121: We've finally made it through!

"Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, I have suddenly gained insight into the Heavenly Dao, and I am about to achieve a Breakthrough."

Before the others could figure out what was happening, Yuan Chenling, who was sleeping in his small nest made of gold and silver nearby, seemed to hear a key phrase.

He abruptly opened his eyes, jumped up in a few steps, and quickly distanced himself from the crowd. Before running off, he instinctively shouted.

"Run quickly, Boss is about to 'Wocao'!"

The crowd didn't understand what "Wocao" meant, but seeing that Zhou Yan's Mount had run away—and clearly not for the first time—they also instinctively retreated a few steps.

Zhou Yan was speechless as he watched Hachikō, who had been half-asleep but ran off the moment he heard a commotion.

Hey! That's not how you use "Wocao"!

However, he didn't call them back. After all, he didn't know what kind of anomaly would appear in this Official Version.

Now that his status and position were maximized, Zhou Yan also abandoned the idea of keeping a low profile that he had when he first activated his Golden Eyes of Delusion Breaking.

Since he was truly a Prodigy now, nothing that appeared would be strange.

Zhou Yan sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and pretended to meditate.

Everyone except Yuan Chenling watched Zhou Yan curiously. Only Yuan Chenling quietly retreated behind the crowd.

When Zhou Yan opened the panel again, he found it was different from before.

This time, the interface didn't appear mid-air; instead, it brought Zhou Yan into a strange place.

Zhou Yan surveyed his surroundings. He was in a Black Space, but he didn't feel it was dark.

In front of him was a giant tree formed by countless cyan-green light rays. Although it had no leaves, it generally looked like a tree.

Beside the tree was a massive golden sphere, resembling a small sun.

"Is this... inside my body?"

That large sphere must be his Demonic Core, and that tree must be his Wood Spirit Root.

"Ding. Welcome Player Zhou Yan to the game. The current game version is 'Seeking the Dao 2.0' Official Version."

A crisp voice broadcast drew Zhou Yan's attention back to the panel.

"Holy crap, there's a Voice Assistant too!"

The broadcast continued.

"This version update introduces new features: Main City, Events, Mall, Synthesis, Friends, Skill Tree..."

"This version update fixes abnormal display, missing, and overlapping of the panel, as well as abnormal effects of Medicinal Pills and Items..."

"This version optimizes..."

"That concludes the content of this version update. I am your Customer Service Assistant, Xiaodao. Have fun playing."

After the broadcast ended, another icon appeared in the features list. It showed a path leading to a light source, and the word "Customer Service" was written below the icon.

At the same time, a small hint popped up on the icon.

If you have any problems, please follow this small path.

Zhou Yan stood with his hands clasped behind his back in this Black Space, flanked by the lush giant tree radiating life force and the small sun faintly emitting a Dragon roar.

A surge of heroic spirit rose in Zhou Yan's heart, though if anyone were to look at his expression from the front, they would find that Zhou Yan was smiling like Marik.

"Haha... Hahahahaha!"

Zhou Yan laughed heartily. Now, the "Gold Toilet Paper" has truly become a Golden Finger!

You should know that Players love finding glitches in games, but Zhou Yan had been playing the game inside the glitch for a month.

He had known all along that the game's Customer Service was nearby, but they never responded to human calls.

Silence was the greatest contempt, and Zhou Yan had endured this contempt for two versions.

Opening the panel again, Zhou Yan saw the UI optimization.

The current panel was grand and magnificent, full of Xuanhuan aesthetic, no longer the cheap style of a time-limited free public asset library.

[Zhou Yan]

[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Middle Stage First Layer / Lv15 (48000/10000)]

[Vitality: 19000 (+5250)]

[Magic Power: 100,000]

[Title: Path of Slaughter...]

[Innate Divine Ability: Dragon Transformation]

[Divine Abilities: Thunder Control, Water Control...]

[Skill: Culinary Arts Lv5]

"Ding. Detected Player directly contacting the Law of the Sword. Law of the Sword Comprehension Progress +0.1%."

[Law: Law of the Sword (0.1%)]

A large amount of information flooded into Zhou Yan's Sea of Consciousness, momentarily making him feel dazed.

Although it was slightly uncomfortable, this felt amazing! This is what a game should be!

Zhou Yan brought up the Mount Interface again. The number one Mount slot had now become Yuan Chenling.

