The last and most important tip for learning quickly — let others do what they can.
This is called reasonable allocation of positions.
Lin Shuang didn’t even realize it herself, yet it slipped out naturally.
“Has the final task of the campaign against evil cultivators been updated to this version of the game?”
[…]
[Lin Shuang: I’m sending players to fight you. You just wait.]
[I suddenly realized that she had transplanted the entire Nine Thousand Trials system into this game, “Becoming Immortal, Starting from Qi Cultivation”… ]
[Lin Shuang: Nine Thousand Trials, come to me!]
[She has transitioned from a trial participant to a task issuer… how many times now!]
[Three hundred puppets from Li Village; Annihilation Pavilion; Alchemy Sect, Hundred Flowers Sect; the demon race—as long as Lin Shuang could imagine, no faction could escape the fate of serving her.]
[Interestingly, every race working for her seems quite happy about it?]
[…]
“The tasks of eliminating evil cultivators and locating the missing demons have been integrated into the ultimate upgrade missions of these hundred professions.”
The senior apprentice from the Alchemy Sect nodded solemnly.
There was a glow of honor on his face, a flush of excitement.
An unprecedented surge of passion was beating in his chest,
Something he had never experienced before.
What’s this feeling called? Strategic command?
No, this is called turning the tables and becoming the master! This is the saying: When there’s no tiger in the mountains, the monkeys become kings!
Once forced through endless trials, pressured, threatened, and forced to study with sleepless nights by the Nine Thousand Trials, disciples finally turned the tables!
Today, he was the one setting questions for the game players, using the magical artifacts crafted by their Alchemy Sect.
Do you want to become the pinnacle of your profession — a Snake Prince or Sect Elder in the game?
Want to? Good, then go find the Heaven’s Chance Cultivators and eliminate them!
Relying solely on individual ability is ultimately a minor path.
Pooling the strength of everyone — that is the true path.
He had actually experienced the joy and essence that only a task-issuing elder could feel!
“Junior apprentice sister Lin, I’ve learned it.”
The senior apprentice from the Alchemy Sect stood up on the spot, solemnly bowing to Lin Shuang.
Lin Shuang: “?”
“Good, you continue working on the game.”
[…]
[…………]
[Lin Shuang: Work hard, don’t waste time chatting while you’re supposed to be working.]
[Lin Shuang: Alchemy Sect, I’m counting on you guys.]
[The Alchemy Sect senior apprentice learned it — you learned what exactly! You didn’t learn anything at all, you’re still just doing hard labor for Lin Shuang!]
The Alchemy Sect, Sea and Mountain Sect, Clear Water Sect, Hundred Flowers Sect, and Inscription Weight Sect all found their place — by Lin Shuang’s side.
But some sects struggled, being either stubborn or just unlucky, and thus operated separately from Lin Shuang.
For example, the Proud Ten Thousand Monks Sect and the Yunyang Sect, this time did not join Lin Shuang.
The Ten Thousand Monks Sect joined a demon merchant caravan in search of missing young demons, using the Tiger Clan’s four cities as the starting point and gradually narrowing the search area from the outskirts toward the center.
The leader of the search team was a handsome middle-aged man from the fox clan, with cultivation at the Transcendence Stage.
[!]
[Who would have thought the Ten Thousand Monks Sect could latch onto such a strong leg!]
The silent disciples of the Ten Thousand Monks Sect were all practicing silent meditation.
Surprisingly, they worked well with the fox clan, because there was a Zhou Xuanwu in their group.
And in the fox clan’s group, there was a very familiar multicolored large dog.
The fox clan leader seemed to treat this dog extremely well.
[This seems like Lin Shuang’s Second Treasure.]
[Why is Zhou Xuanwu from the Clear Water Sect here? Oh, turns out this is also Lin Shuang’s team!]
[…]
The Yunyang Sect arrived late and joined the dog clan’s search team.
“This time we must get ahead of Lin Shuang.”
Collaborating with the demon race to earn their favor would aid the Yunyang Sect in securing a higher ranking during the final assessment among the twelve sects.
