Chapter 286: Bei Yinning of the Netherworld Sect

The female cultivator’s words bluntly dampened Jiang Lianhan’s enthusiasm.

It also indirectly showed that she found him too talkative.

Jiang Lianhan could only resentfully lead the female cultivator back to Wang’an County.

If she had never been there before, she might have gotten lost.

However, when they arrived in Wang’an County and she saw its strange architectural style, the female cultivator was also stunned.

Perhaps she hadn’t been to many places, but this was the first time she had ever seen such a peculiar style of architecture.

Jiang Lianhan quickly forgot that she might find him talkative and enthusiastically introduced her to the now-famous restaurant in their county, a place where all visiting Loose Cultivators would go for a meal.

The female cultivator said nothing. Seeing this, Jiang Lianhan took the hint and left.

Upon returning to Wang’an County, he went to find Fan Guzhou.

Fan Guzhou was also incredibly busy in the game these days; there were too many things to look after.

He was constantly running back and forth all over Wang’an County.

Seeing Jiang Lianhan return, Fan Guzhou immediately asked, "What did you say to him?"

"I barely said a word and that son of a bitch grabbed me by the neck!" Jiang Lianhan said indignantly. "He’s nuts! He said if I don’t give him a satisfactory answer by next month, he’ll kill me! I’m just an ordinary disciple, how am I supposed to know where the Feique Sect’s Sect Master went?"

Although everyone knew he was away, that’s all they knew.

What he was doing or what he looked like was a complete mystery.

"The Fierce Eagle Sect wants to know the Feique Sect Master’s whereabouts..." Fan Guzhou narrowed his eyes in thought. ’It’s either about a private grudge with the Feique Sect, or, like that rumor we heard last time, the Fierce Eagle Sect is planning to do something to them?’

"Then we’ll just have to wait until next month. You haven’t reached the Late-stage Qi Refining realm yet?"

"I should be there soon," Jiang Lianhan said awkwardly. "It’s just that there’s been so much to do this month."

In real life, he was a minor actor and had to maintain his day job. Whenever he went to work, he couldn’t log into the game.

’I’ve been slacking off in the game.’

Fortunately, he only played bit parts, so his roles weren’t demanding.

Jiang Lianhan even had the terrifying thought of quitting his job for the game.

’But real life is what really matters.’

’How could someone give up their real life for a game!’

But seeing others thrive with their livestreams made Jiang Lianhan a little envious.

After all, he knew that making a living by streaming would be better than his acting job in every way.

He just didn’t know how the system handed out streaming privileges. Currently, only Lin Yuyu and Han Tian had them.

But Fan Guzhou said, "The system is about to open up streaming privileges."

Jiang Lianhan’s eyes widened. "How do you know?"

Fan Guzhou replied, "It was just announced. Mu Qiu is going to start streaming too. You just have to save up enough points to buy the privilege from the system."

Jiang Lianhan couldn’t believe the condition was so simple. "Holy crap, they’re actually opening up streaming? How many points does it cost?"

Fan Guzhou said, "Ten thousand."

Jiang Lianhan was speechless.

’Even the Cultivation Techniques aren’t this expensive!’

’For ten thousand points, you could buy up all the Cultivation Techniques!’

Unfortunately, there was nothing Jiang Lianhan could do about it. He could only weigh his options when the time came to redeem his points.

The system was loosening the requirements, but not unconditionally.

Lin Yuyu’s and Han Tian’s streaming privileges had been granted for free, and they had brought in the reward of a larger traffic pool.

Those two had been streamers before, so the quality of their streams was quite good.

Other players were free to stream if they wanted to.

But if they weren’t dedicated to it, there wasn’t much point in streaming.

After all, if every player could stream, some streams would inevitably be boring and unwatched.

Providing a streaming window also consumed a certain amount of energy.

Players who streamed were definitely in it mainly to make money.

Those willing to spend points to buy streaming privileges would surely want to do it professionally.

As for the others, they might as well forget it.

There were now players in the community who had quit their jobs to work in the game full-time, grinding by killing demon beasts to save up money, working non-stop all day, and selling their excess points to other players.

For example, Wu Dahu and his group, who had joined at the very beginning of the game.

They had now formed a team with the Daoist and others, establishing a dedicated point-farming studio.

The principle was the same as in other games.

It was just that the studios in this game were a bit more "pure"—they couldn’t rely on cheats and had to do everything by hand.

But the monthly income they earned this way was much better than their previous jobs, and they could play the game all the time.

Moreover, Liang Xueyao would also ask them for a steady supply of spirit materials. These were materials he needed for Artifact Refining. As long as they provided a sufficient quantity, they would receive extra payment from him on top of the value of the spirit materials themselves.

These were all real-world transactions.

Although there weren’t many people yet, the Broken Sect already had the mature grinding process expected of a game.

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Bei Yinning arrived at the Feique Sect.

After announcing her arrival, she met with Steward Tang.

Steward Tang was a bit surprised to see Bei Yinning. "Huh? Yinning?"

Bei Yinning nodded and removed her cloak. "Uncle Tang, it’s been a long time."

Steward Tang was quite surprised. "I didn’t expect you to come to the Feique Sect."

The Netherworld Sect and the Feique Sect rarely had any dealings.

The main reason was that the Netherworld Sect was also an Artifact Refining Sect, so there was competition between them.

Naturally, they seldom visited each other.

Besides, the Netherworld Sect and the Feique Sect were too far apart.

The Feique Sect’s Steward Tang knew Bei Yinning.

He had visited the Netherworld Sect over a decade ago, accompanying Jingque True Man at the time.

The Bei Yinning they met back then was just a little girl.

Seeing Bei Yinning now, Steward Tang’s eyes held a faint sigh. "Have you been well all these years?"

"I’ve been fine. I came this time to ask if the Feique Sect has any Fourth Rank Illusion Sea Bird bones."

"You’re looking for that?" Steward Tang shook his head. "Illusion Sea Birds are difficult to kill. Our Sect doesn’t have any extra on hand at the moment."

He didn’t say they didn’t have any, but his meaning was clear: he wouldn’t sell them to her.

After all, the quantity was too small.

Bei Yinning wasn’t surprised and just gave a soft "oh."

Steward Tang sighed. "It’s been so many years. Are you still looking for that person?"

Bei Yinning said suddenly, "I’ve found him."

Steward Tang was taken aback. "You found him?"

Bei Yinning nodded. "He joined the Extreme Saint Sect. I saw him in Liu Xian City when I went to the Sea View Sect for the competition."

Upon hearing this, a flicker of shock crossed Steward Tang’s brow. "The Extreme Saint Sect..."

That was a Major Sect on par with the Sea View Sect.

Steward Tang looked at Bei Yinning with a hint of pity. "Yinning, he is now a disciple of the Extreme Saint Sect. You should learn to let go of what happened back then. You’re so young, and you have a long road ahead of you. Perhaps one day you’ll reach greater heights, but right now, the Extreme Saint Sect is a behemoth. You can’t possibly stand against it."

"Even... even the Netherworld Sect wouldn’t let you make a move."

Bei Yinning didn’t speak.

After a long moment, she turned her head, and a trace of hatred finally appeared in her calm eyes.

But she couldn’t voice it.