The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 77: The Bodhisattva in Adversity and the Non-Taoist

Gu Fangchen sat on a tree, squinting his eyes, watching the group of people getting closer and closer, and vaguely felt that the two leading people looked familiar.

After a little thought, he remembered the identities of these two people.

"Qiu He and Qi Linghua are the true disciples of the Jiange Zhengrong Mountain lineage. Both of them are sixth-grade."

As the largest sect in the southwest, Jiange has a large number of disciples, divided into two mountains: Zhengrong and Cuiwei.

The lineage of Zhengrong Mountain that practices swordsmanship is all sword cultivators.

However, as mentioned before, kendo itself is just a skill. Among sword practitioners, there are both martial arts practitioners and Shinto practitioners.

The Sword Pavilion is a holy place in the hearts of almost all sword practitioners in the world, and everyone yearns for it.

Because it not only produces sword cultivators, but also produces famous swords.

The other branch of Cui Weishan is composed entirely of swordsmiths. They have three thousand swordsmith furnaces on the shores of Donglong Lake in Donglong County, which are kept burning day and night.

Every five years, Jiange produces a top-grade sword.

Every ten years, a rare item comes out.

Fifty years later, a masterpiece was produced.

Two hundred years later, a divine artifact was produced.

In the game, the corresponding four qualities are purple, gold, orange, and red.

Jiange has been passed down for a thousand years, and only five divine swords have been produced.

As for the highest quality, that is, the colorful quality, there is only one known in the world.

And this one was lying across the knees of the former Sword Saint Ying Baishou, whose body had passed away...

If you want to get this highest-quality sword, the method is clear.

All you have to do is withstand the pressure of the Eternal Realm's physical body, unlock the seal of Tianmen Mountain, and then take the sword out from the physical body of the former Sword Saint.

Anyway, Gu Fangchen couldn't do it.

In the game, the upper limit of the player's cultivation level can only reach the peak of the second level before the ending.

To fight against the first-grade enemy, you have to rely on mechanisms and various early operations to weaken their combat power, and only by working together can you defeat them.

The road to Tianmen Mountain can only be walked by the player alone.

If you are not at the first level, you can’t go up at all.

Only after reaching the ending can the player be promoted to the first rank.

But after reaching the ending, the game ends immediately and the player cannot go back to the road to heaven.

This is a dead loop.

And the general ending is that the cultivation level cannot be retained to the next round.

Therefore, what is beyond the Tianmen Gate is not only unknown to the characters in the game.

It is also an unsolved mystery in the minds of many players outside of the game.

Only the sixth ending [Six Dusts Return to Truth] that Gu Fangchen finally achieved, because the character controlled by the player finally returned from reincarnation, means that he can truly retain his cultivation and start again.

Unfortunately, this is the only player who might know the truth.

The special gift from "Honglu" company has been added to the game...

Gu Fangchen touched his chin:

"These two people, as I recall, were just a pair of spoiled little lovers who liked each other but both thought the other liked someone else."

"The game provides a small side quest that can deepen or resolve the misunderstanding between the two of them."

If the misunderstanding deepened, the two would part ways. Later, Qiu He died in the battle with the Demon Cult. The hairpin that he had not given away was discovered by Qi Linghua. He regretted his decision and later died together with the Demon Cult.

And clearing up the misunderstanding isn't much better.

If the misunderstanding had not been resolved, the two would have each joined the battle to annihilate the Demon Cult. However, after the misunderstanding was resolved, Qiu He would take Qi Linghua back to his hometown to get married.

But they didn't know that Qiu He's hometown village had been occupied by the evil cult "Sheng" Dao.

Later, when the player comes to destroy the Demon Cult's stronghold, they will find the heads of the two people in a pile of flesh and blood...

I have to say, the production team really has a bad taste.

"In addition to this small side quest, they also participated in an important part of the main storyline of the Jiange sect."

Gu Fangchen's gaze fell on the back of the group. As expected, he saw a young man wearing the gray clothes of a menial disciple, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a very serious and indifferent expression.

Gu Fangchen's eyes lit up, and he felt touched as if he had met an old friend in a foreign land.

It's you!

My chosen teammate!

The direct disciple of Sword Saint Ning Songjun, the Bodhisattva of Adversity Xu Zhenguan!
Speaking of powerful teammates in "Mirror in the Dust", Gu Yuandao is one, and Xu Zhenguan can be counted as two and a half.

The reason why Xu Zhenguan is nicknamed the Bodhisattva of Adversity is that when this guy encounters adversity, he will start to have an epiphany, his combat power will increase by leaps and bounds, and he will carry the whole game directly.

In good times, look to Gu Yuandao; in bad times, look to Xu Zhenguan.

Given the dangerous nature of the game "Mirror in the Dust", players are often in dire straits...

Therefore, Xu Zhenguan is the last straw in the eyes of players.

When faced with a situation where they couldn't win, they had to rely on Xu Zhenguan to turn the tables.

But the reason why it is counted as two and a half.

This is because this person is extremely lucky and will not easily fall into adversity.

So at the beginning, although the player found that he could be invited as a fellow traveler, he himself was completely useless except for being diligent and having excellent character.

He was just an ordinary errand disciple of Jiange, with no connections or background, and his cultivation was only at the ninth level.

At most, it can be used as a pendant to increase luck value.

But Xu Zhenguan's luck only works for himself, not for others.

So the player quickly tossed him aside.

However, there were also some Chaos Evil players who loved to seek death. They wanted to see how lucky this guy could be, so they deliberately threw him into the Demon Cult's stronghold.

In less than three days, Xu Zhenguan broke through to the seventh rank and fought back directly.

From then on...Xu Zhenguan became a regular pendant for players.

In other words, Xu Zhenguan has a passively triggered protagonist halo.

If you don't touch him normally, he's just an ordinary person.

But put him in adversity and he will start to escalate.

"However, first we have to put him in a difficult situation. At the same time, we can't use crude and simplistic means to directly become his enemy. That would defeat the purpose."

Gu Fangchen's mind flickered as he thought of the members of the Demon Sect who might be searching for him, as well as Gu Yuye's men, and he had a plan in mind.

The cultivation levels of these two people are not very high, so it is impossible that they are here to support Ning Caiyong.

So at this point in time, there is basically only one reason for appearing on this road.

That is to find and support Gu Lianxian.

"Do you think the little princess really has a 'lotus hidden in the womb'?"

Qi Linghua murmured.

Qiu He said in a deep voice:
"The news from the Eyes and Heavenly Officers is most likely true, but whether it is true or not, it has nothing to do with us. We just need to make sure the little princess is safe and sound."

Qi Linghua glanced at him and was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed and he drew his sword:

"Who?"

Gu Fangchen jumped down from the tree, looking anxious:

"Are you two disciples of the Sword Pavilion?"

Qiu He hesitated and said:
"Who is your Excellency?"

Gu Fangchen said:

"My name is 'Bu Shi', I am just a casual cultivator."

Qi Linghua and Qiu He's face twitched:
"no?"

Gu Fangchen nodded seriously:

"You two can call me not a Taoist."

(End of this chapter)