But unfortunately, the multicolored large dog strolling around the dog clan’s meeting area gave the Yunyang Sect’s Spirit Formation disciple a glance and then, in a very human-like manner, gave him a “you’re such an idiot” look.
Shook his head and walked away.
Yunyang Sect’s Chief Disciple: “?”
Zhou Xuanwu from the Ten Thousand Monks Sect waved to him, “Senior apprentice brother, the fox clan and dog clan are both external teams collaborating with the Clear Water Sect.”
Yunyang Sect: “[…]!”
[Of course! I knew Lin Shuang’s Second Treasure was here!]
The senior apprentice from Yunyang Sect stubbornly said, “Then we’ll go cooperate with the sea clan!”
Zhou Xuanwu was silent for a moment before speaking, “That works too. The Clear Water Sect’s Xiao Bai and Fish Brother are there. They’ll be leading a team to Tiger City soon.”
Yunyang Sect: “[…]”
So, no matter which direction you go — east, south, west, or north — it’s always the Clear Water Sect!
Zhou Xuanwu thought for a moment, then hesitantly nodded, “Yes. Junior apprentice sister Lin said the Annihilation Pavilion is also our Clear Water Sect’s ally. If there’s no position available in the outer circle, you can also report to the Tiger City branch of the Annihilation Pavilion.”
The senior apprentice from Yunyang Sect stood there for a long time.
The cold wind blew.
His heart turned cold.
And his mind became completely clear.
“Senior apprentice brother, I told you long ago to follow Lin Shuang, but you just wouldn’t believe it.”
A disciple from Yunyang Sect who was handing in assignments sighed deeply.
“Wasting so much time.”
The Yunyang Sect’s Spirit Formation Chief Disciple: “[…]”
No more struggling.
“Let’s go, speed up the search! Each disciple will pair up with a dog demon!”
The various sects immediately mobilized. Within and beyond Tiger City, disciples from different sects were actively collaborating in perfect harmony with the demon race across various regions.
Over time, human cultivators and demon cultivators became familiar with each other.
Dog, wolf, and fox clans, as well as deep-sea tribes, all began to walk shoulder to shoulder with the disciples.
Their coordination improved.
Relations between the two races advanced rapidly.
The multicolored large dog silently watched all this with black eyes.
Then turned its deep gaze toward the direction of Tiger City.
[Lin Shuang is in Tiger City, but it seems like her presence is everywhere outside the city.]
[So, the Yunyang Sect and Ten Thousand Monks Sect are actually being commanded by Lin Shuang’s pet — Second Treasure?]
[…]!
The Yunyang Sect only taught you how to craft fire talismans! You didn’t study diligently, can’t develop games, can’t write novels, have a terrible attitude, and aren’t even fit to work in customer service! So now, all you can do is go search for the missing ones with the dogs! And your sense of smell isn’t even as sharp as a dog demon’s! Yunyang Sect, oh Yunyang Sect!
[…]
In the wilderness, good news kept coming in.
“According to the game backend team’s information, we found a hideout!”
“We found one here too! Ten miles southwest of the game location!”
“The dog clan found one too!”
“Damn, this player nicknamed Crown Prince really leaks information… He really gives out Heaven’s Chance intel!”
[!]
[…]
While the projected text was passionately scrolling, no one noticed that this multicolored large dog temporarily ended its morning search work and stepped on a communication stone with one foot.
“Lin Shuang, the Crown Prince’s identity has been confirmed. There are hideouts of missing demons near all three locations.”
“There’s also a location provided by the Tiger Clan. Matching one of the game accounts is…”
Its toes spread open, as if recalling something.
“Tiger Roars with Might.”
[…]
[…………]
[Wait a second, how can a dog talk!]
Zhou Xuanwu happened to come out for a walk, appearing in the projection.
[Oh, it’s junior apprentice brother Zhou.]
[You scared me… I thought Lin Shuang’s pet spirit dog had actually become enlightened!]
Zhou Xuanwu blocked the projection, raising his head to breathe and let his tired spiritual sense rest.
