This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Chapter 246 Overall Server Power Ranking, Cross-Server Exchange Event!
Fighting to the death your whole life, just to become a lowly soldier in the heavens?

Guarding the Milky Way and the gate every day, year after year, day after day, for millions of years?
Finally, one day, he was killed by the next monkey who wreaked havoc in Heaven.

A picture flashed through Jiang Liu's mind: himself standing by the Milky Way, battered by wind and rain, like a walking corpse. Just imagining it made him shiver and feel a chill run down his spine.

Do not!
This is not the life I want!
I want to climb upwards, I want to climb upwards step by step, I want to become a great immortal!
Becoming the Jade Emperor from Heavenly Soldiers and Generals!
"Although I look down on heavenly soldiers and generals, if I can't even become one of them, then everything else is just empty talk."

Jiang Liu's gaze lingered briefly on the 'Emperor's Letter of Appointment for Heavenly Soldiers and Generals' before slowly moving to the 'Emperor's Letter of Appointment for the Four Heavenly Kings'.

He had already figured it out; this was a selection process, a selection by the Heavenly Court.

What the Heavenly Court lacks are capable oxen and horses, not oxen and horses that are merely filling in the ranks.

These thirty letters of appointment for heavenly soldiers and generals represent the first round of screening.

If one isn't even qualified to be a lowly soldier, then life in the immortal realm is no different from that in the mortal realm; it's just a matter of living in a different place.

He absolutely had to secure one of these first batch of contracts to hire heavenly soldiers and generals!
The Heavenly Court's Human Resources Department, look at me! I'm a top-grade ox or horse!
"With seven days to prepare, how big is the gap between me and the top players in other regions?"

Jiang Liu closed the battle page with a somewhat troubled expression and looked at the official website of the Chinese server again.

Looking down from top to bottom, I immediately saw the gap between myself and the top players in other regions.

Below the banner directly above, there are three large sections.

On the left, the ranking of the overall combat strength of each region.

In the middle, there's a player forum.

On the right is the overall power ranking of all players across the server.

His gaze was drawn to the overall combat power ranking on the right, as if by gravity.

[Overall Battle Power Ranking of the Celestial Empire]

[First: District 1, Ye Longying, Female, Late Nascent Soul Stage, Taiye City, 81.6 billion]

[Second: District 1, Yang Zhongguo, male, late-stage Nascent Soul, Taiyao Division, 78.1 billion]

[Third: District 2, Nangong Wentian, male, mid-stage Nascent Soul, Nantian Sect, 71.3 billion]

[Fourth: District 1, Chen Feng, male, mid-stage Nascent Soul, Taiyao Division, 69.7 billion]

[Fifth: District 2, Northern Darkness Demon God, Male, Mid-Nascent Soul Stage, Taiye Branch City, 66 Billion]

[Sixth: District 1, Bai Wu Hui, male, mid-Nascent Soul stage, Taiyao Division, 65 billion]

[Seventh: District 1, Bloodbath in Heaven, Male, Mid-Nascent Soul Stage, Taiye City, 64 Billion]

[Seventy-first: District 4, Jiang Liu, male, Golden Core Great Perfection, Tai Chu Sect, 23.7 billion]

Jiang Liu: “!!!!”

When he saw these top players on the server-wide power rankings, his first thought wasn't shock, but rather...
Can this game be renamed?

In the game "Cultivation Era," characters are registered using their real names. How come there are so many IDs that look like game names?

Night Cherry Blossom. Are there people with the surname Night in our country?

Nangong Wentianxing, that's fine.

The Northern Darkness Demon God, fighting a bloody battle in the Heavenly Court. Is this the kind of name that can be displayed on an ID card?
"Does changing your name in real life also change it in the game, or is there a way to change your name in the game?"

Jiang Liu was filled with questions, somewhat speechless, but also a little envious.

Damn it, I also want to come up with a cool character name!

Those bizarre names briefly caught his attention, but he was quickly drawn back to their astonishing combat power.

Number one in combat power: Night Sakura, with 81.6 billion combat power!
Holy crap, that's four times his!
Wow, this is a female gamer!

Jiang Liuzhen was startled by the player with the highest combat power. It wasn't that he looked down on female players, but rather that the operation mode of Cultivation Era was almost identical to that of online games.

Online games are naturally more popular among boys, giving them a natural advantage.

How terrifying must a female player be to reach the top in an online game?

"Taiye City, that's the largest demonic force, right?"

Jiang Liu glanced at the top ten and was surprised to find that three of them were from Taiye City, which was on par with the national power of Taiyao Department!
Of course, if we divide them into righteous and demonic factions, seven of the top ten righteous players still dominate, showing an overwhelming advantage.

But what does this have to do with him?

The fact that the combat power was over 80 billion really frightened him.

He thought that after dominating the fourth district for seven months, he should be no different from the big shots in the first and second districts, but reality gave him a heavy blow.

