25: Chase plot, team function

Plot Update: Duan Kong Cave Pursuit!

Players who defeat Cultivators from Duan Kong Cave will be pursued by Duan Kong Cave. The strength of the pursuers ranges from Qi Refining First Level to Qi Refining Ninth Level.

The pursuit will not cease until the player dies.

Players who did not defeat Cultivators from Duan Kong Cave, once they achieve Qi Refining, will also be pursued by Duan Kong Cave for "possessing a supreme treasure."

Players who did not defeat Cultivators from Duan Kong Cave and have not yet achieved Qi Refining are not affected by this plot.

Midnight Gao Sou saw the description and twitched.

According to the plot development, as long as one achieves Qi Refining, they will inevitably be pursued!

Even if Midnight Gao Sou conceded and left, not fighting that NPC, he would still be pursued.

All because of this damn "supreme treasure"!

Midnight Gao Sou initially thought this was very unreasonable, but on second thought, it seemed quite logical.

A seemingly ordinary martial arts apprentice, without even a Spiritual Root, suddenly became a powerful Qi Refining Cultivator.

Doesn't that directly indicate that he possesses an incredibly formidable Cultivation Technique or Medicinal Pill?

It would be strange if he wasn't pursued!

"Brothers, I've figured it out. The underlying logic of this Xuanhuan World is a chaotic, violent society.

"It's a bit like the underworld, huh.

"Anyway, these Cultivators are unreasonable. When they encounter a treasure, they'll just kill you for it, not negotiate.

"This also makes sense. After all, they possess strength beyond ordinary people; they can overturn a house with a single palm. How could they possibly be patient and reason in such a situation?"

Midnight Gao Sou grumbled a bit, looking at the update description.

He was a very moral player, only engaging in unavoidable battles in the game, otherwise always abiding by the law.

Game developers generally wouldn't make things difficult for players like him.

Even in a crime game, players might be wanted by the police, but as long as they hid for a while, the bounty would simply disappear, and they could go about their business.

Even in games set in chaotic times, players were only occasionally robbed by fierce NPCs they encountered, rarely pursued by an entire faction.

But in the Xuanhuan World, previous gaming experience didn't apply.

Here, one could truly be pursued by an entire Sect!

And the reason for the pursuit was incredibly Heaven-Defying, merely offending a certain Cultivator, or "possessing a supreme treasure."

It must be said that if a player truly displayed an extremely outrageous Cultivation Technique, Medicinal Pill, or Magic Treasure, then being pursued would be very reasonable and wouldn't cause widespread discussion among players.

But the problem was, the player hadn't exposed any Cultivation Technique; it was simply because their Realm suddenly increased, leading to suspicion. Even to this extent, they would be pursued.

At this point, Midnight Gao Sou felt speechless.

Why was this Xuanhuan World so violent? Couldn't things be discussed calmly?

"Gao Sou, Gao Sou, pay attention to the update description! Only Qi Refining First Level to Qi Refining Ninth Level will pursue you, so you can counter-kill once you Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment!"

"That's right! You can Cultivate! Cultivate to Foundation Establishment and you can counter-kill and crush all the pursuers!"

"Go, Gao Sou! We're waiting to see your counter-kill!"

The viewers in the live stream continuously sent bullet comments.

At this moment, everyone failed to realize that the Cultivation and advancement they yearned for were actually one of the main reasons the Xuanhuan World leaned towards a gangster-like mode.

Because anyone could soar to the heavens in one step due to some Opportunity, no potential Opportunity could ever be let go, even if it might be false.

Initially, you might maintain your original intention, but as your Lifespan approaches its end, and you are unable to Breakthrough for a long time, would you still remain calm? Even if you weren't afraid of your Lifespan running out, over hundreds or thousands of years, how many descendants and close friends would you have? Wouldn't you advance further for them?

Similarly, because any enemy could suddenly advance one day, there was absolutely no possibility of reconciliation with an enemy—after reconciliation, if the other person Breakthroughs and comes to counter-kill you, what would you do? Even if they didn't Breakthrough, if they found a powerful backer to kill you, what would you do?

Huge benefits, huge risks... all intertwined, forming the dark undertone of the Xuanhuan World, somewhat like a dark forest.

At this time, neither the viewers in the live stream, nor veteran players like Midnight Gao Sou, nor even excellent designers, had realized the true nature of the Xuanhuan World.

They only thought this "pursuit event" was merely a sudden incident that just needed to be resolved.

"Brothers, besides the new plot, there's also a new feature: Team Up!"

Midnight Gao Sou looked at the update content and suddenly grinned: "Now Huan Meng has opened the team-up function, temporarily allowing four people to team up. The world after teaming up is a Fusion world, which will adaptively change according to the plot situations of the four people."

After telling the audience, Midnight Gao Sou contacted his streamer friends.

Teaming up was definitely something streamers had to do together for better show effect and more traffic.

Soon, the first three people were decided: Midnight Gao Sou, Old Potato, and Xiao Daidai.

Old Potato shouted via voice chat: "Gao Sou, I've also contacted Mage. He's still on the plane and will be able to play as soon as he lands."

Midnight Gao Sou's eyes lit up.

Mage was a hardcore history game streamer, often playing grand strategy history games, and his strategy and tactics were unbeatable.

"Great! The three of us are just missing a command-type talent like Mage!"

Midnight Gao Sou clapped his hands and laughed, and Xiao Daidai also expressed agreement.

However, they couldn't just stop and wait for Mage, so the three of them teamed up and entered the game first.

The worlds of the three began to merge, and soon, the trio appeared in the same area, all in the martial arts hall lobby.

The three scanned their surroundings, clarifying the situation of the game world.

Midnight Gao Sou said: "Our plots are all pretty similar. We all got Cultivation Techniques and Medicinal Pills from the rings, then came to counter-kill the Cultivators and temporarily occupied the martial arts hall."

Old Potato nodded: "If that's the case, the people pursuing us should also attack the martial arts hall."

Xiao Daidai laughed: "Well, that's perfect! We'll build defensive fortifications here at the martial arts hall."

The three discussed it and unanimously decided to build a fortress in the martial arts hall and fight a defensive battle.

At this moment, a viewer in the live stream asked:

"Wait, isn't Qi Refining very strong? Gao Sou, you directly collapsed a wooden door before. Can the wood and stone you're using block them?"

Midnight Gao Sou paused, then tried again.

Indeed, with his strength, wooden structures were very fragile.

But stone structures still had considerable defensive power; if thick enough, they were difficult to destroy.

And the three Qi Refining Cultivators could move and build extremely quickly, so constructing a stone fortress was not difficult.

The viewers in the live stream no longer saw any problem.

At this time, none of them realized that the so-called pursuit covering Qi Refining First Level to Ninth Level...

...meant that Qi Refining Ninth Level would lead the team, with First to Eighth Level following.