The search teams looking for the missing demon had been exhausted, working day and night without stopping.
The multicolored large dog, hidden behind Zhou Xuanwu, looked up at him, then tossed a pill behind his back.
Then summoned the fox clan and dog clan’s Transcendence Stage elders.
Gave them a few instructions.
“In three days, it will be Tiger City’s hunting festival.”
“Regarding today’s race news, how are the preparations going? We’ll broadcast it live on the day of the event.”
“Also, cooperate with the young masters and misses of the bear, tiger, and snake clans.”
The Transcendence Stage elders from the fox and dog clans: “???”
When did the young masters and misses of the bear, snake, and tiger clans become their inside agents!?
…
Rongbaozhai finally released over three thousand copies of “Starting from Qi Cultivation,” and many wealthy demons or those who received them as gifts had now reached the most critical career advancement task in their profession.
[Have you ever experienced the hell of the mortal world?]
[When you were young and innocent, you were forced to leave your parents, forced to leave your homeland, and taken into a dark abyss filled with a thick, pungent stench…]
[No one, no demon came to save you. Even if you screamed your lungs out…]
[You were surrounded by fear, trembling, only able to hear your own weak cries and see their cruel smiles…]
[Perhaps you won’t live to see tomorrow, but you still want to go home one last time to see your parents, to eat a meal at home…]
Various professions: demon princes, sect masters, cultivation family patriarchs, merchant elders, etc., all saw water ripple-like text appear on their black-screened promotion interfaces.
The fifth-tier Sound Cultivator melody was filled with desperate sorrow and endless fear.
The stench of blood and dampness seemed to rush straight toward them, engulfing young demon players like She Gan and Yuan Ya.
Their emotions couldn’t help but be stirred by the game’s narration.
“We’ve experienced this…”
Players like She Gan, Yuan Ya, and the guarding soldiers in Tiger City all clenched their fists. Young players in Bear City and Snake Territory also gritted their teeth.
In this 4D immersive game, they truly experienced this helpless despair!
At the beginning of the game, they couldn’t cure their parents’ serious illnesses, nor could they go out to earn money!
At the slightest misstep, they would be kidnapped by evil forces!
“They” did nothing wrong, except in the game their demon core quality was exceptional, their cultivation foundation unparalleled!
When they were weak, no matter how much they struggled, they were “killed on the spot,” “eaten,” or “sold as tributes” — again and again, they met tragic deaths, watching helplessly as their “families” cried out to heaven and earth with no response.
No one to turn to for help, no demon to aid them.
Even when they found the local officials, they were treated rudely.
Every player had experienced this frustrating, helpless bad ending at least a dozen times!
The immersive game experience, with its realistic sense of smell, touch, taste, vision, and hearing, made them feel the pain as if it were their own!
“My child is missing, is there anyone who can help me…”
“Officer, please help me…”
Finally one day, these players avoided the inevitable early deaths, finding a path through the life-or-death struggle of the early stages to reach their desired professions!
Now they have grown, become powerful!
They have become the pinnacle of their professions in the game.
They have become the officials, immortals, elders — the ones who can “change the fate of the weak”!
“I’ll help you!”
She Gan boldly snatched the game control artifact box from his second aunt’s hands!
And continued playing.
“Don’t worry, I will definitely find your child.”
“I will definitely drive out all the evil ones from our land! Drive them out of our home!”
“No one will take away our little snake!”
She Gan excitedly stood up.
Not just him, other young player representatives from various clans also powerfully stood up!
Once weak victims, they met immortals and powerful protectors.
Now they have become the powerful ones, and they will become the great guardians who protect the weak!
[She Dama was deeply moved by your firm promise, as if a warm current had flowed into her icy heart.]
[Thank you… no matter the outcome… She Dama thought to herself.]
She Gan obtained the clue about the evil cultivator that She Dama had risked her life to uncover. She trusted you and entrusted only you with this major demonic matter.
[Tiger Aunt was very grateful to you, giving you the final clue to the Heaven’s Chance Cultivators.]