First: 81 billion combat power.

He: 23 billion combat power.

Nearly a fourfold difference!
"Well, thinking about it, it makes sense. Opening it two years earlier meant getting more than a dozen more limited-time banners. If you maxed out all of them, the difference would naturally be huge."

Jiang Liu sighed deeply; his previously optimistic attitude was suddenly dampened.

Then, thinking about the insane stats of those limited-time pool items once they were fully maxed out, he felt even more nauseous.

There was a time when he used limited-time items to crush everyone else.

Now, when he encounters a player who has also maxed out all the limited-time pool items, his advantage no longer exists.

Furthermore, due to the timing of the server opening, the limited-time pool has become the main culprit for widening the gap between players.

Seven months after the opening of the fourth server, he now possesses five limited-edition items: Sword Spirit Root Level ∞, Rain Spirit Root Level ∞, Battle God King Body, Golden Dragon Bloodline Purification, and True Phoenix Bloodline Purification.

Too little!
The first server has been open for two years and seven months. Even if the opening time of the limited pool is not fixed, those players who have spent all their money probably have a dozen or more limited pool items.

Each limited-time pool item provides a huge boost once fully acquired, but he lacks several times more limited-time pool items.
This is going to be hit on the head!

"I ranked in the seventies in the whole district."

Jiang Liu glanced at his combat power ranking, and his originally confident heart suddenly became somewhat hesitant.

There are seventy players with higher combat power than me, but only thirty Heavenly Soldiers and Generals recruitment letters.

Is it possible for me to snag one?

He asked himself honestly, and it was difficult.

But it's not that there's no chance!
Given the huge difference in combat power, he only has one chance to contend with the top players in the front zone.

That is, the planned balance adjustment!
During the first cross-region event, there was a huge gap in combat power between the third and fourth regions. The planners made balance adjustments, giving the fourth region a huge boost in all attributes, which greatly improved its performance.

In this server-wide battle, if the back servers want to compete with the front servers, they can only rely on the balance adjustments made by the developers.

They actually want to place their hopes on the planner.
Thinking of this, Jiang Liu couldn't help but twitch his lips and subconsciously showed a look of disgust.

Jiang Liu, you're supposed to be number one in the fourth district, how come you have to rely on planning?
Where is your dignity as a player?!

I've lost all my dignity. I've spent so much money on in-game purchases. Is it wrong for me to rely on the game developers?
no problem!
The developers don't need to hold back. Give our fourth server a 1000% all-attribute buff, and I'll be able to compete with the top players in the first server.

"The first expert to break through to the Nascent Soul stage has actually been overtaken in combat power, and his cultivation level has also been caught up. Is this a sign of the demonic path's advantage?"

Jiang Liu glanced at the overall combat power rankings a few more times and found that many of the top players were indeed magic-based players, which puzzled him.

He had previously questioned customer service about the differences between demonic cultivation methods, and the response was that the Immortal Realm does not accept demonic cultivators ascension, nor are orthodox divine positions granted to them. He didn't believe that the top demonic cultivators were unaware of this information; after all, VIP3 members had their own dedicated customer service, and he wasn't the only one asking.

Since you know that the Heavenly Court doesn't want those who ascend from the demonic path to the position of a true god, why do you still pursue the demonic path?

Is it really just for ascension, or is it that they can turn back to the righteous path later? No, no, no, that's impossible. That would be too cheating. It's no different from cheating. The vast majority of righteous players will not agree to a reversal of the demonic path.

and.

Since it was stated that they do not want demonic cultivators who have ascended to immortality, what use is it for demonic cultivators to obtain the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals recruitment letters?

No, you're still sending them employment letters? Heavenly Court, are you trying to back out?
Damn, if players of the Demonic Path can become immortals, then I'll go and cultivate the Demonic Path too!

This contradictory intelligence left Jiang Liu somewhat bewildered. He shook his head vigorously to clear his mind of these chaotic thoughts.

What the players of the Demonic Path are like is not important!

The important thing is that he must get his hands on a copy of the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals' employment contract!
After securing the positions of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, let's see if we can take over the positions of the Four Heavenly Kings!
This is his next goal!

"I'm not watching anymore, my Dao heart will shatter if I keep watching."

Jiang Liu took one last deep look at the top ten players in terms of combat power before shifting his gaze away from the overall combat power ranking.

My gaze shifted to the left, looking at the ranking of overall combat strength for each district.

[Ranking of Overall Combat Strength in Each Region]

[Zone 1: 187]

[Second Zone: 104]

[Zone 3: 23]

[Region 4: 9]

Alright, my Dao heart is shattered.

I can't see this clearly; the more I look, the less confident I become.

Jiang Liu's lips twitched as he looked at the largest section in the middle of the official website—the forum.

The posts at the very top of the forum section are highlighted in red, bold, and pinned.

The poster's name is also in red.

