Isn't This a Game? Why Are You All Cultivating for Real!

Chapter 181: Chapter 181: The Cultivators Were Teleported, the Players Weren’t

Song Jiulai fused a drop of her Heart Blood into it.

The Prosperous Scenery Tower immediately underwent a massive change.

Song Jiulai, who had merged her consciousness with the Magic Treasure, looked slightly stunned.

"So that’s what this thing is."

It was indeed an Earth Grade Magic Treasure. Once deployed, any cultivators caught within its area of effect could no longer use any space-type abilities.

Being unable to open a Jiezidai or use a Magic Treasure—these were the effects of the Prosperous Scenery Tower.

’So Little Cui’s small world was a function of this Magic Treasure?’

But the small world was far more useful than this Magic Treasure.

At the very least, its area was much larger.

Song Jiulai’s only had a single main building.

Still, getting out was rather difficult.

The support function of this Magic Treasure was heaven-defying. For instance, trapping people inside and preventing them from using their Magic Treasures drastically weakened their combat power, allowing one to temporarily ensnare them.

It also had a weakness: if the treasure’s owner wanted to deal with the people inside, they would have to enter as well and be subject to the same restrictions.

’No wonder it’s only Earth Grade.’

It was more than enough, though.

For an ordinary person, trapping a cultivator a minor realm higher than themselves would at least buy them time to escape.

But for Song Jiulai, who could use cheats, this weakness was hardly worth mentioning!

Wasn’t this just a bug-level Magic Treasure that forcibly weakened the opponent?

"What a good thing, a true treasure!"

After figuring it all out, Song Jiulai’s eyes lit up.

A Magic Treasure transformed from a Secret Realm Fragment... incredible!

Being unable to use Magic Treasures and Jiezidai was equivalent to cutting off a cultivator’s four limbs.

But Song Jiulai could still use hers!

Wouldn’t that just mean she could beat them to a pulp?

Unfortunately, an Earth Grade item was only effective up to the Golden Core Stage; its usefulness would diminish after that.

But Song Jiulai wasn’t disappointed. She was only at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment, and for now, as long as no one foolishly provoked her, she’d have no problem walking all over anyone at the same level.

She gave a light cough, suddenly feeling that this Disposable Magical Treasure was more than worth the price.

Once she returned to Liu Xian City, she would definitely have to find the seller and buy more!

’That person is a lucky star! Definitely a lucky star!’

At that moment in Liu Xian City, Nan Qi suddenly sneezed.

"ACHOO—"

Nan Qi rubbed her nose. "Strange. Why would a cultivator like me be sneezing?"

She was studying a newly acquired spiritual ore in her hand, still contemplating what kind of new Magic Treasure to refine.

"Miss..."

Her handmaiden, Aduo, rushed in. "The young masters received news that there’s activity over at the Moonlight Secret Realm. They’ve already left for the Xue Cang Sect."

"The Moonlight Secret Realm?"

Nan Qi’s eyes darted around, and then she pursed her lips and said, "Another fragment has appeared, hasn’t it?"

"Shh." Aduo carefully placed a finger to her lips. "Miss, you can’t speak carelessly about the fragments."

"What’s the big deal?" Nan Qi said. "Isn’t it practically an open secret? It’s just a Cultivation Technique or a Magic Treasure... Actually, that’s not the important part. The key is what’s hidden inside... Ugh, forget it. Anyway, no matter who gets the fragment, they have ways to find it. But why go to the Xue Cang Sect again? The Xue Cang Sect... Hmph!"

Aduo looked troubled. "Miss, you shouldn’t blame the Xue Cang Sect. Who would have thought you’d lose the spiritual ore..."

"How is that my fault?" Nan Qi stood up, hands on her hips. "If they knew it was so important, why give it to me in the first place? Isn’t that just ridiculous?"

Last time, the spiritual ore went missing, and the Xue Cang Sect seemed a bit displeased, though they didn’t pursue the matter much further.

Nan Qi was displeased, too.

Her status had always been extraordinary, so if the Xue Cang Sect was unhappy, she would sulk right back.