[Bear Uncle was deeply moved, telling you the several suspected hiding places of the Heaven’s Chance Cultivators.]
Players from various clans eagerly accepted the ultimate task of finding the young ones, all receiving the big clue package about the evil Heaven’s Chance Cultivators.
[Evil Heaven’s Chance Cultivators:]
[1. Evil cultivators will definitely carry the Heaven’s Chance Token at all times;
The token is the evil ruler of Heaven’s Chance, who separates his evil thoughts and implants them into cultivators’ bodies;
Moreover, the token may have the effect of concealing the target’s true spiritual sense and cultivation level — it is itself a magical artifact.]
[2. Most evil cultivators have the characteristic of having suffered setbacks followed by sudden cultivation improvement;]
[3. Most evil cultivators have changed their personalities from before: influenced by the “Heaven’s Chance Token”]
[4. Most evil cultivators have cut off contact with their past relatives and friends: fearing their descent into evil will be discovered.]
[5. The Heaven’s Chance evil cultivators specifically target cultivators and demons with exceptional talents for absorption.]
Therefore, they may appear in places or positions with abundant information and heavy foot traffic.]
[6. Heaven’s Chance evil cultivators may have a righteous identity as cover, and have set up teleportation arrays near themselves.]
Clue after clue appeared on Rongbaozhai’s water-screen display.
All demon players and those watching the strategy guides read them, quickly memorizing each line at a glance.
Lin Shuang was looking out at the bustling second floor, about to check the game backend data submitted by the Alchemy Sect and organized by Zhao Keran.
Then the communication stone rang.
Soon, Huangpu Yuan’s voice came through.
“Five hidden locations outside the city have been discovered, leading to the rescue of over 300 missing young demons.”
“All their demon cores remain intact, including gifted young demons from various clans. However, among the tiger clan, those with extraordinary demon core talents are the rarest, mostly consisting of ordinary young tigers.”
Huangpu Yuan’s voice came through.
Lin Shuang raised her eyebrows.
She gestured to the senior apprentice from the Alchemy Sect, “Add this latest intel to the game. Hmm… block the tiger clan players.”
[!]
[…]
“They are all in a deep sleep.”
Huangpu Yuan paused for a moment, “But no teleportation arrays were found at any of the five hideouts.”
Lin Shuang raised her eyebrows. No teleportation arrays found?
Back when they were in the auction house, there was a tribute teleportation array being transported away.
[Strange, that means the Heaven’s Chance, no, Heaven’s Chance, is among the demon race!? And very close by, no need for teleportation?]
[This information feels very crucial.]
Lin Shuang gestured to the Alchemy Sect senior apprentice again, “Add this information about the lack of teleportation arrays into the game too.”
Huangpu Yuan was about to speculate further, “They must have been smuggled into the city by the Tiger Clan soldiers. The largest hideout is probably near or even inside the heavily fortified Tiger King’s palace. If the remaining hundred or so missing young demons are still alive, they’re most likely in the palace…”
But he fell silent at this point.
She had to get back to the game… Fine.
Lin Shuang hummed in agreement. The wisdom of the masses was reliable.
She pressed the communication stone and exchanged a few more words with Huangpu Yuan and Xiaobai regarding the verification of the missing demon list and the preparations for the deep-sea clan’s battle.
“The operation will commence in three days. The dog, wolf, and fox clans will complete their search, and the Sea Clan will arrive?”
“Understood, the gaming team will cooperate with you.”
Lin Shuang nodded.
[!]
[Lin Shuang: Players will cooperate with you, rest assured.]
[…]
Lin Shuang quickly returned to her routine—monitoring everyone’s gaming progress.
On the second floor of Rongbaozhai, the atmosphere was bustling, with candlelight burning all night.
The demon had a strong physique and absorbed moonlight, so staying up all night playing games was no problem at all.
“Why doesn’t this Tianji Association hideout have a teleportation array?”
She Huan was also pondering this question.
He had already maneuvered his in-game character to locate the southern suburbs, situated between Tiger City and the territory of the Snake Clan… He had discovered the trafficking hideout of the missing demon.
