312: Is this a novice village?

"What is that?"

"Is it a Yao Beast from the Xuanhuan World?"

"What? How can there be such a giant bird? Is this really not Blue Star anymore?"

"Hehe, this must be a Newbie Gift Pack. I'm going to catch it as my mount!"

Different players had different attitudes towards the golden bird.

Those who believed they had Transmigrated in their Physical Body felt their hearts sink when they saw the bird.

Even from a distance, the golden bird was clearly visible; its golden feathers and talons, as if cast from gold, were incredibly distinct.

This indicated that its size was enormous, so large that even in the distant sky, tiny humans could still see it clearly.

Such a creature, of course, did not exist on Blue Star and defied all biological common sense.

Therefore, the 'Physical Body Transmigration players' felt that they had truly left Blue Star and would henceforth have to struggle in the Xuanhuan World, and tears immediately streamed down their faces.

On the other hand, some players, those who entered through VR devices, became excited upon seeing this bird.

"Hey! We're here!"

"Are you a Newbie Reward? Or a Newbie Mentor?"

"Oh, no matter what, please notice us and take us to the Newbie Village!"

Players shouted and yelled at the bird.

They possessed player common sense: a magical golden bird appearing suddenly at the start of the game either meant a cutscene was about to trigger, or the bird was friendly, or even a Newbie Mentor.

It couldn't possibly be an unbeatable monster right at the start, could it?

That would mean the designer was terrible at making games.

"Stop shouting!"

At this moment, This Time Bu Ge suddenly spoke, his expression filled with seriousness.

He looked at the bird, and cold sweat actually trickled down his golden body statue:

"Look closely, the bird's talons are tensed, the arc of its wings is very specific, and most importantly, its eyes are incredibly sharp.

"This is clearly a state of alert! No, it might not be alert, it's hunting!"

At this moment, the golden bird hovered in the air, then suddenly swooped down towards a mountainous area.

Before the players could react, the bird soared skyward once more, but its talons now held prey: a colossal elephant, as massive as a mountain.

All the players fell silent, cold sweat streaming down their faces, staring dumbfounded at the bird.

It wasn't until the bird gracefully departed that everyone felt the oppressive atmosphere hanging over them slowly dissipate.

"What's going on? That bird... it really wasn't a Newbie Guide?"

"I think the power level here is a bit off. The bird, the elephant, they're all too big. They should all be at the Demon Body Realm, right?"

"No, size has nothing to do with Realm, does it?"

"But look at the bird's speed just now, and the strength it used to lift the elephant. No matter how you look at it, it seems to be at the Demon Body Realm, right?"

"It's equivalent to picking up a mountain, and it can still maintain a speed that the naked eye can't follow. That's definitely the Demon Body Realm, right?"

Everyone discussed it for a while, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

A Newbie Village map with a special starting scenario, and a random bird that appeared was at the Demon Body Realm?

Wait, is this really a Newbie Village?

The bird's terror made everyone hesitant, and for a moment, they dared not proceed.

The 'Physical Body Transmigration' players, needless to say, were all extremely cautious, fearing they would truly die here.

Players who entered via VR devices were worried about wasting their special starting opportunity, so they also became cautious.

Ye Hei looked around and said:

"Everyone, we are currently deep in this forest. The evidence is that we are high on a cliff, but no matter which direction we look, we cannot see the forest's edge."

"That means, even if we stay still, the surrounding wild beasts will find us."

"Moreover, there's no water or food here. We have to find a way in the forest, and we also need to find a way out."

A player next to him said:

"No rush, let me first 'Lifespan- krypton' and cultivate to the Peak of Qi Refining before we go out."

Ye Hei was startled by these words. He suddenly realized something very critical.

Not just him, but other 'Physical Body Transmigration' players around him also discovered the same problem.

One man in hiking gear asked, "What do you mean by 'Lifespan- krypton'? What is the Peak of Qi Refining?"

Apparently, in his memory, there was no information related to the Xuanhuan World; he didn't understand the players' 'Lifespan- krypton' Golden Finger, nor did he know about Realm divisions.

"No, you really don't know? You really don't have an operating interface?"

"No, in front of me... there's nothing."

"No way? Does that mean that those of you who Transmigrated in your Physical Body... don't have any Golden Finger?"

Little Cabbage, This Time Bu Ge, and the other VR pod players were all stunned.

Players in the Xuanhuan World had many advantages over native NPCs, the greatest of which was consuming Lifespan for acceleration.

This not only accelerated Realm cultivation but also accelerated all repetitive actions in fixed locations, and even the construction of Formations.

This was a Heaven-Defying Golden Finger that even the Nascent Soul-level state-stabilizing seal found astonishing.

Yet, players with such a Golden Finger still encountered difficulties everywhere in the Xuanhuan World, often suppressed by native Cultivators, and even forced to work for them.

Even today, players are still joining Duan Kong Cave, signing contracts akin to slavery, just to seek protection and cultivate properly.

Even the most leisurely lifestyle players, after the previous Human-Demon War and the destruction of Great River City, had come to understand the cruelty of the Xuanhuan World—a world where life was precarious, a world where one could die at any moment.

Under these circumstances... some players actually had no Golden Finger?

Moreover, it wasn't just the lack of cultivation acceleration; the in-game communication interface, the trading System, and the ability to resist soul-searching by high-level Cultivators... all were absent.

Because they were 'Physical Body Transmigration' players.

"This... this..."

This Time Bu Ge looked at Ye Hei and the others, opening his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't find the words.

For a moment, he didn't know how to comfort them.

Of course, some players also doubted whether they were truly Physical Body Transmigration, wondering if they were virtual people.

But there was a problem here: if they were virtual people, they would have been generated in the game directly, like the native inhabitants of the Xuanhuan World.

Why specifically generate them on Mount Tai?

They couldn't figure out this question, so they all believed that these people were either truly incredibly Physical Body Transmigration, or players pretending.

But now... even if they were pretending, to scare others, they wouldn't go so far as to pretend they didn't even have a Golden Finger, would they?

Isn't that just making things harder for themselves?

"Wait, since you don't even have 'Lifespan- krypton' cultivation, can you respawn after death?"

Hearing this question, Ye Hei showed a bitter smile:

"I don't know how you view us, but at least we are all absolutely certain that we are truly Physical Body Transmigration.

"Death... might truly be death."