306: Why?

Reality, Blue Star.

In a slightly dilapidated high-rise residence, years of accumulated furniture made the space feel cramped, and the floor and walls were stained with the dull colors of oil and dust.

The Last Great Jiang Person slumped to the ground, looking at the holographic projection before him.

It was a post on the Xuanhuan World forum.

【Shocking! Golden Core Player Unleashes Full Power!】

【Professional Golden Core Takes Action, Moves Are Magnificent, Power Is Formidable!】

【Golden Core Level Sword Intent, One Sword Slices Through the Great Desert!】

【Fifth-grade Killing Formation Activated, Experience Its Splendor Up Close (Three Thousand Miles Away)!】

On this day, the Xuanhuan World forum, as well as various video websites, were inundated with countless posts and videos.

Golden Core players, who usually appeared and disappeared like Dragons, collectively showed up this time.

Golden Core methods, usually difficult for players to capture, were openly displayed this time.

“Holy crap, so this is what it looks like when a Golden Core fights?”

“Immortal Foundation Experts still engage in close-quarters combat, which is somewhat understandable, but why are all these Golden Cores using large-scale attacks?”

“Good heavens, it seems like Great River City was instantly destroyed by one strike, right? Which has more destructive power, this or a nuclear bomb?”

“In terms of performance, Golden Core Experts are clearly stronger, alright? Didn’t you see this Fifth-grade Killing Formation? It directly covered an area of over a hundred miles and has been active for almost a day, right? It’s still running now, good heavens…”

“This Sword Intent is also outrageous. It seems to have started from the easternmost part of the Great Desert, all the way to the westernmost part, to the current map boundary, all of it was cut open, and the Sword Intent never dissipated. Anyone who dared to pass through would be cut down.”

“Did you see the Magic Treasures? It seems several Magic Treasures appeared this time.”

“Not only Magic Treasures, but this time, Demon Body Realm Great Demons also went all out. Before this, I didn’t even know that Western Country players had secretly achieved Demon Body.”

“That giant lizard could regenerate even after being cut in half by Sword Intent. When its Demon Body unfolded, it directly blotted out the sky and sun, and it casually picked up a large city with a Formation as a weapon. It was too terrifying.”

“Demon Body is nothing! It’s just a bit more resilient, that’s all. I heard that the Great Demon’s strongest Divine Ability is infinite devouring. It even swallowed that Sword Intent, which is why Sword Qi kept erupting from its mouth afterward. That video was truly incredible.”

“It seems there’s also a Golden Core player using a sniper rifle? Although it’s a bit strange, did you see that last bullet? It’s said to have almost shattered a defensive Magic Treasure, but then he got entangled with someone using a bow.”

“…”

…The player community was completely awestruck by the valiant figures of the Golden Core Experts.

There were simply too many circulating videos, images, and textual descriptions.

Although the aftermath of a Golden Core battle was enough to kill an Immortal Foundation Expert, the Xuanhuan World was not short of crazy players who completely disregarded their lives.

Many players approached the Golden Core battlefield as close as possible, just to capture one or two seconds of intense combat footage.

And that was already enough.

Golden Core combat displayed many characteristics: immense power, long range, numerous methods, diverse changes… all of which made players exclaim how thrilling it was to watch.

However… “F*** you.”

The Last Great Jiang Person lay sprawled on the floor, his face streaked with tears, his eyes bloodshot, clearly having cried a great deal.

“What is this? What the hell is this?”

He was originally an Immortal Dynasty player fighting in the southern region of the Great River. Later, through the Great River City Newbie (newbie) tutorial, he formed friendships with some native NPCs and participated in the northern expedition against the Yao Race together.

During the war, he, an Immortal Foundation Expert, hid his identity, only to live and eat with the native companions he had come to know so well.

Later, the war escalated, with Demon Body Realm Great Demons taking action, causing an imbalance in combat power. Some Foundation Establishment Realm Yao Race members killed all of his friends.

He exposed his strength, forcefully killed those Yao Race members, but he no longer had any means to resurrect his deceased friends.

Thus, he was left with only one last mission:

To reclaim the northern Sky Peak City for his deceased old friends and find their mansion according to the property deed.

For this mission, The Last Great Jiang Person fought valiantly, bathing in blood.

As the Immortal Dynasty pushed its front line all the way to the north, Sky Peak City finally fell back into the hands of the Immortal Dynasty.

With a mix of excitement, sorrow, and hesitation, The Last Great Jiang Person carried the land deed and went to Sky Peak City to search for the mansion.

And it was then—

The Golden Core war began.

He saw nothing, heard nothing, and naturally felt nothing.

By the time he came to his senses, his vision was completely black, his ears were filled with silence, and his character was already dead.

His old friend’s mansion, no matter what it contained, was completely destroyed along with Sky Peak City, leaving no trace.

Yet, it would infinitely grow in his heart, sublimated by various complex and violent emotions into a special imprint.

“What is this? What the hell is this?

“Isn’t it a mission? What is it when the mission location is destroyed?

“Isn’t it the Immortal Dynasty’s own Golden Core? What is it when they attack a city within the Immortal Dynasty’s territory?

“Why did the Great River City’s struggle for a Natal Divine Ability affect the northern Sky Peak City?

“Why?!”

The Last Great Jiang Person lay limply on the floor, gazing at the dazzling Golden Core Divine Abilities displayed by the holographic projection.

“Yes, you are Golden Cores, you Move with great ease…” But I am just a small Foundation Establishment… “My cultivation is insufficient, my Dao is not deep enough, I deserve this…”

The Last Great Jiang Person showed a bitter smile.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

He took out his phone, opened a live-streaming website, and sent a private message to a streamer he once disdained:

【Gao Sou, interested in… reforming the Great Love Sect?】

【I think… we need quick-cultivating evil Cultivators…】

【We really need them…】

…Xuanhuan World.

Southern Mountain Range.

A place where miasma gathered.

Midnight Gao Sou lay limply on the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices, his vitality gradually fading.

‘I died again, is this account of mine cursed or something…?’

He looked up at the green sky in disarray, sighed, and then simply checked his streamer backend to see if any fans were still supporting him.

Suddenly, a woman’s hand lifted him up.

“Your spiritual sense moved just now, didn’t it? What caught your attention? Interesting, is it your players’ communication System?

“Oh? A private message from a live-streaming app? You’re a streamer? A fan is looking for you?

“Reforming the Great Love Sect? Rebuilding an evil Cultivator organization?

“Haha, that’s hilarious. What is an evil Cultivator anyway?”

Wild laughter echoed through the miasma-filled mountains. The slender hand grabbed Midnight Gao Sou and threw him to the other side.

As his body flew, a blood-soaked altar emerged, and countless Cultivators wrapped in red robes laughed ferociously.

Torches around swayed with an eerie green light, and the bodies of each Cultivator were extremely bizarre, unlike ordinary people.

Beside the altar, banners fluttered in the green wind of the miasma, bearing ancient Nanshan script that read—

【Netherworld Demonic Sect】