He was about to interrogate the cultist from the Tianji Association when, upon probing his mind, the enemy split in two from the forehead and died completely.
Inside, a dark token fell out.
Soon after, it turned to ashes.
She Huan’s in-game character was stuck.
The clue was lost.
The death of this demon indicated that he was not the mastermind behind the Tianji Association.
Without finding the mastermind, the tragedy would continue.
This time, over a hundred missing demons were discovered, but once he left, new disappearances would occur every year—next year, ten years later…
Unless the Tianji Token was uprooted completely!
“Why did the auction house disappearance case I solved in the Shanhai Sect have a teleportation array for offerings, but the demon border hideout has no offering teleportation array…”
She Huan couldn’t help but think.
[…]
[Lin Shuang has incorporated the real cases of the Tianji Association into the game.]
[Wow.]
[I finally understand. The reward for the fastest game completion, ten million spirit stones, is actually a reward for players who discover the real hideouts of the Tianji Association of the demon world in reality!]
[What a grand game, I finally get it.]
Day and night alternated.
Three days later, the first wave of addicted Rongbaozhai players began to leave reluctantly.
Lin Shuang silently stood by the window on the first floor of Rongbaozhai, watching them off.
In reality, there were always various matters to attend to; neither demons nor humans could remain immersed in virtual games for long.
They all had real-life duties, such as the Tiger King’s hunting assembly.
But some things would carry over from the virtual to reality.
Playing a carefully crafted, high-quality game could allow one to learn, solve cases, and grow; it wasn’t a complete waste of time.
“She Huan, over here!”
In the royal hunting area of Tiger City, it resembled a vast forest for real hunting.
As far as the eye could see, the wild grass and trees provided a comfortable habitat for all kinds of demons.
She Huan heard the voice of Zong Xing, the bear clan’s hostage, calling him from afar.
He couldn’t help but smile and walk forward to greet him.
Before summer, the royal relatives and noble families of Tiger City frequently held hunting gatherings.
Such as today’s event, personally hosted by the Tiger King.
As a hostage of the Snake Clan, She Huan naturally had to participate.
Hunting was always a major event for the Tiger King, the direct and collateral branches of the Tiger Clan, as well as neutral demon clans to establish stable and good relations.
It was also a form of ‘attendance monitoring.’
The hostages and generals of various clans could not remain away from Tiger City for long.
During each major hunt, they would witness firsthand how powerful the Tiger King’s personal guards were.
They would tear apart prey in the jungle, swift, brave, and merciless.
If they didn’t obey, their fate would be the same.
As a hostage of the Snake Clan, She Huan, and as a hostage of the Bear Clan, Zong Xing, were already used to the situation. They wore the obedient smiles of dutiful juniors, raising their cups to the mighty Tiger King, who enjoyed the festivities, and walked together to chat.
“What have you been up to these days? Have you played ‘From Qi Cultivation Begins’?”
“Of course I have. Although I can’t claim to be first, I’m at least in the top three.”
She Huan wore a proud expression.
They were kept in Tiger City under surveillance.
The Tiger King would not truly raise and value them like his own children.
In his daily life, he was far from the glamorous image.
He couldn’t progress his cultivation too rapidly, nor could he be overly intelligent, too keen on observing the dynamics of Tiger City, or display any ambition to accomplish great things.
In the game, ‘She Huan’ could rise freely!
Unlike the real She Huan, who was so pathetic.
While chatting with Zong Xing, She Huan couldn’t help but feel a bit down.
At the same time, many unsolved mysteries in the game lingered in his mind.
‘Why didn’t the hideout found in the game have a teleportation array?’
‘Was the Tianji Association offering to someone locally?’
‘Or did the other party have a transcendence, eliminating the need for teleportation, allowing them to tear through space and shrink distances at will?’
It felt like the solution was right in front of him.
Just this one question remained.
As She Huan pondered, he heard Zong Xing whisper nearby.
“Haven’t you noticed that the Crown Prince hasn’t been hunting much since ten years ago?”
She Huan was taken aback.
