40: Lao Wang was forced to make an elixir, and Jiang Feng painted a pie again

Boom!

A bolt from the blue!

Jiangcheng Lao Wang felt a chill run through his body. He stared dumbfounded at the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, a last shred of hope in his heart: "Master, are you saying that I am like a Medicinal Pill, capable of helping you cultivate, right?"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator burst into laughter: "My good disciple, I already told you, you are the Medicinal Pill I am going to refine!"

Literally!

Lao Wang was not a fool.

Although the idea of refining a person into a Medicinal Pill was somewhat hard to accept, seeing the Pill Furnace next to him and recalling the legends of cannibals, cold sweat streamed down his forehead.

Calm down! I must calm down!

Perhaps this was just a test from Master, merely testing his loyalty?

Jiangcheng Lao Wang's eyes lit up: "Master, it is my honor to become your Medicinal Pill. I am willing to enter the Pill Furnace to be refined."

As soon as he said this, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who had been somewhat frenzied, was a little bewildered. He blinked, then smiled and said: "Good, good, good, as expected of my good disciple, much more sensible than your Senior Brothers."

With that, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator pointed to the Pill Furnace: "So, you'll go in yourself?"

No, does he really have to go in?

Lao Wang felt something was off, but at this moment, the audience in the live stream began to flood the chat:

"Lao Wang, go in!"

"This must be a test from your Master!"

"That's right, I heard some Traditional Martial Arts Masters have similar tests when taking disciples, like making you hold a teacup to catch boiling water, and you absolutely can't let go even if it overflows and burns your hand."

"Lao Wang, whether you can take off depends on this wave!"

He gambled!

Jiangcheng Lao Wang gritted his teeth.

Although this was just a game, he had invested a lot of time to trigger this Opportunity, and almost all save points led to the same ending. If he had to restart this time, it would be very painful.

At this point, Lao Wang could only constantly comfort himself, thinking that this must be Master's test, and he definitely wasn't really going to be refined into a Medicinal Pill.

Heaven knows how many times his emotions fluctuated in that short period.

(Jiang Feng: Haha, I know, the emotional value is through the roof.)

"Brothers, I think something's not right. Why did this old guy start a fire? Holy crap, the temperature is getting higher and higher... Holy crap, he put the lid on me. What's going on? Wait, this old guy isn't really going to refine me into a pill, is he?

"Hey, he opened the lid for me. Did I pass the test?

"What does it mean that he threw a few vegetable leaves in here? What are these Talismans pasted on it?

"I—"

Finally, Jiangcheng Lao Wang couldn't speak anymore; his character directly fainted.

The medicinal liquid in the Pill Furnace continuously boiled, and the herbs and Lao Wang constantly fused, releasing a strange and sweet aroma that mixed with the hazy white smoke.

Not far away, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's sinister laughter continuously echoed, and his murmurs could vaguely be heard:

"If I consume this one, I'll be able to Core Formation, haha, Core Formation..."

Everything went dark.

If he hadn't turned off the tactile feedback in time, Lao Wang felt that his real-life self might have also fainted, or even ended up in the hospital.

"Phew..."

Opening his eyes, Lao Wang exhaled a turbid breath.

He immediately quit the game, got up from the VR pod, and stood by the window, remaining silent for a long time.

The live stream was black, and the audience had already exploded.

"Where's Lao Wang? Where did Lao Wang go?"

"Was he really refined into a medicinal ingredient?"

"A bit crazy..."

"Is this an evil Cultivator? Too Heaven-Defying..."

"Lao Wang must be broken, right? Will he still play this game later?"

"With such high traffic, do you think he won't continue to play?"

"Wait, Brothers, do you still remember those streamers who restarted to find the Foundation Establishment Cultivator? Forgive me for laughing impolitely."

As the "Lao Wang Refined into a Pill" incident fermented on the internet.

Those streamers who had restarted were all dumbfounded after receiving the news.

"No, what was the point of me restarting?"

They opened the leaderboard and, sure enough, Lao Wang's name had dropped, and it was predictable that his traffic would also continue to decline.

The key was that the streamers behind him couldn't even enjoy the traffic from "triggering the refining event"; it was a pure loss!

"No, I have to run!"

Immediately, a streamer made a decision.

He hadn't been found by the Foundation Establishment Cultivator yet, having just joined the Duan Kong Cave Cultivator team. He chose to flee directly, and then... he was ganged up on and killed by the Duan Kong Cave Cultivators.

The remaining streamers, seeing this scene, had expressions on their faces almost indistinguishable from constipation.

"Damn it, running is death, not running is also death. So what do we do now? Dead save? Start from scratch?"

The streamers were on the verge of tears; this time, they had truly dug themselves into a deep hole.

The UP Master "This Time Bu Ge," who had previously released a video on the basic Laws of the Xuanhuan World, also sorted things out after hearing about this and released a new video:

"Xuanhuan World Survival Law One: Let the Opportunity Fly."

The video stated that when you see others obtaining an Opportunity, don't envy it or follow the trend, but wait patiently, because this Opportunity could very likely be a great killing intent that swallows bones directly.

After this video was released, it immediately sparked another heated discussion among players:

"That Jiang Feng is simply anti-Human Race. Heaven knows if the Opportunities he gives have a pit."

"I don't think we should give up eating for fear of choking. Didn't we talk about the cultivation explosion Law before? If we don't look for Opportunities, how can our cultivation explode?"

"If you don't look for Opportunities, you'll be preyed upon. If you look for Opportunities, you'll be a lamb entering a tiger's mouth. Good heavens, I'm just saying good heavens."

"Why is life so difficult in this Xuanhuan World?"

Players discussed animatedly.

Midnight Gao Sou and other streamers also secretly thought, 'That was close, that was close.'

Fortunately, they hadn't chosen to follow the trend and reload their saves to restart the storyline, otherwise they would also have to face a dead save and restart, which would be a huge hassle.

"I think everyone makes sense. There's indeed no need to give up eating for fear of choking. Opportunities can still be sought, but one must decide appropriately based on one's cultivation."

Midnight Gao Sou thought for a moment. He had an idea in his mind, which was:

When reaching Foundation Establishment, then look for Qi Refining Opportunities; after Core Formation, then look for Foundation Establishment Opportunities; after Golden Core, then look for Core Formation Opportunities, and so on.

This way, it would be foolproof and he would absolutely not be harmed by evil Cultivators.

However, if this idea were to be spoken aloud, he might be ridiculed as a coward, so Midnight Gao Sou simply kept it hidden and didn't plan to say it.

"Gao Sou, check the official website, Jiang Feng is up to something again, he's launching an online mode!"

Old Potato's voice came from beside him, and Midnight Gao Sou quickly went to the official website to check.

Good heavens, Jiang Feng had drawn a huge pie this time:

"mystical world: the rise of the weak will launch a multiplayer real-time online mode in the next update, with global servers, and character death means restarting."

"Come and experience the true Xuanhuan World!"

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