's inventory.
For weapon effects, Chen Huaian simply bought a superior Spiritual Artifact effect, today's special offer also only 99.8. Weapons were ultimately external objects; true strength comes from within.
The main event was here.
【Cultivation Realm Upgrade】
Newly created characters had no cultivation realm.
It was unclear if they could cultivate.
Currently, the character wasn't fully created, so no cultivation options had popped up. However, the pay-to-win points were already listed.
〈1〉Instantly upgrade to Qi Refining Great Perfection: 200,000¥/Qi Refining Great Perfection experience card 99.8¥/day,
〈2〉Instantly upgrade to Foundation Establishment Great Perfection: 5 million ¥/Foundation Establishment Great Perfection experience card 998¥/day,
〈3〉Instantly upgrade to Golden Elixir Great Perfection: 80 million ¥/Golden Elixir Great Perfection experience card 10,998¥/day,
〈4〉Instantly upgrade to Elemental Infant Great Perfection: 660 million ¥/Elemental Infant Great Perfection experience card 88,000¥/day,
〈5〉Instantly upgrade to Divine Transformation Great Perfection: 1.88 billion ¥/Divine Transformation Great Perfection experience card 188,000¥/day,
〈Other realms not yet available, all above can be paid with Spirit Crystals, one Spirit Crystal equals 10,000¥〉
In the past, even when he first encountered the virtual girlfriend, or more recently, just before his hospital check-up, seeing these outrageous top-up options would have made him sneer and curse the game developers' ancestors.
But now.
He merely smiled calmly and clicked on the Divine Transformation Great Perfection experience card.
188,000 vanished from his bank account.
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His character was enveloped in divine light, with a vast oppressive aura spreading like ripples on water.
Just in time to hear in the game,
Daoist Qingxuan's furious shout: "...Kneel before me!"
Kneel?
Make Li Qingran kneel?
Heh...
Chen Huaian pressed the Sound Transmission Talisman and sneered:
"With me here today, let's see who dares!?"
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