He couldn’t help but look toward a luxurious tent adorned with golden decorations in the distance.
The Crown Prince now rarely joined them in jungle hunting.
Most of the time, he sat in the tent listening to music.
Even when he did come out, it was only for show, his expression one of disdainful arrogance, as if he looked down on the ‘lowly’ act of hunting.
“He wasn’t always like this. Back when hunting season came, he charged ahead faster than any of us, saying that no matter what, we must never forget our clan’s bloodline.”
Zong Xing’s muttering planted a seed of doubt in She Huan’s heart.
“But it seems like something changed around ten years ago… The Tiger Clan isn’t like the Spirit Cats, many of whom go to human sects to become spirit pets and study cultivation. How did he end up adopting the human cultivation style?”
She Huan frowned. Indeed!
But he quickly shook his head. “Brother Zong, what you’re saying is a bit biased. The human cultivation style isn’t entirely bad.”
After all, he had studied for ten years in the ‘Shanhai Sect’ game, rising from an outer disciple to an elite inner disciple, and he felt that human cultivation was amazing!
If not for his clan’s bloodline, he would have loved to follow the path of becoming an elder in the Shanhai Sect.
“Ah, that’s not what I meant,”
Zong Xing rolled his eyes.
He lowered his voice. “Have you reached the Tianji Order’s progress in the game? Don’t you think the Crown Prince’s personality has changed a lot?”
A chill ran down She Huan’s spine.
A sense of eerie realization that the game reflected reality swept over him!
[3. Most cultists now exhibit personalities distinct from their former selves—an effect of the Tianji Token’s influence.]
[4. Most cultists have severed ties with their former relatives and friends, fearing exposure of their involvement in cult activities.]
The Crown Prince’s personality had indeed changed!
He no longer hunted with them, the playmates he grew up with.
He always stayed alone in the tent for no apparent reason.
She Huan looked toward the nearby tiger clan youths lounging on the ground ‘sunbathing,’ and alarm bells rang in his mind!
Zong Xing also wore a complicated expression.
He lowered his voice even further, “Do you remember? Before, his cultivation level was about the same as ours, all at the Condensing Yuan stage, but now he’s already at the peak of Refining Spirit.”
She Huan staggered back a step.
[2. Most cultists experience abrupt advancements or signs of regression in their cultivation;]
Zong Xing wasn’t particularly clever; the entire Bear Clan wasn’t as cunning or suspicious as the Snake Clan.
But the game clearly outlined all the suspicious characteristics of the Tianji Token!
“She Huan, you’re clever. Tell me, am I just overthinking this?”
Zong Xing felt very nervous.
His eyes glanced toward the Crown Prince’s tent but dared not look for long.
She Huan’s heart was pounding.
He quickly looked around and soon noticed many suspicious glances from others around them, all looking toward the Crown Prince’s tent!
Those present were all the young elites of various clans, many of whom had played the game.
Previously, they hadn’t paid much attention to it, at most considering it as the Crown Prince going through a rebellious phase… but now they all recognized the traits of demonic cultivators!
Suddenly, they felt something was off about the Crown Prince, someone they had been close with before!
She Huan took a deep breath. “We need to find a way to test him.”
Zong Xing: “!”
She Huan’s expression was serious. “The realism in the game is likely because the creator infused their own rich experiences into it.”
“In other words, these might actually be real events.”
She Huan now wanted to purchase the Tianji Token and cultivation scrolls from the Baihua Sect for verification, but it was already too late.
But deep down, he couldn’t help pondering the enigma of the hideout without a teleportation array in the game, as well as the numerous disappearance cases now occurring in the demon world’s reality—
In the newly discovered hideout, the proportion of missing young demons was the smallest among those with exceptional talents.
She Huan’s pupils trembled as he grabbed Zong Xing’s sturdy arm.
“In the game, it states that the demonic cultivators of the Tianji Order must always carry the token with them!”
“Find a way to break the Crown Prince’s storage bag!”
Zong Xing sucked in a breath.
Soon, more and more young elites from various clans (gamers) slowly gathered behind them.