His original Mount, Zhou Yan, was gone, replaced by an Innate Divine Ability template. His Magic Power also changed to the Magic Power of his Dragon Form. It seemed to have been fixed and whitewashed.

After receiving this information, Zhou Yan opened the Event interface, which excited him the most. Events are the Soul of an MMORPG!

As soon as the Event interface opened, Zhou Yan saw a large section and a countdown of several months.

"Dragon Boat Festival Event Warming Up..."

Race Dragon Boats, Eat Zongzi, and grab awesome Dragon Boat Festival gifts!

Engage in passionate battles with friends, compete with opponents for the Dragon Boat Champion Title! Participate to get a Rare Mount, and challenging the leaderboard can even earn you a Limited Scene!!!

The Azure Dragon Seven Mansions Lottery Pool is about to open! Sign in to claim 15 draws, with a high chance of obtaining the Azure Dragon 7-Piece Set!!!

Plus, massive rewards await you! Everything is in the Dragon Boat Festival Event!

"Huh?"

"What the heck is this? Is the flavor that strong?"

"Didn't they say it would combine with reality? Isn't this just the old copy?"

"So your Game Planners 'changed people,' but the Event Planners didn't, right? Where does this Alternate World even have a Dragon Boat Festival?"

Fortunately, the countdown was still running. Although this world didn't have the Dragon Boat Festival, it should open around June 6th.

Anyway, it's only a few months away. He could wait.

Calculating the time, Zhou Yan had been here for a while. He would research more details after returning home.

Before leaving, to cover the lie he just told, Zhou Yan decisively used up all his previous Experience Points.

Immediately, a sense of satisfaction welling up.

Like land receiving timely rain after a long drought, it gave Zhou Yan a feeling of breaking out of a shell, and the discomfort he felt after releasing the Sword Seal completely dissipated.

Looking at the giant tree again, it was now a bit thicker, and the light forming it was more solid, showing a tendency to transform into the same shape as the Demonic Core next to it.

Looking at the panel again, his Rank instantly rose to Lv19, which was Foundation Establishment Late Stage Third Layer. He only needed 2,000 Experience Points to prepare for Core Formation.

Kids, I'm not cheating. Fast leveling early on is a characteristic of MMORPGs. I am a pure green Player.

Zhou Yan muttered silently to himself.

He then exited the panel and opened his eyes.

"Ah, my eyes!"

"Did it get dark? Why can't I see?"

"Who took the opportunity to grope my ass, damn it!"

As soon as Zhou Yan opened his eyes, a beam of golden light shot out, causing the Niu Family Guard directly facing him to be hit by a massive flash.

Upon realizing this, Zhou Yan quickly lowered the special effect intensity.

But then he suddenly realized that his eyes were somewhat different.

He could see a special aura around these people.

It was a feeling that allowed him to see through the opponent's Cultivation level without them releasing their aura or him using his Divine Sense to probe.

Although it wasn't precise, only showing the approximate level, it was enough to surprise Zhou Yan.

Could it be that the Special Effect Fashion was also changed?

Zhou Yan quickly stood up, intending to find a mirror to look at himself.

"Crack."

A crisp sound came from beneath his feet.

Zhou Yan looked down and saw a circle of charring where he had been meditating.

As he took a step, the charred spot cracked, and then... "Aiyo, Wocao."

The ship plank under Zhou Yan's foot shattered, and he couldn't help but let out a "Wocao."

Hearing the "Wocao," Yuan Chenling displayed an "I knew it" expression.

Recalling the sudden bolt of thunder he had just seen strike Zhou Yan, Yuan Chenling knew that Zhou Yan had Awakened his Innate Divine Ability.

It was the same when he Awakened.

Looking at the horrified expressions of the people around him, Yuan Chenling curled his lips.

"How ignorant. My Elder Brother has the potential for Mahayana. How could his Breakthrough be something you can understand?"

After speaking, he slowly emerged from behind the crowd.

Unfortunately, before he could fully enjoy the feeling of being the 'Expert,' he heard a voice coming from the hole.

"Xiao Yuan, stop bragging. Hurry up and pull me out, my foot is numb."

(P.S.: Fun Fact, the time and flow of time in the novel are different from reality, so I won't write about the Dragon Boat Festival Event when the actual Dragon Boat Festival occurs.)