130: The Clown and the upcoming update to the Secret Realm.

Quan Wudi was stunned by A Fei's words, and he instantly recalled the joke they made when distributing the ruptured soul blade. He was suddenly moved, not expecting the boy to have remembered it all this time.

Xiao Hongyuan smiled and said, "Brother Quan was just joking with you back then. How could he actually take your gold coins?"

A Fei, however, was very stubborn and insisted on giving 100,000 gold coins to each person, saying he had to keep his word.

The four of them left the Secret Realm chatting and laughing, but their attention was drawn by the noisy commotion outside.

It turned out that with the participation of big shots from various realms, the benefits of this Secret Realm had already spread throughout the Canglan Continent. The second-generation Disciples of Sects from other realms had also begun to arrive out of curiosity.

At this moment, a group of second-generation Disciples were indignantly posting bounties, claiming they had been scammed in the Secret Realm. They said an old man had swindled them of their gold coins after promising to carry them through the Zombie dungeon, only to run away.

As soon as this bounty was posted, many Loose Cultivators also spoke up about being scammed. All clues pointed to a Ghost Swordsman old man named Life Like Wind in the Secret Realm.

This noisy scene naturally caught Lin Chuan's attention. He never expected that the scamming tricks from his past life's games would be mastered so quickly by the Cultivators here without any guidance.

"System, can we issue a punishment?" Lin Chuan communicated with the System in his heart.

[Ding! The Host's request has been received. Please plan the method of punishment.]

Looking at the System's prompt, Lin Chuan recalled the punishment methods for being reported in his past life's games.

He smiled slightly and quickly explained the plan to the System.

Inside the Secret Realm at that moment, a Ghost Swordsman exited the Dark Thunder Ruins Dungeon Instance, leaving three trembling newcomers behind in the dungeon. Looking at the more than 10,000 gold coins added to his bag, he smiled slightly and raised the wooden sign in his hand once again.

Just then, he felt everyone's gaze turn toward him. Not understanding why, he asked in confusion, "What are you all looking at me for?"

He reached out to feel himself, and seeing nothing unusual, he quickly ran to the street in Heatonmar. Using the reflection from a smooth wall, he saw a glowing sign had appeared above his head. Although it looked incredibly cool, the words written on it made him fume with rage.

Passersby were attracted by the glowing sign above his head and said, "Look, why is that guy floating a 'Shameless Scoundrel' title above his head?"

The Ghost Swordsman felt as if the sky had fallen. With such a conspicuous mark, how could he scam newcomers for gold coins in the future? This was practically the death of him!

After Lin Chuan handled the matter, he then communicated with the System: "Can I fuse the secret realm foundation now?"

[Detected that the Host holds complete control over two Secret Realms. A Secret Realm upgrade can be performed. Please choose the direction of the Secret Realm upgrade.]

[1. Upgrade the maximum Rank limit of the Secret Realm. After the upgrade, the maximum Rank limit will be Rank 85.]

[2. Upgrade the basic functions of the Secret Realm. After the upgrade, basic functions will gradually be perfected.]

Lin Chuan thought for a moment. The Secret Realm currently had a maximum Rank of 70, but he himself had only reached Rank 30. There was still a long way to go, so there was no rush to upgrade the level cap.

On the other hand, regarding the improvement of the System's basic functions, he didn't know what those basic functions included.

After careful consideration, Lin Chuan decided to upgrade the System's basic functions first.

After informing the System of his choice, the System's prompt arrived.

[Secret Realm Fusion successful. Upgrading the basic functions of the Secret Realm will take one day. During this period, the Secret Realm cannot be entered. Would you like to start the upgrade now?]

Lin Chuan quickly chose no. The Monster Siege event still had 3 days before it officially ended; he couldn't start now.

Lin Chuan scheduled the upgrade with the System for 3 days later and had the System post an announcement in advance.

Inside the Secret Realm, the System's broadcast suddenly rang out:

[The Dungeon & Fighter Secret Realm is about to undergo a major upgrade. After the Monster Siege event ends in three days, the Secret Realm will be inaccessible.]

[The contents of this upgrade are as follows:]

[1. New characters launched: Male Fighter and Female Gunner are now open! (An Elementary Class Change Book has been added to the shop for 2,000 vouchers.) After use, you can reset your current character, freely choose the desired character, and your equipped gear will automatically convert.]

[2. Guild System launched: You can now spend gold coins at Boken to establish a Guild (Sect). Adventurers who wish to establish a Guild, please start recruiting members!]

[3. Every seven days, the Southern Valley event map will open. This is an event map that each person can only enter twice on that day. In one of the rooms, you will encounter a weakened version of the Abyss Party. Defeating them will grant Abyss Demon Challenge Letters suitable for your current Rank. Adventurers who successfully defeat the Lord have a chance to obtain a Sealed Gold Pot (opening grants 10,000 to 100,000 gold coins) or a Sealed Demon Pot (can be opened with Purification Holy Water for a chance to obtain Enchantment Orbs; Purification Holy Water can be purchased in the shop.)]

[4. Title System enabled: After completing various Title Tasks, Adventurers will obtain various titles. Different titles provide different attribute bonuses.]

[5. Dungeon Difficulty System enabled: After the upgrade, each Dungeon Instance will have five difficulties: Normal, Adventure, Warrior, King, and Hell. Monsters will become more troublesome as the difficulty increases. The higher the difficulty, the greater the probability of obtaining a Lord Artifact upon completion.]

[6. To celebrate the launch of new characters, the Royal Knight Avatar Package is now available in the shop. Contents include (Advanced Avatar, self-selected title, Enchantment Orb, recovery items, etc. Please check for details after launch). Price: 29,800 vouchers.]

This series of announcement contents left the people in the Secret Realm dazzled, and they began to discuss them line by line.

After all, this was the first time they experienced an upgrade where the Secret Realm would stop entry for a day, and many people became uneasy. They had invested so much in the Secret Realm; what if this supposedly permanently open Secret Realm suddenly closed, and all their assets went down the drain?

The discussion regarding this matter had the highest heat. For a time, countless Cultivators exited the Secret Realm, wanting to ask the Spirit Realm Sect for clarification.

Peak Master Lie Huo, who was in charge of the Hall of Enforcement, saw that the situation was not right and could only urgently contact Spiritual Void Master again to ask for a solution.

At this time, Spiritual Void Master was at Lin Chuan's residence and said helplessly, "This major upgrade of the Secret Realm was caused by you kid fusing the Secret Realm, wasn't it?"

Lin Chuan nodded in admission.

"Now tell me, how do we solve this? Those Cultivators who are used to the Secret Realm are very uneasy right now, and it's about to turn into an uproar," Spiritual Void Master said angrily.

Lin Chuan gave a bitter smile and said, "Could the Sect Head please arrange a platform for me? I'll go and appease these people."

Hearing that he didn't have to show his face, Spiritual Void Master suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to find a Disciple to set up the platform.

Meanwhile, Lin Chuan carved a detailed explanation of the update contents onto a wooden sign brought by Er Gou and put it away, planning to set it up near Seria to save himself from having to explain it one by one.