Today’s breaking news: 16 new cases of missing juvenile snakes reported in the Serpent Realm.
“Today in Lion City, eight more children have gone missing…”
The Fox, Wolf, and Dog clans have jointly submitted a petition to Tiger City, requesting a full-scale southern city search for the missing young demon! However, the Tiger King has not yet approved it due to organizing a major summer hunting event.
“The Bear Clan has submitted an application to the Tiger King for sending troops to search the suburbs…”
She Huan glanced at the demon world news on the communication stone, his heart trembling.
The real-world issues indeed matched perfectly with the game’s progression!
Zong Xing, the Bear Clan’s hostage, looked dazedly at the news and then at the Crown Prince’s tent.
“My father always thought I was just playing around and not making progress, but I found a suspect just by playing the game!”
With this one sentence from Zong Xing, all the young elites at the hunting ground opened their eyes wide.
Who is the suspect—the clue points directly to the Tiger Clan’s inner circle!
The various regions’ applications for search and rescue were ignored by Tiger City.
The hideout in the suburbs of Tiger City, where the missing demons were hidden, had no teleportation array.
She Huan’s expression was strange as he looked at the dense ranks of the Tiger King’s and Crown Prince’s personal guards at the hunting ground.
“If we can have trustworthy guards transport the tribute into the city in the form of drills or prisoner escorts.”
Zong Xing: “!”
The Tiger King’s and Crown Prince’s personal guards would not be inspected at the city gates.
They only needed to show their tokens.
“After the hunt, the Tiger King will reward the first-place winner. Today, there’s a live broadcast of breaking news from the demon world, and all households with projection stones can watch.”
She Huan, being a snake clan member, was suspicious and thoughtful.
“After the reward, the Tiger King will definitely give a speech, probably for about half a teacup’s time. The Crown Prince will be there then.”
At that time, everyone’s attention would be on the Tiger King.
The Crown Prince would naturally be there too.
That would be the moment when the Crown Prince was most relaxed and unguarded.
Zong Xing and the other demons immediately understood She Huan’s meaning.
“We should scatter and not gather together, so as not to alert the Crown Prince early.”
After speaking, She Huan also transformed into his original form, a small green snake as jade-like and emerald, lying in the grass sunbathing.
“There’s half a day left until evening. Don’t forget the time.”
“Okay.”
“Understood.”
Inside the first floor of Rongbaozhai.
Lin Shuang was resting with her eyes closed. Recently, she had seen too much of the game backend’s progress, and her time for daydreaming and resting had been compressed.
Fortunately, many important second-generation members of the demon clans were not on the second floor of Rongbaozhai working on the game today.
Her game backend data temporarily entered a low period.
She had a moment to catch her breath.
Daydreaming, reading novels.
Besides her, others were also ‘slacking off.’
The Shanhai Sect—game backend customer service team was meditating.
Meng Zi was sharpening his knife, Zhao Keran was checking today’s schedule, and was frowning over planning tomorrow’s schedule.
The Baihua Sect members wore dazed expressions, looking lifeless—they had written too many texts these days and no longer wanted to write.
Even Bian Bo was feeling nauseous.
The Qi Sect disciples also looked miserable. “Senior Lin, as you said, the game has been updated to the latest version.”
“Can we leave now?”
They wanted to rest! They wanted to meditate!
But Lin Shuang opened her eyes and looked at the sky outside.
“Leave?”
The sunset was gradually setting.
It painted the white walls of Rongbaozhai’s first-floor private room red, and the glow fell into her black eyes.
“The big show is just beginning.”
[!]
As soon as she spoke, the first and second floors of Rongbaozhai suddenly echoed with an exciting sound.
“Today’s breaking news brings you the live update from the Tiger King’s hunting ground!”
“This month’s hunting king is the Tiger King’s personal guard commander, General Xuantu!”
A water screen projection slowly unfolded, with small text below—Tiger City News.
The ‘on-site reporter’ explaining the event was a tiger resembling a Northeast Tiger.