Her brother had clearly brought back those few pieces of spiritual ore and let her choose from them herself.

The Xue Cang Sect hadn’t treated it as a big deal themselves, so how could they blame others?

Fortunately, her brother didn’t say much, only telling her to be more careful next time and that if the person who bought the Magic Treasure appeared again, she must notify them.

But Nan Qi felt that the person had clearly disguised their face, so there was probably no chance of seeing them again.

"Forget it."

The unhappy Nan Qi had no intention of taking her anger out on her dear sister-like friend, so she said to Aduo, "Go buy me a few bottles of Spiritual Wine. I want the grape flavor and that... that orange flavor."

This Spiritual Wine was a new delicacy that had recently made its way to Liu Xian City.

It was a mortal wine infused with Spirit Grass for cultivators.

It was both nourishing and delicious.

Better yet, you couldn’t get drunk from it.

It quickly became all the rage in Liu Xian City.

Even cultivators who disdained mortal food would occasionally buy a bottle or two to satisfy their cravings.

Aduo quickly said, "Alright, alright, I’ll go buy it for you. But you need to behave yourself. The young masters are gone now, so please don’t refine any more treasures for a while. If you blow up another furnace, the Sea View Sect is going to be upset."

Nan Qi: "..."

***

While things wrapped up on Song Jiulai’s end, the players in the first Secret Realm weren’t shining as brightly as she had imagined.

Because this Secret Realm was truly a bit nuts.

Lin Yuyu and Li Qianqing had been chatting for three days.

That’s right. They had literally just chatted for three days without encountering any danger.

It left Lin Yuyu completely bewildered.

Li Qianqing was just as baffled. After parting with Lin Yuyu, she left her a communication item so Lin Yuyu could contact her even after leaving the Secret Realm.

The only ones who had made any sort of progress were Zhou Nvzi and Shuitan.

Zhou Nvzi had appeared in a world with nothing but Spirit Grass.

But it was all just First-rank spirit grass.

Even if she picked until her hands were raw, and the players outside sold it for all they were worth, it wouldn’t fetch much money.

So, she decided to stay put, paid a high price to buy an Alchemy Furnace, and started practicing Alchemy on the spot.

Over three days, her Alchemy skill had advanced by leaps and bounds.

After all, opportunities to practice with an endless supply of free First-rank spirit grass were rare.

Shuitan’s situation was even worse.

He had been chased for three days by a demon beast that could endlessly resurrect itself.

Yes, three days.

He would get a moment’s respite when he killed it, but the demon beast would quickly revive and resume the chase after he fled.

He couldn’t kill it for good, he wasn’t getting anything out of it, and he couldn’t find the end of the Secret Realm. Even someone as level-headed as Shuitan was starting to crack.

Only Jiang Tianya’s world was rather strange. After entering, he became an ordinary Spirit Root User on the path to Cultivation.

He was constantly being tested.

Failing a test on this path didn’t result in death, but it would loop indefinitely.

There was no discernible pattern. Jiang Tianya was trapped in a loop of failure and repetition.

The system saw he was mentally strained and searching for a loophole, so it didn’t bother him much.

As for Mu Qiu, she was still trapped in that underground palace. Because of her encounter with the Jiao, she hadn’t dared to run around and still hadn’t found the so-called Blue Treasure Pearl.

Song Jiulai patted her bottom and stood up. "If I were to say that I’m a little proud of being the first to clear the stage and get a fragment, and that as a Sect Master, I’m a lucky trendsetter... would that be a bit shameless?"

The system replied, "It’s only human. And you’ve always been shameless."

Song Jiulai: "..."

Just as Song Jiulai was about to see what her new world was all about, she suddenly heard the system’s chilly voice.

"I have some bad news that’s... not quite right. Do you want to hear it?"

Song Jiulai: "Not really."

"Then you have to listen. You got the fragment early, so the small world collapsed and you were teleported ahead of schedule. But now time is up, the other small worlds are changing over, and those cultivators have disappeared. Our handful of players, however, are still in their original worlds, and haven’t moved."

"..."