279: Long-range map or a means of transformation

“What do you mean, impossible?

“What do you mean, you won't interfere with in-game data?

“Boss Jiang, do you even want to make money?

“Hello? Hello?”

Li Changfeng hung up the communication with a livid expression.

He thought it was a sure thing, yet he was rejected?

Modifying an NPC's data was no big deal at all.

As long as there was profit to be made, even competitive games boasting 5v5 PVP would secretly modify bot data—don't ask where a 5v5 PVP game gets bots.

In MMORPGs, or massively multiplayer online role-playing games, secretly changing data was even more commonplace.

Li Changfeng believed he had offered Jiang Feng a price he couldn't refuse.

Yet, he was still rejected.

Suddenly, his confidence waned considerably.

He looked at the sneering state-stabilizing seal, and cold sweat involuntarily beaded on his forehead.

The state-stabilizing seal leisurely spoke:

“I am a Magic Treasure spirit, having experienced far more years than ordinary Cultivators.

“I have witnessed the succession of dozens of Great Jiang emperors, and this long epic of years is beyond your comprehension.

“My Cultivation was honed step by step, completely different from you who rely on unorthodox methods to accelerate.

“You want to threaten me with Heavenly Dao punishment? Heh, what a pipe dream.”

Li Changfeng's cold sweat flowed, his mind racing, and finally he thought of a method.

He spoke:

“You don't believe we can communicate with the Heavenly Dao?

“Then I have a way to prove it.

“Outward from the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty, there are two large mountain regions to the north and south, the Western Great Desert region, and then the Eastern Great Sea region.

“But have you ever thought, what lies beyond these regions?

“It's layers of dense fog, making it impossible to enter, right?

“That's because there's simply no content beyond that; the developers haven't created the corresponding game resources yet.”

The state-stabilizing seal said in surprise, “Who told you it's impossible to enter? Who told you there's no content?”

Li Changfeng was stunned: “What?”

The state-stabilizing seal scoffed:

“Do you know the difference between Golden Core and Nascent Soul?

“Golden Core Cultivators can only fly through the air; although their speed is much faster than Foundation Establishment, it is ultimately just flying.

“However, Nascent Soul Cultivators can travel through the void, almost like shrinking space to an inch.

“Therefore, places that Golden Core Cultivators find difficult to reach, we Nascent Soul Cultivators can easily reach… “Looking at your expression, you don't believe it? Fine, I'll take you for a tour outside.”

As his voice fell.

The state-stabilizing seal directly grabbed Li Changfeng.

The next moment, he vanished from the spot, delving deep into the void.

Not long after, he suddenly poked his head out again.

Li Changfeng only saw himself above a yellow desert, with few clouds and a scorching sun.

Looking further west, there was a dense white mist.

He said, “This is a mist, and also a barrier; we also call it an invisible wall.

“Anyway, the maps beyond this can only be explored later.”

The state-stabilizing seal laughed heartily:

“This mist is a method laid down by a Nascent Soul from a certain era; it might stop you Golden Core Cultivators, but it cannot stop me.

“Come, I'll take you to see what's further west.”

With that, the state-stabilizing seal directly grabbed Li Changfeng.

This time, he didn't use the void, but instead directly stepped into the dense fog.

Li Changfeng was dumbfounded.

The state-stabilizing seal's speed was extremely fast; no flying object on the real Blue Star could catch up to him.

But the two still took a full half an hour to pass through the dense fog, which showed how deep it was.

After passing through, an oasis appeared before their eyes, and in the distance, exotic-style buildings could be seen.

Li Changfeng was dumbfounded.

The state-stabilizing seal said, “What, didn't you say there was nothing here?”

Li Changfeng awkwardly said, “Damn it, is this Jiang Feng out of his mind? Why would he make an unreleased map?”

The state-stabilizing seal grabbed him and continued flying west, past the oasis, gradually revealing mountains, forests, plains… everything looked no different from a normal Cultivation World.

At this moment, the state-stabilizing seal suddenly stopped, looking into the distance, his gaze becoming serious for the first time.

Li Changfeng also looked into the distance, paused, then a smile curled his lips, and he laughed loudly:

“It's a texture! I knew it, how could an unreleased area have content? Look, that's just a texture in the distance.”

The distant view looked like a scroll stood upright, with trees, cities, and sky all on this painting.

This was clearly a common game technique for distant background textures.

But the state-stabilizing seal's expression was very serious:

“This is a Soul Transformation powerhouse's heaven-defying method… Let's go!”

With that, he quickly grabbed Li Changfeng and entered the void, returning to the Great Desert.

Li Changfeng said, “What Soul Transformation method? That's just a texture; more areas simply don't have game resources.”

The state-stabilizing seal replied:

“That is a typical Soul Transformation method. A Soul Transformation powerhouse is almost integrated with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, able to intervene and influence the rules of Heaven and Earth, like a living deity.

“What we just saw was clearly a Soul Transformation powerhouse modifying the local rules, making the world into a painting.”

Li Changfeng was silent for a moment, then said:

“It could indeed be a Soul Transformation method, but it's more likely a distant background texture used in the game.

“I have a way to prove it:

“We wait for a while, wait for a version update, wait for new map areas to open.

“If by then that area has models again, non-player characters, and even various social ecologies and countless quests.

“Then I'll have been proven right, and you should also believe my words.”

The state-stabilizing seal thought for a moment and asked, “How long do we have to wait?”

Li Changfeng replied, “Not too long, probably just a few months. After all, although Season Two has opened up a very large map, the number of players flooding in is also very high, and this map area will soon become crowded.”

The state-stabilizing seal said, “If it can change in just a few months, it indeed doesn't seem like a Soul Transformation method. After all, if it could truly change within a few months, there should be living Soul Transformation powerhouses, and if such figures truly existed, our region wouldn't be so isolated.”

Li Changfeng continued:

“So, before it's confirmed, I hope we can reach an agreement:

“During this time, you are not allowed to attack us players.

“Moreover, you must also deter the native Golden Core Cultivators of the Human Race, or the native Golden Core Cultivators of the Yao Race.

“You must protect us players to freely explore Secret Realms everywhere and search for resources everywhere.”

The state-stabilizing seal pondered for a moment and said, “Interesting, it's only a few months, I agree to this. But I'm very curious, what benefit is there for you in this?”

Li Changfeng said, “The benefit of this matter is not within the game world, but in reality; anyway, it indeed has great benefits for me. And in the game, I also have a request:

“If what I say is proven true by then, I hope you can join forces with me.

“You dominate in the game, and I dominate in reality.”

The state-stabilizing seal pondered for a moment, then said, “Agreed.”