On the screen, the Tiger King looked majestic, taller than ordinary tigers. With one step, the other tigers bowed their heads.
The Tiger King, clad in golden armor, descended from his throne in the hunting grounds. He accepted a five-star tiger-head treasured blade presented by a minor demon and bestowed it upon a mighty black tiger general. The general stood before him, fully armored in black with a breastplate gleaming under the light.
“We are the rulers of the land!”
After awarding the prize, the Tiger King turned his fierce tiger eyes with vertical pupils toward the live broadcast camera of the ‘Today’s News.’
“Remember all of you, our Tiger Clan are hunters! Any who oppose us will become prey beneath our claws!”
The entire venue fell silent.
The Tiger King’s personal guards on both sides wildly raised their swords and knives in response.
In the Tiger Clan, Wei Zhen and Yuan Ya were somewhat restless.
The representatives of the various clans, the Snake, Bear, and Bird Clans, gritted their teeth… and lowered their heads.
In Rongbaozhai, Lin Shuang narrowed her eyes watching the Tiger King’s broadcast of the show of strength.
[Arrogant!]
[I didn’t know the Tiger King was so overbearing… He really doesn’t put us Eastern Realm human cultivators in his eyes.]
[Is this the big show you mentioned, Lin Shuang? Wow, the Tiger Clan is really taking a hit from the Baihua Sect’s projection!]
The projection text from the twelve sects’ observing disciples had just floated by.
They saw the headline screen of Rongbao Studio flicker.
For reasons unknown, the screen suddenly switched to the inconspicuous Tiger Clan’s crown prince beneath the Tiger King.
The prince, who looked somewhat dignified and sincere, was suddenly tripped by a tall Bear Clan prince beside him.
As he was about to tumble down the stairs, he was grabbed by a Pig Clan lady who cried out in alarm. Unexpectedly, she lacked strength and ended up pulling the prince down with her, causing both to tumble together!
Their cultivation hadn’t reached the Spirit Refining stage, insufficient to overpower the prince.
However, the scene erupted into chaos as the Lynx Clan’s second generation, Leopard Lion Clan’s youth, and the Weizhen girl hurriedly rushed over, each possessing different cultivation levels—Condensed Core, Spirit Refiner—and desperately trying to help them up.
But in the end, they pushed and pulled each other in confusion!
More than ten nobles and young elites, almost indistinguishable from each other, all fell into a heap!
“What’s going on!”
The Tiger King roared furiously, sending a Soul Tribulation shockwave.
The younger generation turned pale, hastily trying to stand up amidst further disorder, stepping on each other.
Finally, the Bear Clan youth pulled the crown prince up with a loud thud, his ears flattened from the pressure.
He even shook the prince by the shoulders.
The bear’s powerful palm and Yuan’s round tiger claws hurriedly smoothed the prince’s wrinkled clothes and dusted him off!
“Prince, are you alright? It’s all my fault…”
Before he could finish, a “ding dong” sound rang out.
A mysterious black iron Heaven’s Will token was accidentally flung out by a Snake Clan youth with dark eye circles, flying out from a torn storage bag he was picking up.
“!”
“…”
The live hunting broadcast being watched by countless demon clans instantly froze.
Silence fell at the hunting scene.
The Tiger King was stunned.
The crown prince was stunned.
In the projection of the twelve sects’ competition broadcast by the Hundred Flowers Sect, the watching disciples began frantically typing messages.
[Oh, what a familiar scene.]
[Tiger Clan, why must you provoke Lin Shuang? Why have you chosen the wrong path and doomed yourself to become the 8,500th floor trial of the Clear Water Sect? Why, oh why?!]
The disciples from various sects, including the Hundred Flowers Sect, the Artifact and Dan Sect, and the Mountain and Sea Sect, who had been sitting quietly at Rongbao Studio, all cast peculiar glances at Lin Shuang as she sipped her tea.
[Phew, fortunately, we’re on the same side this time.]
[Damn it, how can you speak so boldly and articulate the ideologies of the Hundred Flowers Sect, the Artifact Sect, the Alchemy Sect, and others!]
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