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Chapter 603: Cheated!
After all, "Against the Heaven's Will" is just a game, not a real cultivation of immortality, so it is easy to be deceived and easy to wake up from it.

If it is true cultivation of immortals, the master said that your willpower will be tested. Maybe many poor children from rural areas will really have to grit their teeth and work in this mine for a year or two before they can wake up.

After all, "Against the Heavens" is a game, and the time required for each gameplay in the game is roughly fixed.

For a game like this that's not very fun, ten minutes or so is barely acceptable. If it's longer, players will easily realize that there's a problem.

"Oh no, I was deceived!
"What should I do? Can I defeat these guards? They all look much stronger than me."

The more Chen Tingquan thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He tried to walk out of the mine, wondering if he could defeat the guards who came to stop him.

I should be able to beat it, right?

However, when Chen Tingquan walked out of the mine, something unexpected happened.

There was indeed a guard walking towards him, but he did not turn into a red name and no battle was triggered. Instead, a plot dialogue was triggered.

"You want to leave? Master asked you to hone your character and strengthen your body here. If you leave now, you will never be able to join the sect again. Are you sure you want to go?"

To be honest, if the player has a confused mind, he might be fooled by these two simple sentences.

After all, the other party did not use any violence and seemed to be speaking sincerely.

But Chen Tingquan had already made up his mind and insisted on leaving.

After confirming two or three different explanations, the guard's expression instantly changed.

But he didn't get violent, he just stopped pretending.

"You figured it out after working for more than a day. Yes, you are much smarter than those fools.

"Go on your own, but don't talk too much."

Chen Tingquan was stunned for a moment. He looked at the options in the conversation and clicked on them one by one.

"You won't restrict my freedom?"

The guard laughed: "Why would I restrict your freedom? The sect's laws stipulate that cultivators cannot kill civilians at will, let alone detain, enslave, or persecute civilians. Do I have to break the sect's laws for you?"

Chen Tingquan was shocked: "Isn't this considered imprisoning, enslaving, and persecuting me?"

The guard said confidently: "Of course not!
"Think about it carefully. Did the guards restrict your freedom? You can leave anytime you want. You chose to stay here voluntarily, didn't you?
"And wasn't it agreed from the beginning that we would split the profits of the ore you dug 50-50? We didn't break our promise, did we? We didn't deduct any of your wages, did we?

“As for the food you paid for, it was clearly marked with prices, and there was no forced sale.

"This is a perfectly normal cooperation and employment relationship."

Chen Tingquan was even more shocked: "But that old man with a white beard lied to me! He said that after I pass this test, I can join the sect! Doesn't the sect's law cover this?"

The guard looked a little nervous: "He lied to you? Not really.

“He is not from our sect, but from another small sect. Although he is just an ordinary outer disciple, he is indeed qualified to accept disciples.

"What he said was that you can only join the sect after you pass the test. You mined for a few days and then left. You didn't pass the test and couldn't join the sect. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Chen Tingquan felt like something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"But, he also said, 'These spirit stones handed over to the sect are also exchanged for the elixirs, flesh and blood of spirit beasts, and magic weapons and instruments needed for the disciples' cultivation. In the end, they must be returned to the disciples.'

"Isn't this still lying to me?
"Does the law not cover this kind of fraud?"

The guard didn't seem surprised at all. He just smiled and said, "Oh? I didn't lie to you, did I?
“This spiritual stone was indeed handed over to the sect.

“After handing it in, it was indeed exchanged for the elixirs, flesh and blood of spirit beasts, and magic weapons and instruments needed for the disciples’ cultivation.

“In the end, it was indeed handed over to the disciples.

"but……

"You haven't passed the test yet and haven't become a sect disciple, so naturally you can't enjoy these benefits 'for now'."

Chen Tingquan was simply stunned.

Scam! High-end scam!

This is a real trap. It's really a trap set by a fairy!

Besides, he really couldn't say that the other party was a liar. To be honest, he just took advantage of a loophole in the law and played some word games.

This place really did not detain, enslave or persecute him. The old man with white beard just painted a pie in the sky for him, and he was willing to work as a laborer here.

It’s just like when you go to work in a company and your boss paints a rosy picture for you, saying “If you work hard, you’ll get a promotion and a raise next month.” It’s the same principle.

What does it mean to “do a good job”? What is the standard for “doing a good job”?
It all depends on the boss's words.

The same goes for the old man with white beard. He said it was a "test of one's character." So what kind of character can be considered to have withstood the test?

Obviously, there is no specific standard at all. If Chen Tingquan continues to mine in this cave for decades, the old man with white beard can also say that the test is not over, just as the boss can always find fault and say "some detail of your work was not done well."

So, this is standard empty promises.

But it is not against the law to make empty promises. If you believe it, you will only suffer bad luck. Chen Tingquan was a little amused. The world of Against the Heaven is really strange!

