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He is also a Demonic Cultivator!

Midnight Gao Sou’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and the trembling of fear throughout his body finally stopped, replaced by excitement and joy.

He had originally thought he would surely die here today, but he never expected his identity as a Demonic Cultivator to save his life!

‘Good, good! I never thought Lu Dingpeng’s most useful identity wasn’t Foundation Establishment, wasn’t Elder, but Demonic Cultivator! This is great, I’m alive!’

Midnight Gao Sou was instantly swept by the joy of surviving a calamity, his mind filled with thoughts of laying low after returning this time and never venturing out again.

He cupped his hands towards the Qingling Sect Cultivator, hastily turned around, and with a surge of Spiritual Qi in his body, he intended to ride the wind and rush back to Duan Kong Cave.

But just as he relaxed and rejoiced, the Qingling Sect Cultivator suddenly made a move.

A gentle breeze swirled out, and with a flick of his wrist, a verdant gourd quickly expanded from fingertip size until it was large enough to be held with both hands.

“Collect.”

The Qingling Sect Cultivator lightly uttered, and the gourd immediately emitted a powerful suction.

The joy on Midnight Gao Sou’s face had not yet faded when his Dantian and Qi Sea were suddenly churned, collapsing under the immense pull.

In the blink of an eye, he was as if completely drained, his entire body resembling a skeleton, clattering to the ground, thrashing twice, and then falling silent.

The Qingling Sect Cultivator glanced at the gourd, but without much joy, instead sighing:

“Alas, the Qi Gathering Method is incomplete. The joy of surviving a calamity is indeed not so easy to gather.”

Beside him, another Qingling Sect Cultivator stepped forward, shaking his head and saying:

“I told you early on that this method wouldn’t work, yet you insisted on toying with that Demonic Cultivator. If you don’t nurture a person from the beginning, absorb his Spiritual Qi, and cultivate his Immortal Foundation, how could you possibly extract the Qi you need from him?”

“Alas, the Young Sect Master’s Breakthrough is imminent; I was just anxious.”

The Cultivator shook his head, then cast one last glance towards Broken Wood Cliff, but his gaze did not linger, instead leaping further, seemingly towards the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty.

“The Great Jiang Empress intends to plot for the Qi of a dying nation. At that time, all thirty thousand Tiger Wolf Guards will be buried here. If we act opportunistically, we should be able to gain some benefits from it.”

“Don’t go too deep; I see great problems with this Tomb.”

“I understand.”

...On Broken Wood Cliff.

The crowded Mortals here did not know the schemes of the important figures.

They only fled in panic, one pressing against another, wails and cries endless, even mixed with some excited sounds, as if they found it very interesting.

Whoosh!

The toad’s huge tongue continuously shot out, each time coiling away hundreds of players, swallowing them with a gurgle.

Those with pain enabled cried out in agony, while those without pain enabled seemed to be on a grand adventure, shouting excitedly.

As for the players streaming live in the arena, their eyes were glowing, frantically leaping up and down, shouting as their live stream’s popularity rose, attracting the Demonic Beast’s attention.

There were also those who valued their accounts, even having spent money on private transactions, who were now fleeing in disarray, terrified of being swallowed by the toad.

The players’ attitudes varied, but one thing was consistent.

No matter who it was, at this stage, none of those who came to Broken Wood Cliff could contend with the Demonic Beast; they could only flee in disarray.

“Senior Ge! We have prepared the Beast-Luring Grass. Can you make a move?”

In the distance, a group of players surrounded an elderly Herbalist, who was Ge Xuanqing.

Ge Xuanqing looked at the Demonic Beast, cold sweat streaming down: “That is a Demonic Beast in the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. A mere Beast-Luring Grass can only restrain it a little. How could it last long? Let’s go, we must leave quickly!”

The players exchanged glances, showing little emotion on their faces, but their hearts were a mix of emotions.

