Chapter 41 - The Conflict Before the Secret Realm

Gu Liuyun rubbed his head and decided not to dwell on matters concerning the Buddha for now. He continued to arrange a meeting place with Su Xiaoyue.

“The closest place to you should be White Emperor City. You can meet there and then use the secret teleportation array to wait for me at the entrance of the secret realm. I’ll arrive about an hour later.”

“Okay.”

After ending the communication, Gu Liuyun left the sect, summoned his Crimson Heart Sword, and headed to the nearest town.

The Taoist Palace was located deep in the mountains to ensure a high concentration of spiritual energy, which meant a journey to the nearby towns. In contrast, the War Alliance and the Buddhist Sect had the convenience of being close to the main city, making it a quick trip for their members.

Unfortunately, Gu Liuyun’s current psychic power boost was only 2,000 points, allowing him to control the sword for just 3 minutes. This limitation prevented him from flying directly to White Emperor City. Nonetheless, he was quite content, as most players couldn’t sustain flight for 3 minutes even with agility. Arriving at the nearest town, Gu Liuyun had nearly exhausted his psychic power. So, he visited an herbal shop, purchased some herbs, rented an alchemy room, and began crafting some pills.

He primarily crafted pills for physical, spiritual, and psychic energy recovery, focusing on the latter, as he created a substantial quantity. With his doubled alchemy aptitude of 100 points, he spent only 200 spirit stones buying herbs in the town, allowing him to perform alchemy independently. Since the town lacked a teleportation array, Gu Liuyun took pills to restore his psychic power while slowly going to White Emperor City on his sword. He told Su Xiaoyue it would take him an hour to arrive.

After nearly thirty minutes, Gu Liuyun felt he had taken enough pills to replenish his psychic power and finally reached White Emperor City. The city was bustling with players and was teeming with life. Gu Liuyun landed his flying sword slightly away from White Emperor City to avoid drawing attention and entered on foot.

Inside the city, the constant calls and shouts of players were overwhelming. Gu Liuyun couldn’t help but feel a bit out of place. However, he knew that this was temporary. Over time, the traditional culture of the Nine Realms would influence these players, and their behavior would change.

In his previous life, after the second year of the Nine Realms’ release, players began adopting traditional ways of addressing each other and using terms like “Fellow Daoists” when forming teams.

Once inside White Emperor City, Gu Liuyun used his memory to navigate directly to the secret realm teleportation array. A senior cultivator with white hair and a youthful appearance stood guard. Without waiting for the monk to speak, Gu Liuyun presented his Taoist Palace disciple’s identity card.@@novelbin@@

The monk glanced at the card, nodded, and activated the teleportation array. He gestured for Gu Liuyun to enter.

Gu Liuyun politely bowed and said, “Thank you, senior.”

He aimed to establish rapport with the senior cultivator, recognizing the monk’s considerable authority. Many players were still unfamiliar with interacting with the indigenous NPCs, mistakenly treating them as ordinary game characters. At the same time, at the entrance to the secret realm in White Emperor City, Su Xiaoyue and Su Wanyan surrounded themselves by a group of people.

The leader, a burly man, stroked his chin and made a lewd remark, saying, “Little girls, we have no other intentions. We just want to be friends with you. You won’t be ungrateful, will you?”

Su Xiaoyue glared at them and retorted, “Pah! Do you even know how you look? Get lost quickly. Good dogs don’t block the way!”

One person nearby immediately got angry and exclaimed, “You’re asking for trouble! Do you know we’re from the Dragon Guild? Our president wants to get to know you to do you a favor!”

Su Xiaoyue delivered a powerful sidekick without hesitation, sending the man flying with her long legs.

The leader, seeing this, angrily snorted, saying, “If you don’t take the toast, you’ll face the roast. Today, I’ll make you delete your accounts and start over!”

The leader’s aura surged, and he charged towards Su Xiaoyue.

People in the vicinity also began to attack, ready to target the two sisters. Just then, a woman suddenly descended from the sky, kicked the leader away, and stood in front of Su Xiaoyue and Su Wanyan.

“Stop!”