Is it like the usual immortal cultivation themes, the law of the jungle? Not really, this place still abides by the law, and people cannot be directly arrested to work in illegal coal mines, so they have to be coaxed and deceived;

Are they really fair and just, and do they strictly abide by the law? No, they are just trying to find loopholes in the law, and they are doing everything they can to avoid breaking the law. They are just following the bottom line of the law.

It's quite black humor.

No wonder we reached the “sect” after just two steps of flying.

Now it seems that we have not arrived at a sect, but a coal mine. There are indeed very few sects in the world of cultivation, and it is impossible for there to be just one so close, but it is reasonable that coal mines are everywhere.

Chen Tingquan turned around to leave, and then the guard said something else.

“Be more careful next time. There are indeed cultivators who accept people into their sects, but at least their image has to be decent.

"People like you who can't even tell the difference between a real monk and a fake one are the natural good leeks. If not you, who else should we cut?"

After saying that, the guard went back to continue deceiving other miners in the illegal coal mine.

Chen Tingquan was stunned. This sentence had a special dubbing and lines, and it was the last thing he said before leaving. It obviously contained key information.

"In other words, this old man with a white beard is a liar, a fake monk. No, to be precise, he is a bit like a non-staff member of a small sect, who exploits legal loopholes to cheat people and make extra money. Although he has this identity and can fly with a sword, he is not a real monk who can accept disciples.

“If you can meet those cultivators who really accept disciples, you can indeed enter the sect to practice.

“Then here comes the question. The guard said that the real and fake cultivators are very different in appearance and are easy to distinguish. This is also the first step in becoming an immortal cultivator.

"But what's the difference? Why can't I see it at all?
"This old man with a white beard looks like a fairy. Isn't he the standard image of a fairy? How strange!"

Chen Tingquan frowned, feeling puzzled.

Suddenly, an idea struck him and he suddenly realized.

"Oh I see!
“It’s muscles, this old man with a white beard has no muscles!

"So no matter how immortal he looks, it's all fake!"

Chen Tingquan suddenly understood. It was right, everything was right!
The opening of "Against the Heaven" has already shown the true appearance of a monk or immortal.

At that time, Chen Tingquan had already noticed that even those immortals who hunted monsters with magic spells and magic weapons had quite outrageous physical fitness. Each of them had very developed muscles, which even looked out of place with the clothes of immortal cultivators.

Those physical cultivators are even more outrageous, basically they all have a square body with double doors.

Therefore, people like the old man with white beard, who looks like an immortal with fluttering robes and can fly with a sword, are actually considered as low-ranking figures in the world of immortal cultivation.

The flying sword here may just be some common means of transportation, and it is not an ability unique to high-level cultivators.

On the contrary, it is the muscle mass that can better reflect the true level of a monk.

"Damn it, how unlucky!
"I would have spent 648 yuan if I had known. Now I have no place to spend money. It's so hard!"

Chen Tingquan left the black coal mine and could only continue hunting while waiting for the arrival of the real immortal.

Fortunately, this game is not too difficult. After the player experienced the illegal coal mine incident, another immortal soon came to recruit him as a disciple.

This time Chen Tingquan learned his lesson and carefully observed the immortal's figure.

Well, standard double doors, that’s it!

This immortal's waist is thicker than Chen Tingquan's shoulders, his thighs are thicker than Chen Tingquan's waist, and his arms are even thicker than Chen Tingquan's thighs.

Although he is only a little taller, his body is several sizes wider. Standing in front of Chen Tingquan's character, he is like a small mountain, and he wishes he could move sideways like a crab.

"Master, please let me join the sect!"

Chen Tingquan, who had suffered so much, was so happy that he cried. When he saw this dialogue option appear on the screen, he quickly chose it.

The double-door immortal stroked his exaggeratedly long beard and said, "Cultivating immortals is to go against the will of heaven. Do you have the courage to go against the will of heaven and change your fate?"

Chen Tingquan quickly chose to talk: "Yes! Master, I am willing to pay any price to change my fate!"

The double-door immortal nodded slightly: "Well, your mind is quite firm. In this case, you should sign this one-on-one training agreement first."

Chen Tingquan: “Ah?”

I saw the double-door immortal handing over a document. After clicking to read, the specific content of the document appeared on the screen.

Chen Tingquan opened his mouth slightly: "This... this is...

“Xiu Xian Loan!”

Although the document is called "Immortal Cultivation Training Agreement", a large part of its content is directly related to loans.

Although this double-door immortal will train Chen Tingquan and teach him the mental methods and various techniques needed for cultivation, all the resources needed for training, including all oral, injectable, and external elixirs, or magical instruments needed for cultivation, etc., must be provided by Chen Tingquan himself.

(End of this chapter)