Those who thought to find Ge Xuanqing were considered advanced players, at least having done some research, not like Xiao Daidai who ran around recklessly seeking death.

But they also hadn't expected that the meta from the previous version would now be completely useless, having been severely nerfed.

“What a pity. In single-player mode, the large toad should only be in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, right? The dog planner secretly altered the values, utterly insane.”

“After all, it was said from the beginning that single-player mode and multiplayer mode are different. It’s better to discard past experiences.”

“Alas, never mind. Let’s leave here first. After all, it’s a Golden Core Tomb. It’s not something we mere Qi Refining Cultivators can seek.”

The leading player sighed.

Advanced players had significantly more information than ordinary players. They were very clear that Golden Core Tombs were usually explored by Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Cultivators; Qi Refining Cultivators entering was equivalent to seeking death.

However, they still harbored some lucky, unwilling to leave just like that.

“That Midnight Gao Sou is truly useless. He’s already dead. Otherwise, with reinforcements from Duan Kong Cave, we should have been able to follow and seize treasures.”

Another player glanced at the live stream, truly speechless.

Transmigrating into a Foundation Establishment body, he could be said to have started far ahead of them, yet he never expected to play himself to death so quickly.

The advanced players shook their heads, leaving one after another.

They hadn’t ventured too deep to begin with, so deciding to leave was easy.

It was the ordinary players inside, whose cultivation was lower and who had ventured further.

“Family, I found a rope and hung myself. While the Demonic Beast isn’t paying attention, I’m heading down Broken Wood Cliff. Don’t you think I’m smart?”

Xiao Daidai was streaming live, a sturdy and thick rope tied around her body, slowly descending inch by inch along the cliff face.

Surrounded by swirling clouds and interference from a maze, her vision couldn't clearly see what was below.

The viewers in the live stream were also somewhat stunned:

【No way, you’re not even Qi Refining, and you dare to go down?】

【You don’t care if your Mortal account dies, do you?】

【Don’t forget, even if you die in a body, there’s an hour cooldown. It’s a waste of time for no reason.】

【I’m already playing a Mortal account, why would I care about that?】

In any game, advanced players have their way of playing, and ordinary players have theirs.

And in the Early Stages of the game, when everyone still doesn't know how to play, there are usually many more ordinary players who seek death.

Xiao Daidai had just spoken a couple of words to the camera when a whooshing sound suddenly came from her ear, and a large red tongue emerged from beneath the clouds, piercing her in an instant.

In just a blink of an eye, her vision completely darkened, and the game interface disappeared.

【Death】

Xiao Daidai smiled forcedly at the camera: “Haha, I died again~~”

Although she was smiling, anyone could tell her smile was strained.

After leaving team mode and coming to this multiplayer mode, Xiao Daidai had been dying constantly.

First, she soul-transmigrated into a Cultivator’s Cauldron, and after learning the details, she immediately chose to restart.

Then, in her first life, she transmigrated to Qinghe Town and was killed by a martial artist. In her second life, she transmigrated to Efeng Mountain Range and was killed by mercenaries. In her third life, she transmigrated and was killed by... Xiao Daidai constantly sought death on the surface, wildly performing for entertainment in her live stream, pretending to be carefree and unconcerned.

But in reality, she was already somewhat tired of this game.

Not only was she tired, but the popularity of her live stream was also continuously declining.

Everyone watched the live stream to cultivate and become stronger. How could they like watching a Mortal like her constantly die?

Mortals couldn't enter Sects, nor did they have the strength to explore Secret Realms. Even in Mortal cities, they were no different from NPCs. This was so boring to play and not Xuanhuan at all.

‘How am I supposed to play this game?’

Xiao Daidai’s face was filled with bitterness. She really couldn’t play a game without a Newbie tutorial.

At this moment, a bullet comment in the live stream said:

【Daidai, why don’t we go check out some guides?】

【This Time Bu Ge made a new player video. Let’s go watch it?】