The poster's name is: 【Tianchao Server Operations Administrator Jade Rabbit】.

Good heavens, is the Heavenly Court so short-staffed that they've even brought in rabbits to work?

He first glanced at the poster's name, and then when he looked at the featured post, his eyes widened slowly, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

The first cross-server exchange event in the Immortal Cultivation Era is about to begin.

Cross-server?!
Jiang Liu looked bewildered, his heart filled with shock as if a tidal wave had surged within him.

The massive battle between servers in China hasn't even started yet, and the cross-server battle is already coming?

Are both intra-server and cross-server battles open at the same time?
No, that can't be right. What kind of company operates a game like that? It's absolutely terrible.
He knew that the Immortal Cultivation Era wasn't just limited to the Celestial Dynasty server; there were also Asian servers, West Coast servers, and European servers.

There are four main servers, each with four sub-servers, making a total of sixteen sub-servers in the current Immortal Cultivation Era.

All servers and regions open at the same time, and all four regions of each server receive the same treatment—it's terrible.

But even though I knew it, I never really paid attention to it.

After all, he couldn't imagine foreigners cultivating immortality; it was just too incongruous.

Moreover, the first Nascent Soul cultivator in the entire server was also created in the Celestial Dynasty server, so the Celestial Dynasty server must be far ahead of other major servers, right?
Hmm, that's not quite right either. It's hard for foreigners to understand cultivating immortality, but it's not hard for them to understand playing games.

"Cross-server interaction events shouldn't be PVE content, right?"

Jiang Liu, with a touch of curiosity, clicked on this featured post.

[Celestial Empire Server Operations Administrator Jade Rabbit: "Hello hello ヾ(==) Nice to meet you all! I'm Jade Rabbit, the beloved mascot of the Celestial Empire and the mascot of the Immortal Cultivation Era! φ(゜▽゜*)!"]

[Starting today, I will be in charge of operating the official website of the Chinese server. I am the new official spokesperson for Cultivation Era! ヾ(ω`) So exciting!]

Jiang Liu: “.”

What the heck is this? There are too many random emoticons, I can't understand them. Can I skip them?

He pulled down the page with a dark expression, pulling and pulling, for a long time before finally getting to the point.

[Jade Rabbit: The cross-server exchange event will be held after the three-stage competition. At that time, the top thirty players from all servers who have obtained the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals recruitment letters will participate in this exchange event, competing on the same stage with the best players from other servers and showcasing their skills.]

Gone.

Jiang Liu: “????”

The whole thing is a jumble of emoticons, but the last sentence is the only important one. What kind of official operation is this mess?
He's dismissed and sent back to start over.

"In other words, only players who have received an employment contract are eligible to participate in cross-server exchange activities."

"Will the Battle of Tianwang Mountain only begin after the cross-server exchange event?"

Jiang Liu quickly grasped the key point.

Cross-server interaction activities are not important. Players from other servers are too far away and there is no way to resolve conflicts, so it doesn't matter whether he participates or not.

The key is time!
Three battles, cross-server exchange activities, and the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

How long will this round take?
The longer it drags on, the better!

The later the final battle for the Four Heavenly Kings begins, the more advantageous it will be for him, as he can continue to improve, and his improvement speed will never be slower than others.

What he needs most right now is time.

"Seriously, you should at least tell me the duration of the battle and cross-server events first. Otherwise, how am I supposed to plan?"

Jiang Liu shook his head, closed the featured post, and continued browsing the forum, searching for information about Zone 1 and Zone 2.

This is the first cross-regional communication platform, and there will inevitably be a bunch of big shots showing off here, which is perfect for him to fish in troubled waters and gather intelligence.

In the forum, you don't actually need to collect intelligence; just a casual glance will reveal important information.

The posts below the official featured posts are the player featured posts.

[In Zone 1, the City Lord of Taiye City, Ye Longying, battled a powerful righteous cultivator from Houtu Shenzhou—the Sect Master of the Fenxu Sect, Tian Fenzi, for fifteen days. She successfully defeated the Nascent Soul Grand Perfection righteous cultivator boss, annihilated the third largest sect in Houtu Shenzhou, and obtained the first Dao artifact in the entire server!]

Unleash my demonic might, and I shall be invincible!

Jiang Liu: “.”

I was shocked again and again!
They even managed to force their way through a boss at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage?
And the first Dao artifact in the entire server was also revealed?
Damn awesome!
It's over. Even the third largest sect in China has been destroyed. The era of the flourishing of the demonic path is about to begin!
Damn it, I need to hurry up and improve my combat power, otherwise I might fall further and further behind.

Hmm, I'll make time to visit the Qingquan Sect later, wipe them out, and get that water droplet out first.

"The first Dao artifact in the entire server! Does it have any attributes?"

Jiang Liu was both envious and curious, and hurriedly clicked on the post to scroll down.

I need the picture!
No pictures, no explanation!

(End of this chapter)