102: The fantasy world is indeed a fun game

The three Outstanding Talents with Immortal Foundations from the native side hovered in mid-air, forming hand seals to cast spells, constantly shifting their positions and attacking forward.

Even though they were powerful and possessed the most complete Immortal Foundations, with each capable of dealing with several Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they still seemed somewhat constrained in the face of the numerous player Cultivators.

"Si Qianyuan, did your Old Ancestor say how to deal with them?"

Xiao Tongya, enveloped in a gentle breeze, moved swiftly, withdrawing from the battlefield in a very short time and hovering in a safe position, frowning.

"Everyone knows that the Kongming Lineage people can't be killed right now..."

Si Qianyuan was expressionless: "Same as before, if we can force them back, we do; if we can get things, we get them. If we truly can't, then we retreat and wait for the Old Ancestors' rewards."

The native Cultivators intentionally held back, while the players were exceptionally excited. For a time, the scales of battle quickly shifted, with the players gaining the absolute upper hand.

Boom!

Suddenly, a huge sound erupted from a Spirit Peak. Spiritual Qi vibrated in all directions, and waves of Blazing Fire rose into the sky, instantly igniting the heavens. Crimson fire clouds spread for hundreds of meters without stopping.

Someone achieved Immortal Foundation!

Everyone present looked towards the center of the anomaly.

As expected, a man completely engulfed in flames flew out with a loud laugh, treading through the air with rising flames beneath his feet and rolling hot winds in his hands. His clothes, tempered by the flames, turned fiery red, and the shape of his garment's hem transformed into clusters of rising fire wisps.

As soon as this person appeared, he formed a hand seal and unleashed a highly impactful torrent of Blazing Fire, fiercely striking a native Mortal Foundation Cultivator, forcefully knocking him to the ground, causing him to vomit blood, and almost shattering his entire body.

Whoosh!

Xiang Duanping from Duan Kong Cave instantly retreated, carefully observing the opponent. Seeing the towering flames around him, he slowly uttered three words: "[Rekindled Wood]."

The corresponding Immortal Foundation for the sixth-grade Cultivation Technique, Blazing Fire Burning Wood Art, was Rekindled Wood.

This Immortal Foundation possessed both fire and wood virtues, making it extremely difficult to cultivate. However, once achieved, it granted both explosive offensive capabilities and continuous endurance, making it a superior Immortal Foundation.

Most importantly, this was an Immortal Foundation of the Kongming Dao Lineage, and with the Golden Cores coveting the Void Gazer Immortal Cave, he absolutely could not die.

Yet, the native Cultivators avoided him one after another, not daring to fight him head-on.

The Cultivator who had just achieved Immortal Foundation quickly landed beside Jie Liuhang, scanned the surroundings, and casually waved out streams of fire wisps. These landed on the injured Green Grass members, causing their wounds to heal rapidly, and even curing some internal injuries.

Rekindled Wood was an excellent Immortal Foundation, capable of both offense and defense, and even healing others.

"Captain, I succeeded."

Qian Fang, with a delicate face, laughed heartily as he looked at Jie Liuhang: "Fortunately, my Golden Finger is related to Comprehension Ability, and the Cultivation Technique I practiced before was also considered a lower-tier one. Not much Lifespan was spent on cultivating the Immortal Foundation Method, allowing me to invest as much Lifespan as possible into the Breakthrough."

Qian Fang looked at the Spirit Peaks, observing the anomalies released by those who failed their Breakthroughs, secretly feeling fortunate.

After his relief, Qian Fang felt a surge of excitement as he looked at the native Cultivators before him, flames rising in his hands, ready to strike at any moment.

Boom!

At this moment, another loud sound came from the Spirit Peak behind him. The mountain vibrated, Spiritual Qi echoed, and new anomalies appeared.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of sounds rang out.

There were towering Blazing Flames, wildly growing branches, and raging winds sweeping the sky... Some of these anomalies were large, some small, representing both success and failure.

There were clearly more failures, but the player base was too large, and too many were using Golden Finger cheats, so there were still quite a few successes.

These players who achieved Immortal Foundation came one after another, treading through the air, blocking the front, and forcing the native Cultivators to continuously retreat.

The battle finally began to turn completely one-sided... Players who achieved Immortal Foundation were like stars surrounded by the moon. When they emerged from their Immortal Caves and entered the battlefield, surrounding players would inevitably cast glances of envy, surprise, jealousy, or frustration. Even the native Cultivators' expressions turned grim.

At the same time, failed Cultivators would receive looks of pity and lament, a rather regrettable sight.

The most agonizing were naturally those Cultivators still in the Breakthrough state, such as the Spell Cultivator.

Xuanhuan World was a very realistic game. After investing Lifespan for acceleration, there wasn't entirely no room for manipulation. Players needed to thoroughly refine the Immortal Qi, then fuse their Spiritual Power with it, and establish an Immortal Foundation in their Dantian to successfully Breakthrough.

Based on different conditions during a player's Breakthrough, such as the compatibility of the Cultivation Technique, resources consumed, Medicinal Pills taken, and the surrounding environment, the difficulty of the corresponding gameplay varied.

The difficulty faced by the Spell Cultivator was astonishingly high.

The first step of refining Immortal Qi was relatively simple, and fusing it with Spiritual Power was also simple, but he got stuck at the final step.

He felt waves of dazzling Buddha light within him, hindering the formation of the Immortal Foundation. No matter how he tried, he couldn't succeed.

Lifespan was consumed bit by bit, and the Spiritual Power within him was also constantly depleting, but the Immortal Foundation could not be achieved. The Spell Cultivator broke out in a cold sweat, his mood growing heavier, which in turn brought him the negative status of [Unstable State of Mind], increasing the difficulty once again.

Finally, Spiritual Power ran out before Lifespan. The Spiritual Qi provided by the Spirit Gathering Array and surrounding Spirit Stones couldn't keep up with his consumption. The Spell Cultivator's body turned pale, and he began to consume his Qi and blood.

At this point, the Breakthrough had essentially failed, and all the benefits of achieving Immortal Foundation were forever out of his reach.

But just then, the Buddha light within him shone dazzlingly once more, a Bai Chan (White Cicada) inexplicably landed on his shoulder, and then a tremendous force lifted him out of his Immortal Cave, sending him flying into the distance.

He also heard indistinct Buddhist chants in his ears.

'So that's how it is. This is a Xuanhuan World. Besides cultivating Immortals, there are other paths. As long as the strong individuals above are willing to act, even if a Breakthrough fails, one can switch to another path.'

'Plus, we are Extraterrestrial Demons, naturally more valuable than the natives, so the strong individuals will be very happy to rescue us...'

The Spell Cultivator was excited. He once again understood why some people said Xuanhuan World was a 'fun game'.

Players could not only use reincarnation points to activate Golden Finger cheats but also use the Lifespan acceleration System to rapidly improve their cultivation. Most importantly, the players' vast amount of information would allow them to choose various paths, and even if a Breakthrough failed and they weren't rescued by other strong individuals, they could restart in a new life.

Compared to the natives, who only had one life, no Golden Finger, and very little information, players were indeed playing a fun game! The protagonists of this world were indeed them, the players!

...Not only did the Spell Cultivator think this way, but also the players who achieved Immortal Foundation.

As the battle situation in the Immortal Cave changed, the native Cultivators were blocked outside the inner array and could not advance, while the players freely plundered the core area of the inner array.

More and more players posted on forums, stating that they were having a very enjoyable time in the Immortal Cave.